THE PRESS. PUBLISHED DAILY (SUNDAYS DEBIPTBD,) BY JOHN W. FURNEY. OFFICE. No.lll SOUTH VoURTH STREET. THE HAiLit PILESS, Twita OUSTS PM , . Wiz's, payable to the Carder. Walled to Subecribers out of the City at Six Dot.LAmB Wica Awn( ' FOUR DOLLAIr 1,01 lraaua Moires, .TRBSI DOLLARS /OR Sti MOSTBS—iRTSSifibIy in On- Minloo for the time ordered. THE Till-WEEKLY CRESS, llod to Subscribers out of tho City at Tnann Dine GARB Paz ANNUM, In allyanoe. MONDAY, JUNE 16, 1862. OUR ,VAR CORRESPONDENCE, Highly Important from the Southwest. FARRAGUT IS DOING. AN ADVANCE ON VICKSBURG. FEDERAL TRANSPORTS FIRED UPON AT GRAND GULF. GRAND GULF BOMBARDED. The Town Occupied by Union Troops. CRUISING ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI. IMPORTANT FROM SOUTH CAROLINA. The Advance on Charleston. THE FEDERAL ATURTINVESTING THAT arr. - TIIE OCCUPATION Or STONO ISLAND Gen, Burnsidb at Fortress Monroe, AFFAIRS AT NOIR.POMEIK.. INCOMPETENT ENGINEERS. WORKINGS OF THE SIGNAL CORPS. 33A.'I'T.LNI AT HAND: Delo'Alton of the. Valler of Virginia THE ..EVACITATION:- OF CORINTII FROM THE BLOCKADING SQUADRON. The hlissierippi Expedition. [Special Correspondence of The Press ) ON BOARD U. S. SIB.INM BRODKI.TN, " ' NEAR ITATOIIIIZ. miss., ?lay 18, 1861- REBEL TYRANNY. Owing to the Isiah stage or the river the progress of the large ships, flag chip Hartford, Brooklyn, Richmond, as well nn the guubobt•, have retie every way succees ful. The destruction of cotton and sugar was tremen dous at firet. It was occasioned by the proclamation of Governor Moore, threatening to punish severely those who did not horn their property. Several protested, and even resisted the Gubernatorial decree. Only lately a a nail bedy of planters, headed by a Mr. Edwards and his two nephews. refusing to burn their cotton, ware set upon by' n party of guerilla ruMene—the Governor's hire. huge —nod shot dawn. Their plantations were destroyed, and the planter and hie two wounded nephews barely es caped with their lives to our gunboats for protection, lag Officer Farragut, bearing of this, and fear ing more logs of life, despatched the Iroquois, Captain Termer, to tiotect the Vatelation of Colonel John Acklin, threatened at every moment to be attacked. This gentlemen has long been a noted supporter of the bogus Confederacy, having raised several regiments at his own expense, one at Nashville, called the Acklin Id Bee . His wife and children ere on hie plantation, et NerhYllle. The Colonel now pe oft sees to be a true Union mete, and speaks in very bitter terms against the South aid its rulers, against the proclamation of the Governor, and swears to will protect hut property, if he hae to arm every derkey on, his plantation. There will soon be a meat reaction here, in the South oue that rut astonish the whole world. Let It come; It is what we want. The people, citizens and planters, have becowe exasperated against the governor end ruhre: who threatened to put them to death if they do not furnish means end pro. ♦lstore to sustain the army of the South. 'TIM UNION regesiterea. True Union men are springing op from all quarters reedy to join the ranks of the Union and fight against tee destroyers of their evil. And I like to ueo it. We of the Not th, "who !Mee been called cowardly ruffians, have passed qnietly on, harming nobody, - tonching no. thing, treating their ladle(' with respect, looking forward tome great purpose,lo being them back and unite he country. once more in peaceful trauquillity,So that e we can again thtow our flag to the breezo in defiance to the - entire universe. Wait patiently ;we than "see what a grand ma:duller' in Doan to take place in the South. So many victories are occurring here and elsewhere that the Northern citizens will hardly have spare time to Mo. bratu them. SURRENDER OP BATON ROUGE AND NA7CESZ The cities of Baton Rouge a,.d Natchez hove both our rendero to Commodore Farr.gut's fleet withoot opposi tion. The taus' ceremonies were gone through with by the authorities. The flag IMF hoisted over the UMW States [usenet andfitaie Muir. listehez conttinad no public buildings, and had never participated in affairs belonging to the Government, the Aaerlcnn flag wealniti heisted over the city, DMIAND FOR 11 sonogrozit or VIORSROR6 The flog officer sent from Natchez a timber of gun.. boats, under the command of. Capt. Samuel Philips Les, of the sloop Oneida, to demand the surrender of the city of Vicksburg. The gunboats as they advanced towards the city discovered that Vicksburg hoed been strongly for withbatteries placed on high Miffs, and determined to make a bold stand. Obedient to orders, Capt. Leo sent a flag of truce demanding the surrender of the city, as was expected. The battery on the left of the city 'died over the bow of the gag of truce, demanding her to heave to. .At the demand to surrender, they sent word to the senior officer in committed that if the di, was wetted they mast come and take it i that there was not force enough in the filissis.ippt river to take the city of 'Vicksburg. Capt. Lee instantly de..p.stched gunboats with the &emir to the demist d of the surrender to Flag Officer Feragut, that he had tri,t wick opposition, and that the city could not be taken althea a superior force. The flag-ship Dartford, accompanied by the United States steam-sloops Brooklyu cue Richmond, then pro ceeded op the river, anchoring in position four miles be. low Vicksburg. As far as can be ascertained tno strength of • the guns at Vickebera amounts to seventeen fig. roueders on a high cliff on the left of the city, and another battery in the oily of similar strength. The wo men acid children have all left the city, and it is at pre. tut occupied bye large force of Beauregard'a army. The Advance on Vicksburg (epeeist Correepoodence of The Press ON BOARD B. ti STK A SIZR BROOLLTN, Baton Viacsnoan, Maw 19, 1882. The attack on the city was to have been male thie morning, but owing to the disadvantages and diMculties resulting from attacking batteries en high cliffs, it was wisely deferred until the mortars csnld be brought into play.. Capt. Thomas T. Craven, at the beginning of the war commanding the flotilla on the Potomac, found that bettorles placed in high positions coald not be got at well by Yowls of war, without advancing in very close to them, and then the advsntage would all boon the aids of the batteries enabling them to fire down upon the help. less vessels at their pleasure. Caet..• Craven represented to the department that mortars could only be succeesful in such en emergency. A SKIRMISII Boring our stay, a party of soldiers attachod to HS two transport Ottumwa Laurel Hill and Oere9, under the command cf Brigadier Gmer.i Williams, went ashore to for - age for the troops.. While theylvere engaged in doing so, a body of cavalry timpani, them, and a slight skir mish conned. The enemy's force,, being much larger, the retreated to their bsat4, carrying four of their wounded comrades, but not whhant killing and wound fug a Fauber of the caralry and capturing two prisms!" . SUIIIIARY YENONANCE ON A.REUEL. A limner circumstance oomwroil a few days after. A •tlergaent and four mei, unarmed, went to the plantation of Mr. Johnson, to negotiate with him for some cattle As the small party advanced towards the house, Mr, Johnson appeared on his portico, with a loaded musket in his hand, and threatened to shoot the firet man that advanced any farthe-. The sergeant paying no attention to the threat continued his pace, when the cowardly rebel brought Ids musket to hie shoulder, took deliberate aim, and tired at the sergeant, wounding him. The rest 0 the party being unarmed hastened back to procure arms, and returned Just ee the planter, having loaded his musket; was in the act of shooting again the wounded sergeant. One of tho nsmber instantly leveled his rifle and shot Mr. Johnson through the head, killing him in stand). The sergeant, although badly wounded, may yet recover. Letters containing valuable information were discovered on the body of the planter stating that there were 78 guns at Vicksburg, not mounted, and calling 'upon Gen. Beautegard to have them mounted without delay ; if necessary, he would send every negro from his plantation to accomplish it. BIAGROLIA. The Bombardment,ot Grand Gulf, Miss.— Occupation of the Town. [Special Correspondence of The Prom] ON BOARD U. S. S:BROOKLYN, May 26,1862. .A MASKED DATTERY AT, GRAND GULF-FEARFUL VENGEANOZ-A. REBEL TOWN SHELLED. The rivsir lies been falling for some days past, and the ling officer, fearing the large chips would he stranded In the river thought it best to proceed but to New Or. leans. General Williams , two army transports left early in the morning, followed by the Richmond and Hartford, The Brooklyn left some thus after; and on her count.) down discovered the two transports Laurel Hill and res in a very bad condition. It seems that in passing 'by the town of Grand Gulr, Mississippi, they were Bred upon from a concealed battery, below the town, mounting six guns, and having no gunboats as convoys Were completely at the mercy of the cowardly sconn .drels. However, they soon drifted down with the tide without any more damage than one man kill. ed on the Laurel Hill. The battery bad allowed the large al bps and gunboats to pass by without opposition and as soon as they caught eight of a couple of poor belpleee transports, heavily loaded down with soldiers, tired into Own)! if any one hail told me, one year ago, that an American citizen bad committed much an offence, / should have been tempted to have knocked him doan. eke soon as the circametance I were , well underAood, the Brooklyn and the gunboats turned back to retaliate the outrage, and, as they approached the ground whore the VOL. 5.-NO. 269. batteries had been concealed, the gunboats, being in ad vance, commenced firing. They continual their firing until they bad got opposite the town of Grand Gulf. There, of course, we expected it to cease; but no—our gunboats kept on. Bhotottter shot fell thick to the town; crash, mouth went the halls through aLd through the traitors' houses, until, hearing nothing—not a single shot having been returned to our fire—Captain Graven sig. raffled to cease firing. TUB MARINES LAND. Tho Brooklyn did not use her gone; the gunboats had done all that was wanted. We lowered boats. The Ma rine tinard, under command of LientenantJames Forney, romived orders to proceed ashore, and Lieut. Lowry, ex ecutive officer of the Brooklyn, was despatched with or ders to demand front the magistrate mayor, or those holding antbority, explanation why oar ornsitransports had been fired into. On our arrival at the town, wo found that, fortunately, the women and children, on the approach of our vessels, had fled into the country, Befell out of the reach of our guns. Some of the citizens still remained; among the number, one that represented the people. They said they were not responsible , for the tiring; that a party, numbering two hundred men, had arrived a few days ago, had planted four guns in the vicinity of the 'eau, and had stated that it was not their intention to fire at our gunboats) but if they could get a chance at our unarms. transports, they would fire Into them. That they (the citizens) considered as perfectly justified in firing into their town. The troops (flying ar tillery) at . the first approach of our vessels had put spurs to their horses and fled, carrying with thou their guns. Not one single soul bad been hurt doring•the bombard ment. Some of the Wuxi were riddled through with hollow shot. • UNION FUMING IN GRAND GULF The population of the town was not more than two hundred. 