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MONDAY MORNING, APRIL if
air Reading matter on errry page
A RETROSPECTION
Twelve Months' Rebellion
Last Saturday. a year ago, April I;ith
the Pittsburgh Post contained the follow•
ing announcement
" War commenced ! The bat teries
opened on Port Sumter! Near midnight,
on the same evening, another dispatel
announced the progress of the encounter
saying that. the firing had continued al
day without intermission, when it was
discovered that two of Stouter's gulls had
been silenced, and a breach undo in the
South-cast. wall of the Fort. In relay to
demand from Benuregard to Major An
Berson for a surrender, the latter replied
that '•unless your guns batter the fort to
Pieces, it will have to surrender in a few
days for want of provisions." The next
day, but not until the Fort was in a blaze
from Beauregaril's lire. Sumter was
evacuated. Thus began twelve months
ago, the most formidable rebellion that
the world ever experienced, and one
which has been growing in proportions
ever since Sumter fell
TSp, until this date the Pittsburgh Pfs/
upon every occasion, supported every
measure calculated to avert the calamity
which civil war has entailed upon this
country. The Crittenr h romprolni,:o
the meivittre of pai-iiiero ion olfen•Ll acid ad
vacated by Judge Douglas
sitions of the Prat• t IH•
tire offered by the border St:fte Conveit
Lion. and everything rive ealculati , d Ui
prevent. thi6 terrikle and ‘vnsting conflict
received Our support and ~ y rni.athy. The
party in tows-r. wev , •r. Hush rd wit ii
recent victory, would listen to nothing
to arrest civil war. "Without a hub,
blood letitng. they said. the rnion will
he worth a rn,dl, and the blood
letritlg has been going on ever since. at
a rate, calculated to appease the yen
geanee or the most sangifinnry coinUataitl
AVe nivored anyt re:IA.:m:11)1e to avi.rt
this calamity; but Ivltmt L tililic rum
menced ! there wa:: 1,111. way L• ft fur
us• to trave4-11 w: , 10 support ottr
ernilleld, uu matter WllO coMpOSEN! the
Administration. veordinuly. I h.. morn
ing following the I lay. oti which ilk
rebels. opened on Sumter, our edihirinl
column confain.4l arfi.•lc
of our convictions ur liitc tram whi,h
panigTaph
The this greed yureidtm,-111
must he maintained. /i / oerr to punish
to well as to protect its children most he
used. Political partizanship ntitst tmlr
cease k, govern ;nen rut this issue.—
Pennsylvania and Pennsylvanianti are
for the Union. The gorernment whi , k
the people hare appointed, and u•hirlr
responsible to the people for ii.; ercry
act, would Le derelirt of its duly as a
government, it did not protect it. ivop
ekly, its citizens, its flag. and its granted
. _
rights against all asurpers, all rebels. all
traitors—external or internal
.foes, of
whaterer chara,•fcr
These were hnr setitimen Is twelve
months ago; they are our convictions now,
and we have faithfully followed the path
then marked out, and which then met
and now meets, the approbation of o
judgment
\nen Cork;pps , i n „ embled, in Jul}• la
. .
it then. feeling the magnitude of three
months rebellion, passed, with but two
dissenting voieom, the following resolu-
"_That the present deplorable civil war
has been forced_ upon the country by the
disuniotiixts of the .s3onthern States, now
in arms ago insl the Constitutional Goe-
eminent, and in arms around the eapit
that in this
National emergency, Co
gress,banishi)4Vall feeling of mere passion
or resentment, will recollect only its dqy
to the whole country that this war is not
waged on their part in any spirit of op
pression, or for any purpose of conquest
or subjugation or purpose of overthrowing
or interfering with the rights or estab
lished inglitution of those states, b u t to
defend and-maintain the suprenmeg
the Constitution,
owl to prenrre the,
Union, with all the dignity, eq . nality, am,
rights of the several States unimpaired;
and that as soon as these objects are ac
complished the war ought to cease. — •
From the day the rebellion opened, on
til the meeting of the Congress whiel
pased this resolution, we have sunk al
parakanship. and have giv.n our limitec
influence to the support of the Govern
merit and to its eqThrts to carry out the
objects tin- which the war was commenced
But how
_is it with our political oppon
ents? For the past six months they
have been devoting all their energies to
the prostitution of all the powers of the
Government,'to the destruction of insti-
tutions which no act of the Government
can reach; and, their leaders, in Con
,
loess, have rescinded the very resolution,
which ander oath they declared to contain
their true intentions in the prosecution
of hostilities. Besides, every man, whet h
er a civilian or a soldier, who will not
partake of abolition fanaticism is marked
by these zealots, as a sympathizer with
rebellion. and all the ingenuity of these
foresworn fanatics, is brought to bear to
disgrace and crush him. Those who wire
prudent. and conservative among our op
ponents, nine months ago, have ::inee
been overwhelmed by the fierce crusade
of abolition phrenzy. This terrible .strug-
gle for national existence has degenerated
into schemes for abolition declamation,
«•bile a portion of the most devilish of
the schemers are plotting for the per-
tnanent separation of the Utthin. Let
thes e extremists have control for six
months longer, o• until thy• meeting of
the next Congress, and we will see them
as far advanced from their pr,.scal r,Tk
less positions, as they all‘ now from that
Irhich they occupied when the rebellion
began. In flip meantime t•initart. is
being depleted and gri)iniing, beneath lier
uqu•ud m, imib , rialiing. We haeu mane
Lope yi•[. lii,,!ver. 111:11 \
otir and t iid ur
nation in satisfy through tio.• rocks of . r.
