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CHICAGO TREBUNIt, , lAILT, TRI WEEKLY AID WEEKLY. Office, Ho. SX Clarlc Street. yf ■■ or TKI CHICAGO tbzbusx Daily, dcUmefl In city, per ye*r. SB.OO 3nUy,deUveredtodtyjper week............ .15. 35f *to mail wbacribciw, per year,. -.... • 7-0». *Hy, tn mil gnbecribers. per sir months. 4.00 (6 M ISgS MO ** indi'tog'etter iq? ofciub.aO.oo Additions to dubs m*y be made at any i»e at the mbs cate. %MT Honey In Registered Letters may be sent i war risk. ffina «OMM* IMM®*,* UaML Cfje WEDNBSDAT, MARCH 12,1863. Mac ■RIBEHIKT or CBHEBAIi McClellan. Our special Washington dispatch an tounces an event not unexpected by those ~X conversant with the late inevitable endency of affairs at ‘Washington. For a second time since the outbreak of the re tc’.lion the Grand Army of the Union sees i change in its Commander-in-Chief. When, following the disaster of Bull Run, it was reluctantly confessed by _ 1 men that the greatly advanced .■ears of Gen. Scott forbade him longer to hold a position which entailed burdens hat must tax the utmost powers of man -od in its prime, and called for an activity rnied him in bis honored old age, one hout of acclamation welcomed to the place of highest military command the young General fresh from his victories in Western "Virginia, If generous words and warm wishes from loyal men of all parties throughout the land could have secured him success, it would have been bis to whom that welcome was unstinted. He entered upon his duties with every happy auspice that could be derived from the enthusiasm of civilians .and ■ p military. Even rebel leaders accorded iiim eminence, and applauded the wisdom ■ of the selection. History will give to Gen. McClellan his proper place in the war, and among the credits awarded to those who ■ -e in any degree aided the Government in its extremity, will not forget the share drat is bis due. But it will be written of him, that weighed in the balances against duties that have rarely if ever fallen to the lot of a military leader, he has been found wanting. And the judgment has not been hastily rendered. He has had time enough to demonstrate his capacities and skill; and that, too, protracted through out a period longer than that which is irranled to most men on whom the people wait. ‘With a forbearance admirable in the people, months have worn away and seen Washington only safe, and tire immense army of the Potomac buried only in re views and field days. When the strong Land of Secretary Stanton was laid upon the helm, it was foreseen that the period of waiting and sham campaigning waspassed,' and tire change which has taken place was foreseen as inevitable. Gen. McClellan has retired to give place to some one who shall! not find his greatest achievement in immo- j bility. The change comes at a time 1 when not as before the success of our arms will be imperilled. The. brilliant deeds of Western troops have fired with emulation the breasts of the soldiers who hove for months done sloth ful campaigning on the Potomac. They only ask to be led against tire enemies of tbeir country in a short and sharp cam paign which shall the earlier restore them to their peaceful citizen life. It is for this that the change is made, and the right man will soon be in the right place at the head of onr armies. Who he is. the event can only decide, but such there must be. PATCH INC THE APPORTIONMENT. A dispatch from Springfield States that 'Messrs. Anthony, Wentworth and ilulhko arc frying to have a reconsideration of the apportionment of Cook county. There is no use in striving to patch and cobble np the abominable contrivance. Let the secessionists do their worst. The people will knock the whole thing into a “cocked hat” when the day comes for ratifying it It is true that Cook is cut carved and mangled all to pieces in the apportionment; but all ot Northern Illinois is outrageoudy swindled. In forty northern counties one hundred thousand inhabitants arc deprived of representation, and the scats in the Legislature justly be longing to them are given to Egyptian counties which are deficient in population by 100,000. The rule adopted by the se ceah, who, to the disgrace of this good and loyal Stale, have control of the Conven tion, is to give 18,000 Egyptians the same representation as 20,000 Northern Eli noisans. Our advice to the Union delegates from this county is, to let the secessionists and the apostate Fuller “ play out their hands.” Don’t meddle any