lii ii toistagtr, R. W. JONES ) JAS. S. JENNINOS,j Editors. "One Count►, Qpe Conatution, One Destiny." 11110114100 1 1MtS, WEDNESDAY, NAY 4, 1864. PRZSADZIAT IN 1664, Bf..QRGE B. MoCLELLAN, Pubjea to the Decision of the Democratic Na- timid Coxwention.] -"Wrbtke th e e army is fighting, you as cit. incila sec tßat the war la prosecuted for camo r tab the leseffation of the Uolon and the akin, and of your nationality aid r pone to of ,citlaens. ol • pp,. ',B. IAcCLELL AN. "Tile Constitution and th l t. Oaten: WA flees together. If they stand, they Oita together: if they fall, they Wit fall togirther."..oanie/ Webster. g b Thanks. 'The Senior Litter neglected, last week, to acknowledge his indebtedness to that ster ling Democrat, honest man and obliging, neighbor, Joann Parisx, Esq., for attentiod to his editorial duties during his late ab sence The read*" an tar from complain ing, have had reason to congratulate them nerves on the improved tone and matter of the paper. The "'Squire" and 'Big Jim" mike a strong town, Hard oft the Printer. Our subscribers mid customers generally should remember that this are very hard Ames on the Printer, and unless he is promptly paid, he will find it impossible to keep things moving. We are paying Two mops for paper and Printing Ink, and a half-dozen pld.fasliioned prices for upy other things, To meet our increasing ex penses, we rely en the promptness of our pa trons, and we have confidence to believe they will not' fail to tarnish us with the means to meet our obligations. Whet the Country Expect= of the Ad- ministration. Net the Democracy alone, but the Norms everywhere. from this time forward, will hold the A.dministration to an honest, ear nest and determined effort for the suppres sion of the 'Rebellion, and will require it to remit all efforts, merely looking to the per petuity of Republican ascendency. The oonatrymust be placed above Abolitionism for. a time. Mere P 11017881058 of Loyalty, while the acre of those in authority look to a new bare of power alone, will not pass master.— 'The bayonets of the army must be used in the restoration of the Union, rather than the suppression of a free ballot. The citizen must be permitted the right freely to criti cise the acts of his so-called rulers, without the fear of persecution or Ruffles, The administration ' sill be expected to make an honest effort to arrest the wild expansion of the currency which is unset tling prices, making the rich richer, and the poor poorer. It will be expected, for the time being, to ley aside its miserable experiments upon the Nigger question, which may well be .left to a period more fitvorable for calm considera tion, when the country shall have been restored to pew and prosperity. The ,slavery question may be safely permitted to .take its fate, whatever that may be, from she States interested iu it, who alone have the right to control it, while the Constitution remains as it is. If it shall be thought expe 41eat to altar or imodify that venerable in strument, that question may be properly lag to a calmer period of our history, Th. suppression of the. Rebellion, and the restoration of the Union, we asset, are ob jects sufficiently momentous to occupy all the powers of this administre.tion, and the people will demand that all its efforts shall be exerted for the effectuation of phase desir able objects, regardless of party questions or personal aspirations. Lost His Official Head, Await KaNT, Esq., the obliging and at ,tentive Poet Master at Oak Forest, in this county, has been removed, and ZADong GOBDON appointed in his stead. Mr. Seat's well-known activity and efficiency as a Democrat led. to his removal. The Ray of the office is paltry, and a small loss .in comparison to free speech and personal independence. 'significant. The following kost was offered at the cel ebration of lir.jeffepon's birth at New York. In view of Ahe Awnie nducting elections by the EepubiLqan 'Party, in the Border States and elsewhere, we guess we shall have to be counted in s " The Prakkatia/ Election 9f tB6t- - FAIR ELECTION, OR A FREE FiGny," FpiNiowiu. The letters pa:dished hl the "Greene amity teintbleste' bun, week . , under the I W O 4I ! i 4igt : ol,loin W 4 '4 0 49 05 9" PrirPOrt -114 %Uwe been ir*t i en by 'fops A. Derek 14611 * 9.f Miana, are de fllfflontr tbdir soliatot _Wiwi its haee 011414.00m*Pleriel• The Ulo(ilative Apportionment. The Apportionment Bill has passed both Houses of the Legislature. It is an infa mous Gerrymander,,and a permanent dis-. grace 'to the party adopting it. The Lan caster Intelligencer, alluding to its villian ously unfair distribution of