SATURDAY MORNING, .MAY s
iiimtgterme every page.
The'smustiag room of the PONT 1111
MOW ha tie seeend stinger the bandlog,
entrain. en Weed Sr fifth streets, be. the large and eossaiedloas apart
mesa hugely oecapied by the Blereaattle
Agency.
Next to Fremont, this distinguished, or
rather notorious individual, is the embod
iment of out and out Abolitionism. His
• revolutionary and infidel principles render
him a destructive of the fierce French char
acter, while in Abolition councils he has
a voice potential, from whose utterances
he suffers no appeal. He is the self-eon
etituted representative of the German, rev
olutionary element of the Abolitionists,
and in its name he demands certain con
cessions and always has them granted. A
few days before the assembling of the Chi
cago Convention, Carl Schurz summoned
together, at the same city,a National Ger
maatConvention. This convocation, among
other proceedings, passed resolutions de
manding certain avowals by the approach
. ing Re blican gathering, if it hoped to
- bemire the vote of the German element.=
This was exacting enough, especially when
demanded of a party which had just emerg
ed from Know Nothingism. But the Re
publicans acceded to the demand, thus
recognizing a distinct class in American
society, which appears to think that they
have a separate interest among us, and
which consequently demands certain condi
tions from those who receive their votes
and influence. This demagogue, Schurz,
seems to monopolize this political element,
and in its name he demands and receives
from the Administration anything he de
sires. Upon the induction of President
.liincoln into office, this exacting. Teuton
applied for a first class foreign mission.—
The old Know Nothings among the Repub
licans objected, but he threatened them
with the desertion of his German legions.
and they finally sent him to dance attend
ance at the Court of Spain. His restless
nature, however, could not be contented
there; a stronggovernment and an austere,
exacting religion did - not suit his princi
ples of innovation. He came home, and
now we find him in Washington, desirous
of entering the army.
The reason given by Carl Schurz for en
tering the service are peculiar; it is not,
like other foreign born citizens, to-attest
their devotion to the land of their adop
tion; it is not the love of arms and an am
bition for military renown; no enthusiasm
for "the neighing steed, the spirit stirring
drum and the shrill piercing fife urges
him to battle for an imperiled Union.—
None of these arouse him to take the Id;
his avowed anxiety for doing so is simply
to Abolitionize the army. In a letter writ- ,
ten by him to the Buffalo Demokrat he I
says:
".You will probably have read the at
tacks which different ftepublican journals
have published against me, on account of
my prospective entrance into the army.—
Can these people, then, not see the politi
cal motives.upon which this step is based?
It-ii an evff threatenink fact that the army
is in the hands of.the pro-slavery elements.
ItliVeilis6 certain that the army will throw
a heavy weight in the scale by solving some
of the burning 'questions of our time.—
Could our. friends not comprehend that the
,aatbsiiprery mixing in of the army far the
intillflithion of the Abolition element into
thtearmy)-is the more necessary, the more
the military.problem approaches its solu
tion?"
So, Prigadier General Schurz, "a fellow
who never set a squadron in the field," is
ekpatedtoan important military command,
while meritorious Germans in the service,
who have won their spurs by the achie4-
meat of brilliant deed's, are entirely neg
lected. While his countrymen will be
engaged indesperate bayonet charges, or
Peihros . tinon their knees receiving impet
uous charges of rebel cavalry, he, like
Phelps-at Ship Island, will issue his proc ;
Iniditiolui of emancipation, which will have
about as much= effeet` upon the rebels as
Phelps' denunciationofthe Catholic relig
ion had upon its devotees in Lonisisms.—
CactSeltun,urtlike Siegel, and Willigh
mini other gallant German officers, goes
into the army, not for military, but for po
les/imposes; this avowal othlsirill ren
dei his sirorts abortive and secure for him
the Conti pt of every gallant Manin the
esrriet: :- , Heisbould stay at horritiirid is;
sort Wendell Phillips in his disunion per.
lorsasonosi and•not dampen- the
11 enthuse
it our soldiers by his Ares-
sa9l_`>6get thern io the field.
remarks in Thursday' i'. Post
iliti.gnasek' " ' ' that "
lOW , a announcement we
stifiti'` 6.n0 Isore privileged dasses r no
itiguarkr, no cringing slave 'and
lee iiiteikishite trash," have called- forth
M roply from that paper a column and. .a
fof rambling nousente, which we gifts
iinimMpap , to by noticing. The usual
--- .......-ouddte about secession sympathies and the i
_ Me Wolf* tiiiii - iniO Ike throat " of the
- *Mon -traitor who penned them, and
invite our readers' attention to 'kit he ap
pears to be driving at. %he G'a zelte says :
".fhtellitor ca ll s himself a Democrat,
al. idea of which is natural . and
• i lieafer-a. 119apti of the
i ,
.„.. pd ."- . a Aettae :people; in contradis
.-'''".--- tinaMmt(l4k ,government of a dais, and,
lirkift4illMtrailtt.o ;Democrat, but we
de,ikzisidirsion - d that Democracy means
Willillitiiid4olitiCal. equality." .If
bins' '
The Trebel as IS was ;
The Censettallea es is MI
'REMOVAL.
