The Tales as It wee;
The Comtittattion so It is!
TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 10
lboodling matter *a every page.
THE NEWS.
Memphis and the Mississippi.
The Western intelligence published in
yesterday's Pod, although not so bloody
and exciting as the people are in the habit
of hearing on Sunday, was nevertheless,
sanguinary enough, and very satisfactory.
Forts Pillow and Randolph were announced
as being evacuated, while the important
city ofMempbis— the largest between Louis
ville and New Orleans—after a gal:ant
fight by our gunboats, with the enemy's
fleet, upon the demand of Flag Officer C.
H. Davis, yielded rather gracefully to the
authority of the United States. The Mayor
in yielding the city remarked that "having
no means of defense, the city by force of
carcumstances is in your hands." This
response to our officer's demand is much
more courtly than that of the pompons
Mayor of New Orleans to Gen. Butler.—
In filet, we are inclined to think the chief
magistrate of Memphis is rather obliged to
our well bred flag- officer for so grace
fully taking possession of the city. The
stars and stripes now float in graceful tri
umph from the outward wall of the Post
office building, and there it will unques
tionably remain until a state convention
of Tennesse will in, thunder tones, shout
the State back into the Union. When this
is consummated the mouldering bones of
Jackson, Grundy and Polk will rattle in
their tombs.
Further on, in Texas, there is an upris
ing of the people, who, under the lead of
Sam Houston, are about to rush back to
the Union. The masses of the Texans
wee always for the general government ;.
but the suddenness and violence of the re
bellion- overwhelmed them, so that even
Houston himself was compelled to give
way before its fury. But the sober second
thought is coming to the relief of the peo
ple, and that certain indicator of the pop
ular feeling, Sam Houston, is preparing to
lead them back into the Union ; and. at
the same time, secure for himself his for
mer seat in the Seiuste of the United States.
Amid all the chants and vicissitudes of
the State of Texas: since General Houston
helped to conquer her independence from
Mexico, he has always managed to keep
himself before the people. With an audac
ity that is charming he plays the double
part of demagogue and patriot most ad
mirably; and with an ease, if not elegance,
reallyrefreshing, denounces with vehement
power to-day the very doctrines which he
advocated but yesterday. It was so with
his advocacy and abandonment of Know
Nothingism; and it is now tho same. Af
ter having given way to the secessionists,
he now looms up the leader of the Union
forces. He has gammoned the Texans
very often, but they seem unable to get
along without him. So we expect to hear
of Texs being again in the Union under
the leat*f old " San Jacinto, " her first
Preside her present Governor, and pros
peetive 1. Cited States Senator.
In addition to all these pleasing inei
dints, we have possession of the Missis
sippi, from the month to the Gulf. The
next rise in the Ohio will carry upon its
bosom from our city a fleet of coal boats,
destined for New Orleans. In addition to
the restoration of this mighty stream, we
hameho the possession of its innumera-
Me tributaries, great and small, for a thou
meser,. By fall the Allegheny and
49Zongahela; the Ohio and the Wabash,
and the hundred other streams between
thikand the Crescent City will pour forth
their multitudinous flat boats and barges,
causing a general rejoicing along the coast,
even in localities where rebellion now is
rampant. This mighty stream, the Mis
sissippi,.-will never again be damned by
secession, but will, in its rush to the Gulf,
keep due on like the Pontie sea in
oompnleive•course to the Hellespont.'
GOVERNOR STANLEY.
Alluding to the course of Governor
St=ley, the Pittsburgh Gazette says:
"The Satanic Herald, and its humble
imitator t the Pittsburgh Post, are dread
fully grieved that the slaves should be
taught to read, and still more grieved that
itimar seem on friends cannot get their
"
The only answer which should be made
to thiakiad of twaddle is to bestow upon
its inithor Vallandingham's reply to the
ruffian, Ben. Wade; but we refrain. Mi.
Stanley, we do not believe, is oppoied to
teaching negroes how to read; but he is
doubtless opposed to canting scoundrels,
like the author of the above paragraph',
playing the philanthropist and echo°
teacher, in order to disguise their real bu
siness in North Carolina, which was to
steal. The'State Convention, now in ses
sion in that State, shows very clearly that
they are entirely competent to manage the
negro question for themselves. They are
talking very seriously about gradual eman
cipation, but our long-nosed abolitionists
will not, if they can, permit them to adopt
any such policy. The mode of the aboli
tionista is to steal the slaves, pack , them
North, and
. then let them starve, beg, or
go to our county jails or poor houses. This
is the extent of abolition philanthropy, a s
demonstrated by the necessities of the
manumitted slaves now in the District of
Columbia.
In reply to oar charge that the conduct
of these Abolitionists is calculated, if not
intended, to crush out all Union fielhig in
the Southern States, the Gazette sapiently
remarks:
"We should like to know where therein
any unconditional Union feeling in the
South except among the contrabands.—
There are exceptional individual eases,
but we doubt whether, except in Eastern
Tennessee, there is Inteh Union feeling to
be found."
