MONDAY, MAY 11, 1863. Tiie Situation. For forty-eight hours the city has been filled with rumors to the effect that General Hooker hacl crossed the Rappahannock, that General Lee was in full retreat, and that General Dix had captured Richmond. Our special despatches are very full, and.' .show that the same stories are rife in Wash ington. After comparing all the evidence, we -regret to say that we do not credit the rumor that Gen. Hooker has already crossed the Rappahannock; nor do we think that Gen. Dix has taken Richmond. In the fir it place, we have new r s by the Associated Press from ■the Rappahannock to Friday. General .Hooker had not then crossed. Our own ’advices arc down to Saturday, and tiien he was busily engaged, in organizing his co lumns. The movement may have taken place during Saturday night, bdt'we have no information that such has actually been the case, although we kno w it is in contem plation, and may be done at any moment. As to the capture of Richmond, we also think the rumors arc incorrect. Weknowthat Gen. Dix is engaged in an important enterprise , and that great results may be expected from it, but it is too soon to speak definitely. We can merely speculate. Lee is probably on his retreat. His wounded are dying— his men starving—his ranks are demoral ized—liis great general hors du combat, : saA there are strange rumors coming up from " llichmQnd as to the movements upon the Peninsula.-- Therefore, he must retreat, for retreat .is salvation. Altogether, : the news "from the Rappahannock is 'very en couraging. Preparations are being made for a mighty blow, and the spring campaign— our leaders profiting, by thc-affair- at Chan cellorville —will re- open under favorable cir ...cumstances. jlueh has been said about the strength of this Army of the Poto . rhac. ; It has been argued.that immense re inforcements, should be sent to it at once. General Hooker does not so much ask for men as for sympathy, confidence, and co operation. The army commanded by him is superior in almost every respect to that led by the rebel General Lee. He-trusts it and is trusted by it. After a series of despe rate battles, soon to be fought, for the pos session of Richmond and the partial or total destruction of Gen. Lee’s army of Northern /Virginia, as at present strengthened, a re serve force of.fifty or one hundred thousand men could be promptly moved forward to as sist Genera! Hooker’s weary and victorious army. Such a force, we need scarcely inform tlie readers of The Press, is now encamped about Washington and Baltimore, and in Western-. Virginia. They will move after the Army of the Potomac as a corps of re serve and occupation, always within the sound of the enemy’s caimon, with the mo dem means of transportation. Of course, additional troops will, have to be raised to take tlie places of those wlio advance, and of tkoselroops whose terms! of . enlistment will - expire during- the present - year: These ad ditional regiments must now be raised by draft or conscription, and' by' the enlistment of colored troops. ■ We observed in the outset' that General Hookeb • needs co-operation, and we are bappy to say that be will have it to a great extent in the coming movement. One tiling is stated which we mention because it is ingenious and plausible, saying no thing of its correctness. General Drx with his corps d’armeeis in motion, and will soon be threatening the enemy’s main lines of communication south of Richmond. A heavy column under Gen. H. M. Naglee will join General Dix from North Carolina, and- this whole force will move west ward. Its march will be one of triumph, but in the end it will have to receive and destroy the shattered retreating battalions of General Lee, as they are driven south by General Hookee. But if the enemy should retreat westward from Richmond toward Lynchburg, ("a movement which General Hookek thinks General Lee will attempt,) then our armies can form a junc tion at or near Richmond, and our combined,. last great victory— Peace. . Since the above was written ne-svs has been received confirming the rumors about the recrossing of the Rappahannoct, and discrediting the story about Richmond. We submit the evidence as it comes, and express no further opinion. The Cost of an English War. The London Times , in an article discuss ing the probabilities of a war between Eng land and America, censures our people for their sensitiveness, and asks: “ Will nobody tell tbe Americans that the beginning of a war with Great Britain would certainly be the independence of the South, and its end, in all probability, the collapse of their Go vernment, and the dissolution of their Con federacy !” All of which is very curt and neighborly. But will no one tell the people Of Great Britain that the beginning of a war with America would certainly be the inde pendence of Ireland, insurrections through out tie Kingdom, and the destruction of her commerce, and its end, in all proba bility, tbe overthrow of the aristocracy, the concpiest of Canada, the estrangement of Australia, the loss of all her colonies in America, and the decay of the prestige and greatness that have made England powerful and illustrious. We do not desire a. war with England; our influence, such as it is, will he thrown against it; but when the question becomes a catalogue of selfish considerations, we can equal the Times and outnumber it. ; England has as much to lose as America, and on that point we are even. ' Tlie Sanitary Commission. We wish to call the attention of our readers to the very liberal subscriptions made to the funds of the Sanitary Commis sion during the past week. Such evidence of the due appreciation of the claims of the suffering soldier jrist from the most sangui nary battle-field of the war is higMy credita ble to the doiiors. But we beg to say, whilst, we commend their good condact, that we* utterly 'condemn that of a large number of our "citizens who, enjoying every possible comfort for themselves, have hitherto failed to give one dollar to the ad mirable organization we have named, or otherwise. to show their proper sympathy for those who have • shed their blood or lost their health in the cause of their country. There are many, we learn, who have had profitable contracts with the Government that are especially delinquent in this emer gency. Is not this a raying shame 1 ■ ' Unto, this Hast! The venerable Sam Houston, after seven ly years’ devotion to the Union, and having been robbed of his office by the rebels for retaining that devotion, is said to have re cently made a speech of considerable length, in which lie declared that his fondest last wish was in behalf of the Southern Confede racy. Poor old Patriarch! He might have said: 11 Pray, do not mock me! I am a very foolish, fond old man,— And to deal plainly, I fear I am not In my perfect mind.” All excellent Suggestion. 11 If Gen. Fremont, P r ; other general, is not in the Bervice, Oi' will not do the work for ■which he is wanted, muster nim out and stop his ■■pay!”- This is an idea of the New Work Tribune , and we endorse it. Let us have no more servants than are necessary, and when we are tired of them, dispense with their ser vices—paying for work, done, and when work is not done giving no.pay.. iMii. Cvsfs W. Field, of New, York, is himounccd to speak at the rooms of- the Board of Trade to-day at one o’clock,jin reference to his proposed Atlantic telegraph. Mr. Field will mention many facts of in terest iu reference to his great enterprise,, and will exhibit .several specimens of sub marine cabled that ’arc now -working in dif ferent portions of the world, and show how the principle that has -succeeded in Europe and Asia and Africa will succeed in con necting the two continents over the oceita. The French In Louisiana. The State of Louisiana contains a larger number of French people than any State in the Union, and although generally against the North, many of them have manifested noble examples of friendship to the Union, and to our cause. In the town of Shreve port—one of the largest towns in Louisiana —a number of these people announced their allegiance to France, in order to prevent themselves from being drafted into tlie rebel army. The next day a number of therebels made an assault upon them, covered them with tar and cotton, and inflicting many in dignities. We mention this for the purpose of showing how our friends of France are treated by the false Government of the South, and expressing our curiosity as to the temper in which it will be received by the sensitive Emperor of the French. The Movement on Texas. The great Icxaa expedition, which wsa originally started by Jim Lane for the purpose of liberating slaves, has been again revived under Gen. Blunt, and is now in course of reorganization at Fort Scott, in Kansas. It will contain, besides a couple of co lored regiments, volunteers from, Kansas and Ne braska, a regiment from Colorado Territory, and about five thousand Indians. Its march, as origi nally designed," will be through the Indian Territory, Arkansas and Louisiana, into the heart of Texas* This is an item of news from the journals. Many, things maybe said in favor of such an expedition, and many things against it. Some thoughts occur to, us: I. Are there any great bodies of rebels in Texas to be attacked ? If so, then this move ment is excellent; if not, then we waste money and men. 11. Is it not known that the fighting rebels of Texas are now at Vicksburg, Chattanoo ga, and Fredericksburg, and that if we would conquer them it must be at these places ? Then why not send this expedition to join Grant, Rosecrans, or Hooker ? 111. Should not all “ movements ” be made against the life-parts of the rebellion ? What will it avail us should'. Blunt go to the Gulf, if, in the meantime, Pemberton were permitted to go to St. Louis'or Cincin nati ?/• -. '■'■■■ .-v ■■ ’: ■ IVrThis expedition is'“ for" the .