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lished laft February, when they said tbu Medullas
hail them, ??as it were, in a vice." They h.?v?
discovered ere thU that toe leveage is do*' bcum
Applied with vigor, and noon the jaw* of the vice will
have ita object lightly compressed beyond all hope of re
iter.
The rebel army retreated from Yorktown solely be
cause the members thereof have begun to awake to a
sense of their folly. Since McClollan ban appeared before
their linen they have heard nothing but a succession of
victories against them. Shiloh Island No. 10, Fort Pu
laski, Fort Macon, and lastly, their own retreat has
.operated to demoralize them, and mutiny, open mutiny,
ensures their desperate leaders that to have met a la ne
Union army, inspired by a young, skilful and noble
feeder, would only end in their total annihilation. They
4fcooae now to fall back, not with any ulterior hopes of
?uccess, but merely to gain time and prolong the strug
gle, in the hopes that, at the eleventh hour, some m.s
auua*t<meot or false Btep on the part of the federal
government mi^ht force foreign interveution.
'Lieutenant ( u ion el Kagan, of the Forty second New
Y?ck , or Mozart regiment, was arrested on Sunday, near
YockUiwu, by order of General Mci'leilau chained with
Ute l)!gh crime of treason. The charge is thai on the
evening previous to his arrest he signalled the enemy by
ir*t "i" of rockets, showing them our rno.-t vulnerable
puiitic which wei o, alter a while, attacked by a ter: .lie
?uirm of shot and shell, many of winch proved fatal to
the premier's owu comrades. The prisoner was brought
here under a strong guard, and was subsequently plaied
in close-coiirtiiement in Fort Wool, on the Hip Raps. He
Should have a speedy trial,and if guilty should ba sum
marily punished, and if luuocent set free.
Yesterday morning a rebel schooner, Ud'n
with coal, whi.e ?.n r ule from Richmond for
Jloriolk, via James river, when <ip(?^:teNewport's New s
Stan on a sbucl. A boat was sent by General Mansfield to
Mtize the actiooner. Being uuarmed the rebel vessel
was easily captured. her crew made prisoners and the
Teasel fled. The cargo of coal was for the use of the
..rebel battery Merrimac.
Xiw weather jUoru is very rainy, and consequently the
Mads are in a studdy condition.
A cel?e! sleuiutir made its appearance off Sewall's Point
at Qo<t9 to-<'ay. apparently on a reconooias&aco. Those
en hoasd too*. as unobstructed and unmolested vrnt of
?urjttatt in theRoaiitand subsequently leturued. to Nor
leUt.
Thtf* tews boat- New Haven went up the .Tames river
ander aUlaf of tmce to receive on board five hundred ex
chai.geif 1'niui priSi taera 'Jp to the time of closing this
letter shtrhat not ,*euu.nert to this point.
HAKKUJt BKIj.H.XTiQJtS?ilAMVTON ROXn8.
All captain* Of mor ch-JBi vosseis of every description
are required to import upo*i arriving, without delay, with
their paptrs, to theoffl "?? of the Captain of the Port, who
will endorse me saaie u 'fouadicorrect.
Vessels Co&Mhn??l to tiie As.istaat Quartermaster
United States Army, will a 'to? l?>ort to that attlcer with
eat delay.
All vessels will anchor on I'ha^sihoe," easterly side of
ibe fort, be.ore making their report, and not leave there
?Blil permitted to do so.
Having been registered by Uie'CepitalD of the Pert, he
will iheu designate their proper permanent -aehorage.
A? masters ul merchant vessels a. * ?fj tired to re.iort to
the attain of the I'ort every l between the
houce oi nine and twelve, and ali co to the Quar
termaster will receive a clearance tu *"* *ur ''*? day.
4blowam;e for demurrage and lay da " be based
npuu these clearance tickets.
Xo vessels will be allowed to leave the *B?s<is without
having their papers endorsed by the Capta. ^ J-*1* 1'ori,
and none after dark or before dayiight
No vessel-'of any description' allowed tc*?achQr 'n
range of the purapet o. casemate guns of the F ynuuss
No boats allowed to communicate with the ?koso or
leave their yessWs after dark. Bong lauJint ' ^
ateps at the wharf will not laj there any longer *hwjs
necessary to land their crew, and no boat to be left
eat a boatkeeper.
No pe.s<-D8 allowed to dredge, drag or trail in I
harbor without special permission from the Captain. *
the Fort, or remove anything that does not belong to '
them on any pretence whatever.
All persons conn cte t with vessels In this harbor are
Mrictiy forbidden to furnish liquor to any person what
ever.
All persons violating the above rules will be strictly
Aealt.wilh. By order of
Major General JuHN E. WOOL,
. Command.ng Liepirtment of Virginia.
Jana Jtiixwawj, Jr., Captain of the Port and Harbor
Vaster.
SCENES IN AND AROUND YORKTOWN,
Oar Special Amy Correspondence.
Yohktuw.n, May 4,1842.
8BWT or oca noon m kxaxmixg tuk works at York
towji, rrc.
The special correspondent of the Hsiuld, who sect you
this foi suoou full detail* of the evacuation of Yorktown
fey the rebels aad its occupancy by the Union troops,
after his thorough inspection of the tuwn and the encom.
passing fortitlcati ns and the opportunities he bad for
sach examinations, has left but little, in the way of
gleanmgs for me, as material for the present letter. The
town has been a scene of confant excitement all day
From our highest uene a!s to our lowost privates there
has been intei.ts c-ageri.ess to inspect the earthworks,
with their mounted guns, which have so long looked out
w.th such menacing wrath upon our troops, and the
town itself, whose occupation by our forces
has so long b?en lookud forward to as a
Tofigone exclusion. Tho revolutmrary am'*\a
lions conn. ct?*d with the place had no doubt
added intensity to this eagerness of course It is be
'yun? qTest ion that many hare been d' obly disappointed.
In the first place there were more strength and durability
tat the works and their armament to resist attack than
jv*re e*p?c'*d; an t, to the second flare, there are 1-ss
features of interest in the town, intrinsically considered,
than most percons expected to And.
cat TOS C5CERW1KG TUB DBTr.CCTlvi OOKTRIVA>TIS 0? TBF.
^ ^ ^ K5MIY.
f. flut not aH who wished w visit the place have been
permitted to do so. The vlUaMus concoctions of t?e
fugitive rebels, in the way ef "InTwna) machines ' and
other diabolical contrivances to kill our men by whole
?ale, enforced the ne<es*ity of placing a competent
guar.l to protect our men against falling into their fiend
tab travs. The loss of life and the wounding of others
occurring soon after the occupation acted a* a ralntary
warring. SevoraJ men were at once detailed to examine
the earthworks, stre.-is, houses and tlelds tor some
distance around, to discover these '-onesided ma
chinatinn for the destruction of human Rfe. They were
ffcuod scattered aU about In the streets, adjacent to the
?ntraaoea leading into the tows, through the intrench
Meots, aloog the parapets of the earthworks, by the
river shore and to the roads aad feelda facing the fertiiW
wattons.
I do uot know now ma' y ww? aierevered another I
feat there were hosts of \ t*m An efflcer told to* thai I
fee found thrty of them w>i4?n a rempass of ten squar* |
rod* The? are eleven-inch ro nd nbell, ami ee eonceai
wd under Mir ground a* 4a leave Mt'e, if any, esterual
todioiti >a of thf.r presetvm. Captain ffwdrc and C*lo
Ml Wo?*bury dissected on* as<l found A to eoKain
?early feur pound* of rery coar*-; and very fine powder
mi ed Each tiasacif:l fuss, andnbooelta pledger,
with k?ob ?o constructed that a persoc walking along
and sepping upon It "brings th' plunger'town wilt -ufli '
ctcnt force upon a rap underneath tf-cause it to ex
plode. At pretest sm.dl while flag* indicate
wbere th"T err concealed?that is to say, as
Jar as their pretence kaa J?oea discovered. I
?h"uld have stated that a number were round in
dreerted oIDcm*' tents. On'y two errualtiee have hup.
pene<l from explosions occurring *M>ce yotireorreepon
dent sent his ?oc'?int of tt"i evacuetion this morning.
