The press. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1857-1880, May 09, 1863, Image 1

*HE FJEfcESSS,
PUBLISHED DAILY (SUNDAYS KXCKFTIID.I
BY JOHN W. FORNEY.
OFFICE. No. 11l SOUTH FOURTH STREET.
THE DAILY PRESS,
Eighteen Cent 3 Per Webs, payable to the Carrie*.
Mailed to Subscriber* out of the City at Eight Doluakb
Per AiniUHk Four Dollars bos Stx Months, Two Dol
lars roa Thrbr MoifrHa—ta.variably in advance for the
ifme ordered.
Jar-Advertisements Inserted at the usual rates* SIX
&&M eouititute a square.
VHK TRI WEEKLY PRESS,
Kafied to Subscribers out of the City at Fodb Dollars
Pbr Amrtrx, lu advauce.
WATCHES AND JEWELRY,
60£ 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
where.
The following-is a partial list of goods which we are
iSelliue 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.
CASTOR 6.
- WAITERS.’
CAKE BASKETS.
.CARD BASKETS.
BALT STANDS.
’TOBACCO BOXES.
NAPKIN RINGS.
: TPRUiT KNIVES. ,
'TABLE SPOONS.
DESSERT SPOONS.
'TEA SPOONS.
;SUGAR SPOONS.
‘SALT SPOONS. •
and TEA FORKS. , ;
BUTTER KNIVES.
iOYSTER LADLES.
GRAVY LADLES. .
tSETS IN GREAT VARIETY.
BRACELETS.
BREAST PINS.
•CHATALAINE CHAINS.
GUARD CHAINS.
MEDALLIONS.
tCHARMS.
■THIMBLES.
'RINGS.
GOLD PENS.
GOLD PENCILS.
. GOLD TOOTH PICKS.
GENTS’PINS, beautiful styles.
GENTS’CHAINS, “
; SLEEVE .-BUTTONS,
rBTUHS.
ARMLETS;
: NECK CHAINS.
POCKET-BOOKS.
•TRAVELLING BAGS.
ALBUMS.
CIGAR GASES.
CARD CASES, &c. , ' . ,
Gall early and examine the largest and cheapest stock
«®f goods in the city.
D, W. CLARK’S,
GO» CHESTNUT STREET.
WATCHES,
JUST RECEIVED PER STEAMER EUROPA.
GOLD WATCHES,
LADIES' SIZES, ,OP NEW STYLES, ■
SILVER ANCRES AND CVLINDRES.
GILT ANCEES AND CYLINDRES.
PLATED ANCKES AND CYLINDERS.
ForSala at Low Rates to the Trade, by
I>. T. PRATT,
607 CHESTNUT STREET.
jgli jV J. O. FUL'LEB,
™ Importer and Wholesale Dealer in .*■”
FINE WATCHES AND JEWELRY.
No. 11» CHESTNUT Street,
(Up-stairs, opposite Masonic Temple),
H“ mTO K)B AND COMPLETE STOCK,
AMERICAN AND SWISS WATCHES,
B, HOWARD & CO.'S FINE AMERICAN WATCHES,
COLD CHAINS, GOLD SPECTACLES, THIMBLES.
- AND
v FINE JEWELRY OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.
fel3-3m - a • ' '
gRt FI N E WATCH REPAIRING
££3f attended to, by the most experienced workmen,
»nd every watch warranted for one year.
J 0.-FULLER’S
FINE GOLD FENS.
THE BEST PEN IN USE,
FOE SALE IN ALL SIZES. fel3-3m
I'INB. GILT COMBS
IN EVERY VARIETY.
IMITATIONS’ or PEARL AND CORAL.
J. O. FULLER,
No. Tin CHESTNUT Street.
mhl3-2m
yULOANITE RINGS.
I fall assortment, all sizes and style*,
J. O. FULLER,
No. TIH CHESTNUT Street.
“VULCANITE JEWELRY.-JUST RE-
V ceived, a handsome assortment of Chatelain and
Vest Chains, Plns,.Pencils, &e., and for sale at very low
.0' RUSSELL, .
ap2fi*tf ag North SIXTH Street.
YARNS, BATTING. & WADDING.
A. H. FRANCISCUSi
No, 433 MARKET,
No. 5 NORTH FIFTH STREET,
Has la store tie largest stock la this City of
YARNS, batting, wadding,
YARNS, BATTING, WADDING,
YARNS BATTING, WADDING,
YARNS BATTING, WADDING,
YARNS BATTING, WADDING,
YARNS BATTING, WADDING,
Cotton Batting, Wadding,
Carpet Oliain, Cotton Yam,
Twines, Wicking, Ropes, &c.
Goods Bold at lowest Cash Prices,
WOODEN AND WILLOW WARE.
A. EL FKANOISOUS*
488 MARKET, and 5 North FIFTH Street,
Calls the attention of dealers to hi*
IMMENSE STOCK
WOODEN AND WILLOW WARE,
WOODEN AND WILLOW WARE,
WOODEN AND WILLOW WARE,
WOODEN AND WILLOW WARE,
WOODEN AND WILLOW WARE,
WOODEN AND WILLOW WARE,
WOODEN AND WILLOW WARE,
WOODEN AND WILLOW WARE,
WOODEN AND WILLOW WARE,
WOODEN AND WILLOW WARE,
w
BUCKETS, TUBS, CHURNS,
BRUSHES, BASKETS, BROOMS,
LOOKING-GLASSES,
TABLE AND FLOOR OIL-CLOTHS.
WINDOW-SHADES,
CLOCKS,'
fancy BASKETS, *O.
O- A LARGER STOCK OF THE ABOVE GOODS THAU
AMT OTHER HODSE IS THE COUNTRY.
CLOTHES WRINGERS.
JTvVia vv\^\V'.''.'VWVW , A\WA'AA/'A , ', - WV
THE GREAT CLOTHES WRINGER.
“PUTNAM
w: SELF-ADJUSTING CLOTHES WRINGER”
«Is warranted to ba superior to any other In nan
EVERT FAMILY SHOULD POSSESS A
CLOTHES'" WRINGER.
BECAUSE,
Mat. It la a reliefto the hardest part or washing day.
14. It enables the washing to be done in one-third leaa
*iteio.
Sd. It saves clothes from the Injury always given by
twlatln*.
4th. It helps to wash the clothes aa well aa dru them.
WE BELIEVE IT ADVISABLE TO PROCURE
THE
PUTNAM SELF-ADJUSTING CLOTHES WRINGER,
PUTNAM SELF-ADJUSTING CLOTHES WRINGER.
PUTNAM SELF-ADJUSTING CLOTHES WRINGER,
PUTNAM SELF-ADJUSTING CLOWHES WRINGEK,
PUTNAM SELF-ADJUSTING CLOTHES WRINGER,
PUTNAM SELF-ADJUSTING CLOTHES WRINGEK,
First. The rolls, bams of vulcanized rubber, will
ftear hot and cold water, and will neither break nor tear
offbuttoas. . . . . ~ ~ „ ■
Sf.cond. The frame being or Iron, thoroughly calva- •
ftlied, all danger from raßt is removed, and the liability
ifeo •brink, swell, split, &c., bo unavoidable m wooden
«as/chines,ia prevented.. ' ..
Thihd, The spiral springs over the rolls render this
jnaohine self-adjusting, so that small and largo articles,
as well as articles'uneven in thickness, are certain to
.wceiVe uniform pressure. ~ , .
Fourth. The patent fastening by which the machine
is tightened to the to be superior in sim
ollcity and efficiency to any yet offered, . ~ :
Fipth, It willht any tub, Tound or square, front one
half to one-and-a-qnarter inches in thickness, without
he leaßt alteration.
RETAIL PRICE:
Jfo. 1, §8....N0. 2. 95.60
00- Agente wanted In every county.
99- Bailable and energetic men will be liberally deal!
with.
Fur sate at the
"WOODENWARE ESTABLISHMENT”
OF ■ ■
A. H. PBANOISGDS,
Ho. *33 MARKET St.'and Ho. 3 North FIFTH St.
Biti2o-2m Wholesale Agent for Peucayivaala.
G. BUSSELL,
83 North SIXTH Street.
BECAUSE,
•Letter “A," »8.
VOL. 6.-NO. 238.
CX.OTHING.
JOHN KELLY, JR,
TAILOR,
ttas REMOVED FROM 1022 CHESTNUT STREET,
EDWARD P, KELLY’S,
142 South THIRD Street,
Where he presents to former patrons and thepublie
the advantages of a STOCK OF GOODS,euualif not su
perior, to any in the city— the skill and taste of himself
and EDWARD P. KELLY, the two best Tailors of the
city—at prices much lower than any othi&rflrst-class esta
blishment of the city. apl-tf
Fine Clothing,
I OR
Spring ami Summer,
WAMIAKM & BROWN
S. E. cor* Gtli & Market.
ALSO,
Medium and Common
GRADKB, ’
Cut and Marie in
FaslUouable Style
SOLD AT LOW PRICES.
■RLACK CASS. PANTS, $5.50,
J-> At 704 MARKET Street.
BLACK CASS. PANTS, 55.60, At 704 MARKET Street.
BLACK CASS. PANTS, §5.50, At 704 MARKET Street.
BLACK CASS. PANTS, §5.50. At 704 MARKET Street.
BLACK CASS. PANTS, §5.50. At 704 MARKET Street.
GRIGG & VAN GUNTEN’S, No. 70S MARKET Street.
GRIGG & VAN GUNTEN’S, No. 704 MARKET.Street.
GRIGG & VAN GUNTEN’S, No. 704 MARKET Street.
GRIGG S VAN GUNTEN'S, No. 704 MARKET Street.
GRIGS St VAN GUNTEN’S, No. 704 MARKET Street,
mb22-6m
SPRING MIIXINERY.
1863 spring 1863
WOOD <S GARY.
No, 725 CHESTNUT STREET,
Have now in store a complete stock of
STRAW AND MILLINERY GOODS,
UTOLUDING
BTBAW HATS AND BONNETS.
MISSES’ AND CHILDREN’S STRAW GOODS. -
FANCY AND CRAPE BONNETS, .
FRENCH FLOWERS, RIBBONS,
To which, they respectfully invite the attention of Mer
chants and Milliners.
CASH BUYERS will find special advantage in examin
ing this stock before purchasing. mh2-3m -
SPRING MILLINERY.
The undersigned has now open a
HANDSOME STOCK OF
RIBBONS, SILKS, CRAPES,
ILLUSIONS AND LACES,
Alpo, & splendid assortment of
ERENCn FLOWERS,
Consisting of fine ROSES, ROSE BUDS, fine GRAPES,
and FRUITS,
All of the most fashionable shades and styles.
k" A LOT OS
RIBBONS AO MOWERS
Of last season’s importation, will be
CLOSED OUT VEEY CHEAP.
