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MATTERS IN NORFOLK.
REBEL REPORTS OF THE LATE m&TrLE.
Rebel Movements near Richmond
What the RebelB have been Doing.
HOW THE CONTRABANDS LIVE.
A DESCRIPTION OF THE TOWN.
diC &C.
Affairs at Fortress Monroe.
[Special Correepondeoce of The Press.]
FORTRESS MONROE, June a—P. M
MORE It d IN.
The disagreeable northeastern storm mentioned in my
last continues with us, and renders lite burdensome here,
'specially to the poor reporters, who have to exist upon
excitiment generally.
THE REBELS STILL DISHONORABLE.
The steamer kleatachusette arrived here thla morning,
from City Point, On the James river, under a flag of
truce for live days post. Site had on board uinety-three
ot the rebel privateers, who were to be released by ex
change In the event of the release of Colonels Corcoran,
Bowman, Wilcox, and Major 'Poets, together with
Captain Garvin and the crew of the gunboat Union.
On Tuesday last, the rebels tent down &canals of mise
rable baggage care to take the privateernmen up to Pe
tersburg, but they bad not brought down the Union pri
mers, and on they were informed that until the above
mentioned hostages were released the privateersinen
would not be delivered up.
This inhumation was taken to Gen. Huger at Peters
burg, together with Mesdames Greenhow, Baxley, and
Morrie.
In answer, den. linger stated that he 'had no doubt
the rebel War Department would at once order the ro
les to of the United States prisoners now, held as hostagae
In Salisbury, North Carolina. .
. Subsequently, a message Will received on board the
Maarachusetts to the effect that In malting the above
statement Gen. Huger bud transcended the pswor in
vested In him, end that the &cud' War Department
would have to hold a conference in regard to the whole
matter.
Colonel W. D. Whipple, the able ascialant adjutant ge
neral of this Department, held a conference with Major
Aeb, of North °atoll" who represented the Confederate
Government, and the latter proceeded to Richmond with
word thee the Federal officers were ready for any honor
able conference with the rebel Government or War De
partment.
The .ilfeeencbusette then remained at the Point for
twenty•llve home, but the rebels failed to put is an ap.
pearance.
7ho klasaachusette accordingly:returned to Old Poin
Gomfort this morning, and after reporting to General
Wool, she proceeded to Norfolk, and therebel pal-steam
men were Iraneferred to Fort Norfolk, where they wit
remain until the rebels make up their minds to do whs.
is right.
Tho Richmond Dispatch, of yesterday, says that the
battle of Saturday and Sunday •as a bloody affair, and
sets down the rebel loss at eight thousand, and the "%d- ral loge at from twelve to twenty thoniand, including
many prominent officers. The rebels lost a vast number
of officers, including live generale, twenty-three colonels,
ten majors, and 13fty-seven captaine, killed or taken pri-
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VOL. 5.-NO. 263.
MONDAY, ,TUNE 9, 1862.
OUR 'WAR CORRESPONDENCE:
FROM THE CHICHHOMINY.
AFFAIRS AT HARPER'S FERRY.
THE PROJECTED INVASION OF MARYLAND
THE EVACUATION OF CORINTH.
FROM GEN. DIX'S DIVISION.
REBEL REPORTS OP TOR LITB BATTLE
The Dispatch complains that the Federate can at any
time cat off tho retreat of the Confederate* South by
seizing the railroads at Peter/burg, and intimates that a
retreat to Lynchburg and the mountains was the only one
lest to them. _
The bare statement of the fall of Corinth has been
published in Richmond, and by this time thronghont the
Routh.
Truly, the Confederacy to Letting Into a ticklieb naei
Lon—very One more good heavy blow will end the re
hellion as an organized military reeletance to tho Go
Testament.
NATTERS 1:t NORFOLK
There le great rejoicing in Norfolk over the order of
Major General Dix opening the port. Several stoma
have already been opened by parties from Baltimore, and
all will be driving a brisk trado very shortly.
The now Union paper, the Norfolk Uaion, Is greatly
sought after, and the was used Is not fast enough to get
ott the edition needed by the people
Arrangements are being made for a grand Union
meeting, to be held some day next week, at which nomi
nations will be made for municipal OMCET&
Mr. Ewing, wrll known as a stnmp-speater in the
North, in favor of Bell and Everett during the last cam
paign, and a staunch Union man, to spoken of in connec
tion with the vacant mayoralty.
NATAL.CH&NGE
Captain Smith, in command of the Wachneett, now a
City Point, has been relieved from command of that YO3
Fel, and Captain Mills ordered to that ship.
NO NEWS FROM ADOVEI
AU le quiet in the Army of the Potomac :afar as
known. No further action Is anticipated before next
Sunday. L. W. W.
FROM GEN. McCLELAN'S DIVISION
What our Army is Doing Before Rich
mond. -
[Special Correspondence of The Press.]
GHN. MCCLELLAN'S HEADQUARTERS, JUDO 5, 1862
CLASSIC GROUND
Every stop trod by the 'Union army °lnce leaving York
town has been upon classic ground. Williamsburg, the
seat of William and Mary College, was the capital of the
Colony of Virginia and, until the adoption of the Con
stitution In TlB9, the capital of the independent State.
Winchester, farther up the country, was, in the early
part of the last century, the seat of en old Eggiteh hunts
men, whose borne and bounds ranged all .along the
country, followed by the Virginia aristocrao , and often
times by the youthful Washington. Hanover and New
Kent counties, tradition tells us, were the country of
Powhatan, the famous Indian chief, and the Chicks
hominy, near Bottom's Bridge, was the scene of Roca
hontaal heroic exploit, by which the life of the celebrated
John Smith was eared. The Englishman .11olfe wooed
and won the sable princese on the banks of this cele
brated river, and some of their descendants, the great
Randolph family, are established south of here,
below Peter burg, ix Roanoke county. As the
army passed through Virginia, they were near
Monticello and . Montpolier, the seats of Jefferson and
Madison. White. Nouse, in New Kent, was the home of
Mrs. Onstis. Coal Harbor, or its vicinity in Hanover,
gave birth to Patrick Hoary, stud Ashland to Henry
Clay. Richmond was for a long time the residence of
Chief Justice Marshall. Every inch of soil, from York
town to 'Richmond, is celebrated as the residenceof scum
patriot or hero whose name is renowned throughout
the earth, and the people living there have numberless
traditions of those great men, whose mantle, it is sad to
tell, has fallen upon strangers and not upon Virginians.
The last remnant of Powhistaa's tribe, without any of
the virtues of their race, but with all their vices, now
live in a few miserable Mita at Indiantown, on the Pa
monk,. It in a sorrowful task to go over this country,
sacred for so many , memories, and end It at this day so
lost and dishonored. Even Washington's descendants,
the last who should have faltered, are found foremost in
the ranks of treason.
VIRGINIA LAGER BEER SALOON
Lagar, pretzels, old cheese, brown bread, and sour
krout, mein to have bad as many admirers among tke ton
of Richmond as they have in Philadelphia. Boma five
miles from the capital on the road which creases New
Bridge, lee large sized beer saloon and garden. Conn
term, tape, kegs, and glares, flourish in the bones, and
fine York river oyster shells Ile in a laic in the back yard.
The garden is some ten acres of oak, cleared of tho un
dergrowth, and having rural chairs and tables scattered
around. The road runs by the house, crossing the river
a half mile distant. at a most beautiful spot, and after
'eluding among the Tills, enters Rlohmond from the east.
From the town to this saloon used to be a favorite drive,
and everyconvenience was bad here which the Virginia
chivalry could need. The whole affair puts me much in
mind of the famous Dutch tub on the Wiesnhickon.
Water, garden, arid hotel, are all there, and the place of
bears, monkeys, sod foxes can well be supplied by Wise.
Letcher, Tyler, and others, who, no doubt, ofteu acted
that capacity towards Union men, in these very gar
dens. The beer told at this place came from Philadel
phia brew e:ien, and the glass ware froin ber glass facto
ries. The furniture having ail been taken away. I Was
unable to learn its origin, but like every other household
article found in Virginia, it is doubtless of Northern
numufacin re:
MEADOWS' BRIDGE.
The extreme right wing of the army rite ou the Ti
ginia Central Railroad, a single-track road, rut:tiling
through Hanover Court House, Ashland, and on to
Manassas. This railroad crosses the river on a trestle
bridge, which ban been burned by the rebels; but along
side of it rune a road crowing the creek in a secluded
place on a bridge which, so far as the Union pickets near
t can tell, is uninjured. This la-Meadows' bridge, vigi
lantly watched by the enemy, and across it, if we are to
be attacked, will doubtless come part of the rebel horde.
Two days ago, oursconts heard chopping and pounding,
and noises like the throwing of lumber from a cart, and
the conclusion is that their engineer coins are strengthen
.fog or repairing it. Rebels often come out on the ruing
.o! the railroad bridge to attract our pickets and divert
Attention from their work on the other; and for some time
they were successful in doing so, but on Monday after
noon, the other bridge was discovered; and now that we
are aware of their operations on It, no fear need be bat
of their telling unexpectedly uxxlnue.
REBEL MOTISMENT3
Fcr several dare, regiment after regiment has been no
ticed musing down the roads on the enemy's left
towards their centroand right. Twenty thoueand troope,
of all kinds, with large baggage train°, hare pasted since
Sunday. Whether those are reinforcements from Co
rinth or from Jackson's army, or whether they are part
of the force which has played hide and asok before Mc-
Dowell at Frederickeburg, or whether they are the rebel
left wing, evacuating their potations, aro great subjects
of conjecture. They all seem to go to the rebel centre
and right, aid no doubt are instantly brought into action
against Ileitzrlman, Kearney, and Keyes.
