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II. llt.noM. Sic'h.
OKUfiON OMAl'TKK NO. i,
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KOYAL AKCII MASONS,
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ORANQE JACOBS,""
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and fioi.icrron in ('iianci:uy,
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liii'liii-h cMiinlllul in lilKutirv.
Office in Sttilmtl hmMing,
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AM) SOl.lCl I'OIts IN CII ANCF.ltY,
J.i'MnMII,I.K. OttlNION,
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Courts or this Slate. Miiroli 4. '03.
R. B. MORFORD,
ATTOItNKY AT LAW,
Jai KHONYII.I.K, OlIRtlO.f,
"T7ILL jtrnctlf" In the socml Courts of
1 1 the l'irt Jntllcnl Histnel, nml In tliu
F'lprcmi' Court Ootolmr '.'D. '0'.'.
D. F. DO WELL,
ATTOltNKY AT LAW,
Ja-km) im.k, OiicnoK.
Will practice In nil tho Court of tlio Tlilnl
Juillolivl Dirt riot, Ilio Supreme Court of Ore
((iii. nml in Yrckii.Cul. War Scrip prompt.
!f ?lH!lwJ: i,c, lH-
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ATTORNMY AT LAW.
J.U I.SOMt IM.K, OlIKUO.V.
Kqicclaluttootloii glxeti to collection
rW JttnoJO, I8i;:i. in
Q. W. GREER, "
IMI YS I CI AX AND SUItOF.ON.
(Hike nt I.U llrslttrnrr mi (Ii-troii HI.
J.VPKkp.NWI.I.K. OlIkntiN.
Where nil Hin knowing themselves ln
iWitul to li im on unto or Ionic nconiint,
will pleuo oil I uiul wltlo ii, or thilrno
fount will be pl.m.d lur cullvcllou in ttiu
Lainl'tit my ultirue.
My uhl .utron will still llml mi'.nttitr,
ready to attend to my professional duties.
May i, 18011. iimviiir
PETER DRITT.
IMiotogmitliic Artist,
I" prepared tn take picture In overy stylo
it the art, villi nil tliu Into linproitmcitts.
If Picture ilo not gho iiilliictlnn. no
charges m ill U iiiadi Cull nt lilx iiuw (Jul
ory on tliu hill, rxumlno lila pictures, unci
Jt for jour IlkeiiPKC.
ALEXANDER BUSWELL
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l'AIM;U UlM.UIl, mid
IllniiU-Iloitk Manufacturer.
17 Clay nml fill Commercial ttrveU,
between Montgomery nml Smieomo,
SAX rUAXOLSOO.
a. nimliii)! of evtry drl)IIon nently
Mecuted : lllnnk Ilnok riileA ami llounrl to
any ileilrul pattern. 24-y
EL DORADO SALOOWT
P. H. LYNCH, Prop'r.
Corner Cahfornin nml Orcgou ytreets.
The Proprietor Im Jiwt received from Son
trunclKQ a cliolce uuiorlmeut of llnu
Wiues, Liquors, Cigars,
ETC., ETC.
AO Drop lu ami tet Hicm. Pjc. 10.
PAY UP. All tlioso iuilcbled to mc
liy notjw fit lfool; nwognts, will nleuse
wll unj settle immediately, or tbctr no
oiinl or notes will be banded U ms ul
tonf fo. collection. II, UL00.M.
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Tin: ohkoon si:ntini:l.
HHt t:n hvhiv wniNK'inv ami nTi'iiiir.
lir.MlV nf.M.tMJIIJl. I'nIiV nml I'mii'r
PftwciiiiTiiiN Oni'jpiir. Ill nilvniice.Fhe
l)olliiri; Hl. iiHiutliii, Time Dcillarn.
AnKliriKl.Mi due Miimrr i 111 linen or
l"), llrKl Iii'ltIIimi, lliiee lliiiiri : encli
ciilMeiMienl Imx-rtloii, (im' Dolliir. A dip
count nt fifty per rent will liu mudu to tliune
who ndui lice liy thcyenr.
ADVERTISERS.
