THE PRESS, 'FUBLISHBD daily (SUNDAYS EXCEPTED), BY JOHN W. FORNEY. ‘OFFICE, No. 11l SOU.TH FOURTH STREET. V - •' the' DAILY PRESS, : : tpiFTSKH Cents Per Week,’ payable to the Carrier! Hailed to Eubscriiors out of the City at Seye.y Dollars ■J?eh aNNO4I, Three Dollars are Fifty Cents for Six MonYhb, Ore Dollar*- ahd; Seventy-five Certs .for iTHRER Months invariably In advance for the time or dered. . , . .. -Advertisements inserted at the usual rates. Six -lineH constitute a square; THE UPRI-WEEKLY PRESS, Mailed to subscribers out of the City at Four Dollars v'Peb Annum, in advance. WATCHES AND JEWELRY. £ll, AKK' s; <>6o3 CHESTNUT STREET, _.IB THE CHEAPEST PLACE‘IN THE CITY TO BUY epLD;or PLATED JEWELRY, SILVER-PLATED ?^L& H N«fL SOCKET-BOOKS, Call and examine our stock before purchasing else where. •--.*; Th o following is a. partial list of goods which we are to 100 per cent, less than at any other es tablishment iff the city • IGE'PITOHERS; BYKUP'PrTCH ERS. CREAM PITCHERS. •SUGAR BOWLS. BUTTER-COOLERS. .GOBLETS. •CUPS. . •CASTORS. ‘WAITERS. CAKE BASKETS, ♦CARD BASKETS. iSALT'STANOS. TOBACCO BOXES. . NAPKIN’RINGS. ; • < iFRUiT'KNIVES. ' TABLE SPOONS.* DESSERT SPOON# 'TEASPOONS. SUGAR SPOONS. SALT-SPOONS. DINNER and TEA FORKS. BUTTER; KNIVES. OYSTER LADLES. GRAVY LADLES. SETS IN GREAT VARIETY. BRACELETS.- , ■ BREAST-PINS. OffiATALAINE CHAINS. GUARD CHAINS. MEDALLIONS. CHARMS. THIMBLES. BINGS. GOLD PENS. GOLD PENCILS. -GOLD TOOTH PICKS. ! GENTS’. P-iNR, beautiful style*. GENTS’CHAINS. “• " SLEEVE -BUTTONS, . fi M «TUDS. . ... iARMLETS. NECK CHAINS. POCKET-BOOKS. TRAVELLING BAGS. ALBUMS. ' ■ *C!GAR CASE& OARD CASES, ftc. Call early and examine the largest and cheapest stocß of goods in the city. 33. W. CLARK’S, <503 CHESTNUT STREBT, 'myS-lm W ATCH E 8 ! WATCHES I AMERICAN WATCH COMPANY. GOLD AND -SILVER WATCHES. COMI'AM’S SALESROOM SOUTHEAST CORNER EIGHTH AND CHESTNUT ST. ■I: B. MARTER,/^ AGENT. . .Thescwatslies have now-teen twelve years, and, for • _ y> ,w ' ACCUHAOT,’ ! ; D.UKABIJjJrtT, AND RELIABILITY, in every have proved themselves to be the most time-pieces ever offered to the. P 'Sis’reSDlt ; 'has been, brought about by a strict appli cation QpmecliaiucalsclencQ to the. construction of the* Satch 'from, its very inception,‘rendering it, when, lished,. i MATHEMATICALLY CORRECT in aints proportions,'-and necessarily as perfect a time* fceeptr aB it is possible to make;* v. v . : *- - The Company have tested their Watches, in many in- - stances, by actual daily'noting I ,'and.; the. result of this tebt has been that they.-have exhibited :arate equal,in ' teimlarity to the,b©st marine chronometer. ’' : We invite attention to the ' . LADIES’ WATCHES, Elaborately finished, and thinner than any we have heretofore-produced.-with several improvements ealen- . lated to secure the greatest accurady of performance, and to prevent-the usual! accidents and derangements to Which foreign watches are liable. - - my!s-lm WATCHES, JUST RECEIVED FEB STEAMEE EUBOFA. GOLD WATCHES, : LADIES’ SIZES, OP HEW STYLES. BILVEB ANCBES AND CYLINDREB. GILT ANCRES AND CYLINDERS. PLATED ANCRES AND CYLINDERS. , Por Bale at Low Rates to the Trade, by r D. T. PRATT, apStf 007 CHESTNUT STREET. jfii | J- o- FULLER, JSfc ““ , Importer; end Wholesale Dealer In' rums watches and jewelry. Ho. 71S» CHESTNUT Street, -• . fljp-etairs, opposite Masonic Temple), Dm ARI) COMPtETE BTOCK;i EMBRACING AMERICAN AN3* SWISS WATCHBS, ■. HOWARD * CO.’S.FINE AMERICAN WATCHES, ■ GOLD chains, gold spectacles, thimbles. AND FINE JEWELRY OF .EVERY DESCRIPTION. ftlg-Sm . JfS FINE WATCH REPAIRING SBm. Attended to, bythe most experienced workmen, and every watch warranted for one year. O. BUSSELL, 33 North SIXTH Street J O. FULLER’S FINE GOLD PENS, THE BEST PEN' IN USE, POB SALE IN ALL SIZES. felS-Sm j?INE GILT COMBS IN EVERY VARIETY. IMITATIONS OF PEAEI, AND OOEAI.'. J. O. FULLER, No. 715* CHESTNUT Street mhlB*2m .yULCANITE RINGS. A MU assortment, all sires and styles. J. O. FULLER, No. 713 CHESTNUT-Street. ■VULCANITE JEWELRY.—JUST RE t ceivede a handsome assortment of Chatelain and Vest Chains, Pins. Penciis, Sic. , and for sale at very low prices. ‘ G. RUSSELL, ap2s-tf ?aa.NoTth SIXTH Street. GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS. 1 AND 3 N. SIXTH STREET, PHILADELPHIA. JOH C. ARRISOH, (FOBJCEBLY }. BURK MOORS.) IMPORTER AND DEALER IN GENTLEMEN’S FURNISHING GOODS, BLANUFACTUEEK OF THE IMPROVED PATTERN SHIRT. These SHIRTS are cat by measurement, so that all the parts exactly fit each - other. They surpass all other jShirts for. neatness of fit on the breaßt, comfort In the neck, and ease on the shoulder. SATISFACTION GUARANTIED. my7-tf Q.EORGE GRANT, ■ NO. 610 CHESTNUT STREET, .-• « Has now ready A LARGE AND COMPLETE STOCK OP GENTS’ FURNISHING GOODS, , of his own importation and manufacture. His celebrated "PRIZE MEDAL SHIRTS,” manufactured under the superintendence of JOHN F, TAGGERT, (FORMERLY OF OLDE NBERG, 4 TAG GERT,) .«e the most perfect-fitting Shirts of the age. Orders promptly attended to. . mh2o-thBtuBm TR'INE SHIRT MANUFACTORY. ■*- The subscriber would inyite attention to his IMPROVED CUT OP SHIRTS, Which he makes a specialty in his business; Also, con fltantl^rec^vin^g FOR GESTLEMEN , a J. W. SCOTT, . GENTLEMEN'S FURNISHING STORE, No. 814 CHESTNUT STREET, laao-tf - Four doors below the Continental. GAS FIXTURES, dec. QYJ ARCH STREET. O. A. VANKIRK A OO.j : kasbpactdeeeb of CHAKDELIEBB AND OTHEB GAS'EIXTUREB. Also, French Bronze Figures and Ornaments, Porcelain and Mica Shades, and a variety of FANCY GOODS, WHOLESALE AND BET AIL, . Hem, ..11 and aya ; mlna goods. delB-lT FURNITURE, dec. j Ji' -II: B N I T TJ BE. A LARGE ASSORTMENT, W, A J. ALLEN Os BROTHER, mh9-3m laoo CHESTNUT STREET. /CABINET r FURNITURE AND BID. tJARD tables. MOOifcfe A CAMPION, 'No. »6l BoMfettßcftHß Btroot. In .onnectlon with their extenilve Cabinet bnainco. et« JSwmannlaotoringa snperioi article of-- BILLIARD TABLES, ■id harenow oh£ffii,S,| a JLs9i¥fes«lshed with th, "IIOOBN * CAMPION'S IMPROVE. CUSHIONS, < Whloh are pronounced'by,aUW“o have them to be o* thwe Tables, mann- WO*. - .V : : VOL. 6.-NO. 246. CARPETS AND OIL-CLOTHS. QLEN ECHO MILLS, M’OALLUM * CO.; MANUFACTURERS. IMPORTERS, AND DEALERS. COS CHESTNUT STREET, (Opposite Independence Hall,) O ARE E T I N O Sj OIL CLOTHS, lie. We hare now on hand an extensive stork of CARPET- INGS, of our own and other makes, to which wo call the attention of eaeh and short-time buyers. fe2l-9m CARPET WAREHOUSE. JOS. BLACKWOOD, 833 ARCH STREET, - TWO DOORS BELOW NINTH (South Side], IS NOW BECEIVINOI FOR SPRING TRADE, k rich and extensive assortment of ENGLISH AND AMERICAN CARPETINGS, , - Of the best makes, embracing all the new styles, whichare offered AT LOW PRICES FOR CASH. mh!9-2m. . " JUST RECEIVED, 3.0 0(F BOLDS CANTON MATTINGS,* Po which we Invite the attention of the trade. M’OALLUM 4 OO.J NO. 509 CHESTNUT STREET, QIL CLOTHS AND,- WINDOW SHADES. CARRIAGE, TABLE, STAIR, AND FLOOR , ./OIL CLOTHS, IN COTTON AND LINEN FABRICS, " QUALITY AND STYLE UNSURPASSED, WINDOW SHADES, COMPRISING EVERY VARIETY OF NEW AHD OBI GIMAL DESIGNS, PLAIH-and ORNAMENTAL. These goods will be sold to Dealsrs and Manufacturers at prices much below the present price of stock. THOMAS POTTER, MANUFACTURER OF OIL CLOTHS AND • WINDOW SHADES, 839 ARCH Street,. Philadelphia, and 49 CEDAR and 95 LIBERTY Streets, New York. tms 12-2 m . •. - • • EMOV A L . J. T. DELACROIX, hAs'removed his STOCK OF CARPETINGS, From 47 Bonth FOURTH Street, to his NE W 8 T ORE, No. 37 SOUTH SECOND STREET, Where he offers to his old customers, and purchasers generally, a LARGE AND DESIRABLE STOCK OF ; CARPETING S, ef all grades, and best known makes. - OIL CLOTHS, MATTINGS, AND WINDOW SHADES. