j)mg. THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 1862. EEMQVAL OF OUE OFFICE. The publication office of The Feess has %een removed from its old location to No. 11l South Fourth street, second door from the -corner of Chestnut, (east side,) where adver- rwjuiuiiojl tn send their favors. TIIE LATEST WAR NEWS. The brittle of Pittrirarg Landing was confessedly or.c of the most desperate ever fought upon this continent, and called forth an exhibition of noble daring and soldierly tntarMW that history can not outvie, and that will make the American volun teer respected and renowned throughout the world. We felt how great a .victory had been Touvbmrcd us yesterday, although our loss was said to have been twenty thousand men. Now that the later and more reliable freAelvid. W 4 find Otit* l6sM re duced to Jive thousand mon. This, of itself, is no inconsiderable sacrifice. Many brAve men have fallen; many a homo has been left desolate: many a loving heart has been bowed deep in sad bereavement. But thus our cause is hallowed, and thus our victories Are onnobled for the brightest page of history. There are none of us that cannot give thanks to the Almighty for this manifestation of his protecting care, and few loyal hearts that will not feel gratoful and en couraged by the news from Pittsburg Lauding. Major General Grant, the hero of tho battle, was born at Point Pleasant, in Clairinont oounty, Ohio, April 27,1522. He entered the West Point Aca demy in his 17th year, and graduated with honors in 1843. He served in the Mexican war, under General Taylor, at Palo Alto, Kesaca de la Palma, and Monterey, and was with General Scott at the capture of the city ot Mexico. His bra very had in the meantime raised him from the po sition of second lieutenant to that of captain in the fourth infantry of the regular army. Leaving the army in 1854, he settled in Missouri, but in 1800 moved to Galena, Illinois. At the beginning of the present war he was appointed colonel «f tho Twenty-first Illinois volunteers, and on the 17th of last May he was promoted to a brigadier-general ship- Ho bos seen active sorvice since theß, in Missouri, and did some service to the Slate by occupying Paducah, and by stopping communi cations and supplies to the rebels by the way of the Tennessee liver, men Foote reduced Fort Henry, General Grant’s division, which had accompanied the flotilla, marched over to invest Fort Donol aonj and Grant was tho cominatijifig general by whom the victory of Donelson was gained. He was made major general for this. Honor to General Grant 1 The latest news from Fortress Monroe states that the Mtrrinmc is hourly expected, and that every thing is in readintes to receive her. On Monday, the Mernmac, with three gunboats and four tugs, was at Sewell’s Point, with steam up, and it was thought that she was only waiting for the storm to subside to come down and attack our fieot. At Vorktowu everything is progressing satisfactorily, but a battle is not expected for a day or two. If we may believe the news we daily receive from the rebel States, Jeff Davis has not as pleasant a “situation” as he would wish. Mutterings of popular discontent are of daily occurrence, while the leading journals of the South and numerous generals in the army openly assail and denounce his “weak and vacillating” policy. His ap pointment of Hobert E. Lee to the post of com mandei-in-chief of the rebel forces is, no doubt, one of the principal objections to him, as most of the chivalry” from the Cotton States wore in favor of having Beauregard in that position. But sDavis, not being on the best of terms with tho creole general, and not having as high ap opinion of him as the chivalry, thought proper to en trust the command to other hands, and, in so doing, he has raised a storm which will not abate until his' abdication. Commodore Foote telegraphs to Secretary Welles that he has taken formal possession of Island No. B), and the surrounding batteries—which were found to be constructed in the best engineering style, and were, in a comparative sense, impreg. nable. Tho batteries mounted seventy guns, of the largest cnlibre, and they, with their ammuni tion, were found to be in good condition. Four steamers, afloat, bave fallen into our hands, and two Others, With tho rebel giinboftt Cramjn&Sj wore found sunk, but they mag be easily raisod. The floating battery, mounting sixteen heavy guns, is lying ashore r. O'.r New Madrid, and it will, no doubt, fall into our hands. Secretary Welles has issued a general order, returning praise to Al mighty God for the bloodless victory, and also complimenting Commodore Foote, and tho officers and men under him, for their skill and bravery. By reference to the extracts from the leading British journals, which we publish to-day, it will he seen that the conflict between the Mernmac and Monitor , in Hampton Roads, has croated'a great sensation in Europe, and bids fair to ravolntionlsa the whole naval system of Great Britain. All hands agree that wooden walls, even if defended with the heaviest artillery, stand a very poor chance of winning a viotory when they are brought in com petition with mail-clad vessels, and that the latter, if properly constructed, ate almost invincible. Congress Yesterday Senate.— Numerous petitions were presented favoring emancipation. The bill fixing the salaries of district attorneys was taken up and passed. The Senate then went into executive session. House. —The Senate bill to increase the efficiency of the medical department of the army was passed, with an amendment incorporating volunteer sur geons with the regular staff. The bill proposes to add to the present medical corps ten surgeons, ten assistant surgeons, twenty medioal cadets, and a 3 many hospital stewards as may be necessary. The majority of the Senate amendments to the postal appropriation were agreed to. The voluntary emancipation resolution was adopted without ma terial change, and will become a law. The bill appropriating a million of dollars for abolishing slavery in the District, and a hundred thousand dollars for colonization, was referred. The House then went into Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union on the Pacific Railroad bill, which was advoouted by Messrß. Phelps and Kelley. Legislature Yesterday. Senate —A remonstrance, from this city, against Sunday railway travel was presented. The joint resolution to purchase clothing for wounded Penn, sylvania volunteers was passed. The bill to repeal the act for the commutation of the tonnage tax was under consideration. House. —The apportionment hill gave rise to a i lengthy debate, and a lingual duel between Mr./ Crane and Mr. Rowland. The first section of the j bill was finally agreed to, after being delayed as i much as possible by its opponents. j The glorious army of the West, which has just achieved the brilliant victory at Pittsburg Landing, while well supplied in most respects, is, it is said, not. specially well provided with physicians, hospital stores, and other facilities for the proper treatment of the immense num ber of unfortunate sick and wounded soldiers. A zealous effort is being made in the Western cities, by individual effort, to remedy these deficiencies. Cannot something also be done here ? The following well-deserved compliment to Hon. John I!. Thomson, one of the Senators in Congress from the State of New Jersey, is taken from the Trenton (N. J.) Patriot of the 7th instant: « We have the pleasure of assuring our readers, this morning, that Senator John R. Thomson voted in favor of the emancipation policy of the Presi dent. Of all the Democratic Senators, Mr. Thom son was the only one who stood square up to tbo patriotic requirements of his position. In so doing, the honorable gentleman has won a reputation that will endeur tiu. to tbe citizens of New Jersey sod to the free States at large. John R. Thomson has been a firm sud consistent patriot from the outset of the rebellion, lie set his face like flint against the first overt act of tho traitors, and he has not swerved au instant from the straight line of duty. If the Secessionists of the State wish to see him re elected to bis present high position, they have but to commence a war upon him for his Meant vote.” The Bucktails’ Gratitude. The fallowing brief, but expressive, note has beta received in this city: II i nave been instructed to thank the < Woman’s Central Relief Association of Philadelphia,’ for their itimely and welcome present of five hundred pairs socks, as received from the United States Sanitary Cuinmifision at Washington. “Lieut. H. D, Patton, “Q. M. Ist Rifle or ‘Bucktail' Regt., P. R. V. C. “ Camp near Alexandria, V»., April 5,1802.' Extra Lap.ns. Sale Stock*, Loams, and Ural Estate Tuesday next See Thornes & Sons’ ad vertisements, auctionhead. They advertise for the 2flth a sale by order of the Supreme Court. See third page, to diiy’a Frees, The Battle at Pittsburg Landing. The accounts which have reached us of the great battle at Pittsburg Landing fnlly verify the brief despatch, from a member ef General' Grant’s stair, that we published yesterday morning, stating that it was “the hardest battle ever fought on this continent.” The onoaiy, acting with their usual caution) only ventured on an attack after they were satisfied that their numbers doubled the forces under command of Gen. Ghaut. They were doubt less confident of victory, and, urged on by the ' two ablest generals in their service, Beaube (iAitii and A. Sydney Johnston. they oxpoctoi that, before Union reinforcements could -ar rive, our whole division would be captured or driven into the river at their rear. Their plans were for * time attended with partial success. A portion of our line was forced to give way, and nothing but the most resolute heroism, and unyielding courage, saved the fortunes of the day. Fortunately, by Monday morniug, new divisions had arrived, and the battle was recommenced by our gallant army, with a force somewhat- approaching in num bers the hosts of the enemy. Even then, for a time, the contest was fierce ami desperate. But nothing could resist the invincible onset of the noble champions of the Union; and after the terrific charge made by General Grant in the afternoon, all attempts to rally the Hying traitors were abandoned. Thus, with a loss fearful to contem plate, the great battle of the war lias been louglit and won. Everything seemed to favor the Secessionists. The very flower of their army, under their most able and favorite ge neral, commenced an attack upon a vastly in ferior force. And after a protracted struggle, they were driven back, utterly routed, dispi rited, and overthrown, The prestige Of BEAunuOAnn