TJAL PHBBS. fUBLIBHYD DAILY (SUNDAYS KXOXPTXD,) BY JOHN W. FORNEY. ORICI N.. 11l SOUTH FOURTH street. THE DAILY PRESS, Twelve Cnhts Pish Week, payable to the Carrier. N*iM W Subscribers out »r the City at Six DoleabS Paa AmtH, Tour Dullakb roa Kiuut Month., Tam Dol"lars for Six Mounts— invariably In ad- Tanea for the time ordered. the tri-weekeV press, Hailed to SiihHGrihere out of the CUy at Teeil BOL x.Aae Pan Annum, in advance. MILLINERY GOODS. Sh-KlNt* 1862 1862.- WOOD & CARY, (Suooesaors to Lincoln, Wood, ft Nichols,) N«. 79* CHESTNUT STREET, Have now In Store a complete stock STRAW AND MILLINERY GOODS, SILK BONNETS, BIRAW AHP mM-JuEAf HATS, *o. To which they respectfully invite tbo attention or the •former patrons of the house and the trade generally. marl2-2m BPKI N a. 18 62. M. BEItNHEIM, Ho. 728 CHESTNUT STREET, Hm now In store, and is dally receiving, the latest <n4f-l** in GIBBONS, FRENCH FLOWERS, WREATHS, SILKS, CRAPES, LAUES, AND OTHER milijn rry goods, which he reepectfully layites the attention of the TBADK. PRICES LOW. mh2l>3n # SPRING. m 2. RIBBONS, MILLINERY. AND STRAW GOODS. SIOSENBFIM, BROOKS. & Co., NO. 431 MARKET STREET, now open—and to which daily additions are made Diet USUAL HANDSOME VARIETY OF RIBBONS. •3QNNET MATERIALS, FLOWERS) RUCHES. STRAW AND FANCY BONNETS, MISSES’ AND CHILDREN’S HATS, FLATS, SHARER HOODS, and ALL OTHER ARTICLES IN THE MILLINERY LINE, Which will be offered at the LOWEST MARKET PRICES. The attention of the trade Is respectfully invited. flT'ParUcnlv attention given to filling enters* rjTHOMAS KENNEDY & BRO., TW CHESTNUT Street, below Eighth. A. Choice Stock of SPRING MILLINERY GOODS, uUUd] at low PRICES, CARPETS AND OIL CLOTHS. CARPETING, JAMES H. ORNE, 626 CHESTNUT STREET, below setenth. We have juat received, by late arrivals from Euroye, ■ome sav and choice varieties of CASPXTIIfO, coot- Brising FRENCH AUBUSON Square Carpet*. ENGLISH AXMINSTERS, by the Yard and in entire Oupeta. CROSSLEY’S 6-4 and 3-4 wide Velvets. “ Tapestry Brussels. « Brussels Carpeting* Also, a large variety of CRO4SLE Y'S and other make*. TAPESTRY BRUSSELS, From 87aC. to Si Per Yd. Onr assortment comprise* all the best makes of Three ply gpa Ingrain Carpeting) which, together with * gene rat variety of goods in onr line, will be offered at the low est possible prices. OIL CLOTH FOR FLOORS, Trom one to eight yards wide, cut to any Six* FRESH MATTINGS. By late arrivals from Chine we have a full assortment WHITE AND COLORED MATTINGS OF ALL WIDTHS. JAMES H. ORNE, 626 CHESTNUT. ECHO MILLS, OEEMAHTOWN, BA. McOALLUM & Co.. H&KUTACITVBEBSi IMPORTERS, ANPPIALBBd too CHESTNUT STREET. (OppoaHe Independence Hall,) CARPETINGS, OIL GLOTHS, &o. We here now on hand an extenalve etockof Oarpotln**, at am own ud other makes, to which we rail the at ten don of cuh and short-time hnjera. mh7-3ni JjX)URTH-STREET CARPET STORE, HO. 47 ABOTB CHESTNUT, Ho. 4T. J. T. DELACROIX Invite* attention to fafa dprfog Importation of CARPETINGS, Con Vising every style. of the Newest Patterns and Designs, in VELVET, BRUSSELS, TAPESTBY BBUS- BlLfl, IMPERIAL MIAEE-PLY, and INd&Attf CARPETINGS. VENETIAN and DAMASK BTAIB CARPETINGS. SCOTCH RAG and LIST CARPETINGS. lIiOOB OIL CLOTHS, in every width. COCOA and CAN lON MATTINGS. DOOB-MATB, BUGS, SHEEP SKINS, DRUGGETS, and CRUMB CLOTHS. AT WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, LOW FOR CASH. J. T. DKLAOROIT, mht-4m 47 Soeth TOT7BTH Street. CARPETINGS. j. F. & E. B. ORNE, SfO. 519 CHESTNUT STREET, (OPPOSITE STATE HOUSE.) Hare received, per ataamer Adtnhurjrti, and other Uta arrirala, their BPBINO IMPOBTATION OP NEW CARPETINGS: CROBSLEI’S YARD-AND-A-HALF- WIDE VELVETS, 8-4 MEDALLION DO., ENGLISH BRUSSELS, MJTTRA-QUALJTV TAPMSTBV, BRUSSELS CARPETS, WITH BORDERS, (of new deoigne, for Hall, and Stain). INQBAIN AHB THBBE-PLT OABPBTINOB, of ttatra analltf. UK) 500 PS. J. CROSSLEY A SON’S TAPESTRY BRUSSELS CARPETS, aFROM 874 TO $1 PR. YD„ Together with a compete aiiortnest ol OIL CLOTHS. BTAIB AN® PLOOB DBUfIOETS, BCOS, HATS. *O., pH «f new, choice HtattoMi and AT MODERATE PRICES. «J.' F. & E. B. ORNE. mhl-tf OPPOSITE STATE HOUSE. CABINET FURNITURE. iTIABINET FURNITURE AND BIL LIABD TABLES. MOORE & CAMPION, Ho. 941 Sooth S 800 HD Stmt, hi oonawtton with tboir oxtooHn Cabinet Bi4gM an tmwwiannfintnrtnf a sunerior article of BILLIARD TABLES, Afid have now on band a foil annly, finished with the tifOOBB * CAMPION’S IMPBOVXD CUSHIONS, twhlch are pronounced) bf all who taava uU them) to bo unporior to all other*. Nor the quality and finish of tbeee tablefl the manu tacturen refer to their nnmerooa patron* throughout Obe Union, who are f—«him‘ with tbo character of their tork. fe3B-6m jTIOTTON SAIL DUCK AND OAN v VAB, of oil nnmbeie and brondo. Baven’e Dnck Awning TwiHo, of all deaerirtlOM, for Tenia, Awnlngo Trunks, and Wagon Oototo Alao, Nfar Ifennfecinrem* Prior IWto, Aera lio I feet wido Ter»eiiUng, Belting, Ball Twine, Ac. *OHH W. XTXBHAH * 00., va jonbs Alter. YOL. S—NO. 229. COMMISSION HOUSES. \yELLIHB, COFFIN, t CO. 130 CHESTNUT STKBET, Agents for the following makes of goods- PRINTS. PUSNILL MFG. CO. .... GHIMI MfO. 00. LAWNS. DUNNXLL MFG. 00. BLEACHED COTTONS. Lonadale, Forestdale, Auburn, Slateraville, Oentredele, Jamestown, Blackstone, Hope, Red Bank, Dorchester, Newburyport, Naumeag, Zouave, Burton, Greene Stfg. Co.’a A. A., B. A., C. A., and other style*. BROWN COTTONS. Bomeide, Trent, Groton, Ashland, Chestnut, GienvtUe, Mechanics’ and Farmers’. COSSET JEAHS.—OI»»gow, Mancheeter. DENIMS AND STRIFES.—Grafton, Jewett City, Madison, Sietereville, Agawam, Keystone, Choctaw. CANTON FLANNELS. —Slateraville, Agawam. BILESIAS.—Smith’s, Social Co,, Lonsdaio Co, WOOLENS. ARMY BLUE CLOTHS, KERSEYS, and FLAN NELS. BROAD CLOTHS.—Plunketts’, Glenhun Co., Ac. CASSIMEBES.—Gay A Son, Saxton’. River, Ao. BATINETB.—Base Biver, GoDversvtlle, Lower Val ley, Hope, Staffordvllle, Converuo and Hyde, Converse Eros. A Co., Bhaw Mfg. Co. KENTUCKY JEANS.—Bodman, Mystic, Gold Medal. DOMET FLANNELS—-WILLIAMS'S Angola, Su nny, Merino, and other styles: liONSDALB Nankeens and Colored Cembrloe. PLAID LINSEYB. COTTONADKS. Ao. [re2B*n HEUSSNER. & GO., IMPORTERS OF CLOTHS, DOESKINS, CASSIMERES, ftQ,| ftPl, OFFER THEIB VKBY LARGE STOCK AT CON SIDERABLY REDUCED PRICES. Also, just recoivcd, A LARGE INVOICE OF SAXONY DAMASKS, Which will bfi Bold VERY LOW, And to which we call attention of buyers. No. 200 CHESTNUT STREET. aps-lm IJARPETINGSi on. CLOTHS, AND MATTINGS. WOLFE & GO.; COMMISSION MERCHANTS, No. 133 CHESTNUT STREET, PHILADELPHIA. •y A full assortment of Philadelphia-mode Carpets always in Store. apl-lm gHIPDEX. HAZARD, & HUTCHINSON, No. llfl CHESTNUT STREET, COMMISSION MERCHANTS ron THB SiLH OF PHILADELPHIA-MADE GOODS. mhSS-dm YARNS, BATTS, A CARPET CHAINS. a-iWvew-wwywvNWwwwvwvwwevwoowoww H. FRANOISCUS. WHOLESALE DEALER IN YARNS, 4BS MARKET end 6 North FIFTH Street PHILADELPHIA. Buyer, will find a full Stack of COTTON, LINEN, AND WOOLLEN CARPET CHAIN, COTTON YARN, TWIST, FILLING, WADDING, BATTING, COTTON LAPS, TIE TABUS, TWINES, CANDIiH WICK, 86Vm.1V YARW, BROOK VWINKS. SflOl fOUUMI, (JILLIKO AND SHINS TWINES, BED CORDS, WASH AND PLOUGH LINES, 00TT0N, HEMP, AND MANILLA CORDAGE. Also, a full assortment of FLY NETS, Which he offers at Manufacturer* LOWEST NET CASH PRICES. WOODEN AND WILLOW WAKE. U. FRANOISOUS. 433 HA.RKRT uni i North FIFTH Street, PHILADELPHIA, WHOLESALE DIALER IH WOODEN AND WILLOW WARE. Always on Haul, a run stock of TUBS, BUCKETS, CHURNS, MEASURES, BROOMS, WHISKS, FANCY BASKETS* WALL, SCRUB, and SWEEPING BRUSHES, LOOKING-GLASSES and WINDOW PAPER, Hats, Keelers, Floor Buckets, Nest Boxes, WASH BOABDS, BOLLIHG and <JLOX’HES FINS. FLOOK and TABLE OIL CLOTHS. SCHOOL. MARKET, and DINNER BASKETS. Bifida, Banova, Carriages, Hobby Horaaa, Ao., Ao. All Goods sold at LOWEST NET CASH PRICES. übll-&n ' BLINDS AND SHADES JJLINDS AND SHADES. B. J. WILLIAMS, Mq. 16 NORTH SIXTH BTBEBT, MANUFACTURER OF VENETIAN BLINDS AND WINDOW SHADES. The largest and finest assortment in the City at the LOWEST PRICES. STORE SHADES LETTERED. Repairing promptly attended to. ap3*3m MILITARY GOODS* gKY-KLUE KERSEYS, <97 and 04-INCH.) DARK-BLUE KERSEYS, DARK-BLUE INFANTRY CLOTHS, INDIGO-BLUE CAP CLOTHS, BKY-BLUE CASSIMERES, (New Regulation, for Offiaora’ Pants.) WHITB DOMEX FLANNELS, CANTON FLANNULS, 10oz., 120 z., A 1501. TENT DUCK. All Tenanted UMted State* Army alandatd. FOB SALE BT ALFRED SLADE A GO., 40 Bonlfe FRONT Stout, and SO LITIXIA Stout, Philadelphia. feU-taayl DRUGS AND CHEMICALS. Robert shoemaker & CO, Kortheeat Corner FOURTH and BACH Btreete, PHILADELPHIA, WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS, IH PORTERS AND DEALERS IN FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC WINDOW AND PLATE GLASS. HAHUFAOTUBBKO OF WHITE LEAD AND ZINC PAINTS, PUTTY, *9. ASIBTI FOB 188 OBIiBBRATBB FRENCH ZINC PAINTS. Dealers and consumers supplied at VERY LOW FRICE6 FOR CASS. ap29-2m TTTHITE LEAD, DRY AND IN V Y OIL.