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Vence Tor the time ordered.
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Mailed to Subscribers out of the Oity at Tanen DOL.
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220 CHESTNUT STREET,
dente for the following makes of goods:
PRINTS. --
VCIIITIOLL MEG. CO. DITO. 00.
LAWNS.
DIINITMLL MFG. 00.
BLEACHED OOTTONI3.
Monseiste, tiorestdalo, Auburn, Staterseßle, Oentredsle,
Jamestown, Blackstone, Hope, Red Bank, Doreheeter,
Newburraort, Nanmeag, &mom%
. flurton, Greene
Ws, Co.'s A.. A., B. A., 0. A., and other styles.
BROWN COTTONS.
;13nrissiele, Trent, Groton, Ashland, Chestnut, elenvillet
Mechanics" and Farmers'.
CONANT JEANS.-Glasgow, - Manchester.
DENIMS AND STBlPOS.—Grafton, Jewett Olin
ViEsslison, Matersville, Agawam, Keystone, Choctaw.
CANTON FLANNELS.--Slatersville, Agawam,
SUJESLAS..—Sraith's, Social 00., Lansdale 00.
WOOLENS.
ARMY BLUE CLOTHS, KERSEY'S, and /LAN
eons.
BROAD OLOTHS.—Plankette', Glenham Co., &o.
OASSIKEREB.--Gay & Son, linzton'e River, &o.
SATINETS.—Bass River, Conversville, Lower TM..
:Rey, Hone, Staffordville, Converse and .Hyde, Converse
idros. a. Co., Shaw Mfg.
KENTUCKY JEANS.—Rodman, 'Hyatt°, Gold Medal.
DOM= ELANNELS.—WHALTAKS'S Angola, Sax.
any, Muria°, and other StYlea:
LONSDALE 'Nankeens and Colored Cambrian.
PLAID LINSEYS, •COTTONADES, &a, (fe26-11m
SHIPLEY, HAZ Alfa), &
I-ILTTCIHILNSC)N,
to. 112 OBESTIIAT STSBET,
001AMISSION MERORANTB
ran TRH BALM Or
PHILADELPHIA MADE GOODS.
I InldB.Bm
CARPETS AND OIL CLOTHS.
(CANTON MATTINGS.
3. F. & E. B. ORNE,
NO. 619 CHESTNUT STREET,
(OPPOBITA STATN It 013814,)
Hove nos aPen
FRESH IMPORTATIONS
WHITE,
RED CHECKED,
And FANCY CO'LOIIFiD
CANTON MATTINGS.
500 PS. J!! CROSSLEY ik SON'S
NGL•ISH TAPESTRY BRITSSELSI
FROM 871 TO 81 PR. YD,
J. F. ea E. B. ERNE.
my24;eB
NEW CARPETING,.
JAMES H. ORNE.
626 CRESTITT STREET,
BELOW BEVATITEL
We have irist received, by late arrivals from Europe,
Wale new and choice varieties of OARPETING Com
porleing
FRENCH AIIBUSON Square Carpet's.
lINGLISH4II I ' lINSTERS, by the Yard and in
entire Carpets.
CROSSLEY'S 6.4 and 3-4 wide Velvets.
Tapestry Brussels.
" Brussels Carpeting.
&leo, a large variety or 011011BLEY'8 and other makes.
TAPESTRY :BRUSSELS,
From 87ie. to al Per Yd.
Our assortment comprises all the best tunkee of Three.
qiy and lagrain Osrpeting, Which, together with a gems
:v*li variety of goods in our line, will be offered at the low.
"wit possible prices.
0114 0140T11 FOR FLOORS,
irom one to eight yards wide, cut to any Size.
FRESH MATTINGS
By late tintrala from Ohba we have a toll assortment
WHITE AND COLORED
ATTIN
/ OF ALL WIDTHS
JAMES H. ORNE,
spill 2m
GLEN ECHO MILLS.
crtunikterown, PA.
MoCALLTJM & 00..
RANIINAOTIORIGRO, IMPORTERS, AND DEALERS
AO9 CIEBSTNUT 13TREIPP.
(Opposite lAdependenoell,) -
CARPETING'S.
OIL CLOTHS, ito.
We have now on hand an exteadve stook of Caraetines,
et our own sad otter =ken, to which we call the atton
won of cash and short-thee buyers mh7-ara
FOURTH -STREET .
CARPET STORE,
VIO. 47 ABOVE GHESTNITT, No. 47.
J. T. DELAOROIX
Invitee attention to his spring Importation of
OARPETINGS.
Oemprising every style, of the Newels Pattern! and
Designs, In VELVET, BRUSSELS, TAPESTRY BEM
tDELS, IMPERIAL THREE-PLY, and INGRAIN
UARPETINOS.
VENETIAN and DAMASK STAIR OARPETINGS.
SOOTOE BAG and LIST SARPETINGS.
FLOOR. OIL GLOTTIS, to every width.
0000 A and OAR lON - BATTINGS.
DOOR-MATS, RUGS, SHEEP SKINS,
DEDGG37B, end ONO MX CLOTHS.
AT WHOLESALE AND, RETAIL,
LOW FOR CASH.
J. T. DELAOHOIX, •
47 South IrOMITH Street.
MILLINERY Goons
SPRIN Gl 1862.
1862.
WOOD da OARY,
(succemrs to Lincoln, Wood, & Nichobi,)
725 CHESTNUT STREET,
Have now in Store a complete utook
STRAW AND MILLINERY GOODS,
SILK BONNETS,
STRAW AND PALM•LEAF HATS, Sa
To which they respectfully invite the attention of the
nuer patrons of the house and the trade generally.
marl9.Bm
THOMAS .1 IFANNEDY & BRO.,
129 0R19132221:91 1 Street, below Illghtb.
14114, Oholce Btock OC
SPRING MILLINERY G-00DS,
mhlß4lml &T LOW PRICIER
CAUTION.
The well-earned reputation of
FAIRBANKS' SCALES
Has Inducted the maker' of Imperfect balances to offer
:them as ' , FAIRBANKS' SOALIIIV , and - purchaser%
have thereby, in many Instances, been subjected tofraud
nod Imposition. FAIRBANKS' BOALZE3 are mannfao•
tared only by the original inventors, Z. & T. FAIR
BANKS & (JO., and are adapted to every branch of the
boldness, where a correct and durable Scales Is required.
FAIRBANKS & EWING,
General Agents,
aalo4l MABONIO HALL, 716 OHESTNIIT
BRUSHEb
BLACKSMITHS' BELLOWS,
REMBLE & VAN HORN;
rah2o.lku No. all RABA= Street, PUMA
VOL. 5.-NO. 252.
CLARK'S
ONE DOLLAR STORE.-
602 CHESTNUT STREET
KEW GOODS,
NEW STYLES,
AND NEW PRICES.
for ONE DOLLAR you can bny any one of the foi
sting articles:
Ladles' or Gentle Men's Port Normal% Onbas, Bags,
Purses, At., Jrc. All Geode warranted rut repre
sented. We have on hand a large aesertuiont of Photo
graph Albums, Mantel Clocks, Travelling Bags, and
Gold Jewelry, which we are closing off at cost. The al
kali= of the trade respectfully solicited.
D. W. CLARK'S
ONE DOLLAR STORE,
60h 011ESTNI3T litraet.
DRY-t4OODS JO OBEItS.
NEW EUPOIITATIONS.
HOSIERY. GLOVES,
GENTS' FURNISHING- GOODS,
THOS. MELLOR &
mhl9-3m
1862. SPRIN G. 1862.
ABBOTT. tl - 01-INES. &
507 MARKET STREET,
Rave now open an entirely new end attractive stock in
ENGLISH, TRENCH, GERMAN, AND
AMERICAN
DRESS GOODS.
Also, a full eseortment in
WHITE GOODS, RIBBONS, GLOVES,
SHAWLS, &0., &0.,
To which they invite the attention of the trade.
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1862. 81)11 'Ne" 1862
•
w. S. STEWART 'eic 00.,,
IMPORTERS AND JOBBERS OP
BILKS AND FANCY DRESS GOODS,
NO. 306 MARKET STREET.
Now In store,
POULT DE SOIE,
All Shades. -
BLACK AND WHITE CHECKS,
In SILKS and OMER FABRICS.
ALSO,A. PULL LING OF
CLOAKING CLOTHS, PLAIDS, STRIPES,
And &arable
PLAIN COLORS.
apl7
SPRING. STOCK
SILK AND FANCY DRESS GOODS
A. W. LITTT•R &
mhl6-N No. US MABKgT BT.
PAPER BANCPUitIrS.
pHILA DELPHIA
PAPER HANGINGS
626 CHESTNUT
FOURTH .RND KRRKET STREETS,
PAPER HANGINGS
AND WINDOW CURTAIN PAI"ERS,
Offer to the Trade a LARGE AND. ELEGANT AS
SORTMENT OF GOODS, from the cheapest Brown
Stock to the Fined Decoratlone.
N. E. COR. FOURTH AND MARKET STREETS
21.33.--Solid Green, Blue, and Buff WINDOW PAPERS
or every grade. 4128-2
BLINDS AND SHADES.
B. J. WILLIAMS,
No. 16 NORTH SIXTH STREET,
NIMACTITESA OP
VENETIAN BLINDS
WINDOW SHADES.
The largest and finest assortment in the °lts , at the
- LOWEST PRICES.
STORE SHADES LETTERED.
Repairing promptly attended to. ap3.3m
JAMES S. EARLS & BON,
cv
KAITUFACITUUZBEI AND IMPoETNBA
OP
LOOKING GLASSES.
OIL PAIEVIINGIS,
`INTO .INGRAVINGS,
MOTIIBM - AND PORTRAIT TEA U,
PHOTOGRAPH PRAMS,
PROTOGBAPH ALBUMS,
OLIITI-DEOTISITZ PORTRAITS,
EARLE'S GALT . ..FIRMS.
