press, PUBLISHED DAILY (SUNDAYS EXCEPTED). BY JOII.V W. FORNEY. OFFICE. Ho, 111 SOUTH FOURTH STREET. tjir;l>a.ii,y press, ■ Fifteen Cents* m Week, payable to.the Carrier? Mailed to Subscribers out of the City at Seven Donahs Per Annum, Three Dollars and Fifty Cents for Sis Months, One Dollar and Seventy- five Cents for Three Months invariably in advance for the time or* 4ered. 49* Advertisements inserted at the usual rates. Six. lines constitute a square. THE TRhWEEKLY PRESS, Mailed to‘subscribers out of the City at Four Dollars JPer Annum, in advance. ' WAJCHBS AND JEWELRY. LARK’ S, 60S CHESTNUT STREET, WtHE CHEAPEST PLACE IN THE CITY TO BUY tfOLD or PLATED JEWELRY, SILVER-PLATED WARE. PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS, POCKET-BOOKS/ ‘TRAVELLING BAGS, &c. • —*■ Call and examine our stock before purchasing else • Where. •> The followingjs a.partial list of goods which we are •selling from SQlo 100 per cent, less than at any other es tablishment in the city: ICE PITCHERS. syrup pitchers; CREAM PITCHERS. SUGAR BOWLS. BUTTER COOLERS. GOBLETS. 3 cups. CASTORS. / • WAITERS, v - . CAKE BASKETS. fARD BASKETS. ALT STANDS. ' TOBACCO BOXES. . - •? NAPKIN RINGS. jFRUiT KNIVES. SABLE SPOONS. ■DESSERT SPOONS. TEASPOONS. > SUGAR SPOONS. BALT SPOONS. _ , DINNER and TEA FORKS. BUTTER KNIVES. . OYSTER LADLES. ' GRAVY LADLES. * SETS IN GREAT VARIETYv : BRACELETS.' BREAST PINS. • . ; CHA.TALAINE CHAINS. GUARD CHAINS. > MEDALLIONS. ' . CHARMS, r THIMBLES. RINGS. GOLD PENS. . • GOLD PENCILS. ! GOLD TOOTH PICKS. ' . ■ GENTS' PINS, beautiful stylei. GENTS' CHAINS, ■ " “ f . . ' -6LBEVE BUTTONS, * 4 . • >. STUDS. ARMLETS. . NECK CHAINS. POCKET-BOOKS. TRAVELLING BAGS. - ALBUMS. HIGAR CASES. * ARD CASES, *O. * Call early and examine the largest and cheapest stock ■df in the city. D. W. CLARK’S, 603. CHESTNUT. STREET. WATCHES 1 : WATCHES 1 AMERICAN WATCH COMPANY. e GOLH AND SILVER WATCHES. COMPANY’S SALESROOM CORNER EIGHTH AND CHESTNUT ST. I; B. MARTER, ; -. AGENT. These watches have now been in use over twelve years, -'and, for ACCURACY. DURABILITY, AND RELIABILITY, •:Ih eVery conceivable manner, have proved themselves .uftio.be, the most satisfactory, timepieces ever offered to the ''-*lrai)Uo/' s Vßfis result has been brought about bya sfcrict of mechanical science to the construction of the Satch from* its - very inception, rendering - it, when lished, - - , . " , , MATHEMATIOAI/LY CORRECT r ln .all its proportions, and necessavily as perfect a time- Vk’eeper as it is possible to make. r -The, Company have tested their "Watches, in many in stances, by. actnab daily noting, and the result of this '•* ted has been that they have exhibited a rate equal in regularity to the best marine chronometer. We invite attention to the V -it • LADIES 1 WATCHES, **elaborately finished, and thinner than any we have ' .heretofore produced, with several improvements calcu 'tlatedto secure the greatest accurady of performance, and * to prevent the usual accidents and derangements-to - Which foreign watches are liable. , mylS-lm. ifc .WATCHES, JUST RECEIVED PEE STEAMER EUROPA. GOLD WATCHES, LADIES’ SIZES, OF NEW STYLES. > , SILVER ANCRES AND CTLINDEES. GILT ANCRES AND CTLINDEES. PLATED ANCRES AND CYLINDBBS. for Sale at Low Bates to the Trade, by D. T. PRATT, 607 CHESTNUT STREET. ; . dfh PI N E WATCH REPAIRING rWmt attended to, by the most experienced workmen, ‘ -■ And every watch warranted for one .year. " * "yULC ANITE JEWELRY.—JUST RE * ceived, a 1 handsome assortment of Chaiel&in. and ."'Vest Chains, Pins,.Pencils, &c., and for sale at very low t. pr i^. ( , ~,.9,; MWdtW,*. v CARPETS ANl> OIL-CLOTHS. ECHO MILLS, M’OALLTJM A CO.; MAInJFAOTDBIBS, IMPORTERS, AND DEALERS. 609 CHESTNUT STREET, lOpposlta Independence Hall,) O A E JP E T I N O Sj OIL CLOTHS, Ac. We hare now on band an extensive stoek of CARPET.' IMGS, of oar own and otbor makes, to wblcb we call itha attention of cash and short-time buyers. fe27-Sa J UST RE CEIT E D , 3,0 00 BOLLS CANTON mattings; * Yo which we Invite the attention of the trade.- M’OALLTJM & 00., NO. 609 CHESTNUT STREET, 90IL CLOTHS AND WINDOW SHADES. ••OARKIAGE, TABLE, STAIE,: AND FLOOR OIL CLOTHS, TIN COTTON AND LINEN FABRICS, QUALITY AND STYLE'uNSUJRFASSED. WINDOW SHADES, i COMPRISING EVERY VARIETY OF NEW AND OKI GINAL DESIGNS, PLAIN and ORNAMENTAL. These goods will be sold to Dealers and Manufacturer, * at prices much below the present price of stock. THOMAS POTTEft, IBLANUFACTUREB OF OIL CLOTHS AND WINDOW SHADES, 5839AECH Street, Philadelphia, and 49 CEDAR and 95 LIBERTY Streets, New York. - my 12-2 m • E ' M O V A L . J. T. DELACROIX, ~ Sue removed his STOCK OF CARPETINGS, • From 47 South FOURTH Street, to hie ; . NEW STOUE, No, 37 SOUTH SECOND STREET, •Where h e offers to hla old customers, and pnrahaMM generally, a L&BG£ AND. DESIBABLB STOCK 0? ...... CARPETINGS, jot all grades. end best known makes. 