--Red Lead, White Lead, Litharge, flugar of L«bJ, Ooppor&i, Oil of Vitriol, Calo m.l, Poieni Tel* low, Chrome Red, Chrome Yellow, Aqua Fortis, Mu riatic Acid. Epsom Salts, Rochelle Salts, Tartmrio Acid, Orange Mineral, Soluble Tart, Sub. Garb. Soda. White Vitriol, Red Precipitate, White Precipitate, Lunar Caustic, NKWtiny, Morphine, Morphine, Acetate Morphine, Lao, Sulpbej Xiher Solphuric, Ether IfltriGi Sulphate Quinine, Corre. Subliui., Denarcotized Opium, Chloride of Soda, Wetherill’a Ext. Olncha, Tartar Eniutie, Chloride of Lime, Crude Boiax, Refined Borax, Camphor, Resin Copavia. WRTHSKItt. A JsßdTßEft, Druggists and Manufacturing Chemists, Nob. 47 and 49 North SECOND Street, jalB-tf PHILADELPHIA. JEWELRY, Ac. Q L A R K’S ONE DOLLAR STORE. 802 CHESTNUT STREET. NEW GOODS, NEW STYLES, AND NEW PRICES. For onk DOLLAR yon can buy any one of the fol lowing article*: Beta of Silver Plated Tea Spoon*, « « «< Desert 44 44 « « Table ** u ****** Forks. « « « poaert “ fair « « Knife and Fork. 44 «« u Kapkin Binga. ** »• « Butter Kuivea. BttVW Plated Sugar Bowl. « “ Butter Diab. «« 44 Molasses Pitcher. « • 6 Cream 44 « « Castor* u u Walter. u i« Goblet. « 44 Blinking Cap. 44 ** Sugar Sifter. Gold Flatod Vosi Chain, »U style*. 4« «( Guard 44 44 44 44 44 Neck 44 44 44 «i 11 Chatelaine, “ “ # 0 Bracelet « « « i* Medallion, 44 44 44 44 Armlets, 44 44 44 44 Breast Pin* 44 44 K ** Bar Slugs, 44 u u u Pin And Tktttpfl, all stylML 44 44 Studs and Buttons, 44 44 “ “ Solitary Sleeve Button, ell styles. « « Roeom Studa, “ 11 u 44 Finger Bings* 44 44 “ '! Pencils, •• '< 11 11 Pen with Pencil Oam. Ladies' or Gentlemen's Port Bfonuaie, Cuba*, Bags, Purses, Ac., Ac., Ac. All Goods warranted as repre sented. We have on hand a large assortment of Photo* graph Albums, Mantel Clocks, Travelling Bags, and Quid Juwciry, which we aro cloning off at cost. The at tention of the trade respectfully solicited. D. W. CLARK’S ONE DOLLAR STORE, npl.2m BOfl CHBSTNTTT StsAs*. DRY-HOODS JOBBERS. 1862. SF * lN *‘ 1862. ABBOTT. JOHNES. & GO.. *27 MARKET STREET, Have now opon an entirely new and attraotlve atook la ENGLISH, FRENCH, GERMAN, AND AMERICAN DRESS GOODS. Also, a full assortment in WHITE GOODS, RIBBONS, GLOYES, SHAWLS, &0., &0., To which they Invite the attention of the trade. mh24-tjel gBRING STOCK SILK AND FANCY DRESS GOODS. A. W. LITTLE & Co, mfeU-tf No. 136 MARKET BT. 1862. sr »1 ma, 1862. BIEGEL, BAIRD, & 00, IMPOKTEKS AND JOBBERS M DRY GOODS. NO. 4T NORTH THIRD STREIT. rfIILiDILPHIA. Kwußaatft vlnHug tbla city to puroß&eo Dbt Ooosg will And oaf Stook lexga and kdmirAblj aasorted, and at Low Fiaunns, In oortain olaaeM of Goods wo offer Inducement, to purchaser! unequalled by any other house in Philadelphia. mhlB-2m JAMES. KENT, SANTEE, & GO.. mrOBTEBS AND JOBBERS or DRY GOODS, Nee, #»9 end 341 N, THIRD STREET, ABOVE RAGE, PHILADELPHIA, Have now open their usual LARGE AND COMPLETE STOCK or FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC DRY GOODS, Among which will be found a more than usually attrac tive variety of LADIES 1 DRESS GOODS; Alao, a full assortment of MERRIMACK AND OOCHECO PRINTS, and PHILADELPHIA-MADE HOODS, To which they invite the special attention of buyera. mil 21 .2 m 1862. SPEINQ - 1862. W. S. STEWART & CO.. IMPORTERS AND JOBBERS OF SILKS AND FANCY DRESS GOODS, liO. 30# MARKET BTBEBT. Mow In store, POULT DE SOIE, All Shades. BLACK AND WHITE CHECKS, In SILKS and OTHER FABRICS. ALSO, A FULL LJNH OF CLOAKING CLOTHS, PLAIDS, STRIPES, ABd PLAIN COLORS. apIT WHOLESALE HOUSES. g'J AND 54-INCH SKY-BLUE KERSEYS. SUPERFINE INDIGO-BLUE SATINETS, BLACK CADET AND OXFORD Do. PRINTED Do, In variety. BLACK AND FANCY MIXED DOESKINS. FANCY CASSIMERES AND MELTONS. IU gTORB, AMD FOB »ALB BT JOSEPH LEA, ffi2o-3m 198 AND 130 CHESTNUT BTBEBT LOOKING GLASSES JAMES 8. EARLE & SON, MANUFACTURERS AND IMPORTERS LOOKING! 'CLASSES. OIL PAINTINGS, FINN ENGRAVINGS, FIOTUBB AND PORTRAIT FBAMBB, PHOTOGRAPH FRAMES, PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS, OABTX-DE-VISITS PORTRAITS, EARLE’S 810 OHEBTNUT BTRBBT, |sl* PHILADELPHIA. CHINA AND tJUEENSWAKE. JgOYD & STROUD, NO. 33 NORTH FOURTH STREET, (Four doore below the Merehanta’ Hotel,) Now offer to country merchants a large stock of CHINA, GLASS, & QUEENSWARE, apP-lm . WATCHES, JEWELRY, &C. j Afresh assortment, at less TOAST rOBKBB FBTOB9, TABS ft BBOTHEB, Importer!, 824 CHESTNUT Street, below Fourth, mfatt-tf PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 1862. Jr tan. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 1862. IMPORTANT LETTER FROM THE NEW ORLEANS EXPEDITION.! Forts Jackson and Philip not so Formida- ble— TWO of our Vessels Aground- Launch of an Iron-Clad Steamer—The Plan of the Attack —Visit from a Sc cesh Steamer—A Rebel Flotilla in Sight —Attack front the Rebel Ram Feared.— A UhttugA of Position—Pa*s a L'Outre Garrisoned by our Troops—The Squad ron Forming—Our Gunboats Fired on from tlie Forts —The Mortar Schooners Depart lor the Head of the Passes—lm portant Events to Occur. [Correspondence of tho Proas.] Gulp Blockading Squadron* ) Head op the PAgyud, Mississippi Uiveb, f March 2d, 1832. > As movements become better known, I am enabled to make B-me corrections in my last. Forts Jackson and Philip aro not so strongly fortified w fif'd 611 P" powd. Fort Jackson, as I said, is a casomated fort, very low, only eleven foot high, almost to the water's edge: mounts a battery of only sixty guns, instead of one hun< dred and forty-seven.. Fort Philip, not easemated, with two [oug*rutiSß riflo guua. These guns will be of treat service to ihem for a certain time, but with oxcfsiive firing they will become very hot; then it will be difficult to manage them Tbo flag officer in at present absent from his ship, at the head of tlio Imrn iDi up the remainder ai the Southwest Pass n li« Richmond and Mississippi have unforfunatoly grounded on the bar. Their endeavors to get oIT have been nusuccesßrul. Tbo New OrJeans Delta, March 15, fortunately fell j)iM Altf hAhdS It Jiiforms tis that an Iron-chul steamer called the Trent was launched at New Orleans that day. Jt is roportt-d as » mure powerful engine than that of the iron-clad steamer Virginia. We are on the look out for her, and &be wit) fiud steamers a more powerful enemy to cope with than poor, almost defenceless, Bailing Bhips. Send all our Railing ships to foreign stations, where they are needed, and build more iron-clad steamers. The greatest obslaclo iu the way ia the chain stretched across tbo river, in iho rear cf the forts, so as to obstruct the passage of the tbips when they pass the forts. The plan of attack, as far as can be learned, is that Commander Porter's mortar fleet will have his boats towed in position by the steamers, and when he gets bis range will comments a regular, steady bomb»rdmoQt for two or three days upon the torts. Then let the ships ad vance and finish the work—and thou Tor New Orleans I Wo may vet talk it over at the St. Charlos Hotel. We receive a morning csUH'rom aSece&h Btusmer, which comes dAWh wiihin nix miles of our wiuadrob t 6 Uke notes. She depends entirely on her speed, which ia fourteen to sixteen knots —too f-vst for any of our gunboats. March 30.—The CaZAoim arrived, bringing us news of victoriofi from the North. The OalA/tm. Captain Behave, la very fast, and has been a dtslroyer ot the commerce of the South- The Magnolia is much faster, and was reported to belong to this squadron ; she has left Key West for New York, un der charge of the gunboat South Carolina. I am able here to Hay that thu Magnolia was not captured by the South Carolina or steamer Saxon, as the New York papers said, but by the United States steam sloop Brooklyn— solely. The prir.d Attempted* on the morning of February SOihi to rnn Uw blockndo at Foh rOntre* was chased by the Broiklyn , blockading that place* from there to off Mobile, and there brought to. At’Kiij I.—The steamer Connecticut has not yet ar rived. She left New York on March 2d. She is due, and will probably be hare in a day or two. Another Highly Important Letter from 44 Magnolia." Guli Blockading bquadaos, ) Head of the Mississippi Passks, April 3.} The steamer Connecticut arrived at the head of the pßssep, having successfully got over the bar. .It was a great comFott to us to hear once mors from our wives* fathers, children, and mothers. The Mississippi has also safely got over tbe bar. The flag-officer has hoisted Lla flagon hoard the .Pensacola, and says that he will get her over. March 4.