For two afternoons huge smokes, covering the entire
surrounding country 'have risen from the woods beyond
the river. • They would commence about noon and con
tinueuntilnight ; but after dark no fire could he seen
anywhere, which would explain the cause. qontrabsnds
tell nettled an immense amount of tobacco it being car •
ried out of Richmond by the negroes, and it is all piled
at a place sonic two miles from the town, when it is.
mixed with turpentine, and will be set en Rre as soon at
they have it all uut. IC the rebels don't get enough to
bacco tmske to choke them, it will not be their fault.
I have distinctly heard rebel tattoos every evening,
end, when . the wind was favorable, the humming of
railroad trains and the blowing of whistles. There
seems to be sumo great travelling done on the railroads
pawing out of Richmond, but where to I am unable to
Rebel pickets called across the Ohickahomini t
night before last, that our troops wore within two and a
half miles of Richmond, and that the city was being
burned. They also asked our men if they wanted to buy
any Clippers, Baying that they had them of a late data-
Whether the name of your Baltimore cotemporary was
thus taken in Vain; I cannot 'decide, but it seems very
much like IL
Col. Gosling's Zoutsve Regiment, and the 32d Now
York, base received now muskets of the Springfield pat
tern—a kind far better than the old rides they have
hitherto carried. It seeing to be the policy of the Go
verement to furnish these arms to the soldiers as fast as
they are manufactured. There is a great want of uni
formity in the Quantity and calibre of the musket. used
by the army—and sometimes trouble is caused in dis
tributing ammunition. Some ammunition bone marked
as contairkixg ball cartridges of it certain calibre,.are
found to contain a mixture of that cellar° and another,
the mistake being often made in the same package. A
bundle of ten cal tridgos coming under my observation
yesterday, contained calibre fifty-four and fifty-eight in
almost canal proportions, yet the package, and the box
from which it was takon, were both marked calibre fifty
four. Such negligence in packing should be severely
punlehed. A soldier on the• field, who hurriedly . putts
out an ill-fitting ball,endangers his own life, and oftn
times, by ehattering hie piece, is without any means of
fighting. For a regiment to be in such a predicauegt
would be frightful.
COLONEL B&LLIER'S REGIMENT
Within two miles of the outposts, on the right win of
the army, is encamped the 98th Regiment of Peanut
rani& Yolunteens. is Colonel ilallier's celebrated
Gerdian regiment, from Philadelphia, which has done
such good service to the Uolon•canee, as part of General
Stineman's advance. Colonel Dallier, Lieutenant Colo
nel blehler, and Illejor Wynkoep are all of them excel
tut officers, and under their akilfnt lcsuiership the regi
ment, no doubt, will continue to merit the confidence
and - uppiause of the American people. The 98th arm
part of the reserve at the battle of Hanover Court House,
and will be among the foremost In entering Richmond.
The Battle of Fair Oaks
'rom an 0 Celt Oorrespondentj
(121311. 03 TIM BATTLE-FIELD,
Juno 3, 1881.
The rebels attacked us bn Saturday morning, driring
in our pickets, and about 10 o'clock the battle began in
earnest. They got the best of ne, owing to superior
numbers, and succeeded in forcing us back, etep by step,
until about 4 o'clock In the afternoon, when Cam Sum
ner arrived upon the ground with reinforcements; and
from the time of his arrival until 8 o'clock in the,eve-'
miry, the battle conlided to rage, when we succeeded
in driving the enemy back, slaughtering them by com
panies. Birney's old regiment suffered severely. Our
• new brigadier general (Abercrombie) was asked why he
did not relieve us? Ills answer was, if Do yon want me
to move a stone wall." Lieut. Alex. I. Smith, of Bag)
ter's Fire Zonaves, Is safe. •
The following is a list of the killed and wounded in our
. company, (Company C, 82d Pennsylvania Regiment,
Col. D. 8.. Williams):
Michael O'Brien, who livea in the net ghborhood of
Fourth and George streets, and Patrick Fitztmons.
lin=
Sergeant Charles A. Boswell, Corporal L. C. glhott.
Privates Charles Bullard, Andrew G. Walton, and Wil
liam Sim
Tile names of the wounded in the regiment, as far as I
could ascertain, are as follows
Sergeants B. Chase and D. Gilbert. Privates Wm.
Bakor, Company H ; 0. Welr, Henry Hazel!, Company
B ; Wm 0. Stewart, F. H. Drnmell, Company F ; Wm.
Harrah, Company I.
The loss in the regiment is 8 killed, and 22 wounded.
Assuring you that all our boys have the greatest con
fidence in Geu. AlcUlellan, and under Lim expect soon
to irtive in the rebel capitol, I subscribe myself very
truly, 0. 0. D.
The White House Hospital.
From sn Occasional Correspondent.] .
Wilms nOUSE, Va., Juno 6, 7362
I send you - a list of the wounded in the hospital at this
placed the 101 th Begiment, P. V., Col. W. W. R Davis,
from Bucks county :
H. S. Millis, Co B, slight wound.
A. I/tinhorn, Co. C, wounded, not much hurt.
David H. Carter, Co. F, bullet knocked off part or
first finger, left hand.
Charles Brown, Co. K, wound in hand. .
Charles Kfng, Co. G, wounded, bullet in face. •
0. W. Overholt, Co. B, wound in hand by bullet.
George W. Hare, Co. K, wounded, bullet in log.
Samuel Taylor, 00. 0, wounded' under right arm
— The above are all doing well; wounds aro not serious.
REPORTED KILLED
Armstrong Howell, Co. H.
Philly Wartord, Co. G.
John Stocks, Co. F
- Schofield, Co. F.
Lieut. McDowell, Co. F.
WOUNDED AND SENT TO PHILADELPHIA.
A partial list obtained from the wounded at White
Hones:
A. V. Ronda K, wounded in hand. •
.Lewis Illaker, Co. K, wounded in hip.
Thomas Lear, Co. A, woundeein side. •
Joseph Survey, Co. A, wounded in side.
billion Seller, Co R.
'Thomas A reison, Co. K.
`.;Blank Garrett, Co. K.
••• Simpson Rice, Co. K.
•• William Stapler, Co. K.
Benjamin B. Benoit, Co. K.
Phiistian Kern, Co. K.
William B. Bare, Co K, wounded in hip.
Timothy Cadwallader, Co K.
Jackson Comly, Co. K.
licac IN nosrreAL PROM PEVER AND GENERAL DE-
'Edward Severna, Co. F.
Johnson Minster, Co. F.
J. P. Munelinen, Co. D.
N. A. Belltr, Co. D.
John L. Stocks, Co. A.
William H. Flocks% orth, Co. A.
John Bouliz, Co. A
FROM GENERAL BANKS' DIVISION.
. Ten Days at Harper's Ferry:
•
Bpecial Correspondence of 'lbe Prep.)
HARPER'S FERRY, Va., Wednesday, Jane 4, 1862.
Never, perhaps, in its history, not even at the time o
the John Brown raid, 'or when it was first evacuated by
the Tinned States forces under 'Lieutenant Jories, has
Harper's Ferry experienced such an exciting time as it
has done during the past ten days. Since the Sunday
our reheating forces from Winchester entered this place
it has been the abode of all kinds of rumors, both pro•
bible and improbable, and panic-stricken aoldiera and
people. The advance of our retreating forces entered
this place on Sunday week and were closely followed by
Jackson and bin elated army. The rebel general, how
ever, did a of adiance the main portion of his army be
ond Charlestown, but he threw a foroe or five or six Pe
emelte about a mile or two from that place.
WHAT WE HAVE DONE WITH OUR ARMY
On 'Monday, our scattered forces, which to a great exr
s eat bad become demoralized, were rapidly reorganized,
and everything possible Ives done to insure agaiost sur
prise and attack from Jackson. Reinforcements from
Washington and other places, consisting both of cavalry,
infantry, and artillery, were received hourly, and heavy
guni and: belfries of smaller calibre were mounted on
Maryland and Bolivar -Heights, and other defensive
positions. This day the people and - soldiers
lived in a state of 'continual dread.' It was
positively known that Jackson had nearly thirty thou
sand elated and troops, supported by plenty
of artillery, and knowing what kind of soldier ho was,
and the stuff the principal s !limn under him was made
of, they bad not the least doubt of his ability to capture
the place whenever he whaled. Every hour he delayed
in attacking us was fatal to'him, and correspondingly ai
vantigeous to us. The two tickets, ou Monday night,
were in close proxhuity to each other, and numerous
were the shots they fired between thorn. Our forces', sta
tioned on-Bolivar Ile`ghts, consisting of severalcompanies
of the New York Bth Cavalry, had orders. to send
their horees over. to the Maryland side of the river,
aid keep a vigilant look out for the rebels. They
did as they were ordered, but no enemy made
their appearance. Our forces during this time were, ea
far as I was able to learn, under command of Genera
James Cooper, mt. Senator from Pennsylvania/but now
a citizen of Maryland, and commanding the Maryland
Potomac Home Brigade. The next day was Tuesday,
and the excitement was still on the increase, when Oen.
_Rufus Saxton arrived and took command of our forces
Confidence immediately began to be restored. From the
wol-known military abilities of Gen.. Sexton It Was ern
fidently expected that he would be - able In resist the ad
vance of the rebels. Atihough our forces were small and
insignificant, in numbers and munitions of war, eons.
parcdwith the rebels, they yet deteritined to show fight
eatietted with their Preeent condition, and riot {by soy
and not abandon this place until some of the blood of the
traitor hordes should stain the waters of the Potomac end
Shenandoah.
TOE MOVEMENTS OF THE REBELS.
• In Me meantime Jackson's fortes, which wero en
camped a mile or so this side of OhariettoWn, wore ad
vanced until a considerable, portion. of them ompled
Balistown, throe or four miles from this place. Expect
ing an attack every moment, our officers and men werkod
with [swill to put this plane in a condition for a stern
defence. ...Came were drawn up Bolivar. and. , Mary..
land H e i g ht s , b u d were rapidly placed in position. roroets
PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, JUNE 9, 1862.
were continually aniying and placed in appropriate
A RECONNOISSANCE
On Wednesday morning, Gou. Sexton sent a strong re
connoisseur* out to find the position and force of the
enemy. They proceeded as far as Atillatown without
finding any body of rebels. On approaching that piece
some rebels were seen, and it was expected teat they
would make a stand and fight. But as our forces ad
vanced tee rebels retreated, and continued to do so until
our forces came within two miles of Charlestown Here
they were halted, and a reconnoissance was made which
satisfied our commander that Gen. Jackson had an Ina• .
mense strew minuend with ours, and that his troops were
greatly excited by their late successes.
