`I9E - I.V. PiCIESS, PUBLISHED DAILY (SUNDAYS EX9EPTED,) BY JOHN W. FORNEY. OPTION. No. 111 SOUTH POURTICSTESET. grim 'DAILY PRES 4, Sternum OallTS Pax WEEK. , paiable to the Carrier. Mailed to Subscribers out of the . City. at Eihar DOLLARS F ER 4.2mtnif, FOUR DOLLARiI !ORISTE MONTHS, Two DOL LARRFOR TRIMS liforme—invai lably in advance for the dime ordired. • - Sir Adverthements fneerted at the usual ra t es. lines aonstitate a sanare.*. WHIG TILI-WEEKLY PRESS, Mailed to Subscribers ont of the City at Vont DOT l Liias PER - ANNUL in advance. DRY-GOODS ,JOBBER SPRING 1863. 1863. DRY GOODS. BONBRIGHT, .t 100., WHOLESALE DEALERS IN FOREIGN, AND DOMESTIC DRY GOODS, No. 435, MARKET STREET. PHILADELPHIA: The attention of the TRADE le invited to their large stock of STAPLE &ND FANCY GOODS, :,among which are choice brands of Sheet ing and Shirting Mullins, Madder Puilits, De Laines, Ginghams, Lawns, and VEWEST STYLES DRESS GOODS. MEN'S WEAR IN GREAT VARIETY. GREAT INDUCEMENTS OFFERED TO CASH. BUYERS. ' mhl3-2m JAMES R. CAMPBELL & 00., IMPORTERS, JOBBERS, AND RETAILERS OF DRY GOO*DS. 727' CHESTNUT STREET. Invite the attention of Cash Buyers to their FULL AND COMPLETE STOCK, Embracing the most desirable styles of SILKS AND naEss G 0011.54„ IN ANY MARKET, MODERATE PRICES mb7-yLp26 . DAVID ROGERS, No. 45 SOUTH. FOURTH STREET, Importer and Jobber Of JAEN AND BOYS' WEAR, LADIES' CLOAKINGS, mb29-2m* SPRING STOOK SILK AND FANCY DRESS GOODS A. W., LITTLE tk..00., Toh3-2m No. 325 MARKET STREET. 1863 . SPRING. IRIEGI-E/4 WIEST; ere ERV IN , IMPORTERS, AND JOBBERS DRY CI-OODS; No. *1 NORTH THIRD STREET - PHILADELPHIA. 'Merchants visiting this city to purchase DRY GOODS will find our Stock large , T and isdrairably assorted, and at Low FIGDRES. In 'certain 'classes of dodo we oftrer :: inducementi;_to. gallp*as4ralnaquwElexi-AT' - 'il4 - 'olther hones In Philadelphia. JAMES, KENT, SANTEE, & CO, IMPORTERS AND JOBBERS DRY GOODS; %MI agd 241 N. THIRD STREET, ABOVE RACE, PHILADELPHIA, Have now open their usual • . LARGE AND COMPLETE STOCK '4 TOREIGN ANT, DOMESTIC DRY GOODS, among which will be found a more than usually attras time variety of . LADIES' DRESS GOODS; Also, a full assortment of •MERRIMACK AND COCHECO PRINTS, PHILADELPHIA-MADE GOODS. co which they invite the special attention ofcash buyers. 1863. YAR.D, GILLMORE, Importers And Jobbep of SILINS • AND SPRING, FANCY- - "DRY GOODS, Arco. ,617 citESTNUT AND 614 JAYNE STS., g avt : ll ` 9 ;44Bll. of THEIR OWN IMPORTATION, 14/04E AND TIANDSOIIIE STOCK OF - SPRING GOODS, COMPRISING " DRESS GOODS, SHAWLS, RIBECaS. GLOVES, &c. • - Also, a. full assortment of liHITE GOODS, LINENS v ,---.4I.SHING GOODS, Bid: 8R0mp .„......14, -AND LAM. ne trade is requested. The attest /1863. N SPRING. JOHNES, BERRY, Sa (Bnocoai_ors to Abbott. James, Co.) No. 627 MARKET. and 531 COMMERCE Streets. PHILLDE,LPHIA:' INFORT=S AND JOBBERS OP - S I I, FANCY DRY GOODS, 'Rave now open a LABOR AND ATTRACTIVE STOCK - DRESS GOODS, Adapted to the Season. Also, •a Full desortxnent is WHITE GOODS, RIBBONS, G-LOVES, SIIAWLS, &0., Which they offer t 6 the trade at the LOWEST PRIM CASH EtrYERS Are particularly invited to examine our Stock. fell-tf TRIMMING, ADtgcti DRESS AND . . MANTILLA TRIMMINGS. Bugle Gimna, 'Embroidering Braids. Bead and Bugle Ornaments, Silk Gimps, Sontache Trimming, Cotton and. Silk Zonave Alpaca Braids, Silk Ribbons, [Braids. Guipure Laces, Silk and Union Boltings, And a Tariety of other fashionable Trimmings. Also, ahll assortmenrof BERLIN ZEPHYR WORSTED SMALL WARES. . - . The . goods being all onr own manufacture and impor!. . tation, we can offer particular advantages in prices. and •invite;th'a attention of the trade. 'WM. H. HORSTMANN & SONS. - • - Manutaetery and Store. FIFTH.' and CHERRY Ste., Pbilas,delphia U. S. INTERNAL REVENUE. GEN 0 Y FOR THE t!!RAIX OF UNITED ETATESI . WAX STAMPS, No. ST South THAW Street, trot door above Chestnut. A fall limply of all kinds of TAX STAMPS constantly an hind, iudfOr. sale;la onantities 10 soft 41therit disoonnt allowo4 on snout" of S6O and to 'Wards. . . Older, tif Ma il mounds artendid to. (Moe Roars from 9 A. 11: to 6 PAL JACOB E. RIDGWAY, gefi-file lib. 57 South TRIED Street. TOL:ti:No';:jp.a:, 'COMMISSION HOUSES. SHUEF & WERNWAG, IMPORTERS AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS, 554, AND 24 4 CHESTNUT STREET. SILKS. AND CLOTHS] CASSIMERES, MANTILLA GOODS, GROS DE RHINES, VELVET RIBBONS, FRENCH CORSETS, dco mh4713i2 (11314 SPRING STOOK IS NOW AR BANGED. 80,000 DOZEN HOSIER Y; THOS. MELLOR & CO.; 40 AND 40 NORTH THIRD STRERT. JOHN T. BAILEY a co. 721 - A - 171 - 13 — A - N - D f B GINO 07 EVERY DESCRIPTION, NO. 113 NORTH FRONT STREET, WOOL BAGS tEOR SALE. iaSSSm pHIL ADELPHIA - . " BAG" MA.NUFACTORY. U R L AP BAG S, OF - ALL SIZES, YOE 00.11 N, OATS, COFFEE, BONS DUST, die, ALSO, SEAMLESS BAGS, • Of standard makes, ALL SIZES, for sale cheap, for net sash on delivery GEO. GREGG. Jell-tt Oa 219 and 221 CHURCH ALLEY SHIPLEY, HAZARD, & HUTPIHINSON,. - No. 112 CHESTNUT STREET. COMMISSION - MERCHANTS, FOR THE SALE OF .P,HILADELPIEIA.MADE GOODS. eT27-6m . GENTS , FURNISHING GOODS. 606'. A.RfIET. STREET- 606. FINE SHIRT. AND WRAPPER Erd:PORTUNG Full Assortnient of GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS, 1863. G.. A. HOFFMANN, Successor to'W. i'f.'II.IIIGHT. !a4-stuth 3m _ 606 .Lll6ll STREET. 606. THE FINE SHIRT EMPORIUM, 101 1 AID I NORTH SIXTH STREET JOHN O. ARRISON, OFORMERLY J. BURR MOOKS.) IMPORTER AND NANITACTI7REB. OP WTLEMEN'S FURNISHING GOODS IN GREAT YAM:FITT AND AT 'MODERATE PRIOWL N. B.—Partiau.lsr attention given to the making ofighirte, aollars. Diswers, Ets VINE SHIRT MANUFACTORY. The subscriber would inyite attention to bis IMPROVED CUT OF SHIRTS. Which be makes a specialty in_hie business. Also, - eon. 'tautly receiving'. _ v r4s.usiES - FOIrGENTLEMEN'S. ,. . • • J. NV: . SCOTT; • GENTLEMEN'S FURNISHING STORE. . No. 1514 CEESTHUT STREET, JOS tf Four doors below the Continental. CARPETS AND OIL-CLOTHS. ARCH -ST. CARPET WAREHOUSE JOS. BIJA.CHWOOD, 832 ARCH STREET, - TWO DOORS BELOW NINTH (South Side]. Is NOW RECEIVING. FOR SPRING TRADE, A rich and extensive assortment of - ENGLISH AND AMERICAN CARPETINGS. Of the best makes. Embracing all the new styles. whichare offered AT LOW PRICES FOR CASH. mh3.2-2m. - - JUST RECEIVED, CANTON MATTING-S, To which we invite the attention of the trade M'CALLATIM 4:7494 No. 509 CHESTNUT OTREET, mhl2-tf. E 0 VA.L J. T. DELA.CROIX h as ~ n oved his .STOOK OF CARYETINGS, From:47 South FOURTH Stret, to his NEW STORE, No. 37 SOUTH SECOND STREET, Where he offers to his old customers, and purchasers generalli. a LARGE AND DESIRABLE STOCK OF GAREETINGS, of all gradds, andbest known makes. OIL CLOTHS, MATTINGS, AND WINDOW SHADES, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, .AT THE LOWEST PRICES.' 1863. 'J.: T. :DELLA:PROIX, No: 37 SOUTH SECOND STREET. above Chestnut.labS-Sm .. •. • : • G. E 0, 4 110 MILLS, N_A M'OAT4LAJNI • & 00., KANTIFADMILERS, IMPORTERS, AND DEALERS, 509 CHESTNUT STREET, (Oppcslte Independence MIL) --- C - A N G g, We have now on hand an extensive stock of CARPET- INGS, of our own and other makes, to whisk:we call the attention 'of cash and ahort4iine buyers. fels-3m rpr HIGHEST MARKET, VALUE GOLD AND SILVER, DIAMONDS, PEARLS, AND OTHER PRECIOUS STONES, BY G. W. SIMONS & BROTHER, Manufacturing Jewellers, SANSOM-STREET MALL. PHILADELPHIA fe26-1333 E R R-'S FURNISHING, CHINA AND GLASS ESTABLISH. : . . MEET, - 7 CHINA HALL; : 529: CHESTNUT STREET, DIEEOpit OPPOSITE INDEPENDENCE HALL, PEILADELPHIC Hotels, restaurants, and shlPPing supplied. China and glace packed in a proper manner. — 'N. 8.-China.decorated to order: also, initials and crests elegantly engrayed on table glass. Orders by, mail promptly attended to. mhl7-1m •• BOWEN & - 00:81.:LIMOGRAPHIO - ESTABLISHMENT. Southwest Corner - of ELEVENTH mud CHESTNUT Ste., NO. El 5 mirro.s, STREET, PHILADELPHIA. - Every description of - LITHOGRAPHY, PLATE, PRINTING, aid COLORING EXECUTED IN TEE -MOST SUPEEIOE MANNER HODGSON'S CHEMICAL BLEr E 11 , WRITING FLUID, ;warranted equal to any either American or _Foreign; vouched by the 'Frank I - lin nstitute's Silver Medal; and;hy the testimony of the first Merchants of Philadelphia. , • This WRITING FLUID has now won an established reputation as not being excelled in quality by atil ink in the Amen, an market. Its advantages are, that it is per fectly limpid, writing blue and soon changing to' pure Mach—not clogging the pen, and remarkably mild:on steel pens—not given to' mouldiness or decomposition, and though equal in all respects to the best English; yet not much more than half its vrice., • It should, therefore, take the place of all-foreign writink fluids. - Zor sale by the manufacturer. - ' • r zvat:W.. HODGSON; Chemist, No. 103 North. TENTH Street, above Arch, d by Stationers and Druggists in Philadelphia and ewhere. inhlB-wfmlut . . . . . . . • - ‘g- i fT.r7i. • . // • • . .•• .41p • . . : • - :•-•-•. •• - 1 iti h• • - : 7 • • • • t r 4 4• it • • . . . • - • " • . - . . • _ . ih t • '• -4 011111 - • - Eij . _ • _ . . " ••• '_ -- ;: • 5. - .! i . . : • " • • • _f LI. • t , 7 1:57' - • • - • • • • •• '• • - • - ; r - , • g!4 \ 01 1 !' r ! . "• • • •- "W • -• : '• ' ' ' -----. • . ..,.-. - - • - • - - - • • . . . . . , - ... . •. - • . • • . • • . - . • . . rORTATION IN 'GREAT. VARIETY. 3,000 ROLLS PHILADELPHIA GERMANTOWN, PA. OIL CLOTHS, &c PAID FOR AMERICAN ACADEMY OF MUSIC GRAND MILITARY ENTERTAINMENT, PENNSYLVANIA. MILITARY ACADEMY ON TUESDAY EVENING,' March 31st, 1863, OP. TRH SICK AND WOUNDED SOLDIERS The Directors of the Academy of Music hare consented to_hare the BALL-RCOIE,FLOOR LAID DO WN OVER 'I RE PARQUETTEIL giving a which will enable the Cadets to go,through their Evolu tions, Skirmish Drill, and other movements incident to a thoroughly drilled corps.. TICKETS 2J CENTS. - Reserved. Seats . 