THE PRESS, PUBLISHED DAILY (SUNDAYS EXCEPTED), v BY JOHN S W* FORNEY. OFFICE, No. 11l SOUTH FOURTH STREET. THE DAIRY PRESS, ; : Fifteen Cents Per 'Week, payable to the Carrier! Mailed to Subscribers out of the Cityat. Seven Dollars Per Annum, Thref. Dollars and Fifty Cent 3 for Six Months. One Dollar and Seventy-five Cents for Three Months invariably in advance for the time or dered. Advertisements inserted at the usual rates. Six lines constitute a square. ~ THE TRI-WEEKLY PRESS, Mailed to subscribers out of the City at Four Dollars Per • Annum, in adyan co. ' _ TJY S. INTERNAL REVENUE. TTNITED STATES INTERNAL RE VENUE—ASSESSOR’S NOTICE. The tax-pay era of thia District are hereby notified that, pursuant to the provisions of the Act of Congress, passed Julyl, 1862, entitled "An act to provide Internal Re- Tenue to support the Government and to .pay In terest on the Public Debt,” and the act to amend the same, passed March 3, 1563, the second annual assess ment will be made on and after the first MONDAY*(4th day)'of May instant. The assessment will embrace the tollowing items: : " 1. - INCOMES.—AII incomes for the year ending Dec, 81, 1862, must be retnrned to the Assistant Assessors, un -der oath, in accordance with the instractionsof the Com missioner of Internal Revenue, upon the blank forms provided for that purpose. Each person wili be required to return his total in come, so far specifying-the sources from which it is de rived, as to enable the Assistant assessors to decide what deductions shall be made therefrom. • • • HUSBAND AND WIFE. • Where a husband and wife live together, and their . jaxabie income ig in excow of WOO, they Hill bo entitled ito but one deduction of $6OO, that being the average fixed by-law as. an estimated commutation for the expense of maintaining a family.. Where they live apart they will be taxed separately, and be each entitled to a deduction Ol $6OO. • - GUARDIANS AND TRUSTEES. ; Guardians and trustees, whether such trustees are so •by ■virtue of their ofllisc. as executors, administrators, ■or other fiduciary capacity, are required to make return •of the income belonging to minors or other persons Which may be held in trust, as aforesaid; and the iu •oome tax will be assessed upon the amount returned, -after deducting such sums as are exempted from the in come tax; as aforesaid '. Provided, That the exemption ■of six hundred dollars, uudev-section 90, of the excise law. ehall not be allowed on account, of any minor or •other beneficiaiy of a trust, except upon the statement of the guardian or trustee, .made, under oath, that, the minor orbeneficiary has no other income from which the said amount of six hundred dollars may bo exempted and deducted. *. INCUMBRANCES, RENTS. AND REPAIRS. Interest paid by any person on mcumbranees upon the dwelling-house or estate on -which he resides, may be •deducted from income; also his payments for-necessary repairs; as well as the amount actually paid for rent of any dwelling*house or estate which is the residence of •the-persotiafcsessed. 1 > , Persons/recelving rent may deduct therefrom the amount paid for necessary repairs, insurance, and in terest on incumbrances upon such rented property. The cost of new, structured, or improvements to buildings, shall not be deducted from income. MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS. The profits of manufacturers are to be taxed without regard to the fact’that the articles made have already paid a tax. A balance-sheet, such as is generally madeby dealers At the close of each year, It is presumed, will show the -amount of income received: Such debts as adealer or manufacturer has charged as “lost,”may properlyhe deducted in 'estimating his income, and if afterward* anything is realized from them, it should be considered -asaponionof his income for the year when received. Debts lost or ascertained to be bad, since December 31, 1862 r should not be deducted from the amount of income for the year 1862. FARMERS. Every fanner or plauter will lb© required to make re turn of the valaeot'the produce of his farm or planta tion, 'without,deduction for thelabor or services Of him self- and his family, or for any portion of suoh produce ■consumed by himself and family, . The amount paid by any farmer or planter for hired labor and necessary repairs upon his farm or plantation, including the subsistence of the laborers-;-and.the ma nure purchased by farmers to maintain their lauds in ■present productive condition will he allowed' Farm produce, which theproducer has on hand on the Slst day of December, 1852, must be appraised at its mar ket value on that day.- * ENUMERATED ARTICLES. 2 All articles named in section 77 of the law (Schedule .-A.) will be assessed for the taxes to which they are -liable,, for the year ending May 1,18 W, viz: Carriages, kept for use, for hire, or for passengers. Yachts. -Billiard Tables. 5 Silver Plate. - Gold Plate. -The former Assessment on the above-named articles having been made for the year 1862. These returns muse be made to the Assistant Assessor within tbn days, -from date of delivery of the blanks. Neglect, or refusal to comply within the tima named, •imposes the duty on the Assessor or, Assistant Assessor, to estimate the income and the tax upon enumeratedar ' tides, with an addition of fifty per centum. The entire income tax of every person will be assessed at the residence of the party, and not at the place of bu siness. LICENSES. All-licenses assessed in accordance with the act of -JUarchS,lB63, will continue in force until the first dav • of May, 1864. “And all licenses granted after the first day of May in Any year, will expire on the first day of- May following, and will "be issued upon the payment of a rateable pro portion of the whole amount of doty imposed for such licenses; and each license so granted will be dated on the first day of the month in which it is issued: Pro 'oidfid, That any person, firm, or corporation, that oa the first day of May, 1863, held an unexpired license, will be assessed a rateable proportion for the time be tween the [expiration of the license and the first day of may, eighteen hundred and sixty-four.” All persons doing business within this district must apply for a new license, to run from the date their pre sent license expires,-(which, in most cases, is Septem ber Ist,. 1863,) to the Ist of May, 1864. Whenever, by the amendments, new rates of license are established, the new license will.be assessed at the new. rates, and, in all • cases where the present license expires September Ist, ; lS63.the new license will cover a period of eight months, andmustbe assessed to pay two-thirds of the j r early tax. T*r»j AT.mTT»f* ..PtfviLTIEST"- When an assessment lor license has been made, upon neglect or refusal to give the list or make the application within the time required, and the assessment is re turned in the annual list, the fifty per centum penalty prescribed in section 11- must added, and cannot be remitted, either by the assessor or collector. By the act, March 3, 1363, the penalty of two years' imprisonment is addl'd to the punishment provided in former acts, for those who fail .to take out license when required by the excise laws of the United States. The former annual assessment’ was much embarrassed for want-of information on the part of citizens, with re fard to the duties imposed on them by the excise law. t is manifest that, with .the knowledge now attained, on the part of the .tax-payer,-and with the assistance ren dered by thiH circular, that ignorance of the law can no longer be pleaded.by delinquents, in the hope of avoiding the penalties provided. EDWIN T. CHASE, .Assessor FiftluDistrict; Langstroth’s Building, German - town,- and.l34r Soutn SIXTH M ~ myg3s^F A SSESSOR’S OFFICE, U. S. INTER • NAD REVENUE, May 7, 1863. . NOTICES;—Tho taxpayers of thia District are .hereby notified that, pursuant to the provisions of the'Act of. Congress, passed July 1,1662. entitled “Au act to pro vide Internal Revenue to support the Government and to v pay Interest on the’Public Debt,” and the act to amend the same, passed March 3,1863, the second an nual assessment will be made on and after the first MONDAY'(4thdayj of May inst. The assessment will •embracethe-follpwing items: L INCOMES. —-All incomes for the year ending Decem ber 31,-1862, must he returned to the Assistant Assessors, under oath, in accordance with the instructions of‘the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, upon the blank forms provided for that purpose. . Each person will be required to return Ms totalin come,'6o-far specifying the sources from which it Is de rived as to enable tbe to decide what deductions shall be made therefrom. HUSBAND and wife. Where a husband and wife live together, and their taxable income is in excess of $6OO, they will be entitled to but one deduction of $6OO, that being the average fixed by law as an estimated commutation for the expense of maintaining a family. Where they live apart, they will Tie taxed separately, and be each entitled to a deduction of $6OO. GUARDIANS AND TRUSTEES. Guardians, and trustees,'whether such trustees are so py virtue of tlieir office as executors, administrators, or -other fiduciary capacity, are to make return of the in «oine belonging to minors ' or other persons, which may be held in trust, as aforesaid; and-the-income tax will be assessed upon the. amount returned, after deducting Buck sums ns are oxompted from-the income tax, as aforesaid; Provided, Tint the exemption of six hun dred dollars, under section 90, of the excise law. shall mot be allowed on account of any. ininor'or other benefl •ciary.of a trust, except upon thestatement of the guardian or trustee, made under oath, that the minor or benefi ciary has no other income from which the said amount of BIX hundred dollars may be exempted and deducted. INCUMBRANCES, RENTS, AND REPAIRS' Interest paid by any person on incumbrances upon the -dwelling house or estate on .which he resides, may be deducted from income ; also his payment for necessary as well-as tho amount actually paid for rent of any dwelling house or estate which is the residence of ihe person assessed. _ - . Persons receiving rent may deduct therefrom the amount paid for necessary repairs,' insurance, an i date mest on incumbrances upon such rented property. The cost of new.structures or improvements to buildings, Shall not be deducted from income. MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS. The profits of manuiacturers are. to be taxed without Tegard to articles mado have already paid a tax. A balance-sheet, sitoh as is generally.made by dealers at the close of each year, it is presumed, will show the amount of Income.rocewed. Such debts as a dealer or jnanufacinrer has charged as “ lost,” may properly be deduotedin estimating his income, and if afterwards anything is realized-from , them, it should be considered as a portion of hia income for the year when received. Debts lost or ascertained to be bad, since December 31, 3862,'Should not ba deducted from the amount of income Xor the year 1662. FARMERS. Every feimer or .planter -will be required to make re turn ot the value of-tin) produce of hi* farm or planta tion, withoubdeduction for the labor or services of him self and hie family, or for any portion of such produce con sumed by himself and family. , The amount paid by any farmer or planter for .hired labor and necessary repairs upon hie farm or plantation, Including the subsistence of the laborers, and the manure pnrchased-by farmers to maintain their lands in. present productive condition, will be allowed. Farm produce, which the- producer has on hand on the _Slst day of December, 1562, must be appraised at its mar • Set value on that day • . ' ’ 2. ENUMERATED ARTICLES. —All articles named iu. section 77 of thedaw<Scliedule A) will be assessed for the faxes to which they are liable for the year ending May 1, • 1864* viz: * Carriages, kept for us 9, for hire, or for passengers. - Yachts. . Billiard Tables. v- Silver Plate. • Gold Plate. 