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Men, and begging the !women to give him something to'
t an erd to hts life, and en alleviate his enfferinga
He Deed about an boor, and with Ma last breath said in
a faint voice, a Hurrah ! far the Union !" So ended the
life of a hi eve fellow ; he - was only twenty years of age.
His name was Nelson W. Deviling. Anotlir, Jonathan
Roberti., display e the mutant courage. Hehudbleleftarm
; he walktd:withont eastetcice to the
uorscon, and !mid out hie arm, saying, "Doctor, cut it
off." He refused to take any stimulant, and, after hay
ing it cut off, waited to a cot, and was helped in—ho
never once gave any elite of fee - or pain. I saw hi &next
'4al'. De mild be sufferid conetierable pale, but that was
nothing compared mith what other meu had suffered ix
-the war. Such are the tarn who compose the navy, mid
hunt the world you will not find a brayer, more deter
mined, or liberal rat of men.
After lying et anchor until 11 o'clock A. M. to clear
Up the *reek, Ise seeks gat under way and procooied up
the civic. At 10 P. 51. we anchored again. Next morn
ing, (Friday, 2ltb,) at 4.30 A. IC, the fleet got. midis'
way again. .Woexperifd to receive a warm reception at
Brigllete Torn, it being generally esteemed it woe strongly
fortified, this being the place where tho English were de
feated In 1816; but we passel without any advmtare.
After riming the turn, and when within reboot seven
eagles of the city, we were signalled to prepare for action,
- there being batteries here for the protection of the ad
-lqinColl to the city. Wo 60011 run up, ant them wihmi
-- pocket edition of the day before. The engagement only
lasted forty minutes, but in that short time the batteries
wore silenced, and the troops from the camp could be
'seen leaving, like loaves before the wind. We were struck
.06vorstl times with rifle 'hell end ehot, but sustained no
kiss of life. During the two engagements wo expended
380 rounds of nmninuitioa, consisting of shell, minister,
grape, and rifle shot. The Hartford expended 190 rounds,
the Brooklyn 200, and the Richmond 131.
I do not know linw much the others expended, but your
will see we were not behind. Oa our passage up wo saw
a large number of veesell of all Med, on fire, awed A ex
pected to coo everything burnt before us. B.into of the
vessels wore loaded with cotton, others were river bouts,
that had been find either by the..ow tiers or the military
that occupied the city. When we came to anchor oppoette
the city, it was In a high state of excitement, crowds
attuning through the streets, and the levee was one
dente mots, with incumerable heads sticking out
of it. Commander Turragut immediately sent Captain
'Bailey on shore, to deplete] the surrender of the city. lie
Wes escorted to the City Hall by
. a company of Home
Guards, and had au interview with the Mayor, when he
demanded the unconditional surrender of the city. The
Mayor replied that the ally was under martial law, and
that it was not in hte power to surrender the olty, bat
referred him to 04ntral Lovell, the military commander.
He informed the Captain that be would not give up the
city, but would march his forces out, anti leave the city
for the civilrmilit ritiee to do as they thought fit.
r. W. M. '
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MONDAY, JUNE 2, 1862
AT LAST we are enabled to announce the
great victory of the war. Wo have it in very
brief sentences, but it has the music of
triumph. The rebels chose their own time—
s thunder-storm in the heavens, a flooded
stream in our rear, impassable roads, and
everything against us they came fiercely
and boldly ; they fought with obstinate
tenacity and desperation ; and, let us say
it, with splendid valor, • only to be over
whelmed and vanquished by our superior
legions. There is something bewildering
and tantalizing in this brief and crisp report
of General MCCLELLAN, but it rises before
us in. all the sublime proportions of a
greet battle. We wore prepared for it
by the preliminary order of General MOCLLI,
LAN, which we publish to day, but we were
not prepared fur such a glorious triumph.
Our brothers showed all the qualities of the
true soldier. Their highest praise can be
found in the modest lines -of their corn= 7
mender. "We drove the enemy back at the
point of the bayonet ;"—" everywhere the
enemy waarepnlsed ;"--g( several fine bayonet
charges have been •made ;".
is heavy, but that of the enemy must have
boeil enormous." It is rarely that: inch
sentences have been written of any arthy, and
it is with a glowing pleasure that we read
them of the Army of the Potomac. Brothers
of the West ! if you have given us Donelson
and Pea Ridge, we have given you Winches
ter and Williamsburg. Yon wrote Shiloh on
our history, we place Chickahominy on the
same, and it may be a - brighter page.
Where will DA via go ? It must have been
a sad Sabbath day in his rebel capital. With
the fugitives errowding its streets; the wound
...a,- tueriuma..from -the-gold, in-pain=aud"
migarypite - ramemarto,vr-worm - Whifise
ones bad teen slain as victims to this
traitor's kunenrthly ambition, he mast hare
spent a day of horror and remorse
inch as has been seki.om visited upon man.
The sounds of
,the contending cannon, as
the foemen wrestled iiu thundering embraces,'
musthave fallen upon his ear as the funeral knell
of the damned. They told him of the triumph'
of the Itepnh'ic he bad so basely betrayed,
and the utter annihilation of his schemes and
plots. Where will he go ? He must die like
a soldier, or tine a coward. He has pro
mised Virginia to defend her capital until its
streets ran with blood, and the bodies of • her .
sons were upon every ditch and lighiay.'
IdeCartaass has given him the • opportunity of
making his premise true. He has given him
the gage of battle on the Chickahominy, and
after a fierce and bloody contest, has van
quished him. '
Do not let us forget, in the general joy of
this glad moment, the brave men who gave up
their lives on tile banks of the Chickahominy,
and those who comp back to is maimed and
wounded. Let there be no suffering that we
can relieve, no agony that we can alleviate,
but let all g'adly contribute time, money,
and substance to heal the wounded and sus
tain the widow and orphan. This is the duty
which every military triumph bringi tci us,
and let us pertorm it now with gladness, en
'thusiasm, and devotion.
Richmond must fall and with it the Confe
deracy. It falls in blood, amid death and de
solation and - horror. It falls as only such a
conspiracy could fall, every attending circum
stance serving to intensify the hatred which
civilization must feel for these assassins of li
berty. Honor to the brave and bold men who
have gained this great triumphl Honor to the
young commander whose genius and courage
have at last achieved these glorious results !
Tea EpLOXIATION of Corinth changes — The
character of the war In the West. It is the
best supplement that can be printed to Gen.
Buxom/taxi's report. It enables us to Un
derstand the true nature of what is called the
rebel victory at Shiloh. If that battle had
been a defeat to the Federal arms, as the
Southerners siy, or a drawn battle, as it was
named' by the London Times, tho enemy's flag
would still bo flying over the fortifications at
Corinth. It is not at all possible that an army
would have advanced from a stronghold, whip
ped the foe, returned to -its entrenchment 4,
and after almost two months of additional
labor, suddetly abandoned them. Generals
like BEAtFREGARD are not so capricious in
their military movements. To retreat at any
time is a vt rl• thankless and demoralizing task.
We never knew an army to retreat after a
victory.
The evacualion of Corinth throws BEMIRE
OARD into an open field. We have unearthed'
him from his cover, and nothing remains to
General BALLECX but a rapid chase and a
speedy triumph. If he goes farther South,
Memphis falls, and the Mississippi valley be
comes an undisputed part of the Federal ter
ritory. As it is, we control. the month and
the source of the Mississippi river, and occupy
nearly every town upon its banks. New Orleass
brought with it Louisiana, and if we .m ty
.credit the intelligence of to-day, the Governor
•of Arkansas is a fugitive in Mississippi, and
the Union trools occupy the State capital.
'Texas is ours by what Mr. STRUENEI would
call a es revevionary right," and we leave the
task of its reorganization to the loyal Germans
now inhabiting its northern counties.
We have said that the Mississippi river is
4lmost altogether in the possession of the Fe
t
''' ersl army and navy. Fort Wright is still oc •
• led by the rebels, and their other strong
lds, of whose immediate existence we are
orant. This leaves a path across the Mis-
Issippi into our western territories. What if
EAUREGARD should throw hie desperate army
nto Arkansas, and advance up the western
bank of the Mississippi, with a view of attack
ing St. Louis and entering the Northwest 1
This would leave IlAynrox in his rear; butwhore
else can he go 7 He must either fight or fly, and
' either alternative brings with it defeat or de
struction. If he goes South, BUTLER awaits
him at New Orleans, with the Federal fleet as
an invincible ally. Gen. lifircuant Iles to the
east, and holds the key to that curious inter
section of rivers and railroads in upper Ala
bama. The natural step of a daring and des
perate man, when placed in circumstances
like these ; would b.; that which we have indi
cated.
The fear of such a thing is the only fear that
remains in the Department of the West, and
that paeses away when we remember that
every precaution has been taken by the Go
vernment to hold the country which its armies
bait) reoccupied.. We throw out the idea be
cause it is suggestive of the changes which ac
company a war like this. It would be rushing
upon destruction; for it would be the aban
donment of the entire Cotton States, and the
annihilation of the Southern army. But is it
at all improbable that this haughty and des
perate foe should play the Roman fool and die
upon its own sword? At all events, we shall
watch the movements of BEAVREOARD'S army
with.unnsual interest, and we shalt feel very
much relieved when we know where it is and
what it is doing. On these important points
everybody at present appears' to' be entirely.
ignorant. BE4IIREGAILD has left Corinth; but
where has he gone i General HAILEOE is sup
posed to have the best means of knOwing, but
as yet be has given us no infOrmation on the
subject. •
LETtER FROM "OCCASIONAL."
The election of the , g Democratic " candi
date in the Congressional district composed of
the counties of Bucks and Lehigh, in your
State, is greeted with much rejoicing by the
Breckinridgers in Congress and the country.
They regard it as the promise of a successful
reorganization of the c , Democratic " party,
atd as the beginning of a series of c; Demo
cratic" triumphs. Mr. Vallandigban, of Ohio,
to whom the labor of reconstructing the De
mocracy seems by common consent to be con-.
tided, is peculiarly well qualilled.for_tu , si..k - ; -,
g ba P ve art bTe n n - w -A it l i t t
oi ll s e
nissgatio_ibiotlido—nuannra
rezirmSfinfori
.o.r.gnern—leaders, and notwithstanding the
war, his votes and speeches in the House in
•dicate that 'he still cherishes many _of the
opinions of tbete leaders, who were always his
'most intimate friends. Such a result as that
of the 24th of May, by which Dr. Cooper, a
known advocate of Breckinridge in 1860,
and a steady advocate of the policy of Mr.