1 went on shore in one of the bouts at the re que et of the officer commanding and mixed with tho people• A true Hnion feeling wee shown throughout the town. As I 1 , 88 leaving one tall, bony fellow, evidently of ern Slieeiesippl bowie•ketfo stamp, stepped up and asked if I would „ take a drink with thorn." I said,." certainly, if they kept their poison in a separate tumbler." I went into one of the houses to partake of the;hospltality. I could not expect antler the cireumstanceS, the blockade having been strictly enforced npwardatif a year, that tho liquor would be good, but was very well coosideelog that I was drinking with men after having participated in abetting thole Sown. In ono house I 'taw a rough picture of the Hon Stephen A. Douglas, and in another " rho Capture of Cornwellie at - Yorktown."—showing in the former that the remembrance of the great etateeman, and to the latter the glory of their first Independence, had not left them. At the arrival of the army transports Captain (haven 'turned the town over to Brig.. Goa. Wilitane Towards sundown, the general sent a party of soldiers, numbering 150, tome miles tint in•the outskirts to recon noitre. They were bred upon by some men concealed in the bushes, who mortally wounded Lientenaat Decay aid to General Williams. Owing to night coming on, atd being unacquainted with the country, our force, although superior, returned without inflicting any W hirr upon the gnerillatt. Lieutenant Decay, t dietin gulabed officer, has been attached as General Wrliams , aid since the beginning of the war. Hie wound. lam afraidewill prove mortal, he having received a fall charge of buckshot in bin side. He comes from New Volk, and is the eon of the celebrated Oommonder Decay of the merchant service. God grant that be may lice! .BIAGNOLIA. ON BOIRD UNYTED STATES STBAIIRR BROOKLYN, NBAR NATottez, Illay 21, NM. 5 DOWN THE RIPER-AT QUARTERS The Brooklyn and gunboat Keno°, acting as convoys for the army transports, went down the river to prevent a repetition of yesterday's proceedings. It was suspected that the grins bad been 'emoted from the town of Grand Gulf to that of St. Joseph. As we approached near the latter town, the men wore ready in hand, with their side tackles, to polar a broadside into the assailants, at the first sign of a concealed battery. There was no nos 'steamily, however i , not a gun was teen. We paned qhletly an, and came to . an anchor at sundown, a few miles above Natchez. MAY 28 —We have been at quarters all morning ex pecting an attack from the bigb cliffs of Notches, but no demonstration was made to binder our progress. The people were as peaceable as when we first passed up the river. MAGNOLIA. Fort Morgan Rported to have Surren dered—Au Engagement at Baton Rouge. Ox noAnD STLTBS StEdISIIR BROOICLYN, BATON ROUGE, Her 30, 1862. [Bread Correspondence et The Press.] Tho steamer Connecticut and transport Constitution ]late arrived horn ti.e North, bringing us glorious news, of the victories of McClellan in Virginia, and the navy at Norfolk. News just received states that Fort Morgan has surren dered. There Is later newt, that Brigadier General Williams bad encountered a large body of rebels. outside of the city of Baton Rowe, a terrific:'engagement transpiring. The result, np to this time, Is not known. General Big ht' is sending more men up In the transports Constitution and Idisalsalppi. , A.GNOLId.. • (Special Correspondence of the Press.] A Mall steamer sent by Major General Butler to Bri gadier General Williams, with important dimalchos,, while attempting t 3 heave alongvide the levee, at the city of Baton Bongo, for the purpose of weeding, was attacked by a party of guerillas with rifles, but succeed ed in cutting the ropes and getting off without any damage. Do Dive in a • civilize.' country', in thin the United RAMO Amorlea, and hear Of American navy officers being shot (own tike dogs 7 Only yesterday, the chief engineer of the Hertford, James B. Kemliali, went ashore at Baton Rouge to get some clothing he had washed ; an be wee in -the act of stepping out of the boat, a party of twenty guerilla horsemen rwthod down and fired a volley into his boat's crow. Reinbell war ;slightly wounded ; the rent of the party escaped, Feeirg this, the flagship immediately opened her broadside upon the clty, and, as wan intended, all the Shots went over, some away back into the country. No body was butt. The people were very much frightened. 'The ma) or and citizens in authority, as md, made their apologies, aaid they were not reeponsible, that the city bad been occupied by a party of guerilla!, and begged, for God's sake, to the flag officer not to shell their city. Flag Officer Farragnt has given warning throughout the entire river that if inch proceedinge occur again hit; squadron will lay the city, town, village, or plantation where the offence is committed in ashes. The army traneporte have landed their troops, and taken porsession of the weevil!, barracks, and the city of Baton Bonge, under charge of Brigadier General Wil liams. A great many of the people are leaving the city. A number of Union ladles visited tbo flagship this morn,. leg, and exprrssed their indignation and acorn at the manner In which our officers had been treated. These hands of grit-rifles are no dcubt the remnants of Bean regard's army, lately disbanded. * Scattering, they formed themeelves into such parties, waging the war of cowards and bandits. News from New (Mena confirms the „tact that Beauregard Mu been driven from Corinth, MAG?.TOLTA Since I have written the last, I end that the fisg.ship Mulford and 11. S. 'team sloop Richmond did not fire over the city of Baton Bongo, but into it, killing and wounding several people The eipedition at . •Vicke burg, COMllanded by Capt. Philip Lee, of the sloop Oneida, assisted by the Iroquids, Scioto, Katardln, and Wissahickon, is not to be given up. It is their object, if the batteries are not taken, to run by• at night, (the river being very wide it can be done without any serious damage resulting,) and proceed up Aaor river to make an attack on a rebel fleet of gunboats, Including one which is iron-clad, plated over with railroad iron, with • 'knout iron prow. Among the navy officers at Vicks burg is one A. Renton, turned out of the United States navy some years ago for drunkenness. Coining down thei river we noticed a glee! number of crevasses, the water passing through, and in some places whole towns and plantations immersed under water. Makir General Butler . .Is very much liked at New Orleans. He has been very lenient towards all during the time ho has held the position as Military Governor of New Orleans. It is not hie object that respectable ladies are to come nnder the rule resulting from the insults paid to his officers. I copy an extract where he says: No lady will lake any notice ‘ of a strange gentleman; and a fortiori of a stranger, simply in such form as to attract attenticn. Common women do; therefore, what ever women, lady, or mistrals, gentle or simple, who, by gesture, look, or word, Insults, shows ciontompt tor, thus attracting to herself the notice of my officers and soldiers, Will be deemed to az.t'as becomes her vocation as a common woman ; and will be, liable to be treated ac cord iu gly." An extract I copy from the True Delta, speaking of Mayor Monroe, eayss " , John,T. Monroe, the Mayor, without firmness of character, integrity of purpose—a pliant tool In the kends of a committee of a secret organisation known as the Southern Independence Association, which in sooret murdered, and drove from their homes innocent men— from hi■ official position, was a toady instrument for these acts." - OPERATIONS INTENDED AGAINST RONILB It is Flag Officer Fermat'', intention to get oat of the river in a few dere and commence operations at Mobile. His equadron is not in as good a condition as It might be, but dill able; to go through one more engagement. One of the sloops-of-war, with a number of the gun boats, will have to lay off New Orleans the entire eam mer. The Secretary of the Navy bad better keep his eyes open, and send some iron-clad vessels to this quarter, or he may wake up some tine morning and find a second edition of the Hampton Roads calaniity. Troops are nodded. The War Department should pay attention to this territory. The guerilla parties are Increasing in force,. so that after awhile it will not be sate to get in the abode of a house without belog shot at by some scoundrel from behind a tree or window. fguLING. In closing this letter I have on'y to say that there are great muses of the Southern people read) to rally around our elenesid, the perfidy end cowardice of their leading men having become generally known. MAGNOLIA. FROM GEN. HUNTER'S ARMY. [ Bred.' Cm reepondence of Tho Preen.] The Approach to Charleston. fePeefal correspondence of The Promo ] LEGRBEMLN, STONO RivErt, 8. 0., May 22, 1882 Fence my last, from Port Ito) al, we have beon trans ferred, as then expected, to the blockading fleet off Charleston, although, thank fortune, we have escaped _with a email dose of that monotonous employmPnt. 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The principal buoys were laid, and .st soon on Tuesday, the 20th last., the gunboats Unedilla, Pembina, and Ottawa crossed oho bar and on tered the Stono slyer, thus making the first direct step towards Charleston, that fountain of treason. Along this river, owing to its great importance as a moans of access to the city, the rebels have spent a vast amount of time and (negro) labor erecting earthwork fortidcatione, the number and variety of which are really surprising, acid their positions, which command every approach, very admirably selected. Notwithstanding those ad vautagee, they deserted their batteries, burned their barracks, and Bed in great baste on our coming. Al: though no particular reatone are given for this action, J imagine it was a matter of policy as well as principle. Policy, because the instfar nature of the land prevented successful compubsay retreat; and principle, because remaining world have involved departurefrom a favorite rule in rebel tee:ice, i. e., 'when there is any doubt con cerning the result of an engagement ticat Mick" a la Jackson. ,From Intelligent . contrabrands wa learn that there were sixteen hundred infantry and artillery on James' Island garrisoning the batteries, and several companies of , cavalry on John's Island, that acted as sconce and picket ~ Excepting the latter, all have retired towards Charleston, where they are straining every nerve to resist our advance. At Wappoo creek, live miles above our anchorage, they haie a thousand Degrees 'at work throwing up embaukmeute, cud mouutiog the Rune re movtd from their outer line • of defences. Gene rals Ripley and Evans are in command. The former, however, is by no means popular, having been accused of entertaining Yankee sympathies. The must rigid martial law is enforced in the city, no one being allowed to enter or leave without a proper military mu-sport, and even then subjected to search. Newspapers found on there coming out aro immediately Beim d and destroyed by the officers of the guard, BO fear ful are they that we will learn of their weaknesses,. Thenke to the childish curioeity and chatter of the ne geom., their caution is lost, as we already possess the most important details "'bout de anger, de gun, an' de Dairy." The mere recent news states that "the intnation" there •is anything but quiescent ; our proximity has caused in creased alertni and those of the citizens that remain are in constant fear of an attack, retiring nightly in terror, lest the next day's sun should rise on the advancing Firesisne.” In consequence of the imperative demands of Beauregard for reinfrreements, the force there has beeeMe so much reduced that I feel confident in asserting that Charleelon would, to-day, fall no easy prey to oar -combined forces. "We have but to roach forth to it and iris owe." Yet, I fear the Savannah farce is to be re enacted. CHESTER. What Gen. Hunter must Encounter. BTONO RPM, B. 0., Msy 23 We are gill at anchor lathe :torso river, near Levee- Title, a