THE PRESS. NIMUFEED alatir (YIUNDAYS SIGIIPTIBA) BY JOHN W. FORIVEY. OVTICI4 Ne: Ili sot! TH. FOURTH STREET. Tll a 04.:1 L Y PR E 4 Twit.ve Gated Pitt Anal, OSLYfible to the Carrier. Mailed to Buhecribers ont of tho Ott et nix yow.eas Pie ARRIAI, FOUR .DOLLARS 101 ZIORT nOSTEISs Inman DOLLARS VOA 1511 Horratt—invartably In ad vnce for the time ordered. THE TRIeWERKLT PRESS, DisLlod to lubscrLbors out of the 0117 of Taloa DA &as Pao AltrON, In .advOiole: SIMMER RESORTS. C RESEON. SPRINGS, OA. IiIi RIA • COUNTY, PA.—This delightful and popular place of summer resort, located directly on the live of the Pennsylvania Railroad, on igni summit of the Allegheny Itiountains, twenty-three huArld feet above the level of the ocean, will be open for guests from the 10th .sf June till the 10th of October. Slane last seamen the grounds zero been greatly improved and beautified, and a own. +bey of flottagre have been erected fir the actommoda ticn oLgraruilles. rendering °meson one of the most totuanMatel attractive Maces to the State. Th” furni ture is being thorouglAy renovated, The, winker of .plesenre and Itio sufferer from heat and di , ease will Ant attractions hero h, a first-claim Livery Stable, Billiard 'Tables, Tenpin Alin's, Baths, tee., together with the ported air and water. and the most magnificent mountain 'scenery to be found in the country. Tickets good for the round trip from Philadelphia, X 1.60; from Pitteberg, 83.01. For further information, address G. W 111111:LIN, Cresson Springs, Cambria co... Pa. BEDFORD SPRINGS. A. G.• AL. . LEN tospectfally informs the public) tbatthds oda ltrated e and faahionable Weir &RING PIACI fa now open and filly prepared for the reception .1)1" Whittorl k and will be kept open until the let of October: " Persona wishing Bedford liberal' Water will be engo. Vied at the following prime at the tlerlngt—via: Yor a banal (oak) f 63 00 ball-barrel u 2 00 . . ...... Parties wishing( rooms or sus Information to regard to. the place will address the w Bedford Mineral tierlogi Commis." my2ll4w STAR HOTEL, (Nearly oppoelie the United Ntottes Hotel,) A TLANTIO OICY. SAIIIIEL AD Mild, Proprietor. !Dinner ...... 60 coats. Alro, Carriages to Biro. Boarder. accommodated on tho most reivinnliaro terms: . • • jt.o3.3in (101.IIMBIA: :ROUSE. t. r ~ mortiturin CITY, arrusimoom lc la NTIICKT.I.I9IIgUi;,*,, • . Opposite the Surf House. Terra to suit the times. jet Ihtlet ' RD W A ail DOUAI, itroinistOr QBA-8 IDE B 0 U8B ) ' ATLdNTIC CITY, N. J. • . . ••• • BY DAVID SOATTICE4OOTA '• • A 'BMW PRIVATE 1311 A RD Xtt .110118111,•.beoutifule Situated at theloot of PeneerleaohtAteatet.... Now open far visitote for the mason. , • it2o.2ta MAN SION . H BUSES ' ATLAIIrIO OITY. , Z. L CE, Proprietor. This Hones having been thoronehly renovated am* en liarg“l,ls new open for permanent and trensteht boarders. ThoM%NSIGNIII USHieeonveule;.ttodepot.churches. and test office. The ha. hien grounds we un urptssed on the Islend. The Box is conducted tor &Lr. SHICL, of Philedriphle, who vrl l l keep superior wines, Ilan sr.. and oboists brands of clgere. . j,20-21n A G.L B HOTEL,. :ATLANTIC 1j• OITY,Ie now open, with a ' LaRGB ADDLTION 01 8001119. Board $T per week, beAblug drones included. 11020-2 m COTTAGE RET.REAT. ATLANTIC CITT, k now open md . ready for Boardrtie. A. few oboice Booms cab bobbtoinert by spotting soon . The Proprietor furnished his ttrble with fr.sh milk from hie *OWN and fresh vegetables from his farm. Allo t about four hundred deeirsble Uottage and Hotel Lots for sale by M. Mc.ttaf. ES, je2o-2m . Proprietor. , 66 TrIBE ALHAMBRA," ATLANTIC 1 ()ITT." N. J., asplendid new irmsn, southwest garner of ATLANTIC and kl AtidaCEl RTTB kyeaues, will be open for visitors on and alter Jnne'29th. The rooms and table of Tt e Alhambra " are nasurpseseu by any on the Inland. There is a spacious Ire tlrram and Re !reel:anted Saloon attached to the house. Terms moderate. Or DVBOIS it 8. J. .YOUNG, Proprietors. ,IG T. HOU bE COTTAGE, AT LANTIO well-knowg 1101160, having been enlarged and renovated, I. now open for the recep tion of Vesta. Inviihdg can be accommodated with rooms on the fires floor fronting the ocean. Light- Rouse Cottage. priategetre'the advantage of befog the nearest bowie to the beach. A continuation of the pa tronage of hie Wends andVhe public is hollcited. No bar. JONA it rt I) N. Proprietor. 10tEDLOE'S HOTEIi, A.TLNNTIO .1./ CITY, N. 3—At the terminus of the railroad, on the lett, beyond the depot This House to now open far Boarders and Trani& nt Visitors, and offers aneomasoda. lions equal to any Cott' in Atlantic Oity. Charges Lao. derate. Children and *eremite hall price. Sir' Partite should keep their meta nista the Dare ar• rive in front of the hotel. , je2o-2m CHESTER COUNTY HOUSE.—This Private Boarding Douse, corner of YORK and PACIFIO Avenue, Atlantic City, convenient to the beach, with a beanttful view of the Ocean, le now open for the EitilliOn. The aecotemodsteione are equal to aoy others on the Island. Brice, moderate. je2o- 2m J.. BREW. Proprietor.. KENTUCKY HOUSA, ATLANTIC CITY, N. J —Thin comroratble and convenient new bone, located on Kam rif WET merino, • opposite the Surf House, one MIMS from the beet bathing on the beach, luta been fitted ue fur rigitors thin semen.' QIII4L ha, Proprietor. N. 11.---Horses end Carriages to Hire. jeiOrlin t A.T JAIN The Olareudon," .OEA 13 (formerly Virsiota Hoese,) VIDGINIe A V &NUE, ALTLANTIO CITY, is now open for the accommodation • 'of Boarders. This House is Amsted immedistudy on the Beach, and from every room affords a • floe clew of the NS. pu2o-2m] JAMES JMNIEINS, K. D. QEA T HMG.- UNIT.K.D ST A.T MOTEL, LONG BRANOII, N J., le novr open. situated only fifty yards from the sea , hore, *sutra' of the hlece; home fronting the (mono 61::* feet; two boars from New York. Steamer .I•eves Norm wrest twice daily,6 L. M. sod 4 P. M.; thenee'by toe R. and D. B. Baitroad. Add! ems li. A. SH Of NMI If R. Oommunicetiqn from Philadelphia le by the Gamlen And Amboy Negroid. by the Id. end 2 P. 6f trains. • jaID-2Lot• CONG RE SS HALL; ATL ANT 10 CITY, by G. W. HIYKLE, the proprietor of the gJoited Btateet three years ego. The Hell:hes been put into complete order and grea'l Improved. A new office, billiard saloon. bar. room, and bath-bonsee are most efusellentit arranged and aprl7 ap propriated for .tholr respective trees. oougrese Hail 111 now the neatest house to the rolling surf on the smooth portion of the level beach. The subscriber avails bimeelf of the precept oppor tunity to return hie thanks to his former patrons of fhe "States," and respectfully begs, leave to way to all that 'be will be happy t 4 mart th. m at ilougress Rail, ON ADD MrTiLlt JUNE 21st Institut, at which time be will be reedy to accommodate the public. • G. W. aueirris. bow:. SEA BATHLN G.—Congreeis 17 Long Branch. New Jim!, is now ogee Writes reception of srlsitot s- Pemba wishing to Gossip nip= alll please address " WOULMAN 8 !OMEN jeII3-12t Proprietor. ' • • S • URY -.HOUS a E,::ATLANTIO Of,. N. J.—This °portage Hotel, over 800 feet in tingle, and with 1,100 feet of rereads, fronts on the ocean, a. tending back, with its rear, to the railroad. It Posiiessei the most advantageous location on the island, with per. tartly safe bathing in front, and is, in fact, the only grit; &see hotel within a abort distanoe of the beach. A good Band of tunlo has been engaged for the seaeon. Itilliard.room and Bowling &neva will be under the *barge of Mr. RALPH BINJAMLB, of Philadelotils. Additional improvement° bare been made, and the ao -iommodationit will be found equal, if not superior, to any on the wag. The honeevrill be opened, for the reception of guests, sn TIIIIII.BDAY, June 19. jolB 80t H. 8. BlflBoN, Proprietor. UNITED STATES HOTEL, ATIAAIitIO OITV, N. J., JAMES K. 1108180 E. Baporiotendent. This celebrated Hotel will be open for the reception of visitors on Saturday, June 21, livid, and alit continue open until September Since She last season many handsome imerorements save been made, both to the houeo and the grounds, adding ; atill further to the comfort, convenience, and &sore cd the gueets. Perrone desiring to spend the summer at the Sea Shore Will And the accommodations at the UNITED STIIIIB emperor to those of any ether house on the Atlantic Coast.. OBI,BBBATXD BAND hag been en fmged for , the 13.341110/1, and will be under the direction of iihe Messrs. Hasler. • Mr. THOMAS H. BASAATT, late of Cape May, will Save charge of the Billiard Boom, Ten•pin Alleys, and Shooting Gallery. . . The exteneive Improvements made two years ago, and dhow now In contemplation by the owners of this splendid Ostablisbment, are an ample guarantee of whet tne patrons of the house may expect under its preeent management. BMW( A. B. BROWN, For' Pro oil eters. •QUAIDIER" BOARD' li G. - BROAD, F.