al q uesbur § Ntsstup. WEDNESDAY, M• Y NT, 1863. Mir "IN THIS COUNTRY ESPE CIALLY, IT IS A HABIT NOT ONLY ENTIRELY CONSISTENT WITH THE CONSTITUTION, BUT EVEN ESSEN TIAL TO ITS STABILITY, TO REGARD THE ADMINISTRATION AT ANY TIME EXISTING AS DISTINCT AND SEPARATE FROM THE GOVERN MENT ITSELF, AND TO CANVASS THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE ONE WITHOUT A THOUGHT OF DISLOY ALTY TO THE OTHER."—Hon. Wm. H. SWARD, Secretary of State under the Lincoln Administration. Positively the Last Warning. Wu have a large number of sub- scribers outside of Pennsylvania who owe us for the Messenger from three to four years. We need the money, and have DUNNED these delinquents until we are tired of it. and so arc our prompt, paying sub scribers. We now notify all subscri out of this State, who are in arrears for OVER ONE YEAR, that unless they PAY UP before the first day of July, their papers will POSI TIVELY be discontinued and their accounts put in proper hands for collection. They may rely upon our keeping this promise strictly and literally. We print for neither glory or fan, and if they want a paper for nothing, this is not the place to get it. We will next week send accounts for the last time, to these delin queets. I) , AYAOII , :' ILI 11. n - P al At this Office, a large amount due us for Job Printing and Advertising. Executors, Administrators and oth- ers who know themselves indebted on these scores will oblige us by call ing during the approaching Court Gov. Seyznones .Letter to the Vallandigham Meeting in Al- bany, N. Y. ALBANY, (N. Y.,) May 17.—The fol lowing is a letter of Governer Seymour to the Vallandigham meeting last night : EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, May 16 I cannot attend the meeting at the Cap ital this evening, but I wish to state my opinion in regard to the arrest of Mr, Vallandigham. It is an act which has brought dishonor on our country. It is full of danger to our persons and our homes; it bears on its front a conscious violation of law and justice. Acting upon the evidence of detailed inferences ; shrinking from the light of day in the darkness of night, armed men violate the home of an American citizen, and furtive ly bore him away to a military trial con ducted without the safeguards known in the proceedings of our judicial tribunals. The transaction involves a series of of fenses against our most sacred rights.— It interfered with the freedom of speech. It pronounced sentence without a trial, save one which was a mockery, which in sulted as well as wronged the perpetrators, End now seeks to impose punishment, not for an offense against law, but for the disregard of an invalid order put forth in the utter disregard of the principles of civil liberty. If this proceeding is approv ed by the Government and sanctioned ly the people, it is not merely a step toward revolution: it is revolution. It will not only lead to military despotism : it estab lishes military despotism. In this aspect it must be accepted, or in this aspect re jected, It is upheld, our liberties are over thrown. The safety of our persons and security of our property will hereafter de pend upon the arbitrary will of such mili tary rulers as may be placed over us, while our constitutional guarantees will be broken down. Even now the Govern ors and Courts of some of the great West ern Stares have sunk into insignificance before the despotic powers claimed and exercised by military men who have been sent into their borders. It is a fearful thing to increase the danger which now overhangs us, by treating the law, the ju diciary, and the State authorities, with contempt. The people of this country now wait with the deepest anxiety the decisions of the Administration upon these acts.— Having given it a general support in the conduct of the war, we pause to see what kind of government it is for which we are asked to pour out our blood and our treasure. The action of the Administra tion will determine, in the minds of more than one-half of the people of the loyal States, whether the war is waged to put down the rebellion at the South, or de stroy free institutions at the North. We look for its decision with most solemn so licitude. Signed, HORATIO SEYMOURR. A CHANGE OF BASE. The following advertisement in the Osh kosh (Wisconsin) Review, slitivi4V - that there has been a general change of base nines the accession of the Abolition dynasty to power. Some of the emancipation and amalgamation gen try should apply for the coinfortabie position. A white man's daughter "treat ed as one of the family," by "respectable colored" folks we should think would be inconceivably happy : "Warm:D.