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Col. W. A. 15'trslow, Third WiscoiiNin
Crntry, Provost Marshal General, will
Immediately, 0,1 lno !-- 'f thi order,
canned to to arrested and held in cuntoily
one B. B. Taylor, nnd hi associate on ed-
torn mid rcrii'lorn or lliu pujn-r railed
tho IitaVeim'orlh fnijiiirrr, published in
I.piivimi worth City, Kansas, nml also tnkit
possession of nml hold tin) (illicit of (he
lifotvsaid liunirrr, mid everything per.
timing thereto, ""'I further order.
While it in the ili siro (if this Department
Hot to Infringe upon tin) right of tliu press
and liberty of speech, so long it tho'io
privileges legitimately exercised, jet
while tho nation U pouring out it blond
mid treasure for lliu suppression of thin tut
Itol V ri'liellion ngniliHt tho best Government
on earth, n it eftVliil representative I ran
nut MTinit tho emissaries of tlm so called
Confederate Government tu give aid mid
comfort to ttio rebel causo with inipiinity,
even though tlicy may assume to do it un
der t lit) fuUti prclensu (f loyalty.
Wo nro now eiinncd in u war of fur
greater magnitude, mid more imporlnnt in
it result, thun any this world has ever lie
fore sreu n war not of our choice, lint
furi'cd upon us lor the defen c of our conn
try and II ig; and all person who are per
mitted, through the pulilie press or oliii r
wise, to iliKMemitiatn treason and encourage
relirllion liy roiitinnal mid lyteinuhe de
iniueiiition of the I'ri'iiileet nnd the niilita
ly nutlioriticH innler Ilia ndiniiiistralinu, mid
liy lieiu; the n j ! i k t h and fv nin t lii.-rs
f truit'ir-i, lire no i-:t eiu inii s, nnd miirli
nioro duiiK'ToiM lo the wi lfiire of Iho (Jnv
eruiii'Mit th. in the armed relii l fnree in the
field, and iniit nnd kIiiiII lie upiressi d.
TlIK KXOIU'H OK Inn. AMI A letter
from Ireland, dated luMin on tin1 1 lit of
M.ir, ny:
" .Nutw itlitutnlili) (lift tlishriirleiiiii
intrli(eiir(! daily received ft mil Aunriea,
the peiMiintry are Mill i in'rutiii); tu lluil
count ry . On Tucdiiy, it l.ir'c intuitu r of
people from 1,'stowel nnd its lleililiiirlinnil
piiwd tliroiiu'h Tralee, on their nnv to
AnoTTit They appeared a fine, lienltliy
looking people, nml l.kely to kucci ciI in the
lulior Illiilkel of tin; New World."
The Weslern (CoiilriU';lit) St.ir write';
" Already tho exndm linn cointneiierd
NllUiliir of the pein.uitiy leave fur Ami r
ira liy i-very pm ki t, nnd a hu'c prnpnr
lion ol the passage me paid on the other
aide.
filtKAT r.siu.v MuriMi is Xtw Voiik
July l.'i Xotwiilisliiiidiii the inteoe
lieu t, there wan an immense pntlu r if of
Inyiil eii .ens this iifti'Minon nt I'liion
Sipture, fully ripiiil to 1 lut t In Id In April
f IokI year, jut after the Till of Sumter.
Five difl reiit Ktiiiids were presidul on r
l.y Mayor (l;lyk.', I. Perrt, President of
thn ('handier of ('ommcico Ilonorulile
H ntiiltoii I'i-k, I'rufi uMir I.eilier, and (!i n
i r.d Kremiiiit. Sieechra were made liy
several rtdncnt (,'entlemeii. Tho nitlittsi
mnn nmotn the masse wns very (-reiit
Allusions to the President and the (inn r
nls wi re veliemeiitlv diet red. ns wero also
ull deprecatory allusions to foreign inter
Trillion.
SrAiiniMi at lln.i siiniio. A staliiunR
affray occurred at llillshoro, on Saturday
eveniinr last. Our informant wit it orij?-
innted in n disciivsiou relative to the I'nion,
lietueell " nl, I man WilLs" nml it Mr.
Th.irm. It niuiiari that Wilks drank
" to tlm health of (Jen. MiClellan," win r.
noon Thorno iinmeiliately drank " to the
henltli of IleainepirH, nnd to hell with the
McL'hlliiii frale'iiiiy," nt tho mime time
drawing his liowic knife on the old man
Wilks reliilialed with n pocket knife, cut-
tiier him in thn left nidc. ill thn region of
tho heurt. Wilks t!id not K'et cut nt all
On Sunday cTeiiinir Ihorpo was Riven tip
for dead. Timri.
