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THUR SPAY, MAY 8, 1862.
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
The Thirty. sixth Annual Exhibition of the Penn
sylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is now open,
and we draw public attention t o it on several
grounds—some of which are, it is the best exhibi
tion we have ever seen in this city ; it has more
really fine and fewer feeble pictures than usual;
it dielinedy and distinctively shows the present
conditiun of the brie arts in Pennsylvania ; and it
assures the world, by that best possible evidence,
the productions of its own pupils, that ours really
is an Academy, Wherein the Fine Arts are taught,
to numerous and improving pupils. The Academy
Of Fine Arts, which dues teach, stande in strong
contrast with the Academy of Music, which does
not.
Mainly owing to the personal exertions of one of
the Directors (Dr. J. M. Sommerville), the artists
of New York have contributed largely to the pre
sent Exhibition. No doubt, our painters and
sculptors will reciprocate, at the earliest opportu
thy. Independent of the social advantage of this
excharge of courtesy, the respective works of New
York and Philadelphia are thus seen and appre
ciated by an extended number of persons, and it is
an excellent thing for the artists of one great oily
to see the productions of their brethren in another.
Tbis year a judicious change has been made in
the north gallery, where works of art, the property
of the Academy, have hitherto been almost exctu
sively exhibited. 'I he gallery has been narrowed,
by a wainscot division, and in the space thus cre
ated, while the stock pictures are put Put of View,
pro teviporc, room has been nteated for the recep
tion of a number of fine pictures. It strikes us,
too, that the light is better here than elsewhere
The rooms have been newly carpeted, and, in short,
the Academy may be complimented on its appear
ance, independent of the fine paintings which it now
presents for public appreciation.
Passing through the Rotondo, in Which, besides
the " old familiar faces," may be seen many tine
paintings and sketches contributed to the present
exhibition, the reader will accompany us into the
.2.,:nth-oest.Geltm.y, where, hramealtaeiyorpostte the
entrance, ( . o. 41),) is Rothermel's " Christ and the
Doctors," which some of the public have seen
before, when it was at Mr. Earle's Gallery, for
a short time, where it attracted much atten
tion. It is a fine picture, in which the ma
ture faces of the aged disputants finely eon
treel, in their varied character, with the youth•
ful aspect of Christ. The one thing wanting
here, which it may be impossible for the pencil to
give, is to throw sublimity into the face of the
youthful Messiah without losing the juvenility
which constitutes the exterior marvel of his intel
lectual contest with the aged men. This picture
belongs to Mrs. Yansycle. Another, and very
pleasing painting by Mt. Hothermel, endued
" Exhausted Cupid," (No. 4,) 'Moog to Mr.
Joseph Harrison, and is rich in color and ex
pression.
Near this last, are three blaring pictures or
great merit. «New York Harbor" (47,) by
James Hamilton, who has several other first..
class works here, is truly a pictorial gem, The
artist bas presented a view, accurate in all its
main facts, yet poetized in the treatment of them.
Over the watery element Hamilton has assured
sovereignty, and he represents the 6d6415, or in
tempest or in calm, as if (to use Byron's fine image,)
he could lay his hand upon its mane, like a master
capable of swaying it to his purpose. Over the
?Wm of Atmosphere, f 456, he has command. The
queenly city raises her turreted head in the dis
tance; and, looking down the Bsy, you see the
Summer thunderstorm coming up. The coloring is
fine, and even better still is the Flifpalflou of light
and shade, which darkens and brightens the rolling
waters.
No. 37 a" Coast Scene near New Brunswick," by
Edward Moran, ono Of a [aunty of rule artists, s
boldly and freely drawn, and well-painted. How
different is the sea here from the same element on
the hot picture ; both are truthful ; situation and
circumstance making and justifying the difference,
for Hamilton could not paint, in a bay, disturbed and
troublous waters, chafing against the rooks of de
i,artca e g os, whiol. Moran Tree us in his spirited
picture.
Shipwreck off Elizabeth Castle, Isle of Jersey,"
(No. 41,) by T. 11. de Baas, a New Yerk artist,
though scarcely equal to these flue pictures by
Hamilton and E. Moran, will suffer little by com
parison with them. It is a boldly conceived and
powerfully executed painting,
Te another New York artist, Mr. A. Hierstadt,
we are indebted for another water piece, whioh
fairly challenges admiration. It is No. 67 on the
catalogue and is called " Mount Lafayette. It is
not a marine piece, but the water here introduced,
calm and quiet asin a summer lake, is wonderfully
rendered. Of what you call scenery there is not
much, but the eye rests upon, and the wand lingers
over, the surprising fidelity of the water, which
seems to stretch back, almost a reality.
"A View of Bethlehem " (081, by D. W. C.
Boutelle, one of the associate members of the
Academy, and a resident in the place he paints so
well, is worthy of notice, for its perspective and
distances as well as its general acouracy. Very
different in subjectand treatment is No. 15, " On
the Schuylkill," by Thomas Moran, a gorgeous
piece of coloring, in which numerous figures have
been introduced, the whole really looking like a
poet's dream embodied by the pencil.
Wholly unique in some parts of its execution, is
No. 25, ' , lndian Summer," by Jervis McEntee, a
New Yorker, Rarely have we seen finer at
mospheric effects than in this picture. The haze,
which European artists can never understand until
they come over and see it, as peculiar to our In
dian summer—the only American HAMM in whldli
we have felt inclined to throw pen and bookS aside,
and revel in the luxurious dace far ntente—is
here given with infinite effect. It envelopes every
Wen comes between the apoctister and the
EMI. But through it, in luminous beauty which
nearly dazzles the eyes, the sun gleams out, full and
concentrated, looking like a visible eye of the
Creator, which, no one may gaze at with impunity.
Next to this, also by a New York artist, Mr. A.
"'Nast, is No. 24, "Sunset on Mount Desert," a
work of great ;Ability and force. Opposite, by W,
S. Ilustatine, New York, and very unlike it, though
effective, is No. 3, The Willow Swamp," which
the visitor ought not pass without notice, for it is
tril4i4Cta in its simplicity, 7, " Bombardment
of Port Royal," by George L. Brown, New York ;
5, " View near Cleve—Prussia," by J. N. T. Van
Starkenborg ; and 6, "Cattle," by W. T. Van Star
'tethers., (the two last belonging to kr. Herman
Earl,) are also worth notice. There is a pretty
"Landscape and Cattle," (No. 8, by J. F. Louis,)
belonging to Cu). Fitzgerald, who owns several of
the pictures here, which holds not only good pro
mite but shows able performance. ,
Numbers 16 and 17, by R. C. Bispham, are very
dissimilar in subject. The first is a Study of Oak
Trees," the latter, which indeed must strike the
visitor at his first glance round the room, i. a f.."9r
ble and grand "_ Study of b Horse's Heal"
w.- V. Isenfield's (9) " The _Plowman Home
ward Plods his Weary Way," la a charming cabi
net picture. NV: 12, " The Abdication of Mary
Queen of Scots," by W. F. Jones, it the worst pic
ture in the room. Poor in drawing, raw in color ;
and stagy ;n treatment. It is judiciously hung out
Of the reach of close examination.
Ed. D. Lewis, who has taken such rapid and
sure stridts in the art, within a few Sears, for
he is quite young, dames out in great force in
this t ahibition. In this room, (we shall not
pass out of the South-east Gallery in the pre.
sent nutlet.) his ti Evening on Lake Wirialpite - -
cgee," (26), though not abounding in the golden
tints and blight hues of his Cuban views, is a work
of remarkable merit.
Flew Paul Weber, atill in Europe, We have se•
veral pigmies. One is a " Morning View of Loch
atrine," (31)—another is the " mouth of the Con
way, North Wales," (77,) and a little gem in its
way. A third is No. 52, a ",5104ing Scone." i n
which the figures are painted by C. Shussele, and
itis owned by Mr. E.. 1.1. Butler—to whom indeed,
imlependent of its artistic work, it is endeared by
many madly tender reminimeenees_
There is a curious subject bore, No. 66, by Hen
rietta Bonner, whose name is not given in the
alphabetical index at the end of the catalogue.
We believe that the artist is European. The
picture belongs to Mr. Bailey, the jeweller; it is
entitled " The Moving," and it represents a wagon
load of light furniture drawn by a team of power
-tut doge. The subject is noYel, but appears emi
nently truthful, and Landseer or Ansdell might be
proud of the animals. In a different manner, but
good, is (43) " Rest and Peace," by the same lady,
also owned by Bailey fo Co.. The property of Ciene
ral H. M. Naglee,—a brave officer, now serving
with McClellan, and himself an amateur artist of
considerable ability,—is No. 39, entitled "Pre
parhs for the Bath," in whlch a covey of bright
faced nymphs are untiring themselves, to plunge
and play in the pleasant waters on a summer day.
