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THE PRESS,
PUBLISHED DAILY (SUNDAYS EXCEPTED),
BY-JOHN W. FORNEY.
OFFICE, No. 11l SOUTH FOURTH STREET.
THE DAI IVY PRESS,
Fifteen C|ntb Per Week* payable to the Carrierl
Hailed to'Subacribers out of the City at Seven Dollars
Per Anniw. Three Dollars and'Pifty Cents, for Six
Months* One Dollar and Seventy-five Cents for
Three Months invariably in advance for the time or
dered. . ,■ • .
49* Advertisements inserted at the usual rates. Six
lines constitute a square.
THE TEI-WKEKIY PRESS,
to subscribers out of the City at Pour Dollars
Per Annum, ln advance. .
WATCHES AND JEWELRY.
A R K ’ S,
60S! CHESTNUT STREET,
'IB THE CHEAPEST PLACE IN THE CITY TO BUY
GOLD- or PLATED JEWELRY, SILVER-PLATED
WARE, PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS, POCKET-BOOKS,
TRAVELLING BAGS, &c.
Call and examine our stock Before purchasing else
where. ■ •- .
The following is a partial list of goods which we are
calling from 30 to 100 per cent, less than at any other es
tablishment m the city:
ICE PITCHERS.
SYRUP PITCHERS.
CREAM PITCHERS.
SUGAR BOWLS.
BUTTER COOLERS.
GOBLETS.
. CUPS. •
CASTORS.
WAITERS. : •
CAKE BASKETS.
CARD BASKETS,
SALT STANDS.
'TOBACCO BOXES.
NAPKIN RINGS.
FBUiT KNIVES.
‘TABLE SPOONS.
' DESSERT SPOONS.
■TEA SPOONS. '#
*UGAR SPOONS.
SALT SPOONS.
DINNER and TEA FORKS.
BUTTER KNIVES.
CYSTER LADLES.
GRAVY LADLES. _■
iSETS IN GREAT VARIETY.
’ BRACELETS. .
BREAST PINS.
. . CHATALAINE CHAINS.
-GUARD CHAINS.
MEDALLIONS.
CHARMS.
THIMBLES.
RINGS.
-GOLD PENS.
-GOLD PENCILS. ;•
•GOLD TOOTH PICKS.
GENTS* PINB, beautiful styles.
GENTS* CHAINS, "
SLEEVE BUTTONS, **
STUDS.
ARMLETS.
: NECK CHAINS.
POCKET-BOOKS.
TRAVELLING BAGS.
ALBUMS. -
CIGAR CASES.
CARD CASES, &c.
-C&il early.and examine the largest and cheapest stock
goods in the city.
D. W. CLARK’S.
60S CHESTNUT STREET.
WATCHES! WATCHES!
AMERICAN WATCH COMPANY.
i'GOLD AND SILVER WATCHES.'
COMP AMT’S SALESROOM
(•-SOUTHEAST CORNER EIGHTH AH D CHESTNUT ST.
I: B- .MAETER,
AGENT.
Thesewatclies have now been in use over twelve years,
* and, for
ACCURACY, DURABILITY', AND RELIABILITY,
vln every conceivable manner, have proved themselves _
-•to be the most satisfactory time-pieces ever offered to the
-■public. *
This result has been brought about by a strict appli
v. cation of znechauical science to the construction of che
•watch from its very inception; rendering it, when
■ finished, ■ -
MATHEMATICALLY CORRECT
in. all its proportions; and necessarily as perfect a time
*:keepernsit iapossibloto make. :
The Company have tested their Watches, in many in
- • -stances, by. actual daily noting, and.the result of this
test has been that they have exhibited a rats equal in
regularity to the best marine chronometer.
We invite attention to the
LADIES’ WATCHES,
« elaborately finished, arid thinner than any we have
prodnced; with several improvements calcn
f lated to secure the greatest accnrady of performance, and
••'tp pre.vent the .usual. accidents and derangements to
Which foreign watches are liable.-- mylS-lm .
* ““jGST RECEIVED PER. STEAMER EUROPA.
GOLD WATCHES,
LADIES’SIZES, OF NEW STYLES.
* SILVER ANOBEB AND CTLINDRES.
- GILT ANCRES AND CYLINDERS. i
PLATED ANCRES AND CYLINDERS,
Tor Sale at Low Bates to the Trade, by
D. Tv PRATT,
607 CHESTNUT STREET.
jRt FINE WATCH REP AIRING
mtat attended to, by the most experienced workmen,
find every watch warranted for one year.
VULCANITE JEWELRY.—JUST RE
* ! ceived, a handsome assortment of Chatelain and
Veet.Ohains« Pine, .Pencils, &c., and for sale at very low
prices. y G. RUSSELL,
ap2s-tf • * 33’North SIXTH Street.
J. O. FULLER,
Importer and "Wholesale Dealer in
FINE WATCHES AND JEWELRY,
No. m CHESTNUT Street,
, (Up-Btairs, opposite Masonic Temple,)
Has now open a *
LARGE AND COMPLETE STOCK,
- • EMBRACING- V -
E. HOWARD & CO.’S PINE AMERICAN WATHES,
GOLD CHAINS, GOLD SPECTACLES, THIMBLES,
- * AND - ■
PINE JEWELRY OP EVERY DESCRIPTION. ;
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( J C. FULLER’S
FINE GOLD PENS,
THE BEST PEN IN USE,
FOR SALE .IN AT,I, SIZES. my22-3m
' JUNE GILT COMBS
IN EVERT VARIETY.
IMITATION'S OF PEARL AND CORAL.
J. C. FULLER;
No. 113 CHESTNUT, Street.
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-yULOANITE RINGS.
A full assortment, all sizes and stylei ;
J. O. FULLER,
No. Tl 3 CHESTSUT Street. my22 : 3m.
MUSICAL BOXES.
FT SHELL AND ROSEWOOD OASES,;
playing from Ito 12 tunes, choice Opera and Ameri«*
oan Melodies. PARR & BROTHER, Importers,
ap4 334 CHESTNUT Street, below Foarth..
CARPETS AND OIL-CLOTHS.
v JUST RECEIVED,
3,000 ROLLS
CANTON MATTINGS;
Xo which we Invite the attention of the trade.
M’CALLUM * oo. p
NO. 509 CHESTNUT STREET,
S .iQILi AND
WINDOW SHADES.
■ CARRIAGE, TABLE, STAIR, AND FLOOR
OIL CLOTHS,
IN COTTON AND LINEN FABRICS,
QUALITY AND STYLE UNSURPASSED.
WINDOW SHADES,
COMPRISING EVERT VARIETY OP NEW AND OKI
GINAIi DESIGNS, PLAIN and ORNAMENTAL.
These goods will be sold to Dealers and Manufacturers
«*£ prices much below thepreaent price of stock.
THOMAS POTTER,
BIANUFAOTTJREE iOF OIL CLOTHS AND
WINDOW SHADES,
839 ARCH Street, Philadelphia, and
4b9 CEDAR and 95 LIBERTY Streets, New York.
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E M O V A L .
J. T. DBLAOBOIX,
Sum removed hl»
STOCK OF CARPETINGS,
JTrom Vf South FOURTH Street, to hie
NEW STORE,
No. 37 SOUTH SECOND STREET,
Where he offers to his old customers, and pnrohasers
IHenerally, a LARGE AND DESIRABLE STOCK OF
CARPETINGS,
of all grades, and best known makes.
OIL CLOTHS, MATTINGS, AND WINDOW SHADES.
Wholesale and retail.
AT THE LOWEST PBICEg.
J. T. DELACROIX,
No. 87 SOUTH SECOND STREET, above Chestnut.
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GAS FIXTURES, &C.
gjy ARCH STREET.
O. A. VANKIEK A OO.j
iiAWirAciTifcß aa 0 y
OH A N DE He g g
ANi> OTHER
GAS FIXTURES.
±lso, Trench BronzeTijrnres and Ornaments, tortelain
and Hiea Shades, of
'fancy goods,
"W'HOb'EsixiE AKD BETAIE.
Flew* «dl»ad/Wine,wit, l«U-lr
O. RUSSELL,
33 North SIXTH Street.
PHILADELPHIA,
YOL. 6.—NO. 253.
COMMISSION HOUSES.
J) AVID ROGERS,
No. 45 SOUTH FOURTH STREET,
Importer and Jobber of
MEN AND BOYS’ WEAR, •"
LADIES’ CLOAKINGS, &c.
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PHILADELPHIA
“BA G”
MANUFACTORY.
BURLAP BAGS OF ALL SIZES,
FOB COEN, OATS, COFFEE, BONE DUST, &0.
ALSO,
SEAMLESS BAGS, .
Of .standard makes, ALL SIZES, for sale cheap, for net
cash on delivery. \
GEO. grigg;
_ap!s-Sm Nos. 319 and 331 CHURCH Alley.
gHIPLEY, HAZARD, &
IHUTOHINSONj
No. 1I» CHESTNUT STREET,
COMMISSION MEBOHANTS,.
FOR THE SALE OF
PHILADELPHIA-HADE GOODS.
mL3I-6m
JOHN T. BAILEY db 00.
BAGS AND BAGGING
OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.
NO. 113 NORTH FRONT STREET,
WOOL BAGS FOB SALK
!*sBAni
DRY-GOODS JOBBERS.
,p LACK SILKS'.
JUST RECEIVED,
SEVERAL LARGE INVOICES OF SUPERIOR
BIBLACK GROS DE RHINE,
In 33, 34, 36, 38, 30, 33, 34, and 3G inches.
Which will be sold to the Trade at a
SMALL ADVANCE ON COST.
M L. HALLOWELL & CO.,
NO. 615 CHESTNUT STREET.
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JJAWSON, BRANSON, & OO;,
N.W. CORNER MARKET AND FIFTH STS. ,
■ . (501 Market Street,)
JOBBERB OF ENGLISH, FRENCH, AND GERMAN
DRESS FABRICS, SHAWLS, &c.
We invite tho attention of the RETAIL TRADE to
ourwell-assorted:stockof . .
FOKEIGH DRESS GOODS AND SHAWLS,
Which we will sell at the very lowest market price.
We pay especial attention to the. large Auction Sales,
and Buyers can find Goods in ou r Store, at much less
than cost of Importation, and as cheap as they can be
found anywhere.
T. R. Dawson. J. G. Bomgasdnbe. ’ O. Branson.
r aplB-36t
CLOTHING.
JOHN KELLY, JR.,
TAILOR,
HAS REMOVED FROM 1022 CHESTNUT STREET.
i
EDWARD P. KELLY’S,
143 ' South. THIRD Street,
Where he presents to former patrons and the public
the advantages of a STOCK OF GOODS,eanalif not su
perior,'to any in the city—the skill and taste of himself
and EDWARD P. KELLY* the : two best Tailors of the
city—at prioes much lower than any other first-class esta
blishment of the city. . apl-tf
. Fine Clothing,
FOR
Spring and Summer.