hellinn and abolition whirdt
im• Itc , r 4lest . ruc•tiun
THE 61'111,1. fir 1 1 111S1:11:(; I,lllll\G
A ViVid lieseripr
11 - t; surrender o;:1"
spare this morning t.. a .li•=f•iip
lion of' the Imo 11•••mendon, t•1,.•,00.te t •
Pittsburg: We colt: it fr,tl:l Ih, eincia
nati Ti toes, 1111(.1 , i .V 1 1, ,, • dii•
he neighborhood or the
.ect ti)e P.•:Ulrl• • .^ attelitiffit 11:i: ij(
If II:II Itiriq bloody elig;l:...ment:
t will, 1rol.:11.1y, prove the nio , t uuthfnl
publi,lied.
It will lie, •cn that luriut ti .• lir. t
oI th.• light wir
11:1.1 II not heel' jr, the th•slyttetive
oC ho guni),,:tt Tyler. “ttl• lon v...;;1,1
hire 1)1•1•11 hy
Sholis trom the 1.":11 t01t.•,•;,-
ed his rapidly:illy:Hieing voltittin-. t thi
titm• ;rant iv:t,:wiTh
(,r tit,. army. but Ito Just in :int,. 1..
slop tlii.
Nt ( . I , llll'llcl' lou 1110 Ul'4l , l' 'l, ;I ,
50. , 11 ro•tored:
that minnow not a inc . t.lont
with% ornhlo to t Ito l uinu caso.
tilt' 10'0110
The Merrimac
,
the 1;:illintorr• .111,T "ft TM'
.
•• ttid Point %vent to lied 1a. , : ni , •111 tt itlt
•great.expectation.' that to-dav tvould
one of startling events. The f1a.g•.,1-t roe ,•
Imat which returned last night so slowt a
time Lehr,! the I:altinawe
her were.: did not reael, no• in time to Ira!,
mit it tocolt: that tit,. !lo•i't•i:,1:11,•
wa.a in llit, Elizabeth river. tie:tr to Cram:\
Island, with steam tip and noparentt"
tn.! way dolvo. She was wi:li
hat ! a,o !ward
whether the Viirliown and .laine-;ow n
were or the te:oilo.r. \Viten this I , e:lam
Istiolve :ie e•ip,.etation was general tit:d
th.• iron isomer ‘could I out to-day. and
.lest a haval vonte.4l. Cnelt a, history has
no parallel :;.r. would mistie. -111 , ort,
speculation, 105 to the incident s mi d f k . a
litres nt Ihp contest. were prevalent. but
strong i, theiaith in tlo , preparatioi, nuide
that no IPIII. , e 1 •111141 to has . .• a it . :ll . :I •. I,
ii,, • :Ind. beyond a thought a. I. the
inevitable 10-s nt life ihal wtnti+i ea
the struggh! was looked
riosits and v N:citt•awnt. ihan with any ;iv I
prehension.
During Coe night, Itmvever..ll , ,„tor at
had grown into a gale: now it it hiow•iu
great guns. and we ice up liir the dac all
expectations that the .:Nierriante will at
tentpt the third act in her role. Tie• Liot
that the reptiii.s on her face 'icon
that .l Will i,
all itseertaineil'litet, so it-, shall lool; !ally
1. "1 . • oelll'reilee..•
A Man Marries four Wives . .
A Hillsdale (Mich.) p;ape i • a a late• dai
has the following:
A young man aged about t WVl:iy - four
years married a 11issSutid,. of Coldwater.
in this stale, in Novendair, Itiru, a nd is
a few months after be married a yowl ! ,
lady in Kalamazoo. huring this fall he
married another young lady in Colismn -
tine, St. Joseph county, and in 6.1. r
months thereafter he again was wedded to
it MISS Rowley, of
daughter of wealthy , •itizon, whom lo•
induced to elope with Itiw. "I'In• father
becoming reconciled. stet Cor then,. and
a f ew days heeamo ay.-are of the al,,, v e
facts, when it. caused hi.,
itt-law to be lodged iu the Cild ill jail.
The last. named :,oung lady is represented
as being very handsome mot
we.. e , me. a . ,•,I,
with an unblemished ellaraet,,...
A LErrEtt From Port llo . ):41
pox prevails to an alarming ext4,lll. :Iton e
thenegroes in Beaufort and nit the Island.
There are now twenty-live ease,i in the
small-pox hospital, under the eare 1)r.
Waldock, of Boston, Massachusett s , wit
went with Mr. Pierce. lie is an able phy
sician, and very successful in eases or that
loathsome disease, and has Inst. lint few
cases. Ile is now engaged in vaccinating
the negroes, and has already treated be
tween five hundred and fifty and his hun
dred men, women and children.
Shaping the Horns of Steers.