Tallandigham, alike the chief and the or
gan of the cc Democracy" in the Rollie, has
been succeeded by. a man who, before
his election, fearlessly stated that he ap
proved the course of Dr. Cooper, naturally
excites the exultation and strengthens the
cenfidence of the enemies of a great war, and
the friends of !: a speedy peace on the basis of
compromise" Sow, while it is far from my
purpose to hold the Democratic masses re
sronsible for the utterances of a few partisans,
and to impute to them, as a mass, sympathy
with their late candidate for the Presidency;
the. fact remains patent and public, that the
• most of their representative 'chiefs, who con
trol the organization, entertain the strongest
desire to bring the war to a close by such con
'cessions to the rebels in arms as would'restore
their ascendency in the National Councils. This
fact does not depend upon doubtful or inferen-
tial testimony. The Address of the Democra- -
tic Members of Congress, already exposed, in .
this correspondence, proves it. The extra- •
, ordinary : speech of Mr.Voorhees, of Indiana,
~ a few days ago—a speech which startled Con
'great' and the country by its fierce "invective
'against the President and his friends, its cold"
indifference to the troubles of the nation, mul
ls studied silence in regard to the traittirs in
Arms—proves it. The votes of Democrats
, against the tax bill prove it, and the course of
.theßreekinrldge papers in the • free States es
tablishes it beyond controversy and contradic
tion. That the American Democracy are really
for this surrender to a compromise with trea
son I will Dover believe, nor can the election
of Mr. Stiles be tortured into a verdict
. in
favOr of inch a policy. Of course, he will
vote, with Mr. Ancona, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Bid
dle, and Mr: Vallandigharn, '(for these • are
the exponents of our modern Democracy,)
andhe will do so to satisfy; the local leaders,
in Budd' and Lehigh ; but ho -will not there
by-satisfy the majority of thecititiens — wra,,,,
- • ...„, 3 , 4 ,,,,_ 44 ...:—..rniett time has done .
Its work—when the discussion of the warp
its authors, its incidents,: aid its 'objects, is
fairly , commenced "after the - adjournment of
'Congress-there will :be a sincere re
pentance on the part of nine-tenths
Of the persons who have voted to.
put such politicians as Mr. Stiles into office.
No party can live in this country with such
.a
record as that which attaches to the Breckin
•ridge organization. The argument on this ac- .
cusation is invincible, and will carry convic
tion to every patriotic heart. The election in
the Seventh. Congressional district, like the
surprise of our forces by Stonewall Jackson,
-and the masterly retreat of Banks, is an admo
*lien that will be acted upon until it'arouaos
'each a tempest against the sympathizers with
the rebels, as wilt recall the popular frenzy
that organized a mighty army after the fall of
Sumpter and the disaster at Manassas. Mr.
Irallandigham and his party friends may pre
pare for the day of reckoning, for come it
will; and not all their ability, ingenuity, and'
daring, will save them from the condemnation'
of the people.
•• To consummate this great work, however,
will require the united energies of the friends
of the Union. They cannot themselves es:
cape the indignant scorn of posterity if they
falter or fail. Never in human experience'
bare a people bad a more glorious task set
before them. Never have such inducements
to action and to sacrifice been offered. In
this country no political party has ever outlived
antagonism to a war in defence of the 'national
honor and the national flag. The Tortes of the
Revolution—the opponents of the second war
with England, and 'the last war with Mexico,
are now remembered as examples to be
shunned. But these struggles, and those
'who opposed the country, during their
*ogress, sink into awful insignificance
before that in which the Republic is now in
volved. All the races of men' look upon
it with amazement. It has called forth
the lowest and the highest qualities of
our nature. It has converted the ag
gressive slaveboldera into fisnds—it has
changed the cold Nortbmen into warriOrs. It
has put in jeopardy a system of government
framed by men who seemed to have been. in-
—cc our loss
spired with Divine wisdom.• This system is
now in ite death-grapple with's remorseless
and savage adversary. Both are contending
for their lives. There can be no peace until
one or the other is sacrificed and_subjugated.
The two cannot exist together on this conti
nent, except In the relation of superior and
subordinate. If Freedom goes down in this
struggle it will become the foot-stool and the
slave of slavery. Foreign nations will assist
to make our inferiority complete and our cap•
tivity perpetual. We shall becomo a specta
cle to warn other peoples of the fate of the
men who were defeated in their last fight for
self-governmerit.
This is no rhapsody. I do not speak as ono
who pleads fora party. Our. duty is to oui
country. We know what a generous ma-
ther *he has been to us. We see her struck`
down at her own hearthstone by ingrates, who,
having grown strong at her breast, now use
their strength to destroy her. Forgetting all
party names, all past differences, and remem
bering only the blessings she has conferred
upon us and upon mankind, lot us rusk to her
rc acne
SENATN.—A bill was introduced to enable per
eons held in service or 'aka' to establish their right
to freedom. A resolution was offered that a aeleot
committee of five be raised to investigate the offi
cial conduct of Lorenzo Thomas, Adjutant General
of the United States army. The bill for the com
pensation of the crew of the'Varuna, for their loss
of olothing and other property, was paased. The
bill for the organising and acceptance of volunteers
was called up and ditesuesed.. The consideration
of t il ke tax bill was resumed, and the tai on coal
wee amended .so as to read,:" on all mineral coal
except such as Is knowd to the trade as pea coal. ,
three and a half cents per ton."
LARGR POSITIVR SAN Or FRENCH DRY GOODS.
—The Particular attention of- purchasers is re
quested to the choice and attractive assortment of
French, 'German, India, and British dry goods, em
bracing ,65010te of desirable articles in elk dress
good., shawls, ribbons, lwe points, cloaks, embroi
deries, son umbrellas and parasols, portmounaies,
fancy artioles, its., to be peremptorily sold by ca
talogue, on four months' credit, commencing this
morning, at
,ten o'clock—to be continued nearly all
day without
,intermission—by John B. Myers &
Co., Nos. 232 and 234 Market street. .
WASIIINCITON, Jane 1, 18G2
OCCASIONAL.
Congress Saturday.
FROM WASHINGTON.
TERRIBLE BATTLE ON THE
CHICKAHOMINY.
IFFICIAL DESPATCH FR IA GENERAL M'CLELLAN.
THE REBELS REPtILSED,
Gen. Pettigrew and Col, Long
Captured.
SPLENDID BAYONET CHARGES.
Special Despatches to " The Press."
WASHINGTON, June I.—The following despatch
was received at the War Department this after=
FROM' TEE FIELD OW BATTLE,
June Ist, 12 o'clock, noon.
4k
To the Hon. E. M. Stanton, Secretary of War:
We have had a desperate battle, in which the
corpsof Generals Sumner, Heintaelman and Keyes,
have been engaged against greatly superior num
bers: Yesterday at 1 o'clock, the enemy, taking
advantage of a terrible storm which had doodad
the valley of the Chiskahominy, attacked our
troops on the right flank. Casey's division,'
which was in the first line, gave way lines
e,ountably, and this caused a temporary con
fusion, during which the guns and baggage were
lost, but General Heintaelman and Kearney most
gallantly brought up their troops, which checked
the enemy, and at tbo same time, however, sue,'
oeeded by great exertions in bringing across Selig
wick and Riohardsoit's divisions, who drove back
the enemy at the point of the bayonet, covering
the ground with his dead. .
This morning the enemy attempt ad to renew the
conflict, but was everywhere repulsed.
Wo have taken many prisoners, among whom hl
General Pettigrew and COODP.I.
3...—.l;intihat of the enemy must be
MIOTMOUB.
With the excep ion of Casey's division, the men
behaved splendidly.
Several line bayonet charges have been made.
The 2d Exoelaior made two today.
GEORGE B. McCiasmAx,
Major General Commanding.
The Scene Viewed from a Balloon—An
Aerial Telegraph Station.
WASTIINOToN, Jane I.—During the whole of the
battle of Ihis morning Prof. Lowe's balloon was
overlooking the terrific scene from an * altitude of
about 2,000 feet. Telegraphic communication from
the balloon to 4en. McClellan, and in direct eon
neation with the military wires, was succesifully
maintained, Mr. Park Spring, of Philadelphia, act
ing as operator. oßvery movement of the enemy
was. obvious and instantly reported.
This is kelieved to be the first time in whioh a
balloon reconnoissance was successfully made
during a battle, and certainly the first time in
which a telegraph etatiou has been oslablished in
the air to • report the movements of the enemy and
the progress of a battle. The advantage to Gen.
McClellan must have been immense.
Order of General ilteClel lan—Crossing the
Chickahominy
On the 26th ultimo General McClellan issued the fol
lowing order :
"lINADQVARTERs ARXT OP Tax POTOU&O,
0.1)11 . NZAH ()DAL FIARBOA. Virginia,
May 25, i 582.
advancing beyond the Ohickahominy the
troops will go prepared for battle at a moment's notice,
end will be entirely unencumbered, with the exception of
anitulaiwes. All vehicles will be left on the eastern side
of the Ohickahominy, and carefully packed. The men
will leave their knapsacks, packed, with the wagons, and
arilkarry three days' rations. The arms will be put in
NI feet order before the troops march, and a careful in
spection made of them, as well as of the cartridge-boxes,
'vrhieb,fin all cases, will contain at least forty rounds;
beauty. additional rounds will he carried by the men in
their pocketi. Commanders of batteries will see that
their limber and cabmen boxes axe tilled to their utmost
capacity. .
".Commanders of army corps will devote their par
salmi attention to the fulfilment of these orders, and will
personally see that the proper arrangements arc made
for pocking and properly guarding the trains and surplus
beggsge, taking all the steps necessary to insure their
.being brought promptly to the front when needed; they
will also take steps to prevent the ambulances front in
terfering with the movement of axy troops, then which
must follow in the rear of all the troops moving by the
tame road. Sufficient guards and staff oil:Mora will be
detailed to carry cut these orders.
,‘ The ammunition wagons will be in readiness to march
to their respective brigades and botterios at a moment's
warning, but will cot cross the Obickabominy until they
are seat for. Ail quartermasters and ordnance officers
are to remain with their trains.
the Genenit corn
„macding
which he hid been eo anxious to enforce, and which they
have so generally observed. He calls Upon all the officers
sod soldiers to • obey promptly and Intelligently all * orders
• they may receive; let them bear in mind that the army
of the Potomac has never yet been checked, and let them
preserve in battle perfect coolness and confidence, the
Bute 'forerunners of succors. They must keep welt to.
gather, throw away no allot', but aim carefully and low,
and above all things rely upon the bayonet , Commanders
of regiments are reminded of the great reeponsibnity that
nets upon them ; upon their coolness, judgment, and dis
cretion, the destinies of their regiments and encases of
the day will drpend.
By command of Major Clem al MC /LIALLAN.
"S. WILLIAMS, Assistant Adjutant General.”
• • The Ordnance Commissioners.
