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Now our flag is sung to the wild winds free,
Let it float o'er our father land,
And the guard of its apotlees fame shall be
Colombia's ehosau band.
" CLING TO THE CONSTITUTION, AS
THE SHIPWRECKED MARINER CLINGS
TO THE LAST PLANK, WHEN NIGHT
AND THE TEMPEST CLOSE AROUND
HIM."—DANiaL WEBBTEE.
Notice.
THE LANCASTER INTELLIGENCER
will pass into the hands of a new
firm on the first day of July next.
The new firm will be COOPER, SAN
DERSON & CO. The paper after that
time will be issued as the Daily and
Weekly Intelligencer. The different
committees in the townships having
the interests of the enterprise in
charge are requested to make report
as speedily as possible to H. B.
SWARR, Esq., so that the final ar
rangements can be consummated.
sw- The above announcement
will show the necessity of a prompt
settlement of the outstanding debts
for subscription, advertising and
jobbing due the present firm—at
least by the Ist of July when the
paper passes into other hands. We
owe debts which must be paid, and
to enable. us to do so it is necessary
that we should receive what is justly
coming to us. Nor need delinquents
wait to have their bills presented to
them. This, in many cases, would
be inconvenient and expensive, and
in others impracticable. Those who
reside in the county can send by a
neighbor or call in person at the
office and settle up, and those resid
ing out of the county or State can
remit by mail at our risk. But we
want to square up our books at the
earliest practicable moment, and
our friends should attend to the
matter without delay.
The War in Virginia
After a terrible battle or series of
battles in Virginia, running over a
period of eight days, the Confeder
ate General LEE was forced to re
treat on Thursday night from his
position near Spottsylvania Court
House and fall back towards the
defences of Richmond, closely fol,
lowed by the overwhelming legions
of General GRANT. In the absence
of full and authentic official infor
mation, we give in another part of
this paper a synopsis of the cam
paign as gleaned from the most re
liable sources. There has been a
fearful sacrifice of life on both sides
—probably fifty thousand of
. each
army in killed, wounded and prison
ers—and we are afraid the end is
not yet. Whether LEE intends to
fall back at once to Richmond, or
whether it is his purpose to contest
the route with GRANT to the Con
federate capital, we have no means
of knowing '
- but, in either event,
thousands of lives more will proba
bly have to be sacrificed before that
stronghold of the rebellion falls into
our hands.
The latest intelligence from the
front represents LEE as having
fallen back three or four miles to
the south bank of the Po river,
where he has intrenched himself
awaiting GRANT'S attack.
From all accounts Gen. SHERI
DAN inflicted a great deal of damage
on the Confederates by his raid.
He reports having cut railroads, de
stroyed locomotives, cars and pro
visions, and also recaptured 378
Federal prisoners. Gen. J. E. B.
STUART, perhaps the most noted
cavalry officer in the Colsfederate
service, is reported among the killed.
Gen. SHERIDAN has succeded in
making a junction with Gen.
BUTLER.
oir The reply of Hon. JOHN L.
DewsoN to Mr. Moorhead will be
found on our first page. It is a
scathing production, and presents
the Abolition member from Alle
gheny in no enviable light. We
invite for it a careful perusal.
The Unemployed Generals to be
Dropped.
The House of Representatives, on
Wednesday, by a vote of 72 yeas to
45 nays, passed the joint resolution
to drop from the rolls of the Army
all the unemployed General Officers.
Major Generals GEoRGE B. Mc-
CLELLAN and JOHN C. FREMONT are
most prominent among those who
will be reached by this resolution.
It provides that all Major and Briga
dier Generals who, on the first of
July, shall not be in the discharge
of the duties belonging to their
grades, and who shall not have been
so engaged for three continuous
months immediately previous to that
day, shall be dropped and their pay
cease ; excepting those cases where
non service arises from wounds or
disease produced in the line of duty,
or from having =been been captured.—
Those officers of the regular army
who have been exchanged from
their regiments to the command of
volunteers, and who may be affected
by the, provisions of the resolution,
are remitted to their original posi
tion.
It is laughable, says the New
York •Police Gaze* to notice the
'airs and assumed titles of ,aristocracy
that the ladies in Washington put
on, and how they' try to be :some
thing
common -- mass of
.
'tin people. :The, - .:sociTty recently
formed there Was #rgamsed 14 the
Hon. Mrs. Senator. - ,and the
-Hon. Mrs. —, and the Hon. Mrs.
General —, and so on, ad nauseam
until the hea;ts'of sensible men and
women grow sick at witnessing the
antics of these apers of royalty and
lordly aristocracy. If some one
would write the history of some of
these Hon. Mrs. Senators and Hon.
Mrs. Generals we would no doubt
discover that not a few of them were
the lineal and immediate descendant
of some honest washerwoman who,
•
by a lucky accident, got into the pos
session of money and thenceforward
became too proud to own their more
honest and truly worthy matrons.—
It is unbecoming a free and enlight
ened people to tolerate such aristo
cratic apings,
and the press every
where should frown. - upon such at
, tempts to assume an importance that
does not belong to them. We recol
lect an occasion several years since
when a number of the members of
the Legislature officially visited this
city, and put up at a hotel where
negro waiters were employed. When
they sat down to dinner they were
remarkably polite to each other,
and " Will the Honorable gentle
man from Chenango try some
wine ?" " Will the Honorable gen
tleman from Rochester pass the
butter," and " Will the Honorable
gentleman from Onondaga help me
to some potatoes," were freely
bandied around th table. There
was present at the time a gentleman
possessing a keen perception of the
ridiculous, and who became
thordughly disgusted with their
apings of aristocracy. Finding that
it continued, and 'determined to
abate the nuisance, he turned around
to a strapping negro waiter, and
cried out so as to be heard by every
one at the table, " Will the Honora
ble gentleman from .Africa hand me a
glass of water," which was followed
by roars of aughter, and thence
forward the Honorable members of
the Legislature subsided into the
plain American Minter. We warn
our Honorable Mrs. Senators and
Honorable Mrs. Generals to beware
or they may meet with a similar
fate.
West Virginia.
One U. S. Judge; at least has in
dicated his opinion that the creation
of the new State of West Virginia
by Congress was an unwarranted
and unconstitutional act. In the
United States Circuit Court, now in
session at Nashville, Judge Catron
presiding, an attorney on Tuesday
last read a declaration wherein cer
tain parties declared themselves to
be citizens of the State of West Vir
ginia, and certain other parties, citi
zens of Tennessee.' Judge Catron
interrupted the reading of the dec
laration, and directed the attorney
to strike out the word " West," so
as to have the name the State of
Virginia • he added as his reason
for so ordering,: that he knew no
such State as " West Virginia."