has been destroyed, and tho last prop of the Hehcllion broken. The path way to the metropolis of the South, New Or leans, is rapidly being opened. Ey the sur render of Island No. 10, the most important obstruction to the free navigation of the Mis sissippi was removed ; and, by the victory at Pittsburg Landing, the army which was ex pected to repel all further Union advances in the Southwest met with a blow from which it cannot recover. Tho details of this wonderful struggle will he awaited with intense interest. The first re ports of the number engaged, and of their losses, were doubtless exaggerated, but from the list of officers killed there is reason to fear that thousands of brave spirits have won the eternal gratitude of the Republic by offer ing up their lives upon the altar of their country. The annexation of a new State to the free States ol the Union is an accomplished fact. That broad territory lying beyond the western mountain ridges of Tirginia, comprising the free, populous, and enterprising counties of the Old Dominion, and embracing within its limits the resources of aii empire, has accepted tlie Constitution prescribed in the Convention of Wheeling, and, by a large vote of the people, declared that slavery shall no longer exist as a domestic institution. Tills is a most signifi cant and gratifying fact. It teaches us one or two lessons, and will do much to shape the policy of the war. We have a disenthralled community with the wounds of wav still bleeding, and the desolation of the last cam paign extending over every field and township, calmly and deliberately terminating an insti tution which, while it had only a nominal existence, possessed all its power, and car ried with it nil its inherent evils. This is attended by no agitation; no angry re crimination ; no tumultuous exhibitions of feeling. There has been no attempt at a mas sacre on the part of tlie enfranchised negroes, and instead of tlie unnumbered horrors dreaded by our sensitive pro-slavery friends, every thing is quiet, peaceful, prosperous. In Western Virginia slavery has been put to death by public opinion ; a public opinion educated, sustained, and strengthened—taught by the example of the happy and progressive North, purified by the war. A single instance of practical emancipation like this will do much to give tone and strength to the Union sentiment of the South, and the correspond ing sentiment of confidence in the North. We are so well convinced of the real feelings of the intelligent eitieotts 6f the slave States, we have so much hope in their ultimate re turn to reason and calmness, that the example of peaceful emancipation taught by West ern Virginia will be followed by the remain der of the Southern States in their own good time. The Atlantic Telegraph. Out of a capital of about §2,500,000 raised by the Atlantic Telegraph Company, the amount unexpended is about $2,000. The projectors are anxious to revive the subject, and all the world would have cause for gratu lation if the submarine cable were properly laid, and in regular telegraphic action. But it is out of the question, wc submit, that tlie American terminus can bo, or ought to be, in British Colonial soil, as before. At the recent annual meeting, Mr. Stuart tVoKTLKY, Chairman of the Company, men tioned vafiotis projects for establishing an At lantic Telegraph. AmoDg others, that pro posed by Col. T. P. Siiai-fner. Mr. Wort iet’s criticism on tbis was brief, but decisive and significant; “It will run from Denmark to America,” he said, “ and the great objection is, it will not be under English control.” This is the difficulty. Julia Bull desires American money and American patronage, to revive the Atlantic Telegraph from Ireland to North America, but his sine qua non is that both ends shall ho under British eontrol. Let ns suppose a case, illustrating the impolicy of this. If the Atlantic Telegraph had been a suc cess, as it was a failure, how would the United States have been affected during the present war ? For many months, whatever she may now appear, England was insulting and hostile to this country, and no one can doubt that she would have eut off, under the eireumstattees, our telegraphic communication with the Old World. It was an awful blunder, in 1858, to permit the Atlantic Cable to have its American ter minus in a British Colony, thereby giving England the whole control of the communica tion—a blunder which must not he repeated, if the scheme be revived. Let England con trol one end, and let the United States con trol the other. For this purpose, it must be a sine qua non that the American end of the Cable shall come, not into Newfoundland, or any other part of British North America, but into some convenient part of the Northeastern seaboard of the United States—Portland, for instance, which would be abundantly con venient for the subjects of Queen Victoria and the citizens of the United States. Any American who shall consent to an arrange ment which, as before, will give Great Britain the command of both ends of the telegraphic line, will deserve to he execrated as one who lias betrayed the honor and intereats of his country. The Peabody Donation. Mr. George PEAiionv, an American mer chant-prince, long resident in London, has literally startled England by an act of unex ampled and thoughtful munificence. He has placed £150,000 in the hands of Trustees, to be employed as they may deem best, for the good of that wretched class, the poor of London. In all likelihood, this is one half of his whole fortune —for he has been liberal at home, also and equal to a third of what is the annual income of the Dukes of Buccleugh, Devon shire, and Sutherland, or of the Marquis of Westminster; but these and other rich no bles have turned aside, leaving the American merchant to play the part of tho good Samari tan. May the lesson he gives them bo of use. The English newspapers, as far as we have seen, do justice to Air. Peahodv’s conduct and motives. The Liverpool Daily Post, of the 271 h tilt., Conclu.lcb thus : “ It is a worthy feature of this great design that (be only condition by which it is fettered is, that under no circumstances shall its beiieficcuce bo bumpered) either now or hereafter, by religious or sectional distillations of any sort. The poor of 1 London—he they only well conduatod—will all be : freely and without reservation its perpetual bene , ficiaries. Such charity as this will live for ever in ' the memory of England. And though, with ex ! celiunt taste, Mr. Peabody sayß nothing of the ; kind, surely it should serve to cover a multitude i of small offences between us and our Transatlantic j feliow-Saxons, that this Amerioan merchant, living | and thriving amongst us, has nothing bat good I word* and aotionsfor u* after knowing us familiarly I for a quarter of a century, while our opinion of j him is so high, and well-justified by experience, ] that if anything could lessen our wonder at this | munificence —unparalleled as it is in amount, and i exquisite as is the spirit in whichit has been «<?n -| ceivtd and proffeied —it would he that the author ! of it is George Peabody.” j We have yet to see what the London Times j says on this interesting subject.” LETTER FROM “OCCASIONAL.” Washington, April 9,1862. ■ This will probably be the grand historic ' week of the war. Tho clouds of battle long collecting have burst in a tempest of devasta tion and death upon the traitors, and they fiy before our armies as if God himself had taken command of them. Your intelligence of this morning requires no interpreter. It tells its own story to both sides. To the side of the country it comes as a voice of victory; to ' the side of treason as the utterance of inexorable- doom. Memphis is nomr at our feet, and New Orleans will pre sently be held as anew hostage. The conflict is at last to be transferred from all the Border States to all the Cotton States. Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri—the States in which the body of the people have least offended and been most deceived and ridden down —can now bind up thoir wounds, and repose, at least for a period, while the shock of battle goes on in Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana. These are tlienests in which the moat malignant of the assailants of our N ational Go vernment have been hatched. As the red wave of war retires from the Border States, it will set tle at last on tlie plantations of the Slklells, the Davises, anil tlie Yanceys. As they began this conflict, let them see and feel its last bitter and bloody consequences. As they sowed tho storm, they should reap the whirlwind. But tliere is a more eloquent teaching than this in the forward march of our brave men into liiu Cotton States. They advance to pursue and punish the desperate and remorseless assassins of the peace of the land ; but they advance also to give food and safety to tlie people they have starved, plundered, and oppressed. Wherever tlie old flag lias been replanted in tlie South, it lias produced an almost instanta neous harvest of benefits to the community. The forerunner of upon tlie Satanic tyrants of tlie rebellion, it is the emblem of forgiveness and protection to their victims. Marvellous, most marvellous, is the temper of our soldiers as they appoar among these peo ple. The armies of the Republic find the Southern people plunged into the deepest misery, and they lift them up into a new world of light and hope. I bave bad au evening with Col. W. II- Folk, of Tennessee, brother of James K- Polk, for follr yCArs PrOsidohl of tlid United States. lie enjoys his visit to his old lriends with infinite relish, but not more than they enjoy him. Re is looking well, and is the centre of every circle. Polk is one of the men who brighten tho eventful present and recall Hie pleasant past. He is a type of as loyal a people, until Secession mndc them mad, as ever road a newspaper or gave a vote. His brother, tlie President, who died in 18-19, was exactly twenty years ills senior, and tlie younger man lias always been regarded as the wild colt of tho drove. And full of joke and frolic he assuredly is. His career lias been a stirring one from tlie first. Those wlio have not known him have contemplated him as a matt of impulse and the world. And yet, loud as he is of Uie world and of society, and ready as lie is to yield to the thought of the moment, observe how he has progressed in life, and liow, in trying hours, he has stood firm. lie will be forty-seven years old in May, and is therefore a yonng man. His ready repartee and winning wit have made him a favorite in Tennessee, (where hewas born,Es pecially among the young people of both sexes, and his