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WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 1863.
M S"We can take no notioe of anonymous oommu.
nicatioiiß. We do not return rqjeoted manuscripts.
JS-Voiuntary correspondence solicited from all
part, of the world, and especially from bur different
rriilltary and naval departments. When used it
JSPill tie paid for. ’
THE NEWS.
'From Russia and Poland we have news of inte
rest. Prince Gortschakoff’s replies to the notes of ,
France, England, Spain,! Sweden,'bnd Italy, have
been received. He defines the Czar’s attitude to
wards Poland and Europe. The replies to England
and France appeared to give satisfaction; but the
Xiondon press was of opinion that the one forward
led to the Cabinet of St. James was not just as ex
plicit with respect to promises of reforms for Po
land as was desired. The Paris Motiifhir , of the 6th
instant, says: ‘‘lt iB easy to be convinced, upon
reading these documents, that they open a path
1o projects of conciliation, and that they contain
the bases of negotiations likely to lead to a common
understanding between the different courts now
seeking the means of upholding the legitimate inte
rests of Poland.” In St. Petersburg, conflicts be
tween the Absolutists and Progressists have caused
.ithe Emperor disquietude. Popular excitement pre
vails, and revolutionary plaoards are occasionally
found posted in the streets. According to news re
ceived at Cracow, May 6, from Lithuania, 4,000 Bas
kolinks., schismatic dissentients, armed by the Rus
sian Government, in the neighborhood of Dunaburg,
are desolating Lithuania with fire and sword. Shock
ing details have been received of their atrocities"
A body of 600 Russians were repulsed by Miniew
ski; at Olkusz, on the sth. . .
ffsvsoKom .General Hammond has determined
to abolish the use of calomel and tartar-emetic ia
the army, it having proven impossible,' in any other
manner, to properly restrict the use of these power
ful agents, and it is therefore directed that they be
Btrickpn from the supply-table, and that no further
requisitions for these medicines be approved by
medical directors. In a circular on this subject just
issued from the medical department to surgeons in.
charge of hospitals and on duty in the field, the Sur
geon General remarks: “No doubt can exist that-"
" more harm has resulted from the misuse of both
these agents in the treatment of disease than benefit
from their proper administration.” . -
Colonel T. B. Thoete, arrived from the Gulf, re
ports the great success of the organization of negro
troops. The most prejudiced are forced to admit
that they form the best material for a fighting army.
In Admiral Farragut’s attempts to pass the Vicks
burg batteries, one battery, remarkable for precise
and effective firing, was manned entirely by negroes.
General Banks has found a proclamation of Go
vernor Moore ordering the enrollment of the negroes
in Alabama. Colonel Thorpe Bays there cannot be
a doubt but that throughout the_extreme Southern/
States the rebels are actually engaged in raising
negro regiments, for it is only from such material ,
that they can now recruit their ranks with able
bodied men.
Gen Djx’s coup de puem in taking possession of
West Point has of great advantage to our
arms, as it deters the army.from making a foray at
Gloucester Point. General Gordon, who is in tem
porary command of that post, lias entrenched him
self on the peninsula, atretching from, the Matta«
pony to the York river, and
attached t Q that coinmfry ) l< '‘ ne can make a dash upon
the' VVhite any moment.
•A bill has been introduced inthe Common Coun
cil of St. Louis to repeal the municipal Blave code,
which, in the present state of affairs, has become
virtually obsolete, and which can never be practi
■cally revived in that city. The Council has full
power over this subject, and the bill will no doubt
be passed, and St. Louis thus made a free city !
Cheering news from Generals Grant and Hurl
> tut has been received by Major General Halleck. The
‘despatches relate General McPherson’s battle at
Raymond, the progress on Jackson, and confirm the
capture of Jackson. They contain also an import
ant report that Vickßburg has been evacuated.
. "Major, General C. Hamilton, of Wisconsin,
the hero of lulca and Corinth, has resigned. He had
been left without a command, being outranked in the
aaroe district by Gen. Hurlbut, and he demanded an
active command or an acceptance of his resignation.
The War Department accepted his resignation, and
lie is consequently out of the service.
*v General Stahl and his officers are impressing
Itto the Government service all the horses they can
froiitj Without regard to whom ’they
LfccloDfi* haß become ftbsolutelyneces
sary,in order to gp ec i es 0 f property
/rom-being taken by the . refiei^^ tllag rQ^
friend and foe alike. A board of ;
appointed by General Heintzelman to examine ana
adjust the claims of loyal men whose horses have
been seized.
The meeting, in New York, for peace with the
rebels and war against the Government, called by
the influence of Fernando Wood, was not a brilliant
'SUCCeSS. The 6X > maycrj-ll««rAtnA*A r pA»k9*j-llon.-
H. J. Murphy, Senator Wall, Richard O’Gorman,
and Hon. James Brooks, advertised'as the chief
speakers, were absent. Apologetic notes were read,
urging support of the Constitution, respect for the
f law, and confidence in Governor Seymour.
General Averill has been ordered to duty in
West Virginia." Colonel Ingalls, of'.Gen, Hooker’s
. staff, is in nomination for a brigadiership, on the
earnest recommendation of General Hooker. Gene
ral Charles Campbell, of Pennsylvania, severely
wounded at Bull Run under General Pope, has
gone West to receive a separate command in the
Indian territory. ■
GenV Pleasonton has issued an order of com
mendation to the Bth Pennsylvania Regiment, for a
gallant charge;'"’tothel7th Pennsylvania, for rally
ing fugitives and supporting hiß batteries; and
Maitin’s Battejry and the 6th Regiment of Now
York, for gallantry at Ohanceilorville.
.The appointment of John Titus, of this State, a 8
‘ Chief Justice of Utah, vice Kinney, removed, is re
garded as an indication of less forbearance than has
previously been exercised to the Mormons. The
change has been made in consequence of numerous
complaints, and at the advice of Gov. Harding.
Gen. Sherman orders' all places of amusement
in New Orleans to be under supervision of the pro
vost marshal general of the Department of the
Gulf, all programmes to be submitted to . approval,
aud to be interspersed with appropriate national
airs. All persons who disturb the entertainments,
as laid down inthe programme, will be arrested and
punished.
The’War Department has officially proclaimed
the instructions for the government of the armies of
the United Stateß in the field,’prepared by Francis
Lieber, LL. D., and revised by a board of officers of
'which Major General E. A. Hitchcock waa presi
dent.
Ex-Governor (familiarly known as '‘Extra”)
William Smith, is a candidate for Crovernor'.of Yir
‘ ginia, in opposition to Thomas Flournoy) and upon
the same ticket,- General Imboden, the guerilla of
WestTiiginia'reputatipn,'isnamed for Lieutenant
Governor. '
Governor Gamble, of Missouri, has called a
r convention to meet at Jefferson on the 16th of June,
there to consult and act on the subject of slave
emancipation, as it is of the highest necessity and
importance to the interest of the State that some
scheme of emancipation Bhould he adopted.
The official vote fpr members of Congress in New
■Hampshire gives Marcy, Denn, 76 majority in the
First distrirt; Hollins, Eep., 361 majority in the
Second district, and Patterson, Eep., 276 majority in
the Third district.
To raise funds for the erection of a) bronze
statue at Richmond, in-memory of S tonewall Jack
son, his friends will appeal to the generosity of the
people. The estimated . cost of the statue; in Con
federate funds, le sixty to eighty thousand dollars.
The official statement of the loßses in the recent
" battles’on the Rappahannock is as follows : Officers
killed; 164;: wounded,; 624., Enlisted -men killed,
1,368 ; wounded, 8,894. Total,'ll,o3o. ; The'missing
will not exceed 2,600:
Affairs about Yickßburg are not regarded by the
rebel press as flattering. After having had a year’s
time to perfect all the defences, it is acknowledged
that the rebels are now set-upon in the fiuarter least
, expected. . . ..
) President Lincoln; at the invitation of our
Union League, will visit Philadelphia, if possible,
on the Fourth of July next, .to attend: a grand Con
vention and- celebration of the National Union
League. . V, .
Governor Ourtin, it is said, has offered to raise
60,000 volunteers to man the fortifications at Wash
ington, and the proposition is understood to have
been accepted. ■
The prisoners lately released on parole until ex
changed, and now at Camp Parole, Md.', number
7,300.
Richmond papers announce that trains have
been making their regular trips on the York river
railroad from Richmond to White House.
Q-bneraxs Heron and Yandever left for Rolla,
Mo., on the 16th, to join the Army of the -Frontier,
and reinvigorfite the campaign in that quarter.
SWic publish to-day Judge Leavitt’s important de*
oision refusing the writ .of habeas corpus in the caße
of Yalla'ndigham. - ' .
England, America, and Ireland.
The causeless, absurd, and wicked cry
against . America got up in England, not
merely by such small fry as Gregory and
Roebuck, Lindsay and Horsfall, but by
such responsible officials, calling themselves
Statesmen, as Russell, and Derby, Glad
stone and Malmesbury, appears husked of
/late. In the prospect of a war with Russia,
.to be waged, not in an out-of-the-way fag
>end of the Chersonese, but probably in the
'heart of Europe, it behoved England to
take care not to have her hands too full.
•The remoter enmity is cushioned—scotched,
/not killed—in the alarm of a new and terri
ble contest with the Czar. Therefore, and
only on this account, the temper of the Bri
tish Government has lately been subdued,
, and the tone of its journals has been, tem
pered down from foul abuse and misrepre
sentation to a certain contemptuous tolerance
- of-our existence. This modification, .for’ it
. scarcely amounts., to actual change, may be
until the crisis passes away.'
: -England, once relieved from the dread of
•jm European war, will naturally fall* back
' into a state of semi-hostility to the United
States. “ "Willing to wound, And yet afraid
to strike,” would be an appropriate .motto
.for England at this moment. Unwilling,
■,because afraid, to incense the British nation
by plunging into the horrors and expanse of
war, the rulers' of England were compelled
by public opinion to . reduce their military
force this year, mid also to curtail their costly
preparations for building an iron-clad navy.
Taxation lias reached the limit of popular
endurance in England, and war would aug
ment it. Though England may not he able
io fight, just now, she can butty. Indeed, no
nation, not even -Rome, when haughtiest,
more fully merited being described in those
lines of Shelley—
“ She was a bully to the strong,
A tyrant to the weak.”
'The annals of history attest this. Within
the last hundred years England has suf
fered only four great reverses, and two of
these she sustained from this country—the
other two, (namely, the Duke of York’s
unfortunate campaign in Holland, in 1793-
’94, and the miserable Walcheren expedi
tion in 1809, ) were disastrous defeats, it is
true, hut one arose from the incompetence
of the leader, the other from the absurdity
which planned the attack. The pride of
England was greatly wounded, early in the
reign of Charles 11., (June, 1077 ,) when
Ds Witt and Rutter not only swept
the English Channel with a besom sur
mounting the mainmast of the flag-ship,
but actually broke through the defences of
the Medway, and burnt the British ships,*
and, sailing up the Thames, anchored
within sight of the Tower of Loncl on, enfor
cing a real blockade of London for weeks.
A century later came greater grief than
this—the Declaration of American Inde
pendence, the successful issue of the war,
and the formation of the United States as a
nation. That was a hitter albeit whole-:
some medicament for England ,to swallow.
Ere thirty years had .passed, she provoked
us into war, and was again beaten—that
time on the ocean, which she claimed as her
own peculiar field of fame. These two de
feats have rankled in the minds of English
politicians and officials, and therefore they
sympathize with our enemies. ■
We have pursued a prosperous course,
never aggressive, never exacting. We have
cultivated the arts of peace. When com
pelled to invade Mexico, we paused in the
hour of victory, .and ahstained from plunder.
Whatever territory we have gained has
been by purchase, such as Louisiana from
France, Florida from Spain, California from
Mexico. We have exercised the widest
hospitality to the needy and oppressed of all
nations. England, it is true, grants them
an asylum, hut rarely admits them into citi
zenship, and the popular dislike to “ them
furriners” keeps them very much out of em
ployment, while .here they obtain citizen
ship and employment, and speedily become
part and parcel of our people—ready to fight j
as the Irish and Germans are fighting, even
do-w, in defence of thffOgnstitJZfiGir
JawsjjndepY'ij'icirtEey thrive.