further with the thing. Enter your votes against it in the lump and come home to the “laud of Canaan” When election day comes, the people will send a flash of lightning into Egypt that will consume the irifkTnfvris thiri g and Rrerrrli its authors. THE EVACUATION. Slining events on thePotomac arc dose-' 3y at band. ' The retiring rebels have fallen hack eonthtvard from their lines, : long occupied, stretching from Occoqnan : Creek on the Potomac to Leeshnrg. The i abandonment is unreserved, and no force ! of the enemy remains above theßappanan- ! nock. And along our lines one can al most hear the dickof firelocks audrattling * of sabres making ready for the great ad-! vance. The East is eager to show the ! West that its sons can fight as well as wait. The event cannot he long delayed which will dedde the fate of Richmond, and, in this, Gen. Burnside moving north ward from North Carolina, will play an important part There can be no ground for apprehension that the Government is not apprised of the exigency that may heftd him, and has timely reinforced him. It is likely that he has a fighting column that will be the neiher millstone to ,the larger force bearing southward from our Potomac camps. MANASSAS. WsTiasnas has ceased to be a point of in terest in the annals of ads war, with the retirement of the rebds. When peaceful times return, the passenger, over the Or-! snge and Alexandria Railroad will with \ interest gaze from the car window at the little station twenty-eight miles west of Al exandria, at the point where Wntingaqq Qap Railroad branches off to pass through the gap in the Blue Ridge, and where doubt less for years after the names of the rebel leaders will live only in the annals of mad treason overtaken and punished, the mounds and earthworks will remain to mark their occupation, the re membrances of the long and dreary encampment of the rebel hordes. Now that oar own forces follow closely upon the footsteps of the last retiring rebels, it is Munson’s Hill over again. The birds have been long flown and the nests are not even warm. It is probable that for weeks past the withdrawal has been taking place, with such order and thoroughness that nothing is left behind. The enemy has fled, and under a -new leader the army of the Poto set ont to find him. The record of Manassas is complete. It will lapse in fo a humble railroad station at once. THIS VICTOKV IN ARKANSAS. The great victory achieved by the Fed eral forces under General Curtis, hr North western Arkansas, win, whan its details come to be known, rank among the most brilliant achievements of the war, and adds new lustre to thclaurels of our brave West ern troops. W Z. E. Fangbom, editor of the Boston ASat, has been rejected by the Senate for a RJ 8. Paymaster. VOLUME XV. THE ADVANCE INTO ARKAN SAS. THE BATTLE OF SUGAR CREEK. GLORIOUS VICTORY OF THE FEDERAL FORCES UNDER OEM. CURTIS. FRESH LAURELS BY WESTKRH TROOPS. Res. McCulloch Mortally Wounded— Price’* Horde* put to Plight THE SITUATION [BEFOBE THE BATTLE. General Curtis’s Official Eeport. federal Lots--450 Killed and Wounded, w-wi tjiuJ 1,000 Killed and Wounded. B "“I ijooo lakes Piwmer*. The Spring Campaign has opened act* Ively in Missouri. Tor'weeks antecedent to a movement in force, troops were toeing con centrated from all parts of tie State, and the military lines were* extended far toward the enemy’s country, Early in February, -Leba non, in Laclede county, was made the rendez- Tons ef the column destined for a swoop to wards the Arkansas border, and thither-were sent some of the best troops in the De partment. Price was then at Springfield with , a large force, and squads of butternut foot and horse were scattered throughout Southwestern Missouri, at various points. The Federal troops at Lebanon were under the command of Brigadier General Samuel R. Curtis, associated with Gens. Sigel and Aeboth. Thor troops were collected by railroad, giving them only the brief march from Holla, thus reserving their strength, and freshness and securing them abundant sup plies and equipment. Gen. Jeff. C. Davis’s brigade, abont the same time largely reinforc ed, moved from "Warsaw to Osceola, and thence to Lebanon, where he arrived on Tues day, February 4th, after a horrible march through, rather than over, the midwinter reads of that section. On Tuesday, February 11th, the entire army, under command of Gen. Curtis; marched from Lebanon, forming in three divisions, the right under Col. Jeff C. Davis, the left under Col