Thad. Stevens admitted the un
constitutionality of the act in Con
gress—and yet, although he had
sworn to support the Constitution,
voted for it. Judge Catron "knows
no such State," and if Abolitionism
went out of power to-morrow, no
such State would be known in Con
gress.
The Pennsylvania Troops
We notice with pride the gallant
bearing of the Pennsylvania troops
under Gen. GRANT in every action,
and with grief the heavy losses they
suffer. The list of killed and
wounded when it reaches us will be
appalling. It is mournful now to
cast the eye over tie great number
that have fallen in every action,
even in the very partial lists that
have been sent in. Our gallant Re
serves we fear are almost annihilated.
Poor fellows, they have acted nobly,
and suffered bravely and greatly.—
Pennsylvania has lost her full share
of precious blood.
The New Tax Law.
The Pennsylvania Legislature, be
fore its adjournment, passed a new
State Tax Law, taxing the tonnage
of all Railroads and. Transportation
Companies of the State, two cents
per ton on the products of mines ;
three cents per ton on the products
of farms, and five cents per ton on
merchandise, manufactures and all
other articles. Additional taxes are
also imposed upon Banking and
Saving Institutions, and all other
Companies not paying a tax on
dividends under existing laws. The
Revenue Board is abolished. The
new law, is is estimated; will give
an increase of revenue to the amount
of about 6750,000 a year.
DEATH OF YOUNG WOODWARD
The echoes of the slanders of the father
have scarcely died away in the Capitol, under
the truthful rebukes of Miller, Stiles and
others, when we have, amid the reports of the
victory in Virginia, the startling and painful
intelligence of the death of Lieut. Col. Wood
ward, a son of Chief Justice Woodward, of
this State.
The particulars have not came to hand ; but
he has doubtless fallen as he lived, and had
often proven himself on other battle-fields
—especially Gettysburg—a brave and ac—
complished officer. He was oven more : a
more upright and manly heart never beat in
human bosom ; a more dutiful and affection—
ate son never left paternal fireside. We sympa.
thiee with his afflicted relatives—at the same
time we cannot forbear asking whether, the
recent maligner of the eminent father—the
renegade Kelly—can offer proofs of :what he
calls loyalty tqual to that exhibited in this
record of patriotic devotion and premature
death.
There are other distinguished fathers sneer
ed at as " Copperheads " by the minions of
Linoolir,---witth sons , in similar peril. Gov.
Porter, of this city, has a son on the staff of
Gen. Grant. We hope he may not share the
fate of the gallant and unfortunate Wood—
ward.—Patriot & Union.
stir Our Minister to Brussels, Henry E.
Sanford, is pleasantly engaged in building a
navy yard in St. Louis. There probably
never was a party whose appointees could dis
charge the duties of so many offices at the
same time as can those of the party in
power. Yet we are assured that they do it
exceedingly well. They seem to panes a
4ual existence—and can discharge the duties
of Minister at a foreign court and at the same
time give their personal, attention to govern
ment contracts at home.—Dubuque (kw)
Herald.
3ZaROSIM I VI &astlw WARIFIENOTON:
In the Senate of the United States, on the
sth lost:, on motion of Mr. DIXON. (Abolition
ist,) the bill to amend section five of an act
entitled " An act to continue, alter arid -amend
the charter of , the City of Washington," ap
proved May 17,•,1848, and, farther, so preserve
the - purity °libations and guard against the
abuse of the Sleetive franchise . by a reettitra
tion of electors for the City of Washington D.
C., was taken up. He said that as the time
for the municipal election in this, city was
near at hand, it Was important that ,the bill..
should be acted on at once. • • - •
He submitted an amendment as a new sec
tion providing that if the Board of Registration
or any one more of them shall neglect or
refuse to perform the duties required of them.
the Supreme Court of the - District, on being
informed of the fact, shall appoint.some other
person or persons to perform the duties and
things required by the act, and said acts and
things so done shall be valid the same as if
done by said Board.
The amendment was adopted.
Mr. COWAN moved to insert the word
" white" before " male citizens" in designa
ting
_those who are to be voters.
Mr. Sumaza—l hope not ; I hope not, Mr.
President.
Mr. COWAN thought this amendment very
proper, especially when we were making an
experiment, which now trembled in the bal
ance, in behalf of a superior race. It was a
great mistake to suppose the right to vote was
an inherent right, as many seemed to do. It
was a mere conventional right; and existed
only where agreed upon. It was on the basis
of white men that the experiment of Repub
lican Governmenrywas set up in this country.
Our white women were not given the right to
vote, and it will hardly be claimed that rude,
semi-civilized, barbarous, uneducated negroes,
who have just emerged from a degrading state
of servitude, as is the case with the larger
number in this city, are more capable of ex
ercising that function than the intelligent
white women ; and then there are minors, say
from sixteen to twenty-one years of age, who
are certainly more generally intelligent and
capable of exercising the elective franchise,
than these negroes who are not allowed to ex
ercise political power as a class, and it is not
to be doubted that these colored men would
vote, or be led to vote as such here, if given
the power to do so.
g
Mr. SOuNEa said that the colored voters in
Boston did not do so.
Mr. COWAN said they were too few in num
ber there in comparison with the other electors
to be of guy weight in elections, and therefore
there was no motive for class action ; but
even in Boston negroes cannot vote unlebs
they can read and write; so that if these ne
groes were transported to Boston they would
not generally be voters. In Pennsylvania
negroee bad formerly voted, but the moment
they became numerous enough by reason of
the accession of fugitives from the Border
Slave States to be felt and appreciated in the
community, the people of the State' almost
unanimously decided to exclude the privileges
of the .elective franchise. He thought his
amendment should eertainly prevail.
Mr. DOOLITTLE moved to pot tpone all prior
orders so as to consider two or three Indian
bills.
Mr. Dixow hoped that would not be done.
He had already said that this bill was im—
portant in view of the coming election.
Mr: DOOLITTLE said he knew these Indian
bills were more important.
Mr. WILLEY hoped the bill would be post
poned. There was no necessity for action on
it.
The motion to postpone was rejected—Yeas
14, Nays 21.
AMERICA FOR WHITE MEN
Gen. Blair lately made a speech at St.
Louis against. Radicalism, from which the N.
Y. Tribune makes the following extract in or
der to prove that he is a copperhead and
traitor :
" I am for maintaining this country for the
benefit of white people. [Cheers.] lam op
posed, while these negroes sojourn among us,
to giving them rights over the white citizens'
of this country. [Cheers.] lam opposed to
clothing them with the privileges of suffrage.
[A voice : " Let them fight." Laughter and
cheers.] I have no objection to their fighting
if they will fight on our side."
According to the Tribune this kind of talk
is rank treason, and only calculated to " ravish
copperheads and the more manly open traitors
of that city." And wherefore should such
sentiments please only traitors and copper
heads? Are they the only portion of the
population who have a proper regard for the
rights and well-being of the white people of
our country ? Are they alone in the effort to
elevate the standard of American nationality,
and the only class that have the good sense
and patriotism to assert that Americans—not
Africans—shall rule America?
