ID* Ettegrao.
Forever float that standard sheet !
Where 'breathes the foe but falls before us,
With Freedom's soil beneath our feet,
And Freedom's banner stresming o'er us.
OUtt PLATFORM.
THE HNION—THE CONSUTo rION—AND
THE ENFoRoEmENT OF THE LAW.
HAII4ISBIJEG, PA.
Frldity *riling' April 4, 1862.
PEN.NEY.LYANIA AND LLER. MILITARY
ORGANIZATION.
From the beginning of the present national
milillaryt PreParation to sappressitiehellion, the
autteoridis .Penr. sylvarda haverehown a won
deritqtffiWcY* orkanis'a
t
- govern*
mid* during He emergencies last epilog. From' l
that 'tfinbiret etuvgies wPro awakened.' .6-041.. I
Curtin, with themoet comprehensive apprecia
ration of . the difficulties in which the whole
country was about to be involved, at once went
to work to contribute such means la money and
men as would be necessary to facilitate.opera-
Mons and carry forward to emotes all the future
plans of the government. He did not depend
upon any mere proclamation of, what it wasi
necessary to dopbut be took the lead in,doing
what the pressure of tte times imperatively
demanded should be promptly accomplished,
The recruiting of the three month men was fur
experiment diade in the fAce of domestic ca
lilting mid political faterposition of all kinds:'
And yet army was raised in the mate
space Ork timg,, that exhibited so much efficacy,
energy and discipline. Tee secret of this part
of th, success of , the military, operations of this
state, may be traced to the political interposition
at the time of its recruiting. Governor Curtin
eschawerisall politioai dittitiotions in that or.
ganisation. His requirements for a soldierwere
not measured by his political services. They
were based On a military reputation and char
acter, and'an ability that had proved its worth
in either a dirent or an indirect connection
with the.past military operations of the gov
ernment. Here was the secret of the wonder
ful OAT with whiCh the Pennsylvania re
cruit entered the field of service. When Gov.
Curtin could not procure an officer of the
regidirsi min" to lead a brigade or a regiment,
his itre4teffOrt waikand'is, to secure the very
best ability in the volunteer foree. There may
haveibeentnnahces id !which' these efibetti of
thilfzecritive but such failure; grew
more of the misreparentation-othalitarested
parties, ;then a, Jack of earnestness on the part of
Gov. Mitt* tcitecure the services of. men of
unquestioned military ability. In proof of
thie faqt, it is now almost a matter of com
plaint in,the army, that Pennsylvania has bad
detailed'. for her service so many regular army
officenk a fact which , is not due to any Indica
lar deans on the part of the War Department
to favor Pennsylvania at•the. cost of other
states, hut is owing to the indefatigable en
ere sad. uuceasiag demands of Gov. Curtin
that tipee Odgers were detailed for such com
mands.. • •
It iii now declared that the W ar
i. Department
has adopted the rule of refusing to detail any
other officers from the regular for service in the
volunteer army. This rule will be strictly ad
hered ,to except in cases where the public ser
vice imparativelidemapds such a detailment.
Bat under ordinary circumstances, the volun
teer must depend on volunteer cfficers for com
mand. While we are forced to regret this, we
still can rejoice that there is abundant ability
in the volunteer force for such commands ; and
that under these officers, the men of Penney!.
evade Will nett as bravely and as devotedly as
those who may be led by.officers of the regular
army!.
SOLDIER'S ACKNOTVLEDGMEIVT.
We, print the following communication from
one of the stirgeors who were in the bloody en
counterrat Winchester, as an acknowledgment
of the success of the humane policy inaugurated
by Governor Curtin, with which Pennsylvania
is now oaring for those who were wounded in
any of the battles for the Union. The less we
comment uPon such honorable testimony, the
more we 'preserve its eloquence and dignity,
because words of such simple truthfulness,
flowlog from the pen of one who has seen
the, good results of the humane care with
which Pennsylvania succors her wounded and
dylig soldiers, need no other definition than
the grittitilde which they so forcibly exprass:
lirocaserra, Vs., March 28, 1862
Bin--Permit me through your columns to
return on behalf of the 84th and 110th Regi
mentauf Pennsylvania Volunteers, a tribute of
thanks to His Excellency, Governor Ourtin,and
to H. H. Smith, Surgeon General of Pennsyl
vania, for their kindly off:week' sendingepecial
medical aid and many comforts to the sick
and.woacided of these two regiments. who so
nobly sustained the honor of the State in the
receutbard fought battle near Winchester.—
Such tokens of regard from the Commander
in•g4ief of the State forces, Shall ever be re
m•mbered with sentiments of profound grad
tudeand regard by both officersand privates, and
will prompt their hearts and nerve their hands
to further deedaof dauntless daring and match
less military achievements in defence of the
Constitution and the laws. 1
The battle was terrible, but the victory , to
our arms, complete. . A few more such scourg
ing and the demon rebellion will be crushed
and the charnote of , unjust-digression rolled
bulls upon the heads of the piratical, destroyers
of Obi's( peace and prosperity.
