The Titoism as it was; '
The Ceastitation as It Ist
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A SLIGHT REVERSE
By a telegraphic communication from
Colonel David Campbell to the War De
partment, by order.of General McClellan,
it will be seen that our gunboat fleet was
repulsed at Fort Darling, seven miles be
low Richmond.
GEN. HUNTER ON SLAVERY.
Extreme Abolitionism has been thrown
into a state of ecstasy, by the appearance
of a proclamation from Gen. Hunter,
giving, as they suppose, freedom by a sin
gle dash of the pen, to the slave popula
tion of South CaroHIM, Georgia and Flor
ida. The following is the General's proc
lamation :
MEADQUABTUIS DRPARTMENT OF Tag SOUTII,}
MILTON ME iD, S. C., May 9.1862.
GENERAL ORDERS, No. 11.—The three
States of Georgia, Florida and South
Carolina, comprising the military depart
ment of the South, having deliberately
declared themselves no longer under the
protection of the United States of Amer-
Ica, and having taken up arms against the
said United States, it becomes a military
necessily to declare them under Martial
law. This was accordingly_ done on the
25th day of April. 1862. Slavery and
afartial_laur in a free country are altogeth
er incompatable, the persons in these
three States, Georgia, Florida and South
Carolina, heretofore held as slaves, are
therefore declared forever free.
[Official] DAVID HUNTER,
Major General Commanding.
En. W. Sam, Assist. Adjt. General.
This proclamation, like that of Fre
mont's in Missouri, and Phelps' in Louis
iana, is precisely so much nonsense • its
authority will extend to his pickets and no
further. Its effect, however, like that
produced by the manifestos of the Gen
erals alluded to, will be to satisfy the
Union men of the South, that the in
tention of the Government in the pros
secution of hostilities against the rebels
is, not to restore the Union, but to
keep It forever asunder. Hunter's de
claration that "slavery and martial
law -in a free country are altogether
incompatible," is quite original. We
were, until now, under the impression
that some sort of force was necessary to
hold slaves in bondage; and nothing ren.
ders martial law so easily enforced as the
very state of servitude which Hunter de
clares incompatible with military author
ity. But it is useless to comment upon a
document :so glaringly silly anti unneces
sary?. _
Will the Administration endorse this
absurd proclamation, or will the author of
it be requested to withdraw it? We do
not believe that President. Lincoln will
stultify himself by giving countenance to
it. He should immediately dismiss Hun
ter, or at least inform him that he had
better wait - instructions before taking upon
himself the functions of the powers at
Washington. The President has -given
the world his plan for the settlement of
the slavery question, and if he permits
these restless generals to run counter to
his avowed policy, he will exhibit a weak
ness which will be humiliating, not only
in the eyes of his countrymen, but in the
estimation of the governments throughout
the world. A day or two will decide what
action the President will take.
THE HOMESTEAD BILL
On the 15th a committee of conference
agreed upon the Homestead Bill, and both
Houses of Congress have adopted their
report, thus securing the passage of the
bill.
This bill provideS "that every person
who is the head of a family, or who has
arrived at the age of twenty-one, and is a
citizen of the United States, or who shall
have filed his declaration of his intention
to become a citizen, and who has never
borne arms against the United States, or
given aid and comfort to the enemy, shall,
after January 1, 1863, be entitled to enter
one-quarter section (160 acres) of the un
appropriated public lands, upon which
said person may have filed a pre-emption
claim. It is also provided that all com
missioned and non-commissioned officers,
musicians, privates, dc., in the military
or naval service of the United States during
the present war, shall be entitled to the
right of homestead secured by the act, with
out any limitation. The other features ofthe
act simply relate to the legal course to he
pursued in entering the land." .
This bill now bufiteeds the President's
signature to make it a law, which there is
no doubtof its receiving.
The account lof the passage of this long
considered measure of "free homes" closes
by saying that "great credit is due to
Messrs. Aldrich and Potter, who were on
the committee of conference, and who have
ever been among the most active laborers
in behalf of this measure, which has been
pending in Congress so' many years."
When any great measure of public con
cern, is about being consummated, there
are, always, an abundance of gentlemen
anxious to appropriate to themselves the
honor therof. We have no desire to de
tract
from the credit due the gentlemen
above mentioned, fortheir efforts to secure
readybut justice to others, not now
in the of the nation, require that
their early orts for the same purpose
should not be rgotten. 1
When the H*n estead principle had but
few advocates, side an association of
Land reformers pdasessing but little influ
ence, the Hon. Joh Dawson, of Fayette
County, becameits eh' 'II in the U.
S. House of Itepresentativ -, . with
that indomitable energy which e •
tensed his congrearional career, he stn •
to it until it pa seed the House in 1862
ten years ego. Although the Homeliest,'
principle had been discussed prior to" the.
ponied alluded to, it never had an earned
and indtistrious advocate until Mr. Hawsers
assumed its championship. In the distri-
1 beim of honoisl thetas*f -- . . lying
F .0
1 fr ee homes to the honielessi • free lands
to4lie t buldj#4.4phe ir.j,)DiAPe nn .
silver* is entitled toithe : '"' chire.—
And, that :la *- 41 -•••• r ~• . 1- "'" c
• ~...
, now that he IVO sent, the
passage of iihfrdarlinerrol r so
much discussion and pideriatiniiiiiiit will
be doubly gratifying to him :and those
who aided his early struggle for Home-
stead exemption.
THE O'GALLAGHERS AND
THE ILILLONES.