—The Connecticut steamed orl hfHidWßiely this morning, the goes as far as the Bio Grande. This morning a steamer hove in sight, evidently iron clad; from what we could make her out through our glasses, fl> ing at her mi'/zen the broad blue pendant. In her rear appeared aevoral smaller steamers; I counted seven. The senior nffictr present signalized our guaboats to get under way and give chase. The Iroquois and Keneo obeyed. The rebel blue pendant seeing this, beat a hasty retreat, but not before tbe Keneo bad put three eleven inch fahots into her, If more ot our gunboats had bs&n present, they would have had a nice little fight Tho Keneo reports ihat one of the steamers looked very much like tbe ram, and was shaped somewhat like the nia. It is reported that the rebel fleet is either in coir juand ©I llolliua cr John B. Nichols, formerly Captains in the navy, the latter ft brotlier-in-lawr of Flag-Officer Farragut. Ahkil 5. —The flag-officer arrived j again hoisted bis Hag on hoard the Hartford onlj to transfer it ta the Kitinebaa, and proceeded up the river. On the same" night, expecting an attack from the enemy with their iron-clad rams, the captains of the vessels assembled on hoard the steam sloop Brooklyn. Captain Craven being the senior, in absence of the flag-officer, they held ft consultation, and concluded that lying in the same posi tion with their ships, the rebels could take their bear ings, and could come down in the dark and find them without «w trouble, It would be wise, therefore, to change positions. It was a beautiful night, and the moon shone out her bright and cheerful counte nance, as if in approval of our undertaking. As the ships glided up the river, the men’s curiosity was up to the highest pitch, tp koOW if we were going up t® the forts. The guns had been cast loose, ready for action, thedi vision tubs filled with water, everything prepared for a fight. But no! the fightiag men were doomed to disappointment. The clank of the Cham, the steady voice of the executive officer Bail, ah&t go the port anchor; stand clear of the port chain!” then sp'ash in tie water. Fighting, for that night, was all over. Pass aPOutre, called Pilot Town at present, has been regularly garrisoned by a military governor. Lieut. UMItAB, if tki UfiU&d filitia U4rio» Corps, from the frigate Colorado, has assumed that position, and manages his little kingdom with judgment. The marines of the Colorado have been sent there, and the sailors of the frigate are,ifmuircd) to he distributed amongst the different ships. The senior marine officer of the aqua, dron is Captain Edward McDonald Reynolds, an expe rienced and well- drilled officer. April 6. TheU.S. steam-sIoopI?MtTWTWf and SlOOfl'Of war Oneida, gunboats Verona and Katahdin arrived at the head of the Passes. The squadron is fast forming; operations will soon be commenced. The flag-officer on the tloop'of-war Jrojuois, with six gunboats, went up the river • Boon after sharp firing wa§ heard. Tk& Urge ships were to go up. When they arrived it was found that it was only a slight skirmish. Some of the gun boats, venturing too near the forts, had been fired at. The Iroquois went within two miles of them. Two rifle photo struck not twenty yards from them. The forts were seen very plainly—the ramparts literally oDvered with people, and guns at every point. If the Iroquois had had a large rifle she could easily have picked them off. The rifle shots of the enemy Wire accurately aimed and gained the praise of many. They have experienced gunners. Their shots have a peculiar sound fa passing, and the went “Becesh” is flistinctlT heard In thß breeze. Several |weU-known navy officers are In the rebel forts: John Rutledge, Lieutenants Grafney, Barring ton, Eugene, Ac. A Johnny Crapeau arrived in our midst and ex pressed himself highly gratified at the progress Of the North, and seemed to think that the war is fast drawing to a close. The Frenchman brings news from Havana that Fensacclahas been evacuated, and that the rebels have conveyed all their men T puna, and omnimvlilAtt to this point to protect and make the Mississippi their greatest stronghold. If these Southern reprobates could drive ns out tbeir cause would be greatly strengthened. But, Ab, nv! The tlwm of N«tt Orleans in Denied i do human power can Dave It. The forts and New Orleans will be captured, perhaps with great loss of life; but what of that '1 That blow struck,- our country is safe! Hundreds of lives would gladly be lost for such a victory. AubilT.—Flag Officer Faragut went dawn to the South west Pass on the gunboat Kennebec. Geneial Butler’s yacht came up Pass l’Outre, and went down the South- West Paw. The lUnaacola ii not over the bar yet. The Mississippi and all the others are over. April B—The Pensacola has at tat safely got over the bar. The wind has been blowing bard, a regular gale ; the mortar schooners taking advantage of it, hare ali aatied up from the Southwest Pass, off Pilot Town, to the bead of the passes They present a beautiful sight, di vided off in three divisions—red, white, and blue All that we now wait for is the Word. The Pensacola, Jfis *issippi, Harriet Lane, will he up tO-®OJTQW. .Major General Butiir has gone to fliil# Irffand in his yacht. When next yeu hear from me, important fronts will have occurred. MacnolU. FROM PITTSBURG LANDING. Impassable Roads—The Army Reorga nized—General Mitchell’s Movements— Rebel Deserters brought into Camp— Two Thousand Rebels sent to reiuforce Transport fired upon. [Correspondence of Tbe Press.] Pittsburg Landing, April 20,1802. A cold, miserable, wet day, just the weather to exas perate good nature itself. For two days after our arrival hero It lained incessantly; for the next three days the sun was bright and tha air warm, and it was a pleasure to live, notwithstanding the unpleasant odor that per vaded certain parts of the field of ShUoh; and the mud was dried up as if by magic, flov, three days more Of cox staut rain have restored tbe roods to their impassable state, and the discomforts of camp life are again in full blast. Wotd is wet or green, and the moat skilful of cooks are driven to despair, By ths wAft A good CHOP took is, I sometimes think, the most wonderful of mortal* He must overcome almost incredible obstacles. He must cook over a camp-fire, without stove, fireplace, or pot hooks* He must eliminate the universal element of dirt, or deftly conceal its presence in the feed. He must be on the constant watch for pilfering doge and loafers. He must prevent the ashes from flying into the soup. He must set his pots and kettles on the coals, or between two round, half-burned logs* and be sure that the logs do not roll and spill the fat In the tire. After all, the nearer he comes to cleanliness and perfection, the more heartily he gets cursed, for the more he reminds us of the comforts of home On a march, when nothing can be had but L&ld bfead and coffee, nobody but wbeu sta tionary in camp, everybody is fastidious. Matters are fast assuming shape and system. A vic tory or a defeat always throws things into more or Icbb confusion, and the tumnlt occasioned by the harried ar rival of reinforcements, and by the battle, were almost choas itself. Camps were shifted, baggage and equipage lost, tents shot to ribbons, the whole of Buell’s corps de armie had arrived without tents or baggage of any kind, and bad to be located in the most convenient place foe the moment, whence they were changed to their proper places in line of battle. Camps are laid ont In line of battle. Each division is placed in advance or reserve, on the right, left, or centre, just as it would be In battle, and when the tong roll beats, each regiment is formed in front of its camp, and awaits orders to move wherever it may be wanted. By this regularity of deposition, it ia always oany to find any division or brigade just us it ts wanted *, and, were it not for this, it uould be impossible in a country - ho uniform in appear ance as this, and so densely wooded, to make an intelli gent movement in any direction. Hulleck’s groat adniinietratiYo ability and systematic turn of mind wore jnat what wag wanted in tho Sold at this particular juncture. Soon after he arrived, he moved Lie quarters from the boat to the eh>re, and matters im mediately began to assume a took of order. A piovost marshal general was appointed, (Major Key,) and under him one for each corps d'armde and division. TOe laud ing, which was at first coven d with a confusod mass of trains and men And horses, is now orderly and well-regu lated, and a teamster can get his load and go off with it ill an hour or two ftt most* whan formerly it was a «reat pin of good luck if ho could* by going early ia the morning, get back by sundown with half a load. It was au amusing, but provoking scene. B> me drivers would sit stupidly on their mules, looking at the hopeless jam in front, flank, and rear, and giro up tho job in despair. Others