and in Presidential Proclamations ? No con
cession, no conciliation, but only sheer force
to compel complete submission ! This poli
cy, at once incalculatmg and impassioned,
wag persisted in until repeated disasters
came to exhibit its folly and impotency.
Yes! the necessity of allies, utterly scouted
in the outset, became demonstrated on the
plains of Manassas and in the swamps of
the Chickahomony. The course of events
taught us that assistance would be useful,
if not indispensable, to the great work of
subduing rebellion and restoring the integ
rity of the Union.
Recognizing thai trnth, the men in power
have turned their attention to the negroes—
the subject race of the South—and propose
to arm and employ them as allies in the war.
This experiment is likely to be carried out,
to be freely tested, and to produce results
which, to say the least, will be instructive in
future times.
In marked contrast to this desperate ex
periments, conservative men look for alli
ance and aid to the white race—our own
stock and kindred—and propose to secure
their co-operation in restoring the Union by
a policy of conciliation, and by the example
of a return by our own government to a true
Constitutional rule, uninfluenced by fanatic
al passion and regardful of all State and iu
dividual rights as established by our fathers.
In their policy, the conservative element
along the border and in the South is to be
encouraged and developed not repelled,
spurned and insulted !
Great allowance is doubtless to be made
for an administration charged with the con
duct of a great war, and particularly a civil
war. The difficulties to be surmounted are
great and often the course to be pursued is
but a choice between evils. At such a gen
erous mind will not seek occasion of offences,
and can overlook small points of objection in
reviewing public affairs.
But the subjects now brought into debate
by the policy of government are fundamen
tal and vital; it is impossible to be indiffer
ent to them, and it would be unmanly to
evade them. Frank, full, open debate upon
them, will lead to useful conclusions, ard
give due direction to our efforts as citizens
of a broken and afflicted country.
It results from what has been said, that
the Administration now in power may ex
pact from the great mass of those politically
opposed to it, acquiescences in a legitimate
exercise of powers with which it is invested,
whether relating to the war or internal ad
ministration. But they will claim and exer
cise the right of discussing the wisdom and
constitutionality of its policy, aud will resist
by all lawful means any attempt to pervert
the war from its true object, or to use the
war power as an instrument for introducing
arbitrary rule amongst us.
And they will labor to prepare the way for
the complete reunion of the States, upon their
accession to power ; oi, if (in contradiction
of their fears) such re-union should previous
ly be achieved by arms, then to confirm it
and render it real, cordial and perpetual.
Let it be distinctly understood that the
great mass of the Democratic party and of
the conservative men of the country have nev
er agreed, do not now agree, and have no in
tention of agreeing in future, to a dissolution
of the American Union founded by Washing
ten and his compatriots, and that they will
not cease their efforts for its complete resto
ration in its original, pristine vigur. But to
accomplish this purpose, they, unlike their
opponents, will use all legitimate means of
restoration, and not physical force alone
This may be boldly and openly announced,
everywhere and ought to be accepted every
where, as the only resonable and patriotic
ground upon which a party can stand that
desires and intends to save the country.
The administration has deliberately cast
•way all means of restoration, except physi
cal force, and has called into existence great
unnecessary obstacles to success, until, not
withstanding the immediate difference of ap
parent strength between the parties to the
war, its issue hangs trembling in the balance.
But let us not despair of the future: il Out of
this nettle danger" we may yet " pluck the
flower, safely." We may hope that the re
maining months of Mr. Lincoln's terra will be
got past without complete exhaustion, and
the point of time arrived at, when a vigorous
aud truly great party, clean-bauded from the
past; thoroughly Union, upright,just, patri
otic and brave, will assume possession of the
powers of government. And then, this party
with an old history indentified with the glo
ries of the country binding to it sympathy
and affection in every quarter, with no selfish
local or fanatical passions, to weaken or mis
lead it; with a generous, ever-handed, ira
partial, time-tried creed, conformed to the
Constitution, and springing naturally from its
principles—this party, thus qualified to speak
to the whole land, and to be heard with af
fection and reverence, can and will command
these wild waves of human passion to be still
and rejecting alike the fanatici-m of Boston
and of Charleston, will rebind these great
States together, in enduring bonds of inter
est, fad sympathy!
dear Sir, very truly yours,
v C. R. BUCXALEW.