27*e former aesesswent on the .above named artioles ■ ■ having been made for they ear 1562. These returns be made to the Assistant-Assessor '■•Within-tEif'PAi'S from date of delivery of the blanks. Neglect, or-refusal to comply within the time named, ' Imposes the duty-on the Assessor or Assistant Assessor to estimate the income and-the tax upon enumerated articles, with an addition of fifty p&rcentum. ... .. The entirejiucome tax of every person will be assessed ;- at the residence of the party, and not at the place of • jmsinesß, . LICENSES.,, - , • : . All licenses assessed in accordance with the act of March 3, 1663, will continue in force until the first day of May, 1864. ' - • —’ *•* And all licenses granted after the first day of May in • any year, will expire on the first day of May following, Aancl will be issued on the payment of a rateable prqg. portion of the whole amount of duty imposed for such licenses ; and such license so granted will be dated* •on the first day of the month in which 1 it is issued; Pro* • videdj That any person, firm, or corporation, that on -the first May, 1563, held an. unexpircd license,' Will be.assessed a rateable proportion Tor the time ■between ? the expiration of the license and the first day of May, eighteen hundred and sixty-four. ” All persons‘doing business within this district must • apply for a nw run from the date tbeir -present license -.expires, , (which, in most cnsas. ia September Ist, 1*3. ) to the-first of May, ISM When •••ever by (the amendments new _ rates of license ure 63- lablishea, the neW license will be assessed at the uew >»ates, and in all cases where the present license expires lst, 1863, the new license will cover a period ■ of eight months, and must be assessed 10 pay two-thirds of the yearly tax. - - vv> ' - '• PENALTIES. : When an assessment for license has been made, upon. •Mieglect orrefusal td.Kive the list or make the applica tion within the time required, and the assessment is re turned in the annual"! iat, the fifty per centum penalty in section 12 must be added, and .cannot he •permitted, either by the assessor or collector. . ' , 'By the act March S, 1883, the penalty of two vears imprisonment is addfd to'the punishment provided in ‘ .former acts, for th-OSe who fail to take out license when - •required by the excise laws of the United States. , , The former'annual assessment was much embarrass ed for want of information on the part of the citizens, regard to the duties imposed on them by the ex cise law. It is manifest that with the knowledge now •attained, on the part of the tax-payer, and with the as sistance rendered by this'circular, ignorance of the law -can no longer be pleaded by delinquents in the hope of •avoiding the penalties provided. * THOMAS W.SWENBY, Assessor Second District, 4:19 CHESTNUT Street. mfD'SnvwSt educatiosat. \iiELLEVUE KKMA.LE INSTITUTE— A BOARDINGSCHOOL FOE GIRLS.—This Insti riutloh is located, aoout twenty miles from'Phi ladelphia, nine miles from Trenton, and seven miles ' *om Bristol,on the northern limits of ATTLEBOROUGH, Middletown township, Bucks county, Pennsylvania—a nrural district unsurpassed for healthfulness and beauty. ere are threedaily conveyances to the premises from during•the summer.•; THE SPRING AITd SUMMER TERM will commence -on the 120th of F,FTH month, and continue in session riwelve weeks, through the most pleasant period of the warm months. :v; v - The course of instruction is .thorough and complete in *«U the elementary aud higher branches'of an English, •’Otos&tocth and Mallumatical Education. The French Slanguage is taught toy a very superior native French teacher, who daily engages the pupils in French conver sations. f A Normal ‘Department is in operation for the benefit of those who desire to qualify themselves-for. teachers. ' 'TERMS. —’The charge for tuition in' the English branches, with board, washing, fuel, and lights, inclu ding pens and ink, aud the use of library, is, for the spring and Summer Term of twelve weeks, $4B. Latin, Greek* French, and Drawing, each extra, Circulars*-giving full particulars, may be had on ap plication to the Principals. AttleboroughP. 0., Bucks countyrPa.; orfrom Edward Parrish; northwest corner of EIGHTH and ARCH Streets, Philadelphia. . ISRAEL J; GR AH AMR, JANE P. GRAHAYIE, Principals. VOL. 6.-NO. 244. RETAIL DRY GOODS. M NEEDLES. 1024 CHESTNUT STREET, IS IN RECEIPT OF THE FOLLOWING NEW GOODS NEW STYLE GEENADINE VEILS. NEW BLACK THREAD EDGINGS AND LACES. NEW VALBNCIENNE EDGINGS AND LACES. NE W VALENCIENNE AND POINTE LACE COLLARS kND SETTS. _ NEWIEMBROIDERED AND HEM-STITCHED HAND KERCHIEFS, a bargain. , _ _ .NEW MUSLINS, various styles, for Waists and 80-3 3 NEW NAINSOOK, SWISS, PLAID, FIGURED MUS LINS. V NEW CAMBRIC, JACONET, STRIPED MUSLINS. NEW PRINTED LINEN CAMBRIC DRESSES at re duce' .iced prices. NEW riQUES, FOR CHILDREN’S WEAR, at re* jnced prices NEW HANDKERCHIEFS, all kinds ; NEW VEILS, NEW’BARBES, NEW COLL 4RS. NEW SLEEVES HEW EDGINGS AND INSERTINGS, NEW FLOUNC INGS AND BANDS. NEW ROBES AND WAISTS FOR INFANTS. . New Goods in great variety ; in many instances will he :,, OFFERED AT OLD PRICES. The attention of the Ladies is respectfully ashed. E . MI NEEDLES, 1034 CHESTNUT STREET. QLOAKS AND .MANTLES. BRAIDED CLOAKS. PLAIN CLOAKS. ORDERED CLOAKS. SILK MANTLES. AMERICAN CLOAKINGS. FRENCH CLOAKINGS. FINE CASSIMERES. DRESS GOODS. BOYS’ FINE CLOTHING. COOPER A CONARD. apM-tf S. E. corner NINTH AND MARKET SU. K W . '■ PARIS CLOAKS AND MANTILLAS, ■ FOB LADIES, MISSES, AND CHILDREN* NOW OPEN, AT THE PARIS MANTILLA EMPORIUM, - 030 CHESTNUT STREET. ' J. W. PROCTOR A CO. - apSO-lm THE PARIS CLOAK AND MAN ■ TILLA STOKE, Northeast comer of EIGHTH and WALNUT, have opened with, a LARGE STOCK OF SPRING GOODS, MOST FASHIONABLE MAKE, and respectfully ask the early attention of ladies wishing to purchase. nLOAKS AND MANTILLAS. V IVENB St CO., No. 23 South NINTH Street, have now on hand an extensive assortment of SPRING' STYLES, . - '. ' ' of the finest qualities, at the / ' LOWEST PRICES. . Xadies, do not fail'to give ns a call. TJOYSY MISSES’, AND CHILDREN'S, CLOTHING, CLOAKS, &c. t ’ IK EN.DLESS VARIETY, AT LOW PRICES, K 6.137 South EIGHTH Street, Three doors above Walnufc, 1094 CHESTNUT STREET. OFFERS FOR SALE At prlcoßlgenerally below present cost of Umpor tation, WHITE GOODS, all descriptions. EMBROIDERIES, do do -LACES, do do LINEN HANDKERCHIEFS, do VEILS, &c., &o. And respectfully invites an inspection of his .. stock. 1094 CHESTNUT STREET. CUPBBIOR. WIDE BLACK TAFFE- O' tA SILKS for "Mantles, from $1. 62% to s4per yard. Heavy Black Corded Silks. v- ■■ Clieck Silks in great variety from 87& cents up to #1.25. Two lots of neat Stripes very glossy and rich, at SL2S. Onelofc ofPlaid Foulard Silks at 75. . Two lots of Black Figured Silks, $1.25. One lot of Blues, Browns, and Mode Silks. Sims at reauced prices. wllf HALt . & c 6 _ • N0.’86 South SECOND Street. Silks, Mantles, and Cloakß of the newest shapes. ' my!4 VERY FINE, REAL WHITE SHET- Y LAND WOOL SHAWLS.—GEORGE W. VOGEL, Ho. 1016 CHBSTNUT Street, opened this morning one case White Shetland Wool SHAWLS, including some of extra large sizes and of the finest and most beautiful qualities ever imported.. myl3*.6t*^. A UOTION AND OTHER BARGAINS. •AA- Lupins, 6-4 Black Wool Delaines. Fine Black Alpacas under price. . - . Double fold French Mozambiques, 37K cents. Finest Poil-de-Chevres, at old prices. ' Double fold children’s plaidß, cents. Grape Plaids and Stnipes. ~ Brab, Slate, Cuir, and other shades Alpacas, Three lots mode Alpacas, 31, 37, and 55 cents, ex tra cheap, ;■ Travelling dress goods. -Cheaplot Lavellas, 13cents.' ' Shepherd’s Plaids, fine quality, 31 cents. Best English and American prints. -■ : Ladies’Cloaking Cloths—mammoth stock. ' Fine Cassimeres—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. Sood and mw-Priced lio o o f |^, con ap3otf S. E. corner NINTH and MARKET Streets. pHEAP DRY GOODS, CARPETS, V-* Mattings, Oil Clothß, and Window Shades.—V. E. ARCHAMBAULT, northeast corner ELEVENTH and MARKET Streets, will open THIS MORN IN G, from Auc - tion, Ingrain Carpets at 45, 50, 62, 75,87 c, and $L Entir and Stair Carpets 25 to S7c. White and red check Mat ting 81 and 37c. Rag, Hempjjmd Yarn Carpets 31 to 60c. Floor Oil Cloths 45-'to 75c. Window Shades,. Gold and Velvet Borders, 76c to $2. Buffand Green Window Hol land3lto 60c.'. .__ii _____ . • CHEAP-DRY GOODS. Hew York City Mills Long. Cloth Muslin at 25c. Fine Shirting Muslins 12K, 16, 18, and 20c. Hew Spring Chintzes 18 and 20c. Spring De Lainas 25c. Light Al pacas 31 to 62c. Stella Shawls $2 to $lO. Cloth Saques $5 to $B. - ’ r . •/•/••• - ap2s-lm T IGHT SUMMER SHAWLS—INT _IJ Mozambique, Clialli, Greaadine, and Barege.; • FRENCH PLAID OaSHMERE SHAWLS AT *6.50. These-Shawls cost $8.60 to import. . • Every variety of Thin and Thiok Shawls for - > SPRING AND SUMMER.: Light Cloth ShawlrMantles and Circulars. Black Silk Mantles and Sacques. THIN DRESS GOODS OF EVERY VARIETY; * Plain BLue and Buff Lawns, Buff Linens. • v A great variety of Plain Goods for Suits. . • A great variety of new ’Dress Goods at low prices. „ !!.■■■■ H. STEEL Ac SON, my 9 Nos. TX3 and 715 North TENTH Street. CHARPLESS BROTHERS .. h} Offer by the packime.'