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THE NEW YORK HERALD.
WHOLE NO. 9413. NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 1862. PRICE TWO CENTS.
SEWS FROM THE PEHlHSQLi.
Pine Weather and Improved
Condition of the Boadi.
Successful Cavalry Expedition
to Ashland.
The Army of the Potomac Beady for
Another Engagement
Guerilla Operations in the Rear of
General McClellan's Army.
Interesting Incidents of the Bat
tle of Fair Oaks,
&0-, Ac., Ice.
W biti Born, Vs., Jan* IS, IMS.
?avers) guerilla parties are still hovering la the raar
at our army. On Saturday and Sunday a amall party
war* prowling around th? country on the opi?alto aldo
of the Pamunkey, thalr object being to await an oppor
tunity to deatroy tbe chipping at thin point. Another
party woro at Cbarlas City Court Houn on Saturday,
wad to-day aro reported to bo la the neighborhood of
Williamsburg.
Ton of tbe most prominent citizens remaining an this
?Mo of tbe Chlckahomlny have boon arrested. They un
doubtedly gave tbe information upon which the rebels
have operated on our roar during the past four days.
The rebels made an attempt to driro in our pickets la
front of General Heintzelman, for the pur[<oso of ascer
taining our ferae and position. A few war# wounded on
both sides; but none are known to hare been killed.
An order was issued to-day by General McCielian ex
tend. ng the department of Generel Dix so as to include
Yerktowa, Gloucester, Williamsburg end West Point.
Wasai.eoToif, Juae 17, W62.
Tbe War Department has despatches from Generel
McClellan's headquarters dated four o'clock this altsr
Ko especial movement had taken place. The weather
was very fine and the roads were improving rapidly.
Oar cavalry yasterday paid another visit to Ashland,
?nrprised a party of rebsla at that point aad drove them
af,and captured aome property.
Oar Special Army Correspaatdence.
Gear Kxaa Faih Oaks, Va., Jane 13.1862.
She Rebels Amuse Themselves by an Ineffectual f\re?The
?Battle Field?A Steady Advance?A Naa WartSkc Wea
pen, elc.
The rebels, la immense force before us, coiamsnced,
trlth tbe day's rising san, to shell our camp. Until ten
?'clock A. M. their batteries played upon ue with great
fary and rapidity. The only substantial result of tbe
presentation of about two hundred end fifty shells, which
fell all around us without at all disconcerting our move
aeeale, wea the Instant killing or Augustas Ellison, first
Minnesota regiment.
Our force burned with a desire to reciprocate the com
pliments with the enemy and engage them with our bat
series; hut peremptory orders forbade such a punish
aMat to them at present. Tbe rebels must eatertain a
very poor opinion of tbs results of their practice this
morning from the contemptuous silence with which it
was treated. They will find out speedily, however, that
we are making quite extensive preparation* to gtvs them
a waking np on some of these bright and rosy summer
mornings.
lye held or Saturday, May3l,and Suaday, June 1, is
?till the object of the greatest interest with those who
participated In the bloody fray and those rom a distance
fortunate eu ugh to secure passes to enable them to in
spect it. The trees in the woods bear testimony, by their
?umerooi scarifications, to the terrible sod ratal fire
poured Into the rebels by our bravo troops. More par
tieuiarly is this the testimony of the w. odt racing the
Thirty-fourth and highly so jikI New York Volun'ocrs.
Fifteenth Massachusetts. and three companies of the
First Minnesota, tli< left of that regimeut'a litis, ou that
wvontful, dcririvo and saver-to-be-forgetu>n SaturdayV
?trugg.e Not the smallest tree seems to have been ieft
wnn.arkcd by the touch of the unerring bullet.
The charge or Gorman s brigade, mentioned in the first
letter of your correspondent, describing the part our
?1 vision toek in theconte?t, but faintly gives an idea of
Its magnifiet nt effect upon (be forti.nes*of the day. Jt Is
?ertain that the otllciul records of this war will not re
venl any font oi arms to compare with the bona /<tit
hayoret charge or this brigade. The brigade upon which
their tarrihlo onslaught was made was commanded by
Bauer ai 1'eltlgrew, and was considered equal to ?uy lu
the rebel service. They stood about on# hundred feet
frosn the edge or the wood, apparently immovable end
impenetrable, allowing ours to come <vilbin a tew yards
?f them, nearly at bayonet reach, ere they broke
Moro the stern and determined line of glean
keg bayonets. Our brigade actually pursued tVm
to siligued rank some distat.ee into the woods.
It is too true that mauy of the charges of
Che campaign exist only in the newspapers. The over
Whoiirlng and dcoielve charge of this brigade will b?
established by the corps division and hr ads command
are' official reports, Goodly quantities . f be trophies or
war. taken from and left by the rebels,me In the pot
aaeaion of our men. Tbe enemy's sharpshooter* were
armed with Colt's rifle. Rifled musketa, of the "Tower,
London, V. R . 1M1," stamp, are also in our posseaatoa,
having boon taken from the enemy.
We are making our udrauce steadily, but surety.
We do not unite raab atlmpis to take ground
we cannot bold. Everything wo take we koop. It
Will not be long be: ore tbo peoplo of the I'niou
will bo excited by the news ot a most decisive oeu
Mot or a deer, ed backdown on the part of tbe H.cV
nsond rebels. Our men am confidant, In tbe event or the
tubals acooptirig battle, or a victory ,by the light of which
all modern successes will pale iu obscurity. If the rsoois
persist in their i.tU altert to make a Thermopybe, they
aia surely destined to defeat. They will flgtit here, how.
over, eome of tbclr priseno; asay, to vindicate their honor
aa chivalrous Southern gentlemen, and if for nothing
higher, aa a forlorn hope adespai -ing eflbrt. What a
aaurco of congratulation wo Id it be to our common coun
trymen, and the world generally . wore these rebels around
Richmond, realbhg their p refill hopelce condition, to
rofuso ue fight. If some p.t* ray of light could shine
?pea them and discover tinmsetve* to themselves as
?tbars in this and other oouuti ios look upon tbetn. oh
how many of the ho- ; eUcld treasures of the lair and
aunny boutli would be spa, (Ml .0 iilir.itne and sdorn iter
domer.tic alia-?! hut, blind .a their headlong foliy, wo
can only discern before us an lunvli.ble conflict?ruined
hearts and hemes?"Kaohel weeping lor her children,
and lefusmg to bocomirwu, r?- they were not."
It would not bee ;n tne under my parole to apeak of
what 1 know concerning the lorisardue - of the prepara
tions for tbe speady reductiou of Kt hm ud. A vast
deal of labor ?* yet required to lew'irc complete mice*as.
? private of la<* t'irct Minn sola r?imieni, Colonel 3i'!ly,
sifion entering t'oi the Urst tim ? the massive workv lu
faro Yorktown allowed his spude to iropfl'tn his jfH-'.h
der, remaiking, ?* ho surveyed the reduceu w<uks,
"Well.l wotuiur what plai e ifc 'ellan will shovel u.t Into
box if' The shovel is destined to perform rm important
a |<ert in tbe induction of Richmond as it did at York
?awn Horn# in the hands of our indomitable soldiers, It
becomes a weapon of actual warfare, us terrlbie t", und
aa much drealod by, ecS'li as the peftdet ua artillery or
?racking ride. I
The gqimral h'a'th of the army .s nos as
fhvortb'e km would be desl.sole, ?lth'?wh It Is
?ot so bad as Is geuertUy stippt eu Most of : he caves
df sick are i ?ui slight eau<*e. and reality yla'.d to hos
pital lemedios ia a tew days. Thegircvauing ' onipiaims
sura diarrhoia and iaternutttotii. The lime i-ickness
pravaieul in earnp only whet* tbe appetites of the men to
get where good water and g od health are Bbv&dsnt
Their fountain of health is Richmond.
? Our advanced pickets nro cow in sight, and, indeed,
Within hailifig Ulst nice, of those ef the rebels. Otters to
exchange n?w?papers are made frequently by them, but
refused latterly oy our men, in c! edifice to ordais.