60 Cents: For sale at S. E. GOULD'S. in1125-Gt SEVENTU and CRESTNUT'Streets. ICEtAtilt. DUN GOOLiS., S T E EL Nos. 713 AND 716 N. TENTH Sr. , esoyN,CCATES, Have just received a - -small lot of those very desirable WHITE AND . • - WHITE AND PIMPLE, • MODE AND WHITE PLAID SILKS, GRAY GRENADIRES, BLACK GRENADINES, OF NEW AND HANDSOME STYLES We have now open n splendid assortment, embracing all the NOVELTIES that can be found in the New York and Philadelphia niarkets of LIGHT• SHAWLS, Suitable for Spring and Summer SPRING CLOAKS- BLACK WATER-PROOF CLOAKS, BROWN WATER-PROOF CLOAKS, BLACK HABIT-CLOTH CLOAKS" .Also, a large assortment of LIGHT CLOTH CLOAKS, OfveryPretty light eolors, suitable for Spring or Sum mer. As the clothe of which these Cloaks are made were purchased very early In the season, and. some•of them last season, we are able to sell our Cloaks at lower prices than we can buy the material that is in them. 6 6AT RETA;XJ.", JAMES. M CAMPBELL , CO., 727 CHESTNUT STREET, OFFER AT MODERATE PRIORS IN THEIR RETAIL DEPARTMENT ! Black and:Bancy Silks, I Linen Sheettrigs and Shirt- Black and. Colored Alpa cas, Damasks, Napkins,, and ;Poplins Fantasia, Doylies. Taffeta d'Annessey. Table ' Cloths - and Towel- French Lawns and Organ- ings, Counterpanes and dies, - . Furniture-Dimities. -French Chintzes, and Per- WHITE GOODS. Sacoffets; and Cambrics, Brilliants and Piques, Soft Cambric's and Wain- Spring Shavls, new color- Books,' tu - - Tarletons'and=Swiis Black' Thibet and -Merino Fancy Muslim and Dimities, Shawls; C. Handkerchiete. - Square and Long Shawls. Gloves, Hester - T. And a general assortment of DRY GOODS in desirable Styles and qualities. ' , mhs-2m 1024:CHESTPIIIT STREET. I ELS•Aap6 E. M. NEEDLES .„ , craitliNtrerauy - Deloirifreseiit boat aftraPor- WHITE GOODS, all dezeriptions.. EIIBROIDER,IES, do t LACES, LINEN n'AvDTEßmann, do VEILS, &c., &c And. resrectfully invites an inspection of hie 10214 CHESTNUT STREET 1863. "SPRING TRADE.'? 1863 1024 CHESTNUT• STREET. E. M. NEEDLES Nasjust received, and offers at moderate prices, 100 printed LINEN CAMBRIC DRESSES, choice styles and extra, quality; also 26 pieces ,Printed Linens for boys' JUST,O - PEN.ED 100 dozetiilNEN HANDKERCHIEFS, at 12X cents. • 100 de do do at 15 cents.' E. M. NEEDLES, , . 1021 CHESTNUT STREET. E. , M. NEEDLES, 1024 CHESTNUT STREET. 100 pieces . WHITE PIQUES, !6e to $l.OO. 100 BUFF and FIGURED, 50c. to $l.OO. . The above are now much in demand for LADIES' and CHILDREN'S WEAR, and. are offered at very mode rate prices. JUST RECEIVED, A new lot of Lase Trimmed and Muslin BOWS, latest styles and very moderate prices. E. M. NEEDLES. . - 1024 CHESTNUT STREET. V M. NEEDLgS, 1024 CHESTNIIT-STRZET, Has iscelyed 100 THREAD VEILS; from $3 to $l2 each. These goods are offered - at.• prices much below present market rates. - - mb.ll-1m LINEN NAPKINS, -AT s3_-PER - dozen"; finer do., at $2.20; heavy Barnsley, at $3; one lot all Linen Towels, $2; better do. - at $2.50; very fine do., broad border and fringed ends', $3; all Linen Doylies, at $1;-fine do:, $1.25; one lot extra quality, cut ready for use, UM; Union Table Linen, 623.4 . 0. ; heavy,. all Linen spot, 75c:; - finer do , .47Xe. and $1; extra heavy Barnsley, two Yards wide, at SL2S; a large lot, different widths, of the hand-loom Table Linen; one lot - fine Fronting Linen, 45c., by the piece; finer do., 523;c. =these are a great bargain. AILLin• n Handker ohiefs;sl.so per dozen; finer do., at $l. 75; Russia. Crash, in various qualities, and large variety of all inds of Linen Goods, that I will sell for less than others are selling them.- - GRANVILLE 137 RAINES, mb22-3t No. 1013 MARK - ET Street, ab.'TENTII. CHEAPDRY GOODS, CARPETS, OIL CLOTH; AND WINDOW SHADES. —V. E. ARCHAMBAULT, N. E. , corner ELEVENTH and MAR HET,Streets, :will open. this morning from Auction, In grain Carpets, at 60, 62, 15, 87c., and $1 ;.Ettry and Stair Carpets, 50c. to $1; I?. ag Carpets .45 to 65c.; Floor Oil ' Clothe, 50 to 75 eta. • Gilt Bordered Window Shades, 75c. to $1.50; Sheeting, Shirting, "and Pillow Case Mnslins, 20 to4o cts. ,• Table Linens, 62c. to $1; Napkins, 1.63‘c. White and Colorcd Marseilles Quilts, $3 to $8; Stella Shawls, $310.58; Mous'do Laines, 25 to 137 c. • Chintzes,. 22 to 28c. ; Cloth Table Covers, $1.50 to $4 i; 'Plain and Fancy Cassimeres, -75 eta to $1.50; Fancy Shirting Flannels, 50 to 651. mhll.-wfmlin MUSLINS.-MY ENTIRE STOOK OF "••tf MUSLINS are being sold now at considerably less than wholesale Prices. • Brown Muslims at 18. M, 20, and 2Sc. ,• full yard-wide at 80e. ; Brown Sheeting, 135 and 2.M . wide; Bleached Mus lim at 20, 22, .26, and 3; cent 4. Bleached RAceting, IM. IM, 2, 234', and 23 wide, at the lowest prices. Williamsville, Wamsnita,and. all the best makes of Skirtings:Marseilles Quilts, - vgy heavy, at $6, a great bargain. Allendales at 62 Honeycombs at $2.60 . One lot Brilliants, first• rate quality, at 25 Cents by the piece, •of ;about 26 yards. These ate being sold around at 37M0. • - GRANVILLE B. HAINES, mh2o.2t No. 1013 MARKET Street, ab.-TENTEL MAZE AND LEATHER-COLOR DRESS GOODS. Mode and Tan Wool De Laines; ' • ' Deuble-width De Laiues and Mohairs; • - -- Plaid Valencias, all colors; • - A great variety of Dress Goods for suits; Small black and - white; and broWn and white; Plaid Drown Silks, dark ihades; . • Plaid Olive Foulard Filk, for Friends; - Ose ,piece of Olive 'SumMer Si/k, wide and good, FM Together witit •Willitimsville, Wamsutta, •and all the hest makes of Matins, at • . ' JOHN H, STOKES', mh23 , , , . 702 ARCH Street. HAIL & CO., 26. SOUTH -5--4 SECOND Street, wilYopen, THIS MORNING, . One case of the new shades of Alpaca 4, at 6234 cents, 'probably the finest, goods and the best shades for the price in the city. . • • Arabian Glacea and Taffeta ` D'Ete," of the new shades. Printed Pongees and Foulards: • Printed Cambr cs and French. Chintzes. Mohair Glues and.Poil De Chevres. mh23 Now atyles of Dress, of various names. . •VDWIN - HALL ,& CO. 26 SOUTH - 1 - 1 SECOND Street, have now open, Neiv Ptyles of. Fancy Silks. • Plain Silks, of the now shades. Neat Check Silks. . ' Spun Silk Plaids. Printed Pongees and Foulards. Black and colored Corded Silks. . mb23 ' BA& Taffetas and Gros do Rhines, &c. . . sPRIN 0- :CLOAKS. Water-Proof Cloaks. ' Black Cloth Cloaks: - clookirmade to order. Best Hoop Skills- - • . • , - - (*OPER do CONARD, miatig cornerITINTH. amid MARKET,Streets -WIDE` SHEETI:gGS. • Good Shirting - bin§Dna by the Piece. Pine and low-priced , Flannels. Table Daitasks and Napkine. Spring Prints and Delaines.'. COOPER & CONARD. .naLS S._E. corner NINTH arid 'MARKET Streets MARSEELLES,:I t....MARsEILLEs I__ A gi9d assortment of Corded, Prlnt_e_ll, an . a st ignred MARSEILLES cl for BAL Children's We SHEPPA.KD, VANHARLINGEN__, & ARISON, mh4 . 1008 CHESTNUT Street. WHITE GOODR; EMBROIDERED IT TRIMMINGS, '&c. —The snbafribers have a large assortment of all descriptions of Wbire Goods for Ladies' Wear; also of Embr9idered Cambric, and Swiss Trimmings=the choicest goods in the Market. SHEPPARD, VAN.RARLINGEN, •& ARRISON, • inh4 ' 1008 O.4.IISTNUT Straat. ADIUSE3►IENTS. OAbETS WEST CHESTER, FOR TOE BENEVIT, GRAND DRILL ROOM, S 0 N stYles of OFFERS FOE BALE' PHILADELPIIII; WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 1863. Vrtss. WEDNESDAY.- MARCH 2.5'. 1863. DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTHWEST. [SpeOlal Corresi)oudence of ThePrees.] LEB.A./vOL, Maroli.lB, 'BB3 THE APTITUDE OF AFFAIRS. ' Military operations In Missouri for some time, as elsewhere, have been„somewhat languid. Very dif ferent antics, however, have produced ihis effect. At other points the advance of our, host( has been blciciced by opposing force; strong in their entrench ments.- Here, no enemy has shown himself within striking distance. The army in Missouril . is now :rattier one of occupation than of aggressive move ments. . . . NiTHE T'tV REBEL ' GOVERNOR Some stir_has bedii made by late premonitions of another invasion of the State. That beatillfur.spe cimen of South Carolina chivalry, Thomas C. Rey nolds, having succeeded "his late Excellency Claib. F. Jackson, has seated himself in the Gubernatorial chair at RiChmond, from ivnich he addresses higi friends, cheering them with the pronaise (3E•!, speedy return-in all "the pomp and circumstance', of glo• rious war." The proinise of tliii notable rnfinifesto report has it, is already in course of fuidiment. General Sterling Price, of Boonville fatA, being now west of the Mississippi, leading hislellow-ex iles back to their own. Missouri. It is anmeing to hear his worshippers confess their faith in Minspeedy triumphant progress through the , State. l In. corre spondence, which' is frequently, captured, Loth the home`and banished traitors hug the. fond hope, and strive tobolster up each other's . courage 9,Kap," as .they affectionately him, grows more . aml more in their affections by reason of his -'absence,, and the rough treatment he has received : alike at the hands of Federalsoldiers and the chief of the great thievoeracy. ANOTHER INVASION PROJECtED, It is-not to be doubted that Reynolds, Price,'Polk, and Co., would love dearly once more to bein Power here. Nor is it to be questioned that their will make the attempt to reinstate themselves. There are two or three reasons for thinking that they will not sue ceed.very soon. Until a summer's sun has. ripened another crop it will be alinost impossible to subsist an army in any part of the 'State, seuth of, the Missouri river, separated, as it Would be, hundreds of miles from any base - of supplies. Then, Which is very doubtful, should troops, 'ao inirch :needed elsewhere, be put at the disposal of Price for this pnrpose, it is possible that our forces niay meet them, and stop them, before they cross the birder. If they canmove NOrth we can -go South, for the difficulties are not greater in the latter - than the former.. If, howeVer, they can keep, alive: hope among their friends, andprevent a large force from acting elsewhere, they will be . , A RAID ANTICIPATED The most to be feared from that quarter is *a'rald now and then, like the One in Springfield in , Janu ary. Report has it that hflarinaduke has attacked Forsyth, and done us some damage: But, although this rumor needs confirmation, something of the kind may soon be-expected. Their eofree has run out, 'and their toes, too, will soon,. so that their-patriot ism will receive a powerful impulse from thei r situa , tion. ARMY OF THE FRONTIER. General Schofield, with his staff* and escort, left here this morning on his way to Rolla, yvkich,,,in- - stead of Springfield, is to be the headquafters of the Army of the " Frontier?' The 2d Division,..Gene... ral Totten's, is about twenty miles south of us; nov ing slowly eastward. Forage, more than the foe, is the object of its movements, though it is .fortunate that both lie in the same direction. — - • REMOVAL OF GENERAL .GURTIS. -; The widely-concerted, but secret efforts 'have General Curtis removed from this department; have been crowned with thorns to those who made;them. Instead of a foreigner from lowa, they have one from. Massachusetts. If .Curtis was an offencewhat nowt State pride is well enough in its