T 1 PRESS, PUBLISHED DAILY (SUNDAYS. EXCEPTED), BY JOHN W. FORNEY. OFFICE, No. 111 SOUTH FOURTH STREET TUE DAILY PILSS; FIFTEEN CENTii PER WHErc..payable to the Carried Mailed to Eubscribera ont of the City at SEVEN DOLLARS TER Almon, THREE DOLLARS AND FIFTY CENTS FOR Six MONTHS. ONE DOLLAR AND SEVENTY-FIVE .CENTS FOR 'Vilma Moms invariably in advance for the time or -dared. starAdvertteements inserted at the nenal.ratee. Six Allies constitute THE • TRI-WEEKLY PRESS, • Mailed. to eubseribera out of the City at Poua DOLLARS iPER Ariniat, in advance. WATCHES AND JEWELRY. CLARK'S, '602 CHESTNUT STREET;' IS THE CHEAPEST PLACE IN THE CITY TO BUY 'GOLD or PLATED JEWELRY„ SILVER-PLATED WARE PHOTOGRAPH ' ALBIIAIS, POCKET-BOOKS, 'TRAVELLING BAGS, So. Call and examine onr stock before purchasing else- The following is a partial, list of goods which we are selling from 20 to 100 per cent. less than at any other es. tabliehmeet in the city: ICE PITCHERS. SYRUP PITCHERS. CREAM PITCHEILS. SUGAR BOWLS.' BUTTER BUTTER COOLERS. ' GOBLETS. CUPS. . CASTORS. WAITERS. CAKE BASKETS. CARD BASKETS. . SALT STANDS. . TOBACCO BOXES. NAPKIN RINGS. FRUIT KNIVES. TABLE SPOONS. DESSERT SPOONS. TEA SPOONS.' SUGAR SPOONS.• SALT SPOONS. DINNER and TEA FORKS. BUTTER KNIVES. OYSTER LADLES. GRAVY LADLES. - SETS IN GREAT VA.SIETY. BRACEL ETS. BREAST PINS. CHATALAINE CHAINS. tiIgARD CHAINS. MEDALLIONS. THIMBLES. RINGS. GOLD'PENS. GOLD PENCILS. 'GOLD TOOTH PICKS. GENTS' PINS beautiAll sty . lph ENTS' CHAINS: STUDS.- BUTTONS, ” - ARMLETS. INDEX CHAINS. POCKET BOOKS. TRAVELLING BAGS. ALBUMS. GIG AR OASES. CARD CASES. Ac. _ Call early and examine the largest and cheapest stock of goods In the city. - D. W. CLARK'S. 602 CHESTNUT STREET. a WATCHES I WATCHES I AMERICAN WATCH COMPANY. SOLD AND SILVER' • WATCHES. • • COMPANY'S SALESROOM NoUTERAer CORNER - EIGHTH AND CHESTNUT ST. I: 8.. MARTER; These watches have now been in use over twelve years, ACCURACY, DURABILITY, AND RELIABILITY, In every conceivable manner, have proved themselves to te the most satisfactory time-pieces ever offered to the This result has been brought about by a strict appli cation of mechanicalecience to the construction of the Watch from its very inception, rendering it, when Welted, • - ' MATHEMATICALLY CORRECT In all its proportions, and necessarily as perfect a time keeper atilt is possible to mahe. • - • The Company haye tested th eir.Watches, in many in stances, by actual daily noting, and the result of this test has been that they have exhibited a rate equal in regAlarity to the best marine chronometer. We invite attention to the • LADIES' WATCHES, .. elaborately finished, and thinner -than any we - have heretofore produced, with several improvements calcu lated to secure the greatest accurady of performance, and to prevent the usual accidents and derangements to which foreign 'watches are liable. myls-im 46 WATCHES, JUST RECEIVED PER STEAMER EUROPA. GOLD WATCHES, LADIES' SIZES, OF NEW STYLES. IIEGITER +MORES AND. CYLINDEES. GILT ANCRES AND CYLINDRES PLATED AN CMS ..LND CYLINDBEIL !or flab at Low Rates to the Trade, by, D. PRATT; 607 CHESTNUT STREET. FINE WATCH REPAIRING attended to, by the moat experienced work.men, and. even Rate& 'warranted tor, one year. ' aB-13m VULCANITE JEWELRY.—=-SIIST . w calved, a handeome assortment of Chatelata • and ,Vest Chains, PinsdPencils, , and for sate at very low teces. G RUSSELL, ap26-tf ids north SIXTH Street. Importer and Wholesale Dealer in FINE WATCHES AND JEWELRY, J-. 0. FULLER, No. M CHESTNUT Street, (Up-stairs, opposite Masonic Temple,) EU now open a LARGE AND COMPLETE 'STOCK, EMBRACING • E. HOWARD & CO.'S FINE AMERICAN THI MBLES GOLD CHAINS, GOLD SPECTACLES, THIMBLES.- AND - FINE JEWELRY OF EVERY DESCRIPTION* M9274E0.22 C. FULLER'S u . FINE GOLD PENS; THE BEST PEN IN USE, FOR SALE IN ALL SIZES. myM-Sm T INE GILT CJ OKBS IN EVERY VARIETY IMITATIONS OF PEARL LAND CORAL. J. C. FULLER: - • No. 712 CHESTNUT, Street trisr22-3m VULCANITE ALNGS A full assortment, all sizes and styles. J. O. FU LLER, '7ll CHEST:MT Street. mi22-3m MUSICAL BOXES. TN . - SHELL AND ROSEWOOD CASES, aL playing from Ito 12 tulles. choice Opera and Amer!. lan Melodies. FARR :It BROTHER, Importers, ap4 324 CHESTNUT Street. below Fourth. CARPETS AND OIL-CLOTHS. OIL CLOTHS AND WINDOW SHADES. CARRIAGE, TABLE, STAIR, AND FLOOR OIL CLOTHS, IN COTTON AND LINEN FABRICS, QUALITY .MW STYLE UNSURPASSED. WINDOW SHADES, COMPRISING EVERY VARIETY OF .NEW AND ORI. GINAL DESIGNS, PLAIN and ORNAMENTAL. These goods will be sold to Dealers and Manufactureral lit Prices much below the 3rre4ent price of stock. THOMAS POTTER; NELLTUFACTURER OF OIL CLOTHS., AND WINDOW SHADES, A 29 ARCH Street, Philadelphia, and 49 CEDAR and 95 LIBERTY Streets, 'New York. loyl2-2m REMO VAL. . J. T. DEL AC/ROIXi has removed hie STOOK OF C A.RFETINGS:, rroin 4T &oath POIIIITH Street, to hie NEW s'iroanam, No. 37 SOUTH SECOND STREET, Where he offers to his old castomers, and intrshaseri generally. a LABOZ AND DEstEABLE STOCK OP CARP•ETINGS; •L an grades, andbest known makes.' OIL CLOTHS. MATTINOS, Aii'D WINDOW SHADES. • WHOLESALE AN D 'RETAIL. • AT THE LOWEST PRICES. J. T. DE.LACIROIX; No. 37 SOWN SECOND STREET, abcnie Chestnut.' ml9-3m GAS FIXTVIIES, &c. 617 ARCH STRE E T. C. A. VAN - KIRK & 00.1 lIAIII7FAOTORSIt9 OF CHAND E LIEBE AND OTHER GAS FIXTURES. lie o,Frenah Bronze Bigurea and Ornamente.Poreelain and litlealhades, and a variety of FANCY GOODS; WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. Ewa gall and examine roods. U. S. INTERNAL REVENUE. .GENOY FOR THE SALE OF ax• TIN L IMED STATES .TAX STAMPS, N 0.57 Booth THlRD:Street, first door above Chestnut. than simply of all kinds of TAX STAMPS collation, on hail', and for sale in quantities to suit. A liberal discount allowed on amounts of $5O and up• wards.. Orders by Nail promptly attended to. • Office Hoore from 9 A. M. to 5 F. Id. JAICOB.E. BID,C3WAY; No. 57 Swath THIRD Street, • G. RUSSELL, %2 :North .SIXTH Street. . . ... sc., , .. .. -- '•-, -',--±-ITrr '-•,:• ~- :::•.'.,- '...',. •••••- ,Lr,s - •:"-. , .. ' 4 1. 1; , !. ;• ',,,: -•.:, ! . . . . '4- . . ~, .., .._. .... _ .. . • ---- • •,,. ---;;; 1!, , , • , i .. _ , --- ....- -v. O e riii - ,' 11 pr . - :•-, : ,-- •,, • ~ - • .. .._ • . 0- ,- Alli ... 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STRAW HATS, MEN AND BOYS, LATEST STYLES, WEST PRICES, WOOD Zia CARY; No. 725 CHESTNUT STREET, Also, display the largest Wok of straw, Fancy, Lacs, Leghorn, and Mid) Bonnets: Children's and MiBBCB' Hats, Straw G'aps, eta. , Flowers, and Ribbons.' WOOD & CARY. in3 , 27-tie? . MILLINERY GOODS: BF,RNHEINI; No: 720 CHESTNUT STREET, Has just Received DRAB, BUFF, AND WHITE RIBBONS, iN_ALL WIDTHS DRAB, CUFF, AND WHITE 'ENGLISH CRAPE. BONNET SILKS TO MATCH: A FRESH LINE OF FRENCH FLOWERS. CALL AT No. 726 CHESTNUT STREET. •T 1 STRAW GOODS, 18 U 3. FRENCH FLOWERS,' LACES AND RIBBONS, OF THE LATEST FASHIONS, JUST OPENED - AT irrao§. KENNEDY : & No. 7A9 CHESTNUT Street,' below EIGHTH. ao3-2m GENTS , FURNISHING GOODS. 606. . ARCH STREET. 606. FINE SHIRT AND WRAPPER DEPOT. ;' AN ELEGANT ASSORTMENT OF GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS., AT MODERATE PRICES FOURPREMIIIAIS AWARDED FOB, SHIRTS, WRAPPERS, 'AND STOCKS. O. A_ HOFFMANN"; Successor to W. W.. %NIGHT. - ap6-mws3m 606 ARCH STREET.` 600. • NOS. 1 AND 3 N. SIXTH STREET, PHILADELPHIA. JOHN C. tLRRISONi (FORMERLY I. BITRE 3100R14) IMPORTER AND DEALER GENTLEMEN'S FURNISHING* GOODS, MANUFACTURER OF THE IMPROVED PATTERN SHIRT. WRAPPERS. COLLARS, SATISFACTION GIIAMUTTIED. my22-toc4 FINE SHIRT MANUFACTORY. The subscriber would incite attention tope ' IMPROVED CUT OF SHIRTS, Which he makes a specialty . i business. Also. cOn stantlizrecetr n , OyMLT.FES FOR GEVTLEMEIT'S WEAR. • . . . J. W. SCOTT, GENTLEMEN'S FURNISHING STORE, - No. 914 CHESTNUT STREET, 'itt2o-ti Four : doors below the Continental BRIMS AND- CHEMICALS. ROBERT SHOEMAREB. iSa co.. Northeast Corner FOURTH and RACE Streets. PHILADELPHIA. WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS. MOWERS AND MUMS • FOEBIGX IND DOMESTIC WINDOW AND PLATE GLASS, MANUFAUTURERS OH WHITE LEAD AND ZINC PAINTS. PUTTY, dial : Actiffn FOR THE CELEBRATED FRENCH ZINO PAINTS. Dealers and consumers supplied at VERY LOW PRICES FOR CASH saliS-3m HARDWARE .AND CUTLERY. HARDWARE_ CLOSING OUT AT OLD PRICES; The Stock of a WHOLESALE ROUSE, comprising a iLAILGB ASSORTMENT OF ALL KINDS OF GOODS. .427 MARKET and 4.1.6 COMMERCE Streets. m424-1m - FURNITURE, ac. F RNITU A LARGE ASSORTMENT, W_'& J. ALLEN & BROTHER; IHOS CHESTNUT STREET fIARINET FURNITURE AND BIL -16, LIA.BD TABLES. MOORE 83 CAMPION; wo. gm South SECOND Street. In connection with their extensive Cabinet bnsinese, are noir nianufaeturing a superior article of • BILLIARD TABLES; sm MOORE w CAMP n O N 'SMPR p O p VED CUSHIONh .the which are pronoultsird by all who have used them to be superior to all others. For. the. Quality and finish of these Tables, the DAMP Gesturers refer to their numerous patrons throughout the Union, who are familiar with the character of their work. _ - rah9-em WOO L . TUB, 40,000ths. , PULLED, Common, ,Medium and Flue PELTS. 1,000 DRY WESTERN All will be sold low, to close consignments. , WOOLEN YARNS• 30,000 ffis. , 2.0 to 20 cents; superior 'makes COTTON YARNS. 40,000 lbs. Nos. 10 to 20, in warp, bundle, an tl - cop. ; best Standard makes. N. 33.—Yarns at cost of production day of purchasing. ALEX. WHILLDIN INC SONS, 18 NORTH FRONT STREET. 1n928-mvatf T H E r EXCELSIOR" HAMS ARE THE BEST IN THE WORLD NONE GENUINE UNLESS BRANDED "J. & CO. PRILADA. EXCELSIOR." rexicimßNion, ez GENERAL PROVISION DEALERS, CURERS OF THE CELEBRATED "EXCELSIOR" SUGAR-CURED HAMS, Noe. 1421 and 144 North FRONT Street. Between Arch and,Race 'Arad% Philadelphia. The justly-celebrated "EXCELSIOR " HAMS 8.11, cured fd, & Co, (in a style peculiar to themselvei) ex pressly for FAMILY USE, are 'of delicious flavor. free from the unpleasant taste of salt, and are pronounced by sPieiree superior to any now offered for sale. ap6-mw&ftjy6 - • ' , qt)f) GROSS MINERAL WATRRROT,, c4 , •-• , .? '.:B00 gross Poster,Bottles.' - . L 'l7or sale by • • H &G. W,I3ENNEM layEo- : 110 Dyottyllle glass Works, or %TB:- Froaket. Activity of the Rebels — Preparlog. for De. mOustration—Health of the • . Army:. NESIP YORX, May 31:I.—The Washington:letter of .the Commercial, of this city contains the following advises from the front of the Army of the Potomac : 4 ' The rebel army is very active, and their position at the river' fords is, decidedly. offensive, as a large number of troops 'are massedin their vicinity; The main picket line on the Rappahannock is as strong as ever, but the troops behind Fredericksburg appear to have moved elsewhere?' " . _ . The letter also says "No further exchange of prisoners will be allOweg, for the present." The rebel; authorities have taken the initiative step, and -the War Department has promptly _fol lowed it up: '° All rebel officers on parole have been ordered under arrest for Imprisonment It is probable that nego tiations will soon be commenced for a continuance of exchanges under the late rules. WAsnimiTox, May 30.