.at the ’ Lowest rates of this season* Pacific 1200 and 1400 Lawns, Manchester Spring-De ; ’ : ■’ Pacific .do. Prints, aplfi Do. do. ‘De Laines. CHAEPLESS BROTHERS. O-' Mode-colored Silks, Foulards, . - Checked Silks, India Silks, Mantle Silks, Black Figures,. Bareges, Challies. Imneratrlce, " ’•••' ’ Poplins, Organdies, Chintzes, * Zephyr and Barege Shawls. , aplfi V . V . CHESTNUT and EIGHTH Streets. niOTHS, CASSIMERES, AND VEST INGS. Cassimereß for Boys. , . Casssimeres for Young Gents, , Cassimeres for suits. - Cassimeres for everybody. . Casßimereß,.mixed and plain. i . Cassimeres. striped and plaid. . Cassimeres, Black and Brown, __ At JOHN H. STOKES’, art) TO* ARCH Street. GAS FIXTURES, dec. |j|7 ARCH STREET. O. A. VANKIRK tfi CO., MAHUyACIUEERS O, O HAN DELIERB AND OTHEB GAS FIXTURES. Also, Trench Bronze Figures and Ornament»,Foreelal» md Mica Shades, and.a variety of h ' .FANCY GOODS, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. Plea*. call and examine eooda- liftlS-lv Ci£)Ft GOLDTEORP & CO., «0 fy V/A'v*' Manufacturers .of , •; if-* Tassels, Cords, Princes, * Curtains, and Purnittire Gimps, Curtain Loops, Centra Tassels. . ; v : - Picture and Photograph Tassels, Blind Trimmings, Military and Dress Trimmings, Ribbons, Neck Ties, etc etc,, No. MARKET Street. 7 my6-6m • • ~ ~ ‘' Philadelphia. Paper patterns op the LATEST FASHION, Wholesale and Retail. New Spring and Summer Cloaks, Sleeves, Waists.and Children’s Patterns,now ready atMrs. M. A. BINDER’S Ternrle of Fashion,' No. 1033 CHESTNUT Street. Also. Dress and Mantilla-Making in all its branches. Madame Demorest’a Mirror of Fashion and Lo Bon Ton. ap29*3m PENSIONS.—SIOO BOUNTY AND PAYproonredand collected for: Soldiers, Sailors, ind the relatives of such &b are deceased, at reasonable and satisfactory rates. Soldiers who have Berved two years, and all-soldiers who haye been discharged by reason of wounds received in battle, are now entitled to .the $lOO bounty; and the latter, alsoV to a pension,. JAMES FULTON, Solicitor for- Claimants, -.... mhl4 43* WALNUT Street. . JOHN KELLY, JR., . When he presents to former patrons and thspnblle .the advantages of a STOCK OF GOODS, eanal if not su perior, to any in the city—the skill and taste of himself and EDWARD I*. KELLY, the two best Tailors of the' city—at prices much lower than any other first-olass esta blishment of the city, apl-tf /RLACK CASS. PANTS, $5.50, "• - At 704 MARKET Street. BLACK CASS. PANTS, $5.60, At 704 MARKET Street. BLACK CASS. PANTS, $5.60, At 704 MARKET Street. BLACK CASS. PANTS, p.fiO. At 704 MARKET Street. BLACK CASS. PANTS, $5.50. At 704 MARKET.Street. GRIGG & VAN GUNTEN’S, No. 704 MARKET Street. GRIGG A VAN GUNTEN’S, No. 704 MARKET Street. GRIGG & VAN GUNTEN’S, No. 704 MARKET Street. GRIGG & VAN GUNTEN’S. No., 704 MARKET Street. GRIGG A VAN GUNTEN’S, No. 704 MARKET Street. jnh22-6m . 1863 s P BIN G 1863 STRAW AND MILLINERY GOODS, IKOLUMKO STRAW HATS AND BONNETS. MISSES’ AND CHILDREN’S STRAW GOODS. FANCY AND CRAPE BONNETS. FRENCH FLOWERS, RIBBONS, &c. To whieh they respectfully invite the attention ofMor •hants and Milliner*. CASH BUYERS will find special advantage in examin ing this stock before purchasing. mh7-3m No. 799 CHESTNUT Street; below EIGHTH. ap3-2m uoiiiiia: - SP EIN G 1863. BROOKS 4 ROSENHEIM, (Late Rosenheim, Brooks, & Co.), Mo. 431 MABKET STREET. North Side, Hay* now open, and are daily making additions thereto, A HANDSOMB VARIETY OP RIBBONS, BONNETS, HISSES’ AND CHILDREN’S HATS, FLOWERS, AND '• MILLINER! GOODS IN GENERAL, to which the attention ofthetrado is respectfully soli cited. ' mh23-2m Millinery AND STRAW GOODS. JOSEPH HAMBURGER, ' ■ - as South SECOND Street, , Has now openalarge stock of Ribbons, ArtiflcialFlowers, & c ., to which he respectfully invites the attention ol Milliners and Merchants. Goods received daily from Mew York auctions. ~ J : mh29-2m* JAVANS & HASSALL, > ROBERT SHOEMAKER & CO.; TOBEIOIT AND DOMESTIC <' WINDOW AND PLATE CHjASS, peftiera-gnA-woMTimeri supplied at VERY LOW PBICES FOK UASfH. - - mhB-3m Q.EORGE A. MILLER & 00., CLOTHING. TAIL O R , HAS REMOVED FROM 1022 CHESTNUT STREET. EDWARD P. KELLY’S, 143 South THIRD Street, Fine Clothing, ‘ FOR Spring and Summers WANAIAKER& BROWN S. E. cor- Gth & Market. Medium and Common GRADES, Cut and Made in Fashionable Style SOLD AT LOW PRICES. SPRING MILLINERY. WOOD * GARY. No. 725 CHESTNUT STREET, Hay. now In store R complete stock of ) STRAW GOODS, 1863. FRENCH FLOWERS, LACES AND RIBBONS, OF THE LATEST FASHIONS, JUST OPENED TIUMMINGS, &c. MILITARY FURNISHERS,! No. 418 ARCH STREET, rnir.ADSLpniA. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. DRUGS AND CHEMICALS. Northeast Corner TOUBTH and EACE Streets PHILADELPHIA, * WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS, - IMPOETEES -AHD DEALERS xahupaoturbus of WHITE LEAD AMD ZIKO PAINTS, PUTTY, Ao.l AGENTS FOB THBIGEIiBBRATED FRENCH ZINO PAINTS. 500 MARKET STREET, PHILADELPHIA, WHOLESALE DEALERS IN D R U G S, MEDICINES, CHEMICALS; PAINTS, OILS, VARNISHES, 'WINDOW AND HOLLOW GLASS WAKE, Bpeelal attention given to the wants of the City Trade. ap2l-lm . FURNITURE, dec. ji u B NIT U » E . A LARGE ASSORTMENT, W. A J. ALEEN (6 BROTHER, 1309 CHESTNUT STREET. CABINET FURNITURE AND BEL V‘LIARD TABLES. 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Price,. 12K. 2d. and dO jonts. r _ • Boldat HUNT & CO. 'S, Ferfumers,;4l South EIGHTH Street, two doors above Chestnut, and 133 South SE VENTH, above Walnut. my9-Sm PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, MAY 16, 1863. C|V Jims. SATURDAY, MAY 16, 1863. ARMY OF THE POTOMAC. , • The Battles on the Happahannoclc. [From an Occasional Correspondent in tlie Glst Reg. P.V.I Bivouac near Falmouth, Va., May 13,1863. So much is said and written now-a-daya about the 14 poinp and bijcumstance of glorious.war, ss that I thought it would not be uninteresting to you to learn something of the “circumstance” attendant upon our crossing of the Rappahannock and subsequent attack upon the famous rebel fortifications. And first, our * CROSSING- THE RIVER. On the first of May we reposed quietly in our tentß till about 3 P. M., when orders,,came for two companies from each regiment in the brigade to pack up everything and report to headquarters. The'two > selected from our regiment were A antl H, and on marching to headquarters we received orders to cross the river and relieve the- there. This we did with alacrity, expecting some “ Minie” talk with the rebels,i +'X within B]>eaking distance of each otn some reason they did not fire, which dis)/ very' much, for we were quite anxious Vf compliments of this description which they might send us. POSTING THE PICKETS—A. BEAUTIFUL NIGHT AND ITS SUGGESTIONS. • The first thing to be done on reaching the other side wbb to “post” us at the outpost pickets of the army. This was all quietly and safely accomplished. Night had now reached us, oneof.the moat brilliantly beautiful nights I remember evertohave witnessed. Looking towards the rebel heights, I could plainly discern the eiißign of their treason flaunting in the gentle night breeze. As rgazed upon the picture of entrancing beauty spread out before me, I could not but reflect how very soon the profound stillness which now reigned would be rudely broken by the din and strife of fierce battle with our country’s foe, and the-partl might bear v ip the<jstrugglc. My thoughts, quicker than wires could have carried them, were Jfn' PhilJdeipliia} I thought of koMit) and all the. loved. on£s there—of the church and the Sunday school t 6 which I was attached— and the many other dear friends I had left at the call of duty. Surely,, if an “undevout astrono mer is mad,” it ,would be strange indeed if I could fail to be deeply impressed with the gran deur of the circumstances surrounding, me, and reverently there, on my lonely picket post, did I prostrate myself before Him who governs and disposes of all things in heaven and in earth, in humble acknowledgment of my dependence upon. Him,'and besought Him to take our whole army into His care and keeping. I arose refreshed and strengthened, and resolved more firmly than ever to put my entire trust in that Goodness which had brought me already through eight bloody battles in safety. We were required to remain on this outpost duty but one hour at a time, andj at ten o’clock,- a relief came from our division, which had crossed an hour after us, so that wc were enabled to get a com fortable night’s rest, entirely undisturbed by the re bels. A SALUTE MOM THE ENEMY, AND A CHASE AFTER THE “ BUTTERNUTS.” The morning of May 2d opened brightly upon us, and away tve go again to be “posted.” During, the night the enemy brought one of their pieces out of the woods, and occasionally favored us with a sa lute, doing us no damage, but, on the contrary, aiiording us sufllcient amusement to while away the time until about 3P. hi., when' the sth Wisconsin (of our division) started a little more f un by firing at a rebel officer, mounted, who was engaged in re lieving their pickets. They returned our fire quite briskly for awhile, wounding three of our men. At last our men grew quite impatient of such proceed ings, and at once made a break for the “ Butternut ” friends of your Philadelphia Copperheads, Who, on seeing our determination, commenced a disorderly skedaddle, closely followed by our boys deployed as skirmishers. “The subscriber” had the honor of being one of this number, and he bears cheerful tes timony to the superior locomotive qualities of the enemy.on thiß occasion;but many a stern mark was made upon the flying foe by our trusty rifles. THE FIELD CLEARED—RETIRING TO'REST —UP AG-AIN' Pratt’s Light Division were then ' ordcred to clear the field for active operations, and then we retired to the rear for rest, which wo felt, much in need of ;pntiny. rear .we! stacked arms, inade our coffee,'spread our •blankotS) and turned in for a good night’s rest. But in this'ive were disappointed,-for had not re mained thus more than two hours when.we were or dered to.pack .up our,things,.and get ready to go for ward.- • 'VVe did not move, however, until nearly 4 A. M; ; but there was no grumbling, no ; growling, but every man,appeared ready, cheerfully, to endure almost anything tov be: inßtrumental'in accomplish-' ing-'the-great object which had brought ua herc—the overthrow of thiß wicked rebellion. ■ ON TO FREDERICKSBURG-! About 4 A. M; t .theD, on the morning of May *3(3,' we moved forward, direct for the city of Fredericks burg,, arriving at daylight, and just in time-to wit ness an artillery duel of the grandest which ended in the-triumph of our pieces. During this duel our; troops (the 6th Corps,) were taking their position. . I CHAKQ-E ON THE FAMOUS STONE WALL AND A REPULSE, During the fire, aportionof Cochran’i old brigade, composed of the 33d P. V.j 001. Ely, xsj New York Chasseurs, Colonel Shales, and the -82 d P. V., Major Bassett, made a gallant charge on thel memorable stone-wall breast the enemy,) but were repulse'd with heavy loss. This, you know,\ was the same place that was charged so .often' by the Irish brigade during Gen. Burnside’s attempt to| take the place., ' IT MUST BE TAKEN!