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BELIEVE IT ADVISABLE TO PROCURE .. THE PUTNAM SELF-ADJUSTING:CLOTHES WRINGER, PUTNAM . SELF-ADJUSTING CLOTHES WRINGER. •PUTNAM SELF-ADJUSTING. CLOTHES WRINGER. 'PUTNAM' SELF-ADJUSTING CLOTHES WRINGER, PUTNAM •SELF-ADJUSTING CLOTHES WRINGER, PUTNAM SELF-ADJUSTING CLOTHES WRINGER. BECAUSE, First. The rolls, -being of'vulcanized rubber, will *ear hot and cold water, and will neither break nor tear Tiff buttons. , - ■■■....■ ; x . - . Second. The frame being of iron, thoroughly galva nized, all danger from rustle removed, and tho liability khrihki 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, *» well as articles uneven in thickness, are certain «.o •receive uniform pressure. . . ' , Fourth. The patent fastening by which the machine tightened to the tub, webeiieve to be mpenor in sim plicity and efficiency to any yet offered. Fifth. It willfifc any tub, round or square," from oue ilialf to one-and-a-ouarter inches in .thickness? without he least alteration. RETAIL PRICE : 'arb. i, V.. 2, #5.50 >lKgr Agents wantedin-eyery county, 'MSP Sellable and energetic men will be liberally dealt ’With. For sale at the “WOODEN-WARE ESTABLISHMENT” OF A. H. FRANOISOUS, No. 433 MARKET St. and No. 5 North FIFTH St., xnb2o.-2m Wholesale Agent for Pennsylvania. COMMISSION HOUSES. JELLING, COFFIN, <6 00., »30 CHESTNUT STREET, Save for sale by the Package a good assortment of Staple TRUSTS, LAWKS, BROWN AND‘BLEACHED MUSLINS, COTTOKADES, PRINTED LININGS, SILESIAS, NANKEENS, CORSET JEANS. 6-* BLACK AND MIXED BROADCLOTHS, UNION CASSIMEBES, MEDIUM, AND LOW QUALITY SATINETS, NEGRO'KERSEYS, PLAID LINSEYS, ARMY GOODS, OYS’, MISSES*, AND CHILDREN’S, CLOTHING, CLOAKS, &c., IN ENDLESS VARIETY, AT LOW PRICES, No. 131 South EIGHTH Street, ap2l-lm Three doors above Walnut. RE TAIL.” JAMES R. 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And respectfully Invites an inspection of hia 1034 CHESTNUT STREET. ■Jg M. NEEDLES, 1024 CHESTNUT STREET, HAS JUST RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING NEW GOODS IOR GARIfcALDPS. PUFFED LINEN CAMBRICS, A NEW ARTICLE. PUFFED AND TUCKED MUSLINS. PLAIN FRENCH MU&LINK. 2 YARDS WIDE. STRIPED. PLAID. AND FIGURED MUSLINS. A SUPERIOR ARTICLE OF GRENADINE VEIL, $1 UP- A LARGE ASSORTMENT NEEDLE-WORK EDG- FLOUNCINGS, AND BANDS, AT OLD PRICE VALENCIENNES = AND . GUIPURE EDGINGS AND INSERTING!*. 60 PS. OF PIQUES, AT REDUCED PRICES. 000 NEW STYLE NECK-TIE* FOR LADIES. PRINCESS ALEXANDRA, Ac., &c.,&c. The attention of the Ladies is respectfully asked. K. M. NEK DUES. ; ap2Mm • . : . T\RESS GOODS AT REDUCED •U PRICES, from the recent Auction Sales' Black and ‘White Plaid Alpacas at 37c, worth CD, Cb oice Colored Alpacas at 50c, worth 62c. Plaid Mozambiaues 15 to 60c. Plain l6 to 50c. Plaid Poil De Chevres, all colors, at 50c. New Styles Figured, All-Wool Delaines at 50c. LightChalli Delaines at 25c. 4-4 French Chintzes at 3114 c. jaconet Lawns at 12>£c. Black and White Organdies at-25c. r H. STEEL & SON, Nos. 713 and 715 North TENTH Street. CHARPLESS BROTHERS Offer by the package, at the Lowest rates ot this season, Pacific 12C0 and 1400 Lawns, .Manchester Spring De Lain.ee, Pacific: do. Prints, Do. do. De Laiaes. GHARP'LKSS BKOTHEKS. Mode : colored Silks, Foulards. Checked Silks, India Silks,. Mantle Siikc, Black Figures, Bareges, Cnallies. Imperatrice, Poplins, Organdies, Chintzes, Zephyr and Barege Shawls.' CHESTNUT ana EIGHTH Streets. ■■ riLOTHS, GASSIMERES, AND VEST- S' INGS. . * Cassiioeres for Boys. Caessimeres for Young Gents, Cassimeres for suits. Cassimeres for everybody. Cassimeres, mixed and plain. i Cassimeres. striped and plaid. Casaimeres, Black and Brown, __ At JOHN H. STOKESV ap» - •- . TOa AHCH Street. WATCHTGS AM) J JUWIiI.KY. QLARIt ' S , 60S CHESTNUT STREET, IS THE CHEAPEST PLACE IN THE CITY TO BUY GOLD or PLATED JEWELRY, SILVER-PLATED WARE. PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS, POCKET-BOOKS, TRAVELLING BAGS, &c. , Call and examine our stock before purchasing else- The following is a partial list of goods which we are selling from 20 to 100 per cent, less than at any: other es tablishment in the city: ICE PITCHERS. SYRUP PITCHERS. CREAM PITCHERS. SUGAR BOWLS. BUTTER COOLERS. . GOBLETS. CUPS. CASTORS. . WAITERS. CAKE BASKETS. CARD BASKETS. SALT STANDS. TOBACCO BOXES. NAPKIN RINGS. FRUIT KNIVES. TABLESPOONS.. DESSERTSPOONS. TEA SPOONS. . ' SUGAR-SPOONS. SALT SPOONS. DINNER and TEA PORKS. BUTTER KNIVES. OYSTER LADLES. GRAVY LADLES. SETS IN GREAT VARIETY. BRACELETS. BREAST PINS. - CHATALAINE CHAINS. GUARD CHAINS. medallions. CHARMS. THIMBLES. . RINGS. GOLD PENS. GOLD, PENCILS. GOLD TOOTH PICKS. GENTS’PINS, beautiful styles. GENTS’ CHAINS, " “ SLEEVE BUTTONS, *' STUDS. . -ARMLETS. NECK CHAINS. POCKET-BOOKS. • TRAVELLING BAGS. ALBUMS. ' CIGAR CASES.* N . CARD CASES, &c. Call early and examine the largest and cheapest stock ’of goods in the city. - D. W. CLARK’S, 60a CHESTNUT STREET. WATCHES, JUST RECEIVED PER STEAMER EUROPAn GOLD WATCHES, LADIES’ SIZES, OF NEW STYLES- SILVER ANGRES AND CYLINDRES. GILT ANCRES AND CYLINDRES. PLATED ANCRES AND CYLINDERS. For Sale at Low Rates to the Trade, by D . T . PRATT, apStf . 60T CHESTNUT STREET. J. O. FULLER, Importer and Wholesale Dealer in FINE WATCHES AUD JEWELRY, No. Yia CHESTNUT Street, (Up-etaira, opposite Masonic Temple), Ha* now open a Large and complete stock. ' EMBRACING - AMERICAN AND SWISS WATCHES, B. HOWARD & CO. ’S FINE AMERICAN WATCHES, GOLD CHAINS, GOLD SPECTACLES, THIMBLES, r. ■ ■ and- ■ • ' “PINK JEWELRY OP EVERY DESCRIPTION. fe»-8m ■■ jBV FINE WATCH REPAIRING MUt attended to, by the most experienced workmen, And every watch warranted for one year, a. RUSSELL, %% North SIXTH Street, J O. FULLER’S FINE GOLD PENS, THE BEST PEN IN USE, FOB S ALE ALL SIZES. fel3-3nl J'INE GILT COMBS IN EVERT VARIETY. IMITATIONS OF PEARL AND CORAL. J. os>may precipi tate one of the bioodießt conflicts of this war. Our forceß are busily employed in throwing up entrench ments. A few weeks ago the Union lines extended almost, if not altogether, five miles over- the Nanse? mond. Since then the advance" guard, of General Peck’s forces has been withdrawn to the east side of the river, new lines have been established, and rein forcements poured in. In the extreme front, on the South Quay road, the 99th New York lie in their trenches,,where they have been heroically perform* ing their duty amid the hurtling balls of. tlie rebel riflemen for oyer twenty days. Immediately adjoin ing, on a beautiful plateau of liigh, level ground; are encamped the drafted men from York, Adams, and Berks counties. Opposite these camps, across the river, and within tolerable good rifle range, are the long. elliptical rifle-pits of the enemy, from whence their sharpshooters are constantly firing into the camps, and if a mounted officer should per chance show himself a shower of lead is soon sent whistling around him. Yesterday there was an apparent laxity in the firiDg across the river. Barely was an individual to ; be seen on the rebel ramparts, and a straggling shot or two fired at random was all that we heard from tbe enemy. General Terry, thinking they might be moving down the river a piece to a strip of timber, which they seem to love to linger about like sylvan satyrs, ordered the 99th New York to make a recon noissance. Lieutenant Colonel Nixon had com mand, and thinking that the rebels had deserted the pitspr else were weak in numbers, pushed boldly across the Nansemond with his regiment, the 99th N. Y. a murmur was heard from the breast works, as he arrayed his forces underthe eye of their fortifications, not a whisper was uttered, when Cos. C and E were thrown out as skirmishers on the right and left flanks respectively: ; When we had got within fifty yards of their breast ‘ works, they opened a heavy fire on the little hand of Spartan heroes; Lieutenant Colonel Nixon hurried uphis re serves; but useless haste! What could three hundred men do, with a thousand murderous rifles blazing forth continually in their faceßl For jfive hundred yards over the heavy ground of a cornfield, they ploughed their way on the double quick. : Nei- ■ ther iron, or lead, or fire, or death itself seemed ca pable of stopping therd. Thrice bad the bugle sounded a recall, but they