Ily nppllcntton In I'olmiitciii nnd Mnll
CnrrlotT. von rnn h'nrfi Hint theBeitil-wcekly
Oiikiios Sksti.ski. linn hy lur n hirp-r clrcu
hitlnn In the ciiiiutlei of Honlh. rn (Iri'Knn
nml Del Norti. rmiiity, Cnllforiiiu, tlinu nuy
iillicr ptiper. TliU litct chould comnii'iul the
.Skntinm. to you nit u rupurlur medium for
ndvvrtiriiig.
I.imt iik Aiilivw, nlm nro niilhnrlriil to
trnnmcl nny Ihii-Iiicm coiicernlni; thin pa
per. In tln inline of Hie mlillliiT t
li. I', l'lflier. fnn I'mneiMiii; Wnd'wnrtli
.t llnvue. Ytvkn: Klxr I'inrx. Aililtuiitl; S.
C.Tnylor. l'luriilx; W. W. I'nwkr. Apple
Kiite; It. H. DuiiIiiii, Wllllimlurc; Jnliu It.
I'rlndle. Kcrlivvllle: A. II.MdKiilii.Wnliliii
It.. 1. I'oihec, Wnldoj Wi.. M. i:miii. Alt
li'iiijo; flm-l Tlintii, Cuiiyoiaillei A. U.
Flint, Itoreliitri;: Imi.ic It Mooroi, Fnlem; J.
II. UnilerMood, Kiif.'i'nu 1'ilv; V. Chtirmnn,
flreuon Cllvj I). V. Wiikelhld. AUmtiy;
lli'iijiiinlii Conk, Corvnlllfj .1. II. Hmllli,
CrcKtml City; Albert Duolittle, llnppy
Camp.
BY OVERLAND TELLGRArH.
Tm.KIIIUl'IIKII TO YIII1K.V Hilt Till. Hl.XTIM:!.
TlmiMliiy NlKlU'n Disputtli.
New York, !)ili. Money netit'. Sierl
Ii.iT dull ut l.V. (loM iinet nt -I'Ja
(JovutniiK nt eti'tlnwillioiH ili elded cliunj;e.
Atlmiml Fonte nrrhwl thin morning. mid
In imiltlii; nrnmueiueiitti to mfiimu com
in.iml of tliu South Atlantic (ipiuilron.
l'l,tlo,l.Ji,lil,. Illli i.-itoml lirlrrml..
.......,..... ...... y o-"-
h.in Iwen niiilinrtmnl tn lie rrfMtl Iien. A
nen mililiiry ileimrlinent in In lie iiiiiiIl' lu
I'eiinylviinm. the liemhjtwrler In llmwiin.
ern part of tho Stale, In iiiub'e I'hiiwjI
Minlii to iiroticl Ik i self nj;aliut u rebel
mid.
New Yorlc, Otli. Tlio 7'ihim lm"i n pe
clal dl'inkh, ilatcl UiHulipiiirlerii Army
or tliu I'nioiime. .Turn- 7'h, the ioiitlon
liilteu liv Howe's division on (lie riL'lil
Imnlc nf the Hnppahnntiocl', on Knla
eciiini: ifuin fith, i nt III fHiicriili'y held.
The only liO'dilo ilimnuiirulion within the
Init l enl -four Iioui-h. han been nn own
iilnunl shell from n .l(j-lnch Itixlmuii j-mi.
tal ionnl nn lliuhlll. Our rkirnilnhem hnli)
the lino of the Deep Hun mid Ilowliii!.'
(ireen mad, white tho enemy in In plain
fllpht nbnut n iiunrter of u mile. About
n mite, illnetlv in our front, u billerv can
Ik1 h-cii, but no large bodieii of llieir trnn
nro in clglit. There b nbiiml ml evidi-niv
however, Hint Hie enemy h eioMiy which
liiiT onr inuvcmcntii. pnnflilonlly Implnc we
mar couiinuo our ndvunee nnd meet hhn
nn his eleven ;rniiin1. A laro ih'tnil nl
men nre I'liuiiirrtl tn-ilay in iWiroymp tlie
enimv h rille-piti", on lliu bunks ol the river,
m nr where we criwuil. The lwnl nre li"
Inir leviled nml tlio ilitclien In lni filkil
Hun i-MtoririL' I lie ltoiiiiiI In lid former lev
el f urfiii'e, nml ileprivln-! tlnj enemy of nn I
I 11-. I-.I.!. .1 .I ... X.. .........! I
iniineiume wv m nuinui-v. ..u(,whvihi
engagement la jet Imminent.