England cannot forgive, either, that the
people whom she has particularly oppressed
for centm-ies, fly for a home and freedom
and comfort to this country. We have de
sired, all along, to live on good terms with
all foreign Powers, but when we are pro
voked, we do not forget the wrong, and, it
we cannot repay it at the time, caiTy it over
to the general account-cun’ent. The day
may come, perhaps, when England may be'
made to repent of her treatment of us since this
Rebellion commenced. If there he a skele
ton in every house, there is a weak place
in every nation. Ours was Slavery. Russia
finds that Poland is hers. Surely Ireland,
the Poland of the Seas, is the vulnerable
point of haughty England. In the event of
a war with Great Britain' even so small a
force as 20,000 American soldiers, backed
with a fleet of a dozen waT-ships, and a few
saucy Monitors, would win the inde
pendence of Ireland in a three-weeks’ cam
paign. If must fight, one day, this con
psummation is what England may look for
sis •yyg peace with “all
the world and thp-'ruot-atjipankind,’’ hut if-
England resume her offensivc-HpcßOli and
eonduct, it is possible that we may be driven
-intojwar.- There'can be no doubt of the
issue." '
An Invitation to Murder,
The New York World newspaper does
not find it incompatilile with th.e dutyir
owes to the laws of the land and public
decency to write this paragraph:
“ The blood that already makes green the springing
grass on Virginia and Kentucky hillsides, spilled to
protect the Union against traitors, a drop of
that which will jlow bn Noiihem soil when the Ameri
can people discover that the battle has begun to pre
serve the Constitution againßt tyrants.”
We could imagine such language from
Marat or Hebert in stmie of tile inf a'
mous. journals of the French Revolution, but
we did not think that an American writer
could be found base enough to write'an in
centive to blood and massacre. It is about
time that such bloodthirsty appeals were
stopped. There is nothing easier than an
invitation to anarchy and crime, and we
hear it too frequently from the city of New
York. We protest against it, in the name
of the -law and the public peace.
The New York Meeting.
There was a meeting on Monday evening ■
in New Y ork, at which such men as R ynders
and Rankih andalawpaitneT of Mr. Yancey
made profane and inflammatory speeches.
The style of many of the addresses was
such that the reporters refused to report
them. Nshdeeis has no reputation out
side of New York, except that arising from
a suspicions increase of the slave trade
during his term of office' as the United
States marshal. Hakeem is one of the low
est adventurers and demagogues that ever
left Philadelphia to find congenial associates
among the politicians of the Pewter Mug
and the Five Points. Even the Herald va
gards the speeches as “reckless denuncia
tions of the Government,” and calls .the
meeting a “ villainous effort to stir up civil
war in New York.” One speaker threatens
Mr. Lincoln with assassination, and with
oaths, and amid ‘ ‘ laughter and cheers, ’ ’ de
fies the provost marshals to execute the laws.
New York has suffered many mortifications,
hut her whole history does not present a
more humiliating scene than that of Mon
day evening. We are ashamed of the me
tropolis. '
Wisdom.
Mr. Charles Ingersoll, with that
charming felicity of -language which led
him, not long since, to denounce Mr. Lin
coln as a “ tyrant and a nightmare,” wrote
a letter to the New York meeting, in which
he says: “Wishing—without,, however, in
the least degree doubting—that it (the meet
ingjmay rise to the level of so great an oc
casion as that to which you have summoned
it, I am, &c.” This reminds us very for
cibly of the late Captain Jack Bunsby,
mariner, whose form and method of speech
bore a cheerful similarity to that of our pon
derous fellow-townsman.
' Misß Aima E. Dickinson*
Miss Anna E. Dickinson will deliver an
address, on Tuesday evening, at the Acade
my of Music. Her subject will be, “How
Providence is Teaching the Nation.” This
is a new address, and it will he delivered in
behalf "of a charitable object. This gifted
woman will be listened to with great inte
rest, on a theme which will command, all
her marvellous powers of pathos and elo
quence. She is doing a good work for her
country, and proposes to give her genius
and her time to the cause of charity. A
noble woman could not be. engaged in a
more noble undertaking.
Mr. Bayard Taylor and the Russian. Mis<
To the Editor of The Press:
Dear Sir: The Press of yesterday contained the
following "Washington despatch:
• “ Bayard Taylor, secretary of legation under Mr.
Cameron* has been removed, it is Baldwin conse
quence ofhavingallowed hianame to be seed against
Minister Clay in the Senate.” j
Will you allow me to say, as one fully acquainted
with the circumstances, that Mr. Bayacd Taylor’s
resignation as sesretary of legation to Russia waß
sent to the State Department before- Mr. Clay’s
nomination as minister to Euaeia wa&laid before
the Senate 1 It was understood that Pffir. Taylor’s
resignation should take effect upon ths- date of Mr.
Cameron’s. Mr. Taylor remained ia Russia after'
Mr. Cameron’s departure from a ienaa o£ .duty only,
in order that our Government might not be without
a representative at St. Petersburg at so critical a
period of our diplomatic history. When Mr. Taylor
accepted the poßt of secretary of legation it was his
intention to return, as he went, with. Mr. Cameron,
and under no possible circumstances to serve as
secretary to any other minister* lam perfectly ac
quainted with all the facts in the case, and I there
fore make this correction, in justice to Mr. Taylor.
I am, sir, y our obd’t G. H. B.
PHlt A"DELI»HIA, May 19, 1563.
. The* Reciprocity Act .with Canada.
Torokto, May 19.—The Globe Bays that the new
Ministry will advocate a renewal for a fixed term of
ycarß of the American reciprocity act. The later-,‘
nationalßailway Beotiou wiU be dropped.
DEPARTMENT «P THE MISSISSIPPI,
The Capture of Jackson Confirmed.
REPORTED EVACUATION OF VICKSBURG.
GENS, GRANT AND HURLBUT’S OFFICIAL DESPATCHES,
Battle of Raymond and Marcli on Jacksqgi.
Washington, May 19.— General Grant, under
date of May nth, telegraphed General Halleck as
follows i
u My force will be this evening as far advanced
along Fourteen-mile creek, the left near Black
liver, and extending in a line nearly east and west,
as they can get without bringing on a general en
gagement. I shall communicate with Grand Gulf
no more, except it becomes necessary to send a train
with a heavy escort. You may not hear from, me
again for several days.”
General Grant also tclcgrephed to Gen. Halleck
as follows:
“ Raymond, Miss., May 14.—General McPherson
took this place on the 12th inßt., after a brisk fight
of more than two hours. Our loss was 51 killed and
180 wounded. The enemy’s loss w'aß 75 killed (buried
by üb) and 166 prisoners, besides the wounded.
“ McPherson is now at Clinton.., General Sher
man is on the direct Jackson road, and General
McClern&nd is bringing up the rear. I will attack
the State capital to-day.”
A telegram from General Ilurlbut, dated Mem-.,
phis, received here to-day, Bays General Grant has
taken .Jackson, and the capitol was* burned. From
5,c00 to 10,000 mounted <men. are concentrated near
Okolona; threatening an advance in the direction of
the Memphis Railroad.
A citizen just up from Jackson reports that the
enemy, abandoned Vicksburg on Saturday, march
ing on the ridge north to Leavinaton, which is
twenty milcß northwest of Jackson.
WASHINGTON-
Special J>e.patche. to “ The Pre**.”
, Washington, May 19, 1863..
English Provisions for tile Rebel Army.
Reliable information has been received here that
the steamer Gladiator sailed from Liverpool, on
the 25th ult., for Naßaau, but ultimately to run'the
blockade, if possible. Her .cargo consists of 1,500
barrels of bread and 1',045 barrels of bacon. The
bread and bacon are for the rebel army, and this
fact is regarded as an evidence of the great destitu
tion at the South, and the Btraitß to which they are
reduced.
Prizes.
Several prizes have recently arrived here—n amely,
the schooner Harvest, captured by the steamer
Juniata, off Charleston, with eighty-four bales of
cotton; the schooners Martha Ann and A. Corson,
from New Yorkj V^h 1 cargoe f^of«wbisky?»woi^e, i^ s
_ &c., captured near the mouth of
the Chesapeake, charged with violating the revenue
laws, and two other schooners for smuggling goods
into Virginia.
The Peruvian Claims.
The tedious and protracted negotiations for an ad
justment of the claims of citizens-of the United
States on the Peruvian Government have been
brought to an auspicious conclusion. The conven
tion on the subject, including the amendments pro
posed by our Senate and accepted by Peru, will
shortly be published, and the commission provided
by the act of last session of Congress, to carry the
convention into effect, will be organized without
unnecessary delay.
General Meredith.
General Meredith has been relieved from the
Military Commission, as already stated. It was
yesterday reported that he was to take command of
the Pennsylvania Reserves, but this is probably a
mistake. Gen. Heintzelman, in whose department
the division now is, had previously applied for
another officer. y
The Negro Regiment.
. Two companies of colored troops were physically
examined and mustered into'the service to-day.
From the Rappahannock.
Several hundred exchanged Union prisoners have.
arrived here. One of them (an officer) states that
new and extensive earthworks have been erected on
the turnpike road between Richmond and Fredericks
burg, heretofore unknown to us.
Gentlemen returning from day to day. from the
Rappahannock repeat the : story that affairs remain
-unchanged. Nothing is known with certainty as to
the plans of the future. ;
•- -The following is a.partial list of officers transferred
from'tHe late battle-field near Ohancellorviile:
Lieut. P. Kaler, Co. F, 28th Pa. Vbl., wounded in
the shoulder; CoI.JT. H. Potter, 12th N. H. s leg;
Lieut. Col. G. Hr Walker, 14th Pa., chest; Lieut.
M. Beaken, O, Bth N. J., hip ; Col. P. H. Jones,
154th N. Y., hip; Capt. G. B. Katse, O, 40thN. Y.,
-leg ;Capt_C3--.Cl_Unur_a_ KC r ,fT..»,.; cr h—Alscu_
the’ following-named lieutenants ; S. F. McKee>.
adjutant, 197th Pa., face; I.- M. Durgin, B, 12fch; N,
H., side ; W. W. Weeks, A, 63d Pa., chest; J. F.
Thomas, adjutant 20th Ind., abdomen; R. S. Lough
ery, C, 27th Ind., side; P. Eckel, B, 149th N. Y.,
arm; J. E; White, G; 27th Ind., wrist; W. J. Mc-
Gregor, B, 77th N. Y., foot; Wm. Hays, C, 81th Pa.,
Bide; J. S. Williams, G, 63d Pa., side ; O. Nagler,
, D, 78th N. TV,-hip..
Provost Marshals for Maryland.
The following is the official list of appointments
of provost marshals and members of the Board of
Enrollment for the State of Maryland:
First District —John Frazier, provoßt marshal;
Theodore Clayton, commissioner; Dr. Wm. H. Far
row, surgeon.
Second District—Robert Calbeard, provost mar
shal; L; N. Haverslick, commissioner; Dr. J. R.
Ward, surgeon. ■.■■■■■•
Third District—Leopold Bluincnberg, provostmar
shal; Wm. Brooks, commissioner; Dr. Thomas F.
Murdock, surgeon. ;
Fourth District—. Tames Smith, provost marshal;
John J. Thomas, commissioner ; Dr. Chas. J. Baer,
surgeon,
Fifth District—John C. Holland, provost marshal;
P. W. Whiteright, commissioner; Dr. Robert E.
Dorsey, surgeon.
Lieut. Col. J. H. Alexander, of the Fourth Mary
land Volunteers, has been detailed as acting assistant
provost marshal general of the State, with his head
quarters at Baltimore.
FROM MSIIVILLE.
NA6nviiXE, May 19.—General J. Wood has been
relieved from the command at this point, and *will
take command of hisdivision now at Murfreesboro.
All iB quiet at the front. ,
The river is still falling..
The Reported Invasion ol* Kentucky Dis-
credited.
LouisvillsE, May 19.—'With the exception of a
force consisting of eleven small regiments under the
rebel Morgan, on the south side of.the Cumberland,
all the reports of the rebels attempting the invasion
of Kentucky are discredited at headquarters. It ii*
thought that the despatches from Mount Vernon,
Somerset, and elsewhere, come from rebel sources,
and are designed to prevent the Federal troops from
reinforcing Gen. Kosecrnns or invading East Ten
nessee. - * .
Railroad Accident.
