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HY JOHS W. FORNKV.
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DAII.Y PB.ESa,
fcflHTEßir CBSTB Pbb Wires,'payable to the Carrier.
MaUed to Subscribers out outlie City tit Eight Dollars
PbrAhnu*. Four Dollars foe Six Months, Two Dot-
SAbbfob. Thbbb Months—invariably In advance* for the
dime ordered.
*3-Advertisements Inserted at the usual rates. Six
jiaeß constitute a square. ■
THB TRI-WESKLT PRESS,
Mailed to Subscribers out of the City at Prion Dollarß
£?er Annum, in advance. ; !
DRY-GOODS JOBBERS.,
jyf L,’HALLOWELL «Xs CO.,
NO. 615 CHESTNUT STREET,
(JAYNE'S MARBLE BUILDING,)
Aiave now in stock, and are daily receiving, a handsome
'■< assortment of New Foreign
fancy dry goo d s
SILKS,
jyi purchased since the recent
BECLINE IN GOLD AND EXCHANGE.
-And which-will be sold at a
SMALL ADVANCE FOR CASH.
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SPRING 1863.
1863.
DRY GOODS.
HOOD, BONBBIGHT. <Ss GO,
WHOLESALE DEALERS IN
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC
DRYGOODS,
No. 435 MARKET STREET, PHILADELPHIA.
The attention of the TRADE is Invited to their large
.Stock of
STAPLE AND FANCY GOODS,
..Among'which are choice brands of Sheet
ing and Shirting Muslins,
Madder Prints, De Laincs,
Ginghams, Lawns, and
Styles Dress Goods.
MEN’S WEAR
IN GREAT VARIETY.
•'GREAT INDUCEMENTS OFFERED TO
CASH BUYERS.
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JAMES R. CAMPBELL & 00.,
IMPORTERS. JOBBERS, AND RETAILERS OF
DRY GOODS*
727 CHESTNUT; STREET.
Invite the attention of Cash Buyers to their
FULL AND COMPLETE STOCK,
Embracing the most desirable "styles of
SILKS IUB DRESS GOODS,
IN ANY MARKET,
MODERATE PRICES.
mhs-tap26
JJAVID ROGERS,
No. 45 SOUTH FOURTH STREET,
Importer and Jobbat of
MEN AND BOYS’ WEAE,
LADIES’ CLOAKINGS,, &0.
HTcrii24-2m*
gPRING STOCK
SILK AND FANCY DRESS GOODS.
A.. W. LITTLE & CO.,
mU-Sm No. 335 MARKET STREET.
S MIN G.
1863.
EIEGELj WIEST, * ERVIN,
IMBpRTEKS AND JOBBERS
DR Y GOOD Si
No. 47 NORTH THIRD STREET,
PHILADELPHIA.
Merchant* visiting this city to purchase Drt
Goods will Bud our Stock large
and admirably assorted, and at
Low Fiookes. In certain olasse*
of Goods we offer inducements to
purchasers unequalled by any other house In
Philadelphia.
JAMES, KENT,
SANTEE, * CO.,
IMPORTERS AND JOBBERS
DRY GOODS,
j|39ftnd If. THIRD STREET, ABOYSBAGBi
PHILADELPHIA, -
jiave now open their usual
LARGE ASTD COMPLETE STOCK
op
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC DRY GOODS,
Amour which will be found a more than usually attr«>
4ive variety of
LADIES’ DRESS GOODS;
Also, a full assortment of
MERRIMACK AXD COCHECO PRINTS,
and
PHILADELPHIA-MAHE GOODS.
’To which they invite the special attention of cash buyers*
fe!9-2m ; __
gPRING,
1863.
YARD, GILLMOBB, <6 00.,
- Importers and Jobbera of
SILKS _
AND r
FANCY DRY GOODS,
wos. ««' CHESTNUT AND 614 JAYNE. STS, f
Slaye now open, of THEIR OWN IMPORTATION, a
LARGE AND HANDSOME STOCK
SPB IN G GOODS,
COMPRISING '
DRESS GOODS, SHAWLS. RIBBONS
GLOVES, &C.
Also, a full assortment of
WHITE GOODS, LINENS, FURNISHING GOODS, EM-
BROIDERIES, AND LACES.
The attention of the trade ie requested.
SPRING.
1863.,
JOHNES, BERRY, 4 00.;
(Successors to Abbott, Joha.es, ft Go.)
&o §®T MARKET, and 534 COMMERCE Streets.
PHILADELPHIA,
IMPORTERS ANO JOBBBBB OF
STL K
FANCY DRY GOODS,
Have now open a LARGS AND ATTRACTIVE STOCK
DRE S S GO OD S ,
Adapted to the Season. Also, a Fall Assortment in
; WHITE GOODS, RIBBONS, GLOVES,
SHAWLS, &0.,
Whloh they o«er to the trade at the LOWEST PRICES.
; CASH BUYERS
Are particularly Incited to examine onr Slock. fe!2-tf
f£ H E
“EXCELSIOR” DAMS
ARE THE BEST IN THE WORLD.
NONE GENUINE UNLESS BRANDED
<‘J. H.,M. & CO. PIIILiM. EXCELSIOR.”
J. H. MIOHENER & 00.,
GENERAL PROVISION DEALERS AND CURERS OF
THE CELEBRATED
“EXCELSIOR”
fIUGAR-CURED HAMS,
Nos. 14:3 and 14:* North FRONT Street
Between Arch and Race streets, Philadelphia.
The jnstly-colebratediiEXCELSlOß " HAMS are cured
by J. H. M.-& ex
nressly for FAMILY USE, arewQaeucious flavor, free
from the unpleasant'taßte of pronounced by
epicures superior to any sale. ap4-tf
VOL. 6-NO. 214
Fine Clothing,
■ ' Made Up ettTly, for ■
Spring and Summer S&lcs»
now ready,
AYANAMAKIiB & BROWN,
“0 A K II ALL,”
S, E. cor. 6th & Market.
DESIRABLE
PROPERTY
, F • FOB/Vr;
INVESTMENT.
PRICES
SERB TO ADVANCE,
]ypN’S AND BOYS’ WEAR.
■ CASSIMERES.
NEW DIAGONOLS.
NEW MIXTURES.
NEW COLORS.
NEW G-4 COATINGS.
NEW 6-4 MELTONS,
LADIES’ CLOAKINGS.
BOYS’CLOTHING READY-MADE. -V
BOYS’ AND MEN’S CLOTHING'MADE TO ORDER.
COOPER & CONARD.
ap3-tf B. E. corner NINTH AND MARKET Ste.
JOHN KELLY, JR.,
HAS REMOVED PROM 1022 CHESTNUT STREET,
EDWARD P. KELLY’S,
Where he presents to former patrons and the public
the advantages of a STOCK OF GOODS, equal if not su
perior, to any in the city—the skill and taste of himself
and EDWARD P. KELLY, the two best Tailors of the
city—at prices much-lower than any other first-class esta
blishment of the city, ' mh3l-tf
TXLACK CASS. PANTS, $5.50,
J I - At 704 MARKET Street.
BLACK CASS; PANTS, $5. GO, At 704 MARKET Street.
BLACK CASS. PANTS, *5.60, At 704 AIARKET Street.
BLACK CASS. PANTS, $8.50. At 704 MARKET Street.
BLACK CASS! PANTS! SS.6O. At 704 MARKET Street.
GBIGO & VAN GTJHTEN’S,- No. 704 MARKET Street.
GRIGG & VAN GUNTEN’S, No. 704 MARKET Street.
GRIGG & VAN-GUNTEN’S, No. 704 MARKET Street.
GRIGG Si VAN GUNTEN’S, No. 704 MARKET Street.
GRIGG & VAN GUNTEN’S, No. 7C4 MARKET Street.
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YARNS, BATTING, & WADDING.
A. H. FRANCISCUS,
No. 433 MARKET,
No. 5 NORTH FIFTH STREET,
1863,
.. t.... a Ulc lirttQst stock Is. tills City of
!, RATTIWQ, WADDIMO,.
l! BATTING, .WADDING,
i, BATTING, WADDING,
i BATTING, WADDING,
i, BATTING, WADDING,
S BATTING, WADDING,
YARN!
YARN!
YARN!
YARN!
YARN!
YARN!
Cotton Batting, Wadding,
Carpet Chain, Cotton Yarn,
Twines, Wicldng, Ropes, &c.
Goods Sold at Lowest Cash Prices.
WOODEN AND VY IT.I.OVY WARE.
A. H. FRANCISOUS,
433 MARKET, and 5 North FIFTH Street,
Calls the attention of dealers to his
WOODEN AND WILLOW WARE,
WOODEN AND WILLOW WARE,
WOODEN AND WILLOW WARE,
WOODEN AND WILLOW WARE,
WOODEN AND WILLOW WARE,
WOODEN AND WILLOW WARE,
WOODEN AND WILLOW WARE,
WOODEN AND WILLOW WARE,
WOODEN AND WILLOW WARE,
WOODEN AND WILLOW WARE,
BUCKETS, TUBS, CHURNS,
BRUSHES, BASKETS, BROOMS,
TABLE AND FLOOR OIL-CLOTHS,
FANCY BASKETS, &C.
JO- A LARGES STOCK OF THE ABOVE GOODS THAN
ANY OTHER HOUSE IN THE COUNTRY.
CEOTHES WRINGERS.
THE GREAT CLOTHES WRINGER.
i! SELF-ADJUSTING CLOTHES WRINGER”
Is warranted to he superior to any other in use.
EVERY FAMILY SHOULD POSSESS A
CLOTHES WRINGER.
Ist. It tea relief to the hardest part of washing day.
2d. It enables the washing to be done in one-third lees
time. • ’ • • .
3d. It saves clothes from the injnry always given by
twisting. - _
4th. It helps to tocwfcthe clothes as well as ary them.
WE BELIEVE IT ADVISABLE TO PROCURE
THE
1863.
PUTNAM SELF-ADJUSTING CLOTHES WRINGER,
PTTTNAM SELF-ADJUSTING CLOTHES WRINGER.
PUTNAM SELF-ADJUSTING CLOTHES WRINGER.
PUTNAM- SELF-ADJUSTING CLOTHES WRINGER,
PUTNAM SELF-ADJUSTING CLOTHES WRINGER,
PUTNAM SELF -AD JU STIN G CLOTHES WBIN GER,
First The rolls, being of vulcanized rubber, will
bear hot and cold water, and will neither break nor tear
off buttons. .. * , w, ,
Second. The frame being of iron, thoroughly galva
nized, all danger from rout is removed, and the liability
to »hrink, swell, split, &c., so unavoidable in wooden
machines, is prevented. .. .. ...
Third. The spiral springs over the rolls render this
machine self-adjusting, so that small and large articles,
as well as articles uneven in thickness, are certain to
receive uniform pressure.
Fourth. The patent fastening by which the machine
U tightened to the tub, webeiieve to be superior in sim
plicity and efficiency to any yet offered. • \ •
Fifth. It willflt any tub, round or square, from one
half to one*and-a-quarter inches in thickness, without
he least alteration.