—Gentlemen who arrived' to-night from the Rappahannock report that large columns of the enemy, in motion, were traced yester day, by the lines of dust in the rear of their front, whilsone.considerable body was moving southward. The!p'reponderanee of the masses appeared,to;be. going fns the direction of ,Kelly's ford and:Culpeper. Thesiebel infaritty guard at . Banks , ,Vnited States; and Kelly's fords has been considerably increased within the past day or two.. This is looked upon, in some quarters, as a ruse to cover the movement' of a raid by Stuart, via Culpeper and Rappahannock Station. - _ General Blair paid a visit to General Hooker yes terday, accompanied by several ladies and gentle men. They were 'courteously and warmly received by.the General, and left him with favorable of his ability to defeat the rebels When the proper opportunity shall arrive. It is believed that the enemy are preparing to demonstrate somewhere on our line. The movement' upon the other - side may be only a ruse to draw attentionfrom some WASHINGTON, May 30.—Medical Inspector Hr. G. R. Johnson has recently inspected the corps hos pitals at Acquia and Potomac creeks, and will soon submit to the Department a detailed . report. These hospitals exhibit a remarkable exemption from mor tality in the surgical operations. This is attributed to the excellent physical condition of the men pre vious to the battle, as • well as to the, completeness of the arrangements and skilful medical attendance in the hospitals. Scarcely a- case of aMputation has terminated fatally. An amputation of the hip joint was performed in the .2d DivisionOst Corps Hospital ; an operation whichis almost invariably followed by death, and consequently has, it is said, been discarded in European and American surgery. The patient is now in 'a fair way of recovery. The noncommissioned officers and privates of the New York 9th State Militia to-day presented Dr. Charles J. N ordquist,- Chief Surgeon Second Divi sion, First Corps, with a superb American chrono meter and massive chain, valued at $260, in appre ciation of his character and services while surgeon of their regiment. The occasion was the second anniversary of that regiment's departure from home in the service of their country. Gen. Robinson, commanding the divisidn, together with his staff, was present. _ From whatcanhe learned, General , Lee evidently contemplates a movement, but as to what point can only be,,a matter of conjecture. He continues to show off" troops In front of Fredericksburg, as with: the of deceiving our military. There are no indications of a movement by our troopsovhich must depend upon that of the enemy. A SKIRMISH NEAR THOROUGHFARE GAP WITTI MOSBY'S GUERILLAS--A UNION RAILROAD TRAIN- DEMOLISHED TILLERY CAPTURED FRONETHE REBELS. 'FAIRFAX.COURT Housv, May SO.—A detachment of the Vermont cavalry had a skirmish, Oster.' day,' near Thoroughfare. Gap, with about forty rebel cavalry. The latter ' fled, /OW" one killed, two wounded, and one prisoner. We lost one man, a prisoner and five horses wounded. On the morning of the 30th, the rebelsattacked a train of sixteen cars from AleXandria, laden with forage, near Little - Run. The train was utterly de , mOlished, the locomotive being pierced by two six pound cannon balls and the cars burned. The men on the train escaped. A force was sent, and reached the place fifteen.minntes af. ter.the occurrence. They pUreued the rebels, came up with them and had a brisk engagement, cut them up badly and captured their.two pieces of - artillery. The rebels were a portion of Mosby's guerillas, four of 'whom were captured. PENNSYLVANIANS WHO RECEIVED THE UNDERCLOTHING, In a recent general order, Brigadier General Bit , ney, commanding Kearny's_old division, announced, among other's, the ftillowing names, especially of _ Penncylvanians, selected for gallant and meritorious conduct, to receive the Kearnk Cross: Anne Etheridge, 6th Michigan. • illary Tope, 114th Pennsylvania. - . . Mary Ann Taylor, 99th Pennsylvania. John - Brenta, A, 114, Herman.Grisley, D, - 114. - Francis Hopkins, A., 114. Brian McLaughlin, D. - 114. Cristiau Bobrig, A, 114. And J Cunningham. 114. Andrew Slrotz, B, 114. Henry C Mans, E, - 114. Samuel N Cuss, B, 114. John Guinness, E, 114. W.l*Werber, B, 114. . John Waterhouse, F,,114. - -Wm .1 Miller, C, 114. Isaac Fox. F, 114- Beni J Bayletts, C, 114. James Maguire, F, 114. Michael Cannon, C. 114. Win Fowler, F, 114. • Geo W Gower, D 114. Joshua Bates, 0, 114. Matthew Patton, G. 114. Peter .7 Skeen, LI, 68. B. McCarthy, K, 114, Albert W Burkhart. 11, 68.' Wmlerky, K, 114 Flies V Miller, I, 68. • Chas Bode, 8, - 114 1 Lewis Meredith, I, GS. Jchn A Burke, .(3, 114. Henry Bowers, I. 65, flVin J Brown, A, CS. Jonathan Neil, K, 69. Jas 1' Frazer, A, GS. Alex 11 Mitchell, A, 105. ' Geo B Kenney, A, GS, Santl S Hayden, A-103, Elisha Warne, P., 63. - A McPherson, A. 103: ' Geo S Paul, 63 - John C Kelso, B. 105. John Brown, B, 68. Geo Ileigs 8,10.5. Hiram McAllister, C, 6S. Chas C 11ScCaully, B, 105. Geo Smith, C, 63. Andrew A Harley, C. 106. Henry Mohn, D. GS. Chas C.Wea.Ver, C, : 105. - - Henry Morgan, D, 69. Saml .11 Mays. C, 105. Chas Collins, I), GS. ' Jas Sylois, 1)405. ChasEime, E, 05 _ Hilton. Craver, D, 105. Saint Wardlow, E, CS. Josiah Is Geiger, E; 105. • - -Castner Jones, F, ES. Geo Weddle, E,105, Edward K Winched, F. H. Jas M Shoal, E. 103. - Jeremiah Cowly, 0,.65. Robt Dnty, F, 105. . Win 11 Hazzard, G. GS - Henry P 51cKi1lip. F, 105. Edward A Buten, G, 63. Zany C Cupler, F, 105., David Allbright, 14, 6S. in Murry, K. 57. • Geo W Ilarthorke, 0, 105, Martin Berry, 1),-141. Wm D Kane, (3, 105. - Jacob W Poimer_ H,. 141. Thee Mcßer, 10, 105. John Stockholm, 11, 141. Robert Feverly, 11, 105. Jos Mallard, 11,141. Oliver C Redick, 1, 105. IS S Hager, F, 141. Jos Kennier. 1, 105. . &J Baldwin. F, 141. : Jas Miller, K. 305. I 0 A Oakley, - P, 141: Geo 8 Reed, K, 103. .Jas H Terwillegar, 0,141. Jos G Fell, 141 Marcus CRoencranta,G,l4l. Edwin White, A 341. Wm, 0 McGreary, G. 141. Beni A 011ipbant, A, 141. Archibald Sinclair, K, 111. Edwin Lee, A 141 John N Dunham, 1,, 141. Josiah A Bosworth, B, 141. Alfred Allen, I;141. Isaac Potter', B, 141. Jas B Ellsworth. 1f,141. Chas Scott, C. 141. .las MI Duch, E, 141. - G W Fell, C, 141..G00 Gibson. A, 63. Belden Worth, C, 141. Isaac McKeng, A. 63. David C. Palmer, P, • 141. David Straehat,'B. 63. - George IF House, B, 63. " .7 W Granger, A, - 57. Henry . Kelly, 0, 65. Sumner B Lines, A, 57. David Lesseig, C. 63. Ira E McKnight, B, 57. Samuel Hart, C, 63. James Ramsey. B, 57. Thomas Cahoon., 1), 63. Simeon Hahn, B. 57. John C Gray, I) 63. Jo,,ria Allen, C, 57. -Robert Henry, E. 63. Michael Maloy, C, 57. -John Heist, E, 63. David Sionrihad, C, 57. john Cyphert, F, 63. Walker Rice, E, 57. Stewart W Fulton, -F, 63. - Henry Krenninger, E, - 57. Wm R Nicholson,- G, 63. 51 A Irwin. F, A J Moore, G, 63. J K. Hamilton. F, 57: Frank Johnson, 0, 63. Franklin. Shaw, H, 57. Peter Weaver, H, 63. John Burnsides, H, 57. Hugh Kenney, H, 63. Amos Miller, -, 57. Henry Campbell, _H, 63, Samuel Shields, I, 57. Philip Alletrand„ I. 63. Levi Christ, -I, 57. John Alletrand, 63, Charles Maxnm.;-I, 57, James Gallatin, 1, 63. R Douglas, F..57,' James Carney, K, 63. John C Taylor, F, 57, - John .51 Smith, H, 63. HOrace Sweet, K, 57. Frank Rafter, K, 63. Jonas Snow. K, 57. Charles P Post, A, 57.' - - Operations of the Ninth= Army Corps—Col. Hartran ft —No Afore Rebel Rains-The F ace olthe Country—Phases of Civil War. W orresponaenee of The Prom It is two months to-day since. he 9th Army Corps left Newport News, Virginia.. Since then, we have been travelling by easy. stages over agood . part 'of Eaktem Kentucky. The Ist Divisionwenfby Lek ington to Somerset, where they are keeping good watch over the rebels. Of the 2d Division, °tie bri gade went to Lexington, thence to Richmond. The 2d Brigade -stopped at Paris, Marched to Mt. Ster ling, then to Winchester; Lexington, I..lloll6las ville, Lancaster, Lowell, then back toLancitster, where they were joined by the Ist Brigade. The corpsis commanded by Gen. Wilcox, and the 2d Di vision by Col. liartranft, of the 51st Pennsylvania Regiment. I can't tell where the genera:l.i have got to, but I suppose the history of the changes and Shifting must be left until thiend of the War.. From what I have been told, however, Col. Ifartranft, without the title, has been the general, in field and camp . , through allthe campaigns froMNOrth Caroli na through Virginia here. His popularity is coex tensive with the Division, at least, as well as his re putation for ability. I had some curiosity to see, him. He is a tall, black-haired, thin-faced man, with a heavY black Mustache, forehead rather low;corn plexion bilious—one of those quiet, undemonstrative men who think twice before they Speak, and oftener don't say anything at all. Nothing appears to „es cape his watchful eye, and you can never surprise him with news; for he always appears to know all `about everything. He never appears to make a mis take in the seleetion of men to 'perform any (RAMS; he never shows anger, or passion, except poll may see the whites of his eyes get yellow on provecition. Quiet and modest, the long, sure test of worth has got him the' steem and admiration of the ()Dicers of hie brigade and division. He is personally.good looking, and especially handsome on horseback, for - "he is the most elegant rider in the division: This army of occupation appears to have accom plished its purpose, in effectually putting an end to . rebel raids. There have been none in the State since it came. The rebeli are all below the Cumber; land river. The river.is well.guarded on. our aide, 'arid is picketed by the rebels on the other sides . The river is said to be low- and fordable in very many places, so that they may . cross.at any- unexpected place. Ent, of this you may be assured, that our forces are so disposed that we can concentrate in six houri, and reach any given point in ten, and are al ways ready - to march on ten .minutes' notice. The occupation thus appears to be admirably disposed. scare is gotup every day or two, but it is • impro bable that the rebels have any large disposable force, and they will not invade without a large one, for we are so constituted- that we could crush any ordinary demonstration.i• i. • • • MONDAY; JUNE, 1, 1863 ARMY OF; THE- POTOMAC. K.EARNY i CROSS VIVANDIERS ARMY OF THE CUMBERLAND, STAIVFORD, Ky., May 26, 1863 Tbia is a beautlful.conntry. -; I do not auppoie von PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, JUNE 1, 1863. can go anywhere and find such a grand scope of rich, fruitful land, abounding in everything that makes life desirable, including fine horsea and beautiful women. But this 'part seems wanting in water. Every farm has a large,ltitificial pemd, but, in, the summer -months, the streams dry up, as Well 'the ponds and springs --it seems the only drawback—a k serious one, too. Even now, water is rather scarce.. There has been no rain for three weeks ; the gronnd is parched. The pikes, and Kentucky is full of good pikes, are ground to powder. Marching 'is almost intolerable. I have been told that when Buell pur sued Bragg he had to haul his water with him. Wm. ring such an army as he had, with .this additional difficulty, must have made the LogiAticti a heavy matter. Notwithstanding the fact that you can scarcely find a'Kentuckian but that blames him, I have faith in, him, and from' personal knowledge of the country, and the,difficulties.an army has to con- tend with, I believe that he did all that a good.gene-! ral could dm • You that live in Pennsylvania can form no idea of • what civil war is, as it is in this, State, where bro thers differ—fathers and sons husbands and wives," and so Widely too • for they, would take each other's. liVes. The complexion of things was -very curious to us. In the early part of the war, at Mt. Sterling„ two companies were drilling • one carried a Union i flag and one a rebel, at the same' time, in the same .. - streets, Relatives, brothers, and fathers, and sons, were ilivided into the, different companies ; and finally those companies went off into the 'different armies. When the rebels made their raids into' the , State, oftentimes in, each county they went into there was some one well acquainted with the eoun, try, who was relied upon to, saywhose hordeSiliouldi betaken;Whoile corn- cribsi.lehoiild be robbed whose farms' should be encamped upon.