VILLLGE RECORD. :vcra-s-Nwisti3com.:ll.op, Friday, may , - . 21) ~11863,0, Forever float that starlit:4l sheet t Where breathes the foe but falls before us, I me com s soi .enea o• r , Ala Freedom's banner ate:ming o'er us? afil""I am *mated . that any prof nordd think of "peace. on any terms.' Ile , who entertains the sentiment is fit only to be a slave; he whd utters it a this time is, more over a TRAITOR to b*: country,__ who de serves the scorn and ,intempt of aft honor able mem" ROSEtRANS. Second Stqfply.- •-; , 3lesSrs. , Ambdrson, Belie diet & Co, have received a second supply al' I • •I re evl .• Drugs, eic. E. Kura, Driiggist, requests its to say that he is receiving sup . plies ff om Philadelphia almost weekly. F'esh drugs, medicines, oils, paints ; fruits; eonfee tioup; In the Citp.—Our enterprisin young Philadelphia making riiirdidFsa dr patdware etc. Atiptily ib4ll be on }land nett ‘feek. Tii& Rog Law. —We are gratified to learn - thatthdlligh-Oonstahlelms_at_last r arrived. at a deeiblott upon the eonstitutionality of the !'hog several arrests • having been merle la • eek. Mr The Ifistory of iiabillon ! wi i bw - 7"-ta=aloted — diugfamST — oxpres - sty prepared by learned Professors and Oriental Travellers. Mr. L. , DAvie r lectitrei on this subject at the Toww 11Am, this (Fri. day) evening, the 29th inst. Lecture to eommenee at 8 o'clock. Admis ion 10 edtitar This subject of prophetic history ftirriishes • a theme for brilliant and instructive discus sion. The greit.antiquity of its origin; the etrenght, rnagoificnticeand gldty of tild fast city in its high and haughty splendor; its most_ruarvelous_conquest;_its_glory_departedi it, total and long desolation and' present con dition; brindled •,itlt ability add interest,--= - - • as we are 'assure. upon high authority this lecturer does ban e it,—cannot fdil td ha madiltinftgting to • •• =ry retliicitng . The ',Sett:ire Will be ac panied with a series' of beatitifill fdpfssestations and' Views of Ilandscapcii, Mondments, G e olnnadds walls / Teniides, Peaces, and the Hanging Gardens, hy which to facilitate in conamsalcating and receiting" DAN is will also Isctitr6 hi (jiiiii cy oti to-morrow (Saturday) evening. Dinner fek t h e Satiiers.-IVe are reques ted to say that the Committee appointed at meeting of the Union League to make — the necessary arrangements for furnishing a din ner ti the returned nine months soldiers have seleetel the Grove upon. the farm of Mr. GEt . trAdoßs rdar to*n, *here the did ner *ill be served on Wednesday nett, the 81 of Jane. Several addresses will be de livered on_the occasion—Below we give the committee or lidies selected to arrange the table; etc !-- • Mrs. U. X. Stoner, tlrs Daniel ifettreottl sr, Mrs. V. B Gilbert, Mrs. Andrew B. Morin, Mrs. DaVid &lively, Mrs. Jas. troth (moll, Mrs. S. V. Stoner, Mrs. 11, M. Sib. bett. Mrs. W S. Arnberson, Mrs. W. D.. Krebs:: Misses Alice. Darr, Lissy Frantit, Slush Shank-, Iletty Sarbatigb, Kate Wertt, Kate "'rice Clara Coon, Sue Fisher, Fanny •ilton, Mollie Wilson - , Mary French. bEirlThis Committee will meet . the b rown Hall on Saturday afternoon next, at 2 o'clock, to make the necessary arrange ments for the occasion. Recanted Soldiers.._The announcement that Co. E. 126th ‘,Regitnant . ,P.. V: would be : received here on Saturday etrenlng oadsed an unusual Stir upon our streets daring the Jay. About noon • conveyances were dos patched to,Greencastle to convey. the Soldiers to . thia place. The procession was met by , the citizens near to*n about 7 o'cloek in the aliening, Capt . :you Askwith doting as 'Chief Marshall, and escorted into - town, *There brief - bat appropriate addresses of *ere delivered by the tottegY and liev. !tester.. COceM hod privates . look well and art itf fiat spirits. •Complimenta.—A gram./ sho t.eoppet , head" remarkod id thisplaeo, the other day, that the editor of this papdr, had a whiter :skin but wag possessed of a blacker heart than a "nigger." NO .'woriddr the piior tliing ffifiatild 'say hard things about us--sfin reads 46 :4 0142 4 nrgau. • 501itaittn4 .neits from ash. "Itranes drat, t brie synopsis of•whiek will, found in an: thOr column., is highly en.; ern nOinpind, by tin) rOdend..arniy P the ioEory , moat loi-Tegardnirtn _gran(litratki , iyar; and one ' linidrinniAid_;:cht? a'4.31 ca* -1141 tO4ho SnilaPt v - 2 , The Loyal Union LeoOte.