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CITE Vrezz.
THURSDAY, MAY 26, 1864
:FORNEY'S WAR PRESS,
, FOE. THE WEEK ENDING MAY 28, 1864.
I. MONA - VINO. ideade's Army Crossing the Rani
clan, May 6th.
11. POETRY. —" The Reaper's Dream," by. T. Bu
chanan Road—" The Bayonet Charge' '—"T he Child,"
shy Kane .o'Dennel — " Col, Robert G. Shaw' '—' ' The
Days of Battle'l—" Hymn," by Alice Cary-" Th-
Kalif of Baldacea," by Longfellow.
111. "AT LAST," an Original Sketch, by Miriam
!IV. SCRAPS OF SINGED SENSE. •••Itly, Spring Cant-
Pnign; by Minnie Midweek • . .
Y. EDITORIALS. —The War—The Campaign in Lout
- Mena—The - New Draft—OurCharities—Bandages fur the
Wounded—The. Death of. Nathaniel , Hawthorne—Our
National Debt7Tbo - Reconstruction of Status—Meyer
beer-The Hour and Day'yho Situation in Europe—
The Forged Proclamation—Spanish Designs on Porn-- - -
Steam and Coal Oil—Opening Day of the Great Fair—
Help the Wounded.
'VI. LETTERS OF ." OCCASIONAL " •
VIL CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.
Yin. THE W,1.1d. IN VIRGINIA. —Official Gazette—
Victory in Vivginitt—Grant's Army Cr - ossintt the North
.Anna-The March Toward Richmond—The Battle of
Drury'sßlutf.
IX. THE SPAR IN GEORGIA.—The Battle of Resitea.
X. OUR PENINSULA LETTERS. —Exploi ts of Gen.
'E"itutz's Cavalry.
: • XL: OUR CHARLESTON HARBOR LETTER.
'T'reparations—Bom bard men t of Sumpter.
XII. LETTER FROM TURKS ISLAND.—The Salt
'lslands—Steam Communication with the United States
—Blockade Running. Sawed. •
usTS OF WOUNDED PENNSTLY ANS ANS.
- ITV. THE FORGED PROCAMATION.OUIciaI De
spatches—Arrest of the Forger. .•
Xy. COMMUNICATIONS , —The Mendacity of Shwa
hOldei'S—Tho Pennsylvania Reserve&
'UI RELIGIOUS MATTERS.
XVII, CITY INTELLIGENCE.—Domestic Markets—
Arrival s of WoundedLocts re by Dr. Morho ty, Ac.
XVIII. CHESS DEPARTMENT.—Lessons for Learn
ers: No, 1, with Explanatory Diagram—The ifforPhy-
Deacon QUestion—Problem , -Chesn in Phlladolithie, in
Illinois, in Brussels.
(Note. —We call attention to the series Of lesSiins upon'.
Chess, cOminenced in this week's paper.) • .
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TUE IVAII.
The Army of the Potomac has so far ad
vanced, by nightfall of the 24th inst., We
may presume that General HANCOCK had
reached the South Anna river, \ hii ; ll is
Some distmice beyond the North Anutt,
upon which the last battle took place,
and not far front Hanover. The army
is necessarily thtigued with the con
tinuous marching and fighting of this se
vere campaign, but uo such statement is
needed in apology for the enterprise of
General. GRANT. Our veterans will still
press on, taking from their own hardships
the assurance that the enemy suffers still
more. The Lieutenant. General states in
his despatch, on information acquired
from prisoners, that LEE'S soldiers are
discouraged ; and this NW e need not doubt,
ven were it without the sanction of so
prudent a commander as GRANT.
The report from Gen. BUTLER'S depart
ment is still encouraging.. For ,thee ninth
time the rebels have been repulsed in as
saults upon our entrenchments ; and it is
not improbable that they have abandoned
the vain and disheartening effort against
the position of BUTLER, to meet the more
pressing exigencies of LEE. Gen. Frrz
nuort LEE'S attack upon the black troops
of General WILD is a refreshing episode in
the operations on the Jfunes. The cox
combical message of the nephew of the
4 ' great General LEE," and his ,cruel and
insulting threat of
.massacre, all most ap
propriately revenged by the defeat of this
high-spirited cavalier, will be remembered
to the glory of our colored soldiers.
The Press and the Army.
The circular: of .Gencral SnERINAN in re
ference to correspondents `with the army
suggests a 'a or two in relation to a
very important subject. When this war
began it was found that the demand of the
people for news was so great that it would
be necessary for every newspaper that
made any pretensions to tact or reliability
to send competent men with every army.
.knew.classof writers thereupon came into
existence. They had never been known
upon the newspaper press. In times of
peace, when we desired a correspondent to
go on special missions, to reSide, in -- a dis
tint city, or to take care of our interests in
Washington'or HarriS.burs; or New York,
'we selected a quick, ready-witted man, a
capable writer, and fully acquainted with :
the details of his business. - When the war
came it required another Order of men. It
- was not to be expectedthat could find
those proficient in the art of war Such
- nen could not be fqund to command all of
4our armies, and where we failed the Go
vernment failed. What we required were
alien of - common sense, with a reasonable
:amount of bravery, daring, bold and
, energetic, not carried away. by panicS,-
:nor apt to be easily frightened.. -- Such men
were sent into the army. They found•
themselves in a new *oricV and among a
new class of, men. They..foUnd theniselYes
ln the ossesSion - Of a.vaat, pOwer ; for they,
represented a public. opinion before whlth
eVery-soldier was compelled to bow for ap
probation.• They dispensed fame. As they
spoke, a nation shouted, and their sharp,
cager, busy pens awarded honor, and dis
lioner,, glory and shame. They, neverthe
less, formed an outside class. They were
notrecognized- as soldiers. :
. If a general
;happened to be a gentleman, their.fare was
pleasant. If lie happened to be a man of
wrath and arrogance, and ov&whelmed
with the dignity of his class, their position
was far from being enViable. Still the car
.
- respondents managed to hang on to the
army;- feasted by some, hated by others,
and feared byall.
The systeth of army correspondence has,
as a getLeral thing, been a success. There
have been good correspondents and bad
correspondents, just as we see good and
bad in everything. We submit, however,
that, as a' system, it does not deserve
the harsh phrase of General *REIMAN,
who Speaks of them as "a clasS of men
who will not take a musket and: fight, but
who follow an arniy to pick up news tor
sale," and " who are more used to bolster
up idle and worthless officers than to 110-
- lice the hardworking and Meritorious."
We do not doubt there are Men connected
with the press whose conduct renders them
liable to this charge, just as there are men
in the army who disgrace their uniforms.
it would be as unjust to speak of the army
tie a combination of - cowards and boasters,
beeause such men exist, as it :is to speak
thus of the representatives,:of the press.
'Fiver since the war began there has been a
disposition to ignore and despise the press,
it As difficult for a gentleman to remain
the army without being subjected to the.
Olence of pretentious officers. When a
31ewspaper correspondent writes what is
false let, him be sent away, for no respeo
table journal desiressuch a man's services.
The-people, however, are as well served by
those Who go to the army and 'give them
tidings of their friends and brothers as they
lirehy officers and soldiers, and as a class
the gentlemen of the press will rank as
high as the gentlemen of the army.
THE RELIGIOUS CONVENTIONS. - The
unanimous anti-slavery tone -of our reli
k,riousConventions is one of the important
manifestations of the hour. Nearly a half
-dozen religious Conventions, now meeting
in Philadelphia; have placed upon the re
cord of the Church the entire aversion of
our religious sentiment to :the system of
slavery, and haVe given their first and most
earnest efforts to -the overthrow of what
prestige or influence'slaVery may still have -
among'us.•. The power of the Church, in
this respect, amounts to a fiat of excom
animication against the great offender who
'Ms violated- moral,' political,. and Ml
.tural law. This result is:not sUrprising,.
but we accept it heartily. It shoWs
that the war has thoroughly taught the
.B Oral sentiment of the cOuntry 'that, if'
:Morel could be demanded of the Church,
even more would be given to the cause
which has Income a religion itself, and it
is likewise fio mean pledge for the future
cif charity and freedom. Whoever again
OsumesyLpostleship for slaVery will in vain
apply for shelter in the, Church and for,an
thority. in. the Bible. Other denominations
Fill follow the Christian example of their
neighbor creeds, and find response in the
entire moral religious sentiment of the
country. We thank the Christians of the
laud for their noble efforts of care for our
sick and wounded, and not less. must we
applaud the emphasis of their moral senti
ment. The Church has helped us to fight
our battles ; and surely, in serving Liberty,
it has not the less served God.
Marshal:-Von Wrangel's Brigandage.
The Con - inlander-in-chief of the Prussian
army which has invaded Denmark, with
out the sli,ghest, justification—legal, moral, . 1
or national—is Marshal VON WRANGEL;
the same who headed a similar operation,
in the same place, in April, 1848. At that
time, while - the Prussian ariny did this to
.aid the insurgents in Holstein and Sch
wig, the Cabinet of Berlin issued a hypo
critical declaration that their 'invasion WtlS
" With no intention of invading the rights
of the King of Denmark" just as a high
iltyman might meet an unarmed traveller
on a lonely road, present a pistol to his
head, With the usual" Your - money - or
yintr purse," relieve him of all his cash,
abscond with his hat, coat, and' shoes,
and al - bin, all the time, that he had not
the slightest intention of invading any or
hie• rights. in 1848, the Pritssituis, hav 7
lug an overpowering force on land, oh
:Mined various successes in Danish terri
tories, but the Danish GOVernment retorted
by laying an embargo on all German l'es-
SelS in their hathor, reasserted - their ancient.,
iii a ritithe superiority on the Northern Ocean,
swept the Prussian flag from the (wean,
blockadedthe Prussian harbors, and almost:
annihilated their foreign trade. On the
other hand, VoxlVitAxam,,- gaining a great
- victory, at Danewirke, - near Schleswig, fol
lowed it up by dividing his artily, One half
occupying Schleswig, and the oilier taking
possession of Jutland, part - of Denmark
proper, and which had not been in .any
way mixed Up with the dispute about the
Duchies.
In the Same year Vox WitANOET, ShOWed
that he took NAPOLEON Cas his example
n some respects. The- late King of Prus
Sia, who had yielded to the national de
mand and eranteti a liberal Constitution to
his subjects, becOming frightened at having
made this one step towards their liberty,.
resole ed to talte back-the Constitution he-
had solemnly sworn to maintain ; and placed
VON WRANOEL, ai tlie head of 50,000 sol
diers, in possession of Berlin. With little
delay, Vox Wit:\xorm, imitating Ouvrint
CROMWELL'S dissoltition or the Long 'Par,
liament, - and Box,VeAnra's dissolution of
the . Conneil of Five Hundred, :is fOreibly
broke up the National Assembly - . of Prussia,
thereby restoring that Absobitisth which .
the King, his master, (the gentleman who
subsequently manifested such a prodilce
lion for the sparkling wine of the Widow
Clicquot,) so strongly desired, and threw
back the cause of liberty in Prussia.
The other point in Which Vox WRANGEL
imitates the founder of .the Napoleonic dy
nasty is in his plunder of invaded places.
NAPOLEON boasted that he always made -
- his wars pay - their own expenses, and
levied heavy contributionson the countries
and the cities Which he 'assailed. This he
did -in Austria and other . parts of Gernmny,
in the Hanse Towns in Portugal, in Spain,
in Switzerland, and, very largely, in Italy.