'OIL CLOTHS, MATTINGS, AND WINDOW SHADES, ' WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, AT THE LOWEST PRICES. J. T. DELACROIX, No. ST SOUTH SECOND STREET, above Chestnut, mh9-3m ■■■■. ■■■ ■■■ ■' '.-i . . ■ FURNITURE, «Sc. JPURNI T U R E . A LARGE ASSORTMENT, W. & J. ALLEN & BROTHER,’ ' mh9-Sm IaOO CHESTNUT STREET. dTJABINET FURNITURE AND BO* y* LIARD TABLES. MOORE db CAMPION; No. aoi. South SECOND. Street. tll6lr extensive Cabinet business, art MOW jaaimfectiirln* a superior article of' BILLIARD TABLES; finished with the _,“P9BK « CAMPION’B IMPROVED CUSHIONS, 7 W - ° Te 11894 stem *« *• 1 For the aualtty and (lnlBh,of these Tables, the manu feeturers refer to thelrnumerous patrons throughouttha Union, who are the -their , fiOfi GOLDTHORP * GO., COk; yjT-Yfir ■ , Manufacturers of -., \}&o, .TnsMs..Cords, Fringes, -Curtains, and Furniture ;; -.7 t Military and Dreae Trimmiiufa.' BibbonSe Neck TießJ etc., etc., Kervas market street, . Philadelphia. Tu OVK. E R’S ; PATENT SPRING BKl*, v •Pat*htbdJult3,lBM., v • •• UalrftrsallT acknowledged for Neatneee t Com/ori, and Durabilityto be the Standard Spring Bed, < * ; TheaboTewemaiinfat tilled and ttbM-Sm ■ go. H BBVKBB Boaton*!^. fJAKD ANJ V/ a* m®-—IU 8. SQCfiTII St O. BDBSBLL, J»3 North SIXTH Street GERMANTOWN. PA PHILADELPHIA, YOL. 6. -NO. 250. DRY-GOODS JOBBERS. H HALLOWELL CO., NO. 615 CHESTNUT STREET, (JAYNE'S MARBLE BUILDING.) Have now in stock, and are daily receiving, a handsome assortment of New Foreign FA NC Y DRY GOODS SILKS" All purchased since the recent DECLINE IN GOLD AND EXCHANGE. and which will be sold at a SMALL ADVANCE FOR CASH. apS-2m BRANSON, & CO:, N.W. CORNER MARKET AND FIFTH STS.; ’ (501 Market Street,) JOBBERS OF ENGLISH, FRENCH, AND GERMAN DRESS FABRICS, SHAWLS, &c. We invite the attention of the RETAIL TRADE to our well-assorted stock of FOREIGN DRESS GOODS AND SHAWLS, which we will sell at the very lowest market price. We pay especial attention to the large Auction Bales, and Buyers can find Goods in ou'Store, at much less than cost of Importation, and aa cheap as they can ba found anywhere. T. R. Dawson. J. G. Boxuaboxer. 0. Branson. apiB-36t . ' YARNS, BATTING, A WADDING. A. H. FRANOISOUSi No. 438 MARKET, No. 5 NORTH FIFTH STREET, Haa In (tore the largest stock In this Citr of YARNS, BATTING, WADDING, YARNS, BATTING, WADDING, YARNS, BATTING, WADDING, YARNS, BATTING, WADDING, YARNS, BATTING, WADDING, YARNS, BATTING, WADDING, Cotton Batting,'Wadding, Carpet Chain, Cotton Yam, Twineß, Wicking, Ropes, &c. Goods Bold at lowest Gash Trices. WOODEN AND WILLOW WARE. A. EL FRANCISOUSj *3B MARKET, and 5 North FIFTH Street, Calls the attention of dealers to hia IMMENSE STOCK WILLOW WOODEN AND WILLOW WARE, WOODEN AND WILLOW WARE, WOODEN AND WILLOW WARE, WOODEN AND WILLOW WARE, WOODEN AND WILLOW WARE, WOODEN AND, WILLOW WARE, WOODEN AND WILLOW WARE, WOODEN AND WILLOW WARE, BUCKETS, TUBS; CHURNS, BRUSHES, .BASKETS, BROOMS, LOOKING-GLASSES, TABLE AND FLOOR OIL-CLOTHS, WINDOW-SHADES, CLOCKS, FANCY BASKETS, AG. V A LARGER STOCK OF THE ABOVE GOODS THAN ANY OTHER HOUSE IN THE COUNTRY. CLOTHES WRINGERS. THE GREAT CLOTHES WRINGER. "PUTNAM »SELF-ADJUSTING CLOTHES WKINGEK” Is warranted to be superior to any other in use. EVERY FAMILY SHOULD POSSESS A CLOTHES WRINGER. BECAUSE, Ist. It is a relief to the hardest part of washing day. 2d. It enables the washing to be done in one-third less time. 3d. It saves clothes from the Injury always given by twisting. : 4th. It helps to wash the clothes as well as dry them. WE BELIEVE IT ADVISABLE TO PROCURE • . ; THE ' PUTNAM SELF-ADJUSTING CLOTHES WRINGER, POTNAM' SELF-ADJUSTING CLOTHES WRINGER. PUTNAM' SELF-ADJUSTING CLOTHES WRINGER, PUTNAM SELF-ADJUSTING CLOTHES WRINGER, PUTNAM SELF-ADJUSTING CLOTHES WRINGER, PUTNAM SELF-ADJUSTING CLOTHES WRINGER, ■ BECAUSE, \ First. The rolls, being of- vulcanized rubber, will' bear hot and cold water, and will neither break nor tear off buttons. Second. The frame being of iron, , thoroughly galva nized, all danger from rust is removed,' and the liability to shrink, swell, split, &c., so unavoidable in wooden machinesris prevented. - • Third. The spiral springs over the rolls render this machine self-adjusting, so that small and large articles, m well as articles uneven in thickness, are certain to receive uniform pressure. Fourth. The patent fastening by which the machine • tightened to the tub, webeiieve to be superior in sim plicity and efficiency to any yet offered. Fifth. It will fit any tub, round or square, from one half to one-ahd-a-quarter inches in thickness, without he least alteration. * . RETAIL PRICE : No. 1, 96.,..,.....N0. 