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Forever float that standard sheet I
Where breathes the foe but falls beforeus,
With Freedom's soil beneath our feet,
And Freedom's banner streaming o'er us.
OUR PLATFORM.
711 E UNION-THE CONSTITUTION-AND
THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE LAW.
THE PEOPLE'S STATE CONVENTION.
THE PEOPLEUF PENNSYLVANIA, who
desire cordially to unite in sustaining the
NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION in its patriotic
efforts to suppress a sectional and unholy re
bellion against the UNITY OF THE REPUI3-
L/C, and who desire to support, by every
power of the Government, one hundred thou
nand heroic brethren in arms, braving disease
and the perils of the held to preserve the Union
of our Fathers, are requested to select i he num
ber of Delegates equal to the Legislative Re
presentation of the State, at such times and in
ouch manner as will best respond to the spirit
of this call, to meet in STATE CONVENTION
at HARRISBITRE, uu THURSDAY, the SEVEN
'I"EENAI DAY OF JULY next, at eleven
o'clock, on said day to nominate Candidates for
tho offices of AUDITOR GENERAL and SUR
VEYOR GENERAL, and to take such measures
he may be deemed necessary td strengthen the
tovernment in this season of common peril to
a common country.
A. S. McCLURE,
Chairman People's State Committee
GB°. W. }Secretaries
1114 AL SULLIVAN,
HARRISBURG, PA
Tuesday Morning, June 10, 1862
Tam CLINTON DBILOOBAT has earned its own
measure of infamy, not alone in the brutality
with which it has assailed the President, but by
the insidious manner in which it has opposed
the war. Yet the Clinton Democrat essays to
justify itself with the fact that Republicans and
Abolitionists both have attacked President
Lincoln. With Abolitionats, we have no influ
ence, nor have we any better opinion of such
of those who attempt to traduce the national
administration, than we have of the Democrat.
With Republicans who indulge in such attacks
we have no fellowship, and hence the denunci
ation which the Democrat merits and has receiv
ed at our hands, we are as willing to pour out
on the men professing Republicanism and yet
assailing an administration devoted in all ita
objects and policy to the preservation of the
forms of. Republican government. No loyal man,
perfectly disinterested, and acting on a full faith in
the purity of the government, can object to the adminis
tration of Abraham Lincoln, we care not whether
ho preheat to be Republican or Democrat. Repub
licanism may do so, but for one individual be
longing to th e Republican party who thus permits
his indiscretion to mislead him, there are thou
panda of Democrats bitterly assailing the ad
ministration, and claiming that the treedom of
speech justifies them in such a course, and that
they have the right to approve or disapprove
the action of any administration. The object
of the Democratic party, at the inception of
rebellion, was to give it any aid necessary to
its success; its purpose now, is to afford the
leaders in that rebellion every influence to
secure their escape. This is what we complain
of, and with such action we now charge that
Democracy who are led and controlled by the
Gusto% Democrat. They do not only attempt
this action by abusing President Lincoln, but
they persist In its course by insisting that the
law shall not be enfoaced against traitors. Let
the Clinton Democrat make precedents of those .
Republicans who support the government, in
stead of others whom it alleges are opposing
that government, and we will have faith in the
reality of its patriotism. But until it is
prompted to do so, we must continue to regard
it as among those who desire the success of re
bellion'as the essential initiative to the success
of Democracy.
Joan Bsai A PILIONAIAIDER.—Capt. Boyce, of
the Tenth Ohio Regiment, who has arrived at
Evansville, Ind., from Huntsville, Ala., states
that Gen. Mitchell has granted passes to John
Bell and Jere Clemens to visit Washington, for
the purpose of re-establishing peace in the
Bouth-west.—Chicago Journal.
Poor Bell ! We fear the ring has been taken
out of his metal, and that his peace clatter
will have but little Union music in it. John
Bell alone could have saved Tennessee from
the ravages of this war, and seriously impair
ed the rebellion in its infancy, had he possessed
the nerve and honor of a patriot devoted to
his country. He a peacemaker! Who can
respect the suggestion of one who not only
betrayed his country, but those who, ignorant
of his true character, supported him as a Union
candidate for the Presidency? John Bell a
National peacemaker I He should be ashamed
to appear at Washington, and ought to blush
when in the presence of any one of the honat
'Union men who voted for Bell and Everett.
He has ding-donged too much in the wrong
quarter, John Bell has.