Our troops turned around to return, when they found
that they were followed on their Rack by a large body o
rebels, consisting of Infantry, cavalry, and artillery.
Our forces, not being in a condition to fight, did not stand
and make any show of rosietauce, but continued on their
tray. At every favorable moment the rebels would fire
shells of us, but doing no other damage except wounding
a few privates. The rebels advanced at this time as far
as lfallstown, and it is supposed that they were com
manded by Jackson in person. Their general bume
diatsly made a reconnoissance of our wsitioe, but it is
probable that lie did not get any more tufortaation than
he had previously received from his spies, who are known
to have been numerous about this place.
On Wednesday evening the pltkets of the 100th and
111th Pennsylvania Begiments, stationed on 'Bolivar
Heights, were driven in by the rebel forces from the com
mand of Gen. Johnston, of Georgia.
On Thursday the excitement again began to increaseoind
and it Was positively known that Jackson intended to t&eke
an 'attack that afternoon. The rebel central this day
placed two regiments on Loudoun Htighta, opeoslto the
Maryland Heights, and placed himself In a position eo
that he could reinforce them. lie then sent Johnston
with a considerable force up the Potomac a few miles sa as
to cross at or near Shartiaburg,' and, at a givrn signal, at
tack the Maryland Heights in the rear, while be, with hie
mam force, intended make fill attack in the centre,
storm Bolivar Heights, and then, by a grand moveniant,
surround our forces and capture them all. This plan was
a good one, and why he did not attempt to carry it old is
a mystery to all cur officers. Our forces were Entail and
tied the choice of poeltion, but still tboy were opposed by
such large odds that they could not have made we ex
tended gesittance. But the rebels, for tome reason, did
not make their appearance that night, but immediately
after dark they again drove in our pickets.
General Saxton,
,finding that with oho mall force at his
command he could not hold botheidos of the Potomac
rettrmined to retire across the river and make a deter--
mired stand. The order was accordingly • givon, and
about one o'clock Friday morning our forces commenced
to cross the Fotcmac into Maryland. They had all got
over about four o'clock, and the last of the guns were
planted on the heights about five &Clock.
The retitle during that day did not make their apSear
ance except upon Loudoun Heights, whero their piekits
and scouts could be seen surveying our forces.
It was expected that the rebels would occupy Bolivar
Heights on Friday weeping, and orders were a 4 teordingly
issued for the people of that rdace to leave it, as our forces
intended to shell it on the first appearance of the rebels.
The rebels, however, did not snake their appearance in
any considerable force that bight:. Onr few pickets
across the river wore, however, driven in as on the night
before.
Thue affairs continued • all day on Saturday, no hrge
body of rebels making their appearance. Tneir move
mints were a mystery to our commanders, who, comic
enently, could not divine their intentions. A deserter
came into our lines on Sunday, and t ,id us that Jackson
had retreated. This was astounding, and Miket it was
not believed. The deserter stated that Jackson had Jo
tet mined to make the attack on Thursday, but, for some
unaccountable reason, was obliged to platoon() it. On'
triday afternoon, a rebel from the vicinity of Winchester
rode into camp at the greatest speed, shunting to the
rebels that "50,000 Yankeee, under Fremont and Mc-
Dowell, were marching . on them.' Many, without wait
ing for fut tber orders, e' eked addied,”learing everything
behind Chem Jackson immediately formed the main
portion of bit troops in retreating order, amd commenced
his Torch about four o'clock on Friday afternoon, and
continued it all night until Saturday morning, when lee
left a rearguard. ills forces were greatly chagrined at
being obliged to retreat, as they expected to capture our
forces hetes and then march into Maryland.
SIGEL - ASSUMES COIIIIAND
On Sunday rebel pickets were stationed on Londoun
Heights, and they could be .plainly seen. A part of our
forces recrossed the river, and are again In possession of
both places. On Monday morning, at 8 o'clock, General
Sigel arrived, and the command was turned over to him
by Saxton. Be immediately took General Sexton's staff,
and transferred them to bitrown. Re then visited Mary.-,
land Heights, and witnessed some artillery practice with
the gems there. Shells were fired at Loudness Heights,
and our forces wrie surprised to ; find the rebel pickets
immediately commence to leave at a double quick from
that place. -After arranging some details
quarters, General Sigel gave the orders to march; at 4
o'clock the same afternoon his troops were on the road to
Charlestown. The general and staff left at 8 o'clock the
slime evening, and overtook his army. A despatch has
been received from him stating where be was last night,
but as the news is contraband, 1 decline to publish it.
It may, however, safely be said, to ueo a common ex.
preesion, that Le is a putting his men through," and he
has no fears for the result. The whereabouts of Jacktion;
is not 'known, a'thoughtt is elated that he Informed the
people of Charlestown that . be intended to cline back
. again to the vicinity.
A RECONNOISSANCE TO CIIARLESTOIYN
A" reconnoitring railroad train stertod yesterday af
temotn, butdid not go any farther than Charlestown,
and they found the road in good condition up to Wa
point. Another train will start In a few hours and wil
endeavor to reach Winchester.
001. Dixon H. Miles, Of the nth Infantry, U. S. A., is
at present in command of the post. Capt. Patterson, of
one of the Tolauteer regiments, is provost marshal
J. M. 0.
Affairs at Icarper's Ferry
[Special Oorreepoodence of The Preeaj
BARPETOS FF.II.IItT, June 5, P. DL , 1863
Military news is very scarce here at present, and the
authorities are very reserved in their statements about
the movements of our troops. This morning General
Shields was at Winchester, and be had been jOined by
General Sigel, and a portion of .General Banks , force.
onr: troops are concentrating there, but when a forward
movement will take place 'ram not allowed to state. No
two accounts agree aa to the whereabouts of Jackson and
his force. One party states that . be is at Strasburg,
while others say that he is many miles beyond, and in
fall retreat to Richmond. Jackson hat given us more
trouble than any other general in the rebel service, and it
meta with the 'Washington Administration whether he
e m u again carry out his boasts made in Charlestown,
that he intended to come back again and cross over into
Maryland. We haveenongh troop.; now in Virginia to
whip a dozen such armies as Jackson's, and we should
never give up the chest of him until we captured his
army, or extinguished it. We can do it. and the sooner
it is done the better, for it will give more security to this
section of the country, and at the same time remove the
dread from the minds of the Northern people for the
safety of Washington.
Not the least important item, worth Writing is abmit
the 'fugitive negroei, commonly called contrabands.
-Those are over three hundred of them hero. In this
number are comprised mon, women, and children, the
latter predominating. They occupy about a dozen hOusea,
and live in the most wretched manner. The bonsai they
live in are those long since demolished by shot and . dmil,
and deserted by their occupants on account of being per
fectly tireless: Most of the male contrabands are hired
by Capt. 'Rutherford, United States Quartermaster, and
are generally kept busy loading and unloading Govern
'merit stores, &c., for which they receive from Uncle Sam
'food and clothing. So far as I could learn, they have not
yet—although some of teem have been here two months
—received a cent from the Government. The little boys
are Mostly employed by the officers as servants, lad they
are sometimes the recipients of small isnms of money.
Many of the male contrabands Have their families with
them, and, en an average, these consist of a wife and five
children aim ages.
E. B. H
On entering one of these "hovels"—for they do not
deserts the name of a hoikse—one is struck with the
wretchedness and filth everywhere prevailing; and yet
the occupants are for the moat part in good humor, some
singing, and other, chatting to each other, while the old
woman may ho often seen Bitting in the corner, Brooking
her clay pipe, filled with a piece of tobacco that she se
creted about bar person beta.° her flight from bondage.
The loge of wood in the fireplace are burning - slowly,
and the pot—generally one cast away by the soldiers as
useleu, and whole Sides are covered with greuse—is
boiling, and emitting a alma inimileratde 0d0r... In nine
caßea out of ten
they boil the meat sad' make soup out of
it, drinking the latter-in lieu of coffee or tea, c?maaodi•
ties which are very scarealtt s this region. When the
coup is done, the meat is taken oat of tho pot, and placed
on etude pine table, and is generally carved by the head
of the family, and each has a suMclent qnantiti allowed
to Lim. Each of the family hal a tin cup, and these are
quickly and frequently dipped into the not, and the cone
withdrawn and liastilY swallowed, their owners either
sitting on the floor or standing on their feet.
In one corner may bo neon a bundle or two of dirty ,
straw strewn ever the floor, and on It three or four,
blankets, which were cast off by the soldiers be
fore marching. This comprises all the bed clothing of
which these poor people can boast. Such is the way Rao
main portion of the contrabands in Harper', Ferry live,
and yet come fare worse, having no floor but the ground
to sleep upon, and their only food that derived from the •
refuse of the camps; and yet they all seem to be con
tented and in the best ptiesible spirits. I have conversed
with severs], and they all look• well and are perfectly
moans anxious to return to bondage. There is a bitter
feeling between moat of these contraband° 'and the sol
diers., and fights are not fsw, and far between. Those
who are in the Government service are well treated by
Captain Rutherford—who, by the way, is a Feunsyl
venian—and the derides have reciprocated it by , eidling
their principal street Rutherford street. I hive asked
several of these contrabands what they intend to do
alter. the war is over, and they invariabli give the .
arirder; .. , ..l don't know,marsii; 'sped to go Norf i w and
get a livin , ." They all seem b. act on the priaciPla
"sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof."
