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THE NEW YORK HERALD.
WHOLE NO. 9415. NEW YORK, FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 1862. PRICE TWO CENTS.
INTERESTING FROM MEMPHIS.
Crowds of Mempltians Taking the
Oath of Allegiance.
Col* Slack* of Indiana* Becomes
Military Commandant.
Dealing in Confederate Notes
Prohibited.^
THE CITY PEACEFUL, AND QUIET.
THE " GOOD OLD TIT /y ? RETiRSSXG,
See-, Ac Sue.
Ob* Memphis Correspondence.
, M surma, Tcun., June 14,1862.
/few Orltant and Memph ^ Contrasted?Colonel J-itch Su
perstded by Colonel S' Ac( at Military Commandant?
Governor Juhmon 1 MpecUd-Cnange of Sentiment lie
ejecting the Lnion 1, /0Opl?How Judge Swayne Tira'e l a
Loyal Irishman? Oosmel Slack Prohibits Dealing in
Confederate Shin piaster,?Seiture of the Xavy l'ard?
Bunness Ptllinr j fa Oi<i Channels?Cotton and
Surar Being St Horth?Supplies Arriving?An Espe
duvn to White > /fater Contemplated, rfc.
The fall or Me nphis, on? of tho hottest ef all the hot
heiis of wce?si jo.liae produced many anomalies in the
history of th 4 rebellion. New Orleans has been far
behind Memi jQ violence of its treason while the
Confederate fag waved over tho two cities; yet
(he former ft ^ jtg capture, was turbulent and
unruly, w side the latter submitted -with a seem
ing grar While many expected to see it laid
i'u ruins, t Memphis has lost not a single odifloe,
aaveafe er st the Navy Yard, or a public nature, While
nil look' jgifora serious outbreak whenever we should at
tempt1 n iand. even after the city had fallen, we were
weltO' nwd >y many on the river banks, and our mooring
lines sere fastened by the willing hands of Momphisn
pieh ?ladc. While the city had for months been under
Bar tial law, the Union commander has not
ys(? placed U in similar control, and there is a
P< asibiUty that no necessity may arise for a complete
rellltary rule. Turbulent spirits are restrained without
'Am esercise offeree, and perceive, rather than reel, that
khe authority -of the federal government Is rostorel.
Orderihassprung out of chaos, and Memphis will soon
assume her pristine strength and vigor. All this is due
to Uk power and success of the arms of the "best go
varment upon earth."
The office of Captain Oould, the Provost Marshal of
Mean phis, is constantly crowded with persons wish
tog'to ship goods or travel Northward, and for the
Baitifarious calls that are sura to 'be made upon such an
?fflBal in any city. Whoever desires a document of any
kind from this office ia obliged to subscribe to an oath of
allegiance to the federal government before his wish can
be>?emplied with. Not a cask of sugar or a bate of cot
toucan be shipped North without a permit for that pur
pose, aad such a permit calls for the oath of allegiance
?a <be taken. Neither can a passenger leave on any
Me r thorn bound boat without a pass authorizlng'bim to
do so. The document in questien reads as follows
asm-or SLLSnLSMCB TO THB UKITKD STATUS OOVIOWtHCVT.
a rolemly swear that 1 will boar true allegiance to the
United States, and support and sustain the constitutioa
an t laws thereof, that I will maintain tho national
sayerc .nty paramount to that of all State, county or
Confederate powers; that I will discourage, dlscoun
tenenoe and forever oppose secession, rebellion aud
disintegration*f ihefederal Union; that I disclaim and
deuounce all faith and fellowship with the so-called
Confederate States and Confederate armies, and pledge
By honor, my.property and my life to the eacrod per
dbrmanceof.this my solemn oath of allegiance to tho
pave mortal'of the United States ef America.
??Sworn to and subscribed before me . this
dke day of , 1802.
Not a day passes without at least a dozen refusals to
accede to tho above. The only penalty for such a re
Cecal is a denial of the request of the applicant, whatever
4t may be. In St. Louis, aud other cities, those who re
fused to take the oath of allegiance have been immo
dlately arrested, and it would seem but proper that such
should bo the esse here. Colonel Fitch, the comman
dant of the poet, hes been in favor of the mildest aud
?Mat conciliatory measures 'towards tho hot headed
?shots of Memphis, and it was . only after tbo moat ear
?est persuasion that he would consent to the adminis
tertug of the above oath. Ho Is superseded to day by
Colonel Slack, of the Forty-seventh Indiana, aud It is
fcoped that hereafter we shall flfcve a more vigorous rule.
borne of the so-called Unionists of Memphis wish t.>
?trike out ths clause which declares the authority
?r -the Uuited States paramount to that of any individual
State, and, while assuring us that they are warm friends
of the Union, ever with vehemence that the authority or
the State of Tennessee cannot be overruled by anything
that may emanate from Washington. This is pre.
aisely the ground on which Teiiuugeoe was log-rolled
?? of the Union, and It is str.ingo that loyal clti.
should be found to support U. The far
ther -south ws go ths warmer we And the advo.
caoy of State rights, and rarely do we hear it
from.any hut the frtunds of secession. The Memphis
leaders have so loudly and persistently preached (hew
heavy that-even the few remaining friends or the Union
havc.bec'-iae strongly impregnated with it.
Governor Andy Johnson is hourly expected to arrive,
ad rumor hath U that ho was at Fort 1'iliow yesterday.
The gaper a that tea and twenty days age wore burling
the most biuer anathemas at the Northern troops. and
npptt'iag to tnem without distinction the must op
pr<>bi ions epithets in their vocabularies, are now load
M the r praises of tho Indiana aud Illinois troop*, aud
?xpreav warm .appieriatiou of Col. Fitch'* "concilia
ties" policy. Two weeks ago Coi. Fitch waschsi at ter
tse<l a* ii worthless aud unprincipled officer., with nut n
?t- gle quality to r?c<>mrui-nj him flnr Ihe cuBii.iaud of
? regintent Till the tlay Memphis was occupied by our
forces the vilest abuse woe heaped upon all who Ltd
come lesward to the support ol our can."
Ilea I tho following from tho itame prim* at pre
sent, end .note .the contrast. Such e change
km not bear known rluce the freaks of lbs Perls
Journals.Ui uor.'tnei ting upon Napoleon a movements iu
the eartooajtUge* of hi* career:?
"Our iwqpln discriminate between the WesUre regl
jeuis in she teAb'ai ssryl ,e and those formed in the
Northern ami Keuurn .Sialws, to the lavor of she farmer,
hi wlinm ttrtT ihmk tbry a? i mistaken but Ipjnest cue
mice,nud netstUvrfsnnttc abolliinntsts or the wMl.ug
mi vo* tea of agrow Ing despetiain.
"For these reasons it is tuat the Illinois end Indians
soldi#!*, liamoeraUc nod virl ions, however thoy may be
cons dcrsd dupm. ear, nevorUielrss, looked upon with
? far less svereiiw tw*?ur people tlinu would otner true;*
whkh mignt have-cvnupled our city; aud ilieir general
;bearing eui ng ut gart far to lustily the feeling of per
tial favor with which eur people regard them, in tlee be
lief ihut 'we eon ged Slang white,they aud udooel Fitch .
si >j akm-i here.'
"We learn thai ths constitution, Uuieo and the free <
M7l .ati'uef the MMMWopt river are ihe avowed ob- ,
gcia lor wtdch the Nerllsweateru troop* are lighting.