William Perk jut a telegraph operat- r in (it,. Heintzel
man s headquarters, stepped on <*?e, and we* instantly
killicd His body w?f fearfully e.^tiiated. The other
castta ty consisud happily In enly t!ie killing of a horse.
Tim ikidt "* ?"?K or ?rn eruereuoorva* mrxn
WliiU* s?Mne 'if eur men were delving in nearch wf these
murderous missiles, they came uprn the bed y of young
^ Durkee, one of the sbitrpihooters, whe was killed a few
'J mornings since as will be renumbered, in a slight
t Bcrissniage between our picket* He w.ta buried but a
few Inches belew the geeund, with his clothes oa and
. face down?the rebel wajr ef showing their disrespect
to our dead, when they ondeaceud to bury at all. His
head ww riddle* by a daann bullets The presumption
I la that he roust have been .shot at after being killed, as
a gratification loiiie fiendish hatred entertained toward
? erar Hhert>?h<>ters, who, through their watchful vlgl
? lanoe and unerring rifles, hare worked audi terrible
I destruct?n In their ranks The remains were taken
?care of by the regiment and will new receive a decent
f burial.
tfl fTAKT uovHtlMB or TOaKTOWV.
^ General Fit* John Porter,as I juM learn, has been ap
> pointed Military Governor ef York town, and the Forty,
fourth New York Volunteers. Colonel Stryker, ordered
bare aa present guard. end to put the place is s condi
tion. If possible, bordering en respectability. The pliu e
Is certainly very |0Kby now, with the refuse of
?very imaginable ehuruoter left behind by the
rebels, and the multitudinous specimens ef the
porcine species, who wallow about Id a Inzarloiisnest
?f dirt and mire that ta them is the culmination of
?ntnptuoui regality For the present this will be the
depot for government stores, ths army post office and
f*>rt from which daily steamboat communication will be
bad with Fortress Monroe, Baltimore and Washington,
?ud m bODM^'iWce Hi* town lot ? tyus wilj ok up/ ha
Important position in the further conduct of the war
On this account General Portur may haw bu hands full
of important work, and it may be necessary such au im
portant man a* be should be placed in charge. The bri
gud<-t and regiments constituting his division,however,
1 hear, will com; lain sorely if they are kept in tlio back
ground through his appointment. Thus far his division
haj> occupied the post of honor in leading the advai ce,
and it will be a grievous trial to them to be kept is the
rear.
OUXOBD ASPBCT OF TTIR TOWS.
I am writing this communication in the dwelling ro
ceiitly occupied by General llilis as his headquarters. It
is a one story aud a h til' brick house, painted white, with
green blinds aud portico, and altogether one of the neat
est houses iu the place. The Geueral, w ho had charge of
the rebel left wing, has left nothing possessing either
value or capability of giving intelligence, aid or comfort
to those coming after him. From the front winnows i?
obtained, through ? deep gorge running up from the
river, a tine view of York river and Gloucester Point.
Several of our gunboats are now advancing up the
river with Hags flying. They will soon have
an opportunity to see something of the effect
produced here and in Gloucester of their past month's
shooting. The Stars and Strip** are also floating In
Gloucester, and in and about Yorktown, with a profuse
ness calling to mind the Hag crowned dwellings and flag
festooned streets in New York following the fall of Fort
! Sumter. In the distant approaches to the town are
columns of cavalry, starting after the flying enemy.
This sudden and ur.looked for evacuation of the rebels
has started up e visible activity. For weeks our men
have bee* working in the trenches, under cover of dark
ness an4 pickets, riflemen and guns; now they ore coming
out with new hopes and new eudeavors.
THK REBEL LOOSES.
It is the unanimous story of the negroes and otersh
left behiud that during the seige tho rebels lest a good
many killed aud wounded. According to their accounts
their loss cannot have been less than three hundred
killed, and among them three colonels. Uur gunboats
have beon an eyesore to them, as they were unable to
make any elective retaliation. Our large siege guns
got tho most perfect range upon them on the day before
the evacuation. Their large ono hundred pounder gun,
which burst three or four days ago, I am told, exploded
through tneir using one of our unexploded shells, which
proved too heavy for it. At this explosion six rebels
were killed outright and seven wounded. Those remain
ing here further say that the rebels have started for
Richmond, but will halt at Williamsburg just long
enough to annoy us. They say that the fortiScationa of
the latter place do not compare with those of Yorktown.
SXUC8.
The searching after relics has been unremitted. To
commence with the oldest that has come to ray know -
ledge, I have seen a sword dug from near a rifle pit that
must have bolouged to a British officer in the old siege
]t is gold mounted and shuws the English crown and
other marks of its antiquity and genuineness. Captain
Hollmgwood, of the Fourteenth Now York Volunteers,
had the good luck to forage the sleeping cot of Geueral
Magruder. The tick part is made of rich tapestry
carpet,and on it is written his full name. One of the
Sixty-second Pennsylvania boys got hold of the dressing
gown,of the rebel.commander, also identified by being
marked with the full name of Its recent owner. The
Louisiana Tiger caps and bowie knives were abundant,
as also cartridge boxes, bayonets, old pistols and old
s words.
At three o'clock this afternoon 4 heavy smoke wag
?een.ln the direction of Williamsburg. It is supposed
iUtat ,the rebels are burning the large bridge near that
liifcoe.
?CO.VGRSS.SMEW ASX> TtWEDOES.
A * fpoti joke occurred about Congressmen this after
noou. -A .Michigan Colonel was In command of the guard.
cllizeli,S*?ee .prohibited admittance. Several cams up
and askeu^# cq!rf9JraJ 10 P*" them, saying that they
wereCongi Tie corporal stated the case to the
Colonel.
"They are G. "*Prrf*m*D,*r? they?'1 asked the Colonel.
"So they say.'
"Well, let them _****** go where they please," said
the Colonel. " Let t tramp on torpedoes, go into the
magazines and where is any prospect of their being
blown to the de?il, for t^**i? the qujcJusi way to end
the war."
A REBEL'S PABTIXO ?'OEM TO nix YAJfKiCS,
The following document , fou-*?d Is one of the Uvreijings,
?peaks for itself :?
To tiis Fctcbb Yankee Occurasti of tjhis Place ?
)\'<s Uav? retired tj the country for a shurt time to re
cruit fur health. We And that with your two iiuudred
ta usa.iQ.ncu ?r? too modest to visit, tins place, u&d I
we gi ,e >0*140 oj twrli^jity tofailsfy your euriosity with I
regard to our iieftucct) you thut we will e*jj I
uuon vou soun. m j
We "hope a tew dayg; reliance in * Bouse once occu.
pied by meu will induce eu^ugb courJfli in your gallant
h.arts to enabie you to c me within at f two miles
ol white tiK'ii hereafter. Be sure to lure on ft S'lp
ply of "perk n beans 1 when we return. also some ..(58?
tt*:i asd whale 01. spiced with "apple t-aj-s.'' V. Leo we
learh to Mi.-li s eh diet we may become like you? puri
tanical, Ei thieving, Uod-iorgotten, devil wo:ship
pintf. devil-belonging, Afncan-loviny, b.ue bellied \ an
kees. Advise lather Abiahuiu to keep his fcoti h cloak
on hand, to *eej< soberer, and your wi-e(V>ngro:>t to huut
up a,500 wi:::oti* of rpecie to pay the debt you have in
curred iu winning tbe contempt of every live man. We
have on baud a faw tuo.s wluch we devote to iho
sut'< lal duty of loogu-l the links of your steel
jhirts. Coulln't you Kit a lew ironclad men
to lo your fighting'' Are you not horribly afi nid that w e
will shoot you beiow the shirts y When ure you coming
to Hichmond ? Couldn't you go up the river with UC ?