M. BERNHEIM,
No. 720 CHESTNUT STREET.
mhSO-2m
STRAW GOODS, 1863.
FRENCH FLOWERS,
LACES AND RIBBONS,
OP THE LATEST FASHIONS,
JUST OPENED
THOS. KENNEDY & BRO.’S,
Jfo. 139 CHESTNUT Street, below EIGHTH.
mh3l-2m
Ip) SPRING 1863.
BROOKS & ROSENHEIM,
(Late Bossnheim, Brooks, & Co.),
Ho. *3l MABKET STREET, North Bide,
Hats how open, and are daily making additions thereto,
A HAKDSOMB VARIETY OF
RIBBONS, BONNETS,
MISSES’ AND CHILDBEN’S HATS, FLOWERS.
MILLINERY GOODS IN GENERAL,
to which the attention of tho trade is respectfnlly soll
sited. mhlB-2m
MID LI N E R T
AND
STRAW GOODB.
JOSEPH HAMBURGER.
25 South SECOND Street.
Has now open alargestock of Ribbons, Artificial Flowers,
Ac., to which he respectfully invites the attention ol
Milliners and Merchants. Goods received daily from
New York auctions. mh24-2m
p BEAT EXCITEMENT—S T ILL
U GREATER BARGAlNS.—Received immense lota of
New Goods at BAMBERGER BROS., No. 105 North
EIGHTH Street, much, lower than they have been tor
a long time. EEAD , read.READ ALL.
LINEN HDKFS., LINEN HDKFS.—Splendid Linen
Hdkfs,, at Baudio cents, some very fine at 12 cents, sold a
week-ago at 18cents; still finer at 13 cents, worth_2o;
some extra fine at 14,15,16, and'lB cents, all much, below
HDKFS.—Men’s Linen Hdkfs., very
fine duality, at 25 cents, sold last week for 3Sc.; some
very fir eat 31 cents, worth 44c.; some extra fine at 38
cents, worth 50c. by the dozen. .
HEM-STITCHED HDKFS., very fine, at 25, 31, and
S 5 cents; broad hems from 31 cents upwards, extra
cheat) ■
GLOVES. GLOVES.—The largest assortment of La
dles’, Men s s, and Children’s Lisle, Thread,-and Silk
Gloves, plain, colored, stitched backs, and kid finish,new
est styles, much lower than they can be bought tor iu any
St LADIEs£ MEN’S, AND CHILDREN’S Gauze, Merino,
and Lisle Thread Vests, very cheap. _
GAUZE AND GRENADINE VEILS, Brow's, Blue, Mode,
Drab, and all other colors, splendid quality, only 7o cents;
some extra tine at $l, worth $1.60. •• : . ,
HOSIERY,HOSIERY—The largestandbest assortment
of Ladies’, Men’s, and Children’s Stockings of every de
scription, positively much lower than any other store in
Oi &OP B SKIRTS. HOOP SKIRTS-
A very large assortment of the best make trail and
other styles of Hoop Skirts, very cheap. • . . . .
INVISIBLE HAIR NETS, Plain and with steel beads.
Corsets, Linen Bosoms, ' French Morocco Travelling
Satchels, and all other goods much lower than-they can
be bought for in other stores. ■ ■ - , ,
ALL THE STAPLE TRIMMINGS still at nearly half
the regular prices, such as the very best Pins and Nee*
dies, only 4 cents a paper; best Pearl Buttons, 3 and 4
cents a dozen; very best Italian Sewing Silk, only 76
cents an ounce; best Tooth Brushes, 6, a, and 10 cents;
new and Bplendid lot of Hair Brushes, 12, 18, and 25
cents; widest and finest Skirt Braids, full 5 yards, only
• 9 cents; India Rubber Combs, 8 and 10 cents; best India
Rubber Hair Pins,lB cents a dozen; Spool Cotton. Cotton
Cord, Hooks and Eyes, Twilled Tape, &c., all much lower
than in any other store in the city. BAMBERGER
BROS., 105 North EIGHTH Street, third store above
Arch. • ap23-tf
TRIMMINGS, &c«
JgVANS & HASSALLj
MILITARY FURNISHERS,'
No. 418 ARCH STREET,
PHILADELPHIA.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.
SEWIXU MACHINES,
gEWING MACHINES.
THE “ SLOAT" MACHINE,
WITH GLASS PRESSES FOOT.
NEW STYLE HEMMER. BRAIDER,
vnd other valuable improvements. -
LEE TAGGART & FARR MACHINES.
Iffliicy-922 CHESTNUT Street. mhB-tf
pARB. AMMONIA.—A FEW TONS
; landing. Also, 3 Cattles True Musk, per Persia.
Imported and for sale by WM. M. WILSON, JBOB MAII-
JiSsT Street. myS
RETAIIi dry goods.
QLOAKS and mantles.
BRAIDED CLOAKS,
PLAIN CLOAKS,
ORDERED CLOAKS.
SILK MANTLES,
AMERICAN CLOAKINGS.
.FRENCH CLOAKINGS.
FINE CASSIMEUES.
DRESS GOODS.
BOYS’ FINE CLOTHING.
COOPER '& CONARD.
»p3O-tf RE. cornerNINTH AND MARKET St«.
E W
PARIS CLOAKS
mantillas;
LADIES, MISSES, AND CHILDREN,
NO W O PEN ,
AT THE
PARIS MANTILLA EMPORIUM,
930 CHESTNUT STREET.
J. W. PROCTOR &• CO.
ap2B-Im
jg Y R E ALA N D E L 1.,
FOURTH AND ARCH,
FULL STOCK OF
SEASONABLE GOODS,
ADAPTED TO FIRST-CLASS TRADE,
BILKS OF NEAT STRIPES.
SILKS OF FINE PLAIDS.
FASHIONABLE DRESS GOODS,
YELOUTINES, NEW GOODS.
LIGHT SPRING FOULARDS.
GRENADINES, NEW STYLES.
ROCK SPUN SILK SHAWLS.
BALMORALS, BUMMER STYLES.
DRESS GOODS REDUCED.
ap23-thstutf
]y]OURNING millinery;
MOURNING BONNETS,
OP THE LATEST
PARIS AND KEW YORIv STYLES,
Always on hand and made to oraer at the shortest no
; “NEW MOURNING STORE,”
926 CHESTNUT STBEET.
M. & A. MYEIIS & GO.
my2-stulm ■ ' •
nPHB PARIS CLO-AK AND MAN;
-** TILLA STORE, Northeast‘corner of’EIGHTH .and
WALNUT, have opened with a ‘ f '.
LARGE STOCK OF SPRING GOODS,
of the -
MOST FASHIONABLE MAKE,
and respectfully ash ihe early attention of ladies'wishing
to purchase. ' ■ • . • .
pLOAKS AND MANTILLAS.
IVENS & CO. , No. 23 South NINTH Street, have
now on hand an extensive assortment of
; \... SPRING STYLES, .
of the finest qualities, at the *
LOWEST PRICES.
Ladies, do not faii to give us a call. - . .
TSOYS’, MISSES’, AND GHIIiDKEN’S,
** CLOTHING, CLOAKB, &c.l
IN EGOLESS VARIETY,
AT LOW PRICES, '
No. 13T South EIGHTH Street,
Three doors above Walnut,
1.034 CHESTNUT STREET.
B. M. NEEDLES
OFFERS FOB SALE
At prlceslgenerally below present coat of fimpor
tation,
WHITE GOODS, all descriptions.
EMBROIDERIES, do do
LINEN HANDKERCHIEFS, do
VEILS, &c., &c.
And respectfully Invites an inspection of Ms
stock.
1034 CHESTNUT STREET.
TABLE LINENS AND NAPKINS.—
A Will open THIS MORNING, one lot heavy all*Linen
Napkins, at 75: finer do at $2; much finer at $2,50 and
$3, both in snow- drop and damask.
Handloom Table Linen, very heavy, S7&C.
vHancUoom “ wider, 90c. '
Handloom “ extra wide, $l.
Bleached Table Linen, warranted all linen, 75c.
Nearly 2-yards wide do, at S7Kc.
Heavy Barnsley, very wide, $l.
Fine double Satin Damask, $1 25.
Union Table Linens, bleached, 62}£c.
All-Linen Brown, very heavy, 56X.
Also, many other Table Linens that I am selling much
under tie present importers prices, because they were
brought over some time since • -
One lot fronting Linens at 42Xc and 4oc. ,
One lot “ “ much finer, at 50c and 60c.
These are a great bargain, having been bought cheap. .
All Linen Doylies atsl &nd'sL2s>; Colored do
at $1.50 and $1.75; Towels at $2, $2-50, $3, and $4; some
of these are yery desirable. .
One lot Marseilles Quilts, very fine, at $6.
AUo. many other good, tlgt f - cheap.
No. 10,3 M4RKET, above Tenth.
v UCTION AMD OTHER BARGAINS.
Lupins, 6-4 Black Wool Delaines.
Fine Black Alpacas under price.
Double fold French Mozambiques, 37K cents.
Finest Po\l-de-Chevrevat oldprices.
Double fold children’s plaids, 37# cents.
Crape Plaids and Stripes.
Drab, Slate, Cuir, and other shades Alpacas,
Three lots mode Alpacas, 31, 37, and 65 cents, ex
- tra cheap,
Travelling dress goods.
Cheap lot Lavellas, 13 cents.
Shepherd's Plaids, fine quality, 31 cents.
Best English and American prints.
Ladies’Cloaking Cloths—mammoth stock.
Fine Cassirneres— assortment unrivalled.
Muslins and Linens—prices are right.
Bargains infringed Huck Towels, 19 cents.
■ Honey Comb 11-4 Bates Quilts.
. Fine Flannels, whites, reds. Grays,
Good and low-priced Hoop Skirts.^
COOPER & CONARD,
ftpgptf S. -E. corner NINTH and MARKET-Streets.
pHEAP DRY GOODS, CARPETS,
Vy Mattings, Oil Cloths, and Window Shades.—V. E.
ARCBAMBAULT, northeast corner ELEVENTH and
MARKET Streets, will open THIS MORNING, from. Au
ction, Ingrain Carpets at 46, 50, 62, 75, 87c, and h>l. Entry
and Stair Carpafcs 25 to 87c. White and red check Mat*
ting 31 and 37c. Rag, Hemp, and Yarn Carpets 31 to 50c.
Floor Oil Cloths 45 to 75c. Window Shades. Gold and
Velvet Borders, 75c to $2. Buff and Green Window Hoi
laud 81 to Me. CHEAP DRY GOODS -
New York City. Mills Long Cloth Muslin at 25c. Ftno
Shirting Muslins 12Ki 16, 18, and 20c. New Spring
Chintzes IS and 20c. Spring De Lainas 25c. Light Al
pacas ato 62c. Stella Shawls &2 to $lO. Cloth Saunas
./I to *S. ap2s-lm
TIGHT CLOTHS FOR LADIES*
XJ CIRCULARS. SACGUES, &c. .
