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MONDAY, AWUD 28, 1862.
THE LATEST WAR NEWS.
The news of the fall of Orleans will take
(h& puhlis by surprise, and eanse a u&lvamal senU
meiit of joy. Simultaneously, we hare the no less
grateful information that Corinth has been evacu
ated. Beauregard has been out
generaled, and overwhelmed. He has acknow*
ledged at length his defeat at Pittsburg Landing,
fie has retired the principal part of his army to
Memphis; cot that that point oan he made any more
Impregnable than the other Gibraltars that have
been built to be abandoned, but simply be
cause retreat in any other direction was impracti
cable. Beauregard’s career is drawing to a close,
and Beauregard, so the rebels say, is the sole hope
of the Confederacy. It was he who at Inland No.
10 and Corinth was fighting' the battle for Now Or
leans. All his strategy has been thrown away,
fort Jackson has been passed by our gunboats, and
the Crescent City restored to the Union! The war
promises to be shorter than the wisest of us could
have anticipated. The grandsons of McClellan and
IfcflWfgardi instead of fighting out the final battle,
eg the Times predicted, may only have occasion to
refeT to tbis strife as a bipody chapter in the coun
try’s history, forever burried in the past, and never
to be recalled without a, feeling of
The news from Vorktown, which appears in an
other column, would at any other time be entitled
to the appellation of “glorious." But the news
from New Orleans has monopolized that adjective,
and will continue to enjoy it perhaps for weeks to
come. General McClellan telegraphs to the War
Department that, on Saturday teeming, a Massa
chusetts company captured a rebel earthwork, at
the point of the bayonet, with but trifling loss,
secured. The affair must
be pronounced a brilliant one.
The rebel General Jackson has undoubtedly re
treated to Gordonville. General Banks is in rapid
pursuit, but JachEOn is so far ahead that we fear
General Banks will not overtake him unless the
xebel general determines to make a stand. The
retreat of Jaokson has had a good effect upon the
people of that section of Virginia, as they were
dreadfully persecuted by him. Many are coming
out of the eaves where they have been hiding to
escape the rebel persecutions,and placing themselves
under the protection of our soldiers.
One of our gunboats shelled Yorktown on Thurs
day last, and mmt certainly have done some dam*
sge, though to what extent is not yet known. The
rebels promptly answered, but their fire was inef
fectual. Shots were occasionally fired along the
entire line to prevent tho enemyfrom strengthening
their defences.
The Navy Department has received advices that
the gunboats Tyicr and Lexington with a laud
force under command of Gen. Sherman, have suc
ceeded in destroying an important bridge on the
Memphis and Charleston Railroad, at Bear creek,
near Chickasaw, Alabama. Some rebel cavalry
disputed the passage of our forces, but they were
driven off.
The news from General Halleck’B army is ex
citing. General Halleck put his whole army in
motion, and on Thursday they met and drove back
the advance guard of Beauregard’s army. At
latest advices General Hallcck’s army were at Pea
Ridge, within six miles of Corinth, having, on their
destroyed a rebel camp and taken a niim*
her of prisoners. Deserters who have arrived in
our camp state that Corinth has been evacuated by
the rebels, and General Beauregard has withdrawn
his forces for the defence of Memphis.
Major General Halleck has issued a general order
In which he thanks Major Generals Grant and Buell
find the cfScvrs and men of their respective com
mands for the bravery and endurance with whioh
they sustained the general attacks of the enemy on
'the Oth, and for the heroic manner In which, on
the 7th instant, they defeated and routed the entire
rebel army. General Halleck also orders that Ge
nerals Grant and Buell retain the immediate com*
xnand of their respective armies in the field.
Further news from Jacksonville, Florida, has
been received. Immediately after the evacuation
of that place by the Federal tioopa, the rebel force
entered and commenced committing their outrages
on the people of the place. Two of our gunboats
are in the harbor affording protection to the people.
We can think of few things more entertain
ing than the quarrels of clergymen. Oar
reverend fathers are so meek and lowly in a
general way that when they differ it is not like
other men. We can look on their quarrel with
out concern. Brave words are spoken, and
fists are sometimes shaken —and the modera
tor, hishop, or presiding elder, is sorely vexed
to restore harmony. This is the extent, how
ever. No blood is shed. No blows are ex
changed. It commences in words—it is con
tinued in words—it is concluded in words.
Nobody is injured hut the King’s good gram
mar; and the chief sufferer is our patient
syntax. In the olden times, an ecclesiastical
quarrel was something tangible. There was
blood in it—life and substance. A man’s re
ligion was comprised in his creed and Ms
sword. Balfour believed in gunpowder and
the Confession of Faith, and when he met a
dissenting brother either converted or
killed him. “God bless you, my brethren,
it is His cause. Stand strongly np and play
the man—the worst that can befall us is a brie
and bloody passago to heaven.” This was a
benediction in the olden time. But times
have changed, and our clergymen with them.
Their swords have long been pruning hooks •
and while they occasionally scandalize us with
their contests and unseemly differences of
opinion, they never go beyOHd an angry ser
mon, a severe pamphlet, or a stormy meeting
of the General Assembly.
As the rebellion is a great exception to
every rule of law, honor,.and decency, so in
the course of the rebellion we have had some
exceptions to the rule of clerical conduct.
We have ODe fighting clergyman—a Right
.Reverend General iu the rebel army — Leoni
das Polk. Polk has* only been mentioned
in connection with retreats, evacuations, and
proclamations, and Ms generalship has been
bo little known in the Confederacy that it is
sow a matter of discussion whether he is alive
or dead. He seems to be tbe Gabriel Kettle*
drummle of the concern; a Boanerges in the
pulpit and camp, but singularly unostentatious
in times of danger and combat. “ Hand the
clavering tongue of you, mither,” said
Cuddle Headrigg, during the skirmish at
Drumclog, “ and lie down ahint the cairn like
Kettledrummle, honest man.” The Bishop
had a cairn at Columbus, and he may have
found one at Corinth, or we should have hoard
of him since the disasters of that day. His
brethren have been as valiant as their repre
sentative. The pastors of the Southern church
have fostered the rebel sentiment in the South
ern States. They have taken the lead in all
manner of excesses and extravagance, from
extravagant rhetoric in the pulpit to extravagant
demonstrations of patriotism over church-bells
i.iul brass cannon. Instead of funds lbr mis
sionaries, -they raise funds for gunboats, and
the gentle dames of the various congregations,
Instead of devoting themselves to mites for
the poor and needy, sip tea and raise collec
tions to buy arms for the soldiers. Religion
with them is a matter of rebellion, and all the
holy agencies of tho Chllrch Arc prostituted to
its service.
In the States on the border we have had
other evidences of a wavering clerical senti
ment. In South Carolina we find the preach
ers all one way, in Massachusetts we find
them all another. In the doubtful States we
find them both ways, and many aro the troubles
constantly arising. We had one or two in
Philadelphia. Young Wise, who went to
Richmond a year ago, and another clergyman,
who was transported most ignominiously
through the lines at Fortress Monroe, are the
instances of clerical disloyalty in Philadelphia.
In New York they have a reverend doctor
who is bringing himself into painful promi
sence by his disloyalty ; and throughout Mary
land and the District of Columbia it is difficult
to tell whether the loyal or disloyal clergymen
are more numerous. In almost every vestry
and congregation loyalty is an open question,
-and the newspaper correspondents are con
stantly telling ns of disputes and discussions
at the church meetings, and demonstrations of
feeling Whenever an allusion is made to the
Union, or a prayer is offered up to God for
onr President. In Baltimore the same feeling
exists, but to a greater degree. Indeed, and
we are ashamed to write it, treason has taken
its last refuge in the sanctuary. It has been
driven from the magistracy, from the legisla
tive hall, from the proas, from the local police
and militia; it is now within the sacred pre
cincts of the holy Church.
In Baltimore, there is a petty quarrel over
the rectorship of Grace Church. Rev. Dr.
Coxe, a scholar, orator, Christian, and pat -iot,
has given offence to the disaffected by his
loyalty. A day or two since on attempt was
made to deprive him of his pulpit ; and of this
attempt we have a brief and amusing account
in our telegraphic columns. It reads like the
report of some Democratic ward convention.
The Secessionists “rallied in all thoir
strength,” we are told, but the Unionists were
not to be “taken by surprise.” They “as
sembled in force,” and the result was “ a total
rout of the Secessionist ticket.” So far, very
good; but the Secessionists threaten to take
the matter into court, and wo are to have an
interminable chancery proceeding. The trai
tors, however, have a preacher after their own
heart, named Slicer, and called in the origi
nal and quaint language of the report, “ the
war-horse of pro-slavery in the Methodist
Episcopal Church.” The “war-horse,” it
seems, was very disloyal at the recent Con
ference, and in the appointments for the
coming year the bishop quietly placed St.icer
in charge of a Bethel—a floating chapel in Bal
timore harbor for the convenience of sailors.
Suepr, in his Bethel, bids fair to become as
famous as Baxter before the bar of Jeffries,
or Bin van in Bedford jail. He proclaims him
self a martyr, and attracts crowds of sympa
thizing rebels to hear the story of his WOCS,
and threatens to be revenged on his persecu
tors by preaching against them in the com
mons and the open air, Sliceb in his Bethel
is an object for ridicule and contempt, and we
can afford to laugh at him ; but Slicer prowl
ing around the commons denouncing the Union
might very soon become a nuisance, and as
such may be abated.
But the most distinguished quarrel of all is
that between Bishop AViiittinqiiam and some
of the Washington pastors. The Bishop pub
lished a prayer, after the evacuation of Ma
nassas, returning thanks to God for our recent
victories, but many of the pastors refused to
read it. Out of this refusal a correspondence
has arisen, which we reprint to-day. The
Hev. Mr. Syle, of Trinity Church, states the
fact that two-thirds of Ms people could not, for
“ various reasons,” say Amen to the Bishop’s
prayer, and asks permission to omit it. The
Bishop in reply is as mild and inoffensive as it
is possible for a Union prelate to be. He docs
not give his consent to the omission, but en
deavors to conciliate the disloyalty. While
regarding «the sympathies of dwellers in the
District of Columbia with the existing war
waged by the rebels of the South as utterly
without plea of excuse before God or man,”
ho so modifies the prayer that even Secession
ists may “ use it without reproach of con
science.” This modified prayer, however,
with as much water in it as the milk could
possibly bear —ibis amended, half-and-half,
accommodating prayer—this prayer for all con
sciences and aU sentiments, will not suit the
hearers at Trinity and elsewhere, and they are
now in the midst of an animated and unchris
tian contest. Nothing hut a prayer for Davis
and Beauregard will meet their views and
whenever an allusion is made to our country,
our cause, or our rulers, they indignantly go
from the church, and bring their quarrels into
the vestry or a congregational meeting.