Sayaiman'CA, Cattaraugus Co., N. Y., May 19,
As the express train on the Atlantic and G-reat
"Western Railroad, consisting of an engine, baggage
car, and. two passenger cars, was passing over the
bridge just west of this station to-day, the bridge
parted in about the centre, letting the tender,
baggage car, and one passenger car down fifteen
feet to the ground. The baggage car.was badly
broken up, and the, passenger, car was slightly
damaged. the small . stream,
which runs; under the; bridge was at very low
water, there being but about ten inches. Among
the..casualties were the following: A newsboy,
.named Greene, was killed; C, Toplifl'e, United
States mail agent, was badly injured about the legs,
and Oliver Coney, baggage master, in the head and
chest. Two or three, others were slightly bruised.
None of the passengers were seriously injured. The
damage to the bridge will be repaired and the trains
resume their regular trips to-morrow morning.
Baptist Missionary Union.
Cleveland, May 19.— The American Baptist
Missionary Union commenced its annual meeting
tc-day. '
TheKon. Ira llarriH. of New York, the president,
on takiDg the chair, referred to the condition of the
country, taking strong ground against slavery.. .
After organizing and appointing the standing
committees,-the treasurer’s reporty showing a email
balance in the treasury, was read, and the meeting
adjourned, - ■-/*
New York Loyal League.
Utica, N. ,Y. } May 19.—The committee of the
Loyal Leagues fronfNewYork Arrived here to-day
to make arrangements for.the State maBB meetingfo
be held in this city on the 27th instant. A strong
local- committee was appointed. The indications
are that the gathering will be one of the most exten
sive ever held in the otate.
Arrival of the Steamer Peabody.
New York, May 19".—The Bteamer George Pea
body has arrived from New Orle&DS; with dates to
the 19th. and from Key West to the 19th ult. The
New Orleans advices have been anticipated., ;
She brings_2oo soldiers of the Bth U. S. Infantry,
exchanged from Texas. Deft at Key Weet the-givn
hoats Magnolia, Sagamore, and Fox, sloop-of-war
Dale, and U. S. bark Pursuit.'
Excitement in Indiana.
Cincinnati,. May 10.— A white man was killed
by a free negro, in Now Albany, on the 17, th iast.,
The greatest excitement prevailed, and the military
had to be called out. All was quiet at: last ac
counts*
Markets- by Telegraph..
BAi/mrouu, May 19.—Flour dull and nominal*
Wheat dull y red $1,67@1.70. Corn “dull j white
95@96c y yellow 96@970. Oats declined 3c i Whisky
quiet at 45>£c.
- Cincinnati, May 19.—Flour, $4.90©5*. Business
opened heavily, but improved at the close-. "Wheat
dull: red i.io@ 112; white. 120®130. Corn dull at lo
decline. Whisky <ll. Mess Pork $13,50i Exchange
on New York steady.
Ship News.
New York, May 19.—Arrived, ship. John Bunyan,
from Havana ; hark John Benson, from Ponce.
vßelow—Ship Ironsidcß, from London.
New Yoss, May ship Ironsides,
from London; bark'Pbwhatan, from Buenoß Ayres $,
brig Daisy, from St. Thomas 1 bri® Windward, New
Orleans.
The United States steamers Waehuact and OneidA
"were at St. Thomas on the sth instant. • •
- The Tom Thumb Exhikittox.-— Concort Hall coi\i>'nitie3
crowded dally by lailioa aud eontlemen do«lrOiUfl of
witnesuing those wonderful diminutions of naWro, Tom
Tluimb and.'‘his. little ■ufift*,” Com. Nutt]and,Minnie
Warren. annouuceu to remain hwo only fbr
thebalance tif tbe week./".For ladies aad.cMldrou the.
.he&t time toyisit tbo Hall is tbo morning, at : H o'clock,
wlieutherQ"is'l9Ss ; and/move, comfort for'
Adait-srs,''-Ac. -r : .---
MISPRESS.—PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 1863.
, [Special Correspondence of The Press] ■
Fortress MoNnou, May 19,1863.
The guerillas are still committing depredations
Along the shores of the Dismal Swamp'Cam*!. A
schooner laden with corn was captured by them
and destroyed, since the Emily and Arrow were ta«
ken. The iron-clad Galena cameinto the Roads this
morning, from her station at the mouth of the James
river. She goes to Philadelphia for repairs/ This
vessel has been on the blockade for thirteen months,
and green hands are delighted with the ’ prospect of
exchanging terra infrma for terra Jirma, -Many- of
the men have given up all hope of seeing the Merri
mac No. 2, and others have formed terrifying opi
nion b ofherstrength. °
Medical Director .Surgeon Hand, of Major Gene
ral Peck’s department, was captured Saturday night
by the rebels. He had been to Carrsville to see after
the condition of the wounded men, and started to
return about 7 o’clock |P. M., in company with an
orderly. Not arriving at Suffolk, it is presumed he
was captured, as a contraband who came into our
lines said they had a prisoner whom they called
Doctor.
At Suffolk, nothing of importance has transpired.
On Sunday our troop crossed in small force over the
Blackwater, but were obliged to withdraw.' I ap
pend a list of the wounded in the skirmishing on
the 16th instant, whose names I could not learn
when I last wrote:
George Lillis, Co. B, 6th Massachusetts, arm.
Thomas Drineau, H, 6th Massachusetts; neck.
John H. Keith, O, 6th Massachusetts, left side.
H. E. Hartford, fi, 6th Massachusetts, knee.
Corporal Charles Luce, B, Oth Mass., arm.
Lewis A. Pierce, O, 6th Massachusetts, thigh.
Charles Clarke, H, Cth Massachusetts; arm.
George H. Farnsworth, B, 6th MaBß.,rabdoroen.
Albert Brogan, F, 6th Massachusetts, scalp.
William Hi Emmonß, E, 10th N.ew Jersey, ankle.
Corporal John L. Collins, o,7th Mass. Battery,
knee.. •• / . .
Charles H. Wells, C, 10th New Jersey, finger.
Dr. Harlan, Surgeon of- the llth>Pemisrylvania
Cavalry, has been assigned acting medical,director
at Suffolk, in place of Medical who
was captured..*,;-, .•*..•••• a.
Steamer' Spaulding saih this evening for Beau-'
foit, with guns, carriages, &c. « H.
Fortress Monroe, IVlay IS, ■ 1863,
loaded was burnt at Oarratuck yesterday
by the rebels. Her name was not ascertained.
Suffolk, May 18, 5 1863 (by telegraph).
To Dr. Gilbert, Medical Director, 'Fortress-Conroe : "''
Medical Director Dr. Handdß probably a prisoner.
A contraband states the enemy captured a person
they called doctor. J. .17 PEpK,
MajorTGeneral.
. Dr. Hand- started from Carrsville. Saturday eve
ning, with an orderly. They are both missing.
Dr. Harlan, llth Pennsylvania, has been assigned
acting medical director at Suffolk.
Report of killed and wounded near Blackwater
river, May 15, 1863: .
Francis Crook, 166th Penna., killed.
Philip Hoover, 166th Penna.,'kii\cO.
Phillips, 166th Penna., killed.
Geo. Shoneitz, 166th Penna., wounded in hand.
Moßes Hess, 166th Penna., wounded in hand.
■Martin Kerr, 166th Penna;, wounded in leg.
. Lewis Banhouser, 166th Penna., wounded in hand.
Henry Wiley, 166th Penna., wounded in ankle.
Christian. Back, 13th Ind., .wounded in abdomen.
Geo. Lillis, Cth Mass., wounded in arm.
Thos. Drinau, 6th Maaa., wounded in neck.
John H. Keith, 6th Mass., wounded in side.
H; E. Hartford, 6th Mass. L wounded in knee.
Ohas. Luce, 6th Mass., wounded in arm. vV
Lewis A. Pierce, 6th Mass., wounded in thigh,
Chaa. Clark, 6th'Mass., wounded in arm.
Geo. H. Farnsworth, 6th Mass., wounded in abdo
amen. j.:
Wm. H.. Emmons, 10th N. J., wounded in ankiar:-*-
Jobn L. Collins, 7th Massachusetts;. Battery,
wodnded in knee. .. j
Chas. H. Wells, 10th N. J., wounded in finger. *
[Special Correspondence of The Press. ] & .
• Norfolk, May 17, 1863,
Of all positions under our Government save me
from that of military governor; yea, deliver me
speedily from any subordinate position under such a
regime, particularly when the jurisdiction extends
over many miles'of rebel dales and rebel vales,
populated almost entirely by females, who proudly
acknowledge their friends and relatives are in the
Confederate army, and insist thatthe most essential
ingredient of good government is lacking when the
consent of the governed is not consulted.:
Such an annoying post has. Gen. Vide occupied
for over a year, and, mirabile dictu I is not yet in
sane, He daily spends five hours of unremitting
labor at the custom house, in company with Lieut.
Col. Boyer, president of the'military committee.
Here these, gentlemen are besieged by faded genti
lity, chagrined chivalry,and “whitetrash.” Tn the
outer offices can be seed, at any time, your gray
haired gentlemen, of the old-sohool aristocracy, the
reduced planter who moves about uneasily in un
clean homespun, and the delighted negro, his short
hair crispy and curly with jollity and good humor.
Women are here in abundance—the virago and ter
magant ; the would-be; lady but for her tawdry .
finery; females with black hair and light-blue eyes
and black; n'oßes Greoian and pugs foreheads high
. and low. Some are clad in deep mourning, and wear
" upon their faceß an expression of deep melancholy;
others are pert and insolent, some devilish, malicious,
wicked, having red, white and red flowers and ribbons.
All these people are applicants for something, many
petitioners for assistance. The people - in?.Virginia'?
have lived so long and well upon the Government
that they still .demand support jjthey
without its friendly aid. Many desire passes to go
to impossible..places; some there are who urge a,
complaint against.Jheir neighbor. - One old man,
-while Twas present, inveighed bitterly against some
person who had borrowed his axe, and inadvertently
forgotten to return it ; while others wish a family to
be ejected manuforte from a dwelling, and themselyek.
placed in it, and kept in it—forever. In such posi-!
tionß, patience should jbe cultivated as luxuriantly
as possible; the officers should endeavor to keep 1
perfectly 'cool,.lest, the . milk of human kindness
should curdle in their bosioms. . _
The ladies of Norfolk are not so incorrigible since
the new order of things has been, instituted.' The
expressions of disgust at first manifested toward our"
officers are.rare, and the desperate flirting of skirts
upon the approach of blue pants has entirely ceased. !'
Their wonted impudence has given place to stolid
indifference. The majority of those who, were here
were relatives of tradesmen and and lived -
in quiet ease and statelydignity in : those palmy days
when Portsmouth and Norfolk were sthe pleasant’
rendezvous of so many of our naval officers. With
--the. hegira.of the rebel army they lost their male
friends^;and bade farewell to luxury and dignity.
Now, their rneanß of subsistence is exhausted;'the*
paper money smuggled to them frounfrieuds.in Rich
mond valueless, and whenever,:gold- is sent-them it
invariably fnllß into the hands of* Col. Boyer, and is
placed in the poor fund, for relieving the wants of
the poor of Norfolk. £ :
Thus circumstanced, impudence is no longer pos- -
sible, depression certain. What & delicate, difficult.
' task it must have been to have ruled so..many spi
rited, piquant, fearlesß creatures^whose'very garb
and sex rendered them invulnerable, not to mention,
the sofieniDg effect a glance from the eye of Venus
hath upon grizzled, warlike Mars! «The divine
right of beauty,”.aayß Junius, “is the only divine
right a man ought to acknowledge, and a pretty wo
man the only tyrant he is not authorized to resist.”
Shut up'in their houses* the belles of Norfolk can
• have plenty of time to meditate upon the past • how
they waltzed with the - Admiral, schottished with the
General, and laughed at the broken Engliah of some
distinguished foreigner. Since then, how times have
changed! ;
The inost social and pleasant gathering iii Norfolk '
since our supremacy has been acknowledged, was at
the house of General Viele last evening. AU the
commissioned officers of the 1 73 d Pennsylvania
Regiment assembled at an early hour in the large
drawing-room, for the purpose of presenting the
beautiful cane which I essayed to describe in a for
mer letter. Colonel Boyer, on behalf of the regi
ment, presented the valuable gift in a frank, soldier
ly manner, and in words so well chosen that a mur
mur of approbation ran round the room ere the
sounds of his voice had died away. He said:
General I have been delegated by the officers of
jthe 173 d Regiment to. present you a Bmall testi
monial of their regard and esteem. It is pleasant to
be instrumental in doing honor|to one to whom we
all believe honor justly belongs. The token we have
selected is a cane made of a‘piece of the old ship
Merrimac, rebuilt byrthe usurping rebels—enemies
of our common country—and named the Virginia.
