J) nn. FRIDAY, MAY 29, 1863, can take no notice of anonymous commu nications. We do not return rejected manuscripts. 49- Voluntary correspondence solicited from all parts of the world, and especially from our different military and naval departments. When used, it Will be paid for. THE NEWS. „The news from Vicksburg is still encouraging, though the one great event to which the public anx iety and faith is directed is yet undecided. A special despatch from Cairo says that General Lee, of Kan sas, confirms the report that the two outer woiks of the enemy were taken in Friday’s attack on the fortifications. Our losses were severe, as were those of the rebels, who were picked off by our sharp shooters with unerring aim. The rebels fought with desperate coolness, but were driven back by main force into the laßt line of entrenchments. Jackson has been destroyed, and the army which occu pied it is now acting as a reinforcement for General Grant. Judging .by this news, Grant had sufficient force outside of the work on Vicksburg to compete with any inimical force in his rear, and the report may not prove untrue, which we received a day ago, that JohDSton had been cut offifrom all junction with Pemberton. Admiral Porter is oo\ operating with Gen. Grant, and the batteries above nnd below the town have been captured. When Gen. Lee, of Kansas, who was wounded in one of the assaults on the rebel works, left Vicksburg, victory seemed but a question of short moment. According to both rebel and Federal report Gen. Grant has Jbeen reinforced, and the forces at New Orleans, it is hinted, have been increased, so that Gen. Banks may assist the campaign near Vicksburg; Rebel papers publish news that Pemberton had repulsed Grant half a dozen times, that the works towards Warrenton had not been menaced, and that Grant’s investment was imperfect. The rebel papers also speculate that Gen. Johnston, with a reinforced army, will make an attack in the rear of Grant, but the general despondence of the South ern press is a favorable omen to the Northern arms, and our own news, meagre as it is, seems to be later than any intelligence published from Southern papeiß. We have newß which, in some respects, possesses painful interest from North Carolina. An expe dition from Newbern to Gum Swamp, of which we publish an excellent account, succeeded in capturing some two hundred prisoners, in a brilliant dash on the rebel entrenchments, completely destroying their works, and for a time dispersing the rebel force. They rallied, however, and following in the rear of our troops harassed them considerably, until they reached their owh lines. Here the fire of the enemy became very severe, and unfortunately Colonel Richter Jones, the gallant commander of the expedition, and colonel of the 6Sth P. V.» greatly distinguished in the exploit, waß killed be hind his own breastworks by a rebel sharpshooter. Colonel Jones was an officer of fine promise, andat the time of his death was acting brigadier general, »nd one of the most valuable officers in North Caro lina, We learn also from thia Department, that the echooner Sea Bird, of Philadelphia, was captured and burned by the rebels on the 20th iDst., while aground at the mouth of the Neuse river. Her cap tain and crew were taken prisoners. The rebels boarded her In Bmall boats from the shore. It is re ported that all the rebel troops in North Carolina, including even the new conscripts, are moving to Virginia, The following is understood to be the verdict of the Court of Inquiry in the Corcoran-Kimball affair: “ That Lieutenant Colonel Kimball died on the morning of the 12th of April, 18G3, from the effects of a wound in the neck produced by a pistol ball, eaid pistol having been fired by Brigadier General Michael' Corcoran. The court further find that Lieutenant Colonel Kimball halted Brigadier Gene ral Corcoran and demanded the countersign, refusing lo allow him to pass until he should give it. That Brigadier General Corcoran refused to give the countersign as ordered, that an altercation ensued, resulting in the death of Lieutenant Colonel E. A. Rjraball. The court further find that Lieutenant Colonel E. A. Kimball was, at the time of halting General Corcoran, intoxicated, and that he was not authorized in so halting him.” • . Five rebel spieß and one Union soldier will suffer death to-day, under the sentence of courtß martial. The following are their names :■ Wm. B. Compton, belonging to the rebel army, convicted as a spy, will be hung"at Fort McHenry, Baltimore; Thomas Per- Icins, alias Hawkins, rebel army, spy, to be hung on Johnson’s Island, Lake Erie, near Sandusky oity, Ohio; John 11. Lyle, rebel army, spy, to be hung on Johnson’s Island $ George P. Sims, rebel army, spy, to be hung on Johnson’s Island 5 George S. Burgess, rebel spy, to be hung on Johnson’s Island; John 0» Shore, of Company F, 109th Illinois Regiment, for mutiny and insubordination, to be shot on John son’s Island. The captain of the ship. Caravan, arrived in New York from London, reports that on the 10th instant, at midnight, when in latitude 47.30, longitude 46, he ran into a field of ice ; he wore ship and stood south east with a view of getting clear, but at daylight found his ship completely surrounded" by icebergs. He continued to run in a southeasterly direction for forty-eight hours, but waß still unable to get clear. Finally, however, on the 16th, he escaped, having been entirely surrounded by the ice fields during the whole six days. Hepaesed the last of the icebergs in latitude 44.30, longitude 51.30. It is remarkable that such immense fields of ice should be found at this season of the year in the familiar tracks of At lantic navigation. Gbn. Wadsworth repudiates the statement in the Rochester Union that he has said that the strength of General Hooker’s army had been re duced from 25 to 30 per cent, since it crossed the Rappahannock, and declares it to be a malicious falsehood, invented for the purpose of giving aid and comfort to the enemy. Miss Giszelle MisszoLEyYi, a niece of Kossuth, was last week married, in New York, to Mr. Adel bert Ambrozowitz, a gentleman of Hungary. Among the spectators were Gens. Fremont .and Anderson, Col. Zagonyi, Lieut. Col. Pilaen, and Beveral dis tinguished Hungarian officers. A brief reception at the house of Mrs. Fremont followed the marriage. General Curtis has written a letter to the Chicago Convention Invitation Committee, warmly approving of “the great idea of uniting *the waters of the Mississippi with those of the lakes and the St. Lawrence and Hudson, by such a channel as will secure profitable and commodious navigation for boats.” The Mexican despatch, from San Francisco, published yesterday, is believed to be untrue. In this despatch the letter of Ortega to Oomonfort, re lative to the operations of the French in protecting their retreat, is tortured into a statement that Pue bla is to be again assaulted at once. The Rcvieta, of the city of Mexico, dated 2d inat., clearly details the retrograde movement of the French. The Chattanooga Rebel , of the 21st, contains let ters froih Breckinridge in reply to the imputation on his character contained in the report of Bragg. The defence* is a scathing answer ;to the reflections of Bragg against him. He closes by asking, at the ear liest opportunity, a court of inquiry. Vicksburg. If to have no news at all is to have good news, then we may well feel satisfied about Vicksburg. - We haye nothing definite since Sunday, nor do -we think that any intelli gence of a later date has been received. The rumors that the Government is in pos session of had news, may he disputed by the circumstance that in a campaign like this the communications are so tedious and irre gular that the newspapers are more apt to anticipate the Government than to he antici pated by it. In the absence of. anything official, we must content ourselves with translating the rumors. Those before us are full of good omens. The rebel newspapers are evidently engaged in the thankless task of preparing the people for a disaster. As ■we have had some little experience in this business ourselves,, we, feel competent to venture upon a diagnosis. Thus we see allusions to the unavailing valor,.of the re bels within the city. We can imagine the heavy heart of the rebel writer as he tells bis readers that Pemberton has already re pulsed six attacks upon Vicksburg, but that “they greatly- feared the next that was about being made. ’ ’ In other words, Grant is pressing Pemberton so hard that he feels he must fall, and his only concern is to fall as gently and with as much eclat as possible. Pemberton’s “ six repulses ” are intended for the gar of Mr. Jefferson Davis, al though his account of his own exploits may possess as' little truth and produce as little impression as Falstaff’s tale of the men in buckram. To us this announcement has a pleasant meaning. General Grant is fight ing—earnestly, continually, fiercely—deter mined to have nothing but an unconditional surrender. He will destroy the rebel army in Vicksburg, or be destroyed. This is the purpose for which lie fights ; and' knowing? as "we do, how important its achievement will he, let us increase our faith “and wait a little longer. Wfcan afford to do this, and more, Vicks jburg is not to bo taken in a day’s campaign. 'lt is a stronghold.. We know that the vast . ■resources of the Southwest have been drained ■ • to give it. strength ; we have the word of ..Tem'BusonDavjs that it is worth maintain-. -jug at all hazards. The second general of the Confederacy is directing operations, and in defeating him we obtain no ordinary vic ■tory. Let us think of this, and< feel happy if we hear the news of to-day repented :for days to come. It is good news, and . should comfort us. Our own opinion is, •that Vicksburg lias fallen. We do not base vtkis upon the mysterious silence of rebel 'newspapers, the admissions of pickets, oi' the rumors, of reliable gentlemen, but simply from what we know of Quant’s position, ancl tire necessary must follow. He has defeated PEMUEwfoN and Johnston, cut off all communications, de stroyed the supplies, and invested the. city so closely that he can see. the smoke of our gunboats cm the river beyond. AIJ this while he has been fighting. “The enemy Las been foiled in liis efforts,” says a lying rebel, who continues by saying, “Hi 3 dead ■strew the ground in front of our works.” Well, it is something to know he is in front of the works, that he moved immediately upon them, as he proposed to do at Fort Donelson. Honor to this gallant soldier, and honor to his mighty deeds! Thus far he has done magnificently, and we trust soon to hear that his task has been gloriously accomplished. - The Prospect of a Rebel Invasion. For the past two or three weeks there have been various significant intimations that the rebel General Lee seriously con templates a repetition of his former dis astrous attempt to invade Maryland and Pennsylvania. The Richmond papers have not only advocated such a movement, hut one of them has hinted that the necessary preparations are now being made. We do not regard it as at all improbable: It is known that nearly all the rebel troops that could be spared from North and South Carolina have lately been hurried to Vir ginia, and the army of General Lee is’ doubtless stronger by fifty thousand men than it was in the recent battles. It is known that it is General Lee’s invariable plan, previous,, to making any important movement, to thoroughly reconnoitre the country with his cavalry; and the late raid of Imbodbn would seem to have been in tlie nature of a reconnoissance. These are the only positive