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41,%wit OF THE DENIO€RAM.
/C, COMMITTEE OF. CORRESPOND
vitIt.
ta
s i lltis Democratic . Committee of corms
' ' ...* thiSeounty of Allegheny. will , meet
quuitics HOTEL, in the city of Pitts
befinii SA'f_VRDAIt. the letk day of MAY,
AL '.. lefts ak . 1 . 9 . o'clork , a. u. •
Anew,' attewaanee is requested.
. . THOMAS DONNELLY, Chairman.
ITIFIME THOYAS I SPEECH.
Wi4ireei:the attention of the reader to
the drat half of a speech, delivered by
AlaigkeThomes, of Massachusetts, in the
Mails' of Mepresentatives, upon the great
question of confiscation. We shall publish
the maiinder of 'this able document to
=Oro*, when - the reader will have, in a
sh ortspsee , themostsearchinginvestigation
of the powers of the government, upon the
question dismissed, yet delivered in either
house ,eirCongress. Judge Thomas is a
Reppliean, but not an Abolitionist.
lIIA.rpML AND POLITICAL
NQUAt."
Women disappointed, yesterday, in not
.
seeing in the Gazette another column and
tkliPiffloi_WCtl,,e4sbljsh that Democracy.
mliiietites‘tuitnial'and political equality"
oCtlakimeep.„ It has asserted it, and we
huh* tiihave the idea more fully ventila
tea.;:, 'WUI our neighbor oblige us ? Now
4141.1tere . it a ProspeCt ofa speedy influx
of limitierm negroes into the Border Free
Staftek and into Pennsylvania especially.
tie Gazette could not be better employed
thanfn - preparing its readers to receive
thiMM - with an embrice of "natural equali
• ti.,,' . 'hiimparatary to extendingto them the
paiskml rights to which; the Gazette says,
I.*lmeemey,, entitles them. There are a
gtAiiiiyaaily :here, in this abolition locality,
who do_not, as yet,
,believe in the equality
diked to; they are not prepared to receive
th;*we.W.Couterit upon the terms propos
"' lif i rtlfr Gazette satisfies them that
it if' y-tojdo ao;'tfiei will, like file
rest of us,,,i t ikercise their judgment as to
wheta etOy 'hiurbetler look ant - for `the
sustenance and comfort of their own fami
liiii, or besto*all their thoughts and affec
tions upon an inferior race.
Blit`tVe Gazette says that there is plenty
of smpport for us all; white and black, and
t iff Ante., is Po white destitution in our
iiteeete„ --' D oes the sanguine editor ever
Fifth.street, 'and encounter rag
iggitklitgiir children at every step; or does
livienerawethewives of onrabsent soldiers
theit4tkaeourt House to secure the pit
tnneigNiglomtftP,..mmtheiMielves and chil
dressomtfitiiim destitution ; but what is worse.
4 '
spfralhenti that, ,our neighbor's tender
sympatti l is so abiorbed in feeling for
the of, slavery, at a distance, that
he elllo - grirlooks these hardships right
limier his nose : : If he is susceptible of a
genuine feeling of pity for the oppressed
anti, poverty stricken, let him go and look
uponithe ebrunken bodies and faded forms
of clear-skinned, eleir-eyed, and straight
haired women; the wives of our country's
„rap; not the sort of oppres
-- mar, OirMii*fwhich attracts attention
melcAlic leak:air "fraternity; making
P op - for - oar neighbor's ,wives is
too ;'ialkisan fifideitaking. 'lt 'affords
no theme? -ler 'frathi•deelamation'iabout
"wiiddig obidnain. a lordly masters" Slid:
--"Letying ;" afford
opportity for the'exercise of that true
charitY la .Witieltls not: - ostentatious, but
which shisiiidgr faith by its works, and
whiffijetbile the' mere pretender and char
latan 44riitirtiiClimagiMitY Wrongs b.e
-/%4104141,71,' to vey goes ORiet/Y,
&roust among the destitute, doing all mar
nee ofiOtid.
.••
AQUI lido • REISS.
The readeeidtur, enjoyment in the
Pinola Of a ri*.iudacti in to day's Post,
6.31. 4.41441 4" 18 or Richinond,
commenitiut Upon the_ udloutnmetit of, the
rebel Cowen. It vill , he seen aw l these
Richmond 'edttore cad seereely refrain
faigniiiiirklicat, the joke, theie ten=
.
17,8 V1 41 95 47 . 3 . 1 * for' Pcculoition;
4ifirteii—the Miitortif the Whig
141410144 ACTAMi I e over the epprov
ede"Vileginf*AkilPerell inale B "
belonikoo.nothitilit i lMatil: in *lda the
ltlivoitilijea'aiiek 'Re departure fiver-
.a4/61104,110teiwposiwtheAtiimiwer,
of Ajgooggaieriiiii,Sti6lt point and em-
Phisshuesiealting , of Abe,. ~leadifte Abide it
says that "thef-ihrid Iliefiteictek-detitiV€
the 4spktilet e wil t l,,decide : the , fitte of the
Capita; than attempt to prolong a nomad
' ieedillkildekt aintglinierly."
the old Dominion; how she has been blind
ed and imposed upon by the
. cotton State,
conspirators. Like,,tlevciprtiebeitits they
have lain hg . Sireeountry waste, and rob
bed/N*244n semblance of prosperity.