This picture, without running into his sensuous
style, and especially more subdued in the flesh
tints, (se if the lasses bad fed on something else
than rosp buds,) reminds us much of Etty, and
will have numerous admirers. It is painted by
Baum] D. Waugh.
By Mr. Van Logan, of New York, we have (34)
‘, The Blacksmith's Shop," a picture of merit,
because of individuality, character, and truth.
Mr. Boatman Johpeou, a New Yorker, has sent
in ono of the beet pietures—the drawback of a
PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, MAY 8, 1862.
homely and femillar subject removed—in the pre
sent exhibition. It is called " Corn Husking,"
and, without any deficiency or breadth, la NI of
fine detail. No point of this has been neglected—
nor over done.
Near it is Russell Smith's " View at Edge
(46,, a pretty landscape ; and in this room, well
placed, to, is a wonderful Wan picture of fowls
(with a touch of game in the breed,) by Miss Mary
Smith, (No. 20), a very young and very clever
artist. It belongs to J. S. Earle dc Son, and will
soon End a purchaser.
A. E. Macneir exhibits only a single picture—
No. 70, "A Virtuoso," full of detail, but not
crowded, and the face, which is quite a study,
properly the striking part amid many.
One of the young artists of whom this Aoademy
may be proud is 11. B. Waugh, now completing
his studies in Rome, nephew of Samuel B. Waugh,
the eminent painter. It represents an " Italian
Wayside," (74), and what we much admire is its
moderate tone. Near it, belonging to Mr. Law-
Tense Myers, is (74) a Ens, Ltuldechafe is south
America," by F. E. Church—probably painted
when he was preparing himself for his great work,
" The Heart of the Andes,"
Next this is (75) a study of (I Fruit," by Mrs.
Emma Seligman, which will bear comparison with
any genre picture in the room, though the artist
(tato took up the pencil for occupation during a
painful illotas) is only an amateur, this being her
first finished production.
R. Clignonx, the painter of Niagara, has here
(82) a «Study from Nature," Ali/swing the ARCA
can Fall, with the Tower and Horseshoe fall in
the back-ground. As a study, it merits commen
dation.
Greatly reminding us of the reai•lifo perforpl•
RIMS of Leslie and Mulready, here is a ""The,
Counlerleit Note," 010 by D. Iluntington,eAtte,
dirtiognithed New York artist, to highly prised in
Europe, where it was exhibited some time ago, that
it was engraved in the Illustrated London News.
If the merit of a picture be that it tells its own
story, than besides his fine coloring, Mr. Hunting
ton has greatly succeeded here. The naturalness
of the whole must strike every one—the villainous
look of the scamp who is trying to pass the counter
feit—the ehopkeeper examining the note, while his
wife whispers her suspicions—and the charming
girl who is choosing a new dress, all are lifelike.
g• Grimalkin's Dream" (2), by W. H. Beard, Now
York, and " The Astronomer " (65), are animal
studies of some merit.
The portrait-painters are pretty strong in the
aoutbeaet gallery, Moat prominent, but not best,
it Thomas Hicks, of Now York, with a full-length
portrait (No. 19) of Edwin Booth as lago. The
time is when the villain calculates that, whether
CeivAL 451. iitAderAgo Pall, every way makes bis own
gain It is a well-painted portrait, but the de
ficiency is in the character of the face—a fault,
after all, perhaps more attributable to Nature than
to the artist.
Nr. Huntington has a striking portrait of Durand,
the artist, representing him at his easel, with pal
let on thumb, working away at a landscape, That
part of the portrait is said to have been painted by
Durand himself.
A full-length of Schiller (23), by Mr. Schrader,
44 (ALARM artist, is of cabinet aim, and very like
all authenticated resemblances to the greatest poet
Germany has yet produced.
The pin trait of General. Anthony Wayne, (p. 38,)
by Rothermel, for the .thstorical Society of
Philadelphia, is in the artist's best manner, aad
carefully composed from a variety of authentic ma
terials.
There aro other portraits here by S, 13. Waugh.
R. H. Reed, W. K. Hewitt, 11. Helmick, Mrs.
Creagh Smith, Jeremy Wilson. (23, Governor Cur
tin's youngest daughter, and a great num) and,
last, but not least, by G. W. Conarroe.
The whole number of paintings in the S. E. Gal
lery, which we have just visited with the reader, is
85. We have glanced at all of the WM sinking
ones—but, ore we conclude these notices, shall glean
in it again. It will be perceived that the New York
and foreign artists muster very strong in this room.
They have all got capital places, and indeed, the
hanging committee have performed their delicate
and difficult duty with impartiality and success. To
their good taste in locating the various works of
art is undoubtedly due the general and pervading
harmony, with gentle contrast intermingled, of the
whole exhibition.
THE BATTLE AT CAMDEN, N. C.
The Part the Pennsylvanians took in it—
The Starting for Newbern—Landing at
Elizabeth City—Hunting the Rebels—
A Rebel Battery Opens Fire—The Fight
Commenced—splendid Charge of the
Fifty- firbt The Re helm Retreat—Our
Bien Unable to Pursue—Return of our
Forces to Elizabeth City and Diewbern
—The balled and Wounded in the Fifty -
kitat.
[Correspondence of The Prose.]
CAMP FRANKLIN, &swagig, N. C.,
April 22 1862.
As many of the, friends of the Pifty•first Pennsyl
vania Regiment would like to have an account of
the doings of that regiment at the battle of Cain
dells I Send you the folloiving teu& Ve , iiilon of the
battle :
It was on last Tuesday noon, when all thoughts
of an early march were abandoned, that the follow
ing order came "MOs,'got ready for a moral
ice that you have full forty rounds of cartridges in
your boxes, and one day's rations in your haver
sacks, and your overcoats roiled up and strapped on
your Backe." " What can all this mean?" natu
rally exclaims every one as he proceeds to his tent
to execute the order. " Can it be the enemy are
advancing upon us, or is another forward movement
to be made?" Questions like these suggested them
selves to one and all of us, but to none of them could
satisfactory answer be made.
At 3 o'clock we fell in, and to the music of our
bard, marched through the city, got on board the
Pilot Boy, and were conveyed to the steamer Ad
miral. Early the next morning anchor wasraised,
and we steamed away for—we - knew not whither.
However, night foujid us off Roanoke Island, the
scene of our first encounter with the enemy. We
laid hero all night and until late the neat af
ttrm94lll Here, oleo, tileneral Reno joined in, whose
presence was hailed with great delight, as we have
the utmost confidence in him. (letting , the vessels
in position, we moved off before dusk, the plan being
to land at Elizabeth City shortly after midnight,
and effect our purpose early in the morning. Un
fortunately, however, our steamer, as well as the
Northerner, containing the Twenty-first Massachu
setts; got aground, delaying us so /Ong that it was
past five o'clock before we got to the place of land
ing. Some time elapsed before this was effected,
as the men had to wade throtigb the water in order
to get ashore, the small boats being unable to reach
the shore. Here Lieut. Col. Thomaa S. Bell took
command of the Second brigade, consisting of our
rCginient and the Twenty.first Massachusetts and
Major Edwin Schallassumed command of the Fifty
first. Sending forward Captain Bolton with his
company as >an advance guard, the whole brigade
moved off.
The day was loutottrai, but extremely hot, and
the 'multiuse duet was not calculated to make it
comfortable for those of us in the rear. We
marched along at a good pace, everttlieg depend
ing upon doing quick our work. Some five mike,
had been passed when a halt was ordered. Going
into a little school-house, near the forks of two roads,
where the rebel pickets bad boon stationed, we em
ployed ourselves in examining the rude sketches of
the Merrimac, and in reading the rebel effusions
upon the walls. While thus engaged, we were
aroused by the ery a Fall 10, a body of soldiers
are corning down the other road." No little ex
citement prevailed for awhile, but the soldiers
coming down the other road " proved to be Haw
kins' 2ouaves, Sixth New Hanipshire, and the
Eighty-ninth New York. They had been landed
near midnight, but bad taken the wrong road. The
column again moved forward. Coming to a
fine place for water, another halt tad§ order
ed, to give the men an opportunity to quench
their thirst. Sending forward Lieutenant Hart,
with
.his command, to support company A, we
again moved off, much refreshed by the rest
and water. On, on we go, at almost quick time, as
if the salvation of our little army depended upon a
rapid execution of our project. The haggard coutt- -
tenaneee of many of the soldiers, however, tell dose
the march, dust, and hot sun, are doing much to
cripple us. Say the officers, "Be of good cheer,
men; we have not much further to go." "The
rebels are evidently falling beck to, orfolk,
ing that Burnaide's whole army is on the march."
" See yon smoke ; the rebels are destroyipg their
camps, and falling back." Still, on we go, lump . .
scions of danger near, when, like an electric flash,
the sound of artillery falls upon the ear, and a
solid shot falls to the left of the column. The regi
n,ent files to the right into an open field, and forms
in line of battle. The enemy's " dogs of war"
howl fearfully, and their shots fall thick and fast
around us, their gunners being unusually accurate
in their range. We move forward into the woods,
and are no longer under auoh heavy thing. DU
ring all this time the Fifty-first was unsupported,
the other regiments being yet back.
