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I I I I 'J ' M -m - - 1 ItV l. W. H AIM- KUUSVRU'riOS. rk. An m-W (.""'"' """"" ,,,.... - f rW f the jrm: "L. ;""" ''l"''J,r,i ';'- rfuniMiiilirfJ nnfil nil urtrmagei olwfsH' '"" oj the publfher. "'l,,HU -'" """'VJ"'""1"- i I KATKS OK ADVKUTISINU: One Miiur (twelve lined, or lew, brevier ineinnrel one umcrtion ! uu Kneh siilmeUent inw rtinn 1 00 Jtuxinem enrdn 0110 year 20 (10 A lihurul deduction will lu marie to those who I mlveriim by the year. The number of inser.iomi Kt.otilil be noli (1 An Hie margin of nn ailvci-tiscnc.t, otherwise it will be iublihcd till forbidden, arid climged ac-orn"u.'ly. Obilnary noticn. will be Charged half the A f....1.1.. T ....... ..I i.. it... i. ..f if. . T..1 t.ir. 'Mnuiu ntwl rwl vrumi i ri rr 4lu un lit fir 1 filth 111 O.VCrV l.SSUC. above r.itoof advertiniritr, -iL riiijf in;nl..in-i, onuu'ii u uiu siiicicsus . m jjiiiiwi .ur.n, ...... 0 t35-J ram.NO executed will, nealnew and' Vol. VIII. ii.iri '" rrfrii BIV" .....i u.,o. Ike 0 UK (ION CITY, OREGON, MAY 17, Tho Washington correspondent of tlio ycw Vork era, says, tlmt tlo:iiincnt.n we rct-ciietljr como to light wliirh com lcto Iho wanting l'K" o ,,i,it"ry (,f L battle of Hull Kuu. They uro alto- ptbur Independent of any l""iull rril.I1(!g Sncruiuui.to will undoubtedly be 0 . . t I t.. ..r......ii...t I.. Hi.. .n... Tiik Masnkh ok McCri, loch's Dkath. Why tiik Monitoii was so Namko. The following, from a correspondent of i Tin; following letter from dipt. Firiesson an lOustcru paper, describes the inunner in .to Assistant Secretary Fox will now be which thin famous rebel euino to liiH di-alli reud with interest: in tlio buttle of Pea Ridge, Arkansas. I lo seems to havo died in mi unliable n ml pious frunio of iniud, ami his old secession . .....1 ,.tn.., I In r.i f.-ri 1 if '11 to till) 1:011 n,y 111) emu. duct of Gen. McDowell. These documents consist of orders to Gen. Patterson from (Icti. Scolt. The most Important are dated July 13 ami IK. Tho one of July III In formed (leu. lVtcnion tlml Uen. McDow ell would attack MumiKsaK tin the l'tli, m iuHtrartcd en. 1'atternon to tukeroro 0f Jolmftou and lil rebel army. It also ltiH.'d him llt tho tiimi (r the three monthi' men was nearly out, and wan then ...liiiihle. and ordering him, if the three mouths' men would not Ktand by him, that Nkw VoriK, Jiimiary 20, 1802. Sir: In accordance wilk your n-fjuest, I now submit for your approbation a iiumc for tho lloutiiiK battery ut Green Point. Tho iinirei;uublo eliuructcr of th.H struc turo will oilmonihh the leaders of the South ern rebellion thut the butteries on the bunks of their rivers will no longer present bar riers to the cut ranee ol the Union forces. The iron clad intruder will thus prove a so Military Writer. IIkaiiuI'aiitkii, UrrARTMK.MT or tiik ('akimu, ) Hun I'ntuciHCii, (iil , April 'SI, IrtGJ. j (Jknkhai. Okiikbh, No. 17. Tho Gen eral Commanding this Department having been annealed to by many loyal citizens residing on this coast, for tho adoption of more vigorous measures against tlio trea sonable designs of persons, who, while claiming and receiving protection for them selves and property, do not blush to de nounce tho Chief Magistrate and Govern ment of the United States, and do till in their nower to raise the standard of rebell ion on this coast. 1 1 is therefore made the Details of Eastern News. F 0 UT MACO X C A I'T U 1 1 K D ! dii'lukli. Payment for Jub Printing nntt be made or. delivery nf the irmk. destroyed mi extensive saltpeter manufac tory at lelmlle, Arkansas, and burned the building- Muj. Jiubotircl, with Hi) men ol tiie 1st Missouri Cavalry, attacked and routed Cols. CofSVe and Stcnwright with 400 In dium, on tho 29th, killing anil wounding .in, and taking lurgc quantities of arms, I i . t . ii n ... nr ,niir I,. il, Irnders. Hut there express Ulliy 01 ail omerrs cun.mu,.. i,. , , , are other leaders who will uho be startled uiwricis or pnsis, i;j .m.. .u., t,1(J jn.ncj,inj, batteries being only one sugar empiieu into iiib river. after ho was taken from the ground while to shouM entrench himself and Md his pa- KW()rJ BnJ cm.mir,lKi1, ,iH . Jtion until reiiiMrml, nut nut to rcreuv to . , j. , f , .