flaii Ecitgrapil.
Forever float that standard sheet 1
Where breathes the foe but falls before us,
With Freedom's soil beneath our feet, •
And Freedom's banner streaming o'er us.
OVft PLATFORM
THE UNION-THE CONSTITUTION-AND
TW ENFORCEMENT OF THE LAW.
HARRISBURG, PA
Tuesday Afternoon, May 6, 1862.
Wars THE REBELLION was precipitated, and
when every rebel miscreant in the south was
armed for his work of death, they relied more
on the aid they were to receive from the north,
than any power of their own in the south, to
overthrow the government. They had not the
fullest confidence in the ability of the southern
masses to contend with the masses of the
north. If such bad been the case, Washington
city would have been in ashes more than a year
ago The rebels, however, depended upon the
dough-faces of the north for this part of the
work. These same dough-faces bad frequently
done the dirty work of their southern political
masters. They had betrayed the interests of
northern labor on the floors of Congress, and
why should they not be expected to betray the
lives of northern men on the field of battle?
They had joined with southern slave drivers
in attempting the forcible introduction of
slavers into territory that had been proclaimed
free by the voice of a majority of the people
of such territories, and why should they not
join with their southern partizans in assisting
to usurp the laws and destroy the Union ? Such
was the reasoning of those who led the rebel
lion, and such, too, was their expectation, be
cause the same men that pledged their infa
mous alliances with the south in its crusades
on northern labor, interests and developments,
also pledged their aid to the rebellion, with
such assurances as induced the leading traitors
to believe that the dough-faces would do the
fighting as they had heretofore done the voting,
while the south would reap the exclusive ben
efits and honors of the struggle.
With the hope of northern aid entirely de
stroyed, the rebels are as entirely left to their
own resources, to prosecute the war. This
disappointment has compelled them to change
all the r plane. Had th . leaders of this north
ern faction of Breckenridge men been true to
their pledge, the policy of invasion, first plan
ned by the rebels, would have been adhered
to, and the north, to-day, doubtless overrun by
the rebels. We write doubtless, because we
mean by the leaders being true to such prom
ises, also the contingency of the masses of
that fiction submitting to such leadership.
But when the masses turned indignantly on
the leaders, (as they did in the case of the
Patriot and Union,) the leaders, oP course, began
to declare a loyalty which they never felt, and
to give the cause of the Union a support which
is the more repugnant to them, because
it was forced and dishonest. In this emergen
cy, then, the south no longer depends on the
Breckenridge men in the north, but instead,
therefore, they now rely on the climate to do
for them what was promised to be accomplished
by the dough-Laces. They wait for disease to
achieve what they are fearful to undertake.
They anticipate that yellow fever will arrest
invasion sooner than it can be impeded by
their own bosoms and bayonets, and thus flying
before our troops in the attitude of arrant,
cowards as well as traitors, they seek to escape
the danger they have created, by making our
troops the victims of the diseases they may
contract.
Such is now the attitude of the rebels. Our
troops are daily pushing their lines into the
southern country. Our flags wave where but
lately the rebel flag }bunted. There is nothing
left our troops but to take possession of the
territory of rebellion, and -then trust in God
for the preservation of their health. We are not
compelled to keep large bodies of northern men
in the fceted fever distticts of the Gulf states ;
and therefore they fear the ravages of disease
over which the beastly southern traitor and
his more cowardly northern ally gloat, may not
be so fearful. The policy of garrissotring forts
and arsenals with contrabands directed by
acclimated officers, may disappoint these
wretches, and give them an idea of the desola
tion of this rebellion, by making their own
slaves the instruments of their own overthrow
and humiliation.
A MILITARY MAN of some experience regards
the evacuation of the rebel armies as a part of
their policy to effect a speedy junction of all
their forces, then to make a stand, and give
the federal armies battle. The same gentle
man is of opinion that the rebels will not en
" irely yield before they have fought at least one
great battle, and we agree with him on that
point, because the leaders of the rebels cannot
get rid of their followers without giving them
the opportunity of meeting death, as they
fanatically suppose, nobly in defence of their
country or locality. There is no doubt with
us, that the rebels have a policy in their aban
doning these strongholds, and inducing our
armies to advance in their pursuit. But their
best devised plans are bound to fall. In the
end, they will be defeated, and must either be
come exiles from, subdued by or obedient to,
the government. Tee leaders cannot remain in
the country, without submitting by their own
will or being forced into submission to the gov
ernment. However, all that we can now do is
to await events as they transpire, and conclude
not to be astonished at anything of which the
traitors may become guilty.