Slowly the regiment wends its way through the
woods and dense thicket. Our two howitzers briskly
reply to the enemy's fire. The Twenty-first Mas.
eachusetta is coming to our support as we are
malting our way along to get on the enemy's loft.
Meanwhile the other regiments are ooming on the
field of battle. The Fifty-first emerges from the
woods, and takes position behind the fence, and at
once opens fire. The enemy reply with yiger, The
Twenty-first Massachusetts gets in position on our
right and rear, akd they, too, open fire. Now the
20uares, drawn up in battle line, proudly advance,
presenting a beautiful sight, but the enemy open a
heavy fire of grape and canister, they falter, they
break, and come rushing into our lines. They
suffered heavily. The battle still goes on. Impa
tient at delay, a charge is ordered, and the Fifty
first, with great cheering, advance upon the enemy,
completely touting them Ala thing to us the-vic
tory. Truly may it be said the Pennsylvania boys
opened and closed the battle. Thus ended the bat
tle of Camden. It lasted about three hours
The men were too wearied to pursue the . enemy
to any distance. Preparations were at once made
to bivouac for the night. Pickets were thrown out,
and one by one the men, after refreshiug theme
selves with a curio!' coffee, laid down their weary
limbs and found sweet repose in sleep. There were
those, too, who had found repose in death, and as.
rdgill , Was throwing its sable mantle o'er us, their
comrades wrapped their cold forms within a blanket
and placed it in the hastily-dug grave. No notes•
of the funeral dirge were beard, nor the sound of
the rotates's voice ) and the farewell shot echoed
through these woods. Fur from home, in the midst
of strangers, they found death while nobly battling
for their colintry,
It was nine o'clock in the evening when we were
awakened with the caution to silently prepare to
march. It seems our commanding officers had re
eeired intelligence of the enemy being heavily re
inforced from Norfolk, which is about twenty miles
from the battle-field, and our force being too weak
to contend against such odds, it was deemed best to
retire. The night iv - it's a cheerless one. It was dark
and rainy. At ten we moved off, compelled to
leave six of our wounded behind, among whom was
Lieut. Hallman, a very brave and efficient officer.
Tee nature of their wounds was such that they
could not, with safety, be moved.
I VW not stop to detail this march; it is sufficient
to fayi if ever hearts pulsated with joy it was when
they reached the place of landing. It was the sign
of rest—sweet rest. For two nights they had
hardly had any sleep, walked nearly forty miles,
and fought a battle. Yet, when we got back, and
called the rolls, but few were missing, all of whom,
excepting three, have returned- Long will this
march and battle be impressed upon the memory of
the Pifty-firel Regiment. Our loss was three killed,
nineteen wounded, and three missing. To the
names of Roanoke Island and Newbern will be
added that of Camden, fought on the memorable
Jay of the 19th of April.
Our regiment returned to this city this afternoon,
and all were glad to got home, as they call their
camps. FIFT Y , MIST.
LETTER FROM FORTRESS MONROE.
Flag of Truce—Running. the Blockade—The
ebels Going South—Front Yorktown—Fight.
lug on the thickahominy—Distinguished
Ar
rivals—The Merrimac again, keg
[Correspondence of The Pres , .]
FORTRESS MONROE, May 6—P. M.
• FLAG OF TRUCE.
The steamboat New Raven, seta up {tie James
river yesterday morning, has not yet succeeded in
obtaining the prisoners supposed to have been re.
leased at Richmond. The New Haven lies about,
ton miles above Newport Diund ) off Hog Island
shoals, and will probably return to this point to
night.
RUNNING THE mpg/CAM
The rebel eloops•ofwar Jamestown and Patrick
Henry passed Newport News about two-o'clock this
morning, successfully running the blockade into
Norfolk. These steamers were neeenipeoled by the
rebel armed tugboat reazer. Our armed tugs on
picket could not, of course, prevent the passage of
vessels much swifter and with superior armament.
The hail/thee Of dbi , forces towards Richmond has,
no doubt, caused this sudden movement of the rebel
vessels from their positions as a blockading squadron
in the James river.
.1114. .11.4.144.L8 Boiiiis s ocra
Contrabande, arrived to-day at Newpert Nows,
give additional intelligence concerning the where
abouts of a main body of the rebel foreee, They
°ay that large numbers of troops have been thrown
across the James river, and sent to Petersburg and
points along the railroad to Norfolk. Reinforce-
Monts have also been sent to the latter pleats.
FROM YORKTOWN
The telegraph announces that severe skirmishing
is going on between the Union troops and the rear
guard of the rebel's to the region of the Chian
hominy, beyond Williamsburg. Our troops are
steadily advancing, making important captures,
and General McClellan Wm no doubt oross the
Cbickahominy river this week, and "pursue the
enemy to the wall." The Chickahominy is a narrow
river, running diagonally across the peninsula, and
at the , pohot where the Richmond and York River
Railroad crosser, it is but about twenty-two miles
from Richmond. The prevailing opinion is, that
the rebel capital wilt be evacuated.
DISTINGUISHED ARRIVALS
Nin Dix, the well-known philanthropist, arrived
from Baltimore this morning, accompanied by a
large number of volunteer nurses and surgeons, in
cluding a number of members of the New York
branch of the Sanitary Commission. The entire
company left for Yorktown, this morning, on the
Ocean chf visit the bating hospitals there:
RETURN OP THE TRUCE BOAT
The flag of truce steamer from the James river,
has just arrived, (4 P. M.,) without having obtained
!MY kitti§factory communication from the rebels_
This is another breaoh of good faith on the part of
" Secesh."
This morning the rebel steamer William Seldom
came down from Norfolk, and anchored off Crauey
Island. All eyes were at once turned in that di
rection upon the supposition that the Merrimac
was coming. Quite a number of rebels were seen
on the beach at Sewell's Point, (named " Point•so
weli'' by an early English navigator,) but after
waiting until the tide is ebbing, I can see no signs
of the iromelad monster. Mona Anom.
From General Haneck's Army.
The Situation of the Contending Forces.
THE PROSPECTS CFA BATTLE.
The correspondents of the Western papers give us the
following interesting accounts of affairs in General Hal
leek's army up to the 29th ult. The correspondents all
agreo that a great battle at Corinth is imminent, and that
General leek has BO arranged his troops and artillery
that the defeat of our army is next to an impossibility :
The Positions of the Union Divisions.
Iltginning upon the extreme iteht, which reels upon
the river, we have the advance divisions of the army
placed as follows: Bherman's, McCook's, kfc&rthur's
(late C. F. Smith's,) Crittenden's, and Nelson's. The
fatter the extreme lett before the arrival of Gen. Pope's
army. The army will now fefrie the extreme left, its
centre resting on namburg, on the river, some four or
live miles above lor south) of here. In the division,
among others, are the brigades of Generals Payne,
Pit:newer ' Palmer, and Morgan, (acting.) The reserve
division of the arms, commencing at the right, are Wal
lace's, inot:leinaud'e, Hurlburt'e, and McKean's. Gen.
Grant commands the right and right centre of the army,
Gen. Buell the left and left centre, and Gen. Pope now
comes in on the extreme left. With the cavalry there
cannot be far abort of 100,000 effective troops now here,
making the mull allowance for tick and non- onninbOuto,
aid eighty or ninety batteries of artillery.
The Nebel Movements.
This is a large army, but it no doubt has as large, if
not a larger, eon in front of it. The rebelshave not been
idle, and, I am ilifOrDlSfi, have been maling the briaib of
their time since the late battle. They have even ad
vanced to Pea Ridge or Monterey, nine miles from Co
rinth, and ten miles from Pittsburg, on the road to the
former place, it that can be called one which is merely a
wagon track, or mire of such, through the woods. This
mate they are fortifying, either for the purpose of
nicking a stand, or t. what I am rather more Inclined to
sudiect, with the object of covering their working par
tier, cud thus strengthening their position at Corinth, or
their retreat from that plum Ileauregard Is Denim,
playing the game of Manassas mid its Quaker gone over
again. By this, he accomplishes either of his ob-
Jvcts—thys the bluff game on our general, to enable
him [lll.] to retreat, or mve our army double work to do
in driving him from two positiomi, F9yeritipion, it is
raid here that Corinth is not ostensible. But WO cer
tainly should have a euflicient amount or military skill
sod talent sow in the army to eaable it to cope success •
fully in strategy with the great general - of the Confe
derates.
General ilalleck Taking Precautionary
Measures -
I believe in one of my former letters I sPoke of the
propriety of, to some extent, fortifying this position. I
now find that this is being done. Passing out to the
front yesterday t I obsetimi that on the tpurs of the
ridges between the ravine* to the left Of the fluty road,
field works were in process of construction. They con.
