DAILY POST.
The Vinton as it was:
The Constitution as At fola
WEDNESDAY MORNING, :UTNE 11
sir Reading mat ter on every page
ARROGANCE AND INSO
LENCE.
There is a class of men in the United
States, who, while
_claiming for them
selves the utmost latitude of thought
and expression, are the most proscriptive
of others who choose to differ from thei r
teachings and conclusions. One of thi::
class is the present editor of the New York
Freeman's .Tournal
Our readers will remember that the ed
itor referred to was arrested for treasona
ble publications ; his paper was suppressed,
and himself incarcerated in Fort Warren,
there to reflect upon his stupidity and dis
loyalty, in his efforts to give aid and eonitor t
to tie rebel cause. After several months'
confinement ; this person was set at large.
The noise and confusion made by him at
the time of his arrest would lead one to
suppose that with his arrest the freedom
of the press was'n tterly annihilated. From
the windows of the carriage which bore
him to prison he exhibited his manacles,
and called upon the multitude to observe
that he was a victim to free speech. The
gaping multitude did observe, but that was
all they dig'( do ; and, to the evident mor
tification of the victim of free they
quietly permitted the ottieers of the
law to bear him off to the government
al institution alluded to. No rescue was
attempted; and the whole thing passed off
as quietly as arrests do generally in the
great metropolis of the country.
But this victim of free thcmght anti speech,
shortly after being released. manifested his
appreciation of these inestimable privileges
by calling to account one of oily own eiti
zens, for the expression of his opinions.
Some few weeks since the Rev. Jame s
Keogh, of this city, delivered a discourse
in Cincinnati; which was afterwart Is pub
lished in pamphlet form, entitled "Catho
lic Principles of Civil Government." The
lecture was an admirable one, and highly
spoka of by the press in various I"ealitie,.
-The great point it ittenleated the they
of the citizen to 'di et' and delend h
mate existing authority. The New York
Freeman's Journal, however, was an E,x
- ception; it condemned the lecture entirely.
in a spirit of arrogant assumption, charac
teristic of .the pedant and fanatic. I hit to
still further Must rate the Freeman's Journ
al's idea-of free speech, we will menthol
the circumstanee which prompted the::-,
serrations. tar weekly issue id May list
contained some strietures upon the course
of the :Journal, and yesterday we reeeived,
returned from New York, our weekly
of the 7th of June. the marein written
upon, in large let tor "-Lrchan9e a"1"":10.
desired." From this it will be seen that
what. these dogmatic thick skulls mean by
the freedom of the press is the largest
liberty for themselves, and the smallest
possible privilege to those who tiller froll)
them. The spasmodic editor's recent
misfortune we thought would have taught
him both moderation and manners: but
we were mistaken. The swaggering and
inflated style dutracterize his discussion
of religion, as we'll as polities. This dog
matism about politics is harmless, lett
when. he attempts to palm oil his religinns
crotchets for the theology - of the church,
upon which he has raAelied, rar
more harm than he has an d• conception . of.
The gene •17 oil .4„,,a4v444,10. every
__ ielvam.ars hin paper is - al,-
proved of by the llishop of his dineese :
and in this way his religion itself is
charged-with entertaining notions pneuliar
to the ricketty brain whieli creates them.
To shwa' his learning and gratify his
vanity this silly editor resurrects the opin
ion of some one who figured three or fitur
centuries ago: and, with a flourish or Latin,
attempts to substitute these opinions for
the teachings of the: Church. A high
sounding absurdity is momanthority with
him than a deeision of a conneil of Bishops,
and one of his own imaginings, in State
affairs, is far more weighty than several
acts of Congress, or unanimous decisions
by the Supreme Court..
THE POLITICS OP THE ARMY.
The most infamous sheet in Pennsylva
nia, not excepting Ferney's Press, or the
Pittsburgh Gazette—we mean the Harris
burg Telegraph—pul,lishe:, a most brazen
assertion that the Republicans have in the
service, front this State; about live or six to
one Democrat. This is lint worth altcuipt
ing to refute; it is too brazen IM. credibili
ty. But the Gazette snatches at it, absurd
as it is, and proceeds, in its sniffling way,
to comment upon it.
Will the Gazette and Telegraph ascer
tain the number of- Abolitionists of their
own stripe there is in the service? Those
Republicans who rushed to defend the gov
ernment twelve months - ago are 'different
men altogether to these Abolition'traitors
who are endeavoring to divert our soldiers'
patriotism into a mere crusade for eman
cipation. We do not believe that. there,
are two hundred Abolitionists, of the Ga.
zette stripe, in the entire -army; and that
paper has no right to claim any share of
the glory of our soldiers' itehievements.—
In fact it doesn't appear touched by any
performance of our-armies, except some
proclamation from some General, giving
freedom to the slaves iu districts in.wlich
such proclamations cannot be enforced.—
_ We Irish our neighbor to understand that
hereafter, when we• - speak of Republidanit
in the army. oe Republicans out of it, wli
contribute their cash to equip regiments
:_:mod officers, we have no reference to its
-.-•, •- •ng Abolitionists—we allude
tq ssiarm blood in their veins
ndifigliearts in their
• .., -
'
i• - ;, tl.d thin nosed. .
Abolitionistatiiilikl'ofilitnet*orwhere
there is no biood , theitexall _
1 % ;
MAY; 20,
tieneral G. T. Beatiregard, Command
ing Confederate borers:—lienral : I have
just received your et.mmunication of Ibis
date. No prisoners 01 any kind have.
tar as 1 am aware, been - delivered to (tell
' eral p.it inr . ,rtn thn,
wip•n a.nrt I,y whom Ilifts.• I vireo v Lay,
hoen srla t,, (omen V.. I w;11 itay.•
matter investigated. N.)pi•r: , ,n, whon*,)-
pvf.t. has been authorized by ne It , rant
prjr,•114.1.1 1,. (:.•neral :Hid I am
very e.•rtai, that none hay. , been' ..!
ery •ppct 6111 . v, vow ol,'t :111.
D. W. 11.-ILLECK,
Major I;111(q;:l.