easy eloquence on the stump renders him a I‘ormidabie opponent. AttbongH often an extreme partisan, he disarms the rancor of his strengest opponents by his unending humor. His staid elder brother regarded William with the double feeling of affection and of distrust— affection that came from common-blood, and distrust lest he might compromise him in one of bis moments of hilarious good na ture. I have no doubt that when Colonel W. H. Polk was appointed United States charge d’affaires to Naples by President Tyler, Ids brother accepted it as a some what doubtful tribute from a doubt ful politician, for he never was an ad mirer of the celebrated Captain Tyler. Ob taining leave of absence, after the election of his brother to the Presidency, he came to Washington and found James Buchanan Secretary of State. Golonel Polk has never been a friend or admirer of “J. 8.,” and, during the period alluded to, as well as sub sequently, he made the venerable “0. P. F.” a standing joke. Some most amusing anec dotes, descriptive of the scenes that took place between them, could be related. Re signing his position as charge, he was ap pointed a major of dragoons in tho Mexican war, and behavod with great gallantry. He was chosen to Congress in 1851, and served two years, displaying during bis term much ability. Holding fast to liis Union prin ciples, he went to Charleston and acted with the Douglas Democrats throughout, and, during the campaign of 1860, was a candidate for tho nomination for Gover nor against Islmni G. Harris, thfl past Se cession Executive of Tennessee. When the rebellion broke out, although some of his most intimate friends yielded to the current, and among these A. 0. P. Nicholson and his sou, J. Knox Walker, and others, Colonel Polk refused to take part against his country, and was able to save himself from arrest. His descriptions of the sufferings of the people of Tennessee are full of exciting interest. All Ills own Northern property has been sacriiiced, and millions of the same description of property belonging to others confiscated, by a process already ventilated in this correspondence. Col. Polk demands a rigid COttiUe&tiOb bill Against the rebels, and those of our statesmen who hesitate about tbis measure have only to hear him to realize the necessity of such legislation as will indemnify the Southern Union men, and encourage the people of the free States in the payment of their taxes. He speaks in the highest terms of Andrew Johnson, and says that, however . W 0 hi:<y deplore tlie non-appearance of loyalty among the masses of the South, it will, un doubted y, show itself tho moment tho power of the Federal Government is thoroughly established in that quarter. Gol. Polk will visit Philadelphia and New York before he returns to Tennessee. The efforts of the cx-Prcsidcnt and his fol lowers to revive the Democratic organization should admonish the friends of the Govern ment and ihe war, to close up their ranks at the earliest moment. Thousands of patriotic men in Pennsylvania long for an opportu nity to vote against the Breckinridge leaders. There are at this moment two leading combinations in Philadelphia—the People’s and the Republican party—which, heartily united, with the aid of loyal Demo crats, could sweep these leaders into lasting obscurity. The satellites of the Buchanan dynasty are rejoicing at the prospect of a division among these great elements of politi cal power, and more than one of those who had to fly before the vengeance of the people, last April, hope to regain position throngh precisely such a division. The supporters of the Government and the war are of one mind, so far as great objects are concerned. Shall they differ about a party name ? So far as I have seen leading Republicans at this point, they are eager to see such a close consolidation of the loyal influences as will be victorious; and while most of them would prefer the Repub lican name, they respect tho peculiar condi tion of politics in Philadelphia, and indeed of your whole State, and stand ready to sanction any agreement which, without sacrificing principle, will hind these influences into an overwhelming unit. The cal! for the Chicago Convention was exprfftly framed to include the People’s party of Pennsylvania, and the wisdom of this step was shown in the election of Col. Curtin and Mr. Lincoln. The reason for this sagacious movement could be urged with a hundredfold force, in view of our “ present future.” The President, who, from the first, has exhibited so manly and straight-forward a course, and so liberal a spi rit, is, I doubt not, most anxious to see all kis friends brought together in Philadelphia—in Pennsylvania—and everywhere else. What lie requires—what Governor Curtin requires —what all patriotic men desire and demand—is, that we should not hazard a loss by a foolish contention over non essentials. What is most needed is, that no Breckinridge malcontent shall he thrown in to Congress or tbe State Legislature to foment discord and to help ihe common foe; and I am glad to repeat that, among those most anxious that the Republican name should be the name of the whole opposition to treason, there is not one who is not willing to yield to circumstances, and to follow the example set in the call for the Chicago Convention, so that no advantage shall he given to our active and unscrupulous THE PRESS.—PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 1862. adversaries. If there were reasons for mag nanimity in 1860, there are a thousand more reasons for unanimity among men of common ideas and common purposes in 1862. The surrender of Islaud No. 10, and the great Union-victory at Pittsburg Landing, com pletely demoralizes the enemy in the South west. They can hope for no important future successes in legitimate warfare in that quar ter. Wherever they come in contact witli our troops, no matter how great may bo their superiority of force, or the strength oi their defences, they encounter defeat. Formidable fortresses do not protect them; natural ad vantages do uot shield them; and odds of Itvo or three to one on the battle-field do not ren der them victorious. The great highway of tlie Mississippi is now opened to us, as the Tennessee was opened by tlie capture of Fort Henry, and tho Cumberland by the cap ture of Fort Donelson. It is not improbable, thnroforo, that in future the enemy, with the exception per haps of another battle near Corinth, and an attempt to defend Memphis and New Orleans, will either tie compelled to surrendur or to fall back chiefly upon guerilla warfare, by em ploying small roving bands to intercept our communications, and to thus harass the ad vance guard of our armies. Tbis system has already been adopted to some extent in Missouri and Tennessee. Our readers will recollect that a short time since, our Nashville correspondent gave an account of tlie appearance of the notorious rebel ma rauder Captain John Mono ah at Gallatin, where lie destroye i several railroad bridges and depots, and thus caused tho detention of tho mails and freight and passenger transpor tation, upon the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, for eight or ten days. His official report to General Hardee lias been forwarded to us from Nashville, and gives an important description of the rebel guerilla system. It is as follows: Siiblbvville, Tens., March 19. Major Gen. IV. J. Hardee, Commanding Ist llivision : Sib —l have the honor to submit the following report of the operations of a portion of my com mHnd on the 55th, 16th, 17th and 18,h lost At about 4 o’clock F. M., on the 15th inst., with Gol. Wood and a detachment of forty men, I left Mur freesboro’ for Gallatin, having learned that no Fo tferai reamed at that place. The chief objects of the expedition were to intercept the mail, to destroy the rolling stock on the road, to make prisoners, and to obtain information of interest to the service. Our destination was kept secret, and the com mand having keen sent from Murfreesboro’ in se- Sarate parties, by different roads, to unite at some istance from town, it was impossible that the enemy could be apprised of the movement until atfier the blow was struck. A citlZBQ q£ Mn(tliQ99* boro', whose zeal and loyalty is undoubted, made the necessary arrangements of runners to keep us perfectly posted as to any movements that might be made with the view to us off, Our first march, conducted mostly at night, car* ried ns about two miles bej r ond Lebanon. Early nextinorniHg we continued the march, crossing the Cumberland at Canoe Branch Ferry, and reached Gallatin about 4P. M. Leaving the com mand ju9t outside the town, Lieut. Colonel Wood, of Wirt Adams’ cavalry, myself and the men , dis fuised as Federals, entered and took possession. he colonel, myself, and two men galoped t? th<? depot, and secured the telegraph operator, hia in struments, books, etc. Among the papers found, are several orders of General Buell’s, some in ci pher, which please find inclosed. We secured, also* a few minutes after, as it name in, an engine and tender, carrying a number of carpenters to repair the road; they were made prisoners, but were released as we left the town. As soon as the citizens were made aware that we were Con federate troops , facility iva? afforded its to cairy out out plans. Lpon securing the engine, we at once commenced to accumulate all the roll* mg stock (a large quantity) on the main track, pre paratory to burning. When this was complete, the fire was applied! and in the course of an hour all except the engine was rendered permanently use less. That night, having picketed securely, we remained in Gallatin. The next morning we de stroyed the water-tank, and, taking the engine, the colonel and myself proceeded some miles up the road, With*a view of discovering auy approach of the enemy or the mail train. In the meantime, a lieu* tenant and four privates of Grider’s regiment, (Federals,) on their way io Jsashville, were taken pi-Lohek-S by bur pickets. The mail train being some hours behind time, and learning that our presence might have become known, we concluded to withdraw and return to Murfreesboro. We were made Kquoifltvd, just before reaching the town, that a body of Federal cavalry had rid den through the evening before, and that the enemy was in large force nearby. We remained about twelve miles from town, long enough to ascertain their exact locality, and then passed safely through, within two rnilea of their infantry. We reached Sbelbyville about 4 o’clock P. M., to-day, the men and horses a good deal jaded. Yesterday several transports passed down the Cumberland, carrying the remnant oi General Tbouitw' division, As our party had not