Evening telegraph. (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1863-1864, June 04, 1863, Image 2

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HARRISBURG,
Thnrsdn) Keening, June 4. ISO
MEETING OF TOE COUNTY COMMIT-
EMI
of
The Union County Standing Corn mitt. e
Dauphin county will meet at the house of B n
jamia Buck, in the city of Harrisburg,
ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 18b3,
At 2 o'clock, P. M. . .
A full attendance is earnestly ri quested, se
important business will be before the corr
mittee. By order of
ALEX IK9SER, Ohoitirmasa.'- ;
SAMUEL .. SABOII. &cretiiiy.
Peace that Shall ~be, Peace.
The chief harm done by the peace at-any.
price men is not , tha.diViding
,of the force o
the nation, or the lOwering 'of its 'spirit, for
these can be affected in small degree by so
contediptible a party—hdt peridadicg the
rebels that their cause is not utterly hopeless,
and in thus lengthening out the NvAr. If the
t3outit were but convinced of what is really the
case . , that the nation has determined, wit4,B,
resolution which no defeat can shake and no
difficulty can appal, that the war shall have but
one end, namely —the unconditional,suhmiqqn
of the rebels to the lawful authority of -the y
Government of the United States i" if, the con
federates were bat convinced., of this fact, the
war would be: soon over. !yety rebel , placed,
between the alternative of death or, submission
would find strong motives to accept i the.milder,
choice. ,If we have got to submit we ipay o as
well submit now, and make., the best of it,
would be the natural lefiection in the mind of
every man not wholly incapable
. of reason.
The fear of greater suffering to come, the desire
toescape from utter ruin, the love of order, the
instinct of profit, the memory of past _comfort .
would all act _as powerful, inducements to
speedy aubatistifon the'rnomeut that itilliscame
evident that submission in the end was inevi
table.. Look at Louisiana, Seceding in Jana ,
J lit
ary, 1861, the confederate .
rule over her lasted
for sixteen months, during rldc,h time th
national flag did riot float'ovie a ; root 'oi l &
soil. No State has supplied the rebel army
with more *soldiers id 'Proportion to her popula-
tion. Her planters were tripeoiallY 1:?01.443.:M
the system of slavery, owing to the enormops
profits yielded by their .plantations, which they , •
ascribed to the advatitage"of
May, 1862, New Orleans • .Was occupied bY i R,
Union arms, and has since then been heid:l l 9
force. Feeling for the Union .seamed
nearly ' extinct. The hatred' dieplayed
the mita Of *the citizens` against the
Federal authorities was, bitter enttmalignant,
Bat the course of events has
. gradually
changed the expectations and'the tboughte of
the supporters of the confederacy. Xhe steady
rule of' the Federal Government) the sltAa r iatt
certain progress of our armies,-the disturbance
of the:rild state. of Aocieti, 9 brealiiiiiinpliot
slavery, the new hopes of...returning prosperity
and commercial Inicells have worked their le
gitimate rest _ • t.-3'
_whit_ail6i., -11 -
trausttiliftTA feeling an a grwng resupees to
aulantt to' the inevitable oontiequences., of the
Emancipation Proclamation and of the reatora
tion of the Union. The people of thecitY and:
the platters • of the neiglitaging dist:iota' are,
becoming loyal, and are adopting thespeaceful
devitss of Union atid , Freedom. No doubt there
atill t dzis , a a wide spreld bitti4 and'anilen l feel
ing Against the national authority: but theprer
dominant and growing sentiment is on the side.
of the Union. Delegates from UnionAte.stßia- ,
tions met together in pe*Orle ins to.cleAitAilie' .
best 'neaps for orgatuzittg.A Sta.te gqVerannent,'
and for ridding: the:State. from the ofJ
slavtsty: f•-•
Such, is the prCseLt condlilod
ArisieThe- .And aim iar, o:4 l ,44l o eE‘Yr - i4.l l TPlnitt
themselves io the other seceded! States as...the
foroa r of the Union conquers them, Mad thein
thorityof
~ the nation is il mtaterted l catifiOn:
Thitkie the tealatallr:tilii.Y 4 4 6 ,.s.llelice,iii.tk.fin.Y.R ,
from cotqnest. If elsewhere the resistance- oft
the rebels should-beeratelltnbborn than in
Louisiana . ; the
quest, i itodarit peace
won, by the ,sword. anti the ,cannott, l and, trudp. :
tabled by-the strong arm .of infiexible justice,
The titter ruin of the old Stote of thltlrOktticl Of•
.
the fenn.quVißlita, Olve§P..9io;
base fora new and better..sot ial , .Order. immthich
the South shall be transforined glad become' a
homo-geneous ripe, nation:` - " Peace
will then he - no - artificial 'contriitinekbilt
firm establishment of thosejnigciplvs idir and
of liberty, and of thceelartnaiiiighta, the denial
of which was the origin and cause'of 6-relabel!
ovar - co - fgWi'rm:T7T
We refer the reader , In etticle fi irranother
colunin, taken lietri it'd:Prank/in Repository and
Transcript, deiscribing/thitr-speeeh delivered at a
zoyfrf"pertiOcratid (I) meeting`` hi - Clitunte4rire,
on Saturday evening-last, by:op.Congressman,
Wiliam: H. Miller. That speeCh Inlay have
surprised and ontraged the upright and loyal
men of 'Franklin chuiltA b itutlEttli detbription,
we are not astelikkil, As the leutiments then
uttered only verify what we predicted concern
ing the man WheniijVas before the people of
this district a#' a candipite for Congress' :; ; We I
then declared that his Fps. net, in, the
cause whidh involved the • safety' , aticlilitistsztr--
=mew .. of the 0 crvernififttrthe - pur r ity and
prestige Of freedom:, the - hon f Or anll
043 , 1 g the
Union. We repeat that assertion, adding that
as time, affords ow Congressman opportunity,
he'williscrease the infamy 'which heseenis to
lia44l, , etiried 'at Charriberslihr g ibtjtiii,,An g
hiSitoP ' t 9:ul*. rlfl*frcTiollic : a,l4 l l4Lduiging,
in -seintirde*tr- alike insultiovtcwloyalty and .
ontini&Ohs to tension.