I'ciipe* ee was large Onioa, in eentiinent. .-die lias ,d
era** struggled for '??siktituiAuuai liberty,and iu her bill
, of (lights *he declares ihe free navtgai. m or the Miss I*
sipiji imikI belorever ric ireur her iieep'e. She and the
griat North we: t ought n >l to be' arrayed against ouch
other In ilw l'y cmlllcl I boy si ? inseparably conueet
ed by ihe t'es^f bloou, inteiast mad destiny. The North
wen ? a va.,1 counlry, and ia occr.'pied Iry a brave and
chivalrous oenpie "
WiAilo .ipproytng the rule of Colonel Fitch, the papora.
end niHi'.y of the would-be Unionists of Memphis, mini feet
e incr'ai terror at the approach of Ai\1y lohoson, and
hint ibst th y bate no need uf the p.eseuoe of the
S's n b oli ft ie.nl of the republic. Wlut be TViil do on
ki* urr.vnl qaniMl yethe detertnluod". but it is pnobabie
ghrt lie will repeal his ?>uue at Nnbhvllle, Wlior*> he
brought the noisy Ti altera of that town to s speed/ re
cogn;ti' n of the exittence of the Union.
tbu US} >r ol ilemphi*, Jobu Park, has tho reputation
of bvuig as g "1 s friend of the Union as the Mu>or
of Memphis onuld bs, and so fur he hat thrown
is?obstacles iu the way of th* Trovcst Marshal. p,,asi
bly he tli in Its of th# fate of May .r Mmr.e, of New Or
Ja.r.i, ar.d i* not anxious to emulate Ihe coursi ?f ths
I latter individual The llecorder (Judge Swayne) la a
vm.ent lisiter, sod has tndoavured, with great sncceea,
(.> piuvo 1 unself an ass. You have eiieady soon Ins re
ft-Hsl to hold eourl In accordance with a request from
Coinb?l Filch that aothing hi ths holding should racog
ntxe lb# existenco or lb# so called umlcderule Sr.itcs.
A (I y or tee since this worthy perceived an
Irishuuin is frlesdlr c nvtf.-stion with n%Uni"n soldier
i el a a)rvet ci rii"i i..\r O urt Square. The < Sending t eit
% us st ones w i"?'? !. liD'd lliir'ee i dollars for ilia of.
Pi ihs ..gd thrown into the calaboose. Hearing ol tie
?*??. use FtMarshal ?rd?f?d tb? release of too
Irishman and the arrest <r{ the Judge. The ?rst part of
the order was carrhtf out, and the man set at
liberty, but before Judge Swayne oould be placed
in limbo the execution of the latter clause was
stayed by command of Colonel Fiteh. Mad the
like occurred In New Orleans under " Pioayuue
Butler's" jurisdiction, Judge Swayno would have been
lucky to get eff with tea yetrs in Fort Jar keen. tub
Common Coeucil and police force of Memphis will not no
harmed -toy a Utile purification, end ou Momiay next are
to have the pleasure of taking the oath of allef iunce.
Oekwel Slack this morniug icaued ibe following with
reference to the currency of the confederacy
OEXKHAt. ohm; e?no. 3.
HjEAOyl'AKIMtS L'KUKI) STATSH FORCES, 1
Mhmi'him, Teen., June 13,1802. )
Hereafter tiio dealing ia and pufsageofonrreucv known
as "CVrnfcde-ate scrip" ?r "Confederate notes' is posi
tively prohibited,and 4#?r use thereof at a circulating
moduim regardod as a? Insult to the government or tne
Uniiod r*atea, and an imposition upon tku Ignorant una
deluded. . /
All persons oflbudtng against the provisions or toia
order will be promptly arrested and severely puiwneu
by the military authorities. Uyordcr or
IAS. R. SLACK, Colonel Commanding 1 ost.
M. P. FNa*-, Acting Assistant Adjutant OoDOial.
The effect of die above will bo to drive the worthless
lutji-uotiui VIC iiinnu ***?*??? -
stuff out of the city much quicker than It would ord -
rily disappear At the moment our Heel appeared above
Memphis, mure thau ? week ago, OJidodor.ae niiuiey re 1
to oigbtr per cent discount, and is now only takou by
those who wish to bolster up tho waning tortunes ol Vhe
Jeff. Davis government. Tho most ot the m^ey now In
circulation is of tho PUto Back ol lounessco and ha
tiriuumuH io wi ii*tv ? ??*v " , >d ikA
lianas ef the various railroads centering here. As the
latter are at all liraos good for tho payment ot lreight
and pat-' enger Urills, they are more reaoily taki n tbun
any other kind of paper, silver and gold are very scarce,
and tho only specimens of hard monoy that have yet
como to light in Memphis Issue from the pockets ol the
newly arrived Lincoln horde and its attaches. Vestorday
I attempted a small purchase on M ?iu street; but the ex
orbitant prices yskud and the utter indifforeuce of the
dealer nearly put a stop to negotiations. As soon as I
mentioned that the payment in case of trado would be
nutdo in specie, tho listlcsnnoss of tho morchnnt gave
way to an escited carnestneob, and his prices lellmoro
than onc-ha;f.
The Navy Yard at this point has been taken into the
possession of tho United .Hates, by order of Commodore
Davis. It will be recollected that it was several years
ago ceded to the city of Memphis by the federal govern
ment, and ihe various buildings have since been leased to
private parlies by the corporate authorities. In view of
the lact that the machinery, and whatever else the yard
contained, have of late bi eu used to aid the rebellion,
Com. Davis very properly seised the whole concern in the
nnmn nf iha United States. Several buildings in it were
burned at the time of our approach, nil of them contain
lug war inntend. The yard will probably be used lor
refitting our gunboats whenever disabled in cruiBiug in
this viciuity. The Confederate authorities did not uso
tho yard for building purposes,but only for repairing aud
rolitting bouts and providing war supplies lor the held.
Tboir yard of construction was boluw the city, at a poiut
known as Fort Pickering. The rebel gunboat Mallory,
now up the Yazoo river, was built and launched
there, and a socond large boat was on the
stocks at the time of our advent. The latter craltvvas
set ou Are and consumed, aud nothing now remsius save
a small portion of her frame and a large quantity of tim
ber designed for completing her. The boats of the licet
so essentially used up on the 6th insuint wen most ol
them IHted up at Now Orleans, but were purtialiy paid
for by Memphis money.
Business la Memphis is falling into its old channels.
The J. D. Perry,of tho St. Louis and Memphis Steamboat
Line, left last evening with a full freight of sugar,
and a boat will start for Cairo to dny laden with a tine
supply of cotton. Drays are already crowding the levee,
aud cotton and sugar are coming out of thoir places of
concealment in unlocked for abundance. A boat came in
yesterday from St. Louis laden to the guards with sup
plies Tor the Memphis market. The lack of money
in the hauas or the Mumphians is the only obstacle
to a lively trado. Coffee, tea, otoeens and sliuiUr com
modities are blessings that long ago took their flight
from the markets of this oily, aud those who lirst
bring them for sale will pocket a comfortable profit.
Two dollars a pound, in hard* mosey, was yesterday
offered for a small quantity of coffee oil one of our boats
tied up to the Arkausas shore. Ten dollars were given
for a pair of shoes three days since by one of toe na
tives. lhree prices will become Incidents of the past as
soon as trade is fairly opened.
Tho l*ost office will be opened and in full blast on Mon
day next Tho clerks of tho defunct Confederate Post
Office in this oity yesterday sent a delegation
to the United Suites Postal Agent asking tnat
IU VUO LU1VWU HW""" * wv? "P- O
they be permitted to bold similar positions under
the new rtaime. The agent asked if they were ffiends of
tlie new rr/ni'o . 1 ? . .. ,
the federal government, and.ou boiug answered th..t
they were not. br unceremoniously showsd the delega
tion the way to the door.