Doxasno Diann is looking up. Some of us
can remember the time when people only killed
themselves for heavy grief, disappointment,
ruin, unendurable shame, or something of that
charaster, But we notice that the other day
Miss Esther Randall, a domestic living at Sara
toga, committed suicide because her mistress
would not permit her to wash on Monday, and
set her washing day on. Tuesday. We regard
this as a hopeful sign that the importance of
small things is beginning to be appreciated, and
that domestics are no longer to, be tyrannized
over with , impunity, iu the matter of using
clothes pins of inferior manufacture, and being
obifoxlto put on tea kettles with the spout in
the wrong direction•
FIVE FOR ONE.
Gov. Johnson, of Tennessee, does not propose
to handle rebels with mittens, for fear of hurt
ing them. He has issued a proclamation against
the guerilla plunderers and murderers of Union
men, in which he says :
I do hereby proclaim that in every instance
in which a Union man is arrested and maltreat
ed by the marauding bands aforesaid, five or
more rebels from the most prominent in the im
mediate neighborhood shall be arrested, im
prisoned, and otherwise dealt with as the nature
of the case may require ; and further, in all
cases In which the property of citizens loyal to
the government of the United States is taken or
destroyed, full and ample remuneration shall be
made to them out of the propertyof such rebeb3
in the vicinity as have sympathized with, and
given aid, comfort, information or encourage
ment to the parties committing such depreda-
tions.
Gov. Johnson also ‘forbids all citizens, under
heavy penalties, from entertaining, receiving
or encouraging such persons so banded together
or in anywitie connected thireviittr.'!
While Gov. Johnson is thus treating rebel-„
lion, and attempting to meet the case by a wen
timed blow at rebel freebooters, the northern
sympathizers with southern traitors are sharp
ening their wits to dis Cover how traitors Can be
rescued from the doom in which they were in
volved by their own treason. To do this, it is
urged that the door rarest be. left . open that
traitors may return. What door ? we ask. No
door has been * shut. to the south, except that
which its people themselves have closed, and
no obstructions placed in the way of their alle
giance, except those which their own intolo
rable tyrannies have created. But, in the esti
mation of the northern dough faces, the rebels
must not be made amenable to the law, nor
must they be held responeible for the outrage
ous usurpation of all public and private righte.
The door must be thrown wide open. The
Senators who perjured their souls before they
avowed their treason, must be re-admitted to
the Senate—the officers of the- army and navy
who deserted their posts and their ships when
the country needed their services, must be wel
emu d back, each to his position—and when
this is done, the door can again be closed, the
honor of the nation again be placed in the
keeping of the men now in arms for its destruc
tion, and the guilt of treason left to wash itself
clear in the power with which it is proposed to
invest it by those who sympathized with rebel
lion from its inception.
Thus, while the northern dough-face is quot
ing Vatted, to prove that it is the policy of
all governments to conciliate instead of oon
quer treason, and that in lieu of visiting the
sternest punishments on traitors, we must "let
the door open," or in other words, smother
justice that high criminals might escape—while
the Democracy are thus engaged, Gov. John
son makes the gold declaration that he will 141
five traitors responsible for the right of .every
Union man, ruthlessly violated under rebel di
rection. This is a frank declaration in the face
of men whos crimes so richly merit death, and
of echaracter too, at once to amuse for the man
thus assayiog.to vindicate the law tend enforce
the punishment.ofitsvicdators, the hearty mi
plause and confidence- of the country. But
what mustbe the reflection of Gov. Johnson,
if he ever learns the dough-face sentin3wit
which sought to counteract his labons to sup
presa rebellion ? What will be hie feeling when
he hears that as he is struggling to overtake
and crush out rebellion, a set of men in_ the,
north are laboring with equal zeal, to open the
doors of the Union, that those who are reeking
with the crime of treason against -its existence,
mightoncemore become the recognised favorites
for its bounties and protection? He, will surely
regard all his own labors to secure• the protec
tion of that Union as abortive, and regret that
the blood of loyal men should have been shed
in its defence, if by its re-invested pOwer and
re-established peace, are meant the recognition
and reception into fellowship- of its bitter and
sworn enemies. -Nor will Gcsv. Johnson only
so regard such action, but it will be 'estimated
in a like manner by the civilized World. NO
peace will be considered secure that tenet based
on the entire overthrow of the rebellion, and
no settlement will be considered.valid thSt doe 4
not secure the immediate and dire puniahment
of all the guilty. In this way the door of the
Unidn will be opened. It will be opened freelY
to the oppressed masses of the south, that they{
when untrammelled, may re-assert their alle-1
glance to the government. It will be opened,
too, to the guilty leaders of the' rebellion that
they may be brought within the reach of the
civil authority, and visited with the sternest
penalties of their crimes. But the door of this
Union will never be opened to an unconditional
fellowship with the men who are now in rebel-'
lion. It is this certainty which now most dia. ,
tures the dough-face Democracy of the north, '
and hence their solicitude and efforts to secure .
such a recognition. Upon that recognition de
pends the success. of Democracy. Upon the
success of Democracy depends the future opera
tions of the rebel leaders. Let the freemen of
the Union ponder these facts.