A discussion has recently arisen in Ire
land, in relation to the origin of some an
cient Celtic clans, which ruled, alternately,
in - Ireland, prior to the reign of the famous
Brien Borieugh. Among the names, men
tioned are two euphonious ones, quite
familiar to American ears—we mean the
Gallaghers and the Melones. An Irish
friend of ours; who devotes nearly ell the
liesure time he can spare from a pressing
business, to the exploration of Irish his
tory, furnishes us the following in relation
to the names alluded to :
" GALLsoaEa.—The O'Gallaghers are
descended from Conal Guiban, son of Ni •
al the Great, of the race of Fleremon.
They were lords of the lands of Astragh,
county Donegal, and hereditary Marshalls '
of Ulster."
" MALoxE. —The Melones are of the
same descent with the O'llanlyns (ride
Supra). The Malones are numbered
amongst the principal chiefs of `fettle.
Yankee innovation has dispensed with
the 0' in the name of O'Gallagher, but
we are pleased to see that Malone has not
been abreviated by our modern lexico
graphers.
The old , Irish families, whose names be
gan with 0, have'furnished to the world
some of its brightest statesmen, and in
trepid soldiers. And, after centuries of
exile, in foreign lands, the prefix wherever
preserved, shows itself worthy of its high
descent. Look at Marshall 0' Donnel,
now the ruling spirit in Spain see Mar
' shall O'Niel, who, in Italy, led Napoleon's
French legions to victory upon the bloody:
field of Solferino. Irish history is full of
achievements by the o's, and by the is
Niels, especially, from whom it ,will be
seen the O'Gallaghers descended.
Should Ireland, at some future day
when Napoleon is ready to avenge Water
loo—gain her independence and take her
stand among the nations of the earth, and
choose a monarchical form of government.
a nice point would arise as to the true heir
to the Irish throne. That the claim would
rest in the O'Neil family is pretty certain :
but the branches of that luxuriant tree be
ing so extensive, nothing, we fear, could
decide it save the bloody arbitrament of
the sword. Should peaceful counsels pre
vail, however, it is not impossible, in this
rapid age, to see Ireland her own mistress
and governed by one of our American al
laghers, or O'Neils. Should that event
take place in our day, we shall spend the
few remaining years of our life in " that
sea-girt Isle," "the gem of the Ocean."
We shall probably locate in the ancient
city of Dublin, and our first business will
be, after examining the castle attacked by
the patriots of '9B, to commence the writ
ing of that long-deferred document, the '
epitaph of Robert Emmet: and in it we
shall take occasion to frequently allude to
that judicial trtenster, Lord Norbury, who
sentenced so many Irish patriots to exe
cation
IRELAND
In large sections of Ireland there hes
been for months a dearth of food, scarce
short of famine, with general distres, and
even many deaths from pure starvation.--
Private charity does what it can, or will,
while the Irish papers mourn, and the
English "sympathize," bet England pro-
poses no relief. In the British rr ouse of
Commons, on May 2d, Mr. Maguire spoke
of that distress and those deaths, and asked
"what Government proposed doing r
Sirliobert Peel, in the name of Govern
ment, admitted the "existence of some dis
tress, though greatly "exaggerated,'.' and
said that "Government deeply regrettedit,
but could not attempt to alleviate it by in-
discriminate relief." Thus Governmen
turned a deaf ear to thousands of its stare
ing subjects."
Of course, why should England do any
thing for starving Ireland. Her budget of
sympathy is only,for the black man and
her money, to gratify her lust for power.
Let the poor famished Irish exhibit symp
toms of rebellion. the "cold stream guards"
soon answer the attempt—just complaints
and long suffering are not permitted to
form a count in the indictment, but let
rebellion with or without cause be initia
ted in any other quarter of the globe, the
evangelical hypocrisy; of the English
policy crops out under the guise of philau
throphy or the rights of humanity. We
hear much of the rights of nations and
peoples to institute their own form of gov
ernment and make their own laws. Ile
complaints of all nations are listened to
by Whigs and torys, ins and outs, always
save and except Ireland. How long, oh
how long.
The Manassas Gap Railroad Held
by Gen. Geary 's Command.
Special Dispatch to the Inquirer.
MANASSAS GAP, May 13.--Gen. Gear'
command, threatened by large forces of
guerrilla cavalry, has put the Manassas
Gap Railroad into complete runningorder
to Front Royal, and has guarded thirty
two miles of the mountain passes for five
weeks past. and reconstructed all the de
stroyed bridges. They were attacked by,
and had almost dady skirmishes, for
twelve successive days, with bodies of
guerrilla cavalry, whose object was to ob
struct the road. Several of the rebels have
been wounded, and a number of prisoners
taken.
Guerrillas have crept up at night upon
the infantry pickets, under 'cover of the
darkness,
and attempted to murder them,
but have been foiled by constant watchful.
netts. Several of these desperaders have
been ca ptured and sent to Washitlgton.
The Twenty:eighthPennsylvama Volun
teers are now in General McDowell's Di
vision. They hay.e explored all the moun
tain recesses of 'the Blue Ridge, from
Paris to Manassas' G!
_., aid driven the
guerrillas, which had threatened de
struction to the newly constructed bridges
and the railroad, South of Manassas Gap.
The Grave of Abraham.
A correspondent, who met the Prince
of Wales while travelling in the East, says:.
"The Prince was at. Hebron while we were
there. He and his suite obtained parmis-
lion to visit the Cave of Mochpelah, Abra•
place. They are the first
, • vets allowed to enter
it siacetheemiades,
.4,700 years ago .