-Re 'oftentimes' • protected - the';Union men who were his personal, friends, vented his spite against his enemies ; and then, too, was illustrated theold, 'add ;rule, that be tween blood relations strike iialWays 'the bitterest. Still, officers and men took their Meals with ' their friends, be they Union 'or Other Wise; in r a'frieridly way. And Since we have been' heie, we have seen the working of having regiments raised in the State kept here. Officers and men cannot carry out 'their' strict duty against their neighbors._ It is 'too much to ask of human nature. • The *isnot? .cannot be disciplined. Men will slip of t 6 their homes, but a few miles distant, andt.t.is , asking rather much Of. a Man to stay in camp three 'or six months without going home, when there,are a thOusand petty,wants of his family that need life attention, So' 'it was, that never half of .a regiment was presentifor duty ; and they would not be shot for desertion in 'sight of their homes. It is said that men fight.best for their homes. True, but .history tells us.that the effort is spasmodie, and they are not Capable of the continued effort or the sound discipline that Makes good sel=. tiers. SHARIROOk . • THE - WAR: :MEMO. Report of Gen. Forey. CERRO, SAN JUAN', April , 2, 1863. MoNstinn r.E MArcxerw...: My general report of the 2d instant will have informed sour Excellency of the progress of the works of, the siege , of Puebla up to the 29th of March. . • I bad fixed upon that day for the attack upon Fort San Xavier and I have now "the honor - to send to your Excellency the details of that. operation. Fort San Xavier is defended on its western side by It bastion, on the north by.a Curtain, on the east by a half moon covering the entrance on the town eke, and on the south .by an irregular bastion. Theseworks, forming a continuous encinA, surround a vast construction which cOmprises penitentiary connected with the Convent .of San Xavier. The -whole - of this Solid - structure has' a, length of 180 metres and a width of eighty metres. = It contains three inner courts and various onthouses.? The' ap proaches were covered by accessory defensive works, and flanked by numerous works stilt - intabt. The defence, therefore, was easy, and the internal ar rangements allowed it to be made to the last It was indispensable to,go;poseeseion of this great obstacle. Our engineering werks hid brought us up quite close to it. The fire of ourrirtillery,had destroyed its.batteries. It remained for infantry , Confident in-the vigor, and energy,of my troops, I (lid not hesitate,to order.the asianit.' ist,batta ,lion of Foot Obasseura 'and a battalion- ,of the Zi Zouaves formed the ..atteeking columns, indepen:. dently- of two battalfens from the .trenelfes. I en trusted the execution of this important op'eration.to Gen. Bazaine, who; accompanied by his staff, took the eommand.of.the trenehes at one P. M. • . At four P. M. all our batteries opened a heavy fire on the penitentiaryovhich. destroyed its Outworks. At five?. M., at frgiven order, our fire Ceased.- Gen. Baraine, placed in the fourth-parallel, gave the sig nal. Repeated shouts of "give l'Empereur" sponded to it, and the first column, issuing' forth from the:trenches, advanced at a charee against Fort Xavier, scaled the parapet,-and forced' an entrance. The enemy was for a moment disconcerted, but Dl''a . few minutes a hail of bullets was sent - from the:ere-:' nellated walls, terraces, and•windowa upon: our Moja The-Mexicans at the same tiMe opened some masked -, guns from behind the :barricades; a field battempl placed in front .Of Fort" Carmen, alio opened' lire j againat us, as did also all" the' other forts; but this deluge of grape did not stop the advance of &ix: troops. The second column soon folloWed the -first, and forced an entrance into the penitentiary. The garrikon, which consisted of about 700 men,: made a show of resistance: Tor the first time,lhe ' Mexicans felt the points of Our bayopets. They gave way before the inipetuosity:Of our attack. Driven from story to.siory, from room to,iopfn,ome succeeded in escaping, many fell, the refit were cap: toted. Trains had been laddVarie,irs. parts of .the building; but, owing to the energy of Captain Ea.: riLlom.of the engineers, they were not fired, and no damage:was done. ' • The enemy, finding that the had" gotliossession of the : penitentiar3 ,, , attempted, td retake it. " A reserve of two thousand Mexicans advanced on the east front, but the Chasseurs and Zotiaves, who had taken possession of the firat story of the building, received them with so well sustained afire that they were compelled to fallback behind the barricades in the town. The enemy atill kept up a'heavy fusilade, which lasted till half past seven o'clock. " . The loss - of the enemywas Serious, as the interior of the building was full. of dead bodies. We cap tured three mortar - a, one field-piece, ands quantity of ammunition., with two hundred prisoners, inclu: ding two colonels and eight other officers: Our officers and .men deserve the highest praise for their courage and discipline during the tight. ' FOREY, Oommander-in-Ohief. [From the Paris Patrie, May 15.3 • The official reports of the recent military events in Mexico reached Paris yesterday. They confirm the information already received from the various sources of the attack and' capture of the city of Puebla. According to our private advices, our troops, at the latest date, were in possession of the town, with the exception of two forts, against which the attack -was "not to be directed, as the occupation of all the other positions of the enemy rendered the Surrender of these forts inevitable. Despite the supplications of the inhabitants, the Mexican garrison, command ed by General Ortegn, had resolved to withstand the siege, and the resistance - it Made, according to the reports of those. who took - part in that desperate struggle, was as energetic as it was courageous. Street by street, house by home, our soldiers, _ inspired by that heroic ardor which is com mon-`-to them, had te flgh`t their way. The streets were- barricaded; tAr he ouses, coated with earth, formed so Many, forts,.against which. our ar tillery-was obliged successively to direct its fire. Thanks to the skilful plane of General Percy, and to the maintenance of order during the advance of the besiegers, whose zeal it . was at times necessary to restrain, our looses have' not' been, happily, in pro portion to the diffibultiei which arose at every step. The -artillery, under the able direction of its brave 'colonel, recentlypromoted,to the rank of general; spared its fire as much ai •• possible, as well to pre vent the destruction of the most populous portion of the city, where the inoffensive inhabitants had sought shelter, as to economise in some measure his 'ammunition, which had been primured at great cost of conveyance. The precision of aim remedied in some degree the relativewant of shell and shot, and the part played by . the artillery in this sanguinary combat deserves, in this point of view, the highest praise. Let us hasten to add that General Daum:dere of the artillery, whose death had heen reported, is only vvounded, by, a Millet in the forehead, and though the wound is serious, no fears of a fatal issue were entertained when the fairt despatches left. This - is the only general officer who has been'wounded. Among the superior- officers, one colonel only re ceived a slight wound-in the shoulder. The number of prisoners taken by our, forces is considerable. Our officero, aCtukted by that generous spirit which al ways animates them - , endeavored to, avoid as much as possible the effusion of blood in the houses which fell= into their hands. Nevertheless, it was found necessary . to blow up many of the houses, which had been traneforme.d into so many fortreases, and to bury the defenders ' inside, who held out to the last in their . ruins. The composition of the garrison' of Phebla has again corroborated the assertions , of :.all the correspondence, which represented the majority of the Mexican population as favorable to European - intervention. The Mexi can- flag, or rather the flail of Juarez, counted among its. defenders - deserters from General -Prim's - army, Englishmen, Americaneyand a great number of cos mopolite soldiers,which , the European continent provides in all aventurous wars. The presence, of these various elements explains in part the unex pected resistance.which has been made. Passengers Who left Vera Cruz byltlie last steamer are of the opinion, that in, the week' which would follow the departure of the courier the complete occupation of Puebla must have taken place,.and - that the inhabi-. tants. protected against the .mercenaries who had joined General Ortega's army, must have' received our troops with cordial hospitality. • General Synod: of theßefortned Presby. teriau Church. [Correspondence of The Riess.] CEDARVILLB, Ohio, May "28, 1363. SEVENTH'-DAY-AFTERNOON - The debate on the theological seminary was con tinued-in the - afternoon. ;It was finally agreed to elect a third professor, whose duty it shall be to teach Greek; Hebrew, and practical theology. Rev. Rev. David, Steel,. of Philadelphia, was, elected. Presbyteries were directed to send their students to the seminary, and a committee in each presbytery was appointed to complete the endowment fund of the seminary. -The committee on the 'amendments to - - the Consti tution made their. retort., They recommended to 5) nod to memorialize Congress to take constitutional steps to have the Constitution so amended - as to make specific mention of the authority of God, and f'ree ft from all `" ambiguity" on the subject of. Slavery, in accordance 'with the. intention of its framers and its own spirit. Adopted.. A committee was appointed to carry out the. recommendations of the report. They areDrs::MoLeod, Wylie, Douglas, and Wilson, and Messrs. Bretton and: - .Morrison. Four delegates were aPpointed to attend the National Council at , Pittsburg on the 4th of July 'next. The Modem ator announced their names as follows : Dr. Douglas, Rev. John McMaster, and J. C. McMillan and Peter Gibson,'Esqa. A recess was had till 73,1 o'clock P. M. When business was resumed, the .report of the Board of Foreign Missiollo was taken up. The- part which referred to the Banner of the Covenant wag stricken' out and the report adopted. Synod then adjourned to meet in Philadelphia next year. • I i a 2 = b = M M 4 , 1 iM a M = 11 PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. •r h. The General Assembly of the United Presbyterian Church met at Xenia; Ohio, on the 27th inst.,- at 2,3,‘; o'clock P. M., and was opened with a sermon by the Ilev. Joseph T. Cooper, D. D., of Philadelphia, froni Re•O., it. chap., 25 verse, "But that %Vliich ye have already hold fast:till-I come." The sermon was a moat eloquent efibrt, and produced the best intpres- Mon; Atter the sermon Dr:- Cooper constituted the Assembly with prayer. Rev. Alexander Young,'D. D., of Monmouth, Illinois, was elected Moderator. Rev. Dr. Harper, of Xenia, was elected - clerk pro tem. Adjourned-to meet on: Thursday morning at 9 o'clock. D. ELECTION' _ OF O.I6'ICERS.