RETAIL PRICE:
Ko. - VS® No. 2. 85
MBF" Agents wanted in every county,
Reliable and energetic men will-"be liberally dealt
With. ’
For sale at the
“WOODENWARE' ESTABLISHMENT”
OF
A. H. FEANOISOUS,
Ho. 433 MARKET Stand So. 5 North FIFTH St.,
mhl6-2m Wholesale Agent for Pennsylvania.
HARDWARE AND CUTLERY.
& ELY,
PATENT OAST-STEEL
TABLE CUTLERY
COMBINATION CAMP KNIVES,
mh2l-stuth2m
CLOTHING.
TAIL O R ,
143 South THIRD Street,
IMMENSE STOCK
LOOKING-GLASSES,
WINDOW-SHADES,
CLOCKS,
“PUTNAM
BECAUSE,
BECAUSE,
•Letter 11 A,” SB.
Manufacturers of
FORKS, AND SPOONS,
No. 130 PEG STREET,
Philaielphift.
SATURDAY. APRIL 11. 1863.
DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH.
Tlic Torpedoes In Charleston Harhov—An
Tnvi'nlion in Rnnovc Tlieiii Submitted*
to Admiral Du])oat A History of the,
Charleston Cnmpnlgn Prepared—
The Special Correspondents importunate
—Army Stews.
CSpecial Correspondence of The Press. ]
Port Royai/, S. C., IVJarch 28, 1863.
One of the chief obstacles to be encountered, and
to be overcome or avoided, when Admiral Dupont’s
fleet i shall attack Charleston; are the torp.edoea
which the rebels have undoubtedly scattered along
the channel. As our soldiers on land had in the
commencement of the war.a decided apprehension
of Beauregard’s “mesked batteries,” so now our
soldiers of the navy, however daring against any
visible enemy with whom they may match their
strength, nevertheless entertain a dread—or, I should
say, uneasiness—at the idea of encountering these
masked water-batteries, that cannot be seen nor
fought, but only felt, in their terrible effects. One
of the Keokuk’s crew 4 assured, me that he felt per
fectly protected, aboard his craft, against all the
“weak inventions of the enemy,” with the excep
tion of their torpedoes. Of course the danger from
these infernal contrivances has been greatly magni
fied by ignorance of their real character. - From the
very commencement of the war the rebels have re
sorted to their use without hesitation 3 and yet we
have sustained very little damage from .them. At
New Orleans, it will be remembered,.they w.ere per
fectly' harmless. On the Mississippi and its tributa
ries they have been sunk time and, again by the
enemy, and. removed without casualty by our gun
boats. At Yorktowh, devices similar in character,
and designed to be similar in eS'ect. were industri
ously planted at various points within the rebel
earthworks, and * particularly at the base _of their
flag-staff. It might have been supposed: that hun
dreds of lives would thus have been inevitably sacri
ficed in the twinkling of an eye. And yet, according
to General McClellan’s report, the number of ,ca
sualties, if we remember rightly, did not exceed
twenty, arid the number killed was not more than
four or five.
Nevertheless, torpedoes are dangerous, and their
danger is not wholly to be argued away. It must
ba removed by more tangible means. Yesterday i
visited the United States steam-frigate Wabash,
which lies at anchor in the stream about three miles
from here. Lying on the table in Admiral Dupont’s
. state-room, was the model of aninvention, which it
v.is claimed by its author (vvho is an officer in the
'United States service), will remove torpedoes from
the pathway of our war-vessels. The claim maybe,
iii . parti and for aught I know, wholly just. ‘ The
principle seems to be correct enough, but whether
.the machine will be found effective in practice, re
mains to be tested. There is little about.'it to be de
scribed. Imagine a triangular frame of wood, the
vertex of the triangle being attached to the bow of
the vessel. From this vertex imagine a number of
radii projecting, forming, as it were, the teeth of a
rake. Now, imagine this rake resting on a wooden
platform, and having a vertical motion imparted to
it by cords which'are: attached .somewhere near its
upper extremity, and pass backward into the ves
sel. Two men, it is thought, would be sufficient to
operate the rake, and any torpedoes encountered by
itbe pulled up, “root and branch.” The ge-
of the model iB that of an inverted
“ ftow-catcher }, ,of a locomotive. Whether, the in
vention will be tested or not I cannot say. It is my
impression that it is too late to be of any service in
the attack on Charleston. There will hardly he any
opportunity Mere for the testing of new naval de
vices.'As it is, enough of them remain untried in the
case of the iron-clads to occasion some little anxi
ety among unscientific people.
The correspondentof aLondon journal, stationed
here, is preparing a complete history. of the opera
tions against the “ doomed city,” which will be pub
lished by a New York house as soon as thefinal act
in the great drama will permit the writing of the
epilogue,. S.uch a work would be interesting to the
preeent, and valuableto future, generations ; and it
will doubtless meet as great success as did the nar
rative of the “ Siege of penned by one of
the special correspondents of Tfic Press, and brought
out by Ohilds, of your city. Speaking of the corres
pondents, I should say that they have almost taken
possession of GeneralJHunter’s flag-ship Ben De
ford, and Admiral Dupont, referring to them, speaks
of “the brigade.” If the gentlemen of the press
could.all befurnished with the accommodations they
want, the Admiral would have to vacate tiisstate
room, and take to one of the cutters.
had a new paymaster appointed to this
; 'post, Major Bannister having been assigned'to 'this
v ! predecessor, has,
relievedjioinjluty here, and is now
paying -off the troops, at Newportrrxews. ooiuuci,
Buabee and Major Baker, of the 9th Maine, have
been mustered put of service, Colonelßich, whofor
merly commanded this regiment, having been rein
i stated. The Adjutant General at. Washington, in'a
special order on the subject, said: “ Officers displaced
by the said restoration may return to their former,
-positions in the regiment, or, at their option, be
mustered out of service in the new grade—from date
of muster in.” I presume that this will become an
established rule hereafter in all similar cases. With
the exception of the customary sword-presentations,
there is very little else worth transmitting in the
way of army news. G. E.’S.
NEW YORK CITY.
[Correspondence of The Press. ]
New Yorr, April 9,1863.
PUBLIC EXPECTATION
is tremendously wrought up by the few and tanta
lizing grains of news thus far received from Charles
ton* Yicksburg and Port Hudson are [all but for-,
gotten ,in the; new anxiety to hear . from the be.
leaguered cradle of secession, and if some sensa
tional rumor is not cooked up in an “extra” before
the genuine news is received, it will be because some
of the newspaper establishments are not quite as
unscrupulous aB they were during , the first April of
the war. No one has any doubt that the attack
commenced two or three days ago, and I think that
a majority of our people are afraid to expect too
much of Dupont and Hunter in this first close match
between iron-clads and heavy forts. So much has
been written and published about the tremendous
strength of the Charleston fortifications, the fabu
lous number of big guns in them, the vast size of
Beauregard’s army, the plenitude oftorpedoes in the
harbor, and the number of iron plat es on Fort Sump
ter, that the reduction of the place, even with all
our immense resources, seems Something to be a lit
tle doubtful about. Military ; and naval officers at
the hotels and' ciubs are beset to give their opinions
aB to the final result, and it is worthy of note that
they all seem to think Charleston mußt fall, though
differing in calculation as to the style in which that
fall is most likely to be brought about. One party
believe that Dupont will run the gauntlet of fortß,
earthworks, and torpedoes with his iron clads, and
then shell the way clear for Hunter and his land
force to enter or destroy the city. The other party
hold that the fleet will never be able to get oyer the
obstructions in the harbor until the city shall first'
have been captured by a force on land, and main
tain that the army, not the navy, must do the hard
work. A day or two will tell the whole story; and
whether army or navy is destined to take the lead,
let ub hope that the approaching anniversary of the
surrender of Fort Sumpter to the rebels may, wit
ness.its Tedemption by the arms of the Union. >.
DR. OHEEYER’S BEOTURE
last evening at the Church of the Puritans, on the
question, “ Can a State make Slaves of its own
Citizens?” drew a goodly audience, and was fre
quently applauded. The drift of the speaker’s argu
-ment was to show, that as all the slaves of the
South have been made free! by the President’s Pro
clamation, they can in no event be held as slaves by
rebel States which may be either whipped or con
ciliated back into the Union in future. This idea is
supposed to be advanced in opposition to the novel
wrinkle about abstract State rights which has re
cently diversified the usually-placid surface of /Vi
bune philosophy, and subjected Mr. Greeley to a.
charge of holding “ compromise” views. '
A NEW BAIBY PAPER-
is maturing for Brooklyn, under the auspices of a
number of loyal capitalists there, and the counsels
of the Reverend Henry Ward Beecher, The daily
which is the "present leading paper of Bong
Island, has fallen back into , the disloyal practices':
-from which it was temporarily frightened when : the',
war spirit was at its height'; and it is the object of
the parties in question to establish for the£Jify\of‘
Churches a first-class daily journal
unconditionally loyal, and speedily produce the*
edifying spectacle of a “ wounded ‘Eagle} stretched
upon the plain.” As to the chief editorehip of said
prospective triumph of journalism, I understandthat
the Reverend Henry Ward enthusiastically advo
cated one Howard of the Times,” as he delights
to sign himself, for the position ; but has been over
ruled by. the capitalists.' Who is to wield the. sove
reign quill has not yet been decided. A good loyal
daily paper would certainly be a blessing to Brook
lyn ; butT am afraid that those having the present
project-in hand are hardly the men to -be successful
in it. "
THE “NEW” PBAYS,
at Wallack’s and Baura Keene’s theatres, are bo th k
temporary successes of a profitable description,
though neither is an original. “My Noble So'n-in-
Baw,” at Wallack’s, is a dialogue translatwl from
the French of “Be Gendre de M. Poirier,” by that
French Thackeray, Emile. Angier. I call it a dia
logue, because it is little mo,re thaQ a parlor play,
With scarcely enough plot to justify more than a
single scene. A nobleman has married the daughter,
of a vulgar tradesman, and the usual domestic in
compatibilities of such a- mesalliance are aggravated
•.by the fussy intermeddling of the stupid old father,
who is snubbed by his “noble son-in-law,”*and
Beeks to avenge himself by breeding, jealousy bef.-
tween- the married. pair. . Finally, however, every
thing is mode smooth and comfortable by the media- .
tion of two of my lord’s noble guests, who see where
the domestic machine is out of order and benignantly
set it right.. The two-act comedy of “ Bsintry Bay;
or, Ireland in 1708,” at Miss-Keene’s house, is an
adaptation of St. Mary’s Eve,” and is chiefly en
durable because it contains the funny character of a
drunken postman for Mr. Wi R. Blake; The pith.-
of the serious part of the plot is, that “ Nellie O’llon
nohue” baß a brother who has been captured-and
imprisoned as a rebel, for whom she, by exertions
like thoae of the heroic Effle Beans, procures a par
don, The second representation of Petrella’s “ Baßfc
Bava of Pompeii,’’ at the Academy of Music, last
evening was more successful than the zfirst, and
fairly established the composition in popular favor.
The opera improves upon acquaintance, and posses
ses so much dramatic excellence that it will probably
be frequently repeated in coming fieHsnnß.