'listed of regular works, with _parapets, embrasures,
thinking faces, traverses,&c. the whole flanked
by abattis, and protecte in front by chevoux de
Velih sool, works as these comtensding the
various roads leading out of the place, no force could
make a successful attack upon the camp The situation
of the works I saw was commending, although in one
instance I thought some ranges of hills or ridges in
front overlooked it, but me unsailltaey sys is;ay hatoo
been deceived. These evidences of care and forethought
on the part of General Balleck, and the stir and bngtle
in every portion of the camp.—regiments on the move,
brigades under drill, &e , &c.—show that a commander
0401 and judgment it now at the helm.
Regulations Instituted by Gen. Halleck.
General HaHeck, I learn, is instituting some very
stringent, but very necessary, regnlaions since the late
battle. In the coming action there cannot be any very
great ADSMgrt of running or skulking. li.valry are to be
stationed in the rear, and all fugitives to be prevented
from taking" French leave." This is the mode practise I
in European armies, and by the rebels at the late battle.
The isrge scale upon which battles are now being fought
upon this continent., god the woody ebarecter of the coup,
try, makes it absolutely necessary with tub In au im
mense army like this individuality is necessarily lost.-
Colutuanthrs of brigath s, and even regiments, cannot keep
their eyes upon all their officers, much less men, and thus
thousands will skulk in a large army to tens in a small
one, in which almost every nutter• lout is humeri to hi i
brother officers of the regiment generally. In this army
I have said the third captain In a regiment the name of
the captain of the company leading It, and he could not
inform me. b e to regiments, some of the privates en
csuiptd aide by lido could not tell me the number or
BM° of their neighboring one !
A LARGE SHIPOWNER.—The largest shipowner
in Great Britain, and in fast, in the world. is Ralph
Broehkayak vies r.vosldoat of tho Royal4aranco
Company, who has afloat nearly silt hundred a nil of
vessels.
FROM *YORKTOWN.
irrsturin OF THE WORKS.
A Military Governor Appointed
rttrtiltliT OF tat ENEMY.
k Skirmish at Worthrmitaa's
WILL RICHMOND BE ABEINMONEDI
Proposed Abe trusties of the 'Chawsrf • AgainstS
otrr Crunbonts.
The following it a general resume of the memmerenta at
Yorktown and vicinity amen Bnnday morning:
Enterinx the Works.
May 4.—About 4 o'clock A. M., it was discover...ed. by
our pickets and working party that the ene-_ny. was
withdrawing from Yorktown, and notice to thaV Mifeot
was sent to Gen. MoOle.lan. Iv two flows it was' day.-
light. Lowe and OLMMESI ileint,lman made a
balloon liNeklittiOL, and eastilinsd the report, Next Col,
Sal) Black, Fisty-second Pennsylvania, Col. Gbirn,
Twenty-secondussactituretts -and Captain Boughtim,
Thirteenth Nov York. with their trench details, all :Wit
by JIIM&110B, bEtimeal a ll- fr .-name, advanced . If,
eltit withers. at their own risk, and olantnered the para
pets of Yorktown. Col. bam Blaok and Gen. Jameson ,
were the first men in, and unfurled the at are and stripes
upon the treat water angle, whose. huge gun, now ex
ploded, gave 11l eo moth trouble &week ago.
The news of the rebel departure spread like wildfire
from one end of the camp to the other,. and about Bun
rise numerous officers and a. half dozen correspondents
were on the way to the hitherto much.tralked of York
town.
Explosions
I bad coerce entered the fort mon?: from the river
when a frightful oxiplosion took place, where a group of
neat were standing in the quadrangle: One of tile New
York Thirt).eight men had trodden on the eosins of en
infernal machine. Two soldiers , were • killed. 1 Maw,
anti others wounded. Just afterward thaecelellen Dra
goons came on, leading the van of the- army. They
preseed up toward the main entrance of the rebel rifle
pit (across the Williamsburg roadj:wherer we had al
r rely Imearthrd several ennton bombs; anti eumpeetAd
otbere were concealed. I thought some castsalty would
occur, and watched the progress of the long-column. The
cavalry parsed in by fours, and the last' company bad
n ached the gate when—another explosion, It deal horse,
and badly mutilated rider t, Send fur an ambulance."
Lay the man by the roadside." a Attention, compa
ny I Forward by fours!" Another explosion inside the
great tortresa, not five minutes since—and they are even
DOW carrying a poor gr eening fellow in front .of the rebel
tent iw which I
Within the Works.
Well, webave the works, the deserted town—a village
of twenty houses—heaps of shot and shell, forty spiked
eons in one work, and thirty -QUO MOM in the residual
a gb re g ace. Writin g) as low INV, In haste to push On With
the rest, I win this morning give you only the outline
featuris of Yorktown. An immense earth aallti fifteen
feet at the parapet and twenty at the bare, completely
invests the Mud boundaries of the pmcp, mailing from
the river bask below to the river Shore &OM, Thill
well is eighteen feet iu height from the bottom of a ditch
eleven feet high and twelve feet wide. It has transverses,
bomb. proofs. , well distributed throughout. It is over
a male In total length, and Yorktown is forever ringc
fill lb A falni4, hacking oniy.caeematea to make it very
secure. On the water eide are three batteries, mounting
plenty of heavy guns, of which only a dozen or so re
main.
Five deserters came into camp at about the time the
rObtio ant:doped the work& and reported that the rebel
force amounu Uto about 125,000 men. The rear of-the
retreating column left the fort a few minutes before our
pichet force entered.
The Captured Stores
A large untialltr of ruedleal Flores were &end in the
bei.pital buildings, and on and near the wharf were piled
up bales of cuiton, barrels of tar, wood, wheelbarro'iva,
tobacco, and carious other articles. None of their ship
ping was to be seen. Our naval fleet came up at aboub
10 o'clock, and anchored off Yorktown.
One store house tear the water batteries contained five
hundred bags of beans and about three hundred barrels
of flour. Other buildings, which I judged were met by
commissaries, contained salt, candles, carpenters' tools,
etc., in considerable quantiriee.
in 'York;own there me about twenty houses, three or
four of which are built of brick, and the remaining ones
of wood. Some contrabands were discovered in quiet
poeseesion of one house, who informed me that the ad
jeining ti9liaei which had been partly demolished, was
occupied by General Magruder, as his headquarters.
They also said that Generals Magruder, Johnston, and
Lee were in Yorktown yesterday.
The searching after relive bag been uarsiniiisil. To
commence with the oldest that has coma to my know
itdge, I have seen a sword dug from near a rifle pit that
mud have belonged to a British officer in the old siege.
It is gold mounted and shows the British crown and
other marks or antiquity and genuineness, %A i Efipl,
likeWbed, of the Fooeieenti, flow York Telliatt Om had
the good luck to forage the sleeping cot of Glen. Roberti
der. The tick part is made of rich tapestry carpet, and
on it is written his full name One of too ditty-second
Pet.nolvania boys gut hold of the dressing 89,n2 91 . 4119
Pad 66155filithdek. eleo identilied by being marked with
the full name of its recent owner. The Louisiana Tiger
caps and bowie knives were abundant, as also cartridge
boxes, bay omits, old pistols, and old swords.
Niiiwy P9yerpor AppointedL
General Fitz John Porter, as I just learn, has been
appointed Military Governor of Yorktown, and the
Forty-fourth Slew York Volunteers, Colonel Str, ker,
old, rut here as presenti anent, and to put the place in
a condition, if possible, bordering on regasetabilltr_ Phi
place is certainly very filthy now, with the refuse of
every imaginable character left bet hid by the rebels, and
the multitudinous specimens of the porcine species, mho
wallow about in a inauriontmeas of dirt and mire that to
nit Fo ttl *culmination of eumptnous regality. For the pre_
sent ibis will Wile depot of Government stores, the army
post-office and port from which daily steamboat COOltiltb•
Ideation will be bad with Fortress Monroe ' Baltimore
and Washington, and, in consequence, the town for a
time will occupy an important position in the further
robdract of do war. On this account General Porter may
have hie battle full of important work, and it may be ne
cese.ry such au important man as he should.be placed in
charge. The brigades and regiments constituting his
division, however, I hear, will complain sorely if they are
kept in the background through his ilinl6lsifibbit.
The 1 1 ursuit.
The special correspondent of the World ' within three
1261011 of Williameburth wrote as follows on Sunday eye.
1 21 4 , 6" ;
We have had an exalting and eagor pursuit of the fly
ing enemy. In advance, on the right, the McClellan
Dragcome, with the First and Sixth Regular Cavalry, all
nyder Generale Stoneman and P. bt. G. Cooke This
Cibrarde, oiler dying artillery. Then
infantry, &c., but within six miles beyond Yorktown the
various roads from our late army lines so converge that
portions of different divisions found themselves in irregu
lar sequence along the main road to Williamsburg.