facts at present in our posssesion, from which the probability of an invasion may be Inferred ; but there are quite a number of reasons why the rebels should desire to make such a movement. The army under Lee cannot maintain its present position of defence, and remain inactive through the weary summer months ; nothing could he more destructive to the morale of the rebel troops, or more disheart ening in its influence upon the Southern people. The belief tbat the Army of the Potomac was badly crippled in the recent battles has been sedulously inculcated by the newspaper press of the South, and the impression is doubtless general tbat it would be powerless to oppose a rebel advance. The enemy are well aware that in some few of the interior counties of this State a latent sentiment of disloyalty exists, which seeks no better pretext for asserting itself than a favorable opportunity. They see that un less the theatre of war is transferred once more to the old battle ground of Manassas, or still-farther north, another conflict must decide the downfall of their capital. Inva sion, even 'through it should yield them no material advantages, might be attended with serious results to us, and would give llieir cause an added prestige abroad. The mere fact that ife had been attempted, even though it should prove as lamentable a failure as did the first attempt, would inspi rit the Southern people, 'temporarily, and infuse new energy into their armies. The arniy of General Lee is now so strong that probably from fifty to seventy-five, or even one hundred thousand men could be de tached for the qrarpose of carrying out the scheme,-without abandoning the position of Fredericksburg, or leaving Richmond dan gerously exposed. Such being the situa tion, it is highly probable that a second in vasion of the free States will , he attempted. The duty of the authorities is plain. Their responsibilities are weighty; and both, we rejoice to see, have been accepted in their fullest sense. The telegraph has already in formed us that a council of war has been held to consider the subject, and that Gene ral Hooker is not disposed to underrate it's importance. We have likewise been told that Governor Ouktix arid Major General Schenck have been in consultation with tlie authorities at Washington, with the view of providing for the defence of the State. Timely precautions may avert the threatened danger. When we were menaced in the same way eight months ago, we made it a subject of merriment. We have grown wise in' these months ; we have learned that we do not avoid an evil because we shut our eyes to it;, and if we would combat it suc cessfully, ; we must stare it full in the face. This is what the authorities now seem to be doing, and therefore wo entertain but little apprehension for the future. Ireland; and the' United States. There is considerable difference between emigration and immigration. When a man shifts his residence from one country to another, with the hope ' or purpose of returning, he is simply an emigrant, as was the case with large numbers of Frenchmen who fled to England during the first revolu tion, to avoid the tender mercies of St. Guil lotine ; but when a man. removes from one land to another, with the view of remain ing there, he is an immigrant, and occupies an entirely different position. It is immi gration that has lately set in for this coun try, from Ireland, with a force which even utter poverty cannot restrain; indeed, which poverty hut augments, the difference between famine and sickness in Ireland and plenty and health here being notably very great. 1 ‘ The cry is still ‘ they come ’ and our country ■is large enough for them all. We could put the whole population of Ireland into one of .our-Western States without at all crowding them, and they there might raise food for themselves, in boundless abundance, and feed the misera ble starvelings of England with the im mense balance of production. A private letter from the North of Ireland, now before us, says- “ Messrs. J. N. & I. Bichardson have chartered the ‘Old Hickory ’ to carry about one hundred or one hundred and twenty persons to your city. These are all of the class of cotton weavers, hut as they have had experience of out: door work, they will make excellent day-laborers. There is something interest ing in the fact of the good. ship with the trans-Atlantic name bringing breadstuffs in aid of our starving people, and taking back a number of emigrant?, most of whom, I trust, will in time become worthy, even if humble, citizens of the great Bepublic,” The breadstuffs here alluded to were those sent over by the Corn Exchange Commit tee to the starving cotton-weavers and cotton workers of Lisburn, Belfast, and Coleraine. Mr. Hugh McCall, on the part of the Lis burn Belief Committee, in acknowledging to Mr. Thomas O’Neil, Secretary Philadelphia Belief Fund, the sum of §5,181 subscribed here, says: “It is certainly a glorious proof of the greatness of humanity and wide-hearted benevolence to find a people who have so 'much .to plague and distract them at home as ready to aid the‘distressed in dia-‘ tant lands as if peace and prosperity reigned in every quarter of their own domain. “ Ireland has much to be grateful for at the hands of the men of the Starß and Stripes. The kindness of the latter is not new to her, but in the present instance every rightthinking individual in this country must feel that, takingall circumstances into account, the degree of philanthropy shown us by America in 1863 far exceeds that of 1847. I can as sure you that the princely liberality which has been exhibited towards the distressed cotton-weavers of Lisburn and its neighborhood; by the citizens of New York and Philadelphia, has, in this quarter, aroused more than ordinary feelings of sympathy for the United States ; and I trust that neither those who have been dispensors of your liberal subscriptions, nor those who have been recipients of that bounty, will ever forget your timely benevolence.” At the suggestion of Mr. Andrew C. Craig, of this city, and some other na tives of Coleraine, 50 barrels of flour were sent, out of the 500 barrels' shipped per the Old'Hickory, from Philadelphia to Belfast, for the benefit of the poor cotton weavers and embroiderers of Coleraine and its neigh borhood. This gift, generously made, has been gratefully received. The Coleraine Chronicle says: “ Individual opinions as to the issue of the me lancholy struggle in which our brethren bn America are at present engaged, may dim, but can never com pletely eradicate those feelings of respect and af fection with which the people of this country regard their friends on theother side of the Atlantic. That this feeling is reciprocal we have a very pleasing, and practical proof to submit to the readers of the Chronicle to-day. Sad stories of national distress, in . which unhappily the past winter made it apparent ihe people of Coleraine participated, found sympa thetic,listeners amongst those in Philadelphia, in ■which memories of the Old Land are yet fresh and warm. As will be learned by the letter given be low, we have been constituted the gratified medium through whioh the well-timed bounty of a kind friend, long resident in America,' but wtginally from this locality, will flow to the needy- of Coleraine. Mr. Craig, to whose thoughtful kindness we are in debted for this proof of the sympathy,; of the old ‘ sons of the sod,’ has relatives amongst us. who, with those whom it will be our.duty to consult as to the best mode of administering the liberal consign ment now daily expected, will no doubt give him a cordial welcome when ie pays us his promised visit.” s The letter itself, addressed to Mr. J. McCojiisie, proprietor and editor of the Chronicle , announces, in a straightforward, business manner, the extent and manner of tlie donation, with a suggestion as to the best manner of carefully distributing it. Mr. Craig is a practical man, and, no doubt, Ills former fellow-townsmen will sensibly act on his advice. It is curious, however, after reading the Coleraine Chronicle's statement of “ thefeel in'gs of respect and affection” with which the people of Ireland regard their friends on the other side of the Atlantic, to find a previous article, on the same page, declare, after alluding to Admiral Wilkes' dealings with the Dolphin and the mail-steamer Ocean Queen, that if “ American seamen of the Commodore Wilkes type carry out their instructions in such an overhearing and in sulting spirit, that if will require the exercise of many such acts of private philanthropy, as that prominently noticed elsewhere , to appease the justly-incensed feelings of the British peo ple." The Coleraine Chronicle has not heard, apparently, of the “justly-incensed feel ings” of the American people because of the pretended neutrality of England, under.which such pirates as the Alabama, the Florida, &c., have been built and fitted : out, in British ports, and manned with Bri tish seamen, to destroy American com merce. It is a little too absurd to talk of “respect and affection” for tbe American people in one grateful column, and declare, in another article of insult, that the British peo ple were “justly incensed” with us because our Admiral Wilkes is vigilant for the pro tection of the honor of our flag and the safety of our commerce from British pirates, which sail under the Union Jack when they do not hoist the Confederate flag. The Irish exodus, which will be trebled should the harvest be a failure this year, will bring strong hands and generous hearts to this country, and in these hearts beat the “justly-incensed feelings” which the Irish cannot help having against their Saxon oppressors. : Again. A correspondent sends to us a copy of a Democratic newspaper printed in New Jer sey, in which The Press is credited with an article originally published in the Rich mond Examiner. In this article General Hooker is compared with Judas, and the recent battle is called “a modem field of blood.” The Army of the Potomac is spo ken of contemptuously as a “Yankee army,” and its commander is . regarded as “the worst whipped general the continent has known. ” We have seen this article copied into numerous papers, and we took occa sion some days ago to state, what we should think no person of common judgment would have required to be informed, that it never appeared in our editorial columns, and that it is as far from representing the opinions of The Press as it is possible for anything treasonable and false to be. This is the se cond time we have made this correction, and we have no intention of referring to it again. Tns New York World says : “ The trust worthiness of Philadelphia war news is fast passing into a proverb.” This frankness, so unusual with the World, is extremely grati fying, and we commend it to such papers as the New York Ilcrald, which persist, with out the slightest cause, in misrepresenting the press of this city, and impugning its veracity. WASHINGTON- Special Despatches to (( The Press*” Washington, May 28, 1863 / From tlie Rappahannock. From the statement of gentlemen who have just arrived from the Rappahannock, it . seems probable that the rebels have greatly reduced their strength, and are maintaining a mere shell in front of our lines. If this were positively known to the military authorities, it is probable our forces would not much longer remain inactive. It is further represented that in consequence of certain information having been received by citizens of Falmouth, which wa s not obtained through legiti mate channels, in relation to affairs in the enemy’s lines, and believing that such information has been