FOR THE UNION
A year ago, when the peril of the country
seemed to be the greatest, and when also the
Republican party had the control of the patron
age of the government, one of the locofoco
essentials of loyalty consisted of a demand that
the Republican party should abrogate all politi
cal distinctions, by dispensing the patronage
and the positions of government equally among
all loyal men. It was demanded that parties
should be dissolved, and a union effected such
as would at once strengthen the bonds of that
other Union on which depended not only the
permanency of state governments, but likewise
the prosperity of individual citizens. Not so
much in obedience to the source whence this
demand issued, as in compliance with their
own sense of patriotism, was the idea of a
union of all parties for the preservation of the
Union, responded to by the leading men of the
Republican organization. We had every sacri
fice to make by such a union, because it bid
fair to bring us into association and alliance
with those whose lives had been passed in
maligning the pure and upright man of our
organization, and yet to subserve the ends of
law and order, however repugnant the associa
tion may have been, the union was effected for
the sake of the Union. The mere name of the
Republican party is of small consequence, com
pared to the fair fame of the country and the
policy of suppressing rebellion by making its
cause responsible for its effects. Yet the old
locofoco party could not be taught this practi
cal lesson. Its leaders were willing to enter
into alliances, where there was a hope of success
for some of their own favorites, and a prospect
that treachery and deceit (after they had been
invested with power,) would strengthen their
organization, and thus secure them the monopo
ly of the patronage of government. They
offered terms to the Republican party, when
they deemed that such a tender would result
in the elevation to power of a Democratic
demagogue ; and they reputed a like union
when they suspected that power would thereby
be placed in the hands of a loyal man and a
patriot. Such was the action and the purpose
of the Democratic leaders, within the last year—
a purpose then unsuspected, but an action
which has since become part of the history of
those events which for a time so seriously
threatened the stability of the government.
The same noble purpose which induced the
Republican party to yield its organizAtion to
the pressure of danger one year ago, and
nobly rally to the support of any man who
was laboring in the defence of the Union,
now induces it once more to place the power
of that organization on the sacred altar of
the country, and there in the faith of an un
alterable devotion, swear eternal allegiance
to the perpetuity and prosperity of. the Uni , n.
While with the creeds of that party there is
much that is noble, much that is glorious and
peculiarly attractive in policy and principle, to
all of which under any other circumstances
than those now surrounding the nation, we
would cling in preference to attaching ourselves
to any otht r organization. Yet we consider no
form of organiz thou too sacred or no political
policy too perfect, to be sacrificed to the great
cause of the Union. While the Union is in
danger, all parties must be insignificant and
unworthy of confidence or support, but that
organization which seeks to harmonize all men
in the support and defence of the Union. This
is now the condition of the leaders and the
masses of the Republican organization. It is
the position, too, of thousands of honest men,
who have heretofore been attached to the op
posing parties of Republicanism, but who will
hereafter lend their aid to that Union prepared
by the people, in which the masses of all parties
are honestly rallying for the support of the ad
ministration of Abraham Lincoln—in support
ing the war—in vindicating and sustaining those
who are fighting our battles—and ineffectually
crushing treason, whether it seeks to do its
work armed in the rebel ranks, or whether it
struggles in the name of loyalty to embarrass
and impede loyal men in the performance of
their duty. Such is the purpose of our politi
cal Union. Those who oppose it, also oppose
that national Union from which alone an Amer
ican citizen can gain any real benefit.