—By a respectable colored Wilily, a bright, intelligent- white girl to serve in the capacity of a house servant. Such a girl will be paid good wages and be treated as one of the family. Refer ences as to honesty and intelligence re quired. Address X. Y. Z., Oshkosh Post Office. "Nowa: UUJT."—It is estimated that grow the commencement of the war, 53, 874 Federals have been killed, 117,029 wounded, 74,218 made prisoners, and 250. 000 died from disease and wounds ; that 60,898 Confederates have been killed, 119,- 015 wounded, 62,169 made prisoners, and 260,000 died fawn diens. sled wounds. effmmunicatino. For the Messenger. LETTER FROM WESTERN VIRGINIA. MILO, WETZEL CO., VA., } May 14th, 1803. Editors Messenger: Gents :—I see by the paper and learn by private means that you had a "big scare" down your way some time ago. We had a small edition of the same here; but, by the time that we got well 'satisfied that we ought to be very badly frightened, the danger was over and the enemy gone—leaving as the nearest and most certain evidence of his visit, two burnt Rail Road bridges be tween two and three miles from us. The burners of these bridges were not, I think though, very far from home, and were mere bunglers at the business—hav ing too much lightning whiskey aboard to know well what they were at. These bridges were only two or three hundred yards apart, and it is true that they suc ceeded in making them impassible, but by the evidence of " Aunt Hannah" Church, an old lady who lives "solitary and atone" between the bridges, the burners were between two and three hours at the work, and ought to have been ex pecting to be shot two or three times at least whilst at the job. They kindled a fire in an old shanty alongside, however, and made themselves comfortable—burnt two bridges and cut down a couple of tele graph poles and cut the wires. These fel lows were believed to be from the Glov er's Gap region, a few miles above, where some arrests have been made. The Provost Marshal has now given notice that damages to the Road, in future, will be visited on all Secesh sympathizers in tne vicinity of the destruction, by levy ing contributions for its repair. This would be all fair and right where the fact could be established That such persons were privy to and conniving at the act, but might be made very oppressive and unjust, and converted, by bad men, into a punishment on those in the vicinity of the road whom they might choose to consider their enemies. As an evidence of how these things are sometimes done, I will just mention that along with the first invoice of workmen and soldiers t hat came out from Wheeling to repair dam ages, during the raid, were some hot-head ed and would-be very patriotic citizens, filled with patriotism and bad whiskey. Our friend, William Newman, was at this Post Office with his mail for Waynes burg;and hearing the report of a band of Cavalry having taken your place, was holding on here for further information, before risking his valuable corporosity and mail within reach of their sacrilegous hands. Though it is well known by all who are acquainted with Mr. Newman, that he has used his voice and influence for the maintenance of the Union, both before and since the Secession of the States, some of these hot-heads, probably under the same potent alcoholic influence that burnt the bridge, had Mr. Newman, who was enquiring for the news, arrested as a Secessionist and "dangerous charac ter," and had him for some time held in "durance vile." This . kind of thing, I take it, is rebuilding or strengthening the Union in a very small way. Such a course must and will react on those who so mis use power. Mr. Newman was fortunately examined before being sent off, and of course released—but it is a stigma our national character that at the mere wish of an irresponsible man, citizens can be th.us summarily arrested without any real charge or grourvls. • Well, we are soon to be " West Vir gihia." At the election held on the 26th of April, the majority in its favor was over 22,000, there being lees than one thousand votes against it. As there were less than 50,000 votes iu the forty eight counties conitosing the new State, at the last Presidential Election, when the largest vote ever given was polled, I think it may be Teemed pretty conclusive evidence, considering the state of affairs under which the late election was held, that it is the fixed determination of West Virginia to cut loose from the old carcass, "which is, not only dead but stinketh."