pretty little village of •ptauters' houses on John's lathed, about three miles from the sea and eight from Cheritstou. ,It has long been ust nv a summer resort for lite wealthy cotton lords of those innumerable Woods, *hitt has been deterred ainco December last, the residents having fooliehly Imagined that we would follow up the great advantage seined at Port Royal. The forlificatioos already mentioned as being so nu morons we find to extend, at intervals, the entire distaace• to tee Caroliaian metropolis. A few hundred yards above thin place &large fort commands an obstruction is the 'shape of a UM of huge piles, from forty to lifts feet long, driven into and extending three fourths of tho distance acmes the river. The piles are planted three or four feet apart,,and project Mk two to tun feet above the surface at high water. Wore It not for wasp forty feet in width, left for their own convenience, this impediment would be of groat moment ; as it le, our vessels have passed and repassed without any difficulty. In, this gap, which is directly in a channel five fathom deep, they had intended sinking a monstrous bulkhead, made especially for the purpose, in such a manner as to allow the passage of their own light draught vessels, and at the same time exclude our steamers, which draw morn water. Tide contrivance now lies about a mile farther up, and, I au p nese; wee unused for want of the ballast necessary to sink it. The fort, which is very near this gunboat-fence, is regarded as a well-constructed earthwork, and capable of making a strong resistance. It had ample barracks, twb tuniular magazines, a lino cistern, parade-ground, and coven heavy guns. The Degrees have pointed out a number of masks, such as stakes, barrels, and trees, used by the reb4ls to indicate the range of certain elevations and projectiles ; evidently so placed in anticipation of our advent. Nearer the month of the river, and on its north ern'benk, there lea large rectangular atied.for t, built for the defence of Charleston, in 18la. It is now gram grown, somewhat dilapidated,and, although a half-cen tury old, is still set vicesble. From the extent and na ture of their preparations, as daily developed, I am led to believe that proper opposition would have thwarted our et.deavors to enter the river, for a long time. Since the above was written, some dark &ode have been enacted on the Stone. News of our presence having been extensively circulated aloes the river, a considerable excitement was soon exhibited, end as it increased many fen eruuners of a " m rvoinent" became mani!est. - It was apparent that sommlnise : still hidden,. was about to transpire; and late, one warm ' afternoon', last week, the "curtin rtz," and the mystery was deve loped by the sodden appearance of something less than a thousand contrabands. The advance guard was seen about dusk •• tnakin' tracks for the war bpata," which they reached just in time to escape &shower of bullets from a squadron of troopers: Only one was injured, though all were most wonderfully frightened. This was but the commencement of ‘• nigger" exodus Cr rather irreales, that has not yet ceased. They cry is, still they oome," and each arrival reiterates the statement—"oar's more coruinY, mama, plenty more," Just im if they obliged us by their udorous presence. At first we attempted to mold the distinguished arrivals, but our log-book filled up, like Williard's registers before Secretary Stanton's appointments. Deck-officers grew tired of mastering and receiving the sable e , volunteers," acd at last made simple wholesale invoices, them •' At 30 A. 1,1., a plantation boat, containing 'fourteen Meet , egroes, (wen ,babies, and seven boys, together with all their furniture, came aloogeldo." It will be observed that, coming at this rate, the "Institution' , must anon accumulate. Forty-two hours atter the first bad arrived over throe hundred were cumbering the decks of our gunboats. Our own was incommoded by a hutelred and seventeen of the "suffering creatures," and a more dirty, tricky, Indolent, and worthless set is very rarely teen. The greater part of them belong to a Idr. Crimball, a very old gee Heenan, and his eon, a lieu tenant in Cie rebel army. When our steamers first an chored off hie plantation the elder, Mr. Grimball re mained, hoisted a white flag. and invited several officers to hie house, whore they were hospitably entertained. The next day a squadron of rebel cavalry , visited him, and vowed vengeance on him for his traitorous con duct." Be then sent a mesteriger to ask our protection, which, for souls reason, (a good one I hope,) was not afforded until ho bad .been carried off by Uwe marau ders. Since then the torch has been added to these out- OHEiTER. P. B.—Mar 30.—The United States steamer Pswnee leaves in a few alludes with our Northern mail. I had intended sending you au account of an important re connoissance, made' yesterday, by the gunboats Huron, Pembina, end Ottawa, but the departure of the:mail is Co very sudden that it will bo'utterly impossible to do SO. We are now within two and a half miles of Charles ton, which la very Visible from the meet-bead, and are MI awaiting the army, which is-expected tomorrow. The Pawnee, Unadilla, Huron, Pembina, Ottawa, and nen, also the steamer Bibb, are here. 0. [Speciel Correepoudenoe of The Prem.] SIONO Itivitn, 8. 0., THREE MILES - PROM/ OILLRLESTOS, JIIIIO 2, .1862. THE PLEET. During the lea! few clays but little has been done by the fleet in *its 'river, beyond ellancing some or the ene my's entailer batteries, and presenting the erection of others, commanding points likely to be needed on the march to Charleston. 'This island, which bids fair to be the scene of many future occurrences of Interest, lies between Obarleiton harbor and Ashley river ou the north, and Bono river on the south; Folly Island river on tho east, and the Stone and Wappoo creek on the wfist. From its ex posed position, and advantagim as a meats of military access to the city, it has been deemed by the rebels, and rigidly too, as a piece . requiring much attention. IT$ SOIITIFICAT/ONS I have ahead,' mentioned the great quantity and variety of fortifications foukl on our first entrance to this river, and havo now only Lt Bay that that was but a tithe of the actual number. Scarcely a day paeses that we do not discover an additional earthworkand so numerous ire they that - we have at lost 'come to the warrantable con cluslon that the island is "alive wid 'em." The negroee that come to us, shovel in band, direct from these works, eay that one line of entrenchments (part of which woman see) extends entirely across from FOIIY Island river to the Stone, and that near it five thousand rebel troops are encamped. How true this latter statement le we know not; but, judging by the Immense number of pickets we bare aeon, aro rather inclined to believe It. CEELEI2 Nearly a fortnight haS elapsed since we took possession of tote river, and as yet there are no algae of the long looked•for army. Thiele very vexing, for the oilladron must remain comparatively idle until it arrives, as co operation can alone insure success. ftfeanabile, how ever, several important reconnoissances have been made by the gunboats in the direction of the city. The day following that accomplished by the Huron and Pembina, Commander Drayton, of the Pawnee (brother of General Drayton, " C. S. A.," and a native of South Caroline), transferred his pennant to the Ellen, one of theferry boat. gunhoate, and proceeded to draw the fire of the Weppoo forts. This woe readily done, as the pugnacious rebels fire upon the least provocation. The Ellen had warmly opened the point of woods intervening, when they banged away with two large rifled cannon from the lower battery of seven guns. The Bring wan good, and the range very great, over three miles, but none of the nimbi took effect. We cannot conceive where these two gnus cams from, they are eo much better than any of their ordosnce we have previously met with. Indeed, omitting what was stolin from the Government, one may wonder where any of the great profubion they seem to have came from. But the Eden promptly returned the fire with her Parrot guns from one end, and from the other shelled the home from which the rebel pickais fired on Captains Downes and Bankhead the preceding day. Fiona a Charleston paper of the Slat nit., wo learn that One ehell, from either . the Pawnee or Ellen, struck and killed the horrie of the commander•lrechief, who had a very narrow escape , from the same fate; and another, from one of the former% eigbty•pound rifles, atoned over and nearly a half mile hermit] the battery. Thu en gag, client lasted a ha f hour; THE HURON AND I'EMBINA 'hese two votaele still retain their dangerous position, although repeated attempts have been made to drive them down the river. At present they form the advance gum d, end• are NI,Lt9 rango of the heaviest battery of rifled guns at Wappoo creek-the stream that connects the Aebley and Steno rivers--and are less than three mites from 'the metroviir. From the meet head of either versa a dozen spires, cupolae, and observatories, PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, JUNE .16, 1862. can be seen; the topmasts of two or throe large ships at the wharves; several small black side-wheel steamecs ; nearly all the ncrthwestern pert of the city, but not a single &cult flag. Excepting those on Forts Sumpter, Moultrie. Johnson, Castle Pinckney, and Softly, n's Is land, there seem to be none in this region. The weather has been Quite waim of late, but is now cooler, with in dirationa of rain. Fresh pA.vielons and vegetables are plenty all around us, but through scrupulous regard they remain intact. The health of the fleet cold scarcely be better. Looking patiently for the army, I am yours, &c. ; 011 ESTER. STONO RIVER, S. 0., JURE lb 1862 iiNtrabile (Nemo!" Tho long•expected army hay at last arrived: Yesterday afternoon, about four o'clock, our lookout at the fore-mast bead reported e, tour or five white side-wheel steamers coining up the river•" Thiel brief announcement was sufficient to call forth a general buzz of applause, and satisfy eron tbo most In credulous filet the " poor niggers" had actually boon deserted by their kind military protectors, to order that they might engage In a more creditable, profitable, ool dierly, and laudable occupation—viz: that of capturing, by investment, . bombardment, or any otter mortis means, the groat metropolis or political iniquity—the soil that nouriehed the first, deepest, and wronged root of the monster tree Rebellion i and the halls where in transpired the first overt act in the bloody drama or Eeceesion. I am happy to record that the initiatory steps towards the accomplishment of this object, which :unlit form the cope-eene to all our successes, and, we trnA, the death blow to our enemy , a vile and futile efforts, have been taken undir protnieing aircumstences, the bed weather to the contrary; notwithstanding. DETENTION OP TROOPS It is said that the troops we have boon 00 eagerly ex pecting were detained by a deficiency or transportation facilitten, but this could have been u ed only as a pre text, for the en.); getio Flag Offiser Dupont, au soon aS be Leard of the digicuity, offered bin blockading steamers for temporary use an transports. dome of them, I. be lieve, were ereutually accepted. DISPOSITION OF FORCES Of the advance, which arrived last night, all excepting a -small battalion, stationed in Logreesille, were landed on James Island, a few rods north of the "gimboat fence," there to await the coming of Gen. Wright, with cavalry, artflery, and additional Infantry regiments from the Edisto. These forces are to come overland, and, as the distance 15 little more than twenty miles, hardly two days' march, they should got here by tomorrow, at the farthest. • TUE GEBEIIALS Major General Hunter, of proclamation notoriety, ac companied by General Benham, came with the ad',anoe. El. hoadonarters are on the steamer Delaware, and it is said lte•intenda doroting flinch of his time to operations hereabouts Wo hopo ho may. • LECItERVILLB, June 5,1882. At an early hour this morning the pioneers of General Wright's command were descried coming across John's island, towards this village. The sight was almost as Erstifsiog as that of 116 leading vessels of the transport Beet, for not a little stains bad been created by their pro longed absence. Before noon the greater part of this di vision were in came ; and after a change to drr under clothing, and a good sleep, will be ready to assist in the contemplated movements. OUR S OLDIERS The general appearance of our brave follows here is highly satisfaccury, and a stetting desire fora contest ith the mendacious foe Coma no to anticipate gladden ing results. srrnmistizs Several severe skirmishes have already taken place, one occurring the next n)rniug after the lording. lam unable to particularise theta, but I have heard that up to this evening we have lost tbe services of a captain and twenty men, nod captured an adjutant or adjutant gene ral, a number of privates, and three field-pieces. GUNBOATS The gunboats, which are invaluable, leave cleared the betake of the river for more then a mile inland, on each slde of the river, and, "rake" the skulking rebels when ever they appear. The Pawnee, Unadille, Huron, Pem bina, Ottawa, Bllen, B. B. Hale, and Henry Andrews, aro now hero. Commander Drayton is the senior officer. NEGRO COLONY The negro colony on Cole's Island fs being daily in creased by sable Secessionists from the adjoining Wilde. 