heard it not; again its brazen notes sounded above the conflict’s din—-they heeded not till they reached the very brink of death itself. ' One man was stabbed in the face with a bayonet. But see ! ’Two siege guffs open their iron throats, and while they belch forth to the rebels eternity, ’tis life to our panting troops. The shells fall amid the swarming masses, and the havoc is terrible At last a special messenger brings -the to return, and with reluctance they retrace their Bteps across the. river. Two other regiments to support the 99th, but they were riot allowed to participate in the' fight lest, it might bring on a ge neral engagement. The men were much chagrined to think that, after they had rushed through thejaws of death to within a few yards of the coveted rifle pits,they must withdraw without having occupied them. The rebels lost thirty killed, and about fifty wounded. The “intelligent contraband” said he did not know for certain, but “ dere were a mighty big heap on’em, massa.” : Our loss is 6 killed, and 22 wounded, as follows: WOUNDED. George S.Patterson, C, chest and feet, (serious.) ~ » Patrick Neclan, D, ball in left leg. John Hammel, F, leg fractured, r Alexander Johnson. C, left hip, (serious.) John Dugan, G, right breast. James Calloway, D, face and neck. Wm. Williams, A, left leg. Diedriek Kloflges, A, breast, (serious.) James O’Brien, K, bayonet wound, (slight.) John Collins, A, knee and leg. Daniel Dix, F, abdomen, (serious.) Patrick Haileyy A, bead, (slight.) Thomas Coombs, F, right thigh. Owen McPolan, O, left breast and arm. John Bardett,-C, slight. Charles McLaughlin, C, chest, (serious.) John Gibbons, F, hip. . . John Cartey, B, arm, (slight.) William Minot, E, thigh. John Campbell, F, right leg. Alfred Smith, F, elbow. John O’Hara, acting sergeant in Fort Nansemond, "Company K, 130th Begiment N. Y. Y. > KILLED. Edward Welsh, F. ißoberfcLong, C. Patrick Moore, F. John McDonald, A. J. C. James, G-. I Michael Reilly, D. As usual, the enemy reinforced with startling ra pidity, They have two railroads in constant use, and are menacing us in every conceivable way. While l am writing, an occasional shell is fired into the woods, to keep them at a respectful distance. - They take the hint. Very rude people, though, who never see they intrude, till you have to hint to them that they could “take nothing from you that you would more willingly part withal, 51 than their pre sence. Col. Spear’s 13th Penna. cavalry have a very rough way of hinting to the “ gray-backs,” how disagreeable and intolerable they are growing. He has the finest body of cavalry inthe service. They seize; with gourmandlike avidity, every op portunity for making a dash on the ragged pests of this locality. * If we take the two first days of May as a harbin ger of good weather, and good things to come, they will certainly be delightful, if all like the omen which promises them. Fruit trees here have long been sweetly blooming, succulent vegetables begin to garnish the tables, and the mud which has caused so much execration in this department, is about to “dry up.” Already these things begin to impart an impetus to martial movements, by simply re moving the former obstruction, which had the effect of an embargo on men and mules, . The towiiof Suffolk, like Norfolk, and"indeed like almost every southern city, I may say, contains very few respectable buildings. The majority of the houses are of the usual rambling style, and are be grimed with the average modicum of filth. If the first historian of Virginia (Richard Hackluyt,) had hot am incontestible'character for gravity, one would be apt to think him a bit of a wag, when he gives a geographical picture of the State which had the distinguished-"honor of being named after, “ye first virgin Queen of England. ll He Baid the soil was the finest under the cope of heaven; it was the pleasantest country in the world. The continent is of huge and unknown magnitude, is very well peo pled and towned, but savagely. If Virginia had horses and kine, there is no realm in. Christendom would be comparable to it. He characterizes the natives as being kind, and good-natured, but cruel, malicious, .and blood- thirety toward each other, often destroying whole tribes in their domestic feuds; resorting to very wicked strategies in war ; often inviting people to feast with them, and then killing them. This is notan indifferent 'description of the native bushwhackers across, the Nansemond. ’ I don’t wonder at the nervous anxiety displayed by the borderers, when the commissioners came around to survey the boundary line between Vir ginia and North Carolina. They had other reasons, besides that openly expressed, of to “pay tribute to God or to Casrer.” In my last, I alluded to South Quay front and a long line of rifle-pits, opposite and on the west side of the Nansemond ; I also. mentioned the great- and painful annoyance the - rebel sharp-shooters were causing our men, camped on the east side of the; river, and hinted; darkly about the rebels being ready to make a new swarm, one of these bright days, into a piece of timber opposite Drawbridge; battery, where fortifications had been lately thrown up. General Peck was determined the audacious rebejs should not be allowed to harass the men in the batteries sb they had been doing for some time at Fort Nansemond, on the South Quay-road. This morning, a force commanded by Brigadier General Getty, started over the river-at Drawbridge .-bat tery, to reconnoitre the woods. Your correspon dent was on the train ready to start for Norfolk on Saturday evening s hut, getting a very slight inkling of a movement morning, of considerable mag nitude, I hastily leaped from the moving train, and. walked over to the camp of the gallant llth Penn sylvania, where I found the hospitality genial and the officers gentlemen. Thus I was ready to start in the morning with the marching troops. After breakfast, I found my information of the previous evening correct. The roads, were lined with in fantry, cavalry, and artillery. Biding through these armed maßßes to the edge of the river, I stationed myself at the end of the bridge, which spans the N&n&einond, on the Petersburg road. Between eight, and nine o’clock A. M. the column began to move slowly over the bridge, the 103 d Regiment N. Y. in advance, followed by the 89th N. Y., 28th N, J., 13th N. H, battery D, of the 4th Regulars, thre companies of the New York Mounted Rifles, yid two howitzers, Conn;, 7th M»sb., and 15th. Conn. The rebvi pickets were stationed but a lew rods hOBi bank, but were Boon dtfvea in, as out column steadily advanced up the steep, miserable, and sandy road. As soon as the 103 d N. Y* reached the level above the river, they silently de ployed to the right, supported bythe23d N* J.» while the 13th N. H. formed the left, supported by the 98th N. Y. During all this time the battery at Fort Bosecraos was shelling the woods, at regular inter vals, and the Parrott guns on board- the Smith Briggs, thus taught to speak, frequently parleyed with the rebels. Skirmishing in front waxed warm, i The enemy dropped a promiscuous shell or two, and the first wounded man was carried to the rear.Ke luctantly the enemy yield the ground, but our men drive them slowly and surely back. They have reached a large ravine, where the timber has been slashed , and a rude sort of abattis formed. Here they were comparatively safe, but the brave 103 d N. Y. and the gallant 13th N. H. gave them no re pose. . Over the corn-fields they rushed with the ut most indifference to the whistling bullets, which sang Buch ominous death Bongs. At last they fly, but only-to their rifle pits, which lie within the friendly cover of tlie wood. It iB now noon, and I can see nothing of the 4th B. I. and 23d Conn., which I understood to have gone about five miles up the make a movement on the right flank of the enemy. At rare intervals a gun is discharged from one of the gunboats, but no musketry is heard. Aiportion of tlie bafctery belonging to the 4th Re gulars was stationed in a large corn-field near Pru dence, I, a ruined house about half a mile from Suffolk, and one piece was in the middle of the Pe tersburg road. The enemy had a small battery, down,the same road about a mile. They fired 12- pourid Bhells, with