would foam and swear loud enough to be hoard a mile, and by dint of importunity* get wedged into some narrow place, when thoir mules would get obstinate, or etick their legs over the traces, and tho whole concern would s*Mdil* find Itself iu a wans *laaa th»» bsfAH. To drive an omnibus In Broadway is a great art, but a driver wbe could get a mule team into such a snarl as some that 1 saw did, and ever get out again, as they cer tainly did, by some meanß. little short of miraculous* is a greater man than any omnibus driver that ever sat on a box. Now, however, all this is stopped, and ordor reigns iu Pittsburg. It i» idle to speculate on future movements. Our increased force here prevents our being attacked. Mitchell is at TvAcumbia, and consequently at Florence* where the bridge was burned by the rebels themselves. The bridge over Bear creek we burned, and that at De catur Mitchell burned. He has possession of fifteen IccomctlvOß and a large amount of rolling stock* and he can move either way between Decatur and Bear creek on the railroad ; not a very profitable thing to do, perhaps but there must be great satisfaction in running a Secoah locomotive. Mitchell is within easy communication to this place* and he can be reinforced or his force can join ub at bd? moment in a few hours* notice. I supposo you have heard of his taking Beauregard’s despatch from the wires on his own machine, when he went to destroy tbe telegraph. The despatch was this: ‘-The enemy are at Pittsburg §5,666 strong, and I cannot hold this place without reinft rcemeDts.” The whole affair was one of the neatest and 'most successful of tho war, and reflects great credit on the commander of the expedition. gome deserters were brought in yesterday* who said that two thousand troops had been sent from Corinth to reinforce Mobile,which was threatened,and that the rebels were fortifying at Corinth. The latter statement may be true. Behind Corinth lies u range of hills, ri«ing behind ?ach other, and affording an opportunity for the rebel mode of warr&re. These deserters were all men who bad been pressed, in the country north of here, ia Tennessee and Kentucky* and compelled to go with the army. They had been there but a little while, aad were Lcirtlly SiAli Af it. Oh A 6f them hod been a clerk in a drug store, and came a year since from Philadelphia. They were all sent to St. Louis, to he discharged, except where their homes were between here and St. Louis. One man, who lived a mile and a half only from the battle-field* hid hlfl wife aud daughter with him. He had left when onr army came, and wanted to get to St. Louts or Cairo, where he could be out of the way of war, which be thought a 44 darned disagree able, inconvenient tiling." Three of ftem bad been token from their forms In this way. A transport was fired into from the west bank of the river, and one man wan shot. Oar brave fellows immediately land ed on the east point, and went inland till they found these men, whom they took along. The men were’very sulky, and unthankful to the provost marshal for letting them off, and I remarked that I should not have been so lenient. But he replied that it was the general’s order, and in accordance with the policy which he had an* pounced* of not molesting any mau who should be found -in the peaceful exercise of bis vocations, and though thoso men were, undoubtedly, Secession in their sympa thies, one of them having five sens in tbe rebel army, and were anything but gracious in their demeanor, thay must be discharged. So they went on Choir way mutter ing, and the men who took them got a severe reprimand. CASCO. [FROM ANOTHER COBBESPONDENT.J Bad Roads—Unburied Bodies of Dead Rebels Found—The Graves of onr Dead —Epitaphs—A model Regiment— Am- HihfilS Burned to Death—Gen. Lauman’s Determination—High Frice ot Liquor—The River Rising —Skir mish—Transport Fired on. EiiflAitPMBUT iicAR PiTTaBURtJ LaKDTTTGj f April 20, 1862. > . The beautiful weather of the past few days was sud denly brought to a termination on Friday evening by a thunder eliwri which wae the introductory of a storm which iB ttill raging. Tbe roads are again in a desperate condition, and horses, mules, and wagons of transporta tion, are enveloped in an armor of mud. The rain poured down so furiously last evening that the “ tattoo’* and a three tops” were omitted from the daily programme of the customs of the army. Mot a soul was to bo seen stirring butthe diligent physician; but perhaps the slushy tread of the soldier of the Union might occasionally be heard while performing the onerous duty of the “ picket guard.” Fa) master (Major) Etting. and Assistant Paymaster GlendeDning, both of Philadelphia, left this place yester day, for Lewisville. They have been in this vicinity for the past week or two, and since their sojourn here have paid off two or three brigades. Our pickets now extend a great distance from this im mense encampment. Yesterday, to their astonishment, they discovered the dead bodies of twenty-seven rebels, one of them being an officer. All were Tennessee volun teers, except two. Twenty-five young men, of the State of Tennessee, the rebel army had refused, maybe dis dained, to bury! Tbe graves of many of the deceased patriots are adorned with running ivy; avergreem, and wild flowers, and Some few of them are enclosed in small log cabins. A wooden slab denotes the resting place of many a comrade. Upon the slabs at the graves one often perceives appropriate in- BCiibtiODßi Thu Illinois dead seem to bo all ontitlad to this consideration, while many of the graves of ludiana soldiers exhibit proofs of the frequent visits of friends. The following is inscribed upon a slab at tbe grave of Frank Larmers, of an Indiana regiment; u Lists Viator • d*Uae!” Upon the grave of an Indiana soldier named H. 0. Mark ham : “ Mo sound can awake him to glory again.” Four soldiers from Illinois were buried iu a romantic yale, ana upon tbeir gray© a Blab informed me mat ro« poking there were ««Four heroes,” In close proximity I saw a grave, tastefully fitted np; a rack fence protected It, and the epitaph described the re* mains &b being those of Henri fiddlier: “ He died for his beloved country.” Snatches of poetry I discovered upon many of the grave stones, neatly and aburoDriately inscribed; The graves Of many of the lowa, Wisconsin, and Ohio regiments are tastefully made, hut generally unaccom panied by epitaphs. The rebel graves are in good njpgt sffp?9iftlly those which have been constricted by our soldiera. Wherever I have been, it seems to be universally ad mitted that the Indiana Forty-fourth, Colonel Hugh B. Reed, WBB the regiment of the battle at Flttsburg Laud ing They inaJe iOVer&l of the most brilliant stands in opposition to an overwhelming force, upon Sunday, I learn from the general In command. The regiment nobly stood the fiery test, when their companions in arms retired upon either side. A captain of ono of tha companies in the Wisconsin regiment, which fell back a short distance, tells me that the Forty-fourth “fought like iron men—they wouldn't run.” Early on Sunday afternoon, mistrusting that the enemy wore in ambush, Colonel Steed g»vo bis men an order to “ fell and Are.*' Simultaneously the enemy fired, and killed and wounded some of the Indianians. The result of the fire from our side was of the most disastrous nature. The bushes were discovered U bfi Jfa & bla£6, &iid the 6f the ?6bel wounded were distressing, as the fact became apparent tbat they were perishing by fire. It is estimated that the last fire from our meo, which consumed Lhe bushel, killed twenty men and seriously wounded a hundred, who were burned to death. One hundred and twenty if the rebels were buried in one gravo in the vicinity. The bodieß of nearly all of them were burned to a cricp. Another glorious stand was madeby the same regiment upon an open field, against a brigade and abattery of the enemy. They killed nearly all the horses of the battery, and being joined by two more regiments, compelled enerity to retreat: Oh one occasion, during Sunday, the rdglment was slow in moving to accomplish air Order, when the cry of “Buena Vitfd. Bifid Jeff Dalvis,” fromft!e Oaptainof Corapiwr Ti broujht about live desired etfffi), THU body or men will fibMafter be IftSfttfii'as tbe crack regiment of the battle at tßlit point,'atiil-T have takes no email amount of pains to obtain' a 1 brief history of tbe “Forty-fourth.” The regiment mu in General liauman’a brigade} and a braver general ie not in tbe army} and to show tbe stuff it la made of I will give you an incident. At 2 o’clock the regiment was fighting a largely superior force. Gen. Hurlbort, who who bad been closely watching the movements and effotts of tbe men, called to him, {Gen. L.