WAMMAKER& BROWN
S. E. cor. 6th & Market.;
Medium and Common
GRADES,
Cut and Made lu
Fashionable Style
SOLD. AT LOW PRICES.
T>LACK CASS. PANTS, $5.50,
At 704 MARKET Street
BLACK CASS. PANTS, *5.50, At 704 MARKET Street
BLACK CASS. PANTS, *5.60, At 704 MARKET Street.
BLACK CASS. PANTS, $5.60. At 704 MARKET Street.
BLACK CASS. PANTS, $5.50. At 701 MARKET Street
GRIGG ft VAN GUNTEN’S, No. 704 MARKET Street
GRIGG ft VAN GUNTEN’B, No. 704 MARKET Street
GRIGG ft VAN GUNTKN’B, No. 704 MARKET Street
GRIGG ft VAN GUNTEN’S, No. 704 MARKET Street.
GRIGG ft VAN GURTEN’S, No. 704 MARKET Street
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BLINDS AND SHADES.
JgLINDS AND SHADES
B . J . WIL L T A M S ,
NO. 10 NORTH SIXTH STREET.
MANUFACTURER 0?
VENETIAN BLINDS
WINDOW SHADES.
.. The Largest and Finest Assortment In the city, at
theLowestPrices. Blinds Painted and Trimmed equal
to new. Store Shades Made and Lettered. ap6-2m
U. S, INTERNAL REVENUE.
FOR THE SALE OF
UNITED
STATES TAX
STAMPS,
No. S? South THIRD Street, first door above Chestnut.
.A full supply of all kinds of TAX STAMPS constantly
ou hand, and for sale in quantities to suit.
A liberal discount allowed on amounts of $5O and up
wards.'
.Orders by Mail promptly attended to.
Office Hours from 9 A. M. to 5 P. M.
JACOB E.BIDGWAY,
de9-tielo No. 57 Sontli THIRD Street.
PAINTINGS, ENGRAVINGS, Ac.
JAMES S. EARLE & SON,
IHFOBTESS AND MANUFACTURERS OP
LOOKING GLASSES.
DXALEBS IX
OIL PAINTINGS,
engravings,
PORTRAIT,
PICTURE, end
PHOTOORAPH FRAMES.
PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS.
EXTENSIVE LOOKING GLASS WABEROOMB AND
gallery of paintings,
ial-tf CHESTNUT Street, Philadelphia.
SEWING MACHINES.
gEWING MACHINES.
THE "BLOAT" MACHINE,
WITH. GLASS PRBBBER FOOT, ■
' - NEW STYLE HEMMER, BRAIDER.
, Mdotberyaluabl? Improvement*. < ..
- - ■> ALSO. " * j
THE & FARR MACHINES.
Afenoy—®33 CHESTNUT Street. mbS-tf
SPRING MILLINERY.
MILLINEBY GOODS;
M. BERNHEIM,
.■■•/ ‘ .
No. 736 CHESTNUT STREET,
Has just Received
DRAB, BUFF, AND
WHITE RIBBONS,
IN ALL WIDTHS
DRAB, CUFF, AND
WHITE ENGLISH CRAPE.
BONNET SILKS TO MATCH.
A FRESH LINE OF FRENCH FLOWERS.
CALL AT
No. 736 CHESTNUT STREET.
STRAW GOODS, 1863.
FRENCH FLOWERS, .
LACES AND RIBBONS,
OF THE LATEST FASHIONS,
JUST OPENED
AT
THOS. KENNEDY BRO/S;
Ho. T»9 CHESTNUT Street, below EIGHTH.
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AIT I L L INE BY
AND
V ■ / STRAW GOODB.
JOSEPH HAMBURGER,
35 South SECOND Street,
Has now open alargestock of Ribbons, Artificial Flowers,
Ac., ’to which he respectfully invites the attention of
Milliners and Merchants. Goodß received daily from
Saw YoTlranctionw: .y- - ■ ■ ' mh29-2ro*
GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS.
606. AECH STREET - 606:
FINE SHIRT AND WEAPPEK DEPOT.
. ' AN ELEGANT ASSOKTHENT OP
GENTS’ FURNISHING GOODS,
AT ; MODERATE PRICES.
FOUR PREMIUMS AWARDED FOR
SHIRTS, WRAPP ERS, AND STO OKS.
' G. A. HOFFMANN,
■SSnocessoj to/W. W. KNIGHT.
ipS-mweSm GOG ARCH STREET. GOO.
1 AND 3 N. SIXTH STREET,
PHILADELPHIA.
JOHN C.AB BIS Off,
(FORMERLY J. BURN MOORE,)
IMPORTER AND DEALER IN
GENTLEMEN’S FURNISHING GOODS,
ALSO, . ’ ->
MANUFACTURER.
OF THE IMPROVED
PATTERN SHIRT.
WRAPPERS, ;
COLLARS, ; : -
UNDERCLOTHING, Ate.
SATISFACTION GUARANTIED. my22-toc4 .
PINE SHIRT MANUFACTORY. .;
A The subscriber would invite attention to his : i
i IMPROVED CUT OF. SHIRTS, .' : •
Which he makes a specialty in hiH business.- Also, con
stantly receiving,
NOVELTIES FOR GENTLEMEN’S WEAR.
J- W. SCOTT,
GENTLEMEN’S FURNISHING STORE,
No. 814 CHESTNUT STREET;
Ja2o-tf Four doors below the Continental.
•DRUGS AND CHEMICALS,
JJOBERT SHOEMAKER & GO. g
Northeast Corner FOURTH and RACE Streets,
PHILADELPHIA,
WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS,
IMPORTERS AND DEALERS
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC
WINDOW AND PLATE GLASS,
■AEU7ACTCKBBS OF
WHITE LEAD AND ZINC PAINTS. PUTTY, &0.1
ASSETS FOB IBS CELEBRATED
FRENCH ZINC PAINTS.
Dealer, and oonsnmers supplied at
VERY LOW PRICES FOR CASH.
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HARDWARE ASD CUTLERY.
U ARP WARE.
CLOSING OUT AT
OLD P R ICES,
The Stock of a WHOLESALE HOUSE, comprising a
LARGE ASSORTMENT OF
ALL KINDS OF GOODS.
.: . 437 MARKET and dbI6..COMMERCE Streets.
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FURNITURE, dsc.
PURNI T U H E .
A LARGE ASSORTMENT,
W. & J. ALLEN <6 BROTHER,
1309 CHESTNUT STREET.
PABINET FURNITURE AND BIL-
A/ LIARD TABLES.
MOORE 4 CAMPION,
No. 301 South SECOND Street.
In connection with their extensive Cahinetdrasiness, are
aow manufacturing a superior article of
BILLIARD TABLES,
uid have now on hand a full supply, finished with the
MOORE ft CAMPION’S IMPROVED CUSHIONS,
which, are pronounced by all who have used them to be
superior to all others.-
For the quality and finish of these Tables, the manu
{keturers refer to their numerous patrons throughout the
Union, who are familiar with the character of ihelr
work. " .. mhn-6m
H E
“EXCELSIOR” HAMS
ARE THE BEST IN THE WORLD.
NONE GENUINE UNLESS BRANDED
“J. H. M. & CO. PHIEADA. EICEI/SIOE.”
J. H. ffICHENEK «& CO.,
GENERAL PROVISION DEALERS,
CURERS OP THE CELEBRATED
“EXCELSipR.”
SUGAR-CURED HAMS,
Nob. 143 and 144 North FRONT Street,
: Between Arch and Race streets; Philadelphia. -
Thejnetly-celebTated‘‘EXCELSlOß” HAMS are cured
by J. H. H. '& Co. (in a style peculiar to themselres) ex
pressly for FAMILY USE, are ; of delicious'flayor,. free
from the unpleasant taste of salt, and are pronounced by
epicures superior to any now offered for sale!
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° ° L *
) FLEECE*
. 40,0001b5, > TUB, - .
S PULtED,
Common,'Medinm and Fine
PELTS.
I.CCO DRY WESTERN. ' ,
1
All will be sold lowyto close consignments. v
WOOLEN YARNS.
30,000 lbs ,20to SO cents; superior makes. : \
COTTON YARNS.
40,000 lbs. Nos. 10 to 20,- in warp, bundle, and . :
cop.; beat standard makes.” •, "
N. B.r-Yarne afc cost of production day of purchasing,
ALEX. WIIILLDIN A SONS,
18 NORTH FRONT STREET.
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SICILY LICORICE, GEN:—SMALL
STICK. „ o J
Caraway Seed.
Gum Arabic. .
- Trieste Vermillion.
Powdered Blue for Potters’use.
; Mineral. Water Corks.short. • *
. ’ Bottle Corks, assorted. 1 -
Madder, Dutch Prime.
• Oil Bergamot.
Colchicum Seed.
Oil Origanum; Pure,:;
Gum,Kino, ... . . v . . -.v
- . .Cape Aloesi:• -v
• Pink Hoot. ‘ 1 * *5
Olive Oil; quart bottles. * «■«> i
- InStore, and.for sale by *
aiLBERT.ROYAL ft Co:,
• Wholesale Druggists,
ap2£>-lm* Nos. 309 and 311 North THIRD Street,
PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 1863.
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 37, 1803. '
DEPARTMENT OP VIRGINIA.
[Special Correspondence of The Press. 3 *
Norfolk, Ya., May 24,1863.
The small expedition which started from here on
the 18th instant, by order of General Yiele, returned 5
in safety last night. Five days had passed, a way
since the tug which bore these of.
the 177th Pennsylvania infantry and one gup, Cap-:
tain I. Gain commanding, steamed"'along Albemarle
canal to Currituck Sound. No message was received'
from them, neither did any know of their where
abouts, and a slight uneasiness was becoming per- "
ceptible when Major Powers returned with all his
men. This incursion along the North river to In
diantown, down the-Nofth Carolina canal, and into-
Elizabeth .Oily, has more than'paid expenses. But
it - was impossible to get in "close proximity to gue
rillas.- A solitary bushwhacker was cleverly caught,
, but all the rest were so nimble and agile theyma
paged to elude our soldiers, though the houses were
oftentimes surrounded. A brief, quick run, .a long
leap into the swampland these amphibious crea
tures are safe.- % Studious by day in concealment of
their villainous calling, they profess. to. have taken
■ the oath, to be peaceful farmers',-almost -ruined by'•
the war; but as soon as,-night has clad the swamps
in russet mantle, they stalk, boldly forth, eager, for
plunder, rapine, blood. .-.Mercy-.. 1b not once blessed
; when administered to such inhuman-wretches.