•French Batiste Cloth, light colors. ,
English and French Meltons, all-wool, light colors.
GlenhirnTrico's, light colors/
Middlesex Cloths, light colors.
Dexter Mills and SaulsbuiY Cloths.
Real Water-Proof Cloakings.
All of which are for sale at reduced prices.
Cloth Circulars ready-made.
Xlloth SacqußH ready-made.
Real Water-rroof Cloa>s.
N. B.—Cloaks made & CQ
No. S 6 South SECOND Street,
jg M. NEB DLE S,
1024 CHESTNUT STREET,
HAS JUST RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING:
SEW GOODS FOB GAKIBAIjBFS.
PUFFED LINEN CAMBRICS, A NEW ARTICLE.
PUFFED AND TUCKED MUSLTNS
PLAIN FRENCH MDSLINS, 9 YARDS WIDE.
STRIPED. PLAID, AND FIGURED MUSLINS.
A SUPERIOR ARTICLE OF GRENADINE VEIL,,
I»1 TIP *
A LARGE ASSORTMENT NEEDLE-WORK EDG
iminlertinqs, flouncings. and bands, at
o valenci*ennes and guipure edgings and
INSERTINGS. '
50 PS OP PIQUES. AT REDUCED PRICES.
500 NEW STYLE NECK-TIES FOR LADIES.
PRINCESS ALEXANDRA, Ac., Sc.. Stc.
The attention of the Ladiea is respect!ully asked.
E. M. N'EEDLES.
C,n ARP LESS BROTHERS
Otfer'by the package, at the
Lowest rates of this eeason,
Pacific 1200 and 1400 Lawns,
Manchester Spi'ing Da Laines*
Pacific do. Prints,
Do. do. DeLaines.
CHARMLESS BROTHERS. . .
IO Mode-colorod Silks, Foodards,
Checked Silks, Judia Silks, / .
i.'- Mantle Silk*, Black Figures,
. Bareges, Cliallies. lifiperatrice;
Poplins, Organdies, Chintzes,
Zephyr and Barege Shawls.
apls CHESTNUT and EIGHTH Street*.
PIOTHS; GASBIMERES, AND VEST.
Ay INGS,
Cassimeres for Boys. ' • .
Casssiuieres for Young Gents.
Cassiineves for suits.
Cassiuierea for everybody; . . .
Castimeres, mixed and plain. . j
Cassimeres. striped and pi aid. .
Caasiiaeree, Black and Brown,
At JOHN B. STOKES’,
ap9 avn, TO a ARCH Street.
PHILADELPHIA. SATCItDAY. MAY 9. 1863.
%\t |P ft SB-,
SATURDAY, MAY 9, 1863.
ARMY OF THE POTOMAC*
Cheering Official Intelligence.
THE ARMY SAFE AND EFFICIENT,
Brilliant Success of Stoneman’s Expedition.
THE NEWS IN RICHMOND.
OFFENSIVE OPERATIONS TO BE RESUMED
Harrisburg, May B.—The following despatch
has just been received by the Governor from. Wash-
ington :
’ To the Governor of Pennsylvania:.
The President and General-in-Chief have just re
turned from the Army of the Potomac. The princi
pal operation of'General Hooker failed, but there
has been no serious disaster to the organization and
efficiency of the army. . .
It is now, occupying its former position on the
Rappahannock, having recrossed the river without
any loss in the movement.
Not more than one-third of Gen. Hooker’s force
was engaged.
General Stoneman’s operations have been a bril
liant success.
A part of his force advanced to within two miles
of Richmond, and the enemy’s communications have
been cut in every direction, •
The Army of the Potomac wiU speedily resume
offensive operations. EDWIN M. STANTON, ,
Secretary of War.
The News iu Washington*
Washington, May 6,—The news that Hooker
and his army had recrossed the Rappahannock
flashed through Washington about 5 o’clock this
afternoon. The impression produced by it was
profound. Men’s minds were cast down from
the congratulatory - cheerfulness with ; which
had for three days discussed the events which
succeeded the brilliant passages of the Rappa
hannock and the Rapidan. The fact that our army
had recrossed was all-sufficient. Scarcely, any; in
terest was excited by the details afctempted here and
there of the restoration of headquarters at Fal
mouth—of entrenchments thrown up in the rain—of
this measure for security or that measure. /
It made men silent and thoughtful beyond any
thing 1 have ever seen in Washington. '
And-yet what 13 the fact 1 The immense downfall
of rain had swollen tire Rappahannock so deep and
so rapid, as to endanger the existence of Hooker’s
bridges.. One statement ia, that the water rose seven
feet in twenty-four hours.
A council of war is said to have unanimously
agreed that the army should be transferred to the
other bank of the river, in anticipation of the loss of
the bridges, and it was accordingly transferred. The
artillery crossed at three o’clock this morning. The
infantry followed.
All who have come from Fredericksburg, and
fromtheupper fords to-day, unite iu unstinted praise
of the heroic fighting done by Sickles’ and Sedgwick’s
corps. Birney’s, Berry’s and Whipple’s, divisions—
particularly JBirney’s— I covering themselves with
glory. The sad losses we have sustained fell princi
pally on these brave organizations. The large cap-
tures made were mostly made by Sickles’ regiments.
Experienced witnesses of the panoramic contest at
Fredericksburg agree in their estimate that Sedg
wick’s fifteen thousand fought at least twice the
number of the rebels.
The losses at Chancellorville and Fredericksburg
are about even on each side. The numbers of killed
and wounded are about even, and of prisoners cap
tured, and of guns lost and taken; and justice re
quires me to say that the fighting of thetwo armies
was equal. Each walked right up to the muzzles of
the other’s guns.—Twnes.
The Herald correspondence from Washington has
the following: ~
THE FAILURE OF SEDGWICK TO JOIN
HOOKER.
The failure of Sedgwick’s corps to effect a junction
with the maim army, as had been designed, had a
considerable effect in causing the backward move
ment. That was no fault of either Sedgwick or hia
army. They were sandwiched in between Lee and
Longstreet, and crushed,by overpowering numbers
in the direction of Banks’ ford. Here they managed
to effect a crossing,, but not without fearful loss.
Their killed and wounded are set down as between
five and six thousand. The enemy’s loss, it iB said,
is still larger. - -.-
It is estimated that our entire loss in this'brief
and bloody campaign is from ten to. twelve-thousand;
thati'of the rebels much; heavier. .Our dead, and
many of our wounded, had to be abandoned. Our
artillery is.saved.
Thereis some speculation here as to whether the -
junction of, Hooker’s arm;pwithHeintzel man’s Tein
• fbrcoihents. and .what is left onsedgwick, may not
"sfay the retreat. Still, if there was nothing else to
‘prevent a renewal of the attack, the
and the consequent swelling of the rivers, are a suffix
cient.impediment.. The troops have sufferedgreatly ‘
from theba’d tveather.
It now appears that so far as Stoneman’s cavalry
expedition - was concerned it was a complete success.
THE ORDER TO RELIEVE STONEMAN OF
HIS COMMAND.
Before any information had been received of the
achievements of General Stoneman in cutting off
communication between Fredericksburg and Rich
mond, and upon the strength of painful rumors in
circulation that they had not only been unsuccessful,
but had purposely failed to comply with the orders'
given to them, an order was issued, by. General
Hooker, through General Tan Alen, aid-de-camp,
relieving Stoneman and Averill of their commands,
and directing them to report to Washington under
arrest. Since the reception of the . intelligence that
Stoneman has been successful, and has accomplished
all, and perhaps more than all, that was expected of
him, this order will unquestionably be revoked, and
a compliment paid to these generals for the execu
tion of a brilliant and dangerous enterprise.
STONEMAN’S EXPLOIT.
Washington, May 7—Midnight.—On Sunday,
May 3, our cavalry went to Columbia, on tne Jame 3
river, and broke the banks of the canal. They then
went to Goochland, twenty miles fro® Richmond,
took the stores there, and disturbed the inhabitants
greatly.
Another column, fifteen thousand strong, captured
Louisa Court House, and destroyed the same road.
The same column destroyed the road from Treval
lyn 16 within eialit miles of Richmond, and a por
tion. of them were within a mile and a quarter of the
city of Richmond. -
General Stoneman then started for the Peninsula,
and the onlv force the rebels have on the Peninsula
is General Wise’s small brigade, three or;four thou
sand strong. „• , " " ’ ,
The enemy have, from Richmond to Petersburg,
most formidable works, facing west,, and another
lice from Petersburg to the Potomac facing east:
General LoDgstreet pushed his forces through on
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, belore General Stone
man had’broken the connections.
It is believed by all the paroled prisoners who
have come here, that General Stoneman mightliave
taken Richmond with a thousand of Mb cavalry. .
The city and entrenchments were stripped bare of
defenders. All oi them were with; Lee on, the Rap
pahannock, and Richmond might, according to his
account, have been taken without a struggle. It may
betaken yet before the roads and bridges between
it < and the Rappahannock can be repaired.
THE PANIC IN RICHMOND—STONEMAN’S
Washington, May 7.— Brigadier Gen. Stough
ton arrived to-day from Richmond, exchanged. He
says that on Monday morning the neighboring far
mers rushed into Richmond, bringing the Btartling
news that. Stoneman, with his cavalry and artillery,
was at the suburbs of the city; that they had de
stroyed all the railroads and public property, and
were gobbling up everybody as prisoners.
The alarm spread like wildfire. The bells were
rung, and the news carried from street to street. A.
fearful consternation ensued. All business was im
mediately suspended, and families who could do so
packed up their property to leave. The military,
guard at Libby prison were ordered off to the„for
tifications, and the clerks in the departments were
put in their places.
The panic continued throughout the day and night,
and not until it was known that Stoneman was on
his way down the Peninsula was quiet restored. r
General S. thinks that a detaohment of Stone
man’s force struck the Richmond and Fredericks
burg railroad, above Chesterfield, north of the junc
tion of the Gordonsville road going South; de
stroyed the bridges over the North and South Anna,
Chickahominy, and other streams, and tore up the
road at frequent points to within two miles of Rich
mond. Second detachment destroyed portions of the
Gordonsville Railroad, and 'crossed it, strikingthe
James river at Columbia; breaking the canal banks,
and, passing down the river, burned considerable
property at Goochland, within twenty mileß of Rich-.
moed, and joined the first detachment hear Rich
mond. .
The whole force, threw aside workout horses and
took freshiones wherever they could find them, and
appropriated property available for the expedition.
They captured two rebel trains, and paroled many
prisoners/ They got within sight of the Richmond
churches, and citizens riding out in barouches en
countered our cavalry with Union flags, and went
marching back, shouting that the Yankees were
upon them, that Lee’s army was defeated; and Rich
mond summoned to surrender.