There is one score wi.icb we will jeit sejtlc with you to
il.itiieMth. Your frl^!i(JfTffalmeiirof old men ai.l
teTpTefc* Women reaTs Via out of iho pa!# of civilized
wir.are.and if riiies are true and ku.ves LcenvowiU
rrf s MM ot you of your b.-aMiy IMIUWU uf. i
Wlien you arise as high in tUe ?< ale of created bet 1
as a Brazilian uioukey we wiil ahow Too aoiuuUsr M ^ .
aw ciate wuli our n^roe;-, but ji? toil' I
?vul b-r 10'. hot for tUo sou# of the 1ligrtms. ?U|y I
dcaiti c we will base with yuu is, Leucetartlu war j0 ^
kuiie. W* despise jou as hearii.y M *? # ^ y,^
(?a_.i v on any e^uai Held.
>;,st heartily at y< ur service wbene rer you olfcr a
light. \ . uKaflMiTT,
Cou?iiauy A.. 1 >xt? t?* org'.* Yoluutee'.s.
Documents of dillerent de6crly\lu>, were foo ad in
several of t'1? houses. In that" .tiueii 'fead been used by
tlie ongjueers there were c^P'es of I'mtod Stf.tes coast
survey maps, and m others ^ooks and |>a|iert which were
of utile value. Among U.e?n were ropiee ul a treatise
against gambling, and uC regulation* for the commissary
department of the l?W. army.
ismemsa Doer mmi rmox r us rann. camps.
Among he paper' found in the rebel cam ? were seve
r;n belonging to Captain :-eyraour, of the Fifth I/m.^l uja
regunent. A I*' tor from his sister, living in the North
an eitraet Iron, winch we give below, and tbe eccompa
nying Utter u bar, which It appears did Dot go by Uag
of true* as In expected, 'h >m how some families art di
vided on tto war iiueetion:?
axmaci or a lriw >m a si*t*r to im taorra.
Hoc ST ri.K_i-vA.TT, Nay 10, 1*81.
My Dear TiRornra <:?o*ur?We Lave been uxpettmg to
bear from you for Mi eral g.?ys, and from your Silence
lod^e that you are Ftill In New Orloanp. and very bu*y,
you ?a> ih.it you etij y receiving my ietters, una 1 am
suretbat I enjoy writing you, to I will prom.mi to write
you a? ofien is I can, although id tb**e tiws I hardly
kitow what to My, for tbe subject that we do not, and I
suppose cauuot, ajire" upon at prenuut, is alway* upper
most in my mind. However, it aeuma iMpo sib.? to
change your views, ah'< as I sin not acetutomcd t.. argu
meat, I must content myself with th-j li?; e ihat you will
ye see y ur error. The right will certainly triumph In
tlie end; and. although it it? ins duferent to you, I leal
tbat the S"?i lb i* fi?hting lor dfH|>?jt sin ttadtr the name
of Mbei ty, Willie th* North is only perking to mamiain
the glorious liberty of the original constitution. I kn >w
thai you will be de'eated, and would give anything Ihat
you, at leawt, fcboulil be undeceived lie.ore it ia too late.
Hut if It must be otherwise, I alial. still be your loving
cinter, und must leave tbe ia*ue ol Una terrible conflict
to our Heavenly Father. ??????
I remain your loving sister. JOSKY.
i*n>p pRoy caitai* nrrincB rr. r:p nnn
Rkhu. Camp, Umk>? t nuts, Vs., Jan 3,1962.
Mr Dkah Sanaa Jousy?For the b .nd>edtb t.me your
dear letter,of May 1M, 18(11, lias just l>?en read and pon
?Wed ovor, and, often cs I have thought ol you* of
t red.,f hat dearest an I bwpt of brother*,of deir brother
John, l.mie and obilrtren and of my faw kind friends id
Massachusetts, I have Dot befors beeu impelled by an
IrrssiHlthie Impulse to write you what may prove to be
the la-t latter 1 (ball aver indlta. To night you denr
ones till my heart ?nd monopolize every thought To
nigbt I teel mo t! keenly than I have aver felt befo e,
tbe t ill taoaOTnesa 'if iny love for these dear brothers
and siitats wlioaa tenderness htsbaenso freely and po
fawlif -ily lavished on your isolated, i?r distant brother,
ibiia alive to the onene'S of (Ming between us, ,t I- a
source of bitter regret that our pollt.ral vlnws sbdnld l>e
Po widely disslm lnr; yoti, the earnest supporuir of what
I cannot b I ragurd as the vilest despotism; 1, tbe en
tbusiastlc revolution;*!, tbe ardent supporter of a cftus*
winch I eatcem boiy, and a tlrin bei. ?..r in the gi .,at m.l
glorious destiny that awaits the !*outbern confederacy
I shall My no more on a subject we h tvennit alk agreed
to proacriba in ?nr eorre-peodauce, for argument,
were it never so able, would be ueelee* where ? ich ar#
so (irmly and aoMoMR tioasly wedded to nur
opinions. I will simply say, Hi ST Store, timt
after sevan months in tbe Held, sharing some danger jti i
privation with my gallant comrades. I am, if poaeibla,
more aarnest1 mora hojiefi,I than when the tlay of our
new nationality.is first unfurled. What a obanga th?
test ?evan muff h* must have mrrde in my dear llttlo
s-phew, i ilis. Fourteen mom ii* old lean fancy your
III,te d irm.g tiKidliiig a1'iiili and just begtitnlug to Pliape
hi* mo th in to the dear worn ma and ,m. ?o<i oi.iy
knowa wfea*. If aver, 1 shall each hltn to love Ma oi l
? im je Gaor^c. bnt jrnu. i orlta; ?, dtar .later, wfll teach
I bin tb.it; A'loufh you ile?ta m a nii.% ndgj "rebel f'?
I must not writ* mm n if 1 expect my letter to pass
through?loug lettn ? have no chance.
I'eui sistor Josey, 1 sometimas sickun with eager desie
tn hear from you all. If letters can be sent hither per
flag of truce as they ure forwarded hence?via < (Id Point
ami Norfolk? :o, p. ay do, write me u few me*, telling me
of your heaith and fortunes, of I red. a. U John b bunuess,
of all, in ?hort, tbat caa b coiupretst d into a brief let
ter. That your old love toi uie has not been wea ;?ued
by eveutii 1 t>el sure. Mine for you all Mema m" o te i
der thau ever. 1 love the .-omh and her la.-e.for
during my so;ournof many y -?r? in Now Orleat s have
expert need kindness and appreciation: but though Ma-ton
ami 1'ixou's line may politically sever us, it opposes no
obstacle, real or imaginary, to the union of frutcrnul
hearts. Ever your allectiJnato brother,
GEO. SEYMOUR.
The following document, with the endorsements, wil'
explain the reason of Captain Seymour's resigaation and
the proceedings connected therewith:?
In Camp, N'iab Ijs<i s Mill, Nov. 6. 1861.
Major John Jones, Assistant Adjutant General, York
town, Va.:?
Sik?special Order No. 481, date I October 30,1801,
was this day promulgated, and, in prompt abi'dienco
th-reto. I have received the men therein ordered to be
released.
Circumstaiu-N of a peculiar nature prior to the re
leas ? of the.-e men. induce the belief that the charges
a?a ?s; them had been represented as of a frivolous
Character. That sentence, too. in the special order
which directs me to "treat them with impartiality"
naturally suggests the inference that an erroneous im
pression has '>pen created of my conduct as an officer,
llel.wv i.g that, I take leave respectfully to submit the
following remarks for the consideration of tha Command
ing General:?
tin th<- 8th of October, at an election for company of
ficers, I was promoted to the captaiucy from the oilice of
first lieutenant. On the 10th of October an eiectiou for
noncommissioned otflrsra was held, consequent on the
promotion of a sergeant hs second lieutenant. In that
aleetion all of the members of the company partici
pated, yet no objection to the previous election was
then, nor for some days thereafter,.made.
Some tan days had elapsed when I learned that a faw
of my men were in secret communication with the Com
mander ot the I'ost, Colonel Hunt, with reference to al
leged informalities in the election.