The llouhVi special ilUpntrli unys it
ports receiveil jestenlay from tliu ltnipa
liunnork, HluUi that two lints of battle
wero fnriiuil, plnlnly in tfj:ht. The rebel
lints wre In the renr of their nrtlllery, but
affair wero quiet on both uhlii". The Cih
AVrinont was brniieht forward ns fl;lrnili
ern. nml en(l-rfil tho only CHimaltle Inflict.
iil by llie enemy. A viait to thn front ills,
closea tho enemy in stronsr force in their
old position tn tho rij-ht of our left,
nnd tho front of our ailvnnce column.
Hooker win nornM the rlvir, and visited
tho picket lines on Sunday.
A Hilton Ilend letter reports that the
steimipr Secor wn neciilentlv ilettrojed by
fire, oirSeabrook Island, nnd that tho U'un.
bo.t Shepijard was lost near Nassau, hav
log ru Hiliorc.
A Suffolk letter stnte'' lhat the rebel
tppnrttlmt Sufl'.ilk lud been evnciuttd Is
untrue.
Ailndrnl Ilniley wrllps tn tho Xavy De
partment Hint filnco December tart bo hml
tnUn eevenly prizea in the (Jglf of Mexico.
Walilnpnn, Ctli. A Utter frn-n Folly
Island. Charleston harbor, dated June 1st.
states that there nro about a thousand rob
pi troops on James Island, where thyo
worn r,d-m.-ilv I'lAGO. '1'his Infers llmt
they hafi keu scut to operate ngulust
uruui.
New York, Dili A Hilton Hind M
trr nf ,Iiino-llh. n ports u r.udof -0(1 nun
nf thu 'Jd S. V eolonil regiment, iimler
Montf-i'inery, wliicli hai relurnnl without
the los or ii sltu;le man. IliO eoniraimiMH
were bruiisht in. It Is stntiil that fiUU
tni;tit Imve bei'ti brought off had traiii'mr
CitiPlnnntl. 8lli. A illspalch, tlnlrtl
Mount Vernon, .1 uno Oih, n reliable in-1
fiirmuihin Inun Knnxvlllo pfncM the num-
ber of rebel troiir8 there ul l'J.000.
. ,, . ,, , .-jj onencM on twin rui uottcry nr imct
iWnnTi m -hh anS7.t W-. "' "'" to retire -hh licfy
.0 Cumber land J-in, , w h J ""R. Col. Gardner oirmd to surmnhT
hp laiwt iiifi.rnmllnn in mranl to I p. ,. T, bj .. ..,,, ,,,, , .,....
tho
!
Iirnm nluees lilm ut Mnntlcvlln, Ivy., with
Irmn flvc tn pit-lit tliiuisniid trnnii. The
rebels say 111,01)0 men were withdrawn
from Ilrtijrjj tn reinforce Jnbnnn. nml llmt
llrngg hud not over -l.fiOO flfi.OOO men.
Xa'hville, Bill. Our Ioi In tlio remit
enticements nt Fninklin was fifty killed,
wounded nnd inltsin. Thu rebel lo.-u is
suid to bo double ours.
Chlcnin, 0h. A dlspitch, dnteil Mon
Itcello. Ky , 10 a. t , tn-ihiy suys. we have i
been ilrlviinr IVmu'rimrs force before u
since piu'iii a. i., sKirniisnm n iiisinnrc u
fiL'hl niilif. Ah fur ns incrrlnlnetl the rvb
tl loss is two killed nnd ten wounded
Wiishinuton, Oils. John Itiws, chief nf
.i... n..b.u. .',iin.,' iiM m it,.'. i.,.ii.n I
Ilurenii.th.it nt n sp-clul Cherokee eounpll. '". I-l. OreW, DnlT, Hart and
held nt 1'n.irle (Jn.ve. it wui ilpcMcil In I V' ,w ,nPeri"' ru,ff fofflwM
sever nil ponnecllon with thn r. Ih-L. nnd I'hMPnlon Mug chief conim.inder 1 1 is
nbolW. shivefv. A iVI,Tntlon. or wl.ieh J"" &&$ t destination
U is Chalrinan. Inis been sent tn Wnh-1 Imrwloy.