BLOOMSBURG, Feb. 20,1863.
COURTS ABOLISHED —The U. S. Senate has
passed the bill abolishing all (he Courts in
the district of Columbia, and creating new
ones, on the alleged grounds of disloyal pro
clivities of the Judges. All the lawyers in
District protested against its passage. Abol
ishing Courts! What next.
EST Some conscience smitten rascal sent
to the President, recently, by express from
Brooklyn, New York, a package containing
§BB6, which the letter stated was dishonestly
obtained from the government. If all the
other Abolition thieves would do likewise, it
would put many millions of dollars in the
tffMtirj.
Ik Itmocrat.
HARVEY SICKLER, Editor.
TUNKHANNOCK, PA.
Wednesday, March 18, *63*
S. M.Pettengiil & Co.—No. 37 PARK ROW.
NEW YORK, & 6 STATE ST. BOSTON, aro our Agonta
for the N. B. Democrat, in those cities, and are author
ize! to take Advertisements and Subscriptions for
us at our lowest Rates.
The Indemnity Bill.
The bill indemnifying the President for
the illegal and arbitrary arrests, passed by
the late infamous Congress, contains a pro
vision which will strike every citizen with
indignation and alarm. It authorizes Mr.
Lincoln to suspend the habeas corpus in ev
ery State in the Union. The bare mention
of this provision is sufficient to convey its
full atrocity. Pennsylvania to-day and always
—save when Mr. Lincoln's party stamped
nullification upon her statute book—one of
the most loyal members of the confederacy,
may, under this provision, at any instant be
robbed of every common law right which
American freemen regard as the security of
individual liberty. Freedom of speech, of
the press, and of the person, freedom of po
litical opposition, freedom even to vote for a
judge or township officer, are not to-day
rights of citizens, but favors permitted to
them in the discretion of the President.
What is the object of conferring such pow
er upon one man 1 What justification exists
for this overthrow of the time-honored prin
ciples of the government ? What is there to
repress in the loyal North, save an honest
expression of the popular will 1 Do the re
publicans hope to crush the majority which
is now rising against them by military ter
rorism ? Do they expect to perpetuate their
party by manacling their opponents ?
The North is loyal. There are no rebels
here. There are millions of deathless oppo
nents of the abolition idea—but no traitors,
at least no such number of them that they
cannot be tried, convicted and punished in
accordonce with the law of the land. What,
then, is the meaning of this measure ?
We regard it as a dangerous gift of power
—as a wanton abandonment of public liberty
as a precedent fraught with endle:s evil—as
a practice designed for the uses of oppres
sion. We denounce it as the greatest crime
against human liberty of the century—as tne
fitting finale of tfie orgies of corruption and
tyranny which have disgraced the capital of
the nation during the last two years.
But we do not fear it. The people are
aroused. Nothing short of an Executive de
cree closing the ballot-box can avert the an
nihilation of the republican party, and that
no ruler will dare attempt, for that this peo
ple will never submit to. It is really a sub
ject to rejoice over. This gigantic stride of
despotism only tears the veil from the pop
ular vision, and reveals that the Wilsons,
Wades, Chandlers, and other counterfeit pa
triots in Congress, are merely worn-out poli
ticians, driven to violation of the constitu
tion and oppression of the citizen as their
last refuge from the consequences of the
crimes and blunders by which they have
brought the country to its present condition.
It is an open confession of guilt—an unmis
takable symptom of fear—an unerring indi
cation that abolitionism despairs of receiving
the popular support, and for the future re
lies upon the sword and the bayonet as the
only means of sustaining itself.
The last feather broke the camel's back.
We shall see, in the returns of the spring
elections, that the abolitionists have gone
too far. No democrat will he intimidated,
but hosts of honest, non-office seeking re
publicans, will be disgusted by this extraor
dinary measure.
The Consciptlou.