— An election is to be held on the 28th inst., S for Governor, and other State officials, and the new Government goes into opera tion on June 30th, at Wheeling. Arthur Inghram Boreman, a native of your place, will be elected first Governor of West Virginia, 'and a .better man, probably, could not have been selected. Mr. Bore man is a lawyer of Parkersburg, now President Judge of that Judicial District, and a son of Kenner S. Boreman, Esq., formerly of Waynesburg, well recollected by your old citizens as a most worthy and estimable man ; and the son, now about to be placed in the highest office in the gift of the people of his State, is worthy of the father, w bicb is eulogy enoagh. There is but one ticket, which is as fol ows: For Governor, A. J. Borenta.n, cif Wood County ; Secretary of State, J. E. Boyers, of Tyler ; (I think he is a native of Greene Co., or Monongalia, Va.,) for Treasurer, Campbell Tarr, of Brooke ; for Auditor. Samuel Crane, of Randolph ; for Attorney General. A. B. Caldwell, of Ohio; foe Judges of the Courts of Appeal, R L. Berkshire, of Monongalia, W. A. Harrison, of Harrison, and James H. Brown, of Kanawha. The ticket is a mixed one, composed of one half Demo crats, and one-half old line Whigs—Mr. Boreman being one of the latter. Par kersburg, Grafton, Clarksburg, Weston and Wheeling are among the aspirants for the State Capitol. The last heard of the "Raiders" they were at the Oil Wells or Burning Springs, in Wirt County, going southward. They gave Parkersburg and Wheeling a big fright—Col. Mulligan having came on last week to Moundsville with his Brigade, to protect Wheeling, it being feared that the Cavalry would come up along the riv er counties to attack the latter place.— Our people are now urging upon the Sec retary of War the necessity of keeping some 5,000 Cavalry in West Virginia, for its protection and that of Western Penn sylvania. The last raid has proven the utter pdwerlessness. of Infantry, or any force an foot, however large, to protect a region of country from a Cavalry force. The Infantry, when Cavalry is concerned, can only act on the defensive. They can, it is true, when in sutlicient force, pro tect towns or points where stationed, but cavalry can, with perfect impunity, pass and repass around the footmen, and whilst committing depredations, laugh at their efforts to protect a countzy, or bring them to battle only when they feel strong enough to desire it—keeping at a sale dis tance when they wish to avoid a fight.— Gen. Roberts, with his large force upon the North Western Rail Road could not get near them—because their object was not to fight but to rob and destroy. This matter is now being pressed upon Govern ment with good prospect of success, as this is believed to be the only means of preventing a repetition of the last scenes of terror and devastation. J. W. H. THE DRAFTED MEN. For the Messenger WASHINGTON, N. C , May 9tll, 1863 Editors of the 31 essenger.—Gentlemen, having no doubt but what the numerous readers of your valuable paper through out the county would like to hear from the "Drift" occasionally, I will state that both officers and privates of Company A. of the 108th Regiment, P. M., with the exception of three priva,tes, are well.— We have been in the U. S. service for sev en months, and during that time we have lost a man from our company by disease, and only three by discharges, one of these being discharged on account of his being over 45 years of age when drafted. Our men are in high life from this one fact alone, viz: that their term of service ex pires in two months, not from the fact that they see our prospects looks any brighter, nor the South any nearer w hipped into love than when they left home. The "Drift can't see it." The health of the entire regiment is good. There have only been seventeen deaths in the regiment since its formation. 