The commissioners on ordnance and ordnance stores
have ready eloped their investigations. It appears,
from their report In case number 72, that the existing
contracts and orders for Springfield Muskets amount to
ono million ens hundred and sixty-four thousand, while,
In the opinion of the Ordnance Department, there will
he required, for a year to come, to meet the probable
wants of the country, not exceeding half a million gone
of this model. Some of these contracts have already
failed from non-compliance, and, from the present aspect
of things, it seems likely that others will be aided, in
Dirt or in whole, to the list of failures. The cOmmission
deem it expedient and important to bring down the total
member of Springfield muskets, which the Government
aball be bound to accept, at about six hundred thonaand.
In four cases only, so far, the commission have confirmed
Contracts without reduction. These four coma are the
only ones ont of thirty slx in all, in which it was band
that a formal caatract,had been signed and seated by the
contracting patties, aid the only ones containing the
- provision imperatively demanded by law, thatno member
of Congress should 'be admitted to any share therein or
any benefit therefrom. The coma futon show that the
'habitual disregard of law heretofore in contracts for arms
'has been attended by the evil of eiorbitant prices, which
the statute intended to prevent, bat under the present
conduct of the War Department this further waste of
money is prevented
Commander Win. R. Taylor, detached from ordnance
duty, has been indered to report to Captain Hudson for
the command of the ilooestonio.
CAPTURE OP TEE STEAMER STAN.
The rebel steamer Swan was captured on the 24th of
May while attempting to run the blockade at Mobile
Bay. She is a river boat, and her cargo consists of up
wards of 900 balce of. cotton, and about 200 barrels of
rosin. She has been sent to Key West for adjudication.
Miscellaneous.
It turns out, from the publisbed statements of Bonetor
,WlLeott, that at the time the Secretary - of War sent off
his despatches, the number of troops in the city was
Wine sixteen thousand men. This number would bo
amply anfticiont to hold the city against fonr times that
number of assailants. Referring to the commencement
to entrench Paris at the beginning of the Waterloo cam
paign, Baron Joiner says that "such fortifications, de
fended by fifty thousand national guards, aided by two or
three thousand canuonl‘ re; could succoasfdly resist the
attack of two hundred thousand."
, General Stan, ie making ei visit to the forte surround
ing 'Washington, and It is understood tbsthis TiOWS ere
desired by the President touching milittry subjects
generally.
The clerical force of the Pension Bureau is to be in
creased by twenty clerks, with salaries of $1,2C0. This
increeee' is wade alinply for triussacilno invalid pen-
alone, &O. -
It Is believed that the bill before Congress for making
now grades In the navy; including that of admiral, will
become a law.
The 'Union people of 'Virginia say that in view of recent
experience In the valley of tbo Shenandoah, «they hare
as ranch reason to fear Confederate resentment as to hope
for Federal protection."
IMPORTANT FROM CALIFORNIA
, AND MEXICO. .
RETREAT OF THE FRENCH FROM BEFORE PUEBLA.
TRIUMPH OF THE MEXICANS
BAN Frugotaco, Nay 28.—The steamer Orizaba
from Panama, hss arrived at this port, and also the ships
Ziogsra, Robin Hood, end Forrest, from Hong Kong,
and the Dublin, from New York.
The abip pappono bap Ballad for Hong Kong.
The three thipe from China bring nearly a thousand
Mongolian passengers. About the same number of
Arm ricane arrived by to-day 'a steamers from Panama.
Nine hundred pessengere Bailed for Oregon and BMW'
Columbia in two steamers that left last week. •
lIINXICO
The etemer Orizaba brings news from the city of
Mexico, Tie Acapulco, to the Bth intent.
ROn tbat day tbo french army commenced retreating
frdin before Puobis towards Ameea. It appears that
there bad previously been some fighting. . •
The following is the despatch announcing the news to
President Juarez: •
4 i Prisin4, May 8.-=Word was received at the city of
Mexico, nn the 71h P. N., that we have triumphed.
4 , The French have since commenced retreating. We
offered them battle this morning, forming our troops in
front of their camp; but they refused to accept our chal
lenge, and have turneetheir Vacirs t 0 their foolish liardi
hood and unpardonable credulity..
" Please receive tllo complin3ente of General Sara Gans
and myself. Tours, forever,
"YGNAC/I0 MIGL"
Gem, Mega Alverso;*who bas "taken command in the
Btato of clueriaror, u succeiteor to .old Jnan, bas issued
a decree, in consequence of the above news, threatening
to punish' with death all those who shall give Information
or assistance in any way to the !tench; also advising
the reeldOnts of Acapulco to retire ten longues into the
interior, thus abandoning the poet to the commander of
the first Brepch vessel of-war that may come In.
The British `squadron, oonEdating of four mon•oL war,
Was at Acisiutoo oa the tith. (nat.
TEE PRESS.---PHILADELPHIK, MONDAY, JUNE 2, 1862.
FROM CORINTH.
THE CLOSING CANNONADE,
OCCUPATION OP THE TOWN
Surrender by the Mayor.
ALL THE REBEL .GUNS AND STORES
RUMORED ETACIIATION OF RICHNOND.I,
fer - 4xA414;"-wil(=_-10im)f=1. - 0-141§1r*Owl
Two or Three Thousand Prisoners.
Conixru, May 30.—1 t is now aacertsined that the
evacuation commenced the night before lain. The
enemy were retreating southwardly until the railroad
bridge was burned, wben they wont to Grand Junction,
and from thence eolith by the Memphis and New Orleans
Railroad.
Some ladies and ottizeux remain here. Tbo citizens
inform us that.Rieltnond is evacuated, and Memphis is
&moat wholly deserted, all the stores being elated, with
the exception of a few groceries.
It Is tweerlained that Van Dorn bad a band of Indians
under him.
Col. Jackson reports finding the road for several miles
strewn with knapeacks, haversacks, arms, and canteens,
showing great demoralization. The woods are full of
streggiers, who are being brought In as feat ac possible.
Probably from two to three thousand tom been brought
in, and almost the. entire 1:1111 Louisiana are now wiihin
our Hoer, from those who deserted and the recently cap.
turtd.
The 'United States telegraph line was completed here
ts-night.
Despatch from Gen. HaHeck
Wasainoyon, May M.—The following despatch nag
rocelyed Oita morning at the War Department:
IlsmiQueirms, CARP NEAR
May 30, 1863.
To the lion. Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of Cror:
Tto enemy's position and works, in front of Corinth,
were exceedingly strong, and he cannot occupy a
stronger position in his flight.
This morning, be. destroyed an immense amount of
public and private pronarty,•eteres; wagons, tools, Sm.
out'of the town the roads aro filled with arms,
knapsacks, &c., thrown sway by the flying troops.
A large number of pris - lters and deserters hove been
captortd, estimated by General Pope at two thothand.
General Beauregard evidently distrusts his army, or
he would have defended so strong a position. His troops
are, generally, much diseouiagel and demoralNed. In
till their engsgiments, for the teat few days, their re
sistance has been week. 11. W. HALLZOK,
Major General Comitandlng.
[Special despatch to the N. Y Tribune.]
CORIKTII, May 31, vie Cairo, j11:101. --Yesterday morn
ing our reserve divisions were brought up. and our en.
tire frost moved forward, the men baiing two days' ra
tions in their haversacks. During the day we kept up a
tremendous cannonading, shelling the woods furiously
The rebels hardly showed themselves, but replied feebly
with a tew shots.
Last night we threw up breastworks along the entire
front, and Flert on our arms within a thousand yards of
the enemy's breastworks. At d o'clock this morning
Gen. Pope entered Corinth without the slightest resist
ance and took possession.
At the same time the mayor, who had come ont on a
different road, met Gen. Nelsen, and snrreudered the
town to him. There were no inhabitants remaining
except women, children, and old men. The 'rebels suc
ceeded in carrying away abeffutely everything except a
few provisions, which, with the warehouses and ralirOad
depot, were burned before our arrive'. They took evert
involhd from the hospital and every let'er from the post
office. They did not leave a single gun, and had bees
tukyying away troops more than six days and stores for
two weeks. ,
The moat of the troops have gone tositte Grand
Junction.
the rebel rear guard, under General Ding, 10,000
strong, marched southward at midnight. The citimme
assert positively that Deauregard was there and maved
off with it. All concur that there never was more than
80,000 trcops at Corinth at one time, and usually Much
less.
Tbo rebel fortifications are five miles long, extending
from the Memphis and Charkston road to the Mobile and
Ohio road, but they wore much weaker than wo supposed.
They could have bccu carried by storm at any time.
• The few prisoners wo have are deserters from the rebel
rear guard.
There is great mortification in our army. •
I have awes delalls from one who ,as therein person
RECAPTURE OF FRONT ROYAL.
Wising:nth"; May M.—A despatch received this morn
ing at the War Dapattment etatos that a brigade of our
troop., preceded by four colt:mentos of the Ithode !viand
Coral, y, under Major Nelson, entered Front lioyal yes
terday morning at 11 o'clock, and drovo the enemy, con
sisting of the Bth Louisiana, four companies of the 12th
Georgia, and a body of daYMYY..
Our loss was eight killed, flee'vroundeJ, and one min
ing, oil of the Rhode Island Osvalry.
We captured Fix pincers and •ooe hundred and fifty
prieoners., Among the of are Capt. Beckwith Went,
of the • 413th Virginia; Firet Limit Gemmel!, of the 9th
Kentucky .„ ; Lieut. J. Dickson, of the 12th Georgia.
We toceptured eighteen "of our troop, taken by the
enemy at Front :Bozo), a week ago, among whom are
Major W. F. Ot..llaah lilt Vermont Cavalry; George M.
GriMn, adjutant sth Yeti York-Oemelry . ; Lieutenant
Cavalry, and Frederick. Farr;
adjutant Maryland Itifintry;
We captured a large amount of treneportatton, Wok
' ding two engitee and eleven railroad care.
Our advance was so rapid that the enemy waw Nur-
Tithed, and therefore waa unable to burn the 'bridge
across the Shenandoah.
AS. despatch from the ASllodatod Press reporter gives
the names of oar killed, as.follPws, all of the Rhode
island Cavalry: • ' •
- Captain Wham Paxtuntb, Corporal John 0. Babcock,
Corporal D. B. Barnard, Ed. L. Barnard, Benj. Las.
bone, and E. B. Allen. ' . •
The loss of the enemy La not yet ascertained, but Is
said to be large, as our cavalry cut hi among them in
splendid style.
Illartinsburg and Charlestown Evacuates!
by the Rebels.
DAMAGE TO THE RAILROAD TRIFLING.
REFUGEES RETURNING HOME
New YORE. June 1 etedal despatch to the Times,
horn 'Harper's Ferry, dated Saturday, state!, that there
were no signs of tho snowy. •
The Ilth New York State Militia had arrived there,
but refneed to ho aw, en in, ranch to the disgust of their
commander, Cotontl Maidhoff, the men easing that they
wanted to go to Washington. Major Bowen, of General
Sexton's staff, addrinted them net follows: ""Those
of yon willing to acknowledge yonreelves cowards, here
in the face of the enemy, step out of the ranks." They
did so, and were ordered to leave, nod pay their own
any back to New York.. But few remained at Harper's
Ferry. It to a German regiment. General Saxton re.
jested the whole regiment, saying that ho did not want
cowards in his command.
