Zket Y/eltaid.
CARLISLE, PA.
Illax'3o, 1862.
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People's State Convention
'The people of Pennsylvania, who desire cor
dially to unite in sustaining the National Ad•
ministration in its patriotic efforts to suppress
a sectional and unholy rebellion against the
unity of the Republic, and who desire to sup
port, by every power of the Government, one
hundred thousand heroic brethren in arms,
bravlng - dhieCtse and — thic - pTirits of tiro Reid to
preserve the Union of our fathers, aro request -
ed to select the number of Delegates equal tq z
the Legislative Representation of the State,
at-such times and in such manner as will best
respond to the spirit of this call, to meet in
State Convention, at Harrisburg, on Thursday,
the 17th day of July next, at 11 o'clock on
said day, to nominate candidates for the office
%)1' Auditor General, and to take such meas
ures as may be deemed necessary to strength
en to the Government in this season of coo
n:10n peril to a common country.
A. K. MoCLURE,
Chairman of People's State Committee.
GEO. W. HAMNIERSLY,
JOHN M. SULLIVAN, f Secretaries.
Retleat of Gen. Banks
The retreat of Gen. Banks seems to have
been not, so bad, as was at first. represented.
A considerable number of Bank's men had
been detached several days befot'e to reinforce'
Gen. McDowell. We do not pretend to crit•
Mee army movements, not having much
knowledge "of such matters, but wo certainly
do not like this "robbing Peter to pay Paul"
business. The staff of Gen Banks deserve
great credit for their superhuman exertions
in saving the extensive ,wagon trains belong
ing to' the division. General Banks gives
great credit to our late townsman Captain
Beckwith, and also to Captain Hulabird for
their great exertions in saving the train.
We are sorry to say that our young friend
Captain Penrose, Acting Assistant Cominissa.
ry of the division, who was at Winchester,
was captured by the rebels. The staff all
escaped with the exception of Captains Pen
rose and Abeet who were together at the
time.
Some fifty wagons and a small quanity of
stores were captured. The retreat is spoken
of by•those observed in such matters as hav
ing been conducted in a masterly manner.
Banks thereby proved himself capable of
any emergency.
No Three Months Troops
The call which wag made by Gov. Curtin,
in response to • the requisition of the War
Department, for three months troops,lts been
countermanded—the pressing necessity no
longer existing. Troops, therefore, must
enlist for three years or the war.
Gen. Cameron Vindicated
The President has sent a mersage into the,
House, in which he friltea ii - POn himself and
Cabinet the responsibility of the measures for
which Gen. Cameron was recently censured
by a vote of the House. Ile says Cameron
did not even suggest, but merely concurred
in the arrangement. Ile says, moreover that
not one dollar of the public money was thereby
lost or wasted;
Sympathy with the Insurgehts
Many man felt undecided so to whether we
had in our community, any citizens so utterly
debased, and so entirely oblivious to ttie.duties
-they owe to humanity and good government'
as to exult over the recent reverse to our floras,
that doubt must have been entirely uitisipated
on Monday last. For the least rmssible
amount of observation would have developed
the fact, that there are yet those in our midst
who do not hesitate to chuckle over a defeat
of our army, and the consequent destruction
of the lives of those near and dear to us. We
see this affiliation with trenson exemplified
in many ways. That of criticizing and con
demning the Administration and Gen. Banks,
being the most prominent. We actually heard
a man ask: " what is the North fighting for ? "
This and kindred expressions being quite cur
rent among the Breckinridgers on Monday.
Feeling emboldened by every slight reverse
of their , seoesh allies, they give utterance
to - expressions, which under less favora
ble circumstances, would stick unuttered in
their cowardly throats. A heavy score is be
ing reckoned against these malcontents ; and
certain it is, that if in the wisdom and for
bearance pf the government, and its loyal
supporters, they escape rougher handling,
they will be sure to go down to proslerity cov•
ered" with the blackest infamy, and accompa•
nied by the anathemas of an insulted and out
raged people.
TUE NATIONAL HOTEL POISONING—THE
MTATENi SOLVET).—It seems to be pretty well
established ilow, that the poisoning affair
which occurred at the National Hotel, at
Washington, was.a part of the releol oonspira
theobject was to destroy James Buchan
au, .who was stopping (WHIM house befolo the
inauguration, so as to,make the traitor giok
inridge President, in order to carry out their
plans successfully. This Buchanan knew, for
he waainformod of it, and placed on his guard.,
VldOffBol INNS; that the miserable old imbe
alio; thr . ow . himself into the hands of the eon
spirzttore, and when implored to exert the
power of the Government against the rebels,
by a friend, he Confessed that ho dare not do
it, because his life was in danger. But few
persons can realize the hellish character of
the rebel conspiracy.
CAUGHT,-A party of Rebels were very
handsomely caught, near Pittsburg Land•
ing,"tha other daft' It seems that Qen. Pope
planted a-battery in an exposed position in
field a abort. distance in "advapce Of Far.
, nmi gton, leaving a Small force of infantry
to protect it, with- the • intention of, drawing
oh a force - of, rebels who were cheamped
about a mile beyond.
..This stragetic scheme succeeded admira
bly, for in about an hour taro Mississippi
And a Louisiana regiments came thro' the,
weeds - on double-quick and chafged on the,
liattery. They had no sooner got, clear of
timber than Gen.. Pope, .whose force was
draven;tip in.tnbush, completelysurraunded
6tha rebels, taking:over two thousand pilson
,ers,/,lsbe wore - breught into 'ouecamp and
400 lo the rear. • • • • •
COregreosraan - Elaoted.
r,s ALLinfiGIVA, !dm 26. •
pefilopyatio oonAitiato for Con
litoo4,' bag beet; elootect 16 fill the ylape of
Thozpasl3. po'clitiOdooesied; • ;
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DigATILA4II!Itg4IIP9''-We; !egt:et EO, rie4tii,
reetOink)sa
in ip g, , tho t
',..140ria-.-ot loot • wjek. • Mr. Millar war,. *tilt
Aonoiiii.to-annuabor or. our 'oitizaus; tutu atu
stout in Pleillidon f l 79llege a few plan' die);
:Breckimidge Demooracy
The Now York' Herald publishes a list of
the members of the State Convention of North
Carolina, now in session at Raleigh. The Ito-
Lion of the convention, so far, shows that the
Union sentiment is strong and likely to pre
dominate the Old North State. 'Among the
memhors of the Convention, are the Hon.
Kenneth Raynor, Hon. John A. _Gilmer. Hon.
Wm. A. Graham, and a number of ot-her lead
ing old lino Whigs and Americans. What we
wish to call special attention to, is the fact
elated by the writer in the Herald, that those
members of Gin :Convention who formerly
longed to the Whig or American party are now
favoring the Union sentiment.