Having assembled my company, I pointed out to them
tho impropriety of their cour*e, and, advising them of
the propei course to pursue, avowed my willingness to
forward through tha prescribed channels any protest or
petition the majority ot my company might presunt tome.
At the same time! stated my determination to invoke
military law o/ainst those who should persist in encou
raging secret cabals or again place themselves in direct
communication with the Commander of the Post.
The course 1 suggested and invited was not pursued.
With tha Colonel on their side, the Captain s authority
might with impunity be defied, and accordingly, Frank
M'>ore, the defeated <. and.date for captain, left camp
without leave, and visited Colonel Huut; I arrested him.
The follow ing day private Head?defeated candidate for
second lieutenant?with privates Struube and Ciitl'ord,
absented themselves without leave and lor a similar pur
pose; I arretted them also, aud at once preferred charges
ugainst the tour.
With every encouragement from mo to an open and
manly couise, the very opposite was, in prelerence,
ailupie.l by these men, aud persisted iu, ?v?n alter their
arrest: for, three days subsequent thereto, a |>etitiou
was presented me for a new election, with their names
at its head, supported by but fourteen oilier signature*?
iu all, eighteen?about one-lifth of uiv company. This
document whs, I am informed, drawn up at the sugges
tion of Colonel Hunt, to wh -m a copy was, at ttia game
time, and without my knowledge, transmitted. This
copy the Coiune) forwarded to the Adjutant General of
Louisiana, omitting the courtesy of informing tno
hereor, or affording an opportunity for tho
lmultunoous transmission of coiinier statements.
I remonstrated w ah Colonel Hunt, and, cftt?iuiug no sa
tisfaction, avowed my intention or addressidg myself to
the Commanding General. To the repeated revests of
Colonel Hunt in person, and by his adjutant, I persistency
r if used the release of the prisoners, feeling the stern ns
cessity for at once asserting and proving that I could
maintain my authority as captain. The accompanying
note from Colonel Hunt, addressed to me, spooks for it
self. 1 can, I believe, alto prove tba*. the colonel visited
the prisoners and assured them " they should not be
hurt." Their release is now regarded by them a? a tri
umph ovor discipline, for they reel satisfied tfiat the
cnargeg, being in the bgjylp of their friond, Colonel Hunt,
will be quietly suppressed.
ft ma? be necessary to explain that these men were
part of forty-nkc of my couijxiny, who, at Camp Moore,
Kangipaho, La., addressed a letter of condoleccs to tho
coloual, and condemning the action of the line officers in
inviting him to resign on the ground of military incom
petency.
1 now respectfully ask leave to withdraw the charges
again*t these men, believing that the anomalous posi
tions they and 1 now hold must be subversive of the true
interests of the service.
In layiug the foregoing facts before the Commanding
Generul 1 am actuated by but one motive?that of assert
ing ttie cluim or subordinate omcors to th? $uppvr' of
their superiors in the enforcement ol' discipline
The low ebb to which discipline ha* f?i"? ~
battalion comman<!?4 bw -????* in the
difficult for olid or more snh^n. ..r?nde^ il
to elevato its character. Where so innr-i i oGcers
as a rule, he whosuoply does his duty, and^or^u
performance with others, is denounced a* ? ~ .
With volunteers, niartinaisrn would be mstlv Ar^
b?t strict discipline ran he enforced if those i
know their duty und havo firmness to iierfor- /*ut^wr'ly
I now respectfully tender my resignation .
the provisional army, to take effect from i *? elpUin in
a? i am unwilling to retain a position w pruaimo,
in whom should be found its greaioA rfatoeorl by those
th? honor to he, air, your obcdieut s< Fineogth. I have
/j /rv*ni,
Captain, Co. D, Fift' ^ SKVM0UR,
Is Camp xiah Lr J , La. Vols.
(JcorcP Seymour, Cat>tuln, ' *7 Mil*-, Nov. 6,1801.
jpiana Volant en>, teenier* t,< ? *N I'M regiment, J/m
meut by Colonel lluut, of U: * lunation, lor maltrcat
Captaln ?e\ muur will d *
C^r, and. a- he appears 1 fl?'s ???<? * very good offi
irrituLil'iy of t*mj?T, ? fn-'p laboring uudcr a temporary
nation b not accepts ???*9c<>ft5mend?d that his msig
thih Jmi*krh)\ (.rneral MAGRUI)KB>
Ygrkti<w> . No A hi-de-Camp.
Under exi^tii / 81'
accepted. 'ft 5" '?i tance'tbis resignation< annotbn
ollcera lit ff 'f&bllt interest require* 1U0 survice of all
iiv order /''"V*. Ke.-i,-u.ttl?>n returned.
. Secretary of Vur.
jj ji "it H.CillLiU.V, Auuug Adjutant General.
Nov i8fli.
?M?ER OF THE JtKBKL GEXEIUL lilffl.
' OHIUtR NO. 20.
'i^Vv"(jaARTEW> Fikjt Div. army of titk Pncnurm, \
V<<RKT<IWN, Vll., |l#c, 4. 1S81. j
'1 -M1 the cannon on the land sido or the defences, as
Hrft-r.8 the tuurtare, will be removed at once to the wafer
. luaving their traverse circles and beds undisturbed,
:ie ma !e us? of in ca?e of nucd.
2. It Is desirable, should the enemy s shi;>s approach,
to use a- lar a.< iHwtaible tae.ls aud rod hot allot. : and to
procure th-so l.itter.tha furnace* must bo kept full of
ttnod and a Tow shot, the wood to bo kindlod Immediately
at any moment, and each furnace to I* attended by throe
men detailed tor this pur|/o*e, one u> kindle the Are
rtipplying the fuel and placing the cold ehot
iu the brick part of the furnace, leaving a
small space in front for fuel ; another to
take out the not shot, and piaco Uiem 'upon a stand to be
scraped, and the third togcraiie them, putti'.g them in a
ladle to be transported tothe tuns. The commanders of
batteries will see to this matter, and also to the pro|*r
wads.
3. fclongated shells,such as are thrown from eight anl
ten in?h rilled guns, are foindto lie the most destructive
missiles against woodwork,and will undoubtedly be
against ubippitig. esi*e< tally when they explode by per
cussion (tbey sre eftsctlve at more than 3,(x.O yarus at a
ir mliet; and It ia believed t!iat the jamming of theso
shells can l>e relieved by greasing tliem; this had (tetter
be provided for, and can be done rapidly just at the
oiotiientof inserting them.
3. At anv raoiueut ol alarm, each man must repair
s|?reuily to hii* gun, not waiting for roll call or anything
rise, supplying himself quickly with his proper i in pie
menu, every man beloreband having hail his posi
tion and duties designated at the battery by the com
mandaat thereof.
,V The the of a cannon, with one or more rockets sent
op. and the ringing of a bell, will he the rignniaoi alarm
at night generally, and the hell alone by day lor the post.
(I. Wn haveevidence (hat the enemy s plan of attack, if
male, will he by water, in their ships, approaching So as to
throw a la ge number of shut Is; aud when the troops ure
driven away or su render, they land and take pea> euble
pos-ession ' His weskest urae is whun part landed.
7. Our plan of <lefebce and ollunce must he ar
rang-d accordingly: the artillerymen, as far an
p issikls, not required at the g ins. to be In the
bomb proofs, the infantry to be farmed in <ompatiies
at the bri-ast heights of the works by their ruin
mantling oil. cers, ana also at the Ixtt Ties to del ond them;
hut to b? kept away from th? shells as much as p-?sible,
and. if necessary, on one side of their position at the
works, but In S'l h proiimity as to be ahlo to approach
du. nig the action.
a H I he rifle company of Col. Fry's regiment, aud
iso the Mississippi battalion, l.icil. Col. Taylor com
manding, will practice twice daily, once in themoruiug
and once in the afternoon, at a target on land, placed
just half the distance that it Is between this and Glou
cester I'oitit. and their busines* will be to pick olf the
men ou shipboard, particularly the pilots ami steersmen.