Wit refer the loyal reaapr ; te,ithe article" in
queetion. Ve 'refer also . these in.oer " own
midst who ototed4onliiller:tamistilleintds ste3t .
that they were friends of the National Admin
istration—that they were loyal men; : thitt they
were Republicans. Such as these pl i tts't Yea a
double humiliation, as they:pontOulate the
result of their judgment and,..iiiqcrimination,
and behold by what•shallow patedrderdiigtorte
ism they betithtedueed from their day%
their principles and their Government.
The Transcript, from which we copy the de-
scription of Miller's speech, thus describes his
exit from the conclave of traitors he had bar
rangutd, and the reception he met with at Iht
hands of th , juveniles of CLarnbeisiirg:
:Le it:vita I :Speaker at the Democratic
gstherlug in Franklin hall, on last Satin:de)
ev ning : was pnrsurd by the jeers of some boys,
_o bad heardililm defend Valla.iiiighaut ano
bitterly assail our Chief Magistrate. lie wat•
escorted to his hotel, and when he th ugbt he
was s afely ont of reach of the juveniles, ho gave
vent to his wrathful indignation by ejaculating,
'"the blackguards !" Of course there was a
storm of laughter, which done mischief to nt
one save the speaker, wt o passed into the hotel
JU11i.3988 seen and heard no
McClellan' in a rCew Position
It is well known that George B. 92cClellati
was a citizen of Ohio when the s traitora of the
South struck for,the overthrow of the Govern
men't a,' and that 'he was commissioned bYlit;
Governor of tkat. State, to lead the Buckeye
torces against the rebels. The Buckeyes seem
determined not to give McOlellan.:np, and have
jealously regarded the Omptationeetbetom him,
in the shape of, a brown stone mansion and a
"cellar full of groceries," to bnorne a citizen of
gew York, wWillsgust„ In ordey now to win
Little Mac back,;tO Oh}o, and to get, him to l'e
%with his glory and his fame to the Democracy
of that State, the butternut& (if thatii lay have
actually offered . tn*4"e-hirn governor. Here is
honor for a maraiyltig irua , brown. stone man
sion with a cellar:full of groceries!' ; The game
is working thus,'M the loYal-Statitk• are called
on to i elect Goireinors: ' With;:tne,military of&
ceiiwilq procrastinated-in tne operations of the
'war, until - the .rebels ; had gathered their full .
Atrength—witli:therie-Men as candidates, the De
i
mocracy hope to getpolitical power. McClellan
Goiernor of Ohici; 'and Franklin ""Governor of
Pennsylvania would do more to end the war in
favor of Jeff Davis, than if the copperheads of
those States were to arm now and praceed to
the investment Of Washington city, demanding
g ,the retiregrent.pf President Lincoln and inviting
IJeff . Davis to establish his government in the
Federal Metropolis. . • - '• - .
—There is a curious coiricidence.in this bring
sing out of McOleilan• as a .caudidate... ler Go ver
dora.of Ohio and Franklin foi theivitne station
l in Pennsylvania' 'thyrii is doubtless an under-
P.'
bEtween Alp - conspirators in both,
liommonwealtbseasid it:wilbtabmorth while to
itatoh the developtrielitii' A -atiqhp- Scheme pro
,
resses.
polittaggy
it 'id I
• ya men
. of %omelet ccum4 have made
ie following niiiiiiitrty:ons j. to be . supported at
e ensuing Obt4e.l-,electiT . 4,l.l,
, State Senator- 2 -41 , 11xander Stutesitian, of Somer
tibofough. . .... • -
Assem i l kr a, 9 .1:g 1 1 8 Pelmalli OtAMOrEe t
ItOwnshiP.
Prothonotary,' Ata-tititiollyets, of, Somerset
borough,
Register and Recarder4.fSit4 H. IW.s , of Som
erset township: , -"'
Treasurer —16616' 'glnippiin, of , '§'6iperset bo•
•
; —Daniel S. Knee, of Somerset
Sorbbith. ' • u _
I Par House Director- 1 114 m Will, of Somer
set township.
Auditor —EdwarclAlellerOof :iombreet town
ship: ..twinaneocupied a aeatin the Senate
during one termte;iiitiiiinaiion is only
what was due tOa' fainif r UiNVe and conscien
tious Senator. lir. lituseethtu, the candidate
for representat#6,.wat a member of the last
Rowe, where he won the 'relepect of his 00l
league§ by the uniform manlines.4 irk.his course
and the devotion which invariably evinced for
be interests of his constituents. We hope to
greet both theee.gentAitutri again neifo-winte
tegfithiturie: 4 '
.41irszcitiOet 'ntrr.; . -41rEftepubli s cens of AI
iegbarrt eibubtirixiet in couverition on , Tuesday
lastq .a
elt# of Pittsburg, and nominated the
•
•following . tick e ts ...LI • -,'
'-' Judgmpf. D :arid Court —llfoseli garaktqn :,
1 . (2e, kvf-Cour4W A. HircriT'' •
Ricbardson...