-) TOP MOUNTAIN NOIIIII.—A rot:Ramie spot for ei- OUNMER,RESIDENCE - on one of the !Mountain -Tops 4of Pennsylvania, reached daily by the Pennsylvania Central, and the Broad. Top Mountain Railroad from Huntingdon. The Route is one of the finest in the in lector of the State, handsomely famished with all the re uoiettes for comfort, sad conveeienoe--pure air, deli cious spring water, romantic Scenery, and everyth log to restore and invigorate health. Tetetrash *tattoo atm a daily mall, so that daily communication may be had with Philadelphia. The Pennsylvania Railroad will furnish- , excnreloo Ildthete through the etymon. • Persons dewing ebliadel )hia in the morning can take tea at the Mountain House the earns eVeniog.. 4. • • ._• The subscriber bee kindly been allowed to refer to the following gentlemen; rodents of Philadelphia, who have been patrons of the Afmnifein house: Wm. Cummings:llmi - David P. Moore, Req., .Semi. °sewer, Beg., ' Thos. Carstairs, Req., Non. Henry D. Moors, Lewis T. Wath‘on, Eau., John McOanlee, Eau., G. Albert Lewis Rea., John Hartman, Eau , • Richard D. Wo od, Esq. n'same MODZRATR. For orther Information, address • :•• JOSEPH MORRISON; Proprietor. Jel2-Im Broad• Top City, Huntingdon county, Pa. HOTELS. FOWERS' HOTEL, Noe. 17 and 19 PARE BOW, (OTTOBITH TL ASTOR ROVSIIO NEW YORK TERMS $1.50 FZE DAY. This 'popular Hotel •has lately been thoroughly rano. srated end refurnished, and now ROWANS all the requl cites oir FIRST-OLA3B HOTEL. Tbe patronage of PhUedelybians 'and the traveMng "Wits desiring the beet secoutoditione slid moderate charges, is respectfully solicited. ie2•Bse H. L. POWERS, Proprietor. STEIRIINB HOUSE, DELNONIOOI2I,) No. 26 BROADWAT, • NNW YORK. ltro minutes' walk from Fall Etter boat landing, Oluirobere street, and foot of Portland atreet. mh2ll.Bm GRO. W. BTIPHENB, Proprietor. A CARD.-THE UNDERSIGNED, JAL late of the GIBABD HOUND, Philadelphia, have leased, for a term of years, WILL&RD'S HOTEL, in Washington. They takethis ecessioa to return to their old friends and customers many thanks for peat favors, and beg to assure them that they will be most happy to gee them In their new anart•rt• SYKES, OHADW7.OIE, I 00. WAIMOTONI .10 1 , .18, 1861. , , an2B-ly C•... : . f. • VP. x . . , . • ,* \ % • . L_•/.17110,111 tr - • , •• : • , • • • . _ o• . - " •: . • • • ltv„ta- . . . • • . • 3:a .i - . 4 4- ` n , 2.:. IR' . . . • 1. e am tktz_ • r. •14._ : • . . • . . VOL. 5.-NO. 278. SUMMER RESORTS. EPHRATA MOUNTAIN SPRINGS, LANCASTEtt COUNTY, PA. • This delightful watering-place having been purchased by the undersigned, he wonld Inform hls friends and the public generally, that it will be open for the reception of visitors on the FITIBT DAT OF JULY HEST. For particulars, Dhow .refer to Circulars, whiob can be bad at the Continental Hotel, Merchants' HOW, and the Union Hotel. Arch street. Board, one. Reek or lase, $1.50 per day; over one week, or the swoon, $7 per week. Children and servant, ball price. These terms are given with the Assurance that the ac commodations shall in every respect be tunsl to any other waterieg•place. Wl"Accommodations for four hundred guests. The Germania Band le engaged je2l-1m coficausstom acruliss. SIiIPLEY. • 'II.A.ZAILD. & tn - frcrixtNtorr. 11.2 OITESTRUT STRUT, 001r11IBBION MBIiOEIANTII YOit nu BALI 07 PHILADELPHIA-MADE GOODS. . MILITARY GOODS. A MY GOODS ON HAND. , DABS AND LIGHT BLUR KEEBEYS. OTANI/LED 0.4 AND 8-4 INDIGO WOOD-DYED UM PLANNED& INDIGO' BLOB BUXTUBZS. OW/401 DUCTIE, 10, 12, AND 15-OIINDE. FARNHAM, KIRKHAM, & (30., y76-9m 226 DEVOTED? OTBEET. CARPETS AND MATTING& VOURTII-STREET • j: CARPE.T• STORE , N.. 47 • 'ABM ' S On7I37NUT, NO. 47. J. T..r•Er,A.dicoix. finites attention to his Spring Import:Mtn of CARPETING-B. OninDrlshig ever,' style of the Newest Patterns and Designs, in VEL VET, BRUSSELS. TAPES r BRUS SELS, IMPERIAL THJIZE-PLY, aad INGRAIN CA BPIETING43. - VAR ETIAN and DildASS..l3Talll OARPETINGIi. SCOTCH BAG and tasr CARPETING& rLoos OIL. CLOTHS, in emery width. 0000 A and CANTON BATTINGS. DOOR-MATE, BUGS, SHEEP SKINS. DRUGGETS. and CRUMB CLOTHS. - A.l WHOLES &LE AND BETALL, LOW FOR , OASH. J. T. DBLAOROIX, 47„8outh F411:1117a Inlet :1 'Pi frEIONI:AS O. GARRETT, J. 712 OHESTNITT BTBEET, 144 i received • fresh eto* gores:)'. AND SILVER WATCHES, - , FINE PLATED WARE • TABLE CUTLERY, And Is mannfacturing trgreat variety of MINIM WARN adapted for borne nee and for presents. Prompt and particular attention is given to repairing Watobee by firm-clase workmen. spZ4•thatn2m .AbIIERIOAN, ENGLISH, dit ACID diba SWWELBYISS WA'T'Cr-TES, 311, AND BI LTERWARG, AT REDUCED PRICES. JOS. H. WATSON"' mr2o.2in . 396 01111STNUT srionir. AtiREMOVAL. • FULLER Itiviaslionoved from No. 42 South TRIED Street to No. 712 CHESTNUT Street, 2nd Floor, (Opposite Masonic Temple,) • •. • • :iota offers a Large and Desirable Stock of GOLD AND SILVER WATCHES, ..:toozne a BROTEIZR.S' SPOONS AND BUSS, AND • FINE JEWELRY, To which the attention of the hula Limited. ' apBo-8m • "AMERICA N WATCH -COM PANY." • • GOLD enp erorib. w T 'll. 1E EMI LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. COMPANY'S SALESROOM, N.. 712 CHESTNUT Street, Second floe; (opposite ?Mew& Temple.) • I. B. MA.RTER, Agent. VULUANITE RUBBER JE WELRY A beautiful Pie .olf - • fiENTLEMEN'S V&BT OBAINE•LADIES' CNA. TALAINE CHAINS; THIMBLES, OBOSSES, STUDS, BUTTONS, dce., Noir to State. • J. 0. FULLER. • No. 71 CHESTNUT Street, Second Floor, (Op)Oilitto M6llo[llo Temple.) nplEk-Ste WATCHES JEWELRY, &o. AFRESII AS6OIITMENT, at LESS THAN rourdza BRUTE& • F4llll & BROTHER, Itownters, 824 CHESTNUT Street, below Fourth. t0b2041 LOOKING GLASSES JAMES 13. EA.ItLE & BON, XANONAOTURIRS AND IMPORTIBB 0t LOOKING GLASSES, OIL PAINTINGS, PINE BNORAVINGO, FEMURS AND PORTRAIT nunize, PHOTOGRAPH FRAMES, PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS, CIARTAB.DE-TISITE PORTRAITS. EARLE'S GALLERIES, 810 CHESTNUT STREET, JOS PIIILADILPHIL BLINDS AND SHADES BLINDS AND SHADES. B. 3. WILLIAMS. ••••• "1t0.16 HOBTH SIXTH BTBUT, HAIVIULOVITENH Or VENETIAIN BLINDS WINDOW SHADES. • • The lanai* and ALMA amortaleat In the Olt, at the GOWHEIT REICHS. • irroai inietrms Lirrrzerm Bew 4 t H i s proka i mi:attemut to t • sa3-326 pIIWIRG MACHINES latvrrAßß & WILSON, SEWING' - MACHINES, 628 CHESTNUT STREET, )elB-An PRIL&DILPHIA. rumps AND muumuus. ROBERT SHOEMAKER sore:mai Oarner MIRTH and WWI etroMe, PHILADELPHIA, WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS, IMPORTERS AND DEALERS FOREIGN AND DOMBSTIO WINDOW AND PLATE GLASS. lILAO7AOTOII2IIII OF WHITE LEAD AND ZINO PAINTS, PUTTY, AL Actium; 102 TVA 011.11B2LInn FRENCH ZINC PAINTS. Dealers wad oonsamen rupplied at VERY LOW PRICES POR OAHE steia2m STATIONERY AND. FANCY GOODS. MARTIN & _QUATLES • AMA— NT . ATIONEDY, TOT AND FANCY GOODS EMPORIUM No. 1086 WALNUT STREIT, )BLOW BLZYNIMT, Jell•fplT Vrtss, ROM THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC. Gen. Hooker's Division at the Battle of Williamsbrirg. [Correarondence of The Press.] FAIR OAKS; Jane 20, 1862.