The entrenchments surrounding the city were very
weakly garrisoned, if at ail. General Stoughton
thinks there were no troops in Kichmond except a
battalion of 400 men. One of - our officers and two
men were taken within a mile and a quarter of the
town.
Gen.'S, heard it reported that “Stonewall” Jack
son was wounded, and had his left arm amputated.
In addition to the foregoing, the Herald is informed
of the following by a Mr. .T. H. Yosburg, just irom
Kichmond, in a letter dated Kichmond, May 5 :
THE ADVANCE _OE GENERAL STONERIAN
HEARD OF.
TVe received an alarm here on Sunday about
StoEeman’B cavalry raid, and there is no doubt that
had three hundred of his cavalry made the attempt
when so near Richmond on Sunday night they
could easily have entered the town, capturing Jett'
Davis and Mb Cabinet, a majority of the members of
the rebel Congress, with other officials, burning the
bridges across the James and cutting off communica
tions southward, destroying all the army supplies in
town and doing other mischief of incalculable im
portance.
THE BRIGADE OF 00 L. SIR. PERCY WYND-
consisting of the lot New Jersey, 12th Mmols, 4th
New yolk, anil sth Pennsylvania regiments, sepa
rated from the division to which it was attaehed—
that of General Gregg—on Saturday, and advanced
to Orange Court House, tearing up the track of the
Orange and Alexandria Railroad in the vicinity,
burning the rails so as to render them useless,
and .doing other damage. A few; prisoners, with
some mules and negroeß, were taken at this -point.
Here Col. Davis, with his vegmient. the Bth Illinois,
separated from the brigade, and proceeded to Spott.
rylvania Court House, tearing up the railroad track,
burning bridges, and matin# ft few captures.
REBEI.. PRISONERS CAPT.URED.
In the evening of the name day Col: Davis reached
Ashland Station, on the YirginhvCentral Railroad,
where he captured a train of five hundred and forty
rebel prisoners. This force is believed to nave been
the city battalion which left Bichmond'ou Sunday
morning, where it had been employed in guarding
piisonß and doing, provost duty.
prison learned from the citizen guard which were
put cn after-the city battalion was withdrawn, that
the battalicnjiad. been captured by our cavalry.; The
enlisted hfen were paroled, and the officers, including
a colonel, nißjoiVthe quartermaster orthe post, anu
several other subordinates, carried off by Col. Davis.
At Ashland Station were also captured-one hundred
and flftymules, about Beventy-five wagons, and seve
ral cars, containing a considerable amount of quar
termaster and commiaaary stores. The cars and wa
gons were burned.
Colonel Davis then proceeded to Tunßtall’s Sta
tion where he fell in with a body of two thousand
rebels, with whom he had a skirmish. Here Lieu
tenant Marsh was wounded and taken prisoner with
six privates. Colonel Davis' force numbered about
four hundred men. It was his design to reach York
town. The whole number of prisoners captured by this
force and by Colonel Wyndham previous to the operation
wag .about onethousand.
■ FORT SUMPTER NEARLY TAKEN.
From an officer imprisoned in Charleston at the
time of the bombardment of Fort Sumpter by our
gunboat fleet, and from naval officers who passed
through the town Boon after, I learn the following
facts: 4 •
Had the attack been continued a short time longer.
Lieutenant Gate says thirty minutes, the fort would
probably have capitulated. It was much damaged
• by our shoK some of them passing through the walls
at the first fire. Apportion of the garrison mutinied
while: the attack was progressing, and a company of
sharpshooters from the city was ordered out to quell
the disturbance.
SEDGWICK’S DEFEAT.
. Towards Fredericksburg a large force was thrown
against Sedgwick from the rebel army on our front,
and his gallant corps was defeated and driven across
the river below Banks’ ford with considerable loss.
The/defeat of Sedgwick uncovered the line of the
Acquia'.Greek Railroad, and Gen. Hooker was in
danger of having hia communications aiid his sup
plies cut off,
STONEMAN, AVERILL, AND PLEASANTON.
»Gefi. Stoneman, who had succeeded in cutting the
railroad between Fredericksburg and Richmond,
bad returned with , his command to. the extreme
right of disposition, and was scouriug the country
in that direction.
Gen. AveriH, who had been detached from Stone
,man’s command to destroy the Kapidan bridge and.
to keep the country on our right clear of the enemy,
succeeded in the.nrst otyect of his expedition, but
found the. resistance at Rappahannock bridge so
great that more time was required than-was ex
pected,..and. he .thus failed to scout the* country to
ward Spottsylvania C, H. and bring in reports of the
equation of the enemy. .
By order of Gen. Hooker, he was relieved of his
command and sent to and- Gea.-Plea—
eanton waß assigned to his command.
.? MONDAY NIGHT.
During Monday night the enemy "continued slight
skirmishing along the lines, and frequently volleys
of musketry were heard from some portionor other
of tlie/rtfle-pits. Videttes and scouts brought in fre
quent reports of movements of the enemy along the
roadfi in front, but nothing definite of. his situation
or force was learned, nor were his movements such
as to indicate his intentions. He had fortified his
position-in front ofour.liries, and seemed morelikely
to sit down to a regular Biege of General Hooker’s
position than to attempt to storm it. In ail advan
tageous positions batteries were run out and were
vigorously ÜBed in shelling our camp. As soon as
guns were brought to bear against these flying batte
ries, they would disappear and show themselves
again in some new position; Our troops were’thus
kept constantly on the watch, day and night, and by
Tuesday, morning were very much exhausted, and
began to be discouraged.
HOOKER AND THE ARMY.
When the army changed front, and took up a third
position; on Sunday at 11 o’clock, having fought,
themselves into an entrenched camp, .which, the
eDenvy-refused to attack, withdrawing beyond shell
ing distance, General Hooker and staff rode along !
the lines just inside the rifle-pits, and was every
where received with the most enthusiastic cheers,,
the men rushing to the Bide of the road, throwing up
their caps, and shouting lustily for their commander
in-chief; .It was at that time evident that they had.
full confidence in his ability to lead them to Rich
mond. - i
' It was generally believed through the army that,
after resting .on Sunday afternoon and Snnday night,
a forward movement would be made on Monday
morning;
. THE ELEVENTH CORPS. .
The ilth Corps, which unfortunately broke and
ran from the‘field on Saturday night, burned for ah
opportunity to wipe away the imputation of cow*
ardice, tinder which they rested; They alleged'that
they had been led to believe by information brought
from the/headquaTters of the army, that the enemy,
was mailing in a southerly direction, and that he
was therefore rather endeavoring to escape than to
fight. They said that their cavalry having been
taken away from them, they were unable to learn
the true position of-the enemy in their front; that
he came upon them suddenly from an unexpected
direction"; the first knowledge of his approach
.being the driving in of their-skirmishers, and the
capture .of their pickets. But ten minutes had
elapsed from the first alarm, before Von.Gilsa’s
brigade, which was in position 011 the road al©ng
whicKtife enemy advanced, retired in great confu
sion, his : artillery running lengthwise through Gen.
Schurz’s entire division, , breaking his lines, and
throwing his command into such disorder that it
also fled in confusion. Oh the left of the llth
Corps Qeneral Devens fled, after, making but slight
resistance/ ' ‘
The reserve/ artillery, under command of Lieut.
Colonel Sjchirmer, and Colonel Bushbeck’s brigade
of Steinwehr’s division, held the enemy in check
until - all 1 the .trairiß' and baggage of the llth
Corps mdved to the rear, and until ait the batteries,
with the exception of eight pieces, were - taken off
the:field. Howard and staff,;and Lieut.
Colonel, Dickinson, of General Hooker’b staff, did
all that was in their power to induce their rpen to .
make a stand, but all fled, panic-stricken, to the rear.
TH% FIGHTING ON SUNDAY."
At this time the divisions of Gens. Birney and the wound he receivedon Sunday was in the left
"Whipple, of Sickles* corps, and Barlow’s brigade, of arm, aud it is aHßerted that amputation has already
the lltxi (Dorps, were five miles so'uthof the plank been resorted to. If the prayeiv of a whole people
ro&d holdlSg the roads to Spottevlvania Court may be answered, our dear hero leader, mutilated
Hot»e*over which the enemy’s trains had previously as he is, will long live to lead, our armies, and to de
been movin'*-* " fend -hie country with'his rareekill and^matchless
Gen. BcofceT ordered Gen. Berry, of-Sicklea? corps, - .prowess from the fury of her foes.
to placehiBdivisions across the plank road midway '' BrigvGen.E. F. Paxton, of Rockbridge county,
between Ghahcellorville and Dowdell’s tavern, and Virginia, whose fall in battle is announced,, was
IhTs ajvieLoii'slone checked the advance of the enemy formerly General Jackson’s Adjutant General; He
hiatfto retire. .. ‘ •', , r ...... .. commanded a brigade inYTackson’s corps,and it is
, Meanwhile the two f divisions returned from Spot- sufficient praise to say of-him, that he commawled
sylvania Court House>oad,and Gen. Slocum changed Jackson’s affectionate confidence. Green
his line so as to connect with Berry’s left. On Satur- turf over his'grave, and undying be his fame !
daylight and .Sunday the principal attack waß made . Generals A. P. Hill and Henry Heth, too, are
on this line, forced by Slocum and Sickles. Gen. among the wounded, but it is a happiness to know
Hancock’s division of Couch’s corps held the roads that their.wounds are but slight,
leading from Fredericksburg to Chancellorville. For the long list of martyrs of less rank but equal
At 8 o’clock" Gen. French relieved Gen. Berry’s patriotism, who bled on the field of Chancellorville,
division, and pushed the enemy beyond all his rifle- ten thousand anxious hearts wait zn torturing sus
-pits.by a bayonet charge, after firing ten rounds of pense. Every one of them has family or friends to
.ammunition. Tyler’s brigade, of Humphrey’s divi- mourn his misfortune, or cherish his memory,
sion, sth Corps, was sent to protect the right flank.- As to. Hooker, the lowest depth of humiliation
.French sent word back that he had driven the enemy which has yet overtaken a Yankee Comander-in
:beyond their fortifications, and asked for supports, Chief is his. Bead the testimony which we publish
. but none were Bent him. In dangerof being at- to-day, and which he gave before the Committee of
tacked on either flank, he withdrew to the original Congress, andseehowindelicatelyandungenerously
line occupied by Berry’s division. At this time the he acted toward his brother officers of high rank 5
6th Corps and the Ist Corps were on the right of how he always disparaged them, and never failed to
French, forming the extreme right of this line of magnify himself. , .
battle. The 11th Corps, burning with anxiety for His testimony was a bid for the position wnich he
an opportunity to retrieve their honor, was also in holds. He gained it; but in doing so he dug for
reserve, avoiding the approaches to the river by way himself, in case of failure, a pit deeper than any had
of Scott’s Dam. sounded before him. Who is there to mourn for
The fighting on Sunday, therefore, was done him now! He has found no strength in his arms;
principally by the 3d and 12th Corps, and French’s his own. compatriots will show him no mercy in his
division of the 2d Corps, with the aid of Tyler’s bri- woe. McClellan and Burnside would scarce be liu
gade of the sth Corps. It was believed by; many man if they did not feel a secret joy at his failure
high in command that at some period of the fighting and downfall.