more rapidity than accuracy. Our battery opened and soon’silenced their noise for the present. The rebels how began to leave their pits and take to the deep woods, but our soldiers follow ed them as if each one was an individual Nemesis, were they forced from their burrows. By the distance the day-god had made in his daily rounds I would judge’it to be after two o’clock, and ouradvance was but one mile from, town and had eiffered only a Bhort distance into the woods. The rebels again open with their masked battery, and the Bhellß rush fiercely over our heads. / The brush in our extreme front, fired by an incen diary ehell, covered the field with its gathering smoke. And our shells, instead of dropping into the enemy’s ranks, and effectually quieting their pieces, fell .too short ami harmlessly exploded. The infant ry, under cover of the guns, had got almost to Pro vidence Church., Sharpshooters were constantly pick ing off'our men. It was here, at about half past 4 o’clock, that.brave Col. Kinggold, of the 103 d New York, fell mortally, wounded. As the sun, whieh rose iii blood, early in morning, sank into the west, the pale moon slowly opened her Cyclopean eye, and gazed unwinkingly upon the reddened earth, and, amid the thunders of artillery, Capt. . Davis, 7th 'Massachusetts, and Lieutenant Hasbrook, com manding 00. I), of the 4th! U. S. Artillery, were. en gaged in a duel with, the rebel battery. The shots on both sides were very-well aimed and .the gun boat occasionally made a succcessful hit. It waß. just ns the soft twilight began to take the place of the dazzling sunlight, that Lieutenant Beecher, of the . 4th U. S. Artillery, fired a shell, which struck a caisson, exploding it, with a fearful noise; and piece,'and men, and horses could be seen no more. With this brilliant little episode, ended the busy Sunday. Pickets were stationed along the front, and our forces withdrawn to the south side of the river. General Getty had 10,000 men across the river, lying along the road ; of these but 1,500 were deployed as skirmishers, and only about 2,500 were, in action. If they simply made a reconnoisaance in force they were successful. The rebels are now five miles olf, and are under command of General Long street. Gen. Hood had command' of their forces over the river, supported by Gen. Picket. Our loss cannot be correctly known at present j but it is esti mated at 70 killed and wounded, among .whom are some officers. The, rebels carried their dead and wounded with them. I saw but one dead rebel, and . he lay in the rifle pits.'. There were : several pri soners taken in the morning and one deserter. I hear it rumored to-night that the party which went up the river this morning, nine miles to Sleepy Hole, succeeded in capturing two pieces of artillery and a number of prisoners. The reconnoissance will doubtless be continued to-morrow. AH who were in the’engagement behaved with coolness and courage ; and where officers and regiments are all alike brave and enthusiastic, it would be invidious for me to iqention names and numbers. Since T have been here the fortifications and the distribution of forces in this locality have com manded considerable of my attention. Longsfcreet; has at this time between 50,000 and 60,000 men at his command, but he has five different roads to guard andhecannot have : more than 10.000 men at one place:. This place is fortiffedby splendid works for over twenty-five miles. On the southeast is the Great Dismal Swamp, andall around the entire works are creeks and swamps- Thus Long street cannot avail himself of his favorite tactics of rapidly and mysteriously reinforcing. On the Eden- ton road, across Langston’s swamp, in the neighbor hood of Dardin’s plantation, are stationed 10,000 more. It was on this outpost that Sergeant Mahlon H. Strahn, of Co. H, 11th Pennsylvania Begiment, wasVounded, but will recover ; then at David P. 'Wright’s, ori the Somertoh road, about 12,000 men are camped. The Old Somerton road iB occupied by a whole division just at the junction of the artillery road (which last was cut by the rebels one year ago to join the former), to enable them to get in the rear of General Burnside, to cut off hia supplies, if he sriouldattack Suffolk. Judging from'the camp-fires seen from Fort Nansemond, there must be 8,000 or 10,000 on the South Quay - road, at Bethlehem Church. last point is Providence Church, on the Petersburg road, which extends to Chuto tuck (pronounced Chuckaiuck ), the extreme left of the rebel position’.-. Here they evidently have a strong force, for our men have been fighting on this line ail day, and have not advanced more than five miles. The 3d Georgia Begiment, Colonel Wright, is re ported to be in the neighborhood of South Mills, - CSpecial Correspondence of The Press. 1 Despite the overhanging clouds and the chill eaßt wind, everybody to-day looks cheerful and smiling that we have at last reached the end of the masterly inactivity of the Army of the Potomac, and that its onward, march seems crowned with victory; even the grum-looking men, who have worn the little de testable badge of copper, cannot avoid joining in the general congratulation which passed from mouth to mouth .'this morning in State street, and the only gratification left the croakers is one which they con tinually repeat to-day—“the news can’t be true.” The general tone of rejoicing is only checked to re gret the brave men who have fallen, especially the New England. officers, most of whom were well known here. The fatality which attends some offi cers is remarkable, like young Capt, Holmes (son of O. W. Holmes), who is wounded in every battle he has been in, beginning at Ball’s Bluff. And the sor row for the fallen brave does not confine itself to words: eleven thousand dollars have just been col lected and presented to the widow of Gen. Reno, for herself and children.- Sufvoi.k, May 3, 1863. CITY OS’ BOSTON. Secretary Chase’s brief visit to Boston passed off very pleasantly, and increased the number of his friends here very considerably, there being a uni versal expression of gratification from those who had the good fortune to meet him. Fast day he at tended Dr. Huntington’s church in the. morning, and dinner went outto Camp Meigs (colored troops.) He also visited Professor Agassiz’s Museum, the custom house, and Merchants’ Exchange, where he made a short-speech, in answer to the numerous cheers with which he was greeted, and finally closed his brief Bojornm here by a visit to Minot’s Ledge! The defences of Boston harbor, after having, until now, been almost entirely neglected, are to receive a little attention. The wooden line-of-battle ship Ohio, which, ap praised like old Ohina, ia one of the most valuable vesselß in the navy, is to cruise off the harbor, and it is confidently hoped that the well-known chivalry of our Southern friends will prevent their running past ner, for every true knight respects age and weakness. She'would be invaluable to sink in the channel, were it not that she is so very slow that she would not probably get to the bottom before the end of the war. Other measures are on foot for de fending the shore, and of a little more modern cha racter. * The 54th (colored) regiment have now in camp. about-860 men—a sufficient answer to the conserva tives who said the negroes would not enlist. It is now stated that this regiment will be used as the nucleus of a negro brigade, to be. commanded by E. A. "Wilde, of Brooklyn; and to be recruited and or ganized in the .same manner aB the brigade under Tillman. N East evening a crowded audience greeted General Hamilton, who lectured at Tremont Temple in aid of the Discharged Soldiers’ Home, on slavery in connection with the rebellion. {Saturday evening the Museum was filled, to wit neßß an amateur theatrical performance in aid of the suffering poor in Ireland j and Judge Daly, of New York, gave an excellent lecture last week for the same cause. Camilla Urso again appeared at Tremont Temple laftt Thursday, for the benefit of Mr. Marshall, a well-known choir leader. Madame Urso gains favor with each successive hearing. Mrs. Bowers’ Combination closed its engagement at the Boston Theatre on Saturday afternoon, and are replaced this week by the Florences. Mr. Mar shall now has only the Boston