Cirrus() AT rr BY Diroluiss.—.ll correspondent
from HaHeck's army, writing to the Cincinnati
Tunes,says be picked up, in an old rebel camp, a
New Orleans Delta, of the 29th nit , with the
following in its editorial columns:
"Yams Bstow.—Our citizens need not be
alarmed. The Yankee fleet cannot reduce nor
pass .our forts, and if they were to do so, our
soldiers here would rejoice at the opportunity
of demolishing their craft, and slaughtering the
isailore.
"Lars.—The enemy's fleet has passed the
forts, but will be beaten back before they reach
quarantine_
"Lana &MU —The enemy's fleethas reached
quarantine unharmed. Rally, Citizens.
"LATIST.—Just as we go to-press, we have to
announce that the Yankee fleet is just below :
that our troops have abandoned the town ; that
citizens are flying in every direction, and that
the city is in the power of Porter's fleet.,'
This is like the cry in France when Napoleon
left Elba: "The fiend has broken loose ;" "The
monster is at Frejos;" "Napoleon approaches;"
"Viva l'Emperor I"
Tne Second and Fourth Maine regiments
have lost one half of their nuMber in killed and
wounded in the Narious i engesemen,tasm the .Pe
ninsula since their landing at gintretie Monroe.
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From our livening Edition of Yesterday
FROM THE SOUTHERN COAST
THE ATTACK ON MOBILE.
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NSW YORK, June 9.
.. The following dispatch has been received from
City Point, Va.:
"I have seen a copy of the Petersburg /a . -
press of the 4th inst., which states that a dis
patch from Mobile informs them that the Union
fleet had attacked Fort Morgan, having passed
the lower batteria.
FROM LOUISVILLE
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,4 Lakerm.ll, Aim 9
eJ,oitrnallost rectited,the fgllowing:
the Editors of th.s Louisville Tournat :
Boosolvms, June 8.
In Gen. Buell's report as published in the
Journal of the 29th ult., General, Boyle's name
does not appear. This: is a mistae; it .should
be mentioned ;with the mune& of the other
generals for gallantry on the field
(BignO)
J. B. FRY,
Colonel and Chief off Staff.
Gen. Buell also telegraphs to General Sofia
to the same effect.
FROM NEWBERN
ARRIVAL OF RELEASED PRISONERS
The steamer Guide hut arrived - from Newbern
with 450 released prisoners and a number of
sick soldiers. She palmed. the "steamer Eastern
State, for New York, off Cape Hatteras, with
150 more.
FROM OLD POINT COMFORT, Va.
.1..am404§.,...
The Old Point boat arrived at Seven o'clock
this morning. The English steamer Jason ar
rived there yesterday. Lieut. W. E. Black, of
the 80th N. Y. Volunteer, bas been appointed
Aid-de-camp to Gen. Dix.
From the Mississippi
THE CAPTURE OF MEMPHIS
•-•-••=,
FORTS WRIGHT, PILL6W PHD RAN LP
EVACUATED,
DM:is1:A~i:l;,1~:~A:~:~ii~a:~:yy:~ly~c~~a
Official Report of Commodore Davis.
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WAISIIINCITON, June 8.
The following dispatch was received at the
Navy Deptuttnerit:
Unarm Sams Bowan :Bum,
oar !drains, .Tune 6.
7b Ron. Gideon Welles, Seietetry of the Navy:
Ste: I arrived here last evening at 9 o'clock,
accompanied by•the mortar fleet, under Capk
•• • ynadier, the ordnance steam storeehips, Bto4
and anchored a Mlle and a . half above the city,
This morning I discovered the rebel fleet,
which had been reinforced, and now oonsisted
of eight rains and gunboats, lying at the
levee. The engag'ement which oommenoed at
5 80 A. M., and ended at 7 o'clock, terminated
in a running fight.
•3 was ably supported by the 'ram fleet, under
command of Colonel Ellet, who was conspicu
ous for Edsgallantry,luitd:is inishiutly but not
dangerously wounded. The result of the ac
tion was the capture or destruction of seven
vesseles of the rebeitieet, as follons: Tne Gen.
