rUISLTgHED DAILY (SUNDAYS EXCEPTED,} B-Y JOHN W. FORNEY. OYyIC2S, No. IXI SOYrg FOURTH STREET. WHSE DAILY PRESS) Eiohthsb Cskts Per Week, payable to the Carrier. .Hailed to Subaerlbers put of tlie City »t BrctHr Doi»y Standard. „Do. RN ARES, do do. a. SILK d\YlSi‘, Black Yor ffii in their Proposals the quantity bid awwaw* a ~'A „ White 104 fe tongaed. and -- 8, T aeaorted 10nSaild l3 °'° oo) taet White Timber, Bby e 722“ I 2 feet hlta Pi '« Timber, Gby : 3by6 “ Bem“oJk onliai * d a0 ’ 000) feet Joi3t - 3 by#, 12 feet long, HS,^k“ US “ d (10 - 6o0) feet Joist. 3bys, llfeet long, Hem“oJk° neand HO,OOD> feot Joist,^3 by 5,16 feet .tong, Jon™H™iook d tl0 ’ CCO) feet ScBEUiD *' 3 by4, 14 feet ' lon|“Hem”o?k d a °' W)) fe c « «» which they wltl bo willing to “fi-them 1 ■ T,^S,^ t r S ! -?i Ted ,- they will hs considered, and the Da, ;J5S en l wtil £ ndeavor to redtice the heavy expense a£ fending ariay tt'ansportatioo, upon the ocean and tirlA * whenever it can do no? cheanS . T iah2l-3m ea ' ialo ** with stands. ’ Jnw «r e li veiT !2 be ‘“ade about the 15th day of *o^\}^h.2L as ao .o° thereafter as Government may di -SfAugust! 13ff? B tObQ dellvered on or before the Ist day ' •itdred lld ittlffood and enfflclent security vlll be ref « Proposals from disloyal persons, or whoro t7?o fIUSt 1 ""** to -™®°nd to. hi? mTvrtll not be* con ■ wuhSe : , ‘Proposals for Field Signal Equipmente?” d d w ‘ Form of Guarantee. r toft j D Arac^lll^111 accordance therewith. f^ Ili H lth S^ Huttons and Slips ci i eni ? ana• ri lies, do. do- do. do. Thannifufi states to furnish th e Buttons and Slips united Wovenfand I “wanflnd weof°Sf ?ame 61 ! MtteeS" 5 duck mnaVSm^eact Felling Axes. Camp Hatchett - ' ‘ Felling-axe Handles. Camp-hatchet Handles. Pick Axes. fipades* Steel Back-strap. Shovels, do. do. . Mess Pans. Camp Kettles. Drome, Infantry, complete. Fifes, Band C. Beglmental General Order Books. Ho. Letter do. Ho. Descriptive do. Ho. Index -• do. . Ho. Order do. Ho. Target Practice do. v- Ho. . Inspection do. ConJpany Order do. Ho. Olothiug Account do. Do. , Descriptive do. Pos?&der lrornillsEeP!)rt • 3®- Post Letter ... - Post Morning Report do.* Post Guard Report dn Guidons, or bilk, for Cavalrv . C o?di r ng n to b the A K rin°y - not ac ®i jsrves the right to reject all, or any portlon or h?i= the price is deemed too high, Bitklers a??in„ii d l’ present at the opening of the proposals. a ° lnvlteii to he o mh3?-22t Asst. ; Quartermas?er Gmemn^’A. P 0 Bals foe bituminous Chief Assistakt Qhahtekxabteb’s Office, ‘ Onmornf ,? T OF , T5 rA , aHIN G TO * r > D. C., SEAMD PROFOs-AIA'Vm' 1 !, 0 st, ' ee , t “' April 13, 1863. PoloTacTvTi^ Wmtw ZfmiSmiZ&M'' D ' C -' of two ttousaad MMffiSM * Tlia fun „„ Proposals. address of bidd6r fcf all the *£? name °X a £ rm > the names Bidered as the indYviiiulf *fe ld wi l l 1,0 c^- Jnfflt. viuual proposal of the partner sign andean Stk'of 1 considered, position. ° must accompany each pro auarfcti F™ 4 L- Washington B, C., and should 17 h l i ed , 5 >, 1(33 Arm y t /'Proposals o r Coal. ” 14 be Plainly marked m» • Guarantee. iZ o'y^&rasfsi^srta’ss be if™ * f ffii’&SPH' D ” iu - 4i s^ 3 BteWotltffif idS «f hereby V&iSIHS to“ehi| CO umiei b, " r “ W Wm ' ™ are prepared th ° >®-w w t Th“ rlglt to rejeet any or all bids that may be deemed ' too.high Is reserved by the Depot Quartermaster ttoelneil _'■,■« HOWARD L. KAkTZ, Copt. Asst, Qtrormaster U. S. Army. PROPOSALS. PENNSYLYANIA MILITARY ACA fn,. at West Chester, (for boarders orlv ) . foUowin* BoSS off 1"& d . ,>y tll6:Llptof Madam. Rachel Leverson, the celebrated TbSlol*' L l? iB ? ! ,. :En . am . BUBr - :It w bitens tie ekS; Kivln* U *tin-like texture, and imparls a pearl -like tint and transparency to He complexion wblnh “.Quite natural, without injury to the skin, and datected.' Pries k cants. fidl™ ar ??2 l luestad to call for a oircnlar, and try the Tills preparation is indispensable for tb. A. HUNT & CO. 'B, Perfnmars, ■ doors above Cheatnnt, and 133 South SEVENTH Street, above Walnnt. fel3-Sni PENSIONS— $!00 bounty; and and ® ud , collected for Soldiers, Sailors, tnd satisfhctol-vrates SMe?” doi!BilsBd ' at reasonSble Vf batt ! e - a?“now Sled t J be SlOO bounty v,W T d Jbe latteivalso, to sponsion, mbl4 JAMES FULT °N. Selicitor for Claimanta, 14 : *»* WALNUT Street William h. yeaton & go No. 301 South FRONT Streets ’ otjt/itwi* Assets ftir the s&leofthe * E i BBIECK: * CO. CHAMPAGNE. Also l°sri B del,lra b le Wine to the trade * BORDIAUX CLAEETS 4 madinm * radM 100 ; I ’ r i re 3” COQNAC BBANDY. i®^ssr "Green Seel" Po^?f*c. 0r Wla * * tM assortment of Madeira, Sherry. ' fe24-ly VOL. 6.—NO. 224. PROPOSALS. C°Sf® AR Y 'OF SUBSISTENCE ' E p' April - 21 ’ ISS3 - until S o’clMk°P°M f'oß PEiDAr e tw e 1 d . a i th!8 c O s oa “?*{•. to bo opened on SaTUKdly’ the 2d l da? o/»^ iy in aniutr. •• and shanks excluded )®n‘Btiah°nS» t ?.tftt of eac *’ knocks time to time, h 9 reaaired B rm* tltles S? 'nay, from at this post not exdefidi>..r I fi™ v loops - ; t 0 ho delivered such days as shafttodesfrnated | ac ’ t " ,6 l e ]s' on mtssary: of fhe istant Com !2& of *“ ». WrISffSSS. Belli?. pros}s2! “facYbid mnsuoat^o 84 ° p ™K° f th « of th ™ PonTre] able fcff ’’ifi eby °°a.° ty iftluit ~~~ ■ sttt !« terms of-his tlmirl'nroSSi!^ 01 ia Jceordauce-with &T 6 nrfiPßvpfl in itonnm accoidai.ee nud xyb <** apoJS-thsatnSt £econd Meutenant 152 d Begt. P.’v.. ' —— '. ■ . A. A. C. S. TN IHE ORPHANS’ COURT pat? under the -will of ewi : s ;, Uonuerly Fassitt.) asast appointment on “if 4 T N THE ORPHANS’ COURTFOR TFITi 1 will of Thomas 1. b“ Pa s s ,£ - - uude r the tribution of tiro balance!!] M d 10 mak9 dis will meet the partlrtffnwS f the acc °antant,: appointment, oil til&-P,irPo i 1 &-P ,ir P o ¥ 0s . of his *m***mrn^ TN the DISTRICT COURT DOR r l fTP V/TTAKD COUNTY OF ■ •FRITTOK M D e S c C b«- H v 7 ®* ■igsS*& ys°slSE V tt *1 #®iraSSs®«- SHS^SIiK«-|SS: 8 Sisl« s a to s^l^J^srass: HftflStfnmt s4SlStl#3ss a a ifiVafawsiSfSJSpa MsIPfSHSiSiI ®4tea! we S “ wri) 1 ward from southw. containing in front onlTMrd street 20 Set aSni+iSv 13 ’ j_apls-10t . HORATfO G. JOKES. A,.d,'tor ORPHANS’ COTJUT .SA.LTS OF'-VA.- the PHIL.&EtPHIA*BX? T°ii7prn^ eal ® s * at -o* * n tilo to'wnship of 5 KINGSTON liHsliSiPl '*wetoforS lot not exceeUiiig half an acre, soU iu a jo^SrirSr ~“9, t 4® upon said premises as'now condintad and Railroad Company The said tracts of land Sr snb? fofmb * “P! 6 *)!* 6 of S 11 ?.- 400 and decedent’s said twenty fourth part to its proportion thereof, and nearly all im EJ.mtttaj.toa and otherhnthnildm“s aSd roKhfm vlaabl “ Coal property in the Wyoming Coal OF SALKS 100 to he paid at time of sale ana balance on the confirmation of the sale ale> d ■ ' •■ william: M. smith. FKAMCIS BLACKBOiS?TE, By order of tophans’Court of P ? ter Hall, deceased. ByVI. TORcl; Deputy C '’ _apl6-thBt* - April 15, 1863. T ETTEBS TESTAMENTARY TO THE JOHN MnDfIWELL, Jr , T ost Certificates— notice is S at application has been made to the AuditorGeneial of. Pennsylvania for the issue nf for $2,000. TpOST CERTIFICATES— NOTICE IS ,• hereby given that application has been made in Fhe Auditor General of theftate of Pennsylvania for She CATES of p f t £ e o l J >U ? wilx - g ' liescribe(i CEKTIFI- Ilivi nd * iS diodes, of Denm’ark Hill, Surry, gentleman been lS e viz:° f aurvivorsli] P' which Cmifidates have' No. dated Nov. 4,1539, for 4,000 dollai-e. , I|4ol, “ 4 * “ 5,000 41 . ■*P <1 au poraoiia are herehy f sUod’viporUoYkow cause Bank Fannen- and MelhaS Wty suck duplicate '■*' ... THOS. BIDDLE & CO., No - 'J26 Walnut St. Philadelphia. education. IEGAI. A FBENCH COUNT, lieutenant of the French transport “La Seine » now at anchor in the bay, has been arrested by the police ten,o?