:Recorderl-74.1xlieLini431are.1;1" .
Ireaswer4,-Dorld Aiken, Jr.- 2
Assembly—Alfred Slack, Hans B. lerron, W.
H..,DennietootJohit
I.Director447he-Boart,,John
..Ounty,eitormitnieleb : S-Aleorge Hamilton.
:The following. gentlenien, were Ctieleeted,
Senatodel.npd,Repreeehtatlvet delegate to the
State Union - Conventlop : , ,
;Senatorial—Thomaillf:- Marahall, B. B. Car
l.
:Rephuserifriliveames Jahns
Graham, R. P. Nevini.W.. J. - Gilmore, W. II
Negley. :
, ( 7. On motion the name of J. G. Comstock, can
dictate for County' Cominissioner, was watt'
drawn. 'I•
Dr. A. G. N'Candieea offered
iego'lntiOn which wastmenim nety f adopted:: '
Resolved, That the dtRt . 38 tod to t he
i
Stat Union Contention, eI
instructed;to vote
for the 40n,. John P. gooney, fur Governer t of
this Commonwealth, While tliat•geuti*oP t o
name, is beforntheConventlee; and in the event
of its _withdrnival tO suppoit the -Ron. -John
The DCase -oT Gov. 'keit of Ohio.
The Cincinnati Daily Times of 'the 2d .
Inst.,
says that the case of Gov. Tod ca* up in the
,airfield Circuit Cchirt, yestorday on a malen,
on the pert Of: hie attorney, , fOrn continuance,
pn the ground; that ithe Governor could not 'be
r •
arrested while in office.; but 4tiuttAhe triaLmturt
be postponed till he heeptne once more a private
citizen.._;held; hat this, wacirgicessary.ifor
the protection of thapeople. koontinuatics4lll
the next term wasigrarited without deckling
the question raised. 'He likewlie asked inatthe
- Proceedings be,trsOsferred to the United States
Courts,'butno‘ticicision was had on the motion.
: TUB • disgusted with .itif Own
dodge
about tht;ehtunlancalling on tbe "Demo
ciapy of, ?anusylyania to .arnt.;" bat. it cannot
i)anceal its guilty , knowledge of the existence of
ach a dOciunent, 'the purpose for which# wad
:circulated, and, if the. truth, Weie kUo*n;
Wen whoiare- eugagetflin, the movement.
Ojir opinion, the , very • best thing the copper;
1 16 0 6 could dci.wctlidi ) e art
• •
rd.offer brave, resistance to the govenitrient -
Ayal men could thigianow what to do: • Instead
of talking and writing and °printing treason, as
'tie Tory Qrsranand adherents are daily
dping, let - them arm and -come out-boldly
defence of theivdognms.,"/INey .the int
clinatdonothey haTs been .threatenink of
apd ateelAandikik , titertwartiAlto,•!B e Biadyraet
them„them oanwoutaand herimenif it bit*"
just long enough' o allow loyal people to teach
them lemons of obedience to the law and re
spect for the national authority.
TREASON ON THE IMPAGE!
A DA.UPCIIN COUNTY DEMAGOGUE UN-
BOSOMING HIMSELF.
The True Position of Copperheadism 2
From the Franklin Repo itvry and Transcript, Tune 8.
We have never heard, since the eleetion
Abraham Lincoln to the Presidential Chalk.,
such a belct.ing out of iuvectives and- Mite( ra
Lion aslhat done by the would-be loyal Dem.,c
racy, in Franklin Rall, on Saturday evening
last. We doubt not, iirdted, that they are
false to the . came of the—country ; that every_
effort they are making to embarrass the Presi.
dent and his Cabinet,' la the suppression of the
rebellion, is actuated through the purest love
for their Southern brethren;•that they are, made
through the greatest anxiety to divide.the
North, and thus overthrow the Government
There certainly never was , a more absurd as
semblage than theone in Franklin Hall on Satur
day evening,/ This great meeting of pretended
loyalistafteas-addressed by the Hods. William .
H. Miller,.of Harrisburg. and Geo. W. Brewer,
of this 'plan . ). M Miller,-utikutunately for
the citizens' of 'the IJUiteff .Siates, was elected
to represent the Dauphin District in the next'
Congress, as many otners of like stamp, have
been choien in the •same way—by preventing
the men,uho were then fighting for oar country
from' enjoying the right of suffrage. Mr. Mil
ler was introduced to hie "fellOw'Derincrats,"
and commenced his address by; oui3gizin r
164pnblican form of Government and wound up
with thehitter.st 'denunciation of our present
and best Goverhinentun tirsi'faiteef the earth,
13y abusing and eliciestorkito stifle the Ad
ministration at Washington.