Naw YORK, June I.—A speclal.despatch to the Tri
bune, dated Harper's Ferry, to•day, says :
Allis quiet here. Tho rebols have evacuated Martins
burg and Charlestown.
The damage done, by the rebels, to the Bailin:tont and
Ohio Railroad is trifling. 'lb° road can bo put in ope
ration to the Ohio river within two day&
The Union cavalry occupied Martinsburg and severs
mike beyond.
The tnion refugees, in largo numbers, era returning
to their bomes.
Occupation of Little Rotk by 11. S. Fortes.
THE GOVERNOR AND LEGISLATURE IN RETREAT
SURRENDER OF• VICACSBURG, MISS
enact, Nay 31.—A refugee . from Aikanses arrived
hero from the fleet to•day. Ito says that Llitle Bock
has been Tully occupied by the United Ftates troope, and
the citizens that remained thore wire decidedly loyal to
the Union.
The Arkantme State Legislature had scattered.. Govor
nor nectar had fled from the State, and to now at Jack
eon, Dliseiisippi. " . ,•
Vickebnrg hat! eiriebaied to the . Waited States fleet.
From Fort Wright—The Rebels Prepared
for a Retreat—Their Gunboats Abut
doned.
lasino; May 81.—A lffemplyls reitigeo, who left Port
Wright on Tuesday, arrived here today.
Be says tho rebels hare 1,600 artilleristi . iarrhaining
the fort. 'ln consequence of the scarcity of coat, most of
the rebel gunboats have been abandoned and their gems
taken to Fulton and Fort Randolph.
A airing pontoon bridge has boon conitructed by the
rebels, near Fiirt Wright, over which a retreat, }Then
necessary, can be mad e. • •
Important Capture—Arrival of the . Prize
Steamer Patras, of London.
NEW YORK, June I.—The prize steamer Petra', of
London, are ved'tbis morning, having been captured off
Charleston bar, by tbo United States steamer Blenyffle,
while attempting to run the blockade. She is an Iron
steamer, and hem on board 1,400 kegs ef pose • der, SO cases
of rifles, 800 bags of coffee, and a Quantity of, quinimß.
TLe scud and cargo are valued at $300,000. She had
no papers on board. •
BALTIMORD, June I.—On Saturday eYenktrg it the
private slave jail of Messrs. Campbell, in Pratt near
NOtttild street, porno sixty elaves sent to the jail from
the neighboring countiee, for fear they would abscond,
manifested vicious conduct, and refused to be locked up
as usual at dark. The police bad to be called in, and a
sayire , struggl• took place, in which the police had to
. use their 'labels before order was restored. The keeper
of the jail aas 'knocked down during the fight. none
were seriously injured. . .
Departure of Gen Dix from Baltimore--
BALTIMORE, AMC I.—Major General Dix left this eye
ming, in the Old Point boa!, for . Fortrese Monroe, to tato
command of the Department of Virginia, Nyberg he will
relleie General Waal; who, report safe, cornea hers. The
departure of General Dix from Baltimore will be greatly
regretted by Tory many of our citizens. He sod his
ataff officers have made many warm friends in this city.
A salute of thirteen guns was fired troM the fort on Fe
deral Hill as the steamer left.
Mrs. Oreetibow, and Mies Bose, her dsughter, Mrs.
Baxley, end Mrs. Morels, the four female trotter,' who
have been confined for mum time hi Waahlngton, were
released, ,and left In the 'Old Point boat thfq evening,
Theofficer having charge of these' women took them to
the Gilmore House, where, Amiga to s►y, they were
permitted:to bold a regular levee to-day. They received
Quite an ovation from the Secession women of Baltimore,
much to the disgust of the Union people.
TAKEN AWAY.
FROM HARPER'S FERRY. ..\
THE WAR IN ARKANSAS.
Dietnrbance in a Slave Pen
Femele , ,Traitors
LATEST FROM FORTRESS MONROE.
ARRIVAL OF PRIVATEERS.
Another Effort to Obtain Col. Corcoran's
Release.
UNION DIEEIING AT NORFOLK
Tremendous Stoym and Fire—The Hiber
nia in. Service—Arrival of Prisoners—
Good News for Us—Congressional Ex
cursion—Visit to the Rinaldo—Gone to
New York—A Valuable Prize—Arrival
of Sick and Wounded—Rare Curiosi
. ties—The Weather—Rival Line to New
bern, &c., &c.
[Special Dispatch to The Press.]
_ FORIRESS MONROE, May 31—P. M.
FIRES .tT OLD - POINT. ,
•
Yesterday afternoon vo were not a little startled to
observe a tent near its gun-yard here take fire and
bolt% up. Fortuuutel the flames were confined to
Ibis one tent and i ii contents. Had there been
any wind blowing at the time, neighboring tante
and briililiogi must have eon destroyed, and, in nil pro
in the gun .yard, and apriad destruction throughout our
the narks would have ignited the ammunition
babilitr,
entire sillily. 1 ..
TREMENDOUS , STORM AND FIRE.
About six o'clock but (vening a violent thunder-storm
set in hero, accompanied by the most terrific lightning I
have everts/Rowed. Tile rain descended In torrents for
about foot hourr, whom 'the streets and roads became
flooded. Ilio night waelntensely dark, but owing to the
innuonseenantity of thi electric fluid with which the
clouds wero charged, frtaueut flashes revealed the lonely
sentinels pacing on theii poste with great coats on and
same weetredio keep them from getting wet.
About half 'past ten o'clock last night we were startled
by a loud retort, followed by a thunderbolt that seemed
to shako the earth like the explosion of a magazine.
'Rushing out Ao heard the TETIBI.IB sentinels crying fire
and diechtsrgia , g their piires in every direction. Some
flecessionfit storied out 61 I is room, shrieking that 4 .the
:general lielpitai tied been struck by lightning and was
being con Sinned ;" but tiftultis to a subsequent flash of
lightning,ye could tee an immense volume of smoke is
ening from a stable standing near the railroad, close to
the large Government pithier, the "contraband quer
-1 • tere,T and the Catholic Church. In a low minutes the
flame,, burst forth in great fury.
1 Claws Both:firemen Vngeasored to rush out and assist
to putting dut thO ilame.7, tut the countersign Irelirg out.
no onnwas Blotrod to pan without it according to orders.
Mr..Jolurilaulch, of New Ylirk, onr chief of. the tiro
department,' by the tiro-toddies of Philadelphia
and New Yo , had the Hibernia and Thirty-one engine,
of Manbattat soon ready for service, but in endeavoring
to get out of e fortress were met by the entire guard,
who preser . ! . ti ... rhaennuiree at a i , charge bayonets," and
would tit perm[ them to pass. Fluidly, Gen. Wool
was appealed to 4 the absence by other officers, the sig
nal gun:was Ste and our brave firemen wore soon at
work. '
At the lire al as confusion The provost marshal,
who Afield hav een on the matted directing operation e,
VMS not Preset Through the efforts of Mr. B. S. CB
btu, of the NJ York Herald, an old fellow fire reporter
of mine, 'Who took the liberty of bursting the stable-door
open, suciecdetin savlog two excellent horses, and a
large (welkin' moats, army wagons, &c. &third horse was
so badly b l urned before he could be extricated, that he
has scone (Bea. 1)i
The loss by thh fire, estimated at about ono thousand
dollars, is sustadedniainly by the Engineer Department
here.
But for the Bence of the "Hibernia" Steam Fire
Engine here ti loss might have been ranch greater.
The Hibernia b Tr got up steam in an incredible short
space of time, s d besides pumping water enough from
the moat of the ortreaa to furnish all of the hand en
gines fere, she yelled a powerful stream of her own
to quench the mss. The Philadelphia boys distill
plebe:el themsel 8, and deserve to be remembered both
in Philadelphia it'd Washington. Through their efforts
alone the fire wajc onfined to this one building.
AvvAt OP PRISONERS.
The steam.gurimats Doling°, Valley City, and the
steamboat Ariel, ernved here this .morning from White
Douse Point, si itl.l six hundred and twenty prisoners
alien at the battle'of Hanover Court House. The pri
soners were mostly members of regiments from North
Carolina and Georgia, and many of them are utterly Ca
strated with the war. Among them was a number who
took the oath of allegiance--some twenty of there were
said to hare bete recognized as 'Onion bridge-burners—
men who trade a hulloes. to llve in the mods, and ob
struct the roads, buin bridges, Ac., over which the rebel
trcops bed to pass. I,
They report that almost the entire rebel army is around
Iticluntod; that% is utterly demoralized and suffering
greatly for trod, end that probably, if hard pushed, whole
regiments will lay dawn their arms, and a c ipiinlation be
determined on. ' Beeirsgrad was In Richmond, endea
voring to get means ottranspottation for his Western
army towards Richmond. • ,
~ General • lielleck's *l'm) , wEI soon be in Undisputed
possession of the entire South - west, and hie' and Pro
mont's army will soon occupy the Cotton States. Gen.
McClellan will wino strike the deatbblow to the rebellion
near Richmond, and the war will be over.
GOOD NEWS FOR US. '
A rumor is circulating extensively here to-day to the
effect that General Jackson bad been captured at Har
per's Ferry, with over seven thousand prisoners. We
hope this is true. It certainly ought to be.
_ CONGRESSIONAL. EXCURSION.
The Heuer Naval Committee arrived hors this morn
ing from Washington iu the steam gunboat King Philip.
In company with General Wool sod staff they. surveyed
the balatigionnd between the . klonPor , end MerrimaC;
paying a visit to the arrive of the marine monster, &m
-oire Point, Graney Island, Norfolk, Portsmonth, and the
navy yard at Gosport. The Oongrearmen were accom
fanied by the feminine portion of their families, and the
probability is‘that they will have a very pleasant time.
VISIT TO,TIESI IMILLDO
This reminds me of tbo fact that a few days since Ge
neral ifiele, Military Governor of Norfolk, visited tbo
Zugliett . 'wer. steamer Binaldo, lying in the harbor, end
wag reCeiVed with a solute of seventeen • gtine, was treated
vary handsomely by the " Johnny Bells," and was high
ly complimented on the executive ability exhibited by
him in tbo civil and military government of Norfolk and
Portsmouth. We need only say that were General Vials
left to act according to the dictates of his own judgment,
there would be more Union people end more happy peo
ple in Norfolk than there are at present.
GONE TO YEW YOBS
. .
The steamer Star of the South!sails this afternoon for
Ne w York, having on board over six hundred prisoners
from the rebel army laken recently by the brave troops
of General Fitz, John Porter's Division. The prisoners
will be In charge of Company D, of the Union Coast
Guard, 99th N.Y. S. V. The following are the commii
slimed officers of the company, who wore all on board
the Congress when she was attacked by the Merrimac :
Captain, William .1. Mclntire; first lieutenant, Charles
C. Young; second lleuteciant,. George L. Elder.
, .