Vanf-trespeetf alb'. •
• 'four-obedient Emmet,
• -G. Hoos,-Surgeon,
' •40kft "Refet.„ Padgett Vol.
WEEI
Ow. Bram; Biller 'ofilertitisTaphl , -1
OUR PARTY.
Uponthe stability of the 'Republican organi
zation as a political element, rests the present
safety and future peace and prosperity of the
American Union. In support of this declare-
tion, the fact that the Republican party is cool-
mitted to the solution of our present difficul
ties,
is alUthat it is necessary to offer to those I
who question the power and the purity of that I
organization. If the policy of fighting down
rebellion is abandoned, and a system of corn- 1
promises adopted, there will be no security de
rived from any settlement thus made, simply
because the law that has been violated cannot
be vindicated by a compromise; nor will loyalty
be esteemed a freeman's virtue while traitors go
unpunished of tbejx,mimee. ;This policy of
thus crushing treason; is °maid by the leading
men who oppose the Republican party. It is
opposed by the Democratic leaders, because the
overthrow and humiliation of the rebellion,
with a prompt visitation of capital punish
ment on the heads of the leaders, would of
course destroy all future hope of success for any
organization of therDemocmtic party, Let, for
instance, Davis, Stephens, Breckimidge, Floyd,
Wise, Wigfall, and their coMpeers in treason,
be brought to justice, the simple justice of the
halter:Which their minim deserve, and where
would be the organization of the Democratic
Pftili south. Withbot thelOO*Y.oo ll, of tbi
lives and ;Feat/go of these men, there can be no
feturotencCees,for the Democracy in the rebel
states,
' • and, PiV• Ie • nn-
*f. r/
t f re e oteseeeof the north, they, are.
aicYogM'a re-organization of the-Old pare"(
with ifs' platform of slavery and its principle of
oppositiorto free labor, as abed to the neuttid•
Wen of the border states, and its lying assaults
on the Republican party, as an inducement to
conservatives of the loyal states to aid in that
organization. The Democracy have no other
end in view for there-organization of their bel
ligerent cliques, than the possession of power.
he Union can be saved without such an organi
zation; a fact which no reasonable man will dis
pute, simply because that, if the Democracy
had had the power when the slavery oligarchiets
demanded to be recognized as au independent
power; such a recognition would have been ex
tended to Jeff. Davis and his assassin traitors.
Oar party, then, the glorious Republican or
garaation, must be maintained, if the country
is to be rescued fiom rebellion. We must
maintain it with its policy of undying .opposi
kion to rebellion and all rebellious elements.
We must maintain it with its antagonism as
well to the faots as to the objects of treason,
and we must maintain it with the purpose
which made it au powerful in political °outwits,
namely, the purpose of making free institutions
the only' recognized system for the government
of states hereafter. to be formed and admitted
into thaUnion. We mutt maintain the organs-
'gist of th i s Repablicitti party because it is
identical with the preservation and prosperity
of the union. Let every honest Republican
calmly and mien:44 reflect on these facts. Let
him remember that the Same foe which assails
the Uplort, alsostrikeeat the Republican organi
s►ttori: The rebellion was not orgmlisted to
crush the Republican party. The leading
traitors affected to despise our party, and dis
tinctly avowed that their revolt was teLdestroy
a Union in which labor was invested with too
many rights and thrust itself forivard with too
many pretensions to egrudity with the landed
lords and barterers in human flesh of the south.
Such a Union was obnoxious to the Democracy
of the south, and therefore they conspired for
its overthrow. They not only conspired, but
arranged with their northern allies for the as
of this work, but their plans have
been thus far frUstrated by the Republican or
ganization, and therefore the policy of re
organizing the Democratic party in the north
is now made the means of overthrowiog the
Republican party, and thus insuring the suc
cess of the rebellion. Let there be a majority
of. Democrats of the Vallandigham and Biddle
school in the next Congressional House of Rep
resentatives, and appropriations to support the
war will be refused; our armies will be with
drawn from the south, and the war ended by
the complete recognition of the southern confed
eracy. There are now the objects of Democratic
re-organisation in the free states. And against
these, then, it becomes the patriotic duty - of
every honest Republican to maintain the or
ganization of the Republican party. If it goes
down, our flag is diegraced. If it is allowed to
become demoralized, God help the American
Union, for there Is no help for that Union in
man!
THE THEATRE OF WAR IN TENNESSEE.