This, is emphatically true of the great mass
of the Southern people. The fact in notori
ous that Breckinridgo Democrats were the
authors of the Rebellion. Breokinridge Dem
ocrats forced it upon the Douglas and Dell-
Everett parties against their better judgment
and consent.
Breckinridge Democrats organized the Reb
el army and were the first and foremost trai
tors to make war upon the Government and
to dishonor the glorious old flag.
Dreckinridge Democrats have been the head
and front of the Rebellion from the start, and
are so still.
Where Breokinridge Democracy is strongest
there is Treason most rampant. The States
in which Brechinridge received his heaviest
vote in proportion to population were the first
to secede.
Wherever Breckintidge Democracy is in the
asceodant—North or South—there treason, or
sympathy with Traitors is sure to exist.
The only way to put down Rebellion effect
otit down, vote down, and keep
down the Breckinridge Democracy=lho kind
of ' Democracy' who worship slavery above
everything else.
THE RIGHT KIND OF TALK
0
If it was not for the miserable caitiffs of
the North, this nation would have no diffi
culty in getting rid of the institution of
slavery. It your Vallandigam's your
William B. Reed's, et i.(l ontne genus, who
make all the trcable. when a measure is prd
posed to lay the heavy hand on the nigger.
They seize hold of his hobbles, and shout '
out that they are a funddmental portion of
our glorious Constitution. Not a word have
they to say against Jiff— Davis, and his
crew, who hare tiSr.l that instrument-into a
tiiousaT;7l tatters. That traitor, wielica - Ind
diabolical as have been his nets, escapes
the anathemas of our Northern dogs- They
only bark when Davis is threatened. But
wait—there is a good time coming I South.
ern patriots who have felt the persecution
and insults of secession tyrants, will one day
dispose of the miscreants there and here.
The little speech we give below contains the
right kind of talk. It is the beginning, and
there will be more of it by and by! Col.
METcAt.r, of Kentucky, who is the owner of
about twenty slaves, its-a speech he recently
delivered in Nichols county, Kentucky,-said
"Pefloto Citizens:—You all know that, the
nigger is the raw-head and bloc ly.bones,
the scarecrow that is continually hcld up to
your view, a never ceasing agitation. You
L oust stand setinel all night, you 111113 t stand
sentinel all-day, Nt ith your musket over your
darling bl it angels, while they work in the
field, to keep somebody from stealing them.
And you must stand watch to keep down
insurrection—eternal vigilence is the price of
nigger! All this hue a: d cry; is kept up
when there is not the slightest dapger
aWell gentlemen, doss not - alt this sug
gest, to )0til! N 111 1 ,14 a gleam of CM11111:ill
sense? Does not the w, ary sentinel begin
t) ask himsell, Then will the relief come
drouml ? Alt, me! when or how shall I
ever find time to enjoy myself with my loved
\ ones? Where is that happiness this saceril
inS6tution is to produce'? .Now 1 see this
nevi.` ending clamor his at last beat it
into my head that I hail better take the value
of these gems Iron Africa's burning sands,
and invest in something that will not forever
disturb my peace. use my musket on traitors,
and take the hoe myself. Nigger and' cotton
have produced this rebellion, and should be
triode to foot the bill. There is a big nigger
scare still on our Congress. They shrink,
afraid to take the bull by the horns; is is not
just that loyal men should fight out the
battles to save their county front, the iniqui
ty of traitors. China had to foot the bill
with England. Mexico had to come up to
the clerk's office and settle, and the Swiss
rebels had to vay for all the dishes they
•broke; and twenty fi a dollars per head on
niggers, and two cents on cotton, will soou
pay for educating the Southern mind.
Southern Comments on Southern
News.
Why the reporting of 0, battle by telegraph,
by letter, or-by word of mouth, should deprive
a man of every particle of -common sense, or
every spark of principle, we know not ; but the
fact is so. A. battle is no sooner begun than
we are notified by a " reliable" despatch that
the " whole army of the enemy will certainly
be killed or captured." This we heard in re
gard to Woolson, Elkhorn, Shiloh, and nearly
every other battle which has been fought,
It has been claimed that the people of the
North aro liars, and that we of the South are
truthful. This is a delusion. We are fast learn
ing that to tell as many lies, ire big lies, as
foolish and seil 4 evident lies as the Yankees
Every body knows that " too whole army of
the enemy will certainly be kilted or cap
tured" means that the Confederates will be
defeated next day. But why choose a pro
posterous falsehood to convey disagreeable
truth ? Why'not say " the advantage is so
fay on our side, but the battle is not decided
yet; the enemy's- reinforcements may come
up ?" Or, when the stories of passiingers
by the ears are given, why not sift them ' re
jecting rightly all that savors of the least
doubt, and reporting only what is well authen
ticated ? Why raise false hope and false joy
in the people ?
Another pipe of stupidity on the part. of
our newspapers and. telegraph men is the in
ordinate puffing or this, or that General.—
Endless ridicule has been heaped upon Mr.
Davis by comparing him to Washington ; and
we have been pained to see Mr. Breckinridgo
victimized by despatches from the battle-field
of Shiloh, Hindman had his leg shot off, but
that is a small matter When we consider that
Breoltinridge "won immortal honor" by hav
ing every Eng of " his clothes shot off," his
" horse riddled," and even "his hat swept
down"—notwithstanding which (the frightful
deprivation of his hat) ho fought undismayed.
We mean no disrespect to Breckinridge; quite
the contrary: - We aro only angry that hie
friends should permit the reporters to make
him out a jahkassical figure in history.
Unless we can go back to, the old habit of
.telling the truth and using moderate:lan
guage, ' quit "shaking Soannah with an.
earthquake" from a fort that surrendered of
ter . four men were wounded; and cease to im
itate the bombaetical and mendacious lingo,of
the Mexicans and the Chinese, we had better
shut up the telegraph olfieeti2tiad suppress the
iiewspapere:--Litichuyind Mfg.'
_ .
"CAT" NOT LEGAL Foon.—A. restaurant
keeper ir. Allegheny city, named blberhart;
suspecting several of his neighbors of htiving
injured him in his busbies:4, 'deteribined to,
take revenge and inVited theirilo a supper, at!
which a stewed cat formetithe principal dish.'
The guests, who were tOld that it was . a yabbit,
partook,of it freely.. EherharLafterwardp as
sarCd thein" that what they had oaten was'
not rabbit,' bdt a cat, and "ho. was•glad be'
had comp it over llenriebs," one .of the
gOesta. The persons - thus imposed upon'
4Grthwith had hiberbart proieouted, under the ,
act.o,f'llth of March; :1,834, which' prescribes '
a . 'penridtr:of ~.fivci,ddireirs' o!ticrvitig
ve . hofedom food. in attie titvoiniplace '
turtle accommodation df man or beast."
liOter from New Orleans
Threugh the courtesy , of the parents, we
are permitted to print the following letter
from our young townsman IV.m. LAW, assist
ant engineer on tho gunboat Pinola, whioh
took an aotivo part in tho reduction of Forts
Jacksion and St. Phillip, and the subsminent
oapturb of Now Orleans. The letter speaks
for itself, and is a thrillingly interesting ac
count of that memorable battle. ,
V S. GUNBOAT- PINOLA,
Mississippi River, April 2lst 1862.