- Nothing is more calculated to mortify the pride of a brave man, who feels' that be bee done his duty to the country, than the fact that he is not properly repreeen'ed to the people. He goes out to offer his life to the Re public. and, , Whether principal or private, his eseetest reward is the approbation of his fellow. countrt mon. In the -midst of the .fearful and rapidly. recurring events that have Malted the progress of this war for the Gonsti tntion, it is difficult even for the correspondents of news papers to give proper credit to the men who have earned it. How many heroic deedr, performed in the roar of cannon, the ebock of regiments, and the clash of steel, have gone unwritten, sod therefore myrewardeel! How many vtho have reahy not deserved praise have been crowned with- the larrebstelonging to others! ' Their'. vate soldier le rarely spoken of. He fights. hesoffers, he' dice. The pitgeof history is not terightenedirr his name.. Ills mAnory is cherished only in his deeolatexl family, his grave :visited by the affectionate - few wbo 'waterthe flowers that adorn Retitle their sorrowing teats. Enough for such that they have died for their country. Donbtlrss the difficulties which prevent just tributes to the bravo men oho merit them, aro felt by the leadere of our armies, and you will bare observed that Oen. McClellan. has, on several oocaeloos, partially corrected hie firth deL 'patches, in order theatdue honor might. be paid t' those who have gloriontly and gallantly earned it. These ob servations may be applied with great thruster tho history of the battle of Williamsburg, which took place on the sth of May, and pilticularly to the participation In that battle of the division commanded by Brigadier General Jose" Hooker. It is meet, inasmuch as the reeorts of that mementoes engagement have not yet seen the light, that something abonld be sold of the doings of a division *bile engrained k loss in killed, wounded, and miming, of nearly sixteen hundred men ; and this is all the more -requisite in a Philadelphia newspateer, which circulates 'DO leo gely in the State of New Jersey, four reginiente of whose patriotic eons were deeply engaged, under com mend of your gallant townsman, Brigadier General Fran cis E. Patterson, and suffered severely in the eon-. filet. Much ha a been written to commendation of this column, but up to tt ie time no authentic state meet has been made public. Having , spent more than a month at this point , I have taken some pains to 'gather reliable information which I know will be accepta ble to thousands of your readers who feel the deepest in termit he the brave men who fought and fell on the Sib of May, 1862 General Hooker received instructions on tho 4th of May to attheert lien. Stoneman, and aid him in cutting off the retreat of the enemy. Hie division marched from the camp be fore Yorktown about noon of that day. They marched towards Williamsburg. Learning that Gen. Stoneman bad fa'len upon the rear of the eremy's re tre alien column end that Gen. Smith's division had filed tate the read in advance, sad that in consequence Hook er would be compelled to halt until Smith had passed, that line officer applied to the senior officer charged with the advance on the Yorktown road, Brigadier General Ileletzelinan, for authority to throw his command Into the Hampton toad go an to intersect that on :glitch Stone man had belted, at the identical point occupied by the onfnly. This permission was granted, and "about dusk the head of Hooker's division began to move, but owirg to the awful character of the reedit, the Miaow] of the night, and the rain, his command was halt d in the middle of the road, between ten and eleven O'clock P. 111., sad etald until daylight, when they again started, end came in eight of the enemy before Vflillamehnrg about bait poet five o'clock in the morn. tug. The first work that presented Izmir wee Tort Ma gruder, at the junction of the Yorktown and Hampton roads. On each side of it was a cordon of redoubts, ex 4nding• as for as could be seen, thirteen in number, and _running entirely acre ea the peninsula, the right and left ieetirg on the welters of the Yorktown and James ri vers. They were concealed by a heavy forest, and the otcupante of the redouble bad felled trees In order that i l they might have timely notice of our approach.' Thee. trees had been felled on both sides of the road for a breadth of almost half a mile, and the earns was the case on the Yorktown read. Between 'the edge of .the felled timber std the fort tees a belt of clear arable land, alit or seven leundred yards in width, dotted all over with rifle-pits. The situation chow' by the tummy Was of the moat formidable character. Its natural advantages wore great, and Fort Magruder. the largest of the redoubts, was etrengtheeed by eubetantial parapets, ditches, etc. Being in pursuit of a retreating enemy, Hooker, re gardless of their number and position, save to aCcom plieh victory with the least possible sacrifice of life, made a rapid disposition of his forces, the object beteg to rapture the !thole, or at least to hold them for others to do to. There were at ibis moment thirty thoneand of 'our troops not two miles distant, and within twelve miles, or tour hours' march, the bulk of the army of the Potomac, and it was • estimated by good judges that Hooker's position was tenable for double that length of time against three times his number. At half peat seven In tbe morning Gene rat Grover was directed to com mence the attack, with the let Massachusetts Regiment as ellaulabers. The 2d New Hampshire Regiment was placed on the right to aktronah up to the edge of the felled timber, and turn their attention to the enemy'sritts .gdta, and to their sharpshooters and corm niers in Fort Ma . gender.. The 11th Massachusetts and 28th Pennsylvania 'were then directea to form on the right of the 2,1 New Ilarepshire, and to advance as skirmishers until they bad ;reached the Yorktown road, and when that wee. gained, ::word was to :be sent to Hooker. Weber'" battery, in : '.Hooker'i commend, was Wen thrown forward in advance •Of the tette* timber, and brought into action about seven . hundred panda from Fort Magruder. Immediately four ;guzie from the foot opened upon it, and, atter it was still further up, the battery received the fire of two additional gone from a redoubt on the left, but it was pushed on, and, before a Single piece could be discharged, its can- Deniers were driven from them, despite the skill and as of our sharpshooters in picking off the rebel gun ners. Volunteers were now called forte man the battery, and 'the officers and cannontena of Osbonrne's battery sprang forward, and almost Immediately had their pieces et work. Brabuthall's battery was next brought into ac tion, under that excellent officer, on'the right of Webers, and, benne 9 o'clock, every gun in Fort Magruder was silenced, and all the rebel troops inside and on the plain disperted. Ocelot the regiments of Brig. Gem Patter son's brigade, the sth Now Jersey, was charged with the es pecial care of theta batteries. The remaining regiments of the same brigade, under their intrepid commander, were sent to the left of the read, in anticipation'of an at tack. Heavy forest trees cover this -ground, and con cealed from view the enemy's earthworks about a mile dietent, the forma itself having a depth of three-quarters - of that distance. It was through this that Patterson Motional) led the 6th, 7th, and Bth New Jeremy Regi ments. At this time bodies of the enemy's infantry could be seen in that direction, and the increased lireagoon prove d that many others were flocking hither. At 11.20 of the aslnCiday, when the battle bad swollen into enor mous proportions, and the force of the enemy was proved to be gresUy superior to own, Gen,. Hooker Bent a note, asking reinforcementa from the .aruyy on the Yorktown road, which, by someimisfortune, did notreach General Heintaelman. About one o'clock, when the battle had • become general, hie left was reinforced with the 71d and 74th New York Regiments, the only remaining ones of his reserve under Col. Taylor Thus all were engaged. Yet the fortunes of the day ebbed and flowed despite the determined courage and valor of officers and men. Three Uuees the enemy apptoached within eighty yards of the road, which was the centre of operatione, and as often were they 'thrown beck with violonee and , slaughter. Every: time their advance Was made with fresh troop", each succeeding one seeming to be in greater force, and ' pushed with more determination. The 11th Mastachu -setts and 26th Pennsylvania' were ordered to the left, the support of the batteries was withdrawn, and the 2d New Hampshire was withdrawn from its advanced rotate:M . ln the front to take part where it could look after the left and front at the same bme. The orders to the 26th Pennsylvania did not reach It, and it remained on the right. ,At this juncture, word was received from Colonel Taylor that the regiments of his commend longest en gaged' wege falling abort of ammunition; and when he was igfoimed that the supply trains, had not yet come up, a.porticn of his command presented an obstinate resistance