—WHO WILL YOLUN- It was absolutely necessary before anything could be accomplished, that this stone wall should be taken—but who will undertake the task 1 ? i Several regiments were called upon to volunteer, but. will you be much surprised to learn that they could not exactly “ see the point?” They were prepareato volunteer to fight almost anything but that ujy- I looking stone wall! But, as I Baid, it mwsfTe taken, and at all hazards, and so the generals compelled to make a selection, a most delicate. but wc think they made a good one, for they cari right to the Eight Division, and selected the folio win regiments to take the lead, viz : The 6lBt Penn'ayl vania Volunteers, Col. Geo. C. Spear, and 43d;Netj York, Col. Baker. The charge was to be led w ' Col. Shaylor, acting brigadier of the-3d-I rigai/' 3d Division, and a better man could not wi ll hye.' been selected. : ' ■ : • HOW WE FELT—A SOLEMN SCEm • After a few private consultations amaMthe . officers,.everything was announced as readviAnd • neyer in my life , did I witness and par <jpate solemn- a scene, as was now displaye ft regiments that were to lead the charge in tliiptrug- V glc—for terrible we knew it would be.' Som were 1} giving, their money, or other f i:aluableß,. to trust", u worthy iiiendß, to be sent ,’hodie should .1 with a few last wo~« to their famine*- \Oftoers and men werc handBwith ea< * aid bidding other good-bye, hardly Expecting. »»eet again. Can you wonder then that, iinere were but few unmoistened eyes in s our ire-' giment, or that the stouteßt hearts among ia gave way tOLtearßl Ample time was’given us all to be come perfectly cool and collected; Not a faltering, man was in our ranks, And I think if those Oop perheaded gentlemen who infest Philadclphia but have looked for one moment upon the palebut firm-set features and determined eyes composing these regiments, they would'have hung their traitor heads for very shame, if they have any of it left in' their naturjss. Excuse me if I say that we felt the sublimity of the occasion. . . ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE GRAND . CHARGE. Our regiment was selected to take the lead,"and was to go by the left flank until we reached the rifle-, pits, and then we»were to charge by the right flank : and mount. The 4sd New York were to go by the , right flank, and, when near the pits, were to make a left-flank-movements The balance of the division was to support us on each Bide, right and left. Be fore starting, we each practised the part allotted' to us to perform, so. that no mistake should be made. COMMENCEMENT AND PROGRESS OF THE ' GRAND STRUGGLE. At 11 A. M. the signal was given by our artillery opening a terrific fire, which soon silenced the ene my’s batteries. The 61st went nobly to their task, and never, never, do ,1 think men stood up under such a fire as they poured upon us; but still, we kept on/ scarcely knowing who of our companions had fallen. But, alftß ! directly a portion of the regi ment wavered, and became somewhat disordered. * CAUSE. OF THE DISORDER—FALL OF COL, SPEAR. Colonel Spear had fallen! Dearly was lie beloved by every man in the regiment, and while he lived ready hearts were willing to follow wherever he led. And lie was leading, Company B depending upon him j their captain being" disabled. In this emergency our own beloved and brave-hearted Captain Hubert L. Orr, of 'Company H, was called on to aid in re storing order. This was soon accomplished; the men rallied, and went ' nobly to their work,- capturing the,, heights, and putting the enemy into inglorious flight. -Fort after fort was , captured with the greatest success, securing all theii artillery, and some hundreds of prisoners. W< pursued them for nearly, four miles, to their seconi line of entrenchments, when they halted to give u battle. It had been agreed that the Light Diyisipr after storming the’heights, Bhould go to'the rear ft • rest, but this could hot be done, and wo were oi-dej ed to the front to skirmish and And out the enemys positions. At about 6 P. M., the enemy made a desperate at tempt to break our lines.- They made five different charges, but each time they were repulsed with : heavy loss. At sundown the hostilities ceased for the night, with the exception of picket firing on both sides, but which did not amount to much. -WU ARE ODTFLANKED. At daylight next morning, the 4th, we were ready to give them another reception, should they venture out of their Bkulking-places, But in spite of all our vigilance, they got tho best of us, and it is un disputed that, but for the Light. Division and three, pieces of artillery, they would have, succeeded in capturing the whole of the fith Coj;ps. OUR ESCAPE. The only chance of escape for us was at Banks ford, and to that place the enemy directed their at- tentioD, and were within a half mile of it when dis covered. Now it was that the excitement became most intense. Away started the Light Division in full mn, to head the enemy off. This we successfully accomplished, entirely frustrating his flank move ment 5 and thus was the 6th Corps Baved. And thus we got safely across the river again, not losing a. single gun, and, of course, greatly disappointing the enemy, who' evidently were Bure' of gobbling us all up. TAKING UP-THE BRIDGES. We bivouacked about a raile from the river, and got ourtents pitched just in time to'save ourselves from a drenching rain, which then commenced, and which lasted for three days.' But our work was not yet done; for the 61st Pennsylvania Volunteers and the Gth Wisconsin were detailed to take up the bridges, a pretty arduous job, and which would have been dangerous had the* enemy seen fit to fire upon •us; hut they attempted no interference. We only got a good wet jacket. • i And now l have.given you a full account of our doings. : The losses of our regiment are, doubtless,' known to you, and I will not • recapitulate them. IVlany ofyiur brave and loved companions are sleep ing fileep,”while we are quietly reposing, hearts,"in our little canvas houses. 'We are not discouraged; we know that our cause is just— that it Ib a high and holy one, and must, by -God’s blessing, triumph. But we do mourn over our Ihravc friends who have, fallen. How great was the ■trow throughout the regiment'when it was report- Captain Orr, of Company 11, had also fallen I Everybody loved and confided in him. But, since reaching this side of the river, we have received the joyful intelligence of his safety, . He was stunned by a shell, and' was carried insensible from the field, and is now in Washington. We hope soon to have him with us again. ' And now, as it would be contraband for me to tell you anything about what we are now doing, I will only add "that we are in good‘spirits, actively en gaged, and, trusting in God, shall be ready for the enemy whenever the gallant Hooker Bhall say the word. ■: ' J. B. . The Eleventh Corps in tile Cate Battle* REPORT OF BRIG-, GEN. STEINWEHR. Headquarters 2d Division,' 11th Coirs', Ta., May'8,1863.- To Lieutenant Colonel. Meurenburg, Assistant Adjutant General, nth Crnyjs: C9LONEL . I have the honor to forward the fol lowing report of the part taken by my division, in the action ofi the evening of the 2d of May : On the 20th ultimo we arrived near Dowdell’s tavern, about- two>fhiles west of Ohanoellorvilie. This tavern iB/Bitiiated on the plank road, which runs in an easterly direction towards Chanceliorville and FrederickEburg. It is surrounded by undulating fields, which.are seamed on three sides by heavy timber, but slope down at the west side towards open ground' traversed\by a small brook. Upon these fields you ordered me to take position. I directed;the lst/brigade, 061. Buschbeck, to oc cupy the fields south of the road, and the 2d Brigade, General Francis Barlow, those north of it. My division waß to be considered as a reserve for the Ist and 3d Divisions, 1 which were placed in position westofus. At about four o’clock P. M.,onthe2d inst, you' ordered me to send the 2d Brigade, Gen. ' F. Barlow, commanding, to support the right wing oLGen. Sickles’ corps, then engaged with the enemy. The brigade-immediately started, accompanied : by .yourself and myself, reached the right wing of General/Birney’s division (of Gen. Sickles’ corps) in about ;an hour’s time. TWe found Gen. Birnfey’s .. sharpshooters, skirmishing with the enemy, and, as ' no engagement waß imminent, I returned to the Ist Brigade.kiear Dowdell’s. • Soon rheard heavy firing in that direction, which showed that.a strong attack was made upon our corps. When I arrived upon the field I found Col. Bußchbeck,.,with three regiments of-his brigade (the .27th Pennsylvania, 73d Pennsylvania, and 164th New York Volunteers), still occupying the same ground, near the/tavern, and defending this position with great firmness and.gallantry;.the fourth regiment (the 29th Regiment New York Volunteers), he had ?ent to the north side of the road, to fill the place lately occupied by the 2d Brigade, before its de- The .attack of the enemy was very powerful. They emerged in close columns from the woods, and had thrown the Ist aiid 2d Divisions, who retired towards Chanceliorville in great confu sion. - Col. A. Buschbeck succeeded in'checkiog the progress of the enemy, .and I directed him to hold his position as long as possible. The enemy fought with great determination and courage. Soon;;however,theenemy gained both wings of the brigade, and the enfilading fire which was now opened upon this small.force, and Svhich killed and wounded nearly one-third of its whole strength, soon forced them to fetire. : -Col.-A. B.uschbeck then with drew his small brigade in perfect order towards the woods, the enemy closely pressing on. Twice he halfed, fired a round, and at last reached the rear of Gen. Sickles’ corps, which had bigen drawn up in ; position near Chanceliorville. Here he formed his regiment/in close column, and; you will recollect, offered td advance again to a bayonet charge. ,The 2d Brigade] Gen. commanding, had, du ring thiß time, advanced in a> southerly direction. Gen. F*;Baflow soon, also,’heard the heavy firing. He received.from Gen.'Blrney a communication ad vising; him to close up to the 3d Corps, which he’ jolhed at/about nine o’clock P. M., near Chancellor . ville. morning of May 3 Gen. F. Barlow re - - __ hind the riflerpits towards the : left of the : eSmy, which position they occupied until the army.was withdrawn, on May 6.;' -From thiß : short, relation, you will see that my 2d Brigade was not engaged! . owing toitß being detached, and thatthe lstßrigade displayed the. greatest bravery Sunder very trying: lt numbered about fifteen hundred muskets, and held a position which was originally designed to-be held by my whole division,’ It stood undismayed- by; the furious attack of an enemy flushed, with victory over the two other divisions, ;.and was ready again to advance as soon as it was re cfonned.; Our loss is heavy. 