If this crack-brain i& would
read less of Wendell iremon,
and pay a little more attention ' t
is
going on among the Union men &
South, it would find plenty of Union fst.
ing outside of East Tennessee. Is there
no genuine Union feeliug,exlsibiWiy the
conventions now in session in MiiithCaro
lina and Missouri ? Is there:tio
fgeliiig in East Alabama and Western
Virginia? Is there no Lnion feeling in
Taxed and in Ar4ansaal or' is there no
love for the Union in the hundreds of
places in the Southern States from which
we receive accounts, through the public
press, from special correspondents, almost
every day. Give them a fair chance and,
out of South Carolina, there are sufficient
Union men, if encouraged by the Govern
ment, to bring their States back to their
allegiance. The violent course• of North
ern agitators cannot help this enterprise ;
nor do they desire to do so. On the con
trary they agitate, in order to aggravate
they favor every extreme measure calcu
lated to alarm and consolidate the South,
but suggest nothing going to show an anx
iety for the restoration of a bleeding
Union. This is the spirit of Abolitionism.
THE BATTLE BEFORE RICH-
MOND
BANKS OF THE. CIIICKATIOMINT, )
June 2d, 1862.
You have doubtless received accounts of
the first day's fighting at Bottom's Bridge,
between the left wing of tho army, under
Generals Casey, Sedgwick and others,
and a superior force of the enemy.
The greatest excitement pervaded the
other portions of the army, and at one
time the entire centre was held under
orders to move. A portion of the right,
under Porter and Prinklin, actually march
ed to the Chickahominy, when their ad
vance was recalled. During Saturday
afternoon and Sunday morning the mon
sat breathlessly in camp, hearing the in
cessant volleys of cannon and musketry,
and reckoning the probable turn of the
battle by the changes in the direction of
the firing.
The reports were distinctly heard at
White House, nearly thirty miles away,
and the first impressions there received
were unfavorable to our cause. The sut
lers and pie bakers and venders of news
pspers there congregated were at once
stricken with dismay. They were, in fact,
upon the point of emigrating, and a num
ber of frame shanties or sheds in process
of erection were stopped for a season,
until the final reports established things
upon the old basis. There is little doubt
that when a full history of the battle of
Bottom's Bridge is written, if ever, it will
be found one of the most sanguinary and
Readier battles ever fought in modern
times. The diversity of the valor of the
several regiments—some from the same
State acting as poltroons and some as
heroes—the odd manner in which the en
gagement commenced, and apparently in
explicable way in which the tide of success
was shifted, more than all, the mystery
with which parts of the action are en
veloped. so that even at headquarters no
completely lucid and accurate account of
the action can be gleaned—these are some
of the dif f iculties that bailie the chronicler;
but enough is known to enable us to state
that the battle terminated gloriously for
the Union arms.
The enemy was driven four miles toward
Richmond, and our camps now occupy an
advanced position in the direction of the
rebel capital. We captured one of his
generals, recovered a part of our cannon.
slew upsVards of a thousand of his troops.
and charged him with the point of the bay•
onet, till he fled panic-stricken and almost
demoralized. Had theChickahominv been
fordable we should have pushed the wb,,l e
army across the stream. and completed our
triumph by the occupation of Richmond.
Unfortunately heavy ruins had swollen the
stream, so that where Sedgwick crossed
on Saturday was a mass of floating logs on
Sunday. The pontoon bridges had not
been completed, and the roads were in a
condition positively impassable for artil
lery. We were, therefore compelled to
abandon the idea of immediate pursuit,
and wait for the elements to abate.
I visited the field, however, on Sunday
noon, and noted the usual indications of
great battle. Wounded men were hob
bling hither and thither, some salving their
woui_ds with a smile, others fainting and
groaning in pain. A. lieutenant came up,
leaning upon his scabbard and a friendly
shoulder. " See," he said, with a pale
snlile, "here is the ball that took off my
finger and flattened against my hip bone.`'
he looked at it as proudly as if it had been
a regal diamond.
The testimony of prisoners strengthen;
my belief. They all any that the rebels I
mean to make their last stand before Rich
mond.
"You have got me ' gentlemen," said
young Washington, of General Johnson's
staff, a nephew of the late John A. Wash
ington ; "hut you must fight like the devil
before you get to Richmond."
If we may judge from their recent light
ing, the enemy mean to rely mainly upon
the musket. They have stated repeatedly
that we can outvie them with artillery, as
our pieces are of better construction and
oar firing more exact. At Bottom's Bridge.
or Fair Oaks (the latter being the site of
the battle), they hurled column upon col
umn Against our left, and obliged us to re
sort to the same means to repulse and de
feat them. If they want a fair infantry
fight we can accommodate them ; but as
the ground between the Chickahominy and
Richmond is said to be favorable to caval
ry service, it is not improbable that Stone
man and his dragoons may have an oppoi
tunity to distinguish themselves. Of the
number of our batteries I am forbidden to
speak ; but it is not contraband to say
that we can afford to plant field pieces up
on the whole stretch of heights command
ing the Chickahominy, and reserve enough
to fight the greatest battle of modern times.
Ourammunition teams come in daily dense
ly laden. We believe that the Army of the
Peninsula is invincible. if not in number,
at least in the equipment and valor of its
troops.
The reports received in the North of
these battles are necessarily imperfect, and
the official documents pertaining thereto
will probably, be long delayed.' Those
who suppose that the labor of a news
gatherer upon the battle field is facile and
rapid should stroll, as I have, over the
ground where the dead yet lie unburied,
end the survivors expect momentarily to
resume the conflict. Beyond vague and
general statements nothing can be learned.
The colonel of each regiment takes the
whole credit of the victory upon himself,
but can give no information as to the num
ber of his missing, the distances traversed
or the outlines of the fight. There are
many participants in the fight who cannot
relate anything beyond isolated and unim
portant statements, while the whole field
stretches before, the correspondent, who
must glean its particulars in momentary
dread of provost guards, between whom
and himself the antipathies are vaster than
seas.
