/MT b"3.
4 airt:W 7,
oblitriat
t CA
ersßu4ol4,tmittri, rat is; tat
rim Batt 01A:101'0*Lnp of tire Ads of
Piltibatghya td 411egim, stands adjbliziedt
tomeet"atkfile;atitti: 'plooe, the' second
Tueeder of_guy, at -g o'Olook „xi.. ) , and
the .E.Teatitive Committee , just one week
befoit at titie tiaate hour, at reiluist of the
President." JOHN CULBERTSON.
Librarian.
WAVING WIGS/GNARLED GLAD.
Our Domettic .Missionaries are, for the
teat4patt, Ifelple- Who endure much toil
and .- share sparingly in life's comfort&
True, the* Welik is a source of joy. Happy
ihn nitin.Who is permitted to preach the
Gnspel4wthei poor. Blessed is the woman
Who is ' help.meet. Favored are the
thil4el2; whp. may call these godly ones
tatter ,and mother. A Christian education,
ka pious example, and covenant promises, are
treasures whose value is not to be estima
ted. ritiiikent, clothing for the
body,` is a thing needful.
,It` 1s a - Conifort;
an indispensable; and the good missionary
often finds himself greatly straitened both as
to his own personal wants, and those of his
wife and children. It is then a kind actin
such c. sgliave r enough and to spare to im
part to those who are in.= want. How it
gladdens the heart of the minister who
wears, his two-year-eld . coat, and who sees
his wife ia her:fadedaild drooping'bonuet,
and h}4 little ones in their last whole frock
gladdens the entire household, to
see the , ".mission-box ", arrive. f ,
Last week we' witnessed a preparation
which will make 'many heart's' glad. We
2 `•^ • :-
were our' way home from the joyous fes
tival.or the ,Semi-centenary .at Princeton,
and having a. leisure half hour, we stepped
into ilia - Tenth Presbyterian 'Church, Phila
delphfli.', There Was the pastor walking
around, quite elated,. While some forty
ladien , and /Me „girls were, busied about
raiment and boxes. It- was the day'for the
collecting 'together, assorting and packing,
of the, proceeds of four Wionths of the laber
and benefactions of the kemale Sewing So
ciety', The articles, we shall not attemptlto
namepv , Thosnlwlio knew a family's needs,
know iihat they Were. We lodked around
P alt
with Ton*, as well as pleasure.
On9,eforner we,phserved to possess peoa,
liar attraetionslfer thalittlafolks ;., ands as
we stilt shire largely in children's joys, we
made Our way thither; The'.'number, vari:
ety, anskde l eorations,of babies, and of
other3hings in whinh_the,juniors .take
lightitias, admirable. All this was , the
resultiof the , handieraft•of Sabbath School
girls,''And' many a joio4 hour Jiiey' had
in preparing theee things, and the benefit
to their,owil prihoiplee and,,spirits will be
enduring as life. And many a happy 'little
one will therebe;' when these gifts reach`
their destination.
0. .0".
The ladies;'bad obtained through, the
Secretary of the. Board ofDotnestio Eris sions,'.and byi other means, the names of
needy, missionaries z They had then ob-,
tamed the niMihdrsr, sexes"ina sizes of the
members of the famqies <they meant to sup
ply; and they were now engaged in sorting
their artinles'acccirdingly , . -
ing ten boxes; •for'affinany families. '"Each
box was 'to Aikyia super added two yards or
upwards.of gond broadoloth, for the clergy
man's.coat: to each'' missionary there ,
wouldibe sent:Aiel dollars ti letter, to pay
freight.
„. _ _
Here is thought. Here Is. benevolence.
Here isAnAmparting to him, that needeth.
The ladies of the Tenth ‘ •ohureh have
their City Missi on, MissiOnary
bath Schools, their' pri3Tisioe i ior u Poor 'fain;
ilies, fOr the sick seidiers,.44l :to tc. *hit
they do; for: , •the missionaritsvislut a part:,
of their services:, - ..ltad‘thef are] not wont
to tell- of tifeti berid*dieriee'.. This notice
is not at' their
' 3411"'i Bu
ggestiooopgd e!r, n ow ledge , gc, beyond
one or' twos oautninasmuch. aa,they did not
frown fotiridairnsion;riilluded.'to; ;We
trust their 4111611mre' not be inoqrriiti:
.
by our publi tson. we have isonptuurai
exan l F4 o Pt9!.lo l t :PittlfEt.lßP ;Of good deeds.
Paut,,.saweral, times,,,tells of benefactions
which feasuiedloyric Some'Nvemen, on a' c i ery
tain ' Pins. the " coats
and gaitkeAta.',.vtde by one of their com
paniona;„aad thepatter was put on record,
and, thus incited and encouraged, myriads
upon myiinds dt coats . garments hairs
been madifind"grithieatisly listribufsid by
the D444C f sletli l h la
e ouse 0 0 U.
And that ibiao d i
VIT,,f ! s ec
,ope
unteerlgotiov.of ems ltilLbe an auxiliary.
to the ineteutPreeerdiied , stimulate litany ,
more trivittiiiiierfOitiabee'df 'deeds of gtiodi!
new. int! tglr:'Fif the ladle* alluded to,
read the'Banner, hut,it goes to huodreds
of congregatioto where, something might
be done-; and if each of ,these •should pro
duce but. even onebox !year, and although
that bi3#.? Might be destitute 'of the doll;
the five dellar
note, sttiA,j.l49,ipd accomPiishedmjgh,the
immense:J.l
And k wk.-Omit no to sayithat--nee' of
those us to 'dine, arid•
then yfpglid'Weitsiiiittftation so 'far to
give ua. souls .atatjation.. 4fter stipplyirig .
the poor. .of their own aekoels and 'mission
schools . with sir kendri4l issensents, they
sent in 'those ten bores, Minim
..., • • -
216 articles wade up 7 4hiriv, drawer s, .
petticoats, apions, dresses, dr,o, 4561.nus
cellaneow aastochiogs,hslii
kerehiift; ccilforsfork-baskets,hpoks; ko.,
Ac. 1.09 - %Ad dire patterns. .176
sniacellaritkopy;lolloloB, as delis; to .
Ace. 1.
fam t.fgar 04.4 worn. ng
a total •rif 1141
e itithwifie.‘ tin diftnient.
' 1 4
1.44: (i;: . •.• • • $ •
Reed.tr a oraw a t gt de, so, peck Well,
; these bslral.•thatr.ia offtheir abundance.
The same i ra i e r n i an d benevolent heart
will induce yon to-do- a—little—.4o—do what
you. att es a f ,A#4:yon know., pfmn43,whf", cut-,
ing in huto,iworanites,itihniugithe extent of
her abititypteidaeed mita& ipstutetedation.
,Do '
Nal-CENTENARY OF POIRET SEDUM
ICAL SEMINARY,
For marking time sacredly,' O periqs of
we have the highest auteority. - The
Jubilee, which was the greatest of the
seared seasons which God ordained for his
people Israel, occurred every fiftieth year.•
Thenhe' find had,-rest, alienated-inheri
tanceswere restored ; servants became free- .
men; the fields yielded without tillage;
God =blessed the people with peace and
plenty, and called linen them to be glad
and rejoice. The year was observed, in re
ligious festivals, throughout their genera
tions. - •
Another sacred observance was the day
df
.Pentecost. This occurred every•year.
It was the fiftieth.day tiler the second day
of the Passover. On :that day the law was
given on Sinai. • On that day there .were;
blessings 'on the people.