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. ’ AT THE LOWEST PRICES. J. T. DELACROIX, Jfo. 37 SOUTH SECOND STREET, above Chestnut, mh9-Sm YARNS, BATTING, & WADDING. A. ET. FRANOISOUSj No. 438 MARKET, No, 8 NORTH FIFTH STREET, Hae In .tore the largest stock In this City of YARNB, BATTING, WADDING, TARNS, BATTING, WADDING, TARNS, BATTING, WADDING, TARNS BATTING, WADDING, TARNS, BATTING, WADDING, YARNS, BATTING, WADDING, Cotton Batting, Wadding, Carpet Chain, Cotton Yarn, Twines, Wicking, Ropes, &c. Roods Sold at Lowest Cash Prices. WOODEN AND WILLOW WARE. A. H. FRANOISOUSi 188 MARKET, and 5 North FIFTH Street, Calls tho attention of dealers to hia IMMENSE STOCK OP WOODEN AND WILLOW WARE, WOODEN AND WILLOW WARE, WOODEN AND WILLOW WARE, WOODEN AND WILLOW WARE, WOODEN AND WILLOW WARE, WOODEN AND WILLOW WARE, WOODEN AND WILLOW WARE, WOODEN AND WILLOW, WARE, WOODEN AND WILLOW WARE, WOODEN AND WILLOW WARE, BUCKETS, TUBS, CHURNS, BRUSHES, B ASKETS.BEOOMS, LOOKING-GLASSES, TABLE ANDFLOOR OIL-CLOTHS. WINDOW-SHADES, CLOCKS, FANCY BASKETS, 40. ■V A LARGER STOCK OF THE ABOVE GOODS THAN ANY OTHER HOUSE IN THE COUNTRY. ■ CLOTHES WRINGERS. THE GREAT CLOTHES WRINGER, VPUTNAM k SELF-ADJUSTING CLOTHES WHINGER” Is warranted to bo superior to any other inns* EVERY FAMILY SHOULD POSSESS A CLOTHES wringer; BECAUSE, Ist. It U a relief to the hardest part of washing day. - 2d, It enables the washing. to be done In one-third lose time. • . _ 3d. It saves elothes from the injury always given tty twißting. . . ;■ 4th. It helps to toasfc the clothes as well as dry them. WE BBLIEVB IT ADVISABLE TO PSOCCRB THE PUTNAM SELF-ADJUSTING CLOTHES WETNGBB, PUTNAM SELF-AD JUSTING CLOTHES WRINGER. PUTNAM SELF-ADJUSTING CLOTHES WRINGER, PUTNAM SELF-ADJUSTING CLOTHES WRINGBH, PUTNAM SELF-ADJUSTING CLOTHES WRINGER, PUTNAM BILF-ADJUSTING CLOTHES WRINGER, x BECAUSB, ' First. The rolls, being of vulcanized rubber, will bear hot and cold water, and will neither break nor tear franie being of iron, thoroughly galra aized, all danger from rust is removed, and the liability to thrink, swell* split, &c., so unavoidable in wooden machines, is prevented. f ■ Thirp The spiral springs over the rolls render this machine self-adjusting, so that small and large articles, u well aa aAiclee nneven in thickness, are certain to receive uniform pressure. t ... Fourth. The patent fastening by which the machine ■ tightened to the tub, webeileve to be superior in sim plicity and efficiency to any yet offered. Fifth. It will fit any tub. round or square, from one half to one-and-a-quarter inches in thickness, without he least alteration. RETAIL PRICE: go. L 10.... No. 2. 85.50...... Letter “A,"88. 89- Agents wanted in every connty. . . fy Reliable and energetic men will he liberally dealt With. For sale at the “WOODENWARE ESTABLISHMENT" ■ ■ ■ OP A. Hi FBANOISOUS, No. 433 MARKET St. and No. » North FIFTH St. ■hh2S-2m Wholesale Agent for Pennsylvania. ’ UOWEN & OO.’S LITHOGRAPHIC ESTABLISHMENT, • Southwest Corner of BLBVENTH and CHESTNUT BU.. SO. 115 UIHOB BTBBSTi PHILADELPHIA. ■ Erery description of LITHOGRAPHY, PLATE PRINTING, and COLORING i»ibb host aupßßio* xassnn. GERMAHTOWN, PA. PHILADELPHIA TJLACX CASS. PANTS, $5.50, " • At. 704 MARKET Street.. BLACK CASS. PANTS, *5.50, At 704 MARKET Street, BLACK CASS. PANTS, $5.59, At 704 MARKET Street. BLACK CaSB. PANTS, .SS.«V At 704 MARKET Street. BLACK CASS. PANTS, $5. G& 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 & VAN GUBTEN’S, No. 704 MARKET Street. ‘ mh22-Cm MILLINERY GOODS; DRAB, BUFF, AND DRAB, CUFF, AND BONNET SILKS TO MATCH; 1863 ■*>' bins' 1863 WOOD * CARY. , No. 725 CHESTNUT STREET/ Have now In (tore a complete stock of . STRAW AND. MILLINERY GOODS, STRAW HATS AND BONNETS. KISSES’ AND CHILDREN'S STRAW GOODS. FANCY AND CRAPE BONNETS. FRENCH FLOWERS. RIBBONS, 4c. - To which they respectfully Invite the attention of Mer chants and Milliners. CASH BUYERS will find special adTantaf e In ezamtn -Ins thia stock before purchasing. mh7-3m STRAW GOODS, 1863. FRENCH FLOWERS, , LACES AND RIBBONS, spring 1863. BROOKS & ROSENHEIM, (Late Rosenheim, Brooks, & Co.), Wo. 431 MARKET STREET. North Side, Hat* now open, and are daily making additions thereto* A HANDSOME YABIBTT 0# RIBBONS, BONNETS, KISSES' AND CHILDREN’S HATS, FLOWBRB. ARP ■ MIILDTERY GOODS IY GENERAL, to which the attention of the trade is respectfully soli cited. mh23-2m J||ILLINERY ■ ““straw goods. JOSEPH HAMBURGER. £3 South SECOND Street, Has now open & large stock of llibbons/ArtiflcialFlowere, Ac. , to wnich be respectfully invites the attention of Milliners and Merchants. Goods received daily from Mew York auctions. mh29-2m . JAVANS ' Two naval officers, whose names I at unable to learn, are reported to have taken p^3age on' the captured boats. And lam certain if. Myerß, of Pittsburg, left Norfolk on the Arrow, for the purpose of reporting on board Is vessel, the State of Georgia, now on blockade duv off the coast of North Carolina. [ . ARRIVAL OF EXCHANGED PRISONERS. The only accessible flag-of*truce bat—that is, the only one upon whose deck I could from land— was the rltobert Morris, laden with f one thousand exchanged prisoners, under coramandof Lieutenant King", of the 3d Pennsylvania Artilley.- The Maple Leaf, Express, and State of Maine Ue from City Point likewise this morning 3 all crowded with men. The authorities of Richmond are growing more. and • more careful about letting their papirs be circulated among the Samaratins. The newß brought from.the • South is meagre, though about seven/thousand' pri soners have been brought up on tranjports from City Point, A CARGO OF REBELS passed through here to-day on the steamboat W. "Whilldin. Major Prentice was |inong the motley load of prisoners, and numerous other rebel officers. They came from Camp Chase, bhio, and many of them were captured at DraneßviUe. Two hundred and thirty they numdered fn all, I understand. Query, are they as much delighted to get back to their former condition as our men t I Noticed many of the ‘Officers with new boots, finelystitohed, and fresh sil ■ ver lace oh their caps, not to mention the luxury of a clean collar and gorgeous necktie., ; - OWE OF THeTrAIDERS; Colonel Kilpatrick, commanding brigade, arrived here last night, with his staff. officers. A portion of his command have been at Gloucester Point, the greater part gf the time, since theit-return' frW the flying \ r isit they made to the suburb® of the Con federate metropolis. It is stealthily whispered his command may sometime belong to this department, and:l think General I>ix too discriminating an o# cer to undervalue the zeal of these “bold maraud ; ders.” They will not be permitted to - forget their ability. GENERAL DIX SETS ANOTHER PRISONER ’ Jacob Hoyer, found guilty of violence against a superior officer by a general court-martial, held at Yorlttown, January Ist, 1863, and who waft sentenc ed to death, owes his release to General ,X)jx, who, for several good and valid reasons, was “ constrained to dißscnt from the finding, and disapprove the sen tence of the court.” B. DEPARTMENT OF THE GULF, Retails of tlie Great Raid by Col* Grier* son’s Cavalry—Tlieir Remarkuble J6ur«' ney from Tennessee to Louisiana— Biiikilri’d Miles Travelled in Sixteen Bays -The "Worlc Accomplished by the Haiti — * fc * The most Extraordinary Event of the War.” # tCorresßondenee of the Tribnne. ] 'J . New Orleans, May 9,lB63—Evening. . Since the departure of - the Columbia we have abundance of news; the most exciting, however, is the arrival, at Baton Rouge, of the 6th and 7th Illinois Cavalry, 900 strong, who have nut their way through the whole length of Mississippi. They Btarted from Ea Grange, Tenn., on the morning of the 17th ult., and reached Batons Rouge> on the eve ning of 2d May, performing, the whole distance in sixteen days. They made a zigzag course through the State, sometimeß striking east,-sometimes west, but. pushing south the whole- time;,' Xu this way they travelled probably about 800 