Beauregard was blown up and burnt ; the Gen.
Sterling Price bad one wheel carried away; the
Jeff Thompson was set on fire by a shell and
burned, and her magazine was blown up ; the
Sumpter was badly cut up by shot, bit will be
repaired ; a little rebel steamer had her boiler
exploded by 'shot, and was 'otherwise injured,
but she will bo repaired. Besides this, one of
the rebel boats was sneak in the beginning of
the action ; her name is not known.
A boat, supposed to be the - Van Dorn, esospel
freak the flotilla by her superior speed. Twis
rams are in pursuit of her. The
_officers and
crews of the rebel boats endeavored to take to.
the shore.
Many of their wounded and prisoners are now
in our hands. The Mayor surrendered the city ,
to me after the engagement. Col. Fitch came
down at eleven o'clock, and has taken military
possession of the town. • •
C. H. DAVIS, Flag Officer.
Wasuncarox, June B.—The follawing mes
sage, in relation to the action of the rams in
the naval engagement off Memphis , was re-'
peivecl at the War Department this evening :
OPPOSITI Maxims, June 6,
via Cameo, June 8.
To'the Hon. E. M. Stanton, Secretary of War:
The rebel gunboats made a 'stand early this
morning oPpositeldertiphis, and opened a vig
orous fire upon our gunboats, which , they re
turned with equal spirit.
I ordered the Queen, my flag ship, to pap
between the gunboats and run clown abed of
them, upon the two rams of the enemy, which
at first boldly stood their ground. Lieut. Col.
Ellet, in the Monarch, of which Capt. Dryden
is first master, followed gallantly. The rebel
rams endeavored to back down stream, and
then to turn and run, bat the movement was
fatal to them. The Queen 'stellar one of them
fairly, and for a few minutes was fast to the
wreck. After separating, the rebel steamer
My steamer, the Queen,. was then herself
struck by another rebel steamer, and , disabled,
but, though damaged, can be saved. A. pistol
shot wound in the leg deprived me of the pow
er to witness the remainder of the fight.
The Monarch also passed ahead of our gun
boats, and went most gallantly into action.--
She first struck the rebel boat that etre& my
trtrship, and sunk the rebel. She was tben
uck by OHO of the rebel rams, but not injur
ed. She then pushed on and struck the Bean
regard, and burst open her side. Simultane
-onety the Bentiregs.rd was struck in the boiler
"by a shot from one of our gunboats.
The Monarch then pushed 'at the gunboat
Little Rebel, the rebel flag ship, and, having
little headway, pushed her beforeher, the rebel
'commodore and crew escaping.
The Monarch then finding the Beauregard
sinking, took her in tow until she sunk in shoal
water. Then, in compliance with the request
of Col. Davis, Lieut. Col. Eliot despatched the
Monarch and the Switzerland in pursuit of one
of the remaining rams and some transports
which had escaped.
The - gunboats and two of my rains have gone
below.
1 I cannot too much praiee the conduct' of the
tailots.and engineers, and Milittay Giiird of the
No l ia r chian& Queen, the 'bra - ye ctinduat of
Lain Dryden, or the her Ole bearing of
ant Colonel Ellet. I will name all the parties
to yon in a special report.
I am, myself, the only person in my fleet
who was disabled.
CHARLES ELLETT, ht.,
Colonel Commanding Ram Fleet.
The following second despatch from Colonel
Ellet was also received this morning:
OPPOSITE MEXPEUS, June 6,
yr*. Canto, June 8, 1862:
21) the Hon. E. M. Scanlon, Secretary of War:
It is proper and due to the brwee men on the
Queen and Monarch to say to you, briefly, that
two of the rebel steamers were sunk outright
and immediately by the shock of my two rams.
One, with a large arnottitt of cotton, &c., on
board, was disabled by an accidental collision
iaith.the Queen, and secured by her crew.
After I was personally disabled, another boat,
which was also hit bye. shut from the gunboats,
was sunk by the Monarch, and towed to shoal
water by that boat. Still another, also injured
by the fire of out gunboats, was pushed on the
shore and secured lby the Monarch. ,
Of the gunboats, I can only say that they
bore themselves, as our navy always does,
bravely and well.
CHABLIS ELLETT, Jar,
Colonel Commanding Ram lkei.
The following despatch was also receive& this
evening, though written the day before the
naval battle on the tdississidpi :
OPPOSITE RANDOLPH, Twelve miles
below Fort Pillow, June 6,
via Cairo, June 8.