The rebels have not eat r#ly stupoaded picket murder,
se tbe following will attest:?Two ..r the Eighty-eeooad
New York Vmunteeis (See?<t State Militia) wuio on
picket yesterday, behtuu two <>id ebimiei h. ttumcdiately
la frai of S'ce h. fleceah, discedimg tneinlepem i tiie
ttitin them from a held iiattery, leering thu chimneys
down over Utelr heaii. Due: men c raped Iran toe
ru.ue uninji .ed, sad continued to hold their poet until
telUved. With sash luou guarding the cutposU there is
ao feur of a SttfprlSS (SI u? from toe rebels jne i, <mes
of thece brave men ere Jeremiah llnyes and private
Craft, Company C.
About lb'ir o'clock this Afternoon General Met lellan
rode to lb* trout t.i'u Lis own stair, accompanied by
?eneral Snmeer and ins staff Kveryttheu thoy Wore
rec.s'ved witu bur '? of apt?auM from ti.o troops, who
seemed highly delight* i at net ctog the Interest (,eneral
Mc< teiian ?Aiued to take iu tbe n,ov*Bi?tiU in loi.i duet
ikm .
f'erdnn's ?nd Andrews'sliarpahjofei* have c"mr!"lsiy
ellen. ed the febel hat sflse which olayed upon us with
such fury this OMdnirif. suoe i*i o'cutk they have
t ed but a single shot, si * th*ta -w i uu. us sg Our
?ha.pihtK'tisr' buvw .ollitffcil ? mver? i uui?. lu'n; u) iu
tbe rebel gunners. It most be ? louree of greet mortifl- |
cation to tbe rebel artillerists tbet their batter/ was
?ilenoed by ear rifles, wltboal a resort in any instance
to a retnrn of artillery shots. It is said by a gentleman
that every gun save one baa lost a major part of its
caanonlers by the unerring Are of our riflemen. Three
rebels who were seated in a lofty tree, endeavoring to
reconnoitre our position, made a sudden and fatal descent
to tbe ground, pierced by tbe sharpshooters' unerring
bullets.
7am Oiks, June 18,1803.
The Knemt) She11 Ce in the Morning?Picket Shooting?
Mama of the Killed? Mytteriou* Disappearance of a
Lieutenant Colonel, 4c., 4c., 4c.
This morning the enemy commenced shelling at an
early hour, from a battery of sixteen Farrett guns,
eight-pounders, not half a mile from our advanoe pick
ets. Tbe battery is posted just beyond a belt of woods,
a few hundred yards from the railroad track, en tbe
right. There were various reports of killed and wound
ed ; but from what I can learn not a man was injured
The pickets on either side are being constantly shot, and
our sharpshooters Are a shot every few moments. Last
nlgbt a company of the cavalry reserve, under com
mand of Oapt. Wickersbam, were out on a scout down
on the left en tbe Charles City road. They came upon
the advanced pickets ef the enemy, who flred
and retreated. John Hincle, of Company K, was
instantly killed, by a ball which entered the
left broast and came out at tbo right shoulder.
Ashe fell his foot caught In the stirrups, and he was
carried into our lines. Be must have been instantly
killed, as the ball passed entirely through bis body in a
slanting direction, severing the aorta. Hincle was be
tween eighteen and nineteen yeara of age, and a native
of Philadelphia. The ccmpsny was ordered to make a
reconnoissvnce, because it was understood that tbe enemy
were advancing on General Casey's division in large
force. Another of the same regiment, named David
Reidnam, Company M, died last night, at eleven o'clock,
from disease. I also learn that Lieutenant Wells, of
Company F,of this regiment, and a private of the sami
company .were out on picket last Sunday and were firod
upon by the enemy's pickets. The Lieutenant's horse re
turned riderless-, and nothing has since beon beard or
seen of tbem. lieutenant Wells was a native of Phila
delphla, and was ahout twenty-two years of age.
On Thursday night Captain J. N. Wilson, Company
B, Twenty-ninth Massachusetts Volunteers, was
sent out with a company or seveuty men,
and was reinforced from the Fifth New Hamp
shire. A deserter came into camp and informed
Brigadier Gen. Meagher that there would be an attack
that night; and what further seemed to corroborate the
repeat was the moving or heavy guns and sounding the
reveille. Tbero was, however, no movement on the part
of the rebels; but by wrong management one of our men
was shot by our pickota. They were thrown out in dif
ferent directions, some from a German regimont on the
right and left, while Oapt. Wilson's men wore sent in
the centre, neither knowing that the other party was on
duly. Tbe consequence was each mistook the other for
rebels and flred at va n other. One of ( a; l.
Wilson s men was shot through the breast and
ilibtantly killed. Thlo morning a soldier named lhomas
Ryan, of Company (?. Colonel Morehead's regiment, was
fl-ed upon by the rebels while on advance picket, tbe
ball pas. ing through the thigh. He is a native ol' Ken
sii gion. Phi'adelphia, and is about twenty-two yoars of
ago. The wound is not fatal. Captain Frost ana private
Fairchi.de, both of Company K, of tbe One Hundred and
Sixth Pennsylvania regiment, were killed while on
picket duty on Tuesday mo. uiDg. They were attacked
by a large force of the rebels, Captain Frost being shot
through the body, and Fairchilds was bayonetted. Moth
died iu a few minutns. Captain Frost was a native of
Philadelphia, was a married man, and has a family.
Fairchilds resided in Canton, Fa. I also learn that Lieu
tenant Colonel Curry, of this regimeut. very mysteriously
disap|ieared. He war Held officer of the day, and passed
our pickets at two o'clock in the morning of Tuesday
last, and has not since returned. His horse, however,
came into camp during the day. He was tbirty-eight
years of ags, and a native of Philadelphia.
Sew* Pixie, Juno 16,1362.
Preparations by the Amy fur the " Nert Great Day"?
The Oreat Lou of the Behelx at Seven l iner Cmfrmud-?
The Uorrert of the Dottle Field?Incident! of the Lot'
Buttle?More Rebel Barbarities, dec., Jc
Cheorily the Ariny of the Potomac, or our part of it,
gathorn use I!" up 'or tho noxt groat day. When will the
day coma? Xo matter whun, we will be ready, and all
the better for the flery ordeal of the late fight?the light
that the Richmond papers declare to have been " des
perate," though elsewhere the word ?' discreditable"
it used. Pome persons, wo see, hesitate and Oilier oa to
what name they shall call the battle by. We have callol
It from the devon Pines Tor the reason that tho hat Ho
was fought at the place of that name; theru the princi
pal and raobt sanguinary struggle oci ured. Cooek'elast
fight, when Sedgwick came to his asristuuce, wan half a
utile north of Fair Oaks station.
For the mare matter of name, Sot en I'inca is better
than Fair Oaks. Fair Oak? la pretty; but a bloody story
docs not leant a pretty title. Thero is a weird and wild
association with the name of the pine, and when we add
to it the tny.-tic number "seven' it would be difficult
to designate more fitly so bloody a battle.
Kvery thing indicates that our original climate of
rebel lose?vir.: ten thousand?is not boyond tire truth.
Vesterday we saw one of tho humble realities of battlc>
the uuburied bodieso; soldiers killed Just two weokc be"
fore. Deep in ? wood w hich liad not been searched by bu.
rial parlies, and which was within the enemy's iines for
thirty-six hours after the battle, nearly a hundred wore
found, all apparently the enemy's men. Thirty were
round around a little pool of enter, to which tbay had
crawled to quench their thlset when wounded, there
they bad died. This isa picture ef war. Two that! saw
s rue yards from tho pool lay near to a circle of ex
tinguished embera. Tbay bad kindled their little fire
and died besld" it?one lay drawn up in agony, the other
as be might have done in sleep.
our boys 01 Cow.h ? division were lucky in the lots of
their so-called "camps" on Saturday; for their kind
Uncle new ),end* thru what he supposes they need?he
returns what they lost. In this return it is assumed
that the men have had all that they ought to have had.
Nothing could bo fUrtlfer from the truth. Rut the as
sumption is n good one, aud Uncle Samuol, by the things
he now sends, makes the hoys much richer than they
have been in a long while betoro.
Many incidents of lb# battle are talked over in camp,
and we have gathered two or three, as follow:?
Two good shots mado by Corporal Lewis,of McCarthy's
battery, arc worthy of record. When the Massachusetts
Tenth were mm chod up the Williamsburg road, aud whtlo
they were in it, a piece waa wheeled into tbo road by the
rebels and hasty preparations made to Ore. The Tenth
wis gotteu out of the wav immediately; bit the road was
full, and that gun would rake it and might do lerribie
execution. Corporal !<ewii, wbo comtnaiu'od the right
piece of^McCarthy'a buttery, saw the "situation," mid
Imine '.lately brought his piece to bear on tnoeucruy's.
liis iiibi shot hit the wheel, and down went tho gun.