2. *5.50......Letter “A,” 98. J®- Agents wanted in every county. 49* Reliable and energetic men will be liberally dealt With. ' For sale at the “WOODKNWARE ESTABLISHMENT” .. of : A. H. FRANOISODS, Ho. *33 MARKET St. and Ho. » North FIFTH St. lhh2s-2m Wholesale Agent for Pennsylvania. DRUGS AND CHEMICALS* ROBERT SHOEMAKER <& 00., northeast Corner FOURTH and BACH Streets, PHILADELPHIA, WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS* IMPOSTERS AND DEALERS FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC WINDOW AND PLATE GLASS, HANUFACTURBBB OT WHITE LEAD ADD ZINC PAINTS, PUTTY, Ao.l AGSKTfI FOE THE CELEBRATED FRENCH ZINO PAINTS. Dealers and eonsnsners.supplied at BhB-Sm VBET 10W p BICBS FOB CASH. QJIORGE A. MILLER & CO., 508 MARKET STREET, PHIL ADBLFHIA, WHOLESALE DEALERS IB DR U G S,. MEDICINES, CHEMICALS; paints, oils, varnishes, WINDOW AND HOLLOW GLASS WAKE, &&«.. 4c. Special attention given to tlie wants' of the City Trade: ap2l-lm EVERYBODY LIKES IT. : ALDEN’S CONCENTRATED COFFEE.’ and healthy beverage, gaarantled free »wJ*™ del &?*»^ ckor y> 01 “w- deleterlone substance whatever.. Price- cents perpoundjß, 10 cents Perponnd. Soldby KDW]JI A. my2-lm* ■ ; 4:BNorthFRONT St.,Philadelphia. TTNIO-N STEAiff : AND WATER. _V T HEATIKO COMPANY OF PMII?A»BI.I>niA. G &£A? E *I TSTE AM AND HOT-WATER HEATER THOMPSON’S-tSndon KITCHENER, and aU other Improved COOKING APPARATUS, '"“*““'*_*** u “*« - other Gratee, Ml g * 6 'T on s t Ji a J? rB »Backs ■ and Jambs, and all things connoted with the-above branch of business. ' • JAMES P WOOD, W M Tfir'wnrrTT o °* 4:lSon.thFOlJßTHStreet. tt»*iSUTWsLL» Superintendent? . ap3?-ly COMMISSION HOUSES# JELLING, COFFIN, A OO m »30 CHESTNUT STREET, Have for sale by. the Package a good assortment of Staple Styles PRINTS, LAWNS, BROWN AND BLEACHED MUSLINS, 6 COTTONADES, PRINTED LININGS, BILESIAS, NANKEENS, CORSET JEANS. ALSO, 6-4: BLACK AND MIXED BROADCLOTHS, UNION CASSIMERES, EXTRA, MEDIUM, AND LOW QUALITY SATINETS, NEGRO KERSEYS, PLAID LINSEYS, ARMY GOODS, &0., &0- ap2l-tuths3m J)AVID R OOE RS, Ho. 45 SOUTH FOURTH STREET, Importer and Jobber of - MEN AND BOYS’ WEAR, LADIES’ CLOAKINGS, &C. mbSO-Su* gPBING, 1,863. YARD, GILLMORE, A 00., Importers and Jobbers of SILKS AND v FANCY DRY GOODS, NOS. 617 CHESTNUT AND 611 jAYNE STS., Have now open, of THEIR OWN IMPORTATION, a LARGE AND HANDSOME STOCK SPRING GOODS, . coMPsisma DRESS GOODS, SHAWLS, RIBBONS. GLOVES, &C. Alio, a full assortment of WHITS GOODS, LINENS, FURNISHING GOODS, EH BROIDERIES, AND LACES. The attention of the trade is requested. p II I L A DEL PH I A “BAG” MANUFACTORY. BURLAP BAGS OP ALL SIZES, FOR CORN, OATS, COFFEE, BONE DUST, &0. ALSO, > SEAMLESS BAGS, Of standard makes, ALL SIZES, for sale cheap, for net cash on delivery. GEO. GKIGG, ,apl£3mi : '' ','k;ob.' 319 and ggl CHURCH Alley. gHIPLEY, HAZARD, & !HUTG HINS ON i Ho. U» CHESTNUT STREET, COMMISSION MERCHANTS, . FOE THE SALE OF FHILADEL PHI A • HAD E GOOD S. mh3l-6m. '. : JOHN T. BAILEY A CO. BAGS AND BAGGING OF EVERY DESCRIPTION, NO. 113 NORTH FRONT STREET, WOOL BAGS FOB SALE. !.»■«» ■ - - ' - - --.- CLOTHING. JOHN KELLY, JR., TAILOR, HAS REMOVED FROM 1022 CHESTNUT STREET. 70- EDWABD P. KELLY’S, 1*» South THIRD Street, Where he present, to former patrons and thepnhlle the advantages of a STOCK OF GOODS,egmal if npt su perior, to any In the_city-rthe.BkUl .and'taste-of-himself. ‘luidTßDWA'hlr-r 11 ----rationroi the "ilty—at prices much lower than any other first-class esta- - blishment of the city. : • - 'apl-tf Fine Clothing, FOR Spring and Summer. WJLMAKR& BROWS 8. E.. cor.-6th Market. - ALSO, Medium and Common GRADES, Cut mid' Made 111 Fasiaonablc Style SOLD AT LOW.' PRICES; -RLACK CASS. PANTS, $5.50, At 704 MARKET Street. BLACK CASS. PANTS, 96.00, At 704 MARKET Street. BLACK CASS. PANTS, *5.60, At 704 MARKET Street. BLACK CASS. PANTS, $6.60. At 704 MARKET Street. BLACK CASS. PANTS, $5.50. At 704 MARKET Street. GRIGG & VAN GUNTEN’S, No. 704 MARKET Street. GRIGG & VAN GUNTEN’S, No. 704 MARKET Street. GRIGG & VAN GUNTEN’S, No. 704 MARKET Street. GRIGG A VAN GUNTEN’S, No. 704 MARKET Street. GRIGG & VAN GUNTEN’S, No. 704 MARKET Street. mh22-6m 1 SEWING MACHINES. QET THE BEST. The Wheeler ARRJSON, - ‘ ;*yl.ooB CHESTNUT STREEIU— r JgLACK SILKS, OF £ui?