A funny occurrence was noted at New
1 Bridge to-day. When General Franklin
and staff rode over the Eastern approaches
that had been undermined by the recent
rains, the General was capsized into the
creek s from which he emerged, snorting,
dripping and laughing. He immediately
remounted and pushed beyond our utmost
sentinel, followed by his staff. The bullets
literally rained around them; but the
General stood unmoved, looked up the
road and then leisurely rode away. His
corps is the most reliable portion of the
grand army. We . haveheard heavy firing
for the east two : si ghts in the direction of
James nver,_ and thers are speculations
abrciidlhatourfleet 111 labonngtor almond
times°. reduce Fort Ihrling. Such redact
tion effected would, ba stes our great con-
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McClellan.
Oh! that rain which I described ! Had
it not been for that, McClellan would to
night have been in Richmond. Ills plans
were matured, and oar march to-over:
whehning force and vigor could hot have
been stopped. Nut it is only a question
of time with the commander. I felt to
day for the first a full sense of the vast
labors he undergoes, and of the °Seceding
heavy burden of the responsibility which
weighs down his heart and his brain, *hen
I saw him dismount front his horse at a
brook, and, baring his head, ask an order
ly to bathe it with water scooped up in his
hands. Overburdened, harassed, hamper
ed soldier, may the God of Battles give
you success awl give you rest!
The ''Blood Royal" ofFraueeon
the BatUe•Fieldo of the Repub.
lie.-40ap. lidos Robert and Phil
ip 490eleams.
From the New York Herold
SEVEN PINES, June I.—Do not these
simple names call up strange visions of the
old, old time, and of the grand old race
from whom these simple captains have
come down ? How the gay and brilliant
Court of old France arises before one ! for
i is impossible to associate these men with
the distinctive Orleans. Inevitably we go
beyond him, back to the more glorious
name of aucien regime. Think of the de
scendents of Hugh Capet on a battl e-field—
princes of that very "blood royal" that is
so wrought in the world's history 1 Kings,
though within thrones : and here as simple
students in the kingly trade of war, howev
er little it may sound and seem like reality,
there they are ; and, moreover, not only
the Count of Paris and the Due de Char
tres are there. but there also is the Prince
de Joinville.
Gen. Sickles on the Battle-field.
How the battle-field mingles matters, too!
Let the princes ride on, and we we will
stop here and take a quiet and inquisitive
look at this man whom they sainted—
Brigadier General Daniel E. Sickles. Near
;his little wooden house, and under this
large oak tree, where his headqtfarters are
established, the rebel horses were fed last
night. and there the rebel soldiers slept in
their blankets. Sickles' men drove them
away this day with the bayonet. So he has
a right to the ground. And he sits there,
too, as if he knows that he had a right to
it How easy his manners are ! With
what suavity he speaks to all ! Handsome,
proud. and brave, cool and clear-headed,
he will wind his way up, now that the way
is clear. Success to the commander of as
good n brigade as there is in all the army.
Gallantry of Gen. McClellan.
"fl.O bridge erected by Sedgwick's corps
across the t:hickaltominy was swept away
after the passage of General Sedgwick's
division by the swollen and swift current
of the strewn. Gen. McClellan, unaware
of this fact, dashed with his staff up to its
former position to find it gone. The staff
stood aghast at the appalling fact. What
if it had happened before the transit of the
troops across the swollen current to rein
force their brethren in Casey's and Couch's
despairing divisions? Nothing daunted,
however, our idolized young Napoleon
dashed into the swiftly rolling current.
tarough which his noble steed safely cur
ried hint to the opposite shore. This was
not an act of our General to gain the ap
plause of a multitude, but one occurring
while he was surrounded by his staff and a
few spectators. in the discharge of his or
dinary ditties and away from the owite-
Ilitn.it of th,.• field.
Baxter's 'Loom e• Churge.
The charge of Baxter's Zouavei , . at the
bidding of (;en. Burin, who, waving his
graceful chapeau, animated and encour
aged them by his daring, was a feature of
the play performed by Sedgwick. Though
not so terrible as Meagher's. it was side:
didly rdiective in routing the rebels.
Gallant Conduct of Gens. Sum-
Tier and Sedawiek.
General Sumner was exposed, both in
this and in the field where Richardson was
fighting the enemy, on many occasions.—
Ili.: bravery was the theme of admiration
on all sides, and the old white-haired vet
eran's example was inspiring in the high
est degree to all. The old veteran has
been dubbed by the boys, perhaps on ac
count of the roundness and sonorousness
of his voice. •' The Big Bull of Bastian. ••
Gen. Sedcwick also distinguished him
self, together with his division staff, by
constant presence on the field in the di
rection of the fight, and on one occasion
leading a charge on the enemy iu person.
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DAVID RITCHIE, at present one of the
Associate Law Judges of the Court of Common
Pleas for Allegheny county, will be a candidate
before the Republican County Convention, for
nomination for the place he now occupies.
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STATE SENATE—E. D. GAZZAJI
ia a candidate for the nomination for
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WEST NEWS BY TELEGIAPH.
From the Army of
the Potomac.
OUR LOSS AT THE BAT
TLE OF FAIR OAKS,
LATEST PROBE MEMPHIS.
Arrival of Wooled at Fortress .iilonnw
JACKSON'S ARMY GREATLY
REDUCED.
31cezzi.f..ues IlnAnQuAnrnus, AMMT OF TUE t
POTOMAC, SUNDAY, June S.