-pmqi'ose of liberating slaves. ’ ’ A humane and ; pro per motive, hut if we crush the rebellion the slaves will he all liberated ! And why waste strength in trying to do in a small way what the nation is endeavoring to accomplish, finally and forever ? V. There is one thought that governs all these movements. The rebellion is reduced to three points of strength—Vicksburg, Chat tanooga, and Richmond. When they fall the rebellion falls. If-we'siicceed there we sucheed everywhere, and we do trust that all movements will be made lor this great object, knowing, as we do, that, it is the hope and purpose of the Administration. An lusidious Scheme. The New York World emphasizes the following hy printing it in large type and in a prominent place: “It is /believed here [Washington] that the conscription act will be immediately enforced, beginning probably with the State of New York.” The intention of this is to persuade the people of New York that the Administration intends to make an unjust distinction in reference to them, and, by persuading tbe ignorant and vile men wbo wield so much power in tbe metropolis, that they are to be oppressed, stimulate the spirit of resistance to the draft. When enmity to the Administration takes this shape comment' is needless. LETTER FROM “OCCASIONAL.” Washington, .May 10, 1803, The Army of the Potomac is again upon its feet. I can mention no more cheering fact than this: that, notwithstanding its an nounced disaster, every account represents it in good condition, a little powder-burned, sun-bronzed, and: weary, but as full of en thusiasm and energy as before the battle. - Like an expert and wary champion, it hardly touched the ground before it rose again, earnest for tbe fight. I state to you what' I know to be a fact, when I say that in every thing that: goes, 'to make a courageous ] and reliable army, this of the Potomac is unsur passed; and, although I could have, wished that its banners bore “ Ohaneellorville ’ ’ in its roll of victories, I am glad to know.it is not a : defeat! , We .have', .not lostpthe day .. _lilii_p'ostpoi!ed..!t, and if'-we .can=#sncli. thi>- -tayiu uuiTismtc lesson that it must learn before we ' ean think of peace,, this sacred blood has not been shed in vain. The de-' nunciation that assailed General Hookey is lulled, for men see that they do this gallant soldier a wrong in speaking.harshly of him. I hear men who are competent to speak with the authority of soldiers saying that his last; campaign, notwithstanding its unfortu nate close, is one of the most brilliant in military history ; and, as the! mist and smoke clear away, we begin to see the genius that conceived it anil the lamentable circum stances that caused its failure. All that man could do was done by General Hooker. Man could not nerve the hearts of timid men, and they fled. The flight of the 11th' Corps dispiriting a greater part of the army en gaged, and preventing General Hooker from making a junction with Sedgwick, is the cause of the misfortune, and, in retiring across the Rappahannock, General Hooker merely fell back to remedy an accident which, if neglected, might have ended in his irretrievable ruin: Nor did he retire un til he had attained results which in them selves form a great • triumph. His cavalry have gone nearer to Richmond than any American soldiers ever went be fore. They destroyed roads, bridges, com munications, and stores, paralyzing Lee’s army. In material damage he has done more than any of his predecessors ; but for the cause of liberty his raid was a blessing. That large body of horsemen sweeping through those Virginia plantations to the doors of the rebel capital will have an in fluence thatmusthehereafterfolt. They were soldiers of freedom, and the thousands of slaves who saw them with joy-—and with far dearer joy the panic that was created among their masters —-will feel that the day of free dom is nearer since their.eyes have seen its messengers. Wherever the soldier of the Re public goes, slavery becomes demoralized, and the raid of General Stoneman may show vast results before many weeks are past. !Geh, . Hooker has shattered the army of Gen. Lee, and this is an important triumph. You must -remember that in the last struggle Lee had cast : all. He did not fight with'a re serve or an advance, or a portion of his army; he had in his ranks every available rebel soldier north of Charleston arid east of Murfreesboro, and Hooker has. so shat tered that army that it must retreat arid re cruit. It must retreat—we are prepared to advance —and every day brings to our advancing columns large reinforcements. These things gained, I think we should cease to speak of this last battle as a defeat, and of General Hooker as an . officer who had ceased to deserve well of his country. We should see that we ourselves are tine. Wo should take vigor out of defeat. We should make this war one of fanaticism; in other words, we should add to love of country hatred for its enemies. Let us place the country on a war footing, so that as Hooker moves along he will feel that he is but an advance guard with the nation in arms behind hi m. Then in truth we shall be conducting a war. Not merely a war in which men are slain—repu- tations made and unmade—lines and boun- daries drawn— and questions of policy de ckled; not merely a war which interests us through gold, and cotton, and wheat, and rates* of exchange—but a war from the heart, so that peace may come. Sink everything in this, and we shall then be freemen in freedom’s glorious cause, and the victory, when it comes, will be a vic tory in a double sense; .for while we con quer and slay our foes, we chaißen and purify ourselves. , Occasional. Death ov Uf.kuk.vick E. Keulin. —Among the deaths occasioned by the late terrible explosion of a steamboat boiler at San Pedro, California, was that of Frederick E. Kesiin, Esq., of Chester, Delaware county, .Mr. If. emigrated’ to the Pacific coaßt some years since, and by industry and probity esta lished ivr himself a reputation and standing, as one of the first men of the State. He was active and efficient in whatever tended to advance‘or develop the interests of California, and his death adds another to the many valuable men'our country has lost within the past year. The Delaware County Republican, printed at the native place of the de ceased, pass a justjand handsome tribute to his memory. WASHINGTON- Special Despatches to “ The Press.” Washington , May 10, 1663. Army and Government. Private advices from the army represent that it is in the best spirits, and ready ;Yor fresh work. Of course, a few days will be consumed in reorganizing the entire army; but it is already rumored here that General Hooker is arranging for fresh attacks upon tlie enemy. One of the probable rumors of the day is, that the enemy is falling back upon Gordonsville—or ad vancing upon it—and that General Hooker's new plans are formed to meet this change in the military situation of the enemy. It is a singular fact that General Hooker got his first information of the whereabouts of Stoneman from the President. General -Hooker telegraphed here, asking if anything had been heard from Stonk t.! a>-. General Dix Bent the first news to the Presi dent, and he was able to answer the question of General Hooker. The President, and General Hallbck have re turned from their visit to General Hooker’s camp and Mr. Lincoln is in much better spirits than he was on Wednesday last. ; The first inkling of news of Hooker’s retrograde movement reached here about noon of Wednesday. The son of an 'officer of the Government sent the following despatch: “Headquarters of the Army, Falmouth.—All is right.” Oneortwo persons who saw it discovered the fact that the army headquar ters had been moved back across the river, blit the War Department did not believe the inference right. An hour or two later General Hooker telegraphed to the President, explaining his movement. .Information lias been received at the War De partment stating that arrangements.have been made for the return of the wounded of Gen. Hooker’s army that fell into the hands of the enemy. They are now in houses near Ohancellorville. Medical supplies and attendants have been Bent to them, and as soon as the river is fordable they will be brought to Gen. Hooker's camps, and will then be forwarded to the Washington hospitals or their homes. ■ Conscription ol 1 Foreign-Born Citizens* There is a report now prevailing in Washington, which has been traced to a semi-official source, that the President was induced to issue his proclamation, making foreigners, who have declared their inten tions to become citizens of the United States, liable to conscription, by. a letter from Earl Russell. • It will be remembered that a few weeks since Lord Lyons sent a communication to the British Premier, Earl Russell, requesting a decision whether the Home Government would claim con trol over those who had merely declared their in tentions to become citizens.. The interval which has elapsed between the comaur nication and the reply, would seem to indicate that the decision which was rendered, and of which tlie President was officially notified, was made after due consideration of the subject. / . . . Earl Russell, in his commuication, instructs Lord Ltons to inform the President that while -the British Government did not mean to exercise offi cial control over foreigners who had renounced their allegiance to her Britannic Majesty, it would only be in conformity to the comity and law of nations to persons a certain time to leave the country, especially as they have not been invested with all the rights and privileges of citizens by de claring their intentions, and thus to give them an opportunity to return to the nation they had left.- . The communication also stated that if such per sons were found in the United States, after the term allowed them to leave, they might be subject to con scription. ; It is stated that this communication led the Presi dent to issue his last proclamation. Relations with England, There need be no,alarm upon the subject of our foreign relations. Whatever may be the character of the Parliamentary debates or of the leading arti* cles .in the foreign newspapers, the official inter course of this Government with England and France at this moment is peaceable. Since the publication of the irritating debate in the British Parliament, Mr. Seward remarked with emphasis to several of his friends here that such de bates and the Times' leaders afford no fair indication of the relations existing between the two Govern ments. The English Government waß apparently never before so ready to act with a degree of fairness to wards us. It is for the first time taking steps to prevent the fitting out of gunboats for the rebels in English ports. There will be no war with England or France unless they are determined to force it upon us, and of that, in the opinion of those who are com petent to judge, there is no real danger at present. Tile Army Moving. We have continued advices of the cheerful and eager spirit of the army, which understands the necessity and bearing of the late movements. It is said, on good authority, that a new plan of opera tions has been devised, and that it is already in pro cess of execution. One thing is pretty sure—come of our troops are again across the Rappahannock, how many and for what purpose you will learn in time. The various armies in occupation of Eastern Vir ginia are also moving in order to be hurled, at the fittingßcason, on Lee’s shattered columns. A Patriotic Regiment. To*day, the term of service of the 2d New York regiment expired, and the men were mustered out. The officers and privates, without exception, claimed that the term of the regiment ended on the loth of last month. The papers at the War Department, however, did not make this fact clear. The men did not show any disposition to grumble at the decree, which kept'them fromtheir.homco-iT»^ ; weeks longer_jbhan -yfi-ntiiTed-Lthe-assertion that under., the : ”cli*cuihsfances,ithe regiment, following the example , of some of the three-months volunteers at Bull Run, would.not fight when the opportunity was pre sented. Not a regiment on the battle-field behaved with more gallantry or bravery. They return, to their homes, at Troy, in a day or ttvo, and deserve a warm reception. Colonel Parks, its commander, was seriously wounded,, and has since had his leg amputated. The brigade, of which this regiment was a part, went into action two thousand strong, and lost four hundred'and sixty-four in killed and wounded. Gone Home. The 123 d Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, Colonel J. B. Clark, numbering eight hundred men, passed through the city yesterday on their way home, their term of service having expired. The regiment comprised eight hundred men, and were recruited mostly in Pittsburg. Additional Wounded in Pennsylvania Regiments. . The following arrivals of Pennsylvanians wounded are reported from the