( ,vouniJ(( llo was Insiriicieu tho Maryland shore. tl) watch Johnston closely. On tho lth Gen. Scott Instructed Gen. Patterson that Gen. McDowell's lirsl day's work had driven the enemy beyond Fair f,a Court House, and ordered that Gen. about 1 1 o'clock tho samo night, though ho insisted that ho would recover, repeat edly saying with great oaths that ho was not born to be killed by a Yankee A few minutes before he expired his physi cians assured him he had but a very brief Patterson should see tint Johnston did not timo lQ ,iv0 At i McCiillotigh ninuso him with a small force in front wnue o(k(,(, hicrcdulnusl v, and saying " Oh, . t l. I he reinforced IScBiiroguM at Manas.sas win. ,i main body. Patterson was instructed that if Johnston commenced to P'treut ho i ...i i -it,., .L linn nn.l was remiiideJ that niioniu ... - - f'l,;,.n.m Mnv !! ft Mneon. fnenr and f!2 prisoners. Beaiirbrt, X. C., surrendered on the 25th The Petersburg (Yu.) Express says . of April, after a bombardment of ten and Orleans was taken by our gunboats, the? a hair hours. During tho bombardment, being encased with wet hay, so that nei- seven men were killed uud eighteen their hot nor cold shot were of uny use. wounded. T'C Louisiana, mounting 27 gilns, was- Wilmington, April 29th.-Our batteries sunk by our sieci-pointeu conical biioi. ,ere planted behind the heavy sand hank, Their cotton was destroyed by lire, and the' he breachiiiL' batteries being only one sugar emptied into tho river. The specitf thousand yards distant from tho fort. The or the banks was ull removed, garrison were allowed the honors of war Washington, May 1. The Senate yes- the oflicers returning their side arms. An torduy refused by four majority to refer the olliciul dispatch soys that 400 prisoners subject of the conOscation of rebel property were tuken ,0 a se'ctt (-'oaimilu'c- "'is is regarded as Fortiikks MosnOK. May 1st. The Wil- a test vote between the friends and oppo- luiington (X. C.) Journal has the follow- ncnts of tlie measure, and as the trump ! inrr in nrrnPil tfl Kt. W nenn: The fort be- of the former. niece On these and many similar grounds can be sustained ; and under no c.rcu.n- ;i0 UIltcnttble was slirrcl.dered. The Senate to-day confinned Charles G, i1 , ti... Imtti.rv tl,n stances will such persons bo releosed with- A1, " , .,;,. ti,fl fort onnositc to the Lathrop as Collector of New Orleans. I""!""" ., ' 'ni.t r.rwt Kii1.Wil.hiir theimtb of alesiancei. . ' i. .. i: L...i. ..n i.. T.iithum. Menoiiira . esuiith. end the 1 am, sir, respecuuiiy, your.""" . " " siuo uuucKeo. wern uismiuuiru.. , un u. . . ' : , ' . , ,.,. In three on the cneinv s liaucrics uein? aiso " ----- much edified by tho cxuinplu thereof: Con rcming the death of McCulloch ami Mc intosh, there seems to ho but one opinion. Ilolli of them were mortally wounded dur ing tho heavy fighting by Gen. Jeff, C. Da vis onanist the center column ol the enemy. It u-ill Iwi riiiiii'iiiliiTi'il I In. rebel L'nve I '""I "' - - n- -, r . , ... ..... I uiins iruin inu iiiii.it'Liiiu ..iu nwi. .u....v. .... i .i way, and the two Southern chieftains made )owni tr)i(,lw'j1 mnl, vjtw with ;n. Wet for tho legally constituted author. the most determined efforts to rally them J (inerenco this last Yankee r.otion-tl.is ties. Treason s hideous rrest shall not pol io vain. McCulloch was struck with a 'monitor. To the Lords ol the Admiralty row me air ...no o, . . , minio riflo ball in ,., breast-as I am as-jthe new sured by one who says he saw him fall, and , "' - ' . ; ' ... r ' - (.lurB0 of aiding and abetting the rebellion Hlmmiished by the booming or the respective jurisdictions a fd..e observance i of from the imi.n-enul.lu iron turret.