'The .let Brigade lost in killed, and; wounded four hundred-and ninety-four jmenand .two officers; among the latter, threeregi ■ mental commanders—Oolonel-Jones, 154th Regimtent New York Volunteers; Lieutenant Colonel Hart man. 29th Regiment New York Volunteers; and Lieutenant Colonel Moore, of 3d Pennsylvania Volunteers. / ' • . Colonel Buschbeck lost two aides, Captain Bode seriously wounded, and Lieutenant Grimm, both probably in the hands of the enemy. I must apeak* ,in high terms of Colonel Adolph Busehheck for liis gallantry and determination, and for the complete control--he retained over his command during the' whole time of the engagement; also, of his aetthg assistant adjutant general, Captain Alexander, who was constantly in the lines, and cheered the men hv :Ws courageous hearing. The conduct of the officers pi my own staff* also merits praise. They were •much exposed. Major McAloon, assistant inspector /general, particularly distinguished himself. I annex n aketeh of the ground, Showing the first position of ■ * bls division. I have the honor to be your obedient I servant a . VOlsr STEINWEHR. i. . Bngadier Genets! Commanding 2d Division. OPERATIONS OP GEN. AVK RILL’S COM -1 HAND. j, [From iheWashingion Eepnblidan. ] 1 We havetreoeived the following semi-official ac count of the operations of General Averili’s com mand m connection with the late grand movement lot General: Stonemen’s : cavalry. - It shows: that I General- Averili, acting constantly under orders, was liperiectly successful. " ’ \ orders given were. that , all, except one brigade pf the cavalry-corps, should be employed iu turning \be enemy’s left,; andithro.wing a force between him end Richmond,./isolating him from his supplies, checking his retreat,-and inflicting every possible injury upon him'. • - i. 1 At. the time this expedition started, Pitzliugh Lee’s S’"' 0 ' cavalry,; 2,000 strong, was at Culpeper Court House, and it, was to be attacked and dis persed. It was also believed that only a small nro post guard of infantry was at Gordonsville. It was oI t ?™ ardß discovered that JacksoD, with a corps of aS a r Gordonsville at the. time, but that -*saasa!3ssaasr , -?-«"- 'dffinl afs SSrV ’ £ r - ss ’ Kilpahick, and Davis were , General Averili was to keep the fciemfc fi C nm a tn y ® m tfoy e d, and prevent any inter ' ■ ;Whiis he did successfully. ’ 'celvta at WarrentoWan order was re of k rw rd ‘, A r re sonnoissance was made practicftbreffajjanupck ford, and it was foundim-^ .cavalry,^thehigh wa ter, f0r3,400. brigaglw 0018. B. F. Davis, i sent, wth Tidhall’s battery. Gen. AverUl wsb diiectedjo proceed in the direction or Brandy Sta- I tion. bwhe right-hand road from the ford, and to Mach Ore that night if 'possible, and to communi cate wii Geh.' Buford, who was to take the leit hand rid, and go to Stevensburg, _ . The Mowing day he was to proceed to Culpeper Court [ouse, anddrive out Fitzhugh Lee’s cavalry, and dltroy the Orange and Alexandria Kailroad.- Tl'e ohet of this expedition was to keep engaged i Hie- cSalry of the enemy in that direction, while tie reioi Storieman’s corps destroyed or cut off the . I biidgiland communications between Lee’s army -anaSihmond. Half an hour after, leaving Kelly’s, foi«, 0 «- AverUl engaged the-enemy with cavalry andaflllery. It was then ascertained from deßert eis. MGen. Stuart was at Brandy Station, with ■ -■ foiirFmades of cavalry, and fifteen pieces of artille fy. Snthe morning of the sth, Gen. AverUl was • adviKl by a despatch from Gen. Stonemau that the intened' co* operatioD of the rest of the cavalry cx uediiouivould necessarily be delayed, ana-lie was cohfiuently to take feare of him'aelf._ He was or deri to keep open his ’ with the ‘ support, which. ■ was in the vicinity of Ael arriving at Brandy-Station, it was found thaStuart had sent two brigades toward StovcDs bul, and that two brigades under litzhugh and vv. HP. -Lee ; had gone through Culpeper. General AffiU’proceeded to Culpeper, and dispersed the reil force there; capturing their rear guard.. A lale amount of flour, salt, bacon, &c., was seized at thl point, and what was not destroyed was distn bfeu among the people, who were on the verge of S £veriU°s command pursued the enemy Jby way of (War mountain toward the Rapidan. .The heavy iJn had rendered the river unfordable at the sta £n, and the enemy opened with artillery, andjia issedthe cavalry pickets night.- The. neoners taken represented that it was the beliet ot he rebel forces that the whole Army of the Poto £ac wsb advancing in that direction, and that Jack tonwas holding Gordonsville with 25,000 men to iheck its progress.: This information was sent to Ben. Hooker about noon, April 30,. - f The following morning Gen. Averili received a despatch stating that General Stoneman had been welayed by high water, and desiring him to push the [enemy as vigorously as possible, and keep him occu -1 ied, and' drive him from the direction of Rapidan Station. General .'Averili had already reached Ra pidan Station, and anticipated these orders. On the morning of the Ist scouting parties from both Bides were sent lip and down the riyer. _ The defences of the enemy upon the other side weie'found to be strongly and skilfully constructed, with rifle pits .which completely commanded the fold and bridge. They had six guns in position, which could sweep the open space upon thiß side. A feint waß made which induced the eneiny to burn the bridge, and. the river was ciOEsed by the ford. The bridge, three iniles north of the station, and the telegraphic wires, had been destioyed by GeneTal-Averill during the night. The crossing was made by Burnett’s ford, and the enemy waß obliged to shift his position. Afterwards the whole force crossed at Racoon ford, with the ex pectation of flanking theenemy and joining General Buford, who waß expeoted to be within reaching dietance. t ■■■■ On the 2d of May, G eneral Averili received an order from General Hooker, saying that he did not understand wlmt he was doing at Rapidan Station, and'directing him peretnptoiily to United fatateEi ford, and.to remain there until further 1 orders. in» orderwas so peremptory that it directed him to move toward headquarters, even if.it should be receivea at one o’clock at nieht. The next morning^Generai Averili seht a party to reconnoitre the^poainon the enemy, with the intention ot throwing his oa valry division upon his flank; The countrywaafou to be impassable for cavalry. He L the United States ford, and Teported in person, to Gen. Hooker, and exhibited his order«, and rccted to make his report, hU command In readiness for work that was to be done. A 7 light the followingmoinuig. herecenedsn order dated nowhere, addressed to ,Gen. Pleaaomon, ui I rccting Gen, Pleasanton to take eomm*ud ot &\e- rill’s division, ■ and ordering Averill to report to Washington fororders. GENERAL HALLECK’S PLAN. The New York World thinks Gen. Halleck planned thedate battles in Virginia. It says: “We assume at the start that the campaign was marked out in Washington before it was undertaken, from the fact that it embraced co-operative move ment on the part of the forces not under General Hooker’B control $ indeed, it is clear, from what has taken place, that Halleck and not Hooker has been the General-in-chief in this movement against the rebel capital. His visit to Gen. Peck, at Suffolk, and Gen. Keyeß, at Fortress Monroe, previous to the opening of the campaign, shows that he person ally attended to the general movement, and arranged, as far as possible, its details in advance. Gen. Hal leck’s plan embraced four separate movementsone by Gen. Hooker, .west of Fredericksburg; to *nank that position and menace the road to Gordonsville another by Gen. Sedgwick south :of Fredericksburg to menace the direct road to Richmond; a third by : Gens. Keyes or DJx to threaten the rebel capital it self, and a fourth by Gen. Stoneman to destroy the railroads and bridgesbetween Lee’s army and Rich mond. Gen. Halleck seems to have reasoned that Lee would not dare mass all his forces on the Rap- and leave Richmond undefended; and that if he md the destruction of the railroads in his rear and the cutting off of his communication would allow Gen. Keyes to occupy the rebel capital while Gen. Hooker was fighting him on the Rappahan nock;: The of the right and left wings of the Union army were clearly based upon the theory that Lee would not fight, but retreat to avert the consequences of a dash upon Richmond by .-Gen. Keyeß. “Hence General Hooker, , when he crossed, did not even-attempt? to provoke a fight, but quietly en trenched himself near the Gordonsville road, satis fied that all Lee’would dare do would be to make a feigned attack, under cover of which he would at tempt to escape, Then the two wings of the Union army were to advance inpursuit.But here is where the plan miscarried-. Lee may not have known what was going on behind himj or of the danger of-Rich ■jnonu; or, if ; he did, was confident of his. ability to defeat Hooker’s army, and save Richmond'after wards; So, with a celerity and boldnesß that has had.no'pajrallel in this war, he first crippled Hooker, using his whole army to do it. This was on • Satur day and Sunday;; and then, on 'Monday, drove our left wing, under Sedgwick, back across the river, with great losb. On Tuesday, amid the storm T he commenced his retreat, and a sufficient force must have reached Richmond by Thursday or Friday at furthest \to preserve it against any army-at the disposal of General Keyes. The latter could not have moved toward Richmond before Friday, as he was waiting for reinforcements at White House on Wednesday. The capture Richmond, therefore, was: a miscalculation as to time. Had Gen. Keyeß’s force been atWest Point on Monday he could easily have taken it with 20,000 men, as the cavalry reconnoissance on 51 that day proveß the city to have been without a force to defend it. Not only could Richmond have been taken, but held, as the capture of Fort Darling would have placed that city at the mercy of a gunboat.” POSITION OF THE REBEL ARMY, The indications seem to be that the rebel army is taking up a line of defence that shortens their rear and affords protection to both of the railroads run ning out of Richmond. It is believed to be swing ing around its left on the ; Gordonsville and , Rich mond road to Frederickshall station, with its right resting on the Fredericksburg and Richmond Rail road at Bowling Green, thus protecting the upper end of the triangle formed by those two roads at Ha nover Junction, Bixteeh miles from Richmond. The position thus assumed places the rebel army about half way between Fredericksburg and Richmond, and gives them two railroads from ike latter place to their army . The object, of this movement is plainly evident. Some of General Lee’s army are re quired at defenceless Richmond, to protect it from further raids or approaches from the south. At the same time, communication with the main body of the army must be maintained, in the event of im mediate reinforcements being heeded. Hence the necessity of holding both railroad tracks between the rebel capital and the rebel army. This is all strengthened by the fact that the enemy is repairing the bridges as far north as the Rapidan river, on the Gordonsville Railroad.