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THE CREDIT 01 THE STATE.
TER PROMPT PAYMENT OP THE DIRECT TAX
We alluded yesterday to the fact, that the
State Treasurer, Hon. Henry D. Moore, had
paid to the Assistant Treasurer of the United
States, the'sum of three hundred and fifty thous
and dollars, as a final settlement of the state's
proportion of the war tax. By the act of Con
gress, August 6, 1861, the tax levied on the
people of Pennsylvania amounted to $1,948,-
719 88. By the same act, a deduction of fif
teen per cent. was authorized to be made for the
prompt payment of this tax, so that a saving is
had to the state by this liquidation, of some
$292,007 90. Nor is this all. The payment
ou the 14th inst., of the three hundred and fifty
thousand dollars, embraced an overplus of ,
$126,000 to meet the contingency of any diffi
culty in the settlement of bills paid for the gen
eral government , by the state.
We refer these facts to the tax-payers of
Pennsylvania, as rebutting testimony on, the
charge that a Republican administration.' is
squandering the public moneys. Here we have
ttie hill amount of our proportJon of the nation
al taxes, paid—paid promptly at a saving' of
some $292,007 96, and at the same time, with
this prompt liquidation, we have now an over
plus of $125,000 in the'hands of the Assistant
Treasurer of the United States. These figures
present the evidence of the exercise of the
utmost vigilance iu'the management of the fi
nance of the state, reflecting great credit thus on
Hom'Henry D. Moore. They also present the
fact of the internal prosperity of the common
wealth, and. develop° the •immense resources
which the people of Pennsylvanit have at their
command-' With over a hundred and fifteen
thousand men in the field, with some of our
.
most active and enterprising men directly en
gaged in the war, with the genius and talent
of our people, as it were, leading in the same
seredit remains unimpaired and
our financial ability is the same as when peace
blessed, every man with hope, and gave to in
dustry an energy that seemed almost invinci
ble.
We want our cotemporaries of the Republican
press to , keep these facts before the people. Let
it be known all over the commonwealth and all
over the Union, that the credit and resources
of Pennsylvania, are greater and more Inex
haustible under a Republican admirdatra.tto n _
during times of war, than they ever were du-,
ring Democratic misrule, when peace lent its aid
to prosper the people.
LiIIIMMNAMT COLOHNI. THOMAS C. MAODOWELL;
of the 84thaiegiment P. V., has resigned—his
resignation having been tendered just before
the late battle of Strasburg. The tone of the
Patriot, for a day or two, seemed to indicate
this resignation, as it has been teeming with
attacks on loyal men, and if our readers will
remember, in the issue of the Patriot a few days'
since, it was also urged that soldiers should lay
down their arms and citizens refuse to pay their
taxes; Since this - re.ignation, the course of the
Patriot may be predicted with certainty. The .
citizens of Winchester, Va., will re grieved to:
hear the, fact of ltiacDowell's resignation, as
they esteemed him very highly for the privi
leges.and favors he bestowed upon them, while
Provost Marshal of that vicinity ; compelling,
his Own . men to submit to inconveniences, that
the rebels of Winchester might be benefited or
pleased. The citizens of Berryville, the county
seat of Clark county, Va., vuted MacDowell
their hearty thanks for like favors. It will be
recollected that Berryville only cast two vote
against the ordinance of Virginia secession.
While referring to tLis subject, we may as
well state that during our conversation with
the rebel prisoners, last night, one of them
boasted of the favor shoim them by the Lieut
enant Colonel of the Ei,ghty-fourth Pennsylva
nia regiment. He had released several of their
fellow-prisoners, taken at the battle of Win,
chaster, without a parole and without authori
ty ; who had rejoined their regiments, one of
them, named Barnett, being a member of the
same cempany and regiment to which our in
formant was attached, and , engaged in the pur
suit of Backe. He was with the regiment when
our informant was captured, and declared that
he did not care if he was also taken prisoner
again, provided he fell into Lieutenant Colonel
fdacDowell'e hands, as he then would be all
right. Who`will doubt IdaeDowelPs claim to
public consideration and retirerneat. He is a
hero, and should be acoordingly honored I
TSta 'Swam Gauen has decided to maintain
its position with the raggiunuffuss at Camp
Curtin, and to accomplish this, it sacrifices
what little pretensions it ever made to loyalty,
by abusing, this morning, an object which it
presumes to be an organisation, for the defence
of the Union. Yesterday we convicted the
Arra of Barret A. MacDowell sellers, to -day we
ezpoih them as hypocrite., :truly, a wonderful
awietion is this firm of the Patriot—one party,
like Atnenadab Sleek, with piety swelling
through .all his pores, and the other, like Bob
Acres, rtith;Politage oozing from his finger
ends. In snehrnen the cause of treason has fit
advocates. -Berson Browniow portrays their
character in the entreats , from his speech which
we prin
J Disarm° oa gITESIMI OF l'aLtiNSYLVAlfiti.
is We' held in Wasb . ingtoncity, this evening,
for the purpose of making arfingements to aid
and succor the . sick and wounded soldiers from
this state, 'who may be found in the federal
capital. The5,,,,4 sigul , by Hon. Joseph
Casey, Cal ;: Joh n W. Forne David* Ague!?