DEAR Morunit.—l have not written to you
since the last time we were' at'Ship. Island
some two weeks ago, and as we are--now -in
the midst of exciting times, I thought I would
drop you a few lines to let you know how
things look down here. We loft Ship Island
on Thursday, the 10th, with despatches fur
Fort Pickens, intending to leave them there
and then go Apalachicola to order up a'cottl
ship. We left about 6P. M. and at daylight
next morning-itzame on-to blow,-and-from that
time until we anchored off Fort Piokens, on
Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock, it blew the
hardest kind of a gale. Everybody on the
ship, that is officers, was seasick except my
self, and I have come to the Conclusion that
no amount of pitching and rolling can effect
me hereafter. The distance from Ship Island
to Fort Pickens is 88 miles, and it took us
nearly 72 hours to run it, and in eight of Pen-
sacola nearly all the time, standing off and on,
so you cati-tfortn some idea. of what kind of a
time we must have had. I did not get much
of a chance to see anything, as we lett again,
afterdeliveringourdespatches, about ()o'clock
the same eveuiug. I saw Fort Pickens, and
Fort Mcßae punched full of holes, and that
is about :all I did seo. We got into Pass
L'outre the next morning about Ili o'clock,
went up LJ the head of the Fusses, 15 miles,
cattle down to S. W. Pass and staid two days,
and then went up the river to where the fleet
is now lying, about two miles and a halt' be
low Fort Jackson. The mortar fleet are all
here, and bombarding away lit the forts as
hard as they can.
Ncw ORLEANS, Aril 27, 18(32
I told you I would be in at the taking of
New Orleans, and 1 was, and hero I ate, and
here are nearly all the rest of the fleet. The
21111 and 25 of April, 1862, ought to be days ;
long remembered in our country•s history, as
witnessing some of the hardest. fighting ever
done on this continent. Thank Ood, I ton
olive and unhui t, and wish 1 could say as
much for everybody on the ship. At three in
the inoreiug of dm 24th the order was given
fur tile tl , et to advance in ordor of battle, and
advauce they Ilid, with a vengeance. The ac
tion commenced about half past three, and
was over shout. seven, but dm ing those three
hours and a half there was the hottest firitig
possible. 'there are ttoo f trts, Jackson and
St Philip, the two together moutiting277 guns,
and besides this there are two water batteries
mounting :38 guns, and when t ll that lire,
4thithat orsevfmteett_rebrl ructioats„-soines
to be concentrated on thirteen vessels, it is
pretty desperate papers. The vessels ran
right up under the forts within point blank
range and opened fire, willehl Was returned
witl7 what seemed to be a continual sheet of
flame from the forts We were the last ves
eel in the line, and had to carry orders be
sides, so that we got pitched into the worst
of any of them, rand the worst of it was that
they have had a particular spite at our boat
ever since she cut the chain, and just as we
got under fire, day began to break and showed
them where and who we were. fly the way,
I did not tell you about our cutting the chain.
They had four or five schooners moored in the
tive.heate...chaiu. c.aldes ..str.c.tclP•il
across them, forming a pretty effectual block ;
-ado, and one night t he Sciota, the Itasca, and
the Pinola, were detailed to cut it if possible
It was a prat}, bold thing to do. as the chain
rap from onti fort to the other, and riglik_up
der the fire of both, but we went up in it, autl
did it. The Sciota backed out, and the.lta. , ca
got aground, and after we had but the chain,
we towed her off and came down right in the
face of the forts, which, however, did not open
fire on us, and in fact could not have seen us,
as we had both our toasts out, and sit very
low in the water anyhow. If they had seen its
and fired mins we should have been gone goose,
certain. This was on Sunday night., just a
week ago to-day, and on the., morning of the
21th, all the vessels went through just where
we had cut the chain. To com • back to my
story, the ships got past the forts without
taking then), and anchored at. Qoaratitine,
just above them, about 7 o'clvick. There was;
a v, ry barge Siiceith whirl)
Isoldiers all left as soon as :+01)11 as we nn•t le
stir appearance, and you could see them peg
Ring out over the hills in every direction
Down along the banks of the liver were the
seventeen rebel gunboats all on lire. and the '
most glorious sight I ever SAW was the Miss
Li:ippi coming up after she had sunk the eel
ebrated butler ing with a flag flying front
every mast head, her band playing Dixie, all
the fleet coming up just the same way, an
American flag hoisted over the Secesdon one
on shore, and the cowardly Confederates run
ning in every direction livery hat came off.
and every voice gave three times three for our
glorious old flag, stained with blood though
it was, and, on some of the vessels, all torn'
with shot The next thing was to look into
the list of casualties and bee who 'was hurl.
We had three killed arid seven wounded on
our vessel, and no wonder, when we were
struck seventeen times, the shot passing
through and through her. One shot, a 61-
pounder, struck right on the water line, went
through the coal bunker, just cle'ilring the
boilers, and dropped in the pump shaft. We
got it out yesterday, and intend to keep it in
the engine room ad a trophy. Another went
through the berth deck, killing two of the
powder-buys, and wounding nearly everybody
down there. One man was killed on the fore
castle. and two wounded'. Only one officer
was hurt, and he received a slight wound err
the cheek from a splinter. Of the Men who
were killed, two were cut right in two, and
the other had his head blown off instantly.—
Two darkeys are lyingin t he steerage now, each
with oue arm off, and one man in the word
room badly wounded in the side. All the
wounded will recover, which is one very good
thing. We came right on up the river, only
stopping to bury our dead, and anchored in
the river opposite Now Orleans about noon
the next day. Just below the city there tire
some batteries, which were not much trouble.
as we took then) in about half an hour. All
the shipping along the wharves in the city
was set on fire as 800 a as we mado our ap
pearance,. and I suppose some thirty or forty
ships an d steamboats were wantonly destroyed'
in that way. The flag officer sent ashore to
the authorities, and they refused to surrender
the pity. Ile gave them 24 hours to surren
der or have it destroyed, and yesterday morn
ing the city was virtually surrendered. All
the troops wore marched out, and the author
ities say that ne soon as they have troops. to
protect them, they will hoist the American
flag. There has been a tremendous excite
ment in the city sines we came here, 'and
crowds of pooplo are down lookihg at the Yan
kee gunboats wbioh .pliiyed so much havoc
with their celebrated batteries and forts. Au
Ainerioan flag waving Over the Mint
. yester•
day,'-but was torn down by.' the mob. As an
offhet to this, a fellow made his appearando
the levire yesterday morning waving a'Seceih
flag, and was allot from the Hartford, thojlag
ship. The Oneida, Perufaella, .Hartford, and
some other vessels, went up yesterday to lire
fortifications above the •'city., - and found them
all deserted, guns spiked, carriages burtied,
and evorything'destroyed.