Washington hospitals: OXPICIiIIS. Lieut. W. C. Reed, 122 d, left arm; Auenue House. Lieut. H. H. Troast, 122 d, right leg; Avenue House. Lieut. J. C. Bxubaker, 122 d, left arm; Avenue House. Lieut. Thomas Denaw, 122 d, right leg; Avenue House. • Lieut. JR. T. Noble, 62d, left foot; Metropolitan Hotel. - Col. W. H. Irwin, 149th, foot; Kirkwood House, Lieut. John E. Bosb, 84th, seat; Avenue House. Capt, R. Dillon, B, 115th, arm; Ebbitt Houses Lieut. W. J. Ashe, 115th, leg; Ebbitt House. Lieut Jas. Mallory; 115th, shoulder blade; Ebbitt House, Major HE, A. Strong, 73d, thigh; Kirkwood House. Lieut. G-. B. Wood, 95th. Lieut, J. C. Hamilton, 26th; Herndon House, Lieut. T. E. Stevens, 115th, chest and. shoulder; Simpson House. Lieut. Samuel Topsham, 95th, arm; Simpson House. Lieut. W. J. G-ilston, 95th. Lieut. Alfred Rhinehardt, 14Sth, shoulder. Lieut. .T. B. Van Dyke, 140th, across Bhoulder. Lieut. Frank Kean, 93d, abdomen. Col. B. C. Tyhlman, 26th, thigh, Willard’s, . Lieut. F. Woodward, 26th, arm; Willard’s. Lieutenant C. Knoebel, Co. B, 74th, in hand. Captain G-..T. Swart, 114th, in side. Lieut. J. Williams, 114th, in knee. Lieut. A. R. Dunkel, 114th, in hand. Lieut. J. Wirsiny, 84th, in thigh, Lieut. John Hays, Adj. 130th, shoulder. Cant. Charles Stewart, Go. E, 148th. Colonel Savage, 148th Pennsylvania. Captain H. W. Marshall, 125th, in leg. Lieut. A. Evans, 125th, in leg. Lieut. O. "Williams. Slat. Lieut. A. E. Bennett, 81st. . Lieut. T. Morton, Blst. Capt. G-. H. Eastman, 132(1. Lieut. James C. Bounce, 28th. JUDICIARY SQUARE HOSPITAL. Patrick Egan, I, 8 . Corp J Lydie, K, 84 Michael Lebhicner,H, 148 SergtWH Doolittle,F, 141 Chas Lowthen, G-, 61 WBAsper, D; 83 ~-W-Chalfant, F, 61 P Stiffier, 110',, Sergt Thos Brown, A, 96. G-Ringgold, Q-, 114 W Lipericott, D, 61 MLawber, D, 21 Sergt E C 6l Sergt J A Bussell, E, 140 Sergt Thos Houck; A, 96 F J Hunter, H, 140 Peter Fuller, D, 132 Chas Hart, D, 148 Corp J F, 95 Sergt D Davis, G-,26 Corp S D Ufiwaldj G-, 23 Sergt Adam Darr, F, 155 Sergt D N Grubb, H, 95 Sergt Jas Bussell, A, 136 Thos Xf?ler, F, 61 : Corp J H Ruscher, H, 46 Rudolph Mickel, C, 61 J B Erwny, Gr, 149 P R Johnson, D, 124 . Corp Bichd Miles, H, 148 Corp W I Jones, D, 124 Gr Hancock, K, 49 Sergt W Mclntosh, 1, 63 David Apel, E, 163 W H Stoy, E, 118 Henry D Carney, H, 144 H Jump, A, 23 J Davenshire, A, 116 Jos Loll, F, 63 H G-ross, F, 149 Sergt J M Jackson,E, 141 Wm Sands, A, 147 C Cooper, F, 118 . COLUMBIA] S E Wylandi,.E, 148 John A Eclchartt, I, 28 Corp J Mitchel, E, 133 C P Sutor, A, 105 B H McGowan, F, 102 Serg’t C Forbes, 109 M J Shaffer, A, 120 John Harkins, E, 115 J Ferguson, B, Bth Oav H Miller, E, 118 T Peters, Hampton’s Bat T Durnikel, G, 115; CAMPBELL Jona’n Shapley, M, 17 i Corp GO Brown, M, 17 John Hagan, O, 28 | Henry V Brown, H, 127 j Geo P Howell, 1,153 E Farley, H, 23 John Gouldy, A, 116 Robert MeOraile, D, 53 Corp ,T G Randolph, A,116 Law McGrath, l'Y 102 More 'Wounded Officers. The following wounded officers reported on Fri day afternoon for treatment at the Seminary Hos pital, Georgetown: Lieut. Chmles Hood, Co.H, 13th Pennsylvania. Lieut. S. 11. Conover, Co. O, 2Sth New -Tersey. Oapt. Samuel B. Gates, Co. 0.12 th New Jersey* Capt. Julius OrTitson, Co. C,2Sth New Jerseyr* Lieut. James T. Lowe, 00. 0,12 th New Jersey. • Oapt. HI A. Mattison, Co. H, 12th New Jersey. • Capt: Ed. D. Murray, Go'. 0.149 th New York. Capt. "W. H. Schooley, Co. C, 12th New. Jersey. Assistant Surg. J. S. Wagner, 84th Pennsylvania,. Lieut. G. W. Whitfield, 00. A, 13th N. J. (dead.) Lieut. W; H. Debeboise, Co. O; 21st New Jersey. Lieut. J. O. Derasey, Co. 1,139 th Pennsylvania. . Lieut. Morton Manning, Co. t, Bth New Jersey. Lieut. R. J. Sutherland,Co.B,lOOthPennsylvania. Lieut. John P. Crater, 00. I), 15th New Jersey. Lieut. John M. Cook,Co. E, ltothperinsylvania. Lieut. H. H. Hinds, Co. A, 57th Pennsylvania. Oapt. J. W. Van Kiersoo, Co. F,2lst New Jersey. Captain J. R. Lyons, Co: A, 57th Pennsylvania, Lieut. A.."W. Steel, Co. F, 114th Pennsylvania. ... Col. J.L. Selfridgc, 46th Pennsylvania. ; Lieut. Ohns. Reynolds, Co. F, 2d Delaware. Lieut. Col. ."W. H. Show, 134th Pennsylvania. Oapt. T. H. Parsons, 00. C, 01st Pennsylvania. The*-Wounded* The total number of wounded that have arrived here is supposed to be about three thousand. the press.-philadelphia; mo ? HOSPITAL, •: • T H Storey,l69 H Blumey, C, 147 T W Anthony. L, 23 J McCollom, D, 140 B Heffner, 3£, 151 J M Carter, C, 29 J M Yallem, 0,109 J Wallerj Ist Artillery Corp M L Ellsworth,l),lGl W L Johnson, 1,134 Serg't A Truman, 91 Peter Camp, B, 73 HOSPITAL. [Corp L Miller, B, 27 [Serg’fc R Leggett, B, 71 jT Roxburg, C, 115 (Frank J Miller, A, 83 jEdw Ferris, 1,132 Serg’t J Hallatiay, K,57 .Tas C Harris, H, 133 j Jos Holßinger, E, 136 W-C O’Byrne, G, 102 SECOND EDITION. FOUR O’CLOOK A. M. ARMY OF THE POTOMAC. The Rappahannock Crossed Again. GRAND ADVANCE OF OUR ARMY. REPORTED RETREAT OP GEN. LEE, Graphic Account of Gen Stone man’s Raid. THE RESULTS OF HIS CAMPAIGN. How lie was Received in Virginia. THE NEGROES FLOCKING TO niS STANDARD. THE UNION SENTIMENT IN VIRGINIA Arrival of Wounded m Washington. Tic Army Recrossing, and in Good Spirits Bpeo ial Despatch to The Press. 3 Washington - , May 10—p. M. I have made diligent inquiries in reply to your despatch, and state, this as the result: Persons lima arrived here from, the Army of the Potomac , leaving there on Saturday eve ning, who state that the army is in the best of spirits, with everything in readiness to reeross the rive)\ Seme corps crossed last evening. The point of crossing is said to be one adopt ed by General Hooker a few days ago. It is thought the whole army will move together. This is my last information, and as reliable as any infomation can be not directly from the War Department. The very recent important movement of the Army of the Potomac forms the principal topic of.eonver sation. The report that the army had crossed the Rap pahannock river was first generally circulated in this city yesterday; and, although the past fortnight has been a season of popular excitement, I never re member having seen such a general feeling of interest and satisfaction expressed bv the people. It is use less to Bpeak of General Hooker’s popularity; He is the idol of his soldiers, and, for the time, the hope of the country. • If confidence in his ability was shaken by any of his late movements, it has now certainly been fully , restored. You are aware that the President and General Halleclc paid General Hooker an official visit some days since. The fact of the visit is already turned into history, but the results of that trip may yet prove of vast importance to the country. The visit was opportune, and has enabled General Hooker to make one more attempt to execute his, admirable plans with some hope of success. Hav ing obtained the permission of the President to recross,the Rappahannock, after demonstrating the importance of the movement, General Hooker asked that his communications might be properly guarded in the rear of his army. The promise to attend to this was given, as well as the positive promise that additional means of ammunition and supply should be furnished, and that General Sigel should again lead his troops to victory or death. The New Movement. During "Wednesday and Thursday Gen, Hooker detailed several regiments to gather up the wounded and bury the dead left on the south hank of the river. These men were relieved continually, and the work proceeded without intermission. The number- of rebels found unburied was very large, and it is believed that no effort was made by the enemy to bury his brave men slaughtered by our artillery during the'five days’ battles at Chancellor" ville. Fortunately, the weather was cool, prevent ing physical decay, and the rain Berved as a balm to ease the wounded from some of their suffering. The fact that the enemy had left , thus suddenly, con firmed Gen. Hookerin the belief that the rebels had been very much cut up, and that they contemplated a retreat, if that course was found practicable. Ac cordingly, on Thursday afternoon, before the rain had ceased falling, General Hooker ordered forward across the river the Ist and sth corps d’ armSe, under General Sedgwick. Owing to the horrible condition of the roadß, but little progress was made, and Gen. Hooker, on Friday, directed his attention to the crossing of the whole army at Banks’ and United- States fords. During the d-iy, positions for each corps were designated, and Gen. Hooker was busy in giving instructions to his various generals, con cerning his proposed pursuit and capture of Gen. —xacc*BT»niiyr — ~~ : : ~ Retreat of the Reb.els.__~ - Yesterday GeneralPleasonton’s Ca valry-'crossed' the river and proceeded immediately to the front for the purpose of reconnoitring the enemy’s position.; Two hours’ride brought them to our old position about Chancellorvilie. In this neighborhood no rebels were discovered except killed and wounded. These were disposed of properly, as rapidly as possi ble. A considerabledumber of stragglers and slculk-. erß from the rebel army and someofour own men came into our lines yesterday and gave themselves; up. The former protest that they have no feeling in this war, and are willing to take the oath and be come good citizens of the United States, Some' of these men saw columns of rebels, retreating panic stricken and {in confusion on Wednesday night through the terible rain-storm. These are strange rebels; they fight like veterans but behave like sheep; when captured. Where Have tlie Rebels Gone ? This question is going around unanswered in the hotels today. It is the opinion of the military men that they have fallen back in two columns, one toward Richmond, and another toward Gor donsville, in - the hope of concentrating with Dong street’s forces in front of Richmond, once more to give us battle. The Next Engagement will take place most probably on or near the upper Pamunkey river, whither General Hooker is moving as rapidly as possible. Many maintain that the James river will be the next line that the rebels will defend. This may or may not be secure, as Generals Peck, Keyes, and Naglee may decide. Our Army Moving On, There is a report here today thafc o our army is in motion south, and that skirmishing with the rear guard of the enemy has commenced. The men who sympathize with the Southern traitors, and especially those who are employed in the different Departments here, are very much chagrined at the news, and will scarcely give us a civil answer to the most reasonable question. Fredericksburg Occupied. It is reported here that Fredericksburg and the heights of StrMarye were occupied by our -troops to-day. There iB not a single white family remain ing as residents of this ancient town, and so, with proper use, it might serve as barracks for quite an army, or will make an extensive hospital, for which its excellent position peculiarly fits it. ' > Repairing tUc Railroad' The Richmond and Potomac Railroad, south of Fredericksburg, will be put: in order again as soon as it will be safe to work upon it. Another Movement. Troops are arriving here again, and it is rumored that another army will advance South to support General Hooker in a day or two. This activity on the part of the Administration will do much to re store public confidence in the Northern States, which is all that is needed now to give us victory 'and peace. Another Federal. Raid. It is understood that