CARL SCHIIRZ
and ialaditlois of abOlitiOniati in their
efforts" to give freedom uk , of
slaves. ,•'''' i '
r
ppinfo us , '.,_t 1 .:8 in
yv n kl, el pi Is
jfe irs^o ' - iik: , e half
c 'ezeitnegg'ottille tri ISliba., than
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Frenchman,) have accunudatefi :.
.ioperty,
the Gazette proceeds as follows:'-'
"But it is useless to argue so plain a ques
tion. The riches of a country are founded
on its labor. Men to live must labor, the
black as well as th e white, The emanci
pation of the slaves will not destroy the
demand forlabor, but increase it, because
the slaves will beccime consumers of the
products of labor, when they are not rob
bed of their earnings."
The Gazette misapprehends the point in
this discussion ; which is, how are the
manumitted slaves to contend against white
competition ? Even if, as the Gazelle
asserts, there is employment for all, both
white and black, does it imagine that the
time has come for white laborers and me
dailies to toil with the others side by side?
We trust that its philanthrophy will give
plain answers to these questions, and not
dismiss them by calling us sympathizers
with rebellion. Let us understand its
"political and natural equality," and how
it will induce society to receive manumit
ted slaves as their natural and political
equals.
SURRENDER OF NEW OR
LEANS.
.The reply of his Honor, the Mayor of
New Orleans, to the demand of Com -
Farragut for the City's surrender, is the
most comical production we have been re
galed with, since Magruder's proclamation.
about "invaded homes and firesides."
The funniest part of it is where he informs
us that the man lives not in Our midst
"whose hand and heart would not be
paralized, — at the mere thought of hoist
ing the United States Rag over The govern
ment buildings of the city; and immedia
tely after complains of the conduct of
those in his midst who rendered themsel
ves "contemptible and odious" by
iiul the rebel cause. and welcoming with
shouts of triumph the appearance of the
Stars and Stripes. The Mayor's admoni
tion to respect the tender " susceptibili
ties . ' of the people, during our ppssessiot
of the city, was timely, and we feel confi
dent that nothing will be done to elliv
"their dignity and honor
•
P The Pilot of the New Orleans Fleet
The following extract from a letter re
ceived from a correspondent connected
with , the Gulf Squadron, gives the sub
joined account of the pilot who safely con
ducted the mortar fleet over the Missis
sippi bar:
ON BOARD THE BROOKLYN, April 11, 1842. l
Head of Passes, Mississippi River. )
When we left Ship Island, the Commo
dore put three men on board the Magno
lia, to be conveyed to Key West. '1 hey
were part of those captured on the steamer
-Magnolia, and pretended to be passengers.
I found that one of them was a Spanish
Creole, although speaking pretty plain
English.
I managed to gain their good will by nu
merous Little attentions, and looking out
for their comfort. The night we reached
Key West, I was busy packing up my things
to leave next morning, when I heard a
knock at my door and there found the
Spaniard. He closed the door after him,
and told me that he was not a passenger,
but a New Orleans pilot, and had been for
eight years. He said that they expected
to be put in irons, and that he wanted to
snake me some return for my kindness-sto
him,
He gave me a plan of the Mississippi,
showing depth of water, sailing directions,
fortifications, obstructions ; itc., on the
river, and offered to pilot the fleet. He
said the mortar vessels could be taken
within a mile of the rear of Fort St. Philip
in fifteen feet water. In the morning I
went on board the Harriet Lane. and al
though it was only five o'clock,' asked for
an interview with Commodore Porter.
He receive me very graciou, and I
laid the info d
rmation before hi sly m. Ater'
studying it carefully, he told me he con
sidered it valuable, and gave me his boat
wit'; or4,ers to proceed ashore, find the
United States Marshal, obtain an order
for the delivery of the mun, and take him
from the Magnolia to the Harriet Lane. I
did so, and he has been •of valuable assist
ance to the fleet. He buoyed the bar and
channel, and piloted the fleet over safely.
A Fainily Fight. .
The following inci dent of the battle o
Shiloh is related by an eye and ear witness:
Two Kentucky regiments metface to face,
and fought each other with terrible reso
lution, and it happened that one.of the
Federateoldiers wit/ailed and captured
his biother, and afterAianding him back
begin firing at a man near a tree, when
the captured brother called to him: and
said,: "Don't. • shoot any • more—that's
father."
A. Rebel Privateer On the Coast
of Borneo.
A rather startling announcement was
made a few days ago of the presence of a
Confederate•privateer in the China Sea.
She, is reported to hive been Fallen in with
by.her Majesty's ship Pioneer .onthecoast
of. Boineo, and, if there at: a ll, must evi
'dentlylive been on the lookout for Amer
ican ships outward bound, being just in
their trackby . the Palawan passage against
the northeastern monsoon.
.This ~rumor,;
so •ilitinitig to' 2 Anierican • vessels;
however, be s.pecdilyßtit to rest ~ ene why
or other; but partieultirly unfortunate
for themthat the federal government hixa
not a single war vessel of any destriPtion
n the/ie.-waters, except, the Sagutaw, , and
he is rotten and useless.
Blackwood on Secretary Stanton.