- our National ami State Laws and a p oper Monitoii. 1 am obedient st rvant, J. LUILSSG. Guslavus Y. Fox, Assistant Sec'y of the Navy, Washington. Tho following admirublo letter from Mr. F.ricsson is worthy of its author: Nkw Yoiik, March 11, 18152. My Dear Sargent: I accept with great pleas ure your congratulations, and assure you I l.i.i r-vprv exertion will be made oil my Hell!" turned away his head and never purt to rtirnisli t!io nation with war ves sjxiko after. I presume, if lieu bo reully j Hcls thut will enablo us to defy ICurope. dead I llo is dead, as tho order of his fund Give me only tho requisite means, and in a lie had foreo superior In number to John- i in... ,11.1 nut t I ink tho rebel HII. I I ' " ,. , n:..ii .i. t; i.... I verv short time we can suy to nil lias necn pUU..s..c.. om........ I " .., nn ,wrovim, I!,I)Ubhran ... . ... r... i :..i ,,n .; y. .. piTH win puv some ,ery .,., e v : frei(lffl K.nvc l)(J u wlh y01,r lrnl, cnill , it , or Wm M his mouth in his closing moments; but the 8r .,,.1,, j luVC u my life asserted that " . j, directly or indi ! . i :....,-.. -...I In II, r. . .. to the United States All persons seeking to furnish supplies of any kind to tho nrmy on this coast, must first submit unequivocal evidence ol their loyalty to the Government, otherwise their propositions will not be entertained. n.i ' rll ft ...I fl-.l,... nf tl... V..r 1IIC lOUOWlllg VJfllunil vyii.v. u. . " Deportment is republished for gcnerul iu formation: Wur Department, Adjutant General's Office, Washington, August 2G, 18G1. General Orders, .No. 07. By the 57th ar ticle of tho act of Congress entitled An Act for establishing Hides and Articles for the government or the Armies of tho Unit ed States, approved April 10, lHOfi, "hold- dismounted. The Richmond Dispatch or to-day says a select committee the Confiscation Bilk Curlile (or Ya.) introduced u bill into- " The panic on the subject of the scarcity me scimie yes era y as u r food is one of the most causeless, and ex- tl.e Homestead jiii now pe ming, w ..c.r ists only in tho imagination." How cause- gives cucn person in mo mmi n..u .u less the panic alluded to is, may be inferred service of the Government a hundred and from the Tact that in another column or tho sixty acres or land ... lieu ot the $100 bc-nn- same paper butter is quoted at $1.40 per ty. A strong effort will be made by Kast' u,' ' 1 em members to substitute this bid for tho The following additional items regard- homestead measure, which has already iug the fall of New Orleans arc all that Passed the House, can be gleaned from the Southern poncrs: I rom Memphis to New Orleans the wa- o . . ... , ....... I....K pfii.uinrr rrr.-nt nnnrinpn. Pom. Farrairut had proposed tortus oi """'VJ "'h" "--"""b t r -- n.n;i:.lntian to the Mavor. which the latter mom. U.rouguoui i.ou.5iana , , Ktous: ... i ... .... ml follow them, to march directly by lore- i woris ,ttVC inentioned are declared ; mechanicul sciences tn7 put an end f0 ; rectly " is umilo punishable by death, or to bo correct by a prisoner. They ore not " o l.mjmw oerr . ; h,Jcll oth(,r Imnisimlc,,t as shall be ordered ,,1 marches ria I.ecsliurg to join wen. .c ),.( II. In thrw orders Gen. Scolt complained vt Piilti rwn's not writing or telegraphing to him. but leaving him to hear of his move ments through newspapers. This makes a ronrluJvo case Hgttiu't (Sen. Patterson. On n.-count of the good conduct of the p,..,K)lvaaia regiments now in the field, these orders havo I n hitherto si.ppreM.ed. Tli-y are now to bo made public in justice to histury. Gis.nu. M. Cult vs.