rtss.
SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 1868.
THE NEWS.
, We have no news of special excitement from the
'army of Gen. Grant. The siege is progressing con
fidently, our guns planted within fifty yards of the
rebel defences, the sappers and miners at work, the
vast concert of artillery playing upon the belea
guered city, and the whole army earnest :and de
voted. Great damage, it is believed, has been
effected by the national artillery. The rebels ap
parently have not an unlimited quantity of ammu
nition ; captures of munitions and supplies are
made in occasional attempts of rebels to succor the
garrison. • Gen. Grant has received large reinforce
ments, and tt is stated by an army correspondent
that troops from the army of Gen. Banks were ex
pected to join him on the 24th. Geh. Johnston was
reported moving toward Jackson, but not in force
.sufficient to attack. The rumor that Johnston was
advancing on Memphis, two hundred miles from
Jackson, with the idea of diverting Gen. Grant
from ihe,siege, bears its own contradiction. The
way to Memphis is well defended by a competent
- force under Gen. Hurlbut.
Wx anus, from correspondents in the Western
'papers, exposition of a conspiracy in Illinois, de
.signed to resist the Government in the exercise of
Sts lawful functions, and apparently in the interest
of revolution. The conspiracy belongs to the.
Knights of the Golden Circle, a Western branch of
a Southern party designed to league the Northwest
with the South. In portions of Illinois malcontents
have been secretly armed to resist the draft, en
couraged by the evil teachings of such newspapers
as the Chicago Times. This insidious movement
bears, we are told, the execration of the great loyal
massies, and the soldiers at home and in the field.
In the Department of the Cumberland, several
attacks by the rebels have been gallantly repulsed,
near Triune, Tenn., with severe loss to the enemy.
There' seems to be some authenticity in the report
that a portion of Brag& army has left to. join
Johnston. The Atlanta Commonwealth announces the
arrival of Breckinridge in that city. The other day,
a , scout brought positive intelligence that troops
bound for the Southwest had passed through Chat
tanooga. An advance by. Roseerans is expected.
GENERAL BANKS' entire command, which in
vested Port Hudson, numbered between twenty and
twenty five thousand. The rebel garrison is svp
posed to be about five thousand stroll.'. The de
.
fences of the place against a river, attack
are almost impregnable, from their mere position.
Five or six forte would have to be taken on the
sides from which the Federal forces advanced upon
the place. But it was thought by good judges that
no siege would be required, and the forts could be
captured by an impetuous assault.
IMMEDIATELY after his arrival at Erie on Tues
day, Governor Curtin received a despatch from the
Secretary of War, directing him to form, by, volun
tary enlistments, fifteen regiments—ten infantry
and five cavalry. It is understood the order was
given with direct reference to guarding the State
border against the contingency of a raid, and thus
assist the operations in 'Virginia.
Ix Order that the sick and wounded of the army
on the 'Rappahannock may be benefited by the pro
fits of legitimate' trade with it, the privileges of
news-dealing will be given to disabled soldiers, thus
abolishing the extortionate monopoly of the ordi
nary news vendors. We also learn from General
Hooker's army that a body of rebels had rested at
Banks' ford.
GEN.ULLarArr, in the Gulf Department, has raised
nearly four thousand recruits for the Corps d'Afrique.
The recruits are still coming in rapidly. The new
counties travelled by the army of Gen. Banki will
Furnish, it is said, thousands of colored volunteers ;
and before long the corps will be completed.
THE Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce have
Adopted a report opposing the scheme of enlarging
the Illinois and New York canals, ori the ground
that it is of no military importance, could not be
completed before the end of the war;; and would
likely produce sectional jealousies, and disturb the
harmony of the States.
THE amount of legal.tender treasury notes 'now
in circulation is three hundred and eighty-one mil ,
lions. Between three and a half and four millions
'in demand notes are still out. Bonds were yester
llay deposited for national banks at New Raven,
Cleveland, and Erie.
THE Democrats of Illinois will meet in mass Con
vention at Springfield, on the 17th inst., "for the
purposiof deliberating upon the, state of the' coun
try."
IT was stated in the Boston papers that the last
male descendant of the regicide Goff had died in that
city. Another branch of the family has been dis
covered in New 'York.
A LARGE train of 'Mormons, bearing between
seven and eight hundred in number, passed Buffalo a
day or two ago, on.the way westward. They were
principally English and Welsh people.
Comm ZLPPELIN, aid and member of the staff of
the King of Wurtemburg, who came to this country
to see and learn military art, has joined Hooker's
staff for that purpose.
PRovoryr MARSHAL GEN. NUGENT, of New York,
will soon hive enrolled 50,000 names for the draft.
This enrolment in New York will be completed
about the lot of next month.
New York papers contains adespatch
interest :will soon be
receive
FERNANDO WOOD
ington on the evening of June 4th, and had an in er
view with the President. _
Retaliation.
A few days since the telegraph informed
us that a regiment of loyal negroes had been
captured near Helena, Arkansas, by the
notorious' bushwhacker MAnninutrE, and
• that every one of the prisoners had been
hung. Very few of us believed the story
at the Utile, and it has not since been con
firmed. .But it was impossible to repress
the shudder of horror with which we were
thrilled, upon reflecting that there was a
possibility that the - statement was authentic:
All of us may call to mind the fearful 'inci
dents of the first Manassas, when the sculls'
of Union soldiers.ere converted into drink
ing-cups and articles of ornament by a bar
barous- enemy. We were loth to believe
that terrible story, when' first it was printed;
but since it has been only too well verified,
ye should not be astonished at any act of
inhumanity of which the enemy might be
guilty. It is greatly to be regretted
that truth should require such pages to
be written in the history of the war.
We are not a revengeful or blood
thirsty people.. We have waged this war
not from choice but from necessity ; and
thas far, notwithstanding the insults that
Lave been placed upon us, and the outrages
that .we have been compelled to bear, we
have forborne to depart from the usages of
civilized warfare, as practised by the nations
of Europe. The hanging of MunPonn, at
New Orleans, was not an act of retaliation ;
it was hot an exhibition of vengeance or
malice ; it was the enactment of a violated
law, whose penalty was previously and
publicly ,announced. The amablpation,
proclamation of. President Lo'coLlt was not .
retaliatory. in intent, but a legitimate war
measure, for which precedents may be, found.
So with the stone-blockade of Charleston
• heibor, and various measures of the Govern-
meat, which its enemies have denounced as
infractions of the military code. Air. PER : .
"NAND° WOOD, himself, will now admit that
they, were ." "necessary war, measures,"
however he may have professed to regard
-therit — in the past We have looked upon"
the war, from the beginning, as a - painful
but unavoidable necessity, and our aim has
- not been to ' destroy our enemy, but to pre
vent him from compassing our own de
struction Our cause is founded upon
the first law of nature, self-preservation.
Yet; for many months after the struggle had
begun it was made a reproach to ,the
ministration that it was too lenient, and in
the language of Punch, that the war was
" uncommonly civiL" Such has been' the
past policy, and if in the future it should as
sume more of a retaliatory character, it will
only be because we are driven to it, 'We
Hope that such may never be the ease. Civil
war embraces sufficient honors of its', own
without Ueeding the accession of barbarism.
It will be a fearful day for our unhappy
country When retaliation becomes a feature
of the conflict, for it will then be impossible
to control its limits, and it can only
„be
brought ; to a close with the destruction of
one or the other of the belligerents.
In the blindness of their'passion our cue
, mies seem' to have 'overlooked these facts.
'Their conduct from the beginning has been
:most vindictive. The ;g liorrors of the To
7bacco Warehouse at Richmond, and the suf
ferings of Col. CORCORAN and Lieut. HAR
RIS, and hundreds of others, have not been
- forgotten. We have not forgotten how pa-
Ariots have been hung in East Tennessee,
nor ,how Union refugees have been hunted
with bloodhounds in Louisiana. These
- things are not myths, but well-attested re
- alities. They show that the crimes of re
bellion and treason can so change the na
.
-- tures:of men—whose moral principles from
•defective education,: or false social forms,„ !
have become warped—as to rob them,of
• some of the noblest instincts ,of humanity.
The anxiety of the Richmond papers, some
months ago, that the black flag shotiliVbe
-raised, is but one of a series of atrocious
11noPositions that the enemy have loved to
Mtertain, ,even when they have timidly-he;
sitated to carry them into effect. The rebel
Corigress,'at its last, session, adopted a num : .
her of retaliatory resolutions, declaring,
among oilier things, that
." every white
commissioned officer, who shall command
negroes arms against. Confederate
EO.tes, ;shall organize ' them for
military service, shall be deemed as in
citing servile insurrection, - and shall, if
captured, be ptit'to. death, or be otherwise
punished, at the' diseretion 'of .the -.court:",
It is likewise fiirther enacted, that all_
negroes who shall be engaged in • war
against the rebel States, or shall, give aid
or comfort - t - 6 the cause of the Union,
shall, when captured in the Confederate
States, be delivered to the authorities of the
State or States in which they shall be cap
tured, to be dealt with according to the pre
sent or future laws Of Such State or States."
These infamous resolutions were approved .
by JEFFERSON DAVIS on the first of May
last, and are therefore a law. The conduct
of Mr. DAVIS in this matter has been well
characterized, in a late letter signed by Major'
General HUNTER, as a piece of lolly. But
there are men in the North—Some of them
officers cf the Government -'who seem
anxious for the inauguration of a retaliatory
policy, without pausing to consider the ne
cessary consequences of.such a policy. ;Re
taliation is essentially a confession of weak
ness ; it is the spite of children, and neither
belligerent Can gain.anything by its adop
tion. Being a republic not of brigands or
guerillas, but of Christian soldiers, we can.-
_not -regard it with favor; and it is. our earn
est hope that its debasing reatilts may never
fall to our share. We are fighting the strug
gle of Union, of Law, and of Liberty. Let
it never be, said of us that, with such a holy
cause, and with such a holy task, we suffer
ed ourselves to be led astray-like children,
and tempted to pin our faith to a relic of
barbaric ages.
Mr. Bull Changes his Tone.
-
It is only fair to state thdt ever since the
wild outbreak of Jonx ARVITUE ROEI3UCIC
(commonly known as Austria's Dog .Tear
em"), the tone of the British Parliament
has become greatly moderated. It seems
as if John Bull, taking thought seriously,
had been struck with the conviction that to
quarrel with the United States, even to treat
the United States with contumely and dis
dain, Was what "wouldn't pay."
In the HouSe of Lords, .'on May ISth,
when that noble blackleg; the Marquis of
Clanrickarde, growled out a :formal com
plaint against the United States Prize Courts,
whose action, he affirmed; was inconsistent
with the law of nations, Earl RUSSELL con
tended, with no small force, that the United
States had not thrown aside the law of na
tions, had not interrupted British trade in
neutral waters, and that not any case had
beer, or could be, pointed out in which the
proceedings of the United States Prize
Courts were wrong. " These Courts," he
said, "were proper tribunals, and, - he be
lieved, were impartial and desirous of doing
justice, while they deferred with respect to-
English decisions on maritime international
law. It was a fact that many vessels went
from Nassau to run the blockade of the South
ern ports, and it Could not be much com
plained of that the United States cruisers
should be suspicious and vigilant." Lastly,
he repudiated the reproach of sanctioning
the fitting out and piracy of the Alabama,
and counselled forbearance on both sides in
any differences which might arise between
England and the United States.
This was the authorized language of
Earl RUSSELL, the Foreign Secretary
in the Palmerston Administration: The
Earl of Derby, who Would certainly be
Prime Minister should the Palmerston Cabi
net break up, and who has hitherto been
very violent and one-sided as respects Ame
rican affairs, virtually echoed Lord RUSSELL.