entirely Grossed, we did not fire into them. From nil we could learn, the enemy has commenced to move. A large body of cavalry was seen on the road to Columbia. It is believed that. ibt srcbj bare scat a large force down the. Ten nessee by boats, and will also move In force across the country. It is reported in Nashville that they in- < ttnd to end the campaign before June. The pri soners will he sent forward in the 3 o’clock train ta-morrow. Shortly after leaving Gallatin, we learned that a party of twenty of the enemy, iu charge of three prisoners, were approaching Gallatin by the Scotts viile road. It waa determined to cut them off, Fuelling the prisoners, with a guard, across the Cumberland, we returned to effect the capture. We had taken our position ou the road so as to se cure the capture of all, but, unfortunately, when within half a mile of them, they were warned of danger by a negro, and fled precipitately to the woods, Captain Austin, in command of the party, making his escape on a horse cut from a buggy. It being too dark to follow, we remained pick eting the road until morning. No further op portunity offering, we resumed our march, and, after travelling about sixty miles, reached Mur freesboro about two o’olock next morning. I have omitted to mention that, before leaving Gallfttin, the angina was destroyed, thus leaving but one on the road. I have ascertained, beyond doubt, that Love, a man of my command, who was taken prisoner in the affair of the Sth instant (since dead), was shot by the enemy after being taken. [This is false,— Ed. Prkss.J The whole country through which we passed turned out in masses to welcome us. I have never before witnessed such enthusiasm and feeling. Mrn, women, and children never wearied in their efforts to minister to our wants. All expressed themselves gratified at the presence ef Southern soldiers iu their midst. A handsome flag was pre sented us by the ladies of Gallatin, and some ac companied us even to the ferry. Upon our return a number of Col. Bates’ regi ment were enabled to accompany us. Very respectfully yours, John H. Morgan, Commanding. [From the Mobile Tribune, March 18.] Tbe papers of Richmond seem to know as little of wb&t is going on in tbe army of the Potomac os wc in this quarter. “Falling back, ’' however, fleeing to be the order of tbo day. The Charleston Mercury says: In view of the fact that considerable uneasiness is manifested on the part of the public, on account of reports of the falling back of our forces from Manassas and tbe Upper Potomac, the Richmond Eoammer gives ua the positive assurance that these movements have not been on account of any pressure of the enemy, hut are purely strategic. Gen. Johnstoh is under stood to have the confidence of the Administration to such an extent that, as a singular exception, he has the control and direction of military move ments in his department entirely in his own dis cretion. It is certain that anew line of defence is to be organized in Northern Virginia, and that the points have been selected with a view to the strategic advantage. These points are not yet in dicated ; but it ia thought probable that a line of defence will be organized extending from Gordons ville to Staunton. A depot of provisions is now being established at the former place The Richmond correspondent of the Charleston Mercury has the following: The evacuation of Manassas and Ihe falling back to the Rapidan river, was determined on about three weeks age, during Gen. Johnston’s visit to this city. It was a military necessity, growing out of an insufficiency of troops and forage. Ten months of idleness had wasted tbe army away and all means of support. The Virginia Legislature and Governor Letcher are both blamed for not taking timely steps to re mforce Jobusteß, but tb« policy of inaction is tbs true offender. The Late Brigadier General Lander.— The late Brigadier General Lander was os modest as be was brave, and upon his death the newspa pers found much difficulty in obtaining materials for even a short biographical sketch. Certain general facts in his life were well known, but so far as we are aware no connected account of his adventurous career has ever bees published, ; Previous to bis death, Messrs. L. Prang 3c Co , Boston, requested him to send materials for a biography, to he pub lished in their forthcoming work, “ The Officers of the Union Army and Navy—their Lives and Por traits.” They received the followiog characteristic letter in reply ; . ' ■ Headquarters, Camt Kelly, j January 24, 1602. j Bear Sirs : I do not know auy event of my life that in public opinion would he worth noting. I have no time to write history, though I aoi obliged for the kindness which prompted yon to ask me to do so. My public services have been greatly overestimated, ami it yon could kDow the very poor opinion I entertain of myself and others now charged with the holy mission of preserving this republic, yon would never ask it. I ani.inostrespectfnlly, yours, F. W. I.\N7>Klt, B. G. U. 8. V. Mr. 11. D. Turkey, author of the beautiful poem “America; or, Visions of the Rebellion,” which has been received with marked favor by the press and public of the ertire State, will reoite bis pro duction, for the first time in this city, at Concert Hall, next Monday evening. Tbe pdtm opens with a graphic description of the rise and progress of oar country, and passes to note the present rebellion, and the valor end patriotism whioh it has oalled forth, and closes with a prophetic vision of our country again united. No other theme could prove mere acceptable to a Philadelphia audience. Large Sale op Dry Goods, Linen Goods, Hobiery, Ac.—The attention of purchasera is re quested to the large and fresh assortmentof British, PrtfiCb, German, India, and domestic dry geeds, hosiery, housekeeping linen goods, fancy articles, Ac., embracing about 920 lota woollens, worsteds, linens, oottons, and silks, to be peremptorily eeld, bj catalogue, cn few myths’ credit, tbe sale commencing this morning, at 10 o’olook, to he con tinued, without intermission, all day and part of the evening, by John B. Myers & Co., auctioneers, JJos. 232 and 234 Market street. Occasion At,. Rebel Guerilla Warfare? Progressing Backwards FROM WASHINGTON, PETITIONS FOR A NATIONAL ARMORY AT HOLLIDAY SBURG, COMMERCIAL TREATY WITH TURKEY. THE UNION FEELING IN TENNESSEE. COMMODORE FOOTE'S PREDICTION. A NSW PVCHMVS-SLAVE BILL TO BE IN TBODUCED. OUR ADVANCED FORCES ON THE RAPPAHANNOCK. REPORTS OF CONTRABANDS THE REBELS RETREATING TO RICHMOND. Special Despatches to “ The Press." Washisotos, April 9, 1382 The Northern Coast Defences. The Secretary War has submitted to Congress a com munication on the Yorlhowi coast defences, enclosing au elaborate report from I’ i.win F. JOUXSOK, of Connecticut, well known as a practical civil engineer, and connected with the joint commission of 1817, 'la, and 'l9, for run ning and martin* tlie Northeastern boundary line. Mr. Jodxsox recommends the passage ef Senator Moanii.i.'s bill, and the adoption of the policy of placing in the hands of the President the necessary power to accept loans of money from tlie several States for tlie public defence, as therein proposed, Among the modes oi defence contem plated is tho use of the railways and of floating bail-proof batteries, in addition te tho ordinary system of fortifica tions. His report is the result of careful examination of all the matters in question, including a long list of docu ments bused upon a thorough acquaintance with the physical geography and the topographical features of the country. To Increase and Regulate the Pay of the Navy. Mr. Hale has introduced a bill in tlie Senate, that wlieneypr any officer of the navy* of a clam subject hy law or regulation to examination before promotion to a higher grade, shall have been absent on duty at the time when he should have boon examined, and shall have been round qualified at a subsequent pxamiHfttion, the in* creased rate of pay to which ho may be entitled shall bo allowed to him from the date when he would have re ceived it, had ho been found qualified at the time when liia examination should have taken place. It is also pro vided that in calculating the graduated l>ay of boatswains, gunners, carpenters, and sailmakers in the navy, as established by the section here mentioned, the son service shall bo computed from the dates of their or eiitry into the service In their in lieu of the dates of their warrants. iPetition for a National Armor Holl- daysbnrg. Up. COWAS li&& PfcAsi&i) led several numerously-stoned petitions in the Senate, praying for the location of a na tional armory at HolLidayabure, in Blair county, Pa. The petitioners state that no other location in the Uni ted States possesses, to an equal degree, all tha aasantlal elements, and all the necessary materials, on the spot and in the immediate vicinity, with equal means of trans portation, for the cheap, convenient, and successful car ryingon of mwh m cstaVlistiment, The belter nnality of the » Juniata iron 71 is known to all to he the best in the United States, all the cannon lately made at Pittsburg having been cast in metal from the vicinity of Holiidays burg. The petitioners urge that coal, iron, water power f ami tranejortation can be had at that place In larger quantities than elsewhere, while its presout iron manu factures offer an inducement for the location of a national aimory, there being blast furnaces, rolling mills, etc., at thftt Point. TkdfeO Petitions were referred to the select committee who have the subject of the location of a na tional armory under consideration. The Situation in VirgioJ(|. Our advanced forces now occupy the Rappahannock banks, the railroad being in running order to War teuton. The reports of the enemy's position are indefinite and uncertain. Contrabands and refugees, who have ar rived from Fauquier and Culpeper, say that the rebels are rapidly retreating on Richmond, leaving their pickets to watch our movements. AH the refugees agree in their Statements that the enemy are in very small force on the Rappahannock. Picket firing between the two forces is of daily occurrence. Manassas. A gentleman of this citr* who hag spent three or four days at Manassas with Mr. Swan, (formerly steward at the White Eouae,) who owns a farm ton miles boyond the Junction, says that the latter was not Jnjnred in Ids property by the Confederates, though he had once been cent to Richmond and imprisoned as a “Unionise.” Hti says that there was a large army in the region, the most of whom were evacuating for more than a week by rail road. Encampments, in the shape of small houses, os well as tents, were strung along the line of railroad, as well as upon the by-ways. People about Manassas take Virginia bank notes, but arc shy of our treasury notes. The travel by freight trains is subject to much inter ruption! Clothing for Government. A well-known and extensive dealer in clothing', now here, and who has supplied the quartermaster's depart ment with many thousand uniforma states that he is willing to furnish the CoVertfment with' the amount needed, and at prices fifty thousand dollars less than was charged on each contract mode thus far. He opposes Mr. Wilson's bill, for a clothing bureau, on the ground that It coh&tlttiiee an examining hoard of regatar officers of the army, while the fact is, that most of the “shoddy" clothing now in the army was examined and approved by officers of the regular army. He contends that practical tnen slmnlA be chosen for (be purpoae of investigating plotting for the troops. «P& The Revenue System of Holland. Jambs S. Pike, the minister to the Netherlands, in transmitting to tho State Department & copy af the tariff and revenue system of that country, concludes his de spatch as follows: “ It will be observed that there is no direct tax on per* sonal property or income, as such taxes are believed to stand in the way of industrial and commercial develop ment, and to operate to expel capital. 