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    THE OREGON ARGUS
UXTHH or ,m.MHlurr
0"r ((irr (Iwelr. line, er li-J, bruti.r ni.nir)
n. InwrUuii, ... . 3 00
Cat !. nlie.iii:l lii.i rtion, i 00
A libvriil ilvilneiion will he nvl la favor T
U.u.n who .ilrcrtt.i hj till )'nr, or illlt'r.
Obilunry nulirei (o.hfr lima S .liitiln sunenflts-
mcnt of tlr.lb) will L. cli.-;,J liuir lbs stint
rlc of silv.rtlnliig.
flT Tin niunber of linn lieni reij iirril ilmiihl
b n.it.'il on tlio nmrln of lli. mltui'l'ionifnl, olli
intlM It will t. puliIUIicd milil furbitlilei, luJ
cli.rji.il accoril iuaty.
VOL. IX.
SALKM, OUIXiON, MONI)A(Y, JUNE 1, 18ca
NO.
ft
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3.
AMI s
CTAT8 REPUBLICAN,
I. rtlbllslird lit Nnlmii, rvnry Miilidllf,
NT
t). W. CRAIG 4. J. N. GALE.
J0( ri:n ANNUM, in uami:
JOD PIUNTJNO
Vxetnit.-d with Ili'iOni'M itml ill.puluh, (lifiil
v n nil r.ai'. mnt Ii. in.di'iin itrllerr" uf ll.r wink.
Suintor Anniversary.
tlllANII NATIONAt. liKMUNN't IUTMN IN N. V,
Tho celebration uf llui second nmiivcr
nary of llit rebel iittiuk upon Fml Sum
Inr, ly tho Lnynl National League of
Now Vot k, was mi Inspiring ilniiiuiiiit ra
tion, woilhy of the greiil city In which it
oocurrod nnd lli ii ptttiintbiiu of the Amer
ican people. Wo nitiko some extract from
tho speeches slid lot t r. Postmaster
Jittiornl ltluir presiiilc.1 in a clear nud
furi'llile manner tlio groat Idea which
liudoiliui tint strugglo In which we nro
engaged tliut of frco government. Il Is
a bntllo for llm comiiiuii in-opln throughout
llio world". Thin it (lio ronton why lliu
Sjuf LiqjJ l''"jo('Q lyttipiitlilig lodvcp-
'JuiuJ their power In Luroe, ami
they da.lro to oo tlio cxjicrlmuiit full.
Tor tlio same rcsKiii, too, vvo havo llm
hearty good will of tlio inn..- ul tlio peo
ple throughout enlightened Lumpe, who
understand that we nro f'gblu'r! for them
in will mn for ourselves. On tlio subject
of Intervention and tho ioillon of Lug'
liiul, Mr. ltluir said
" It Ih nut tlio iti ivrt-ht of niitinhi la d.
tiny cadi oilier, ruiil I hope no tuition will
Interpose in nny Wiiy to intitilciiauco thu
treason which linn no object hot tho oc. r
throw of Itepiiblhuii inNtiiiilioim. Tho
only effect would ln to ciiil.itli-r nnd pro
lung tl'O strife. Fliglilid especially, winch
lull SOUK) COIIH'ioilklU'kt of tin Vidua of Mich
institutions, nii'l Inn t vinf l n full iniir f
tlni miM'hii'U of tho ulawi poit.rnow un it
lug hrr hi'l to nTificii tin in her.', will, I
tliiotit not, recoil fiuiu the lepron touch.
There wul u tunc, Indeed, when even thnl
Very iluwi of I'.'iigllsliiiuii who Wuiihl w
see the great lt'cuhm (ill with mi much
sati. factum lixik.'tl Ion aid il with Very dif
ferent I'm hug. Ilw.iswhrti they appre
hended invasion Irmn France. 'Mini thu
frcti Stair or (In ointment, t ul ol their
race and of the inspiration ll.ry liihrritcd,
rr.p.iidl to tin ul'i"tio liemiuf llrilain.
Tin y 'li l not intend to ln naiva wlnl
' tho I. aim racn' i t ililislieil thrir unci n.l
nicy ill llm r.illieihiii'l. At tlmt ilirml
ri'i llnli'h .tuleiinen reei'niil the
nlirto tln U ii ) t t-H yni;i .lliy, nnl Ion
nrr.l ihe miuimiiiniity who ti, l.ir.-l t intr tlie
iiirr iou ilmlt to in nil ihfu.l p. !
n'irin t.i t . 'i i li( y with ihnr lir il.im
Ix Voii'l ill'' A'lnnii ', iih'MiIm rnl onlv lln
irh'tv uf h e "ininnti Inu5 , I lUifiinri1, nnl
iteijiuir. 'I hey 1' It, iiii I Willi tm"t',
tint (lie n"i'o!il ii Mi M in i f l i er r, i i
whntiter loin im -), i. ii'il .!! ti. r tie
inter inner i ef He In te.l S'd t.i nmln
omitti'in rmii w ith l!i "'mi'l uj'imst ntir
bttelnj t t.i liitu.' or i in'nre irr. llilt
How, tti.it Iti' ir ni r In i:;uii of ilan;;i r
fruiii ii-T' k tho ( Iniiiirl ri- f.ir the ti ne
ll.iy Cil, nlnl thry feel Iiii I rrrit i I ,.f
liel, III" l'. rln e .,r Ami rii'.l, wliicti f. r a
liliinietit rtpBi ili il tin' heart tun (if tl.p
Mliijl -l I'll lim;r, h ne. ftwnr. 'IT.rV
Imte i.ecomr ni r.inut n in "i, to oter.
tlirow cur (internniMit, tu nrr co oprr.it
jll Willi tlir rein U. l Willi the torie, ill
crrv iohiIiIi' ay I'lnrt f ileelirril iir,
nil I liiwe 1 1 -nrly rvinei l their ili-pixitmii
n tulo i vc'i linil "tip ulni'etrr wr Will
li tlimi a prelrl nr it which will carry
t lie ici'pli) uf llnjjlnlnl with them. V
4'itmiiil, tlieiif'Te, In t"0 Carrlul lint to
fniuish ihe l''ire.l pri tet, rjciul!y when
thd priiple of Knr'.pe well n of Ainrr
left lira ftwnkcniii to their intrrct in ihin
Mrujjijlc. Wo had In Id r unlfi r fur nlmie
Irmn the piratrn let nil. ml in Knihniil, ntnl
linilmreil nml priiiinei in thtir Went
Juli pumcioi'iiK, to ilevntnto our imiii
incrce, to rnalili' the ! j;lili intlion to put
n iii to (hec outran I luve -iifi
.iiir lli.it tiny will iiii it. To m'ti.t (In
hlurvinij p"or of l!ii(;liinJ cursor of f.M.,1,
while her nrito-rit me turninu one
upon a piratirnl vtsKrli, to!l timre tlmn
woriU rnu exprrw ul tho nntiirr of I ti t
ir(;l''i "ml who nre alliei in it."