-In a late arti cle cm Gen. Mcl'Mlan and his plan of the fitnipaign, the w York Jwrn.il'.f I ' vxrrer says: Gen. Mcfhllan is no polili- V'.. Iiiiim m. nii.l urn ri'Utvit. that ho h no tdlish ends, no thought of per wwnl gh.ry, no politic anticipations to gratify If any ono denires tho Presidency ,if the United Slates, he In tel have no up- prehelMous that M. CI. Ihu is bis rival A New York paper, which knows as Utile tho heart or George II .MrClclb... 04 it knows of the l'mperor t.r China, intimated A few days since, in a corner paragraph, .i... . Inv'nr i.lalis fi.r political ad 1 til V I"! " J P I Tanceinent. Since the days of Washing l.in, there has been no purer patriot, no m,,ro..eir sacrificing son u America than M.-Clellan, nnd the suggest ion to him now, or tt aav time, that a party could bo form ed to make him President of tho United States, would bo spumed by the ym.ng sol dier with indignation. Ho has no ambi tion above Vis present duly, no thought be yond the peril of the country nnd his ro sHinsibilily in saving it. Tl.i. makes Gelt. McClclh.n eminently Public make its so. ilinui.i.. " ... . navii uimi - - ....,,., iu in., nr.. 'a htir iwnv llt'twce.l tl.C ntt- i . .. . r. ......I .. .i . . ... ...i. ,t n 1...I .... i.. 'i.. - n j iiv inc seiueiice ui u t;uiiii-uiii.u. ve.y c.cKuv u. , .... , -i ,i01Si u ,,10ull, ,J0frce. 0llj81.rely ..-1 . ftrit:t rilfort.cu,cnt of this cxprcsnvc, nnd iu .McLulloiign s cuse "t.-1 tnro's Inws, wllun )irop(.rly applied, w, 1 urtk"le. It is therefore ordered that all cidedly appropriate. WlsTKItN SlIAltr SlIOOTKIIS AT FoIlT Don-klson. Six companies of the famous regiment of rillemen raised by Col. Ilergo, iiccoinpanied tho expedition from Fort had accepted New Orleans, at the last accounts, was held by a battalion of marines from the Federal squadrou. Gen. Butler's forces were within a few miles of the city, having landed on the shore of Lake Poiichartram. correspondence and communication, verbal ly or by writing, printing or telegraphing, respecting operations r the army or mili tary movements on land or water, or re siiectimr the troops, cumps, arsenals, en trenchments, or militury affairs, within the several military districts, by which iutelli- Yours very truly, J. l-.nicssox. To Fpcs Sargent, Boston. What tiik Foiskios Mixistkiis Think ok tiik Hkiiku ion. The New York Post I. I MVS! H, nry, and two companies nivcrw..... '.... :,,.,, i I,,' rtir,,ilv or indirect'v. iriven rived by the tranq.o. ts. These men de- nuIlll.Illlin tho Minister from Austria I to the enemy, 'without the authority nnd servo separute mention for the part tllt7 j tl, u,!,, (.0uiitry, has stateel tliut every one sanction of the General in command, be took in the sieire. This is a corps of picked ; 0r ,i.,, &,.,.. 'representatives at Washing- nnd the same orcubolutely prohibited, and itii-ti skilled in the use of the .... from tho Northwest. most p.cturesquo appearance, u.csmu " ) wolM fuly ,-o-cstuhli.hea io all the . I - I. i. ..nlll.txtl I .... t At t e-rnv it-It. close nuiux uais, aiuiiii.umi ,.... i stult-s: and. moreover, uuu n j . ' " ' ' ' W bo Casnon Caitihkh. Without count'.n the guns tuken nt Fort Pulaski, or ut Fts. Juckson and Phillip on tho lower Missis- r.tlc drawn ' toh had como to the conclusion that the . from nnd uiter tne uaie oi unsuiui-i , m MM ... t llu. ' illlV4 fit tin. rdnllion were numbered, and 1 IU V llllMIII. Hit;"".--" " , ' ' , , thut tl.e power of the l ederal Government nrdi.ee, dressed in , ful io B t,c . 1...! L'.ir.i.M.til.'rl I ...... 1 ........ .1.... ray ii-u, cose uinns ,.., j now seceded Mules; aim, moreover, mm ilh a black squirrel skin, with a cartouche I tiu foreign ministers had sent dispatches to n of buff.ilo skin, a powder horn and 1 their respective governments to this effect." with the' exception of office holders and army con tractors, there was a very general desiro for a settlement of differences aud a close of the war. Tlio news of the abandonment of Santa- Fe by the rebels is confirmed, fhey wero destitute and retreating from the Territory.