1118 CHESTNUT STREET,
1211 PHILADELPHIA.
STATIONERY AND FANCY GOODS.
MMARTIN& QUAYLE'S
STATIONERY, TOY, AND ranvir GOODS
EMPORIUM,
1i0.1038 WALNUT STREET,
BILLOW ILLAYLOITE,
my6-1m fp 'PIIILADELPIELL
VIAITY EFFORTS .HAVE BEEN
Ja-L. made to preserve the form and features of the
dead, without the usual mode, se repugnant to the feel
ings, of placing the body in ice. Thie difficulty has
been overcome by Good's air. light PATENT BOXES.
Cold air Is the medium used—acting as a preeervative—in
the warmest weather, and for any length of time required.
Likewise, bodies may be conveyed hundredeof miles with
perfect safety, and In a good state of preservation.
N. D—Lead, Metallic and other coffins, furnished at the
shortest notice. Hearses and carriages of the bestquality.
Lots, half lots, and single graves, in the different ceme
teries; one superior lot in Mount Mortals Cemetery;
one, two, three, or four hundred fect, can be bad cheap
for sash, or trade.
Busnrunsons—Dr. SAMUEL JACKSON, 224 South
EIGHTH Street; Dr. J. S. D. IicOLELL AN, 1029
WALNUT Street my9-thatn3m
LABOR-SAVING MACHINE.
OLOTHES.ZATING MACHINE.
TIME-SAYING MACHINE.
Haley, Norse, & Boyden's Clothes Wringer eaves labor,
time, and clothes, and le an improvement which will
moat certainly be generally adopted. It Is self- adjusting,
simple, and durable, and is far euperior to every other
device for the purpoee intended. Over live hundred have
been sold within the last thirty days in this city. No
family should be without one. They are warranted to
give perfect eatiefaction.
For sale by L. E. SNO W, at the Office of JOY, ()ON,
aOO northeast corner of FIFTH and fifIESTNUT
streets. Orders from the Gauntry promptly attended to.
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JEWELRY, &c.
to of 1311ver Plated Tea Spoons.
44 44 Desert 46
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“ 44 Parka.
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04 4 Des e rt 41
Palk 44 ;6 Knife and Pork.
di 4 ; 4 ; Nankin Rings.
Butter Knives.
Silver• Plated Sugar Bowl.
6 ; 6 ; Butter Dish.
44 ; 4 Xoltiaaett Pitcher.
• Ht- Orem. u
w a Castor.
• 44 Walter.
• w Goblet.
" is Drinking Gap.
" " Stager Sifter.
Gold Plated Vest Ghein, all styles.
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" Bracelet, ss
a 4, Medallion, 44 '4B
st Rt Armlets. it 0
a " Breast Pin, 14 6,
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• " Pin and Drone, all stYles.
4, is Studs and Buttons, w
~ Solitary Sleovo Button, all styles.
" " Bosom Studs, " 4,
84 44 Finger Rings,
4, Pencils,
I , a Pen with Pencil Vase,
LINENS, SHIRT FRONTS,
WHITE GOODS, AND
EMBROIDERIES.
40 and 40 North THIRD Street.
HOWELL & 13OURKE,
CORNER OP
MANUFACTURERS OF
BLINDS AND SHADES
LOOKING GLASSES
JOHN GOOD, Uodertalter,
• No. 921 SPRUCE Street
IClje Vrtss.
TUESDAY, MAY 27, 1862
OUR WAR CORRESPONDENCE
NEWS FROM THE DIFFERENT DIVISIONS.
What Our Anus . iB Doing at Corinth
HALLECK'S WAR UPON THE CORRESPONDENTS,
NEWSPAPER INDIGNATION MEETING
THE " BOHEMIANS" BANISHED.
THE ADVANCE ON RICHMOND
AFFAIRS AT FORTRESS MONROE
A 'UNION MEETING IN NORFOLK.
FROM GEN. McCLELLAN'S ARMY
Special Correspondence of The Prete.]
TUNSTALL'S STATIOS. NOW Kent county, Z .
May 19, 1862.
The weather to-day is the very opposite to that of yes
terday., A steady rain has set in, and the wind 19 cold
and cutting, causing the soldiers considerable discomnrt,
but not suffering, as they are warmly clad and well sup
plied with blankets. Those regiments which arc on the
march, however, must have a very- disagreeable time of
it, tie with their touts and baggage packed away in the
baggage wagons in the rear, they must either carry their
rations in their haversacks or do without food until the
wagons arrive at the camping ground. Then, when the
regiments arrive on the camping ground, they are com
pelled to remain exposed to the storm, with no other pro
tection than their blankets, until their tents come upon
the ground. 'Unless the rain eheuld continue for several
days, it is not expected that any change or delay win
take place is the preparations stud movements for the at
tack on Richmonit. The principal officers of the army
in this section of the country are as busy es bees in pre
paring for the work before them. The seniors hope, and
almost tray, that the rebels will make a stand at Rich
mond, so that they may have the glory of having been
engaged in at least one well-fought battle, for the de
fence of that which they bald most dear—the unity and
preservation of that Government which has redeemed
them from eubmiseion to the rule of a treaoheroul
SIEMEGEO
The present rain, if it continues for another day, will
again fill the rustle with mud, but perhaps will not make
any material delay in the onward movements, as the dis
tance between the army and the object of attack is so
small. The roads in this section of the conntiy are
wile what better than those. further South. They are
generally better laid out, and on higher ground, so that
much time is not required after a heavy rain before they
are again dry, and passable for largo bodies of troops and
trains of 'Stores. A large number of workmen are occu—
pied as bridge-builders. and accompany the pioneer
corps, and are engaged in erecting substantial bridges
over numerous ditches and small creeks found in the
neighborbocd. After the war is over Vaasa improve
ments at Uncle Sam's expense will of course remain, and
benefit those wl o may, in future, reside around hero
One of the lanes leading from the main road to a
'Muse which we visited to, day had logs felted across it,
so an to impede the approach of horsemen to the 'house,
and those who went op were, of course, obliged to take
another road. The woods on each side of the roads are
robed in their richest green, and from their depths flow
the currents of cool air which are so gratefully appre
ciated, even by the rough soldiers. The made are made
by merely cutting away the trees and clearing out the
stumps, no fence being built on either aide, as a general
rule. The trunka of the trees are, therefore, so close
that their foliage is entwined, and forms an arch or
bower, under which the soldiers march with perfect com
fort, notwithetanding the beat of , the sun.
DEPREDATIONS BY UNION, SOLDIERS
Notwithstanding the vigilance of their of f icers, the sot
diem will occasionally appropriate anything in the re
froshrnent line that they find at the houses and farms in
the vicinity of their camps. There are not, however,
any orpized bands for that purpose ; the depredations
are made individually, and on individna's falls the pun
ishment. One reason for those petty depredations is per
haw the, quality and kind of articles sold by the sutlers.
Neither chickens, eggs, butter, nor milk can be had of
the millers. The soldiers beams tired of the salt junk,
army crackers, etc., dilated out in their rations, and
have au , appetite for lighter food, but can obtain nettling
from the maulers except bread, pies, and canned fruits,
vegetables, etc., and to obtain any quantity of these
would soon absorb the little money reserved from a
month's lay for their own use, as they send nearlynli of
it home. Poultry is in great demand by both officers and
men, while the supply is scarce, many of the inhabitants
who have a stock refusing to eell. Then, of course, the
Foldiers take it without leave. 41.b.0ut a mile from this
place, yesterday morning, we saw an officer pay fifty
cents for a seven-year old ‘ goose, and knowing tha age
at the time. Whenever a proprietor asks for a guard on
bis premises it is not refused, and the men never attempt
to force a safe-guard, as they triton , the penalty is death.
When protection can be lisid - do easily, the farmers can
not,.blame either officers or men if anything is stolen
from their premises.
DESERTED REBEL HUTS
In whichever direction the divisions of the Union army
march, they discover the lately abandoned camping
places of detachments of the rebel army, bat, as yeti
nothing to show that any largo bodies of their troops
have been in the neighborhoot The hats are miserable
affairs, and could accommodate from two to six men in
each. They are merely boughs of trees, or fence rails
driven in the ground for posts end a few laid across the
top, and then cedar bush is used to thatch the sides and
top, The buts wilt not protect their occupants from the
storm nor from. the dampness of the night, as no fires
can be used inside. Thu largest deserted encampment I
haye yet seen might accommodate about six hundred
nen ; three others which I saw, might accommodate
fifty, one hundred, ore lauhdred and twenty-five men,
respectively. They are generally in out-of-tbe•way
places, far from the load and any occupied houses. In
the large encampment I noticed a couple of negro women
going through the buts and collecting scraps of anything
which the rebels might have loft when they marched into
DESERTED RESIDENCES
Nearly all the houses I have yet Bien have been de,
serted by their Proprietors, who fled, perhaps to Rich
mond, carrying their staves with them. They must have
done so some time ego, for all the houses show the result
of neglect, and are fast going to ruin. The comfortable
residences of their masters have been occupied by slaves
who have succeeded in escaping from the retail service.
In - one case we noticed a house which, from the ap pear
ancO of the vicinity, appeared to have beon the property
of some pawn of means, occupied t.y a negro family, who
appeared much satisfied with their good quarters. Their
own hut, a hundred yards distant, was almost torn down,
as they had been using the beards for firewood. In most
of the cases, however, when a house is deserted, it is
tinder the care of n party of troops, generally cavalry.