Senators and Representatives, says ; . "Look, for instance, at the good, staunch okl Democratic county of Mont gomery. ller 18,057 taxables are tl5 have no representation in the Senate, or what is infinitely worse, she is to be swallowed up by the Abolitionists of Chester and Deleware, while the coun ties Lyeoming, Union and Snyder, with but 16,407 taxables, arc to have a Senator ! Call you this justice Northampton and Lehigh counties, with , 26,255 taxables are to have but one t,en ator, while Lancaster, with 27,368, or 'bat 1,113 more taxables ' is to have two Senators. Franklin and Adams is to I have two Senators, while York and Cumberland, with 23,3;38, is to waste its Democratic material of 7,000 over the ratio on a single Senator. The counties of Somerset, Bedford and Fttl tonare to elect one Senator, with 13,- / 096 tumbles, or less than one-half of the umpher required to elect one in Northatuptoo end Lehigh, and with but a few wore than half the number re-1 quired in the district composed of the counties of Westmoreland, Fayette .and Greens, which toots up 25,496. The Representative districts are equally unair and unjust to the Demo cratic party—so linked together that a majority of the people will be dis franchised, There never was a more. madly "Gerrymander" perpetrated upon any party, not even in the days of Anti-Masonry. We have but one conso lation, and that is, that no fraud of the kind was ever perpetrated that did not recoil upon its unscrupulous origina tors ; and we look forward to the fall election with confidence, to see a signal rebuke administered to those who dare resort to such a palpable fraud to per petuate power." . . Below will be found the Senatorial and Representative districts established by the Bill : floras County. No.of Reps. County. No. Y . Reps. Philadelphia 18 Dauphin 2 Delaware 1 York 2 Chester 3 Cumberland 1 Montgomery 2 Perry and Franklin 2 I Bucks 2 Adams 1 Lehigh 2 I Somerset, Bedford Northampton 2 I and Fulton 2 Carbon and Monroo 1 Bradford and Sulli- Wvne and Pike 1 _ van 2 Lukeine 3 Blair 1 Susquehanna an d I ClearfiPld, Elk and W yoming 2 Forest 1 Lyaoming,Uniou and I Clarion and Jailer- Snyder 3 I son 1 Armstrong 1 I Cambria 1 Columbia and Mon- I Northumberland 1 tour 1 I Tioga Bud Potter 2 Clinton, Cameron and I Centre 1 M'Kean 1 Huntingdon, Juni . Soh uyikll l 3 ata and Mifflin 2 Berlin 3 Lancaster 4 Lebanon 1 Allegheny C Indiana and Weat• 1 Fayette 1 moreland 3 1 Greene 1 Beaver and Washing• I Venango and War ton 3 l ren 2 Crawford 2 ( Erie 2 Lawrence, Mercer and Butler 4 Total, SENATX district. No. of Senators. 1,2,3.4 Philadelphia City 4 5 Chester. Delaware And Montgomery 2 Hamlin 1 7 Lehigh and Northampton 1 8 'Barks 1 9 Schuylkill 1 10 Carbon. Monroe, Pike and Wayne 1 11 Bradtord, Susquehanna and Wyortt• ing 1 12 Lucerne 1 13 Potter, Tioga, M'Kean and Clinton 1 14 Lycoming, Union and Snyder 1 15 Northumberland, Montour, Colinn lola and Sullivan 1 16 Dauphin and Lebanon 1 17 Lancaster 2 18 York and Cumberland 1 19 Adams and Franklin 1 20 Somerset, Bedford and Fulton 1 21 Blair, Huntingdon, Centre, Mifflin. Juniata and Perry 23 Cambria, Indiana and Jefferson 1 23 Clearfield, Cameron, Clarion, Forest and Elk 1 24 Westmoreland, Fayette and Greene I 25 Allegheny 2 26 Beaver and Washington 1 27 Lawrence, Butler and A rinstrong 1 28 Mercer, Venango and Warren 1 29 Crawford and Erie 1 Total, The. Sword Contest. At the Sanitary Fair in New York City, the majority for Gen. McClellan on Friday night last was I,62o—the vote being McClel lan, 10,062; Grant, 8,442, Scattering, 137. A secret ballot was determined on for fiatur day, which was to last from two oclock till six. The telegraph informs us that daring that time Grant's majority was run up to 15,782 It was surmised, some days ago, in ' the New York papers, that, at the eleventh hour, the loyal league would come in . with a batch of greenbacks sufficient to turn the scale against little Mac. The Journal of Commerce says the an nouncement of the sword vote was not re ceived with surprise. The friends of Mc- Clellan were aware of the extraordinary of forts which had been made by certain wealthy radical organisations to defeat him at any post. They derived some consolation from the reflection that their favorite had received a majority of their individual votes, though Gen. Grant had got the most money and the sword. How the Grant men triumphed is apparent (Foal a glance at a few such figures as these ; "Loyal men of New York," $2,- 097 r"Loyal New Englanders," 8,000 ; "Loy al men of New York,".slo,ooo ; "Loyal men of New York," $l,OOO. These four combi nation votes carried the day for Grant. The votes for McClellan were in sums ranging from $1 to $lOO. The New York Express says; "The sword contest shows that Gen. Grant beat in dollars and McClellan in numbers.