Upon her great strength was built the Btrong hope of
. their so-ealled Government; it was her manifest
destiny to sweep from the seas our multitudinous
shipping. But Providence, who is always with the -
right, sent a Monitor to destroy their Merrimac-and*
blighted.their hopes. Nowshelies, a 7 shattered hulk, '
upon the sandy bottom of Elizabeth river; Wc have
taken this piece out of her thick-ribbed sides,'and
had it fitted up into its presents beautiful orna
mental shape; for wc| desire that when old age shall
have stolen upon you imperceptibly, you win some
times, as you lean upon it for support, think of your
pleaeant associations with the donors.
Six months you have been our chieftain. Some of
us have bad many generals, but none,have deserved
such confidence and respect as,you. We do not hold
this gift up to the gaze of the world Ibecause of any
intrinsic value. Every officer and private soldier in
ourregiment yields you their obedience and respect.
Even when occupying the position of military Go
vernor, you administered justice from well-balanced
scales, never swerving from duty. /: '
Your glory has been won on the battle-field. In the
war with Mexico you were'there. On the plains of
Texas you fought with credit and success. In civil
life you areseen standing at thejhead of your adopted
profession. When the toosin of war sounded in
South Carolina, you sprang boldly from your peace
ful station to support your country. Georgia and
Carolina know you. You have made your impres
sion upon the enemy's strongholds; and' we know,
sir, that,-had your advice been followed, many: lives
would have been spared,, and millions of treasure
saved. For..a time you were/robbed of the honor of
bringingtheinveteratefoetoterms. But Providence
is just, and when the pen of the historian shall trace
the records of that campaign, the name of General
Viele will be there astheconqueror of Fort Pulaski;
"When we have once more reached our homes, our -
efforts crowned : with an honorable and eiiduring
peace, the last vestige of insurrection stricken from
ourfair land; may you sometimes look and lean
upon this staff and think kindly of those who this
night have assembled at your house to present you
a free-will offering ot : respect and esteem aB our com
mander and your social qualities as a gentleman.
The General’s response elicted much applause, on
account of its relevancy, and when he expressed his
attachment to the donors, every eye sparkled with
pleasure and satisfaction. -
After thanking them with evident sincerity, he
divided.the war into three eras, in all of which the
Merrimafywas prominent. • She was the first stolen)
and was in fact the-beginning of the war; she was
also avessel oonstvaeted on a mode .that almost de
fied penetration from shot or shell, apd' when Bhe
came from the mouth of James river, and afterwards
was blown up, that era shduld have been the end of
the war. Then: the rebels wavered along the whole
front, and had we but vigorously, assailed them,
we wouliPupw be conquerors. He concluded with
much patliOß, spoke affectionately of Pennsylvania'
soldiers, and proudly alluded to by
such as heihad the honor to comnvtnd.
This plodsant ceremony. over, all present retired,
to the refreshment saloon,'and found Mrs. Viele pre*
siding at the head of a. we&eoveredi board, witk
graceful afikbiUty. At a seasonable hour the guest*
left tbehospitablemansion/ijeeling how rarearosuch
delightful evenings in tholLfo of a soldier, and. vfhat
a strange, lasting imprests,it has made upoo their
memory/
On the 6th inst. tbo military governor issued a
proclamation, and appointed a committee of loyal-*
iata to see the destitute in the city taken care of, out
1 of the superfluous means of rebels. In pursuance of
' this order, a large nusnber.of disloyal- citizens, have
been notified, that, if they do not iinmediatelycoh*
1 tribute toward the*- support of these poor; they will
/ have a number of these destitute individuals
meodtd 49 private bdardetS; B.
FORTRESS MONROE.
DEPARTMENT OF VIRGINIA.
ARMF OF THE CUMBERLAND;
A Lnrst BcM Force in Keutuchy-TJnrcU
»l)l« Rumors of Military Changes
OiNCiNKOTr, May Iff.—Despatches from Somerset,
Ky., eay the rebel forte in Wayne and CMnton
countieß is increasing. They are said to have 17,000
men, with fourteen pieces of artillery. Pour regi
ments of infantry have passed through Jamestown ■,
twenty-four regiments are reported at Morristown,
East Tennessee. General Buckner is said to be at
Clinton. He has been assigned to- the command of
the Department of Eaot Tennessee.
There are rebel picketoon the Cumberland at every
'available point. The Cumberland is falling, and
will soon be fordable, unless we have rain. -
Twenty-three bodies of the men of the New
Jersey regiment who were drowned have been re
covered.
AMetter from Richmond, Kentucky, says the rebels
have crossed the Cumberland, and are advancing on
that place. There is no question but that another
invasion of Kentucky in force is contemplated, with
a view to flank Kosecrans, and compel him to leave
his strong position at Murfreesboro.
CirrciKN ati, May 19.—Unreliable' rumors are
afloat in the camps at Murfreesboro, of important
military changes, involving the transfer of General
Hosecrans to the Army of. the Potomac, andthe- as
signment of Glen. Thomas to the army under Grant,,
and Gen. McCook to command Kosecrans’ present
army. First Lieutenant Wm. H. Eokles, of the 9th
Pennsylvania Cavalry, Is assigned as assistant com
- missary of musters, 2d Cavalry Division, and ordered'
to report to Gen. Turchin.
A GREAT BATTLE fMMINENT.
t OIKOIKKAT), May 19.—The defeat of the rebels at
Raymond, Miss., is said to have been very disastrous
to them, We are as yet without particulars.' Gen.
Grant took Jackson on the 14th Inst., and burned
the State capitol. ‘ Heavy reinforcements . were hur
rying forward to the rebels, and stopping twelve
■miles east of Jackson. I A great battle is imminent.
ACTIVITY IN THE WEST—REBEL TROOPS
MOVING Bit AGO STRENGTHENED BY
REINFORCEMENTS—A BATTLE IMPEND
ING—GENERAL JOHN MORG AN UNDER
ARREST..
[Special to the New York Herald. 1
Murfreesboro, May 19. —The eituation here is
unchanged. The extension of the rebel left to Wil
liamsport has not weakened the heavy infantry
force in our immediate front. The three corps of
Generals-Polk, Hardee, and Breckinridge are at
Guy’s Gap, Wartrace, and Hoover’s Gap, respec
tively.-
Geneial Polk’s corps consists of Withers’ and
Cheatham’s divisions { General Hardee’s, df 'Glat
burn and McGowan’s, And General Breckinridge’s of
his own old division, under Hardee, Hehn’s, and re
inforcements lately received, forming another divi
sion, said to be under the command of J. Patton An
derson.
It is said that Bragg has received reinforcements
from other points of three brigades, but it is also as
serted that the same troops had gone to aid Vicks
burg. The forces alluded to are the brigades of
General Churchill, just exchanged, General Gesfc’s,
from Charleston, and General Walker’s, from Sa
vannah, Certain it is that all their troops passed
west on or about May 12.
General Wheeler’s rebel cavalry was at McMinn
ville on. the 13th, and Colonel Wilder captured
: eight of his body guard yesterday, and found docu
ments on them.-Bhowing Wheeler’s force to be at
McMinnville. . v:
General Morgan'has had a quarrel with General
Wheeler, and was under arrest, but has been taken,
from under Wheeler’s command. The prisoners
taken by. Colonel Wilder say that General Morgan
moved toward Kentucky, proposing to cross the
Cumberland aboye Carthage. There is' a report
that he crossed on Friday, but it is not credited.
Gen. Wood returns to the command of his old
division, instead of of Nashville;
hislold troops protesting against his retirement
from active command.
The Mobile Register of the 15th says: That Gen.
Buckner has been assigned to the command of East
Tennessee, vice Davis. A story is in circulation
that he haß been attempting to cross the Cumber
land. It is presumed that forces have been lately
thrown into East Tennessee, as Gen. Breckinridge’s
rank throws him into the comnfKUd of a division,
and it is supposed that the retirement of Davis*
troop'Bwaß only the 7th Georgia brigade in the de
partment.
A despatch in the Atlanta Intelligences- of May
15th says that a fight had taken place at Raymond,
Miss., on the 12th inst., in which the rebels, under
General Gregg, were beaten with heavy loss.
Among the killed was Colonel Gavesick, of tile 10th
Tennessee.
The newspaper correspondents captured at Vicks
burg on the 3d inst., were at Richmond on the I6lh.
Income-Tax for 1863.
The income tax is imposed upon a certain propor
tion of the income of these two classes, viz. r
1. Every person in the United States, and every
citizen residing abroad who is in the employment of
the Government of the United States. ; \
2. Every citizen of. the United States residing
abroad, and not in the employment of the Govern
ment of the United States.
Every person in the first class will be taxed at the
rate of three per cent, when his or her annual gains,
profits, or income exceed $6OO, and do not exceed
$lO,OOO. '
Every perron in the first class will be.taxed at the
rate of five per cent, when gainß, profits,
or income exceed slO,oecy alter the following deduc
tions are the gloss amounts returned, (as
per_i*werpage 2,) viz:
1. The $5OO allowed by law.
2. Other national,' State, and local taxes assessed
for 1862, and paid.
3. Kent annually paid for the dwelling house .or
estate occupied as the residence of the person as
sessed. :
4. Necessary repairs to property yielding the in
come ;or insurance thereon; or pay for hired labo
rers; and their subsistence, employed in conducting
his business ; or interest on incumbrances upon the
property; or all } as the case may be. f .
Every person m the second class will be taxed at
the rate of five per cent., whatever may be his or her
annual gains, profits, or income from property, se
curities, and stocks owned in the united States,
without other deductions than numbers 2 and 4 above
stated. v
■Whenever the taxable income of a resident in the
United Statee, ascertained as above, exceeds $lO,OOO,
and upon a portion of said amount three per cent,
has been withheld by tlie officers of companies, cor
porations, and associations, from interest or divi
dends therein due him, such income .wifi.ibe subjeot
to’a tax of two per cent, additional upon so much
thereof as may havefbeen previously subjected to a
duty of three per cent/ by-the officers of the com
panies, corporations, OTassociationsiiforesaid.
But in no case, whether a person is subject to a
tax of three or five per cent., is ahigher.rate of tax
per cent, to be collected from that portion
of income derived, from interest upon notes, bonds,
or other securities of the United States.
Where a husband and wife live together,.and their
taxable income is In.excess of $6OO, they will be en
titled 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, by divorce or under contract of sepa
ration, they will be taxed separately, and be each
entitled to a deduction of $6OO.
Xoyalty on the Pacific.
Mr. Conness, the newly elected Senator from Cali
fornia, and successor to Mr. Latham, has just made,
an eloquent speech avowing hi 3 loyalty to the Ad
ministration. Mr. Conness said:
“ I will draw to a close by saying that I am anx
ious and eager to contribute in any and every way,
by vote and by act, by labor and by pains, and by
life if necessary, ;to the sustaining of this great Go
vernment. [Applause.] Let us league together.
Let iis league together that this work may be sure
ly done. Take. care,. that while -
our : soldiers are in the field they Bhall not
be made to feel the effect of a ‘fire in the
rear.?,' Take care, those of us in
California, that it shall not become necessary for
the few regiments which have gone out from our
State to hold meetings, and reprove and reprehend
us as a people. But why Bhouldit be necessary, or
why give any such warning ! California is' loyal
enough. So ifc is, but let us organize its loyalty.
[Applause.] Let us combine its patriotism. And,
l am ashamed to have to say, let us Bink contempti
ble partisanship, because every true man under
stands that it should .not be -allowed to stand in the
way. Let us combine, and let the influence oftHafc
combination and concentration of opinion, and
action be felt everywhere; as it will be, not only in
our State, but'throughout the entire Union.
“Let ug resolve, and let the resolve have our
lives aB a forfeit, thatthiß Union shall be ,a unit;
that there shall be ho disintegration of these States;
that slavery and the whites, too r of those States, if
necessary, shall go off these broad acres that God
has given us for an inheritance, and for the use of,
.millions on millions yet unborn,. intended to be free'
American citizens. [Cheers ]
“Lctthere be no partisan aim- in this movement.