to the advance of the' enemy with 'no. other cartridgee thin they 'could gather from the boxes " of dredged lying around ! • The enemy ,were now rein forced by the advance of-General Lengstreet, His traems were passing through Williamsburg in retreat, and were recalled to etrengtheo the forces before Williamsburg. They attempted to drive in our left, and after a vielent and protracted straggle were repulsed with great loss. SiMultaneous with this movement an attempt was male to drive in our front and seize the batteries by troops from Feat Magruder, aided by reinforcements from the redouble on the left. The withdrawal of our supports invited this attack, and It was at this time that four of our guns were captured. They contd have been saved, but only at the risk of losing the day. It will he seen from this statement that the brunt of this great battle was borne by Hooker's division. Be tween four and five o'clock, General Kearney, with cha racteristic gallantry, arrived on the ground at the betel of hie division, which, having secured its yOsitloo, Hooker's was withdrawn from the corded iota held as a reserve until dark, when the battle endedafter having for nearly twelve hours maintaired a Revere cen fact with three times its number of the enemy, who were coin monde/ by their ablest leader, Major General J. N. John. eon, assisted by Longetroet, Pryor, Gohleon, and Pickett, with commands selected from the beet - troops of their army. 'The lilt of killed and wounded attests the character of the fight, The enemy's tom was double ours. Eight hundred alone were left in, the hospital at Wiltlaresburg, and others were • distributed among the private 4ouses. Three hundred priecnore were taken, representing forty Big rebel regiments, which proved the 'enormous strength of the enemy. The four New Jersey regiments, with only two thou sand men in the action, lost in killed, wounded, and miss ing, over fire hundred ! And they fought with heretic courage . in the midst of the most extraordinary difficul ties. Short of ammunition, with their pieces wet-from the rata, and almost unfit for use, they maintained the conflict stubbornly to the time they were relieved., • 1 General Heintzelman wee so well pleased with the con ; duct of Hooker's division that he did not hesitate warmly to compliment therm .It is a troth which cannot be gainsaid that the noble (Ricers and, men of Ilooker'e division were permitted to carry on this unequal strug gle from morning until night, almost unaided, in the pre • sence of more than thirty thousand of their comrades, with arms In their hands. If Hookerfailed to capture the rebel army on the plains of Wililainsbing, it cannot U. S. NEWCOMER THIIR§DAYi JUNE 2:6, 1862. OAR WAR CORRESPONDENCE, PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, JUNE 26, :1862. la *scribed to the want of conduct and courage on to tart of Ma men, or of great skill and ability on his own part. I have made this statement entirely on my own rospon. sillily, after a careful examination of tho ground' and full conversation with parties matted in this great bat tle. I could say nothing leis, in justice to these brave men, and only write that they OM not be misunderstood when the history of tho war comes to be written. *C * [Special Correspondence of Tbo Preps.] °AMP NEAR Fein OAKS, Jane 23, 1862. CEIANCgB OF A.DATTLI3 w All quiet in trout of the lines" has now become at . common here and ea stereotyped elsewhere as it was when the army lay on the banks of the rotomac, waiting'„ for the rebels to evacuate Itf artßePae. Whether they in• tend to evacuate Richmond, or to male it the "last ditch," and fib it With the dead be:lite:of their netterrilled chivalry, is, just now, the chief subject of interest and dtecnealon. More are many, and knowlog ones, too, wh o coefidenlly assert their belief that the rebole will . etacuate, while others, - equally wile, and seeming to be equally well 'pieta, contend that, in front of Richmond, will be fought the great and decisivo battle of the war. The first of these two speculators base their arguments on the fact that It been the policy of the rebels, thus far in the war, toTtold a place long neigh to allow our army to throw up works. mount gime, and prepare to besiege them, end, when wo are about ready' to commence work, ve•i sod d enly discover that they have ttakedetddled." 71wee pentone further dine, and with seine plausibility, though from whet • it•forniation . I have not been . able te leant, tint ilia:rebelshave been engaged, for some in fortifytier — ltide,4l4o:helow Richmond, with a view ilien the place they now bold shall . havebecome untenable. , The other party maintain that . the rebels PluelfiAt h e re, fie it is their last chance to vindicate tkeir character before the natlote of Europe, and retrieve the merles of defeats which' they have re: , molly experienced.- kgivothece opinions because they' are freely cireulated throng]) the army, and allow you to take them for What they are worth. Whatever the rebela may bo doing, or whatever they' may. have in contempletime, I can aware you that our army is making great 'preparations, and everything in dicate e the expectation of a' great battle. Oar generals' are rceolvid, not to be taken at a disadvantage. If the rebels wish to fight, they will find us ready to accommo. date them, •and if they depart, it shall net be in peace. In the on. entire., they keep up a system of skirmishing w blab bee he es me so common that no importance ie at tached to it. Their object evidently is to draw our 9:180 in front of their batteries, of which they have large numbers, and, if possible, open upon them with fall . force. The re bele have tried so many plans of surprleing and entrapping • that our men have become almostwe well acquainted with their stratagems as they are them: eetves, and nothit.g of thie kind may he expected. They have have but two choices to mate—either to stand and fight openly and fairly, or pursue their old habit of steal ing themselves away, from danger. iarge numbers of surgeol s and nurses are arriving hue to look after the wounded in the coaling conflict.: Some fifty ladies of the order of the Sieters of Charity have arrived here freith Baltimore within the last two . days. Among the volunteer nurses who have come down, here, is Mrs. Senator Harlan, of lowa, and Mrs. Senator Wilkinson, of Minnesota,' both . of whom arrived at the White lionise test night, and came up to the lines this morning. I was somewhat surprised to meet those two ladies, who have left their homes in the distant West, and oven the gay society of Washington, to look alter the comfort of our bra4e soldiers. This is but one of the. many bright examples of noble patriotism which I have known among our American ladies. In the Crimean war, we know of but oneylorence Nightingale ; but In this war they are counted by hundreds and thousends . And when Mr. Reuel], of the Times, wrote that our min) , was the best fed and best clothed army in th e world, he might Lave added with ;renal truthfulness , . that they are the best nursed army in the world.. Mrs. Harlan has been with the army almost since the commencement of the war ; she was at the battle of Shi loh, and on that dreadful field of carnage rendered. most Important assistance to the wounded and dying. She is a lady of delicate frame, but of meet powerful courage, gerseverance, and eiadnrance. Bkonid a battle occur, there will.be need for the services of all who are here, and them who may yet arrive will fled plenty of roam for belds of labor. The unhealthy nature of the peninsula is bavitig its effect upon large numbers ,of the army, and ribs eick list is tearfully large The great wonder is, con sidering the location, the food and the habits of the men in camp, that there lei not more sick. Some mean. shenld be taken to inaneurete a better sys'o en of cempiife than that now : grevallitg, as the present system is Most ruin ous to health, to say nothing of comfort.. Active opera. . tions would be very favorable to our army just now," as it would relieve them of their monotonous life, as well as greatly prevent the increase of sickness and death. peveral correspondtute have gone home, and many mere have the idea in contrmOldfork—retne from eick nca►, ttbere from inability to endue the privallOne ne ceeeery to the pursuit