to cater for, the How ard having been taken possession of by the new les see, Mr.' Willard, who closes it this week for re pairs, opening next Monday with an entirely new company. Mrs. Jane English leaveß the New Tremont to Paul Juiguet’s French company next week, having taken EauraTCeene’s for a couple of monthß. Amusements of all kinds were neverbetter attend ed than at present. The theatres and concerts are full full that seats are a luxury. Our Municipal Elections. To the Editor of The Press Sir: I have read with interest the communica tion in your columns of this. morning, upon the subject of legislative and municipal reform. The suggestions of your correspondent are excel lent, and if carried out would accomplish much good; We must not, however, overlook the fact, that legislative action necessarily precedes the pro posed constitutional changes, and we need not look for such legislative action until we are better repre sented. The first and most important thing for the public to do,- is to select and elect capable and hon est representatives. This done, the rest follows* I am, sir, yours very truly, Philadelphia, May HORACE, further Details of the Great Actions of Saturday and Sunday. The Storming and Capture of Fredericksburg.. GENS. EVANS AND FITZHUGII LEE PKISONERS IN WASHINGTON. THE SUCCESS OF GENERAL AVERILL’S EXPEDITION, FAILURE TO RETAKE FREDERICKSBURG. We publish to-day further particulars of the great battles of Saturday and Sunday, and of the storm ing and capture of Fredericksburg. Since these successes an attempt had 7 been made, it is said, by Eor.gstreetfwho was supposed to be in command before Suffolk) to recapture the heights of Frede ricksburg, which, we believe, has failed signally. Generals Fitzhugh Leeand Evans are now prisoners in Washington, and it is confidently believed that General Hill, inactive command of the rebels on Sunday, met his death. General Hooker, perhaps, more than holds his position, for, in addition to the success of the battles detailed, it was still believed and asserted that General Stoneman’s expedition was a complete success, and it is now known that General Ayerill has returned and reported to Gene ral Hooker the destruction of the bridge and track of the Orange and Alexandria Railroad as far south as the Rapidan Btation, General Heintzelman has been promptly Bent to reinforce General Hooker with 20,000 men, it is announced upon reliable state ments} and there is every safety in believing that our advantages are firm and prospects cheering and great. The Tribune has correspondence from the field) stating that over 6,000 prisoners have so far been captured. The rebel loss in killed and wounded is aleo very severe. The report that Longatreet was in command of the attempt to retake the hill bat teries at Fredericksburg may have some foundation. X*ee had called for reinforcements, and the Govern . meat at Richmond was exerting everypovver to aid him, This*, may account for the mysterious with drawal of the rebel troops Suffolk. The news reads thuß: “ The enemy’s rifle-pits on the South Q,uay road and in our froDt were vacated yesterday afternoon, and the troops left in great haste, taking their bag gage with them, evidently having more important business elsewhere.” The correspondence of the- World contains an im portant statement, to the effect that nearly all our army was now united with Hooker. Sedgwick and Couch, with two army corps which carried the works at Fredericksburg, having pushed onto Hook er, and before this time, no doubt, joined him. Gen. Stoneman, when last heard from, “was. within eighteenmilea of Bichmond, having made a circuit round the enemy, and destroyed the railroad bridges of the Pamunkey and Anna rivers, and some fifteen miles of-the track.” Below we publish from the Times additional re view and detail of the. battles of Saturday and Sun day, Headquarters in the Field, Near Chancellorvillx, Sunday evening, May. 3,1863. -At this hour of writing, it is impossible to esti mate Ihe lossin to-day’s battle oneither side. We know that ours is heavy, heavier than ever before in a battle of bo Bhort duration, We further know that the IOBS Of the enemy is admitted by themselves to be perfectly frightful. We had the advantage in artillery, and our shells and canister tore and man gled their ranks fearfully. DE ATH OF GENERAL HILL. The prisoners are silent as to the loss of promi nent officers, but some of the- Alabamians in A. P. Hill’s division say that he , was killed early in the day, and that General Raynor is now in command of the division. THE BATTLE-GROUND. Probably no battle was ever fought upon ground more unfavorable for the manceuvring and deploy ing of troopß. Nearly the whole country in this vi cinity is covered with dense forest, much of it being of the same character as “ The Wilderness,” lying only a short distance west of thiß point. The timber is mostly dead, and still very dense ; then, to make, the forest still more impenetrable, there is a denser growth of dead underbrush, so that it is hardly pass able forman—certainly not for beast—and the worst place conceivable for handling troops. Yet, a great part of to-day’s terrible battle was fought in this al most-impenetrable jungle, and many dead and wounded on both sides still lie there, concealed in the-gloomy depths of ‘‘The Wilderness.” The only open ground upon which the batfcle.was fought, was the plain on the south side of the plank-road, near Chaneellorville, half a mile long, and'perhaps three hundred yards wide. The only open ground in our present position is a semi-circular crest, ex tending from the left of General Sykes’ position to the right, of General Howard.’s. Immediately in front of this are dense woods, concealing our skir mishers and those of the enemy, This crest is our artillery position, and here guns enough are massed to blow to atoms the armies of a dozen Southern Confederacies. The enemy seem to have a proper appreciation of the courtesies in waiting for them ! from this position. Twice to-day they have essayed out of the woods toward our guns, and twice have 1 thoßeguns sent to their earthly doom untold num-' hers of desperate wretches. The artillery at this point is in charge of Captain Weed, chief of artil lery of the sth Army Corps. TWO THOUSAND PRISONERS. The exact count of prisoners thus far taken, during the battle of Sunday, is not yet- known, but it must be, all told; nearly , if not quite two thousand. They were brought in singly, in. squads, in compa nies, and by regiments 5 and our men say that they could have taken many more, “but; for the trouble of bothering with them on the field of battle.” They would rather Bhoot than capture. Two regiments were taken entire—the 23d Georgia and the4th Ala bama—the former yesterday, and the latter to-day, ‘Then there are-detachments from fifty or sixty other regiments, including many North and South Caro lina, Virginia, Mississippi, and Louisiana regiments. The enemy has undoubtedly taken several hundred of our men, mostly wounded, with some from the ; llth Corps, who couldn’t run fast-enough to get away. A FAILURE AND A SUCCESS. The unaccountable and inexcusable conduct of a large portion of this corps, was the means of turning to asheß a. grand victory almost within our graßp, while the position was only retrieved by the superb generalship of the. Commanding General. A portion of the troops, the brigades of Cols. Bushbeck and McLean, stood their ground manfully until over powered by vastly superior numbers. Gem Barlow’s brigade was absent with Gen. Sickles. . HOOKER’S GENERALSHIP. The manner in which Gen. Hooker proposed to checkmate the rear attack of Jackson strikingly illustrates the bold and daring character of our com mander. Finding that Jackßon was marching by . the old Gatharpin road past our right front, Gene-‘ ral Hooker promptly ordered General Sickles to' attack that impudent column on the flank. This was not more; quickly conceived than vigorously executed. In one hour and a:half from the time the movement began, the head’ of General Eir ney’s division was engaging the-enemy, and our force and vigorous attack were •so great that the enemy’B left flank was Bpeedily turned, his columns doubled back one upon the other, and his men seized with' demoralization