communicated by rebel soldiers, who have been en gaged in hauling the seine in the Rappahannock* a communication was recently addressed to'General' Lee upon the subject, protesting against a continu ance of the practice. The result is, that the fishing has been discontinued, and the pickets on both sides of the river have been withdrawn to a considerable distance from the shores. This also breaks up'the friendly visits of the pickets to one another by swimming over, and exchanging papers, etc. ' v A Prisoner Shot* • On Monday afternoon last one of the guards at the Old Capitol prison, in the execution of his duty, shot a prisoner, who died shortly afterwards from the wound thus inflicted. The deceased was named. Jouw Hardcastle, and claimed to be a British sub ject. He had been employed by the rebelauthori- 4 tics in Richmond, aiding and abetting the rebellion as an inventor of military appliances, for which he had much genius. He persisted in thrusting his per son outßide of a window of the room, in which he was confined, into the wooden ventilator attached to it. Though repeatedly ordered to withdraw into the room, and warned of the consequences of his fur ther persistence, he refused to obey, with-oaths ahd defiances, and was accordingly fired at. Affairs at Alexandria. Alh male contrabands in the neighboring city of Alexandria have been put to work on entrenchments in that neighborhood. The provoßt marshal haßhad r lively time impressing them. Sunday was a busy day for that business. Great alarm was caused by a report that Stuart intended to make a raid into Alexandria. Moseby is at Catlett’s. Gen Heint- ZEL3IAN and Btaff, on Monday, visited and inspected the fortification's. .The Bev. Mr. Stewart, who has left Alexandria for Europe, iB the same man who was arrested, about a year ago, while officiating in St. Paul’s Church, by Colonel Farnsworth, and about whom much was said in ; the newspapers at that time. Gunnery* Experiments, in gunnery' have been making for several-months at the Washington navy yard; but the mostpowerful gun tested recently is that of Mr. Atwater, of Chicago, Illinois. It is a rifled eighty pounder, and threw a Hotchkiss shell nineteen hun dred yards, the degree of elevation being 3 deg. 25 miq. At 5 degrees the shot made the astonishing flight of twenty-eight hundred yards—nine hundred yards greater distance than the Armstrong gun ac complishes, the degree of elevation being equal. The additional velocity is acquired by the application of a principle which relieves the atmospheric pressure in front of the ball. Captain Weed. Captain Stephen H. Weed is to be made a bri gadier general for his services in the battle at “ The Wilderness.” Though only a captain, he com manded sixty pieces of artillery on that occasion. He is considered one of the very beat officers in the army. Our Pickets Attacked near Bull Bun. Our pickets were attacked yesterday, somewhere in the vicinity of- Bull Run, and one of them killed. The enemy were chased ten miles, and several of them were killed and wounded in the skirmishes. It is supposed there are no rebels in force from War rent on down to Acquia creek, as we hold the inter vening Country, and all along the Rappahannock. There may be predatory or guerilla bands in'the valley, but not in large numbers. The Colored'Bureau. An orderwas offlcially’promulgated to-day, for the establishment of a bureau in the War Department, especially to attend to the organization andjjfflcer ing, etc., of the colored troops. Naval Orders. Capt. Daniel B. Ridgely ia ordered to the com mand of the steam sloop Shenandoah. Capt. Theo dore P. Green is detached from the command of the Shenandoah and ordered to the command of the steamer Santiago de Cuba, to relieve Commander: Robert A. Wyman. Lieut. Com. Thomas C* Harris is ordered to the command of the Penguih, to relieve Commander J. O. Williamson. Bieut. J, H, Rowland, and Acting Master Jno, W. Bent ley, are ordered to the Shenandoah. Acting Assist ant Paymaster 0. M. Guild is ordered to the steam sloop Shenandoah. Capture of a Rebel Steamer oil Charleston. The Washington Star says, a letter received yes terday statefl that a large steamer, heavily loaded with cotton, has been captured off Charleston. , Appointments of Provost Marshals. The following changes and appointments are an nounced by Provost Marshal Fry, under the act for enrolling and calling out the national forces: Illinois. Solomon Simmons, commissioner Sixth district. Isaac L. Milliken, commissioner First district, vice Henry, declined. Busell Jones, commissioner Eighth district, vice Clinton Jones, cancelled. Isaac N. Phillips, -provost marshal, Thirteenth district, vice Carroll, revoked. Indiana.— Wm. S. Smith, commissioner Tenth district, vice Jenkinson, 'declined./ Dr. Wm. F. Colburn, surgeon Second district, vice Clapp, de* clined. Connecticut.— Dr. Edwin A. Park, Burgeon Second district,- vice Hubbard, declined. Rhode Island.— James H. Coggeshall, commis sioner First district, vice Burton, declined. \ Pennsylvania.— David 11. Washburn, commis sioner Sixth district, viee Weidner, cancelled. Alex. J. Frick, commissioner Thirteenth district, vice Phinny, Jr., cancelled. Ohio.—A. E. Joneß, pyovost marshal, First dis trict, vice Sargent,, cancelled. Matthias H. Jones, commissioner Sixth district, vice Young, declined.* / New Jersey. —Samuel J. French, commissioner Fifth district, vice Van Vorst, declined. Michigan.—Dr. Horner O. Hitchcock, Burgeon Second district. Wisconsin.— Wm. A. Bugle, commissioner Fifth district, vice Finley, declined. Kentucky.— Wm. R. Hovey, commissioner Fifth district, vice Barrett, declined. Orlando Brown* commissioner Seventh district, vice Nvuuger, do* clined. WANTED TO SURRENDER.—The ‘Wheeling JnteUigcncer says: It is told as a fact, that when the rebels were at Morgantown it waß a&eeed inWaynes burg, Pa., that no defence of the \dace should be at tempted, arid, moreover, that Jesse Xasear, M. 0., and cashier of the bank .there* went out eight miles with a flag of truce, hunting somebody to surrender the town to, but found nobody, after a long-and diligent gearoh, r «. THE PRESS.— FRIDAY, MAY 29, 1863. THE LATEST FROM VICKSBURG. The Rebels Admit that its Fall is Inevitable, GRANT FIGHTING DESPERATELY. FEDERAL ARMIES REINFORCED. Rebel Reports Irony MoMe, 4 ... MTUIM MTER FSOM VICSSBURG. THE BATTLE ON FRIMT. Fortifications Captured aud Recaptured- 5,000 Ivillecl ana. 'Woiinded. REPORTED' REINFORCEMENTS FROM GEN, BANKS. Cairo, May 28.— The steamer Imperial arrived at Memphis from below, on Monday morning. From Captain Stevens, a passenger, we learn the follow ing: The fighting at Vickßburg on Friday was despe rate. General Grant chargedthe fortifications, and took some of them, but the rebels rallied and retook them. There was much hand-to-hand fighting. ' Captain Stevens says our loss on that day in killed and wounded was about 5,000. The rebels used hand grenades when our forces attempted to storm the works. - It : ia .’.reported'that one of General Banks’corps had arrived at Warrenton to reinforce Gen. Grant. Chicaoo, May 28.—A special despatch from Cairo says General Lee, of Kansas, confirms the report that the two outer .works of the enemy were taken in Friday’s attack on the fortifications. The battle was sanguinary, and the Union losb severe. The rebels fought with coolness; and desperation, re serving their fire until our forces came wiehin mur derous range. They were driven back, by main force into the last line of entrenchments. This was the situation of affairs on Friday evening. Jackson, Miss., has been destroyed, and the Union army, which occupied that place, are now acting as a reinforcement for Grant. When the boat left, on Saturday, the mortar-boats were throwing occasion al Bhells. We have captured the batteries both above and below the town. . REBEL REPORTS. Cincinnati, May 28.—8 y way of Murfreesboro we have rebel news that Pemberton haß repulsed six attacks on Vicksburg, but they greatly feared the next, which was about being made. They also say that Loring cut his way through at Haines’ Bluff, and escaped. The fact is that whoever com-, manded them was cut off from communication with the forces in the city. Washington, May 28.—The Richmond Whig of the 25th contains a despatch, by way of Mobile, say ing the latest intelligence from Vicksburg is up to Thursday night, adding: “The enemy has been foiled in all his efforts. His dead strew the ground in front of our works. Our estimate of his loss is ten thousand.” GRANT AND BANKS REINFORCED. New York, May 28. —The Commercial of this eve ning aayß : “ There can be but little doubt that Gen. Grant has received ample reinforcements from a certain quarter, and that by the 2oth; at the latest, he was amply prepared to move successfully on the enemy’s works. . “ New Orleans has been secured from any invasidn by the arrival of reinforcements, so that should the insurgents attempt a foray there during Gen. Banks’ absence in 'Western. Louisiana, they will signally fail.” GRANT REPULSED FOUR TIMES—-THE INVESTMENTS IMPERFECT—SPECULA TIONS OF JOHNSTON’S MOVEMENTS. ’ Fort Monroe, May 28. —The following extracts are clipped from the Richmond Whig,, of the 27th instant: Mobile, May 25.—A special despatch to the Even* ing News, dated Jackson, May 24th (Sunday), says that firing was heard until nine o’clock this morn ing. No report of artillery had been heard since tbatbour. > This morning the 20th Mississippi Mounted Regi ment dashed into Raymond, capturing four hundred prisoners, fourteen haying been brought to this city. The rest, beiDg sick and wounded; were paroled. Jackson, May 25.—An officer who left Vicksburg on Tuesday morning, at ten o’clock, says the enemy attacked our left and centre four times. The first, attack lasted thirty minutes, the second twenty minutes, the third fifteen, and the fourth, nine minutes. They were repulsed each time. Our loss was eighty men. When the column of assault was brought up on Wednesday, the officers leading the troops broke, and the column disappeared. On Thursday, the enemy were engaged in Billing our entrenchments. Our works towards Warrenton have not been menaced.. The Federal line of investment is imperfect. Some of the prisoners taken report that General Steele was'killed. The following are the editorial remarks : We give -under the telegraph bead some encouraging news from Vicksburg,- based/dpon the situation of affairs on Thursday evening last. Speaking of /the investment of that stronghold* announced in the de-;. spatches laßt week, tbe' MobUe.Repis/er ■ lees we have been strangely misinformed astb'the strength of the place, it cariribt be carried by'storm. The town is well garrisoned and provisioned, aqd the reduction of such a place by siege is a slow ope ration. Meanwhile General Johnston has yet to’j pl&y hiß partin the drama. He is behind the enemy with a pretty large force, and that is daily accumu lating. From all accounts troops are stillpouring towards Jackson from the East. Grant will : haye to encounter Pemberton in his works in front, and defend himself against Johnston in his rearJ It" >vill probably require weeks or months to reduce Vick sburg,' and in the meanwhile the chanceß of war epen abundant hopes of raising the siege, by cutting off Grant from his supplies, or by assaulting him in his lines.” The Slar of this afternoon says that private information fr.om experienced officers now in the vicinity of Vicksburg, written as General Grant .was about to commence the siege of that city, ex pressed the opinion that it would be; a work of at least a week or two ere its reduction could be looked for. The liatest from Vicksburg*. Washington, May 29—1 o’clock A. Sl. There is nothing later received from Yicks "burg than that already communicated to the public. Arrival of' Released . Prisoners—lntclli- [From llie Washington Chronicle, 28th. ]• Last evening the following-named officers arrived from Libby prison, Richmond, and registered their nameß at the Kirkwood House: Captain F. H. W. Fontaine, U. S. M. Corps : Thomas Carstairs, U. S. N.s W. S. Pease, U. S. N.