When he could not get money, he took
money's Worth, and thus crowded the
:Louvre with the riche.st spoils of art
from Italy, Spain, and Germany. All
this swelled the pride of France; because;
AS CHARLES PHILLIPS said, it tended to
Make Paris "the miniature metropolis of
the world." - There - came a day of restitu
tion. When NAPOLEON Was finally exiled,
a treaty was forced upon France by the
Allied Powers, by which, besicles main- .
tanning a foreign army of _occupation for
three years, .1,535;000,000. frands, (equal to
$307,000,000,) had to be paid to them to
defray . the expenses of the war, and for
the'spoliations inflicted upon them during
the twenty-years:contest which was ended
at Waterloo. - .
In 184 S, when VON WRANGEL led
an army into Jutland, he put the Na
poleonic theory into practice, and le
vied a contribution of two million
crowns from the unfortunate and unof
fending inhabitants, (not 700,000, all
counted,) and this - was proportionably
as great a levy as if•VON WRANGEL, having
invaded England, were to demand a him
/
dred millions sterling from John Bull.
The unforamate Jutlanders, who are poor
but, laborious, had to find the money, and
numerous families suffer to this day from
the impoverishing effects of this robbery,
against which all Europe cried " Shame,"
at the time. Now, sixteen yeais later, the
same cruel plunder is again put in practice.
Marshal VON WRANGEL modestly asks the
people of Jutland for a war contribution,
and has named £90,000, or $380,000, as the
first instalment. Comment is unnecessary.
The Pru.s.ian commander is not a gallant
soldier but a hoary brigand. Yet Europe,
and 'England especially, looks on, and, by
inaction, seems to allow, almost to sanc
tion, the crime. Since the partition of Po
land, there has not been any public act so
fiagitious.
StYMOtflt has taken part in
.the "suppressed newspaper" bUsiness
New York.. ge directs A. OkKEY HALL,
the District Attorney, to examine into the
case, and: see that the " offenders" are
pimished. This is very'simple, and if Go
vernor SEYMOUR thinks his duty calls on
hiM to do this, no one can make an objec
tion. In his letter, however, he indulges
in such :rhetoric as thiS : " What makes
New York. the heart of the country ?"
" Why are its pulsations felt in the ex
tremity of the land ?"—and something
more about " carrying our commerce upon
every ()dean, and bringing back to our mer
, chants the wealth of every clime "—all of
Which would do well enough in an Albany
newspaper, but reflects sadly upon the taste
of the Governor of New York. We trust
thiS. new move - of Mr. SEYMOUR will in
crease his chances for the Chicago,nomina
TILE DIPLOMATIC coin EsrominNen pub
lished in andther column shows that the
French Government is satisfied with the
straightforward statements of the Secre
tary of State, which, while they assure
France that no change in our foreign policy
is intended, virtually repeat the assertion
of the Monica Doctrine by the House of
Representatives. If statesmanship ever had
a' difficult task it is that which has been
imposed upon Mr. SEwAnn by the funGli.
invasion of Mexico.
IT 1$ snip tlipt several rebel generals have
been pitying taii:g on their real estate to
our officials in, Memphis, , This is a good
sign. When rebel generalS begin to give
their money to this Government it Shows
that they place a low :estimate upon their
allegiance to the rebellion.
IN Maryland the Fair for the Sanitary
CommisSion has netted $BO,OOO. In New .
York the receipts have amounted thus far
to $1,200,000, Cannot Philadelphia make
their contribution a million and a half?
WT . .; learn that at the Union Convention
of the:State of New York the sentiment is
almost unanimously in favor of -the re
noMination of President LuccoLw.
Out-door Sports and the sanitairy Com-
mission.
The season of out-door amusements is fairly be
gun, and that utilizing faculty, which'-is pro-emi
nently American, has already dedicated play to the
service of charity. Yesterday the first base ball
match of the season was played at the Olympic Ball
Grounds between the Athletic Club and a selected
nine from other organizations. Two thousand
'people • paid twenty-fivo cents each to seo this
exciting game, and as the proceeds are to be
given to the Sanitary Commission, the base
ball players have set a fine example.
The Philadelphia Yacht Club, we understand,
will give a grand regatta for the Commission next
Month. Other associations will no doubt follow in
-this good work, and to-day at 2% P. 141., another
great match will be played by the Athletic Club,
for the benefit of the Commission, against a strong
nine selected from seven of the beet ball clubs to
America, the Atlantic, Eckford, Baltic, Eureka,
Olympic, la - ystone, and Norristown. Thus unusu
ally strong play is expected from
. the presence of
some of the finest of American players, and it is to
be hoped that this movement of the lovers of out
door. sports will receive the heartyaid of all who
are interested in the successof the Fair, and the
popularity of : athletic amupcillollo.
LETTER FROM " OCCASIONAL."
WAsraNOTON, May 24, 1804
The Mexican question is so mingled with
our own troubles that it must form a con
staht subject for governmental thought
and action. It is not surprising, therefore,
that Congress shonld'be excited in regard
to it. But it may well be doubted whether
the Executive should be interrogated as to
hjs action since the unanimous, passage of
the resolution by the House of Representa
tives; declaring that the French occupation
of Mexico would be lookdd upon by this
Government as an unfriendly act, &c.
How the President -may respond to
the - second, resolution - of Mr. Davis, of
Maryland, Chairman of the Commit
tee ._ on Foreign Allhirs, unanimously
adopted by. the House yesterday, no
one can anticipate. The subject itself
is of groat consequence. Fronde is at this
moment the metentions dictator amang
civilized nations. However England and'
Continental :Europe may deny - it, the sha
dow orFronoll poWer under the sway of
Louis Napoleon darkens their best - hopes,
and -indirectly shapes .their chief poli
cy. It is equally the nature of Lhe
Frencli'.. people - and the unbroken Leach
ing of- bistoly, that no such domino- .
lion should last long. England, in fact, at
one extreme, and linssio at the other, are.
the a 01.11 3- two Powers - that - permanently
mould and manage the destinies of Europe,
When France stretches itslong arm across
the Atlantic and interferes with the rela
tions or Mexico, it is possible that this arm
may grow weak. At any rate, such an act
demands at the hands of the American
Executive extraordinary prudence and re
flection: - And it may be unwise to reveal
what tin.xecutil'e knows. 'The first duty
of lin American President is to the Repub
lic, and tiltd; PATO: be defended at all.hitzard t s.
.
OcONsioNAL.
FLAGS l'Olt TUN GIUSAT FA rrt.—Tho Committee
of Intiinal Arrangements desire the use or n largo
number of flags, of various sizes, for the decoration
of the Fair buildings, Those who are willing to'
loan them are, requested to ibrivai'd them to W. S.
Stewart.. 300 Market street, with name and addresil.
They will be returned at the close of the Fair. No
where elm the American nag wave more gloriously
and proudly than over the greatest of tuitional
charities.
WASIIINGTON.
WASHINGTON, May 26, 1864
ARRIVAL OF WOUNDED IN WASHINGTON.
The hospital steamer Connecticut arrived here
to-day from Trippahanneek . with 000 wounded on
board, brought down from Fredericksburg by, the
steamers Keyport and Lizzie Baker, under 'convoy
of several gunboats. •This precaution is found ne
cessary froth tho. fact that rebel cavalry and gueril
las line the shores of the Rappahannock. While
the Connecticut was taking on the wounded from
the. Rupert - and Baker, a - body of rebel cavalry
made their appearance at Tappahannciek; but the
gunboats brought their guns to bear nPon the ene
my, who retreated. The gunboats are yet engaged
in removing - torpedoes and other obStructions found
In the Rappahannock. The Keyport rim against
these elistruCtions on her way down, and stove in
her wheel-houSe and sprung a leak, but not enough
to disable her.
The Connectiout . had on board 150 wounded offi
cers, among whom Were Col. S. Bower, 10Stli New
York; Col. C. V. Deland, Ist Michigan; Cot. C.
Ewing, 4th New Jersey; Col. S. S. Carroll, BSth
Ohio; Col. R. Loris, sth Vermont;"Cot. S. W.
West, 17th ; 'Col. S. Conver, 10th Maine;
.Lieut. Col. W. L. Curry, 106th Pennsylvania ;
Lieut. COl. S. A, Moore, 14th Connecticut; Lieut.
Col. tF. Sawyer, 88th Ohio ; Lieut. Col. W. De
caay, 164th New York.
Last evening there were about 6,000 wounded re
.
maining at Fredericksburg, but a large number of
transports being in readiness, it was thought they
would all be removed by this evening.
Up to the present time about 1,000 commissioned
officers, of all grades, wounded in the late battles,
have been reported to the medical director's office.
XXXVIIIth CONGRESS—Ist SESSION
SENATE.
CASE OF . THE. BANK OF NEW ORLEANS.
Mr. JOHNSON presented the memorial - of the Bank of
New Orleans, praying to be relieved from the tax on a
certain portion of its circulation, issued in payment of
deposits made with them of Confederate bonds. They
represent that during the occupation of the city of New
Orleaus!by the Confederates, they were forced to take
such funds on deposit; but with the understanding,-that
they should repay iu like currency. After the occupa
tion by Gen.: Butler he compelled them to pay out in
gold and silver, or their own currency, which latter
was issued to the amount of a million of dollars for the
purpose. They ask the withholding of the tax, under
the national bank law, until they have had an opportu
nity of testing the lemtlity of the -matter. - The memo
rial-was referred to the Committee on. Finance. -
I==.l
Mr. SUMNER, from the Committee on Slavery and
Freedmen, reported the House bill with amendment,
subsrhuting therefor the. Senate bill. Ordered to be
printed.
TO PREVENT. COMMUTATION IN THE DRAFT.
Mr. MORGAN, from the Military Committee, re
ported a bill to prevent the discharge of drafted persons
by the payment of commutation, with au amendment
which provides that the provisions of this bill shall not
prevent the actual furnishing of substitutes. Boards of
enrolment must make drafts of the, required number,
and fifty per cent- iu addition. Notices may be served
in ten days or at any time within six months.
APPOINTMENT 'Ol , &EPICURE 'WITHOUT THE AD
VICE OP THE SENATE.
Mr. SPRAGUE offered the followingjoint resolution
TV/tenets. Large corps have been and are now being
organized in the military service of the United States
without the advice and consent of the Senate; be it,
therefore,
.Resolved, That the Coniinitrea on Military Affairs and
the Militia be and they are hereby directed to inquire
into the expediency of reporting a bill to the Senate re
quiring that all appointments in the service aforesaid
heretofore made, or which may hereafter be made,shalt
have the advice and consent of the Senate, as provided
by law in other cases; and that the commissions of all
officer: not receiving the advice and consent of tha Se
nate to their nomivations.chall expire with the present
session of Congress.
iaid that in the negro invalid eorps
the Government were appointing oilleerd without the
advice and consent of the Senate.
Mr. WILSON remarked that a bill was now in pre
paration for the reorganization of the Invalid Corps,
and good progress had been made upon it. He hoped
that the words inquire into the expediency ' ' would
be inserted in the resolution.
Tlie amendment agreed to, and the resolution
adopted,
ORGANIZATION OF COLORADO
Mr. WADE, of Ohio, from the Committee con Terri
tories, reported a hill to amend the act to enable the
people of Colorado to form a State Government. Ob
jected to, and laid over.
THE SIODX INDIAN DAMAGES
The House bill making an appropriation of StLS 000 as
an award for damages incurred by persons suffering
from the depredations of the Slows - . Indians was called
up by Mr. Wilkinson, and passed.
