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THE OK 10 CI ON AIU.UB. II V ! W. I'llAIW. r is it MS OF SVIISCRIVTIOS. The Aif" w'1"'" fiA at Thru Uutluri r,r (iiii'"'. V n,lhitt in" '" ""''' '""'. J'" II ... U ll.l llf i A Infill ,r f irt '' ".' y""- JVa IhlUifwill ho thnrgnl fur tit mnnthi fit, luliieriflin" rertire djurt Ini ;i triad, tit !"'' ditrantinurd Until all arrearage! t fan'i '' "" ""'"" "J"" VM,,h Singh eafif Im'V " rtntt. W The following communication was Miit I01" wrilnr NfH' McKcnii, nn old lady uf omu )',!ttlH- U u Iruu pjciot mil tli'Kiinfii rebels heartily. Wo coimncnd hr dcrlplurul quotations to thu prayerful consideration of Cornwall. for tht Argui. The South will ruo tlio doy she roused thoniiiK f Liberty, in North America. For tli" Un'K'm built ''X truth, on the ri k of 1'ii 'iiiichH, nnil "Tlio gates or Hull hltull not ('rt'vail against It." Some Olio has howii Inns in our Nntioii mnnngHt tlio whent. Tlio Union must liu r-Hf rved, for Unit ir tlio wheat, lint I inn nfrahl thry Ihivu ru-hcd into the fii'ld ln-Toro tlio wheat m folly ripe; for when thin rebel lion first showed U snaky head, tlio very Ttrlli appeared to quuko and tremble, lo nrouic tin' people from their deadly slum bers. Tin' projilo were nut watching nml nn the terrible serpent of secession crrpt upon thi'in. It is w rit ton ''Tin' seed of the womiiii shall bruise thu serpent's hrud." Then how can imy una say thry will not take up arm 1 bruiso tlio hrud of thin monster; for thry would thus ha aiding Irtnson in trampling freedom under foot in worthless dross Why 1I0 they wish to de stroy tlit glorious I'tiion? Preserve tlio t'nii'ii it is life; destroy the I'uion mid it i death. Turn, why will jo dir? Why will ve not possess yourselves with wisdom mid knowledge, while it lit in stor for von? Swk md y shall flnd. Tuko tlio New Testament for your guide, mid not tlio old one, for thu old thing lire dour KWity mid ill lliiiiftl nrc lircome lirw. Tlu ro W15 to lnt nrw llcnvrn nml urw rnrlli Now wUt In llin lirw Ilcvrn, hut tlio I'iiIoii? And what U tlio nrw rnrth lint Anirriou? Knr it not until mn t'infl nfta-r llm mitli'mrut of AnnTion, thr pfoplo thrcwr 1. (I tlio ynka mnl Ix cnmr fn-a mul indrM'n dent HOdi'. Hut tlm ndvrrniry dm-ivi-d tlio world. Salmi who fim-n nliout a t rnnrinK I. ion, llionht If nn-lit dcviiur tlm 1'inon, Why did thry not mdimit (jti'i'ily to thiir ilcfriil in fnilinir lo ch-rt Urn kin ridip? It wm tx Imrd to K'" "P the rmu, nflrr li'ivii'' lli'ld thrni ' lolijr. Tiny Ihonifht llml thry nmt l nionnn h, mid nimtlii-r Adnimitrtion like the lnt would how i nniilcti-d llie work, thry hml no ni-nrly nr-oinilihrd John Itrown mid hi nnnpniiion inintt lo hinnr, hut thoe Irmlori who pull down the Amrrimn flmr. nml troniplf it in tin dust, ihnj ninol ho Irl nhiin' I run rni;mlliiA with thosr pmpli! in IIik South, w-lio nro oirnl hy ruflinn ioi'iirr, mid d ire not miy tln-y nre for tht 1'nion. Itnt not tho-o uiir;vr, grutlrmrn, kiiiirhtu of I he iroldi-n rirrh1, wimc ol thrni hyporriticitlly wrHrinir floiik of i iion to ronrrnl thrir luisr nell'idi pur po Thry nm like thr old rulrrs of the Jew; thry w ill not "lme Ihi nmn to rule eer thrm." Ait with him! ii thrir cry They know not whit tin y do. Si in Mi Kkas. We ni knowh-de the rereipt from the AniTirnn pulililn r, Ieonnrd Seolt li Co. ol Itliickwood'n Mutturmr, with tha Wet in'tntir, tin- I.ondon (inrtrrly, nnd the I'diiihurc, nml North UritiOi lUvii. TIiim' fi" MJlf'if nr nre Innlnijj orRnii of pnhlic opinion in (5 rent Hritrtin. Hy 0 prrnnl of their nrtirlr whii h nre the fruit nl unme of the hi nt ii.t Ihrt In Knplmid, the d fiVrml .rocr-rn of lo-lu hy whiih rondiiMiim nre rrmhril on rrli(iou mul political (pirntimm, hy John Hull mid Itroth trJnnithnn liwomm nppnrrnt, mid the ariom phflM-H whirh civiliiition nwntnen in tlio two countrim limy ho txpluinrd. Tliouiih our froliiiR hne Ihimi onlrnprd hy tlio ronlrmptuouii tone with whirh thine mn.iiii dure prnliclrd the Mure of Kc puhlirnn Inhlitntimn in Amrriin. the timtr nificenl m il ronrril tliphiy (l in tin ir coin purinon helween Amerireu mid Unthdi In nitutioim, with thrir Mihlime iKnormice of our nlTiiirii, upon whirh thry rxhihit ur priniiiK drurec of Miruce, liavo nluiosl if not qmto