- ...!.!... m.. o,i tu 5niw,. At Santa Fe they levied on the merchants, papers congratulate' themselves that the ' some cases, as high as Jl 50,000 wortlr ve low fever will soon be in New Orleans, of goods, paying m Confederate scr p J,r .1 ,!.. T.nrnll' tmnv ran now ioin Beau- flOUbt existed OS 10 U.e boiiiij o. ine reu regard, in his march to the Ohio. I hey also say that .Memphis, Charleston and Sa vannah' are seriously threatened, and nrge the policy of dostroyinj everything valua ble. An hp train on the Memphis and Charles ton roads carrying the Ith South Caroli na Rciiimciit to Corinth, met with nn acei eral troops to keep out the iuvaders, but an increased force is necessary to keep in subji-etiou the Apaches and Nuvojocs. All the Federal Territorial officers hod return ed to Santa Fe and resumed the perform ance of their duties, except Chief Justice Benedict, who is on his way to the States. Memphis papers of the 29th say that a whi-tle. They oro armed with heavy mm iniek ritles of various caliurcs, varying from hull ounce to full ounce ball. The bullet sons violntimr tho same will be proceeded against under the 57lh Article of War By order: L. Thomas, Adjutant-Gen. By order of Brigadier General Wiiight: H. W. KinKtiAM, Captain and Assistant Quarter-Master, A. A. Adjutant General. Ri.uf.l Pkovkhty os this Coast to nr. Confiscate.!. The following manifesto i, of novel construction; it is not of conical j . (r(.ci,llll.. rrportt.a ns surrendered), has been issued by Gen. Wright, command- shape, like tho regular Minnie, but is blunt-, llt.. , (.r coteinporary sums up 403 dug this Department: ed at tho point and swells by a gradual , ()f c.umo1 uf an SorlSi tuken by the hollow eurvo to tho base, which is concave, I l.1jt.rtt uniL.s from the rebels since the Tim iibiect ol I .... J from glancing, like the ordinary r flo ball this is to prevent the ball: a common fault with the lighter conical ball". These balls, on striking a bone, will shatter rather than glance from it, un object of somo moment when it strikes an ollicer of rank, who may thereby bo disa bled from the shot. These hardy pioneers start out in the morning, with a hard biscuit in their potk-t-ts and riflo on their shoulder, for tho reb el earthworks, where they remain until re lieved bv a fresh gang. So adventurous wero they, that many or them crawled up tho man for his position. This gives eon- r,r,y j.BriU of tho rillo pits and ex- fideneo to tho people, who nro not looking iinnC( woril, os w,. a., s10ts with the for tho triumph of n fu" V XJ J ,.,." rro,n morning till night some of isLtsir'rvi:1;;:: t.,cA,y u ' - .. Tor tho appearance of a figure behind tl:e Salvation i.v h.Mt:nsios.-.n old j,,. w,Pn wil!, r0 rnrcfully jkiw- soaker," who lives In w estern look It Into his head ono day that it was rlfaro to be .,1 to Tni- WixciiKSTK.u YifTOHV. are . i i. ,t... 1...11 u-iiii nnrrniiir n iu cil, lie semis inu o its mark. necessary for his future we ... ... it ...4 I..ri1.ir'.i1i reiiaire, uorn again, nm. - . - f,,,,,1,t tho Baptist denomination or the town a.oro- pi.nl,i.eu i.y i... ---.. . .. ... i,. i.. n received l...t een tho commniid oi Gen. lianks Cnltl 111 fWIIIilll III' 111.. t," - I Shields' divisioa-nnd tlie cni.l lii obtain liL'ht. 110 with urbanity, nnd forthwith the following dialogue ensued. Old 8-It's your doctrine, l'"'. th.t ft feller, In order to bo saved, must suffer Im mersion Isn't it? Mr It-Yes. Mr. S. it ! ono of the fun damental doctrines of our church, that itn commencement of the war. Of these, Pi were tuken nt the battle of Pea Ridge, Arkui.sas; C5 at Ponelson; 57 at New Madrid, und 17 at Fort Henry; Pulaski mounted 160; Jackson, 150; and St- Phil lip 12 j. Adding these to the above, wo havo a grand total of S27 guus captured since the wur begun. CoHi'i.iMKxr to Gkx