inulnn tn renew tho treaties, nnd petition , The Wmhinslon I'epulilittm says Hnnk
that thu ('lertikei-s limy bo removed to rr's nruiy is wide uwnkc. Ieo bus found
their own country. .nut within the lust four days that he puii
Xpw York, D'li. The Tnhnut'i com
timident s-ivs the l-nxldent ftvN witisfl-il
iiiinnt tlie slluaihm of firnnt. hihI Is eonfi
dent he enn reinforce more rupklly llinn Hie '
tbIh-Is. thus pruMrvintr nur numbprs, iiimI !
bring the siege to n HUi-otwHil vonolusloii.
, . , , r. I
nshliiirtnn. flih. It ppnlnjrs Sinr
snys. we do not leol nt llbcflv tn jmbrUh
thu ileluils nr Hi" latest infor.nntloii re-
eeiveil here from icksbiir, in us inuoli us
liy inli'ir m. e ni'triit. prniiiiiimjip met, arpnenpieki.il on u hill n mile from the
the knnwleilae nf which might mil the en- clty. hut nn cuhhm lire islMv. The nUU
piny'g resUlnnco tn (hunt's nrinv. SurTiep liro busilv eugugeil HirnwiiU up entrench
ittnsaytlmt wenrPf-iiil-IW that tlre is ,M.nlj,i Cvi.fci,ily Intending to nppiwo the
very lute inr.irmallon here from Hint iptnr-, nlvucii r ,mr lron. T,e nUirniuiIierii
tor. or nn cnlliW satiifactory eharMCier .,r ,i, ... ..-, nr ilt t.vru,
(Jrnnt is prngn'ssing we I with bis work.
Advices have been recuivod (ruin IMis-,
burg. I'ii.. to tlio ellVcl that Mnjnr (.enerul
Heron left
St. Louis (or below, with n
large force.
Xew York, Dili. The 'Inbmc snys.
from n tenth man fully conversant
with nf
fairs nt I'ort llucbmi uiul In tho depirt
inent nf the (Jiilf, who urriveil Inst night,
ivi' lenrn snim Inieri-sling (nets concerning
the situation of Hanks' urniy. Car infurm.
tint left port Hudson on the night of the
list. There had lin no fighting nf enn
spfpienco sincr tho nault of .May 7th. but mi Mnrylund, for tlm purpose of ilaerling
Hanks bad been indusirinns, nnd rapidly nur nttention, whllo Ijv follows ncroM the
eonirncting his lines nnd niiprnaehuig the , Hnppihnnnnck nnd uttneks us In the ieiii-reU-I
wnrks. The wings of mir uriny rwt ity of Stnfford Court Hww. Tim troops
nt nr near tlio river, both iiboo nnd be-' are In 15001I spirits and ready for a lUht.
low. Them was no imssibllity of reinforce
ments renchlii'' the h-sleged g.uri'nu. The
contest of Muy !!"ili. was very de-peiuto
and bloody, the rebi Is fighting with must
reeklei-s ennrngf. nnd our troops nut n
whit behind them In daring or pluck. Our
Informant corrobornles the good accounts
luretofornglien nf Hie conduct of tho nob
dlers. These sable warriors provoked tho
most frenzied lmirp.1 on the hlilo of the ent-
my. and tho rebels bent nil their energy tn
their nnnihilntinn, nnd since the battle they
have inlsed nn chnnee to kill negrn pickets,
Innnc itntnnco they proceeded upon n
single black wntry. captured and hung
him. This bloody example wns quickly
followed, for almost within nn hour some
negroes got hold of a rebel picket, nnd
Awumr him 11 n in full
nil view 01 their niur-
Wil enmninlnn. Tho renort that Klrbw
Smith iirmetl to relievo i'ort Hudson is
probnbly erroneous. Smltli Is supposed
. ...,-.. . u
to bo In Texas or western liuisiaim, cer
tainlv nowhera near Port Hudson, nor
could he get across tr he were opposite,
Col. Crierson is slashing nroud.nod ut
. .