The North American announces that there is
evidently a rapid and great movement of rebel
forces from all available points , toward the
fighting line, reaching , from Decatur, Alabama,
through Corinth, Mississippi, to Memphis and
Island No. 10. It is reported that Price and
Van Dorn are recalled from Arkansas, while
Bragg is brought up from Pensacola, and every
available element of the force once at Manassas,
or supposed to be there, is moving westward
to the point of approaching conflict, They
believe we will fight promptly and desperately,
both on the Tennessee and on the Mist3iseippi,
and that if their line is, again broken the
whole western centre is lost to them. A junc
tion with the forces at the mouth of the Mis
sissippi would be made idthio a week after the
fall of Memphis, and the power of the rebel
lion ti - ould be effectually , crippled. For these
reasons a desperate effurt will be made to .re
trieve their position, to.resiet our advance on
the Tennessee river, as well as to support the
stand they hive made at Island No. 10.
It is impossible to watch the course of events
there without anxiety, though at present the
relative strength of forces is probably safely in
our favor. If the rebels concentrate all they
haie at command, abandoning the cbast below
as well as all their posts in Arkansas, and in
addition:draw largely from the forces mysteri
only flittiug about Virginia, they will give us
the moat desperste battle of the war, and possi.
oly some partial,
_dissident may be the result ,
they regard themselves as havincbeen-clie•
graced at Fort Doneition, and it is said they are
determined to, retrieve Utak honor at any poet
in Ft RregOlibig. _that can. In.
dune a display of energy Impair parlextdi in
glennegivania Battu etiegrapt),
the circumstance of their
that they have so little time to Am them
selves, and have so many regimeute Ithcie expo
rienoe bas taught them a salutary (Wad of out
arms,th at their weakness will bed isolosed on the
part of the rank and file to an extent that will
seriously affect them. It has been several times
intimated that the Tennessee rtglmenta would
take occasion to dispir Union feelillF in any
general battle that would give them the oppor
tunity. .
The public interest diktvents near Keinphis
will be very great until the questiorWlitapte.
macy there is &Wed. An immemm J apay ,
being gathered bk each party, and ail 'gun
boat armament is very heavy, prabably,
4: 31
both skim Peculiar difficultleac ~ .- ' t. ,
edly disclosed in course of oper4t 1 , .... '
Island Mo. 10, an d itliujit mow, ' w, ' TT'
an attack an that volit froth the ,orre - er
a movement on its stipportint force an
,tine
Kentucky and Teniatsitee.6l9 krill ipp l f:
cessary. The eastern shore,li iiionft Lireach,
however, by any column ire now heve in jou-
Li
An advance is ingwri!sis iurntssil UMW
see, which promises 'to give the rebel forces
occupation, our poluran hVing e on. PZ lE f ith
from Nashville to Culumhia, and - her to
mid beyond htsirfreei4rc!,Asietlajikloard.
- 40 m tiliirildlt tatiiftlicliati ce J. lfty
..
or sixty milectig railroad to
,„.., - 1
4100.
tt ithnikionittga it is but -.1 "thi : .. e
qc, also bflllit,flo4l4Mkatur , Alabama.
TIAN BATTLE AT wurdmint Tnii.
Stir . geon. General's Report on the
rooraitlon ;of the •Pennsylvania
,Troops.
iduaaroN arrizaer.'s
&weal .E'ennsylvalua, April 2, 1862,
1,112 Widow et., ?hilted&
1:10VIULNOR :—I have the'honor to report teat
Aisiatant Surgeons Crawford and Warbourg,
with a hospital steward, reached Winchester
March 27th, after leaving Harrisburg at .three
£. u. of the 20th, and were at once assigned to
duty in the hubpitals with Pennsylvania troops;
tuett servi, es being commended by the Medical
Director. Leaving Philadelphia Karon 27th,
after placing the sick from Camp Curtin in the
United States general hospital at Philadelphia,
I reached Whit:nester March 80,h, travel being
mach interrupted by the war. I Maui over
800 badly wounded men, about 80 of whom
wine Pimusylvaniaus, with but very ftw sur
geons. As the blab, was linexpecited, proper
provisions had nut been made for the wourioed
add tneir sufferings were great, it being impos
sible to obtain loud, beds, &c. All Sunday 1
ttetißteCl in operatione• for their relief, anti with
ouirsent of Uuited States, and their manifest re
lief, prepared to bring all Peontsylvanierus,
wounued and able to bear transportation unto
their own sod. Sncloierd forwatd alist of the
wounded of tire 84th and 110th, today brought
to : Philadelphia. They are all seriously injured,
were in danger or their lives, but eviUetitly tm
preyed Orrremoyal. I els,' brongbt tnree of
the officers of the Llama whose
thighs brokbn by shot. They are dire offi
cers, very gratelul fur the services rendered snit
will pay tueir owu hoard. The Governor of
Indiana will reougnize the &Menden to brave
men who sUpported our troops. in the hour lit
debtor: I trope you will be able to visit tin
hospital and cereerthose who.he.ve honored-the
State. I visitaci thelbattle fieldi 'add am Bashi
tied, drat itlie bayonet ;charge - the' 84tti. regi
ment Was a brilliant, mit • for any. troops. All
laud than. Mall or the-men want 'clothing:
titct. T having trffiritakietiteiislie add that:whfuti
EL try had. I also brought home the fallowffig
corpses:
Colledge, of Hopewell ; Croft and Fergussoa,
Hopewell; Hornersuouch, Phillipsburg ; Ki nr
beriin, o,unbria; . ,Eyeriy, Tyroue; Leibrick, Jer
sey Shore, to be buried at Harrisburg ; John
' Prosser, Bloomsburg; Heilerman, Holliday 11-
bitrg; Jas. Koon, liughesville, Lyiroming, near
Hinny.