' SrUY>ESANr, I
PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, APRIL 11, 1863.
The Arrest of Mr, Huber*
[Correspondence of The Press.!
Reading, Pa., April 9,1863,
The arrest of a certain Philip Huber, together.
with three other prominent men, on the charge;of
getting numerous treasonable lodges in Berks
county, known as the “K. G. 0.,” has caused great
excitement in the townships where these members
are very numerous, and threats were made of a
visit to Beading for a rescue of the prisoners.
This morning there was a rumor in our streets that .
a large body of men were on their-way from the
townships on the western side of the river for some
threatening purpose. About eleven o’clock two.
hundred and eighty men, accompanied by some
stragglers, marched through the streets, four abreast,
and took up their position in front of the court-;
house. They did not appear to have any particulac,.
leaders, or to know exactly what they wanted be
yond a general desire to investigate the question of
the arrest of Huber. A crowd from town soon as
sembled, rapidly augmented, stood around, and '
mixed amongst the visitors. What shape the mat
ter might, assume, what violence might be at
tempted, were matters of general apprehension;'.
The mayor of the city, Hon. Joseph S. Hoyer, was
sent tor. 1 Standing on the court-house steps,
he addressed the crowd in German;; that lan
guage being the vernacular, of the ; insurgents.
He informed them that whatever. informatioTh
they might desire, and he dicl not doubt, the
goodness of their intentions, they had taken an
.properstep in assuming an attitude .calculatedto
create apprehension of a disturbance of the. public ;
peace. He suggested to them that if they had any !
‘inquiries to make they should appoint a committee
of their number for that purpose, and he ordered
them to disperse within ten minutes. . " /;
John S. Richards, Esq., followed the Mayor in a;.
. few remarks. He stated that it was understood that
the object.of was to ascertain what had
become of Philip Huber. He would state, for their
information, that Huber and'three others had been t
arrested’by the United States authorttfes, on the'
charge ol ; bring concerned in treasonaole.; societies i
organized to oppose' the execution of the lawsyanA
that they were now.in ■prison in Philadelphia; thajy :
at their request, counsel-had already'gone frotn
Reading to attend *to their interest, and that they
would have.a fair hearing and a fair trial; that alb
this they had a right to know,'and with it he sup
posed they would be satisfied.
The crowd listened with great- attention, began:
cheering, and then moved off. •= Groups collected;
afterwards on ..various corners, and there was con
siderable excitement for some hours. One of their
leading men, named George. Lash, at whose house,
meetings had been held, was arrested, taken before
Commissioner Young, and held to bail in the sum
of $lO,OOO. About this t-iine. the visitors ; began to
. eee symptoms indicating that : it would be healthy
for them to leave, and in squads they turned'their
faces westward and homeward. ; S.
J. B. Xdppiiicott and. Co.’s New Bookstore*
Such of our readers , as have lately passed through .
Market street, our. finest business thoroughfare,
may have‘remarked a new and. splendid ..edifice,
between Seventh and Eighth streets, midway; on
the north side. It occupies 715 and7l7 Market street,
and has no superior there-for simple grandeur and
beauty—-none, any where, for its special adaptation
to a great and peculiar pu r P ose * Eike the great
building erected by Harper and Brothers, Franklin
Square,-New York,it is e. Palace of Literature
the difference being that, in the New York.building,
which is massive and grand, the stores on the; first
floor are rented off, while, in the Philadelphia house,
which we desire, to describe, erected by J. B. Lippin
cott and Co., the whole of the building,is occupied,
by the proprietors who, as publishers; and book-dis
tributors, do about the largest business in the United
States.
Lippincott House, as we might properly call it,
was commenced in February, 1862, and was-taken
possession of by the proprietors for business occu
pation last month, having been jaomewhat over; a
year in course of. erection. -The firm of J. B. Lip*
pincott & Co. had previously occupied .Nos. 22 .and
24 North Fourth street, and also had a printing
office and bindery (which they still retain) at " the
corner of Fifth and Cresson streets. The new house,
faced throughout.with dove-colored marble, consists
of five lofty stories over: a fine; basement. The ap
propriation of ;the: building is aB foliowb :In base
ment are kept a .great stock of school-bookstand
heavy stationery; the first floor, besides extensive ’
counting-houses, contains a vast assemblage of
books 1 upon a variety 'of subjects,--legal/ medical,./
r educational, military, theological, belles lettres, and
miscellaneous; the second floor is devoted to station
ery, and the other floors are warerooms for surplus
stock. ■ ;
The ground occupied stretches 356 feet, or all
throughfromMarket to Filbert street; 41/eetwide on
.jVfarket, 74 on the Filbert-street'end, *The ftificeis
built in the shape of a reversed L, and' - *the* back
building is six stories and a basement. There is yet
to be completed, facing Filbert street, an 'immense
: fire-proof building, which will make this the:largest
“self-contained” book:establishment in the|world.
The first floor, entrance on Market street, isjp'ver 16
-Joet high, with ‘ v;-
216 feet long; by,.4G ieet
wide. The whole cost of groundthnd . construction
is $350,000. '*None but a merchant-prince could have
disbursed such a vast sum in times,like the. present.
Foreign publishers, would be no doubt, at
. such an outlay. In and Ave-
Maria Lane, where London publishers most do con
gregate, there is scarcely a decent-looking book
store; and Murray, who used to be called “ Em.
peror of the West,” from his aristocratic connection,
and his locality, has rhis business in a plain dwelling
house in Albemarle street, with parlor windows. ,
To our city readers we need not mention' the high
standing_of,..the. great, house of J. B. Lippincott &
Co.. For the information of others we may. say, that
: it is one of the oldest, as it confessedly is the i&dsfc
extensive, book-selling and book-producing f house in
thiis country. In the last century, old Benjamin War
ner may be . said to have this house.
, Next it was carried on by . Johnson and. Warner,
- v whom our enterprising fellow-citizen, John Grlgg,
' Esq., succeeded to and remodelled the concern ;j in
deed, may be said to have remade it. In a ! few years
hisßpiritahd tactgave
ing position. About 1850, Mr.'J.B. Lippfricott/who
has been in the trade” (as publishers J-a highly
intellectual pursuit,) bought into the concern, on the
retirement of Mr. Grigg with a large* fortune, the
reward of his enterprise, industry, audibility. The
Aim now consists of the following menders : J, JB.
Lippincott, Edmund Claxton, George Kemsen, O. O*
. Haffelflnger, John A. Remsen, and Joß.fMitchell—
the last named gentleman’s attention being exclu
sively devoted to book-bihdihg. Jjfce firm, besides
BupplyiDg the publications of ; ofch« houses, does
everything for a book except writer:, make the pa
per, and cast the types, . I
-"In the store itself from forty / fifty clerks are
daily employed. According to.theiress of business,
from four .hundred to six hundrfa persons are em
ployed by this firm. Ab many / two hundred are
engaged in the manufacture of phtographic albums
for which this house is famous, j
, The publications of this hoiie: include works
upon every branch of literature!; The more promi
nent are Bibles and Prayer-boolsin every variety:;
Bchool-books ; editions ofWebjtr’s Dictionaries;.,
Prescott’s Histories ] library colons of the novels
of Brocden Brown, Bulwer, ifchnedyy and Scott;
the Pronouncing Gazetteer'efthe World; library
editions of Hume, Gibbon, ah Macaulay ; a mili
tary series of great important including J,. B. Mc-
Clellan’s four books; the stamrd-poets and drama
tists; and works of pure lit a ture, biography, his-.
tory, law, medicine, science, /t, criticism, and edu
cation. “ Messrs. Lippincotfand Co., already
stated, are very largely in £e Photograph Album/
manufacture, in which flexifity and ‘strength .are
united by the. use of linen ards. They also have
purchased the stereotypef f numerous valuable
standard works formerly ] fiished by Derby and,
Jackson, and Phillips, Sam m, and Co. They are ;
now issuing simultaneous/with their publication *
in Edinburgh and Lontj, those very valuable
works, each unsurpassed ijts line, Chambers’s En
cyclopedia, and Chambersßook of Days.
The UNITED. S.TAro T S.AJUTARY Commis
sion.—The Saturday Evem Posfj makes this sum
mary of the doings of thdJiiited[ States Sanitary
Commission, which will bfreadvath interest:
It is not generally khowuht a Htpnital Directory has
been established in conncctilsWitli the Sanitary Com
mission, "by which, the ralades of.«: sick and wounded
soldier may learn where-tomd hit . By. application
■a\ Ne>v York, Philadelphia,washu ton,;or Louisville,
news ofvcvery man in tbepiypit&late.y be obtained., Its
’ loving care, Band in hail with fc Government, fol
lows him to the field; andpoes nofcp e sight of him even
when discharged, for it joluntee*; 0.. collect his pay,
and, in fact, puts him tfiough idyhichever direction
, destiny points; If the yblicanftl e ‘press would but
continue to the Commiss/u tpe cgsluit love which the
Commission bf-ars to thebldier, h supplies would not
run;so‘lo\v. How now iir serve, for the next
battle? -SVYith willfvi'yman and woman
re-let-tlie indifferenesht; the prfeej t hour, when gar
ments, and various ,/Mtorts a»'.£iddenly required!
/Heretofore hundreds? boxes -\pr< always -ready for
shipment, now every lll ? lading ” . ;
The objection has/ 011 b r ougH a; ainst. this Commis
sion that its work isO 1 ! 11 '? 1 }’ phian hropic." . The Pre
£ sident says, * l l.hqr* llB mipeaam nt is well founded.
We want to keejr l ® s^ u i? °} th -soldiers.'in- their
bodies, that, we u». ftei }d then saa and sound home
to their ChristiaZ™ eil .ds andthei familial* pas-ors"
We dolose no or . liuut >' of cibultting good reading,
religious and otlaad I bfrete our work', though
not missionaiT^^, oo^,. 111 theChristifth spirit, from
Christian impur l * s ? "' Vl l‘ ia , Chisttan interest I tus
; pect we reachp sbuls pf thefejldjers.(certainly. their
hearts) by.thisr, ll ®*”? patjenhfeelf-kacriflcing care we'
I exhibit for tw bodily cornfoi; jhiß solace. -My own
j impression the, amp, a.nd the- hospital,
a fiord very ii r/ cct oppor tu nit es for, a purely spiritual
work.- It re^ es , \ vei ‘y 'wisecead\to influence them.
rtligiotsly-fiP t .y a good (nristitu- example. This
:wemf an alff , t 0 ? lve them, ]ud- aj ranch inore as we
• can.: kyiow °ur work anq the "spirit of self
sacrifice, z/ a ”K aernees is carried on
by. ouraage,/ e , ?H e [ u U/ .Alectcl Christian men-r
could for ■'’“■«« °1 .ftKmatif'ngjt as;waating a
tolshow oar faith by.
our worlj. the wans ovpy it may safely be
loft to tliT/on-indthe worO to sty,-which exerted
the best //j- n .™ t euce , l on: a k at-mh. those wh oaimed
at iheivf 3 * in &> or those tho aihed at their souls
In uofaectitov.with this reply
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SOUTH ATLANTIC SQUADRON.
SIEGE OF CHARLESTON.