—Several wooka haie elapied.since a Lenge° mut 'Organized in this; . piece: illeetingS - hitim ' , Pince been 'held wiiekly; aqd ahhough there. has hem a fair attendance we regret .t 't it has not --- hre" — scortic - ef persons in this - plaee and neignborlMed - Whe heartily, approt,e of the organizations, but ow ing to some eatme hate thus' far tibietited theinseltes fiom the ineetings.. is ,cor - - Wilily not the time for loyal men to manifest such indifference 'in reference-to a matter of so inthh importance; .I`lie primary object of Lo .al Lea.Nes is co unite as one man the loyal men of the country , that Alley may stand shoulder to I shoUlder in support of the Government in ter efforts to suppress the rebellion, and by a concert of action 'thwart the designs of evil disposed persons who are in sympathy with the armed traitars of the ffauth. We aia atfare that the enemies of this patrietic'association have been very in dustriourin-theit-efforta-to—misrepresent-its- objects : it is not a "Barn Association," nor is it a secret, eatli.bouud order like that of Holy, without oaths, signs or grips. Neither is it 'a "political Watt" as Solite assert ; for so far as voting at elections is concerned no re stmints are imposed. It is purely a society fot the sale of the Utiett, and !PE 'conceive 114, .o all 10. al eiti2ons to rive it tit inilttenee. - Loyal reader, let . 4ilian_t_ba • . .one fofth to etude° thc_hardstiips or a soldier's life, and with their p cious lives rescue the country from pending r ► , know where you stand—that ours m iathies are "withthem ILin this life and death — Struggle for the — pel pettlation of tree Goirornment. Flourishing eag - urs air; bittrg — fiiilifed — tiliotig hot/ t the loyal states, and their influence for ,good is , — lrtralW . - _,_eitiLn — wittr — the — nlost happy—ef , eets fur the countryi — au, --air= motel)? produce such a reaction as will more firmly unite the masses tor the suppression of the rebellion than they have formerly been. The loyal men of all parties will meet upon one common platform—to sustain the Ooternment in the prosecution of 'the war, and thus contribute to preserte our liberties as a free people. We trust therefore that the citimens of out town and vicinity may in the future manifest mere interest in the meetings of the Waynesboro' League. Let _the_tuxn_out_bc_general, Ikotherton has now in course of erection a large and handsome brick building on Blain Street, opposite Kurtz's Hotel, which is to be elate roofed and finished Recording to the latest improve ments in architecture.. Mr. W. A. Grove has also erected a handsome building_o_n Church Street, nearly opposite then'. E. Church.- -These are-fine_intprcvements, and_ will add much Co the appearance of the town in their localit:es. Pile 000 _Exemption Anntille(l.—T .h e Washington correspondent of the New York Tribune states that the Secretary of War has decided that a proper interpretation of the eonseription.act makes it the province of War Department mid not of the individual drafted to decide whether $3OO shall excuse a man or not ] from stiting under a draft; and that the Secretary will not be likely to , ex cuse any man but for the most valid reasons. This is right. We never approved of this $BOO exemption clause in the Conscrpti9n act s because we believe that in he operation it would ram the rich . and 'discriminate a gainst tho poor. The Case of Valiumlijhant.—Ottr readers will recollect that this Copperboad traitor itras Ocntricted,by a Court Martial, and senten ced to an imprisonment during the war in one 41 the torts of the United States. Geu. Burnside approtrod tho' finding of the Court, but the President has changed the imprison, mesa to sending the Hun !Ge9tlernau across o lines. The last aecomiti-of him he was on board a gun-boat bound for the land of Another Horse Stacn.