'I here are now nearly four hundred of those creature. collected here, and supported by the naval vessels. The weather continues cool and unsettled; heavy rain squalls every few hours retard progress and elicit from our WI alhrr beaten tars many compassionate remark I for the" goer volunteers." CUTEaTE.B., FROM GEN. DIX'S DIVISION. Burnside and McClellan: [Special (lorreepondence of The Prem..] FortTnissa filobranii, Jane 13—P. M Major General Ambrose Everett Burnside arrived heti, this morning from . the headonariere of General Mc- Clellan, with whom be had a long_ and happy consult tattoo Madame -his future plans and operations. Theis were perfectly explained to the satisfaction of Gen. Born eide, who declared to me this afternoon that be thought McClellan was all right, and that the consummation of his grand plan for crushing the rebellion would prove Mao to be a7greater man than many people thought him to be at present. General Burnside also received advice from McClellan concerning the future movementsein the Department of North Carolina, and is nos a salting final despatches from General McClellan to proceed to New= hem, from which Ilene the indefatigable Burnside will strike 'a Kates of blows shortly •that will startle the Southern 'Ccnfederacy. 'General B. assures me that he le now, and always has keen, part' and parcel of the "army of the Potomals'. xe. Be is accompanied by his staff and fimily, and wherever he appears is mobbed almost with soldiers who really adore Mm, and cannot be made to think anything "be but that he le a great man. COLONEL JOHN 00011RANO. Colonel John Cochrance, 1f I. 0., of the lat United States ,Chassente, antred here yesterday unite sick, and completely prostrated. He reports his splendid regi ment in good condition, and anxious to meet the rebels In the field. The honorable Colonel proceeded North last night iu the steamer Adelaide. RECONNOISSANCE UP THEI JAMES A reconnoissance in force was made np the J emes ri ver yesterday, as for tip as Fort Darling, in anticipation of beholding the new iron gunboat of the rebels, which our boys have gratuitously christened the a Younilider rimac., Whether this vessel is to remain uncaptured, and • be an big a bugaboo In the James river as was the Merrimac in the Elisabeth, is for Commodore Goldabo rough to nay. If stielNkres to come - out she will be pounced upon by some twenty formidable gunboats, several of which are what contractors call iron-clad. The splendid steamer S. H. Spaulding arrived yester day afternoon frcm Philadelphia, with a large number of nurses and physicians on board, and this morning she proceeded to the White !louse, to get a load of sick and wounded. REMOVING TER BYGISZA HOSPITAL The general hospital here, occupying more than two thirds of the hotel, is now being emptied of its patients, who are being placed on board the mammoth floating hospital, North America: They will be sent to some of the tioepitale in the Northern cities. There are many reasons why the hospital here should be removed, the most important being butonvenionse, and the continual bumidity of tho air, which is alike op- Invasive to numy pershns afflicted with both Scale and chronic complaints. This dampnese has a bad 'effeat upon wounds; too, as it canoes them to enppuratet in • troublesome manner. . In an experience of ton months , residence here, I may remark, in illustration,, that I hive never yet known a single day, however dry, in' this length of time, when table•salt was sufficiently dry to sprinkle upon food. Ci gars and tobacco become mildewed along with hay ; stores, straw, and delicacies; and beds, are almost always damp. 'VACATING OTHER HOSPITALS It is said that the hospitals et Mill Creek, Hampton Seminary, and Newport News will be vacated won, from the same reasons as given In the case of the general hos pital, 11l geht Dote]. Mr. Willard will at once place the latter builuieg in thorough repair, and open a Bret-class hotel, each as can be enjoyed by tho hundreds of persons travelling this way to the army, and the South generally. La it is, our lives at the hotels aro miserably deflolent in many thinie. • • - CRIMINAL RUNG Private John McMahon, of Company r, 99th W. Y. S. M.,•(Dnion Coast Guard,) was hung on the Nip Rape to daj at 12.05 P. M. McMahon was charged with having, On the 29th of January last, deliimieteli placed the muz zle of his mueket to the body of private John Dolan, and discharging it sent a ball through Enid DolaWs body, say log coldly, "John Dolan, may God have mercy on your soul." The execution of McMabon was witneseed by all the military 'prisoners at Fort Wool, and attracted a large number of curious people from Old Point. In dy ing, McMahon exhibited the same indifference that had characterized his previous life since the commie ton of the murder. - Re died coldly, with scarcely a struggle. IHZ If ZeLTI.BR The pest two days bave been clear and intensely warm• The roads are improving, and ifwe only have a few more clear days they will be bard enough to tritrieport army guns over them. HIPISCT AN ATTACK By the arrival of tho White House Point boat X learn that the left and centre of the army Avoca put in line of battle twice yesterday, expecting an attack. • • • L. W. W. /LORE REBEL IMRDAILITY I learn that a few days since some of oar pickets visit ed the house of one Elisha Langford, who resides some rhere in the vicinity of the Blackwater swamp, and were well received by him, he being a Union man. some time after the rebel pickets paid a visit to Langford's house, and stabbing him with their . words many times about the body, left him weltering In' his own blood upon his farm. .After . st rigid search the rebels were found in the neighborhood. 'When attacked they scampered off, hut only to leave three dead, and two \ wounded rebels to pay the penalty of the crime of murder. NAND AT THE ATLANTIC The band of the let Delaware Regiment have boon in the habit, for a week past, of giving a free concert in the evening in front of the Atlantic flom el here. The music hm listened to by hundreds of the ladies and gentlemen of Norfolk, until the finale is played, which is always" Yan kee Doodle." Ae this tune is commenced by the band, the very delicately rebellions ladies of Norfolk put their beads back into their biding places most contemptuously, and stint op tire blinds of their windows, as if to keep out every sound of what they pretend is a hateful tone to them. Ihe Southern people base now In this war what they never bad beforti In their history—this IN good, cheap music, and that from Yankee bands. They have no bands In tho South except the Governor's colored braes and string band at Richmond, and possibly a few have been improvised for the army'as at present in the field. I remtmber when a boy in Richmond, orders for the above-mentioned nigger band would come in from all parts of limo State—especially fronithe watering-plate& L. W. W. FROM THE ARMY °FINE POTOMAC. [4BOll Correprondeoco of The Prose.] Our divielon is now encamped on the south side of the Ohickeherolny, about one mile from Gen. Sumner's, grepe-vine bridge. on the road leading to Richmond. through thb Five Oaks, and about eight miles from the city and three from Fair Oaks. Our pickets immediately west ore about one and a quarter miles from this camp, and the line rens nearly comb of that point. The enemy often show themselves in force, and the sharpibooters on our aide take advantage to pep . at a rebel when one van. : tomato° near. This, of course, draws a return shot from a sharpshooter on their side, and several of our men are dally - killed along the line. The sharpshooters have been now withdrawn. To gaud against attacks similar to that of the 31st nit , a strong picket is kept en the post, with supports at t 88y reaching distance. Our picket line lo on the other tide of a wood, with an open stretch of farm land between thein and the rebels on the other aide, also protected hi the woods. If the rebels make another at tempt'at surprise, they will be greatly surprised, and I also if they should succeed. 'But they will not make second attempt. They learned a lesson before which will remain in-their memories for some time. The troops so roughly handled by the rebels on Saturday last are tail being reorganized and put in condition for another fight, which may take place at any moment. Our balloon, are still on the other side of the Chickshominy. When the Jebeht make their next attack they will not find raw troops, es betore, and will find themselves more roughly treated then they were oven on Saturday evening or the following morning. Whether we light another battle, and the time at which it wilt be fought;,depends, of course, entirely on the meriment' of the rebel force" From our prisoners, who are rather more rem, ved than their comrades who have before fallen into our hands, we' learn that all of the well-known officers, civil as well ae military; of the bogus Conte deiacy were at Richmond, with but few re ception'', and expected their firm determination to mike their fortificatioze in front of the city the ac-mach-talked of "last ditch," which has hitherto been located, at Tarim times, hi all Bottler places within the limits of. rebeldom. Our soldiers hope that they are at last about to find that "limit ditch," and give the rebels that emlong cravedsatiefaction of dying in "it.' General McClellan is still busy arranging the naries for the last grand passage -at-arms between the two armies, which is to strike tee deathblow to Seces sion and rebellion. In his address he stated that the erialeivattat hand; it may be at hoed, but that does not mean a moment, an hour, nor a day ! no final 'attach may Minim delayed Woes or more weeks ; but the re cult will be as Sure. 'the world was not made in a day, neither'could Richmond be taken la a Week. The opera tions of the army, since the battle of Williamsburg, have been conducted solely against Ilicbmond, and still it is not ours. It will be, though, and the army encamped within its wane. Fatigue parties are still busily engaged in searching for dead bodies in the Fooie and swamps, where many of the wonadCd crawled for safety, and died before atd coal be rent to them. Snob are the horrors of war: Needy the dead have been buried, while the wounded have been taken mire of, notwithstanding their iMMODAO number. 