— Four packages put into the Seventeenth street box on Saturday contained far more money than the large maim* for Grant. The votS for Grant in secret in four hours Was $20,644 against $9,647 voted in public. In other words, the open handed vote gave McClellan majority of $2,256, while the secret vote nage up by large subscriptions, gave Gwent a majority of $15,782 over all. The sword *kit 4040 pretty Sinn Of $4063. The re slat mos 'expected by many who knew the ascot means to pecan General Grant, a Sewing and atierantful officer, calla- the swoed,apd *tend *Milan bee witoemed a e►ew issidenee ef the devotios of some thimmutda of people to his name, tame and More Tresion I,n Congress. We thought, the declarations of Long and Harris that they would rather the South should be independent, than that-it should be subjugated and the war indefinitely pro longed, bad enough, but the . following from GRENNELL, a radical Abolition member from lowa, goes a long shot beyond these : "I would rather say it thousand times, let the country be divitkil, the South yo their nay all slave, and the North all free, than see the country once more under Democratic rule." There is n man of liberal sentiments for you! We should not be surprised if this man were a Union Leaguer, and a professed No Pitrry man, in the bargain. Pittsburgh Sanitary Fair. This Fair will open on the Ist of June.— It is a noble and patriotic charity,—intedd ed to relieve the sufferings of the sick, and wounded soldiers,—and should meet with generous encouragement. Let everybody co:tribute something. See notice front the Agricultural Committee in another column. The Soldiers' Vote. Both branches of the Pennsylvania legislature have passed the bill .provid ing for a special election throughout the State on the first Tuesday in Au- gust ne tt, at which the people shall decide whether the proposed amend tut,nts to the Constitutiou permitting soldiers to vote shall be adopted. The legislature is to meet on the 23d day of August to receive the • returns of the election. Tardy Justice. With the singular exception of Gen: McClellan, we presume that Governor Seymour, of New York, has been the best abused man at present living in the United States. Last year when he . objected to the General Government's mode of drafting in his State, the "loy al leagues" saw thathe was interfering with enlistements, in order to assist Jeff Davis. Time and investigation, however, have italiC;ltetl both his sagac ity and patriotism. For his action in saving his State from being impo;';.'d upon, he received the vote of thanks contained in the following resolution, which last week unanimously passed the New York Assembly: Resolved, That the thanks of this house be and are hereby tendered to his ex cellency Governor Seymouk, for calling the attention of the .General Govern ment at Washington to the errors in the appo.rtionment of the quota of this State, under the enrollment act of the 3d of Ruch, 1863, and for his and ef ficient efforts in procuring a correction of the same. Resolved. That the clerk of this house transmit to the Government an engross ed copy of this report and resolution. These resolutions, says the World, were preceded by a report of the Com mittee on federal relations, setting forth the nature and value of , Governor Sey mour's services. From this report it appears that the State is indebted to him for a just reduction on the October call antounting to seven thousand five hundred and twenty men, and on the February call five ofthousand and thirteen men—nearly thirteen thousand men in all. It for was pro testing against the now admitted injus tice of quota sthus reduced that Gov ernor Seymour's patriotism was impugn ed. We trust that this vindication of his judgment and motives may not be lost upon the country. The Subterranean Pipe Scheme. The Venango Spectator waxes witty over the bill now before the Legislature for con veying oil in pipes from the Venango oil re gion to the Pittsburg market, and in a hu morous article on tbe subject offers the fol - lowing reasons why the bill should - become a law : fit will save barrels, and release thousands of coopers from diaagreeable work. It will make the oil region a paradise for horses - and teamsters. They can sit down and see the oil inn to market. It will su persede the necessity of the Allegheny river and do away with stern wheel dinkeys in a great measure, and thus make better tubing, It will