Near the shores of the North Carolina canal re
sides a pert young\vidow n whose mercantile busi
ness nets her $50,000 per month. This "is her own
calculation; but she has dwelt for-years in Gas
coigne, and wc will have to take the figures cum grano
. soft's.to be palatable. Herstock'in -trade at this,
time comprised more articles and consisted of better
materials than any store in Norfolk. Parasols .were
there in profusion; calicoes and skeletons; shoes and
bonnets. - Now, these things are all-precious as gold
dust; even calico sells in per yard. •
The-majority of the cases which contained these
goods were marked “ Netvbern.” Large numbers of
blankets, boots and shoeis, muslins, and gray cloth
'/for rebel uniforms (which she i'solft to farmers 1 ))] and
sixteen cases of tobacco, were taken. Oh r ahe'ia a
loyal woman, and has ten thousand dollars I 'worth of
goods she would not have confiscated! She never was a
rebel! *Ten thousanddollars in money was taken from
her person last evening* The world is full of people
who would be vicars of Bray for half-this gross
amount. I think this is the “youn# wtfdowHreported
• by telegraph to have realized a large fortune in
North Carolina. How many wives, daughters, sis
ters, of our best fighting subjects exist in deplorable
poverty 1 Somewhere in thiß neighborhood a splen
did schooner, named Margaret Gregory, was cap-'
tured. She was the property of the rebel Major
Gregory. ; v /•'
On the22d inst., Elizabeth City was visited.;There
iB a long strip or belt of country around.'Elizabeth
City, which bears much resemblance to thVNeutral
Grounds in New York during the. Revolutionary
war. And as human nature has varied very slightly
since then, the brush and swamps are infested with
modern Cowboys ahd Skinners. The most regularly
organized band is the-guerilla, which fights unde r
rebel colors. Against these are pitted Buffa
loes,» who ostensibly claim to be protected by the.
stars and atripes, but are in reality wild labmaelites,
whose..hands. are againßt the weak, but particularly
do they hate and vent their spleen against the
guerillas. These ferocious, lawless bands of depre
dators alternately range the country. Every one
fears, detests, shuns them. J .
Not a male resident was . discovered in Elizabeth
City. Soldiers, guerillas, “Buffaloes,” were all gone.
The female inhabitants alone remained—disconso
late, desolate. Without shoes, or an adequate
assortment , of, clothing, they were endeavoring. to
exist, with flour.fifty dollars a barrel, and-no sugar.'
After an absence of five days, and*fio communication *
with headquarters in the interim, having penetrated*
far into the vacated haunts of these guerillas, and
learned all the circumstances, connectedtwith the
capture of the two steamboats, the expedition re
turned last night. * ■ ■
Miss Abbot, of whom I last wrote you, was freed
from custody, by order of General Dix, upon giving
$l,OOO security for honest traffleing in futures The
party for whom these articles were meant is'kaid to
be an arch rebel,- doing business under'British pro
tection. ■ . . ; '
Fortress Monroe, May
Flag-of-truce boat John Rice passed through here
this morning. She brings; four hundred exchanged
prisoners from City Point, among them the ebrre-’
spondent of the New Ydrk Woiid, supposed to have
been killed on the Mississippi river. The crew of
the Indianola were also brought up from City; Point,
and Medical Director Hand, of Suffolk. . . .
, -j The Mobile. Register, fijid .J.dverliser y o£ the 21st
instant, has late ncwsdpwn
the'Saturday’s fight, the febelFadmit p loss of thirty i
pieces of artillery, which they assure the good peo
ple of Mississippi were all well spiked - oj-c they
abandoned them. They, claim to have repulsed the.*
first attempt of our army to take-Big Black Bridge;
but.with ill-concealed mortification confess how
they succeeded in crossing higher up the Btreaih,
attacked them in the rear, and obliged them to
“burn the bridge and abandon the works.” Sor--
rowfully they lament their great loss; but more than
. all their calamities they deplore the' Btern fact,that
Vicksburg is closely besieged .on all-sides, their
proepeetß .becoming blighted, their cash desperate,
hopeless.
We cannot help hailing, with delight this glorious
. news from our invincible Western army.-. The. hie- ,
tory of the siege of Vicksburg is replete with ex
ample’s of dogged; perseverance, and. inexhaustible,
indomitable energy. Repulsed before that great
stronghold, time and again, still they assailed wi th
undiminished fury Borne new point. Zeal like this
; ever earns its reward, and I feel certain Vicksburg
r is doomed to fall. If ever an army, since the .days
of Buena Vista, won the credit of never knowing ;
when.it was whipped, it is the brave, fighting, suc
cessful army of the West.
■ The steamer Swan was shot at .several times yes-'
terday afternoon by rebel batteries, a few miles : fr6m
West Point. ... This vessel seems unfortunate in
ing made the mark of these wandering rebel batte-'
ties, but-Very successful in avoiding their shot,as.
Bhe managed to escape this fire. ‘ • - B.
Fobtkess Moheoe, May 25, 1863.
; Among those who were brought from City Point,
on-the steamer John Rice, was a man by the name
.of Kirby, an Englishman. The -readers ot-Tke Press
will remember him as the same person captured
some time ago by.the rebels, and whom they threat
"ened to;hang~-nay, whom our journos at one time
reported to vhave been hung.. From the style of his
conversation, one can’thelp wishing, secretly, away
downih his inner man, that the rebelß had done so,
before freeing him from Castle Thunder. In his
opinion,' the rebels are right, and they will: and
ought to succeed in their “noble ejforts.” Never
were they in such good spirits and so well prepared
to vanquish us as at this present-tlme.f Their com
missariat is in splendid condition, hospitals comfort
ably .arranged, large and commodious, supply of
medical stores abundant, and of superior quality.
Everything, indeed, which could tend to make
the rebels cheerful, and belligerent, they have
Hooker’s a fool, if his word iB good for aught, and
he can’t see why the rebels; give him so - much
credit as they doj for. managing and fighting 'the
battle of Chancellorville., Kirby admits the enemy
suffered fearfully in that fight.* This man is going
through our lines to Canada.: What for, I wonder?
It is passing strange that one whom we believe to
have been so badly treated, held for a long time in
duresse and almost hanged, should, thiok and apeak
after such fashion. Where think you he was at the
time he was captured? At General Fitzhugh Egg’s
quarters, he says. The whole thing is more than
paßßing BtraDge to your correspondent. -
On Saturday night a grand entertainment was
given on board H. B. M frigate Challenger. A large
number of ladies were there; some from Hampton,
others from Norfolk. The English : steam frigates
Desperate and Rinaldo are still anchored in the
■V Roads.” Very friendly, relations exist between
the officers oi these vessels andthe most loquacious
female rebels in Norfolk. The Rinaldo,'for having-
Mason and Slidell on board at one time, are looked
upon favor. Our watcrbattcry, in the
fortress, exchanged the national salute with them
this morning, in honor of Q,ucen Victoria’s birth
day.
morning found everything' obaoured
by the hazy atmosphere, For one day, wc are
spared the intolerable glow of the sun, but the
water, lashes the shore with angry surge. A num
ber of vessels have deferred their departure; some
put in here for shelter during the rough weather.
-The venerable Captain Alien, commander or the
storeship Roma; was taken suddenly ill on'Sunday
evening, and expired last night. He was among the
oldest captains in.the navy. The colors on the flag
staff, in theFortresa and on the shipping fly mourn
fully at half-niast to-day. Steamers Cosmopolitan
and; Eastern. States arrived to-day..' The former*
comes from Port Royal and reports all quiet there
and in Newhern, ,
CIRCULAR.
Headquarters Department Virginia,
Fortress Monroe, Va., May 20, 1883,
Commanding‘officers of the several commands
and detachments in this department, will have their
camph thoroughly policed, and will unite with the'
medical officers in“carrying out such measures' and
regulations aa will effectually prevent the develop?
ment of disease and preserve the sanitary condition
of the troops. '
The disinterment or removal'from the depart
■ment of any, deceased, person is' hereby- prohibited"
until the winter months.
By command of Major General Dix:
T. -VAN BUREN, Assis’t Adj. Gen.. -
REPORT OP KILLED AND WOUNDED NEAR CARRS-
VILLa7' ! MAY.2I,
• ,William.H..Curlough,.F, iOfchNe.w: Jersey, finger,'
- Barnev l7oth New York, cheek. •
' John Miller, D, llth Pennsylvania Cavalry, arm.
- Alexander Johnston; E, 167th Pennsylvania, scalp.
. -rr Strong, coiporal, 4th XJ. S. Artillery, chest.
? Solomon Smith, 105th Pennsylvania, knee.
John Brink, It. 1 *
■ - NEAR JJLAeKWAT.BR, VA., MAT 20.
John Smelson, I£, 161st Pennsylvania, kilted.
- James R. Davis,'lwth New York, killed.
George Bailey, 1,112 th Ncw Yorlc, hand.
Election at St* Xouis*
St. Louib, May 26.~The election in thiß; county
yesterday, to till a vacancy in the State Convention,
resulted in the election ol Charles D. Drake, UJadi
cal Emancipationist, over James S.YeatmanJiCon
eervative, by about 2,600 majority.
ARMY OF THE FRONTIER.
The Raid inArkausaa,
One of the most brilliant demonstrations during
the entire war has just been completed by Colonel
Clayton and Lieut: Col; Jenkins, of the 6th Kansas
Cavalry. The. dash was entirely successful, not a
single particular being omitted. A few days since,
Maj. Gen. Prentiss, commanding the national forces
at Helena, placed Col. Clayton, of the 6th Kansas
Cavalry, in; command of detachments of the 6th
Kansas, 6th Illinois, and Ist Indiana Cavalry,' and a
infantry, with instructions to go.,as
far as’ possible in the ! direction of Little'-Rook,
and hunt up the- rebel Col. Dobbins, who has
been for some time annoying the ' inhabitants
in. the vicinity of Cotton Plant. Col. Clayton pro
ceeded on the route laid out for him; to
with entire success, finding all the food his men
or horses destroying a ‘large amount
of rebel .property, among which , were 200,000,
bushels of buildings containing com
missary. stores, and several mills deed by the rebelß
ito convert their corirand whea't into meal and flour,
Gol. Clayton then held a consultation with his offi
cers, and it was agreed to send theinfaritry back, as
the inhabitants told him the force under Dobbins
wasemaU and had fled up the St, Francis River to
wardg Witteburg, a distance from the Misßißßippi of
140 ibiies. .Col, Clayton was then at a place known
as Cotton Plant. ;He ordered his men to mount and
proce'ed toward the town of Wittsburg, giving posi
tive orders to Lieut. Col. Jenkins to “travel” cau
tiously. ; His entire, force, one thousand men,
took the- country lying on the southern bank of
the;„St. Francis River till he crossed the mver
L’Anguille. He had proceeded without interrup
tion, for about two mileß, when his further march
was checked by the report of firearms almost imme
diately in front. His men were immediately dis
mounted and formed in line of battle; the Colonel
that he was only fighting a regiment
of ipfantry and cavalry, inferior in point of numbers
tobis-eommand. A charge was made; and the rebels
felL back about one mile, with a slight loss. This
brought Colonel Clayton’s command out.to an open
space, whexe he could Bee more distinctly what he
was fighting, and, seeing'the rebels exceeded his
force lif numbers, he fell back under cover of the
woods. VThe rebels made a furious charge on see-,
ing the Federate fall back, coming forward with’
yells and * shouts of victory.. Colonel Clayton or
dered his men to hold their'fire until the rebels
got within twenty yards, and, at the-word, let every
man do his best to carry destruction with the con
tents of his gun. . We are informed byaneye-wit
ness ttiat many a rebel was made to bite the dust.