rrNlorcd our noI humor. Our kiuhhip hy origin, mid onrneM lioth of lnii((,iiinn nnd lilrrHlure, innko tudy of tnuttml cliitrncliristM-K nnd trndnirits profilnhlo rxrrriKC. The re puMicution of tlirwo, which nro n gnr led ncros the wnter i thrir ulaiidnrd pulilirntion, Miould bo imoiinmed, ami crry Amerioiiii whose, tnemu nod h ihiiro permit, nhmild indiiltro a Usto fur nenernl litrr.ititre, hy mi orcnuion l (liinro nt thene mnniuslnm. So we rher r fully commend Muck wood mil the Flrilish Rtticm to our reader. Nrw toliime of tlio four UrllMi Kcview the WeKtmiiiHter, tlio North IJritUh. the London nml tlio KdlnlinrK, nnd nNo Illnrk ood'i MiinnJiio, repiihliKheil hp L Seott 4 Co. N, Y. City, commence with tlio Jim. numlw. Thu ttrum per nimm 'r ""X on oftho four Uuvicw or lllnckwood ro $3, my two of tlm nuinlier limy bo obtain ed for $;, and tlio flva for $10. TooTnrr. The following brief extract from ft work by Theodoro Winthrop, n yomiK Massnchimcttii man killed nt Wit Bethel, It an ovcrtrno picture ol tlm eot ruptioti mid deniorulizntlon In high nnd low plan, but tho nrtlst points to mi Influence, tlwtlnrd w mny liopa to work a radical chii5, l'iil;!li! Opinion siuldonly roused to leriitlnir.o fttrcfully what concerns tho public weal so vitally, but which Imd been mmI by or gUmeil over beforo, In now In Rinnlng to tnim.flx with ltd plrrelnff Snfn II nmn of every degree whether Uidr ' .ti,.llo tho Oorern- file A Wetikly NcwHimpor, devoted to tl Vor,. VIII. It recoKiiized, he Is branded rogue and thief. "It Is one of those epoch, when mankind Is iu n slouch or despond, and must have a lilt from Hercules. It is a time when so ciety, llml drowsy DioL'eneM. is liririiininir to bestir itseir lifter a long nnd careless slumber, mid holding up the lantern of pub lic opinion to find honest men, suddenly re veals a mighty nriny of iolhios. Romies everywhere; scurry rogues iu menu places, showy ro(.'ins in high places; rogues cheat ing for cents In cheap shops, rowin g defraud ing for millions in splendid bunk parlors; princely rogues claiming princely salaries for unprofitable services, mid puny rogues corrupted by such example, hteuling the lust profits to rku out their puny pay mid give Ihem their base pleasures; potent rogues buttoning up a million's worth of Ktciiinshlps or locomotives in their fob, mid rogues ns potent for ill on a smaller deale, keeping bwck the widow's mile, nnd storing the orphan's scanty portion with the umrer. Ungues everywhere ! And the great stern steady eye of public opinion, nt Inst fully open, and detecting each rogno iu the place ne iiiki crept or stroiin into, marking Inn: thrro in his dustnrd shame or huughty hrn vudo, nnd branding him thief mul scoun drel, so that nil the world could know him after." I'ickktino. While on my lonely bent, a light trend attracted my attention, nnd nu looking up I beheld one of Sccc.sh's pickets standing before me, "l rtimrfir ' mu Vtf In "t'ntl PMliiiid tun riT! ..... i.,....,!...,.!!,.., ..I.,w.v.....l iiiif..,.. 1 ... ' J" Jw .1....1 hi horn; but this unnatural war has mailo us , ... - it .-!.... fi rneiiurs, dimi i uiiisi hiiuoi you. uive mo a chaw terlinekrr." He was a young man my boy, in the prime of life, and descended from the First Families nl Virginia. I looked nt him, and says I, In the inn giiniro of Judge Wuit "Let's compromise, niy brother.'1 "Xrvrr!" says he, "the South is fight ing for her liberty, her firesides, nnd the pursuit of happiuo, and desire most re spectfully to welcome you with bloody hands to a hopitnhle grave." "Stand off tni purrs," says I, mid let's sec w hose iiumo shall come before the coro ner firM" lie took hi place nnd we fired simulta neously. I heard his ball go whistling by n h im nbout a quarter of a mile oil my r i-jlt t . nml when the smoke clcnred nwny, I saw the Seech picket approach mo with mi awful expression of woe on bis other wise dirty countenance. "Soldier,'' says he, "wn there anything iu m head before tou fired?" "Nothing" says I, "save a few harmless insects " "I spenk not of them," says he. "Was thero anything inside ol my head?" "Nothing!'' snys I. "Well just listen now." "Thnt." said he, "is your bullet which hss penetrated my skull,- and is rolling round in my bruin. I die happy, anil