put a veto upon railroad building to the oil region, and bring back tp us the quiet ant'. repose we once enjoyed. Railroads se riously interfere with ground bog catching and scare away game. It will immortalize the legislature that grants the charter and the Governor who signs it, It's the biggest thing out of doors, on the top of the earth, in the water, or under tho earth. That's something," *a-Epigram, on the proposal that the old hall of the House of Representatives be consecrated to statuary: In the new Hall, with gold and glare be- di ght. See pigmies•chatter, mouse, cabal, and fight; With statues kit the old Hall live again, To prove our country once was served by men, !'This Democracy of Peoria, Illi nois, in the recent municipal election, carried their whole ticket by increased majorities over lastycar : and other ci ties and towns in that State did the same. 'The Portland Argus says drily that the Administration seems to carry on through its organs, quite as active a campaign against Gen. McClellan as it does against Jeff Davis. Serif things go on as they are now going, the niggers will soon get so vain and proud that they will scorn to marry Abolitionists. So says Prentice. ta'The Washington correspondent of the Chicago Tribune states that the Fremont men are bound to run him as a presidegtial candidate in any event. orThe Democrats carried nearly every town in Outagamil county, Wis consin, last week, at the town elections. 1 gierhe Administration requires a great deal of swearing from the people, and provokes a great deal ttst it doesn't require. I - stirPrcaidest Lincoln is said by his physician to need rest. By all means luni have it. 1 • ITFMS, POLITICAL AND OTHER WISE. THE WORD ABOLITIONIST. — An acros tical treatment of the word "Abolition ist" readily gives us the character of the Abolition party, its history, the legiti mate results 'of its teachings, together with its financial aims, and the condi tion in which its corruption and in competence have placed the country.— The word develops as tbllaws : A narchy. B lood-letting. O Id Jolla Brown L et the Union slide. I nsurrection. T ear down the flaunting lie. I I nhecility. 0 pposition to the Constitution. N igger : Nigger ! ! Nigger : : I n for miscegenation. S hoddy. T axes. SUMNER'S "GREAT InzAw."-- An in fluential citizen of Massachusetts, who had contributed largely to the election of Mc. Sumner to the United States Senate, called on the honorable gentle man, at his room a few days ago, to in quire if he had attended to a certain matter which he had intrusted to hint. Mr. Sumner lifted his eyes temporarily from a groat speech by Henry Ward Beecher, arose from his seat, wrapped the drapery of his dressing gown around hiuti viewed his visitor through his glasses and replied, "No, sir, I have not had time to attend to such matters. I am devoted to a great ideaw, sir." The visitor departed, wishing the "great ideaw" in the bottom of the Atlantic, it not further South. iA Democrat, talking the other day Of Callicot, the fellow who betrayed his constituents and sold himself for the I .Speakership of the New York Assembly, denounced him as a bad man. "Per i haps so," said a charcoal politician, "but he was a ( - rood enough Democrat only a few days ago." "Yes," said the Democrat, "good enough to make a IRepubliean leader of. It is rather a significant comment on the moral status of the two parties that the worst - man of the one should be deemed fit for the • chieftainship of the other !" The dia- Was not continued. 1 IWGeu. Butler seems stiii w have "an eye to business." lie recently is, sued an order giving the exclusive right to sell newspapers in his Department, to one Cassimir Bohin, and orders his officers to give him military protection. The editor of the Constitutional Union states he knows from the best source that Bohin pays Butler $l,OOO a month for this privilege. Old .Bun is making himself famous by driving out news boys and killing dogs, but rebels are becoming so bold that Grant had to send Gen. Baldy Smith down to take charge of the military affhirs, while But ler is enforcing his dog and newspaper orders. • TILL \SON.—The Boston Daily Adver tiser accuses Congress of having °long and madly neglected its duty." The friends of the administration control Congress—hence, to disparage Congress is to disparage the administration—to disparage the administration is to afford comthrt to the rebels—to afford comfort to the rebels is TREISON—ovo, the Ad vitiser is a trator, and should be shot, imprisoned or " censured." Ca - The Laporte (Ind.) Democrat, whose printing establishment was de stroyed by a mob of soldiers, set on by lawless Abolitionist, a few weeks back, has revived, and appears in an enlarged and very attractive forni. The Democ racy of Laporte have notified the Abo litionists that similar outrages hereafter will be punished by Eretallation in kind. This notification will probably preserve the peace in that community. —Chkago Thnes. DENtocnAnc HARMONY.