We have a purpose in thus reviewing the
attitude of these churches and churchmen to
wards our country. We wish to show how
the rebellion has so demoralized religion in
many places that one cannot worship God
without having his loyalty and allegiance in
sulted. We wish to commend the moderation
and wisdom of the General Government in
dealing with these minions of crime and
treason. To throw the civil power in their
ivay wAiild IjC iS filfiVdtfi their Alii into an im
portance it can never possess. If Slicer were
sent to Fort Lafayette every ranting traitor in
Maryland would become a Slicer, and every
township would have its Bethel. No, let this
miserable- treason hud and flourish and flaunt
to ashes in the air. The God whom these
pious tralters attempt to serve must rebuke
and punish a devotion which is inspired by the
infamies of such men as Mason and Benja
min, and which returns thanks for the suffer
ings and death of our dear brothers in the
field, who suffer and die that we may have a
Government and a Constitution. In glorious
contrast to a religion so contaminated and so
base, we have that of the Northern Church.
Our ministers have been loyal and true, and
self-denying. Our congregations have made
the personal comfort and spiritual welfare of
the soldier a labor of love. They minister to
his sickness, bind up his wounds, alleviate
his suffering, keep from starvation the dear ones
left behind, and over all shed the blessing of
prayer for his triumph and our country’s
peace. Beautiful and sacred is the religion
which has fostered tMs spirit of loyalty and
love, and which we find around us wherever
the name of God is worshipped.
The capture of New Orleans will have the
effect of reopening another field for the Union
sentiment of the South. This strange city, in
many respects the Paris of America, was never
devoted to the cause of Secession. Com
prising within its limits more largely, per
haps, than any other city of the continent the
elements oi nearly every existing nationality,
the city of New Orleans has been cosmopolitan
in feeling, generally fair in politics, and de
voted in an enthusiastic degree to the Ameri
can Union. We find in New Orleans the
Yankee trader and Western producer, the
Spaniard, the Frenchman, the Englishman, the
Italian, the Portuguese, the German, the
Irishman, and the Scotchman. We find
them not as we do in the North, scattered
irregular and rare, hut in large communi
ties, the English and French predominating.
Of these classes,' the French is, perhaps, the
only one which has been tinctured with Seces
sion ; and this because the old Creole senti
ment in Louisiana, natural in the descendants
of the Bourbons, haughty and aristocratic to
the last degree, has been for a century past
laboring to have a monarchy established on
the shores of the Gulf. From this class we
have Rkauhuoauu and Slidell- the former
by birth and hereditary feeling, the latter an
adopted parvenu, rich, selfish, and proud. As
monarchists in feeling, they naturally became
Secessionists in practice, and accordingly wa
find them almost unanimously in favor of the
Southern Confederacy. Bat the other classes
in New Orleans—the men of Germany and
Ireland, Spain and the Northern States—are
naturally in favor of the Union; and now that
the flag of tho Union is floating over its Ca
thedral and Custom-house, we confidently look
for a proud and exultant demonstration of re
turning loyalty.
Tub Union has lost one of its ablest defen
ders, and Pennsylvania a noble, upright citi
zen, ever zealous for the public good. Gen.
Charles Ferguson Smith died at Savannah,
Tennessee, on Friday last, from an illness con
tracted at the time of his occupation of that
town. The deceased officer was a son of Dr.
Samuel B. Smith, of this city, and his name
and fame have therefore been endeared to
many readers of The Press. From the date
of his graduation at West Point, in 1825, his
advancement, not only in rank, but in the
esteem and confidence of his fellow-officers,
was merited and rapid. Commencing his mi
litary career as a second lieutenant of
artillery, his distinguished merit on the
fields of Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma,
Monterey, Cherubusco, and Contreras, raised
him in quick succession to the ranks of major,
lieutenant colonel, and colonel. At the time
vf his death he was colonel of the Third In
fantry—One of the best regiments in the service.
Such worth as his could not lie dormant in th.
present struggle. In August last be was made
a brigadier general. At the taking of Fort
Donelson his valor was conspicuous, alike to
friend and foe, and won for him tho rank of
major general. Such is the noble record of a
life devoted wholly to its country. Pennsyl
vania has offered up her first general, and a
dauntless heart, on the altar of national honor
and perpetuity. The sacrifice was not un
worthy of its object. No patriotic zeal was ever
more intense or self-denying than that of Ge
neral StitTH j feo death has ever caused more
genuine regret in this community. We mourn
him as a soldier and a Philadelphian. We
will not merely say that he was brave; for
who, in such a cause as ours, would not he
brave? The praise is faint that boasts the
valor of the Union soldier. General Smith
was a type of the true warrior—discreet, mag
nanimous, well versed in Ms profession, and
the soul of manly courage. In a pre-eminent
degree fhoso shining qualities, whoso inheri
tance is fame and honor, gave boldness to tho
outlines of his character; and, not subordinate
to these, bis social excellences revealed thcn|-
selvcs in private life. His name was inspira
tion in the battle. Pe Ms memory ever green 1
LETTER FROM “ OCCASION"^
VyAsiuNOToir, April 27, 18t>.
The Cincinnati Gazette, in view of the in,
pending battle near Corinth, Mississippi, ad
dresses itself earnestly to the authorities and
people of Ohio in order that the most gene
rous provisions may be made in advance for
the care of the wounded. I copy an extract
from this article:
“ The lessons of Donelson and Pittsburg banding
are still fresh in the public mind. We should not
wait, therefore, until the erica of suffering sol
diers reach us from the battle-field; but prepa
ration? should by made promptly, in advance,
and upon an extensive smile, lor the benefit of
those who will need assistance. The Sani
tary Commission should he in a condition to
reach the field within twelve hours after the
battle shall be fought. This nay cost Something
more than to wait until a battle is reported. But
what of that? What is money compared with the
lives and the interests of our brave soldiers ? Shall
we who are at home attending to our business, aud
eojoyiDg tho pleasures and comforts of the
family circle quibble about dollars, when
those who are risking their lives in de
fence of our homes, our families, and our couu
tay, need, or are about to need, assistance?
Away with the idea *F oioWAiny, under such cir
cumstances. It becometh tho people to pour out
their treasures in this cause as frooly as the sol
diers are pouring out their blood. Let boats bo
chartered, then ; nurses engaged ; physicians pro
cured ; supplies obtained, and everything bo put
in readiness at once for the approaching mission.
Let the Legislature appropriate money to stimulate
and swell private- contributions. Hitherto, Ohio
has been behind other Stales in this respect. Let
it be in advance now. There can be no excuse for
delay. We all know a bloody battle is impending.
It is almost certain that it will be fought before the
elose of the present week. General Haileok has his
army concentrated. It is organized and equipped.
The enemy will grow stronger by delay, Our aide
is expected to make the attack. The oommander
knows the importance of striking quickly, and he
will net delay the blow.
Much of this appeal can be made with equal
force to the people of Pennsylvania and New
Jerseyinthe forefront of the events rapidly
reaching a climax in Eastern Virginia. Go
vernor Curtin has done his whole duty in the
premises. He proved his humane foresight
in the admirable preparations whioh served
our poor soldiers so well after the victory at
Winchester, but there ia no doubt that much
good would flow from the exertions of indi
viduals and voluntary combinations who may
feel desirous of co-operating with him should
that conflict take place, which now seems to
be inevitable, on the grand fiel l occupied by
McClellan, McDowell, and Banks. There is
not a word in tho article of the Gazette that
does not apply with equal force to all classes and
conditions among our citizens not engaged in the
active duties of the campaign. Hundreds of
physicians would gladly cOtne forward to ren
der their services, and there is not an active
man in private life who could not do some
thing towards making these services effective.
I notice in this city that private subscriptions
are being taken up, to employ surgical and
medical aid in anticipation of the battle, and
it is gratifying to know' that the Sanitary
Commission, here, is doing its uttermost
to have everything in readiness. The
ladies of Philadelphia, who have shown
themselves -worthy of being the mothers,
sisters, and daughters of the patriotic men
now fighting for the preservation of the Union,
have set an example that many of tho sterner
sex could appropriately- follow. I trust there
will he little need for these precautions, but
my belief is that nothing will be lost by taking
time by the forelock.
Judge Collamer’s speech in the Senate, on
the confiscation bill, a few days ago, was lis
tened to with almost reverential attention by
the Senators of both parties, and particularly
by the younger men of the body. It was de
livered in an easy, unaffected, and straightfor
ward style, and suggested something of a con
trast to those who delight in tho declamations of
these onr latter days. Judge Collamer is the
oldest member of the Senate. He was born
In 1782, in New York, and removed to Ver
mont with his father when a child. He served
in the late war with England, and filled various
positions in Ms own State up to 1848, when he
was elected a Representative in Congress,
serving until 1849, when he w T as appointed
Postmaster General by President Taylor. He
resigned in 1850, with the rest of the Cabinet,
after the death of the President, and, on his
return to Vermont, was reappointed Judge of
the Supreme Court, a position which he con
tinued to hold until 1854, when he was chosen
to the United States Senate. Although now
seventy years of age he is in a fine state of
intellectual and physical preservation, and
wields a large and deserved influence among
his fellow-members.