—At a stated . meeting of the eNational.,Union Literary Society, lhe follocving - gentlemen were chosen officers : Pre sitient,- Charles Bournonville ; .vice .president, Wiedersharn.;:treasurer, William F. lisle ; secretary, S. D. Barton. . THE SIEGE OF VICKSBURG. The Attach on :Friday by General Blair 7, Grant's Base Secure—Position of the Are . • m y—Reports of Johnston. Sm. Lours, May 20.—Mr. S. 0. Scott, a well known river man, arrived to-night from Young's Point, 'which place he left on Sunday last. He had been with 'General Grant's army, and saw some of its, operations. He says our forces are well prepared - to repel any attack on the rear, and were.in the finest spirits, andeonfldent of their ability tocaoture . • 'Vicksburg and its garrison. He says the attack on the fortifications onsErlday was not made by the•en tire line, as reported, but by it force under General Blair, which assaulted the big battery, and•failed. • - Whenever the rebels attempted to plant guns they. were foiled by our , sharpshooter& Our wounded are being rapidly forwarded to the , river, at Chickasaw bayou, where there wereaufas' - cient boats to receive them. ,• ' The steamer City of Memphis has reached Cairo with .420 wounded, 'and the January was next due. Our base of supplies on the Yazoo was secure,' and reinforcements were arriving as rapidly as was required. . General Osterhaus and Captain Foster, of the lst Wisconsin Regiment, were wounded, but not dan gerously.. . Mr. Scott heard nothing about the death of Geh. Four thousand eight hundred prisoners are in , , camp at Young's Point. ' ' . CINCINNATI, May 30.—Dispatches received here fromthe lower Mississippi, via Memphis (date nOt given), say that there had been no fighting at Vicks .burg since last Mondays General Sherman was on our right, near Haines' Blur; McClernand oee mile and a half from the court-house, inthe eentle ; and' McPherson at the lower part of Vieksbrirgedri our. left. Johnston is at Jackson e with 14,000 men. The Big "Beek Bridge is in possession of the rebels. • _ .Moirtof the river batteries, have been silenced, but . ethe most dapterous ones are yet in operation..• The . gunboats are shelling them. . It is reported that Colonel Dallins and Adjutant Bamenock; of the 81st Illinois, have been killed.• DESPATCHES FROM GEN. PEMBERTON. The following "deepatches. from Pemberton, the ,commander at. Vicksburg, were sent to Jackson, Mies., and - from thence , telegraphed to Jeff Davis : VICKSBURG, May 20.—The enemy assaulted' our . ontrenclimenta yesterday ,on our cent'ie and left. They were repuleed•with heavy loss. Our loss is small. The, enemy's force is at least 60,000. • Vionseuno Thursday May 21.—The enemy kept up a heavy artillery, fire yesterday. Two. of dur • guns were disniounted in the centre. Our works,- . however, . were uninjured. Their sharpshooters picked doff - .officers : and men all day. Our,works were repaired and our ,guns replaced-last night. Our men are encouraged by a report that General `Johnston is near with a large army, and are in good 1 sports. THURSDAY, May 21-.2 P. Pl.-We have had brisk artillery and musketry firing to-day ; also, heavy Mortar firing from gunboats. lesErenT O'CLOCK P. M.—During the past two days traOspOrts with troops have gone up - the river. Their destination is unknown. The Battle of Champion Hill. • - ErevanDs' STATION, Mississippi, May 16, 1813. Ea!rlY on the morning of the day following the cm ' cupatiori of the city of Jackson, it was decided to evacuate the position. There were several reasons. <which induced General Grant to arrive at this deci 'Mon, prominent among, which was the difficulty of keeping intact his long line of communication, and: the fear that General Johnston, who was knoWn to -be hovering in the region - north of Jackson with a force estimated at from fifteen to twenty thousand men, would attack_ his rear. The force which we' encountered just before we reached Jackson, under General Gr&gg , had divided, one portion going to , Canton from the north and the other from the south. Johnston and Gregg _combined might prove alto gether too formidable. It was,.therefore, decided to return to Clinton, and move upon:Vicksburg. Frem'docurnentewhich fell into our hands, it was . lehened that 'the main column of the enemy was at Edwards' Station; proposing to (Repute our passage and give us battle cthere. Soon:after daylight, the column was in motion, General ale . Pliersonin ad viinee. They reached Clinton at noon, and, after an hour's delay,mareled to their camping ground, a short distance from the village of Bolton. It may be of interest to describe the topography and appearance of the country through which. the route lay;', Imagine' a region rugged and broken, with a succession of hills'and valleys, precipitous steeps and deep ravines, over and through which the road winds-is dense forests, with here and there cleared 'patches, planted with cereals, swamp, meadows, and bankS of sterile yellow eon, and you will haves,. fair =idesteef the country betiveen Jackson'and Bolton. Thete are no elements of ••beauty about it, and were . it notlor the occasional-white dwellings by the roads' side, embordered in a wreath of evergreens and flow . eying itikes*lnew 'deserted and abandoned by-their , rightful proprietrireeSWe might Imagine th ountry li .uninhabited and uninsiiirable. The programme of the advance was arranged by General Grant and General McClernand as follows : Extreme left, General-South, supported by General :Blair; On the right of General Smith, General Os .terhauseupported by General Carr; General liovey in the centre, with McPherson on the extreme right, witli,pleeker aereserverStn this order the advance swee madeeGeneral McClernand's corps, with the "exCeption of General Heyesea division, reaching theposition by way -of the several roads leading from llayinond to Edwards' Station. °Mille eveningof the 15th Gen. IgcClernand heard' ' that the eneirlywere advancing from Edwards' Ste - tieneo'Reymond. and quiehly placed his troops in sortlerstif battle to repel the Viticipated attack. Ex tensive.reconnoiseances revealed the fact, however, 'that he was merely feeling 'his position and force; and that no attack need,be expected that days . At nine in the morning, General Osterhaus took possession of Bolton, eaphiring - a rebel mail and several prisoners. G-eneral-McOlernand placed his army in eamp,early in the evening, and by daylight the following day each division occupied the ground selected, and prepared to offer battle. , The enemy's first ilemonserationtvas upon our ex treme left, which they. attempted to turn. This attempt was most gallantly repulsed by Gen. Smith, commanding the left wing. At seven o'clock:the skirmishers were actively engaged, and, as the, enes my sought the cover of the forest, our artillere'evas opened, which continued. without- intermission Nor tsso hours. At this time General Ransom's brigade, marched on the field, and took up a position as re- - serve behind General Carr. , Now the battle raged fearfully along the entire line, the ' evident intention of the enemy being to mass his forces upon Hovey on the centre. There the fight was most earnest ; but General RlcPherson brought his forces into the field, and after four hours' hard fighting the tide of battle was turned and the enemy forced to retire. - .. - Disappointed in his movements neon our right, he turned his attention to the left of llovey'edivision, where Colonel Slack commenced a brigade of , Judi anions. • Massing his forces' here: he -hurled 'them against the opposing columns with irresistiblelm petuosity, and forced them, to fall back; net, liow ever, until at leastsone-quarter. of the troops com prising the brigade ,were-either killed or wounded. Taking anew position, and receiving fresh reinforce ments, our soldiers again attempted test:ern the tide, this - time with eminent success. The. enemy were beaten back, and compelled to seek the cover of the forest in their rear, - ^Following up their advantage, without waiting to re-form, the soldiers:of the West ern army fixed theiF bayonets end charged into the woods after them. The enemy were seized with' an uncontrollable panic, and thought only of escape. In this terrible charge men 'were slaughtered with out mercy. The ground was literally covered with the dead and dying. The. enemy scattered in every direction, and took through the fields to reach the column now moving to the west along the Vicksburg road. At 3 o'clock in the afternoon the battle was over and the victory won. . Of the part• taken in this battleby McPhereen's corps, you are doubtless informed by your eorres epondent accompanying• that grand division of the army, and it is only necessary to say that it rendered the most efficient and satisfactory assistance. To it belongs the credit of winning the fight on the ex treme right.. . • . It is impossible to arrive at any just estimate of Our losses in this•battle of Champion's Hill. The list swells fearfully. Thoie who'are in a position to know bay it will reach fully three thousand in killed and wounded. In the excitement of - pursuit and daily engagements with the enemy no definite state tient can be obtained. ' The enemy's loss is not known. Their dead upon the battle-field were largely in excess of our own. None but the fatally wounded were left behind. .The citizens say that two trains filled with wounded left Edwards' Station for Vicksburg the evening of the fight. A large number of - ptisonera fell into our hands—over a thousand. From the data at hand, I estimate the rebel loss, in killed,Wounded; and pri soners, at four thousand. ' The battle ended, the'left was speedily advanced upon the Vicksburg road, driving the enemy rapidly before themeand picking up; as they advanced, large numbers of prisoners and 'guns. On the left of the road we, could see . large squads of rebel soldiers and commands cut off from the main column, whom we engaged at intervals with artil lery.. One of these was under the command of Major General Tilghman, who was , struck by a shell from our battery and instantly killed,. while, in the. act of sighting' a guri. This we learned from prisoners subsequently captured. ' Thus we pursued the enemy until nearly • dark, when we.entored this little village, just" s the rear gtiard' of the enemy was leaving it. - • When Within rifle range of the station, we disco vered otlthe left a large building in:flames, and on the right a smaller one, from which just then issued a, eeriest of magnificent explosions. The former con tained commissary stores, and the latter shell and ammunition—five car loads:—brought down from Vicksburg.on the morning of the day of the battle. Intheir hasty exit from Edwards' Stationsthe rebels could not take:this ammunition with them, but con signed it to the flames, rather than that it should fall 'into' our hands. • We bivouac in line of battle to.night,.and to-morrow move upon the bridge across Big Black river. • • ' The Battle at. Jackson. JA.oxson e liliss., May 14-10 P. 111.