From his generalappearance, his hair hang
ing over his eyes, and the style of,his address,
I it is but fair to conclude that be is a fitter sub-.
ject for some insane asylum, or some prison,
than for the Halls °four next Congress. He
is surely insane or deeply dyed-with treason
Nearly every sentiment uttered by him might
readily ; hays been applauded on the streets of
Bich.; und; and could have bet n done with
pei feel:safety. He appeared brimful of sympa-.
thy for the rebels, not a single sentence; was
Uttered by hint against them ; but, giving him
rielf full swing,; be clamored and raved against
Presidenti Litwin ; going on like a madman,
against the,," insufferable , usurper and desiott"'
1148, political howler is, of the character that
!arida such traitors. as Vallandighans, amen who
uttered the following sentiments at Newark,
New Jersey : •
', It has,been Proclaimed that it never was
their (the rebels)purpose toiniadethe Northern;
States.' It is very_ true that, if this war is
kept up, battles fought, no relenting spirit, no
preppeot of Rawe r no sound of concord to reach
their eare,Ahey:ewhf to be induced to make that in-
*non.' '.- -•., • .
In the same speseh Vallandiebam earnestly
Invoked hostility to the efforts of the Govern
ment in the further prosecution of the war and
diked the Locofoco assemblage with a sneer, if
they would send their sons again to the battle
field, and whether they would permit those
eons to be conscripted for two years more? The
ready response of these would-be patriotic' sires
were yells and cries of "No !" "Never !" "we'll
Eee, them (the Government) d—d first !"
This is the style of loyalty advocated by the
man whom Mr. Miller landed so- highly. He
was bold and defiant as are all those who are
Opposed to the Government.
In referring tb his friend and "fellow Damo
&at" Vallandighem he said, "there are plenty
of men who would be very willing to exchange
with President Davis;and give Lincoln for Valk
lindighani." We say down with the villain
Who ...third boldly bears his traitor heart and is
Wirirpeect i pitiful vti Do
hill Merida who endorse his course not,fear the
+salt ? Do they not see the seed of discord
and disloyalty which• he is bo industriously
spwitig, nnd;Oltioli biii;`to-flome extent, taken
4et., Every man is an enemy to the Govern
nt,wito publicly proclaims his opposition to
easures adopted by the, Administration for
the suppression of the rebellion, it mitters not
whether his name be Vallandigham or Miller.
Tt is teaching disobedience to the laws.
', The President of -the United States hes too
Much self respect, and too much respect for thei
high onion he Rile ! toles moved a hair's breadth
froinlaipropoped line of action , by the ingrate
shd brow-beating of a man like the Min. Wm.
Et. Miller, or of e; meeting of hypocritical pre
Weis, similes the one held in Franklin IE4I
Saturday evening late . • - • ''
atest teitgr*
OVEyENTS OF GOV. °Una.
41THUSIASTIC KECEPAOM LT MEADVILLE.
rode IWegraph
FP
Th _
• Miarrvura, Jinni 8.
i• . .
~ , A tremendous meeting of citizdne took place,
list night at Ede,.with music,
bontrriiindlirel
w`prks. ' Speecho.were blade by ; Eev.. Cartin,'
A. B. Lowry, t#: W,. DeCarrip, John H. Walker,
Ueut: _COl:_li!Creary- and others. The occasion
wee glorious.... • •
iTheattbernatoriaLp irty left Erie' at eleven
o'clock,this morning on, stspecial train .kindly
cvlovlded by W. S. Baldwin; Superintendent
astern Division of theiPhilinielphia and Erie
Ritilroad, accompanied:by Mayor Metcalf, Sen-
Ator-Lovrry,-Rev. W-hallin, J. P. Vincen,t, and
're any other distinguished gentlemen OVErie;;.
EL enthusiastic crowd of people were in wait=
Igat All the stopping places, Waterford, Union
i
Ws, and Corry; at each : 0t which -the--Gover
n r delitratedia fevrApprOpilate remarks from
rgthe: platforrm of the car.. ; Salutes. were fired and
a flying to the bre( zertt every point. ,
A Spebral train' awaited the party at Corry.
v(hich brought a, large ccinimittee of citizens
from litfeadville, among Whom were the Hog.
D. A. kiituety, H. F.-Sweirser, Capt. Dick, and
'Mr. Mead. An elegant collation was served up
bk the Meadville conimit tee aboard the, cars.
i The party arrived at Meadville at 2 o'clock,
P X where a tremendout crowd awaited-them
) - ,
A, platform covered with carpet and adorned,
with festoons of 'natural flowers was .erectiti,l
firma which' eloquent speeches were made by the
OovernUr, Mrr DeCamp, Senator Lowry, Mr.
Vincent andothers. The meeting was moat
enthusiastic. ' • -• '
; •
After the meeting the Governor and patty
p!oceeded to thevesidente of. Hon. D. A. Fin
ney, whete they are b4ink most handsomely
entertained. •
FROM , WASHINGTON.
THE•' LATE FIGHT IN UTAH;
THE MORMONS AIDIND THE INDIANS.
•
WAgpini , OTON, Jinii 4.
Information has ben received here,
skowing that in a light 'which recently took
Place in Utah;lietWeert the California Volunteers
add-a party of. Indians; at a settlement called
- Battle Creek,. The '.Mornioxiii Sedated the In
dians, otter Of their number; amen by the nanie
of Potter, brioginglhef Indians into I owradd
Ilowlug.g em the whereabouts of the voids.
. -is, who were only in , sinidl force, not expect
hilig an Ott*.
lArtLlAtt, atltaCV; was madh the Mormons
gathered to enjoy the over two hundred
looking quietly on in a contest where the Indians
outnumbered the , volunteers ten to one. For-
tunately the arrival of reinforcements raved
them from wat-t.acre, though for three hours
they k-pt up the me qual eoute-t
lueel Connor makes a similar cumplAint of
the Mormons in his official report of the battle
OD
. Bear River.