He said that Lord CLANRICEARDE had some
what rashly adopted the notion of the in
justice of the American prize -courts, and
thought that this question should be a.p
proached with: good temper and moderaL
tion, seeing that a large contraband trade
was carried on in British vessels between:the
British West India islands and the Southern
States.
In the House of Commons, on May 10,
Mr. EDWARD WARNER, member for Nor
wich (a briefiess burister and unread pato
bleteer) complained that a certain 3,1 r.
issul at Mobile ---- ; - li'a G h -Vel-a-C-tingT
Br
Con-
Foreign Office in a summary
m an 3, 4 6; . b_gh
LAYAED, the Foreign Under-Secretary,
(better known here by his succe,sb.ren-0=40,, e
rations in Nineveh,) declared that, as Bri
tish ships of war were permitted to penetrate
the blockade of the Southern ports for offi
cial duties, the Vesuvius had been allowed
to go up to Mobile ; that Mr. MAGEE " had
shipped some specie from that port without
giving notice for a month to Lord LYoNs,
who, as soon as he heard of it, telegraphed
forbidding the transa ?.tion ; but Mr: MAGEE
alleged that, although the specie was ship
ped the same day, it was before he received
Lord Lyons' orders,; and, although he zoas
in constant communication with -
Lord LYONS,
he never informed him of the fact until ten
days after. This being the case, Govern
ment considered that Mr. MAGEE had not
observed the conduct proper to the agent of
a neutral State, and at once dismissed him.
before any complaint was made by the
American Government." This alacrity in
anticipating the complaint, of our Go
vernment did not please the advocates of
Rebellion. Sir ,TA t ALES FEBGUSSON, member
for Ayrshire, (the same who ran the block
ade into the South, came across our lines
under a flag of truce, and basely forfeited
his personal honor by bringing in his trunks,
from rebeldom, a vast number of letters for
Northern Copperheads,) could not hold his
tongue, and asked "whether the specie was
not the interest due on the Alabama State
bonds, and the property of British;subjects ;
and, also, whether the other foreign consuls
did not habitually do the same?" On the
part of the British Government, it was re
plied by Mr. LAyAnn, that " it was doubt
ful whether the money was this interest, or
intended to purchase Confederate cruisers in
England. He did net know whether this
was the practice of other consuls'; but, the
Vesuvius having been admitted within the
blockade on a distinct understanding, it was
a point of hon or that there should be no breach
of thaf understanding." This was a manly,
outspoken declaration, and the Britisli - Cop
perheads, finding that they were gaining
nothing by the conversation, dropped it at
once. •
It is obvious that, while England was free
from any apprehension of an European war,
(which the revolution in Poland and' the'
tortuous policy of NAY oLEO.N may suddenly
precipitate,) the British Ministry did not
think it unbecoming or unfair to show its
peculiar notiomp t of "neutrality_" by sympa
thizing as muciras possible with the rebel
lious South. But, riow that England may
be compelled to drift into a war with Russia,
she cannot; afford to proioke the United'
States any further. We take, this to be the
solution of her recent change of tone. The
late action of the Alabema, in burning or
plundering British property found on board
our merchantmen, may Opeedily c,ompe-
England -to proceed against the Alabama
as a pirate. We do not despairof yet hear
ing of Captain 9.Em:,s being convicted in
the English Ailmiralty Court as a buccaneer
and hung, as such, in front of Newgate
The Reserve Frontier Guard.
Gov. CURTIN has-received from the Secre
tary of War directions to form a volunteer
force of fifteen regiments, of which five, will
be cavalry, designed, it is understood, as a
defende for the State border in any contin
gency of raids. The Governor, we believe,
has long desired to organize such a force;
and, now that he is authorized, will make
every effort to secure its early completion.
We shall, therefore, before very long, have
in the field a valuable reserve torte, suffi
cient for Siate defence and convenient to the
General Government, in case of need. We
know, from the" lessons 'of the war, what
would be the worth of such a standing as
surance of safety to both Government and
State. So long as the -border , is poorly
guarded, the temptation to , -invade is =h"eld
out to the rebels. But lately we heirdthat
LEE contemplated, a new offensive,Move'-
'ment northward; true or not, the rumor has
its warning. The example of Pennsylvania
might be wisely, followed by all of the Bor
der States ;`.The. rebellion would thus ,be
confined to narrower limits, by, the presence
of a reserve standing force. Gov. 0311ml - zee
'new ente rise hailed with general
satisfaction. • ;.;"f.7.;
LETTER FROM ",000ARIONAL."
WeetiiitirioN4ime 5, 1863.
Itis announced that MajorJ; . 3l,keneral John
C. Fremonthas-been as - signed to active ser
vice and directed to take charge of a depart
ment. The .Preciae,,,natur - e of, his depart
ment has hardly been Aetermined—but it
will be his duty to organize, and command
the negro troops now heing mustered into
the Union army. While this appointment
is therefore the practical beginning of a
great experiment, it will do much to con
frm the Administration in the confidence of
a., large portion of the people. I have no
particular admiration for General Fremont,
and certainly do not devote to him any of l i
the hero-worship which is so enthusiasti
cally practised by thousands of our most
loyal friends; but, at the same time, I re
cognize him as a representative man. He
is the embodiment of a great ,sentiment.
That class of - people whose loyalty is a
matter of faith, and whose devotion to the
Administration frequently erratic, and criti:
cal, is nevertheless sincere and lasting---
that class of men whose religion is a love of
free institutions and a hatred of slavery,
will accept this appointment as au as
surance from the President of his con
tinued attachment to freedom. Eesides this,
it shows the determination of the Adminis
tration to test the negro race in the military
service of the Republic. I am glad that we
are about to solve this peculiar problem; for,
apart•from the material aid to be obtained •
-from so many strong men in the armies of
the - Union, I am anxious to see the -negro
tried by the severest and highest standard
that can be applied to a tribe of men. We
do not understand the negro. i We know that
he is 'docile, active, obedient, capable of
continued and effective labor, affectionate,
shrewd, and apt.. The position
. of a slave
supposes the .death or the cyncope of the
man's positive qualities, and when slavery
extends from 'generation to generation,
through centuries, the creature becomes de
gradeffand' brutalized. This result has not
been peculiar to the African slave, for we
know that, when the blue-eyed Saxons were
bondmen, they were as torpid and degraded
as the . inhabitants of our tropical planta
tions. Wherever the negro has been
given time and opportunity—in your
Northern cities, for instance—he has be
come thrifty, intelligent, and peaceful;
and if not the equal of the cultivated
and cherished`white . man, 'at least as far su
perior to his Inetlu.en in slavery, as the
Anglo-Saxon : to many of the tribes of
Europe. We may not expect to see the
negro occupying the position that his
admirers seem to anticipate, but we feel
assured he will be a better, happier, and
more useful man. To dis Miss the social
aspect of the argument, there is a military
reason why we should give the negro a
fair trial. - The -race forms a considerable
portion of our people, and we should, as a
matter of prudence, make it efficient. This
has been- the policy of England—a most
selfish and exclusive nation. Proud of her
own prowess, disposed to make the English
character the type of human courage and
sagacity, she never enters into a war with
out using the savage and inferior races of
her colonies as soldiers. Mr. Kinglake, in
his brilliant, audacious, • and occasionally
grotesque History of the Orithea, dwells
upon this policy in words which have great
meaning to America. Speaking of Lord
Raglan's strange dislike to the rude and
brave "Bashi-Bazouks," .Mr. Kinglake
says : "It must - be borne in mind that when
an English Government undertakes to wage
war in a country beyond
. - the seas, without
doing all it can to get soldierly aid from the
natives, it does not merely neglect a slight
or collateral advantage. - '.on the contrary,
it throws away its power of acting with
sufficient numbers, and is, in danger of
frittering away the nation's strength
upon . :those soften,ill-fated.) •schemes
which go by the name of expeditions.
Without our ~Portuguese soldiers there
would have been no great Peninsula war—
no successful -.invasion of France. Without
the native soldiery of Hindostan there would
have been no kitish India." If England.
can 'accept the Sepoy, America can accept
negro—the necessity and the opportu-
suffered because Lord Raglan had a " pe
dantic dislike- of wild troops;" it may be
that we have suffered from the same cause.
"England, above all other nations," says
my authority, "was rich in men who knew
how to make themselves the adored chiefs
of Asiatic soldiers." We have in John C.
Fremont the adored chief of the African.
Let us welcome him, therefore, and all.who
follow his banner, whether black , or white,
slave or free. -In the war for . liberty there
cannot be a just distinction of persons.
WASHINGTON-
Special llespatchee to `f The 'Press.”
. . .
Later Neivi'froiict Vicksburg.
WASHINGTON, June 5.- - (Ip to midnight no official
advices had been received froniYielmburg later than
those of the 31st of May; but a few. additional par
ticulars give rather a more cheerful indication of
good results.
Extrads from to-day's Richmond papers are re
presented by those who read the telegrams as con
taining nothing of special interest from any quarter.
Skirmishing in the Front.
The following telegram was received here this
FAIRFAX COURT HORRID, JuneA, 1863.
To Lieut. Col. J. H. Taylor, Chief of Staffand A. A, G.: I
All is quiet along our lines, and in front on the
Orange and Alexandria Railroad. This morning, at
live o'clock, when the relief passed, our pickets were
attacked,on Sawyer's road by guerillas. Col. Gray
at once started with about 120 men in search of them,
but could flnd nothing of them in the woods.' He
then went on to scout the wholecountry * and when
he passed Frying Pan his rear guard was, attacked
by about 100 rebels, who were hidden in a thick
wood. Col. Gray turned his' column and charged
the rebels, who fled in great haste throngh the woods.
He followed them up, to Aldie ; from .there returned
via Dranesville. Our entire loss is three wounded,
and some horses wounded. We captured their sur
geon,' Dr, Alexander. J. STAHL, Major.
Orders from Headquarters.
A recent order issued from Headquarters, Army of
the Potomac, provides that all sutlers or persons
engaged in traffic within the limits of the army, and
liable to the provisiOns of the internal revenue law,
must, within ten days from the 2d instant, exhibit
to.the Provost IllarshafGeneral receipti for the pay-,
'neat - of- all taxes due from them. In default of
which the Provost --rffarshal General will seize' and
sell the property of sueli'acunnuents, and pay the'
proceeds into the. United States Tielisury,-to..satisfy
the first claims of the Government.
It may not be generally known thatall the array.
orders circulars blank .forms' envelopes, M., for'
, .
the Army of the yetomac.are printed at headguar-,
'ten, two small portable presses and a sufficiency of
type,- occupying very small space, being provided for
the pprpose. A two. horse wagon, when necessary,'
removes the entlre'establishMent.' , This department
of - the Adjutant General's office is under charge of
Lieutenant BROWN (of the late 23d New• York Ye.
lunteers), an ex — cellent Printer. Five assistants are
generally kept busy.:
Colonel Cradelbaugh.
Among the wounded at Vicksburg is Colonel
CRADELBAUGII, of, the 114th Ohio Volunteers. He
was a delegate in the late House of Representatives
from Nevada, and made the startling exposé of the
Mormon outrages. He is very widely known as'the
judge in Utah whose efforts toining the perpetrators
of the Mountain Meadow massacre and other re
volting murders to punishment were thwarted by
President Bucmcmcres refusing.to allow the assist
ance of thei,United States troops. It is believed the
Colonel is not seriously wounded, though no par
ticulars have been received.,
Official Change.
Among the official changes which have recently
been made in the Department of Washington, is the
transfer-of Captain Fnamc JL BARROLL from the
Snbsistence Department at Alexandria ,to the charge
of a branch of the Provost Xarshal General's office
in Washington.