Esq., and otter 6:* ll lAtaniaus, resldent i and
sojourning In Washington.
AN HOUR WITH SECESH PRISONERS.
By means of a lass, ad had an opportunity
yesterday evening of mingling among and
conversing with the seccsh prisoners now in
Camp Curtin. The information we derived from
this privilege, is not the most important, nor
would any description we could write of the
prisoners be the most profitable which our read
ers would desire to peruse. There is not a
man among these -prisoners, who, while be
shows a resentment to the people of the free
states, fully understands any other fact but the
stern truth of his imprisonment. - The majority
of the prisoners are young men—mere boys,
when we estimate their ability to appreciate
any cause, good or bad. They took up arms, be
cause it was popular to do so when they enlisted.
They went into battle because they imagined
that victory•wonld be easily achieved, ThiQ is
the sentiment of many of the secesh now in
Camp Curtin. Others of them boldly avowed a
bitter hatred thr the• government :feign to be
disgusted with its authority, and even in their
imprisonment, delight in declaring their con
tempt for itepower. Stich as these confess that
the south was deceived into the war by the
dough-faces of the north. They exclaimed
with. bitterness- that, .northern opposition to
slavery first prompted the south to treason, and
that the promise of northern aid and, support
was their first inducement to revolt. Had
northern dough-faceism.beett as true to the
smith as it was heretofore servile and cringing
to its, political leaders, this rebellion would
have been ended six months since in Its com
plete triumph. With one of the shrewdest and
most malignant of the prisoners, this was a
serious thought, and seemed to delight in the
reflection that ter the perfidy of the north, the
south would add-to northern labering men, mil
lions of debt,' bankruptcy in trade, loss of
credit in merchandising, want of confidence in
commerce, and every act which the'rashness
and the rebellion of a people could produce.
"1 have no fear, sir, for the ultimate success of
the rebellion," was the declaration of this man.
"We could procure peace, now, if we desired
such a disgrace," he continued, ,"but we have
other objects hi view than our own Indepen
dence. Weintend to bankrupt the north and
prostrate free labor. We intend-to prolong this
war until 'the Congressional elections comes . off,
when our old friends, the dough-faces, are
expected to elect a majority of Representatives
in Cougress r and then look out for Jonathan. If
entisylvania can be induced to send a majority
of such men as Biddle and Ancona ; if Ohio will
elect'a delegation of Vallandighams ; if Indian
decides to give us true men like Voorhes, and
if the other northern states do their duty,he our
friends in those localities promised they are de
termined to do, when electon day comes off, the
South need no longer battle, as the fight will
be taken off of its hands by the dough-tam.
Jeff Davis understands this, and therefore he
is leading the yankees a wild goose chase. Ali
that our leaders want Is the tax gathers tog')
among the people-of the north, before the elec
tion, and then there will some probability arise
That old Jeff may be
_permitted to take-ille
Christmas dinner in Washington, as a solace
for the disappointment in not having been able
to Cline in that city last 4th of ' Such was at
least the spirit of- this conversation, if it Is
not the exact-language.
We believe that a majority of the prisoners
in Camp Curtin would take the oath of alle
giance to-day, if the opportunity were affordod.
How many of that number would be faithfufto
that oath, we will not venture to assert posi
tively. It might last until they found them
selves as prisoners or voluntarily in the power
of secesh, and it might be proof against all
persecution and temptation. Certainit is,,tliat
these men do not deport themselves, like col
diem who are debarred from fighting Ina cause
which.they adore. Thosewho assume the air
of the braggart and the blackguard; do so ima
Pitifill spirit of spite and the consciousness that
they are among men, who are above the small
resentments and brutal persecutions which have
disgraced the conduct of the southern rebels
towards our own, people while prisoners in trai
tor camps. And such as these deserve only the
common consideration which villainy -and
treachery merit when;in the power of that laW
which they have outraged.
•
AN IitaTERIALEN.7 WORM REPEATING.