miles, averaging over forty mileß a day. During part of the journey they travelled eighty miles in twenty-eighty hours, had three encounters with the enemy, destroyed two bridges, tore up.the track, and swam two rivers.: The force consisted of the 6th Illinois Cavalry, Lieut.' Col. Loomis, the 7th Illinois Cavalry, Col. Ed. Prince, and six pieces of artillery, 2-pound cali ber, the whole uhder command of Col. Grierson, of the 6th Illinois; ... ? No language; I am master of can properly describe this most extraordinary eventof the war, nor can ■we to*'day estimate its value to the cause. On their way.from-. La Grange, down through the centre of Mississippi, they destroyed bridges, railroads, depots, engines," cars,'rebel stores-pf all lrihda, and in im merse quantities. Their route embraced a breadth of more than twenty miles, and-everything that could be used by that fell in their way, was destroyed. The: telegraph, too, was cut in an immense number of places} in fact, so complete was the destruction, and so rapid and mysterious their movements, that the rebels; were-bewildered,'and this.band of heroes were'in Baton I*.puge before the rebels knew who they were, or, what they were, or where they came fiom. • I must try and give r you a complete idea of the expedition, and what it accomplished. You will plea se remember t>;at they,only had one full night's rest the whole time ; that they were travelling through -the heart of the enemy’s country- When they start ed lhey had no more idea of reaching Baton Kouge, .thamwe here had of seeing them. . ~ . Some time Bincc Col, Grierson planned an, expe dition to go into the interior of Mississippi, and de stroy railroads;'bridges, stores; &c;, which- plan was : submitted to Gen. Grant. At that time Gok‘Grier- cavalry was ah Tunaktached brigade in Gen. Grant’s army,“.and .waß ; stationed at La Grange, Tenn., on the Memphis and Charleston' Railroad, fifty miles east of Memphis', and three miles west of the junction of the Mississippi Central, and the Memphis and Charleston Railroads. . The force at starting included the2d lowa Cavalrv, - Col.-Hatch, as well: as the 6th and 7th llliuois, al ready mentioned, comprising about 1,700 men. From La Grange they marched nearly due south, halting at night five miles north of Ripley, in Mar shall Next morning the column moved to ; Ripley; whence the 2d lowa started for New* Albany. At in Chickasaw, county, Col. Hatch, with his command; started southeasterly to West * Point, in Lowndes county, on the Mobile and Ohio ? Railroad. After that Col. Grierson heard nothing of the-2d lowa, except occasional rumors through the rebels. Near New Albany the Tallahatchie is crossed by a bridge, where they first met signs of the enemy/ On the opposite side is a steep hill, which would have enabled » few men to hold at bay a large force. In stead of charging on the bridge they threw out skir mishersand .fortunate enough they did, for they lound the bridge partly destroyed. The pickets were driven off, and the skirmishers-rqjoined the main column lower down, when the whole force entered the town. c > They then;moved on Pontotoc, where they, de stroyed some salt, the camp and garrison equipage • of-a CAvalry company, and also a gunsmith’s! shop.. A mail from the post office was secured, and also a large quantity of oats. . - On the morning of the'2oth, about 175 of the men • who were the least effective, with.some prisoners, under command of Love,' were- sent back to La Grange, with orders to sendscouts to 'cut the telegraph, wires at Oxford. * 'A few miles beyond’Starkville, a tannery, co’ntain ing a.number of army boots) shoes,-saddles, bridles, and'a large quantity of lecher, was entirely de stroyed. •• The value is estimated ht $25,000. ‘ In the -building they found a negro chained to the floor, with amiron‘collar round his neck, and there kept at worli day and night as. for running ,away. That man was brought through, to Baton —You.m&v^ha^aure f Jie_is a lQval-.to^the-,ald_ • ■A'lnarch of mites brought the 'force‘'to r Louisville, Winston bounty. Mostof the,route lay. through-a dense swamp) frequently.'to the horses’ ' bellies in water. At one point it-was ‘so-deep, the J horses swam-over,.and some got drowned,ei cavalry, and compUmentcd upon the fineness of their outfit. On more than one.occasion they profited oy what courage and darlngwillac complish, I may mention that they hail nothing for their guide except one of Colton’s county ..maps, and a comnaaa. In order that vour readera may form an idea of the route of theae daring men, I _add a liat or counties Ihrough which they passed.-; from La Grange, they first struck Marshal county in lyiississiDui. PSBBing'in succession through the ioi- j lowing counties : Tippah) Pontotoc, 1 Oktibbeha; Winston, Noxubee, Neshoba, Newton, , Jasper; Smith, Simpson, Copiah, Lawrence, Pike, and Amite; and Helena, and East Baton Rouge in L At tever'al pointa the enemy tried to cat< ;, h °r ag round them, hut invain. Thirteen hundred cavalry were lent after them from Mobile, a thouaandname south of Port Hudaon, croaaing "Pearl river lumbiaj and two thousand came fromthe vioiMty or Greenwood-Mid Grenada, to cut off their La Grange. They all fell to the rear, euppoaing G CoLG C "eraon aaya,had he badthemeana or had it formed a nart of ; hiß plan, he could have had at leaat bSgadea of colored men who were anxious to ioin hfm, if lie could have armed them, another proofo? the deaire of the negro to be free and his willingness to serve the Vw* **£*•.** it was, about 500 negroeß, and 1,000 horses were br ISlleM^to 0 Ooh Grierson, and hia Acting Woodward for all tutae par- ticulaTs, am d many more, if l thoiight you had room for them. \ . When we Lwst got the news here of their arrival at Baton RouV» the story seemed too improbable for belief; it t o° much like some ofthe rebel stories we had L\ ad B 0 often. Many would not be lieve it unless th'oy the men and spoke with them. On morning, Colonel Grierson, Col. Prince, Major Star. Adjt. Woodward, and one or two privates reaches the St. Charles Hotel. Late in the aiternoon it b ecame known to a few, and about dark I started, company with the corre spondent of the' Boßtdn \Tj-avdler, to fetch the band of the 47th Masßachuset. f 'B> in camp below the Half way House,On the Shell -road, to aerenade Colonel Grierson and his companions, although no arrange ments had been made, as’, it was not. generally known, yet at 9' o’clock 1 thei'e waß. such a gathering of union men, and such hear. *y» earnest congratula tions on the success of the expedition, as it was never before my lot to witness. % It was more than a victory. St. Charles ha ll } rotunda, and gal lery—in short, every inch of. g^anding-room—was crowded to its utmost capacity. 'The band played on the balcony, then in the rot.unda; fireworks, rockets, &c.. were let-off-from the -/ront, and pre eently Col. Grierson was introduced ; to the vast as semblage, by Surgeon Smith. The Colonel made a fewremarkß. He gave credit to the officers and' menunder him,for their daring and endurance. He would rather face an equal number of rt’bels. Lieut. Woodward was then introduced, by Dr. .Doztie, and also a v jirivate of the 7th Illinois, who\ were re . ceived with unbounded applause, after whi'flJb Major Starr, of the 6th Illinois, was introduced. 