The position or horns may be changed
y scraping them. It it is desired to turn
p, scrape on the under side: if to turn
le horn out, scrape on the insid,•. aml ric e
versa—as that side of the horn serape.]
grows faster than the other, thereby Vhang
iug the course or direction of t he horns.
But this is a slow process, and I will give a
more effectual method of matching steers'
horns. You may be aware that horns, when
young and growing hist, are tender, and
may be turned in ahnost any direction by
gently pulling them. Now. thon, take a
ball and screw the horn on tight; then take
a small pulley, and make it Mit over the
head in the direction you wish to turn in
the horn ; then take a small eord, make it
fast to the horn, pass it. over the pulley,
and tie on a weight, taking care not to put
on too much weight, which would turn the
horn too short. About the weight of.a
brick is sufficient for a two years old steer.
Whenever he is put into the barn, hitch on
the cord and let the weight be pulling, and
in the course of two or three monthssthere
will be a decided change in the position of
the horn.
C.
[N. S. Waterman, Orange, Vt.,.suggests
the same mode, and says that oiling the
scraped portion will facilitate the process.]
THE new treasury notes now being is
sued have engraved signatures upon them,
thus saving an immense labor and great
delay in signing them by hand, as has here
tofore been the eue.
LATEST NEWS BY -TELEGRAPH.
Thrilling Deserip•
tion of the Battle.
THE VERI LITEST FROM PITT
RHO LADING !
ESCAPE OF GENERAL PRENTISS
Are., tte., ate., ate.
('lll A( April 12.—The Tribune's
reporter has returned from Pit sburg; and
furnishes the following: Taylor's and Wa
terhouse's batteries, were snip, filed by the
. 2:41 Illinois. 77111 and ;::rd Ohio. were
first in the light. Both Ohio regiments
ran--t he 771 h without firing a gun—leaving
Waterhouse ,vil hom support. Ile fought
hall an hoar. however. retiring wnit three.
of his Ile was wounded in the thigh
by a Minix ball, but not fatally : his bat
err badly rut up.
Tay I, .r . s I.ollery 111, lighl,
No splowlidly I.y the 111inoi.
rt•:41t114:1u, moil his ,tipport %vas 1)111 .11111111
/ . 11 .111 1.11 II ;1.11 1, 1 11.• then retired through
havingllnl .itio Innit 1;1111.11 :Inl
:11vatitinw. NVaier
% it 11 his thr.o ullx. bilk tLe posi
he the 2titl hriglidr of lien
The 17111. 20th. 1:411 and .I , llllllitiois,
rotionatulii.4 iltirin.2 the light.
lil 1, 111111 . 11,.11 to mire through
their 0, - 11 etu-utoluiwnt with honey
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linnul :t
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than
Th.. Eit ! ln hI n w4nrn cap! tired 1 . 11
uta s.
Vhoi, roporter 11 . 11, nil Welillt`Stlay
mnrnit.r, our ndvatun.. witieh had twill
, ntly on , nriod tho gr.nind form
,rl‘ In•hi h t en.-tny. half was het wren
and rnrintit.
ottoidy aro ~t raitrint2 ovory !tory(' t
tel in 1, •; 1 11 . ..N. , 111.111ti aua h• tvor
twt-t
. v. o.llll' hero:, uc dri‘k.
tin tr
say:. Tb e
bility t stirpri,• nests With the e.nti
manding otllver.
o il Friday a larli,o fure , ‘ of rebel city:lll.y
pi.e:,n4l in sight rdl our linos and vi llain
ed then:, Inn 4 - ;en. Sherman, who
th, ;1.11m1,c, hart boon 101111:T01 not to
bring on :111 engagement: emtsrinontly. 1119
sent out III) VornPAll(lnding Ihrrc u, MOO
th.. 11. n'inailiOd in 111.,,1110n until
Sunday morning, and ser ve d as a. s creen ,
behind whielt Beauregard formed his
troops in battle undiscovered.—
When the iiikiek was first inade, the
71st and 77th Ohio regiments dis
played inexcusable inefficiency. The latter
lied without tiringagnii,the others tired one
or two rounds, then fled. The cowardice
ut these riTiinents left that point undefend
ed. The enemy immediately closed. in
and surrounded the more :idvanced regi
ment,. Ile also states that the 181 h • Wis
consin and luth lowa fled after. Iwo or
th ree round s . When the enemy lied they
b urne d all their wagons, and left their
mutinied behind.all of whom are prisoners.
Waterli“use's battery lust one killed and It;
wounded: Willard's Chicago battery. live
killed and thirty wounded: one New Or
leans regiment. the Louisiana Tigers, were
almost entirely left on tile field, killed or
wounded; they were nearlyall wealthy men.
dressed in the Zonave uniform.
t;en Prentiss escaped On Tuesday and
came into vamp alone. In the confusion
of the retreat he managed to elude the
Rebels: . vigilanee.
Beanregard intended to make his attack
two, days previously, but extraordinary
rains impeded his progress and delayed
his arrival. Had the attack been made at
the time intended, Buell could not possi
bly have arrived in time to save a defeat.
Ke EP out of bad company, for the chance
is, that when the devil fires into a flock he
will hit somebody.
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LATEST FROM 11KTOIVN.
"A 'Brbk -MMUM:
The 57th and 63d Pennsyl
vania Regiments in the
Engagement,
TWO KILLED :A ED F 0 r R
WOUNDED !!