When that bloody, savage and Indian war:-
rior,.BlackHawk,.was arrested' in•his , career of
terror on our western frontier, and 'brought to
the east, a eingular plan was adopted by, the
government to impress the old. barbarian with
the power of the people whom he was so..peri
sistently annoying and provoking. He was
to:inducted threugh the principal cities ~and
towns of
.ttie Union, and :made to.travel = over
the vast .domain thereunder the controlling in-,'
fluence of civilizatkm; He was brought - in
contact with the results of free white labor, as
it was, developed in magnificiet cities and:
thriving villages,- so that by the time Each,
Hawk reachedl hitt own wigwam and could talk
to - his own braves; hewas convinced that the'
litter pith. could be no ;longer :followed with:
success, and that it. Was about time he should
smoke the pipe of peace:
As Black; gawk weinconylimedrif: his telly,
as he contemplated the might and majesty of
the civilisation which he was, attempting to
impede with his tomahawk and scalpia knife,
it would be well to trythasame.experiment on
our presen equally, savage but ; tem gallant
foes:. Let the rebel.prisoners be ..Seut north as
were those now Camp Curtin. Let them pass
throligh - our valleys, , over our mountains,
tariYing la ow.. Cities and lowns, if. they
have, the comprehension .and: judgment with
which a ßlack Hawk- Was -blessed," they will soon
Worm° convinced that' it ; is !tillY also for
them to : attempt to . ithilltle•the progress of civi
lisation and freedom.:. They will .behold the
power with which they have atempted so au
daciously'ro,coie-,,' mid th 4 will ',shrink as, did
the: e!tv 1 . 1 13 0 1 frets the might and majesty of the
government theyhave provoked: This is the
leseon..whiolt the entire south mu.st
/hey muri..4erryt•ll,oo,' o.64l,govaned., They' , most
tram to give up the imperious characteristic
imbibed as "nigger whippers," and when ; they
have thus completed their education, by the
knowledge whion tii4-derive in the presence of
the progrees orthe `flee states; and:wbile under
the influence of ariirinibOasitlat .e , lieiesom A •
am, they mayposalid7 ..(A*11 , 4 Pttegtqle good
citizens, and thus render it annecessiry fort.the
goyernmeo to exercise its mllipm..forort,io
bring:the dionthArithixt`th `.ooiFfaf ,
author
Pennoplramo Wail! Wenteotiaeltlinning, June 18, 1862,
CON?ARISONB OF PARIiWiIit*NLOW.
At the reception of Parson Brownlow, in
Philadelphia, on Friday evening last, he de
livered one of his characteristic speeches. which
was worthy of the occasion, and worthy of the
patriotic cause for which the Parson has made so
greats sacrifice. In the course of the plain home
spun truth delivered at his reception, Parson
Brownlow spoke as follows :
You have better men in your Pennsylvania
penitentiaries than the leaders of this rebellion,
and I know there ate better men in hell I We
are in the midst of a fearful war, begotten
without the shadow of excuse, into which we
have been plunged by demagogues and scoun
drels at the south, •i
Yon have a class here at e North who are.
agitators, and who, in their denunciationa or
slavery, have done more harm to the slaves
than good. Not Withstanding this, I havethe,
frankness of *candid Itan to,say thatat is Wer
of the South; and you of the North, that
are guilty of bringing this trouble up on : us, and
the devil will be cheated out of his just rights
until he has the- pleasure =of roasting these ,
leaders in hell. lam here to state the truth
and cast censure where it belbngs. Io 1860
we entered into a Presidential contest, Which
was a sort of fonrhorse race. I supported the
Bell and Everett ticket. We were unsuccess
ful, and the leader of that ticket has gone the
way of his section, and under threats of vio
lence, made speeches against his convictions.
I can only ask you to. "pity the sorrows , of a
poor old man." The other member of my
ticket is "right side up with care," and a firm
friend of the Union. ' I may call the ticket I
supported a kangaroo ticket which had its
strength in its hind legs. Others of you sup-
Ported the Dougla s and Johnson ticket; the
leader of which 'watt a gallant little man, who,
had he been alive, would' long ago have been
flourishing in battle as a brigadier. Other* of
you, again, adhered to the meanest ticket that
ever was created. Many of yon here voted fur
it, and you ought, to-night, to be heartily
ashamed of doing so.
The last of these tickets was known as that
of Lincoln and. Hamlin. If the telegraph has
not brought you the news, I have the exquisite
pleasure to announce that ticket' as successful.
At this fair and constitutional election the
South chose to rebel. With the Zit'. Horace
Maynard, on my left, Andrew Johnson, and
others, we fought the Devil and Tom Walker
in the persons of the rascally ISt:cession leaders,.
and we'll follow them to the death, and, as
they enter the gates of hell, we mean to stand
there and make mouths at them. .
In forty-eight hours atter the election I came
out in my paper, the Knoxville Whig, Which,
though not white with its piety, was the only
religious sheet in the Southern Confederacy. I
asserted in that paper that Abraham. Lincoln
was legally elected ae President, and that
supported him, and that if, at the end of four
years, we did not like him, we had only to
pick our flints and try it again. But the un
principled leaders of this Rebellion had intend
ed, if successful with their Breckinridge and
Lane ticket, to remain but four years longer in
the Union and then secede.
During that period they proposed fortifying
various parts of the South, concentrating
nearly all , the arms of the Union in that sec
tion, and after being thoroughly prepared,
strive for a seperation, should the succeedlog
election terminate unfavorably. The unprin
cipled scoundrels, the lir:swan-dating Raven-.
gars, fully intended this, backed by thtir
tate Breckinridge, now the greatest druok4rd
in the South . Theydid not - meet cornmtnise.