The lest !mber of Bktckwood, in an ar
ticle on American affairs, contains the fol
lowing remarks ozon,SmetaryStanton's
proclamations, and his letter to the Trib
une, in which' he'ettribitted our Western
isiKetort:cs , ,to AeT t :cif the , Lor&V
is drawn rather
"Ai/d) ' 4lll 3rv, 40.1
1,. possibly „ Antra.leaders may
also see grourids for hope in the manifes-'
toe issued by theifeielnOctary,ofN ar of
the North, who disclai ms the existence of
any other plan of canipaigii 'thin 'the iery
'simple one of advancing, straighttteon the
enemy, Whielq if , it.itally 'comprises' the
whole art, OC,Ropygltkpailliapabitva been
put in practice earlier. Howeverreassur
__
`Torth . to'beir Oat no
i&ed to insure victory,
Intravenes the young
id ebeMs, 4illecg t
nebemtrthr
emea
t ime of Ciiiin•
The ItemabariloseiatoiTt.Pillow.
A correspondent ofOmini,t_l7',Cfn
meresal, writing from Oro*: , ForfPillOW,'
gives the following :
The Plantero howithg : their
We learn from a rail le source that the
planters and rebel authcirities have burnt
or are now engaged in burning up their en
tire crop of cotton, the yield being very
productive in this quarter. • Taylor's cotton
was firil'by the authorities; Mt he suc
ceeded in extinguishing the flames after
they hid departed. All the cotton on the
plantation of Mrs. Lance and her sons, in
social (Bend, Arkansas,opposite Island
No. &LI has been burne. This is really
- cutting off the nose to spite the face."
The Rebels Rehatbreed.
The 4temy at Fort Pillow have been re
inforced with troops and gunboats, and we
verily believe they mean to "show fight."
To-day e conversed with an intelligent
lt ,
planter, who informed ns that he frequent
gaff
-
ly met ith acquaintances from Fort Pil
low,loo Ra dolpb, and below, one of whom
assuredhim that the force at Fort Pillow
and vici ity had been increased _ from be
tween 5, to 6,000 to from 10,000 to 15,-
000; an furthermore , that five more of
Captain Ed. Montgomery's fleet of gun
boats, i chiding the veritable and formide
ble iron lad propeller Louisiana, just com
pleted, ad arrived from New Orleans,
Capt. M ntgomery being in command in
person. This will make their entire fleet,
two-thir sof which are of very little ac
count, mber fifteengunboats. Thelow
er water batteries are inuniipted, more par
ticularly he fortification known as "battery
No. 1."
T
Fort ndolph Being Fortified.
The e emy are also busily engaged in
forti4in Fort Randolph again, and hope
to be stMeessful in the coming contest.—
Capt. Ed. Montgomery, it is generally con
ceded by! his old and intimate friends, is a
mall of More courage than judgment, and
you need not be surprised to hear by tele
graph sliortly that he comes up around
the point' and gives our boys a little turn
with his fleet. He is welcome, and will
be warmly, if not cordially, received by
"Old Flag." It may be that Jeff Thomp-.
son, who arrived at Memphis from Des
Arc, Ark nsas, last Thursday, or a portion
of Price' forces, constitute the reinforce
ments at Fort Pillow. One fact we do
know, an that is that General Bragg and
General illipage have both joined Beau
regard n r Corinth, Miss., and that Gen.
Albert J. Rust, (formerly member of Con
gress fro Arkansas) is in command at
Fort Pill w, during their absence.
The Arkansas Levee Cut,
The le
Our troop
water is , 1
pouring
miles 1)0!
ee on the Arkansas was cut by
[ s last night, and a vast stream of
ow flowing across the land and
ut opposite Fulton, Tenn., 12
w here. Two or three rebel gun
at the month of the chute, and
the pass, It is said we will be
o get transports through there in
r two, but if we do they will re
ence from our gunboats.
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FROS FORTRESS MONROE.
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Rase MONROE, April 29, 1862.
here remain as usual. There is
/.e, and the days drag on in pretty
e same old way. The glorious
he capture of New Orleans is the
discussion, and the rejoicing over
gof that city is universal. York
wever, is the grand point of in
r it is there that the great battle
fought, And the fate of Virginia,
entire South Atlantic States,
The rebel army, beaten there,
forced to surrender, for they min
at. They must surrender or be
ed.
Painful Rumor.
topic of
the taki.
town, h
terest ;
is to h.
if not th
decided
will be
not retr
annihila,
A psi Al rumor reaches me from New
port Neivs that twenty-five men, belonging
to the Fifth Maryland Regiment, stationed
at that ksint i had deserted, and it is be
lieved that they have gone over to the
enemy. Ten of them are said to have
gone on Saturday night, and the remaining
fifteen went on Sunday evening. The
boats of the Cumberland and Congress,
which were hauled upon the beach after
the destruction of those vessels, are miss
ing, and it is said that the deserters took
them.
The garylaild Fifth was raised in Balti
more and the adjacent counties as a State
guard, not to be sent out of the State, but
to remain and do guard duty along the
lines of therailroads. Finally, the regi
ment wi re asked if they would go out of
the State to fight for the Union. • It was
put to vole, and there were only three dis
senting 'owes out of the whole regiment.