General Buford, with his light brigade, has penetrated to the Allegheny'ridge, in "Western Virginia, and that he is now returning, having destroyed the Richmond and Tennessee Rail road in several places, captured many prisoners, ob tained important information, and burned large quantities of stores intended for the rebel armies in the Southwest. ' . The KumorecL Capture of Richmond. The report of the capture of Richmond by the forces of Major General Peck, is entirely discredited here. ' The weather is excellent, and the roads are drying General Stoneman’s Raid, All accounts of General Stoncnum’s recent raid into Virginia, which extended over a,j>crio<l of nine days, agree in representing .that it was unquestion ably one of the moßt brilliant and successful chap ters of the war. A detailed history of the move ment has not yet appeared in any of tlie public prints, and that which we print below is not only graphic in description, but is correct in all its par ticulara. . On the 13th ultimo, General Stoneman, with a portion of his cavalry command, moved up the left bank of the Rappahannock, with the intention of piercing the enemy’s lines at the most favorable [op portunity, then, if possible, cut his line of commu nication, and destroy public property wherever found. On the i4th, the first of a series of rain storms commenced, causing the river, to become so swollen as to render crossing impracticable until the 28th ult., and even then a pontoon bridge was used. Thus the weather detained the expedition for fifteen days. In the meantime the fords at different pointa weie tested, foragißg parties were sent across the river, and several skirmishes took place without, any important results.. On Wednesday, the 29th ult., the .whole force was again put in motion and crossed the river at Kelly’s ford witheut opposi tion; General Averillimmediatelymoved his divi sion to the Orange and Alexandria Railroad, two regiments of the enemy were met, and a skir mish took place, terminating by the enemy re DAT, MAY 11. 1863. tiring towards Gordonsville. In this encounter only two of our pen were wounded. General Slonenan moved the main body of his command across' Fleshman’e river, and encamped ffir the night in n open field, during a heavy rain storm. At thiß p iht the enemy made a dash upon our pickets, but £ dnot alarm the camp. Thursday morning early Ge icral Buford crossed the Rapidan, two miles below the Racoon ford (Morton’s ford), and advancing u; the opposite bank, caused a force of sixteen hundi id rebel infantry, with one piece of artillery, to leav| in great haste from Racoon ford, where soon after General Gregg crossed with his division. Here a lieutenant arid thirteen privates cf a rebel artillery company were captured. Near this point an army*beef contractor was overhauled, and $28,000 in Confederate bonds taken from him. A rebel engineer, with a wagon load of material, was also captured on the road. The whole force en camped at right one mile from the river. Friday morning, heard* cannonading on the right, which proved to tt General Averitl’s command having a little fight With the enemy at Rapidan Station, on the Orange lud Alexandria Railroad. This was the last GenerapStonemann heard of General Averill. Next day, got close upon the heels of a large rebel force/at Orange Springs, who, to escape, abandoned wagons, provisions, fcc.; captured a lieutenant of Jackson’s staff, returning from leave of ab ence. - At night camped at Greenwood, just outside of libuißa Court House. The town was Burrounded and/Col. Kilpatrick took possession of the place at 6 o’clock A. M., May 2d, without oppo sition, capturing a few rebel soldiers.' The citizens were astoujided to find the place in possession of the Yankees, and - overjoyed when they became con vinced that?the Yankees were really civilized human beings, and that they had not come to murder men, .women, aijd children in cold blood. as was firmly believed, and supplied the troops freeiy with victuals and drink) .. The trmk of the Virginia Central Railroad, con necting Gprdonsville and Richmond, VAAB destroyed at different points for ten miles, two trains'of cars burnt, telegraph wires cut and destroyed, and some commisßaty stores were also appropriated. During the night/a detachment of the Ist Maine Cavalry, doing picket duty five miles up. the Gordonsville road, was attacked, and had two men killed. The enemy;disappeared the moment a brigade advanced, after firing a few shots. On the afternoon of the 2d, the command moved on through Yanceville to Thompson's;.Four Corners. From this point de tachmenis were sent out in different directions. One party destroyed a portion of the railroad between Gordonsville.and Charlottesville; another, consist ing of four hundred men, under Colonel Wyndham, proceeded..toColumbia, on the .Tames river, where the Lynchburg and Richmond canal crosses the river.: Am unsuccessful attempt was made to destroy the aqueduct. Five locks were destroyed, the banltß of the canal dug away at different points; three canal boats, load ed with materials for the rebel ariny, and five bridges, w'ere burned.; ATarge quantity of commls s'ary.store;!,.medicines, &c., were also destroyed, and several hmfood horses were captured. A party, un der CaptaMsprummbnd, of theoth Cavalry, reached the between. Columbia and Richmond, and destroyed .locks, levels, and set fire to.Ca bridge across tW Tyres river. General Gregg proceeded to the Fredericksburg and Richmond Railroad, and destroyedj-rat Ashland, the depot buildings, railroad . track, a tram of cars, provisions, and telegraph. He sent a detachment to burn the railroad bridge over the South Anna, but it was strongly guarded by in- Tantry, and the party sent out fell back. > General Gregg returned to Thompson’s Four Corners; but a . poition .qljhiß command, under Colonel Kilpatrick, moved eastward to the Central road, destroyed the bridge on that road over the South Anna, cap tured and destroyed a train of cars, culverts, and the' railroad. track for miles, and then passed down to the Peninsula. . ' Another portion of Gen, Gregg’s command, under Col. Davis, 12th Illinois, crossed both roads nearer' Richmond, destroying railroads, telegraph, bridge over-Brook'river, and railway'trains. A detach ment of G en. Gregg’s command also burned ail tbe turnpike bridges ovtrthe South Anna, to prevent the enemy niaking a flank movement, and catching Gen. Stonemah in a trap. Monday morning, the 4tb,‘ Immpfdn and D. H. Dee, with two brigades, attacked about sixty of the 6th Cavalry, on pfoket ‘ duty near Shannon Hill. A. charge of the rebels :waß met by a counter charge; the rebel advance was tempdrarilyjrepulsed, but rallying, captured' seven teen of the stjh Cavalry. Our force captured thirteen of Buford advanced upon the enemy withpis command, but they fled. . The night of the 4th, General Gregg moved to near /Yanceville, and was followed- to that .point, next! dayy by General Stoneman, with General Bu ford’fl/command. Here a man, a native of North Carolina; came into camp, who had been concealed for a year to avoid s erving Jeff Davis. Near Yan : seventeen C. S. A. wagons, with mules, .were .overtaken and captured. On the sth, the re trograde movement and, crossing Ra coon fird, the whole command arrived at Kelly’s morning, the Bth. ~ lSnis the command of General Stonemanremaihed nearly nine days-within the enemy’s lines, visited nice different counties, destroyed all lines of com munication between the rebel capital and the ariny o'mJhe Rappahannock, so that they cannot be used : again for weeks to come; destroyed the Dynchburg canal, on whose waters are transported all the pro visions raised in the rich valley of the James, and from which source alone the rebel army in Virginia receives more than half its supplies; Raptured seve ral hundred horses, and destroyed a large quantity -of public property, all with only the loss of two men killed, *andnot over fifty wounded and prisoners. „But a greater, triumphthan all this.has been gained. The people in. the counties visited have had a good ■ look at live Yankees,,and found them neither sava ges nor bandits. - . r : ; vrhanks to the good. management of the command- whom he visited-wiUhave " fiut littlecause of complaitftat : the. invasion. • Rri- •: vate property and private persons were'nowhere in terfered with, except in such cases as are recognized by all civilized nations. The people, at the same time, were astounded and gratified; astounded, in the first instance, to see a Yankee force in their midst, and gratified to find us a civilized people. A‘ few Union families were met with. These could .not restrain their tears when they saw. the dear old flag again. The negroes joined the column in flocks, and begged to be taken away. Some of these poor people were so overjoyed that they went into hysterics; others knelt in the street and prayed, thanking Jesus for sending the Yan kees. All these people tell the same story: their masters had-told them that if the Yanises came there they would be sold to Cuba, branded, and many of them would be murdered in cold blood. They did not believe it. • The negroes everywhere gave valuable informa tion, and acted as guides. Hearing of our approach at several points, they sat up all night and baked batches of bread, which was passed out to the sol diers, with milk, water, and whatever else they had, wuth unstinted hand.’ DEPARTMENT OF NORTH CAROLINA. Newbeen, N. C., May B.—A report came inside the lines today that the North Carolina banks had refused to pay their assessment to the Confederate: Government, in which determination they are sus tained by Governor Vance, who reiterates hiß threat to recall the troops from this State in the rebel army. Many of the reported rebel sympathizers lately ordered outside the lines have been permitted to re main on giving satisfactory assurances of loyaity # The, rest leave to-morrow. General H. M. Naglee left here yesterday for Washington, N. C., on business connected with this department. . An order arrived here yesterday from Port Rbyal, S. C., directing the immediate return of Gen. Heck man’s brigade to the Department of the South, The establishment of a court at similar to that instituted last October at New. Orleans, iB very generally desired by the citizens'and business men. Several important cases, involving large amounts or property, are awaiting adjudication by some competent civil tribunal. The Rev. Horace James, of Massachusetts, has been appointed to succeed the Rev. James Means, deceased, as superintendent of blacks. The small-pox has broken out in the contraband camp. No fears are entertained of its, reaching the troops, i General Wessells and staff left on the 3d iriafc, for Plymouth, to assume command of the district of the A!T>emarle.. The Banitary condition of the department is excel* lent. NorwhEitN, May 6.—On the'oth inßt., Lieutenant Colonel Lewis of the 3d New York cavalry, made a reconnoisance with a battalion of his regimen t, from Newport to Pettie’s Mills, where Captain Whar ton’s rebel company was stationed. Colonel Lewis taking the enemy by surprise, ordered a charge, which resulted in the capture of the rebel camp, thirty-six horseß, fourteen prisoners, the company arms and equipments, without any loss bn our side. Two of the enemy were killed. -SiThe commanding general of this department having been officially apprised that Gen.