}) and said: General, you will hare to retire; yon cannot bold your position. Bays General Lauman, did yon ever see men fight so calmly, and with so mucb effect before I Ike BDI.W raa, ho. !bo 70U order me to retire ! Mo. You can do just as yon please, but you certaluly cannot hold your position. Thon, said General Lauman, I shell fight And he did fight, and maintained hie posi tion until after 4 o'clock, and until the laßt cartridge was find. . Tbe article known in market as “ old rye,” “ Bour bon,” “ Monongahela,” etc., is getting very plenty in these quarters. Tbe meanest kind of whisky sells at ■he rate of two dollars a quart, and gallons of it nro dally smuggled Into the camps of our army. Soldiers dressed up ss civilians, proceed to the roar of the whisky tent, and draw from a “ barrel of oats,” as they call it, the desired object* pay a pari ion of their salary, and re< tlreC-geiierally to the guard house. If I should judge by the rapidity with which a bottle It emptitd, I could but deem it an excellent quality. But subsequent to the drinking comes the criticisms upon the 44 stuff.** I heard one soldier say that a drink 44 knocked him down,” which suggested the remark from another that he “fell twice before drinking ” Several soldiers wore inebriated last evening, but pursued their kacphagalimi fun iu a mitat mannori General Hal lock’s body guard own the finest lot of horses of any organization of the kind, and bis men look bkefightiegmen. But tbe body guard of General BueU is pronounced by every one to be the finoHt body of one hundred men lb the Federal service. You all know where thoy hail from. Upon the reception of the news of the battle of Pitts burg Landing, at Savannah, Tenn., several of the moat prominent citizens of that place threw open their bouses for hospital uso. Thera are several prominent Union men in Savannah, who express the desire to see their State restored to tho Union. A number of mou have joined Grant’s army in this vicinity. The feeling for the Union iamoro ardent here than at any point I haro vinitod in The river is riling rapidly, and the largest etoamors can miTG aafoly up and down the rivor for weeks. The post office is doing a “good buKineHS.” Tens of thousands ofletters leave nuil roacli here daily. Vtry few of the soldiers in this section of ihe army con fine themselves to army rations j but, on the contrary, livo chiefly on bain and eggs. Every tent nearly is pro vided with a cooking stove and utensils for the pi opera tion of food. Our cavalry havo had several brusho-i this week with the rebel horsemen On Wednesday a contest took place about four miles this sido of Corinth. Cur men lost one hided and two wounded* &hd uuLoraed livo of the rebel cavalry. Several ehote have also beeu ex changed by the pickets. One of our tianeport stoam rs was fired into yostor day by some rebels from the east bank of tbo riven between Savannah and thin place. Fortunately, no damage was done, aud tho Yillaius were subsequently captured. B. 0. T. LETTERI.FKOM FORTRESS MONROE. Reported Capture of New Orleans—lt* Im portance—The IVlerrimac—Rebel Spies cap tured —Canard exploded, Acc*, Ac*., &c. [Special correspondence of The Press.] Touthbus Moxnoa. April 28,1862. A number of contrabands came ashore iu a small boat yesterday. One of them, an intelligent fellow, bailing from Portsmouth, had a copy of the Kichmond Exami ner, which was taken to headauarters. It contained a detailed account of the battle of Shiloh, and, of course, claims a victory. There is also the usual instalment of rebel editorials. Tbe paper is thin and mean, and a Northern printer would go insane on seeing the misera ble typography of this once handsomely - printed and in* floential sheet. Great excitement prevailed in Norfolk over a report that had reached that city that New Orleans had capitu lated to Commodore Porter. Forts Philip and Jackson had been taken some days before, and tho land forces of General Butler were coming up to occupy the fair metro polis of tbe South. Apart from the moral effect of this capture, both on the Souih and on foreign nations, it has a most strategicim per lance, It ia Hi* oulr depot from wbloh den. Beaure. gurd can draw supplies for his army at Corinth. Fur ther than this, it is the only channel of telegraphic com munication with the rebel Government at Richmond. With Gen. Mitchell at Huntsville, aad gradually flanking him* with all BupplieaaDd commaaicatiou cutoffi ho muMt either light a battle under great disadvantages or sur render bis wholo army to the Union forces. This wil} end the war in the Mississippi vailey, and there will bo no army to contend with save that at Yorktowa. Ihe sanio party taj that tho Merrimac is nour only waiting for a supply of coal from iticbmozid preparatory to running out again. She has been greatly strengthen ed since her last performances, but her external appear ance is unchanged. A sort of shield to protect bftT gliq rerß has been applied to htr port holes, but there is but little i eliauce to be placed on them against the Moni tor's guns. She may be looked for before tho end of the week. Three men were captured, on Saturday, by tho (td« v&nced pickets of one of the Pennsylvania regiments, situated on the extreme left wing. They were prowling about in a rather suspicious manner, and, not having the countersign, were arrested and taken to lxeodijoarters. They were dmswl in the uniform of United gt&Ua sol diers, and professed to belong to a certain volunteer re giment. On being asked the name of tbe colonel they said they had forgotten it, hut as soon as they would see him, they would know him. Unfortunately for the trio r the colonel of the regiment to which tney claimed to be long was their questioner. They were, therefore, judged to be spies, and immediately placed in confinement. Col. John It. Johnston, well known in the art circles of Baltimore and other cities as a historical pajator, IS here, and will shortly proceed to Yorktown to make some preparatory sketches for a great historical painting of the taking of that place by General McClellan's army. When tho battle takes place* and the assault is made, Col. Johnston proposes to bo on the ground* aad his sketches will be made from actual observation, aud not done up to order as iu Ihe illustrated newspapers. It is not unlikely that ere this a report has been spread far and wide of the desertion of two line officers of the army of the Potomac. The facts are that tho officers aU iuded to were on special and perilous service, and have no doubt been taken prisoners by the enemy. [This statement is confirmed by a paragraph in the RichmoLd Examiner. —Eds.] Tbo w«» 4 b«r is clearing up again, and the bay is smooth. Nothing going on of interest. No contra band. J. E. N. [F 9 r Tb? Pfpgs.j General C. F. Smith. BY KMELINB EVANS Room for tho honored do&d! And let the mournful dirges wailing play, As his brave men, with slow and revorent tread, Bear him away. “ Heir him away !'' Ah, yos ! the precious dust, That held erewhile his soul of living fire, Must slumber in the dim funeral pile; Bis deeds oan ne’er expire. From them a light, like to the glorious sun, Thrills thro’ the human heart the broad earth round ; Boom for the Hero of Fort Donelson! And let the brazen trumpets fierce resound. 'When the great Northern pulse beat low with dread Of treason fostered by a foreign hand; And the white sails, by false Britannia spread, Were eager flapping for our cherished land* Bis was the hand that dashed away despair, And forward rushed, with “Better late than never!” Planted tha Union stars, on rampart bana, And crushed rebellion’s hangbty orest forever. With tearful eyes and burning hearts we come To scatter garlands on tfay grassy mound; Boom for the Bero of Fort Donelson! And let the brazen trumpets fierce resound. Camden, April 27, 1862. Gen. Mngruder’s Address to his Soldiers. Headquarters Army of Peninsula, Yorktown, Vb., March 4, 1862. To the Army of the Peninsula—Comrades : The term of service for which many of you enlisted is about to expire. Your country, invaded by an insolent foe, again demands your help; yonr homes are violated, your firesides polluted by the presence of a mercenary enemy, or silent in their desolation; many of your friends in captivity or in exile; our people slain, and the very altars of onr religion desecrated and profaned. The faithless tyrants wbo have dared to invade us have vowed our oon quest or our destrnotion, It is for you to rise and avenge cut slaughtered countrymen or nobly share their late. Gf what worth is life without liberty ? peace at the expense of honor ? the world without a home ? Whan our fathers periled life, fortune, and soared honor in onr first war of independenoe, was it an empty boast, or was it the stern resolve of freemen who knew their rights and