Immediately a Jov.ru me n througed ar> und the guu to
pet it up an 1 anther wheel on. Th Corporal Lewis
hurst a cms rbol within twenty yards of tb? group, and
lb. gun waa cleared. No more waa heard of it thai .lay
Captain Mot arlaud, 01 lite Ninety third i'ecuay, .aula,
wan taken prisoner. As he was l?d toward* the rear,
h? whs overtaken by a group of rehelwcarryingu wound.
td rebel oStcer to 'he rear. McF.irlan.i was i*>lit.) to
thsin. He assisted tli# group through the uudcrbru-h
with trb'i.'h tlu woc.'.e was Iced, turned aside lliu ii gh
bushes a 11 ?' urs and luade the way aa?y. and helped
lb m " liloues. it it almost lOHenuDly be tut r.eJ
l lie do a. u that which they had origtnuliy taken.
Inallii'" they cmno upen our ptcfe'd*, "V?ho
g.ies in<u id tlio fentry. -"A friend, ' said lici'ar
land, "witi seven prisoners.''
Private McCiellau, of Bate.i buttery, when the fight
waa over wiihCttasy's division, liad not yet eno igh <n It.
bates guns wore gone;<?# ha tell back to one ot Major
V\ u t s battri .cv., a'kea pe'iuirsjcn to nerve there, .,d
di'. serve there, gHllaully and efficiently , throughout . ?
fight
a iimn in company H, Thirty-sixth New York, bad a
sing'tlar escape, ibis refhnant *?? posted lor three
hour, tit a hue of nils pit i. Many of tho men could nut
g.-t into '.be pits, but lay ou their faces lutheioar.
While tbey thus lay it round abet struck ibe ground at
the tide "f the man wo s; oak or, parsed through and
i ut of the ground under hint, aud turned blin over on his
ek. lie was not hurt.
wneo .x,'nhi to stories of rebel barbarity on the battle
field. Many of our wounded men can tell, and detail,
with surest truth, how kindly they wore iron ted by the
i nbeis while limy lien' the field. It is pleasant to koow
ti nt ibeis are, beyond qutsiIon, such c*s?a. Cut man,
a private in Colonel limes' regimental* N>w T rk
Thirty sialh?had a peculiar oxperlence. Wbile on the
field a rebel soldier was kind to him, gave bim water
and Uten < uPm), and. wli?n lie left him, leu hiui with a
an'.een of Co/Too and a blanket. Another came along a
few toon si is attef and took all tkst tin* first ha t left,
in a nnimont therooante nthird,and he, 11 inepous* to
a reqi est the wounded man made, promised to "Mew his
dami i- i hiaina out ii bo didn t ka p quiet Th is tbsre
a ca all sorts.
From S* rgsant Ca -pstitcr. Af tho Mm**cliii*Alt? Tenth,
we bavia well authenticated account of a iitui ;?r. far
pent' - w..s wounded an t was left ipon the held, ss our
hue was cempdlled to recede. Captain Smart, also ef the
Teeth, st i evoiely woubued In tbvb J,lay ttpenthertsld
Btai to i!???? gaunt. Before th* eittKiy camo up tn.iy
conversed with tie another, and each lerrwd haunters
of ill* othi '* wounds. Thcf also telk t *'t?r tie
etc lay's hn*i had passed tbem, ihen etlBgglcrs were
cm rd.and they kept qotei < tptain .-marl had by him
i.ns of . rnilfl At wesson's rltlet ThM.pCi ru, Mtrucl?d
the attor.t 1'itdf eue of tie ?itravglais, Hint ?. hs carm*
rcer-ig lainLuiattaaki i him to carry him in a.at i.a.e
hi wo ud*'Vistcfl. "I'll d/ari jour won tie,'' silo
chivalrous Southerner; and with Captain Smart'! own
rilta be shot the prostrate Captain through the breast and
killed him.
Many of our soldiers, it ie known, lost their little all in
the camps that the enemy took in the impulse of his
first ad vanes?knapsacks, blankets, 4c., all disappeared;
but these can he replaced. James Boyle, of Battery t>,
First Pennsylvania artillery, had a severe loss. Boyle
isa hero of the Sepoy war. and received the Indian meual
for service in that great rebellion. This medal, a simple
silver disc, inscribed "James Boyle, First Company,
Third battalion Bengal artillery," was pinasd by a rib
bon to bis coat laft in camp, and coat, medal and all were
gone on Monday. Perhaps the rebels got it, perhaps
not- for the advance of our own men found many places
unplundered, ami helped themselves Whoever has the
medal, here is his chance to find the owner and eshibit
his generosity. Boyle has enough of a soldier's spirit
to prize bis medal beyond tbe value of the silver in it,
and will give five dollars to whomsoever will leave it
with General Couch, or with Major West, Couch's Chief
of Artillery.
There was hut one flag taken In thia battle. It was
taken by Colonel Cochrane'a First Chasseurs, and was
the battle flag of the Twenty second North Carolina regi
ment. A square whito flag, crossed from eorner to
corner by faint bine bars, on which are twelve stars.
It is a new version of "stars and bars," but tbe bars
form a cross.
Several of Casey'a regiments had duplicate seta of
colors?one set in use and another in boxes in camp.
No colors were lost on tha field; but the colors in camp
were lost, and they will porhaps give the Southerners a
chance to claim that they captured the colors of oertain
regiments.
Whits Horss, Vs., June 16,1802.
The Raid of the Pint Virginia Cavalry?Disiati-faction at
the Liberty Allotted the Xegrot*?Talcing the Oath of
Allegiance?Our Pickets tired on by the Plumy?The
Killed anU Wounded, dr., dc.
The excitement caused by tbe sudden raid of the First
Virginia cavalry near this place, and tho guerilla attack
at luiistall'sstation on Friday night, are. the principal
topic of conversation throughout tho army. It is allowed
by ail to bo one of the most daring attacks ever known,
and is certainly greatly to tbe rebels' credit, ns far aa
tbe 1 ravery of the whole thing is concerned, lias/
speak ctrongly against the entire liberty allowed tbe
negroes, who are not In any single ease prohibited from
communicating to whom thoy please, or going where they
like, except to such places as require passes from any
one. Something should be done to their masters also
besides allowing them to remain at home and
within our lines without a guard, and allowed
to go where thoy please, simply because they
took the oath of allegiance, which to them is
not considered binding in the least degree, as
itgis consideroJ complimentary. At Savage's station 1
learn that Mr. Savage took tho oath of allegiance to the
United States: vet he has now two sons in Richmond?
one in tne army end tbe other private secretary to Jeff.
Davis. Two or t rce days sines he went off unmolested,
and has ant hem hoard of sinco. lie is aa old man,
about seveuty years of age, and, perhaps, was considered
perfectly bai iuie.-s. At Gurlick's landing, also, where
the two school: V" <v re burned on Friday night by Stew
art's cavalry, 1 toil,or took tho oath of allegianco when
our army appt a oil in tl .s aoolion of tbe country. The
oiher day a quantity of corn wae sent to hitn to be
ground, when ho said that he'd be damned if ho would
gi ind any more Yankee corn, and that they were to re
member that Jeff. 1 avis was not dead yet. Oarlick
himself now live within our linos, lie has a summer
rosidence at Hanover Court,House, and a gentleman
to-day informed me that a few day a since
he sent his wagon down to the landing for
provisions to be taken to Hanover Court House. Dr.