Let every man go into it that loves country more
than party.*, Look to the East; what arc your John
Van Burens, your James T. Bradys* and other De-.
mocratic leaders in the Eastengaged in-now ! Ah,
they {had been]partisans long enough ! , They car
ried on partisanship until the great Empire State of
New York* waß threatened to be left out in the cold.
It was fine fun to see someof these partisans in New
York—it was amusement, they thought—it was giv
ing theKepublican Administration ‘fits,’, as they
would say—bo long as treason talked only of leaving
New England out in the cold. ButwhenNew Yorkers
.began to feel that the disintegration of the American
States was intended to make another empire of the
West on the Mississippi, seeking the mouth of that
river as the. outlet’of its trade, and that New York
Was alto to be left out in the cold, they became
aware of whatgwouldbe the terrible: effects'to them
of dissolution and disintegration. [Applause.] And
now we hear no more or quasi-treason from Gov.
Seymour. : We hear nothing but patriotic words?
spoken by the Van Burens and IBradys, and other
leaders of the Democracy of that State. .Shall we
hear treason spoken here 1 or shall we have any
more apologieslfor treason from Democratic inouthsfj _
.1 hope not: I trust not. And if they attempt it, I
trust that the rank and file, the virtuous body or the
people, that have no interest in sustaining party
against'country, will 'leave - such Aparty to, be com
posed of leaders, and leaders alone. [Applause.]
“ Let ( our action be such that the soldierß of our
eouutry in the field sliall.be sustained; that our civil
authorities shall be sustained and; maintained, and :
wc fill the measure of American glory to overflowing.
, Let. this. be our action, fellow-citizens. Let us be
reinspired with love of country, andtlet us present a
united front io.ali enemies, no matter in ’ what garb
or with what pretences they come.”' [Cheers and
applause.]
1 The Pennsylvania Cavalry*
Headquarters Ist Cavalry Division,
Army of.the PoTOaiA-o; May 10, 1863*
GENERAL ORDERS, No* 27;
The general commanding takes this occasion to
commend the conduct .of the 41 2d’Rrigade ,, and
“ Martin’s ” 6th Independent New York Battery, in
the late engagement near “ Chancellorville. ,,
The distinguished gallantry of the Bth Pennsylva
nia Regiment in charging the head of the enemy’s
column, advancing on the 11th Corps, on the* even
ing of the ?2d instant ; the heroiem.of- the 6th Nevv-
Yorlc Regiment in cutting its way back to our lines
thiough treble its force of the . enemy ’s’cavalry, on
the Ist instant, and the .coolness, displayed by the
17th, Pennsylvania Regiment in rallying fugitives,
and supporting-tbe batteries (including- Martin’s)
which repulsed the enemy’s attack under “Jack
*oa,” on the evening of the 2d* instant, have excited*
tAe highest admiration.
These noble feats of arms reoall the glorious days
“Middletown,” “ Boohaboro,” “ Antietam,”:
5 ’ Upperuille,” and
A mosyille, ,!, where the Brigade shared with us
the triumphs of yictory> and they will* npw, white
exulting in this success join in soirow-Xor thc brave
who have fallen. -
ThegAUant‘‘McVi*ari” the generous, chivalric
ondhundred and fifty killed and
wounded Jrom your* small numbers, attest to the ter
rible earnestness thAt animated the midnight oon
fllct of, the “ Second of May.”
~ A- PLEASONTON,
Brigadier General, Commanding,-
Cut nEis Thhoat.—YesLorday, ai m
known womau was found at Water and Dock- streets
with her throat badly out. She was taken to the
Pennsylvania Hospital. The wound was inflicted
by herself. • ■
Sale of Prize Cotton.— By order of
Veiled Stateg marshal, 160 bales prize cotton sold
yesterday fit 62<<y54 cents per pound.
Art in New York.
The Times of yesterday says
In the collection of pictures now'exhibiting at the
Old Dusseldorf Galiery, No. I Broadway, are many
rare and interesting pictures by artists whose works
have'hitherto been only known 70 travsUera abroad,
and in point of beauty and variety the walls of this
establishment at present bear an ssßemblage of ob
jects of-art more than usually worthy of attention.
Almost every existing school of plating is repre
sented by one or more highly important pictures!
Lutze’s M Washington Crossing the the
second and smaller picture by him of tide subject, is
there, and by artists of Holland, Dusseldorf, Bel
gium, England, and France, there is enough to satis
fy every variety of taste. The collection Ss the re
sult of years of industrious travel-combined with a
critical discrimination and an ampie’outlay of means
by a gentleman well and favorably known in The arfc
worm for thirty years past. We recommend lovers
of the fine arts to visit the collection,- which will re
main open free to. visitors until Thurtdky evening
next. There are many things in the gallery well
worthy of an attentive study, and, aa'a’ whole, the
aeeemblage.of pictures is an excellent one; There
is also included in this sale the entire collection of
marble statuary belonging to oneof our.well-known
citizens,
THE FRENCH ARMY.—The Military. Almanac.
for the present year, has only just been given to the
PflMuL It appears-from it that there are at present
10 Marshals of France—Marshal Vaillant figures at
the head of the list; His commission is dated De
cember, 1851. Count Ornano is the last, he was ap
pointed the 2d of August, 1861. The number of ge
nerals of division on the general staff, maintained in
the first section as having been commanders-in-chief,
is 10. Count Schramm is the first, and Count Pali
cao the last. That of generals of brigade, 158.
There are 77 generals of division, and 171 generals
of brigade in the aeeond section of the reserve.
T J*Si. cor P 8 > which, according to the terms
of the decree of the 28th of June, 1860, ought to be
composed of 680 officers, comprises, according to the
Military Almanac for the present year, 35 colonels,
Jf =■*}®utenant colonels,- lie majors, 300 captains, and
100 lieutenants. The commissariat is composed, in
conformity with the law of the 12th of June, 1856
of 264 functionaries, of whom 8 hold the rank of
commissary general; 26 military iatencUnts; depu
ties of the first class, 60; second clabb, loo ; adjutants
to the military intendants of the first class, 56: of
the second class, 24. The army is-divided into seven
corps d'armcej of which six are in France and one in
Algeria. It comprises likewise an expeditionary
corps in Mexico and.an active division in Rome.
THE TYCOON’S GIFT TO. PRESIDENT
LINCOLN.—We announced some time since that
the Tycoon of Japan had sent a gift to the President
of the United States, consisting of a coat of mail.
The following is a description of it:
An umbrella-like helmet, of fabricated sheets of
steel and 'copper, shields the head, while a Vandyke
of interwoven silk cord and lacquered net-work
falls gracefully upon the shoulders. The out
side of the helmet is profusely ornamented
with chrlsanthemums of gold, in beautiful
open-work, upon black lacquer, with now and
then a trimming of purest silver. The visor is of
copper, lacquered in scarlet and brown. The arm
lets are of the finest copper chain work. The breast
plate is of copper, intersected with parallel strips of
lacquer, and woven together with delicate wire and
golden cord. A sort of kit accompaniee the armor,
and, with lacquered leggings grotesquely formed,
completes.the set. The President has not yet found
it necessary to put on this defensive armor.
THE CITY.
[for additional city news sue fourth page.]
Mysteries of Nature and Revela
tick.—An intelligent and appreciative audience
assembled at the Weßt Arch-Btreet Presbyterian
Church, last evening, to listen to a lecture from the
Rev. Dr.v N. L. Rice, of New York, late of St.
Louis; The subject was the Mysteries of Nature
and Revelation. The speaker remarked that inqui
sitiveneßß was characteristic of man : for six, and, as
some with reason assert, for sixty thousand years
men have searched for truth in every department of
knowledge. Y et, none of the sciences are more than
three centuries olu, and their results are very
meagre. The paucity of the discoveries made is.
owing either to their intrinsic difficulty, or to the
inefficiency of the instruments employed.
The my steries of Nature and of Revelation are
those-things which are incomprehensible in their
nature; the world is full of things toe high or too
deep to be understood. The speaker treated of the
various kinds of mysteries in both spheres, the visi
ble and the revealed. The first of these i a.existence.
The ancients recognized its character in the popular
dogma, ex nihild nihil Jit. Animal, mental, and spi
ritual life is another mystery ; while a third is the
union between matter and mind. .What is it that
connects the two 1 The mind can never be volunta
rily inert; nor is it visible or divisible. How is it
that the body is affected by the mind to so great an
extent that we faint and swoon, and even become
insane, and eventually, if the malady benot checked,
findagloomy end in suicide?
Perception is a- mystery. Hume, following the
system of . the old philosophers,' committed‘under it
the blunder of writing a history of'England before
he bad proved the existence of such a country. Pur
suing opposite schemes, the sages of France and
Germany ran into the bogs of Atheism and Panthe
ism.; The existence of moral evil in the world is a
fifth my stery, admitted by every school of philosophy
and religion. -In former days it was a favorite mode
of explanation that this was due to the influence
of matter on man. So, to free themselves from this
evil, fastings, mortifications of the body, and celi
bacy, were resorted to. . The most singular.exempli
fication of this fancy was found in the "early Stylites,
who, by great abstinence from food, as they became
more and more emaciated, feeling themselves rising
in moral excellence, gave proof of it to the world by
making, their home on the tbps of pillars, which
they raised in-height as they attained successive
stages of imagined superiority over their dreaded
foe —matter. One of the the Stylite,
* exalted himself, year by year, until the columa
which was his -lonely abode reached the height of
sixty-five feet. -
A sixth mystery is the manner in which the Divine
agency operates-on men.. Dr. Franklin, when he
had digested a plan by which he might attain to per
fect virtue, sought the help of God to carry it out,
thus aeaenting to the truth that God does operate on
the,mind. ; Thelastmystery to be mentioned is death.
What, is death ? The answer is impossible.* ‘
Were all these mysteries explained, however, the
practical effect would amount to nothing, for we
could not use,the information imparted. Until we
attain the purity and wisdom of angels,* we cannot
appreciate these mysteries; were they unfolded to
-us.—ln-Beekins imbwledgein the volumes' of Nature"
and Revelation, we can . safely iollow only the laws
of true gclence. .
Arrival of Sick and Wounded Sol
diers. —Yesterday afternoon a large number reached
the Citizens’ Volunteer hospital. Among them are
the following from Pennsylvania and New Jersey:
B. McLoughlin, D,6th Cav John McGlensey, G, 90
Joth Fi?her, D, 11th Res Richard Par, G. 62
David Fink, 8,-'149 - Walter Walsb. E, 90
Jos. Walzen, B,6Cav Simon Luca», F, lCav
J. A. Eckardt, I, 28 Francis Newcomb, G, 56
Henry Keller. A, 99 Geo. W. Gilmore, G, 90
John Harkins, S, lip . Samuel Bill nan, D, 1 Cav .
John Cotten, F, 6 Cav Lewis Mintcl, I, 107
Sgt R. R. Flemminz. B, 149 J. E Thompson, I, 28
John A. Murray? M, 6 Cav CorpW. L. Baker, 8,150
R. G. Biitton, D, 95 ! Thomas Heller, D, 121
Corp B/F.' Glevingen, I, 95 Michael Carer, A, 9S
Sergt A. D. Fry, I, 95 - Jethro Casnier, D. 151
M. M. Mather, A, 95 Seaman Hoover, G, 114
Edward Phipps, A, 95 Edward Colton, B, 29
James Dnff, D, 95 . Sergt H. :Cuddebeck,- B, 151
Henry Callean,-!, 110 George Goshon,. I, 149
Charles Larder, H, 74 • Peter Stalil, D, 149
J. Bordner, I, 93 Johu. McDonongh, F,B Cav.
Amot C* Bute, H, 143. Joseph Sage, G, 143.
Wm. Southwell. H, 143. Chalky Kimble-F, 90.
F. M. Scribner (Sgt),H, 143. Wm', Allen, D, 90.
'DanielrMcNeil, A, 143. • ; Frank'Bradley, E, 107.
"Wm. M. Truitt, IM7Car. Hamilton Harding, C,'23. -
Francis’Dougheny; E, 121. Robt. Harris, K, 68.
Wm.-Knox, H, 121. - ' ■ AllemShunk, B, 133.
Wm. Mufkey,tG,-29; • - , John-McLanghlin. D. 105,
: Ger. l2l. : - Wm. Dnnn, D, 115.
John Daran, D. 29. - Win. Weeks (Corp.>,K, 114,-
Natlian Miller, F, 8 Cav
. NEW J 3
John D. Cooper, A, 1 Cav. j
Jeeee Rubicam, A, ICav.: I
lAugastLang, D, ICav.