Dr. Stanley AVM du air is kept in the
most beaded order, • sad' iterating could
be inOrerretishretotA4ol the state in which
-th e jiimgeb t Ara ormsn e d.
Isaac, Jambsd ri Tt ize illnlh, 1 1 4 4wmat,
and Leah are •
OUR ARMY 00R
HEADQUARTERS
WBIST.TWCPIESTrzr2N!"
CAMP NEAR EST POINT, May
Dna POST :—TwO daykortskort rations
(caused by our servants (getting ~i telsind
hand) gave us an
. appetite twlenjoy a .
sumptuous repast, viz : Fried crackers,
fried beef, cold boiled beef, veal and vine
gar, a little butter, do. catsup, coffee with
sugar, etc, with a gusto. A mug of vine-.
gar and water sweetened , with currant jel
ly; is carefully stowed in one corner to
quench our thirst in the afternoon.
We left Williamsburg on Friday mor
ning, halted here last night and are wait
ing for orders. The most of us have as
certained that a soldier's duty consists in
moving when he is ordered, taking no time
to get ready and asking no questions. We
shall probably move to-morrow morning
at daylight. 'Within a halfmile of where we
are encamped is a Virginia village, con
sisting of two houses, about half a mile
apart and plenty of room for more houses,
not yet laid out into city lots. From some
rebel post bills, we ascertained that the
post town is known as "Buret Ordinary."
"Hell' s swamp," so called by the
inhabi
tants here, is hut a short distance..
The country is really most delightful,
having wontierftilly improved since we
crossed the Warwick, (pronounced War
wick and from the battle ground near
Williamsburg hither is truly magnificent.
From the 1% arwick to Hampton once the
garden of Virginia, the country is truly
God-forsaken in appearance, the soil
being a sour clay, the stunted pines and
other scrubby timber gradually encroach
ing upon the cultivated lands.
The weather since Monday last has
been very tine, and our men feel the in
spiriting influences of oursuccesses and the
balmy atmosphere. We left a low swampy
woods at Warwick, where "military neces
sity'. required we shouldlteencamped, and
rolling grassy fields whic . h have since been
our resting places (with One dreadful ex
ception, to•wit : last Monday night, mole
a pleasing, cheering and healthful contrast.
Our brigade was not engaged in the bat
tle on Monday last. but Peck's brigade, of
o u r Division , (not Nets'. as spelled in the
1 1 dispatches was. The P.th Pennsylvania
t Rowley's t Regiment was and front the
hest information I can obtain, they sus•
tained themselve s nobly, being a long time
under fire without flinching and doing the
work for which others rei. - ,ived. the , •redit.
I obtain this information from the best
authority outside their regiment or brigade.
No censure is intended upon any dispatch
sent North. Be..atise it ii tilinost impossible
so stain after such an engagement to ascer
tain all the fact and give equal and exact
praise to those who merit it. I only Tito!,
nun the circum-gance. beentire. n-t a l'itts
burgher. I want our people to receive the
praise to whit!' they are justly entitled.
(Jur General tGrabaut t is sick at For
tress Monroe, which undoubtedly impairs
the efficiency of our brigade, but I know
we still stand high at headquarters. lam
very anxious that General Graham shmild
be with us, inasmuch as he is cool and
experie nce d. W e have become areitStom
ed to hint end have every confidence i n
him. I neglected to say what I suppose is
well known to you. that the battle at Wil
liamsburg was only with the rear guard
of the rebel army, they having some Indus ,
or 15,thal Men engaged, lio,itcd instrong
entrenchments, making them equal to filly
thousand inert in 1411 open 1101.1. It wits
IleliieStiOnably well managed On their pat,
and enabled their main army to get well
beyond us. Their foss of stores, artillery.
tier , was not more than could be reason],
11y Vs pected of even a well managed re
treat, pressed as they were by our troops.
We are now within thirty miles of Melt
inOnil. and I hear guns to the front which
would indicate that the criciny are wit far
distant. Yours,
Extract From a Letter Dated
ItrArriirtT, S. C.. May 8, 11,Q
DEArc . F . -almic: --I perceive by some news
papers, and other channels, that On
"Roundhead Regiment' . is reported su ITer
ing much from sicithesit, causing much un
easiness :intone fur friends at . home, be
sides 'loin'', 11, injustice. This yon
have corrected. The fii , t is, we never on
joyed berter !width, and at evidence
Race but three on the list, two
of whom r,tull do duty if required. '1 he
heat to times is oppressive, but a tint
hreClZe heti: in towards eve n i ng which is
quite refreshing. B.ninfort is a didigi tful.
healthy plate. to whir! W. have just re
turned. being some time-out on Ei'Vrre
picket duty. Asnro our friends in Pius
burgh aod other place; that, we. as their
Agents, — in the "G'rund //moor." now
being performed, are ready and trilling to
play our part. " Pray for the suceesa of
the Roundhead,."'
Affectionately, Yours,
w. It. Mc
Trade to Eastern Virginia
We trust. says the New York Times, the
policy of relaxing the blockade of the
Southern coast will he extended us speed
ily as possible to Norfolk. The inhabi
tants of that section of Virginia,-and of the
whole Peninsula between the dames and
York rivers, are actually suffering for the
necessaries of life. The rebel armies quar
tered among them for the winter consum
ed nearly all their grain and other provis
ions, and the subsequent passage of the
Union troops completed their exhaustion.
They need trade more than anything else.
They have little money, it is true, that
would be available here, mt they have val
uable property, and could doubtless obtain
credit to an amount that would afford them
very great relief. Nothing will strengthen
the Union feeling more rapidly than a
brisk and active trade with the North.