'I be men are uOvr . encamped on high ground, but sur rounded on all aidee by the poisonous swamps, the mala ria from which Is beginning to tell on the health of the troops. In one company seven of the best men wore taken sick from tl is cause, neither of whom had been aick before since being in the service. There was no doubt of the cause. In .the morning the ground and tents are thoroughly wet with the moisture, and, at a cannel glance, oue maid suppose tbero had been a hoary rain during the night. The land being high and dry, the water must necesearily be obtained from the lowlands, which are Wilt) 8 swampy, so that the water is scarcely fit for cooking purposes, lot alone as a beverage. IdcOlellan,however, is,horiying along the grand ob- art with as much haste as le compatible with Its aura attainment. This the men know, and put up with the greatest inconveniences and discomforts without the `slightest murmur. Last evening and this morning the usual quiet of the cam§ was disturbed by the noise of the artillery, and soon we scald see the shells fly through the air and explode. Last evening the fire was all on our side, from our picket line across the woods on the other side ; some half a do zen shells were fired. The tiring this morning was com menced by the rebels, and was speedily answered from acme of our heavy gone, the shells from which soon si lenced the enemy's gnus and punished them for their te merity. • W. M. No movement of any importance has been reads by the troops in front ofthe city. The enemy are daily becom ing bolder and more impudent. Yesterday morning two of the pickets on the right of the railroad fell back on bite rererve, complaining of being ill, and asked to bo re lieved. 'They . were members of . Beater's Zouaves, a por tion of whom held the outer line, while two companies of the let Caillornis 'Regiment were held In reeervo at a abors-diaranA7 - --71.-around in front of our line had bern cleared for about twenty yards o prevent the lip; preach of iho rebels without being seen by our pickets. The absence of the two pickets was almost immediately detected by' the rebels, and soon a strong force of them appeared on the edge of the woods oppoelte, charging our line on tbo right flank, which canted the whole line of pickets to fall back on the reeervi., who were taken'in the rear by, the rebels, but sot n had the satisfaction of driv ing them back in the NToods, carrying their killed and wounded with them.. Oaptaina Mallory and Newlinbi companies, of the California Regiment, did the fighting. Their loss was one lieutenant and two men killed, and three men wounded. Their names are as follows: KILLED. PirstLleutenant Msrine C. Moore, CO. shot through the heart. Corporal Thomas Hanlon, Co. G. Private James Maxwell, Co. O. James Marsden, Co. B.; through the jaw, severely Joseph Altilgbt, Co. 0. ; in the thigh. Edward henna, CO 0.; over the eye. Lewis Clark, Co. C. Lest night the enemy's pickets wore so close to our lines at ono point that our men could hear them whisper, And at ono time several of the rebels crane within twenty feet of our picket+, but a bullet sent them hastily back. They then crawled on their bores through some wheat, but were sent bark with a flea in their oar. At several places they appeared io force, but a shell would soon send them out of eight. They are evidently very auxione to ascertain what is on this side of the belt of dense Woods which conceals our Redden from their sight, and they evidently send out parties, such as that driven back by the California men, with. the intention of penetrating at any unprotected point for the purpose. Thus far they have been nnsucceesful, and as a sufficient force is always at band, it is evidently tke object of our generals that they shall continue to be so, and remain in a blissful state pf ignorance, unless they can construct a balloon, until the time copes for unfolding klcOlellan's plans. From the strength of the rebels immediately iiifront of us, end but recently sent out, it is commonly believed by our officers that a large portion of Beaaregard's late army has arrived in the vicinity, and that this is the cause oftheir sudden display of courage and boldness. Whether ofr not it be so, 'will soon be determined. If they have such a superiority, they will, not allow us to remain pespetully in our present position, for taey know, or ought to know, for they have hal experience, that where kW:kite's sets his army, it Is not to be withdrawn until the abject of the movement is accomplished. The prisoners iity that General Smith commands the rebel briny. Witether he or Besureptrd is commander is a matter of 4ittle importance. McOlellan has said we will he encceeernl, and we will. all 11l accounts of thafight whiok have yet beau pub lished, theconduct of the 71st Pennsylvania, alp known es the 'First California Regiment, has been passed over in ellence;and the regiment only mentioned in giving the list of casualties in the field, They ware drawn up with the let New York • Chaos:Mrs, 001. Cochrane, and .the Baiter ZonaVea, Whlch• two regiments were kneeling and firing from behind a *fence, while the California boys remained standing, and received the volley in tended for the others. The . California boys are somewhat indignant at the silence in regard to their regiment, though it would be impossible to do oredit to every regi ment by name. The CalifOrdi, Regiment Jai much re duced by battle and Meknes', and is at present under the charge of Major Smith, Col. Wistar not having yet re covered. The condition of the army at present is in the highest degreo satisfactory to the officers, and when the bulk of the . armyle advanced to the high lauds around the city there will be much less sicknees among the men. MI the sick and wounded have bean sent to the rear, and placed in comfOrtable quarters until they are sent North. This arias greatly to the ,expedition of the movements of the army, as It prevents the necessity of having roads in the rear encumbered with any considerable number of am bulanoe'r. All unnecessary baggage, both or oaken and melt, is also On the other side of the ChiOkehorainy. Governor Vise's pan of thawing the rebels into the swampsi and forcing oar men to follow, to drive them cut, appears not to haire gained favor with the rebel leaders, as we have made our way through so many swamps without the boast opnosition.—ewamps, too, in which a.'most desperate stand could have been made, ind eucceesfully, too, for a time, and which could have been taken only at a terrible sacrifice of human life on our part. .Sappily for thooeands of famillee at the North, the rebels did not follow the advice of the!: coati derate In treason, and now their capital le about to fail into our hinds as the reward of the brave men who have labored Ni faithfully in defence of their country. Wise hoped . that the polsonotti enemas through Vir.. ginia would retard oar march, and decimate our ranks OD much that our army would fall SU 0831 prey; hitt how wofully was he mistaken! Our march through the swampy regions has, of coarse, been slow; but as soon se a man bee been taken sick from the effects of the ma laria he has been removed, and his lees more than made up by the arrival of fresh troops. Thus has it been with nearly all the predictions of their Southern chivalry ; bat, if necessary, 'McClellan will fulfil at least one, and eho fel hiniway to the heart of the city. W. No . nyouc, Jane 13 [Special Correspondence of The Prees.], CAMP NEAR NEW BRIDGE, Juno 11, 1862 Army Engineers. . , After closing my letter yesterday, and walking a mile through rain and mud to mail it, I spent a few momenta with the sigma corps, and then returned to this point to find the fatigue parties sent to labor upon the bridges, returning cold, wet, and indignant. For four hours they bad been kept stending in the swamp, mud and water be neath them, and a &loge of rain above. Not a bit of work wee done, and the reason wee that a parc.:l of kid gloved engineers, Whose business it Won to superintend the building, wore afraid to go out in the wet. They could arde:r out the poor soldier to do tbo drudgery, and when they found that it rained so bard that some of them might perhaps got slightly moistened, they had not hu nnanity,enough to relieve the troops. Therein' commenc ed at midnight, an hour after the order for fatigue duty was circulated. Daylight_ came at four—the' troops marchtd at eight, and returned at twelve. Ten minutes' • 13011TH O 7.1111 OHICICAHOMIET, . EIGHT MILKS FROM BICHIIO2ID, Vs , inns T, 1862. BUNDAT AIITERNOON, June 8.188 IN FRONT or Bacnmoxo, June 9, 1862 WOUNDED SONOII TO WHOM 110N011. IS DU ride on horseback (all the engineers have orderlies de tailed from the cavaly) 'Would have countermanded th e order at any time before eight, and at any time after wards would have sufficed to bring the troops back. But ; our tender engineers couldn't do it, and so a thou sand men hod to be wet through and through in a moat inhospitable swamp, and by one of the moat furious northeasters that ever visited this region. These engineers are all West Point graduates, and, of course, must understand their business, and can twirl a compass and ruarbig words with groat facility. But in onn or two case', I hive wltneeeed, their proceedings, though no doubt scientific, seemed tome to senor slightly of a joke. Their duties are to mark out and superintend the building of bridges and fortifications, and, when it Is necessary, to throw a bait-dozen logs across a stream which any one can jump over, or dig a ditch - .around General McClellan's tent to keep the rain out, the engi neer cerise meet always be consulted and allowed to do the enrerintending portion of the labor. These bridges across the Chickahominy, no doubt, call for engineering skill, but they never demanded engineering inhumanity. Any one of the engineers, who ought to have been on the spot yesterday morning, might have relieved the poor so'diers who were kept so long in the beating rain, had be but called for his orderly and sent him with a message of two words' length to she commander of the troops. It might as well have been 'done at eight o'clock as at twelve. Four hours' teliberation were necessary to in dite the order which commanded a retreat. When the troops were lying at White House, some four weeks ago, it became neceeeary to build a bridge across Black creek, a small stream not knee.deep. The engi neer corps selected a not and commenced their calcula tions. Colonel Farneworth's Bth Illinois Cavalry were lying near, and, of °mire°, the colonel, as ho exrected to crow, wee a frequent visitor to the 'Aiwa. The engineers went beck and forth for three days, and on the last had tot commenced any of the work. The colonel saw it WWI a very emelt .ob, and, becoming disgusted with thadelay, sent a balf-dozen alemen 'from hie regim. nt, who built and finished the structnre In two hours. Al mg came the engineers, with a wagon-load of instruments, to make another observation, and the colonel, triumphantly point ing to his handicraft, asked if it was not satisfattory, Of comes it was, and I might almost venture to say that, if some one of enterprieu was controlling the building of tbeee Ohickabminy bridges, we would have been across the river a week ago, instead of being kept impatiently waiting for the slow motions of the superintendents of bridgebnilding. BAYONET EXERCISE Orders have been given to drill all the troops in the bayonet eat Kelso- It le the intention of Gen. McClellan to rely upon this deadly weapon in every engagement. We have the utmost euperiority over the rebels in all ba 'tenet dril'a, and the gallantry and effect of many charges made by our troops. in receet battles, bear ample