The rebels opened with artillery yester
day afternoon on the pickets of General
Sumner, they having advanced to a new
position. No harm was dune, and the
tiring soon ceased.
A Richmond paper of Friday, received,
gives no details of the late battle. They
claim, as usual, a brilliant victory. It
states that the Federals were driven into
the Chickahominy and White Oak Swamp;
that McClellan had sent flags of truce ask
ing permission to bury his dead, both of
which were false. It gives the loss in one
regimentat one hundred and forty killed
and wounded, evidently showing that they
considered it their interest to disclose the
news of their defeat to the public by de
grees, thus preventing a panic.
General Prim, anti staff, of Spain, ar
rived to-day, and paid their respects to
General McClellan.
Three deserters, who arrived to-day from
Richmond, state that there was great ex
citement in that city for fear the James
river would rise sufficiently to allow our
gunboats to pass over the obstructions.
The excitement was so great that many of
the citizens were leaving. They confirm
the account of the wounding of General
Johnson.
Ilk being Sunday, everything ii quiet
WAsutswroN, June 8.----The following
statement of the loss in the battle of Fair
Oaks has been received at the War Depart
ment :
To Ilna. Er , inN M. STAN SPcroary of
The statement of killed, wounded end
misting of the thirty-first of May and J lane
first. 1'3,7,2, in front of Richmond :
Simmer', oorp, 41,2
4titttzoitnan's d corps 259
es (- 2 4th 17;....
Grand total Of ;tilled, w•onndrd and
missing. 5,739. A nominal list will be
furnished as soon as the data can be re•
c•rived.
O. McCLELLAN
Major General.
I tispatches from Flag Officer 1;11 1 1011i
:tats• that the gunboats have possession of
Stono. near Charleston. The capture was
made in consequence of information
eeivol front Robert Sinai!.
Letters front the Gulf annotni, ,,
capture 01 the schooner New cast;
tln• brig I mid th(• srliiiirni , r .1
lis the steamer It. It. ttivler.
A commission, conshding of kadin
physicians of Pittsburgh. Pa., naniel
I kiclors Dickson. Coffee, M'Unndless an
Hamilton, sent by the Sanitary Assoeiv
tion of that city to aid in ministering
the wants of the sick and ivututiled sol
lien,, arrived here yesterday, and. hay
ing been furnished by the Surgeon Genera
with all necessary theilities, left this morn
ing for the haul' , livid ai•ar Richmond.
WASHISf:TON, •11111 e : I— (lppositr • Roo
(lolph, 12 miles below Fort Piflow sth, rid
6tiro SM.—lion. E. M. Stanton, Secreta
ry of War : my mortification the ene
my evacuated Fort Pillow last night.
Early this morning Col. Ellett and a few
men in a yawl went ashore, followed im
mediately by Col. Fitch and a part of his
command. The gnnboat: then came down
and anchored across the channel. 1 pro
ceeded with three rams twelve miles below
the fort, to a point opposite Randolph,
and sent Col. Ellett ashore with a flag of
truce to demand the surrenderof the place.
Their forces had all left, two of their gun
boats only about an hour or two before
we approached. The people. seemed to
respect the flag which Lt. Col. Ellettplant
ed. The guns had been dismantled and
some piles of cotton were burning. 1 shall
leave Lt. Col. Ellett here in the advance,
and return immediately to Fort Pillow to
bring on my entire forces. The people at
tribute the, suddenness of the evacuation
to theattempt made the night before last to
sink their gunboats at. Fort Pillow. Fort
Randolph, like Fort Pillow, is weak and
could not have held outlong against a vigor
ous attack. The people express a desire
for the restoration of the old order of things,
though still professing to be secessionists.
- CHARLES ELLETT, Ja.,
Col. Commanding Ram Flotilla.
Wasnisirros, June B.—Advices have
been received from Commander Davis, at
Memphis, announcing. a battle between his
fleet, aided by Col. 'Ellett's ram flotilla,
and the rebel fleet of eight gunboats and
rams.
The folloviing dispatch was received at
the Navy Department:,
S. STEAMER BENTON, OFF MEMPHIS 1
June 6, 1862. ;
To Hon. (11nr:ox WELLEs, Secretary of
Navy :
Sin :-1 arrived here last evening at nine
o'clock, accompanied by the mortar fleet,
under Captain Maynadier, the ordnance
steam storeships, Jrc., anchored a mile and
a half - slave the city.
This; morning I discovered the rebel
fleet, which had been reinforced, and now
consisted of eight rams and gunboats, lying
above the levee. The engagement, which
commenced at half past five a. m., and
ended in a running tight, I was ably sup
ported hy the rant fleet, under command
of Col. Ellett, who was conspicuous for his
gallantry, and is seriously but not danger
ously wounded.
The result of the action was the captaie
or destruction of seven vessels of the rebel
fleet, as follows:-
The General Beanregard was blown up
and burned, the Gen. Sterling Price had
one wheel carried away, the Jeff 'Thomp
son was set on fire by a shell and burned,
and her magazine was blown up. The
Sumter was badly cut up by shot, but will
be repaired. Little Rebel, steamer, had
her boiler exploded by shot, and was oth
erwise injured, but she will be repaired.—
Besides this, one of the rebel boats was
sunk in the beginning of the action. Her
name is not known.