In reply 10 tin! preceding letter, ilem•ral
Villepigne seat thr lollowiu tt dispatch:
Four May 22, I'•;!", - 2-
Courral 11Panreg:Ird--Tln.
tiny is no myth, but from what: the prison
ers say, much like an attempt to eommu•
ideate the small-pox to my command.-
'hey were taken at. Pea Ridge, and a
just. from an infeeted prison at. Allot.,
nois. They were received by the nec oh d
eon - inland, while I. was reconnoitering.
I endeavored to get. Flag Offleer Davis to
take them hack, but, he refused. Will
send by first boat all the papers and I.or
reSpolldellet,
.101 IN I;.
Brig. Gen. Commanding.
ItrAnot - ARTF:I2:4 11`1•:STERN' Itri•'•r, 1
Corinth, Nay 22, ltit;2.
General-1 herewith enclose a dispatch
this moment received from Brig. General
Villepigne, commanding the Confederate
forces at. Fort Pillow, showing that the
statement of the exchanged prisoners sent
to that point. concerning which I inform
ed you on the 20th instant, is not a "fah-
.1:I! good enough, General, to solid flu
necessary orders to your officer.. 10 reer•iv,
these prisoners and provide for their wants,
as.in , tier and civilization rnquiro.
I aui . very resinn•lndly,
• Your ()WI. sory'i,
1:. 14...% rannvsn,
Major Cenoral Commanding,.
To this ennnaunication nove l ly has 1.0111
made.
flu. LINCOLN 01/Cl; 2:Li.l ill Congress that
"any peoples, anywhere, being inclined,
and having the power, have the right to
rise up and shake off the existin g govern
ment, and form another one that snits
them better ;" that. "tiny portion of such
people that can may revolutionize, and
make their own of such of t he territory
as they inhabit." These sentiments were
popular with abolitionists when /hell were
contemplating a rebellion against the Fed
eral government. They are entertained,
now. They are all right with Mr. Lin
coln or any other abolitionist ; but
if a Democrat attacks the uncon
stitutional, destructiveand wicked schemes
of the abolitionists, their mode of de
fence' is to cull all such "secessionists,"
"tranors,.* &O. To call names is a resort
when argument fails.
-- --.....0-
WIIFIT the Varrina WPIlt. down, Capt.
Boggs missed a boy, and thought he was
among the .vietirns of the battle. But a
few minutes afterwards he .-aw the lad gal
lantly swimming toward the wreck. Clam
bering on board of Capt. Boggs' boat, he
threw his hand up to his forehead, givi ng
the usual salute. and uttering only these
words,
."All 'right, sir! 1 report myserf On
board ? " • passed coolly to Inafotation: -
,SO
young &lad, so bravd-And coollu.daugo,
iill 1 9a4 ilMilWirkPOWla as years go over
berd,lds
.„ .3 ; 1 .. :I (, - ,i 1. , -. ,- • '. - ..,
i norfir.trip4l fev, .: -
.a,s-
. The Gazette yesterday again as
sures its readers that the Pus! has thrown
open in its ad we
its mask, and is now
caoy of the rebels, and says :
"This is fine_ talk fora papet'Whose
sympathies with Southern traitor! even its
consummate hypocrisy cannot hide."
Why. you old crazy Abolition traitor.
what are yea saying? If we have thrown
off the mask where is the use of further
"consummate hypocrisy." .
Alluding to the President. and Sumner
the Gazette enlightens us as follows :
"The to make it appear Lhat
Mr.Sutmi4 i 5 inn position of opposition
to the President. This is not the case.
These two distinguished officials are on
terms of the warmest friendship, and
heartily sympathize with each otlier.••
The fact of Stunner introducing a reso
tion into the Senate indireetly oensuring
the President. proves what. the ( la;ette
knows of the warm relations of " friend
ship— existing between them, t tit the
contrary, it is notorious in Washington
that the President detests the very sight
of the Massachusetts agitator, and his de
testation of him is extended to nil his
small-fry foNllvers in the country, int-hid
ing. the Ili t I sbnrgh gazeitc.
Tits Gazelle, referring to our uotire of
Senators Cowan-and Wade, says that it did
not think that Cowan had "fallen so low. —
Cowan has fallen because of his late
castigation of the bluffer and hi:lel:guard
Wade. in what position is the latter?—
"The traitor Vallandingham .• • brand
ed Mr. Wade with " liar. scoundrel
and coward; — Mr. Cowan referred him
to that. elegant. extract, inforMing him
that as long as it adorned his forehead he
could not i stop to notice him. Cowan may
have fallen, beeause of his noticingliade
at all, but. if he ha,, wllvrc is It,. bully',
Ben^ Wade used to talk about fighting
b•his weight in 'wildcats how.
‘ • allantlinghani, a wan of his ~wn bulk
and pantinv for all upportimity to
Emoonotm• him. V. th:. i,r iueit
to the scratch
LATEST NEWS PROM THE
SOUTII
COrtrINI 14.111.1.11P11C0(.11 :11Id
Reauregard—The Nan:l2l-1•07;
Returned Pei. The , 14.1111.15 i.
Appeal on Norther,.
•
lite Cincinnati ( ' , mufti, in! contains it
o‘ving lieu,. taken front S. •itt horn jour
From the I\fo,l phis .1 ' , pent ~r Slay t!i
ji •(11 :1:1•:SPONDENCE.
11 EADQI-ARTEI::: 1)1:V1.,
Corinth. :k I i \ lay 20. I sw..!.
(en. 1!. fr. I (
:
EH .1 I.: I have this day been inform:
by Brigadier Villepigne. COW
ailing (_'ottrederato forces :n Fo r t Pit.
low, t hat twointudred exchanged prisoner , .