Talking of confiscation, by the way, ft ought
not to be difficult to establish such a system
in Eastern Virginia as would place the desert
ed lands in that part of the Old Dominion
nearest tho capital under the fostering care of
Northern men. This might be done without
impairing the rights gf the loyalists or of tho
unoffending children of the traitors them-
BelTes. It Is a fact, frequently verified,
that the most violent assailants of the Go
vernment, with few- exceptions, were found
among the owners of the soil in Eastern Vir
ginia. Most of these persons are now in arms
under Jefferson Davis, or are serving him as
best they can. They are deeply interested in
any law that will prevent the confiscation of
their property, and will no doubt appear, at a
distant day, to ask indemnity for sufferings
inflicted by themselves, or to make claims
upon those who may succeed them in the
possession of their property. In this very
city, by a somewhat easy process, houses
owned by the most violent rebels, now absent,
are rented by agents, who collect the rents
from the tenants and pay them over directly
Or indirectly to these rebels themselves. It
would he a mercy to all parties if something
could he done by which the immense tract of
country extending from the Potomac for many
miles into Virginia could at once be put in
charge of experienced farmers and prepared
for culture. But on this subject, I have
written in another letter. Occasional.
A National Loss—Death of major General
PiTTSBVRd* April Q0 r vl& LbllUvllU.—Majap
General 0. F. Smith died at Savannah, Tenn., on the
55tb, at 4 P. M. Be was taken sick with dysentery
shortly after the occupation of Savannah by the forces
nntier him, and, it will he remembered, wan prevented
from actively participating in the battle of Shiloh. He
has been snfTering and sinking slowly for some weeks,
though bis condition was not thought dangerous until
within the past week.
His family have been notified, and are os their way to
Savannah.
SKETCH OF GEN. SMITH*
Major General Charles Ferguson Smith was a
native of Pennsylvania, and boh of the celebrated
Dr, Samuel B. Smith, one of the moat eminent citi
sens of Philadelphia, Ho entered the Military
Academy as a cadet in 1821, and graduated in 1825,
standing No. 19 in his class. On the Ist of July
of that year.he was made a second lieutenant of the
Seoond Artillery. In 1829 he was appointed the
assistant instructor in infantry tactios at the Mili
tary Academy, which position he retain*' 1 .mu
September, 1831, when R- -too promoted to the ed
jutanoy. v.*»inmg the same office till April, 1838.
During that Interval (May, 1832) he was made a
first lieutenant. On the Ist of April, 1838, he was
appointed instructor in infantry tactics, and com.
mandant Of cadets, at West Point, which position ho
filled until September 1,1842, in the meantime be
ing promoted to a captaincy—viz: July 7,1838. In
April, 1847, he was breveted major for gallant con
duct in the battles of Palo Alto and Resaca de la
Palma, in Texas, his brevet dating from May 9,
1846. In May, 1848, he received another brevet,
being that of lieutenant colonel, for gallant conduct
in several conflicts in Monterey, Mexico, on the
21st, 22d, and 23d of September, 1847, his brevet
hearing the last-mentioned date. During the fol
lowing August he received another brevet (colonel)
for gallant and meritorious conduct in the battles of
Contreras and Cherubusco. This brevet dates
&em August 20, 1847. He was appointed not
ing inspector general in Mexico during June,
1848 On the 25th of November, 1854, he was
promoted to the majorey of the First Artillery,
and OR the 3d of March, 1855, was further promoted
to the lieutenant colonelcy of the Tenth Infantry.
On the 31st of August, 1861, he was made a briga
dier general of volunteers, and took charge, under
General HalleGk) Of to* trwps at Paducah. When
the expedition against Fort* Henry and Donelson,
' under General Grant, started from Cairo, General
Smith was second in command, and at the latter
fort he, during the absence of General Grant, had
charge of the whole feres, and by his soldierlike
disposition of iho troops Ho effectually ibut til®
rebels up in their fort. When, on tho third day of
the siege of Donelson, onr troops were almost demo
ralized by their constant work and watehing, Gen.
Giant ordered some of our troop, to carry tho place
by storm, and assigned General Smith to lead the
charge. When the order was conveyed to him
the veteran raised himself in the saddle, and, with
a look Of determination, *" d . “Better late than
never; tell General Orant 111 "do it.” Turn
ing around to his men, he addressed them
in a lew words, and then ordered _ them to
fix bayonets, and charge on a double-quick. The
nnuai is known. With their general at their head
they charged over the ramparts of the foe and won
the field. For his gallantry on this ocoasionhe was
promoted to a major generalship, but on hil arrival
with his division at Savannah ho had a sovoro at
tack of iUaeeß, fTom which ho nevor recovered. Iu
consequence of this sickness, he whb not at the bat
tle at Shiloh, and his loss was deeply felt, for if he
had been present, many of the disasters of thatSun
d&y would hav® been arreflted. Hia division wiw
under command of General W. H. L. Wallace, who
was killed during the battle.
The city of Philadelphia lately voted the de
ceased officer a sword, and was to have presented
It through. 4k* htaJfl of a conamlttoe in|a tow wetki.
It is probable that his body will be brought here
for interment.
THE PRESii—PHIT.A MONDAY, APRIL 28, 1862.
GLORIOUS HEWS!
Rebel Report of the Capture of
New Orleans.
Tk ” FLEET PASS FORT JACKSON.
GREi T CONSTERNATION.
All the Steambo.t g aiu i cotton Destroyed.
Fol! >ese Uoxani, April 87.
To Hie Hon, JtDWilf M. BtANTON,o«, rß i» r „ of War!
A fugitive black, just .rrived from i., Mmoatll bring ,
the Petersburg Express of yesterday, whlo. ctmtaln „ the
following deinatuh'
Mouile, April 35.—The enemy passed Fort Jmicaon
at 4 o’clock yesterday morning. Whoa the now. Teacher
Hew Orleans the excitement was boundless. Martial
law was put in full force, and business was completely
suspended. All the cotton and steamboats, excepting
such as were necessary to transport coin, ammunition,
Ac., were destroyed.
At one o'clock to-day tho telegraph operators bade u»
good bye, laying that the enemy had appoared before
the city. This is the last we know regarding tho fall.
We will send yen the particulars as soon as they can be
had.
The negro bringing the above reports that the rebels
hare two iron-clad steamers nearly completed at Nor
folk, and that it is believed that the {/q
out to-morrow.
Headquarter?, BAN’AifiN&OGK, April 27,1862.
To tho Bou. Edwin M, Stanton* Secretary of War:
I have just returned from the camp opposite Frede
ricksburg. I was toll that the Richmond Examiner, of
tlie 26th, had been received in town* announcing as
follows 1
14 jVeii’ Orleans Taken—threat Destruction of Pro
perty, Cotton, and Steamboats—Enough Steamboats
Saved to Carry Away the Ammunition—Great Con
sternation of the inhabitants.*'
New Orleans is extensively fortifUd, both on tlie side
oftbe Mississippi, and that of Lake Pontshartrain. Be
doubts of & farttidublo obaraotsv wavs tbY&wii ap, slid
heavy cannon mounted at every available point. It is
probable that the rebels relied more up>n the extensive
fortifications at the Rigolets, and those defending the
Mississippi riv«ri sew wtfoti ftsn ftsHid ft?
earthworks and batteries surrounding the city.
At Inst accounts, an expedition left Ship Island, and is
reported to have taken the direction of Labe Pontcbar
train. Inti at case, the channels commonly called the
Rigolets would have to be passed through, before enter
ing the lake. Now, an island at the mouth of the lake
forms two channels, both sides of which are heavily for
tified. On the ieiand itseif stand Forts Pike and
Macomb. If, as has been reported, the former is in
our possession, one great obstacle to the advance is re
moved. Still, tbe latter and the batteries on tho opposite
shores would have to be silenced before a successful ad
vance of the fleet could be insured. Assuming, how
ever. that the forts referred to have been reduced, it is
possible that our forces did not meet again with any
determined resistance before reaching witbiu striking
distance of the city.
But the main attack, in all probability, was made by
way of the Mississippi river. Tbe first formidable bat
teries encountered were those colled Forts Jackson and
St- Philip, situated opposite each other, and commanding
an entire range of Ihe stream. These forts have an
armament of one hnndredand seventy heavy guns, con
sisting chiefly of fftvDOund rifled cannon. Tbe naviga
tion of the river is stopped by a dam, distant about a
quarter of a mile from the forts. From this point to New
Orleans the banks of the Mississippi are lined with a
constant succession of earthworks and stonejfortißca
tiooe, the moat formidable of tbe latter description feeing
called Point ala Hacha, Woodville, and Leon. Tbe land
forces tor the defence of New Orleans were under com
mand of Major General Lovell, and the naval force under
the redoubtable Commodore Hollins.
From General McClellan's Army.
FIRINC FROM A REBEL BATTERY-
Two Hew York Officers in the Bebel Camp.
llbadqvabters near Yorktown, April 26—It is
still raining* making ike roods next to impassablo.
The rebels opened their battery at Yorktown this
morning on three canal boats, while passing into Worm
ley’s creek. Tfce nineteenth shell exploded in one of the
botts without injuring any one. when, apparently aatia«
fled, the rebels ceased firing.
Colonel Cruker. And Major OafWftdPT **f tha Xinnfcy-iblTd
New York Regiment, on Thursday afternoon, passed
through our outer pickets. Letters have been received
from them to the effect that they are sare and well, and
setmcd to be mnch pleased with the cordial reception
they mot with. The sentry told them that he was the
outer guard. The aff air will undergo an investigation.
Eren thing is rcniMtably quiet.
THo Town Shslled hf a, Gunboat.
EFFECT OF OCR FIRE HOT KNOWN.
no eespohse from the rebels.
Before Yorktown, April 25.—' The principal event of
yesterday, worth mentioning, was the shelling of York
town by one of the gunboats*
She moved up the mouth of Wormley’e creek, daring
the morning, opening a well-directed fire on their works
which was promptly answered by the rebel*.
The boat then fell hack a distance of three miles from
Yorktown, when Bhe again opened, the shells exploding
each time within the enemy’s works, but obtained no
response.
A few shots were fired during the day along the whole
line, to keep tho rebels from strengthening their works.
Bo one injured.
It iB raining this morning, but the indications are that
it will soon clear up.
Tbe object of tbe flag of trace that went to tbe enemy’s
Hues on Tuesday, by order of Gen. McClellan,-was to ef
fect an exchange of four rebel prisoners for a similar
number of our wounded in their hands, in order that
they sxijght b£
The answer showed that they were disposed to comply
with tho General’s request, but the wounded had been
sont to Richmond.