and panic. Williams’ division ably assisted this dashing movement, while Gen. Geary attacked sharply on our centre front, and the prospects were cheering indeed. The •llth Corps was. strongly entrenched. Its posi tion ought to have been held,and semebody is to blame for this disgraceful affair which smote us so sorely; just as we were about to reap rich fruits from the boldest move yetprojected since we crossed the river. And to remedy the effect of this disaster, we have spent this day in only puts us in our former condition, and the enemy once more in our front; albeit we have inflicted on Lee a murderous loss, and so shattered his columns that he must have time and reinforcements to enable him to fight again as savagely as hefoughtto-d&y. Besides, his position is now such that he must inevitably at tack our strong position or retreat. Retreat in his case, with our swift-marching army after him; is most surely disastrous. He may: precipitate his whole force upon Sedgwick, who can retire to the Heights of Fredericksburg, and wait for Hooker to follow up in his rear. Two or three times General Hooker Has said that he would-compel the rebels to come out of their fortifications, ana attack Him on his own - ground. It is brilliant generalship, indeed, that haß so faithfully fulfilled this promise. To-day the enemy literally leaves his fortifications, and Btands before our entrenched camp, essaying its capture. The question of supplies must now be of great moment to the enemy. His communication by rail, if not totally severed by our cavalry, must be seriously interrupted by the presence of our forces in the vicinity of Hamilton’s Crossing, fivo mileß below Fredericksburg, which has been the rebel supply ddpdt during the winter. The prisoners taken to-day had nothing to eat, and Bome ofthem eay no rations had been issued to them for three days, Boston, Hay 5, 1863. When the army started on its present movement; the troops tcok eight days’rations, in their haver sacks and knapsacks. The prospect of having to carry this amount of food on a long march.was- not : very palatable to the troops, and T mutterings w:cre loud and frequent. But the eight days’Tations are just what has enabled the army to do so .much and march so far in so short a time. The rations will be used up tofmorrow, and large amounts are already cbming forward in supply trains to United States ford, and on the backs of pack mules from? that point hither. The mules carry the boxes of hard bread on their.pack-saddleß, while the meat ration is fresh beef, driven on foot. HANNAM. ARMY OF THE POTOMAC. Hooker Reinforced by Heintzelman. SPIRIT OF OUR TROOPS. Our men never behaved more magnificently. Cool, confident,* and brave, they fought with splendid valor, and were even complimented by the prison ere who fell into our hands. The demoralization of the llth Corps did not affect the rest of the army in the least. Somehow or other they look upon it as a matter of course. Gen. Hooker’s appearanre on the field, under severe fire,-created tumultuous en thusiasm among the men, and he was cheered to the eeho time and again. When it became known that he had been struck by a piece of spent shell, (al though uninjured,) the cheers grew louder still. To the indefatigable efforts of Major Gen. Howard, commanding the llth corps, is due the fact that before daylight this morning this corps was so far re organized as to be placed on duty again in an impor tant position. Gen. Howard is one of our braveßt and beat officers. His emotions at the conductor some of the brigades cannot be described. Had he been longer in command of these men, undoubtedly this stampede would not have occurred. OUR OWN SUPPLIES. RETURN OF GENERA!*. AYERILI*. General Averill, with his cavalry command, re turned to United States ford to-day, and reported in person to General. Hooker this afternoon. Gen. A. has been out twenty-three days, and been as far south as Rapidan Station, oa the Orange and Alex andria Railroad, where he destroyed the bridge and track of the road. During his trip he drove Lee and-Stuart out of Culpeper, and captured there about . five thousand dollars’ worth of Balt and bacon belonging to the rebel Government, which he did not destroy, bub distributed , among the poor and suffering people of that vicinity. This made General A. very popular, and hereafter the people there will prefer his visits to those of Lee and Stuart.' Gen. Averill has received instructions for more important work, and our communications may be considered entirely safe so long as his force is in reach. HEADQUARTERS. The headquarters of the Army of the Potomac in the field are to-night under a large tree, just in the rear of the frontline of rifle-pits and abattis. Gen. Hooker h&B just dined on hard tack and cold ham. The gentlemen of the staff are looking for their “pack mule.” FROM FREDERICKSBURG. W e take the following from the correspondence of. ihe World to a late date from Fredericksburg. It contains intelligence which, if true, And it is in some mea&ure corroborated by cotemporary stafeiao&ti U THREE CENTS. very important, and xuey prove decisive of results" moat deßfred: Fredericksbttrg> May 4—7 A.. M. We have uptime, in the whirl of the military ope rations pending, for other than, ft mere outline of the situation. We mußt write and run, and until the de cisive event hasr transpired, which will furnish a few hours of leisure, we can give but a hasty sketch of the most prominent and striking features in the present aspect of our affairs. * THE ATTACK ON FREDERICKSBURG^ Sunday morning the* attack on Fredericksburg waa commenced, and was, in the outset, unsuc cessful. At 10 o’clock it was again renewed, and" the 6th and 2d Army Corps were marched against the works, strongly situated and strongly defended, with a desperate determination-to carry them.- One must see to understand the diffi culty of the undertaking; In the distance the banks which must be climbed seem comparatively 10-. v, but when reached their steepness seems sufficient to thwarftbc most daring and desperate assault. Be hind the earthworks were guns of the most destruc tive kind, and infantry, which poured upon the storming party constant volleys of bullets and of can* ister. The assailants rushed up In concentric ec* lumns, and tlie Brooke of artillery covered them from view aB they came within close range, and were;oii the point of rushing up the embankment. They staggered, reeled, and finally rushed back from the' terrible volleys which were poured into them. Then came up the second columns, with better courage; through the storm, of bullets, and many of those who* had been repulsed joined them, and when they reached the steep embankment they climbed up with * a shout, and in a moment the leader of the party had : planted the Stars and Stripes on the parapet, and the enemy co’uld be seen scattering in all directions like sheep. Thus the heights were carried and the enemy put to flight over the plain beyond. Many prißoners and twelve guns were captured, and had cavalry been on hand to have been let loose after the fugitives the tropies of the victory would have been greatly increased. As it was, two hun dred and fifty prisoners were sent to the rear, in. eluding ODe colonel, Colonel Griffin, of the; 18th Mis sissippi, and twenty-five commissioned officers. FLIGHT OF THE ENEMY—STONEMAN’S EXPEDITION. The enemy, in their flight, left behind ten caissons, and, in perfect rout, fled over the plain toward the remainder of their forces, who were upon General Hooker’s front, seventeen miles away. But their flight was not toward Richmond, nor along the line of iftilroad from which they have received their sup plies. This they have abandoned for the reason that their communications were no longer in their own hands, but held by our forces, under General Stone • man, who, when last heard from , was within eighteen miles, of Richmond , at Hanover Court House, having made a circuit around the enemy, destroyed the railroad, bridges of the Pamunkey and Anna fivers, and some fftcenmiles of the track. The enemy have abandoned their communications, and are now adrift, using the best of their efforts to make their escape from the perils which surround them. NO ESCAPE FOR THE ENEMY BUT BATTLE. They no longer