The conscription, upon which it seems the
Federal Government intends to place its
whole reliance to keep the ranks of the arrnv
up to the required number, has one feature
which will go far towards defeating the pur
pose, supposing no opposition to be offered
and the measure to be universally acquiesced
in. That is §3OO proviso, of whi.h every
one who can, by any possibiity, raise the
sum, will avail himself of. The result will be
that the whole draft will fall upon the poor
er classes, the stinted laboring men, who will
all have to be swept away—leaving the
whole business of the country which depends
upon labor at a staud still—to obain the rc
qusite number. It will sweep the mines and
the workshops of the Slates of nearly all their
workmen—it will se.ze upon every sinewy
arm that wields the pick, the shovel or the
axe, upon the poor farm and road laborers
whose §8 or §lO per month will not enable
them to buy exemption ; and then the num
ber will 6till be deficient. In our judg
ment this is the worst feature of the bill
the most unwise and unjust. It is a perfect
exemption to the rich, the prosperous and
those whose occupation enable them to lay up
while it deprives the poor of every chanco of
escape.— Harrisburg Uiiion.
ask of our readers a careful peru
sal of the able and patriotic letter of Hon. C.
R. BLCKALEW, published in to-day's paper.
JEST We devote considerable s| ace to the I
Hunter, Foster and Nagtee difficulty. As
many of our readers have friends and rela
ives in the 52nd Pa. Vols., which forms a
part of the troops under the latter General,
the details of this unfortunate quarrel will
be read with interest by them.
IMPORTANT TO ARMY ABSENTEES.
PROCLAMATION OF THE PRESIDENT.
Respecting Soldiers Absent Without Leave.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHING- >
TON, March 10,1863. $
In pursuance of the 26th section of the
act of Congress entitled "An act for enroll
ing and calling out the National forces and
for other purposes," approved on the 3rd of
March, in the year 1863, I, Abraham Lin
coln, President and Commander in-Chief of
the Army and Navy of the United States, do
hereby ordain and command that all soldiers
enlisted or drafted into the service of the
United States, now absent from their regi
ment without leave, shall forthwith return
to their respective regiments, andjl do here
by declare and proclaim that all soldiers
now absent from their respective regiments
without leave, who shall, on <Jf before the
first day of April, 1863, report themselves
at any rendezvous designated by the general
orders of the War Department No. 58, here
to annexed, may be restored to their respec
tive regiments without punishment, except
the forfeiture of pay and allowance during
their absence ; and all who do not return
within the time above specified 6hall be ar
rested as deserters, and punished as the law
provides ; and
Whereas, Evil disposed and disloyal per
sons, at sundry places, have enticed and pro
cured soldiers to desert and absent them
selves from their regiments, thereby weaken
ing the strength of the armies and prolong
ing the war, giving aid and comfort to the
enemy and cruelly exposing the gallant and
faithful soldiers remaining in the ranks to
increase hardships and dangers :
Ido therefore call upon all patriotic and
faithful citizens to oppose and resist the
aforementioned dangerous and treasonable
crimes, and aid in restoring to their regi
ments all soldiers absent without leave, and
to assist in the execution of the act of Con
gress for " enlisting and calling out" the na
tional forces and for other purposes" and to
support the proper authorities in the prose
cution and punishment of offenders against
said act and in suppressing the insurrection
and rebellion.
In testimony whereof I have hereto set
my hand.
Done at the City of Washington this 10th
day of March, in the year One thousand
eight hundred and sixty-three, and of the
Independence of the Uuited States the eigh
ty-seventh.
By the President, ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
EDWIN M. STANTON, Sec'ry of War.
-— -
The Johu Blown Raid—A Rich Disclos
ure.
Mr. Sumner was re-!ectod to the United
States Senate the other day by the Legisla
ture of Massachusetts. Mr. Swan, a mem- i
her of the Senate of that State, although a
Republican, would not, it seems, vote for Mr.
Sumner, and gave the following reasons for
so refusing ;
" I come now, Mr. President, to what is
known in history as the John Brown raid.
This expedition was planned and fitted
out in Boston, and its expenses defrayed by
subscription. The day he started for Har
per's Ferry on his deed of murder, be dined
in room No. 4, Parker House, in company
with some of the most ardent and zealous
supporters of Mr. Sumner, and for this rea
son I allude to it. John Brown was a brave
man ; he had the couge to attempt to exe
cute what the cowardly accessories to the
murder dared not to attempt to do. He
Knew the penalty ifho failed in his enter
prise. lie carried his life in his hand for
eited, and he paid the penalty manfully
The Republican party now disown the act;
they call him a monomaniac, an insane man !
but when the telegraphic wires, with light
ning speed brought the news of his death to
New England, so depraved at that time was
the public sentiment here, that the village
church bells tolled out his funeral knell, and
the ministers of God, with a few honorable
exceptions, prayed in their pulpits that the
departed spirit of the patriot 6aint might rest
in peace. This act, Mr. President was the
death-blow to the peace of the Union
Without if, Virginia would not have seced
ed—and God grant that we may yet recover
from it. 1 know the names of the persons
who were engaged in this transaction, and
shall leave a record of them for history.