'After a. , short address, Col. Prince, ofthe 6th Illinois Caval ry, was introduced, who gave a brief sketch ©f the expedition, partieulariy some of the dodges tfrey re* sorted t0,.t0. deceive the enemy, such as' sending out scouts in the butternut uniform ; sending, false mes* Bsgps on the telegraph to various places in theiir vi cinity, for the purpose of putting, them onafa>je track. At one place they telegraphed/about the ' movement of the enemy, when a large force started* from their the Union cavalry marched direct 7 to the camp the ; rebelB had left, and destroyed it, and thus avoided this large'force at the same time. Several short speeches from citizen® were got offh and the Union nag was unfurled in the hall of the St; Charles for the first time since the capture ofthe city. The band played all the popular national airs dunngthe evening, and after the meeting had dis persed the officers ana leading citizens retired to the gentlemen’s,parlor, where there was a general in troduction, enlivened by; sundry black bottle 3, the contents oi whfch were distributed very freely. Still later, a select few adjeurhed -\o the ladies’ parlor, where a number wcre waiting to* be introduced, af ter r which Col. Grierebn astonished and' gratified all by playing on the piano and ringing in a manner that proved he was as well able to handle a piano as a cavalry corps. COL,. GRIERSON. [From the Herald.] ; Our troops were commanded by Colonel Benjamin H. Grierson, of the.6th Illinois Cavalry, and it was my good fortuneto be one ofthe first to'shake him by the band on his arrival here yesterday morning from Baton Rouge. Col. Grierson looks every inch the soldier, and juatthe man to attempt and carry to a successful termination* a raid- Rke that through Mississippi, In person he is tall, with a spare figure, his face shows bravery and determination, and in' manner he is remarkably modest and unassuming. He'shows but little the effect of his long and perilous march, and it is very evident that he has a constitu tion of iron. Colonel Grierson is a native of Penn sylvania; having been ;bom in Pittsburg in the month of July, 1827.-., Consequently he is nearly thirty-six years of age. At a very early age he re moved to-Trumbull county, Ohio, in which State he* resided for nearly fifteen years, and then moved to Jacksonville, 111.; where he resided when the present war broke out. He was in the-produce business, arid to use his; own . words, “ was also a musician, being able to play on any from ajervaharpto ai hand organ.” Shortly after hostilities commenced he left for Cairo to join a compapy that had beeh'raisedfin Ms town ; but on arrival there'he; went on ‘duty as aid to General Prentiss.. "Whenthe"6th Illinois Cavalry was or-, ganized; he was elected major of that regiment, but remained on detached service as; aid to General Prentiss,.with whom he served with distinction. On the 28th of March, 1862, when Col. Cavanaugh ;resigned; .Major- Grierson was unanimously elected by the officers. to.fillvhia place, and in December, 1862, he was ordered to command the Ist Brigade of cavalry, consisting of the'6th and* 7th Illinois, and 2d lowa Regiments... Col.. Grierson, with his com mand, has been engaged imall thecavaliy Bkirmishes and raids of-West Tennessee and Northern 1 Missis- sippi, and in every affair baa been successful. Hiß officers and men worship him almost, and are ready to follow wherever he will lead. - • A CORPS D’AFRIQUE, Headquarters Dbpartmeht op the Gulp, ' ; ': . . ' Nineteenth Arm r Corps,* Opelousas,' May i, 1&63. General Orders No. 40.—The major general ■commanding the department proposes the organiza tion of a- corpa d’armdq of colored troops, to be de signated as the “ Corps d’Afrique.” It will consist ultimately of eighteen regiments, representing all arms—infantry, artillery, cavalry,—making nine brigades of two regiments cachj and three divisions of three/brigades each u with > appropriate corps > of and ; fiying. hospitals, for each; division. Appropriate uniforms, and the graduation of pay to correspond with the value of services, will be here after awarded. In, the field the efficiency of = every corps depends upon the influence of its officers upon the troops en gaged, and the practical limits of one direct command is generally estimated at 1,000 men. The most emi nent military historians; and commanders, among .others Thiers and Chambray, express the opinion, upon a full review of the elements of militarvpower, that the valor of the soldier is rather acquired than natural. Nations whose individual heroism, is un disputed, have failed as soldiers in the field. The_ fCTfEißrcHaracter, ahdvthe military prowess of nation may be estimated by the centuries it has : voted to military contest,' or the traditional passion of its people for military glory. With a raoe unac customed to military service, much more depends on the immediate influence of officers upon individual members, than with -those that have acquired more . or -less of -.warlike habits and spirit by centuries of contest.- It is deemed best, therefore, in the zation of the Corps d’Afrique, to limit the regiment to the smallest number of men consistent with efll cient service in the field, in order-to secure the most tnorpugh and discipline, and-the largest .influence ..of.the officers over the troops. At first they will be limited to Jive hundred men. The average of American regiments is less than that number. The commanding general desires to detail for tem porary or permanent duty the best officers of the army, for the organization, instruction, and disci pline of this corps. With their aid, he is confident the corps will render important service to the Govern ment, It is not established upon any dogma of equality or other theory, but aB a- practical and sen sible matter of business. The Government makes use of muleß, horses, uneducated and educated white ,men in of its institutions. Why should not the negro contribute whatever Js in hiß power for the cause in which he is as deeply interested as other men? We may properly demand from him whatever service he can render. The chief defect in organizations of this character has arisen, from . incorrect ideas of the officers in command. Their discipline has been lax, and/in some cases, the con duct of their regiments unsatisfactory and'discredita ble. Controversies, unnecessary and injurious to the service, have arisen between them and other troops. The organization proposed will-reconcile and avoid many of these troubles. . Officers and,soldiers will consider, the exigencies of the service in this Department, and the absolute necessity of appropriating every, element of power to the support of the Government. The prejudices or opinions of men. are in'no wise involved.' The co-operation and active support of all officers and men, and the nomination of fit men. from the ranks, and from the lists of non- commissioned and commis sioned officers, are respectfully solicited from the generals commanding the respective divisions. By command of MA.T. GEN". BANKS. Richard B. Ibwiw, A. A. General. THE MURDER OF CAPT. DWIGHT. ;I am sorry to be obliged to record the brutal and , barbarous murder of Capt. Howard Dwight, of Gen, staff, by guerrillas, on the road leading from Washington to Alexandria. He left Opelousas on Monday morning with de spatches for his brother, General Dwight, and had leached the Bayou Oourtableau, when he was or dered to halt by three rebels. He asked whorthey - were, when they presented their pistols and ordered him to dismount. Being unarmed, he had no alter native. He said, “I surrender.” Oneof the vil . lains said, “ Wedon’t want a prisoner; kill the d—d Yankee,” when two shots were fired at him, one be tween thw eyes, passing to the other in the leg. He died instantly. They left his body on* TUG road and-took to the woods. The body was found by some of Gen. Dwight’s cavalry, watched over by a small white boy, who saw the whole af 'fair.-'.'■Diligent search ,was made'-for the'murderers at once. As soon as the news reached headquarters - Gen. Banks issued the following order.: Headquarters Department op thr Gulp, 19th Army Corps, New'Obleaxs, May 4,1863. Special Order, No. 108 —[Extract.]