Hollins' Ram Manassas.
It was plated with railroad iron of a
small pattern and cheap quality. It had
a sharp proboscis, partly under water, and
over this opened a trap-door. The lid of
the door looked as if it might be propped
up strongly and used as a bridge for board
ing the enemy after he had received a
blow of the iron snout.. The whole ma
chine was, perhaps, one hundred and
' twenty feet long, and thirty feet in the
beam. As she floated slowly down the
Mississippi, on fire, two boats from our
vessels hoarded her, and attempted, in
vain, to move the hot and sinking mass to
the bank. While they were so employed,
the machine fired a gun from her iron
nose. The shell burst harmless over the
marsh.
The Norfolk Navy Yard.
The rebels succeeded in almost com
pletely destroying the Navy Yard when
they left. Hundreds of theta were busy in
setting fire to all the buildings and all the
vessels, and next morning little remained
but smoking ruins and a dismal desolation.
The great eastern and western shiphouses,
the marine barracks, officer's quarters,
smiths' shops, engine houses, &c.,were all
consumed. The rebels had built and
launched two iron vessels, mounting four
guns each, and built in water tight com
partments, so as to be raised or sunk at
pleasure These were not intended to be
propelled, but used as stationary batteries
for harbor defence, or else to be towed out
to operate against our wooden vessels.—
They were burned, but not so seriously in
jured as to be entirely useless. A number
of small vessels . and schooners were also
burned. - Great. efforts were made to destroy
the dry dtda . ;liut th ey were u . ege rressfall•
The massuflognknaval hosp ital
'untenitte4. 4 clll* - :.pte vandsbink,whinli
has matkimbloo trioy. of the acts of the *O2ll
els auiintifai war shrank front the satiffjl '
hie of arm; this splendid structure.
PONDEROE.
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UM? NEWS IY Ulan
LATEST FROM THE ARMY OF THE
Gen. Pope's Division Within. Three Miles
REFUGEES COMING NORTH.
DISSATISFACTION ADM THI UM TROOPS.
NEW REBEL RAC AND
GUNBOAT.
JEFF. TUOMFSON MAKE A DE.
FIIE CINCINNATI AFLOAT
COLONEL PU ELAN AND ONE
UUNDREDPRISONE
CAPTURED.
CHICAGO, May 17:-Special from Cairo.
The steamer Meteor, from Pittsburg, has
arrived.
General Pope's Division has again ad
vaneed and now rests three miles from
Corinth.
Deserters report that a great deal of
hard feeling exists between the Missouri
and Tennessee troops awdthose from the
Southern States, the former urging that
they have nothing to fight for, their
Suites having been restored to the •n ion,
and see no reason why they should be
compelled to tight tltr the independent* of
the l'otton States.
The steamer Sbinghis3. with forty Mem
phis refugees, arrived. They report that
hundreds of others are making their way
North as best they can.
A dispatch, from the fleet deserters,
state that the rebid flotilla was reinforeed
by the arrival of a new rum, called Gin.
Price. and ti e ooelad gunboat Arkansas,
from Al
Jeff. Thump on landed part ot fori,s
on th.• Arkansas hare•, and ' , utile a d,•.
Inonstralion nn our land force. li n W.,,b
night oar pickets were iiri,en by
the CIII.IIIY, who now bold part of Point
No. 127.
Cs PEG tR. I:DEA L. Mo., May V.—Dis
patches, just received frotu Col.
headquarters, near Bloomfield, Mo., con
tain accounts of the capture of the notori•
ou'A rid. Phelan, of JefT. Thomp,ron'g
gang of I darauderA and over oat! hundred
f his me r, fifty men voluntarily gay. ,
themselves up, and expreAsed tt de.ire to
return to a print and peaceful life.
Nka rota[. May Is. 14.2.
Leiters from Port Itoval by the steamer
Atlantic report that the accession of the
negro pilot Small, who ran away fruit
Charleston with a rebel tu.. , ' boat, is deem
ed ink , re important than the heavy gun,
l'olltainetl, us tinutll is thOrollyith' tle
quainted with all the intrioacie , of the
navigation iu that region.
General u q proclamation had been
published in Charleston, and a negro in
surrection there was imminent.
Vast preparations are making to bom
bard Savannah. Our gunboat , have pro
ceeded np the •river. and our pickets are
within four miles of Sr. vannah. Vas,ive
Lai reties, mounting Parrot guns. have been
erected nil around the city.
Our troops have a portion or the rail
road iwtwee n Cliarledton unii Savannah in
!twit! 104.,:iession.
n.,zro regino . ntltruigorganized he
Gen. litic.ter, Ir.i edli••ere keing :wk.•fed
front ;lie 3lw.s:kchudetts rugintents, and the
rnovenient ur.n.tlt••v will
he wide to 1...1 form thities re
i:eve our troOpw.•
Foreign New 1.16
SAN [iv !fool:, May I7.—The Great Eas
tern, from Miltla-d Ifaven. has passed here
on leer way to New York.
The Paris Petrie says that the visit of
the French Minister to Richmond was en
tirely political, and its purport wit.' known
to President Lincoln.
The following news is obtained from
files of foreign papers brought
The London Times, in an editorial on
American affairs. says thetrue test of pub
' lie feeling in the North will come albeit the
taxes are collected. In the meantime, so
long as the Federals are not absolutely
winning, they are losers, whereas, so long
as the Confederates are not actually sub
dued, they may regard themselves as win
ning. These are considerations which
counterbalance the superiority of the
North.