.5 Hon. E. If. Stanton, Secretary of War:
To my mortification the enemy evacuated
Fort Pillow last night. They carried away or
destroyed every thing of value. Early this
morning, Lieut. Col. Etlett and a few men in a
yawl went ashore, followed by Col Fitch and a
part of his command. The gunboats then
came down and anchored across the chsnnel.
I proceeded with three rams,l2 miles below
the fort, to a point opposite Radolph, and sent
Lient. Col. Ellett ashore with a flag of truce to
demand the surrender of the place. Their
forces had all left, two of their gunboats only
an bow or two before we approached. The
people appeared to respect the flag which Lient.
Col Ellett planted.
The guns had been dismantled, and some
piles of cotton were burning. .
I shall leave Lieut. Col. Ellett here in the
advance and return immediately to Fort Pillow
to bring on my entire force. •
The people attribute the sudden evacuation
to the attempt made the night before last to
sink one of their gunboats at Fort Pillow.
Randolph, like Fort Pillow, is weak, and
could not have held out long against a vigor
ous attack. The people express a desire for the
restoration of the old order of things, though
still professing,to be secessionists.
CHARLES ELLET, ,jr.,
Colonel commanding Ram Flotilla.
Nsw Yosa , Juno 9
BALTIMORII, June 9
Rebel Account of the Naval Battle.
CHICAGO, June B.—The Memphis Argus of the
6th, in an account of the naval engagement,
says: Three shots were fired from the Confede
rate fleet before any reply was made by the
Federals. `After the firing commenced, the
shots from the Federate fell wide of the mark.
On the arrival of several more of the enemy's
gunboats, Commodore Montgomery ordered the
fleet to fall back, which was done, the firing;
however, being kept up vigorously.
The rebel fleet retired to opposite Bear street,
no longer in line of battle, when one of the
Federal boats shot ahead. The Beanregard
prepared to receive her, and the contest was of
short duration, as the eauregard avoided the
blow intended for her, and struck her adver
eery forward the wheel house, which placed
the Federal boat hors du combed. She hauled
off and made for the Arkansas shore, and re
mained there during the engagement. In the
meantime another Federal ram, the monarch,
came to the assistance of thefleet
The Beauregard itttempt4xl to run her down,
but missed her and struck the Gen. Price in the
wheel-house, making her a complete wreck.—
This boat made for the Arkansas shop and
sunk. A number of persons on board - of bey
were killed and wounded by the enemy's sharp
shooters. At this period four federal iron-clad
boats, which had taken no part except firing at
long range, came up. Upon their arrival the
cannonading was fiercely renewed. In a abort
time the Monarch was struck by a large shot
and, sunk.
The Little Rebel was soon afterwards struck
by a federal shot, and at once started for the
Arkaruntit shore. The Beauregard, nothing
daunted by the disasters which had befallen the
others, continued vigorously firing as she re
tired towards the Point. Two or three of
the enemy's large buts closed upon her,
pouring in broadside after broadside. She wet
struck several times and raked fore and aft. A
federal ram coming up, also dealt her a blow,
when she sunk rapidly in deep water.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT OF THE NAVAL BATTLE,
Canto, June Se—The regular packet Platte
Valley, the first boat through from Memphis,
arrived this morning. Our forces are In pos
session of Memphis. •
The flotilla, consisting of five gunboats and
eight rams, left Fort Wright on Thursday morn-
ing. Finding no obstructions at Fort RanH
dolph, the flotilla passed on, and at eight
o'clock on Thursday evening, the gunboats an.
°bored two miles above Memphis, the rams
remaining a short distance above.
A, reconnoissance was then made. The Rebel
fleet consisting of the following vessels, the
General Van Dorn, the flag-ship ; Goa. Bragg,
Gen. LoVell, Jeff Thompson, Beauregatd,Little
Rebel and Sumter, were discovered lying near
Memphis.
During the night the Rebelfleet moved down
the river, and at daylight were seen coming up
in line of battle. Our gunboats had in the
meantime weighed anchor, and, followed by
several rams, moved slowly toward the rebel
fleet, when a shot from the Little Rebel, from
a rifled gun, at long range, fell within a short
distance of the Cairo, which was in advance.
The Cairo replied with a broadside and soon
the engagement became general at long range.
The rams had in the meantime advanced, and
the rebel ram Beanregard being in the advance
she was singled out by the Union rams Mon
arch and Ocean of the West, each striving to
be the first to strike the rebel craft.