THE WRITING ON TEE WALL
Two months ago there was a small panic in
Richmond, occasioned by the discovery of some
mysterious writings on the walls. The rebels"
regarded the phenomenon with horror, for the
words were personal. The Unionists came out
under cover of the night, and scrawled unplea•
sant phrases that reflected upon Davis and his
crew. The enemy pulled down the placards
and felt better. But, according to the Rich
mond Examiner of April 22d, the process has
Just been repeated, and the rebels seem to be in
a great rage over it. We are told by the Ex
aminer that "on Purcell, Ladd & Company's
east wall" the following emphatic sentences
have been written:
"Change your bells into cannon, and charge
with Confederate Ces."
"Southern Lexicon covered with glory
'Pinks of chivalry.' "
"The Lord is on our side, but, in consequence
of pressing engagements elsewhere, could not
attend at Pea Ridge, Done!son, &c., &o."
"He will also be prevented from visiting his
chosen 'pinks' at Yorktown.
"Southern hearts are beating low--
Manassas boasters shun the foe ;
Stara and Stripes shall wave again—
Northerners tread this ebon main."
Not content with these impertinences, the
audacious Union men scribbled the following
expreeeive bit of doggerel upon the walls of
the Powhattan Home:
"Southern boasters, grasp the dust,
In the Lord you vainly trust,
For the Lord you fain would cheat
With Halyeon lips and Pluto's feet."
"The cry is still they come."
In order to add point to the stanza, it was
written on "the south wall" of the betel.
The "patriotic" proprietors of the buildings,
which were thus used like sheets of paper, in
stantly "effaced" the inscriptions, and at last
accounts the municipal authorities of Richmond
were in search of the offenders.
Belshazzar wasn't pleased with the writing
on the wall. No more are the Richmond
rebels.
Tao Utah saints have just completed and
dedicated, with religious ceremonies, .a theatre
at Salt Lake city.
pennopluctma atl sretegrapty druesbag 'Afternoon, Allay 6, 1862
RECKONING WITHOUT THEIR HOST.
About one year ago the New Orleans Bulletin
contained the following paragraph concerning
the dangers to New Orleans from our fleets and
army :
" This tremendous force of annihilators will
commence its march when every requisite is
prepared and supplied. As this cannot be ac
complished for several years to come, there is
no necessity for us to make immediate prepa
rations for the reception of Lincoln's big army.
o 0 Their ridiculous schemes for our
subjugation show conclusively that they are
thoroughly alarmed and panic-stricken. We
of the South can successfully resist an invasion
from a million of such craven wretches."
This may be called reckoning without Com
modore Farragut. And we may further add,
that after all this boasting, the city of New
Orleans was held after its conquest by a small
detachment of marines. As to the resistance
of the South of "an invasion of a million
of such craven wretches," it seems strange
that the resistance is in the shape of cowardly
evacuations, panics, flights and demoralization.
This fact is, that the end of this boasting will
be the complete dependency of the rebel states
on the power and the leniency of the federal
government.
THE WASHINGTON REPUBLIO of this morning,
says that some of the New York journals have
had a sensation story that the Congressmen
from the slave states, upon consultation, had
agreed to withdraw from the Senate and House
in a body because of the proposed legislation in
reference to emancipation and confiscation. If
the story were true, it would only show that
slavery is naturally rebellious—that it is in it
self a monstrous rebel. But the story did grosi
injustice to the slave state members. There is
not one word of truth in the story, as we have
been assured by more than one of the persons
concerned. It is surprising that any such
statement should have been made without
foundation, even to make a sensation in a New
York morning journal, but the Southern mem
bers assert that there has never been an excuse
for such a dispatch. If we are ever to have a
second edition of the rebellion, now is the pre
cise time for it to occur, when our troops are
ready for it, and the country is in the humor
to crush it out.
THIO Excite Nos ov Palsortans is strongly ad
vocated by the Military Committee of the Sen
ate. As matters now look, we have a notion
that the government will soon have possession
of every rebel in the south, except those who
are shot in retreat, or fly the country to escape
the gallows. Richmond will be in our posses
sion before many days, and it is not likely that
the traitors will carry the Union prisoners with
them.
(
2D EDITION.
FROM FORTRESS MONROE.
A Rebel Steamer with Coal for the Merrimac
THE CREW ESCAPE TO OUR LINES.
THEIR ACCOUNT OF AFFAIRS AT RICHMOND.