TELEGRAPHIC COAE3IITNICATION BETWEEN THE AT-,
-Mr. POMEROY, of Kansas, intrOduced a bill to in
crease the facilities for tele , z.raphic communication be
tween the Atlantic and l'acific- States and Idaho. Re
ferred to the. Committee on Commerce.
TDB NEW SENATOR <FAox ARKANSAS—IRS ELEC
9AvE QUALIFICATIONS.
Mr. LANE, of Kansas, moved that the usual oath be
administered to the Senator from Arkansas, Mr. Fish
-back. He said - the people of Arkansas,-in forty-two
counties out of fifty-four, tail elect ,l the delegates to the
State 'Convention. That eon volition made an amend
ment to the State Constitution abolishing slavery, which
the people of Arkansas ratified by a' vote of 1.2,177 votes
to 226 against it, the whole vote of the State before
seceding being 54,000. This convention provides for the
election of State oflicers ou the day the Constitution was
adopted. The same number of votes were cast for mem
bers of the Legislature as before, and that Legislature
when convened elected Mr. Fishback.
-In answer to Mr. Hale, Mr. LANE said that Mr. Fish
hack and Mr. Baxter were elected to till the places of
Messrs. Johnson and Sebastian, who were expelled.
Mr. HOWARD would like to inquire under what au
thority the Convention was held, and who directed-the
call for an election of its members, and under what au--
the so-called Legislature of that State were
elected? These were important inquiries at the present
time.
Mr. LANE said the elections were made under the
provisions of the President's amnesty proclamation.
The people met, as they had a right to do, and elected
delegates to a State Convention.
HOWARD' did not understand that the Senators
,referred to any authority' except that under the amnesty
proclamation. He would not say anything about cleat
proclarnatiou now, but the time would come when the
members of this body may take action as to the right
and Power of the President toenake such a proclamation.
All he knew about the matter was, that in IS6I a con ,
vention of the people of the State of Arkansas, under
the laws of that Stare; passed an ordinance of seces
sion, . declaring the State out of the Union, and that
site resumed -the powers of sovereignty appertaining
to a free and independent State. This was passed by
a vote of 61 to 1. On the 17th day of May the State wee
formally admitted into the Confederacy. - -
Now , in what tt-ai hfs, t" bec:ome loyal, and
restored itsei r ;:Proprly into the Union. If the autho
rity of- the United 'States- is maintained anywhere
wifein the limits':of.the State it is not by conseut of
the people, lint by virtue of the superior military
strength of tho.,United States. He held it wrong to
consider -_a State -in the Union when it was only
held to allegiance by military power:. anti 'until
the thee should come when a reasonably numerous
portion of ilie people should desire to- come into
the Union, he was opposed to its.recognition as a State
of the Union, This war was costing us too much in
blood and treasure to cause.us to act the Dart of boys
and chPdren inillowing every one who claiths a. seat
here to have it. Ho wanted no bogus restoration of the
Union, but a Union restored by the consent of the peo
ple of the States. He - did not consider the President of
the United States, as Older' Magistrate find commander
in-chief, had the power to reconstruct or re-establish
this Union, broken as- it lies been by a bold rebellion.
This power„he, conceived, belonged exclusively to the
Congress of the United States. -
• The further consideration of the matter was then post-
Potted.
AMVIOJAII,INTS :I'o -TIM TAX BILL
The tax bill was then cobsittered. An amendment to
the Senate Finance Committee's amendments to the
bill, - makiug the tax ou a barrel of lager beer,ale. beer,
or offer fermented liquors $1.25 instead of $1.50, was
adopted. The other amendments of the Finance Com
mittee were agreed to as far as the reading of the bill
had progressed in Committee of the Whole.
Mr. FESSENDEN gave notice that after to-morrow he
should move that the Senate have a night session after
a recess of front 4.30 to 7P. M.
=l3
Mr. HALE intrednmd a'bilt to promote the efficiency
of the nary. Referred to the Committee on Nvral Af
fairs. It provides for the transfer of 'persona from the
military to the naval service.
The Senate at 5 Y. Al, adjourned.
HOUSE
DEBATE ON THE PAYMENT OF COLORED TROOPS
Mr. MORRILL, of Vermont, from the committee of
conference on the disagreeing amendments to the army
bill, made a report, providing that in every case where
It shall hems de to appear to the satisfaction of the Secre
tary of War that any regiment of infantry, cavalry, or
battery of colored troops have been enlisted or mustered
into the service of the United States under fill y autho—
rized assurance giVen by any officer or agent of the
United States, or by any Governor of any State under
authority of the President or Secretary of War, such
troops shall , be paid the same as other troops of similar
arise of the service for the period of service, counting
from the date they were mustered into the service to the
first of January, 150.1; Provided, that tide section shall
not be construed to prevent like payment of other co
lored troops, provided it shall be their right under the
Mr. STEVENS; of Pennsylvania, said that when this
question woe heretofore before the House they, by au
overwhelming majority,pro vided that all colored troops
should he allowed Pay, etc., equal with white soldiers,
from the time of enlistment and enrolment. The pro
position now made would leave the wholetplestton open
to agitation. For one, he would rather lose the bill than
the principle with reference to those who en
tered the service front patriotic and not mercenary mo-
Dir. MORRILL, of Vermont, said, by existing law all
colored troops are from the Ist of January last to receive
the some pay as white soldiers,. The report of the coin
mlttee of conference provides for paying colored troops
who previously entered the service the same as white
troops, and who were promised- equal pay. To in
clude all others would make too heavy a drain upon the
Treasury. The report did not prevent pay to others un
der circumstances tvlio are entitled le receive
„
THE PRESS.-PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, MAY 26, 1864:
It bivalved the pay of free colormrsoldlors prier to tho
Int of January
Mr; SPAULDING, of Ohio; agrood with tho gentle..
man front PenunylVlllllft that itwould he. Witter not to
pies the bill at all than to do gross injustice to those
patriotic colored men. All soldienishould he paid alike,
without regard to color.
Mt% OARPJELD, of Ohlo, kald tho question was not
whether we should pay colored troops the IMMO as white
troops. This has already boon dochlod to take place
from the Ist of January. Bat now it is proposed to
pay a clans of black moo who never had n right to ro
collie the increased compensation, anterior to that Dino.
It would he a gratuity to glue to thorn what you had
lower given to white men, lin did not propose to do for
the former what he would not do for the latter,
Mr. VIA YEN, .of Pennsylvania, wished to know
what right the Secrotary of War had to make any die•
criniinittion between those who had equally borne the
perils of war.
•
Mr. STEVE . NS said the Attorney General has decided
the discrimination unlawful. and that (ivory black sol
dier 18 titled to thirteen doll ars said no sop a mont hi h.
Mr. T en HAYER, resuming, stry could sus
tale such discrimination.
Mr. t ErLET, of Pennsylvania, stated, that when it
was deterthined to employ negro troops, orders wore
sent to South Carolina, and to tho Governor of Massa
chusetts, to recruit them, with assuntllCl) that they
should receive the same pay, rations, RS other
troops. Subsequently the Solicitor of the War Depart
ment, after examining the riot of July, 1562, decided
;hut colored troops wore entitled to receive only CO a
month,
and in accordance with Odeon order was issued
by the Secretary of War,
The lot South Carolina and the 24th and filth Massa
elmi,etts were rocreditod, and notice then given that
they would bo paid In conformity with the Solicitor's
constructinn or that law. Recently the President re
ferred that decision to the Attorney General, who list
given his opinion that it was rroneos, nd that
application of the ton dollars e idieuld u be a cOnflned th to
laborers and others outside the actual military service.
So, accenting to the Attorney General, every colored
soldier is entitled to Cho same pay as white soldiers.
tonhse Massachusetts regiments refused to receive tho
dollitis a MOllOl, 111111 claimed to be fully recognized
as in the military service.
°uncolored regiment from Pennsylvania had also re
fused to receive pay under similar circumstances. The
:let South Carolina were paid the thirteen dollars a
month, but under the interpretation of the law, as given
by the Solicitor of the War Department, three dollars a
month was deducted in the subserymmt,mtyment.
:I%lr. THAYER concluded his remarks against discri
minating between the two claissea hoops. -
Mr. DAVIS, of Maryland; would vote to adhere to
the original action of the House, for the reason that the
law authorizing the President to accept the services of
volunteer's outdo no- distinction of pay because of the
difference of color.
Mr:SCHENCK said the 11 ouse did not clearly appreciate
the points of dillerence, which he explained, and ad
vocated the report of the committee of coufereuce, which
made no distinction between freedmen and slaves.
wADswowni, )f" liontuck y, was opposed to
employing' black soldierti, but if he were like the majo
rity of the House he would scorn to make any discrimi
nation es to pity, What right hail time Secretary of War
to promise (111(1 Het of negro troops higher pay than
others, lie had no more right to do that than to seize
the Werhi and Journa/ of Comm env thus violating
the freeduc of the press and Insulting tie whole Anted-
Can people.
EREJECTIOFf 01 , THE CONPIMINCEErOItT
Tlie house rejected tlio report of committee of confer
ence—yens 2d, imyti 121,
On motion of Ur. STEVENS, another conference woe
asiceo of tk`
Ar.rLlTArty roAD FROM TEE onto TO EAST TENNEa-
Mr. SCIIENCK, from the Committee on Military
Affairs, rtported a bill authorizing the President to take
measures for constructing a military railroad from the
valley or the Ohio to East Tennessee. Mr. Schenck said,
the work was absolutely eagential, and was so re-'
garded by Grant, 'Burnside, and - Foster, and two of
tiIeSILIN had . no reprenented tu the Committee on
Military A lin.lr9.
Mr. SMITII, of Kentucky, said, no bill could be of
MOM importance, and therefore requirod prompt ac
tion.
The consideration of the bin was axed for Tuesday
next.
The Muse took np the Reciprocity resolution.
Mr. ELIOT, of Massachusetts, advocated giving the
required notice for the abrogation of the treaty, but at
the same tune making provision for a modification of its
terms through the agency of special commissioner-S.
Mr. KELLOGG, of Michigan, was in favor of cam-
Mete abrogation, as the treaty conferred no benefits in
comparison with the ox - istingovils.
Mr. SPAULDING, of Ohio, in his argument"; was for
giving the notice, as the treaty was clearly against us.
We had been too much accustomed to throw ourselves
into the power of Great Britain.
Mr. PRUYN, of New York, advocated the joint reso
lution reported from the committee for the appointment
of commissioners with a view to mere perfect recipro,
city. .Itwas important to commence so that the best
feelings should exist between the United States and the
Britisi, Provinces.
The House, at five o'clock, adjourned. •
EDPORTANT DIPLOID/TIC CORRESPONDENCE.
OUR RELATIONS WITH FRANCE
AND MEXICO.
The Monroe Doctrine and the French Government
WASHINGTON, May 25.—The following mos4age
and report, transmitted to the Rouse of Repre
sentatives to-day, were, on motion of Mr. Davis, of
Maryland, chairman of the OOmmittee on F.oreign
Affairs, referred to that. committee and ordered to
be printed :
To the House of Representatives:
"In answer to the resolution of the House of Repre
sentatives of yesterday,. on the subject of Ow joint re
solution of the 4th of last month relative to Mexico, I
transmit a report from the Secretary of State, to whom
the resolution was referred. Annanan LiscoLY.''