last necnunts was between I'ort Hudson , Va,1K". laH "5,"'' u"u.r '" "'
nnd VicMiurg. tearing the mllroad nnd circumstances : ritcy ma-l their nppeur
iJ . J.iL .i!.,! i.. l,..ntln,r n i Vnf.-i unco in lull I ederul uniform repiestutlng
des royiug tho bri lges bun ng in Unfed tKUUehu M luMwct0 if , ij. s. umf
ernto stocks, nnd cunvawing lite Sue ,uv on,W1 f'0 An,lllnllt ,;. Toj!
gen. rally. It wns pfnerally understood in MxAi RBu connlerslueU by Uomjuhos, to
Hanks' rmv Hint Joe Johnston was nt inspect tho fortltlcatloni of tho driMrtment
Jackson, Mis., lint bad force to bring CoJ. Watklns had strong sup!o!on. und
against Grant. Wc regret tn learn that f-uiiniuuIciUd his doubts to Col. Iliyord,
Gen. Sherman, who wns wounded at Fort ho Iclegruphed to I(ooeraiis to kuowif
Hudson battle is hardlv ctpected to sur- nny such persons held pwittoiw IuhU army,
vive. The wptilher I terribly hot, tind the ltccruiw repliid In U10 iieguitio. Tho
nlace is drv nnd dusty. rcl,lV then coiifesscd. A document of
place is orj mm uus.j. trcaonablo nature not) contraband lutoriru.
Xcw York June 9th, i'ort Ilndwn nd. ! io" a,, fund on them. Itosicruus order
Ieessiatothat CoWels Clark nnd I'ayne, ' cd a ,court m,""al '"! this morning they
previowdy reported killed were not in tnewwo uaa
cast injured. Coloeei Hean of the 4th Now York, HOtb. The following Is nddl-
Wisconsin, nnd Xnrlhskl, of Wi-lts0a
siuU'wero killed. Iteiin's niin-iit I -.t 70.
I kldiil nnd wuundul, out of .'100 in I lie
' lijjht.
I The limn' letter soya tho 1st LmiUlntn
Colored ri-pment stioneil jrvnt pluck no
M.... Iwit -1.1.... .... .......!. !.
i .Mm i l in. iiiilieoio nji imiuiu lliu ilil"
I within t(IO piiciN nt the double ciiilek, nip
porteil by the Hlh Micliijjun.tho ITIlh nnd
1 CM New York. Tho three reginiints
eru badly cut up, the colored rrj-lnicnt
ImTln-r only nbout .100 lift. The re be I
ti Hanks would allow him tn m ireh out
with guns, provisions, etp. This wns ru-fuv-il.
It is reported that the rebels raised
the blnck Dag.
Frlilny Nli;lit' J)lpntch.
Xcw York.ltlih The Tima Intiniatps
Hint Stuart's cavalry force nf from ten tn
flllcen thousund men, hud been numm;-,
and drilling, nnd Biippl virifr tlieuiflve",
since the battle nt Clmncvilnrvitlp nt limn-
dy Station, five inilci South nf Cultiep
per. with the intention, It is supposed, nf
mukini; n raid Into middlp IVnn.ylvunU.
Hooker sent tn that vicinity n force ol
cnralry nnd urtillery piptal to tho rebels,
with several thousand Infantry pickets, uu
dcr lluisell of MussacliU'etts nnd Cenernl
A mcs of Maine. I'leusanlon. Killiiutrick.
f ,
"'
neither advance nor retreat without lulit-
A special dipalrh from headquarters
Army nf I'otnmuc. lull, says oerMhlnp Is
c-tiiel here. FrederioMiurK l still In pus-
swhIoii of the rebels. Tliair forced display
thenvelvi's nn the hlghls without unv arms
, itl.ii,.i,.. f ,, ! ..,w.r.n..,.