dared to defend tnem ? The long war of the Kevolation culminated at length In victorious triumph oh these plains of Yorktown. These frowning battlements on the heights of York are turned, in this seoond war of liberty, Bgainst the enemies of our country. You breathe the air and tread the soil consecrated by tbe presence and tbe heroism of our patriotic sires. Shall we, their sons, imitate tbeir example, or basely bow the neck to the yoke of the oppressor ? I knew your answer ! You remember your wrongs, pud we resolved to avenge them, True to the lDßtincls of patriotic devotion, you will not fill a coward’s grave: you will spring wi'h alacrity to the death grapple with the toe, nor relinquish the strife till vfotory orowns our arms. Cowards die a thousands deaths; brave men die but onoo, and Conquer though they die. It Is therefore without surprise that your com manding general has learned of your purpose to re enlist iu this holy struggle, and that you bear with cheerfulness and constancy, worthy of the highest admiration, the disappointment of withdrawing from you the furloughs to visit your homes which the Government promised you, and which the pre sent danger of our beloved country alone forbids it to grant." IVten the war is ended, in ihat hour of triumph you will be proud to remember that by your sufferings and sacrifices, no less than by your valor, yon conquered. Soldiers! though mtms sad disasters have re cently befallen us, let us remember that truth is oteraal and tbat God is just. Bis arm is our trust, and the great Ruler of nations and of men will protect tbe right and crown with victory the noble and the brave. Let us take courage, then. Our enemy, dead to the spirit of liberty, oan only fight while their coffers are unexhausted. Commerce is their king. Tbeir gud is gold. They glory in tbeir shame. Tha WfiF Which intensifies Aiir devotion and concen trates our resources soatters theirs. The day of retribution will come. Tbe struggle will not be always defensive on our part. We will yet strike down our ruthless invaders, amid the smoking ruins of their oities, and, with arms In our hands, dictate terms of poaco on their own eoil. J. Bankhead Maoruder. Major General Commanding. GaasitAi. Pors’a Division—An esehenge lswtns from a reliable source that General Pope’s division, on tbe Tennessee riTer, did not halt at Pittsburg Landing. They oontinued their voyage np to Eaatport, some twenty miles abeve, where it is likely (hey are to set in oo«operation with General Mitohell, in a flank movement on Corinth. The Defence of Richmond.—General Gustavus gmith commands the army defending Richmond on tre Fredericksburg side,’ which includes Wigfaii’s brigade, Smith has lately reoeived heavy rein forcements, troops having returned who were sent to Yorktown weeks ago. This report is ooufirmed by contrabands and deserters. General Sioel is reported convalescent, and ready to take the field again. TWO CENTS. THE SIEGE OP YORKTOWN, Gallant Charge of Massachusetts Troops. 1 REBEL EARTHWORK TAKEN AND DESTROYED. OPERATIONS UP TO MONDAY. The following summary of news from the Penin sula, up tg §HDd»y night, euabracea every event of any importance that ha* occurred : TnURSI>AV, All our works progress with equal rapidity and scoreoy ; it ia believed they are nearer completion than has been supposed. All Vifiitfi tO the lints, ex cept by Officers and men on duty, are strictly for bidden, violations of this order being punished with immediate arrest. At 4P. M. the rebels threw several shells into the open, not far from (f enernl Husnizylinun’s head quarters. They exploded harmlessly. The Gene ral, who has suffered in health from his zealous ex posure of himself during the recent severe rains, is now entirely convalescent. Private Samuel deist, of tho One-hundred>and fifth Pennsylvania, died this morning, of spotted congestive fever, a type of malignant typhoid. He was from Jefferson county, Pennsylvania. There is considerable sickness in the various camps, par ticularly in those unfavorably located. The pre vailing diseases are typhoid, measles, and diarrhea*. Berdan’s Sharpshooters received a compliment, last Sunday, when Generals Keyes and Smith ap* plied to General Heintzelman to borrow one hun dred and fifty of them, just to pick off the gunners of tho rebel batteries, on the extreme left. By 11 o’clock they bad killed nine men, “ counting the groans/’ The men are now relieved from night duty, returning to camp at sunset. I hear that Colonel Berdan has applied for the forwarding of his regiment, at present with General McDowell, and for the Minnesota company, with Halleck. When a general engagement occurs, wo cannot have too many sharpshooters. They say the rebels fire pretty well, using gene rally Mississippi rifles, bat some have target ones, and repeaters. One person, of the Second, has be come prominent. He is a fine-looking, bearded man, not in uniform, and he walks leisurely from point to point, within the rebel entrenchments, or along the woods skirting thorn, accompanied by a negro, who dutifully carries bis rifle, a weapon of at least forty pounds weight, fie is never in a hurry, and a capital shot. They suppose him to be a civilian, a Secesh version of the newspaper story of “ Garibaldi’s Englishman," and hare banded to. getber to make sure of him. Still, up to the pre sent date, be is alive and shooting. FRIDAY. About one o’clock this morning a brisk cannon ading occurred between our gunboats and the enemy’s batteries on their left. Some dozen shots were fired altogether. None of their shots came near the boats. Most of our shells exploded behind their entrenchments, and, it is presumed, must have done some mischief. The very heavy firing, which was from coma of tha largest gu»3 on both sides, roused a good many slumbering regiments, and for a time a belief prevailed that the bail was at length opened. The first gun came from the rebel side, who seem to be getting fond of pro dusisg Girding sensations, as this makes the third or fourth time they have made these artillery de monstrations in tho vicinity of midnight. It hap pens, however, that they always fire on boys vigi lant and ready; for scarcely dies away the boom of their own cannon mingling with its echoes, is the fljulckly-rQsponsiv© roar of our owß artillery. A prelude to the firing described above took place yesterday afternoon. Our gunboats had an eye there, less on the enemy’s entrenchments and more to some vessels from th?J were laud ing army supplies at the Yorktown dock. Our sharpseeing gunners compelled a withdrawal of the vessels to the other side of Yorktown. The rebels are beginning to assume an air of boldness. Several Sibley tents to-day were placed in front of their entrenchments. It is bMU?od that feme ruse is at the bottom of it; for tho fact is noticeable that the moving forms of living and breathing rebeh are wanting to give completeness to the same. A like mystery enshrouds the ap pearance of tho tents and the non.&ppe&r&nsa b£ the rebel balloon, which the development of the past few days has shown to- be strictly of the earth, earthy. The Sanitary Commission is again making itself useful to' this section of tho army of tho Peteu&s. Several of its agents have arrived, and are busy finding out the requirements of the different regi ments, and making arrangements to meet them. Their programme ia the same as heretofore pur sed, and embraces as wide ft range of benevolent supply. Special care is being taken to provide everything needed for the hospitals. Speaking of benevolence, as connected with the army, I have just learned that a steamboat has arrived at Cheeseman’s creek landing, fj-ga Philadelphia, loaded with physicians, medicines, lint, bandages, and other needed comforts for sick and wounded soldiers. This is the steamboat fitted out by the Common Council of Philadelphia, as heretofore stated. The physicians and supplies, it is under stood, are designed exclusively for Peb&sylv&nla regiments. SATURDAY, Five companies of Massachusetts troops partici pated in a splendid little fistjvu wbieh took plane tliia morning, Due company made a brilliant charge on a rebel redoubt, drove the rebels away, killed qnite a number, and hemmed in fourteen, wbo were taken prisoners. The redoubt is situated in front of a piece of woods, and faces an opgu corn field to the right of tbe Yorktown road- It WHS determined last evening to reduce the work and as certain what fortifications were behind, beyond the woods. Parly this morning, three companies of the First Massachusetts Regiment, under Lieutenant Colonel Wells, and two companies of the Eleventh, under Major Tripp, left camp and arrived on the ground just about daylight. Company A, Captain Wild, was deployed as skirmishers to the left across tbe field