Captain Wilson, who captured the ship
Emily St. Pierre, from a prize crew, has
been formally presented by numerous Liv
, erpool merchants With a valuable service
of plate and gold chronometer, also with
a sextant. from his crew, with two thous
and pounds by the owners of the ship.
The Mercantile Marine Association of Liv
erpool had announced their intention to
present hint with a gold medal, and his
cook and steward with silver medals.—
Valuable money presents were also ,made
to the cook and steward. Speeches, eu
logistic of the Captain's act, were made
on the occasion by several prominent mer
chants.
Additional arrests had been made a
Warsaw for singing prohibited songs:
LosnoN, May 7.—Parliament is engage(
in discussing the educational question.
The government views are generally ac
cepted.
The Morning Herald argues Iron, the
report of M, Merciet's mission to Rich
mond, that the beginning of the end is not
far distant. It „says that France and Eng
land wider more than neutrals ever suffer
ed from any contest.
I,II 'ERP OO L. Tuesday, May s.—The sales
of cotton yesterday were 5,000 bales, the
market,being easier and from Kiiic lower.
Breadstuffs are still declining.
LONDON, May-6.—Consuls
American securities quiet bat steady.
From IFortrom Monroe.
Fowreasa Moseme, May K.—A recent
order appoints Major Richard Nixon, of
the 99th New York Volunteers, Assistant /
Provost Marshal of the District of Vir
ginia, for the city of Norfolk and the
murenindiag country. Capt. Tallnuidge,
until recently Chief Quartermaster of
this Department, has been ordered to
relieve Captain Sawtelle, whe has been
performing the duties of the office for
weeks past.
Captain Sawtille being a member of the
staff of General McClellan, and at the re
quest of the Chief Quartermaster of the
Army of the Potomac is 'relieved, and
will report to General isle.
Thirty-one rank and file,and three offi
cers, taken prisoners by ieneral McClel
lan, are on board the steamer Jno. Trucks,
and will probably leave for Fort Delaware
to-morrow morning. The same boat also
takes north a number of sick and wounded
soldiers.
General Wool visited Norfolk again to
day. It is in , contemplation to remove the
General' Headquarters - of this department
to-Notts/It— - •es •-
1. is amps fea l is:osis k ijk aa_k
lan" lepushiag on
filet as praetinsb e.
TENNESSEE,
of Corinth.
NOIISTRATION
Important from the South.
C.sittl, May 17.—The Diligent, from
ilivkitian, brought up the second load of
refugees from Memphis and other points
South to•day; all tell the same story of
hardships end.:red in traveling by foot
through wood . and swamps, and subsisting
upon such p; ovisions as could be carried
in their pockets. They were altnost.entire
lv composed of men in the prime of life.
They bring Memphis papers of the 13th.
We learn from the telegraphic columns of
t hese papers that Pensacola was evacuated
on the 1•21.11. On the morning of that day
the batteries of Santa Rosa Island, togeth
er with the fleet, commenced shelling the
Rebel works, but there was no response.—
After a short but vigorous cannonading, a j
flag of truce was sent ashore to discover
the cause. No enemy whatever was found,
and the Federal troops were to take pos
session the following day. No mention is
made of the direction taken by the rebels.
Memphis papers contain accounts of the'
late naval engagement, but deny the loss
of any boats, though they confess their
fleet was badly cut up. The evacuation of 1
Yorktown and Norfolk is pronounced a
strategetical movement., by no means indi
eating a rebel defeat. Williamsburg is
claimed as a rebel victory. According to
their accounts, the Yankees were repulsed
with great loss.
Refugees say military officers from Cor
inth, who are frequently in Memphis,
complain bitteily of the loss the Southern
cause sustains by Halleck's delay in at
tacking them. Beauregard has been ready
for a week, and every day's delay weak
ens him. lie has received all the men
it is possible for him to procure all raw
levies, while sickness rages through his
camp to an alarming extent. Beauregard
has placed an imperativeembargo on letter
writing from his camps. No soldier is per
mitted to send any written communication
to friends. Union people in Memphis are
reportedsorely disheartened at the deliqr of
our fleets. Anticipations of their arrival
have been emboldened thC utterance of,
Union sentiments, which got them into se
rious trouble. It is asserted that the fleet
will have no difficulty after passing Fort
Wright and the rebel fleet, while the coml.
try tor a hundred miles about Corinth can
be swept and obtained. The subsistence
of the rebel artily now it nearlyeahausted,
Serious embarrassments from this cause
is expected.
&lionise Expedition.
WASHIN•TON, May 17.-10:30.
To Hon. E. M. STANTON, Secretary of
War :
A combined navy and army expedition
under Capt. Murray, U. S. N. with troops
and artillery under Maj. Willard and Capt.
Ayers of the army, went some twenty-five
miles up the Pomonkey to-day and forced
the rebels to destroy two steamers and
some twenty schooners. The expedition
was admirably managed and all concerned
deserve great credit. We have anvanced
considerably to-day. The roads are now
improving. [Signed_.] •
G. B. DIPCLELLAN,
Major General Commanding.
Weldon IlkeemistaiL
BALliaoes, May 18:—The.
boata basarrived.
It istmeand ebbe Ilreldostbambesa .
noted by tie rebels.
Our Gunboats Galena, Mont.
tor, Aroostook, _ Nauga
tuck and Port Royal
Repulsed.
THE NUMBER OF KILLED AND
WOUNDED NOT MENTIONED
LIEUT. MORRIS WOUNDED
Skirmlsh at Linden, Va.