—lntelligence from all quarters of the country indicates a rapid growth of harmony amonn , Democrats. Minor diffetences are laid aside for the sake of the country. On the other hand, the number of Repub licans who openly declare they will not support Lincoln in any event, is rapidly increasing. tizrAt one of the military hospitals in Washington, a few days since, Mr. Lincoln, Mr. Chase and Gen. McClellan +,•ere put in nomination tbr the Presi dency, and the soldier:3 polled; 300 votes were given-253 for Little Mae., and the balance divide 4 between Lincoln and Chase.—Doriaratic Clarion.. cirA newspaper dispatch S.gys that "eight tons of greenbacks were (tarried over the New . dk,rsey Railroad one day last week." That, we should think, was enough to give the country the green-debtess, which, added to its other in.ahuly, the Muck-tongue, will make it about the siekest nation on earth. NEW JERSEY ALL DEMOCRATIC.—The recent elections in New Jersey show that the " Blue" are more intense ly Democratic than ever. The Demo cratic gains in some counties are im mense. Iu the city of Trenton the Miscegenators were beaten by over 400 ,ri CrA white . woman ,at, Bridgeport, who had been reading the Tribune, has been tried for adultery with a negro man. She escaped from the sheriff be fore the trial was finished, and has dis appeared in the shadows. The Republican candidate for Govenor of Rhode Island is elected by the close vote of 140 over the Demo ocratic and Independent tickets. A Tear ago the same gentleman was elect ed by a majority of 3,246, Showing a loss on the regtiar Republican vote of 3,106. THE DRArr.--Bolisitor Whiting has written a letter to Provost llfarshal Fry, concerning the complaints that enroll ments are ip some cases excessive, * He says there is no other way 'tint to pro ceed with the draft e.s . now prepared. WANT TO .Fors.—The colored popu- lation of Philadelphia have sent a peti tirm to the Pennsylvania legislature aek. ing the right of suffrage. CORRESPONDENCE STOPPED. —lt may interest those expecting letters from their friends in the army, to know that an order has been issued by General Grant; stopping all correspondence from the Army of the Potomac for sixty days. VW-Senator Lane, in a speech deliv ered a few nights ago, in New Fork, in favor of Mr. Lincoln's nomination, used the following language. He said: .'.He liked the way this war was being car ried on now. So far as he was concerned he was willing to make this war a permanent insUlution" eir John G. Whittier's last poem corn men ces : "I mourn no more my vanished years." Why Is it because of the next draft, John, that you don't regret your van ished years? vi- An abolition paper says, if there had been no slavery there would have been no need of abolitionists, and there would have been none. If there had been no property there would. have heel' no need of thieves,and there never would have been any. o;Cl.l.l..—The fluctuation in the money market during the past week, admonishes business men to be on their guard. Chase's " greenback scheme" is not likely to stand muchlonger. Gold sold on Thursday at 701 premium. ltee-No man has any right to en joy a private opinion now-a-days. The administration has monopolized the trade,rand appointed General Butle sole agent, to sell it at a rate of one thou sand dollars per month. . VA LLANDIGI IA M IN D INC; Et? . —lt is said Mr. Vallandigham is in great dan ger of being mobbed in Canada--so many "loyal" men and Union Leaguers have gone over to escape the draft. Ctomnitiratitio. For the Messenger George Buchanan. ATI I ENIX 31 PRISON, WI EELING, 1 W. VA., April 14, 1864. MESSRS. EDITORS :—lt is with painful regret that I ask space in your valuable sheet, to announce the death of a most amiable and worthy man, Mr. GEORGE BCCHANAS, CA Ohio CO., Va., who departed this life this morn ing. Mr. Buchanan has been. a prisOner for about six months, without any charge, what ever, more than being an old time Demo crat. Slch to my knowledge is the fact, and such is the acknowledgement of the Captain of the Prison. lie asked for a trial; but it was not granted him until recently, when ho was released by the Secretary of War, there being no other charge brought against him. lle then made application for