Place, but the national interests will be maintained - ,;(lnite as wisely and vigorously by one not influencedby beef feelings, or State politics. SENTIMENT OF THE SOLDIERS It is to be regretted that ill Missouri troops there is not that unardinous and hearty accord with the war policy of the Governinent which , is so disirable. A recent development, however gives pleasini evi dence thatthe soldiers of this Ste - few-IR admpaYe fa vorably in this respect with most others. Oolonel - Woolfolles " Voice, from the CamP " has proved a perfect hornet's neat, and the eloquent.eolonel has well nigh been stung to death. His dream'of a Western Republic, set out in all the .gbrgeous colors With which South Carolina. Disunionist - 8- vrefe wont —'.askle—thtkaricies of their M rielati-ey.: painted the glo,rorrrzpircwsrxreonfederacyi meets with an indignant - rebuke from the'libe officers and men of his own regiment, and finds but little sympa, EMANCIPATION' Various emancipation bills are before the Legisla ture. As Congressional aid has failed, efforts will be made to accomplish -the object by:a system of gra dual manumission, without compensation: But, owing to the lateness of the hour s and.the variety of views among the members, there is but little hope of decisive action at the present session. DEATH OF MR. NOELL In the 'death of Hon. John W. Noell, who stood faithful among the faithless Representatives in Con gress from Missouri, this State has lost an honored son, and the nation 13. sterling patriot. , The delega tion in the next Congress will in some measure make good his absence, even though his own suc cessor should nokbe like minded. PAYING THE TROOPS. - Toreturn and conclude with the army, let me tell you that' we have, just had a mOst welcome visit from the paymaster. Some of us had not seen him for nine long months, and none of us for ail. Green backs had become scarce, but now they are all the more plenty because we hadn't them to spend bel. DEPARTNEAT OF THE SOUTH. News from the Negro Expedition— The Black Troops Occupy Jacksonville'and March:upon Baldwin, Florida—They Eu counter the Enemy—Gen. Saxton's Order in Regard to the Drafting of Negroes. CAMP OF THE 2d SOUTH CAROLINA VOLS., JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, March 15, 1863. On the 11th instant we had sharp skirmishing. The rebels endeavored to dislodge, us from the town, but I sin of the opinion that they "went away with much greater respect for negro soldiers than they ever conceived of having. The enemy attacked our pickets on Tuesday night and were repulsed, with how large a force it is impossible to say. At about 8 o'clock Wednesday morning a force of 200 cavalry made an attack on Cos. A and B of the. 2d Regiment, stationed west of the town near the railroad. They came' round upon the left flank of Co. A to the front, in a half circle, poured a terrific volley in upon our men, completed the circle, and gave us another fire, while Co. A got in only one volley in return, which did, however, fearful execu tion.* Their surgeon was shot through the forehead and fell dead. Capt. Holt Co. A, and Capt.'Ap-, thorP, Co. B, retired a short distance and formed in line, and awaited•the reappearanceof-thoehemy, In a short time a force of 200 infantry appeared in front. Capt. Boit, mistaking them for our, men, withheld his fire (which, if given at the proper time, would- have been perfectly murderous) until they filed toward the woods. The rebels, at the same. time,•poUred a deadly fire into our men, which threw them into a slight panic. But they returned the fire with effect, as several were seen to fall. One man from Company A was killed, and two-vvounded-; one severely and one slightly. As the enemy filed to ward the woods, Colonel Montgomery, who was in front, was brought, in direct range of the fire, and fell upon his face until the shot passed over. He re marked that "it was the hottest fire he ever was under." You can well judge what must have been the effect upon raw recruits, who have been in ser vice scarcely two weeks, and had no discipline whatever. When a warrior of Col. Montgomery's experience says it is warm work, we may pretty safely conclude that it is so. The conduct of the soldiers was admirable,' We can account for three killed and ten or fifteen wounded, among the rebels, and probably their loss is greater, as they carried away their dead and wounded. We have lost one man killed and two We have ten or fifteen prisoners, among Whom is Lieut.-Driscoll, formerly of the United States army, a son•in-law of Floyd. . - • SKETCH OF THE EXPEDITION. The expedition, after completing all necessary pre parations for, the inland march at Fernandina, moved up St. John's river, onthe I.oth instant occupied the town of Jacksonville without meeting any resistance. • There was = a small body of rebel troops in town at the time of the appearance of the black troops, but ..:they abandoned it nastily, and re treated toward the interior. • " The sight of the. colored soldiery caused a perfect panic among the white inhabitants' of the town. They had placed credence In the misrepresentations of the rebel press as to the purpose of the employ ment of negro troops by the. Union GoVernmenkand expected nothing better.than arson, murder, and ra pine from them. As the long column of armed and uniformed blacks marched through the streets, and took possession of the public building, there was a general scampering of men, women, and children in every direction. Not a Single excess, however, wart committed by the soldiers, although. many of them had been held in bondage in the plate—which is a clearer record thfin our white troops usually make in hostile towns. • On the morning of the llth, Colonel Montgomery, with, a picked body of two hundred' men; made 11 reconnoissance of the road to Baldwin. Some miles beyond Jacksonville, the detachment was attacked by the rebels that -had retreated from Jacksonville. , A lively skirmish of some duration ensued, resulting in the repulse of The ebeniy. Colonel Montgomery, after obtaining all the information in regard to the country he wanted, and collecting quite a number of contrabands, returned to Jacksonville. It was un derstood -that the .entire force was to march'upon Baldwin, distant, twenty miles from Jacksonville, yesterdaymorning,. Baldwin, at: this moment un doubtedlyin our posseasion, ie - the junction- of the ..Tachsonville and Tallahassee- and Fernandina and Cedar Keys : railroads, and will be a most suitable pciint` for successful- raids through the adjoining • country, - one -of -the mostTopuloua districts of Northern Florida. - Further news from - the expe ,dition is_looked for here, ',even by negrophobists, with great eagerness: The subjoined order.froin,General Saiton, in re- - gard to the. draftingof negroes, has just reached the_ division superintendents. • The. draftis expected to, be completed-in the course of a -Week. The oper;a • lion of the order-will ;be watched with.great rest . . Boons. U..S. FORCES, POET ROYAL ISLAND. BEAUFORT, S. 0., March 8, 1863: - GENERAL Or.osue, No. 17.. -The. major general conimanding having ordered that:every able-bodied freedman in, his departmenflietweeu the ages of -t8 and 60 years, who is capable , of bearing arms, shall be drafted into the service of thellnited States; the' eivioion superintendents are_directed to - forward, without delay, to Capt. E. .W. flooper, a complete list'of all persons tinder their supervision who come within the provisions of.thisonier. While; assuring the colored men that a stern. militarp,nmiessity re quires that this order shall be rigidly, enforied, the superintendents are instructed to appeal first totheir reason, sense of right, theirlove of liberty, and their dread of returning to the rule of their late misters, to induce them to come forward without further eomPulsion, and to take part with their brothers now• in arms in the great struggle which is now going on, and which, if suocessful to us, will secure to them their liberties. Itsbould not be forgotten that, aside from the ele vating inora fl l inuence which will be exerted upon the character of those who fight for their freedom, the Government pays them generously in addition for their services. The superintendents will be care ful to 'place these facts before this people in the -Strongest possible light. The general commanding expects to form a pretty correatjudgment of the comparative efficiency of the* 'different superintendents, and the amount of intin 'ewe for good they are capable of exerting over their people,-by theproportion of the whole number sub ject, toy the' draft" which they are able to bring in - without the,aid of physical force. - Ae 'hat as the men are collected they will be sent to report to Captain S. P. Low, A. Q. 1g.," for further orders. -By command of Brig.. Gen. R.'Saxton. STUART 1111. TAYLOR, Captain and assistant adjutant general. LIPPICIAL . S. S. STrvErrs, 2d limit. nth Conn. Vols., • ACting assistant adjutant general. STATES' IN REBELLION. General .Irooker , i Strategy. as seen from RieliiiiinidFcasis for the Rebel Army-- The Railroads. of. Rebeldom !Giving 0 at— Rebel News front Fredericksburg—The COMing - Conflict - in Tennessee. GEN.`' ROOK - EPOS ARMY PREPARING TO MOVE—ITS PLAN OF-STRATEGYMom the Richmond 'Examiner, March 18.] . . Active operations of the chief Federal army—that under T ooker—are -now . commenced, and either a decisive_ battle or the retreat of.the army command ed by Lee must be the speedy-consequence. The latter contingency Is possible, butnot at all probable; and another heavy struggle over the line of the Rappa hannock maybe safely anticipated. Significant move menta of the .onemy's .forces intimate, with even more eniphasie than the repeated declarations of the Northern Omsk,- and general considerations of mili tary expediency or political necessity, that the great event may, occur on any dap-either to-morrow or The next day, or the next-and Certainly will trans. pire 'without further delay than the condition of the soil compels.