—On Saturday eve ning last Mr. John Funk had a horse 'stolen from tl a stable yard of Mr. Ku4s's Hotel. This Makes tWo horses stolen from Mr. one having been taken a few weeks'. since from the same place. The impression pre vails that some of the gailty parties reside its or near; our town. Citizens should be on the alert and if possible detect the thieving wrntehOs. Ring the Beils—Rejoiee i—re many pla ces, the recent victories around -V:ckaburg were hailed' with the singing of bells and general rejoicirig. Lefus await the glad in telligence of the ,final ocanpa - tion ,the Rebel Gibralterby Grant's veteran forces, and then, let. the "welkin ring." A Ca1?...-The hist Pilot says : 7 —The Psis byterian congregatien .* of' Urreencatitie and Waynesboro' have 'presented unanimous. Calls to Rev..J. W-.. , WiltilLA4C ; of l'ittsbt,trg;for his services as pastor ! Be is.a young, tal ented !ad able minister. It is sincerely hoped that he . .wikl oomph 4 Coppeheacl 'Regiment Randy, our gem' otithe late 128th Illinob regiment--; last fall, camp Butler, • gave a the'',oolsxirktiad tioket i afterifruCa*MpteCliiiiiindy to deeeit to tive.enenty,:atul ire stoy!,, arrest for -Mum —.=iii* - ; exsted' *short *hie aluce Or *Wing iirepeitrtielmerirtir- - the - jov; arameitt. - ' The Issue.:-=6 . Whilet-khe direct anti pritna T Ty. issue itt between Freedom andTSlaVery; that.: are other questions of equal im portance depending upon the result.;.,):'No intaligeut„ man Eon. haft) iniled to obiettathit the prey; mit - War 'mai - either result-IW the'totapletO and final oteithrow of the slate-power, or Itt its substantial trintnph., In the former case the feasibility, of free institutions Will be firmly established; in the lottat-the, lust •ray of hope • will be clean 'gone forever. The success of Mit experiment as a free people depends upon the pevreir of our goverment 'to maintain its ;supremacy over all the States -of the American Union. • So soon as we are compelled to humiliate ourselves ! by yielding to a refractory potter ; a precedent Ital . & es tablished, Which will open the way to speedy and final destruction of American Liberty The real issue therefore, is not so much between freedom and Africa slaveryias be.; tureen an aristoeratie•and free form of govern ten t.—Slaver. , -,solar-ats -it-is-in volved in•the great issue is only cOlateettl'atid atmillary to the aceourplishmentlf the main object ofthe • - dere of the Smitit - i - namely thee , - lishment of a gotermeat based upon the peter of the few OW the Marry which means not only, the oppression of the black man,but of all poor mem of whatever race or eolor. Therefore the trittmph of the slate power in-thointesentzissueomtst_r_esult ' tnemberment of the Atneiiean Union ; -11 Ineritatl. :ad to the - establishment of amonatolty upon theseViraTittlihiiresT In au issue so momentous it behooves ev ery good citizen and christian man to divest hircself.of all party .prejudice and to 'stand r="l up firmly for th-agovernment-of-Our—fatheiss- Never Was there an issue in *Melt there wero more important interests at stake, yet strange to say there are men to be found in• every coin,. to—cannot—see—beyond_ par y trite - rests, t . tat. to-ever-y—prui , _ eipla or pattiottliti and who are doing every thin.. in their • power against the Adniinis- tration in its efforts to maintain the integrity of the Nation. Let these persons rem soy that whatever they may do by way of em harassing the governineut, is doing so much to eneottrage the enemy, and prolong the ear. Had it not been fur the •neouragement afforded • :•I a. l'et • 04 I • emy, they would already be erushed-olid-the supremacy of the government :established. Every effort therefore in opposition to the government, is a blow at American Liberty. And every one of these sympathizes is a wretch unworthy of the:protection a of good government, and a murderer of our brave souldiers i w o are meeting the — criemy — in deadli conflict.--r-Shippenaburg News. -- *a m The Richmond Irfit:9 confirms• the testimony of (fen. Hooker re4tiVITUTI. is a bility-of the - National forees-to - -haveataken- Richmond when our army was ou the penin• sula, had McClellan the commanding tiener. al, been an orneer of ability and courage. The Whiy says: "The Yankees might have taken Rich mond, after the battle of Seven Pines, when our forces were in confusion. After the battle of Hanover Court House, tri;ght have done the same thing. After the battle 44 Atiotam, the same. The Whig gives a whole column of jits't such confessions as the above. The rebeldebt ) if divided equally among the inhabitants of the Confederacy, would amount to 8183 for cach poion. The pew. ion_of_tho-debt-whinh a mai•ciad,_mdn with a family of six children .may be said to owe, is 81,300. 