, On that day the,
lilyGhest was .bestiwei ;upon the, New
testament Church. It is not without rea-.
son, then, that Christians. mark 'bylestivi
ties certain* peribda - of fifty.
The' first' Theological Seminary' of the,
Presbyterian . Clinrett Was, established in
1812, and located in. Princeton, ,New Jet:4
Bey, with,Ret. AROHIBALD'ALEXANDER;
as instructor: The next year; Rev. SAM
UEL MILLER Was jeined with pi Ati*Ari
DElt. In ,1822, Rev. CHARLES IioDGE was
.made a Professor. Since then, Revs. ' JOHN
BREMURI OS A.
NDGE, JRPit DDISON , , , •
ALEX
ANDER, JAMES WADDEL , ' ALEXANDER,
WIL - LiShi HENRY GREEN, 'ALEXANDER
TAGGART. 'MDGILL, , CARPER: WISTAII
HODqE, and JA.AiEs CLEMENT. MOFFAT
have been called to -Professorial Chairs.
Five' of these; viz:: the three. ALEXAN-.
DERE, MILLER, and RniciuhinoLE, have
finished their labers on earth, and, gone
higher. The „other five still 'occupy, their
honored:seats.
Fifty classes' . have been matrienlated 'in'
the Senitiary' The' first year; fOnAeen
students entered, and the last year, seven,.
ty-three new names' were_ added..' This was:
the largest accession except , in 1858.-9,
when the Seminary received eighty-two
new students.
The following statistics are noteworthy:.
Whole number of students, 2,422;: dead,-
485; 'connected with Seminary - the present
- ,
year, 168 ;IForeign -MissiOnaries; 127,
_pointed Foreign MiSsionartes, 7,; .Prefes
ears is Theological Sen4Darieff,,.2B ; Presi
dents.of .Colleges, , 36, Professors in Col
leges, 944 Directors of this Seminary 17 - ;
Moderators of the General Assembly,, 8
This Seminary: has been remarkably
blessed.of Ged,.and made-a blessing to the
Church, the country, and the World. Pro...
fessom A. 'AL:Ex • Airtria, Mittat.; - 11Opia.i;
J..W. ALEXANDER, and J.4.:ALEiANDiR;
• •
have attained to a world..wide fame as .au
there • and the ether 'Professors bid, fair ; if
not teequal- their seniors, approxithate
them in usefulness;- There haebeen no
departure, from' exeinplry. piety and PUre
.
orthodoxy, on the part of any Professor.,
And the, students, with extremely rare ex
eeptions, have been' sound theologiana, and
devoted aiidlaboriOns'ininisters.' The nnin- .
her of them Who'have become Foreign nits
sionaries, evinces the Apostolic spirit which,
has pervaded the Institutiorik and the many,
who have been called'to"act Its Professoni
in other Seminaries,'and as Prenidents and
Professors `inn OplfegCs, sho'w that Prince:
•
EOM
•
ton is a School for the productienof teach
ers of teachers.
April 30th was a lovely day, aid a more
interested asseinbldoe of clergymen has but
seldom convened than' that which then met
in Princeton.,,• There weve pr.esent; proba ,
•bly, about two •hundred.'of. the'of,
the Sknibitry,"ilenie of them' dating:theo'
matridiilatiou a s tat 1;i.ok ::01 8 4i
. jYr• hie,ars, of Auffb - ethiom , p, "was
called to preside, -aud•Rev. Dr.;Paittoh,•of
Pittsburgh,'Pa:; -wait' appointed ila*: iA
series of reciltalocia w'eie offered by
BoAaTimal.4;`,?f Pliil4l:p4c;.• 4440411 es
were del i veredby
,Dm.g9Dfi*„.*A.OoLat,
Pr,p3fEa; -BOARDMAN,. Cot :N.- Y.,.). and
,others: PliOneetiei lias held in the First '
'Presbyteilan' the hod 7: cir.
was
• tili • ghted,.a.lidit*o . 4l ); nfyirfy
'alit of nRd !ancients.; •
.
• After. a. I:43oeltqlitiring which.a boutitifil
collation' : was served, in' the . gyminfefitm. of
the Seniiiiiilithe'aseembli . jvias entertained'
with tcri,44ldress by Dr. SPatto'n!,
of Al- -
bany, 3(: . * Itts . e l iciSi4lo:4 ,l 6;in'hybkyz e
thing iSspeP'i..preilires 'for the
edifying of the : t purbli o ..lWal• took .no
notes, and shall not attempt! an. abstract:
• The address will'be published; as also the:
Wh e n.: the 46cuments appear ,
we purpose to,•put Cur readers in, possession
,of pol3l4 , :of„their. valuable •matter. •
All Princeton• seemed to-rejoice on the
occasion." Private 'd#ellingiwereOPened
to entertain all *N;iii.finn Who' . Wonfd,acetipt
an invitation “The ClUilftge ,suspend.ed itk
esereises. • :Oitisens •eroisded.. Aisto • the
:Chtirch tiohear theuddrpts. > And well `'may
the. people 'orthe place' take'ah intitOef in
the. Seleiliery. en' ao tl SID like
' the ark of the :Laid .inthe,hotiaeOrOßED
• Briox • &blessing. ;. •
MG
~ • 141314111 nowt
• •
a The ;SeintPeAtanag grinseton Semi,
. , ,
nary, had nuiv:4oDix.oheering.:.:One, was
a, donation #wlxtstitationy.of fifty thou=
sand 1 "This Brad by' the
Idesar.p.4 Tzwe4, safe relaels, of Neu-
Yoilic; .66 ; of whom, 4,(!iiirOx L, is a Minis-
'tee.' Twenty •thoigutpd,o4l4s-11111 . 111 •
endow eight scholarehipi: abe. residue is
partly to prOcure new 'worliViVOirir lyear to
for the 14b*iand partly for general
: r iturPOPilfL,.. • tiirooginiste, es we were told, of
.I. ll.nited.. States six
.per. . cent. stooks., The
inteieetiodlY is.to be ised,. and the invest
" • •" • be h • 'th • life
.time
to4it :time durpig
doors,
The favor shown b y
Christians who have weaWlitilkeen .. very
great. And the Institution a mr,ell•werthy
of their confidence and: , benefactions Its
pireetore :aro gentlegien of
. the highest in
elligeriti truest devotion trilpes
PRESBYTERTAV ANNER.---SATTIRDA Y, MAY 10, 1862.
b rianii tits Professors wereand - arb
Yte iq -.. ..,. - )
iimon g the ableft ministers in,the'Church,
and, wholly coosecrated to their appropriate
work. Their 'hearts' affections`" and life's
energies are consecrated to Go'd,in this one
thing. They sustain their office; aid their
office sustains them. .. 7 ,
While we note, these things,/ howiNdr,
and,, rejoice ,in them, we _would _not. forget
that favors in this world's goods, even
when bestowediry Cliristinn people, are not .
the evidence of superior desert; nor are
they things which are most donduciveito
spiritual - advancement. God often ehooseti
poverty,:as well as toil, for his most hived
ones, both individuals andinstitutions,
Hence none should, covet, none should
yield to 'envy,' and :n'one cherish pride.;
We rejoice with'Princeton,"while we Oa r &
love - other InStitutions; less faii:trid'in,ti.Oi;
Toni things, but ,equally poneecrated to the`
great work which has its ,awards hereafter.'