to prevent a flank movement of the enemy, Company I, Captain Rand, was held iu reserve towards tbe right near a small ravine, while Com pany B, under Captain Carruth, advanced at double quick across the field and oharged upon the work. Led by Lieutenant Colonel ahead in (he “‘“Bor. As soon as they were s§£n V?r6§sibg the open Held, a distance of four or fixe hundred yards from the redoubt, the rebels opened a spirited fire from behind the parapet. In face of this fiie the gallant little band of sixty ad vanced at double-quick, with bayonets fixed. Tbeir comrades were falling on the field around them • but not a man on our side fired a gun until those who charged the redoubt had arrived within a few yards of the ditch iu front. Then they discharged a volley, and the rebels retreated. Although much exhausted by the run aorosi tha cornfield, our men jumped into the ditch and climbed over the para pet. Thus the work was successfully taken in a few minutes. Lieutenant Chandler and Lieutenant Colonel Wellswcro among the first to reach the fort. Com pany H lost three men killed and thirteen wounded, rfo other casualties occurred on our side. Most of the killed and wounded fell within twenty yards of the ditch, which was six or'seven feet deep and eight feet wide in front of the redoubt. Company A still held their position as skirmishers to the left, and subsequently Company I was ordered to ad vance to support those in front. In the meantime, Company A, Eleventh Massachusetts, Captain Humphrey, oame forward to the Tight at double auick, and kept the rebels back, while Company Captain Allen, which had been placed to support a section of our artillery, also advanoed, and with picks and shovels commenced destroying the re doubt. Our artillery did not fire a single shot, Presently the rebels opened with their artillery from their fortifications to the left. Oar brave Massachusetts boys fired away into the woods, while some of tbeir comrades were shovelling the earth from the parapet of the rebel fort into the ditch below. A little to tbe right of this work there was an opening through the woods, and a clearing behind, where another rebel redoubt iraa situated. From this the rebels poured forth a continuous fire ; but the skirmishers from the Eleventh regiment filed off to the right and left, oovered by the woods, and thus escaped the effect of their fire. When the attack was made on onr loft, the rebels were driven in confusion in every direction. Fourteen of them got on a small strip of ground, behind whioh was a stream which they could not cross. Hence they were taken prisoners. One of them rushed out with a while haversack on his musket, and begged our men not to shoot. Firing in that direction ceased for a moment. He said there were thirteen otherß wbo wanted to surrender. Boon they ap peared and were taken prisoners. Fourteen rebels were captured altogether —one sergeant, one corporal, and a dozen privates. They all belonged to Company E, Nineteenth Virginia Regiment. They were a company of sharpshooters who were on duty in the fort. They said they were com pletely taken by surprise, and when we opened the attack there was great confusion among them; but they were soon supported by other troops on the right and left. Our soldiers aoted in the most gallant manner, and were highly complimented by the brigadier general, who was on the ground. The object of the movement having been suc cessfully accomplished, our men retired from the field In perfoot order. When they were retiring, th* rebels ccunc&ccd a brick canuofiade Sr oß4 the forts to the left, which were not more than seven or eight hundred yards distant. It was beautiful to see bow splendidly our skirmishers retired iu the midst of tbiß heavy fire from the enemy’s artillery. Shells w4#C btts&tihg all around them, scattering dirt over many of the men ; but the regiment had so well drilled in skirmishing that this com pany came In cautiously, without losing a single man. Not one thought of running. On thC Con* trary, all Beemefl reluctant to leave the «vld 9* action. Company H, First Massachusetts, whioh took the principal part in this splendid little action, was one of the three companies which bore the brunt of the battle at BlaoKburn’s Ford, Bull Run, on the 18th of July. On that oooasion, as on this, Lieutenant Colonel Wells commanded. On that occasion, as on this, the company lost nearly ono-tbird its number killed and woundod. Several who were wounded in tho first affair, when they dashed down to the stream in front of a fortifica tion, were also wounded this morning when they charged on the rebel redoubt. Private Grantman, wbo was wounded twioe in the arm at Blackburn’s Ford, received three wounds in the left leg, near the groin, this morning. He is now doing woll. Private Kingsbury, who was also slightly wounded on the first occasion, , was wounded mortally this morning. The rebol prisoners say that several of their killed and wounded comrades lay near the stream where they themselves were oaptured. SUMPAV. The quietude of tho Sabbath morning was dis turbed DJ ft ehftrp “4 ia P w firo from tije rebel ar tillery: Shot and shell came over with great ra pidity. They came from the forts immediately in front of Yorktown. Considerable excite ment arose throughout the camps; for the suddenness and quick succession of the Suggested the idea that the enemy had oonoluded to make some offensive demonstration. A solution of the matter was soon found in the fact that some of our men who were on their way to relieve a working party hod been perceived by the lookouts of the enemy, and so the rebel artillery, which is always in posi tion for any such contingency, blazed away at them. Our guns immediately returned the fire; and for a THE WAR PRESS. Thu Wh Prbbb wfll be sent to subscribers by mail (per annum in advance) at ....*2.04 Tfemtoplw “ “ oioo Five « “ « 8.00 Ten “ . “ “ 10.00 Larger Clubs will be charged at the same rate, thus: 90 copies will oost 024; 40 copies will cost 800; and 101 9100. For a Club of Tweutfoue or over, we will send a* lx Ira Copy to the getter-up of tbs Club. tOT Poetmastere are requested to act PS Agents foe TBI WJIB FXISS. tOF Advertisements Inserted at the usual rates. Big Unea constitute a square. few moments there was one continuous thundarfeg of artillery. Shortly, however, the men were cue of sight, and the firing oeased. I have not heanl of a stogie casualty. Firing has been going on all day in front of the rebel works. ( Our vemols, with their superior arms* xnent, are doing fearful execution on the rebel bat' teries, while the fire of the rebels falls short of the mark. Skirmishing between the land forces Is kept up very brisk, and it cannot last many hoars be fore ft general and Urrifio engagement will bft brought on. it has been drizzling all flay, and a southeast wind is prevailing at present. Tho intelligence from New Orleans, taken from the Richmond Enquirer, several copies of whjsb were brought by fugiitrn contrabands, causes immense excitement at this place. Spirit of the New Orleans Press Before the Capture of that City. Late New 6ricana newspapers hare been received. They contain the following account of the condition of affairs in that city prior to the bombardment. The editors were confident that the defences of the place would resist any float that could be brought against it. The Bombardment of Fort Jackson. The £few Orleans Picayune tho 19th instant says: For the first time since it was built, Fort J&ok son—one of the strong defences of the Mississippi river below the city—was, on Sunday last, “ under fire/ 7 ' Availing ourselves of a courteous invitation, w® accompanied a pleasant party to the forts, leaving the city in & steamer on Sunday night, arriving, after some detention by a fog on the river, in til® forenoon of tho next day. Just as our beat tottfchfcd the landing we heard the drum beat the “ long roll,” while & bugler standing on one of the bas tions sounded tbe call to quarters. At this sum mons many of the soldiers who bad been engaged outside set off at double-quick, and made their way to tho interior of tho fort, and whsß entered we found the various companies drawn up in line, or on their way to tho casemates and the parapets. Soon all were in place before their guns, ready for the threatened conflict, while General Duncan and hia assistant officers were soon pacing the parapet, spjglafies in hand, and casting eager glances to the point of woods about txvo miles down the nver, and behind which they could already discern the maBS of the enemy’s vessels coming up. At this moment a red flag was raised over ths Confederate banner, by way of signal to St. Philip, opposite, that the enemy was approaching, and im mediately the blue-crossed, white starred battle-flag was