WART rNorox . , May 24, 1564. —T0 the Preiident of 'the
United Staten: The Secretary of State, to whom has
been reterred the resolution of the House of Represen
tatives of yesterday,requesting the President to commu
nicate to that House, if not inconsistent with the pub
lic interest, any explanations given by the Government
of the United States to the Government of Prance, re
specting the sense and beat ing of thejoint resolution re
lative to Mexico, which passed the House of Represen
tatives unanimously on the 4th day of April, 1561, has
the honor to lay before the President a copy of all the
corre:pondence on Ede or on record. in this Department
on the subject of the joint resolution. - -
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM IT. SEIVARD.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE, Washington, iday 24, 1564:
MR. SEWARD TO MR. DAYTON-EXTRACT
DEPARTMENT OF STATE, WASHINGTON, April 7, 1361.
Silt: I send you a copy of a resolution which passed
the House of Representatives on the 4th instant by a
unanimous vote, and which declares the opposition of
that body to a recognition of a monarchy in Mexico.
Mr. Geofrey has lost no time in asking an explanation
of this proceeding. It is hardly necessary, after what
I have heretofore written with perfect candor, for the
information of France, to say that this resolution
truly interprets the unanimous sentiment of the people
of the United States in regard to Mexico. It is, how
ever, another and a distinct question whether the
United States would thinkAt• necessary or proper to
express themselves in the tbrm adopted by the House of
Representatives at this time. This is:a practical and
merely executive question, and thedecieiou Of it consti
tutionally belongs not to the House -of Representatives,
nor 'even to Congress, but to the President of the United
en
You will, of course, take notice that the de
claration made by the House of Representatives is in
the form of a joint resolution, which, before it can ac
quire the character of a legislative act,must receive;
first, the concurrence of the Senate, and, secondly, the
approval of the- President of the United States, or, in
case of his dissent, the renewed assent of both }lenses
of Congress, to be expressed by a majority of two
thirds of each body.
While the President receives the declaration of the
House of Representatives with the profound fespect to
which it is entitled as an exposition of its views upon a
grave And important subject, he directs that you inform
the Government of France that he does not at present
contemplate any departure from the policy which this
Government has hitherto pursued in regard to the war
which exists between France and Mexico.- It is hardly
necessary to say that the proceeding of the House of
'Representatives was adopted upon suggestions - arising
within itself, and not upom any communication with
the Executive Department, and that the French Govern
ment would be reasonably apprised of any change of
Policy upon this subject which the President might at
any future time think it proper to adopt.
am, sir, your obedient servant,
Wm. H, SEWARD.
MR. DAYTON TO MR. SE - WARD—EXTRACT No. 454.
Pants, April 22, 1864. —Sin: I visited-11. Drouyn de
Flinys yesterday, at the Department of Foreign Af
fairs. The first words he addressed to me on entering
the room were, Do you bring us peace or bring us
war?" I asked hits to what lie referred; and he Said he
referred more immediately to those resolutions recently
passed by Congress in reference to the invasion of Mexi,
co by the French and the establishment of Maximilian
upon the throne of that country. I said to him in re
ply that I did not think France had a tight to infer that
we were about to make war against her on account of
anything contained in those resolutions; that they
embodied nothing more than had -been - constantly
held out to the .French Government from the begin
ning; that I had alWays represented to the GoVernment
here that any action upon their part interfering with
the form of government in Mexico would be looked
upon with dissatisfaction in our country, and they could
not expect us to -be in haste to acknowledge a monar
chical Government built upon the foundation of a re
public which was our next neighbor; that Iliad reason
to believe you had held the: same language to the
French minister in the. United States. This allegation
he did hot seem to deny, but obviously received the re
solutions in question as a serious step upon our part. I
am told that tie leading Secessionists herebuild largely
upon these resolutions as a means of fomenting ill
feeling between this country and some others and ottr,
selves. Mr. - Mason and his secretary have gone' to
Biussels to confer with Mr. Dudley Mann, who is their
commissioner at that place. Mr. qitle:l, it is said, was
to have gone to Austria, although he has not yet gist off.
am, sir, your obedient servant,
WM. I. DAYTON.
Hon. Wai. H. Sen - Ann, Secretary of State, he.
I N
PAtits, May 2,1.561.—5 in: Immediately upon the re
ceipt of your despatch o. 525; l applied to M. Drouya
de l' guys fora special interview, which was grunted
for Saturday last. 1. then said that I knew that the
French Government had felt some anxiety - in respect to
the resolution which bad been recently passed by the
House of Representatives in reference to Mexico, and,
inasmuch as I had just received a copy of that reso
lution, togethempith the views of the President of the.
United :tates, WiJegged, if agreeable, to read to hint
y our despatch in reference to the latter. To this he
assented, and, as the shortest and most satisfactory
mode of following out my - instructions, t read to him
that entire portion of your despatch which applies so
this subject; stating at the same time that .I thought
was a remarkable illustration of the fraukuess and
straightforwardness of the President. When the rea&
ing was closed M. Drouyu de Piluys expressed his gra
titicatiot ; and after asking some questions in. regard to
the effect of laying a resolution upon the table in the
Senate the conversation terminated.
The extreme sensitiveness which was manifested by
this Government when the resolutiomof the House of
Representatives was first brought to its knowledge has,
to a considerable extent at least, subsided,
I am, sir, your obedient servant,
VV3f. L. DAYTON,
non. Wit, TI : F,EWARP, Secretary of State, &u.
SEWARD TO MR. DAYTON-EXTR4CT
DEPARTMENT OF STATE, WA.'irtiNuTPN, Liay 9, 1561.-
110. 542. —Sin: Your deSpatch of April 22d, Ito. 454, has
been received. What you have said to Id. Drouyn de
'1 Buys on the subject of the resolution of the House of
Representatives concerning alealco,as you have repeat
ed it, is entirely approved. The resolution yet remains
unacted upon in the Senate.
Mr. Corwin was to leave Vera Clll2 on the &i instant;
under the leave of absence granted to him by this de
partment ou the Sch of August last.
I am, sir, your obedient servant,
• Wm. H. SEWARD.
WA!. L. 41)Arrox, Esq., &c.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,' WASRINGTDN, May 21; 'Mi—
ni 661..—±1311 t .1 have the honor to acknowledge the re
ceipt of your despatch of May. 2, Yo. .101, and to ap
prove of your proceedings therein mentioned.
:We learn that Mr. Corwin, our Minister Plenipotantia
ry to Mexico, is at Havana, on hiS return to the United
States, under leave of absence.
I am, sir, your obedient servant.
WM. H. SEWARD.
W. L. DAYTON, Esa., &e
Worande(
Additional names of
reported to Surgeon Ant
VtMitt avenue, between Ell
streets, Washington :
Capt J Roner, C, 72
Lieut. Col J A Banks, C,
Lieut M E Fish, D, 5.
Capt J A Hebrew, 0, 90
Capt J A Spaulding, I, 141
Lient E P /McCreary, D, 143
Lient A Groff, 0, 140
Surg W A Barry, 95
Lieut S Jllamtaell. E, 11
Col 386 Gwinn, 110
Capt John Rexford, A, 149
Capt Geo Jewell, G., 90
Lient 'nos Lidde, E, 49
Capt J L Jeffries, K. 116
Cant R A Ifeelyit, B, 63
Lieut IT A wiiliains '
E, 63
Capt T Ryan,D, 141
Lieut D J Morgan. 0,143
Lient C R Stout, E, 143
Col 0 S Woodward, S 3
-
Limit P Smith, it, 110
Lieut L Salaam'. H; 99
Cam A B Schall, C, 11
Licht D C Crawford, 1, 63
Capt 0 Ii Perkins, 150
BETHLEHEM, PA., pday 2 7 1,471itydn's Grand Ofa
torte of "The Creation will be performed here on .
Saturday evening next, for the benefit of the
Christian Commission, by the Bethlehem Philhar
monic Society, assisted by a choir of accomplished
lady amateurs and artists of this piano.
Illinois Republican State Convention.
OnicAoo, May 25.—The Republican State Con_
vention met to-clay at Springfield, and nominated
Diek Ogelsby for Governor on the last ballot.
New York War Democrat Convention.
SynnousE, May 25:—The State Convention of
War Democrataroot today, and appointed a Om
n4ttee to million' the War Democracy.
T 111 E RECIPROCITY TREATY
NB. SPWARD TO MR. DAYTON
Officers.
• ennsylvanians wounded,
sell's office, on pennsyl
:lfteenth and Nineteenth
Cant A C Douglass, A, 136
Capt Martin Kammer, 0,9 s
Lieut John Sefagoss, 133
Lieut H Alspook, A, 30
- Meat D W Fearte, adj. 141
Lieut 9l 'McMurray, A, 6 , 3 •
Lieut R W Davis, - F, .90
Liettt J E l'otter, C, 5
'dent F 13 Race, D, 5
ILieut J A Woods, 1, 8
Limit S Ormsby, K, 60
Capt Frank - Sweet, A, 62
Capt Semi Conner 6 2
Capt Wm Crider, , A, 62
W CrosbY, GI
Cant 111 Dawson, 0, 61
',taut E C Korner, E, 61
:Lient F A Baker, atlj 8 Cav
Capt E E Lyon, li, 165
Lieut JA it Foster,K 155
Capt J 11 Peutacost, A,: IRO
Lieut W A Kamhers, 11
Lieut Robt Anderson, F, 11
Limit K,
The:Christian Conintission
TILE WAR IN VIRGINIA.
A Reconnoissance in Force by
General Gilmore.
THE REBELS ROUTED WITH HEAVY LOSS
NINE ATTACKS ON GEN. BUTLER'S
POSITION REPULSED.
Despatches from liens. Grant and Butler.
HANCOCK AND WARREN AT TRE 8011TH ANNA
HIVER ON THE 24th.
One Thousand Prisoners Captured on the 23d
GENERAL WILD'S BLACK GARRISON AT
TACKED ON THE JAMES.
THE REBELS UNDER FITZ HUGH LEE
INGLORIOUSLY REPULSED.
OFFICIAL GAZETTE
WASDINGTON, May 25, 0 I'. DI
To Major General Dix :
The latest new from- General Grant's headquar
ters received by this department is dated at Mt.
Carmel Church, 1 o'clock P. M. yesterday.
The despatch says :
"Everything is going on well
"Warren has 400 prisonors, Hancock some 300,
and Wright has picked up some. The whole num
ber resulting from yesterday's operations will not
fall short of a thousand.
"'Warren's loss is not over 300 killed and wounded
"The prisoners captured are in a great part North
Carolinians, who are much discouraged, and say
Lee has deceived them. -
" The pursuit is delayed by the groat fatigue of
the men, Still Hancock and Warren will reach
OWE Anna by nightfall."
General Butler; in a despatch dated at head
quarters in the field, 734 o'clock this morning, re
ports that "Major General Fitahugh Leo, lately
promoted, made with cavalry, infantry and artillery,
na attack upon my post at Wilson's wharf, on the
north side of James river, below Fort Powhatan,
garrisoned by two regiments, all negro troops ,
(Brigadier General Wild 'commanding), and was
handsomely repulsed.
"Before the attack Leo sent a flag stating he had
force enough to take the place and demanded its
surrender ; and in that case the garrison should be
turned over to the authorities at Richmond as priso
ners of war ; but if this proposition was rejected he
would not be answerable for the' consequences when
he took the place.
"General Wild replied, We will try that.'
"Reinforcements were sent, but the fight was over
before their arrival.
"The loss is not yet reported."
No other reports of military operations hare been
received by the department since my telegram of
9.30 last evening. EDWIN M. STANTON,
Secretary of War.