of their bnsioebe. ' J. MoF. Periodical Publications. The National Quarterly Review, just pub lished and handed to us by Mr. John McFarlan, the general agent for the work here, this month commences its fifth volume : and may therefore be considered as fairly established. Considering the diradlantages of the times, the late depreasien of business, the ocoupation of the public mind with politics and war, and other disheartening circum stances, it must be confessed that Mr. Edward J. Sears, its editor and proprietor, has shown as much perseverance as talet.t, as much oonstancy as ability i n carrying on this work to its present result. of well-merited success. In all constituent essentials, the National Quarterly Review is wholly supe rior to that a reepectable and venerable fossil, the North Atneriean Review. Indeed, it may safely stand comparison with the leading British Quarter= Bei. The new number opens with a learned arti cle on• Chinese Language and Literature, with translated specimens of the latter; bat the articles which will be moat popular treat of Sir Thomas More and his Times, Sir Philip Sydney, and Mo liere. The last named will bear perusal oven after Walter Soott'a well-known essay on the same sub ject, contributed to an early number of the Foreign Quarterly Review. There is also a very .able criticism on the leading artists in the recent exhi bition of the York Academy . of Design. The only feeble article is that which treats Tonnyson'e ,‘ Maud" as a representative poem. Mr. John McFarlan; South Third street, is agent for the National -Quarterly Review. The new number of the North Britssh .Review (American ',edition, received from W. B. Ziober) has more than its usual average of good - artiolea. These are Geological Changes in Scotland in Historic Times, Early Poetry of England and Soot land, Mrs. Browning'p Last Poems, British Colo nies, and Recent Homeric Critics and Translators. Three out of ten articles bare are upon religions Of sectarian subjects, which •is an undue pro •portiOn. From Mr. McFarlan we have Part 18 of the Re bellion Record, so ably edited by Frank Moore, with portraits of General Sigel and the Rev. 11. W. Bellows, engraved on steel. This number com pletes the third volume of the Rebellion Record, containing twelve portraits on steel, with various snaps, and diagrams, and an index, which Is sur prisingly full and accurate. This work is really . a Contemporary llistory of our Great Rebellion. The June number of the Avieriefin Excluing,e and Review, published in this city, contains a feir articles of general interest—via : upon Coal, the Coal Trade of Eastern Pennsylvania, and Adver tising... The miscellaneous portions Of this peri odical are too paragraphy, if we may 001 a 'wind to denote brief and fragmentary items. The National Portrait Gallery, containing full length portraits by Chappel, and well-written bio graphies by E A. Duyckinck, is published by JOhnson, Fry, I Co.of New York, and will be Issued in monthly instead of fortnightly parts in future. The present /ivraison has tine portraits of George Bancroft, the historian; General B. Lin coln, President Polk, and John Stark. .The Eclectic Magazine (W. B. Zieber) gives, With its usual mplenge . of selected papers front the leading British periodicals, a biography. of our illustrious fellow-citizen, F. B. Morse, inventor of ihe,Magnetio Telegraph, - and a fine fill-length portrait, engraved by John Sartain. The Eclectic is an excellent periodical. Peterson's. Ladies' Magazine for July is not up to its usual standard of merit. The steel .engra- Ting, "The Sisters," is poorly engraTediit looks thin and bard. The literary eontents are sot of a high character this month. Godey's Lady's Book ha; not come to band The Contested Election Case: To the Editor . of The PTCI3 . . • . Sin: The formalities of legal proceedings are ex . Ire mely puzzling to those not learned in the law. The mass of people naturally suppose the law to be . the perfection of reason and common sense ; yet in the law's delay and the tardiness of juitioe, these principles fail to appear. These remarks are sug gested by the inquiries of' your oorrespqndent in regard to the sheriff contested-election cafe. Nine tenths of this community supposed (and correctly) that the decision of the Supreme Court upon the legality of the army vote would determine Mr. Ewing's right to the office of sheriff- Despite that decision, which clearly covers the whole dispute, Mr. Ewingg still retains the office, pockets the fees, wrongs Mr. Thompscin and thwarts justice; not only that, the valuable time of the court is consumed in a frivolous proceeding called the respondent's answer—a voluminous paper, in which two hundred epeoifications are set forth and swore to, none of which specifications have, as yet, been sustained by evidence,,elthough the bearing has consumed seven consecutive days. Surely this is trifling, and the, reason obvious—for if the foes of office will more than pay the expense of contesting, as your. our reepondent eseerte, to whet length may not Mr. Ewing's counsel protract this atm ? In view of these . facts, the public have a right to deinand, through the public press, a prompt settlement of this question, to the end that juetioe may be done, • end the community made secure in transacting business with a legally and constitutionally-elected armor. • • SIIBSCRIDSR. JUSIX,2I ' 1802. , Important from' North Carolina. A Telling Speech Delivered by Gov. Sternly at Washington—A Gathering of Citizens from Seventeen Coientles. • [From the Newbem Progreso] The speech of Governor Sandewhich wag delivered at Washington, N. (1., on the 17th ' lust , before the greit Union maremetting, was. lull of modera , ion and eto• (pence, and It may be pronounced one of the finest pro aticti,ne of tbe . dey. It one received with the utmost estinfectron by both the Federal troops and the citizens of the Old North State, who wen present from seventeen COM fra. Notice was given some two weeks since to the people in the interior Om one and ell. loyal son disloyal, might oeme into our lines end boar Governor Steely. Seven teen counties were repniamted in ibis great gathering, which was the Careen ever assembled in this minden of the State. This great eoeech will revolntionize the Old North hints,. nod be the means of briuglog her beak into the Union nt once. We understand that Captain Walker's - rebel cavalry, iu the victual of WaShiugtoo, N. 0., As completely.de moralized and partially eienended; bat a very few re maining. Now of its members came to hear Governor Stably at Washington, and nominal. ' • SPENCE! OP GOV. STANLY DELIVERED AT WASH INGTON, N. C., 'M.N.:Fah/Ll' JuNg 17, 1862.. FkLLOW- CITIZEN'S : My appearance here to-day calls to mind many scenes of the past. I thnnk God that' we ere permitted to meet iu ceuecil once more. Byer since side ieferual war, brougt,tou by wicked politicians wbo deilred power,.l have had- no comfort. My thoughts have beta, directed toward theta battle fields. Night and day have I been watching.'eveets. I could not Mew a word from my-Native Butte, cons, queutly . I was unable to learn anything definite -in teemed- to you. However had I may. have been, no man can say ever deceived hem in any particular., or intentionally led hire astray. e con to yon with a bleidti?g heart, -honest a..d Gums motives, desiring to give you some plain - thoughts'. 