%rut, sent In hitt: uu yttsicrtlay. and ilint
thus, prisonurs Initi sit- 1. -pov
them: I have directutl
to return them tiutt Itxrith. I pru , tinte
all thi., ha.; 14 , 11 r
1 . 4 your i'ffit ll lllll6lllli,Al on tht • t.tilt
sleet or \ of
to; an agroi•unno on air nnti itqua I • rut
To send nut pri,tticrs It con-
Ingious diseases orn dangerous anti tleuttly
eh:inn:ter it., in my judgment. violet r:: ut
all idetis or rninn.,, :on! 'li, .•; I a
o
For till prisuner. , . therefore, sitrrulelcruil
by Confedcrote oilicers,) shall insist.
eral, lha.t they art! entitled, by evory claim
or justieo. to (emand in e.ech:ttteearn utotal
inlitilJer or prisoner;, iu like condition or
those sent. back to you.
1 my ruspeetfillly your nh't surv't.
T. 1.:(.1.1.712Ei.i.:11:1i.).
c. , prieral Con - mu:tiding%
II t:AnQrAnTEits 11E1'AIt9'•T
tamp on Corinth lionti 111
THE BATTLE OF FAIR OAKS
•
Additional Interesting Details.
We have before us some further partic
ulars of the battle of "fair Paks," in front
of Richmond :
Fretu the WorldLiSter.
The II antitt Oil I,ion ' b rebel-admit
lion three thousand strong4s sag to hire
been terribly decimated. They not Only
largely Irimt:t he fire of Kirby's battery,
1)111 likewise rrom the bayonet charge - of the
tt !di and 82(1 New York. regiments. The
Legion broke.befor, - . , the'tvild andimpetn
ous dad] of these men, but not until many
a one had been nigh cut in twain by . the
glittering bayonets of our well-trained
troops. Better Still, they were South Car
olinhms.
cannot. in killed, wounded and missing, be
less that 4,51,'10 t thus showing this battle, so
tier as loss of We is concerned, to be the
second engagement of the war, being ex
ceeded only by Shiloh. The reports of di
visions are not yet all in. In Sedgwick's
the aggregate is 47 killed, 270 wounded.—
fn filehardson's 1)41 killed, wounded and
missing, of whom 400 are missing, most of
whom will undoubtedly report; in Kear
ney's, l,;::70 killed, wounded and missing,
there being not more than 40 of the latter.
This makes a total of over 2,500 in throe
divisions. Hooker's loss is comparatively
light!: Couch's heavy Casey's light in
casualties, because the men didn't stand,
I la' he max return IL large :Lumber of miss
ing.
Who Fought Against Us?
There were at Fair Oaks Station, dnring
Saturday. The following rebel generals:
Jett: Davis, Gen. Robert K Lee, Gen. G.
Al:rader, Gen..lohnson, (ien. Huger.
In addition, Gen. G. W.
_Smith, Gen.
1). 11. Hill and Brigadier Hens. Pettigrew,
Prisoner, i Blonds, Hood, Anderson, A.
P. Hill, Pickett, Rains, Pryor, Whiting
and Branch, some commanding divisions
:lad sonic brigades, wore in the fight with
the whole or portion of their commands.
The army of Manassas. Gem Johnson ;
the army of Gordonville. Gen.- (I. W.
Smith : the army of the Peninsula,
Magruder: the army of Norfolk. Ceti.
!Inger, were• ail engaged: Gen. Johnson
conunanding in the field, Gen. Lee, corn
tennik•r-in-chiuf, lien . Magruder exeeutly('
I)illeer on their left, and lieu, li. W. Smith
on their right. llagm. commanded the ro-
ICebel 011ie4.rs estplitred.
Brigadier General Pettigrew, of
•feittlt t'arrdina, captured. rel. Idglitfeot
and I..a•id. I.otig. the hater formerly
,tt• ti.e IntientrY• brit bath
et' a South (jarolina . r, giment. were
taken prisoner;. (','loncl Long being
of the Fit.,l
In addition twottle captains and
Li , ati , nant:: were vaptured : fifteen rebid
commissioned ellicers of different grades
were buried en the field. Cul. Champ
Davi::. of South Carolina. was killed on
the t, If while vainly chavgittg Kirltv's
- •
bit. vv.
t
u nectlote of Itlitgruoler.
.%1 agru der was directing the rebel move
ment; on the left. opposite Sedgwieli•s di
vhden. IV . irby•s Battery was pouring in
heavy di,eharges of canister, when Ma
gi-11(1:T ought sight of it and by its 014
l et tiliar and litded guidons, :tt olive recot.;
nit d it :is Light llattory I. I. l irst 1 " 'Cited
.% I i Cortiterly emninanded by
hill - Nell. Ile at otter. exelainied: '•
Pc
ti .1. Lots. that's hue halt ery: charge or
They oheyed. (thee, twiee,
rayed all hilt it 11 . :1,i 11'
u:ein~ to sure destruction. y. wi
relent le, severity and great mantra.
poured round tiller round of cannister i
them. and the% lin:illy were swept ha.°
great f•rmrtv , it;ll. Seeing this, .(assn
charnel .. - risl ical 1y exclaimed : •• Thai
is hotter than It 1: the el I youldn't
it. lot's .et out of thitil••
-pee lily out. ol that wilderness.
1 . 1111
n Iniptbrinnt Casptiure.
.1c,111! Wflgilinatrrll. :tn :till on
.101111 ,t:tir, earryinz tliPssage
, i; 11, ;; 11 ‘ . ..kowiC;11 , 1y rode
int „ ;.,;;;; iiti;•;.. hi-- 1,...r50n was 'nand
4..11114,4. utir
army • it.; corps, reginwitts and
ntii..•r... i4.v.•th..i. with its
t; , r.• ha-loud.
ti liattle Impending.
from a Herald enrrePrundent.
The enemy's pickets are posted within
unt.,k.d. range 01 low own, and we can see
(ruin ::once point:: the mortonolOS Or heir
columns with the naked eye. fly night the
-;gual rnekets cu up : we r.O: even in the
!dines:: hear pluees. the uproar or their
camps. In 'het we know that on.. Monday
ntlmmoon the tummy occupied iit force the
South hunk of the l'hickahotniny. and if
he dui,. not light he 1111181• retreat at once
or ho cddigOli io surrender. The testimo
ny Id' pt; , oners strengthens my belief.—
'rimy all , say that the rebels the to to make
1:17I XI and /11•1..../1!