The rebel commander, finding it impossible to force
his men forward, and, hoping to bring Col, Clayton
from under cover, fell back, but in this he was en
tirely unsuccessful; the Colonel had come to the
conclusion that he could see .ju3t, as well where he
was. Again the rebels charged, and again received
severe-punishment. The third charge was made,
and a few. rebels got into the woods, but they were
either'killed, wounded, or captured. On , inquiry,
Col. Clayton-found, he had been fighting fully two
brigades under Gen. Carter, instead of 6,000 men un
der Dobbins, and that Carter’s forces were but a de- :
vtftchment of a force under Marmaduke, stated to be
6/000 infantry, cavalry, and artillery. ;
; This -at once changed the base of operations of
Colonel Clayton. ; He ordered his men to mount and
swim 'their horses across the D’Anguille. They had
hardly got safely across before the enemy brought
up a considerable artillery And commenced .shelling
the woods, but the'bird had flown Colonel Clayton
and his gallant men had got out of reach. The Fe
deral casualties .were two killed, two wounded dan
gerously, and nine slightly. The rebel loss was fifty
five killed, and ninety-nine wounded. The most
men Colonel Clayton had engaged at one time were
Jour hundred.- The officers and men did nobly, and
have m ade them an undying name in the history of
the:war.; Dobbins was in the fight, and commanded
the2lst Texan Rangers.
The rebel General Price left Little Rock on the
llth..of May;-. taking the direction to Wittsburg.
From presen t indications GeneralPrentLsa will have
some work toperform.— Memphis Bulletin.
STATES IN REBELLION.
Contingencies alter tlie Fall of Vicksburg.
[Richmond correspondence of the London Time3.D
If Vicksburg can be turiied, or in some manner
negativetl, -there remain hundreds-of other points’
round which the Confederate batte riba would imme
diately cluster. Such a point is Warren ton, where
the Hartford has recently been beaten off; such a
point is Natchez, where the bluffs are Baidto be
more favorable'for defence than those at. Vicksburg.
It is not to Vicksburg, or generally to the Missis
sippi, river, that the eyes lof :the Confederates
are anxiously turned, but rather to Charleston,
where the long-delayed blow must inevitably fall,
shortly or never,' and to Tullahoma and the army of.
General Johnston. My own impression still is that
■want of sagacity has been shown by the Confederate
Goyernment in not'strengthening the army of’Gen.
Johnston by such large reinforcements as would
nj§te the issue of the impending battle, “ beyond a
peradventure.” .It is to an* ordinary spectator in
comprehensible howcoh both ’sides the policy of a
Napoleonic concentration of .troops has been ne
glected and overlooked. It is known that many of
the wisest heads in the Confederacy, .and among
them Gen'eralJoseph E. Johnston, have'warmly ad-
of all available troops in
Southent.-Tefi'neßsecj even though ..Texas and Ar
kacsaß.should' be left destitute of men, and the de
fenders of Vicksburg should be -reduced one-half.—
HonitaJHsplacuit. "■- r \
EARLY OFFENSIVE'OPERATIONS.
“ The Richmond'Fa?ami«er of the 21st alludes to the
present'condition of Gen. Hooker’s army, and coun
sels, immediate movements of‘offence :
“■With'all our glorious we have,not yet
a eifigle lost city,” or delivered any subju
gated State fro m the thrall of theinvader.- If we can
ever do' Mich a thing we muet hope to do it shortly, for
we pevef behold our foe so weak again. De
fensive are no doubt more facile and surer
of success in kind. "While the Confederate army is
what it how is.the enemy will be beaten whenever
he crosses the Rappahannock or ventures again on
r the James”. r -Rut-d^eusive operations will never bc
' gurc the aokhowlettemcnt pf iour independence or
- .us ;for 'forty
yea!rs,6n:the present term's; No people are more per
tinacious,and V(ashington well noted this peculiar
ity of their character, that they are perfectly fearless
:i.tlll-.they see*# bayonet at ..their breast, though they
are then remarkable for their puaililanimifcy.
So long as the war means the despatch of men and
money to a distance, and so long as they fail to see
. the columns of an invading army blaokening.their
fields, lit by the flames of their houses and towns,
they will be. stubbornly determined to prosecute it.
From the first day the only reasonable hope of the
confederacy haß been the transfer of hostilities to
the enemy’s territory. If we cannot do that, the
progress ofinvasion, however slow, must, after a
long time, overwhelm us, .
[From , the Richmond Correspondence of the London
: i.- Times. 1 : .
I brought out from Nassau a box of goods for
General Stonewall Jackson, and he asked-me when
I was at Richmond to come to his camp and see
him. I left the city one morning about seven o’clock,
and about ten landed at a station distant some eight
or nine miles from Jackson’s, or, as his men call him,
“Old Jack’s,” camp. Aheavyfnll of snow had cover
ed Ihc country for some time before to the depth of
a foot, and formed a crust over the Virginia mud,
which is quite as villainous as that of Balaklava.
The day before had been mild and wet, and myjour
ney was'made in a drenching shower, which soon
cleared away the white mantle of snow. You can,
not imagine the Slough of Despond I had to. pass
through. Wet to the skin,Tstumbled through mud,
I waded through .creeks, I passed through»:• pine
woods, and at lastT got into camp about 2 o’clock.
I then made my'way f o .a.small house occupied by
the General as his headquarters. Fwrote down. my
name and gave it to the orderly, and I wasimme
diately told to walk in.
The General rose and greeted me warmly. I ex
pected to see an eld, untidy man, and was, most
-agreeably surprised and pleased with his appear-:
ance. He is tail, handsome,' and \ powerful
ly ! built, but thin.. «• He has brown hair and:
a brown beard. His mouth expresses great determi
nation. The lips are thin, and compressed firmly to
gether; his eyes are blue*imu dark, with a keen and
searching expression. I was told that his age was
38, and he looks about 40. The General, who is in
describably simple and-unaffected in all his ways,
took off my wet overcoat with his own hands, made
up the fire, brought wood' for me to.piit my feet on
to keep them warm while my, boots were drying; and
then began to ask me questions, on various sub
jects. 'At the dinner hour we went out and joined
the members of his staff. At this meal the Gene
ral said grace, in a fervent, quiet manner, which struck
me,/much, [ After dinner I returned to his room,
and he s again talked to me for a long time..
The servant then came in and took'his . mattress
out of a cupboard and laid it on the floor. As I
rose to retire the General said, “Captain: there is
plenty of room in my bed; Ihopeyou willshareit
with me.” I thanked him very much for his courte
sy, butsaid “Good night,” and'slept in a-tent, sha
ring the blankets of one of his aids-de-camp. ; in the
morning, at breakfast time, I noticed that the Gene
ral said grace-before.the meal with the same fervor
I had remarked before. An hour or two afterwards
it; was time for me to return to the station; on this
occasion, however, I had a horse, and turned up to
the. General’s quarters to bid him adieu.-. His little
loom was vacant, so. I in- and stood before
the fire.. I then noticed my greatcoat stretched be
fore it on.a chair.’ Shortly afterwards the Ge
neral entered the room. He said, “Captain,' X,
have been trying to dry-your greatcoat, but I am
afraid I. ; . have not ‘.succeeded very well ” That
'litileidct illustrates the manjs character. With the
careß an<j responsibilities of a vast-army on his
shoulders, he finds time to do little ac£a:oT -kindhess
and thoughtfulness which make him..the darling of
his men, who never seem to tire of talking of him.
Gen. Jackson is a man of great endurance jiiedriuks
nothing stronger than water, and never uaes tobacco
or any stimulant. He has-been known to ride for
three days and nights at a time, and if there is any
labor to be undergone, he never; fails to, take his-
Bhare Of it. I thought of entering ;the array as avo
luntceriasmany Engtishmenhave done; hutT have had
the unexpected good luck to receive an appointment
in the inspecting department. : %
POLITICS IN NORTH CAROLINA—SEOE3-
o SJON AGAINST SECESSION. - -
; The. Raleigh Standard, special organ of Governor
iVance, 'says': 7 ‘
' ' “Ve know that military despotism is making
rapid strides. in . these. States, we: know that, no
people ever.lost their liberties at once, but step by
step, as some deadly disease steals upon the system
ana gradually but surely Baps the fountainß of life.:
The argument now is, we hate Lincoln so bitterly,
that, in' order to resist him successfully, we must
make slaves of ourselves; The answer of our people
js, ‘‘ We ioill be slaves neither to<’Linco!n , nor nor
• France , nor England.'l North Carolinais a Slate, not
& Province. She has .80,000 as brave troops aB ever
trod the earth. 'When she calls them they will come.
If the worst should happen she will be able to take
care of hejself as an independent Power. She will
not submit to Mr. Davis being invested with;dlcta
■torial powers^ l ";-7. 11 '.
4 'The ,Henderson 2>’?nes, m speaking-of the ap
proaching Congressional election, says :j ■ ' ..
Beware of the Fire-Eaters? They are the fag
ends of the old defunct Democratic-party who fight
their battles in bai-iooms.or. in tlie shade. They
aided to precipitate the cotton States ‘into a revolu
tion which . has made a breastwork of Virginia,’
North Carolina-,' Tennessee, and Missouri Let
tliem be Ariathtma Mdranaiha ! . .Give them the reins
of Government, and after peace, they will quickly
cairy us to perdition. ? .
ARKANSAS. •
The LynchburgEqjuiiKcafl. has some information
from the trans-Mississippi'"dep artment, through - a*
surgeon just returned from that region. He-glves
the moßt cheering accounts of affairs in Arkansas
and Missouri., The people of- Missouri are flocking
to the standard of Brice in numbers, and.they are
well provided with arms, cannon, of
war. All the Union families of Missouri are run
ning aw ay-from; .the State, leaving their growing
crops, and that the Southern families are sending
husbands and sons to the army; and all eoiue.for?
wnrd and voluntarily take the oath of allegiance to
the Confederacy. . • ; .
All the .disaffected troopß of Hindman’B.cominand
are bade again in tlie ranks, under Price. From one.
countyalone'he r saw,seven teen, companies returned;-
to their arms. . They were dissatisfied with' Hind
man, and - .left after , the. battle he hadwiththeenc*:
my, 3firby t Smith is being reinforced with someoT
our best troops, to an extent sufficient to enable hint ;:
to perform good'service to our cause. > <•!
, GEORGIA.
-The Savannah ’Republican' ofthe 18fch'instant ex
presres some apprehensions of another invasion of
Georgia. lt‘says : l a Our despatch?annoimces the
marching-of seven or eight thousand Yankees on
Rome, in r this’State. ?No partioblars*are given of
their present-whereabouts; only, an assurance-that
preparations *are being made to-meet aud repel the
invaders. If Bhe people but do their duty, like the
other expedition, this, too, will come to au'ioglori
ousend,”
REPUBLIC OF PERU.