testimony to the efficiency of this weapon. As I write, all the regi men% around me are going through the quick, though graceful movements of the exercise. They are very pro ficient, but in NOM cases have grown a little rusty from not baying been lately drilled. A .week's drilling will bring them up, and then the rebels may look out. The quick movements of the glistening muskets in tbie beatt tiful exercise, each one handled by a ettudy soldier, have a moat beautiful effect. A long line of troops with small intervals between the men, to allow of f lenity ormotlon, cannot fail to strke the beholder, as the soldiers quickly move their weapons, as being exceedingly grand. Its effect en the battle-fteld, when accompanied with allot and shell, and fire and smoke most be irreeistible.l MORE OF FAIR OARS. It was the intention to have a general engagement, when the battle of Fair Oaks was fought, but owing to the sudden flood's sweeping away the bridges the right wing could not cross the river. Next time, however, it in to be hoped that the elements will prove more tracta ble. It will be at least a week before a forward move ment can be made, and then another storm aml flood, for which this teoson and State, unfortunately ter as, seem to be so celebrated, may intervene and again prevent any advance. However, every day's delay allows the rein forcements to come up, and each additional man makes victory more certain. The stronger the army the more the certainty of speedily crushing the rebellion. One of the most important and at the 'tense time most modest branches of the public service in this army is the Eigual Corps. It Is an independent body, under the spe cial and immediate control of the Commander-in-chief, and is made tip of details of officers and men from each brigade of the army! Major Myer presides ever its one ratiote. IL constructs and works the telegraph lines, accompanies all reconnoissencea, and is constantly on the alert for the transmission of intelligence to and from general and division headquartors. All over the exten sive field of work apportioned to General McClellan, elg nal officers aro found, each me closely watching for every Movement of the enemy. ' : There are two systems of signalling need, by telegraph and by flag. The telegraph is employed on permanent fines, as between While House and headquarters, or beedqtaxters and the division quarters of generals, whose . ground hail been effectually gained from the enemy. Un certain lines, which, though having a prospect of perma nency, are nevertheless at at any moment liable to be re moved, are run by the patented insulated wire, which has so oiten astonished our troops!, Who invariably take it for some vile Secession luvehtion: a'sniall wire, in- - isolated with gutta perchi and covered with twisted cot too, the whole making a flexible cord; about one-fourth of an inch in diameter. This is calried on a reel, very much like a two-wheeled Philadelphia hose carriage. A line, rive miles in length, can be put in working order fn two hours. The reel is run along the fields and roads, the attendants fastening the cord to trees, or bushes, at points where troops might accidentally disturb it. Where a field is crossed, it is left lying on the ground, and Is found to antler no harm from the contact. Beardsley's portable'megneto. electric instruments aro used for the transmission of signals. These are light boxes, about the size of a knapsack, and aro portable. Indeed, the whole telegraph system of the Army of the Potomac is of an itinerant character, and the .bottled lightning rune about on horseback ns rapidly as the operator who con trole It. The telegraph system is similar to the alphisbe tic dial-plate of the Philadelphia fire-alarm telegraph. Flag signalling, however, is the form most generally used ; and is the moat dangerous. Bach sienal officer is provided with three square, flags—a white ono with a rod centre, a red one with a white centre, and a black one with a white centre. These colors have nothing to do with the signal code, however--the differents flags being I employed for different kinds of weather, and with dif ferent backgrounds, lb st one being used which will be most conspicuous at the greatest distance. These flags transmit signals by swings, and at night a torch is sub- -! etittited for them. The manner of their use can beat be shown by an il lustration. Suppose part of the army makes an advance of several miles into the enemy's liner, a &tall from the signal corps always aecompaniesit. When it leaves the permanent telegraph station, an officer with his liege la stationed there; at the first turn of the road taken, another is placed, and eo on at every point where bends in the road, or trees, or hills, or ether obstructions in tervene and prevent a direct view of the last flag. Every observation made, if it be thought necetsery, is readily signalled to the permanent station. The commanding officer tells the flagman with him the message to be" sent, and he gives his flag the swings which correspond to [lt. The next In the chain observes and repeats, and so the message goes, with lightning-like velocity, beck to bradquarters. In battle, the signal corps le of the utmost advantage. The general commanding the forces engaged places him self on a convenient spot with his flagman, High hills in the vicinity, out of danger, but excellent for viewing the enemy's movements, are selected and flagmen placed upon tt em. Everything done by the enemy is indicated. Smoke may hide an approaching column from those on whom it is quickly marching. Some of the signal officer s perched like hawks about the field, are su e to observe the enemy, and the next Instant the general knows it, and has warned his subordinates of the threatened danger. Batteries throwing shot and shell at an enemy con cealed, from them by letervening hills or woods, have all their movements regulated by signals. Miles to the right or loft, but in a position where the enemy con - be_ seen, stands the signm al an s'.. as a'."*.u-teiesc7ol* One or toe - gnosis flied but the shell flies wide of the Mark. "A little to the right is signalled." The next' shot Is nearer though still inettootive, the flags swing for a little to 'the left." The third falls short. tt Two hundred yards farther," speeds over the line. The fourth strikes; and a good shot" informs the artillery men that several more of the same sort will teach the re bels ai lesson. Signal duty, from the exposure of those engaged and their conspicuous flags, which are so many targets for the enemy's shot, is by far the moat dangerous in the whole service. The, bravest and coolest men are re, quired to perform its duties. Sharp eyesight, knowledge of distances, and judgment are equally necessary to make a good signal officer. The code employed le, of course, known only to those in the secret. Since the beginning of the war, it Las been changed once, an alteration being rendered necessary from the desertion of an officer, whe ecmmemicated the former code to the enemy. Now, however—the canes of the rebels having become so despe, rate—but little danger of the revelation' of the secret is anticipated. The importance of the signal service may readily be conceived by any one who knows the great dittancee of oppesing columns, and the wide spread of an attacking army. A commanding general can be in but one place, and it is absolutely necessary that he should have the latest information of the condition of every part of his command. F.very battle yet fought by this army has been regulated by signals. The advance, the re treat, the attack—all aro done by the command of a emelt flag. which receives its impulse from a man who may be sitting In hie tent a dozen miles off, enjoying a fine cigar. Every discovery of the enemy's intentions, as shown by their conduct on the field of battle, is made by Major Myer's efficient corps. These men are among the moat useful in the army, yet they never pull a trig ger, and seldom draw a sword. They toil on at their dangerous task during all hours and through all weathore. They seldom are mentioned by newspaper mon, and this brief description of their duties and usefulness may per— haps bring hems to the country the merit of a corps of the army whise claims to distinction have heretofore teen overborne by the more brillimit achievements of well-contested fields. J. O. THE ARMY OF THE SHENANDOAH. [B;eciei Correspondence of The Press.] WINOUESTIR, Ye., June 1_, 1882 EFFECTS OF THE WAR IN VIRGINIA COnISCIODIS that it would be only folly to stay any longer Barper's Ferry if I wished to furnith the readers of i The Press with an account of the condition of things la this valley, I determined to come to this place, join our army here, and advance with them if they moved for ward. Through the courtesy of Itlelor Benjamin, one of the occompltebed officers nt.the Bth New York cavalry, m) self and a friend procured a seat on an army wagon Ring to Stevenson's Station, Aro miles north of Win chester, to procure some officers' baggage left during rho late retreat. The wagon was a four-bores army wagon, with a spring -Beat capable of holding throe parsons, and was driven by au old band at the business—that being, ea be said, •' hie trade"—and one who was thoroughly acquainted with the coi»try tbrongh which we intended to travel. The ruin and desolation of war soon became visible Beyond Bolivar Helghta aro several trees which are backed by shots thrown from our cannon on TWO CENTS. Maryland ficeights at the rebels, and also a large hole. through the top of a school-house, made by a shell which entered and exploded in it. From this up to Charles town the' effects of war, except here and there a large hole ploughed up by a bursting !theft or a fence lying along the roadside, were nowhere visible. The corn, wheat, rye, and oats still stood erect and. looked as no hostile picket ever lurked within , them. Charlestovm has a great many more inhabitants than Harpers Ferry, and is also a more handsome and cleanly place. Patising through the town we stopped at several stores, and found, by conversing with the people, who were invariably con gregated around their doors, that they were principally Secessionists that there were several Union families in the place, who are obliged to keep very quiet. • Although as a whole the people of Charlestown are not as bitter against the Union soldiers as the people of Winchester, still there are numbers among them who, by the war, have been robbed of their hnmanity,.and who strive to de ail in their power to injure the Union soldiers. An instance of this kind was told me by the wagen.driver, who was well acquainted with all the factsuf the case. When our forces retreated from before Jackson, many soldiers did se by way of Charlestown and - Harper's Etrri. Among these were several members of a New York cavalry regiment. One of the soldiera approached a'.honse and asked for a glans of water. The proprietor went away with the intention, the soldier thought; of pro &tiring the water, but instead, the man returned with are_ volver, which he fired at the soldier, killing hire' instantly. 