If they oan be seeu when the ships come within run/a,
or attempt to pass up the rirsr ; al?<> cs skirmishers to
harass the enemy marching or Istiting, w iu-rever that
may be. By ordei of
Urigaiiier General RAIVH, commanding.
Two Milks rno* Wiu.ivisir ro, Va., 1
May 4?* o'clock J*. M. J
rns 4nv*!?'F. or omaal smith ox th> t.r?T
Gen. SMlth hiving ascertained the report of the evaou.
atlon of the reiiel formications in bis front t > be true,
seut the brigade unner Gen. Hancock across the dam
where the battle ef tlie lGtb of April was fought, and
took peaceable possession of the fortlflcatx ns at that
place. As the column was poshed forward immediatoly
in pursuit of the retrestmg enemy, I csnnot givo you a
full description of the extensive fortifications at this
point, but can only say that they are of the most elab<v
rate and scientific character.
From two deserters of the Tenth O'fgia regiment we
learned that the rebels commenred evacuating some two
or three gays since, and thst the last of them in that
vicinity left about dark last night. They removed all of
their guns, Out left a large number ef tents unit^ured At
?>ne battery they had placed stove pipes In the embra
sures but we could plainly see *.be:e tbey hsd use i ar
tillery After taking a hasty look at-their works, the bri
gade was pushed forward, the Fifth W.ieonsm In advance
| as skirmishers, reported by the Forty and Forty
ninth Now York regiments. Hefore we got outside of
the rebel works we discovered quite a number of per
cussion shell which the enemy had buried in the Baud
the cap being covered by a small patch of rubber blan.
ket, with which they intended to blow up our pursuing
forces. Out our boys were too intelligent to be caught
m any such trap, and groups of tliem could be seen in
all directions digging up the shells and laying them aside
whore they could do no Injury.
PLACKS PAS-KD AND 8IHMM ALONG TOR ROtTR.
After advancing about a mile we came to a house
which had been used u the headquarters of one of the
rebel generals.
The houso is a fine large two story brick house, and
inside presented every appearance of having been let t
hastily. Everything had been removed that could be
carried easily; but they loft some line heavy furniture,
gucb as marblo top tables, bureaus, &c., to the tender
mercies or our army. When 1 left nothing had been dis
turbed. The country on this side of Warwick croek we
found far superior to auythtog we had before seen in
Old Virginia.
The fields in every direction wero covered with grain
just springing up, and the bouses present more the appear
ance of a civilized country than most of those wo had
seen before.
The headquarter* of the rebel General Johnston were
in sight of those of Magruder. As our column pushed
steadily on we found every little distance tents, boxes
of muskots, cartridge boxes filled with ammunition, lie.,
which the enemy had thrown away in their haste and to
lighten their labors.
After leaving Magruder's headquarters we soon came
in sight of the cavalry of the enemy, who wore hovering
in tho rear to watch our movements. Our cavalry, who
wore the advance pickets, soon made them leave at
double quick, and nothing more was seen of them for
8om* time.
Two men who had managed to stay be
hind at their homea were now brought
in, who gave some valuable information. They say
tbat the enemy hive been evacuating this line for a
weok, and that the last of them had passod only a short
time previous to our advance. According to their state
mont.it is the intention of the rebels to make their
tiual stand at New Kent Court House, about thirty miles
this side of Richmond. They represent the force of the
enemy at from seventy-five to one hundred thousand.
About five miles from Warwick creok we came to
L bunon, which consists of a brick church and three
house?. Ilore we were joined by the troops which were
immediately in front of Yorktown, and the line of march
was again taken up for Williamsburg.
MiamffG THE XNKHY?BRILLIANT CAVALRY CHARGE?FIRING
HtOM ARTILLERY.
XotbiDg important happened until we reached our
present location, about two miles from Williamsburg'
when our cavalry encountered a body of the enemy's
cavalry and charged upon them, routing them completely.
At the same time a rebel buttery, concealed in the woods
opened upon our cavalry and Gibson's battery, with
grape and canister, killing and wounding some twonty of
our men. In the confusion which ensued in getting them
to the rear, it was impossible to ascertain their names >
but I will send them as soon as they can be learned re.
ljably.
preparations were Immediately made to charge upon
the |>ntory, but darkness coming on it was deferred
till mdrtfag- If we can get up wit)) the enemy to
morrow tntM will, undoubtedly, be a great battle, as
our troops artf anxious to moet them. We hav? marched
ten milee to day} .and at that rate we shall be in Rich
mond by next Sunday Much speculation is Indulged in
as to where the enemy intend to make their final
stand, and the general .impression seems to be that
somewfeejc l? T*clnl?jr ?f Esmond will be the point,
if they can* be Tnifuced t^gta aa?t all. The reason"
thev give, in order to satiaty tljiir people for falling
back is, that they wUbJo us aaray from ourgunljoats.
ft seemsVTittfe tlHgular that >fcey should have ch sen
just the time to evacuate Uut} we bad selected to upon
our batteries upon them. It aeoin that they must
have some friend in oar army ?xup?*#flg ? high position
-*9n are sleeping upon tb.oir arms to.iiigl?t, propara"
-'v start in the morning, Tb* enemy have
tory , . ... ibey undoubtedly int#m!od at this
ITS.
ri.ii'. ?
Confljeirie In General McClellan,
One of our loyal citizens some time since had a splendid
silk flag made, but refused to hoist it until, as he paid,
"General McClellan should take possession of Yorktown,"
preferring to kee;> up the old bunting that had been over
his house sinco the day of the President's proclamation.
His friends laughed at him for his " confidence In a gen
eral whi> had done nothing," but he stood by his deter
mination, stating that he"sbou!d hoist his silken flag be
fore long." Before daylight on Monday the silken flag
was aloft, and bis friends were early jalctcd with tho
words, " Whose turn is it to laugh now f I told you I
rhould soon hoist my silken flag, and th-re it is."' This
is not the only one who has placed coalldenco in General
George B. McClellan, and they will not be dccoivtd, de
pend upon it.
The Approaches to Richmond?Fears of
the Rebel**
[From the P.tchmouil hxaminer, April 80. J
No one can rely on the f' rtunos of war, and the brave
as well as the "wise neglect no preparations which a
tin.ely prudonco can provide against the vicissitudes of
a campaign. Tho ^rente^t battles ever (ought lisvo
turned ui>on accident, and the bravest armies have often
beon defeated by the chances of fortune. Tu risk a great
cause uijuu the bravery of troops Is tu throw all upon a
single hazard, and often to court destruction by neglect
ing and despising the muaas of averting it.
The fate of Richmond depends, In the present posture
of affairs, upon thu army at Yorktown and thu eiliciency
of tho Merrimac. If McDowell is concentrating a force
of Ofty thousand for a march from the Rappthauuock
u;>on Richmond. the e is danger also in that direction ;
but it if a danger against which tho government, being
forewarned, we havea right to believe will bo forearmed.
Taking it for granted that a demonstration from the di
rection of the Rapiuihanuock, being foreseen, is provided
for, we return to the proposition, or rather the fact, thai
the saiety of KichinoDd depends upon our army at York
town, and the obstruction which lies in the channel of
the James river in the form of the Merrimac.
lilts vessel may tie set ujion by not only one Monitor,
but by a fleet of them, in a very short tune. It may bo
overcome in regular combat, or it may. by a spark fall
ing into Its magazine, or by tho accident of Are, be put
out of the way at any moment. If so, Richmond u
ahmcf ajiproii' hnbU by gunlntjf, under an atl.irk frnm
which it it perfectly untenable, and tn le/enhbleby larul
forces.
Iii it the part of wisdom to risk the great interests of
such a citv as ours upon a tenure so frail and uncertain
as the hull of a single vessel? Not only Is the city of
Richmond hazarded upon such a contingency, bid with it
aho is hatarded the rnfety of our armxrt onthe ptniwula
nn'1 iwrthnde; for if Richmond were taken by naval as
saiilt, and the enemy s fleets should bring a land force to
occupy and hold the cily ,otir armies nurth of the James
river would lie penned in and endangered
Against tlie-e casualties, which every one must sen are
of the gravest character, it certainly beh< oves tUf- autho
rities to provide promptly and etkctually. Our nume
rous bstteries on the banks of the river, experience has
shown, are utterly inva)<abie of bta tnti iff ike enemy's toots.