- The plan of the enemy, so far as developed, seems to be an engagement with the Confederates on the old ground near Fredericksburg, while a large army passes the Rappahannock far higher, and, keeping, the uplands on this side of the stream, comes down on.Lee , s rear:" The vast forces under Hooker will at least enable him to undertake this movement with some chance. of success. They are more than he needs. or can manage in one field. But if Genera/. Lee's af Wry is as large as if was-in December, nothing can be feared friar, such ar division'of the combat. It however, the Confederate general's force is not sufficiently numerous to prevent the completion of the reamenvre, it is- sunnosed that no course remains buffo fall back on' som e _point near Richmond; and give the enemy battle . a greater distance from his-base. This is the worst that is even possible, and it would be no disaster, even if it Bhobld occur. Some- dis aster, Mine defeat, in the enormously aiiended campaign POW opening, will,:of course, fall to our tot. Though we have had no such memento moll ast Dranesville for the feast of- this year, and though eyery omen has been unequivocally propitious, yet we cannot expect - that the =chance of war will run without variation in °Ur, favor - through the hundred casts of the iron dice_whith must be thrownon the field of Ma : But this country has proven beYond a perad ventllre its capacity to support an adverse hazard With-fortitude, and to redress the same with spirit. Titan:Wars chance -is _sometimes capricious but in "all wars it falls mostly on the side of courage and conduct. Fortuna Orfila& It wbuiclimio seem probable that the President's procia motion for a day of fasting and prayer might have been; appropriately dated a little earlier. On the 27th of March an appendik may, be necessary_ for humiliation over a deftal, or thanksgiving over a victory. But "although it is possible that Wades in which .thou -sands must die May precede the day of spiritual pre paration, that cireUrnstance will not prevent the prayers of milliOns-4heinnocent, the oppressed; and struggling- , .-from reachingtheir __destination in time. Nor is it improbable that on the field itself, - from many a brave heart, may spring prayers not -less brief and pithy than that famous petition recorded in Clarendon, and declared by Atterburyto be the shortest and the best prayer mentioned by history. Before one of the combats of the English civil wars, when the trobps were in line of battle and action was - imminent, a _general order was 'given for the chaplains to do their office in front of each regiment. The chaplain ,of one regiment was missing. -The worthy cavalier . who commanded it - undertook to do thefiuty himself.- His prayer runs thusi•- " o•Lord, if in the work of this day I should forget Thee, do nOt•Thou forget me.'"- "Which being said, adds the histerian,, "he pui on his hat and cried, 'Forward, 'march ~ PROSPECTS OF STARVING- THE' REBELS [From the Richmond Examiner:March 18.2 THE RAILROADS From every quarter where our arnsiesare massed. —from . Vicksburg, Tullahoma, Charleston, and Fre. derickeburg—we have the most gratifying accounts of . the condition of our troops, and their certain: ability to cape with any force that the enemy may hurl against them. - The only point upon which there is room for apprehension is, that our, forces may be f6rbed, by want of food-for men and horses, to relin- ' quish the strdngholds from which the enemy could never dislodge them, and that this in a grave and pressing danger, we have many fears for believing. .It is a fact as well known to the enemy as our selves, that all the country in the vicinity of our armies has been stripped "of its provisionsand forage,. and that.the, armies depend for their existence and maintenance of their present positions upon the rail roads. These being facts, which none, we think, ariercr - to'keep - posted as to 'the: condition of 'these roadis; and provide that they be kept in a state of the utmost efficiency. It is useless to pass laws put, ting men into the ,army and returning them, to it, when they run away if measures are not at the same time taken to support the army:when, it is gotten to gether. The Government ishould not be content even to keep the railroads in the,corulition in which , the war found them ; it should endeavor, and the effort would be successful, to improve upon that condition. The better the roads, the better supplied would our armies be, and, consequently, the more certain in the resistance to the extraordinary efforts .for our subjugation which the enemy proposes to make during the coming campaign. The railroads of this State are on the point of giving out. They have decreased their speed to ten miles an hour as a maximum rate, and are carrying -Wren . ty-five 'to fifty , per cent. leas tonnage than formerly. This change in. their rate of speed and quantity of freight has been made through necessity. The wood work of the roads`has rotted and the machinery has worn out, and owing to the stringent enforcement of the conscription law as to railroad employeee; the companies have not been able, with all their elforti, to supply either the one or, the other. We are not informed of the actual condition of the railroads in the more southern States, but conceive that they are little better off than our own, except, perhaps, in the matter of negro labor. The slaves along their routes may not have had the same facilities for escaping to the enemy-as in this State. We have ventured to call attention to this subject because tif its vital, importance, and from a know ledge that, owing to the great measures of finance, impressment, &c., now weighing upon the Govern ment, it has been overlooked. It is not necessary for Government to take possession of the roads. But it should supply them abundantly, with the ne cessary labor and iron, and then on their being kept in first-rate order, and being Worked efficiently... To this end Government should appoint an inspec tor of railroads. Railroads are a part, and an indis- , pensable part, of our military system; and if they I are allowed to fall through from any causes, Govern ment and people may prepare for the retreat of oar armies and the surrender of mach of the valuable country note in our possession. • _REBEL HEWS FROM FREDERICKSBURG. [Correspondence of the Riohmond Whig. 1 - 'III•IDERICKSIIIJAG, March 9, 1863.—A recent visit to Richmond enabled your correspondent to observe the " thousand and one" annoyances to which pas sengers,...whether. citizens or soldiers, are arbitra .rily subjected by the petty officers of the provost guard. on the daily departure of the trains from Richmond to Hamilton's Crossing. "Clothed-in a little' brief authority," behind , which they shelter themselves, these individuals daily perpetrate out; rage - s that if known and-properly: investigated,: would render them liable to be deprived 'of their commissions and reduced to the ranks. Regardless of the fact that citizens; or soldiers are furnished with passports, or the reverse, many are unneces sarily and frequently detained twenty-four -and forty .eight_ hours - at Richmond; and stations along the road, by the abuse.of suthority, when - it is - a the last importance, - sometimes;-that they should be at, or en-route to, their respective destinations. ' As to soldiers; they are scarcely treated by some-. of them with as much consideration as common - • "hewers of wood and drawers of water " are en- - titled to.. '-_The , noble men- who have;; ;left wives and children, and sacrificed the comforts of home to. defend our rights andliberties,_deserve ell that can in any waymitigate theliardships which they un dergo, without being subjected to the insults and an noyances they must meekly submit to, in leaving or returning to the ariny. ^ ln time of war, especially in such a war as that in which we - are involved, all good citizens cheerfully surrender a little of personal liberty to the promotion of the common good. All understand ands appreciate the necessity of the re gulations-goverriing the arrival and departure of prisoners to and from: Richmond ;,yet, it -is no less due to those. who: must be , governed by them;-that -these regulations , be . not abused by those intrusted with their :proper 'enforcement. The truth of all this will be sufficiently apparent to those who have passed up and down the railroads, and have had ocular demonstration of it. - . - I speak'not of-the affable conductors, who give no unnecessary trouble and 'inconvenience to any one; Better for the - country would it be if they were in vested with full power in these matters, and the host of supernumerary provost guards at the d6pOts and stations were sent to swell the ranks of the A flag-of-truce boat came over-this miming, bring ing eight or:ten persons, who have been for some time withinthe enemy's .lines. Some of them say, they siaffered - for .want of food, 'which the enemy would not allow unless they would take an oath of allegiance,= which they declined. It- is understood that the provost marshal, Gen. Patrick,.has stated that citizens within'the Yankee lines must elect on which — Side - of the river they prefer to remain, and. • that the. frequent transits from one side to the other will not be perinitted hereafter. The remains of Surgeon Davis, Lieut. Horner, and Private, Price, killed in the late fight between Gen. Fitzhugh Lee and the .Yankeeeavalrs , , near Falmouth, were expected over to-day by hag of truce, and a detachment of the brigade was sent to receive -and escort their remains to the ildpot at fiamilton's Crossing;.but for some reason unascertained, they have. not 'yet been sent. During the late raid Gen. Lee had between five and eight hundred men, set routed - nine regiments of the enemy's cavalry, charging on and driving them three times within J - heir infantry camps. Perceiving that the great dis , parity of the two, forces was discovered, he deemed it ,prudent to retire,' but not without brinbdng with him the 150,prisoners lately arrivedin Richmond, as evidences of his victory. Before - returning, he pene trated to within two miles of Falmouth. The mystery "which has enveloped the movements of Hooker's army begins to unfold itself. AU reports that reach us from the other side of the river.concur in stating - that it is being largely augmented by -re. inforcements, -as is supposedi by way of Acquia Creek, from" Washington and the North; although it is_ true that a portion'were Sent' some time since to Fortress Monroe, Including Burnside's _ old corps. The arrival of these 'reinforcements, of which there is no room -to. doubt,.andthe,concurrent testimony of Northern journals, :the making of roads to several points on the river several miles above :_and rbelow; point to flie conclusion that an early attempt:Will be made to cross and capture our'entrenchments; as the first:neeeerary .step in the _'victorious, march to . . „ , , Such, I helisve,fie now - the general impression. ' •IX hen the expected clash of arms begins, a more ter x.ible''Slaughter; and' a victory more complete - than that of the memorable lath: December, may be safely, predicted; ..;and; Instances. of •-• individual heroism snough to fill a volume, and:tOO numerous. for the fiompasi - of 'a letter, will_ bp , left forthe pen of the faithful historian. Among the minforoements arri rinrat the-Yankee army are said to be a considers le number of " Contrabands.” -If•reports be nor int,-hookei wlll be . impelled to advance or be: traitened. from scarcity of ' fuel;' for they have leared and burnedlhe'whole country frofn the Rap- - 1 • ' ahannook•to .the Totonnac, . .. . r .