AN ARRAND' OF. MERCY.
The ;; Letter of. Rev. Dr. Moifmtxx,.•of,
Allegheny City, noting mime events•of the , ,
•• •
expedition of our l 'Pittsburgh,
'Landing 'Tenn *ill be "read' with 'miich'
interest., The
.I:tattle, of Pittsburg Land
ing, or ,Shiloh, , field • is'. more
properly called 4, , was'llottibre.' "Upwaids of
two thonsand of, our brave Men, and' about
three 'thOnsand of the enemy, were sent
`instantly to the judgment ,seat, above,, or
received wounds which allowed them but a
short respite , : And about twenty thousand
men, of the two armies, received wounds,l
any of which will,: maim' them. for'..life.„
( ; ` Many of the wounded lay long, from. fie
,cessity, without proper attention- agonized
'with pain .
It was truly, errand ofi-reercriv
Pittsburghers,. Rev Drs - MoliiitEri...and:
Howiai)l2eing of the:etiOei.;*to ehaite'r:
two steamers, and freight them' with,,cem-,
forts for the . sick and wounded, , and, go
twelve hnndred'miles to administer,, ' relief, ; _
,and bring away
_a'pertiert-of tlie.suffererS-:,,
and all as a gratuity. Christianity prompts
to-kindneis.
=I
EASTERN , -SUREMARW-3,
BOSTON, ANR,ZTEWENGLANk.,
THE YANKEES are'quickat discovering'
an opening for - trade. , , TwO:days-afterithe
captnre ef- - NeWOrleims had been ieported
in Beaton, two Vesiels leaded with lee,
.ed from Boston for the former;city., - Such,
a cargo
_peciiliarly acceptable to oar
troops •and 'will 'not be disliked even by
te
flaming secessionists''' •
41 1 11 E NEGROES .or 'BOSTON, have,`, been
taking the subjectqoPthe coloniiationvof
the blackS, into Consideration. They are'
generally opposed to the measure and .at 'a
publie Meeting have passed resclutiona
which are substantially as; follows;
Resolved That when we-'Nriaii: to"leave'
the United States we can find and _pay for
that territory that shall' suit his best.
Resolved,: That when We are' ready to
leave we shall be4ble tO` pay our,
penses of - travel! , - - • -
• Resolved ; That we difo
Resolved; That if abybbdy else' Watifxhif .
.to go they must, compel nal' • ' ''•"
THE PIIBLI . , Li:BRAY, ps.;posT9N. now,
contains, ab o u t cep,htiOreCtbeneand vol 7
orglueki large .pumts,er ; arc ~yaluab
le for theii. j .f4i(y. na m es of. twenty-
two •• I.
two tlioxion Te all
. sja y, v isit ors :
to' the.ti.liyiu . , 7 . ":lltitv.e al e'ady
:The oAmilatiois "of :ths,l)pptip,!tv,mol.
' and,
=ea, aggregate, of),oQ e ,
871 srolauFee.. - Of' the entire number ta ken
.
past ;74r.#4.t.hree kER-.
and lopt,*:,r,e9l4o4l • ::ciaao, 4 opout,e4 . for at ;
•
liPke megthis.ai,..,l-TresitMe l
() mind a ittiii4d'opt4se to . be PPt into, every}
t .fr:om,"the. eollpitison,,ltging u t,wn,
'lfee : be :ie4ttee,tieg if? ("IV,
VOA, not a .fie t ro,.i c i t .oon til o o k
'foiary.
~Severid *ti!onn!ncl of I *B4, 0 9 p l ei !
;sere pnblised,.,yet„lese~tliiap,,swenty-fivei
'different 1,3948N:we Meptituked,,acul- theae,
Were RtmoOliimi, it .;
TRE , IiikWRitgOEMODFXSODGitiCILII.OITSis ,
whioh-liai founded by thelatiiMh' AbbOit
Lawrence, is .nowcompleted-fandifully tow!
.an,ted.f , It is.situated ; note:. fat •fret& ithe
leminanik,: and. is fivelistoihiti ;high: ijrhe
• structore 13f btick, withrgraidtelandi free;.
stone .ttimtnin'gs. • There. are four - ienet:
,menia rowlock . floOrpwah a: , like . aninbtirttif
MOM and till the neesestrYeleiete;attlielitial
;to. each: , TheilirpAividedlietch"freaPthbt
other by a bricki . agall, and entered•frOml an'
`entry-way built of the/same ;Mitt:Aid. i;jEir=
ery conventenee4a affo'rdea thei +teal IV
['and Comfoit./lie occupant's.. - The tenants
are chiefly 'clerks; miedhani cs
. andt' railroad
l'employees, whose incomes vary , 'froni' $450
I to t f1.,000 perannuto. . tenements.
cost them from $2.56 to 13i25 ,week; Re,"
cording to / tie location.
invariably_in i. 'ad6nce. • ; Ills : entire cost, of
the' land arid blinding is. estimated at $3O,
1 , 0 . 00, and : t i ge income nets, about: Eta • per
;cent. Per annum • ' •
111 thy , Cotikreiestional
Journal, that: -Miss Catherine Beecher :and
a daughter of Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe,
were confirmed-in Emmanriel 'church:Mr:
I{ taktington!s, BostOn, by Bishop , Bast-.
,burp,: orlifiabliath evenin,, , Y, the 6th inst. It
Ishir to 'suppose 'that the former-of these
two,: the .4fistrong-minded;" who heti writ
ten ',so bitterly of the •Aootrines. of grace,
yr ow .find , rest. It wo'ild_give plea Sure
• to : many to 'lear' thattshe.Werei really: anal
permanently confirmed 'in 'the! evaigeliddi
,faith of the Thirty-Nine-Aitioles. v4ActrY
• '
•Taa'DE;;.,fa . Joan a L I ES
•
D.Z., ix-Presidentl ',
of ' the University of
Veiinont, odic plg6"wi .
II In,
t gl;
csittjr-foui years; age': 'Was:!:istrn - in
'Oxford: . N. - .lt, lolidusite4 li t Diiittonth
College; 'h • 1810; 'and; ' few
year as 'pistol. of the; Vioalkiegsiti t imal
olitiith, Windsoi, tir...Wiletireir'Wiii.
twice elacted President of the Uniiersity
of Vermont, and filled 'office ' sixteen
'years. ,
• . N.Elf;kosl.g.K.
•
,Titz:BANIE,RENtrto, shows a.ltery
increase. in.. the line of deposits., ..The4nitt
on deposit, on
,Saturday,, at . close of the
week, was slos;623,ooo,,whereasrthe Aver
age line of tho,
rn
week Ei Ikboit,four i mplionp
lees. There' is another 'mod erate_ gain on
the specie . ine, and , an inoreaee ; of
0,00 in goirhi l and discounts:'' Ttio'sPste,nient;
i consids`fid: ifthou l gh it
shows a large ,expansion, yeti-. says the
World, the policy of the-bank Managersiin
forcing thae 2 ' inflation": of Arice's: by every
means in their f p"ower' t intigGoviiinment ae
curities, is calculated to command the confi
dence of the mercantile community, and
tends to advance the interests of the
_
nation. If there must be an expansion of
ibians and rise in Prices,det 'them both ape
'Government
rate as 'm possible
THE , BETTEM 4StiEPEY or IMHNEY, in the
shape, of Government disbursements, that
is beginning to be experienced, together
with .the,lateness of the Sring, argue a
-continitation of business, per raps, through
out the-'month - •of June. The- interior is
very lbarelof pods, and as fist as the people
Cap obtain the 'funds they 'will • purchase
supplies: The high price of plain cottons
of; cowrie, prevent large sales, but
these-rates have 'been so: long maintained.