A gunlioat expedition leaves here to-day tor White
river and will take with It supplies for lien. Curtis'
army*. It will ascend Hint stream us Tar ?a Jackson port,
and be absent ten or twelve days. The reborn have a gui
lioat and several transports up tho White rivor, and
it is the Intention of tho expedition to capture or
dee troy them. A junction will soon be made with Karra
gut's iisot and tho river thrown open to the Unit. Gene
ral Lew Wallace's division is within eight miles of Mem
phis and will arrlvo tn-ssurrsw. Geneial Wallace has
been making a si? w march from Corinth end repairing
the railroad on his way. Tho Memphis and Charleston
Railroad will lw in .q-eration as tar as i orin h m ten or
twelve days, uod the Memphis aud Ohio iu about the
same thus.
newspaper Accounts.
[From the Memphis Argus, June 14.]
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
The river is Inclined :? raws a little. It is no doubt from
some cause which wo do not understand. as all the up
iwr tributarl's are very low and fa ling,except the Ohio,
which is not of sufficient Importance to change the con
ditioo <>f the Mississippi at any time.
The Perry arrived yenercay with several companies
of soldiers and a lot of freight for the Adams Kxprem
Company, bhe >? 1 ltts' evening with a largo number ot
!>ersons Northward bound. ....
There wsro but ihreo guub- ats off the city last even
1 ,g besides the mortar boils.
Captains lam. Able and R-bt Forsyth are expected in
t iccitv tn-daj from Cairo. ?
Col Mark and, the mall agent here, ran as clerk on
the Kra. Hi lirst b at ever run in the Memphis aud Cin
cinnati trade, twenty years ago.
The \ ictoria was steaming around last evening In ho
Th'e'uencral*Prlco, Captain Williams,lias gone regu
l.rlv Into serv iie Wonder if Captain W. is going to
ch -in* the name of his l?oat? We see ho har painted tho
name "Ut on the wheelhouse. ...?
The Autocrat wms Ared into as the was going down tho
Tennessee river a few days since. About one hundred
shots struck iter. One man was dangerously wounded.
The Louisville Penoal thinks that every lio.it should
be supplied with ilx-|K>uud*rs to alarm the guerillas.
l.AHCE FORCES AT UNION DETOT.
We learu that General Wallace's division lud arrived
at Union il*|KJt last evouing. Ills expected to arrive
hire to-day.
BRUME not nKsritoTKii.
T),e bridge over lletchle river, four miles from Browne
vllle was not destroy sd.ws learn, as Ur.n repotted. A
lams force is av work repairing the Mobile and Ohio Rail
road beyond Humbuldt, and it is assertol that the cars
will bo running en Ui? Ohio road soou.
(From the Memphis Argus, June 14 ]
OINF.IIA 1. ORDER? NO. 1.
HSAINI ACTKtw L'SITSI) Statf-i l oans, >
Mk.miiiih (Tens.), June 1.1,1802. J
I In pursuance of an order issued Irom Hie headquar
Urs of this district, tho undorstgned hereby assumes the
command of the United shales foroes at the city of Mem
pint
2 The officers herrt .fore detailed an<l argigned to ?
particular (Kiaiuoo. or the discharge of any specific Inly,
will cont>nue in their rerp.oilw placet until lurtLor or
dered from I ho headquartei*.
8 The commanding olttnera of regiments, detachments
or squadrons, will mine dally morning reports of their
respective commands, b >twu<*n the hours of eight and
nine o clock, to these hetlquar'ers
4. All parentis leaving the cny by any nubile ceuvey
auce. or te travel beyond the picket lino no any road
loading Into the country, shall Urn procure from the
J'ror U Mil sh.il ? pass, and said Provost Mai shall*
hereby instructed n >1 to grant passe* to any out axcept
In cases of urgent necu sily, uud requiring all persons
recoiving passe* to take H o oath of allegiance; and all
(?arsons violating this order shall be promptly arrested
and lais .no 11 or future trial Mid punidiineut.
ft. It U hereby -njoinod upon all ottlcera and soldiers
of this cohitiiiud toi.e? mat tho public poacn la main
tiiiaad, that tha rights or persons and property undar
the cwistituthm of the Fnlted Sutcsare prnteci' d; that
the b.evstnga of the g ivermnent of our fathers shall be
rustirad hi nil their pri tine vigor a-d beauty; and. so
far as ejtn ba done ooniisieni with military rule, no one
abajl he di-turbed In pursuit of Utair legitimate bu?l
nces, and all officers and soldiers violatieg this order
shall l<o severely punished.
fl all orders lieretoi'Of# Issued by tho eommandt ig
officer of this post, and uot inroiiaioieot hero with, will
be adhered to and rigidly enforc I until otherwise or
doited. By ordvr of JAMFd it. SLACK,
Colonel Commanding Post.
1L T. Efaivs, A. A. A. General.
OKfW .lt A I. OHPKR?NO. 24.
itrapqiaMTtas ll.vireii Miaias Fog' iw, 1
Mr.Mrn s, Jane 12. IM2 J
No officer or loldlar will be permitted te leave hi* post
on pVfcet erjuard.
Stnv<libg ?r lounging about by any guard er picket
will be promptly punished. If th" officers do net report
aud puiiiak men g nltv of such olfaucea Hioy shad them
selves be vrrealel and punished.
N# potdter or agker w h'? pret nde to have h'id proper
ty logon fretn hlu wlian absent from his post and duty
ahail hat s permission to search for the same or Ave
any redress. G. N Fl fCTI.
Colonel Commanding Brigade.
tic "anov otn timer" lartntNixu.
(From the Memphis Araiauche. June 14.)
Irtu'epciKlent the boats, ?i mad and unarmed of the
federa.' fleet, transports are going from and com ng to
our wha rf to audi a way o? to awaken a dim memory of
the good "hi tiiaee. The Perry alerted (his evening
h avlly ladO wilh ""gar en I cotteii. An un<mual d?g> ? ?
of nnimatloii prevails about the levee, aed the echoes of
the mallet hft^ *g?ln awakened tbe echo of the bluB
Heaven knows w 0 ???d * ?' of trade sadly.
THR ''bx?"c'MAT'<BT POhicV."
(Frmn tbe Me. "I lo* At dam lie, June 14.)
pv)lon|islack,ef Udi^e. having grrjv*), and outrask
lug Oolene! Fitch, through seniority, we behove, it would
seem likely that the power vested in I bo latter gen
tleman wi:l be transfened to the f ruier. sir mid such
he the caso we sincerely trust be will continue tbe wise
ard conciliatory policy which has won for Colonel Filch
the esteem and respect of our people.
ANT -ABOLITIONISM OF THE UNION FORCES.
[From tbe Memplue Avalanche, Je: e 14 1
Tlie reader may remember that in our uauo i f yester
day we made some remarks on the anti-abalitionisttc
feeling which criaritcUirizen tbe Indiana troops, now un
do command o C loncl Kip h. A most pleasing illustra
tion of Mm truth of those remark.-; is affor ded by an inci
duct which occurred here yceicrday. Colonel A. Hodges,
a wealthy and lulluootial citixou of Arkans-is, residing
some twelve miles west i f Memphis, missed six of his
negro ??, who Directed their escape from his plantation,
and pressmcd themselves for adiniltanco on tho federal
fleet. The- were sternly refused, and farced to return
home di. oornflted. The ready and liberal obedience t i
Colonel Fit'hs published order is not only credilab.e to
the discipline of tho Coiouel's command, hut is most in
dubitable evidence of the good faith in which it was is
sued. The continuance of such a course will do much to
gain from our people for tho men of Indiana a continuance
and Increase of the confluence they are well disposed to
repose in them.
THE CITY.