They meant, at all events, oltimatelY*lP se
cede and set up for themselves. ; Pryor
"We can get the Crittenden Compromise, but
we don't intend to have it nor any other. We ;
are bound to dissolve the Union. We are in
for a fuss particularly, and a fuss generally."
They have got the "fuss, and and I hope we
will not cease until we e xterminate them.
Fourteen Senators, representing the seven Cot
ton States, having taken a solemn oath to, sup
port the Constitution and laws of the United
States, instead of, regrtrdint theitu licired trust,
held midnight caucusfes , resolving to breakup
the Government, au4 sending home dispatches,
telling the Legislatures to pass the act of Se
cession and run the States out of the' Union
immediately.
All the fourteen Senators representing the
seven cotton States, I pronounce, individually
and collectively perjured; they oughtto hate
their necks tied to the gallows and their
tongues cut out by the roots and fed to hungry
• In describing the treatment of Union men
in Knoxville jail, es witnessed -by himself, Mi.
Brownlow said:
One case he would never forget—that if the
eon of an old minister acquaintance - of WA,
James Madison gate; a moat. exemplary and
worthy member,, of s the Baptist Church, who
was there for having committed no other crime
than that of refusing to volunteer, and who
lay stretched at length upon the floor, with
one thickness of apiece, Of carpetander
and au old overcoat doubled up fovei , pillow,
in the very agonies of death, unable to turn
over, only from one aide to the other. His
wife came to visit him, bringing her youngest
child with her, which was but a babe, but.th ey
refused her admittance. I put out "of
the jail window, and entreated theta, for Q1241s
sake, to let the poor woman come in, astket
husband was dying. They at last consented
that she might see him for ; the limited time of
fifteen minutes: — Aft she — came 'in and looked
upon her husband's wan and emaciated taoe,!
and saw how rapidly h e was sinking;she give:
evident signs of fainting, and would have fel- .
len to the floor, with the babe in her arms, had
he not rushed up to her and . cried, "Let me
have the babe," and then ehe Stink down upon
the breast of her dying . huribandoinablejat
first to epaak a single word. He' sat by sled
held the babe until the fifteen minutes had
expired, when the officer 'dame in, and in an
insulting and ..eremptorar
.manner notified her
that the interview must close... He hoped he
might never see such a scene again; add yet
such cases were 'common all - overFost Tonnes
we. Stich actions as these Show the sphitoM
cession in the South. * It is the spirit of mn
and assassination; it is.thespirit of hell. Andy
you have men at the North who sympathize with
.these infernal murderers. If -he owed the dent/
:a debt to be discharged, and it was to be discharg
ed by the rendering up to him a dozen of the
meanest, most resniting, and G d forsaken'
wretches that ever could be called from the ranks"
of depraved human society,: and he wanted to Pay ,
that debt and gets premium upon the payntwit;
he could make a tender to hie Satanic riktjesly
of twelve Northern men who sympathized with this
infernal rebellion. t iny, gentlemen, after the
battle at Manassas and 801 l Run, the officirs
and privates of the Confederate army patina
through our town on their way to Dixie, exult,
Mg. over the victory they had achieved;
some of them. had what they called' Yankee
heads, or the entire heads of federal soldiers,
some of them with long beards erid.goateeet,llu i
whiCh they would take them up and nay, `'See . 1.
here is .the head of. a damned soldier captured
at Bull RUB:" That is the spirit of secession at
the south. It is the spirit of murder of the vile
untutored savage ; it is Ihe'spilit of hell; an'.
be who ttpoiogiani for them theis. no Better thaw those
those leno;pelpetrate:ihe deed. And yet, you
,have in , your midst sympathizers wifej l , th ev , e
quads. ' You ought to drive, them out bf ,
adeiphia on a` rail, arid ivelnielnio do sp,
morrow he would help.
His Estimates of Dough-Faceism
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From oar Eveninglklittoit of Yesterday
The Latest from Genera
MoClelian's Army..
Operations ^of the Guerillas
EXTENSION CF. GENERAL Dtrs COMMAND
I,Eiousa, June 16.
• Several guerilla" peNtp.a stilVikOriritig in
'the rear of our army. On S aturday and Sun,
day a small party were prowling around the
country on the opposite, side of the-Pamunkey,
their object tieing to await an opportunityto
destroy the shipping at this point.
Another party was at Charles City Court
House on Sunday, and to-day they ate reported
to bp hi the neighborhood ,of Williamsburg.
.''Minot the niniepiteriinittitatiadds remaining
this side of the Chickahominy have been ar
rested. They undoubtedly gave information
upon which the rebels have operated on our
rear during the past few days. ,
The . rebel4 attempt to drive in our
pickets in front of Gen. Heintsleman, A few
were wounded •on both f sides, brit none are
known to have been killed.
An order was leaded tollay by Gctn. McClel
lan extending the Department of Gen Dix go
as to luolude . Yorktown, Glonnester, Williams
burg and West Poiut.
From Washington.
Thd 'Raiment of Contribinds.