•
A VALUABLE PRIZE.
r
'So Engnib steamer Gordon, a.prize, captured by am
gunboat Keystone State, off the coast of North Carolina,
a few days since, wee brought to this pert ibis morning.
Shelves trying to run the blockade, with a Tory valuable
cario of arms, anininnition, salt, saltpetre, hospital
stoles, - surgical instruments, cloths, spool-cotton, pens,.
Ink' paper, ac. Passengers on board the Gordon in
forßed me thatthe Nashville and other valuable steam
ers led left ports in the West Indies, loaded, and might
be eipected on our coast at any time.
aunrirer. OP. SICK AND WOUNDED.
The steitubrat F. Y. Arrowemith arrived Lazo this
monkrigifrom White House Point and Yorktown, with
and •
twohuid red fifty sick and iouuded soldiers. They
were liken . to the United States Marine Hospital at
Portlouth. The health of our army is Improving, and,
cane' ring the privations and sufferings our MOD had to
withasid, is remarkably good.. The vicinity of Rich
mond,Orhere our vend army is now encamped, Is re
niarkally healthy, and the climate is not different in
i
many l ays from that of Philadelphia. The unhealthy
porno of the Peninsula have all been passed, long ago,
never be retraced. ,
1 . RADA CURIOSITIES.
Thoimpeller Sarah arrived from Jamestown Island
yosterd , hiring on board a largo lot of weapons
up on t battle-field at Williamsburg. It was a °afloat .
mixtur 'of Union, rebel, and Revolutionary trophies.
.Many eons desired to purchase some of these taxa'.
trophies but they could not be sold; as they. belong to:
the suer master, who will need them for presents to his
friends. me of (boon:ore swords, as well as the bay.
nets, and Urea of cavalrymen, were covered with gore
up to the alt.
The stMarese after the tremendous storm of last night
in a sky ferfectly clear and Berens this morning. The
roads hae4bten put into rather a bad coneition by this
heavy fall b a t rain, bat they . will soda be all right again.
I RIVAL GOVERII3III2I7 LINE.
The Zagern City calls this afternoon for Newborn,
North Carolina„ with onamardtionulid stores for General
Barntdoe, Rad the roil 'Royal tails this afternoon for the
came place, With Col. Hawkine and his Zortayes, through
the Chesapeake sad Albemarle °Micas, and Odrribick
and Albemarle Sounds. 7s. W. W.
From the Associated Press Correspondent )
FORTRESS Molvrion, May 31.4 remarkably severe
thunder-storm occurred last night, and torrents of.rain
poured down for several hours, ienaring the telegraph
to headquarters inoperative. Phee'tly ' before eleven
o'cleck the lightning struck an old wooden building on
the corner of the road to Oturip Hamilton, setting it on
fire. The building was crilirely . desiroyed, but others'in
the Vicinity were saved. The building was occupied by
the Engineer Deperiniint, and contained their hereon
and a large quantity of eats andcpru. Two horses were
got out safely, and the greeter part of the oats add Corn.
The loss is not over H 2, 1 .00.
There are a large number of deserters frorn'the coun
try' between this place' and hichitiond, lurking about,
who, while .profeesing to be Union imen,'-ind
leg that they were reluctantly forced 'bite; the ranks,
still retain all their bitterness; and mike it almost
dangerous, for colitarY travellers to -Meet one or two
of theirs.
Our' cavalry scouts are out, bowerer, in the direction
or Bethel and Back river, and frequent arrests are made
of these fellows, who are, no-doubt, guerillas. They
are extremely ignorant and ,ugly looking, and mise
rably clotlisd. litany depreilationi and outrages are
also committed by runaway contrabands,. who roam
about the couotry, and do pretty mlicil as they please.
. The Goiernment steamer /;hil.l3' came down
from waiibinkton this morning, having on, board the
Congressional Committee on Naval Affairs, and others,
and a Party'of ladle.. Mayor N9gltiman, or Boston, ls
also here. Today the whole part visited Norfolk, with
General Wriol. • t
The despatch steamer Eastern State sails for Hatteras
this afternoon,' with. the Malls; despatches, and DaSSea.
' The 'steamer Ariel arrived tilts morning . , from White
Ht
ase;haring on board the prlaceera captured by Geo.
McClellan at Acnorar Catublonae, tt other..lay. They
- came in chirge of Lieut. Mohafl y, let Illtentry, 11. S.
army, Aid.de. Camp of General Porter,
,and ..Prorost
Marshal of the Army of the Potomac. They pi•ociarto
New 'York this - afternoon, on the Star of the BMith In
charge of Company to, 99th New Torii Volunieerecrjapt:
Mclntyre. The pileonere number, in all, 644 and include
a major, and about a dozen other officers.
. ,
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Yowranes fdOnnoP., Juno I. „
—The steamer B. 14 Spaul
ing . arrived tble afternoon from New York, with the id:. ,
yisfeers . ,,andVtbei Drisovre from Fort Elsoilftioti. Tio7,.
'pin probably, be'aent 'up Ito Jams Live': with a Rag of
truce; to•morrow..
A Union meeting was held in Norfolk lot night. Mr.
&gar made a speech eliciting great entbnisisem aad
einem for_the Mars and (gripe& The meeting was ar
ranged on ' , bort notice, and a more entenelfo demonetra
tion will be made in a few dam
Opening of Inland CommunteaUon with
Gen. Burnside
NORFOLK, May 30.—C01. Hawkins, of the 9th New
York Regiment, with twenty men, arrived hero from Port
Royal last night, having left Roanoke Island yesterday
morning, and Towed up by way of Ourrituck Snood, and
thence by canal to Elizabeth river. Thus the inland
route is opened by which Gen. Burnside's Department
may communicate with tbo capital without the risks of
the passage outside of Hatteras.
Col. Hawkins is not the flat to arrivo by the canals,
several stoops and schooners, flying the American fiat,
having already come through, and. been allowed to pro.
cud to Baltimore.
There wee no late news from Newborn or other points
a the Department of North Carolina.
Preparations are making on an extenaive scale for a
grand Union doinonatration here shortly. The oath of
allegiance has been administered, up to this time, to
nearly two thousend citizens. They offer themselves in
large numbers every day to lake it voluntarily, and it la
not made compulsory noon any one.
If the sentiment of the proposed meeting ebould be
eatisfactory to General Wool, it will probably Induce the
President to open the port.
A report coulee in from our scoule, who are advanced ,
come milt, beyond Suffolk, that the city of Petersburg is
to bo or has been evacuated by the rebels.
The Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad, it has been ascer
tained, is in good order as far as Btackwater river.
When Craney Island wan evacuated. the loaded
his goods on a sloop and endeavored to save them. The
slain wan found to-day, with the goods, a faw miles be
low the island upon the ix Sch. Tho property, suppose/
to be watt three or four thousand dollars, was taken
charge of by the Provost Marshal.
Two fugitives arrival here yesterday, direct from
Richmond. They report the_ army as 200,000 strong in
that vicinity, among whom, both of and men, groat
dissatisfaction prevails. They were living upon half i-a
bacon-and bard broad. The fugitives stated that
Jeff Davis had been heard to say that he would make the
streets of the city run with blood before enrrondering•
&B) , the special invitation of the °tuners of the British
war steamer Rinaldo, General Vide, Military Governor
of this city, paid a visit to that vessel 1 estorday. Ile
was received with the greatest kindaess and courtesy, and
with home of seventeen guns and manning of the yards.
The American ensign was displayed at the fore, and no
doubt could remain of the sympathies of the officers in
the Seinnresaion of the rebellion.
egss Moanog, May 30.—The Brazilian war
steamer Paraneee, with the Brazi ian Minister on board,
arrived in the Roads this morning. The minister and
commander paid their reaped' to General Wool, and sa
lutes were exchanged at rive o'clock this afternoon, the
Paraneee wearing the American ensign at the fore.
The Gaited States steamer Minnesota, which got
aground yesterday on the way to Norf.lk, got off this
morning.
Loyal-Maryland Troops
Be volume, May 30.—Tho Government has acceptivi
two new regiments from Maryland for the war, and to go
wherever ordered. All the Maryland troops now in the
Sold; except a portion of Frank Thomas' brigade, are in
for the war, and ont of the State. When these new
regiments 'aro rafted, and Colonel Kenly's own filled up
again, we shall have nearly ten thousand men in the
field. Governor Brxdfo - d has done well in obtaining the
services of Colonel Schley, of the oth Maryland, to' re
cruit the two rum regiments.
Be is a good soldier, having served in the Mexican
war, and having raised his own regiment, unaided, in
less than three months, at a time when slavery held pub
lic opinion in this Stare with an iron grasp. /t is booed
that he will be Minted a chance to win a brigadier's
'spurs on the battle. field.
Col. Kenly will certainly be promoted to a brigadier
at once. Not an hour ongbt to be Mat in conferring upon
him ibis deserved and bara.won honor. The Government
only waits to be assured of his recovery. It should not
wait for his relosse from captivity, if still alive. All
accounts agree in regarding him and his regiment as a
band of
_heroes.
From Santa Fe
KA:Mt CITY, May 31.—The Banta re mail, with
dates to the 19th Instant, has arrived, bat brings no news
of importance.
Tho advicea from Fort Craig are to the 13th.. dll waa
Quiet in the Territory.
EGITIII CONGRESS-FIRST SESSION.
Bill for the CompenPation of the Crew of
the Varana Passed. .
THE CALIFORNIA REPRESENTATION BILL PASSED.
THE VOLUNTEER BILT.
FARTHER CONSIDERATION OF THE TAtBILL
AMENDDIENTS ADOPTED
WASHINGTON, May 31
SENATE.
Freedom Bill.
Mr. WILSON (Bea.), of itfassachmotts, introduced a
bill to enable pergola( held in service or labor to eatablivh
their 'right to freedom, under the act of August 0, 1861,
entitled an act to confiscate property, etc.
Inveetignting . Committee.
Mr. DAVIS • (11.), of Sophielir, offered a resolution
that a mleot committee of five be 'raised to investigate ths
official conduct.of Lorenzo Thomas, Adjatant General of
'the United Mates arm). Laid over. ..
841 for the Coripetttatteu of. the-Cirew ed - the
Vairuna
_ . .
:'..11i. - RALB (Bap.), of New Hampshfro, from the Navel
Committee, reported back the resolution to compene•te
the crew of the United States Steamer Verona for their
loss of clothing end other property. Passed.
Blemorials Presented.
Mr: WADE (Rep.), of Ohio, presented a memorial for
the admission, as a State, of Western Virginia.
California Representation Bill Passed.
Mr. TRUMBULL they.), of Mine's, from the Judi
ciary Comte Moe, reported baCk the House bill - to allow
California an additional representative in the Thirty
seventh Congress. Fasted.