General Hooker would throw a portion of the army P. S.—We have received Borne private mforma
un engaged on the right of the left flank of the enemy ticn from the scene of battle, by a letter from Gui
and completely rout him. They looked for this in nea’s Station, as late as 2 o’clock on Sunday, from
vain. ( an entirely trustworthy source. It says :
The enemy, failing to turn the right flank and cut; “The latest news from the battle-field represents
off Hooker’s line of communication via Banks’ our prospects' ab brilliant. The Yankee infantry
ford,, withdrew to the left flank, where Hooker are fighting badly. Their artillery, however, is
.moved out of their reach behind an entrenched line. handled very skilfully. This is the only thing in
SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY. generals thought; we would flniah the
Sunday afternoon and Monday having passed L-j-, v* Aim? B , Tri
withoutia battle, the defensive attitude began to -I.* 1 " xAiNivEt. RAID,
work itsieffect upon the morale of the troops, and theßichmond Euauirer, May #. j _
all thought of making an aggressive movement was Ihe iankee forces lately engaged in raids upou
banished I from their minds, Their conversation the railroads, were composed of twenty-eight regi
turned upon the strength of their position and.the' all un £® r ***?• Stoneman, a force of, at least,
safety oflthe army. The advantage thus lost was tOjGOO men. The detachment of_so large a body of
felt by tie Commanding General, and this, added to troops upon such an expedition, while a battle like
the reverie of Sedgwick, and the advice of some of that just foughtpii Spottaylvania was in actual de
his corps [commanders, induced him to recross the livery,.will remain one of the- inexplicable manceu
river and commence the campaign anew. yres of Yankee strategy. Fifteen thousand cavalry
mTTT , AArrrr.TTTATA a Tir a x is a mostformidable force, and, judiciously ÜBed on
THE WITHDRAWAL. the battle-field, might have caused us irreparable
Early oi Tuesday all the pioneera and men with loss. But Hooker has seen fit to expend this for
extratooi were employed on the roads leading from midable force, not upon the " battle-field, but upon
the armypack to United States ford. Old roads the undefended railroads, and what damage has he
were repaired, and new ones cut through the woods, done?
The arrangements for the withdrawal of the army From all we can gather, three engines have been
were extensive and perfect. The trains and artillery partially destroyed, the rails tom up at several points
commence moving toward the river early in the oii-the lines, creating a delay of transportation of
evening, Bain was falling rapidly, and the night possibly two or three days. The exact amount of
was quitejlurk. The crossing was commenced at 10 the injury done to the railroads has'not been ascer
o’clock, anl at 3 o’clock on/Wednesday morning all tained, and the rumors and reports are so conflicting
the wagon and mule train, "and the artillery, had and contradictory that it is folly to repeat them,
passed thebridges, and.the crossing of the infantry We leam from a gentleman who was capturecLhff'
commence!. -them at Ashland, and .whose-horse to
The 2d Ci>rps, commanded by Gen. Couch, led the nodamagewas done tobeVap-
Advance, 3en. Meade’s sth Corpß formed the rear the engine; that commanding the. force, so
guard, with Sykeß’s; division of regulars to cover ; tha^ mfle f f hungry, dispirited, and
the retreat! There was not the slightest confusiom <s&fmany of the men expressed openly a desire to
in themovanentsofthe several corps. Eachig*i-£~-J {* captured. Their main object was avowed to be
in the road] and at the time m h a * Btruotion of the Central Bailroad bridge over
sapssars’Sftswwi'a
GenHoier crossedtte rlvlr on Tuesday evening, and to be making their way either toGloucester
•Maeaai-ss e*.
t nn Tuesday afternoon and night canal, and being followed by General W. F. H. Lee,
" ere overtaken and dispersed, with the lobs of 30
of d the britehs were flowed to such aS extent as to prisoners and 6 killed. The destruction or Injury of
innnSsihle to cross Two hours were con- the canal was prevented by General-Lee, who was !
S.mld inSgAddltional spans,so, as to lengthen unable to follow ttemuipon tteir retreat from the
twiirirwranfl raise the ends above the water. It blown and jaded condition of his horseß.
fbmllvlmcame necessaty to take up oneof the three Toward yesterday afternoon public excitement
nsail.°fSder to nrocure material to lengthen the abated, as the true intelligence came in, as to the
otter these delays, good extent and design of the depredations committed by
wards tife Acquift Itaifraad’ and ““
an hour -It is reported to have been an unsuccess- the raid on other points, which may be summed up
-The paidc at Acquia Creek caused by the repulse noon, and piled up a number of logs on railroad
of- Sedgwick’s command had subsided this morning, tjack, to obstruct the passage^of the
and the stores which had been hastily placed on which after appeared. As it came
board thejtransports are being removed to the land- took possession of it, set fire to the engine and seve
! ' s A ral ol the ears, after robbing mail cars of about a
heT^sTJtS
before the opening of the campaign.
V INCIDENTS AND REPORTS. They tore up some 25 feet o.f the track at Ashland
In thehottestof the fight on Sunday, A battery station, and performed a similar “feat” some half a
attached to the 3d Corpß had all its horses killed, mile below, beside breaking into a small wooden
and only'one man, a-sergeant, remained with, the culvert, which latter was the principal damage done
battery and continued to'fire one of the guns. Gen. cn the road. The engine of thematerial train, which
Meagher, commanding the Irish Brigade, seeing the they also captured, they ran off the track, but did
situation, ordered one of his regiments to “haul "not injure it. Their last achievement was the burn
away the guns.” ; The order wrb promptly obeyed, ingot Mrs. Crenshaw’s barn in the vicinity. The
and five guns were dragged from the clutches of the whole amount of damage will be repaired by to-day.
enemy. The other five had been removed by another From Ashland they proceeded to Atlce’s, on the
detachment. Central Railroad, which they reached yesterday
The rebel prisoners reported that Jackson ordered morning, where they tore up a portion of the track,
to be shot all stragglers who refused to rejoin their nn d enme down to the Chickahominy and destroyed
reeimentß promptly and continue in the. fight. .He - the -bridge. An old locomotive* the Augusta,
told his men they must break the Union lines and which was recaptured from the enemy last year, wab
capture theft 1 supplies or starve. The canteens of gent up, with several persons on board, to ascertain j
the privates were filled with* raw whisky before the damages, and reached Atlee’a just in time -co be*
battle opened.. ' taken, the passengers escaping by taking to the ,
The losses in Sedgwick’s command are estimated WO b<]s. - ■■•... „ .
at- 5,C00 killed, wounded, and missing. Thelosses.in The engine was set agoing by the Yankees, and
the Bix corps, immediately under Hooker, from care- ran j n to the Chickahominy-at the bridge, which
Ail returaß,nie estimated to be 5,000. It is known they had caved in The damage done here was very
that the losses of the enemy are much heavier. slight, the bridge being a small concern, and the rest
An officer who went within their lines with a : flag ot - t h e damage hardly worth mentioning. - - ;
of truce, on Tuesday evening, reported that the Another party, acting in coiicert: with these,
■ rebel officers claimed to have defeated out army, hut . visited .Haiiover Court House and burned the depots,v
- acknowledged that their losses'were far-heavier than- doing no other injury worthy of note. ri _
those ol' the national forces. During the battle the- They then proceeded down the north bank of the
enemy frequently threw themselves in. masses in the: chickahominy, directing their course towards Wil
direct fire of our artillery, and.were cut down in, Hamsburg. There were many rumors afloat as to
fearful numbers. In the charge of French’s divi- their movements after their operations at Atlee’a,
sion tbe wounded rebels called to our troops: “Push which we deem unnecessary to mention, there being
on boys; push on and defeat them,-for God’s sake, flo fiuth in them. ...... j ,".- .
and end this war!” -It is believed that .another Aboveisrio be found all that approaches trust
'rebel'victory of -this sort would- annihilate Lee-s worthiness as to the injury done hy these raids.;
aimy. • I THE BATTLES ON THE RAPPAHANNOCK.
[Prom the Richmond Whig of May u.]
"What we at present know to have occurred is that
the enemy, crossing over the mainVbody of their
forces some miles above Fredericksburg, had formed
a line upon General Lee’s left flank, and that he,
bringing up the principal portion of his army from
and below Fredericksburg, had faced them in a
lice nearly at right angles with the position hitherto
occupied by him. This afforded the enemy an op
portunity to send a cavalry force .their rear
and right, to cut the Central of which
opportunity ‘they availed themselves on Satur
day, but to What extent we are not F®*
vised; This was the execution of a scheme de\ ised
General Hooker’s Statement.
AVASHiKGTOx, Friday, ‘May S—6 A. M.—General
Hooker’s own statement of the situation, as com
municated to visitors last night, says the Tribune , iB
briefly as follows: . _
He has reerbssed the Rappahannock with his en
tire army.and occupied the old encampments, With
out the loss of a wagon or an ounce_of provisipns.
'lie has taken one more gun than he lost. , : »
• He has lost, in killed, wounded, and missing, about
ten thousand men (other accounts represent it even
smaller*, and believes the enemy’s loss to be much
greater, as do other eye-witnesses of the fighting.
Twenty-five hundred prisoners are in Gen. Hooker’s
hands. \
He has shattered and demoralized the rebel army,
while his own remains well organized, and in good
heart.
He is himself tranquil, and in good spirits.
Among, the reasons assigned in well-informed
quarters for the retrograde movement are:
First. The flight of the llth Corps, which rendered-
Gen. Sickles’ movement nugatory, and forced the
army out of the carefully-selected field of battle, to
which Gen. Hooker referred in his (general order of
April 30, and compelled it to receive the enemy’s at
tack among densely-wooded hills, where it was im
possible to bring all or nearly all our troops into
action. .
Second* The rising of the Rappahannock, in con
sequence of the storm, which was likely to endanger
the line of communications between the army and
its supplies, particularly as the railroad communica
tion with Acquia Creek had been destroyed by the
floods for twelve hours at Brooks’ Station.
Third. Ignorance of the success of Gen. Stone
man’s expedition, from which Gen. Hooker did not
hear until he had recrossed.
THE REBEL ACCOUNTS.
General Lce’s Official Despatch Claiming a
Victory—Prisoners Captured—Stonewall
'Jackson Severely Wounded, and General
Paxton Killed—Success of Stoneman’s
Raid—Our Soldiers to Within Pour Miles
of Richmond.