—The battle of Jackson was won by a simple charge upon the rebel, forces. The details of de affair are as follows : The divisions commanded by Generals Logan and Crocker marched from Clinton this morning at six o'clock, General Crocker in the advance. We ex pected to meet the enemy, in force at least five miles from Jackson. ' Out troops moved cautiously along, encountering rebel cavalry pickets about three miles from Clinton. The pickets fell back rapidlyuntil within three miles of 'Jackson, when we came upon their main force. The rebel position was a good one —on a gentle slope,-with- heavy - timber in rear, and on either side. Their line was nearly three miles long, of which the Seventeenth Corpsengaged about one half, Sherman on the right, giving his attention to the other half. On- ascertaining the situation of the enemy, General Crocker ordered the Ist Mii souri Battery, of font. Parrott guns, into positiOn to feel their artillery 'strength. A reply, fromthree batteries was elicited before long, and an artillery duel commenced" and . was continued for upward of half an horns withciut any decisive results to either side. The infantry were now ordered into action. The first move was a signally successful charge-a charge that should immortalize every participant, . and fill with pride the hearts of all who admire true' courage and heroic devotion to the' cause of the American Union, No pen' can reproduce the im pression made uponthe minds and hearteof all who witnessedsit.....Thesimagination of the artist has equalled it—never excelled it. A mile of open space lay between us and the enemy, every foot of which, was controlled ,by the well-served artillery of the foe. The task before our brave soldiers was to form on a hill in face of this terrific fire, and move for ward to victory or death. The first brigade e under Colonel Sanborne consisting of the 4th Minnesota and 09th and 56th Indiana, and the. second brigade, .under Colonel Holmes, consisting of the 10th IVlis souri, 17th lowa, 56th Illinois, and BOth Ohio, were selected for the bloody work. They formed in line, and" 'advanced steadily. They had two hills to ascend, and, descend. The shot, and: shell from the 'enemy's batteries fell thick among them, threatening destruction to all. The lines be garito waver. 'Smile hearts began to quailsas they ' approached •the javis of :death. They halted for a= few moments under cover ' ehill-aide. ',Words of encouragement were spoken by the commanding Officers—every man was nerved to the struggle— `" Forward"—again,. and the long line of heroes as cended a heavy slope, with colors flying and voices shouting. Three minutes of double-quicking, indiffer- ent to an enfilading fire of grape and canister, and the fire of musketry at deadly range commenced. An other minute and our men sent up the loud shout of victory, - as the defeated foe left the field in panic. stricken haste. All was over. Nearly two hundred Union soldiers had fallen, but the day wasmon. The rebels retreated in hot haste beforo brigades of General Crocker'a division. ,Ourleherals thought they had fallen back to, al better :position, and made every preparation for another attack upon them.. The two divisions of IVlcPherion's corps fol loWed them up, closely in line of battle, expecting every Moment to hear from them from a second stand point., But while we thought they were forming for another arimgle they were making the best of their way out of 'Jackson, on the road leading to Canton, Mississippi. At about noon a heavy volume. of smoke arose from the' beleaguered city. This might be a signal or it might- be a large conflagration—we did not know which. We have since learned, by tobserVation, that it was occasioned by the burning of .the . railroad depot, which was .filled with army ''stores.' General Sherman opened the ball on the right, at about 9 o'clock A. M. I cannot speak in detail of his movements, as I did not witness them, being on the battle-ground on the left all day. The part he took can, however,-be:judged from the casualty list, which is very small—only two or three killed, and a proportionate number wounded, I be lieve. After the rout by Crocker'a men, the rebels were panic-stricken all along the linen. Gen. Sher man arrived in - the city immediately after Colonel Sanborne had hoisted the Stara and Stripes on the Capitol building. ...The rebels had 10,000 men in the fight. Had we postponed the engagement half a day, they would have had twice that number, as re inforcements were hourly expected. The 24th South . Carolina and 46th Georgia arrived last night from Charleston. They were eight days in coming. There were several regiments of Port Hudson troops in the fight. our loss in killed and wounded will reach 200, all sustained during the 'Charge. The 17th 'lowa lost heaviest. The rebel /loss was less than ours, owing to the fact , that they were under heavy cover, while our men were -in an open field. We took probably,loo prisoners. - • , • The Battle , at Edwards , Station. [Special Correspondence of the Missouri Republican.] EDWARDS' STATION, Mag.', / . • - • May 16, 1863. At daylight, this morning, our movement toward `Edwards' Station began Hovey's division of Mc- Clernand's, corps, followed by' McPherson' on the right; and advancing on the road from Bolton ; Os terhaus, divisionjolloWed by General Carr's on the centre, and ,Srmith's .divtsion, with Gederal Blair's as a reserve, on the left, Ly the first road from Ray mond to Edwards' Station. • - • • The battle opened, on the left, about eight o'clock, with' artillery directed on Smith's advance. - It seemed that the - rebels were attempting to turn our left and get in our rear, in the direction of Raymond. But Smith held his road firmly, and the enemy slowly retired, while we slowly advanced. The enemy next massed his forces on our right centre, where Hovey's division was coming up, and here.the battle began to rage in deadly earnest. - 'For a time the result seemed doubtful the rebels pressed on in the most determined manner," while Hovey's hraye boys returned their attack with the most per- Sistent valor. For' a few moments we gave back at -that point, but Hovey, being reinforced by two .bri gades of Crocher'a division, the enemy were drbien, and the day went in our favor. A portion of the rebel force began their retreat by the Vicksburg road. McPherson swung around his right, and cut Mr and captured about 1,500 prisoners, and a battery of ten guns. Our left,McCiern and's corps, Blair's division, and E811603:013 brigade now pressed forward,' and the complete defeat anddemoralization of the enemy was assured, Our artillery was hastened forward Rom point to point over the numberless hills of, this most rugged country, and poured its deadly fire into the flying columne of the rebels. At sunset we en tered. Edwards' Station, 'to find there was a great darts of stores abandoned by the enemy in his flight—among them a train of .cars, loaded with am munition and set, on fire, and a dfipot of provisions, also partly consumed. We, managed to save- from these 90,000 rounds of musket ammunition, a large quantity of fixed ammunition for field pieces, and a good supply of Sugar. Our captures in this splendid fight foot up to about 2,800 prisoners, , l9 guns, and about'lo,ooo serviceable Enfield rifles, together with the stores I have men tioned. " The battle was fought on the front occupied by McQlern and's corps (the 13th), and one of his divi sions (Hovey's) sustained the brunt of the struggle. To General McClernand great credit is due, and con ceded here, for his vigilant and skilful dispositions. It is said that the plan- of the battle was mainly his, and I have no doubt that this supposition is correct. Be deserves for this the highest praise. General A. E. - Lee,,arriving from Grand Gulf but the day before, had no separate command, but acted throughout the fight as chief of 'General Dlcaler mind's staff. The latter, generously accords to Lee the greatest credit for his rapid perception 'and vigor ous execution , of the •plans of his corps C 0133, mender. The Battle of Big B4ck Bridge. - - - -.BRIDGE ACROSS BIG BLACK, May 17, 1863,—The battle of Big. Black Bridge was .fought on Sunday, the 17th, the day after the battle of Champion's Bills. In this spirited. engagement only the 13th Army Corps was engaged. It is superfluous to add that the troops comprising this corps fought as they always do—excellently well. In the morning, after a night's -bivouac on the hill overlooking the vil lage of Edward's Station, the - column, with Mc- Clernand at its hand, moved towards Black - River Bridge. The citizens who were questionedon the subject said the position was most strongly fortified at..the..cro.ssing, and ,We nalurakiy_thought the ens.. ;my ,would make:a Stubborn. resistant& there: - "We were not surprised, therefore,. to learn that our ad vance guard - was fired upon by the rebel pickets as the column moved towards - the river. • • The country. between Edwards'- Station. and the bridge loses that billy and broken character which distinguishes the region further east and spreads out into a broad and fertile plain,.over which we moved rapidly. `There were no - commanding hills whence they could pour a deadly fire into our ranks ; but there were numerous patches of forest, under the cover, and irom the edge of which they could easily enfilade the open fields by the roadside.