APVICES FROM. THE JAMES RIVER
FORTRESS Mo'snug, May 24, 2 P. ALLThe latest
arrivuls from Tames river report everything quiet.
There has been no fighting since Saturday night.
The rebel General Walker was wounded in the
foot and has had it amputated. He is now In the
Bermuda Hospital.
The rebels are reported to - be largely reinforced
by draft from North. and South . Carolina, end from
Lee's army.
LATEST-5 P. M.—This morning -Gen. Gilmore's
command went out on a reconnoissance, and, at
half past. 3 A. M., met the enemy in some force,
and, after au engagement of an hour and a half,
succeeded in completely routing them. Our loss
was very slight.
It is reported that nearly one-half of Beauregard's
forces left him yesterday and marched in the direc
tion of Richmond, probably to reinforce Lee. The
rebels have made nine attacks upon our entrench
ments and have been repulsed each time.
ARMY OF THE POTOMAC—NEWSPAPER
_ _ _
REPORTS
WASHINGTON, May 25.—The Republican, has an
extra out, which contains the following (divested of
its ridiculous bombast *
Intelligence has reached this city that General
Lee, after falling back from the North Anna; as
mentioned by„General Grant, commenced a retreat,
and that he had reached a point beyond the South
Anna river, pursued by the corps under Gen. Grant.
There is little doubt that Richmond, by this time,
is pretty well cleared of its inhabitants. It is nothing
less than a fortress.
The steamer Wawaset, which arrived here "last
night, brought up about 100 contrabands, consisting
of men, women; and children. These contrabands
arc from thelicinity of Bowling Green and Gain
nog's Station.
There are still a number of sick and wounded
at Fredericksburg, and as soon as they are removed
that place will lose its importance quite as sudden
ly as Belle Plain has.
Skirmishing with guerrillas occurs daily.
U : =IOA . MaI=UMiI , M . IMM
WASHTNOTON, ➢lay 25.—A letter from Frede
ricksburg, Tn., dated yesterday, says a number of
ambulances, under a flig of truce, had gone to
Chancellorsville, for - the purpose of gathering such
of our wounded as were left In the Wilderness.. The
guerillas in that neighborhood continue their dspre-
Cations.
GEN. GRANT'S ANTICIPATED CAPTURE
OF RICHMOND.
OFFICE OF PROVOST MARSHAL
THIRD DISTRICT ILLINOIS, DIXON, May
To the Editor of the .Chicago Evening Journal .-
1 saw a statement in your paper of last evening,
to the effect that Lieutenant General Grant had in
vited two gentlemen of Galena to dine with.him in
Richmond. As I- am an admirer of the General;
and as I believe I know' the facts in relation to'the
origin of the statement, which is not exactly cor
rect, I take the liberty of writing them to you :
A brother of General Grant, while in this vicini
ty, on Monday last, received a telegram from the
'
General which was forwarded from Galena. Mr.
Grunt stated that his brother had promised him in
case there was a good prospect of entering Rich
mond, that he would notify him, so that he might be
present. The despatch, written in fulfilment of
this promise, told him to come 5 and accordingly he,
in conTsvny with another gentleman from Galena,
was about to visit the scenes of the great battles.
1 think a correct stritemenUof this matter in your
paper would be gratifying, both as an indication of
General Grant's opinion of the situation and as re
lieving him from the semblance of frivolity.
lam your obedient servant, •
_
JOTIN V. EUSTACE,
Provost Marshal Third District Illinois.
ORDERS OF GENS. HUNTER AND SIGEL.
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT WEST VIRGINIA,
CEDAR CREEK, VA., May 21, 1863.
GENERAL ORDERS ' No. 27.—8 y an order of the
President of the - United States I am relteyed from
the command of this Department. Major General
Hunter, U. S. Vols., is my successor. In leaving
the troops under my immediate command I feel it
my duty to give my most sincere thanks to the offi
cers and men who have assisted me so faithfully
during the last campaign. Having no other wishes
or aspirations but to serve and promote thereat
cause which we are all bound to defend, I hope
that final success may crown the indefatigable zeal
and good will of this army.
P. SIGEL, Major General.
• HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT WEST - VIRGINIA,
"MARTINSBURG, West Va., May 21, 1854.
GENERAL ORDERS, No. 28.—Agreeably, to the
order of the President of the United States, the
undersigned assumes command of the Department
of West Virginia. All reports and returns will be
made to headquarters of the department, as -at
present directed ; and all communications for the
commanding general of the department will bo
promptly forwarded to him in the field. - In addi
tion to the present department staff, Lieut. Col.
Charles G. Halpine is announced as assistant ad
jutant general, and Major Samuel W. Stocktin as
aid-de-camp. And these officers will be respected
and obeyed accordingly.
D. HUNTER, Major . General Commanding.
General Sigel has been appointed by General
Hunter to the command of - the Ileser%-e Division,
which will comprise all of the troops on the Balti
more and Ohio Railroad.
LIST OF CASUALTIES IN CAVALRY SKIRMISH, NBAR
MILFORD STATION, MAY 21.
Sergt. S. W. Sortoie, E, sth N. Y., killed • Wm.
Greenwood,
C, sth N. Y. left lung ; .Wm. 'Samp
son, B, sth N. Y. arm • John Vandermare, G, sth
N. Y., killed Chas. Myers, I, 16th Pa, elbow ;
Dan. Wasson, E, 16th Pa., hip ; George Haycock,
C, sth N. Y., cheek; Egnitz Ransing, 0, sth N. Y.,
shoulder ; Aaron Wright, 0, sth. N. Y., knee ; J.
Pitts, A, 16th Pa., hand`; James K. B. Smith, 1c
P
16th .1 hand and hip • Wm. STI.II.
, . ...‘A n r 4.,
;,avid Sher, C, Ist Pa., leg.
'DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH.
Capture of Elockade-Rnnners—Progress
of the Attack on Forts S pter and
Moultrie-Delegates to the Baltimore
Convention.
NEW 7onx, May 26.—The steamer Arago, from
Hilton Head on the 22d Inst., has arrived.
The expedition from Jacksonville, Florida, had
explored the whole country, on the east side of the ,
St. John's river, for one hundred and fifty miles..
Two blockade runners were captured at Smyrna,-
with 200 bales of cotton on board. Some four or fire
thousand cattle were also captured. A great many
loyal Floridians were enabled to escape from the
swamps. „
The Convention at Beaufort had chosen delegates
to the Baltimore Convention, headed by General
Saxton. -
The monitor Montauk, one of the vessels which
recently attacked Fort Sumpter, had arrived at
Port Royal for repairs. The action lasted through
the 13th and 14th inst. Two casemates of Sump
ter were opened, and a large portion of the now
parapet tumbled into the water. The south portion
of the face of Fort Moultrie was also knocked down.
Our batteries on Morris Island were somewhat in
jured by the rebel fire. The attack was still going
on at the latest dates, and it was expected the effee
tivenes's of Sumpter would be entirety destroyed.
An expedition sent to James Island had captured
several rebel pickets.
THE WAR IN THE SOUTHWEST.
Threatened Raid by Morgan into Ken
tucky.
LOuisvii.LE, 'Dray Journal is advised
that General John '>:l. Morgan, at the head of fivo
or six thousand cavalry, is at Abingdon, Vti., and
contemplates an immediate raid into li - tram:icy, via
llound Gap.
Our forces are ready to give them a ivarnrroCcP-
The Independent Telegraph
The company and employees of the Inland and
Indeerndent lines of: telegraph, after a thorough
InVestignitioh, have .been honorably acquitted by
the Secretary of War from all suspicion of being
concerned in the bogus ptoclamation,
The friends of tho§o lines and qie public are in
formed that the wires are again successfully work 7
tog. : Respectfully, - . A. .T. 33,ttou - tx,
. .
Sart Inland and Independentl'olo6 , mph Lino 3
Pnir,AnaLruia, Nay 25, 1804,
Ohio Union State Convention
ABRAHAM LINCOLN RENOMINATED FOR THE PRESI
DENCY.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 25.—The Union State Con
vention met to-day. It is large, and enthusiastic,
and"harmonlous, all the counties In the State but
two being represented. Col. Thomas It. Stanley, of
Vinton,-was chosen for president, with one vice
president from each Congressional district. Secre
tary, Geo. A. Benedict, of Cuyahoga, and one as
signet secretary from each district. The following
nominations were made: Supreme Judge (full
term), Luther Day, of Portage county, by acclama
tion. The rules were suspended, and Mr. White,
of Clarke county, was declared the nominee for the
short term, and Horace Wilder, by acclamation, for
the vacancy caused by the resignation of Judge
Johnson.
For Secretary of State—Wm. Henry Smith, of
Hamilton county.
For Attorney General—Colonel \Vm. P. Richard
son, of Munroe county.
Tor Comptroller of Treasury—Colonel Moses
Belly, ock ul ton county.
For Director of Board of Public Works—Philip
Horsing.
To fill vacancy in Senatorial Electors—Sohn H.
Benham, of Brown county ; John A. Bingham, of
Harrison county. •
Delegates—Ex-Governor Dennison, Ex-GoVernor
Todd, W. King Delano, and G. V. Dorsey.
Alternates—J. D. shryook, of Jonesville ; S.
Center, of Cleveland ; L. S. Wootser, of Huron
county ; Jas. London, of Browh county.
The resolutions renew pledges to sustain the Go
vernment with men and money to suppress the re
bellion, and recommend the . nomination of Abraham
Lincoln by the National Convention. They congra
tulate the country on the successor our arms, and re
turn thanks to our army and navy. Pledges are given
for the support of the Ohio Union mon for the mea
sures of the Administration of President Lincoln,
and approve of the amendment to the Constitution
to make all the States free.
Missouri Radical Convention.
JEFFERSON CJTY, MO., May 24.—The Radical
State Convention meets in this city to-morrow, and
quite a number of delegates arrived hero to-day.
It Is said that a spirited debate will arise on the
question of sending delegates to the Baltimore Con
vention, a strong influence. being adverse to such
a course, the Cleveland Convention being pre
ferred.
LATEST NEWS FROM" EUROPE.
Arrival of the. Asia at Halifax
HALIFAX, 11Tap 25.—The steamship Asia, from
Liverpool at two o'clock on the afternoon of the
14th, via Queenstown on the 15th inst., arrived at
this port at twelve o'clock last (Tuesday) night.
Hcr dates are two days later than those already
received.
The Asia has seventy passengers for this city, and
seventy-six for Boston. . _
The steamship Nova Scotian, from Portland, ar
rived at Londonderry at 9 o'clock on the rnornins of
the lath instant.
The ship Excielsior, from Algoa 13ay, at Ply
mouth, reports that on the 7th of April, in lat. 2 N.,
long. 27 W. fell in with the rebel steamer Florida.
The ship Walsoken,atLiverpool, reports : "April
4th, ten miles from Uuba, was hoarded by a screw
war steamer representing herself to be the Plover.
S'he examined our papers and loft. We supposed
her to be a rebel steamer."
GREAT BRITAIN.
TIM ALLEGED KIDNAPPING OF FOREIGNERA IN NEW YORK.
In the House of Lords, • on the 12th instant, Earl
Ellenborough called attention. to certain cases, which
he described as well authenticated, of kidnapping of
foreigners in New York for service in the Federal
army. He also asked if steps had been taken to obtain
the release of those already entrapped.
Earl Russell said he had no doubt that the high bounty
offered by the American Government at Washington for
recruits had induced unprincipled persons to pursue a
system of kidnapping. Lord Lyons had made repeated
complaints to the United States Government, but, he
was sorry to say, he had received no satisfactory an,.
sorer.