Death of President San Roman#
Extract of a letter, dated
“ This republic has met with a serious loss in the
death of our President San Roman. He was buried
on the 9th of this month, with great pomp and
honors, regretted by rich and poor, friends and ene
mies. It is believed by some that poison-was the
cause. His death was rather sudden and unex
pected—so much so, that a number of public docu
ments, on which he had ordered the decree to be
placed for their settlement, &c., he did not live to
sign/ A friend, however, who was with him in his
last moments, told me that he reminded, and ordered
the Minister of #tate to see that his wisheflwere
complied with. The Vice President is the acting
President now, and heheing a brother-in-law of the
former President, Castilla, it is thought he will be
guided by him, as he is at the head of the army.
There is much discontent, and I am afraid we shall
involved in a revolution; I have just
returned from 'Lima. The ministers of State under
San Roman have resigned, and new ones appointed
by the new„€rovernment.” ■_. . -
REPUBLIC OF MEXICO.
News from Mexican ♦Vournals—Letters from
Ortega to Comimfert, ap to April 39th-
Tlie the Siege of Pucbla-Speecli
of President Juarez to the Mexican. Con
- gresa.
The Herald translates the. following from the Revista
Qwt'nde?J«Z, : of thejCity of Mexico, May 2:
Making their preparations with perfect calmness, mo
ving with slowness and at their ease, alLowiug that they
took one hundred and five days to advance twenty-eight
leagues—provided with everything which they required
—the French, supposed;in. Europe to be invincible, ar
rived frem Zaragoza*in front of Puebla on the 16th of
March, resolved-to .attack and capture Puebla without ;
delay. Forgetting the results of the contest of the sth of
"May, 1862, in which they were completely routed-on the
same ground, flying in. the most shameful manner, their
extraordinary commander—the general of twenty-five
campaigns—asked the strange question, “Who caaresist
my legions? Who can resist the dash’of those soldiers
who, an the Crimea and Italy, overturning every obsta
cle that cameintheir way, conquering the solid columns
of tl'eir enemies, assaulting trenches and fortified posi
tions, planted the glorious banner of France, of Bona
parte the Little, on the invulnerable works and fortified
cities of the.enemy, defended on every occasion, by vete
rans who bad gathered.glory on many contested fields 9
■Who? who? inquired Forey once more. Who? say we..
We know, and we have seen. The men who have an
swered the question are Mexicans, men whom the
French, in their absurdity, have affected to despise; the
soldiers of a free people who defend their rights; impro
vised, generals, chiefs, and commanders, who prove
their title to distinction-by the points of their swords;
their hearts beating, with the purest patriotism; whose
extraordinary valor and patriotism are now the admira-'
tion of the world. ‘
From the 16thof March, as we have said, Foi'ey began
his attack on Puebla, marching.from the city o f Zara
goza; but up to the present moment the French have
gone backward instead of forward in their scheme of
conquest. France, through the caprice of the despot
Napoleon Bonaparte, has lost; before the world—before
Europe and America—the prestige which, as a civilized
and powerful nation, she has hitherto enjoyed. Failing
to keep the solemn promises and agreements pledged by
her repiesentatives, she has rather laughed at her re
sponsibilities;.and now, on the bloodyfield of tight, she
Las received the punishment which her acts have de
served, and in the complete rout of her boasted soldiers
there is the proof that their fame and reputation are ex
aggerated, and tbatjhey do not deserve the considera
tion which has hitherto been extended towards them
.For forty-eight days Forey has been besieging Puebla.
Continuous firing, mines to blow up public edifices
shells,'red-hot shot, rifle and musket balls, all have
befen put into operation—all have been resorted to by the
blocdy French commander. And despite all this time
waited uselessly for the gratification of his army of
slaves and their iniquitous master, the invaders have
made no progress* whatever. They have, destroyed a
Jort, burned and ruined some buildings and blocks, and -
. nothing more, while thousands of victims have been
sacrificed to the unfortunate Bonaparte.
The Rerf-sto gives the following despatch from “the
-unpretending but noble young general, ” Ortega, to Gen.
Don Ignacjo Comonfort. It is dated April 26, at Zara
goza, (or Puebla de Zaragoza, so called, it is ; sa!d, after
.■Gen. 5 Zaragoza, one of its most daring defenders, .and the
historic Zaragoza of Spain.)
A BATTLE OF SEVEN HOURS.
My Dear Friend ..and. Companion: The excitement
of the day prevents me from detailing to you all that has
happened-in this city; .1 . will .do it to-morrow, limiting
myself at present to a few lines, to announce the splen
did. I riumph thatour arms have just obtained. Yester
day at six o’clock,’after a very copious shower of rain
the enemy, by means of mines, blew up a block of Piti
mini, occupied by the forces from Toluca, under the
command of Colonel Padres, in the lines defended by
Gen. Berriozabal.
ApartoftheToluca;forces were bulled in the ruins,
and the rest heroically and enthusiastically defended the
point under their protection, sending a vigorous fire over
the breaches, and gallantly -causing the. enemy to fall
hack on the two or‘three occasions that he attempted
the assault: - The firing from both parties became
general, during the*evening, and waxed stronger and
more vigorous at half-past five in the morning; the ene
my soon after, by means of other mines, causing another
block to be blown up. The ruins were levelled by. their
a rtillery, and strong columns were thrown into the inte
rior of the block, which was defended by the 3d and sth
: battalions of Zacatecas, under the command of the
“ bra ve among braves, ” Colonel Miguel Auza.
The battle then became very bloodv, the ground being
so firmly held by the contestants that they were firing at
each other, at. arm’s length without losing ground. The
battle lasted more than seven hours, and at the end of
these our forces remained complete masters of the field •
with one hundred and thirty prisoners of the Ist Zouave
Regiment, including seven chiefs and officers. In respect
to truth, I will-mention that these men fought like lions
They were only taken prisoners when they were already
treating on the corpses of four hundred of their com
panions, and after the rest ofitheir regimeut had lied, so
that it was impossible for them to defend themselves sue- '
cessfully. lam at this moment removing the • corpses
from the ruins, aswell as the wounded offboth parties,
for which we have no more beds at present ih the hos
pitals, the enemy were defending themselves
m the interior of St. Ines they also attacked the centre
ol the line defended by General Alatorre, which point
is . under .charge of General Regules, They were
dnven .coinpletely from all these points, as well as
in; their - well-regulated attacks On San'Augustin and
Cannonball; of which•-attempts during
the /seven-hours’ battle, of which. I have spoken to
you. Many chiefs and officers have distinguished them
selves in to-day’s ftat of arms. The principal hero of
thishrilliant achievement is Colonel Auza, who, with
the two battalions mentioned by me, defended the point
that I entrusted to his courage mamauner that has as
tonished the French officers. This young chief was cut
off for a few minutes by. the falling of a building oiriiim,
caused by the artillery of the enemy; hut his soldiers at
last succeeded in rescuing him from theSruins This act
was performed by a few daring soldiers and'officers of
Pueb’a and Zacatecas, who exposed their lives as a tes
t-menial to merit.. Generals Diaz,- Berriozabal and
Llave contributed to the victory achieved this day by
us: for, by the rapid fire of their respective fovees. they
prevented the enemyfrom moving on the column s thro wa
on Santa Ines, causing him great losses at the same time.
JUAREZ’S SPEECH AT THE OPENING OF CONGRESS.
The Congress of the Union ‘ opened on the 2&tW We
take the following from the address of President Juarez;
In performing ihe first of my duties, in satisfying my
most earnest aspiration, iu complying with the most sa
cred of my promises, I have assisted, loyally and assidu
on§ly, an the creation and development of our elements
oi 'defence, and, thanks to the magnanimous nation
which has so nobly seconded th**poltc7 of the Govern
ment,-our attitude is daily more imposing, and iu the
, worst financial circumstances that we have ever had we
can face a terrible war without foreign aid.
Some little difficulties, excited by lamentable errors,
have, been set aside at the voice of the Government and
of patriotism in the freest resolution to co-operate ac
tively m the war, which-the nation is sustaining with
justice and vigorous effort. Outside of the long-declared
traitor* there is not desired or imagined, in all the re
public, a prospect of greater happiness than the triumph
over the invaders of our soil. .Your authorized delibera
tions, those noble sentiments, and the vote of confidence
which: the Executive power requires and expects from
yon, will demonstrate once more to our enemies that,
instead of the discords on which they'calculated for tae
easy accomplishment of their most odious undertaking,
the most solid union is apparent in the authorities of the
countiy as well as in her sons, and that we postpone
everything in the defence of the autonomy and digaity
of the. republic. . - .. '
The whole world willacclaim our honor, becausetruly
no people is contemptible which, divided and cut up by
disastrous civil wars, has in itself strength enough to
fight with, dignity against the most powerful monarch
oftheeartb. A people which, in this grave situation,
maintains undisturbed its public law, gives proof of wis
dom in its councils, gives evidences of its magnanimity,*
and yet allows no more advantage to its enemies than
they get througlrtheir conquests, knowing well that in
the present age that road is the way of t dishonor and
perdition, and that glory is only for. those nations which,
like Mexico, defend right and justice.
ANOTHER DESPATCH FROM'ORTEGAi
From Zaragoza,* April 29, Gem Don Jesus Gonzales
Ortega sent an interesting despatch to Comonforfc, from
which we extract:
The enemy has ..continued to throw shells and other
projectiles on the plaza, but slowl>. He has also con
tinued, some earthworks, extending his parallels and
coyerea roads to attack Santa Anita. He,has already ,
suspended the works which he had commenced .against
the Carmen fort. . You will remember that to-day we
bave had forty-five days of siege and forty-one of opened
trenches, and that inthis month and a half the plaza has'
- sustained many assaults—two only of which were fa-'
.vorable to the French arms, : in which we lost a dis
mantled fort and an orchard. , For thirty-one days there
has not been lost a single; hand’s breadth of ground in
the line which I have.proposed to defend. On the other
hard, our army still occupies many orchards, which the
enemy has not attempted to assault, as I have endea
vored to force him to. I enclose a Jotter addressed to me
by one of the French officers taken prisoner. After the
whole force that entered into Saaita Inez was slain or
captured our officers and soldiers were eagerly seeking
the fla g of the Zouave.battaiion; but they discovered that
the .flag had not been carried into the fight, and that it
was infhe hill of San Juan; This fact.explains whythe
French forces lose no banners.
; The Army of the East is proud, fnyfriend, for . having
fought a month andahalf with an enemy as cunning and
skilful as he is brave. As a matter of justice, I will say
toyou that if any other general than Forev had attacked
this city he would have been already routed.
v LETTERS FROM: FRENCH DESERTERS. •
The following is a passage from a letter of thanks ad
dressed to the President by some of the innumerable :
Yrench deserters, before being march ed to the interior :
Believe, Mr. President,.that we are not cowards/ .If
■we have abandoned-our. colors it; was because our- eon
science has so guided us.. Frenchmen in heart, we have
never regarded honor as a yam word. r We are persua
ded that good men will never feel'that we have betrayed
ourcountry. If our sovereign had performed his duty'
lie would not .have had the. unpleasantness of seeing so
many deserters leaving the ranks, of the Fre ach army.