—.—
Attempts to Sustain the Rebellion Pro•
flounced Sheer Folly.
Exchange of Prisoners.
The Fortress Monroe correspondent of the
American reports the following: Yesterday af
ternoon a schooner came down the James river
from Richmond, and, when near Newport
News, was run ashore on the south side of the
river.
Her singular movements attracted considera
ble attention. Men were observed to immedi
ately take to their boats and pull for Newport
News. On arriving they announced that they
had intentionally run her ashore for the pur
pose of reaching our lines, and that she con
tained sixty tons of coal for the Merrimac.
Several boats were immediately manned and
started out for the purpose of endeavoring to
tow her off, but finding this to be impossible
they set her on fire and she was burned to the
water's edge.
The Merrimac was in sight at the time, but
she did not venture to save the vessel.
The crew were taken to headquarters and
gave a deplorable accoußt of affairs at Rich
mond and among the troops, who regarded all
further attempts to sustain the rebellion as
sheer folly.
In accordance with a notice given by General
Huger to General Wool, a few days since, Capt.
Millward proceeded at noon to-day with the
steamer New Haven up the James river, to
meet the rebel boat in which he promised to
send down from Richmond 600 federal prison
ers in exchange for those released by General
Burnside. Up to the hour the boat started no
tidingii have been beard from them. They are
expected to arrive to-night.
FROM NEW YORK.
Re-Capture of a Union Prise Ship.
NEW Yortx '
May 6.
The ship Emily St, Pierre, which was cap
tured some time since by our blockading fleet,
and a prize crew put on board with orders to
make for Philadelphia, was subsequently re
captured by the rebel Capt. Wilson, who, by
stratagem, made prisoners of all the prize crew
and prize misters. The vessel arrived at Liv
erpool on the 21st ult., the captain being as
sisted in navigating her by only three or four,
who with himself, were allowed to remain on
board by our cruiser who captured her.
Lieut. Stone was placed in charge of the
Emily St. Pierre by our gunboat, and was over
powered by Wilson and the rebel steward and
cook, and placed in irons.
A letter from first class merchants in Balti
more to a Liverpool mercantile firm, states
under date of april Bth, that the federal, suf
fered a severe defeat in a battle at Yorktown;
that the Merrimac and seven other iron clad
ships are out. This was received in Liverpool
by the steamship China, and showe that alt the
merchant, of Baltimore are not yet loyal.
Purposely Run Ashore.
I=l
BALUMOILE, May 6
The Pursuit of the Rebels.
I
Our Forms Come up with the Rear Guard.
THE FIGHT.
ENGAGEMENT AT WILLIAMSBURG
Hand•to•Hand Encounter with the Enemy.
The Ordnance Captured
at Yorktown. '
I==ll
Gen, M'Olellan's Advance beyond
Williamsburg.
THE GUN BOLTS AT WEST POINT.
C.IPTURB OF RIB &II TRANSPORTS
A LARGE NUMBER OF PRISONERS TAKEN.
TROOPS LANDED AT WEST POINT.
Destruction of a Bridge on the Richmond
and York River Railroad
GEN, M'CLELLAN WITH THE ADVANCE
OF THE ARMY.
1 REBEL CHIEF OF ENGINEERS AMONG THE
PRISONERS.
HEAD QUARTERS, NEAR Wl=Lumina,
May 4, P. M. i
The advance of the forces under Gun. Stone
man, with the view of agcertainiag the posi
tion of the enemy, reached this place, which is
two and a half miles from Williamsburg,
about two o'clock this afternoon, on the road
from Yorktown.
The country in most instances was laid deso
late, and but few of the houses along the road
were occupied.
On emerging from a corner of the woods we
came in view of Williamsburg and the enemy's
earthworks. At the same time no guns were
visible on the enemy's works, but a regiment
of cavalry could be seen approaching, about a
mile off, in line of battle.
Captain Gibson's reserve battery was then
ordered front to open on the enemy's approach
ing cavalry, while a portion of the Sixth Uni
ted States cavalry were deployed as skirmishers
to the right and left. The fire from tbe bat
tery was very effective on the enemy's cavalry
but they never changed their course. About
two hundred yards to the right of Gibson's
battery was an earthwork which had all the
appearance of being deserted, when all of a sud
den our troops were opened upon by a deadly
fire from artillery posted behind the works.