[From tho Memphis Avalanche, June 14 ]
Yesterday was vory quiet. The recent Southern ad
vices seem to have interfered very material y with tho
''clothesline" opcators, who so delighted tliom-eivui
manoeuvring armies and achieving triumphs. Uni ty in
toe day Col. Slack's command entered the city and took
position on tho outskirts. The report that Fremont hud
whipped Ja-kson obtained circulation, but it could not ob
tain very leudy credence. Tho ro(>oried arrival of Uov.
Andrew Johnson wnsialked about, and the l'oar was ex
pressed that ho might rule fearfully and luriously, for ho
w known to be very iiositive on one side or tlie other.
Several of the stores were oponed, and business
sbiwed evident signs of improvement. Hut as ono
of our shrew dost business men remarked to us yes
terday, Micro are three good reasons why bu. !no.-s can
not be very brink at present:?First, there are no stocks
on haul; second, there is u> good currency; and third,
there aie no purchasers to buy. Any onu of these rea
s ne, lu or.lin <ry times, would bo sufficient to depress
h AlMS, bill all together could scarce y fail to make
even . a livtly a piece as Memphis temporarily dull. The
currency question Is fast setti ng itself. Railroad money
pauses us excellent, and C< ntederute money Is still taken
in mercantile and fliiaucial transactions. The market
people, who now make pcoplo pay two prices for every
thing they eat,are very particular as to what tiiey take,
aa it the high prices they obtain would still save them
from ruin. Hut such will ever be the ease when the
growers of cabbage dabble in Unanee. The first lcderal
cavalry force appeared on our streets yesterday. They
wore the advauco guard of (lenerai Lew. Waliace's <Uvi
ftion, which is not far off. It is said that Pope, I3uoll ftud
Grant are following Beauregard, and thai Gen-rai HuUleck
wiU toon inakt his htcuiqwi i tern at Memphis.
A FKIiliHAL OFFICER SHOT.
[From the Memphis Argus, June 13.]
About ten o'clock last night a tcdcral naval officer,
while in one of the parlors at Puss Petty's bagnio on
M .in street, wasshot by John Forrest. Both had been
in the parlor some lime, and those who witnessed the
tiring say tlie parties had had no difficulty. Forrest was
intoxicated. Tha nainu of the officer is (iilmore. The po
lice aud a federal guard soon entered tha room and ar
rested Forrest, who was taken to the licet.
THE DEMAND FOlt ICE.
Never since Memphis attained the dimensions of a city
hug as little demand existed for ice aa at present. Some
ol our dealers in the article have lull waiahousel, and
their daily s ilea amount to comparatively nothing. One
dealer iuiorms us that aliho igli at this time last year
h s sales amounted daily to between fifteen aud twenty
Ions, now they scarcely reach a ton. Ico is receiving
the celd ahoulder this semmn.
Tciegrapmc Aeconntii
Mkuthis, June 16,1862.
Tho Board of Aldermen have adopted a resolution ask
ing Colonel Slack to postpone the suppression of the Con
federate scrip for sixty du>s. Colonel Slack has not yet
decided, but it is understood that there is but little
prospect of a favorable response.
The AialancKe says that Beauregard's army is in ex
cellent order as regards health, morals and equipments,
and that the reports of disorganisation are tulss.
Mtmruie, June 17,1862.
About one hundred and fifty rebel ofllcsrs and soldisrs,
and about the same number of citizens, took the oatb of
allegiance yesterday.
In Col. Slacks reply to the Mayer and Aldsrmen in re
gard to ;be currency question, issued to-day, be says
those who have be*u most actively engaged In getting up
this rebellion are those whose pocket* are filled with
Contcderato uoies: and if sixty days' time should be
given them it is ouly giving that much time for those
who are res|Hii)stbls for its issue to get rid of it without
loss, and the worthless trash will be found on
the hands or the unsophisticated and credulous.
Besides, should these notes bo remitted to be used ns a
circulating medium where the Uag of tbo United States
floats, such iiermisnion would give character to such
treasonable currency, and then tbe very basis of the re
bellion would be made respected by a contrast with the
government it seeks to destroy.
lbs market is becoming glutted with merchandise,
which can only be sold new for Tantiemes money, rather
than do which the owners are disposed to ship their
goods back. Tli- greater part of tbe stores are still
closed. The secession owuers of many of them refuse to
rent to abolitionists at any price.
TERRIBLE CATASTROPHE.
Falling of u Three Story Brick Building
on tiraud Street?Fifteen or Twenty
Persons Buried in the Kuins?Two
Killed and Three Badly Injured, Ac.
lietwsen four and five o'clock yesterday afternoon a
terrible catastrophe occurred in Ura id rtreot, near tbo
Uowory, caused by the falling of a large three story
brick building, burying buuealb the ruins some fifteen
or twenty personi.
The accident occurred but a few moment* psst four
clock, and the lire bells soon brought to the spot the
firemen of the 'Tfth district, to whom great praise is
duo for their 'unceasing efloris in rescuing many from
their perilous sltuat.ou, and saving several from almost
'nstaut death.
It seemi that for the past two weeks woikmsn
have been engaged in excavating the lot No. 207
Grand street, formerly occupied and used as a soup ston*
establishment. In order to secure a solid foundaiisn for
the uew building which was to be erected, they were
compelled to dig to a considerable extent under the foun
dation of the adjoining building, No. 206. The contractor,
who was superintending tbo work during the morning,
hsd caused to be erected suitable props, sufficient, as lis
thought, Pi ssoure the safety or the side wail of No. 'Jbtf.
Notwithstanding the precaution tnken,however, it seems
that while the workmou were engaged In removing the
dirt a cracking nois* was hoard, and instantly the side
wail of No. 209 cam* down with a trsmouduus crashi
burying beneath thsruius four of tli# workmen and a
boy.
Thers wsr# at the time in tho building about twelve or
fifteen meu. some of whom wet* precipitated into tho
street, while others mauagsd to save themselves by
hauglag to the beams, and several wsr* thrown eut lato
the open lot, with fortuuatsly but little or no Injuries.
Almost tho entire front of th* building, as well as tb*
rear wall, bas beau carried away, and th* contents of
the three doors precipitated into the street.
The citizens In the Immediato neighborhood, on hear
ing the ctash, flocked in thousands about th* ruins; but
th* prompt arrival of the poltco of tbn Fourteenth ward,
under Captain Williamson, soon secured order, nud ren
dered th* tli emeu all the assistance that laid In their
power in rescuing ilio?s burled bene.nb the ruins.
Tbe first taken out wu* a boy, uamod Huury Mi lite!,
residing at No. 161 avemto A. Ha w.is badly Injured
about ths body, and was sent bom* In a carriage by
Captain Williamson. The firemen soou succeeded in re
moving from the rubbish two of the laborers, named
Emanuel herbs end i'stor Reatu. Yhsjr wore both sou
veysd to th* New York Hospital, barly Injured. One,
It Is preeumed, will In all probability die of Ins Injuries.
Three man are reported to bar* besti killeJ, but two
only are known to have perished. Their names aro To e.
White and Ihoreas DoUaell. Tho body of the latter
was recovered from the raise about halt-past eight o'clock
I set evening, The leet ef the ether sua wero disoovered
about nine o'clock; but up to a late hour last night tne
body bad oat been dug out.
Ths building So. SAW was occupied on ths first floor by
Peter Polsn as a seal oflico, and th* upusr floors by W.
W. Wallace, mai ufactuior of jewelry.
To the members of Houk end ladder oempanlss No. 12
i and No. 18, also Engine company No. 0 and Hose compa
ay He. 0, credit Is duo for th* assistance rendered.
Th*Coroner wss duly notified, and will bold an inquest
to-day on th# bodies. ^
Tli* loss en th* build.og No 209 Is estimated at about
17,006.
Near York (anal Tolls.
Ths panel tolls from ?lie o, smug of tlia'aoseon to June
16,1862, foot tip $1 -bt'l . For tho saint th no >n U01
they unwanted to f* 18,8 74?an lagissa* off,72,469.