Dkai.inu with (Ukiihiu.ah. Oenenil
Scliolleld In determined that the UndH 0(
bnsliwlinekers in Misiioiiri, whoso pastime
in to Imtclier innocent men nnd womuti
friendly to tho Union, hIiiiII no longer be
protected or tolerated. Ho Im issued e
general order which declare that " tho
relic! and their nyinpalhizcr will be held
ri'spoiiHiblo in their property," nud, if need
be, in their persons," for tho damngo to
properly nml destruction lo human life,
caused by guerrilla. Fivo thousand dol
lars for every citizen or soldier killed, from
one to fivo thousand for every ono wounded,
mid the lull Tnluo of h property destroyed
or stolen by these bushwhacking assassin
and robbers, will be assessed nnd collected
from tho secessionist of tho community
wheru any such out rage may occur. Thi
order Is just what is demanded. No pi nil
more effective could bo adopted to restore
penco nud protect loyally. Thoso who, in
in cowardly secrecy, liuvc fostered and sup
ported the rebellion, will now be interested
personally nnd fiuiincially in its suppression.
(Jen. Schoficld's order lias touched the
tender chord. Its vigorous nnd thorough
enforcement will effect the object. No or
der iias been issued which lias bent so
gladly welcomed ns thi will be by the
yal men whose estates nnd live have
been kept iii constant peril by these unlaw
ful and bloodthirsty bands.
AxoTimi IUxaxtation. Junie Kuss,
former editor of tho Shelbyville (Tenn.)
Kxpositur, n strong secession newspaper,
publishes a card, in which ho frankly no-
knowledge that ho has been mistaken, and
that the best thing for nil Tennesseenn to
do is to render the Federal Union nllo-
giitnce, not only Iron) llio lips, lutlrointhe
heart, lie savs;
I, ike hundreds nud thousands of other
residing in Tennessee, 1 was led to believe
(tic calling out of troops by Mr, Lincoln
was nn evidence of Ins determination to
overthrow the institution of slavery. And
thus thinking. I thonght it my duty n n
Teiiiirs.-eenn, ns n uian born here, a a man
wIhim' inti rests were ull nientitieii witn the
Southern people, to resist him. In this I
now see that I was mistaken, I see also
that the attempt lo form i Southern con
federacy has proved n complete failure
Anil lor these reasons I regard it ns the
duty of every man residing in Tennesseo to
liusieii back jo hi nllegiancc, nnd claim
the protection represented by the 'Stars
and Stripes' of the American Union."
Tiik A iiiktoi rats Said (Jovernor Andy
Johnson, of Tennessee, in ti late speech:
t'lavton, Howell (,'obb' Secretary,
said to me ' we of the South arc determined
not to submit to n President who ha risen
from the mass of I he people, ns Abo Lincoln
has ' Here is tho lull blown idea of aristocracy-
Unit yon, the people, shall not
send up ono ol your own men, a plebeian
without wenlth, or negroes, or family, to
rule over a conceiled ambitious aristocracy,
who estimate men not by their brain or
virtues, but by their wealth nnd lineage."
liAi.t.oos Tt i.roiiAiiiiNO. Tho Fortress
Monroe correspondent of tho Philadelphia
Immirtr says that in ft recent engagement
tho fire of some of our bntterie was direct-
. . I. -II
eil irom I .oB i s rccoiinniicring uninion.
A telegraph wire, attached on board, con
veyed intelligence to our men what to do
nud what not lo do, nnd corrected nny mis
takes Hindi', by tho transmission of sneh
message ns:,;Too short," " Just ft little
11 nil t a . 1.
over, " V ire lower, i no insi suoi ions
them," etc. The enemy could not bo seen
by the men ot the batteries, nnd our bntter
ie in turn were hid Irom tho view of the
iiemv, the majority of whoso shots fell wido
of the mm k.
No HlNdAltlAN AMONO TIIK KkIIF.U.