l'mm (Jen. Sigel'i ronmrLi we take the
following :
" ! Alii rIihI to rn tlie J.foplr uf Xrw
York o liiiihful to their ii)M rninent, mul
mi ilcc'nl' il In limlnUitiin tho uul priu
,iiplm luiil down in tho Irctnmtiou of In
ilrpeiiilencn oml in llm irM l.iMiaiioll (if
Ahrahflin Uncoil). There nrn iniiip, my
rleiidi, who ity thut the nafety of thi
rountry will (Icjieinl on tho imiicln I
menu on tho Nlmii ariu of the IIciikm;
rary. I biiiwit them, in llm nnttte of n
rent people, that tho rihli ul man mul
repnlilicnn piiuciplrn ore ilroner than the
tniinelro n( A few thoiKanil demni'nuri
Now. my frivmN, wn nre nut linlitinj
nnwr halt to. Thl lime Ii not now time
It U tho rjiiit
nr- ro iml
tliirKl('t'c'rW!'l winch ii rrvivoil in tlio
Jirtrtof thn American proplo. My friend,
hi ipirit N awaki'iii'tl, on. I we have
tnalmaln It. It not only U revived in the
heart of the American pi ple, hut it lm
peruieateil I 'r, nice mul I Inly; il hai levited
lirrmnny nud limitary; it Inn put the
acythft end thn la nee in tlm luimU of Ko
cluiko, Mierotliiwukl, ninl l.unirwicz, mid
it hao rvon frlhtrneil nwiiy that Inr away
grizzly lienr nl rcterhnrj. Ami Kuiopn
lnoki upon yon nn thoto w ho have lo HuM
thn Imlllo. They ay you liean in ITTi).
It Id America which lian lironht forth
(Iiii great iiiovcnieiit, the I'rem li rcvoln
tion mid nil tho rcvoiiilioni following; ami
It I In thin country whero thn dml Idow
imml Im mrui k nml whero tho lnl Imlllo
roul he fought. Yuit nrn not of thn opin
ion of Ilium who think thai thin war must
ho ended now and mint l o cinleil very
quickly, mid I iiii not of that niilulnti
mllier. Kurnio for thirty yean fought
for reliinii Indepeiiilcnee, nml Imi fought
for the freedom of ctniwiencc. We, the
American people, havo to liht for rrpuli
JivoiiiNiii nud Inr llm liiilcpoinl'Mici of int
tioin. We itiiiat not get tired. Your
nnci'iloii fought Ncvcn vrnm lo nnpiiru
their lililepeliileiuio, nml I think Unit the
jirinciplo" for which we nru How hallling
and rihtlu nre wurih (lint wo nl lmit
ipoinl hull' that lima fighting for llicir
liiaintecoiiee. They my thin war i led on
nlywly. Ilhtno. Hut tlio flrM nr
fiir thciyean jrople.
wim kpeut In experimenting, in illinium, in
fiilNO hopec tho Hecoliil year wim linnlly
Mufllciuut lo gather our l'nrcc; nml llm
third y em', 1 think, will ho kiilliilent lo
draw llm Ii nil hand (ni mound m;itv
iniilniii, tn iiiingk' II."
(jiov, rilirjiolllof Vllgllliil Jci In Ii. lll.tt
the Houih had iuiiugurated iiii rnvnlulion,
not for tho purpoau of pcrpi'luaiing slave
ry or dividing tho iioi tli, hut for llm pur
pO0 d Clialavilig Inhering Hull, whether
liiey were In tho Noilhor whether they
were In I lie Mouth. They hrld llm I labor
had no light lo pai'liclpali! In i!m g'lveni
inriil of tlio cmilitiy, (iov. I. iniitluiicil:
'The North had Victoria, nml niverm i
In tlin cnnlt'it hut wliilu the JSo.il Ii ha.
hnmi iiuilod In thin gront figlil, thn f'irlli
i
nl.... .' . i i ,i 'I Lt war
have Olio of two lotoiiiniliniiti. TlinHouth
would nuhjugato tho North nud put tho
whilo Itthoring men of llm North up mi
an npialily wilh their .lnte, or l lm the
Not Ih would whip tho .Smith, and plucu
Iheiu nud their ilnvci upon an cpmliiy,
Mid tell iheiu hy llm elellial (ii'd llial H
Ir.ul'.r li.nl no ninio right than n hlave.
( Ti-i'i . I When fiituiD gem-rutioiiH lead
(ho hi-loiy nl otii c u li try Ihey wmild look
hack upon llm Auiciicaii lejoililii' a llm
I ic nl (i.iveruineiil llial ever t-kitlcd. Would
tho liintut Hill miV (lull lil" linllinll of
while, I.U'kid llji hy fur lliilliiMil ol
flae, it i it I o war upon n deiiuierucy ol
eighteen million. Iitld whipped llir.'ll f
( Ne er ! ) That woiihl iml l.o llm ciie ;
Iml il wmil. I lio nl ten that Ihry the Ii
men of tho Noi ih ri'u in (In ir hiicii;;ih
and ovcllhruw the eiirmy,"
A " Biff Job" Half Doao.
1'rendeiil l.iinoln pioiiiKe.1, in h' in
augural addich., to " re-occupy ni.il
m'" tin f.nl., ar.enai. nud other pnlilir
propi Hy nf ll.e I'liiU'l State, Wiiiihliid
heeil eled hy ec.-ioll traitor.. lie
called il ft " liig joli," and miitwat. tin
lilggehl warliko uiidrrlakii g uf Inn. I. In
ttiiic, uluiu.t throw ing tho gri-i,t wai . ol
tho lii'ht .N'aj.iile.itl into liikignili. uiice.
Neither Mr, l.'no.ln Imr uny of the
Norllieiu people t ver dreamed l.i a
j..h thi. wool I I.k. Tho call for .'i,00
troop., in tin) lit l prH lain. ilioii, ' . Ine I
li r!ling!y In g.' ; and yet o hue pi.t in
llm In I J in. .ui lli in a il. . u tnin . that
i iioiImt, and the cry ii.tili . r in.'le to'.,
ilii l.. Ihll it iiiiiiii.t he a d tl...t We l.iV.
load.' lio pi. .im Ill t .- lit.m; llm " I 'V
J .'i.' .in; i.Tff...i,' I'i . , li i.. -il I' i
l.l ol
had
Inir teal, la n nll'u loot.'
thioi c!i ; and tin' N )ik 1
II. I
nr.
I l.o '.illoii' giaplno Mil it"
roniK U our n. Hilary u" ..j
and pti-Miil condition, l.i l..n
l.rl l.aif of the wmk l..i. Iri n c
I.'llllll lit'
llial the
li.ljiie.l
.Kim g I ho fir-t lull if ilie t nu 1 1 rtnc,
lot very jk.iiiI ol t.iw ll.it c!.ii..il'.-nioii-than
hold. g.""l, iyt the Tnin . c
l opy the in.it row i f it. artu'e :
H l Ml l.-.llk.l) MM LI..
To d. tel mum thn tin Te I. Im luvuvly
I i'lciliig l' pDtluur I.,'.!:., i.i.d
campaign'', lln'i.gh il Would l.c i ry t-ay
to lio licit the gieal majority ol lhcc
hatr ioiio agaiu.t tl.e it-lioiB. One hroad
f.u I i. iiiou'i. When I lie re I.. I, ion t..tl-t-.l,
tin Nalioiul haulier did liot and f.illd
not l...it upon oiut icu ll.oi.h.iiidih pail 1 1
llir h"ll cl.illucd hy tilt) t'olilclel aey, Ji ft
Jl.it I. iielci.eil don, inn m mili'taiit i.illy
every win re, Iro. n the hank, ot tho i'olo
liiao nud of thu Ulini, and I ho I.wn hue,
down to llm I i nl f, and fmiii Cape II.iII. i.m
to the ouli iinott limit, id .New M.kiiO
I he .Nate nud ll ig Imw iiiitiii'l. o'i' I
over twi third, ol ll.i. un-a. S i Lr m
uhil.iiiiial roull. are ciuici riiL-d, (lul lcK
thu l ry .
