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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. ' _ :- __.:.- . 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. . , . . .. 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 17000 II S Bz'Bl, 0p...1063( 40000 U '7lregx in 921( 5000 Tr 73.106 c n.. 105% 10000 ldine'ri State Be.. 61% 5000 0 & NW Aest... 45 6000 Toledo dr W 2d.. 64 225 Pacific M 88...115% 361 i If Cent IL— 88 100 do 88% 400 d 0........ 80% 200 do r 5 88% 50 Erie 1 ailway.slo 37% 200 do 374 150 Erie R Prefd... 64 60 d0........83% 60 . 11adtton R R.... 445( 250 UnTlem . 14 200,Mich Cen R.— 62X 50 c0.... * ... 62% 250 do NO 62,4 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. 200 Di 8o & N In 8.... 25 100 do 25X 200 do 257( 50 Ohl & B Island.... 821( 60 - d0.........b30 827( 150 Ffarl , a2 B Prafd.. asyi 1501di0139&N1G.... 67 100 do 57!( 100 do ..... ....blO 57X 150 11l Cent 11 Scrip... 82 50 do b3O 023 60 do. ...... ...... 82,X• 50 do 610 827( 50.... ...... .. 82X 100 do ....alO 83,X 100 Olev & Pittsburg.. 2,yr 500 do 22 50 Gal & Chi R... 630 69,1 e 50 do 89' 600 Clove & To' B. .. 53x 100 do ..... ...• •5 343 44 :—ELECTION e,ontested-electlxi case.