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NEW YORK POLITICS.
A New York correspondent, alluding to
the twistingand winding of the Republican
. politicians of New York, in order to keep
themselves in power, says:
"The object of the Republicans, it is
said, is to persuade the Democrats to
"form a junction," but the Democrats, it
is reported, ask, as yet, too high a price.
As I have said before, so I repeat now,
the masses of the people, Republican or
Democrat, have little - or no sympathy
with these manosuverings, which are look
ed upon as ill-timed, and as but the tricks
of demagogues who are angling for office,
while so many thousands of their fellow-
Citizens are serving their country in the
army
It.isa remarkable fact that while these
Republican patriots of New York and
Pennsylvania are willing to form any junc
tion, in order, as they say, to suppnt the
Government, no such accommodations are
offered_by them in States where their party
is strong enough to stand alone. In the
Empire State, however, it appears that
the Democratic auxiliaries of Abolition
ism are holding themselves at a high figure,
showing that their patriotism is not of that
self-sacrificing sort
: which prompted the
elder Brutes to pronounce judgment upon
his son, in order to satisfy the ends of jus
tice. Out here, in Pennsylvania, we have
had - some Democrats less exacting. While
the New Yorkers are insisting upon sitting
at the first table, our poor starvelings are
willing to dine upon broken meats in the
kitihen. New York Democratic recruits
must be in demand, or else their larders
are well supplied, defying, for twelve
months at least, any future want.
In Pennsylvania we have a set of hungry
--fellows, who, a few months ago, were the
deadly enemies of Abolitionism, but who
are now willing to swallow a decoction of
"the Blares' natural and political equali
ty," if they can, by such a sheme, secure
three months' service in that' honorable
anfineorniptible body, the Pennsylvania
Legislature: But then we are told that I
we judge too harshly of these political
Laxarorii; that theyare governed by pat
riotism in their winding and stealing into
_ Yes; patriotism from political
trimmers, whose whole lives have been
devoted to chicanery and corruption!
The plea of patriotism, with such miscre
ants, is but an illustration of Edmund
Enrke's observation, that . "patriotism"
he always found to be the last refuge of a
rascal. This is most strikingly illustrated
juit_now among the bargaining politicians
of Pennsylvania,
This "patriotism," like many other
queer things, has been of sudden develop
ment. genius of our mechanics has
given extraordinary improvements, which
have amazed Europe. Our place hunters
hays !deo exhibited resources quite as as
tounding, defying anything either like for
eign intervention or competition. The
sudden - appearance of the Monitor and
Merrimac has totally changed the naval
arrangements of the world; while Ahe re
ports of our investigating committees in
Congress have furnished the old tottering
dynasties with an additional proof of our
young government's ability to "cany on
for itself." We trust that Mr. Train, in
his next after-dinner speech in Loudon,
will not overlook this phase of America's
improvement. Now, when our govern
ment is struggling with all its energy to
preserve its very existence, vur politicians
exhibit their greatest willingness- and. apt
itude for unheard of villainy. A speech
upon this subiect, using Cameron as an
illustration, would produce a greater sen
sation in England than did the account of
the first appearance of the Merriam. ) and
cause John Bull to feel for glory of
his News& .e calendar.
THE EFFECT OF IT.
It is astonishing to observe the effect
produced upon our extreme Abolition pa
triots, by the late proclamation of Presi
dent Lincoln, extinguishing the emancipa
tion order of Oen. Hunter. The frothy
Forney, who pretended to speak for the
Adminietiation, declared the order a step
in the right direction and in "the right
place," now says that the President's con
demnation of that right step is but an ex
hibition of "the magnanimity of the gov
ernment towards the rebels." The Tri
blow, which considered the order a blow
right between "the eyes - of slavery," now ,
infant's ns — that the President is probably
right, because he hes "opportunities of
/mewing" more abotit" his duty than out
alders begin to have. The Gazette, too.
of this city, takes the President's slap in
tke face rather composedly, considering
the violence of its abolition malady. It
"We were not surprised with the fact of
tiktriesidlent's proclamation , . reversing or
sodi • ,or rather disemowtag the Email
cipackin of Gen. Hunter, nor with
thelomuter said spirit in which tie disc.
colon is counted. We anticipated some
tkintof the kind, judging of the pot
ZiLeald well known views of the Prelli•
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"-'llsithis the coollisse• the People feel
1* lbs sosadoess sod SOOd sow of the
— l%fildest. - tbsit dig will ili4aktsci beard .
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it the greet object for which the, Warfttdd
be prosecuted, and new,-Wlien
ts, ,thsTftlea..
dent, for the secondtime, timefiteps in*d puts
hi s t aa e4 o i n upon theieteaohilip e th e y
tura round, and pretend to be eon t ent with
his decision. If the Odiifte "altsiesces
healthy" in the President's disposition of
this subject, let HP hereafteirdeiote
tention to something else than tke:agita
' agita
tion of this absurd emancipation frenzy.—
Let the President manage the whole thing
himself. The restoration of the Union is
the immediate business on hands; if
slavery is crippled in the contest, let it be;
if it is finally crushed out, let it go; but let
the President be the judge of how the
Union is to be restored. In the meantime
let us have no more agitation aboutuniver
sal emancipation, when such silly and mis
chievous declarations tend only to con
solidate the Southern people, without
giving freedom to a single slave.