When Gen. Fremont was nt the est,
hi most secret dispatches to tho President
were sent in Magynr, which wa good
cipher, sinco no trnitor know the
n
Faih Oiioinii The Stntesu.nn snys
The Committee of tho M irioii County Ag
riciiltural Society hnro selected, n Iho site
of their Fair (Ironed, ft tract of Iho Presley tongue. What n compliment to tho native
farm, now owned by David Hideout, lying ,nnguo of Kossuth " No trnitor knotv
on the road from Suh m lo Howell Prnirm ,tl0 tongue!" It i said there ia no record
They havo contracted for eighty acre, for Lf , Jnngnrian being in the rebel ser
which liny pay fl.OnO. A nolo race vicPi )m thero nre many in our army
track is to bn lilted tip. I lie Mate 1'iur
will be held on theso ground. Subscrip
tinm ttr fil I in if them mi havo been mndo
- - o I
yery promptly nnd liberally.
m... r ...u A letter tlulcd De
It 111 JiMI'IIIA! "' "
tiioinri. Iowa. May 14th, say:
Tho lido of a most imnienao emigration
wchlwnrd coiilinne to pour steadily thro.igh
Ti ... .fi.,1-ilnv nml lor ween,
J i
Usios iv Iniuana The Union men of
i..,t;.im be d n Stnte ('oiivention ni ininnn
npoli lately, nnd nomiiinted a Stnlo ticket
' . I ...11m tmnm
of prominent person cnoscii eipinoj nu.
t in Dillon lemocrauc nun in
rank. Gov. Morton delivered a etirring
,i.i.'s ia tho Convention. The Union
men of Indiana nro determined lo- present
a solid front lo tho rebel sympathizing
Uright I'cmocracy.
alter w eek we hiivo had a constant sue- Tho third immigrant train of tho season
cession, of Cbu long cinigrant train, toiling yMm through Sncramenloon llio utn inst
slowly nnd patiently In tho ilireciion o.
distant West. A very largo majority of
. . . i . t : r. n. t in
Una euiiirmtum IS UOIIIU lo iiiio"
Lntniw-n i.. t,,kirailu. Orrtioti nnd tho
mines on tho Salmon
Kivur.
Tnum.ow Wkko. Thurlow Weed has
returned homo, and tho following Intelli
gence i derived Irom him:
Tho state of public sentiment abroad, he
said, was fur from gratifying. Tho French
Government cherished no friendly senti
ments towards ns, and tho people were
little better. But Prince Napoleon wa
our most tnncerc, earnest friend, and lost
no occasion to do us friendly office.
The Itritish Ministry was divided. Lord
Pnlincrston mid Furl Russet were averse
to ns; other nu mber of the Cabinet were
warmly uffected toward the North. The
Queen, whenever she could say a word, ul
way expressed the most decided sympathy
with us.
P.-inco Albert hnd nlway been tho de
voted friend of this country, and hi last
public act hud been to modify a dipatch
which the ministry hud prcpured to send
to Lord Lyons.
The general unfriendly sentiment cherish
ed lownrd n in tho old world, Weed at
tributed to the treacherous conduct of our
diplomatic agent abroad.
Full one third of them had lor ycoM
been engaged in preparing tho public mind
in Furop for tho contemplated revolution,
nnd n largo number of Southern Congress
men had participated in the treason. Wo
in America could havo but nr. Imperfect
idea of tho condition of populur sentiment
on that continent.
Dr. Russell was ono of our best friends
in Knglund. Ho took every occasion to
express his sympathy for tho North. He
spoke at the clubs, to member of Parlia
ment, to everybody whom he encountered.
He pronounced our army the finest in the
world; tho raw recruit were equal to vet
eran in other countries.
This is the shoio Russell thnt wa Intcly
in this country us correspondent of the
Loudon Times.
Capitalist were surprised most of nil.
Our country wos aistnemnerea, ana lis ex
tinction threatened by civil wor of mon
strous proportions; yet we met nil these ex
penses, and wi re able torontinuo to do so
for ten yenra without recurrence to foreign
contributions; and our funds had noi depre
ciated since the breaking out of hostilities.
Th.-rr. wns no other country in tho world
capable of such ft financial achievement.
America was truly independent.
(Jkntrai. Ranks' IUtrkat. Tho New
York World remark of General Banks'
report:
General Ranks' official report of hi re
treat down tho Shenandoah Valley is
characteristic of the man. It is a plain,
straightforward statement of facts, without
nny nttcmpt to conceal hi lossc or rang
nily those of tho enemy. The opinion that
we bnvc previously expressed of the move
ment i more than confirmed by tho report,
and it show tho General to be n compe
tent to net in the military ns he ha shown
himself to be in the civil service. W tin
less than 4.000 men bo marched nearly CO
mi'e in 48 hour, nnd hnd three engage
menta with nn enemy 2.r,000 strong in the
mmiitime It should be added that of
this march of nearly 60 miles 35 were pass
ed over in ono day. Hi los wa but 38
killed, 140 wounded, nnd 11 1 missing; to
tal, 1105. Ho saved all hi gun and lost
only 55 wagon out of 500, nnd most of
those were burned to prevent their fulling
into tho hand of the enemy. These few
fact tell the story, and stnnio tho " Iron
man" a no ordinary General.