I JohnLawere, H, ICav.
. Sat.k’op Rkat, Estatk, Stocks, ifcc.—
Messrs. M. Thomas & Sons sold at the Philadelphia
Exchange, yesterday,",at noon", the following stocks,
real estate, &c.:
60 shares Fame Insurance Company, $20 —$1,000,
5 “ Academy of Music—slBo.
1-. “ Philadelphia Library—s 26.
i : ‘ “ “ -sso. .
t . Mercantile Library Company—s 9.
Five-story brick hotel and dwelling, No. 1 14 Spruce
street,’2l feet front—s6,loo. ’
Two-and-a-half story brick dwelling, No. 136 Car
penter street, east of Second street—s9oo..
Two three-atory-brick dwellings, No*; 227 and 229
Catharine street, subject to a - yearly ground rent of
$112:50—54,5C0.
Modern residence, Nos. 1419 and 1421 Arch street,
west of Broad—s2o,ool).
Three-story brick dwelling. No. 415 York avenue
—53,000. ... -
f Large residence, No. 222 Ninth street, south of
Walnut street—sB,6oo. '
Country place, five acres, Delaware county, Pa.-
$5,650. - J, _
• Country.seat, ten acres, Church lane, Darby town
-3hip~Ts4,9oo. . .- ; \ :- x
Large and valuable lot, Broad street, northeast of
Dickerson street—s26,ooo.
Three-story brick dwelling, No. 1433 North Seventh
street—sl,3oo. : *
Three-story brick dwelling, Front street, north of
Jeflerson street—s2,ooo.
Three-story brick dwelling,'No. 2009 Cherry street,
west of Twentieth street—s2,lOO.J
Cottage, Michigan avenue, near the beach, At
lantic City—sl,2so. , ’
_ They also sold, yesterday noon, at the West Jersey
Hotel, building lots, Gloucester city, and lot, Cape
May, estate of Wnw Woodnutt, deceased, • amount
ing to about :$6,000. ■' •
Foumd Dkowned.—Yesterday afternoon
Coroner Conrad held an inquest, upon the body .of
an unknown man found dead, and floating in the
dock at the foot of South street. After a cursory
tlie remains were removed to' the
Second-district station-house for recognition. The
mail .was dressed in a black broadcloth- coat, light
vest,rand dark pants. Upon his shirt- bosom twas a
breastpin in the form of a gold “ society ” shield,
bearing on its face the following inscription: “G.
S.” (Rude sketch" of a marine monster.) “Millia
Vestigia Relrorsum, 1848.” On the back of the
shield were engraved the letters “D. W. M.,” ini
tials. .In the man’s pocket’s ticket was found bear
ing these wordß: Philip A. Bly, 120 Marion street,
Philadelphia. ;
HoßTicxiLTimAL S o clEty.—A stated
meeting of the Horticultural Society was held last
evening-at the hall, Broad and Locust streets; The
Committee on Awards reported a long list of suc
cessful competitors, to whom awards weregranted.
A specimen of cottonizerS'flax was'received from the
Agricultural Department at Washington; also some
seeds of the genuine cotton tree, and other- equally,
valuable seeds. Dr. Kennedy submitted resolutions
expressive of condolence on the death of 1 Dr.Daiv
lington, of .Westchester, late 'an efficient member
of the society, which were adopted.
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
THE MONEY MARKET.
’ ; Philadelphia, May..19;;1563.
Gold fell off to 148 K about noon to-day, recovering in
the afternoon ‘ to ; its old figures, 149&@150.. Money is
more in demand, and rates are looking up a fractions
Government: securities are in moderate request, the con
version into the five-twenties controlling operations. The
converted to-daywasover two million ‘dollars
up to four o’clock P. M. / ;>.'. .
“The volume- of business done at. thn- stock Boar&wae
not quite so'iarge as yesterday, but prices are stillon
Qie advance* and-there seems to bo- no diminution in the
speculative feeling.' at 107,107&
beingbid for the coupons, 106 X :for- the seven-thirties.
State fives were in demand atliOlH, an advance of M ?
- hew .City, sixes sold at the- old afc IGS; Pennsyl
vania Railroad second mortgages sold at 109;-Reading
• sixes, 1870, rose XA ; 18S6?£, o> <sr: convertible, Jell A; 111
was bid for Elmira, sevens, the chatter tens; soiling at
78; North Pennsylvania Railroad sixes. were steady at-;
96; Philadelphia and. Erie sixes at 106>4; Alleghany
County Railroad sixes at'74; Susquehanna Canal:sixes
rose to 64; v Union sixes at' 3ftt Schuylkill. Navigation
sixes, ISB2, wore steady at 90. . . ’ - w
3"Readiugßailroadrosobefdrethebdard falling
off to and closing at 39. Little Schuylkill rose 1&.
Catawiasa sold at 9, the' preferred at
23%. PhUadelphls;&nd l&iexose X. Minehill declined.
■ Huntingdon and Broad Top sold at 20. . North Penn
sylvania at 18.- Camden and Atlantic-preferred atlfi.
SSK vas bid for Elmira,; 54 forthe preferred. Passenger
railway a were againin active demand, and all advanced.
.Giraxd College advancedl; Ridge-avehue rose to2l,an
advance of 2#; Sprfico and Pine to 18X, ’an advance ofr
Arch-street to 29)4,’an adyance'ofK; Thirteenth HUPi
•Fifteenth to S 9, anadvanceof2r Seventeenth.! an>i
teenth to 14ah advance of %\ Second and Third aedd
at SO; Race and Tine advanced!.. •' - V. -
Morris Car al soldat 73; Delaware Division rose ta49,
an advance of 4; Schuylkill Navigation pre-
rose 2>4; Lehigh - Navigation .sold r,t. 00, thq .scrip -
at 49; Union Canal'at 2%, the preferred a,t,53J \ Wyoming
advanced. to r 22; New Creek Coat qt 1^;’ Big.
tain at’4%; Locust MouhUinat3o.. o?North. Acu?-‘
riea sold at 150; Union at 3Si4* Philadelphia at-I'll;
J Farmers' ahd'K^hahlcs T at 55 A - fbfr vf^tr-iq^
at uhe close, $150,000 in bonds and 15,000 shares changing
h'andtf. ~
Drevel & Co.qnote:
United States Bonds. 1881 ®IO7K
United States Certificates of ladebtedness»*««lol3£®lo2
United States 73-10 Notes.. >«•*.r. - 6WK
Quartermasters ’ Vouchers , ♦ XG&lj&d.
Orders for Certificates of Indebtedness*....... %<®bb d.
Gold 49x&50' p.
Demand NMe»- 4.9GW0 p.
New Cextifie.ates of Indebtedness. ,**<,,<.>•>* 99%@99%
Jay Cooke &Co. quote Governmezr? eecarities, &c., as
follows: • ’ .
United States Shear, 1881
United States 7 3-ii?. Notes.. * r»v.v. 1073£
Certificates of Indebtedness.» ... r . «v. 101 &ft&l o*2
Certioratesof rzfdebfednesa. uew....'.,..'..,v.-*993«® <yug
Quartermasters* Vouchers. - oq\?
Demand Notes
G^ld -~ Mkmm-
Sales five-twenties, {££850,150.
Meßsrs. H. Schulze Sc Co., No. 16 South Thfrff street
quote foreign exchange for the steamer Australasian’
from New York, aefollorrs: ’
London, 60 days' sight. ..... l&iw/awiKL/
Do. 3days.... SnS*
Paris,6o days’ sight. ».3f4^
Do. 3dhys 3f42 (flff*
Antwezp.flO days’sight. . . 3f42Jtf®3f‘3s
- dayß’ 5ight......... 113 @n^»
Hamburg, 60 day5’5ight......................... 65
C010gne,60'day5’5ight................ 108 @lOO
Leitfsic, 60 days 1 sight.. .........108 G&109
Berlin, 60days* sight 108 fShm
Amsterdam,oo'dfc.ya 1 6igftt.,.r........v........ 61 ® 62K
' ~ 62
Frankfort, 60 days* slglifc.
.Market steady.
We ar© informed* tliat the crrcrrlatTa»n« vf tlie Frostburg
Bank,. Maryland 1 , willl be- redeemed atr- % per cent, dis
count at the PHiladelphia Bank.
Theofllcial averages of the banks in- the city of New
York-, for the week ending Saturday laatvMay 16, 1863,
present in the aggregate the following changes from the
previous weekly statement of May 9:
Increase of loans $596,086
Increase 0f'5pecie............. 454,009
Decrease of circulation......... 178,865
Increase' of.undrawn deposits..... 1...—.2,222,617
Including the exchanges between the. banka through
the Clearing House,"and including also the Sub-Treasury
statement of Saturday afternoon, the following is the
generaT comparison with the previous weekly report,
and also with the movement of this time last year:
„ . t , " May Or’B3.' May 16,’63'
Capital $69,051,000 $69,123,000 $09,128,000
Loans 145-290,782 . 150;n4.985 180,711,072
Specie 30.280,697 38,102,633 38.556.612
Circulation 8,830.321 7.080,565 6.001.700
Gross Deposits.-.. 147.902,271 227,910,634 227",770.240
Exchanged ..27.898.342 ■61,260.121 59i89i.110
Undrawn. 120,003,929 . 106,650,513 163-.579.130
In Sub-Treasury... 15126.705 23,610,380 '25.169,192
The rate of- money in London, England, is reported a 3
follows, per Canada:
Thirty to sixty day a... - .2g®—per cent,
•Three months ...-J do
Four months.. .3Hm db*
Six months, bank bills do
• Six months, trade bills-. ........4 db.
Money continued abundant on the Stock Exchange at
nominal rates, from 1 to IK per cent.
Subjoined are the rates-of discount in the ehief conti
nental 'cities of Europe: :v . -
.Paris...
-Vienna.
Berlin.,..
Frankfort..
Amsterdam
Turin ......
Brussels ...
Hamburg'
£t.- Petersburg. 5K
The last Bank of England statement shows the-’fol
lowing variations as compared with the previous week:
Inorease. Decrease.
iSGI,B»- . i :
Public deposits...:..
’Other deposits. .
Notes in circulation.
8e5t.....;
.On the other side of the account.
Government 5ecuritie5.;...........N0 changer
Other securities
Coin and bullion..'
Notes unemployed.
The New York Evening post of to-day says:
The market opened strong on Government securities,
hut weak 'em Border. State Bonds, while on the specula
tive list there was a heavy fall —Harlem going down 11
$ cent., Hudson River 8, and NeiyYork Centrals.
Oh most descriptions of stocks, however, the recession,
is harely equal to the advance made yesterday and on
Saturday. It may, therefore, be regarded as a healthy
reaction. , v
The following table exhibits'the chief movements of
the market as. compared with, the latest prices of yester
day evening:
_ Tn. Mon,
g. S. 6s, 1881,res .107 107
g-B.6s, 3881, con... 107 X . 'lo7#
U. S. 7 3-l Op. c. T. N. .107 107
g.S. lyearCertif gold-.lol# 101%
U. S. 1 vr. Cert, currn’cy 99 %
American 501d..i.......L48>i 149# .. l^
Tennessee 65.".. di 67 .. 3
Missouri • 74?£ 1%
Pacific Mai 1..... ..189 189
N.Y. Central v 1273£ 132 K •• 5
Erie *.........TT4# 103 W*. I\l
Erie preferred........... 108 111# .. 3#
Hudson River .....134 142# .. gk
Har1em.....'...... 106 v 117 .. 11-
Harlem preferred 115 321 .. 6
Beading.. llfl# 120 .. iX
Mich, Central. ....117 124 .. 7
Mich. Southern.B3 87# •• 4#
Mich. So. guar.......i..117# 122 .. 4^
Illinois Centralscrip....lo7 115 .. 9
Cleveland and Plttsb’if.-104 108 .. 4
Galena.... 108 113# .. 6X
Cleveland and Toledo.-115 115# .. *4
Chicago & Koch Island..los 107# .. 234
Prairie du Chien 59#' 60 ... #
Fort*Wayne. ...... 84# 86# :• .. 2
Quicksilver Co *....'48 - -48 * .. ..
Canton #. .-8S 39 .. .1 .
Cumberland Coal .- 33. 30 - 3
Gold is dull and heavy at 148#@14S#.