Not very long ago the N. Y. Tribune was
loud against allowing foreigners and Catholics
the right of holding office and their rights of
suffrage. Its watchword then was—" Ameri
ca for Americans." Its ory is now changed
and is heard far and wide—" America for
Americans of African descent." By selecting
the above sentiment from Mr. Blair's speech
in order to oppose and denounce it, that paper
shows clearly and unmistakably that it is not
in favor of " maintaining this country for the
benefit of white men," but is bent entirely
on the ignoble purpose of vitiating the purity
of the suffrage by allowing an inferior and
degraded race to partake equally with the
whites in that and also in all social rights and
benefits.
THE FUTILITY OF CONQUEST
Two years ago we drove the Rebels out o
the entire country surrounding Paducah.
That section is now all occupied by the Rebel
General Forrest. Immediately after General
Grant advanced into West Tennessee, and
during the summer of 1862 conquered the
whole of that region ,-it is now alm , st entire.
ly in Rebel hands. The same summer, dee
perste battles were fought at Corinth, Inks
and Hatohie, and in every struggle victory
crowned our arms ; but every one of these
points is in undisputed ,possession of the en
emy. In the fall of the year, General Grant
occupied La Grange, in Tennessee, Holly
Springs and Oxford in Mississippi, and the
Yockney River, some twelve miles South of
Oxford, while his cavalry were thrown for
ward nearly to Granada; the whole of this
territory is now abandoned. At the, same
time our forces held possession of all the
country eastward to the line of the Mobile
and Ohio Railroad, which is also of course in
undisputed possession of the enemy.
A year ago this winter and spring our army
took possession of the country back of Lake
Providence, also nearly all the region between
the Mississippi and Yazoo rivers ; afterwards
occupied Jackson and Canton, Mississppi ; in
the summer we arranged for the permanent
occupation of the territory east of Vicksburg
and between the Big Black and Yazoo Rivers,
about the same time our troops were pushed
forward from Vicksburg into Louisiana,
routing the enemy from the entire vicinity, a
distance of from seventy to one hundred miles.
Every square foot of the territory described is
now surrendered. In short, from Cairo to
New Orleans, in the Mississippi valley proper,
the Federal flag, as we are informed, does not
float over a single inch of territory out of the
range of gunboats on the river, and no loyal
man is known to live in any portion of the
territory mentioned as conquered but now
surrendered.—Hilwaukee News.
WHAT THEY ARE FIGHTING FOR.
General Meade, in his address to the Army
of the Potomac, on the 4th instant, informs
his soldiers that they are "fighting to pre;
serve the Government and institutions as
handed down to us by our forefathers."
That is the sentiment that inspires brave
men to deeds of valor and to victory. Not
the cry of Abolition, not the desire for nil
lage, not a mere spirit of hate, but a love of
constitutional liberty, and a devotion to the
cause of the Union.
goir Gov. MORTON, of Indiana, made a
speech the other day to some of his 100-day
soldiers in which he said they were to be used
to " put down the enemies-of the Government,
North ae well as South." As he considers the
Administration the Government, of course this
means that these men are to b 8 used to put
down all who oppose the Administration.
From this It appears that these troops are de
signed for political uee—to carry the elections
in the West at the point of the-bayonet..
LtiCXL Dirti&t T.
yea s iar - day a new ache
the Puntylvants Raitraid,
Trains now lave this eity u
Niw
dole wait into operation on
and the different Paresip
tallow: • , -
Through Exp., 4.17 a en. WU. Mg, L52.a.. -- in.
Feet Line, 7.40 a. at: MLA/ . Acc-Ms. 9.511A - .21::
I amo'r Train; 9.00 a. m: miat.r," • . Lilo • 1...•
Fast Mall, t 47 1 , 01 - Festlitne. 2.28 lOn..
Harrisburg do. 7.54 p. m. Harrfirburg 20., • 618 p. m. ' .
Columbia Accommodation, Me. 107 41. c. No: - .* 6_25 p.m.
Arrives, 220 p. m. ..:Laistaster Trans; . 744 lg.
DIATH OF JAMES A.—NO:iris, ,Eti4i.jalns
A. NOIIII6, Esq., the proprietor Of the laiscastar Locomo
tive Works, died at his reablence on Duke street, this city,
on Wednesday night hat. Mi. N. had been ailing for a
short- time, having contracted a heavy cold during the
better part of the winter, which finally settled on his
lungs He had been to his place of twine's on Monday,
but on Tuesday evening became much worse and, sunk
rapidly. Be removed with his family to . this city but
a few weeks since; iiid bj hie generous, warm-hearted
nature and correct business dealings had already won a
host of friends. We sincerely sympathise with his deeply:
afflicted family. Mr. N. was a younger brother of }Boutin
NOEIIII, Esq., the most noted Locomotive builder, perhaps;
in the country. His remains were conveyed - to Baltimore
on Friday, and interred in the family vault at Green
Mount Cemetery. They were accompanied to the depot to
this city by the employee of the Locomotive Works, the
Masonic fraternity, and a large number of our citizens.
AN OLD LANCASTERIAN THE CONFIDENTIAL
Maar or Loma Nimarcor —The NOW' York Harm Journal,
has the following Item of-intelligence among'its foreign
genii', which will be interesting to our readers, as It has
reference to a former well-known resident of this city, Dr.
THOM W. Evaiso:
Dl. Evatts, ins FAMOI7I3 AXI3IIOIIN DINTIsT.—When Sir.
Henry Bniwet returned from Pala, the other day, he
brought with him co a guest, Dr. Evans. the Yankee den
tist of almost all the crowned beads of Europe in general,
and Napoleon in particular. If the doctor were a prince,
.h• could hardly receive more attention than he does now.
It tmderstood that he is not only the dentist, but the .
confidential agent and friend of the Emperor Napoleon,
and his errand here is probably politica rather than pro;
fessionel. Like moat decorated Americans, be is rather
disagreeably vain of the fact that he wears more decora
tions than any general in. Europe; but, aside from this,
he iy en agreeable and talented man. As a warm friend
of the North, he has undoubtedly done very much to re
strain the Emperor in his inclination to recognise the
South.
A BIG SELL I—The "loyal" people of this
eft; were most egregiously sold on Friday afternoon lest,
by one or two half crazy Abolitionists having all the bells
rung in honor of the surrender of Gen. Lee to Gen. Grant
with forty thousand men/ Why cannot these Abolitionists
learn a little commonsense? They always go off "half
cocked," and make asses of themselves. They were guilty
of the eerie ridiculous folly last summer, when the silly
report came of the taking of Fort Sumter.
FUNERAL OF A WELL-KNOWN BREWEE.—MT.