By ditec:rion of the President, S, coud Lieu
_...nant Charles Lyman, Fourteenth Connecticut
volunteers, has been rlismimed from the service
for furnishing the descriptive list of a man or
his company to,rm unauthorized person, in dis
rega-d of general orders on the subject. 'this
order as an example was-reatat the head of
every,comparry-and regiment In the army.
'The nevi deparlkkent has advertiaddcfor
steam machinery,. proposalaw be received until
the Tfitli departnTent - will .consider
propositions partlefl *ban:lay ctfocae to offer
for machinery_ of equal .porver .or _plans and
specifications of their own in place otthost.i r art-
Some excitement still exists , in Alexandria,
apprehending,* rebel raid, which is certainly
contemplate ,- but in what directicp none can
tell. The colored folks, contrabands and all
are still at Troth digging . pits, entrenching, &c.,
that and other, xielnadeir, here is no ap
prehensigninVashington.Thermilitary aritho.
titles are on Atte alert, and 'preparing for eon-
tingeocies:' '
The rebels. are more fiightened than ever.
Kilpati idles cavalry is now. -on- an , expedition
south ot liiebmond; Probably to damage their
railroads.
00L.11ITAIATATOK'S' - RAIP.
The Geriiee spot Invaded.
Capture er:a Large Number' of'Horees, ke
IWEAT ALARAI !MPG IBA Rwiti
IWAsausekoN, June _4.
Col. Kiipatiick has been entirely succiessful in
his raid titiik froth Gloickder Point. He cross
ed the coont4 between Yoik and Rappahannock
rivers, makii4 sn extensive circuit through the
garden spot of .Virghifdos. section where our
troops had never Whore- b en.
A large number of ;horses, negroes, &c., were
brought-in by Mm to Urbana. His raid spread,
gteat alarni amen the rebels.
At Urbana he was taken: , across • the liappa
! anncck--by our gunboats end thence proeeeded
on to-our- lines. • ' -
THE' SIEGE ; OF VICKSBURG
Operattolig vf:the l / 4 1111aabielpot fiqua4tron
111111 Rib .:PORTER'S OFFICIAL = REPORT.
The follosiiag . dispatsh: was received itt the
Navy Department this afteinnon:
•
. MISSIBBIPPLEQUADRON,
FLAG-SHIP BLA.CLIE4I.SkWK, May 22
SIR: .011 the:evening' ot.the 21.t_l ' received
a commUnicittiOn fronzGarri. Grant. • informing
me that he- Intended to attack thh whole of the
rebel works at 10 o'clock a.-m. on the next day,
and asking me to shell the batteries Item 9.80
uubil 10 80, to annoy the garrison. I kept six
mortars playing rapidly on the worts and town
all night, and sent.abe Brawn; Mound City,
and Carondelet up to shell the.water batteries
and. other places 'where troops mighbbe rusting
1 during the night. . .
At 7 o'clock in the morning:the Mound City
w ill"
or •Leoweu..._ta.--........a.-p...asa-zsmierreoriML■CW.
cja a batiten ea, opposite Om Mai,: "At. 8
o'clock join ed her with the Benign, Toscum
bia and. Carendelet. . All these Ir•est.lis opened
on that W
`hill teties, end finally silenced •them,
though the main work on the bat4ry, contain
tug the lioatry rifled goo, .1,10 done . hy the
Woad ckty , Lieutenant Commandlo T w layiun
Wilsod. ! ' •
I thii pushed the Benion, Mound City and
Caron&let up to the water battellas, leaving .
the Tuscumbla (which is still out of repair) t o
keep trie hill batteries from firing on oar veil-
Bele after they had passed by. The three gun
boate - passed np.einwly, owing l to the strong
current—the - 16114d Cloy s reading,' the ; Benton
following, and the Osrondelet- astern. The
Water battedegeoperied . Supported'hy
a hill battery ; on the literbbard. The vesipia
advantied: to' wittiln :fotif hundred, " and >orty
yenta (by olir la:iths) and returnedllie fire for
two hours without ceesatiou r jhe enemy's fire
being ttOurat,: , anirgicessant . •
Finding" that the hill' bitten a Behind us
were silehced; T ordeto up fife Tuscatibla to
withineoo,yartia.of the battbilei; butler tar
' ret was tioon made untenable,
not being able,
toitand 'the enemy'satot, and made her drop
down. I hid been engaged the, forts an
*tour longer than Gen. Glint asked 'The ves
sels. bad all received - severe Shots under water,
Which tis could E ibt atop tip while in motion ;
and, notlesciwing What might have delayed
th. movement' of the army,: X ordered tile ves-
Iles' to drop out of fire which they did in a cool
ihd hand Some Mantier.
•
This was the hottest fire.tbe - gunboata bad
„
ever beet" umjir, but_owing to the. water bat
teries bel'n u g more on' a' leVer With then than
usual, ttie ganbbate threw in their shell so fast
that the . aim'of the`enemy was not very good.
_ The enoMylitit the vessels a pumber of tree,,
but the shot did' hat liitledamaga. Notavian
was killed: and only a few wounded.