These bodies will - be ..embalmed . in twenty
foar hones, and in Pans ready for their firiends.
the cost of coffins and embalming will be about
$0 each. They will keep for weeks. Many, lit
tue dead of the 84th could not be obtained,
owing to difficulty in obtaining a fatigue party
to dig them up in the disturbed state of au ad.
Yenning army. At Baltimore the Union men
gave much relief to our wounded at midrdght.
I forward official lists of the casualitiee in.the
84th and 110th, to relieve the anxiety of friends
applying to you forinformation. Acting under
extreme difficulties, the result of my efforts to
comply witn your orders, will, I trust, be satis
factory to you and the Legislature,
Very respectfully,.
Your obedient servant,
HENRY IL Sfdllff,
Surge= General of Penaryiasnic.
To His Excellency,
1. G. CURTIN, Governor of Pennsylvania.
The following • are • lists of the sick and
wounded of the 84th and 110th Pennsylvania
regiments, now in St. Joseph's Hospital, Phila
delphia. That building had been rented
Gov. Curtin in view of the necessities antici
pated in the event of a battle, jtuut -where now
the men referred to are comfortably quartered:
rag or men 84.12 r EEO non since TO' Paranoias,
Win: A. Davis l oomittin.y
company A ; Davidl4. Lane, company A ; Jao.
Brboka, company` A; Tuter'Sdana; company B;
Michael Turney, company A ; Robert Taylor,
company . C ; Abram- Zurtider, :Company C ;
Jacob Spidle, company- C; • ktaTtio. Carrigan,
company C ; C. D. Bowitres, conipany D ; J. L.
Wheeler, company D ; Franklin Housener,
company G ; Wnn , iLuaieri company X; Pen- 4
rode Chadwick, company;(.; Henry Btrickland,
company G ; DeWhite Roberta, company G ;
Wm. Caaaiday, company G; Isaac Holley;
Jno. Luaier.
mar or 110xEr minim BIM TO PHLUDITPILIA.
John Nipple, company A ; Ira C. Horn. com
pany A ; James Valiance, company 4 ; Lieut.
tI.:H. Hopkins; Theodore Hockey, company
D ; ld.llvaine, company ; Silan F.
Anthony, company ; Dtsvid Price, company
C; John O. Farman, company A; Corp. John B.
Albert, company K; David Gardner, company
K ; D. S. Baker, company D ; Sergeant William
Roberts, company C ; William H. Soft, com
pany K ; Richard Catchall, company B; Wm.
RaMsey, company B; John Matlin, company
; Sergeant Samuel Ist'Cune, company A; Dan
ia/Browne, company E; Lientant Holland, Ad
jutant; John. Border, c:unpany C; John B.
Carr, company K ; Jacob K. Hooper company
K Timothy Sloan, company E ; diarle4 Av.
erly ; James Lee.
ARCHRINNOP Huosas.—The Metropolitan d
states that letters have been received trona
Archbishop Blights to the effect that his health
has been much improved, and that be will re
main in Rome tiU after the Raster day, the pe.
riod appointed by the Pope fur the canonise,
tion of the Japanese martyrs.
A New Your. house his lust manufactured
magnifibent siFord, to aßy LoulsOrCer for (hi.
&knout, costing- one rthOtwand doles .: Tire
bifida is.of .the %fineaf, Thuriasinar
chivied gilgaiidtbeirs.thri .141tia Award" Viro.
WOUND/ED AT WINONS9TIa.
i 4, 1862
'enuSylAilia 'Legislature.
112PORTIID XSPSEISLY lrlR TWA TrUIO3A2II
SENATE. --
Tunasnsx, April 8 :1862.
The Senate met at elevim o'clock, add was
called to order by the Speaker.
The Journal of yesterday ( 1 0101neediy) was
partly read, when
On motion of Mr. M'CLITRE the farther
reading of the mune was dispensed' *with.