Phila. Stock Exchs
[Reported by S. E. Slaymak]
"FIRST :
Li&ge Sales, May 19,
sr, Philadelphia Exchange.!
SOABD.
50 PennaE 70
$6 O New Creek....lots- i%
321 Hunt&BTlß lots 20
6000 Readin g6s ’70.... .105%
6000 do ’70...;.106%
SCOO do ’70.ca8b.107
6000 do ’49*....110
100C0 "do ’7O 107
66 Girard*ColK-*lots 31
30 d 0... -30%
50 Spruce At Bine 8.. 17%
476 d 0... .. IS
677 do ....lotslS%
60 d 0...... 18%
300 North Pennaß... 18%
20 do.. 18
- 41017th & lOth'-R.lots 14%
100 Catawissa RPref. 26
4 do .......... 23%
28000 Susq. Canal 65..... 64
ICO d 0.... 25%
10000 Sch Nav 6s ’82.b10 90
3600 do.. .....90
4 Arch-street K..... 29
336 ‘do---.......10ts 26%
10000 Phila & Erie 65... 108%
1 Lehigh Scrip 49
■ 100 Union Cana1...... 2%
50 TJ Caul Pref.bSwn 5%
200 Little Sch R. ..b3O 53
200 Minehill R-.. .lots 66
5000 North Penna 6s. b§ 96 '
1500 Elmira Chattel 10s 7S
• 24113th &15th-stß... 39
1000 Big aiounta’n..... 4%
lOUnion 8ank...... 38%
100 Lehigh Nav.....; 601- ;
5000 U Canal 6s coup on 30
60 do lots 29%
000 City 6s New-111%
SO Reading R —bs. 60%
100 d0..........b;0 60%
350 d 0..... ...58)4
1500 Penna 55... .10]%
10500 do. 101%
: ICO Sch Nav Pref. .s3O 28%
. 300, do .•;....V2S%
■ - fltO - d0......:....b5 25%
' 9CO do b3O 28%
250- d 0.... 28%
50 do 23
300 di 25%
BETWEB]
BOARDS.
6 Rank of N America.lso
2CQ Reading E........b5 03%
900 Penna 5s .101
ICO 17th & 19tli-st E.b3o 14%
100 Penna It." 69%
600 City 6s long
1013th& 15th-Bt kT.... 39
SECOND
1000 U S 6s ’Bl 107%
100 CatawissaE...... 9 .•
100COReading 6s 70....107
SQCO do . - : 56....1U%
10C0 City 6s -..^..10S
1000 Soli Nay Prefer... 27%
200 d 0..........;... 27%
200 do - s6O 27%
50 Reading E..... 560 58%
60 do s3O 68%
.40 d 0.... 58%
•*l6i Philada & Erie E.. 26%
2000 Susq Canal 6s. 64
300 . do Coupon 63
1350 do' Scrip i. 63
50 Schuyl NaV........ 'll%
.300 Catawissa R Prefer 25%
200 Little Sch R....... 52%
•50 . do bo 52%
25 Delaware Div ..... 45%
165 d0........../..1. 49
4000 U S 6s ’Sl.regis-... .107
42 Girard College .... 31
340 N Penna Scrip 90%
125 Penna R.......;.b0 69
1000 Penna R 2dniort .109
325 New-Creek ........1 31
1. 75 r do-..10t51%
i 32 Morris CanaL....b3 73
ICO do 58%
ICO do.. A.. 69
40Arck-st E......... 29%
3(oSusq Cana1....... IS
50 Sp & Pine E.. .blO 18%
10 do . • IS%I
100 do 17% i
93Ridge-avenue R.. 23 1
CLOSING
; Bid. Asked
tT565*81....*~..107% 107%
US7.SO N0te5...106% 107
American Gold. .149 IGO
Phila 6s 01d......108
Do new......11l 111%
A11ec0688...... 74 75
Penna 5a 101% 101%
Seadingß....... 63% .59 ..
Do bds ’80.... ...
Do bds ’7O • • 107
Dobds’B6conv 117 118
Penna B..div off 63% 69
Do Isfcmfe.; 115
Do 2dm 6s. 10S% 109:
Little Schuvl B. • 52% 53%
fiforria.C'l consol 73 74
Do prfd 10s .140 142
Do 6s 76.... .. ..
Do 2d mt*.. ..
Bnsq Canal 18 20
j>o 6a
Schnyl Nav.....11% 12
Do prfd 27% 28
Do 6s *82.... 89 . 90
Blndra 8........ 38% v
Do prfd..... 54 ...
Do 7s ’73....11l
Do 105.....*,- .. .
L Islandß.exdv
Do bd5...... ..
Bid. Asked.
N Penna 8..,. ~18 18%
Bo 65.. 95% 96
Do 105....... 11l ..
Catawissa B.Con 9 . 9%
Do prfd 25% 23 -
BeaverMeadE-. ..
Minehillß,.66
Harrisburg B; -T 71
Wilmingtonß... 70
Lehigh Nav 6s-. .. ..
Do shares.. 69 60
Do scrip.... 48 49
Cam& Ambß... --
Phila & Erie es..lG6 .. .
Sun&Erie7s..~-
Delaware Div. .• 49 50
Do bds....— ..
Spruce-street R- 17% 17%
Arch-streetß...* --
Race-street B -.. 14 -15 .
Tenth-street B-.; -•
Thirteenth-st E.' 35%- 39
W Phila B. 6S - 70. .
/Do bonds ...
Green-street B-. 48 " 49
Do * bonds... -*
Chestnut*st 8... 56 :--5S
Second-street E, . 80 SL
Do bonds
Fifth-street 8... 62% 63%
Do bonds
Girard College 8.. ' ..
Seventeenth-st 3
Phila, Ger &Nor. 68%
Lehigh Val 8.... ..
Do bds .. '
Semi-weekly Review of tke Philadelphia
-markets* ~
May 19—Evening.
The Breadstuff's market continues dull, and prices are
without any material change. In Plonr there is but very
little doing, and prices unchanged. Wheat is dull.
Cora and Oats are dull, and lowers Coal continues in
active requests Cotton is. unsettled and very doll.
Fish are firmly held.. Fruit—there is very little doing..
Provisions are inactive. (There is more doing in Clover
seed. .. Wool is very dull, and .we hear of no sales. • >
FLOUR. —The demand-both for export and home use is
limited; sales comprise -about 3,000 4OO
. bbls superfine at $6, and 600 bbls Northwestern family at
$6.50. The sales to the and bakers are light,
ranging at £roni,ss. 57%®6.25 for. common to good; $6:50
@6.75 for extra; $7@7.?5 for extra family, and -s3®9 c*
■ bbl for fancy brands; according to'quality. Bye Flour
is firm, with small sales at ssbbl; Corn Meal is .sell
ing, in a small way,' at,54.25 for Pennsylvania,' and
$4.37% bbl for Brandywine. \
GKAIN.—The receipts and sales of Wheat'are,light;
sales comprise about 18,000 bus at 160@162c for good
to prime Penna. red, and white at. 170@lS5c, v .with sales
of 1,200 bus -Kenlucky-at the-latter rate. Rye is in de-.
inand at 110 c l)u for - Penna". Corn is dull and rather
lower, with sales of 24,000 has prime yellow at 90®92c
bu. afloat and in store. Oats are also dull and Tower;
sales of 20,000 bus at SC@S2c.weight, closing at the foroiei
rafe. •'
PROVISIONS.—'The market continues ; dull? sales of
300 bbls mess Pork are reported, at $l5 for new city
packed. Mess Beef is selling in lots at $13@15, and
country at $12@13.75.- Sales of 200 bbls Beef hams are
reported at $l7 50. Bacon—There is a good inquiry
for hams, with sales of 250 casks plain and fancy ba«ged
at lC@l2.kc; sides at 6&@7c; ana shoulders at s#@6Kc
cash for old and hew. Green Meats—There is a steady
demand for haniß; sales~,of 600 tcs in pickle at S>£@9c;
do in salt at 7@7kc;.sides at 6M@6Jfc; and shoulders
at s?%@sKc. Lard—There is Yerylittle;demand; small ■
gales-ofbb'ls and tcs are reported.at iMd,
and kegs at cash. Butter-There is very lit
tle demand, and prices are lower; sales .in lots at
l£@l6c. Cheese is quiet at lQ@l2ceUb, and Eggs at l3e
—Pig Iron continues very dull, and we have
beard of no f ales. We quote No. T Anthracite ats3s@36;
No. 2 at $3S@34, and No. 3at There is
Jess doing in manufactured Iron; sales of bars at sfto@
°5; and rails at S>7o@72 ton. cash. Lead—7oo-pigs Ga
lena sold at 9c ib.f Copper-r-There is very little doing,
and prices are without change; small sales of yellow are
making at 30c, 6 eqos. ...
. BaßK.—Quercitron i» firmly held, with, sales of 100‘
bhds Ist No. 1 ai $35 ton. Tanners’Bark.is flrntat
-slt@l7 • • ....
CANDLES.—SmaII sales of Adamautine are making at
• 2C@22c cash for.-Western,- and 21@22c.-for. city made.
• Tallow Candles areduli at , : .
COAL. : -rThe demand continues god'd. Large ship
-hitnts are making East, and to supply the. Government,. ;
at full rates. Red and white ash arequoted.atss.3Q@.
5.60 3* ton. - v , '
COFFEE. —The stock is light, but prices are- well' ‘
maintained. . Sales reach'about.SOQ bags, including itio,.
at 29k@32Kc; Java37kc; Laguayra. 33c,.cash and. four
.months. ' -" • : " • • . '
COTTON.—Therejs more doing.-W-e quote Middlings '
at 6E@6oc ; SO .bales South American sold at 59@64c* '
and 160 bales by auction at 52@5-i>ic ]b. ' - '
FEATHERS.—There are very, fewvhere; small sales of.' ,
goodAVesternat 46@47c, cash.
FlSH.—There is a steady, for Mackerel.;.- .
and priceß are firm: 600 bbls tav.Nosi l ; and-2sold at sll’
@9; pales of shore Is at bay do $llto0@12;
2s at bay 2sat ss.and large do, ■
( Codfish ibeva is nothing doing to fix> quotations. About •
COO bbls Pickted Herring sold at $2. bbL
.- FRUIT.-r-There is less doing m foreign, * Qranses and
Lemons are selling from the wharf at about-$8 box."
- Prices of Currants and CiAron remain as lasbwioted, and.
Raisins scarce. DomefUs-Fruit is our last
quotations ; sales of Apples at aadi yuaehes at 7@
< Sc ft. - • . -
GOaNQ is in./air request; Peruyimdes selling at SSe,
“cash, wad*Super Ph^phaieof-.'&me^&fc #97up to s4s^
.ton. .
is selling at the*Wifes.
-? BKtyP. —There no to.! operate
in. aud merely noisiuaWfcsjrall kinds. •
are dull, and no sales, of foreign have come
Trader our notice.? . • ..- - . .i
• -HOPSarebu,ilittle - inquired for; pinall salea'of first
sort Eapteruaad Western at 20@Ste
LDMBER.-rThjere.has.beea on«re activity, butwithout
chanre in psioes. A cargo of Laths sold ai $1.60. Some
4K-feetPi<sktew.sg]<l,a£.s7.sG: Hemlock Scantling at $9.50
@lO. and "White Pine-Boardsat’s22@23 M. *;
MOLASSES is in fair demand; the stock has been some
what incr*ase& hpijecenr arrivals.* Sales of 500 Mnfo
Clayed and Muscovado at 4C@l6c, on. time, and New Qs>
leuns4B@ssc. • v' “
NAVAL stock of Rosin is very kxra,
• apd it is selling ’’Ai a smal» way bbL fabeom
mon, hnd for Nos. 2 and 1; -No change in L sa,r or
¥l . tch - mull
i sales at $3.2£@3. SO gall, .cash. V : • '
OILS. —Price? of Fisdi Oils are:.sie*dy, but the -traus-.
actn»ps are confined to: small lots-fr.'ra store Llnse6d
: KMl;continuefjirregu»ariBalßBHtsL4s@l,so, cash. Lard
*-yii,iß.aro t qMPg; sales of,•‘Winter cash. Coal
i Oins.Vdr3r.fli.mt pricey are iQQkpjg no; 3.QGO
Bank Eate , l Op. M&rkt,
percent’. percent..
4 : , 4
5 5
4 3%
3 2%
3% 3%
5 4%
3 2%
2%
r:-r : - 1,132,938
39,574 •
4,622
Adv. Doc.