- P f DUy - nn ® i ” s a P reßB- gang ashore, and at tempting to impress a fresh sailor, in the person of an unsuspecting sailmaker named Brown, who was strolling about Battery Place after dark. They got Brown into their boat, but he sprang overboard cam? for help ’ aua "'hedthe Count came after him again the police arrested the Count. STUYVESANT. [Special Correspondence of The Press. ] Tki ■ . Bosioir, April 21, 1863;* Th T ,“° 1 mterestlD ® event of the pact week was the Union meeting in Faneuil Hall on Saturday evening—interesting, because of the unfailing in terest m ana devotion to the great cause of saving our country from her enemies, shown by a very large and enthusiastic assembly, gathered in spite of a yery disagreeable easterly storm, which would ' < \ r ‘ ainly , !lave deterred the numerous ladies present from venturing out unless something stronger than mere curiosity*,ad drawn them. General nSLiitom of Texas, was the first and principal speaker and wasfoUowed by Genera! Nyl eLSS and other prominent citizens occupied seats onThT Platform. The meeting was the first of a proposed senes under the auspices of the National Loyal League just established. y , A i‘ et t wo years of fighting, it seems very pleasant to attend a full and enthusiastic gathering like that of Saturday evening, which furnishes ample proof «° far , fr ° m being tired ° r war, or in the least disposed to consent to a peace except upon the unconditional return of the South to its proper place in the Union, the people are more than cvcr deter. mtaed to.prosecute the struggle until victory crowns their efforts everywhere. The endeavor to m»i™ political capital from the visit of McOiellan to this city a couple of months ago was a most signal fail ure j and of the crowds who then rushed to see him it is now difficult to find a single man who speaks in his praise, showing that it was curiosity, more than aught else, which called the throng to see him. ! /The series of concerts given by Gilmore in aid of sanitary committee of the various regiments of Massachußetts troops,netted three thousand dollars which Mr. Gilmore has paid over to the committee • .a very flattering result, when it is considered that the closing concerts were given in Faneuil Hall,Jail others bring engaged, which is the worst hallin the city for concert purposes t: - - - he 64th Hegiment, - colored, soldiers,' only lacks about three, hundred of being full, and the colored recruits compare very favorably with the new white regiments. - .... . Last evening a dinner was given at tbe Reve-e House by the-members of the common council to Col. Robert Cowdin, at which were present the mayor, and nearly all the • members of the city go vernment, to do honor to a man, who is, by a strange over-sight, left out in the cold after two years’ ac- efficient service, with less than a week of furloughs. Tile new steamer Nyphon, built by E. R. Forbes for river trade in China, has been bought by the Go vernment, and is being fitted for active service as a blockader, for which she is admirably adapted, beta" of comparatively light draught, and very strongly built. The new side-wheel steamer Sassacus lies°at the wharf taking her boilers and machinery for service as a gunboat.' .Business of ail kinds has been very dull ail through the week. The continual rain (there has been only one pleasant day) has prevented the ladies indulgin'’ their mania for buying everything which has cotton in it, and through the whole length of -Washington Btreet one day I only saw eight ladies. . Money is almost uncalled for by regular trade, and the sudden w ln’l .M l ' B / montll l aß0 ’ Putting the profit on the wrong side for speculators, has deterred even the most courageous thus far from starting; a "fresh run 'stMdccV 8 '- large supplies of staples are still declining to sell at a reduction, and buyers will not pay the winter-prices.'- ' . A memoir of'Theodorc Parker is inpreparation bv Rev. John Weiss, to whom Mrs. Parke/gives what assistance she may, furnishing much hifherto un published matter. Admirers or/Mr. Parker will be fiXdtaßZdor olleCtlVe been pub- As the spring advances the “last” of our ooncerta begin. The Philharmonic has already ma“ H. Abbott, of Co. A, der of tr VP -? V ' char ge d with the mur comnan ‘“ »T f e ' FrankHn Eehr > «*■ company. Both the pnsoner and the deceased were of highly reepectable. parentage, and have connec tions m Bioomsburg, Columbia conntv, Pa The oase cxciteß a good deal of attention, partly from the character of the parties and the gravity of the charge, and partly because it is the first case of the kind tried by a court martial under the recent act of Congress giving military courts -jurisdiction- in criminal cases The court has been carefully se lected, and embraces among the members some of MeC«nai matei >Vc n thediviaion - Colonel William McCandless, of the Philadelphia bar, is the presi dent, and Major Ohriatmsn, of Chester county, is &»fr a c ', The prisoner is defended by Chas, 6en' Fit??n’h v Washington city, who was one of i POr e " counsel in his recent trial. ° aMeiu c “ by hia fatller and sister, who are vveTfaref Dfr ln 6ir derotions to - hia comfort and H. NEW YOltK CITY. of The Press. J .. . New York, April 21, 1863. THE HONORED DEAD of to-day with us is the late Lieutenant Colonel E. whos « remains lie in state inthe Go vernor s .Room, City Hall, under a guard of honor nftthi^ d fro^- Ihe7l6t:Reglm£nt - Mends and sym bvthfr. ' CIIZ “!’ ln lar e e numoera, are profiting Sfer th PP ° n Unitytotakea laat sad view of a soT er, than whom none braver ever marched to. bat _®\ v POOr KimbaJl! 't was hard that he should perrsh rmserably as he did, after daring a'solS 80 “ a ?y battles. From the hand that slew him his countrymen have a letter of sell-vindication manVf regret; b ut who that looks upon that ri-id mamy face, as it haunts the Governor’s Room to- lhe hat h i,: i r“ i “; the BhUhhc ex P e ctation, and the display was .grandly imposing. From all the buildings around the square,- and from rofies stretched orerfhe staet the national colors floated in radiant profusion: six -patriotic music from the y poison, being buiied with indecent haste, disinterred subsequently by order of the. authorities, when the Btomach and brain were discovered to be missing. the cm oir bostojt. philadelphi orchestra of thirty or forty pieces, eve: aay afternoon. The selections are alwai order of excellence. The concerts are'. pet of the rosy-cheeked young ladies f r( timioretlMovcmeiit of theßebels on Baton burbs of the city. 6 » Rouge-General Augur Picpaicd-Prclja- Weahalihnvfl nAn.A.*,. . . ' . l>le Capture of Sibley’s Entire Army lt>y tile th,W».™ ha l? no mo f e con °erts in the] Force* under Ilanlcs -Kscapture o/ the this Beacon. The new large organ Is bei duccn of the West. G y ermanr an,^hrn r n“ en / r t m the mainMEW ° RI ' EAKS ’ A P ril 13.-Kcports from Baton stage changed to suit th *r* b 6 reaovate otge to-day-say that the enemy is- making a de* before it is 3 again opened be taken by the Government, and liberal cmpentotidn ■will’be made therefor, according to its alue in the country -where it is taken, to all well-dis osed persons.. . ' Tke lo s of property applied to the-use of the rebels or • ttroyed by lire will fall upon the owntrs and the eople. Ifthey ask reparation for their losses, the preservation f their property, or a. return, to peace, prosperity, and 1 ower, let them restore the Government of the Uhired tales. - . - - By command of Major General Banks. a.: RICHARD B. JRWIN, A. A. G. A FATAL .COLLISION. Captain Stevens’ Adventure A Charge and. Brilliant Caplmc-, mulls of tile Foe. . April 20.—The iimnortal jYin? April ivas celebrated by a portion of our fo tiona that ha y e taken place during th'e'w New “York mth eve , m ?p about Oils men Cant il ud „t hc ooHl iec ticut 8t vJapt. Stevens, of the 69th,‘ crossed : the Nh were Bbe)i?na ,n' ul wWIe * Se gunboat and unseervunttf withfn'a 3 'few Tards *5Sf tt honest Northern cheers, and?at Ve poir bayonet, they charged on "the battery,°a one and wounded four, when* the whole t rendered, the result boing fivfebeautifui b no m’ a J d 9 conmiisßionedofacfers, and 121 n r , A he h ? caissons, &c., being 'in’the r< not captured with the rest. -The’nieces u at Frazer’s" farm? to ti days’ fight, and at ITarper’a Ferrv or as on ° r %f 7! ‘be pJvoßi JLr” u|ce °To f ‘•But 1 believe the offlceS 41l no oin them that time.” Three of theiuns are i i ers, and two 21-pound howitzers some o' have Gen. McCall’s name, andthe refrG mont e name on them. The batterv is the l County (Va.) Battery, and there are two cc to.db.u'Ti ‘i om the 41th Alabama; The horses one of t g h UDS ’-° n “count of the sci norses, one of the prisoners informs me T occupied an old fort, built by Ge “ Huger done no little mischief in interferin-wHh c boats and the navigation of the ri "u nfWnl but that he has known the war* L ?! d °, r da ™g> to his know particularly mentions -Oapt vens, who, lie savs, was perfectly gallant ai He says he had two guns charged with blown d them in ii a t d Umit y >OOO, and he co mown them all to pieces, but iust then his abffto do “Vi thought ifwaslardl -cir. 2WW bUt eiffhteen * OF OASXfAIiTTES REPORT*? STRBET )]S!I> “‘ J?;fcJri2EAT W GE^* S Footeess Mokkob, April 21,1863;—Offlci of klUed and wounded in the attack on Suf 17th and 18th instant i sickv™ 16 JeSee W ' pla ce, 13th IS'. H., Private Peter Fisher, 9th NV Y.