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The Eneany's Numbers nod
Losses.
Gnus :t Tribune Letter.
Tib. conduct of the rebels in the engage-
Milli , of Saturday and Sunday was worthy
of a hotter cause. General officers speak
of some of their charges on Saturday as
splendid; but they were in strong limte,
the at tacking party, and had the choice of
ground—three points in their favor—tmd
it' they had any good light in them, it
should come Ott tinder such eiremnstan
cc.s. Thr.y outnumbered our troops about
five to one, according to est recon
noissance that. eould be m al e fi ve dis
tinct lines of battle, lying in order, sup
porting each other. Their loss must be
greater than our own in killed—perhaps
not sit great in wounded. They used a
cartrid g e of one ball and three buckshot—
mot elf3ctive in short ranges, and more
destructive than the most prized rifle ball,
as they wound more than they kill.
From prisoners taken yesterday, I hear
of one Alabama regiment that went into
the engagement over 1.3011 strong on Sat
nrilay morning. Sunday morning it re-
I Ortelt only 150. Col. Brotton, orthe Ist
South Carolina regiment, taken .prisoner
by Birney's brigade, confirms that. state
ment, and gives similar reports of other
eases. II ii.own regiment had more II
fifty killed by one fire of our regiments
Genera Birney,
T hel'hiLuk•lyhiaGazell e says that the
order relieving this °Meer from his com
mand WAS 010 1111,411111MICINI011,
adtiS:
•• We have socit a leller from General
Kearney t.t the commanding °theer of the
division, in which the bravery and good
conduct, of General Birney are vouched
for in the strongest terms, and it is dis
tinctly asserted that he was the means of
saving Coneh's command. As we
derstand General Birney has demanded un-
a
court of inquiry, we [rust the public
judgment. in his case will be suspended
until he has :t fair opportunity of being
hestrd.'•
No Justification for a Mob.
The -EI Dorado" was a house of bad
repute in Syracuse, N. Y., kept by a
woman named Blodgett. A mob entered
t he house one night,. destroyed the furni
otre„ turned the inmates out of doors, and
closed up the concern. The proprietress
sued the city. for damages. The
,defense.
was that Stielf- a" '` house was a eoininon
nnisance,Ao abate LiAit.42, l any -careen or
number of eitizenti•ha4amgitt.. ; - Thin did
not prove good IpiPOLKOilisifiift'hii;lo*
fiettled by the stiginti . tiet 913100,eity--oiy
ing plaintiff $300; "", , . •ilO ? - , •-. 7'
Our LeUs
Fugitives and Cantrabasalm.
corrup,“,dowe attic Press.
HARPER'S FE It 1:
.lone Dai - 2.
Military news is very scarce hereat pres
ent, and the authorities are very reserved
in their• statements about the movements
of Our troops. This morningfl en. Shield:
was at 11'inc•hester, and he had been join
oil by Gen. Sigel. and a portion of Geni•ra '
I;anks' force. Our iroops are eolieent ra .
Ong I here. but who' a ft , rward movement
will lake place I am not allowed to state.
NO two :Wei:Mls agree as to the where
:!Louts of Jackson and his force. Iles• L:u•-
ty states that he is at Strasburg, while oth
ers sat• that he is many miles beyond. and
in full retreat to Ilichinowl. Jackson has
given its more trouble than any oilier gen
eral in the rebel service, and it rests with
the Washington Administration whether
he shall again carry out his boast. made in
Charlestown, that he entended to covet•
hack again and cross over into Maryland.
W e have enough troops now in Virginia it,
whip a dozen such armies as Jackson's and
we should never give up the chase of him
until we capture his army, or extinguish it.
We viol do it and the sooner it is done the
better. ror it will give more security to thi.
section of the country, and at the :am,
tine• r.-mov, !he dread fro:: the :Mod: 01
the No„h.•rr: i iii. I'm- the ,:afc:y
P a , ligative sin%e,.
Not the least import . * it item worth wri
I lug is :Wont the Iligit ivt ,gr,-,..,:, emu tit, t o
Iv railed I.l:lliniajiii,: ljt•b. are ~ \.,
I'M,' 11 :11iiirt•11 (d . theta 114. In Liti, .111111
bor are entiq.rised inen, women and ehil
11-en, the latter predominating. They tie
enpy about admen houses, and live in thi
1110,1 Wl , •teherl nunittur. The lotuses the )
live iii are those lone sine! , dello-dished 1.. t
shot and shell, and d ' eserted hy I heir neon
}cants on aevount of being perfeetly tiseltt.,..
Most of the male eontrabands are hired In
Captain Ilutherford, United States Quar
terinaster. and are generally kept hasy
loading and unloading I ..lovertimen I. stores,
&v., for which they receive front Uncle
t'•zitart food and clothing. So far as I cooed
learn, they have not
.vet although some
ot 1110111 have beet) here two mouths- -re
mivi .11 a cent front the tlnvertitnent. The
lilt h• 1101 • :: are mostly tquitlo ell by 1 11,
others as 'servants, and they are some
i iint‘s the rec . :nth - nits of sinall suins of MO'
tley. Mans or tin• and, 1 . 4111 i raio oats hart'
their titrililieg with theta, and. on mutt aver
age. these consist of a wife and live child
ren, of all ages.
Contraband Lire.
(Irt enuring one of these " hovels"
0 . they
f lo not deserve the name of a
soite— oe is struck with the wret (died
less and filth everywhere prevailing ; and
yet. the occupants are most part in
good humor, some sin in,, ,, and others
Chaffin* to each other, while the 01,1 wo
man may be often seen sitting in the eor
ner, smoking her clay pipe, tilled with a
piece of tobacco that she secreted about
her person before her flight from bondage.
The logs of wood in the fire-place are
burning slowly, and the pot—generally
one cast away by the soldiers as useless,
:and whose sides are covered with grease--
is 'Kahn , ' and emitting a most insufferable
odor. in nine cases out of ten they boil
the meat and make soup out of it, drink
ing the latter in lieu of coffee or tea, commo
dities which are very scarce in this region.