The following "despatch from Gen. Lee, we learn
from Richmond papers, was received by
ritiee in Richmond on Monday morning: *■ /
OFFICIAL DESPATCH OF GENERAL LEE.
.Milford, -May 3. '
To President Davis
Yesterday General Jackson penetrated to the rear -
of the enemy,-and drove him from all his positions
from the Wilderness to within one mile of Chancel
lorville. ' ' /
He was engaged at the same time in front by two
of Longstrcet’s divisions.
Many prisoners were taken, and the enemy’s loss
in killed and wounded is large.
This morning the battle was renewed.
He was dislodged from all hiß positions around
- ChancellorvillA^and.driven .towardVth-c
nook j over which he is now retreating.
We have again to thank Almighty God for a great
victory.
1 regret tdb 'ate that General Paxton was killed, Gene
ral Jackson severely, and Generals Heth and A. P. Hill
slightly it* ounded,
R, E. LEE, General Commanding.
FEDERAL PRISONERS CAPTURED.
The following despatch was received on Monday
morning at the Confederate War Department, from
Major Boyle, the provost marshal at Gordonsville:
. Gordonsyill-r, May 4.
Dr. W. S. Woolfolk leu Chancellorville at three
: o’clock P. M. yesterday. He reports that the fight
was still going on at Fredericksburg. Gen. Jack3on
the fords except Ely’s, and had taken Jive
thousand •prisoners, and prisoners were still coming in.
Our men are in good condition. Our loss is heavy.
All seems quiet in front. No enemy in Culpeper.;
THE GREAT VICTORY AT CHANCELLOR
VILLE.
; [From the Richmond Sentinel, May 5.]
“We have again to thank Almighty God for a
gi'eat victory,” writes Gen. Lee to the President, as
appears by his despatch in another column. The
telegraph has carried the news all over the Con
federacy, and to-day a whole people are indeed lift
ing their hearts to Heaven in joyous gratitude, that
it has again crowned our arms with glorious success,
and sent confusion and disaster upon, our foes.
Thank God!
Without needless repetition of what we have al
ready published, and without attempting to supply
any deficiency in our present information with fan
cies, we will state that the enemy commenced cross
ing at Fredericksburg, and skirmishing there, on
Wednesday morning; that it soon became apparent
that the strength of Hooker’s attack was invested
in a flank movement, designed to turn our left and
gain our rear j that General Lee responded to this
new line of approach of the enemy, and met him in
#be vicinity of Chancellorville, ten miles northwest
of Fredericksburg.
.On Friday evening heavy skirmishing commenced,
resulting in driving the enemy , back for several
miles. :
On Saturday .the battle commenced early. We
learn from Gen. Lee’s despatch that Gen. Jackson
on that day manceuvred so as to gain the rear of
Hooker, while two of Longstreet’s divisions,
“pegged away” at him in front. Thus caught be
tween the upper and the nether millstone, the
enemy suffered very severely, as may well be
imagined. Five thousand prisoners are represented
as having been taken on that day, besides an enor
mous list of killed and wounded. Hooker’s army,
driven by Jackson, were pressed down from the
Wilderness to near Ohancellorville (four miles),
when night brought its truce.
The next morning (Sunday) the battle was re
sumed. Hooker was driven from all his positions,
and madefor the river by his flank. Herehewas
crossing at last accounts, with our victorious army
pressing upon his heels. Of the disasters which at
tended his crossing, under such, circumstances, it
would be mere speculation for us to speak. We
wait for the news.
This-great victory is, as ÜBual, paid for with the
blood of heroes and the tears of the Confederacy.
The severe wound received by General Jackson will
excite universal solicitude., The manner in which
he habitually exposes his person, when guiding the
battle, is. so well known thatthe public anxieties
are always enlisted. No life is dearer to the peo
ple; none is more freely hazardrd. Weleamthat
THREE CENTS.
originally by Burnside, and intended to have been
put in execution during Christmas week. His plan,
as developed in the report of the Investigating Com
mittee of Congress on the Conduct of the War, was
to divide his army into two parts, sending one up
and the other down the river from Fredericksburg,
both to crosß, or threaten to cross, : the river, and
one to make a real attack and the other a feint, aB
circumstances might at the time decide. In the
meantime . a cavalry force of twenty-five hun
dred men,“ supported by infantry, were to be
despatched toward Kelly’s ford, where, by the
aid of the infantry they were to ’ force«a cross
ing. This accomplished, five hundred of them
were to move toward Culpeper Court Hohse,
another five hundred toward Warrenton, another
five hundred in still another direction. All this for
the purpose of confusing and misleading pursuers.
But the remaining 1,000, who were to be picked men,
on picked horses, were to make a forced march for
the. Central Railroad, at or below Gordons ville.
Having destroyed as much of it as practicable, they
were to hasten on to the James river canal, to which
they were to do all the injury they could, by blow
ing up locks and otherwise; and then to push across
to the High bridge on the JSouthside Railroad, and
destroy it. After accomplishing these feats, they
were to make their way to Suffolk, crossing and
destroying the Petersburg and Weldon - Rail
road. The scheme was a bold one, and its exe
cution might not have been arrested by us, before
great mischief had been done. It is true, few ornone
of those engaged in it would ever have reached
Suffolk ; but it would have been poor compensation
to us to have captured or killed the whole party
after the work, or most of it, had been done. .Lucki
ly, justaß it was on the eve of being attempted
after, indeed, the troops were in motion, our good
genius, Abraham Lincoln, alias Hanks, telegraphed
from Washington a peremptory order to Burnside to
Undertake no movement without. firßt consulting
him.. This wa& in consequence of statements made
to Lincoln by two of Burnside’s generals, John
Cochrane and Newton, to the effect that Burn
side’s army had lost all confidence in him, was
thoroughly demoralized, and would not fight
under him. The quarrel that followed resulted
in Burnside’s withdrawal from the commana
of the army. But the scheme was not given up. It
was'adopted by Hooker (who pretended a contempt
for military genius) and was attempted
to be put in force early in April, but was foiled in
the handsomest style by Fitznugh Lee .aiuLStuart.
Now again it is attempted, on a much grahder.scale,
-"jid-witli partial success, as far as known, whether
wim muretnairparTiai'Buceeßirremains to be seen.
That General Lee was not taken by surprise'we as
sume, not only from the accurate knowledge he has
always exhibited of the enemy’s designs, and from
the notoriety of their purpose in this matter, but
from the additional and conclusive fact that he had
bad all army stores removed from Gordonsville, and
from other exposed points. It is not impossible
that, despairing of getting a fight out of “ fighting”
Joe Hooker, in any other way, he baited him with
the chance of this destructive raid.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT OF THE RAID.
’rom the Richmond Whig of Hay 3.1
We have some further accounts of the raid of the
Yankee cavalry.unon the Fredericksburg Railroad,
atAshlaDd. The engineer of the ambulance train,
which was captured, discovered Brooke ahead as he
approached Ashland, and, suspecting something
wrong, slackened the speed of the train. A shower
of balls pelting against the side of the locomotive
and tender, soon convinced him that the enemy-were
near. He ensconced himself In the tender, and thus
escaped the bullets aimed at him, but was in a few
moments.captured by several Yankees, who mounted
the engiire and compelled him to move the train to
the village. Besides the Bick and wounded soldiers
who were on the train, were Col. S. Bassett French,
aid to Gov. Letcher, Mr. Roy O. Crowley, govern
ment electrician, and several others whose naihe3 we
did not learn. There were also two or three ladies.
They were all treated kindly by their captors, and
concur in attributing to Colonel Davis, commander
of the raiders, some gentlemanly and humane quali
ties not generally manifested by Yankee officers.
From one informant we learn that Colonel Davis
was communicative, and so far indicated his insen
bility to shame as to boast that he was a native of
King George county, Ya., and familiar with the
country through which he conducted his gang of ma
rauders. It must be said to his credit, however, that
he did not require the removal of the sick and
wounded soldiers from the cars occupied by them.,
contenting himself with the destruction of the loco
motive “Thomas Sharp” and the tender. The lo
comotive “Nicholas Mills,” with the tender and.,
wood train attached, awaiting at Ashland the pass
age of the ambulance train, were also destroyed.
"When the passengers discovered that they were at
the mercy of the Yankees, several of them prudent*
ly thrust several documents into the stoveof the car
and applied a match to them. A package of Confe
derate treasury notes amounting to several thou
sand dollars was transferred to the custody of a lady,
who kindly concealed it in the folds of her skirts
until the Yankees had disappeared. We have not
heard that the passengers were searched. They, to
gether with the soldiers, were all paroled by Colonel
Davis. Most of the former walked to the city yes-_
terday on the railroad.
The main body of the Yankees remained for some
time at Ashland, whilst a detachment ’proceeded to
Hanover Court House, tore up the Central Railroad track
at that pointy cut the telegraph wire , andi also, it is
burnt the court house. This wsb Yankee like. The
detachment 'afterwards united, if we are correctly
informed, at Hungary Station, on the Fredericks
burg railroad, and encamped during the night in that
vicinity. They destroyed several small trestle
bridges across the “runs” and gullies this Bide of
Ashland, and also the water tank at. Hungary. . Al
ready a force is engaged in repairing the road , and it is
hoped that communication will be re-established to-day.
From Hungary, the raiders proceeded in squads to
the. Brooke turnpike, prssing along unfrequented
roads and bridle paths, evidently guided by some
person familiar with the country.
After the Yankees had-cavorted around on the
Brooke pike to their hearts’ content, fed themselves
and their horses, exchanged their most jaded ani
mals for fresh steeds, and waited in vain for some
. body to come and take them, they crossed over into
th e Meadow Bridge road, anu visited the scene ren
dered memorable by the opening of the battles around
Richmond, on the 26th of June, last;year. They ,
crossed the historic Chickahominy and prevented
pursuit by taking up the planks of the short bridges
: over this sluggish stream, which can be easily re
placed. Unluckily, they captured near this pointa
locomotive and tender, which had been sent out on
a reconnoissance in the morning. The Central rail
road bridge or trestlework crosses the Chickahominy
parallel with andhear the county road bridge or ra
ther bridges. The Yankees burntone or two sections
of this trestlework, and then ran thelocomotiveinto
the gap, precipitating it, of course, into the Chicka
hominy. The injutij done to the railroad at this point
is not so serious'that it may not be repaired in a day.
After leaving the shades of the Meadow bridges
the marauders, full of glee, no doubt, trotted on to
Mecbanicsville, and thence toward the York River
Railroad. At Tunstall’s Station they fortunately en
countered a small portion of General Wise’s brigade,
who gave them a volley which emptied several sad
dles, and sent the rest of the party in the direction of
the Pamunky river. The number of men engaged in
this bold raid is variously estimated at from five hun
dred to three thousand. Colonel Sherwin Mcßae
and Captain Blackford, who made a reconnois
sance yesterday close upon the trAil of the enemy,
report as their opinion, that the force did not ex
ceed five or six hundred, and from the best infor
mation they could gain, there was no artillery in
the expedition. General Pryor, who reconnoitred
their camps Sunday night, reports, we understand,
that the marauders numbered, as well as he could
judge, about one thousand or twelve hundred men.