Captain M. W. Barilelfc, Afitlttg liAUfohAtofc dAUiidl Of
the Twentieth Massachusetts, was shot before Yorktown
on Wednesday. He had his left leg amputated. Be
left for B&iitmore in the boat this evening and is doing
well*
"IMPORTANT FROM YORKTOWN.
DESPATCH FROM tiEff. McCLELLAIT.
A Rebel Battery Taken at the
Point of the Bayonet.
tour hilled and twelve wounded.
Headquarters Army of the Potomac, )
Gamp Winfield Bcott, Apm 23—11 A. M. $
To the U<m» Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War:
Early this morning, an advanced lunette of the rebels,
on this aide of ihe Warwick, near lie head, wai carried
by assault, by Company.!!, First Massachusetts Regi
ment. The works had a ditch six feet deep, with a
strong parapet, and was manned hy two companies of
infantry, bnt no artillery. Our men moved over open*
soft ground, some six hundred yards, received (he fire
of the rebels at fifty yards, did not return crushed
over th, 4fl?h »nd m ID® ra ° Bt gaUant manner.
>PL- .cuelß Dioke and ran, as soon aa ike, saw that oar
men intended to cross the parapet.
Our low i. three killed, one mortal], and twelve other
wits wounded.
We took fourteen prisoners and destroyed the work
sufficiently to render it useless and retired.
The operation was conducted by General C. Grover,
Who managed the affair most handsoinalj?. Nothing
conld have been better than the conduct of all the men
under fire. The supports, who were also nndtr the
artillery fire of other works, were companies of the
First ami Eleventh Massachusetts.
In spite of the rain our work progresses well.
Gs Ba McCLELLAN, Major General.
[From the correspondent of the AttSoel&l&l Pr^dA.J
Camp Scott, Department of the Potomac, April 27.
During Friday the enemy constructed a rifle pit in
front of the linee of General Hamilton, with the view of
picking off Ihe men working our field pivwflt wbtob
been posted in a position to prevent them from strength
ening their works at daylight yesterday morning.
Three companies of the First Massachusetts regiment
and two of the Eleventh were sent out to endeavor to
cupture iWo who might AiAUbJf it hy getting bitWMR
them and their reserve. The result was in every way
successful with the loss of three killed and thirteen
wounded. The number of killed and wounded on the
part of tho rebels must have been ennui if not more than
ours. Fourteen of the enemy were taken prisoners and
brought to headquarters, and were to-day taken on
board tbe prison boat John R. Thomson.
The following la the effieial list of killed and wenadedi >!l
belonging to Company H, FiratMuiachusetta regiment:
Killed.— George I’. Noyes, William D. Smith, Walter
B. Andrews.
Y’9yj;pHD.—Allen A. Kingsbury, mortally • George L.
Stoddard) George Vr» Campbell, William H, Montague,
Thomas Crittick, Horace A. Somme, George 11. Stone,
William H. Lane, O. C. Cooper, William T. Wright,
James W. Spooner, William F. Hallome, and Thomas
Archer.
The boat from Old Point last night brought up about
twenty paymasters. Their arrival will be hailed with
much joy b 7 tbe troops. Paymaster Cameron was at
tacked with coogeitlou of the brain yesterday, on the
way up from Fortreee Monroe, but he is better to-day.
About lea o’clock to-day tho enemy opened a brisk fiie
on onr men ne»r Vork ri.er, without doing uny damage.
One of our gnnliofite Shelled the rebel wort, neap Vprt
town this afternoon for about an hour. Tlio enemy re
■ponded, bnt without doing any harm.
The rain has ceased, and everything indicates pleasant
weather ouee m° te - ..
Stocks and Real Estate, to-morrow, at the
Exchange. A large sale.
SALE OF Ah?S B!,ET Cattle, Ist Mat, at the
farm of Sir Gavender. See Thomas (j- Sons’ ad
vertisements and pamphlet catalogues o( both stfis.
JOHN E. WOOL.
The Report Confirmed.
IRA IN McDOWELL, Major General.
The Defences of New Orleans.
THE RIGOLETS.
EXPEDITION CP THE MISSISSIPPI.
IMPASSABLE ROADS.
FROM YORKTOWN.
Fourteen Rebels Captured.
HIGHLY IMPORTANT NEWS.
Gen. Halleck’s Army in Motion.
ova FORCES WITHIN SIX HIVES OF
CORINTH.
OUR TROOPS PUSHING ON,
Ad Engagement witn the Advance (iiiard
of tho Enemy.
POSSIBLE EVACUATION OF C9EXHTB,
Cairo, April 26.—[Special to the Missouri Democrats
—Tbe passengers who reached hero this morning on the
steamer N. W. Thomas , which left Pittsburg Landing
on Thursday night, bring highly important inteliigenoe.
An engagement took place between the advance guards
of the national and rebel armies on Thursday.
Tbe rebels were driven back toward Corinth. Major
flaiiock was pushing iiis whole army vigorously
forward.
[SECOND DESPATCH.]
Cairo, April 26 —[Special to the Chicago Journal.'] —
A reconnoissaTice in force was made toward Corinth on
Thursday by the United States troopi. *
When nine miles out they surprised a rebel eanp, took
twenty-si Yen prisoners, and destroyed an amount of
camp equipage.
They then advaoced to Fen Bidge» within aii miles
of Corinth, where they encamped from 11 o’clock in tho
morning until 3 o’clock in the afternoon, without finding
any signs of tbe enemy.
Mr. SteveDßon, ol Danville, who accompanied the re
cinnoUiiancf, reports that they beard a constant rattling
of cars and Bounding of whistles toward the direction of
Memphis, and they got the impression that tbe rebels
wore evacuating Corinth for the latter place.
LATER.
ARRIVAL or nnnriL HESCiVTHiio
Evacuation of Corinth Confirmed.
Beauregard doing to Defend Memphis.
Chicago, April 27,—A special despatch from Cairo to
the Times says that passengers from Pittsburg Landing
report that on Thursday thirty deserters from the rebel
army entered our camps and begged to be enrolled
among our troops. They all corroborate the statement
receive! tbe day before relative to tbe evacuation by
the rebels of their present position. It is asserted that
Beauregard had withdrawn a considerable portion of bis
forces for the defence of Memphis.
Reported Occupation of Fort Jackson,
Below Savannah.
OUR PICKETS WITHIN FOUR MILES OF THE CITT.
Arrival of Rebel Prisoners and Cotton*
Neiv Yonc, April 27 The Mwmvy states, on the
authority of tbe officers of tbe steamer Poston, that Fort
Jack6on, six miles b?low Savannah, is in possession of
our troops, and that our pickets are within four miles of
Savannah.
Tbe steamer Atlantic, from Port Royal, with dates to
the 24th inst., brings 65 prisoners from Fort Pulaski, and
1,957 bags of unginned, aud 36 bags of ginned cotton.
She brings no Dews.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Hw the Hew Orleans Victory is Received■
An Historical Incident.
The President Visits a French War
Vessel.
A CORDIAL WELCOME EXTENDED TO HIM.
Despatches from our Naval Officers on the
Tennessee River,
Special Despatches to “ The Press,”
Washington, April 27,1862.
The Victory at New Orleans.
The news from fiew Orleans, which bos come through
several rebel sources, is deemed here to be of the almost
importance. Wbat old England failed to do with aU her
power, baa been handsomely accomplished by New
Holland'
The maimer in which the success at Forts Jackson and
Philip was followed up is highly commended. In thirty
hours our brave men consummated their victory and ap
peared before tbe great city of the Southwest to receive
Its submission. This is but a foretaste of tue Southwest
ern operations.
No mention is made by the rebels of their iron-clad
turtles and rams, that were to annihilate the Yankee
fleet, which leads to a eußpicion that the common esti
mate of tba motive power, Ttom their own misre
presentations, has been a mistake. It is pretty clear
that on tbis 'occasion they wore so frightened that
they could not stop to conceal tho truth.
Death of Colonel Wheeler.
Colonel Wheeler, late in command of the Seventh
Massachusetts regiment, died here yesterday.
The Abolishment of Slavery.
The Board of Commissioners, under the act for the
abolishment of slavery in the District of Columbia, will
commence their sessions in the City Hall on Tuesday.
A Historical Event—Vint ol the Presi
dent to a French War Vessel,
Tbe President’s visit to the French frigate Gassendi,
yesterday, was an event of historical importance.
It was the first time a President ever went on board a
foreign vessel-cf.war, and the first French vessel*of-war
that ever came to Washington.
7he President was received with all the honors paid a
crowned head, being the same as are usually shown the
Smperor or France. The yards were manned] the ship
was dressed with flags, the American national ensign
floated at the main, and the French flag at the fore
mizzen and peak. The national salute was fired on the
Presidents arrival and ag*m on bin departure.
Admiral Bevnavd received him at the foot of the lad
der, and the seamen shouted “ Vive It President on
his arriving and leaving. Captain Gautier entertained
him hospitably in his cabin) and presented the officers of
the ship. The President was attended at the landing by a
lull guard of marines and the band, who played the
National airs, Captain Dablgren and the other officers
of the yard receiving him in a body.
The President was accompanied on board by the Sec
retary of State, Slid Captain Daqlgrek. The French
minister was aboard to receive him, and prosent his
countrymen. The reception was a gratifying one to the
Presided, and ihft affAl? £<U£&l off id thdit> mUtUftl A&fcU
faction, ard was deemed a happy augury for tbe future
amicable relations of the two countries.
The Navy Department is desirous of learning the ad
d**6o§ of Mr. Biumey, the inventor of the combustible
shell.
The Origin of the Rumors about Secre
tary Welles’ Resignation.
The Washington JtejmhftcaHs of yesterday morning)
explains the origin of the reports concerning the resig
nation of Secretary Welles. It states that they origi
nated with persons who sought to make steamboat coc
tracts with the Navy Department, but were unable to
convince Hr Welles of the necessity therefor.