' •
COMMUNICATION FROM SECRETARY STANTON
The steamer Baltimore returned 'to=day from
Yorktown'and White House with a number of
ladies and members of Congress.
Gen. Palmer, of Illinois who is ill with
typhoid fever, was among the passengers.
Several 'dayi agoit reeolution was passed' by
the House, Inquiring of the Secretary of War,
whether General Hunter has organized a regi
ment of blacks, fugitive slaves &c., for the de
sfence of-the Union. Secretary - Stanton hawan
swered this resolution to the effect that the
Department has no official information of that
subject. In order to ascertain if this is true, a
copy of tbe resollition, as, passed by the House,
has been' ttinkciitted to' klineral Hunter,' to
make a report thereon.
The Secretary adds : " Gen. Hunter was not
authorized to organize such a, regiment• ; but
upon his requisition arias and clothinglave
been sent to the forces under his , command,
without instructioniftisto fhe mermen' in which
they were to be used. He has not been fur
nished with arms to be placed in hands of
tdOes arid. biliciE 1 13 0 1 '0 0 ,
As to that part of the resolution calling for
the order and the correspondence between Gen.
Banter. -aPd. the. Departinent; the' President
instructs Secretary Stanton to say that such. a
reportiat this t time ;would In his opinion be
improper and incompatable with the public
wulfaTor
FEELINIk ,A,T; FREDERICEIBURO.
Ihe R,belo ,ItetUng" Impudent
The Lynchburg, Va., Republican of the 9th
instant contains an editoriai,
.predicated on the
statemeuhLoCan Retlfste-desertei:frotiiKing's
division, in which it is said that the secessionists
at Fredericksburg are most contemptuous in
their
„conduct. toward :one flag, and- the ladies
of that place are especially most violent In
their insulting conduct, and frtquent threats
of punishing them are made by Feclaral officers.
The Republican} says two• angora unmitigated
scoundrels than AndY 'Johnson tied General
Butler never, lived; they deserve death by any
nielkilli: - The'editoreiproises surprise that some
pne has not befero, this, in, the spirit of the
liese villittits thbir lot
account, T,he Lynchburg prices,. current of
dune 7th quotes prime white wheat at4l 86(4
1 88; flour, superfine, 7d.a7d. 80c.; 'family,.
~
Bd. 25c.; bacon, 26c.@80c. per pound._
FROM 130S1TON,I.
Anniversary Celebration of the Battle • o
Bunker MIL
The Bighty-seventh Rind . versary of the battle
of Bunker Hill is being generally observed to;
day thtongh this State. In the city thatusl.
tom House, all the Banks and many of the
stores are closed, and the people are crowding
the streets to witness the military display;
which is very imposing. The day is observed
with more than the usual demonstrations of
patriotism
XXXVIIth Congresi—First Session
BENATE
,I?irsnintoros, June 17.
Mr. WILSON, (Erhise.,) frnin the committee on
Military; A sr a i ph rempla ba . ,4l,fip hill for the
increase ig of 'the medical serv ice of the volunteer
force. The amendment abolishing the office
of brigade surgeon rr4s -agreed to, and the ,bill
The d.
The report of the committee. of conference
providing for certain bounties was taken up
apd the discussion PeePlised. at some length
on the iiiteitien of _alteration mada in the. tat.
by committee.
Ori motiin of 3lr Powsztr.,(l4:,) the report
Wait ciliagieed , Vine 20, nays.l7f and a. &sir
committee of conference was ordered.
Mr. (bututzsei -Offielt.,)- offered a resolution
that the:amount of legal tender :treasury notes
;already authorized by, law shall never be lei
creased, but the
.Idecretarrof the Treasury be
and hereby is stAgiorizad Its - issue a hundred
knillions of treasury, ten daya' certificates, bear
ing five per oat: Interest, atldition tie_
'fifty millions already authorize&by law. Laid
Over.
The Pap* ,I,lailu ati bill yi , ea taken np.
HOUSE PIPRESEXTATIVES.
Mr. DuArr;` , (led d troiri the Committee on
Patents, repditeil amend the patefkt
offioeisw. -Passed: — • ' lf ' - 4
MARKiii±S Bit TELEGRAPH
There blame demand , for flour, and 5,000
bus...ead_at $4 '8435' rot nitra, $5 25 up to
$6 Jot er:ant b.m `fancy ificehtkliglit.,
Rye flour and corn meal are short. a-Ther bffela
hags& Wheat:tun and it Is held -firmly
--sales 3000 bushels Ted 'at $1 23a1 25, and
Is in fairrecpest at 52058 c. for'yellow, and
-69@60 for white: Oita ; flail at 40c. In pro-
intone there is but little do 4. 500 . pierces of
fltrd Wild' at 811014c.',Inkif 9 6 7 TP r cAi s t ' 7.
For b § ! 1 ti.* 7,4 fir des are nominal.
goffee,ii_At , m,dirilfitrybsarladvanced, sales of•
Ohio 5t260., now held higher.
WASHINGTON, June 17
WA3?EPPIckiC June 17.