TILE CONDITION Or Tag T 01914
The streets of this place are In the most horrible condi•
tion imaginable, and, if efficient unitary arrangements
are not immediately devised - and carried out, you need
not be surprised to bear, at no very distant fay, of the
yellow fever, small-pox, or sumo other•loathsoma and
contagious disease, breaking out and sweeping over this
place. There is, at present, one C3llO of small-pox in the
military hospital here, and it will take all ttie skill and
ingenuity of the surgeons to keep the disease - from.
, . „ .
Hpreading. J. M. O.'
CCIMCM3
PIIGITIYB SLAVES
CONTRABAND LIPS'
FROM GEN. FREMONT'S ARMY.
Pursuit of the Flying Rebels
MOUNT JACKSON, Juno 6.—The advance of Prement's
command came Into Monett Jackson yesterday, at 2 P.
M., driving Ile enemy's pickets out. The pursuit of our
cavalry was delayed by the removal of a few planks from
a little bridge just outeide the towu, which gave the rebel
pickets time to cross the river, about a mile out, and fire
the bridge behind them. It bad been previously pre
pared for burning, and is a few mioutea fell in, blocking
further pursuit until the arrival of our pontoon train.
The rear guard of the enemy, about three thousand
men, drew up on a lull a mile or so from the river, and
Tabled there with provoking coolness. They put a section
of artillery into position, and threw two or three shells at
us, which fell abort. We returned the fire with howitzers
and Parrott.guns, but without raising them or disturb
ing their equanimity.
WC shall cross the river this morning, and chime Jack
son while there is the least prospect of success The men,
though wearied with their long marches, manifeat entire
willingness to go ahead. It la raining constantly.
FROM GEN. HALLECK'S DIVISION.
The Expulsion of Correspondents.
Special eorreehondenee of The Prase.)
FAICMINGTON, May 27, 1862
Ihe peaceable secession of a large number of gentlemen
connected with tbo press of the country from this wain-.
ferreting locality I Mal discover by a late number of the
Cbic.,go Tribune. For the past three weeks I have
managed to station myself in advance upon the extreme
left, and knew nothing of the movement of t'-.‘e unfortu
nate correspondents. lied I been called upyn, P.O I
should have been, had my whereabouts not laid
verfoutly escaped the knowledge of rho Bohemian com
mittee, I 'horrid doubtless have orncurred with them,
Rube cribed my name to tbo document, and male a genteel
and honorable exit from the domains of General Hallock.
But bore I am, and here I Intend to etas, If possible,
unless the commanding general promulgates an edict de
claring the discovery -of a el:monk:ler of events as they
tranepire a subject for the hatter.
So far I have played an absolutely successful game of
hide-and-seek with General Balleck's epaulettod servants,
and at this late day, when a great battle is imminent, it
would be fell) for me to hasten down thn river to Claim,
when. in all probability, the grand, army of discomfited
serous might be . meandoring up. For, although, the
advance upon Corinth has been protracted, the quiet of
the siege cannot remain undisturbed another ten days.
At least, so thinks yonr correepondent.
IMAIITLES OF CAMP' LIFE IN, SECESSIA
Another. thing, when the great contest is impending,
the driving and continual harassing of army correepoad
cote ie no more nor less then gross acts of unkindness.
.As a body, we have suffered innumerable inconreniences
and privations. The climate of the "sunny South" is
either unpleasantly torrid or disagresnblY changeable;
tTo filthy ground (covered with loathsome and venomous
reptiles) for a place of repose is not so pleasurable or
healthy as a ,‘ fisting place at home ;" rattlesnakes, blue
rears, lizards, alligators, onraog-outsag•sbaped toads,
wood ticks, gnats, horse mosquitoes, and other ill-begot
ten specimens of Nature's handiwork, are in abundance,
and, as you may guess, not appreciated by those unac
quainted with natural history; the malarions swamps,
the offensive and muddy drinking water, mond
class hams, and ditto other articles of food—in fact,
everything, in which the "sonny South" abounds, is
entirely uncongenial to the happiness of a person born
and brought up in a decmat country, and Is torture
enh ugh, without being subjected to the torments of being
hunted about by a score or more of military detectives,
alias generals.
INNOCENT DECEPTIONS
So far no I Ecru concerned, individually, I have accom
plished much by my shrewdness. For instance: should
I meet Oen. Nelson, the big-bellied brifirviier, who is
quite fussy and ostentatious, and given to frothing, puff.
log, ranting, tearing, and Sweatiog, I am suddenly trans
formed into a mule-beater, an avocation naturally Pleas
ing to the nervons.billous temperament of General
'liaison. McCook ditto.- Wood ditto. All three
of these men are brave to a fault, but down on
correspondents. Borne other generals are more ex
quisite and morn', but—down on correspondents When
I'meet commanders of a meek and' lowly stamp, I gene
rally tie a piece of red flannel round my arm, which
means hospital connection. I have doubtless been taken
for a second-band physician under such circumstances,
although I am lees 'fettled in utateria medico than the
men in the moon, and I'll bet he don't know the differ
ence between the radius and the femur boner, or the dis
position of the auricles and ventricles of the heart. As to
Gentrala Ilalleck and Buell, 1 have not met thorn lately
I ant too far iu the advance,
THE PUBLIC INTEREST DEMANDS TRUTH
• But now; allow me to lengthen my epistle by same rtn.
varnished truths. tletetofore I have -declined uttering
'anything derogatory to the bravery, skill, or bearing. of
'any: officer in the service. I feel bound to admit • that
'they are all Impelled by motives of patriotism. I have
ept:liin kindly and frenuenily of those vi ho are praise
worthy ; those who are undeserving I . brive .‘ let alone."
Now, however, I feel it my duty to ventilate matters a
little.
lt iseitraordinarily impolitic to exeludo loyal
correspondents from the camp. General Halleck serious
ly compromises his discretien and independence 'by so
doing, and a whole nation will denounce the act. Drive
away the correspondents, and the people will only hear
of General So-end•so, and his A. A. A. G. These ore
stern facts. •
WHO WINS OUR RASTERS?
But the honest correspondent keeps his eyes and ears
open, and is nototiously. inquisitive. lie takes as much
pride in recording the valorous ado of a man who starves
upon thirteen dollars a month and hard crackers, as be
dove in heralding the merits of those who receive large
salaries and fatten npon - hospital delicacies. Peruse the
headquarters bulletin, and you will never see a word
about those who do -the fighting; nothing " officioi"
about those who stand In line of battle fur eight hours;
nothingpeztaining - to the poor soldiers who, under a hot
pun or drenching - rains, perform duty "two hours on
end four hours off ;" nothing whatever about the hun
dreds and thousands who are rotting for their country.
But General So-and.so - and his aid;" "General So
end.so end hie adjutant;' "the Commending General;"
"my staff officers," are always , entitled to coalmen
' dation ; at least, the headquarters bulletin says so. But
correspondents often ascertain that " Captain A. me
nutuvred his company es ceedingly well;" Lieutenant
B. distinguished himself for his coolness throughout;"
Privatce 0 and D. fired' ono hundred and twenty
cartridges;" Colonel E. lost two horns shot from under
hint, and late in the day received a mortal wound while
gallantly leading hie regiment " A groat battle; a great
victory ; who won it? Is an enigma. Correspondents
Kaye 'it, and give credit to whom it is due; therefore,
generals hate correspondents.
ALL CORRESPONDENTS NOT EXCLUDED
comcerning 'correspondents, the lamest . eacuee Is in
classing them with spies, and deubting their loyaltY.
At the same time, the wine merchant is permitted to roam
at large, his loyalty is not questionable, he carries sam
ples with him. The artiste connected With the New York
illuttrated journals go here and there; iudiscrimtnately
Their loyalty is beyond a doubt ; they cause to be circu
lafed portraits of distingoished commanders. Without
quesllonlpg why General Balledk elionld regard a apecial
permit - of Secretary Stanton as worthless, which I be-
hove some of the correspondents were in posseeeion'of, I
dismiss the subject.
THE NE3IPHIS AVALANCHE
• Mon • recollect while I was in Nashville I gave you
some vliluable information regarding the future Of the
Bierman', Avalanche, and assured you thaftlnlon senti
ment, of a high order, was more prevalent in that cltY
than at Nashville. You hare already seen many proofs
of my statements; and although Doctor Fowlks has
been incarcerated, and the future of the Avalanche
eopardized, that paper will be an unconditional Union
organ so soon as the good old flag shall proudlY float
f ro m come - prominent point in Memphis. Already
Confederate "money" is a plaYdd out" in that city.
• Datil &general engagement, I cannot give you details
of many of the little skirmisher, especially those upon
he right. -.141'4 ,, • . x • a 2
AZPIILSE OF A BRIGADE
A brigade of Pope's men were again repulsed
yesterday; losing the adjutant" of the 10th Michi
gan, and 38 men killed and wounded. Three shells
payed over my head, exploding near Pope's outer
fortitcalions. The whole left is in line of battle
this morning, and a brush is anticipated. Sharp can
nonading is going on at the extreme right. Our guns
aret in such a position, just now, that five hundred shells
a minute can be thrown Into Corinth.
Tho position of many, of the enemy's batteries has
been discovered from the top of several high poles, which
havebeau erected during the past few days.
Gen. Sigel, who has 'just arrived, will have charge of
the entire artillery. Six thousand of Slgel's men ar
rived yesterday, and ten thousand this morning, tinder
Gen. Jeff.-0. Davis. Desertion from the rebel army is
on the increase. Fifteen came into Gem Wood's head
quarters last evening. B. C. T.
The Evacuation of Corinth
Special Correepondence of The Press.]
THE LAST DAYS OF CORINTH.
The last time I met, my colleague, illy. Ware, I con•
eluded to station myself upon the left, while be should
take are salon upon the right and right of centre. But
biz expulsion from hero makes it difficolt to give the
readers of The Press details of the many events which
transpire throughout the entire !hie ; for I am obliged to
indulge
It in 'very little freedom until an engagement takes
place.
Yesterday the cannonading was heavy, and continued
all day throughout the entire front... It was very brisk
in the departments of Pope and Buell.