The Visit of the French Minister,
Tbe ariival of the French minister created something
like a sensation up at the court end of the town. The
{laming notices oi bis arrival at Richmond in the rebel
newspapers, and the positive statement that he had
opened negotiations with the Oonfedeiates, gave s»me
uneasiness in diplomatic and governmental circles,
though it is Supposed that tb« President and itfr T 9*nr4nv
were perfectly aware of the object of hi# visit. Count
Mercibr at once visited the State Department, and it is
stated that Sir. Sbw4rd is perfectly satisfied with the ex
planatlonv xnadec
General Cameron’s Departure.
General Cameron lias loft here finally, preparatory to
hit departure for Kuaaifc whence he will sail about the
?th proximo.
Operations below New Orleans—A Giin-
boat Passes Fort Jackson.
A dueateh received it the At Ike War Department,
yesterday, says that the Richmond Dissna.t*K ti» sou,
states that a Federal gunboat had sacceeded in passing
Fort Jackson, below New Orleans, but tbe rebels add
that they regard it of little importance, as th»y iiaro
oilier defences to be dApAnd&l
An Important Move in tbe West—Another
Railroad Bridge Destroyed.
The Navy Department baa received despatches from
Commodore Foots, enclosing a report from Liunt, Com
manding Gwix, dated the 14th, in which he says: a
“The Tyler and Lexington conveyed two transports,
containing two thousand troops, of infantry and cavalry,
under command ef General Sherman, to Chickasaw, Ala
bama, where they disembarked, and proceeded rapidly to
Bear creek bridge, tbe crossing of tbe Memphis and
Charleston Bailroad, for the purpose of destroying it, and
as much of tbe tressel work as they could burn.
“ Tho expedition wtw entirely Bueeessfslt T!>? bridge;
consisting or two spans or HO. feet each, was completely
destroyed—that is, the superstructure—together with
some £OO feet of tressel work, and half a mile of telegraph
line. The rebels made a feeble resistance to our cavalry
—l2O in number—but soon hastily retreated, losing four
ItUUd. The United States troops sufferod no loss.”
Official Announcement of Gen. C. F.
Smith’s Death.
Pittsburg Landing, April 27,
Ta tho Hon. 1. M. Staktom, Secretary of War:
Major General C. F. Smith died at 4 o’clock P. M., on
the 25th. His remains have been sent to St. Louis where
they will be buried with military honors. Hois a great
lose to this aimy.
I have DOt directed military honors to be paid to his
memory here, but win wait your orders.
The enemy has been strongly reinforced since the last
battle. H. W. HALLECK, Major Genoral.
Order Directing Military Honors to be
Paid to the Memory of Major General
C. F. Smith.
Waa Dki-art.mkst, April 47, 1802.
This department has learned, with deep regret, that
the gallant Major General U. F, Smith, f'hw patriotic
valor and military skill vrero signauy eahimtea at the
capture of Fort Donelson, died at Savannah, i n Tennes
see, at the hour of 4 o'clock on the 45th of this month,
and it is ordered that the cos tomary military honora ba
paid to his memory. BDWiM M STANTON,
Secretary ef War.
Largs SiLB or Choice Frbkcs Dress Goods,
Ribbons, Gloves, Dm broideries, Trimmings,
Ad.—Wo Invite the earl; attention of purohasers
to tbe large and seasonable assortment of French,
German, Swiss, and British dry-goods, dress goods,
including fine black and white cheek silks; 850
cartons stowet style Darla ribbons, embroideries,
gloves, trimmings, umbrellas and parasols, fasoy
goods, Ac., embracing about 1,000 lots of ohoioe
articles, to be peremptorily sold, by catalogue, on
a credit it four months, commencing this morning
at 10 o’olock, and to be continued, without inter
mission, all day, and part of the evening, by John
B. Myers ft Co., auctionoera, Nos. 238 and ?34
Market streit.
Fide. — About three o’olock yesterday
morning a tire occurred in an unoccupied trams house
in Flizwater ttreet, near Sixth. The damage done was
trifling.
FROM COMMAND.
The Enemy Still Retreating.
Deserters frem their Banks coming Into
our Army.
RECOHHOI9SAHCE TOWARDS 9TAUSITON.
THE PURSUIT OP JACKSON.
800 Rebel Deserters.
Gamp near SPAnTAi April 26. via Washington. April
26.—Several deserters and refugees corroborate the
previous reports that Jackson, after flying from onr ad
vance column on Friday last, pushed forward to a point
one mile north of Harrisonburg, where a turnpike
branches to the left, passing Magargheyatown, the south
fork of the Shenandoah, the Blue Eidgo, and running
thence to Gordonsville.
Jtckson’s wagon train had been pushed towards Staun
ton, hut hearing that the town was in the possession of
the Union troops, be remanded it to Harrisonburg.
At an early hour on Saturday morning, Jackson,
with his whole force and train, took the GrordonsrlUe
pikft and at the latest accounts bad reached ttagarg?
heystown.
On Saturday night a squadron of the First Vermont
Cavalry, while scouting the Luray road, beyond the
Massanutten mountain, fell in with a body of the enemy’s
cuvalryi A skirmish ensued, resulting in the capture of
seven of the enemy and eleven of their horses. None of
our men were hurt, but a lieutenant had his horse shot
nnder him.
The paymaster of the Vermont Cavalry arrived at camp
yesterday, to the great delight of me Green Mountain
boys.
A train containing shoes, stockings, etc., for General
Williams’ division, reached Mount Jackson on Friday
They will be distributed to«dayi The atone turnpikes of
this region are very destructive to shoes.
The weather, since Friday, lias been very
v ~j MB iv » r.v.wiu.s uviiu«Bscer, the dampness pene
trating the tents and clothing, and cllillieg the bodies of
the mon. There are loud calls Tor the restoration of the
whisky rations.
The inhabitants of this lovely and fertile valley,
although they gave an almost unanimous vote for Se
cession, now sincerely regret it, and appear well pleased
in the belief that tho war in Virginia is nearly at au
end. Fresh meats and breadetuffs abound In this sec
tion, and the owners are not disposed to conceal or spirit
them away bey ond our reach.
Jackson's retreat from this valley has bad a bonoftcial
effect upon the volunteers and drafted men from Rock
ingham and the surrounding counties. Large numbers
of them are daily coming into our lines and delivering
themselves up. It is stated that hundreds of them are
now in the Slfmsanntten mountains, biding front \diibf’,
scouts, and only w aiting an opportunity to escape and
claim protection from Gen. Banks. One who came in
yesterday reported that he fonnd a cave a few miles
hence, where there were concealed sixteen refugees and
deserters, who will probably come into camp to-day.
A portion of Ashby’s cavalry are scouting both sides
of the mountain near Harrisonburg, watching our move
ments and endeavoring to catch deserters. Tlje
body, however, are believed to haye gone with Jackson,
wherever he may be.
The refugeea and desorters aro turned over to Lieut.
Colonel Batchelor, provost marshal, and are examined by
Colonel Clark, of General Banka’ staff,
l)r. Baxter, late assistant surgeon of the Wisconsin
Third Begiment, has been appointed medical purveyor
for this department, and is temporarily stationed at
Strasburg.
II la & fact worthy of notieo that tho Confddor&to hos
pitals are models of comfort, convenience, and cleanliness.
At Mount Jackson, three large two-story frame buildings
have been recently constructed on the most approved
plan, b4ing lathtd and plastered, and divided into appro
priate wards. The ceilings are high and the ventilation
perfect. They are capable of accommodating six hundred
patients, and will be occupied by our Bick.
The wagons are actively collecting forage and other
suppliep, which are more abundant here than they were
in Shenandoah and Frederick counties.
A Union hostage, who escaped from Jackson on Satur
day mprnipg, reports that his force? at that' tfipe
mileß east of Harrisonburg, which place be left in a per
fect panic. The Union hostages taken by Jackson from
Winchester and the valley, many of whom are sixty years
old and upwards, sick and crippled, were barbarously
compelled to march foot behind the train, up hill and
down, and through mud and creeks. In some cases they
fell down from sheer exhaustion. This act has caused
great indignation in our army, and loud cries are made
for retaliation upon the prominent Secessionists here
abouts.
HAnr.TSOKut’p.G, April 25.—Last night a strong recon
noisßance was made from New Market towards Staun
ton. On reaching Mount Crawford, eight miles south
if this town. tho brides eve* the branch &f the SoiUb
fork of the Shenandoah was found to be burnt, and the
stream too deep and rapid to cross. A bridge over ano
ther branch of this same stream was also burned. This
was tone last Tyegtori net Vr Hie re&tls, bat by (be
citizens, as stated by persons in the neighborhood.
It was ascertained from citizens that yesterday morn
ing a body of mounted rebels came to the river intending
to croßßi but found the current too riwm and 9‘rvns w n»-
zaid tne attempt. They Btated to the citizens that our
troops were In possession of Staunton. To-day one of
our brigades passed through the town and took posses
sion of one of the principal avenues leading from
here.
Sioce our first entrance In town no-attempt haa been
made by the rebel forces to re-enter. As usual, in ali of
the towns in this valley, but few males remain.
It is reported that Jackson is in front, and rumor says
that he has been reinforced, but has burnt the bridges
over the Shenandoah, which prevents the possibility of
any night attack. The roods, with the exception of the
stone turnpikes, are almost im passable. We have a
strong picket iu front to nigbti
April 26.—Nothing worthy or notice transpired last
night. Deserters from Jackson’s militia report him
making very slow progress towards Gordonsville and that
800 of his militia have deserted during his escapade.
, The Shenandoah bridge is not yit burned, but pick
ets are stationed there ready to apply the torch at our
first approach.
Afternoon, —Jackson is resting on the east side
4f tka ShAnando&h, with his whole force, about olxtoou
mileß hence. His scoats frequently make a dash on our
pickets. One of the latter was killed by them this after
noon. The spongy nature of the soil prevents our
advance at jresent. Ilia weather in clear and plea.
FROM FORTRESS MONROE.
Arrival of Wounded Prisoners from
North Carolina*
LIST OP THEIR NAMES.
Foetkess Hosrob, April 25. —Tho steamer Thomas
Morgan did sot arrive till noon to-day.