When the soup is done, the meat is ta
ken out of the pot, and placed on a rude
pine table, and is generally carved by the
head of the 'family, and each has a suffi
cient quantity allowed to him. Each of
the family has a tin cup, and these are
quickly and frequently slipped into the pot,
and the soup withdrawn and hastily .wal
lowed, their owners either sitting on the
floor or standing on their feet. I have
asked several; of these contrabands what
they intend to do after the war is over, and
they invariably give the answer, " I don't
know, inassaCjipect to go Norf, and get a
Tlig all seem to act on the prin
ciple " sufficient unto the day is the evil
thereof." •
FROM WASHINGTON
!special Dispatch to the Cincinnati Commercial.'
WAnntivnToN, June D.
Secretary Welles has addressed a letter
to the Naval Committee of both Houses,
urging the importance of further legisla
tion to provide, places for the manufacture
df 'heavy ordnance and iron plating for
armored vessel's. He urges the construc
tion of a Navy Yard for such purpose in
the Mississippi • Valley, and dwells on the
importance of the Navy and the grandeur
of the nation, and the desirability of put
ting it on an equal footing with other first
class powers, that we be not caught nap
ping as at the outbreak of the rebellion.
He urges action at this session.
In spite of all denial, there is 110 doubt
of the transmission of an official letter to
Gov. Stanley, telling him he has no au
thority to open or close schools, or return
fugitive slaves, except through the agency
.f the Courts.
Major Stone, id lowa Cavalry ; Col.
Miller, 181 h Missouri and Capt. Gregg,
58th Illinois, captured at Shiloh, are here
on parole of thirty, days, charged by the
rebel authorities with the mission of paving
the way for a general exchange of prison
ers, of which power the condition iprece
dent is that Gen. Buckner be included..
These officers are last from Dahlonoka,
but have traveled , extensively through the
Soattiern country, which they report one
toncornfield and potato patch, only e9.t
ton 'pout* sown forlee t i.- Privates,oap
timed at Shiloh 'have's!! been paiiiled
comma Mhentaretained,nnderidrict
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I ARMY CORRESPONDENCE.
CANII' OPPOSITE I''REDERWKSI:rI:I:, VA.,
• June -Ith ? i
Me. Etnvon--1 presumethata few words
in the way of news frotii Bth Penn
sylvania R. V. C. would be acceptable
'td many of your readers, inasmuch as it
iacoMposedlargely of : residents of Alle
gheny conntytand commanded by one of
Pitisburgii'a most amiable citizens and one
of Pennsylvania's kindest and most ac
complished officers.
An election was held to-day for blajor,
which resulted in the choice of Capt. S.
M. Bailey. The vote cast for Capt. Bai
ley was highly complimentary, and was
bestowed upon one in every way entitled
to it. As an officer he probably has no
superior in the Volunteer service, and by
his kind disposition, amiable, gentleman
ly and unassuming 'deportment, he has
won the confidence and esteem 'of the
entire regiment and of all in the service
who have been so fortunate as to number
hi m among their acquaintances.
We have had almost constant and very
heavy rains here for nearly a week past,
in eonsequence of y which the f:appahan
neck has so swollen as to curry away th. ,
wagon and railroad bridges cnnstrueted by
us since our arrival here. W e still have
our potOon bridges. and in a few days will
have those : , which have been swept away
reconstructed.
Bridge building is a mere pastime to
Pennsylvanians. It is as the rebels here
say of us--"why, we never sow such peo
ple: you can do anything."
If a bridge is to be built the Pennsylva
nia Reserves are called litr. If the %Vest
ern gunboats have not a sufficient number
of olieient men to man them, then a de
tail is made from the Pennsylvania Re
serves : a el so for any duty in which par
ticularly good soldiers, (avers or mechan
ics are reimired. Forty Moll hay): recent
ly been taken from our regiment tit con
strum. bridges. manage railroads. etc., in
(kn. Lacks' department. •
The general health of our roginiem
good.
AFFAIRS A T HARPER'S FERRY
First Edition.
EST 4EI,W IiTIALEGRAPII,
From the Army of
the Potomac.
LATER FROM CORINTH,
ARRIVAL OF GEN. BURNSID
FORTRESS MONROE.
Death of Pennsylvanians
ET imam{ FROM THE "BUCK
TAW' REGIMENT.
THE SEWARD-LYON TREATY
f I 1% STU , OIIS J'IRE
not - AirrEss Anuy nP PlrroAlite, 1
Monday, June 9, 1842..
A contraband who left Richniond this
morning arrived today. No reinforce
ments had been received!, nor were there
any signs of evacuation.
A eaptain and a lieutenant and two
privates, belonging .to General Burns'
brigade, were killed yesterday, and fifteen
men wounded, while establishing an ad
vanced picket line. The new position was
held.
General Prim and stall' occupied the
day in reviewing the reserve batteries and
General Porter's division. They- also
visited Our outposts and had a view of the
enemy.
W.k:;nistrroN, June
message was reeeirad at the War Depart
mem. this morning:
CORINTH, ju n e 9.
To lion. E. M. STANTON. Secretary o
W :
enemy has fallen Lack to Lassala,
fifty miles by rail and nearly seventy by
wagon road. Oen. Pope estimates the
rebel loss from easualities, prisoners
and deserters. at over twenty thousand
and Oen. Buell at between 25,000 and 30,-
000. A person who was employed in the
Confederate Commissary Department
says they had 130,000 in Corinth, and that•
now they cannot muster much over eighty
thousand. Some of the fresh graves on
the road have been opened and found tilled
with arms. ..liany of the prisoners of war
Leg not to be exchanged, saying that they
purposely allowed themselves to be taken.
Beauregard himself retreated from Bal
dwin on Saturday afternoon to Okalona.
[Signed . ' H. W. HALLEeK
BALTimintE, June W.—The Old Point
boatarrived this morning with advices from
Portresi Monroe to last evening.
Major I leneral Burnside and stalfarriv
ed at an early hour yesterday morning,
having come through the ilberma.rle and
Chesapeake canal, in the small gunboat
fart Koval, leaving Newbern on Saturday.