- 'There was such a one a mile east of the entrenchments where the main picket guard was - stationed. Here deter mined resistance was first made. General Carr's division had the extreme advance of the column, and opened and ended the engage-. ment. , Hastily deploying a heavy line of skirmish ers to the right of the road, backed up by the two brigades of Carr's division in line of battle around it, with Gen. Osterhaus , division on the left of the road similarly disposed, General IllcClernand gave the order to advance. Soon in the depths of the thick forest the skirmishers of both parties were hotly engaged, while:batteries of artillery planted on the right and left of the road, poured shot and shell into the forte most furiously. The guns in the entrenchments replied with vigor and spirit. , Almoit the first shot dropped in the caisson belonging . to Foster's Wisconsin battery, and exploded 'its con tents, slightly- wounding General .oeterhaus _and Captain Foster, of the battery; and very seriously injuring two gunners. , 'General Osterhaus being thus disabled, the command ofthe division was tem porarily given to Brigadier General A. L. Lee. After skirmishing had continued for an. hour, du ring which the enemy'gave way and sought the cover of his entrenchments, the order was given to the several brigade commanders on the right to advance and charge the 'enemy's works. The order was re ceived with cheers and shouts, and the Twenty-first, Twenty-second, .Twenty.third lowa and Eleventh Wisconsin, of Gen. Lawler's brigade, were the first to announce themselves in readiness. The order 4 • forward" was given, and .steadily and splendidly the.'ht ave boys moved to the assault. The enemy crouched rlown, behind the breastworks. A portion of them, stationed in a curtain on the right of the fort, whence they were able to get a cross-fire upon the column,'reeerved their volley . until we were within easy musket - range of the entrenchments, when they. swept the advancing line with their ter rible' fire. The.brave boys lost in that fearful volley 'one hundred anti fifty men, yet they faltered not nor turned their steps backwards. They waded the ba you, delivering their fires as they reached the other bank; and rus.hed.upon the enemy with fixed- biyo nets. So quickly, was all this accomplished that the enemy had not time to reload their guns, and were ,forced to surrender. - The battle was ended, and the fort, with three thousand prisoners, eighteen pieces of artillery— some of them captured from-ourselves, and bearing appropriate inseriptiona—several thousand stand of arms, and a large supply of. corn and commissary stores, fell into our hands. • The enemy had, earlier in the day, out of the hulls of three steamboats, constructed a bridge, over which he had passed the main body of his army. As the charge was made, and it became evident that weshould capture the position, they burned this bridge and also the railroad bridge across the river just above. •- In the afternoon- several attempts -were made to cross the river; but the sharpshooters lined the bluffs beyond and entirely prevented it. Later, the main body of sharpshooters were dispersed by our artil lery. elt was not, however, safe to stand upon the bank, or cross the, open field east of the bridge, until after dark, when the enemy withdrew altogether. An excellent bridge is now in process of construction by General Lee. We cross the river -to-morroW. OUR ARMY IN THE REAR OF VICKSBURG. THREE MILES IN THE REAR. OF VICKSBURG We crossed the river early on Monday morning, over the bridge constructed during the night by General- Lee. General. Osterhaus' division first Crossed, followed by General A. J. Smith's, which in turn was followed by McPherson's army corps. Sherman had continued northwest of the railroad from Jackson, striking Big Black river a little west of Bridgeport. Here he crossed on - his pontoon bridge, and moved upon the - Vicksburg and Haines' BlutT and Spring Dale roads. McPherson moved out on the-main Vicksburg and Jackson road, while McOlernand tookpossession of the Baldwin's Ferry On the, summit of the high bank across the river the column moved through the camp, whence the night before the enemy made his hasty exit. On the plateau nearest the river, before the hill is reached, numerous tents were left standing, just as the occupants had hastily left them.. They could not be destroyed under the heavy fire of our skir mishers posted on the hither bank of the river, When the hill was reached, we found abundant evidence of the demoralization of the enemy. Seve ral piles of gun barrels, with stocks but half con sumed, were-lying by the roadside. - Tents, wagons, and gun carriages, were in ashes, corn wasburning, and officers , baggage and soldiers' clothing were . scattered all over the camp. The column moved to Bovine, where no evidence of the enemy was seen save a rebel hospital' filled with sick and wounded. Here General Grant was joined by General Dwight. from Banks' army. • , At Mount Alban, Gen. McClernand turned off on the Baldwin's-ferryroad, while McPherson kept along the railroad on the main Vicksburg road. The approaches to ,Vicksburg-were now all occupied, with the exception of that by way of Warrenton, which yesterday,was occupied by McArthur. When Gen: Sherman crossed the river at Bridgeport, he met the advance of Gen. johnson , s command, which immediately turned back, and, it is rumored, reached Vicksburg, by way of Warrenton; the next day. That gap is now closed, and, if we capture Vicks burg, we capture the whole force. On the night of , the 18th, the command encamped in the - open fields outside thee outer works, and within easy artillery range of them. Gen. Maier nand, with the lath Army Corps, - on the left, .11t1c Pherson the centre;and Sherman the right. At daylight, on the 19th, Gen. Grant proceeded to move uponthe- enemy's works, a series of redoubts arranged with great skill, and extending from the rear of Haines'Bluffaround to the Warrenton road, a distance of fromeight to ten miles.. The ground by which they approached is singularly broken, a vast plateau, upon which a multitude of_ little hil's seem to have been sown , broadcast, and,' of course, the rebel redoubts were so disposed • as to , sweep every neighboring .. crest and enfilade every approach. The , corps of Gen. Sherman moved up on the Haines' Bluff roadby a sort of poetic justice taking possession of, the ground which he had once vainly attempted to gain. McPherson , advanced on the Jackson road, and covered the ground"from the left of Sherman-.to'the railroad, while - McCiernand , s corps occupied, the front from the railroad to the extreme left, Smith's division on the right, Oster haus on , the left, and Carr in the reserve. The action began by a Blow fire from our artillery along the whole line, our guns having a pretty long range, and eliciting but a feeble reply from the ene 7 About noon, Osterhaus , division advanced on the left to within about'six hundred yards of the enemy's works, to -find themselves confronted by . fifteen re doubts, with their rifle•pits, which opened fire upon Uri whenever we appeared ,on a crest or through a hollotiq Thb guns of the rebels apPeared to be small call .bre,.thromlng.principallsi. grape :snit! canister. Our THREE MTS. skirmishers were thrown further up ; but littlefiring was done on either side. At two o'clock the order came for a general ad vance upon the rebel works, over ground which, on the left at least, was almost impassable under the most peaceful circumstances. The order seemed a hard one. Yct nothing isloo hard for 'rue soldiers to try. Gen, A. L. Lee, who eommanded" the first brigade of Oaterhaus' division, and was in the advance,'de termined to carry out his orders if their execution was possible. Addressing a few words of cheer to his men, he placed himself in front of the centre of his brigade, and led them forward in line of battle. The first man to'gain the crest of the hill which he was'attempting, he found that it was the first of several ridges which were to be crossed, the ra vines between which were swept by the guns on the enemy's redoubts. Still he tried to press on, and his brigade of brave fellows -to follow him; the -air, in the meantime, thick with bullets and shells; but a ball from the rifle of a sharpshooter struck him on the face, and he fell. His brigade withdrew a few feet only, behind the crest of the hill on which they had just raised, and held their position, erre of the regiments, the 49th Indiana, getting so favorable a point that they we able to remain within about two hundred yards Of one of the redoubts, and to prevent the gunners from firing a single shot. I am glad to say that General Lee, though seVere lyfwas by no means dangerously wounded. His bri gade sustained a much smaller loss than a distant observer could have believed possible, two only be ing killed and some twenty to thirty wounded. The same degree of success, or want of success, attended the movement along the whole line. Our forces -moved very close to the worki, and, then re mained waiting and watching for the nearer am preach of our artillery. At nightfall our troops re tired a short diatance and went into camp. During the night heaVy siege guns were . planted by us for future use, and our light artillery moved nearer, and a slight earthwork was thrown up to protect them. To-day (Wednesday) the heavy guns- on our left opened long before daylight. As heretofore, the elle• my have failed to reply. Our skirmishers are pushed forward within a hundred and fifty yards of the whole line of the redoubts, and keep so sharp a look out that the enemy, finds it impossible - to work his guns. On the centre, two heavy siege guns are in posi tion less than half a mile from a strong fort just in front of them—so near that the Minie bullets were whistling merrily past the ears of the workmen. To morrow they will open on the fort. - • On the light, Sherman still holds his line of skir mishers well up to the •rebel forts on his front, and the artillerists are trying to level the rebel works— so far without success. During . our operations to day thirty or forty men Were wounded. - - The following officers were wounded' during the engagements in-the rear of Vicksburg, on the 19th, and 20th, iniGeneral Smith • and General Osterhaus' divisions: • Lieut. A. J. McFarlane, Co. It, 23d Wisconsin. Capt. W. T. Cummings, Clo. h 19th 'Kentucky. Brig, Gen. A. L. Lee, commanding first brigade,-, Osterhain, Capt. James Leper, Co. D, 49th Indiana. Lieut. John F. Robinson, Co. H, 42d Ohio. Lieut. 0. B. Risdon, D. C. '2d brigade. Lieut. 