WASHINGTON', May 17. 11 o'clock P. M.—
The following dispatch has just been re
ceived at the War Department:
To Hon. EowiN M. STANTON, Secretary of
War:
WlLLlA•userito, May 17.—Tho gunboats
Galena. Monitor, Aroostook, Naugatuck
and Port Royal, were repulsed float Fort.
Darling, seven miles below Richmond
yesterday. A portion of them have
returned to Jamestown Island, near
this place, on the James river.
Lieut. Morris, commanding the Port
Royal, sent overland to us this morning for
intelligence in regard to the forts below the
Island, and also to assist in burying the
dead, which he brought down with- him.
Seventeen bodies have been interred on the
banks of the river, and there are a nutu
her of wounded on board, including Lieut.
Morris himself. The 1(N0 pound gun of
the Naugatuck exploded at the first fire.
t . Signetl) DAVID CAMPBNI.I.,
Col. of the r,th Cavalry,
By authority of (ten. 0. B. McCl.Emax.
WASIHNOToN, slay 17,11. o'clock P. 11.—
Ad vices from (*reit. Fialleck's army, dated
yesterday, and from Gen. McClellan's,
dated to-day, have been received at the
War Departeent. The former was in
close proximity to the enemy, but no en
gagement had taken place. The latter was
eimeentrating and bringing up supplies,
preparatory to a movement.
WA,:iaNtiros. May 17.—The following
is ,r).tracted from a dispatch to the Secre
tary of War, by General John IV. Geary.
datf,l
lttx•roO:rows, Va. May 11.1 th.
A comp:my of infantry of my com
mand was yesterday ordered to Linden to
remain stationed there. A detachment
of seventeen, guarding thecotupany wagon,
reached there a short. time.before the main
body of the company, which was on a train,
were attacked by a body of cavalry, vari
ously estimated at front /:0 4. 1 to 600, coal
ing upon them from four different direc
li,,as. t liar men resisted them, keeping up
a sharp tiring, under shelter of the depot,
whidi was riddled with bullets. 3fy men
were overpowered, One wall killed, and 14
taken prisoners, three of whom were
wounded, when the enemy hastily retired
under lire and sumo loss. I have been in
fornifl that a portion of Gen. Shi e ld s '
command had a skirmish with them.
k Signed Jolts W. GEARY,
Brig.• General Commanding.
REctowrowN. Va„ May 17. via Wash
ngton, IBth.—A detachment of seventeen
men of Company 0, 28th regiment P. V.,
who reached Linden, Vii., on the 15th, a
short time in advance of reinforcements to
that place, was attacked by a body of
about four hundred and fifty cavalry, who
dashed upon them from four directions.
The men resisted them with sharp firing,
under shelter of a depot, which hears Se
vere marks of the contest. They were
overpowered. and lost one killed and four
tem' taken prisoners. The balance of the
company came op, charged the cavalry,
and compelled them to heat a hasty re
treat. with some loss. Killed. Corporal
smith: captured, Corporal E. Dosen, and
privates W. Glazer, J. Salkeld, T. whit,
,;. 8.,,,,..:,, .1. M. Funk, W. Cane, (
Snyder, A. Miles. S. Rimini, C. Maxwell
company NI. and three privates ISt Mich
gan Cavalry. companies H a n d I
NE UP Qt' tRT . ERS ARMY Or THE POTOMAt
\ \ iIITE Iltir:iE
(Signed)
:o. B. McCmim.as,
:Maj. Gen. Commanding
CAMINO.
1111 MT
OUR ANMY
AN ATTACK EXPECTED ON SUN
DAY-YESTERDAY.
NKIRMISHING EVERT'DAY
Beauregard Reported Gone Rid to
BEFORE CORINTH, May 17.—Latest ad
vices from General Curtis, are that his
forces, between Searcy and Little ROck,
Arkansas, are rapidly marching on the
Capital. General Rector called out the
militia and people generally to come out.
Large numbers applied tt. Curtiss for pro
tection and desire to come under the old
flag.
A general advance was made along our
lines to-day towards Corinth. There
was much skirmishing and several severe
engagements. Gen. Sherman's Division
lost forty-four killed and a considerable
number of wounded, in attacking Rus
sell's House, which the rebels occu
pied for some time past. Worrying pick
ets, we succeeded in driving the enemy
from their position back to their works.—
Our men are under arms, expecting an at
tack on Sunday morning. Among the kill
ed which the rebels left on the tield, was
one with a sword supposed to be an otli
cer.
Major General Sherman still occupies
the Russell House. There was skirmish.
ing with the Eighth Missouri only about
three hundred yards from the enemy's
breastworks. Several rifles captured in the
skirmish on the right perfectly new, mark
ed Breeze and 1• riemen, Bremen much
superior to the rides used by our sharp
shooters, having range of from twelve
to fifteen hundm•i yards, while ours are
only effective about a thousand yards. In
all cases the reb :s left on the field were
shot in the head, the wounded were shot
in the neck and „mast.
The enemy left on the field about forty
killed, and one hundred wounded.
Deserters from r!orinth all report an en
tire absence of villoroform in the medi
cal stores. The..- is probably none in the
Confederacy.
Weather very Farm. Roads quite dusty:
- - -
. .
BEFORE CORLICTIT, May 15.—The Mem
phis Avalanche of the 13th contains the
following from Fort Pillow:
On the 12th we fought the enemy, with
four of our lightest boats, one hour and a
half. We sunk one gunboat and two mor
tar boats.. Our loss is two killedand eight
wounded, that of the enemy very heavy, as
onr Sharpshooters literally mowed them
down. We fought side by aide with the
enemy; not one shot passed through our
breastworks; our upper works are riddled,
but we are ready to butt again, and will be
able to hold the river.