These tl ree were promptly discharged,
and the others sent to Newport News. Rut
few believe the story of the desertion, and
I only give it as a rumor, floating about. 1
T
Air lor Hinters of Charity.
Five Si tern of Charity, those "angels of
the hospi al," as a sick soldier described
them, arrived in the Adelaide this morn
ing. They come from Philadelphia, and
are going Ito Yorktown to officiate in the
hospital t 4 'ere as nurses. 1
rent Yorktown.
Heavy firing was heard to-day &oil the
direction of lorktown. I cannot, at pres
ent,.asceriain what. itLis about, but it is
believed that our. batteries, are trying the
range of their guns. This is a good,prae
flee, as both annoys the enmity and
keeps the awn in training.
Fronk Neeessia.
The Norfolk Day Book of to-day has a
telegram announcing the capture of New
Orleans by Commodoie-Farragut.
Great excitement prevails there, and - the
papers are beginning to discuss the neces
sity of the war. The Southern Confede
racy is pretty nearly "played out."
All is quiet at Sewall 's Point. Now
and then a 'lige sloop or schooner can • be
seen•cOiiting along Craney Island, but
they excite no suspicion, except among
the new colliers, who see a Merrimac in
every little tug that floate on the waters of
ithe upper ha
The Merrimac.
This great bugbear of Hampton Roads
is announced or to-morrow, when she will
come out, and, to use an expressive phrase,
"play hob!' *th us.
u l t
Thereleno flier news. The weather is
fine, and as ho!, as a July day in your sec
tion of the country. But for the pleasant
sea breeze in tlO afternoon the Point would
be unendurable.
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MANNLOTD—
HOW LOs
just madams'.
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IirASII NOTON, May 2.—The following
correspondence, together with the an
nouncement of the surrender of Fort Ma
con, North Carolina, is taken from the
Richmond Enquirer of yesterday, whieh
city it reached by telegraph.
The correspondence is between the May
or of Nei Orleans and Commodore Farra
gut, commanding officer of the Federal
squadron.
• IT. S. FLAG SHIP HARTFORD - , I
OFF NEW ORLEANS, April 26th. 1
To. His Excellency,lhe Mayor of the City
of New Orleans—Sir : Upon my arrival
before your city I had the honor to send to
your honor Capt. Bailey, U. S. N.. seeond
in command of the Expedition, to demand
of you the surrender of New Orleans to me.
as the representative of the Government of
the United States. Capt. Bailey reported
the result of an interview with yourself and
the military authorities.
It must occur to your honor that it is
not within the province of a naval officer
to assume the duties of a military com
mandant. I came here to reduce New
Orleans to obedience to the laws, and to
vindicate the offended majesty, of the
Government of the United States. The
rights of person and property shall be se
cured.
I therefore demand of you, as its rep
resentative, the unqualified surrender of
the city, and that the emblem of the Sow
eignty of the United States be fioisted
over the City Hall, the Mint, and, the Cus
tom House, by meridian of this day, all
flags and other emblems of Sovereignty,
other than those of the United States, to
be removed from all the paid le buildings
by that hour.
I particularly request that you shall ex
ercise your authority to quell disturbances.
restore order, and call upon the good peo
ple of New Orleans to return at Once to
their vocations ; and I particularly de
mand that no person shall be molested in
person or property for professing senti
ments of loyalty to their government.
I shall speedily and severely punish any
person or persons who shall commit
such outrages as were witnessed yester
day, of armed men firing upon helpless
women and children for giving expression
to their pleasure at witnessing the old
am your very obedient servant,
[Signed] 1). G. Fiuum;t T.
Flag Officer, Western Gulf Squaglro
MAYOR'S OFFICE, NEW ORLEANS, 1
City Hall, April 26, .1862. I
Flag Officer D. 0. Farragut. IT. S. flag
Ship Hartford :
Sta=-In pursuance of a resolution which
we:thought proper to take, out of regard lb:.
the Mires of women and children who still
crowd this great metropolis. Gen. Lovell
has evacuated it, with his troops, and
restored back to me the administration
of its government, and the custody of its
honor.
have, in council with the city fathers.
considered the demand .you made of inc
yesterday of an unconditional surrender
of the city, coupled with a requisition to
hoist.the flag of the united States on the
public buildings, and haul down the flag
that still floats upon the breeze from the
dome of this Hall.
ft becomes my duty to transmit to you
an answer which the universal sentiment. of
my constituents, no less than the prompt
ings of my own heart, dictates nie on this
sad and solemn occasion. The city is
without the means of defense, and is ut
terly destitute of the force and material
that might enable it to resist an overpow
ering armament displayed in sight of it.
I am no military man, and possess no
authority beyond that of executing the
municipal laws of the city. It would be
presumptuous in me to attempt to lead an
army to , the fieldlif.l had one at command,
and lkinsw : iitilt; his how to surrender an
undefefided. Atiiikheld as this is, at the
mercy ii*argiiiMers and your mortars.
To intrrezi4efflitich a place were an idle
and an unmeaning ceremony. The city is
yours by power of brutal force, not by my
choice or the consent of the inhabitants.