1 ' The Effect of the Late Successes in £n- The late decisive successes of the Federal Government in Tennessee have produced their natural effect on the other Bide of the water. When Charleston and Savannah shall have fallen, and our gunboats traverse the JfffaaiS« eippi river, all interest in the affairs of the Confederates will cease in Europe. Commodore Foote’s Prediction. About two weeks ago Commodore Foote, in telegraph* ing to the Navy Department, Bald General Fori? intended to make a transverse movement, which would astonish Secesh on Island No. 10. The fulfilment of this predic tion is already known to the country. Executive Session of the Senate. The Senate was in executive session for several hours to-day, and confirmed several military' appointments of low grades., and Samuel E. Brown to be attorney of the Territory of Colorado. Union Feeling in Tennessee. A friend of Col. W. II Polk, and formerly a member of Congress with him, informs me that the latter asserts thftt there is ft strong Union feeling in Tennessee, but that it will not be altogether expressed until the people arc fully assured that they may not be again exposed to the military sway of the Confederates. He thinkß that most of the fighting will be over in two or three months, •rid that though Gem Beauregard may have considera ble of a force under him, stin many of them are new levies, and badly armed. The Acceptance of Certain Volunteer . Engineer Troops. Mf. V IF.Bfli! k&l introduced i kill In it© Sen ale, con* firming the act of the President In accepting the ser vices of a regiment of engineers. It is provided that the maximum organization of each company shall be one captain, one first lieutenant, two second lieutenants, ten sergeants, ten corporals, thirty-eight privates of the first class, and thirty-eight of the second class, and two mu sicians. The regiment is to consist of ten companies*and to be otherwise organized as volunteer infantry. Purchase of the Residence of the hate Senator Douglas by Government. The Committee on Military Affairs, of the House, have authorized a bill to be reported for the purchase of tbe building, known as “ Minnesota Bow,” the residence of the late Senator Douglas, for hospital purposes, for the nee of Government. Virginia Contested Election Case—Ad verse Report. The House Committee on Elections decided* yesterday*, to report adversely to the claims of GoL Sbgar, lately elected a Representative, from the eastern counties of Virginia, near Fortress Monroe. This is the second ad verse report made on tbe caso of Col. S-, his previous election tot being satisfactory to the committee. Earnest Petition for a City Railway, So earnest are the demands of the citizens for a rail way on Pennsylvania avenue, that a petition signed by two thousand of the largest property •holders of the city of Washington was presented to-day urging the imme diate passage of the House bill. Important Commercial Treaty Information has bean received here that Hon. E. Joi Mohri.s Minister to Constantinople, has conc-uded an important commercial treaty with Turkey and the United States, which he bAS sent to the President, who has transmitted it to the Senate for ratification. Active Operations. An officer of engineers, who has just come from-tk* scene of operations, near Yorktown, states that the en trenchmerts might be taken, without bloodshed, in-two or three weeks, but, as the country expects urgency, a different course will be adopted. A New Fngitive-Slave BUI. Senator Wihsear, of Massachusetts, will, introduce a new fugitive-slave bill. It is unite a material modification of the old law, abolishing tk6B4 which hay© rendered it obnoxious. Mr. Forrest, The great ttagertton appewa m Liar. This Is bj* siipp©i»£<i tA bA his grtllAflt And a greftt deslro to bw him in snch a Eflleir4l?d part The Weather. The ground ii rovpml with snewi and the rain, Is fall ing. Considering the season or the year, the weather is unprecedented. From San Francisco, Faxseiseo, April 8_!5*ll»d t Ships, Mult, Port Townsend, and Pocahontas, for London. The following vessels are chartered and. prized for Cbincha Island for guano, thence to sail to England: hlaci Hawk, Juno, Blandina, miber, Piske, Radiant, A'vccivati, and Egypt, Departure of the Steamer China—Exit Russell. Nhw XoivK, April B.—The Cnnard steamer China sailed td-dav for Liverpool, with $820,000 10 SpselO. Among her passengers was correspondent Russell, of the London Times, Release of State Prisoners, Boston, April o.—The state Prisoners' Cun mission has ordered the release of the following members m the late Maryland Legislature, from Fort Warren: u. Q, KBfalrne, Speaker of the House; Joeiah H. Gordon, air, Charlea McGill, Clark J. Durant, Dr. Hills Oartoll, and Messrs. Cloggclt and Jones. THE GREAT BATTLE AT PITTSBURG, ANOTHER ACCOUNT. THE DISASTERS OF SUNDAY. 6I H * ! AMr Ann m> l Annon c/inißEDi The Tables Turned on Monday. OUS ABTILLFBV SECAFtVKED AHD FOBTY BEBEL GUHS TAKER. Oiiir HsJiiiiJ t»» I'ive 7hvnaan4 ! [ln addition to the account tf the great battle of Pitts burg. pnbliihed on our first page, we present the follow ing particular?. which appear to li&v« been collected carefully, and are probably more authentic than those at first received. Kn.} Cairo, April 9.—Further advices received from Pitts burg Landing give ilia following partlouiara of tha Into bait!* The rebels attacked the United States troops at four o’clock on Sunday morning, the brigades of General Sherman and Prentiss bpjng the fifßt flngftgttl' The ftt tack was successful! and our entire force was driven bock to the river, when the advance of the enemy was checked by the fire of the gunboats. Our force was increased by the arrival of General Grant, with troops from Savan nah* Yferv ip?piritc4 hr tbu report or the arrival of two divisions from General Buell’s army. Our loss this day was heavy, besides the killed and wounded, and em braced our cainp equipage and tfeirfy-six field-pieces. The nc-a:i morning our sow amounting tp men, assumed tho offensive, aad by 2 o’clock we had retaken our camp equipage and batteries, together with some/orb/ of the rebel guns, and a number of prisoners. Boon after, the enemy was in fpll retreat, pursued by our victorious forces. 7he casualties are numerous. Gen. Grant is wounded in the ankle slightly. C«*x W. U. L. Wallace killed. Gen. Smith severely wounded. Col. Ball, Sixteenth Illinois, killed. Colonels Logan, Thirty-second Illinois, and Davis, Fifty-first Illinois, wounded aavawly. Major Hunter, Thirty-second Illinois, killed. The killed, wounded, and missing are not less than Jive thousand. Col. Peabody; Twenty* fifth Wisconsin; is also severely funded. ANOTHER ACCOUNT. Our Cavalry In Pursuit Beyond Corinth. Our Loss Placed at 600 to 1,000 Silled, and 3,000 W&u&ded. Chicago, April 9.— The Times' account of the battle at Pittsburg Lauding, on Sunday and Monday, says that the enemy gurprigpil General Prentiss’ brigade, wktefc |\vae In the advance, five miles beyond Pittsburg, at five -o’clock on Sunday morning, taking two regiments of prisoners, And capturing tho General. The fight continued during thß entire day, the enemy driving onr forces back to Pittsburg with fearful loss. Gen. Buell, with Gen. Wilson’s division, arrived at 4 o’clock and turned the tide c-f battle. The enemy was commanded by GeDB. Polk and who sus pended the attack about 6 o'clock. On the morning of Monday, the troops having rested on the field and been reinforced by General Kehon’s division, supported by the gunboats, drove tbo enemy back and occupied their former posi tion, completely routing the rebels, who were imme diately followed by several thousand of our cavalry. At last accounts the latter wore some miles beyond Corinth. The Tribune places our loss at from GOO to 1,000 killed, and 3,000 to 4,000 wounded. The rebel loss is twice that number. Stic of uiir halterifts were tiilceii and retaken bSx lime,. Tho Times sayH that Beauregard had given orders not to destroy any of the camp equipage taken on Sunday, as he expected a complete victory the next day. TII E LA TEST. THE VICTORY FOLLOWED UP! OUIL FORCES OCCUPY CORINTH. GENERAL JOHNSTON'S BODY, Cairo, April 9.—An officer who left Pittsburg Landing on Monday evening reports that onr forces occupy Co rinth, and that Gen. Johnston’s body had been found on the field. He also confirms tho report that Beauregard had his arm shot off. There faavo been no arrivals from the Tennessee river since early this morning. A boat is expected to-nigbt. Relief for the Wounded- Milwaukee! Wig * April 9.*»Th© Chamber of Oenw tnerce, on the Governor’s recommendation, held a meet ing to-day for the relief of the wounded at the battle of Pittsburg. After the members had subscribed liberally, the doors were thrown open for the reception of hospital stores, ftDd to-night the rooms are well filled, and an agent of the Governor, accompanied by a surgeon, will leave to-morrow, to render all the aid possible for the comfort of the wounded. Cincinnati! April 9.—A boat ha 3 been commissioned to take physicians, ntn*ses, and stores, to the scene of tho Tennessee battle. A meetiDg of the Chamber of Commerce was held to day, and a committee appointed to solicit subscriptions to jT?TcIiI»P peceuaitiics for the wonndod. A large nmonnt waß raised in a short time. A committee was appointed to go to Columbus, to-night, to urge the Legislature to make an appropriation to charter other boats, aud pro cure the naewißflrp flupplios. It is probable that three of four boats will leave here thin week for Tennessee. A large number of nurses hare tendered their services. Louisville, April 9.