Boston, June 17
EMI
4 - cine 17.
Il==1:
From Gen. M'Clellan's Awy
The Reeent Rebel Demonetratione oh
the Right Wing.
A SOLD AND PARTIALLY SUC
0/18SFUL MOVEMENT.
Two of Ow Schooners Destroye,: on the Pa
monkey River.
Narrow Escape of a Rai
road Train.
A PANTO AT WHITE HOUSE
Siiedeisful Retreat of tiellebel Forest Across
the ChickahomiuT
MIS
119[ceu
ratauriv Exen* Sane 14.
ot-ghe'rettelt; yesteAbly, after drlving from Old
Church &squadron of the Fifth Cavalry, pro
'needed to Garlick's Landing, on the Pamunkey
River, ,about four miles above the White House,
where they. burnt two schooners and somewag
one' tuutdrove•ciff the mules. — Here their con
duot repreiguated , as.bartitTollB ' having killed
Several of our, eamsters without-any nefessity.
'Those whd failed to- make their escape wore
taken prisondie.' Prom here they proceeded to
Tunstall's Station, four miles from White
House, with a view of burning the railroad
bridge, A train which was passing down at
the time was fired into, killing two and wound
ing severaL & colonel belonging to the Eireel
sior Brigade was there taken prisoner, but suc
ceeded in making his escapeeduring the night.
A paymaster jumped from the train, and hid
hitnrelf in the woods Until morning, Waving
$125,000 in the cars. The train never stopped
but passed on to'the White House. After des
troying the telegraph wire at this poi nt, they pro
ceeded to Baltimore Cross Roads, near New Sent
Courthouse, on their way to Richmond, cross
ing the Chickabominy,between Bottom's bridge
and - the Junes river, alxont two o'clock this
morning. The fame hat accompanied this was
composed of fifteen hundrgd cavalry and six
pieces of artillery, under Gen. Stewart, most of
who& were residents of this locality; and there
fore-were no strangers to the roads. At White
House, welch is a rendezvous of sutlers and
venders of small wares, a regular stampede
took plebe. Lieut . —Gil. ngalls, commandant
at that post, had all the corps ordered out, and
posted in, favorable positions to resist any' at
tack that might have been made. " The mail
boat Nellie Baker, which left this morning,
was crowded with bangers-on of the army and
civilians who thought Fort Monroe to be a
more congenial climate: At Old Church the
rebels had in reserve six regiment. of infantry,
with artillery. As seam ai the facts were fully
known pursuit by cavalry was immediately or
dered, but the enemy lowing so. much of a
start, Only five were captured. Several arrests
have been Made 10-day of ,citizerus within our
onatisplcion of having given information
to the enemy.
The Richmond papers - of the 12th instant,
contain a statement that 8,000 prisoners, taken
by Gen. Jackson- from Oen. Banks, left on
Wednesday for Salisbury, N. C. It also states
that of the 142:uf our wounded that fell Into
their hands at the battle of Fair Oaks, nine
have kinCe died,' and the balance . are la the
Liberty Prieen Hospital:
1000VNT. .
A Bold Moventent Ow . 2 a.Starri - Zitan our
ROT Irow—Vie Brassy Reheats the , Mirka/to •
Wiry and the Wham House—A Force in our Rear.
nallraßT Air: Or 11111 PoTrusec,
:Friday, June 18 •-10r. x.
Tai-day the right wing of the army was at
tackedr by the rebels at a point little antici
pated. It has been known fax . ..several days
that the enemy has been lurking about Hano-
Ter Court House, and a small- force has been
detailed every day to watch 'his movements.
It seems, however, that the rebels became 6¢l
- by the apparent indifference with
Which we kept watch of that sixth - in by not
having a larger force on guard, and s rnade a
bold dash toward our pickets and rear guard,
which was not wholly unsuocessful.
The portion of our force engaged 'was com
panies B, O, Feud H, of the Fifth Unfted•Btates
Cavalry, who have bt en for the past ten days
stationed on pickeg dirty at the Old Church,
which is situated on the main road about mid
way between • Ohickahominy Itridke' and: the
White House.
Rally this morning. compmy F wasaent out
on a scooting expedition to the right. of Han
over road. Company B, and apart of company i
H having been detailed to picket the road
i leading to Hanover Court House ; establishing
a line not far from that place. At about 11
• o'clock the rebels made their appearance and
commenced an attack on our pickets, and suci
ceeded in capturing nearly all of them.
"At about the same time the scot/dog' Party
also fell in with a'large body of rebel ,cavalry,
but did not venture to attack thenktititil rein
forcements should arrive , a messenger having
been sent back. to Oldd. Church to get what force
was remaining there.
The lenemy, however, was not to be•delayed
iri ,his movements, and immediately imade
rush upon our scouts, forcing themto retire,
but on the retreat they were met by Company
F and the remaining .portion of Company
when the combined force turned and engaged
the enemy. -
The rebel force was estimated to be four com
pantos of cavalry, one of infantry and a section
of artillery.