Petitions, Ac., were pr -meated—none of gen
eral importance except eral favoring_ She
militisiy - tildeeXim orstontir'""
Mr. LIWW rag in pl*ejoint relPlAifogy l "N
extend the day ofkliOld adjestrimmitfti -
Referred-to the. CoMmittee Einesme.
The suppTernot - to the - irrvArßoatand Philo
oois;Plulkxcoad• PamPaifYilifilo'gleed.
reldtikigidforeigil Itheageoe'sfoinpiirt
• was taken up, discusted, and
A number Of priv a te 1;116 were poikill had
0443 &matt : , , . Aclorfrrotd.,
- • -3
MOE .O)P.BENIUMININTATIVES.
-ftesoirtiAVili 0, 1862 .
iThe blotoketosUrSd thelltseo44o44i 44 41
(Abdo this notsdpirowitelswader
of the orders, repots don vatilisfibe wirt
•
From oar treating dditton of Yesterday
FROM WASHINGTON
The Rebel %ppm in London County, Ta
SOUTH CAROLINA CHIVALRY THE FIRST
TO RETREAT AT. BULL RUN.
Desertions from the North Carolina and
Virginia Troops.
Rebels Impieasing Boya and Men
into their Bank&
TIIE.RIMING PRICES IN
' ILEHELDOIII.
11:14 tsj :a :to :) : OD); p :1
WW/EUNQTON, April 8.
The following , are the rebel troops that own
pied Loudon county, Va., 'Miring the aummer
fall and winter, and until' the time of the 40114
nation:
The 4th South Carolinsregiment,Col. BlaiSd
ing ; 18th, 17th, 18th .and -21st
. Mississippi,
Cols. Barksdale; Peatheretine, Bork; Kelly and
Hamphreye arkilbe BthiTirginta,tmmimanded
K. Hunter, of Prince William, Lieut.
Col. C. B. Sebbe, of London, and Major,Nor
man, of Berkley. The latter regimant area
moved moms dayetafteiahe Balla Binif-Airticto
Cchtravitie. Afteithatillght:4ol4Miekui regl
mishit was Bent' , to totiditiii batremaiaed onlYtal
feiidays
_ . •
It is -now conceded among the rebels thatthe
viigfigiwtrbips aire , alostit - sfinlapderdt to:aziy
the rebel•senty. Notwitkultandlug , the brag
of he chivalry of South Carolina Is is• charged
open them that they were the • first to break
radka and run at the battle of Bell Ban.
htrge number of desertions from the North
torolina and Virginiarvgimente were reported
liavelaken place lately.
The time of the London troops expires on the
22d of April.
,:ple steamer King Phillip arrived from the
lbwer Potomac last night; bringing up four ref
ugees from Riehmond•and•Westmoreland coon
net), Va., who came from'Kinsale on Saturday
lest. They state that the rebels are pressing
every mile between the ages of 18 and 46 into
the 'service; that they had been closely
hunted by the press gauge fora week or two.—
The rebels have-mostly left the neighbood, but
a few squads of cavalry roam through the coun
try impressing into the service all able to bear
anis.
These refugees are natives of that section,
one being an old farmer named Gordy, and
B others young men engaged in business near
Onelof the young men has been acting as
tha rebel poatmaster at Kinsale.
The refugees give the following as the ruling
prices latakt in that vicinity: Coffee, $1 26 pe.
pound ; sugar, 40c.; salt, fine; $6O per sack,
and table salt, put up in half gallon sacks,
$1, 1 26 ; boots to be had only in Fredericks
burg, $lB 60 per pair. They say that the late
rebel papers state that the loss of the United
.3t.4ttat troops, in the second conflict with the
'Merrimac, wa5.1,600 men ;-also, that the Mon
•l[jo's shot had no more effect on the aides of
ths Merrimac than hail atones.
The Government having 'returned to their
wtMeetive owners all the boats in the Chesa
peake and Ohio canal, trade has already began
to revive. Eight or ten barrels of flour are
among the first receipts.
'The steamer :Union ran Into the Wiamisco
i cretk a few days since and brought out:a rebel
schooner called the. Isabel. She is In good or
dmiand can be very usefully. employed by our
'-oVrn government.
TERRIBLE TORNADO AT OUIO.
GERLT DERTRIOTION 01 PROPJET!.
SCUM Lives Lost and Nally Wounded:
. CHICAGO, April 2.
vi j e
• . special despatch to the Journal from Cairo
ata e that the most terrific tornado that has
ted this locality for 'several years, passed
over Calm; 'from the south-west at three o'clock
this morning. The tornado was accompanied
with thunder, lightning and rain. A large
number of transports and sham tugs were torn
from their moorings on the Ohio levee, and
bloWn across the river.