"Another deed of murder Mr. President,
and I will not detain you loDger. When
Anthony Burns, the fugitive slave, was con
fined in the Court House in this city, a
meeting was held at Faneuil Hall to consid
er the subject. Theodore Parker, the man
who presented the gun, which was so affeo
tionately received by his excellency, and
the Reverend Thomas W. lliggin6on were
there. Mr. Parker, in concluding an elo
quent speech, alluded to the fact that a slave
was confined in the Court House, and ex
claimed in substance, " Why stand we here
idle 1 To the rescue !" A rush was imme
diately made for the Courthouse, and at the
door stood a poor laboring man, a Mr. Batch
elder, a night watch. His wife and two
children were probably sleeping at home,
possibly dreaming of him as he was toiling
for their daily bread. The crowd demand
ed atmittance, he refused, and was immedi
ately assassinated upon the 6pot. Who kill
ed him the world never knew. These men,
Mr. President, were the confidential friends
and supporters of Mr. Sumner, and for this
reason I have alluded to the subject."
It i 6 absolutely certain that the Gov
ernment contemplates another draft. It is
time that every family was considering which
of its members, and how many it can spare
for the war. The fourteen hundred thousand J
men, already given, are wasted away—gone j
—dead, maimed, or in hospitals save a wretch- j
ed remnant.
Which of your eons ?—which of your broth
ers?—or is it the father that oext must go?
Be thinking.
Suffering Soldiar'a Wives.
The Chicago Tribune (Abolition) comes to
ua to-day with a touching appeal to the char
itable, on behalf of the starving wives and
children of the soldiers, absent in the lUineis
Regiments.
[From the Appeal.]
" Could citizens see the tears that I see,
and hear the appeals that I hear, every day, I
know they would bestir themselves in this
matter. Mothers, who have never known
pinching poverty, with pallid cheeks and
trembling lips, and with eyee brimming with
tears, hesitatingly intimate the destitute con
dition of their little ones, and say to me that
their children, who have never known want,
are suffering for even the poorest clothing to
keep them warm, and ask me what they shall
do.
F. C. BROWN,
" Chairman of War Fund Committee."
All this, while fat, lazy, worthless, contra
bands, are living in clover, down at New Or
leans, Port Royal, Fortress Monroe and else
where. Yet there are some people who
think it very unreasonable that Illinois sho'd
occasionally remonstrate with New England
for making this a negro's not a white man's
war. It is " loyalty" to thus feed and fatten
the lazy contrabands, and loyalty to submit,
without a word of remonstrance, to be taxed
to death, to pay for the " feed," and the "fat"
—but rank treason, (we suppose) to say,
that while all this is going on, white men and
white children—the families of whiteft>ldiers
—are left to go to the Almshouse or starve.
The contrabands arc our " Our Union
brethren, South." The women and children
are only "Copperheads."—JV. Y. Express.
Soldiers' Daily Prayer.
Our Father who art in Washington. Uncle
Abraham be thy name. Thy victory won.
Thy will be done in the South as well as in
the North. Give us this day our daily ra
tions of Crackers and Pork. And forgive us
our short coming as we forgive our Quarter
Master. For thine is the power, the Soldiers
and Negroes for the space of three years.
Amen.
HEADQUARTERS, CO. B. 12th Regt., )
PEN.VA. RESERVES, March 9th, '(>3 ]
EDITOR DEMOCRAT.
SIR :—The above sold
ier's Daily Prayer is printed on small sheets
of paper, and is going the rounds of the Camps.
Please insert it.
Yours Respectfully.
Co. B. 12th. Regt. PENNA. RESERVES.
SERVED HIM RIGHT —An Exciting Scene
in a New York Railroad Car—An Aboli
tion Speculator in Human Blood Slapped
by a " Copperhead" Woman, who lost Iwo
eons m the War—The Scoundrel pitched
out of the Car by the Pussenyers.