Speaking of the fall of Norfolk the Ava
lanche mays : But worse than all, the Vir:
giuia, on which weso confidently rested, was
burnt at Craney's Island on Saturday
night. Such is the tenor of the brief and
painful intelligence flashed over the wires.
There were three cases of yellow fever
at New Orleans at last accounts, two at
the Charity Hospital and one in the French
Hospital.
It also says that it has been formally de
cided that Savannah will never be surren
dered.
The Provost Marshal at Memphis has
received instructions from the military
authorities to require the banks at Mem
phis to take Confederate notes as currency
and to arrest as disloyal all persons whi)
refuse to receive them in ordinary busi
ness transactions.
The gunboats engaged in the late naval
attack on Commodore Foote's fleet was
commanded by Montgomery, assisted by
Jeff. Thompson.
Flour is quoted at s3O&'s22 per barrel,
Bacon at $306.:532, Sides and Sugar Cured
Hams, $55J,411: Molasses, 2 cents per
gallon, Tobacco, no sale ' for receipts or
shipment. Corn, $1,40, Oats, $1,25.
Notwithstanding the Federal_ progress
we have all confidence that Magruder
will get to Richmond before M'Clellsn
advances.
It also thinks that for real and best se
curity urges money holders to invest in rea
estate.
Arrangements have been efl'ec!ed be
tween (fen's Halleckaud Beauregard for
exchanging surgeons. One hundred and
fourteen prisoners were sent in by Beau
regard to-day under a flag of truce, borne
by .
Col. Pegra . m, of the' army of Western
N irginia notoriety . These prisoners have
been confined at Columbus, Mississippi,
some of them were taken in Missouri - last
summer. Before leaving Corinth one of
their number was recognized by or.e of
Price's men as one of the 25th Missouri,
who was paroled at Lexington. Beaure
gard ordered him to be heavily ironed.
Gov. Morton and Adjt. Gen. Noble ar
rived to-day.
Special to the New York Timer.
. CAMP 19 MILOS PROM WILLIAMS
NMI, May 11. f
To Ron. E. M. STANTON, Secretary of
War: - -
WithontusiThW#Arther for official re
porte.Whiet hakie:iiot yet reached me, I
wish:Sibeset iiitsony to the splendid con
duct cillkookieifind Kearne y s Division?,
under command of Geo. Hantselman, in
the battle of Williamsburgh. Their bear.
ing was worthy of veterans. .Hook;t' s
Division for hours gallantly withst";od the
attack of greatly sulerior nue oers w i t h
very heavy loss. Kearns?' a arrived in
time to restore the fortunes of the day.
and came mhintly into action. I
shall probabl y occasion to call atten
tion to of and do hot wish
to do ilinstiee•to them by mentioning them
now. If I had bad the full information I
now have in regard to the troops above
named when I: first telegraphed, they
would have been specially mentioned and
commended. I spoke ?rib , of what I
knew at the tinie, and I O&M rejoice to do
full justice to all
Giffio_ fiIeOLELLAIf,
2ds,lor Glutei's) Commanding.
Federate Taken IPriseners.
New Vona, May 18.—A special dis
patch to the Tribune from Headquarters
Mountain Department, Franklin, Va.
.da
ted Baltimore, May 17, says . : DiapatChes
read this afternoon and evening, not offi
cial, but considered trustworthy at Head
quarters, 9411101111011 that Princeton, the
capital of Mercer county, Vs., where Gen.
Cex's advance was stationed, were attack
ed and captured bya rebel force under
Humphrey nil morning the
place was recaptured and the rebels defeat
ed by Gen. CCUL No particulars received.
Scouts reports that the enemy in front of
us have beta reinforced.
CAIRO, May 17 .— A special dispatch to
the Chicago Tribune says that the gunboat
Cincinnati Las been got off the bottom of
the river at Fort Wright. It wasp, Bed
that she would leave for Wray y. -
The Memphis Appeal. of.the .11th states
the rebel loss in the late nikvil abgetnent
to have been eightkilled amd.014•04 woun
ded.
Raw
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via am* fse;rairl bee stores.
Virginia.
1 Rebel Armed Steamer Delliered
tip to oar -Fleet by .a Contini.
band. a Charleston Pllot.
WASHINGTON, May 18.—The following
interesting report from Commander Par
rott has been received at the Navy Depart
ment, having been forwarded by Commas
der Dupont:
UNITED STATES STEAMSHIP AEGCST4I.I,
OFF CHARLESTON. May 13. 1862.
Sin :—1 have the honor to inform you
that the rebel armed steamer "Planter"
was brought out to us this morning; from
Charleston, by eight contrabands, and de
livered up to the squadron. Five colored
women and three children are also on
board. She carried one thirty-two pound
er and one twenty-four pounder howitzer,
and has also on board four larger guns I
which she was engaged in transporting.
send her to Port Royal at once, in order
to take advantage of the present Ateibd
weather. I send Charleston paperaofilic
12th, and the very intelligent contraband
who was in charge will give you the infor
mation which he has brought Off. I Mei
the honor to request you will send back
as soon as convenient the officer and crew
sent on board.
Commander Dupont in forwarding this
dispatch says, in relation to the rebel
steamer Planter: She was the armed dis
patch and traniquartation steamer attached
to the engineer department at Charleston k ,
under Brigadier General Triplet', whose
bark a short time since was brought out
to the blockading fleet by several contra
bands.