I had ni .nongh aitattnitiou,forAa few
moments 'linger, aridriet - all hands to Work to
hil up ire* our depot below. ;After dropping
bra, I lbeed that thti enemy` had taken pos
session again of :one - the lovier"1111 batteries,
and was : 'end , -s.voring to remount his &no, and
had mounted a 12-poulder fieldillece to fire at
Gen. McArthur's troolis, which had landed 'a
ort time 'before at lirarrentrui. I sent the
Mound City and Carondelertii drive , them Off,
which they did in a few minutes.
I beg leave to enclose a letter froni Can. Mc
Arthur, explaining why he did (to use bis own
expression`) - take advantage of ; the results
gained by the gunboats. I have since leaped
from Gauen - it - Otani that the army did aseenit
at the right time' vigorously. „lit the , noise and
smoke we could not see or hear it. " The gun
boats were, therefore, still fighting when the
assault had - proved unsuccessful.,
The army had tenibliwork before them, and .
are fighting as well aaioldiert ever fought be
fore. Ent the works hie stronger tlan any of
us dreamed of.
General Grant atialia,soldiene ; are confident
,that the brave and energetic generals in the
s im y w qlfEcion overcome all obataclee and carry
the workerVC PORTER,
Acting Rini Admiral.. -
Hon. arraOlf .7 4F.A'st fiePretarl-of the Navy.
TEN ZXPRDITION OE' THI TA ZOO FOLL OFFRIM
PARTIOOI.OS OF ITS 81300111 M-- GREAT DEBT RUMOR
;OF RZB EL PROPERTY. . • •
m is aneuppr SQUADZOE4'-FLE.O. SHIP BLACK }
H6wlc, area VIMBORG, May 24. ° -
But : have the - honor tolnfcrinf yciu that
the expedition I sent up the Ytwoo'river the
day after I took potweesion of the forte on-any
der's BJO4' have returned, having met with
perfect aticern•
'As the steamersaliprmlited.rzion City the
rebel prqe rt y 'was fired bY.Pitit,'BroWn, of
e ramArkiitisal, and:*bat *tad biErat our
forces - r s trOW, - Polverful 'rind; - w en '
lekrist - -ille ° Mobile, tt - xdiew:vtia:l` el randy for
pletinic theti o ublie:. bait diet ffe nod
epiltiailSid iron plating, and a vestistiketrg f i
stocks—a monster three hundred and ton feet
long and seventy-five feet beam. This vessel
was to have been covered with 4 inch iron
plating and was to have had six engines, four
side-wheele and the providier. - We. would
have given us much trouble::
the rebe's had under construction a fine
navy yard, cuntainiog tine sawing and planini t ,
machines, and an extensive machine shop, 4.1
penter and blackamith shops, and all the wow
sary ap; liancee for a large building and repair
log yard. Lieutenant Commanding Walker
burned all these with a large quantity of valu
able building timber. He also burned a large
saw-mill that bad been used In constructing the
monster rem.
The material destroyed, at a moderate
ati
mate, cost more than two millions of dollars.
We had one man killed and seven wounded by
field pieces from the enemy's b Merles, received
while going up the river: Our wounded are
doieg well.
lenclose Lieuti Commander Walker's report,
in`relation to this affair. He deserves much
credit for the handermars manner in which he
performed the dutraasigned him. If he could
have obtained pilots he , would have succeeded
in,getting possession of all the rebel raota,ln
stied tif having, them burned.
- I am, very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
DAVID D. PORTER,
Acting Rear Admiral,Comnutuding ties Missis
sippi Squadron.
To Hon. Ounce WzLese, Sec'y of the Navy.
REPORT OT 001011MRDIR ARLICER.
', , The following is the report of lieutenant
Commander Walker, addressed to Rear Admiral
Porter and treCompanying the Tatter's report to
the Deipartment: -
purge STRESS' STILSPOILBABON DIKALB.,
Mourn or nut Yirco 'Riven, Mey 28 f
S .
:—I have the hotior to.report that, in
obedience to your orders, I started from ElnyH
der'oßlnff on the 20th instant, with the De
Chmeaw, Foreet Brno Linder/ and Petrel,
on an expedition to Yazoo City.
Arriving at Haines' Bluff, I landed a force
and spiked an 8 inch gun in the works there
and burned the carriage. I also burned some
forty tents, which were left standing, and a
steam saw mill.
Arriving at Y . arm City at 1 P. IL on the 18th
inst., I was met bye committee of citizens, who I
informed me that the , place had been evacuated
by the military.authodties, rind asked: proteo
tion The navy yard ail wends bad been fired{
by the enemy, and.l sent* working PAY to
i*ure the, destruction of everything valuable to
the rebels. The vessels hurried were the Mobile
a screw vessel, ready for her planking; the Bel I
public, which was being fitted cut lot a ram,
tend ,a vessel on the stocks, a monster, 810 feet
lontand 70/e etteam.. The navylord contained
five saw and planing mills, an extensive me
chiee shop, carpenter and blacksmith shops, and
all the necessary fixtures for a large, buildingl
'end repairicg yard, which, with a very urge
quantity of lumber, were burned. I oleo burnedl
a large saw mill above the town.
Most of the public stores bad been removed,
which, as I learned, in the town, were taken on
board the vessels or destroyed. Enclosed I send-
a
a, list of the' articles removed or destroyed by
44otiog Volunteer Lieutenant Brown, theufilose
detailed for that purpose. In the hospitals I
found and paroled 116 'soldiers, &dist of whom
Returning, I left Yazoo city this morning,
arriving here at 4 o'clock, r. n.
At Liverpool lauding, in a sharp bend of the
river, we were attacked by a force of field gam
and about .200: - tifiernen, concealed in bushes,
andifor alow, minutes the firing wee very sharp.