attempt to fall back on Richmond, for an enemy lies between them and their capital; and there is no way for them to escape with their, baggage and artillery but through between Hanover Court House and the position which Gen. Hooker holds. The line of railroad to the Pamunkey is so much in our possession that a wagon train is to morrow to be sent through to Gen. Stoneman. It is one of the most difficult things at present to see how the enemy are to get safely to Richmond. But their army, although cut off from its supplies and most critically situated, ia not yet destroyed, and may yet achieve much more than its precarious po sition promises. All depends upon the battle which has not yet taken place, to decide the fate of the army for the defense of the rebel capital. They may yet, in spite of the inferiority in generalship which they have mani fested, prove superior to General Hooker in battle. If so, they are safe. If not, their utter overthrow is well nigh certain. . The country through which lies their only line of retreat, is level and open, and extends away to Gor donsville, almost a level plain. Their only hope of a safe retreat is in so disabling us in battle that we are un&Dle to pursue. Thus far they have not shown themselves decidedly inferior to us. At one point they drove ub for several miles. But the ground was again regained by our troops at the point of the bayonet. They have thus far shown no superiority' in the field. . r; HOOKER JOINED BY SEDGWICK AND COUCH FROM FREDERICKSBURG. Sedgwick and Couch , with two army corps, which car ried the works at Fredericksburg, have pushed on toward General Booker, and before this have joined him. Gen. Hooker has now his entire army with which to operate against the enemy, who are cut off from their commu nications, driven by strategical movements out of their fortifications, and compelled to fight with even chances. In all probability, Monday will decide the fate of the two armies, and end, in. a decisive manner, to one party or the other. The fighting thus far has been desperate enough, but has not been decisive. With two corps added to his strength, the success of General Hooker can hardly be doubted. The next few days will teem with great events, possibly disastrous ones, but-all indications point to victory and success. GENERAL HOOKER. We can give few details of Gen. Hooker’s fighting. The suffering has been great, and the Tesult not so advantageous as might be wlßhed. Some troops have acted disgracefully. The 11th (Sigel’s) Corps broke in the most shameful manner, but the troops gene rally were most excellent and admirable in their conduct. Much is due to General Hooker, however. He was constantly exposed to fire with the same disinterestedness and bravery he has always shown, and was every where on hand to check any disorder and prevent his troops from flinching under fire. I have heard it said that everything in the conduct of the troops waß due to General Hooker’s indi vidual bravery. Much, no doubt,- is to be ascribed to the soldierly qualities which the General, as ever, has exhibited in a most extraordinary degree. No one but alludes to it in language of sincerest admiration. Casualties are reported. General Berry is re ported killed; General Hooker wounded, but slightly. LATER. 10 A. 'M.,—Sedgunck has pressed on toward Hooker, and Gibbon's division, left to guard the heights in rear of Fredericksburg, have been attacked by the enemy in large force, and are in dangei' of losing their 'position and abandoning Fredericksburg altogether. [Subsequent advices lead us to believe that this statement is incorrect, the attack having beenmade and repulsed.]. ‘STORMING THE HEIGHTS OF ST. MARYE, A correspondent gives this graphic account of the storming of the Heights ol St. Marye, beyond Fredericksburg: It was now 11 o’clock, continuous fighting had been going on for full six hours, and the rebels still held their works. Gem Sedgwick now determined' on having the “ light brigade” charge the heights. Cololonel Bunham, commanding, moved his forces along’, under the protection of abandoned earth works, and the hill-side formed by the sloping down of the plain near the city, until he had arrived directly in front of the most formidable position, known as the “slaughter pen.” Knapsacks and any article of clothing which might: impede their rapid movement were cast aside by the men, and they were deployed out in the following order : , One*half of the sth Wisconsin, Colonel Allen, as skirmish line; 31st New York, Colonel Jones, on the left; 6th Maine, Lieutenant Colonel Harris com manding, and the remaining portion of the sthrin the rear of and supporting the 31st at the same time. At the same time time a force, consisting of the 43d New York and 61st Pennsylvania, and one or two other regiments; were sent up the road at the right of the stone wall. Going on to the regi ments of the Light Brigade, prepared for a charge, were the 36th New York and 7th Massachusetts, and still further on other regiments. At twenty minutes past eleven the lion-hearted men rose from . their feet. Everyone of the thousand spectators on the hillß in the rear held their breath in terrible suspense, expecting to see them all the next moment . prostrate in the dust. “Forward!” cried the .Ge neral, and they dashed forward on the open plain, when instantly there was poured upon them a most terrific discharge of grape and canister. Many lay dead, but not one faltered. Full , four hundred yards - must be passed over before gaining the stone wall. As they press forward, delivering the bat tle-cheer, which is heard above the roar of ar tillery, the rebel guns farther to the left are turned upon them. But they falter hot. A moment more they have reached the stone-wall, sealed-its sides, are clambering the green bank of the bluff, and precisely as the city clock struck, they rush over the embra sure of .the rebel guns, and the Heights are ours. The enemy, with the exception of the cannoniers, fledinwild confusion, secreting themselves in the ■ houses, woods, and wherever a place of conceal ment was afforded. . The guns captured proved .to be the Washington Artillery, the battery so highly complimented.by General Lee in his report of the last battle of Fredericksburg, and which has figured more or less since the outbreak of the rebellion. “What men are these 1” was the inter rogatory of .one of the- astonished and terrified members, as our brave boys appeared over the ram parts. “We are Yankees,-- -you; do you think we will fight nowl” was the response of one : of our men, “Boys,” remarked the commander of the battery, “you have captured the heat battery in the Confederate service.” The 6th Maine was the first regiment to reach the scene. Lieutenant Colo nel Harris, with unparalleled bravery; rushed right up to the mouth of one, as it was belching away, and through the mist and Bmoke hiß form could just be discerned, as he cheered his men forward. He, together with Captain F-uriong, were the firßt to lay hold of the rebel pieces. The rebels succeeded in getting one gun away to some distance, when the force which had gone round to flank the battery perceived it, and immediately Starting in hot pursuit, captured itwith seventy-five prisoners., A wagon train was ahead which they might have secured, had-they not received orders to proceed no further. On the Washington Artil lery being surrendered, the* other batteries to the right did not make much resistance, but fled hastily before bur charging forces. Gen. Mills’ brigade, consisting of the 77th New York, 21st New Jersey, 49th New Nork, 33d New York, and 2d New York, made a very gallant charge. DEPARTMENT OF NORTH CAROLINA. NrwjiwnSj N. G., May 2.