I hMILI IHl'M AUIIOAII A I. II IK II.
Two ycari ago tho C'oiif.'. Icta:c held
impliiitiy that Cotton wa. King, and
Would (In tatu to tin) power, of Imii'pf ft
pcfdy reccgiiitioii and artiio inlnl, r n.-e
in their I" ha'f. Tho Norlln rn pi nplu had
jut rm-oii to pjireheinl. Tln ti) w a, in
deed, .ml ihiliger. Nolliiug t Xeitctl mi
IllUt'll lllUgiMlig nhulil ihe linal re u't
Hot thi. jeoj.ardy Im. In en ri lu.-i d lo nl
most in. tiling. It it at h ait tirEuaKy I
lied that liiiglaml, tho power wlmliwe
had principally to iVar, will not unite with
1 "i .nit c in any di luoli.lratinii ngmiKt Ui,
and Will Ic main a patttve pnt.it.T to lht
Hid of the war. Any inti-rlcn ncc, on the
pail of I'Vatice nh'iie, evm wiro it uf n
violent ilnracter, could lint pnv.nl our
illutlivo pro.eculiiui of tho war. Tim
ch nice of llm Cniif. di-incy for ill'. ttiml
help from abroad, have, ilnr.ng tho two
yiwr, itl mo-t t ill n cly ih. ippt nre.l. How
lar tin i. owing to I he killlol diplomaey
of the Administration, and Imw lar lo tlio
lilelil ildhlelico of t'telil., il I. Incdli'M to
itupiire. Il i. enough to know that tho
twti yean havo im re lli.in half va'lly
more Ih. in half abated tin. rclninco of the
rebiN.
NKAM IX IU1II.
Of eoiiimi theo li.irn hei n vittly In
vreaaeil oil hlilh lidt I ; hilt on which ha.
tho U'lvuiirn been tho grei.ter I Two
year, ago llm rebel, lu l at h t twice
our number of oohliir., Iwlco our i. tiit.lt.-r
of c iliunli, twii'O our lillilihrr ol lliu-kcl t.
Niw our rnilo i. very nearly tho revere.
Then, bnili mi.i were alum-l Wiiinuil
idiip., nvniliilde liir the di nired objecli ;
now wo have furl J tii Ii hip. to (heir one.
No man will lay thai, m lar m tho mere
material of war i. roiiccrued, wo are not
relative'y tell linn, heller prcpircl to
copo wild tlio rebellion imV, linn wo were
lu riM) wilh il nl it rt Mi d in llm early
port of 1'rniilel.t I.iiici'lu'i Adiniiiislralion.
AVtll.Altl is nraonit I.S.
Wlint lias hcoil the iniliparalivo drain
mado iiioii tin .of Two year, ago the
South wal filled with gno.ll lion -Jit with
out limit from tho Nnrlh, and iivver paid
for. Now, by tlio niuuxl ucciinilioii ol
ovciy Soutlurii pott hut three, nml n rigor
mn liliH'kadii, tho tiiud of tho ribcllion Im
been dcpiivnl of nearly every heccinry
ofldi'. In linpoit. wli'ili wcro then
large, havo been reduced to nlinoit no.
tiling. Ai.il M) havu ill expnrtu, on which
It calciilaled to hiiild lU credit. Wliilu
every department of Northern iidulry Inn
lived nud ihiived, no dejiartuiKiit of South
ern Industry him iKcupr.d parti.il uroiu
pi. lu ilciiti uelioii, M.iht id the material
r.'MiiiKi'H, without wl.lc'i il in iiupoi Ihlc,
In thiiugo of thn world, to maintain war,
h.ivo liven diiniiiliiheij wo will not fay to
ii half, hut even to n twentieth, or n
(ifiielli, uf what ihey weru originally, The
il.dil uf the tclie I (Juvi riiiiii hl tut h run up
lo over Kit hundred million", and Ingenuity I
In tni'itircil nlinont in vain fur new meam
ol credit. If gold hem hringi .M) wulnj
ahovv thn par of tlio National pnper, it
I rliigi there thri'it or four limn in uuieh
nhovo tho par of ('oiifedi rate i;iper. So
far in regard tho peciinl iiy "iiuwi of
ftl-tTvnr. IIII'IBI'IIV, Hill m uniu "r u.
Wme. near.-rul,ntt4.iou,tl.sf.i rW-lvn-
wr, " tuvreioru, liiey oro mreo or fiur
.lng that our price of gold' i
e, and not, m it actually i, tho rc- j
i reii mint
Ii.iiiimihiIi
illt, ill II great inraKiuv, or upeciilntioii . "I' Iim oi oi i tu.-ir iiumoer, iur.
lu rcMicct to holdtet., llm avail.il.tu re- William I'lltcnger, wt (pinl.) the following
-ource. tuft ore (piit a. mo. h in our favor. ! account of llm Jmrbarmn Inatm.-'iit thry
Th.i rebeh have already brought into thu I received from lliu rthell.
field liemly nil (heir iible-bnibeil lin n. ' "Tlmir plan, were well IsiJ, nml thry
Their mippli im nlary ( niiciiplioii recently J had evrn hiieceeded ill caj'turing a train d
ImpiiH'.l i. thu lui-t on.) ponihle; inid il ! ran with which ihey htarlcdmi ttn-ir luii.
ciiiiiiol, nt luiihl, hiipply mom than MdO,. j (.ion, lint iim Apecled delay cau-d the n
(KHI iidibllomd Mildieii. Coining lo llii., j to bo di-a-ovi red, mid they had noaltern
llieir cxlreiii.) limit it reached. On the I alive hut lo lako (o tho wood... Here
oilier hand, llm ( 'yiin riplioti bill whi. h ! ihey w ere piiru. d by thn intire p"rja.,
n ' ' .
ha D.t ii
I i oiigr. m, can, it nrcr'siiry,
i.nt 'J.tUlll.llOO of ( i s (i men m.ih r iirui. :
and rveu then hubj.ci (he loy.il population lininl.-ulf. d, double ii oned, cl.aiiird together i,rf, icr destroying their batteries.