Toe enemy retreated as soca as the vessels got
tatopcisition to use theirtons with effect. The
E i etret ' S - Lindetit and Chow were struck by
shot, but with no particular:injury to either.
Q.awittamat w,.1,-w,e-hatled
by a ride shot., , The Linden,bad lieu wounded,
the Pelrel two, and ,the Choctaw one Moat of
the wounds, itippy to say &PO Slight.
)Yesea~eioa,' Jdne 8
From New Or'caws.
Boater, June 4.
The Baotou Traveler contains the following :
Cleutlemen from New Orleans, holding position
With Farragut's fleet, give an account of the
expedition to Shreveport, on Bed Biter, whaie
.the rebels had. a p ' i'ty yard. Twri iron clads of
great power werelorind trixm the stodufblown
up.
it is believed they were powerful enough to
hive destroyed oar Mississippi fleet. The Wm
fcir them had berm sent from Richmond.
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
'PHILADELPHIA, June 4.
Roo wall—ad sot extra family at $6 60@
7 i 26. Ilye flour at t 6 00. Com meal at $.4 Oa-
Wheat Inactive—zed at $l 66; email lots of
*kite $1 6041 70. Rye commands $1 00.
Omp Iµ Otir demmad-86,00 bus. yellowat 86c.
Ottaßrmai74c. ProvieloniAleclined Ifigo
sell - heeli; at 8114,9 c, in pickle, and 74X3d:in
silt. Coffee &OE, S 1144. aaalgul!,s dull !
Whisky told at ; . •
New York Moms Markets.
bluw YORK, .1 . 01/8 4.
Stocks better ; Chicago and Bock bland 101};
Cirrolerlaufi co al 27; Illinois Central bones
190; Michigan Southern 114 ; Pennsylvania
coal 187; Gold 146; One year certificates 99;
Coupon' sixes Bf.
Nem abvertistnitnts.
i 4115 REWARD.
UTAR stolen froin the' yard of the undersign-
VF ed, in Fifth street, last night, a Yellow
Canary Bird, with black feathers on its back;
and Cage. The cage Was made of wire and
tin, and •WM *tinted blue and white. The
above rewardirill be paid to any one that will ,
.return the same to
jel-dtf WESLEY* BEEBE.
COAL AT REDUCED PRICES.
lAM about closing out my Coal business and
will sell pure Lykens Valley and Wilkes
balm Coal at reduced figures, when taken in
lots of five tons arid upwards.
Also for sale, Carts and. Harness.
Call at COQ Yard; foot of North street.
je4 dlwo GILLIAM -DOCK.
prANos . -
SOLE AGENCY OF
•
THE CELEBRATED
SbEIONACKIIII dr CO. PRILA.
• At
Kfteen's,
sgt Market et,
A full ateortnient of lutatuneute ;blip kr
. eAire._ 'Photos from Our_ .PqPr• ficti47 1 1 1 1 I * ,
ftinriihed if : preferred: Flaws torrent. •
•• . je42tewly
110:TQBTOVE ‘
pizwy3-11k-
ASSORTMENT OF
alma MIT§Id AND ALL KINDS OT`"
- litug , 9la, INErtiatiginns,
Ail]) "
v:-c:LtalAxuage.. , • J
W. lENOOHN
Abate ;seat by Mail.
diem Mnertierian,
MA uN & HA
CABINET ORGA
WITH AII I 011A1 IC SWELL.
PATENTED OCT. 21, 1862
N. B. Saving recently itdroeltical /11/Me ^ e.i.e
bnporlant tmprot el72oßid is our /10; WC .tee , e
have saNered for then by c:,!i o urigi.t the ?, •
"Cabinet 0 Tan, which
iron thou of ether ntakers, and protect y
from rogations.
MASON & HAIifLIN'S CASI:s.ii•T 4)..U.A.:',
are pronounced superior to Ileloti .it,, .. :
all similar lust' laments by these b.t q , a' ..:
to judge; and are the Duly ones whir, la.,
eiseibern awarded a GOLD Menet in tic, c ,
try.— See written testimony from the li,i toy. ::-..,.
most eminent Organists of New York, i . .. 6 , .
arc , in which they are pronounced •` The 1: ....
1 of their class of which we have soy kn0t.1,1 4 ,
Zusitzt, Organist of Henry Ward Beecher
Church; FENT, of Madison Square Chu , 1,
Mossarrusz., of Calvary Church ; WEL9, Of Ch r .-.
Church; MAGRATII, of Dr. Pise's Church ; Sett-z
of the Imm- culotte Conception Church ; El A 0......
Editor Musical Review, of New York; Icor ta
mes, of St. Paul's Church ; WiLoox, of Immac
ulate Conception Church ; BattlißACEl, rut th , 3
Church of the Unity; Law, of Old South Church.
of Boston ;—Bititr.. of St. Joseph's Church; 'leo . -
NA of the Church of the Holy Innoctnts,
Manse, of St. Parsa's Church, of Albany,—
, and many others.
' The Manufacturers are la possession of re-u
-nionists to similar effect from TRALBIERG, mom
mas, L. MASON, ZILICRABN, BRADBURY. WEBB,
ROOT, RARTLIOS, WK. MAWS. SATIRE, WOLLEN -
iutrrr, GitursAn., Kisumu, Womions, &c., &...-
PRIORS.