In a car on the railroad which runs into
New York, a few mornings ago, a 6cene oc
curred which will not soon be forgotten by
the witnesses of it. A person dressed as a
gentleman, speaking to a friend across the car
said : " Well, I hope the war may last 6ix
months longer. If it does, I shall have made
enough to retire from business. In the last
six months I have made a hundred thousand
dollars—six months more and I shall have
enough."
A lady sat behind the speaker, and neces
sarily heard his remark ; but when he was
done she tapped him on the shoulder, and
said to him : " Sir, I had two 6ons—one of
them was killed at the battle of Fredericks
burg; the other was killed at the battle of
Murfreesboro'."
She was silent for a moment, and so were
all around who heard her. Then, overcome
by her indignation, she suddenly slapped the
speculator, first on one cheek, then on the
other j and, before the fellow could say a
word the passengers sitting near, who had
witnessed the whole affair, seized him and
pushed him hurriedly out of the car, as one
not fit to ride with decent people JY. Y.
Evening Post.
The Post ought to have told the rest of
this story. This same speculator believes
that all who pray for peace ought to be hung
he has contributed to a fund to carry the
New Hampshire and Connecticut elections
for the Administration ; he assorts that Gen
erals Porter and McClellan are traitors; he
believes in the Proclamation and the confis
cation act, and swears by the 'iribune and
Post. On the other hand, the poor woman
who lost her sons is a copperhead of the
most virulent type, and would serve the Past
people as she did the speculator, if she got
within the same distance of their ears jV
Y. Post,
—
Copperheads" vs. Nigg.-rheads,
THE DEMOCRATIC DOCTRINE.
I am for getting back the Southern States
by fair and honorable means, if such a thing
be possible ; and I will hope for the best.
The Union I desire is a union of hearts and
of hands, 6uch as our lathers gave us.
Nothing less wdl satisfy me than the whole
Southern States— Thomas H. Seymour.
THE REPUBLICAN DOCTRINE.
I will not stultify myself by supposing that
we have any warrant in the Constitution for
this proceeding.
This talk of restoring the Unicn as it was :
under the Constitution as it is, is one of the
absurdities which I have heard repeated until
I have become sick of it. The Union can
never bo restored as it was. There are many
things which render such an event impossible.
This Union never shall, with my consent, be
restored under the Constitution as it is with
slavery to be protected by It Hon . Thad
dens Stevens, the Administration leader in
Cong re ss.
JC3T We have it from a very reliable
source, that Secretary Stanton contemplates
putting the Conscription act in force as soon
as the machinery can be got in order.
General Hunter's soldiers gave him
three hearty groans during a late parade and
review in the Southern Department,
War News
BRIG.-GEN. NAG LEE ORDERED
NORTH. '
Explanation of the Hunter-Poster Difficul
ty'
CAPTURE OF TWENTTSDT REBEL
STEAMBOATS AND FIGHTEEN OF
THEM DESTROYED.
REPORTED shRRENDXR OF VICKSBL'RG.
A REBEL PRIVATEER CAPTURED IN SAN
FRACISCO HARBOR.
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT or THE SOUTH. >
March 5. J
Special Order No. 127.
Brig.-General Henry M. Naglee having
sent a third insubordinate protest, much
more objectiouahle than the first, to these
headquarters—his first having been disap
proved by the Honorable Secretary of War,
who, in consequence, directed that he be re
lreved from duty in this department, after
ward leaving it optional with the command
ing general to relieve or retain him—the com
manding general, after very mature reflection
and with a solemn sense of his responsibili
ties to his country, sincerely believeo that the
harmony of the department, and the best in
terests of the service, require that General
Naglee should be relieved from duty. The
said Brigadier Genoral Henry M. Naglee is
therefore hereby relieved from duty in the
Department of the South, and Brig.-General
Orris S. Terry will immediately assume com
mand of all the United States forces on St
Helena Island. Brig.-General Henry M. Na
glee will proceed to the city of New York by
the first steamer, and report by letter to the
adjutant-general of the army.
By order of Major-General DAVID HUN
TER.
Chas. G. Halphine, Assistant Adjutant-
General Tenth Army Corps.
PORT ROYAL, March 10.