of thu i.'oiiiil-y to In. drplrtiou, cnnipara-! in three-, nud ihrown into the vilcht kind of (Jol, Clay ton, of Kalisat, with hi. rtgi-tiM-'y,
than the n.b. l pnpiilatioii no'.v i- a dungeon, w ith hut a lay of light, nnj , lnet (lat.-icliiuciiti Irom three other
I rili'iic... Iti. plain licit, us far in re-j provided w ith keaiity fond of tlio poorest ' r:igiu.enti, made n reconnoiiwanrc from
I .tea (o the avail. ibhi reMitircm of llm bet- : ijnrility. Tln-y weru mil heel a iri.oiicra : 1 1 ulrti Ark., destroying thousand of
lip.-n nl, tho IrtO yeai. have loll with i of war, but tuatcd m ll.c wcr-t of criiiiinul., . JUik'ii-I of corn, everal houe containing
ta.tly wor-u tff'il i.lat.icly, ii on tlie though tln-y i.inircd ihtir ci.ptt.rt that Cmtnik.sary ktores, and a number of griit
iibi I. ihnn upon tlie loyal jnoph1. I ihey vc;e holdici.. For eleven noiitli j (ujH ,.ar Cotton I'lant. After sending
ukm. iial vii-w or aii aiiik. , they were thm e xifiue l in darkness, juaid- j 1,; infantry back he cncounlered 2 divis-
Now, in tins gem ral view, wo beliuvo ' id, iioncd, ami nibjfctcd to tho worst in- j jon, ullj,;r Carter, bad a gercre skirmish
we hao taken in ly i h ui. nt into nccount, I iligiii'.i.'.. They were then uiowd to I ,m ejcajH-d by swiiumiiig the river, with
tain mn) only. Apart fiom thai, the cmi- J Kmx nle, Tenin t-ae, w here several t( their j lu0 0f 2 killed and 1 1 wounded. The
i hit (iii k.-t'ini iui Vahlo t toil il.o half t ihii.iIm r w etc tried inn coud' tiiiied ib spies, j rebel Im w as 5.i killed and a large num
I'll -iileiitial term has half, and in la l I ihi-ugli tho conclusion of tlio toirt was j Jfr wounded. (Jen. I'riie is said tff have
uttly iiioio Ihaii half, tiled the t iifli in ' com . alid. I h ft Luic I'ock on tlie 1 1 th, moving in the
Inl.. I Tho OMHl!.' I po III WD ih) Hut be- i After bring Bg.'lill IDOVcd ID AlOlltft, a j (Jinctioil of WillllillgtOII. Col. Hatch,
lu te en li.ll iiff. (t the liniil mult. Wu i hmn 1 of rebels came iulo their iungeoii , ,tja . raid from Corinth. Miss., on the
i.l.rlo .Nnitliein ilil ct on. t:- reixls
win II I In- V tou.meii.eil li ininewi, lel.ed
nnntl mi n dilidid North. Sit.ni after
Mr. I. inc. .In i iileicd t tti'-e, the North bo
on. f, iip...reii'.ly ul eJt, l.rinly uuiied ;
nn. I t l.c l. l" I i xpi c:.itnni in ll.u dirtcti.'li
fa hd I.itteilv,
a f.i'Uoii lul r.icd ith
head i.l the Nnltll,
.1 V .d. d llm people
tl. l the t bt 1 cuu
t il ti an lo ' HU
un I iii home measure
Nn we htniuM hay
... (! i nlt'dly la tier
h'-o, nud the rational
i .ol..- w.iis) lil, if we b-lettd llial tin'
bi ll of ti e p. i'j.!.' W L' r ally .de I n
tot!ii'.taI " I.N l( Iiii nn lilt, lblt
wc hit.' no Mul, I. .I.il. Me maintain
U.iil t!..i.i-h many ol that !.. whi.li
.Iillir-.'ti iimiI lo t!i roiiiiiikte tin) " r.t ii. g
..pp. r l ol pnlttii . n 1 1 ." hits bet nine Ic
cirant, lliu ina. of tin) (m.plj are tine
Vi'e h .lr no hi-litni. d uibl that, de-';!e of
all f.n tini, ihe recent g'eal iiiiutiire. ol I In
(iiiVeii'UHiit for rriiifuri ing Il.o ariiiimand
ie;i!cii."iiiig the ii.iln.ual rolbr. will be
mi-ta.ii.d by the pi .'j an I be opi ratii c
it ui.y extci.l ri 'iuT'd. Tl.rr. U r- wr
leave w!. -t i. ciihd l!." " !. tided North"
out of tho account, a of no ra' t eal i lb ct
w .atet.-r; ul.. I r. n nun ion.1 icucu mine
.i ,, .. , i
ctim h.sitni that llm ri l.ell.oii, cnjip.id
in tl..- f.r.! 1. ,11 td Hie IV. M.lriiti.,1 1. roi, in i
tt.c last half iiim-t be crushed altug. thi r.
l-i nun rii.N Wsti-ox or Wak.
The London Arm nn, A ucy d'.i.-r.'.V, cd-
itrd by William II. l'tusul (ot Hull Lun ,,. UMd. Let whomsoever will, be they
fsinr), remarks: o!. or young, of cither sex, (f whatever
Tli. ro i. 11 joariisl in th'. inelroj.oli iniioii "or race oigr. it. Let each subscri
wl.i' h 1. ihe icpiitcd t rgun of tlio Conf. d- j i,(-r t.it.0 n ctilificato of meiiibershiri.
Mate Slate. Al all even'., thr pi.p.r has . fr.nii. it in the costliest manner ho can al
ilcti.hd outhciu pr.K-IiMt.t s, in tho 1 ist ! for,it .nsj,, nd it contpic inu.Iy in his s.i!oon
inimbt r it ii as.irt. d that fit il ;..l 11 it inns ' tj(. j ,;, ,,,1,;, prcmrvt) it with the care a
w nl til l k death by powdi r nud ball " is ,;,, r .,kJoi oil hi. gold, and beijnealh it
too r pet table lor linn guilty of all attempt t hi. death lo w hoiii.orvcr he loves best,
tn ii etc nu inferior race l iiisiiirei timi." The diploma will grow in value as years
The al!isinii urine I. "in a report tint ihe ri) ftvt.y ami happy generation succeed
l iilcr.il i.ilici r. ol a celt tin i.egro rcgnm-nt, t u h other in tho glorious IiuJ wc have
winch are m d to hato been taken 111 KhT , ,! ritcd.
idn, had bu ll m i, t. i. ctd lo be shut. This 1 o!y tlmso who arc jtliv s'ually activo and
passage 1. one of tin) many pro ds lliat the utl,lctic cm secure to themselves the
American cannot itiinpri-heiid I lie lecliug ' Tt , r honor of listing their names borne
of th.. country it nmy bi of any other (u. muster rolls of the army anJ navy
legauling llm war. Tho 11 1 r.sing ofa p T ,,f the I'nitel State., which lam sure will
1,011 uf llio ciiemv's ul je. t, ii.fcr.or or u- ,cver bo suffered to 1'i-rihh. Those of us
pr.ur in race, I. a iiisirai.i.' oi'j.ct in ii-
0 leg un a..) pj'irai.on 01 .,. r 11.t1r11.1ly, nro unworthy of our rela
wcic ciigig, d in a war I tiU.,.,(iti to the' lu roes of our country if wo
war. If 1'oitaiil
with Trance, iioihiug until I In um o i .it-
11r.1l th in l. r our tin my to ccite lln doo, 1
Mii-tilinan, or Arab to revolt. Nn ruio ,
of w arfare would permit 11 to It cut .
t t'lociu
engaged lu tin service otherwise I.I..U a
nn 11 i-oii. Incling li gitiinnte cji Tation. It
s a in 11 vary nil of war, in which u rt tie
.ii-iini ct oii :nay be Invoked by .1:1 invader
to iiicn aso the ordinary horror, nnj cal.uti
ilics o hns'.iio OiCUji.'il.ou. When home
years j;o Sntitlicrn ititlc'inen, Insolent nn I
nggrt'ssire, thrcatuied 11, U country with
war, il w.ut reu.aiked ovir and over ng lin,
in I'.iititli journals, tlat ths ii-iltcli ol
some of our Wi.t Indian reginiei, I to
Louisiana or tho Cirt'liua tiiight bo 0110 of
I he moat lormiilablo ngi licit In which evil,
our ta.l l liig. ieiit pnwt r cniil.l rcsiirl.
( Inr Southerii fi ieud. inn.l t trry thu w Imlo
weight ol Iiim ry on l In ir shnuldi r, in
pint' or in war. Sett do iii.uircclii.ii
would bo n driM.il, d nil. It would be n
ren tition of Ihe luib in n-M'li ol w.7.