•
The slate roof of the Stebbarlea Hotel waa
torn off and 'cienpletely 'demolished; Several
rows of unoccupied barnicipi .„ were leveled with'
thi ground. -
The Oairo and :Columbus wharf-boat was
blown acr the river and now Use high and
dry on theMentnoky shore.
The steelier Illinois had both Chimneys and
the upper 'cabin torn away and in the falling of
wtictt four or five livee were lost. Several
beiges, which were used as store-houses, broke
loose and floated down the river.
Large lilies of government lumber On the
Ohio levee were blown into the river. The
wooden, barracks at Bird's Point and Fort Holt
eAve demolished, but there was no loss of life.
'-Much anxiety was felt for, the_ afety of the
fleet at Island NO. 10: - Strainers were sent
110/4 this melting ter ascertain. what: alitnage
•Inienidoinuorberer elphkridth
'&lot of Ica alliPdraWithettrar
and sunk a mile below Bird's Point. Three
men were drowned Cspt Carroll, of the
steamer Sallie Wood, had his leg broken.
'So far as mom tained, five men were blown
Ve to
rom tisktransports at the leiee rowned,
and serMral had tbair legs and a ken.—
The bait John Jones, used as a h tai boat at
Monad Clty, was stawerely injun&
The prisoners captured at Ba 01 - Cl* by Col.
Buford numbered only Bev
About [nay bongs and muft were taken.
General John A2Logan left to-day to join
his brigade up the Tennessee river. Bit mound
is not entirely healed.
FROWITORTRESSIONROE•
The Bebe& at Sewell's Point Shelling
the Federal Gunboata.
40ONNIOSOANOS TO worst sum
4other Fight With th44,04"18.
TORY ORBRAVOIJOIN
410 41ERISflif 1 f THE , =1:51=1:11A0.
1, .1
Supposed to ip Afraid to
Rua thi
t
~:re Imo'
A 7 PEA.
he Sngllsh Steamer Racer•
=:::=:1
CONNOISBOOE TO GOUT
BETHEL,
The Portilleations Re-ooeupied by
the Rebels.
I=l
Fox Moms, April 2.
The weather to-day is clear and pleasant,
everything is progressing in the most satisfac
tory manner.
The rebels fired several shots from Bewails
Point last night on the transports in the har
bor, some of the shells falling within fifty feet
of a vessel loaded with horses.
A reconnoissance was made from Newport
News, yesterday, to Watts' creek, a distance of
nine miles. The enemy. appeared 8,000 strong,
and opened with canner' on our forces ' but the
balls passed entirely over them. Our batteries
were immediately got in position, and opened
on them, when the entire rebel force broke and
fled, fording the creek in great confusion, and
keeping out of range.
The object of the reconnoisanoe beinghcoom
plished, the troops returned.
The whole country through which they
passed, formerly the garden spot of Virginia,
has been devastated, and but one house left
standing. The houses, fences and trees have
been burned by the retreating rebels.
There are no signs of the approach of the.
Merrimac yet, and from the lung delay the ,
opinion is gaining ground that she will not mime
again. She has a fine field to operate in if she
should triumph over the Monitor, and if qtke
waits to come now it is thought she is afraid to
run the t [irks.
An officer of theaemlnole says that he read
a Savannah paper of the 28d ult., which
acknowledged( a terrible. rebtr defeat at. Yea
Ridge, aMadmitted there was no use to at
tempt tapongpal the fact.
-:s The EJII steamer Racer arrived here this
morning and sainted the flag, which was res
ponded to by the fort, and the same . coat .11-
meat passed between, the ire' *veassi
Racer, oceasioning quite a eastionadtf.
ntoonnoisanee was also made yesterday to Big
Bethel, when the enemy was loured to have re
turned and occupied the earthwurke in forget
On seeing our scouts the rebels threw shells
into the woods occupied by our troops on the
previous advance, but as tuey were unoccupied
no damp was done. It not being the purpose
of the ad ranee to engage the enemy, no response
was made to the guns.
A flag of truce to-day brought down the
officer of the Breach steamer from Nor
folk. The steamboats conveying troops to
'Newport News are repeatedly tired into from
SeweLl's Point acid a rebel gunboat this after
tereoon. No damage was done as far as we
could learn.
1 1 11,011 CINCINNATI.
COURTESIES TO PARSON BROWNLOW
On Tuesday the Mayors and committees from
Ohicago,Bpringfield. Chillicothe and three other
cities, called upon Parsod Brownlow and ten
dered him the freedom of their respective cities,
and begged him to visit them.
XXXVIIth Congress--First 6,..
WASII/NOTON, April S.
SENATE
Mr. Witator (Pa.) presented the resolis
of the Legislature of Pennsylvania ralatia-to
the defences of the Delaware river and Bay re
commending the construction of gunboats, and
tendering the credit of the State to the amount
of a million of dollars for that purpose.