Daring Peat of a Small Party of
Union Soldiers.
Destroying the Communication
Between New Orleans aud Nu
bile—Mow it was Done.
We have been furnished with the partic
ulars of the destruction of telegraphic
communication between 'the cities of Mo
bile and New Orleans. It appears that
on the sth instant, after three companies
of the Ninth Connecticut regiment had
landed at Pass Christian, it was discover
ed that the Mayor of that town had hastily
decamped to Shieldsboro (a town on the
mainland, Mississippi, on the westerly side
of the Bay St. Louis, which puts inland
from the Gulf,) and from there was send
ing dispatches over the telegraph, a por
tion of which is submarine, across the Bay
St. Louis, to New Orleans and Mobile,
informing the rebel authorities there of
the action of the Union forces, and asking
for immediate reinforcements. To des
troy this means of communication became
a matter of necessity, and was soon deter
mined on. Mr. Hazlitt and Mr. John 0.
Ormond, Master's Mates of the Hatteras,
were placed in command of an expedition,
consisting of seven sailors from the Hat
teras and six men and an orderly sergeant
from the Ninth Connecticut, charged with
the accomplishment of the desired object.
They immediately seized a rebel schooner
near Pass Christian and sailed on their
perilous adventure, having first built up
on her decks fortifications of cordwood,
designed to protect the party from the
shots of the rebel soldiery, who had re
paired to Shieldsboro', three hundred and
fifty strong. armed with twelve'six pounder
cannon,. to protect the telegraph. The Day
St. Lome at' the point opposite F-hields
boro', where the cable is submerged, is a
mile and three quarters in width. At a
distance of three quarters of a mile from
Shieldsboro' shore is an:old hulk which had
been sunk for the purpose of supporting
the cable, and over the deck of which it
crosses. Here it was the little party de
termined to sever theline. Having arrived
within a short distance of the hulk, the
Union fleet being sixteen miles in the rear.
they came to anchor, lowered the boat they
had provided for the purpose, and, armed
each with a rifle, cutlass and revolver,
pulled for the shore. The rebels on shore,
noticing this manoeuvre, now opened on
them, firing very wildly with them cannon.
but making some excellent shots with their
rifles, completely riddling the small boat,
but, fortunately, injuring none of the
party. Having reached the hulk, they at
once commenced their endeavors to sever
the cable, but found the job a remarkably
tough one, as the insulated cable had an
outer covering of five coils of five eighths
iron, of so hard a character that their axes
were almost worthless after having been
used on it for a short time. At last, how
-1 ever they succeeded, and, as if in defiance of
the rebel shot, which were all the while
playing round them, they then ascended
the quarter deck of the hulk, raised the
Stars and Stripes, fired a volley at the
seeesh and gave th ree hearty cheers for the
Union. This was responded to.by a per
fect shower of bullets from the rebels. :
but none of our party were hurt. Having
accomplished the object of their expedi
tion, they fastened the severed cable to the
stern sheets of their small boat and towed
it into the middle of the bay, where they
sunk it—thus most effectually breaking
the telegra ph communication between the
two principal cities of Rebeldom.on the
Gulf coast.
Commander Emrnens, of the Hatteras.
in communication to the Navy Department
at Washington, says of the small but gal
lant expedition, that it "most gloriously
succeeded, in spite of a heavy fire of 111112.-
ketry and six pound shot, in cutting the
telegraph communication between Mobile
and New Orleans."
The importance of this brilliant affair
can hardly be overrated, not only as dis
playing the determined bravery of the
Union sailors
s and soldiers, but conducing
so greatly to the progress of the Union
cause in the Gulf expedition. - -
We recollect seeing in the Mobile papers
published since the taking of Pa.ss Chris
tian, complaints that the telegraph line
between that city find New Orleans had
"suddenly ceased working." The cause
of that cessation is now fully apparent.
BM Effect of Abolitionism.
A correspondent of the Chicago Post,
writing from Corinth says :
"There is no disguising the facts, that
our army is becoming somewhat anxious
in regard to our national affairs. The nu
necessary and dangerous agitation of the
nigger question in Congress is cooling the
spirit and ardor of a great loony good and
brave men whom the army cannot well
spare. T his agitation affords to all seces
sion-sympathizers. in the North a pretext for
political onslaughts upon the administra
tion, which are seised upon by every rebel
in the South and published broadcast to
show the people of this benighted region
thit this war is a crusade against slavery.-
The abolitionists, in and out of Congress,
aided by the Northern secessionists, in
and out of Congress, who put forth a re
diculous pretense of speakingfor the Dem
ocratic party, are doing a great deal of in
jury.te the cause in which the national
armies are epgaged. Many °Seers are re •
signing their commissions in disgust on
this account. Congress ought to adjourn,
or the peoplerought to hang the abolition
and secession traitors in the North, as an
essential preliminary to the hanging of
those in the South.
_ -
The weather is fine and has bun for ten
days past. and very warm.
Twelve thousand sick soldiers have been
sent home from here in the past ten days.