An iiiftrinr rare would ri.e nain.t their
n.nsit'i. Hut il is nu mt iileiil atid n rou
lingeiil of nny war, in wh.ch a Suite of
slave hnlili rs ciigig.'.. Tlio ollit'cr. who
deieloji it are a. lieu from any net of ven
geance or retaliation those who light on
llm deck of their ship tf ill the IukI of
llicir reinieiil.
I (1- ( Jul Iii ie, A inember ol the
St. I.oui. law firm, roiiipn.cl in part ol
lhoe rabid Si rrs.iuiii.l., Jami l S, Green
ml JudgO A. It'ee.r, nml himself hitherto
tender f.a.lod oil it 0 I'i loll ipir.lioll, has
written n tetter endoising thn l!mniiein
linn prm I iniation and tin' nrni'mg of ne
groes. Ilu say hit U siiti.lic.l tho war
will heter end till slit cry i. chol.cd lo
death, and the sooner tho I i tier.
Thr Wln Ti'.'. t ( hiiir..' c.n'k, l
W Inlei'. Jlill, X. T , .(.I'Ih-iI ! AmrriiMii I'.r
Ihr n.mr vf Mi Kixsiit, f. w il.m n.i. lldd
ul Ihe woiii. I( an I Hi - ucii lurr -ij"l.
A Srony or Uhku IJAimAiur. It will
hu rciniiiiihereil that wo puliUilifd fiine
tiiiin niiieo i deeply liitoreiti r narntire
hy mi Ohio mldier who wmi.i' out with
nu expwji(i"!i from the late O'sft.. ?.fithe'e
i.'oiiiiiiaiid then uliilioiied nl ih' Jhy villc,
'J Vim., fur the purpowj of destroying m
pnrUnt relit-l railroad conimuuiriitjoiii,
hut tho ciiteiprio proved failure, the
meiiiheri of the expedition wem captured
ami thrown into prinon, from which the
narrator caenped, and nfier a jn-rilo.n
journey reached 1'ouiaeol.i, ro ho got
on hn.ii d n (icviriiiiitil vir1 I tiid wn
conveyed to Key Wn. beitral of Iiii
coiurailci, tf.ir n long and drvii'y imprii
vnuiviit nt tlio noiith, have i t I hern re
i i , I . if I . I .
'!-n M,,r''3" 'vI"'
"'r Mf'rrleiiPo ut a meeting of the I'nion
"f WaHhington. 1 ron. tho italo
. . t t .1. i . . l-
w lio hunted I hem wilh lioiiml. until the
entire party wi re captured. They were j
and untitled tlie n rvatit Hint liiey aero to
be executed. Without time lor prepara- j
tioii tins-uiifnitunato patriots wew forced
Irmn their nxruiving companion to tlio I
g illotti. The kcvmi of parting wis indeed j
a touching t The icina'.iiiiig prisoners
; cxiai'led to hharu tho fame fate, ami
.i e : - i i
w;,s ironn-ed lh..t liny piTi.are tor clerni. i
iv. Moiiiing an I cveiiiiig ihe bttlo band
ol siiC roi knelt m pr.iver. ihosgli sui-
l ou.i.iiy iiintc.i irom t.rmoii to rrixin
tl
.. . tiMniu m a. re'
ulaily k. ,tup. Thcro
wi re l .lil e'l li ii iVC. illte .iL-rncc was
ill!
I., ought tiiut H i v also wer to ba hanged.
i: !,t of the j.aity ec3K-d, only two of
wleun were it. rhearJ from. Th remain.
tier erc nt l l.'i.-hniond, wlu-rr, after
s.ll.ii i untold l.arJslii.a)J I ting port, d from abolby ville, Tern., that three
Mind tl.., l tin y hhonlJ l.o J t during the , r,.gimcnU It nthcrc, and were after
war, uiilivs hooinr executed, they wero ( WBrj gtfc 0, Chattanooga enrouto for
HUtlnilv onrioyid last Wednesday by i Knotvillo.
lli- uiiii"iii,i-inuM.t that thrjr were to Lc cx-
Srcr.LiAiiv Sewamu ox I'.mos I.l.c.i'es.
A great 1'iiion Lcaguo meeting was
. , .
Uroklvn, New York, March 10th,
.
.crctay Sward was invited to bo pres-
' I
cut, and excused his presence thus :
-1 regret that I cannot attend yonr
mcttin on Monday evening. ( on and
iTganic vour I'nii n !.. gite.
Write out j
t1L. l,on, in n bold, broad, 0111J iininistaka
i M I.om tin pnvil.gj is ticined, tlirougli
do m t, w ilh our voices, our vote and our
iiv.i;:rc, sustain them in the f iul of tho
c.tmp and tho danger ol tho battb field,
ciHisolc their fainiln in their (ears and itl
their piiiutiou., and willingly prepare
wrcall.s to crown, when their service ends,
the returning soldier of freedom, defenders
of ti e Kf public, and sAvion of tho I'uion.
IwiVltTANT I.KdtL DECISION. JudgO
Spragiif made a ruling yesterday in tho
insf of 1'. S. v. WiH.diiian, charged wilh
stealing n draft from the mail and forging
nn ciiiircinciit, now on trial in tho I nited
st.it,.. D.sliict Cmirl, which Is likely lo
attract great iittentioti as an important in
lerprctatinii of tho law ol ovidciico, dilltir.
ing I'roiti that which has long been in vogue
in our State ( urt, and .materially cur
tailing the cll'.vt of the testimony of ex
pert wiliie.se in cniiip.iring and identify
ing hand writing. Ailanl District At
toi tiev Lotlu... iiilrndiiccd a diary kept
by Wooilmtii, proving that ho had repeat
e'liy admitted out ol Court that it was
hi 'ham! writing, and 1 night to show by
expert, that (he forged endorsement nt -1
lin- diary wero written by tho saiuo hand.
Mes.rs. Avery and llobbs, dofcitJatit's
counsel, objected lo their testimony, and
the Court ruled that li.md-w riling, intro
duced for a standard, must bo admitted
by l ho defendant a n fact in tho enso to
bohi liaiiil writing ; olhi-rwiso it cannot
bo n.ed either lr comparison by experts,
or lor comparison by ihe jury. Il will
bo seen that under this rubng tho convic
tion of ciiininals In similar cases becomes
v.i.tly more ililli. uli, bccnn.o they havo
onlv lo deny that document nml book
nttcsteil n iheirs lv Indubitablo proof,
nro their w riling, nml it w ill be impossible
to get them beloro tho jury. Hundred
of conviction havo been reached by that
kinJ ol testimony aloiio which I hero
ru-r 1 1" he i" td.iii''i,'!e. ' ''" Jwrnnl.
K AST1 C 1 1 . X T J2 ArB.
ur Trl,.,IIAril TU Til. '..
Tue.ilnf. Di.palch.
New York, May 20. Sterling itcady
nl In.') and lGf, gold (piit-t at Tho
Livorpotd lU-aiii'-r took out today (Ut,
000 in ij'ccie. Govunimetit Stock ateaJy
at 107.
Wadiinglon, 20. Senator Wilaon, who
ha. jtnit returned from Falmouth, cxpreis
c-i tmrpri.o at the high xpirit. and nml ex
cellent condition of tho Army of tho I'm
toinac. A CiiMvillo letter ol May l'Jth,
htatel that a rebel dt-avrlcr report thu
enemy', forco on tho JJl.uk rirtr at 21,000.