At the same time the rebel cavalry continued
advancing, until they were checked by a charge
made by a portion of the First and Sixth cav
airy, which was performed in a most admirable
manner. In more instances than one it was a
hand to hand encounter with the enemy's cav
alry, but strange to relate, none of our men
were taken prisoners, while we captured about
twenty-five of tl.e enemy, among whom is Cap
tain Frank Lee, of the Third Florida infantry.
Capt. Gibson's battery bad fourteen horses
-
Lieut. De Wolf was mortally wounded.
One of our guns was lost by sticking fast in
the mud.
Lieut. Benton, of the First Cavalry, and ten
men of the same regiment, were wounded.
Lieut. McClellan, of the Sixth Cavalry, was
slightly wounded, as were also twelve others
of the same regiment.
Lieut. Col. green, of the First Cavalry, had
his horse shot under him while engaged in a
hand-to-hand encounter with two of the ene
my. He escaped with a few slight bruises.
Private Noble Irish, of Major Barker's
McClellan Dragoons, had his horse killed, and
was severely wounded in the leg by the ex
plosion of a torpedo, while passing through
Yorktown.
The rebel cavalry was forced by our men to
abandon their position, but the want of infant
ry prevented our men from advancing on the
enemy's works. It being evident that it was
useless to attempt further operations, the troops
fell back about two hundred yards, to await
the arrival of infantry.
Gen. Hancock's brigade soon after arrived,
but it was deemed advisable to defer further
operations anti! to-morrow.
We have information that the enemy are
still on the retreat beyond Williamsburg. The
rear guard of the enemy is very strong, as was
shown to-day.
'ATM.—Monday morning.—lt commenced
raining this morning, and has continued heavi
ly up to this time.
There is no 'news from Williamsburg, it is
too early in the morning - to hear.
We will occupy Williamsburg early this
morning. From thence our course will depend
upon that taken by the enemy.
THE ORDNANCE CAPTURED AT YORK-
TOWN
D MIPATaIiMe FROM GZNIZAL MOUT LAN
HEADQUARTERS Or THE ARMY OT THE }
POTOMAC, May 4, 11:20 A. M.
To the Hon. Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of
War:—An inspection just made, shows that
the rebels abandoned in their works at York
town the following ordnance:
Two 8-inch rifled cannon.
Two inch rifled cannon.
Sixteen 82-pounders.
Six 42-pounders.
Nineteen 8-inch columbiads.
Four 9-inch Dahlgrens.
One 10-inch columbiad.
One 10 inch mortar.
One S-inch siege howitzer.
With the carriages and implements complete.
Each piece is supplied with sevcnty-sia rounds
of ammunition.
On the ramparts there are also four maga
zines, which have not been examined.
These do not include the guns left at Glouces
ter Point and their other w. rice to our left.
(Signed) G. B. Iit'CLELLAN,
Major General.
WASHINGTON, May s.—No further news has
been received at the War Department from
Fortress Monroe or Yorktown. The boat for
Cherrystone Inlet had probably been delayed
by the storm which prevailed in that region.
Very little intormation has arrived by tele
graph from any quarter, and nothing of =un
favorable character.
LATER.
BAIMMOIIII, May 6.
The special correspondent of the American at
Fortress Monroe says that Gen. M'Clellan's ad
vance is beyond Williamsburg, and that our
gunboats are at West Point, having on their
way captured or destroyed many rebel trans
ports.
A report was also current of the capture of a
large number of prisoners.
A force had been landed at West Point, and
destroyed a bridge on the Richmond and York
river railroad.
STILL LAPSE.
The French war steamer Gassendi c .me
down from Yorktown at five o'clock last night,
bringing the French minister, and also Capt.
Fox, as.istant Secretary of the Navy.
We learn that up to one o'clock the steamers
with Gen. Franklin's division bad not gone
beyond Yorktown, but were waiting to hear
from above.