'Naval Orders. ,
Acting Master JAMES TAYLOR 16 ordered to the
command of the sehoOner.Sophronta. Acting Mas
ter S. a GRAY •111 ;10 command the, store-ship
Courier. _ _
Fugitive Slave Case.
Joan JOLLIFFE, late counsel for a negro, boy
claimed by a citizen of Maryland, having been in
dieted for rescuing that fugitive slave from his mas
ter, timlay, gave security for him appearance when
. , ,
required. Ton* DEAN, the other counsel, similarly
indieted, is temporarily absent from Washington.
FOrtress Monroe.
`FORTRESS liforrnox;''June 4.—Two large_ brick
buildings, on the corner of 'Washington and Wide
Water streets, Norfolk, were aestroyed by fire last
night They were Used as dovernment stOrehouses.
All' the property belonging to the,CioVeriiinent ex
cept about two theusand dollars' worth, was
removed.- The fire was-no doubt the •work of an
incendiary., ' ' ,
_ The flag-oiltruee ateirner State of Maine, hi charge
,of Captain John' E. MulforA,llagof-truee officer for
this ' department, left for City Point this morning.
She took up two hithdred rebel prisoner..
The steamship S. It: Spaulding, Captain ILowe,
sailid for Newbe.in, N. 0i., - thim morning,
The steamer City of Hudson arrived Irma New
York . this morning, and has• resumed her trips be
tween this p • -
The steelier Georgians sailedfor Philadelphia to
daY. She took the 26th lies: Jer to sey.g egiment4
THE PRESK-PHILADELPHIA; SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 1861:
.Tfif...,,..14T,0.T. : ,. fROI,..VIROUR
The Bombardment Contintted on
Monday.
CONFLAGRATION : IN THE CITY.
Grant's:Numbers and Position Impregnable,
PROSPECTS CHEERING
CAIRO, June - 6.—The despatch-boat General Lyon,
from Vicksburg, which she left on Monday night, has
arrived.
The firing was kept up all of Monday.
Gen. Sherman's troops, on the right wing, could
be seen in motion.
When the General L . 3 on left, at midnight; a con
flagration was going on in the city. Some supposed
that our shells had set the buildings on itre, and
others conjectured that the rebels were destroying
their supplies preparatory to surrender. •
General Grant's numbers and position will be ab
solutely impregnable in a few days. Particulars
cannot be given, but they are of the most cheering
character.
As the steamers Chancellor, and.Jitlantle, loaded
with troops, were near Island No. 62, on. Wednes
day, they were fired on by guerillas from the Missis
sippi shore ; one captain, and two privates were
killed, and several wounded. ,
ARMY OF THE CUMBERLAND.
Rebel Attacks Repulsed at Franklin and
Trimie—lleavy Loss of the Rebels.
NAenvivr.u, June s.—The news from Franklin
up to two o'clock P. M. today is that Colonel Baird,
commanding the garrison, was attacked by, 1,200
rebel cavalry yesterday, driving his forces back into
their entrenchments. They rallied, however, and
repulsed the enemy with heavy loss to the latter.
Simultaneously an attack was made on our forces
at Triune, but the assailants were repulsed with the
loss of 200 men, 409 horses, and a lot of camp and
garrison equipage. '
General Granger has ordered all the'houses of 111-
fame to be.vacated by the Bth instant, causinggreat
excitement among the fancy.
Six hundred and ' seventy-nine Federal soldiers
arrived in the city this morning, representing one
hundred and fourteen regiments. They will be sent
to their respective commands.,
LOIIISITiLE, Tune s.—Specialo4gent Gallagher,
acting U. S. Depository, yesterday' received from.
the Treasurer of the United Stites live millid* of
dollars, of Which $1,500,000 have been distributed to
the paymasters for our troops in Tennessee.
Considerate quantities of blooded stock, and
quite a number of, visitors, are arriving to partici
pate in. the Woodlawn races, which commencehere
on Monday next, and promise to be a brilliant
affair.
Arrival of the Steamer - ortherh Light-
NEW Yontr, June s.—The steamer Northern Light,
from Aspinwall on the 27th, has arrived at this port.
The British steamer Tribune had arrived at Pana
ma, from Mexico, with two and a half million dollars
for Europe.
The 'United States ships Lancaster and St. Marys
are at Panama.
There ia no news of importance from South or
Central America.
PaiidiSlA, May 2.7.—The steamer Orizaba, with 67
pas gers and $1,200,000 in treasure, is in from San
Francisco. She brings late news from Mexico by
way of Acapulco, to the effect that the French have
met with another severe defeat at Puebla, and were
again repulsed, General Comonfort, with eighteen
thousand men, having added his forces to the defend
ers of the place. I give this as a rumor; you may
have confirmation of it by way of Havana. -
The State Legislature now in session •here has
passed a decree prohibiting French troops or ammu
nition from being. passed across the Isthmus to
Mexico, owing to the report that a large force of
French soldiers were to be sent by this route to Aca
pulco.
California, Sandwich Islands, and Oregon.
•
SAN FRANCISCO, June 3.—The-steamship St.
Louis sailed this morning for Panama, carrying the
mails and 160 passengers, and $766,000 in treasure
for England, $184,000 for New York; also, 437 bales
of goods for New York. ' •
Honolulu dates to the 16th have been received.
The ship Don Quixote touched on April 23 and
sailed again for Hong Kong the "26th. The ship
Katah sailed for Hong Kong on May 10.
A circular has been issued by the Hawaiian au
thorities providing for the proper valuation of goods
imported from the United States into the islands,
according to the invoices, and made out at gold or
currency prices, the object being to collect duties
only on the gold:value of' goods at the ports whence
they were exported.
The subscribers to the monument to Captain Cook
propose to make it take the form of a light-house at
the entrance of Honolulu harbor.
Sari Facucereco, June 4.-The Republican poli
ticians are in a flutter in regard to the, nominations
for State officers. The delegates to the Republican
State Convention, chosen at the primary . election at
Sacramento, who were supposed to be in favor of
Gov. Stantord for the next Governor, , have sud
denly. bolted him' and will go for Mr. Dow, the
present cirllector of the port of San Francisco
.
The election for delegates to the Republican Co
nvention in San Francisco county takes place on the
HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY --:- PREMIUMS
PFFERED.—The next monthly display of the Horti
',ultural Society. which takes, place at the hall,
itroad and Walnut streets, on Tuesday evening,
romises to be one of the, finest of the season. The
eriod -is - now at hand when fruits, flowers, and
egetables are making their appearance, the finest
specimens of which can always be seen at these
exhibitions of the Horticultural Society. On Tues
day evening next, for the best of the following arti-
Ides, the following premiums will be awarded :
Table Design ~
Basket of Cut Flowers
Band Banquets, pair, not over 8 inches in diameter.... 2
~11anging Baskets, or Vase of Plants • 1
0 Ornamental Foliage Plants, 12 plants in- not over 10
,
~ ine . b. pots . ' 3
..
The Republican State Convention will meet at I
San Francisco on the 17th of „Tune. . 1 . Ornamenral ot s s onage Plants, 6 plants in not over 8 in.
Owing to the mining,excitement in California and I variegated P Foliage Plants, 6 plants in not over 10_1n.
Utah, the people of Oregon and Idaho are much die- -.... , pots, by another grower 3
appointed at the scanty emigration thither daring Vaegated Foliage Plants, 6 plants in notnotover Sin.
the season of mining adventures. -
~/ - ri
pots 3
New mining districts ' °entitle to be discovited. Roses, Hybrid Perpetual:l2 out flowers, 12 vailipties..-2
The last is located near Lake Bigler, on the eastern ..v.. `: - . AnY other cirs , 1 2 6 .. - .. 12 .. '"* 2
slope of the western summit of the Sierra bloWada ,-' ' t,1,137 b l I; 1d ri tua ~ ....
•, 3' Amateurs . 1
mountains. ' ' " .--. Any, other class, 6 ant flowers, 6 varieties, by
. amateurs 1
Roses. collection named:varieties 2
Fuschias, 6 plants, 6 var., An not over 10-inch pots 3
..
.Orap . es, Foreign, 3 bunches
. ' : 3 vines, fruiting in pots .. ....... ..-.... ....... . . ...2
Nectarines, grTvn under *55...... ... ...:...... ....... .:.2
Apricots,. , " 'l2'specimens -- ' - 2
Strawberries, one quart' 1
- - collection, one pint each
'
Cherries one quart
.'" collection; one pint ea c h. 2
Potatoes, one peck -' 1
Peas,.-one-half peck .
Beets, Turnip.variety '
Collection of Vegetables; by an Amateur
California. . .
SAN Fiteivornoo,'June 5-.—A. ease was :dee ed is
the Police Court of this city that the conduct s and
drivers of the street bars, in preventing a: bored
man from riding, were guilty of assault and battery%
The case will be, appealed to the Supreme Court.
--- Tcsi .— si - firWirralg i VilkL E WA r -e-gfitliahave
fought for the possession - of, the: Parrsone Islands,
. on the Pacific, thirty. miles west of San Prat( Ise°,
for the purpose of collecting [Ardis , eggs, whi - are
valuable. Squatterism and bloodshed hay occa
ja.
sionally ensued. On the 4th inst.. a regularjbattle
with fire-arms occurred. - The , defenders-fof the
islands (Americans) lost one man, killed. ~ T he aEr.
sailants (Italians), who were very= numero had
five wounded, some mortally. The ringleaders ve
been arrested, and warrants have been issued' f the'
ric ia
other attacking parties.
(Special Correspondence of The Press.)
NEW Yosx, June 5, 183.
THE PEACE PARTY
of the day having consummated its City " Cowen
tion " without opposition, is Making arrangetnts
for a.State Convention'of the same nature, the
earliest day practicable. Originally organizO by
the Mozart wing of the Democracy, of whit the
infamous Fernando -Wood is spoils master anl.die
tator, it is fast rallying undelits cowardly, treacher
ous, and disgraceful flag of truce; the rowdy gasses
of Tammany, end may now be said to inclute the
sum and substance of the whole recreant Demoiracy.
The treasonable tricksters who figure as lemirs in
this shameless hoisting of the white feather:have
torn the mask completely away from the Gorgon of
plotting sedition' which has so long been endeavor
ing to poison the minds of the people with the iigar
coated bane of " War Democracy," and the comtry
is at length enabled to 'discern the true charmier of
the heartless crew- who have been able to filiq no
more severe name for: the Southern brigands than
"our wayward, sisters," and no better phrase to
characterize the', butchery by rebels of thmisands
of loyal volunteers than. "irregular OppClloll
to the Government" It is a blessing that t ese.
sktilking enemies ofalithat is loyal and true shquld
De revealed, at least, in all, their treachery of 'slut
Tind it is eminentlyfitting that their Lucifer shiuld
be the same Fernando Wood who abjectly arolo
xized to, the traitor Toombs.for the'detention in this
city of muskets intended to be turned against the
loyal-hearts of the North by. Georgian rebel4and
who sought to induce New York to joia.the Scuth
in desertion of the Union. Northern treason: i no
longer a masked battery, but openly exposes rich'
guns as it possesses, and boldly turns them against
the United States Government The State of Nevi
York and that of New Jersey are in its hands) and
anyluture attempts to make military arrests cr en-
force a draft in either can only eucceed f after atta
blishment of martial law: To . still more - el sely
identify the Peace party withthe rebels, of.the SCUM,
its Supporters appropriate the name of a slain ebel
for their leader, and, hail Fernando Wood ai the
" "
Stonewall Jackson of the pemocracy!
- THE CENSORSHIP.