• '. , Over eights' converts have crowned. the effoits - iii., hose'engaged in the 'revival of-religion.progressins ' ere. The largest chinch in the city is scarcely ant e enough to accommodate the congregatiqoa of soldiers attending, and large members of penitents daily and nightly crowd She altar, Among the offi ciating ministers are the - Rev. W. H. Carroll, of 3cl- ma, Ala.; the Rev. Mr. West, chaplain 13th Bliss., and the Rev. Messrs-McDaniel,. Green, and Petti grew, privates in the 13th and 18th Mae. Regiment. A storm of rein, accompanied with vivid light- ning and rolling thunder, prevailed' last night. The weather io-day has been almost - as mild and- balmy [aelVlay. The , strong March winds are absorbing the moisture and rapidly drying the road's, almost impassable lately. Y. THE SALT QUESTION. To turn a man neck and heels out of house and home, divest- him of his property, and bestow the whole upon another man, who agrees, in considera tion thereof, to do a job for the State at a saving of the snug little sum- of half a million f This is the proposition which a :committee of the House of Delegates recommended, and which was earnestly discussed in that body for several days. It is about the coolest piece of spoliation we ever heard of. It was so barefaced that it imposed even on us for a moment. We supposed there must he in the back ground some sort of pretext or apology for.i.t. In principle it is identicalwith the State's ejecting every farmer from his land and leasing it to some other person, who would undertake to work it and give the State <a greater portion of the proceeds than the owner would ! This proposition received votea.in the House of Delegates.. This fact will stand an eternal Monument of the moral vagaries of this Wonderful era. Tempting: as was the snug little sum of half a mil lion, which the State was to clear by seizing - one man's property and giving it to- another, the spirit of common honesty, which was once a Virginian cliaracteristlc. prevailed over the spirit -of rapine. The scheme of spoliation failed, and the owners of the salt works were permitted - to retain, their pro perty, by agreeing to supply. the State with 75040 e bushels of salt at $2.33 per bushel. The quantity furnished 'will be ample for all the people of tire State, and the price, considering -the times, mode rate enough.—Richmond Whig, 16th. THE COMING. CONFLIOT IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. The Jackson Appeal has the following editorial on the coining conflict in Middle Tennessee : "" From all accounts that reach us, we are led to the conclusion that ere a great while General Bragg will be forced either to engageßosecrans in battle or fall back upOn Chattanooga. The country would deplore the necessity which may , force him to the adoption of the latter-alternative. It is all-import ant that we continue to hold Middle Tennessee and North Alabama, otherwise we shall find ourselves in straitened circumstances for army supplies an other 3rear hence. "The Unionists are devastating the country as they advance, rendering it impossible for the farmers to raise a crop this season; and to blot out Middle Tennessee Bentucky, North Alabama, and North Mississippi from the producing sections of the Con. , federacy, would be more seriously felt than the loss of Richmond, Charleston, Savannah, or Vicksburg. It would prove a long step in the direction of our subjugation by starvation. . . . We sincerely hope that our generals are fully alive to the necessity and importance of holding Mid dle Tenneasee, and that the hands of Gen. Bragg will be strengthened with a force sufficient for this purpose. Our own impression is, that the opera tions of the enemy about Vicksburg is a mere feint to hold our army there and at. Port Hudson, while the enemy are sending most of their reinforcements to Rosecrans. "`To surrender Middle Tennessee to our foe, More over,tv oul d place WI to a great disadvantage should ne gotiations for peace be entered into cluringthe spring end summer. It is our policy, and should be our main effort, not only to hold all we now possess, but tereclaim as much of. Southern territory as pos sible. We could not, treat for peace on anything like equal terms, with. alI the Border States, Tennessee included, in the bands of the enemy. " Our information is that the forces under Gen. __..- • • . . Johnston are now strongly intrenched in the vicinity of Tullahoma, having witlalrawn froin the neigh borhood of Shelbyville: This position was, we have seen stated, long ago selected as the most easily de fended one between Nashville and Chattanooga, by = President Davis himself, and, as it has been ap proved by Gen. Johnston, we may indulge every hope that the wily commander will be forced, if he advances, to give battle upon' ground that will,, at least, afford our troops; an equal chance. The blunder at Stone river, which was followed by such wholesale slaughter, will not berepeated. "On the Union side, no Important advance has been made. Heavy reinforcements have been received, and of late immense, supplies passed up the Cum berlsind., To transport these, the railroad has been repaired to the vicinity of Murfreesboro, including the - bridge over Stone river ;• but a - considerable amount of trestle-work remains to be put up be fore the trains can run into Murfreeslioro.,s From Philadelphia, to' FOrt - Monroe. [apecfal Correspondence of The.Press.] TFEITP.D STATES SLOOP:OF-WAX.TITSIATA.3 FORTRESS MOZTROE, VS., JirarCh 21, 1863 Six : My prophecy in a previous article, of the complete success of the Juniata, is verified by our cruise thus far, and' we dismiss-the troublesome valve subject with a great sigh of relief. We left Philadelphia on Sunday _morning, the.lsth inst., an chored in the bay over night, started again in the afternoon, and arrivedliere in Hampton Roads on Tuesday, having made the passage in about twenty two hours under steam alone. -- Immediately after anchoring, a few of us wardroomites landed amongst the board cabins which have unconsciously grown into.a little town under the, shadow of the fortress, and spent a few hours inspecting the fortifications and its immediate vicinity. The 'fort is strong, massive and imposing, as descriptions have related, and its battery of over four hundred guns; led by the famous "Union" gun on the beach, day_therryorld: Indeed, starvation - mould bethwonly available weapcm:::_me_sd 'Regiment _ Y. V. are doing garrison duty inside, kind have sen tinels stationed throughout the village. It is almost impossible to describe the noisy scene on the x;vharf • and in the streets near the principal landing. Steam ers blowing and whistling; coming' nd going; cart-: mew lialloohig 'and cursing, or poking their tired beasts with poles or whip-handles ; pale, musketless soldiers lounging on boxes and bales, waiting the de parture of the boats which carry themhome ; while their more lusty comrade on sentinel duty nearjoked and quarreled with the negroes and boatmen, using his bayonet when the argument Was too pointed; the men-of-war boats tossing in the surf; the gold banded officers' elbowing along; the quick, sharp trot of the field-officer of the day, or his aids; all this formed ajmnbling, rattling industry hardly im aginable. Over one hundred and fifty sail lie at anchor just inside the fort and Rip Raps, the Union flag floating over them, and the long pennant of the U. S. Navy flying from the guard-ship and a few transient war vessels like our selves ; -but the most of our fleet are at Newport News some miles above. The English sloop-of-war Desperate and the gunboat Vesuvius- are anchored just astern of us; but they don't sing. Dixie any more —probably fearing the guns of Monroe will become. lieatedwitla anger, and discharge themselves at such a Cowardly insult. Their officers evidently, do not like the suspicious winks and frowns of the soldiers, and seldom venture on shore. There is little news. The iron-clad Keokuk fouled her propeller in at tempting to leave port a few days ago, and return ed, having run across a buoy chain. She , - starts again soon for Port Royal. We have a rumor of a powerful fleet of 'rebel iromclads up. James. river; but they are well guarded, and evidently fear an engagement with our revolving turrets and 15-inch guns. Perhaps they wait to finish others, in order to make a combined' attack`; but wise heads are looking after them, and Admiral Lee will not be caught napping. Our craft made such a fine appearance in coming. in that we were mistaken for the Iroquois--a great compliment, as she is one of our finest sloops. Thus, in the space of three days, we have exchanged the peaceful industry of Philadelphia for the tumult of f'grim-visaged War ;"„but, except the sense of inse curity, and the knowledge that in the darkness some rebel may crush in our floating home all is much the same. To be sure, our side-arms are always ready, the magazine keys are singled for immediate use, and sharp eyes are scanning every shadow on the water. In the event of attack, we could meet them with shot and shell 'as calmly as if engaged in mimic warfare at the quiet'Quaker City. Such is the force of discipline. "ADINO." The Steamship Project. To . the Editor of The Press "Sin : It has been urged by the opponents of the Randal steamships that it is an experiment; and therefore, that the. City Councils ought not in any way to give their aid in their construction. This is a great error, and is ealenlated to militate againat the establishment of a line of steamers which is of more importance to the interests of Philadelphia, at this time, than any improvement since ,the construction -of the Pennsylvania Railroad. -The . steamships of the Randal patent most emphatically are not an experiment, but a fixed fact, in proof of which I will state a fact which is well known -to a number of our citizens. The, steamship Empire State, built and sailed upon. Lake Erie for several years, could never attain a higher rate of speed than 12 to 13 miles per hour. Capt. Banta built the Western Metropo lis, which is 65 feet longer than the Empire State, with an increased tonnage. of 600 tons, upon the Randal model, removed the engine from the Empire State, and placed it, without anyalteration, in the Western "Metropolis, since which time- the latter vessel hmfbeen running at a regular rate of 20 miles per hour. Here.is an-increase of- 50 per cent. in the speed, and a ,cleargain of 200 per cent. over resist ing .causes in favor_ of the "Metropolis," in her If the city of Philadelphia invested five millions of dollars in the 'Pennsylvania Railroad, so much the greater reason why we should now contribute (what isa.rnere trifle in comparison,) the means necessary to : establish a line of steamers which will outvie the floating upon the ocean , and secure to 'the city an increased value upon her investment, and revive her languishing trade. It will be no new in vestment in any- new project, but a necessary and judicious addition to an improvement which has , saved the city and her merchants from sinking into complete desuetude. I am, sir, respectfully yours, A TAX PAYER THE UNION • SENTIMENT IN MISSOURI.