In the Crimea and in Italy soldiers did not leave their
ranks, although they,experienced great sufferings from
. hunger and cold. ..These they supported without a mur-.
mur and shed their blood willingly, because they had a
just cause. To-day we are .persuaded that among tie
twenty, thousand men composing the armv or Mexico, If
it were not for the hope of returning to their families,
you would see half, the army come, as we did, to place
themselves under your protection. < :
EUKOPE.
THE POLISH QUESTION.
DESPATCH FROM VISCOUNT YENOSTA, MINISTER OF
FOREIGN AFFAIRS, TO THE MARQUrS PEPOLI,
MINISTER OF ITALY AT ST." PETERSBURG. ' -
Turin,' April 28, 186 S. “Sir: Since the accession of liis"
Majesty the Emperor Alexander 11. to the throne, Eu
rope accompanies with its wishes his Government, and
the work nobly undertaken'by that sovereign for the
prosperity and progress of his people. A reform
which gave rhe.to vast economical and>social ques .
tions has just beep, accomplished; the emancipation of
the serfs has been-.effected without: any of the - incon
veniences which it seemed likely to entail. Unhappily, .
at this very moment the events in Poland have come to
casta - gloom;over these happy prospects. Europe has
betn ttirred-by them, arid is anxious about the compli
cations whieamoy arise from them. : Italy has taken a
great part in this universal emotion: - Pnblic opinion,
speaking through its acknowledged organs, imposes upon,**
the government of the king the duty of making itself the;...-
. interpreter of the sentiments of Italy to. the Russian,^ 1
' Government. I fulfil this task, M::le Marquis, with the'
conviction that the Court of Russia will see in tho-com- i
'munication which' you are requested to make to it a new
proof of our desire always to maintain with it the most
vfnendly and open-pearted-relations., If our language
must be comfortable to the principles upon . which the
.kingdom of Italy is .based* ■ it, will not he the less
inspired by those benevolent sentiments of which
Russia Has given tis such patent proofs. This is not the .
ili-st time that disturbances have taken place in Poland;
frequent insurrections,. whichjiussia has always sue
ceededin putting down, have at short intervals devasta
"ted.that unfortunate country. TJiis.series of movements; ,
ever recurring and.always suppressed by superior forces,-,
demonstrates,in our opinion, that the military honor of *
Russia does hot requii’e .an- additional: t-iumph in this
unequal struggle ; proves,"at the same time,- that the'
problem to be solved;caimotvbe done so by force oniy.in
flnal- By. adopting; inf his wis
dom i'a’system: of a nature to obviate the causes of these
i;, erises,* Alexander .would; acquire a just
1,, .Claim- tojhe gratitude of Europe by. quieting alarmjand
' assuring peace, -He would, raqreover,.open to the noble
. Russian nation a new era'of greatness and gloiy. p beg
otybu.'M:’le'Marquis, to leave a copy of this despatch
with Prince Gortchakoffi-and believe mei &c. ,
’ . VENOfcTA.
The following is Prince Gortchakoff's reply.*
IMSSI’ATCU OV PItINCM GORTOHAKOPK TO COUNT
STACKKIiBEBO, ? MlNiBTEli'd'F HUSSrA AT TURIN. . ,
ri -6Tf'l?i?TimsnußG.'‘April 19 (May;l),'lB6B.-r:Tlie Marquis
'Pep.olvhas.dettY.eTedqo me, by order otftiß.ftoyermnent,
a copy of a despatch froiniVißconiit-Venosfcav .your,
excellency willfind buhioined.' The Italian. Minister of
Foreign Affairs there expresses sympathy in the reforms
undertaken "by our august master, and & desire to main-:
tain with us relations of confidence and amity; 1 But the
Callao, April 13,18®.
THREE GENTS.
interest which public opinion in Italy takes in the pre
sent troubles or the kingdom of Poland, and the convic
tion of the effect which these events may have on the
tranquility 6f Enrope,' lead him at the same time to ex
press the ■wish that hie Majesty the Emperor may, in hie
wisdom, adopt a system calculated to remove the causes
of these periodical crises. Our august master has receiv
ed with pleasure the friendly expressions contained in
despatch of v iseonnt Venoata. They are ha harmony
with the friendly sentiments of which Russia has given
to Italy patent proofs. As for the wish expressed with
regard to the Kingdom of Poland r the Italian Govern
ment has enough experience of political troubles to be
aware that revolution imposes on Governments charged
vjith the foundation of a durable peace a task of so
much the greater difficulty because it is constantly
~strengthened from without by forces wfeich are employ
ed for the subversion of order. Viscount Vonosta will
certainly admit that the tranquility andfwelfare of Poland
have no less claims tothe solicitude of his-ma jesty the
fmperor and of Russian than to the interest of Europe
But the respect which\the Minister of Foreign Affairs in
• Italy professes for the principles on which the
of Italy rests, and lor the sentiments of public opinions?
of which it is the organ/will not permit us to doubt that
he also recognizes that irithe taskreserved to our august
master, his Majesty* miist ,be inspired by the interests
arid principles on which the Russian Empire and r .
public opinion in Russia are founded. For the rest,
r the manifesto of the 31st of March (12th of April) has
sufficiently made known the wishes- of bis Majesty to
wards his Polish subjects, to render it needless to renew
the pledges which they offerfor the welfare of the king
dom and the peace of Europe. Be good enough to-present a
copy of this despatch to Viscount Venoata.
- Receive, Ac., GOfcTCHAKOFF.
THE SUCCESSES OF THE POLES.
CFrom the London Daily News. 3
Notwithstanding the high reputation for military
genius and devoted patriotism which the countrymen
of Kosciusko have so justly, acquired, and the bril
liant prooffe of both they havejrepeatedly-given dur
ing tneir long captivity, the recent resurrection of
Poland lias .taken Europe'completely by surprise, and
the continued success of the insurgents against over
whelming odds is by far the most astonishing fact in
the history .of the nation. That the Polish patriots
should have been able at a moment’s notice to ex
temporize, the means of resisting their oppressors in
the Held, is the really remarkable fact of the insurrec
tion. Iu every previous revolt they have at the outset
possessed arms, military organization and experienced
leaders. At the commencement of-the present move
ment they had neither.. In January last, the insurgents’
were niteraed. oracmed only,with thorudestweapons,-
such as knives, pikes, scythes, and were without disci
pline, organization or leaders. For such a force to take
the field against a great military power appeared an act
of ; madness, certain to be expiated by swift destruc
tion. and in this light it was-at the time generally re
garded. The British consul at 'Warsaw, writing at the
end of January, expressed the . general feeling in his
confident prediction that the unequal contest could not
be prolonged. A month later, though hisopinionhad been
modified oy the astonishing events of the intervening
weeks, he still speaks of the movement as ail but sup
pressed, a few roving bands only “ keeping alive the
ambers of revolt. ” The Russian official journals of . the
same date refer to ‘ * the supposed insurrection” as on the
point of being extinguished. This language was no
doubt perfectly natural- Soon after the outbreak.the
Russians had 140,000 troops in Poland, with two hundred
guns, while the whole number of insurgents, including
the scattered bands in e-v'ery part of the kingdom, wero
estimated at not more at most than 20,000. : The Poles,
however., not only held their own, but gained fresh
advantages over the Russians week after week. After
the defeat of Langiewicz the old prophesies of failure
were repeated, and the national movement was said
once more, to be practically at. an end. Subsequent
events have, however, officially Bhown that tem-.
porary defeat, instead of disheartening the Polish pa
triots, only stimulated them to fresh and more deter
mined efforts., strengthening their patriotic resolve to
petsevere.-in the conflict. After several minor successes
and some reverses, these efforts have now been crowned
by the brilliant victory of Jezioranski at Josefero, in the
province of Lublin, reported in our columns on Friday'
last. In this-engagement, which lasted three hours,
the number of killed and wounded on the Polish side
appears to have been abcuta hundred, while the Rus
sians lost three times that number. It will be’remem
bered that, a fortnight ago, Jezioranski bad, with cha
racteristic promptitude and daring* pushed through part
of Galicia on his way to thepro vince of Lublin, and that
on the first of this month, soon after crossing thefroniier,
he came into collision with the Russians near LubjiniU,
a small village within sight of Austrian territory . The
Russians attacked the insurgent corps in considerable
force, but, after two hours’fighting, were repulsed with
.serious loss, A week later, both sides having apparently
been reinforced during the interval, the insurgents gain
ed at Josifero the most decisive victory which has yet
marked the struggle. - -
ENG-LAND AND AMERICA NON-INTER
VENTION.
[Frem Ihe London Times, May 12.3
Both sides in this extremity look to ns and nurse a
quarrel with us. They do this while each draws from
us the meanß of carrying on the war. The North has
drawn and continues to draw those supplies of men'
th at cannot so easily he obtained from its own exhausted
cities. It draws from us all the material of war. Yet
it assures us that as soon as three months of decided
measures have put o.n end to this rebellion , it will im
mediately hurl its armaments against England*
against our hold upon Ireland , against our dominion
in America, against our commerce all over the world.
Whether we interfere or not, this is the fate in store for
us, and meanwhile we are expected to express the.
warmest hopes for the success of the Federal aims;
From the South , there comes, in somewhat milder ac-'
cents, a scarcely less unreasonable complaint. France
and England, we are told, have only to recognize the in
dependence of the South, and the war will he overat
once. Would, indeed, that it were so,and that we could
persuade the North to save the wreck of its fortunes..
But no recognition or mediation would have thesmallest
weight unless it were backed up by the probability of
moreforcible arguments , and those arguments toe are
not inclined to apply Dreadful as this war is, we
have no desire to substitute another for it, to take our
selves the place of one of the combatants, and, perhaps,
engross the hatred of both. We have nothing to do but
to wait and hope that these two unhappy maniacs may
soon come to themselves and see what they are about.
It is not for our interest that either should conquer the
other, or that both should be irreparably injured. This
is a civil war, not,- indeed, in. our own borders, but
within onr own race—-that race which.bat the other day'
we were proud to reflect was fast peopling a' continent
and surrounding the woTld. _
THE GIT
Tlie Thermometer.'
MAY 26, 1863. | , MAY 26, 1863.
6 A.M.. ...12 M 3P,M. 6 A.M 12 51.....3 P. H.
62........66.........68 63}^.... ,64J£.... 64
WIND. ' WIND.
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, Sixty-xinth Aunual Session ok the
Usw School PAesbyteman General Assembly
—Fifth Day— MoKmxG Session, —The: sixty
ninth anmial'session of the New School Presbyterian
General Assembly was continued yesterday morning
at nine o.’ciock. JRev. Mr. B. B/ Parsons conducted
the exercises, which .were openetf|with
singing:, reading the Scriptures, and
The hour of business having arrived, the moderator
took ihe chair. On motion, it was determined to extend
the period of devotional exercises from half an hoar to
an hour hereafter. The minutes of the preceding .meet
ing were read and approved. •
On motion, a committee of five was appointed to.make
nominations for delegates to Foreign Bodies.