ith nn rinpiy stomach; but there is one thing I should like to sec before I die for my country. Have vou a quarter about ynu?" Too much nffrctcd to speak, I drew the coin from my jHtckrl mid handed it to him. The dying nun clutched it convulsively, mid fixing his bleared eyes iitiou it proceed- nl to soliloquize' I his is the lirst quarter , ttnmff j, 11( Foreign powers see this, nnd I hnve seen since the fall of Sumter, and if !nro now setting thrir fact s most decidedly I hail wounded you I should have beer, to-1 tlc rt-tiollion. The war is evident ially unable lo give yon nny quarter Ah! i y ,l(.,ir!r t an end, nnd nothing but Atrcr how lirniitiful it K how bright, how ex- j jcnn nlwtinnry prolongs it. The confeder quisile, highest bliss of all, good for four ! ntri, ,RTe nng since abniidonrd hope, and drinks. Rut I havo no timo to nny all I .nre now fighting merely because they hate fi-el" to give in. except on compulsion. The expiring soldier then laid down his gun, hung his cap and overcoat on a brunch of a tree, mid blew his nose. I la then (lied. A ml tlirrn I ntnoil nil 1.0V on that sol- ilrv bent, looking mournfully down upon that fallen type of manhood, nnd thinking how lingular It whs he hml forgotten to give me luirK my qunrirr I or igui, nun thinkiiur nbout my ounrtcr, so nffertcd mo thnt I wns obliged to torn my buck on tho corpse, nnd walk sadly away. When I re turned to the spot the body had disappear ed! Had it gone to henvenf rerhaps so my boy, perhaps; but I haven't seen my quarter lince. Hot According to our way of thinking, . t ii ... lirtw all it it n . leuoverun..-,,, , ... , ': ";"", " i timo wns allowed it for preparation, has nccomplishrd wonders, having gotten to- .i ., f.. l:,iL m Im. niMiitli ffi'tlier WIIIUU imiu mci n inii.uii" i an army which in point of discipline, enllni sinsm, muscle, nnd pluck, as well ad even in equipments, (despite swindling army rnntrnrtni-d.) will compare favorably with nny of the trained standing a-mles of Kti rope. Let such nn nrmy bo pitted ngnhist the forced of a nvnl power, in a cause with wheh tho sympathy olour wholo undivi tidrd country is in unison, nnd history will hnve a arricd' of deeds to record besido which somo of the most brilliant achieve, mciits of modem times, will bo considera bly reduced in lustro, Tho man, or party who enn panso at this slngo of our nntionnl diflirultirs lo condemn tho Federul Gov ernment on grounds of a purely politicul nature, must bo nn enemy to our Country, w. shall hnve "nniplo room nnd verge .nmiitl," for political discussion when the war Is rndrd a result which must now ho near at hund.-A . UtraU ami Mirror. Itcmh. Oregon npples sell by tho In yolco in Snti Francisco at 8 to IOJc a lb. The Tciim snys two miners have romo from Salmon Uir "ivin '"'"T1 ih''m Wl pounds of gold, the result of less, than .l.reo mouths' work it. an ou.shb claim. Uishoi. Sinip-o will piVHi.l.. nt . tho Con ference of the M. H. Church in tins State llThc7n uro six liwwlrt nt tho Insnnn Asy nm I,, Portland, under the enro of Dm. VthomeandLoryea. There Is a poor lunnlio wandering about Oregon C.ly who khouhl be inkrti enre of ic Intero.st.s of tlic LaWing Claftsefl, and advocating the lt KHON CITY, OREGON, MAY 24, 18C2. I A si-Kcrs ok tub V ah. Victory follows the notion's iiturcb, ami her moral nml ma tvriul Hlrcnglli occumuluteg amid tho Htorm of civil wur. Whilo it iH tleplorahlo to contemplate tlio bloodshed, desolation and miseries that have been tlio noceiwury ac companiments of this uufortiinato war, and thru must still accompnny it to the end of the chapter thrro is still a relief to tho durk picttiro. The Goverumeiit of tho country, while prosecution hostilities with energy, appears to obey the dictates of an inflexible though unhappy duty, into which . ... . no rancorous or vmdictive sp.nt seems to enter. We do not believe a pornllcl Cilse exists in history, where nn nssailed Oor-! ernmeiit In a time of civil ainr 1, ,10 i.vi.M.i iiuiinni, in u iimi. oi livii war, tins exhiiii- t,l such an absence of the spirit we have alluded lo, and which course, if consistent- l r,,il,i.,.,i ,.,,1 u,;m i. .1.. 