It is for you to•determine what will be the
fate that awaits us. As to hoisting any
flag but that of our own adoption and alle 7 •
gilisce, let me say to :you that the man
lives not in our midst whose hand and
heart would not be paralyzed at the mere
thought of such an act, nor could I find it
my - '•
ay entire constituency so wretched and
desperate a renegade as would dare to
profane with his hand the sacred emblem
of our aspirations.
Sir, you have manifested sentiments
which would become one engaged in a bet
ter cause than that to which you have de
voted your sword. I doubt not but that
they spring from a noble, and deluded na
ture,and I know how to appreciate the,
emotions which inspire theta. You .have
a gallant people to administrate during
your occupancy Of this city—a people
sensitive to all that can in the least affect
their dignity and self-re9ect. Pray, .sir,
do not ail to regard their susceptibilities.
The obligations which I shall asinine ip
their name shall be religiously complied
with. Yon may trust their honor, though
you might not count on their submission
to unmerited mot s,
In conclusion, I. you to undenitand
that the people of • ew Orleans, while.'
unable to resist yOur force, 'do not allow
themielres to be insulted by the interfer
mice of - such as have rendered themselves'
odious and contemptible by . their dastard:
ly desertion oti.our cause in the mighty
strugfie in which we are engaged or such I
as might remind them so po,terfullY tizt
they are the conquered and you the e
querors. Peace and. order may be pre
served without resort tomeasurekwhic4 I
could not at this moment prevent, '
Your occupying iof the city does not
'allegiance ;Timid -the Viefeitnient
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EVACUATION OP CORINTH
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AT MEMPHIS.
SURRENDER OF FORT M
CORRESPONDENCE BETIIRRA
COM. FARRAGUT AND
MAYOR MONROE.
FORTRESS MONROE, April 30.
To Hon. E. M. STANTON, Secretary of
War :
I have just received a dispatch from Gen.
Mansfield, to the effect that, five negroes
have arrived from Portsmontb. They re
port that Fort Macon was taken on Friday.
the 25th.
Gen. Bealtregard has meant ed Corini
and fallen back to Memphis. •
It is reported that Com. Tatnall and the
principal officers of the Merrimac aye re
signed.
There are no other steamers there.
[Signed.] Jogs E. Woot..
Major General.
THE REPLY.
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Cixeixxxtri, May 2.--41 The Commercial
has from its corrrspondent, with the army
of General Halleck, the following official
figures of our loss at-Pittsburg Lauding.:
Dl'Clernanffi s 2514 wouall
ded, 1,351 ;_• missing, 236. W. H. L.
Wallace's Killed, 228; *Winded; 1;033;
missing, 1,163. Lew Wallace's—Killed,
43 ; wounded, 257; missing, 5. Hurl
burt's—Killed, 313; wounded, 1,449; miss
ing, 223. Sherman's—Killed, 437; woun
ded, 1,402; missing, 482. Prentiss'—
Killed, 190; wounded, 562; missing, 1,802.
Crittenden's—Killed,. 80; wounded, 410;
missing, 27. Nelson's—killed, 93; woun
ded, 012; missing 10. M'Cook's—Killed,
94: wounded, 800; missing, 4. Total
Killed, ; Total Wounded, 7,882;
missing, 3,956. Total killed, wounded and
missher,l3,7o3. About 300 wounded have
since (lied. Our burial parties report be
tween 2,500 and 3,000 rebels found dead
on the field.
The Commercial publishes a passage of
a letter from Gen. Grant in reply to a let
ter informing him of the nature of the criti
cism of his management of the battle at I
Pittsburg. Gen. Grant says:
I will go on and do my duty to the very
best of my ability without praise, and do
all I can to bring the war to a speedyy close.
lam not an aspirant for anything at the
close of the war, and there is. one thing I
feel well assured of', that is I have confi
dence in every brave mean in mycommana.
Those who showed the white feather will
do all in their power to attract the atten
tion front themselves. I had perhaps a
dozen officers arrested for cowardice on
the first (lay of the light, these men are
I necessarily my enemies.
As to the talk about my being surprised
here, nothing could be more false. Had
the enemy sent word when and where they
would attack us, we would not have been
better prepared. Skirmishing had been
going on for two days between our recon
noitering parties and t enemy's advance.
I did not believe, however, that they in
tended to make a determined attack, but
simply making a reconnoissance in force.
My headquarters were at. Savannah, though
I usually spent the day at Pittsburg.—
Troops were constantly arriving to be as
signed to Brigades and Divisions, all order
fano report at Sinvitnaali '
making it neces
sary h. keep an office and some one there.
I was also looking for Gen. Buell to ar
rive, and it was important that 1 should
have every arrangement complete for his
speedy transit to this side of the river.
The Commercial's correspondent with
Gen. Mitchell's army gives the following
explanation of the manner which Bemire
gard's dispatch was taken at Huntsville:
Wires were broken at a point beyond.
Huntsville. and Beattregard's dispatch re
ceived at Huntsville, and was being pre
pared by the operator there, to be for
warded by locomotive to Chattanooga,
thence repeated by telegraph to Rich
mond : when lion. Mitchell surprised the
town and instantly seized the telegraph
o
flen. Mitchell himself solved the cipher
after hours study : there is no doubt as to
the I.:•enuineness of the dispatch.