The Standing Committee on Leave of Absence reported
ihafc they had granted leave of absence to Elder* H. E.
Platt and Rev. Mr. Johnston, of Pittsburg. They called
the attention of-the Assembly to the following resolution
passed atits last session: -
Resolved, That elders and ministers, who from time to
time may represent the Presbyteries in General Assembly
he earnestly requested to arrange their business, as far
as possible, before leaving home, that they may remain
to the end of its sessions, and thus fulfil their high com
missions, eDjoy the valued privileges as members of
the highest .indicatory of our Church. i
A motion was made to reappoint the permanent Com
mittee on Home Missions; passed. Kev. John Sailtfr was
. appointed temporary clerk of the Assembly, in place of.
Rev. Mr. Johnston, to whom a leave of absence has been
granted. Mr. Edward A. Lambert read-.the annual're
port of the Presbyterian Committee of Foreign'Missions.
The total receipts foi'the past year amount to $46,444.32,
and with the Philadelphia Home Missionfund $49,©0.63.
There is a balance in faTor of the committee over expen
ditures of $179.49. A laTge portion: of the session was
occupied by reading a detailed account of the moneys re
ceived from the different churches throughout the coun
try for missionary purposes. From this list, it appears
that not more than one-half of the churches contribute
anything for this work. It is, therefore, thought proba
ble that with proper exertions the contributions might be
increased a third .more than at present, and perhaps the
sum of 575.0C0 could be raised annually for missionary
work throughout the.world. ■■ :
The report of the treasurer was accepted, adopted, and
approved. The Committee, on-Devotional Services re-.,
ported that they, would recommend that: a Missionary
meeting be held on Wedn* sday evening at this church,
and Thursday afternoon to he.setapartfor administration
of the Lord’s Supper. Adopted; At the Missionary
meeting the Rev. Dr. . Clark. Hon. John A. Foote, of
;Ohio, will make addresses. Bov.’ Dr. Duftield read the
report of a committee appointed by the last General As
sembly, to examine into and report upon the condition
of the missionary workin.Central and rioatlv America.
The committee speak in. favor of the present channel of
work in these- fields. The American Board of Foreign
Missions co-operating with the ministers of the Congre
gational Church is recommended, and more heroic, apos
tolic effort is urged, and less of that commercial enter
prise and calculation- than has been heretofore known.
The report alludes to the continued successful progress
of the labors of the missionary work in the equatorial .
region The report concludes with a resolution in
favor of instituting new efforts in this region by the Co
mmittee on Foreign:: Missions. The report was accept9d..
On motion of Mr. Barnes.it was made the order of the
day for to-day at-10 o’clock, to receive-the ; report of
the Committee on National Affairs. Rev. Dr. Cox pre
faced, an additional report from the Judicial Committee
with some able, eloquent, and erudite remarks relative
: to the case of S. Edwards Todd, of the Synod of Onon
daga, in which he maintained that this man had been
deprived of his deaconship. unjustly and informally..
Elder Fairchild read the report of the Judicial Commit
tee, recommending the return of the case to the Synod.
and. Presbytery. . Rev. Dr. " Spear opposed' the ac
tion of the. Judicial Committee, on the .ground -of : a
want of jurisdiction, supporting his "arguments
with; quotations from the and regu
lations of the Assembly. He maintained -that the.
matter was not fairly or properly before the Assembly.
The question was asked,.whether Mr. Todd was present,
or whether he was now represented, and, if not, whether
his appeal should.not be dismissed, It was found that
the appellant was not present, and that the papers and
complaint were not properly put before the Assembly,
and that no counsel was present for the Synod-- A num
ber of questions of order.were raised, and created some
dis’eassion. Prof. : Fowler thought the committee had
overstepped its. prerogatives, and he moved the re- .
commitment Of the papers ; to the Judicial' Com- '
raittee, with instructions: to report the proper mode;
of procedure and arrangements in - the case. Hon.
John A. Foote favored the laying .of the whole sub
ject on the'table in order that the members of the Assem
bly might collect the information necessary to vote in
telligently upon the subject. After it was found that
numerous errors of procedure had been made, lie sup
ported the proposition of Professor Fowler. Judge Allen
. favored .the dismissal ofr.the whole matter. The sub
ject was recommitted by a vote of 96 for and 40 against it.
Rev. Dr. Skinner read a report from the Committee on
Church Polity, covering an overture from thePresby-'
teiy of Genova, asking a provision for a revision of the
General Directory of the Church, relative to the manage
ment of Shinday-schools and public worship. The com
mittee recommend that the Church have, as usual.-a
right to arrange the class and number of public services
on the Lord’s day. No revision is deemed necessary.
A second overture was relative to the absence of services
in cei tain portions of Missouri, and asking the stated
clerk of the Synod to call a' special meeting of that body
at Troy. Kansas, at an early day. The committee favor
this call. The report and recommendation ofHhe com
mittee on this point was accepted and adopted.'
Bev. Dr. Cox spoke at some length in favor of an
overtuiefromMr. J. M. Wilson, in favor of the prepa
ration of a * ‘ manse” for and ihe care of pastors, on the
plan of the Scottish Presbyterian Churches, which the
Committee on Church Polity declared themselves op
posed to at present. Bev Dr. Spees favored the appoint
ment of a special committee of five to take the matter in v
charge Rev. Dr.. Skinner defended the action of the
Committee on Church Polity, and said that this was
their decision, in order to the attainment of the object in '
view. He hoped, that the motion of Dr. Spees might
pass. Mr. 'Wilson was introduced to the Assembly, and
explained his plan:of instituting • mnrises”for clergy
men, whereby they might be greatly benefited and as
sisted in preaching the Gospel. He argued that most
ministers got only about $3OO per annum salary, and that
out of this sum they have to pay about $l3O rent, which
might be saved to them.. In other, words, the minister is -
made to pay this sum for the privilege of preaching the
Gospel. On motion of Rev. Dr. Cox, a committee of six
three elders and three clergymen—was appointed to con-:
sider the matter specially and report at the next meeting 4
cf the Assembly. On motion, the Assembly adjourned at
1 o’clock until 4 o’clock in the afternoon, with prayer.'
The 'secretary- presented a communication- from the
Camden and Atlantic Railroad Company,.tendering the
members of the Assembly a gratuitous excursion to the :
ocean. Accepted. Theladies of IhevVolunteer Refiiesh
: merit Saloon Lad presented the Assembly,? Dr.-rßrainerd
•stated; with twenty-five lithographs of that establish
ment; They were disposed of, one to" each Synod,tf-ad
the.rcst to the stated clerk and .moderator tor distribu
tion, charitably or otherwise.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
'ln the afternoon there .was a large attendance.
Some remarks from the delegates from the Old
School General Assembly, Bitting at Peoria, were
anticipated, in regard-to the re-union of thetwo
branches. ;; The devotional opening ‘-"exercises were;
conduotedjby the Moderator,'and the Assembly! then
.fixedthe time, Saturday next, for the exciiraionto
Atlantic City. Revl DrVTiistinj one of the delegates,
from the Old,School General Assembly, then ad
dressed the meeting, He said that itwaß in 1837 that
the Presbyterian Church was rent;asuhder. < From
that time until the presentthe Church had remained
'separated: :■ The speaker further remarked that, bo
far .as the Old School Assembly; was?concerned, the*
Btrite was now. at an end. At the conclusion of the
• address, Mr. John M. Harper remarked that he
. exceedingly absenoe of
Judge Sharswood. one of the delegates, and present
ed-a letter from the'judge, expressive of the
pointment he felt in being unable to attend the meet>
ings of the Assembly .'iThe moderator made a cordial
reply to the remarks .which hadbeen made. He
made reference to the division of the church and -to
the growing deßire for a reunion.”- Theywere muted;,
fin many of -their symuathiesj.ahd should be in all,-
At the conclusion of the address the hymn was sung,’
’ * * “Blest be the tie that binds ■ ;
. Our hearts in Christian love. •
And after a prayer by Rev. Dr. Cox, the Assembly
adjourned until nine o’clock this morning.
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[Female Soldiers.— That ive have had,
now-aud then, instances in which girt soldiers have
been found in the ranks, enduring all the trials and
privations of the field, there is no doubt, but the
following statement of the bravery and patriotism
displayedby a yoiiny Pennsylvania girl eclipses all
others. The girl m question has been Berring in the
army for near a year, under the assumed name of
Prank Martin, and is still retained, though her dis--
guise haß been detected aseeond time, ana is, at pre
sent, said to be on duty at XiOuisville. She was bom
near Bristol, Pa-, and her parents reside in Alle
gheny city, where ahe was raised. They are highly
respectable people, and in .very good circumstance*.
She was sent to the conveiit Is wheeling, Virginia;,
at the age of twelve years, wher&ehe remained until
the breaking out of tire war, having acquired a supe
rior education and allthe accomplishments of modem
usage. She visited home after leaving the convent,
and, after taking leave of her parents, proceeded to
thiß city in July last, with the deßaga-of enlisting in
the 2d East Tennessee Cavalry, which ahe accom
plished, and accompanied the Army of the Cumber*
land to Nashville- 'She was in the thickest of the
fight at Murfreeaboro> and waa-severely wounded in
the shoulder, bat fought gallantly* and.waded Stone
river into Murfreesboro on the memorable Sunday
on which our forces were driven back. She had her
wound dressed, and here her. sex was disclosed, and
Gen. Eosecrans made acquainted with the fact. She
was accordingly mustered out of service,'notwith
standing her earnest entreaty to be allowed to serve
the cause she loved so well. The general was very
favorably impressed with her daring bravery, and
supenntended the arrangements for her safe trans
mission to her parents, She left the Army of the
Cumberland resolved to enlist in the first regiment
she met. When she arrived at Bowling Green she
found the Bth Michigan there, and enlisted, since
which tim e Bhe has been and is now connected with it.
She is represented as ah excellent horseman, and
haß been honored with the position of regimental
bugler in the regiment. She has seen and endured
all the privations and hardships incident to the life
of the soldier, and gained an enviable reputation as
a scout, having made several wonderful expeditions,
which were attended with signal success. Frank is
only eighteen years of age, quite small, and a beau
tiful figure. . She has -auburn hair, which she wears
quite shorthand large blue eyes,.beaming with
brightness and intelligence. Her complexion is na
turally very fair, though slightly bronzed at present
from.the effects of exposure. She is exceedingly
pretty and very amiable. Her conversation denotes
more than ordinary accomplishment, and, what is
BtraDger'than all, she appears very refined in her
manners, giving no: evidence whatever of the rude
ness whichmight naturally be expected from her
late associations. She has discovered a great many
females in the army, and is now intimately ac
quainted with a young lady who is a lieutenant ia
the army.- She has assisted in burying three female
soldiers at different times, whose sex was unknown
to any but herself..
Sale op Real Estate, Stocks, &c.—
Messrs. M. Thomas & Sons sold at the Exchange
yesterday noon the following stocks and real estate:
Lots Glenwood Cemetery—s 9 to $32.40. -
1 share Academy Fine Arts—sl7.