~ ' GKAUES, ■ . . ' From.the late Auction Sales,'at LESS THAN USUAL PRICESV CDRWEN STODDART & BRO., 450,453, and.4s4* North SECOND St.. above .Willow 1 .: oyyHITE MAItSEIIiLESi '■ . ' From a late Auction Sale, AT REDUCED TEICES. . CURWEN STODDART & BRO., 450,453, and 454 North SECOND St., above Willow. 4_4 CHINTZES, PROM AUCTION, AT REDUCED PRICES. CURWEN STODDART & BRO., 450,450,and 454 North SECOND St., above Wiilow. mySl-Ht ; < SPRING MILLINERY. I^/fOUBNIN G MILLINERY, MOURNING BONNETS, OF THE LATEST PARIS ANDREW YORK STYLES, Always on hand and made to order at the shortest no “SEW MOURSITO STORE,” ■ 930 CHESTNUT STREET. M. & A. MYERS & CO. my2-stulm 4 - GOODS: M. BERNHEIM, No. 720 CHESTNUT STREET, Has jnet Received DRAB, BUFF, AND IN ALE WIDTHS DRAB, CUFF, AND WHITE ENGLISH' CRAPE. BONNET SILKS TO MATCH; A FRESH LINE OF FRENCH FLOWERS. CALL AT No. 726 CHESTNUT STREET., 1863 spring 1863 WOOD dj GARY. No. 725 CHESTNUT STREET, Have now in store a complete stock of STRAW AND MILLINERY GOODS, • INCLUDING STRAW HATS AND BONNETS. MISSES’ AND CHILDREN’S STRAW GOODS. . FANCY AND. CRAPE BONNETS. FRENCH FLOWERS, RIBBONS. To which they respectfully invite the attention of Mer chants and Milliners, CASH BUYERS will find special advantage In examin ing this stock before purchasing. mh7-3m STRAW GOODS, 1863. FRENCH FLOWERS, LACES AND RIBBONS, OF THE LATEST FASHIONS, JUST OPENED : v >< ■ ■AT j. . THOS. KENNEDY * BRO.’S, No.' 130 CHESTNUT Btreet, below EIGHTH. _____ - apS-2m JJS) sPR I N G 1863. BROOKS making dry music on the hard baked ground, if oiling the dust up in little heaps, that burst like ihimie bomb-shells, at the slightest, touch; pock ’ ‘marking our dwelling houses, as if they had never been inoculated in manner and form prescribed by hydropathic faculty, playing a weird tattoo upon tree-tops, and lively tarantulas down in the mea tfows where the cattle graze. Anon with a crescendo movement, the smaller drops descend, and from hill side’and dell flow streams of yellow water that ' threaten to submerge sundry grass-fed oxen, which we hope may be spared a watery grave to grace our frugal board to-morrow. "What torrents come down! ■ Men throw up the collars of their coats, and bend tlfeir heads to the storm. Sentries secure the locks and’pace up and down their beats wjth sloppy tread. I see, afar off, the only dog that •bays the moon withina mile or more.* “His barkis tempest tOBt,” and he scuds before the gale like some siifall monitor without her turret. Birds have long a«> sought their friendly arbors, but the rest of na tive is afloat, and rrian, proud-man, must sleep to : night in a wet sheet on a., flowing sea. To-night the stars come out in myriads and twinkle upon us, as if they Wondered how we can stand be ingfwashed in the open air and dried without crash of doublc width, and we wink at the stars, and, like child in sthe primer,; wonder what they are. Camp-fires are burning brightly, men,are singing gaily, the Bweet notes of a band in the distance are wafted to us by the balmy evening breeze, and we alb-talk of home, and recall jußt such evenings as this, passed among the scenes of the oid Keystone State: l *bTill sated with rapture,-eack steals to his bed, . -With a glow in his heart, and a cold in his head. ” J* - DISTINGUISHED VISITORS. May 19.~Following.upon the heels of Gov. Curtin came . Senators,Wade and Chandler, who, without - doubt, gave our generals-many good hints relative 'to the conduct 'of the war. There is reason to be lieve that the sagacity of-theße gentlemen is only equalled by theirpersonal appearance; and if any suggestions they made while here result in a lessen ing of the distance between us and Richmond, they surely deserve the thahkß of a grateful country. it grieveß me to say itr—the presence of a thtf Armyof thc,Potomac has ever been a forerunner of evil; and, at his appearance, military men, wlyKare not" much given to supersti- disencumber their minds of .^tbouEthta’-.lilaP the Greeks and Latius-wsen one;.uufortumitely sneezed to the left, or dreamful of tuadsrrrreceifent'Ts law in the army,.to a extent, and the-opinions of the aged are respected. Synesius has decided it to be a shame to him \who . cannot interprets a dream, or >judge ot the substance by the Bliadow It casts.'