~wound in arm rlVate fc>- Pettibon e, I3otk N. y., v Private SSUSt* Is E S’- Y., wound in Private SJinboat, wound in ar thigh V te MatlMaß Hafter, 130th If. Y., vi Private J. B, Potter, 99th N. Y.. fracture putftted! C George H - Smith, 130th Private Lyman Mead, 130th N. Y. killed in l arm ten! ' Ilt Barnaid Conren, 13 th Indiana Meredith Bond, 13th Indiana, w PriJotf t lB ' l s R ry > 13tb Indiana, wound i Private James shields, 99th’N. Y.. woum Private John BornSl, 99th M. T wound i 1™ te Charles Gill, 99th N. Y.;’'wouhd 1 h,ij™ te Buncan McKay, 99th.Hi Y°fw ' J. liVa i e A ew , ia Shocnleber, 99th K. Y ki Private Charles Pish, 99th M. Y.. killeil' Private James Pammeht, Ist If. Y ‘ killed r Pwate Zachariah Wat,\66th Pen’na^ C J head!™ 46 Hush Mot ’lusky, 9th If. Y.,- vy tlJgh™ te Charles F - Gerrish, 13 th N. H.(w. Private J. H. Breine, 99th If. Y., wound i ' f ooloied, wound in thiil * i Dawkins and John Young, nhc a killed on the Ifansemond river yesterday ■- mer leaves a wife and two children inkamiC ’ JT,he tatter * 8 roni Brooklyn, N. YJ; T)otrS ring the^l^facTiSWfi? John Healey was-killed on boauftoSW ashington last evening; by crank of the engine. " r J Flag-of-truce boat State of Maine left tliisii ing for City Point, with • about six hundred pal rebel prisoners, including the two hundred capl v-pnday night with the rebel battery on the i semond. * wr- \ _Tw° rebel deserters are upon the MineßOta. % state they belonged to the Merrimack Mo. a-i they had recently left her lying at the obstructs near Fort Barling on James river-4-and, when t left, a large number of workmen were engaged moving the obstructions from the river at t point—for what purpose is not stated. ' Steamer Carrie Martin arrived at Fortress M roe at one o’clock this afternoon with General H i e „ C hu , I he ™ he WaS join8 ‘ 1 by Ma i° r General B an r ? i the y bottj proceeded on their way to Suffolk *3? u m t* hias on the ceased y twday about noon, and has not been renewed DEPARTMENT OF NORTH CAROLUS ras* Days of tl lc Siege of Washington Retirement of the Enemy—lncidents Inc Investment. >^lUt^^ c^U^>( ' r^',aJ^^:^r^reS opG S witl] The Louisiana and Ceres opened vigorously Jf?f e ? r 8^ Is through the woodsata furioi? ratej silencing the new battery just in the nickd time, for hiß shots were beginning to tell c REINFORCEMENTS. ’ I F’jßm' ® ta * eß ‘steamer Escort has run th blockade by the rebel battery at Hill’s Point Rod re“^ S T^W t ’ and Ihe woods battery, wit! the gallant 6th Regiment Rhode Island Volunteer) ¥ board. The battery, as well as the enemy’s h , oo , teiB ’ op t ned flre u t |on t!ie boat: but she » a *™£,'’"harmed, and arrived at tfie wharf °, C ’ )C - at midnight, and was greeted with the wildest chews from the gunboats and those on the wharves, making the welkin ring. The enemy kent lip an irregular fire all night. , y Kel>t Aritii. 14,—The enemy opened this-morning with 1 ! UnS / rom ,. the kill batteriem upon the fort and entrenchments, &c., firing one hundred and seventeen shots, doing us no damlge 1 aad d dl e Escort will run the blockade to-night, and’ more reinforcements wiU be brought up to-morrow '■ &ENERAL FOSTER, y ' General Foster has .thus far manifested the great est coolness, never for a moment thinking that the enemy could take the place. He inspect? the fortt flections every day, and has every point strengthen-' ed, malting our line of defences almost impregnable THE REBEL RETREAT A MYSTERY. • TVewbern, April 18,—Despatches staff* +k®+ *i,« enemy had .’raised the Washington ami im full retreat. To unsays the IRraM co,'res pondent) there seems to be considerable mvsterv in BbedShtiOnB 4 th°o f m he t ei;emy ’ ? nd ' lt oalls many ' speculations, the most* important of which-is that fe Bl + t ge a V>V>shi D gton has beeG a mere feh,t • rea V* nt - ei ? t was t 0 Procure supplies from ad J° ln ing, as inHyde particSiavly, 1 ™ge fint ™ f have been reported, having • or two occas ions been visited' bv elthe? ' diS?ta i ot i iereare lncli oed to think they havo been defeated at some point, or that some movement p“me. ftr “ y ” haß ' . COIJPAGE OF THE BESIEGED. _ .The siege existed eighteen days. .A merehami : '/uln- col v*i? the large'forqeat the enemy’a koida at bay a force its, superior in num-- :♦£?«£*'- to the least calculation. Ontv- j\ companies of troops were there during this • d +^ ri f- g tiie wh ?le time Jay upon theiArms l fortifications,waiting the enemy's attack A < casualties amount, to only two killed-"Anri I 1 VcJunteeSy 0 ”’ ° f tLe lßt s T . , THE ENEMY.' , / h inJ / l rg f DUm je f s °frebels are continually desert- tl mg, and some nineprißoners have been brought in kL Iv our scouts within the past twentwfour“oSf who £ from Whereab ° uts s “ oe thci f ct . Arrest oi Another Rebel Officck a Rew YORik., Apral 22.—A very ; StatM ar* J H® t i^ en made iu t£is by frnited :fl s* p«ri?J? r^\, Mu W> in the person of CM. A. ; u 5;. -^ a . r .^ er 5 of the rebel navy, barker had ten j n 1 this ol ty a ftw dayS, awaitl4the“ arrival cftSie : 1 nar!!t n™ aE< -P er ft ctir >g his: arrangemeis pre paratory to leaving for England, he kavit Wn m /l ßlor, , cd , b ? the rebels to- bring outonfofthe new - lron-clad steamers now in process of, costruc- ; tion there. At the time of the memotableKaik “H** Sumpter, at the time of the breakfg out H e i. beko2l ’ he commanded the iron-piatd loat he?« b *f nt a S ainet the devoted fort byjhe re- S 1 * P art hi thatfctiom i-frl, the capture of Fort Sumpter, Captah Par ker was transferred from the navy to the arrk and inff „ a ?P olll h ed f JPjkhi- of ordnance in the Eglneer Bepartment. At the time;of the surrender il i'oi't Donelson he was taken prisoner, but subseSently “?‘J e h? 8 escape and joined Bragg’s army,-Saßing with.him through the Kentucky camoaien He was at the Corinth battle alSo“ and dSecS the CTentfuf 1 “Shiloh l^ 0 w° f the reielartillery il the i . Shiloh. ’ For many years nrevloiH tr> the breaking out of the rebellion he waS] ca £ tain, jailing out of Charleston (S. C.) harbor and was a man of so much ability, experience lnd dar. ing, as to have been entrusted as atated abie wfth the mission of bringing out one of iron-dads now building in England. T “ 1 Ab might have been expected,-Parker wasWerlv having been discovered in this city by .Marshal Murray, and undertook' to show that he was not the man the officers were in search of. His protestations, however, proved of little avail, and he was yesterday taken to Port Lafayette, in charge ’ Marsha]. He was considered one of the ablest volunteer officers in the rebel naval service, and had promised greatthingsfrom the iron ciau he was to have in charge. GENERAL MCCLELLAN AT WEST POINT ■-Major General McClellan visited West Point Aca demy on Saturday, the 18th instant. In the even ing he was serenaded by a band of amateurs from the cadet corps, who, after several airs liad been played, sang the song of " Benny .Havens;” the last verse being impromptu, by Mr. Olmstead : Here's ahealth to George McClellan. Qod bless the young lie is an honor to liis country and a terror to heirfoe may be Jong rest on hislanrels, and sorrow never Know.-' .out nye to see a thousand years with. Benny Hairens, 0! . .When the cheering had subsided, the reoipiont 61 this compliment came forward and made a modest speech, in the spirit, of all his orders and letters while nrt has just sustained a heat y,loss,. Henry dc Hess, the famous battle li.'unt- Cl-, died recently at-'Muiloli. aged C 5., He was for man) yeais.director of the Koyal'Museuin.,,. ISIMY. APRIL 23. 