E==
In the House of Commons Mr. Layard, in response to
an inquire, said that the Government had received no
official information of the verdict arrived at in the trial
of Lieutenant Donovan, of the United States steamer
Vandethilt, for the murder of the mate of the British
bark Anglo Saxon.
TIIE DANISE QUESTION AND TUE CONFERENCE.
In the House of Lords on the 13th, Earl Etleitherougli
strongly denounced the conduct of the German Powers
towards Denmark, and especially condemned the exac
tions levied upon Jutland.
Earl Russell explained what the Conference had done
relative to an armistice. Ho also condemned the prac-.
tice of levying contributions, and said that the spirit of
the agreement by the Conference was that no contribu
tions he enforced during the suspension of hostilities.
Similar explanations were asked and given in the
House of Commons.
Mr. Layard, in reply to an inquiry, declined to pro
duce a despatch respecting the joint policy which the
ministers of Russia, France, and America agreed to pur
sue in China.
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GOVERNMENT POLICY DENOUNCED BY MR. COBDE
Mr. W. T. Baring brought up his motiou relative to
the admission of the rebel steamer Georgia into the
Mersey. He complained in strong terms of the ineffi
ciency of the foreitin enlistment act, and urLed that
steps be taken by the Government to amentlit.
The Attorney General said that the Government had
endeavored to vindicate the law and at • the same time
to preserve strict neutrality. He said that in the case
of the Georgia it had been impossible to stop the pro
gress of the vessel, her character not being known un
til after she had galled. He pointed to the case of the
Pamper° as evidence that the Government had success
fulls vindicated the law, and had effectually checked
the system of fitting out vessels for the Confederates.
The Government would not attempt to amend the
foreign enlistment act this session, believing it would
yet prove efficient. He denied that vessels fitted out in
England could he regarded as British pirates. Such a
designation was untrue in fact, and dishonorable to the
country adopting it. The Georgia was admitted into
Liverpool under the order of the Council, which--per
mits belligerent ships to put in for repairs, and as it
was understood that she would be dismantled add sold,
the Government had not considered it necessary to in
terfere. He pointed to the Federal enlistments in-Ire
land, as evidence that the Federals were not free from
blame.
blr. Cobden expressed the fear that thepolicy of the
Government had produced such a sense of grievance in
the American mind that it would be difficult todisabu,e
it of it. He pointed to the destruction of the American
marine by the Confederate cruisers, and predicted simi
lar results to England by Federal cruisers if she became
a belligerent. Be contended that the Georgia, Florida.
and Alabama were not men-of-war, and ought to be•
excluded from British ports. -He warned the Govern
ment that their policy would recoil on England here
after with disastrous effect.
Lord R. Cecil put iu a plea for the Confederates. He
pointed to the immense shipments of arms and ammuni
tion from England for the Federals, and asserted that
Messrs. Baring Brothers had been largely instrumental
in the same.
.
Mr. Shaw Lefevre regretted that the Government was
not prepared to exclude. Giese privateers from British
ports.
•
after a few observations from others the subject was
dropped.
Both Houses of Parliament have adjourned .for the
hitsuntide recess.
The heal th of Lord Palmerston is improying, but he is.
not yet attending to his duties.
CONFEDERATE nEcoaxmos — mic. GLADSTONE'g REFORM
It is announced that when Mr. Lindsay brings for
ward Mc motion for the recognition of the Government
of the Confederate States Mr. Baxter will move the
previous question."...
The return of the British Channel fleet to Plymouth
is regarded as an evidence that their services are not
likely to be required in Deno-German affairs.
. . • - • •
Mr. Gladstone's important "Reform speech" in Par
liament continued to be the theme of comment in politi
cal circles,
and occasioned much excitement.
The London Times is astonished at Mr. Gladstone's
ultra-democratic views, and believes that the mass of
the Liberal party will hesitate to follow him.
The London Daily Na os says that the reconstruction
of parties is one of the consequenceS of Mr. Gladstone's
having taken the leadership of Parliamentary reform.
The London Morning Advertiser hails Mr. Gladstone
as the coining man, and predicts that he will soon be
Prime Minister of England.
Other Liberal journals are exceedingly enthusiastic
over the position now held by Mr. Gladstone.
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONFERENCE - THE DANPVE WAR.
The Conference met . again iu London on the 13th inst.
The Daily A'i-los says that the Conference approached
the question of the political future of the Duchies, The
discussion which took place, however, did scarcely
more than make evident the immense divergence of the
views of the several Powers, and.the difficulties Which
would attend the arrangement of acceptable terms of
peace. -
after sitting three hours; the Conference adjourned
till the 13th day of May.
The Dauish Government have officially announced
the raising of the blockade of the German ports.
A Copenhagen despatch says that the conditions of the
truce are as re-Toys:
Tiai the belligerents are to give notice of their inten
tion to renew hostilities one week before the expira
tion et, the month agreed upon. The Allies will remain
in possession of Jutland, and the Danes of Alsen.
The Allies are not to impose any further contributions
in Jutland, nor interfere in the civil government of
that province.
In addition to the ministerial resignations previously
reported at Copenhagen ' it'is rumored that the Minister
of Warints also tendered his resignation.
A telegram from. Heligoland says that, in the recent
naval engagement, the Austrian commander attacked
the Danish fleet most bravely and determinedly, and
did his utmost to win a victory, but that the Austrian.
fleet was finally most thoroughly disabled.
The ultra Conservatives in Prussia have signed au
address to the Ring, urging him to erect the Duchies
into an independent State, or to annex them to Prussia.
It was rumored at Paris that Austria and. Prussia, in
the Conference, had declared that under the events of
war they considered themselves released from the
treaty of iSfi2, and it is said that Russia and England
will maintain that treaty. . _
Three Anstrian war vessels had arrived at Cherbourg.
In the Corps Legislatif, M. Rouher spoke on the Danish
and Polish questions: He showed that it was not the
policy of Prance - to go to war on behalf of Denmark, but
she, nevertheless, would do all in her power to bring
about peace. As to Poland, he said nothing further
could be done. The solution must be left to time.
The bullion in the Bank of Prance has increased
twenty-three and a„ half millions.
The Paris Bourse closed firm on the 13th inst. at 36f.
SOc. for the rentes.
In the Italian Paaiament the Minieter for, Foreign
Affairs defended the policy of the Government,- and said
that the principle of non-intervention formed the basis
of negotiation upon the Roman question. Ile denied
the vassalage of 'ltaly to 'France, and" asserted that
she was on most excellent terms with both Frktne , e Anti
England.
- .
The Russian GoYernment has prokrnited the export of
horses from its Southern prow: ices.
INDIA, CHINA,
The India, china,AND AUSTRALIA.
and Australia mails arrived in Eng-
I"u, and were forwarded to Halifax and Boston by the
Asia.
The dateS are, Calcutta, April 9th; Shanghae, March
and Melbourne, March 26th. -
The news
. generally has been anticipated.
The Amerman steamer Wyoming was at Hong Kong.
TILE MARKETS
LONDON, Saturday inothing, May 19, IS6l:—ln the
Loudon discount market the demand for money is mo
derate, and rather easier terms are accepted. First
class bills are at 53,(dt9.34 per cent. discount. The
funds are firmer under more favorable returns from the
Bank of England, and more pacific advices from the
W
Continent. The eat India mail steamer brings $1,120, -
Ca in gold.
'VERY LATEST.
[By telegraph to Queenstown. 3
SUNDAY MORNIND, May 15.—Consols after official hours
Met evening were at ..M.@9°X.
The markets all around areilfill.
The discount market is decidedly easy,and the supply
of money has largely increased. It is expected that
the settlement will pass over in a more satisfactory
manner than was at one time anticipated.
The .Queen arrived at- Balmoral on Saturday after-
Commercial Intelligence.
TRADE. REPORT.-The Manchester market is quiet
and firm.
L (VER POOL BREADSTUFFS MARKET. —The Bread
stuff's market has - -been generally dull and inactive.
essrs. Wakefield, Si Co:, and others, report;
our Hat, and declined Otr bbl; extra State 19s 6tl@
20e. Wheat very dull, and declined 1632 d '6 neural
since Tuesday; red Western 7s Sd@7s ILd ; red South
ern is 4d@Ss 6d;' white Southern Ss Gil@ps 6d. Corn
downward, and declined 6d ` . .0 quarter; mixed 3SsO2Ss
LIVERPOOL PROVISION MARKET.—The market is
generally dull. Messrs. Richardson, Spence, & Co. and
13.igland,_Athya, & Co. report Beef easter. Pork quiet
and steady. Bacon dull and declining. Lard very'dull
and-declined 6d: quoted At .120438. Tallow dull and de
clining: quoted at i 9 41s.
LIVERPOOL PRODUCE MARKET.,—Ashes quiet and
steady: Sugar active, and advanced Is. Coffee steady.
Rice quiet and steady, Linseed Oil quiet. Rosin
steady. Spirits Turpentine very dull at SOs for French.
Petroleum quiet ; re fi ned, "2::
LOYD th'S MARKETS. —Baring Brothers quote Bread
stuffs firmer. Iron dull. Sagar buoyant,and advanced
Is. Coffee firm, and advanced ds for Ceylon. Tea steady.
RUT quiet. Tallow flat at 40s. Spirits Turpentine quiet;•
quoted Sls for French, Potroleu gullet ; crude £l9 Os@
20::Linseed Oil firmer, at Stls'ild. God Oil dull at £O3.
13 revers and Todd report Rosin firm and upward.
AMER .CAN SECUlilTlES.—Baring Brothers report
the market nominal, with small sales. •
HAVRE MARKET.—SaIes of Cotton for the week,
24,000 bales. The market opened active with an ad
vance, but closed fiat and easier. Orleans trey ordintrire
Senn ; Las. ,S+eck in port, 41,000 bales. -
Breadstuffs nominal, with a downward tendency.
PAWS Saturday.—The Bourso is UM. 11.01.11QS closed
Markets by Telegraph
RaimmottE, May :A —Flour heavy; 'sales 500 Ohtmex-
Ira at $S.l23‘. Wheat dull; Southern red $1.4762: Ken
tucky white $2. Corn active at $1..82Q1.33. Whisky
dull and neglected; offered at 4.1.2701.25. .
ST. Louts., May 24.---Plour prime, but buyers are
not plenty; small sales ef choice superfine at $5. 55; ex
tra at $6. SOCati.9o. Meat firm, prices and the pces favor buy
ers; strictly prime $1.65 and 51.65. Corn declined sgi
Sc; mixed 51.22(x1. 25; old yellow and white $1.1101.25.
Oats lower; sales at 92©03c. Whisky dull and lower,
at $1.31441.17. Cotton buoyant at S7c for higher mid
dling Receipts 00We,
ST, Louts, May 25.—Flour quiet and unchanged with
but little doing. Wheat _firmer; choice i 1.7561.50;
strictly prima sl.7t@l.M. Corn active, at a decline:
prime white - Oats steady. end, unchatapd.
Whisky steady at $1.15. Cotto a stitf. . and advancing;
sales 23 Miles middling; Si was asked for middlingathis
morning, Bud -,Da_ btecli. , Light.lamd recoplN
NEIY YORK.
ARRIVAL FROM HAVANA-MINISTER CORWIN A
NEW Ironic, May 25, BM.
The steamer Eagle, from Havana on the 21st, has
arrived.
The Iftko. Thomas Corwin, 'United States Minis
ter to Mexico, is a passenger..