• The -mantle of Theinistocles rests upon many broad shoul ders here, whose owners know by experience that straws ehowwhich way the winds blow." ■ v The Senators have gone home, but there are .Still great.men amongus; There is an English colonel here of elephantine build, and grace,/Who knows .all the.orders issued at Shpeburynessan^Aldersgate by rote, and who will go home and write a "learned criticism un Yankee tacticp; a justice ofthe peace from Tinicum ; and. a Russian officer who sympa thizes with Poland,but who has no desire to emu late Warsaw’s last champion. Every day, now that the embargo is removed, we are visited by the papers, most of Which, to their credit* be 'it spoken?: are thoroughly loyal. A few, however, continuertheir opposition to the Govern ment, but have little or no influence in the army. A Harrisburg journal, 4n which it is stated that Ge : neral Hooker was .during the battle of Chan . cellorville, has been seen here. ’Some of the home • WftTd-bound Pennsylyanianß will demand a retraction of the slander. Until, to-day all the newspapers have been filled with K RUMORS ofthe most extravagant character. The Army of the Potomac had recrossed the Rappahannock, , Richmond , had been taken, General Halleck was „_about to enter the field in person, , General McOlel lanhad resigned,'; and so on.; These reports, of course, created great; surprise among ub ; and but • lor. the actual presence of tangible, visible land marks, and the unvaried position of the Rappahan nock and the heavenly bodies; and the railroad, and the sutlers, the first might have, received some cre dence.' As to the talring'ofßichmond? that, you "know, has been so often. done, we'have become in different to the rojurrence of the operation, and would be but little surprised to hear that General v Corcoran had dug a ditch around the devoted city and floated it to Suffolk. ' ‘ ' * It is rumored here that the sth Corps is to be re lieved by-the Bth, nowin and around Baltimore. It cannot be. contraband to stated what has been so >often published; that several regiments of this cbrpß have been mußtered out of the Bervice, leaving it in a depleted condition, General Meade will > be contented with festival quarters away from the field iB extremely doubtful, and Ido not think the command would be satisfied with the change. A"REBEL BATTLE FLAG —CONFEDERATE ' CURRENCY,, A few days ago I had the of examining the battle-flagof tlie sth Alabama Volunteers, one of the many colors taken by our troops on the 3d and 4th inst. The flag is of fine biinting, red ground, With blue'crOßs-bafs, the spaces between which are : starred-in white. Inkcribed upon it arp the words, “Seven Pines,” “ Bali’a Cross Roads;’’ j“Mecha ohanicsville,” “ Cold v 'Harbor, 15 “Jfflalvern, ” “ Sharpsburg,” “ Bo^npborb/ , : and “Fredericks burg,” battles in whio)i£Ue Alabama StnT’one of,the best in the Confederate; army, has been engaged. Thefiag"war."taken Cobham," of the lilth ■ Pennsylvania, Whose regiment was surrounded, and escaped annihilation by cutting its way,through' tlia.rebel ranks. With the flag the colonel captured a Confederate ‘was trying,to Baveit, and had the satisfaction of brfflgi&g'hia prisoner and the trophy within our'lipes. > Some of the'eaptured rebels offered three dollars of their money for on were captured between Raymond and Jackson. It appears to;be General Grant’s intention to march in the rear of Vicksburg, to Haines’ bluff. The rebel papers report forces from all sections of the South, matching to reinforce Johnston. - Mtjrfhsrsboro, Tenn., May 21.—Gen. Sheridan’s scouts report that the rebels admit Grant has de feated Johnston, and hassecured the railroad bridge across the Big Black, thus cutting off Vicksburg from supplies and reinforcements. This bridge is the largest in the South. THE REBEL NEWS. OFFICIAL DESPATCH OF GEN. JO. JOHNSTON TO THE REBEL-WAR OFFICEJ Camp between Livingston and Brownsville, Miss., May 18, 1863. To Gen, S. Cooper: Incut. Gen, Pemberton was attacked by the enemy on the morning of the 16th instant, near Edwards’ d which have been raised by the rebels, are now mounted in the forts at Charleston. On the 19th inst. they were fired throughout the day, at intervals, over theintel ligence of the death of Stonewall Jackson. MORTALITY AMONG REBEL WOUNDED. . Great complaint is made cAthe mortality among the rebel wounded in Richmond and at burg. The reason assigned :is soarcity f of medical supplies and inattention of the medioal officers. ARKANSAS AND MISSOURI. - In Arkansas and Missouri,the rebels profesß to. have great faith. All the disaffected troops of Gen. Hindman’s command are