— l2. Brig. Gen. Dwight will cause all white male' persons, to thenumber of one hundred, in the vicinity of the murder to day, ,to be immediately arrested, and sent under a strong guard to New Orleans, where they will be kept in close confinement, till further orders, as hostages for the delivery of the murderers into the handß of the military authorities of the United States. By command of Major General BANKS. 1 . ICorres-potulence Tribune. TIIE REBEL ARMY. The Retaliation Resolutions-'* Gen. Lee’s Moral Battles ,J —The War In Louisiana, : Arkansas, and Mississippi. Murfreesboro, May 17.—The Chattanooga Rebel, Af^M4^--^ taiD Sthefollowing: _ provide that commissioned officers who snail com -naand negroes for military service against the Gon federate.Statcs, or aid them in any military enter prise, shall, if captpred, be put to death ; the ne. croea, ■when captured, to he turned over to the State authorities to be dealt with 1 according to the present or future lawß of the State. : The'finishing shops of the Tredegar Iron Works and Crenshaw’s woollen factory in Richmond, were destroyed by fire on the 15th-inat. ' The rebel General T. S. Churchill and command, captured at Arkansas Post, and lately exchanged, are reported to be on their way to join Joe John- headquarters have been removed to Shel- contains a mournful editorial over the Bragg and Breckinridge affair • Tb§ Rebel of the 13th sayß that the loss of Gen. Tackeonis ‘‘more to be lamented than a dozen such victories' are to be vaunted: The.question now-is of weight And endurance, and every fruitless vie- , lory is a-defeat. Gen. Lee’s moral battles must be discontinued.” _ • . MEMPHisVMay li.—There have been no arrivals from below for four days, and no Tumors from that direction, even by grapevine. , Parties from Little Kook direct mention reports there that Kirby Smith and Dick Taylor had lately fought Banks, near Alexandria, La.-, but give no 1 S Eeports have reached this eityfrom Arkansas that Marmaduke, last Saturday or Sunday, had a hght with the national force on Crowley’s .Ridge, near St. Prancis river, Arkansas, forty miles west of Memphis. The rebel reports claim a victory for Marmaduke.. __ • ' lli Aftcr Laving had a year’, time to perfect all the defences, it appears’that.we are now set upon In the very quarter where we had least expected. . Tt may be contraband to' .ay this much, but it is due to the pedple that they should know how affair, stand, and if danger threatens, they are entitled to know in what quarter it is. \ The place for the next fight Will be below Vioka burg, or on-the railroad between Yicksburg and 3nC THE GUNS OF THE KEOKUK RAISED. The gunß of this famous Iron-clad now lie on South Commercial wharf, Charleston. They- oonsist of two long 11-inoh columbiads, and will soon be mounted for our defence—valuable acquisitions no ieBB than handsome trophies of the battle of Oharles ton harbor.— Charleston Memmj. All Important, Decision. Belfast, Me., May 18.—In the case of Veaaie against Boynton A Bradley, involving the sum o $200,000, and the claims of* parties in Jdaßßaohusetts against Wulk & Co.,'which has be « n • fortnight before the Supreme Court, theory to-day tendered a verdict for the defendants. THREE GENTS. EUROPE. Speech l)y Mr* Adams to the Trades Unionists* On the 2d inst. a deputation of Trades Unionists waited upon Mr. Adams to preßent the address re cently adopted at a public meeting of that body, sympathizing with the North and applauding Presi dent Lincoln for his emancipation policy. M!r. Bright introduced the deputation. Mr. Adams said: - . Gentlemen: I accept with pleasure the duty you have imposed upon me in receiving your address to Mr- Lin-., coin* Representing, as Ido* my country in England, you' must be aware that I etand outside of all loeal questions-; therefore it is not my province to express diasati-faction or satisfaction with those persons in England who ex press their opinions'upon-America. If there are any in this couutry who put a hatsh construction on the con duct of the American Government,- it is not my place to find fault or my right ,to criticise, It is my duty, hbwever,- to ■ accent ;the representa tives of. any body of Englishmen the favorable sen timents towards the Government I represent, and to reciprocate the frank, manly, and independent spirit in which they have been tendered. I undeifitand, gentle men, you attend here as representing hfrge bodies of workingmen, who advocate and uphold’the-righto-of labor, and it is therefore but natural yod?should look with dislike upon any parties in whafevercowntries they may exist who infringe on those rights.- Tf»U'perceive that in the struggle now going on an'attempris made to .establish a Government on the destructiou'of She rights of labor—a Government ofphysical power to teke away the rights of labor. It is a question-above al Moral right;: it is a general principle, and therefore, though place in a foreign country, you. have a right toexpress your opinion thereon. :I accept the duty on ja-ewilh great pleasure, theraere so as yoc?have-taben . advantage of. the occasion to speak on of war. ,1 agree with your views. With two nations of the same race, of thesfme high spirit,:both' feeliigproird of their superiority on the ocean, under present circural - it would be indeed surprising if something should* not spring np on that' ocean which might occasion col lision. , Bconcurwith gentlemen,-as to tliegreat bearaoce which ought by both countries lu-oonetruingthe actions of each other. I trust that in* spite ofalh that thero’is-in the Govern ment of each country a sufficient senee of responsibility - which will-induce them to maintain-friendly relations with each ether. There rnusb'naturally-be a feeling of prfde, of fear, last one 1 nation shbul'd’appear to refrain from properly-resenting what ivmight deem to be an of fence, and m faie lies the great danger- I feel confident, h owever, that if the two peoples, if-tlie two Governments, would speak; together in the-same - sense, in the same frank and unreserved'termsas-you have-'-spoken to me this evening, alffear of any ceUisionwould be at an end; [Hear, hear.} l ean assure you that, notwithstanding the.speeches of some of my countrymen; notwithstanding the writings in some American'.-journals, there is no na : ticn under the sun-for which Americaenteriains a great er regard than England; and ifilieTeal sentiments of the' people.of each country can be' clearly established to each other, .! shall'bave no fear, of their coming into collision. [Cheers.-] - I believer gentlemen, you have taken the right course to produce this desirable understa.nding.and I shall. undertake, with' great pleasure, the duty of at once transmitting your address-to -President Lincoln. [Cheers.] ' The London Times looks upon Mr. Adams* speech as most reasonable and timely. •* c A good-many words may ■ pass,’’says the Times, “'Without-leading to blows, and ns we are confident that neither Englishmen nor Ame ricans have the least wish to go to war with each .other, ' we look forward without mistrust to that mutual for bearance on the part of their Government which Mr. Adam* so wisely invokes. We-must submit to -certain interruptions in our trade in-deference to the rights of a belligerent. The Americans must tolerate some short comings on our part in consideration of the difficulties of aneutial. We can assure fcliem,-.if they, need the assu rance, that not a single violation of our neutrality would •ever occur without the regret oLthe Government, and the deprecation of the public; but such oSbnces cannot be easily prevented. ” _ In another editorial the Times shows reasons why England must put the mo*»t favorable construction pos sible on the proceedings of the FeddTal cruisers. LATEST NEWS FROM POLAND. Cracow, April 28. —Intelligence received .here from the Polish frontier says that 05011:. the 24th. of April four divisions ofinsurgents, numbering in all upward 1 of 3,CCO men, under the command of Seyfried, Jung Blank enheim, a French