125Eidge-av E...iots 23
150 Susq. Canal
677: d 0.......
ICO Wyoming Canal-. 22
60 Locust Mountain. 30
337 Race & Vine R.
100 do.. .13%
25 Cam & Atlan Pref 16
19 Philada 8ank....121
2100 U S 7.30 Tr N.b1k.107
1000 Alle Co R 6i .74
6 Bk.of.N America-150
120 Far.& Meeh Bank 55
S2SchuyLNav 11%
314 do. •... 12
60 Second & Third.bs 80
50 Philada & Erie R. 26
bbls sold Ct 2u@26c for crude, 40@12c fvr refined iu bend,
and 60@52c# Kail free as to qnaU»y.
* PLABTBK. —There is but little offering i Che last sale of
soft was at £5 fl ton.
E -rT her b *t little stock yet to operate In, and
kdemand * small sales atB@B&c. <r#Bk.
_, .v bere .havebeen.noarrivals smcetottr last re*
P°rt. and there is none afloat nn*old.
j£r , v T “ 53 very little Clovereeed doming in;
S™ ®? ®s ‘O SSO® 64 lbs. Timofey is no
s 3 25@3 *”iahel. Flaxseed sells tfvtflr at
SUGAR,—The market is firm, with farther sales of 4M
rw^wi? ! Cnba, at and New Orleans- at
li@lsS4c, cash and time—the latter for choice
SPIBITS—Brandy and Gin are nnohanSSd and iWfi:
?• 5- «on> soils, as wanted, at es@67c; Whisky is\ to
limited demand; sales of Pennsylvania bbls at 45c. OUfo
do 45e, and drudge at.44c,;;
TALLOWIb rather lower* sales of cUy-rendared «£?
country-20 io !l>£c f&.‘
TOBACCO jb very dull, and in Leaf there is compara
tively nothing doing.
W OCfL. —The trade coutiiruee very dull and irregular,
and prices have declined, ranging at fc.
The following are the receipts of Flour and Grain at
Ibis port fo'-day:' * _
!te.
Com.-...,
Oat's ,
Hostdn SreAdstnl& DfArfiiet, Kayis.
B Tb<J receipts since Saturday have been 8. 173 bbls Flour.
Owliolvas Corn, and.2o.®X7 bus Oats. The market for
; Saud'tbe’sal.es-lrave been moderate
i ®O/or superfine'; 27 for com
t extras 75” ? njr - medium dovand for
f£-°«r- a ?t choice, lhclnding favorite 1 SF Louis brands.
n .° and rery little doing. In
sa -l es ba-ve bepn moderate at for
l or yellow; as to. quality.
j£S »f^§ ef oL m bu for Kbrtberu and Canaja.
TO® 1 * 12 * Shortß * Fine Feed, and Middlings- at SSS@3T
T CiMdiin at! Provisi on KCay ISth.
or important to report in corinec-
CITY ITEMS.
Important' to Everybody.—'‘ Taken®
More Mercury or ’ Xlttpeeasant Medicines
FOR TTjTPLEASANT'AWD DANGEROUS DISEASES.”—
This is the advice given by tlie proprietor of “ Helm
bold’s Compound Fluid Extract Btichuv” and, upoa
careful analysis and inquiry into-the merits-of tnia
wonderful medicine, we are led to the conclusion
that the advice is well founded; The effect of the
Buchu has been tested*-iir thousands of cases-, and
found a sovereign and* unfailing* remedy for a num
ber of the most Berious diseases that flesh? is- heir to,
including, among others, some ailment* which, if
left unchecked, are certain to-eventuate hr insanity
and consumption. For removing obstructions in
the kidneys, bladder, and‘urinary organs generally!
the Buchu has no equal in- the world, whilst for al
laying inflammation and pain in those parts*it ia un
equalled. It is not surprising, therefore, thatmany
of our first physicians now prescribe-this- article as
the most effective remedy for all diseases compre
hended under the claaa here referred to. Mr. Helm
bold’s certificates to the value of'this great remedial
agent, from many of the most respectable person*
all over the land, attest its* merits, and clearly indi
cate that it deserves a place in every household.
The main depot for its sale in this- city, where deal
ers are supplied from all parts of the country, is at
No. 104 South Tenth street, Philadelphia.
Sympathy fob Yahlandigham.—The
maBB meeting of “ Copperheads,” held in the city of
New York on Monday evening, was got up for the
express purpose of expressing sympathy with the
Hon. C, L. Vallandigham, who was recently ar
rested by order of General' Burnside, for uttering
treasonable sentiments at a public meeting. A num
ber of speeches were made on the occasion, and a
number of letters read, the sentiments of which were
little calculated to benefit their authorß, Mr. Val
landigham, or the country. "Why did not these de
lectable politicians tell their auditors a fact that is
worth kmmlng, namely, that fee best Coal sold in
the Baited States can be had at the celebrated Yard
of W. W. Alter, Ninth street, above Poplar; and at
more reasonable prices than at any other yard in
the city.
Ordering their Spring and Summer
Suits.— Thoußands of gentlemen in this city will
this week order their spring and summer suits, and
those who are wise, and desire to obtain the best
style of garment, made in “the. tip of the mode,"
and at fair prices, will take our advice, and patro
nize the celebrated, Clothing Emporium of-Messra.
C. Somers & Son, No. 625-Chestnut street, under
Jayne’s Hall. The stock of this house is unequalled
by any other in* the city, both in the character of
their ready-made garments and their magnificent as
sortment of goods in the piece to select from.
Hams, Tongues, and Dbied Meats.—
Messrs. Davis & Richards, successors to the late C,
H. Mattson, dealers in fine family groceries, Arch,
and Tenth streets, have now in store a superior line
of Hams, Tongues, and Dried Beef, to which we in
vite the attention of our readers. All goods pur
chased at this store are carefully packed and deli
vered in any part of the city, or sent to any of the
railroad depots, free of charge. Many persons now
removing to the country are accepting of thiß offer,
and aupplging theinßel ves at this well-known esta
blishment with groceries for the season.
Black Hamburg and other Hot-house
Graphs.—Mr. A. L. Yansant, Ninth and Chestnut
streets, has now on his counters, 1 besides the finest
stoek ofrich, artistic Confectionery in this city, a
most tempting assortment of tropical and hothouse
fruits, such as Bananaß, sweet Havana Orauges, de»
licioua Black Hamburg and other hot-house Grapes,
admirably adapted for the wants of invalids.
Elegant Assortment op Bonnets.—*
Messrs. Wood & Cary, No. 725 Chestnut street, have
now in store the most splendid stock of spring and
summer Bonnets, -both'French and of 'their own
manufacture, ever offered in this city. Every lady
should see them before purchasing.
He. McDowell's PrcTUREs. 7-Parties
dealring, to obtain excellent large or small photo
graphß of the'late Eev. Dr. McDowell, can do ,o of
Mr. F. Gutekunst, 701 Arck street, FMladdphia.
Pine Swords, Sashes, Belts, Epau
lets, and. military goods generally, suitable for
army and navy officer*, can be found In greatest rat
riety at Charles .Oakford & Sons', under the Conti
nental Hotel..
For the Best-Fitting* Shirt out, as
well as the most stylish and best-selected stock of
Gentlemen’s Furnishing Goodß in this city, go to
George Grant’s, No, 610 Cheßtnut street. ' -
Stylish and Kovel tilings in the way of
Misses’ and Children’s Hats are now opening daily
at the great Millinery Emporium of Messrs. Wood
& Cary, No. 725 Chestnut street.
Messrs. Charles Oakford &7.Sons*
New Spuing Hats and Caps for Gentlemen and
Youth, are attracting universal attention.' ‘ They
are the perfection of style, and are selling at rea
sonable prices.
The Great P.aid.—To Mayor Henry:
I have to report the utmost success attending your
expedition sent out to vlUanayuok by your orders.
Immediately after crossing the Wire Bridge, passing
the Schuylkill on the western bank, we blew and
tore up four panels of post-and-rail fence, including
one gate-post, and two miles further up* the river
took the bark off several telegraph poles, considera
bly weakening them. Atthe Toll Bridge at Mana
yunk, after crossing it, considerably defaced the ’
“board of regulatione. ,, On returning to headquar
ters by the eastern bank, and when hear the Girard
avenue. Bridge, tore down a sign-board of Charles
Stokes & Co.’s One-price Clothing Store, under the
Continental, and threw it into, the river, and putting
to rout several goats, returnedj with all of my com
mand safe, to the city., ,We consider this one of the
most brilliant successes of the war.' I would like ’my
command-to ii'ave the privilege of inscribing Maria*
yank oh their banner. - JOHN ROACH, :
a - Commanding Schuylkill Rangers. -
’ The new ‘.‘Lock-stitch” Sewing Ma
chine, No. 9, recently produced by the Grover &
Baker S. M. Co., 730 Chestnut 'street, seems to leave
nothing more to be required in that branch of the
sewing-machine art. All who have witnessed its
simplicity and marvelous efficiency in operation, v
wonder how the complicated and noisy machines
of this class heretofore in use have been tolerated bo
long. The price of the machine is only $45.
An Earthly Paradise.— lf there is a
heaven on earth, it is on a Boft couch by your own
fireside, with your wife on one side, a smiling baby
on the other, a. clear conscience, and a knowledge
that you are out of debt, and don’t fear the sheriff
duss, or any* other unpleasant visitors. But to
make the picture of earthly bliss complete, fhere
should be a wardrobe in the house, and in this there
should hang a full srait ’from the Brown Stone
Clothing Hall'Of Roclthiil & Wilson, Nos. 603 and
606 Chestnut street, above Sixth.
Strong Characters.—Strength of cha
racter consists of two* things—power of will and
power of self-restraint. It requires two things,'
therefore, for its existence—strong feelings and
strong command over them.. Now, we
make a great mistake: we mistake strong feelings
for strong character, and err by. purchasing our Gar
ments elsewhere than at the Palatial Clothing Es
tablishment of Granville Stokes,’No’. 609 Chestnut
street.
Bohemian Mens.—The favorable show
of mineral so frequently noticed in the past open
ings of this nfine are still in the ascendant, though,
there iB not at present any heavy copper in sight.
The Btopes-west of No. 2 shaft, over the X, fins*,
level, dill not yield l as much mineral per aa
tile lode in-.the- shaft, though the west end of-the
level and stops now produce better. • TheeaateMi
end of the le veils also in. a paying lode of barrel ,and
stamp work. The drift west from'No. 3shaft-i6-iii
a lode that wiii probably yield more than an : ordi
nary amount ofborrel work' and small
sloped;. * > :
The slope over the adit level between
• shows the full width of the lode for 89 feet indsngtb,
being about eighteen feet horizontal raeaeupemeut,
and looking S>7 all the world opea
ings on thfrPewabic lode. This.stope.is. but a few
feet above the level,',and is yielding well;injfine
pea. Ths moetproductive portion of is an
underhand stope west of No» kshaft, X&&S- the sur
face, whiere heavy barrel aad rich stemiiUtufF are
veryat-%>ndant. V .
Preparations for the erection of a wfcisi, and othen
necessary appliances, fon-the reaurnptljon of work aft
N©.l shaft, sunk several years sinee»b.y Mr. Dickip.-
son, are beiDg made. This, it waM;be>remembered,, io
near the western or boundacy, And was
; the most productiv&shafts evQr. anp.v on that XiS£ge>
i and is about ninety feet in d-ipidn.
On the South the progseca of the fogenlnga
has been retarded the past weeks by influx
of water,
prosecution o# the wo on commstce. The
level west the is filfcafr is now
being driyan, .and t>qj Io&e ih-it 'is aa usual,
chiefly in-jaeDaU They are erecting a largo
whim
for this The tram in the shafts
with the same width trac&j'iand operated
bg Uie same ol ears as those 'm the other lode,
ihat any in one can; immediately sup
plied from another, without, pausing any delay to
[ the work. . . .
A new Steam Sawmill is being erected on the
Company’* lends, a half jmile east of the mine.
~When this is running, the lumber for the mine and
new buildings, several ot which now building,
will cost'much leva than at present. It will also
fiiVbiah lumber for the erection of' the New Stamp
Mill, to be built the present season, which could jiotv
he dispensed with, without serious detriment to thd
company’* Opener-Mmsrv
2,-500 bbll,
9.360 bus.
5.530 bus,
7.2)0 bus.