The destroyiNistwesemm Akifigtp'iiiifted
desolation_
Vie, scattering ster
ilitrawery-viummeii This
waafenniabldeseheif emendralage; , theirtlat
irml AMelliM4644o,4l4 4 We re coned
to - 11•46FaltStates, and - had our Abolition
a gellearl‘ii4ovitgeFTspitrizi sm in
stead of vehiesirce,' coil% Ikave9l2-
Kellett
They mieglllgihiOnikahOlii!S
Si i 3 fWibletiiices
siorito ra sa
• ,- 41 al
thalnaggalir wlndicsissmeani
feskoswa-Aintamotfhimerew took mesh.
tageralsgamasinge and unrelenting pro
grammes; and need theni geopesereSg,to
drag old r a . thW
Union. tifiliofirtnent thlasetyrulz,.
trews the'Dld Detniworkfravithiit=onc
Fold qt a rgitiormitkihe birth place
of tie; iiiiidirtrkeet t tic the rerolu
tiowisailii6 ki l l brave and the free; f :
. •
-!_131141/Nrit. ,I PEdikt.hcaYK.o9.4kkelir'
bY trAitots— -
„
iiiithturepairimmv in Mori
•
ei 41/04 fromihetrial
Imar*Strangthened. She will
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• .r.v..g.1 ,-1.41
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crushed, when she will gather together her I
THE FLIGHT OF THE REBEL ,
weakened resources, and burst the crumb- CONGRESS,
ling shackles which bon 'he to
rj _..
accursed conspiracy. ,,,:edils. . hich
h p
.e rued .
j. - , leso .#1 . 2.1t 7, ..
„ re,
imay 1, ,s Jin - gin - o d
!int , ru n • m.> and
~ ,i n the
us
.... of her o ~,.. :d • y_ed cr*ims
tem, Wsiierity - ' . - civil; r
Itichelen in France, will month ttXtft. mid
soar "Phrenix-like, to Jove."' "ire hope
to 0.e .-- 11 . et:' soon reunitetl, represented in
the councils of thq nation, wielding as of 1
yore an influence second to none of her
itsUiri, 7 airliiriiiiiiiiiistateszneti whose
virtues will shell luStre upon the whole
country.
MAY 6
NEVER SURRENDER.
Our Southern brethren beat nsall holloat
in the game of bluff. They swagger to the
last. Jett Davis recently made a speech
at Roeketts, to some soldiers passing to
Yorktown. He said so far as he was con
cerned, he would "continue the war for
twenty years, rather than one inch of Vir
ginia soil shouldbe surrendered." Never,
never, hover. Good man, detrerson—Unt
it wont do.
A PREDICTION VERIFIED
Gen. McClellan.
Two days prior to the evacuation of
Yorktown, the editor of the New York
June*, Henry J. Raymond, wrote from the
scene of operations a long letter, ln which
we tind the prediction of Gen.•MeClellan's
undoubted ability to force the enemy front
his entrenchments. Mr. Raymond also
alludes to the oft repeated charge that
gentlemen, in high places, instead olas
sistitig, have labored effectively to embar
rass the plansof the commanding General.
Gen. Scott predicted this when he told
McClellan that he might "expect to en
counter the opposition of big wen and
little.men; men in Congress and out. of it,
besides smaller men in thE; Cabinet.''—
The old hero had suffered himself from
these conspirators and therefore spoke
feelingly and knowingly upon the sultjeet.
Mr. Raymond writes :
"I nave spent now two days in explor
ing the entire front of our position. I
have no disposition to report what I have
seen, for it could not, he done without giv
ing information of the greatestimportance
to the enemy; though I do net believe it
would tend to increase their confidence in
their ability to withstand an advance. Two
things I think I can predict with perlict
safety—first, that Gen. McClellan will not
commence the attack until he is.complete
ly ready; and second, that withiu - twelve
hours from the time he does eommemee,d.
he will hoc* taken Yorktown frith :all
guns, and made all its garrison prisoners.
Ann I venture further to say that this
will have been done with a smaller lOss of
life than has ever attended a similar battle
of equal importance in this cotailt7. There
are some persons, I kbow, who will sneer
at this result, and say . that saving life is
not the chief end of war. Other thibgs
being equal, I think it is. lam quite cer
tain that the million of people scattered
throughout the North, who have relatives
and friends in the field, will not consider
those laurels dint which are not most deep
ly dyed in blood.