*, W. W. Hovey,U. S. N.; Gardner Phipps, U. S. N.; U. Hawks worth, U. S. N.: Thomas Scholes, U. S. N.: Thomas. Dwight. Thomas McElmiU, U. S. N.; John H. Yates, U. S.~ N.; Lieutenant Colonel D. L. Strieker, U. S. N.; J. H. Pcnfield, sth New York Cavalry : T. Lenns, U. S. M. C.; G. W. Vaise, U. S. N. Nearly all of these gentlemen were the officers of the United States gunboat Indianola, which was run into near the mouth of the Red river, on the 24th of February last, by rebel rams, and sunk. They .give an interesting account of their long imprisonment, and many instances of the inhuman treatment they received from the rebels. They were landed by the rebels at Port Gibson, and confined there until, the Ist of March, when they .were ordered to prepare for a march to Vicksburg. The distance was fifty miles, and wasftraveiled on foot,three days being consumed .in making tbejoumey. They reached Vicksburg on Tuesday evening, and were confined in several build ings in the middle of the city. The streets of Vicksburg were fairly studded with rifle pits,i and every favorable spot along the wharves or in the suburbs, had this kind of de fences constructed on them. Where it was neces sary, yards of houses were taken and used in the above manner, and very often earthworks were thrown up around the dwellings. In consequence of these obstructions very few wagons were seen in the streets. •• - The rebel reports that the people of Vicksburg had plenty to eat are pronounced by these officers to be untrue. Very little else ; but corn bread and small Quantities of meat were to be had, these being the' only fare of our officers. Qn Thursday, the 12th of March, the officers and crew, together .with some other prisoners, were taken to jacks6li i ‘where they were confined in buildings that were specially provided. for the re ception of prisoners, r At this place they saw a victim of rebel tyranny, who was confined with ball and chain in the. peni tentiary. His name was Kellogg,- and he was a master’s mate in the United States navy. He was attached to the gunboat Essex, and whilst on a foraging expedition one day last August was captured by the rebels and taken to Jackson, where he was confined in the manner stated above! The rebels, in justification of theitcruel act, said that he was a spy, and he should have been shot instead of imprisoned, Kellogg protested Mb innocence, and affiimed that he was engaged in a legitimate act when captured, but it was of no use. When seen by these released ,officers he was quite emaciated, and looked as if he would not live many days more. Th& rebels at Jackson, anticipating the movement of Grant, made preparations ;to remove all the pri soners they had to Libby prison, Richmond. These numbered about thirty-three officers and some three hundred men.' They left'Jackson on May 5, under a strong guards '' • On the 3th instant, at West Point, near MOntgo ,meiy, Alabama,. they met about 4,ooo.troops, who! were on their \vay to Jackson to reinforce Pember ton. They learned from them that,they were drawn from Charleston and Savannah, and were a portion of Beauregard’s force. They had two or three batte ries with them, one of which was commanded by a Lieutenant Beauregard # . They arrived in Richmond on May 16th, and were immediately taken to the Libby prison. The officers of the Indianola were .confined in the fourth story, which already had some occupants. With the addi tion of the . Indianola’s officers, they numbered. 160 men. >. r The guard of the prison were loud in their denun ciations of regarding him as both incom petent aad; entertaining traitorous designs. /From the conversation of the soldiers it was inferred that the masses of the people of Richmond entertained the same sentiments. . The Evening Post liae the following special de spatch t Washits'otow, May—lt has already been an nounced .that Mr. McCulloch, Comptroller of the Currency, left Washington last week, tor the West. Before his departure he completed hisar rang assents for the new currency issues, as well as, for the details of organization under the general law. '• ... / The invitation oS the Seesetary of the Treasury has called out a large number of designs from the artistic talent of the country, the leading competitors feeing the AmeHcan, National, and Continental Bank Note Companies of New York, and Messrs. Butler & Caipenter, of Philadelphia. Of the fourteen deßijns required nine were ac cepted from the Continental-Company, two from, the American, two from the' National, anil ono from Butler Carpenter. These are*for the ends of the notes, the backs consisting of engravingafrom the great pictures in the Rotundo of the .Capitol. The only work thus far awarded is for the smaller denominations, the fives and tens, as theu are the first which the new banking companies will need. Tlie contract for these is understood to be given to the. Continental Company. v ; ; , Death of an I3x-Goveruor.: i dovkr, N. 'H., Bay 28 -Ex-Governor Moak- Martin diecLtliis moniing of apoplexy. -*- / - THE SIEGE. gence from Vicksburg. The Currency. NORTH CAROLINA, Col. Richter Jones' Expedition ftvmNcw l>em—Brilliant Dasfi on the Rebel ]fin trcncli meats at Guftk SwaHtpy aW Ex tensive Captures—Ga&antry of the Penn gylvanians—Lamented Death of Colonel Jones. Newdehn, May 24.—Under this- date*, Mr. JR. Glenn writes to the Herald: • Some recent depredations of the rebels Iravlng at> tracted the attention of Colonel Jones, he at&edj and obtained leave from Major General Foster to" Read a brigade, and pursue and punish tire ma rauders as lier deemed advisable, subject, of coarse; to the precautionary restrictions v which the commanding general thought necessary to Uni pose. Another expedition was therefore planncS, and the 68th Pennsylvania, Lieutenant Colonel CurtiB r in immediate command ; the 27tri'MasBachu setts, Lieutenant Colonel Luke Lyman* command ing; the 25th Massachusetts, Colonel Pickett; the 46th-Massachusetta*, Colonel William*S. Shurt leff; the Sth Massachusetts,-Colonel G^borge. H* Pierson—a)l of the 2d Brigade, 2d Division; and Companies E, Captain- Jacobs ; It, Captain Pierce, and M, Captain-Pond, of the 3d New York Cavalry, with three pieces of Rigg’s Battery ; Company H of the New York 3d:Artillery, under command Lieutenant Clark and Second Lieutenant Field, 1 were selected as the force to compose it. THE REBEL WORKS AT GUM SWAMP, principal object Col. Jones had in view at fche start was the dialodgment of ;the enemy fronrtheir workß at a point on Gum Swamp, which defended to Kinston and Raleigh, and afforded a . refuge for the enemy when approached by our skir mishers. The only aßßailable iioint was supposed •by the enemy to be from the front, facing the Dover road, about eleven miles from’Cove creek. The rear was protected by what they considered an im penetrable swanip, ten or twelve miles long, and'un divided by road, or scarcely a pathway of any kind. Through this swamp, or “pocoson," as it is locally called, troops had to march. The route lay through mud, water, trailing briars, thorn shrubs, with occasional spots of- dry soil, on which the na tive pine grows. In brief, it iB a complete American jungle. * At about 4■ P. M. Colonel Jones rode down the road, inspected the work on a new bridge then being constructed across the creek, and- gave hia final orders.. The 58th and 27th were to-take a by-path immediately to the left after leaving the creek, strike into the swamp—where probably no man ever struck before—aDd, pursuing a certain direction, reach the enemy’s works in the. rear- by daylight the next morning. These two regiments were to start at 9 P. M.,.]ust after the moon went down :-and they did, led by the veteran and gallant .Colonel himself, on foot, having left his horse to be taken around to the front in , charge of hia faithful orderly, Michael Webber. . At midnight the other regimentß started by way of the Dover road. Previously, however, the enemy had become aware of our advance by this road, by the presence of several of our sharpshooters, and they retired from their works on the creek, and aB far as their defences on Sandy Ridge, as our skir mishers came toward them. At daylight on the 22d (Friday) our advance skir mishers—Company E, Captain O’Neil, and Company K, Captain Denny, of the Twenty-fifth Massachu setts—were deployed to the right, and encountered the first fire of the enemy. As the latter retreated, the Twenty-fifth advanced in line, firing rapid vol leys. The firing had now been kept up on the front from daylight until nine o’clock, some three or four hours beyond the time when the arrival of Colonel Jones in the rear waß expected to- be indicated. Colonel Pierson scarcely knew what to make of the delay. Had Colonel Jones become bewildered and lost in the Bwamp? Had the guide betraved him! Had he been obliged to turn back, and thus for the present abandon the expedition ? These suggestions, forced themselves upon Mb mind as he was convers ing with some officers in the road, and he was about giving orders for a change of operations, if not an abandonment of the undertaking, when, hark ! like the “slogan of the Highlander,” came the welcome sound of a rousing volley from the rear of the enemy’s works. It waß through this swamp that Col. Jones pro posed to lead two regiments—the Fifty-eighth Penn sylvania and the Twenty-seventh Massachusetts—in darkness, and by taking the enemy in their exposed and unprotected rear, while his other troops kept them amused in front, succeed in capturing their whole force with as little sacrifice of life as possible. It was the Colonel’s desire to capture, not kill. After a march of twelve miles, on the 21st, the Fifty-eighth halted near Cove creek. The artillery was parked, and the Fifth, Twenty-fifth, and Forty sixth having come by . the way of the railroad to within three miles and a half of the rendezvous, passed through the camp of the Fifty-eighth about sundown, and bivouackednear by. THE REBELS SURPRISED AND. ROUTED. ‘/ That’s the 6Sth, I’ll swear,” cried one. Another terrific volley was' immediately heard in the same direction. “That’s the 27th; I know their lively guns!” exclaimed another. “I can almost hear r their cheers,” said a third, with enthusiasm. And, sure enough, in an instant after, cheer after cheer rang through the pines, and we felt sure that Jones had come up, utterly surprised the enemy, and waß. perhaps, at that moment in his entrenchments. The enemy had but a minute before fired a heavy volley, from the front, wounding two of our men, and it was not deemed prudent to advance with out proper precautions until it was well ascer tained whether we should be obliged to encounter an enemy or unfortunately, fire upon friends. If the rebels had been defeated by Jones, it was sup posed they would be obliged to make their escape in the direction of their front, on the road lined by our troops awaiting their approach. But not a fly ing rebel was to be seen, notwithstanding the cheers which we believed to come from the lungs of our owii boys; and Col. Pierson ordered his infantry’ to fix bayonets, and advance without further delay. A few minutes settled the business. The 2ofch, sth, and 4Gth dashed over the breastworks, but, alas! not