, that , the :publietonecessities will. not iflow
them to be wholly 'neglected. Collections
continue to improve, and this is evideice
that -money is morn, - abundant throughout
the interior: • '
HIE
TriCSITPREME COURT, the 22d'uli..
awarded $B,OOO ..per annum 'alimony, to
Mary A.l;in.Singer,'Aiitorced'from Isaac M.
Singer, the irea,t sewing machine manilla&
'duet': said that the
,;marriage` of
'Singer' with. this woman hn ,of more thin
,
doubtful ,legality, as he 'haeandther "Wife
This is the:'heavieit'alitnonY' al
lowed within reCollection.3: the `custom''
being t r e . pl'op l ortion it .to tliOnecime Of the
'crelin4nept.,' - '
And, t wa shown in evidence that Mr.
Singer's' ippome;mus, AZOO,OOO pei annum
THE , N6wA r iork'says i Very
interesting serviiies, *ere held, on Sabbath
eieni)k - hist, at the University Place Pies;
byteriaeclitirelf?(Ret.:Dr.' Potts') on the
''oecasiou of the ordination,--brthe Presby
ter), of New-YeThr i cifiMriCharles,walloyd,
a member of the graduating_ class at Prince
ton. '31r4,14d laTeipecting_to leave', for
,South Xfg-kca, --where he will be employed
as a. missionary of the iresbyterian Church.
The sermon? on -
„the occasion ' of his ordien
.Pien, :*.iteaOhe'dAY.,'Aqi, Dr, Pot*fr.qm
-Ir. ~Co xyl:'9,"" 170 i, a great door, anbeffee
tufa iS.opened,unto me, and there are many
adversaries .!'• -Dr: P. ' - stated subject to
: The' obstaeles to 'missionary labor, and
the encouragements 'to 'site prosecution.
The Rev. Dr. Rico , proposed, the coostitu
tional. questions - and, made the : ordaining,.
b
~Fa yey, ati p . ,,c.,,p.,rge w t0 ; ,,th0 ,missionary
delivered. Awg-i k, of the`
Vc r y
'enty r thi4, l Strs.et Presbyter l ian church:.
The , exercises, ogre. - interesting
throughout and a good impression.... Was
Made in behalf of,the. great causeto ;which
this young brother hm,huert eo,usecratgct!'
)
511111
TaE-Rxv Pir-llotill - sTiiiiiopas-
-At
for of the 'Reformed Thigheliiireh - Al
bihy, has , '-heen"ftlled 4 fO'llie':fiasttirate of
'
the Reformed:.Dutch „corner , of
'Fifth Avon° and'''TWentphrst 'Street",
and will ei;ter,iipori the - quties,of thiEraieW
field of4abor• - about thel , lst of... June. Dr.
Rddgers was : ,"I!,t- one pastor of `the e
Seirenth.Presbyterian , ,.ohurch.; of "%Um:lel
:01a) 6 . 1 4: 00'0 4 4'g ilier. ..- 1 03rtdrian
church in Augusta, Georgia. , • 1
AT - Afin f
.` _th e Tt,
ed Duteh.Clasais. of. Bergen; 'Mr. Matthew
..Brown „Riddle .was ordained to the full
work of ;the ,ministry, and , installed pastor
iof the'Reformed Dutch church of Hobo
Ir' Riddle is aison oi the .iiev;;Dr.
pastor.of 'the 'Third T!res
h h f Titsb
erum : ! o nrg . - ,
THE. Ehtutik'n?.-Siuriziurf OIRA.B,D have,
reeovered'amerdioiagainat the-.oity of Phil
adelphia for .landslitoiSchuyikill County,
tlievjudgehbliliDA that provision
•of . • f ,iebtittoy orders
-that the „Vie Cumulations .of the..property
should , be perpetually added touthe bulk is
illegaliund , consequently void . ..Aceording
to this daiiion;lllK(,-iriiid intiiitate,
•iiridibie t y.eigtit'A.the day:of.tl l 4'diiith 1 / 2 "Pst-:
ed.uin Iya *elm.. It is supposed„that the,
ISupreine. , Court Of .•the . State reverse
thieldeeision.-“If it does not,..and the Uni
ta& . Ellitteel'igriprenie 'CoUrt sustains the
beire,l4a. *T i ll:''of Mr. Girard ,7 is „I,46kert,,
ithe ptirilese of his, life defeaiedi
Vest college and cbarity.swept away;
it '
the Reformed •Duleh-ohnreh of-this , city;
ac t il".4od"'the' 41:pAri4pent Lae lif:011 7 :
feiied oni him , to .beeome one of the Seere--
'toles of` tlie'Amerioan'sible'.Socsiety, 9t`
lastalliaraday.aftemoon prayer,meetinF
held ii'"the' bhitioli) is
)ingeonlex.ion:*rith.frhii Old 114olifiel : • Preiby,
terian phirehes,i tovitazig itikdrfrateynal
... 12.' V • • 7, •
ex-
Pr, Blo 9l l K,FtgartaPd.4fectioz):wlrP m?de
the Rev. ..Dr: •Riv. , Mr:-
Crowell• and.others.
.i . i , i - T,gceigAglCATi t ' ",",'
%Vet.; ;ff. liolatial,;•11.- D., late,Preaident
of Lafayette .oollegei was , installed, pas
, tor Ote thlo• l olfatch 'of Plainfield, New-
' - ' •
Bev. G. W. MoPaAm, D. D.;•President of
Lafayotte, College,. has blimp-released-from
the paitOral.,,oharge of, , thei,Spoond .P,res- ;
bytenen,,ohore.h, Easton,Pa y . : !,
,Rev..I:t . INI3D'ALLE has -been' releaTed
ftemlherinite-of the SeeorLdTreabitetiiin
Qhnroh Veimantown, Pa..
Rev. J; LalrprOr, pastor
. the char h
CoiehOhoe6n, having - 'WiitiAed.:hur
• Preshy.fprx, of his iiitenaikkititgrn tote
Chi xoli of
_his' Fathers?,!,, the Ep,iseOlial
•_Qhurgli, the. pastoral ?Mallon wasdia,-.
solved, and, hia•naine erased. from thp:kall
lof his PrOihytay. "
. .
ibe Presbyterian Banner:
!!: 6huiclo *Wt.
hltOtt a full meeting, o.t y tae Congregational .
.ohurelianol" . B6eiety,o
',* Edgarthwo, Maas,
held April 2Bol, 1882, the following reso
lutions were umilnously,adked . : ,
E. H. tbrv i in, the, w;)r.7,
thy This 6,1.ar0t *
- about to,
leave for ano#uir ',field ye lepori.ao Wh9re
as the, will iiirry;:#ithip,,iiierever hi,may
go, the lcipdeit, leelfnics , and eiirnentAitires
of all for' his fattite:iiiiiiiiefitY.
Reaolyed -
-
do. most deeOl'iltOgiet. ) 'o.4." ; 4juirigß,ii °f.'s
minister skfaitif4l , :frill 'effitielS
:ed and iiiltliel3*(l;..lut iliac; Who* pr . rehi:o4
have:lietead44.ill:Mo ./13,401;14*F0‘.'1!4.