A STEAMER FIRED INTO
CAMP 13EFORE YORKTOWN, April 13.—0 n
Friday while the 12th New York Volun
teers in command of Major Barnum was
on picket duty in front of the enemy's
works near Yorktown, a regiment of reb
els came out from under cover and advanc
ed in line of battle. The Major rallied
about :100 of his men to receive them at
musket range pouring a deadly lire of min-
Me balls, when the rebels retired leaving
their dead and wounded on the field, which
they afterwards removed in ambulances.
Later in the day the - rebels advanced in
considerable force from another point driv
ing in our 1111 i ire pickets, and burned a
dwelling used by the United States troops.
During both these skirmishes we
had three men slightly wounded.
The:,7th and 1.;::d Pennsylvania regiments
had a brisk skirmish with the enemy, in
which we h ai l two men killed and four
I%dunded.
Killed--E. Cross, Co. K, and James
Thompson, Co. A, both belonging to the
Pennsytvania. .
Wont - MR . (l—"Thos. Brooks, Co. C, and A.
I:. Lynch. lIIId regiment: Sergeant Samuel
Nieetel ne . Co. E. : - ,;th. and .lohn Cochrane,
'O. F. sa u te regiment.
A L:11141' Was Stair 111 , from the I t•itt'l
1111•.; this morning for the first
The weather still emititises idea:aut.
'melt impro‘ing the roa,T , .
The stern wheel stetiailiust
If Phil:eh - 21146a. while enteritiga creek yes
erday. was iire,l 1111011 . Ls the rebels' water
ntiery. one idiot pas Sing tery elns
thin.
I licri• was no firing of artiller.cyestertlay
In' ci:her parties of any inonieni.
The :truly liusily occupied in trashing
I. rw:nrd t h.• It ovt . ..s6:t ry preparations I.)r
un advativo. 'Hier.: an• nu here!
lull till. Quitric•rilia-ter and Sulmist.?nee
Depar o tment are ratoidly pf:rl'ectin
arrangements hi till` :VMS : 4
I V lll l. l• Vi•rytiliflg 11(..011,1 101' th,
Our Troops in Possession of
Huntsville, Alabama.
IFTEEN LOCOMOTIVES CAPTURED
great Arlery of Itstilwav .4' 00000 weenie
I in', 4.11 Hot Ivrea' 111,. itrin•l
\1• Isril Ili, f.sllowi l
ispatch ha: I,en re,eived by the Se er
sry War:
I sAls (.1 . Tiiir.ss I
Iltint , vilk..lla., Apr:l'lldt. s
\ :t f,.reod issarvlt of j 1 . ihlc dill
fifty - leavits, l'ayett.•vilh• c=tcnlac at I
:. say a.l%:titectl
urchin' Ilri:adc, Kl'llll4ll ' , CIIV:Ilry
Itattery, i'l"l'd 111111LiVill
111,4 nwrainiz ;is (..(•!...k. Th . ., ~ity tca
hy mm hat
ermsidec e the march pritet irahlr• i
iVe have vaialsr,•.l ahmstr2ll
1:, I ,,, stssti‘,.s. a large :on,sat:
:1,...;, , twer .111.1 lasx awl ishttft.rns rat ,
t..legraph nip:train, on, and lw.
mai! 11• e have :tt 1:1.1 sueepod
.I iu rutting arh•rt ..f railtt:r
-
hetv,-,•est the timlllseri
Strife--.
! Sivn,‘,l j
Haiti'
.
.11iril 'nit: Ili..:hint•ti,l
,•. ffl i a i a3 a divat.•ll :I[lllmi:icing that
1,1,1 (;cii.!:-.1 1 . I :la.hleit left
the haul, ~r
Uhl Nint h•ti,rs
later than was emhra4,,l. iu th,
fr.in I;.•twral re ct •i viN l
laq night. exi,lo that the li•i .. riatate re
maiurd stalionary Pliiat, it was
thoii“ht that wai.tignaiad. loter
.
rnJthus :
Four p. tn. The I\lerinme still
lies in the position she assumed early this
morning. The other vessel s o f the re b i d
fleet more about her foul she remains qui
et. It is the opinion or some that she is
around as the quite lute, but this
is a matter of surmise.
Five o • cloek, p. in. The :11.-ri-inute still
remains off t'raney's Island. and from the
eluster oftuglioats around . her it is pretty
eertain that she is aground.
The Snwanee came in this morning from
ll:aim-as. No news.
The steamer Island from
\Vest and the Idoelatiling squadron on the
nun: also came in this morni ng a n d 1,-f t
mulin for New York. No .iews frnin the
south has transpired here.
inaportant Yorktown.
YlmwrowN. VA.. April 12..—The
sun simile brightly yesterday and to-day,
itch to the relief of the tin - tits:lnds of sob
hers who are compelled tr. sleep in the
Ten sir. The minis are still in a bad eon
lition.
r,d,oh Gill ventinne to open it
their artillery whenever they discover a
picket pryit t...) which our guns never reply.
Th. , NJel forces have been greatly in
e rea e d Within the last two days. On
Thursday, several vessels were seen to
land troops at. Yorktown and also at Glou
cester, opposite which place has not been
occupied up to this time. Reinforce
ments have also been received from Nor
folk by way of James river.