NEWS FROM THE PENINSULA.
Sharp Skirmishing Along the Lines of
the Hostile Armies.
Heavy Firing in the Direction
of James River.
Probable Cktnboat Attack on
Fort Darling.
Preparations for the Great and Deci
sive battle Before Richmond.
Arrival of Captured Guerillas at
Fortress Monroe,
JtCij &e.| as.
FoKTBtts Monf.sx, June 10,1882.
Everything is quiet hore.
The Kim City arrival ibis morning from White House
with about one hundred and Ofty sick soldiers, who,
with others froia hero, wiil bo sent to Baltimore to-mor
row.
The White Bouse Point boat brought down thirty of
the giiorliln.s who made the assault in our rear on Friday
last, making fifty four in all that have boeu captured.
Borne of these men are farmers, in citizens' clothing, and
others belong to the First Virginia cavalry, and are par
tially uniformed.
Six hoys were brought up yeaterday by our cavalry,
who said that the rebel pickets on our left wing had ad
vanced, and that they bud accidentally strayed over
the lines. They are believed to have been spies sleeping
in the swamp during the day and spying around our
piokets at night.
There is occasional skirmishing going on along the whole
lines of tbo army of the Potomac; but a general engage
ment is not anticipated for some days.
The weather this afternoon is very warm, and another
storm is lockod for.
The roads are now in pretty good condition.
Two Union sutlers were captured by tho guerillas on
Friday. One had nearly live thousand dollars In New
York money, rotes and specie, and the other is said to
have lind ten thousand dollars. Having just been paid
off by their regiments, they were bound North to obtain
Tbesk>op-of-war John Adams went to sea this aflor
noon with the senior class of the United States Naval
Academy on board.
The steamer Kmpire City sails for Port Royal to
morrow with mails, stores ar.d passengers.
Onr Army Correspondence.
Cans Barons Richmond, June 18,1862.
the Final Day ffa-Unmij?Iierdan't Sharpthoolcrt?The
Pickets Fact to Pact?The Hau l* of t/u Intsrvi w?Abutt
of a Flag of Truce, etc.
"AH quiet nloDg the Potomac!" the stereotype and
succinct report of matters for months in front of Wash
ington. may now be changed to all quiet along tho
dtickahomiiiy. But the quiet does not promise to be as
prolonged In front of the rebel capital as that before
the rederal metropolis. The day of big battle is hasten
lng on, and the preparations on both sides are incessant
ly aetive. *
Berdan's Sharpshooters are keeping up a lively fright
among the rebel gunuors, picking them off when they
show lhein-ol v ee. Speaking or the efficiency of the Sharp
shooters, four companies o( them have been trying the
sharp noes of tbeir shooting with results that are worth
giving, as being unquestionably hard to beat. They fired
ten shots each, four thousand shots altogether, at a tar
get one-eighth of a mile dlsiuut. The average of the
shots coverodan area of two and fire-eighth# inches from
the centre of the target.
Across New Bridge the pickets hold a small strip of
lund. Tho lines ere about five hundred yards distant, ex
cept at one point, whore, at the turn of the road,they
stand face to face within a less number of feet. A mutual
understanding exists at this place that there shall be no
tiring except at thosn wearing shoulder straps. To-day
tho Fourth Michigan Volunteers. Colonel Woodbury, weto
on guard. and one of the men aecepted an Invitation to
come over and exchange a New Yomk U*iuu> fbr an Ex
aminer.
"To w hat regiment do yon belong t" inquired a member
of the Tenth .North Carolina.
"To the reguueut which thra-hed Semmes'brigade
Just above here," was the reply. '
" What waa your loss?"
"One hundred and thirty five killed and one hundred
and eighty-three wounded."
"You are a uamriod Yankee liar, and I don't want to
h ive anything more to s y to you," said the irate rebel,
returning to his post.
Burn u tho day ols of the men, while exploring the
scene of the engagement, discovered in tho swamp the
bodies ot eight robols, including a lieutenant, all lu an
advanced S'agc of drcoint"Osiii n. Captain Kandolph in
command of the outposts, Fent a flag of tnico to not'lfv
the enemy uot to lire whilo lie buried thera. They
agreed. and as the detail crossed New Bridge fired a vol
ley at tueni. Fortunately no one was injured by this
piece of trcachciy. The bodies, of course were left
unburied.
While your correspondent wa# gathering these Items
Captain W.eden's battery opened on a narty at work in
some r:fie pita opposite. A well aimed shot went directly
into it. "My God, my tlod, take me home," waa die
tinctly beard. Such are the amusements of an afteraoon
in this unhappy land.
Fxm 0ana, Vs., Jens 16,1862.
Si:,nt of tkt Coming Dot fit?A Storm?A Lively Skir
mith?Severe Zsm on Uotk Silt? Lieutenant Palmer
Kill tl?More Skv-mithing?Huk,ntmd in a State of
Revolt, Ac.
The calm of the last few daye previous to the raid of
tho rebel cavalry on the railroad at Tunstail's and at
Gardick's Lauding has changod, and, as day follows day,
gives us w.triilug of the terribio storm which cannot
much longer be delayed?a storm which will alarm the
w rid by its intensity and magnitude. I of course rarer
to > he expected battle before Richmond. That the rebels
intend t ? light, and that most rissperatoly, has become a
settled fact among us here; and perhaps before this
reaches you the great event will have taken place, as
the pickets of oach party are so near each other that
skirmishes .re occurring everj few hour# between them,
reudeiing it almost impossible to delay the great
hattlo much longor. On Bunday afternoon, about three
o'clock, one of the moat violent eturins took piaco that 1
ever witnessed. It d.d not last more than an hour ami
a half; but during that time It waa very severe. The
storm was preceded by a gale or wind, levelling many
tents ar.d trees w lib the ground. The thunder aud light
u.ng appealed to be clcto upon us. and the ralfi in tor
rent* csine ratteriu. down in largo drops. During
I the beigt t or till* the rebel pickets In force made an at*
tad: up,m our picket- duving them back upou their
res.-i ve, v.uiclt linl iu a pretty lively skirmish, In which
a numb. r were killed, wounded or m.ssing, ueirlr
bring: gona general tugagoment. The pariteulart, as
nee ..a I le.iru ibeiu, are as follows ?The Fourth iegi-'
ment. Fa-els,or Brigade, General Sickles, under c>in
wand ?f Major Mori irty, bad ruHered the First Excelsior
regiment oi picket duty, When ilia storm came on tho
robete, tak'ng advantage of It, made nu attack upon our
pi< k.-ia wilb a la go fo.ee of cavairy and luiantry. Tho
attacked loll hack upon their reserve, end duchy mg
metitie demy brsvoly, returning volley fur vmley
About tl>;? timo General Sickl a sent bis aid and Aci 'ng
Assistant Ad,ulant General, Lie tenant Palmar, to learn
theexteitei thesklri.rlsii, audio return at utice and
r?|iei't: but the p or Callow had hardly arrived in rea-h
of the enemy's guns wh-o he was picked om
t?u do>:bt by spocia! order, as several rliots
wore fired at him) and lustanily killed by a
bsll, winrii entered the rifht ?y?. ills ai in was also
shatloitd and broken by a l?l| jtut below the elbow
joint, lie was a very promising young man, tw..niy
two yearn of age, ui.m irrlod, but ws* the only ecu of s
widowed mother. He w?? .? uative of New Yoik
Geuvra. Sickles has b??n vory tiutortunaic with his aids
having lost two. lieutenant Lsurler, who has but re-'
centiy ditd from tlie etiecu of wounds received at Fair
(irks, wait the first. Both young men wu-re noted for
their bravery.