1 am pleased to Bee to menriof my old friends who have born so true to me, some ot %hem gave mo a start in the troth). It. is to then, •i conee to talk. Five thousand Mile* have I come to reason with'y on. I desire no pro motien ; I came fur no loVe of 'geld ; I ask nothing- for terse If. I did' Oteueport Mr. Lincoln. Bell and - Everetewere toy el Dice. • I understood , . the wicked iutention of these Southern leaders. I have , known them long and well. I looked torward to this entbi oak. I saw it was int:tetra. We, to d under the circutuetaucee, I considered Bed and Ever(tt themoet acceptable men. I do not deeire to diecure ' or enter into ail the featured of tide war, nor talk aboutpolitice. You all know what my 1:01T11(11 have been for the Dist twenty-five years. • Bow cams North Carolina out of the Beton '1 You Bey that Pit-eldest Lincoln's proclamation drew yonium this war. - How rot Whit w as his duty when be took , the •alb of ofllce, whet, be wee sworn to maintain the Delon and enforce the laws? Hee he not done right in doing what the Constitution Pictured him Milo 7 flew 'coted he do Merced} 7 Was he to act the part of a political Bickerer and gambler, and wink at this unlaw ful attempt at BeCObfit•D 1 What would have been hie fate Lad 'he attan et( d witrttio eacrid rights of the people, and elbowed. a Government to be protein up which be had eSnin to p.reervel Would he not have been immached. and justly hung, for thus violating hit oath of oftice7 I again 'ask, how could he do differ ently f - 'Whit are the duties of an sheriff 1 le he not expected , to enforce the law '? Should an ob alters a t to resist him, le it Dot Lie duty to call upon the people for assistance to enable him to enforce the law 7 Thie is what the Pres'. dent bat, dobe; - no mule do nothing else; hecould pursue DO' other course. Suppose New. Jereey should attempt 'to secede. and Nevi York and the neighboring Stand should • refuse to assist in obliging her to respect the Con atltutiou and lase of the country. Would it not be the duty of North Carolina 'to 'furnish the President with Boors to triable him to execute the laws 1 If Sem osier, ie to ee recognized, whet would it lead to I Let Lonitiona arced,, Cod then , atter it is accompliehed, what bind ere her from handing that State over to Rag time, or any other Power, commandiug, as it does, the mouth of the - greet father of wet-rill This' she would most ateuiedlv Lave the rightto do, if she has a right to Riede. thus damming up the great river, and excludtag all the Si ides on its borders from a market- Would the great Northwest submit to this 'I Could not any seceded 011ie hand itself over to ally Power it might choose, thins giving TM ILIODOICLiChI governments of every kind . ' hat has North Carolina to complain of I What rights of-here have been violated 1- Wherein hactlie; Coven trout, of the United States distressed her, .or any other citizebe 7 Was she burdened by taxation 7 Were her citizen, called upon to pay a direct tax to support theGovernmentg - Were not all her rights sad institu tions übder the protecting flee of the IJuir ed &steel. My doctripee are those of Wasblogton, Martha% Bad ger' Graham, Gilmer, and Donnell; doctrines on which the Government was founded 'Secession is treason. - It meet be' put down, otherwise the Itepublic le pone, and we are involved In an eternal • Star. The • Government must be maintained. We.-are one people, 0105 we will IT main, one wo will din. Seats mien is teemed war. If it succe,de, republican liberties are lost forever. • What do the rebels say 1 What did they tell you'? First; they said- secession would be peaceable; that the. Northerners would not tight, and that foreign Powers :would Bet gobs, the - 4 . Southern Confederacy;' that the Demobratai 'in the North would rowiet the South in teeming -bet icdependence. Have any of these pre dictiena been realized? After secession took place, you were told that the Northern troops were coming booth to flee all your reeves, confiscate all your pro perty. devastate the - land, slaughter your women and children, outrage your usiughtera,_ and so on. Has this hrou not your rights and property been reaps clad ? tiutiagee will, to a certain extent, be ocimmitied by the heet t ieciplined sautes in the world. It must be expected;.such are the mutts of war. • The property and rights of no people have' been respected so well' in times of War as your property, and rightis. And what is core, the Geyonmeet had. iteelf in readinese to remu nerate 1.11 loj-al citizens for :all the lessee they have mis takes'. Could - Acre bedany thltlg more fair the . Cenfederlicy :do\-this 1- -What is -their money worth a hubliell -.Not a rant. . •, , 'Yon asp your slavce are all to be emancipated. What court's has the Federal Government muscled thos far in regard to your sieves?' When Fremont, Hunter, and Phelps iesued (heir proclamations of emancipation, did not the President revoke them all? Has he not Bald, over and over Node, that be had no conetitarional right to t n ancipate the sases 7 Has ho not adhered etrictly to the Constitution and laws of the country 7 Domi he not insist that all the !Baum shall be protected in all their rights 7 What more can be a-ked of him, who is the President of all the States? Why, then', are we involved in war 7 ' . Much is raid about the (dimes coming into the Federal liner, and many complaints made because they are not promptly siren up. Are they not in the Confederate links. ar.d are tiny not need to build fortifications and do the work of rebels, and in many instances used to man rebel guns, and fight against the Union? The Federal D 1055 can't make a businees of etit:hing negroms'and de livering them tip. They have come here to put down treason, and a war which the rebels inaugurated:' Bur feriegs must' be expected, losses will be incurred, you lOWA abide by eyente: The South into blame fer all of the disabtere which may occur. It this war continue,,, look at the consequences; see what - has shoed? taken place see whet must follow. • In Nevi beta thole are neatly 5,04.0 slaves; they are here—mere continue to cone. Should the war continue, and 'tho Federal army be obliged to advance into the Interior, thin will the consequences be upon your own heaes. Teen y onr institutions, and everything You have and own, will Decease, ilv be in peril. Tbe people must move. Can -your meetings in every county. Let your convention know your wishes Let trade be opened; let the blockade DO withdrawn. Come and - he restored to the Inestimable privileges - of American citizens, Any man who will take up arms against ouch a Go - vernment as this ought to toes hie property. lam India- Dent at ',nehmen, and cannot refrain from expressing my feelings. Much ham been said about the negro schools in New turn. When I came I found them there established by ildr. Cob er. Be came to me and asked my' opinion. I gave it to him, and told him that I thought it wee injudi cious at this time—that It wouldlook as though I intend ed to disregard tho laws of the State, which would de stroy all my lufinence, and make me a very unwelcocae visitor to the people of North Carolina. I treated the gentleman kindly, made no threats to hint, nor did I give bum advice or instructions. I haws been mierepre • senled in the whole matter, which has unnecessarily en gendered a bad %can. Mr. Lincoln is no Abolitionist. He ie the hist friend the South has got. Look at his proclamation to Hunter. It is full of meaning. U you will not take these chives into your own bands you mnst abide by the consequences. Tour potte and custom-houtes can be . opened , in lam than thirty days. I ant here for your benefit, to get you out of a bad serape, and bring y on beck - to your alteUttioco. - Tell your leaders what I say. Go and tell the people what I have said. If this war lasts, what to to be done 7 What will be your condition T. I can't say how long I can rimaln with you, or how long it will be in my power to avert the approaching dangers. dy interest calla me away ; my affections and hope of doing good keep TOO here. . The Administration wants peace The Government did not commence the war. lam no agent of Abolition generals: -When required to be such I will leave you and return with a heavy heart. I will do nothing unbe coming a Christian gentleman and patriot. • ;Beaufort, glot ions old Beaufort. t Bow often I have thought of you, the home of my early friends who have ' made me what I am, these scenes of my childh ood: !Listen to a friend and countryman, who Mee ever been true to 'you. Come under -the old flag which has protected you SO long arid well. The gallant champions now In arms for the Union would fight for you tehmorrow If you were with us, and Should your rights be - Invaded. Sou. have proved your courage, and are now able to see the wicked 'Mandela of ye or bad leaders, many of whom deserve the halter. I am told that I had better go back—that I can accom plish no good kers, and that my coming will displease the extremes on both aides. I notice no each nonsense:A It would have been far more agreeable for me to COMB to lon as a private citizen. Asa ie, however, there is DO love lost between me and thews who fled so much fault. cone not to insult• - yon. I'come du, do good. I hall not be able