Leaving Yorktown, we Raw our gunboats taking Ties
session of Gloucester Point; then pushed on with the
cavalry and artillery through such a country ! Narrow
roads and dark forest on either aide. Dry bottom, but
tortuous and winding tracks. What a region for a ca
valry pursuit! One gun planted anywhere eking ouch
rnude cold° apparently mow doWn men and horses op the
dcz,n, and infantry in ambush enfilade amounted column
with impunity. So it seemed at a glance; but on, still
OD ! The whole arm) is in motion, and never was a be
arging army so quickly started before. p e must catch
that rear guard. It is only five miles before us.
The Skirmish.
At 3 P. N. comes artillery firing from the front; then
musketry volleys; and something is apparently going on.
Getting lora ard as swiftly as pi risible, we begin to meet.
SYluPtinla of hot Stotlt. Waiincled and bleeding men, be
longingto the First and Sixth Cavalry, and to Major
Barker's McClellan Dragoons, painfully ride or are borne
to the rear. A stand has been made by the enemy's rear
guard, at a little town in the woods known as Worthing;
ton't Ring. Gibson's Battery has naiads , detenn It in,
but only that our van may find It falling back on a large
body, and holding the works, two miles thi, side of Wil
liamsburg, of which we have heard so much.
Here manes a hot and gallant artair. The skirmishers
having. discovered the comy's defences on high ground
abeasa, anti the rebel batteries opening ou Gibson's com
pany of flying artillery—which has moved.iuto a field on
the right to take possession of au apparently deserted
outwork—four or five thousand rebel infantry, a regi
ment of cavalry, and four batteries of field pieces appear
rioldenly in freer of and }heir work°. r ine nesse,-
ries move to the deserted redoubt, reach it before Gibson,
and their pieces are speedily trained and in full play
upon Lim. He promptly r esponds, firing with effect on
the infantry and cavalry, and when the order is givento
withdraw till reinfotermarits come up, liable elf hie ord
nance piece by Piece.
A Hand-to• Hand Fight
Meantime, Capt. Sanudere, commanding the Sixth Ca
valry, diatOVere three noix(Panies of the enemy's horse
moving down a ravine, and orders a charge to meet them.
Companies A, M, B, and B. gallop down the hill; an
actual band•to•bend conflict ensues, the enemy tiring
carbines, and our men their revolvers, besides Home cut
ihdithrueling with labreiL Wheel about and withdraw,
and a closing volley from both sides. The ravine Weiser
of cavalry, but twenty or thirty dead and wounded men
and hones lie in its hollow. The men are of the enemy,
our boys have brought off their dying and dead. Sergeant
Debereux has killed two rebels with his revolver, and
twinge in their horses abd four pistols. Our gailaut
Lieut. McClellan is wounded. Capt. Hays and a rebel
of have bad a pistol duel, exchanging two shots, and
Days, at the second, has winged and dropped his man.
The Sixth Cavalry have lost in ell about Tony killed cud
wounded this aiteruoom a large portion of whom were
brat by ibe ortennybs -fierce tali/Ivry Oro.
The First Cavalry also advance under General Cooke
cud Colonel Grier; are ordered to support the artillery on
the right. They have slight ions, but one shell kills aye
horses and three men. Captain Gibsou'a.lose is reported
at about the cease. Pthi,,,ll,ly. Mks- Lined, cud eeeedod
in the usual proportions. 101 cover our list of casualties
in this affair. The en, my have suffered as much, or
more. Both sides halt. Our infantry have not corns
up, and it would be absurd to even rec3nuoitre strong
at.d elevated field-weeks with eavali-y fu snobs isect as
UAL
A Cessation of Hostilities
By and by Generals Sumner and Heintzelman arrive
at tbe Old Mansion—about one mile from the works In
frthi—ltbaka °Shade gicheinda and Cooke are halting,
as aforesaid. We are all trying to get supper for our
selves and horses, while the cavalry and artillery are In
battle order in the fields each side, General Sumner,
with a brigade of infantry, avows he will go forward and.
take the main work with cold steel. Prince de
who has made a recohisoleeinee is front, report. the
eremy in battle order behind their works, and thinks an
attack so mar evening a very hazardous affair in such a
terra incognita as this peninsula. General Sumner,
however, advances, and news comes back that the skir.
withers think the ow; olear—the "lapt ditch" de
eerted. It is too dark to mote, however, awl the entire
force, around us are preparing to sleep upon their arms.
Wilirwe have a Gsand BMW!
Queries now making: Will the rebels march all
night and oat away I Will they seem illede6 irk-or ea so.
escapeus7 Is anytling more then their rear guard now
opposing our advance? If so, will Lee cud Johnson rat
give as battle on the peninsula, on some Bull Run battle
ground selected by themselves 7 They have bad from.
80,000 10100.000 men here within the vast week.. That.
at mash is rendered almost certain by reports from many
sources. In dogleg. I an idd say that the McClellan
Dragoons had a share in to day's skirmish, and lost from,
six to eight men. 'Moreover ' that other World cer
rsspoodeutswill detail to yeti thsir jugermingexperioacea
of to•d4y's events.
A pent light le vielble in the direction of Williams.
burg. The rebels either encamped in force or burning
their cemmisearT etoree. Probably the latter.
Will Itiehznond be Abantlased 1
The editorial correspondent of the New York Times
rays: The main question of intermit now is. whether
the main body of the rebel army will escape or not 4 I
em inclined to think it will. It seems to have had nearly
two days the start of McClellan, who is nevertheless
pushing forward his foveae with all possible dispatch.
But his main object will probably be to reach Richmond,
which it seems mostlikely the rebel army has decided to.
abandon. If they should fall back on Richmond Mc-
Clellan can overtake them, or eau put hltuenit in position
to etrike them in flank. Weal rOillh tWenlYrfilli miles
strove Yorktown, is acceseible for our boats, and It is YU.
derstood that Franklln'a Division, with Imo or six of oar
gunboats, has already been pushed forward to that point.
Ue ce there, a very short march will pntthem its command
f the main road to Richmond, and ennple them So ebock
(bertha advance tang enough for tee main body of our
forces to overtake them in pursuit. If the rebels fall
back upon Richmond, therefore, I see no way by which
they can escape. They must be greatly demoralized,
and cannot make any effective mistimes to a vigorous
Tbe probability is that they will not take this line.
They will be much more likely to strike from Williams
-1 urg Norms the Ohickabominy river and other tributaries
TWO CENTS.
to the James, and by Matra) Ma the b, laced, retard th
pursuit of our troops. 11 they take Ode route to Rich
mond, McClellan can reaeh that city In advance of theme
and at the ammo time be in the rear of any f o rce that may
Inerage McPowell and 15sate, It Mrfa , to me much
more probable that the rebel army will seek glumly few
cape nontbwm d by croselng the Jarrow river, mid abandon
Richmond and the rebel Government to its fare."
rears of the Itebele at Richmond,.
(Prom the niChintirmi Examiner, BO]
Thu fate of Itiohannut deptnesf frr the present posture'
of affairs, upon the army at Yorktotrl sari the ettfatncy
of the Jllerrimac. 11 hfcDow, dl iwcoeeentratiog a farce
of fifty thousand fors march from fth'l4llpgabitimack
upon Richmond, there hr clanger also TO that threat= i
bnt it fs a daugrr suntan which the Galbrnmeent, beim.
fort:vatted, we have II right to believe wilt b 6 forearmed,
Taking II lot granted that, a demonstration. Atom' the di- ,
rectiosi of the Rappahannock. being foretetioent prorttled
for, wit Yhfitiii, le the prop - ninon, or rather iirract, that
Ilse safety of 'Richmond depeithr upon our emir at York
town, at u the obstruction wbitd, lies in the ctittindel'of the
/limes river, in the form of therAftertmao,
This vessel' may be bet upon tly not only one Mirtfteri
L'tt by a Rest of them, lea very ahmi time. it av:i.y t'
oaerentne in PP,Tokr combat, or is rmey, by a spark fettplt
hit, ita Magatme, or by the accidenrof fire. be put ma of
the way at any moment. retie, MMmond is at once cp.
pros liable by gunboats, iinder'an aititok from which It
perfectly uritthahlt, ate lodtroo.l6lo rp, Coma forces,
Our trUmerous Batteries on the banks of the river, ex. ,
perience has sholvra are utterly incari , Wir of beating ill .
the ene my's borsts_ it two veetele contd. run the gaunt
let ci two tortuidabla forts on the lower Miegipoippi, and
kidiie :oft,. of Lot,tori , oo 00 Its bt•nliO, errreiy ft welittf be
madness : e iplbce antr reliance upon sir , ,r;ar and, we
have no doxtd, in/trier defences on the Ja* , ' Happi
ly, there le ouwexpediont practicable fur the defence of
the channel of -the Jame 3 river, winch could' not wed! be
provided in nit eacti - of nrun.leviguippi: Pbtoitts, of IL.
streani in our river is alder and the depth orthmthanuel
comparatively slight.' 1I admits 'of easy okintrectiert,
wtereas the Vississippi' Old not adroit:of aucto a thing,
except at the coat of iarremme labor, time; and'Aziosuse.