In tho meantime our pickets bad regained tb 'ir toial
poaiiton. seriated by the Ki th New .letxey Volunteers
tiur loss i i piohiibly fifteen or sixteen killed, wounded
and iineslM, but rtiut of the enemy muat far e veeed ours
The t Mowing are u.-.r|/ the wh. le or the names of th . e
lost on our siau, bet two or ihree moiearcaaia to be vet
missing. The official rep art has not yet been made ?
K.I.LRD.
Lieutenant T'alm r. aid to General Sickles
ttleaid Audrew, Company u. '
WHIM,
John McVsll. Company B.
Frank Hughes, Company D.
Michael (.ilmerlln, Company G, badly In aide.
J amen (iiifsuthsr, Company Q, badly to eld*.
Joseph White,Compaq y U, slightly.
MISNNU.
M. Moore, Company B.
Michael Keidru, Company D.
Aiexand' r McCirthy, Company I.
llm ace Wilgou, Company U.
John Smith, Company (>. ?
Michael !,ee. Company Q.
Michael Carrol, Cdittany O.
Captain William Met auley. Company H.
L'pliraim Morse, Company I.
1 hey are all from New York. Two reheln wern eap
tnrod? a lieutenant of cavalry and a corporal. I also
learn that early this in /rum# our pickets, uuder Captain
Hopper of the Ftfh New Jersey, were compelled to fall
back, the enemy appearing in In ge numbers.
Ueutcnaul Ward, of the Eighth New Jersey, Company
0, wa< shot through the left ictnulo and instantly killed,
and Lie tenant Roberts, of tho Eighth, wounded in the
foot. Tito enemy suffered considerably.
Yet another attack occurred ou our pickets of iho
Eighty eighth New York, Colon?! Maker, yest i day after
noon. Captain Smith, or Company A, was killed by a
ball entering his side. James E Hume, sergeint, and
Henry Hollon, private, wc e wounded. All residents of
New York.
< out rubs ads who arrived this morning within our
lines stato that Richmond is in a state of revolt ?. that
there is almost a lamtne, and that tits prisons ars fliiod
with the starving.
In Camp ok thbCukwabomint, June 16,1802.
TU Union Army Quidlg Hiding Hi Time?A Skii mish?A
Vciirttr?Hit Statement?Cantrab-imli, Ac.
Still awaiting and prspnrlug for the final struggle
which shall deliver Richmond from the power end op
pression of tbo rebel government, tho Army of the i'oto
mac quietly bides the appointed time to deal the Anal
blow. Meantime skirmishing parties scour the interven
ing country and narase the struggli"* P?rt'os of the
enemy and drive in their outposts daily. To-day a
rather brilliant affair ot this kind cams off between a
party of Union soldiers under the command of General
Stoneman and a picketing party of the rebels, with
whom they came up at Aehland. The contest was short,
and the rebels broke aud rapidly lied before our soldiers,
who made a daeh at them, killing four or them and
making four prisoners. They also captured sixteon
horsen, and a wagon loaded with corn, which they were
driving off. Tho purtv thoroughly scoured the country
in that vicinity -hut found no more rcb.-l troops, aa they
had evidently token the alarm and retreated to sater lo
C14AdBoserter from the Eighth Georgia regiment came
within our bnoa to-day. Ho is young and lnUllige'it.aod
delighted ot having made his salvation sure . rom further
miuo thraldom. 1 am not at libei ty? to repeat all his
statements; but it is not contraband u? give publicity to
his confirmation of the declarations of pievtousdeserters,
uiuKTre thousands in the rebel army who like
himself,are disgusted with llio war, and are cage; to get
out of It. Each dajr, he says, increases the general dis
satis action with their leadors. lMsides dissatisfaction,
there is groat destitution iu the army. He dedaies that
tne ruemy will make a big stand at Richmond, and he is
gat iafied that if they are compelled to leave it they will
not ifo aw iv until tho town is i?x Mites. i
A host oi contrabands?th.rty-cne in number?came
to-day to headquarters. Tlicy all tell the same stoi y
wiiich already has become more than a thrice told talc
avow lug a great deal of consternation in the Confederate
capital disgust and sickness in tho army, and that no
so'dier gets mure than half rations, and tln se cwwwl i
solely of pork and floor. -leff. llavia, theysny, is m Lich
moud and army ofllcern and citizens will not let him go
away'until ulter the coming fight, having doUrmined
thau ae he was instrumental in getting them Into their
present scrape, he must stay and help all he can to get
'^TLie health' of enr troops is improving. Tb?Pr*w^
sickness Is no more than when wo were on Minor s Hill.
tsrty this morning heavy firing was heard on our left.
It is said to bsv6 com#from Uw guiibosw.
Wihtk 1 Ions, Va.. June 1$, ls?2.
The Rebel Cavalry Raid?What ? Jim Cbrt Ut-fHAini
Firing The todies of LiciOman't Palnur and W.ird
Rtbel Pritairs-Dcath of Cajdain Partons?Coinci
iUnrtl of the Raid?A Fight Expected?A Richmond
yewtf og in Camp, Ac
The raid of a small body of the enemy, ou the railroad
between tbia point and the main body of onr army, was
one of those bold dashes requiring the utmost courage
and skill In Us execution. Tho event was unexpected
awl we unprepared. There is a culpability resting
somewhere. The movement of tho rebels and their <le
.truction of properly at Tunstall's station cost the
United Stat#s government a goodly eum. In effect, the
rebels outflanked our army, aud, although it was done
by five hundred rebels, It might as well have been iiriy
thousand. The affair has stimulated our authorities
here with a little life, and the country about hero is
being scoured by large bodies of troops. Thus Tar about
forty prisoners have been taken, scene of whom, it it
thought, were the guilty p-irtles in lbs afiair of Friday
brisk cannonade, lasting from ten A.M. yesterday
until noon, was heard from the direction of the Jmis
river. It proceeded no doubt from the Union gunboat
fleet W>w near Richmond. What the result was 1 did
n?Th?'bodv of l.ieut. John L. Palmer, late Acting At
Blatant Adjuiaut General to Brigadier General Sickles,
whowas killed in a skirmish with the enemy a few days
ago reached this place yesterday afternoon. U will be
rewarded per Adame' Exprees to the relatives of the
deceased, who re: ide at No. 26 fourteenth street, New
York. The deceased was a young man uf great promise,
lie loit his life to a holy cause. .
At tho same time the body of Lieutenant John R.
Ward ComimuyU, Eighth New Jersey Volunteer?, also
killed ia a skirmish, arrived here. Hoth Indies were
embalmed by l>r. Thomas Holmes, of Williamsburg, New
York and subsequently placed to rosewood
cotlius. They willbe forwarded from here tins inorutiig.
The railroad from here to the grand army Is now
thurt uglily guarded by strosg bodies of troops so that |
lu future the raids of the enemy In that direction may
he classed among the list of supposed Imp'sslblllltes.
Ahem rty priaonere, captured in the last few days,
at rived here tot evening, and were placed undera
strong guard. They were arrested by tair scouts, and
are charged with having participated direcliy aud indi
rectly In the into railroad murders. The party com
nr ?A old and young men, most of them hearing Uie im
S^essof having followed agricultural vocations. Some
were In rebel uniform and others not. Like the
inavorltv of tl* rebel prisoners that have falltn Into our
hands i they have that Identical unintelligent cast of
?uuntenanoe that impresses the Northern mind th.tlthey
are readilv made the dupes of Uie wily leaders of the
?Vrath ltiey appear stolid and lndlflerert as to their
arrest. Swneof them are quits csmmunksative andIds
rla, e themselves sesessiontstf, with sn abiding faith In
the trimp* of tholr "light." What Ihalr-'rlghU ?
l.l.h.V.re not exactly prepared to say. The tami le
vins manner In which wo have thus rar treated these
polit'cal prisoners makes them bold in their ad' ress and
Wa ant hi their abortions. They regard their arrest
rather in ths light of a g?od Joke than oihnrwisc.