A boat, supposed to be the Van Dorn, es
caped from the flotillaty her superior speed;
two rams are in pursuit of her. The offi
cers and crews of the rebel boats endeav
ored to take to the shore. Many of their
wounded and prisoners are now in our
hands. The Mayor surrendered the city
to me after the engagement. Col. Fitch
came down at eleven o'clock, and has ta
ken military possession of the town '
C. H. DAVIS, Flag Officer.
FRONT ROYAL, .Ttme B.—News from Gen.
Shield's division states that a scouting par
ly crossed the river at Columbian bridge
and went to New Market. Jackson had .
retreated throrigh there three dirt - agFir
r and his army had been reduced to about
5,000 the xseainderlm s cattered l
Naktriby had follipoitlisiegil
Ir 5 1 0 1 . 1 1 PC .700 0 . 114.00111:0*.,
Wsstustrrox, June B.—The following
message, iu rellOsti Ito tion of the
rams in the mink ehl,, ment . -
of Mem
phisitc was received at the isr Department
this evening fro* Col: Met.:
OPPosITH MEMPHIS, 414444 e li, 1
Pia CAIRO, .lone E. 4
To. Bon. E. • M. Susioir, Secretary of
War : .
Rebel gunboats made a.staud early this
morning opposite Nlemphis, awl opened
a vigorous tire upon our gunboats, which
was returned with equal spirit. I ordered
the Queen, my flag ship, to oars between
the gunboats, and run-down ahead of them
upon the two rams of the enemy, which
first boldly . stood their ground. Lieut.
Col. fillet, in the Monarch, of which Capt.
Dryden is First Master, followed gallantly
the rebel rams, endeavored to back dplvn
and then to turn and run, but the move
ment was fatal to them. .The Queen struck
one of them fairly, and for a few minutes,
was fast to the wreck, and after impending
tbc rebel steamer sunk.
My steamer, the Queen, was then her
self struck by another rebel steamer and
disabled, but though damaged, can be
saved: A pistol shot wound in, the leg
deprived me of the power to witness the
remainder of the fight. The Monarch
also passed ahead of our gunboats and
went most gallantly into action. She first
struck the rebel boat that struck my flag
ship and sunk the rebel. She was then
struck by one of the rebel rams, but not
injured. She then pushed on and struck
the Beauregard, and burst open her side,
and simultaneously the Beauregard was
struck in the boiler_ by a shot from one of
our gunboats. The onarch then pushed
at the gunboat Little Rebel, the rebel flag
ship, and having but little headway, push
ed her before her, the rebel Commodore
and crew escaping.
The Monarch finding the Beauregard
sinking, took her in tow until she sank in
shoal water; then in compliance with the
request of Lieut. Col. Ellet dispatched
the Monarch and the Switzerland in pur
suit of one remaining rebel gunboat and
some transports, whi ch had escaped the
gunboats and two of my rams have gone
below. I cannot too much praise the con
duct of the piloti and engineers and mili
tary guard of the Monarch and Queen,
the brave conduct of Capt. Dryden, or the
heroic bearing of Lieut. Col. Ellet.
will name all the parties to you in especial
report. I am, myself, the only person is
my tleet who was disabled.
CHARLES ELLET, Jr.
Colonel Commanding Rams.
A secimil dispatch from Col. Ellet was
read at the War Department this evening :
OttPosin; MEMPHIS, June 6th,
via MEMPHIS.
To Hon. E. M. STANTON, Secretary of
War:
Ft is proper and due to the brave men
on the *eon and Monarch to say to you
briefly that two of the rebel steamers were
sunk outright and immediately by the
shock of my two rains ; one with a large
amount of cotton, &c., on board, was dis
abled by accidental collision with the
Queen, and secured by her crew after
I was personally disabled. Another,
which was also hit bye shot from the gun
boats, was sunk by the Monarch and towed
to shoal water by that boa:; still another
uninjured by the fire of our gunboats was
pushed in to the shore and secured by the
Monarch. Of the gunboats, f can only
say they bore themselves—as our navy
always does—bravely And well.
CHAR LES ELLET, Jr.
Col. Commanding the Ram Fleet.
Wr. ll th.,11.1u
IMIMIa
Fonrnss , ; Mumma, June B—The Louisi
:um arrived this morning with a number o
wounded. in charge of Surgeon.(. H. Case
N,w York.
The following died on the passage: R.
L. Walker. Mobile : Thomas Hardick,
Tennessee: Edward Blake, Worcester,
Mass.: Henry Worcott, Pennsylvania ;
Robert Schell. 11th Mississippi : George
H. Gordon, :id Maine, Augusta. The last
was left at 'White House.
Among the wounded stre the following
;;:(i. tie°. Vtindland, t.o. cob,Nagh,
co A, IV Hein, co. 1. Asa Toombs and S.
11. H am il ton . c o. G: D Jmard i , g .
Thosm,mia. co A, II Em s, B
Develin. C Stager and A Gray. co. E,
Pinelted and 11 H illey, co A: 11 Gaddinger,
co B. 79th: J Cavanagh, co K, 71st; J Wha
ling. cu E, E Behinalt,co H, 53d; H
S Borer. co C, 53d; .1. Seall. co E, 30th;
S Chippey, co C. 81st; It Darrow, co B,
t;lst; John Wallace, co 0, 81st: A Brisha,
co A, 102 d; Jas Mooney, en H Ist Pa.Ar
finery; J Shippey, co C, 81st: P Conner,
co 53d; Serg't W Gihon. co C, Bth
Pa cavalry; 11 Al'Mullen, co IT, 31st; A
Walton, co C, 31st; C E Cool. co E, 92d;
E Y Hooper. co A, 52d; A Bremen, co A,
61st: A D E Habord, co D 58d; W H
Martin, co I, 52d; N M'Laughliu, co F,
81st; B Shultz, co 11, Ist Pa Artillery; .1
Miller, co 13, li2d; Charber, co F, 81st;
sick; I.ieut N 11 Beaver, co 0 81st; Capt.