Carr, and the center under Gen. Sigel Six miles from Springfield, on the 12th, a skirmish took place between onr advance and a party of rebels, in which nine of the latter were killed. One of our men was slightly wounded. At sunset on the same day three hundred of the enemy attacked our pickets, and were driven back witli.a loss of thirty. This was regarded as the commencement of the battle, and 3,000 cavalry and infantry, with a battery 1 of artillery, were sent forward. The battery ! was placed on an eminence commanding the 1 supposed approach of the rebels, and three shells were thrown, to which no response was 1 made. Our force then retired, leaving a strong, picket guard. Daring the night continuous firing was kept up by'the pickets. At three • o’clock on the morning of the 13th, onr army : advanced in line of battle. At daybreak .the . third division of Col Carr, headed by the 4th i lowa, entered and look full possession of the • town. Price hadleft at 2 o’clock on the same • morning, leaving over 600 of his sick, and ! large quantities of forage and wagons behind j him. He had 12,000 effective troops, and 50 ! pieces of artillery. Gen. Price’s rear guard I was overtaken in the pursuit from Sprlng -1 j field, and, after a brief resistance, the rebels ! fled, leaving the road strewn with wagons and I baggage. ’j : The rebels openly boasted that Gen. Price ’ | had only fallen back to be reinforced by a col * • umn of twelve or fifteen regiments from Ben -5 i tonvillc, Ark., under Gens. Van Dom and { Mclntosh, when he would return and cat off ! the Federal forces.* Sat this did not in the 1 least delay our leaders nor their troops bnm ;l_iEgiora battle. The road had. improvcdbelow ' 1 Springfield, and greater dispatch was made— . i the columnsmovlng rapidly through the stc> j He and mountainous Ozark region. At Cass . vDle much forage and stores left by the fleeing * ■ enemy, fell into our hands. At Keatsvilie | a small skirmish took place between our T I scouts and the retreating rebels. On Monday s1 Peb. 17th, the Federal column crossed the Ar l \ kausas border. Price was driven out of Mis l • soon. The troops cheered as they crossed . 1 the boundary, for the Union and the old flag. The forces were now near one another, and on the afternoon of that day Price made a stand. 1 Sharp firing took place, and nineteen of our men were killed. Night intervened, and in 1 the darkness the enemy stole away. Many of - their saddles were emptied by our sharp -3 1 shooters. -1 This march from Lebanon is one of the most memorable in onr war annals, and an average of twenty miles each day, was made. The flbaUh and the spirit of the troops continued excellent. All along the route as onr army advanced, were abundant tokens of rebel flight and the fright that possessed the inhab itants. The inhabitants along the route from Cass vflle, were told by Price’s rabble that the Northern troops were marching down, and were burning all the houses, ravishing the women and killing the children. Those peo- pie believed the talc, and a general stampede took place. Men procured teams, gathered up what little valuables could he carried along, and taking their families aboard, de serted their homes. Only three men were found in Cassrille when our army arrived. At Kcatsville, a few miles further on, ncrly all the inhabitants had fled. From that point to Cross ‘Hollows, Ark., ahont two-thirds of the inhabitants on the road deserted their dwellings. In several houses the tables were spread for breakfast, and in the haste of flight were thus left. On the 25th, the Federal forces were en camped at Cross Hollows, Ark., near to which a large and freshly deserted rebel camp was found. A few days later, the divisions of Gens. Slgel and Davis broke up their tempo rary camp at Osage Springs, and took up a strong position on Sugar Creek, CoL Carr's camp bring twelve miles in advance. The army was then two hundred miles nearly southwest of Kolia, in the heart of Benton county, in the northwest comer of Arkansas. Price and Lis forces were then in the Boston Mountains, some ten miles to the southward. It is allowed by our officers that his retreat was most ably conducted. This is the situa tion of the forces up to the time when the news comes to ns of a glorious victory of onr troops.: To complete this portion of the | sketch, we have a timely communication from I onr special correspondent, written a few days j antecedent to the battle. As a graphic and < dashing view of matters then transpiring, it Will fitly preface the account of the battle: FBOM THE ABUT IN ARKANSAS. TFrom our own Correspondent.! Cassvielz, Mo., March. J.