'J'ho rebel were nmiisiiig tliem.elve. by
removing tin! rail from their end ol the
tratk, and firing into ambulencen, a-:d nt
noliUtry travel U'lwecn the camp! and
SofTolk. .
r mrc, iO.-j.ibo jttcamcr Lincicr
from Newborn, N. C, on the 17th ba ir.
lived, all rj'iict there, Ocn. router wai
Mrei.gt liening llm fortilk-alioni, the troopa
were in excclleiit health.
Ciiiciiinati, I'Jih, V'alliliidinghn'ii win
la"t evening placed on board a gunboat
now uin bored at tho k-ren. Iiii transfer
to thn boat wan very quietly done and at
tracted no crowd. Tho few who inw him
aay ho looked lad and broken down. lie
certainly goci to Fort Warren, but by
which route it not known.
Cairo, '20. Tho steamer Continental,
from Leh.w, brii g newi that the rebel
mTC evacuated Warrciiton. below Vickf-
jy, and returned with 40 prisoner, and
qqq borscs. He t-ncoiintered Clialmers
near Talnha.wa but eirnped unlmrmed.
Major IJilitke, wilh 300 men a dash from
(Jeriiiantow n, Tenn., within a few miles of
llollv Si.riiiL'S. Miss , and bad skirmish
. c . . .
with the rebel iauuiier, in wti.cn be tosi
r nd 10 wounded, tho rebsl loss
.llui have been much creator. Wo took
a fPW prisoner, and lot none
Cincinnati 20. Wc have news that
G,.. Grant after destroying the State
II .,,.1 .!...! ilnr.t an .hu ks..n 1 nc-
1 mXct tiie ,.jaei.. , rumor is j.rcvrlent at
j Murfre.sboro that Ilraeg is cautious! v
' Jriii.dra in" his Iroon from our front, and
( njj,,
1 .. . t 1 ir 1.
1 1 1 1 1 i iv 1 in -111 in .Mi'tcnn ai iw 111 ro-
Washington, 20. Odieia! dispatches
received to-day confirm the capture f Al
exandria, La. After our reduction of Ft.
Cossussy fci) miles from the month of the
river, no resistance was mado by the rcb
eis. urn,
L'aukj orrivid at Alexandria
on the 7th.
New Yoik, 21. Gold this moroiug is
Tlie ncraU dispatches say General
Mea.hrr's rcsiimation has been accented
,nj lC ii(c farewrll to his brigade yester
day. The Times dispatch says the presi
dent has ordered it to be authoritatively
state that the Secretary of tho Treasury
w ill not accept any foreign loans except
nn tt.r nmn terms as are oiicn to our own !
- t
citizens.
Arrangements ore being made to in
crease our cavalry, anJ it is asserted that
within six months wo will have 100,000
additional troops of this arm of the ser
vice. A letter from Mnbilr, d:itcd "th, states
that the rebel steamer Eugene was captur
ed on the night previous by tho gunboats
Cuylcrnnd Kanawha, says that a rebel
flcticrjl was among tho passengers from
Havana. A Key West letter nicntious
that there wcro 40 captured crafts uovr at
that point
New York, 21. A Falmouth letter to
tlio morning papers states that a regiment
of rebels crossed tho Kappahnnnock on
Saturday night 12 miles below Falmouth
to protect tlio passage of medical and oth
er suplies for rebel use. They nccomplishcd
their purpose without interruption and cap
tured 8 prisoner belonging to a scouting
party of our cavalry.
San Francisco, 21. About COO officers
are in tow n to attend the camp of instruc
tion. Coylo charged with robing Ibo
mint wns discharged to day.
Tho Collor. ol tho 2tUh Prnn. regiment
presented by tho San Francisco Indies ut
tho begining of tho war has been returned
hero after passing through 17 battles.
Tho same ladies will scud a new flag by
ucxt Steamer.
Advice per brig Uuth, slato that tho
Peruvian steamer Martha D. Whaling,
has been confiscated by the French Gov
crnnunt, her Captain and Supercargo
scntnnccil to ten year imprisonment, ami
Iter oilier officers and crew to various terms
of imprisonment.
Tho Moses Taylor will sail for San Juan
on tho lOthof Juiin.
ArriveJ ship Torrent. 79 doys from
Newcastle j nl.so hii Monsoon, 00 duys
from Hong Kong.
Wednesday' Di.pntch.
New York, May 2 1st. Sterling quiet
and steady nt 104. Gold closed firm at
50J.
rhilntlulpliiit, May 21st. Tho Enquirer
nf this this day, publishes a letter from
Suffolk, Vn., stating that on Tuesday tho
l'.Hh, tho li.'M Pennsylvania, nud another
regiment, wero advancing from different
directions, when, mi. taking each other for
rjbels, a bush fight began and continued
until tho fatal blunder wns discovered.
A number of each regiment wero report
ed killed and wounded.
On Monday two companies Now York
mounted rifles, wero mtddoiily attacked by
tho rebels and badly cut up. Dispatches
from ( Son. Kelly, tn! that (he CVnifclcr-
. UMTS) .
atcs havo certainly li.appoared from tho
lino of 1'nrker.villo branch of the IJalli-
more and Ohio Jiailrond, and that they
have rcir ated to Cheat Mountain, and
were nirain in tho valley of Virginia.
Tim Western Virginia is said to Le frca
ol Confederates.
It is stated that nn immense number ol
horses wcro carried off, bWidos a Urge
amount of provisions and forage, which
they carried awny with thorn in wagons ;
the wagons were htolcn from farmer.
Indianapolis, May 21st. Ihe Demo
cratic State meeting, yesterday, was very
largely attended. A great dual ol excite
ment prevailed duni g tlio day. i orty or
filty arrest, were mad, for carrying con
cealed weapon, and cheering fur Jeff
Davis.
Chicigo, May 22 1. Dates from (Jrnnt'i
army, by arrivals from below, nt Cairo,
are lo the li'h May. The account of
tlie operation, of lliu army, do' not differ
materially from tho Muternenls derived
from rebel sources, (7c.'n. (Jrant person
ally directed tho movements against Jock
son, and rode into tho city at th head of
a column. Teams were constantly haul
ing Mores from Young's I'oint to War-
ruiiton. (jcncrals rnce and iuariiiaduke
are reported on White river, Arkansas,
with 7,000 troop.
Washington, May 22 1. The Richmond
Enquirer of the2lt, contain the lollow-
ing particular concerning Sunday's fight:
Ihe battle was loiiglit at li.inlcert
Creek, 20 miles west ol Jackson. We
whipped the enemy badly, until lie was
reinlorced from Jackson. (Jen. I'ernber
ton then fell buck to the Dig Black river
brid;j". l'einbertnn estimated our loss at
o.ODU. and tho enemy's (Nstional) at
three time n many. Gen. Lorring of:
the left, wa cut off, but cot his way
through lo Crystal Springs, 25 miles
south of Jackson."
Murfrechborn, 20th. A dispatch to the
Knoxville K.'gister of May IGtb. from
Cumberland Gap, says a Union forco of
10 regiment is advancing on that jioiut
via Ui Creek. Tho Columbii, Ga., Sun
of May 17th says, we consider it altogether
probable that tho lanketa have been in
possession of Jackson, since Wednesday
iiiht. All communication ha been cut
oft' since that time. If it is our force will
form a junction at some point of the road
above Jackson, and it is now in the con
dition desired by the commanding Gen
eral. H is thought n vigorous attack on
land, where our troops would not have to
labor under so many disadvantages, would
be productive ol good results.