n,i mmtnif n brigade nf Hip enemy Ml
,B ci,.. , ,MOVe(j o(- t ,1(, IM,ltl, TUt ,
.mrl0w. (l ,,knnn. Ammunilinii trams I
herclxU have rill.' pits within our line
nf m,., y,Tn 111irij h, ,l( din-ction
r Ct-llvj Ford. It is retmriiil lhat the
enemy's psvulry liuie iitttinpliil to cnns
nl llerMy I'onl, niioe ltJiiulianiiriclt hlu
1 Hon. nnd u brisk engngiment Is progressing
I ut that point. lUJUiJ Texnns tmvo been
11101111111! and mlded to Stewnrl'8 cnvulry
ns riliemrn. All loo lehel cavalry has
Ihiii colleetPil in the vicinity or ('ulp)
wr. I lias also mnwl tip in tlint lein
it v with n large column of iiifntiirv. It is
tild by ninny that Hie" art will ihi!i up
A ilifpatcb, dated ncroxi thn Knpinlinn
nriek.bdow rreilcrlck'bitrg. tilh, says thu
rtlwli havn nt leiul 'lO.ODJ men and n large
lore) of urtillery IwHiro us, Ixjt it ! not
know n whether tliey could drli 11 us from our
position. The rebel rhurp.hooter annoy us
somewhat by their constant 1 Hurts to pick
oil our men. A few shells from our Imt-
W aMMtsm tuem lur a time, out tuey
ur ' "".
Whatever Is Hooker's object Oi this dun-
onitrutlon, he keeps his oun couun-l. Tho
nrwy Is nbeying orders without knuwiug
evactly what these orders inwin. nnd what
lio next mo- e will bo. All quiet this morn.
)
Murfreesboro. 3th. A ladv from Shsll-
ibjllle, who arrived today, toys u report
or wo surrenucr or 11 vickfourg garrison
' Of O.IMU lu was
liretalent In Him relx-l
, ..... Clwl ...
camps, hhu Mates that rtujl papers have
publltlied particulars.
Col. I.aureuco Williams, formcrlv of tho
2d U S. caialry, latir Celt. IlraL'-'s chief
1 - .... r ..... . .. .
or niuucry, aim i.ieut. uuninp, ot tlio rixii
army, were arrested nnd huug as stilus at
tionnl by tho Africa: Itnchuek had kIm i
notlco nf n rrv.'iitlou Hint IIukUihI s i 1
open lipgntintlnns with ntltrr powers for Hi
recognition nf the Southern Confedt r.u v
I. vi rpixd, May !mh. l'.irls enrpp 1 1
pttee m s Mu'onV preenee lu I'arls stn nt '1
ens the n port of the approaching loivni
Hon nf the South. The ueneml lmprpsi"i 1
lu France U lint Im will Ink Iheb'sdlil
r.w.n.rMlvtn lln. .Qiinlti nml ll.rtt 1!iinll.t
will not bo slow tn follow. Kmiitoit. May
UUt, tho Cuufederalo loan cltm-d nt 2 di
coiint. Wahingtnn, 9lh. Twenty men wero
killed nnd 1.1 wounded bv an pxpliHion t )
day of the iiingnztne nt Ft. Lyon near Al
exandria csunn nrcidentnl. The inagn
xino win lotnlly destroyed. Xn damage)
win done to the gum or carriages.
Washington, 1 0 1 1 1 . From what can lip
learned from Hrsnns itrrivln from tho
llnppihunnK.k,n division (if troops went
nvi r the river on Monday night, June nth.
and the rcM rilla pits and forage nlnmr
therher were destrnycil, nnd pnrthwnrln
tlirown up with it view tn prevent n light
attack, und to shield our mm from the en
emy.