There are some who think that General
McClellan, on first arriving here, might
have carried Yorktown by a sudden dash,
and saved the labor, cost and delay of
regular siege. If he had been allowed ($
carry out his original plan he ?rota 'hare
turnedTOrktown ' and been in Richmond
now. But, when he was suddenly depriv
ed of the very men he bad relied on to ac
complish this, he haul no choice but to
change his plan. He then was compelled
to take Yorktown by a direct advanee,and
that advance was a work of the utmost
difficulty.
that they do not mean really to contest the
place, bvt that assoon as the as s ault com
mences they will Withdraw. I confess I
cannot help thinking so myself. Nit they
certainly will not, unless the attack is 11-ir
midable enough to make resistance loipe•
less. If General 'McClellan had
Dowell corps to cooperate with him, he :
could cat off their 'retreat,- and compel the
surrender
,of the whole force. V% heater
this can be done or not remainsto be seen.
Even if the Rebels get away themselves it
is not believed they can remove ar
tillery.
i===IEMEI
The Day Book Hints at Treachery
in New Orleans.
I the Norfolk Day litkok.
The telegraph tells this morning the
most deplorable tale heard in America,
or, we believe in the whole world. TWO
contemptible-little steamers have come up
to the great city of New Orleins—,inhab
ited by a population of two hundred thou
sand souls, defended by miles upon miles
of cohunbiads and ritile*eannontpoSsess
hrg si g batteitsirkef immense Pow
er, and i.entaining within her bcoom not
less thaw thirty, thousand disciplined troops,
—and have commanded qie authorities to
haul down the Confederate Hag! "As we
wiite, there had been no intelligence of its
having been bauled'down; but we are pre
pared to expect the worst.
Sailing through miles of the heaviest
artillery, it does not appear that so much
d. ev
ad. shot Was fired at these two little
steamers. "On the
.contrery,, everithilig
seems to have. been prepared.beforehand
foe their quiet reception. The troops were
immediately withdrawn lest they might feel
disposed AO demur; all the defenses on the
lake were dismantled, thektiiie were thrown
doww,-witlicilit 'being injured; thersteam
boats, that could have gotten up steam in
an ' hour and been lir; were-burned, an
the defender* were ,4rawn.otl*t,o a distant
point.
Never sl ice the world began was .thero
such ,I tianiactiOneo4laiir ' 'so mysteri
431TOWAlllmEber unacanutallktr s
the.,,telitgraphi• .thint, far, gives , a very
confined aocountof this most mysterious
andEinesttleploraldt affair. Terrible sus-.
eciotuonre atloat, Mit we hold it best not
,• , • • • . • •
tiveivoiee t. them until something more
definiteihall hisi'Erenclied-us. '
.7.01 ,-- ile.:l. :: . .1.
GEORGE I'mo:cm TRAIN and his city rai I
wiay scheme haircoiiii: tO'giief in London.
TW, sicaMi.Vekittircaitineeitalaiiii
iiiLondona local court, or rather
,:l:rain
....,
h's b M, , Fßlnict'eli 91 1 FrPiltjasA .fulPtißce
fdr hairs laill the track. . This probably
dissoseloifthe subject, of city railways in
ip. )
England, as it will be . mall nigh impossible'
for the irrepressible American to make
4nurtberibeidwayligunit'lthe:lfirtiodice he
as excited., hotkowsinal ...biancifdied his
Yankee notiolt."Wirarilfifitted chi all
,hands that the railWxyltnitiold" - -lbe , a reat
convenience andlutvuttactlttfo7444B of
trisvelarain the:crowd e d cities of Great ,
Britain but then it was a new thing,and t
niCksietitlirilall,s Ws chaperontataktni '
Train, who made himself many enewmin
rgland l4fialPitireingdiutiP-A n i ei W l e
APift.ghti 'P Aftfe!Pf 4 1. 1 49 1 4'Wl 444 41)tri
int soot : 'extidertient. .So the, r ffl‘
Alf innsbaoriarr - omnibuses , and expensive,
eabs,gagd issolofaz ~,twh.utt...rill.be.cotiki .
tied:'Y'it illAallar--11"1"t" -Pigt-'
Frain ought to come ham e an help iiilit
SV 4r liki
1 0 4 1 1 r 4;
1 „
'
would mks
. 4 retu-i. ,,. .--i
:.-,.,5 , JO ume korai fineg bei
The Riehniond Pre on the
Stampede.
From the Richmond EXIIIIIIDer. April 22
The dispersion of CoOgresarto-day can
not be regarded otherwise than as a most
vntoward creel. It in an odious example
to all rlasseg. It is done by the votes of
the Senators of those very States which
have been loudest in their professions of
patriotism and valor. Many of them now
think PichmOnd inieeore, talk about the
possibility of eracuating Virginia ("tem
porarily") in ease of defeat, and wish to
be safe on (heir cotton plantations when
that event takes place. They exhibit in
this way of thinking a very narrow vision,
a most imperfect idea of what is passing
here, and are completely in error as to the
future that lies close before them.