CHABLIS Fisszsrosa, a well-known Brewer of this city, died
at hie residence on Went King street on Thursday last,
and was buried on Sunday afternoon. His remuln■ were
interred at Zion'e Ceinetery, and were followed to the
grave by a number of Societies and the Gorman Sharp
Shooters, accompanied , by the City Cornet Band.
WHIT MONDAY.—Notwithstanding the in
clemency of the weather, the city was pretty well filled
with strangers on yesterday, Whit Monday, one of oar
grand old holldays. Numerous placea of amusement were
operi to cater to the taste, of those intent on sightseeing.
Had the weather been at all favorable there would have
been an Immense crowd of strangers bore.
RELIGIOUS.—The Consiatory of St. Paul's
German Reformed Church, of this city, have invited the
Rev. CYRUS Cont, of Altoona, to visit and preach for them
en trial. Mr;C. is said to be a young man of more than
ordinary premise.
TILUCENTENART Juanita—The let German Reformed
Church of this city closed the Tercentenary Anniversary
of the formation of the Heidelburg Catechism with appro
priate religious ceremonies on Sunday afternoon last.—
The services were conducted by the Rev. A. Li KAILIU.n,
Pastor of the Church. As each section of the Sunday
School brought forward Its thank.offerL g, and placed It
upon the altar, short addresses were made successively by
Revs. Dr. GERHART, Dr. Navin, Csaitow, 8171811(A.N, Profs.
A.PPLII and PORTiII. .The Choir rendered several chants
and hymns in splendid style. The exercises were solemn
and interesting, and a large congregation was present.
NOT HARD TO FURNISH !—The following it
clipped from the advertising columns of Col. McOlnre's
paper, the Chamberabarg Repository
13ILINTER WANTED.—A Journeyman for a Country
j_ Newspaper Office. A man of steady habits. who
neither drinks liquor, uses tobacco, or swears, is preferred..
$3O a month will be paid. may 11.30
Wonder if Lancaster couldn't furnish the desideratum?
One who neither drinks, (1) chews (I I) or ewe+. (I! I)
Perhaps our city could, as we believe there aregdo disciples
of Faust hereabouts who are addicted to such vile prao
Nees I A good chance, then, for one of such who does not
object to the wages. Who speaks first?
THE GREAT NATIONAL CIRCUS, under the
direction of Mrs. CHABLIS WARNER, formerly Mrs. Dan'
Rice, will exhibit in this city, at the old circus lot, corner
of Lime and Church streets. on Saturday afternoon and
evening next. Mr. lienex WHITBY, of this city, one of the
most accomplished horse-trainers in the country, has an
interest, we believe, in this circus. There will doubtless
be immense audiences in attendance.
RETIRED FROM THE BUSINESS.—The valedio.
tory of Mr. FRANCIS RICKERT appears in the Examiner of
Wednesday last. We tender Frank our best wishes on.
his retiracy from the onerous duties of the editorial pro
fession. In all our business intercourse with him, which,
has been somewhat extensive, we have found him honor
able, prompt and pleasant. The' remaining partners,
Messrs. Hnurratin & Huns, have purchased his interest in
the establishment. They are clever fellows, and we wish
them every possible pecuniary success, but their nasty
political principles, if they can be called such, ought WS be .
far enough in Jericho I
DIVIDENDS.—The following Banks hairs de.
clewed semi-annual dividends:
Farmers' Bank of Lancaster.
Lancaster County Bank
Insurance and Deposit Company 2% "
Columbia Bank 5
•
Mount Joy Bank 4
Farmers' Bank Mount Joy
First National Bank of Marietta 6
First National Bank of West Cheater 3
Downingtown Bank • 5
Bank of Chester Valley
Bank of Chester County
THE 79TH MEETS WITH A RAILROAD SMASH-
Ur..- 4 11y a private letter received in this city a sew days
since, extracts of which are given below, we regret to learn
that the 79th Regiment met with a railroad smash-up
between Louisville and Nashville. There were no members
of the Regiment killed, and bet one Severely injured,
Corporal MILLSR. It was entirely providential that the
Regiment escaped FO luckily. The 79th seems to be pe•
caliarly ill-fated. It will be recollected that on leaving
Pittsburg for Louisville in October, 1861, the upper deck
of the boat on which the Regiment had embarked broke
down, severely injuring a number of the officers and men.
The letter In rearerence to the late accident was written at
Nashville on the 3d inst.:
We arrived here about 1 p. m., and after marching
through town were quartered at the barracks, where the
men had a good meal and will .also have an opportunity
to perform some very necessary ablutions. 'We left Louis
ville last evening about 7 o'clock, and were' making good
head. ay until about midnight, when an axle of the hind
car broke, causing a general smash-up through the greater
part of the train. Before going any farther. I will state
that two regiments were on the train, the 79th P. V. V•
and the 37th Ohio, also Veterans. The 79th were to go
aboard at 6,1,4 p. m., but not getting there in time, the 37th
Ohio occupied the cars intended for us. How fortunate
the delay on oar part! The hind car was thrown from the
track down an embankment and over a atone wall, making
a complete wreck, killing two or three and injuring some
twenty-flue others—all of the 37th Ohio.
"The car occupied by the officers of the 79th was crush
ed in at both ends, and the glass from the windows flew
in every direction, cutting some of our boys in the hands
and race. Corporal Miller received a severe gash on the
back of the hand. The seat on which I happened to be
sitting was broken down. I cannot see bow so many men
packed into a car as we were could escape without instant
death to some of us. This accident canoed a ,delay of some
five or six horns.
"They are running us to the front as rapidly as possi.
bie. We have had but one night's rest since we left home.
This is soldiering again in earnest. I have just boon in.
formed that no more troops will march from this point to
Chattanooga, but they will be sent as fast as steam can
take them over the railroad connecting these points. This
means something I It is reported that we are to leave for
Chattanooga this evening at 6 o'clock."
ADMITTED TO PRACTICE IN THE SUPREME
Conex.-0o the 9th inst., in the Supreme Court of this
State, on motion of Col. 0. J. Dickey, R. W. Extßig,Esq., was
admitted to practice to that Court, and on the 11th
on motion of Hon. Isaac E. Ellester, E. H. TURD; Esq ,
was admitted to practice in the same tribunal. Both these
young gentlemen are members of the Lancaster Bar.
•
SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA.—The
Supreme Court for the Middle District Is now in session
at Harrisburg. The following cases from this county were
taken up and argued lest week
Stoner vs. Hunsecker. Dickey for plaintiff in error;
Franklin for defendant in error.
Eshaeffer vs. Geisenberger. Wilson for plaintiff in error;
Patterson and Dickey for defendant in error.
Gettysburg Railroad Company vs. Kohler, et al. Wells
for plaintiff in error; Brown for defendant In error.
...... .