Hamilton, who was arrested yesterday en euspieiom of
being the one >vho guided the rebels, is said to be
one ol' the most bitter s cesriomsts iu the Slate of Vir- i
ginia,an<l yet he was allowed to remain unmolested,
without a guard, simply because be took the osth of alle
giance. To-day a report is circulated I hut out ot ouI own
men, in the regular cavalry, deserted to tbe enemy a
week or two ago, and that he wau recognized by several
sr the guide ol the Virst Virginia cavalry. A gentleman
wliO appeared to know more about the mailer than any
oue else here says that the same day, early in the morn
ing, while the Fifth United .Stales regular cavalry were
out foraging, the iebel>*valry chargsd the pickets, driv
ing rapidly ahead. The regiment was 3ent off in pur
Knit, but without success, aa the enemy had a con
siderable sitrt of them. T have ju.-i heard thMt
two of the men captured formerly belonged
to the Fjghth Pennsylvania cavalry, ami that
they have bceu sentenced to be eh->t, tho order to
be execute! to-morrow. This report Ih from one of the
Pennsylvania cavalry, who a.iw t ie villain.) ana recog
nise them. Twenty wounded were in the covered caie on
board tho train which the guerillas shot at. One on the
poor fbllc ,th. natno.i Item) ktanm'"y, h Frenchman, of iPe
Fifty-ilftli Now York Volunteer;., received two builela in
h s body and leg. Hie Icy vas amputated.
About noon to-dny our pickets were tired upon by the
enemy neer Fair Oaks. Ca; lainShafer or Bhaler.of the
highly-first ronnsylvnalaregiment, was in*tantly killed
liy a shut through the head. Major Devurea iv, field
omeerof tho day.bad also chare* of . picket. Ho was
shot through tho shoulder. Joseph M. Drake, of Com
pany I. Dakar's California regiment, was shot through
the arm, and Samuel King, of the same company , was
wounded in two places iti tbe leg. Major 1 ev< remix be
longed to the Sixty-ninth 1'enueylvauia. The pickets
ret eived htrict orders not to return t lie enemy sfli ?. untie
acy circumstances. Cap'aiu William K. Tomliei'<m,of
Company I,California regiment, cot imanded the p'caete.
Intercutting from the Army Before Rich*
mo ml.
rem the R> sttfD Traveller, Jure Iff. |
We !)*>? rec \wA from a gentleman who left White
House, Vs.. on hrid.y m rtuuy :.n?i, J :u? 13,sou,# in
teresting iiiiorii..aiou of 1 be .ato of affairs in the urruy
of General M'.t ieiian, before Hicbmond.
In rex?rd lo itin strength of the federal army, he states
that Do ' De Outside of General Mcf!!r|hin and Uia J tall
b.is any accurate i lea. TLere la no doubt that ttie
strength <>| many regiment* tun lnon considerably re
duced by .'eath, wounds iu battle and an. lent-j.
Thorn are also eou.n skulkers. In regard 'o the tatter
the Provost Mt'slial, ?iti hi* ism.-. , is gal hcMug them
up from ail quarters of ins pet. usuia. No le-a than
three hundred were collected by me Provost Marshal iu
one day. Another source of compia.nt is the lai gs num
ber of oflceta on furlough at ihs present crisis.
As an offset, howevsr, to this depletion of .ho I'utoa
army onr informant states thnt rcinlorcenients are
r si; bin lien oral Mct'HI.m in considerable numbers He
hirr.seif met throe regiments of Infantry and one of
cavalry on tbo way to the front, and at least ten thou*,
and more would soon reach White House.
Our army ta in the best of spirits, notwithstanding
the rec.nt an knees, and oxpreaa liiuir tiotetminalion to
enter Richmond on the Oral opportunity. Of their ability
to capture tbe city they do not entertain a doubt.
In regard Jo the actual strength ofcUieiebisi uray la
Richmond there la really n<> authentic intelligence. The
iuoproesion is that in eflfeclire tneu tney are not stronger
thiui the Union army. It is evident that many of
tbe HoUilers of the confederacy mu- t be raw recruits,
as tho country about ilri'huiond has bem reocutly
stripped o. all tbo young men. an the tew inhabitant* to
bo seen are old men, women and slave*, unflttcd for
work upon the reiiel latrenriimenta.
'Jho hnpresaiwu is that lotvis caiinot, with any hope of
maintaining the oaten, oracuale Rtebmotid. l Us rohol
sympathizers found In the vicinity or the np'.tal s ate
that if I lav in declir.ee to light there will bo danger from
bis own troupe, who are tin d of rniMimg.
Tbo roads are atill in a mat iiomblo condition. The
heavy aleg ? guns ar? slowly moving towards the front;
but It will ne a work of weeba, |a*.itbl> , to get them
wb to they can be used effectively in shei.mg the rebuts
and driving '.heiu from tho capiial.
To give mi i lea of the obstacles to be overcome. our
Inioriiiant slates that with a light wagon arid one horse
lie w ia luurtot n Hours in going twenty-two mils*. Tbo
teamatere go in bodies and help each other When a
it. ils guts buried u '1:? mud, they ail hitch ? liatns upon
tbo ui.luilunnto beast and haul it out. Theso wagons do
Dot average over seven miles per day.
Our Informant aim lel'va saw story of stick soldier
he found i i a droned bouse oslf we/ betwe n While
House and the ( bickahonalay. His name was lain U.
Jouee, u member ot Ihn Nj* York Fourteenth r*. mi at.
Ho fell sick when bis i eg,incut was movlug feTWa.ti,
end was left in tbo bou-e where he had been four itsya
with mt food or attendance when loutid. Toe ,nli ibl
tantl In thu vicinity kn -w of hii being there, but they
left hnn to his f.re.
Tho party win found him were abort of pro vie* on.-, so
they called upon an old Udy in the vli laity for foo l.
She complained that tho horetdf was "hort. but she
Anally sold them a half pint of ratik for flftoon cents, and
a few amal! horri.igs for twenty-live ceuii. Willi this
they retui ued to the almost fain.el.ed soldier. The puef
i el low d.od on tho nth oi June, ami w as bin led near by.
He has an uncle living near fyrnauae, Now York.
The weather near hicbMohd was intense)} hot when
he left. Nothing wa' known of the raovumeata ef tue
federal iquadroa ,a Jao.cs river.
The Wounileil ait Fair Oak?.
TO THB K1UT0K OP TBK BRHAI.b.
Citron Htaiss '.avtr.it Moerffat,)
A.vpafoUS, bid , June 14, JSM. (
In looking over your Issue ef the Bth last. I aaw a Hat
of the ktiled and wounded ef the f irst Long I;'and Vo
lt. nleers, who wore enga at in tho action at fair Oak.1 OB
the 31 tt of May, reported by our e'n>; lata. In the report
there wnu no metiilM made of ^ei etnt Mali- tiartlu
AllMfor t orpeis' i ?aw Cob?| any 11, who wis both Wi/iiBd*
eti?Sergeant Maine Alien iu the arm and see. a ad cor
jural I,atv near the eye. Sergeant *"? *j >r Aden did h e
duty nobly In the field, rallying the irgkiMnt arouud
tbnr a'tn trd tad leading il.em forwa a w bett nearly
every oil ? tr wis oitlir ? hi I ;<1 or in 1 relit I to ib? rear.
Ilia services wne n .tiied and appreciated by UU emu
tnandicg odicer. who ro.vardoJ bun by promotlin before
iiiev left the t<cd. . JNc. u-i.i.y,
Ocnipsny II, firstI/wig island Voh.aietre.
Tcnlh LeRlmty f'lf.'y-alitb Ucglmcrit N.
V. V.
The M win* is se<c.ipletdlistdf tb* ki'led, wounded
ai d jtifa iff IU itatb L jftB, WITJ slaii regiment,
N. Y. V.,Colonel G. H. Van Wyck commanding, at the
battle of Fair (take, May SI ?
KUUa?Captain W. J. Williams.Co. E,Orderly Sergeant
H. McCoou 8ackett,Co. K; Sergeant Robert McCuffle, Co.
D- Color Guard James Honnoy, Co. K; Corporal Robert
Davie, Co. K; John Brown, Co. L; Michael Clark, Co. K;
Francis Kverutn, Co. K; Thomas Farrill, Co. 1); Abijah
Hinckley,Co. K, David Hardenbioog, Co. C; Moses Iiam
moi.d, Co. I: Jacob Hollenbeck, Co. I; John Reiser, Co.
D, Win. Mahle, Co. B, Philip Mohan, Co. D; Moeee Ro
bertson, Co. V.
Wounded?Colonel C. H. Van Wyek; Captain A. W.