The Volunteer Bill.
Mr. WILSON (Rep.), of Massachusetts, called np the
bill for legalizior the acceptance of volunteers by the
first, he., and offered a substitute for the bill. The sub
stitute provides that the acts of the President In accepting
volunteers are confirmed, and authorizes a further se
ct ptance of volniiterrs, llnuting the whole number to
700,000. It further provides for a premium of two dollars
for every soldier enliateil, and for the payment of the first
months pny In advance. Be said there had been a list
prepared of the men in the army, and the aggregate num
ber a'as 617,654. • But a large number wore at home on
leave of absents, and account of elcknoes, and he sup
posed webad about 500,000 effective men is the field.
Remarks of Mr..Feseenden.
Mr. FE6BENDEN (Rep.), of Blaine, thought there was
no neceasity for paying a prominm on the enlistment of
►oiantaera, and that the premium should only apply to
the regular army.
Amendment of Dlr. Grimes. •
Mr. GBIAIES (Rep ), of lowa, moved to amend the
bill ao as to make the premium of two dollars apply only
to the regular army. Adopted.
Amendment of Mr. Trumbull.
Mr. TRUMTMLb (Rep.) ofrered an amendment limit
ing the nun:ber of major generale to thirty, and brigadier
generals to two hundred, at d repealing the act authori
zing the appointment of additional aide.
The Tax Bill.
Tbo bill was further discussed till one o'clock, when the
tax bill was taken up.
Remarks of Mr. Consumer.
Mr. COLIAMBR (Rep.) moved to strike out all the
tax on savings institutions. Adopted—yore 21, nava 1.03.
Amendment of Mr. Browning.
On motion of Mr. BROWNING- (Rep.), an inland
meat was adopted providing that distilled liquors may
be transferred from one collection district to another
before the payment of duties.
Remarks of Mr.Rarris.
' Kr. ItARILIS (Rep.), of New York, moved to strike
out the provision which allows gas companies to add
the tax laid to the price paid by customers. 'Rejected.
A. Motion to Adjourn.
Mr. WILMOT (Rep.), of Pennsylvania, moved to ad
jonrn. Rejected. Yeas : Messrs. Chandler, Bares, Sam
nor, Trumbull, Wade, Wilkinson, Wilmot, and Wilson
Mass)-8. says, 27.
_ ..The Tax on Coat.
Mr. COWAN (Rep.), of Pennsylvania, moved to amend
the tax on coal, so as to read, „ Oa ell mineral coal ex
cept each as Is known in the trade as pea coil, three and
n half cools per ton.”
Nr. COWAN spoke at some length against any tax on
coal, and especially against such a tax as was proposal
by the House bill.
A Motion to Adjourn.
Mr. , SUMNER (Rep.) - moved to adjourn. Rejected
yet. St, nays 26.
Remarks of Mr. Wilmot.
Mr. VI ILMO T (Itep.) was opposed to • the wholo bit
aecombersome and unequal—and the most uojust pro
ylelon was the tax on coal, which was a raw ruatoriaL
Coal 'lntendment Passed.
After further discussion, the amendment was adopted
Adjournment
At quarter past eight o'clock the Senate adjourned till
Monday.
Advance of our cavalry beyond Martins
burg.
Bn.TlYone, key despetalriari received hero
tare Col. DeForreat, with his regiment or the Ira Harris
Cavalry, has advanced beyond Martinsbargyand reports,
this morning, that Col. Manly is at Winchester, wounded.
Wismgcron, May 31.—& despatch from Goa. Banks to
the Secretary of War states that the rirth N. York Caval
ry, Col. DeForreat commanding, entered Martinsburg
this morning and passed several miles beyond, where
they encountered the enemy's cavalry and captured 139Te
ral y, [goners, a wagon lead of magnets and ammunition,.
and an American flag.
Arrival of the Steamer Cossack-416 Be-
lensed Union Prisoners at New Yoik
New Tonic, Iday 31.—The eteatuer Cossack has ar
rived with tour hundred and eighteen released Uni, n
prisoner', belonging to the New. York, New Jersey,
Rhode Wand, and Connecticut regiments. Colonel
Corcoran is among the primmer, stilt detained at Solid
bury, N. C., as hostager.
The Great Eastern Detained.
. Now Yoag, May 31.—The steamer Great Eastern was
unable to gat out this morning in time to cross the bar at
high water, owing to the great number of Tenses fu the
bay, and is detained until Sunday morning. The Great
lectern takes out 360 passengers.
The steamer Borussia sailed with 214 pamen,gera and
I 318,000 In oracle..
The Spaniels steam•frigate Uloa is below, with General
Prim as a passenger.
the steamer Baltic is also below.
Arrival of a Prize Selwooer.
Nave YORK, Nay al.—The steamer. Northern Light
ban brought in, as a prize, the schooner Agnes Ward,
of Wilmington, North Carolina, captured by her while
sailing under the rebel flag, with a cn'go of cotton and
turpentine.
The British steamer Littman is reported an capsized,
owing to the removal of the coed from the lower hold:to
between decks.
Extinction of Guerillas in Missouri.
Sr. Louis, Way 31.—Brigadier General Schofield, com
manding the Missouri State Militia, has issued a general
order, stating that hereafter
all guerillas and marauders
'in this Etats, when caught in arms and engaged in this
unlawful warfare, will be shot down on the spot ; and all
citizens who give shelter and protection to those outlaws,
or who fail to give all the assistance in their power to the
military authorities in detecting and bringing them to
panisluneat, will be regarded and treated as alders and
abettors of the rebellion.
Arrival of 700 Mormons.
'flaw Toni, June I.—The ship John J. Boyd arrived
from Liverpool, tth morning, having on board TOO Hor
mone.
Death of a State Senator.
-HUNTINGDON, Pa., June I.—ne Hon. S.• El. Wharton,
Senator of this district, died suddenly, at Ms residence,
this morning.
LATER FROM EUROPE,
THE an OF FEW YOBS OFF CAPE RAM
titre, Rao*, May 31.—The ateamettfp Oity of New
York. from Liverpool on the vta Qneenetown on
the 22d. passed off ()ape RICA at one o'clock this after
noon. She was intercepted by the news yacht of the
Associated Prat% and the foliowing summary of her news
was obtained:
Toe steamship ' , forth American, for Quebec, arrived
out on the 20th.
The stemma. City of Washington, from Now York,. ar—
rived out cu the 21st.
The news is not important.
In 1110 Souse of Commons, Mr:Disraeli hod re •
tureer.ed the opinion that a rivalry existed at Webbingtort
between Lord Lyons and Pl. Mercier. Lord Palmerston
emphatically contradicted this statement.
Cotton had declined 14 old. niece Friday. The sales•
on Monday and Tuesday amomited to 7,000 bales. Bread.
stuffs of all lauds were slightly lower. Provisions were•
very dull
In the London Money Market Connote were quoted at ,
93% st93,li for money.
Hesse Cnrsel has ejected Prussia's-ultimatum, and di
plomatic relations between the two countries have been
suppended.
TLe len glialijonrnnle continue to expatiate on
.the fall
of Yorktown.
•
The Loudon Times trent4 the evacnalkmef Yorktown
LI a great revere° to the Cordederatee, mud se) fi if Bich
mend is captured it will be a tremendois victory to the
Federate. It materlierriesday enlarges on the. difficulties
that must alien in governing the South when the' Fade
tele by continued victorlea have brought the Seccesicn
late within %heir Dewar.
The Daily News Isis, although the fail or New Or
leans, in a =diary cense, cannot be overrated, It Is of
to greater Importance In Its sodas, commercial, sod-' I
pesulta, BB the posaession of the hliesissippt
orens the way for the industrial energy of freedom, and
altogeilier destroys the political position and territorial
Prestige of the Southern Confederacy. The great Terri
tories of the Went are lest to the alive Cowederation
and this alone is a suitable recompense for all that has
been spent on the war. It is an enormous gain, not only
fur the Union, bnttfor Europe, for humanity. sod drill
whin. It praises the North. for conducting the struggle
as free citizens ought to do. •
In another article the Daily News dtfecida the finan
cial policy of the North from the calumnies of its foes.
It stria the financial petition tarnishes a stritiog proof of
the constancy of a free people--tho true wisdom of their
rulerp, relying on that constancy.
be Morning Herold shows grounds, under which,
after he ecibim, of eventsat Corinth, New Orleans may
be recaptured. It regards the possession of New Orleans
as of the most vital political end commercial importance
to the &nth.
The London Post thinks the, present is the time for
compromise.
The Liverpool Post regards the war eirtitaTly at an
end.
Earl Russell, in submitting the new treaty with Ame
rica MI the elero hada to the Ronne of Lords, bore testi
mony to the efforts of President Lincoln's Government to
put a stop to the traffic.
The captain of the steamer Bermuda ' in a letter to his
owners, prop ate against her seizure while she was going
from Bermuda to Ransil, and represents it to have taken
place to British waters. lie, however, bears testimony
to the gentlemanly conduct of his cantors.
The Uratt.d States frigate Constellation left Algosiras
on the 13th, for the eastward. The Tuscarora remained
there, and the limiter at Gibraltar.
In the HOMO of Commons Mr. Disraeli, in a party
speech against the continual heavy expenditure, and
auestionieg the cordial relations of France mid Zug-
Lund, referred to the re'asti, ns of the English and
French -Ambassadors at Washington, and stated
that notwithstanding the ministerial denials, rivalry
existed between them, and it would be proved on
the publication of the documents.
Lord Palmerston again asserted that Mr. Disraeli
was misinform. d, and that Lord Lyons and M. Mercier
were acting together_ with the utmost cordiality as if
they wore representatives of one Power.
The Government was Weeded by 92 majority en the
bill relative to the removal of a portion of the contents
of the British Museum.
The Paris correspondence of the London Post gives a
rumor that tbo French Government had decided to
withdraw their troops from Mexico ay 80011 as possible,
but there is nothing to confirm this.
There was more activity at Lyons under the newt of
the reuent Federal buccelmes in America.
The Paris Bourse was fiat, and the . !lentos lower.
They are quoted at 70f. enc.
It wee rumored that, the French troops were to be with
drawn from Maxie°, but this was considered dunbtfuL
Tbo Angrier' troops are reported to have occupied the
line of the Ln,godo Garda.
The steamer Bremen arrived out on the 22d inst.
The Bank of 14nelaud bas increased its minimum rate
of interest to three per cent.
It is reported from Italy that the Austrian troops, in
their campaigning order, occupied the line of the Lagods
Qarda.
•
Commercial Intelligence.
LIVERPOOL May 2 . 1.--Colion— Sales of Monday and
Tuesday 7;000 bales, of which 3,500 were to apoculators
and exporters. 'the market doted heavy and irregular
with a decline of Md. a Id. silioe, Friday..
STATIC 08 TRADR.—The Manchester market his a de
dining tendency- with small t ales. ..