McCi.ku.as. Gen. Todtleben, the great Russian engineer in tho Crimean war, said some timo since that there were two great military men in the l'..;i.ul h.liw nnniflv. Gen. Scott and dipt. McClellan. The latter ho Lad be come acquainted with in tho Crimea. Tod tleben predicted that if tho United States should bo involved in war McClellan would distinguish himself. ier Some of the rebel leaders are try ing to stop the inoniifaeturo of whisky in tho Southern Confederacy. What do they mean bv that? Don't they know that, without whisky, there would never have been n rebellion, and that, without whisky, ilm rebellion can't be sustained a month? Can't they tiuderstoiiJ that tho rebellion ehiellv Gen . . , .-t... wild n decisive rebels under ucu. - - - . ., to the latter, .lackson nns oeeu ... )Bui-s .7 - wheel did ny water; IsoKXiot-s. Win. Moyd Garrison somo years ago obtained infamous celebrity by calling the Federal I'onsuiuuoii of tho "brag" Generals ol tlio rebels, whom they think invulncroblo ns a Mroto- Kisl und a bravo and gaiiaiii leaner, i v ..- n ......... . 'll . ..I nn. ,,i Inmrobablo that tney win puo...... .v- , .i i. iik t .iinufinii ItlhUiliLf o a cove- .!. .,,,1 1,. I.nmcrsed. out a victor, - . MV (iurr.son now suppon M. t ., m, 7. - W..t. after repentin' of his arrival of 230 prisoners ... .. . ",... .ri,B.UHhesi..tho La.iluro of eight cannon, l.oou " oi. ornrcssion. ho " did not ex ami I wild' ! 111 illlllUl . II " I I , a f i 1. V"W p"'"n onia iim uviia " ' pun, what then? i.... i. .. ....I.. a reason inai wuch nt the lorgoiug expression tn.ui.u ... b . ioOrgOlllgeAiiiini.iv.., rn.s, nnd the disgraceful retreat of the lM ff0ulJ gl,ecdo . . ..it i.. i.n n,.,i,n,iilii.l for beioro I ., n, wnai inoi.i . . . tQ bo na. ;-,;,ry can be, -.aimed. This victo to be adored,, ,WI if he si net "X was gained by tho unll'inchl., bravely of hi, sins and is .ph. lmn.cr.cJ, tho church , fc-mJ will reeelvo Idm ogi. . . . illlirci- to tho brows of o,,,s-,.-rW - a. i know what critters lliero are m m . . tn? " I'" ' .. .. it l... r.A Mr.ll-Notwitl.sta..dingaH tin. .. '""j Bl,, to their nlready glo- will K,iosly repent, and mimn, proml d.T G. kU. M to amend L future Id.., tho church will rmusre, J j,' J, yj Virginia, again receive him Into Its bosom, af.erbe- fof h.. JJ : fug Unmersed. , "u "... a l0 bo defeale.l, they nro ,OluS.(fh.afow minutes of deep ro- men brn.e,. M short llvction) proposes tho following luler.- de,tl.d to ho 1 KV..W I...... u,. ill. Ill I. II llll a ll.USH'i lllliu I'll, "UN", - . .1 .... tl. lutvn been unstic- comm. !"'" - .,..... on,! tho part borno in un tory goo. tha time? .1 i .. .. i t'. iriimift good Idea to keep such filter. i " U h"P - ji ppn Ourlnforninntdidnotsay woe... e,.v r; . - .,()vw isu "v - - closely kc nii.... - llmt whether Old rcl, .Hrnc Ihro-J ;h J J "'"jj ih K. iolmitlU church or uol, but r mw to the opinion tlml Ik did not Ihu Vf"'' from tho Constitution. WrSuvoral years ogo Col. Benton warned tho country to beware of Jeff Da vis, In tho following language: " Ho is n martinet, puffed up with West Point seieitco, ,ir,,ii.'ttl and i.roemntical, within his cir cle; but that circle is a narrow one, and ho .. . ... . I. 11- i. n moves uncontrolled within . a' " avowed Secessionist." joT Everything now points to nn early ntttack by Halleck upon tho Rebel foa-cs Btt'oiinlh. It will bo n bloody and heavy fight, but Halleck is certain nw power to triumph. Ho seems to know everything, anticipates everything, and Is serenely self-reliant. Tho latest uccoiHils show that tbcro aro lf.H Brigadier Generals Headquarters, Department of tho Pa cific, San Francisco, April M, lu. Whereas, it having come to the knowledge of the undersigned that there are certain persons, either holding office under the rebel government, or aiding and abetting the enemies of the United States, and that such person or persons