to find an enemy. They had fled, flown, va mosed, skedaddled through swamp, and muck, and pocoson, and briar, and brush, and by a railway bank to the right and left, but never to the front or rear, and theindpmitable Col,; Jopes after them. Your special was amoiig;the.fifßttoenter the works from the front, and a delectable state of confusion he found things in. Blankets, canteens, ammunition, and provi sions were strewn everywhere; but they did not long remain unappropriated. . A number of rebel letters, containing valuable information, were se .curedj-.r Horses and artillery were captured, and pnsoheis were trotted in by the score as fast as the boys could overhaul them in theswamp. .About half a dozen rebels were captured as they were car rying off a’woiihded.rebel blanket. The wdtinded man was shot “through the throat, and his face, hair, and .clothes were clotted with his gore, and the blood was still streaming from his mouth arid throat. “I’m sick—sick—sick of this,” said one of the'rebel soldiers as we stopped to ask a few questions about the wounded officer ; and they all ' looked as if they, felt the same way—they appeared bo utterly woebegone and.wretched. HOW COLONEL - JONES DID IT. , It is hardly necessary to recount the toil and hard ships encountered by the Fifty-eighth and Twenty seventtr in their midnight march through the dismal and hitherto considered impenetrable jungle known as Gum Swamp. They can be better imagined than described. Scarcely a man came through without scratches on bis hands and face, and with clothes torn, and covered with swamp mud nearly from top to toe. But it was all borne without a murmur, and the instant Colonel Jones descried the enemy he. cried, “There, boys, you have them!” and off went the vcllies directly among the panic-stricken rebels. The 68th and'27th then charged, led by the Colonel; and the rebels fled in consternation in every direction, except, as before stated, the front and rear. The surpiise was complete, and not a man of the 27th or 58th waß seriously hurt. The results are the capture of over two hundred prisoners, one 12- pound howitzer, about fifty horses and mules, and considerable .stores, ammunition, and small-arms, and the destruction of the rebel stronghold. This was but the work of a few minutes, and as it was attended with no less of life, the whole affair reflects the highest credit upon the humanity as well as the skill of the commanding officer. NARROW ESCAPE or THE REBEL GENERAL RANSOM. Just before Colonel Jones came in sight of the rebel works, General Ransom, the commander of the rebel troops'in Kinston, rode leisurely down the road on horseback, until, to his amazement, he came in view Of the Union troops, without being observed by them. “The; devil! look at the Yankees!” lie cried, and, turning about, he put spurs to his horse, and sped like lightning on his way toward Kinston, probably for reinforcements. THE REBEL PORCE consisted of the 56th North Carolina, Colonel Fay son, numbering-about 700 men, and the 25th-North Carolina, Colonel Rutledge, about the same. The ;l§ttcr troops were not actively engaged, having fired but one volley; but when the-retreat commenced they did. not succeed in carrying off all their force, and: a number were among the captured. The prisoners all acknowledged that “ Old Jones did it well;” that it was a “good Yankee trick.” “But look out.” said another, “.we do not serve you a similar trick before long.” The rebels had a large reserve force in Kinßton, consisting of Cook’s bri gade, comprising the 15tb, 27th; 46th, and 48th North Carolina infantry. Captain Jacobs, of the 3d New Yo;k Cavalry, pursued the rebels some distance, but did not succeed in overtaking them. DEATH OB'-COL. JONES. The object of the expedition having been accom plished, 001.. Jones left the Gum Swamp entrench ments aboutT F. M., bringing with him all his pri soners, baggage wagons, horses, etc., the wounded having been , sent on in ambulances in Advance a short time previously. Reaching this side of Cove creek, the Colonel bivouacked his troops on Mc- Coy’s plantation. On Saturday morning, the 23d, he was proceeding on his way back to his entrench ments at Batchelor’s creekj when the enemy opened on him from both the Dover road and the railroad: They commenced by firing shell; at McCoy’s house, *which caught " fire and was consumed. The enemy were forced to retire from this work by a hot fire of Bhells from Clarke’s (Biggs’) battery, which seemed to : throw them into confusion. They soon, however, rallied again, and commenced peppering away as Colonel Jones slowly retired. They did no damage; for their ad vance waß kept ih check by the admirable handling of pur guns. Their advance and fire for a time ceased; and Colonel Jones succeeded in getting alls his men and prisoners inside his own lines. About three P. M. the enemy shelled our blockhouse at Tuscarora, about three miles ofl* j: but the guard. (Captain Winn’s company) succeeded in making their escape. Hearing this firing, Colonel.,Jones' ordered out Companies I and D of his regiment, and led them across Batchelor’s creek, on the Neuse j'oad, and was met by a..veryjmavy force of the enemy, consisting of the 49th, 66th (what was left of them), mad the 62d North Carolina jebel infantry, with several pieces of artillery. Colonel Jones at once commenced firing upon them from the breastworks, and as he rose breast high to take a view of the enemy’s position he received a ball in his breast, penetrating his body, breaking his back bone, and lodging in his blouse. The Colonel fell.upon the shoulder of his faithful orderly, Milce /Webber, and uttering, the exolamation, “Oh, Mi-: chael,” instantly expired. His death createda deep sensationin camp and.seemed?to satisfy the ven geance of the rebels, for they had not resumed the . fight up to-daylight Sunday morning (24th.) Colonel J. Richter Jones waß . among the bravest of the brave. He went into the fight fearless of per sonal danger, and yet with due regard for the safety of his men. He was in the advance in front of New bern for a long time. Colonel J. waß at one time a prominent politician in Pennsylvania, where he ■owned an extensive farm and iron works in Sullivan county. His -remains will probably be brought to this city by the next steamer fiom Newbern. The following is a list of casualties in the affair, together with a list of the rebel officers, captured l some time ago and sent to Fortress Monroe for the purpose o? being exchanged: Piracies.. Nitw Yoiiic, May 28.—The correspondent of the Merchants* Exchange and News Room, Pine Btreet, writing ftom Pernambuco, May 3, designateasepa rately the captors of the doomed . vessels.. The Oneida Arid Henrietta weie taken by the Florida, nnd transferred to the French bark Bremuniies, which vessel landed them-at Per nambuso. 1 - Previous to the 26th ult., the Brazilian, schooner Seigrefano, from the Island Fernando de Koronba, a Bra-silian penal colony, arrived at Pernambuco, bringing about Bixty men, tlie crews of other vessels who had been depo&ited. on the island by the Ala-. bassa, to which it appears the' creditis ebae forthe capture of them all. The value of the ship Comm on wealth, with her cargo, is estimated at s4oo,©oo* and that of the: Cneida at fully half a million. The majority of the officers of the captured vessels departed for tho United States by the way oS England. ■ The ship Oneida, burned by the Alabama, hail 7,000: chests of tea consigned to Brothers St 00., and about J.,009 to Duncfya, Sherman, & Co. The Siiijv Charles Hill. NIiVYORX/May 2S.—’The ship'charles Hill, Whfekta' among the vessels reported to have been.; burned^ by the Alabama, liad salt in her-hold, and an assorted cargo betwpen decks There was no insurance on the ship, as llie owners.considered thAt her English cargo would protect her. Iron Plates for War Ships. •Ni-w York. May.2s.-~The cargo of the Grert Eastern contains two hundred tons of iron plates foti.tha.United States Ooveruineot. ■; . ARMY OF THE POTOMAC. tee’s Offensive Programme. A Tribune correspondent writes from camp “Conversing with a disv'inguisheii general to-day at his headquarters, he expressed the following opinion J 1 The rebels must .now do one .of two things, withdraw their army N fn>m Mississippi or evacuate Virginia. It were foll> r to- attempt to hold both positions. They may send 25,000 men to the South to polish over the defeat General Grant, and then, leaving Mississippi, return to Virginia, and, with a reinforced army, carry oC*f the offensive frogramme for which the radical leau’-sraof tbe re ellion have always been fuming, and trend all the ftuscle of the Confederacy in one grand tfftort to-re occupy Virginia, and invadb the terrify of the Union.’ Thia would agree wilh the opinion l cx preroed above concerning Cte' resnforceme.’itTof the Western army from the rebef arnsy in our immediate front.”' • THE-J&AST BAVTLE. General looks upon tbe'laet with anything but dsssatisfact&ndff the grand suit' and said he, “ Gbod people will- cease to writ® me letters of condolence when m»p’oflksial report is published.’’ 1 The General- haß- been- 1 receiving about fifty letters-. »f condolence daily, ffeerp<?oi)le in the country, since the battle. He said* lie* cared more about crippling the rebel army than< taking Rich mond. He did not care abont sacri firings tiie flower Of *?he Union a!»iny in pushiog-thc TebclS^toward the strongholds of Richmond j but to encounter another freeh army from Suffolk. There ie one mam at head quarters whose business is to extract the 1 official liets of killed and wounded published- ih& theßich mond papers. These footings already fo-ftthi!* over 25,000. It is in vain for-the rebels to deny tlie aggre gate when the details,■ officially signed,' are 1 admitted in the J&hquirer and the Dispatch. GeneraS-Hooker sets down our killed'and wounded, reported «up> to thiß time, at 8,290, and thinks his official reportsurill aggregate the- entire loss- at less than 10,000 mem- Official Repoa-t of Adruiral Lee. NAVAL OPERATIONS IN ALBEMARLE SOUND, "Washington, May 23. —The following report froza Admiral Lee was received at the Navy Department; to* day: , „ U. S. Flag-ship Minnesota,. Off Newport News, Va., May-27, t 863, Sir : A- report from Lieut. Com. Pleisser, .dated s May 6, has information of recent naval operations in Albemarle Soundand its tributary streams. Acting Volunteer-Lieut. French, who was- sent with the Whitehead to cruise about the eastern end' of the Sound to breakup the contraband trade there,, under date of the Sth, reported to Lieut Com; Pleißßer that, on the 26th ulfc, he captured a large two*masted boat, containing Borne 600 ftß. of’ tobacco, sailed and. owned by aWm. Lac-oner, of Edenton, who acknow ledged himself a rebel. He was-bound to Nagshead for goodß. In the' Alligator river he captured'or destroyed several vessels which were engaged in. illicit traffic, ambseizedon shore j at differentplaces,. pork, bacon, : leather, tobacco, hogs, lard, and tal low, belonging to persons, who, as Acting,Volun teer . Lieutenant French says, are directly engagedf in supplying the rebel army, as the proof iB, in. his opinion, from perfectly reliable men. Their houses are said to be used as ddpdts for rebel supplies. The Valley. City was Bent up the Chowan river, and under date of the 4th her commanding officer reported the capture or destruction of several boats, the dispersion of rebel pickets, and the capture of their arms. He ascended as far aB-the State line. On his return he Bent Acting Enßign J. Callaton on shore with an armed boat’s crew, and burned the grist-mill of J. B. Harr, which, as he learned from., papers found on the premises, was grinding corn for the rebel cavalry. While proceeding down the river, the rebels opened fire on the Valley City, and- Acting Engineer John Gallatin received a serious, though not fatal, wound through the groin,, by a rifle ball. The Valley City replied promptly with musketry, shell, grape,.and cannißter,andkilled.and wounded, it is supposed, a.number of rebels. Lieut. reportß that lately, when at Hartford, the rebels were gathering in provisions for their army at Suffolk. He landed at Heyman’s ferry, on the Roanoke riyer,with soldiers and sailors, and captured a cavalry picket of four men, with their arms, in which affair Mr. Benson, of the Com* Perry, was severely though, not dangerously wounded by a rifle ball through the right Bhoulder. v> *. 