Tiik Ram Flotilla. This new arm (or
beak) of tho navy, which rendered such
signal servico in the decisive action near
Memphis, consists of eight craft. They
nro mostly stenmer rawed and altered by
envcrim? their sides with two thicknesses-
of live-oak timber, each being about
eight inches thick. The prow are iron
plated and quite sharp. They havo pow
erful engines, as may bo seen from their
crashing effect when they struck tho rebel
ycssel. Instead of heavy gun, they car
ried number of sharpshooter, whose firing
among the rebel gunner wa very effect
ive. Two of the rebel vessel appear to
i.nvA i..w.n sunk nutricht by the shock of
lliiv V wvvsa "' O
the ram.
Dkatii of Vocno Hknry Clay. Capt.
Heury Clay died in Louisville, Jane 6th,
. .s.iii
aged 28. He did good servico in me uni-
tlo of Shilok, and wns highly complimented
tho report of Col. Gibson, who ac
knowledged hi obligation lo Capt. Clay'
iidgmcnt and courage, aaying that In con
duct wa worthy of hisdistingnisnca anccs
after tho battle, an attack of
typhoid fever mndo it necessary for liim to
leave tho army. Tho deceased wa the
eldest ion of Col. Henry Clay, who fell at
tho bnttlo of Rnena Vista, nnd a grandson
of tho great Henry Clay.
Particulars or the Naval Bailie la froat firCi striking the enemy Irequcutly at vnri
of Memphis. 0UH poi n t3, nnd leaving no doubt ns to the
llio correspondent or the . X . iriuunc, . issuo or tho coiunut. I he llnglup now ob-
writing from on board one of the gunboat,
opposite Memphis, thus describe tho bat
tle In which tho rebel fleet was totally destroyed:
tained excellent ranee of tho General Lny-
ell, nnd Cupt. W. L. Phelps himself di
rected a 50 pomi'l rifle Pnrrott at the Gen
eral Lovell, striking tho vessel nft above
her water line, nnd tearing a great hole in
Friday-noon, June C, 18C2. The grant, her, through which the water rushed like a
gunboat battle of tho flotilla bus been ' torrent. She began to sink at once, giv
fought on the Mississippi, opposite the City j ing few of tbe officer and crew time to
of Memphis and the anxious luces ol thou-! save themselves. In less than four mitiu
snnd of her citizens, nr.d the Rebel fleet j tes the vessel had sunk in "5 feet of water,
ha been destroyed by it foe before the j und passed entirely out of tight,
eye of it friends. magnanimity of the unionists.
i no peopio oi one ot mo mos oisioyoi gome of the C)cmy wcnt doWi, .;, ,,.
and unjust of Rebel cities, who had rieen j Lon,)i ,)Ut boit fi!ty of t(,e crcw cnpe(
assured again and ugain that tho anki-cs. jn,0 lte rivt.r an(i wcre Blruing j iie
were a miserable, cowardly, interior race, W(lt wh(;I lhe jjt,,on.g cultcr arrivt.( on
Who never couiu omnia a loomoiu in ce-1 th(J t i(1 0(lvulice of sevc,B 0ticr ctlU(.rll
cessin, who would never dure to come with-1 (rom lk. flotillli ,, just jn timc ,0 se0 lhe
in cunnoii siioi o. i-i.-ii pins, uuesseu u,u i c,imne 0f tuc ilost,0 gunboat disappear
otter discomfiture of their gasconading mul- j ,)en(,oth tho wntt,r A numl)er of Ule u,b.
content nud stupendous liar.
The falsehood of all lhe stone tho .Mem
phi paper had told was ocularly demon
ctratcd. No further chanco for deception and betrayal.-
APPROACn OF tiik flotilla to tuf. city.