The residences in this neighborisood, with two exceptions,
have not been abandoned, their proprietors remaining in
occupancy, asserting that they were loyal to the Govern
ment, and had done nothing to favor the cause of the
ENCAMPING
A large force of troops arrived within sight about an
hour ago, while it was pouringrain, and commenced their
preparations for encamping for the night. They have
finished the work, have all the tents up, the horses and
wagons parked, and the smoke from the camp:Ares of the
different regiments overhangs the camp dike a cloud,
while the men are eating the breakfast and dinner of
which they were deprived by their early start from their old
_camping grounds. A better camping ground cool I not
be found in this neighborhood. It is on the summit of a
hill, almost level, and would accommodate three times the
number of men now there.. One- half of the bill is sur
rounded by a dense, marshy forest, and underbrush,
while -at the foot of the hill, on the other side, which
slopes gently, is a small run of good, clear, cold water,
with which the men soon filled their canteens and then
performed their toilet. Afterwards, they became scat
tered through the woods on exploring expeditions, or vi
sited the other regiments, until they were, recalled to
camp to prepare their supper. A large force of cavalry
has encamped west of the house in which I have taken up
my quarters daring my stay here.
NATTERS AIIONT, TUNSTAWS STATION
About a mile from TunisiaWe Station, on the Riehmond
and York Diver Railroad, is the residence of Mr. H.
Ell) son. Being a cripple, he escaped forcible ezdistment
thorebel army, and as his place was about a mile from
the nearest rebel force, and the route WAS through a
dense, marshy forest, be escaped with but little annoy.
mice from them, although he is etrongly in favor of the
Union. As to the slavery question, he has nothing to
say about it, but appears to be indifferent as to whether
or not they are to be emancipated. Be has ten slaves,
male and female, six of them being under 10 years of age
Part of the troops are encamped on his plantation, and
within about two hundred yards of hie residence, and, of
course, a number of soldiers and officers were around the
bones. The little darkiee were very shy at first, and
stood behind' trees and doers, gazing at the men, but
afterwards, they became more hold, and would answer
the soldiers' questions. When asked if he had ever seen
more soldiers than were around here to-day,'one of the
boys, about eight yeare of age, replied, Oh, yes,lll4Bsa,
they were very emart yesterday ;" meaning that he had
seen more yesterday than he had to-day.
Mr. Ellyson gives a very interesting account of affairs
in hie vicinity eine° the rebel rule commenced. After
the terms, of the old county officers of New Kent had
expired, no now elections were bold, and the county has
not a single civil officer in it. The rebel forces did not
Come about tte neighborhood until av few menthe ago.
They behaved very orderly to the surrounding Valliant,
and paid for whatever' they took, though in Confederate
notes or shinplaeters. They passed current, however,
and were good enough thin. About two weeks ago the
rebels burnt the railroad bridge across the PamunkY
river at White House Point, out the telegraph, and took
up the rails on the sidelings. The rebel forces did not
move from here until about ten days ago, when they
went on foot, taking the road'to Richmond. Coffee had
tun been used by Elinor for several months, burnt wheat
having been substituted. Butter was at a merely nomi
nal price—one - dollar per pound—but none selling.
Sugar fifty cents per pound, and in like prOportions for
other articles. Dry goods were very scarce, and meld at
exorbitant prices. He and those on his plantation wore
boreeepun clothing when I saw them. He had not been
to Richmond for about six months, on account of the
feeling existing towards those to wham was attached the
leak suspicion of beine for the old. Union.
FDLUT AND PLOVERS
The rose Mashes and flowering plaids in this section of
the mum, ate now in full bloom, and in a few minutes
P 4
4 DAY, MAY 27, 1862.
walk through the woods one could select a very hand
some nosegay. On a plantation in the vicinity a great
vat iely of flowers have been cultivated, and era now in
full bloom, giving a most beautiful appearance to the
garden in which they are planted. The bushes are vary
fine, and the vii es, such as woodbine, honey suckle, 40.,
trained over delicate troilis' and laden with flowers,
attract the ale at the same time that they fill the air with
their fragrance This is the first place at which I have
seen any flowers since I left Fortress Monroe. The fruit
in this neighborhood is very backward. Cherries, usually
ripe at the end of May, will not ripen unlit the middle of
June this year. S.rawberriee are ripe, sod may be found
over in the woods in considerable finanttties. Many are
not cultivated here, the vicitity'of Richmond being the
source of the vast supply thrown on market. There is
not much prospe:t for oilier kinds of fruit, as the old
orchards have
,tmen in the hands of Secessionists, and
bac e been neglected. If the crop at the North is a large
one, a large quantity will doubtless be taken up for the
Southern markets.
A EWE THROTHSH THE WOODS.
This 'limning, on our way to this place, Company
of the Lincoln Cavalry, lead the advance, and I Mined it,
mylborse having once belonged to a cavalry company,
and being quite proficient in all the movements. lle bad
not been long with the troops before he began to remember
his old leesons, and to obey whatever command was obeyed
by the others. Of course, I lave him a loose rein, and
allowed him to do as the other horses did. 1 and the
horse got along very well together until we trade into the
woods and galloped through. them at a breakneck puce
Much to my discomfort, as I never was mmit of
rider. We got along well enough in jumping the ditchei,
until I began to tire of the amusement, and drew tip, al
lowing, the company to pass on ahead. In about two
minutes I started off again, going up a hill, when the
horse slipped backwards, but immediately started forward
as fast as he could, with utter disregard of the precious
but& n on his back, and before I bad time to check him
with the rein we rode under a large bough of a tree,
which seized with my left hand, Mold - on to the rein
with my right, and the next minute landed on the
ground, with lets ceremony than I would have liked, but
1 had the horse, and after Wards gave him to know that I
was master. The bough took me right under my chin,
and hurt me considerably. t
EICEMOND'NOT TO DE TAKEN
In one of the houses which I visited during the morn
ing I found an old gentleman who pretended that be had
been 'Union to the core, but in a few minuses he was
called out of the room, and wishing to pass aivay the
time I picked up a newspaper from the table, which
Proved to be the Charleston Mercury. We pursued oar
search further and found a pamphlet of - the speeches be
fore tbe Tithinia Secession Cenvention. I take the fol
lowing extract from the Mercury:
" We 'may mention that General Lee; General John-
Eton, and General Roadulph, the Sec etary of War, con
cur in the confident belief that we shall certainly beat
the invading armies in Virginia, and that Richmond can
Lot be taken. We have this encouraging statement
Irma high authority."
The bands of ti .e various regiments are now playing
the inspiring tune of Vivo Vekaserica, and rtg the pa
triotic sentiments are sonneed in music, they are re
ceived by the volunteers with shouts and cheers which
skew that the old enthusiasm which urged them on be
fore has not died out yet w .
MONDAY Merman, May 19,18E2.
AN ADVANCE' OF THE GRANT(ARMT
On Sunday morning, orders were sent from headquar
ters that early tbo next morning the main body should
advance My station was on the extreme right, in the
csnip of one of the Pennsylvania regiments. At a A . . 21.
we were routdup ; at four the order to march was given'
and the right Wing started on the direct road to Rich
mond. We marched for four Miura directly westward,
through a country abounding in beautiful scenery, al
though the land has mostly been worn out. We passed
through much fine timber, an', at eight o'clock, entered
a large field, were the men were ordered to encamp. The
ground bad not been prepared for cultivation; and the
basso belonging to the farm was.-taken tor brigade and
division headquarters. At 9 o'clock ,a gentle rain cora
menced falling, which has continued pretty much at
day: The wagons were not urtloaded,'except for articles
which were absolutely necessary—the teams being-after
wards parked tinder guard in the rear. The enemy is in
full-force directly in our front—General Stoneman's la
derendent corps, however, being further in atiraMe of
un, his right wing, and, perhaps his whole body, being.
across the Black creek, a small stream some thirty feet
aide, which covers our right flank. To the left of us,
the centre and left wings extend for several -miles, the
front bearing about northwest and southeast. We ad-
vented six miles from White House to-day, and ex.pec
to start again at midnight
TY Gsm.r, SIX MILES FROM WHITE RIME..I
ON TUE ROAD TO 11101.11LOND, 111sy 20, 1862. -.5
Today opens with bean - drat bright weather, favorable
to a farther advance of the army. We were not ordered
to march Mat evening as wo expected, although. every..
thing wee In preparation. Today, however, orders may
be given us to start off en a further journey on the road
towards Richmond.
HOPEWELL DATTIST CHURCH
About a mile and a half westward of our mean, by the
side of
the road to Richmond, stands the fiopeivell Bap..
tilt Church. It is a modest little building, embosomed
in trees, and it built in the simplest style of architkature.
What struck me as mud pleasing about it was its - cleat - dr
appearance. It is about forty feet square and twenty .
high, built of frame, and painted white. The road is
some few yards distant, mid the church-door faces it.
On trying the door it wee found to be locked, and I went
around bathe tide of the house, where I found that some
one bad taken off the window.shutter and raised the'sash,
thus effecting an entrance. Inside, the church did not
pt et fnt so favorable as enameller). There was a email
gallery,
capable of seating come thirty persons, at the
upper end. This gallery bad a separate entrance from
the outside, but there was no connection -with-the main
floor. Opposite the gallery was the pulpit—a platform a
step 'above the floor—fronted by a small rostrum. The
Nfhole church would perhaps seat a hundred persons cons-
To tlnd 'a church with every evidence of having had
worship in it at a very late date, was to me a strange
sight. I remained in it some time,- taking a general sur
vey. A large folio Bible, bearing the imprint of Tho
mas, CoWperthweit, St Co,, Philadelphia, IMO," and
having "Hopewell Church" written opPosite, lay en the
rostrum. A New York edition of the Baptist collection
ofiilmus was on a Utile before the pulpit. In the table
drawer, in great confusion, as though recently ransacked,
were the records of the church ; and a little desk along
side contained a few Bibles and Testaments, and acne
twenty little books—the Sunday-school library. Ali
thtse were printed in New York or Philadelphia--many
being issued by - the American Bandar-school Union.