—A large meeting of citizens was held here 10-day, at which the Mayor presided, to make arrangements to take care of the wounded from Pittsburg. $2,500 were contributed, and any further amount that might be desired offered. The steamer Commercial left for the Tennessee river to-night, with medical and other supplies. The steamer Diligent will leave to-morrow with nurses and supplies. Any amount of hospital accommodations in this city have been offered. War Bulletin—Thanks to the Almighty. War Dei’aftmbnt, > Washington, April 9, 1802. £ ORDER GITIXG TIIAXKS FOR THE RKCEXT GREAT VI0T0» BINS OVKH BEDELS AND TBAITOIISi First. That at meridian of the Sunday next after the receipt of this order, at the head of every regiment in the armies of the United States there shall be offered, by its chaplain, a prayer giving thanks to the Lord of Hosts for thr- recent manifestation 6f HIS P6WAF itt th* 6V4P throw of the rebels and traitors, and invoking fch* con tinuance of his aid in delivering this nation, by the arms of patriot soldiers, from the horrors of treason, rebel lion, and civil war. (Staffidi That the thanks and congratulations or the War Department are rendered to Major General Halleck for the signal ability and success that have dis tinguished all the military operations of his department, and for the spirit and courage manifested by the army under his command, under every hardship aud against every nddii in attacking* pursuing and destroying the enemy wherever he could be found. Third. That the thanks of the Department are also given to Generals Curtis and Sigel, and tho officers and soldiers of their command, for the matchless gallantry at the bloody battle at Pea Ridge, and to Major Generals Grant and Buell, and their forces, for the glorious ro pulse of Beauregard at Pittsburg, in Tennessee, and to Major General Pope and lis officers and soldiers, for the bravery and skill displayed 1 in their operations against the rebels and traitors entrenched at Island No. 10, on the Mississippi river. Ttaa daring courage, diligent pro- BfCntiODi Pflfliltont yakT, and military result of these achievements are unsurpassed. Fourth. That there shall this day be a salute of one hundred guns from the United States arsenal at Wash ington, in honor of these great victories. EDWI& M. STANTON, Secretary of M ar. THE VICTORY AT ISLAND No. 10, Congratulations of the Navy Department. Washington, April 9.—Tho following congratulatory letter was sent, to»day, to Flag-Officer Foote by tele ' Naw Dxpartaiemt, ) WASHIXGTPXi April 9, 1862. f Flsg-Officer A, H. Footk, commanding the gunboats on tlie Western waters: A nation’s thanks are due you and the brave officers and men of the flotilla on the Mis sissippi, whose labors and gallantry at Island No. 10, ■which surrendered to you yesterday, have, for weeks, b??!! with Intense interest. Your triuniph’is"riot the lesßapprecmted'because it was protracted and finally bloodless. To that Being who has protected you through so many perils, and carried you onward to successive victories, be all praise for Bis continued goodness to our country, and for this last success of our arms. Let the congratulations to yourself and your command be also extended to the officers and soldiers who co operated with you. GIOTCON WRLLKB,. Secretary of the Navy. The Atlantic Telegraph New Tork, April 9 —Advices per the Hibernian-state that Cyrus W. Field had returned from Paris, and was to leavo in the Asia* on tho 20th, for the United States. His telegraphic scheme has been favorably received, and’ the laying down of a new cable to within twelve months, is considered certain. Sale of the Prize-Steamer* Magnolia. JfKw YonKj April 9 The prize- steamer Magnolia, recently captured from the rends, w«s : sold to-day for $50,000. The Magnolia was bought by a Government ageut. The Storm at New York. Nktt York, April 9,—There bftY9 bevu °9 arrivals-to day via Sandy Hook. The gale has again commenced this evening. . „ . The btenmships China, for Liverpool, and Ericsson, ate bo: h anchored at Quarantine. Description Of Corinth, Corinth having been ocoupled by our forces, a description of the town becomes interesting: Corinth is at the intersection of the Mobile and Ohio and Memphis and Charleston railways*, in Tishomingo ominty (Mississippi), ninety.three miles from Memphis, forty miles from Grand Junction, one hundred and fifty-five miles from Columbus Kentucky, fifty-eight miles from JAckson, Tcn nessee, eighty miles from Decatur, Alabama* and about twenty miles ih a direct lino from Savannah, Tennessee. Prom Pittsburg, whero the main body of our army was lately encumpeA the distance to Corinth is about eighteen miles, by a good turn pike-road. t . , . . Corinth is a very important strategical point. It is situated in a hilly. semi*iaountainou6 country, a branch of the Apalaohian range, which diverges from tho Alleghany mountains, and formß. the mountains Wtd gold- bearing regions of Goorgia aad Alabama. This village is. nearly surrounded by an irregular circle of bills, rising on the north, about four miles distant, with the State line be tween Tennessee and Mistissipps crossing their summit. The Mobile and Ohio railway crosses this ridga through a out seventy, five feet in depth. Similar cuts, of lessor depth, penetrate the hills on the east, west, and south, whore the railways en ter. Beyond these hills, in the direction of Pitts burg and Savannah, tho ground becomes more level, and muoh of it is low and swampy. Geo. Buck’s inimitable squabe-orakd Have you seen them ? If not, oall on Mr. GcckO, Seventh Mill Chestnut. mvm oosgbess-fibst nos. PETITIONS FOB EUANCIPATION. THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMT. THE Bill TO INCREASE ITS EFFICIENCY PASSED. THE VOLUNTARY EMANCIPATION RE- .SOLUTION ITS FINAL FASSAQE. THE ei ESTION OF DISTRICT ABOLITIOI AND COLONIZATION. THE APPROPRIATION BILL REFERRED. THE PACIFIC RAILROAD Military and Commercial Ifoeoisity for it. Wxshi.vqto.*, April 9,1862. SENATE. fittlftnclpnlloit. Mobpi-s HOWAftb (B.p.j, of Micliiem: OIIAN m.KR of Mlrt.isM.; TBUMBDLL (Bee.), or Illinois; SHEBMAN (Rep.), of Ohio: and Hs.RI.AN (Rep.), of lowa, presented petitions in favor of emanci pation* SiAllAHftl Armory and Depot, Mr. HOWE (Rep.), ot \Visconsin, presented the me morial of the Legislature of Wisconsin, for the estubMsh mentof a national army and depot in that State. Iviiftrrvriiirm of tlm Law* Mr. TBUMBULL (Rep ) introduced a hill for the more convenient enforcement of the laws of the United States for its security, by keeping the peace and good behavior. Salaries of UiatvlM AtUFKpri. The bill in relation to fixing the salaries of district at torneys was taken up. a discussion, the bill was passed—yeas 20, nays (In IttOllCftOf Me. WILSON (Hep.), of Massachusetts, the Senate went into executive session. After an executive session, the Senate adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Eii’ieleucj of the >i?qu-ai Department' The Bouse proceeded to tho consideration of tho Senate bill to increase the efficiency oF the nudical department of the army. The debate involved the question of in corporating surgeons from the volunteer service withtlie regular slaff, thus giving a large field tor selection. Tliid was agreed to. The bill, as amended on the recommendation of tho Military Committee, was then passed. A Plea for the Sick and Wounded* Paring the debate on the medical bill, Mr, DUNN (U.), of Maryland, said lie hoped the b II would bo promptly passed. There cornea up to us a cry of distress from our camps aud hospitals, from our wounded and sick, who are cruel y suffering from tho want of proper medical And honpllal provisions- Me would vote lor Buy bill calculated to give relief to our soldiers, who bo nobly endured and suffered for their country. Our Medical Department needs reorganization and enlargement to en able it to attend properly ro its vastly increased duties. GMU-Vftl FoSHlroS of the BUI. [The medical bill, as adopted, proposes to add to tho present medical corpß ten surgeons and ten assistant stir geous, to be promoted and appointed under the existing laws, ai d twenty medical cadets and as many hospital fetewarda as th& surgeon gthM Al may consider necessary the medical inspector general, under the direction of the surgeon general, to have supervision of all that rotates to the sanitary.conditionjof the army. There are to 1 eight medical inspectors and medical purveyors, to he charged, under the direction ot the surgeon general, with the selection ana purchase or all medical aim dies, 4c.] Alleged Case of Contempt. Albert G. Higgins was brought before the bar of the Bouse to answer for contempt in toiling to appear before the Select Committee on Go rernment Contracts. Tho Speaker asked him what answer he bad to make. In reply, a written statement was read, to the effect that he imd not heard of the committee being in Boston at the lime of the notice and further, that He derived a U impression from the officer serving it that the next day would do If he could not go that day. When he went the next day he found the committee had broken up. Mr. DAWES (Bop.), of Massachusetts, offered a reso lution lliflt, U'Ii&E&AS Alt.fcft (J. Qlsglna Kail slncn H-p -peated before the committee, and 'answered all tho ques tions put to Mm, he be discharged on the payment of the fees chargeable on the warrant. Alter a convcisation, the resolution was amended by striking nut thti requirement In pay the feoN» and adopted! there being nothing to show that Mr. Higgins acted Iu contempt. Appropriation for Civil Expenses. Mr. STEVENS (Bop ), of Pennsylvania, from the Com mittee of \Va>H and Means, reported a bill making fur ther appropriations for certain civil expenses of the Go vernment. Post Office Appropriation* Tho House concurred in nearly all the Sonato amend ments to the Post Office appropriation bill. During the explanations, Mr, UOLFAN (Rep.), of In diana, said tho amount for special agents was nec.saary, as these officers open post offices and transact other mail business as our armies advance. On motion of Mr. itOSCOE CONKLING, the Hause proceeded to the cansidoratUu of business on !li« Spelt er's table. Gradual Emancipation' The first was the joint resolution that Congress ought to co-operate with and afford aid to any State adopting the policy of gradual emancipation! The Senate amendment, substituting the words “the United States” for tl Congress,” was tin n agreed to by