A Lesson
Speaking of the fall of Fort Pulaski, the
Mobile Advertiser says :
The enemy has taught us what be can
.do with his improved and terrible artillery
spinet the fortillemions in which we CCM'
fide. He has taught as with what steady
and unflagging penevamlce he will prose
cute hie =ltaly enterprise. We should
understand and appreciate the, foe we art
lighting, and when , he in fatties sets down
against a position, we ihould remember
this lemon of Pulaski, and meet preseyer
mice of opposition and activity of annoy
.aace. The vidue Ikr the lesson may prove
self sear home here.
_Aliatiutfis s er hie created a good deid
of eonstenudion *pens the banks in N ew
Neves, t.-Sis banks =sold
drafts to - sd it Mich' had libel iilter4.
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Trials and Tribidati of the
Pcnirteenth
Their Travels ltreas:.',lbe Day
sites , were Sallsaiiiilatlisllikey
Fell Beek reels Terllll•WW.
In a knapsack thrown hastily . by the
roadside, at Williamsburg, we foind the
diary of Eugene Julian, Company B,
Fourteenth Alabama. This regiment was
in Fort No. 7 the night of the Williams.
burg battle, and fled at daylight. In their
haste they threw away their blankets,
knapsacks, arms and everything which
would encumber them in their retreat.—
They had a fine band, and .a number of
the brass 'pieces and drum lay near the
fort. They lost about two hundred men
while in front of Hooker's Division. The
following is from the diary:
"Enlisted for the war July 3d, 1861.
Left Sandy Ridge for Montgomery . July
4th. Bivouacked at Givaher's Station.—
Left for Montgomery early next morning:
landed about 11 o'clock, A. M., in town ;
marched to the Fair Ground ; cooked din
net- under the amphitheatre. In Mont
gomery we were encamped three weeks.
On the twenty-seventh of July was order
to Auburn. where we : dented our tents in
an old field for two months. In a few
days the regiment was formed of ten com
panies; each company was made up of 114
men ; aggregate number of men in bat
talion, 1140. On of about the first of
October, received marching orders fur
Huntsville, where we encamped for 'one
mouth; while there it was cold, rainy
weather. On the second day of November
started f;ir Richmond, Virginia ; arrived
there on the 11th ult. From Huntsville,
Alabama, we traveled as thr as Chatta
nooga, Tennessee, where we had to stop
for one day and a half. From Chattanooga
to Bristol, on the line between Virginia
and Tennessee, was detained by not mak
ing connection, day and night. From
Bristol we traveled as far as Lynchburg,
where we were detained for a few hours.
From Lynchburg to Richmond; was con
veyed to the old fair ground. In the city
of Richmond we stopped for one week.—
In a few days after our arrival was paid
off, finr one month and twenty-three days,
nineteen dollars ; commutation paid four
teen dollars. We marched from Richmond
to Brook's Station, about seventy-five
miles; and from Brook's Station to Evans
port, on the Potomac. Here we built
winter quarters, magaTines, and fortifica
tions. Sirknesi and death prevailed. We
then were sent back to Richmond for win
ter quartcr.,-. I was taken sick at Evans
port on the 24th day of December ; on the
28th was sent to the hospital at Fred
ericksburg. There I remained three
weeks, and came to Richmond, where I
now am, in First Alabama Hospital,
kept by Mrs. Hopkins, of Mobile, Ala.
I came to this hospital the 19th ofJanuary
18t;2.
The Reported European Inter-
vention
Wasumotos, Monday, May 19,'63.
There is still no official confirmation of
the reports of European intervention.—
! Our Ministers, in their dispatches by the .
last steamer, mention them as rumors,
!batched by the emissaries end allies of the
rebels in Pass and London. Nor are
they confirmed, as we are assured by good
authority, by any advices from their home
Governments, received by those foreign
Ministers most likely to be informed on
the subject. But whilz our MinisterS de•
dare that the secret designs of foreign !
Powers have not yet taken so d•Atiite a
shape us rumor would have us believe.
they almost manitnously assure t h e Gov
ernment that the surest way to stifle
ra
mors of intervention and to thwart the de
signs of the Rebel conspirators abroad, is
by a vigorous prosecution of the war,—
Parliament is soon to have under consid
eration measures of relief for the distress
prevailing in the manufacturing districts
in Great Britain, when the question of in-
tervention will of course be mooted by Mr.
Gregory and his allies, the moat trium
phant answers to whose arguments will be
by victories, which cannot be explained
away
From the Naahville L'aion cf the 13th.
Session of the Supreme Court of
the United States at Nashville,
Tennessee.
SUPREME Comr—The Supreme Court
met.yesterday morning, at 10 o'clock.—
, The venerable and distinguished Major
William B. Lewis, fur many years one of
the Chief Auditors at Washington, during
Gen. Jackson's administration, and • the
intimate friend and confident of the old
hero, was foreman of the Grand Jury.—
Although past the threescoreand ten years
allotted to man, his intellect is still vig
orous and unclouded. and the fire of patri
otic devotion to the Union still burns as
warmly in his heart as in the days when be
fought the nullifiers of South Carolina un
der Andrew Jackson.
Judge Barton delivered a brief but point
ed extemporaneous .ehatte to the Grand
Jury. He dwelt particularly on their duty
to ferret slut and indict all persons aiding
and abetting the marauding parties which
are infesting this portion of the State.—
The offence was a heinous one, utterly
ruinous to society, and deserving the se•
verest punishment. On other points the
Jury were referred to his charge to the
Grand Jury at St. Louis, to which we shall
refer again.