Mr. Hera, (N. 13.,) from the Naval Commit
tee, reported the bill authorising the Secretary
of the Navy to test the plans and materials to
render floating batteries invulnerable, with an
amendment reducing the appropriation from
$50,000 to $25,000.
The bill, as amended, was passed.
Mr. Hera, also, from the same committee, a
bill for the relief of the widows end orphinaot
the officers and seamen of the ships Cumberland
and Congress.
The bill gives twelve months' extra pay to
the widow, child or nearest relative. Passed.
Mr. Dootrrna, (Wis.,) presented the resolu
tions of the Ltgisinture of Wisconsin, against
imposing a stamp tax on newspapers, or any
interdiction on their free exchange with each
other. Referral.
Mr. Kann= presented a memorial froni the
tobacco planters of Maryland against the pro
posed tax on leaf tobacco.
' Mr. WILSON, (Mats.) offered a resolution
this the military can be instructed to re
port whether any further legislation is necess
ary' to prevent persona employed in the mili
tary of the United States from aiding in the
return or eontrol over persons claimed to be
fugitive s ayes, and to punish thrrefaie. Levi
ovtx,
Mr. WirsoN (Mass.) introduced a bill for the
Supply of the clothing bureau of the army.
Referred.
Mr. DAVIS (Ky.) ogle a resolution declar
ing that this war w ot prosecuted in any
spirit of conquest to subjugation, but to defend
the Constitution and preserve the rights of the
several States unimpaired, and that the United
States will prosecute the war till this is secured.
Mr. Water, (Vs.,) off red a resolution in
structing tile Military Committee to inquire
into the condition of the armory at Harper's
Fairy, what damage Las been dons thereto,
and whether it is expedient to restore and re
pair the same, and re-employ the workwea.—
laid over.
Ou motion of Kr. Smola, (Hasa.) the bill
to a provide** the administration of the oath
incompatible
any
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ankicovAtenen emr,mi 1
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foreignc
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alu e a r i t
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revenue
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amendment
. his
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II Soul I 3 Eci IgeNNlr opinion,nowl t°Ti;
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eVwe
t a PE: i IrSa
E.' 111°1 lig;:i
a. t.
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any
' w oClif i Ff th the public interests to 121
.'eengE:lyDeipankrrtu..fiketuituirlxf Swthaitel, sailloawYitEtnillese.
The House then weenntditonteonteolmitadteoepotefdthi
who eon the State of the Union, and to r t e
rebiThe following
eell
inland
alai
are
insuriti i: p .
the tax bill.
Wherethe Winona. insured dots not
n g o l e o C t a i
d d lk . V ., .; more than $1
rind
, 50cii exceeding $5OOO,
61 ; also, as to mortgages, Whe the ato
does not exceed 0,000, a duty off 50c.; excee
tan
log' $ 5 , 0 00,41. r"
In regard to both of the above it %viz, ggr d
that where the patio or c.usiderstiun is..iirrii-
does not exceed f l olt or the mortgage deb; not
exceed the saut esount, there shall b e n ,
stamp duty im
The following proviso was rejected :
That any anon mortgage given to ..ee ire the
payment of purchase money fur real ii:a;„
shod be exempted from any such charge
,tn amendment was adopted plac.u g ,r .. t . l „,
duty of 26 per cent. ou any n tie, cl t ,i i , a r .
rive and other specified pro est;
An amendment was offered, d battilir.l re
jetted, imposing a tax of tale d , litr ,n ~1 1
paimsgur traveling Oil a radioed wit. . . E L ,
touts of the United States.
A proviso was adopted that the qua.
on manifests, bills of ludiug, au.: ~,,...
thiv a ti pp 3k l a u y te n t:o ite p s d tea w s v i m a id t bl d a , steamboats plyingcipßeltiyheientjieleeheu t . i ., ti c i ,:: . "..i I L.,
,:.. 4 ,,
of British North America.
PIiMADELPUIA,
Breadatuffe eteady ; but in ri I, r ,
doing; Bruall Bailee superfine at jz-;
$5 87i, and extra family at $3 c,2,
....
attsdy at $8 26, and corn met! a..
much wheat coming forward, au 1 I
Gales 6,000 bus. red. at $1 30, and
white at $1 45. Rye tells tr , dc at
is active ; 16,000 bus. yellow : 4 ,
afloat. Oata dull at 31.:.
bales mese pork at $l3 0016
3 ,
hams in eats and pickle time .tr
at= 6435/0., and atiouldbra I :
firmer, and 600 tea. and I,llls. -. 1
81c., now held higher. Collet ,
Sugar and molas.es are film
.„.
tied ; sales bbla. at 23.14211 c ,
at '22lc.