- COMMUNICATION NOT DESTROYED. But in the above conhectioh I learn to-day a most important fact. The two bridges of-any length on the Richmond and Fredericksburg Railroad are acroßß. the North Anna and South Anna rivers, which form the Pamunkey, several mileß south of the railroad. It has been supposed that these bridges were destroyed by the late cavalry raid, but such is not the case. The bridge across the Pamunkey was burned, but no railroad crossed: it." -Turnpike bridges on the South Anna 'river were also destroyed, but no ac count of the destruction of the two railroad fridges on the Anna rivers has been published; and the ab sence of the fact in newspapers has led to an inves tigation in an official quarter, by which it is fully and unfortunately confirmed that those vital points were untouched! No wonder that the Richmond papers boasted that their railroad could be repaired in a few days! Why there was a,failure to destroy these two bridges is not known, but mismanagement has, of .course, been the cause of it. . ' Accounts from the army state that trains are again running on the Richmond and Fredericksburg Rail road, with such facility as to bring Richmond papers *to Fredericksburg on the same day’s date,— Cor: World . ; A:despatch from Richmond Bays that the railroad communication- has been re-established between Richmond and Fredericksburg. THE; GERMANS IN THE ELEVENTH CORPS* A correspondent of the Illinois Slate Journal cor rects the impression derived from the Times’ corre- Chancelloryille was'especially the fauirofSeGer mans: • ■ The correspondent of the Times, undoubtedly gmded by his anti-German prejudices, tries to create the impression as if especially the German compo nents of the 11th Corps had behaved badly. But. in praising the division of Gen. Devinß, which, as he says was the only division that aid not run, he un doubtedly forgets this division is the old and oft-tried divnuon of Gen. Stahl, which has won for itself a glorious reputation on many battle-fields. The nre sent cominaiider Geri. Devins, was only put in com-: mand after Gen. Stahl was ordered to take command of the cavalry near Washington, and pne of his bri gades, commanded-by, Cob-Buschbeck, is entirely Germaq, and the other, commanded bv McLeam is three German and ; two American Kli ments. * see, therefore, that the division which so bravely resisted the terrible attack of Stonewall Jackson’s 40,000 men waß mainly composed of Ger- „A* to the othev two divisionsof the 11th Corps, which are Bald to have behaved badly, the one com manded by General Sfeinwehr, contains the brigade of General Smith, composed almost entirely of Americans, and the other-division, commanded bv GeneraliSchur z , consists :in‘great part of American and Irißh troops. For instance, the 167th New York Bcgiment, belonging to this division, ia’entirely American, and was much demoralized before the bat tle commenced. The 61stOhioBegiment, alsobelong- l hlß ? u ’ lsion ' 18 Irish, and the 119th New York, though commanded by a German, Colonel Peissner, is composed or three-fourths Americans and one-fourth Germans. ■ DEPARTMENT OF VIRGINIA. General Corcoran’s Case* SPECIAL ORDERS, WO. 118. Headquarters United States Forces . Suffolk, Blay’6, ISS3. ’ At request of General Corcoran, a court of ln qmry WHI convene atthe quarters of Lieutenant Malian, judge advocate, on Thursday, 7th day of May, inst., at ten A. M., to examine into the eir death of Lieutenant Colo i A VKimball, ot the 9th Kegiment'New thereon olUnteerS ’ reportln S fa “ts, with opinions r^nnei l 0 n f ° w OU w~ B i risamsr Genersl L. Harland, -P- W- Waldrop, commanding brigade: Colonel 11 ■ S. Foster, 13th Indiana, commanding of j>ost ’ Lieutenant J.D. Mahan, judge advocate By order of Miyor General PEOK. Pursuant to the above order, the court met at the time and place specified therein, and the following Statement, among others,-was heard: Lieut Hughes, 165th New York, sworn.—On the of the 12th of April last I left the head quarters of Gen. Corcoran about two o’clock, in company 'vith the General, Lieut. Tracy, an. order* a cMizen irom New York; I saw an order tm?o < J™;, Peck to , h f v f the troops under arms at f-;, M - S. we started out, : but when we had mS^lwoi»o^ 1 ®?, de r h0 ‘ ipital of the Irish Legion, a i 1 !?' fhp -oad uaiei'la uaicr~ halt, the General said -df ’&Smt you, Dr. Heath?’” 1 could understand: ' TgU.eneral said: “ Whs are you ?” he answered, “ t three pacefl’ntejsign; it is none of your busines who and what he horse to within two or mand the 9th, it s , L ; W h O h e wag what I command;” the “ e was polite with you; I’m General Corco to the front, under orders from Major General Peßi.,l and must pass ;the man turned around, walked a step'mr two away, and, at the same time drawing his sword, faced about, and put it in position to thrust; the' General drew. a pistol -from his holster, atthe same time asking the man if’he knew who he was ■ talking to; -he answered “ no,” and that “he did not care a damn;” the General asked him again to step f aside; he- replied, “ I’ll see you damned first!’’ the General then shot him; he brought his sword to the ground and said, “now, God damn you,shoot again!” the General then said, “ will you get out of my way, sir!” he made no answer, but staggered and fell; at the point where this took place, there never has been a picket to my knowledge; Col’.■‘Kimball, I thought, ■was either drunk or inaane, from the manner in which he noted: Corcoran’s maimer after shooting ■was the same as before; his tone of voice had not altered ton the night indueation there was sufficient liehtto distinguish an officer +> p n 1 ace of this occurrence was on a public roacne»ti— ingtPo the Formx&ont, or the Edenton front; Gen. ~Cm:ooran usually took this road, a ”d hc the guardß were stationed ; he told Kimball he had no right to stop him, and that he was sure Kimball bytlic Court. Had this man who stopped the General, any guard or soldiers with him, or was he by himself! A. He was alone. ■ Ouestlon by the .fudge Advocate. From the man ner ol the man, after the shot was fired, what was your impression! A. I thought he was not injured. Q..-Was a second shot fired! ■■■■■■' Q. How much time elapsed before he fell 1 A. From ten to fifteen seconds. _ . .. . Several other witnesses were examined, but their evidence was substantially the same. DEPARTMENT OF THE MISSISSIPPI. The Battle at Baldwin HUl> or Port Gibson. j£js> The following;lctler,from Governor Yates, of Illi nois, is dated Grand Gult,, May 4: rv Ms Kxcdtnicy Covmior-IlojFman: _ Our arms are gloriously triumphant. e \ succeeded in winning a victory which, in back on t ll ® ” 8 ? * 1 i urS uit of the rebels, they giving cur army was_i l>n defensible point, and fight ?! Last night a large force „f S rte enemy was driven across Black river, nftri 'funeral mcClernand was driving ;another li ic foree in the direction of -Willow Springs. Abodt 2 o’clock yesterday I left Gen. Logan, with his division, in pursuit of the enemy, to join General Giant, at Grand Gulf, which the enemy had evacu- H„d in the morning, first blowing up their maga zines, spiking their cannon, destroying tents, Ac. On my way to Grand Gulf 1 saw guns scattered all, along the road, which the rebels had left in their "treat The rebels were scattered through the woods in every direction. This army of the rebels waß considered, as I now learn; inyinoible rbut it biiailed before the irresistible assaults of Northwest “ T consider Vicksburg as ours in a sliort time, and the MiEßißßippi river as destined to be open from Its source to itß mouth. ... . , • . . . I have been. Bide by aide with our boys in battle, and can bear witness to the unfaltering courage and nrowees of our brave Illinoisans. I>row RICHAIID YATES, Governor. We find further description of the battle in the correspondence of the Chicago TW&UMe.* The rebel position was an excellent one. The THREECENTS. country is a series of hills and ravines, and upon the tops of the former the enemy had placed his line of battle. This line was crescent shaped, the right rest ing near and north of the Port Gioson road, and the left upon the Rodney road. Of course, their centre lay between these. Our first attack was upon his centre, and was com posed of regimentß from Gen. Oarr’s and Gen. Hovey’s divisions. The point of attack, the centre, gave way under the impetuous gallantry of our boys, and the rebel general massed his forces on his left, from which, after a furious struggle, in which a large number of regiments were engaged, he was forced to retire with great lobs. Later, he massed his troops on his right, and by their skilful dispo sition, aided by hiß intimate knowledge of the topo graphy of this region, he compelled our boys to re tire. Subsequently reinforcements were sent, and afterfa brilliant engagement, lasting for two hours, in which-tfrigades from nearly every division of the 'd isl od g’ifg?®ih*andxompelled them to beat an un DuringtheV early-evening. Gen. Logan’s division waßsent to the left." and bivouacked in? the field three miles away. This morning we entered Port Gibßon, and have unquestioned possession. The enemy have crossed Bayou Pierre; Little Bayou Pierre suspension bridge, an iron structure, and burned it below them, ana we are forced to rebuild -it before pursuit can be recommenced. The enemy are just within , eight, and deserters say they will make a stand there; - In the charge upon the battery, Friday morning, the rebel General J\ F. Tracy was struck in the fore head by a minie bullet, and instantly killed. Hiß body was removed to Port Gibson, where it was to day interred by his personal friends, Of course, we cannot tell the enemy’s loss in killed and wounded. The dead on both sides still remain unburied, but from what I have seen I should esti mate his loss' in killed, two hundred, and wounded five hundred, and in: prisoners five hundred. The latter we have in corral. - The enemy suffered terribly: so did we. Our loss will reach one hundred and fifty killed, ana fully three hundred wounded. We lost no prisoners. It was reported at Memphis on the 12th that the rebel Fergußon had destroyed two transports and two barges, crippled another, and driven, off a gun boat near Greenville, Miss., - GEN. GRANT’S PROGRESS—PORT HUDSON EVACUATED. Cairo, May 14. —The troops all the way from Memphis to Young’s Point are moving to reinforce Gen. Grant. Judge Kellogg, who left Gen. Grant’s headquar ters on Thursday, says that the report of a fight at Clinton is untrue. Gen. Grant will* endeavor to cut the: railroad between Vicksburg and Jackson, and a battle is expected in the .vicinity of Black River bridge. .... Washington, May 16.