'The Confederacy, according - to its own calculation, owes by this time nearly .a billion of Vats, which, natwithstanding its promissory notes ) it does not promise to paY. The official report of Oen. Stoneman will show The following losses: (Mem wounded, 1; missing, 14;31en wounded, 8; killed, 8, The command of Gen.Stonematiptursd - 43 . offi cers, 685 men, 202 mules; no wagons, and 65(3 hoises. The Rebels briven Over the Climberinn4 CFSOINNAT/ May 28.—The rebels crossed the Cumberland, yesterday morning ) at Fish jog Creek and-at Hart's Ford, Three rogi , meets were reported over and,more coming. Our pickets were driven in, and some skir mishing' ensued. Before night. however, they were compelled to take the back track, and recrossed the river. They were,attaok ed at the fords, and lostsome men. From Itoseorame Array. Crfccnoarr, May 26. —A largo force of ref) , els is-at . Charlotte, -Tenn ) , near 'Clarksville, under command of Woodward and. Ross. If private advice can be relied on, ive shall have stirring news- froni Roseman's army within ten days. • It is not improbabki that. his columns art already in motion: A. NOVAT. PAUADE-41/ Camden, N. J.; nu Friday afternoon ) twenty eight evidiern, Wader euianinud'of Capt. !Joule Loeb, all or whom had. lost a leg in battle, -paraded through-the streets on ernehes. 'Othnal ac companied them who had lost an urns and Wore otherwise wounded. - The parade_ wan attened with mania, and farmland a truly nov.. el and affecting scene, • . • NElt , TOSE, May - 24,—r-Tfieji a tAI states 'that a watch for a prito fight has - bean agreed 'upon . between Toni flyer. 'and Coburn ) for $11.400G a aide s to n wee in six --Ali that part of $l,OOO-for felt money is depositel.enti the hatpin . ° ,will be pat up on Monday. =. AhitANt., May eltitrek, who murdered his. wife at West Troy lust .wititer pleaded guilty tod ay of, tourder _the-second degrueoutd:waw - Keleteile - e;(11 - 6 the State prison for tweory pars. . CASE Or VAIiIsAIit'DIGNAAVE. ,SeWence:Olthei. ":copperhead" Ellifef I HEAPOlidnOffsl - Vnrotrtretrt of the Ohio ; 'Oiueinuati", Ohio, mitt ,I6 f .lBo3.—Speeial t_irdefS A __o..6B.-.rAtn 'Military commission . eouvepe' tat kminnati ; Ohio, on the 6th day of Nay, 1863, pursuant to special. orders No. linp, of At3rif 21st i - 1863, current series, from these headquarters; spd of 'which Brig. 'General &Ana 0 itotter f United States volunteers, is president; was arraigned and tried Clement L. Yalherdighuur i a citi zen of the State of Ohio ; on the following ihsige and speeifldetion of charge s to wit Charge Publicly expressing, 111 'on of !eneral orders No. 81 from head- quarters department of:the Ohio, sympathy for those in arms , against the government of the 'United States,. and deelaring disloyal Sentiments and opinions, with the object and purpose of weakening the power of the gov ernment in its efforts to suppress au unlaw ful rebellion. Specification.—ln this, that the said, Clem ent L. Vallandigham, d citizen or, the State of Ohio, on or about the , Ist day of May, =.1.863 - 001 - ount - V - ern - ou, -- .Ktiox county, Ohio, did publicly address a large meeting of citi zens, and did utter sentiments ,in words, or in effect as follows : Declaring' the I resent War "a wicked, cruet and unnecessary war;" "a war not being paged for the- preservation of the Union;" "a war for the purpose of crushing out liberty- and erecting a despot ism ra war for-the freedom of the black's and the enslavement of the whites)" statinr , that if the-athninistration-bad-soLwalted,-the ,.. n►onths ago;" that "peace might have been honorably obtained by listening,to the pro nictitation from France." that °'prvpo~ltid`its by wriicif rho S tate-s -could be won back, and the south guaran teed their rights under the constitution, had