We have Eteveral Now Orleans: papers of to
day and yesterday on board, and find their
tone very much modified. They acknowledge
that the, Washington government is irrosiet.
ibly strong ou son, ' turd that it-is treeless
any longer tir - protract euchla Contest as the
present ono," We, that' is the fleet, .are •
hemmed injuet now to, some eittent. To. be'
sure wo have New Orleans, but they still hold
~the forts, and also Baton Rouge, Vicksburg
and:Naitthez: ilowever, froth , the indications
at liresent,'llier Will Most probahly.evacitate
.thom,tts they have almost everything. else s'a
..41f nimag` the rivor 'the people turned,
ottt i en:natthote,see. uszo - by,,..aud seemed; es
peorallylhe boutrabahrls, do ,btr overjoye d to
semi Us•::',,UP here ill the thoblaiv has the.
roost - odilipiete-sway, - but we - ono' aee
Mariy,peoPleme.*oll,heir;hondkorolliefti T oO the
parcel of.boys Caine down,, on ths:lo-
?wee. yesterday 'and, wanted to..ltriovv,if we hod
any Wooden.nUtMerr toselt, : ,,aud repealed it
' ovet.and over; asit they:4lmtight they& 'Was
I soineilllng:partiCtilaVly aflipg : in pre . idea:— . .
Thare,Was arregulaeset-te op" the:, whorl 'day
before yo n eterdaybeCiveen two womon, r; ope'or
whom waved her havtiorehief_io us, while
the other was a strong Secosher. —A Confed
erate steamer 011010 UR, under a flag of truce
this morning, and is to take down the letters.
and as.l musliolose, tiow, with love to all, I
bid-yon good afternoon. Roan:to:opr me to all
who may inquire, as I have not had and have
not time now to' write tiritny of thorn .
WILL. -
CAMP NE1.5.11. FanDuatcb:aut.rau,
May 20th, 1862.
Co - . A. 7th iteg% I'. V. It
Du An Elka.mo —The weather is,extremely
hot and ennui has !argan to make its appear
(Mee in camp. While some of the men are
lying lazily around smoking their pipes—
trying to while away the hours in coutem pla..
tion and dre ,my reverie, and others gratify
ing their imaginative propensities by the
earnest perus .1 of a fascinating novel—prob
ably "Lsver's" or “llicken's" est—your
correspondent will endeavor to get down a
few items relative to the existence,. occupy
tion and whereabouts of tie 7th Penn. Reg't
Presuming that from' the (line of 'Otte - de - Rat .
lure from Alez.tndria the maj•irity of your
readers have constantly been kept apprised,
through private sources, of our movements,
our long,' and weary marches, the exposures
which we have undergone, and in tact tin
real hardships endured—that a retrospect
from that date would be unnecessary . and
uninteresting, I shall confine myself merely
to recording, in n practical way, the facts
and fancies of our own immediate locality.
We are pleasantly encamped iit a woods
about one mile front Falmouth—a t hall
town opposite Froderielcsburg, and about
fifteen miles fromAcquia, the nearest &Tot
for commissary stores. The grout.' Bats
been regularly laid out tnto sireels, a -clear
hie tins been made fur Guard Mount aud
Dress Parado, and what a few , weeks ago
was a thiculy settled woods of stately -pines,
now presents - the imposing appearance of a
military camp. Regular details tire made;
we have our daily drills ; fatigue, an I picket
duty is performed, :toil everything said or
done is strictly seciou'unt arlent. No impor
tant changes have been made among th -
officers of this regiment, except teat of
Lieutenant-Colonel Teat olli.m having
been permanently vacated by the r.2siattatio
of the former incumbent.—Col 'Jisken
To - rrkx—a most est iinable officer by the way,
and who only resigned through protracted
ill-health—an eleituou was held by the men
to till the-vacancy. Capt. 11 C. Bobixiii.;a,
of co. D. was the successful candid Lte, hay
ing been clone 1 by a two third majority ;
he is a strict military man, and will no il .ribt
make an efficient ',Weer. Rations are regitt
larly received now, tind through the indetat
'agahle exiirtions o: our If in; Is C inunis
airy of Subsistence, Lieut. J. D. ADAIR,
triiiili bread and beef are drawn. The rent
mental Band under the admirable matt ,e
meat or its t ilenteil leader, Mr, II AltltV
_LUitii_VAYS6jllld.“),ll Data at ii.,_y of i t iertul Stifle
of proficiency, and is among tile best it: the
Division. During, our :dui). here this regi
meta has had no cause fi)r discontent Plea
ty of go al and wliolesoine provisions; ser
viceable shelter front wind and rain ; and
everything calculated to induce perfect eon
fidence towaid the officers, and universal
good feeling among the lIICII.
Company A ' our emit patty," in which
fpresume you and a portion of your readers
are slight y interested—is in the best possi
ble health and spirits. It would not nuts be
recognized as tile \sickly looking body of
youths who ikt,airtel from Carlisle ; but instead ,
the sturdy sifn- bro \vticul soldier—the vefri:arts
;of '62. AIthICIIII . ,'OI the ranks have been
greatly thinned by deaths, discharges, lip
puintinents and details for detached service,
the nuelcue stilt remains, and the prcsli;le, the
cumpany. won at camp Wayne it still retains.
Contrabands are constantly pouring in
from Spot:viva - rink, Prince George and other
counties. They all evince inexpresslble
delight ;it getting within the Federal lutes,
and as it general thing, express their disgust
fur their late masters in particular, and the
whole of ''ill sic" in getierul. 'bile political
sentiment ill -is se - ctton of country is !iiiiri
able—t he I - i i.iii feeling predominating.
There are h-overer a groat many lout I
menthe,' blatant secessionists in Fredericks
burg,. The women, especially, are loud in
their protestations against the "Lincoln
marauders." l'he road !rein Aequia Land
ing to Falmouth is again open it d trans
prirtation from-1-Vashington is complete. - -I'o..-
liiiiidiiii across the 11, ipp diatitiock hLs Ilk
he t - 41 C.,llliii! 01, SO 11111.1 t .ere is II II hill:.
mare d 0 obstruct nor I'lliS ITO onward, and
we are only ititilatiently :matting the or LT;
to march 111 the assistance of the "Quaker
Gen,eral - ' in his noble endeavors to restore
the suprom icy of the Cons , i alien and bring
traitors to condign punishment.
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WAIT, NEWS,
GEN. BANKS ATTACKED AT
WINCHESTER
Rc(real Thw n•d.; Martinsburg and
Harper's Ferey —The liebel.l
In flow, awl h'tve I , ,dcen
The gll'en.yive.