II two vessel- could run the gauntlet of two formidable
forts ou the lowee Mississippi, and enllre miles of
batteries on its hank", surely il irovld hc mad/its
to jtlace any reliance u/>on similar and, we hat*
nn ioulA, inferior detmc.es on the James. Happily
there is one expedient practicable tor the defence
of tiie channel of the James river, which could uot
** eh be provided in the case of the Mississippi. The flow
of the stream in our river is ?10w, and the depth m the
channol comparatively slight. It admits of easy oh
?miction, wherea^ the Mississippi did not admit of such
a thing except at the cost o( immense labor, tune and ex
pense
Various modes have been suggested for obstructing tiie
channel of the James. Home recommend the plan of i alts
constructed of eutlre trees dug up i<y the roots, and
thrown.roots and branch, s, into the stream. The roots
sink to the bottom, tho brum ties point down >tream,and
an abattia is thu- formed of thickly studded trees for a
d|stan< e up and dowu ite channel of the stream. The
enemy have engines for removing promptly al
most' any sort of obstructions In the channel
of rivets : but the removal of a rait of trees,
matted together by the pressure of tho su earn, and held
tu the bottom by accumulated sand and earth washed
sgalvst them. Is found tu be a work requiring the most
powerful and expensive machinery.
Another plan Ot obstruction is that of nil lug the chan
nel with stones large and am ill, the smaller i he better,
aa the wofkof removal is thus rendered more tedious.
The obstru< uon ef the channel for a lew hundrod yards
l>y this means would eflvtually -to,i iho ascent of gun
boats; and. If protected on each sid? by bombproof
batteries, they could be put beyond the possibility of
Ijelii^ rem"* an by Uieenctny.
Many other mo l<ii of obstructing the rhannel of the
river might be sngjte*t>>d,any of Which would be effective
to check the pns<<sge ol gunboaH; and, even if they
should be such as would admit of removal, still other 's
higher up the cbatoiei,could bo interjiesed byourowu
people ialiv as rapl liy as those bolow could be removed,
by theeuemy.
* ? ? e ? ? ?
An obstruction in the chaoncl of the river, interposed
ss a |*rt of the line of delences en this strewn, would
answer the double purpose of protect ng the channel of
the stream at# of supporting the laud defences of the
f.hickahomny.
It is true tliat we are speaking In this matter of contin
gencies, lo all present nppwram es remote and improba
ble. but the Interests at stake In this city and Its vici
nity, both local ami general.aare too great to be hazarded
upon any chain es of war that may, by timely prudem ?>,
be provided for
It seeuis to us that nn proposition could be plainer than
that of t ie duty of obstructing the James river channel;
nor w-Mi'd any probable 'est of the undertaking ho a
wacteilito? os?i*?s expenditure. Al alleventg, m pub.
He opinion of lb* city pronounce* ? ravor of'he m a
and the press, which is the embodiment an ^
of public opinion, has doua its duty In urging tho snbjoot
upon official attention. ?
Norfolk and Richmond *"{1..?^
fended?Jeff. Davit Say? H? Will Never
[Correspondence or the Norfolk Pay Rook ]
1 Richmond, April 27, 1H62
The news from New Orleans, continuing the falli ol that
city. has been read hero with sorrow; but we are
dispirited, and do not doubt our flnal success.
Norfolk and Richmond must be deiended at all na
cards, and it is high time your forces shouldI beimore
than doubled. Your city and the Navy Yard a e ol
.oual impo> ..**ce with Richmond. Not only is Norfolk
an I the Navy Yard of inestimable value to us, but tlu. |
coutiiy of Priatess Anno is iudisponsuble in this crisis |
The delegation from South Carolina and Oeorgia wujtea
on the President before Congress adjourned, and urged U 'O (
to withdraw the troops from those 8tatee,and, at all ha
*trd? defend KicUmondaud Norfolk, and 1 think they are
coming indeed, you would have thought so, IT you had
seen as 1 did, on Wednesday last, the south Carolina
regiment from Sullivan island, thirteen hundred strong,
PMS Chester, twelve miles from Richmond, and hoard
cheer alter cheor resound through the forest for "Old
Virginia?she must and shall be free." 1 conversed
with a ^o th Carolina officer on the same trip, who said
^ ^ S U rurrendertd, and Charletlon, loo ,
but utliTnd never. He sald.detend Hichmond and
^V^^ic'dTihe papers a short account of
President Davis' s. ecch^ lately inai:le at Rocketu, to the
soldi* rs passing w Vorku.wu. lt *as t^ who
?TH>ftch I ?ver hoard him make. H* wun.iu i?ir u?
waa concerned, he would coutioue this war for t*en'y
Tews rather than one inch of Virginia anil should be
surrendered. So let us hear no more about surrendering
Virginia.
News from Port Royal, S. C?
ARRIVAL OP THE URN. DEKORD. WITH PASSENGERS
AND REFUGEES?CAPTURE OP PON PON BATTERY
BY THE QUNBOAT HALE, ETC.
The United States steam transport Ben. Defbrd, Com
mander J. C. Barker, Jr., from Port;Royal. 3d inst., with
passengers and refugees , to tho United States Assistant
Quartermaster, arrived at this port last night.
Shu brings forty-three cabin passengers, five children
and eighty-two passengers in tho steerage, and a numbor
or refugees from Jacksonville.
The health of the troops at that place is excellent.
No movement of any consequence has taken place.
Pon Pon battery, at the junction of Dahoo and Pon Pon
rivers, was taken by the gunboat Hale. The rebels fled
as soon as the gunboat camo in range of three hundred
yards of the battery, leaving on# thirty-two-pounder
Kaded and primed, and one thirty-two-pounder empty.
The harbor is clear of vessels. The Ben. Deford brings a
small mail.
Capt. Geo. Tucker, of the Forty-seventh regiment
New York State Volunteers, was accidentally shot
through the neck, on Edlsto Island, on the 30th ultimo,
hut is now in a fair way or recovery. He has resigned,
and comos passenger by the Ben Derord.
The following is a list of the passengers by the Ben
pjord -Col Far.is worth, or the Seventy-ninth New
VnrV Ctate Volunteers: I.ieut. Colonel l oeklin, or the
Third Rhorto Island State Volunteers: Lieut. Colonel W.
i" Flv or the Sixth Connecticut; Captain Snnford. Lapt.
V?n h' Iie-inis I.ieut. 3. J. Corey, Lieut. Win. Charnley,
Ueut C. H. Ke'eler, C. W. Dennis (sutler), F. A. Kirt
land (sutler)?all the above lr m Fort i^'askl.
G?0 x wker, or tho Forty-sevonth New York StaleYoU.tt
tcers raft. John N. TraJy, or tho Sixth Connecticut;
' Cant.'Geo Proudtlt, or tho gighth Michigan; I I ut. Ceo.
Macardle. or the Engineer Corps, UuitaU States
Army; Lieut. John H. Babb. or the Ninety
seventh Pennsylvania; Lieut. Thos. S Taylor, cr
the Ninety-seventh Pennsylvania; Lieut, trederick
llrrst of the Forty-eighth New ^ork; Adjutan
Redfieid Duryee, Sixth Connecticut; Assistant Surgeon
Kd Hulkley,Sixth Connecticut; Rev. R. A. Brown, One
Hundredth Pennsylvania; Ben,. S Cooper. Allotment
Commissioner from Pennsylvania; Capt. King, Harbor
UmHtar at Port Royal: Davis Crowell, F. H Arms, Jas.
^mie'on Daniel K.lgorc, J. Low, Jaa.JC. Ulnn, Wm. F.
uSZT'" l> Nawcomli, George II. Weber,H. W. Ma
{C'capt. Clark, Jos. W. Parker, Jas. Carey.