The only blot on the whole scene was the half dozen
square wooden spittoons, filled with tobacco quids, which
were lying around the floor. I made a note of the books,
and took copies of some of the papers which were lying
there, for the benefit of Philadelphians who have never
attended Hopewell ChurM. The Bibles, Testiments, and
/hymn-books were of the smallest size published. The
library was evidently for young children. tine book,
however, which I picked up, was of a different order;
and seemed to have been leit there, as it had a name on
the fly-leaf. It was Dr. Alexander's 4 . , Advice to a'.
Young Christian," and had written on the title-Page, is
a gentleman's handt
"6111-8 MARTHA A. OTRY.
From her pastor and brother in Christ,
R. DUNNING,
" Church Bill, Richmond, Nov. 26, 1852."
I took copies of various papers, none of them of great
impor lance, but all showing the temiliar forms of Vir
ginia piety. A certificate of transferal of membership,
from the celebrated Grace - Church in Richmond to
Bopewell Church, was among them. Several refer to
negroes, and are couched in the peculiar phraseology of
Southern masters: Here is one :
' , lntroduced by. Charles Canby, a highly-respectable
servtnt of the Retreat Farm, is Lavinia, Patsey,
Patsey, Sr , and Arena, as asking permission to be bap
tized ; which lease I grant to any, a regularly-ordained
Baptist preacher. Wu. P. Baas:Tex, Ag't.
t , For Dr. C. C. Cooke and Mies Ann C. Davis.
"Tune 21st, 1856."'
Another very Short reads thus:
wMartbs. has my 'permission to unite with the Baptist
Church. BAHL. WBBIO
A third is a little more explicit:
...Ms man Luke and woman Katy have applied to me
for pertniseion to join the Church.' They - have my
full consent to do eo, hoping it may make them better
tervents. , W. H. NASON.
6 & To the minister at Hopewell Church."
Another is as. follows:'
"To the Pastor of Hopewell Church: Sir: Illy ser
vant woman Caty has this morning asked me to lot her
join the Baptist church, at Hopewell. Should the pastor
of that church think her prepared, I have no objection to
her doing so. ,I aln respectfully yours,
44 Hagar Wann."
A letter found among, these certificates may prove in
teresting. It is short, so. I send it entire:
"Baptist Church at Liberty, New Kent, to the Baptist
. _
Church at LToiewell, Hanovei*
4 g DEAR BRETUREN In reply to your letter, directed
to the Bev. Thomas S. Morris, and signed Abraham
Robinson, the church at Liberty would just say, that the
servants of Captain Bassi% as named in, your letter,
were members of regular and respectful standing in the
church, and as they have expressed the wish to with
draw their membership from this and attach themselves
to the membership of Hopewell Church—know all whom
it mayconcerm that they are at, full liberty to attach
themselves to soy Depth t church of regular order, sad
after this shall bave been done, (and not till thee,) are
they diimirsed from the church at Liberty. Done by
order of the Church.
14 BENJ F. Llama, Chnrch D. C."
On the table was lying a report of the Dover Baptist
Association, held at Williamsburgi with which it ennui's
that Hopewell Church was connected. This report stales
that J. F. Parkinson is pastor, and that he has seventeen
white and one hundred and ninety colored members under
his care., This clergyman had charge of other churches
in RanoVer and Ilenrieci counties, and seems to.have
been en itinerant preacher. The Sunday school is
n reported flourishing," there being fourteen teachers
and seventy scholars.
To find a church on the outposts of the American army
deserted by its members, who had evidently fled because
they bad the mistaken notion thatthey and their property
would not be protected, Is a melancholy sight. The
church le juet as it had been left—note single article, so
far as I could judge, having been removed, and the de
luded men who haa so foolishly fled might have remained
safely around their place of worship. . The Government
makes no war against churches, their property, or mem
bers., and it will not, and the modest little church, so neat
and so simple, might even now, in the midet of the army,
have been filled by a pions membership, and the situate of
God's worship been carried on ae perfectly as if neither
war nor bloodshed were near it.
TOBACCO IN CAMP
We are passing through a great tobacco region, and
the weed of 1 4 ast year's crop is lying around loose in every
direction. Cigars of Northern or any other manufac
ture are very rarely seen here, and in order to fill up a
void -which - to confirmed molten is very annoying, soya:
rat soldiers bays confiscated" some of the weed, and
sot up a cigar manufactory In comp. A board, bowie
knife, and good pair of hands are the stock in trade of
toth of our cigar-makers. An admiring crowd stands
around, eomelmoking cigars which had been made, and
others waiting for the manufacturer, who has a far great
er &mood thaihe has means to answer to come t
their Juin. Three cents apiece is tho price for each of
Mete morsels of genuine 'Virginia tobacco. -
BLOODY NATLIAN AND LITTLN PNTER.
Every one must remember Dr. Bird's admirable 'por
traiture of Bloody Nathan and Little Peter, the meek
Quaker, always humble, and the faithful dog, always by
his master's side. We have here iu camp, among the
servants, a second edition of both ; and were it not for
he youth of the parties, I would almost be ready to de
clare they were the originals:of the Doctor's conception.
One thug, howeier, is wanting. The dog may turn out
genuine to the end of the book, but as much I can scarce
ly say for the courage of the ma:ter. Yesterday Bloody
Nathan left the camp in search of water, and was picked
up by the patrol, and sent to the guard-house. For a
long timeno one could form any idea of what had be
come of hint.* Boma said ho had gone over to Dixto ; bn
that wee coon scouted, fur if the patriotism of the mas
ter might be wavering, a good hones, and still bettor din
r uould keep the • cog faithful. Others would hovel
that In, had gone after traitors; in order that he might
put Old Nick's peculiar mark upon them. His past his
tory, hoWever, - denied this theory, because a piece of
meat at as the savageSt article ever crossed by Bloody
Nathan. Hour alter hoar tho. wonder grew, until at a
lucky monient a Wend spied - him in the guard-housm and
brought tho news to his maeter. Off went tho fiat for
his release ; and the picture I wish to present is the scene'
•
An old log- but down iu a hollow, surrounded by mud
and guarded by toldiers, was the puhice which con
taiued Bleed) , Nathan. There he stood holding fast to a
dog which nature had Tied with art in making sdpremely
o Whet are you doing beie?" said the master
" Vothin', sir !"
‘• Weil, how did you get here ?"
4 c Why, I went through the woods and thought I
would . tot a drink, so I asked a slarkey, and he oaid as
how there mas water over the hilt, ,n , I went over the
hill, ard thie here Setter, he headed me an' took me un
when I was'etdoin" riothite at all."
Icu are a pretty fellow to go wandering around fa
that sort of able. The next thing wilt be that the Seces
sionists will catch you. What would you do thoul"
“Ah, I would just like to see the Sootier as would
meddle with me. Igo like to see the feller."
"Weil, come out here now, and don't you do this
thing again. Do you hear ?"
--
The dog and lila leader are relefteed from T , durance
vile," and go to camp rejoicing, the master damaging the
character of the Potted States army in general, and ite
patrol in pal titular; the dog endeavoring to pick a
quarrel with every man and b9ast he latices.
During the night of Monday part of the right wing ad
vanced four or nye miles farther on the road to Rich
moud making us ten miles from White Rouse. Part
of the main body is thus within thirtten miles of Rich
mond. General Stoneman is reported as within eight
milts a the capital. Did troops act as skirmishers for
the right wing. No actions of important° have taken
place.
It is reported here that the Smell are leaving Rich
mond and retreating do an the James ri ger. We 800111
to have e actually turned their left flank in the move
mont foreshadowed a few days ago.
Gen.llunter's proclamation creates intense exciternant
and diecuseion here. Hunter's endorsers have the ma
joritY of the voices and tho best of the argument.
Contrabands, who are continually coming in, are our
chief authority for news. Owing to my want of powerg
of locomotion, I have not been able to visit the extreme
Every one tele good spirits, and the chances Of a battle
L e t ut to grow lees and less. Oar army is encamped very
compactly, with the baggage to the rear, in readiness for
every emergency. Gen. McClellan is close on our heels,
and care a,snme the command at any point.
Cannon' are firing on our left. .y.
GENERAL WOOL'S DIVISION.
[Special Correspondence of The Prom]
FORTRESS MONROH, May 24-4 P.
EVACIIATIott OF RICEMOND.
By the arrival of a refugee from Richmond, at the
headquatters of Gen. Max 'Weber, I learn that Richmond
and Petersburg have both been evacuated by the robe
troops, and that, in consequence of this, the people of
these two cities are preparing for the ingress of the Fe
decal troops. This news is partially confirmed by recent
balloon and other reconnoissances. It is not known pre
cisely whore the rebel forces are at present some think
they sent large numbers of troops West during the by.
gone Week, and the balance towards Danville. Notwith
standing these facts, the refugees report that Jeff Davis
would yet make a desperate defence at Richmond. The
residents in the rebel capital are now virtually without
food, and Without any protection` from marauders. They
are suffering terribly for the want of the common nem-
The excuse given by the rebels for evacuating Norfolk,
New Orleans, Richmond, Petersburg, end other cities, Is
thst,„in nom equonce of the immense number of gunboats
of - light draught now employed by the United States,
these and. other tidewater points are wholly untenable.
They 'ail) cheek and totally overthrow us in the interior,
where they can meet our army alone, and without the
aid of the gunboats.
Again, as our army advances, following the rebels into
the interior, the Confederate generals argue that it will be
very materially weakened, because, while many men will
be lost from skirmishes and by disease, we will be forced
to leave a strong guard at every important point soca-
110 W THE CONSCRIPTION OPERATES.
My Southern Informant, who is Quite an intelligent
man, Ravi that the conecrlptlonact will not have the efect
to increase the moral force of the rebel army at all, and
will not increase their numerical strength much, because
through threats, entreaties, and necessity, nearly every
able-bodied man in the Beath lust enlisted previous to the
passage of the act.