Abort twelve o'cloak, Gun. Paine (right of Pope's
'armj),. advanced with his whole division about half a
mile, and planted Flesaceek's battery in the teeth of the
enemy, and fcm'a few moments many thought that the
left bid entangled themselves to such an extent that a
general engagement woild follow. 'rho affair took place
upon an open field, and'aftor a brisk fire` from our aide
the artillerists retreated in seeming confusion lowardi
Farmington, leaving'behindZone section of their battery.
Fereiying this, I believed that something was wrong;
although I noticed the feet that the enemy declinod'ad
saucing toward the deported cannon. Subsecuently I.
ascertained it was a decoy. It • was certainly a well
played trick, but the rebels wouldn't bite.
DESCRIPTION OF THE TOWN
I arrived bee before tho regular divisione came up,
but found some bundred odd of our °niters riding about.
If the plat* can be called a town", I should judge' it
•
would contain about twelve liundrei. people. . .
Tbe Lenses are very much scattered about. Maw of
then' are log built, although there are several neat white
frame houses and three brick storea.
I have hardly bed time to look around, kat tli,ught I
would fiend you a few lines immediately.
Nettling bits been burned In the town but produce. I .
have as yet teen but ono inhobita;et ) and to judge by his
1006, I should say the , g oldest." : Our crival:y have
been sent iu pursuit of the rebels. It just suits cavalry
to follow railroad cars.
Already hundreds are criticizing General Halleck, and
Tory unkindly too. Although the evacnatlOn of Corinth
ie 8 victory for us,l fancy it will be received by the loyal
people with but little joy. B. 0. T.
Yon will have been informed, long before this reaches
you, of the evacuation of Corinth. I bivouacked with
General Van Cleve's brigade last evening, which was on
Picket duty on the left of our centre. The yelling, puf
fins, and ringing of engine bells all night auggeeind that
great activity prevailed in front, but no one dreamed of
evacuation.
This morning about six o'clock a groat explosion took
place, which shook the very ground, and a vast column
of smoke hovered over Corinth This fact groat( r'a/srmedl
our generals, and immediately General Pope's and Gene
ral blelson's,divisions moved forward.
In a moment " Corinth is evacuated" was upon the
lips or every man in Crittenden's division, and, in com
pany wilh Colonel Love, I alerted for this renowned
town, and arrived in time to - witness the entrance of
some disappointed generals and their soldiers, which took
plate about half past eight o'clock.
The rebels ltft last night, upon the railroad South,
destroying all of their magazines, etc.
The forlificatione in the centre, all I have seen at pre
sent, are not unlike our own, but unpleasantly isolated,
not a gun being mounted. The rebels made a clean
sweep of everythLog, even their sick, so far as I can
learn. -
Shortly after this the battery again advanced, and kept
ny as incessant •tire fOr about three houre, which was
answered with great warmth by the enemy. The in
fantry fired by file several times. General Paine last ore
captain and one lieutenant killed, and some thirty-eight
others lolled and wounded. - •
Dorlog the engagement the ebot and shells whizzed
over the headquarters of Goo. Popo, but did no (lunge
except that chronicled above.
Gen. McCook's division advanced yesterday for picket
duty, and one brigade was tired upon by rebels in am
bush, which occasioned the cannonading in lineWs de
partment. Some fifty men are reported killed and wound
ed. The 77th Pennsylvania Regiment is in this division,
but, I understand, suffered no loss. Several prisoners
were taken, and a number of deserters also made their
appearance within our lines. .
To-day no firing took place except upon the left, under
General Paino. Be tricked the rebels handsomely, and
cattured nearly three himdred prisoners, belonging to
1.110 13th Louisiana Regiment.
General Rotecrans has arrived. and will take com
mand of two divisions in Pope's command. It is be
lieved that the rebels are endeavoring to turn the left
wing of our army, but great confidence is placed in Pope
and his generals.
This afternoon I obtained mush information froin
one of two prisoners of the Ist Arkansas Regiment, -
Colohel Fugin. Both bad become almost oblivious from
over-doses of whisky, and wandered in among our ve
dettes. One of theta, who te a printer by trade, in
formed me that he had been in the rebel service nearly
fourteen months.
In speaking of Corinth, he said that Beauregard was
in command ; that Price commanded the right wing;
that Lovell had not yet arrived, but wag stationed at
Vicksburg; that Hindman, who was wounded at Shiloh,
bad gone to Arkansas to watch the movements of Curtis;
did not know the fall strength of the army ; said that the
rebel fortitimilons were, in front, one mite front Corinth ;
Beauregard anticipated an attack to-morrow or next
day, and bad tent South all the camp equipage, and
issued rations for three days ; plenty of provisions, but
little water; sold that thlity- throe largo siege guns ar
rived at Corinth on Sunday ; said that no one lived at
Corinth, and that the Tishamingo House was being used
as a hospital; much sickness prevails, etc.
Ile also informed me that the Memphis Aralasteke had
been suppressed. B. 0. T.
FARMINGTON, Mity,29, 1862.
CORINTH RVACITATED
Conirrs, Miss., May SO, 1862
DESERTERS' INFORMATION
COatanr, May 30—Evening
The siege of Corinth has tot minuted. Corinth le eva
cuated! Eversbody is sadly diesppeinted. The heavy
cannonading on the 28th !net. reconciled everybody to
the idea that a great battle would take place. Evacuation,
however, le a defeat to the party participating. Thera
fore, we have gained another victory, banded adding lus
tre to the name of Shiloh..
As soon as I saw the fortifications and the exterior or
Corinth Feat down and wrote YOU a letter. It was no
oeesatily crude. Subsequently, I walked the
. entire
length of the fortifications , and dashed up and down the
avenues of the place, and will now give you ae detailed
an account as possible.
In speaking of Corinth, Bull Bun Russell said : IL
would have been scarcely recognized by glomming, even
if be had rained his old handiwork again. The proudly
named spot consisted. apparently of a grog-shop in
wood, and three shanties of a similar material " But
the above is one of Russell's burlesque pieures it is not
Corinth. After .two or three home' observation, I die
covered that Corinth is the moot respectable-looking
place south of Columbia, Teen. Ihe village proper ex
tends over some two hundred acres, and contains a mul
tiplicity of wide streets, moat of which aro stumpy. Most
of the houses, which are only one story, are neatly built,
ant painted or whitewashed. There are several flea
mansions, enclosed within exquisite flower-gardens.
I should say there were between two and three hundred
boners, about twenty of which are brick. There are two
meeting houses, and a large brick church is to process of
elevation. One Ftroet is entirely devoted to stores and
whisky shots. Of the latter. I noticed the names of the
1 . Mayflower Saloon," " Cross City Restaurant,"
if Cherokee Iltsbanrant," and Secetrion Saloon!,
'the most insignifleent•looking establishment in.the plaia
io the post office.
There are two hotels—the Corinth House and the
Tishomingo Hotel The latter is a spacious brick
situnied near the depot. The Corinth Home Is a
wooden structure, capable of accommodating a hundred
persons. It is but a few yards distant from the depot.
Both of these hotels aro deserted, and a yellow flag flying
from one of them, denotes the purpose for which it is
now need, Every store in the place is deserted, as are
most of the private dwellings, a white flag, once in a
while seen, showing theexceptions.
Four lines of railroad meet at theidepot, running-re
spectively north, eaet, south, and west. A portion of the
depot is burned. The rolling stock is a I carried off or
burned, but the track is uninjured. The town is filled
with smoke, arising from large cantinas of grain, which
are being consumed. An of the machine shops, black
smith shops, and iron and wooden manufacturing esta
blishments, are in ruins. A largo number of wagons,
gun-carriages, and eavaral largo buildings containing
ammunition, are in flames, such acts being the closing
scenes generally of rebel vandaliam.
The town and roads to it are crowded with soldiers.
I:very one visiting the place early la In receipt of some
article of curiosity—Mississippi rifles, and huge knives,
books, newspapers, clothing, apparatus' for cooking,
tents, drums, and ammunition; are in abundance. I
picked up a testament with the following written inside:
Dear Amy : This was picked up at Shiloh—it is mash of
a Yankee Institution—keep youi face clean—good bye.
John L. Freeman, Jr." Wherever there has been an
encampment, whisky barrels are numerous, and evory
variety of clothing and cooking utensils are lying
about.
,The finest building in the town fe the seminary ; it is
of brick. two story and basement, with a dome. There
are two large rooms up stairs, ono of them containing a
large library. There are two fine pianos in the building;
the out-houses aroneat and respectable The building
Is beautifully shaded, and attached to the grounds Is" a
fine well and cistern. It was evidently an institution
devoted to the accommodation of both sexes. Approach
ing the fortifications, which are situated upon an elevated
piece of ground, Is a cypress swamp. The trees have
been felled,.a space the sixteenth part of a mile wide,
around the entire front.
The fortifications, which meta some places, straight,
then circular, then zig-zag, are about tetOnilos in length,
and describe an irregular semi-circle. The entire works
are . skilfully arranged and constructed, and aro formida
ble In appearance. No doubt exists in my mind but
that Beanregard had a force of .one hundred thousand
effective men. . • • I
It is believed that the next stand of the dlscOmfited
rebel horde will be at Jackson. Our forces have cap
tured in and about the place to-day about 600 prisoners.
General Pope and a large body of men have gone down
the railroad, and brief cannonading has been heard. A •
pot tion of the centre army have orders to move. General
HaDeck has arrived in town. I. do not know what the
people of the North will say about the evacuation
. Everybody here admits that it was a mostsneatly- played
trick on the part of she rebels. )3 C. T.
McClellan in a happy Mood
An army correspondent . of • the llocheeter Union, wri
ting tromps 27th Regiment, under date of May 20, from
a, point five miles bet and the Whits Ileum, relates the
following:
Here wo received a visit from McClellan, who spent a
whole afternoon at the headquarters. 'He had just ar
rived from Yorktown, bringing the glorious news of the
fall of Norfolk, nod the destruction of the Merrimac,
and ho seemed overjoyed at the prospect of affairs. He
gave this uews from his saddle, telling the by-standee - a to
spread it thronsh the camps, and after his inspection of
the respective regiments, repaired to Colonel Bartlett's
tent.