The'following are the names or the refugees from
_ **t . ** ? i. j- ..j children
Owing to the untiring paiMTarstice aad industry
Captain King and his corps of well disciplined assistants,
the harbor oT Port Royal has been entirely cleared oT
vessels. Noue are now kept watting weeks befOFI taiHJ
discharged, as heretofore, but under the new regime of
Major General Hunter gmy thing pig^B ^peo'hly on.
TU? follow i'? a ' the harboi of Port Royal
- '?i -
on May 3d;- Cahawba, Captain
Steamers Oriental, Otptam ? j e:a.?are, Cap
Baker: Cosmonolitan, l .'ptaii _. Hu.duras. Cap
uiti C<nti' ii M;.taao, Captain Kearney, H.?
tain Clifiord; H"r*? I .. y oj |or *, pplies, (Tkd
General M*'|s P w William Cummings, Cap
saile-l Ma> 34. TO P u(| wU, M,| ln four day*
ta.n Miller, was lisc K b. tukcr> Diiliasting;
liarks ltas^i- di*ch K^ g. (^..barging; Texana,
Houston, fchare (at l^urorv; CoU8lni> wall.
Hrant, to sail May 4, brig Aio^ ^ Crow,u, discharg
ing orders, bch"on waiting orders; Blackbird, dis
u??
' ? BUlor,oflUainilup
Ben Deford, ror favors.
Tho United Hates steam transport Belvidere, Captain
Sloan .alao arrived last night from Port Royal having
loft that port on the 3d inst. She brings the follow ng
passengers:?Mrs. C. D. Loring, son and servant Dr.
Lems and son, Miss O Mera and M?s Lynn fr^iar.
nandtna.
The Union Color* First HoUtul over Fort
Pulaalti.
Au'UBTA, Me., May 8,1862.
Tho colors of th* Eighth Maine raiment, volunteers)
which General Benham ordered to bo placed first or al|
on tho walls of Fort Pulaski, in recognizance of the gal
lant conduct ot that regiment, were to day presented to
tho Governor by J. H. H mil in, in whose charge they had
been placed by the colonel.
The Remain* of General C. F. Smith*
Phjladklpiim . May 0,1802.
The remains of General C. F. Smith, the Hero of Fort
DonelS'in, were removed from Independence Hall to their
last resting place at Laurel Hill this afternoon. The cere
monies, which were of the most imposing character,
were participated in by a large number of the officers of
the army, Including General Robert Anderson, and the
mivy, togother with all the civic dignitaries. The mili
tary display was very Imposing.
Municipal Election In Kanaaa.
Atchison, Kansas, May 8,1842.
The municipal election to-day re* ;lt*d In the election
of mo?t of the l'uloa| and ant l-Jayhawker ticket by ?
majority of thirty. Tho Council are Uulon.
Rlota of the Miner* near Pottavllle.
rnnrsTiu.*, I'm., May 8.1802.
The colliers of the several mines in this vicinity. on *
strike to day, committed many high handed, outragenu?
acts. The pumping engines of some of the largest out.
lieries were stopped by them, causing a serious destruc
ti<>n of property. Heokscher'* mines were the object o#
their united violence. The Stale authorities have been
railed on to furnish troops. Volunteer companies are
organizing.
Personal Intelligence.
Mrs. General McClellan and Mrs. General Ma'cy , ac
companied by a number of ladies, yesterday visited th>
City H?spttnl and rbe Soldiers' Hvspltsl on IJroadway
te examln. ~.e arrangements which have been made
lor the reception of sick and wounded soldiers In this
city. Mrs. McCiellan was cordially welcomed, she ex.
pronsed her approval of the plan which had boen
adopted for relieving the necessities of the soldiers.
Origin of the Warrior*, the Nrrrlmaea
nnil the Monitora.
In the Mfchanirt' Mapuinc tor February, 1807, the
following article appear*:?
PI.AN OK A FLOATING CASTt.K TO GO MX STEAM, ANI)
TO KKMKT BAI.1,8.
ttv mr. w. snmta, maiiikhutkal Tfron.
The base of the castle is to be made of plank, and to
rest on llat topped boats, forming a common deck to
thein all, to which the b< at* are to be ma le fast. The
side to he built, in substauce and quality, like that of a
man-of-war, and to be shielded with Iron aud steel plates.
All the plates above therliigi) A II to point upward, agd
those below it downward, so that they may reflect %
all bails directed against the structure.
The top Is to be lett o|>en ; but, being shove the hori
zontal range, no Dal! can enter It. The several steam
engines and rudder (by which the castle is to be cou
du.:ted) are to act wittilii It through openings mad* In
the bottom of tliecaa'.te, betwixt the beat*. Hence tho
acting part cannot be do*troyed by shot.
The lower guns are des.gned to Are at tho hulla of
shi|?s, while the upper rut away the masts, ringing, kt..
Git*ties tl.ua nude, each lo cover aii acre of water, would
carry ten thousand men, with provision* fortwo months,
and no doubt would be found better In practice than any
other machine for a like purpose.
The above t* illustrated by an engrsvin*. and It is
qui u c ear that Captain Coles and Cspiaia Kricssoo have
been both anticipated.
Arrival* and Depart area.
AKKIVALfl.
I.trrJirooi?Steamshfp E'llnbiiru?All-m May, Wm R Cass
Mr .lotnmt'in, Merlin I/iwery, John I*i?ery, Jas II Outfit rd'
I'et" r El iln, M Martin, ll It* <hield, K->l>ert MiVontld'
Optnin UMokehsnh*. Mr Webster and ls.|v, Patrick Kord
sim Iaay, l"e:ei H hneider, M.ss Schneider, Mis Waisou au i
t*'i children, Mr* Feldinan, Miss aud Manei heiUutaa, Mrs
Wiwbura.
IMPORTANT FROM TIE SOUTHWEST
Reported Occupation of Corinth by
Union Troop*?The Rebel .Jeff. Thomp*
?on In We?tern Kentucky, dw., &c. (
Chjcaoo , May 6, 1882
A special despatch from Paducah (6th lust.) says Jeff
Thompson is in Western Kentucky with ono thousand
cavalry- Ho came across a company of Curtis' Nebrastt
horso yesterday, near Dresden, and scattered them in
evory direction. No loss of life. Quito an excitement
exists in this county in relation to this raid of Jeff. .
A roport is current here that General Pope's aruiy oc
cupiod Corinth on Sunday. Only a few rebel regimenta
were posted m front, who are said to have been takes
prisoner!.
A despatch from Cairo of the 6th says:?
The steamer Ed. Walsh reached here this morning
from Pittsburg Landing. The army had advanced from
the river, but nothing was known of its movements.
A drenching rain was falling, which had continued twen
ty-four hours without intermission.
A report is generally believed that Corinth was eva
cuated last night, and that our troops are now in full
possession.
Movtkrst, Tenn., May 0,1862.?
Rain has fallen in torrents for the past thirty honr?t
putting the roads In a horrible condition. Yesterday th?
Commanding (jenurul arrived from the camp near Pitta
burg Landing and encamped near here. Our pickets can
distinctly hear the beat of drums and the wbistle et
locomotives at Corinth.
Because of the horrible condition of the roads th*
army had not moved. The enemy is receiving heavy
reinforcements daily.
On Sunday last Bragg made a speech to his troops, as
suring them that it was tlie intention of Beauregard and.
his generals to give the Unionists battle at Corinth.
Great dissatU action prevails among the twelv#
months' men, on account of the conscription.act
The roads are improving rapidly. ^ j; .
IMPORTANT FROMJTENNESSEE. -
Sharp Fight Between One Thoasand of
Morgan's Rebel Cavalry and Two Hun
dred and Fifty Unionists.
Looisvilix, Ky., May 6,1862.