TVashington, May 25.—Dispatches re
cdived by the Wnr Department state that
Gen. Banks was attacked at Winchester
this morning, and has fallen back towards
Martinsburg and Harper's Perry.,
The enemy are ioported to &a' in large
force, and many reports state that the rebel
force has left Rieh:nond and moved north,
to take the offens've
Plza Ir,uht at Wiarhorler—Retreat of ,Geura
Blnir3 Across the Poionvic at Williamybury
IPa3hiny lon, May 25 —The enemy, uncle
Generals Ewell and Johnson, with a superi
or force, gavo battle to Gen Banks thi:
morning al dayli.tht, at Winchester Gan
Banks fought them six 11,11.1r3, and then
retired in ills direction of ,Nlartinsburg, will
what loss is unknown
The enemy are, it is unders•ood, adran.
clog from Winchester upon Harper's
Our troops there are being rapidly minium:ed.
Rumor says that Jackson is advancing to
support Ewell and Johnson, and there are
statements that still anotker force is behind
him. Prompt means have boon taken to
meet, these 7emergencies if truly reported.
A dispatch received States that
Gen. Banks has made good his retr at
across the Potomac at Williamsport.
Gen. Rufus Saxton is in command a
Harper's Ferry.
War Bulletin
OFFICIAL DESPATCHES FROM GENERAL
BANKS
HEIADQUARTERS, MARTINSBURG,
May 25, 2 40 P. M.
To the Hon. E. M Stanton, Secy. of War:
The rebels attacked us this morning at day
break, in great force. Their number. was
estimated at .15,000;. consisting of Ewell's
and Jackson's divisions. The fire of the
pickets began with daylight and was fol ,
lowed by artillery, until, the lines were fully
under lire on both sides.
The belt wing s and firmly, ,holding its
ground well, the right did the same - for a
time, when two regiments broke the line
under fire of the enemy. The right wing
fell back, and was ordered to withdraw, and
the troops passed through the town in .con
siderable confusion. They were quickly
reformed on the other side, and continued
their =Mt in good order to,liartinsber , g,'
where they arrived at 2 ! . - 40 P. AL 'a distance'
of 22 miles.
Our forces . engaged w.as-lea's than 4000,
consisting of Gordon's
,and Dannelly's brig..
ales, with .two regiments .Of .cavalry under
'Gen; flateli;and two batteries of artillery, •
• 1-Our loss its coriarderable.„' as was that- of,
•the -entany,lnit• cannot now „be ' •
We, were reinforced by ••tlfo 10th
:e w a fi v i ti (T ry a . ia , goo and a regiment 'of
'
(Signed) . .N.:P. .gANKS,
Major .GOtertg_Coitamaintling.,
In the westGen,'llalteck 'bee- been joined
by Gen.: Curtis. , ' -
Deserters artfved.ait For . tress:l4:pnroe say
that the bad i• Concentrated •at
Rielimond to;rnalce‘a destieratelstand. , •
ti:op New Orleans has.
passed Natchez, ,Miss., 'and orderod the re•
moval of the women and children frOtn Vies
burg within twenty four hours.
The rebels appear to have a military order
called the Southern Cross of Honor, and
Beamegard is 4,b6a.t to confer it on some of
the men of the 9th Texas regiment fOr bra
very
Mrs. Jeff. Davis and family, except old
Jeff., have arrived at Raleigh, N. C., accom
puttied by ex.Senatur ()win and family. We
have a report also, brought from Fortress
Monroe, that Gen. Burnside bad captured
Raleigh. It makes no mention us to what
becathe of this Davis f :roily.
From New Mexico we have news in the
Memphis papers that Sibley's Texan rebe s
are dismounted awl in a starving condition,
two companies having been cut off, and the
rest were endeavoring to reach Saute Pe .
Gen. Butler hat issued an order declaring
that as the New (Means .women, notw th
standing all the scrupulous respect and for
bearanco of our army, persisted in insulting_
them oil till occasio s, that herearter any
woman guilty of this outrage shall be roger.
ded and held liable to be treated as a woman
of the town plying her vocation. This
order was furiously denounced iu the southein
pSpers and by Beauregard in an order is
sued to his army.
From llalleck s army the news is positive
that Beauregard had' prepared and ordered
an attack upon our Jinni, tc.) bring on a
general engagement, but suddenly counter
mantled the orders, in consequence, as is
supposed, of the appearance of our gunboats
Vicksburg.nt
A regiment of State militia and company
of' Artillery leave Albany lor Washingion io
day (Aonday) Four morn New York city
militia will leave k‘ithout deity.
At Corinth ade achment front Gen Pope's
division routed three rebel regiments on
Sadurd
At Nashville cotton sells at 22 cents.per
pound, pityinaut in gull, kit 2G cents in Union
a.,(1 Planter:l' 134111 k
At Lei%iditirg, (it', eril)rier county, Va.,
31100 rebel t r.) under Col. attacked
1300 of Fr.int Lit's tr nips, under C.d. Crook.
awl w-tti defeat,' and driven bark with
severe loss. We, took 4 e.tinton, .210 - stand
of ar:oi, and 100 'iris Hi .ro, including a
a lieutenant e , dottel, twijor, and several
c.pttins:tml tieutenants. Oar was 10
kille 1, :111.1 10 W(Pritlf! I :till! in
The P,tter C.,.l)ll)itrPo
ea ivied the lir , hund rod iltsloyal
employees of the government.
All the, claims against the g•lverntw.itt, so
tr as ClIt! I . l.tve o litbtl y k a IV i to the
l're.t,ttry U .partin.•nt, It the been p
The poide a id auth iritieo of NT , rf. 1111 still
continuing di,loyal ...1.1 rern'sing 1, take th.
o tLb (ion. \V , OI 11.14 sa4l) , 2nderl
intcrc sr.pp.,l the tra , h, w 111111 1111
b r.,lnnie.l, awl iisuLnl a pmclamation
'noilfy thv_pnilitt_liat
time rebellintts , trsle will Ito. sit-yowled and
strict martial law eult,renl l o yal Amps
are open again, 15.1it0l States government
notes eagerly rOceiv•A, and conle crate notes
below par.
Gov. Curtin has already a r of
troops nearly r , ady to join the army, under
the recent order !emu the War Department
fur inure troops.
On the 13th inst., the women and children
were leaving Viasbuig on account of the
advance of the U. S. gunboats.
ATTACK ON FRONT ROYAL
rurtieulars hu Refugees Feint) the Scene:L A
G-than( de fe , tre --One of the Bridges De-
stroled—The White Fitty treed by the Rebels.
li,atinwre, iitty 2.i.—Two members of
Col Kenley's regimuot h Lye arrived in this
city, and report th they were attacked by
a large cavalry force nwl,r Ashby, and
several regitneml of infuitry, all l twice
repulsu , l t11•'111 with g-reat loci. kenley's
force eonii-oed of the Ist Maryland regiment,
idle Meehan of I . .totpp•-t Pcnit‘tylvania Ii tttery,
throe coml. utiei cut the 'llth Pctin,)lvo.nia,
an l while the lithe. was prOgrCS:4lll.4 twat
COMp:11111,1 of New York cav lry cano to
their aisistaa;2,.