Ia Graintowo, on the Sd Rtrip
22 yews.
The foment will take place al Gt.ll/.0,"
day) attirnoom.
On ihe 2d lost., at 10.% o'clock. c.
dooghtor of Dt..t.t out tiLiN
2 yours, J. mouth aLd 29 o.yi
[the funeral will Mao place from the r 0,.:
partuta, In Paxton street Del'
day lidh co April, I• r 7. •
are Mated to attend witt.outiu•t .cr a L, ,
WANTED.
A GIRL for hOuse work. App:! 1:
;
Elsonad street, opposite Go; z'
apraillt•
BROKE OUT IN A NEW PLACE.
RAVING removed my t0b1c.6., 1: ,e.
ear :bre from flariet t i )
No. 69. (HO/11)&ei old otLud.) r ra . p. I
pilitlMOsigu, sod Loge by stri t Joan , ' a a , )...- .:.!
olive s dolt latitiCe tN the sato .. I a...! ! n !.!
ae p A gOOd a uppiy. of ch,:wooi a:.: .4 4:: •
le#11", &C. 141P,3 is. F.
TAKE NO! ICE,
LL pereont; hav;ng ci3imy aou
CA. orate of Mrs. Harr, u. iLr
?inborn will pie provet the s,ta :3: IP: •
Job W. Brown, IF eq ,t . order [flat
And those =Kin Ihdlnithle3 • '
please pay up wituout deisy.
aprll,B4
NOTICE is hereby given
admioliurituon on the LTA n 13
U. We city of Eiarrt6burg, , aupn Jnt,
granted to Lae suburi Jer who I ce.
perrolill having elubos o! dein ,u is ng
stud deeedkw, are hereuy re i uen r 43
seAe to the eubeertuer with ut ne uy
deaw.mec A. 1,, •
CrNommtzr, April 8
A BOOK FOR THE TIMES,
American Annual Cyclopedia aid Rep:
„portant Ilan& for the Year 1;761
vo. over 750 pages. Clan $3, Le.'
Published by D. Appleton Sy' L.
The design of this wars to to fr esh ar ' •.
the tmperiuni knowledge ut the y a . tur • •
"far o t.wicig to their p, lni.eeco, mi.; of
• colnpic.ous pAr , bus (Aber oro
.144rratnre,the Mocha c sits, Sc , x re
loaf:Ion. The eior wi.l be pibii-b. ,1
subs°, ipilon, and relit) , ru. ri
Apiesi J. f, CS SAO .ii, thr •
General Age.. t
apr3-d2l.ths
TO RESTAURANT K EEPEI‘.
FOR SALE.—The stock, good
niters , and lease Of the itn-L1r , ..;
hall, Harrisburg. spiny on the p r ID 6:3
kproul street,
T. J. HUMES,
HOUSE AND SIGN PAINTER
HAS opened a paint shop
ahoy, near Third ti me', two doors 'r
t,wf and Un on" cffice,who. 1.1. J ir,p , c •
17 axe, ate all ordeni 'a ;o his edsrv. ir
to whiten C-111411 and ce-aie pig
aprl dlwa
KEYSTONE NURSERY
'I I HE subscriber having talon 1:le 0 2 ::
_L. Remus IA t A's sur=e yI. reprol t, t ':
Old patrols and o hers ei , h ad the kad,a; aL • 1; "
“..
rd, besidee many new and In ,by raoan2e.2
del or
FRUIT, SHADE, ORNAMENTAL ~, -
TREES, SHRUBS AND 11 -'''''
e varieties of If trees have been sele.:t2a tr.l
th
with kw:4c reference t the wants of sine itka:.l. ,‘'
embraces the ei.et desirable
APPLES
CELF;, APRICOTS, DAP
RRI, DWARF AND STA>
PEARS, D WARE AND STANI)AtiA
PEACHES, PLUMS,
GRAPE VINES of all good Ilatle. ration::.
CURRAN'S, GOOSEBERRIE,, ,„
RASPBERRIES, 6 LILA WisLlll3ltA..,.
LAW:ION .614C/i6EhaEo, •''"
THE SdNitHINTAL DErAVIIEST
Includes shade trei fa 11
streets ant is. ,, . B . v ! t fli:
tress from thAlt, IWO Pe feet Mali, EiN rgieen.
~
JACub .01
~kinues solos, din. '
spr2ettiw
than WI i bltzse ill
Cllar iji riks ° nr irj g, fo i rel esr y NICHOLS aBO 1
WY O .
fob 01 - Cerpor Fro; and Or let 1 t
MARXETS BY TELEGRAPH
11)ie
New 2bl:in-figments
J. B. DELLETT,
Wholesale and Retail Druggist,
Car. Main and Frederick stree:...
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