1863. DEPARTMENT OF THE CHEF. On the evening of the llth of ; Aprils the teanitug Union collideds with; and run into the. erryboat- Belleville,--near the landing place; op-- >osite Canal'; street, New Orleans, between, that ;ity and Algiers. After the collision'the ferryboat | :ontinued on her course and crossed-the river, but on t jeering the Algiers side- went on- her beam ends,' j didiDg .everything and everybody into the water. The lerryboat had been nearly out in twain, and ; tiad her boiler muchjinjured by the collision. In a ' short timeshe sunk, leaving- her passengers strug [ gling in the water. Seeing, the fate of the ferryboat, i small boatfl from the Algerian shore, and the British i man-of-war Styx, were at oncelaunched and sent to I the rescue, and by tliese means nearly all the pas sengers, &c., were saved. The officers of the Union were arrested, pending ah investigation as to the criminality or carelessness which caused : the acci dent. ' SPLENDID SUCCESSES. Antri. 14.—Thenewe to-day from Brashear City iB of the utmost importance. The enemy evacuated his works at Oentreville last night, but will probably be captured, entire, as he iB enclosed between General Grovcr’B forces, on one side, and those of Generals Emory and Weitzel on the other. . He is leaving his guns and ammuni tion behind him. y ' ; The steamer Diana, lately taken from us,* will certainly be recaptured, as the United States steamer Clifton haß removed "the obstructions rathe river, rand is rapidly approaching her. The ram Queen- of the West waß captured from the enemy in Grand Lake at ten o’clockthis morn ing. Captain Fuller, her commander, and all her crew and officers, nunibci'ing ninety souls , art non?prisoners, at Bei-wick jßay. . The capture of the Queen of the West is most im portant, and the whole affair a victory of immense ad vantage to the Union ceSwse. REORGANIZATION OP THE. SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA. It is well known that for a long time past, the bar in this, city Has : been extremely desirous that the State Supreme Court should be reorganized. There were many cases on the docket of the old court which. could not (it was thought) be properly brought before the Provisional Court, on account of the difference between the laws governing the United States Cir cuit and District Courts and those of the Supreme l Court of Louisiana. Gen. Shepley, military Gover nor, has yielded to the'wish of the bar, and has re established .the. Supreme Court, and we take occa sion to say that he has manifested a warm interest in? the matter, and has cordially co-operated with the bar and the public in the general desire for the re-opening of this and other courts entirely in. ..accordance with the,State laws, except so far as they may conflict with the military government with in the Federal lines. Of course we announce this . entirely.upon report, as the reorganization of the. court is not yet entirely complete—that is, the court is not yet ready, nor.are rooms (opposite Jack son Square) prepared for occupation and business. It is understood,-.however, that commissions have been issued.to Hon; Charles A. Peabody, as chief, justice, and to J udge J. S. ‘Whittaker, late of the Second District Court, and,to Judge James L. Cole, formerly of the Supreme Court, as associate justices.. The court will be opened as soon as possible. With the reoiganizatidn of this court the judicial system., of this State is, Sve believe, complete—as all the in ferior courts have been organized or, at least, repre sented. A statement of these facts will remove any apprehension which mayhave existed among those having important matters in’litigation, as their cases can now be tried according to the laws of the State.— A T cw Orleans Picayune* ARMY OF TUB MISSISSIPPI.- BOW tine Armada Passed the Batteries at Tlcksbnrg - Official Report of Admiral ■Parrngiit’s.-Pcrilous Naval Adventure,&c« -Cincinnati, : April 22.— A special despatch from Memphis to Gazette gives the lollowlngparfcicu lafs of the passage of the Vicksburg batteries -Seven gunboats, one ram, one taken from the re belsfand three transports, started on Thursday last to;run the blockade. All went well till about thirds of the way down, when the hills back of -Vicksburg were lit up with'large fires. ; The Forest (lueen transport at opce returned. The Henry Clay waY compelled to stop. Several shots struck : her below the waterline, • Others passed through her. AU.hands made 'for the flatboat,.as the boat'was Binking. It ia believed all were lost. The pilot floated down the river nine miles on a plank, and W; as picked up opposite Wan-enton. The Forest Clucen was considerably damaged, and had her steam-drum shot away. , ,At the last accounts heavy firing was heard in the vicinity of Warrenton, supposed to be the gunboats Bhelling , the batteries at that point. There are eleven gunboats below Yicksburg now, including three under Farragut. ■' " . y ADMIRAL I’AKBAGUT’S LAST FEAT—OFFI- CIAT* ACCOUNT. Washington, April 22.— The Navy Department has received the following official despatch, dated : ‘ . United States Steam Sloop Pensacola, Off New Orleans, April 13. On the morning of the 2Tth ult., about daybreak, Admiral Farragut, in the Hartford, engaged the batteries at Warren ton, three miles below Vicks burg, and passed beiowit. On the morning of the SSth, before daylight, the Albatross, ; having taken In a full supply of provisions from a barge which had - been down-.the previous morning by admiral also passed, the Warfenton bat teries,, and anchored near the flag-ship. It was •Igwing- quite heavily from the north, and on the lorninjf of the 29th; about one o’clock, the wharf >at Vicksburg having-broken adrift from the ooringß at the city,Sfloated down and ran Ashore jposite to where the Hartford and Albatross were ichored. During the day anofficer.was sent on laid of the Vicksburg, but found that. her bla ddery had ail been removed, and she had nothing L: hoard 'save four muskets and accoutrements,: bieh probably belonged to the guard. While the Jmlral was hesitating as to the propriety of re ining her wharf boat, or rather depot, the bels came down'on the night of the 30th and ,rned tier. phe Switzerland, Hartford, And Albatross, being filled with coal and provisions, floated down, •; fesing Gen. Grant and Admiral Porter in barges, le damages to.the Switzerlandbeing fully repaired, I vessel paesed Warrenton on of the jt ultimo, and at daylight the little squadron got per .way and .proceeded, down the river to Mr. trier's plantation, where, on our passage up, we< V the .wreck- of the-Indianola. We found no tea of wreck, but learned that it had slid off into b water during the late gale. We anchored at :i place, and remained till, about 6.30 P. WL, Sn we got under way and proceeded down, i engaged the battery at Grand Gulf. This Isry-coDßisted of some two or three heavy' £ f sent down from Vicksburg. One of these guns mountedoipon a steamer which had been con c2d up the Big Black river. The enemy also had aht field battery. They struck the Switzerland •t e, doing no damage; The Albatrosß was not aik at all. The Hartford waß, struck only once, t his'shot struckan ironhainmock stanchion, t w ft fragment foiward nearly half the length of t ihip, and killed Jones, a landsman* This was t. only casualty; - - : ' :• e .passed this battery in about fifteen minutes, a anchored below Grand Gulf for the night.‘ . daylight, oh the Ist instant, we got . under way ai Droccedeu'to the mouth of Red river, where we anored about sundown, destroyingin our passage doji a large number of skiftfc and flatboats. cr i remained, blockading the river at its mouth, un the morning of .the fith' insfc.,when. we got un leijay at about 4.30 A. M.; and proceeded down to Ba a Saravwhere we .stopped, seized upon and /hr into the river about ten thousand sacks of sor and then proceeded v oh our way'to Port Hud ibiwhere we anchored about five miles above the >aj?ries, at 3 P;-.M.,0n the Gth. ; jn the writer of Ml comm un secretary of the rear admi the;Haftfore thrown into prison, and failing to prove that \ freeman, may be sold into perpetual slavery, the occupation of Corinth and other points in ’sippi by loyal troops, many negroes have 2d lromTebel masters, and have flocked into icky.| Under the; President’s proclamation ire free, but yet the local authorities of the State keep up the old machinery of slavery, s if the negroes were slaves. ' The following advertisement from the Frankfort Commonwealth (which protests its loyalty); is a specimen of these outrages:''. r T NOTICE. —There are committed to the Jefferson County Jail, as. runaway .slaves, a negro man named Eli, and woman named Sally, who is about thirty years or agej: pJack ;,color, heavy set, stout and well made, weighing 130 pounds. The mail Eli is about 23 years or age, 6 feet 9>i inches high,.weighing. 