-Wild is coming hither to raiße an African brigade, informs the Secretary of War that he will not only give Gen. Wild all the assistance in his power, but will enter into the work cheerfully, believing that the black troops will fight. A large number of secession residents of. Newbern were sent-outside of the lines this morning. The order for the expulsion of these people will be rigidly enforced throughout the department. The rebel General Garnett’s brigade, attached to General Hill’s command, whe remains in thevi cinity, has gone to Virginia. A sensation was created here by the marriage this morning of Charles C. Lawrence, of Boston, a mem ber of the 4*lth Massachusetts, to the accomplished daughter of Israel Diaowaga, a banker in Newbern, After making a transfer of his property to thebride v groom, the father left our lines with other disloyal .citizens. Nearly--twelve thousand men ; belonging to the nine-months and two-years, regiments, in this de partment, will soon be mustered out of the service. It is._hqped that the patriotism of the North will perceive the propriety of raising a fund to promote enlistments in loyal North Carolina regiments. REP ARTMERT OF THE MISSISSIPPI. Caiko, May 10.—The Memphis Bulletin of last evening has the following: Six newspaper corre spondents—Calhoun of.the World, Jtichardsou and Brown of the Tribune , McCullough of the Cincinnati Commei'ci&l. Beatty of the. Cincinnati Gazette, and I)oilman of the • Chicago Tribune —were on the tug destroyed by hot shot from the Vicksburg batteries on Sunday. • . There were twenty persons on board, only one of ’ ..whom is known to haveescaped. Nothing had been heard of the remainder at Milliken’s;Bend up to Tuesday night. If they reached either shore they were probably captured, as the rebels occupied the point of the Peninsula the time, they having : crossed over for the purpose of intercepting any .'barges that might be floated down.. ■ . ; " The Bulletin also ears that Gen. Grant has seat 1,500 prisoners to Millilcen’s Bend. A portion of , his forces when last heard from were within twenty ( . miles of Jackeon, and had taken several days’ ra tions with them. It is reported that the bridge over the. Big Black liver has been destroyed, thus cutting* off the rebel retreat from Viokßburg, THE TRIAL OF HOF. C. L. YALLANDIGHAM BEFORE COURT-MARTIAL. Clittrges, Specifications) and KvfoSeureev [From tie Cincinnati Commercial. ] The trial of Mr. Valla n digham having been concluded 1 ,, it will not bo improper now to publish the charge* ahd : specificationwagamst him, and so much of the evidence* as is of impotence. The Court having beet organized, as published a few days since, the Judge Advocate read the following Publicly expressing, iu violation of General Order No. 38, from Headquarters, Departmentof the Ohio, hi* sympathies for those in arms against the Government of the United States, declaring disloyal sentiments and opinions, with the object and purpose of weakening the power of the G ovei'Dment in its efforts to, suppress an unlawful.rebellion. ” /* 1 eracmcATJON. In this, that the said Clement L,- Valla-ndigham, a citizen of the State of Ohio, on or about tbe lst day'of May, 1863, at Mount Vernon, Knox county, Otoo, did publicly address a citizens, and- dii utter sentiments, in words or/in effect; as follows, declaring the present war “a wicked, cruel, and unnecessary warr * a war not being waged for ibe preservation of i-i? V nion , ; ‘a war for the purpose of crushinjpoufc iibeity and erecting a despotism;” ”a-war for thefree aom of the blacks and the enslavement of the whites/’ stating, that if the Administration had:so. wished, the have been honorably terminated months ago : that peace might have been honorably obtained 1 by lißtenmg to the propose 1 intermediation of France;” that propositions by which, the Southern State.? could he won back and the South be. guarantied their rights under lbe Constitution, had been rejected the day before the late # battle at Fredericksburg, by Lin coln and his minious.” moaning thereby the Pfcesl dent pf the United -States and those under him in au thority. Charging ‘that the Government oftheUnited btates were about to appoint military marshals in overv distnet to restrain the people of their liberties, to deprive them of their rights and privileges.” Characterizing General Order No: 38, from Headquarters Department of tne übio, a base usurpation <rf arbitrary authority,” inviting his hearers to resist the same, by saying, “the 1 tlie inform the minions of usurped power that they will not submit to such restrictions upon their liberties, the better; 1 declaring “that he was at all times, and upon all occasions, resolved to do what he could to defeat the attempts now being made to build up a monarchy upon the ruins of our free Government;” asserting that he firmly believed, as hesaidsbemontns ago, that the men in power are attempting to establish a despotism m this country, more cruel and moreoppres sive than ever existed before. ” * All: of which opinions and sentiments lie woll knew did aid, comfort, and encourage those in arms a°uin«t the Government, and could but Induce in his hearers "a distrust of thfir own Government and sympathy for' those in arms against it, and a disposition to resist the laws of the land, J. M. CUTT3, : Capt. 11th Infantry, Judge Advocate, Dep’t of the Ohio. TESTIMONY OF CAPT. HILL, OF THE lk>TH 0. V I. Npt having heard the testimony of Captain Hill on the first day, we can only present the concluding portion as given on the second day, The substance of what he de tailed the first dajv however, is contained in the “spe cifications” above. As we said ye*terday, Mr. Vallan* digham conducted the case, on his eide, for himself, and asked the questions in. the cross-examination of Captain Hill. Question by Mr. Yallandigham. In speaking ofthe character of the war, did l not expressly say, “As Mr. Lincoln, in his proclamation of‘July 1, 1862, said, ‘this unnecessary and injurious war’?” Answer. I don’t recollect that he did. The language made use of I understood to be his own. £ ,G- -Again, in speaking ofthe character of the war, aidn t I expressly give as proof the President’s procla mation of September 22, .1862, and January 1, 1863, as de claring the emancipation of the slaves in the seceded btates, and.as proof that the war was now being waged for that purpose? ; - The Judge Advocate-objected to the question, on the ground that its object was to divert the issue between the accused and the court from the accused to another party, while the true issue was not what were the words uttered, but the propriety of their utterance, The court sustained the objection.^ Q. Did you continue in the same place during the de livery ot the whole speech ? A. I did. Q. Were your notes taken at the time, or reduced to writing after the speech was delivered ? : A. They were taken at the time, just as they fell from the .speaker’s lips. Q. were yon not in citizen’s clothes; andhowcame you to be at Mount vernon that day?. . The Judge Advocate objected-to tlie question, on the ground of its immateriality;'but, as Mr. Yallandigham insisted on it,-the objection was withdrawn. • A. I was in ciuzea’s clothes, and went for the purpose of listening to any speeches that might be made that day. I had no orders to take notes. * Q. Did you take notes of any other speech? A. I commenced taking notes of Mr. Cox’s speech, but considered it harmless, and after a short time stopped. Q. .Were you not expressly sent for the purpose of lis tening to my speech on that occasion? A. I was not any more than to the others. Q By whom were you sent? .A- By Captain Andrew C. Kemper,_assistant adjutant general of the military command of this city. Q. Did vou mai e a report to him upon your return ? A. I didn’t report to Captain Kemper, but to ,Colonel Eastman, and was from there sent to the headquarters of the Department of the Ohio. TESTIMONY OF CAPTAIN JOHN A. MEANS; Question by the Judge Advocate What is your rank and regiment? Answer. Captain in tbe 115th 0 Y. I. Q. Were you present at the meeting of citizens at Mt. Vernon, Ohio, on Friday, May 1, 1863 ? A. T was. Q.- Did you hear the accused address that meeting ? .•A. I did; X stood mostof the time about ten; feet im mediately in front of the stand, and heard the whole of the speech. He said that the war not carried on for the preservation of ths Union; that it might have been etopped and peace restored some time ago, and the Union saved, if the plan which had been submitted had been accepted by the Government- the day beforethe battle of Fredericksburg. . ; Mr. Yallandigham, objected to anything on this last point, onthe gronndHhat he had applied for a subpeena for Eemando Wood,-of New York, to bring witkhim the plan proposed, and;liad been refused. The Judge Advocate replied that .this point might be waived, and he would strike from the-specifications what related to the proposed ofrestoring the Union The witness continued: =Tbat/if the:plau had been adopted, peace would have: been: restored, the: Union saved by reconstruction, the South won back and gua rantied in her rights. That our armies didn’t meet with success; that Richmond was not taken, Charles ton, nor Vicksburg; that the Mississippi was not open, and would not be as long as there was cotton to sell or contractors to reward. He said, in regard to the rebuke of the Administration, at the last fall election, that no more volunteers could be had; that the Administration had to resort to the French conscription act; that he would not counsel resistance to the military or civil law, for that was not needed. That a people were un worthy, to be freemen who would submit to such en croachments on their liberties. Q. What encroachments did he refer to? A. He was speaking of the conscription act; He said he believed the Administration was attempting to erect a despotism; that in less than one month Lincoln had plunged the country into this cruel, bloody, and unne cessary war. • Q. . Can yon recall anything he said in rel ation to Gen eral Order No. SS? A. He said the General Order No. 33, was a usurpa tion of power; that he despised it, spit upon it, trampled it under his feet ; that he, for one, would not regard it. Be styled the Administration officers, and officers’of the army, as minions of the Administration. He said that hc.did not ask; General Ambrose Barnside whether he roightspoak there or not; that he was a freeman', and spoke when and where he pleased. Q. Do you remember anything he said with reference to the course he advised the people to pursue ? A. He said these proclamations'and military orders were intended to intimidate the people, and prevent them from mingling together as they were doing that day; that he claimed the right to; discuss and criticise the actions of the civil and military officers of the Go vernment. . ' . Q. Did lie advise the people to take any steps ? • A. He advised them, at the close of his speech,\to come up together at the ballot-box, and hurl the tyrant from his throne. He styled’the President at another timeas “King-Lincoln.’* CROSS EXA3IINATIOX. Q. By Mr. Yallahdigham.: Did yon take-any notes* during .the delivery of the speech, or are you testifying from memory? - A. - L took no minutes during the delivery of the speech ;.but after Mr. Pendleton, began speaking, I went to the hotel, perhaps an hour and a half afterward, and wrote some minutes of.the speech. Q. You speak of my,saying that “the North might have been won back;" was it not that the South might have been won back, &c. . A. No; I noticed this particularly, and it struck me very forcibly. [Mr. Vallandigham. If I said it, it must have been a slip of the tongue. 