The rebels only beast of having a hundred thousand
men opposed to McClellan, and the same number in the
Army of the Mississippi, under Beauregard, divided into
two corps d'ormee, commanded by Generals Polk and
Price. The rebel army in Virginia consists of three corps,
rimier command of Joe Johnston, Magruder, and G. V.
Smith. large numbers have boon lost in battle and by
sickneekin both grand armies, and many organizations
set down n 9 regiments do not saunter over 250 men.
In consequence of a scarcity of surgeons and hospital
stores and apparatus, disease is almost always fatal, and
wenude cannot be succeesfully treated.
Indeed, from all I can learn, little else than anarchy
and terror reign throughout the South, and many Union
victories aro in embryo from pauice of every conceivublo
description.
PROM CITY POINT, VA
Our fleet in the J umes River, under Plug-Officer
Goldsborougb, has been increased, and is now very for_
midable.. The camp of the Fifth Alabama was disco
ed on Thursday last and shelled by our gunboats.
These rebels evacuated their came rather hastily, but not
until our 'shells bad tbinved out their rants considerably.
This regiment bad been Bent to a point near Fort Dar
ling as a reinforcement to the besieged garrison. Oapt.
Constable, of the E. A. Stevens, has presented a moot in
genious plan for partially removing the obatrnetions In
the James River above Foit Darling, awl for passing up
to the rebel capital, which will probably be put into exe
cution at the 'proper moment.
FIZOM 31'CLELLA.I1'S ARMY
Some important strategic movements are now being
made by Gen. DlcClollan, to meet and frustrate the de
signs of the enemy, of which it would not do for me La
speak in detail. Suffice It to say that our army is ad
vancing slowly and successfully upon the enesny Hues,
and when the enemy's new position is thoroughly defined,
Ilichmond will be occupied, and a summer campaign
will be entered upon immediately. It is gratifying to
know that our entire army has passed beyond the sickly
region of the Peninaula, and that In a sanitary point of
view that was a decided advantage over the rebels.
CIIARITY AND PATRIOTISM
But few of the interesting characters brought forward
In bold relief by the present national struggle for liberty,
will be more remarkable than Clement B. Barclay, Ent.,
the well-known pbilantrophist of your city, and while I
do not like to speak in a derogative way about eo excel
lent an association as the Sanitary, I must be permitted
to Publish it as my settled conviction, that private chari
table enterprise is doing wonders never dreamed of by
the renowned Sanitary Commission. Our poor, sick,
and wounded soldiers want more practical philauthro
phists to go through our hospitals after the surgeons, to
rulMiniEtcr bodily and spiritual relief. Send down more
men and women, who are willing to make every reasona
ble sacrifice in behalf of suffering but deserving Ameri
can soldiers. They are, dying by scores for want of this
vexy hospital adjunct.
A few days since my heart was filled to oierdowing at
witnessiog the scenes of real charity and patriotism that
met my gaze as I followed Kr. Barclay, in ono of hie
hourly rounds through the Ilygaia General Hospital
hero.
Bore we see a man whose terrible womul is acting in a
manner to distract bis entire nervous system, and he in
moaning and groaning as much from want of encourage
ment as from his wounds. A. few soothing words—a
plate of ice cream, and a pipe of tobacco diverts his at
tention from Ms affliction, and mental cahnneis is HOC
ceeded by refreshing slumber. There, a poor fellow feels
that he is about to die, and asks for a- clergyman to pray
with him. Large Work* in Northern cities are too at
tractive, and no minister ordained of Christ is here.
Bet "Mr. Barclay is as good as a preacher," says a fel
low-sufferer, "and he will pray with you." The prayer
has scarcely left the lips of the philanthropist ere the
spirit of a gallant Bay State boy takes it departure for a
clime where harm is never known, and the good man
rises to his feet only to behold the lifeless body of the sol
dier borne to the green-room.
These are not isolated eases. Similar occurrences form
Mr. Barclay's hourly experience. Send more men just
like him down, and let good women come—those who can
afford to be charitable for Christ's sake, and let them be
supplied with means and necessaries. As soon as we
' take - 'Richmond we shall have thousands •of sick and
wounded rebels to care for, in additiou to those of our
own army.
SICK AND WOUNDED DOING NORTH
Arrargentents have been made to despatch a etewner
North, with a load of sick and wounded, every other
day. The Kennebec sailed for New York last evening,
with three hundred and forty Buffering soldierri—among
them a number of wounded rebel prisoners. The John
Brooke will leave for Philadelphia, probably to-morrow,
with two hundred and Mr, and bring back hospital
supplies.
TEE STEAMER ORIENTAL
The United Slates transport steamer Oriental, which
went ashore thirty miles from Hatteras, a few days since,
will be gotten off without much damage. Her cargo,
consisting of ammunition and express goods, have ar
rived hero on tho schooner Sally Ann, of New York.
Gen. Baxt•n and staff have gone to Now York, to take
passage in another steamer for Port soval.
STARTLING RUMORS
The Moamar Ellen B. Terry, just arrived from New
born, briugs a report thence that the 'Stars and Btripes
ore floating over the Capitol at Raleigh, North Carolina.
'lt is rumored hero that McClellan Oat occuped Rich
mond, and that the while rebel army is marching to the
Blue Ridge mountaine for the purpose of strengthening
Jaekson, defeating Banks, and getting into mountain
faetneeses.
NATTERS IN NORFOLK
Ever;thing is quiet in Norfolk, Portsmouth, Newtown,
and Suffolk. More ladies were out upon the streets
yesterday than there have been for months previous.
They are not near so surly to our troops as they were at
first, end, on the contrary, complain that our soldiers are
so proud find "stuck up" that they will not notice Nor
folk damsels.
A NEW )lUNICIPAL conrs
Mayor Lamb is sick and don't wish to take the oath of
allegiance. lle and his Councilmen want to be pro
tected without allegiance to the protecting po wer. I n
consequence of this, the Union loon of the city wilt
organize in a short time, and edeet a mayor tend Council
sworn to respect the flag of our country, and take
proper care of the city and citizens.
Provost Marshal Nixon administers the oath of alle
giance to over a hundred persons daily, but they ail be-
Ica g to the poor working daises, who always have flood
up for freedom and the flag. A brother of Henry A.
'lieu—E4 cripple—is wheeled around the a treats of Nor
folk by a faithful negro. This brother has been auffared
to starve and die almost for aught that General Wise
has done for him. He is treated kindly by both Union
and Secesh men and women, because of his infirmities.
General Vide has paid him marked . respect—corside'ably
more than he would tender to the renegade 11311.11113211 of
Accomac.
THE EttSQUEHA.NNAH,
U. B. steam sloop-ofwar, Is ready to sail, with Capt.
Hitchcock, from Norfolk to the Gulf, to relieve Flag
Officer Bell in the Colorado.. Capt. B. B. Hitchcock will
be acting Flag Officer of the South Atlantic blockading
A. GREAT UNION MEETING
A grand Union mass /nesting was held is Portsmouth on
Thursday evening,. The attendance wee large, and the
people were very enthusiastic. I call especial attention
to the following report of the whole affair, as given in
the Norfolk Day Book by its Secession editor, H. E.
Bathaway ills interpolations, it will be seen, cadt in
the smallest kind of insinuative cant:
ccording to a posted notice, nailing for the same, a
meeting of sympathizers with the United States Govern.
n3ent was held yesterday afternoon, at the City. Hall, in
Thu meeting.was called to order about three o'clock,
by AIL J. Clements, who proposed that a committee of
threo be appointed to wait upon the proper person and
procure Oxford Hall. -
The committee, after 'a
Awn absence, reporte(l that
their errand wax a euccessful one, whereupon the meet
ins adjourned to Oxford Elan.
Mr. Climate then nominated Mr. Johannes Watson
as 'president.
lietere taking the chair, Mr. Watson said that he Was
no 'Public 'weaker, but that the occasion demanded that
be should say something. Ho was glad that his eyes were
Meet again with the eight of the stars and stripes, and
that as freemen they had once more assembled wider its
folds to express their, devotion to the cause it repro.
suited, and congratulated bis bearers that they could
again speak out their sentiments without the fear of in.
jury. Ile thee declared the meeting open for business and
took the chair amid considerable applause.
Mr. Robert G. Staples was vomit ated secretary, after
which a committee of four was appointed to draft a pre.
amble and resolutions expressive of the sense of the
meeting. The chair appointed the following to consti
tute the committee: J. Clements, Robert Pettitt, Richd.
Rush, aid D. Collins. -
The committee having withdrawn, the band played
Bail Columbia," following it with the star Spangled
Banner."
On the return of the committee they reported a pre
amble and a series of molutions.
•
The president, alluding to the evacuation of the navy
yard by the Federal forces, took occasion to denounce the
act as one of •unmitigated cowardice. lie said, however,
that had bassets, and he would not dwell upon the eub
jam. it was to be regretted, but it could not be recalled.
His Government had done all they could in the premises
—They had censured the officer in command of the yard,
and in weary possible way announced their thorough dis
approbation et tbe act.
But when the United States vessels tort our waters, the
Stars and Stripoe disappeared, and had ho not gone along
with it he, too, would hare suffered in common with
those before him, the tyranny which was then intro
duced.