The balloon reconnoissance made yei
erday by Gen. Fitz John Porter, shows
that the rebels had materially strengthen
ed their works since the advance of the
federal troops, and that many additional
mins had been placed in position. Ne
reached an altitude of 5,000 feet, and ob
, aining an unobscured view as far as Wil
iatitsburg and Norfolk.
From Port Royal.
,New Vous, April 12.-- , --The steamer Lo
cust Point arrived here this afternoon
from Port Royal, on the 7th.
The news is unimlumtant, the health of
the troop: was good.
A special dispatch received here by the
Mercury says that there are not 5,000 reb
els between t;.irdonsville and Richmond.
The Rappahannock river is very high.
Port Royal advices of the 7th inst.,. re
ceived here state that an assault would be
made on Savannah to-morrow. I hir pick
ets were within eight miles of Savannah.
Other important movements were about
transpiring there.
The steamer Baltic arrived to-day from
a cruise in search of the U. S. ship Ver
mont.
The Baltic touched at Bermuda, and
left on the Bth inst., having been ordered
to leave in 21 houis.
The steamers Bermuda and Herald wette
loading with English goods, undoubtedly
intended to run the blockade.
It was reported at Bermuda that the
Vermont was in good condition, and that
she was on her way to Port Royal
Our Sanitary Commission on
the Road to Pittsburg.
CINCINNATI ' April 13.—The steamers
Marengo and Hailmim,. with the Sanitary
Commission from Pittsburgh, Pennsylva
nia, passed flown this evening for Pitts
burg, Tehn. All well and progressing.
FoRTHEss MONItOE, April 11.—The re
turn of pleasant weather to-day, brought
out the Merrimac, as was generally ex
pected. She had been seen three days since,
under steam at Craney Island, and, as
the evening of yesterday promised that the
storm had exhausted itself, few were sur
prised this morning at the announcement
that she was in sight coining down.
The alarm gait was fired at 20 minutes
past 7 o'clock, and as soon as the appear
ance of the Merrimac was generally known
the dock. beach and ramparts of the For
tress, commanding a view, were crowded
with spectators.
The Merrimac, after showing herself be
yond Sewall's Point, appeared to be head
ing this way. She did not long continue
o n this course, however, but turned towards
James river, tbllowed by six other gun
boats, 'which, bud come around the Point
in her company Of thelatter the James
town and Yorktown were recog,nized..—
Among the others were supposed to be the
Raleigh and Teaser.
Arriving at a point about half way be
tween Sowall's Point and News Point.
(anti near the place where the French war
vessels Cassendi and Cabinet, and the
English steamer Rinaldo had placed them
selves early in the morning,) the whole
fleet eame to a stop 3 while the Jamestown,
f0110w491 at some distance by the York
town and a small tug, continued on her
course.
LATES:. — . rho .tame town returned from
('ran.'' Island at it o'clock. Not a shot
wiei fired until •I o'clock, when the Merri
mae tired three shots in the direction of
Hampton Creek. The Nangatucket and
Oetorora, which had been stationed in that
vicinity. replied with a number of shots,all
of which fell near the rebel fleet. The
whole fleet. led by the Merrimac. then re
turned to Elizabeth river.
The name of the schooner captured was
the Emily. from 11'ashington. with sutlers'
Sr. Louts. April 12. Maj. McDonald,
of the Eighth Missouri. arrived here last
night from I'ittslurg Landing. lle con
firms the death of A. S. Johnson. and was
told Ity a prisoner, a Lieutenant, that Bush
rod Johnson. who escaped from Fort Don
elson. was also killed. lie thinks all re
ports idiom livauregard being wounded
unreliable. An ntlic•er or thi• Nett• Or
leans Creole - Battalion. who was taken
prisoner. says lieauregattd made a speech
ou Sat tirdtiv, limitre the battle, in which he
told them t'lle result was a sure thing, that
tloty conld not fail, they would capture
Orant's army. Iln.n whip Buell and thus
hold their railroads. If they lost the day
they might as well lay down their arms
anti go home. 'l•he story of the escape of
Gen. Premiss is not trite. Ile says the
greater part of his brigade were taken
prisoners early in the tight of Sunday.
:•unboaty did line work, and probably
etved our army from total disasteron Sun
lay. The beginning (lithe tight on Sunday
). M.
11ru. I
- was a complete surprise to many officers
anti soldiers. being overtaken in their ten ,
and slaughtered o r . taken prisoners.
Smith was not in the fight, but Iyiti
at Savannah not being able to get out ,
bed. ltur torces engaged on Sunday were
not over thirty-live thousand, while that of
the enemy was not less than ninety thou
sand. A Rebel quartermaster says that
ninety thousand rations were issued before
they left Corinth. The second day fight
was not half so desperate as the first,
the Rebels giving way before our fresh
troops. Pursuit was not continued. Maj.
M' tonald thinks our killed at least one
thousand, and wounded three thousand.
Ile says thurteett or sixteen hundred Rebel
wounded were left on the field, and thinks
their killed will amount to three thousand
besides their wounded. We did not take
more than five hundred wounded. Major
M' Donald thinks Beauregard is not pre
pared to make a stand at Corinth, and if
pushed, will retreat to Jackson, Miss.