One of the gunboats which went up on Sun
day morning had returned and reported that
they found the river unobstructed, and that
the gunboats had reached West Point, whi re a
force had been landed and destroyed a Lodge
on the road to Richmond. Several rebel trans
ports were overtaken going up the river. Some
were run ashore, those on board escaping, and
were burned, others had been captured.
The latest reports say that Gen. McClellan
was with the advance of the army, and was
supposed to be before Williamsburg, in which
directions there had been a brisk cannonading
all day.
Among the prisoners, is the chief of engin
eers on Gen. Johuston's staff, who states that
the whole rebel army at Yorktown, amounted
to 86,000 men.
He gives a moat deplorable account of the
condition of the army, and says they will be
unable to make a stand anywhere this side of
Richmond.
The retreat commenced before daylight on
Saturday morning, and he doubts not that the
advance was twenty miles distant. The last
gun was fired from Yorktown.
On Sunday morning Gen. M'Clellan signalled
five gunboats lying below Yorktown, the fact of
the evacuation, with instructions to proceed up
the river to West Point and remove all obstruc
tions in their way.
Quite a fleet of steamers and vessels loaded
with troops were discovered in the distance,
and a pursuit was commenced, resulting in the
capture of some of them, whilst others were
run ashore and fired by those on board, who,
escaped to the woods.
It is said that by three o'clock in the after
noon the gunboats had reached West Point, at
the head of navigation, nearly thirty miles
above Yorktown, frequently shelling the par
ties of the enemy that were discovered flying
along the shore, and flanking that portion of
the retreating army that were moving towards
West Point to take the Railroad to Richmond.
Immediately in the wake of the gunboats
followed along the line of the river steamers
loaded with troops carrying Gen. Franklin's
division with fifteen thousand to twenty thou
sand men.
These troops reached Yorktown during the
afternoon and were stopped there to await in
telligence from the gunboats. It is proposed
to land them at Yorktown if the reports of the
gunboats are favorable.
THE VERY LATEST
THE ENEMY MAKE A STAND
AT WILLIAM SBUR G.
TWO REBEL REDOUBTS TAKEN.
TWO REBEL COLONELS AND TWO LIEUTEN-
ANTS KILLED.
150 Rebels Captured.
WASHINGTON, May 6.
The boat to Cherrystone Intent has arrived
with despatches for the government.
The enemy are in strong force and entrenched
near Williamsburg, intending to dispute the
further passage of our troops there.
There has been some brisk fighting, in. which
Gen. Hancock's division had taken two re
doubts and repulsed Early's rebel brigade by a
brilliant bayonet charge.
In this engagement, Gen. Hancock's forces
are said to hava killed two rebel colonels, two
lieutenants, and captured 160 prisoners. Gen.
M'Clellan highly compliments Gen. Hancock's
conduct.
At the time of sending off the dispatches our
loss was not known, but it is supposed to be
considerable in proportion to the extent of the
engagement as the fighting was quite severe.
Brilliant Affair at Lebanon, Tenn,
-e
-800 REBEL CAVALRY ROUTED.
A. Large Number Killed And 150 Prison-
en Taken.
---o-
WYNKOOP'S PENNSYLVANIA CAVALRY
IN .7HE FIGHT.
A dispatch to the Journal says that General
Dumont with portions of Woolford's, Smith's
and Wynkoop's Pennsylvania Cavalry attacked
Morgan and Wood's rebel cavalry 800 in num
ber at Lebanon on Monday morning at 4 o'clock
The rebels were utterly united, a large number
slain, and 150 prisoners taken. Nearly all their
horses and arms were captured. They fled after
fighting an hour and a half. Gen. Dumont being
in full pursuit, he wilt capture the whole force.
The prisoners will be here this evening. It
was a brilliant ail& and managed with great
skill by Gen. Dumont. Morgan is reported
killed. Col. Smith is wounded in the leg. Col.
Woolford was wounded in the abdomen seri
ously. The rebels were completely surprised
and outwitted.
FROM LOUISVILLE.
Surprise and Capture of Union Troops.
Loursvme, May 6.