,latisfaetiOn t h e last two .
Resolved, Thid while, We, fifif,BB',l:[l
a oultiv47ed ''eCholar, a `f'4l4, and :it
Wprthy deClare our antirel,o#l-,
t d&kee him as a man o f ChriAtian (Air"-
Resoltrld,' That
,we p„ati; aiid liekeby.do,
PHILAIDELPHI4.
without reserve, recommend him to any
and all other churches as an able minister,
and a most zealous advocate of the doc
trines of the Gospel of Christ.
Resolved, That a copy of these resolu
tions be given to Rev. Mr. Nevin,'and also
that they be published in the Vineyard
Gazette, Congregationalist, Boston Record
er, and Independent.
BARNARD C. MARCHANT;
For tbo Presbyterian Banner
The Expedition.
In giving, at: your request, Mr. Editor,
some asocktuit of the expedition to Pitts
burgh Landing,; I, do not pretend to give
a full history. Neither your space nor my
• time allows me to,do The expedition
was prepared and executed under the im
pulse or the humanity and patriotism of
bur chin* most
it was one of the Ost
honorable that ever engaged, their.benevo
lent offices. There was . .time for
'preparation,' but the provisions made .were
on the most liberal scale; and in`the selec
'tion of persons, as few mistakes were made ,
as ii . woula be reasonable to expect. AbOut
fifty persons were engaged as physihians
and nurses. I call kt,tho Good Satnaritan
enterprise : our, brave Men' had failed among
thieves, were"strippedind - woundediind lett
half dead, andl OUT - citizens sent and went
to their relief.
-; It required' haste. The distance was
l tikelkie hundred miles!' Materials were sup-
SliedsfitiihntidanCe. These, willing hands
'.denviiii'edrduiiii,e' the doWnward trip, into
', bedsteads, beds, pillows, sheets and shit*
for the expected 'charge. All was coin
*.
yleted 'and arranged a few ours before we
,reached our destination, Pittsburgh' Zand
iing, on Wediiesdaj,evening., • ItTO time' had
:teen rost; although tlie'.'Sabba`th was not
' spent in labbr Only e:feW minutes were
takeic3l a, of 'stampede; while lying
to, of an 'officer, to* tin ',through
• portions 'of Fort Henry, Picking up,yincelf
of old iron and Cutting yOttog,wood*.for
can* as' memerithen *of - the place. 1, - Aetk
u
avoidable 'delay' at ; d ive
short time to see the Wale Y
.;think, some of • out nurbbCr aiiiyairto 404
..by candleligl4t; 4,. . Vetter •opporitiniti;
however,,wis - 4fered tte next morning
11 o'clock.% ' l . l '" '
The., battle-field not a narrow space
which one'eat glance over , with eye, at
- once; 'or 'walk over' in a few minutes. It
extends 'Tor mileS along the 'riliei:and 'for
miles . bault - ' froin the •ii4er; ". Fr o m the`
-- , statements Made arid from the
!Ile; it I ° l6o' hAvirexteridedltea,sii: miles
.aronglialiver; and eqpiiror 'greeier'ais
lianas - Wok'.bittle• over the
- campWier:CT:on SibUth, liffen — our men
li.were Weed banV, most of :them slowly and
• •with 'fieree reeistan ce; - to - the frige r ind
Monday, when they regiiitied• their posi
.tion and_Arove the enemy with terrible ear
- nage-frolkthe entire ground."' The/Tillable
••marks of 'the'battle were trees; in csouai'dera
ble number', 6t'off by osiiiion ` bails; bullet
in the bodies 'of treee,' and broken'
lirobs.'hiSging dkiwP;' dead hcirees lying
armiti#,` Amite half buried:aidothers
r half burn ed; ;and - mere'sad' tbi%ii`all, graves,
Bonielif theie t restingiplaces
"'of the braWeWere marked-with head boards
,:*!rile long spaces of reiteritly"inoited'Saith
• showed Where lie, in indiseeiriiiiiite masses,
the bodies . of the deluded Mid-guilty rebels
who ia , great• Numbers' Tell;r4en the' : yie r tO-'
; vion,sltonday of the battik ... Mid' were lift
on, the! ,by the ronite&fecm The hands
Men did'the hest 'they &Ail&
for theinV'liemmitted theif"hodies to 'the'
!grave.i • TCslio*"how• thitiklY the" bullet's'
flew at some, , points, over this extensive field .
of death, the •trees are Ow 'one, ,
.a..physiCiim of the company me he,
• :counted over forty bullet marks : myself;
counted thirty-three on one side of a me-'
'di Mit -sized • oak'-the z ) side,`froM = which.' our,
'ran: fired:, *Cone-paint ; p thieket•
• a•
of, underbrush ' growing; ',volleys . • 'of
bulletsl had Cut' Cif the teis • of :the twigs
• and :bashes, as if it were donir;Witleti iAtir\
"scythe; • •--leaving -searcely • any';;CUlirekeii.•
battle ground mostly - bantam:l - with
woothe in irianyjilaies quite open; kid WWl'
'tome
.celbivateir fields, here hi" there: The
surface tie though n of r wgfi , aS
B'l sailt ..• ' • '-:'• 41.
1 1,•TliutitattY;:the 'eernpfial'
„were bentid, - anct the' 51farei4e'drepPe'd
.down four Sines to Crump'S where
a wharf-boat answering for - a - -hospital.
' , Hite commenced' the'reception of the sick.
It l wasikdre.arrplace: -The interior of the;
boat . was 'Surrounded with temporary berths;'
scale two and some three tiers high, the .
loWer tierheing, the; floor— IA! each berth
' were 'two, ,men. .;.The interspace, on,
the, Poor, was 410 : with-men laiderosswise.
,:afie air :was TOppreßlie, the •looksj i pktbe
, lmen, showed feebleness, distress and-,,dee
porldepey; arrangementsmere
aialthiefoi,..iii,remeril of a,portion.of them,
"Alonzersed „with! quite' a number, of the,
men— c all deeme& their removal : from 'there.
~ e ssentias e to tbeir yecoyery:... And. when ; it
• was an nounced,that the
men
weuld;be i taken, it , was : affeeting,.
• hiiiond any thing,that I ever.twiPnessedo,o
, . seeklthe Tioor fellows, creeping out of their
'berthei and, tottering .toward the .door, : 80104,
trying to dreg : their knapsacks alonvwhieb
theY were toorWeak to lift, anksome:tao
,stand while .a gentleman . ; could
take deown. their , names. There was,a,-con-
siderable number of coarse, : who •had -,to , •be
carried on, litters, some -, of- *them -were ;en
rely,insensi ble., . Ow a.gold.iproperp,
.tign are. in, the *ay, ot ,recoveit though
,some .haye i died. One, by.one,,,thoae able
to wall; with help; were o .9wOuetecLteittbith
places . , on lair boat and ,laid.on
80 4.4 1 . 1 kfa1.. 1 440 0 hopeful, - for
I •3 '
, The boat nev i :went down . ,,to savannah,
I Ave, nailes;turt,4er,. Tliity ; is:* pleasantly
situated place: On,,the East side of the Ten
nessee,as Pittsburgh and 4 .Cruznp i s are OA
• the West side.-_,*yannah a great mili
tary depot, the, place where - troops, and, sup
'pliesi from Nashville strike the Tenuemee.
g e re sorne,ileisys l were encountered; owing'
- P.9 6 . 4 .4:0 1 ‘Pedie44 1 P 2 PeaVhav
,, isg.takeA tp,,, overlicee,.,hut o cirecl,nature's,
sweet rest orer ; brought bettec prospects; in
, the; morning; Apo. the.sick .and _wounded
. men began. ta, hreughtAboard of !our
:boats, the fmr. - o ° l / 6 °ol having
reAeitiedm : the j oyen,ing,befere... The sad
freight.ottheeeßittsburgh,boatemas, copi
plated 'by, twe 0',c1e0jkAv...4.., and with, over
; :four liiindiek of the!deay,•, brave,
: u o
boys±in
charge begano OW, 19meA4131104)a?Ae 10.4Y,w4erS:ef .