OCCASIONAL
The entire editorial fraternity of the city are grow
ing more and more excited over the censorship of
_their telegraphic correspondence from Washington,
and'a " Circular "to the following effect M circu
lating, in the neWsPaper offices this afternOon:
" Cuterman TO Enrrons.-,The subject of the na
ture,'extent, and rightful liMitations (if any) of the
liberty of public journalists "to. criticise the Wets of
those charged with the conduct of the Governinent
in a time of war and civil convulsion having as
cursed a very imminent and practical ingorfance, '
the attendance of one representative iroraleach
journal issued in
.our city is requested, at a meeting
for deliberation' and the expression of opinion to
convene at the Astor House, at noon, on-Monday,
the Bth inst." . ,gl-;
, •
The above is signed by the editors of the 7: une,.
Journal of Commerce, Express, Evening Posi,,tillas,
THE POLICE COMMISSIONERS;-,
who have made themselves forever obnoxicus to
the Copperheads, by their " arbitrary arrests""of
rebel spies, Southern sympathizers, &c., are the sub
jects of particular attention from one Hen y K.
Blauvelt, who prefers fifteen chargegagainafthemi
to Governor Seymour, and implores that •Itipple
dignitary to expel the- commissioners from face<
These charges affirm that the commissioners I con-_
.trol the-ffiections," that they no" not treat wrested
traitors with proper respect, and that they do every_
thirig but what a 'virtuous and peace-loving pemo
cracy would have them do.- This is the se.cond time
a factronal attempt has been Made to indude Soy_
mour to expel the commissioners, and as l it is a
party move by the party temporarilyin the as,
tendency, it may prove 'successful. The: Ease of
Mrs. Brinsinade, the female rebel from New Or
leans, is rehashed in one of the charges.
THE FALL OF ° PI.IT,BLik.
is at last accepted as a fact by all classes of the com
munity, and general regret is expressed at the sue
eess of the high-handed French invasion. The
news appears to be .thoroughly authoritative, and
fully continua the report I - gave to The Press some
two days ago; as brought to this city by a couple of
Mexican gentlemen from Vera Cruz. The French
Couiler of this city is very loud in its Gallic crowing
over the " brilliant capture," and does pot refrain
from certain insolent Commentis upon the manner in
which the news is received by Americami -
ANOTHER HABEAS CORPUS DIFFICULTY
.
hes sprung up; the case, el a young men named
Sidney Kirtland, recently, arrested here on euspicion
of being a rebel spy from Alabama. !here are
abundant grounds forsuPposing him to bail/Min.
miry in the employ Of,the rebel governme4 though,
of course, he tells a plausible story about being a
" refugee , : from Dixie. • He is in charie of the
s,
military author iti e s, and now the inevitable writ of
-
kabeas eorpus, is petitio n ed for with a view to.annoss• ,
ing and embarrassing .the Government as much as
:•poisible. • •• I
THE LONDON,: 17.14Eh11Eic!.% TOURNAMENT,
to take place eiti . of London abont the. first
of July, willbe attended by ardelegationfromthe
Manhattan Engine Company, of this city, who poi.
pose to.enter.their, ateemer for:the prize. Steamore
only will be'ndpitted for competition:
• *741 ' ' STUYVESANT.I
Louisville.
News from Mexico.
NEW YORK CITY.
CHICAGO.
Mecting,.of ticirChristian Assoolaticato
(Special Despatch to The Pros.
,]
Cniewoo, Tune fr.—A S'ery large and intelligent
meeting is now being held under the auspices of the
Christian Association Convention. At eight &block
the hall was filled. Mr. George H. Stuart, of Phila
delphia, look the chair; The exercises began by the
singing of the hymn, "All hail the power of Jesus'
name." An earnest address was made by Mr.
Stuart, in which he showed the widespread
beneficence and utility of Christian Associations.
They had encouraged our brave 09 idlers in the
field to . Christian duty in the midst of warfare;
cooled the brow of the fevered ; mitigated the pangs
of the wounded, and soothed the bed of the dying.
Mr. Stuart related many remarkable instances of
eclf•saeriflcing devotion and returning gratitude
which had come under his notice. Many eloquent
addresses were made by other members of the
Christian Commission, but the addrese of Bishop
Simpson wait of more than usual force, point, and
good feeling, - and.was especially eloquent in its
patriotism. He referred with enthusiasm to the
labors of the Commission among the army, and
was certain that God would say, " Well done,
good- a nd faithful Stuart.'? MAC.
Baltitnore Union Convention.
BALTIMORE, June s.—The Union Convention this
evening nominated the Hon. Henry Winter Davis
for Representative of the Third Congressional dis
trict. He was serenaded and made a speech, in
which he said he should, if elected, support the en
tire policy of the Administration.' There should,
he said, be no side issues. It was time for Mary
land to speak out boldly. He supported emancipa
tion, and was for the vigorous prosecution of the
war and conquering a peace.
New Music.
J. E. Gould (Seventh andiChestnut streets) sends
us a variety of new music; some of it published by
himself, and the remainder by O. Ditson & Co , Bos
ton—a house that has done a great deal to raise the
character of the musical compositions which are
tendered to the, public. A new collection of piano
forte pieces, called ‘!Rose Buds," arranged by Wil
liam S. Lemon, contains some brilliant gems. Other
composers of the musk , before us are Geo. Barker,
G. limiter, Albert Jungman, J. W. Hobbs, A. Zed
ler, 0. Kolling,William Hubs, Theodore Pesten, and
A. de Bubna. The 4, Souvenir (PAmitie" polka, by
M. de Bubna, is destined to be heard in thousands
of parlors, in a week or two.
Mr. Gould, who does a .considerable • trade in
pianos, has just fitted up a beautiful saloon, Mame
diately over his store, in which is to be found a good
and constant supply of the best instruments. •"
TYKE CITY.
' The Thermometer.
-JUNE 5, 1862. JUNE 5,,1803..
6A.M....12M 8 r: M. 6 A. M M..... 8 P. M.
81 - 62J 62X 65 63.... .... .78 78
WIND. ' WIND.
NE N. by E....NNE. SSE SE SE.
TINTON LEAGUE MEETING IN TILE, TENTH
WARD.—A public meeting of the loyal citizens of
the Tenth ward was last night held at the new hall
of the National Union League, northeast corner of
Broad and Race streets. The hour of meeting was
eight o'clock: Henry O. Howell, Esq., was presi
dent, and 'Wm. It. Leeds, Esq., secretary. Before
the-hour of commencement the room was full; be
fore the. meeting,, was fairly begun, the hall, the
staircase, the entrance, were jammed. The meeting
was addressed by Ex-Governor - Pollock, Hon. Chas.
O'Neill, Philip S. White, Esq., Wm. B. Mann, Esq.,
and Win. S. Pierce, Esq. The meeting was as in
telligent as it was enthusiastic ; the character of the
speakers being more than enough to vouch 'for
both, The Hon. Charles O'Neill was listened to
with devout attention, and his sentiments were re
spoaded to with genuine applause. This judicious
and ;impressive speaker was, on this occasion, no
lesslimpressive and judicious than on former ma
sioni. .1 - fe alluded to the causes of the rebellion,
andithe causes which would extirpate the rebels.
He failed upon all men everywhere to use every in
strument which God had put into their hearts and
bra i ns, and bodies, in order to trample under foot
theihrsolence of the traitor and the usurpation of
the vile. Ex-Governor Pollock spoke in a similar
str:rin, and his natural and inevitable grace of man
nel and delivery. The suffocatingly-crowded room,
ant the repeated and prolonged applause, almost
precluded the possibility of hearing by those who
sufered under the misfortune of being at the side of
tbi room occupied by the orators of the -evening.
Tie want of space absolutely prevents a lengthened
retort of the speeches of these as of the other gen
tlenen. The spirit and the force of each, however,
wire commensurate with the force and spirit of the
assembly. Not one, present but must have felt that
it was good for him to be there, and that by so act
iig he was doing God and his country service.
..—RELIEF OF RETURNED "SOLDIERS.—UII
Thursday evening, Sth inatant r a-mooting- of-citl.- -
zehs of the Eighteenth'ward was held; to concert
'measures for the' relief and employment of dis
charged and disabled soldiers ; M. John Clouds . pre
sided. Be explained the objects Of the meeting, and
asked the earnest - co-operation of all present. An
eloquent prayer was made by the Rev. Mr. Alde.y,
who petitioned earnestly for the success of the Union
arms, and the crushing of rebellion by the Union
army. After an - address by Dr. Gebrge W. Childs,
Mr. Abram P. Eyre proceeded to explain how the
meeting originated. In the course of hisi.remarks•
he gave vent to the disloyal sentiment, that the con
test now raging could be settled only by coMpromise.
Great excitement ensued, and Mr. Eyre was coin
pelled, amidst denunciations and threats, to leave'
the building. During the excitement and his hasty
retreat from the building he lost Ms hat. Order
having been restored, and the meeting harmonized,
addresses were made by the Rev. Mr. il.ldar and
Mr. Charles Paist, a blind gentleman, and a motion
for the appointment of a committee to organize a
permanent relief association was passed. A collec
tion was taken up, and theineeting adjourned. The
citizens of the Eighteenth ward are uncompro
misingly loyal, and promptly and sternly rebuked
every expression of treason in their midst. Richard
Vaic, - -Esq., had also been advertised ,to speak, and
was present at the organization of the meeting.
When it was time for him to take the stand, how
ever, he was not to be found.
FINE ARTs.—Messrs. Gillette & Scott
'auctioneers, No. 619 Chestnut street, have on exhi
bition, at their salesrooms, a very line collection of
oil paintings (from the`American Art Gallery, New
York), to be sold by -catalogue at 8 o'clock .this
Since they have been arranged for examination,
the room has been thronged, and all go away feeling
that the time consumed in examining them - has
been well spent. The catalogue embraces works by
some of the most eminent artists of the country,
among whom are. Roesen, Paul Ritter, Seymour,
Itoso, Loosing, Campbell, and others.
The collection, as a whole, is the best ever offered
for competition in thisoity. Go and examinethem,
and mark your catalogue previous to the sale.
SHOCKING ACCIDENT TO A WELL-KNOWN
6.TlZEN.—Yesterday afternoon Mr. Francis - M.
Drexel, a prominent and well-known citizen, met
with a frightful accident at Seventeenth and Wil
low streets. "Mr. Drexel wan in the Reading oars,
on his return from Pottsvillei and when at' the
locality named,
attempted to jump off' while the
train was in motion. He missed his footing, and
fell under the wheels, which passed over his legs,
severing, one of them from his body, and mangling
the other. He was picked up in a'd.ying condition,
and conveyed to his residence, at Nineteenth street
and Rittenhouse Square, where he expired at quar
ter past ten o'clock last evening. Mr. Drexel was
one of the oldest brokers in this city, and was well
known and respected among all the financied men
CONTINENTAI::—This fine
Philadelphia-built steamship has, we learn, arrived
at New Orleans, making the trip from New. York
in seven flays'and eleven hours. This is 'a great
victory in point of speed, over the two rivals; the
steamship Columbia, and the steamship
_Morning
Star. The last named left New York on Friday,
- May 15th, at 3 o'clock In the 'afternoon. At the
same hour, on the day following, the Morning Star
started from the same port. The Continental started
'at one o'clock on the 16th of May. The Morning
Star crossed the bar -at New Orleans at 6.38 A. M.,
on May 23d. The Columbia crossed - at 4 P..M., on
the same day ;. the Continental' crossed 'at 11.30 on
same day. Thus, it will be seen that the Philadel
phia vessel has gained a victory over the other two,
beating the Morning ,Star sixteen hours, and .the
Columbia two houre.
MOUNT .0.1.011.1A1l ORMETERY.--The annual
meeting of the corporators of this institution was
held yesterday: The report of, the Board of qilana
gers exhibits a very flourishing state of affairs and
prosperous condition. -
The increase in the number of lotholders," during
last year, was 557, and the total number of lothofders
now• is 3,933. The number of interments last year
was 850 ;the number of soldiers buried 108, in ground
donated' for that purpose. The number of monu
ments - and tombs now erected is 617. The area of
the ground is 154 acres, being by far the largest ceme
tery in the neighborhood of this city, and its lots are
rapidly being taken up and improved by our most
respectable artizens. .