run up on the staffs of both forts. Meantime, the several gunboat* lying oil' the forts formed in readings to take part, if need were, i® tbe contest. One of these went down on a recon noitring expedition, and, having neared the point of woods that yet hid the boats of the enemy from our sight, returned, but not without being honored on her passage with a compliment or two from the guns of Commodore Furragut. She accomplished her return without injury, and soon a black hull whs seen to emerge beyond the woods, and make her way towards the left bank of the river. Having attained what fhe probably considered an eligible position for her purpose, she came round, and pre sented her broadside to the fort, being then about two miles distant. A few moments of eager expectation, and a flash, followed by a puff of smoke, was seen to issue from of her guns, and then there came whizzing aud hurtling through the air—heard by all, and seen by many in its course—the first shot ever fired at Fort Jackson. It was a very creditable line shot—a shell—Bnd passed critically near the position of those who wore watching its destination. It pM&zd the fort, and fell between its walls and tbe rlver f smashing a small foot bridge and making a formida ble splash in tbe mud and water thereabouts. The next was aimed- with about tbe same degree of pre cision, and fell beyond the walls, within a tew feet of the outer bastion,, facing tbe river. Borne por tions of this exploded shell were secured byth® spectators as relics. We have one we should b® pleased to show any curiously inclined friend. twolro fbslls in all were boacowed upon ui from different positions, in tbe course of tho fora* noon, including one fired from the screen the woods afforded, which we took for a mortar shell. This described a lofty aerial curve, and when in mid-air “pNed, th, fy§o bcinjr too abort to oarrj it to its desired goal. Two of the shots same in very dan. gerong proximity to our pretty 9teamer, which lay at the landing,.one paseing over the pilot bouse, and the other dropping into tbe water just abaft the stem. t Another passed clear orer the nyor, beyond St. Philip, into the prairie, and others were thrown, but, like tbe rest, all without accomplishing their hostile intent. All this, of course, was done mainly by way of “ getting tb e raDge, r ’ though it is not to bs doubted that every shot wrb intended to tell. From St. Philip some six or seven of the enemy’s vessels, of different classes, were plainly to be seen, aud from Jaokson the masts of the flagship of the fleet, with the gridiron flaunting at tbe peak, were visible over the tops of the wood. Th®re were but three responses made on out Bid® to these repeated compliments of the enemy. But these were all most elegantly turned. After the gunboat th it opened the ball had amused herself a while in this way,# men-inch rifled gUU WM brought to bear on her, aid, though not as offset, irely as desired, yet showed good praotice, and flatteringly prophetio of a “ better next time.” At all events, the enemy deemed it prudent te retire for the time; and, as ho was making hia way across to the point of woods, to seek one* more his leafy shelter, he was greeted with twa more messengers that very closely neared, if, in deed, one of them did not hit him. T,,k ® it g!i?gvihw> though but a recMmoisaonoa on tho one side, and a ready and prompt reception on the other, it was a brisk little affair, and greatly interested the spectators during the two hours or se it lasted. Dut though the enemy did not pay aqy further attention to the forts during the day, he wag not idle. Captain Mullen’s company of sharpshooters were annoyingly about among that long reach of woods to which we have referred as skirting the river below the fort. Rumor fooobod US iu tbs course of the day that an epauletted Federal bad been picked off by the rifle of one of these bush whackers, to whom the officer presented a temptjßg ’Wthe reason why, at in tervals for several hours, there was a cannonading kept up by the enemy’s gunboats upon the weeds. Tbe grape and canister were freely distributed among the trees and underbrush, but, we fancy, with but little effect. 'When we left, on onr return to the city, there wag a prevalent) impression is both forts, that tha grand drama, of which this little affair was proba bly but the prelude, might commence tu earnest any day, yesterday, to- day, or to-morrow; but undoubt edly in the course of the current week. Tbe strong impression left upon our minds by tha manner in which Fort Jaekson deported herself on the oeea sion of her first fight, and by the conviotioa that her consort, over the river, when the time should come, was, that the enemy, if he runs that gauntlet gueoeesfnily, will have to make a better fight (ban we think he will er ean. We abstain from going into particulars as to tbe foroe, the armament, Ac., at Forts Jackson and St. Philip. It is enough for our present purpose to say that we believe them to he abundantly sufficient for the work tbat lies before them. Official Rebel Correspondence Regarding tbe Bombardment of Fort Jackson. The following offioiol despatch from Major Sons; ral Lovell, commanding the rebel troops at New Orleans, to Brigadier General Duncan, command ing at Fort Jackson, is published in the Norfolk of the 24th : [By telegraph to the Norfolk Bay-Book, April Si.l The following official despatch is from Major General Lovell to Brigadier General Dunoan, com manding at Fort JacksoD : New Orleans, April 23, 1862. _ Say to your offioora and men that their heroio fortitude in enduring one of the most terrific bom bardments ever known, and the courage which they have evinced, will surely enable them to crush tha enemy whenever he darei dome from under cover. Their gallant conduct, attracts the admiration of all, and will be recorded in history as splendid exam ples for patriots and soldiers. Anxious but confi dent families and friends are watching them with firm teliatte, bafied oh ghllaht eZkltlHoa thus far made, of indomitable courage and great military skill. The enemy will try your powers of endurance, but we believe with no hotter success than already experienced. M. Lovell, Major General Commanding. To Brig. Gen. J. K. Duncan, commanding Fort Jackson. General Duncan’s reply to Msjor General Lovell runs thus ; Fort Jackson, April 23,1862. I have to report this morning same upon same. The bombardment is still going on furiously. They have kept it up furiously by reliefs of three divi sions. One of their three masked gunboats* painted gray, came above the point this morning, but wag struck, and retreated. We are hopeful,, in good spirits, and I cannot speak in too high praise of all my officers and men. No further casualties to re port. Let the people have faith and fortitude, &hd we will not disgraoe them. J, K. Duncan, Brigadier General. To Major General Mansfield Lovell, commanding Department of Louisio' #i * New Orleans, April 23". The following despatch has been reoeived Irina Fort Jaokson to day: Heavy and continued bombardment all night, and bIIH pi-ogroNslng. No furthor casualties, except two men slightly wounded. God is certainly pro tecting, us. We are still cheerful, and have an abi ding faith in our ultimate success. We are making repairs as best we can. Our barbette guns are still in working order. Host of (hem have boon <Ho&- bltd at times. . The health of the troops continues good. Twenty-five thousand thirteen-inch shells have been fired by the enemy* ono thousand of whioh fell in the fort. They must soon exhaust them selves ; if not, we oan stand as long as they oan. Brigndier Goneral J. K. Duncan, Commanding Fort Jackson, The fron-ciad Vessel Louisiana, Gentlemen who have arrived in Richmond from New Orleans state that the iron-elad rebel war steamer Louisiana left that port on last Sunday week. If this is the fact, -he must bavepaitiei p&ted in the late bombardment below tho oity of New Orleans. It is probable, says the Richmond Enquirer , “that she may have been engaged iu driving iff the Y&nkse gunboats, and linking two, of them, though if this had been the oase the elr. oumstanco would have been telegraphed.” General Frick,—Tbs Memphis Appeal of tho lfith oontaine the address of General Sterling Prloe to his troops, on resigning his command, aa also the letter of Adjutant General Hough, aooept ing the resignation. Hough’s Utter is dated Dee Ars, Artsaßßßfi April Bth, and Price's address, Dos Are* April Bth, Silent. —The Memphis Appeal, of the 16th, haa not a word in reference to matters at Fort Pillow, or Corinth, or Yorktown, or New Orleans, or 8a» vannah, or Newbern—except a short daspstoh. dated April 4, from Fortress Monroe, and copied from a Northern paper.
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