1 , J iiui, nn, nu I MU Ol-V IIICHIIS 01 restoring peace to the nut ion ut nn early timn. On this point wo must not confound the Government willi those seinl insane f;ic lions that would huve this wur not waged In i.si....i..ii i.i.n.iH I ...... T T . T , its previouH integrity, but pressed forward iu vuii. uU iiuiili; null icmiiiu IIIU union 10 (orsooth to carry out some fanatic theories , or social absurdities of their own. These people-tho Abolitionists, whose evil j,,. I uenee, have drenched the country, with ln,i,i.it .. !... .1....1 i ii.. 1 , ... ., ., , . oiuou-wiuie most lonu mounted ana bin- meir loyuuy, nro rein ly iuc:' ' ' huihmi-.i ""'e' , i i . . . . i i . mul Rtii-i'ii Im nil ri'il U'nniirhiil "Vi.rlit Ilui-.. which, if they hud their way, they would reduce from being the conservator of the nation to the fatal position of head of a one idea faction. If tho Abolitionists ore capable of learning anything, they must, by this time, bo nwarc that the Govern ment neither exists nor acts, in pence or in war, for any section, porty or faction, but for the restoration of the Union ns it has been, and for tho future progress, secu rity and grentness of the country at large. San Erancisro .fonitur. FKATtnus or thk News The great armor clad nondescript, the old Mrrrimar, or new Virginia, has gono the way of nil rebel crnft nt last, to the chagrin no doubt, of some penco men North, ns well as war men South, who fancied thnt she was to alter the course of the war, and drive our navy from the sens. The plating being an nftc rthought, mid eumbrously done, the ves sel which on her first launching as an iron plated war steamer, rolled oft the stocks nnd began sinking, wns compelled to con fine her operations to quiet water. Tho ..luimoi, iii.iKiniicuia in iipH'iirunce, oesiue i i :r. . !.. her big antagonist, yet carrying an nrma ment sunicient to bntter down a citadel, seems lo hnve alTrtghtcd the oftlecrs nnd men of the rebel buttery, ns thrv deserted , ,,,w WT np t0 prcVciit her from fall- ing into the hands of her owners. Norfolk surrendered through a deputation of her citizens, nnd thus two lending objects of the war in that section nre accomplished. The rebels arc now hemmed in on every side, and nlthough the wny of retreat is yet open for them a little further south, the Not os the Tkack. Wo notice thnt W. W. Pago declined to run for Judge of this District. As his ncceptnnee of nn np. 'pointment to this place proves that his ob ijectinn is not to tho J'ovnh, wo supposo it j lnnrc particularly to tho idea of "running in vnin." Tho Oregon Farmer nftcr scolding a lit tle, declnres itself no longer a candidate for State Printer. 1 he rucinc k, roau on, leyrap . ... has passed the House. It will doubtless . pass the Senate, nnd receive the President's; signature. Should it succeed this session, work nn.y be commenced on it nt three J , m. , , or more points simultnneonsly. This is of ...HH !i..i...i.lrti,nA In .in.ti.li. tt lm nrtnel pi-m iiiij'vi lu.iiu I., nw'iu mi, .ma bvu.ii. Kastrrs Mails. All mniht for tho Must, now go by weekly stenmcr tu'i Pun nmn. This nrrungrmont will continue un til the Overland mail route is put in nn ef ficient state. Tlio proprietors of tho hitter mail route will notify tho Department when . . ..... they are ready to resume tho uisciiargo ot their duties under tho amended contract. Tho letter mail will then be transferred to their carriage but all printed matter will go by ocean as now, Washington, May 1th. Tho N. Y. Times' dispatch snys tho French Minister has gono to Richmond to assure tho rebel Government that tho h'mperor does not re rognizo them ns a power among nations. England and Franco, by recognizing them as belligerents, did nil thnt could bo ex pected on thu part of neutral Governments. Continued hostilities nnd the threatened de struction of cotton nnd tobacco crops would only bo wanton Injury to tho commerce of . ' ii l..l....t l.i- - ...! 1.'... .!....,! 