Lomae, Co. B; First l ieutenant Win. T. Calkins,Co. 11;
Sergeant Frederick Teller, Co. 1; Corporal John Horn beck,
Co. K; Corporal Manning Welton, Co. F; Corporal Harry
Kerner, Co. E; Corporal Abram Leroy, Co. K; Corporal
Michael Schwartz. <k>. E; Corporal John Wilson, Co. K:
Corjtoral Jesse Stevers. John Rhodes, Co. 1; Daniel
Sherman, Co. G; George Tice, Co. A; Alpheua
Van Gordon, Co. E; Petor Vender mark, Co.
G; William Wab-h, Co. B; John Austin, Co. F;
Chaa. Brooks, Co. B; Cornelius Berry, Co. B, Squire Bern
hart, Co. L; Samuel Cameron, Co. A; Jeeeph Crill, Co. D;
John Crosamand, Co. 1; Robert Decker,Co. D:F. B. Daven
port, Co. A-.John Dagrone, Co. (1; J as. Edwards, Co. E;
Richard Foes, Co. B; Henry Goodwin, Co. K; Thoe. Bar
grave, Co. B; Waller Hodden, Co. C; Geo. H. Hill, Co. E;
Patrick Higgles, Co. K; John Hulpp, Co. H: James John
eon,Co. K;Olrver Hector, Co. R; Bernard Kirehner, Co.
F; Job Rrteter, Co. B; Nathan P. Lent,Co. K: John Mc
C'abe, Co. B; John McFadden, Co. B; Jerome McLean, Co.
I; Mder Udell. Co. P; Ralph Oaboro.Co. D-. Arthur C.
Price,Co. A; John R. White,Co. F: David Whitmore, Co.
F; Jae. "Vork, Co. D, John Zludle, Co. A; Henry C. Earner,
Co. F.
MUtin#?Sergeant Strickland, Co. B; Jas. Bell, Co. H;
Geo. Kroetelgh. Co. H; Jae. Hannoa, Co. H; John Lock
wood, Co. B; Ihos. McNearney.Co. B; J. March,Co. L;
Henry Tyson,Co. H.
The following is a list of the killed and wounded in the
Seventh and Eighth Independent New York batteries,
raised by Colonel Van Wyck with the Tenth Legion
Ssvbmth IUtikry.?tiiilul?Anthony Guodsoll, Mat hew
Hicks, Felix da iry. W'ouiultd?Mosus Crawford, Chaa.
A. Bailey, Jebn Proud lit, Nelson Legg,Geo. Edgar, John
Hunter,'jos. M. Swain.
Fjoiith Baitut.? Wounded?Sergeant Jae. R. Gommel,
Wm. Kelly, Rudolph ttmi lb, Orau B. Maynard, Wm. Car r,
Darius Had ley.
NEWS FROM THE SHENANDOAH.
Jatkion Reinforced?Kiposed Condition
of Fremont's Command.
Mock* Jacksos, June If, 1862.
Reliable Information has been received at headquarters
that Jackson has been reinforced asetoud time by 12,000
men.
General Fremont Is in every exposed condition, and In
danger of beiag overwhelmed by e vastly superior
force.
No reinforcements ere on the way to him.
It is believed that much of the Corinth army Is about
to be sent to hold the Shenandoah valley, with its lm?
mouse supplies of wheat, until alter harvest time.
WixcnHTZR, June 11?r. M.
Thrre la nothing worthy of not* transpiring horo at
preaant, hut wa haar a multitude of rumors in regard to
General Fremont's army. The latest report, coming
through a rebel channel to Btrasburg, is that Jackson
had fallen hscic to some defoaaible point, where he had
been roinrorced by 70,000 men, 10,000 of whom he would
employ to keep Fremont engaged while the remainder
were to march down the ralley west of North Mountain,
cut Fremont off, and sweep him from the valley.
The mail messenger rrom General Fremont's army to
.?trasburg reports that lighting was continued between
the two armies on Monday and Tuesday, and another
rider says that Fremont has fallen back to Harrisonburg.
The reports or Jsckson'e relnroroemsnta and his de
signs are discredited here.
A large portion ef the prisoners carried oil by Jackson
bays effected their escape.
The latest intelligence from General Fremont is Of a
jubilant character.
The report that 1.600 to 2,000 rebel prisoners are now
en rente from Fremont's division is not confirmed at
headquarters.
Ncwi from Cite West Indian.
AUKlt.Af, OK TnB BTKAMSHIP FI.ANTAttKSET.
The British steamer Pianiageriet, Captain Board,
arrived here yesterday morning from Kingston, Jamaica,
which port shs left on the 6th lust.
By this veuve 1 we have K mgrton papers to the 6th
Inst, inclusive. They contu.n nothing or general in
terest. We give a few local items.
Idward Fo ;tor,V'?| . Treasurer of the St. James Bank
for Savings, alcivucr of the parish and a magistrate,
died suddenly.
The Hon. John Netherrinte. Keeper of the 1 toads and
Records, died ou the 4th iust.
Toward the clone of May the rains had beeu very se
vere. Several houses in Kingston hsd been undermined
and thrown down.
At a Are in Kingston, property to the amount of
$17,620 was destroyed. It broke out in the bakery of
Mr. Fisber.
In Dominica the House of Assembly had rejected a bill
to create a registry of voters. It w.is expected tnat a
dissolution would fellow.
lhc stamp duty upon M.-:gnmcnls of policies of life
assurance was remitted during the jast seseiou of the
Celonial Parliament.
Personal Intelligence.
H?t>. William H. Sffwo.nl arrived at tbo Astor Hoiiaa
last evening. Be returns to Wellington by the seven
o'clock train this morning.
Lord Lyons, the Knglish Ambassador, ncconipouted by
Fit ward J. Monson and Ernest (la y, Secretaries of ttao
British Logation, arrived at the Iirevoort House yester
day. Thoy will sail for Europe in the steamship Persia
at noon it-day.
Major itnugias.of the British Army, John Yrmng and
T. Cramp, 01 Montreal, mid L. A. Dowley, of Newport, K.
I , are stopping at tue Clarendon Hotel.
Cbarlee E. kortrtght, Mrilieh Consul at Philadelphia,
ai.il wife; Major Pearson, of the Grenadier Guard , Brl
tieli Army; 8. H. Willi well, of itoslun, and N. C. Grid ley
and wife, of Milwaukee," are stopping at IheBrevoort
House.
K. A. Walker, of the Polled States Vavr, W. L. Earns
w><rlh and J. R. Osgood, of Boston; W. H. lAiuior, of
Shiloh. Toon.; C. O. Wilson J. TV. lir< man end H. Hoyt,
of Jama lea. and J. E'oeolo* and H. Kant, of l/oudon, are
flipping at the Metropolitan Hotel.
ion. Retard/Johnson,of Maryland, E. M. Gilbert and
o.ll Mattes in, Of Utlca; Edward I,. Pierce, from l'ort
Royal; .lames J. Hunter, of Toronto; Arthur Cunningham,
of Nassau; Rev. J. J. Bliss, of Hoston; .lames Edward*,
of Albany, oad Thomas Whltridge, of Baltimore, are
stopping at the Kit h Avenue Hotel.
P. T. Harris and Mr. Qwko una wife of Vermont; W.
O. I it!ihurgner,of Bridgeport; D. P. Griffith, of Hud"in;
W Clifton asd wife an t D. V. 8aydor nm. wifo, of Buila
lo,and W. Mitchell,Of Rhode IsUiid, arc stopping at the
Lafuige BouM.
Governor Morgan,of Albany; Right Rev. I'lshop Hop.
kins and wife, oi Vermont; E II. Morgan, of Aurora: iv.
W. E. Taylor, of the UnI ioa States Navy; Captain John
KMrldfe and wife, of Cape Cod; IV, H. Reynold.-;, of
Providence: Captain Urban, Captain Beard ley and wife,
and Captain Lopcr, of Philadelphia; II. it. Gibson, of
Charierton, 8. C., und C. X. Clarke, the British Mail
Agent, are stopping at the ,?so>r llouae.
Sonoter Wilkinson and wife, of Minnesota; Judge H. P.
Riddle, of iioyaespert, Ind.; Colonel J. H. Lediie,of Au
barn, Arui -tr- eg :in 1 ' ha 'las Watson, of Montreal;
<>. W. Cn>Inr.ef Palmyra; S. p. Crane, of Ilo-ton; P. M.
( andllSM and family, of Pittsburg, and E. Law, of N*w
Oilenos are stopping at the IB. Msbolai Hotel.