—The Star or thiß evening;-- sayß*. A despatch was this forenoon received here from Geri. Grant, dated the Bth Inst., which shows that the : Cairo despatch of the 13th, and the Jack son, Miss., rebel despatch of the 6th, were positively untrue. The former having represented that he had beaten Bowen’s rebel army on the 6th inst., and the latter that Bowen’s army had repulsed him on the 4th. In thiß despatch from Gen. Grant, of the Bth inst,, he expresses satisfaction with the appearance of matters in his vicinity, and states that Port Hud son is undoubtedly evacuated, except by a small garrison and their heavy artillery. Cincinnati, {May 15 — An unauthentic rumor from Murfreesboro reaches us that a .sanguinary battle by land and water has been fought at Vicksburg, in which the Union troops were discomfited. It does not accord with reliable advices, which place Grant eighteen miles east of Vicksburg. THE REBEL ARMY. TlieJWar In tlie Southwest—Bowen’s Defeat . _ at Bayou Pierre. The Jackson Appeal, of May 6th, has details of General Bowen’s defeat at Bayou Pierre, near Port Gibson. His force is put at two brigades, while the Federal force is estimated : at twenty thousand. Bowen left Grand Gulf and crossed the bayou to check the Federal advance, until reinforcements, known to be coming, arrived. Grant’s movements were too rapid. The armies met at midnight on Thursday, three mileß from Port Gibson, and fighting commenced, which continued till Friday evening, when Bowen retreated across the bayou, burning the bridges. This involved the loss of Port Gibson, which the Federala immediately occupied. A number of sick and wounded in the hospital were captured. * On Saturday the Federala again advanced. On Saturday night the works at Grand Gulf were aban- < doned, after dismounting and destroying the guns, and on Sunday the rebels crossed Big Black river at Hawkinson’s ferry, where they met reinforcements sufficient to make a further.retreat unnecessary; The rebel total loss is estimated at 1,000 killed and wounded. Many were left on the field. Several hundred prisons were captured, including an entire company of the 46th Mississippi Regiment. A Vir ginia battery loßt four guns, five men killed, eleven wounded, and nineteen missing. Gen. Tracy, of Alabama,Lieutenant Colonel Pettus, a brother of the Governor of Mississippi, and Major Tuckerman, were killed. Col. Garnett, of the 20th Alabama, was badly wounded, and Major Harley, of the 31st Alabama, mortally wounded and captured. Bald* win’s brigade reached the battle field in time to Buf fer considerable Joss. The Appeal's 'correspondent, writing from Vicks burg on the 4th and sth inst., takes a gloomy view of matters. . He regards the river fortifications there'as insufficient to stop the paßßage of boats, whether iron or wooden,.and says : “An oversight was com mitted in not ! making proper~defences below, and that when the gunboats went down the people and military men were deceived, and thought Grant’s “Although safe, it will require the utmost cau tion to avert Disaster.; After having'had years of pme to perfect all defences, it appears we are now beset in every quarter where we least expected it. It may be regarded aB contraband to say this, but it is due that the people should know how affairs stand, and if any danger threatens, they are enti tled to know in what quarter it is, and how it was brought about.” There was great excitement at Jackson on the 6th inst., on account of the rumored appearance of the * ederals at Edwards’ station, on the Jackson Rail road. : «.,S en , e i: al ;? ragg an A wife were at Atlanta on the 29th ulti .On the 2d instant Bragg issued an order pardoning all deserters who returned in seventy days;' ’ The the rumor of the evacua cion of Port Hudson. Gov. Pettus issued a proclamation, dated May oth, to the people of Mississippi, calling on them, in consequence of events known to them, to make a united effort to expel the invaders. He exhorts them to meet in, every county, and' hurry * forward, and says, «the common safety demands every sacri fice.” : .. •. BRAGG’S POSITION. / The Chattanooga Rebel of the 9th has the following in n letter from the army: “ While the enemy is d£ veloping his strategy, receiving reinforcements, and gaming all kinds of advantages, Bragg’s army is quietly awaiting RosecraDs’ attack,•which* may not probably take.place until his flanking force will be well m Bragg’s rear. It is very much to be *hat Bragg s s army cannot be reinforced, and did not make an offensive movement early this spring, as soon as it could be mobilized; It is, in mv opiniop, not necessary to fight Rosecrans in his breastworks, as there is easy access by the Eagleville road to a position near Triune, flanking Murfrees boro and Franklin, and at the same time threaten mg Nashville, which I predict will be the road when Bragg’s army advances.” , BRAGG’S OFFICIAL REPORT. the n roi r iow^n» e - t0 Bmgg ’ s official report, theßcbelhzs "Out readers will remember that in Bragg’s official report of the battle of Murfreesboro, whfch few d ? gß 8go ’ Ma J° r Generals Cheatham, McCown, and Breckinridge were stronz ly and directly censured as being responsible for the defeat , m that bloody engagement. It cannot be supposed that these generals, who have sustained themselves as gallant soldiers- in; the, minds -o f the people by their heroic con duct on the bloedy fields of • Belmont, Shiloh, Baton Rouge, and Perryville, will be permitted to stand so charged, without the most scrutinizing investigation of the grounds on which the charges are made. The Knoxville Register says Gen Bragg makeß a strong case against them, and, if his facts are accepted, it is difficult to perceive what defence they can make j but magnanimity is not one of the virtues for which General Bragg is noted; and those who know say that at least two, and probably all, the_ .censured officers had incurred: his ill-will by giving, an affirmative answer to the inquiry pro pounded to them by him in a .circular, whether the feeling in the army toward him was such as to make —ml. .I.iil.illilH 111 I.Tli- / |, , Jt| -1 ~1 4^.^, ferred to another, command. "Other cause, of bad feeling toward them existed, bo that all will accept his censure a. natural.” ■ ■ GENERAL FORREST. g- The Chattanooga Rebel, of the 7th instant, intro duces the account of Colonel Straight’s misfortune with the following eulogium upon “ General For of'Ainwdl.. Forrest’s recent grand Mow from wa^ h «™°if^^t^fUl’£2 neBBee > to Courtland, immemoriAlfu! bVfore“tT3stW^ a Bufficient.to insure hiß namean last bold exploit would of itself establish kina, yond pcradventure as the greatest of cavalry chief tal?To start from the central portion of Tennessee to the north of Alabama, to the assjstanceof another valiant officer; then to meet and hold in check a force with infantry, cavalry, and whllerr, douM® that of his own veteran command; then toturniu pursuit of another party, 2,000 strong, already in the start of him in an opposite direction, nearly a hun dred mil“ ! to follow them through mountainous re gions ISO miles, and at last to overtake them and compel them to surrender to 450 of hiamen.iß a fact so marvellous as to seem incredible, if facts did not cu-lCiahJlie reality of the occurrence.’ GEN. IMBOriissr_FOß LIEUT. GOVERNOR u OF VIRGINIA. V The following advertisement, inserted in Hie columns of the Richmond Sentinel, shows that the 'ECS2I KSM^SSSWBS ?rSssss"»s»Sft thnStatefor P a higl position the next day. Here is the advertisement weallude to: are author _ iTohn tenant°Go«:rno^ of Virginia at the ensuing election. , f the state will please copy, e anS office for collection. STOiN E WALL JACKIN. The Bichmond Whig of the 12th, in referring to Jackson’s death, aays: ... . Since the death of Washington no similar event has so profoundly and sorrowfully ■ impressed the Tronic of Virginia as the death of Jackson. For all thfsloveforfiim living, and all this grief . for him dead;there waß reason enough. For infhe.great struggle which now engages all hearts and hands, he a power equal to many regiments of aimed men. He had thrown into it the energies mf a mighty spirit; the resources of a great intellect. What others did or attempted from impulses of am hition, patriotism, or Bense of duty, he did_froni compulsion of conscience, and a reverential convic tionof obligation to his Maker. He did it with all the strength of mind, soul, and body. So thought not of consequences to lumseir, of dan ers tohe S cncounteied, or glory t ohe wonT and so acting, he leit nothing undone that was possible ot accom DESpATOH FKO M LEE. The following, from the Chattanooga . Beta of the 9th,- has hearing upon Gen. Hooker’s retreat “Bichmonp, May 7— lo o'clock. . 1‘ OHAHOBLX.ORViI.Ln, May 7. uTa hte President Davis: . , “Affrmdriving Sedgwick across the Rappahan nock on the night of file 4th, I returned on the Stli to Ohanrellorville. The march was delayed by a storm, which continued all the night following. In niacins the troops in position on the morning of the 6th to attack Hooker, I ascertained, that he had abandoned his fortified position. A line of skirmUh ers was pressed forward-until they.oame in ra 6: the enemy’s batteries, planted north of the hannock, which, from the configuration 01 ™ ground, completely tFus f£< f * mldl . army thereiore escaped with the locs oi a LEE „ . tional prisoners.; ’ MUTINY. Seven thousand rebel time ago, threw down then avm» and THE WAR PRESS, (PUBLISHED WEEKLY.) The Wab Press Will be sent to flubacrifcafs Xif mail (per auram ill advance) at Three copies “ % “ Five copies Tea “ Larger Clubs than Ten Will fro charged at the Earns rate, 91,50 per copy. The money must always accompany the order , cMt in no instances can these terms be devi/zted /torn, OS theygford verv little more than the cost of the paper. _ Postmasters are reaneeted to act as Agents log THBWSKPEESB. : .,i To the getter-np of the Clnb of ten or twenty, anr •xtra copy of the Paper will be given. fight, but were finally pacified by the amvaland personal exertions of Kirby Smith H. S. Foote, membra of the rebel Congress, made a fiery war speech in Chattanooga last Wednesday night. 