1110 WOrUI .I'Jlll Ulg I'llllliu nun J. iiumiu even more than the United States, nud that a resort to guerrilla warfare, ns proposed when their armies nro destroyed, would de moralize society, and bo simply a return to biirbiulstii. Tho rebels havo been ndinon Ished, therefore, that tho cessation of hos tilities Is a duty they owe to themselves ulid to tho world, which nil civilized na tions will unite in requiring of them, Details of Eastern News. Ilallle of UHamshurg. j Baltimore, May 8th. The following is from tlio American's accounts of tho bat tle of Williamsburg: " The battle of Monday was a most warmly contested engagement. Owing to the roughness of the country and tho bad condition of the roads, but a small portion of our troops could be brought into action. Oen. Sickles' Brigade, of Uen. Honker's Division, bore the brunt of tin: bii!llc, and fought most vuliiinlly throughout, though greatly outnumbered by tho uiciny, who also luul a superior position. I ho a superior position. the an- 1 ii' ,1 , prouches to their earthworks were through '"vines and swumps while l, ram fell in . . . ' T- , lnL " "' i." , i -., previom nig it, and were soukcil with ram od chi.,cdvith co,d; The battle raged '" ! ... the morn.ng until hree 0 clock f. a., whin McCI'.-llun arrived with iret.li arms troops, nnd relieved Ifook irl.mhUII, 0 were iieurlv prostrate from fatigue 1 lis Third Reiuient of Sickles' Urigudo luuW their ranks terribly lliinned by the enemy's , j u,o t-..eii7 butteries, iliey ure rrpreseliteU to have. ought with such bravery that not less than . I . .1 .1 . I. mi .1 1 I iwo iiunun:ii ui mciu wero Kineo or wuui u - .,! AfW H, .rri.l r t,.fMn,.., , enemy were fiercely charged on by ITn- cock: s Lngade, and were dnven wH" works before nigh fa l-ne.u y seven fiij 'r;,,;, ,uZtd ., i ... 1 . . ..-m , the latter were curried into Williumsbnrtr. , mm buwii iiuuuil'U wuiliiueu, iub "ill I ing come on, our forces lay on their arms u, rrT.ulU works tn the morning. ' On xucsday nionnng. McClelbu, sent out scouts, whilst preparing to move on the enemy s work. 1 he scouts soon returned mul p niirfml t nit tlio rn Hi , nu tiirmn I. ...ii.. I-,. I I . .1... . n i. 1 .1 i ' i i " i ken Oight during the night, and their works nn J Williamsburg were then occupied by the national troops. Ft. Mugmder wns a most extensive work, capable ol a prolong ed defense. 1 he enemy were reported, by , tnn U'W iifL'Pf'M mill u'tuiifn lotind in tht' n l . e town, to have fled in great confusion.- I uPirn ti n m I urti ii ii'mrnnc mul limn 1 1 mtia and a co.isidcr.ible store of provisions were, found in the town. I he roud in the vicin- ity wnsftrewn will, arms and nccounter-j moiiU. A tiutnbcr of deserters nlso ruiuici aiuiu iiuoi'ii ij y tviia uii'i tai i '11 .1 ' . - . I '.I '.. 1 meir I'sf-iipu nnu ciiiiil wiumi our i.ums, . ..11.1 . l who stated that they had intelligence of large number of Kiierul troops landing on the shore of York river, nbout Williams-1 burg, to flank them." Gen. MeClellan was struck by a frag ment ol shell, but not injured. Yorktown, Mny 1. The latest intelli gence from the Geld ol battle suys: Mc , (Jlullan came tin with the rebels eight miles beyond Williuuisburg . ... After a severe bkir - mish with the rear guard he put them to uignmcrossnie L.i.cKanomuiy. mrgc additior.ul number of deserters, who had nothing to eat" for forty-tight hours but a (cw hurd biscuits, when brought iu fell down exhausted. Heavy caniionnding was heard nt an early hour this morning by the boats com ing down the river. The result is not known. Tin rj is no doubt that the whole rebel army is in a state of disorganization, under the pursuit of McClellun, and fleeing with great precipitation, without nnv in tention of muking a stand anywln re. Un less they can reach Richmond by boats via James river, Ihcy will certainly be inter cepted by lorces lauded nt West Point. Not less than fifty steamers nre engaged in transporting the buluuco of the army to that point. On Monday last tho enemy took one Pennsylvania, battery, having first killed all the Iiois s. I ho buttery had but a small infantry support, who were overpow ered mul compelled to surrender. lieforo the close of the day, this battery, with one of the enemy's, was recaptured. We have just learned that tho enemy have destroyed till the bridges across the Chickahominy. McChllan is resting his army this side of the river. The Chicka hoiniiiv runs p irullel with the James river, into which it Hows. , i'w ii'iR, .ini j.