'Several members of the let Maryland cavalry regiment Caine along shortly after and searched the premises, bat the man had tied.. They then sonire to the house, which by the way, waa large and elegantly. furnished one, and to-day it lies in ruins, a lasting monument of the mar- This is the only Secession house burned that .I observ ed, hut there may have - been others. Outside of the place there are several houses which were occupied by Übloll families, but now one stone does not stand Upon another, and the fields have been laid waste by the rebels. There ate a taw United States troOps su the citi,who act About a mile this side of ' Charlestown is the place of Colonel Davenport, of the rebel army. It con tains five thousand acres, mostly all under high culti cation, and is the largest farm belonging to one citizen I have soon since enteringVirrinia. Colonel Davenport has, I believe, one eon and three sons-in-law in the rebel army. Die son-in-law raised a company, and last win ter they were encamped on a spot adjacent to Colonel D.'s farm. Although the Union and rebel • armies-hare both passed his house several times during the last four or five months, not a single fence has been torn down, or any of the crops or farm utensils injured in the least. When - General Banks' army passed the place guards were placed over the property, and not removed until the army had passed. lam told that this has not in the least pacified the rebid family, but they are stilt strong Secessionists and very bitter in their hostility to our forces. From Col. Davenport's place on to Sinithville the turn pike passes through some of the richest country I hare over seen, and ail under a high sta'..a of cultivation. The farms bare not been disturbed, nor anything done so far as I could . see, to denote the tread of hostile stem Sruithville is, about half Be large as Charlestown, and the citizens; with perhaps one or two exceptions, are violent rebels. After leaving Smithville, we turned off the trirnpike and entered the dirt road. 'this road has 'not been used, much since the war began and is only known to one Ar two teamsters in the army. In dry weather it is far superior to the pike, being better shaded and not so rough and hard on horses , shoes and wagon wheels. There ere not many houses along the road, and most of the people are Union. We passed within thirty or forty rods of the farm of Jackson's brother,but, for want of those, we could not stop and examine the place. It la about lb miles from Harper's Parry and situated in the millet of a fine farming country. From this Place on to Winchester the effects of the war are more visible in ' the uprooted fields, torn-down fences, and dilapidated houses. Before we reach Win chester, we continually see large holes in the ground made by shells, and trees cut up by, cannon balls. On entering Winchester, I contests that I was sur prise& I expected to see a small dirty place filled with soldiers. with every Secesh horse closed tightly up, and the inmates hid away, so that Southern eyes could not look on "Lincoln hirelings." Instead of seising all this, I found - the place the prettiest one I have yet seen in Virginias large and beautiful houses, long areas, fit tingly shaded with handsome trees ; the people sitting on their steps cracking jokes, and amusing themselves in a becoming manner, and the soldiers peaceably lying Around those houses set apart by, the Government for their accommodation. . If any one—especially Barnum—wisbes to find a ge nuine, rampant Secession town, here is the place to come to. From the oldest to the youngest in the town; with one or iwo exceptions, every one ie an intense Union hater and corresponding Mier of Jeff Davis' Govern- Ment. The men do not hoast of the Miter government, for they know if they Sid so within the presence of a Caton sold iers,th eir life would not be worth much, but the women, conscious that their sex is a guardian to - them, arii quite the reverse. They aro haughty, overbearing, and in tuiting in their manners and their conversation ; and often in their zeal for the rebel cause utter expreasidna that would makeri lady, with an respect for. herself or obi.di en, blush.- y_ liddrar — paaaes ihent they lift their skirts to prevent it from touching him, and often turn around and spit at him. There are seve ral rebel officers around the city on parole, and these, with young Secession damsels leaning on their arms, promenade around the streets, passing insulting remarks on the dress and manners of our - soldiers. They-gene rally have beaux in the rebetartnY, and they are joyfully looking forward—to use their own words—to the time When the war is ever, when they can go to the Cotton States, and under the protecting folds of the " Confede rate States of America" live happily and rule there ne I stated in a previous letter that it would be a hard task for the Federal comtneo4or to prevent our troops from burning this place, and every day goes to confirm my statement. If the rebels were impudent before the retreat, they are now tea times worm. They ridiculed our soldiers about the last retreat to each an extent that forbearance ceaewitto be a virtue, and our forces took summery revenge upon several of the revilers. Before our officers could interfere several cake amide, ehoe shops, 3c., were torn out and their contents distributed among the soiniers. There wee great excitement here this morning in rela: Mon to a soldier being shat by a citizen, last evening, and the subsequent burning of the latter's property. There were so many rumors that I could get no reliable informa tion of the affair from soldiers, and I wasForcei to seek the provrstniarshal. htated that a bugler of the let Mary land Cavalry ettemp'ed to break Into *tore kept by a dr. Baker, but now in charge of Mr. Striker, for the pur pose of procuring some oats, but he was tired upon by Mr. Striker, and killed Mr. S. waa immediately arrest ed and taken before the Provost Guard, whorl' he ac knowledged to have committed the offence, but stated that he intended not to strike bat only to frigbtea the soldiers. Ile was immediately taken to jail to await a further hearing. This morning, about nine o'clock, Mr. Baker's store was discovered.to be on fire, and before the flames could be extinguished beamed the place com pletely out, together with several adjoining houses. Large quantltiee of powder which were mince sled In the building exploded, making a loud report, and shaking the ground for several squares around. This was, no doubt, the work of the eoldiers, although some caught hold of "the machine" and tried to subdue the flames. Shortly after, General Banks issued'ordere that all the troops be taken out of the city and encamped. This was immediately carried out, and before 12 o'clock there Were no soldiers, with the exception of the Proveat Guard, in the town. The &cantonbete, generally, give currency to a rumor tbat Shields bee been defeated by Longetreet, and hie command badly cut up. Large number, of troops passed through here this afternoon; destination unknown. J. M. 0. FROM THE ARMY OF THE WM (Special Correepoadence of The Pron.] • CORINTII, Jobe 1, 186 Effect. of Beapretard's Retretit. The mail facilities" in this section of the defunct Confederacy are in wretched disorder. If my letters come to hand in respectable time, many thanks are doe divers teamsters, antlers, and other. transportations by "males." Latterly, I have directed several communica tions to your superintendent, not daring to transmit documeNts directed to Tics Preit. Thie has been the least gloomy day since Friday. Many argue that the victory at this point is far from being insignificant, though all deplore the fact of our success being unattended with greater brfillaucy. Future events may transpire, however, crowning the successful, siege of Corinth with additional lustre.- It does seem stupid, that Generil Bullock should not have been sum cisntly prated to have accelerated the movements of the demoralized runaways,,by harassing them in their•rear. It is a pity, too, that a few pickets should have so enc• cessfully deceived the great conuisander of oar great Aunty. Con. Popo informed Haneck on Thttraday morning that he firmly believed that "they wore giving MI the Islip," and was anxious, as was Nelson, to drop a feW ehells into Corinth, and advanced within eight of the rebel fortifications. • ' One thing Is certain : The evacuation of this rebel stronghold ,must be productive of dismay and demorali zation throughout the enemy's ranks. Already we have over one thoueend prisoners. For three weeks scores upon scores 'of deserters have found their way within our lines daily, and I inn informed that the desertions In their reer were numerous. From the beat of information we learn that the re treat took place upon several roads which do not con verge.: Therefore, if the enemy do not succeed iu anni hilating Butler, or in reinforcing the army In Virginia in time to Nate McClellan, and no complications occur upon our side, the entrance of she Federal army into Corinth will be by no means a dark picture in the history of the war teethe Union. The loss the rebels have sustained by this hurried de parture is immense. The largest portion of their army retreated to - the Junction. Men were detailed to burn and otherwise destroy bridges as soon as expedient. BY some mistake, a bridge, abont twenty miles from bore, was destroyed by a rebel detail - of men only a abort time before seven trains of heavily-loaded cars hove insight. This was a serious misfortune to them, cud onward from Corinth being their motto, no other alternative but to destroy the rolling stock and fi eight could be reedited. The care were heavily laden with ordenuce and commis. nary stores, which those in charge immediately set about destroying. It Is estimated that the loss is nearly two nfitijo m i of dollars But a portion of the grain suffered desunction. The care and'Orditance stores were completely destroyed The locomotives were very little injured, five of which are ready for use. Three mile. south. upon tho Ohio and Dior , lle Railroad, are the remain of at least a hundred thoueard dollars' worth of grain and provislons.,A.large building. which probably contained 'ordnance 'shires, is also in ashes at:this point The Itticbigati tfechaules and Engineers departed upon the teitern portion of the . Ali. midge and Clifileaton Railroad to•dayßto a brings over the Tennessee river, in place of the one de stroyed by Gen. Sherrur.n on the 12th of April. Kitchell is located here, and, It is Bldd, is is waseedon of seversi THE WAR PRESS. Tam Was PRESS will be sent to subscribers by mall (yet annum in advance) at 88.00 Three goyim '5 6.00 Five CC it It 9.00 "Ten Ct CC CC 12.00 Larger Clubs will be charged at the mane rata, thud 20 coplea will coat 824 i BO copies will cost 860 ; and 100 eagles 0120. For a Club of Twenty-one or over, we will wad an Extra Copy to the getter-up of the Club. WirPostmasters ere requested to act as Agents for Tae WAR Pease. S7' Advertisemente inserted et the iscuil rats'. Bli lines constitute a square. loe - motiree and 'cam In a abort time, I opine, railroad ing will again be in operation on this-lino It is redacted here, this afternoon, that Pope anti T. W. Sherman have succeeded In earrounding a brigade of Price's command. I fear this is too- good news to be. tree. hie also said that General. Nelson's and General Wood's divisions leave to-morrow for Virginia or Ken-. tacky. EEt any tate, they are under marching orders: .Notwitbstanding the multiplicity of faults easily dis covered In the character of General Nelson, he is truly a brave man. "Atm is no braver men in the service. He Je shrewd, calculating, and ambitious. To do him justice, I ivill Bay that he barely arrived here before Pope. But the latter general was also on the alert, and immediately ordered the planting of the flag. His division was the first of Buell's army which arrived and reinforced Grant at Pittsburg Landing. He took a position upon the left, and ;opened battle on Monday morning, without orders. His arrival at Corinth was without orders. Quick as thought Nelson ordered his flag planted, and shouted to the other patty .t Balt ? Who are you? What army ?" “General Pope's!" . was the reply. "What in thunder ere you doing? Why, yon d—4 WI, I have been here four hours." There's no 1130 contradicting Nelson, and he knew it. This ie the third success of the same kind of General Helson'e. He was the brat man to enter Nashville, et the bead of his division, without orders. I believe ha VMS reminianded for it. An incident of General Nelson's arrival at