Beauregard's last note says not less
than twenty thousand nwn in killed,
wounded, prisoners,*and the sick used, up
and panic strieVen .luring his movement
from Corinth upon Pittsburg Landing.
Cannon and Ammunition Cap
tared.
111 ' XV41.111 - 1 :9 A LA., Ma.Y 1.
011011. EMI" I x 31. STANTON, Secretary of
War:
Early yesterday morning my troops
crossed from the Island to the main shore
and captured t wo six pounder cannon and
their ammunition. The inhabitants report
the enemy to have retreated in great con
fusion. [Signed.]
). MiTett ELL, Brig. Gen.
From Fortress Monroe.
FORTRESS Mosnoc, May 1.
To }lull. Eow rx M. STA YTON, Secretary of
IVar:
DEAR : Capt: Mullen, of the Navy,
with dispatches from (ien. Burnside, has
just arrived. He re►iorts that Fort Macon
was taken after eleven hours bombardment.
Four hundred prisoners were taken. Col,
White, late of the Ordnance Department,
U. S. A., commanded Fort Macon. The
loss on our side was one killed and eleven
wonndod. I Signed.]
.►Ott. E. WOOL,
Major General.
Movements Near VOrktomis.
YocKTOWN, May I.—On Tiles
ay a steamboat was seen with a load of
. 00ps at Yorktown. They probably came
out West. Point, thirty miles above, indi
eating t hat the enemy are being reinforced
instead of preparing to evacuate. •
Battery No. I. at the mouth of Worm
ley Creek, and commanding the rebel water
batteries at Yorktown -and Gloucester,
opened yesterday afternoon on the : enemy's
shipping, at a range of about two'
The first shot, which was followed in. rapid
succession by others, caused the rebel ves
sels to beat a hasty retreat out of range.
Na damage was supposed to be sustained
by the vessels, as the range had not been
obtained.
The guns were then directed towards the
enemy s works at Yorktown and Glouces
ter, with the view of getting a reply. They
were not long kept waiting, when a large
pivot gun stationed . on the heights of York
town sent a messenger which caused every
one to jump for the trenches.
The firing was.now kept up quite briskly
for two hours from both sides, with no
damage so far as we were concerned,
although some of their shells came too
close to make it pleasant.
The accuracy Of our gunners, consider
ing this was their first attempt with new
siege pieces;vits acknowledged by compe
tent judges to be most admirable. Some
of our shells were seen to explode • directly
over the enemy's parapets, which alno
went before were lined with men.
About sixty shots were fired from our
one and two hundred, pounder Parrott
guns during the afternoon. What dam
age the enemy sustained is not known.
The rebels opened on our parallels,
where the workmen were employedi at
about desk, throwing shells -at intervahl
during the night.. No one was hurt.
Private Chas. Young, Company A 26th
Peatia, regiment, was severelylwoundedin.
the knee while on picket duty.
Heavy April shower's :still. continue' to
visiti as daily, .retarding ••considerable
degree our miiitary•qer#ione. •
Two - deserters- helOngmg to the Missis
sippi battalion commanded by Col. Tay
lor,
: encamped- near Yorktown, : deserted
kit night While on picket' duty; 'they are
both northern men, but can give little o
no information: : : : i
liens. Johnston and Magruder made
speeches last week to all their troops,:ealli.
mg on them to use every „exertion to de
feat the Northern invaders, and stating
that, they should never surrender,4lo4 as
there was a man lekand that if they were
defeated at YorktowritheCaMmatheSouth
ern Confederacy' wig so#6, as they were
determined...4o rest
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their last battle;'; -.••••
Sergeant- Plampan,.of th410 .1 1/.11:
infantry formerly second Lionte#Mif iW the,
English army 4 and who diemt
self. iii iloteramods wig; Asionfoimd
medals, died .eater,Vi 'on' nod re
ceived while r iniatitir, m es Mon
dayisight blilel4lPLA :I. r)ltil Trilitjf3ll4ll
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surrendered, conditionally, on Sunday last.
A portion of the garrison arrived here at
twelve o'clock last night.
It; it reported that Col. White saved all
the public papers. The officers were al
lowed to talte their side arms. Sevin o 1
our men are reported killed and a number
wounded:
News firma liebeldeas.
FORTRESS MONROE, May I.—A flag of
true° from Craney Island this afternoon
brought down an English nobleman and
several newspapers,_giving particulars of
the capture of Fort Macon and some addi
tional details of the fall of New Orleans,
together with other interesting items of
news.
The Norfolk Day Book ofthis (Thursday)
morning says that no telegraphic dispiitch
es were received last night.
An order fromthe Provost Marshal pro
hibits all huckstering with the military
district of Norfolk, and the privilege of
selling poultry, game, fish, fruit and vege
tables, is restricted to those who raise or
catch the same.
Another order extends the privilege of
bringing oysters to market from May Ist
to June lit, and allows butchers to buy
pork.
The Wilmington (N. C.) Journal, of
Thursday, has the following in confirma
tion of the report of the fail of Fort Ma
con; telegraphed from here yesterday:
e have just learned that the fire upon
the fort was opened at a quarter before
six o'clock, Friday morning, and the en
gagement between the fort and the Fede
ral batteries was kept up till seven o'clock
that evening, when the fort became wholly
untenable, and was surrendered as above.