"
, As they came on bearkthe mepawere;all
carefully .washed—;i mgin Alm! !pry sick
ones and - others Were. furnished..th e
means of f washing , themselves.. Ilhey f pr. g y ot
• regulai supplied, three,titeep‘a.,iday e mith
locmi —7 hearty ; food .for , ,,thel,wCwisdp4,..and
suitable, delicacies the' sick., : -Tea,
a . aree)- 1 01 1 410N-Yrtttii%ile,ele their - , drinks,
acep,rding„te.,t,,hc nacre ~of their cases.,
These 84. f1.R148 444-different
Pl 2 74 o Ste, ••er,here, they could,
r!a ; 41.4 bcsl/4_talsr XIV 11 190 ePDT
,v,emen-AY r ffiaPP l 12 9m,e• Blegyof them,
deribt,„reaelflakhom e before we did. '
. . ,
Jo conversing with those men, as
_I bad
every facility for" doing,. I found some re
ligious, and nearly alineaustomed to attend
church. Deep anxiety Was shown by sev
eral; one died, not withiint a hope in my
heart for his future weal--be was appar
ently so frank in acknoirledgment of_his
sinfulness, and so humbla
the Saviour.- Another ,fieligiout has
been a great thing for me bothhetore
. and_
knee I was wounded. In the pocket of
another who died was a Testament which
showed, much use, being worn and crum
pled quite out of the shape of a book.
Along with ,the Testament, was a small da
guerreotype of a young lady. .
I have only time, before abruptly break
ing_off my letter, to say:'_Olii;how much
do we owe to the brave, men who:have en
dured such hardships. for ottr ; _conntry and
for ns I _ J. F. llf.a.,aunn.
Church Clerk
Commissioners .to , the.lieneral Alsembly;
•Pacartrrtatrs. MINISTZMI. • ELDERS.
.
~Chicago, ' f .11. G. 'Thompson, D. R. Brnse, t
- - •
1 M. W. Staples. C. C. hliller,,M.D.
'New Albany, B. J. L. Matthews, A. Kerr.
White Water, 'R. B. Abbott, W. A. Pugh, M.D.
oxford, " Win. McMillan, N. Wade.
M ar ion, '• ' . • • J. J. Walcott, •Jam McLean.
Bioomington - • R. Conover , D. C. Rayburn.
Alleghinf Cliti,• L. IL M'Aboy, A. Cameron.
Salteburg, : . • W. r. bio g ., a G.- Miller. • :.
Philadelphia, (George Junkin, Daniel L. Collier,:,
• W. P. Breed,'. Winthrop Sargen t.
Phila.Central,. )G. W. Musgrave, Wm. A., Piper, M.D.
' 1 1.. M. Christian , Gilbert Combs.
Chillicothe, -, , Wm:-Gage,' • Joshua Robinson. -
Olncinnatl; fA. J. Buyncilda,. Joseph Anderson, '
-1T: P. DOrtelyon • • ' B. 11. Leavitt.
Muncie, tW. A. Hojlidai, . James Brown. „
Huntingdon; ' 7 f GlIW: Zihninem, ' 'Hon: Samuel Molt,
- . 1 G.-W. Shailikrf. James L. u winn. , •
.Cedar, ' . ' 311: L.Theldiike;. 1 ' '-J.M. D. Burrows.
Allegheny„: /oho Coup , . Joseph Cummings.
Blairsville, •' ' Wlllktife
Burlington, ' WllliaMlThneher,
,; • 6. H. TaniGeldcr.
Lewes, ' C: IL Ilitieand, - John A. Nicholson.
Newcastle, fJ. G. Ralston, .. - :IC. J. Dickey,.
W. C. Roberts, JeffereSin Ramsey.
Ohio, , ' ).George Maraludi r , James McVey:
IWin. Si. Paxton, W. N. Burchileld.
Baltimore, : JJ. C.. Backus, . Wm. 8.-Canfield, ...
- 1 Cyrus Dickson, David Stuart.
Louisville, J Stuart Robinson, Bat rett,
1J J. L. M'Kee — Johnston.
W. Lexington, • R. J. Breckinridge, •••• Dr.-Button.
Schuyler, , . ~ I . J.Warren v lt. W. Smiley,
• J. M. Chase, ' J. P. Wycoff.
Miami, J. 5../Lemper. - . -..II: Stoddard.
Madison, F.M. Sytnmes, •••'. Prof .'M.' Sturgis.
Indianapolis, A. C. Alien, . Cbae. Ceurepbell. :-
' Passaic, '' ' D'a'vid Irving, ' ' J. D. Veimllye. •
.Mew-Yorlt, i. 4 . .. .aa!illsO e tt, :, i, ...M: N: L ord, . .
Stey peon; - Buld 'Conger,
- I . J: C. Lowrie, ' ' :A. B. Belknap.
,Dee Moines, J. P. Brendle, A. M. Rogers.
Wooeter, T. Barr, T. Gi. Hays.
Thlknouri River',:" D. L../Ingbes, . 3:0- kliCandlees.
Redstone, Hugh 0. Itostkorough, James Allen. ,
, Dubuque, John M. Boggs, , Wm. C. Morrill.
:- -
Toledo, , s
• r . ,John Steele, • • Dr... Hunter. :• • • . ‘ .7
Phiblidik2d, ' . J: K Halsey, J. B. Mitchell,
-,•• . : : ~..•• •• 1. Belville, , • • Men B:Weitr.• •
.:IllOrthtiiiihettrd,. T. 11. Grier • M. C. Grier, .
_ " • • H. L. Doolittle, I. M. Gallaher.
Mllwaukle, J. Monteith, •. ' . 7 W.L. Condos. .. • ,
Newton,.. r. JP. :r.lnlshl:e:,
it/1 1g che,.
I.rtD
.....
. Went Jutish I, -,. Moses. Williamson ,. ;, R e uben Hlnchman.
Donigal, • -'• ' Jaince Smith, ' 'James - Gilbreith. -
Nassau, f - Stead, W. Pierson,
•lI
- •••..., ••: • - clle -
A: R. ;McFarland.
Reidminvi3ll4 l
nits and Cereals, '
If,•Thit late ttiosts, is far as wohan been to
'learn; saia'the;Pittsburgh 'Gazetti„havii ! calisnd
no seriais.hojtiri to the'Friiit'bids,' and the pros
pects for'beavy• oropstal% dot been lo'flattering
ifm; several years. Vegetation has been some
what backward in Western Pennsylva nia ; but ;an
counts from the neighbo ri ng soinitifis'represent
; the grain`fieldif as lookingAtniiikalily',Well.