been rejected the day before the late. battle of Fredericksburg, by Lincoln and his min 'onsitLtneattittg-th ereby-the—President-of-t1 United States and those under him in au thority ; charging that "the government of the United States .were about to appoitit tuilitar3 marshals in every district to restrain 1 -the_people of their liberties, to deprive them o se-&-Tri-v4leges-ill—characieri: sing General Order No. STirom ea Oar= ters Department or the Ohio, es a boa usur pation of arbitrary authority ;" inviting his hearers to resist th — Csame; by saying, - "the soon er=tlre-peoplei afortu=theAni ttions-f-. u surped power that they - will not submit to such restrictions upon their liberties, the better ;" declaring that '!he was at all times and upon all occasions resolved to do what ho could to defeat the attempts noW being made to build u. u monarch a on. the ins of our fres government;" asserting that "ho firmly honeyed, as ho said six months ago, that the men'in power are attempting to establish a despotism in this country, more cruel and more oppressive than ever otisted before." All of *llia opinions and senti- Monts he well knew did aid, comfort andlon. courage thosein arms against the govern ment, and could but induce in his hearers a distrust of their own government, sympathy diSpoiitiiiir for those in arms against t, an to resist the laws of the land. To which charges and specifications the prisoner teasing to either plead "guilty" or no gukyr the connaltii .J_udge_Agivocate to enter cu the records the plea of "not guilty." FINDING AND. SNNTNNgFI, The cotittnission, after mature deliberation on the evidence adduced and the statement of the accused, find the accused, Clement L. Vallandigham, a citizen of the state of Ohio, as follows : • Of the specification, (except the words) "That propositions:by which the Northern States could be won back, and . the South guaranteed- their: rights under the- 'Constitu tion, had been rejected the day before the last battle of Predericksbnag, by, Lincoln and his atinions"— , -meaning thereby, the presi dent of the United States and those tinder him in authority—and the - wor4s, "asserting that he firmly believed, as ho asserted six menthe ngo, that the men in power 'fire la tent still: to establish a des a otistn - ..ut this country more cruel and more oppressive than ever existed before") "Guilty." • And as to these words, "Not Guilty." Of the charge, "Guilty." And the Cod - mission do therofo men ter ce hint, the said Clementif. Valla igharn s citizen of the State of Ohio, to be placed in close Confinement in some fortress of the United States, to be designated by the com manding officer of this department, there . to. be kept 'during the continuance of the war. The proceedings, finding.and sentence in the foregoing ease are appro and, con firmed, and it is directed that place of confinement of the , prisoner Clemen L. Val , landighain, in aecorilimee•with the s id sen tence, be Vert Warren, Boston haibor. By command of ilaj. Gen. Bentesink. LEWIS Ass't Adit General. The .hlik,ment Aga last t 'Forces Gradually App machine the City.- A letter in the ,Tolodo (Ohio) Blade • from a soldior off •1? )11y mar ChurlsSton says : "1 seo that the correspondent of the Now York 'Pinta intimates that our.- iron..clads were repulsed, and says' that Charleston is impregnable. Ito maybe able to make sortie persons believe such:. stories, _but -wev who are- in 'plain...view_ of Sum pte and—its_isu roundings, know better. If Charleston is 'not in onr possession within otte•month some person or persons high in -authority ought to sink so deep in oblivion 'that the loudest notes of Gabriel's •horn would fail to reach hint.'" , • ,•• • ' 4 •Follyisland, which we• now hold, runs along thneost of Stono Inlet north, and is only separated from Morris bland by a nar row-stream, which ut low tido is almost ford 'able, The island.is about •eight ini!es and a mile and a half Wide, and. commands' Morris-Island, and on which we can plant. batteries, that with the aid', , 4 the gur. boats 'we can shell them •off of• Morris Iceland in eight hours' time, and,•once itr possession of Morris Island., we havialutnibings' Point,,on which we can plant.siege guns i with. ,Whieh we could batter' down' Fort/ Sumpter,: the sand-hills:being perfect proteetiow.