They'had evidently aimed at deception in this re
spect, by dividing their force into squads, and indus
triously circulating the lie that they were a formi
dable host—the advance guard of a terrible army.
Since the above was in type we have learned that
the Yankees destroyed seven car loads of Govern
ment stores at Hanover Court House.
MISSISSIPPI SQUADRON.
Admiral Porter’s Official Report of tile
Captnreof Crrand Gulf-The Navy holds
the Door to Vicksburg-Grand Gulf the
Strongest Place on the Mississippi.
"Washington, May B.—The Navy Department
received to-day the following:
Flagship BentonjGband Gulf, Miss.,
May 3d, 1563.
Hon- Gideon WelM, Secretary of the Kavy:
Sib : I have the honor to report that I got under
way this morning, with the Lafayette, Carondelet,
Mound City, and Pittsburg, and proceeded up to the
forts at Grand Gulf, for the purpose of
them again, if they had not been abandcm% l ap7their
The enemy left before we and bury
ammunition, ’light ones- The annameafc
guns in all. The works are of
"the most; extensive kind, and would seem to defy
the eftbrt of a much heavier fleet than the one
which silenced them. . The forts were literally torn
to pieces by the accuracy of our fire. Col. "Wade, the
commandant of the batteries, was killed, also Ills
chief of staff. Eleven men were killed, that we
know of, and our Informant says many wounded,
and that no one was permitted Jo go inside the forts
after the action, except those belonging. We had
a hard fight for these forts, and it is with great
pleasure that X report that the navy holds the
door to Vicksburg. Grand Gvlf is the strongest
place on the Mississippi. Had the enemy succeeded in
finishing the fortifications, no fleet would have taken
them. I have been all over the works, and found
them as follows: One fort on Point of Hocks,
seventy-five feet high, calculated for six or eight
guns, mounted two seven-inch rifles, and one eight
inch and one Parrott gun on wheels, carried off. On
the left of these works is a triangular work, calcu
lated to mount heavy guns. These works connected
with another fort by a covered way, and double
rifle-pits, extending one quarter of a mile, con
structed with much labor, and showing Sf'® a "
skill on the part of the\constructor. The third
fort commands the river in all directions. It
mounted one Bplendid Blakely one hundred pounder,
and one eighth-inch, and two thirty-pounders. The
latter were lying bunsted or broken on the ground.
The gunboats had so covered up everything with
earth that it was impossible to see at first what was
there with the exception of the guns that were dis
mounted or broken. Every gun that fell into our
hands was in good condition, with a large quantity
of ammunition.
• This is by far the most extensively built works,
with the exception of those at Vicksburg, I have yet
seen, and lam happy to say thatwehold them. I
am dismounting the guns, and getting on hoard the
ammunition.
Since making the above examination, new forts
have been passed and nearly finished. They had no
guns, but were complete of the kind as regards posi
tion, and had heavy field pieces in them.
DAVID D. PORTER,
Admiral Commanding the Mississippi Squadron.
Paiusian Society.—We read in a Paris letter,
i■■ '[');„ social life of Paris, thanks to lovely weather*
and an influx of Btrangers more or less distin
guished, has for the last few days been more_ vii in
Than usual even in this lively metropolis, ine ap
pearance of the Eois de Boulogne and the onanips
Elysces is very striking. A curious mixture oiv
hides, which would frighten the V erv davl
Parle from their proprieiy, parade tb pf® in-hand’
1 drags’ worked by Englishmen, d ,‘ Au ..
driven by natives; grand ®"* die h B ’‘ t ° j£u along
monts, country carts, cabs, ra ’ c ,ii ev The
for four hours in »™nousanda»Sg&dy.
Empei or and ® t n J'l attf , n rtcd, quite unnoticed. Both
Ire'beamiftilTy Counted, and the Empress (euie otac
are neauinuny quietest possible, habit and
man’s hat, not only an Empress, but
« lSv The Emperor, seeming thoughtful, rides
ouietlv om I met him on Friday last, the 10th of
Aiiril, the anniversary of his appearancein a very
diftferent character; perhaps he was thinking o
fh»t There arc many English here—some well
known in I-ondon, others of the usual class, return
ing’from Italy to Tyburnia and Albertopolis, where
tliev ‘ fall due ’ fifteen days after Easter; others,
again, are the ‘Faneurs’, of Europe, whom you are
sure to meet at fitting seasons on the of Ma
drid, the Coreo of Rome, or the Toledo of Naples.
Young England, in short-tailed coats, like half
fledged ducklings, is here in great force,.and it is
pleasant to see that, true to the traditions of its
fathers, traditions going back to the dark ages of
posting, or"worse, of twenty*two.hours between
Boulogne and Paris in a tight- diligence, with the
fish baßketß over your head—it still keeps up the
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pleasant fashion of passing Easter in a capiial which,
though now bo near, is stUl ao widely different from
its own. Of course, the world of fashion passes
much of its time placidly Bitting in- an iron-wire
chair at an average outlay of halfpenny an hour;
that is an institution here as elsewhere in civilized
Europe. The opera is'still alive, but it has been
weeded for London. I heard Tamherlik on Satur
day ia'Otello;’ he sang badly—the re3t could not
sing at all. The house was densely crowded, and I
must say that the female part of the audience was
dressed in a style which in its showiness would not
have disgraced, and its freedom would have exceeded
those days of the I'irst Empire, when magnificence
of costume was required by the imperial ruler, and
when, to. use the expression of Talleyrand, the
dresses ‘commenced too late and ended too soon.’
When Count d’Orsay—whom perhapß some of your
male readers will confess to remember—was once
congratulated on having obtained the smallest cab
boy in London, he replied that he was leaving off his
servants by degrees, and now should soon get rid of
them altogether. I am often reminded of Count
d’Orsay’s speech when I see the gradually receding
robes of the ladies of Paris.”
Weekly Review of tlie Philad’a. Markets.
May 8, 1853.
Owing to the wet weather and the unfavorable news
seat of war in Virginia, the Produce markets
have been- very inactive since the close of last week.
Bark is firm at former rates. Breadstnffs continue dull.
There is very little demand for "Flour. Wheat is firm,
and prices remain as last quoted. Corn is in demand, *
and prices rather better. Oats are dull. In Coal there
is a good business doing, and prices are firm. Cotton is
dull and unsettled. In Coffee there is more doing at
full prices. There is a better demand for Pish. In Fruit
there is a fair business doing. Iron continues very dulL
Naval Stores of all kinds are scarce. There is less
doing in Provisions. Bice is scarce. Salt is
more freely. In Seeds there is nothing doing. Wool i* ..
very dull, and prices are unsettled and drooplng-
The Dry Goods trade is only Sctive, and
without any new feature to notice; dealers are mostly _
EupplyinstlieiijseiYesbyauctfbi 1 ; someatthenear-trade fr .
■ f-
The continues inactive, .sales cdmfcri- if ’•
smg only about bis at for good aud
choice Ohio famyj- The sales to tlieT-eifiilera and bake>s *
.. are moderate, atfrom So7@6.2s^bbl*f<»r
common to good superfineT-aesMjn? faFe^ r n j * .
lor extra family;and fiS@9.solabl>t®ScSScy brands,
according to quality:. Rye Floor is offered at ss*s bbl,
with sales of 200 bbls at this rate, which is a decline.
Corn Meal is scarce; Brandywine a« held at $4.37>£»
and Pennsylvania Meal at $4.25 bbl, with small re
ceipts aud sales of the latter. ;
GRArN—There is a good demand for. Wheat, and .
prices remain about the same as last quoted. Sales reach
about 30,000 bus at 16S@l7Cc for good to prime Pennsyl
vania red, afloat and in store, and white at from IS3@
1900 f. bus, as to quality.” Rye is in demand at !G6c 3 bu
for Pennsylvania. Corn is also in better demand, with,
sales of 25,000 bus prime yellow at 9Q@92c bn, afloat
and in store Oats are steady. Sales comprise about
20. COO bus at BC@S2c t weight. 2.0C0 bus Barley Blalt are
reported at Si. 05, on time.
PROVISIONS.—There is more inquiry for Pork, mostly
to supply the Government; 5(0 b bis new mess sold at
sl£@ls.su, and old at $l3 25® 18.50. City-packed mes 3
Beef ranges at from $lS@l5, and country a: $l2. cash.
Bacon—There is a good demand for H*ms,with further
sales at lC@]G>aC for plain, and ll@l2c for canvassed;
Sides are dull at 6%@7c, and Shoulders at 6@6#c. cash,
for new. 4CO tcs Grftn Meats have been sold at B>s@*)ct
for sugar-suredll&ms, do in salt at--7@7)*e, Sides 6?*®
6>£c, and Shoulders 5.%@55£c,' cash. Lard is bat little
inquired for, with sales of 400 bb’s and tcs. in lots, at
10>*®10}£c, and kegs at U#@l2Kc ib. Butter—There
is less doing, and prices are lower, with sales of roll at -
lf@Soc, and solid-packed at 15@16c lb. Cheese is
selling at 10@13c lb, aud Eggs at 12@13c dozen,
which is a decline. .
METALS.—Thesalesof Pig Iron are only in small lots, .
aud the market is very dull. No. 1 Anthracite is selling
ats3s@36; No. 2at $33, and No. 3at $3l li ton. Scotch
Pig is held at $39 ton. In manufactured iron there Is
less doing. Lead is firmly held, with small sales of Ga
lena at 9c, cash. Copper is quiet, with sales of Yellow
Metal at 30c for Sheets, on time.
BARK.—The receipts of Quercitron continue light;
sales of about 50 hhas are reported at SSS ton f.r Ist
No. 1. Tan ners ! Bark is scarce.
CANDLES.—There is very little doing in any kind.
City-made Adamantine are selling at from 21@22c,
Western at 2C@2l, and Tallow Candles at 14®lac lb.
COFFEE. —The stock has increased; sales comprise
about 1,000 bags Rio at 31J£@32>£c: Laguayra at 33c;
Jamaica at Sic, and St. Domingo at 29c ft, cash and
four months.
COAL. —Large shipments are making to go East. and.
the market continue* active. The demand from che Go
vernment also continues good, and prices are firm and
lookingup.
COTTON —The market is dull, with sales of about 103
bales at 6S@G6c lb, cash, for Middlings and good
Middlings.
DRUGS AND DYES.—There is very little doing in any
kind; small sales of Soda Ash at 85£c, Brimstone at 46c,
and Caustic Soda at 7%c; Indigo i.« quoted at from $1.83
to $2.60 lb. the latter for prime Bengali
are but few here, but the sales are
limited at 4t@47c lb.