A schooner wa* overhauled at G o’clock this morning)
by the United States gunboat Cehasset, on suspicion of
an attempt to run the blockade and enter tbe Elizabeth
river. Tie captain was taken on board the Minnesota ,
and stated that he was bound for Ilattoras Inlets He
had a cargo of beef, pork, Ac His papers were taken
away from him.
The Released Wounded Prisoners from North.
Carolina.
A flag or truce to-day returned with tbe schooner
Mississippi, which brought down from Norfolk yestor
day afternoon tho nineteen wounded prisoners taken at
tbe battle of South Mills, the location of the engagement
on the Saturday previously reported.
The Union troops consisted of parts of five regiments—
viz : the Twenty-first Massachusetts, Fifty-first Penn
sylvania, Ninth New York, Eighty*ninth New York, and
Sixth New Hampshire, under the command of Gen. Iteno f
numbering 000 or coo men.
They landed below Elizabeth City and marched up to
the canal withont opposition. The object of the move
ment was to break up the locks.
The fngagement took place during the afterawn) and
tbe tebels were driven from the field.
Late In the evening it wae known that the rebels wero
receiving reinforcements) and Gen. Itono retired during
the night. No transportation having been provided for
the wounded, they were left in a temporary hospital, and
Assistant Surgeon Warren, of the : Twenty-first Massa
chusetts) was detailed to remain with them.
Several others) who were only slightly wounded, left
with the troops; among them, Colonel Hawkins, wounded
in the breast or shoulder.
The wounded men, on their arrival here, were taken to
tha fiAuaral hospital aud pvopatl? oap&d for. Th&y aam
jAa.n tLat whilo In tho bands of the enemy they did not
have enough to eat, but were otherwise properly cared
for. The following are their names:
Lieut. Lewis Hullman, Fifty-first Pennsylvania, Com
pany U, LJSI. ILI^L
John Dunn, Twenty-first M&ssaenusettß, Guu> r -n.
left leg.
E. E. Parker, Twenty-first Massachusetts, Company
C) fight shoulder.
yf. W. Done) Twenty-first Massachusetts! Company C,
forehead.
James E. Brown, Twenty-first Masaachusettes, Com
pany G, right thigh.
Charles H. Waller, Ninth NiW York, Company A,
light tbigh.
William Cortelyou, Ninth New York, Company B, am
putation right leg.
John Curtin, Ninth New York, Company B, left &i*6i
amputated.
T. T. Kelley, Ninth New York, Company E, wounded
in the right aide.
G. V. Wilcox, Ninth New York, Company F, wound
ed In the face.
Alexander Denney, Ninth New York, Company H,
wounded in the left arm.
Averill Harris, Eighty*ninth New York, Company A,
right wrist.
Jacob Laning, Eighty-first Pennsylvania, Company
A, wounded In lower jaw.
James H. Zearfns, Fifty-first Pennsylvania, Company
A, wounded iu right ankle,
Biiijamiu Hevely, Fifty-first Pennsylvania, Company
B, wounded in right side.
Abraham Cusler, Fifty-first Pennsylvania, Company
C, wounded In stomach.
Jacob fit Busklrkt Fifty-first Penosylvanift, Company
Hi wounded in left arm.
Assistant Surgeon Warren, of the Twenty* first Massa
chusetts detached to attend the wounded, accompanied
the party.
Fonvniss Moxnofiu April 26.—The packages of Harm
pet's Weekly, that arrived here this morning, wore
seized, by Major Jones, on account of objectionable edi
torials and a map of the vicinity of Yorktown.
A flag of truce went to Cram Island to-dar, and twh
up a number of letters for prisoners and others at the
South, and alto the secretary of the Spanish legation at
Washington.
The weather is disagreeable, with the wind at the
All the yards and even the lower masts of tb»gnuboat
Galena have been taken ont, and nothing ianow to be
seen above tbe deck but the
Arrival of Woundod ftt Pittsfiurg.
Pittsburg, April 27—The steamers Marengo and
7/illman, Bent to Pittsburg Landing from this city, re
tnm«d to-day teiili 70 weunded soriiersi who were
placed in tie Marine Hospital. Tho boats started with
nearly 600 wounded, nearly all of whom were left at
points on the river nearest to their homes. Among the
wounded arrived here are two rebel priaoiers.
Narrow Escape.— Yesterday after
noon a girl, eight year, of age, named Mary HoaiUte,
fell into III? ,l Callowhill-streat wharf, and
-would have beeii drowned bi\V f?T tt\e figwtjetw J M-r
Bart, who rescued her.
LETTER FROM FORTRESS MONROE.
Arrival of a Beat-load of Woundrd Prisoners—
Thzir Condition,Treatment, Sentiments, Ac.
—How they were Taken—Advance of our
Troop,—a fight—Hrtrrat Ordered—lts m»»-
tcriy Conduct'—How the Prisoners fell into
the hands of the Rebels—Norfolk Rumors-
How the Rebels get their News—The Merri
mac —Rumored Battle at Corinth —9,000
Prisoner! Taken by ihe Rebel Newspapers—
Bold Attempt to Run the Blockade.
[Correspondence of The Press.]
Fortress Monroe, April 25,1862.
Considerable excitement wan created yesterday morn
ing at this point by tho nows brought by a flag of true*
that a boat load of wounded prisoners would be Bent from
Norfolk in the afternoon. The Intelligence caused con
siderable surprise, but it y?m concluded to w&fl, and quar.
ten in the hospital wore at onco made ready.
Between four and five o’clock yesterday afternoon a
rebel boat, having a schooner in tow and with the white
flag of truce at the fore, made her appearance outside of
Sewell’s Point. Tt was at once conjoctured that the
wounded men were on board and the surmise proved
right. The Nell}/ Baker was at once sent out to meet
the flag. It was ascertained that the men were in the
schooner, and a. the iVfffy RufaT 3«ri B» BCWmmOd#*
non. ror the wounded it was settled that the schooner
should he sent down In tow of the Nelly Baker, to be
returned to the rchelsthe next day.
It was not long before the A'e tty Baker with her charge
arrived at the w!mrfi and the wounded nrlsonurs were
brought ashore rrom tho dirty.nnwholesome, dnngeon-llko
hold or the schooner They had had nothing to lie a,on
but some straw, and the privations they had endured—
the gaping wounde imperfectly bandaged and illy at
tended Is—had seduced themt nm „ r „ o t„Ute a „, Although
in agony from Bevere wounds, their eyeß brightened and
they Beemed to grow stronger to see the stars and Btripsß
once more. All of them expressed the wish that they
!?pb l 1? well fßPitgb hr rejoin their regiments, and
once more deal derth to tbe rebel*
_t. j — > - *•>& wrrn some of the prisoners yesterday, and
heard the circumstances of their captnre. They were
takon the day after tbe battle o f South Mills. The battle
seems to have been affair Cf BOOK DftgQitUdti from
tbeir account of it, meagre as it is. Their account, and
the scanty report received through rebel newspapers,
which I forwarded a few days since, is all that Is known
at present. From what I learn, it appears that, in ac
cordance with OrdOM frem Burnside, and in ful
filment of Ihe grand plan of General McClellan, that of
cutting off the coast water communication of the rebel
lious States, Brigadier General Jesße L. Reno, ef Penn
sylvania, moved the troops composing his brigade J 9
BUr,&b©th City in transporte, where he eacctea a landing*
under the cover of our gunboats.
After tbe landing, which took some little time, the
column of march was quickly formed, and the troops
marched fifteen miles in an anemia £&ubtpy, and svs?
marshes and swamps that had httiurto been considered
almost impassable. Little did they know the indomitable
character of the Yankee.
Beside? the difficulties of tbo march, the rebel® ap»
peaml In force at fioverai placGß on the march and offered
battle, but they would always run after a few shots from
the Union troops. Thus advancing and fighting they
went ahead until lato in tho afternoon.
I -villi violate i»o parole when I inform you of the ob
ject of tbe expedition The Norfolkites drive a very
profitable trade through tbe Dismal Swamp canal. This
canal runs through tho Dismal Swamp, so celebrated for
its morasses and Lakes, its malaria, the noxious insect?
and reptiles that infest it, and as Doing a haunt, secure
from intrusion, for the negro who escapes from his mas
ter. To destroy the locks on this canal, and thus cut off
communication with Norfolk, was the object of the ex
psditivih
About fonr o’clock in the afternoon {Friday, the I6th
of April) the eueray was met in some force, in a very
strong position, at an insignificant place known to the
resident? of that region m South Mills, Here our brave
men engaged the enemy until the sun sank below the
horizon, when the rebels retreated discomfited.
Still, the object of the expedition was not wholly ac
complished. Seven locks had been destroyed, but all had
notbicn attended to. The remainder of the work was
left for tbe morning.
Prudently and thoughtfully and like a Boldier, Genera!
Reno formed bis camp, set his guards, and the tired men
lay down on the damp ground to snatch a few hoars of
slumber. But General Beuo slept not. Ho was busy
planning out the operations for the morrow, when in
formation was brought by a trusty hand that the enemy
bad been reinforced, and waa advancing, ten thousand
Btrong. nnder General Huger.
General Reno would not be outgeneralled. Calling bis
pickets in, and collecting all tbo wounded that could be
found, he immediately gave tbe order to retreat, and In
less ik&n thirty hiiniiles the line of inarch was takon tip
for tho sea shore. This was accomplished, soon aftor day
light, without an accident, and the transports were safely
reached.
Judging fr9ffl llw BV»w.te it tbs priNASn «ud the few
imragrnplia In rtUel newspapers tbia most have been one
of the best conducted and most memorable retreats on
record in the annals of our history. For a brigade to do
bo much work in a day and a night, to march twelve
ruSles, fi S U ever •y step ef the -way, with a stubborn foe
disputing the ground inch by inch, to fight a battle lasting
over three hours, and then to retreat in good order tn the
fleet, shown tuo bren-erj , vourage, and endurance of the
National tvoow, and tho eon gumma to ttlrill with wkiuk
they were handled. A good general when he finds his foe
too strong for him must xe treat—humanity and reason
compel him to.