Canner Oman, Single and Double
Beed
Cesium ORGANS. with 6,8, and 12
stops, pedal bate, &c $226 to 4
sistorososs. Nine varieties $6O to ::25
OrDesuiptive Circulars sent by mail.
Wareroomsta Bottros : 274 WeSFLNGTON t
Warerconis in New TOBY: 6 and 7 id Eft( *E s
Address " Idesoa & Beatty, Boston, - "r
"?deem Barmaxas. New York."
For sale in Barrisbur by
WM. KNO4JdE,
fe4•dlt-wsm] Foie Agent, 93 Mark t ec
MELODEON& AND CABINET ORGANS
TWENTY-SIX FIRST PREMIUMS,
TWELVE SILVER MEDALS,
and the
ONLY GOLD MEDAL (ever won by ins tru
ments of this class) has been awarded to
MASON & HAMLIN'S INSTRUMENTS.
A full assortment of these instruments at
`ways on hand, at W. KNOCHE'S,
je4-21ftwl
T OST--Laat evening, a plain Gold Wat(h,
141 without guard or chain, on the road from
David Idnutmel'a, on the river b3hk, to Mask -t
'square. the above reward wilt bi pail ty
returning it to. WM. S. SHAFFER,
jeB-31. 4 " Market spare
BRANT'S HALL,
FOR TWO NIGHTS.
Friday and Saturday, June 5 and 6.
The Otiginal and Magnificent DIORAMA of the
BURNING OF MOSCOW.
New and Beautiful Dioraptic Paintioga, aua
Amusing Scenes in Ventreloquism, by Mr. GAL
LAGHXII, the world renowned tinruorist.
Admission Fifteen Cent,. No half price .
Doo:s opon at 7—Commences at 8 o clock.
je4 410
WANTED —Petty or Filly Wood Choppers.
Sixty cents per cord will be paid and no
piling to be done. Apply to E S. Gh.RM
24 South Second street, below Market equate, u,
to Jacob Tbielmart, Millersburg, Dauphin
county, Pa. je2-t1 two
A GOOD servant girl, whb can come welt
resoomenendwl as being a good cook, and
faithful in the discharge of fatuity dote+. AD
ply st-No. &Locust street, near Front. [jet dcf
Ihereby give notice to the citizens of Muni
burg not to Vast my wife, Jobanne Runt
gnode ldae:hter, (formerly Horn) ai we RAve
separated, and I shall DOC pay any debts can
tractel by bier. MICHAEL WAECEI tER
Harrisburg, Jinn 2,1888 —Bl.O
POTATO ES.
we have Five Hundred Baal:ids of Po
V _ for sale cheap, wholesale and
je2:41. 0 EBY & KIINKEC
BOARD AT SAR &TOGA SPRINGS.
IXTAS RINGTON HALL, (late Mrs. Mason's,)
Tif so long and favorably known to visitors
at the Springs, IS NOW OPEN for the reeep•
tion of guests. The house is large, delightful
ly situated on BROADWAY, between the CON
GRESS and EMPIRE SPRINGS, and is sur
rounded by ample and beautifully shaded
grounds Table first class—and the rooms well
adapted for familia. and large partiesot friends .
For farther particulars address •
WASHINGTON HALL, SARATOGA SPRINGS
TWO or THREE good steady men, with aosic
knowledge of Farm or Garden work, will
be employed for the season.
•
,orThe highest Naga will be paid to pei;ol,
4 the tight kind. Apply to H. A. MISH.
KeystonoNtusery, May 22, 1863.
• Notice to Bridge Contractors.
TBE subscribers will receive separate prop,
sale for the building of two new bridgrs—
one of 75 feet scan and the othtr of SO feet
span—[troth of said bridg*nto. be of o , _•, e s p a .
each. Seidl ridges to be built riCrins Wiconiecu
creek kr - Dauphin county, the one a few rn ilea
oast of Millersburg and the other shout seven
ileitleast of the same place. The said sites
are respectively known as Cooper's Fording and
Good's Fulling Mill Bridge. Said bridges to b...
erected on the Burr Top Arch Plan. Proposal
will be received up to Jane the 22d, (Mcnday.i
186 B J , attreclock r. is., at which time the s-iid
piroposahr will be opened and contracts awarded.
Persons wishing to propose can have printed
specifications on.application, by letter or ot her
srbm, at the office of the County Commiss'oners
at Harrisburg, on which proposals should be
GE)BGE GARYERICH,
HENRY MOYER,
JACOB J. MILLEISEN,
Imy27-daWtd Commissioners.
; FOIL COUNTY COMM I' SIONEK.
eu.BOWE CASSEL respectfully annonncx.
that ho will be a candidate for the office a
ty Commissioner, and if nominated hll 1
leeted,idedges himself to fulfil the duties a
°office with fidelity. my29-dkurti.*
$5 REWARD.
,xitder
og i = ortbgt e r fit day
o y f u w i l l3Eil w l i r t;
Finet cioniabieg a rum of money an i a unm
oor or , , bittjwpm, promissory 'lmes, Bt.c.,
. '..-1-'4 ' 1 .,......i 5 4 71 4 , 11 order of WY. iTIIOII. the
11 beedfie the above reward upon the
delivery of the papers to this office, or to
WM. SfEOH,
jarat-wlie Lebanon, .P.l.
9S Market A.
jeklitawly
870 to
Sole Agent,
93 Market street
$5 REWARD.
WANTED
A. CARDI
HANDS WANTED.