J. Elm'en end <on. of Paris, Mm. Pane Cattail, of
Philadelphia: R*v. .lames lewis,of New jersey Mr.
and Mrs. Edward Verti.m, Hurliugtou, N. J.; I iiarlts
Purgold, Haaovaftan lX>asal,of Port an Prince; Mrs
Purvild itr.d family,of Port an Prince; Madame Senccal,
of Port au Prim e. Miss Sein es , oi Port au Prinoe; Mr
J. A. Coi lielt ami wife,oi Ili.n m Mrs. George Parker,bf
Uliuots.C. L. 1'ord, of Pitlsheld Prof. T. Child a, Of N?w
York, Wm. it. Powell,of >*n Eranelsoo, and Brigadier
General If. A. GlUumre, of Pert Royal, H. V.,aro stopping
nt the i.veretl House.
K. It. Liringsn n. Esq.. sad wife, >!iss I.iviarstnii, E. 8.
Pryden, isq., mil wife. Wui 11 Martton, Esq., and
family, E. A. ViUinerboof, FA|,,0, W. Van IKskffrrk and
family, W. Pembroke Fftrldge, Esq., ihos. A. <'o brsno
and tsully, U 0. Williams, Esq., New Y<rk; E. K.
lOOdritli, I'. P. A., Assistant (otninlsrary of General
Burnsi'ios Jlmlf; L Fisher, Esq., if slen Mrs. 8. A.
dark suit daughter, ItnShlo; K 'win GO'hsrd, Ebg , Lou.
d u, 8-rnl. .-unpens, Esq , Liverpool, and David I imb,
1- ,)., rtcolund, are at the La loureite U.iuao, Burger.
Foist.
MovrmcMts of Uitv. Morgan.
Albany, Juao IT, IMS,
Governor Morgan went down to New Yoik iLia mora
ing. He will raouia until to m-Trow,
piovetm tits of Psusnm* Brewnlotfi
Pat:./ ' si rfliA, Juno 17, 1M1,
parr in Brownlow hm rn ;IvmI an IhviV tlnn %e bo
pr?'rnt at t.-,' Fourth of July celeb-allon In IxtnisvlUe.
Hi has repliel, dtuPMng ?i?? honor, having i" e.i ub*
p nned n*u ? din- ? hi the linp chltirnt ?f W?< t l|.
;ii - y ; at Waahl'n * <n, ill-' i ike - o i s ion t-i flro t
bi oo Mae it i.' ' sec ss on ?pNi| sihtters 111 Ibis so I
oibn Mates, w <? are, be s jr, punt pally met.iters of
the 1 ili r ck . Ittgk patty.
Th? Trade la BrtMitafli.
Our export* of breadstuff* to Oroot Britain still eon
tin o* oa th? increase, and onr figures for the past six
days atiow larger shipment* of (rain than were ever
made from thla port for Europe during the same period.
For the benefit and consolation of the traitor* and Are
eaters of the South and their Northern sympathisers,
who confld ;ntly predicted at the commencement of the
rebellion that the withdrawal of their patronage from
us would lead to a general stagnation of trade, the utter
annihilation of onr commerce, that our street* would be
overgrown with grass, and that Europe would speedily
be driven to recognise the Independence of their bogu*
confederacy by reason of a failure to obtain that great
staple cotton, which a year since was supposed
to rule the civilized world, we give a statement of the
daily shipments from this port during the last six days,
whloh will, we think, show *onclualveiy that King Corn
is largely in the ascendancy:?
Grain, buskth. flow. WWl
June 0 303 10* 14,473
June 10 183,034 14,802
June 11 271,276 3,029
June 12 236,096 8,984
June 13 996,172 3,292
June 14 304,897 9,927
Total 1,694,117 84,807
These figures show a dally average of 205,080 bushels
of grain and 9,086 barrels or flour; and in view of the
disturbed and unsettled condition of our country, they
preeent a grand total, alike wonderful and extraordinary,
and which will, by its magnitude, astonish the whole
Civilised world.
Our friends on the other side of the water may also
learn a significant lesson from thee# enormous ship
ments to their shores, which it seems are required to
supply thoir wants, and may lead them to eousider the
subject well before indulging in their belligerent propen
sities against a country which has ever stood the friend
of the needy abroad, and whose ships have, in timos of
famine and starvation, borne gratuitously to their short s
rich freights of grain, from our ever^overflowing grana
ry, for their subsistence.
The wants of Groat Britain and France can only be
supplied by Russia or ourselves; and while Russia
sends her surplus grain to hor soap >rtn, wh.ch
are few, by limited, slow and expensivo means
of transportation, we, by means of our almost endless
network of railroad", which furnish inexpensive nud
rapid transit from the great and inexhaustible granaries
of tbe West to our seaport marts, can supplr them with
corn and wheat at littlo more than one half the coat in
Russia.
There cau be no very good reason that either Russia
or the United .States should hear any very great love
for Great Britain, having iu view her bullying uud de
coltrul propensities; but we can aiTord to be generous
and forgiving, and, notwithstanding her aid and sympa
thy haa been and still is against our government, and
in favor or the unholy rebellion existing within our
borders, we will continue to furnish her with corn at a
low figure, but give her due notice that our governmei t
stocks and securities we cau sell her only at a premium.
Eighty-seventh Anniversary of the Bat
tle of Banker Hill.
Rostov, June 17, 1862.
To-day is the eighty-seventh anniversary of the battle
of Bunker H1U, and, it being a legal holiday, the banks.
Custom House and many stores are closed. There is a
fine military turnout, especially iu Charlestowu, where
the day is obstkved with more than usual demonstra
tions of pat: lot ism.
At the annual meeting "f ,ve Bunker Hill Monument
Association to-day, Genre W "hington Warren wae re
elected President. iQi gthe ? "?r ending June 1, the
monument war visited by 10,944 adults and 1,116 chil
dren
NATIONAL 8ALUV AT NA8HVILI.B.
Nachvijjjc, Juno 17,1862.
X national aalute of tblrty-fuur guns was fired to-day
?n Capitol Hill, by direction of Governor Johnson, in
honor of tha anniversary ef the battle of Bunker CtU.
City Intelligence.
Tub Binkruit Law.?A petition, tijrud bytnch lead
ing bankers and merchants us Brown Brothers A Co.,
Malt'and, l'hclpe & Co., J.Stuart fe Co., Richard Bell A
Co., J. J. Phelps, Babeock Brothers, and others, has
been transmitted to Washington for presentation to
Congress, asking for the enactment of a bankrupt law.
Tub Hcmr. ok Bcxbsb Bill?The eighty-seventh anni
versary of the battle of Bunker Hill occurred yesterday,
and was appropriately celebrated in this e.ty by a grand
display of flags on most of tbe public building*. The
Continental Cuard were tbe only military organization
that paraded. Company A, Captain Yorauco, after
matching through Brood way and other sti sets, started
on a pleasure trip np the river to Newburg.
PinAic Sals of Piuzb Pbokbrty.?At noon yesterday
the cargo of the prize schooner Major Barbour wo* sold
by auction at the Union Mores, Biocklyn. The cargo
consisted of sixty thousand segars. of favorite brands
coffee, chemicals, medicines, felt hats, leather, percut
,sion caps, machinery for making 'hues, guava jelly,
l?wdi r and a vuriety of other articles. Ths sale took
place under the direction of United States Marshal Mur
ray. TUo auctioneer was J. II. Pr.?per.
A Urfie number of traders and speculators were at
tracted to the isle. The bid; were brisk, and the articles
sold realized go'd prides. The highert price given lor
the sugars was $65 60 per thtmrand for Paniagua (londres
seconds),of which tnsro were but two boxes, c uitannng
400 each, (inn b >x of laitidres (thirds), containing 500,
?old for $56 fier thousand. A large <|uantity of lAOrina
i old from $4" to $50 per thousand. Six boxes of f't .t* .
Orion sold for *02. other brands ranged from $21! to
|C0?ths former price being the lowest given foi
smell parcel. Among the miec'li:u.eo .s articles,
eigb t hairs of Guayaquil cocoa weut off at
)>),'?. per lb., f"iir hags of eor?i at 12,.
a l?e., 8 bales of tobacco at 4gc , 161 bugs of Km
cofleo at 18c., L'5 boxes of sbot at 7.',c . 41 pigs of load
at G.'^c. per lb.. 1 case of French calfskin at $28 per
dozen, 2 hales or French prints at 12c. per yard, 65 plan
tation hoes at 14c. each: a case containing a machine for
making shoes, 25 bundles of braes wire, a quantity of
adze handles. 22 shee lasts, 6 iron locks end 1 pie.ol was
?old as a lot for $47. By two o'clock the sale was cloned.