3 -Q. Tou say that I said I would not counsel resistance to military or civil law. Did I not expressly counsel the people to obey the Constitution and all .law, and to pay proper respect to men in authority, and to maintain their political rights through the ballot-box, and redress personal wrongs through the judiciaUtribunals of the country, and in that way to rebuke'and put down the Administration and all usurpations of power ? A, Not in that connection He said, at the last of his speech, to come up to the ballot-box and hurl the - tyrant from, his throne. Q. Did he not counsel them to submit to all law? At No, sir; I didn’t understand him to counsel the people to submit to the authorities at all times. I can’t remember that he used the language of the question, or the substance of it as stated. Q. Did 1 not say that my authority to speak to the people in public assemblages, on all public questions, was not derived from General-Order No. 33, butGeaeral Order No.l, ihe Constitution of the United. States, General’Washington commanding? : Q. I understood him to say that his authority to speak to the people was higher than General Order No. 3S of that mobbing despot, General Burnside. It was Order No. 1, signed by George Washington. __Q. Were not the three names of Tod, Lincoln, and Burnside used. together, and that I didn’t ask their con sent to speak? A. At another time he used these words. Q. Were not the re narks you say I made about de spising, spitting upon, and trampling under foot, ex pressly applied in reference-to arbitrary power gene rally ? and didn’t I, in that connection, refer to General Order No. 9, in Indiana,-signed by General Hascall, de nying the right to criticise th 6 war policy of the Ad ministration ? A. The rtmarks in regard to despising, spitting upon, trampling under foot, were made in direct reference to Order No. SS. Be some time afterward, in speaking of the tyranny of the Administration, said that an order had been issued in Indiana denying the people the right to criticise the military policy of the Administration, and if submitted to it would be followed by civil war in Ohio. Q. Do you undertake to give any connected or metho dical statement of the speech on that occasion ? Judge Advocate. The court can judge as to that point, but he may answer. A. I do not pretend to give the speech, commencing with the first and giving it juet as he spoke it. , Mr. Yallandigliam then asked the same questions as he asked the former witness, with reference to the way in which he went to the meeting; and, in addition, whether he went there to report the speech for the pur pose of a prosecution under General Order No. 38. A.-I did not. Q. Were any reasons given you why you should go there to report the speech ? . The Judge Advocate objected to such questions, for the reason that they were evidently intended for some other puipoee than to subserve the ends of justice in the trial. Q. I will put the question in this way, then: Yfas any object stated.to you, and if so, what? A. There was no object stated. The Judge Advocate here rested his evidence. i Mr. Yallandigham .asked a recess o£ fifteen minutes, for the purpose of consultation with his lawyers,'at the of which he. proceeded with the testimony on hi!} behalf, ' ‘ ' "* “ ‘V' testimony of s. s. cox. Q. By Mr. Vallandigliam. Were you present at the public meeting, in Mount Vernon, on Friday, May l, 1563? ... - . A. I was present, asone.of the speakers: I heard the Whole of the speech;! i toad on tlie platform, near him, so that I could not fail to hear all that he said; I have not heard him speak since the adjournment of Congress, and, as l came in from the West, X did not know that he was there; 1 took especial interest in listening to his speech.throughout, and having to follow him I naturally noticed the topics which he discussed. Q. Bid you .hear his allusions to General Burnside, and if so, what were they? A. The only allusion he made to the General was, I think, in the beginning of Ms speech, in which he said that he was not thereby tlie favor of Abraham Lincoln, David Tod, or General Ambrose E. Burnside. Q- Was any epithet applied to him daring the speech ? A. No, sir. If there. had;beeii I should have noticed it, because General Burnside .was an old personal friend tf mine. I shbuld'bave remembered any odious epithet applied to him.' ' " : '“" --Qi.Diit you bear the reference to General Order fS, and if so what were the-words ? • • ; .A...The.only reference that-was made to that order •was something to this effect: That he didn’t recognize!! don’t know that I can quote the language) Order No. 3S as superior to Order No. 1, the Coustitutior, from George Washington, commanding. I don’t know as this is tlie language. I thought it a very handsome point, at the time. ■ Q. Were any violent epithets—such as “spit upon, - ‘ ‘ trample underfoot, ” and theilike—used at any time m the speech in reference to that Order 38? A. I can’t recollect any denunciatory epithets ap plied to that order. If there was any criticism made upon it, it was mentioned ‘above, in the remark about the Constitution. Mr. Valiandigham discussed these matters very briefly. He took up most of liis cimBon another point, in connection with tho question ot closing the war. He chargod that the men in authority ladit in their power, if they were willing, to make a peace. Hi exhausted some time in reading from Montgomery Blair and fiom Fornay; and also stated that there were pri vate proofs, yet to he developed, and which time would disclose, proving his statemeut. He bitterly denounced aDy attempt to make peace by a separation of the States. Q. Do you remember to what, if at all, connection with fnturc usurpations of power, heapplied his strong est language? . A. I can’t say as to the strongest language, for he al ways apeals pretty strongly. He denounced any usurpa tion of power to stop public discussion and the suftrave. He appealed to the people to protect their rights, as the remedy for their grievances., He warned against vio lence and revoluiiou. By the powerful means of the ballot-box all might be remedied that was wrong of a public nature, and the courts would remedy all griev ances of a private, personal nature. ■ . Q. Was anything said by him at all, looking to forci ble resistance of either law or military orders? A. Not as I undemood it. Q. Was anything said ty him in denunciation of the conscription law ? v A. My test recollection is that be didn’t say a word about it. Q. Did he refer to the Frouch conscription bill ? a. He did not; I spoke of it myself. Q. Do you remember his comments on the change in the policy of the wrvM : T" ■ ■ A: He did refer to the change in‘the policy of the war, and devoted i-oyae time to. showing that it was now ciiUTed on forthe abolitfoii of slavery; that it had been perverted from a wav for the preservation of the Union, to one for the abolition of slavery. He referred to the Crittenden resolution, to show that tho war was origi nally for tho lestovation of theUniou. Q. Was any denunciation of officers in tho army m duiged-jnby him, cr any offensive epithets applied to them ? a. When, occasiouallv, he used the words _ the President and his minions,“ I didn’t understand hnu to use them as applicable to the army.. I.thiulc it wai in. connection with arbitrary arrests, When ho used these Q. Do you remember what was ram iu roferenoe to tl. epossibility of.a dissolution of the union, ani ot his determinatibu.mreKiird tosuch « contingency? • A. I remember tho metaphor, tntifhn could never hs;a .priest to minister at the altar of disunion. , : „ ’ 0; : Wb»t counsel did he give tho people at tho end of his speech ? A. 14? invoked them, under uo circumataaces, to sur render tii£ Union. , , The Judge Advocate had no question to aak. the wit •ness. Mr. VallandUfham said he bad other witnesses he ex pected by the four o'clock train, and a recess was taken until five o’clock; at which' time, the witnesses not ar riving, the evideuce was closed,-and Mr. Vaiiandighara simply submitted the following^ MR. VALLANDIGHAIfOt PROTEiJT. Arrested without due process of law, without warrant from any judicial officer, and now fU'military custody, I "•have been served with a charge a Ad spec/Jcatious as ! from a court-martial or military coirroission. lam not • either in the land or the naval'service'of the United ‘States, and, therefore, am not try able for any cause by any such court, but am subject, by the express terms of i the Constitution,.to arrest only by due process of law,' or warrant issued by some officer of a competent jurisdiction for trial of citizens. Xam subject to indict iflf-nt and trial on presentment of a grand fury, ana am' entitled to ar speedy trial, to be confronted with wit nesses,-and to compulsory process for witnesses in my behalf,- and am entitled to- counsel. All these"! demand,- as my right, as-a citizen- of the United States, under the® Constitution of the United dtatos. But the-' alleged offence itself is not known, to* the Constitution, nor to any law thereof.. It is. worth* spoken to the people of Ohio in an open public political meeting, lawfully and peacefully assembled, under the Constitution, and upon lull notice. • . ' It is the words of a citizen,, of the? public policy, of the ' . public servants of the people, by which policy it was alleged that the welfare of the country was not pro moted. It was an appeal to the people to change that policy, not by force, but by the elections and the ballot box. It is not pretended-that I counseled disobedience : to the Constitution, or resistance- to law or lawful aiT ' thority. I have never done this. I have nothing further to submit. ... ■ ; C. L. VAE&A2TDIGHAM. May 7, 1863. The Judge Advocate simply remarked that the ac cused had the privilege'of counsel and‘of witnesses. It did not become Sim to enter into any discussion as to the. jurisdiction of the court; That the case had been re ferred to it was sufficient. Tile Police and tlie Democratic Club. To the Editor of The Press Sir : The thanks of the city are due to the Mayor for .his wise and vigorous measures, on Saturday revening, to-preserve the public peace, and guard’ against the danger of collision between the loyal citizens and the small body of disloyal men who are endeavoring to obtain the control of the Democratic party, and compel it to follow and obey their coun sels, but we may doubt whether hU-desire to-be im partial, to lean against his feelings rather than to wards them, did not lead him- into the commission of an error. Nothing could be more proper than to draw a cordon of police across the street and exclude all men from the Beene of an anticipated disturb ance ; but was it right to permit those alone to pass through who were going to a place of assemblage that has become, offensive-to the moral sense and patriotic sentiments of the-community, which is a standing provocation to riot and disorder! It •is credibly reported, generally believed, has no where been denied, that cheers are given for Jeffer son Davis and the’Southern Confederacy, and the States in rebellion, whenever the so-called Demo cratic headquarters in Walnut Btreet,.below Sixth, holds