Inasmuch as the dissensions of this depart
ment have become a theme of newspaper con
troversy, which is producing au erroneous
impression detrimental to the expedition, it is
due to all concerned that a correct statement
of the facts, which are gathered from official
papers, should appear, in order that the re
sponsibility may rest where it properly be
longs. First let it be understood that poli
tics have nothing to do with the matter.
\\ hen a movement was commenced in the
department, General Hunter asked the Sec
retary of War to allow General Foster to
take part in it, owing to the reason that Geu.
Foster was particularly well qualified for the
work, he having full and complete knowledge
of the fortifications and 6tream3 in and about
the point to be attacked. This request was
at once granted, and accepted by General
Foster, with the understanding that he and
bis forces were to take a separate commiud
under General Hunter, to execute a special
duty, after which (Foster) with his troops
was to remrn to return to North Carolina.
On arriving here General Foster ascertain
ed that it would be several weeks before a
movement would be made, owing to the rea
son that there had been no concert of action
between General Hunter and the navy as to
the time when the attack should be made—
It appeared that it would be two months at
least after the arrival of General Foster be
fore the navy would be ready, which grieved
him much because Gen. Hunter had not ap
prised him of the fact before his forces left
North Carolina, which would have enabled
him to take Wilmington long bwfore the ser
vices of his troops would be needed here,
there being at that time enough iron-clads at
Beaufort, N. C., to accomplish this work with
General Foster's troops, who were then
ready for a movement.
General Foster remained here a few days,
when he was called to Newbern to look af
ter its defense. Soon after his departure
General Hunter issued an order consolidat
ing all of the troops from North Carolina in
to the Tenth army corps to the astonishment
of Foster's fences. This at once produced
discord and bitter feeling. Prior to this
General Foster had left General Negtee iu
command of his forces, who entered a pro
test against this unexpected order. On
hearing of this General Foster at once pro
ceeded to Washington to save his command
and secure a definite understanding. He
succeeded HI having the consolidating order
of General Hunter revoked by the President,
who caused written instructions to be given
to General Hunter, which say that " the
men and materials of General Foster's com
mand shall be kept in a condition to be re
turned to North Carolina at any moment af
ter their mission has boon accomplished, and
the command of the same shall remain as
letf by their chief."
Alter the appearance of this consolidating
order General Foster informed the Secretary
of War that he could not, with self-respect,
return to this department. Inasmuch as
General Naglee had protested against this
order, it was feared at \\ ashington that he
might be obnoxious to General Hunter, and
in order to obviate th ; s supposed difficulty
Assistant Adj-Gen. Townsend was dispatch
ed hither to inquire into the matter, with
authority to inform Gen. Hunter that he
might release Gen. Neglee, if any ill-feelings
existed. To this Gen. Hunter responded
that the best understanding existed between
himself and Gen. Neglee, and under no con
sideration would he part with Gen. Naglee,
aa he regarded him as among the ablest and
most experienced officers in the army, and
he was just the man he (Hunter) wanted
In addition to this Gen. Hunter immediate
ly wrote a letter to Gen. Naglee, which was
of the most complimentary character, urg
ing him to remain and lend his valuable ser
vices to the expedition.
Matters at this stage of thp proceedings
stood in a satisfactory condition, and Gen
eral Foster's troops were appeased, knowing
that Gen, Naglee, in whom they had great
confidence, was to be with them as their
leader.
An soon as General Hunter had received j
instructions from Washington to revoke his 1
consolidating order, and knowing that Gen.
Foster had brought it about, he (Hunter) at
on# ordered General Foeter'a staff out of
his department, without
ges against them or giving th em J %
defend themselves agai DBt hi , Un JS
ations. No one believe that they
ed to excite a mutiny," or to caL
satisfaction among the troops.
General Potter, who is chief 0 f n
ter's staff, is one of the most re*,
accomplished gentlemen in the
would scorn an unbecoming act ,
never allow the membeta of the staff
themselves liable to such a suspicion
Seeing that the new troops could
retained here permanently, Gen. ]{ u
cided to break up the command °| Gen's §
ter's forces, "as left by l heir chief" J*
the chief command of the same
Nag'#e and giving him command of on | *
half of Gen. Foster's forces. To thii
Naglee again entered a respectful pJ*
claiming that it was against the Pr c ,u7
instructions, and also against Gen F
wishes, and that it was his duty
protest, although he would serve his com
in any capacity that Gen. Hunter
place him in.