officer from Asace, and VonSeydewitz, an officer foimerly in the Prussian service, were posted between Skulks and -Kuszkowo, in the government of Konin. The cavalry, well. armed and excellently mounted, numbered nearly 250 men. The arms of the whole force are of good quality, particularly the rifles of the sharpshooters. Scythes for the peasants are manufactured in the. camp,. Recrnits of this class arrive every night, in paities of fifteen to twenty, from the province of-Posen. Provisions are plenti ful, hut there is. a dearth of' clothing, shoes,*and weapons; some divisions, indeed; are still entirely un armed, Drill and: military. l exercises are pursued with great diligence. On Sunday last divine service was held in a field not far- from Kuszkowo. the chanlain of the force'preachingan inspiriDgsermon aftercelebrafciog mass. The- corps of Jung Blankenheim, which, simi larly to that of Seyfried, consists o£,two divisions, was formerly stationed in Blupce.. In this frontier town a new division is now being organized, which is strength ened daily by accessions from the province of Posen. On tbe-24tha corps ol 500 Russians, sent out to reconnoitre, nearly fell into an ambush laid by the insurgents not for from Biniczewo; hut being warned in time by a peasant, retreated in safety. The traitor was seized by theAii surgents and hanged. It is rumored that the insurgrots intend to make a combined attack upon the town of KTonin. From the western portion of the Woywodehip to Kalieh is reported to be in fall revolt. The division of Urbanowski, recently disbanded, is in process of re organization. The bands formed in the district of Ka lish, Konin, and- Wielumi which had been joined by nu merous auxiliaries from the duchy of Osen, have com - jelled General Prince Wittgenstein to demand reinforce . meats from the.commander-in-rchief at Warsaw. Wir ballen is occupied by a Russian'garrison of 800 men, among whom the German troops from Courland are , noticeable as the .most embittered enemies of the Poles. In Samogitia and Lithuania firearms are almost totally wanting, yet the insurgents have,.gained victo ries armed with flails shod with: nails, or scythes fur nished with sharpened hooks. Theßussians whomoved against.the Polish bands from Radom, Kielce,'and Opalon.on the loth of April had concentrated themselves upon the 17th at Lubinia, two'thousand strong, with three guns, and attacked Grelinski’s division of five hundred men; from two separate points. This leader broughthis poorly-aimed raw levies for the first time into the field, and sustained, with these untried troops, a vehement fire of small arms and artillery for three hours. The Polish sharpshooters, led by Bogdan,-an taead'and-woundedof the .Russians filled seven wagons -Grelmski succeeded in capturing a large -"portion of. the' baggage. In the meantime, Czarkowski had received news of this engagement, and while the Rus sians were hastily retreatingnpon Kielce, attacked them near Bzin, on the 20th; and caused them further heavy losses. The same day Kononowicz attacked another Russian detachment retiring upon Eielce, in the vicinity ' of; wonchock, put them to flight and captured one hun dred and eighty mußketa. / Cracow, May 2.—The Russian troops, who were com pelled to retreat into Prussian territory, were not only . not disarmed, but were also provided with canton ments-at Znowwetan. They were afterwards escorted to. the kingdom by way of Thorn, : as jar as Alexan drowo. ■ vWarsaw, Aprii -2S.—When the period appointed by the Czar of Russia for theamnesty to take effect shall have expired, the kingdom is to be divided into t wohun dred districts. Each of these Will be occupied by a mili tary column, whose chief will also have juri*dicfcion m all civil matters. The civil courts will be dis solved, the military chiefs superseding the president of' every such court. . No person will be permitted to leave the place of his domicile without special per mission. A»1 Poles in office will be replaced by Rus sians. The military , chief will execute/summary martial law upon rebels. all that'one can ga ther, it appears pretty evident that the Marquis wilopolski is only retained in office by the Emperor . against his will, and further, that after the 13th of May the Russian Government will take up a much more energetic position in reference to the ■ in surrection- The state, of siege will.be ruthlessly en forced. Since General Berg’s the almost simultaneous nomination of Lewazyon as chief of police, .useless, arbitrary, and illegal annoyances, and arests of citizens, are noticeable in even a greater degree than be fore. - Last week the police arrested young people indis criminately in the streets, without law; or warrant, and carried them off to thecommissary of the district; and had them examined. This waswiththeobject ofdiscoveriug the central committee. In a similar outrageous manner • the'printing offices are now. uselessly troubled. . Last week a descent was made upon the printing officeot the Dziernik Poioszedkney, and upon that of the Wars chauer Zeitung. One would really almost imagine the searches had been purposely commenced in quarters Where it was certain no illicit pamphlets were to be . found, so as to allow implicated parties to escape. In nearly all the illegal and ridiculous measures.of the au thorities, we are constantly in doubt whether treachery, ' tyranny, or.stupidity, is their guiding motive. The following passage, translated :from the secretly Planted paper, *‘News.from ; the Theatre of War,” will < doubtless tell its own story: General Chraszczen, chief ‘ or the Lublin military'district is distributing to several. landowners, in his command a kind of *‘safe conduct,” drawn up'as follows: I request nil.officers who may pass through the village of —7- to abstain from molesting the landowner ~f~, resident here:;to offer him, in person, no sort of violence, and to leave his property undis turbed; ’ Adjutant General CHRUS2GZBN, The Chief of the Lublin Military District. It appears to ns, says the secret iournal, that this do cument, reminding one so vividly of the pillage prac tised by robber knights in the jmiddle ages, requires no further comment. . - SWEDEN PREPARING :FOR^WAR. The following- programme has (April 30) been adopted' by the Swedish Government, and the resources neces sary for carrying it into executionwill.be shortly ap plied-form the Chambers* 1. There shall be constructed ; for the- protection of the coast, vessels-of-war-specially capable of defending it from .the attacks of an enemy, and of preventing any landing that might be attempted = on- the- most . accessible points. ■ , 2. ; There shall be established in the islands and on the ■great lakes, a system of .defence conformable to the modern imroveEaents. and suited to the particular wants of each locality. ‘ . - ; " . ; . 3. TheSwedisbfleetsball.be put in a. state to be able for the future to take part in the’great- naval wars with the Allied Powers, to maintain-respect to-the national flag in distant seas, and to give assistance to merchant vessels when they stand in need of it.- ; , 4. There shall be built, without delay, iron-clad ves sels-of-war, and the workxShail be expeditedin such a way that the Swedish navy may, atthe beginning of the' spring of 1864, possess six- iron clad frigates, / measuring two hundred and fifteen Swedish feet in length by forty nine in breadth. .. 