PRELIMINARY BOMBARDMENT.
Temporary Cessation of- Hostilities.
EEBEL’ SUMMARY OF THE;RESULTS.
Our Fleet .Retires, after an Engagement of
Five Hours* Duratlon-TJuj “ New
Ironsides” Disabled, and. tile
IVliitney Battery “Ilco-
Rule” Sunß.
THE REBEL LOSS TRIFLING!.
DESCRIPTION OF THE REBEL DEFENCES.
Preparations for tlieir Reduction.
r The important despatches'which we publish this
morning are all taken from the rebel journals, and
are founded upon official reports and fumors received
in Richmond; They cannot be accepted in anypart
W Btrictly truthful. \Ve must make allowances for
the coloringlhe enemy would naturally give the in-,
tclligcnce, for his own people—his army, and for
-transmission through the lines to be published in
theHorihern newspapers. Again, we must remem
ber that there is a dogged reticence maintained by
•the rebel officials at Richmond, in regard-to the im
parting of intelligence to the public press, especially
before some - attempts are made to counteract its
effects.
‘;: The worst feature of the news is the sinking of the
famous, ‘Whitney Battery f* Keokuk,” of which so
much was expected, which mayor may not be true,.
It is hardly possible that the rebels could make a
mistake in recognizing this vessel, as she was the
.only one of our fleet having two turrets.
■ Our iron-clad fleet is still ample, however, and the
fall of Charleston is by no. means, uncertain, at an
early day.' \ .
The Ices of sundry submarine batteries at sea will
be seriously felt, perhaps,"by Admiral Dupont, but.
las the rebels make no mention of the successful;
operation of their submarine infernal machines,
torpedoes, Ac.; it is reasonable to. suppose and as
sume that these contrivances, always unreliable,
have thus far proved ineffective in the, harbor of
Charleston. One or more are reported to have ex
ploded, and it may be that all have proved un
.manageable.
' It is worthy of note that the rebels state that
they have hot heard from the lower batteries since
the conclusion of the preliminary bombardment.
They have sustained a serious disaster in one or all
of these batteries, no doubt, as they were all con
nected with Charleston by magnetic telegraph, and
"by several Bignal systems.
We have ho doubt that when the next steamer
from Port Royal arrives, which will be very shortly
now, we shall have news more flattering to the
cause of our country than that presented below.
Our strongest and most destructive war vessels
.are at Charleston, commanded by our trustiest,ablest,
-and most experienced captains, and under the
ieaderßhip/of Admiral Dupont, we look for the
most magnificent victory, and its results, even under
circumstances which may- be called unfoxtuitous by
warriors.
THE APPROACHES TO CHARLESTON.
Farther on we present minute details of the means
which.the rebels.possess for defending Charleston
from capture, and our means-devised for the re
duction of the same. We have been informed that
the Government,:some three weeks ago, came fhto
-possession-of an accurate chart of the water ap
proaches to Charleston, with the localities of the
torpedoes minutely designated, and the.channels by
which they might be avoided pointed out. Said
chart was on its way to England for the use of sup
ply vessels intended to run the blockade. “
BAD NEWS AMONG-THE REBELS,
v Letters from the Army, of the Potomac reeled
yesterday report that, unless ail signs fail, the reheig
on the other side of the Rappahannock are in re-_
ceipt of unpleasant newß. They gather in knots to
talk it over, and are extremely quiet and subdued,
and, apparently, in very bad spirits. The pickets
take unusual pains to prevent the exchange of;
newspapers or the communication of intelligence
through' any channel, It has, however, been ascer
tained, from, conversation With stray rebels, military
and civil, that,a decided advantage has been gained
by our .fqrces at Charleston; that a fort had been
taken—what fort is not Btated. Richmond papers
of a later date than those received yesterday, con
tain no despatches whatever from South Carolina.
' REPORTS.
TheUmteaStates navaTTransporc-x-jxTTO^vc*,,-^.^
der command of Acting Master O. L. Moses; arrived
,at-New York on. Thursday afternoon, bringing ad
vices from Charleston to the 4th instant. We have
nothing at the present writing later than this from
Union hands, and the news by this vessel iB rather
made up of rumors and reports-than reliable data or
facts..
. Captain Moßes, of the Fairhaven, brings intelli
gence from Captain Steedman that Admiral Dupont
had, on the 3d of April, proceeded to Charleston
With the following iron clads:
1. New Ironsides (flagship).Comm’r Thos. Turner.
2. Patapsco Captain D. Ammen.
3. Catskill ..‘...CaptG.-W. Rodgers.
4. Montauk ' Capt, John L. Worden.
5. Ttvoftam. . . Capt. Percival Drayton.
6. Weebawken,. .Capt. John. Rodgers.
7. Keokuk Comm’r A. C. Rhind.
8. Nahant .Capt. John Downes.
9. Nantucket. /;..... .Capt. D. McN. Fairfax,
THE ARMY READY TO CO-OPERATE.
Off Stono In]et Captain Moses saw our army
transport fleet and the iron-clads anchored inside.
He also saw the Ericsson lying off the inlet, with a
float riding astern, .. •/
TELE BOMBARDMENT COMMENCED.
We have now received from various sources posi
tive information of the actual commencement of the at
tack upon Charleston.
The bombardment of Foi't Sumpter by y the iron-clads
began on Monday.
PREVIOUS REPORTS—OUR TROOPS LAND
ED AND ADVANCING.
Pout Royal, Saturday, March 28.—The Keokuk
arrived yesterday in good condition. ‘
Four Monitors are in North Edisto Inlet, with
three mortar schooners, distant about sixteen miles
by land from Charleston.
The troops landed at Stono are said to have ac
companied a gunboat expedition. Firing has been
heard there, but there is nothing , definite from that
quarter. ;
The rebel pickets are visible all along the shore,
and exhibit the greatest vigilance, regular discipline,
and anxiety.for the consummation of our plans.
.. THE BOMBARDMENT.OF. MONDAY.’-’ /
Baltimore, April 10. — I The Richmond^ Sentinel of
the Bth inst. says:
; “It is understood that official information was
received at a late hour on Monday .evening that the
enemy had attempted to cross the bar off Charles
ton, but had not succeeded. It was > confidently
believed yesterday that eight iron«clada, with many!
transports, had crossed.
-“It wae also’believed tliat a despatch wasireceived
by the Secretary of War, yesterday evening, that
the long-expected attack had commenced, and that
the enemy were bombarding Fort Sumpter.”
Fortress Monroe, April lO.—[Bytelegraph.J—
•Yesterday’s' Richmond Whig says
' Charleston, April 7.—The attack ; has- com
menced. Four iron-clads, out of seven in the Yan
kee fleet, are engaged. Heavy firing took plaoc from
the fleet and from Forts Sumpter, Moultrie, and
Morris Island. The Ironßides was hit. and run
ashore, but got off, and was carried out of range.
: At 2.09 the monitors and Ironßides opened firejat a
distance of 3,000 yards.
At 2.30 the firing was incessant on both sides till 5
o’clock, when it gradually diminished. The fire was
concentrated on Fort Sumpter.
The Ironsides and Keokuk withdrew at 4 o’clock,
apparently disabled.
Intense excitement prevails in the city. Our
Monitors have gone out to take part.
, Our casualties are, one boy killed and five men
badly wounded in Sumpter. The other batteries
have hot been heard from.
April 8,1.30 P. M.—Seven turretcd iron-clads arid
the Ironsides arc within the bar, and twenty-two
blockading vessels off the bar. -
6 P. M.—The Federal fleet has withdrawn, to its
mooriDgs for the night.
The Keokuk is sunk on the beach off Morris
Island. - • ; ... .>. : -
There is no disposition apparent to renew the con-
. : ■* * ■ : •*.
The despatches from the .Richmond papers, pub
lished above, announce that the “Keokuk” was
sunk near Morris Island. This was one of our
most remarkable iron-clads, being built on the
Ericsson model with numerous additions, and inno
vations, suggested by Mr. Stephen Whitney, from
which fact she was known as the Whitney Battery.
She was built by Mr. «T. S. Underhill, of New
York. Iler length is lfifi feet 6 inches, the breadth
of her beam inside of her armor being .36-feet (37
Jeet including tlie armor), and the depth of her hold
being 13 feet 6 inches. She was provided with two
non-revolving turrets, each having. Rireo ports
.pierced in its;side. These ports are covered with
heavy iron shutters ; each shutter being divided into
two sections. The turrets, which arc most com
pactly built, are over forty touß each in weight, and
are plated with iron six and live-eighths inches in
thickness. They are constructed of half-inch iron
plates closely rolled, .which are covered with iron
bars : four inches thick,, standing perpendicularly.
These bars stand one and a quarter inches from each
other, the spaces between them being filled with the
brat pine. These , are covered, with iron plates
linnly bolted together with sunken heads. The
supports of the turrets (inside) are bars of five-iuch.
iron fifteen inches apart. The armament of the
vcßßel is two 11-inoh and two 13-inch Dahlgrcn guns.
Within the turrets ; there is ample room for the
performance of -the gunners’ duties. The slides,
which revolve, upon which the guns move, rest upon
the floor, which iB one foot eight inches below the
level of the deck. The height of each turret iseight
feet eight inches,'the width at the top being fourteen
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THE NEWS. ,
ADVANCE OF OUR FLEET.
THE GRAND ATTACK.
MOMENTARY HISTORY.
THE LATEST.
THE BATTERY KEOKTJJC.
feet, and at the bottom twenty feet. The Keokuk
had one bulkhead forward and one at the stern.
These were so constructed that they could be filled
With water while the vessel is in action, fifteen mi
nutes only being required to fill them, and forty mi
nutes to empty them by pumps. The vessel was
provided with four engines ' of 600-horse power, and
driven by two propellers, giving her . a speed of
nine or ten miles an hour. A heavy guard of iron
protects the propellers and the rudder.
- Over the hull of the vessel half-inch iron plates are
placed, extending four feet beneath the water line,
and to within about two feet of her keel. Although
her armor weighs over eight hundred tons, still she
draws but little water—seven feet aft and six feet
six inches forward. When in . action, she will pro
. bably settle about one foot deeper in the water.; The
officers’ and men’s quarters are made with a view to
accommodation and convenience, and are well ven
tilated. The turrets communicate with each other
by means of a passage on each side of the vessel.
The design of the vessel was altered somewhat,
during its construction, from that which was origi
nally made. It was thought that she would be able
to stand the heaviest sea and the hardest shock that
could be: given her, either by; shot or hostile ram-
Her sides are sloping, so that on being Btruckthe
balls will glide off, and end their mission of mißChief
by an unintended indulgence in a salt-water bath.
The pilot-house, which is on the summit of the for
ward turret, is heavily plated and admirably ar
ranged for the purpose for which it ia made.
CAPTAIN R.HIND.
-The Keokuk waß commanded in the late engage,
ment by Lieutenant Commander Alexander C.
Eliind, a native of New York, but appointed a cadet
or midshipman from Alabama. : He has
been a very faithful and vigilant officer during the
preeent rebellion, and until recently commanded the
steam Screw gunboat Seneca in the South Atlantic
There is no doubt that Captain Rhind
fought his ship skilfully, and with an earnest en
deavor to succeed. We can 'scarcely think that she
has been sunk, although she may have got aground
during the terrific bombardment and consequent
confusion.