Captains Haslett and M'Kinney, Lieutenants
Carey, Chambers, Dial, Thomas, Leonard, of
the Second Ohio regiment, with 70 privates ;
Captain Jenfer. and Adjutant Neal, with fifteen
men, of the Eighteenth Ohio, Lieutenant Mitch
ell, the General's son, of Kennet's cavalry,
Captain Ewing and two Li, utenants, of the
21st Ohio, with 53 privetes, were taken prison
ers at Pulaski, Tenn., on last Friday by 1,000
of Morgan's rebel cavalry, after a fight of two
hours and a half.
The prisoners were subsequently released on
parole and are now at Naehville. Morgan lost
six killed and two wounded. Our loss was two
killed and three wounded—one missing.
LATEST PROM PITISBURG LANDING.
CAIRO, May b.
The steamer Antelope, from Pittsburg Land
ing, on Sunday morning, has arrived here.
In the affair at Farmington, on Saturday,
Gen. Pope took between two and three hundred
prisoners, besides an amount of tents and
camp equippage, four pieces of artillery and
several hundred muskets.
At the time the Antelope left Pittsburg, loud
and continued tiring was heard, the cause of
which was not ascertained.
XXXVIIth. Congress—First Session,
Mr. Tir EYCK, (N. J.,) presented a petition
asking that certain newspapers be allowed equal
privileges in the mails.
Mr. SHERMAN, (Ohio,) offered a resolution that
the Secretary ot War be requested to commu
nicate to the Senate copies ot all the reports of
the officers in command at the recent battle of
Pittsburg Landing. Laid over.
Mr. KING, (N. Y.,) presented petitions in
favor of the bankrupt act.
The homestead bill was taken up, the ques
tion being on Mr. Carlisle's amendment, which
was rejected—yeas 11, nays 28.
The bill was then passe I , yeas 35, nays 7, as
follows :
Yzes—Messrs. Anthony, Browning, Chand
ler, Clark, Colamer, Cowan, Dixon, Doolittle,
Fessenden, Foot, Foster, Grimes, ale, Harris,
Henderson,Howe, Kennedy, King, Lane, (lid.,)
Lane, (Kan.,) M'Dougal, Mordll, Pomeroy,
Sherman, Simmons, Sumner, Ten Eyck, Trum
bull, Wade, Wilkinson, Wilson, (Mays ,) Wil
son, (M 0.,) and Wright-33.
NA:its—Messrs. Bayard, Cathie, Davis, Powell,
Saulsbury, Stark and Willey-7.
HOUSE OF RFXRESiSTATIVES.
Mr. Cox, (Ohio,) from the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, reported the Senate bill ap
propriating $2,500 as indemnity to the owners
and officers of the Spanish bark Providence,
which was illegally detained by the blockade.
Mr. COLFAX, (Ind.) by the unanimous con
sent of the House introduced a bill to punish
frauds on the government, which provides that
all persons engaged in furnishing supplies of
any kind for auy department of the Govern
ment by contract or otherwise, or pertorming
any service therefor, who shall be found guilty
of fraud in any United States Court, and all
the acePesories thereto shall be sentenced to
imprisonment for a term of not less tnan six
months, nor more than ten years, and to a flue
not exceeding double the amount of the fraud,
and all officers of the government are required,
when frauds are discovered, to institute a suit
against the offenders. Referred to the Commit
tee on the Judiciary.
Mr. BINGHAM, (Ohio,) from the Committe on
the Judiciary, offered a resolution tnat a com
mittee of two be appointed to go to the Senate,
and at the bar thereof, and in the name of the
House of Representatives and of the people of
the United States, impeach West H. Humphrey,
Judge of the District Court of the United States
for the several districts of Tennessee of high
crimes and misdemeanors and acquaint the
Senate that the House of Representatives will
in due time exhibit the particular articles of
impeachment against him and make good the
Name, and that the committee do demand that
the Senate shall take order for the appearance
of the s lid West H. Humphrey to answer the
said impeachment.
In response to a question for information,
the report of the Judiciary Committee was read,
which shows in effect that the Judge has acted
out his secession proclivities.
Mr.. MAYNARD, (Tenn.,) showed the justice of
the present proceedings for impeachment. The
resolution was adopted.
Mr. Ds.wrs, (Hass.,) called up the California
election case, the resolution reported from the
Committee on Elections declariug that F. F.