1 will send with this a full roll 'of the company. More anon. A LIVE LINCOLN MAN H. H. CREE Captain. W. F .11L - GuEs, L;t Lieut. J. M. MORRIS, 2nd Lieut. * SERGEANTS. Ist. J. Hudson, S. B. Arnett, T. Craig, J. E. Burwell, A. Grooms. CORPORALS R. C. Bennett, W. Dunn, J. S. Mundell, L, L. Rich, J. Moore, C. C. Ruse. .1. W. Wilson, W. F. Smith. Wagoner.—J. Orndort PRIVATES W. Anderson, J. Areley, L. Adkinson, W. Bowan, J. M. Barewore, C. Calvert, A. Colzard, W. Clutter, F. M. Clark, J. H. Cummins, D. C. Davidson, B. F. Dean, J. Davidson, J. Estle, J. W. Evans, M. Estle, W. Gass, A. Guseman, H. Grooms, E. Garrison, E B. Garrison, P. Hight, J. Headley, H. Hendershot, G. Herod, T. _Huffman, S. Hopkins, N. Hartley, S. E. Hill, G. Johnson, T. Johnson, S. R. Kin nan, J. A. Keener, H. Lambert, J. H. McKee, I. Morris, J. Minor, G. W. Nise ley, L. S. Patterson, S. Phillips, J. Piles, T. B. Roberts, W. T. Ruse, S. Roberts, A. 3. Rush, S. H. Rose, D. Rice, J. i. Rine hart, L. Russell, G. W. Reager, F. Staley, J. Sine, J. Sharpneck, S. Staley, S. Smith.* J. Shriver, C. F. Smith, J. Shape, W. H. Thompson, B. F. Wilkinson, J D. West, M. Wade. J. Watson, 11. White, A. Wa ters, M. Wright, B. Weaver. Discharged—J. Cumbrage, A. Grebble. *E. Smith, detached to command Gen. Spinola's Ambulance Corps. " - Smith detached to the Quartermaster's department. DECLINATION. Messrs. Jones & Jennings: Gents:—Cir cumstances over which I have no control compel me to decline being a candidate for Assembly at the approaching Primary Election. At some future time, I shall gratify my friends by submitting my name to the consideration of the voters. The success of the party in the present emer gency is, with me, paramount to all per sonal aims and ambition. I sincerely de sire its harmony and triumph, and am unwilling to multiply any difficulties or embarrassments in its way at the present time. Hence I decline. JAMES HUGHES. New liainpublre Congressmen. The official vote for members of Con gress in New Hampshire elects Marcy, Democrat, in the Ist district, by 76 major ity ; Rollins, Republican, in the 2nd dis trict, by 351 majority ; and Patterson, Re publican, in the 3rd district, by 276 ma jority, ger"How dare any man," says Sum ner's organ, the Boston Commonwealth, "pray for a return of that festering wrong, that sin and shame—the Union as it was? It is like breaking the tables of the Eternal Law and dashing them in the face of Je hovah." Could blasphemy or political madness go further ? And yet we are asked to labor with these men for their object, the destruction of slavery. Ser"Occasional," in the Philadelphia Press, says: " I thii,k the temper of the American people, as exhibited during this rebellion, worthy of all praise." This compliment is deserved, for if ever a peo pls had their temper tried by unwortfiy and incapable rulers, it is ours. We sus pect, however, they will exhibit a temper at the next Presidential election that "Oc casional" won't feel like praising.— World. Wiiff'Bv the official lists received at tv'e Surgeon General's office, the num ber of rebel prisoners who have died in Union Hospitals since the com mencement of the war, is shown to be over 6,000. r The Abolitionists who claim to pos sees all the patriotism in the country, might learn a useful lesson by reading the parable of the Pharisee and the publican Democratic County Meeting I LARIIiig AND ENTHUSIASTIC GATDERING ! In compliance with the call of the Vigilance Committee, the Democra cy of the county assembled in Mass Meeting at Waynesburg, on Tues day, May 19th. On motion of David Crawford, Esq., the meeting was or ganized by the election of the follow ing officers : President, Wm. A. PORTER, of Waynesburg Vice Presidents, W. T. H. Pauley, Morgan. Joseph Sedgwiek, Jefferson. John Dowlin, Cumberland. Capt. John Stephenson, Greene. Philip Kussart, Dunkard. Win. Cleavenger, Monongahela. B. Fordyce, Perry. Richard Phillips, Wayne. Thomas Moore, Whitely. Geo. Hennan, Esq., Gilmore. Capt. John Scott, Jackson. Dr. I. N. Owens, Springhill. Dr. P. R. Chapman, Alleppo. James Hughes, Esq., Riehhill. Edward Barker, Esq., Morris. Isaac Mitchell, Washington. • John MeNay, Franklin, Oliver Phillips, Centre.. Secretaries, Wm. L. Lazoar and R. A. McCon nen ; of