Uebel papers say that ttie speculators
1 1,1 11 - couta, usa su i a:.nt prisoners,
I. . r, It I
', offering them LonfeJerato money tor
uri-enuat K!-, tu i". one.
I Washington, May 2 1st. Tlie Govern-
1 I3"t lia4 rtsceived tfiicial advice from
i Grant, dated Jackwn, Miss., May 13th,
1 th Mtiir rif I fi-it fii-A nfp hitlif rtf
i - ..'- --.. . H
three hours. Jo Johnson commanded the
rnemv, wlx retmtteJ nnrtkwmrj with lb
evident c'csijjfi of joinin
fjrees.
tho Vicksburg
Ctiicago, May 221. A Murfreesboro
dispatch of May 21st, gats Gen. bherrt-
dau's scouts report that the rebels admit
that Gen. Grant defeated Johnson, and
has secured thu railroad bridge across the
Dig I5!ack, thus cutting Vicksburg off from
supplies and reinforcements. This bridge
is tho longct in the South.
Cairo, May 22J. Tho dispatch boat
Wilson from tho mouth of the Ytzoo, nr
rivcJ on Sunday tho 17th.
In the inarch from Kavmond to Jack
sou, Gen. Grant capturej a train of C3
cars loaded with corn meal and bacon.
After the capture of Jackson, three miles
of the railroad and all the briJges leading
to the (links of the army wero destroyed.
. .1 . .1- -I
llio oringin 01 suppnei lor 1110 nriny
from Grand Gulf was about to be aban-
doned, in cor.seiience of the heavy details
ol men being r.ecessary to tc sent with the
truiu?. Tho urmy has eight days rations
uud tho march to Ilnynes DlutT it h
thought could be easily made, whero short
and certain lines of conjiuotiicatiuo would
be opened.
Washington, May 22J. The Navy
Department is advised of tho capture of
the steamer Eugene on tho C;h oil" Mobile,
while attempting to run tho blockade.
She is n new side-wheel steamer, and very
U - wt. She was filled out in New York,
several weeks ago, and sailed for Havana
via Nassau, for tho purpose it is supposed
of loading with arms and ammunition fur
tho rebel.
The supply stealer Union, while on
her way to New York, captured the Fng-lis-h
steamer Linnet with an assorted cargo.
Cincinnati, May 221. The President
has approved tho finding in the Court in
tho case of Vallandigham, and directed
that he be sent south instead ol Fort War
reti. Ho will be sent to Louisville, and
from thenco through.
Tburnlnr's Dispatch.
Mcmplin, Slur SI At on o'elurk on Tuesday
morning two tletaelinit'iil. of the Third Renulara
l. ll thi. ciiy, br ttitlorc.it roads, after KUt-rrillu ; a
lew niili-a out. liiey tunic in rollisiun, each on.tlak
mil the other I'.ir j.-iirrrillu ; bring coninu-ncrd and
wa. rniilniiird for mine tunc ; mio party finally rc
treating. Set rn ni.n wrrr killed outncht, sod
utir ha. incc ilird. A minibrr were wuuudr.L
l.o ti I . v 1 1 1 f. SUy I:' Thi. morning a party of
guerrilla, made n dash on the Mcniphi. llr.nch of
lli Naslivillr nulroiid, aneei'iklinj lu burning on
ruten.ivo trut.-l work, al llaiiintou, tirulve mile
II, l .1110 1. 1 ll.lt IfsYlllf.
Vui -ftcf idiom. Mar -."J 0n. Si.mler. wilh a nor.
tiirn of two l.iig ide. Irom tirn. Tunhiu's car.lry
comm. ml, .furled "nl, last niclit, lu aiirpriso a
ramit ul inerir.ti Alati.uin.auil nllrlh tanr.-tlr.
rate t'.valrr. in tho vicinity of Middli'ton. Alter
s nU;ht nnirrhnf twrnir live iiiilc, overanrteml.
inly rouli aud bnkrn coiintrr, our adraiie
iiiunl came in i:;lil .if the r lu l canil'. Two brig
ade., roiiiiuniidi-tl I'.r 1'i.lt. .Minlr ami la.nK, sent
ari.tiiid In atl.vk un'lho lUnk aiid rear, imi.alient
and coiilidoiil, tl.v advniii'td trit.rd dashed aloii
and un.uppui led ililo the midst ol th eutiinr, coin
tilelrly aurjiriiini; llir w lit.it camp, and pulling a
luica uf I,' a0 ti. Ilittlil; w killed and c.plurd
.eteiily-twu rebel priseurr., and brought Id orer
S".o lii'Var., V Inid in custody thctwun.mmand
mit oHictr., who, in llio in.lci', cs..'4ird Inlo Ih
Ihiekrti. Wo di-ittrtit id Ihe ciirnit'. lent., wauna,
olulhinif, gun. and f linpiiienl. tf .very deiterip
liini. l in' rt'bi-ls, in Ibnr husto lu crt nwy, llirtr
awuy their amull arm., a l.rie nii.niiitr of which
wo bronchi in. Tlio Mmilk'.iDirry Alubainiuii, of ih
l'.ith, .nr., tint Yankee, left liuO wounded St Jack
ton, and V" 'ti at Itaymund.
Mubilc, Muy Is ;:i New Oilmna ftilr r. at
I'.sraoula, nud II fir mot ara to arrir to iiiithl.
A disp.u-h frinii l'..'iii;uiiU, tl''"9 '.o fi "in
Nctr Oilrun. lu tin) l.'ith nisi., iiirnii.'ii. a rumor
llial the Hartford wu burucd by Farragiil, alter
being- alripl'cd.
Mobil.., M it I'J New Orleans refugee! sr tinwr
ruiiiiiig in tliiilv. lira. It. uks had mended llio
lime of Ihrir I, in Ing the el'r to Ilia H'lh of May.
Washington, lay l The I'di-rslmra, V.,
I'ret silt, Ihe jntifttnj lit-Mi-"T- ?f Ld rip.
I lire nf two .in.ll Ysnkr lleniir, In lint lltiu-k-wutrr.
by CunfVilrrsIs Iruopt, rriclmj I lilt ilw
rr.lrr.liir.
N. V , '.Mil A Ni'whcrn, N. C, luller tl.tnl Id
ISIti amte. tlu.l our ilipiilch bnul. whlt h had btrni
rii.nniiK lo Nortulk l.r Hi" Albramrl. .ml ttiu.
noak. citiml wnr. caplured on Hi l.'.ll. b giiotrll- ,
las. anil esrnc-.t iiji thr lllif-l"-.!.". l'w "fn
imlin M-liooncr. rt alu cuplarvd nt III Mm
llm. Tin. i-.il. till all r.iiniiiiiaii'.tion wilh lb .
'north from .Nowbvri.. A fliirf nt true, btial which
wnnl to Kw. ntlmru report, i.iilir.tlnn. wliicb thuW
Unit tlr) In inllr . rttil fi.iDc .1 llial nliir.
Tlio .t.auinr Mitluitnr.1., from Now Orl.sni wilh
dale, lo 1 .Ih hi. nrrlveil. fill reHirl lhl si
niiiliililit of the "ih int, our inorUr llert. ttiiiU-d
br Ih. ..un clad tt't hint sluup of wor Klrhniondf
cituinLiieed Ihv tM.uibtirilniriit of III low.r butt
tie .1 i'ort lliidtoii. it lih li wu. kept up for r
tiii.f. th.t-n.niir not retpoiiilinl. On Ih Vtb t ID
o'elnck i Ih mirbi, hnoilirr mic-.rdii.nt took
plu, wl.i.-li ctiniiiiiiril fur an linnr ttithoal r- .
poiin. At ," u i liH'k in lli niorninK of Ih lath.