When meeting Generals Franklin, Slocum, Newton,
and others, be leaped from lila horse, and, slapping
Franklin on the shoulder, exclaimed, " Fraulclin, we
have got the whole rebel crew, Joe Johnston, G. W.
Smith, and all !" A large crowd beard him utter these
words, who had walked up to the tent *hen he alighted
from his bores After making this assertion he walked
back and tenth before the tent, answering questions to
all that might ask him, and, at the same time, excitedly
drawing on his gloves, first on one hand, taking it off
'again,
.and then on, the other, until growing calm, when
he eat down and entered into a chat with the "general/
around hho. •
. . . .
During the conversation he complimented fianklin for
the part his division took at West Point, saying "that it
bad glory. enough for ono 1167." Never was general
more beloved by his men than is McClellan, and tea
army rejoice. to see that hie maligners are rebuked at .
his EILICCt RN and fcrcetl to allow him to be the military.
genius of the war.
The Flood in the Lehigh.. ...
lisrrixsitau; Juno 7.-The Lehigh Valley Railron , '
will be in order from Easton •to. Bethlehem,. Allentown,
and Lauryie, twenty•elx miles by etx o'clock this eves•
Mg, and to Slatington, seven miles farther up, by Honda,
eight.. . E. U. S LYRE,
Engineer and Superintendent.
[The North Pennsylvania Railroad was not injured by
thellood, and its trains run regularly ea usual.]
Arri Val of .the Daniel Webster *with
' Wounded'Soldiers.
BOSTON, June 7.=The steamer Daniel Webster arrived
at this port to.day.. The wounded are mainly from Abe
Middle States. .
'the linited'Stitis gunboat B. B. Cnyler, from Slew
Ortains, bas also arrived.
Destrnetive Fire at Quebec.
QvHeim, Juno 7.—A tiro, this reerning, destroyed 120
'houses in the suburbs. . - They ..were rownly,wooden istruo .
twee.,
A 'NOVEL PUNISHMENT.—At the recent sale of
the carpool' the prize ea:Muer Stephen Bart, &number of
Confederate arreybutton a were offered.. ' They were
bought by the Commissioners of Chatity and Correction,
with the porpose or compelling convicts on. Blackwell's
Island, who misbehaved themselves, to wear them as at
mark of disgrace. The knowledge of title: intention
baying come to the misonors, they have put themselves
et on their good behavior "—A. r, Eve. i!.01 t.
TWO CENTS.
Interesting Confederate Documents.
Westin:cam:, June 8 —The documents giros below
by some means faded to reach their destination, and
vitae instead into the hands of the State Department here.
They afford some curious light upon the inside of the
attain) of the sham governtbent at Richmond. They are
not likely to reach the persona to whom they ore ad
dreeeed unless it ho in this printed form:
No.I.
COMMISSION Or Tali CONTEDERATR EITATREI OP AURRICII,
Manarn, 21st March, 1882.
Box. B. M. T. HUNTilit, &c : Sir—l bare the honor to
inform you that I arrived in Madrid, accompanied be
Fearn, as the DIMS of our reed-Ids were being re
ceived. After waiting some time, in the expectation of
learning its real nature and extent through Southern
papers, I applied for and oletelued an interview with Mr.
Calderon Collanters, the Spanish Secretary of Foreign
Affairs, wilt se reception was kiud aid friendly.
1 toldpiitu. at the outset, that my Government had been
&belong from the beginning to form friendly relations
with Spain, and Lad sent me. in Angora last instructions
to p.orsed to tide Court, which the arrest and detention
of Illesera. Mason and Slidell had prevental me from
obeying sooner. I acted the nature or those instructions,
end ventured the hope that the object of my mission might
be obtained without too great a delay.
After expressing his gratification at my sate arrival
and the assurance that I would be pleased with the socie
ty of Madrid, as all previous American envoys had been,
he asked me whether I had any authentic acconnta of our
recent revered, and expressed great surprise that fifteen
thoueend Confederates dulled have surrendered without
greater therstatme, regretting the effect that such &disaster
was calculated to have upon the morale of our troops. 1
told bite I had no authentic information but , had no
doubt the number of prlsonore wag grossly exaggerated,
as from what I lied men in various American papers the
real number must be under six thousand ; that the enemy
was vastly en eerier in numbers, and the resistaece or Gou.
Buckner all that could be desired. I unfolded before
him' a map of the United States. and pointed out theiooBii•
ties of Somerset, For t Henry, and Fort Doted son, elbowed
Lim the distances from those points to New Orleans and
Texas, along the line or the Mtisissippi river,
which the Invading army intended to follow. ,
stated that throughout this distance there were no ro ads
upon which the transport of the materiel of an army
could be effected, while we had nearly three thousand
leagues of railway which could be used for purposes of
defence avd destroyed as the enemy advanced, and chat,
betides, the Northern troops could steed neither the heat
of our summer, nor the maladies incident to the climate. I
concluded by saying that even without these nestaral ob
stacles, I need not tell a Spanish Kreider that a brave
and united people fighting for their nationality and inde
pendence could not be subjugated ; the armies of Napo
leon gained many important victories in Spain. and for
years occupied Its capital and redeemers, but when the
Spanish armies had been nearly destroyed, the entire peo
ple row in their might and drove the Imperial legions be
yond the Pymees. Solt would be with us in the end. Be
was well pleased with the allusion, and said beheld no doubt
of our ultimate armee:lse, provided our people could sustain
the privations which a protracted contest would bring
neon them. Be, went en to say that on the question of
right he bad no doubt it is clearly with the South as
much as it bad been with Spain in the French invasion,
or with the present Queen in the contest with Don Car
los; but -the question with which foreign Goverumente
bad to deal was a question of fact, not of right. We asked
to be recognized as a Government St facto; we must
thew, as bpain and the Queen's party bat [mown not
only that we had the right to establish, and bad establish
ed a Govertrnent, but that we had the power to maintain
it against all efforts of our opponents, and, as
thus far, it could not be said we bad made that
proof, thither time must elapse before the
Queen's Government could recognize ours. Con
tinuing the conversation, he asked me what bad - been
the revolt of the Interview of Messrs. Hawn and Slidell
and Mr Thonveeal. I said these interviews lead led to
no result ; that the Emperor Napoleon considered the
disruption of the Union, and of its rising navy as a great
misfortune to France, and was, of late, inclined to hope
that, it might he reconstructed i and further, that he
would, underno circumstances, incur the enmity of the
North by taking the load in recognizing es. while the
'present Administration in Englund was to a great extent
crmposed of Abolitionist.% and wanted the support of
the Abolition faction for its maintegance in power, demo
ing itself at the same time with the vain hop%
that if chit war was protracted, and the culture
of cotton ceased in whole or in part, the mono
poly of that staple would pass from the Con
federate States to India, as a compensation for the
present sufferings of the British manufacturing popul 1-
lion. But Spain was differently situated ; her interest
was that Notrb America should be possessed by two
great Power. who would balance each other; her coun
cils were not tainted with Puritan fanaticism, and cutely
oho had no interest that the monopoly of the cotton sup
ply should pass from us to England. Spain was our na
tural ally ana friend, and her paramonat interest was
that wo should become an independent Power. When we
wore red:meted!, similarity of institutions, ideas, and
social habits would form between no a more cordial
friendshea and Wised) than had ever existed between two
people. Be said be hoped it might bee o, but he would not
coaccal the fact that Mr Seward was taking great pains to
convince him that the North had always been friendly,
while the South was over hostile to Spain ; that while the
North was their best customer for the sugar of their co
loniee, and supplies them with ell they wanted in ex
change, no private expeditions bad ever sailed from their
ports for the invasion of Cuba, bat invariably from those
of the South; and that if the Confederate State; become
hereafter a strong Government, their first attempt at
conquest would be upon that ,eland. I answered that
the representations of Mr. Seward were disingenieue and
nntrue. Formerly the North, as well as the South, wanted
Cuba; the North wanted it, and will ever want it, for
,the profits of its commerce; the South wanted it to make
three new States of it, and thus obtain in the Federal
Senate six more members, which' would for a time
have equalized the power of the free and elaveholding
States in that body. With the reconstruction of the
tinion the motive of the South would necessarily revive ,
bat it does not now and never will again exist, provided
that the independence of the Confederate States is re
cognized and securely established. The South woahl
then deem it its interest that a great country like Spain
should continue a slave Power. The two together, with
Brazil, would have the monopoly of the system of labor
which alone can make intertropical America and the re
gions adjoining it available to the uses of man, and to a
great extent of the rich products of that labor. Nothing
in the past could give an idea of the career of prosperity
and power which would thus be opened to us. The
time.at which our recognition should take .place was
of courve exclusively within the discretion of her
Majesty's Government; but could I be allured that
when that time arrived our recognition would not be male
dependent upon the action of other Powers? - At the
time of the insurrection of tbo Spanish colonies, the
united States had recognized their independence long
bpfore.any other Power, and there is no doubt that the
_moral rind materiel influence derived !rem that recognt
tiou greatly aided them in achieving their independence.
Could I. secure my Government that her Majesty's Go
vernment would follow this example in their, own good
time, without regard to the coarse of other nations?
To this Question be would not make a positive answer,
but einitly said Spain, as you are aware, is slow, slower
perhaps than other nations in coining to a decision In
platters of importance; bu. after she does, she carries
that decision through without regard to consequences
Soleil me under the I=lore:bleu that this Government
would tot be the first to recognize tie.