Captain 1'. M. Parsons. Company I), XL aty sixth New
York Volunteers, died of typhotdfc-verat'hepetboo
nil at venerday al ternoon. His bo?ly was embulmcd, and
will ba sent to bb? f' ????>" ,0 morrow afternoon.
It is md perhaps, generally known tl.al Mrs. General
Rf>t??rt I ?? wu rti<;rntd to hor ?tu Richnioad
The day before he. son made his dashing raid to While
House. The old lady hsd been the guest, or ratlsT pri
soner of General Kttx John Porter, but was permuted to
,?, i.r son's proierty at Whits Homo s (ew days be
r. J! her ishii.-e. tdio d.ublloss obtained au Ideaol the
b idlv de coded country between the army and Its depot,
and eav the poiuts to her son, who improved his know
ledge of them by sdooilug our smvedo. es, negroes and
unarmed etvtUaaa, and sabreing our straggling soldiers.
When Mrs. Lee was returned at Mechan.csvllle.
OiU Howell Oolih oome ici -iS the bridge and tarried an
Uo! r wTih Mrs. Lee s federal eso-rt. He was observed
?a v. ine bis forehead With a led hundk?rcheir, hat gave
forth a ue of those oracoiar opinions that individualised
' 'Ueacid?!s*inU mate* il?*l we shall be attacked to-mor
r i? hi the entire rebel aimy of 300,000 men. If this be
u7. you wfll wcelve thouf.-t Intimation of the attack
il;!r.y mv letter reaches New York. We have he.rd
*o prolonged growl of heavy guns all day off on the
Jun.es .Her, evidently an attempt on the part of our gun
bortr to subdue Fort Darling. , _
Tlrn Richmond VOpateh thai I lend you, containing an
account c>r Stewart'a raid, was one ol a hundred Mat ?
swrv newsboy brought from Richmond to camp. He
pr fesees to have > trolled unwarily luto our
h. -e is reason to believe that he camo purposely, st tho
.i.?;,aaii:-ti <>f the oxulunt rebels, who wiishwi us is
r.uaive lh?lr version of ths late Incursion. Ilia spry
?ittio fellow rode from General Franklins to hoadqunr
iers to-day ?nd rsemo't gloeful and t.opsful,and as much
of a coamcqioliun a* if h. hsd been a corrcs,H.ndat.t.
His papsis wars coali-caied.
MIkcUSBMHI* He ins ??? Rebel Sonnts.
t NtoN rmaoKKM in ru hmiino.
f From The Richmond UlspsW h, Juns ld.1
Yesterday, shout Ave o'clock, iWe arrived at the Con
Yestei > , fnrv ?tr9et, from the lower
Kunomlsy, via Kocketw, lbs following aboltilun
Captain Company 0, Forty-second
NVflKVuten?t H. H Masters. Wty-fifth New York.
I .fi iierte'"*nt J 'bfi I'ains, Fiffty-sorond N|W York.
First Lieutenant tliar'ss P. Harts, FkfAt United States
C*F!r?rLlsntsnant Wm. M. McLean, Fifth United States
"^Albert r. Marten,Second Lisuteuant, Sixth Ponnsylva
' Adam T?an, Assistant Surgoon, Fifth Culte.1 fltstos
C*it*t<rfifS tbo slovenoflioars, there were also brought In
o ,e bundled and forty saven olbor prisoners and elev n
i Begitss, eight of whom vore slaves. Tha parties ws is
raptured by General Stewart a cavalry, on tho 13th of
June, within the enemy's lutes.
GENERAL, CAFEV'S IDEAS A8 TO THE DISPOSITION
OP THE MILITARY FORCE AH'KIt TRK WAR,
In Ilia Richmond Vii/atih of June 3 we llnd the fol
luwin ; letter, purportrg to hat e born talten trout dep.
Casey s hca.lqi.arurs alter the battle at Keir Oaks, we
are not sure it was nut written by Gen. Casey , but, to
say the least or lt,lt is apocryphal
HeaoeiTtnrKas. Cistr'* Otvisios, I
Oe Board Snoum CoKstriTioa. May 31, lddZ. $
To the lion. B. M. Htaston, Secretary >.r War:?
Sir?The few stun nt.tne 1 handed v?n on lite day I left
Washington, Willi m -'hi I to lit?? military J feme of the
eooittrjr after tbla nbel un aualt ?* ? t>eeu -i..ottered, I
shall, t<y your kind prrmmiuu, proceed now to elaborate.
I tuop 'its that ? r m .intalit an army >u on. turn.Ire.I tlion
sand inert, rot)ipound of tho three arm* of the -ert ice In
their doe proportion.
I would assign 25,W)) men to the defence of that part of
the ( oiiutr.t tying wraiot the Misetsatppl liver, imiludtna the
Pact: c coast. I would ssaigr li,1) it nmn to t ie dei.-nci of
the Lake, A Untie and Gulf coasts, streiehtug t . on I...I n Bu
periur to the mouth ut the Mi. i.?u pi. luclu.uug Hoy West
and the Tortugae. Tin: remaining 6 I.IKKI men (would ? a
Don on the linu of the railroad troni Memphis. lenanaaee, to
t'h.il anooga, and Iron th ttce on o e railroad I ranch to
Churlu-itor., South ttarollna, and on one other branch to
Ktchii.ond Vs.: occupy in. o< tweeo Mempltia and Cliatta
noo.u important tiilcrme liaie points say Grand Junction,
Cot'nth Decatur and Steven*' n.
Heiw en Chntunoo^* and t ..-tie t in 1 would occupy, say,
Dult'in, Atlanta, I'mon I'olnt, Augusta, Bit.ni hville, ustl,
possibly. Colon. >iu, S. O.
H.'tu. i'n Cm;tan ) iga an I Richmond I ?o ild occupy, ?ay
Knot rule, Wiim-toii, Wy b'-vtlle, Lvmhiniig, Cliarlnttes
vil e, Hork>v II', aud Richmond and rT.derickaburg sliounl
al*o be oi'cutned
Ju.tai son : .m the points In l.caled are recovered I rum the
enemy they should perni. m ntly l? occupied by a military
loioe. The lini'Oiiani strategic points, such ua Chattanooga,
ileiuphis and Richmond, should le utiongly fortltied with
out delay.
1 have tbue, in a brief maimer, staled what I consider tho
bem disposition to !?? made in a military point of view.
Consider, d pollliraily I am convinced that the tiuea are not
without tlieir udvnulag " They pas- foi i ? oualdei .tile dla
taxce through a motion loom region, hy the introduction
of tlie superior knowledge and civilization which a disci
plined and welt appointed a my would carry with It. the in
hat Hants or 11.>ii legion ?mi d become as much mutched to
the Union, without eoiidllnu, us any uf the Northern Stales,
thus placing mi Inanriuouuta 1 harrier to tho success of
thut portn u ul the Unoti which would be ma t likely to
rebel against the constituted millionth*.
It is very .ei tain that no argument is worth a straw with
the Southern le cis but that ot the baynuet, and wo would
be recreant to the eauae uf liberty uu ibis > arlii If we did
Uut use it otlectiuily.
Tiie i'realdctii, Iwsl.les the war power ro to do, Is clothed
with the legal potior lo tike military poMawdon of nil the
railroads I is llie United States The fact that inl'llary pro
visional governments iv ill have to b-hrsi lost I uUut in the
States ion taint uu the Intra will reum r the puseeaslon and
cuutrul of ihohi easy, I i.ave the hoin r in ha, very resticci
fully, your obedient servant, SII.AS t 'ASKi,
Brigadier (lonersl Co.nuiandinj Division.