FIRE AND ARIIEST.—AboIIt O'clock
,
yesterday mornieg smoke 'was seen issuing from
'the third story of buildieg No. 728 South Front
street. The room was occupied by Margaret Buck
ley, a miserable inebriate. At the request of the
neighbors she was . taken into custody by the police,
because it was supposed that she had fired the place.
It was ascertained, however, that some children
were playing with matches, and set fire to a window
curtain. - The mother was taken before Alderman
McMullin, who committed her under the vagrant
act The children were provided with something to
eat This morningthey will be sent to one of the
homes for friendless children. -
TRoors.GpING Tm - touGH BOTH W.kl7§.-7
Within the last twenty.four hours three New Jet ,
sey regiments passed through the city on their re
turn, having served their time out, They were fed
at both the refreshment saloons.
Last evening the I.lth ,IVlassachusettes Regulars
'arrived and were fed'at the Oooper-Shop. The band
of musicians that accompanied the regiment per
several patriotic airs. - It- was an excellent
performance. The ; officers .visited the Fair now
being held in the . .upper saloon of the Cooper•shop,
and eicpressed themselves highly, delighted with the
pleasant Scene: -
SALE OF • FivE-TwExplEs.--Jay. Cooke,
.the general subscription agent,-reports the sale yes
terday of $1,275000 five-twenties , at the various
\
agenciee in Nework . ,.Philadelphis, Boston; Bald
mole,- and - the West.' The ' local' subscriptions
throughout the West are' very large; and there is
scarcely a town or village which is not represented
in the subscriptions to this , popular loan. A letter
from Madison, Indiana received yesterday, enclosed
subscription of g200,0i00.
FALSE ALARM:—Last evening, just before
eight o'clock, a coupleof boystoilled Fire Alarm
box, No. 65, in the uppe!, part of the city. • There
'was no fire. - The young 'scamps wpre arrested by
the police and detained= for Whearing-tefOrelVlayor
ACCIDENT.—A lad named Benjamin Rey
nolde, aged 14 years, was ran over by a car on the
Girard- avenue Passenger Rai' way on Thursday , ' eve
ning. Re was riding on the' platform, and was
pushed off by a man, The front wheel passed over
one of his feet, injuring it so bad2V that amputation
will be necessary. The sufferer viLY 3 conveyed to his
home in Warnock street, above Giravi avenue.
FIRE - LAST EvENusG.—Alioue' lialf past
seven o'clock last 'evening the timshopP of Henry
Butterworth, situated in Haydook stre`st, below
Front, took fire from a kettle of fat boiVog over,
and was damaged to the extent of two hums red dol
lars. _
THE STRIFE AMONG THE RAILROAD MI:-
vans,—The old drivers of the Arch-street PassenMr
Railroad still decline to work, as they have not rm. -
ceived the advance of wages demanded. Those,now
driving the ears are mainly substitutes.
FOUNDLING.—A male infant, about two
months old, was found on Thursday night upon the
steps of a house in Plymouth street, West of Nine
teenth. It was sent to the almshouse.
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL,
THE MONEY MARKET.
PITILADELPHIA, Juno 15,, 1863.
The position of uncertainty assumed. by our forces in
the rear of Vicksburg, and the fears of our ultimate suc
cess in reducing the rebel stronghold, has had the effect
of checking the speculation in stocks, but has had very
little influence upon the receipts by the agent for the
five-twenty lean The fact has become settled, that the
war must be carried on; that' it will require money to
do so; that the Government must raise such money,
and it must come from the pockets,of the people.
The Government also recognizes such facts, but gives
to the people a choice of securities. It sayslif pon will
take the bonds of the United htttes at a fair rate of in
terest; well and good; if not; it is in my power, as it is
likewise my necessity, to flood our country with paper
issues; for money, by some means, I must have. Will
yen subscribe to my bonds, or must I force my promises.
to pay upon you? Will you give from your store, and
bring meeafely out of 'danger and necessity.? I will mg-
Port the loans, and secure the payment of interest in gold.
by- taxes, internal revenue, and - custom-house arrange
ments. Will you - give a portion of your . wealth into my
keeping for a few years to enable me to save the country
from destruction? -If you listen to my' appeal, and profit
by it, all will be well; but if you refuse, I will be forced
to issues Wk. ich, in time, itmay ex - ceediny ability to re-'
deem. It Ls for you to decide between my words and my
The necessity, then, for converting legal-tender notes
-into Government bonds is very great, for if the bonds
prove not good the notes will certainly beworthless.
As a matter of safety alone, this conversion is a privi. 2
lege which our forefathers of the Revolution never en•
toYed., This,was the failure then; let itinot be now. The
world will be foundlto 'Mire grows in wisdom financial,
ly if the people support the public servants aufficiently
to suppress the greatest rebellion of any age or clime.
Gold was rather steady to-day at 145g146X, closing
at 1483‘. Money looking easy, without change in rates.
Government securities steady.
The Stock market ,was moderately active, with but
little change in prices; State fives advanced to 103; City
sixes were steady; Reading sixes, 1870, were steady at
/CM the convertibles rose 1; Pennsylvania Railroad 2d.
mortgages Sold at 108; 95 was bid for North Pennsylva
nia Railroad sixes, 117 for the tens; 111 for Elmira se
vens;-Schuylkill Navigation -sixes, 1852, sold- at 88X
Union Canal sixes were steady at 25: Donaldson Im
provement sevens rose X.
Reading Railroad shares rose X; Huntingdon and
Broad Top rose 34; Camden and Atlantic preferred 3/„
Long Island 34; Pennsylvania ; Elmira preferred sold
at .533‘; Little Schuylkill at 503 f ; Camden and Amboy
170; Philadelphia and Erie at 26; Catawiisa was in
active, 79f bid, 23X for the prefeired;"ls was bid for
North Pennsylvania: Passenger railways were active;
Seventeenth'-and Nineteenth rose T ; arch- street 34;
Tenth and Eleventh X; 29 was bid for Girard; 57-for
Chestnut and Walnut.
Schuylkill Navigation preferred was active and steady
at 27©2734. the common sold at 133400 . 1334 ; Union Canal
preferred sold at 434; Lehigh scrip at 453‘; Morris Ca
nal sold at 70; Wyoming at.: 24; City Bank eold at 4934;
Mechanics at 27X; Philadelphia at 12234; Worthern Bank
of Kentucky at 10414. The market closed stead Y-083, -
COO in bonds and 2,900 shares changing hands.
Drexel Sr Co. quote Government securities. &c..', as
follows
.
United States 80nd5,1881... ...... ......”-........1.08 6410.3i4
Certificates of Indebtedness 101 k( 101'i
United States 7 3-10 Notes 1)7 0107 1 / 4 '
Quartermasters' Vouchers IXt e a
Orders for Certificates of Indebtedness, Wdi X
Gold 14.5 a 146
'Demand Notes 145.1(01140‘4"
Certificates of Indebtedness. new ' 98).ig 99.. ' Li
Jay Cooke & Co. quote Goveinnient securities, &c., as
follows:
United States Sixes, 1881..
United States 7 3-10 Notes
Certiftaates Of Indebtedness....
Quartermasters' Vouchers. New
Demand Notes
Gold
Sales 6-20 s yesterday, $1.276,000.
The following is the statement of coal transported
over the Hazleton Railroad for the week ending May
30, 1863: _
Week. Previous: TotaL
Tons. Cwt. Tons. Cwt. Tons. Cwt.
•• 4,346 16 68,442 15 72,756 10
. 2,825 13 32,527 01 35,342 14
1,508 Ct 9 13,476 ta 20,9 M 11
Hazleton Mines
Cranberry
East Sugar Loaf 3,292 17 50,590 63 53,833 00
Council Ridge 2,233 19 43,277 10 45,456 09
Blount Pleasant 1;222 06 9,121 06 10,313 12
Ebervale .. -. ; . ..... 1,571 04 25,064 12' -26,635 16
Rarleigh 1,793 16 23,908 14 21,770 10
1,160 13 14,159 07 . 15,320.00
Jeddo 3,373 09 52,695 11 56,06900
Total 23,321 01 338,202 01 361,603 02
Corresponding periral
last year 21,181 07 218,547 05 239,731 12
Increase 2,136 14 119.734 16 121,871 10
The inspections of. Hour and meal in Philadelphia du
ring the week ending June 4,1863, were as follows:
Half. Barrels of Superfine 50/
Barrels of Superfine 14,779
• Do. Middlings' ' 23
Do. • Corw Meal 950
Total. - 1.6.000
The following are the comparative receipts of the
Suttruchanna Canal
To June I, 116.3
The New Jersey Railroid and Transportation Company
has just issueditireport for 1862, showing net earnings
of U 52,124, against $579,621 in 1861, and $670,721 in 1860.
The first four months of this year show an increase of
660,600 over same time last year.
The New York EveningTeiit of to-day says:
Money is easy,.and the demandlie moderate at S per
cent. on call: in exceptional casts the rates vary from 5
to 7 per cent., and we observelhat some heavy loans at
o have been.. Yeilusttarily repaid'by first-class brokers,
the lenders accepting their money reluctantly, because
of the uncertainty of - finding an equally eligible, tempo
rary investment. - -
The business of the Stock Exchange has been light,
and the interest has centred chiefly in Pittsburg,,Brie,
and Michigan Southern, , Border State bonds are steady.
Railroad bonds are firm, and. Government seem-Wes are
strong; registered IEBI are wanted at 101, and 1581 cou
pons-are firmly held at ICBX, with every prospect of a
farther advance.
A considerable amount of foreign capital is being in
vested in our national securities, but most of tbe ,orders
from abroad specify such old, well known securities as
the sixes of 1867 and 1868, or the fives of 1885.. 1871, and
3674. As these bonds are now firmly held by Investors:
and as the sixes of 1881 are also scarce, the current is now
setting towards the new five-twenties, , which, - being
comparatively cheaper, have already absorbed large
balances'. and contributed to keep down the price of ex-
The receipts for _five-twenties at the Sub Treasnry to
day are very large. Those of yesterday amounted! to
0869,700, while - the subscriptions through .Mr. Tay.
Cooke, and the various sub-agents who are in our chief
cities promoting the success of the loan, are also in-.
creasing.
Gold bearing certificates are in larger request at 101%
to 101%, and we note large transactions in new certifi
cates at 98%©80.
Prior to the first session gold was selling at 146 146%,
New York Central at 123@121 Erie at 97%@)97.Y. Harlem
at 100;0707, and Michigan Southern 783‘08% .
The following table shows the Principal movements of
the market as compared with the latest quotations of
Yesterday evening:
Er- a 69,1881. reg 104 - - 101
D. 6.65, 1881, con.. ..1085 10834 ••
U. S. seven•thirties....lo7X ' 107
MS. 1 year Certif gold-10135 - 101% ' • •
V. S. 1 yr. Cert. cnrr'ncy 98%, 98% • •
American gold - " 146%, 146%, ..
Tennessee 6s 6234 63
Missouri 6a 69% . - 69%:'
Pacific Pacific Mail - 18134 , 185..
N.Y. Centra1..........-122% 123% • •
Erie! 97%' 97% 1 ..
Erie .. 106 ..
Hudson.daiyer.. • • 138 134%
Harlem .. . ..... ..........105% . 106
Harlem preferred ' 107%5•55-'. 107 3i
Reading 11111 11.13 a"
Mich. Central ' 117% 118%
Mich. Southern .. ... . . 78% 78%
Mich. So. guar:— 116) 117 ..