Lowe is not entitled to a seat as a representative
from that State.
Dewss explained that the prayer of the
memorialists was founded upon a statute of the
United States, as well as on the construction of
the Constitution. California claiming three
representatives in the present Con4ress, the
number to which she is entitled under the ap
portionment based on the last census.
Latest from New Orleans.
OCCUPATION OF BATON ROUGE CONFIRMED.
Landing of Gen. Butler's Army at New Orleans
An Immense Amount of Cotton Discovered
AN ENTHUSIASTIC UNION MEETING.
CRIQAQO, May 5.
A special dispatch to the Times, from Cairo,
dated to-day, says:
A refugee from Memphis, brings news of the
recapture of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, by the
United States forces, and the passage up the
river of the United States gun boats.
Gen. Butler's army had landed at New Or
leans.
An immense amount of cotton had been dis
covered and seized.
The Union citizens of New Orleans had held a
meeting, which was attended by large number*,
who indulged in the most enthusiastic demon
strations of joy.
According to our informant, but little oppo
sition will be made to our gun-boats coining
up the river.
A few rebel troops, lately enrolled at Baton
Rouge, were stationed there, but they fled on
the appearance of the United States fleet.
LARGE AMOUNT OF COTTON, SUGAR, crc., CAPTURED.
81`. Louis, May 5.—A refugee trum the South,
who was at New Orleans when our fleet arrived
there, says our forces captured a large quantity
of cotton, sugar and other property.
LOUISVILLE, May 6
PARSON BRO CV NLOW'S GREAT
BO K. —A subscription list is bow pan tor
Brownlow's Bo A at
INDUCEMENT TO PURCHASERS,
AVERY heavy stock of Dress Gouda
of every description, now open nt wry low pricer.,
CATECA.oT & B ROTBER,
Next door to the liarristairg Bank.
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Air OURNING GOODS.—Everything in
this line manufactured for ladies' Su LL /S 1 )r West.
rrt,ea very low. A great many goods or re - material.
CATEICANT & B . 4 0:11Elt,
Next door t the Harrishu g Bank.
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WANTED L—A white to do all
the house work for a family of ibre' grown Ter
sons, to b 3 a compeient person. 11 60 per week will be
given. loquire at THIN OF 1C 5 % inyti-ol •
lilaithizscrao BANIE. May a, 1882.
T HE Board of Directo, s declared to-day
a dividend Olive pr , cent. for the last six months,
payable on demand J. V . WEIR,
m9B, 8t Cu.hier.
PUBLIC BALE,
IWILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION, oa
Saturday, the 17th day of May, 1862, in
tne town of York, Pa., at 10 o'clock, A. M. of
said day,
84,437 FEET OF LUXBEB,
contacting of IlJards and Scantling, =being part
of the buildings at the camp at York, Pa. The
lumber is divided into small lots, from 300
feet to 8000 feet, &c. Terms—cash, to be paid
promptly, when knocked down to the purchaser,
in gold and silver or treasury notes.
E. C. WILSON, Capt.,
Acting Quartermaster, U. S. A.
York, Pa., May 7, '62-It.
NOVICE.
FOR SALE.—Tae Novelty Iron Works
and Machinery. Terms favorable . 0
meet the
parch a.r. J.O. 811CH,..1,
mysd2w
.parti,burg.
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SUH.O 1
talroad Company. Mee No. 227 S. Fourth street,
rthbdelptda, Al ) ri ali4.
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the annual Meeting, of .the Stockholders of this Com
pany, and an election for Preaideut and six Managers,
w ni take place at the °Moe of the Company; . May nib
at 12 o'clock td , K. W. H. MeiLlitt ,, lNEY,
sigd-d . ,
WASHINGTON, Hay 5, 1862
SENATE.
New 12lbvertisemtuts
E. S. GERMAN'S BO IKSTORB,
No. 27 Sough S•oond z -tree
wy6.deo.d2-4*
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UN SHADES, Sun Umbrellas and Para,
BOIS. Prices ten per cent lower than el.ewhere.
Cs.T , C *NT it BROTHE'4,
Nest door to the Harrldburg Bank.