DIED:
On Wednesday morning at 9 o'clock, JOHN
DOUGAN, in the 45th year of his age.
The friends ofthe family are respectfully invited
to attend the funeral from his late resident*, cor
ner of All and Butler streets. Ninth Ward. Till
{Thursday) arrammos, at 4 o'clock.
upillea Cured by Brandretla'a
Da. B. Bsaatneetn—Deor Sir : I was suf
fering for many yaws from hereditary hemorrhoi
dal affections, of which I had the first attack in
1848. Ries that time I was regularly visited with
sash entoplainta every spring. I felt in the MTh•
ing a most severe pain in the back, as Was lower
oints of the spine were broken or bruised, and an
asthmatic prewar, on the sheet, °wield° my ow.
collation which keeps me all day busy out al
doom, and entirely &trusting any eo called "rein- I
lar treatment" that would have enabled me to
my house. I thought of following a plan of my
own, which might cure me without the ineouveni.
mule to my busineen attendee the treatment of
• "regular practitioner." So I pit an Alleoekbl
Piaster right over the groin, renewing it even'
fortnight; every Saturday night I took a dose al
Brandretbb Pills, thresher four. as I thought awes.
ears to a dose. which operated ou me after getting
up, three to five times in the forenoon: on Ban
day. Tuesday and Thursday nights I took one Lite
Addition Pill, which produced one huge evacua
tion. I panned this eourse for six weeks, and
could attend to my business without interruption;
I worked. ate and drank as I was went, slept most
soundly and awaked every day with keapain, 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.
/ am dear air. Yours Mein reapnaxtnlb k
La Crindesioillee SkYranklia street. New York.
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First Edition.
LITEST NIWS
THE FALL OF RICHMOND -CLOSi
AT HAND.
Our Advance Within Eight
'Miles of the Rebel City.
100,000 SORE TROOPS TO BR CALLED Po'
DI THE GOVERNMENT.
GEN. BUTLER AND THE N. D. BANKS.
Important from Cairo.
TCNNTALL'S STATION, Va., May 21.—The
enemy's pickets were driven in from Bot
tom's Bridge yesterday by the troops ad
vancing in that direction. The rebels at
tempted to regain the post, by the use of
their artillery, but failed. °Ur batteries
opened, shelling the woods each side'of the
bridge.
The advance under General Stoneman
reached New Bridge yesterday within eight
miles of Richmond, but found no enemy in
force this side of the Chickahominy, which
at that point dwindles down to a small
creek. The country in that locality is in a
good state of cultivation, with less swamps
than are to be found la ordinary cotton
lauds. Six pieces of artillery were found
posted on the oppo.sit,• bank, but his pur
pose not being to bring on au engagement,
he returned one mile from the bridge, and
encamped. During the time we were driv
ing the enemy out, one man was killed and
three wounded.
The whold army moved this morning
early, with a view of making a lengthy
march toward', Richmond. What road
they took it is not necessary to mention,
but Gen. Arcadian's Headquarters to
night will be within a short distance of
Richmond, in front of which it is suppossd
to be encamped the main body of the rebel
army. If they intend to give the Union
foreer, battle, which is almost universally
acknowledged, the hour is drawing near
when they, will have the opportunity.
PIM-U.113.MA, May 21.—The Tribune . , ,
Wishington correspondent telegraphs that
a call is to be made on the different States
fur additional volunteers to the number of
one hundred thousand. An inquiry has
elicited the tact the National army is smal
ler than has been represented, and that it
numbers now less than five hundred thou
nd of men.
CAtito, May 20.—The Memphis Appeal
of the 15th contains the following dis
patch, addressed to the rebel Secretary of
State, dated Camp Moore, May II th
"Gen. Butler yesterday took forcible pos
session of the office of the Consul of the
Netherlands, searched the person of the
Consul, took the key of the bank vault
trom him, and in which were eight hund
red tkousand dollars. transferred by the
Citizens' Batik to Hope's Bank, Amster
dam. intended for payment of interest on !
bonds. Butler also took possession of the i
()dices of the French and Spanish Comm
totes; in the old Canal Bank, and placed a
guard there. He also seized the Canal
Bank and Smith's Bank, and !ma issued
an inflammatory proclamation In incite the
poor against the rich, promising to dis
tribute to the (moor a thowatrkti barrels; of
beef and sugar ;captured in New Orleans.
Ile is recruiting in New Orleans. The I
poor aiii soon; be starved. The enemy
have sent a force up to Bennet Carr-„I
which marched through swamps and des•
troyed the railroad bridge." The die
patch is not signed.
The Vicksburg Citizen of the 12th bays:
"The latest we can learn of the gunboats
below, is that they are between Port Ad
ams and Bayou Tunica, supposed to be in
or about Red river cut oft:
The steamer Platte Valley, from Pitts•
burg Landing, has arrived. On her up
ward trip she was fired on by a party of
'rebels on the shore, and one soldier
wounded. She brings no army news.
In consequence of the order of General
lialleck expelling newspaper correspond
ents from the camp.. a number of them
determitird to withdraw entirely from the
vicinity, and a few, have concluded to re
main. A portion of the indignant ones
have already arrived here, and others are
on the way.