3. A. Bull, Co. E, 23d ilrisconsin. Besides these, 118 privates have been treated at the division hoepital, who received their wounds on these two days. The Late Colonel J. Richter Jones. To ithe Editor of The Press Bin: It is with profound regret that we learn from various sources of the death of one of our fel low-townsmen; the ROD. JOHN I : 4CIITER JONES, who was Colonel of the 58th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers.,„ The New York . Herald's corresporident at Newbern, North Oarolin's, gives full^ particulars of a brilliant engagement of Colonel Sones, in which be was acting brigadier general • and closes by statine that after the whole force had returned to 'their camp at Bachelor's Creek Station, and the Colonel-,teas safe within his own lines, he was shot; by 'st rebel who was concealed behind a chim e..VTIIM a house sever , al hundred yards distant; and as befell he was caught by his faithful ordeily, Mi chael Webber. He died almost instantly. The last distinct words he was heard to utter were, "My God—my King." The body of the Colonel was taken to New bern and -embalmed, and ' was sent -home under the charge of his nephews, Captain Cecil Clay and Lieutenant Antony Clay of Company K. :Prior • to its departure from Newbern General Foster•paid all due respect to the memory of the brave and la mented Colonel; and gave him a brigadier general's honors. An eloquent address was delivered by the Rev. Dr. Stone, chaplain of a Massachusetts regi ment; and as the vessel'which bore the body left the port all- the flags were placed at half mast. The body reached New York on Saturday morning, and ' it is expected' that it will be interred at the family burial ground early thie week. - - His death will cause universal regret, for the country cannot afford to lose such brave and bold officers. Colonel Jones was the oldest son of the late Rev. Ho ratio G. Jones, D. D., of Roxborough, in this city. and was born in 1804. He graduated at the University of Pennsylvania in 1121, with high honor, and subse quently studied law,. and was admitted to the Philadel— phia Bar November 17, Isn. He pursued his profession until 18E6, when he received the appointment of Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, and was associated with Hon. Edward King. as president judge, and lion. Archi bald Campbell, Bon. James Campbell, and Hon. Anson , V. Parsons, as associate justices of that court. In 1847 his term of office expired, and he soon after re moved to Sullivan county. Pa., bat prior to his removal he resided in Roxborough„ where.his ancestors hed been settled since the early part of the last century. In his quiet retirement, at liaglesmere, he devoted himself to agriculture and literary pursuits, but frequently visited- Philadelphia. and generally passed part of each season with his relatives there and. at Roxborough. When the rebellion broke but, Colonel Jones, front the ceitseti"erporesed-ihe-caussmf. thaßo,v,e,cument.,,and Went to Waehington, to advise with the Adtainistre :taw-What— course to pursue. He counselled the most active mea sures, -but his advice was not heeled, and he returned, feeling that war would be the ultimate result. This. was long prior to the 4th of March, 1861. 'Love of country was a Prominent feature in his . character, and' this ho , had inherited from - Ids grandfather, the Rev. David Jones, the justly celebrated Revolutionary chaplain. At an early day he offered his services to the Govern ment, and in July, 1861, having; received authority to raise a regiment. hey proceeded to do so with his usual energy, and in August of that year he was duly com- • , missioned as colonel of the 58th Regiment Pennsylvania - Volupteers. which was chiefly raised in and around Pluladelphia..with- the addition of a number of-Com panies from the interior of the State: but it maybe, and was, considered • one of the Philadelphia regiments. The camp was betted first at Roxborough, and then near. Girard College,. .0n the Sib day of March, 1362, Colonel Jones end his regiment left Philadelphia,. and after being statiooed at Camp Hamilton, near Fortress Monroe, for some time he formed part of the oadvance which Made the attack on. Norfolk, and his regiment was among the first to enter that city. After remaining -at Portsmouth during the summer of .1112, he was ordered in. October to Suffolk, where lie found on the Blackwater a wider field for activity. - Anxious to be of greater use, he was, in . .Tarithiry, 1863, transferred to the Department of North Carolina, tinder' ajor General Foster. His camp was at Batche lor's Creek Station, on the railroad. about eight miles from Newbern, N. C._ and he occupied that outpost with his regiment since that time. - While at-this post lie harassed the rebels continually, _ and was censtantly, planning some expedition to eat oft their line of communication, his stunner zeal in the good cause made him an object of the special hatred of the enemy. who, it wae said. offered a reward to any who woald take him, or any -of his regiment; dead or Although unused to active warfare, Colonel 'Jones had made the art of et ar for many years a particular study, and he was once heard to say that halted read an account of every great battle that had ever been fought. Such was hie knowledge of the art, as su ar that his only extended literary production, "The Quaker Soldier," published in this city a few yeare since, was aupposedat thethne to have been written by a military officer of high position. - One of his well-knbwn characteristics was his cool and imperturbable courage. He was literally a stranger to the sensation of fear. A well-known instance -of his bravery, when he was attacked, at inidnight, in his mansion at Roxborough, by three desperadoes, fully armed with bludgeons and pistols, is still remembered by many of our citizens. - • Col. Jones was a man of strong religious principles, end for many years was a member of the Lower Merlon Baptist Church, of which his -father bad been pastor. He was accustomed every day to read a portion of - the Bible, and when he left for the seat of war he carried with hem a copy of the Septuagint - , for he always read. thh Bible in the original tongue. - - It was entirely front a sense of duty to his country. arising from this strong religions feeling, that he entered the military service. A constant sense of his duty con ; tinned to guide - him through =his whole subsequent' career. In the last letter which_ he is known ,to have written, addressed to his - ,brother-in-law, Joseph A. Clay, Esq. , dated from camp, May 13th, 180, on the eve 'of the impending expedition, both of these character istics are prominent. He seems to have written under one of them singular anticipations of a possible fatal ter- I mination to the enterprise that have acquired the very.' erroneous name of preeentiments He says : . . "So far, all my enterprises—petty ones. to be sure— , have been successful. Will this continue? Does Provi-. den ce mean to use me for some higher purpose We will wait and see. The ways of God are not-as our ways. - Perhaps the next time I go under film may be the last. Fortunately, I am ready: ready to go hence ' and be with Christ, which is far better.'* * ".It is better for the great interests of man, to expend the whole present generation of the North. than-to con sent to the separation of the:: metican nation. - ' 0 We are not ready for peace yet. If it were patched`up by . nominal restoration of the Union, in the present state of Mr arn/S. it would be but, a hollow truce. We mast whip the South into proper respect for us. I have made a fair begiuninghere. 1 .do not think there is --a Con-. . . _ federate regiment here which simposes it could whip the 65th, or would like to undertake it. As soon as our array genarally is thus respected or feared, we will have the preliminaries of peace prepared, and we may look to the beginning of the end. • 'Another, suggestion: The men who cry peace before the time' for peace, will stand, historically; with the men of the Hartford Convention. The party which at tempts to embarrass the Government, whether its mea , sures he:iust or not, will Le as teetotally damned' as the old l'ederalists were. Stand by the Government until the storm be over, and then settle whether it ought to have thrown A 's goods overboard to lighten theship. This is the only *patriotic doctrine—the only doctrine sanctioned by the- practice of other nations in similar emergencies, and the only policy which the American people will , eventually sanction. -If I thought otherwise. I should cry, ' A plague on both. your houses,' and. mi- - grate—l donut know whereperhaps to old Wales. Bat good-bye. Look on every loner you receive from Lae -as Possibly . the last. Years, &-c., J. it: J." This, indeed, proved to be the last letter which he was , Permitted' to' write.' He - fell at the head -of his noble troops, and was caught by hie faithful orderly, Michael • Webber,- five days after the date of that letter. Bat he was "ready to go hence." . He had but one object before him, the goad of his country, end for that he has often said be was willing-to sacrificelais life. • As the correspondent of the New York Herald says, " He was among the bravest of the brave, and went into the fight fearless of personal danger, and yet with due regard for the safety of his men . . " In this last respect, his conduct presents a fine,example of unflinching cou rage tempered by prudence.' Ii is a remarkable fact. that although in his last fatal expedition he routed three rebeFregiments, the only life sacrificed on our side was his own. , . As a disciplinarian he was strict, but his men had learned to look upon . him with love. for he-never seat them where he was afraid to go. His recent successes bad marked him - out for promotion, and, had he lived, he would no doubt have been placed in some high. com- Thug has fallen another martyr in the sacred cause of Union and Liberty. - s The name of Colonel John Richter Jones will be added is the noble list of those who have fallen before , him in the same cause. His memory will be cherished forever by his family and his country, and his noble deeds of daring will never be forgotten. Colonel Jones was a warm and sympathizing friend, devoted husband and father, an accomplished scholar, - an incorruptible judge, a brave and . skilful commander,. a noble-minded gentleman, a true patriot, and an hum ble Christian. • . • . He has left to survive him a widow and three children: His brothers, CharleS Thomson Jones, Nathan L. Jones, and Horatio Gates Jones, of Roxbor nigh, are, well known in thi's coMmunity. s • I am, sit, - yours very respectfully, - J. Eighth Louisiana Chasseurs WA - triple. STH LOIIISIAVA - 9HASSEIIRS D'APRIQUO, - LANE PROVIDEikCE, La., May 21, 1563 [Correspondence of. The Press.) - - - The gloom and Sadness which has hung as a cloud' over us since the "repulse of the Army of the Poto mac" is lifted and dispelled this morning by tlie confirmation of yesterday's rumors, that our gallant boys under , Sherman had captured Haines' Bluff; with some six thousand prisoners. By this move ment We pierce the rebel right, and possess the de- fences of their right wing. Grant's army now com pletely encompass the land defences of the strong hold, and'our navy are watching the game from the :Yazoo and Mississippi rivers. This morning the mortar boats are bombarding the city from the front, and doubtless' the battle is raging throughout, the line of the land. forces:. I am going down this after noon'at 2 o'clock, and wish some of your readers were here to accompany me to witness the most en ergetic and yigorous stirring up that we have ever gizen to , this precious nest of hornets. You may commence your rejoicing on the meccas of the grandest movement of the war, for the Army of then Vest, whose commander, who knows not how to sound the trumpet which calls us to retreat, is again on the move, and that good fortune and, sue cess, which "always accompanies energy, invincible determination, and . honest purpose once fixed, will not fail tis now. Look tor cheering news from the West.,We will soon, give you such a victory, and, you cga be so jubilant'over it, that in` your joy you will. forget all the troubles which the war has brought, "upon us. =RIX. WAU Ipitinsfo, !IPUBLISMED Wl!aarr,T. I Tae lirsilPaass Will beAseut to seLbspribers by mad (per inn= in adVance) atk__ MI 00 ThreZ'copise `` " 500 Five copies " " oe Ltlrger Chiba than Ten Nrinf r Fe iltirgid et the same Pare: 111:50 Per copy..._ 274 /norm/ must always acc7..ispultV the order. dad in no fri,vtrinear con these terms as they afford very little more than the coal of Ae waver. Fostmaeterr are requested' t 0 .141 all