AMERIOAN COMMERCE AND THE DANISH WEST IN
The Government of the Danish West India pos
sessions has issued a proclamation that until further
notice merchant vessels sailing under colors hither
to acknowledged by the Danish Government, even
those States at war with Denmark, may , enter and
depart from the Danish West India -Islands unmo
lested.
The Bth Vermont regiment has embarked for New
Orleans on the transport McClellan its furlough
having expired.
ARRIVAL FROM' NEW ORLEANS
The steamer Albany, from New Orleans on the
sth, has arrived.
DEPARTURE OP THE HECLA
The steamer Heels, sailed to-day, with $160,000 In
specie, and 120 passengers.
TILE GOLD MATIKET
Gold closed at 18431.
BOSTON.
ARRIVAL OF A PRIZE STEAM-ER
BOSTON, May 26.—The prize steamer Tristam
Shandy, captured on the 15th by the p,-unboat Kan
sas, when bound from Wilmington, N. 0., for Nas
sau, N. P., arrived here this morning. She is an
iron skte-wheel steamer of 180 tons, and has a cargo .
of 110 bates of cotton and 111 boxes of .tobacco.
The steamer Africa sailed this morning with thir
ty passengers for Liverpool and twenty-six for Hali
fax.
Military l'ersonni Nl:titters.
General Sheridan, the new and distinguished
leader of the national cavalry in Virginia, is well
described in an incident related by the correspond
ent of the Herald:
"It was at this juncture that I rode down through
a deluge of rain to General Sheridan's head
quarters. I found him standing under a tree smoking
a cigar. He had just opened two sections of Fitz
hugh's and Pennington's batteries upon She ad
vancing infantry, and was . watching the effect of
their fire. Seeing that his men still fell back, he
ordered up the ammunition train of theist dvision,
and caused Lieutenant Malone to issue a supply to
Wilson's command, who had expended all their
own. He then placed himself at their head, and
thus addressed them : 'Boys, you see those fellows
yonder 1 They are green soldiers from Richmond.
They are not veterans. You have fought them well
to-day, but we have got to whip them. We cantle
it, and we General Sheridan looks about
thirty to thirty-two year's of age, is notfar from five
feet five inches in heightTof dark complexion and
hair, and has a piercing, blue eye. His manner is
entirely without pretension, but at the same time
perfectly easy, and free from any approach to awk
wardness. When not engaged yin fighting he il ls
sociable and genial. He seems endowed with a
large fund of what is called in the West hard
horse-sense, which he draws upon in the readiest
manner. At every emergency he is full of ex
pedient, being never at loss for means of extri
cation. His orders are given in a mild, firm tone,
without appearance of excitement, while his man
ner conveys the impression that they must be ex
ecuted. The word fail doe.s not seem to have en
tered his vocabulary."
The correspondent of the Cincinnati Cornmer
'dal thus describes the wounds received by Union
generals-in the recent battles near Resaca, Georgia:
General Willieh, both. lungs, mortally; General
Ward, arm, slight; General Manson, leg, slight;'
General Harker, leg, slight; General Kilpatrick,
severely.
General George S. Greene has recently had a
painful operation performed upon his face. It will
be recollected that General Greene was wounded in
the Wa.Uhatchie fight during the night attack,
some time last November. The wound was terrific.
A minie - ball passed quite through his face, shatter
ing the bones of the upper jaw, and cutting the
salivary glands, making speech and nutrition for a
long time equally impossible. The wound, during
the winter, has partially healed, - the general's
fine health and Christian habits combating well
in his favor. The injuries, however, to the
salivary ducts have seemed for some time beyond
relief, and it was thought advisable to consult Dr.
Tan Duren, of New York, who has performed in
the presence, and with.the assistance of seven other
Physicians, the operation through which the Gene
ral has just passed. It would be difficult in a few
lines to describe this exploit of surgical skill and
science. Suffice it to say that an inch or so of flesh
has been cut from the cheek, pieces of lead removed
which had been lodged there in the original wound,
the new wound covered with a flap cut from above,
and secured in its place by silver rivets. The Gene
ral is doing well, though he lies with his head fast
fixed as in a daguerrea.n vice, his jaws tightly closed,
and - without the possibility of receiving food, except
beef tea and stimulants inserted through his
clenched teeth.
-- General Hooker, it seems, was not wounded in
the recent battles at and near Resa.ca: The sufferer
was Brigadier General Harken
When Gen. Heckman arrived in Richmond he
was seized by the prison guards, and his person
searched for money and valuables. He remonstrated
with his barbarous captors at such treatment, when
they threatened him with incarceration in the "black
hole." This conduct contrasts rwidely with the
kind treatment extended to the rebel Generals
Johnston and Stewapt, who were recently captured
by our troops.
Great credit is given to General Geary and his
command, including Knapp's Pennsylvania Bat
tery, for a heroic attempt to drive the enemy from
Rocky Face Ridge, in Georgia, on the Bth instant.
Geary's men overcame the terrible difficulties of the
steep mountain march under a broiling sun,thut
were met atthe top by an abrupt palisade, varying
in height from six to fifteen feet Five distinct
charges were made. Officers and men struggled up
one and grappled with the enemy on the brink.
Many were hurled over the precipice. Finally the
plateau 111 S gained, when.another battery opened
upon a rise of ground. The men could not form for a
charge on these new breastworks. Sergeant Hamil
ton, of the 33d New Jersey, with eleven men, re
mained on the crest for twenty minutes fighting va
lorously. He escaped unhurt by jumping- from the
cliff. So, after five desperate attempts to take the
gap, if possible, Geary failed because it was not pos
sible.
FOREIGN GOSSIP.
AMERICAN ARTISTS TN ROME.—An American
resident in Rome writes to a friend in Boston about
the late undertakings of some of the American ar
tists in that city, as follows :
•
Bliss Hosmer is enghed on a group of a Sleeping
Faun, whom a Faunetto (young Faun) is tying to
the stump of a tree. It is a charming composition,
full of spirit and character, and will greatly increase
her reputation. The attack - upon Miss Hosmer in
the Art Journal and The. Queen was infamous, but
she will live it down. '•
Tilton is painting some beautiful landscapes, and
is,
I am most happy to learn, laden with orders.
Story has remodelled his Cleopatra, making many
changes and improvements. Keeping to the. same
general conception, he has worked it out to a more
elaborate and artistic completeness ' embodying, as I
think, all his artistic growth of the five years - Which
have elapsed since the production of the first Cleo
patra. He has also modelled a bust of Mrs. Brown
ing from memory, for her brother, which he has suc
ceeded in rendering . pleasing without losing the
characteristic likeness. This artist's. "Saul" Is
going on rapidly and is to go to London with .Tudith
this week. His Bacchus and Venus follow shortly
to the same destination.
It may be interesting to know the state of Gen.
Hayes' thoughts and feelings just before entering
upon that desperate conflict in the Wilderness,
where he lost his life. In a letter written upon the
morning on which the march commenced, he says :
"This morning was beautiful, for
`` Lightly and brightly shone the sun,
As if the morn was a jocund one.'
," Althongh we were - anticipating to march at S
o'clock, it might have been an appropriate harbin
ger of the day of the regeneration of mankind; but
it only brought to remembrance, through the throats
of many bugles, that duty enjoined upon each one,
perhaps, before the setting sun, to lay down a life
for his country.',
On the morning he left Stafford House, Gene
ral Garibaldi put £2O in the hands of a friend, and
asked him to distribute it among the servants, with
an expression of hearty thanks for their attention.
One of the upper servants was communicated with,
who, after speaking of it to his fellows, came back
into the room, and with real emotion informed the
General's friend that not a Servant in the establish
ment would tftliO a :shilling. They one and all es
teemed hn honor they should never forget to serve
sv2.eit an illustrious man, and they must entreat him
to let the honor-be their reward.
7 - It seems that Meyerbeer had a great dread of
being buried alive, for, in anticipation of his death;
he wrote a note, which was found by his bedside,
whereby he ordered that two men were to sit up
with his body night and day for four days, and have
fifty thalers for their services, and that the person
who found the note and made:Meyerbeees wishes
known was to receive three hundred thalers-'--a cau
tious premium to insure the fulfilling of his wishes.
Everything was done as he desired. -
- Guinness, wife of the well-known
preacher, recently delivereda sermonin the Friends'
Meeting-House, in Limerick, Ireland, to a crowded
congregation of ladies. She took for her text, Ro
mans, eighth and fourth verses. She is said to have
spoken with great volubility and animation for
nearly an hour.
That charming and witty writer, 31. Edmond
About, the "heir of Voltaire, ,, is on the point of be
ing married to mile. De Guilleville, daughter of the
Baron De Gitilleville. The marriage is to take place
in a months , time, at the chateau of Roneherelles,
near Rouen, which belongs to the bride's father; and-
Gustavus Dor6, the prince of the pencil, Is to edict
ate as a groomsman on the "auspicious occasion."
The ,"Africaine , ' will be shortly given at the
Paris Opera. Moyerbeer was present at the re
hearsals, and it will be given, therefore, with the
spirit of his interpretation of his own music bloom
ing in it, and be the most earthly recalling of the
memory of the composer which is possible.
The Duke of Salamanca, a Spanish nobleman,
who has invested largely in this country in the At
lantic and Great Western Railroad, and is a man of
great force of character, recently said at a public
meeting that he everywhere, in his travels, found
statues and busts of Men of talent, but none of rich
men.
THE Gm AT.'EASTEIZN Awn TAB ATLAWTIC
OABLE.—Mr. Cyrus W. Field authorizes the state
ment that the- announcement which has appeared
in print that the steamship Great Eastern had been
sold to the French Government is untrue. The
Great Ea,stern was sold by auction for £25 000, her
purchasers being Messrs. Gooch, Barber, Bressey;
and Others, who have formed a donipany underthe
title of the Great- Ship- Company. This company
have chartered her to lay the Atlantic cable before
'the 31st of December, 1865, and if the cable is suc
cessfully laid they are to receive £50,000 in shares
of the Atlantic Telegraph Company. l'Soon After
the purchase of the Great Eastern her present
owners were addressed by a Frenchfirm asking
upon what terms-she could be purchased by the
French Government. The response, was that, after
the Atlantic cable Was laid, the steamer could be
purchased for .£2.54,000. Nothing further laird Veen
received from the French Government amen the
subject up to the tittut.-Mr. Field left England.
M.,s.TT:AroNN' - RIVER, in" Virginia, watering the
present battle-fields, gets its name, oddly, from four
separate branches running southeasterly. =The
southernmost branch is called Mat, the next one Ta,
the next re, and the last Ny. In the forks of these
syllabic streams the armies are emitting the bloodiest
drape. of the War. Spottsylyania is situated_upon
the Po, a Stroam-whieh Is' only a few inehesdeep,
ordinarily, and half a dozen yards* wide. The North
'Anna riveris about-the sizeof Bull Bun, and whoa
swollen by rains is not fordable.