5 One hundred and Beyenty thousand* men in-the res bel army are substitutes. A REBEL POST OFFICE! The post office at McMinnville having been seized' by Federal troops, a correspondant of the Chicago Times was fortunate enough' to secure a batch of rebel letters* A YOUNG LADY’S GOSSIP ABOUT MORGAN AND WHEELER. A fashionable young lady, Mias Maiy T. Smith, of Forest Lodge, McMinnville, writes fo her friend* • Miss R. G. Lewis, of Brandon, Miss. : , some in«~ teresting gossip in which Wheeler and Morgan, the guerillas, have prominent mention. After giving all the items of personal news, Miss Smith tells her friend very confidentially, that she has been “ scared to death about the Yankees coming, but we have' now concluded that they will not come at all.” “Gen. Wheeler,’,? she adds, “is my informant' of* this very much disputed fact. This is only one con clusion, for to-day, however, I will, in all probabili ty see Gen. Morgan, and he always goes contrary to- Gen. Wheeler, and will tell me the Yankees will be - here before ten days, so I will be obliged; to change * m y conclusion and agree with the last-named gene ra** Why the vile Yankees ever came within seven miles of us, and then fell back twenty, I never have been able to see, unless it was to frighten us to death, which they came very near doing. : On Sa turday they came within seven miles of us, and on Sunday they retreated to Readyville, which is twen ty-aix miles from here. On Monday, after the panic was all over and the people were returning to town ' again, we could all laugh and enjoy the Saturday’s panic; but on Saturday and Sabbath we did not laugh much I can tell you. What made me mad on Saturday, and glad on Monday was to seethe Union women running down the streets to each other’s houseß, and rejoicing together over the prospect of Boon meeting their husbands j but alas ! on Monday their bright anticipations were all laid low. “ The Armstrong family’s Unionism, I think, has about ‘played out and gone up’ since ‘ Coußin John and Cousin Mattie’ [Gen. John H. Morgan and his yonthful wife.— Cor. Times.'} have been boarding there. I took a malicious pleasure, the other, day, in telling Dr. Armstrongthat the very flrstthing the Yankees did when they got here would be to burn his house down for having allowed Morgan to make his headquarters there. Wheeler and staff have paid Miss Mollie Armstrong no: attention whatever Binee 'they have been here. Morgan’s men don’t seem to inind Miss Mollie’s flirtation with the Yan kee officer last fiummer, but Wheeler says his men shall not waiton the same ladies that the Yankees waited on—and he is just right,* too.” Speaking of McMinnville society, Miss Smith says: . “ The town is again full of soldiers. We have Had some of the nicest gentlemen here lately that X have ever met. The Castlemans, from Kentucky, Colonel King, and Major Buford, Major Hodson, Major JUhaffle, Colonel Hawkins, of Wheeler’s staff, are the very first gentlemen of the Confederacy—so ‘ Cousin John’says, and he knows. My latest ad miration. since the departure of Colonel Clarke and Colonel King, is Colonel Hawkins, who plays finely on the piano, and is quiet a poet. He has a wife . and two little children m the enemy’s lines, and he always speaks of them.with tears in his eyes.” TUL I.AHOMA. A soldier in Calvert’s battery, Claibourne’s divi sion, writing from Tullahoma on April 18th, says : “ The army is In better health: and spirits than ever before, and I think that, if Old Roseeransat tacks this place, he will find that he has caught s : Tartar. The army, in poifit of discipline, has’be-, come veteranized. The men are splendidly drilled, and, if they get a chance to- fight, they will make it count. There Is about half of the army ’at this place, while the other half is at Shelby ville. Rein forcements have been passing through here night and day for the last week. Two long trains went by yesterday, with two splendid Louisiana regi ments on board. The.new troops are mostly from Mobile and. Vicksburg. They are throwing up breastworks all around this town, and I think it will be harder to take thanfCorintli:” Another Boldier, writing from, Tullahoma, April 19tli, says: . “We are now lying under marching orders. We were ordered yeßterday at 3:P; M. to pack our lug gage, and be ready to march at a moment’s warning. We shall go to Shelbyville.” New Publications, The Book of Bays, of which Part XIII has just reached us, brings the first volume to a close. A handsome, well-printed, finely illustrated volume it is, of 832 pages imperial Byo. It really is, what It promised to be, “A Miscellany of Popular Antiqui ties Jin -connection with the Calendar, including anecdote, biography, and history, \ curiosities of literature, and oddities of human life and charac ter.” .This volume tells, all about the first six months of the year. Another volume, including the second half of the year, will complete the. work, which really isas nearly perfect as a‘book of the sort can be. There are over three hundred: first-claBS wood engravings in this volume, most of them from fare prints. The hook, edited by Robert Chambers, is published by W. & R. Chambers, Edinburgh, and. also by J. B. Lippincott & Co., of this city. It is got up in the style of, Chambers’. Encyclopedia, now being issued by the- same eminent publishers, and, like that great reportory of information, ought to be ic-r.Ci..., hnnV-Knelf —the one nearest ■tohis right hand. “ The Book of Days ”is as much superior to Howe’s Every-day Book and his Table- Book, as a pine-apple is to a turnip, or a Newtown pippin to a sour crab. « V Gould & Lincoln,-Boston, have just published their “Annual of Scientific Biscovery; or, Year- Book of Facia in Science and Art for 1863;”- It is embellished with a good portrait of Captain Erics son, of “Monitor’’fame. This volume, like its-pre decessors, is edited by Dr." David A. Wells; a-gentle man possessed of a large quantity of scientific know ledge, and, also, endowed—happily for his with the talent of writing very clearly upon every subject-Which he takes in hand. This is especially observable in his “ Note on the Progress of Science for the year 1862: There is’ also, a sucoindt-and. Intelligible account of the- scientific department of the great London; Exhibition of last - year. In this Dr. Wells notices the fact; to. which we repeatedly referred, that among the novel, tses of British invention, on that occasion, many American patents were passed off as of English ori gin, and obtained prizes and testimonials. Dr. Wells - states thatiin the English wood-working machinery of the Exhibition .“there was not a single machine pro minently {exhibited which was not well’known and in use in the United States for five, ten, fifteen, and even twenty years (in one instance), previously;” "We can add, from personal knowledge, that Wheeler & Wilson’s famous sewing machine, which obtained the first prize in that Exhibition, waß pirated some - years ago by a manufacturer in Glasgow, who ac tually sent in one of ftii copies to compete with the original American machine. Fortunately, this im pudent attempt was frustrated, and the American inventors, as we have mentioned, received the first prize. Whatever facilitates the study of the Classics, and saves ffihor to students, does them great service. Dr. William Smith, whose classical dictionaries now standard works, are well known, and generally re ferred to as authority, has brought out part I of “Prinoipia Latina,” a small volume, which is a first Latin course, complete in itself, for it is at onee Grammar, Delectus, and Exercise-book, with Voca- Maries. The American reprint, by Harper Ad Brothers, is edited by Mr. H. Drisler, Professor of Latin, in Columbia College, New York, whose addi tions and revision have much improved it. Any studious person could easily acquire the elements of- Latin, by means of this book, without - a preceptor. The double vocabularies are admirable. (Philadel- Mphia: Lippincott §■ Co., and also T. B. Peterson.) The same publishers have added Sallust to their unique and beautiful Greek and Latin texts". > It has vT*v.*6n_iiUnui,,ijj MiVa «Aug«nioniTtWhQ hadpreviously done the samegood turn for Cmsar and Cicero, but whose European reputation is. derived! from his having edited the Penny Cydqpadia. To the Catilina is prefixed a chronological table of the lead ing events of his life, concurrent frith those of the con-, spiracy by which he loßt'it, and the same is done for the Bellum Jugurthinum. Both of them are taken from Kritz, that most accurate of classical critics Harper’s Gieek and Latin Texts, of which fifteen TOlumeshave appeared, is the neatest, cheapest,. of the classics ever pub-. ~ i iih |i lii liiii m iiliniiil'"iim" ; ' ’ ' ! some octavo volume, pp. 615, and of thevaluable military and naval works Van Nostrand, of New York, is publishing. The author is thoroughly acquainted with his subject, and treats of the use of cavalry in. ancient and modern warfare. Of course, he refere largely to the campaigns of Napoleon, in which that arm of. the service was greatly, aid effectively employed. He also treats of strategy and tactics (which are not to be confounded), of rifled firearmß, of the charge of. •cavalry and infantry, of field service, of soldiers and officers, and, very fully, of horses and , their equip, ments, training, food, and treatment. The volume, 'which is beautifully printed, contains 127 superior wood engravings. The opinion of a civilian- on a. military work cannot tie worth much, but we can. truly say that from ; no' single volume have-we ob tained so much information bn the- art of war. an from this. The chapter on arms iB especially in-. Btfuctive, The author has agreeably relieved his, subject by historical illustrations and personal anec-. dotes. (Philadelphia: J. B. LippvncoltSr Co*\ [For The Press.) Warner Justice. DECEMBER, 1562. And watched the long eclipse of right, Must grieve the more thatheiagone. Vanished as in the earlier morn, The lofty longing Kings of oldv And Prophets, who might not behold The Great Deliverance to be born. Yet we believe that Jfrom.their Bkies They bend in calm mtyestic forms, • And through the earthquake and the atonaft They guard the cradle where it lies. When he was with us here we know. _ _ His faith was pure, his hand was ateong. And sought such contact with the wrong As liveth in a downright blow. And thus be kept his faith more pure, Than doth the chary careful saint, Who holds himself aloof from taint, On lofty pedestal scours.’ His waa the clear and steady thought, The perfect truth he fully knew, Churned all God’s possible astrue, While in man’s poEsible he wrought* Hie was the old and simple plan; He had no scheme beyond the sense, Of daily working Providence, That slowly moulds the world and man, He mingled with the hate of wrong, The heavenly charity that still .■ ■ Pains blessings on the good and iU - The charity thatsufferath long, i And thence hiß life was peace; its breath So quiet none oould count it strapge, ■when fell the laßt and final change. And quietly he slept in death, is. S3 OO 5 GO 800 .... 15 00
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