back again in the ranks, •under General Price. They were dissatisfied with Hindman, and left after his battle with th,e Union the wab press, [{PUBLISH*© WEEKLY.) The Wab Press will be sent to subscribers hr mail (per a-nunm La advance) at 93 ot> Three copies “ 44 - 900 Five copies “ 14 8 00 Ten “ •* “ - 15 00 Larger Cln.be than Ten will be charged at the sunt rate, 61.50 per copy. The money must always accompany the order, and to no instances can these terms be deviated from, as they afford very little more than the cost of the paper. Postmasters are requested to art as Agents for The War Press. the getter-up of the Club of ten or twenty* as •rtra copy of the Paper will be give*. Smith is being reinforced with some of the beat troopß. The wheat crop in Arkansas ie being havested. Corn is twenty-five cents per bushel, and flour three dollars per hundred weight. THE RICHMOND MARKETS. LFrom the Richmond Sentinel, May 20. 3 It appears that almost everything has an advanc ing tendency. The butchers, as predicted, hare raised their prices. The superabundance of spring vegetables has no effect upon the charges. 'Eggs are $2 per dozen; Butter is beyond the reach of the masses, and young chickens soar so high that a man of moderate means dares not dream of ever gazing* upon their like again. But some of these things, it is believed, must soon be lower. THE DBAFT. Preparations for Speedy Enrolment—Three Hundred Thousand Hen to be Raised — Opinion of the • Secretary of War on the. Money. Commutation—Tlie Question Awaiting tlie President’s Decision. [Correspondence of the Chicago Tribune. 3 Washington, May 16. A draft for 300,000 men will shortly be ordered by the President -for the purpose of filling up the old regiments. It is not the present intention to form any new regiments. There is no time to drill and prepare regiments for thiß campaign; Recruits sent into old regiments will be more fit -for field service in thirty days than they would be in six months if put into new regiments under green officers. It will be far better for the conscripts that they be assigned tothe old regiments and placed* among the veterans who have experience in the routine and duties of the camp,' and who understand how to avoid many things that injure the health and cause sickness. The old bronzed warriors know how to cook, wash, sleep, camp, and march to the beat advantage, and can teach this valuable information to their new comrades. • ; Many friends of the Union are impatient at the delay in ordering a draft, but it has been caused in getting ready. Considerable time must necessarily be consumed in preparing forms and instructions for the deputies, printing them; and sending them out. There was some time lost in selecting a provost marshal general. Colonel Fry has got the machinery of the draft nearly perfected,' and the appointments of the as sistants for the districts are nearly all made. In a few days more the enrolment will commence, to be followed by the draft as speedily as possible. Those conscripted will be at once mustered into service, uniformed, rationed, and assigned to their regiments •after a few. days’ preliminary instruction. The regulations for the government of the draft are al ready printed. Each State will be credited with the time for which her troops have enlisted. One three-years man in : Illinois will reckon as much as, four nine months men from Pennsylvania. If a draft for 300,000 men be ordered, not to exceed six or seven thousand will be required of Illinois—perhaps not so many—while Pennsylvania and New York will each have to raise from forty to fifty thousand. But the most difficult thing to determine in rela tion to the whole matter, is the proper construction •of the 13th section of the conscription act. If it be construed to mean that the Government must re ceive $3OO in- commutation of service from a con script,.then the purpose and intentions of the law is in a great degree nullified and defeated. Sup pose every conscript offers $3OO, the Government will not get a man if that construction prevails. If the 13th aection be construed as obligatory on the Government to receive money for personal service, the act, it is felt, will be a failure, and the Govern ment will be left without the ability [to procure men to fill up the ranks of the wasted regiments. The few men that may be got that are unable to raise $3OO will consist of those having the least interest in the perpetuity of the Union, and consequently will make the worst soldiers.' The Secretary of War holds that the