Marion. Committee on Resolutions, John Phelan, Vannat ta, James Meeks, R. W. Jones, Geo. Wolf; Esq., S. H. Adamson, J. G. Ritchie, and Morgan Belt. The organization completed, Hon. WM. H. WITTE, of Montgomery County, was introduced to the large audience by the President of the meeting, and proceeded to address the people on the groat questions of the day in a speech of singular abili ty, eloquence and force. It would be impossible to furnish any thing like a satisfactory synopsis of his re marks. Enough to say that for two hours he commanded the constant and unwearied attention of the crowd, and there was scarcely a hearer who was not reluctant to have the speech (dose. On the conclusion of the speech, 11. W. JONES, in behalf of COL PHELAN, Chairman of the Committee on Res olutions, presented the following series, which were unanimously adopted : Resolved, That the resolution pass ed, unanimously, by the Congress of r the United States in July, 18tH, by which they declared that "this war is not waged in any spirit of oppres sion or for any purpose of conquest or subjugation, or for overthrowing or in terfering with the rights or established institutions of the States, but to thfand and maintain the supremacy of the Con stitution, and to presfrve the Union," placed the war upon such grounds as rallied the whole people to its sup port; while now, with little more than a year pasd, the Administration has wholly changed its position, and made it a war for the abolition of slavery atone, regardless of the Union and the Constitution ; the result is, that the North is divided and the South united, and the war, apparent ly, no nearer a tor urination. 2d. That the suspension of the right of the people GO the great writ of Habeus Corpus, in places where the Courts are open and untram melled, is an invasion of their priv ileges which cannot be tolerated.— A sturdy Judge proclaimed, two hun dred years ago, even in Monarchical England, " When the Courts of law are open, Martial Law cannot be exe cuted. The power that is above the Law is unfit for the King to ask, or for us to grant." 3d. That the late arrest and kid napping, in the silent hours of the night, of Eon. C. L. Vallandighant, and his trial by court martial, in a State which has never yet been reached by the war, and fur words spoken openly, in an assemblage of the people, is an outrage so wanton and unjustifiable as should arouse the indignation of every patriotic citi zen. If Mr. Vallandigham has vio lated the laws of the land, his ene- in the militia when in actual Ser vice, in time of war or public dan ger." Martial Law has always gov erned the soldiers and sailors, but civilians never, except within actual military lines; and the pretence of appointing a military commandant in States whore the war does not pre vail, with a view of extending martial law to such places, and subjecting others than these in the "army, navy, or militia" to it, is a sheer and palpa ble invasion of the Constitution, and the most sacred right of the citizen, guaranteed by the Constitution. Bth. That the people cannot, and dare not yield the rights of Free Speech and a Free Press—the right to investigate and pass upon the acts of all our rulers—rights secured by all our Constitutions, State as well as National. Their surrender w , mild mark us as degenerate sons of noble sires, and as fit subjects for military despotism. In the terse and vigor our language of Daniel Webster, "It is the ancient and undoubted prerog ative of this people to canvass pub lic measures and the merits of pub lic men. It is a 'home bred right,' a fireside privilege. It has been en joyed in every house and cabin in the nation. It is not to be drawn into controversy. It is i.s undoubted as the right of breathing the air or Attlkieg on the earth. Belonging to private life as a right, it belongs to public life as a duty, and it is the last duty which those whose repre• sentative I am shall find me to aban don. Aiming at all times to be cour teous and temperate in its use, ex cept when the right i tself is question ed, I shall place myself on the extreme boundary of my right and bid defiance to any arm that would move me from my ground. This high constitutional priv ilege 1 shall defend and exercise when in this house and in all places ; in time of peace; in time