—Under this date a Herald correspondent details the success of the re cent expedition under Gen. Palmer, in an engage ment near Cove Creek. We hear from a gallant Pennsylvania regiment: WHAT THE FIFTY-EIGHTH PENNSYLVA- NIA DID. On Tuesday, April 28, Col. J. Richter Jones, of the 58th Pennsylvania Volunteers—a regiment and a commander who have been the terror of the rebels on the road toward Kinston for some time past, having had to perform picket duty far in advance of our lines —moved from Cove creek, on the Dover road, for the purpose oi driving in the pickets of the enemy, who had shown them selves in the vicinity in considerable numbers. He advanced cautiously toward the railroad junc tion, a point at which he supposed he might be join ed by some of the troops that hod gone up by the railroad track. Feeling pretty Bure of this, he left two companies in the rear, and had advanced to within seventy-five yards of the junction, when he was met by' a murderbus fire of musketry, which killed one of lub men (private Van Tyne, Company B,) and wounded several others. Still supposing they might be friends, Colonel J ones ordered the cavalry to bring up one of their guidons, and wave it, in order that, if the firing eameTrom a of friends, they could be undeceived. The waving of the flag met with a, response in the another heavy volley aimed particularly at the person of the bearen of the guidon. Being now satisfied that they were enemies, Colonel Jones de nloved those of his men who were present as skir mishers, and sent orders to bring up tha.reat of Mb command. After ascertaining where Ms supports, bv way of the railroad, were, three companies were deployed , to the rierht ana.three to. the left, for the purpose of flanking tho- enemy’s works. About the same time the 45th and 17th Massachu setts Volunteers arrived on the ground and opened upon the enemy from the left.. A sharp fight, here ensued, but with few casualties, on our the rebelß all firing too high. The result was the cap ture of the works and the precipitate retreat of the enemy. The position of the rebels was a strong one, and might have been held against three times the number that assailed it. The enemy had one regi ment in the workß* and a brigade with Bell’s battery,) in reserve, two'miles in the-rear. Five.of the enemy were-found dfiAd. sb the Federal troops entered the workßj but the wounded had been carried off. The dead were buried with Chris tian riteß, by order of Colonel Jones, the services being performed by Ms fighting chaplain, Rev, Mr,' bpl9> TSMKJ {PUBLISHED WEEKLY. 1 Tus War Press will be sent to subscribers by *, mail (per annum in advance) at* $4 (jfj Three copies “ ................ .7 00 Five copies “ •* 8 00 Ten “ *• IS 00 Larger Clubs than Ten Will be charged at the same rate, $1.50 per copy. The money must always dce&mphny the order, and in no instances can these terms be deviated from, as they afford very little more than the cost of the paper. Postmasters are requested to act aa Agents for Thl War Patess. 4®" To the getter-up of the Club of ton or twenty, ah extra copy of the Paper will be given. . VFlie Jjthigh Coal and Navigation Company. (?S*FIOE OF THE LkHTGH COAL & NAVIGATION CO., Philadelphia, May 6,1863. Affftfe stated annual meeting of the Stockholders of the- Lehigh Coal"and Navigation Company, held May ofk. 1863, it was, on motion of Lewis' Elkin, secondetfby J-ohn A. Brown, Resolved, That the Stockholders of the’ Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company meet at this place (Board of Trade Rooms, Chestnut street, above Fifth,) this day week r viz: Tuesday, May 12, be tween the hours of ll? A. M. and 2P.M., for the purpoßeoftahinga.atocS? vote on the adoption or rejection of the resolutions presented by the ma jority of the Scrap Committee this day, and that the’. Board of Managers be; requested to publish the' Report of the Committee, with the accompanying - Resolutions. Published by order of the Board. EDWIN WALTER, Secretary. REPORT AND RESOLUTIONS. To the Stockholders of tfeUehigh Coal and Navigation? Company Your Committee, appointed by resolution of the Stockholders at their Anfiadr Meeting, held 6th of May, 1862, to consider the subject of the conversion of the distributed scrip shares of the Company into stock, REPORT* That at an early day after their appointment, in con cert with two professional gentlemen aa their coun sel, they entered upon the consideration of the sub ject committed to them, with a pamphlet copy be fore them, of the Report for the year 1861, as pre sented and read to the Stockholders at the Annual Meeting, signed “by order of of Mana- % gers,” by James Cox, President. In this Report, after discussing some collateral points; and stating opinions of * eminent- counsel,’ adverse to certain rights previously claimed in behalf of the Scrip holders, the Board of Managers, on pages 17,18, and 19 of their said Report, in reference to the conver sion of distributed scrip shares into stock, say : “But waiving the discussion of the sub ject in its legal aspects and as a question of abstract and absolute right, and looking at it merely as a question of expediency; the Board of Managers rea dily and freely admit the desirableness, for many and obvious reasons, of the conversion of the scrip into stock at the earliest day practicable, consistent ly with a due regard for the interests of the Stock holders and the security of the Loanholders; and provided it can be done without violation, of the Deeffof Trust. “ This, it has been suggested, can be effected, and the legal obstacles in the way of the desired con version surmounted, by the negotiation of a new loan, to be secured by a Mortgage upon the Compa ny’s Real Estate, and made redeemable at a period beyond that for which the Deed of Trust of March. 7th, 1842, was given ; the subscriptions to said loan to be payable in the certificates, at par, of the pre sent funded debt of the Company; the proposed new loan to be for an amount sufficient to absorb the .whole of the said funded debt; with a proviso, should any of the holders of the said funded debt de cline or neglect to avail themselveß of the offer of the Company to receive it in payment of the sub scriptions to the proposed new loan, then to take cash subscriptions to said new loan sufficient to con stitute a fund equal in amount to that of the out standing loans; said fund to be so held as to be, at all times, available for the immediate payment of the said outstanding debt whenever payment is de manded. “ The belief has, in some quarters, been very con fidently expressed, that a loan of the character and for the amount contemplated, fora period of say twenty yearß, with interest payable quarterly, and the payment of both interest and principal secured, as the Compauy are able, to secure it, will present inducements to the holders of the present funded debt to invest their certificates in it, such as they will be glad to avail themselves of. “An extension of the present loans to the Com pany in the mode proposed, would be virtually, a» regards the Deed of Trust, a payment of them; and that instrument would thereupon ‘ cease, determine, and become void;* and the Company would, as a consequence, be relieved from the restraints to which they are now subject, and the Board of Ma nagers would thereafter be at liberty, without fur ther delay, to comply with the wishes of the holders of the scrip for its conversion into stock. “A. resolution, intended to give effect to these views, has.been prepared, and will be submitted to the Stockholders. If approved by them, it will be the duty of the incoming Boards of Managers to adopt the necessary measures to carry out, without unnecessary delay, the recommendation of the Stockholders—a duty which will, no doubt, be cheer fully discharged.” Th e Resolution referred to as adopted by the Board ofManagers, was submitted to the Stockholders for their approval or disapproval—the consideration and discussion of which .resulted, by way of amendment of the original, in the adoption of a substitute, under which your Committee waß appointed and has since acted in relation to the subject matter. When your Committee entered upon the con sideration of the subject, doubts were entertained whether the present Loanholders generally, or even a majority of them in amount, would consent to sur render their certificates of loan secured by the Mortgage of 7th March, 1842, in exchange for cer tificates ef like amounts of a new loan as proposed to be secured by a Mortgage of the Company’s real estate only; and, upon the occurrence of the disaster to the Company’s works by the extraordinary flood of 4th of June last, they deemed. it prudent to- sus pend for the time the-further- consideration of the subject, and await future events of a character more propitious. But since then, and recently, there