It is '.oils possible that in bwrr ef preparations
for the retreat Borne rew of the wounded might have been
left. In fact, it could hardly have been othorwise. } Beek
ing wounded by night is a difficult work, and would be
rendered doubly so by the nature of the ground on which
the battle w&b fought. These were found by tbe rebels
the next day, and have, with a rare generosity, been sent
North. Nothing could be gained by keeping them, and
the South have quite enough to attend to with their own
wounded.
Their stories are pitiful iu the extreme, SurgOOUi
being badly needed by tho rebels, and there being an al
most total lack of hospital stores and medicines in the
Southern States, these fow must have died had it not
been for the uutiriug energy of the surgeon of the Fifty
first Pennsylvania Regiment.
This noble man remained with the wounded, collected
them, and while engaged in relieving their hurts, and
rendering them as comfortable as possible under the cir
cumstancee, was also made a prisoner by tho rebels. Ho
was released on parole with the wounded, accompanied
them here, and saw that all were snugly placed in the
hospital. He remarked last night that bis only aim was
how hot to rejoin Lift family but Lis regiment, which is
now without sturgeon,
Such examples of patriotism and devotion will surely
meet with a great reward. I regret that lam unable to
obtain the name of this truly brave man.
Three States and three regiments are represented
among the prisoners. Foremost among them are some
of the Fifty-first Pennsylvania Volunteers, Col. Hart
ranft. which behaved so nobly at Newbtrn; the Ninth
hew Vcrk ftiwjor Himbali j and the Xwuatf*
first Massachusetts, Col. Augustus Morse.
It wob rumored in Norfolk yesterday that Major Kim
ball, of tbe Ninth New York Zonavos, who led the famous
ehav&e fiti Fart Bartow, had been several? waußded.
The wounded do not confirm the intnor, and it is to be
hoped that it is false. Major Kimball is a gallant officer,
and it would bo a great loss to the iegiment should he
have beeh hilled.
News of a certain naval affair, which happened not
many miles from here, night bofore last, was known and
talked about In Norfolk yesterday afternoon, and thence
was telegraphed all over the Southern Confederacy) while
the correspondents of loyal Northern newspapers are not
allowed t ) say one word about it-
How the rebels get this news is not at all surprising.
Houses line the Southern shore of tho bay all the way to
Cftpe Henry, and almost every one of those is fitted up
wiih telescopes and used as observatories by the rebels.
A line of telegraph Ib built from Cape Henry, connecting
with znaoy of these bouses, particularly those that com
mand a good view of the bay, and ending at Norfolk.
Here they sit in security, watch ail the movements of our
nary, count the transports as they cone in, estimate tbe
number of men, and report to headquarters at Richmond,
as fast as tlm telegraph can convey iL
The Union hteh sometimes defeat the objects of the
rebels in this way by cutting the line. Tho rebel jour
nals complain “ that the wires are often mysteriously
severed on most Important occasion*)” and say that gomo
of the perpetrators have been caught Ahd were in jell.
The remains of Lieutenant Wagner, who died from
the effects of a wound received about a week ago, were
sent North lait evening:
Very heavy firing was heard yesterday afternoon in
the direction of Sewell’s point. Upon inquiry, I found
that it was caused by the Merrimac trying her guns
preparatory to an attack on the fleet.
A Dot her rumor wae current in Norfolk that a great
battle had been fought at Corinth, Miss. As usual, the
rebels claim the victory, and say they took 9,000 prison
ers. Up to the present time no nees has been received,
through Northwn sources! of any fight »t that plats,
This morning a schooner of some 160 tons burden made
a doiu a*,—** to min the blockade and got into Norfolk.
She came in from the ouca*. passed
the outside blockade, and ran up pssv »», n other vessels
a* if nothing waswrong: The wmd was fatei aim.
all sail, she ran up the roads as if she were steering for
Newport News. However, as soon as she got pretty
well up the bay sho hoisted the Tebel flag, put her helm
hard-a-portf and made for Sowell’s Point) hoping to get
uniter the protection of tbe battery there. But tho game
was blocked, for two tugs were sent up, and she was
overhauled in very short order. Her crevr made no re
sistance, and she was brought down, and now lies at
anchor among tho other vessels' Her name I could not
learn. It is said that she had a large quantity of drags
and medicines on board.
The boat from Baltimore, which was due here at seve
this u&Pßlng, did not arrive until nearly ons
o’clock to-day. The croakers, which are everywhere to
be foui d, started a story that she had foundered, which
many of the timid believed. But when she arrived tho
of the delay was eagfiy aseertaiseS, The Adelaide,
it appears, has been laid np fer repairs, and the TAornay
A. Morgan, a new boat, has been put upon the line to sup
ply her place. Tlte machinery being a little stiff, and the
boat being heavily laden caused the delay*
There is no other news. The Mineiaiac has not yet
made her appearance, although ati is ready for her. It
is cloudy to-day, and more rain is expected. Till next
time, adieu.
From Jacksonville, Fl&tilla.
Nbw York, April 26.—A gentleman who left Jackson
ville, Fla., on Monday last, aud who, while there, had
excellent opportunities to observe everything that was
S oi»s ©», m>«rii us that tiisro is no truth in tho report
that the Confederates, after the withdrawal of tho Union
troops, hanged three Union men.
The rebel soldiers in the neighborhood of Jacksonville,
lie further wero mostly vesidonto of the town, had
Property, or relative* Mii friends- there, and were not
disposed, therefore, to commit auy outrages upon tbe in
habitants. .
It ifl true, however, that there was a stroug feeliug
there against certain Union men who bad refused to com
ply with the proclamation of the rebel commander that
tbe place should be evacuated as soon as tho Federate
should enter, and it was to avoid a hostile manifestation
of this feeliug that tbe Unionists left tbe town as soon as
tbe United States troops were recalled.
Olir inforDlftPf rfpfWM?* tbs panic among those peo
ple as very grunt. A runh wae w**e to every m
tne harbor, and the schooner in which our informant
cune passenger was thronged with families. Borne of
these were well off. and brought on board considerable
ppjng of money. Two German families were on board.
As soon »■ tiiey arrived Lore, they to~.k 1° IL«
old country,” declaring that they had had enoughof
America to last them a lifetime.
Our informant thinks the Federal gunboats in the har
bor of Jacksonville would be powerful enough to protect
4h«* Union people *llll xemtinlhft In tUS bWl’ll} thOllSll, if
the rebels took it Into their heads to buftt the IoWO, there
was nothing to prevent them.
Gturllla bands continued to harass the country round
about Jacksonville, preying on friends and foas alike.
WLeix eimkLi. tbeio f4U&we were Bavfirely dealt wUU by
! the Confederates.
Bishop Whitlingham and Rew. Mr. Syle.
The following correspondence between Her. Hr. Rrla.
wtio lately related to reed the proper for the Union, at
Washington city, and Bishop Whittingham, is Interesting
and worthy of attention:
YVABnmoTON, V, 0., March 17, 1802.
Bight Bov. Bikhop Wuittixoiiam, fialtlmorgnDßiK
BisHor; I have received your telegram, and tbe letter
to which it refers, accompanying a prayer of thank**
giving, for use in the parish now Tmder my charge.
_ Witboutgoing into the right or tbe reason of the tMn*,
I will simply inform yon of the ract—or rather of wbat I
iujdom to be tho fact—iu regard to tbe egftgregitlfta tat
which I am at present officiating.
My impression Is that at least two.thtrd* of the people
could not, /or various reason*, say “Amen" to the
prayer which yonr letter transmHs r and that tbe use of it
hi Trinity parish would cause ft very great audjverjr no*
-profitable, nay, » very injurious, excisemen? of feeling,
os well as a renewal of acrimonious- dtscasmow, involving
quettions of fact and of opinion which, in the prevent an*
settled state of public affairs, could net possibly be set at
rest. I give you my “ supposition” and 1 “ impression ”
r&GieF (Lab a&Jeriake to Sp&&k &B &t B? ftWfi hU&W—
ledge.
Allow mo to add, that what I now write is entirely
proprio vnotu* aud without consultation with any one on
the subject} and the (mention which I respectfully put Is,
Whether, under these eiroumitgaGeit you would still wish
the prayer to he used in Trinity Church]
Believe me, dear Bishop, very slnctrely and affection*
ately, yours in the Lord. B. W. &YLB.
Baltimore, March 18,1968*
BKvgiiKM) Aim Dear Bhothkki I regret very much
to receive from you the statement or your Impression
that, of the congregation in which you minister, at
least two-thirds of the people could not, Tor varioua
reasons, say “ Amen ” to tho prayer which I trans
mitted to you for use on occasion of tho raising of tbo
blockade and Giege of the city or Washington, and ottior
late victories.
I was formally requested by one having right to do so,
at the suggestion of the ecclesiastical authority of hi*
parish, to set ou tbe occasion.
I was thus driven to inquire wji&t ground I hod for re*
fusing eata act I could find uona !Mt mlcht not. by
parity of tcasohitu, be urged against the performanca of
any duty which might, for any cause, be distasteful to
any considerable portion of the community.
It is an express h junction of the word of God, <* in
everythin? •«<*• ibnuhs," aud »• giving thanks’* for
kings, aba L\p M! that u apa lu authority," {i&peilaLlr
made the subject of divinely inspired exhortation.
Our Church, by immemorial practice, by provision of
certain more general forms, and by particular legislation
in reference to more special occasions, has furnished the
interpretation of these Scriptural rules in their applica
tion to pniiUAA.
It Ifi hard to Imagine ah occasion in which general pub
lic thanksgiving would bo more fit and proper, more *
privilege and a bounden duty for a Christian community,
than when a great city, with its suburban district, after
exposure for almost twelve months ft tfi? foil? dgilger Vf
citae mytßtmvm by a great army, never in all that time
a day’s journey distant, and, after suffering the inconve
niences and privations of blockade for many continuous
mouths, is, by a series of successes, some sanguinary,
but the most important unexpectedly bloodless, of the
flrmlpft of its Goverumcnti at once* Id all human prubi»
biiity finally! delivervd from its beleaguermont.
If this was not an occasion for acknowledgment of the
merciful providence of Him who reveals himself as a God
of hosts, the King of kings, and Lord of lords, there
never is nor ever could be one.