[Mr. C. left in the Cumberland after the burning of the
The speaker said, that being absent ho could not
assert, of his own knowledge, anything with reference to
the condition of the people under the rule of Jeff Davie
& Co., but be had been informed that they had suffered
intensely. Be rejoiced, however, that the reign of terror
was over, and that they could once again bask in the
sweet sunlight of liberty. But there were Seceesionists
still around them, who would dampen their joy by sug
gesting;-that the Confederate troops- would take back
the - two office in a short time. wished
to remove
any fears which this silly declaration might engender,
and assured . them that they could never take them
back, unless, indeed,- they -should deputize old Floyd
to steal them. Socesh would also intimidate the
loyal citizens by assuring them that the- interven
tion of France and England, in favor of the South,
was a foregcne conclusion. This was equally absurd as
the idea of the rebel. troops reoccupying Norfolk and
Portsmouth. England and France - were wise enough to
kaow that it were far more to their advantage to expend
their tunes -in the culture of cotton in Africa, South
America, and the West melee, than by going to war with
the United States. But, admitting that they did later
fere, the United States Government did not fear them.
They had already a mammoth engine of destruction un
der way which would effectually destroy any transports
which they might send to her watts. The resources of
the United States were not realized by her own people.
Having been at the North for twelve menthe, he was
prepared to eay that, though ehe had dons much, she
could do still mere. For every man now in the field she
could present six if it were necessary ; and be believed
that his Government could nieces-slaty maintain a war,
not only with rebeldom, but Fflogland and. Francs also.
- .
A vote on the resolutions was then called for, and it
was. ecided that they should be voted upon separatelY.
The preamble was, on motion, adopted; without discus
sion, and so with the resolutions to the fifth. When this
was read;Mr. Boush arose and moved that its latter
clones be stricken out. The motion was lost, not a
single affirmative vote being cast. The resolution, as
originally written, was then submitted and carried
unanimously. as also those following it.
After the adoption of the preamble and resolutions,
Mr. Clements said that if the loyalty of the people could
be established, he had no doubt but his Government
would extend them a helping hand. He said that a
petition for work had been prepared, and was in the
hands of the Secretary who would read it, and he hoped
that all would sign it. .
[This petition set forth that the poople were out of em.
ylotmet.t q tbat they wore true to the Government, and
suggesting work at tho yard, which, if it should please
the Government to bestow, would greatly relieve their
wants J
After the reading of the petition, it was moved that a
committee of two be appointed to lay it before the Go.
venni:mot, and the Chair appointed J. Clements and D.
Collins ae the committee.
Au invitation was then extended to those present to
come forward anti Man it, which many of them did, the
band, in the meantime. performing Yankee Doodle and
other aim.
TELEGRAPHIC comunricknoN
A survey was made yesterday by Messrs. Eckert and
Heise, buperiptondente of the Government telegraphs,
'preparatory to running a line of telegrsph cable from
here to Sewen Point, and a wire thence to Norfolk end
Buffolk..—tolloveing the army to Petersburg.
TO NORTHERN EDITORS
Tbere ie an excellent opportunity for starting a first
class paying Union daily paper in Norfolk now, with the
ample patronage of the Government, soldiers, and people.
Type, presses, and workmen to be had in the city for
almost the asking, and any amount of job work to do.
TER BLOODY " TIPSY• BIGI ITTII. "
t s The 58th Regiment, P. 'V., Colonel J. Richter Jones,
which was raised in illauayunk, Rozborough, and else
where," is now in the advance of General Wool , a army
corps. It ia a fine regiment, and is very popular with
the ladies. L. W. W.
FROM GEN. HALLECK'S DIVISION.
ARMY NEAR Cent:VTR,Yx., May 17,1887
' A meeting was held lo•day by the journalists of the
principal cities In the Northern States who are present
In this camp in either of the armies, to consider what, It
any, action should be taken on the promulgation of field
order No. 64, by which It is made the duty of the provost
marshals, one and all; to sot all "unauthorized hangers
on about the various camps to work on the roads and
entrenchments," and penalties are Imposed upon those
officers, of whatever grade, who connive at the violation
of the order. Since the order of the War Department
specially admitting correspondents of newspapers to the
camps, everybody had supposed that the policy of the'
Government on this delicate and much-agitated question
was settled, and It never entered into anybody's head
that Gen. Ealleck was going to set up a new and private
policy of his own, especially when he had, by long silence
and the unequivocal toleration of correspondents whom
he knew to be here, induced many of the most expe
rienced journalists of the country to enter his lines and
stay fa several weeks, for the sole purpose of recording
the coming battle. But such, It seems, was the case,
aud, as we had been explicitly informed that tke order
did apply to us, we resolved to put Gen. Dalleck on the
record, so that the absurd and unjust measure, as it
seems to us to be, might be honestly fathered. To take,
by a single stroke of the pen, ail or nearly all the jute
resting information of this great impending battle from
the people, and to take away at least their only chance of
having that information laid before them in a well
digested form, and with approximate accuracy, is a
aetions responsibility for any man to take upon him
self. To, -say that there are evils in newspaper re
porting is no reason for abolishing reporters, any
more than the evils of the press are sufficient reason for
abolishing that. The pteressiou of journalist is every
year becoming more respectable and dignified, and the
venal pimps who have lona been in the habit of disgrac
ing the profeision are becoming more scarce. As the
count, y begins to demand the beet talent of the country
ter the newspapers, tt begins to get it, and it is with
journalism as with everything which is of a mixed nature,
and iedispensable to the public; if left to itself, it will
work .iteelf clear of the evil, end rest solely upon the
good there is in it; but all the tinkering in the world by
the wisest beads only hinders its normal development,
and forces it into illegitimate chaunele. The press of
the country Is a power, and must be allowod.privilegee;
and If the 'result of this order of Halleck , a is to put
them on a sound awl ascertained beads, where they can
never be disturbed, the people can well afford to stand
the inconvenience of waiting for the official reports be
fore they can get anything reliable about this late battle.
The address is as follows:
Lv CAMP IN Mt FIELD, May 17,1862.
TO RIAJOR GENERAL HALLZOK : The undersigned,
loyal citizens and accredited representatives of loyal
journals, respectfully represent, That they came here hi
compliance with an order of Secretary • Stanton, autho
rizing journalists to accompany the army, some of them
bearing peseta issued by his authority, and have re
mained here several weeks for the nobs and orchestra
purpose of recording the approaching battle.
They are now informed that *6 Field Order No. 54" re
quires them to leave the army limits
While they will not attempt to remain unless they can
do so openly with the permission of Major General Hai
led:, there are many newspaper letter. writers attached
to the camps In fictitious capacities who, notwithstand
ing whatever preentitlor s may be taken, will succeed in
evading Field Order No. 54. teed remaining with the
atmy, while the dub -accredited and responsible repro•
sentatives are excluded, in inanifeet injustice to them
selves and the journals which they represent.
While desirous of avoiding anything injurioue to the
army or any portion of it. they represent that their ex
clusion, just on the eve of the event they came especially
to record, would be unjust to the loyal public journals,
and to tire country which looks to them for Information,
and respectfully ask whether it bas been suggested by
Col. Scott. Assistant Secretary of War, there are any
conditions on which they will 'be permitted to remain :
Thomas W. Runs, New York Herald.
A. D. Richardson. New York Tribune.
0. C. Coffin, Beaton Journal.
TWO VENTS.
Prank G. Chapman, Now York Herald.
Peter Tallman, do. do.
John C. Miller, do. do.
W. R. Webb, Missouri Republican.
P.. J. Bioton, Chicago Tribune.
Y. B. Wilkie. New York Times.
J. W. Reid, Cincinnati Gazette.
J. A. Ware, Philadelphia Press. -
Coo. W. Beaman, Missouri Democrat.
0. T Fishback, do. do.
T. A. Post, do. do.
J. E. McCullough, Cincinnati Commercial
C. F. Gilbert, Cincinnati Gazette.
MAY 18.—This morning an - interview was accorded to
us by General ilea. Ile stated his position as fol
lows: I have certain information that softie civilian,
purrerting to be a newspaper correspondent, has been
in the habit of reporting our forces and positions to
rebels at Savannah, and that information has, been com
municated directly to the rebel army. in order to avoid
this every eerious embarrassment, I must exclude ati
civilians from the lines. I can make no distinction be
tween persons. I do not want to do it. Therefore, I must
exclude everybody. Over civilians I have no power.
Any person lawfully attached to the army I can punish,
and any such person will be punished if I catch him
sending anything away for publication. If you can find
any expedient by which you can be allowed to remain
-within the lines, and objectionable persons excluded, I
will consider it."
General Galleck was Tory courteous and fair, and we
could not help acknowledging the justice of his position.
A good deal of t ouversation was also had, to all of which
he listened very patiently, and requested us to consult
among ourselves and submit something to his considera
tion. So we retired. Some - were in favor of abandoning
any attempt to stay within the lines, and requesting that
we might be informed at what time during the progress
of a battle, or after it, we might be allowed to come
within the lines and gather what information we could .
General Halieck mated, distinctly, that be did not care.
What we wrote, that he would afford us every informa
tion he could, but that we could not stay within the lines.
This was decidedly my own opinion, but the following
resolution was adopted by a majority of the meeting;
Resolved, That we will all give to General flalleck
satislactory proof of our loyalty, give him our where
abouts in the army, that ho may know where to tied us
at all times, and give the exact parole of honor which the
Secretary of War has announced will be required of as
credited journalists, on a condition precedent to their
passing within the army lines under his order, which is
now in Mice is all the other military departments of the
United States. .