•
Edward Everett o n Dress Reform,
The ladies at' Boston have a pledge of abstir
from foreign luxuries posted at several •
pieces, and the signers are not few. The lr
:that city are also taking Measures to get up
lie meeting in aid of the same object, and one ,
leaders of the movement is 11Irs. Josiah Quincy.
requested Mr. Everett to be present at the meet
and the following is an extract from the lett(
sent in reply. It will be seen he gives his Infix
fully in favor of this great reform :
"I concur in the views upon this subject
forth in the late letter of our rentected repress
tives in Congress. I have notice,' the argum
against the movement, which have appe:
in the journals of the day. They al' enti
to consideration, but all of Chem, In my opt,
either prove too - much, .or at most shoi9
Is most always the case) that the eirree,
of great evils is itself generally attended v
some ill effects. Thus the proposed measurt
objected to, because it will load to the (BM
tion of the revenue by curtailing our impo
to the falling off in our• exports, since for
nations will not buy of us except as we hu
them ; to loss to importers who have large at
on hand; to suffering to those of small fru
at home, in consequence of the augmented pric
domestic fabrics, caused by the increased demai
to the distress of friendly operatives in fore
countries and the irritation of their governmr
It is also objected that some persons, who
the movement, have by anticipation provided
selves with a large stock of articles of foreign
and luxury, and will thus enjoy an unfair ad vam
over others, and that the agreement will by somt
secretly violated. Oases of this kind must be
rare to be of great consequence. To most of
other objections there is no doubt some foundati
and when ably stated by an ingenious liter, U
cumulative force seems great. They all, hove'
admit a satisfactory answer.
"To give this answer in detail would regal
lengthened discussion. There is one practical
of the subject, which appeals directly to con
sense, and answers them all. Every one of
objections applies, in due proportion and in the
way, to a single individual and to the comma,
If an extravagant young man (and I do not ref,
profligate and criminal cases, where other con,
rations are involved), were urged by his pare'
guardian to correct his extravagant habits, and
up wasteful and improvident consumption of art
Of foreign luxury, he might adduce every one oft
reasons in favor of continued indillgence.,re:7l t
would be, in principle, just as sound and valid
his ease as they are in reference to the proper
movement. But would any parent be inducesl,
any or all of the above stated objections, to
courage his son in habits of extravagance?
"Some persons object to all concerted action ei
for good objects. It is no doubt liable to abuse, 1
less in a case of this kind than when it is likely
lead to political intrigue. Fashion has so much
do with the extravagant expenditure which it is p
posed to cheek that some analogous counteract
influence is necessary.
"I ought to add that a reform is needed on
part of both sexes, and in many things besies
reign luxuries. Extravagance in the general st
of living, in building, furniture, equipage, en
tainment; amusements, hotels, watering piaci
extravagance often es tasteless as it is otherwise
prehensible—is growing upon us, and consumii
worse 'than unproductively, the substance of I
country. The waste at a fashionable private ent
talnment would support three or four men in I
ranks of the army Mr a twelvemonth, and prev
for the relief and comfort of a hundred wou.nr
soldiers in a hospital."
Shall we Eat Beer!
(From the New York Tribune.]
We say most emphatically, NO. It is the duti
every family to curtail, or entirely suspend, the t
of fresh beef, until the present cause of the of
rageous high price is broken down. A. suspend(
of two wee will effect the cure. The price of be
cattle never was so high in New York before, as
was on Monday, May 16. If it Is as high to-day,
implore butchers not to buy a bullock. We impl
shopkeepers not to buy a side of beef of the whol
sale butchers. We implore families not to say
pound of beef. That and that alone will bres
down the abominable gang of speculators, wl
alone are the cause of this unheard-of, uncalled-f.
advance. There is no scarcity of cattle ;itis iv
that that has caused the advance. It is the work
just such "stock gamblers" as operate in lV , s
street. There is no more reason for beef cattle sel
ing at is cents a pound net than there is for Hark
Railroad stock selling at 8-.260 a share. But for F
culation they would now be selling at 12 cents.
1840, or thereabouts, there was " a panic in the
ket." One Steinberger had managed to get cons
of all the cattle in the country, by the assistance
the funds of. the United States Bank, and he name
his own terms to butchers, and frankly told the
who desired to eat beef that they would only do
at his pleasure and for his profit. For a time he
veled in his power. He died poor. May his
peers do the same.
There is no one Steinberger now but there
several, and they work together as kindly as thin
the money all came from one pocket. and the bras
to handle it were in one head They commence
operations soon after the great frost in Illinois k
summer, by raising the - alarm that there wont i
next to no fat cattle from that State. and that that
would be no fat bullocks in the New York markt
by the month of May. Upon this foundation th,
operators began gradually to make contracts, an
secure supplies ' and then to advance prices. It i
well known that New York prices control all tt
other markets in the country, and it should Ite we
known that the system upon - which business
transacted in the New York cattle market enabl
the owners and sellers of cattle to control t
butchers. The people will have beef. The butcl
must provide for his customers. He buys his tint
on credit, and he sells his beef onereclit. Buyint
on creditihe is at the mercy of the cattle brok
who receives the stock from the shipper, drover,
speculator, who has bought it while in transitu,
sells it fora commission of 6 , 2.60 a head, on credit
the butcher, who is three or four weeks behind,
must,-buy this week, or else he cannot pay
a previous week. He has the choice—to pay wl
ever is asked, or be ruined. As things go on n
all will be ruined unless the people come to II
aid, and for two weeks stop the consumption ofht
The speculators will not be contented to stop thew.
ranee until it reaches twenty-five - cents a pound fc
the net weight of- cattle on foot. Are the peopl
contented to see that rise 1 If so. let it go on.
not, begin to curtail consumption. Give notice
once to your butcher that you - will not pay 1
prices. He will tell you that he must fail if you
not. Let him fail; it will not be a dishonoral
failure. <lt is the only means of breaking up a no
ster monopoly. It is the only way to stop makf
some of the worst enemies of your country rich;
some of the very worst Copperheads-,i)it the
States are engaged in this wicked worleksome,,
who have no interest in this country except sp .
as they can rob the American people, and when tht
have "made their pile " will they go back to theu
native land. Such are thopauses of high prices of
beef cattle. It is not scarcity: it is not because
there is any unusual demand for the army ; it is not
because the season is unpropitious. It is because
speculation is rampant. It is in the power of the
people to bteak it down. Who will help to do it'
Will you. reader 1 You—not your neighbor. The
begin to-day.
Lice:yen or A JA.c..szicsu Gn:yncm.-r.-----The Japa
nese amnboat Puseynmi waS launched on Saturday
from Westervelt's shipyard. foot of Houston street,
East river. She it 20 feet long, 31 feet beam. 15 feet
deep, nearly the same dimensions as oar double-ca.
ders. Having been built under the supervision of
Captain Joseph Comstock, and the machinery being
constructed under the direction of Chief Engineer
Gray late U. S. Navy, her success may be consi.
dered certain. She is pretty and strong, and may
probably go fourteen knots an hour.
TOITHIN6.—The Chicago Journal gives a glow
ing account of the opening ceremonies of the St.
Louis Sanitary Pair, including the speech of Gen.
Rosecrans, and ending with the following affecting
ceremony. It says : "At the close of the ceremo
nies a deputation, composed of General Rosecrans,
George W. Hall, Mayor Thomas, Dr. Linton, and
several other gentlemen, paid a visit to the Zell
kommen, or Beer - Hall, and indulged in the flowing
nectar at the fount of Gambrinus.,
REMARKABLE Coor.,Ngss."—When the gunboat
Commodore Jones was destroyed last Friday by a
torpedo in the James river, about seven miles be
low Fort Darling, every person on board, with one
exception. was killed or wounded. A correspondent
of the New York Times says the boat was crushed
like a piece of paper, and huge fragments of the
wreck were lifted high in the - air. The executive
officer of the Jones retained his foothold on a piece
of the deck, and, as a rare case of coolness in such a
sudden and trying- event; it must be told that he
drew a pistol and shot dead -a rebel on the bank of
the river, who had exploded the diabolic cMtri
vance by means of a galvanic battery.
Public Entertainments.
CITF.STNITT-STREE.T THEATRE.—The new sensa
tional drama entitled " Count Monte Leone, or the
Spy in Society," was performed last night for the
first. time. It was written expressly for this thea
tre, by . the author of the drama of " monte
Cristo." The plot is. ingenious and exciting,
the
and the localities in which the scenes are
laid are - such as to give full play to the romantic
element so necessary to the interest of the moderr
school of dramatic writing. A masquerade at to
San Carlo, a castle, a prison, and a church
Naples; then the prefecture of police in Paris,'
conspiracy, and a duel in the Bois de Boniogn
these show the scope of the exciting material tfom
which the drama is -constructed. The piece is pow
erfully cast, Mr. Grover' two companies beim,
united in its production, and the excellent scenery,
dresses, and music combine to render the perform
ance attractive. The house was well filled last
night, and the play promises to be a success. i
Mr. Grover has returned to the city from his trip
to the Eastern States with the German Opera Com—
pany, and is now able to give his personal supetwi
sion to his popular theatre. The new drama will b
repeated to-night.
WOLFSOHN'S LAST CLASSICAL CONCERT.—TII
subscribers to this interesting series of entertain
'cents having expressedtheir pi - Merolla for a morn
ing concert, Mr. W. has consented to give a matike
instead of a soirfe on next Saturday, and has pr
pared a programme of unusual richness and attrac
tiveness. He has secured the services of Herr Kreis—
mann, one of the ablest exponents of German
lads, whether in Europe‘or America, his reputat
being equally great in both hemispheres. Herr
will sing five of his most favorite songs, from a.nr - 44ig
the compositions of Schumann, Schubert, and-R.
Franz. A full and beautiful translation of these
gems of poetry and music is printed on the Pro
zramme, and will be appreciated by those not fami
liar with their original dress and language. Mr.
Thomas, the eminent violinist, from New York, anti '
Messrs. Kammerer and Ahrend, of this city, are the
other able assistants on this occasion. The instru
mental pieces are from the pens of Schubert, Chopin,
Tartini, and Schumann. This is one of the bent se
lections made during the season which is so bril
liantly brought to a close.
Aar ENTERTAMIENT will be given for the benclit )
of the Shnitary Fair, at the Northeast Boys Gram- -
mar School, New street, below Second, on not
Friday evening. The performance will be literary
and scientific, consisting of philosophical experi
ments, recitations, and singing.
THE REX". War. WHITE WittAA:irs will deliver
his last lecture this season at the Church of the
Advent to-night. The subject will be "Thrilling .
Adventures in Samaria and Galilee," and the pro
ceeds will be for the benefit of the Union soldiers amg
sailors.,
Ayr articles intended for the great Sanitary Fair
may be sent to Mrs. J. W. Forney, the chairman of
the Committee on Labor, Revenue, and Income, at
the reiidenee 61S Washington Square.
"JAIME, IIITORT.ANT, POSITIVE SALE OF DRY
GOODS, CARPETS, - MATTING, STRAW GOODS, SUN
CLOTHING', &c.—The early particular
attention of dealers is requested to the extensive'
and valuable assortment of British, French, Ger
man, Swiss, and American dry goods, carpets,
matting, straw goods, sun umbrellas, clothing. Sm.,
embracing about 750- pack - ages and lots of4boica
and desirable articles in cottons, silks, worsteds,
woolens and linens, embroideries, Sm., to be
peremptorily sold,, by catalogue, on four months'
credit, and part for cash, commencing this morning,
at precisely ten o'clock. (with the t. arpets and mat
ting), to be continued all day and the larger parusof
the evening, without intermission, by John B. Myers
Sr Co., auctioneers, Nos. 232 and 234 Market street.
AUCTION NOTICE-SALE OF BOOTS AND SHOES.-
The early attention of buyers is called to the large
and attractive sale of 1,006 eases prime boots, stow,
brogans, balmorals, cavalry boots, Sto., to be sold by
catalogue, this morning, commencing at 10 o'clock
precisely, by Plcilip.Forll &Co., auctioneers, at titele
store, No. D 25 Market and 52.'t COMMereOiatredits