Charleston Its Defences, History, and
Approaches—The Federal Preparations'
for its Capture, &c.
SOME ACCOUNT OF FORMER SIEGES. .
June, 1776. the British fleet under Sir Peter Parker,
anchored oft' Charleston Bay. The eity had adopted de
fence, and works on. Sullivan’s Island were mounted
.with thirty kuus in a fine position for execution. The
militia assembled enmafse, aided l>y Continental-regi
ments, all by Gereral Lee. On the 29th,
the Bristol and Experiment, each fifty guns, crossed the
bar, and attacked the palmetto fort on Sullivan’s Island.
The furious fire from the . vessels was returned by . the
fort with greater effect: the ships were torn, and the
. slaughter was frightful. In the evening they withdrew.
1 he Actjieon twenty-one guns, ran aground, and was
fired. Captain Morris, of the Bristol, was • mortally..
wounded'. Capiain Scott, of the Experiment, and Lord
.■William Campbell, late Colonial Governor, were dan
gerously hurt. Admiral Parker at once Bailed for New
York. -
On tliefiivt of -April, 1730, the British General Sir Henry
Clinton advanced by three parallels towards the Ameri
can lines, commanded by General Lincoln. April 20th,
the second parallel completed, capitulation 'Was propo
sed on condition that the defenders might withdraw.
This was declined, the third parallel was carried, and
Clinton prepared to assault. General Lincoln’s lines
were no longer defensible, and he surrendered the city
on tbefourihof May, 6,000 soldiers becoming prisoners
0t " al .' SITUATION OF CHARLESTON.
Charleston is upon a low, level point of land, at the
junction of Cooper and Ashley rivers. . The Cooper river
joins the Ashley at a right angle from the iiorth, and the
continuation of the latter river, running nearly due
east, forms the lower harbor and hay of Charleston,
' which widens gradually from two to. five miles to its
mouth, distant aboutten miles from the city.
The location and form of the citv of Charleston is very
much like (hat of New York,the Cooper river represent
ing the East river, and the Ashley river the North river.
3ts width, from river to river'is not half so great as
New York, consequently, when once taken, it can be
easily held by gunboats,stationed upon these two_rivers,
against any land force-that might be brought against it.
It can thus be cut off from all communication with the
mainland, like an island, for all military purposes.
ITS FORTIFICATIONS.
On the opposite side of the Cooper river, where i v . de
bouches in the harbor, a short mile from the city is Cas
tle'Pickney, a small work, but mounting some heavy
guns. Nearly opposite, on the southern side of the har
bor, on James’ Island, about two miles distant, is Fort
Johnson. About four miles from the be
tween Sullivan’s and James’ Island, is Fort Sumpter, :
and directly!northward of it, .on Sullivan’s Island - , at a
distance of two thousand yards- is Fort Moultrie. Be
tween these forts is the only channel for vessels to ap
proach the city.- Fort. Sumpter has three tiers of guns,
and Fort Moultrie is a work of inferior rank, but it is ad
mirably situated. Most danger, perhaps, is to be appre
hended from this fort. ■
, ENTRANCE TO THE HARBOR. , /
The principal entrance to the harbor is through Ship
channel, the outer bar of which is distant southeast'
from Fort Sumpter about six miles. Shortly after
crossing the bar our vessels come, under the fire of the
batteries on John’s Island, near and. parallel to which
the channel runs in a westerly direction for nearly two
. miles. Itthen makes an angle northward, running for
more than a mile directly towards Forts Sumpter and
Moultrie After passing the former it turns to the west,
and passes beneath these fortifications, directly under
their guns, and then bends to the southwest, in which
direction it approaches Fort Johnson for upwards of two
miles,'while on the right it is under the fire of Castle
Pinckney. We must pass all these, and more, accord
ing to a rebel writer, before we can occupy Cooper and
Ashley rivers, and put Charleston at the mercy of our
iron-clads and * ‘ tui-reted monsters, ” whose invulnera
bility will be thoroughly tested is rimning the terribly
gauntlets • *.
CHARLESTON BAR-CHANNEL OBSTRUCTIONS,
Charleston Baris a gentle elevation of thehottom, ex
tending across the whole point of the harbor, a long and
broad ridge of sand, rendering the water too shallow for
the passage of large vessels, except through three chan
nels, which'were carefully buoyed, and marked out by
the Government before the rebellion, all of which have
- ~'h"r rebels. They have also cut down
the tiefs on the isi sini j.j q iiviiiilots as
ranges for the channels, and have thrown all obstacles'
in their power in the way of our entrance: With theaid
of the Coast Survey charts, and the still more valuable
personal services of Capt. Boutelle and Lieut, Platt, and
ihe other officers of the steamer Bibb, but little difficulty
is apprehended in finding these channels.
MORRIS ISLAND.
Morris Island is on the south side of the bar, and is
three miles long from Lighthouse Inlet to t Cummings’
Point, which is in the rear of Fort Sumnter. At different
points alongits three miles of front it hai four heavy sand
batteries, completely commanding the Whole length of
the ship channel.
CUMMINGS’ POINT. ' '
Here is the iron-clad or railroad*iron battery so effec
tually used at the attack on Sumpter.
SULLIYAN’S ISLAND.
This forms the coast on the north side of the bar, and
is three miles long from Beach Inlet to Fore Moultrie
Tlieie is a very heavy battery on . this islamd at Beach
Inlet, and several others along the shore, commanding*
the whole of Sullivan’s or Mafiitt’s Channel. ■ • :
. FORT MOULTRIE’
■ thus command 6 the entrance to tli ie harbor of the attv, at
ihe end of Sullivan’s Island, on the north side, whilst
Cummings’ Point Battery,- at the end of Morris* Island
,on the south side, and. directly opposite, holds a similar
position, the two points being in a direct line, just one.
mile and a hah apart. All three of the channels con
verge into one m front of Fort Sumpter, which stands
precisely midway between Moultrie and the Cummings’
Point Batiery. Fort Sumpter-is not, however, in a di
rect line between the two, but is about a. half
mue nearer to the city than either of them, consequently
its position is at an (mole three quarters of a mile from
the shore on either side. • ,
FORT SUMPTER.
In Port Sumpter there are one hundred and four
ready for acnou, about fifty-two (one half) of which are
ten-inchcolumbiads, the remainder being eight and six
inch Dahlgrens and ‘howitzers. There are four heavy
l he fort, one stationed at each corner.
Theieare about twelve r.fled guns in the works; but, in
consequence of the explosion of ; one of these guns, by
Kkioh a .u officer of high rank narrowly escaped losing
hislife, it had been determined not to place anymore
u ?°? rt s .uch pieces. They had therefore givS up
l.ho idea ol.rj fling old guns, and had thrown into disuse
was in about the same
condition as when taken by the rebels, and, being'then
much injured by the engagement of April l2tli and 13th.
would not stand one half the firing it did on that ocea
h?d - not } €en l ™ n fP{ ated r fact, they had
not enough iron to complete the plating of their rams
and gunboats; therefore, coiUd not spare any to put
on the outside of their fort. The fort cannot make good
fight against monitors. This hews comes front one of
the garrison, who left there a few weeks ago
CASTLE PINKNEY
- is on Shuter’s Polly Island, immediately opposite the
city, and at the mouth of: Cooper river. . It is asmall
stone structure of no account, and m could be shattered to
pieces by a fltteen-inch shell. There are, however
numerous .sand batteries, said to be'located along the
shore within the harbor, commanding the approaches to
* he^ lty - -;£?«” is al J° 1° he a POwerfuFFort loeited
on the middle.ground,.which is m the centre of tliehar
- te a P?ile and a half from Sumpter and .from the city.
The City Battery, a public promenade similar to the
New Y ovk. Battery, but much larger, is also said to be
mounted with heavy ordnance.
FORT RIPLEY.
. The-/ery:l)est :of engineering talent has produced ah '
iron-clad castmated .work,, with.slopins sides, wliicli
will shea shot as . well as perhaps our own iron-clads.
Its guns sweep down the Swash channel, giving an an
proaclung.yeesel the full benefit of a terrible rakinir irn
It crosses the fire-of Sumpter and Moultrie, malting It,
perhaps, the hottest place ever tried by any class of
vessels, for where the vessel meets the obstructions she
also encounters the fire of Sumpter a half mile distant.
Moultrie half a mile distant, and the middle around
work, distant about two miles, with Fort Johnson and
Cummings’ Point batteries playing away in full vigor.
' PORT JOHNSON
is simply a huge sand battery, situated one mile and a
quarterdrom I'ortSSumpler, and mounting four heavy
guns. _Tlie position of this work is highly necessary to
the defence of the harbor, giving a connecting line of
fire, and has always beeu considered by high military
officers as the key to the defensive works of the harbor
OTHER BATTERIES. . '
The Iron-clad Battery, which took part in the bombard
ment of Sumpter, will be used to cross-fire with Fort
Ripley. The battery ,at Cnarleston mounted 8 guns
These are. a kind of last resort. On James’lsland, the
old batteries about Secessionville bave beou renewed
At the junction of Wappoo creek and Ashley river ano
ther has been erected. . ■ ■
THE CITY AND. WORKS CONNECTED BY TELE- •
GRAPH. r - -
To eiiabje the forces in the city and works to co-ope
rate.and also to be able.to warn the city ot-the approach
of a hostile fleet, the city and works are connected by a
telegiaph wire. • '
THE ARMAMENT.
- The.cannon foundries at Richmond have cast over two
hundred guns for Charleston alone, in addition to those
thatwere already there; and among these wore eighteen
of those monster guns, of which we have heard from
time to time such wonderful reports. ...-
, There are five largo forts .defending Charleston on the
land side, which we shouldjudge; from tlie description,
to be similar m size and construction to the fort on Fede
ral Hill; Baltimore. They cannot have, however, the ad
vantage m position which the latter .possesses, as they
are not buiH on so elevated a position. -The armament of
tlie?e five/orts consists altogether of a hundred guns in
cluding mortars and eleven-inch shell gens. Besides
the one hundred and four guns of Fort Sumpter, the fifty
suns of Fort Moultrie, and the twenty-five guns of
Castle Pincbney, there are twenty-seven large and
strong batteries commanding the- channels and ap
proaches from the sea. /
HAMS AND GUNBOATS.
Charleston-harbor has two'irbivclad vims, the Palmet
to State and Chicora, mounting and three heavy
guns.' It is said they are simply huge floating barns,
thinly .armored, and, will hardly match- onr Ericsson
halteries. Tjine are also a few insignificant gunboats.
This little naval:force is commanded by Flag Officer
Ingraham; Palmetto, Lieut. : Com. Rutledge; Chicora,
Capt. J. R. Tucker.:
TOTAL NUMBER OF GUNS.
There are, altosotlier—batteries, gunboats, 4c. —376
gnus in Charleston harbor.;
BJ^iUREGARD.