"It turns out that the report of fifteen
of our men being killed in a scout some
days since against the enemy's pickets, is
untrue; one man only was even wounded,
and none were killed until Friday, the last
day of the attack.
"All the guns on the side of the fort op
posite to that attacked were dismounted,
and all but three of the guns bearing upon
the enemy's batteries were also dismount
ed.
' The enemy's central batteu.of breaching
guns was within 1,100 yards. The right
and left flanking batteries were more dis
tant.
From other accounts it is gathered, that
during the bombardment of Ft. Macon
seven rebels were killed and a great many
wounded.
Col. White and 150 men were released on
parole by Gen. Burnside.
A Suffolk correspondent of the Peters
burgh Express, under the date of April
30th, says "All were expecting to hear
something from Virginia this morning, but
the Norfolk Day Book is as silent as the
grave upon the subject. I forbear to re
port rumors."
What the rumors referred to in this par
agraph are, may possibly be inferred from
the fact that a rumor was taken from the
Norfolk papers to Petersburgh yesterday
that a very prominent naval officer had
resigned his commission.
The Petersberg Express of to-day says
that many rumors were in circulation yes
terday, among them a report of the evac
uation of Memphis and Corinth, and a re
port of the capture of Wilmington, N. C..
by Gen. Burnside.
Breckimidge and Hindman have been
appointed Major Generals, and Col. W.
A. Beal, of Ark. '
Brigadier General.
The Richmond Dispatch of to-day says
that the panic on the subject of a scarcity
of food is one of the most causeless imag
inable.
The road , from Danville to Greensbor
ough is rapidly constructing, and will open .
North Carolina, Tennessee, and soon Geor
gia and South Carolina, for supplies to feed
the whole State of Virginia.
How causeless the panic above alluded
togas, may be inferred from the fact that
an adjoining coltrihn of the same paper
chronicles a sale of butter at one dollar
and forty cents, per pound in the city
markets. •
Six Yankee andsevendomestie traitors,
and one Confederate soldier arrived in
Richmond, ydserday. The 'former be
longed to an Ohio regiment, and were
captured in Bith'Connty, Va.
, -
General Want Supereeded.
PITTSBURG .typilia May 2.—A Gene
ral Order was uptued ' yesterday transfer
ring Major General Thomas' division. from
the army of Ohi!ii to the army of Tennes
see, and Major General Thomas takes
command 'of the army formerly . under
General Grant, of which the divuuons of
MeCleinand and Wallace are to constitute
a reserve, under Meelernand.
Major General Grant will retain the
command of his district, including the
army corps of Tennessee, but in the pres
ent movements will act as second in com
mand, under the,Mijor General command
ing the department.
Bombard"lett of Fort Wright.
• atuto, May 2.—Gen. Lew Wa ll ace's di
visiog has taken possession of Purdy with
out- opposition. The enemy's left flank
had rested in that town.
The mortar boats below continue firing
in Fort Wright at intervals of ten minutes,
Commodore •Foote ia , preparing for a gen-
eral attack oa the rebel works.
The attack on our fleet was expected on
Tuesdaf, from the rebel gunboats. Our
flotilla formed into line-of-battle, but no
demonstration was made:
Nominations Conllrsned.
WASHINGTON, May 2.—The Senate to
day confirmed the appointment of Brigadier
General's Mitchell and Ord to be Major
General's of Volunteers, and Capt. John
Gibbon, of the Fourth Artillery to be a
Brigadier General.
Vessels that go South, excepting in the
employ or the Government, no matter
what their cargo is, will be Seized and con
fiscated. -
A Neat Triak.
The Gironde, of Bordeanz states that
a respectable tradesman of that city was
cheated by •the &nowise trick; :He had
set a looking-glass outside the shop door
for sale, when aAshionably dressed man
stopped to look at himself in it. As he
stood thus occupied, with his walking stick
under his r arm, a person passing behind
came into con tact with the stick, anddrove
it with such Violence ajoinst the glass as to
sbiver it to • atoms. The; apparently inno-
Cent cause of this accident immediately
offered*) pay the value of times's, which
was My' fumes, mid handed the mmisn
a one thotisiiietiOne note. Mir liais
ing his thaagete took his departure, and
soon afterward _the • tradesman made the
unpleasant discovery that the note was a
forged one.
nuor ;Mills wolual.
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- or grew& "%fluff,
,
) which rnight be nodos e
. with a - simple rfAtachr,:
tYnegiecicti, aft= terminates seriously.
Pew are cauctre cf the ia►part:me qf
stopping a Arasigh. or iffigiet
Wahl in its first &qv ; that • which
in ihe beginning would Add to- a
mild remedy, if not attended to .socii
attacks the /units.
4 r it atzttea.goanchial,9itarjags
were first introduced eleven yam, two.
It has been, proved that they are the
beat article before the public for
ifaugha, Aaida ~ a'c ilia
jathnza,,gata;oh, the Ektclebw
Cough in. gansumfid a n, and
numerous afectians of the 0/want,
giving immediate mite/
.Pasblie Speakers & Minters
wz72 find them effectual for dearing
and . stralgthening the voice.