1 ' S. P.LEE, Admiral, Com’ing the N. Atlantic. Blockading Squadrou, To the Hon. Gideon Weli.es,. Sec’y of the Navy. The -Biot at Harrisburg. The riot which broke out in Harrisburg, on Mon day evening, between the soldiers from Camp Cur tin, and the negroes of the “Bull Run” quarter, re newed some of jits violence on Tuesday night. The riot grew originally from a quarrel between a colored liquor dealer and some soldiers, whom, he alleged refused to pay him after drinking, though the soldiers assert the contrary. A collision occur red, and the negro • had some of the party arrested. The news reached: Camp Curtin, and soon a whole regiment appeared,: who commenced a savage at tack upon the the liquor dealer, Toop. ■ An exasperated negro, says a correspondent of the Inquirer, firing at the soldiers from a concealed place, shot one of them, a member of the 136th Regi ment, through the hana. In returning the fire, the soldier, by accident, hit a comrade, of the 134th, the ball passing through his left side, inflicting, a painful though not dangerous wound. The scene then be came wild and tumultuous. Stillmore infuriated, the soldiers proceeded to the centre of the negro quarters, and, with yells and shouts, battered the windows, and gutted houses for squares. On -Tuesday evening, says the Harrisburg Tele* graph , disturbances recommenced by an unearthly shrieking and screaming in the locality known as 1 Bull Run,” formerly called “ Judystown,” at the lower end of Third street. The .soldiers had com menced an attack on the dwellings occupied by the colored people in this vicinity, and made sad havoc while their sport lasted, compelling the inmates of the houses to fly to another locality, and breaking the windows, doors, and furniture in a reckless and dastardly, manner. Their triumph was exceedingly short lived after the police heard the disturbance, and their early arrival on the ground slackened the operations of the mob, and compelled them to retreat to the alleys in the vicinity, by which all of them, except one, effected their escape. Nine shots were fired at the fugitives without effect, cau sing thennto retreat and scatter in every direction. Barney Campbell conveyed his prisoner to the Mayor’s office, where he was committed to prison and immediately locked up. This victory by the police had the effect of quiet ing the lower section of the city for. the night, but only increased the depredations of the soldiers else where, until -a squad of werel arrested on Ridge road.by the provost guard, who were patrol -icp-rihe“ vicinity. The had .an „■ escorb assigned to them, arid were" marched down to, the jail, in Walnut street, in , which the provost guard thought the prisoners would surely be confined,. What was : their surprise, however, when the: ' Mayor appeared, addressed a few remarks to 1 the prisoners and ordered their release.. Some of the guard protested against this command, stating it wftß no encouragement to march through the streets until midnight after unlawful and roving depredators, and then, when these same depredators are caught, to release them without even a hearing. This had no effect on the Mayor, however; he per- . Bisted in his order, and the men were released. From that time until morning no further dis turbance was noticed, and to-day there is but one pereon under arrest to answer the call of j'ustice for the numerous and devilish deeds done in this city the past two'dayis by a lawless mob. Arrival of the Steamer America. New York, May 28.— The steamer America, from Greytown, with "dates to the 20th, has arrived. She ‘brings a large number of passengers from California, by the Nicaraguan route. By her we have the con firmation of the total defeat of the Revolutionary, party, under Jerez, ,by President Martinez. Jerez seems to have wen a battle on the 2Sth ult., in which Martinez was slightly wounded. He then marched to Leon, where Martinez gained a complete victory. Jerez and twelve officers were all of his army who escaped capture. Charmrro, who held the post of San Carlos for Jerez, fled to Coßta Rica, and the revolution is thus entirely crushed. . The America brings 400 passengers. The difficulty between the Nicaraguan Govern ment and the Transit Steamship Company has been settled. . • Vallaiidigham’s Address to_the Ohio De- mocracy. a Military Prison, . Cincinnati, Ohio, May 22, 1863. To the Democracy of Otyio: Banished from my native State for no crime save Democratic opinions and free speech to you in their defence, and about to go.into exile, not of my own will, but by the compulsion of an arbitrary and ty rannical power which I resist, allow me a parting word. F Because despotism arid superior force so will it, I go within the'G on fed era te lines. I well understand the purpose of this order. But in Vain'the malice of enemies shall thus continue to give color to the calumnies and misrepresentations of the past two years. They little comprehend the true character of the man with whom they have to do. No order of banishment, executed by superior force, can release me from my obligations or deprive me of my rights as a citizen of Ohio and of the United Statcß. My allegiance, to my own State and Go vernment I-shall recognize, wheresoever I may be, as binding in all things, just the Bame as though I remained upon their soil. Every sentiment and expression ; of attachment to the Union and devotion to the Constitution—to my country—which I have ever cherished or uttered, shall abide unchanged and unretracted till my return. Meantime, I will not doubt that.the people of Ohio, cowering not a moment before either the threats or the exercise of arbitrary power, will,‘in every trial, prove themselves worthy to be called freemen. C. L. VALLANDIGHAM. Departure of the Boston Negro Regiment. Boston, May 28.— One of the most enthusiastic, excitting, and demonstrative local military. of the war took place to-day, to commemorate the departure of the 54th Massachusetts (colored) Regi ment for South Carolina. The ranks of the regiment were entirely full. The men were dressed in the regular United States, uniform, and splendidly equipped, and headed by a full band of colored musi cians. The regiment made a magnificent appearance! After being reviewed on Boston Common by Gov. Andrew, the regiment embarked in the steamer De Malay, which is to sail immediately. The march of the regiment through the city was attended with the most enthusiastic cheering. New York Democratic State Committee. Alraxy, May 2S.—The Democratic State Central Com mittee met here today, The resolutions readopt the declaration of the last State Convention in regard to the support of the Government to suppress the rebellion,and declare that, while peace is desired by every patriot, it must be on a basis of a restoration of the Union under the Constitution; • that>the-present Adminis tration is not any more capable of making- such a peace than it has shown itself to conduct a successful war, and that any attempt to urge it to a peace willouly enable it, in conjunction with the Dayis government, to consummate a separation of the States, to which De mocrats will x ever submit. • - The resolutions then refer to. tho declarations of- the Loyal League Convention, which they construe as placing • the military above tho civil power, and accept the issue, proclaiming their determination to standby the Constitution against all such slavish and despotic doctrines. ’They admit the jurisdiction of the military law within the lines of warlike operations, but declare that every attempt, beyond these limitp, to prostrate the civil power by military force is treason to the country and the Constitution. They endorse the sentiment of the Governor’s letter to the Albany meeting. Tlie Paterson Races. New York, May 2S»—The la-st of the three-days’races over the Paterson course came off to-day. The first race, for $3OO, two-mile heats, was won by the horse Captain Mooro. Time, 3-4 S& ;'3.48. The second heat was won by Lodun 3» . Thesecond race,forsGl!fr, was a three-mile dash,.and waH won by Idlewild heating Panic and West Koxbury. Time. 5 SS>4. . • • : • . The third race, for $709; three mil treats, was won-by- Ed gar beating Lizzy >Y; and Airy, and distancing another. Time, 5.40# t 6.53#.- Some eight thousand persons were present, including niany ladies- This eonelwles the spriDg meetingof the Passaic Agrioxiltural Soeiety, and has been characterized by the utmori order and decoruaiT • Sentenced to Death. CixcixxAv-i, May 28 —A colored man, Thon. Mamma, who was convicted of the nmrder of George W. WklseiM ’ has been sentenced to be hung on September-11. Presbyterian to. s.> General Assembly. Newlokk, May 28—T,he Presbyterian (O/tf > Gene ral Assembly have fixed on Boston as the plada forh,-Jld ing the next year's meeting.;/ Ship Conmu^wealtU, - New louK. May tS—The ship Commonwealth, of Boston, lrom New,York for. San Franeiseo, wa* oankuved by the pirate Alabama previous to the Bith oFApm. Arrival of the Steamer Kangai'oo. New York, May 2S.—The steamer Kangaroo, from Liverpool, has ''arrived. Her date 4 kayo been antici pated. Arrival ol- Emigrants,. Nbw Yokk, May 28.—The ship W. F. Storer, from Liverpool, arrived to-night, has 760 passengers. Tbs steamer Kangaroo brought GOO passenger*, CALIFORNIA San Francisco, May 26.—Sailed, ship Derby, for Hong Kong, earrylng’SjOOO sacks of wheat and $66,000 In treasure. t Spoken, April Bth, lad, 39 N., long. 42 W, r ship Hunker Hill, from New Tpfk for San Francisco. Coffee has further advanced. Grain is, iirni, with small Bales at advancing pricks; The schooner J. M. ChapmtSt, recently condenjflcd as a privateer, was sold to-day, by the United State* Marshal, for $7,000. She will bri used hereafter for the Mexican coast trade. Her contraband cargo, embracing two 12-pounder brass howitzers, shells, powder, rifles, and pistols, was knocked' down for Government account. Ail Attractive Collection of Oil Jointings. There is now on exhibition at the? gallery of Messrs. James S. Earle & Son, Chestnut street, a collection of paintings—many of them ofconsider . able \’alues> They are the property of Mre,«Kasea tine r and arejo be sold for the benefit of tkc'oick and wounded of tlfe army. Among the numtoriis a picture by Hassell Smith, •* In the Canton TCri,”' which' strikes ’ns as faithfully delineating the ms* 'jestic scenery of that historic 1 district. The mo-in.