Arrivals from Ironton say that Van
I torn is at Pittsman's Ferry on Current
River near the Missouri line, with ten or
twelve thousand men, and awaiting rein
tiweements.
It is reported that the rebels are with
drawing their forces from northwestern
Arkansas and concentrating them at Poca
hontas in the northeastern part of that
State. Their force at that point is repre
sented to be ten thousand:
The federal forces under Gen. Steele
are between Greenville, Mo., and the Ar
kansas line, and are prepared to meet any
movement that the rebels may make.
Maj. Gen. Sigel has arrived from the
southwest having been compelled to leave
his command for a time on account of ill
health.
Samuel Engler who was banished from
the City, some time. ago, by Gen. Halleck,
,fur Attempting resistance to military-au
thority, has returned to live undisturbed
in the community in which he had so long
prospered. Engler is said to have taken
an oath of allegiance and giving vvery as
surance of future loyalty to the gover
meat.
A correspondent of the Missauri Demo
crat, writing from Rockhouse Creek, Mo.,
April 6th, says:
The advance guard of our army, under
Gen. Ousterhouse, encamped at this point
last evening, having marched 20 miles from
their old camp at Cross Timber.
The people in this vicinity are mostly
Union, there being but three secessionists
on this road from Cassville to Flat Creek.
I stopped with a good Union man last
night and found several of la , neighbors
present all anxious to be hill.' ne,l wheth
er our army was going to Icave them to
the tender (?) mercies of the secessionists.
They said no money could hire them to en
dure the constant, annoyance they submit
ted to last summer. They were obliged to
leave their families and crops suffering
and shelter themselves for days and weeks
in the hush to get out of the reach of the
rebels. Bands of outlaws frequently came
down from Cassville, and would rob Union
men of everything in the house—blankets,
bread, bacon, &c., and if they caught the'
owner he would be taken under guard to
Cassville. Iu consequence of uncertain
ties of the future, and the quiet state of
the country but a few are making any
preparation to put in their crops. Farms
are laid waste and fences burned up along
the main road, and Union men are dis
couraged. The Secessionists have mostly
gone South with their negroes. Some!
Union people have not only abandoned ,
the idea of making crops, but are getting
their wagons out, intending to forsake all:
and emigrate to a place of safety. The
wounded are doing well at Cassville.
The Court House and all prominent stores
are being used as hodpitals. It was a for
tunate circumstance " tor them that the
owners 'of the prinei* buildings bad
stampeded from the towq.
Highly Important:
THE , MERIUMACAU
FORTRES:; MONROE, April 11.—The
Merrimac, Jamestown, Yorktown and sev
eral gunlmats and . tugs appeared Between
Newport News and Sewall's Point. The
only damage done us isthe capture of three
small vessels—two empty, and one foaded,
it issaid, with coal. These vessels were cap
tured opposite Brig. Gen. Casey's division,
with small guns of three inch calibre, and
some two hundred feet front shore.
FORTRESS MONROE, April 11.
To Edward IL Stanton, Secretary of War:
The Merrimac came down towards the
Monitor and the Stevens battery. The
latter fired four or five rounds and the Mer
rimac one round, when she, with her con
sorts, returned to Craney Island. Thus
ends the day ; what the night may bring
forth, I am unable to say.
E=llatali2ll!llM
From St. Louis.
On the 30th an expedition congaing of
cavalry and two mountain howitzers re.
connoitered the country about Huntsville,
atth eAMAIWARAAMM6( O III4AOI44.
bag,:
had made good their retreat.
The flag planted by Gen. Ctist4
rifle, was ruthlessly tornAitoiktiliap
recently brought in, and' when last:Sieen
w a s floating over the Provost Harshed's
Ofliee. at eassville.
From Washington;
WASHINGTON, April 12.—The following
note has been received' by the Military
Governor of the District of Columbia:
WAR DEPARTMENT, GENERAL: It is the
request of Gen. McClellan that no permits
be given for the present to shikSutlers
stores to places occupied by his army.
You will please act accordingly and stop
all shipment. Yours truly,
[Signed,] EDWIN M. STANTON,
Secretary of War.
To Brig. Gen. Wadsworth.
The city is being fast cleared of the
bogus army officers who have infested the
hotels and promenades of Washington for
some time past. Counterfeit Colonels,
Majors, and line officers by the scores have
been arrested and confined in.the central
sguard house, where they were released
horn of their feathers. The uniform of
these mew is generally a cloak for rascality.
Charles Griffin an express driver, has
been arrested and confined in the central
guard house, charged with forging a check
for 525 in the name of Capt. Steele, af
fixed to a false account for services. The
cheek was passed on Capt. Derma. Griffin
has been turned over to the civil authori
ties.
The provost marshal has adopted a new
method of patrollingthe streets of the city.
It consists in having the cavalry and infan
try accompanying each other on their tours
and thus be able to render aid to each
other in case any difficulty occurs in mak
ing arrests.
WAR DEPARTMENT, April 12.—C01. An
son Stayer is hereby authorized to grant
passes to editors and correspondents and
reporters of newspapers, to enter the lines
of the United States Army, upon receiving
satisfactory proof that the person applying
fix such pass is loyal to his written parole
not to publish any information in regard
to military operations that would give aid
or Comfilrt to the enemy. Persons hold
ing such passes to be subject to such rules
and regulations as the General command
ing may prescribe.