Official Dispatches from New
Oricans--Operatioae Before
Mobile.
WASHINGTON, May 2t.—Voluminous
' dispatches from the Gulf were reeeived.to
day. They relate principally to the details
of the recent movement connected with
the capture- of New Orleans. The ves
sels of the fleet have been judiciously
distributed, a number,' Uuder.Commander
Lee, going up as far as Vicksburg, for
purposes which it would be improper to
state.
It appears from the documents that
Commodore Farragut carried out his in
structions to the letter, and was ably and
cheerfully sustained by, all under his com
mand.
. On our forces Occupying Pensacola, the
Mayor promised that the citizens would
behave themselves peacefully. The rebels
evacuated the place on hearing that our
steamers, the day before, were going to
run into Mobile bay, and that the squadron
and mortar boats would soon follow.
Commander Porter left Ship Island on
the seventh, with the steamers belonging
to the mortar fleet, and Sachem, for Mobile
Bar, for the purpose of fixing a place for
the mortar vessels to lie and plant buoys
for the ships to run in by. when they should
arrive.
Great excitement seemed to exist within
the forts at ' the progress of the fleets,—
There was reason to believe that Fort
Gaines teas evacuated and the troops there
leaving to reinforce Fort Morgan.. The
Clifton got ashore under the guns of
the latter fort, which opened fire upon her,
and when they had got her range beauti
fully they threw shot over her. Lieut.
Commanding Baldwin went to work
coolly, and got his vessel on just as
Com. Porter sent him assistance. The
weather was bad, and for the purpose of
coaling the vessels had left for Ship
Melba!" iloaatiag...Expeet Viet°.
ries at Richmond, Corinth and
ea the Bilasissipi..prepariag
tar haiititer Attac p k ma the Fleet
Olr Ft. Wright.
Qum:o,- May 20--Specials to the Times
dated off Fort. Wright, May 18, say:
Refugees arrived yesterday, report the
rebels making extensive preparations for
another attack. They now calculate -on
being able to whip the Federal" at Rich
mona, Corinth, and on the Mississip,
sites - which they don't expect to be mo pi - 1
lested in their course.
Our scouts report. the rebel
.gunboats
swarming with carpenters repairing the
damages in the late engagement,
and there is imffe red
every indication that the ene
my is only awaiting the completion of
the work to renew the attack. It will
transpire soon.
Our gunboats have been anchored in
line at spiel distance.' apart across the
river. This emirse has been taken for the
better enforcement of the blockade.
A TOISSIIIIIp• Cie_
Second Vida
TB VERY LATEST TELMA
Fort Wright Evacuated.
NOW IN FORCE AT FORT
RANDOLPH.
Probable Battle at Fort
Adams, "31-las.
M.
lieroier had no Instructions from his
Government to Visit Richmond.
GOVERNMENT TRAIN BERNER BY
CHICAGO, May 21.—A special dispatch
to the Times from Fort Wright, dated
20th, says : From indications made appa-
rent yesterday, it is clearly evident that
the enemy evacuated Fort Wright and had
fallen back to Fort Randolph, a strong
fortification on the second Chickasaw
Bluff; twelve miles below their former po
sition. The officers of the flotilla, who
went down the river'yeaterday with a flag
of tri.ce, returned with the intelligence
that neither troops or gunboats were visi
ble, and that Fort Wright and the river
as far below as the eye could reach
were deserted. Towards evening a rebel
crate with a flag of truce came up, and
exchanged some prisoners. No explain
tam was uttered as to why our flag
husweretl /u the morning. Tatilug all the
c ir cumstances tutu consideration, there us
not the least doubt the rebels have lett
and are in their new political, where they
eau maintain a more thorough defhnse and
be less exposed to the tire of our mortars.
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CAIRO, May 21.—Memphis papers of
the 17th announce the arrival of the Fed
eral fleet at Vicksburg. It had met no
successful resistance. Fort Adams is one
hundred miles below Vicksburg and the
presumption is that a fight.had taken place
there.
ROLLA. Alo., May 20.—A train of sev
enteen wagons laden with Government
stores, was overtaken to-day when about
twenty tniles out on the Sprn.gfield road
by a band of rebel guerrillas, who burned
the wagons and coutent#, and carried off
all the mules eighty-siz in number.
- WASI3INOTON, May 2 4.—Permission has
been given to state the facts in regard to
the Freneh . Minister's visit to Richmond,
which has excited so much attention in
this country and in Him Ope.
M. Mercier had no instructions from his
gem - eminent, nor had it the least knowledge
of his intention to go to Richmond. M.
Mercier, conversing with Mr. Seward, ex
pressed his regret that he could not see
Richmond, and judge for himself about
the views and expectations of the
,insur
gents. Mr. Seward said that he could go
without any objection from the govern
ment ; that he wished every foreign minis
ter wonld go and see for himself how hope
less the insurrection was. M. Mercier
went unofficially; he heard and saw for
himself, of course, in no way acting or
speaking for his government or compro
mising his relasion towards the United
States. The President was previously con
sulted and approved of his going. When
he returned he called immediately on the
Secretary and afterwards upon the Presi
dent, and communicated to them frank
ly the impressions that he received.
fie allowed no one in Richmond to say
anything to him that he should not be at
liberty to communicate to the Secretary of
State. and he neither communicated to
the rebel leaders anything from this gov-.
ernruent, nor anythinz from them to the
government. He hell no official commit
nication with any one. nor did he per.
mit himself to receive official attentions.