And uho should render to ITim thanks for mAh grut
mercies but they who, of all others, are bound to deci
der themselves most benefited In tho general successes,
and are specially and exclusively advantaged by the local
deliverance t
Ib there avy “psW under tiefimi to which ran",
denis in tbeiqsirict of Colombia can claim to owo t’BUb*
jection,” as God’e ordinance, except ihe Federal Govern*
mentol the United States I They can have no pretext
of doubtful or divided allegiance. But one only autho
rity has any show of pretension to ’’boar the sword 11
over and iti bsbaif of thorn. In 6&&u&Ust6& ff-jEi Hla
bids us »be subject to it,” both "for wrath” and for
‘con scienco’ sake.”
Are we, my brother, set as witnesses for the truth and
binding obligation of God’s word, or are we not 1 If we
are, when could I, in my official duty, have occasion to
vibdie&ta the Scriptural i&&Mdbp dUufcpriyer for rul&rs
and recognition of their authority, against the wayward
wilfuluobb of erring brethren, il the present he not such 1
Were I to give way to the alleged prepossession of ft
portion of my flock, by thu abandonment of the discharge
of my own official fur. ction as a director and leader of
tbeir worship. Iu this MS&ACfc Committed to m T
k't&fiibg, lidW doiild 1 expect to tnake answer before God,
either for my trust or for their soulb, imperiled by wilful
neglect and disobedience of DJvinc prescriptions]
I regard the sympathys of dwellers In the District of
Columbia with ilia exiting war waged by ths FfebAU &F
the ffouth as utterly without p!ei of excuse, before-God
or man. Yet, in consideration of them groundless and
unjustifiable as I believe them to be, I have so modified
the language of the prayer of the Church as that even
they who eotortnin them may use it without reproach or
coDFCienco. Hah any inhabitant of Washington or the
District canse to be otherwise than thankful tor its de
liverance from threatened Biege and blockade 1 Are the
“ successes” that have led to that deliverance other than
“ happy,” In as far as (hop have tended Pr?499tf?B
of that result I or other tbau happy iu the estimation of
any lover of mankind who contemplates wonderful
extent in which awful bloodshcdding has in repeated in
stances been escaped 1 When was ever such a series of
“blooolets” victories] Is it no cause of thankfalness,
even of great thankfulness, to those who “ sympathize”
with tbo rebellion which is defeated by them, that they
have been such 1
M y dear brother, I cannot do otherwise than I have
done. If any refuse to say “ Amen ” to the voice of the
Church In this thanksgiving, their sin mnrt be their own;
tho voice of tho Church remains unchanged Deeply,
most deeply, do I regret that those whom I am bound to
respect and love shoold he involved in what I can regard
in no other light than as grievous sin.
Very respectfully and affectionately,
Your friend and brother. •
WM. HOLLINSSN WHiMINGHAM,
lijabop of Maryland.
Rev. 8. W. Stle, officiating In Trinity Parish, Wash
ington, D. C.
Secessionist., in Baltimore.
Baltimore, April 26. —The Beoesslonista of Grace
Church, whereof the Bev. Dr. A. Cleveland Cose is the
rector, rallied in all their strength to elect a purely 8e-
AAHIAH veil*?, with & ei&W dn&lo£&niht of tkelr
Union*loving pastor and calling Dr. Hawks, of New
York, to the vacancy. The Unionists, on the othor hand,
Were noc to be takon by surprise, but assembled in force
ready for tho couflicti and tho result wai & total rout of
the Secessionist ticket an 1 the election of an entire Union
vestry. The Secessionists had only one outspoken mem
ber in the laßt board, Mason Campbell, son-in*law of
Jndge Taney, and he, too, waa thrown overboard. The
party ar? augerrf bf BIOTUIfi Ml) ttrslrfM
to go into court to dissolve the election, on the ground of
some pretended illegality. The Secessionists dub the suc
cessful party "Abolitionists.”
Since Dr. Slicer, the war*horse of pro* Blavery in the
Methodist Episcopal Cburcb, has been put in Coventry by
an aesiguoioDt to a Bethel in our harbon ho has crowd*!
audiences of Secessionists to hear him* through the deep
sympathies they feel for his degradation. He tells his
heaiers that he would have preferred to be broken alto
gether to this ignomiuioua exile; but he would be re
venged on his persecutors by preaching, this summer, to
thii jpUblle 6h Uie iAbibloUl Ihd 1& ih& Apeki klr. He iloel
not spate the loyalists, but pitches into them con anion,
cutting right and left, stnd sides with the rebellion and
slavery as far as his position will let him, though he does
it ccnstilutitmaJly !
General Order by General Ilalieclc.
The following is the order in full of Gen. Halleck;
GENERAL ORDERS NO, 16.
Headquarters Department or tub
rmsßmn, Tran.* April 13,1862. {
I. The Major General commanding this department
thanks Major General Grant, and Major General Buell,
and the officers aud men of their respective commands,
for the bravery and endurance with which they eueiaiftCd
the general nitacke of the enemy on tho Oth. and for the
heroic manner in which, on the Tih instant, they defeated
andreuted the entire rebel army. The soldiers of thf
great West have added new laurels to those which thej
bad already won on numerouß fields-
11. WlutocougratulatiDg ttifl’troapg on their glorloa
successes, the commanding general desires to irnprei
upon all, officers os well as men, the necessity of greatr
discipline and order. These are as essential to tbe su
ceps as to the heullh of the army, and without them re
caiinot long expoct to be victorious: bijf fIIWR W
can march forward to Deyr fields pf honor and g|or) - , (fit
this wicked rebelliea ib completely crushedeut and pesos
restored to our country. 191
111. MajotjGeneralS'Grant and Buell will retain the im
mediate command of their respective armies in the field.
B.v conimauil of Major General HALiiIjCK,
ft . 11. McLk ah, Assistant Adjutant General. ' 1
Public Amusements.
At the Walnut* tomight, Mr. E. N. Thajterifl anntf
benefit is to como off. Tho beautiful drama of “ft
Cricket on the Hearth ” is one cf the attractions. M*
Charlotte Thompson will realize the celebrated charaff
of Dot , and Mr. John Lewis Baker will appear as J*s
frccryOingU, Tfle cctific drama 9PtWe4 “Grist 19™
Mil] ” concludes the programme.
CoxtixeN'tAl Theatre.—Mr. McKeon, whose mania*
ment has been judicious and ancceßSfnl, again placesUt
slt>gnl&rly piece, H Übele ToWi biu
bia friends, tbe public. We have never seen the pad of
Legrety Eva , and Topsy so well performed as hen by
Mr. C. Lewis, little Mi*a Chapman, and Mrs, H,
nmn.
Olympic Music Hall.—This is tho present not© of
John McDonough’s pretty little theatre, in Baco etcet.
We mention it to draw attention to the graceful perfoim*
&U&&S of Miss Kate PsfittoStef, & ohatttl&g p*u&s dad
sense from New York, whose engagement terminates cl
Wednesday evening.
Mn. Pkkklli’s Coxckrt.—Rain or shine, this conost
-will be ox.e of ILe nicsl JdigLifnl of Uii Se&Soh. ||ll
programmo is of unusual excellence, and the beat »i*-
genre of Phiiadriphia will auist to mske the entertau
ment successful.
ACADEMY Of Hygic*—Tho deserving and truly cci#
teouß attaches or this establishment take their Irst bract
there, this evening, giving an excellent mnfcat enter
talnmtnt) instrumental and vocal.
Joux B. Gough at the Aoadrmt of Aloarc—
" 1» GOAL'S gurt fov/i. In firtv
revels in ils contemplation, and surpasses ever one m
its discussion. His lectures are never prosyon this
theme, and the one which he wdll deliver on neXsSVitor
dmj ivcniDg, May M» is ramted \9 P* Pfl? 9 f *p raprt
brilliant efforts of his fertile mind. As an orate be u
sui generis. ntterauce is extremely rap; hi*
figures of speech original Ana stnkiug; his
scriptiou wonderfully vivid \ bis imitative
plele T and ihsough his whole ovatiAna there is & vi, <£
genial humor that always keeps an audience in tpj
humor, and otten culmluates iu*most irresistible
of uproarious laughter and applause.
JNh u>e glad to unties that, while seats may be secured
in tbe parti uei, parguet circle, or balcony, at fifty CdlltS
which will be a great hilncement for many to attend—a
large number of very good unreserved seats can also be
hgd {ft cents each.
A Iferoie Boy.
[For The Press.]
When the armies s>f lb? United States, fightinj,
as they are, for Freedom and the Union, enclose
within them such heroism ns that of the little boy
mentioned in tho extraot which follows, oan it be
surprising they everywhere overwhelm those
of the pro-slavery uftwreanta who »?o (wotting tho
life of the nation ?
Let the name of this gallant Ditto fellow pase
along the lines!
Let " Chailey Bliss" bo tho equivalent of noble
deeds, all the more exalted because his young heart
yearned ibr a resting plaee within the arms of his
mother, I take the following from ft >«ttu jut
received, written by a gentleman of Illinois to a ra*
lative in this city. W. J. W.
“A little boy, only twelve years old, whose
mother resides in Ww&urn, rStored
from Fittßburg Landing. -Us was a drummer in e
oompany of which his father was a lieutenant. His
name is Charley Btiss. lam well acquainted with
the family, having been them physician. This boy
went through the whole of the Donelson fight, and
was engaged during the two days of that at Fitts,
burg. IDs father was wounded in three places,
whilst ho had his olothes pieroed with bullets, and
blood osee slightly drawn from about the knee.
His Jooau. wins shit entirely away! The little fat.
low's gear looked very rusty, and Mi gtSliSh ftAU
was tanned as daik as ehooolate. His oolonel sens
him homo, with four wounded men, by whom he
bad remained, and to whom ho water on
the field %'htn the battle ragetl the Ftottae, Th*y
say ho never flinched. At Donelson he get nold of
a gun, dropped by a rebel, and fired twenty rounds
himself, by borrowing cartridges from the soldiers
about him I triad to get him to stay with us or«
right, promising to ukt.hltt homa in my carriage
early in the morning. But no, he paid he preferred
to walk three or four miles in the mud and rain,
after dark, for he wm'! e 4 fs.wAf* »**<•'; M«»
night. His father was left behind, iu * hospitali