1 share Mercantile Library Company—sB.6o.
X share Point Breeze Park Association—s Bo.
Building lot,' Second-street turnpike, Twenty-tnird
ward, $523 peracre—sl,s7s.'" \
Building lot, hotel, and stabling, Second-street
turnpike, Twenty-third ward—s3,Boo. v .
Four-story brick store and dwelling,‘No. 605 South
Second street, below Lombard—ss,loo.
Large Rye-story brick store, No. 324 Market street,
west of Fourth street—s36,ooo.
Business property. Ledger place, between Market
and Arch and Second and Third streets—slo,loo.
Three-story brick dwelling, No. 831 Noble street,
subject to a yearly ground rent of $31.47—5600.
Business stand, four-story brick store, southeast
corner of Arch and. Second streets—sl7,6oo.
Three-story brick store, No. 118 North Second Btreet
—S6,SCO.'
Four-story brick store, No. 102 Forth Second street
—56,400. •
Three-story brick dwelling,. No. 34 North Six
teenth street., subject to a yearly ground rent of $63
—sl,3Co. •
Two-story brick dwelling, No. 210 Jacoby street—
sl,B2s.' - - :
Two-story brick dwelling, No. 212 Jacoby street—
sl,B26, _ ‘
Business property, Nos. 345 and 347 South Front
street—sB,9oo. y
Coal lands and collieries on the Minehill and
Schuylkill Haven Railroad, $6O per acre—s34,soo.
Schuylkill county, Pennsylvania, 675 acres.
Coal land, 341 acres, Reilly township, Schuylkill
county, Pennsylvania, $4O. per acre.
. Country seat 20 acres, with superior modern im
provements, Green lane, known as “ Fem Rock”—
$26,400.-
Neat modern residence, No. 993 North Sixth.
street—s4,6oo.
Two three-story brick dwellings, Nos. 913 and 915
Warnock street, subject to a yearly ground rent of
ss4—each $BOO.
Lot southeast corner of Fortieth and Pine streets,
Twenty-fourth ward—s4,2oo, . ,
Large lot, Pine street, east of Fortieth street.
Twenty-fourth ward—s2,4oo.
Large, lot, Pine street, east of Fortieth street*
Twenty-fourth ward—s2,4oo. r
Lot, Pine street, east of Fortieth street—sl,4oo.
Lot, Pine street, east of Fortieth street—sl,3oo.
Large lot, Pine street, east of Fortieth street—
s3,Boo. * v • . •
Union League in the Twenty-first
Wabd.—A. large and enthusiastic meeting of the
citizens of the Twenty-first ward, favorable to the
formation of.a Union League, was held on Monday
evening,'2sth inst., at Masonic Hall, Manayunk*
J. Yaughan Merrick, Esq., was called to the-chair,
and Samuel F. Babcock ; appointed secretary. Elo
quent. addresses were delivered by. John Dolman,
Beq., and H. G. Jones, Esq., after which the meet
ing adjourned to meet on Monday evening next,,to
effect the permanent organization of the league,
when distinguished speakers will address tfie meet
ing. ....-' V -
Ahkitai, op a Packet-Shik.—Yesterday
morning, the packet-ship Wyoming arrived in port,
and hauled into her dock, at the foot of Walnut
street. She had about four hxmdred emigrants on
board. . The.news ofthe arrival of the; ship soon-
Bpread among the friends of the passengers, and by
the time the Bhip touched the wharf, the latter was
crowded with a throng of people who were anxious
to greet their friends and relatives from across the
ocean. . ...
! The Iscome Tax.—There seems to be
considerable misunderstandiug as to how.the income
tax will be levied. The tax is levied on the net in
come only. The gainß or profits of business,'intended
by the. law, are only such as remain after deducting
all the costs and charges of carrying on that busi
ness. After the residue, the tax-payer has a credit
of S6CO, and allowance for taxes, State, county, and
municipal.
LEGAL ' INTELLIGENCE.
District Court—Judge Sliarswood.
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, at the suggestion,
&c., vs. Robert Ewing, late sheriff of the city and county
of Philadelphia, et al. An action on the official bond of
the sheriff ro recover damages for alleged negligeuce in.
allowing goods to be removed from premises on which, a
levy had been made, by means whereof it was alleged
plaiutiii’s execution was not satisfied. Before reported.
The jury: rendered a verdiefeyesterday morning for .the
defendants. George W. Thorn, Esq., for plaintiff:;
James E. Gowen, Esq., lor defendant. -■ ■ \
Charles Perot and Joseph Perot, executors of Alexan
derElmslie, deceased, vs. John Lindtay, administrator
of JohnT. Busliton, deceased. Aa action of scire facias
sur mortgage. No defence being presented,'a verdict
was taken for plaintiff for $10,034 66. .
: Charles Arnholt vs. James Walt- Anaction to recover
damages for injuries sustained by plaint’ff, by reason of
water overflowing from a well or spring on defendant’s
premises. On trial. J. N.; Brown and T. Greenbank,
Esqs., for plaintiff; H; T. Hagert, Esq., for defendant.
District Court-Judge Hair e.'
Woodward vs; Woodward. 5: A feigned issue to test the
right of certain machinery, on which defendant claimed
to have a lien by virtue of a mortgage on the premises
from which they were removed. Under the instruction
of the court -the jury returned a verdict for'defendanfc.
J. C. Longstreth, Esq., for plaintiff; GeorgeH. Earle,
Esq-, for defendant. .
; Audenried & Co. vs. ThelLehigh Coal.and v Navigatiou
Company; An action to recover under a contract for the
delivery of a quantity of coal. The contract was for the
delivery of .70,000 tons of coal, of which 35,150 tons had
been delivered up to June 4 ot last year, when the freshet
damaged the canals and interrupted navigation until
October., The case turns upon the construction of certain
clauses m the contract, and the court directed the jury
to render a verdict for defendants, snbject to the opinion
of the-Court in-Banc upon the points raised/ Johnß-
Gest for plaintiffs; George M Wharton for defendants.
John O. Mead & Son vs. Johnß. N. Bird, defendant,
and Daniel Leinao, garnishee. In this' case, which was
an .attachment execution, a special verdict was taken,
subject to points reserved ;as follows: The jury find for
the plaintiff, and that the garnishee has in his hands
lands subject to the payment of a mortgage executed by-
Andrew Lein an and Catharine Watkins, for $2,000, dated
.August 1,1839, .which.mortgage is held bv the Pennsyl
vania Company for Insurance ’on Lives, etc.; under the.
deed of trust executed bpthe defendants, dated June 4.
1860. -
THE POLICE.
CBefore Mr. Mayor Henry. J
Bigamy..
Wm. A. Helt,-charged with-bigamy in marrying'Re
becca A. Turpin, his first wife being alive, had a hear
ing before Mayor Henry, yesterday afternoon. He was
committed in default of $1,5C0 bail to answer.
CBefore Mx. Alderman White.!
Twelve’Glasses too. Many.
' Charles Brown and George Either, two‘young men
hailing from the vicinity of Laurel Hill;-were arraigned
before Magistrate White yesterday morning on the charge
of stealing a dozen glass tumblers from Fox’s Casino..
For some time past tumblers have been missed from the
Casino, and a watch was set. On Monday night the de
fendants were seated inabox, and. the watchman ob
served them piling away some tumblers. He kepLthe
parties under strict surveillance, and finally they started,
to go away; : -As they,neared the door of exit; they were
arie&ted. Twelve tumblers were found in their,pockets.
The evidence being thus positive’ against them, they
could not controvert tlie starinpf fket. Theyiwere re
quired to enter bail in the sum of $l,OOO each to answer.
Mr. Fox says that his loss in tumblers Tor some time past
has been equal.in amount to three dollars per week. •
Shocking Assault and Battery*.
Michael O’Neal, who lives on St. Mary street, was ta
keribelore Alderman White, yesterday morning, on the
charge oJ committing an assault and battery on Edward
Sheppard with intent to kill. The evidence, adduced
showed the following'facts: Mr. Sheppard resides on
St. Mary street,, On Monday afternoon, asks waslwalk
mgfrom his dwelling to a grocerv store,Tie was accosted
by O’Neal, to whom he was indebted to the extent of
fifty cents. It isalleged that O’Neal caught him by the.
breast of his coat and dragged him into an alley, bolted
the gate; : and stmek him in the face, breaking his nose.
Sheppard was knocked down, arid- while in a prostrate
condition was severely beaten on-the head. It is al
leged that be called on some colored men to come and
help to.kill.Sheppard. > The latter, however, finally es
caped, was taken to a drug store, where his wounds wera
bound up. -The defendant was bound over in the sum
. of : $1,500 to auswer .at court. Alexander Harvey*
charged with aiding and abetting O’Neal, was also-ar
' rested. -He was required to enter bail m the sum of $6OO
to answer. - -
CBefore Mr. Alderman Miller. ]
Cliarged with. Shooting.
William McDevitt, charged.with shooting his sou-ln
law, .William Miller, was arraigaed-yesterday.
Devlnney and Hugh Deyinuey, charged with being ac
cessaries. were also taken; into custody. ’ They were
committed to await a hearing. - The ;particulars of the
shooting of Miller,;-who is at the Penn Hospital, have
not publicly transpired. He is not in' a'darigerons con
dition; ihe wcunds being slight, and only in the flesh.
[Befoie Mr. -Alderman Devlin.]
Harness Tlilef. :
• A young man, ; giving the name of HenryHennings,
was caught yesterday morning at an early honr with &
set of*'harness on. his back,” and not being able to give
a satisfactory account of the same, was arrested.: He
stands charged,- before Alderman Devlin, with stealing
five sets of harness from as many places. Hawns com
mitted to aw aitthe attendance of witnesses. -
. [Before Mr. Alderman Shane. 3
Pocket Picked in .the. Cars*
•Ayounfi man was arraigned before Alderman Shane,
yesterday,’ on the charge of picking the pocket of a Ger
mahv-named Graeff, who was • tiding car
on the-Guard-a venue Railroad; on Whit Monday., The
'evidence is of a circumstantial character. The defendant
was committed in .default of $5OO hail to answer. ■
[Before Mr.,,Alderman Williams. 3 ■ *
Brutal Assault,
' Two men, answering to .the,names of Isaac Lenox and
George. Seely, were, arraigned yesterday morning on the
charge of committing a violent'-assaulfc and battery upon
the private watchman in ; North-Second-street? market
house. The watchman was knocked down and kicked
in a most brutal manner. The defendantswere com
mitted to answer.
[Before Mrl Alderman McMollln'.^
■ ' -. Robbery, •.» ■
‘ : Emma' Johnson,* who. resides in, Eliippen street, near
j.Fourth,twaa committed yesterday morning oniUecharga
of stealing $6O: from a verdant' young raited.
the house where she lived. Hesayshe:had : sls or $5O in_
liis pocket-book when lie entered the h&use, and when
he came out he was wwwsbis inoup.v., fimmawascom
mltted to await-a further hearing, \
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