Mr. Mercier's whole conduct in the trans•
action was discreet, loyal and friendly.
MCCLELLIN•i EICADQU/ItTERS,
May 2!, a o'clock, .1. M.
To Hon. Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary
of War :—We have just returned from
Bolton's Bridge. examined the country on
the other side. pushing our reconnoissance
on the heels of the enemy, who probably
did not like the skirmish of yesterday.—
The bridge will be repaired by to-morrow
moining and others constructed. All the
corps has advanced to-day.
(Signed.) G. B. MCCLELLAN.
Major-General -Commandinl.
Exciting Fugitive Mime Came.
WASHINGTON, May Joseph
Seger, of the House of Representatives,
has just returned from Norfolk, bringing
with him his family, who had been there
for the lust twelve months unable to get
away.
•
Much interest has-been excited in a case
before the commissioners under the fngi
tive slave law today, Charles H. Hill, of
Maryland, claiming the man Stephen ' ''.
his slave; Bradley & Carlisle for claim
ants, and Mr. Deal, of Brooklyn, for Ste
phen. Mr. Deal submitted the points:
first, as to whether the commissioners will
exercise their discretion in allowing cross
examination of claimant's witnesses; and
secondly, whether they will allow testi
mony contrary to that of the claimant as
to identity, loyalty, &c. contending that
under the practice both ,
England and
in this country, in ex pane and summer
proceedings, both criminal and quasi
criminal, the magistrate is bound to ex
ercise a sound discretion in the mode of
ascertaining the facts, and that both ele
mentary and decided law were uniform in
exacting from the magistrate the exercise
of such discretion.
The argument took a wide range. The
spectators were principally composed of
persons from Maryland: who are here for
the purpose of recovering their fugitive
slaves. The Commissioners, Walter S.
Cox, Samuel S. Phillips, Charles M.
Mathew, reserved their decision till to
morrow.
Shipwreek en the Coast.
Waannrorou, May 21.—An altogether
reliable dispatch received this morning,
dated Fortress. Monroe to-day, states that
the Oriental, in whieh Brigadier General
Saxton sailed for Port Royal, was wreek
ed on Friday night, May 16th, on lloyirs
Island, thirty-three miles north of Cape
Hatteras. The passengers and crew were
saved. A portion of the cargo was lost.
The remainder will be saved on the beach.
Mr. J. A. Fuller, Esq.,of New York,
went sixty-five miles in a torm_, in &canoe,
across the Sound to Fort Hatteras, for
assistance, which by his energy was ob
tained. Lieutenrint Ellis, Assistant Acting
Quartermaster came with the steamer
George Peabody and Colonel Hawkins
Commander of Roanoke Island, came nexl,
day and . took possession of the Govern
ment properg and placed a guard over it.
Lieutenant Ellis and Colonel Hawkins
displayed the most commendable zeal and
judgment preserving the Government
propert
of y and genera r ly
eckedl promoting the
comfort the shipw
Both deserve the highest praise. peaseegers.
Gen. Saxon arrived at Fortress Monroe
this morning, and goes to . New York this
evening.
Most of the pastewirs will be in:New
York on Friday / in' the United States
-*Aral
REBELS.
Liverpool Breadstuff, Market—Rich
ardson, Spence & C 0.., Bigland, Asthers
& Co., and other authorities report flour
with a downward tendency and small sales.
Wheat dull at nominal prices; Corn, quiet
at 271®28s for mixed.
Liverpool Provision Market. —Beef is
dull; Pork heavy; Bacon still declining,
prises are le3s lower than last week;
Lard declining, sales at 40g4.3e; Yellow
Suet at 4fle ed.
Lateor
it Aroma Fortress Monroe.
FORTRESS MONROE, May 21, 12:80 P. Y.
—The steamer George Washington, which
left with a flag of truce on Monday night,
returned this forenoon. • After anchoring
below the city point' on Monday night, she
proceeded to that place where the flag of
truce was sent ashore and an answer was
returned to Gen. Wool's communication
during the day.
The Galena was fired on yesterday by ,
the enemy's cavalry. .No damage was ,
done and the enemy were dispersed by a
single shell from the Galena.
On Monday afternoon's boat went ashore
from the Wachusett with a flag of truce,
containing six officers and twelve men.
The surgeon of the ship had been sent
fur from the shore, and the officers and
rest remained to guard the boats.
For some reason aayet unexplained, the
party in the boat were fired on by some 20
or 30 men and simultaneously, a partywho
were on the shore were attacked by thi
rebels and all taken prisoners. Of the
party in the boat the Masters Mate. Mr.
Almy, of Philadelphia and W. P. Perce
were killed. Henry Johnson was severely";
wounded in the face, breast and neck,
Brown in the kidneys and John Close in
the thigh. These• latter wire placed on
the George Washington and brought here,
but Brown died an hour afterhe was put on
board, and the other two men were on
their arrival here, transferred to' the hos
pital ship.