The bringing out of this steamer under _
all the circumstances would have c1.:01d,20,_
credit to any one. At four in the: m
ing, in the absence of the
was on shore, she left' e-o ;itiin, who
her :mart' close to
'....ad headqu
arters,
the Government office
' - nd . Confederate Ire
with the Palmetto
fiYingtikaating th, P.. suceessiv,e fOrts and la
'Win& as\ usu'...l by blowing her steam
whistle. k r aer getting beyondthe range
of the !net
_gun, she quickly hauled down
the 'rebel flags and hoistaug a white one.
rue " Onward?' was the inside ship4of
the blockading fleet in thenain,clanualt
and was :preparing to hie when °h eels
mender made out the white.,Thisi
armament of the steamer is 'thirtY-tivo f .
pounder or pivot gun and a fine 24 pounder
howitzer. She has besides on her deck
four other guns, one 7 inch, rifled, vaderr
was to be taken to the new fort on the middle
ground. One of the beloned to Fort
Sumter and had beenfour
struck in s thurialid
attack on the fort ' on the muzzle. Rob
ert, the intelligent slave andpilot of the
boat, who performed this bold fast stsskill- fully, informed me of this fact, presuming it
would be a matter of interest togs to.lmy,
possession of this gun. This man Itabeft
Small is superior to any who have come
into our lines, intelligent as man of them r ~.t
have been. His information. has bee s 71'
most interesting and portions of it of the
Utmost importance. The steamer ia.quite
a valuable acquisition to the squadron by
her good machinery and verified. draft.-
The o ffi cer in charge brought hertirrnigh
St. Helena Sound, and by the inland 'pas.
sage down Beaufort river,.arriving here at • :
ten o'clock last night.
There were on board the steamer
1 when she lett Charleston eight men, five
1 women •and three-tehlldren.. •I,10011;
board:
the
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tinue to emPlcy Robert as Pint:o band
the Planter for .the itiland'waters, with,
whiCh he appears very familiar.' kdo not
know whether in the views °Utile 'Goizt? - "
eminent the vessel will beeasuidersit ut ,
as a prize, but if so I respectfully,-
fully submit to the Department the clan` L - I'''
of this man Robert and his assoeisaw-6.-
Very respectfully, t.s.
Your Ob't Servant,.
. .
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aloa. _
Aip of Gen. Wool. -
A mother and three small children, al
leged fugitireafromPrince Georgists:emo
ty, Md., were seized in the to 'a
quarters, on Gaititeri
mon, who . , accompanied b re Brad
,sesr4edmas: !ly for - otherarfor, Iturairho
lieldprociek• • - r-4
He is said to hare . /wl 4Progeokfar' Y
or seraltit•wtOrerikAY.OtikoAkifiro
re
turned to-dey to i
The Presidant.sittaltiider:apaseletia
tion was issued lei 'Out hi l l)*
„intleage or
authority. He is ranch exerclibtiirmind
about it, and says he not only hid no au
thority to issue proclumations r but was
especially enjoined not to meddle with
matters political. But some of the most
influential members of the Cabinet say it
cannot but be endor,ed by Government.
Edward Stoottl,y and wife arrived to
night on their way from California.
The Niagara it mails have not yet arrived
here.
Neither Mercier nor Lyons has any
knowledge of the authenticity of the in
tervention rumors.
General Hamilton's abrupt dismissal
from the command of a division,by•Mc-
Clellan, excites much sympathy -.here,
where he is now.
CAIRO, May 18.—The steamer SWan,
from Pittsburg, arrived. The
important. A picket skirmish had., agen
place, lasting nearly two days; the rebels
were 'driven back, but not untillhey bad
succeeded in burning a bridge rrrer; a
small stream, four miles from - Corinth.
Twelve of our men was reported wounded.
The deserters continueto report a scraity
of provisions in the rebel camp; many of
their cattle are starving for want of fop*.
Guerrillas infest the country aroupd
Hickman, New Madrid, and other pOlhts
committing depredations. News from the
fleet states that several gunboats came
around Craig Head Point yesterday on a
reconnoiter. The Benton opened lire as
soon as they came in range., when the reb
els retired.
The gunboat Mound City hiving been
thoroughly repaired goes down to-night..
Passengers by the Swan giires - it current
rumor that Bragg itiin command ateiniinth,
Beauregard having returned to Virginia to
reorganize the rebel army in the vicinity of
Richmond.
Pensacola Navy Yard and Forts
Btiinei.
BEFORE CORINTH, May 18.—The Mobile
Advertiser and Register has the following
special dispatch :
PEssActn.A. May 10.—At twelve o'clock
last .night the Pensacola Navy Yard and
forts were set on fire and destroyed. When
the enemy discovered what was going on,
Fort Pickens opened a furious bombard
ment and kept it up during the conflagra
tion,
but without doing damage to anybody
at Pensacola. A Ilpublic property, except
:he Custom House, incapable of beingburn
ed was moved, but all moveable Confederate
peoperty had bgen saved. The railroad
track leading out of the city towards Mont
gomery had been torn up this morning,,
A Federal vessel with a flag af ingle.
came up to the city today demanding a air-.
render. Major Bollbee refused to - etiattply
with the demand, but said thataardt.tha
military forces had left he had no *Werra
oppose. The Federal officer then replied
that he would occupy the city.to-morrow,
but that the inhabitants need not ba.alairn
ed.
lINGTON, May lb.
=Won" - confirmed
ull Major General-