to control armies forever, nor stay the up lifted hand. Unless. yOu soon show a dieposition to ac cept of honorable terms, the war will go on, and the army will be forced to march inward. Wtiy did Idr. Lincoln send me? I did not vote for him. Be knew that I was born among you,, and Would stand heinous you and all harm. and be able to suggest ' gush terms ea you could honorably accept., I come with the olive branch, and stand, for the time being, between yon and the powerful armies of the Republic, whose on ward march will sweep yon under, and necessarily de bts oy. your institutions when brought in contact withop posing forces. Soon it will be too late for you to accept of my honorable terms. Then events mast , be left to the harshened camel necessities of the justice which is vindicated by the sword. Old ft iendr—bobored gray hairs—l some for your be nefit ' 'Yon who have come from the distant counties to ' hear me today and take home what I say. Your inte rest &Mande peace. You desire to be free from turmoil and battle strife. Why, then, will YOU not insist on having them troubles brought to a close?. I believe yOu will act. From the elms of the times it is very evident that a great reaction has taken place is the hearts of the people. /f_your people should refuse to act, and will still cling •to Secession, and are given up to your idols, I must then leave you with a sad heart. • To. ray country I will do my duty. And tee you, my old filming, to whom I am so much attached, I will also do my duty., Can I ever forget you? The monarch may for get tide crown, the bright sunbeams may forget to shine, but I nevelt will forget friends so dear, and a people who have done so much for me. Where is Fort Donelson, Columbus, Macon, Pulaski? Where is New Orleans? Whdre are all of the rebel fort!- ' Scabious ? Before New Orleans felli some distinguished Apish subjects, who had been and examined , all of its fortifications, went to Washineton and told the Govern ment that New Orleans could not be taken, that it was impregnable, and begged of the Government to desist; that the Federal troops would 'meet with a greater dhw. ter and more slaughtering than did the English troops in their attempt to take that city, Row was it?.What: are the reside? New Orleans was taken before break.' fast.' All hell could not prevent the Yankees from taking thaCcity, or any other. Whole are Nashville, Newberg!, -Rosuoke Island, Corinth, and all the fortified cities and batteries on the Mississippi rivers Ali fell dnto the bands of the Federal troops within a few months after they undertook the job., Well may foreign nations mar vel at the power of this' Government. We have SC. • compllsbed in months what it would take years for foreign, Powers to accomplish. Well may they tremble at our greatness'. .. Yon say that you are in want of the necessaries of life. Where is there a citizen deatituto of food? Show him to me, and I will see that his wanta are supplied. This lam authorized to do. • Some of you appear to have a faint hope for the Con federacy still. Walt until you hear from Richmond. Even euppine that the results are disastrous to the Union almy. it would only delay the contest a little longer. The thousands upon thousands of unemployed troops now in the North who are so anxious to share the glories await ' leg tho Union armies, would. be called into the field at • once and finish thlistruggle at a blow. ask for peace, and are willing to forget and forgive. She Government can afford to be generous, for the hag "vindicated her power. .Listen 'to the voice of reason, conscience, and patriotism. ' The great Jehovah--the author of pace and love of Condord—commands ng to cease eheddlog each other', blood. Take things into >our own hands, discard tical aspirants who flgbt for fosr of punishment, and ton thousand times ten thousand shall rise up and call you blessed, BATTLE IN ARKANSAS. TERRIFIC' ENGAGEMENT. GREAT; . LOSS OF LIFE. THE ACCIDENT TO . THE MOUND CITY. The White-lkiver Expedition. The latent- Intelligence from this:expedition it of the most painful character, and will cast a deep shede of sor row over the remainder of the flotilla still lying off Memphis. The brave Oren wha have perished byes an.. expected an accident were among the most gallant of our navy, arid were Minored and loyal by all who knew them, their devoted patriotism and their generous worth. The expi dittos for White river, composed of the gun. boats Ifonnd' City, Capt. A. U Kitty ; Capt. Wilson N cGunnisle i.Coneitoga, Capt. G. W. Blodgett ; and 'Lexinston, Capt. J. W. Shirk, eccompsuled by the tug Spitfire, with the trenaports New-National, White Clend and D. Memeelman, bearing Col. G. N. Fitch's 98th Indiana Regiment, departed from Memphis ' it will be remembered, on, Friday morning, June 18, for the purpose of capturing the . transports the rebels had ran up that stream. The fleet reached the mouth of White river, 170 miles ftcm Idemphleon elaturday afternoon, at. 4 o'clock, at a bleb time the tug Sufi fire bad captured the Clara Dot son, es bas hien mentioned. The Flotilla Shelling the Woods At deylight the genboats continued their course, and when thoy arrived in the vicinity of the place where they 'supposed the enemy's works to be, they began shelling the.woode flirting the river, for the purpose of driving off env Secession sharpshoolers that might he bidden there, knowing from the nerrownen of the stream that the treacherous foe might, without difficulty, pick off our men without expoeiug themselves to danger. Discovery of ttie Rebel Fortifications. They bad:ehelltd the woods for some two milea when, in approaching a bend of the river, skirted on the south tide by a blu ff about sixty feet high, and extending along the chore to the distance of a mile, they were fired several times with grins that seemed from their report to be twelve and twenty•poneders. Beginning of the Engagement Captain Kitty knew at once that this must be the enemy's fortifications, though °time minutes elapsed be fore be could discover the exact locality of the hostile puha'. The. cohtinued hang mon informed him of the Position of the enemy, bad be opened bie own gone upon the rebels, the St. Louis following his example with com mendable prom pi nee. . The shOt from the enemy flew all around our boats, but did not strike them, which is ecenewhat 'singular, when we renumber that the river at this point is not )pore than two hundred feet wide, and that the Uolon vessels were In the middle of the etream, presenting an excellent mark to tbe gunners, who wore on an elevation, and not more than six hundred feet distant. Advance of the Mound City. The firing of the Mound City and tit. LOCIIS had its ef fect upon the fortification, which slackened its are, and the former gunboat. then moved on, supposing the exist ing denser over, and leaving the other boat to complete the wmk. The Mound City bad not proceeded more than a quar ter of a mile when a heavy discharge was board; and rouod•rbot went howling over her deck, succeeded by a second cf euhal magnitude. The tortincation was evidently lormidable. Thoth shots were from no It or .21-poundets, end the Mound City directed her attention to the now foe with spirit and alacrity. , Position of the Second Fortification.' The second fortihration was in another bend of the river on the some bluff, and fn a southwesterly direction, so peculiarly situated that it was hardly discernible The Bret rebel shots were find at a distance of perhaps three ouartem of a mile, and the Mound City, anxious to ob tain's nearer view, steamed steadily forward, Urine her bow guns whenever the smoke of the enemy's pieces was observable. ' The St. Louis, seeing that tier companion had found new nomination, hastened to her mid, and greeted tho enemy' with a down shells in less than a minute's time. • Interposition of Col. Fitch. The cannonading wee going on briskly, when Captain Hilty learned, through a eigual (previously arr %aged be tween the_ naval and land officers) from tloL Fitch, who hod landed his infantry below, that the gallant Indianians hereabout to march to the rear of the upper battery, and attack the rebels m their entrenchment& The Mound City mod St. Lenin, therefore, ceased their Ire after a few more abate, fearing that they might kill the brave soldiers who were pushing on stoutly toward