Cyrus AV. Field arrived here this morn
ing direct from London, and reports that
the feeling in England and France in fit
_
vor of this country is daily increasing. It
is said that Mr. Field brought with him,
from Europe
. proposals from the most
influential capitalists to supply a very
large amount of war material to the United
States to he delivered in New York. and
payable entirely in the bonds of our Gov
e•rnnment.
The filllowing order was issued from the
Navy Department, on the sth inst., ad
dressed to Flag Officer Goldsborough :
Sin : It is not unlikely that sonic vessels
may make their appearance at Ohl Point,
or in that vicinity. for the purpose of tra
ding with the army and naval forces with
out authority to do so. None should be al
lowed without the permission of the Treas
ury. IVar, or Navy Departments, and
should you discoverany that have not such
permission, vou will sieze and send them
into a port for adjudication.
I am respectfully your obedient servant.
GIDEON WELLES,
Secretary of Navy.
By orders reeently issued it. is the duty
of a commanding General in the field or of
a Department, to make arrangements for
the safe keeping and reasonable comforts
()Ibis prisoners. lie will give no order for
exchanging prisoners, or releasing them
except under instructions front the Secre
tary of War, but in exigencies admitting of
no delay, the General will act upon his own
authority and give any order in relation to
his prisoners which the public may require,
promptly reporting his proceedings to the
War Department through the Adjutant
General
A general depot for prisoners will be
designated by the Secretary of War, to be
under the command of the Commissary
General of prisoners. but leaving it discre
tionary with the General commanding De
partments or in the field to send their pris•
oilers thither.
The Secretary of War has received in
formation that Huntsville, Alabama, was
occupied yesterday by General Mitchell,
without much resistance being offered,
200 prisoners were taken and fifteen loco
motives and a large amount of rolling
stock captured. Huntsville is on the
Memphis and Charleston Railroad, about
fifteen miles South of the Tennessee boun
dary and 45 miles East of Florence.
IVAsnixorox, April 12.—The following
dispatch from Gen. Wool has been receiv
ed by the Secretary of War:
FORTNESS MONROE April 12-5 P. M. Merrimac has been stationary near
Sewell's Point all day, but in plain sight.
A report from Gen. Wool to the Secre
tary of War, at 5 o'cicick P. st., states that
all is quiet and the weather fine. The last
dispatch received at 8:30 P. M. is to the
following effect:
To Hon. E. M. Stanton, Seesy of War :
The Merrimac has not made her appear
ance to-day. Her object I think is to
simply prevent any interference with the
reinforcements being made from Norfolk
to Yorktown. New deserters came in last
evening from the Rebel camp, who report
ed constant reinforcements to the Rebels
front the direction of Richmond and the
Rappahannock. [Signed,]
JOHN E. Wool., Maj. Celli.
The Committee on the conduct of the
war have completed their examination of
witnesses in regard to the alledged atroci
ties of the rebels at Bull's Run, and will
this week make a personal inspection at
that place, and soon thereafter present
their report. Members of that Committee
say it is true, according to the testimony
GoverMir SPrague, add" many others,
that in some cases the graves which con
tained the bodies of our troops were open
ed and the bones of the dead carried off to
be used as trinkets and trophies for seces
sion ladies to append to their guard
chains, etc., while their skulls were used
for drinking cups, Those of our dead in
terred by them were placed with their fa
ces downward, and in repeated instances
buried across one another. Thebarbarities
in respect to our dead is not, it is further
said by the same authority, exceeded any
thing in the history of the last four thou
sand years, the details being savage
practices.
The Committee under the resolution of
inquiry are receiving testimony from Pea
Ridge allowing incontestibly that there our
dead were not only scalped hy the rebel
Indian allies,
but in other re-spects out
raged. The brains of the wounded too
being beaten out by clubs; thus confirming
the previous newspaper reports. In order
to secure, as far as possible, the decent in
terment of those who, have fallen or may
fall in battle, it is made the duty of com
manding Generals to lay off lots aground
in some suitable spot near every battle
field, so soon as it may be in their power,
and to cause the remains of those killed
to be. interred with head-boards to the
graves, bearing numbers and where prac
ticable, the names of the persons buried
in them. A register of each burial ground
will be preserved, in which will be noted
the ma:ks corresponding with the head
boards,
Beauregard Reported Dead.
WOODSTOCK, VA., April 13.
Tq Edward N. Stanton, Secretary of War:
We learn from Jackson's camp, this
morning, that Gen. Beauregard is dead.
The report comes direct from rebel sources
near MountJacirson. 4mpressive services
were held to-day in all , the brigades.
Nothing new to report in regard to the
111101dy.-
tiiiseed] N. P. Bono, 1114. Gen. •
:Prentiss' Escape Untrue.
Canto, April 12.—The steamer Wood
ford frcn :
wit. 'two Or three hundred prisoners from
that place. She also brouiht down the
: body of Gen. Wallace. 'I he report of
Gen. Prentiss' escape is Llano.,
Further hews rrom Rebel Sour.