11 M Lee, jr, co F, 81st; S Friday, co H,
101st.
The I.ouisianu also brought fifty' or sixty
wounded prisoners. All of the latter
were landed here, and also some others
who could not endure the sea passage. A
number of convalescent will be put on
board, and the steamer will sail to-mor
row morning, probably tbr New Haven.
On Monday evening at 53' o'clnek. Lung
DILWORTH. eldest child of Thos. S. and Mary
Emma McClelland, aged 5 years. 4 months and 14
dap'.
The funeral will take place from the residence
of her parents. No. 101 Third street. above
Grant. this [Tuesday) afternoon at S o'clock.
The loss of this beloved child is a most afilietini
dispensation. She was a loveable creaturi; . iff
sunny temperament and gentle; affectionate and:
oyous disposition—winning the love of all about
her by her childish simplicity and goodness of
heart. lfor death. after a brief week's suffering.
is a heavy blow to her parents. into whose house
hold death has now entered for the first time.
May the Great Ruler soften their grief and teach
them to find consolation in the other offspring
which His goodness has spared to them.
RECEIVED.
IEULA.C.IK SHAWLS,
With Fine Broeha aistirdield Mixed
Border. Very Cheep.
BEAUTIFUL LAWN,
or 121-2 cents.
Fine afteonet and Orliandleiv
LIGET COLORED
BALMORAL SHIRTS.
*.Just opened a very Mee amortmentof
SUMMER DRESS GOODS
W. & D. EMUS,
uly2l corner of Fifth sad Muskat Arm&
it large stock of
Second Ed#i
TOE VERYINIESTIIIIGRAPII,
Battle near:::Hatrisonliurg.
KANE•N DUCKTAIII. Klt I.Es
ENGAGED.
00L. KANE TAKEN PRISONER
LEST OF BELLED AND WOUNDED
HEADQuAitTEIts, HARRISONISCRO;
• VIRGINIA, .1 one ff'., 1882.
The advance guard of Fremont reached
here this afternoon at two o'clock. No
fighting during the march.
Jackson encamped last night and h_di
this morning.
Our cavalry was sent on a reeonnoii
sauce fourridles beyond the town and came
on a largo rebel force of cavalry and in
fantry strongly posted in woods. Col.
Wyndham, who had pushed the recon
noissance three miles further than order
ed, rashly led forward the first New Jersey
cavalry and wan driven back by infantry
in ambush. Col. Wyndham is a prisoner,
and Capt. Shellmire and Capt. Haines
are killed or severely wounded and pris
oners and Capt. Charles missing.
All the officers bravely and vainly en
deavored to rally their men. Capt.
Jane
way gallantly attempted the flanking move
ment which covered the retreat of the first
battalion. He is unhurt. - The regiment
lost 35 killed, wounded and missing.
General Bayard with the Bucittails for
Kane Rifles) and the First Pennsylvania
Cavalry and Claseret's brigade of the t;th
and Bth Virginia were ordered forward to
their support. Claseret's brigade drove
one body of the enemy from their position
and captured their camp and some stores
without any loss. The Kane Rifles. 125
meu, found themselves opposed and flank
ed in the woods by four regiments of in
fantry and cavalry, and before they could
be withdrawn suffered severely.
Lieut. Col. Kane is soriously wounded
and a prisoner.
Capt. Taylor is also wounded and cap
tured.
Capt. W. I'. Blanchard is wounded
verely.
Lierdenent J. J. Swiivni
killed,
After a gallant tight the "Rides
driven back, with a loss of 55
wounded and missing. The rebels brought
up their artillery and used it with great ef
fect. Jackson is thought to have left the
main road and has either halted the main
column for battle or greatly strengthened
his rear guard and posted his train: , whieh
are in contusion on the road.
The following is a list of the kill('
wounded and missing in tin. Hitektail
ties:
Lieut. Col. Kane•. wounde4l and a pr
over.
h illed—Martin Kelley. co. G, tleorge
Fane, co. I, John Danhy, co. C.
Wounded.—Capt. W. F. Blanchard', en.
I, severely; Lieutenant B. B. Rice, co. I,
slightly; sergeant Enoch B. Barnum, co.
C, severely; Wm. Richardson, co. C, se
verely; Charles Robbins, co. t, severely;
Ferdnand Kilburn, company 1, slightly;
Edwin Greenfield, company If, severely;
Samuel Huss, co. H, slightly; John Red
ding, co. C, severely; J. M. Wood, co. A,
severely; Ben. J. Ireland, co. G. severely;
James Johnson, co. C, severely ; H. Car
ter, co. H, severely; James Grace, co. H,
severely; Millard Saves, co. G, danger
ously; sergt. D. C. Freeman, co. C, seri
ously; H. .1. Hammond, co. I. slightly:
Thomas Campbell, co. C, severely; Perry
McKinney, co. C, slightly; J. S. Covert,
co. C, severely: (i. McGowan, co. C, se
verely; Russell Inglesby, co. C, severely;
Joh,. Rinehart, co. G, severely; H. C.
Holley, co. G, arm amputated: corp. G.