• I then observed that the threat of Mr. Seward, that
our recognition by foreign Powers would bo considered a
Fames belli, had beep falaified by the enbsequsnt declara
tlon'of lifr. Lincoln, thnt he could not carry on two wars
at a time, end that if her Majesty's Governmenthad been
accessible to such fears, it would not have re•aonexed
San Domingo to the Crown, and taken tho lead in the
Mexican expedition ; that those me mires had created in
the North a deep feeling of hostility against Spain, and
that while the recognition of our Gorernment would not
involve this country in war, no delay would diminish the
intensity of thatteeling. He said they had no fear from that
quarter, and were prepared for any emergency, as they had
domino act which was not in strict conformity with the law
of nations. after he bad explained to me the dream
'deuces which led to the annexation of San Domingo and
the object of the Mexican expedition, I handed Idm a
printed lint sent to me by lir. Helm, of the yowls which
bad entered theports of Cuba after breaking the block
ade, sod of those which left Cuba and entered Southern
ports, and stated to him the blockade was surely ineffec
tive, both from the number of emote which bad violated
it and from the fact that it was a blockade maintained by
et - deers and not by ships. of-war permanently stationed
at the month of Southern rivers and harbors. lie slid
differences of opinion might be entertained as to its ef
fectiveness, but this wan one of those questions in which
one nation could not act alone, and as England and
France agreed in opinion that the blockade could na be
considered ineffective, Synth would not differ from them.
Before taking leave, I handed to Mr. Consoles a copy
of the communication to Earl Busaell, anti his answer
which had been published in the parliamentary papers,
sod also a copy of my instructions, for which he was
thankful.
• No expressed the hope that we might have fre
quent conversations togetner, and appeared anxious to
obtain correct information through Southern sources.
Be was astonished that our Government had not provided
means for transmitting that information and requested
me when I received any that was important, to impart it
to him.
This in the substance of what may be considered of
Rome importance in a long and cordial Interview. I infer
from it that this Government will not act separately from
England and Prance. Owing to the enormous prepare.
tlons made by the North to subjugate us, I believe that
nothing Is now to be expected from any of them until the
Northern Governmint is ready to treat with ns as an in
dependent Power. If it be so, and the. war is to last
many years ea the Pregdent intimates in hit loaugaral,
It will be for him to deterthine whether it is consistent
with our dignity to keep longer abroad commissioners
who, ho knows, ere under no cireumetancea to be receiToi
or listened to.
I bavo the honor to be, sir,
Very respectfully, your obedient servant, '
_ • P. J. 110sT.
LtVIIRPOOL ' Ist April, 1862.
To Major I. CrORGAS, C. 8. Artillery, War Departmest
.1 have had great difficulties to contend with in ship
ping the field artillery, width, as I have previonely in
formed )01,1 should soon send from Hamburg.
Messrs. Fraser, Trenholni, & 00., of this city, placed
'at my disposal a fine ship, the Bahama, which I sup
posed would take.tell the batteries. It Is found, how
ever, that the cargo is so difficult to stow that but six or
seven batteries can betaken on board the B.
I went to Hamb . prg to superintend in person the ship.
meat ; but finding soon after my arrival that every map
1 took was watched by spies sent from London by the
United btates tehilater, as well as by the United States
'consul in Hamburg, and learning that this consul had
declared publicly that the ship, being known, to have
Confederate Government property on board, would be
captured,' after taking legal advice. and carefully con.
Worths the matter, I determined to leave Hamburg, and
endeavor to oispose of the batteries to some ourehateKuf
such merchandise to England.
I accordingly came to this country and said the whole
ten batteries to Captain Blakely, late of the Royal Artil—
lery, who to now engaged in the manufacture of artillery.
He is now in Hamburg attending to the chipping of the
batteries. '
Jest after my arrival in England I received a telegram
from Hamburg, informing me that one of the lighters,
from which the Bahama was receiving' her cargo, had
been ran into by a British steamer, under charge of a.
Hamburg pilot, and sunk , with ei ght pieces aud car
'mages, &o ,on board. There are reasons for thinking
*heath() pilot was bribed to commit the act, and the in
habitants being unanimously opposed to the Confederacy,
it is probable that it wilt be impossible for me to recover
any damages. I have had the satisfaction, however, this
morning, of receiving a telegram from Captain Blakely,
informing me that the lighter had been ratted and, the
water being freeb, the carriages are not materially in
jured.
Immediately on my arrival in England, I set about ob
taining it ship to take the remainder of the bstteriel left
by the Bahama, and each other articles as might be
ready. •
I have the satisfaction of being able to inform YOU
that I have succeeded in engaging the steamship !MARK
for ibiswork, and that she leaves Liverpool to-day .for
Hamburg.
From Hamburg she will proceed to Londow t and there
take on board the following articles : '
10,000 rifles, (about).
2,000 barrels powder. •
6,000, seta accontremente.
5,000 knapsacks.
' 800 cavalry sirords.
10,000 yards light blue cloth.
8,000 pairs shoes. • •
6,000 bayonet scabbards.
' 1,000 cavalry belts. .
- 260 saddles, &0., complete.
In addition to the above, I have had offered to me
about 60,000 pairs or French shoes and 26,000 Shirt',
cotton. - If the bolder of these Rheas soil shirts will take
my order on the Confederate Treasury, payable in th e
Confederacy, In payment for them, I shall purchase
them. - The shoes are of the French army pattern, and
although not by any means equal to shoes that I have
purchased in Nucleon, still I have thought that they
would be servicesals, and that possibly they might be
I much needed by the army.
I have previously informed you that I have had reason
to be entirely satisfied with the London Armstrool Com
pany In all transactions that I have had with them. The
rifles mlnufactured by this company are so far superior
to One obtained from almost every other source, and
possesst.4, moreover, the advantage of beteg tutor_
chargeable, I Dave requeeted the chairman to hand to me
a tender for supplying 40,000 rifles from their man ofntory.
Enclosed I have the honor to submit a copy 04 !air pro-
THE WAR PRESS.
TEE WAR PRECRR will be sent to subscribers by
mail (per annum in advance) at $2.00
Three CoPiee " • 5. 00
Five " " •` 8.00
Ton " u 12.00
Larger Chaim will be charged et the eame rate, Um:
20 corder; will coat VA; 60 copies will cost nO; and 100
coplea 6120.
Fora (nub of Twenty-one or oyer, we will seed as
Extra Copy to the getter-np of the Club.
SirPaohuaatere are rem:tested to act se Agenta tot
Tea Wan Pam.
lar Advertisements ineorted at the lanai rates. Shit
Miss constitute a 11Q1111r8.
position, In case the department should desire me tv.
snake this contract, 1 beg to be informed at the earliest;
torment, as otherwise L may fiud it impossible to or
range the matter. Thinking it possible toot the depart
ment might desire a smaller bore, I made inquiries on
tide point, and tontd that they could make a smaller
bore, but not without altering several of the machines.
The exterior of the rifle would have to be left the mama
as at protect. It is the opinion of come British officers
that the barrel of the Enfield rifle is too light. Making
the hero mailer, therefore, would rather be an improve
ment in giving greater atrength to the rifle.
the All 6 rtatt bore is slightly smaller than tho English,
but almost every other Eurr.pean Government rifle M of
a larger bore. The Austrian rifle is a very serviceable
weapon, though to persons accustomed to Enfield and
Springfield aims, they have a very rough appearance.
lam in a position to pnrchaae 20.000 t 030.000 Anstrian
rifles, at abont forty shillings each, say about $lO At
present I am not in a position, as regards rands, to make
the.mirchase, inasmuch as I owe at least $lOO,OOO more
than I have the means of paying.
I have thought it necessary, in the diechargo of my
duty, to press the credit of the Confederacy as far as pos-
Bible, without endangering its good name, but I must
now limit myself to the contracts already made. I must
pay my debts before doing anything more. As soon, how
ever, as money sufficient for the purpose is received, I
shad eha invest it (unless I receive orders to the contrary),
in four batteries of Austrian rifled field artillery, 82 guns,
suitable for gun-cotton, as well as f"r powder, which gems
I have already secured, and 20.000 rifles now in the
Vienna arsenal. Unless I should es able to purchase a
large number, like 10,000 to 20 000, I should not without
special orders depart from the Enfield bore; not that the
Austrian bore is too small, but because of the Treat im
portance of the uniformity of bore. It hes given me
great concern that I have mot been able to make bettor
arrangements for running to the several cargoes that have
been forwarded.
It is Impossible, as I have stated in my previous letter,
to obtain veinels with capacity for cargo and coal for so
long a voyage, that bare at the same rune the requisite
speed for attemmAng the blockade. I barn endeavored
to purchase a very feat paddle. wheel steamer to ran from
Nassau to the,coa t. But I have no money now for any
purpose. I Should not hesitate to appropriate money to
thi. object, even without orders, seelog how long the
Gladiator was detained at Nassau, and considering the
great Importance of these goods being safely landed.
The Bconotnist, Lleut. Fauntorloy, was at Bermuda
on the 6th of Match, expecting to rail the neat morning.
As webers dates from New York to the 20th of March,
with no account of. the Eceoomist, I have strong hopes
that she has arrived at a Confederate port.
- The steamer Mune sailed while I was in Hamburg.
It was intended that she aheuld take five hundred bar
rode of gunpowder. I found on my return to London,
however, that the powder bad all been shut eat, on ac
count of the vessel being folL Had I been in London I
should have sent powder in pref.rence to anything
On board the Minna, consigned to J. Added" &
are the following articles for the Confederate Govern
ment :
5,900 knapeacks and boards, 3cc.
5,* 90 eels of accoutrements.
1,840 grm
992 sabre
4 500 7 arde cloth, light blue. gr .
1.850 sabres.
5,700 rifle,.
r airs sheen.
16 seta saddlery
Correct invoices have been. sent by tho Minna to
/falcon.
The Halite will tall from London with a very valuable
cargo in about 15 days. I have requested Lieut. North,
of the navy, to take charge of her, bat have not yet ro
ceived hie reply ; should it be in the negative, I shell
endeavor to obtain an officer from the Sampler, still
lying at Gibraltar. The ilfollta is, for a screw steamer.
quite Jest. and with an enterprising commander on
boardkcauld, lam confident, be run in. There will be
several large field howitzers, so placed that, without (Its
turbing the general cargo, they can be taken to the deck
and then mounted, and with these quite a gmd defence
could be made against wooden gunboats.