the tortitcation, While Col. Fitch enccttraged them to be quick, ea their enrpriee moat be sudden and Immediate. Horrible Accident to the Mound City. At thin juncture, when everything was In suspense, slid while the gunboats were waiting IMOMOT for the result of Col. Mies enterprise, the dreadful accident to which I alluded occurred. The Mooed City was lying with her stern a iittleto the southern shore if the river, dedguing to turn• in the stream, whoh a round ehot, which proved to be a forty two winged abet, so called from the inn (binges at ihr eide, struck hex in her port side, in the upper part of her caw:eater, between the fuet and second guns. The shot. which from lie elevation was a plunging ebot,'paseed through the iron. lined casemate, struck and exploded the steam. drum, and lodged in the steward's pantry. Barbarity of the Rebels. Tberi—l blush to name it, and think I am an Ameri can—while the poor, scalded follows were struggling ire the river, procupicti by an involuntary instinct, when their condition would have appe4led to the most Barba. roud Of barbarians, and melted the - elonicet heatt, oar ememiee, the krif•aseerttd types of courage and-chivalry, tumid the/rune of the upper and lower batteries upon the:m(oo.mm' es in the river, and sent mote than one no bit spirit to its net. Netastlatitd with this, a detachment of abareabooters left the second work that' tho Mound tlity and St. Louii had beeu engaging, and proceeding down the river bank, deliberately tired again and again at the Union men. Every few momenta romp poor wretch would throw up . hie hands as a hart struck him, and go down, le tying a' CI IMOD hue upon the water from the wound that bad Let out his pah,futlife. The Enemy Firing into . the Rescue Boats. Capt. Blodgett, of the Conestoga, knew at once what bad happened when he saw the steam oonring our of the Idonnt City, and soon after saw many of her officers and crew Struggling in the stream. Thinking be might be inch nmentsl in saving a few at least of the brave fellows, be ordered two of the cutters to be lowered'and in toned, and in lees than a minute' the callers were pulling steadily • up the river: The rebels in the second fortification discovered the bnmane purpose of the email .boats, and turned their large guns upon them, the sharpshooters imitating the example. The Conestoga's cutters were twice struck—one at the bow and the other at the stern—but neither was seriously injured. nor prevented from snatching from the Wean able malignity of the rebels a few lt•yat men Most of those who were rescued have since died; though, had they not been abet in the water, they would have recavered from their maids. • • The Rebel Fortifications Surprised. By this time, Colonel Fitch had marched in double- Quick to the rear of the second fortincatloos, and was upon the rebels before they were aware of his presence or approach. The Indianians diecharged'their muskets, and then catered the works with fixed bayonets, eo cur prising . the Seces-knists that they had little time for de fence and none for escape. Man ware shot down and bayoneted at their gene, and made bloody atonement for their merciless cruelty. Some of,the artillerists were, so far as opportunity would permit, endeavoring to turn their large gnns—they bad but three, all 42-ponnders— upon' the attacking force, but could not succeed, and Captain' Fry, the commander of 'the hostile works, formerly lieutenant in ti*Unitad States navy, was en deavoring to swing one of his pieces st ound, wben be received a musket ball through the shoulder; and In another instant was on the ground with a bayonet at hie throat, and ' compelled to accept. capture as the sole alien/retire of death. • Capture of the Works. In a very brief space, the Secession colors wore Milled dean, and the occupants of the hostile works placed Tors de combat. Most of them were killed and wounded, only thirtytwo or three being taken prisoners. The Union- Victory .Complete. The engagement was over; bat it had been dearly won through the terrible accident on the Mound City and these who tejotee at the reenit mourn over the unto eratd eveut that mare the irratotatione of the loyal sod the brave. The Sufferers on the Mound City The Mound City was powerlees after the' explosion of her steam dram—or connection-pipe, as it ie generally called on the Western and Southern rivers—and drifted half a mile down the river, when it was taken in charge by the tug )3pleflre. Whin the muster-roll was called, only 27 men out of 181, office.e and sailors, answered to their . `At that time about Afty • were dead, and nearly My more were In a dying state, suffering so intensely that it would have been a mercy to end their pain. The badly .scalded dropped off into silence and cessation from suf fering one by one. The National Casualties. The St Lords wee not stretch, nor wee the Conestoga, and the L. xington, which remained behind to watch the hanks of the river, received no detriment whatever. All performed their duty faithfully and •gallantly, and all de serve and are receiving praise. A law of the privates of Colonel' 'ritelt's commend re ceived slight wonnde, but none that are worthy of men tion. On the gunboats not one man was wounded, and though the St. Louis was bit several times by six and twelve• pound shot, she received no injury. • • The Rebel and Union Losses. The seta I must have been about 150 to 200 killed and wounded, most-of them befog killed, as they fought in flair entienchn3ents with great determination and deit- Taxation, and refuted to ask for quarter, to which indeed they would have had no right after the inhuman course they bad adeptedloward the crow of.the Mound City. It is said that many of the enemy - escaped in email boats lying above the obstrnotion in' the river at the same time that the ethers fled by land, and from the beat information I can gather, at least 200 or 300 aucceoded in getting away. On the hound City only two officers moped uninjured, nearly all of them being melded to death by the ex ploeion. Thom who were shot in the river were generally seamen, though woundslaave boon discovered on two or three of the officers whose bodies were reedited. The pour fellows that wore shot sunk, and their corpses have not teen discovered. Fate of the Officers of the . Mofind City The Het of the regular officers and their casualties is se follow°, end may be relied on as correct : Captain A. H., Kitty, of Baltimore, Md., seriously ecaldid ; filet master, Cyrus Dominey, of. Peoria, 111., an hurt;, et coed matter, William Henry Hart of Illinois ; drowned ; third master, John 11. Kingy, of Chicago; Ili , scalded to death; fourth master, James A. Beeville, of Chicago, 111., scalded to death; purssr, John M. Gunn, of New York scalded to death; pilot, Charles Young, of Cincinnati, scalded to death; pilot James 0. Kennedy, of Cincinnati, absent on duty; pilot, Joseph Nixon, of Memphis, Tenn. scalded to death; surgeon, Dr. George E. 'Jones of ClaCinnati , seriously scalded; master's mate, Henry 8. Browne, of Cincinnati, scalded to death..ems ter's mate, Syn nice B. Browne, of Cincinnati, slightly scalded ; chief engineer, John Cox, of Cincinnati, scalded to death; second engineer, Daniel Clemens, of St. Louie, Mo., absent on duly Sd engineer, McAfee, of Indi ana. scalded to death ; ,aesistant engineer, George W. Hollingsworth, of Illinois, scalded to death;cerpenter, Manning, of Newport, By seriously scalded gunner, Thos. McElroy, of Woodbridge, Penna., slightly scald ed; armorer, Lewis Stevenson; of Pittsburg, Penna., unhurt. Captain Klity will no doubt recover, as will Burgeon Juin and Carpenter Meaning. Prospects of the Expedition. The Mound Oity will require a new crew, and some days for repairs. The obetractione in the White river have been removed, and the Conestoga and Lexington have gone further up the stream. Bow far they will proceed is not known, but it is probable they will soon return, end wait for the remainder of the fleet. • A large Mintier of the enemy's stilon transports are ith the White River. and as there are probably no more fortigcations on the shore, the Union flotilla, when It starts egein, wilt, it is unarmed, meet with no farther resistance. The rebels were soundly thrashed, and will - hardly venture again to obstruct the progrees of a fleet, o ' before which they have