160 pounds, dark copper coldfr, Ciin whiskers, and moustache, slow-spoken and move' mentiToundand Tull face and high forehead. Both say thfcy belong to Joseph Bynum, of Tishamingo county, iM]PS. ; . Se owner .can coiiie forward, prove property, and charges, or they will be dealt with as the law ra gs; ••• •' W.'K. THOarAS, J. J C frch 6, ISS3-3m , - .V.’. E Now the Rev. John H. Aughey,tbe author of a powerful work against secession and a refugee from declares, in a letter to the Cincinnati that he personally knows Joseph Bynum: That Eli and Sally were members of his church ,* that •three of Bynum’s sons are in the rebel army, and tbit Bynum is a bitter Secessionist. XJnder any cir •cwostances these negroes are free, and the faith of thfe nation will be dishonored if they are sold into slfveiy. "We hope.that this and all similar out rates will be stopped by the Btrong hand of the Fede ra Government. Great Union Meeting at Pottsvillc. '.’OTTsyiLLB, Fa., Wednesday, April. 22.—An"im me a-departure from the only and often declared policy of our Government, which has not hesitated, by the pen of Benjamin. Franklin and John Quincy Adams,'to denounce privateering as an ‘enormi ty, • but because it does not' meet, in a practical way, the precise heeessiiy of this time. -People who advocate it osare obviously misled by our experience in another generation, when-, we were at war with a nation whose commerce was a temptation and a reward to private en- v terprise. The case is so differenfhnw that the old agenev is entirely inapplicable. • v'-. • / -v.-.... The privateer cruises for booty, which-;is‘instead of rations and pay to owners, officers and men , Bnt. if the booty .does not exist, or, if it is in such inconsiderable quantities, as to afford small chance of valuable prizes it is evident you must find some.other system of compen sation ; in other words, you must abandon the idea of private enterprise, stimulated; and . sustained by-booty . An agency must be employed which is applicable to the -present-case: precisely asin machinery,'a force must be employed best calculated.to do.the work iii hand. . * Now our present business is to help the Government in capturing the Alabama and her piratical comrades, and also to catch blockade runners. But a. letter of marqiieisnot theproper instrument for this purpose, nor will the chance of booty be the best way to stimulate and sustain the cruiser, while it is obvious that such a ship, invested, as it win be, with: the belligerent ■ right of search, which for the sake of booty it will bo lempted to exercise on neutral commerce, may become the occa sion of contention and strife with Foreign-Powers. ‘ ‘Privateers have never been remarkable for the caution 1 or reserve with Which they employed belligerent rights 1 would notexaggerate the troubles which might eusue, -! . but when 1 think of these sea rovers now, with a license tj overhaul neutral ships, and to inflict upon them visi tation and search, I feel how much evil may ensuecom pared with the good.; You would hot threaten a whole street m order to catch a few robbers who had sought shelter in some of its recesses; nor would youburndown your house, according to the amusing story of Charles Lamb, in order to roast a pig. , _ “It seems to be only aceorcing to common prudence. . that private enterprise, if enlisted now, should be rega-; lated by the object, in view/ To this end, it is not neces sary thatit should assninea form calculated to awaken solicitude. The way.is simple.. -If citizens are-willing to unite inthe efforts of the. Government, let them place : their ships at its disposal, to be commissioned as national ships,-and let the Government on its part offer a bounty and prize money in addition to. pay and rations; for the capture of the Alabama and her piratical comrades. The motive power will thus be adapted to the object in view, while our country will be saved from all chance of ad ditional complication, and also from the stigma of re viving a policy which civilization condemns. : “The argument.of economy is sometimes pressed in favor of, letters of marque. But it is poor economy to . employ an agency, which in its its very nature seemsin : applicable to the. present , case.- Besidesj’-'l’doubt if atiy success which can be. Reasonably expected/from such ships, called by the French ecn saires, will be a compen. sation for the bad name they will give us, and the bad ’ passions they will engender.. v / / . “I hope Ido not take too - great a liberly in sending you this sequerto our conversation. At all events, you will.be pleased to acceptmy best wishes, and believed me, my dear sir, . “ With much regard, very faithfully yours. ■ • ' „ , “CHARLES SUMNER. Jony Austin Stevens, Jr., Esq., &c , &c.” -• Mr. W. I*. Reed and the Queen’s English. To the Editor of The. Press: ..- ► =, v -Sir: The ex-Minister to China, since his return from the flowery land, baa favored Ins fellow-coun trymen with several pamphlets. In these much cen sure of the style and grammar of our public men is mingled with;severe fault-finding. Acritic upon others iB nfafr mark for the criticism of others. In the second edition (just published) of his “ Diploma tic year,” are several, violations of English gram mar, and it is well to note them, leßt his admirers, r taking his own word for his infallibility upon such subjects, should imitate his errors. ' v On page 44 is this sentence: “ Yet Buch has been the conduct and temper—as the Impartial world ad mits—of the French Government from first to last—from the time when,' long ago, M. Thouvenel, .whom Mr. Daytomsays was a iriend, and whose dis pleasure he regretted—gently hinted the possibility of the war becoming protracted and bloody, down to •the last offer of friendly intervention, 'pendente life , within the present month.” ’ Here are three blunders in less than seven lines. The third woid should be have instead of has, agree ably to a rule which every school-boy and school girl of fourteen years of age ought to know. .. >- Whom should heivho, “M. Thouvenel, whom was a friend.” The word war should be in the possessive case— tear’s—agreeably to this rule in the grammar of the Rev. Peter Bullions, D. D., page 107, edition of 1549: “ When the. present participle is used as a . houn,ji noun before it is put in the possessive case; as, mufch. depends on th& pupil's composing frequent ly.” On page 58 we road, “If the civil war, in which Providence, for, our national has plunged us,” &c., &c. Here in should be into.- In the note on page 65, a sentence begins “On the emancipation proclamation appearing. ” Proclama tion should be proclamation* b, agreeably to the rule quoted from Bullions, as the participle appearing isused instead of the noun oppearancm. ># By the time that Mr. Reed becomes Secretary of State or minister to England, where he can aid his friend Lord Mahanin Blandering our Revolutionary worthies, it is to be hoped that he will have made some advance in the knowledge of* the Encriinh lkn guage. GHOST OF I.IWDLBY JluKkA^ A Cal'.]; Po-th&Editor of The Press : Department, appearing 23,l > a , nnoUll rra my dismissal irom the. United States service, for failing to appear before .the Military Comjnission. That you may cor , l ' cct i o n, X append the official order of the Military Commission,’in which I,am entirely exonerated Irom the charge: r , _. , , Militahy Commission, Corner Eighteenth street and Penn* a avenue, Washington, D. 0., March 33..1863. Assißtant Surgeon J. H. Haßsenplug,;X69th'Penn sylvania Vole., reported this ’day, and his 7 prese&oe dispensed with. BENJ. W. BICHAKDS, ICaptain and A. D. 0., Recorder, Military Board or Commission. I remain, your obedient servant, J. H. HASSENPEUG, Assist. Surg.. 109th P. Y. Acquia Creek Landing, Va,, April SO, 1803. THREE CENTS. Was the “Keokuk” a Failure? To the Editor of The Priss: Sib : In the first place the Keokuk was built for ft light draught vessel, to draw only a certain amount of water, which, when ready for action, was about 9 feet aft, and 8 feet forward/ She was a small vessel, being but 169>£ feet long, over all, including ram ana rudder. *; She was designed to have speed, and she attained it, running out of New York harbor at the rate of 10 miles an hour. She was intended more particularly for intricate navigation—to