I have the honor t.) be your ob't servant,
• GALES HUSE.
Captain of Artillery.
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GENERAL NEWS.
AOOTIVENT ON TUE HUDSON RIVER RAIL.
LOGOkIOTIVE AND EIGHT OARS IN
THE RIVER.—Abobt 4 o'clock on Wednesday morn
ing an accident happened to the blontresi freight and
passenger train, near Rhinebeck, on the Llndson River
Railroad, by which the locnnotive A. F. Smith and
eight care were demo:iehrd and thrown into the river.
The accident was canned by a large tree, which hal
fallen from the bank above, extending across the track.
The engineer and fireman observed the obstruction when
the train was almost upon it, and both sprang into the
river ntd swam ashore. The fireman was slightly in
jured. The engine struck the tree with greet force, and
continued, with the cars attached, about twenty rods fur•
they. tearing up and throwing the rails and ties in
ell directions, when It finally went over the embankment
into the river, where it now lies bottom upward.
tender and eight cars followed, Ditching near both sides,
the trucks of the tender remaining 'upon the track. The
peetengers in the pimping car were suddenly awakened
by the shock, but none were injured. The train left
Chambers street at 1015 on Wednesday night. As soon
as notsible a gang or nearly one hundred men were set to
work to re!ny the hack, and clear it from the broken cars
and merchandise which completely blocked it up. &t
o'clock yesterday morning the down express passed over,
and arrived in this city jest three hours behind time. All
tbecars were loaded. The A. F. Smith was ono of the
best engines 012 the, road, and wee worth from toe to
fifteen thousand dollars.
MORE ENGLISH STEAMERS PREPARING TO
BUN THE ELOOKADE.—Private advices from Zea
land say the rebel agents in that country are atilt busily
engaged in the work of fitting out gnomn's oirh valua
ble cargcee to run the Federal blockade. On the 15th of
May the steamer Jolla Usher, at Liverpool, took on
twenty field pieces and carriage, sad wan to salt on the
glth ult, with a cargo of warlike materials, for some
Southern port The steamer Memphis, whim. sailed on
the 14th uIL from the same port, also had on board a
valuable contraband cargo. Three other steamers era
also loading for the same errand. A gunboat was
launched at Layardie dock yard in Liverpool on the 15th
ult., understood to ho for the service of the Cordele
rates. The captain of the steamer. Cambria. recently
Captured off Charleston harbor by our blockading deer,
.reports that the war steamer Ovieto, built in England
esti:milt', for the Italian Government, is at Nassau, N.
P.,
with an armament of, eichty,heavy guns, to be used
in the Confederate service. We trust that the Navy De
partment will also early information of these vessels to
ourThfockadieg fleet, so that they may keep abrightlook
ont.and capture there Contraband coatners.
HOW T.. 0 JUMP nom THE CARS IS MOTU/N.--
A paragraph is floating about telling peoplehow they can
safely jump from railway cars in motion. This is a kind
of knowlecge that it is beet not to disseminate. It ii eel
dem that one has occasion to jump from a train. Even
in case of accident it is meetly the safest course ti keep
In the car and away from the platforms. When sieges
were the fastest method of traretling known papal, did
not think of jumping from the coach bll it stopped and
they waited patiently till the driver dismounted and
opened the door. Now, when people can ride forty milk,
an hour they are not oentent to wait till the tralo g
to the station and stops. The lees people practise the art
of jumping from trains In motion the bitter It will be for
them and the lees accidents will occur upon railroads.
A recipe entitled "hanging made easy " "suicide with
out pain," is about as desirable for circulation an bow
to jump from the care."
THE HARVEST.—There is good promise of an ex-
cellett harvest throughout the Korth and West, awl
the yield will be as abundant as that of last year. if
storms anti droughts do_not interpose. From the Gulf
States wo learn' that the wheat fields are pretty gene
rally bliehted. This appears to be the case in Ten
utesee, Georgia, Alabama. and Miselairati, and the
probability is chat the Cotton States, so far from having
an abundant crop of grain this year. are likely enough
to be ravaged by a famine, more or lean severe, accord
ing to the proximity of places to the rebel camps. As
the Border t tales will hardly be able to supply their own
wants, an imme as demand for produce from the North
we meet spring up everywhere in the South, as the
tide of ear recedes towards the Gulf.
ARRESTED FOR DEPR&IJDING THE GOVERN
MENT.—Deputy United States Marshals Tacker, of
Lockport, and Smelt, of . Lyons, arrested at Palmyra,
New York, Captain Albert H. Jarvis, who is charged
with stealing clothing , from the Government to the
• amount -of 8550, also for forging receipts for clothing.
He was brought to Albany and examined before United
States Como issioner Storrs, who committed hint to jail
for further examination The accused was a captain in
the 10th Resiment New York Cavalry, now stationed at
Havre-de-Grace, Md., but resigned in May last and re
turned to Palmyra, where his family resides. He him
self has resided in Caledonia, 0 W. It is claimed that he
brought the clothing away in trunks and boxes, and that
tbo paper; forged by him me on file in the paymaster's
office at Baltimore. Be Is also accreted of stealing over
$2OO from is brother officer in the 10tb Regiment Of hie
previous character not much is known. He wilt be
given a formal examination in a few days.
HOW THE THING WORRS.—The Nashville Union
has two columns of advertisements for forfeiture of pro
petty by process in the United States Court for the Mid
dle District of Tennessee, under the contlecation act as
to the property of rebels. Among others, is the tot and
large bniltimge known ae the "Baptist Publishing
House." with all the type, preset's' machinery, and fix
tures, of said concern ; also, all the property, including
the lot and buildings, of the Patriot, one of the vilest of
.all vile Secession sheets ; also, the large buildings known
as this .! Southern Methodist Publishing House," with
all its type, presses, machinery, besides several
other eetablithmente that hare brought themselves to
• grief by wickedly assailing the Government that bad
protected them, and h nding aid and comfort to armed
rtbele.
CAPTURES AND BEOAPTURES.—Some curious
coincidences of capture and recapture re cently occurred
•in Kentucky. A party of bnshwbackers rescued a cou
ple of rebel prisoners who were being tried for frown
at Mount Sterling. When they had advanced a short
distancebeyeed Hazel Green they were overtaken by a
detacbment of the Home Guard, and the whole party
captured. On their route back to Mount Sterling, the
Unionists and their prisoners were met by another and
larger squad of rebels, who took the party and started on
towards Pound Gap, but bad not proceeded far when
another Union company met them, and, without resist
ance, took and con eyed them, forty in number, to
Lexington, where the y now are.
A CANADIAN PAPER ON GEN. BANKS' BE
'IBBAT.--The Montreal Herald of last week makes the
following very sensible remarks concerning the recent
repulse of Oen. Banks: We do not look upon retreats
iu general as wonderful successes - but though this ono
bee undoubtedly been a reverse, tbe management of it.
when it became nnecessity. appears to have exhibited
mere soldierly qualities on the pert of the genera in com
mand than hes been shown in any other movement
during the war. It is something to boast of for en ama
teur gee eral to have retreated ennet istirty miles in about
three days. croaaing several rivers, fighting all the way,
and 'yet to bare lost only some fifty wagons out of strain
of five hundred.-
A FEMALE TEANSTER.—On Friday, one of the
so , dters or rather a teamster, attached to one of the Ohio
regiments, and who has been confined at the hospital in
Naebville for a few days with measles, was discovered to
he a women. She hails front Canapelia, Ohm, and first.
joined the regular army, when her hex was diecoveceds
and she was rejected. She was then employed as a house
err:rant at seventy. five cents per week, when she en
gaged as a teamster to an Ohio regiment at twenty-fire
deflate per mouth. She Is represented as about eighteen.
years old, nod made rather a handsome boy Shs hen
three brothers• in the army, but not in the registrant to
which she was attached.
NANTUCKET TELEGRAPH.—Tbe Nantucket In
qtairer. says that a letter from Mr. .Bishop states that
_cable
the present month he hopes and espectsto get
_cable laid for telegraphing not only between Nantucket
and' Martha's Vineyard but to the continent The rill-
Mate destination a the cable is to the Light Vessel at the
South Shoal, thereby taking off foreign news eighteen or
twenty hours before the arrival of the steamer et the city
of New York.
PSOPOSED ritouomom OF GEN. REINTZEL
111AN.—A petition was in. circulation at the Cispl•ol oa
Tuesday, and was signed by many Senators and Moore-.
"setatatives, prayiog for the promotion of Gen. Minuet.
mar , ton Engler'. geoeralehip, Is recognition of his gallant
and meritorious conduct at Williameburg and on the
ChickaboreiDY. in both of which actions, according to the
'act onnta so far retell/a:the lu lint of the conflict fell
upon him
• BAD-NTEIFORT Sa- tor
writ, —ln West Newbury, on
8 ... es the wife of Mr. John O. Oarr.wae stepping down
troth a chair, her head came in .contact with a two-foot
'rule, in the band of.her husband, with such violence na
to destroy the sight of her only remaining eye, the other
having b e e n destroyed about ten years stems by coraituit
in contact With the rein-hook Inside of the chide. in
which she was riding. in Consequence of the herea falling
down. The accident on Saturday renders her totally
blind. •
Eura:ruxcgD.—Cabin Bartm for Bring Into the
itesnier'W bite Cloud, In Angled, 11361, said steamer
baring upon it at the--time 'Gaited Stable iera, the
pilot of the boatbeing killed in the foray s Lae been found
anal y and condemned to he shot. The sentence has
heat mirrored by General .Rellock.
A SATO AFFAIR.—A short time since, by mistake of
an apothecari, at Winchester, Illinois, a quantity of
antamonial wino (a powerful emetic) was sold to the
Methodists for communion. It was quarterly-meeting
day when it Weis taken, and the Oita wee frightful.