The commanding general has been industrious. Raw
troopshaye been drawn together and instructed in the
iiseofgreat guns, and the infautrj* drilled in all the
evolutions ot warfare; Everything which his ingenuity
could invent has been done to redder an. attack a sure
failure to the foe. Hew;his calculations will com© out
remains to be seen. . ‘
. - NUMBER OF REBEL TROOPS.
The troops for the defence of Charleston and Savannah
(about fifty thousand strong) are .divided between the
two dties. Eight thousand six hundred troops ar©quar
tered and cucßjDpecLin and^around Charleston Thore
are ten thousand encamped on James’ Island three
thousand on Sullivan’s Island, two.thousand on Morris
Island, nine hundred in Fort Sumpter, tlireehiradred in
Fort Moultrie, and two hundred hi CasUelbbi eknev
This gives to each city twenty-five thousand m»n:but. ~
In ihe event or an attack oil Charleston, asmanv more
can be massed in a few hours by rail from Savaunah:
that virtually. there are ■ fifty .thousand troops ready to
defend the. city andi s approaches. Thorebels expected
attack, and are straining every nerve to strengthen their
force. . Beauregard calls nponi.the planters for negroes
Not being answered promptly, Gov. Bonham exhortshfs*
public good* 0 aowpnvate considerations to hinder the
LEE AND BEAUREGARD.
hay ® liee “. a . t work oh Charles
iwelSl A® commander-in-chief.': By him
c° .° f lani defences.was planned and executed.
Mnehos orovtn.(ind.expanded at the inspiration
into"a perfect- network :/if earth
rtoohtuff from the. Coopsrriwr on
the north to the Ashley river on the south.
THREE CENTS.
HOT iSIPREGRABLE. BUT VERT STRONG.
Lawler, of the London Times, says: “To assert-that
'Charleston, in its present attitude, is impregnable, would
obviously be a ludicrous fallacy; but it is none the loss
true dint it could not be taken without cm enormmm
force nttackino simultaneously by seaand land , and
that the attach, even in that case, wojild have tobecun
ducted with desperate valor before it could be success
ful." - '
THE CROSS-FIRE OF REBEL BATTERIES.
It will be seen by a careful reading of localities, and
distances that, passing up either Maffitt’s Channel or the
ship channel, our iron-clads will be under the fire
of the sand batteries for. three miles before they reach
Port Sumpter. The fleet, after runningtlie gauntlet-of
aIL the shore batteries, will ultimately oorne in range of;
Port Sumpter. On approaching Fort Sumpter there' will
be a concentration of fb e upon them, such as has never
before occurred in naval history. Thegans of Sumpter,
Moultrie, and Cummings' Point will bo able to concen
trate their fire on them at one and the same moment*
throwing a.weight of metal that would probably sink
all..the wooden vessels .in the navy if they should
proach within striking distauce. .
Within the harbor, bejond Fort Sumpter, there will
doubtless also be'a concentrated fire.of great power, but
then the city will be under the guns-of.our Monitors.
Whether it will stand fire orsurrender, tune will dis
close. • . ’ - - • - -
THE UNION NAVAL AGATNST CHARLESTON
: —STRENGTH OP ARMAMENT.
The flag-ship of Admiral Dupont (says the correspon
dent of the Boston Journal), the Wabash, in the action
at Hilton Head, eighteen months ago, at eyery.Droadside
from twenty-four guns, threw 1,700 pounds of soudshot
into the rebel fortifications. -Her guns, many.of them,
are 11-inch, thesame calibre as most of those in the iron
clad fleet, yet. this noble .vessel would be powerless
against a single Monitor. The tonnage of the.Wabaah is
3 274, while that of the Monitor is but BS4; Tlieiron-clads
of the Monitor class are concentrated powers. r
The fleet is composed of the following vessels:
. , . *. Tonnage. Guns.
New Ironsides, Captain Thomas Turner....3,‘486 IS
Alontauk, Captain John'S.--Worden SB4 2
Passaic, Captain PercivalDrayton......... 884 2
Weehawkeu, Captain John Rodgers .884 2
Nahant. Captain John Downes obi . 2
%atski 11, Captain G. W. R0dger5........... 834 2
Patappco, Captain Daniel. Ammen SS4- 2
Nantucket, Captain D. McN. Fairfax- 834 2..
Keokuk, Captain A. C. Rhind .740 2
The armament of the New Ironsides is sixteen 11-inch
gunsand two 200-pound rifled Parrott guns. All ‘of the
Monitor class except'the Keokuk have each’an 11-iach
and al5 inch. Tbe Keokuk has two turrets, and an li
ineb gun in each turret. , • x ... , OA
The 11-inch guns throw a solid shot weighing 180
pounds ; the 15-inch guns a solid, shot.weighing 476
pounds. The total weight of metal which can be thrown
at a single discharge sums up.- ,
25 11-inch guns ......................... 4, COO pounds.
7.15-inch guns
- 22C0*p0und5...... ........ v 403.
34 guns... * S,'2.'>2
But as the New Ironsides will:not be able to,.use.but
broadside at a time in an attack upon Sumpter, one
half of her broadside gnus should be deducted—l.44o
pounds—whichwould give a total weight ofo,7fc2poands
of metal which can be hurled at a given moment upon
the rebel works.
POWER OP GUNS AND PROJECTILES-GREAT RE
QUIREMENTS AND GREAT EXECUTION—AN EX
TRAORDINARY CALCULATION.
Guns of so large a calibre cannot be .fired rapidly, not
oftener than six or eight times an hour. Time must be
given them to cool; Sixty times a day is probably the
maximum. At that rate the expenditure of ammunition
will be enormous. A single'll-inch gun fired sixty
times, or once every ten minutes for:ten hours, will
throw ten thousand eight hundred pounds of metal. A,
li-iucli gun, fired at the same - rapidity', wilL require
- twenty-eight thousand five hundred ana sixty pounds!
Anyone of the Monitor class will require thirty-nine
thousand Ihreehundred and sixty pounds, nearly twenty
tor s of shot f Each Monitor will also use about two tons
of powder per day. Theentirefleefworkingatthesame.
rate, will hurl afthe rebel fortifications four hundred
and. fifty thousand pounds of iron in ten hours y at an
expense of fifty thousand pounds of powder, or two.
hundred and twenty-five tons of shot and twenty-five
torts of powder! , ~ , , , •- •
Alany people have wondered at ihe long delay on the
part of Admiral Dupont, but they will appreciate the
magnitude of the. undertaking when they learn that the
iron-clad fleet would use up in six days twelve hundred
tons of shot and shell and a hundred tons ofppioder.
This is a maximum. The fire of the fleet cannot be
thus sustained. It probably will fall far s&ort of it.
But these are elements which have been taken into the
calculation. . ,' , , - ,
But will this tremendous , weight of metal be hurled
with sufficient power to destroy the fortifications of the
enemy ? It is an established rule that the peuetratiou.of
projectiles is proportionate directly to their weight and
diameter to ihe square of their velocity. - The theory of
our artillerists is that a very heavy shot thrown as it ne
cessarily must .be at a comparatively low velocity, of
about SOO feet per second of initial velocity, is more de
structive in the end thanlighterprojectiles thrown at
high velocities. English artillerists take a different view,
and believe that a lighter shot thrown with almost
lightning velocity will be nioro effective.' This point is
not yet settled. ••
. SPECULATIONS. •
The approaching engagement will, perhaps, in a mea
sure, determine it. Admiral Dupont lias large gnus, and
his fire must he slow deliberate, aud sustained. Ths
rebels have some Enelish Whitworth gau«. ocobably
;seven or eight-inch calibre, throwing 12a and 150-ponnd
shot. They will use high charges of powder—twenty
five pounds—and obtain an initial velocity of 1,600 leet
per second; hut eveii those charges will not probably
pierce the turrets of the Monitors. ' ' . . t . • -
■When we speak of a ballmoving at an initial velocity
of 1 fcOO feet per second, it is not meant that the- hall ac
tually passes through 1,600 feet in the second, but at a
given instant moves with a rate which, if continued,
would produce that result. The moment a ball leaves
the muzzle of a cannon it begins to meet atmospheric re
sistance, and its momentum is retarded. : The initial
velocity- of the hall is the rate per seoond at which it
- moves at the beginning of its flight. Atmospheric resist
ance is less in the conical, elongated projectile thanm
the sphere. The Armstrong, gun and the. Whitworth
gun throw elongated projectiles. It is not known that
the rebels have any of the Armstrong guns in position;
probably they have none, inasmuch as they are very
costly, and also inasmuch as the English Government
i*ke all that are manufactured.
Th e iron-clads have been pretty well tested ;the original
Monitor in the engagement with the Merrimac, the Mon*,
tank, Passaic, andNahant, at Port McAllister.
LANDING ON COLE’S ISLAND. / /
This island, at the confluence of-Stong and Polly
rivers is two miles long and one-eighth mile wide,- se
parated from James’ Island by a marsh, and near to
Ninhwah, John’s and folly Islands, aadStono, Folly,
and -Kiahwah rivers. The 100th New York Volunteers,
Col, G, 3, Dandy, landed there on the 2Sth. and is the
piofieev of tliA grand expedition.. This; regiment, in the
battle of Fair Oaks,-exhibited signs ofthe most unwar
rantable confusion at several periods ofthe conflict, and
finally broke and run. . Since that time, Col- Dandy, a
regular army officer, has labored
its discipline, and has asked, in military .1 ustnce, the
special privilege of leading his command in the advance
of the coming battle. - - * •
SEABEOOK ISLAND
is about 18 miles southwest of Charleston, jutting into
the Atlantic. . The North Edisto river forms its southern
boundary, and of the river and a little inlet
from the ocean eneloseits other sides.Mts shape is quite
irregular, r and is, doubtless, subject to frequent changes
by the action of the. water. From southwest north
east its extreme length is about four miles; its breadth
varies from three-quarters of a mile to - two miles and a
half. • - _ -
. JOHN'S ISLAND,
North of Seabrook, separated from it by a small stream,
is John’s,' twelveor fifteen miles long, and nine to tb*'e£
in breadth. The Stono river 'washes its ana
northern sides, in which fact lies the secret of its value
for military purposes. The extreme northeastern limit
of the island is but about three miles distant from
Charleston, and separated from it by the Stono and Ash
ley rivers, on the latter of which, stands the great
rebel city. Near this limit, ‘YVappoo creek connects the
Stono and Ashley emptying into the la< ter direct
ly, opposite Charleston of coarse far above Ports
Sumpter, Johnston, and Ripley, and' Castle Pickney.
The Stono river bristl es with batteries, the real strength
of which can orlJybeaeccrtainedby an engagement with
them. As, of conSse, no vessels could be transported
across the island, it seems probable that, in case Charles
ton was, to be attacked,'a land force would move on
the city by this jonte, and be in readiness to co ope
rate cHa the iroa-clads and gunboats as soon as they
sheuld have £6t by th e forts and batteries in the harbor.
PERSONAL.
Lieutenant Ruffin, commaudir g tlie rebel signal corps,
at Charleston is a son of Judge Ruffin, formerly U S
Representative from North Carolina.
Orders in Relation to Target Practice.
GENERAL ORDERS, TTO. i 4. .
HbAUQUAETERS, DEPARTMENT OF WASHINGTON.