the House. The proposition therefore requires only tho President’s approval to become a law. Branch Lily Fusl Ori'icesi The House concurred in the Senate amendments to the House hill, authorizing the establishment of bratcli post offices in the cities. District Abolition and Colonization* The Senate bill ttDprnprmtine a million of dollars for the abolition of slavery in tbe District of Columbia, and a hundred thousand for colonizing them, was taken up and read for the first dime. The question occurring on its second reading, Mr. VALLANDIGHAM (Dem.), of Ohio, objected. In ease of an objection heins made to tho second read ing of a hill, the rule requires the question to be put, “Shall the bill be rejected 1” The quettion was accordingly put, and decided in the negative—yeas 45, nays 03, as follows: TE4S. Kerrigan (Dem.) Knapp (Rep.) Law (Dem.) Lazear (Dera.) fcpftry (Vhlpb) Mallory (T 7.) May (Pent.) tfenzies (U.) Noble (Dem.) JMI(Prm), Norton (Dem,) Nugeu (Dem.), Pendletan (Dem.) Perry (Dem.) Price N&YS. Aldrich (Rep.) Fessenden (Rep.) Alley (Rep.) Fislier (Union) Arnold (Rep.) Franchot (Rep.) Ashley (Rep.) Frank (Rep.) Babbitt (Bet ) Gooch (Rep.) Baker (Rep.) Goodwin (Rep.) Baxter (Bep.) Granger (Rep.) Beaman (Rep.) Gurley (Rep.) Bingliam (Rep.) Haight (Detn.) Blair (Rep.), Mo. Hale (Rep.) Blair (Itep.), Fa. Hancnett (Rep.) Blake (Rep ) Harrison (Union) Browne (U.), B I. Hooper (Rep.) Buftinton (Bep.) Horton (Rep.) Campbell (Bep.) Hutchins (Bep.) Chamberlain (R-j> Julian (^ep.) Clark (Bop ) Kelley (Rep.) Colfax (Bep.) Kellogg (B )Micb. Conklivg,Fred. A. KilliDger (Itep.) (Rep.) Lansing (Rep.) Conkling, B. (B.) Lehman (Dem.) CoToda (Rep} Loomis (Rep,) Daxis (Bep.) Lovejoy (Rep.) Dawes (Rop.) McK night (Rap.) Delano (Rep.) McPherson (Rep.) Diren (Rep.) Mitchell (Rop.) Duell (Bep.) Moorhead (Bep.) Dunu (Re®.) Morrill (Rep_)Me. Edyerton (Bep.) Morrilltßep)' Vt. Edwards (Rep.) Nixon (Rep.) Eliot (Rep ) Odell (Dem.), Fenton (Rep.) Olin (Bep ) Mr. KOSCOE CONK LING (Bap &6\‘4d to recMi&idt,* tbo vote, and to I the table, which was agreed to. The bill was then read a second time, and, The Bill Referred. All™ (Hem.), Biddle (Bern.) Blair (U.), Va. BrowD (TJ ), Va. Calvert (D,) Corning (Dem.) Cox (Dem.), Cravens (Dem.) Crittenden (U ) Pdaplaina (Dem,) Dunlap (P./ English (Dem.)' Grider (IT.) Hall (TJ.) Harding (U.) Oto motion of Mr. ItOSCOE GONKLING, referred to tlie Committee of the Whole on the state o! the Union— tile mice requiring all biiia maikiag appropriations to do Uros referred for consideration. Pacific Railroad. The House then went into Committee of the Whole on the stale of the Union, on the Pacific Railroad bill. Military and Commercial Necessity for the Road. Mr. PRXT/TS'(Bep ), of California, advocated it, re gatding this means of connecting the Atlantic with the rncific as not only important in a military, but also in an agricultural and commercial point of view* Advocacy of the Bill. Mr. KBUiXY (Bep.)i of Pennsylvania, argued that the time is for the commencement of this work,, and onrdomestieexigeucies demand its early completion. Until we shall havo built this road, our country can never MBrnnoitaiust and commanding posU tion among the nations or the world. He considered the subject in all its various aspects. The committed then rose, aud the House adjourned. PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE. HAKMSBUno, April 9,1800. SENATK. Tbe Senate was called to order at 11 o’cleck by the Speaker. _ Mr. cijSSlltt presented tv remonstrance from Phila delphia, against the running of passenger railway cars on Sunday. A number of l petitions were presented for the passage of Sr taw restricting the Delaware and Hndnon Canal Com pany, and other corporations, with reference to mining privileges. Messrs, HIK9TAN-D and GLATZ each presented pe titions for the alteration of the Columbia Dam, 8© ab to permit tbe free passage of fish. Reports of Committees* The joint resolution instructing our Representatives In Congress to oppose a general bankrupt law wan re ported as committed * also, the bill from the House to pro vide for the adjudication and payment of military claims; also, with amendment, the bill for the relief of the stock - holders ftsd c r?4!*9rj? °f t!i® Fftirs9iifil Passenger Rail way ; alsoi the bill to authorize the city of Pittsburg to compromise with- the holders of k its bonds; atso, ihe bill to extend the char tor of the Lac castor County Bank; also, the supplement to the Mahoning Railroad Company, with a negative recommendation. Sills Considered. She bill to restore a separate representation tA OIA counties 06 Bedford, Cumberland, Perry, and Somerset, came up in ordsr, and was postponed for the present. The bill to extend and renew the charter o* cue Co lumbia Bank passed finally. The supplement to the general-school law was amenaea and t&Metl-fid&llP. . , . . The joint resolution relative to purchasing clothing for wounded Pennsj tvania volunteers was taken up and passed i The bill construing an act relative-to taxing the At- ; lantic and Ohio, Philadelphia aud W.lkesbarre, Susquo- i imnmv Stiver, and North Atid WA*t-Hr&ftfth 1 Oi nipanies was linully. The amendments of the House to.ihe bill relative be . saa companies were non-concurred’in. The supplement to the act fort the salo of railror^S*, Cttllftlft #Cn V»» cpfiiwjerpd IWl‘l A^STO^i AFTERNOON SESSION The Senate reassembled at throe o’clock. The ToiDMfte Tax. The bill to repeal the act for thu of lb©, tonnage tax was taken up. Mr. BOUND, of Northumberland, offered pa amend ment imposing a tax ujou. tonnage on all rftllruuda in thp, Commonwealth. ; A lengthy discinwn, ensued, but, an# final action, the Senate ndjoarued until evening. EVENING SESSION. The Senate met at 7 o’clock, and resulted the coiaefch*- ration of the bia to repen} the act for tk* commutation of the tonnage tax. The amendment taxing all the raSroadß in the State was adopted. Tbia It understood to be equal to killing the bill. JUVjbwvirtd. HOUSE, The House was called to order at 10 o'clock by the Speaker. Efforts were motto to rett*eider the Tate by which tha Home recently defeated Uie bill allowing on extoceion or tbe North Phllodelphis Railroad. A variety of print* ot order were raised* and debated* consuming mach time. The Home finally refused to reoonNder. A deapatch » read by the Clerk glrins the forties. tera of a terrible conflict httwenn the Uuifdd BUtaff forroe ai d the rebels at Pittsburg Lauding. It ttMtoJ a profound sensation. Mr. KAINK, who hod tho floor when the despatch wo* read, and who was about discussing the State apportion meat hill, mflYpj) tfl ffltjonm fPf feftlf SI IWtr. 1(19 mviivß vraii nticnrann limidrairn. Mr. KAINE oppoanl the State apportionment bill, as it hod passed the donate, and declared that it referred to* and endorsed the act of May last, which had been we mafurriy wul illegally biM by tL«L*g(«UtHM. Mr. ARMSTRONG, alluding to a disposition on the part of some of the members not to pass any bill* said that such a course would result lu endless contested seats In Congress* ; The debate was contiuued by Messrs. Rych, Cusua, and others. A personal controversy sprung up between Mr. Crane (Union Democrat) and Mr Rowland (Democrat), and con tinued for some time. Tho anoition turned on the tsy •lty and Democracy of tbe two gentlomen, and Acrimo nious renmiks passed between them. Mr. HOPKINS finally called the attention of the House to the Impropriety of allowiug the debate to continue. ?b* w# i» Mirfi) times applauded during Ibtt vomrovfrftyj in flfspite of me efforts of The Speaier to maintain order. The consideration of the apportionment hill having been retrained, the previous question (which precludes all debate) was called by Mr. ARMSTRONG. The first section of the Senate apportionment bill WM agreed io. A communication was received from the Governor, in viting tho members and officers of the Legislature to tho Executive mansion on Thursday evening. Adjourntd. AFTERNOON SESSION. The House wag called to order at three o'clock. The Apportionment BUI. Tho apportionment bill was again taken up And As each section of Iheb’ll its passed by the Senate waft read, the Democratic members offered amendments, but the amendments wore all voted down by tho Republicans and Union Democrats. 1 lie yoas and nays were also c»!l«-*l Dpnn .ftfii section. Mr. McMAKIjS, of Phiiadciphla, mode a speech while the second section was under consideration. He said that it was apparent, from the votes of the House, that it was ihe intention of the majority, and also their fixeddo teminatiort, fo jnfljcf upon f)iv Of fW* the State this infamous Ml), Bent boro from tho Senate, the provisions of which, ho far as the city is concerned, are so manifestly wrong and unfair that no good citizen could endorse them. The speaker alleges that this ap fAFriChES&BL dUfrAnelitei* a majority of ettize®n by throwing all the strong Democratic wants in the city into ono Congressional district. The other three districts are so constituted as to insure Republican majorities, thus making the election of any Democratic candidate Impos uihlfl. Thus, Mr. M. dpdared a iavgn BfAparltefi—ltu deed, a majority of tlitM dtatrieta—will have uo fopro sentative. For those reasons, the speaker, iu the name of his constituents, and in the name of those disfran chised, entered his protest against what he termed a foal wrongteud a glows outrage. air, ARMSf \tefvnqed the bill, He declared that, un’ees it was passed, there would be no apportioa mrnt of the State this year. Tbe remainder of the nfternoon session was consumed in tbe consideration of the bill. Its opponents using various ladies ol parliamentary rules co cause delay. Considerable excitement prevailed, l»ut the friends of the bill finally succeeded in ordering a session for this ove rling. Adjourned. The House reassembled at f o’chck, Tho consideration of the apportionment bill waa re sumed. Thu bin, as it cime from the Senate, was passed to a second reading, and was then laid over. The bill to facilitate the payments to the widows 9wvl ahilriren of dnoeasM soldiers ivas passed. Adjourned. LETTER FROM JVEW VORK Fort Lafnyftitp PrisoiuTH—Exctieiaeiu Untuni by lVar News—City Dispensaries—Funpral of Mr. Goodhue —Sale of South Carolina Cot ton— Colonel Sweeny—Sailing of the China- All J2llti.PiFrlKli.