This was presented to General Halleck, who merely
answered that if that was all we had to say he did not
want to hear anything further about it "As might
have been expected," the same point already decided was
again raised, and General Halleck is too much of a taw
yM to stand any each nonsense. lam bound to say that
every member of the meeting was against me on this
point; that they all thought the issue as loathe validity of
ecezetary Stanton's pass had not been distinctly raised,
though General Halle& said to the gentleman holding it,
that it placed him in no better position than the rest
The issue raised and decided by General Hallo* was
this: Correspondents of newspapers, in common with all
civilians, Interfere with miii ary operations, But the de
mand for public inforniation about our armies is so great
in this country that tho Secretary of War has decided to
issue passes to correspondent&
These passes General Ealleck disregards. Has he the
right to do so? I myself think he has. If there is a
pcssibility of information of importance reaching the
enemy, through any goneral regulations which would
peimit correspondents in the army, it should be provi
ded against, even if the public were deprived of their ac
customed reports of battles and passing events. That is
the whole thing in a nut-shell. Still, I think that our ac
tion in this matter will tend materially to the elevation of
the profession of journalism, and that eventually news
paper correspondence from the army may be made com
patible with the best interests of the nation.
I am so much disappointed at the result of this event,
that I do not feel as though I ought to characterize Goa.
Halleck's conduct. I fear I should do him injustice,
though I have presented his side of the question as feral
bly as I could. I think the country generally will be
against him, but nevertheless the country may be wrong.
It at least Indicates great moral courage on the- part Of
General Halleck, who undoubtedly appreciates the fact,
that the reputation of a man engaged in operations of
such magnitude as the battles of this civil war will only
be settled when his acts shall have become a part of his-
A brilliant, but, as far as we can yet see, unimportant
skirmish took place last evening on our, right. General
W. T. Sherman's division advanced along the road on
which they have, for several days, had pickets and skir
mishers, and were met by quite a large force of the ens.
my. General (late colonel) Morgan L. Smith's brigade
marched up to the support of their skirmishers, and
drove the enemy before them for half a mile beyond the
bridge whieh has been the object of so much contention.
It is no bridge, and is notper se worth an ounce of pow
der, but tots a sort of turning point. Just beyond it, two
roads, the Corinth and Monterey and the Corinth and
Purdy, come together. The Bth Missouri lost six
killed and ten or fifteen wounded ; the 55th Illinois,
Colonel David Stuart, lost one killed and three mortally
wounded, and four, severely wounded. Our total iOB3
was eight killed and twenty-three wounded. A house on
the left of the road was occupied by the rebels, and from
that point they fired with considerable effect on our men,
but Benton'ti battery of the let Regiment Illinois Artillery
put a few monde of shell and canister in that direction,
and immediately the 55th charged the position, and the
rebels left the place and left their dead and wounded
there also. The object of the rebels evidently was to
draw us into an 'engagement, but our policy . ..is to keep
for the present out of a general battle. I am informed
that tbh ty dead rebels had been picked up on the field,
but the probability is that not more than ten or fifteen
were killed. They had the advantage of position, and
ought to have hit more of our men than we did of theirs.
To show the difficulty of getting correct information,
let me state that it wee officially reported to General
Grant that our loss was forty, and to General Hallecic
forty.four, whereas the 'number as stated to General
Grant when he rode out thoro this morning, by the divi
sion surgeon, was as I have stated above.
I notice a statement of your correspondent "B. G. T.,"
that the countersign the might before the battle of Pitts-
burg was the same so,had been used for fourteen sauces.
sive days immediately preceding. This is not true, and
the statement ought to be contradicted. OASOO.
The Exodus of the Press Correspondents
from General IlaHeck's Army.
@wild Correeeondence ( f The Press:)
CAIRO, May 21, 1382
Cist un fait accompli. The deed is done. The re,
porters have left the army, and rumor has no Imager a
voice. The gallant bearing of our troops, and the imbe
cility of their leaders, are no more to bo chronicled by
the veracious Bohemian pen, and dry official statements
of military movements, and lists of killed and wounded,
are to replace the glowing Made which have heretofore
graced the public press. Yesterday all the principal re
porters voluntarily left General Halleck's,camps, and,
turning their backs in digoifted silence on his hollow pre
tences, and the insolence of his parasites, took up their
lino of march for the river. All the way down we looked
diligently for the mounted guard, which the authorities
had assured us would be posted along the rear lines of the
camps, Particularly at Chambers creek, but no guardfild
we see. The way was open to all from the boding to
oar pickets, and even to. Corinth. We also searched dili
gently for the guard at the river bank, which we were
else assured would be in force, and exercising the
stricteet . vigilance, but there was no guard there We
went on board steamers without passes, • and beyond the
line and back without passes, and, as every regulation
which had heretofore existed was entirely disregarded,
we gave otweelvee no uneasiness about getting down river.
When, however, we came to go on board the good ship
Meteor, and after we had paid our passage, and secured
our berths, we were informed that we could not go to
Cairo without a pass. So we had to scramble up the hilt
through the mud •to get a pass for the only Purpose for
which we ought not to need one. Was there ever such
a farce? If General Bidleck was so anxious to get rid of
us, why could ho not let us go? If General Galled( is
o afraid of spies, why don't he take precautions to keep
them out? lam inclined to believe that the whole thing
Is a pretence, and I have no doubtlitbat, now that thorn
reporters are gone who were unwilling to violate or evade
the order, directed against them, the sneaks and open
violators of the order will remain, and no pains will be
taken to bunt them out, or to prevent their writing. I
have been all along striving to believe that General Hai
led: was honest in the position he took, that the order was
made to prevent spies front having access to the camps,
but the evidence to the contrary Is altogether too strong.
With his usual astuteness, he has made up his record so
that Ids position is unassailable, but I do not think that any
candid observer can doubt that that position is only an
assumed one, and does not exist In facts.
There are logical and sound reasons enough why ci
vilians should not be allowed in camps. I accept their
force, and agree willingly to an order based thereon.
Many may think that the danger .to the service from
having reporters in the camps is counterbalanced by the
advantage to the public of getting reliable nevi's Ido
not. But, as far as I can judge from appearances, this
eider is a perfect sham, except as to reporters.
It is said that the real reason for the issuance of the
order is, that a great many politicians are about the
army, who are trying to control promotions, and that
they have subsidized the reporters and neared their aid
to advance their schemes ; and that the military faction
of aspirants for office, finding what a tremendous weapon
this would be against them, influenced Gen. llalleck to
exclude reportersfrom the lines. There is great color of
truth in this. It Is a great pity that it should be so, but
BO it is. Tho camps are full of Goveroore and Congress
men, who are here for the solo purpose of political wire
pulling, and, of course, the military men are very much
incensed at their interference in what they have no busi
ness to meddle with. Moreover, in discussing the order
with members of Halleek's staff, they always fall beckon
this reason, that same men had been wilfully and mall.
dowdy abused, and others unduly praised. This seemed
to be the ruling idea of their minds, the main reason for
the promulgation of the order, and it proved to me clearly
what had been the character of the Influences brought to
bear on Bullock.
By General Balled we were treated with courtesy and
consideration, and his distinguished example was fol
lowed by the members of his staff, with one or two ex.
ceptions. Modesty is not a prevailing weakness among
the members of that Illustrious company of martini and
patriots, who ornament the parade ground in front of
General Halleck's headenarters, with those impossible
and hitherto unconceived uniforms and regalia. Some
sprightly youths wear those lovely tittle jaunty polka
Jackets, which are the favorite costume of the 4, pretty
waiter girls" in the Broadway beer saloons ; also, im
mensely baggy pantaloons, deacrlbed, in the language of
Bose of the Bowery, as inches around the ankle,
amid forty-seven inches around the kuee," a very nest
mid unobtrusive way of drawing public attention to a
small foot and ankle. I don't know how many barbers
there are around the establishment, but If there are lose
than six they can't get any sleep ; In fact, I think the
younger nimbus of the staff must take turn and turn
algint every half hour, and I nederstand that a gross of
those ten-pound cans of wagon grease, which you
..twaya see about the army, which bad been takes
alcug with the baggage of the Asti, was found to coutai
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lines constitute a square.
Phalon's celebrated pomatum, and Mrs. Kidder's venni
fuge. There are shoulder-knots and Shoulder-straps, of
the meet impossible kind. There are astounding pat
terns of top-hoots, end also miraculous styles of legs to
go into them, and, mice in, to rattle around with sea
room enough for the Great 'Eastern. There are mous
taches of every variety, from the delicate tracery of sweet
sixteen to the gigantic shoe-brush which would become a
Cyclops. There are old campaigners, to whom all these
things are trifles light as air; and blooming youths, to
whom they are the substance and the essence of life. But
all of them, so far as I can learn, are gentleman's, and
return a civil answer to a civil Question, except one in
dividual, a rather waspish specimen of the inevitable
Smith tribe—the " A. M.P. G." (Assistant Provost Mar
shal General.) This gentleman possesses all the flexi
bility of his tribe, both in body and mind. Its is a genu
ine specimen of the contour, as you read of him in old
novels and plays; the parasite of Louis XIV., or the
Stuarts; fawning on the favored, insolent to all others,
and puffed up with his sodden and fleeting import
ance. Re has a horse, one I suppose, that he selected
when be was in the horse business, which looks as
much like him as an animal with four legs can well look
like an animal with two. It la a black mare, which
neither trots, paces, nor canters, but when you see
her going from you, she looks just for all the world like
an old hen scratching gravel. The pair are inexpressi
bly laughable. This Smith was at first most obseettiotta
to reporters, procured himself to be introduced to them,
nattered them, and gave them unlimited passes; but
when the table had tinned, and Bohemians no longer
basked in the royal smile, our horse jockey also changed
his dulcet notes, and evidently held us as cheap as a lot of
foundered stock. Several of our number applied to him
for passes to the river, and he replied that he would
write but one, and would include all the names in that—.
thus compelling those who were mentioned in it to keep
together. He was insolent and overbearing in his man
ner, and those who had the pleasure of the interview
with him, voted him a low order of the swaggering bully.
And thus endeth the Bohemian campaign in Tonneau..
CASOO.
LATE SOUTHERN NEWS.
Good News from Tennessee—Union
Demonstrations —Desertion of Rebel
Troops, etc.