of war, and at all times. Living, I shall assert it; and should I leave no other inheritance to my children, by the blessing of God I will leave them the inheritance of free principles and the example of a manly, independent, and constitu tional defense of them." 7th. That the Emancipation Proe clamation of the President is alike unconstitutional, unnecessary, and impolitic;—unconstitutional, because that instrument confers no authori ty upon the President to abolish or regulate the local institutions of the States ; unnecessary ; because the Confiscation Act already freed the slaves of those in rebellion, leaving the Proclamation to operate upon those not in rebellion, and impolitic, because it served to convince the South that a return to the Union could only be at the expense of the cherished right of self-government. Bth. That until the Southern peo ple show a desire to terminate the war and restore the blessings of the Union, the Government can do no less than prosecute the war. If the Administration shall cease its mis chievous policy, respect the Consti tution, and place competent Gener als at the head of the army, it will have, as it has had heretofore, the active support and sympathy of the whole people. 9th. That whilst wo honestly en tertain the views contained in these resolutions, we would oc recreant to our time-honored principles, did we not, upon this occasion re-assert our unalterable devotion to the Consti tution and the Union of the Stat That whilst we charge upon the Re publican party the adoption of measures by which the war was orig inated, and the defeat of means by which the great calamity might have been . averted, we cannot, as Demo cratic patriots, entertain the slight est sympathy for treason and rebel- i lion. In no event will we consent to any peaceable dissolution of the Union, but say, in the language of the illustrious Jackson, "it must and shall be preserved." On motion, the Delegates to the approaching Democratic State Con vention were recommended to support Hon. Wm. 11. WITTE for Governor. The meeting adjourned with three cheers for the distinguished speaker, and with renewed h in the devo tion of the National Democracy to the Constitution and the Union, and the great principles of popular lib erty. MARRIED On T., ursday morning last, by Rev. Charles Tilton, Mr. A. J. SowEas to Miss MELvINA, daughter of Isaac Hooper, all of Waynesburg. OBITUARY. J. P. BARNETT, of Richhill township Greene County, Pa., a member of the Ander-, son Cavalry, departed this life, November 18th, at Carlisle Barracks, Pa., of Typhoid in the 28th year of his age. is young man was one of these quiet, unas ig persons who gain the affections and con• to of all their associates. He was respected :toyed by all who knew him. He enlisted Anderson Cavalry on the 29th of August, rent to Carlisle Barracks to camp where 'as taken with the Typhoid Fever. He red a great while, but the messenger of came at last and took him from amongst He bore his sickness with the greatest tosure, and was never hoard to complain, iiipressed his willingness to yield to the his Master. His spirit has taiiett its to that world from whence none ever re , and where the clashing of arms and bat roar are heard no more. May his silent rest in peace. He leaves a widowed Moth rothers and sisters to mourn their loss ; loss of a kind and affectionate son and ter whose voice will never again be heard Ingle with those who loved him dearly.— teat is vacant around the old family cirlce nigh he was near and dear to us, yet we Tilling to yield to the call of Heaven in ig him from amongst us. All honor is Mrs. Long who nursed him with all the -less and affection of a mother. DIED, her residence, in Waynesburg, on day, May 18th, 1863, Mrs. LYDIA in the 83d year of her age. She was consort of •Jonathan Black, deceased, who was a Revolutionary pen sioner. She has ever been ar. exemplary christian woman, and has been fbr many years a devoted memher of the Methodist Episcopal Church. She has been much afflicted of late years, but kept her mind active to the last. She has gone to that sun bright clime where her youth will be renewed, and where the weary are at rest. —Peptiblican. On Monday, May 18th, 1863, of Con sumption, Joann A. 811MIGTON, at the residepce of his father, John Simington, in Franklin township, is the 27th year of his age. PIO of te gag. From General Grant's Department I GLORIOUS VICTORY 1 1 Haine's Bluff and the. Entire Works of Vicksburg in our Possession. 