1. The Artillery troopa in garrison in the field
worts constituting the Defences of Washington will
be exercised at artillery target practice, as pre
scribed in Article XI, Army Regulations, (Edition
Of 1861). ;
2. The practice will take place on’ each-Tuesday
ana Saturday mornings, (weather permitting) be
tween the hours of 8 and 12, during the month'of
April, until the authorized number of shots have
been fired.
3. Ihc consumption of .ammunition at each fort
win be limited to 25 solid shot, shell, or case shot,
for each of the companies of artillery composing its
garrison, °
4. The direction of article XI of the Army Regu
lations will be carefully observed, and detailed re
ports of ttse artillery practice will be forwarded,
through brigade or district commanders, direct to
Brigadier General Barry, inspector of artillery IT. S.
A., to whom applications will at once be made for
the printed blanks for this purpose.
5. The quartermaster department will furnish ma
terial for suitable targets, on requisition in the
usual manner $ but all material, such as condemned
tarpaulins, or split logs of felled timber, will be made
available by the commanding officers of forts.
6. As far as practicable, the authorized number of
shots to be expended .will be divided among the dif
ferent guns, howitzers, or mortars, at each post, and
will not be confined to the same guns or calibres.
: 7. Commanding officers of artillery are reminded
that the target practice herein ordered is of the first
importance to their instruction and efficiency; and
that, to be valuable, it must be conducted with the
greatest care and deliberation, and with the strict
est observance and accurate record r of results. All
officers and men “ for duty?’ must be present on each
occasion of target practice. • ’ .
By command of Maj. Gen. Heintzleman. ■ " *
CARROLL H. POTTER, A. A. Or.
■ KENTUCKY TROOPS.—The report of the Ad
jutant General of Kentucky shows that State to
have sent forty-four regiments of infantry, number
ing twenty-eight thousand four hundred and seventy
men, into the field; fifteen regiments of-cavalry;
numbering fourteen thousand four hundred and
seventy-two men; two batteries of f artillery, one
hundred aDd ninety-eight men; a total of 43,008 men
which the State has given to the military service of
the country. In closing this report General Fin
nell aays that ifc illustrates far better, than mere
words of eulogy can do the courage and fidelity of
the loyal people of Kentucky. The. State has
given to the arni of the Union fully one-half of all
the loyal men of the Commonwealth capable of
bearing arms. *
Payment of Bounites.—By a recent
general order issued by the War Department, it has
been ordered that in order to facilitate payment in
individual cases,; and to discharged soldiers, of the
advanced bounty authorized to volunteers by act of
Congress approved July 5, 1862, and the premium
authorized by general orders No. 74, WAr Depart
ment, Adjutant General’s office, July 7, 1862, the
following regulations will be observed:
First. The advance bounty and premium; should
be, paidj>y the United States mustering and dis
bursing officer .at the time of muster into service.
If not paid then, the amounts will be entered upon
the mueter-in rolls, and will be so continued upon
every subsequent muster and pay roll until the sol
dier is paid by the paymaster.
Secpixl. When not paid before discharge, the
amounts due for premium and bounty will oe en
tered r upon duplicate certificates for pay, and the
discharged soldier will be paid by a paymaster.
Company commanders will to enter these
amounts upon soldiers’ certificates.
Third. Mustering and disbursing officers have
nothing to do with payments to discharged soldiers.
Tub Sinking Funds ob the City.—ln
the ordinances'' creating loans or the city of Phila
delphia, it is specifically set forth that a certain per
centum be appropriated annually out of the income
of the corporate estates from the sums, raised by
taxation to 1 be Commissioners of the Sinking Fund,
to be paid quarterly to the several sinking funds for
the redemption of city loanß at maturity. No
propriation for this purpose has been made for the
year 1863. According to the estimate of the. City
Controller, the following amounts will be required
for each sinking fund for the current year : -
. Name of Fund. Total Paym’t.
Sinking fund of ten millions sloo,ooo'
u 44 Defence0fcity................ 15,600;
“ 44 To pay liabilities . 14,400
44 44 Sunbury and Eric Railroad... 12,600
44 “ One million 12,000
44 44 Eight hundred thousand 9,600
44 44 Seven hundred thousand...... 8.400
44 44 Western Railroad. y 7.800
4 V 44 City bounty fund 6,000
« 4 44 Four hundred and fifty thou
„sßnd..... 5.400
44 «t Water loan.. i..... 3936
“ 44 Three hundred and twenty-five *
.thousand........ 39,000
44 “ Culvert 10an..r...... 2,400
44 u Cheethut-street bridge. 2,400
44 44 Hoad damages..... 1,000
44 44 Damages and bridges 1,200
“ 44 , Public-school loan. > 1.200
44 44 Certain, obligations... '960
For salary of secretary, commissioners...... 200
For stationery,, 10
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Weekly Review of the Phiiad’a. Marketg,
■ Pim.APET.PTTiA, April 10. ISGBL
Btumesogenerally continues neglected and dull, owiiif*
to the unf ettled state of Gold, and themarkets have been
very inactive this week. Bark is firm. There is very
little doing in BreAdatafFa, and prices of Flour, Meal,
and Wheat are ratherlower. Coro and Oats are firm.
Coal is better. Cotton is very dull, and prices have
again declined. CofFeea quiet, and there is very little
doing. Iron—There is very little dc4ng in the way of
sales. Fish are without. change. Fruit—There-is more
doisg ini foreign.. Provisions are very quiet, and prices
are lower. Naval Stores are scarce: Spirits of Turpen
tine z» higher. Gils are unchanged. : Seeds are dull, and
there is very little doing in tbe way of sales. Tallow is,
unsettled. There is very little-doing in Wool. In Dry
Goods there is no new feature, and* very little doing, ex
cept by outside .holders and speculators, and prices gene
rally are irregular and lower, with very little disposition
to operate. .
The Breadstuff's market is unsettled amt dull, the
demand both for shipments and borne use-being limited;
about7,oo&barrelsFloiu* sold at $6@6.2.T for superfine,
£6.5t@7 for extras, $7@7.75, for esrtra family, and $S©
. 8.75; barrel for fancy brands, Recording to quality,
including 2.ooobarrels city mills private; the .sales to
the.retailers and bakers are‘within the same range of
prices for superfine, extras, and! fancy lots, as to brand
and quality. Eye Flour is selling in. lots at $4. bar
rel. Corn Meal is dull; we'quote Pennsylvania nomi
nally, at $4, and Brandy wine barrel. Grain
—These is less wheat ofrerine. and prices are lower.
Sales comprise about 30,0 CR) bushel* at $1.65(511.70c for
good and prime Pennsylvania red* and white at from
$1.74 to l.S5c bushel, as to quality. Rye is scarce.
and about4.o9obushels Pennsylvania sold at Sl.lpc
bushel. Com—there is less offcrmg v bttt the demand is
good and witbsales 0f40,000 bushels at 30c forprrime yel
low, and 92cfor white.' Oats are in good request, with sales
0f50,0C0 bushels at SG@S2c,weight. Barley—B,ooobushels
Western, sold at.215@150c /jj? bushel, and 3,500 bushels
Canada Malt at $L 75c bushel.
PROVISIONS.—The market is inactive: small sales
Mess Pork are making at 314.50f0r old, and $l5 50©16 2£
barrel for hew. City-packed Mess Beef is selling at $l3
©l5. and country at $11.50@12. cash. Beef Hams areiu
limited demand, with Eales of 500 barrels on private
terms. Dressed Hogs are scarce, and worth $S©3 69 the
ICO lbs. Bacon—There is a fair inquiry, for Hams, with
sales of 600 casks at S@loc for plain, and 10K@i‘2c for fancy
cured; Sides at and Shoulders at 63£c lb.
Green Meats—There is a fair demand, with sales of
Hams in pickle at SK©9c, in salt at 7K@Sc, ?.nd Shoulders
at s}±@s}£ c. , Lard—The demand has fallen off, and
prices are lower, with sales of 400 tierces antf bbls at
ll@llVc, closing at the former-rate, and kegs at 123* (gl
lb: country .Lard sells at 10@lpXc lb. Butter—
Roll is selling in a small waj at 25@27c, and solid-packed
Cheese is quiet at 14@15c't* lb, and Eggs
16@'9c.1?,dozen. x . _ .
METALS.—The market for Pig Iron continues quiet,
and small sales of No. 1 Anthracite are reported at s3s©
37, No. 2at 834(5*35, and No. 3at $33 and 4
months. Scotclr Pig is held at $39@40 ton. Manufac
tured Iron is firm and in demand.
LEAD. —We hearfof no sales. Galena is offered at 9)4c,
cas-h. •
COPPER is dull, and there is very little doing iu the
way of sales. - -
_ BARK.—Quercitron is iu steady demand, with sale 3 of
100 hhds Ist No. 1 at on, and some Coarse at $34.
CANDLES.—There is less doing; small sales of Ada
mantine at 29c for sfcoit weight, and 21@22c, cash, for
full weight Western, In Sperm and Tallow Candles not
mucludoing.
COAL. —There is more doing, there being a l>etter de-
maud from the East and the Southern flotilla; cargo
sales are making at Richmond at 84. 70@5 ton.
COFFEE,—Themarfaet continues very quiet, the stock
here being very light; sales of 300 bags Rio at 29>£(g)'12}£c,
and small lots ofLagnavra at 32@33c lb, cash and tour
months.
COTTON.“-The market continues unsettled and very
dull, and prices have again declined materially. There
is very little coming forward, and the stock here is very
ljghht sales comprise about 200 bales middling Uplands
at 65(3650 t?- Ifr; c<vh.
BRUGS AND BYES.—There is very little doinginany
description; Soda Ash is selling at 3?«@3JgC; Sulphuric
Acid, in lots, at 2Ke: and Sugar of Lead at 23%5@240,
cash.- Indigo is worth $2.25©2.75 %lb for Bengal. Au
import of Brimstone sold on private terms.
FEATHERS-are but little inquired after, and sell only
in a Final! way at 45(g-47c for good Western.
FlSH.—Thereceipts of Mackerel are light, and the de
mand limited at the late decline : sales of shore 1* at 815;
bay do at sl2.sG(j±ilo ; No; 2; BS@lo.fio, and'3s at 85.60®
5.75 for median), and $6;75@7 for large. Prices of Her
ring, Shad, and. Salmon remain as last quoted. Codfish
moves oif slowly at $5.25 100 flis.
ERUlT.—There is more: doing in foreign, and two
morecargoes Sicily Oranges and Lemons have arrived
since our laet report, and mostly all disposed of, part at
about 82.75@3. box, and part on private terms.. Rai
sins are scarce and firm.. Domestic Fruit is but little in
quired after. Green Apples are rather scarce, and
worth which is an advance. Dried Ap
ples sell at 4k@6e. f»p- inferior and.prime lots, and un
par#d Peaches at lb. for qrs. and halves.