It did not take long to ascertain that the "re
bel force outnumbered that of our own, and
that it woad be useless to attempt to break or
drive them. But our gallant baud was deter
mined to`do the'best they could, and show the
rebels'that they they had a good quality of ,
metal to contend win,* • With this view our
men, under command of Capt. Royal, formed'
In line preparatory to making a dash. At the
'same:moment the raels opened their pieces,
jdiacharging which, the infantry came forward,
:and poured out • a volley of. musketry. The
, cavalry then came on in its turn, the combined
effect-of the whole' camiing our Men t o
" fall
back to:Old Chuch. Thnenemy pursued them
to the camp, reaching which they burned the
tents, and destroyed eierything that would be
be incon'venient to take away with them. They
toOkalew more of our men prisoners. The
Portion of our ;men not captctredlitreated to
the Chickahotniny river, but the rebele•did not
iieemit prudent to continue the pursuit.
During the engagement, Capt. Royal, of com
pany o', was shot through the bead, and twice
through the body. There are hopes, however,
pf his recovery. Lieut. McLane Wait. shot
through the Imad,and left on the Fteld., ; 4e also,
I had severivatee . Shot.
; The re bels now hold. poi:anion of • Old
Ohurch v but Alley :411,prObaittly, be &typo from
their imiltkin tb-iar,glit, or early in the morning.
mAnivgirs pY:TELF:PitAPS
- Nmv Your, 'Juno 17
Flour - dull and unchanged'; sales of 11,000
`barrels. Wheat firm ;•saleatinimportant. Corn.
firm ; sales small at 62®63c. Beef dull.-Roxt
quiet at $lO 87} (Or Aims. Lari steady /a7+
1444. Whisky, drna at 281@27.
hit/Sat $r 8244188. Rye commands 670. , Coke
_
- • . .
: BALroterni hire 17.
t iP/r, is
'eery dull. Wheat quiet. 7 , reorn ad
vitneetL2w4kOete steady ; Rye 67(4686.; Trtivi;
&hi quiet—Lard firm; Whiskey firm at 266 c.
at a—r
At Lebanon, Penn., .I,les 15 ,1.862, by the Rev. C,
LBYLEI ampe, of Pottsville, Lt , 1.0, E. wagon, of ReaSizi g. t o
P., eaug C ter of (1i a , . kV. Rehoie, En., of Lebtr,ot;
Perna.
MD ertiStit - tii: —
FORRENT.
THE store room in Market street lately
I occupied by
AgEl43l.*
EBY & RITNREL
____________
'ARE AT REDUCED pßio Es,
LYMAN GILI3ERTi
Market Street, arner of River Ailey.
riFFERS for sale the largest sto c k f Tipo
1 1 and Sheet Inn Ware in Harrisburg.
*Fr Pliant lower than those of any other ~..,,
in nt. The custom of store
~
keepe pe,,b,
rs irte
,':
set again is invited. All, work warrantst je.dlk'
FIRE INSURANA E
THE DELAWARE murCAL
SAFETY INSURANCE CONFINi.
INCORPORATED 1536.
Capital and Assets .......... $ 8 89,126' 37
DIRECTORS.
Win Martin, D avis A. Fouder, Tit 010,4 Vc, , .
Jno R. Penrose, Jno. C.
. E..'': ,
James 6.Beee, %valiant CI. Ludale, Jusepb it : D .
R. M. Huston, Geor.o a Leiper, tht,h Cis 'c.,.'„
gay, earrtnel E rtolon, .1.7. Penni:qua, if,,.,.':7',.1
Edward Darhng'oo , H. Jona ., Brodge, ,t,,,, e , 11 , , kt l''.
Thomas C. Hand, Robert Burtor, Jeep!) ' J n,J.1,,,?.
B. hiTsionad, Joshua P. Eyrf, John Bietpet - , ~,'
D. T. —one; Pitisbnrg, A. B. rk. , ,,.. , Ritilz. ,
burg, 4 ' u
WILLIAM MARTIN, /,, „,,d, '
'NOVAS
id
C. HAND, r t: , Pr, ~
R. NRy LYBORN, Feeretary.
The underaigned as agents for the ae,re nC3.7: : o r,
peon
ity , CCAMOCIAS to take Fire Iti4e in Ihrn,ourz.Zi
Vittill.
Jelo dit
WILLIAM BUEHLER,
FIRST A NNUAL PIC. I 0
OP THE
Liederkranz Singing Association,
AT HAE/INLEN'S GROVE,
ON MONDAY, TUNE 2arl, TV')
, „.
TICKETS ........................ 45 eta
NO Improper Characters will be allow.
mit on the ground.. Otunlbus.e. will ran every
hour during the day nom Pros. h's Sabl, r ,, ruer or nti
and Market stre.ts.
jtl 7-4,:t ins' ,
LIFE .----Tfi-----------------suR ANCE,
The Girard Life Insurance, Annuity and
Trust Company of Philadelphia.