Illinois Central .. . .. ....111 111 ..
Pittsburg 92 94
Galena 105 105% • •
Toledo.'. 112 111% %
Rock Island' 101% 1023„
Port Wayne 75 76
Prairie du Ch ion 49X 49
Canton. . ..... • ;84
Cumberland . 27" - 27%
- 27%
Chicago & Northwest'n 33% .. V.
Gold is dull. at 1463(5146%, and,.as there is less dispo
sition to Purchase on speculation, the transactions are
smaller than , venal.
Exchange in dull at 1590109%.
Phtlada. Stock Excl
[Reported by S. E.SLAYMAIEE
• FIRST I
26 Philadelphia 8k..122X
100 Arch- st R..... WO. 27X
200 do. - . . .cash. 27X
100 Sch N . Pf.b6wn&in 27X.'
200 d0....Pref..e30.
HO Wyoming Canal. 24
1500 Ponaldson Imp 7e. 60X
-60 - Phila SE Erie:R. b3O. 26
4 do cash. 25X
50 Readingß. .
65%
50 Morris Canal...hs. 70
5500 Parma be 103 . I
BETWEEN
3000 17n Cl 6s sep on 1)5. 25
•
17050 d0....Cp on b 5. 25
60 Union Canal, Pref. 4X
SECOND
100 Penna R 67X
26 City 8ank...., 4036 .
.150 Arch-st -R..... b3O. 273
160 do:, b3O. 27X
4000 U 8 6s-.1331 .103 X
100 Soh N Pf.. .s3Osvn. 27X
5 do.... Pref 2734
200 do .... Pref 030. 27%
210 do.... Pref 2736
100 do.— Pref.. b3l 27
200 do.... Pref ' 27
z.. 5 Elmira R Pref .... 53X
tO Long Island 3754
CLOSINGPRICES —STEADY.
. .
auge Sales, June 5.
R, Pl7.liadelphia Exchange.]
[WARD.
. .. •
10 Camden & AmMR.I7O
1500 City 6s.New C&P.105.X .
2300 do.-
.New C&P.IOBX
20000 Tin Cl6s Cp on b3O. 25
6000 do b 5.
17 Little Balmy R.... 60% .
Shwas' Bank 2734
20 N Ba Kentucky...lo42
100 Schuy Nay 133
11172 Schuy N6s " SSA
BOARDS.
•
BOARD.
50 Long Island R 'a%
3800 Many .1N 6s 1882.... 88#
1500 11 8 5-year Option.looK
.50 Cam &. Atlan Pref. 173 k
100 do 18
10000 Penna R 2d mert.loB
500 City 55....C&P.... 064'
3000 Reading 0s 1870....1088
25 &tiny' Nay .I.IIS
125 17th & 39 th-st R.... 1:311
7 Reading R •655;
20 Runtm &B T R.55..,M54
Bid. ..4.81.:e4.
II S6s 'Bl 108 108%
II S 7-80 Notes. • ..107 107%
American G01d..145 146
Phila Os old 105 10535
Do new los% 10835
Alle co 6s ..... 'B5
Penn ass 102% 103
Beading R ' 55% • 5574
Do bds '80.,110 -•112
Do bds '7O-106% 107
Do bdsiB6 conv.lll 114 •
Penns 67_ • 67%
Do DA nr65.1151 'll4
Do 2d in 68..107% 108
Little Schnyl B. 80% 51
Norris Cl' consol 70 71
Do x,rfd . 140
Soso Canal 15.%' 16
Do Os .. ... • • 64
Schnyl Nay 13% 18%
Do prfd 27 273 b
Do Os '82.... 68% ESN
Elmira R 36 37
Do pi fd 58 5334
Do 75'73....111'112
L Island 11 ex-dv 86% 87.34
Do bds • •
Phila Ger & Nor 50 5935
Lehigh Val R.... ..
- - .
N Peron R. 16 15M
_ id
B. Asked.
Do-
6s.- 95 96
Do lOO 117 120
Catawissa Con X
Do prfd 2 7 3 X 24
Beaver Mead R.. - -• .
Minehill R 6.5 K 66
Harrisburg R:: - . 67M , •
Wilmington R..... 72
Lehigh Nav 65.. • - • •
Do shares 56 68
Do scrip.... 4.5 M, 4534
Cam & Ankh R... 170 171
Phila. Sr Rrie6's• .102 10244
Sun St Brie 7s
Delaware Div... 4534 •46
Do- 'bds...
Spruce-street R.. 16X 17
Areh-streetß.... 27 27. M
Race•stret t
Tenth-street . 43 44_
Thirteenth-st R. 36 37l
W Philo R 69 6934
Do bonds... ..
Green-street R.. 44 47
Do bonds... • .
Chestnut-et R. •- 57 .59
Second-street 2. 80 .81
Do -bonds— - 310
Fifth-street R.... 42 • -63
Do 'bonds:---
Girard College R
Beventeenth-st R 1.3% 1.4 ;
Weekly Review of the Platad , a. 'Market*.
There is no newfeature in the produce markets,
and business generally continues dull. -Breadstulfs
ate neglected, and flour, - wheat, .-rye„ slid...corn. are
rather' lover. Coal I,every active, : and prices are look
ing up. Candles are'ivithout 'Change. Coffee continue's
very scarce and dull Sugar and molasses are firm at
Previous rates. Fish'sre held.' There is =redoing
iu forelailrult in domestic no change to notice.. - -Iron
.continues very dull.: There id a..fair , : business doing
at full pricSs. 'Naval sterns `ire better.
Oils, of- all kinds are Anil, ank,pricee rather lower.
There is a limited demand without change in priced.
There is' a modeiate deinand for. Clever Seed; TimothY
and Flaxseed are dull. Tallow is firmly held. Woo] :
continues dull. In' Dry • Goodethere is a better fooling,
and more:disposition Aooperate in staple cottons, hich
are held`for higher Prices.
FLU/K...There is very, little demand, either for export
or home use; sales coMpriae about 8 000 bashele„ititoti,
$5:7f.06 for superfine,: *6.25@6:50 for extra's, and $6 50
07.25 for common to good extra ;family. including 2,500
bbls: part , City ?Olin - on prlvate'terins. The retailers
and bakers are buying in a small way, at prices rasebirE
.10731010.5%"
.106 Y 3.1
1107
.101. h" 102
.99 ao 99%
. 9830 95
.145 0146
145 141146
$33,232.19
31,993 03
$1,240.1.6
A.dv, De•
%
1
Yi
1
A
300 Poona,
2000 do • • • •
100 Tenth & Eleventh. 413
-BO Lehigh Scrip 45.4
5,1863
from $5.75®6 for ennertne, $6 25®6.75 for extrad, $6 60
.@7. 50 for extra family; and.s $7. 75@56. ro bbl for fancy
brands, according to qua.ity. Rye Flour is offered St $5
bbl. Corn Meal , . is quiet; small sales are making - at
$4 20 for Brandywine, and $ll% &I for Pennsylvania I
GRAIN.—The offerings of wheat are light but fully'
exual to the demand.' Sales comprised about 28,000 bus
Penneylvanta and Western red at 1540158 e in store and
afloat, closing at 154igi155c. and white at from' 365g: 1 175a
per bus for common to prime. Rye sells at 100 e per bus
for Penna. In Corn there is very little doing; about
OCO bus sold at 86c for prime yellow in store and afloat,
and 83c for Western mixed. Oats are betters' about 21,-
000 bus sold at 73079 c for Pennsylvania, weight. Bar
ley and Dialt are nominally unchanged, bat there is
nothing doing.
The following are the receipts of flour and grain at t id
port during the past week:.
Flour
14,800 bbls.
Wheat.... 80,500 bus.
37 100 MCI
Corn
(MU
98.400 'bus.
PROVISIONS. —There is very little doing, and little or
no change to notice in prices; about 000 barrels Mess
Pork sold at $54035 bbl for new, and. $12.25 for old.
Beef Hams are steady at $17.50; country Mess Beef is
wow at - $122013, and city at casks. Bacon—There
a - xsood demand n or Rama; 500 sold 'at slAftgloKo
far plain, and RN @l2clor eovered; Sides are dull at 634 c,
and Shoulders at 81 , a50 lb. Green Mats — Thereis
nen:inch 'doings 60, 00 ..7J5 Shoulders sold at 5V 04 lb.
Lard continues dull, and prices are rather lower; 900
bbls and tierces sold at la:4loXe 00 lb; and 200 kegs at
sal.Ne 719 lb. Miller is flina,witti salede solid-packed
at lt s gi2c lb, the latter for prime New York; and Eggs
at 1 10c dozen.
METALS.—'The market' for Pig Iron continues sent
dull; 500' tons GI ey Forge Iron are reported sold at 532'
7 t3 ton. We quote? Anthracite at from $300353 4- tdari for
the three. numbers. Scotch Pig ?,8 held at 837038 14 ton,
cash. Manufactured Iron is• without change. Lead—
There is very-little stock here; we quote Galena at oc'7`,4
Pound. Covari—There is no change , to. notice' in sheath
ing or Yellow Metal. 4,
BARK. —There is less inquiry for Qiiercitron; and the
offerings light;:small sales of Ist No. Tare making at - $35.
7 . 4 ton. Tanner's Bark is comin in more freely e sales of
Cb et Met at 814: and Spanish. Oak at $lB "f cord.
CANDLES. —small sales of. city' and Western Ada—
mantine are making at ,18(g123c;• Tallow Candles are
quiet at 19@.15c.
COAL. —The market continues•very active; and dealers
generally have advanced their prices; large dales area
making for shipment-and home use..
COFFEE is dull, hat firm; small sales, of Rio at 300
31)4c. and Lagnayra at 33c; the stock is very light.
--
COTTON.—There Is soy little doing in the way of
sales. but prices have advanced; sales reach about 100
bales at 53®f 5c IR th for Middlings.
DRUGS AND GYES.—There is very littlh doing; small
sales of Bleaching Powders making at 4c; Blue Vitriol
at 19c; Indigo is held firmly; the stock is very light.
FEATHERS are dull and range from 96 to 49 cents.
FlSH.—There are very few Mackerel coming forward,
and they are held with increased - firmness ; - sales in lots
from store et $l6 to $2O for medium and extra- large No.
Is ,• 510.51011.50 for No. Is • $5.7536-for medium, and
$6. 76@i7 for large No. Is. There are very few Codfish
here, and new are held at 63.1. Pickled Herring are get
ting scarce and range from $2.5003'50 bbl, and 30@40e -
IR box for smoked. -
FRUlT.—Supplies of foreign have: been• coming for
ward more freely, and- two cargoes of Oranges and
Lemons have been disposed of from the wharf; part at
ssox 5.50 W. box and part on private terms. Raisins are
scarce and kohl firmly. In domestic fruit there is not
enough doing to establish quotations.
FREIGHTS are rather firmer, both to foreign and'
coastwise ports. Among the engagements to. Liverpool
were 1, 000 bbls Flour at Is 6d. and a vessel with Goal
Oil at 7s 6d; a brig was taken for Cork, and orders at
about the same figures. To London no engagement has
been 'reported; San Francisco freights are nominal;
small vessels suitable for the West Indies are scarce and
in demand at last week's rates. In Coat freights, no
change. To Boston the rates by the packets are 30c for
Flour; 7c for Grain, and 0306 c for measurement goods,
and St 75 to $3 50 for Pig and Manufactured Iron.
GINSENG. —There is very little here; we quote crude
at 90c. and clarified at $1 IS lb.
HEMP is very'quiet, their being but little stock here'
out of the bands of the manufacturers.
HAY-.is in etsady demand at 903095 c the 100 lbs.
RlCE.—There is but little stock to operate in, and the
sales have only been in a small way at 8% - @BXO cash.