- The morning of February 30th was cold and cloudy, and the ice-covered ground, trees and tents in the Federal camp at Sugar Creek, Ar kansas. The rain and sleet of the night pre vious had rendered the roads almost impassa ble to man and beast; soldiers were crowding around camp fires to obtain thawed footing, and mules and horses were shiveringly shying into, the soft leaves at the roadside. About midnight marching orders hadjbecn conveyed to the several head quarters; at half past six the sharp blast of the bugle called to the colors, and before seven the whole col umn were in motion, leaving the Sugar Creek secesh as to rails, horses, mules, cattle forage and provisions. No one but the Gen eral in command seemed to know our des tination; but all supposed.it to be Cross Hollows,. where our spies and- scouts: informed us Price was encamped. Ow ing to the slippery roads and the frequent creek crossings, our progress was very slow, until about noon, when we left the valley on tire right and began to ascend a road leading up a gorge ou the left. Nearly four miles from the valley we came out upon a fine prairie or plateau, a little cast of Bentonville, where the army was suddenly halted, and CoL Greusel, in command of 3d Brigade, Ist Divi sion, commenced forming his men into line of battle. Wo were infomod that our scouts had just returned with the intelligence that Price’s camp fires were burning only two miles away, and without doubt we would see hot weather long before dog days. As the long lino of | troops stood faring toward Bentonville ezam . doing their cuukete, diyeeting th'zueltes of surplus clothing, and preparing for action, the cavalry, and alter them the artillery, came thundering along in the rear to take poal- Uon in the van ef the column. Gen- eral Curtis. and staff were passing just behind the 86th Illinois when an took place, followed by a tremendous smoke. This was caused by the Igniting of powder la one of the caissons of the flying artillery, where some had shaken loose among the shells in the rapid advance. Not a man left his place; no confusion or fright ensued, though nearly ev e ry man in the ranks supposed at the time that a rebel shell had “just dropped in to make ue a morning call.” On we marched un til three o'clock, hut the rebels proving scarce, we pitched our tents at Osage Springs; right glad to rest, even after a march .of only four teen miles on such a morning of ice, followed by a day of mud and water,-in which thou sands of almost shoeless soldiers were wading with wet and shivering feet- The location at Osage Springs *is a fine one; dry as any at this {season; water convenient, and many good farms in the neighborhood; to the latter the hungry soldiers hied at “double quiet, ” and before dark returned bearing '“precious sheaves” for neighing horses and- braying mules; but of headless chickens, geese and turkeys, tubs of honey, sacks of sweet potatoes, and the like, which found their way into camp that night, the Puritanic pen of your correspondent refuseth a descrip tion. A good snooze on some bundles of con traband oats brought us int* the light of Fri day morning refreshed and ready for whatever might turn up. Marching orders being given for 7 a. m., the army were again in line at the sound of the bugle, and tents had been struck and loaded when the command was given to halt until further orders. After waiting nearly an hour, said order came, “ Pitch tenia and get your dinners.” “This don’t look like .catching Price,” said the disappointed boys, and reluctantly retired to their second tent pitching at Osage Springs. A butternut came in during the day to get pay for Borne forage which our troops had taken, and informed ns that Ben. McCullough had quarreled ‘with and left Price, and the latter wasat Fayetteville. News of the capture of Port Donclson came in this evening, pro ducing great rejoicing among the troops, that “ somebody can trap rebels if we can’t.” On Saturday, visited Capt McKinney of Gen. Curtis’s staff, who has a bullet hole in his thigh and another in his cheek; Major Bowen of the cavalry attached to the 13th Illinois, who has one through the left hand, and Capt. Switzler of Wright’s battalion, who has one through the back of the neck, just grazing the cervical vertebra; all these ven tilating apertures were opened at the des