-* iaiii peak of St. Gothard—buc>; we take it to Sras a very natural* appearance, oacT the effect of the* rMlected light is managed with nicety. “A Head a/tsrJohn Thomas excellent, both in fore* and coloring. ‘ ‘ Landscape and : Cattle,”, by N. H. Trotter, has several cfefects; but, aitcgeSherj is not a diocrcditable effort. T3e water in the; foreground is unnatural in coloring; and-the skatibws'of the cattle reflected on its surface are too* positive in tint. But the management of- the eunohia® and perspective, and especially tbd field of grainy com pensate for these drawbacks; “ by Hamilton, ia-equal teethe besfefforts of'tms-flnirjfeed artist, who is perhaps/without a competitOr in Ms chosen field; The reflection of the moonlhjhtj frts.ua the black and-heaving mass of* billows, represented. “ Mother and (jhiid,” by SuUy r has an; unfinished appearance. “Yiew of the i of the Eocky by Boerstadt, is bysfar 1 the best picture- in the ifrt. The sky, the distant mountains, the sunlight, and the atmosphere tided (together with exquisite’harmony, and; fidelity-to i nature in her aublimest pihases, “ Red Riding; : ■ Hood,” by Cona-voe*-while possessing'ho-marked; ’ • merit, is pleasing, and worthy a place in any collect* ■ ttion. The “Landscape,” No.-30, by Mrs; Haeeltine,-. la perhaps the best which th?o lady has produced,f jarnl looks well, especially the clover-field in the ; foreground. We have- referred only to the best-pic- 1 - j (turea on exhibition, owing to our-limited space.- ‘ The object for. which thev.are being-sold is'most commendable, however;- and admirers of the fine arts, desiring to increase their collection, have now an opportunity not only of-gratifying^their-wishes, l bht at the same time of performing, a grateful and : humane deed. , ' f - - ' ' | Public entertainments* ‘Waxnut-Street Theatre.— Dr. Canningtoii, the well-known - and efficient orchestral director of this establishment, taiteß his benefit this evening* He- is a most indefatigable and" successful artiste. The selection which is presented>is in the beat taste,- and the house will no doubt be-of such a nature as to testify in the strongest terms-to the excellency of the gentleman, in both public and private character. Mr. 5 Anderson’s Concert.— The talented-Ame rican pianist, Mr. Harry Sanderson, who has-now an. enviable trans-Atlantic reputation by his splen did performances, will 4 appear before a Philadelphia audience, this evening, at Musical Fund Hall.’ Mr, Sanderson has just returned from an extensive tour, in which he has been highly successful, having been everywhere received with encomiums by the press and public. The Havana papers especially speak in terms of the highest praise of his performances. He haß secured for this evening the services of several prominent musical artists, among the number being Mr. Castle, tenor; Mr. Thomas, violinist, and Mrs. Jenny Kempton.. Sale ©? Carpetings, Canton Mattings, Car pet Yarns,. &c.—The early attention, of purchasers is requested to the desirable assortment of Brussels, ingrain, list, and hemp carpets, white and check Canton matting: also, ten bales carpet filling, for cash, to be peremptorily sold, by catalogue, on four months’ credit, commencing this morning, at lO>£ o’clock precisely, by John B. Myers & Co., Nos. 232 and 234 Market street. Saz.e of Furniture, To-day.— Messrs. Birch & Son, No. 914 Chestnut street, will sell this morning, commencing at 9 o.’clock, precisely, over 600 lota of new and second-hand household furniture, carp ets, splendid grand piano-forte, paintings, garden ornaments, &c. : THE CITY. The Thei MAT 28, 1862. j MAY 2S, 1863. 6 A. IT 12 p, M. 6 A.K.....12M 3P, Iff, 6i% 73X 60 62. 80 ,Bl>£ WIND. WIND. .NKW.-....NW SSE-;../WbyS.lSbyW Further Depredations of the Ala bama—Destruction of the Ships Oneida,' Louisa Hatch, Nora, and Chas. Hill ; Barks Henrietta-and Lafayette ; Brig Kate Koeia, and Schooner King Fisher.— Captain Potter, of the ship Oneida, arrived at this port yesterday; morning, from Pernambuco, on the brig William M. Dodge. He states that his vessel was cap tured and destroyed by the pirate Alabama, on the 29th of April, in lat. 1 40 S., lon. 29 30 W.; at the same time he saw the I bark Henrietta, from Balti more for Bio de Janeiro, in flames, having been also captured by the Alabama* Captain Potter also re ports that the Alabama and Florida had captured and. burned, within a short time previoustd the destruc tion of his ship, the ships Louisa Hatch, from Car diff _for> Singapore, wnn coal on French account; Chas. Hill, from Liverpool for Montevideo, with Baitj arid Nora, from Liverpool for Calcutta, with salt.' • . . ’•/ In addition to thesej they had jointly captured' and destroyed the following whalers : Bark Lafayette, of New Bedford, Capt. Lewis. 1 Brig Kate Cory, of Westport, Capt. Flanders, * Schooner Kingfisher, of Fair Haven. t The ship Oneida was a vessel of 600 tons, built in .1852 in New Bedford, and owned by Mr. F. Hatha ' way, ot South Btreet. She left Shanghae for this port on the 26th of January, withi a cargo of 9jooo .packages of tea, valued at $375,000, while the vessel is valued at $25,000. Ship Charles Hill, from Liverpool for Montevideo, was an old vessel, owned by Charleß Hill, of Boston. She had, however, a pretty valuable cargo on board, supposed to be worth $50,000, (see Boston telegram,) of 357 tons. Bark Lafayette, Lewis, was a whaler, owned by J. H. Bartlett, of New ; Bedford.. She left New Bed ford for a cruise on the Atlantic in May, } 62, and was last heard from in March 23d .last, in lat. 30 24 south, and long. 23 25 west, with 170 bbls. sperm oil on board. . The oil is worth $B,OOO. The ship Nora, Captain Adams, is a new, A 1 vessel, of 525 tons, built last fall in Bangor, and owned by G. B. Upton, of Boston, and valued $80,000.. Her cargo from Liverpool for Calcutta is worth some $50,000. Ship Louisa Hatch, from Cardiff for Singapore, was an A I}£ vessel, of 863 tons, built in 1855, in Kockland. Me., and owned by W. McClure, of that place. She was valued at $50,000, and her cargo of ivory and coal at $BO,OOO. Baik Henrietta, from Baltimore for Bio Janeiro, was an A 1 vessel 0f437 tons, built in 1856, and owned by T. Whitiidge, of Baltimore. Her cargo is valued “at $25,000. Brig Kate Cory, Flanders, of Westport, was a whaler of 132 tons, controlled by A. H. Cory. She left on June 26, 1862, for the Atlantic, and was last heard from on March 23, in lat. 34-24 south, and long. 43 45 west, with 155 bbls sperm oil on board, valued at $7,000. Schooner King Fisher, Lambert, of Fairhaven, was a whaler of 120 tons, controlled by C. H. Tripp. She left for the Atlantic July 30,1861, and was l&Bt heard from on 1863, at Ascension, having 170,barrels sperm oil, and 10 barrels whale oil on board, valued at SS,OOO. All the and cargoes, with the exception of the whalers, and the Hill, are insured against the war risk. ’ Arrival of'Sick andWounded.—Two U. S. A.nospital oars, in charge of Dr. Taft, U. S. A.7arrived at Wilmington, Del., on \V edneH ' day evening, with one hundred and eight sick and wounded soldiers, from Washington hospitals, among whom are the following New Jersey and De laware soldiers: James .Urban, I, 12. I Michael J-Morton, It 12. 1 Corp Clias Daenhower,C,l2. Samuel Turk©, D,12. Samuel T Cassidy, D. 12. T homas Calvert, E, 12. Rich’d Cheesman, G, 12. Corp Bei j Wood; 1,12. Geo Whittaker, C, 12. , Chas H Morgan, C, 12. Wm-B Haines, F, V 2. , Firman Lloyd, 3, 12. Sergt W S Forsvood, A, 12. Isaac BfPaul. F, 12. David BBlwell, A, 12. Coip E M Stcenson. E r l 2. ■ Corp Alex S Kidd, I, 12. Patsy Bariy, E, 6 ; Geo M Stfasfcer, B, 6. fcergt Geo W Farron, G, 6. Lew-s Grimm, 8,8. Corp Isaac Winters, C, 8 •Wm f*mitzer, G. S. Serat John Parker, E, 5 Corp Geo Tuers. E, 8.. Corp Chas S M> ers, E. &. Corp Geo Egbert. A, S. Corp John W Jordan, C, 12; Jos J Thompson. G. 12. Pdv?ardFisher,H,l2- Isaac Ayers, 1£,.29. Peter Ackerman, C,22. Tlios Bishop; A, 13. John E Crowell, K, 13- Sei’i-tThoa Dmuorest, D,‘22 Tneo Hall (drummer jiC,. 13. Wm Ker.in,. G, 29, J A Marines, D, 30. .. l2. Geo M Price,.‘B, SO. Cornelius B obMns, A v 30. Michael Bodhon, l)„ ltf.. John Stoile, K,. 2ff- Jas'TerUime, B, 22 DEAAWAItE Isaac Scott,. F, li John Cowan,. F* 2. Gorp Geo II Green,. E, 1. Ba.i aid Turner,. K, 1. Dekesates Elected.—At a,; meeting of the Executive Committee of the Second-ward Union- League, held on Wednesday evening last, the ohair man, Jiohn B. Minton, Slsq.. appointed John W. Frazier, Kobt. H. Ransl6y, add S. C. Moore, as representatives; from, the Union League of the Second, ward to make the necessary arrangements with the Union League of the city oSPiuladelphia for participating in the grand nationals demonetca tion on the fourth ofJuly next. Emotion.—The following - gentleman have been elected oiiic&rs of the Dolphin Barg® Clubt , T • President—George G. Esler; Vice .Douglass Barton jSecaetnry—Theev E. Wieder&heim; Treasurer —A. K. Arnold; Coxswain— Ewgas- iVL * Flies. ■ ■ : ' .T ; Accident. —Y esteiglay. aftemoosa the scaf folding in the rew of the North Broad-sfcreet Pres byterian Church, corner-bftSroad and Green streets, fell, seriously isjuring two men named James Ward and Alexandes' Dempster. _ The former lived Twenty*fourth and Cftllowhill streets, and the latter at Twentieth and Quthbert streets. / ; v Slight Fide: —Last night a slight ftre. occurto! at Ihe People’s Iron Works, corner J'ront sml Girard avenue. A' spark from the cupola set fire to the oornioe of the pattern shop. The injury, however, was slight. . The National TkeXswky.—Jny : Cooke, General Subscription Agent, reports the sale yester day of 55.0fi8.760 five twenties at the several agen cies, in New Yoik.-Boston, Philadelphia, and the West, rometer. Patrick Kiunen, C, 12. James F Garter. P, 4. • Joseph Eackley, F, 4. David Rumford, E, 4, Wm Fand. H, 4. Peter Seulion, D. 4. John Dugan, C, 5.' Hf lsoa Saxon, E, 5* Frank Coonheis, D. 2. Corp John Hanpler, E, 2. Wm Hewitt, G, 3. Abraham. Pierce,'K, 5. _ Sergt John Heckley, H, 5 Albrecht Evelemyer, KT, 5. Francis O’Brien, G, 5. Robert Obernand, G, 5.; Fred Lowe.E, 6. Corp Sami Williams, A, 12. Jas Watson, C, 12. - Lignon Wealerrelt, C,. 22. Thos D Stooley, C, £O. J Garrison, K, 12. J G Bwhmey, K, 12. H Brooks, H, 24. S Conroy, B, 2 CorpHHenry, F, 1. . R B Yoorhees, F, 1. 1 JWMorris, B,'l. Amosßadgney, I, SO* J R Johnson, C, 3. W-Ashcroft, G. 15. H Brannin C, 15.' R Lyons, C, 15. WN Garrett, B» 23. B F Matteson, F, 12. Sami Iredell, F, 12. Wm Dolan, H, 28: Joseph Abbott, B, 12,. .Tno H Van Riper, G;,27i Wm Adams, a, 13. Alfred Yonntf, B;,13. ; tdgarLowree, A. 18,. Win Gibson, B, 13: REGTHENTS. Fobt Dolan, A, 2, Anderson, 1, 2. John Kinster,.Gv2. John Williamson, B, 2; I ... y The "Onion lEAatTE—visit of the Episcopal Co'.nvkntion DbLbuatbb.—Last eve ™£' in compliance with an invitation extended to me Protestant Episcopal Convention, the TJnion rooma were vißited by quite a number of K?i- gi V 1 *?? cordially received by the mem* wl a xx3 e League. After mutual etrtagratulationa f-T, «’.+?« f Vr e v.Jr., formally welcomed the f^+ S Q beh a f +v f t i ie League. He expressed the lev* ? ait in receiving them. Eev. M-. 3-.i„htner, ot Danville, briefly and : elo*- q He hard £ < T,? Mli r RrooksToHowhaT He said it is hard to add color to anvthfnir thai* has been said already. We areWe af Christ ministers and Christian laymen, to counsel for the danse of Clirist, to consider the interests of ev'-nf Sian who walks this world, both in his bodv and hi* soul. [ Applause. J • The law of God’s word iai government. We meet to uphold government, and wherever theje is a foe to good government that man is aMe To Gfed and his fellow-man. f Applause. I He Wanked the League for their kind reception of the Convention to-pight. Ec F-„ Mr - Morris. Of Germantown, also Bpoke, and was fratoWed by Ex-Governor Johnson, CM behalf ot the .ay delegates, he expressed thanks for the hospitalises extended to them. We are now arrived at a crisisin our national a Sains when the rights of I humanity are to be secured or forever abandoned; ana a man who fails tocomply with any request"for a speech made to him would be- derelict in’his'dtitv. . i' ar twenty-pyc years I have stedied these affairs. I 1 „.r? ve ™ at a v,;r 7 early day there iraovery little i amc:3 3 this people; that in our institutions i r£«~ < +n ,aß CLO h? !t0 guarantee their preservation; ' t w “ ere , waß >-*t one weak point in them; save in Hon : r rslaiiqn wEich, under our Constitu - 1 r \, ro exißt hu3aa bondage; that mem were held in servitude. oiir Efforts exlet ana exJend-withouf behoved at an early period if thir'I b *Hok tho SSv"' 1 annihilation. Believing: would-2 |be p<vrit,on yeaiwago. I saw that if . 