its sessions. If this be true, as we fear it is, it IB a gross offence against the country, in its- hour of peril, and must necessarily excite the-indignation of all good citizens. To take part with the enemy in time of war, to give him aidand comfort, to-regret’ the successes of the American flag and 'rejoice* over .its humiliations,*i& not merely a-dishonor to the* guilty parties, it is an insult to the community which the community cannot but feel and resent.. When, therefore, public indignation rises high un der such circumstances, and men are-, drawn together from all quarters by outraged feeling the true course is to exclude those who -give the provocation as those who- receive it, a*tl pre vent the seditious meeting from taking plaoe.'Nrhe. public have not forgotten that when Mr. Curtis was about to lecture, some years since, his mouth- was closed because some of the very men who now assem ble in Walnut street suspected him of being an=Abo litionist, and threatened a breach of the peace ; if he were allowed to proceed. • With much m-ore reason might Mr. Henry apply the same principle now, and refuse to allow the seditious doctrine* promul gated by the Breckinridge Democracy to be at once a source of disloyalty ia those whom they corrupt and of well-founded offence to the mass of loyal ; citizens; who are beyond their influence. In. no other part of the world, not in England,-' France, or Russia-, would such language be permitted as someTmen are daily holding againßt their native land here, and Btill less would it have been tolerated by our forefathers in the Revolution, or during the war of 1812. They felt that when the American army is in the field, and the stars and stripes given to the breeze,'the hopes and wishes of every American citizen should be- for the flag, and with his country, They would not have called .t£e law in to protect men, in the prose cution of an 1 -Attack upon the source of all law, love for the Republic, respeefcfor its magistracy, submis sion to its laws. Imagine a TJnion meeting in Rich mond screened against public indignation by Jeffer son Davis’ police! I am, sir, yours,, very truly, A PENNS YLTANIAN- The Girard House. To the Editor of .The Press : Sir: The rumors that the Girard House is be coming a political rendezvous are so unjust that a friend of that establishment may be-permitted to say a word of justice to it through your'columns. Mr. Kanaga has assumed charge of it, the gentleman before in charge having retired, on the veryi3sue I have mentioned. The Girard House is intended to accommodate.ihebusiness-men of the country, and will discountenance any attempt to change this pur pose. The proprietors keep a hotel," giving good cheer and welcome to all, no matter what they think, preserving peace and order. This elegant establish ment, is popular and attractive, and your readers will be glad -tor know what I have, with your per mission, stated. I am, sir, your obedient servant, G. TV. Public Entertainments. JSfww Chestxut-stiieet Theatre —Miss Lucille West- * ern completed, on Saturday evening, a, week’s engage ment at this establishment. The. engagement, short as it wasV cannot properly be considered a successful one. An intelligent public too readily discerns true merit ia an acttSsS' t<i give to this lady any very flattering en dorsement. ,The novel of “East Lynne ,f ia one of unu sual intensity in .the interest of plot, and in the force of characterization. The play presents many of those points which at once gratify the sensation-seeker and sicken the lover of the legitimate. The repu tation which Miss Lucille 'Western seeks to win and establish would seem to be based upon her portrayal of the characters of Lady Isabel and Ma dame Vine. lf it is based on her portrayal 6fthe.se, the result will continue to he a trial to' the patience of the public, and a disappointment to the lady’s own best endeavors. She may he called a handsome woman. She has good eyes, but she spoils their due effect by an incessant blinking, which, whether or not it be a stage crick, operates as a very great disadvantage. She has luxuriant hair, it in a style which, after long reflection, she has a right to think becoming, and which indeed does enhance the dashingness and brilli ancy which not afew ascribe to the expression of her face and form. Her coinplextoais not delicate and fair—it is rich and dark; and she employs with much effect Jail the expressions which the features it adorns can command. Her-hands are of too florid a hue to he beautiful. Her voice is deep, and has not much mobility of tone. Such unvarying contralto fails in tenderness and passion in many of the most passionate and tender scones. She is a lady who holds her present position because of her good looks; because she has been well tutored in all the requirements of what is known as stage-effect; because she,has employed these to the utmost of iter capacity in the delineation of a character which in tertwines among its own sympathies all the sympa thies of the heart human. Whilst it is perfectly proper for her to seek a position that shall be first-class, it is equally proper for us to say that she has not attained it. Without, however, going into unnecessarily detailed criticism of the play or player,' we assert that, if every thing else were inlierfayor, she never, whilst her pro nunciation, to say the least, remains what it is, could, deserve to be the favorite o r any decently intelligent public. One example of this intolerable mispronuncia- : tion will do as well as one hundred/ Let. any one re memberhow this lady pronounces the air (and sings the air, too), at the close of act first: “ When ether lips, and ether herts, . Their teels of love sheel tell, In Jenguego whose ixciss imperts The power they feel so well; There may, pevheps, in secli a scene, Some ree-collection be, Of dees thet hev as heppy been, Aud you’ll remimbar me, And you’ll 1-cimnibar —you’ll remimbar me !” That the above is not a caricature, it would ho as idle to remind those who have heard it, as sung by Miss Western, as it would be charitable to excuse for ima gining it to be one, those whp have never been so favored. The besi scenes occur in the the third and fourth acts. That in the third act is where she is reproached, by Earl Mti Severn, and that in the fourth,'where under the dis guise of Madame Vine, she reveals to her dying child the relation which she sustains to him; These passages ■were rendered hy Miss Western with sufficient ability to make it?st and calmest arguethat, in the profes sion wtich she pursues* Sbs is not out of her sphere, and that, should she never be a first-class artiste, she may at least attain a respectable position on a lower level, But she tells Susanna to 4 Go pack my trunks, go pack. ihy trunks,” precisely in the same tone in winch she prays to Heaven that she may not go mad! Some of her gestures are uncouth; and, in almost all she says; and. doer, tliereis a stagy mannerism, a gaslight glare and glitter,‘which have effectually pre vented her, thus far.in.her career, from being, as an actress, either great, or good. She malady, however, who has waim friends both on and oil” the stage, aud whose personal and private merit wilL always create and retain them. In the. whole play, the only good piece of acting, from beginning to end, was that of Miss Corney (Mias Wells.) It was an enjoyable piece of acting. It was done with gusto. But the gusto was too apparent. Miss Wells has the fault, a small fault, to be sure—and one which most audiences are charitable enough to forgive—of laughing at her own fmi. She so greatly relishes apart that, now and then, she steps out of it to have a look and a laugh at it. Consequently we no longer see Miss Comey, or what ever other relishable character be in progress, standing id a room or in a street, but we see Miss Wells giggling before the footlights. She has been told so often that she is a good “old woman,” that she must kpowit by this lime. The character of Miss' Conwy is not the lea3t of her parts. The primness, the harshness the good heartedness, the honesty, and the quaintness of it, are all admirably portrayed. Theccliug oft he other characters in “ Ea £ t Lynne” is not worth mentioning. One or two were barely respectable; all the olbeis, frem first to last, were wretched. This evening, the summer teason will be inaugurated by the first appearance of : Mis. John Wood; This lady is a good looking woman and a charming comedienne- She will appear in the fairy extravaganza, “ The Fair One with Golden Locks;” adapted from Planehe. Mrs. John Wood, whoee abilityiin this peculiar line is unrivalled, is engaged in conjunction with Mrs. Chas. Henri, Messrs. .1). Seteheli,. W. Davidgc, VV. A. Chapman* and Mon?. Bihin, ‘ the Belgian giant. Many pro mises aro made in regard to rthe excellence of the chorus, the ballet, the moving pauoraina, etc. We have no doubt that the success of the result will be com mensurate with the talent which has been secured, the time, labori and money which have been expended in its preparation. A farce will be per'mmed each evmiiirg previous to the play. “A Regular-Fix” is the one hr this evening, wit* Mr. S«tchcllas Rtighde Bras. W.u.vut SvinsJST Vhbatiuj. —Miss Laura Keone and commencean engagement at this establishment to-night- Jessie McLahe is announced as the attraction. -'■•Coxcert Hall;—-Those “little bits of creatures,” Gen. Tom Thumb aud wife, Commodore Nutt, and Miss .La vinia Warieu, are advertised to appear at Concert Hall, for a few days only. The singular .aud unprecedented modesty of the advertisements—the married couple-jthe bachelor aud belle - ’the “health, beauty, grace,” dig nity,” and united in four, such minute perfections, reminds ono that the best goods are said to be done up in the smallest parcel?, aud tnat the mind s the measure of the man. Without disputing this point, it may safely be said that the human dimiuutive-s on exl ibUiqn at Concert Hall would form a i%ost interesting Jeature iu tlie Academy of Natural Sciences, and are tU& feature in the present enterprise.. MrsibAL-l'rxn Halt, —To-morrow'evening r eciapli meutrtj'y benefit will be tendered.the'-three children known as the Bretfcq Brother*. Measrs. andErrst Hartmann, and tho-Germania Orchestra, will 85v«r-t on this occasion. The three Breito l»oy3 possess'■ enough talent to.have deserved well at the hands of th.% l public, aQ d fully deserve the patronage they will cer tainly rec' 6 * ve * . . • Tbe Oratv" ir^ o°f 0 °f “The Creation, will be presented at this hall on i/hureday evening, by the Handel and Haydn Society. The will probably be large. The principal artists, the chorus, and the (Germania) or chestra, are suffice ° nt ly well known to insure success. I4ARBB Positive Salk op French Dry Goods, &c. —The early partiv 'ular attention of purchasers is requested to tbe choict' aad attractive assortment of French, Swiss, German, and British dry goods, em bracing about IjlOOpackv'S® 3 lots of fancy and staple articles in silks, wo >rs^eds ? woolens, and cot tons, buh umbrellas, hoops?. & c, j &c ** to be , peremp* . torily sold, by catalogue,oa fo ur mOE^B ’ credit, com mencing this morning at 10 o’o lock, to be continued without intermission, all day k and the greater part of' the eveningy by John I?. I&y ers & Co,, auction -■ eers, Nob. 232 and 23& Marketatfyt Auctio^t-Noticz- '*e op Boots and Shoes.