5. Immediate attention shall bo devoted-to the state of- the war ports,- of the naval arsenals, and of the supplies, THE POLISH REVOLUTION. The replies of Bussia.to the Governments of'England,' France, and Anstria.'were delivered to those Governments respectively oathe 2d insfc. The Paris Pays says, in re ference to the note to France, “Russia declares her good intentions towards Poland, and expresses a desire to satisfy the Powers within the limits prescribed‘by-her' own safety and dignity. The reply,on the whole, is of a pacific character. ’• A Vienna telegram says “ Prince Gortschakoff, ialiis reply to the Austrian note, says Count Rechberg was right, as events have shown, in anticipating that the Emperor Alexander would-be disposed to show clemen cy to the Poles on the dispersion of the insurrectionary , "alone. that a' are the main source of the agUavitrur * > the great Powers would,, therefore, be_ best directed against thosei-intrigues. , Pnnce.-GMrtsehaJcoff doubts not that Austria will neglect nothing in., order to put's. stop to the machinations, ot the revolutionary London Times says that Eord Russell recalled to the recollection of Russia the stipulations of the Euro pean settlement of 1815, and aU the righ s. and privileges ffnarmitied to Poland by solemn treaties,, which were Snored for a generation; and finally torn.un at Warsaw inISSO Russia, in a conciliatory tone, .declares her»ei£. enter with England into a consideration of the forms and conditions of those treaties, with the purpose of ascertaining how much of that ancient charter -can he made a modern reality, for Englandis assured tliat really only, anxious to promote the welfare or . Poffiid The three Kussian answers have . one com mon purpose but the manner in which it is conveyed isnotunskilfnlly varied. In reply to the Austrian note, S o pleads the difficulty of dealing with the intrigues of 4 party abroad:, .Austria is reminded that ehe shares the danger, as a possessor of Polish ter-., ritory, and has not yet been, so-ready in co-operation ' Satinet- the revolt ae might have been expected, con sraerinW that she has-Hungary and- Venetia offering 1 fields that may also he cultivatea by conspiracy. ° The London Post remarks that while theKnsßlan Ca binet ■is inditing conciliatory .notes, .it is preparing, the most violent means of restoring order at the point of the bay onet. ,If the insurgents tlo.not lay down their arms by the 12th of May, the whole kingdom will be declared in a state of siege; and martial law will everywhere: he administered by an unscrupulous soldiery., ;The king dom will ho divided intodistricts, eaohofwhich will he occupied hy a military column-. The military chief of each district will execute martial law in a summary manner on such as be believes tabe insurgents. - . The substance of the reply, to England ds given in tae following despatch from Earl-Bussell to Lord Niiptei. 1 ’ ------ lonmoH Office, May 2, 1863. MyLokd: Baron Brunow-came; to me ' and before giving me a copy* of the dewatch of his uo vernment in answer to mine to y oU . r a^®^S?s c ?«°*yJn 10th of April; said tome m substance, w WJS* Na ; ieP have declared to me.that the stepwhich^rd was in stiucted to take was taken witti a paoinc incen tionr The Imperial Cabinet has .received jour despatch in a similar ptace and of <:onolliatiom ad io. g have told me that *be • representation y th© treaty of formed upon tbe basis °f the 0 n its part accepts Vienna, 15K The Im this basis. The ind within She an exchange °d, 0 ?1515.” I enclose a copy of the . tie contents, onhat .communicalio . g ays: “It has become doubtful v^.ir secret government of the Nation-1 Com mlttee is not stronger at this moment in Poland ihan the imperil authority The command of money has at last tSS and a machinery has been constructed and set at workwhich has turned Eussian officials into agents of the revolution. Itis a newstateof things more formi dable than any ordinary insurrection. d According.to news from Warsaw, a rsmor wa scurrent that the Government intended issuing amamfetto on.the 13thinstant,- ordering the reorganisation of the POhce, gendarmes, and peasants. Jhe manifesto would. It wa • said, further order the conflEcatioiiofthoproPt rtyof au insurgent landed, proprietors, and the levying 01 aeon tribution throughout Poland,- • ill-, Russians On the vlsf instant Jeswrauski deteMaa tne Kalians near Zamek. close to wouiaed-YtoiS 'the Knssians was ninety tu!«d ana,-wonnasa,. taaui THE WAB PBES«, (PfißlrlSHSi) WZZSLL) The War Press will be sent to subscribers by mail (per annum in advance) at. S 3 00 •Three copies “• ** ........... 500 Five copies ** ** .... .. 8 00 Ten- “ “ ** 15 00 Large'Clubs than Ten will be charged at the same rate, per copy. The money' must always accompany the order, and in no instance van these terms be deviated from, at they afford verj/J+ttle more than the cost of the paper. Postmasters. ar ® requested to act as Agents for The War Press. \ ' To the getter-up i/S the Club of tea or twenty, aa extra copy of the Paper wil’* be given. surgeuts at Puna burg bad captcuusd five hundred Russiair rifles. . .. • Tue soldiers stationed there madd en at tack fyir the un armed colonists on the Moll estates. Who baiFfaken no: part whatever in, the insurrection. They dra*ed the r inmates, from- their beds, abused and violated the wo men; seized the treasury cheat, containing fifteen thou-- sand rubles, and, afterhaviDgstrippedthepla.ee, buzahd it to the ground, and brought the men bound with cords* to Dnnabnrg. A similar fate had befallen eleven otW estates in that neighborhood. According to an ordff of the day, by the insurgent chief, was foughtwith the Russians atpyzdoy,. on the 30th ult,, which lasted eight hours The victory was decided in favor of the insurgents by the sevthemen. . A serious engagement took place between the insurgenta and the Russian troops on opposite Benthen, a town upon the Oder, inuPrusaian Silesia: The forces of the hostile parties were drawn up in order of battle. The Russians lost all Aheir artillery and. vehicles. Some hundreds of the fugitives passed over on the Prussian territory, and were ditarmed. LATBB. •- A Vienna despatch says that tbeFrench Emperor has, with his own hands, drawn up a prospective refoinder to the Russian reply, in which his Imperial Majesty l£sys stress upon the gravity of the eituati on. His proposed note is sow in the hands of the Austrian Government, with an invitation to join in it. . ? The Paris correspondent of the London Times suspect® the Emperor is of opinion that Russia will do 1 nothing' unless England, France, and Austria act in unity, ana put a great pressure upon her. She; Will do nothing if they act separately. France thinks tba best result ought to follow from the united action. wßiCie she* so much de sires, and tt at with little or no-costlfr .or money. In such a case the Emperor would’ disclafan albiEtentions or desire of seeking any advantage for*.htmself.btit if France be left aloae, and decide, which 3s not .so impro bable as may be sapposed, by herself In res cuing Poland, she will think that all her blood and treasure si onld-not he lavished- without compensation'. •Where that compensation is to sought for is another* question. Matters- at Fort Gitisoii'* [Ex tract from a private letter. ] Foss Criß'soif, Cherokee Nation, April 1863. "We have had a day of unusual interest. The night* before laßt Colonel PHHlipa moved upon Webber’s j Falls wfth. a suitable force. The reb els stationed l there wers on the alert, and fled precipitately in all directions. Seven of'the®,-However,' were killed, ' and five mc?e captured j also, a wagon and teams, 1 some flour, Bacon, sugar; ararnnunition, guns, camp , equipage, andsbout forty Horses. Col. Phillips* loss was two kUled—a Creek and Br; Gilpatrick. The Doctor had gone to dress the wounds of a rebel sol* die 7, arid was there set upon ty assassinsand brutally murdered by being shot in several parts of the body. This cowardly deed produced intense indignation* acd led to the buriring of several rebel houses; The Doctor’s remains were-brought here, and tered with the honors due to the rank of a major. Notices of New Sboks. The Conscript, a French tale, by the elder Dumas* without possessing the wondrous skill which gives so mubfc interest to his*” Monte Christo ” and to the ‘’Three Guardsmen *.