The llonarchtucceeded in striking her amid
ships, almost cutting her in two, causing her
to fill and sink immediately in the channel,
directly opposite the city.
At this junctare the Littleltebel made a dash
at the Monarch, which, by this time, was in
the midst'of the rebel fleet, but by a skillful
moVement of the pilot of the latter, she drop
ped out of the way, and the blow in tended for
her struck the rebel boat Gen. Price, taking
away the wheel-house, and making It neeessary
for her to run ashore, when she sent a shot
which, unfortunately for the rebels, struck
their boat, the Lovell,rendering her unmanage
able. Immediately afterwards she was run
down by the Queen of the West.
A broadside from the .Benton took effect in
the sides of the Jeff. Thompson, when she ran
ashore, and soon after was in flames and burned
to the water's edge.
Tour of the rebel boats having now been dis
abled, the remainder of their' fleet retreated
down the river, pursued by our boats, firing as
they advanced, resulting in the capture of the
Sumter, Bragg and Little Rebel, which had
peen abandoned by most of the crews.
• Captain Montgomery, the flit officer, with
most of the officers and men, succeeded in.mak
ing their escape in the woods on the Arkansas
shore. The Federal ram 'Lancaster was struck
Iby the Beauregard early in the engagement ,
and slightly disabled. - .
CoL Rile% in cornmakid of the Federal rani;
was struck in the breast by a splinter and
stunned temporarily, but soon recovered and
continued on deck throughout the engage
ment. This is the only casualty on our side.
Our rams were manned by sharp-shooters,
mostly from Illinois, who did good execution
in picking off the Rebel gunners at every oppor
tunity.
The enemy's lose in killed, wounded and
prisaers is heavy, but not yet fully saner
taintd. Our boys are busily engaged in pick
ing up the crews of the disabled • .ts.
TEN BIIIIBILVDIOI OF MEWL.,
CAIRO, Jane B.—Alter the return of our gun
boats from the pursuit of the Rebel fleet, Com
modore Davis sent the following note to the
Mayor of Memphis:
FLAG STUMM Barrow, on Mmterus, Jane 6.
I have respectfully to request that you will
surrender the city of Memphis to the authority
of the United nates, which I have the honor
to represent.
I am Mayor, withirigh respect,
Your obedient servant,
gned„) C. F. pews, Flag Officer.
reply, the Mayor says; " Your note is
received, and in reply I have only to say, as
the civil .atitharidee have no marina; f defence
by the, ti;ixtri of: sircianstances;the city is in
your hands."
Immediately after our boat. crews landed,
and the National flag was hoisted over the
Post Office. The party was followed by an ex
cited crowd, but were not interfered with.
The Forty-third and FOrty - sixth Indiana
regiments now occupy the place. Col. Fitch is
in command.• The city is quiet.
No demonstration whatever has been made,
and it is even asserted that it will not be ne
cessary to declare martial law.
Five of our gunboats now are abreast of the
city. We captured five large steamers which
were moored to the levee.
The rebels burned a new gunboat which was
nearly ready to launch.
The Vicksburg Which of the 4th says that
6000 Federal troops have lauded at Baton
Rouge.
The Memphis Avakosehs of the 6th says, that
the locomotive recently run off by the railroad
employees, have been recovered.
The same paper says that all the bridges be
tween Memphis and Humboldt have been de
stroyed.
From M'Clellan's Army
Occasional Artillery Skirmishes Yea
terday.
GEN. MK ON A VISIT TO OEN
• Ira.lll,lAN.
TRZ KUM, WONNIRCII AND MISSING
AT TES BATTLE Or BAIR OAKS.
OFFICIAL ISTATENLENT
WAIMENOTON, Jane 8.
Dispatches received it the War Department
op to noon to-day state that all is quiet in front
of Richmond, accept occasional cannonading at
our forces employed in %midge opperatlons, but
which does not retard, MI progress.
lisanquzarzsz ARKS or me %Tosco; t
toms , : Jane, 8.
The rebels opened with artillery yesterday
afternoon, on the pickets of Gen. Banner, they
having advanced to a new position. No harm
was done and the firing soon Ceased.
A Richmond paper of Friday has been receiv
ed, and it gives no details of the late battle.
They claim, as usual, a brilliant victor*. It
states that the Peden& were driven into the
Chickahorniny and Whifeoalc swamp, and that
Geu: hi'Cleilan had sent flags of truce asking
permission to bury hie dead —all of which is
false. It gives the toss in one regiment at. 140
killed and wounded, evidently showing that
they considered it their interest to disclose the
news of the defeat to the public by degree%
thereby preventing a panic.