are owners of real estate or persouul property withiu the lim its of this Military Department It is hereby dechired that all such es tates or property arc subjected to confisca tion for the use und benefit of the United States. It is further declared, that nil sales and transfers of real estate or person al itrottcrtv bv any person or persons hold ing office tinder the rebel government, or who mnv be aiding and assisting the ene mies of the Union, whether made by them personally or by their agents, shall be null und void. G. Wriciit, Brig. Gen. U. S. A. Commauding. Items. A bed of coal oil has been dis covered 12 miles back of Oakland, opposite Sun Francisco said to be pure. ll II I.ownsdale. one ol the early pio neers of Oregon, and ono of the originnl proprietors of the Portland town site, died hitelv in Portland. Several hundred Lunauioiis eu.i.e i.i ono or tho steamers last week, nil bound for Cariboo. They go by the way oi v ic toria. 450 more are on tho way. f 100,000 in gold dust wus shipped to San Francisco hist week from Portland. Tho Chinese of California, over 18, nro to bo taxed $2,ft0 per month, except those mining nnd paying the mining tax. The flood in Snake River has overflowed Lewiston. The gardens of the Nez Perces nlso submerged. Loss unknown. Tho Board of County Commissioners of Wasco county has established election pro ducts at tho John Day, G rondo Ronde, nnd Powder River, ll is tnoiigni n.vw votes will bo cast nt these new precincts Lumber is senrco at tho Dulles the most inferior kind bringing ?tu a inoiisnim. Barley is (0 per cwt.; oats the same; aud wheat, noiio to bo had. Pack trains are daily leaving the Dalles for tho Powder River mines. Tho Mountaineer says reports from Sal mon River are favorable. A Mr. Stan ford says that parties who went in last fall, nnd now havo their claims open, are taking tint r,itn of .r)00.000 a day. Tho Umatilla IIoiiso at uio mines is ior .i i. tlm owners. Plummer ti Riley. A man named Collins was drowued nt tho Cascades lately. Miss Susan Robinson, tho actress, was married at Walla Walla, on tho 4th inst., to Chns. II. Gctler. dt whereby twenty of' the soldiers were meeting heM t e night or. .p OUTII lilt' t.l IH wu.-t; ui Kim m-(.m..-v v. TTii'i tsvillr. ( Ma 1 Mav 1st o expe- the Federal' tl'Jtt. Kditoriuls urgently caH try, with two pieces of ortillerv, under the j i- - ' .i: I ,i i f:n M;t..i.ii for the city. Washington Co. The following nomi- I n nil Alabama S of tK Tennessee river there floats no (leg but the of Washington county: old flag. Senator Dr. . Dowlby; uepresema- Washington, May 2d. A dispatch rrom t;V(J for Washington and Columbia coun- the army at Yorktown, dated yesterday, j, w ConJcrs. p4epresentaiive, R. "'On Tuesday a steamboat loaded with Wiieox; Co. Judge, Uy Jackson; Sher- troops probably from West Point, thirty iff, R. K. Wiley; Co. Clerk, W. D. Hare; miles above, was seen before Yorktowu, Treas., W. Simmons; Assessor, J. B. Kcl- indicating that the enemy were beinj rein- jop. gcj100i gup't, U. A. Tanner; Co. forced. A battery at the month of Worm- " w Ge, Co williulB lv Creek, commanding the rebel water bat- ' t'cries at Yorktown and Gloucester, opened Adams. yesterday on the rebel shipping, distant The following named were appointed a two miles. The rebels left hastily. The County Committee: W. D. Hure, A Uin gnus were then turned on tho works at ma y ur0Wn( R. Walker, J. II. Egan, Yorktown and Gloucester, and were soon L-,.iin ny.Tf.r rur Snm'l Ritchie. answered by the large pivot gun on oik- " town Hight. The lire continued briskly for two hour. We sustained no damage, ilimifh the cnemv's shell fell close. Some nf our .shells were' seen to explode directly Coi.riinu Co. Union nominations have been made as follows: Rep. for Washing ton nnd Columbia, E. W. Conyers; Coun ii . i.. ..M....t.. M'l.i..lt thn tnn. over lueei.eo.j , n n ,...... fl..rt .Tnturs A. nient befeiie was covered witn men. v uai ly uueig.