perate charge among the mountains at Sugar Creek; and these gentlemen inform me that they are satisfied that Ben. McCullough’s Arkansas desperadoes arepretty fair shots. To-day the Benton Hnssars went out on a scout in the neighborhood of Bentonville. One of their number strayed from tins company and was afterwards found in a privy, his head mashed with stones and his body disfigured. Some whisky was found in the place, and the boys proceeded to im bibe. Before morning one Captain and several privates died of poisoning, while one Major, two Captains and about forty men narrowly escaped the same fate, and havobccn rendered unfit for service, for how longno one can tell. These arc our enemies—cut-throats, assassins, spies, robbers, poisoners—and how many com missioned officers think ye, goodpeople of the United States, arc being court-martialed be cause they permitted fire to cleanse the sins of these cowardly brutes in twenty-five dwel lings In Bentonville? Is there a man who reads this dare say he would not have had rc . vengc under like cause of provocation ? Saturday evening a part of the army moved three miles farther on, and encamped near the Cross Hollow, while on Sunday morning three thousand cavalry took possession of Fayette ville, which Price had left the day before, burning all the stores which he could not transport, and all buildings which could be '• available to our army. Report says he has , retired to Boston Mountain, an inaccessible I position a few miles to the southward. Up 1 to Sunday morning, no very serious disasters bad occurred in our rear,though one messenger and several straggling soldiers, on their way to join the army,“were reported missing, and there was a general feeling of insecurity in regard to our position, it being well known that Gen. Mcßride, with large numbers of Missouri rebels, had left Price at the Arkansas line, refusing to follow him in his Dixie hegira. How well founded were these mis givmcs, remains to be seen. On Sunday, the 25tb, Pcamc as far as Keats ville, on the route toward Springfield, in com pany with Capt. Sheridan, U. 8. A., and Capt. Switzler. Capt. Montgomery of Wright’s Bat talion, of whom you have all heard, escort ed Capt. Sheridan’s comissoxy train (return ing empty from the army) as fax as Keatsville, where he encamped near us, and had orders to remain in command of the town for the pur pose of keeping marauders in subjection and alfording protection to subsistence trains. That night three of his best horses and two belonging to citizens were stolen. On Mon day I stopped at Cassvllle, eight miles farther on, to remain a few days. During the day, Tuesday, Capt. Lambicr of the 13th Illinois passed through with a subsistence train of sisty-tvro heavily loaded wagons and an escort of seventy men, and encamped about three miles cast of Keatsville. Anoth er train of 24 empty wagons coming east, encamped about the same time just on the • west side of Keatsville. Lieut. Col. Holland informed me that four home guards had been fired upon from the bushes on Sunday; that one was killed; two mortally, and tfie other slightly wounded; that he believed the woods were full of strag gling rebels who had refused to follow the main army into Dixie, but that he attached no great importance to them, and believed they were too cowardly to fire upon even a small body of well armed men. He had been Informed that Price had stored at the New l-onia Mill, twenty-five miles north of this place, 500 sacks of flour which he had caused to be manufactured expressly for his army, but in his headlong retreat had been unable to take them along. On Tuesday morning Col. Holland sent Lieut. Moore with two wagons, all he could raise, and an escort of about fifty men with orders to seize on the flour, and wagons and teams enough to transport it to Cassville. At the Gadfly Mill, ten miles out, which the Government is running for the army at present —one of the teams was loaded with 3,000 CSpounds of flour and returned. On Tuesday evening, not being well, I re ired early but was aroused by Col. Holland about midnight, with the intelligence that a messenger had just come in stating that Mont gomery had been surprised and completely routed by 850 Texan Bangers, at Keatsville; that probably both trains were in the hands of the enemy, who would no doubt attack Gass ville before morning. Dressing hastily we mustered together about 25 soldiers and 23 homo guards, and placed them behind a hasti ly constructed