Erisman vs. Thomas. Patterson and Franklin for plain
tiff in error; Dickey and Shenk for defendant in error.
Bowman's Appeal. A Herr Smith for appellant; North
and Kline for appellee.
Sbroder vs. Mum'man., Franklin for plaintiff in error;
A. Herr Smith for defendant In error.
. . .
Gunkle's Appeal. Brown and Dickey for appellants;
A. ilerr Smith for appellee..
Donner vs. Tyeon. Landie for plaintiff In error; Braise.
man for defendant in error.
Rieater va. Green. Submitted.
Grubb vs. Brooke. Theater and Franklin for plaintiff
in error; Eilmaker and Kline for defendant in error.
Gross et at. ye. Leber, use of Weidler. Smith and Am
ioake for plaintiff in error; Yuma and Franklin for de
fendant In error.
Lancaster County Bank vs. Gross, et al. Continued..
Harter vs. Bomberger. Dickey and Smith for plaintiff
n error ; Herr and Eshleman for defendant in error.
Bucher's Appeal. Wilson for appellant°.
Appeal of Farmers' and Mechanics' Bank of Philadelphia
from the decree of the Court in estate of Joseph Konig
macher. Argued. Franklin for appellants.
SHOCKING ACCIDENT.—L. K. BROWN, Jr.,
son of Levi K. Brown, of Goshen, this county, after gee - HUI;
a horse for use, a few days since, was about stepping out
from the stall when he was suddenly kicked in the breast
by the animal and Instantly killed, the wholeof hie breast
bone and ribs being crushed in. The deceased was a
young man of more than ordinary intelligence and was
highly respected by all who knew him.
FATAL ACCIDENT.—OD the morning of the
6th lost , FEZILLND MANACHAN, flagman on a train of bur
den care on the Pennsylvania Railroad, fell from the bum
per of the ear, whilst passing over the Mill Creek bridge,
near Enterprise, in this county, a distance of about forty
feet, from the effects of which he died an hoar or two
afterwards. He fell through the trestle work of the bridge
on to a pile of stones. One of his legs was broken in two
places, and the rest of the body received serious injury.—
Hls were heard by the bike in the neighborhood,
but when they reached him he wee not able to give any
account of the accident. It is not known whatcaused his
tall. He was running between Harrisburg and Philadel.
plats, and the fatal accident occurred near bin father's
residence. Deputy Coroner Snyder, of this city, held an
Inquest on the body. The verdict of the jury was fn as
cordance with the above facts.
A NEW TELEGRAPH COHPANY.—A new tel
egraph company, called the Beading and Columbia Tele
graph, has recently been organised. The corporators are
to meet at the office of the Reading and Columbia Rail.
road Company, in Columbia, on the 28th last., teethe
purpose of electing a President 'Secretary and four Direc
tors. The books for subscription to the capital stock of
the company will be opened at the same time and piece.
COLUMBIA BRlDGB.—Workmen are now en
gaged at repairing the piers of the Columbia Bridge. They
Intend. to make the Columbia end of the bridge consider.
ably lower, so that locomotives can run out on It without
so much grade. They do not Intend to do anything at the
wood work at present, as it will take all summer to do the
masonry. The first span at each end and o e or two spans
about the middle will be Iron. It will be a covered bridge
with railroad track, towing path, carriage ways, Ad., and
when completed it will be one of the finest structures in
the country.—Columbia Spy.
A BIG Tara:—There was a poplar tree out
on a farm near 8111:01131, this eOlllltY, now owned by Mr.
Isaac Erataeher, from which wee taken one etralghtatick.
05 feet long and 6 ft. 8 in. In diameter at one end and 8
ft. S , in, at the other. This log would hare made about
18,000 feet of haibinoh Wards, which at 428 per I.l=
would amount to the Woe remit $BO.--.MILVey
Tam TRUE POLITICAL FAITH.
The following is an extract from a recent
letter of Hon. Cereemas JARVIS, of Ellsworth,
Maine. Mr. Jeans is seventy-six years of
ege, and throughout hie public and private
"Citaaar, lersthetteaL tOWard- the flatboat built
_ ,
of human life;-tie has been
,• univensallyen
_
teemed and- Jeirpeoted.`•--Tha sound Denao
cattle; principle and solid sense thatterutters,
is the - more impressive, coming from one
whpse character and advanced age are a Buil
°lent guaranty of his sincerity:
['SHOPS'S OT THE GROUNDS OF MI POLITICAL
In 1776, the Thirteen British Notth Amer
ican Colonies, each one for itself, by delegates
in Congress assembled, published their Decla
ration of Independence of the Mother Coun
try, and announced to the world the inalien
able right of every people, constituting a State,
to amend, alter, or abolish an existing, and
institute a new government.
In 1777, these same Thirteen States, in
Congress assembled, drew up articles of Con
federation, declaring them to be perpetual,
submitted the'same to their respective States,
which being accepted by them, July 1778,
their delegates in Congress affixed their sig—
natures.
In 1787, twelve of these States, Rhode Is
land not present, by their delegates in con
vention framed the Federal Constitution, pro
vided for its going into operation on the as
sent of nine of the thirteen States, and hav
ing been ratified by eleven of them, went into
operation March 4, 1789, leaving North Car
olina and Rhode Island to maintain their sep
arate nationality, or join the newly organized
government at , their pleasure.. Provision was
made in the Constitution for the admission of
new States into the Union by Congress, and
also for amendments to the Constitution, with
consent of three-fourths, of the States, with
out regard to population, then to be binding
on the other fourth of the States.
The citizens of each State constituted the
State; the Constitution amendable at the
will of a. majority of the citizens; the State
governments are 'constitutional representa
tive democracies; all' legislative power not
prohibited by the Constitution was vested in
the Legislatures.
The Federal Government was constituted
by the States. The powers granted by the
States specifically enumerated in the Consti
tution, and the exercise of any power not
granted was prohibited. The legislative
powers were vested in Congress and specifi
cally enumerated. The difference between
the legislative powers granted to Congress
and to a State Legislature, is the difference
between a special and a general power of at
torney—the one conferring powers enumer
ated, the other all powers not prohibited.—
The States, not the people, are the constitu
ents of the Federal Government : and the
Constitution may be amended by three-fourths
of the States who may not comprise a major
ity of the citizens.
It was proposed, in the Convention that
framed the Constitution, that Congress should
have the power of coercing a refractory State ;
the motion was 'opposed by the most distin
tinguished men in the Convention, was not
pressed to a vote, or withdrawn by the mover.
Had the power of coercing a State been con
ferred on Congress, the States would not have
ratified the Constitution.
The power of annulling a State law contra
vening the Constitution or a law of the Uni
ted Stat !a was proposed to be invested in two
thirds of Congress. This proposition, though
advocated by James Madison and others of
like standing, was rejected ; but if this power
bad been granted, it would have prevented
the passage of the so called Liberty bills by
eleven States of the Union in direct violation
of their constitutional obligations, and the
Union would have been preserved.(?)