Captains Ilazlett and Mi'Kiiiucy.and Lieutenants Careys
Chambers, Dial, ihomas and Leonard, of the Second Ohio
regiment, with seventy privates ; Captain Jenifer and
Adjutant Neal, with one h'.nirwd and fifteen men ef
the Eighteenth Ohio regiment ; lieutenant Mltchel
(son of General Mitchel), of Kennett's cavalry,
and Captain Ervins and two Lieutenants of th*
Twenty-first Ohio regiment, with fifty-three pri
vates, were taken prisoners at Pulaski, Tennessee, on
last Friday, by 1,000 of Morgan's rebel cavalry, after a
tight of two hours and a hair.
The prisoners were subsequently released on parol*,
and are now at Nashville.
Morgan lost six killed and two wounded. Our loss was
two killed, three wounded and one missing.
Defeat of Moi^un's licbel Cavalry*
Lor?vm.ir, May 6,1862.
General Dumont, with portions of Woolford's and
Smith's Kentucky cavalry uud Wynkoop's Pennsylvania
cavalry, attacked Morgan's and Wood'e rebel cavalry,
eight hundred in number,at Lebanon. on Monday morn
ing, at four o'clock. The robels were utterly rented, a
large number slain, one hundred and fifty prisoners
Uken, and nearly all their horses and arms captured.
They lied after lighting for oue hour and a half.
General l umont is m full pursuit. He will capture tho
whole force.
'lheprtsone- s will be here this evenlnf. *
It wua a brilliant atfair, and waa mauaged ?Ub great
skill by General Duu?ent.
Morgan Is reported killed. Colonel Smith is wounded
in the leg. Colonel Woolford is wounded in the abdo- -
men, seriously.
The rebel* were completely surprised and ontwitM ?
Hi ? ? JU|,i
Sketch of UmrrAl Oaiuuiit^
Brigadier Gene.al F.btueier tkjlnout is a citizen of Id.
diana, and alttrot/^b ttot etc of thute who have stadfaf at
the Military A'cade'mf it West Point, has distinguished
liimst If on 'more Vn.ui one occasion lie served In tho
Mexican war*j? Lieutenant Colonel of tho Fourth regi.
nWt of Indiana Volnnte ?>??, then commanded by Colonel
<p/w General) Willis A. Gorman. Tbfs regiment was
Uken Into tho United States service on tho 17th of June
1847, aud aftur serving tho twelve months for which its
membore enliate 1, was disbanded in July, 1848. Paring;
that time Lieutenant Oloiie! Dumont distinguished brav
self In the battle of lluamatitla, undor Br Igadier Gem?'
ral Joseph Lme. At the breaking out ef the
rrbelliou, General Dumont headed the Seventh regimen):
of three montlis' volunloore, uai served under GinnJ
McClellan in Western Virginia The regiment favruld
part of the brigade of Gcno.al Morris, and w:.s engaged
iu the brilliant operations of General McClollar. la tho
neighborhood of Lturvl Hill. Rich Miuntain, ftj. Itialeo
forme i part of tho forco which so comiiHiety- routedr
Garnet's rebels at St. <!oor??, or C'arrick's Jftrd. At the
end of the three munths the regiment returned to JIB
diann to reorganize for the war; hat must of the three
months' men re-enllstod, and, headed ay ColonelDumunt,
again sought the war path. They returned to Virginia
and formed part of the force oC Acting M jor General,
Joseph J. Reynolds at Clieat Mouutain. Un tno
3d of September Colonel Dumont was made a Briga
dier General of Voluuteers, aud assumed the com
mand of a brigade with his full rank. He had
for some time previous, as Senior Colonel, beM.
the command of a brigade. He was erv|age<4
in the battle of Cheat Mouutain at the time when tho
reboi General I>ee's forces were bo severely beaten oa
tho 3d of September, lxoi. The I'ninn troopo on this
occasion attacked Leo's intrenchments, about twelve
miles from Beveriey, on the road to Moutcrey, and the
result of the content was vory complimentary to the
I'niou troops. Geueral Demont'a brigade, witti others,
oreupied the passes of the Cheat Mouutalna during tho
whole of last winter, and in February last moved to
Springfield, Va. When the department was virtually
cloared, General Dumout was ordered to Camp Jefferaon,
Ky., where be took command of the Seventeenth bri
gade ef the Army of tho i/Lle. Thts was In January last.
This brigade nexl advanced oj Bacon creek, and after
wards went Into Tenne?see. where It was appolrted to
take mil.tary p rscssicn of one of the Important neigh
borhood*. lh' abo\? recorded action will add another
sprig te General Duuiout's laurel wreath.
|
The Conscription Law aa Viewed la Vir
ginia.
[From the Richmond Kxnminer, April 23.]
Congress ha* pa*s< 1 a law exetnptii g from renserip
tlon various classes "f persons similar to those exempted
by the a* t of tliu Virginia General Assembly from tho
State draft and tho militia service. Tho clarses sre not
numerous, and will very little diminish the number oC
conscripts. The law of Congress is simple and concise,
creating no boards of exeinpt.ou.aiid leaving to enrolling
ollieors thj dec.hi 'n of claims lo exemption, under rulea
to he prescribed by the Secretary of War.
Tho effect of th'' conscription law w to appronriato
directly to ti e soi vl.:e oi tlio confederacy the males <>C
thecouutry between ?lio nyes of ueliteen and thirty
live, leaving Tor the military establishments or the States
s ich of the remaining males a? they may call iuto their
service. The Stat.' Una of exemption will tako effect
u|k?ii this iai ter class ?.! persons, while the Confederate
law of exemption will be the rale for those between
eighteen and thirty live. We give a copy of the Con
federate law in another rrjnm.
I heonecription ix-thvr hu? nor will meet with any
difficulty In Virginia or Tennessee. W? have yet to hear
tiie llrst murmur against it m this region, and i> u to be.
ho/rdthn. lh tfn<uLn ithirh u roMti?i in tit \trogreu
V.rough Cong -> from Son* ft nbfri of IK*. Gulf SUU*? it
no in it Iu Iht t n'imcl " ,he nmntiy Ihcy rtprntni.
Hitherto tho burthen of tl?tr- war I.s? fall' n lightly.on
them; I hey have not yet supplied a rnmber of troe|>s at.
all pro|>o. t oi.uto to tha'. given by the border State*;
nor An lh' ij. <?/? y of tho*fvrnithmi Ixnn io mwh miitrinr
to our own mm u> rmintfrbalnnnr 'hnr quantity. For we
have yet to hear of any seene ol this war in which Vir
ginia troops tether rai. or retreated without an order, or
lalli'd to m ke a charge when ordered. It is not Vir
ginian manners to indulge in ?e':-glorlOc.ition; but at
Innat it may be r>s d, tint in these three ikirtlculars, aa
Iu some others, the vast army we have given to tha
cause insy safoiy challcngo comparison with all other
troupe of this onfe is'ncy. 1'rder these circumstanres,
it is )nstihit the Soiitliorn States th mid assume their
portion of the K.nd,aii<l do their npial part In a war ua
dertiken for their sukes nioro thia our own, without
mar muring.
Ct RF.AT CANTERBURY HAt/L?
r a :. ?i ROADWAY
THE ORP.AT i AN1 KKBf RY,
TUB I'KtU I.K'S HMIU HALL
Flourishes rt< apMe a < l"J ioiort? of llie ?in.itmal. It has al
wsyslieen tbe leadit'S *d?le Hallof Amsri<a, and It shall
?intinue to h** st. I 1' '' , , v -viv u'cmi n
TI1K BiC-sT lOMPANN IV TFIB W tlHLO
1.4 K I iKHrAl ?K'T
WHlOH < ANK.'T BK HATCHED.
And tra i.e y"tir ml d ' ? moth ami mi trmient,
Wlileh bars t on. i<i Ills and lengthens Ufc,
wrote the immortals ink pere
An i frame yowl .ilri i t" nupidltv and rtnlness,
Wh eh Shone ' lltr and pirates :aw me*lug Ingots,
write enr n o.eru So. n?. hut the gre-it Canterbury still
ll.re it sn iot in if h-d >J un ns; t t onal mean*,
(m iiiss S stned ? ? m p " ! ?' \ .on?ter programme tbis
evm>n?, alltne >a i u- . " > ? pea.ln, A giuud
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