barricade, so as to obtain a cross fire at an angle in theroad west of town, where we awaited them till morning. At about 1 o’clock A. M., we heard the rambling of wagons, and soon Capt. Lambler’s teams, one by one, came rushing by our little band with their heavy loads, until before daylight all but three had passed our lines. Soon Montgomery’s men began to drop in on foot and finally the Captain himself came up. His statement is, that, fac had not been able to obtain the slight est intimation that there was any rebel force in the neighborhood until theattackwas made; that Isis position, numerical strength and con dition must have been accurately pointed out to the enemy by the inhabitants; that about 10 p. im, on Tuesday, several men were or dered to halt by his in reply to‘ the usual challenge, said u Friends,” but did not slop advancing, whereupon, after the fourth challenge they were fired upon by the pickets. This was the signal fortheonslought, and the wretches came pouting out by hun dreds from the brush, killing two men, wound leg another and capturing a fourth; then rushing immediately to the house where Montgomciy’s men were quartered, they fired upon the house volley after volley in quick succession. In the darkness and confusion our men could hot rally, and dared not reply to this destructive fire; not being able to dis tinguish friend from foe. Names of men and company were several times called by the reb els which lured some of our boys into an at tempt to rally that had .well nigh proved their destruction. This fact alone shows how com pletely must have been the information con veyed against us. About 10 A. M. on Wednes day, Surgeon Dunham of Wright’s , battalion, came In from Keatsville, where he had stayed In hope of saving the wounded men. He stat ed that the enemy were aboutßso strong, were armed with carbines and sabres, and were a portion ofCoL Young’s Texan Bangers sent back to harass the Union inhabitants and cut off onr traaln?. They boasted to our citizens that they bad burned one already, and should serve Capt. Lcnabier’e in the same manner next morning. - Capt. Montgomery lost seven ty hoises in this affray, which were cut loose and sent adrift. During the forenoon of Wednesday the remainder of Captain Lembier’s train ceme up, also sixteen of the empty wagons from beyond Keatsvilr, and Mont gomery’s dismounted cavalry returned to the town and fbund most of their blankets and stores, which seem' to have been singularly overlooked by the rebels. The result U, eight empty Government wagons burned, about fifty mules aud seventy horses missing, two men killed,' one wounded sad one missing; two suUcr*a.wagoM with their loads boned, CHICAGO, MARCH t2, 18S2. and one sutler of the 18th Indiana regiment a prisoner. Expecting an attack on Cassville "Wednes day night, CoLHolland sent messengers both east and west for assistance. The provision trains were put in corral about the Court House square; barricades were bunt of rails across all avenues of approach south and west of the town, And instructions given to our little band of 130 men that in case they could not hold the barricades, they should burn the bondings, and retire to the brick court house, where they must conquer or die. In the afternooh a messenger from Springfield brought * information that Lieut. Seay, of the 25thaQssouri, would be in Caesvine in the morning with 56 men. Two teams were immediately dispatched to assist them, and at eight p. m. our hearts were • cheered with the sight of the first reinforce ments. While we were shaking hands and congratulating each other on our good luck, the sound of cavalry rushing up at full gallop from, the south caused the street to be cleared in an instant? and every man was in protected position, with musket and rifle ready to re ceive the supposed enemy; but what a shout went up towards the stars when the intelli gence burst upon the watchwoha soldiers that Col. Ellis had come with a reinforcement of €OO cavalry—and how securely did we He down to rest that night, after strong mounted pick ets and double guards had been placed around ns, none but a soldier who has seen and heard and felt can know. Thursday morning CoL "Wright came up to reinforce us, and Got Ellis returned to the army, escorting the train of government stores. In the evening Lieut. Moore and command came in from Newtonia with 40,000 pounds of Price's Hour and 2,000 pounds of his salt, leaving nearly as much more in a place where we shall be sure to