The Port Royal cattle through both cuts of
the canal. The lower one. connecting the
Carratuek and Albermarie Sounds, had
h2en obilruvted by piles and sunken yes
,,ds, and the previous arrivals by the in
land route Imre avoided this cut by tray-
.•rsing the whole length or the tiarratuok
Soutid.
The progress of the Port Royal was con
sideralde delayed by the obstructions, but
leueral Jinrnsidc succeeded in blowing
them up and Opening . the canal. Norfolk
was readied at midnight, and communica
ting with (teller:Ll Vide, and procuring a
pilot, the Port (loyal came to. Fortress
Al on :lie.
The ohject ~1 General Iharnside's visit
was to have impOrtain communications
with the Government, and having sent dis
patches, and received replies. he will re
turn.
•
There is but little news in the Depart
ment of North Carolina.
The 2lth Massachusetts regiment, at
Washington, was attacked from an
ambush by a North Carolina-regiment, on
Thursdtn• last, while on a scout, and lost
sic men killed and a number :wounded,
three of whom subsequently died. Saveral
cavalry skirmishes have recently taken
pl:u•e in the vicinity or Washington, in one
of which on,, wan was wounded and two
taken :prisoners, and another :in which. '
fifteen of our cavalry, only having 'one
Wan wounded, put to flight a rebel force
of cavalry and infantry ten times their
strength.
The glinboai Albany :u•rived from Hat
teras ou Sunday night, but brings no
new;'
The following deaths have occurred at
the , reneral Llygea llospital front the Ist
to the 10th inst: I /Attie! Beausinger, 104th
Pennsylvania, died on the 6th; John Mc-
Vey, Pennsylvania, on the Bth; Geo.
Haver, Ithith Pennsylvania, on the sth,
Michael Bussuer, sth Michigan, nth: John
Hanson, 61st Peunsylvania,,Bth; Charles
Moon, 2d Michigan, 6th; J. M. Hazen, 101st
Pennsylvania, dth ; Patrick Mullen, 81st
Pennsylvania, Oth.
Lieut. W. E. Blake, of the 31St N. Y.
V., has been appointed Provost Marshal
at this place by Gen. Dix.
STICA:MUICI:, VA., June 10.—The follow
ing addition:a casualties in the Buck
Tail" regiment are telegraphed:
' Cyrus Gorgian, corp. R. E. Lonkei co.
C: A. Cook, en. 11, Ist N. J. Cavalry
Col. Wyudham, J. prisoners; co. A, Cant...l.
IL Shillonire, missing and probably killed;
Capt. Edwin Scott, Jonathan Jones;..miss
ing, Charles D. Parry, killed, James D.
Walton, Wzn. Tranger, missing; co. B,
corporal Philip Ray, Thomas McFarland,
missing; co, C not in the fight; co. D,
sergts. Thos. E. Purdy, Thomas P. Nutt,
missing, Wm. Armstrong, prisoner; co. E,
John Griffith,.. Reeves, H. Baldwin, W.
H. Anderson, missing; co. F, sergt. Ar
ran Carty, wounded and missing, John
Mason, do; co. CI, Capt. Clarke, corporal
John Smith, private Frazier, missing, and
Warren C. Hersch, wounded; co. H, corp.
Henry Weimer, Daniel Hotaken, Joseph
B. Allger, missing; co. I, Edward Myers,.
missing; co. K, Whitfield Larve l Joseph
L. Dolly, Isaac Dickerson, missing;- ctx
L, C. T. Cowperthwaite, missing, and Jno.
Cown, wounded; co. M, Captain T. R.
Haines, missing and probably killed, se
Robert K. Adams, Daniel Shultz, 'Aaron rg.
Coal, Isaac Leeds, missing. It is impos
sible to ascertain this morning the fate of
most of those reported missing.
• • •
WASH I NGTON i June 10.—TheSeward-Ly
en treaty for the suppression of the slave
trade is to-day officially promulgated. It
is to remain in full force, for thelerrifcif
ten years. Instructions for'•
.t*4hipli!!Of
the United States and the 'BritiA navies
and regulations for the mixed courts _ofjus 7
tice accompany the publication.
liffillCll
Ql•EII E. ', June 1 0.--Otis - city was.viiifed
with another large fire this morning. A
hundred houses, principally ;olWOodcal*
the property of the Workmen in' the's*
yards were destroyed.
Limnstrips lwatbsoszancErEst
/ 112 theY's Bleed Neateber l iree r B f":" l4 4 ;
1411164 WP0 s e e - st e g i o n r e ikm 4 Ne
Lindmer% Blood4"reilTeiterAsetions
Lindieers Blood Eiestreier elireli1"4"111
Lialisers Bleedllity=P°:34l?f4PP?ti4;
Lbadaeys cures Stli r tri
mmit be taken . ' 'the
twiteilkimini.
ANlNNaleatbisarta li -f are "
bible( liiNventor. Dr. • is
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The attack of yesterday upon the ene
my's rear, precipitated his retreat. Their
loss in killed and wounded was very se
vere, and many of both were left on the
field. Their retreat is by an alinost_im
passable road along which many wagons
- were left in the woods, and wagon loads
of blankets, clothing, and other equip
meats, are piled up in all directions. Hur
-1 ing the evening many of •the rebels were
' killed by shells from u battery of General
Stahl's brigade.
General-Ashby; who covered the retreat
with his whole- cavalry force and three
regiments of infantry, and who exhibited
admirable skill and audacity. was among
the killed.
Gen. Milroy Made a reconnoissance to•
day ahout,seven miles on the Port Repub
lic, road and 'diteevered • a portion 'of the
enemy's force encamped iii the timber.
Signed. . • Jon!: C. Fite:vox-1%
Maj. Gen, Conunanding.
Fuintosfs HEAmf as ' BATTLE Pi ELI),
Beyond Harrisonburg June S. I
Gen. Fremont has overtake,! the enemy,
of whom he has been in pursuit for It week,
has forced him to fight and has driven him
with heavy loss from his chosen . position.