-iiiui'Miinfiiui. . ,.fu.AP(! i n nil t in 1 ;rh Unr tn j nt W,llin,sburg were 30 000 Federals and ; f,o,oOO rebels Gen. Jo Johnston led the latter In person. They have lot several ' onwn. uur men i.mgut va- IIUIIll llllll UM'VI IIIU oiij.'lil-l ne.l. The following account of Gen. Hancock's bayonet charge is published in the Herald tOKluy; There was scarcely 100 yards be tween tho rebels nud our men when our skirmish fire ceased. Tho 5th Wisconsin and -13d New York formed In closo order; at long range, musket barrels came to lev el and ono terrible volley tore through the rebel ranks; somo long range guns cnino to second level, nud on order " Charge bnyo- i nets," nwny went the two regiments, amidst 1, in, I rimers fjnlluiit us tho foe were, they loud cheers. Galluut us the foe were, they could not stand this, nnd for a space, gen erally estimated at three-quarters of a mile, they udviiuco under a firo splendidly served from a battery, with a cloud of skirmishers stretched across their front. Tho wholo firo was very destructive. The rebels hud not the nerve, broke, nnd fled in a com plete panic. The Washington correspondent of tho N. Y. Trihuno states that large dealers, who aro pleading on behalf ol tho whisky interest with tho Committeo of Ways and Means, muko the almost incrediblo assertion thnt tho total product of all tho distilleries iu tho United States is not less than COO, 000,000 gallons. If so, a tax of ten per cent, will net a very pretty Rum for tho ua tional treasury. Probably a still larger tax will bo Imposed on this commodity. Seo In another column tho ndvertisoincnt of Ilodington & Co's. Ycnst Powders, an infallibly r;iiitrntec for light sweet bivnd. side of Truth hi every issue. No. G. BATTLE AT WEST I'OIXT, VA. Tht JleMs DreatcJ I NORFOLK SUIIHEXDEREP! THE MERH1MAC BLOWN UP! Naval Encagrnienl on the Misxisxippi, at Fort Wri'jhl Three Uriel Onnlouti Destroyed Affairs at Corinth, (J-c. i 1 t 1:.... . t .1 1 OboiiiK iJiiiiuiiiif , .iiuy 4111. ill Uie Mr llt VZTmmi:uu Oen Pope took two or t)rfie hmM ' rimnm fJr iew of pieces artillery, and sererul hundred muskets. 1 he light ttstecl three or lour hours, and , i . . i l.i -i .1 ZZX ,f bri dhcg wero .j it , ... ., 2 i .u . ml and there was a general call to arms. The , , n iiii II ii ,rnk ,,H find in Mnfiinnn i r'.... ....... t:. t n. Cameron, Minister to Russia, nnd lioy- nrd.Tavlor, Secretary of Legation, sailed ,(ie . Mav-.h j hd , ftf Nor(h Corolini!ins ,,, i i,,. :.i n ... i,,.. t r . r.'. ben organ zed; Capt. Potter, of Gen. ros- A ,(, 'e mmheT J,, men voIlinttt. j riv camB forWBrd ,ml 1, tllB oath rf al. ; kyunm They will be armed and equip- '-7 JWnside, to defend their home, against relicts. Washington, Mny 8. The bill establish- i t,e Uureou of Ai;riculturc passed the . " ' i c ,,.,., ,l.1( . ... ' . . . . . . , . which MUMl.d u.0 now illlitcad of , ,,. BJ uk M ni ,,t re. j jt h Congressional or Territorial, lnlumA and ni;illtBilllrw.the relation of i nmst(,r ,in(J ga y f ,he f(l. .... . 1 . . tire abolition of sluvcry therein, and in all , .,. f. Territories now organized Information from Fredericksburg snys that the merchants there arc largely in debted nt the North, nnd nre celling out wjll U(. owe(, intcllio, of . - 1 . ' . i ui miimuiiiu tnvu tiwiwiuil cm ivii r. nil' Olivmous 1(.tll.r8 ,)aV(J ,,een rcCL.jvtJ , Un, . . . . i dofrnudin tlicir Northern creditor. Ah- ion men nt Fredericksburg, threatening ,-VM and f QUt f(1V(,g Xcwmorket. Tn., Mny 8.-YesterJay , ' A , rv.i.... 1.:.. t .i n t,,.; i , i, r ciln(..n tut; nut i jjiLivMa muuic mo viiniii'ii tv 1 UIIUU Ull IHC WOOl BUiC Ml UIO UOtllBir I do.,, were dr;wn back by a detachment , r. Fugt. wl0 iM Bn,,,USMded by two rvb"l regiments. The action lasted nn hour. Foster withdrew in good order, and did not pursue. Our company of Ver mont cavalry was surrounded, but escaped by swimming the river. The enemy's loss was not ascertained. Foster captured six i J, ' ILtm.u. nr.r.,A v..i..r,u ", 1 iiriwitint-e It ivus ri.,nrtnH liafA tA.rliiv j StlUlnton brtwren Milro.-g Bdvnco aild , ,Wliril . lohmaii'i command. The latter were repulsed. A boat from Pittsburg Landing arrived at Cairo on the Sth nnd reported our army within two miles of Corinth. Chicago, May 9 r. m. The Memphis Avalanche, of the 5th hist., contains the following from Vickshurg: We learn that the authorities are rapidly strengthening the fortifications there, winch nre reported to be of such formidable character ns to pi-ecluile the possibility of the enemy 'a fleet ! coming up the river. 