57 Pieces of Artillery Captured Probable Surrender of the Entire Rebel WASHINTON, May 23.—The folio w ing dispatch was received by the President to-day : MEMPHIS, Tenn., May 23. To Col. Anson Stager, Washington, D. C. Official information from below to Wednesday has been received. Gen. Grant has captured Haines Bluff, and the en tire works of Vicksburg, and a large number of prisoners, and fifty-seven pieces of artillery. The battle is still raging with every pros pect of capturing the entire force in Vicksburg. We hole J ackson, Black river bridge, and Haine's Bluff. A report is being made up for Washing ton. (Signed,) W. G. FuLLEtt. Assistant Manager of the Telegraph. WASEUNGTON, May 23, 11 A, 14. The following dispatch has just been received at the War Department : _Memphis, Tenn., _May 23d.—1 for ward the following which hay just been received from Colonel John A. Rawlins, Assistant Aj u tan t Gen eral Rear of Vicksburg, flay 10.—The Tennessee landed at Brunnsburg on the 30th-of April. un the Ist of Miry fought the battle of Port Gibson, de feated the rebels under Bowen, whose loss in killed, wounded and prison ers was at least 1,500, and in artil lery five pieces. Oa the 12th of May, at the battle of Raymond, the rebels were defeat ; ed, with the loss of 800 men. On the 1-Ith defeated Joseph E. Johnson and captured Jackson with a loss to the enemy of 400, besides immense stores and man ufw•tures and seventeen pieces of artillery. On the 16th of May, fought the bloody and decisive battle of Bank er's Creek, in which the entire Vicks burg force, under Pemberton, were defeated with a loss of 29 pieces of artillery and 4.000 men On the 18tb, defeated the same force at Big Black Bridge, with a loss of 2,600 men and 12 pieces of artil lery. On the 18th, invested Vicksburg closely. To-day General Steele car ried the rifle-pits on the north of the city, the right (Attie arrny resting on the Mississippi above Vicksburg. (Signed,) .Tons A. RAwrAss, A. A. G. LATER.-1 learn further that there are from 15,000 to 20,000 men in Vicksburg, and that Pemberton lost nearly all his field artillery, that the cannonading teased at Vicksburg about 3 o'clock, p, m., of the 2011 i.— Grant has probably captured nearly all. (Signed,) S. A. lluannur, Maj Gen. Some of the Southern papers arc parading an estimate of their loss in the late battles on the Rappahan nock, which makes it 9,200 in killed wounded and missing. But the Richmond Examiner of last Satur day, says that 12,000 wounded had been brought to this city. Allowing for those sent to other places, and those not removable, and allowing also for the disposition to understate a loss, and we may say that the whole number of wounded was 15,- 000. The ordinary proportion would make the killed about three thou sand We know that General Hook er captured at least 3,000 prisoners. This would make the whole rebel loss about 21,000, and it is more like ly to be above than below this figure. The lass in our army is nearly as great as that of the rebels. It is aw ful to think that an indecisive battle should cause such a terrible amount of misery. . Neither North nor South can honestly exult much over this one, though the rebels are making a tremendous boast over their "great victory."—Phila. Eve., Bullelin. The Capture of Jackson, Missis- By dispatches received on 11.1dip day at the Headquarters of the Army, we learn that Gen. Grant, after a hard day's fight, succeeded in cap turing and occupying Jackson Miss. An official dispatch from Gen. Hurl but, dated at. Memphis 17th inst., says :—Rebel papers of the 14th from Vicksburg and Jackson, report that General Grant defeated Griggs' brigade at Raymond, on Tuesday the 12th ins:. The rebel loss is admit ted in the papers at seven hundred. On the next day, Griggs was reinfbr ced by General W. H. T. Walker, of Georgia, and was attacked at Missis sippi Springs, and driven in towards Jackson. On Thursday, a dispatch from Canton says the United States troops had taken Jackson, from the East. This was probably a cavalry movement. General Joseph Johnston arrived at Jackson on the 13th, and went out towards Vicksburg with three brigades. He must have been West of Jackson when the capture was made by our forces. The force with which Grant fought Grigg's brigade was from Port Hudson, and Walker's from Jordan. Every horse fit for service is claimed by the rebel gov ernment to mount their troops. Gen. Grant has struck the railroad near Edwards' Station. S. H. B Successful Cavalry Skirmish BALTIMORE, May 20.