The loss of Virginia is a thought which
should not be admitted into the head of
any person of authority in the Confederate
States. If the Confederacy loses Virginia
it loses the backbone and right arra of the
war. .11 they indulge the pleasing specu
lation that
. the Yankees will be content to
make peace with the original Southern
Confikfrracy when they have been appeased
with a sacrifice of Virginia, they trust to
a delasioni and are caught in a snare by
which goslings would not be entrapped.
Possession of the border States is only a
means to the end of the Northern horde.
If we were the only South, they would
never put forth the gigantic effort they are
snaking. They would be well content to
let us go. It is the cotton of the Gulf
they want and must have. If they can
conquer Virginia, the destruction of that
strong bulwark will only fill then) with
hope and confidence: and the decisive
battles will be fought a few weeks later on
the plantations of the fugitives, with what
difference of chances let reflection say.
The wisest plan of the ....with is to plaee
' all its f;wee on the peninsula, stand the
hazard of one great throw of the dice with
out flinching. and think about
.Ilight only
when they are sure to have lost it. To
leave Richmond at the very moment of
the hazard is not the way to encourage the
army, or help a cause in peril.
Far wiser, and indeed more prudent too,
would be the nobler and more courageous
course of remaining in the Capitol till it is
certain it can no longer be defended. It
will be time enough to go when it is no
longer possible to stay; and at least the
(lisp:rade Will be avoided of premeditated
From the Richmond Whitt, April 22.
For fear of accidents on the railroad the
stampeded Congress left yesterday in a
number of the strongest and newest canal
boats. These boats are drawn by mules of
approved siyeetness of temper. lo protect
the stampeders from the snakes and
bnl
f that abound on the line of the canal.
General Winder has detailed a regiment of
ladies to march in advance of tho mules,
and clear the towpath of the pirates: The
regiment is armed with popguns of the
longest range. The ladies will accompany
the.staiupeders to a secluded cave in the
mountains of idepsidam. and leave theta
there in charge of the children in the vicin
age, until McClellan thinks proper to let
them come forth. The ladies return to the'
defence of their countrY.
Iran the Ind/mead Exam/Her, April 2j.
If there be any modern so outrageously
brave that he cannot admit. of flight under
any circumstances whatever, I say ( but I
whisper that softly, without any intention to
give offense to any brave inert in the na
tion,/ I say, or rather I whisper. that he is
an ignorant fellow, and lath never read
nor Virgil, nor knows anything of
Ileetor and Turnus: nay, that he is num ,
quainter! with the history of SOnle great
ama living, who. though brave as lions,
aye, as tigers. have-. nut away, the Lord
knows how far, and the Lord knows why,
to the surprise of their friends and the en
tertaimm•nt of their enemies.
such reasoning dues the immortal I
Fielding justify the "ftdling back" of a fa
voritc hero, anti in searching a goad plea
for the dispersion , tl' uno• Confederate—hut
iod - ire van find no heller.
now, hare been (wain , as lions, up , . as
anti. inns! Meg, ton, hoer run unity,
"1lo• 1.0r4 Allows srhy, In the snlprise
theirfriendsm
u/ thee - nleriain went their
(Nunn '
It would be amusing, if it were not sad,
to read and hear their pretests that the
opinion they ran from "amehension" was
altogether an "outside HIM," and that
their adjournment was due to the simple
ram that Congress adjourned because Con
gress had no more business to do, — 'while
their ' , eon! stows (hat the tariff hung in
medias. while one hundred and figty-mine
military r , mtnissions lay unopened on the
table. and while listening to a message fit .
the President derlaring that he 'Warned
unsig»ed a number of hills, the titles og'
which Ire had nut the leisure to relate, nor
Congress the time to inquire.
IVant of neenpation certainly teas not
I the reason of the scampering adjournment,
and if "apprehension * had nothing on
! earth to do with it, as we are bound in
1 1 politeness to believe, then the Lord knows
why Congress is gone, and the Lord knows
when - Congress will' come haek to
We hope that all other persons in Rich
! mond who intend to prefer flight, should
the city ever be in danger, will do what
they do in that way—like Congress—with
out " apprehension" or panic. If Rich
, mond falls, it will not be a sudden tumble.
There is not the least danger that their
Jwerions carcases will be caught under a
mashtrap. Abundant time for an ad
journment will always be afforded by the
operations of such officers as both parties
have in the field. No large city, defend
ed by extensive lines and several great
armies, e.%;or was or can be surprised.
flicliniond' will always he open on one
:side, and those who want to get out of it
; - can do so at any time. It is hoped that
here, at least, the Confederate armies rill
not bounre r il l; a 'ter burning a steamboat
or two
_amp a bridg,„(he nwmentthey learn
Miehry - ar; 4 , in the neighborhood, with
'out knowing how many there are, nor
whether they are not worse frightened than
fhemselves.