He left Harrisonburg this morning at 'six
o'clock and advanced in pursuit Jack
son by the road leading to Port Republic, left
of the: turnpike leading to Staunton. Sev
en miles beyond Harrisonburg the advanc
ed guards discovered the enemy posted in
a woods to the left and front apparently in
force. Artillery was sent to the front and
commenced shelling without eliciting any
reply.
Gen. 'Jackson having at last been fitreed
to make a stand with his whole army had
completely masked his position in the
woods and ravines. Skirmishers and cav
alry were sent forward and the whole col
umn came rapidly up in line of_ battle,J
extending 'nearly two unites, and was
promptly formed under the direction of
Col. Albest, Chief of Staff. Before it was
completed.' Gen. Stahl, with the Garibaldi
Guards became engaged with the enemy
on the extreme right and forced hint to
fall back. At half past twelve a general
advance was ordered and the whole line
moved forward. Gen. Milroy had the
centre, Gen. Schenck the right and'Oen.
Stahl with all his brigade, except the Gar
ibaldi Guards, the front, Gen. Blenker's,
Gen Bohlen's -and Col. Steinwicker's
brigades composed the reserve. The line
moved down the slopes of' three hills into
the valley and up the opposite ascents,
which, at the Summits, were covered witli
woods. Iti•theSe womb' and in the heavy
timber beyond, the enemy were posted.
Gen. Staid on the left' was the first en
gaged, and .Generals Milroy and Schenck
found the enemy soon after, when the bat
tle almost immediately became general.
Gen. Stahl, after Seriven's 'battery had
shelled the rebel position, advanced:the Bth
and 45th New York•regimente through the
woods into theopen•ffield; on the side of
Which the enemyM right was concealed in
the woods. The filthindvineed gallantly un
der heavy fire; but being so long 'insult
parted by the 45th and largely outnumber
ed were linallrforeed to retire. Colonel
Weitebel was seriously wounded mid the
whole regiment badly cut up, loosing not
less %banal/0, more than hall its strength.
The enemy's pursuit was checked by
General Stahl finally withdrew
his brigade to a stronger position, repulsing
a flank movement, and holding his wing
! firmly. Gen. Milroy advanced his centre
rapidly, the artillery tire compelling the
enemy to give ground. General. Schenck,
on the - rieht; twice 'drove the rebels; who
attempted to turn his position along, the
whole line. Our artillery, under Colonel
Ribson'e direction, Was served with
great vigor and • lwecision, nod tinalty
success • was largely due to its effect..
The enemy suffered most severely. One
' rebel regithent lost two-thirds of its num
ber in an attempt to capture Widrich's
battery, which cut them to pieces with can
ister at fifty paces. The rebel batteries
were repeatedly silenced and forced to
abandon their positions. Col. Cluseret
with his Weak ' . brigade 'took land 'held
the centre of the • enemy's ' position,
and his encampment is placed there
tonight. Our forces were outnumber
ed at all pointS, but have re -occupied the
rebel lines and forced them to retreat.--
The loss is heavy on both sides. The•en
emy suffering especially fimm our artillery.
The Garibaldi Guards lost 290; the sth
Ohio lost sxty. Total loss estimated at
six to eighfhtindred killed, *rounded and
Missing. Colonel Van Gilsa, Kalb
Beet, Capt Paul, BthN. Y., Capt. Milner.
29th New York, Capt..Bichuts, 39th New
York, Captain Charles North, 25th Ohio,
and Surgeon Cantwell, 83d. Ohio, are all
wounded. . Many other officers are killed
Or wounded,, The rebels fought wholly
under cover, while our troops were forced
to advance through . open fields upon the
enemy's,advantageous position. •
Major Genera
Wasnixerbx, June 10.—The President
his sent a message to Congress, saying it is
desirable that such legislation as may be
necessary to carry the Seward-Lyon treaty
for the suppression of the slave trade into
effect, shall be enacted as soon as it - may
comport with the convenience of Con
gress.
The Navy Department has received from which it appears that Com
mander Pren . tiss, Of. the Albatross, sailed
up the interior waters of South Carolina
to Georgetown: lie crossed the bar on
; the 211 d of MayMith• hill own vessel and
the Norwich, Lieut. CoriiandingDancan,
and entered Wi4azi Bay.' A ft er passing
a small deserted redoubt near' the light
house, 'an extensile fortiGcation was ob
served on South' . lsland with apparently
several large guns mounted, which turned
out to be "Quakers." This fort was found
deserted. Another abandoned fortifica
tion was found on. Cat Island; on the 32d.
He stood up the'ay for 'Oeorgetovin and
entered Swampy Creek, and steamed past
the; city's wharves, not being prepared to
hold the Place; he abstained froin knOwing
that a contest with•the artillery and 2av
alry in - theplace would compel. him to de
strAy the town... '
, -
,He afterwards ascended the Wacamaw'
river to a point tea' miles aboye George
town threiglia finevountry, and ineetmg
no resistance , he breulOc Or ! i114 7 . ° 6 -
trabarkile.''' The rebels weieltrAtig their
an i tt4irels' driving their ' tiell.rOce bifope
egg wall directions. ' One lvinated and
1 ninelebel prisontri 'VI ":tif the
li ty
Georgia Tivili and:TM • ", ''''' • le o:
mentsi captured '"s:- ' lit Cf,lt!iyai,'
li g
were brought- ' - ' inifl*Broiii.id
4o the lE%snist — 1 ' Mbetivil i ,
escorted ildidlis BM ' iniegiVr4l4'
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Second Edi
THE VERY LATEST TEL
FROM TUE 110144EPRITiliii
ENEMY STILL RETREAT INO.
THE REBEL GEN. ASHBY KILLED.
Large Quantities of Blankets, Clothing
&c., Left by the Enemy.
POSTMASTER FOR MEMPHIS
WA:sum:vox, June 10.—The following
*as received at the War Department this
afternoon:
HICADQUARTESS MOUNTAIN DEPAftTiIIiNT, A RXT
IN EISI.D, HA RHISONBURG, June 9, :1 POI., j
To Hon. E. X STANTON, geero.ary of
War:
.--
FREMONT'A HEAINCARTES,
June 7.
skirmish yesterday beyond this
e rebel loss is ascertained to bays
n‘ery heavy. Moil of our wounded
*ten brought in.