his release, but was informed by the Provost Marshal that ho was held as a hostage by the government, but who for he could not find out, whether it was some one the Rebels had taken or ex pected to take, he was at a loss to determine. If I am any judge of what constitutes a good Union man, Mr. Buchanan was one. Ho was sick ten .days previous to his removal to the Hospital, without either nourishment or medical attendance, but finally by the en treaties of his fellow-prisoners was removed to the Ilospitalattachod to the prison to die, after his life was despaired of. This was done by a Government which claims to protect the life, liberty and prop erty of the people. The Government may be good enough in and of itself, but by its mal-administration 'in the hands of corrupt men, the blood of Buchanan cries out from the earth against it. By publishing this letter you will confer a favor upon his fellow prisoners, and present for the consideration of the public the facts connected with the mournful case of this injured and innocent man. Although his days were ended within the gloomy walls of a prison, he knew no crime against the Gov ernment on his part, unless indeed it be a crime to support the Constitution of the Uni ted States and advocate the principles of the Democratic party. AN OLD TIME DEMOCRAT Democratic Meeting in Perry. Tho Democracy of Perry tp , mat at Mt. Morris, on April 233, for the purpose of ap poiuting delegates to convene with the dele gates of other townships, in a County con , volition, to be held at Waynesburg, on the Qt Saturday of May, 1864. After the meeting. was called to order, it was organized by electing Joseph Conner, Esq., President, and Benson Boyers, Secre tary. After a few moments of consultation, and on motion or D. L. D9nley, Mr. Joseph Conner, - EM I ., R3V. Thomas Rose, and Jesse John, were unanimously - elected delegates. Rev. Thomas Rose was then called for, who responded in a speech of an hour or more, remarkalde fur its plainness and sound Democracy, and urged upon the meet ing obedience to the Constitution of the United States, and the laWs male persuant thereunto, but warned us to beware of the heel of oppression that was designing to grind us to atoms, and begged us to have ! the manly courage, and independence of our revolutionary sires. On motion of D. L. Donley, it was RESOLVED, That our delegates he instruct ed to vote for a peace Democrat. On motion it was ERSOLVED, That the proceedings of this meeting be prepared and sent to the Waynesburg Messenger fur publication. On motion, the meeting then adjourned, sine die. JOSEPH CONNER, President BENSON BOYERS, See.y. Declination Moms. Joints & JENNINGS :-My health has been such for some weeks past as to unfit me for canvassing the county, and I am on this account compelled to decline being a can didate for the Skieriffalty at this time. My Mends have my thanks for their kind assur ances of support had I stood ter the coliaa tion. Very tredy year% RATR'L CLARK. Democratic 4nion Meeting. MESSRS: JONES & JENNINGIB : —You• will please announce, through the columns of your excellent paper, that the Delegates of the Democratic Unions will meet at the Court House in Waynesburg, on Saturday, the Ith of May next, at one o'clock:, P. M. It is requested that each division in the County send a full delegation to the Conven tion, with the number of names enrolled on the book of each division, and also instruct their delegates on all matters of interest.— Each division will be entitled to three dele gates, and it is requested that a full delegation be in attendance. This is necessary in order the harmony of the Party, as well as in view of the important matters that are to come be.tor.a the Convention. The President, Vice Presiaents, Magi, an„ Secretaries, aro cordially invited to attcrul and take scat withs us in council. Brethren of the Democratic Unions, turn out and let us have a glorious meeting once more under the old Constitu tion. By order of the Grand Magi. G. F. C., G. M. of Greene County. N.. 8. The canaidates who are members of the Democratic Union are respectfully in vited to attend, that the convention may fluid a conference with them. By the nquest of the G. M. CVY IMO* Louisiana Bat tleN against Gen. Banks. Rebels still at Pleasant Ridge Our Army Fortifying at . Grand Ecore. Sr . .. Loris, April 25.