To this protest General Hunter took
brage, and at once Gen. NV e f
dering him to report to New-York. °
order of General Hunter relieving Gen J'
glee is regarded as a most unfortunate Ji
by the troops, who in the absence ofr F
Foster regarded him as one of the
spirits of the expedition. He
ing a West Point general, whose caret? Ji
been a mosi brilliant one, and who ha**!
more experience in the field than anjotJ
officer in this department, having uj
wounded five times and had eight horwl
shot under him, and never yet was defend s
It is universally regretted that an office
such valuable experience and known ben*
should be taken from his command, wh; B
devotedly attached o him, at a time whs
such important results are pending.
PORT ROYAL, March 12
The departure of General Naglee s.
here, who is ordered to report at New-Yuf
by General Hunter, is the cause of UMTSI
regret among General Foster's troops, tjj
officers of which waited upon him in a bo®
on the 9th inst., and so expressed themsei*
In reply to their address, General Nip,
said : "In the effort to sustain the orgasm
tion in men and materials, as they ►>
brought from North Carolina, and
with uie by General Foster, I was forced}
to a difference with General Hunter, andr
appeal to the President of the United Sua
was sustained by him. In the efLrtto®
ry out the order of the President lama
fortunately again resisted by General Es,
ter, and I am again forced to appeal to!
President. But not until now did I k*
bow far I was sustained by those withwa
I have been so intimately connected. 0
introduction was in the swamps before
town, and a friendly feeling sprung upiS
our trials at Bottom's Bridge and the Ch*
ahominy. But the blood and l-attle ofSe
en Pines and Fair Oaks made us swa
iriends. Though absent let me ask ofji
one thought during th- next hour
.ind let it be followed by a blow that si>
demonstrate that my influence still lug
with you.
General Terry is now in command eft
erai Foster's forces here.
REBEL FORCE ON THE KAPPAHANNOCI.
Information is in the possession of thep
eminent, from a reliable source, that gen.Li
iias not weakened his force about Fredaraij
burg, but, that on the contrary, he has bs
actively engaged in strengthening hisur
ever 6ince the battle. A few troops:
have gone south, but he has no intentios
abandoning or weakening his positioned
Ra, pahuunock.
CINCINNATTI, March 15— Gazette's U
burg despatch says that the Yazoo I'isti
pedition captured twenty-six stcauba
eighteen of which had boeu destroyed.
The United Stales gun-boais hadarr;
above Haines' Bluff, and would soon P
tnence the attack.
Rumors are rife of the evacuation ofVi |
burg. It is supposed that the greats' s
tion of the force should go to Chatti#i,
and endeavor to overwhelm General ft
crans.
I
General McClernard's troops hare k
compelled to embark for Milliken'aß'
sixteen miles above Yickjburg, uw;s{'-i
high water.
Tee recent operations on Lake Provid# |
and elsewhere hare resulted in iiiunct
more that 300 miles of Louisiana 'e rri ' : ;
destroying millions of property.
las have been completely drowned out.
WASHINGTON, March 16.—A ;
Admiral Porter, before Yicksburg, dated' |
7th inst., says that he has just heard the>-
nal agreed upon between himself :
mander Smith, who commands the nlti 'Trj
tion of the Y'azoo Expedition, to be fi ,T J
tne latter as soon as be should succeed 13 &j
ting into the Yazoo fliver —nine
snd three guns afterward in quick auccetff j
SAN EKANCISCO, March 16—Thef* ; T
ing schooner Cfpipmtm, when leaving h|
Mexico, yesterday, was boarded by #
eminent officials and taken in chii? 1 ' i
privateer. About twenty Secessionist* -
captured on board, well armed, and st l ** j
Dahlgren guns with carriages, ;
use on ship-board.
The correspondence on the persona® 1 '
prisoners identified them with the p*
cently negotiating for the steamer 11
for a privateer. The prisoners werece
at Fort Alcatras. Many more arrests
ly to follow. r JK®
The Chapman, seized by the
terday , arrived lately from New ier
was purchased here by the
; The prisoners confess that fall
jof uieu were to be taken on board at j
I vous down the coast, they hoped to L
the steamer Oregon whl route w
lan, transfer a portion otthe Chap" 1 ** .
aboard and then use the Oregon to '
ture the two California treasure M" 1
fore the alarip reached San J'ranci®o