1 he snmc paper acknowledged the loss of 20 killed nnJ 100 wounded, nt Farming ton, last Saturday, and dcprvcatis the adoption of the system ol pcrs-.cuting Union nun. It snys such action is calculated to lend to disustrous results. A gentleman who left New Orleans on the 1st May, charges the men in Fts. St. Philip and Jackson with receiving bribes from the Federals, and were then induced to spike the guns and surrender. The commander of the French frigato Molatiir, before the surrender of the city, gave notice that he required six days' in order lo re move French citizens The cotton nt New Orleans and Raton Rouge, amounting to 32,000 bales, hnd been destroyed. Jeff Davis hnd issued a proclamation, re- 'questing the people to assemble at their ,e"b,in8 0 'Qoi on llle Confederate i arms. A dispatch from Augnsta, Ga., May 3d, states that prisoners who have escaped from Key West, report 5,000 Federuli in tho hospitals with the small pox. New York, May 10 The steamer Ori ental, from Port Hoyal, Ctu Mny, has ar rived. The pirate steamer Nashville has got into Wilmington. The sailing sloop-ofwar Jamestown was the only blockading ship there, and the pirate slipped by. The Ocean Queen, has arrived from Yorktown, with 1,000 sick and wounded. Cpt. Hoggs, thecommanderof tho Ver ona, in his official report of the fight with the rebel bout Morian, at New Orleans, says that over fifty of her crew wero wound ed, nnd she was set on fire by her comman der, who burned his wounded with the ves sel. Nnasan (New Providence) papers of 30th April, rontuina Inter news from Charleston. The citizens there were e x peeling nn attack soon, and considerable excitemeut prevailed. Businrsd wad al most entirely suspended. Fts. Sumter and Moultrie were being furnished with heavy guns. Five schooners, loaded with turpen tine, had arrived nt Nassau, having run the blockado. The Charleston, steamship, with arms, had arrived from Liverpool. The schooner Mclma, from Ft. Pickens 24lh April, has nrrived. The rebels si ill hoi,: possession of Pcnsiieoln, having a force of 11,000, Gen. Arnold was awaiting rein forcements bofore commencing an attack. Washington, May 0th A bearer of dis patches from Com. Forrngut at New Or Icai.i has arrived with dules to tho 29th of April. At that timo tho Commodore was Inking every meant" to teciire the cccopa- RATES OK ADVKnTISING; On ifjuaro (twelve liie-i, or les, brurier mrssars) one nneriioii 93 00 Kueh iubMuent insertion 1 00 liunineiH cards one year 20 00 A liberal deduction will be made to those who adverliw by the year. tlT The number of insertion should be netd 011 margin of an tdvertinement, otherwise it will be publinlied till forbidden, and charged y cordiii(ly. t3T Obituery noticee will be charged half the above rnlce of advertiiing. W int I'sinti.io executed with neatneM end dispatvhi I'aymtnt far Juh Printing mutt it mtdt ea drlirrry of tht trork. tion of the Forta ulong the coast by Gen, Butler's forces. A bill to educate the black children In the District of Columbia, and to abolish the black code, has passed (he Senate bv a vote of 28 to 7. Mr. Adams, V. S. Minister at the Court of St. James, has made a demand upon the hngnsii Uovernmcrit lor a return ol all British ships which huve eluded the block ado. Tho Ship Eniilo St. Tierre, captured whilst attempting to run tho blockade, wns afterward? retaken by her crew while 011 her way to Philadelphia, and tukeu to Liverpool. Monterey, Tenn., Mny 8th. A recon nnisanee to within a mile of the enemy's cm trenclimi-iits has fully established the fact that the rebels there are iu force, and fur thermore, they intended to fight inside their entrenchments. The weather is good and the roads improving Refugees, who lift Memphis on the 4th of May, report the rebel troops gradually evueuating Ft. Wright, and going to Cor inth. Beauregard was gathering together all tho forces he could for the impending battle. A letter from Burnsville, Texas, to the Memphis Appeal, says that Vidaurre baa imposed a duty of li cents on every pound of cotton shipped into Mexico, and a duty" of 25 per cent, on all goods from Mexico into Icxns. BATTLE AT WEST POINT. Washington, 9th. The War Department has received tho following! Gen. Frank liu's and Gen. Sedgwick's division, number ing 20,0110 men, landed nt West Point j Gen. 