act leaves it as optional with him to receive money commutation as it is for the conscript to offer it. The 13th section says that “any person drafted may' r pay $300,” “to such person as the Secretary may authorize to re ceive it,” “for the procuration of such substitute.” It is obviously the intention of the section that the $3OO, if received, is to be paid to some person who offers himself as a substitute. The law makes no other provision for the use of the money. The Secretary of War is not a Federal treasurer. He gives no bonds—he is not a financial officer. The assistant provost marshals are not Federal trea surers, under bond. They have no use for the com mutation money, unless it be to pay it over directly to persons who have volunteered as substitutes. What the whole act calls for is men, not revenue. It is not a bill to raise money to support the Go vernment, but to procure able-bodied men to fight public enemies. Any other construction nullifies the law. The 13th section should, therefore, be con strued in harmony with the purpose and object of the act, and not technically In a way to render it abortive, to take away the power of national self defence, which is simply, suicide. The Secretary of War holds that he is not bound to receive any con script’s money unless there is a “substitute” stand ing ready to take the money and serve in his place. This 1b the common-sense view of the act. Another question is raised in this connection: Is it constitu tional, after drafting a body of men, to let off three fourths of them upon the payment of a few dollars, and to force the remaining fourth into the camp and battle-field ? It is certainly not in accordance with the principles of republican government. There are two methods proposed that will savethe act from proving abortive. cretary of War "to appoint no agents to receive the ~s3oo[ as it is'clearly optional with-him. The act says he “may appoint a person” to receive the money. Suppose he concludes he won’t, what 'then? ' Why, the conscript must find his own sub stitute or go himself; This is the short, blunt, Jacksonian mode of solving the difficulty, and the course that ought to be pursued. The other way is one which complies with the letter of .the law, and yet procures the full number of men called for bytbe draft. It is as follows: Ist. Order a draft for a given number .of . men. 2d. Call for an equal num ber of volunteers to act as substitutes. 3d. Offer each a bounty of , $4OO ($lOO paid by the Go vernment, as provided in section 17, and $3OO by the conscript). 4th. Let each conscript who wishes to commute deposit his money in bank, and enter his name in a memorandum or pass-book, in the office of the enrolling officer, for the inspection of volunteers who have tendered their services as “ substitutes.” 6. Let each volunteer designate from the list for whom be will serve, receive the cohßcript’a money, and take his’musket. 6. Let' eaoh conscript ana substitute name his first, second, third, and fourth choice of regimentß in which he desires to serve. If more men apply for admission into a regiment than can be received, draw lots for the choice,of choice. But each man to > be restricted to regiments of his own State. By this .course each recruit will be placed among his own friends and neighbors. 7. Let the volunteering commence before the draft is made, as it will cause many to volunteer to serve as substi tutes in order to.escape being drafted, as in that case they would onlyget the $lOO paid by the Govern ment, and but $25 of that cash down; >B. He who is conscripted, for whom none offers to serve as his substitute, must go himself, or find his own sub stitute. . The final construction of the thirteenth section of the conscript act must come from the President, and it iB not known how he will decide it, but it iB be lieved that he will take the ground that the law calls for men, not money; that it is a military and not a revenue measure, and that a man to carry a musket must be produced for every name that is drawn from the box. Au Important Invention. , We have received from Captain. J. L. Jurgens, a Danish officer of considerable inventive genius, the following communication, relative to a new model for war vessels, which he has devised, and the merits of which, are now being considered by the Bureau of Construction of the Navy Department. A subject of greater importance could not be presented to the attention of the Government, and, indeed, it iB well worthy the consideration of the National Academy of Science, just incorporated : _ •: Washington, May 18, 1863. To Hie Editor of The Pres? : . Sir: I have submitted to the Secretary of the Navy the qualifications of a new class of war ves sels, of my invention; and have'been referred by that; officer to the Bureau of Construction, which seems favorably-disposed : towards my plans. The chief of .the Bureau, however, informed me that “he hadnot’the ppwerto decide, especially without see ing the drawings and specifications,” which will be completed .this week. The principal qualifications of the proposed war vessel are as follows: . 