FREIGHTS to Liverpool are steady but dull, at 3s for
Flour ; ? @9Kd for Grain, and 30s for heavy goods. To
: London the rates are about the samel Several barks are
lo&ding with Petroleum for Europe at 7s 6d@Ss bbl;
the latter for neutral vessels. Two brigs were taken to
£agua at 53c. on Sugar, and $4 62@4.75 for. iVfolasses?, all
foreign port charges paid. A brig to Cienfuegos at yOc,
and one to Remeaid* at 4Sc. To New Orleans we quote
at $1 $ bbl and 20c foot. Several vessels for Coal were
taken to Key West at 86.50; New Orleans at SS.SO; Bos
ton ai $2.50, and New. York $1.25. To Boston the packet
lutes remain as last quoted. • • •■ '
GINSENG is but little inquired after; smallsales of
crude at oC@.92c lb, cash.
GUANO is in better request; sales of Peruvian at 890©
95, cash, and Super Phosphate of Lime at $45@47.50, .
cash, as in quality.
HlDES.—Foreign are dull, and domestic sell slowly at
previous rates. An import of Porto Cabello was shipped
coastwise. . • ~ . f . '
HOPS are dull, and prices hardly maintained; sales
at 26@2Sc for first-sort Eastern and Western.
HAY is scarce and high, good Timothy selling at 109©
110 c the ICO lbs.
LUMBER is steady; sales of yellowpine atsl9@2l,
and white pine at 821® 23, cash. A lot of white-oak. bar
rel staves sold at 832, and red-oak do at M.
MOLASSES.—The demand is limited, and prices un
settled. A cargo of-Matanzas and Muscovado sold at 43@
46c, and some New Orleans'at 42>S@56c, cash and 4
months; part by auction.
NATAL STORES.—'lie market dull and
prices drooping, in anticipation of increased snpplies
from the South; sales of common Rosin at $22@25, and
No. 2ats26. Prices of Tar and Pitch are nominal. Spi
rits Turpentine meets a limited inquiry, but* has ad
vanced, with smallsales at $2.95@3 s §!. gallon.
OILS.—For Linseed the market is unsettled and prices
irregular and lower,ranging from 155 to 169 c $ gal,cash*
The demand for Lard Oil is limited at the late decline;
small sales of 'Winter at $1@1.05, cash. of
Petroleum from the W est continue fair and the demand is
moderate; sales of Crude atlB@l9c, Refined at 29@30c,
in bond, and 37@40c, free; about 4,ooobbls sold at these
rates The following are the receipts of Coal Oil at this
port during thepa#tweek: Crude, 9,67obbls;Refined,
3,210bb15. , ««.- ..
PLASTER.—Thrift is very little hero. Soft is wort 4
$5. 50 ton.
RICE.—The stock is small and it is held flrmlv* Oftj
bags Rangoon at . , ~ ’ ***
SALT.—An arrival of Liverpool consisting of9oo sacks
finei;^ r, sold.. •.
SEEDS.—The demand for Cloverseed kaSfelMfiahcL
prices are dull and lower, with sales ofTo.ooo bushels
fair to prime at $5.25@5.75, andfrom second hands at $5
(56.25 Timothy is selling in a small'wayab
$2@2.50, and Flaxseed at $3.5Q@4.20 $ bushel —the latter
for recleaned.
SUGAR.—There is no change to notice in.tlie market;
about 950 hkds Cuba sold, .part by auction, at 9>3®llc
ft),, on time, and 300 hluls New Orleans at from B@l2c
. lb,.cash and 4 months.
SPIRIT S.— Brandy ard Gin are very quiet, and prices
unchanged. N. E. Rum is also.quiet, at 6S@7oc gal.
Whisky is dull; barrels selling at 46@4Sc;
46c, and Drudge 45@46c gallon.
TALLOW is unsettled and lower; prices ranging at
from for city rendered, and 10&@Uc lb for
country.
1. TEAS are firm, with limited sale 3 of both Blacks and
Gwens. . . . . .-. . - .. . ; .
TOBACCO is dull, and we hear of no sales of any de
scription worthy of notice.
- ”There is some demand for the medium and
lower'gradesTTrhuw- finer grades are-not inquired
after; sales are reported al ,80®a.'p ».C r c olll ®^ o - and me
amm, and 9P@92cf6r fiße'.fleece, cash/
Thefollowingare th A receipts of Flour and Grain a*
this port during the past week i■■ ■. -
New York Markets of Yesterday,
Ashes.arfr quiet, with smallsales at $5@3.25 for Pots
andJ#9 ior Pearls.
BhEAnsriTFFs.—The market for . State and Western
Flour is dull, and without decided change in prices
The fftlesare 6,500 bbls at $6 10@6.50 for superfine State ’
86. <-C@6.90 for extra State; $5.10®6.50 for superfine
Michigan, Indiana, lowa, Ohio, &c.; 86 70©7 15for
extra do, including shippingbrands of round hoop Ohio
at $/.iC@7.d). and trade brands at $7.35@5. 50.
Southern flour is dull and unchanged, with sales of 450
bbls at $/@/. 40 for superfine Baltimore, and $7.50@9 75
for extra do.
Canadian flour is dull, with sales of 300 bbls at $6 75©
6. DO lor common, and $6.95@5. SO for good to choice extra
Rye flour is unchanged, with small sales at $4@5.25f0r
the range offine.and superfine. -
Corn meal is inactive. We quote Jersey at 84 15,
Brandywine 84.75, puncheons $22.50.
Wheat .is dull, and quotations are merely nominal.
We quote Chicago Sprmg at $l.3S@ 1.60, 81 60@L63 for
Milwaukie Club, $51.69(51.71 for winter red Western.
$1.72@1.71 for amber Michigan; sales 5,000 bus white
Michigan at $1.90, and a small load of Winter red on
private terms.
Rye is quiet at $1.00@1.07.
Barley is duliatsl,4s@L6o.-
Oats are quiet at S3@Soc for Jersey and S5@S7 for Cana
da Western, and State. -
Corn is heavy, apd the business is very moderate*
000 5 5 ® 90 soundWeetern mixed, and.
BC@B7ior unsound do. .’
Provisions— The pork market is quiet and without
decided change; sales 900 bbls at $l3 50® 13 75 for old
mess; §15.70@15. S 7& for new mess; $13.23@15. 50 for new
prune, and §15.73 for uninspected city prime mess. Beef
is dun with small sales. • Bacon is inactive, with sales
of aOO boxes at 7# for long rib; and 7% for short rib'- Cat
meats are in moderate demand; sates 335 boxes at.s>£ for
shoulders. and for hams. ‘Lard. is heavy and
lo ™^f¥ bbls ’ andtcs9K@loK- Butter is dull
at 16@1S for Ohio, and IS@23 for State. Cheese is inac
tive ati£@l4. , :•.. • .
HKEGHTON CATTLE MAKKBT, April 9;-Afc market,
30 Reef Cattle, 90 Stores, 2,500 Sheep and Lambs, and
,200 Swine.
Beef Cattle—Price-,- extra s9®—; first quality $8.50®
second quality W@S; third quality ss.'>o@6.
Working Oxen
, Milch Cows §4S®46: common do $19®20-
Sheep and Lambs $3.50@4; extra do $4.50@6.
' Stores—Yearrings ; two years sold $20@22; threw
years old §23@24. -
Hides S>t@9e (none but slaughter at this market)
Calf Skins lb. .
Tallow—Sales at iR lb.
Pelts $3.50@4 eacli.
Sp'rmsPigs-iWTiolfsale s®6Kc; retail Gk@7i4c.
Teal CalvesSv.so@S. :
Market Beef-Extra are the largest fat Oxen, highly
stall fed. I irst Quality are large Oxen, stall fed at least
three months Second quality are grass and hayrfed
Oxen, well : fatted Cows, and the best three-year-old
Steers Third quality are odds and ends of droves
Barreling Cattle are large old Oxen not very fleshy
fancy e l4es d fSE E3Ctra choice Bucks and
of Beef was not large,and of
ffi o™'Vut 0 ™' V ut 0,6 P/ices were obtained.
Theie was, therefore, a slight advance on -Beef. Mr.
vS 4° lrr - Taylor 2.cattle, weight 3,7801bs at
*ldS3loolbs. 2S per cent, shrink; also, to H. Baxter 15
cattle, weight 19,120 lbS: at $S H 100 lbs. 37 per cent,
shrink. Sheep and Lambs sold at 50c head lower
prices than last week. . Swine leznain unchanged.
CAMBRIDGE CATTLE MARKET, April 9. —At market,
476 Cattle, 425 Beeves, and 51 Stores, consisting of work
ing Oxen, Cows, and one, two, and three-year old.
.Market Beef, extra, (including nothing but the best
large fat stall-fed Oxen, )SS.SC@9: first quality, (includ
ing nothing but the best large fat stall-fed Oxen,) $7. go®
S; second quality, (including the best grass-fed Oxen
the best stall-fed Cows, and the best throe-year-old
Steers,) $6.75@7; third quality, -ss@—; ordinary,—
Stores.— Working Oxen at£os@l7o; Cows and Calves
:ai s3(©4d; yearrings. two years old, .$18®20;
three years old, $22@24. : .
Sheep and Lambs, 2,500 at market. Prices*in lots. s6®
650; extra, y'.ypO, or from lb. • Spring Lambs,
Remarks.—’ The supply olstock was not so great as
that of last week; prices for Beef are nominally the
same, but the quality inferior, and therefore equal to an
advance. . > : . .
Sheep and Lambs dull, with the priees full 50c 100
lbs lower than last week, and not all sold.
. MARKETS—ApriI 9.—Flock —The receipts
|mce yesterday have heen 2,157 bbls Flour. The market
for Flour to-day is quiet. . We quote Western superfine
vbbl; common extra at s7,and choice brands at
s>/.20 -Sa bbl; medium extra at $7.25®7.75; and choice
extra, (including the best grades of St. Louis) at $8.25®
10.25 bbl. ' Southern Flour is scarce and nominal.
; Grain.—The receipts since yesterday .have been 2,271>;
bushels Oats. The market for Corn to-day: remains
quiet; ; we quote ordinary to good Western mixed at9o@
95c, and Southern and Western yellow at
.bushel.- Oats firm ; sales of Western and^Canadaat
SC@B2c bushel; Prince Edward’s Island are nominal.
Eye isquiet atsLo9®l.lo bushel.- Shorts and Fine
Feed scarce and dull at $33 ip ton, and middlings at $35
ton. •' / •-
PROTIBIOSS.-Pork martet.quiet ; sales of prime at
MS®l4 ; of messatsl6@l6.7s ; clear at $17.50ff118 50
bbl cash.. Beef is steady, with sales of Eastern and
Western m obs and extra-megs at $12.50@14.50 $ bbl. cash,
according, toquality... Bard is quiet ; sales in bbls and
tierces at ll@U>ic, and m kegs at 12c lb, cash; Smoked
93<®10c © ft, cash. Bnttor is dull at
21@26c lb for good and choice, and at 18@22c 3ib for
couimon. Cheese continnes steady at ft lb for
common to prime.
Markets by Telegraph#
Baltimore. April 10.—Flour very dull and heavy;
Buperflne steady. Wheat and Corn scarce and un-
Whisky dull and depressed, And price*
nominal. Groceries are very quiet.
$9 OO
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• ••■-52,375 bus.
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o,lCo bus.
.....61,250 bus.