The fight cerefliello ' PCl at 12 o'clook and
continued tip to n'ighi, when the infAntry
I roe succeeded in surrnetitiling them. The
lira fj dit nof ropiike took lo! nine ea-it of the
Shenandoah, and finding the fore lee great,
he retreated to the 51, ',it side. draroyin mic
iil the brelzes, but was mini h.itlr purined to
Aucee il in destroying the sl brnige
fie made another suited on the west side
the river. and inn It ittery 1 the
guoneri down with shell and grape. They
firedl in all ne,rly 200 r Timis Col
reeiiiied eleitsl't shut in the 'leek the first
attack, hits emitinui•,l on horsiihaek until the
clus of the day, when he iv as placed in an
ambulance perfectly exhatiq oil
The, last light hadc place fonr miles this
side of Fr nit Royal, his effort beim , tut ill
bac': in order • expecting reinflircetnents
momentarily from Gen. Banks. A member
of Knapp's battery, who escapiiil, says thaf
the Maryland regiment fought with inilomi
table bravery, and that Col. K e eley fed t hem
on frequently to bayonet charges - . Ile also
said that on the third approach of Ashby he
displayed • a white flag until within pistol
range, when Col. Donley ordered to cease
firing. The white flog was then thrown
down, and this enemy rlished on our troops,
cutting and slashing. and refusing all 'mar_
ter. Lieut. Col. Du Shane and Major Miller
are both reported wounded and prisoners.
Ohr despatches from Gen. Banks' depart
anent though they confirm the fact that he
had effect e I his retreat in good order to
Williamsport, furnish no particu'ars of the
loss in the fight at Winchester, nor of what
amount of stores Inc wins forced to abandon
there and at lilartiesburg• The bagg ige
trains were In-ought along and safely trans•
fiJuired over the Potomac. The advance of
the Rebels followed our f nice's, but it is be
lieved did not advance ill force farther than
Martinsburg, and it is r•veii probable have
Gallen back from there to Winchester., tear
ing that their r„ .. vireat might be cut MT. So
tarns our present Mformation goes, we are
CCHIVInced that the opinion we expressed
frequently, that the inroad into the valley is
simply a well executed diversion, iis• the
correct one, and that no p iint this side of
Martinsburg will be threatened by the Rebel
forces.. Ten dais.ago the suppositioe w
that the Rebel Generals Jackson and
were threatening Gen McDowell's volution
at Fred •rieksburg, and lien. Banks w s
then .seriously weakened to reinforce file
Dowell. It is evident
i n i hiv that this supposi
lion was incorrect, and/that the rebels tuetter
informed of our movements than we mere of
theirs, seized the opportunity to fall upon
Gen. Banks' feebly supported position Their
success has hail the mortifying result of
placing the rich valley of the Shenandoah
in their possession and of tiudoing the-work
that was so ably accuinp fished by General
Banks.
Should the Rebels attempt to push their
advance too far, or linger lodg this side of
Winchester, the reverse cf the Piclure may
be presented, and the present disaster be
but the forerunner of a signal 'advantage to
our arms. ThO'Bevernment 18 , m6ving
eitimordinary.ene gy to meet the eingrgeney,
and whilst it has already placed Gen. Banks
in a condition, to maintain his position in
front, we believe that the opportunity to
catch the Rebels in their own trap, by
movement in anther 'direction, has not
been neglected.
The .damage that the: Rebels will' be able
to inflict, upon the. Baltimore and Ohio rail
ro.id we . believe will not beery serious.
lisrper's Perry : and its rrottudings_are,-._iti
possession of our troops, and we feel assured
will remain so. All the engines 'and ears
at Marti , : sbarg were removed to . points of
safety, and the track and bridgeslor"a short
dititance will. be all that: the Rebels can , in
.jure. It is possittle'thitt iheremay h 9 some,
urgent reasons for, their early retreat•that
even
,these will escape.
Gen: Bahlte despatch, dated at 4 at.clock
Tuesday' , afternoon, t•tathd that' his whale .
three wag 'then ,ut illiainSport: IBis loss,
though severe, was les4. than Lea hav,u
Seen. .expectedi • considering 'tite. stiperior
force against which he. had to contend. Gen.,
Batiks justly, claims the retreat as having
been handsomely performed under the very.
unfavorable ciretirkttances. We lost—no
artillery and only filly Kagons out of a train
of five hundred. He estimates the Rebels
at front eighteen to twenty thousant; With
strong cay,ahrazikartillery supports.
Gen .Ciedellan telegraphs that his troops
have cut the Virginia • Centriil Railroad at:
three points between Hanover Court House
and the Chicicahominy river. • 'The interrup•
tion of. this Railroad destroys the communi:
cation between Richmond, Gordonsville,
Staunton and the rebAs iii tit- Shenandoah
valley. Nothing else of interest had trans
pima No advises were received from Gen,
Halleck.
Capt. Smith. who commanded Company
G. of the First Mayland Regiment, states
that the attack of the Rebels appears to
have been a surprise, the pickets being cap
turgid without firing a gun. The first en
ga ement was principally with artillery an I
it was not until the regiment. found itself out
flanked and retreated across the bridge, that
the Reltels,charg,ed_upon Ahem._ The Rebel
force seen by Capt. Smith consi-ted of eight.
companies of cavalry and five regiments of
infantry. After the third stand, made by a
portion of the Regiment in a. wheat field
they were overpowered by a charge of the rebel
cavalry and each man looked after his own
safety. A number scattered into the woods,
and of these some forty cooped and arrived
here last night. Of the proportion of woun
ded and kiied nothing definite is known, but
all accounts represent it as huge Company
E was serving on detached duty eight miles
from Front Royal, and nothing certain is
known its to its fate_ But few of the officers
escaped Colonel Kenely was sent by Glint
Smith, wounded, nod in an ambulance, two
miles mm time rood from Front Royal, Tee am
bulance had been tired into several times, rut
Captain S. does not, know whether the Col•
onel wan killed or. riot. Lieutenant Colonel
Dashhno was last seen laying wound': I on the
side of the road. Major Wilson was captured.
The only officers known to have escaped are
Captains Smith and Saville, and Lieutenant
CAmphor
The call of the war Department for additi mn
al troops to meet the'exist log emergency, has
met with endiusia.ric and prompt 11' , 110t1Se
(10VvrlInt. Morgan has modeled tie Filth New
York Artillery and the Seventh Regommt,
New York State Mllit la, to leave for Waslaing-
Inn, anal iff y aro on the way there. The
Eighth, Eleventh Thirty rt vehili, Severity •
first and Twenty fink llat:iintents, New York
Slate to Inflow without. delay In
m,,,,,,h ti . g tt j , regiments nod battalions lire
In mntem frolll di llel,llt portions or the SI al 0.