At 4:20 o'clock this morning, our flotil
la weighed anchor, nnd slowly dropped
down toward Memnhi in the broad light
r.l I .! l...l,f.,l ,1... Tl.or.. i
Ul lOO IICW-IIUIH UIIU iiVOUiuui unj . AML.v
were five of our gunboats, the Isentnn, Cai
ro. Carondelet. Louisville, and St. Louis,
with four rams, the Monarch, Lancuster, I Arkansas 'side, when oflicers and crews
els had alrendy begun to swim for the shore,
but the cutter of the (lugsliip made every
effort, even at much risk ol the brave fel
lows in it, to preserve tho unfortunate
wretches in the river.
FLIGHT OF THE BF.nKl.d.
The Jeff. Thompson, the General Rragg
and the Sumter, nnd the Vnn Dorn were
the only vessel of the Rebel fleet remain
ing, and these were bo frequently struck
and saw so little opportunity or escaping
tho fate of their companions, thnt they turn
ed their heads, ashore, and soon reached
No. 3. and Queen of the West.
The river seemed clenr. No boats of
nny kind were visible until they hud steam
ed opposite llio northern part ot the city,
where, so rapidly had the news of our ap
proach been diffused, the levee nnd bluff
were filled with people, a number pf them
women, evcu at that early hour of the
morning
leaped oirnnd ran through the woods, cur
boat shelling them as beloro. A shell had
exploded on the Thompson, nnd set her on
fire, but ns it was thought to be extinguish
ed, the flotilla followed theothir vessels,
but not swiftly enough to prevent the es
cape of the crews, because the Rebel ships
were lighter onil ol superior llcetncs.
"he General lira"" was enabled to
The officer then perceived the Rebel j r(ncn the Arkansas shore about half a mile
Gin. Pitm.-Thi Spanish General who
went to Mexico with tho triplo allinneo
force. Im been among MeClulliin'i army
on the Cl.lckahoininy.-Ha rm'ivc'1
by iovcr.il of tho loading General, and re-
viewed several of tho Divbdnn-
Al.l.lN.1 NKUIIOKH.-Ili" rr.OI till lliot
I rl. .'I .11.. I flniinrut lillblisht' ft.
en i 'II via yiojiiiiin
ireiw.r,.l imler ilireclinif Iho drafting
it rnnaisteil of 4 wngon. 20 men, and 11
i. ........ n.n.ilu Inrirn draft animal, bound
f... Cm l'rilllCIC0.
Tho number of passenger ma iiarr
arrived at San Franeiuro irom nil par
during Iho six month ending July 1st,
n.fiBfi ngninsl II.Oll l Ol liopnrtures.
A New Vork paper relate thatThnnv
McCornilck, a boy oriwe.voyenra
,,(Trannotibyhenlinga poaer
Inserlitltt It nt tllO
iho wnd. There
firod
red hot.
muzzle, turned
wns a funeral
ol
next day. Tako wnrning, l.oy
ftar Recent tlisa-ter has spread gloom
0VP.i:,d and sorrow sil at o,,r heart.,
i ...... ...t.nld linro nro
ml viil. filir M'm " - i . .
" . . i t In the South f Federal victories aro laDie
every mnio wn.ie nm. .-;- , , im . - - - Lw.ta force tro iwcrp-
eanablo of bearlnn arm", W '7 " " vr,": Ti... .
Tho breadth of
M inn isiiv - .
land In California suited to the grapo cut
turo I estimated nt nearly 1,0110,000 acres,
of which a vet, if wo nro not mistaken.
les than 8,000 aro acitinuy pmnieu w.h.
tho vino. A largo portion of our vineyard
... .n.i Imvn not bcL'iin to reach
their full bearing enpneily, which I crcely
.u..tn.i nniit t ho vine nro 15 or twonty
year of age, and vine of 40 year tnndii.g
i;i,i twlen ns much fruit n thoso of lo
tirndiict of wine
California from vineyard in good bearing
i. .i.i Ann irnllmia tier acre, being largely
In cxce of the most favored location ol
liuropo, oven Italy 1111, w 11 " Kri"
est yield is reported at los than 450 gall
on. Theso fact may servo to foreihadow
tho ftttiiro of our growing Intcrc!.
MP Gen. McClcllan snyi ho will drivo
tho rebel lo tho wall. Rut can Lo drivo
them to thvdilrh-lhnl Inst one!
fleet lying in a bend of the river, on the
Arkunsos shore, in front ol tne town, ami,
a few minute after, the giinbouls ol the
enemy advancing to give battle. Our flo
tilla did not open fire, because Commodore
Davis wa anxious that the officers and
crews should have breakfast beloro going
into action, knowing, material ns the fact
is, that tho men fight better with full than
with empty stomachs. Indeed, impressed
wilh this idea, he signaled to his vessels to
ascend the river, and they did so. The
enemy no doubt supposed this to be n symp
tom of fenr, and loilowcd op, me uotuia
still steaming aguinst the current.