Again, Ore repeat the falling of Rich
,nond,-if it takes place at all, will he a
slow process, nod we shall know all about
it long before it comes to pass: Let no
one, therefore, get out of breath before
the rove.. If the Confederate government
is worth ti , rit'sh: it Will vitifen&Riehniond
to tim last, for the leaving of it, though it
- will give up ta rain Many thoesandvof its
citizens,, will not be less fa tal to the gov
ernnMnt - itself - Nothing - will remain for
the•heads of that government but, speedy
resignation, to , escape a load of execration
knd infamksuch as Would crush the greatest
conqueror and , despot that has ever ruled
the world. .They had better seek death °K: '
the ;field that:will decide, the fate of the
eapital than alle`mpt to piOlong a nomadic
resistance at •Montgomery. Though the
people the 'city and the country would
'lose terribly by the occupation of Rich.'
mond, • the members of the government
would, suffer more than any other indi-
viduals, andif they have it_grain of com
mon sense' 'the/ know it. Hence it may
be safely, predicted that they will defend
this place. vvith ; all the foice they can com
mand. We have no doubt but the ar
fikigeilteubt `of Mr. Randolph are efficient
and our armies are competent to meet the
dertields 4 ,4flherciisiii : , -Stiklieni , and offor
ceri49 o * t a62 44,.*nd "Teat fork act
to . r A big . 4
~Itint a . lipatiop As owed:; it
r krldeastve victory before the
li;Firgirkifilitilk, - '
.
Wne:eacti two p o nnegladaaa kissing each
thee .aveleaddetii , ehriatianiti?.; Ana:
'knee they are doing tanto"eindi Othor
thal'inaoradpeadt det'allet
1,- • -
.Aramtit
fra /MAIL
LATEST -NEWS BY .TELEGIAPI:;
LATE NEWS FROM YORKTOWN.
Panic Among the Rebels
AN ATTACK OX THEIR REAR.
Their Barbarous and Murderous A
tempts to Poison and Bill our
Men with Torpedos, die.
WASHIYuYox. May s,—The following
has been received at the War Department:
ITRADVARTERB ARMY POTOMAC,
May 4th, 7 o'clock, p.
To Hon. E. M STANTON, Secretary of
War:
Our cavalry and horse artillery Caine up
with the enemy's rear guard in their en
trenchments, about two miles this side of
Williamsburg. A brisk fight ensued, and
just as my aid left, Smith's division of infan
try arrived on the ground, and I presume,
carried his work through, but I have not
yet heard. The enemy's rear is strong.
but I have force enough up there to an
swer all purposes. We have thus far sev
enty-one heavy guns, large amounts of
tents, ammunition. &e. All along the
lines their works prove to have been most
formidable. and I am now fully satisfied of
the correctness of the course I have pur-
sued.
The success is brilliant, and you may
rest. assured that its effects will be of the
greatest importance. There shall be no
delay in following up the rebels. The re
bels have been guilty of the most murder
ous and barbarous conduct in placing tor
pedos within the abandoned works, near
wells, near springs, near flagstaffs, maga
zines and telegraph offices in carpet bags,
barrels of flour, etc. Fortunately we have
not lost many men in this manner—some
four or five killed, and perhaps a dozen
wounded. I shall make the prisoners re
move them at their own peril.
[Signed) GEO. B. McCLELLAN
JeU' Davis' Coachman Captured.
WASH! scrrom, May s.—The following
statement has reached Washington, con
tained in a, letter dated yesterday on the
Rappahannock:
A colored man came in to-day from the
other side of the river and reported him
self as Jeff. Davis' coachman. From an
examination of him this appears to be
true. He repeats scraps of conversation
which he overheard whilst driving Mr. and
Mrs. Davis in the carriage, and between
Mrs. Davis and those who came to see her.
Mr. Davis and Gen..l. E. Johnson had
some heated discussions about the latter's
retreat trout Manassas , Davis disapproving
of the measure. He had ordered a stand
to be made at Gordonsville, which Johnson
deilined to do, and offered to resign. He
was even indisposed to go to Yorktown.
Mrs. Davis said she thought this was very
bad in him to be unwilling to go and help
General Magruder.
The coachman overheard the conversa
tion between General Johnson and DaVis'
wife the former saying that if he had not
left Manassas when he did Gen. McClellan
would come . out against him and cut him
all to pieces.
Mr. Davis read an article from the Rich
mond Examiner to her husband, saying that
it was part of the Yankee plans that Gen
erals Banks and !Witt - well were to form a
jiiiictitM in Louisa or Carolina county, and
move down on Richmond. Davis remark
ed that he thought it was not so bad, his
generals would take care of them.