A. Howell, co. H, severely; Henry Pen
hollow, co. H, severely; Franklin Cran
dall, co. I, severely; Wm. 1.. Pierce, en.
H. severely: Luther Lueou, co. C, slight
ly; Theo. Malon, cc. C, slightly: Augustus
Smith, C, severely; L. W. Taylor, co. H,
severely; Lieut. J B Winslow, co Gr, slight
ly; B. T. Alton, co slightly. Missing—
Captain C. A. Taylor. co. H; Lieut.
Scrayne, probably killed; Sergt. John Cole,
co G; corporal Fred'k Holmes, co 0 ;
Wm. Hill, co I; Milton Tarr, co.l.
Fremont's Metal Report of the
. Fight at Harrisonburg.
WASHINGTON, June 9.—The following
was received at the Washinton to-day, by
telegraph from Front Royal:
HEADQUARTEIIB MOLICTAIN DEPARTURST, ARMY}
IX IW
FIRLD. HABRISONRO. June 7. 1 sA2
To Hon. E. M. ST.tvrox, Secretary o
War: •
The army reached this place at 2 o'clock
yesterday, driving out the enemy's rear
from the town. Severe skirmishing con
tinued from .that time until dark. The
enemy's rear being closely pressed by our
advance at 4 o'clock, the First New Jersey
cavalry, after driving through the village
fell into an ambuscade in the woods, to
the southeast of the town, in which Col.
Wyndham, of that regiment was captured,
and considerable loss sustained. Colonel
Claseret, :with his brigade, subsequently
engaged the enemy in the timber, driving
him from his position, and taking his
camp at about eight. A battallion of
Colonel Haee's Pennsylvania regiment en
tered the woods, under the direction of
Brigadier Gener a l Bayard, and maintained
for half an hour aligorons attack, in whiCh
both sides . su ff ered severely, driving the
enemy.. The enemy attempted to shell
our troaps, but a few shots from one of
our batteries soon silenced , his guns. Af
ter dark the enemy continued his retreat.
Full particulars will be forwarded by mail.
(Signed) J. C. FREMONT,
Major General.
ealphis News.
Sr. Loots, June 9.—A special dispatch
to the Republican-from Memphis dated
June 7th r says: This morning the rebel
tug Mark R. Cheek was discovered up a
slough above the city, where she had run
for concealment, and surrendered to our
tug &mason.) )
About 1,000 rebel caissons left on the
cars for Grenada last night.
The Railroads have all stopped running
to the city. The Memphis and Charles
ton Railroad is badly cut up and all its
rolling stock has been sent South. All
the stock of the. Memphis and Ohio roads,
except three engines, are here.
Great efforts sre made to shield public
property by Ovate claims. About two
thousand bales ot- cotton were burned.
The new pa:Animater for Memphis is now
in Cairo, and will be here soon.
A special to the St. Louis Republicans
says:
June 6, 4 p. m--At this hour,
just as the dispatch best is leaving, all is
quiet. All the ribel flags Inown to be fly
ing iwthe city Uwe been removed, and no
difficulties have occurred.
Reports are current that Com. Hollins.
when he received the news of the destnie .
don •of 'Montgomery's fleet, burned his
vessels, four in number, which were some
distance bodcrw hire.
Over 0,000 people lined the bluffs here
and wftasaled the fight this morning. All
Ithe • stores - are closed but many will b e
',opened to-Morrow. • The •citizens seem
anxious to have trade renewed with them.
Very little trouble is apprehended in hold
ing the city: •
Larse. trantities of cotton was burned,
but it is mad.there if jigreM amount an
ger andmokinee- mkt When beeirseersted
by.*tiemelehljrraiskibri=l::::-
. cretary o
order N. riiijust issued, is as
.. ..1014 ) yaw l . instruction for 50,000
Jnen—Onvalry, ii ilh•ry stud infantry in
Ate proportion----will be immediately es
liiblisbedi r Aut it polls, Md. Major
GenerfitWool. I". A., will command
the ; cidp in additi.o: :o his duties as De
partaaent. commander. The ground will be
*Sleeted and the troops, which will be as
: einbled as rapidly as possible under orders
from I.IR, \VA:- Department, will be placed
in 1)(1,11i1Mt us they arrive. Brig. Gem.
(;rithatii is assigned to duty es ehise
of cavalry at the. camp. Brevet I:Brigidllir
General Harvey Brown as chiefof artil
-ley,- according - to his brecati"aelditaldhli
lulautry wili i hereafter be designated. The
Chief or Ordnance, Quartermaster Gener
al, t issa ry ;en e ral, Surgeon General
and Paytuaster General will eac h desig
nate an experienced regular. officer as the
ebiefof t heir respective Departmentaatthe
camp, these of will be select to the
orders of General Wool, and tln er lde su
pervision, and will, without' delay, Caleb
liFl: a itoE.pital and depot of all the sup
plies necessary for the health and efficire
ey of the troops at paints where issueanun
be conveniently made.
Th., bo g expericuce of the veteran offi•
rm. its,igned to command the camp will
dictate the most efficient details for Brig
ading, equiping, drilling and disciplining
the geserve Corps d'Armee, to be 'thus
thus formed undt,r him. Chiefs of the dif
ferent stall Ihireatm acre hereby directed to
aid him by promptly meeting his reasons
requisltiom: hir material of war.
By order of the Secretary of War.
isgoniri Convention.