-, i. v. , - damogo they sustained is or course not Kerns; Sheriff, C. G. Copies; Treas., Jss. known. G. Hunter; Assessor, Simon Miller; Sup't Washington. May 2d. Gen. Prentiss f Schools, K. Henrici; Coroner, T. II. and 700 Federal prisoners arrived nt Sel- 'jaylor; Co. Commissioners, T. F. Qallo ma. Alabama. The oflicers are to bo sent -y nm, Wula to Tullailepo, the privates io .viomcouierj. Com. llo nn passed ti.roi.gn c oiurnmn. CoLfunu.-The Julia South Carolina, on Saturday, tn route to tno"h.. . Hichmond. He is amazed nt tho fall of reached Portland on the i -in ini., un .g New Orleans, and states that there were lv, $j0,000 in gold dust. Tlio Columbia one hundred heavy guns between Ft. Jack- j3 rn,, fust the Snake fulling. Tho snow son and the city, and numerous uoareiiug gulmoi( uivcr WUJ t00 jt,q) t0 aIow of boat Louisiaiui was ready, and that the claims open were said to bo doing well. erunboat Mississippi, though uiitinisnca, Tho Powder Uiver mines uou i appear could bo brought into action. . ., 0t WCH and parties from that sec- Thero has been Issued nt New York a tubular statement of tho public debt of tho United States. Tho total of both classes of debt, March 12, Is t30;,04,110, ol which $181,030,811 ere in treasury notes. Cairo, May 2,1-Col. Lew Wallace. ,io , rettch ,ho gellicractS with more or less Division occupied Turdy, lenncssce, lues- day. without opposition. The enemy's left dissatisfaction. flank had rested in the town. Wo have On tho 20th ult., the snow in tho Sulm- dispatches from Ft. Wright dated yestcr- 0 i-mt mlKi was only ubout thrco feet day. (it.ep( nnd fust disappearing. Thoso who WnshiiiL'ton. May 2. A dispatch from nnpllPj ,.ami last fail, have begnu to work. . . .. . . ...1... .... ll.nt lt.-r. I beforo loraiown, yesienmy, b.';s '" deserters enmo into our lines nnd report that Gen. Johnston and Gen. Mngruder made speeches last week to the troops, call ing on them to uso every exertion io ueie-ui tho Northern Invaders that if they wero defeated at Yorktown tho causo of the rnnfederacv was tone, ns they wero deter mined to rest their cause on this, their lust battle. Vout WnuniT. April 23. There has lippn no chainro in affairs hero sinco Satur day. Tho Ynnkeo licet lias gonn higher up the stream, ami Is now lying opposite, . .1 . ., 1 I 1... .1 ..nm firing. l'TOItl VltO Avuinueue ui niv- rnu.v ditto, wo learn: "Reinforcements are be ing hurried forward to t t. urigni, wnere, it is expected, Hint we wu. muko m-:., rate stand against Coin. F'oot's fleet. C..nli. Snmnnt's bill, of which IlO CI1V0 notice on tlio 2d Inst., for tho repeal of three sections or tlio Act oi louo, reK.n. v i.... ii, ..nniin-lsn slavo trade, mukes the transportation of slaves from ono part of thO VllitCU StUtCS IO nuoinvr a fruu. v.- Ct Inula Mav 1. A detachment or cavalry rrom Forsyth (Mo.) ou the 21th running rockers and sluices C or 8 hours a day. New buildings, some of a substantial character, wero being built in t lorence. About 300 uicu were engaged in pncK ing provisions from tho summit of tho mountains into tho diggings, at u ccuis m pound. Prices were declining-Hour Joe pound, bacon f l,i", nun on.er um in proportion. Tho road to tho mines is n gooei cui.ti.i lion, excepting about 15 miles on Craig" mountain, which is very miry; but that I -.,:.n Imnrovinir and will bo in fair trav eling condition by the middle of this month. At Lewiston tne r.vcr wn very ingii six inches higher than nt any time lust sea-so'n-nnd still rising. Much of tho lower part of tho town-sito was ovcrnoweu. ' Mossman & Co. and MclJrido have uni ted their expresses, and will hereafter make regulur trips between tho upper country and Portland. ; Two new ferries havo been established on Snake and Clearwater Rivers. Tho above Items are token from tUQ Wulla Walla Statesman,