BURIAL OK TUB KiiUKL GENERAL ASQdY.
The hi'.o retail General i tumor .L-lib> was buried ia
Churh'tlosvlllo, Virginia, on the Stli ihst. The following
description of tho appearance id lit* remains is lie lay in
state til the Kartell I Inuso is takuu frmn ihu Lynchburg
Jitpu'iliciin of Juue 9.?Ho lay there us if a genllo slum
ber hail falleu upon Uuu. his physiognomy indicating re
s lutiou, determination ami U. mooes?heavy black eyes
hi-bus aud uyebi ows, long hlaek and thick liovvkug beard
and mustache, prominent forehead, sliowmg quick per
ception anil thought, dark completion mid at. hoi set Vir
ginia face. Ho was about forty ye tnt of age.
A correspondent ofthe Lynchburg H imhlicait, writing
from Charlottesville. June it, says:?After the services In
the chapc 1 the remains of Ueneral Ashhy were convoyed
to the Uuiven-ity Cemetery, anil committed, "earth to
earth, ashes to ashes, and dust to dust." Colonol T. G.
Randolph and the profess rs of the University assisting
in the ceremony. The grave was covered by the caval
ry, aud they hied several volleys over it, and there he
will remain in the classic ground until the lust trump
shall summon all to the general judgment. Our citizens
iutend to tuieo a suitable monument over the grave of
General Ashby.
REBEL ACCOUNT OK TIIE WHEREABOUTS OP GENERAL
m'dowell.
[From the Richmond Dispatch, June 18.1
While it seems to be certain that this olTlcer lias been
sent to Fort Lafayatto, no doubt exists tliat his forces
have arrived at West l'olnt. Thuy came down the Rap
puhauiiock on thirty transports, convoyed by war steani
ers. Gur generals are, uo doubt, well aware of their
arrival.
[KYom tho Auburn Advertiser.]
We havegvxl nulh-ni y for the statement that General
McDowell was ordered on I ueeday last to reinforce Gene
ral McClellan in front of Kichiuond.
(The above from the Ad>*rtU*r was published while
Secretary Seward was in Auburn, aud doubtless hy his
'?authority." The true slate of the cose, then, would
seem lo bo, that General McDowell did come down the
Kap|*hennotk in mrier 'o I e up Me I'amm/tty and rein
force General McCiellau ?Et?. Hshavp.]
DEATH OF THE SECRETARY OP THE REBEL PROVI
SIONAL CONOKK.se.
From a letter to tho Mamjrfite Amiitn- k*, dated Rich
mond, June D, we hear that .lohn-on J. Hooper, of Ala
bama, late Secretary of the rebel Provisional Congrats,
died in thai city on Saturday, the 7ih lust. Mr. Hooper
was, previous in the brooking out of the rebollkm. edi
tor of the Montgomery (Aln.) Jfeil. the organ of the
American party in that state, and was widely known in
the coimic literature uf lite country as the author of
"."imon Sugg-" and other works oi liko character. He
was anativo of North Carulium, but settled in Alabema
many years since, and hrsl odheJ a weekly paper in
Chattthers oouuly, Alabama. After a abort residence la
that cor.uty ho was elected Solicitor fur Prosecuting
Attorney) of the Circuit Court el that judicial district,
and some of the best productions of his |aiu at e descrip
tive o| the scenes through which he | assod In the early
history of Alabama, while making hi-olUcial "circuit."
Originally 1m waa a strenuous Union uian and a demo
crat, though his erratic oharacur never alliowed him to
follow out any line of political imliry for a long time.
Ienvini; '"hambi-rs county, he arttUd in Mvuiguiiiery,
thecapnal of tho irUte, and started the if.til, which,
during the brtof continuance of the Knuw Nothing party,
was its principal organ in Alabama. When the Provi
sional Cougress of the rebels was organized, he was
elected Secretary of that body, aud moved with it to
Richmond, whence tho imui of government wa changed,
where he died. Hundreds in this elty will recollectTiim
as a kind, genial man. in whose snc.ety a few hours
could always be pleasantly spent. Mr. Hooper was cele
brated as.a ?port sinau. and waa always considered an
authority iu deciding questions that arise as to the pro
per prctecnlion of the various sports in which so many
of our countrymen take delight.
IMPORTANT FROM EASTTENNESSEL
Occupation of Cumberland Gap hy 17salon
Troops?Flight of the Rebels?D1 Ami
ties of the March, die., die.
Wamhsgt- ?!*, June 10,1882.
The Secretary of War received to-day a despatch from
Gen Geo. W Morgan, dated Camp near Cumberland Gap,
June 18,8 o'clock A. M.
It states that his army commenood its march at one
o'clock that morning, to attack the enemy at Cumberland
Gap; but en their arrive! It was found he had evacuated
that very Important poeition, his roar guard having left
only about four hours before the arrival of our advance.
Gen. Morgan praises the oonduet of his division la Its
arduous march through eu extremely difficult country.
He saye thatlis cannon were dragged up the prccipltou-*
?Idee of the |Dne and Cumberland mouultiins by the
aid of black and tackle, two hundred uteo b -lng em
ployed on the ropes of a single piece.
In hie progress cem-lderablv skirm lahing with the ene
my had taken place, but w if bout any lose on our side.
General Morgan highly compliments Generals Spears,
Bayard and Carter, and Colonel i)u Courcy, brigade com
manders; Capt J. T. Foster, Chief of Artlllety; Capt O.
Jo-lyn; C.ipt. 8. Lyon, Acting To|N)grapTncal Engineer;
Major Garber, Assistant-(juerteriuoster; Captain G. M.
Adams, Commissary of NubsistsDce; and Lieutenants K.
D. Saunders, C. 8. Medary and Robert Montgomery,
Aides-de-camp.
Hon. Green Adams, lite Auditor of the Treasury for
th? Tort Office I o| nrtment, received a despatch to dey
from hie brothet, aituoancing that ( umherland Gap it la
our poseession. .Since the beginning of the war Cumber
load Gap boa been In the pos is ion of the rebels. They
have occupied there e fortified cemp. The occupation
of thai important ponlttcn, even without a tight, Is re
garded here as a great triumph.
NsMvitxv. Jane 18.1882.
A despatch from den. XnrgAn to Governor Johnson
rays "We hat e the Cunthar'.ind Gap."
IMPORTANT FROM ARKANSAS.
The White River EiprdlllanaCeptarc ol
? Rebel Steamer?Another Naval Bat
tle Kxpeeteil, Sr., Ac.
Ox Dova.l TrtK (irXHiMT .Or. )
Wen* r.ivee Cn orr, Ark., June 1ft, l?tt3. /
An expedition town the river pee. reached here with
out e ?li >t being tired. The tug Spitfire captured the
rebel it earner Clara Pobsoo to dap, ia the Bapou U
gretix. Hhe hail one hundred Imlee of cotton on hoard ,
?aid to he worth |?;o ono. She baa itarted for Mcaphia
with a prlre orew on board.
Th# a teen, era Tb trip-fifth Parallel, Judge Fletclier and
aararai other* are :e India Bay, also the Ironclad giro.
boat Arkatiear. wblrh ran down from Memphis In an
unfinished elate, aid which la exported to eflbr battle
to ua.
The Van Pore, which eaoaped bur fleet, la said to be
up the Arketea* rtrer.
Fire In ?Hr Iowa State Prleon.
Fuet lUt>isox,Iowa, June 1A, 1862
The xhopa or the lowe Sta.e Prison were destroyed bp
lire this erenlof. The Nma I. eatlmated at $10,000 u
120,100. Inaui ?nce i natvei talced.