Aida; for Tax WAR Passe. Aar To the getter-op of the Club of tea r er twanli, is extra copy of the Paper will be given: ' Tennenee and Kentuckl: CiNcixruvrr, May A—We have no later advicea from Murfreesboro. The absence of news ia - cok , sidered significant. It M. believed tlae Aitak of the Cumberland is in motion General Burnside Will non take the field Maj. General Hartauff has issued Geneiaf Order Pro. 1, assuming the commas d of the troops in Ken- tucky, except the 9th Army Corps and Gen. Cs:rter's division. He has his headgnarters at Lexington. Brig. General Boyle has eharge•of the railroad 'and ddpid, guards throughout the State. Our loss in skirmish at Northam's Ferry,orr the, Cumbeiland river, on the 27th instant, . war eight men and nine horses. fieut. Col. Adanis,"-of the let Ken. tucky Cavalry, crossed the Cumberland afterwards and captured one lieutenant, one iiiiteiist; ftve men, and eleven horses. The Prince of Wales' MaideEV Speech. On the 2d ult., the annual dinner was giver[ by the Royal Academy, the . Prince being =tong the guests. When his health was: toasted he maids his -` maiden speech; thus reported in the journals: His Royal Highness the Prince of -Wales, whe' w spoke evidently under deep emotion, but in a pe culiarly cleat and pleasing tone of voice, and with great impressiveness of manner, said : "Sir Charles Eastlake, your royal highnesses, my lords, and gentlemen—lt is with- the most contending feelings of pleasure, pride, and sor row that I rise to return you thanks - In the name of _myself and royal family for the' kind terms ~in which you, Sir Charles, have Proposed our health, and for theapery cordial way in which this distinguished asse'm'bly has received it. [Cheers.] I cannot, on this occasion, divest my Mind of the as sociations connected with my beloved and lamented father. His bright example cannot fail to stimulate my efforts to tread in his footsteps [loud cheers]; and, whatever my, shortcomings . May, be, I may, at least, presuee to participate in the interest which he took in every institution which tended to encourage art and science in this country [sheen], but more especially in the prosperity of the Royal Academy. [Loud cheers.] Adverting to my marriage, I beg you to believe how grateful I feel for, and I may be permitted to add, how sincerely I appreciate, the sentiments you have expressed with reference to the princess. [Loud cheers.] I know theta am only speaking her mind in Joining her thoughts to mine on this occasion. [Loud cheers.] We neither of us. can ever forget the manner in which our union has been celebrated throughout the nation [cheers] ; and I should belnore than - ungrateful if I did not retain the most lasting, ,as well as most pleasing, ' recollection of the kind expressions and reception which - my - attendance at your anniversary meeting has evoked this evening. [Loud and continued cheering.] • Notices of Nqw There will always be novel-readers, and therefore a constant succession of novel writers. Had he lived, Theodore Winthrop would have been a leader in this army of writers. The fifth and last of his posthumous works has just been published by Tick nor and Fields. While living, all that he ever got into print was the graphic sketch, in the Atlantic Monthly, of the march of the New York 7th into tiV ashington, in April, 1861, after Fort Sumpter fell. It was his fortune to die in battle. Then his literary feriae arose. His "Cecil Dreeme" has got through fifteen editions; "John Brent" is in the twelfth; "Edwin Brothertoft " in the :seventh; - and "The 'Caitoe and. the Saddle" in the aixth. The new volume, which is also the last, contains: " Life in the Open Air," the story of "Love and Skates," and the march of New York '7th Regiment to' Washing ton. These three have appeared -in the Atlantic Monthly. So, we believe, also did . " Washington as a Camp." There are two fragments" Fortress Monroe" and part of a story entitled 't Brightlepa Orphan." The last piece is a long critique upon Church's " Heart of the Andes." A portrait of the Author, finely done in steel, is the frontispiece. The volume ought to be purchased and perused by all who heught and read its predecessers. Winthrop Was a man of pure mind, high_ patriotism, and great talent. (Philadelphia: T. B. Lippincott & CO.) Mrs. Mary J. Holmes, author of "Lena Rivers " and some other popular novels, has ,:.published (Carleton, New York) a domestic tale called "Marion Gray; or, The Heiress of Redstone Hall." The scene principally lies in _Kentucky, and the action. of the story is artistically Managed . so as to unite poetical justice and surprise at the ClOile. (Phila. delphia : T. B. Peterson & Brotheri) Mary T. Mclntosh haspublished, through Apple. ton &. Co., New York, a novel of 476 pages 12m0., entitled "Two Pictures or, What we 'think of ourselves, and what the world thinks of us." Miss Mclntosh is among the best of American novelists, and every one of her works has been republished In-England. Her "Aunt Kitty's Tales" appeared in London on the strong recommendatiOn of Mr. Macready, the actor, and immediately established her reputation abroad. Her early, works (the first was written twenty-five years ago) showed more :piamlie than .power,hut her "Charms and 'Counter charini," and "Two shim the Math - riff , -- of her powers. Coming from the South, Miss Mcln tosh writes about the former condition of masters and.workers there with full knowledge .other sub ject, In "The Lofty and the Lowly," ten years ago, she showed this very satisfactorily: " Two Pictures," written before the war, shows- the judi cious efforts of a Southern planter to ameliorate the condition of his slaves. There - is not much in the story, as a story, but the characters are well drawn and finely discriminated. Commodore Moray, at once wise and guileless, is one of the most natural creations'of modern fiction. (Philadelphia: W. P. A small volume, called "Fanchon, the 'Cricket," evidently of French origin, has been published by llett, Foster Co., New York. Itie the Original, whence has been drawn that most absurd of drama tic "adaptations," known as .51Littleradetie." To take a printed story, apply pasti and scissors to the dialogue, and introduce a few connecting sentences ,of commonplace, constitutes dramatic adaptation, and is precisely what the most barren intellect does best. Those who cannot create may Whoever fitted "Fanehon the Cricket , ' for the stage spoiled a very..natural, well..told; and charming story. The scene ia wholly in a rural part of France ; the high est character, as regards station, is a plain farmer. The two heroes are twins, and the little 'heroine comes from the very loweat rank of life. Yet this is a delightful tale, which young and old may read, for it is, though very French, at once pure and wise. (Philadelphia B. Lippincott & Co.] - ; Of the . household edition of Diritens , Works, " .11 Tale of Two Cities," published by Sheldon & Co., New York, is the latest instalment. It is printed at the•Eiverside press, which guarantees its neat nessi is nicely bound, and is illustrated by Barley. His designs, engraved in the line manner,' by V. Balch, represent the Four Jacques, and the Grind stone. There are many fine scenes in this romance, the action of which alternates between France and England, but as a whole it can rank only among the author's second-rate fictions. This is comparing it with' Pickwick, Nicy„leby, Dombey, CoMiertield, Bleak House, Chuzzlewit, and Oliver Tiyist Com pared with the general rung of novels it' would rank higher. - (Philadelphia J.-B. Lippincott & Co.) Ticknor Fields hate published a -knapsack edi tion of kra. Fremont's "Story of the Guard," a book that has rim through several editions, chiefly, as it seems to us, on ,the 'strength of. its , author's A, tale, entitled "A. First Friendship," , published anonymously, is the latest Addition made by Harper k Brothers to their Library of Select .Novels. We have not.the remotest idea of its authorship, but the story is so ,well written, the characters so thorough ly distinguished, the incidents so artistically ima gined and combined, and the interest So completely maintained, that the author cannot long remain on. known. Amork,in short, of unusual merit. (Phi. ladelphia : J. B. Lippincott & Cob) Two small treatises respectively on the cultivation of Tobacco' end Sorg° have reached us." The first, received from' T. •B. Peterson, is Sakton , s Xand book of Tobacco` Culture, with several illustrative how to showing where, when, and , how to sow, cultiVate. harvest, cure, and send the nicotian weed to market. -There is no reason why this plant Should not be profitably cultivated in the North.' The - Other treitiiie, published by Applegate & Co., of Cincinnati, - and received from G-. W. Childs 'treats of the cultivation of Sorgo, or the Ndrthein §ugar Plant, which is largely raised in the West, where it suppliei as good a syrup as average molasses, its juicealso being profitably convertible into, excellent sugar. The results of Mr. J. S. I,Overing, of this city, on. this manufacture, are quoted - 'and' scent satisfactory. The scum yields vinegar and akohol. The imigtisse, or pressed cane-stalks, may be used for fuel,-and can be converted into wrapping paper. The young cane feeds cattle well, and the' seed may . be used. for the same purpose. The average net profits " are $20.40 per acre, while a crop of corn, of 50 bushels per acre, at 40 cents per bushel, *cold amount to only about two-thirds of the sum,With, out paying' its cost at all." Tilton, the Boston publishers, have nearly ready,. by Mr. Trowbridge, author of, "Neighbor Jackwood " and of "Father Brighthopes,"• - a new book for young people, to be entilted "The-Drure; iner, Boy." It will contain several engravings by the first artiste from designs by Barley,* and is the rust - juvenile - book he has yet illustrated. .These il lustrations will cost fifty dollars each: *-" TheDruirt-! mer Boy " is third of the series already cOntatuinci the "Bobbin Boy " and "The Printer Boy," the heroes.of which are General Banks and 'Benjamin Franklin.. Titon, 87— Co. also have in the press, "Blowera ifor. the Parlor andl Garden," by M. -Edward Sprague Band, Jr., well knowit:twit:maga-_ zine contributor and author of some very-popular W . etly. -He is considered to be • the : best Florist in the whole.bountry. It will treat of the green-house, conservatory,. parlor gardening, &C., ' also, t out- . door gardening, Wild Flowers, Ferns, &c.if,ce.,a'coni plete and standard work on this. snbject, titus trated on tinted paper. Peterson and Brothers wilk nest month, an.orig nal no% el of the tinea,:payinldel and satirical; entitled " Shoulder-Straps,?A ~written by Henry 111 - orford, of New York. This bLasim of great power, and likely tp vitake.a, deep:m*lo* on the public Charles T:Eyank 448 Rroadway, New, Yofl(., pub lisher.of .theßehellion Record, edited Frank DlOOrei hits issued propoials fora large ifitp#; limited, to one laindied copies, of that small folio (the paie sg by i 3 inches,) adapt it forbeing illustrated. The price, in she,Moilli be .0,10 a volimne, or, in half RoAburg, tie issued Only to subscriberg. :
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