•frow.the shot and shell - of Forts Sumpter,:and.;Moul - • • : "„i • , . •. We are furtifyieg this. Aeland , and 'imips , ring for n: further ittivnieo. • The oiti,ath is now eneamped`within-three an 4 It:Wadies' of Fort - Sum oter." g'Soo new adyertisenionl4 THE BATTLE.O VICKSBUDG, Witte Z ' liousanil Prisonete aid: Sit= ty-eight .oatnion Captitied: .CAtao, ICiartt—lt repnttext that den• Sherman has Wen - Citiektioavir Blea t with B,IEIOO pvisonerti r . 100 guns, am munition, on 4 eomeissury store. 'rile pris oners were paroled and sent , across the Ya zoo. Another report says that , these points were evaeuatedi• and that. Oen.- ,Sherman quietly look; •intmeessierh General Grunt attanke4 the utierbatter 'rea-a-Vieliatedayiwiule' tile gam, $ "-- boats attacked the water , -On Tuesday the'upierbatteries were eat:Wed, and turned on the water batteries:: The paroled prisoners ,brotight acme frew) Vieksburg say that our "forcps have posses sion of the entire line of outer fertißeatiens, and the rebel officers told their men that since the capture of Haines' Bluff there was rte choice of escape, —The-rebel— force is estimated—ati-from_ 20,000 to 30,000. The wildest confusion 'existed among them, and the ,nffieere were unable to keep the line of battles The Impress is the korbliattltat came up, and her officers say that when she left, on Wednesday evening, the firing had - ceased,. and there was no doubt, that the rebels had surrendered. The Gen. Blair reached Chick asaw Bluffs on Tuesday, and wile sent down for rations. The Federal loss is reported as a heavy. TH (WS MOM VICKSIIIIILG. Official Despatch front Adani• Further netts from the Army' of the 11. fie. sissippi confirms and enlarges previous ac counts of the rapid and general success of the operations of Grant upon Vieksburgr. AdMiral-Porter,iii—an= l :_offteial_desp_aitch to the Secretary of the Navy, dated Haloes' the_29th, relates the capture of that remarkable position by the yint efforts of the navy and army.Baines' Bluff, with fourteen forts,, comprising an into uetwork_of defeoees, came into 'our :posses- -ftl3ll,_alouglivith7 -- a—nutnerous armamen the heaviest — guns f —and_ large rittautities of camp equipage an d antiunition--U2on this triumph, followitt,l"a - rieries - cif the - Inuit -brilliant-sttecesses-drat-ever-attended_art_ar my," the capture of •Vicksturg and the main rebel force, so often beaten and at last circumvallated.by the artily of Grant, .was imminent,and pertain. Petails of the des perate-battle-at Champion-11 i (incorrectly, • • • —at—lb - • Was fought on the 10th, have al s o reached us, and add another page of glory to the roe: ord of Western valor. In, this battle Pent berton's whole army was engag ed . General Lloyd Tilghman was killed, a nd the rebuts lost 4,0 W) men. Pemberton - having .been driven to the Black _River, a number ermiles from the scene of the opening encounter, on the 17th °deem' the battle of Bluce. River, near the bridge of that name, and again the total defeat of - P6liberton, Who retreated - a=, cross the river, burned the bridge, and re turned—to—Vieksburv—Giatit—innitediately constrtuted fottrnew bridges, and crossed in p i tWit. Oft the—l-Stlt—he-arrived_i• j -i -_cinit _of Vicksbari. o•ened a lina of au, ply by way of Chickasaw Bayou, and, 'en the 20th; captured Haines' Bluff: From title point of progress, letters from Grant, Sher man, and Steele, Inform Adaiiral Porter of their Vast success ;.and a little later, We haft reasott s to believe from the Character of our news, vhe greater part of the Vicksburg fortifications was carried. Johnston bed been cut oft' frpm all Junction with I'cniber ton's fordes, and the army of Vicksburg was surrounded. The - Artily of - the under the daring dud skilful command of accotnplished—tho—most—instant 'versatile, and successful campaign of the war, graduating with celerity from victory to greatb - rvietory, --- eulusinatirtg in -triumph greater than all. In twenty-one days the ur my of General Grant, which, at the outset of the campaign, numbered about sixty thou - - 