OFFICE No. 408 CIZESTAT T STREET
(CHASTEN PERPETUAL i
OAPIfAL AND ASHER:, ................... Si 5t 3 336
THOMAS RIDGA'AT, Prredeot
JOHN F. JAWS, Amery,
ONTINEFE to make INSURANCE ON
iitw.B4 on the most ream able te•m..
pry aet as Rxecotorii, Trustees and Guard ' ss uldet
lent Waits.Waits.MO as Receivers aid A.signira.
The Capital befog paid up an I tuvaaled, Vglhar wit%
a large and constairly (core ring reierred fund, all es a
perfect smarty to th • limited.
The premiums may be paid yearly, half yearly or par.
terly.
tue company add a BOVE/ .. periodically to he inc.
tames for 1 fe. The RBA. BONN a. p opr uta I in De
rembur, 1814, the SECOND II NUS in D 'de , lirr, Hie
the TM , D Bi'NCS is December, 1854, and the POLIO 11
BONUS in labil. These additions are made without re.
quiringioy (name , in the poorniami In be paid to , he
tympany.
Toe following are a few example from the Regisier
i
I Amount of Po'ky mod
Sum Bonus or boons to be Incroszed
B Lay• 'inured add , ion by future xddttions.
I
No 3 , i $2513 $ 1 131 6 , 530,1 60
'• 132 1 3000 1,050 0 ' 4,050 00
•• 190 I 1000 401 00 I 1,400 00
• 833 I 5000 1,815 00 1 8,815 00
Agent at Harrisburg and vle'nily,
;LIAX BUEHLER.
job -dig
FRUIT CANS,
I ) F the beat patterns, Glass and Tin con
ataotly on band at I*•man 011b.prt's Tm are Min
utketory, Star Sot street. .017 din
WATER COOLERS.
NICE assortment, cheap at Lyman A ellbert'sTto mit Sheet Iron Were Manor r cry.
Harks sisal t. •
STOVES! STOVES ! !
SOME of the beat petterne cooking storea
are to be tied it the Oheao Tie %rue
tabliatonent of Lyman Gitee 4 t, Market rtreet ;e1741,11
LOST
"TWO Time Books and three 51ewnia
L dam Books. The finder will be r0w..r1,1
Ina them at tide dace.
.INSURANCE,
Marine, Fire and bland •TranspurrrtiA
Central Agency at Harrisburg, Pa
INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH lIERIti
OF iAIIADELPHIA
Incorporated 1794—Charter ix rpvt
Capital and Besets
DIRECTORS.
Artlatr: G Ctelin, Samuel W. :roue, J , rlu ,
Samuel Art • Stnltb, -*levies 'Taylor,
John R. Neff:Richard D. Wool , With int IA el -h. SV.il. ll
E. Bowen, James' N. Dickson, S !orris
'omen, George L. Harrl4on, Fr.inc sR. Cy,. 1 a
Trotter, Edward S..oarke.
ARTHUR G. C.. 1, •I
CHARLES PLATA Secretary.
As central agent for tb, above niaP
undersigned la prepared to take Fire rizk.'u ar.Y
l b
of the State of Pennsylvania, either auuutll or Po' , "
tally; on the Most favorable terms.
Office Third tared betweru AO.l • 1 • two
alley, Ba-ke's row. .
WILLIAM BUEHLER ,
~,J4310411y,. Ge.r PA'
HIGHLY IMPORTANT TO
Farmers and Men of Enterprio I
JOHNSON'S PATENT ROLLER PLOW,
INVENTION by which a clear and
un'oubted Reduction in Drlft, to the sToact (4
300 to 400 P°l/sdir, (as Shown by the Dpuanorreler,) .
tifected, and nuivrealtg pronqueced ttLxiled ,t 2
greatest „Improvement ever made in tai Sr_[ sod ,nor
hoportsatt of Agri= Loral implements
b e tiiipaetor of the above will be totted t I•daY
the White Halt Elotel, where a Three horse Plow with
above a•vaagemenis may also be seen
- 4:11r and Mtaty I' or Salo at ; moderat e
rates. Call end examine U.
Voilterthtrinfermat , on address a letter to
RO .10H/vnON,
Frederick City, mar: ma
R. JOHNSON' S
chng .
eat and admirable atraugement for atta
m
tire ighL3 "d• Pulleys to any old windows nor la °`r'V
ithoutitatoying the frame or Bait.
The Traveler's vest Pocket Fafety Door and Yash
u new and moat useful article. For riyhte (sold
foil) of either of the above patents. Addrras
MOSS Jul/MSON,
Frederick, Maryland.
C, SMITS,
ATTORNEY - AT - L AViT,
OFFICE THIRD STRRETe
ylOy) NEB ~IAB.KRT,
RAB CIDER.-4Xonstantly o
qn hand at
Tay ouPeriara ottas once.
aock• 3 1. 26 " )
Biw* Gay Grackerd, justrecatv
and for exe NICHU It BO NtdAN,
Corner Roo aud orroota,
gEi
$1,200 000