0;$Coll Kane, of the Bucktail regiment,
in t enemy's bands.
z•:: -. 1Thietiiiily of Captain Haines, N. J. env
been found. Captains Shelinnut
audVlarke, same regiment, are prisoners
I tiiiii'not wounded.
f'olonel Ashby, the famous rebeleatldry
leader, is undoubtedly killed. This is as
certained from the people living near-the
battle field and from . ylisoners
Major Green, 2g his
of the adt 113'
Captain Broderick of the New .Tersizßas;
WAsemrros, June •11 Hoofs.
Thomas, of Mara, ceported 6 011 MAI*"
mittee on Judiciary, a bill to illmehOila
fraudulent contractors, furnishiflgarike"
to the government.
The House passed the bill for the - iip ,
pointment of another Indian Agent for
NPR Mexico. There being already six in
that. territory.
Pending the consideration of the bill the
House adjourned.
. .
SExsTE.—The bill donating lands for: the
benefit of agricultural colleges was taken
up..
•
The ametidment offered by Mi. lane. of
Kansas, .was. adopted limiting the number
of acres to be taken from any one St*AV
1,01)0,000 wai discussed at some leigth
Messrs. Wilkinson, Pomeroy, HOw.
others. A number of amendments 'were:
adopted and passed. Yeas 32; imp 9. •
Mr. Wilson, of Mass., from the Mili
tary Committee, reported back the hill
providing for an increase inthe Medical:
Department of volunteers. .
Mr. Murrill, of Maine, offered a resolu
tion asking the Secretary. of War to-inform
the Senate whether May claims have been
made by citizens of the United . . States for
the destruction of property by the F rap
army, mid whether any measures have
bc'en taken to* ascertain di:cacti/1i liCt
ges in /melt cases, and if so, what is the
amount of such damage. Adopted.
31r. Wilson. of * Mass., introduced a bill
to purchase the hospital known as the
Dowdas Hospital. Referred.
A message was received from the Presi
dent, transmitting the treaty in refereace
to the slave trade, with Great Britain, and,
a copy of the correspondence on that suh-.,
,jest. Itethrred to the Committee on For
eign Relations.
The'Viei," President 'preSented a memo-,
Hal from the citizens of Utah, asking
mission as a State, under the the title of
the State of Deseret;
On :notion
. of Mr. Lane, of Kansas, the
memorial was referred to the Committee
On Territories.
Mr. Trumbull offered a resolution in
quiring whether any - further legislation is
necessary fin , the proper control of the
contingent expenses of the State Depart
ment. Ha said lie offered the resolution
from seeing items in the hill like ! the fol
lowing: Pa.itl A , Dudley Mann, for dip
•services, Switzerland, KEW
another one paid Wm. Caseneve, Stt Spe
cial agent. S-1,'2(0, and again $1,799, mak
ing 87,t oft for special agencies; and to
Wm. Preston. Minister to Spain, for ex.
Artiordinary expenses incurred ollowing
the Queen to Araguay, $4,000. The res
olution was adopted.
On motion of Mr. Fessender, the bill
making further appropriations for sundry
civil expenses for 1862 and 1863 was taken
np.
Mr. Simmer offered an amendment, ap
propriating 500 for Commissioner and
Consul tleneral to Hayti , and $4,500 for a
like (Akin. to Liberia. Adopted; yeas 30 t
nays G.. Bill passed. :
Ir. FeSsenden, from the Committee on
Finance. reported back the naval appro
priation: bill, with amendments. "
Mr. Wilson, of Mass., Moved
the hp
bill making amendments to the hp—
tive slave bill. Agreed to; yeas 25, nays
10.
. .
A dioutued.
From llrsaahisastoa.
Wasti I NGTON, June 1 0 - 7-Inforauttien has
been received at the contract , oflite.of the
P ostofliee.liepaittasnt, which leads hi' the
belief thatall the 'hails despatched through
East for the Pacific coast by the overland/ "
route via St. Joseph and Placerville',be
tween the isi and 23d of April. last, Aire
been either lost or detained by depreda
tions committed by the Indians at some
point East of Salt Lake City, and that the. •
mails sent &Om the Pacific to the East, by
the same - route, between March 20th and
April 27th, have also met with deten
tion. and from the .same cause. This in
formation is given that correspondence
within the dates mentioned, may be dugs%
'fated, if thong& proper:by thnse interest- C
ed. Mails are for the present despatched
from New York for the Pacific by steam
era via Panama, on the Is!, t tli , nth' nd
Nib of each month. An agent has been ,
directed to
.go over the route, from St.
Josephs, for the purpose of recovering the •
missing Ifan'd= tbrward
ing the m to their destinations.
-In a Starving Condition,
St. IS, MIA: iA•villalee Viet
matt, President of the Western Sanitary
Commission. this Morning received sAlia
patch from General Ilalleek statirig that
hundreds of , women and children intuit
vicinity are in a starving condition.:
husbands stud brothers have all been Their
• -
ed into the rebel service' and - roblied . 4c
everything ! . and .appealine to the eititiona:i., -
of St. Louts for relief the enterer& •
Mr. Yeatmun laid Gen. flalleck'siNepideli
before the Union Chamber of Coutslagyf,#traLt
and S•2O leo worth of provisions were 110-
mediately subscribed and a committee aß
pointed to receive and collect fond or money
to buy it with. Similar proceedings were
had atilt° Old Chamber of Connnercit itatir- 41
'liberal subscription of provisions and
money were made. The citizens general
ly also lianish edlargaseppliea, of prPYffir
ions, arid iron) 'p r esent - appeatincat, the
hospital steamerEnipress, which will leave
for Pittsburg. Landing to-sttortoybleilj
heavily laden with food for the suffering
Southeners. Contributions from other
points, addressed . ; to Brig. Geo.
Chief of Staff, Corinth Miss., will be
properly . distributed . •doner not•. =
gutted, as her, , are no provisions in the
country to purchase.
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