13 - arid - 1 - 1 - 01 - 10tas march - 4 - ovolt hundred and twenty five miles, fought the' or eight of 01C:severest battles of the WU, put lons de contbar neatly the entire Confederate forces of Mississippi, estimated at upwards of fifty thousand, and probably captured the.strong. est fortified 'position - of . .the rebellion. In' this extraordinary campaig n Grant has out geocialled two conmianers heretofore re garded as among the ablest of the South. Oflioia - 1 Degriatotted. Washington May 24—The following offi cial details of the baple of Pluck Hiller have boon received - 1 • • To the lion.'Etoin M. Stanton. Seery.. of War Memphis, Term; May 23--The following despatch has been received at these head': porters, and isforwarded as rcqucstdd. ' S. A..nurthnurr, Major General. Bear Vicksburg; May 20. To the lion. Edwin M. Stanton, Seery of War t General Grant has won a great and ino-; tnentous_victory over the rebels, under Porn borto' n- on the Jackson and Vicksburg road ; at Baker's'eriek on the ' Itith init. Peinberieti bad-a -most fortaidable'position oti•the crest 'a a wooded hill, over which the road:Passes longitudinally... He ,had ''about 254/00 wen ' The battle b;ligan ?luck A. -M., and was gained brunt was borne by Hovey's division and' MeCler nand's corps, and by Logan's and Orockur's of McPherson's, 'General llovey' attacked. thehill, and held:the greater part of it 'till 2 'o'clock' P. M., when, having lost 1,600 men ho was succeeded by Shouter's and Holines' hrinndei3, , of Gamma 'Crocker's "eli mien, by which,the conflict Was -eacted in that part of 'the field. ,Boornerlost 500 men Logan operated on the-right ; and cut . off the enemy's direct retreat, Ad that he was compelled to escape' by , big' right flank through the Woods. Logan boat - `4OO. - killed and woufi r ded. We took about 2,500 prise- sicitton— 0 On the I,;th advanced to the Big Blacki we fought Pernbertint again at 'the bridge there, and captured -MOO prisoners. 11 e - fought in itte 'pits,. protected by a- difficult bayou . full of abattts, 1 4 010si'llrip:ndei of Mi3Clerriand's - corps,. , the rite pits =patiently, - end took tit'ornprianntiiii titan' their • own numbers: 'burned his'bridge;'anti'retreated' te_'Vicksburg with only three cannon uut of sixty,that he had' taken out. • • • - AftoV-"linaling four bridu'es over the -Big . VICTORY! Black, Gene - it& • 0-raftt arrlied before the' town, and now, holde it alosely invested He had opeliette"litte of sitiPlies via Chickasaw pa .T ott, tett ng';ent the' town off from Raines' Ma i which 3s t .atottiOned by the enemy ' t whibh General Grant will occupy. - Where was sharp fighting through the d yestarday;- - kiteele - wouTand - holdw-the - e-- my s.upper*.water batteries, and gets a wa ter from the Mississippi, ,Shertnan'keorps, yesterday 500 kille& atel wounded. , • ?dePherson ,vrho_holda the centre; lost little, as ditl'MeCleraatrd, who holds the left. , The gunboats kept i,he enemy ott:thcalett during the night, and probabljt the teWti will be serried to da There are him 15 000 to 20,000 men in 4. An OfficiUE beipatchirpsni - Cien - draw. NEw .Ifomc., May 26:-...-ih'speeiefdespatelt-, from Washingt.ou to the Ecoritayr rest says : "It is. , usclorstoo4 -that - .the GoVernment has received offielatdespateli frnua Gener al Grant, : dated-the 22d Instant; -tailiffrnlitlf.f all the previous accounts of the successes of our troops, and speaking of the capture of --V-i.dobtarg-as-certam.'- "It is reported that the - rebel piakets - ont -- the Rappahannoek, yesterday, admitted tha Vicksburg had been captured."; Despatch' front Get. HaThart. May 26. • Maj. Gen- H. W. II *Heck. General-in-Chief : The Liminary is just up from Vicksburg. No official despatches are brought by her Lyford, the ordnance officer, writes under date-of-Blay 22, 9 A. M.: Our loss is not verj-heavy for the position- we - have gained. .They make a firm resistance.-----I-think-mr--- shall have the place -ro.morrow:lV 'Com pletely encircle the 'flown and our Mn to " ' .