SALT.—Prices are unchanged. The only arrival is air
importation of 890 sacks Marshall's fine, which was con
awned to a dealer.
. . .
SEEM—The market is fairly supplied with Clover
seed, and prime lots command t£5.50g5. 75 7 bushel. In
Timothy and Flaxseed there is not enougr doing to fix
-quotations; the latter is worth $2.50V bush.
SPlRlTS.—Foreign continues dull but firm; a cargo of
Brandy is going into store. N. E. Rum is steady at
65Cd66c. Whisky is heldless firmly;- sales - of 1,000 bbls
Pennsylvania and Ohio at 45@453(c, smalllots at 46c, and
drudge at 45@440 V gallon.
BIDES are dull; and the stock has been increased by.
the arrival of 3.4(0 African, and two arrivals of Lagnavra
snd Porto Cabello. The fernier were sold to go to New
York on private terms.
BOPS are dull, and sell only in a small way at 20021 e.
LUMBER. —There is a firm demand for all descriptions;
sales of yellow pine sap Boards at $20(422 00 Al feet;
white pine at $27W24; Scantling at $16(4)11; and Laths
from $l. 4141. 60 V There are but few Pickets here,
and prices of Shingles have not changed for some time
Past:
1110LASSES.—Thenaarket has ben quiet, and among
'the sales are a cargo of Trinidad, at about 4.5 c. and some
old and -new crop New Orleans, from 870045 c. mostly
cash.
NAVAL STORES are more active, and prices are bet
ter; sales of Spiritsbf Turpentine at .$3.503 55 p gallon;
and Rosin, which is scarce, at $24g2S bbl. Nothing
doing in Tar and Pitch to alter Quotations.
-
OlL.—Linseed is dull and lower; small sales at
SO. In Fish Oils these is very little doing.
Lard Oil ranges from - 80 to 87c for summer and winter.
Nothing doing in Palm or Olive Oil.
COAL OIL is rather firmer; about 3,000 bbls sold in
lots at 25@. 26c for crude ; 43(g4.5c for refined in bond, and
58@55.c. gallon free accordingto quality.
The following are the receipts of crude and refined
Coal Oil at this port during the past week: crude 8,300
bbls, refined 4.610 bbls .-
SD GAB. —There has been more inquiry, anti at the
close holders put up their quotations .I.igISO lh ; Sales
of in bbds English Island and Cuba at 9, 4 41:4/120. and
same-
Porto Rico at 154'e. on time.
SUMAC.--Two invoices of Sicily just arrived, and going
into store.
. -
TALLOW is dull; - small sales city-rendered at ILY,g
1136 c, and country at 103501033 c 711 h.
TEAS.—Greens are held with more firmness, in conse
quence of the destruction of a cargo by. pirates. •
TOBACCO. —Leaf is dull and drooping, but manufac
tured is scarce and commands full rates.
WOOL.—There is rather more doing, and prices are
unsettled, with small sales at 60095 c, nett. The new clip
will open high.
New York Niarlcetg. Jime 5.
SAES are quiet and steady 'at $8 for Pots, and $9. 621i'
for Pearls.
BREADSTUFFS. —The market for State and Western
Flour is dull, and 5 cents lcwer. ' '
. . . .
The sales are 7,800 bbls at $.5.15®5 30 for superfine State;
$5. BCW 20 for extra do; *5 3005..40 for superfine Mehl-.
can, 1 ndiana, lowa. Ohio, etc. ; $5. 5006.15 for extra do,
including shipping brands of round-hoop Ohio at $6.15@
6.25, and trade brands do at $6 3007.50.
Southern Flour is quiet and in favor of the buyer; sales
650 bbls at $5.508)7.10 for superfine Baltimore, and $7.15
®0.35 for extra do.
Canadian Fleur is - dull and 5 cents lower; sales 560
bids at $5.55®6.05 for common, and $6.2C®7.75 for good
to choice extra.
- .
Rye Flour is inactive and selling, at 23.7505.25 for the
range of fine and superfine.
Corn Meal is in moderate demand and steady; we quote
Jersey at $4.25; Brandywine 24 55; Caloric 21.50; Pun
cheons $22, •
•
. -
Wheat is less active, and one cent lower. The sales
are 45.000 bushels, at $1.2101. 43 for Chicago spring;
$1.3101.44 for Milwaukee Club; $1.4501..48 for amber
jowa; $1.4801.54 for winter red Western; and $1.555
1.55 for amber Michigan,
Rye is dull at sl©l 01. •
Barley is inactive and entirely nominal.
Oats are quiet and dull, at 78W52 for Canada, Weaiern.
and &a ie. .
- .
Corn is one cent lower. with less doing. The sales are
MATO bushels, at -77079 c for old mixed Western. and
720)76c for new do. -
Beans are selling at ea 35 for mediums,' ands3.4s('
. 3.60 for lifarrowfats.
Peas are dull at M.lO-for Canada. '
CMCORY,—By auction 1,543 Bbags, damaged, sold at
3: 4 4'@ACc.
COPPER.—American ingot is quiet and. firm at ale.
Naval. STORES. — Spirits Turpentine are firmer„with
sales at $3.60. Rosins are higher, and emoted at s26®
36 for common to fine No. 1.
- • • • • • - •• •
GUNNY RA.Gs are quiet, with sales of 50 bales on pri-
Take terms.
Gunny CLOW( is dull. and nominal at 15, - -
FIRE CRACKEEB:—We notice sales of 500 boxes Nof 1
Canton at .nB5, and 9,000 boxes do on private terms.
PHILADELPHIA BOARD OF TRADE.
GEORGE N. TATHAM,
WM. L. REBN COMMITTEE OF THE MONTH
BEN.T. MARSHALL, _ .
LETTER BAGS
AT THE MBRCHANTB' EXCHANGE, PHTLADIELPHIA,
Ship Coburg, Gibson LiverpooL. soon
Bark .Arnertean. Christian Barbadoes, soon
'Bark Guiding Star..Bearse Liverpool. soon
Barque' Thomas Dallett, - . Duncan, Lagnayra and
Porto Cabello, soon
Schr Greenland, Evans Havana, soon
Schr Horace E Brown, Rice St Thomas. soon
Steamer Whirlwind St Thomas, Tune 9
MAIL FOR THE ATLANTIC SQUADRONS. —The United
States steamer kfassachusettq will sail on Saturday, Gth
inst., for the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron, com
municating NV t h vessels off Wilmington. N.C. and will
take letters and-packages for ollicers and men if sent to
the Navy Yard - before that day.
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
PORT OF PIRLADELPITLA., June 6,1863.
SUN RISES,- •-• .4 32-511112.5
HIGHWATER -......„.- 6 21
Ship Sebastopol, &Pill, 3 days from New York, in bal..,
last to J E Bailey & Co.
Bark Martha (Norw), Evenson, from Antwerp March
23. in ballast to captain. • - -
Brig C M Carver, Pendleton. 15 days from Black River,
Ja. with logwood, &c, to D N Wetz tar & Co.
Brig Thos Owen. Pettingill, 4 days from New York, in
ballast to J•E & Co. '
Brig Daniel Boone. Seger. 8 days from Cardenas, with
sugar and molasse to S & W Welsh. - "
Brig South Boston (Br), ,Lane, 16 days fromßarbadoes,
with sugar and molasses to Thomas Wattson & Sons
vessel to Van Horn, Woodworth•& Co. '
Brig Jos Crosby, Parker. 10. days from St John, NB,
with laths and pickets to M Trump & Sons.--_
Schr Belgrade (Br), Leblanc, 20 days from Charlotte
town, PEI, with oats to Van Horn,,Woodworth & Co.
Bahr Sarah - Caroline (Br). Hunt, 20 days from Char
lottetown,PF I, with oats to Van Horn.Woodworth & Co.
Behr L &-- R Smith, Smith, 6 dayS from Boston, with
ice to Thos E Cahill
Schr Village Gem, Atkins, 6 di'ys from Boston, with
.mdse to captain.
Behr Governor- Burton, Peacock. 7 days from Port
Royal, in ballast to Noble, Caldwell & Co.
Behr Luther Child, Kelly, 6 days from Boston, in bal
last to captain..
Behr Mechanic, Dolbow, 1 day from Odessa, Del, with
corn to Jas L Bewley & Co.
Schr- Mary, Rickards, 1: day:from Cameo. Del. with
wheat tojas L Bewley & Co.
Schr John Whitby, Henderson, 1 day from Odessa,
Del, with wheat to Jae L BewleYA Co, --
Schr H Barratt,. Denby, 1 day from Smyrna, Del, with
corn to Jas Barratt St Son..
Schr George, ConoVer, 1 day from Smyrna. Del,
with corn to Jas Barratt & Son.
Schr Planter; Fowler, 1 day from Leipsic, Del, with
grain to J B Palmer.
Schr Kate Kallahart, Hagen, from Fortress Monroe.
Schr Mary & Elizabeth, Cordery, from Providence.
Schr S Weldin, Springstead. from Port Royal..
Schr P A Sanders, Somers, from Beaufort.
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Schr N B T Thompson, Endicott, from Beaufort.
Schr Alexi sung. Young. from Port Royal;
Schr Wm Loper, Bobinson, from Pawtucket.
Schr Minerva, Brooks, from Pawtucket.,
Schr C Moore, Ingersoll, from Bridgepot..
Schr P Cox, Houck, from Medford.
Bohr C M Neal, Henderson, from Boston. ~
Schr Mary titan, Case. from Greenport:
Steamer Georgians, Pearson,- 30 hours from Ports
mouth. Va, with 300 men of the 25th New Jersey Volun
teers, Colonel Durham. The steamer Swan was to sail
two hours after with WO more of the same regiment.
Steanter — Fanhie.:Fenton, 24 hours`from' New - '4ork.
with mdse to NV M.Baird & CO: -
Steamer Mars, Nichols; 24 hours from New' York,with
mdse to W hi Baird & Co.
Steamer Concord. Norman 24 hours front New York,
with masa to Wm hl Baird & Co.
Steamer David Utley, Phillips, 24 hours from N York,
with mdse to W M Baird & Co. - "
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Steamer-Alida, Robinson, 24 hours from New York,
with mdse WP . Clyde. York
BELOW. - _
Bark Lady Wines, Cowan, from Liverpool.
CLEARED.
Bark Victoria (Br), Christian,- Barbadoos. Thomas
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BBark geajle es PrtS rain do
t ae Bryant,Yanaca,q Bailey
Ketch - Commerce, Barn es..Mayagnez. -JMason &Co. •
' Brig Belle Of the Bay, Bolger, New Orleans, Work=
Brig San Antonio, Jackson,. New Orleans, -Tyler,Stone
;Brie Veiandali, Stevenson, - Londonderry, R Taylor
Schr G KiMorn, NorwooC - Boston, Penna Coal Oil Co.
Sebr N B T Thompson, Endicott, Boston, Hunter, Nor
. .
"ct st•
Scbr C Neal. Henderson. Boston, as nor, rekr!
ey
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Schr J S Weldin,Springstead.Bostoxf,E R Sawyer& Co.
Scbr Minerva, Brooks, Pawtucket, do
Sob/ Mary & Blizabetb,.. Cordory, , ' Providence, 11 H.
Powell.
A-Sanders, -Somers; -Marblehead, Blakistom
Sebr Wm Loper,4tobinson: Lynn,-.e ',r,_
Scbr Wm P Cox„ Houck, Medford, do
Scbr C Moore, Ingersoll, (Jhelum, Sinnielcson St Clover.
Echr Mary tiler), Case. Nantucket, L Andenried & Col
Parr Kate Kallahan, Hagen, Alexandria, Tyler, Stone
Scbr Skenton, Corkrin. Alexandria, do '
*car Gov Burton, Peacock, Salem, Noble, Caldwell
Schr R STaylor,Taylor, Alexandria. A G Cattell & CO!