1 f the destruction oi the country." T said so,-not only upon.-tbe stumps,but" in the Ssriss- Couneii.™'* 111 ExeC ’ uSTe mef eases to Legislattve" The Governer sat down amid hearty applause, and then .he visitors and again mingled in 1 conversation, and-thus passed another memorable" night m the history of the League. Expoets AKD IjipoitTS.-r-TBe following, are some of the principal articles exported from this ?P£ t tofore!^l 'P ortß for Hi# week ending May 28. 1563 T * • EXGLAhr?>- !: c , s 57 *••• Lar*s oil, gals. .2,009'51 803 do bbls 6--$1,571 Mart, of wood 175 Coal Oil, crude, *' Oil Cake 2.^# gallons. B6O Pori?;- bbis 341 5,455 dorefi-d d0..0&, J lS3’ 21,471 Muskrat skins 10 078 ? a ™ s ’„^ s 2,243 Wheat, b05h.20,750 3.3,v00 ■ : * >ard * Jljs 5-:j80 650 Flonr r bb15....2,220 k? 000 OTJI2S- 3&ITISH S” JL'Z&StTS. Coal, tons. 27r I- 490 1 Vinegar, gals. .3,419 842 west • ga-idlPs ft5....9,200'5a,352 lud Meci, Ws... 1,166'501461 A?nmf r 5l ' W 2 Iron, manufactured. 120 AJe and Beer, Lamps aad fixtures 510 ga110n5........1,260 ’ 37S Lard, l9O Blstmts. bb15....654 3,343 Oil Cake. A, ng* Butter, lbs 13,325 2,425 Pork. l5l l 067- Cbeese, lbs 1,967 . 285 Peas. bblbw % *252 i^rags'.> 2<S3 Sbooks.its Basis, ft5......36.5!)S 3SJBI Tallowylt« 1,0.50 117 Hoasehold furaitare, 171 Tobacco i le»f;bhds,.6 1,742 Ind Com, bus. .1, iCO 1.62 b -Flour, bbbs ....1,885 13.44 T indies;- Coa3, tons ........444 DA2fISH INDIES. .257 Co3»? r - tons KEIV •3REXADA-' Goal,, tons 2,299 C «FBA. * Iron^annf... SSOiPaper Lardy 185......16,235- v 1 861[Pork, fcbls Man. of wood.' 3,72orSh'oolts MEXSCO. - Gandies-, Jbs.... 929 113 2Tan. tobacco, -Apples,,bbls.... 29 244 Man.*of cotton. Beer in bottles 32 do. duck.-.. Biscuits,.bbls... S 3 148 do w00d.... 8r00rw,........ .... 66 Oil, spermaceti, Butter, lbs 600 151 gallons Cables 45 Paper...-. Carriage--ware 1,687 Pork; bbls Cbeese,Ws 120 22 Saddlery Fish pickle, bbl 4 44 Calfskins...... Hollowware 172 Soap, fts Hams, id 5.....-5,600 459 Spirits fia grain, Hats.-. .- —... 535 gallons.. 435 375 Lumber .-.-.. 68 Sugar..ref. lbs.. 700 ’ 97 Household Fur. .... 33 Tobacco leaf. Ind. Corn,bus.. 60 6S bales r Iron,.znanufacM .... 493 cases Lard, lbs—.—-. 9,000 1,122 Wool, &3 Lead,, lbs 500 go Flour, bb15..... Boots and shoes. Hosiery imotions pair5............2.1C0 2,625 Other articles.- HAYTI, Coal, tons— 450 The following are Borne of the principal articles imported into-this port for the weekending May 23, 1863 i for coxsuarpTroNV Sugar, bbls. *-•- 52 $477 Oranges - and-Le- Mo-asses, caks—. 40 * mons,boxes .12,36.5 $19,-243 „ Do bbls.... 6 , 955 Sumac,bags... 1;200- 4,304- Sulpli Amm’a.cks S 3 . / 1,460 Logwood,lbs.'.43.oo i 3,197' Sal Ammonia, oks 9 948 Steel, cases..—*. 24 1,551 Chi. Potash,, cks. ‘3 415 Lats & Ha.t'g.'bls. 21- 2,411 .Taggers Iron, eks. 60 . 402 Blankets,.bales.. 2 445 China Clay, cks.. 2L 104 Carpet Binding, bl 1; 2-55 Loom Sleeting, ca l 237 Wool, bales .91 2;595. Iron, tons .....**.7157- 5,903 Do Tarn,bales 13 679 Pig Iroa,.tons—.lCO 1,506 Other articles.... 355 Salt, tons... 598 1,973 Earth’ware, pkgs. 237 6,387 Brimstone, tns.vl39X 3.879 Sugar, hhd5.......629 1 Do. . tcs»-- 4S Do. bbls.ll4 Do. boxes.— Molasses, hhd5...497 j Do. tes-.... 64 _ Do- bbls.... 37—10,570| FINANCIAL AM) C9JHMEBCIAL. TBS MONEY BAJRXST. Philadelphia, May 28* IS$?. The Stock Board was devoid of spirit to-day, buyers and sellers holding back in anticipation of news from the West. Vicksburg still holds the first place in the popular mind, and intelligence from that. quarter i# greedily sought after and devoured. The general tone of the money market, sensitive to all turns of fortune in the military as. in the social and po litical world, has not abated materially since- it became clear that the' first despatches from Cairo, detailing the Jail of Vicksburg, werd premature and somewhat exaggerated. This we take to be one of the best evidences of the public confidence in the ability and determination of,General Grant to folly develop bis plans to'tlie successful issue. The resources of the Government are inexhaustible, and the spirit of our gal- and navy' invincible. .Whatever politicians or interested ipeculators'may do to weaken the Govern-- ment, the people will uphold it. This, generous support which is given to it in all parts of the lforth, inspifca of reverses and drawbacks, has steadily manifested itself, and what is peculiarly remarkable is the strength, which has grown the stronger in proportion to the dis aster. The day of gloom has gone by, and the national horizon is lit up every where witlithe radiance whichbe tokens the approaching dawn of durable and lasting pros perity. The financier's are taking ad vantage of the future,' and with clear foresight ate investing, in the certainty of the increased prices which must shortly ensue. Govern ment loans continue in great demand, the sale of thes.2o bonds.showing day by day a confidence on the partlof tha people unsurpassed in the history of nations. Gold is quoted at 143 % bid. The sales of the seven-thirty notes opened at 1074*, and so continued at the Second Board.. This is»a decline of about %. The coupon sixes of ’Si sold at 108% ; State fives advanced to 102; new ; City sixes fell off Hi the old sold at IGS—r o change; 66 was bid for Pennsylvania Railroad; 75 for Beaver, Meadow Railroad; 65 for Minehill Rail road ; OS4£ for Germantown Railroad; 80 lor Lehigh Val-. ley Railroad, and 254£ for Philadelphia and Erie Rail-* l-oad. Reading Railroad sold at. 54,*£—a decline; Schuylkill Eavigation Preferred at 254£, the common stock at 11>£, and the Bonds at 87; Catawissa Railroad Preferred, 23%, a decline of H; Susquehanna Canal sold at 16, an advance of %; Bank shares remain without change; Passenger Railway securities were dull; Spruce and Pine streets sold at 17; Second and Third street was offered at SO; 62 was bid for Fifth and Sixth streets; 29 for Girard College; So>s for Fourth and Eighth streets: 36 for Thirteenth and Fifteenth streets; 12>£ for Raceand Vine streets; for Green and Coates streets; and 13 for ; Seventeenth and Nineteenth streets. : , Drexel & Co. quote Government securities, &c„ as follows: .. . - Gnited States Sixes, 1551... Certificates of Indebtedness. United States 7 3-10 Notes. Quartermasters 1 Vouchers. •............. Orders for Certificates of Indebtedness, Demand Notes. Certificates of Indebtedness, new- Sterling Exchange. • •••• Jay Cooke Co. quote Government securities, &c. t as follows: - United States Sixes, 1881.. United States 7 3-10 Notes: Certific sof Indebtedness. 4 ‘ New Quartermasters 1 Vouchers. Defend Notes... Gold t. Sales of five-twenties, $2,065,9d0. The New York Evening Post of to-day says. The market opened vei’y strong on national securities and heavy on railroad bonds. Bank stocks are less in quired for and quotations are lower. .Railroad shares are raiher dull to-day, hut the sellers no longer out number thebuyers. The following table shows the principal movements oc the market as compared with the latest prices of yester day evening . Th. Wed. Adv. I>8«. u. s. es, lgauxet .**.**..ios% igs k 0.8.68,1381, c0n........1G5% 108% * % tf. 8/73-lOp. c. T. N.-. 107 * 107% H.S. lyearCertif gdld*.lol% 101% . U..5.-lTT.'Cart.-enrr*jicy9BK 9?% - American sold - - i. 43% 144 ** Tennessee 65.... »•*»,• '■ .-*• Missouri6s. 70% TOJtf Pacific .Mall tSG% 152% S.Y. Central...: 119% 119% Erie-.- 1 .:.-....*...... 93% 93% Erie preferred.... .103% 104% • » Hudson River.. 130 131 Harlem...... ..107% 10S% Harlem preferred.lll • dH% Reading- .... 107% 109 Mich. Central. 114% 115 Mich. Southern 73% ,'4% Mich. So. guar—ll2% • Illinois Central scrip,.-107% 108% •• Pittßfcur*. m . « . • * Galen 103 * * 103 ■* devcl&nd-and Toledo. 113 K IXS IK Chicago and Rock lai d-96% 98% *• *Fort Wayne. -........... 72- ,72 ' Quicksilver Co.. -45)4 43 ; Canton * 33 ■ 34% . •; : Chicago & Northwestern 00% 30% Prairie duGhien ...44% -. ,45 . . ••• . r- Gold opened this morning at 142%, rising gradually to 148%@144, -which is.the quotation as we go to press. : Phllnda; Stock Eich [Reported by S. E.Si.aymake'] . FIRST 7 Far & Mechs Bk.-- 56- S7fl ScUnyllav llhS 200 ‘ ‘do 60dys. 11* SCO ' do • 120 do J 5 11 Beaver Meadow— » . SCOOPenna 5s (fJKS* ; 2CCO do ...........lOWi; .. l»Fpr & Pines. *».. H. GCCO Phi!* & Erie 6 s 1 fuse 1 anal l» 150 do bSO. 16 1 4 10 City■ «’»•; MS KCO do IDS irro do ... ...ICB 4CO ic)iayl Nav* Pref. - 25>£ BETWEEN £S Hunt’ll & BTRB- 2lKj lfO Snfi«i Caual.-‘bvo-.--_l6 board. IOOPennaBR. 66 23i 0 U S 7-30 Tr N blk . .107*'/ 350 do do ..107 £ 100 N Penuaßß....... J &2 70LehighScrip ...... '4s* 1001. Island R. -ea^'h.. as. 10City 8ank...U..., v '6o BOARDS. CSS® Penna s'a JO?,, do J®P*' eco- do >BOO City mCCO do 23 Jlinehill K K-.** 65. 2S Philft & Ene K %>% ■after 1 1(0 Eclntyl Ifa.T • * t CLOSING.PE WicL vs 6s ’SI v S7-:-oKot9Siil>li 73fr'M.07fc American 6o!(F». 43}£ : 44H1 Plain 6aold — V IO3 US : Do aew...;v.lli- 111>£ Alle co 655».*... 83 Ten n a: fei . .101 K 102 Beading 8....... 54% 61% Do 'hds 'SO-.110 *\ 11*2 Do, . l>ds *70..106 . 107 ■ 3)©.‘bds’S6conv.lOS . 112 •Pfaaaß.-.j &%■ »6 Do Ist m 6s.)H& 110 ■ Do 2d-in 6s-.107:v : 10S; 3O 51 , Bonis CTconsol 70 72 Do • prfd lOs-138 342 Do. ..6s ! 76 Do " ‘ld mtg.. .. •• Susa Canal 15)» 16/ Do Bs.-63 • Sclmyl Kav IIM lili Do prfd......«X S& Do 65’52.... 87 V -»£ ; Elmira K 35.-’ si}s. D 0..: p>fd .fS 5 1 J)o 7s »73..vCiS-- 112*1 ~J>o ... 7i>-, L Tslaud R 36: S 3 Do bda ..... .. »t-... Fbila X ifor SSK 60 Leliigi-Va18:... SO u ,i D « 'Msti.vi'w. :::.| $235 • -r-50- 810 7,950 190 195 .16,00 150 201 922 740 503 46 359 ..... 762 .... 269 j Claret, cases 500 $620 GliampagiLe,caseB 200 732 (Linen Yarn>bales 7. 1,231 ißrandy, Kcasks. 10;. I Do. yi casks. 10’ 1,365 IG7*@lG3>£ @lO2 _ ' ''<xm.ii*' . 99^ .157 @159 .103K@109 •I£K>2£®l(E3£ joisawsf 99% ■ PS ***& .143 @144 "** @U4 tange Sales, May 88. ;r, Philadelphia Exchange. 3 BOARD. 100 Schl JTaT.Pref.bs. 25 %. 300 do d0.b30 25fc 100 JT P Chattel Scrip. • 85 7Miaehill R ft ...... 65 5 HarrisbuTg R B • • • 66 50 Reading Ba 543£ 600 do 100 do • b 5 • • 64)i 250 U S 7-30 Tr H bile. .107)2 ICOO Alle cq' R S 6’s S 3 3000 N Penna 6’*-- 2Hant , n 4BTBB- 21 - 50 Catawissa R.pf b 5. 23Z6 3 Mechanics Bank-*- 27 2000 Sch Nav 6 a 82. -b5. 87 1000 US one yr cert. slO. 993£ 300 Big Mountain. -... 4M. 100 do ...... 4% S& Lehigh Zinc....b». 50 f boards. {4OO City 6’s..new. cash.lll 11)4 ICES. —FIRM. _ _ B 'td- Asked. N Penna It IJI£ 15iJ Do 6s 54 95 Do 108 Alio .. GatawissaaßG oss 7K • 8 Do prfd. .... 23JJ 2t Beaver Heat* is.. 74 MiurfiUL.ll..- 65 65X HarusT>ur-> ft 1?® &?K rt-£& scrip*.... 4S- 4G gKSIS Arab fc...170 G5..503. j*off*;-Brie.7a...< Div bds. «• /Spruce- sliest R>.. • 163 i 17 ‘ Axcli-jstreetß..--27?fi §S}£ Race-sire tR- - • • lDii 13 Tenth-skreetß .’43 ♦ • , ,T!iU'teeuth.-5t R. 35 WFMIftR...... es# ■* Bo beads... -• ;-* Green-street R.. 43 46 Bo toads'-•• -• '•• Chestnufe-itß.-** 56. '_•§£ Second'street B- 7o .• So- Bo bonds *•; Fifthrefcreet R.-*- 61 63 Bo bonds Girard Collage R 29^ fceyejjffientfrst B 13?^. 13?|
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