1. TheTmll is 'so constructed that.missiles of wkat over shape, size, or power, are harmless to the men, machinery, or hull. i 2. Boarding is out of the question;- 3..Theshlp is perfectly impervious to the attack of-rams or other vessels. • , - 4: The; small boats, propeller, and . steering appa ratus arfe all thoroughly protected: " ■ ;' 5. The masts are so constructed that injury from shot will be exceedingly difficult. 6. It is intended thatthis class of vessels shall fight at close quarters, and an important point is that the power is given to manoeuvre the enemy’s vessel when in close proximity. 7. The projectile is of a peculiar character, and will not glance off iron at an angle of '45 degrees. > N. B.—Said vessels are for sea Bervice, and not made unseaworthy by iron plating. It is absurd to attempt to make a ship shot-proof by plating, and at the same time; seaworthy ; for.by giving the-second of the speeified qualifications' it will . deprive her of the first, and vice versa. Therefore, a seagoing vessel . must be made' shot-proof/without being iron-clad, which is simply done by some'alteration in its inte rior works. • The inventor offers the drawing and specification to the United States Government, providing the Government will promise never to use said vessels “in a hostile manner” against the Danish Govern ment, “ unlessthe Danes should be the aggressors.” If the United States should ever use his plan, or any of the specified plans, to pay the . inventor ten .thousand- When duly , and satisfactorily tested, the inventor leaves it entirely tothe decision of Congress what said invention is worth. I am, sir, yours truly, J. I* JURGEN. THE POLICE . [Before Mr. Alderman Thomas. 1 JuvenUe Thief. .Maiy Boyle, aged fourteen yearn, was arraigned yes terday morning on the charge of stealing wearing ap parel to the amonntof $l5. from the public house of Reuben Sands, at Chestnut Hill. She was committed to .the House of Refuge. [Before Mr. Alderman HutehinsonJ Fined. . A woman employed as adomestic in a family-residing in the Fifteenth ward was arraigned on the charge of breach of the ordinance preventing the washing of side walks* after seven o’clock AM. The officer spoke to her about the impropriety of violating the law. She became very impertinent, indeed, and would not desist. ‘ Hence her arrest. She was fined. Alleged Robbery. Hugh Smith and Robert Ford were arraigned, before Alderman Hutchinson, on the .eharge-of robbing the house of Mr. Wierstone, atEgglesfield, of some clothing* - valued at about thirty dollars. It is alleged , that a key* of the door of an upper room was taken from the lower story. The despoilers ascended, opened the room, and rifled a trunk. - On FairmonntPark they were intercept ed by Sergeant Godwin and o£lcer Lehman. The officers were resisted, the last named being knocked down. The parties were committed in default of $1,700 bail to answer. J. Vandyke, .Chas. Hutton, and Win. Mansfield, charged with being implicated with the other two* were also heard before the magistrate. They were held to bail in the sum of SSQO each to answer. [Before Mr. Alderman Devlin. 3 Daring Robb ery. Two young men, giving the names of Robert • Reiser, of Baltimore, and George Logan, of Boston, were com mitted yesterday morning on the charge of assault and battery on, and robbery of young Mr. Powell,. the son. of the proprietor' of the Columbia House, on Broad, street. * It seems; from, the evidence, that .about one'obloek yesterday morning, white Mr. Powell'was standing in. front of the doorway of the Columbia,” the defendants came up, and insisted on, coming in. : He attempted to keep them out,- but was either knocked or pushed down; 'his wateh and pocket-book,containing some money, were stolen. The desperadoes hastened away; but two police officers bearing the alarm gave chase, and, after a pursuit ef seyeral hundred yards, the'fugitives were captured.. In their flight they threw the watch an