ascend the Southern in lets and rivers—and to do this, it was necessary she should be manageable, and obey her helm promptly, which Bhe did, • She was designed to besea-wortbyyivnd she proved herself eminently so. She. was thoroughly venti lated, and without the use of artificiaimeana well lighted in her cabin and ward room, and her accom modations generally were as good av on any feßsel in the service of the same tonnage. She was intended to be against ord nance in use in the naval service of the’United States, at the time she was designed, and I have $b from the.lips ot her commander, that he believed sir? would have proved so; but against such Sol fa and missiles as the rebels threw, supplied them’ by our neutral friends across-the water, she was ncs proof, nor were any of the other iromclads engaged l in-the action—foar out of seven of-the monitors'being disabled, although’ not. exposed—as is admitted on all sides—to 20 Bevere a fire. She took into atfSOn, amidst the most terrific cannonading the world has 4 ever seen, about-'lOO men, and brought tben£'3U' oirS; alive, and the most severely wounded—Ensign 1 McjSntbsh—as 15? ave and true an old salt as ever trod'* the deck of a ship, is; I learn to my great joy, in fair way to recover. Th on in a peculiar'’ manner—viz-: Bareof iron, four-inches wide and one inch thfek/were plhced edgeways over the skin of' the ship, running fore and aft, one inch apart, and - between them were* placed strips of wood of the' same dimensions j over thiswere laid two plates of iron, each *£of an inyh thick, secured on the edges * Of the bars by running between them, An*d through the skin, and fastened by a nut on the inside of the vessel. ' The actual-weight of tneSal in armor on sides, as will bb seen from this description, waß 130 pounds per superficial foot, equa3 to a solid plate of but 3% inches in/thickneßs. 'Cn tfce turrets an additional plate over the two % iincreased the apparent thickness of armor to inches, and the weight of metal to 160 pounds* per superficial foot, equal to a solid plate of - The question will* naturally be asked—why was; not the vessel more heavily- armored ? Simply because a vessel of her dimensions would not sup port any more. Increase the size of the vessel and the armor may be increased in the same ratio. If vessels clad-in eleven inches' ef solid iron were dis abled and placed horsde combust, is it to be wondered at thAt a little vessel, carrying but about 3% inches of solid metal, could not stand the racket! To re capitulates . s The Keokuk proved to be Bea-worthy. u “ - “ 'tohave speed. u ({ to be perfectly manageable. “ “ • u to be well lighted, naturally. £ ~6I Wl2o>. WI3TD. S by ..55E..... .SW. I NE NNE .NE. r On DEB FROM 'THE ASSISTANT QUARTER MASTEK G-ESEEAI. RELATIVE TO : DISCHARGED . -heardv many cenlly ih; fpferencc to an order-issued by-the as sistant quartermaster general of this city relative ,fo the employment of discharged United States vo lunteers. at the Schuylkill Arsenal.; Col. Grosman, in issuing thiß order, did so withthe best of motives, and for .the express purpose of providing for some of the many hundreds of discharged soldiers -who apply to him daUy for employment.' the men that, first of all, should ,be provided for, and we are.glad to see that the first step in this direction has been taken by the assistant quartermaster ge neral, who, being an old soldier himself, well‘knows and value of those who have perilled everything for our glorious causeV'The order, which /is directed to the military storekeeper,as as follows: “ Hereafter,.-any vacancy .at the arsenal and its branches must be filled with discharged soldiers, who. have been , wounded or disabled by disease in .tlie service, and the preference will begiyehto those who have been wounded in battle. Inquiry must be made amongst the numerous applicants for those whose recommendations and papers of discharge from the service exhibit the most.merit as soldiers. “I am : constantly preßßed by hundreds-of these discharged men,- some of whom complain bitterly that, whilst they who have served their country in the fielA and have been wounded in battle, and cannot find employment, there are employed now In the arsenal a great many persons who have no such claims on the public, and who are able-bodied, and capable of earning a living elsewhere. Although skill and experience in the various branches of the business is necessary for a force of such- clasß of employees, yet I desire to provide employment for hb many as possible 6f these meritorious discharged soldiers, and it must be understood that vacancies, aq fast as they - can be properly made without im pairing the efficiency of the. operations- at the arsenal under your .directions, must be effected in favor of these men, who have claims on the Govern ment of the highest character, and whichicannot be neglected. “ You will consult with the superintendent of laborers and the inspectors, as well as others, who have charge of the* various kinds of work, and en deavor to carry out these instructions ae- rapidly as the public interest‘will justify. “ It is not proposed to increase the working force, but to make'the exchange indicated as fast as pos sible for the soldiers.who have been honorably disharged from the army; and these instructions are intended to apply as well to clerkships as to any other kind'of employment at the arsenal,” Postage -Stamps is the Market.— Envelopes have long since begun, to be invested With very considerable interest. The contents of a missive always attract interest—except, of course, the contents are a tailor’s bill or an undertaker’s “gentle reminder.” Butin some cases the contents are of secondary importance. Both foreign and na tive stamps are-Bubject to this’artdity. "Waste baskets have become tributary,to albums, and post marks secondary to postscripts; Stamps, assiduously collected, are subjected to the most minute classifica tion. The requirement of genua and specie is alike regarded. For a long time the custom has been progressing, and even now iB continuing to increase in favor. In Paris there is a “ Stamp Bourse,” where postage ; stamps are regular articles of barter. In .London a periodical with ; “ a speciality ’’. has just appeared under the title of the Stamp Collector’s The editor of this journal is impure enthusiast. He declares, in effect, that, stampless, he becomes as nothing phis being appears to have been stamped with a love for letters. He says that in the Stamp Exchange of London (which follows the example set byParis) “allranks and all ages take part in the traffic with spirit and pleasurable excitement,” /and that he has seen one of her Majesty’s Mini sters ” engaged in it with deep devotion,'The Varia tion in priceß which marks this curious speculation is like that otthe gold-bubbles in Wall street. A set.of the ATevia stamps “ passed from hand to hand for four, six, and eight shillings sterling successive ly,and even at this last price were bought to sell again at a profit.’? A speculator writes to the editor -to know “ where to procure a Nicaragua stamp,” .and the feeling but helpless editor replies, “ we sympathize,with him!” No less than four columns of advertisements decorate'this curious publication. To offer t French two-centime and Maltese half penny stamps for two pence sterling apiece; to deal an obsolete/stamps ;'to Bell collections, and to buy them,'.diversify-the branches of the trade. Terr •: many people on this side of the ocean are busy in this line, but they are engaged privately and not in. public trade. They are amateurs and connoisseurs, and not professors nor even traders. The subject 3s -exciting much interest, and the peculiar circum stances under which it has arisen seem to justify such interest.' —.-v ■■ SOLIJERS "WHO FKLL AT ANTIETAM.