.! l'rry, atom Conven
tion t.-clay 2.1 r. iirimken introduced a bill
for gradual emaneipation, of which the
following is a synopsis to be submitted to
the- people. Certain amendments to the
Constitution and schemes ofgradual omen
patinn. Section lira repeaLs the restrict.
live clame in dm constitution; second de
clares that all slaves born after January
hi- slaves until 25 years of age,
limn to aid fvr and sent out of the
State by alit (lithe Government, under rei:
ointion ofCongress. Third, all slavestiorn
after aanuary, .186;, to be registered.—
l'onri h. no slave., to be brought into the
the State after the ordinance takes effect.
Filth, the whole ordinance to be submitte d
to a at the recular election- in 1864.
awl oti . ..et it it receive , . a majority
of the popular rote.
ii r. !freckini idgo argued the merits of
his bill at length, claiming that it was the
only meas.ure at, all likery to quiet the agi
tation now rapidly growing in our State.
All men agreed that slavery was deethed
in the State that session ruined, and it
only remained for us to determine whether
a. , h-e, careful and conservative men, we
will take hold of the subject as a political
question.or leave it to be dealt with by
ratiin:ll. Pass this ordinance, and there
will [1,, ! nothing left to build. up radical
men hind measures. The whole subject is
to be acted uu bv the-people, after.two
years f reflection. It will secure
peace, (inlet and prosperity once more to
the country.
At the conclusion of the remarks of Mr.
Breckenridge. several members endeavor
ed to gain the floor. ir. Henderson among
the number.
Mr. Marshall, of Randolph, however;
was recognized, and moved to lay the bill
on the table.
lle was appealed to by Mr. Henderson
to withdraw the resolution, in order that
he, Henderson. might make a few remarks
on the subject.
Mr. hall agreed to withdraw for Messrs.
Burch unit Long who desired to make ex
planations; but Mr. Henderson trieda point
of order that the gentleman had no right
to withdraw in favor of anybody.
Mr. Hall then insisted on his motion.
The President. said that Mr. HendersUn
himself intended to leave for Washington
to-morrow, and he hoped - the Convention
would extend the privilege to Mr. Hender
son of making a few remarks. He (Mr.
Wilsoni might also desire to say some
thing on the subject finding it impossible
to induce the mover to withdraw his imo 7
Tion and-to lay his bill on the table. These
members desirous of speaking on the sub
ject consented that the vote should be taken
on the motion to lay the bill on the table.
The yeas and nays were then called and
the motion to lay_the bill on the table' teal
carried by 52 against D.
Mr. Hall then moved to reconsider the
motion to lay it on the table, and to lay
that motion on the table. This was agreed
to, and thus the gradual emancipation
scheme hi Missouri was defeated.
Mr. Burch then rose to a privileged
question, and read a written statement, of.:
the facts connected with his late arrest.
The Committee on Elections then re
reported back tilt bill defining the
tications of voters. The revised bill Ittayes,
out entirely the disfranchisement of per-.
sons who have been engaged in the rebel
lion.
11 bill io repeal tJo 7tll sec tion of the
ordinance to abolish certain olhaerai re
duce, salaries, A - c.. and the bill to repeal
the ordinances, submitted the action of
the committee to a vote of the people.
Latest from Memphis.
Citte.soo, June latit—A special dispatch .
from Memphis, of the Bth, says the calm*
alities of the late fight are estimated froth'
100 to MO. and 30 to 40 wounded.. • :
Jeff. Thompson witnessed the fight let-
ting ou horse back in front of the atioPsh
house, while the remnant of his army yith
stampeding citizens were in ears..not far
from the city. When one after 'another
of the Confederate boats were sunk and
the flag ship took flight, Jeff. left.
Two of our mortar boat men imitt*d . ..
to elude the guards and get on shore on..
Friday night; and were killed in a rote of
their own getting up:
Citizens to the number of two thousand
have reported themselves armed and "eop
.ed to the Provost Marshal, on the 'awe
evening to prevent the destruction atm
erty by the mobs, which it seemed they, ; ;
feared . more than the Federels.. • Its was
expected that the city would betreditut
the prompt action of the peaceible cifi
zens and the Colonel commanding, •with.a
strong provost guard, prevented it.' As it
was, the depot of the Mississippi and-Ten
itessee road was broken tap by a mob of
men and women, but before they could
take anything awaya detachment of. ndh-
:ary arrived and dispersed them. The
stores in the depot were yesterday , re
moved to a place of safety.
Capt. Feuld, Provost Marshal, has es
tablished his headquarters at the Planters'
Bank building.
Colonel Fitch, commander of the
_post, -
issued's notice last evening that the Unit-
ed States had taken possession of the city
of Memphis
.for the purpose of asserting
the supremacy of the laws and pot:acting
public and private property. Residents
who may havailed are exhorted to return;
merchants and others are requested to .
open their stores and shops, excepeltiose
dealing in intoxicating' liquorr,:*l4o,:iW'
forbidden' to resume their indite, lades. ,
penalty of having their stock destroyed.
The Mayor and Common Council will
continue to exercise their functions, the
military authorities co-operating" in en
forcing all proper ordinances, unless exi- _
gencies arise rendering martial lawaeces
sary. Ile hoped and believed, however:,
that nothing would occur to renderitus
step necessary.
.The sale ottiquors have been,pro,hibited
here since Dokembely except ty , drnggists
on pyhsicians? prescriptions. -
- Naw, Yon:, June9.—The Herald .hee, i . 4 .
..,.tke following dispatch from City...Paulin. a
I halMl l l4llWiileopy of the Pettwebell
Press . , of the 4th instaaWsliehleegest 41
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