FlSH.—Mackerel are held with more firmness, and
there is more inquiry. Sales of9oo bbls, from first hands,
on private teims. The store quotations are $12@12.50 for
bay ls,Slo for shore do,sS 75@10.25 for No. 2, anass.7s@7
for medium and large 3s. 500 bbls pickled Herring sold
at $2 Codfish, Shad, and Salmon are un
changed and dull. .• t
FRUIT.—The stock of Oranges and Lemons has been
increased by another arrival, most of which has been
disposed of from the whavf on private terms. Green
Apples are scarce, and sell at s3@4 bbl. Dried Apples
.sell slowly at s@Bc, and Peaches afc6@loc, /or quarters
aud halves. A large sale of the latter was.made at S@
S^c^fb.
FREIGHTS.—To Ltveipool there is very little offering,
and the rates are nominally unchanged. To London a
a British barqne was taken up at <£6so. To Liverpool
I we quote Petroleum at 7s 6d@Ss. Among the engage
ments to the "West Indies- we notice a brig to Trinidad,
Cuba, and back, at 55c for Sugar and $4.75 for Molasses;
a. brig to filatanzas, and return, for $1,900, and; one to
Cienfuegos at 55c and $4.75 for Sugar and Molasses. "Coal
freights aie steady at $9.50 to Aepinwall, s9@lo to New
Orleans, $2.50 to Boston, $l.SO®2 to Providence, and $1.30
to New York. .
--GINSENG.—There is but little here. Small sales of
Crude at 90c ft.
GUANO —Prices remain without change, and there is
a moderate inquiry; sales of Peruvian at $95, and Su
perphosphate ofLime at ton.
BEMP.—There is no stock of American in first hands;
and no «=ales have been reported.
HOPS are in limited request at the recent decline; sales
of Eastern and Western at 22@26c, and inferior at s@loc-
ft.
—HAY is scarce, and selling at 95@51.25 the 100 lbs.
LUMBER.—The demand is fair for most descriptions,
and prices are steady; sales of white Pine Boards at $23
@25; Hemlock Scantling at $9.50@10; yellow Sap Boards
at s2]@22 M feet. Laths sell at 41.5Q@1.60 M, in
cargo lots." - -
MOLASSES.—rThereis a firm feeling in themarket, and
the stock in first hands is light; sales of Cuba Muscovado
at 4J@4sc.and New York Syrup 38c, cash.
NAVAL STOEES. —The stocks of all kinds are very
much reduced. Rosin is held firmly;'sales of common
at s2.* @26 and Ho. 2 $28@30. A sale of Pennsylvania
Tarat $6.50. Pitch is unchanged. Spirits Turpentine
meets with more inquiry; small sales at $3.30@3.35 $
gallon. .
OlLS.—Prices of Fish oils are rather lower, and the
sales from store limited. Linseed oil is unsettledfß-ad
lower; sales at $1.50 % gallon, cask. Lard-oil is dlso
lower and quoted at 93@95c. Coal oil there isless doing,
Out the market is firm, with sales of 2,000 hbls at 23c for
Crude, 35@&7c for Refined in bond, and. 4£@4Bc
fiee as to quality. '
PLASTER is in. less demand; sales of soft at $5 ton.
RlCE.—There is very little here. Sales of Rangoon, at
72»@8><c^Ib.
SaLT. —An impori of 385 tons, Liverpool ground, has
arrived to a dealer, and an invoice of 650 sacks Ashton’s
iinewas sold on private terms.
SEEDS are dull and neglected. We quote Clover afc
$0@5.50, the latter for strictly prime lots. Timothy is
nominal at $l:5C@2, and Fkixseed at -S3. bushel,
aud hut little offering or selling.
SPIRITS —Brandy and Gin are firmly held, bnt there
is little or nothing doing in either. New Eng ! aud Rum is
quoted a£6o@6Sc. Whisky is steady, with, sales of Penn
sylvania and Ohio bbls at 4Gc; small lots at 47c, hhds
45c. and drudge at 44c t?, gallon.
SUGAR.—Receipts have somewhat increased, and there
is a fair inquiry. Prices are firm at the advance; sales
of (00 hhds, mostly Cuba, at IG@IO2;C, aud New Orleans
at 1 Q)S @llc on time.
TALLOW is unchanged ;sales of city-rendered atll>4@
llKc, and country at 10Rc tb.
TEAS sell slowly,bui price- are steady for both Blacks
. and Greens.
TOBACCO is dull, and the stock of Leaf is accumu
lating. For manufactured there is a limited inquiry at
firmer rates, and the stock in the hands of the dealer's
very light.
WOOL.—The market still continues very dull, and
prices irregular of 40,000 low aud medium tteeces
The following are the receipts of flour and grain at this
portdujingthe past week :i
£lour 11,700 bbla.
Wheat 64,600 bus.
Corn ...... 40,500 bus.
Oats.. 3S, 750 bus.
COAL OlL.—The following are the receipts of crude
and refined.at this port during the past week
Crude*.
Refined
Sew Torlc an<^
are j- or state and Western U
for pearlfo tt -£;
i T^s^rP'al , e7,ooo bbieafc *6©S.lO for superfine State;
65 for extra do; $6@G. 20 for superfine Michigan*
Indiana, lowa, OMo, etc. ;56.60@7 for extra do, includ
ing' shipping brands of round-hoop Ohio at 5*6. s>@7. 00,
and trade brands do $7.lO®S. ,
' Southern Flour is dull and lower; sales 6SO bbls at
$7@7.30 for superfine Baltimore, and $7.40@59.70 for
Flour is dull, and s@loc easier; sales 400
bbls at $6.60@6.85 for common, and extra, and $0.90@
5.30 for good to choice extra. ‘ ® «/»*!- *
Bre Flour is selling moderately at $4@5.2e for the
range of fine and superfine. • _
Corn Meal is quiet and steady. ! We quote Jersey at
$4.20@4.20; Brandywine $4.60, puncheons $22.00.
Wheat is dull, and one cent lower. We quote spring
at $].35@1.57 and winter red and amber Western at $1.60
©1.63.
Bye is quiet at $1.03^1.C6. ) MJU
Barley is dull at sl-32@'1.40.
Corn is dull, and one cent lower; sales 16.000 bus, at
S7@S9c for shipping lots of Western mixed, and So@S7c
for unsound do. „ T c
Oats are dull at BG@Slc for Jersey, and S2@S4c for
Canada, Western, and State; sales 15,000 bus State at
Sic.
Provisions.— The Pork market is dull and lower;
sales of 650 bbls at $l2 5C@12.75 for old moss, and $l4. oO
@14.62}£ for new mess. Beef is more active, with sales
ofl.OOObblsat about former quotations, fierce beet is
dull and nominal at $20@22 for prime mess. Beef Hams
are inactive at sl4@lb\ 2a for Western- B&rd is heavy
and there is less activity; sales of 1,000 Alibis and tierces
at 9£@*loKc. ______
Boston Markets, May 7th*
Flour.— The receipts since yesterday have been4,4B*
bbls of Flour. The market for Flour tthday is ‘firmer.
We quote Western superfine Flour at $6.25@n00 gbbl;
common extra at $7@7.25, medium extra at $7.50@7.75,
and good and choice brandsancludmg favorite bt Louis,
at $S@lO bbl. Southern Flour is scarce and nominal.^
Grain.— The receipts since yesterday have been 1»1%>
bushels Corn, 3,214 do Oats, 1,000 do Shorts. Corn is
quiet. We quote ordinary to good Western mixed Corn
at 9C®94c & bushel; and Southern and Western yellow
at ftlia bushel. Oats are firm; sales of Northern and
Canada at 83@S5c bushel; Priure- Edward Island are
nominal. Rye is quiet at $l.l2>S Shorts,Fme
Feed, and Middling range from $36@37 ton. .
Provisions. —Pork market is dull. -> Sales of prune at
s>l£@l3.so; of mess at sls®ls.so;\>lear at bbl,
cash. Beef is steady, with sales of Eastern and western
mess, and extra mess at sll@l4. 50 H. bbl, cash« *?£ ££!*:
iug to quality. Lard is quiet. Sales m bbls audnerces
lb, and in kegs at 3 1&». ca . st i
Haml steady at SX@9e? lb. cash. S S
21c lb for good and choice, and at 14@16t PU> tor com
mon to prime. , .
Cambridge Cattle Market, May 7.
41 mnvkol 4M flattie 350 Beeves, and ol Stores, con
sEtL?Swm«s%xei.fcois*s, and one. two, andthres
—Extra (including nothing but tlie best
M.IKKI-.r nVI F - , 50; first quality (including
ku ;?® f »mu(i;eberf“rgT fat stall-fed Oxen) IB@B 50;
n 0 best grass-fed Oxen, the
b e est”ta?l-?ea tows, and the best three year-old Steers)
vs*— Working Oxen at *WO®IIS ; Cows and
Halves itdCC@4S; Three-year-old 58@2.5. - .
’-‘V’ fA-n Lamps —2,SCO at market. .Prices miots
.j.'3 5C@4. .Extra «®». or from 4t@9o ® tt>. Spring
Cossets, and when those of inferior
‘‘'bMcsESSMc o ®®* 1 Tallow S@BXc vrti>: Pelts- s3.so@t
each ft*r uuClint.
f!n]lsKiiiS la@Hc Jh-
E?MAnns;-Rot $ io''fnny cattle w
about the same; some butchers thought thejwore bet
ter. There were a few superior river wttls sold at about
SIOV-lCUibs Sheep sold at about the same as last week,
one lot nnolipt fold at Dc V- lb. the seller wm the pelts,
back at £4.75 Veal Calves abundant.
Prishtsn Cattle Market, May 7th.
At imuhet; SCO Beef Cattle, SO Stores, 2.300 Sheep and
- I "il'rrff’att’e—Prices!extra S» SO; first quality $9; second
. ...
Hidep S@S j4c $ ibjimuc but sl;vuglitoi* at this
Pnlf skin* i‘2(Z&l4cl3 itx t
•raU'S-PaloS »t V fo- .
60 each. ‘ * ►
Sprintf s@6c;rctiil 6@3c.
are .tlio largest fat oxen, UfcMjj
stall fed. First quality are large oxen. stali-fed.ut least
.three months.. Second quality .aje.“f-bay-to4
oxen, well fatted cows, and ’he-bee. threa-y-ar md
,tiers. Thirdquality are odds and ends of drnvo-. Bar
veiling cattle are large old oxen, ,„,i
Sheep and Lambs—Sxtra consists of choies Backs ana
The price of B«»f oynains «nqluul»as no»
tW?d%k 1 LW »s each, at $9. SO ¥ 100 tbs,
SI ' shrink. Sheep and Lambs selling, thn same a*
lJst Thereis .
.. iroo
.. 800
■ ► 15-00
.9,490 bbls.
-5,010.