YSTIOIIe modes bard Deep 111111 teated far obstrxeling the
channel of the &AWL Some recommend tho plea of
rafts constructed or ontlrtttees dog up by the rodehlind'
thlown, roots and brntches, into the stream: Tle•routt
miek to the bottom,tbe - tranchre pohrt down streasWood
ao nbattin lblTh florattetillialuy studded treeedlor a
dibtance op •na down the - cbannat of the stream.' Ttie
enemy Z eve engines for remottats Deem ptly alnloW eery
bort of obstructions in the channels! , of river** but , ther
removal of a raft - of tree% mattettSogether by the - reoeL
sure of the stream, and hOltiloillt MUM by SCOUrntliew
t.d seed eed earth warbect agates* "Um. in mow to
be a wank rationing the motHr pawerbal and expansive.
macbiLerY.
raLotber plan of obstruction - le thatrof filling the chart-
Ed with fieheii Jorge oral eultathe tettelter the better, mg,
the wark of removal le thus rendered. more ItdiOILDV The.
°Mar uctiou of the channel for a few hundred yards by ,
this smarm would effectually vtapthe - aecest of gunboats;,
and, if protected on each aide tip homh-lwoof Mat:ries,.
they could be put beyond the poseibility of being removed!
by the manly:
Sketches of the Union Commoviders at the
Fight at Willtatiiiwbarg,
We present below sketches of the leacing 'Union COM.
mantle", Get era Bencock and Hooker, Hen Hancock
it a name end citizen of Fenneylvenia, arid a; one of the
most eccatnplished officers in the service: -
Gen. Hancock.
Brigadier General Wintleltl SCOtt Hancock lan nati re Of
Pennsyrrenia, fruit which beats tie woe *planted a cadet
to Vi ,et I'.'int Military Academy in the year 1540, lie
graduated on the 30th of June, 184, standing number
eighteen in Ma class, in which was Bimou Bolivar LI aux.-
ner, the notorious rebel general of 19r8 ponolgoo flog
Ile was promoted to a brevet Benin:Kt lititgellaitiCy in the
Fourth Uniteo States Infantry on the let of July, 1844,
and on the 18th of June, 1146, received his COLOOMISiOn as
full Khalif' lieutenant in the tame regnueut. lie served
gallantly in the Mexican war. and in August, 1848, Was
la tilted first lieutenant for gallant and rat - eiteri.,.... 0 .-
duct in the battles of Contreree and Oburabueco, his bre
vet dating front A ugust 20. 1847. During the yeat s 1848
and 1849 lie filled the position of regimental quarterams
ter, alter eruct he became reginieutal adjutant of the
sixth 'United Staten infantry, In January, 18113, ha wilt
pi Quanta to a tun nret lieutenancy. and on the 7th of
November, 1850, was appointed an Iletlittant quartermas
ter in the Quartermaster General's Department, with the
rank of captain. This position he held at the breaking
out of the rebellion iu 1851, M.-lg. !Atli Iniste that rank in
ihe rt-epoor array vi the tuttßU fitatea, theZdd of
September, /861, he waft appointed a brigadier general of
volunteers, ard ordered to repal to Gen. hictilellan. Lie.
has been eine° his appointment entirely in the Army of
the Potomac, and Lie brigade formed part of the forge.
that occupied Lowfuelile on Gm ate of ticwber, /eel.
Gen. Babcock is much liked by his command, and his
acquaintances speak of 'Ain as being a perfect gentleman
in his manner, and a pleasant companion.
General Hooker.
Brigadier General anti acting Major General Joseph
Book. r, commanding one of the divhions under General.
Malt-Ilan, in a native of klassachusetts, from which
State he was appointee a cadet to \treat Pellet Military
Academy in 1833. He graduated on the 30th ghee,
1837, Atimilsg No. 20 in a mass or fifty inanition. Om
the let of July, 1687, he was promoted to the second
lieutenancy of the Firm United States Artillery, and on
the let of November, 1835, was further promoted to a
first lieutenancy in the same regiment. From July Ito
cetehvr 31 lfli/, he wee the adjutar t of the Military lea
.1 , 14 et Wein moint, and from 1811 to 1848 wag the
adjutant of his tegiment. He served with distinction
in Mexico, and woe aid-de-camp to Bs igadler General
Blamer. Be was, in May, .1147,- breveted captain for
pliant MAIO in the several conflicts at Montero,,
v. kick milt place on the Met, vaa, and 2311 digit of dep
umMer, 1846 Hitt brevet bore the last-mentioned date.
Ile Was appointed on the staff ac assistant afjutaut
general, with the brevet rank of captain, on the 3d of
March, /BP; Mil in MHO, /M I was further breveted
shajor for gallant and meritolious conduct in the affair at
the National Bridge, Mexico—hie brevet dating. from
June 11, 1847. In the same mouth he received another
brevet—viz: lieutenant coloutd—f sr gallant and marito
!icon Witilliet in the Mlle of Chepultopea. This brevet
bore date September +3, 1047, On the '2oth of October,
1845, he was appointed a captain of the First artillery,
and on the same day vacated his regimental commission,
retaining his position in the Adjutant General's Depart
ment, with brevet of lied4einfil; COMM, On the '4lst of
February, 1.503, he resigned from the army and 'gun, to
California, where he retired into private life. The rebel
lion, however, brought him from his privacy, and he
was recalled to the East; and on the 17th of May, 1861,
was commiesioned AS brigadier general of volunteere—his
epiudntmait heihß arsir.l led to the diets of C . ailiornia,
He at first acted under instructions from Gen. Dix, but af
terwards was appointed tea separate command under Gen.
McClellan. His division took military possession of the
northern and eastern shores or left bark of the Potomac
river, A portion dines() troops recsntly crossed the Po
tomac, and toot( politOndoll of the batteries which had
blockades the river for some time previous, and having
eftectually removed these obstructions, and advanced a
short distance into the interior, were finally withdrawn,
and' transferred to the immediate cginmegti of Qom Ma•
Claw., on the peninsula.
FROM FORT PILLOW.
Threatened Attack by the Rebel
Fleet.
Our edible - ate to Run Past ihe tort.
500 BALES OF COTTON BURNED BY THE REBELS
Reporta of Demurs. from. the Fort.
JEFF THOMPSON IN COMMAND.
The following account of affairs at Port Pillow 16 pre
pared from the correspondence of the Cincinnati, Cairo,
and Chicago papers:
Threatened Attack from the Rebel Fleet
ARUM 2.0 —Elneas from the for* found she
way to the flag-ship yesterday, and, although coming in
parties of two or three at a time, and from both sides of
the river, all agreed in reporting thirteen rebel gunboats
below we, in command of Captain Ed. Montgomoz y, and
easing that an attack upon the national Heenla had beer,
determined upon last night. It wee to have been made,
so the deserters said, on Sunday night, but, owing to the
non-arrival of an important member of the fleet—perhate
the new iron-clad ram from Memphis—in time to partici
r'te in the , n(iarWSII was Pelltpehr4 1111 led night;
when t he attack would certainly be made.
I am unable to say bow much importance our Commo
dore attached to these stories. I only know be thought
it better to err on the right side, and so made every
preparation to give the rebel flotilla, warm. reception In
ease It made lea itgenfLi-Lazi, AB lb. iTransporte of dm
Beet were ordered to keep up a fail head of steam and
proceed up the river on the semi. of the first gun ; the
watches were doubled on every vessel ; the sick were re
moved from the scene of the contemplated action, and
the gunboats, some of which have recentlyheen furnished
with splendid Parrott guns, capable of throwing shot and
atoll a distance of four miles, were all anchored with
their bows down stream. If there be any thing in the
science of phrenology, the Commodore's bump of caution
mu't be largely developed.
'I he night was inky black, and admirably adapted to the
enterprise. The clouds wept incessantly. The rain beat
upon the decks of the vessel, and flashed in tho
river, and the wind sighed through the forests in the
Itteettifellllll mohoor, Tho Ilene from the transports on
the opposite side gleamed through the darkness like Wale
o'-the-wisps, and the mighty 'Mississippi went sweeping
by with irresistible posver, boiling and seething, and surg
ing, aft if disturbed by some unnatural cause.