—Cairo dates by yesterday's male say that the steamer ,Von Phul, from New Orleans on the evening of the 18th, has arrived, ft seemed to be generally conceded that the battles in Lousiana have been against Banks, as while the enemy remained on the ground of Saturday's tight, Banks retreated forty miles. The transport Black Hawk suffered considerably, above Alexandria, from the enemy, I;esides having several kill ed and wounded. The report of anoth f.w tiolit on the 10th is a mistake. The steamers Bob It }y and Mattie Stephens had arrived at New Orleans front Iced River, having run the gaunt let of a large number of _guerrillas:— The Bob Roy had four guns, and folzg'ht most of the way down. ..A:can non ball passed through the clerk's afice. One man was killed and five wounded on the Mattie Stephens. The rebels are still in the vicinity of Pleasant Ridge. Our army at Grand Ecore are fortifying both sides . of the river. Prisoners say that Kirby Smith and Sibley were killed in the recent battles. The entire losses of the campaign thus far may be summed up as follows Twenty pieces of artillery. Fifteen hundred men in Gen. Kan some's corps. Siz hundred men in Geu. Emory's division. Five hundred men in Gon. Smith's Sixteenth Army Corps. Four hundred men in the cavalry di vision. One hundred and thirty cavalry di vision and brigade wagons. Twelve hundred horses and mules, including the great number that died on the march across the Teche from disease. The Army of tho Potomao.--Skir mishing near Leesburg. • WNSIIINGTON, April 23.—C01.-Low ell, of the 2d Massachusetts cavalry re turned from his expedition to Leesburg yesterday, with eleven prisoners. A brisk skirmish was had with the rebels, in which we lost two killed. (From the New York World.] AnnxANnutA, April 22, 1864.—A few days since reports were received at Gen Tyler's headquarters, at Fairfax, that an organized body of rebel 'guerrillas marauding in the neigborhood of Lees burg, and the 4th Delewaro infinitry and detachments from the 13th and 16th New York and the 2d Massachu setts cavalry was despatched in quest of them. The expedition sioured the country in the vicinity of Leesburg having, been entirely successful. The enterprise resulted in the capture of twenty-five head of fine beef cattle, which were lOun ;in possession of the rebel haul, and three deserters from our own army. Two of the deserters were from Conneticut regiments and one from the 157th Pennsylvania infantry. Two of the rebels were officers of Ashby's old count - 11;1dd, who, being home on furlough, were indulging irra hit of private warfare on their own hook. Our los was one man killed and two wo'n nde I. From Chattannooga. CHArrAN - soon A, April 26.—0 n the morning of the 23d the rebels made an attack upon our pickets on McKnyack trace, near Leets' farm, with both in fantry and cavalry. The infantry came over Taylor's Ridge, while the cavalry came from South Valley. They at . tacked simultaneously. The point at tacked was picketed by the 92d Illinois. Our men attempted to fall back, but rallied again, as the rebel infantry bar: .red the way. They then tried to cut their way out, but of . 64 men, 34, fighting bravely, es caped. However, it appears that sof our men mere killed, 4 mortally wound ed, three severely, and 19 missing.— Lieut. Scoville was wounded and taken prisoner. The rebel loss is as severe as ours, if not greater. Several of our men were, killed by the enemy after stir ' rendering. Some wounded were butchered as they lay on the field.— The rebels, in the whole affair, ware guilty of shocking barbarities, Sad Catastrophe at a Funeral. At Port Allegheny, Pa.,a few days ago, a funeral procession was passing over a bridge to bury a child of Mr. George Moore, when the bridge gave way, and precipitating the mourners into the wa ter, another child belonging to Mr. More was drowned. together with three of his brother's children„and one or two other- lives were lost, The Fight in Arkenne—finhelf fhb' ly Whipped, The ChicagO ,Tournal of Saturday evening contains a lgtter from a corres pondent giving particulars of the late Union Victory on Saline River, in the southern part of Arkansas. The letter is dated Little Rock, April sth. From its statements it appears that an expedi tion under Colonel Clayton, consisting of about a thousand infantry, three reg iments of cavalry, and six pieces of ar tillery, (12 pound howitzers,) has reach ed Pine Bluff, after an eventful raid down the Saline litter, where they en countered a force of rebels, 3,000 strong. The first encounter took place near Branchville, where the rebels were de feated after a three hours' fight. They retreated, and our fOrcel followed - them up. Reaching Mount Elba, on the. Saline, next day, we occupied that place without resistance, the retreating. rebels not 'daring to make a stand.there. Our tbrees were here divided—one. detachment crossing the river, and an other reconnoitering this side. It turn ed out that the enemy had not crossed the river, but were discovered some. distance from Mount Elba, with rein kweements, and advancing upon us.