—-A gent Jem an who has just recovered the hotly ofareJa tive who fell at Antietam furnishes information which may prove of value to those who desire to re •cover the remains of friends .or relatives buried there. On his way to the late battle-field, he stopped at Hagerstown, at the'Union Hotel, kept by a Mr. Anderson, a Union refugee from .Virginia, and who was robbed of air he'possessed by the rebels. He ; accompanied the. gentleman to the battle-field, and spent a day in.finding and preparing the body for re moval,’Without charge. In the village of Sharps burg resides a'inan-named Aaron Good, who has v a list of the names of all the Union soldiers buried there, and by his help the graves can easily be found*, but he.demands a large fee for his services. Toper sons who may have friends buried in the vicinity of Shai psburg, and who wish to recover the remains, these facta will prove of much assistance. . Petition , for Advanced*. ’Wages* Thiß afternoon the city police will petition Councils for an advance of wages. Thiß action, it is.cl&iined, is rendered necessary by the great rise in the price of all the necessaries of life—a reason which, it may be remembered was given for an advance in the Wages fpr the laborers in the Highway Department, for whom the majoilty.in Councils haw shown so •much sohcitutle. : The police, it must: be* admitted, have i aithfully;discharged their duties. Bince their appointment} andnever has the city experienced so much quiet, and; peaceful security- as under the management of Mayor Henry and *hi3 efficient po lice. The stipendiaries'of the various departments, who hold their appointments from politicalinfluence, without regard to fitness or qualification, have ap pealed not in vain for higher wages,'and it is to be hoped that .at least equal justice will be shewn to men, who are the more entitled to it because of their fidelity and usefulness Railroad Matters. railroad connection between the JBelvidere Delaware Rail road and the Delaware and Lackawanna Railroad will, we learn, soon be made." At the late session of the New Jersey legislature authority was granted to ; the Belvidere Delaware Railroad: Com pany to form a connection with the Lackawanna road, so that, perhaps, ere this season passes tra vellers may have a direct railroad connection from Philadelphia to Seranton and the Lackawanna val ley, without the present omnibus route of over three miles. Jt will be a great help to Philadelphia trade. The new-platfomsj that have been in course of erection for some time past,-at Lunsdale, are now completed, and the trains Btop at them. • The plat forms .are cafltaected by a plank walk, and the sta tion-house, formerly used at Edge Hill, haß been re moved to this point, and a newhouae ere-cted atEdge Hill. Th& arrangements are Buch now aB to give much greater facilities to the numerous milk wagons that go to the ddp6t daily.. ; Election of Officers. —At a meeting of Company L, oLthe 20th Regiment P. Iff., held last evening, the following officers were elected : Captain, Joseph R. Dye; first lieutenant,- George Philips } second . lieutenant, Wn, F. FienuutOif: orderly pergepptf John S. Chambersr ; THE WAR PRESS, (PUBLISHED WEEKLY. I The War Press will be sent to subscribers by - mail (per annum in advance) at* $4 00 Five Copies «* ** 900 £ en " “ " 17 00 Twenty “ " ft 3.— -A woman,named Catharine Kessler,residingatjVster’ and Walnut streets, wes shockingly burned about 7. o’clock on Tuesday evening, while crOßßing a lot at fifteenth and Wharton streets. She had upon her person a matches, some of which-ignited', and set fire to her dress. The poor Woman screamed and ran about wildly. This tended to fan the flames, and, before assistance could be rendered, she was burned in a horrible manner about thehead', facie, and breast. The sufferer was conveyed to the Volunteer Hospital at Broad and Prims streets, where her injuries-were promptly attended to. She died yesterday afternoon: about l 1 o 7 clock, from the effects of her' burns. I&come Tkx.—The assessors and assistant sßaesflors of sach collection- district will assent the income tax- ox? the lat of May-next, upon every person residing within, the district liable thereto. This portion of the taxable interest of the people, it is anticipated, will be among theraost pro lific sojpees of income yet resorted to by the Govern-- meat, as the’ incomes from salaries ih the various public povitions were never greater than now. The peculations of’ the law, among other things; provide *&at every farmer or planter' Will - be required to m*ke a return of the Value of his produce, without deducting far the'labor' or seavices of himself or fainily, or few : any-portion of such produce con sumed by'himself orfamily. TwENTY-SIXTH IiKOI.MKUT PeNNSYLVA ivIA Volunteers.—This old regiment/ recruited entirely in this city; has just been fully officered by- Governor Cut-tin. Lieutenant Colonel H! Tilghman has'been appointed to-the colonelcy, which has been vacant for some months. Captain John B* Adams, , of Company B,* hbs- been appointed lieu tenant colonel. Major Bodine, appointed* major some time since/holds the : B&me position, and the entire-roll of line-officers iB - now complete? Lieu tenant Colonel Adams is nowin the city/but will rejoin hiß regiment in a day or bo. GoYtuxoß Culrtin.— -Governor Curtin and his family visited the Chestnut-street Theatre on Monday evening last, te witness Miss- Bateman ill her performance or 14 Leah.” . The distinguished guests occupied Beats in the orchestra, and - express ed themselves highly gratified l with the perform ance. Removal of tite Dead.— The bodies-in terred in a portion of the grounds of the Fifth Pres byterian Church, at Twelfth and Lombard'streets, are now being'exhumed. The upper part-of the graveyard'has been sold for building purposes; to raise $lO,OOO to relieve the properly fromrincum brance. Some .of the bodies are* being-removed to other grounds; Serenade to the secretary of the Treasury.— Hon. S. P. Chase, Secretary of the Treasury, after leaving the Union League 1 Rooms, •Tuesday night, was serenaded-about twelve o’clock, at the Continental, by-Mr. Arßirgfeld’s admirable band. There were quite a large- number of friend* of the Secretary. present, who called ‘ for a "speech, but Mr. Chase did not respond. The band played quite a number of patriotic and other favorite airs. Hay.—During the past winter oyer fifteen hundred tons of hay have been- shipped from Hat field Station, on the North Pennsylvania- Railroad, and the business still continues. Baring the same time about one thousand tons-have been shipped from Q,uakertown. Cot.oked Soldiers.— Eleven-colored, re emits, raised in Norristown for the 54th Massachu setts regiment, took their departure from-this-oity a day or two since. _ ... Academy op Fine Arts.—The opening of the Pennsylvania Academy of the: Fin& Arts- has been postponed until May 4th. THE POL I C E.. CBefore Mr. Alderman Beitler.l Alleged Impostors. James Drew, who .works in the nary yard, and James Stewart, were arraigned at the Central Station yesterday afternoon, on the charge of collecting, or attempting, to collect, without authority, money in'the'name-of the ■Western Hose Company, to procure an ambulance for said organization. The following evidence was elicited; Charles McCallis’er testified that one of'the defendants (Stewart) -called-rupon-him some time since, soliciting money to .purchase an ambulance for the Western Hose Company; he had a subscription, book with him, con taining a number of names of .-persons said to have sub scribed; I did .not give him any thing at the time;.! told him to callugaini'and I would give him five dollars; ha cameshortly after the first of. April; in ; the meantime I had ascertained tbat.he had nor been aufchorized-to col lect subscriptions;! had the party arrested. /'Mr.' Musseri residing .atlS’29 Arch street, testified, that he had given five dollars to Drew as subscription to pur chase ah ambulance for., the Western Hose Company; 1 this wa3 three: weeks ago;*he' himself; I paid the raihe man five dollars about two.years ago ior thecompany to get hose; 1 am positive that Drew is the . man. : • - “ Stewart said he/would like to make a statement. The request leing granted, ,he said that- some time since he /was imStepacherV lager beer saloon; two men asked him to take some .beer,.which; he accepted; then they said if he .would like to make adoliaxtogoto Hr. HcCal lister and he would subscribe $3; he took the subscrip tion book and proceeded on the errand, but did; not re ceive any money; he was told to come again,- and,when he did so this morning, was arrested. In answer to a question by the alderman, Stewart re plied that he did not know the parties who had given him the book, nor has he seen them since. The defendants were commuted in default of $l,OOO bail to answer at court. Up Again, Thomas Todd, alias Wilson, who had been in the hands of the