4 , What if the rebels should come I" was in everybody's
mouth, and every body wished they would. Many sat up
all night to see what they supposed would be a sublime
spectacle, at least as much of it as the Hash of. the gun.
would reveal, but I know these Southern gaseous so well
that I bad little faith in their coming, and ea turned in
about eight belle. I slept se soundly as usual, and when
1 awoke this 111141116 g a le'se...Nl-looking transport wars
moored beside the same overflowed cornfield that ebe LlOll
been overlooking tor a. fortnight past, the remaining veg.
eels for the fleet were occupying their former pdsitions,
and no sign was apparent, that a prowling, rebel steamer
bad even stuck her nose around the point,.
No Attack Made.
APRIL 30.—Another day has dawned, and "the rebel
shell bottle," as our colored chamber nafd willorsisS in
cullipg thaFo, 4)T nor y9l Wag their appearance Our
molars eectoriooottr itOlficter geritioce to the eneiny4 but
elicit no reeouse. Can it be that Fort 'Pillow is evacu
ated'!
Running the Blockade—All the Planter!,
Ordered to Fort Pillow.
MANI—AII the gunboats are headed bow down, and
in pc milieu to meet the enemy at any moment, night or
day. We should not be surprised, nowever, the drat
dark or stormy night to find our flotilla below Port Pil
low and en route for Memphis, surd making a "close ton
hestionll uith the Molted :hetes feet weending the Mtn,
siesippl from New Orleans. In the event that the enemy's
gunboats retreating frets New Orleans do net dart up
Rt d,. White, or Arkansas rivers,or some bayou,or chute,
they may afford our gunboats. and mortars a degree of
healthy Mercite kivivre madam Mapinhis.
-
- Deeerters continue to do*, to our side quite unitermiltr
ly During the present week we have conversed with no.
lees than twenty from sort Pillow. They tell many
queer. nearvellowt, and. amusing yarns. They report a
number of negroes engaged he strengthening one of the
r,ba lboiter.re, white tho rikokio from our mortar, tntrea
and drop too close around to ho healthy, and,that tmy
en masse exhibited a strong desire, and did attempt to
tall back and desert the fortification. Lt. was actually
deemed necessary to station a regiment or Arkaneae in,
!Wry some dietenesin the rear, In order to hold or ro ma
the et ntrabaulit down to work. The infantry :zero in
structed to shoot down the first negro thatattempted to
std.)/ from labor, caieg to the fit e of our mortars:
we karma ymterdoy, from a reliable worm that the
tntip' at Fort Pillow, through their oxuissfirint, have
notified or ordered all planters reeiding on both stoats,
between the tort and %bore our fleet liesktot opair to the
former point forthwith. We cannot conjecture what Ibis
proceeding indicates, unless the. enemy are afraid of
their own people—afraid that they &repot true to their
iimentuble vorbspo, furobboon neteale maid
and comfort" to the commandant of om &Aida.
These are significant indications that something de.
delve will transpire twre within a few Eta) a The bom
bardment will be commenced in good earnest, and the
fart 1311 have 4v Mena, In NA thir flotilla will
t u et Pletophis.
The peninsula, et the greater portion of it, bag beetk
th.oded by the rebels, who cut the levee, hoping, in this
manner, to prevent t he lauding of our land forces. They
might have succeeded in effecting their purpose had
there not been a second levee. which we; COZletille j ilill by
the planter above-mentioned for the Letter protection of
the land adjoining his residence.
Our. Gunboats to Run the Ganntlet--Re-
ports of Deserters—ctritfpn Hit4rited,
mar '4.-15eme two or three hours anterior to her
departure for Cairo, the De Soto lied received orders to
proceed to Osceola, and there take on a merge of cotton
captured from some of the rebels in that vicinity, but at
the mat moment, these orders WM countermanded, and
she was sent to Cairo with all neeelido deAeateh- !Ad ,
return' to-day loaded with ammunition and auppliea for
the flotilla. A taro force of marines was engaged in
clearing, a couple o coal bargee, which it wee re-
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ported were to ho loaded with the cotton In quenlkorit
and lashed one to each side of a gunboat, which it
wee es petted would attempt to run the blodcade of
rte enernro betttrlet after the manner of the Ott.
, retetteke et Island pin 30. 'No have no positive Informa
tion that ouch wan the intention of the Commodore, but
the person who Rave me the information, an lota/pint
officer of the Maine. thought It eittemely probable).
There 'MOP} T 9 by a Iva! , grounded Imareasion that OM
moOotd rdTter till semi a portion of tile fleet Bb the
riser This he can cagily do In the Present stage of
wader. With the node/tit Ceitteletodore below tho forte it to
fifthly important that Commodore route establish
communication, in oreer fo attain the Intel/fa:ant en opt
ration of the tern neete in theteduelion of the: dr I Timm
can Ste no doubt of the prettleatintty of the 'interstice,
and It ail! , undoubtedly be nudertaken.
c• The "original .raeohis," a deserter, arrirtd at this
yeatetddy, and wee immediately 90%114 with mg
Coriat.vli.re De eeilmatee the 4orooor or troupe at t op en
~,,, sand, awl RR'S' there are thirty MR% in pennies],
ereluelVe of MOM of Oce water. hattnrfner, at clement over.
Viewed aid dfielose. nese are Overtly tbiri,y , trrei and
slily-tours. Gen. '6lllpatue la chief of artillery gt the'
fey% Chd teak uhtll r.sully comnsosrpi yorrao too
pas!week he has beer, emprreetled, mei the command'
gives to Jell 1 hompente, the ee swamp lee' of Nevi lend
rid, 41113Itty-tlrb colluder Oltsteril neartliehendorTirtervi.
filthielles the redstibtable eiffsbt omooomoot,
.rid kelmeelt kner gou t aria Sndt the re•
markabie einete directed to oft notilla are the re Mk of
this con - tiandet`e esterpriee ire) that dirocrAtin.
(Jr. lerhfiry last a detactuteenle - of men from the rebel.
meet 'lteamd duWb thP Mini) of Alfa fully, On. the ra•
Seel soobeer Coe, Zierelii and bcrurcl . five httuired bales
et cotton be:toging to rebeld thernabouttnin antiefirttiorr
adt: its capture by 1 , efkr al troops: The °anima witnessed
,Cite destruction of their property wed endertvoied to pre-
vet it. but no order from Jeff Dirk was prredereced*
lattlic NAM. vo6all difficubit sad the' aboKity•
gficri in it an a whlllitary necessity."
Hc'thns Iletrs' itittnll . l'Alingutme-Vreuerat
l'reratit§b.
211,17. 4 8... - Thorola still no !MM. Pliot,g is ailillsypt
up at Danville IrtVilsorttitiroitid prepashatidne 'continue
for a gneral !matt. Dikitir7Erd 'report' that Hollins is'
yreparixy to attac) Cintmod,re Fiore, and proudly ,
boasting' that sink' :kW entire &et or . drive'
tOt11) IQ t!fd1111111i,
verve rtaiels are' rAtilinany ''ntrenlild'ehell 'into the'
woods, bet - atoll the love and the Meet, and occasionally
firs in the dlrection of the flotilla, but without' eff.lct; as
the boats arn'all out of hinge.
A gePtiellinnt whov'ltetnitelltri Ida& ttet!ed aeldff.!
at Jeer, inlet loMilenipnis right daYeyoto, ease he ' woo at
the Memphis esi Chatleetete Raiireudeeet; in that city,
when Gen. Prelates and a riotiloh of hbe hrigailiti centered
at rittsberg Lizsiting, arrived there eu route to Toshio'=
billosnibbintiat vitro they 'la va bon tehl. IL/ ear. .
large crowd colizired'ott tho ',erasion, sad that the pri
tonrra were kliolry trealetl' They were liberally sup
plied with tobact.,; cigars. crates. bread, end pies, which '
ti.e citizeus thrust tato the oar windows and passed to
thrnu•
A nbel tblzatel 4-!-§‘ 1.4 A to .ak ties Fronthw what
the North was now ightin'g for"' •
", We are ligirtinc,W said the 'general,' 64 .1er lho'reato
ration of the 'Union lett was."
ou certainly Or not think a ssconstruction Upon the
Oki DRIP possible," clad the Colossi.. II ir..01, &Lt. ner
subjugate th e bort!), 'lc If our tom ahould faltat• fp the
leak of driving you fro's). our eoilv our • deans°. women
lOU take their places wad seem A:A the teen."
..Subjegating the tioleth" responded the General,
712191' terrii7 ll o OM. S Toll mean hv it that we can uS,-
ler re-establish the Government in 1111 lie integrity, theh,
sir, you are rawly at fault: Our -army awl navy are
thundering at all your dons, and admittance cannot much
longer be denied."
PI AY 4 —The belief if cntertatned hwa that •the Wight
Jeeertiog hiompuie ana•Goritain if, Wood, they have
nee already done to, and tiredallitui back to Cobra:taus,
thiaaiveippi, about one hundred nilleir-frdai the latter
place, and near the Alabama state line. Kettichis is an
indefensible point, and with aneueray above- and below
Ili and General Haile& iti lta sal.;•, It meek soon fah tete
OUP handl, Leland No.lo abandoned.and nuntsville and.