The coachman orerbeard a conversation
between Davis and Dr. G win, formerly
S. Senator from California. Davis said he
had sent Gen. J. It. Anderson from North
Carolina to resist the march of the Feder
als from Fredericksburg, and to delay them
long enough for him to see the probable
result of the contest before Yorktown, so
that it' that was unsuccessful, he could have
' time to extricate his army from the Penin
sula. and get them into Richmond and out
of Virginia, otherwise they all would be
caught.
The eouchman represents that Mrs. Da
vis said the Confederacy was about played
out. That if New Orleans was really taken
she had no longer any interest in the
matter ; as all she bad was there, and that
it was a great pity they had ever attempted
to hold Virg inia and other non cotton
growing States.
She also said to Mrs. D. R. Jones,daugh
ter of Colonel James Taylor, United States
Commissary General of Subsistence, who
was very anxious toget to Washington,
where she has one of her children, .not to
give herself any trouble but to stay where
she was, and whets the Yankees came to
Richmond she could go.
Re says that Mr. and Mrs. Davis have
all their books, clothing and pictures pack
ed up ready to move off; that there is much
outspoken Union feeling in Richmond ;
that having been a waiter in the hotel, he
knows all the Union men in the place, and
that the Yankees are looked for with much
pleasure; more by the whites than even
the colored people.
Confederate money is not taken when it
can be avoided. Mrs. Davis herself was
refused, when she offered a ten dollar Con
federate note for a purchase.
The people of Ric hmond - wish the Union
troops to come, as they are half starved
out. The bank and government property
are all packed up, to be removed to Dan
ville, near the North Carolina line.
Gen. Johnston did not think.the rebels
would succeed at Yorktown. The coach
man overheard an officer saythat if' they
failed at Yorktown and New Orleans they
would leave Virginia.
The Morpheme Disappears.
BALTIMORE, Maps.—Our Old Point let
ter says that the Merrimac remained out
till 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon, and
then disappeared behind Sewall's Point.
Since her last appearance she has a ram
twenty feet in length added to ' her bow.
M. M crcietthe French. Minister, arrived
at Yorktown on Sunday morning, on a
special boat from Washington. The
French steamer Oissendi was to go up to
Yorktown for him last night.
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More Particulars of the
REBELS . DISCOURAGED
BALTIMORE!, May 5.-10 &clock
!I,
The Fortress Monroe boat has just arrived,
bringing the following interesting intelli
gence from Yorktown:
ONE MILE: BEYOND YORKTOWN, 1 .
SLNDAT, 10 A. M. I
All day yesterday the rebels kept up a
hot fire on Porter's division, but no one
was hurt. Our Parrott gun at Farnholt
Court House occasionally answered them.
All last evening, and up to 12 o'clock, a
lively firing was kept up. About that time
it slackened considerably, and at about.. 2
o'clock quit altogether. We fired one or
'wo more batteries on them, but .got no
About three a. ru., a building in York
town was fired, and Prof. Lowe and Gen.
Heintzeluran again went up and found it
was their storehouse at Yorktown wharf.
At daylight they reported that the fort was
empty. .
At seven a. m.,. we occupied Yorktown
without again being fired on. We rode
through the works and found the enemy's
guns nearly all remaining—spiked and dis
mounted. By the side of the river battery
were large piles of ammunition, powder,
balls and shells, never having been used.
About eighty guns are in Yorktown,
which is surrounded by a semicircle of
earth works, all constructed to cover one
another. It has been a very formidable
position, but must have eventually yielded,
could we have got around them. The gun
we saw dismounted the other day, we learn
killed and wounded fourteen rebels. The
fort has been occupied by the first batta
lion, New Orleans artillery, Nth and 13th
Alabama, 10th and 14th Louisiana, 13th
and 45th Georgia regiments. These troops
were ordered to report at Howard's Grove,
four miles from Richmond, and left the
fort at midnight. A rear guard was left
who waited for our appearance, and then
left in the greatest haste. We conversed
with two deserters who left their regiment
in Williamsburg at daylight.. They say
that the whole rebel army is in a panic.
Prof. Lowe's balloon was run in front,
and found their rear guard, at A. M.,
four miles out. Gon. McClellan ordered
out the artillery and cavalry, and is push
ing after them at full speed. All of our
gun boats came up at nine, and landed
some marines at Gloucester, who raised
the United States flag amid cheering
that could be heard across the river. The
boats all then left and at this moment are
running up the York river, shelling both
sides of the river. A number of mines
had been prepared for our troops, by
placing percussion shells under ground in
the roadways and in the entrances to the
fort. No white folks are to be found—a
few negro women and babies only being
seen. The town is the most squalid and
filthiest place we have ever seen. A few
days of warm weather would have bred a
pestilence. Flour in abundance was left,
and a large quantity of meat, salt and freak.
All their tents have been left. No horses
and wagons were eeen. We saw a number
of the shells, tired from our parrott guns,
lying all around the fort, and in the rear.
Reports concur in saying they have a
mob of about one hundred thousand men
ill-fed, dirty and disheartened.
I The news of the fall of New Orleans
had been received several days ago and
was known through the camps.