Odd Fbllows' LBrvriw.?Brother Jerome Buck, of tbe
Merchants'Lodge, I. G. of O. V., Is announced to deliver
a lecture this evening in tbe rooms of Kckford bodge,
No. 2.84, corner of u\ enne C and Fourth street. The sub
ject will be on tbe present troubles ot the country, and
will doubtless prove btgbly interesting.
FtM in Last Twastiutb S'rnurr.?between stereo end
twelve o'clock oo Monday night a lire occurred in the
carriage manufactory of Francis Youngs, No. 7 East
Twentieth utreet. Owing to the prompt action of the
Bremen the flames wore extinguished bet ore they
reached the secood floor. On the first floor the following
property wa* nearly all destroyed, vis ?Two coaches
and one luggage wagon, owned by J. J. linger. ouo ruck
away, owned by Brewster k Baldwin; one barouche and
one b p wagon, ownod by Mr. Hornby: ono lorwavon.
owned by Mr. Douglas; cue top wagon,owned byji.uies
O'Neal; ono wagcu, owned by Mr. KeeLr; and one rock
away, one pony < art and rue c, acb, ..wus.l by Mr.
Young* ?In nil valued at about $8,000. The property is
insured for $fl,000 in ths Brooklyn, American, Ia.usuy.
and Atlantic ir.surniice companies. The building is
owned liy K. (Jiliett. It la dimaped about $100?Insured.
The improvements on the biii.diug ate dnmaged about
$100; insutod for $1,000 in the Hamilton Insu. nice Com
pany.
Coronrrs' Inquests.
Fatal Vruin.* Cakpai.tt in Curtail. Pa* a.?Coroner
Rauuey held au Inquest yesterday, at No. 647 flevetilh
avenue. upon tho body of Thome* I', shrr ck, at.Jtivo
of Ireland, aged llfty year*, wha was ac. .dentally killed
by being thrown from a burgy while riding in f'cniial
Pars. Decee.-ed wa* In company with hie wife, and was
driving at an easy rate, *h> n the horse to. I ti .glit, ami,
running ?way, precipitated ihu occupants ci tho buggy
to tho ground. Mrs. Sherlock, who w *?i severely injiiro.i,
says ber husband uoxrr s; oku a word aflat receiving the
fill. 'I ho pirr render-tl a isrdlci of 'Pea.ii hy fraction
of the skull, ilio result of Using accldeutslly ttir- wo irom
a v us' n In Central I ark and that no blame can lie at
ta.Ui I t > tho per: on who let the home."
Britmra Ft.t tn AcciPRKT.?fyouls Wuekr rliousor. an In*
ant ahc-.t a year old, was burned to death en Monday
night by tho accidental upsetting of a burning fluid
lamp upeti bis perron Coroner Vi iiJey hold en inquest
iip.ii. tho budy.
Fot*t?n I ft >w srru?The body of sn unknow n mum
at:'-..- i ? f. *i right iiit lies In height, was found dealing
In the water at pier No. 21 North rirer yesterday On.
seuael had l.oeu in the water about a mor.lb, and wis
dree. - tin a brown cloth jacket, white sliirt, brown
check pan's and grey woollen socks. Coroner Wild?y
hold an inquoet.
Arrival of I'lte fliovn Nrnliun olT Father
Point.
Mpktriai, Jure 17,186$.
The Mourner Nora Hootinn arrived ? H Father Foltit, m
reuf/to tjecbec, at foar e'elock this afternoon. She liaa
ihiriy-ti. i ? cat-in and his steerage passengers. Nho re
port* M"d, <*? the lfltla luat , steamer Buhouiian
oil bit J Rocks, bound to 1 Iverpool
The Mciimi>Li)t Africa,
? .'(Atom, June 17, 18(12
The Cnnard eteaniship A'rlca, whtc'i ? s damage I by
Icc <>il Newfoundland, wdl lie ret sired lu tbe Naval Dry
Dock.
Sc. untl Prtjiim nt Nmv $ oi k tUntr Militia.
Hx .'p'AUlLKs.Sf orri li Mil MUST N. Y. 3. ,\i , |
Nv.w V.'RK.J.ine 18, 1*02 )
Tho Offlcerr and members and ex ouicers of tins re.'
ineut arc here >y reautrtod to meet ai the armory, eor
ite.'. .' it ill pia, e aud r . q iuli stre. t, this afternoon. at
the ? o cl ok, to i it./< ii die^u, q, attend the f r eral of
tl.s late Caidalu tliutoli hi y.
U W U. VOVINlN-i, Col-lid
THE MEXICAN QUESTION.
GENERAL PRIM TO NAPOLEON.
MEXICO OPPOSED TO MONARCHY.
Napoleon Cannot Work Out
An Impossibility.
Letter on the Other Side of the
Question.
What the Friends of General Almonte
Hare to Say?
kt., Ac., a.
The following .hi. loiter from General Prim to the
Emperor of the French bM been published by all Uio
Madrid paper., without distinction of party. It ?m
written by the General in reply to an autograph letter
of bis Majesty, delivered to him by General Count do
l.oreucez, on the arrival of the latter in Ucxioo with the
reinforcements cent eut from France coder hie com
mand:?
Lett er of General Prim to Napoleon.
Ohi/.aha. Much 17, 1#62
SiMX?Your imperial Ma.joity lute been pieasud to ad
dress me nn autograph letter, which, from the kind ex
pressions its coi.tains la regard to me personally, will be
a badge of honor lor my posterity. Great, indeed, wore
my deslree, commanding a corps of Spanish troop, and
battling for the saaie cause, t>? march m line with your
Majesty 's foreea, aince I was eucouaged by the wall
founded hope that lite soldiers of Caaiile are worthy of
lighting by the Bide of the soldiers of France, though
these enioy the well earned reputation of being bravest
aaioDg the brave. But,sire, 1 could have wished an
other battle Held and other enemies to encoun
ter; since here, fighting againa> Mexican troope
and bodies of national guards, the soldiers of France and
Spain can acquire no glory; not because the Mexicans are
wanting in personal valor: sprang idem thu spann-h race,
th.y possess it. llut this country is ruiued by a lorty
yea: s' civil war. and this will be eulhcient to explain
why her armed force cannot be in a position to confront
the well orf.aui7.ee baltulions of Prance aud Spam How
ever, we are here, and will light together, if the repuv
.lo should refuse the just claims 01 die allied nations,
ailboi gh my opinion is that the goveruinest wlil accord
i s tins justaio, and that, therefore, there will b? no pre
text for lighting.
In the matter of rightful claims, there can be no va
rlaaoebetween tbo commissioner* of the allied Powers,
and none the less between the commanders of your Ma
.esty's troope and those of her Ca.hoi>c Majesty: but ibo
arrival at Vera Crus of Gen. Almonte, 01 the ex Minister
Ham,of Padre Miranda and other emigrant Hex anus,
with an idiaof creating a tnoaaichyia tavor of lYii.c
Maximilian, of Austria, a hug which, according to them,
is to be sustained and supported by the forces of your
linpsilsl Majesty, will create u situation dillicuil for all,
but more difficult and painful for the GeneiaJ in
Chief of the Spanish troops, who, bound try tin
instincts T.I of his yove.rwi nt baud cm the Aon don
Convention, and almost identical with tboee which your
noble and excellent Vice Admiral, La Uravisre, received
from your Majesty's government, would ttud himself in
the unplearaul position of b?ing uuubiu to co-operate ta
the reu.ini.viun of your lmt?r>. I Majesty 's views. If ibey
should real y be those of ruising a throne in clils coun
try. iu order to plaoe thereou the Archduke of Austria.