The it il Sixth watch V 51.5 t.1 , 21,t1,1 ill Italti
more, lormi a part of the force which would
Icaec ISO,IOII 1 LSI night Fi OM Philadelphia
regiments iutt mist preparing to move.
Hie ea‘ itemeta which ext , ted in Ibtitimore
on Ruin I tCwnd C Mond ty nod 'Fitetti
ay, but the pro tipt Ile ill of the
thori , ie , , at It! by Obi g t t el t . e ..a • of the
community. soots putt lilt eml to all violent
_IIILnIJeSta,I jogs or branches of the
_peace
sweet, its the neightmrliotal ut the
newspaper oftice9, was tliron;;o11 throughout
the day. But few cases ut violence occurred
The hoard ot police issued a 1 ,,,0am0 ion
d .chtring their purge- , e to maintain public
peace, fur which purpu,e all Ildllit Iona! fin co
of l'ulice were detailed. The excite
moot graduaily cahoot down, and at night the
usual quiet and good order prevailed.
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FROM GEN. M'CLELLAN'S ARMY
A Successful Reconnoisance
THE STII LOUISIANA It ECIINIENT SUP.PIUSEI,
GO OR 70 LEFT DEAD OX THE PIELD
Thirty-Ono Prisoners Captured.
A bight nt Jilllsou'A 41111 s —Thu Itebelm
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F rom th e A ring correspmilleot of the Assiiiiisiod Press
ii EA ngti A itTEas A tt.3i V Or Toe l'orumAe.
Satura',/,y, lbw 21, I Nli f
The driving, of the rebels true' the vicmily
of Newliridg,u by our ari illery y esiiiishy was
tolhiced up to dilly by 11 muvrmrut Willity tin
expecik d loom. adver-arie., te.;mitioi-,,ace
comp ,Ced of the 9,11 Alehigati ie.4,iient, Col
' Woodimiy, aul n squad of the SI civ y.
(i ,s ma le ii hioll is worthy Ul
111011'1011.
t 1-ire CO11111`111i(`S Of Olt! I[ll Nlichigan, uhder
Liety Rosen, of l'opogr
lnrut. l;ustrr, of the /It!! i:rlVlt.'ry .. , 'lotto g
wii it Topogr pliwat corps, er -s-e I I iir
short distance above New
b i ige. with 30 mon of the dth tit
Tois small coin-wand succeeded in getting be
tweet' four comp lilies of the Silt reg
iment, who were out on picket duly at the
i .14e, and rt brigade of the cattily, who were
supporting them. In the meantime the ',ad
"mice of the regiment awl 1110 sr - 1 , 14 , 11'mi of eav
airy approached the bridge from this side,
11111'3 IlaraCtllig the omen/ion of the tour Lori
isi lilt companies, arid the first knowled,4.• tile
rebels hail of the tie ir pre•ence of the enemy
WAS tiling from thirty tuu,ke s at short pistol
raßge, making haves in the rank, ...causing
a serious panic, while the main body advanced
in front and opened a deadly tire.
The result was that 31 uf the enemy wore
taken prisoners IS wounded and between
and 70 left dead on the field. Acting the
prisoners was it lieutenant. The casualties
on our side were, oils killed, one mortally
and six slightly wounded Lieutenant Bowen
had his horse shut under inc. during the
tdtirmish.
The light brigade, 'miler Generil Stoneman,
and the brigade of General 1) ividson, tf Gen.
Smith's division, t, day advanc,,.. from New
bridge up tit o Chickaliorniny to Ellison's mills,
on Bell's creek Here they encountered lour
regiments of the enemy's infantry, with nine
pieces of artillery and a COIIIIIVOId of cavalry;
of these twit, regiments of infantry and three
pieces ut artillery wore on the opposite side
of the Creek. The halanCo of the infantry,
which WaSCOttlp(H,..l of thotith and 9tli Georgit
regiment -4, under General Howell Cobb, wei e
posted in a favorable position to resiot, our ad
vance to Nleehaniesville, lar's and Robert.
son's batteries, of the 2.1 artillery, were quick
ly brought into action, and after firing some
150 rounds the rebels withdrew with guns—
not, however, until One of then] ha I been this
inotinted —to the village, covered by their in
fantry and cavalry.
Four regiments of Gen. Davidson's brigade
were then sent around, .but night coining on
they 'Went fiat o c , wp within 001 yards or ihe
enemy. - ; ',t daylight, the batteries on befit
sides opened. — Wheeler confining his guns to
shelling thehotises,behind which the enemy's
infantry were mdieealed he lira was so hot
fur the rob , Is that they left the village, a por
tion rot'ea'iitg acroci thit',Chichithominy.
Thu remainder fell back to the railroad.....
-The 335 Now York were the first to enter the
• village The houses showed unmistakable ev
idences of the' accuracy of our artillery, some
of them being riddled in a dozen places. The
. enemy carried' off all their killed and wound
ed, one man excepted. Our casualties were
2 killed and . 4 wounded. Colonel Hann, of
the 7th Maine, was slightly injured by the ex
plosion of a shell.
General Stonetnan then sent two squadrons
of the Bth Illinois cavalry, under Major Clen•
deniti, three miles further tip the river, and
caused to be destroyed the bridge of the Itich
mend and Fretlericksburg Railroad. Meehan -
icsville, which is now occupied by our troops.
ie five Milos from Richmond.
Gen. McClellan and staff visited the newly
acquired section of country this afternoon.
A back. containing a lady,, w h ich left Rich
e mond at.ll.o'olock to day, wile captured
, by
our cavillry pickets and brought Gen: St Ono
ittan.'s camp ] The lady, who lived within
our lines was sent hoMe.
Several 'contrabands "came' in from - Rich
' 'mond to-day. They had nothing to commu
rticato,but what is already known,.
'The Rfoliatood papers, up to the 21st, have
been obtainbd, but they contain nothing new.
THE LATEST
Fight between General Negley end the
jt.ebet 1,%b 110 nil Steivart—Alte Rebel,
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ITEADQUAB.TERS Aneir OF TIIE POTOMAC, A
Sunday May 26. j
General Nogley's brigade is now eneampvl
tivp...lniles boy ond.Bottoni',sbridge. To Obtain
this 'position they Were foreed te' engage the
rebel General Stewart, with his brigade. com
posed of five regiments ofinfantry, 000 of 011 V•
al'ry and two batteries. Our loss was AW . o
killed and slit wounded. • • -
The officers engaged in the fight suppose the
rebel loss to have been between fifty and sixty
killed. A number of their dead •ere left on
t hi{ field.