's division embarking for the same place, together with several batteries, The river, from Yorktown up, is lined with steamers and transports, und no doubt is entertained but we will intercept and cut off the rebels', unless they escape across the James river. Fortress Monroe, 9th. The York town steamer brings information of Gen, McClellun having advanced twelve miles beyond Williamsburg. He had several skirmishes with the entmy routing them with heavy lo?s. The embarkation of troops for West Point is progressing with great rapidity. A henry battle took place there ou Wed nesday afternoon. May 7th, betwceo Oen. Sedgwick's and Franklin's Divisions, and the rebels under Gen. Lee who were en deavoring to make their wny to Richmond. It is said to hare been tho severest buttle on the peninsula. The rebels were totally defeated and driven towards the Chicka hominy. The whole nnmber of federals killed and wouwkd was 300. The rebels had not less than thirty thousaud men en gaged; the whole federal force is said to have not exceeded 12,000. The Utter would probably have been defeated had it not been for the gun boats arriving oppor tunely nnd driving the enemy back with great slaughter. St. Louis. 9th Gen. Curtis report from Batrsville, Ark., that he had a fkir mish with the enemy and took a numtierof prisoner", also 100 stand of arms. Bates ville is on the White R.iver, 100 mile iWet of the Mississippi river. Chicago, 10 News has boon received from Buttsville, Arkansas, to the 6th. The Union feeling there was very strong since the arrival of Gen. Curtis's army. Men from the snrronnding towns were daily coining in and tak'ng the oath of allegiance. The day the nrmy nrrived. thirty men came a distance of thirty-five miles for that pur pose. It is the opinion of military men that the rebels have made their Inst Hand In Virginia. Pittsmnn Ferry, Arkansas, 8th. Fif teen transports nre now at Little Rock, taking in 12,000 troops for Corinth. Fortress Moxrok, May 8. Shortly before noon to-dny the Monitor, Naupatuek, Seminole, Sutquehannah, Dacotah, and Sjh Jacinto, in the order named, steamed towards Sewull's Point, and as soon at within range they opened lire with shot and shell against the bnttcry. Most of the shots were good ones. It was nearly half an hour bclore a reply was made from tha Point. The Rip Raps battery next opened fire; then tho NaugalucK fired for the first time. Several shots were fired from the single gun on the extremity of the Point, when 0110 from the Monitor struck in the vicinity, disabling the gun. The po sition of the Monitor was far in advance of the rest of the fli-et. She continued in mo tion until within a mile or two of the point, when considerable execution must hsva Iwen dono by the'acrtirate Gring. Tha Naugaluek kept in the back ground, the range of her Pnrrott gon enabling her to do so. ReWall's Point battery replied briskly. The Rip Raps Cred occasionally. A continual fire was kept np from the gun boats, but on account of tho distance no details cun bo given. Nothing ol note oc curred until 2 o'clock, when the firing be came very feeble from the Point. Tha Monitor about this time, retired from her position nnd joined the fleet, and at 15 minutes past two, a very heavy bluck smoke arose rapidly from the Point, caused prob ably by the burning of the rebel barrnrki and other buildinc. About half pust two tho Mcrriimc made her appearance, when tho fleet retired, with the exception of the Monitor. The Merrimae nt five o'clock wad off the Point, nnd tho Monitor ready to attock her. The Seminole has retired to tho Lower Roads, thrre being little .roM'ct of a fight. At 6:30 r. u the Monitor retired, leaving the Mtrrivtao In tho same position. Fonrmtfis Moior. 0 The Mtrrimae remained o(T Sewnll's Point all last night. Tho Monittr went up this, morning and fired a few shots Into tho Point. The Rip Itaps battery also opened brisk fire, many shells striking Iu the wood on the Point. , ' This morning It is said that Geo. Bare side, with large force, is withio few tnrtit cr lliolr nrlphbor1', and aj cuch one