BRE ADSTU descriptions are slightly lower.
Meters. Wakefield, Nash, &Co . Richarden, Spence.- &
Co., and others report: flour dull and 3d lower; Ameri
can quoted 24e30; wheat irrognler and- 3gaid lower,
mostly on the. lower dualities Red Western 95 Males
3d ; red Southern 106 Males 8d ; white Western, lle
ed i white Southern 116 9.1012 s 31. Corn quiet and ed
lower; mixed 27s ®id;, yellow 27ae3d ; white 32s &I.
PAW/MONS generally very dull. Beef easier. Pork
nominal. Bacon quiet bat steady.- Lard firmer ; sales
at 41w44. Tallow dull at 45e.
Pnortuog —Ashes quiet at 33s for 'Pots. 'Rosin dull;
common 135 34038 s ed. Spirits Turpentine firm at 73e.
Sugar quiet but steady. Coffee quiet and downward.
Rice steady and , unchanged. Linseed Oil firmer; Bales
at 40e.
LONDON MARKETS, May 20.—Rreadetaffe still de
clining. -Sugar firm. Coffee steady. Tea doll and un
changed. Rice quiet end unchanged. Tallow firmer;
males at 45e 3d. Limed Oil firmer.; sales at Ns.
Illinois Central ewes 44K ®iB3 discount. Erie
shares 88X mB4X.
Consols for money NM e 933 4 ..
Latest via Queenstown. •
'Brest:root, May 22.--Cotton.—The market has re
covered under the North American's news, andinices
advanced cb ming quiet, however ; false of two•days
9,000 balm, including 3.000 to speculators ind - importere.
Breadstuff' are morainal. •
Provitione dull an d unchatrcd• •
LONPON, Mar .--Vonstes for molter 934'09335.
American securitiee dull and drooping. The minimum
rate of inteteet of the Bank of England has been ad
vanced to 3 cent.
THE ARRIVAL OF THE BALTIC.
NEWS FROM KEY WEST, NEW ORLEANS, AND PEN•
New Tone, June I.—Tbe steamer Baltic, which ar
rived yesterday, had .oeboardi'according to the cor
respondent of the Herald, some half a dozen persona
with free paesage who are known to have been aiding
lied abetting the rebels for a year past, while good Union
men were refueed and unable to obtain transportation.
The steamer Swan, with 1,000 bales of cotton and 800
barrels of rosin, had arrived at Rey West. She wee cap
tured by the brig Bainbridge on . the Nth ult.
Tho evidence against the steamer Oircassian is coian
dive, and ebe will be condemned '
The Pensacola Advertiser states that the reeidente
welcomed our 'tromp; with joy. Gen. Arnold occupied
the holm of Major Chafe, and Billy Wilson the residence
of S. B. Mallory.
Tbe New Orleans datoe aro to May 2.2 d. Gen Phep
ley bas assumed the duties of mayor, Major Bell thou
of the recorders of the city, and Capt. Jonas French has
been appointed chief of pollee. These functionaries will
take charge of the city until some loyal citizens shall be
elected to fill these offices.
The Bank of Commerce lied reopened ids doors, and
commenced briefness, refusing the rebel shinplastora.
Arrests for Disloyalty.
Sr. LOWS, June I.—Judge Brush, who bee been
stumping the State, as a candidate for Governor, for
some time pest, has been 'arrested at Bolin, by order of
Cot. lipid, commending that post, for uttering dislsyal
sentiments while making a ;Tench, which wee evidently
designed to procure Ber.eseion votes.
Quito a number of noiey Secessionists in this city have
been arrested within a few days, and it seems to be the
determination of the provost marshal general to prompt
ty
suppress disloyalty; in whatever form It manifests
Itself.
]'ROM CALIOO.I4NIA..
Arrival of the Northern Light
MAILS, PASSENGERS, AND SPECTE.
THE NORTHERN LIGHT CAPTURES A PRIZE.
The steamship Northern Light, glnklopatigh, from
Aspinwall, 22d ultimo, 32. IL, with passengers, Milted
States mails and treasure, arrived at New York- on Sa
turday afternoon. May 21tb, lat. 14.36, long. 77.10, sig
nailed brig Z. Drummond, hence for Aspinwall. May
28. lat. 31, long. 73 36, spoke echr. Agnes H. Ward, of
Wilmington, N. 0.; sent a boat on board, and found that
the was sailing under the rebel flag and papers,
loaded with cotton, turpentine, and tobacco, and bound
for Nassau. She ran the blockade at Wilmington, on
the nlpht of the 12th of May. 'They took the captain
and a part of the crew on board of the Northern Light,
and sent the first officer and four men to take possesaioa
of bey as a prize. Tbr y took her in tow, and brought
her to Now York. She has fifteen bales of cotton and
one hundred and seventy barrels spirits of turpentine; of
about one hundred tons burden.
BPBOIII LIST PER NORTHERN LIGHT
Et 25,547 t. McMurray & Co. $l,OOO
Bieberd rollick.... 15,600 Janson, Bond &Co.. 5,000
P. Naylor . 6,000 Jennings & Brewster' /0,000
C. B. Gratt: 2,060 Win. T. Weld & Co.. 14.90()
W. T. Coleman & Co. 25,3001 Wells, Forgo & C0...111,000
VB.• it .... .... 5740100'649S 7 40100 ' 6 4 9 & Hoffm a n, .31,422
, /130
Seltopelor S. Co. inn ;Oinelt. 7.1.t0• •• • -
Wells; Fargo 00....3,1721
From •Central America.
Nmw Your, May SL—The 'tomer Northern Light
arrived thin morning. She brings Panama ripens to
ihe22d Inst, . .
, . .
An attempt at a revolution in Guatemala had boon
discovered in time to prevent setions remits.
Paha bark Ilarpley, from illitspow, with iron pipe, for
the Fan Francieco Iron Vror2.re. was totally wrecked itt
the harbor of Itenlego on the 24 !net.
Thera is no other news of impori.:nce.
• 600TH AMERICA.
PAN/Ilk, May 22.—The South Pacific snail has at.
rived. A ministerial crisis has taken place in Chill, all
the minietere hoeing resigned. The President was se
lecting a new Cabinet.
The Peravian elections named oil quietly.
Departure of the Great' Eastern.
New 'YORK, Julie I.—The steamer Groat Zagora rolled
from below at 8 o'clock Ma morning.
Public Amusements.
W/LNIIT-STRZET TRIATRIL—Mes Kimberly bas been
engaged .for four nights, and wilt make her first appear
ance this season ibis evening ae Capiteia in the sensa
tional Ledger story "The Hidden Hand”--to be fol
lowed by the burlesque of "Stage Struck." During the
play, MeL Cowell and Mr. Bowers will give imitations
of the most celebrated tragic actors and actresses.
ARCII•STRIIRT TIIEATRE.-Mr. Ohanfrnu appears .to
night, in.& negro character, hi a sensation drum& called
... Bull Bun, or the Sacking of Fairfax Court /louse."
It follows the approvedletyle of blood-and-thunder storiee,
end will pletiee the boys hugely. "The Nirldoiv'e Vic
tim" le named as the afterplece, lnwhicbboth Mr. Chan-
Iran and Frank Drew appear.'
Plovet.• lxii u amon.—Dr. Colton has been so success.
ful with bhp laughing. gas ex peiimente that ho has been
Induced to return to Philadelphia. We can say of thesei
exhibitions of the DoctOr that they are moral, harmless,
and aingularly entertaining; especially in revealing:AO
us the extravagant and ridiculous Mae of human nature.
'The Doctor, on his last vieit, drew large and fashionable
houses, and his efforts to please the public with his s Sub
ject have won him universal commendation. We trust
he will be warmly welcomed and abundantlY patzUniseff.
CAPTAIN WILLIAMS' WMALING Voraea. 7 .-We have
heard this exhibition of Captain Williams so universally
praised that we havo no hesitation at all in commending
it to the Dahlia. It is novel and at the same timo ex
tremely interesting, and we commend it to those whe
aro fastidious as to the style and associations of their
general amusements. We are glad to know that Nut:
Williams has been
we
in this pleasant . trip to
Philadelphia, and we hope that ho may be encouraged
to remidn'xith us for a long time; and if possible to
come again.
• LETTER FROM NEW YORK
Zisw YORK, BUY 31, 1561.
The United States transport (Maack, Capt. Beortetto
Strived at this port this morning from Wanhington,
North Carolina, having on board four hundred and seven
released Union prieonere from Sarisbary, N. C. Nearly
all of ttLese prisoners were captured at Buff Bun and
pall's Bluff, and their long imprisonment in a Southern
prison bar left its mark, by Macula and want of proper
exercise. upon their features. A majority of there be
longed to militia regiments, and were three-monthe vo
lunteera. Each prisoner can the recipient of that chiVal
rie generosity for which the rebola are so highly distin
guished. Each man was allowed ten ounces of brevet
and two ounces of raw fat pork per day.
The Spanish steam sloop-of- war Don Antonio Ulloa,,
Commander Omar, arrived at this port to-day, in fire
days from Havana. She has a craw of 135 men, mounts
six guns, and her engines ere of ni) horse power. Sha
brings as psseengers, General Prim, son, and suite, who .
are on their way to Europe. • •
The prize schooner Stephen Hart. was sold at auction
to-day. by order of the Untied States Prize ilommission
erg, for $lO,OOO. The prize bark Wit" hinges sold for
28.160.
Brigadier Gen...lim Lane to to lecture et the Oooper
/nal Auto next Thar/day night. Tie ie to be followed in
due COMM by Senator Wil4on,of blalsachusetta, Sena
tor Biegbam, of Michigan, Owen Lovejoy, of Illinois,
and a host of otber gentlemen, en• topic!' appropriate
to the national crieie and the eopprourton of tho
'
The schooner Nnnnibal, Captain Winthrop, arrived
yesterday moraing r ftom NflOAlla on th. 23a jest. (apt.
W. reports that he left the rebel steamers Thomas L.
Wrens. for Charleston in a few days, and William
ioa
brook, from Obarketon. The Santee. from a Southern
port, bed just arrived with a cargo of cotton. The rebel
steamers Nate, Cecil, and Nally, left I.4Btralroo the 20th
for Charleston.
Mr. Washburn, of Illlnoith having called' the attention
of the Mum of Representatives to the tran.actions or
the United States marshals, and the Washington corre
spondents of the daily mess having made comment
thereon intimating that the marshal for the Southern
Dietriceof New York hoe been realiziog voet profits from
the sale of prizes, Marshal Murray has prepared a bill,
with vouchers, giving -the items of coats and charges in
the cue which bile been instanced by the press ae
itlue
trating the point raised by Mr. Washburn. The Marshal
exhibits a bill fooling up at $BO4 97, and the largest items
are: what rage $317.0; expenses of custody f,ore Sept.