Sold ...y.t; cdlOrvirgiste and Ow tars
in Xedioine, at f`e cants per box.
de9-6indew
ON. INISTNICN • ATTORNEY JOHN
EISHPATRICIL will be a candi
date by nomination to the above office. before the
next nominating Republican County Conven
tion. apl4dawto
I fl Piles Cured by Hrwadrenen liviiia.
Da. B. BRANUM:TR—Dear Sir : I was suf
fering for many years from hereditary hemorrhoi
dal +affections, of which I had the first attack in
1846. Since that time I was regularly visited with
such complaiUts every spring. IMt in the morn
ing a most severe pain in the back, as if the lower
joints of thespine were broken or bruited, and an
asthmatic prewsure on the chest, Owing to my oc
cupation which keeps me all day busy out o.
doors, ind entirely distrusting. any so called "regu
lar treatment" that would have confined me to
my house. I thought of following a plan of my
own, which might cure me without the inconveni
ence to m; business attending the treatment il i t
a "regular practitioner." So I put an Allcock's
Plaster right over the groin, renewing it every
fortnight; every Saturday night I took a dose o
Brandreth's Pills, three or four, as I thought neces
sary to a dose, which operated on me after getting
up, three to live times in the forenoon; on Sun
day, Tuesday and Thursday nights I took one Lite
Addition Pill, which produced one large evacua
tion. I pursued this course for six weeks. and
could attend to my business without interruption;
I worked.fate and drank as I was wont, slept most
soundly and awaked every day with less pain, and
now I know nothing of the complaint at all, so that
I feel obliged to make you this statement for
proper use, hoping that this simple proceeding
may benefit many as it has done me.
I am dear sir, Yours mast resoectf filly
A. LEHti.
La Cronies office 115 Franklin street. New York.
All enquiries immediately answered byaddress
ing DR. BRANDBETB, New York. Sold by
W him
THOS. REDPATH, Pittsburgh, Ps,
-And by all respectable dealers in medicine,
CUSTOM HOUSE. 1
Pittsburgh, April 11th, 1862. f
rNOTICE IN 111111ElitY. GIVEN
We _ that "SEALED PROPOSALS" accom
panid by proper guarantees according to forms
to be furnished on application at this Office, will
be receiv theretil 12 o'clock. meridian, Ala
the FIRS T -TUES DAY OF JUNE NEXT, for the
supply of Provisions, Medicine. &c., enumerated -
in said forms, for one year, commencing on the
first ofJuly next, and ending on the thirtieth of
June following. The quantities stated:are esti
mated with reference to the usual number of pa,
dents in the Hospital; but the United States re
serves the right to take more or lees of said arti
eke, sieconihigb , as they nay be_required. If the
articles delivered at the Hospital are not in the
Juitgiosist of the Physician of the
beatuality and
adapted to the Hospital, he will liberty to
refeet !berme. to purchase other snide' in their
stead. and to charge the contractor with any es
oreofeest over the contract prices. The United
States neerves the right to accept the repose!'
Sur the whole or any plortion of the ealed
led. CHAS. W. BATC
alsilkid Surveyor and Agent of Marine spiny
AMITSEXIMTEL
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DEC Vest in Private Box. $1 OA Parquette lad
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ircle. chain, 50 cents: Family Circle, 25
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50 cents Gallery 15 cents. •
EVENING.
Sixth Night of the Engagement and benefit of the
Celebrated Actress
MSS ADA* 1. MENIEEN,
JACK SHEPPARD.
To conclude with
TOM AND JERRY.
Corinthian Tom Miss Dflipkine
Jerry Hawthorn •
Mr. autzt
Positively the Last Day.
THE 011101NAL, CELE•IS RATED
tureand world renowned American man in minia-
OEN. TO TIMER.
smallest man alive, at MASONIC HALL, will
= t rebly dose SATURDAY. MAY three
t Entertainments, Morning at 1% After
noon at and Everunto
The little General appear in Pittsburgla for
the diet time in many yearn in phis new and
wonderfid impersonationssompt,ces. Grecian
Statn he., assisted by Mr._ TOMLIN, the
Baritone and Huff,. from the No
rilitety's Concerts. London; Mr. M. DEAN
thWAimeriein Tenor. and Mr. O. WTI
ure
&Mum Pienist. The General wi ll ride in hi;
miniat armse,drat Lilipntian Ponies.
and attended-by Min vosionme and Tootmen,
from the St. Charles Hotel to the Hall Previous to
each entertaisment
Adaderien—Day Entertainment, 115 'omits
Children under 1_ ,0 111 cents ; Evening Entertain
ment lft INSICS; Children under 10 , lin cents: Re
served Sears. Rh cents.
&heels admitted on liberal terms.
The Piano end is a "Chiekering,_" kindly fur
nished by J'CAM MELLOR. 81 Wood street.
LATELY, Business Agent,
115 MP The' General and Suite appear in Excelsior
Allegheny City, on MONDAY and •TUES
.- May'll and G. sp2l4wd
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NEW STYLE DRESS GOODS,
for Spring and Summer.
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