TDK BEGINNING OF THE BATTLE.
The position of the foe near the Arkan
sas shore was in two lines tr. recnlnr order,
the first line consisting of the Deanrrganl,
Little Rebel, General Price nnd General
Rratrtr. and the second ot tho uencrui i
Lovell. General on Dorn, JelT. l'.iomp-
son and Sumter; tho Little Rebel being the
flagship, with Commodore Ld. Montgome
ry on board anil in command.
Tho Union officers were too well disci
plined to murmur, but the seamen were
hnrnimr for a finht. and complained loudly.
When told that tho Commodore (hs red
they should have breakfnt before goini;
into action, they scouted the idea, and said
battle would bo better than a breaKinst;
that they were only hungry to fight.
To say truth, the Flug-Officer himseir
wn osinir III temper, mm no uiucivu i..
rc,lreat to be checked and the action to be
gin. Tho Cairo opened the mart'al enter-
taiment on our side ny sending a men m
the Little Rebel, and placing it within a
few feet of he hull. Thi wa followed by
the other National vessels, and answered
l.v ilm enemy, and a creat roar nnd a huge
smoko went up from the river like a lifting
fog from the sea.
PARTICIPATION OF TIIK RAMS.
The engagement had continued about
half an hour when two of our rams, me
Monarch and Oneen of the est. wi.icii
hnd been Iving on the Arkansas horo in
rear ot our line of battle, steamed out to
wnrd the scene of action. A soon a the
enemy saw them, ho begin to retire from
the contest, tircnking in mio oi uuihc
once, but till firing his gun as we advanc
ed. The Queen of tho West sturted di
rectly for tho Beauregard, and the gnnnoni
fired' at but missed her. A accond shot
struck the ram, but did her no injury, and
sho still slenmed steadily and swiftly to
ward her adversary. Just a slio w as witn
in ten feet of the Beauregard, the latter
swung round and tho ram missed her prey.
In no manner tliscoumgcu, nowrver.
Queen ran toward the General Price,
which fired several shot but did no dam
age, and thrust her iron prow into the
wheel-house, knocking It to piece, and
cousine: her to leak o badly that she was
Wii to prevent ner
run u - .
she now lie there, only pre
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vented from going completely uow n ny mc
halIownes of the water.
Tho Bennregtrd, m soon a tin occur
red, determined lo revengo Iho Price, nnd
iped toward her, while the ram, in lull mo
tion wa dashing toward her foe. They
bore down upon each other bravely, but
tho skillful pilot of tho enemy contrived to
evade tho shock of tho Unionist, and
struck her aft so heavily that the ram wits
disabled, and began leaking, lhe J'on
arch, seeing the condition ol affair, came
gallantly up, 'and steamed toward the
Beauregard, resolved sho should not long
enjoy her triumph, The Bcatircgnrd Ored
four time at tho rsm, and struck her bul
wark once, the bnll glancing harm essly.
ci.. n..Lt nnt nmiil tho unerring aim ol
tho Monarch, which crashed through her
.-lid idi, furen of an avalanche, and
cntucd her lo fill in ft few minute, ami go
down as far a her cabin the hnllownes.i
below the 1 hompson. nnd nil tier crew
sprung on term firmi, flying in great con
fusion and terror like n flock of frightened
sheep before ft pack of ravenous wolves,
The Sumter followed the example of her
predecessors, nnd ns soon ns she touched
the consecrated earth of the Southern
Greece (Arkansas), her crew dispersed
wilh n rapidity that wa not checked by
(he shells we tent after them. The flotilla
wos now near President's Island, nnd had
sunk, dis. bled or placed Wa de combat
every ono of the enemy' fleet except the
Van Dorn. which wns still hurrying down
the river under a full pressure of steam
The Union cunbonts still fired at the
Vim Dorn, and the Cairo nnd Carondelet
two of the fastest of the fleet, pursued her
a mile further than their companions: but
soon returned, despairing of cvr C'ert;ik
ing her.
GRAND F.Xri.OSION OF Til's, JI FF. THOJirsON
The flotilla stennieJ.leisurely up the Mi.-s
iippi again, and when it arrived opposite
the spot where the Jeff, llmmpsoii was
the hostile craft was discovered to be all
ablaze. The fire, supposed to be cxtin
guished, had burst out anew, nnd thus there
I was no possibility ol saving her. 1 lie gun
boat presented a magnificent spectacle,
with the flames runiiunr like crimen ser
pents nil over her. and licking the wnt
with their fiery tongues as if they were fum
ishing of thirst.