MURFRBEHBORO% May 25, 1802
The fret Union demonstration yesterday was success
ful, It was mostly attended by country people. Andw.
Johnson, Edmund Cope, and William Spencer spoke.
Gov. Johnson addrease,d the meeting for three hours. He
was most patiently and attentively listened to, creating
a ;anti - mild impression. The Nashville resolutions were
unanimously endorsed.
Rebel troops are coming in and laying down their
arms. Thirty-four came in to-day.
Business is entirely suspended. Stringent martial law
will be relaxed as regards country people.
There is to be a Union demonstration at Columbia ma
June 2. The rebels may strike somewhere to break up
the meetings, but Union mil is being sown arnmg the
country people by the energetic action of Gov. Johnson,
who promisee amnesty to all save the leaders. Meetings
will be held come what may.
Morgan is reported at Chattanooga very sick.
Gen. Mitchell on Marauders.
GENERAL ORDER.
HEADQUARTEns THIRD DITKSION,/
CAMP TAYLOR, Buntiville, Ala, May 2.
To the Citizens of Alabama, north of Ste Tennessee
River:
The above orders, printed for your information, axe
plain clearly the course I desire to pursue. Armed citizen
have fired into my trains on the railway, have burned
bridges, have attempted to throw my engines from the
track, have attacked my guards, have cut the telegraph
All these acts will be punished with death : if the per
petratets can be found. And if they cannot, I will de
stroy the property of all aR who sympathize with the South
ern rebellion in the neighborhood where these acts were
committed.
Unorganized bodies of citizens have no right to mak*
war. They - are outlaws robbers, plnnderers, and mar
derers, and will be treated as such.
• 0. N. MITI:MELD,
Maj. Gm. Com'dg 3d Division Army of the Ohio.
Tyranny in Baltimore.
[From the Memphis Appeal, May 1.5.1
The following is an extract from a letter from a gentle
man in Baltimore to his brother in Richmond, dated the
16th ult Oh, if you only knew what we hereto tenter
here—the tyranny is almost insupportable. Negroes now
sit in the congregations with the whites, and that lon
may be opined to any consideration it is necessary to
paint yourself black. Ladies are not respected, but on
the contrary, are insulted every day." Surely, there
must be a day of retribution for the God-forsaken scoun
drels who have imposed these humiliations upon a gal
lant but defenceless community.
Opening of the Cusiom House at New
Orleans
The steamer 13Iackstone left New York yesterday (Tiion
day) with the custom house officials. who will take
charge of the business of the custom house at New Or.
leans on and after the let of June, when the port will
again be opened to the commerce of the world. The
following is a list of their names: George S. Denison,
special agent; W. .0 Gray, deputy collector; G. F. N.
Young, entry clerk ; who, together with an inspector
and appraiser, will, it is thought, be able to manage all
the business which will be transacted there for a few
weeks, when the number
will have to be increased.
Mr. Denison, in his capacity as special agent, will ha
Tested with the power of collector, naval officer, and
port surveyor.
Richmond People on. Richmond.
RICHMOND PHOTOGRAPHED DY A" BECHER " EDITOR
[From the Richmond Dispatch.]
Wo are infested with boats of thieves, blacklegs, pros
titutes, and others, who daily offend the nostrils with
their obnoxious and polluting presence. Gambling dens
*bound in every direction. We appeal to the sense and
justice of the city government, civil and military, let not
one youth be longer ruined by these harpies; and pex
ticularly let not onr wives and danahters be insulted by
the unabashed impudence of these fellows, crowding our
streets, and sapping the life of our liberty and morals.
REUEL
..p.EcuLLTIoNs UPON THE CAPTURE or
zzzczixOND
[Prem the Richmond Dispatch.]
The Yankees, it appears, are so certain of soon being
In possession cf Rtchmond that they are already staking
preparations to start the old line of boats from Wainieg
ton to Aquia creek. Theee boats, having performed their
udseion in bombarding and burning the defenceless
homesteads upon the banks of the Potomac, and in kid
napping the pewees, aro now to be transformed into
Messengers of peace, and in cementing, by social and
commercial Intercourse, the glorious Union with our
murderers and conquerors. That interacting people
seem to take it for granted that, as soon as tnoy have
whipped us Into eubmiseion, we shall forget the past,
and be ready to mate up and be as good friends as
ever. As they advance into our country they will inun
date us once more with their wares and notions, their
books and missionaries; themes now employed to cutting
throats will be competing with each other for our me
tam, each ono acensing the other of having been to the
war, and swearing that he himself was always opposed to
It; the ships which are ravaging our coast, will come to
our harbors laden with the products of Yankee industry,
and go back wish the teeming riches of our soil. Such,
at least, tallish' expectation, foutded en that knowledge
of humeri nature which is derived exclusively from the
study of their on n character.
We do not pretend to doubt that there are people
in the South who would NUSI these expectations; but
are sure that tow of them me of native growth. There
may be men from New England, and from other court
trie, who would bail with rapture the overthrow of the
Southern capital, but they are a minority even of
their own c rentrymen resident in the South. The
great name of them are loyal; and as to the
native-born disloyallets, they ore too few in num
ber to deserve mention. Toryism Is not in the
South what it was in the Revolution. Then the tories
were powerful in numbers, and often respectable in cha
raiter and position. Nor did they conceal their toryism,
for they wore too strong to have reasmfor concealment.
They proclaimed their sentiments boldly, and not only
that, but fought us in the broad light of day. There ars
few barna in 'Virginia. Whatever may have been the
divisions of sentiment at the beginning of the war, the
Yankee conduct of it has made us one people. Such a
thing as union with- them is hereafter an
If they conquer us they must hold us by the strong arm;
for all respect, all confidence, all love has departed
forever. They may force their hateful presence on one
people ; they may perfume our air with the balmy aroma
of codfith, and make it musical with their nasal into
nations, but they cannot recreate the Union. They
might as well attempt to galvanize a dead body into life,
and make it perform all the functions of healthy
humanity.
It will only be when the South is dead physically and
morally that they can become masters of our country.
Their empty vaporing and ,easconading pass by as the
idle wind. 'They may take our cities, but our immense
territory remains, and not an inch of it will be theirs
but the ground they stand on. They may plant their
feet firmly, but it will be as a vessel pleats its keel upon
the waves, only to conquer that portion of it which it
lonelier, and always to be at its mercy when it rises in
its anger. Even their boastful menaces of the capture
of Richmond aro no better founded than their menaces
uttered this time a year ago. They were just as exult
ant and sonfident of.the future then as now. Their
grand army brought telegraph wires with them, to be
extended as they advanced, handcuffs to be placed upon
our limbs, and halters upon our necks, and they had ar
ranged a programme for a magnificent ball in this city
to celebrate the victory. They had even rented n. large
warehouse in Washington, wherein to deposit the host
of prisoners who were to be taken at the battle of Ma
nassas. The Good Book advises those who put on their
armor not to boast as those who take it off.
MORE DESPONDENCY CONCERNING nicrixoxri.
[From the Memphis Appeal, May 15.]
We do not much like the aspect of affair: al Rich
mond, as presented by telegraph. Four Federal gun
boats are reported as haying started up James riser, and,
so far as we are advised, there is no sufficient obstruction
In that stream to prevent them from reachiag the aipital.
is Richmond to go the way of Nashville, New Orleans,
and Norfolk ? If so, the result may be attributed to the
unnecessary destruction of the Merrimac and the noto
rious incapacity of Mallory, whom Mr. Davis forced
upon the country against the earnest and unanimous
protest of the nation.
Startling Disclosures—The Plans of the
Traitors.
From the Shelby (Hy.) News of the 21st, we copy the
following:
The measures recently adopted by the traitors, and
which they are endeavoring to cony out, may be dated
tlnis
1. Withdraw ell the forces from the Virginia and North
Carolina coasts, and concentrate them at some central
point in Virginia. These forces to form one wing of the
rebel army, to be placed under the command of Joseph
E. Johnson, and to move in the direction of Pittsburg,
Penneylvania. for the purpose of invading that State.
2. Withdraw all form from the coasts of South GSM
lino and Georgia, and concentrate them at Chattanooga,
or some adjacent point. This division to form another
wing of the rebel army , sunder command of Robert R.
Lee, and to move in the direction of Louisville, for the
purpose of invading Rentucky and Ohio.
,3. Withdraw the forces from the coasts of Florida and
A.lBbaron, Plieniseippi, Louisiana, Texas, arid Arkansas,
and concentrate them at Corinth. This wing to be corn
ntatdel by G. T. Beanregard, and to move in the direc
tion of Paducah, with the intent of invading Illinois and
Indiana.
'The plan was formed by a full council of leading trai
tor 8. it 18 unnecessary for Ile to give the source of our
information. Suffice it, that our informant obtained it
(rein a native of this State, now a resident or another
State, and whose name hair often been given in the news
rapers in the Southern States as a trusted and confided
in agent of the traitors against the Union. Socially and
politically, he stood among the ineeqproodnent before the
rebellion. •
COLT'S ARMOIIY.—The number of men now em.
ployed in Colt's armory is about 1,100, and the pay-roll
aliments to nearly $50,000 a month. The value of the
machinery and tools in the old armory ie not leas than
half a million dollars. The new improvement or addition
will just double the size and capacity of this immense
establlebtnent, making it Ulf largest armory in the world,
1 ho carpenters are now finishing the interior of the main
building of the new part, and about 840,000 worth of new
machinery for making gun stocks has been placed in tha
wing connecting the two main buildings.
PRESINTATION.—AIderman McKeon has left Troy
fcr Oda city, having in charge the magnificent teatime.
vial designed by the members of No. 7 of Troy for oo
tomtits Bose Company of Pttilaticlphia. Several well.
hnotin citizens accompanied the party. The committee
elso . carried pawn al pictures of the late fire to their Phi.
ladelpLia friends.