—The follow ing dispatch was received to day WINCTIEETER. Va., May 20,—Maj. Gen. Schenck My cavalry had a skirmish with the rebel cavalry to day, six miles from here. We killed six and captured seven of them, in cluding a Captain and a Lieutenant. There were no casualties on our side. My cavalry is still in pursuit. [signed] R. R. MILROY, Maj. Geol. Force The Rebel Loss. sippl. aIPEIVIS ARID Ulan 800 D& W. BARKER & CO., 59 Market street, Pittsburgh, OFFER the largest stock and the greatest variety both for Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Ever offered in Pittsburgh or vicinity. In our § 1 115% MINIAPASI May be found MOIRE ANTIQUE PLAIN AND FIGURED PLAIN in all the most delicate and desirable colors and shades. BROCADE, SELF COLORED AND FAN- CY ; PLAID AND STRIPE, ALWAYS A FULL STOCK. BLACK DO., PLAIN AND FIGURED WE have always a very large stock of these at the lowest prices. SHAWL & CLOAK DEPARTMENT. In this Department may be found whatever is most desirable in SHAWLS, CLOAKS, DUSTERS, CIRCULARS, SACQUES, and GUANTLETS, and at the lowest prices. Dress Goods Department . We keep always an almost unlimited assort ment of FRENCH, BRITIoH, GERMAN, SAXONY, and DOMESTIC FABRICS, run ning through every grade from the lowest to the highest. HOUSEKIIPING GOODS, This Department contains almost everything required by the Elousev.ife, and usually kept is a Dry Goods store. ES. nil ES 1I tl, CLOTHS, CASSIMERES, CASSI- NETS, SATTINETS, CASSIMB- RETS, MERINO CASSIMERES, TWEEDS, JEANS, LINENS, COT- TONADES, DRILLS, &c., &c A. Za 0 C.) , NOTIONS, GLOVES, HOSIERY, EM BROIDERIES, AND HABER- DASHING ARTICLES 1 N. B. We have but one price to gilt and wilt not be UNDERSOLD. 'Pit I sburgh , April 8,'63.-6m. TO COUNTRY paraczAwrs AND MILLINERS. JOSEPH HORNE, & CO., 77 and 79 market Street, Wholesale and Retail Dealer , . in BTnAvt GOOD , RIBBONS, SILKS, LACES, EDGINGS, EMBROIDERJEd, DRESS TRIMMINGS BRAIDS, all kind., DRESS BUTTONS ORNAMENTS, CORSETS. UMBRELLAS, HOOP SKIRTS, awl a commie assortment of NOTIONS ANL/ WARES We solicit an examination of our stock by Merchants Milliners and Dealers. confident that we can meet lame wants of all classes of buyers JOSEI'II HORNE & CO., 77 and 79 Market sires& April, S. 1863.-2. pi Kllll 0 (*i :11 SUPREME COURT. 73 Market St. 73 market St. BEAR TB: SITAR TB! TN the name of the per)" le of the United States, you IN are hereby summoned to appear before the under- Judge.: of the Supreu.e Court. to show cause why you should not save ooe : halt" by purchasing you CLOAKS, MANTILLAS, SACQUES R, CIRCUL4RBt From M. J. SPENCE, No. 73 Market St., Pittsburgh, AT PRICES WITHIN THE REACH OF ALL The above Court will be open from day so day until further notice at No. 73, Market Bt. LAV It A 'll EA P, Judges of the Ladies ANNA DUARSLE, wants of the Gnitei MAGGIE PERFECT, States. Fail not to appear under damage to the peckelle, Pittsburgh, April, 8, '63.-3m. J. H. HILLERMAN, NO. 75 WOOD STREET, PITTSBURGH. AVIN G remodelled his store and filled It with eta. ery variety of HATS, CAPS and STRAW GOODS, is ready to wait upon his customers, (whole. sale arid retail) arid show thew a good line of goods as is to thund in a first class Eastern house, and Wan them for Cash, as cheap as ey can be sold J. IL BILLERMAN. Pittsburgh, April 8,1863.-3 m. 73 Wood lgal CARPETS I SPRING 18631 W. D. & H. M'CALLUM, No. 87 Fourth street, Pittsburgh, Pat LT ',VINO on band a large Stock of SW OtybN el every Grade, bought Mideicaretb Ulm° .A.cilvreatzszelle. Offer theta at positively LEBB Una Eastern *W. sale prices FOR CASIL April 8, 11813.81% P.A.3ELISIS Cloak, Mantilla and :Shawl Emporium. 2 - ILL open *eery few days a splendid of the aeweet destine in Bacqu wa, anal= Mew for aping and Sumner Wear at palm defy ecnopetitien. Me, a handiente taserttoriii every variety of 111Nhawlsavxrpotape a rt ettellektv Oteska. n.,091141)111A =a im, Ike. 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