~ Vanlcep «Irl In DerU- Stoclss Dry Goods—Callle Market Mar kets, Ac** Ac* [Correspondence of The Press J Thu commission to examine national prisoners, now in the forts of the United States, commenced their duties here, relative to Fort Lafayette, yesterday. The fol lowing is the result of their delilierationa up tend*a to day: Released on taking the oath of allegiance, W. Hendricks, Jonah Fotterfuld. Released on parol? of honor not to extend any aid or comfort to the enemy. David Ui WaUteßi Cant. liftac L. Viauars. Eecorn* milted to Fact Lafayette, Wm. 11. Hill, Sidney Bedoett, Vid. H. Childs. E. V. Cecil, Col. Tocunna, (the cele brated French ludy.) and Mr. Chaplin, who is placed pa tho footing nf a prisoner of war. The commissionffsj have summonel ppolher batriiiff the prisoner! at Fort Lafayette before them for examiuation The city is in a Btate of almost wild excitement overth* newhfrom tbe West. In the United States Circuit Cour Judge gmalley SDIIPUBCPiI the BPfffl from ffllUffi] 2fd 10 ftr reading the latest despatch. The jury broke out iu a burst of cheering, and, although generally jdeemad tn proper, the Judge coniimutd tho reading of tho dospatb. The monthly report of the New York Uisponaaries, ;iat ISAUAd, Bits forth iil&i. tlUriLl the u,»hth. md fiUrgical services, VOCdnattoll Bbd tnedlcihe were afforl <d, gratuitously, to 11,224 persons. T&o principal cau*a of death were phthisis, pm-mnonia, hydrocephnlus, ant albuminaria. Tbe prevailing diseases chiefly nffocte*. the respirator}- ppd circulatingsj-sttm. Among tiis moat impnnant wero phthisis and pneumonia. Tho funeral crmimniPH of tho late Robert C. Gi)«>lhuo took place Ibis moniiog at AU-fcmib’ Church. The con* gregarion was large, the church being well filled vith au audience cunr-oged mostly of meichauts of this city, who linen* iha as & 11.< efchwbt firfei 6i Gocdhlie A Co. Dr. Bellows preached the funeral ser mon, nud paid a high tribate to tho many good qualities of deCfaßfcd. Alter the finjeml rites wore conclude, the body was taken to Greenwood for interment. Tho largest auction sale of Soith UaroHua confiscated rebel coltoru of tho wclbknown Sea Island ?ariety, which has yet been made for Government account, will take place to-morrow, in this city, by order of the Col lector of the port. The extent of the sale, together with the great value and scarcity of this variety oF cotton, will attract a great number of buyers. The cotton h« been most carefully ginned, and {3 in excellent condi tion. The work of preparing it for market was done partly here and partly at the South. The Col. Sweeny. Fifty, second Illinois, wounded at Pittsburg Licdingj was a printer io Now Vt»Tk city. Tn the ivtexic»n w«r he lost bi» right arm, and now lie hss received two shots iu bis rnmatmng arm, and a shot in tbe leg llis brave conduct is reported to have excited the admiration of the whole army. He was iu the battle of Springfield, under Gen. Lyon, and ted a column thGre» The Gunaril mall steamer Clrina\ Capt* Anrtftrsoni loft to-day for Liverpool with 00 passengers, among whoa are the Hon. B. G. Kirk, United States miniator to the Argentii e Confederation, and W, 11, Ruitsell. LL D. The steamer takes eut @021,501.33 in specie. The cap terv 9f Isteud i?o, and ybe gyeay Lauding, is the most important news taken out by tbe China. Hollins (TIJ, Mo., Shiel I llep.) Smith (Bom.) Steele (D.),N.J. Sv?p]p(Pr), jfiY. Thomas (O.), tfd< YalUndigham(P.) Voornees (Dem.) Wadsworth (U.) Wftrt (PPHh) A young girl, to a respectable family in , reduced four years ajcr learned to ope* ; rate B«wing macbinesj and then went out frooi tiila cii^ to Pern, to teach the art to Spanish girls aud to oatab- , lish the business in that country. She has since ett- I joyed uniform good health, and has realized between three and four thousand dollars a year beyond her ox ftißSM. AfcAttt & VdAf 8K& HSAWifcd & Wiillb? ell , Spaniard, who, dyliic, bequeathed to her a fortune of eighty thousand dollars, and thus placed her la Tory comfortable and independent circumstances. She host writes io urge her relatives to emigrate to Pern and. share her pood fortune. The following were the sal board Jo-day Webster (U,j White (D.), Ohio Wicklifle (U.) Woodruff (Dem.) Wright (U.) Patton (Rap.) Phelps (R.), Cal. Pike (Rep.) Pomeroy (Rep.) j Porter (Hep.) Potter (Rep.) Bice (Rep.), Maas Rice (Bep.), Me. Riddle (Rep.) Rollins (B.), N.H. S»r«earvt (Http.) Sheflield (U.) Shellabargor (R.) Sherman (Rep.) Sloan (Bep.) Spaulding (Hep.) Stevens (Hep.)* Stratton (Rep.) Thomas (R.)Maa9. Train (Rep.) Trowbridge (R.) Yuobnro (Rep ) Van Yalkenburgh (Rep) Yerree (Rep.) Wallace (Rep.) Walton (Bep.), Vt. Whoalor (Rip.) White (R.), Ind. Wilson (Rep.) Windom (Rep.) 38000 U S 6e *Bl ‘Reg.. 93*' 30000 US 6b 1 81 Cp.... 93 % 1000 V 6 6b *BI Ureg ICOQT7S6s*74CPm,* 87 3000 U 8 5b ’65 92 10000 U 8 6b 1 it certfl 96# 25000 111 War Loan.,, S3* 4CKO do 83 O7 10000 do 030 07 5000 do 860 56*' 1000 d 0.... 56* 14000 do &6X 1000 Miflßouri Ob .... 51 6000 do.. b3O 61 10000 do 60* 5000 Brook W L’tt.. .100 * 2000 Hml R lflt 104 1000 llud R 3d m.... 83 30000 Am Gold 101* IC.OOO d0.......UJ0.101£' 10000 do 915.101* 150 Tomb Tor] Trpf. 8* 100 Pacific U S.t3o.lQo* 60 do .100# 5 do 1008 Afc ftiwlion to-day, Mt-eere. 1,000 packages of British d) Atid clothing goods, by order ».), of New York, lay that motion on Liueuß and fctuff goods for the clothing trade, and Ring baiDS and printed lawns* sold below* cost. At 2c P. M-.«. thovorsted dress goods were yet t> be sold. The at ttiutaaeA lurga, IMwHflg buywi ftei&.Jl'MkvUli. Tenn.* and Wheeling, V*. Large-Uaes of* ginghams brought 8 and 15c, lawns 6# ami 14fc. The receipts of Cattle of all kinds at the several mar ket places in the city, (including 100 beeves sont diroetto slaughter houses, and not yarded) are 4001 ‘Beeves* 100* Cows, S? 5 Vc»i?, 4,71? £>heep and L'amUs and 1ii.335 Swine; wl Ich. as compared with ih'oaeof last week. show an increase of 624 Beeves* 261 Veals, aad I*llo2 Swines and . ft decrease of 67 Cows, and 650 -Sheep aud Lambs.. The Beeves at Allerton’s were from the following States : N. Yorkj 3W j Pennsylvania, 40 j Ohio, 5901 Indiana, Wj, Illinois. 2,2*9; Kentucky*; ■Connocticni* 1A; Towa, 65; Miciliigan, 0B: and Missouri, 1S1. : T0ta1,'37706. They were receivtd by the following routes ;:Erio Railroad, 1,2T9; Hudson River Railroad, 1,452; Jlavlem-Kailroad, 612; Camden & Amboy* 26; New’ Jersey Central, 233; Hud son river hoars, 153, and on foot, 44.* The Beef OatUa trade ba» beeu I<j»s favorable to drovers than last week, the increased supply causing A dullness and a decline in prices of ono-quarter to one half a cenf per Ib. The* slock has been generally of good-quality* and several very good droves w ere taken for the asmy—a fact which, deeervee notice, as contractors rwnallyifwnish the cheap est nrthilA fn market. At noon fD.day.tiiu yards are well cleaned out, and the closing wicaa are ahont one»qnai> fur <iT a cent, bidmv fhn host of last-week. >Ve quo to pre mimn beef at 9to 9* cents, extra-at Bto 8* cents* first* quality at 7* to 7,4 cents, second quality at 7 cents* and) common at Gto 64 cent*. The aggregate sales would* arornao about Bj/ cent*. Thatfom market i« very. dull l at £2O to $46 e&rb, na to‘imultr. Quito a number sold for 8)22 ewcli. Veals am morn plentr and lower, Thera area large number of* Bobs in. market which sell at 91MP 1.25* aud SI 50 each.. WequateCalves at 4 to freente* and a few extra brnnght-Ovonta. Sheep and Lambs are abuttt'ihe samg’ cha sjUmiiim slower. We quote Wool- lit 5)4 to fle, fhe-latter price for very nice* anil 1 sheared at. 4to 4Jfc. A tew extra brought 4*c. The supply this week was* mostly nil sold this mornine. Swine are about a good trade dbiitg in heavy bogt>* nmi none at aii'ift thin ones, for which-there 14 no demand-, Wo quote .Ivecorn-fed 1° 44c; do stj)i v to- corn-fGdiaP4J( to s?£c, and do si>Uat4)tf to oW Asin-:.« aaThs iwurkot* is without almnaa tmnotai tha demand fnir;-hhl«* of-Pole-a* 85 62*,and IVnrlkatftJ kO. Fl«»u« .;*«-• 'ii’jn market for WVstern and State Flour opened rlulli r«j)d heavy ; era. Itio dose of *CI anse prices 'leclihad<sdr7*c; at the conaeseion there v. jis more inquiry. tra4» brands sell siovrty at about previous pi ices. ~ C’ftbftdUh FIMiP Ife-hWer* and Is heevy al ihe close; sales of 1,900 hbli at-ftlft 15A6.50 for extra* Southern Flnnr iai-n. noderate request;: the low grades »rnfreely offered. nadi are lower; halmo! 1.760 bids* at 5;5.30«T0-for mixad 1 he,good superfine Unlthuore, &<k* and SA.Vto.Z for axtvsa. live Flour is in fairrequeal, and &.»taunh' • solas of QOfr. Mila at 83;10»*k26. Horn Meal steady and in fah’-reinest; sales of 900, hbis At>#'2Meti2-. , 30 for Jersey *imYJ3,l5 for Brandywine,. Vfin<usv.-. market I* muyj. »ot*ve and is betior;; sales of 2, own bWe at latter for best Ohio* (ijUlf*. TPHrk*.' 1« TCrnxnl.flpd, ftmi tho^ - d)T» M>r-U!«-!it. «•» •£ Jr main! alike limited. The Inquiry in iHuiiiiv tj complete cargoes. Tho sales are 13,400 bus.ab 8?1 ZYt'rf for sm>*er lowa. dt£lvj red; SI.PS for red on \dvr v for roi'.Weatera, delivered. iiuilry m in foir rtrqnMtt Mid in limited itiDPlKvaakl 9t%«qtnis- State, at railrMKb Ovpot, at 8&c; asnsMbW-or Long Island at 80c. idftlt h In limited deaaaiaL and b«.viv; sales of 600 b,i* at 51.08. at the railraaddepot. It? m ie in limited ['loinand*; sales of 2,700 bus. &1 8O418I0* C.irn is without iir^ntaistchange, »cUt© at> the closst The inquiry is mainly for export Southern of all )k ds is scarce; talas of 41,000 btishals at69jig*6ltfft for Western mixed, )n store and delivered; 00e»§3c for Jer sey yellow, and ftfofo* do. white, and 440- ter damaged, mixed, in atnro. P&fk ttisfhitta without change demand Is fait: saKs of 750 barrels at 813a18.17 Cse Mess;Bl3.Sd.fcr uninspected do.| W2.2MHforB«ilfcw Prime Mess: 810.2de10.50 for Prime, and BU.6oftM.7i for Clear. , , «. _ Beef is rather better, and in improved demand;- sale* of 550 bbli at 812.25013 for plain moaii and 811250 is infairdsmand; sales of I,2ootierces at $2O for prime mess; and 2,300 for India shipments, BmC bams are iteady: sales of 160 bbls at 817 ftIT.M. Bacon is in request and firm, parttenlarly sheet mWdlei; wlMoflitNbuktTa forlimiiibMiTyclbc do ttgri ribbed. T^cfei 1 do 108, ctav. •BdTXMXd forlonyde. Xlut Meats ars firm and In fair demand. iird to ma Ht a rttldr dMUBd 1 Mill Ot I|M4 Whg The Apportionment Bill* EVENING SESSION. Jonif, April l«s of stocks at the second 450'N Y Gen B ...b3 S 3 % 50 d0.,«,*,..530 S 3 60 do at 60 83 199 Ell? Aiiiiiiim 3f 309 d0,,,,,.,90*) QJX 50 Erie B Pref,»s6o 61 50 Hud Biver. 36Jf 5 Slirh Geu K.sW 55 50 Mich S*& if I b3O 23]^ 299 110 2-i* 40 111 Cent Sep 62)4 100 d 0... 62y 400 d0...,.,..840 62 100 do .U3QO2* 200 Gul A Chi K ... 63* 25 Glevs & Tul K._ 46 600 do *,.453C 10 do 46 * 100 Chi * R 1....530-55* 100 do s6O 55* 30 Mil A P duC.... 2« 150 dd 27* 60 do 2T* 5 do 27 30 Ch BAQ 8.b30 62* 200 Harlem li .61 .. \VjlmfnlluK3 A Mount aolA !ry goods, couaUtifcg of drat* r of George H. Stuart k Co. T<* MiCdRKRTO.
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