Washington, IO1I1. A severe enzagp
incut took place jpstinlay morning Ih'twrtu
nur cavalry nnd that of tlio n Ik-I. iimli r
Stewart, at Hevnrly ford, nn the ltappi
hnnnnek, five inlles'nbovo Itnppih immek
Station, nnd nbnut tin) rntne tlintamv froi 1
Sulphur Springs. The I'ihI tut the lUht
wns u cry brilliant exploit. Front oHkym
who pirlirliited in the light, we lenrn that
ypsttrdny I'leosniiton's on airy, under lln
ford, inado nn importnnt rieiiiKiiiiiiPO to
wards Culliepper. nnd hnd one nf the ltist
nlntinalo cuuilrr fights nf the war. 'IV
force composed Iluforl's nun brigade mil
another under Col. Da vis, S'ippnrled by
two batteries of nrtlllery, and Iwn rrgt
nients or infantry nt n rnservp. At twelto
o'clock, on Monday night, the rnvnlry bi
nuekiil near t.verly ford, on the lhM
lianmiek. At three n'elook. a. ., the mm
were called, and at four they crossed tho
ford. HeyiHHl tho ford Hiero was n sci.i'
circular belt nf woodi!, with n range of r i'.i
pits near the timber A Ih.o nf pn'xU
guarded the ford nnd the southern bmk il
the river, Tlie Hilt New York cava'c
ernssed first, und drote the im my buik 1 1
tl ensniy Iwek tn tlm rill pits, nnd iifi-
n desiMfrule confiict cleared Hie wood' tlm
unriny falling bulk upon their nrlillerv,
and maintaining their msltion until t Iwi
n'eloek, when nur urlllliry onmPiip.nnd ilfi
relx'ls wero iigain ilriM-n liaeK lor six miu i
in the direction nf Culnenper Court ll"i ,
wlien our force returned und rcernwhil In
good order. Nearly nil the fl.'litln d'tnn
by the Ciinlry wns of the IiUmvIkI kind,
mostly bund to lintid with suliers Mid u
tots. In the wo His the heavy timber was
not very ib-ii'P. so Hint tlw hum pnn1 1
ntlvancplliriui.il It, but the innlertfroM'i
was thick. Our low wn unrwlil "ruble mi
tlio elaughter of the rt birls Isurful No
llmnto of the nunibtr nf oasnnltles on b"'li
Hides pan Ijo given. It is reported Hi it
Col. II. Davis wits Mlll. Hy tins sod ! u
hiwI brilliant dah nf nur ouvalrv Into tli-i
iein)' llnei tltPir plans Iwv fin fful"
tratml. ni.d the Intended raid of Stewart's
cavalry prevented.
f'hlengo. lOth. Tho ituyla-.Uiifni In
its lust bsue. In nil nrtiole on the colored
njeinent nf tho war, says tho negro troops
now In the service number .'l.'i.bOO. not
including tlioe niding m iiloneers lor
Hanks nnd Grunt, which will doubtless
swell the immUr to 50,000.
Wellington, loth. An nfllelal reri"rt
frnm Admlrnl Porter, ilatnl Mmsinsqinl
Squadron, June 1st, says after Hal return
nf tho expedition under Walker, up tlw
Yuzoo, and the instruction nf Itoini nnd
Navy ynnl, f dmpatehed the mine ofTevr
up ngalii, with instructions to capture lh.i
tninnports. Hesldes tho itentne r mentlnr-!
ns burntil, lie btuneil the O'enda nnd A'.w
7.uetonnd thrco nf their Inst lruupnr's.
My object wns to brenk up tho transports
Hon nn tho Yor.oo, and with He exiPptinn
of a few sfeuinen bcynnd Ft Peinberton,
tboy pan tramport noHdng by water "t
llmt river. Strainers lo the aliie nf 70
(100 dollars were destrnyeil 'Hip Smr nf
the Wc-st was sunk, completely bloekallng
Hie Yalla ifu.Iia.
Wnrfilngtnn, IO1I1. Gen. llnnks. In 1111
rflieia I report dal.d Urorn Purl Hudson.
Moy.3flih. piwaD account of moving nn
llmt. plope tiinnlar to Hm already pub.
fished. He sns tho naro trnnps an'werpd
ovcry expectation, Xo troopi could Im
more delennui'd nr btave. They mado
three cltarres upoy Hc biHerics of tho
ptieniv. sullerlng very Ihiivv Ii. an 1 1 old
ing their position at nightfall with the rest
of the troops. Our low from Muy 'J.d tn
thlsdatp, lu killed, wounded undinssintr,
nnmhen nearly 1.000. Ineliuliiijfi 1 daply
regret to suy, jome able officers.