Nicalphie in our poseeeelon, the position• of the rebels at
Cotitith heroines untenable. They must adopt a new
line of defence, and Columbus, a place at v.•hioh three
here of railway maitre, seems to be the only net nieein
which they can now fall back.
[ fhe latest maps do not show Colnntinst Mississippi, to
be the centre of three railroads. We find a branch laid
down connecting Columbus with the .111obilis mg 'Ado
3§.16..a it is Ong Of the Mild 01 navigation
on the Tombigbee river, The city It butiton an elevated
bank, 120 feet above the river. It is the centre of a large
trade, being the chief depot for the cotton of an extensive
raglan of enmity. Pobtilatloa. 8,000. 1e located about
one hundred miles south of Corinth, and is reached by
the Mobile and Ohio Railroad ]
A BEAUTIFUL POEM
Lines Written for the Dedicatton•of lite• Ly.
ceum Hall, in Dorchester, Mliss.,.lllrsrat4
10, 1640.
BY SHY. JOHN PIERPON?:
Temple of science! through thy door, -
Now first thrown open, do we wog,
A. 4 r9T.Tv.47 stand before
Creation's God, with prayer and song. .
Works of his hand, where'er ye lie,
In earth or heaven, in light or stl§,ll, l
These walla shall v 3 your Yl4OO reply ; :
Here shall your wonders be displayed.
Trees, that in field or forest stand ;
Flowers, that spring up in every zug ;
Winds, that, whit fragrance - tilt your hand; .
Where trees have leafed, or flowers have blown,—
Suns, in the depths of space that burn; .
Planets, that walk around our pyryi ;
t'otoete, that rash to Llt your urn
With light out•gushing from his throne,— -
Waters, from all the earth that rise,
And back to all its oceans gc,
Cooling in clouds the flawing skies,
Cheering, in rains, the world below,—
Torrents, that down the mountain rush ;
Glaciers, that on its shoulders shine;
Pawls, in ybut masa bad that blush
Diamonds, yet sleeping in your mine,— -
Lightnings, that from your cloud leap out;
Thunders, thatin its bosom sleep
Fires, that from Etna's crater spout,
Books, that the earthquake's records keep,-,. -
Rainbows, that overarch a storm,,.
Or dance around a waterfall :
Ternitilft, that earth's face deform s ..
Teach us, 0 teach us, in this hall.
Dramatic and other. Items.
IGiaS Batemen IN Still ttle greatattrantion at tka.win_
ter Garden, Plea York.
—Barney Williams has been offered s3o,ooo4tailhis
expenses, to play 75 consecutive nights at the principal
cities of Califoinia. Declined at present on Holum of
the ill-bealth of Idre..Williem%
-- Edwin Forrest entered on his fourth week at Ford's •
Atheneum, Washington, last evening, as Brilliant Tell.
RenTlollll is performing at Front-street Theatre,
Pallimbes.
The "Combination Company" ie foal M the Austen
Academy of Music.
Gottschalk, in conjunction witLarana?ltalian Opar►
TIVTiFt ti9Yre cokcPrtli in Witabington thitweek,..
—'J. Wilkes Booth hi the attraction el the lit lonia
Theatre..
—Mies Sallie. Sinclair is at the. Academy of Motto,
Cleveland.
Power's status, embiematio Conforgap h .;
=ergot the a orbs to be exhibited at the London: Inter
national Exhibition.
THE.TURFi
(Deported for The Press.)
POINT BREEZI PAIVIL—With Spring return her plea
sures, and. the sports of the turf are not the least at
tractive of her many delight!, Marfa row the cruet.
tulle into which its surroundings have plunged it, racing,
lea delightful and exciting poetise, and the turf, in its -
legitimate state, numbers among its patroue the dliathuste.
as well, as-the jockey, and the sedate man of business.
eceno no lade keenly, then too professional'' ,
who lives by it, Yesterday afternoon, at the . above-
Park, occurred the first trot of the season. Awaking
from her winter sleep this park promises to her patrons•
ntother season of Was specie .ead pla..ureel of whicis
shebas, more than any similar institution, been so Dre
like. During the winter the use of its grounds with its.
numerous sheds and stables, was generously tendered
by the association to the sol diers, and its broad !better
contributed not a little to the Comfort of the mailman
Quartered there. The stables in which have stood the
heroes of many triumphs in the trotting circle, gave
grateful shelter to the warrior's steed, which, pictures to.
the contrary notwithstanding, are not apt, at,Bloos.
bead s to be no full of fiery blood and.olllSlikit stafit , to,
bear unscathed the cold and storing of winter. They
have gone, and the gallant steed that hears his rider.
through many a battle, or dies an humble instrument in
the country's cause, will. not be known or, peptised as
much as another who, by an, accidental possessipn ,ef
speed, pleases a few and fills hid owner's puree. ma.
work. however, is scarcely less arduous than that of ble,
military brother; his luxuries are but the preface to
labor. His fine condition and his enceitent,spirits are
but the mediums of hie utility. His endurance is eaten-.
feted to a nicetrt au4 tae loogth Pt the race determined.
b sa 7 e li.A
die t!, cs- the
ru6i d
i aovts and
his cbomingn
preparationsub ate
faro,defo°raday
of labor. The contestants in this recu, of,which we.
will now. apesk, were " Monitor " and "Jim." The first.
horse, under the name of Fishertnan l " cot/testa! le
VAPAI tease Ill! 11.14616, and Bove smornigo. of
formidable trotter. The change of /lame seemed suggest.,
ive of great impeovement—from the power of .a men fo.
that of the most formidable floating battery in existence.
' , Jim," in this, made his first appearance on
.4
p 4,, 'r tf r,
Flit first tiagloilfaliCis o n LI:L.3, omed
24470 was h ha. rlgg
flu In a iditite-line in Jersey. li`tean that he made, the.
equivocal advance to a butcher. weevil, where, having
shown considerable speed, be was soon after removed from.
that residua and the present match mado. At 33g.
o'clock the burins were brounht onti. tied, before A 4 utc-i
usually 'Misnumber of epeciatore, commenced
Tur.,,RACE,
After three fobs, starts,,cansed by, the bopping and
breaking of "Monitor," they gut tho word, inenedieteli
alter which Monitor" broke, which ‘i Jim , "
paestJ IMO ledhim six lengths, which another break ton
creased to twelve leestbx,pt ghe.tieartePilago-
From the irregularity of , his gait it was now thought
he naiad not win=an opinion that was confirmed, whoa
two siesre breaks slava. ban a position twenty lengths in
rear ttt the. beibrolio vole, In this tumbling gait ha.
Peseta the tbremqueotter polo a dietance be hind hittotfiliO•
neat, who Dad not one deviated from Xis legitimate gait.
All the exertions of his di fiver availed bitaisolliina, and
he was distanced by "Jim," without a skip or break, hit
3.47. The tines Mg vsTrolioxotee hie owner's
marl-meet or his oft vusiiitiOnj - , 110 OSCISTIA Tait kir
weeks he had bean unable to mirk Look, on account of ■
revere into threat, which woula, seriously Impair his
wiud.
Sunsieux,—.Trettiere, mile heats, beet three in nen to
iIIIBtIII, fa a stoke ssoeo.
Mr. neodih ±A.4.tut.e M. h. 4, ............ 1
Mr. Mceoraelltlßlllll6 a, b.. • —• • Ale}.
V 47, . .
After et. above race, fly" ifs& gotten up between
Mr. Echvilard gnu harm WO Mr. Whitney bi bay harm
The bolting was muck in favor of the bay. but the 0117
born won in tee ettoittbt. beats, the bay being nearly
diatonic behind In twit boats.
StlOAßT.—TToning, antis beets, beet two in throe to
tylllBolnt. for WOO:.
Mr. Valt&lei .Brews g.
Mr Goodin naixes b.
Tiro°. .. ... 2.54 g , 263 N
HONOR. TA .tor An ran : cert.—The Bespesor of Rue
sia hes conferred upon Col. John Vl. Gowan, a.
former resident of Boston, the decoration of Knight.
of the osder of St. Steriletaus.,
Tun MAN WlllO, SAT ON Tan AOWDZII.—EIeven
bundred dollars have been collected in St. Louie
and sent to Join:. Davie, " the walk Who Sot on the
pywdes," on Monday.
RELEASXD.—SamueI S. Mills and Thomas 8.
Piggot, formerly editors of a rebel newspaper in
BeMoose, sailed tha Sewik, have been release&
emir' Fort Henry, on their good behavior.
HATIXAED COLLEGE.—The fellows of Tfarvarci
ITnivereity have nominated George B Emmy:ton,
LL. D se gummy' to tho lace Prcfl49.o rtito,
numNAL ...Boston papers 1111110U1100 the desalt
of the wife of Charles Sprague, the banker-pout,
Mrs. Sprague was severity-Our yeV4 1.164,
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