* series, is yet a readable book, relatiDgf*in a natural and sometimes touching man ner, how a man was as s conkcript, and how he escaped. At the close, Napoleoml., r en route to- Waterloo, defeat, and exile, is-graphically, intro duced. (Published by T. 8.-Peterson & Brothers.) In Tennyson’s Poems are- a few stanzas, in the “In Memoriam” metre,- addressed “To- E. L<, on his Travels in Greece,” which are highly compli mented—the poet saying, All things fair,' - With such a pencil, such apeni Ton shadowfonh to distant men, I read and felt that I was there. The person thus addressed, is- Edward Lear, who draws and writes- well, and lately produced' a- vol ume of quaint rhymes and odd sketches, which he calls “ A Book of Nonsense.” That it is f. but also a book of fun, broad humor, strange fancies. In London it'has run through ten editions, each having 1 new pictures and fancies. Of the tenth, Mr. "Willis F. Hazard, 724 Chestnut street, has produced a fac simile, at one-fourth the price of: the original, and we predict that it is destined to awaken ringing merriment in a thousand households, ere the week has ended ; for it is a book over which gray-beards as well as joyous children, may have a hearty laugh. Mr. Miller, publisher* in New York, has com pleted his collection of Mrs. Browning’s' writings, by republishing her prose Essays : oh the Greek Christian Poets and on- the English- Poets. The first appeared in the London AtfieTkeim* in 1842; the other is a rapid glance-at the great poets of Eng land, from Chaucer to Wordsworth. It was Mrs. Browning’s intention to revise these things, and it is a pity she did not carry it out. The Essays-on the G-reek Christian Poets, even as they stand, are worthy of,attentive perusal. Mrs,. Browning wa* familiar with the subject, and graced her pages with many metrical translations, by herself, from-the authors in question. They are extremely spirited, and Mrs. Browningknew G-reek bo thoroughly, that their fidelity may be taken for granted. TMb little volume, gaudy in“ blue and gold,” sadly reminds us of the loss, that literature has sustained-in Mrs. Browning’s death. Without the stateliness of Fe licia Hemans, or the passion of Letitia Landon, or the solemn march of Caroline Norton, she possessed .other Englishwoman who ever wrote. (Philadel phia ; G-. W.-Pitcher.) Ticlmot & Fields, of Boston, have lately published four volumes, each, very good in its way. First, a beautiful reprint of John Stuart Mill’s celebrated book “On Liberty. Thoughtful and closely logical, beyond any of Mr. Mill’s previous books, this comes before the reader with a very moumful Penvoi, in which he dedicates the volume to the memory of bis wife, and acknowledges that it had the advan tage of her revision. It is social liberty which Mr. Mill discusses, and the subject, treated by one who haß shown himself the Mend of our Union, pos sesses no orttoary interest for us, now. Next we have “ Meditations on Death and Eternity,” a work attributed to Zschokke, a celebrated German author. This book was a favorite with Prince Albert, and Queen Victoria is said to be patroness of the present translation, executed by Frederica Bowan. It was worthy of being presented in this English » dress, though, it must be confessed that Vic- ✓ ' toria, who persists in nursing and petting her grief (as if she were the only middle-aged lady who was left a widow,) does not seem to have de rived much consolation from itß pages: Another new book, by the young Scottish lady who is known as author of “ The Patience of Hope,” is entitled “The Two Friends.” The writer is serious, reli gious, philosophical—and even more. Her prose is higlty poetical, and her appreciation of the beauties cf nature and" the changeful phases of rural life is delicate, wholesome, and delightful. Lastly, there is another volume of Essays by the “ Country Par son,”. who, this time, calls his book“ The Every-day Philosopher.” He converses with his readers like ah accomplished gentleman, and applies the critical knout to one Coventry Patmore, author of mauy milk-and-water rhymes, for his abominable “ cut ting and carving” of many poets, in a recent volume of his editing—that is, endeavoring to amend the dic tion of Southey, Campbell, Scott, "Wordsworth, Byron, Cowper* Hemans," Hood, Goldsmith, Moore, Macauley, and Poe. His offence was great; his pu nishment has been exemplary. Christopher' North, when in his roost unrelenting mood, could not have more completely and justly punished a literary culprit. A revised translation, edited by O. W. Wight, of “TheMartyrs,”by M. deChateaubHand, has been published by Messrs. Sadlier, New York. In its day this romance was remarkably popular. In tra velling through Greece and the Holy Land, the idea of writing ifcis bobk was matured. “The Martyrs” appeared in'l6o9, and the French critics, who des pised Chateaubriand because he was a Christian and knew that be.was politically obnoxious to Na poleon, ridiculed it in no measured terms. Hie sketch of the Court of-Diooletian, the. Roman Em peror, was supposed tope*nt at the French Court, and some anachronisms were exposed and Bneered at. But, as a noble romance of early Christianity, distinguishing between Idolatry and true; Faith, the work rose superior to all hostility, and stands at the head of.itß class, loftier inpurpose- and grander in spirit than Loekhait’s “ Valerius,” Croly’s “ Sa athiel,” and Mobre’B extremely “Epicu rean.” (Philadelphia: H. McGrath.) The same publishers have brought out, in a neat 16mo volume, .“New Indian Sketches,” by the liev. P. .1. lie Smet, S. ,T. As chaplain, at Fort Vancou ver, W.T., the anthor had ample opportunities for ob serving the Indian tribes. Hislittle book opens with a memor of Louise Sighouin, of the tribe of Skizou mish or Oound’Aiends, daughter of the chief, who was baptised by the reverend author, in 1812, lived a holy life, instructed her tribe, attended. to' them in contended with their ignorance and super -ITI IriIPTH—STP-vetvVm^.r l ~T l 'full fP'.-icHn., will turn with interest to a vocabulary ot the sktem? or Kmtenary tribe, inhabiting the Bocky Mountains on the headwaters of the Clarke and Macgilvray rivers, taken by Father de- Smet, during his visit therein 1859. There'is: also a-short Indian Cate chism, in use among the Flathcads, Kalispels, Pends d’Oreittes, and other Eocky Mountain Indianß. Al together, this is a curious little book. Mr. .Tames G. Gregory, publisher in New York, has brought out a singular volume, entitled “ Mys teries of Life, Death, and Futurity; illustrated from the best and latest authorities, by Horace Welby, author of ‘Predictions Verified,’ ‘Signs Before Death,’ &c.”. The author, beyond all, question, has read a great deal, for he has collected passages illua trative of each section of his subject from many books, Bomernf which are rather rare.. A copious index shows the number of subjects touched on by Mr -Welby—touched in a reverent manner, for he is a thoughtful, Christian writer. Seldom has out-of • the-way reading been applied to bo much advantage. The book is not one to behead through in the ordi nary manner; but to. be taken up, to have hair a dozen pages carefully perused, and then to think over what they contain. (Philadelphia: W. P. Ha : zard.) . \ Atlantic Monthly fob June.— This number, the B8th; completes the eleventh- volume, of.a peri odical of great popularity and merit. The bisst arti cle here, la oh Mountains and their Origin, by Pro fessor Agassiz. Thereisaplea.aatac«>untof“The Hancock House, and- itß Pounder,’ by . Arthur G-iU -man “IkMarvel” and Gail Hamilton severally discourse. The' story of “ Paul Sleeker ” i* con turned, and a couple of Uvely tales are also given. !, whv Thomas was discharged,” a sea-side Bketch, bvGeorge- Arnold, and “The Member from Fox