' In the Etiatern section of the StifeVvegidaticiri
is 'at least a week or ten days in advance-of this
West, but yekthe recent frosts have been'harnf
less. An Eastern.eschangsays ,
"In rep)yto several inquiries , adiof us with-
In the last feirdayi; touching the m 'ate frosts and
their effect upon the fruit , -buds;we - can answer
that we .have observed no injury whatever. A
Ifew strawberry blossoms -in ad,val:!ott, of :the gen
;eral appearance have been ° destroyed; hut some
cherry,, 'blossoms which had opened' their petals,
have not suff ore d. 'Even : the young ,raspber ry `shoots, nearly or quite as fender as anything in
the garden, have escaped.'"
• " Mr. lohn'Streeper, of' White-mars'h, left at
this office, on Saturday last, four stalks of rya
in head, thus, anticipating: the usual-period,, the
firs of May, by nearly a week, and showiOg4hat4
'though We ; have had a very cold Spring t aiii
:crop; at least, is fully to the 'general pin* of
s.thagroirthe' 'f.' - •*.
_
• ,
To , thet Bon. E d win Al. Stanton, Secreta;.y of
f . :Wqr,:—Wi have the enemy's, ramparts, .their
'gus, ammunition, camp equipage,.etc., and hold
tin entlre,line of his works, which the engineers
repert as being very strong. I have thrown. all
cavalry and horse, artillery in pursukti;s4p . -,
Ported by infant.W. ' I inove"Gen.'Frinklin
rvution,.and•es,mueh more.sts'l`ean,, by water,inp.
,to / Nest: Point, to-day. No, time ; sha,lll be. lost.
,Our gunbots have gone up York river. I omitted
to state that Gloucester is also in onr,possession.,
shall pursue the enemy to the wall. ••'.
• '[Signed) G. B. M6o4,Lthr,ll4.•Gen
MALY 4--11:2Q A. , M.
~,pro 40n. Edwin M. Stalqon4apretary of War
An inspectioa just made shows that the rebels .
ritiindoned - their wOrlie,' tdrktown, two
ihree-inch rifle cannon, two Tour and a-half inch
rifle caurion,iixteen 22-pounders, six 42-poand-'
era, nineteen :: 8-inch Columbiads, four
DOlgreens, one 10-inch Columbiad, one 10-inch.
akiitar,.one 8-inch siege howitzer, with carriages
'and iiiiplemenis complete ; p 164.3 supplied'
;with 76 ro - uride of round shot-end' inuniziiitian't .
11 2 n the ramparts there are. - also four. magazines,
Which have not yet been -examined.---This does
not include the.guna left o at, Gloucester Point,
and their other works to our left.
..'[Signed] Gen:
• •
•.. • ,
• MAY Di •
To Ifon'.' E., it Biiiiiloii, `Se retary
Our cavalry ancilorsa artillery came up irithilta
enemy's. rearl guard,; in ..their. ,, entrenchments,;
:att9pt two miles this side of -Williamsburg. • A
'brisk fight ensued ;just as my Aid left, Sozi,th's
division of .infantry arrived on the,growid, , and,
''l presume , carried his'works, though , not
'yet heard. The enemy's rear liut'l taie
: force enough; up there tot answer all 'purposes.;
have.,,thus far seVenty r one heavy zuns,,n ,
Urge amount of tentq', ammunition,. etc. All
'along the lines their works prove to have - been(
moat forMidable, and' I am now fully satisfied
or the correctness of the course I have pursUed.
• The, success is brilliant, and you may rest assured .
, that its effects will be of the greatest inwortance.
There shall be no delay in following up the reb
'tels. The 'rebels haVe been. gdilty of the most
murderops and barbareus' conduct in placing tor
pedoes Within ihe abandOned Works---4iiAr wells,
,spring4flagstaffs, magaiines; telegraph, offices,
in carpetbags, barrels of flour;etc. Fortunately,
we have not lost many men in this manner—some
four or'five tilled, and, perhapS, a dozen wound.:
' prisoners remove them at
their Own' erik •
•
Corteakondaitee 'Between C9m - Farraintt 'and
• the Mayor of'Neiv .
The following correepondence between the
Mayor of New'Orleane and Corn. Farragtitt, the
commanding "officer of the Federal' eitnadrott,is
from the' kichmond E nquirer: • i • •
UNITED' STATES FLAD SHIP HARTFORD,'
• Off IWO leans; l ,4prtl.26, 1862.
• To hiitExceileney; the. Mayor of the City of Nati;
Orleans : —SIR: - Upon my arrival before your,
city; I had the honor to send to ypur 'Honor,.
Captain Bailey; 'of' the United States Navy, seo
ond in command . of the expedition, to demand of
y o u the‘surrenderof New Orleans to me, Regis
representative. of the Government'of ithe illnitett!
States. Captain.llailey reported the result of, as
interview with yoUrself and the military atathori-•
ties.- occur to your Honor, that it
within the province of a' naval officer* lo`assufrie
the .duties of a military commandant: I canto
here, to reduce, New Orleans. to obedience to.the
laws of, and to vindicate the, offended majesty of
the Government of the
..I.Tnited States. The
rights of persons and properly shall he aedured.
therefore, demand of Jits•repreienti-
the unqualified isurrender of ithe'city, and
that the emblem of, sovereignty, of _the .thaitect
States he hoisted over the City . Ball, the Mint,
and the Custom Jlouse, by .meridian this day.,
All flags and Other emblems of soiereigritly ether
than these 'of , the - 17nited 'Statee;' to be removed'
from all the:_publicobuildings; by- that_ hour.••
perticularly t request that you shall exercise •S our
authority.to quell disturbances, restore order, and
ball . upon'all the-good people pf , New Orlqane,:o
'return at once tolheir vocations; and I. &Alit&
larly demand that no person shall be - molested• in
.person or property, tor professing sentiments of
—MoDonsalk...
O o:ooitker,-* • • " 1 James W. Balaton.
Yorktown:—Dlipatches of - Gen. McClellan.
MAY 4-9 A. Tot:
E. 1 03'1!•; G. B. MeCLELLaIr, Maj. Gen
loyalty to their Government. I shall speedily
1 mod severely punish any person or persons who
shall commit such outrages as were witnessed
I yesterday, of armed men firing upon helpless
women and children, for giving expression t o
their pleasure at witnessing the old flag. I arm s
your obedient servant,
very re s s i p o cn e tf d ul . ly,
D. G. Fanaacurtr.
Flag.Offioer Western Gulf Squadron.
TUB samr.
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MAYOR'S( Curr ies, Carr or Naw ORLEANS,
• City . Hall, April 26, 1862.
, •
Flag-Officer D. G. Farragult, United States Rag
Ship—Sir: In pursuance of a resolution which
we thought proper to take, out of regard for the
lives of women and children who still crowd
the great metropolis, Gen. Lovell has evacuated
it with his troops, and restored to me the admin
istration of its government and the custody of its
honor. I have, in couneil with the city father,
considered the demand you made of me yester
day - of the unconditional surrender of the city,
coupled with the requisition to hoist the flag of
the United States on the public buildings, and
haul down the flag that. still floats upon the
breeze from the dome of this. hall_ It. becomes
my duty to transmit to.you an answer, which the
universal sentiment of my constituents no less
than the prompting of my o'wn heart, dictate m e
on this sad and solemn occasion_ The city is
without the means of defence, and is utterly des
titute of the force and material that might enable
it to resist an'overpowering armament displayed
in sight of it. lam no military man, and pos
sess no authority beyond that of executing the
municipal laws of the city. It would be pre
sumptuous it: me to attempt to lead an army to
the field, if .I had one to command, and I know
still less how to surrender an undefended place,
held as this • is,"ltt - lbe mercy of your gun
ners and your mortar's. To surrender such a
place were an idle and an unnecessary ceremony.