Tho road from Yorktown to Hampton
on which we were encamped was guarded
by Fort Magruder, mountingn large num
ber of guns and arranged to fire from all
sides. Part of these were taken away and
the rest were spiked stud left. Some of '
their works are well built and well laid
out; others are wretched. Woe* was ended
upon them on Friday night arid the slaves
sent to the rear under guard. They have
nothing behind which they make a stand.
Last night their camp fires all along were
the same as usual. Tho dense woods all
along the Peninsula enabled them to leave
without being seen by the balloon.
Johnson, Lee and Magruder were all in
Yorktown, on Saturday, holding a council
of war. We push on with the advance.
We hope to catch them to-night or at least
to demoralize their rear with our artillery.
The roads from our eucampment to York
town are laid with torpedoes calculated to
explode as cavalry and artillery pass over
them. It is reported that the last man was
seen to leave Xorktown at half-past four
o'clock this morning. The large guns of
the rebels were mostly taken from the
Norfolk Navy Yard. Some of them had
been quite recently mounted, the derricks,
ropes, etc., remaining with them. The
fortifications, although of the roughest
character, are -very formidable, being sur
rounded by deep gorges, across which it is
almost impossible to pats,
Afajor Genera
Thirtg-Seventh Congress.
WASHINGTON, May s .—}locsc.—Mr. Al
drich, of Michigan, introduced a bill in
demnifying the people of Kansas for losses
and 'depredation. • Referred.
Mr. Thomas, of Mass., introduced a bill
for the punishment of treason, and the
more effectual suppression of the rebellion.
Referred to the Judiciary Committee. The
House passed the bill allowing such por
tions of the tax as may be assessed to the
various States.
The House then went into a Committee
on the Pacific railroad bill.
Mr. F. A. Conkling, of New York, im
mediately. moved' that the Committee rise'
with the intention to move a postponment
of the bill to the second Monday of De
cember next. Motion lost, yeas 34, nays
61.
Mr. Stevens 'of Pa., made a speech in
advocacy of the measure and ofimmediate
action. One of his remarks elicited the
inquiry from Mr. Wickliffe, whether the
gentleman was in favor of restoring the
Union - as it was or npiinst it. '
Mr. Stevens replied that he was for
subduing the rebels and inflicting, all
the consequences ,of victorious . war
fare the fidlen foe in. all unjust
war. He was for confiscating their
liroperty to pay the expenses incurred.
He irOuld reconstruct the Union, but with
freedom throughout its entire borders:
Mr. Wickliffe—Then you are against
the Union as it was?
Mr. Stevens--Before that can be' re
stored you must restore the ten thousand
freemen who have'been sent to deith
the murderers hand. He could never shake
hands with bloody murderers.
The previous question was ordered on
the bill, which was ordered to be printed,
to that the Rouse examine into the
character of the amendments, and with the
understanding that a vote shall be taken
on its passage to-morrow at two o'clock.
House adjourned.
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Sax/enc.—Mr. Harris, of New York,
presented it petition in favor of a general
bankraptact; also a petition asking that
equal privileges be allowed to, certaiS.
aewspaperi.
4 : Mr. Ten' Eyck, of New Jersey, offered a
resoliition that the' Committee on Military,
Affairs be instructed to inquire into the
propriety of extending , the proiiiiiitis of
the act allowing $lOO Wen _tiitheitibin
teens honorablif : ' ,T and to such
volunteers as my hays been' or may here
led.:afterAfilaibliqiir wounds and discharg
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LATRR.-MONDAY MORNING, May s.—lt
commenced raining about two o'clock, and
has continued up to this time.
There is no news from Williamsburg. as
it is too early to receive any. We will
occupy Williamsburg early this morning.
From there our course will depend upon
that taken by the enemy.
theNo further news has been received at
War Department from Fortress Mon
roe or Yorktown. The boat for Cherry
stone had probably been delayed by the
storm which prevailed in that region.
Very little information had arrived by
telegraph from any quarter, and nothing
of an unfavorable character.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY Or THE'POTONIAc,
May 4, 11:20 A. W. j
To Hon. EDWIN M. STANTON, Secretary of
War :
An inspection just made shows that the
rebels abandoned in their works at York
town two three inch rifled cannon, two
four and a half inch rifled cannon, six
teen 32-pounders, six 42-pounders, nine
teen eight inch columbiads, four nine inch
Dahlgrens, one ten inch columbiad, one
ten inch mortar, and one eight inch siege
howitzer, with carriages and implements
complete. each supplied with seventy-six
rounds of round shot and ammunition.
On the ramparts there are also four maga
zines, which have not yet been examined.
These do not include the guns left at Glou
cester Point and the other works to our
left. [Signed] Geo. B. McCi.auss,
Major General.
Our Reeeut Vleteries Celebrated
at Paramus.
NEw Yoe., May 6.—The steamer North
ern Light, from Aspinwall, brings $616,-
000 of California treasure.