Steamer...li Willing; Dade. Baltimore. A Groves, Jr.
Sir Beverly, P erce, New York, W P Clyde.
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(Correspondence of the Philadelphia Exchange.)
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New York,
DeL . June 4.
The ship Sebastopol, from New York, passed up yester
day afternoon. The steamer Decatur and ochre Eivanset.
Marietta Baud. Alex Law.!Charmer, Mary Jane; and H
Rutter, loaded with-hay , straw, and grain, for Witatt.
ingtoi,,paased to sea-:last evening.. About thirty Wirt
-came to harbor last hi t,'"and remain up to this thne
-7% AM. Wind NE; wEathox,clear.
'Yours. &c • - AARON MARSHALL.
(Correspondence of The Press.)
READING, June 3.
The following boats from the. Union Canal passed-inte
the Schuylkill ,Cunal to-day,, bound to Philadelphia.
laden and consigned as follows: ' ~
'1) W- Bennett, Oen Lane, and Elias, lumber to Malone
& Trainer; Warrior Ridge and - E B Purcell, grain to A. G
rotten A: Co; J Brown. lumber to John Craig; General
Booker, do to Samuel Bolton; H F Durrlidl, do to captain.
(Correspondence of the Press) •
WDE 'OR AC IL ,
The steamer Wyoming left here - this morning with the
followingboats in tow, la , en asataaasigasd as
follows. -
Palterson & Lippincoct, with. - lumber to Patterson &
Lippincott; Ann BlirWdo to Dar, Saber 41i.Ggi; braggid.
do to D Taylor. • •••• •,.., .
- " .4!Di irhs--•••47.
Marine ,News.
Oxen RACE, June g....-The steamer North Ame
rican, from Quebec for Liverpook - praMed here last
el'entng.
NEW YORE, June s.—The steamer Northern
Light, from Aspinwall, with "i,he California mails
auad specie, arrived this afternoons -•••
NEW YORK, June s .—Arrived, ship Roger A.
Man, from Liverpool.
CITY ITEMS.
PATENT PARAFFINB V ARtrism—We
invite attention to, the Advertisement in another
column of our paper to-day, over the signature of
George S. Page & Bro., 'respecting the efforts that
have been made to palm an imitation upon the pub
lie, to the detriment of the celebrated "Patent Pa.
yaffine Varnish," manufactured by the above firm,
and sold in this city exclusively by their authorized
ag,mits, Messrs. Hulburt & Co., No. 240 Arch street.
We have taken pains to examine the Paraffin Var
nish, and inquire from reliable authority as to its
merits,, and find that its reputation as a durable,
quick-drying, brilliant, and economical application
for imparting a glossy black coating on wood or
iron, is .unequalled by any other varnish in use.
Messrs. I.":olburt & Co. No., 240 Arch street, are
well known in this community as honorable and re•
liable metal, ants, and we congratulate Messrs. Page
& Brother up, on having placed their invaluable pa
tent article in such excellent hands. Their stock of
the Paraffine 'arnish now on hand is large, so that
they are enable. 41 to supply all orders for it with
promptness and t. lespatch.
GRAND FLOW AL FAIR FOR THE BENEFIT
OF tun Sorminns, —On Monday afternoon, the Bth
in s t an t, a grand Fl oral Fair for the benefit of the
sick and wounded so.'diers will open at Concerti:lan,
Chestnut street, abol 're Twelfth, to continue open
one week. Among th e Board of Counsellors who
have lent the weight o f their names to insure the
suceess.of this humane i ted praiseworthy enterprise
are the Efon. Mayor of .3‘./r city and a large number
of our most wealthy and influential citizens. We
have no dlinbt the Fair will he in all respects worthy
of its-noble object, and that'Arar people will respond
to this agreeable appeal for the sick and wounded'
soldiers with characteristic promptness - and libe
rality.
PROTOGRV.PUT, as: a science; owes more.
for the perfeetton to which it :tuts been brought to
the house of-Messrs. Broadbent &Vo., (now Wends
roth & Taylor,) , Nos: 912, 914, and 916 Chestnut"
street, than to any_ other firm in this country, per
haps in the world. Being artists themselves, they'
have had the sagacity and skill to bring all the helps'
of science to bear iapon the perfeCtion of `this in
yaluable art. Thelconsequence is, that to-da4their
pictures, of elf Bikes- and in every style; are quoted
in all the large cities both here and in Europe, as
the finest specimens -of Photography; in its various
departments, that have ever been produced.
•
THE NEW lIZON-CLADS.—Fifteen new'
keels, all of new light-draught armored vessels, are
now laid in different parts of the country, and in s•
few weeks- the• frames-will be up. Those vessels
which may be finished - in six months will be paid for
at the rate of 03 . 95,030' each, and those in nine
months, $380,000. Efforts are made
by private par
ties to import iron for 'miscellaneous purposes, in
order to use all home stuff' on the vessels. In five
weeks, it is announced', the Department - will decide.
as to which class of• ocean vessels it will build. The
Department has already decided that the supply of
coal for these vessels, when finished, shall be- fur
nished entirely by Mr. W. W. Alter, of this . citp,
from his great yard,. Ninth street, above Poplar.
The Government will save millions of dollars by
this arrangement.
BEAUTIFUL EXHIBITION OF FBUITS.—
Mr. A. L. Vansant, all day - yesterday, displayed in
front of his confectionery establishment, Dant/band
Chestnut streets, a rich array of dwarf grape vines,
in fruit, and hundreds of , o.ur citizens halted to ad
mire the immense purple clusters suspended from
the delicate stems. We advise alljwho can, to see
this beautiftil display, befbre it is removed. Torr.
Vansant's stock of French- and American Connec
tions is also unsurpassed in this country.
FINE SUMMER CONFECTIONS.-31eSSIH.
E. G. Whitman & Co., No: 318 Chestnut street, next
door to Adams & Co.'s Express, have nowready
their choice SuMmer Confections, embracing,
besides a great variety of the most luxuriant articles
in their line, a number of delicious preparations that
are highly popitlai for their medicinal , properties.
These gentlemen use only the purest materials in
manufacturing, and have deservedly the reputation
of making the most elegant confections that are
made in this country, which they sell at prices no
higher than are usually charged for goods much in
ferior in quality. They are enabled to do this.front
their being the most extensive operators in this
department of our trade and manufactures.
A roru - LAit ENPORIUM OF ART.—The
admirers of the beautiful in art will find much to
gratify their taste and fancy at the popular Photo
graphic Gallery of Mr. F. A. 0. Knipe, No. 9OBArch
street, above Ninth. The specimens of copies from
fine engravings.which Mr. Knipe has executed are,
beyond question, the most perfect that have yet been
made. His reputation for plain, untouched photo
graphs, especially in:the larger sizes, is also securing
for him an immense patronage.
SUMMER CLOTEING AT MODERATE PRICES.
—XesSIS. C. Somers & Son, No. 626 Chestnut street,
under . Jayne's Hall, are now surprising their nu
merous> customers by their astonishingly moderate
prices for fast-class ready-made clothing, as com
pared with the prices charged by other manufactu
rers. Their styles of Clothing, moreover, are unsur
passed by any other establishment in the country,
the chief reason of their moderate prices-being found
in the fact that they are their own importers, and
have long since determined on selling at thesmallest
possible advance. All who patronize this house,
whether judges of goods or not, may rely upon get
ting the full value of their money.
A BEAUTIFUL ASSORTMENT OF BOYS'
STRAW HATS, Caps, and:Jockeys are now closing
out at Wood & Cary's, No. 725. Chestnut street, et
reduced prices.
-A FINE STOCK OF GENTLEMEN'S FUR
NISHING Goons, including the most comfortable
and best•fitting Shirt of the age, will be found at
George Grant's, No. 610 Chestnut street.
FOR MILITARY feIDINISRING GOODS of
every description, suitable for Army and Navy offi
cers, go to Charles Cal:ford& Son'somderthe Conti
nental Hotel. ,
MESSRS. WOOD &CARY No. 725 Chest
nut_s
street, have now in `store an elegant line of
Ladies , Walking Hats, both white and colored, of
the most beautiful styles.
SEASONABLE HATS AND CAPS FOR GEN
TLEMEN AND YotrTu.—An elegant stock of these at
Oakford & Son's, under the Continental Rotel, at
moderate prices..
SMOKED AND SPICED SAEITON. —Me ssrs.
Davis & Richards (successors to the late C. EL Matt
son), dealers in fine family groceries, Arch and Tenth
streets, have just received a fresh supply of smoked
Salmon, large and handsome, together withthe finest
quality of Spiced Salmon, a very delicate article for
the table.
A PERFECT SEWING MACIIINE for manu
.
lecturing Purposes (No. 9) at forty-five dollars, of
the fullest capacity, and very rapid, at Grover &
Baker's, 730 Chestrittetreet.
A RARE Bugh-Ess CHANCE !=NEWS
PAPER ESTABLISHMENT NOR SALE.—See advertise•
went under.." Special Notices !" Speedy applica
tion may be advantageous.
CERTIFICATE ,OF CIIRE.—READ ! READ !
RaAn !—This certifies that I was, for the space of
eighteen years, - aftlicted with bad ps, was unahle to
sit down with eomfort, and whenever 1 appeared in
the streets I was noticed and laughed at by the
ladies, and the affliction continued until mortification
set in, when I was recommended by a friend to try
Charles Stokes & Co.'s one-price, under the Conti
nental, when one snit . _ of black clothes completely
cured me. - (Signed.) DE JONES.
SPADES TEITAIPS.— opaaes are trumps
with Gen. Grant about this time. That energetic
comMander, finding that the rebel works about
Vicksburg were not to be taken by direct assault,
has taken to digging, and he is securing himielf
against counter-assaults. His men have worked
with great zeal, in -some instances using their tin
plates for shovels, and throwing up entrenchments'
with trenchers. Such soldiers deserve success, and
they will be rewarded with a restored Union, a
*indicated flag, and universal free
,trade at the
Brown Stone Clothing Hall of Rockhill Sr. Wilson,
Nos. 603 and 606 Chestnut street, above Sixth.
NATIME is a great believer in compensa-.
lions. Those to whom she sends wealth, she sad
dles with lawsuits and dyspepsia. The poor never
- indulge in wookcock; but they have a style of appe
tite that converts a number one mackerel into a
salmon, and that is quite as well. And it is also
within their power to enjoy the -luxury of a hand
some suit of summer garments from the econoMical.
Clothing establishment of Gjanville stokes, No.
609 Chestnut street.
Window . I `
Window
Window ~.
Shades
Shales
Shades
Shades
BroWn
Brown
Brown
Brown
Shades.
Shades.
Shades.
Shades.
Shades.
Shades.
Shades.
Shades.
Gilt
Gilt
Gilt
Gilt
Shades.
Shades.
Shades..
Shades..
141 T ChestnVat. greet,
1408 Chestv.at sireet..
1908 Chi*Jaut street.,
isoB Che'dtnut street.' ' je6-2t
. Sir s, or "loose covers, the
moat fasbionat4e, ova and made by practical (male
or. female) artists.. H.ollandsi-ohintres,And linens,
fOislips, always :On Mind, at low prices. W. Henry
~ /itteres WeEl7T.faid - Upholstery Store,l4oB Chestnut
street. -.. .. ~ :jefidt
TEN P'cm - LARs TtETA_RD IF TRH. INDIAN
rfxßß Dbr., , rov. from Canada 'fills to describe disease
and tell :
,Yls patients the nature of their complaints
or ill') eis;Witliout‘ receiving any infOrMition freak
Niro charge foi olivine or consultation.
No. 333 bliesintiiltreet; below. Fourth. je2-etts
PArrEN",