9 to Feb. le, $114; pilotage, $25 92; with other smaller
POMO reaching within $32 50 of the entire amount of the
Niarrhal's bill again,: the Government. Thus Mr. Mur
ray shows that, so far from reaping rich harvests, he
receiv. a far loss profit than any merchant world demand
in an ordinarahosinem transaction. He held the brig
Mary Mcßae, sad was responsible to the Government for
her nearly six menthe, and during the time expended
more than $7OO, neon which he received no interest ; and
his °an bill against the United States amounts to but
$32.50. Ito feels sure that any investisation by Gen
gretm must result in his favor. It is said that the Go
.vernment realized only about $2001 , 081 the sale of the
Mcßae; but Mantis! Murray will Show conclusively
that neither himself nor his office is at Panic.
During the month of May the , marine losses ware 6
steamers, 18 ships, 0 barks, 14 brim and rt tichooners.
The Eteamsbio City of Baltimore left yesterday for
Liverpool, the Borussia for Berm and Hamburg, and
the Marion for New Orleans via K. y West.
. The steamship .Northern Light, Tinkletaugh, front
Aspinwall, 224, 3 P. IL, with passeng,rs, United Stab*
mails, and tr.:lnure arrived-at this port this afternoon.
The steamship Great Bestern, Captain Paton, left to
day for Liverpool, with thus-hundred and eighty-fir*
'cabin pastongerr, and three hundred and sixty-three in
the steerage.
As boon as the doors of the Supreme. Court were
opened this Morning, the room was tilled with a dance
concourse of spectators, who occnpted every available
space. Seldom has any event created so.great an excite
ment- among the membereol the bar as the case of Mr.
'Edwin James, which was eat down before the, court to
day. A number of holies were also present, and took
considerable interest in the proceedlegs. Kr. James was
present, with his cermet, Samoa T. Brody, Bsq. ' and
Judge Hearts. Menace . W. Cnrtis Noyes , Daniel Lord.
Henry A.. Cram,and Charles Edwards, members of the
Law Institute ommittee, were aim in attendance. Mr.
Janes, having read his answer to the order to allow
Cause why his license to practice should not be revoked,
Mr. Brady was about to address their honors on the
question of alienage, when Judge Ingraham said that the
court would take the papers and a ;omit farther pro
ceedings until Saturday next at 10 o'clock.
One hundred and fifteen newly. fledged lawyers werd!
admitted to tbo bar to- day, by the Supreme Court.
The natnbs of deaths in Brooklyn during the past
week was 102, of which 68 were children, 44 adults,
males 50, females 52.
The following were the sales of Stocks at the Second
Board to-day : •
25000 II 9 6i 'Bl regrinlo2X
10000 do 102
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THE. CONTESTEre
The . Stevenson 4e. Lftwre.
which has been pers.eringly prosecuted for six months
past, w a s a g ai n t.fore the Court of Common Pleas on Se
tutday, 11. J supreme Court, on the 22d of Say, decided
the arm, Tote to be non mstittitional ; and as Mr. Ste
veeeon's majority of the city vote was 876, there can be
no possible doubt that be was lawfully elected, and is
fairly entitled to the office of Clerk of the Orphan'
Court.
Mr. Conarroc, in opening the argument on behalf of
Mr. Stevenson, said that while the question to be argued
was what was to be done in a case like the present,
aliere the judges were equally divided, it was also neces
sary, in order to properly understand the question, to dis
cuss the meaning of the act of Assembly under which
the question arose. It was •nsimittal by the other side
that when, in the case of an ordinary motion in a cane,
the judges were divided the motion fell, but they insisted
that the result was different in this case because of the
peculiar language of the act giving the court jurisdic
tion.
Be could not see anything in the Words of the act justi
fying the singular and harsh construction pot upon it by
the other side. Unless the words "shall hear and deter
mine the same at the next term" prohibit the court from
hearing a case (begun in proper time) after the ttrin had
expired, the ordinary remit of a division wonlet certainly
follow, and the motion not to proceed would fall. He
would endeavor to flow that such language was merely
directory, and that it was a well•eettled rule of law that
where the words of a statute are, as in this case, in the
affirmative only, the time designated for the performance
of an official act is not imperative, and that the power
may be exercised afterwards.
r In order to prohibit the decision of the cause, nectaiNe
words were indispensably neceiaary. The Legislature
bed recognized this distinction of phraseology in the very
section under consideration. While they require that
" the returns of elections shall be subject to the inquiry
and detertotnation of the Court of Common Pleas," which
shall boar and determine finally concerning the same;"
they enact that elections shill be contested by petition of
thirty citizens,ikc and then add the important prohi
bitory provision that, if such petition Is not filed within
ton Otos after the election, "it sisal/ riot be valid or re.
partied by the court" Here are negative words; no ens
can mistake their meaning. Immediately following this
strong isegnage is the direction that the court "shell
bear and determine such contested election at the next
term."
'llia language is entirely different; no prohibitory
words are used. The plainest citizen can nee the greet
difference in phraseology. Yet the other side insl..t that
the meaning of this clause le that the case shall not be
heard after the next tone. They contend that the (mart
meet insert by implication the words and not after."
One clause of the law says the Cll.O shall be heart by the
court. and shall be determined finally upon the merits,
and yet because another clause directs that this is to be
done at The next term —plainly meaning with all COa
ventent spoid—lt is insisted that of ter the next mat it
cannot be decided at all.
••••- • • • . •
Mr Conerree cited, in eoppoit of his position, the ease
of People ve. Allen 8 Wendell, 488, where 4 tke Saprams
Court of New York held that "a etatsdf specifying a
time within which a public officer is t• perform an r flicial
act, regarding the rights and desks of others. to direc
tory merely, nolese the nature er the act M bo performed,
or the phraseology of the irtat.-el Wench that the designa
lion ditto time must be on aidered as a limitation of the
yower of the officer." T 4 was accordingly decidsd•tbat a
b r i ga d e or d er eone emating a court uttrtiel, lotted in
July, when by th• militia law under wt icb the proceed
ing,' were held ..ach order was directed to be issued on or
before the 70c day or June, was valid.
In Pow vs. Negro', 3 Melts., 230, Chief Jodie° Parsons
bold mat a law requiring aasesectre to BAUM certain taxes
..,thin thirty days after they receive a certificate of the
vote of the district, should be considered as directory
merely, there being no negative wom s restraining them
from snaking an assessment afieruncrds. The ease of
People vv. Cook, 14 Barbour. 21•1-91. (a contested elec
tion case,) is to the same effect, Chief Justice Mason say
ing that "where a statute directs an officer to do a thing
within a certain time, it is merely directory. unto. ha ia
restrained from doing it after that time." This role,
adds the Chief Justice, applies as well to 'jedlcial as to
ministerial officer,.
In Ilex vs. Lonedale, 1 Burrows, 447, Lord Mansfield
says: "There is a known distinction between cireum-
Mimeos which are of the essence of a thin; required to be
done, and chimer , nierety directory: The precise time
in many cases is not of the essence. An appointment of
overseers made in June, when an act of Parliament
required it to be made within one month after Easter,
which time bad expired, was approved. But in 7
Pennwalt and , Cromwell, 13, a case is reported,
which is very annlowous to the present. An act of
Parliament mulcted that the bliehaelema quarter ees
aiol:lB should be holden in the week next after the 11th
of Osteber, instead of the time formerly fixed. It wan
contended that the act was imperative, and that sessions
held ate different time were illegal. But Lord Tenter
den decided that the act was merely directory, and that,
notwithstanding that enactment, the sessions might
legally bo holden-at another time, using these word.:
"It has been netted what language will melte a Wahl"
Imperative If the 54 B. 2, C. 114, be not B°l Negative
words could have given It that effect, bat those used are
in the affirmative only "
°Uarr" Mntenda taialiese cases were entirely
in point; that the welds requiring the court to decide at
the next term were in the affirmative only; that empower
of the court over the case wan still complete; and that the
motion not to proceed lied fallen. He referred to the certio
rari law, the conclusion of which is in thee* words: "And
the courtehatl, at the term to which the proceedings of the
justices 'of the peace are returnable, determine and de
cide thereon." Pardon, 316. Notwithstonding this
la g, all the judges of this court, Including Judge Lud
low, had di tided certiorari cases this very year, after
the term to which they were returnable. The provision
of the certiorari law was merely directory, and no one
ba r ; pier dreamed of Its being otherwise. The law re
lating to a‘it case was in almost exactly similar len
gnsge, and we,: directory only.
Mr. Brewster, ter the contestant, said there way no
act of Assembly ;which warranted a dismissal of the
can. There was no U:stance where jneledicUon we, di
verted by lapse of time. If T one could be pointed out,
the °pp:felts elde was entitled n no credit, except great
originality in the present motion, and gr use oneness in em.
barressing ajust ranee in its presentation. Ile instated
that to hold that art.r all diligence licd been used iu the
trial of a came like this; when commisererpe bad been la•
sued and testimony procured at greet expense; when it
was impossible that so cumbrous a case could be decided
at the next term. it would require the. very dentist
language to authorise the court to dismiss the case. ThAt
there was no warrant for it in the act; both the spirit and
the letter of the act required that the case should be
beard and finally determined. To say that when the
law demands a final decision the ;sere -necessary MOM
of time incident to the trial should work to prevent
a decision and deprive the jadgee of their power over
the ranee, seemed to him absurd. He challenged the
opposite *Me to show one CUP, from the black-letter
•
dots. to the present time, where any court having
onto had jurisdiction of a cause refused to proceed with
.it Locates the term had expired. They had produced no
each new, and could not Such a doctrine was op
posed both by law and common seine. Mr. Brewster
continued at considerable length citing a number' of
English and American authorities. At the conclusion of
Mr. Brewater's remarkithe Court adjourned until this
morning at 12 o'clock; when Ur.- first will conclude the
argnoisnt. • •
A PAINFUL ACClDENT.—Yesterday
morning about trn o'clock, a into nameil.George Jones
fell from the Norristiwn cars above Manayunk, dislo
cating his shoulder and otherwise injuring himself. He
was taken to his home In Idauaynnt.
- PUELUI DFAITS.—The London Economist earl the
debts of the prhscipal7nattona of Europe in 1861 footed
up, in'•ronnd numbers, as follows:
England 94,237.000,000
Funded debt of France 1,084,000,000
AnatrAt,.lB6o ' - ' . ' . 1,468,000,0 0 0
Italy. . . ... ... 411.000,000
!Weals 410,000,000
Turkey 207,000,000
• 'WHERE 18 THE GEOGRAPHY r—A letterreceiredt
from a. sergeant in the. Twenty-ninth blassachnsette
regiment, dated—" Near Norfolk, Va., Camp iiiery,
fifteen miles from the - knowledge of God,' May Z..
1882." Captain Tripp's company was as well as could.
be expected, considering their situation.
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:—ELECTION
e,ontested-electlxi case.