— We would eail the attets* ion of the trade tc?the largeand desiroblei'assortom it of first-class goods, comprising boots, shoes 1 , brogwi ’ lS ’ gaiters, Ox ford ties, balmorals, &05, to-be. col3\ by catalogue, this morning, April llth, by Philip* & Co., auc tioneer, at their store; Nos: 526> ket and 522 ! Commerce - streets; commencing at IfP ro’clock pre cisely. Feeei, Prisoners.—Quite a 'mber of ' rebel prieonersarrivod' at the Penilsjtosi ila depot yesterday about noon. They belonged 1 to Bra SS’ s army and Morgan’s guerillas. Araong itbsa ' was a Texan colonel. He'was free-spoken, we.H ed ucated, and gentlemanly. He entered into* co’uv&rsation freely. Among the crowd standin % oufrtide- was a man entertaining s peace proclivities; or, iu- other words more expressive, he was a BeaessiO'R sympa thizer. In a conversation with the rebel’co-ion el, he said he thought that peace wasmot farofC " “Why so,”-said thecoloneh “I tip believe that a project is under consideration-Offering terms of peace to your Southern leadesa,” JKplled the sympathetic gentleman. “ Banish that at once from your replied the Texan officer; “you-labor under E*delii;sion, Too much blood has -been shed-to reconstruct' i&w TJnion. We fight against reconstruction’tis-yotes duty to fight for it. If you whip us, then yonmsy' reconstruct your TJnion, but not' otherwise,‘X cam: assure you.”/ The sympathizer had no'inore to day. The above* conversation was heard by a number of gentlemen: The prisoners werethentalrento - the provost mar— ehal’s barracks, from the upper story of. which * one* or two of them jumped, hut did not sucoeed'in* effecting their escape. Funeral of Col. Statnrooe. Tlie funeral ceremonies of* Col.-Stainrook; c£< the li3t!h.« Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, took'place yes terday afternoon, from his late residence, No. 249* North Ninth street. A large concourse of citizens- 4 were present to view the remains. The fnaerab* services were performed by the Rev. Henry Steele* Clark and the Rev. Mr. Lafcta. The coffin containing the remains of the deceased* was draped with the American flag/ The pall bearers * were Gen. Miles, Gen. Tyndale, Gen. Riley, and Col. McClain. The funeral proceeded'to'theOdd Fel lows’ Cemetery, where the laßt tribute of respect was paid to the ’memory of the departed. - The Northern Home for Friendless Children. — The tenth anniversary'of’this-excel lent institution took place last evening, ’at the Arch street Presbyterian Church. The Rev. Dr. Krauth opened the meeting by offer- - ing up a fervent prayer; after which the choir sang an appropriate anthem. The Rev. Dr. Ivrauth then read the annual report, showing that there are about two hundred children - in the institution at the present time, and‘that during the year a vast amount of good waß done. At the close "of the reading of the report the meeting ; was addreßßed bvtheßev. Mr. (jrqwell. pastor of the Broad-street Presbyterian Church. At the close of his remarks-another anthem, was sung, and a col lection.was then taken up in aid of the institution whose interests bad' been advocated. The meeting was then dismissed by the choir singing the Dox ology. Fire Yesterday Morning.— The stable of Michael McGionis, Queen street, between Second and Third streets, was partly destroyed by fire at an early hour , yesterday morning; A handsome fast trotting mare, valued at <§7oo, was so badly burned that it was necessary to kill her. The_poor animal was led down Jefferson avenue, to the distance of a mile, when she was. shot dead. A valuable cow perished in the stable. Two donkeys, .several horses, and a goat, that were in the stable, were all rescued. A quantity of hay was stowed into the stable on Friday. The probability is that it was wet, and spon taneously burst into flame. A man, however, was arrested on suspicion of having fired the stable. He was detained at the Central Station for a hearing.- CITY ITEMS. A Magnificent Stock of Bonnets-and Fill.likert Goods of every description, will be found at Messrs. Wood & Cary’s, No. 725 Chestnut street. Their new bonnets are now the standing topic- of conversation among the ladies of fashion. A nine stock of Gentlemen 7 s Furnishing Goods, embracing many novelties, can always be found at C. Oakford & Son’s, under the Continental Hotel. ; Fine Quality Foreign Fruits.—The successors to the late C.H. Mattson, dealer in fine Family Groceries, Arch and Tenth streets, have just received a splendid invoice of Raisins, of the cele brated “ Crown” brand, the finest raisins brought to this country; also, the best quality of Almonds, and English Walnuts, to which we invite the attention of our readers. . , SiroßDs, Sashes, Belts, Epaulettes, and fine Military trappings, of every description, can be had in best style at C. Oakford & Son’s, under the Continental Hotel. The rest make, and tlie best-fitting Shirts, made at George Grant’s, 610 Chestnut street, under the superintendence of John F. Taggart. Old Bonnets are made to look as well as new.- by Messrs. Wood & Cary, No. 725 Chestnut Btreefc. Forbearance. — To be able to bear a pro vocation is indicative of great wisdom, and to for give it of a great mind. Bear an injury with pa tience. Hasty words rankle the wound, Boft lan guage dresseß it. Speaking of dress reminds one of the handsome summer garments now on hand at the Mammoth One-price Clothing Depot of Granville Stokes, No. 609 Chestnut Btreet. Jolly Post Hotel, Frankford.— Mr. Thomas Dickson will open the “ Jolly Post ” Hotel this (Monday) morning, where he will be pleased to see hiß friends. Hia stock of liquors are of the very best and purest qualities, as also cigars, Sec. .' Always in Extremes. — The American people are easily elated and ak easily depressed. Hooker advanced into Virginia, and before he had fairly had a brush with the rebels, there was a uni versal trumpeting of his merits as a strategist, and of his prowess as “Fighting Joe.” Richmond was to fall in double-quick time, and General Dee was to surrender his whole command on very short no tice. A storm came up, the Rappahannock became swollen and threatened to cut off Hooker’s* com munication, and “Joe” prudently took the back track, and. got hiß army back to its old camping ground. This news put the zealous people as far in. the sulks as they had before been elated, and gene ral wreck and ruin were predicted from the move ment. In any other country Hookers-advance and retreat would have been considered- mere military roanmurres, and there would have been neither " prematuie elation nor needless depression. Upon, one subject the American people shows sensible and persistent elation, because the feeling grows out of a fixed and steady fact, to wit: in respect to the superior elegance and comfort of the garments for gentlemen and youths made at the Brown Stone Clothing Hall of RoekklH & Wilson, Nos. 603 and 605 Chestnut street, above Sixth. To Ladies Only.— To tbose of our lady readers who are happy in the possession of. one of Grover &. Baker’s Machines, it is/no secret that the beautiful embroidery now all the rage is as well and as easily done upon it as the plainest sewing. Our object is to inform those who are not the happy pos sessors of one of these invaluable inventions that this is really the case. There are other and good Sewing Machines, but this; by its marvellous proper ties, combines the faculty offboth sewing and em broidering, and, as it is the only one in the market that does, no lady about to purchase a Sewing Ma chine in these days will hesitate to seleot, when the important fact we have stated has been brought to her notice. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, THE MOKET MARKET. Philadelphia, Hay 9, 1363. One of the most interesting facts developed by the war is the now unswerving will of the people to support the Administration. The more the opposition, from those whose timidity compels them to opiniouate with rebels, and those whose unmitigated desire for lucre pushes them into the channels “contraband of war,” the more the Administration becomes popular. The ability of certain members of the .Cabinet is still questioned by those politically opposed to them; but the silence in re gard to the doings of the Secretary of the Treasury, the total disappearance of virulent criticisms on his abilities and plans, and the undoubted success of all his financial operations, all point to the fact that he at least is 4 4 m-ts ter of the situation,” and iliat the people are satisfied with him, and anxious to show their confidence, by yielding their earniDgsinto his possession. In the face of the late retrograde movement, bnt with promises of victory in other quarters, the conversion of current funds into the live-twehiy loan, amounted to two mil lion of dollars up to 4P.M.,. to-day. Au abundant proof that good shall y et come out vf a patriotic nation. Geld-was excited to-day and rapidly fell before noon to 51SK. after whiclu.it rallied to 351. closing at that figure. Mouey closes without change in rates, but with an increased demand. Government securities generally are looking better. The stock market was active, with considerable move ment iu the fancies. 2351 sixes improved I>£ per cent., the seven-thirties 3£. State fives more steady at 101 b»; old City sixes'rose )i ; Reading sixes ISSS rose K ; 1550.4 sold at 110; Pennsylvania Railroad Ist mortgages rosel; 2d do. Hat Philadelphia and Erie at in%; Sunbury and Erie sevens at 110}£. 92 bid for North Pennsylvania sixes; 111 for the tens. Schuylkill Navi gation sixes more steady. Susquehanna Cacal sixe3 rolling at ; 57. Chesapeake .and Delaware sixes *ac par; Unfou, scrip on. up to 27. . __ Reading Railroad shows jrere iu strong‘•■demand, and advanced C 0 4S}* —later in the day selling nr par iu New York. North Pennsylvania rose to 15; Pennsylvania rose }£: Camjden and AmTx>y,l; Little Schuylkill,>4; Philadelphia and Erie. }£. .Braver Meadow was steady at TO ; Catawiesa preferred at.23£; Minehillat 61, Long Island fell off#. Passenger Railways are more in de mand; Ridge avenue sold at 33)£; Seventeenth and Nine teenth rose ££r Thirteenth and Fifteenth. 1; Chestnut and Walnut, 2'; Green and Coates,-Spruce aud Pine..)*. Susquehanna ranal sold.at Wyoming at 2d; Mor ris at 71; Sclmylkill Navigation preferred at 2 fa. the common at BJ£ Big Mountain Coal sold at 4;i. New Creek atl. Bank of America sold at at 119; Ma nufacturers’ and lifeclianier/Bank at 25. £54.000 in bonis and i,£3Q shares ehaugeft hands, the- market closing firm.. DreacelCo. Quote: United States Bonds. iSSI.v. .103 @4107 United Siates Certificates©/ Indebtedness... .If United Statoa‘?s-10 Ttotss. 106 (Z&WjVJ Quartermasters’‘VouehsiM *7 . Orders for Certificates H d. Gold. Wg5V p. Ttemand Notes.«• 50wTi p. Kew Certiilcntes of 7w-debte4ne55............. 00}&£&Wt Sterling: Exe-hange. 2-*4@166. Th,ft- fallowing ie the amount of coal transports on the Philadelphia and Beading llailroad during tie week ending Thursday, May 7,1553 Srom' Port Cavfco'n „ “ PottSTiUe. ** SeßuylWW'Havea.ii “ Au1mrru.......... “ Port Clinton..*... “ Harrisburg and Dauphin Total Anthracite coal for the •W'jek..*. * hi ¥rom Harrisburg, total BLhmiinoiiaccal for w s 4.04 f» 0-» kl; Total of allltiuda for the week*. Previously this year. '• To Biime tliae last year*•»««•.«*» Y3Q»3iG 03 Tons. Owt. ..v.. *2tvi73 IS 743 H 23.0*4 04 5,157 l* S.SIS o>i ..... $2O 03 ....65.127 17 ...1.0i1.18l 0> .1,131.210 to
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