Ill bultcnm uin txiiT;jitr,lril, .nil cmillnn.d till '
4:n, when tlie tunny ri-plinl, and tiring besm
rapid nn belli slilr.. Ths KtarA wu .truck, bill
nut Injiirnl. Th Kiclimi.nd, with S full brt.au.ld,
..ki.crd lh en.-niy'. gnu.. Monr nf our truU
worn Injured. Tim N. I. Km ciirr.ionli'Dl, front
which Hi" .Uitr aa tuki'ii, inliin.lr lltslbl ntsl
l.ltiT will hf lilh 'l with tmiJ nrw
All llm culiirnl iimiiii nu In H.nV.' d.'P.rlm.'nt
irpt .n rnxinr"r curp. had been tuntnl ovif vr
Our. William., w ho hua l!i enllr control ol Ihnlr
f.jiiipmT.t .( nr mn. i tal imi. la a.lililton to th
prrt.nl furniwl rtKiiin'ii'". tlr r. .'rrmlr n,iH
rceruii. in nniii. (.'. Will.., would linm4A..
atdv proef.-d In uriraui enrp. nf Jniautry, sr
tilliTT. and c.v.lrr, under whil.olbttir.
New Vork, Ship Carrier, Iringt
news of an tngagciiient an tho I Ith, bo"
tween a detachment of our forces and
1 ,000 n be.'s, on Morris Llund, In which
the rebel, were driven back across tho
crick. Our loss was one man wounded.
It at cms to bo the impression that the
monitors would attempt the reduction of
the otln r f .rts along tho beach lcfbr
again attacking Fort Sumter.
Stirling stead v, mo Jifat? business at
IG-t; gold 4SJ.
Chicago, 2:J. Official information frcw
Gen. G rui.l's army to Wednesday says
that Grant haJ ca.iured Main's' Bluffantl
the oul-woik ol Vickxhurg with a largo
number of prixomrs and 57 pieces of ar
tillery. The battlo was still raging,
w ith every prospect of capturing tlie cutiro ,
force in Vicksburg. We hold Jackson,,
the Ulnck river In ijge and Haines' Bluff.'.
Wa.shington, 2-'J. An official dispatch
has been received nt hrsdijuartcrs, from
Gen. Ilulburt, at Memphis, saying that
a person had arrived from Lagrange, Tenn.
who lift Canton, Tenn., on Saturday
morning, ho ssy that Johnson was 17
miles frota-Jck.on, wilh 0,000 men en--dcavoritig
to iffcd a junction with I'em
bcrtoa al Edward' Station. He raw
dispu'.eh at Holly Springs, Miss., from
Canton the l'Jth, saying Gen. Grant had
been reinforced and driven tho enemy luto
their iiitrenchments on Uig Ulack.
Johnson balcrJcrcd all bis prisoners
' from Canton. The follow ing hat juit been ,
I II .!
t rcceiveu irom .ucmpi.is tue .00. 1 lor-
j ward tlio following yi-it as received from
v-01. tioiin .-. i.unu il-, iieiina nuit
General near icksburg, May 20th : Tho
army of Tennessee laud, d at Urownsborg
on tho GOth April. On May hi they
i w.. v va v. w
I fttirthf tin rt'itt ! nf l'l.rt I uihci'.n ft till nm
feated ihe rebels under Uowcn, whoso loss
in li!IJ, u-sMMidtiJ, and frisonar was k
least 1500, and lots in artillery 5 piece.
Un the 12:h at the battle of Kay mond, tho
rebels were defeated w ith a loss of ftOO.
On the 1 I h, defeated Gen. Johnson and
captured Jackson, with loss to tho enemy
of 400 men, besides an immense amount
of army store, manufactures, and 17
pieces of artillery. On tho lClh wo
fought a bloody battle at Hanker' Creek,
in which tho cnliro force of Vicksburg un
der Pembcrtou was deleatcd, with a los.
of 21) pieces of artillery and 4,000 mon. .
O.i the 17th we defeated tho same forco
at Dig I51.uk Kivcr Bridge, with tho los
to the enemy of 2,000 men, and 17 pieces
of artillery." On tho ISth invested Vicks
burg closely. To day, the 20lh, General
Steele carried the rifio pits on the north of '
the city. Tho right of tho army rests on .
tho Misis'ppi above Vicksburg.
Signed, JoilX A. l.OLLIXOS.
I learn lu tin r that there aro from 10,
000 to 20,000 men at Vicksburg that
Pembcrtou lost nearly all his field artillery
aud that tlio caiiiiiuiadiiig at Vicksburg
ceased about 3 o'clock in tho afternoon of
the 20:h. Gen. Grant lias probably cap
turcd nearly ail.
Signed, S. A. If I'LDt'RT, Msj.-Gen.
New York, 2-1 A letter from the ar.
my of the Pnti.nuc of tho 21st to tho
Tribune, ay tho rebel aro in excellent
condition. They havo oinovcment oil
foot to cross ihe river nnd give
o battle near thi. point Falmouth or oIsa
cross nt Lllis Ford on tho Kappahannock,,
drive in o ir force iii thai direction and
thus comp. I our army to th-nigo it bos.
It is sU'id that Leo feels able to crush
our army lu lis present condition and easi
ly drive ii to the defense around Washing
ton or destroy nnd enptur" it. Ho will prob
ably find himself mistaken. Th Kail
lloa I to Kichmoud is in complete running
order nnJ largo numbers of offiocri r
traveling over it on futlough.
Tho World's disdateh repeats th assertion
that Hooker i falling back npoii Wash
iuglon, but imtliiiig is known a to tho
cause or dejjgn of this unexpected uiov.
inetit.
Louisvilli) telegram s.iy tho rebel aro
already preparing to iiivndo Kentucky
about the first of Juno. A petition Is in cir
culatioii in tho City and other parts ol tlio
State representing that tho lacrod rights
of tho ciiicn ni gnaratitoed by tho con
stitution bavo been violated hyth arbitra
ry arrest, illegal trial, and inhuman im-
(irisniiineiit of Vallandigham, and, ther.
ore, they demand of the Preiideiil of tho
United Slate bis unconditional and Im
mediate release.
! i
fJsTCei lain leading mercantile firm at
Na.thvillo, who wero activ la aiding and
abetting the rebellion during th reign cf
terror us that city, aud contributed frsely
of llicir iiiesns lu sssislii g to ruin Sucl
bankrupt tho South, ara .linking In their
shoes in view of llio approaching term of
tho U. S. Court. Thpy e-y that judg
ments Rgaiiist thorn for their debts would
ruin them, a thry cannot colloct from
their Southerii debtors.
Tssnisi.l Aevipa.r. On lb 7lh ll , ntf.
ain. wer killed and It acriou.ly wounded by lb
hurtling of th. boiler nf the lten,r Ada Il.a.
ctnk, on her t.ip down from r1. I'.dm t,
temn-r mn.lor, with freight aud p.Hngeia.
t'ai.l. rirelr, nfU. rin,:, it .inonj it,, kili,,
II iliitl inn,.
Tho Itiiilhorla, U saiJ Ut b. ttng io Or.fj
r'r, h'lt cnlaf'l a-B"lt et':ilrl. in el.lHeew