The present war is not only a crime, but a
stupendous blunder disgraceful to the intelli
gence of the age ; for common sense recognizes
and history bears witness to the fact that
confederacies of States are ruptured, but coo
not be sustained by a resort to army
The war now devastating what was our
country is not a rebellion, but a war between
States independent of each other, excepting
so far as they were bound by Federal rela
tions ; for there can be no rebellion in a
government constituted by States unless it is
against State as well as Federal, authority.
The doctrine of the irrepressible conflict
originated by Lincoln, re-echoed by Seward,
recognized by the Free States, in addition to
the Fugitive Slave bills, have afforded to the
Southern States more ample cause for dissolv
ing their connection with the mother country.
This war of rapine and murder is a war of
self defense on the part of the South, of ag—
gression on the part of the North ; for the
South there is now no other alternative, than
to fight r ntil their independence is acknowl—
edged, or submission as conquered provinces ;
thus the war will continue until the North
recovers its reason, or is exhausted of men
and bankrupt in credit. When thus exhaus
ted, the war will terminate. The States will
then resume the powers delegated to consti
tute the Federal Government, and that Gov
.ernment will share the fate of the Confedera
tion of 1778, having no assets to discharge its
contracts ; and no heirs that will feel bound
to assume them. Minor confederacies will
then be organized at the will of the respective
States, which will go into operation with a
knowledge of the powers and capabilities of
Federal Republics, impressed on them, by the
untimely fate of their predecessor ; and thus
under distinct governments, friends in peace,
allies in war, against the banded despotisms
of Europe, will perform the mission from on
High, the political regeneration of the world,
not by war and bloodshed, but by the benign
influence of their example.
To this hope I cling, with far more tenacity
than to life ; qty trust is in God, and I in
dulge in no dark forebodings as to the future
of what was the North American Confederacy
of States; peace once restored, commercial
relations in a few years will obliterate recol
lections of past wrongs, committed under
mental hallucination. Hate is diabolical and
evanescent. Love alone is eternal; for God
is Love.
.7 per con
6
At the General Conference of the Metho.
diet Episcopal Church, in Philadelphia, last
week, miscegenation seemed to be all the go :
The Rev. CURRY of-New Yo.-It was afraid
of a sectional church. He considered it a
calamity that they were separated from us.—
What we wanted is colored men in our an
nual conferences, and that is what we are go
ing to have. There is no kind of reason why
they should not attend our annual conferences.
We want them, and they want us as bad as
we want them. We do not want two or three
kinds of Methodists, but one kind only.
Rev. Col. MOODY, of Ohio, thought the best
way to elevate our African brethren was to
encourage them to help themselves. If there,
was anything he admired, it was the African`-
with the uniform of his country on his back
fighting for the glorious flag of his country.
[Applause.]
He was as willing that they should kill
rebels as anybody else ; the only fault he had
to find was that a rebel was not good enough
to be killed by an African. [Laughter and
applause.] He favored the resolution and
was in favor of having no distinction in the
church. Since our government hag placed
the uniform of the United States upon the
blacks, it was not too much to expect that the
regeneration of Mexico would take place
through the instrumentality of the black
troops. Let them go there, and the mongrel
population of that country would have noth.
g. to fear from amalgamation. [Laughter.]
In fact their advent would be a good thing
for humanity. Marching under the stars and
stripes, they would extinguish Maximilian,
slavery and Popery together. [Applause.]
FROM THE SOUTHWEST
Prrrseuito, May 12.
The Chattanooga correspondent of the Chi—
cago Journal save that Johnston has evacuated
Dalton. He had not more than thirty thousand
men, and would scarcely make a stand this
aide of Atlanta. Our forces were very strong,
and closing in on all sides.
The entire loss in the Red river campaign
in men was 4,300 in killed,' wounded and
missing. The mismanagement of operations
was not exaggerated. The feeling in the
army against i3sn..g.anke wee very strong.
There was no truth in the report of a battle
at Cane river.
Gen. Bank's army has been reinforced, and
was four thousand stronger than when it first
advanced. .
Steele is fortifying Mule Rook. There was
much excitement there, but no apprehension.
The rebel Gene. Green, Martin andf'areons
were killed in the late engagements. generni
Price waa wounded. • ' • ' '
CHARLES JARVIS
DiISOIGGENATION
THE WAR IN VIRGINIA.
THE BATTLE ON 11111111 IDLY, Hr 5.
At one (Moak on . Thursday we were in
lino 'of battle with the best corps on the`
trewmight—the,..Sixth—the Xiftfitha
ltisednd forming env Astriudlift. The: °ay.;
had beenwltirmisiting in the meantime
a xtiarly 'aim:oils:led body of Stuart's men
near Ofaineellorsyille. These were soon found
tOlosvis augmented, and the skirmish speedily
'swelled into the - proportions of a battle. Gen_
Wilson, with a portion of his oommand, was
cut off from the main body, but joined them
later in the day.
The fighting here established the great su—
periority of our cavalry to Stuart's famous
partisans. The later were badly worsted in
the, day's engagement, and retired towards
Fredericksburg, to join General Fitzhugh
Lee, of whose command Stuart's is a part.
On taking the different positions assigned
them each corps began the hasty construction
of field breastworks in front of its first line of
battle, and soon had them capable of formida•
ble resistance. The face of the country and
the character of its growing timber was found
to be the most unfavorable imaginable for of
feneive operations. The roads were narrow
generally, tedious and bounded on either side
with a dense growth of young pines, chinoa—
pins and scrubby oak, with all undergrowth
of hazel in many places, that rendered the
forest almost impenetrable. The pines were
low limbed and scraggy, and the chincapins
the stiffest and bristilest of their species. An
advance in line of battle was almost impossi
ble. Artillery could not be brought into ac
tion at all. A few places on the immediate
line of the road and in an occasional break in
the forest on either side, were the only posi—
tions possible for planting batteries. Over
three hundred pieces lay idle during the whole
of the first day's fighting.
The position was 'admirable for defence,
and was selected by Gen. Lee instantly on
learning that Gen. Grant had out-manceuvered
him and gained a crossing without a battle.
Many of the ravines were deep and impassa
ble, but a majority were not so on ao2onnt of
precipitous declivities. The main obstacles
we had to contend against was the thick
growth of scrubby timber that prevented the
proper handling of the troops and concealed
the enemy's presence and disposition of his
forces.
Our grand line of battle formed by all the
corps was fully five miles in length, from
northwest to southeast, with the centre thrown
forward, giving it a convex form. The
rebel line:was of equal if not greater length,
as was proven by their maintaining their posi
tions in our front, and on one or two occasions
temporaril v turning our flanks.
This much it seems necessary to say, for a
proper appreciation of what is to follow.