The city is yours by the power of brutal force,
not by my choice, or consent of the inhabitants.
leis for you to determine,what will be the fate
'that awaits us. As to hoistinf any flag but that
oil our own adoption 'find allegiance, let me Say to
ion that the•man lieeti not in • our midst whose
hand and heirt-would not be paralyzed at the
mere thought of such an act;.nor could I find in
my entire constittiency so wretched and despe
rate a renegade tii'woula dare to profane with
his hand the sacred, emblem. of our aspirations.
Sir, yon have manifested sentiments which would
I become one engaged in'a better cause than that
to which you have i davoted your sword. I doubt
.not-but that they. spring from a noble though de
luded nature, aid I howto appreciate the
emotions which iniipirii - theni. You have a gal
-1 lent people to administrate during your occu
piney of this city; a.people sensitive to all that
can in the least. affect their dignity and self re
.spect. Pray, sir, do not fail to regard their sus
ceptibilities. The dblitatiana•*which 1 shall
assume in their, name.% shall be religiously com
plied with. 'You ma,Y!tinkt their honor, though
you might not eouutt on : their , submission to un
merited wrong. • ,
In conclusion, beg you to understand that
:the people of New Orleans ' while unable to resist
- your force,
.do not iAlow themselves to be insulted
•by thi4nterferinee i nt"anch as have rendered
I :themselves odious and contemptible by their dm-
Asedly dmiertion of our cause in the mighty strug
gle in which We /Cie engaged, or' such as might
.remind.themkso poWerfully that they are the con
tquered
,and you the conquerors. Peace and
;Order maybe' preserved *without: resort to meas
ures which I could not at this moment prevent.
Your occupying the city does.not transfer allegi
ance franC4te . gtiverninent of their choice to one
which '.theylhaii , e deliberately repudiated, and
'they bt4, y,teld. t tloit ; „pbedience_ which the con
queror, is entitlid to extort from" the conquered.
• - Heipatiffully.'yours, •
iSignml] - Mormon, Mayor.
tiOril i doir.liiiichell'a Command.
.
- linursvma, Ax.s., April 80.--To Hon. Edwin
if Staiiteni;'Setritary of •War:—On yesterday, the
enemy L ltaving Aut_ ottr wires and attacked, dur
ing the night, one of our brigades, I deemed it
my duty to head in person the expedition against
Bridgeport. started:_Pra train'of cars in the
mo'rning, followed by„two .additional regiments
:of 'infantry and two Obineanie:a of cavalry. I
found that,our pickets - had engaged the enemy's
picikets,_four miles-from ißridgeport, aid after a
sharp engagement, in which we lost one man
' killed, drove them across a stream,' whose railway
bridge I.had • burned. At. : .three o'clock P. hi.,
we' advanced with four regiments of infantry,
two pieces tifertillel,' - draggetiby hind, and two
companies
,of cavalry to the bridge, and . opened
Our fire upon the enemy'srpickets on the other
s'i'de,
thus producing the impression that our ad
'ence would , be-by, tharelway. •
u ;This accomplished, the entire force was thrown
aciross the countryabout S. mile, tind'put on the
road leading from - Stevenson to Bridgeport. The
whole column now advanced, at a very rapid
pace. Our' cavalry scouts attacked those of the
- enemy, and them friam- the Bridgeport
road. We thus succeeded,in ; making a complete
surprise, and d'eliberateli 'tumid our line of bat
tle on '.the , •crest of a;ivooded hill, within five
hundred yards of the
_works constructed to de
fetid the bridge. At our first fire, the rebels
broke and.rani - • Thatattenipted to blow up the
Main bridge, ,but si fealed. They then attempted
to ;fire the further ; extremity, but the volunteers,
at: My &ILI ritsited - foiiiard in 'the face Of the
•
enemy's , fireatid :attempted to save the bridge
'from the island to the main shore, but could not
do it. It ''is` moment, its length being
only about ifOur..hundred and -fifty. feet. The
.pritionere i triken,report, that five regiments of in
fantry an'eeighteen hundred:cavalry were sta
tioned 'at the bridge. This campaign is ended,
and I now. occupy, linnteville i;t perfect. security,
while over all of otliteins, klUrth of the Tennes
see other tag brit that of the
Signed : , , ITONELL.
.at Brigadier-General.
Hon. 4dwin
Iff. Stanton, Secretary of:Mitt Esrlylesterday
morning, my troops croondirtim,,,the....Teland to
the main shore, and neptnred two ei.x.-pounder
cannon and their tuninitilitioal!'The.inha`biients
report the enemy to have retreated in great con
fusion. Signed 4 (5. We'liiiion.ELL,
, •Brigadier-General.
tHuttrinriz.lte, -May 4.—An Axpedition from
Bridgeport crossed the river on May 1, and ad
vanced toward Chattanooga ; t welve mires. They
dapttirad a lot of military .stores i together with
the'Southern mail by railroad. A panic pre
-Veiled Chattanoo ga. ' The enemy are 'moving
till property in the direction of Atlanta. 'There
:ure' . not Fiore than two thousand troope at. Chat
tanooga Tliei deittroYed a saltpetre thanufac
tory in -a 'cave. ' The expedition- returned in
safety with the captured property,.„,Another ex
pedition penetrated to Jasper, where they found
a strong:Union feeling prevailing. the same
day a skirmish took place with the enemy's cav
alry at Athens. Our outposts were drawn back,
but on being reinforced • the enemy retreated in
the direction of. Florence. There are straggling
bands of mounted men, partly citizens, scattered
long my. entire line, threatening the' . bridges,
one of which they succeeded in destroying.
0. M. ,MaTouELL,
Major-General Clnnthinding.
Southern .Ports to be Opened -to :Foreign COni-
;unification.
WASHINGTON, May 4.—The following import
ant. circulars have been addressed to the foreign
Ministers, announcing the. reopening of commu
nication with Southern localities re-conquered
from the insurgent Ai .
DiPART;VINT OF STAT3I
" • Wafithhigtol2, May 2 ; ! 1 : 62 .
• Sir: —I have MAD honor to state - for your in
foraiationytliktlheniaile are non'allOwed to pass
to /Aid friturNew-Orleans, and other places which.
having kieretofore been seized by insurgent forces,
lave since been recovered and are. now occupied
Wl' the land and naval forces 'of. the United
States. _
' is projier, however, to add that a military
Surveillance is maintained over such mails so far
as the Government finds it necessary for the pub
lic safety. lam sir, your obedient servant,
WM. H. SEWARD.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
• Washington, May 3, 1862.
Sir : have the honor to state, for the infor
mation Of your Government, that a Collector has
been appointed, by the President, for the port of
New Orleans, and that necessary preparations
are being made to •tnodify the blockade so far as
to .rfermit limited shipments to be inade,sto and
from that and one or more other ports, which are
now 4 olosed by the blcickade, at a time and upon
:conditions which will be made known by procla-
Maim-iititsj, your obedient servant,
WILLIAM H. SnwAan.
=in
Rebel. Graves.
• The numher.of ;graves found in. the vicinity of
Manassas are, s said to exceed three thousand.
Tlie rebels,..trotit estimates made, lost by disease
at , his famouS . enoarapmentAoVer five thousand
men. •
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