— We prepared to give them a warm- re ception by, extemporizing fortificati , , , ,l4 of logs, rails, and cotton bales. The enemy came up with terrific "vigor" but were sent hack by our steady fire. Three times they charged on us, and each time they were repulsed. We had the advantage in position, but they had at least double the men we bad. Finally they gave way, after sis lours of vain effort to dislodge us.— Wo then rushed out and charged upon them with tremendous effect, scattering them in all directions. In this engage ment and that at - Branchville, we killed 84 of them, wounded 3.50, and captured over fifty. In the meantime our scouting party that had been detached and sent " across the river, consisting of only about 100 men, mostly colored troops, were equally as busy as we on this side of the river. They returned to us at dark, after having marched fifty miles down the other side of the river, where they came upon a rebel train of 50 army wagons filled .with supplies for their force that we so tellingly repulsed.— The train was under an escort of 300 rebels. The entire train was captured and destroyed by our men, and the en tire 300 taken prisoner. Over a thou ' said horses and mules fell into our hands. Our loss was very slight. The to tal rebel loss is 84 killed, 400 wounded, and 350 prisoners, besides their train, horses and mules. The fight beyond Mt. Elba, 1 00 - Fe described, took place on the 80th of March. Spirited Skirmish at Newton, Va. EW Yonic, April 27.—A special dispatch to the Herald, dated 'Herpes Ferry, Va., April 25th, says :—A very spirited engagement took place between a detachment of the First New York cavalry and a body of rebels,at New ton, near Starsburg. We ost one offi cer and quite n number of men. The reoel force was supposed to be between three hundred and four hundred strong, while the strength of our party was { only one hundred men. The contest, although a decidedly unequal one, waa kept up with much spirit for some time. Superiority of numbers alone gave the rebels the advantage thus gained. I The detachment of the New York Cavalry thus engaged was out on a scout, b(ing detached from Martins burg. It is evident that they scouted out the position of the enemy, and sub : sequently scouted for tho old position of friendlier quarters. Surrender of Plymouth, N. 0., After Four Days Fighting. FORTRIW MONIZO, April 24, Via Bal timore, April 25.—An officer just arri ved from Roanoke Island, brings the following news : General Wessel sur rendered Plymouth on 'Wednesday the 20th inst., after four days fighting. Our loss was 150 killed and 2,500 to ken prisoners. Two companies belonging to the Second North Carolina Union Volun teers were among the captured at Ply mouth, most of whom were taken /Alt and shot by the enemy after our force had surrendered. All neg,roes found in uniform were also shot. The Plymouth Disaster. General Peck, commander of the dis trict, officially announces the disaster in these words :—With feelings of the deepest sorrow the Commanding Gen.. eral announces the fall of Plymouth, N. C., and the capture of its gallant coin- , wander, Brigadier General H. W. Wes selles, and his command. The • result, however, was not obtained until after the most gallant and determined re sistance had been made: Five times the enemy stormed the lines of the Gen eral, and as many times were they handsomely repulsed with great slaugh ter, and but for the poweifnl resistance of the rebel iron-clad ram, and the float ing sharpshooter battery, the Cotton Plant, Plymouth wonld still be in our hinds. u" Mrs. David Dudley Field, of New York, whose unexpected demise has produced a feeling % of deep • regret among her friends, died from illness.pro duced by nervous exhaustion, in con sequence of over-exertion at the tary Fair, the interests of which ghe was most assiduous in promoting. The death of Mrs. Kirtland, the celebrated authorities, is also known to have oc curred from this cause"; and there is much reason to fear that many ladies who have been most devoted in their exhortations and sacrifices for the wel. fare of our soldiers, may be found, when relieved from their duties, to suf fer severely from the reaction induced by the over-excitement and high ten. sion of their energies in the good cause of the sanitary Commission. &EPA man, as a general thing, coMPen sates for small brains by a big tongue. a
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