• There is nothing of interest from tb&vicinity
of Richmond to day. The contrabands that
conic in say the inhabitants 01 Richmond aro
leaving as fast as they can for Danville. All
those capable of bearing arms are compelled
tb remain. There aro very feW soldiers is
thn city, all being in their camps.
[Oen. Negfey, who was in command of the
Union troops mentioned in the above dispatch,
is a Philadelphian by birth, though a Califor
nian by citizenship. ❑e is a graduate of West
Point, and possessed-of considerable military
skill, which he has now haul an opportunity
to display most admirably. Ile will, doubtless,
Increase his reptuatiun in future encounters
with the enemy.] •
EXCITEMENT IN BALTIMORE
Secessionists Rejoicing over the
Defeat of Col. Kenly.
SEVERAL .STILEE_T_ FIGHTS
SECESSIONISTS CII.4SED I3Y THE UNION MEN
Baltimgre, 21Lry 25.--The announcement
that Colonel Manley had not bean killed in
the rebel a•teck on Front 11.iyal wee recei
ved with shoats of applause by the crowds
of Union men who thronged the newspaper
bulletins this morning.
The secessionists having been imprudent
enough to exult over the detcat of Colone I
Kenley and his probably death. produced an
intense excitement among the Union men.
A low moments since a man Nano made
some disrespectful remarks was roughly han
dled by the crowd, and there have been sev
eral knock dc'wns so far.
11 dc/ode—Tile excitement continti,es, and
he crowd is increasing. Two men Lode been
knocked down in front of the telegraph office.
One was heard : "D—n you, you have it now
all your own way, but well have it our way
soon." One excited Union man proposed
that. "the government should be reque , ,ted to
remove all the troops from the city and leave
it to the Union men to keep matters ,trnight."
12 o'clock.—The streets are thronged with
excite) citizens. The sece-sionists IlaVa to
out of sight The intense feeling is ex
plainel by the fact that the regiment which
to reported to hive sulfered so severely be-
lotigg here, tin] the friends null relatives of
the men nin clung to mn•lness by the caul
links of the role I sytoptlusers.
12 17, —The exoi , einvilt centimes. Ohnox
imiv indivitiouls have been c , :ased for squares,
the, por,tters venting their a‘mititnents in
cheer..
Many apt e.i!q h.l cc been ma tie by the police
Attempt to Hang a Man in Balti
more -Rescued by the Police..
1 o clock —TIp. mob nn mum vtl to -hang a
men a few ununeni3..since in Monuineut
Ile way by the police.
..iliternoou. —The
and the sire. is or now quiet It is hoped
LINA. 444---fil
will he prevoltc•.l by the pwice
Six o'clock, Evening — . The crowd on Daltf
more street increased lifter three o'clock, and
siireral persons were chased, as during the
morning, and -awe weie knocked down. The
Jl.u•shal and his police were on the ground
in large force and several arrests were made,
Idler which the crow I again thinned off
. the
and all has EILICI3 been quiet.
FROM GEN. HALLECK'S ARMY
Three Rebel Regiments. Routed
I.l,:fore C-,ll;th, .4lgy. 23 —A reconnoitring
party from General l'ope's command had o.
y, , STerditY, — rosultirt
idete r.mte or three rebel regiments, with thu
loss of their blankets, knapsacks and haver
sacks. Several were hilted and woundA and
sic prisoners taken 'lle regiments th2d
confusion aoross the ci.colc. Our loss sus four
wootele,l.
ant Damn Blatizrs.
.a-Z — We learn that Jaenb Myers and his
wile, A. IL Iteuirouil, with Copt, Penrose, and
1,1 4 01.1,1 y .t.cveral otheri o rrom this place, wero
!:11;t•;1 pi ti by the reel ut the action
ui Vlrginit on the 25th
1 ) 1 P.kltruici•. TitooPS.—liattery
.511, ,11,11ory. Iclt the 13.trracks in a
trairr. en Turs‘liy tql:t; en route for
11,1‘imore. The .theeri are Chaltlin,
aril Elroy. Itandulph 811 , 1 Spooner.
ne_Our friend BEN. SPANGLER has
lished himself in the Cigar end Tobacco
trade, three doors Sort 11 of our office. BEN
is a good fellow, keeps good cigars and tobacco,
and deserves to-succeed.
_DEATH OF AN OLD SOLDIER.—JOIN
Mvreum.t., familiarly known as "SA WNEY
NI ITCH NLI.," died at the Poor House, on Satur
dty morning last. Sawney joined the regular
army as a drummer boy, more than forty
ye Irs ago, and marched with (he expedition
against the Indians known as the "Cherry
stone Expeditiou " After having been gone
but a short time, he was discharged oil' ac
count of ph} sleet disability. Since that time
his occupation has been that of drummer for
every public gathering—political or other
wise—that required his services. At the time
of his death ho was about G 4 years of age.—
His funeral was honored by the band and a
firing party from the Barracks, and a largo
concour:e of citizens.
iIk;F,UU E lis.--011 Tuesday last, two fam
ilies of Union people, who had been living in
the neighborhood of Martinsburg Va , passed
through our town, on their way to Perry
43.funty, whore they have friends residing.—
Their tide of privation and suffering frost the
persecution of the rebels, is enough to make
a forehead of brass, tingle with indignation.
PASSED TIMOUGH.- On Monday morn
ing about forty men belonging to tile istAlary
laud Regiment, which was so badly cut up
during the retreat.of Bank's division, passed
through this place en .route for Baltimore.
Some of them were sverely wounded. .Wo
noticed ono man with ball in his forehead,
en idler With his fingers cut off, and another
with one side of his face skimmed by a sabre
cut. They seemed to have seen a pretty
rough time.
ANOTHER.—Two members of the sth
New York cavalry passed through on Tues
day morning. They had a negro with them
supposed to be a contraband, he claimed,
however, to be a servant of one of the Cap
tain's belonging to the regiment. They were
closely pursued by one of their Lieutenants.
VAN AMBURG S ALE NA CI Ettig -- 7 The
celebrated Van Amhurgh, the greatest lion
and tiger trainer the world has over Been, will
'be in Carlisle, with his Mammoth Menagerie
on Wednesday,•Junt 11th.. We would cam
oially remind those of our readers who object
to circuses, that this exhibition does not par.
take in any particular of that class of i enter
tainments, and is exclusively an animal show.
The wagons, horses, animals, and indeed the
entire appOinttJents are spoken of as farsur- -
passing any thing of Alio 'kind ever seen in
this Country.
. Ntiy - Musta.--We havo received &rani
, Mr. A. Lonk's hfusio store, East Main St,
the feLowing_pieoes of new .
That Southern' . Wagon,' song and 'chorus
by.Jerryy. Blossom'
,Esq.
Come
Beat Sweet 11lanohe Ballad by Chas.
(less.
pally fOr - the Union. By Sep. Winner.
I never. have:teen false 'to - the. Song, by
Morris,