Gen. Prim and staff, of Spain ' arrived to-day
and paid their respects to Gen. McClellan.
Three deserters who arrived from Richmond
today, state that there was great excitement
in that city, for fear that the James river would
rise sufficiently to allow our gunboats to peek
over the obstruetions. The excitement was so
Intense that many citizens, were leaving. The
deserters confirm the wounding of Gen. Joe
Johnson.
This being Sunday, everything is quiet.
The following statement of the las In the
battle of Fair Oaks bag been received at the
War Department:
To the Hon. Eduiri M. &won, Seardary of War
Statement of the killed, wounded and miss
ing on the Slat of May and let of June, 1882
in front bf Richmond:
Killed. Woun'd Meg
Snmner's 2d corps 183 894 148
Gen. Heintzehnan's 8d corps. 269 980 166
(leo. Keyes' 4th corps ..448 1 , 768 921
Total 890
~8,627 1,222
Grand total killed, wounded and missing, 6,789
A nominal Het will be furniehal as soon - as
the data can be received.
G. B. WC/MILAN,
Mq. Gen. Commanding.
UM* Oongress—First Bowdon
SENATE.
Mr. Swots offered a resolution that the Conl
mittee on Poet Offices and Roads be directed to
inquire into the expediency of providing for an
air line railroad between Washington and New
York. Laid over.
Mr. Wunou, (Mass.,) introduced a bill to
provide for an increase of medical officers in the
volunteer service.
On motion of Mr. Gams, (lowa,) the joint
resolution relating to the penitentiary of the
District of Columbia, was taken up.
Mr. Wrraos, ( Ma ss.,) moved to amend by
providing that the volunteer soldiers confined
in the penitentiary of the District of Columbia,'
under sentence imposed by court martial, be
forthwith discharged, and such imprisonment
shall not be allowed hereafter.
Mr. Germs said be had a list of soldiers sent
to the Penitentiary. There were ninety-six
cases, of which forty-eight were for insubordi
nation or some other trivial offence, nineteen
for desertion t .three for neglect of duty, seven
for violating the fifty-fourth article of war,
which punishes soldiers for treading the grass,
U., six for mutiny, consisting of a refusal to
go forward in the face of the enemy without
weapons, two for assault and battery, one for
forgery, three for larceny, and the others for
most trivial offences. Only four out of the
whole were confined there for offenses which
were considered criminal by the civil code, yet
these men were sent there for from six months
to five years.
Mr. Hamm, (N. Y.,) hoped the resolution
would pass. He had just returned from the
penitentiary where he found respectable citi
zens from his own State , confined fcr the merest
offence. It was time this thing ehoald be
stopped.
Hr. WITAON, (111a5.,) spoke further In favor
of the resolution. He said there were men
confined there as felons for scarcely no offence
at all, and thus disgraced for no cause.
The amendment was adopted and the resoln
ilon adopted.
At one o'clock, the Senate resolved itself into
si high court of impeschmeut, on the trial of
Wmuniainn, June 9.
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Jam, eight rod Carvaters
INDEPENDENC E
PBS undersigued
form the pubile that u '
n.e.ort in the best po.sib e ,
repo ferry across the river, ie.:
Sale and punt pagsa4e. if• bY
Von to the wants of tee L r
amount of getrotiege.
Drunken and disdrderiy
island, and improder iedeeei . r
V si. the plate. eo th It the ovet E:
tate to etet dee r,sort. i
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OR covering Looking GI v s , -• ,
trainee, grottMetiting C,.thugs,
• and cut go ag to Haug over t3Vgro i
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latform sod Lft atid the Vine Pi
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATiIIs
Mr. StastlEISEL, Delegate from ak
seated the Constitution of Utah, to I.;
i 6
a- memorial, asking tor adraiw..,c;
e .
Union, on an equal footing with tr i , l
States njzy
-
Referred to the Committee on T,Tot
The tax bill with eundry aniendz``r'`l
,
returned from the Senate. It was
be
Ways and ted
Means. tA and referred to the nnit'6,71,14,
Mr. WYCLIFIR offered a resolution earl in.
on the Secretary of War to inform. th: I T'
whether Gen. Hunter has ()ream-, ies
ped a regiment of blacks in Souto c at ,
o„„ 4:
Adopted.