— A letter from Palmyra, Mo., to the Boston Journal, says the 'prospects of that State are most promising: "The rebel sympathizers are' fast .selling but, and 'leaving •their place's to be filledby good .and loyal men. The Union sentiment in Missouri is intensely loyal; -it recognizes but two parties, the one for the Unton, the other against it. So-we think and act. We are getting more loyal every day. We under stand the awful responsibility resting on the Presi dent, and we will 'stand by him through this fiery ordeal, and with him conquer. or perish. Such are the sentiments expressed in thecurrent thought,- and - in the public meetings which gather to consider the posture of affairs and the present crisis. We fearnothing for Missouri." THE NON-EXEMPTION OP MINISTERS FROM THE DRAFT.—The Episcopal Recorder, in - an article referring to the refusal -.of, Congress to' exempt -ministers of - the Gospel from-liability to draft, pays : "Nor will - there be any serious conse- - :'ouenceit from the-refusal to grant 'this exemption. Wherever a minister of the Gospel is; useful to-his people, and preaches- faithfullsr -to_ them of Christ, they will, gladly cciutribute _for his relief the three., hundred dollars the law prescribes for comtautatior Should they not be ready te - do this 'or should' I,G drafted minister be' without a churchi conneeiion which will pay-this, amount for his diacharr .4' we cannot see that he has any public claims to a ex cused from' the' performance of that servicv distasteful atilt• may be, every - loyal • citizei, i s now ...,ohlled.upon to. render? , - . _ , - Discharge of Jackelow, • the, Chinaware. . Tunzvrox, March 24.-The U.. S. Circuit Court met to.day. 41.t'the suggestion ref the court a male Fosequi was, entered in the rase of Jackalow, - the ?Chinaman,and..he was dirrzoted to be, discharged. The dthibta about the inrt'Atotion of the cou r t' and " inability - to obtain witr.e;sses, was the cause'of.thts action: It has been tkri e s i nc e saairaiaw was Brat Med. ' • THREE CENT. New Publications. • A very agreeable book, just published by Harper & Brothers, is "African Hunting from Natal to the Zambesi, including Lake Ngami, the Kalahari Desert, kn. ;"by liffilliam Merles Baldwin, F. R. G. 5 , an English traveller. The author, with a natural instinct for sporting and wandering, was hesitating between Canada and our own Par West, when he was tempted to Africa by Gordon Cammines book. and spent nine years there in travel, - aportfng, and hunting. In his last year, in addltiorl to a large rot of quaggas, buffaloes, springboks, ostriches, genboka, Ilene, giraffes, rhinoceroses, and SO on, he "bagged" sixty.one elephants f The book, one of the Mos 'heti:mai ever written; is in form of a diary, and is frill of adventure. Nuinerons and well-executed en gravings really illustrate the, text. This is the twelfth standard work of discovery and adventure in Africa. published by the Ifarpars. Another; but very different book, is A. Haraszthfa "Grape Culture, Wines, and Wine Braking;. with Notes upon Agriculture and Horticulture.a It is an octavo volume, illustrated. The author, a natural ized 'Hungarian,' Who cultivates vines an ft large scale in Sonora county, California, was sent by the Legislature of the Golden State as commissioner to visit Europe, to examine and collect information about vine-growing and Wine-making, select vines and trees, and eondense information on the subjects of. his mission from the works of eminent foreign authors and reports of .scientiffc committees. The time of his journey, including the voyage to Europe and back, was limited to abOut eight months. He visited various parts of Prance, the Netherlands, Holland, Rhenish Prussia, Bavaria, Nassau„ l3aden,. Switzerland, spain, Italy, and England Land arrived at the conclusion that "California is superior, in alt the conditions of soil, climate, and other natural ad vantages, to the most favored wine-producing dis tricts of Europe ; and that it actually has yielded considerably more per acre' To produce the finest wines, California "requires only the varieties of grapes from which the most celebrated wines are made, and the same. care - .and science in its manu facture." Itir. taraszthy received all the informa tion and facilities he required, and his journal ized narrative is full of interest. lie positively be comes eloquent when describing his • visits to the rival Steinberg and Johannisberg cellars, and states, with the clearness - of a scientific man, the, peculiar characteristics of each wine. "Ilan Appendix are given translations, from eminent foreign authors, of articleson wine-making, the vine and its treatment, the manufacture and bottling of sparkling wines, fruit-drying, potato-starch and gra - Pe-sugar, beet sugar, and the sorgho and imphee. We have rarely come across a more readable book of .cfass-informa- A tiny volume, entitled " The Army and Navy Pocket Dictionary," by William G. 'Webster, pub lished by Mason Brothers, New and` S. B. Lippincott & Co., Philadelphia, is worthy oenotice. It can'fit in the vest pocket, and really .firrauch more than its title modestly promises. Its colored frontis piece shows eighteen national flags. Then fol low a table of rank, pay, and "subsistence in the - IL S. Army; engraved insignia of rank; rank and pay in the U. S. Navy; insignia of Navy; rank, pay, and emoluments'of the Maxine Corps; . dietionary of wordit and terms, peculiar to the military and naval service; pictorial illustrations ofthe same; tables of money, weight, 'and' measure at home and abroad; proverbs, phrases, andwonle from the Latin, French, Italian, Spanish, and Greek, translated into Ehg lish; mottoes Of thirty States in the Union; pointed' letters; abbreviations, rules'for pronunciation, and' a pocket pronouncing dictilmary of the English language, which has the single defect of following the unjustifiable novelty of- Noah Webster's bad! spelling of words ending - in re; (as theatre; sabre, centre, spectre, &e:) The proprietors of Noah . Wetister's works, which contain much that is valu= able, would do well to restore' the correct English% Spelling, which the great bibliographer had'not the' shadow of authority for changing. With - thisaingle exception of altered orthography, the little volume before us deserves great praise. The World of Fashion: SPRING FASHIONS, AS ANNOUNCED BY A BULLETIN EXTRAORDINAIRE DE cc LE FOLLET,"OP'PARIS-- GREAT RADICAL CHANGES . IN STYLE INAUGU RATED, ETC. grbm Le Folletde Paris. Among -the various fashionallle foulard, is at present much in request, and will, no doubt, be as great a favorite as-it was during the-au ..tumn. It is manufactured in different dolors.and'de-- signs, suitable to the period offthe day when it is in tended to be worn. Forinstance, made uplor walk ing dresses, for evening wear, or for" at home" soirees, both colors and patterns-are -selected•to.sult the occasion, and so as to produce the best effect: Black, brown, or a violet ground, with white or colored spots, flowers, or small designs are in good taste for tle morning; in a groundAhe color of Russian leather ; or, in iron gray, with flowers in various colors, among which violet or red predomi nates. An excellent assortment of the fabric is. offered for evening wear, in white, pink, or violet: A white ground, with. Pompadour flowers. or with very narrow stripes, in a beautiful shade of Scores blue, has a charming appearance. This article, in some of We lighter colors we haveLna.raed, is es _pecially adapted - foryoung ladies: ' This material is generally trimmed' with - white or blue taffetas, a narrow flounce, headed with-a ruche, being placed at the bottom of the skirt. With this. dress is- worn a long wide sash, also edged with m ruche, and tied behind. Sleeves are made small and'open, either open or • closed down the front seam, at the choice of. the wearer. Jockeys and revers are no longer worn. The sleeves are trimmed' to correspond-with the skirt; or, where this is not practicable, small rushes' or insertions are the. ornaments employed:. In the richer materials, the sleeves are left open to the - ellmws, and accompanied by - other ones, trimmed with white lace falling - through the - opening. ,For-morning wear, deep linen euffn, fastened with three buttons, either gold'orprecious stones, are the most fashionable. - • For more dressy wear the cuffs are made in the same shape,-but . of 'Valenciennes lace and embroidered' insertion., - With satin and' velvet-th e e sleeves are occasionally -trimmed' with white or black feathers. a band of the , same being placed on the skirt of the dress, en tablieri and round the veste or body. Velvet zouaves are worn with white muslin dresses, and velvet vestes, trimmed with white feathers or fur. Gold embroidery is. - no- longer well worm. Vestes are also made-of white cachmeres, and the skirt of the same trimmed with sable or chinchilla: As,we ifformed our readers last month, satin ball dresses are very much worn-this year. They are• trimmed eitber with a-narrow flounce. of - lape at the bottom,,and bouillancem-crossed with light wreaths. of flowers, or with a-skirt of tulle bulllonne, with or without flowers, and a tunic of satin caught up at the aide by bouquets ; the satin body opens over a• plastron .of tulle bouilionne. The satin tunic is fre quently replaced by one- formed of wide lace,. which; can afterwards be used as trimmings for the bottoms of other dresses. • For simpler toilette, white or colored tarlatan is used, with alternate biais pieces of white and lilac, or white and green, &e. These ornaments are slight ly waved, and' the berthe is-trimmed to match. Dresses of this material are also, made with very full skirts, and a flounce about - fifteen inches deep at the bottom. trimmed at each end withre very heavy full ruche, formed by alternate plaitings, white.and colored. These dresses have nearly always, ribbon sashes to match,•tied . behind. Our list of dresses this month is confined entirely to full dress. The gay season, which its belits-datnes• AnglaisesAloubtless now anticipate, will render our description of full dress doubly acceptalde. A dress of gold colored tulle, trimmed round the bottom with three very wide bouillonnes, separated by Chantilly lace flounces, eleven inches deep. Bows of gold colored satin ribbon and pomegranate Row ers are placed on every 'breadth of the flounces. The body has a drapery formed of fiat tulle plaits and Fiats of satin, with a bunch of pomegranate dowers, and ribbon in the centre. The sleeves are very, short; and made of small bouillons of tulle. . . A white tarlatane dress embroidered with bees, trimmed round.the bottom of the skirt about a quar ter of a yard up, with bouillons of white tulle, forming festoons. A second skirt, trimmed round with a-Bounce - of English application, forms a tunic, and reaches to thetop of the, bouillons. The body isArimmed, with tulle; put on in flat, plaits; piped with'white satin. The sleeves are formed , of one bouillon of tulle finished off with a frill of lace, to match that on the tunic. - A Tink tulle skirt over, and under one of rose satin. The'under skirt trimmed - with bouillons of tulle, and the upper one with bunches of roses,,sur-. rounded by moss, placed on each breadth. The body has a berthe of fine guipure, fastened at the centre by a bouquet. The'sleeves have wide guipure lap pets hanging at the back, trimmed round with pink tulle ruches piped"with satin. A white dress made with several tulle skirts over a. white-satin one. The trimmings of this dress are tulle bouillonne, in pink. The skirt has also seven long ends, white satin, edged with ruches. Pointed body; entirely covered with plisses of tulle and white satin biais folds, and•trimmed with lace, forming a berthe, which is closed at front with a bouquet of daisies. - Bouillons of tulle form the sleeves. A white tarlatane dress embroidered with wheat ears. The under skirt is of satin of the same shade as the wheat, and trimmed at the bottom with bouil lonnes of white tarlatane. The tunic, of embroider ed tarlatane, is eleven inches 'shorter than the satin skirt, and is looped Up by wreaths of flowers. Simi lar flowers train the body, which has also a bertha. A robe of mauve satin with flounces set on in wide plaits, with a tunic of white lace. A low body, .with a satin berthe 'trimmed with lace, and a ruche of mauve satin, headed by Valenciennes lace, forms a tucker about an inch wide. The sleeves of white tulle pulllngs, with`a bow of satin in the middlo. In the hair, mauve feathers, fastened with diamond wheat ears. , . A dress of white satin, embroidered witb. small silver flowers.' It is made with three ski Yes. The upper one, a very full tunic, caught up.. by roseis without foliage. The hair is ornarnented.at the aids , .with a double bow of black velvet, andm. diadem, formed of three silver stars, one pbt,ced4n the. bandeau, and the others at the hash, formixg a 'second diadem. In front of the body-y, silver star, A toilette for a young lady, rather , similar im style , to the last, was - made of tulle in,lbouillonneo, - over which were sprinkled large gold ,stars. A bouquet of white camellas on the body. The hair dressed in front with a gold star, and a ca'Arielia closotOtheear. For the newest styles in bw.inets we re%r our read. ers to the following'elegant models: A bonnet of royal velvet ''.ol silver gray. A bouquet of feathers of the same ccdor fastened with:a barbe of ' black lace, falls over, on to the front edge on to a bandeau of wild roses, I.Olade of silk, and mixed with black lace. • The same style of.. bonnet is also equally elegant, and, perhaps, more.: generally becoming when trim med with Poneetri feathers and flowers, mixed with black lace. Strings of ponceau ribbon. A-- bonnet Of- white tulle Malines, with small fan chon Marie "Stuart of blue silk. The point of the Canaan, as well as the strings, is trimmed with a Irer3" nan'Av fringe of marabouts, which falls over a front f dge. - At one end of the fanchon is placed a_ bouquet. ofexquiqite pale roses. Blonde cap and di.turli of roses to match those on the outside. . :• 6 :4ilt crape bonnet, quite plain: Clurtain 'of pink ter velvet .0n the front, a bow of frosted feathers, 2 7 ssed by ft branch of leaves formed of white blonde: -1n the cap, a rose crossed with tulle and surrounded - with leaves of blonde. Strings of pink ribbon trini.- - med with blonde. . - ... , I . . A bonnet of Mexican blue crape ; curtain of velvet the same color. A. drapery of velvet coining from the cap, fastened on one side with a'bow of black ribbon, has a rery'pretty - effect. The cap is trimmed with - buds of ' the tea rose and' leaves. Capote of crepelisse, rose color ; black hiCe 'curtain and tor sade of black - figured - tulle, fastening a bunch of ostrich feathers, over which is., placed-a palpation. bow of black chantilly. , Irt.the inside. a small tuft of feathers and bouquet, of pinks mixed with black lace. A bouquet of light blue quilted silk, trimmed with rosebuds, and:long 'hanging bows of 'blue velvet.. Blue ribbon strings; and cap of blonde trimmed with bows of velvet and rosebuds. - . ' A figured tulle bonnet, quite plain on the shape, with curtain of blonde, edged with Tom -Thumb , ' fringe of :white feathers, surmounted by. two rows of green. velvet. The edge of the front a bound•with TIME WAR, PRESS, (PUBLISHED WEEKLY.) TEE WAIL Pares will be sent to subscribers by mail (per annum in advance) at 851.00 Five Copies " " 9.00 Ten " 11.00 Twenty " 32.00 Larger Clubs than Twenty - will be charged at the same rate. $1.50 per COPY. The MOneil MN& CalpaYY asesmPant, the order. and in instance can that terms be deniatedfrom, as the afford very little more than the cost of the paver. Si PostmaAters are requested to act 'as Agents for Tax Warr PRESS. sap- To the getter-up of the Club of ten or twenty, 11 extra copy of the Paper 7111 be given, - - I green yelvet. On one side is placed a bouquet o white feathers ; on the other, an aigrette of white lilac, mixed with ivy leaves. Bandeau of green vel •et and white lilac. For evening dress, wreaths are much in favor. • A vei v pretty one is formed of blue hind weed and gold hers; 'es. This wreath falls in long, ends over the n b onk ifre. A diadem of white narcissus, mixed . with heath green pine berries, and leaves of the • A own , re of ponceau velvet, with tufts of white roma and ~-.,eath on one side; on the opposite, bouil lons of pm, •eau yelvet, mixed with bows of lacel a bow of velve t behind. • A' net of b_/Ile silk. worked with crustal beads, a shower of diamonds in flaying the 4i: clearance of the hair. , s iroc f eiva , o f b lue velvet, and tufts of pompon roses, grasses and ` forget-me-nots "at the side. it: wrea th fo rme . 1 of small white feathers. blonde. and geranium leavi Is ` of various tints. 'ln the midst of the-f eathers, a 1. 'utterflv, with double wings of green am! gold gauze ; .on the opposite side a branch of eorai : The Ift oya l Wedding. . . . TITE JEWELS, NTAERTAGIE IEMNG, AND OTFEER nrErrut, T r l rcE4E 4 R;s 3s —T . Ir tr A f tra ltrElt r iz E ,V ...B - .D EB R L PI E s , ss— rn rr A s TE D:3 73 - c o n o i Tt r ; ETC. - - (From the London Times.] Tan Pnurcla or , WALES , EWIDAT , For the last day or twethe eata:Witthrmant of Messrm Garrard, the crown jewellers, 'lms ireen eagerly sought by fashionable , visitors, a Tous tss gee the costly presents manufactured fortDePrinteetWalear as gifts to his bride. Some of them are - Mimes. ex hibited ; others will be strewn in Urfa ertlrses M the . present week. Conapicurras among the" beamtifur objects now on viewts a coropleteperuvrof riburitaldk" _and pearl's, commis - logly necklace, a broweii, and ear- - rings. The i necklace s composed of elglitclitsters, with large pendants, the centne cluster comedifing - of three fine• pear•shaped pawl' drone. andthewhore being connected With feelotnte of "diamond's.. The brooch is composed or splendid pearls, serrtalluied" by diamonds, with other pearls as drops These jewels are all of the !het quality, and were'oranu lectured after the design mini under the superlitten&- ence of the -Prince. Glittering on eackside'of the parsers are two brooches., entireiV ordiamondk; form- • ed so as to represent the Prince' of Wales' fentliera. These are of different sizes; het froth very large. The wedding ring, which. off course, is' of-plain gold, is remarkably massive; antr.its accompanying keeper is set.with six premointstones,selectelfr and: arranged so that tile initial retiers of their names' shall form the word "'Pertie;"" an affectionate variation of "Albert." The stones of wtilali this' happy combination is. effected: are' a beryl, aneme-- . raid, a ruby, a turquoise, a' jitcynth. and another emerald. A plain aord'ring - lins - liitearise been made to be worn by the Prince Himself." As presents for' the bridesmaids eight rockets have been made- These are of coral and diamond, to, signify "the red' and white, which are the colors of Denmark. liithe' centre of each is a - cypher in crystal. forming the' letters A. E. A., after a' drawing' by . the Princess' Alice. The eight briiiesm aide Diemarlires present to her Royal Ilighnesa a splendid'diamond and enamel bracelet. This is made in eight comnartmenta, in each of which is the miniature portrait - of one of the young ladies, with her initial's beneattilia diamonda, -breams. Garrard are also making two other presents' for the royal bride—one from - her Majesty, consist ing of a most coatiy suite of opals" and diatvonds,-as valnabre and rare' as those which the. Prince of Wales presented tollie Princess Rival, and similar' in form to the suite designed for the Princess - Aline by the Prince Consort. The second' is`-another present from the Prince of Waits; and'consista of a brilliant tiara. but this wilrnot lie - Completed before the endof next week. " grem the Danmark ] f • TEE PRINCESS ALEXANDRA'S: BlirDAt Driess, &o.