Among the prisoners taken were Baker,
Engineer; Stockwell, Paymaster; the Sur
geon of the ship Deford; the Signal Offi
cers detailed from the army; Thomas Cou
sins, Coxswain; J. E. Mailer and Frank'
Cousins,Seamen,. and several others.—
Lieut. Preston, who brought the despatch.
es from the rebel authorities for General
Wool on the next day, stated that the pris
imers had been sent to Saulsbury, N. C.
The purport of the 'communication which
is in relation to officers held as prisoners
at Richmond, has 'not transpired. It is
understood that it was the intention of the
rebels' to remove them farther . South a
week ago. General Saxton and staff,
who Were aboard - the wrecked steamer
Oriental, arrived here on the schooner
Sallie to-day and , will proceed to New
York to-night. The rest of the maw;
gem will reach New Torben the steamer
George Peabody on Friday;
4miliw Appeal.
Patumemia i i_ 4figr' 21.—The Bulletin
cmi laPs.lewd, received by
telminiPh 1011Wec11Med Fortress Monroe,
Ma
_y 21st: -
We call vote tie farmers of the North
for supplies of batter and eat to be sent
here, to the care of Boaters Host and Mc-
Coy, of the Chesapeake and Mille Creek
Hospital. Sporty's, oiled silk, nms, band
ages, lint and dried fruit are also umently
needed. Ia the name of our suffering
soldiers, I =Avail appeal.
[Signed] • Mrs. Tons Maxus,
_ Secretary.
This app eel will doubtless be promptly
responded to by the Sinners of Penasyl-
MU&
ADelitrinktihr• Tarawa ••
_
Wnsautra. May 21.--A detractive tor
nado passed tlirsagh • thin city this af
ternoon,it uniamod and demolished the
•
Lutherea Cher* oimapied as a school,
.killinree and wouisang six scholars.
It il iae* down the steepleind
unroofed the Johns Episcopal
Church. The seam tornado demolished
the upper wake of the steamer
bound down with troops. Tlie . Captain,-
Nate and Pilot was somewhat lowed, but
there were nolives lost. The hull of the
boat and cargo was saved.
Sisisiniga Ur Takamatsu..
Caw; May 2L—An arrival from the
fleet on •Motal says a fag of truce went
around. grail - *.tlad Point for the pal.-
PoeliAileithaviging tamed priaoners in
ammateace with an arraugement made
some days ago. After waiting hcmrs
returned without being met some
the robe's.
Late in the aftentwa one -of their boat s
came up and effected an exchange.
It is believed anon oar officers that the
rebels have Port woo d and fal
len back to Fort Raridokbi ea aezahel
gunboats weld be seen around the *Hot.
A reconwoiserami* fore. um seat do,-
=:Z=2l
Elm You, MaY2l.—The istaider
tin t from Liverpool with dates titthe
arrived at this port at ono, otelock this
morning. _
air advices are ten dayslatei than those
furnished by the arrival of the Great Eas-
tern. -
The U. S. frigate Constellation and gun
boat Tuscarora were at Algiers on the
4th. The gunboat Ino was at Cadez on the
28th. The Sumter remained at Gibialta.
In the House of Commons, - Mr. Layard
stated in response to an inquiry that as far
as the British Government knew,. M. Mer
cier's visit to Richmond, was without in
structions from France and was attended
with no political results whatever. •
The Paris correspoadent ofthe new con
federate organ, the Index, published in
London, asserts that M. Mercier was cer
tainly under instructions to ascertain cer
tain points, and will report in person to
the Emperor.
The Independence Beige asserts that the
object of M. Lavalette's recent visit to Lon
don was to induce En - gland to consent to
a common intervention respecting the state
of affairs in America, and that. England
agreed to join in it on condition the-Ro
man question was first settled; also that
the French Government gave ear to this
proposition, and it has led to a conference
relative to the intervention.
A debate took place relative to the dis
tress in Lancashire, in which it was sever
ally argued that the poor law regulations
at present were amply sufficient,: together
with the means supplied by private charity,
to meet the wants of the sufferers. •
Mr. Bright deprecated the hasty state
ments made as to the termination of the
war and discontinuance of the .blockade,
by the Ministers, us moat disastrous to
commerce in ancashire. He said the
Earl Russell's late statement that he hoped
in a few months the Northern States would
allow the independence of the South, had
paralyzed business in Lancashire , for a
time, and showed how little he knew of
the sentiments of the North. Such state
ments were highly culpable, and a breach
of neutrality on the part of the Foreign
Secretary.
The rumors of an approaching solution
to the Roman question were more and
more general. It was rumored that the
Papal Government had prepared for a sud
den departure.
The Ex-King of Naples had left Rome.
His destination was unknown.
The Continental news is unimportant.
LiviterooL, may 9.—Cotton Market.=
The sales of cotton for the week amount
to 27,600 bales,- including 2,600 bales to
speculators and 6,600 to exporters. The
market has been irregular sad prices have
declined je
Breadstuff's are steady, but with a down.,
ward tendency. Provisions dull, but
steady. Console 911i@i981. The bullion
in the Bank of England has increased to
£176,060.
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th esmisome.
- ---..' brow May 21.-z-110mm.4--111es
- • -,t .
-timed the consideration of - tie
-1 ... • -.
.n bill.