police twice within a short-time past, was arraigned at the Central Station: with another young man giving the name of Thos. Martin. The defendants o were arrested by Mr. Carpenter of the police telegraph, on the charge of attempting to commit a larceny, at an auction sale in a house on Ninth street below Vine, yes terday morning. Mr. C.'observed these two -prisoners, with several confederates, sounding the pockets of ladies. < The officer (incog. ).warned the ladies to look/out for pickpockets. The party of suspected thieves then left the house. Officer Carpenter followed thenr to Tenth and. Bacesfreet.whert.he took the defendants into* custody. This one (pointing to Todd) struck me twice. The prisoners were committed in default of $1,500 to an swer the charge of attempted larceny.' Additional bail to the amount of $5OO was required;, of-Todd to answer the charge of assault and battery onthe officer: Whisky; Bravado* A short, thick-seblookiug. man, giving the name of Richard Kelly, was. arraigned at the. Central Station on the charge of disorderly conduct and.commltting. an as sault and battery on Lieutenant .Robert Hall of the Pro vost Guard,-and Lieutenant John K_ Brooker.: It seems that after drill yesterday afternoon in Independence Square, Lieutenant "Hall had his attention: called to a man -who was speaking very disrespectfully of the United Mates Government, and cheering .for Jeff Davis, in a public restaurant on Chestnut street, above Sixfch - As he entered the restaurant, the defendant, commenced abusing the /United' States-Tcheered.for Jeff. Davis and. the Southern Confederacy—said he could whip any Abe Lincoln worshipper, or any of the Provost Guard. Lieutenant-Brooker, who heard, these traitorous ex clamations, arrested the defendant—the latter said he woiild go along quietly. After walking down the street a short distance, he put Ms arm suddenly around the neck of Lieut. Brooker and tried to strike him. Just afc this moment, one of the reserve officers of the city police arrested tbe fellow for breach of assault and battery, &c., and brought him to the* lockup. At this - place, the prisoner said he knew what he had been *doing, .and lhat he meant all he said. -: The prisoner was asked if. he had anything to-sav; he replied no, he was crazy drunk and did'not know what : he?was*doing. He was committed, in. default of SSO(Xto answer the charge of assault and battery, and was fined ' for drunkenness. * [Before Slr. Commissioner Heazlett. 3 Held to Ball. ; The case of Benjamin Jackson ami Louis Solomon was decidedyesterday by Mr.Heazleit,the United States Com missioner. He was brief/ .Iu his own mind he had not the least doubt of the moral guilt of the defendant; but as actual “force,” as contemplated by the ait of Congress was notiesortedio, he could not see any other coarse to pursue than to- dismiss the complaint, but that he would hold the defendants to bail in the sum of $5,000 each, to be of future good behaviour, and to keep the peace.uhder all laws of the United States and- the Terri tories thereof. District Attorney.Coffey* suggested that inasmuch as an act of Congress provides that a bill may be sent to the Grand Jtuy, in all cases that may ariseunder an act df Congress, notwithstanding the dismissal of a complaint, that the defendants present be required to appear at the next term of the United States District Court it required. Mr. Philips, counsel for the defence,, made no objection . to this, and baiLwas thus demanded. Scene at tlie Central Station. - 7 esterday, afternoon a furniture car loaded with goods seized at the house of Mrs. Anderson, arrested for lar ceny, was broughUo the Central Station. 1 There were at least three trunks of goods found there that belonged to a deceased person,.andwas claimed by a sister. There were quite a numher.of articles identified bv parties who live and have; been liyiug.at the Girard House. -1 Thera are evidently.a large number of things stolen, that re main to he identified., Letters were found amox g the . effects of the accused, frornwhloli it would seem that she had been living at the White Hall Hotel. Market street; above Seventh ; private-house, SSI Walnut street.; • Merchants* Hotel, Fourth.', above Market Hall, Cape Island; Columbia House, Cape, Island. A ' silver goblet,found was identified. An op_ra glass was - identified. An inkstand, was identified. A number-of spoons were found.in one of the trunks ; some of them are silver. They hearthefollowingmarks; “it. C. F., ? * W.- S. W.“S. M. A’V ’‘‘E. D. n ; a salt spoon marked *‘ A. M.- V. E. V Also, an Irish song-book with, the name of Dominic Farren, No, ■ 6 Horstmann street, written in it. . There was also an order found, dated January 27,;lS60>tand signed R Graham, No. 1035 Mar ket street, recommendingold Mrs; Anderson as a poor -‘woman-w6rrhy.6freliefmom.lhe Girard e§tatea’ v '-' The Central Station was visited hy ft large' nufaher of yesterday, ■ most of them ladies, who care fully inspected the goods under the supervision of De fective Bartholomew,.who now lias.the matter under his charge.' Among the things found was. A “Secesh.” scarf, which nobody claimed. Apublic hearing-will be held at two .o’clock this afternoon, at the Central Ration. [Before Mr. Alderman Fields. 3 Outrageous Conduct, Yesterday three youngmen, giving the names of ‘Wil liam Euney, Joseph Collins, and Matthew Gallagher, .were arraigned before Alderman Fields on the charge or riotous conduct and committing an assault and battery on several persons. It is alleged, a party of young men on Tuesday night to a place called * * Dutch -Bow,’’-in a semi-rural section of the Nineteenth ward, and made an'indiscriminate attack on the inhabitants thereof, during which a woman named Stull was so severely injured that her life is despaired o£ Roney was required to enter bailin the sum of $1,300, ana the other two in s6oQ.each; to answer. The Police Force, ■ A petition* we learn, will be presented to Councils at an early.-day, asking for an advance of salary of the police omfiersfe The Board of Trustees of . the Gas Works recently advanced the rate of wages of'the employees in that department,, and there is no good reason Why the. example-ibos set should not be emulatedbyotherde pax-tments in the city Government, particularly where the pay was fixed in the first place at a very low rate. The price of provisions is now ..at, least-fifty per cent higher than ft year or two ago, and on the small salaries given to the police .we cannot see how they can well aye comforts at home, or keep up a show of respecta bility. In times such as these the .greatest amount of liberality-—not extravagance^—should be allowed. In some of the other department's the wages are also low.- to far as the Police Department is ooncemed. it is not more than one-third of the'expense of the same depart ment in New York. The petition will probably be pre sented to,the City Councils to-dav, where it will no doubt receive respectful and liberal consideration. . LEGAL INTELLIGENCE. District Court—Judge Stroud, William W. Fulmer vs. Joseph Cressman. An action to recover for five months’ rent of a store on North Second stTeet. The allegation was.that after the ex piration of the term for . which the store had been leased to defendant he failed to .give up possession. The de fence on the other;hand alleges that other parties occupied the store with the knowledge and consent-of plaintiff; and tliat he accepted rent , from them, and they were the parties holding over. Verdict for plaintiff for $291.67. James Bond and Mary .Bond, late Mary Hall, his wife* and’Elizabeth Ballard, vs. James P. Johnson An ac tion of ejectment, to recover'possession of certain real estate. On trial. ; : District Court-Judge Hare, Thomas Marsh vs. Andrew Roheno, Sr. An action on a promissory note. Before reported. Verdict for plain tiff for $103.95. “ . James Eitchenman vs. Timothy McCarthy. An action to recover damages for the alleged unlawful closing up of an alley way by defendant, which plaintiff alleges ha had aright of way over. The defence set up tbit the. alley had been regularly conveyed to defendant, and the plaintiff had no i*ight of way. Verdict for plaintiff for $5. Court of Oyer and Terminer'and Quarter . Sessions— judge Thompson. The court was occupied during the day with the prison cates, and in petty case* were liad; ‘ “ v • $151,696,495