[t_ed-cm--4he enc. mg t- aye my's works, and are lying on tlie exterior slope The gun and geortur , boateare in front , of the town, working away: Our eap_tures thus far are-. about six thou sand prisoners and serenty•four pieces of artillery, some of which have Wow destroy-. ed. General Grant is in goad el:fiats. If we take Vicksburg we shall tah about fifteen thousand prisoners, with Pemberton, S. 'C. LYFORD. 8, ATlltintadvr, Major General; - - - - The tiniitiC-Comminder-in-Ohiet Major General Ulysses 8 -- 13 at Point Pleasant, Clairmont, oaunty, .obio, April 17, 1822, and- is consequently just turned forty-one years of age. He entered West Point 3111/taty Academy from Ohio in .•• • • 30th of June, 1843." In his claie we find. the names of Generals Franklin. • ,Ruynolds, (pinky' Peek, T. J. Reynolds, Augur, C. J. Ilanulton i Steele, JUdatt s and others in the Union army, besidexseversliow in the Rob el service. Un the ISt of ‘ july, • 1848, he was attached as Brevet Second •Lioutemat tu the 4th Ittfuntay. Re was promoted Second 'Lieutenant at Corpus Christi on the 30th of September, 1845Tand - serVed - i9-such-LthroughAlexireor_ under General Taylor at Palo Alto, Resaea de la Palma and .Monterey,-nnd -under-Gem-- Scott front Vero Cruz to the city of Mexico, was twice promoted for ,his ,brarery..— Ile was brevet ed-First-Lieuteptem ber 3, 1.847, for gallant and meritortoits - COn- Auct at the battle of Molino del Rey,' anti on the lrith of the 3atichi month he MIS brev etted Captain for gallant and meritorious conduct at the battle of Chopultepec. Re , has received the baptism of, firo Yo young; officer cam out of the -Magiean war, with more distinction than Grant,'and the records of the War Department bear official testiinc ny to his gallant and noble deeds. I=llls== Fannon! in the postern. portion of the' _State vrant mono . lalinors. 'rho influx.; of negroes" dues no 4 supply the domand. . The courts in this State have decided that a deserter, is a felon at common law and' tha if hobo shot by the ouard of Provost mu; shah while attempting to escape, the act is -justifiable. . PRtNa. 81 1 1?1,114, 1.8G3.---Wo haile just reirirrold from the Eastern Cities an I have now open our Spring stock Of. floods. MI the Isere styles of Hats a n d Caps, for merit .boys. and• chit. then. with Caries, Pocket Itooki, Port Monies, Gloves, &c.,- and would invite ,Partieglar attention to the a 11-iinports nt fret th it not .vit hstan. ding the high prices of golds an I the getril coll• plaint of overythieg• tieing et Wir , prieos, we are pre. pared to . f nosh our customers mostartichw in our lino at old prima and at, ouch. sin dt advance as n.s to be noticed by.the cnstorners. Uall.err I sea , the new Spring lityleepattl prier* for ISO. st;.^ UPDEGR %PP'S mny 8 'Ratter*, Opponito .Walhington. House, liaprotowa. CO-COUNTRY )IERCIEIINTS are In. sited to call and examtne our stockhf..Hats. C4ll l Canes, Umbrellas, r.tteket Hooks; , Pert Monaies, Gloves, &c. Wo ate prepAredloTurnish t' country dealers anything In atti. km in just - Suck quantities as they May *mit and it pticeir folly its-low' as city jobbers. • We invite att. examination •of our Muck • and paces before you go E.sseta purchase.. . UPDVAHAFF'B„. may 8, • Hatters, Opposite Washington Hottsc;Hagerstown, sersHof D SUPPLY OF STRAW GOODS:, GUYAQU 'I.D.; 110.11Ni' PAN2V.O.A., BtrAID, • • - Hosiohont 'Sr•Liw ) Chip And Palm. Leaf II ns, in wbate, brown. and drab colors for Men, 11.ty's. and Misses' wrar. The !lest soul 1-srgest.stSek "oftiticitir: 'awes in t 6 .e county. at the low. st: price "Wholesale ' and tot& ' Out stipplyjust opened:" " • • • • - UPRECIRA ETS'. .• ' M 11 .29 - „ • -Hatters. „ Opposite Washingter , Fluuse, iregerstnern. crSUM,MER 184")--1•SINCISD SUP• POr,. N lltatA FELT- IiATS, .11: OUNCE and '11341711ER %YEW. fit . EAST.tRN AND ELQ.II-3EADE .... , Hats of alt rises, colors and styles. comprising -ova. rything suite*. for - Mon t ; Boy's • aaut Children's Wear, constantly„ on, hand,' and. vniiiintrictured to order at - lowest rtti , s, ertiolessto - - ietttl. Our second stockof Smninor 'Goods: just veiled. '" UPLIgitiHAFFS% • May R9 ' . . , • , Hatters, Opposite Washington Hone% gaGerstawih arCILEAER TIIA.N TIIN CHEPEST WBETI7IIIt rli BEIsT tN" VASIL tOS, STYLE AND BEAUTY EV.VARibITY, AIi.INANC:I3 AND.
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