'.Mr. 'Ciorhies. of Indiana, reviewed - the
filinciiiWpolicy which has primed die
Admiiiiitr ation since it came into power
andAiiracteriies it as unsound, unwise,
ruinous. The criminals who have bees
plundering the Treasury have not bees
1
brought to justice, nor has 'honesty
... pm%
vaded the departments. History. wiU, On
this subject cause every lover of his am- -
I
i try to bow his head while hifi ..., _ cheek blltall
with shame, becalm* of .thammunemowesw
and shamelessness of the men • at
a time iihetilhe Natioviiit
Rte.-. By , means of. znistearmimalizt
fraud the public debt for the yeari ,
will be one-sixth the,entire raltleoW
country. ...Nosr. the - pnrarhoa $04n4,0
voter is two , huiaired . °Baia; :.....T
a1.,111 . 4t ::
months from this time it 1411,4 , V
dred dollars. Whore was the : a:.
that any other people hid been so - .
I
ed within so short a time. ~.. _. •
In conclusion he expressel the hispoand
predicted that the people would rise in
their might and send hither representa
tives who will be governed by the teach
ings of the Bible and the Constitution,and
that the robin will lm re•established: mi
the principles of justice and Christianity.
Mr. Morrill, of Vermont, bontroveettit'
Mr. Voorhies' figures as to expesulitoree.p,-
Mr. Kelly was severe upon M , ' •
hies and accused hiin of sympathising widt
traitors, saying that "Floyd, Cobb and
others were thieves under the iehtleituirtl
own party administration; thepreeenttion=
ditiou of the country was the natural tit
suit of the treatment of the people receiv
ed at. the hands of the Democraticparty.
It made our country the plunderer 6E4lr
. tors, provided they were feeble fillib4 4
ing and became identified with Democtaer
during the two last administrations. Con
sidering all their corruption, it did not
lie iii• the mouths of those seeking to re
suscitate the Democratic party tore g roseh
the present Administration with di onei't •
ty and fraud.
In further reply- Mr. Kelly nit those, ,
who did the.labor of the country wialpay
the taxes. Stephen A, - DotllmiCtittly .
said there Could he but two parties in ilifir -
war, loyal men and traitors. A man
must be either for or against. the Govern- .
ment. Adjourned.
SENATE.-Mr. Wright, of Indians,
offered a resolution that Ake. Military
Committee be instructed to inquire into
the expediency, of,reporting ; at cat Inerly
day a bill providing aAgitable...llo,l(nt/
the soldiers enlistettfor thieemionas,
one year, and also for - seneions. ASC. !„
windows of soldiers who die in themn.yis.
Ad'opted. 11
The bill, donati
Co n lands faith. lian
of Agricultural g
lleges ant! Mechanic!. a
Arts, waa taken up. _
The discussion was continued till one
o'clock, when the special order beintthe
confiscation bill, was taken up.
Mr. Fessenden moved' to takeitP r atit
4
tax bill. ' •
Mr. Foster, of Conn.,by consent , -
ed a resolution in re_ga.l . to the .- papeaeljkli
ment of West H. Humphieys,,tlist,A;
i
Senate will, to-morrow, resolve tsdfwato•
a committee of impeachment, on
of West H. Humphreys, and the Vie.
President shall administer the'follcidesle
oath to the Senate. - •
I solemnly swear in all rases and things
pertaining to the trial and imPeaeligetibt ,
/ of West H. Humphreys, late Judge of the
United States for the several Districts of
Tennessee. that I will do impartial jus
tice as a Court of law, and.-the coart behig
thus formed will receive the manfigers,
from the House, &c. AdoPted.
The Senate took up the tax bill usittaillie
of the confiscation bill, bi ,'a vote ot yew. -
33; nays, 9.
The Senate then proceeded to.the,.eow
sideration of the amendments of the Call
mittee on Finance, several *" : e sl
adopted, including one *educing the sala
ries of Commissaries from five thouiendlee
three thousand' ive hundred'dollini..',
The Senate then went into excliatinv
sion. Adjourned.
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Philadelphia Market litepart. -;
Pnliatewatik. lisoi. .
Flour dull and prices unelusitedt'ialip Ldjail.
bbls superfine at #4 extra litpo,
..2 5 .15-en...nwe set
trafiunily et $5 UN 1231. 21.041P1S Oditifillia
sales Rye Flour at to tit% Coremest....ates elso.•
Wheatm better demand;.
whit red, and fit :it for white. _
.70e. Corn has deelinedto 540. -
mend: We, of Pennsylvania at 37, aM Ddarea • i
at 354360. Coffee firm. baiter and Meleseeneese•
thus* firm.
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Reed's Magnetic Oil aura Spinel
Reed'. maimed° Oil curer ewer : *
Reed's Magnetic Oft enrol Weak' '
Reed's Minutia Oil cares Uleerated •
Reed's Magnetic Oil cures trerrarell
Reed's Magnetic Oil eared Minuted Pim,- '-
meows Magnetic Oil cures Fresh Hatiaan „
Reed's Megaetic Oilcans Swellings- _
Reed's Neanedo Oil earn Palau la r
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Reed's Meattetie Oilcan. Rambo
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stopping ft "Ugh.' Cr.
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in, the beginning would
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attas-lca the hoot.
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