has been pro cured, in behalf of the Company, an act of our Legislature, entitled-* 4 An Act to authorize the Le high Coal and Navigation Company to extend their Rail Toad from White Haven to Mauch Chunk,” approved the 4th of March last, the provisions of which were formally accepted by the unanimous ■ votes of the Stockholders, present at a meeting on the 16th of the same month, called for that purpose*; and a certificate of such acceptance, tinder the Cor porate Seal of the Company, attested by their President and Secretary, was thereupon forthwith .transmitted to and deposited in the office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth, as was required for the giving to the said act legal effect and opera tion. Section 4 of this act authorizes the Company, for the general-purposes of their business, and the construc tion of the improvements thereby authorized to be made, and for repairing their works, to borrow from, time to time such sums of money as they-shall deem expedient, not exceeding in the whole three millions ot dollars, and to mortgage their Canal, slack- Water Navigation, Railroads, Property; and Fran chises, or any part thereof, as security therefor. The authority thus conferred upon the company, in the opinion of your: Committee, opens a plain path, free from the embarrassments and difficulties which have been regarded heretofore in the way of the. early conversion of the distributed scrip shares of the Company into Stock; the " desirableness” of which, “for many and obvious reasons,” it is be lieved the Stockholders generally do and will as “ readily 'and freely admit,” as the Board of Mana gers have done. In the present favorable state of financial matters, your Committee apprehend, and can scarcely doub}, that the holders of the funded debt of the Company, in the -aggregate Jess than $2,800,000, will, almost without exception, gladly and promptly avail them ; selves of the privilege and opportunity, if tendered to them,, of subscribing their respective amounts thereof to a new Loan as now authorized, having a longer time to run. to maturity, and of paying the same by the surrender and cancellation of their cer tificates of the old in exchange for those of the new Loan, if the latter shall be secured by a new Mort gage of the Company’s Canal, Slack-Water Naviga tion, Railroads, Property, and Franchises. It is quite reasonable to believe that all the-hold ers of the present Loan will come in upon the secu rity of the proposed new Mortgage, because, by so doing, with the same security they now have,-they will obtain investments to extend beyond all the present and: prospective financial and pecuniary troubles of the country. Nevertheless, it is possi ble there may be some who will decline or neglect to change their Certificates and come upon the security of the new Mortgage. If such shall be the case, then Bonds or Certificates of the new Loan can be disposed of at market rates, to an ample amount, and the cash proceeds thereof constitute a fund for investment in lawful securities, aB a provision for the payment of the refusing or neglecting holders under the Mortgage of 1842, their respective amounts when due demanded. This being done, the purpose of the special stipulations, in that Mortgage would be substantially and equitably accomplished and sa tisfied ; and it would then be the duty of the Board of Managers to direct and cause Certificates of Stock to-be-issued,- in lieu of aud in exchange for the Certificates of distributed scrip shares to the hold ers thereof. The conversion, it .is believed, when, and. if - thus Accomplished, will be, “in its operation and effects, just and equitable to the rights and interests of all classes without violating or infringing upon the rights of any.” : « Your Committee annex-to .their Report such Re solutions as they deem suitable to give effect to-the. purposes therein expressed. THOS. WILLIAMSON, JOHN A. BROWN, WASHINGTON BROWN. Philadelphia, May 1,1863. 1. That the Board of Managers of the Lehigh Goal and Navigation Company be requested to execute, to three Trustees, a Mortgage for Three Millions of Dollars, on the Company’s Canal, Slack- Water Navigation, Railroads, Property and. Fran chises, for the purpose of securing that amountof Bonds or Certificates of Loan to be isßuedby the Company, for the purpose of Constructing, the. Im provements authorized to be made by. an Act of As sembly, approved the .4th day of March,. 1563, en titled. “An Act to authorize the Lehigh Coal and . ’ Navigation Company to extend their Railroad from. White Haven to Mauch Chunk;” and for the pur pose of repairing their Works, and for the general purposes of the business of said Company. •2. Resolved , That-ihe Board of Managers of Thfe-. Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company be requested to issue. Bonds or Certificates of .Loan, to such., amount as they shall deem useful or expedient, not exceeding in the whole Three Millions of Dollars, bearing interest at the rate of Six per Cent, per an num, payable quarterly, and the principal payable*, at a future period, not Icbb. than Fifteen, nor more--, than Twenty years distant fromthe.lst day of April now.last past; and with the.proceeds of said Bonds. and other available means of the Company,, proceed to do and execute the Constructions, Works, and Re-, pairs authorized and required to bemade by. the Act of Assembly aforesaid; and also, to redeem all'the* Bonds or Certificates .of Indebtedness of the Com pany .secured by .their Mortgage of 7th March#,-1812, by offering the new Bonds.or Certificates ia ex change for, and Cancellation of those secured by the said existing Mortgage. . 3. Resolved, That if at the expiration,.of. Ninety days after notice to the holders of the .existing Cer tificates of Funded Debt, that the Company are willing andieady to receive them..and give on ex change therefor new Certificates as aforesaid.*! which, notice the Board of Managers is requested to be given by at least, three of the daily Newspapers ofthe. City of Philadelphia,) . there shall remain any Certificates, ofr,the present Funded Debt of the Company outstanding m the hands of persons who refuae-or neglect so to ex change them; then the Board of-Managers, is re ruesfed to appoint Two Trustees, to whom-a. suffi cient amount of good money Securities ofthe Com pany shall be assigned amply to.secure all the holders of Certificates secured by the.- Mortgage of IS4S remaining unpaid or unsatisfied as aforesaid, . when their Certificates shall becomepayable, which, securities, so to be held, shall not be assigned nor* assignable without the direction of the Company, manifested by a Certified Resolution of-the Board of Managers. 1. That upon the payment and satisfac tion of said Mortgage, of- 7th, March, 184% if fully paid; or upon the partial payment.tbereof, and pro viding in maimer as .aforesaid, ample security for so much thereof, as.shalljremain unpaidy.the Board of Managers is requested ; to. issue full Certificates of Stock in the Capital of- the Company to the holders of the Scrip Certificates heretofore, issued, according to the number of Shares in the latter Certificates specified: Provided, Thatin case of such partial pay ment and* provisions of security, such Certificates of Stock to the holders of the Scrip. Certificates afore said, shall not be issued until decree of the Su preme Court, sanctioning such issue, shall have been obtained. Black Daw ln Brazil.-—A correspondent of the Times says: “In Brazil at this moment there is a negro-vthere may be many such—of .whom seven eighths belong to another, and the remainder to him self. Whether he be a slave in the striot sense of the term, I leave it to legal casuists to decide. Whatever he be, he is employed at a large, and well* known, mining establishment. Some time ago his m aster, if I may Bo'desigriate the seven-eighths pro prietor, ordered him to work elsewhere.: when he re* fused to do so. The case was argued before a Bra zilian court, and it was of one>. eell confers the light of decHiig with whom to work, though not the option of .“J e “e“ negro In question accordingly availed himself of thM nrivileee. Whether the ownership of a smaller frac &o™rone>s self would give the Bame degree Of freedom, 1 (Jo sot know.