Our recent. victories were celebrated at
Panama on the tld by the reception of the
friends of the Union by Consul McKeke.
The.. United States steamer Serene.,
Com. Lanneau, fired thirty-four guns the
same day. .
Advices from Jamaica report the Amer
ican schooner Gilfillan, from Philadelphia
forlamaica, as being burnt on the 6th of
February by the pirate Nashville.
The South . American mail brings noth
ing important.
Property' Captured.
Sr. LOUIS, May 5.—A refugee from the
South, who wait in New Orleans when our
fleet arrived, says that our forces captured
a large quantity of cotton, sugar and other
property.
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lowa, making the number of
crate thirty instead of twenty. '
ment was adopted.
Mr. Hale, o(New Hampshir e
strike out "two hundred" am
hundred and eighty" as the
Brigadier Generals.
Mr. Wilson, of Maio., said lit ....pt._ ate
bill would pass. He thought that one hun
dred and fifty Brigadier... Generals were
enough, but about one hundred and ninety
five had been sent here for confirmation.
Mr. Clark, of New Hampshire, thought
we ought to make the bill according to the
requirements of the service, and not ac
cording to the number of appointments.
The chairman of the military committee
thinks one hundred and fifty. Brigadier .
General's enough,- and yet we refuse to
cut_ the number down, because we have
two hundred appointments to act upon
and have not the manliness to strike any
of them out.
Mr. Wilson said that ho thought a hun
dred and fifty Brigadier General's were
enough, but the President and Secretary
of War seemed to think that more were
necessary.
Mr. Hale—That would look as if we were
legislating for the salvation of the Briga
diers and not for the salvation of the coun
try.
The bill was then laid over.
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A Sharp Skirmish with the
Enemy with Little Loss.
WASHINGTON, May 45.—D. B. Lathrop,
operator on the United States Military Tel
egraph lines,
the explosion died last night
of a t o from injuries
received bytorpedo
placed by the rebels in the deserted tele
graph office at Yorktown. Mr. Lathrop
was a resident of Springfield, Ohio, and
highly esteemed by his brother telegraph
ers and all who knew him. He was always
among the first to volunteer to fill the post
of danger, and his services in the front
ranks will be painfully missed.
HEADQUARTERS NEAR WILLIAMSBURG, 1
May 4th, P. M. j
The advance of the forces under cora
-1 mend of Gen. Stoneman; with the view of
ascertaining the poiition of the enemy,
reached this place, two and a half miles
from Williamsburg, about two o'clock this
afternoon. On the road from Yorktown
the country in most instances was laid des
olate, and but few of the houses were oc
cupied. On emerging from a cover of,
wood we came in view of Williamsburg
and the enemy's eartbworks at the same
time. No guns were visible on the ene
my's works, but a regiment of cavalry
could be seen approaching about one mile
off in line of battle.
Capt. Gibson's reserve battery was then
ordered front to open on the enemy's ap
proaching cavalry, while a portion of the
sixth cavalry were deployed as skirmish
ers to the right and left. The fire from
the battery was very effective on the ene
my's cavalry, but never changed their
course. About two hundred-yards to the
right of Gibson's battery was an earth
work which had all the appearance of be
ing deserted, when all of a sudden our
troops were opened upon by a deadly fire
from artillery, posted behind the works.
At the same time the rebel cavalry con
tinued advancing until they were checked
by a charge made by a portion of the first
and sixth cavalry, which was performed in
a most admirable manner. In more in
stances than one it was a hand to hand en
counter with the enemy's cavalry, but
strange to relate none of our men were
taken prisoners, while we captured about
twenty-five of the enemy, among whom is
Capt. Frank Lee, of the 3d Florida infan
try. Capt. Gibson's battery had fourteen
horses killed. I.ieut. De Wolf was mor
tally wounded.
One gun was lost by sticking fast in the
mud. Lieut. Benton, of the Ist Cavalry,
and ten men of the same regiment were
wounded ; Lieut. M'Clellan, oth Gth
Cavalry, was slightly wounded, f
also e two
others ; Lieut. Col. Krees had his horse
' shot under him while engaged in a hand
to hand encounter with two of the enemy.
He escaped with a few slight woundti.
Private Noble Irish, of Major Barker's
M'Clellan Dragoons,"had his horse killed
and was severely wounded in the leg by
the explosion of a torpedo while passing
through Yorktown.. The rebel cavalry
was forced by our men to abandon their
position, but the want of infantry prevent
ed our men from advancing on the enemy's
works. It being evident that it was useless
to attempt further operations, the troop
fell back about two hundred yards to await
the arrival of' infantry. Gen. Hancock's
brigade soon after arrived, but it was deem
ed advisable to defer further operations
until to-morrow. We have information
that the enemy is still on the retreat be
yond Williamsburg. The rear guard of
the enemy is very strong and moving slow
to-day.
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