Pittsburg Landing, I think, has never appeared , in print:, It will be remembered that it was a stormy Sunday night, and that our :worm out men were resting on their arms. When Nelson arrived, he managed to lead his force over the sleeping soldiers of Hurlbut's division, and was in the act of driving his horse over the body of the General himself. General Halibut sprung to Lis feet, jerked the bridle of Nelson's horse, sr d made a remark which enraged the rider. = After damning each other for a brief period, Nelson shouted " Who the are you?" I' I'm General Hurlbut! Who the—are you?" " - I'm General !lateen!" Hurlbut. Oh! Nelsen. Oh ! Nothing aubsuraantly transpired between the two gene rals to Compromise their atanding ; but General. Hurlbut says that Aeleon managed to have hie troops walk on the ground. B. O. T. Interesting front New Orleans. We have received files of New Orteam; papers to let of •Tiine, including the Picayune, True Delta, and Hoosier News Boy. These ara the first papers received in rega le' exchange since the taking of the city by the United States forces. The Picayune, up to the Ist of June, appeared on a half sheet of dirty-looking paper. lint on the Ist it came out white and fresh, and with four well•filled ptges. All the numbers of the True Delta present a haudec,me ap pearance. The amount of news in these papers is rather small, but they Contain, nevertheless, a good deal that is interesting. On the 28th of May, the ship E. W. Parley cleared for Boston, with a cargo,_ of eager, rosin, tar, wool, and eleven halts of cotton. the 31st, the ship James ;Hovey, with 514 bhde of anger, and the brig Yanked Blade, with 350 bhds, cleared also for Boston. The arrivals from sea are tolerably numerous, bat chiefly of United States transports and vessels with coal and Government stores. We observe, however, the arrival of the French bark Harriet, Captain Bain, from Bordeaux. • A 111 rionc crevasse had occurred at .Tefforson City, lint at the last dates it was expected to be closed soon. On the 24th ultimo, the steamer Morning Light ar rived from above as a prize to the 'United States Go vernment. Provisions appear to be coming in pretty freely front up the river. On the 27th of May the steamer Empire Parish, from Shreveport, and St. Maurice, from Alava°. dria, Nought large cargoes, consisting of cattle, flour, potatoes, and other provisions. In the arrival, we ob serve 110 menlion of cotton, except in one instance, where the receipt of elev. n bales is noticed. But sugar and. molasses appear to be coming pretty freely. A dozen or more vessels leaded with them are among the arrivals at The New Orleans Bee had been suspended, but General Butler had allowedit to be resumed, on receiving the fa lowing letter from its proprietors: " NEW ORLEANS, Hay 21,1862. To Major General Butler, Commander.in- Chief of the Department of the Gulf: GENBRS.L : Our article of the 16th instant, in refer ence to cotton, was thought by you to - have been as elaborate, though covert argument in favor of the cotton burning mob.' We desire frankly to assure you yon were mistaken. We bare not intended, and do not in tend, to advocate the destruction of cotton or other crops by the Southern people. We believe it to be a barbarous and wanton waste of property, not to be tolerated by the civilized world. 4 . 'Very respectfully, your obedient servants, The United States sloops-of-war Hartford and Bre*. lyn arrived at litiv Orleans from up the river on 31st The following order Irate General Butler is Fob- HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE GULP, NEW OnLe.uNs,.lllay 27, 1862. NO officer or soldier is perraioted take the property or any citizen', to shut up any house or place of business, without a special order from the provost judge, provost marshal, quartermaster, military commandant, or from these headquarters. Any citizen whose property is taken, or annoyed in his „propert.Y. or arrested by any officer or soldier in contra vention of thjs order, will at once report to these head quarters. where he will have. redress. All taking of property by officers or soldiers for their i private flee is plunder, and will be punished as such. By By command of MAJOB GEN. BUTLER./ B. B. DAVIS, Captain and Acting A. A. G. i The Delta, of May 30, has the following : tl We l p a that at en interview had yesterday morning between , 4. General Butler and the officers of the Southern Ba.", t his city, after a full bearing the bank ruseorclered4 o _ all their depositors upon demand, according to ll' by visions of the General Order No. 30, recently if' the major general, and not in Confederate notey erstand The Picayune, of May 29, says:" -Or ° A ordered that within the last day or twe, Gen. Butler„ is the the return of quite a number of slaves, WIC Amon custom house, to their owners and their h .%. en. But others, we hear that six slaves .were sentz e lake. We lees order, in irons, to their owners tter . e., the are glad to bear of this very proper 7 , part of the commanding general. The runs. s, . who hops by going to the custom house, to swat rom service, will thev will be now find that hope delusive, and by „ . - satietid that l there's no place like , me* FOf.EIGI YTE • • • We take the following ins froutoueEn peen files, received by the Africa,• lob brought ILlierp .1 dates to the 31st of May : • • TEE LATE c.il y HoLLAND.„="he fearful ca !amity which has ree tly occurred to Itilichedit can now be s estimated at its s al importance.efieventemetwen tietha of the town h e become a melted rain!, and about four thousand per ne arc hemelejand reemileas. A great portion of 9e property destried was unthawed, but the machinery employed to to metuufsetories was chiefly (named ti English officer The alstress of the burned out operatives is Tory teat, but liberal sub ties iptious of stoney and erteributions of clothing are being sent in, A T ea number of tents have been erec t e d i n the ie si e lsig fields for the tem rotary accommodation of t o homeless. The report that the the was caused by.ightning is iucorrect ; it is believed to have be en the cork of an incendiary. In mots, a mat has be e n crested on grave suspicion of having set fire to his ownhouse for some ulterior pur pose. Only ore rnauufstory has escaped destru :don, and the damage is te e:limed at upwards of a mil:ion sterling. Almost all tee beaks and papers of value have been destrosed, owinftirthe worthlessness of the ere- Proof safes employed. Several persons are missing, and it its feared they have lien suffocated in the smoke. Ones hundred thousand solders have been forwarded to the relief committee from the euh-committees formed in the different citiesprsoe kingdom. AN INDIAN correapondent of the Lahore Chronicle gives an acconut of the marriage of the son or the Maharajah of Cashmere with the daughter or the Rajah of Mumble The Cashmere chief came to the wedding with his whole court and 10,000 followers. The marriage preeeote were numerous and costly. Accord ing to the Bajpoot custom, each chief on beceming a guest received a present of n beg of money, and on being dismissed by the Maharajah' a handsoine khiltit with another bag of money. During the hours of the night the ienplial knot was tied, a form which is literally per. formed according to Blade° custom, by tying the gar ments of the bride and bridegroom together, while the incantations ate read. The bridegroom is a boy of nine, the le-Lae-an infant. The marriage ceremonies are said to have cristette - nallan eee tae eleharaish se _ Tea Monet Cents lemegs —A abort time since, the Emperor Napoleon had a long conversation with M. Grattont, the chief engineer at the Mount venire Tunnel, upon the progress of the work. His Majesty proposed a new plan aids own invontioo, which is going to he tried. The present mode consists in piercing hefts to a consid erable depth. which are then tilled up with gunpowder to a quarter of the depth, and fired. The Emperor advises substituting for that process the use of fulminating pow der. which generates less gas, and whose actin is more powerful 'and regular. Besides, it would not be neces sary to bore the rock - to such a depth as. in the old pro. rem. Scientific men think that the new method will ren der essential service, and that it may be substituted very advantageously for the mode at present in use. AIteIAGIS OF rue KING or PORTOGAL.—The Pays elites in the most positive mancer that the King of Por tugal's: affianced wife is the Princess Pia, daughter of the liipg eine?, and sister of the Princess Clothilde. It announces, moreover, that the marriage will take place in September; that the young princess; with her brother, Prince Bentham, will pass a few days in Paris this sum mer, and that after her visit the envoys of the King of Portliest will proceed to Turin to make a formal demand for her hand. Aneansiseor RIIODES.—The Casette de France says: We learn from geed authority that Mgr. Hughes', Arch bishop of New York. who has just gone to Rome to be present at the canonization of the Japanese martyrs, is charged to offer t, the Pope 200,000 dollars (shoot 1,100,- 000 r. ), the produce of a subserunion opened in hie opine pal city. Missixo Snips —Some anxiety is felt for the fate of two or three New York ships, now consteerably overdue, baying sailed three months since. Ono of them, the hlene field, is darned as A 1 for 14 years, end her rates of insure once at Lloyd's have advanced to 00 guineas. Tug StrAtSrEARY BIND.—One of the subacribers to the Shakepenre fund, who does not wish his name to be enblicly mentioned, has munificently offered to contri bute £lOO a year until the objects of the fund are aoemn. pitched. The corporation of Stratford has also unani mously voted £lOO in aid of the fund. &naverem—A very shocking esse came before the coroner for Derbyshire, near Burton-on-Trent, 00 the 27th: A poor fellows, nailer, literally died of etarva tion. The verdict ef the jury declared that the deceased di, d in cotesquenge of want of proper medical aid, ant the abeence of the common necessaries of life. Gesehfinenoe.--Ceneral alfraniote ex-President of the Mexican Confederation, - has just arrived in Paris with his rand?. A 1' mtg.—A prize of twenty thousand francs bas been offried et Paria, for the bent essay on the'• Regeneration c 1 bone," in the hope that, eventually, medical science gill no longer bays to resort to amputation. icottazcz.—A Hungarian journal Publishes an ar ticio Arbicb reveals the impression of the identity of the Japanese ambassadors new in Hits country with the mar is s ho are about to be canonized at Boma. each tom rat ce app. ara absolutely incredible. CELIBACY ./NCRBASINCI.—CeIIbacy is, according to the Minister id Justice, on the increase in frsuce, and un married men and women are those who chic:4y swell the lists of the correctional trihnuals. In Banta p‘rts of the country they amount to 70 per cent., and the minimum iu att.era is 5L FIIICRATION.—The 1.000 Nonconformist emigrants who ow:proceeding to New Zra land to found a new colony, I,,rewen Fervice at Mr. Spurgeon's! 'Metropolitan Tabernacle, on the 27th, when several addressee were de liver. d by ministers of various denominations. - Ou the 28.11. the emigrants took their departure from the Loa den rocks, and there wee a large assembly to hid them farewell. Tun Morinou EgionArto.v.—A. correspondent gives the following as a correct report of.liormou emigration Trent tie pores under mentioned, from April 9.1862, to Blitt,2o, inclusive: From Liverpool there sailed, on the th of April, 702 "albite ;!, on the. 6th of May, 376; on the 20th of the same month, 807- From Hamburg the exodus tree aitereive. On the; fish of April, 323 Hor mone left that pot t for Utah ; 418 on the 1511.. fir d 8183 on tim 2let. On the 15th of the same month, 100 set out from HILYTO. WEISSE .3c CO."
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