—To-day (Tliursday)' the Daniell capital is' in high excitement with regard - it the departure of Mier Royal Highness the Princess Alexandra. The gene ral enthusiasm shows itself' in tr thousand fonts. Yesterday the: shops exhibited:dim:Royal Highnesa,S medal in their windows. The bridal garments,of the Princess Alexandra have attracted great notice here. Their fahricatien has been intrusted 'to Mi.: Levysohn, of this city, and they have been:exhibited to the fair sek -in WS establishment in Kjobmager gate. Finer specimens - of needlework - will not easily lie found. The stitches , are so' film and the work so delicate that' they have excited universal' admiration. No machine has been employed. On each piece has been embroidered her Royal Highness's initials. below the- English crown, and this alone haw giiten- GOO - such..-embroide ries. The time allbwed' being so short, several hundred persons have been employed, but the greatest accuracy and'uniformity have been., obtain ed. The handkerchiefs have been ordered-in Paris, andare masterpieces in their kind, the embroidery being remarkably tasteful and beautiffil: The - Eng.- lish crown, front its peculiar - shape, has offered Va. rious difficulties, but they have been triumphantly overcome. Only a few of the robes were exhibited; some being too deli Cate to bear any handling. /all eles of this kind more glaring and costly might easily' be obtained ; but certainly nothing more quietly and' fittingly appropriate as perfect' specimens of 'what the needle can accompliSh. On Tuesday several de putations waitederther Royal Highness with parting - gifts. Among these - we may mention a porcelain stand with rich figures from Flora Ditnida, - presented' by a committee of - ladies; a costly fan, by the maids- of honor; old northern golden ornaments, by a com mittee from Fainter; an English Bible, 100 sears old, by a schoolmaster from Fahtter ; - busts- - orher Royal IlithnesesTareirta,from safutland committed splendid pair of gold embroidered shoes, fromithe - shoemakers of the capital, etc. To these must be added from her Majesty, the queen dowager, and their royal' highnesses, the hereditary prince and princess, a large painting by Schott, representing a group of the Princess Alexandra's brothers and sis ters Landgrave of Hesse and several mem bers of' the Hessian family golden ornaments, dia dem, clasp, bracelets, rifts, etc.,lll. the old northern style, executed by the court jeweller. ldichelsen ; fromßaron Blixen Finecke and 'hit wife the Prin cess Augusta, a marble group, , two 'children kissing each other, one of the finest works ever executed bY - Biesen, the great Danishecuiptor. - and:in the purest Carrara marble. The mould 'is destroyed,' and the piece ie little known, Nit all who have seen it unite in prailing its elegance and expression. From- the Princess Augusta a prayer book, containing :the twelve chief prayers of the English Church, painted in the style of the Middle ages-by her royal high neisonvellum with a ground , of 'gold ' and - silver, splendidly bound in the old - style by Michelsen ; from proprietors of. Danish estates-a marble group, "Adam and Eve," executed *by .Thrichan ; from .the capital a marble - statue, "Hebt," -- executed by Bissen ; from some young - ladies an album, with views-in Denmark, bythebest Danish 'artists ; from the,brothern Bing two portrait 'Medallions iri poree . the Princess'i grandfather and' grandmother ; from the marine painter Serensen. a' picture -repre senting a part of Copenhagen and 'the Long Line, as seen from the roads. THE ROYAL PROCESSION:.- . Lowirox...Saturday, March 7; 1863.—The public thronged the - streets at an early 'hour in the city, and devoted the morning to - an examination of =the complete arrangements. The triumphal arch on Lon don bridge was - finished just in time, and Rims 'an imposing and majestic 'appearance. The- elegant white and gold - corners of its arved roof;erowned by four white horses. The bronze - tripods on the pa rapet : of the bridge, 'and betimen these the lofty standard, surmounted by- crowns and other richly gilt and ornamental works. The-:grand galleries round St. Paul's also proved - a- great attrlic ton. At length: the Streets: became - so , crowded as to render it necessary for- those who -desired to witness* the procession to lose no time in selecting a position for the. purpose. The • - fine open - - space between'- the-- Royal Exchange, Bank, and Mansion House was filled' .with-thou sands of peqple. The , flights of - steps leading to the -Exchange presented the- . appearance , of a great amphitheatre. The building was e.rovedsp. and fringed with - a mast of people. The roofs of other edifices in the neighborhood were also-occu pied.' Toward 2 o'clonele the. sky became overcast-, and at that hour rather a heavy shower commenced, which lasted several - minutes, but the-weather-im mediately cleared up. The spectators. now- began anxiously to look -!toward-. King William street-for the advance of the royal -train,and.purictually at Blackfriars at IX, and, according to the. pro gramme,lthe Prince and. Princess were-to reach-the Mansion House about 25,-; ; but- the civil proces sion, though effective and splendid as a pageant, unavoidably acted as -a. drag-on-to-the progress of the royal party, and it-moved- on steadily and - en steadily instead of at a uniform pace,' At the-Man sion House the procession was about-forty minutes behind time. The people watched- eagerly for the plumes of the Life Guards and-Horse Guards which formed the royal' escort ; and.when these were visi ble, the excitement began to attatn.its climex-, as:the carriage approached whichcontainedthe Prince and Princess; the cheers of-the people became enthusi astic in the extreme; cheers ix; one electric-shout of the welcome. The effect was thrilling on thesoec tittors, but on those who Were-the immediate-object of this grand outburst of loyalty-and attachment, the emotion produced must havebeen such-as never to beeffaced. The-Prince and. Princesewere at times ,visibly affected, and- so- the. royalprocession. proceeded - on westward amidst - tuniultuous cheers.. The: procession reached the bottom- of 'Lud.- gate Hill at 3.30: P.- ME In consequence-of - itbeing known that the civil portion wouldleave at Temple Bar; the people assembled - in immense_ numbers. et Fleet street, and. by. one o'clock the pavement and roadway were - thickly. crowded. When seen from above, between- theintervenesleft by thelarge- ban-. nem, from the house-tops and-windows, and.the fes toons across tbe streets, particularly when. taken as part only of- an ovation nearly-six miles in . length, it presented one . of the- most extraor • ary sights ever seen in the country. - A-slight s ower- fell at about 2% P. M. Little or. no. attemp at forminga la line was made, -except by three horse soldiers riding abreast occasionally through the-crowd; the leading_ carriages, containing- some of the city an thorities, came clearing the way for themselves. The time of procession was-not keptupcontinuously. About 5:4.0 the great object of attraction appeared,. 'bowing giacefully and smiling amiably to the crowd, both far. .anfenear. The crowd- were-in the highest good humor. The polinehad' little-occasion to Interfere, nor had-the cavalry who lined- the side of the read any. more disagreeable- duty to-do-than laugh at the vagaries og the-crowd:,.Every win dow, every housetop, and. each available nook, was thickly peopled ;- and before the procession came near, every lamp-post--had a. cluster of sightseers. Thus tar, it was a. grand ovation and triumphant success. The procession through-Hyde Park was one of Ake Most interesting , features; coPthe day, Guards were drawn up in two- lines, and behindthem sixteen thousand - volnnteersained the way, drawn up four deep—no cheering was al lowed, and the contrast in that respect to the loud cheer cl the wow& outside was very remarkable.. The corps presented a splendid appearance, and evidently -attracted the special notice of the Princess; and her family. Her appearance has completely confirmed the favorable impressions entertabsed in Ragland. She wore a purple velvet cloak, white bonnet, with the national roses, and an Irish poplin dress, and her charming face an d graceful acknowledgments of the enthusi asm displayed at once secured her the unqualified admiration and affection of thepeople. The royal train left Paddington at 3.34 P. M. - A large number of visitors were accommodated in the station-house. which - was gaily decorated; a detachment and band of Grenadier Guards lined the platform. Great en thusiasm prevailed, which the royal pair repeatedly acknowledged. They showed no signs of the morn ing's fatigue. - IsTo accidents - have as yet been re ported. ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS The royal party-partook of luncheon at the Brick layers' Arms Station. The scene on leaving the station was extraordinary—the line could not be kept, owing to the immense multitude on both. sides— swayed'up ,to. the carriage, and rendered progress difficult. At the Mansion House the scene of confu sion was so great, that. urgent messages were sent, begging-for, the assistance of catalry, which. 'could not,' -however, be supplied. The .cheering, , as the -Princess passed the city hall, was deafening; infect, drowning the peals Of the -- church bells. "Bouquets were thrown-from many 'windows, and opposite the kdelphi theatre a cornucopia of flowersonspended in theidr,.was opened;and 'Showered' flowers upon the:Princess. - - LONDON, Sunday.—The Queen has incited a se lect parryto Windsor Castle to meet the Princess Alexandra. The Archbishop of. Canterbury, the Bishop of the Diocese, the Biel:Lop of Oxford, &c., have been honored invitations. Lord Pal merston and Earl Russell are expected at the Castle tomorrow ' and Will probably remain till after the wedding. It id expected that the Queen will hold a Privy Connell on Wednesday, next. Lord Pal merston announced last night to the reception com mittee that the Princess Alexandra has signified her intention of receiving the city - present at Windsor Castle to-morrow afternoon. IT. S. ARMY HOSPITALS.- - TJuring the past week the number - of soldiers returned to duty from the army hospitals_ in this city With 112. Two died, and 122 were disolrged. The, number remaining is
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