BALTIMORE, April 12..—W0 find the fol
lowing in the Richmond Whig, of the IStb.
A letter has been received at New Orleans
from Sale Antonia, announcing the hill ol
Fort Craig, New Mexico, by unconditional
capitulation. Col. Canby Proposed that
himself and command be permitted to de
part on condition that they pledge them
selves not to serve during the - war, but
Gen. Sibley insisted on'an unconditional
surrender.
On Monday Jeff Davis addressed some
wounded soldiers and said that he intend.
ed to share their fate on the peat battle
field, and come weal or woe, he would -be
with them, and whatever might betide,
whether victory or defeat ensued, one
thing he assured them, that the cause is
safe. "We will conquer in the end."
A dispatch dated Mobile, April sth, sap
the enemy shelled Pass Christian yester
day, and landed 2,400 men, and 12 four
pound howitzers. Our force was 800 mer
and two howitzers. We had a narrow es
cape.
A Skirmish.
WHEELING, April 13.—A dispatch jus
received from General Milroy, at Monte
rey, under date of yesterday, states as fol
lows :
To Hon. Stanton, Sec'y of War
The Rebels, abouCone thousand strong
with two cavalry companies and two piece:
of artillery, attacked my pickets this morn
ing about ten o'clock and drove them some
two - miles. 1. sent out reinforcements
consisting of two companies of the 75t1
Ohio, two companies of the 2d Virginia
two companies of the 32d Ohio, one gui
of Capt. llynman's battery, and ono coin
pany of cavalry, all under Major Webster
The skirmishing was brisk for a shor
time, but the Rebels were pat to fligh
with considerable loss. The casualities op
our side were three men of the 75th badlp
wounded. The men behaved nobly.
[Signed,] JOHN C. Pali:3loNT,
Maj. Gen. Can..
Rebecs(!oneentrating at Rich
mead.
CUTTLET'S STATIONS, VA., April I.
To Edward M. Stanton, Secretary of War
An intelligent negro has just come
front Stafford county, and says that hit
master returned this morning from Freder
icksburg to his home in Richmond, am
told his wife in this negro's presence tha
all the enemy's troops had left Fredericks
burg for Richmond and Yorktown, tin
last of them leaving on Saturday morning
This has just been confirmed by anothe)
negro.
Signed] Inwix McDowELL,
Major General
Wounded Arrived Crow Pitts
burg Lauding.
Lovisvii.LE, April 13.—The steame
Minnehaha arrived to-day with about 24'
wounded from Pittsburg Landing, whereo
one fourth are rebels.
A wounded officer reports that . Gen
Johnson, Provisional Governor of- Ken
tacks,
had his horse shot under him o;
Sunaay while acting on Breckinridge'
staff, and was himself killed on Monda
when fighting in Steel's Company of th
Fourth rebel Kentucky. .
LINDNET'S BLOOD -
CAUTIONI—ManY Partial balm informed to
that they have used another article of Bloc.
Searcher purporting to be prepared • hammy ri
ape. but that its size. taste and effect are entire'
different from mine, desiring me to account fr
it to which I answer. and alsocaution the publi
that NO other carmine article of LIN.M.BY '
BLOOD SEAR.. HER can be made LIP apy otto
living man than myself, as the FELL Mune. hot
original and improved is /worm by me' only, wh
has spent, I may say. a lifetime in bringing it t
its present perfection and celebrity. Sold by
Agent, and respectable Druggists thioughout th
country. The trade supplied on reawniable terns
DR. J. M. LIN DSElL_,_Boilidy'sbuns. Pa.
SIMON JOHNSTON, Sole Agent.
corner Fourth - IsSmithfield st.
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raualL,,..itaastaeszess
aNCH Al or afaig . e „Modal,
(„,--? which might he checked
. °C with a sin** remedy,
if neglecicd, often terminates seriously.
Few are aware of the importance of
stopping a Waugh. or Srlag.ht
Wad in its first stage; that which
in the beginning would yield to a
mild
remedy, if not attended to, soon
attacks the langs.
4i r s i atan!a4rocanchialOisaches
were first introduced eleven years ago.
It has been proved that they are the
best - article before the public for
(;lle n it 41.0cachz its,
4st a., 4ataliste,thelkaohing
Cough in t fene t amfr,4 o4 , and
mar-ere/vs affeegionaßf the ,ffitekint :
giving immediate relief.
Paub/ie Speakers g illafferei
wilt find them effectual for clectrine
and - str..ne,thening the win: -
Bold all aoruggiata and gtealers
tn.
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Department. duly authorised to lake useluptu
chases. in accordance with the Ruguhttions tb
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COMITY QIIAIIIII6I.4IIEL AVAIL
tater ERE TAKE NOTICEO•By virtue of
recent Aet of Assembly, all Crude oeltalned
manufactured, sold or offered for male outside
the city of Pittsburgh, and within the Belie; /la
county of AllenhenY. Must he Plshed yy t 6
Guager and LupectorofDomestio Distilled pir9
of Alleitheeijuatetf•
Orders left at any 'ottheTellowingnincee will
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Win:Brown's Feed Store, Chestnut st., /Oleo(
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win. Smith, Grocer, Lawrenceville.
Thos. Harper, Beaver it.. Manehatsw.
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