Lower and lower burned the Thompson.
Her wheelhonscs wtro gone, nnd hers ngle
chimney hnd tumbled ovirbo.-.rd with a
huge crash, carrying wilh it part of lhe
deck. The flames were rapidly dwindling;
the little fire-tongues were putting out their
burning live by watery suicides, and peo
ple were turning nwny, believing the con
flagration had ended, when nidiieiuy nnu
unexpected'y, a tremendous explosion rent
the air. and' shook the waters of the Mis
sissippi ns if the my I hie mailstorm were be
neath it snrrace.
The Rebel vessel had blown tip when
the flames had reached her magazine, and
hundreds of shells exploded nfur they were
thrown into the air.
RETlllS OF THE UNION Gl'NRO.lK T0 THE
CITY.
The flotilla, consisting of the five unin
jured gunboat thnt had entered into lhe
engagement, which nnu occupied one nnn
and threo minutes, returned with flying col
orsthe good and gallant old flag to
.Memphis, and with port trieeu-np and
gun run out anchored off the city.
The casualties on our side were nothing,
unless we npply the name to a slight injury
sustained by Col. l'llet, commander of the
nm, from splinters from tho Queen of the
West diiriiiir lhe heat of the nclion. The
loss of Iho enemy. It is Impossible lo ncer
tain: bnl it must been very considerable.
f Account since stnto the rebel loss to
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hnvo been KiU Killed anil urownco, ami
over 300 wounded. 1
Some two hour after the naval engage
ment, which, a I have said, continued a
trifle more than nn hour, tho transports be
longing lo Iho flotilla, end those in tho
service of tho army, camo up to the wharf,
and touched the ihore, to disrmbntk 111
troops nnd thoso who fell any desiro to go
nn shore.
Soon after the mm fiasco, Dr. Dicker-
son nnd levernl other prominent citizens of
Memnhi went on board the flagship to in
entire of Com. Davis hi Intention toward
the citv. and what would be hi future
course of action. The Commodoro replier
thnt he would send Cupt. Phelp lo confer
w it h tho Mayor, at the same time iniorm
Ing tho representative of Memphis that
the surrender Of tho lown wouiti uo ut-
mmidcd.
A UruAaKAOir PnrntcrioN. Col. Ba
ker made a remarkable prediction last year
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, . , . ,. W IIIIO RfiJlMlliiiiiH in i i ! -
oftho river nt that point preventing "",,,. i, WB, i.i, firm belief Ihnt the Stars and
los. nnd tho whito flag sho hnd run tip, s . ,. 0r Orleans by
from futthcr damage from tho flotilla. . 8, h f . e.r.-0 (0 the
i. mitii or tiik knoaokment. I nrodiction lias proved truo lo tho tery let
nn,,. T.n..;.ville. and iho otli- tcr-our force occupying the Crescent City
cr tbreo National gunboat iurrcascTl their Ion that very day oftho monlli.
Details of Eastern Wows.
Washington. July 11. In the House,
the Committee of Conference on the Con
fiscation Rill reported certain modification
a follows: All slaves of person engaged
in tho rebellion coming into our lines, nud
all found nt places heretofore occupied by
rebels shull be forever free. Slaves escap
ing nro not to be delivered np until the
rightful claimant makes oath of loyalty.
Persons in the military nnd naval service
Uiro not to be allowed to decide on the va
lidity of claims for slaves, on a penalty of
dismissal from service. The President is
authorized to employ as many persons of
Alrican descent for the suppression ol tho
bi llion ns he may deem best; and is au
thorized to mnke provision for the coloni
zation of the blacks beyond tho limits of
the United StnU.s. He is authorized to
extend pardon to rebels on such conditions
ns may be deemed expedient for the public
welfare. The report wns concurred in.
Washington, July 12. The Richmond
Examiner of the 7th, highly commends tho
new position which McClellun has assumed
on the James river, and denounces the Con
federate Generals for nllowing him to taka
it, claiming that they had him surrounded
and defeated.