Mr. Vax.LANDIGHAY, (0.,) offered a
setting forth that this House
sincere satisfaction, of the eVacuyt,ti
inch, and the occupation of it 11 ) „
without the loes of life, and t e „ d .,;, ,r f , z;
thanks of this House to Major G ewrai'a: : It '
and the other brave men under
signal achievement; aud, inoreoerr,
common with the whole CollUiry.
would rejoice to see the Constituti,o
and the Union as it was, maintaaust
stored everywhere without any turth,: ,. '-
of fraternal blood.
Mx. VALLANDIGUAII demanded the
question on the adoption of th's
Mr. Biotite moved to refer th- L
the committee on the military ,Cter,"
Mr. Samar, P 4., made a suoh ir
Tho Speaker d, tided that th
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vottottectofjooraduearta—oiuntlhyethpriretlyisotiu‘s•eqrs,f:t:: • :,
Upoh the adoption of the
VAI,LANDIGHAX said, as the
adopt the resolution without h e ,.
would withdraw the demand f , ,r IL.
question and leave the reioLt,,
debate.
Whereupon, under the rule,
over.
Mr. HUTCHiNs, (Ohio,) ourr , ,i ,
which was agreed to by a veto ut v
nays, repealing the rta3olut.lis, LeL - t
red proposing to purchase from
ton of the Nations/ inkllifiewer
the annals of Congress awl a r0,, , ,,,, [tr .
a t a coat of over $35,000.
MAIMETS BY TELEGRAPH
PintADELvH, t . •
The foreign news has C0111tw," I
ward tendency in breadt , tuiln
sales of winter wheat at . -
875. Wheat quiet at $1 IS,a •
1.26eg1 30 for white. 3,01 , 11,- • •
afloat sold at oacts. Whisky
?Acts.
NEw
Flour five to ten wilt.; hid r
State $4 2&®4 35 ,
ern $6(15 10. Wheat adv.in . .
cents unsettled and ecoitr I,
Chicago Spting 91c.k_41 G!; iAJ.A
980,31 06. Curs adV ;Irl , 4)T, t
cents better, 60,000 bu;. wld uuc-L ,
58. Pork dull. Ltrd
and unchanged.
Wheat 70,000 bus, Corti t 1 01. , 1.
I:.:.:.
Flour quiet ; 10,0.0 bill-soli , :•:„:
t6a6 60; Ohio $.") 4 Wilex
bus. sold ; Sou: hero , ri
buoyant ; 19,1100 Utl6. e,d I ;
yellow unchanged. ()it, Uriu -Io , U ou,
Penna. 404,11. Pruvi , d ,
$1.2012 50; ; Wv•ueru
THE IiOS El 31 AIiKET.
NE w - foRK, Juno ',I.
OOttOU 4 trotter. Cu'Lic, and
Rock . naul ratlrviet.'dsi ;
Michigan. Zieuttleitt, tki; ittw York Central,
824.; Pennsylvania CU ,
Missouri, 64. otii, geld 4 ; per Lduts premium;
Tennessee, 6s. too" ; ; [lmo, 103 ; Lou
pool), 1862, 1001; U. rt. Leupoui,6,
Nrw lbnertismeats
WE STUDY TO PLEASE.
HENRY C. SCLIr.FFER,
b. 4 Jog op irele hr e. w . •••,. • -
-twk. of Wel .r 5,4 W Li. • :: ;
store No. rs Market atrto . , ; ;. s
grocery Dear the
sir Palau. hanging por-oLa y s,t
warranted.
FROM REAIDINO
NEW YORK AND 8.A.cl-
ONLY S 1 :0 ).
VIA East Pennsylvania it
ring the whole nauuti.
Excursion tickets at th• ,
bad at the office of the G
lug, good for all pasieriger t . •
EDWARD 31 , 1
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FOR SALE.-1 VAN '
20 leek 10 inches r‘y
gh or Faurth etroeu
114johalog property of DAVId ,
h I
Je7-d3t*
100,000 SEGARS TO EUD
IHAVE on hand 100,1100 _
(alze+,) of ow oen 11:11v.ti ,
In large or email lota. Ord rr
promptly attended to. Althr , -
jei•da L
STRAWBERR IE
Strawberries by the Quart, t - hol
ORDERS sent through ti, = .
or left at the lower -
away thcotunge, will 1.0 promp,,v L
Also they eau 4 , e b.tl ploC
day, fresh pimod from the voii.
Re) step , F.,rLL
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POMADE tiON6l,li:-
FOR FIXING THE
MOUSTACH E '
Jea NE 1.,
rE general variety ..f 4 • •
ialug the
TOILET ,
be roma at Kellar's,
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