At one o'clock p. m. on Thursday, General
Warren's corps began battle by advancing
along the line of the turnpike in line of battle
on both sides. The fighting was sharp and
vigorous on both sides, with oecasional inter
vals till dark, with indifferent success to
either. Our first dash from the centre of
Warren's corps was met with a deadly volley
that threw their line into momentary con
fusion. The rebels took advantage of this,
and made a bayonet charge on Battery D,
First New York artillery, capturing two of
their brass Napoleons, or 12. pounders—
. battery seems to have been imprudently
exposed and in differently supported. Sharp
shooters had previously shot down the horses
and many of the men. The captain was
wounded early in the fight. These were the
only two guns we lost in the battle.
At dark Warren nominally held position a
half mile in advance of his breastworks.
General Sedgwiok may possibly have been
feeling the enemy earlier than Warren, but
was not hotly engaged till afternoon. The
fighting in his front was terrific for a consider
able period, and the losses necessarily heavy
on both sides. At night he seemed to have
gained a decided advantage, and at one time
it seemed probable that Lee was withdrawing
troops from that point and eancentratin , on
our left. Subsequent events contradicted this
theory, and the Sixth corps was compelled to
meet one of the most violent assaults of this or
.any other war.
General Hancock opened on the rebels from
the left of our line, at half-past four on Thurs
day afternoon, and fought furiously till night.
He found himself confronted with veteran
troops, who resisted his impetuous assaults
with the coolness of well trained soldiers, and
when forced back always retired in better
order than would be possibly for fresh re
cruits. From the moment of attack until
dark, the crash of musketry was incessant
and deafening. The rebels were finally
driven fully a mile.
Gen. Hancock was severely pressed at one
time in the evening, and two brigades were
thrown into the gap between his right and
Warren's left. The fighting here was of the
most obstinate character possible.
As the sun sunk below the horizon, the
grand conflict of the day lulled into irregular
musketry firing, and finally ceased altogether.
General Burnside's corps was not engaged
through the day ; but was held in position to
support the Sixth.
THE FIGHTING ON FRIDAY
A light haze covered the ground when day
dawned on Friday morning. As it disap•
peered before the sun, and as the pickets 6f
both armies eame in sight of each other, hos-,
tilities began from a slow and stragling inter
change of shots between the pickets. The
firing increased in warmth untill six o'clock,
when the engagement became general, and
continued with little abatement throughout
the day. The rebels had intrenohed their
position on the right by felling timber and
covering it with earth. Their line ran along
the edge of the woods, with artillery stationed
at intervals. A less formidable work was
thrown up by our troops, and the interval of
ground was the scene of one of the most hotly
waged contest of the war. The ground was
fought over in some places as many as four or
five times, the combatants driving each other
in turn from the opposite lines of rifle pits.
The Sixth corps, on the right, was most heavi
ly engaged in the forenoon. Hancock, on the
plank road, sustained a terrible charge of the
rebels, who drove him back and repossessed
the ground captured from them the day
previous. Sedgwick's left division—that of
Gen. Seymour was thrown into confusion by a
charge from that portion of the rebel line,
which was said to have been reinforced during
the night by Longstreet's corps. In fact, the
condition of affairs at this moment seemed
anything but hopeful, and though the line
was finally reestablished, yet when, later in
the evening. the rebels pierced the right cen
tre, under Warren, and pushed our lines so
far back that for a while it seemed as if the
right wing would be detached, the feeling of
apprehension was almost universal.
The condition of affairs certainly looked
gloomy on that Friday evening. History de
mands that the truth should be told. At the
battle of the Wilderness Gen. Grant did not
so much outfight as outmanoeuvre and
outgeneral the enemy. By a masterly move
ment on Friday night he changed the whole
aspect of affairs. Withdrawing the Sixth
corps from the right, by wayof the Ely's
Ford road, he sent it to the extreme left, thus
at the same time consolidating his own lines
once more and threatening the rebel capital
itself.
The operations of the Ninth corps, which on
the day before had been held in reserve, were
directed respectively to the assistance of War.
ren and Hancock. The division of Stevenson
was sent along the plank road in the direction
of Chanoellorsville, with orders to report to
Gen. Hancock. The first brigade came under
the orders of Gen. Birney, and, with the com
mand of that officer, participated in the fierce
conflict of the left. The second brigade was
in reserve, to close the gap between Warren
and Hancock. The divisions of Parke and
Wilcox were moved out upon a country 7 road
running southerly between the turnpike and
plank road. The rebels were soon encounter.'
ed, and when Gen. Burnside and staff rode to
the front they were greeted with a particular
ly warm salute, It failed to injure any one,
however. Parke, with his division, held the
right of the road, and was on the sank of War ,
ren, whose position was farther strengthened
by the massing of the Fifth and Ninth corps
artillery in positions convenient to repel any
attempt of the rebels to break throuvh. To
the left of Parke, and closing up the space be
tween him and Stevenson, was Wilcox's divi
The rebel sharpshooters stationed them
selves in the tree tops immediately over the
front of their line. Capt. Hgtohinson, of
Wilcox's staff, was wounded painfullY, though
not dangerously in the thigh while conveying
an order. Col. Legendre, of the 51st New
York, was shot.from a tree, the ball 'passing
through the,peak of his cap, and cutting the
bridge of the nose. The Fourth division of
colored troops, under Fames rig open the
extreme zight,:p4elMg t4e `Aver end
the line - Sitloook and the
When en ently the roviaional brigade
Col. M al was 1320Vedtotrie one , a:,
,
s brigades took their '
-; 0 13p to the time I left the !dela
,the eolorea ,
troops had not taken part in the ballte._ Many
of the refunerits of the Ninth corps were andel
tire for the flrstVme. All 'behaved in a most ',
creditable manner; some of them standing to '
the work.like vet— ,regimente.
atertua„
-.skims 014,BISIVIIDAY.
HEADQIIMITIROIit s THE FLILD,
PINKY. Burma Canact, May 8, 1864.
We left our last headquarters to, Wilderness
Run last night at dark, and came to our pres
ent position, reaching here at 9A. M. Gans.
Grant and Meade came by way of the Old
Brook road and Todd's tavern, a distance of .
some twelve miles. The Brook road makes
off from the Fredericksburg and Orange plink
road about a mile east of the intersection of
the Culpepper and Fredericksburg and Fred.
erioksburg and Orange plank roads, running
in a southeasterly direction to the old Freder
icksburg and Orange Court House turnpike, '
and leading directly to Spottsylvania Court
House. A glance at the map will give a bet
ter idea of the positions of the roads than can
be acquired from reading any description of
my own.