Moroover, I entertain the piofuund couvictl<ui,slre,
that thrr< arc very few men of i .onarchicai sentiments in
this country; and it is reasonable this should be so, since
mour.'chy was never kuuwn here in the persons of th#
Spanish li.ona-chs, hut only in the viceroys, wno go
verned, e.ch one according to his better or worn*
Judgment and information. aud oil accord log to thu cus
tom and sage of governing the peopiust that distant
period. Monarchy, lion, left behind it in this country
neither the xsnment interests of u seauai uMlity, as hap
pens in hur?p- what by h e violence of a r.oiluli, nary hur?
n ans some throne is overturned, nor did it. tenet i wml
interests or anything who h would cause t .e present gene
ration to dnire the r, e tohlishment of monarchy, whw.'i it
n rr Artec, and which nobody nor anything nas taught it to
itenirc or > expect.
'Ilivj proxno :ty of the United States an t the laupurge,
ever harsh,of iLuie republicans against tbe inou.irchical
luatilution, nave contributed much u> produce bora a
genuine hnu eu to monarchy; so much ho tbut tbe ee'.ab
lisliiiuutot tbe ropubhe, mare Una forty yesisaiaoe, m
spite ot is disorders uud constant ugtlruion, lias c.euted
habits, customs and even a certain republican Inti* rage
which u would not bo easy to deeun y. 'I1joiufi.ro,
and Tor other reasons wtneu cannot bo hi..duo troui tit*
deep pot'utjaliuu of your imperial ilttj. sly, you will ua
derst md 'but the vastly prevailing opinion o. ibis coun
try is not and caauot bo mouuicbical ; but ir reasoning
be not sullieioiil to demonstrate It, it will be amply
proven t.y the fact that neither during the two months
in which tbo allied standards floated over the'city or
Vera ? nts, i*or now whou we occupy tlis impustaut
towns o> t rduva. Orizaba and Tobuacau, where bo Mexi
can lorcoi nor any ai.th .i.tus, save tbe civil, have re
mained, neUAtr m iW.h chute nor amteretuu u have made
the tliyhmt Ucmimn uLon, utre it seen to let Hit ttliwi re*
such yartitam exist-d.
far be it fr ui m?,sire,to imagine even tbal Ike power
of your aijxirial Majesty at lasufliuent to ?sviollsb a
throoe in Mexico lor ihe House 01 Austria. Your Ma
j' t.ly rule: tli? Scsi.lulrs ol a great nation, rich in bravo
?nd lUlclliyjo: Dion, rub in resources and bourgoouiug
enthusiasm,*believer there jeaqurotiru >f seconding tbe
views of your Impsrisl Majesty. It unit >* eaij Jo- petr
Uayniy tu lomiuct i'r.'tce iScuimiltan to ih- c ifstai ami
Ci'Ali kin K.t.y ; but thit King unit Jitul in the country no
a fur tupftvrt than thtU <J Ihotr. consert a tut leaden v>/te,
uAifi in }<ouer, nt<*r thouy\t oj trtabiitAinp a momucky,
tui cuiUei-iptalt U now lAa. Uey art bate*, scul.eral ana in
tile.
A ew wealthy individuals, also, will accept a foreign
monarch who comes supported by tbe sou. .on of your
Majesty, but they will do nothing to sustain him the
dry that support shall tail liim, and the monarch vill
lal. irom uie throne rnised by your Mai'sty, a? ether po
tentates ,fth? ear.h will fatt, she day i.'taf Pis imperial
matUi- '?/ your .Vaj'tty c- otuI to thiehl and tntcl'p them
I well know that your Imperial Majeau , in your high
minded justice, dooe nut deelre to compel the, country to
chango h"r institutions In so radical a mar nor, if the
countt y does not of Its o* n accord ask and desire it, hub
the leaders of tbe conservative party, who have cotne
to Vera Cruz, say it will suffice to consult (Ar huh eraaite*
of ihe coii.munUy, without troubling th'pu lore about Us
0 km; and this disturbs men a Brines, inspiring tears leal
the nali ual will should be forced and v.oiuld.
Thhagllsh troops, who were to some to Orisaba, and
bad already prepared menu a of transportation, when thsy
lanitied that mora t rench furces wera coming then wme
stipulated in the London convention, re-enibr. ked. Your
Majesty will comprehsiid tbo importance of auch a with
drawal.
1 bog a thousand pardons of your Majesty for having pra
autued tb call your ateulkai to thia long leltar; but I
buhevod that thi way to make a suitable return for
your Majesty's kindness toward j mn was 10 toil you the
truth, and the whole truth, ou the pel.Meal state of this
country as 1 understand it, in do ng which I shall have
satisfied not only a duty, beta ecling of eminent, ie
spectful au<i high regard lor the person of your imperial
Mvjesty,
lt^niy remains for me to say, 6lra,that since we
cume t> this country tbe tm-si ccrdiai batmrnyhaa
ex 1-ted betwrse yuir rutightoBd Vice Admiral, La (>ra
vlere,an i myself,a, als between tbe ciiioia, othee a
a d si lifters ot b ib n.tUo - ?a kati rouy whica, 1 duubt
not. w;tl eoetlnus wht e wo ri mm i ui th's ceu' try.
With tor high, at respect an t must profound devotion,
1 remain, sire, >our lint e, .*1 Majesty's warm and do.
voted eerviot, prayiCf. for u.e prese, valtoo and g-?at
nrrs ui yeur MMesty, nef Majesty ti.a Kmiire-ot an I the
Pilacc Mo erlJl. tlifc U)ViNl DK iU-AS.
Letter from n. Kilt ml of Vlniontr.
The following la uuexu actor a private loiter from o
frioi.il of Ceii Til Almonte, at Orizaba, to a tiieud ui this
city, who li:u s lit It to us lor publications
Oiii/m*, Me* !oo.
Seriocs compllcatloca h.ve taken plai a. This ?*.
fatiiated Juan *?government ?o a le't?has datl'd tii#
nationality of i'lanco. iho email ibtvalrtc forces of the
11 rin b t iu.il have re.ired to urlraha before too
greater numerical .Mexican forcel ass'iubed and in
irenc.o'U at t'ueuia. Toe lr ?a <u ui^u.v heroic Krench
mon aro to bo orangeo. Iho <; antra, ol I reuce will
await at Orizaba the reiuHirieuitiits now dally expeeled.
The honor and glory 01 the oaitunuiA} or Kraoce are,
howi ver, by li e late events, .n'ctiHOgabty ? enured to
accomplish llie reg ueratio ofileaioo. ivicolving lb*
(irehabie effect ?1 Ilia euc liter at Puebla, and fear
tng tha coiiaaquoDcea, tba Vatican fougreaO have
i.vucd an uddrte* to llie Metican natmn. It la
called u manifesto. it cemuree the di?im(uiabo<l
repie*entativo MinUler ?' Tret #, and cotnp'airi*
ako of Ibeconroocf ibe fienwu; tu command of'tha
force* of Krattoe. TbtifOeetieuree Kraure will peruse aa
promulgated against b-r own justice and honor, and
they will nev.ee-tri,y provoke aairi,gent Trench gove B
nental hp oprt.ue reaionae. lb* mituresto of the
M- .loan Congrea* wl.l have eery litth- eilect in ad)uei,ng
COIIIOiic .unot IU tiro w?.? j0fr" WUU'U ,,4V? t'lfb* Ad
I ..i i.| Juarez im-vi relhnjtiieh ble pietene. ae in com
niv.l too ilcs.cao naiiou. Trance wi! uobly nil la
M'abljs iiif? mr all time a guvriLmetit of li-ieralily.
lice ami tfnth- To insicetho matter worao for Juuez,
th Vl itcd ?tit.try of ?.hs M-xIcaa co iiroe'nlum la
inched In lnp|r? at" ?? I'ersos'.illy o Janeiro 1-. the Cm e
' r HgcMi. a'"1 h' Ho* Kranch ns,Ion, that n,? I to
., ii-r gl.tr lOU* foe tho futuia of Jgaa.oo cannot b..?
hipiiy' row a the "end."
h; -an t li'tiU iiituy if lliaarniyof Trn.ee in the
c .I, of lumaulty, deer to rue en I the world, will
, , use s . h er. r.'Mlc ? it. i'. n In I e city oi fm i.- as wid
h. pre Ively 'h nit ?! Il.o ir .... ip? <i ? p-> h it audi*
ml rirjf div'slnn of Ilia galiprI of iliaamptre a
M i (ri impli.c t'> . wit' i v a ii>,ito t, speedily e'. ca
it, - grn tut to I'f'i.?, ih. uca euw.ir d to the CUT of Via At