Of the straits to which the rebels nro re-
dticed, the Lxamincr says: "from tho
generally understood situation, it nppears
that the only sever-' alternative is on im
mediate assault upon the enemy, or our fall
ing bock to our lines." It also says; "It
is sincerely to bo hoped thnt the . obility of
our Generals nnd the courage of Southern
armies will soon relievo this portion or our
State from the presence of the Federal
nrmv. In them, under heaven, is our only
hope.'1
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A b.le Richmond uxawmrr puniianei
nn ortxie denouncing i:io comuiaiiuing
General for the suppression of facta relntire
to the late battles, ond says: "II public
expectations ore to be realized, wo belicvo
our people can bear disappointment, with
out wailing for tact to drop oui mrougn
the slow and forced confessions or those in
authority, lf Mcl'Ullan has rflVcted it
communication with the James river, why
not boldly state the facts? What may be
the strctiffth of the remnant of the Federal
nrmv, nnd whether that remnant yet involv
ed by our lines has escaped our gra'p and
been reinforced, nro questions wh'ch the
Government plainly refus-es to nnswer."
The Nashville dispatch or the 1 0th, g.v-
inr nn account of the uttnek on four com
panies of the Ninth Pennsylvania cavalry,
at Totnpkinsville, Kentucky, the day be
fore, was greatly exagscratcd. The Fed.
ernl loss was lut four killed, and a few ta
ken prisoners. The rebel Colonel Hunt
was badly wounded.
The following gentlemen have been ap
pointed to draft an address to the country:
Senators Howard, Wilson, Wilkinson,
Howe nnd Morrill, nnd Representative
P.inzham, Stevens, Sedgwick, Totter and
Sargi nt.
The House to-day unanimously passed
the Senate bill for the punishment of any
tpembrr of Congress or Government officer
who shall rt reive a consideration for in
fluence in obtaining contracts from the
Government.
Col. F. P. Blair has left for Missouri, lr
raise a brigadn under the new call for vol
unteers.
July I The member from tho border
States met lust night. It seems certain,
that n Iiilt) with perhaps half ft dozen ex
plains they will not endorse the 1 rest-
h-nt's emancipation scheme, they neverthe
less favor its rcpcctful consideration Dy
lh"ir Stnte.
Unlit branches of the boston city COT-
ernment passed nn ordinance appropriating
$300,000 from the city treasury, to uo ex
pended in payment of bounties and other
expense in raising tho quota, nndcr the
recent call for more troops.
In n skirmiidi at W ilhamsbiirg ( a.) on
July 1 1. b( tween Federal nnd rebel pickci.
three of the rem Is wcro killed ana seven
apturrd.
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The State l .Mai no nn urcmcu iu t
bounty of $30 to each recruit mnsterrd
into the service of the L intra Mies in
the new regiment, nml $3o in the old one.
Released prisoner from into iionw
report Hint Iho treatment rceeiviu num
the rebel offiri r having chorgu of them
wo universally kind, nnd so aiUereni irom
what they anticipated, Ihat it wss actually
surprising -to them.
July 12. 1110 LOnilSCnilon um una
passed both House, and only await the
President signntnre to nrcome n WW.
Gen. Hatch' commind entered Culpep
per Court House, Vn , on Iho 12th, root
ing 1.000 rebel cavalry, killing and wound
ing 54. and capturing 15.
Louisville July IS A iletacnmetu i
the 35lh Ohio encountered 450 rebel ray
airy nt New Hope, Nelson county, Ky.,
last night. After twenty minute firing,
tho rebel retreated. Account any mrw
iruerrillaa or their comrade bnrned trw
town of lA-hnnon ano roumu
il r.unk there. Federal roiniormm..-
have been ncnt to Lebanon.
The rebel havo entirely forsaken the front
f McClellat rmj' ""ft V. .w
withill several mile. w
will soon bo henrd from In another qnnrtcr.
Nashville, July LT-Between a.uoo ana
4 000 Georgian and lexnn ""''
l-.i .), 1 tth Miehhran and 3d Minne
sota regiment at Murfrccboro early thi
morning Thero wa uesperam unmm.
t 3 o'clock thi afternoon tho Michigan
rrgimcot surrendered. The Minnesota rrg
iment wa strongly Intrenched and cut np
the enemy Irrribly witn meir u..j,
Ing them three time. with gre.ti , ..gh.
... . f i..,.. (mm Forrest, the
ter. f ag , ' .
1c WI commander, demanded the urrender
of the Union force. Col Lester replied
that he could hold hi portion week.
An attack on Na.hvtllo l not Improba-
1,1 Brigadier Genl'.. Duffteltl and Critten
den of Indiana have been taken prisoner.
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