The fighting yesterday was but light, ex
cept that between the cavalry under Sheridan
and the enemy's under Stuart, on our extreme
left, in the vicinity of Todd's tavern, six miles
north of Spottsylvania Court House. Portions
of the Second, Fifth and Sixth corps were en
gaged at intervals with small bodies of the
enemy, and these encounters generally termi
nated in success on our part. - Towards even
ing it became apparent that the main body
of the enemy had withdrawn, leaving only a
strong line of skirmishers on our front and
flanks. Indeed, during the entire day we dis
covered that the enemy did not make so
strong a _resistance as on the day previous,
and from the developments it became evident
that Lee was moving his columns towards
Spottsylvania and Fredericksburg. Orders
then were issued to the surgeons in charge of
the hospitals to remove their sick and woun
ded to Ely's ford, and the supply trains were
ordered to move to the vicinity of Todd's tav•
ern. The Second corps at dark took up its
line of niaroh by way of the Brook road, fol
lowed by Warren's Fifth corps on the same
route. Sedgwiok and Burnside took the !old
Chancellorsville road, and came forwardi ar
riving on the field near Spottsylvania at noon
to-day.
Warren proceeded to a point about two
miles from Spottsylvania Court House, where
he came up with the cavalry, who were en
gaging the enemy. He immediately set to
work, and a terrible contest is now going on
but an escort is already in their saddles bound
for Washington, and must close without giv•
ing the result of the contest. We have Ino
fears, however, for we have whipped thel foe
regularly so far, and expect to be able to con
tinue the chapter of victories.
This is the fourth day of uninterrupted fight•
log, and our troops are feeling the effect of
their labor severely. All agree that to day
will tell the story.
HEADQUARTERS FIFTH ARMY CORPS, May 8.
—And the work of war still goes on. This
corps has again been heavily engaged to-day.
The closest and severest contest of the day has
only just ended. Our column marched all
night. It was the last to leave the entrench
merits where the battles of the Wilderness
were fought ; and, first in the fight, was first
also in the fight here.
Taking the Brook road, by way of Todd's
tavern, and moving separate from trains, our
march was unobstructed and rapid. It was
not known, of course, where we would meet
the enemy. A rumor prevailed , that only
Ewell's corps was staying behind, and that
the rest of the rebel army was hurrying with
all possible speed to resist the advance of Gen.
Butler's forces on Richmond. The day's
events developed a different state of affairs.
There had been a cavalry fight in front of
us, and a report came to Gen. Warren that
only cavalry and some at tillery had been seen,
and prisoners said there was no infantry near
us. The result showed this statement to be
incorrect. Advancing from Todd's tavern, on
the road to Spottsylvania Court House, four
regiments of Gen. Partlett's brigade, of Gen.
Griffin's division—the Ist Michigan, 44th New
York, 83d Pennsylvania and 18th Massachu
setts regiments—were sent ahead as skirmish
ers. As we passed down the road shells were
hurled at us with great rapidity. Gen. War
ren and staff were advancing down the same
road. Gen. Warren had his horse disabled
by a piece of shell. Lieut. Col. Locke,dlis
Assistant Adjutant General, was hit in ithe
cheek by a fragment of a shell, inflicting a
severe but dangerous wound. The General
and staff, however, marched on, regardless of
the dangerous missiles falling about them' fu
riously and fast. Several casualties occurred
among the troops by the shelling.
As we advanced the enemy fell back, hik
ing only slight resistance. Reaching wh4 is
called Allsop's Farm, we came into a clearing
of about a hundred acres, and triangular in
form. The rebel artillery had been stationed
in the clearing. To the rear of the clearing
is Ny Run, a small stream, affording no ob
stacle to the advance of troops. The woods
are a mixture of pine, cedar and oak. but Inot
so dense as, the scene of our late battles. The
wooded ground rise° beyond the run and is
ridgy. At the opening into the clearing 'the
road forks, both leading to Spottsylvania
Court House, some three miles distant from
this point.
The battle line as formed comprises General -
Griffin's division on the right, and Gen. Rob
inson's on the left. The enemy's artillery
was now located in a small clearing on the
ridge fronting us. Capt. Martins, company
C, 3d Massachusetts Battery, and Lieut. .Rit
tenhouse, company D, sth 11. S. artillery, were
stationed on the right fork of the road and
commanding the rebel batteries. They sent
back counter shells.
The line of battle advanced through Ithe
clearing. Having driven the enemy to this
point two miles into the woods fronting; us,
our forces pushed them ; and now began Ithe
serious opening of the day's work. Our
troops ran on to three lines of the enemy,' the
last behind earthworks. Two corps of the
enemy—Ewell's and Longstreet's, se was af
terwards ascertained—were here awaiting us.
The fight was terrible. The remaining divis , .
ions of the corps—Gen. Crawford's find Gen.
Wadsworth's, the latter now commanded by
Gen. Cutler—were hurried rapidly forward.
The fight became general and lasted four hdurs.
Our troops behaved magnificently, keeping
at bay more than treble their number. It will
be understood that the remaining corps of the
army, which bad taken the road by way of
Chancellorsville for this point were still be
hind. It would not do to be driven back, and
our men fought wits - a desperation, showing
not only their usual firm courage, but fullest
appreciation of the position of affairs and the
importance of holding their ground.
This opening fight commenced about 8 ai m.
In the afterdLon there was a succession of
other battles, the Fifth still being engaged.=
Just before night one brigade of the Sixth
corps went to the assistance of the corps, and
with this exception the Fifth did all the day's
fighting. The closing struggle of the day
was, if anything, more desperate than the one
of the morning. The fiercest effort Was made
by the enemy to drive us back and get on our
flanks; but the coolness and courage of our
men repelled every effort.
We have beaten the enemy ; but it has been
a most costly victory. Our losses ere set
down at thirteen hundred—killed, missing
and wounded: To-night our division is com
manded by a colonel. Brigades have lost
their commanders, and I know of one regi
ment—the 4th Michigan—that is commanded
by' a first lieutenant.
Gen. Robinson, early in the engagement of
his division, was shot through the knee. The
bone is thought to be shattered, and that the
limb will have to be amputated. Col. Coul
ter now commands the division.
Several regiments have suffered terribly.—
The let Michigan, which went in with nearly r
two hundred men, came out at the end of the.
closing fight with only twenty-three men left[.
The 32d Massachusetts regiment, Col. Bred
con, captured the 6th Alabama regimentil
flag.
At half-past five p. m., both Lieut. Gen.
Grant and Gen. Meade visited the scene of
action. They rode directly to the front. Not
only did the troops not engaged cheer them
lustily, but the men in battle, knowing their
presence, fought with more determined despe
ration.
BITULTION 11,3NOWC
MONDAY, May 7.—We have novo been ani
ail days, and have been fighting tontinuenaty.
We have 'succeeded in penetrating some
teen mike into the rebel tern aid hate
fifty miles Witty to ao to get te R . Aittetti s
We have eaten and used UP a Vtit3' 14 4 4. portion ofof the impplite whtth
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