get it in a day or two. Great credit is due to Lieut! CoL Holland, commanding this post, for the promptness and good judgment which he has displayed, and which has resulted in the success of this expe dition, surrounded as I know it* to have been by immense dangers and difficulties. I close by the assertion that our Government will have to station strong cavalry forces at all important points, (if they intend to hold Southwest Missouri), to keep in subjection jayhawking rebels, who are as thick here as mosquitoes in July on the Mississippi; and who during the day are “good Union men, and in faypr of the old Constitution, and have never done nuthin agin neither side,” and all such hypocritical gab, but in the. night are ready to burn your dwelling, shoot you in your sleep, and plunder your cellars, barns and fields. tee battle of sugab creek—the of ficial REPORT OF GEN. CURTIS. [By Yesterday's Dispatches.] St. Louis, March 11. The following is Gen. Curtis’s official report of the battle in Arkansas: Headquabtekb Army op the South-West, ) Pea Ridge. Ark., March 9th. f [By telegraph from Springfield, Mo., March 10th. To Major Gin. Halltck: Gexekal: On Thursday, the 6th lost., the enemy commenced an attack on my right, as sailing and following the rear guard of the de tachment under Gen. Sigel to my main lines on Sugar Creek Hollow, but he ceased firing when he met reinforcements about 4p. m. During the night, I became convinced that he had moved on so as to attack my right or rear; therefore, early on the seventh I or dered a change of front to the right, and my right, which thus became my left, still rested on Sugar Creek Hollow. This brought my line across Pea Ridge, with my new right rest ing on the head of Cross Timber Hollow, which is the head of Big Sugar Creek. I also ordered an Immediate advance of cav alry and light artillery under CoL Ostcrhaus, with orders to attack and break what I sup posed would be a reinforced line of the ene my. This movement was in progress when the enemy, at 11 a. m,, commenced an attack on nay right. The fight continued mainly at these points during the day, the enemy having gained a point hotly contested by CoL Carr, at the Cross Timber Hollow, but was entirely repulsed, with the fall of the commander, Gen. McCulloch, in the centre, by our forces under CoL Davis. The plan of attack on the centre was gal lantly aimed forward by Col. Ostcrhaus, who was sustained by Col. Davis’s entire division, supported also by Gen. Sigel’s command, which had remained till near the close of the day on the left. CoL Carr’s division held the right under a galling and continuous fire all day. In the evening, the firing having entirely ceased in the centre, and there having been none on the left, I reinforced the right by a portion of the second division under General Asboth. Before the day closed I was convinced the enemy had concentrated liis main force on my right. I therefore commenced anotherchange of my front forward, so as to face the enemy where he had deployed on my right flank in strong position. The change had been only partially effected, but was fully in progress, when at sunrise on the Bth my right-, and center renewed the firing withrenewetl energy along the whole extent of the line. My left, under Gen. Sigel, moved close to the hills oc cupied by the enemy, driving him from the heights and advancing steadily towards the head of the Hollows. I immediately ordered the center and right wings forward, the right 'turning the left, of the enemy and cross-firing on his center. This final position enclosed the enemy in an arc of a circle. A .charge of in fantry extending throughout the whole . line completely routed the whole rebel force, which retired in great confusion, bnt rather safely, through the deep and impassable defiles of cross Umber. Our loss is heavy. The enemy’s loss can. never he ascertained, for the dead are scatter ed over a large field, and their wounded, too, may, many of them, be lost and perish. The foe'is scattered in all directions, but I think his main force has returned to Boston Moun tains. Gen. Sigel follows towards Keitsviile, while my cavalry is pursuing him toward the moun tains, scouring the country, bringing in pris oners, aud trying to find the rebel Major Gen eral Van Dorn, who had command of the en tire force at the battle of Pea Ridge. I have not as yet the statements of deadand wounded so as to justify a dispatch, but I will refer you to a dispatch I will forward very soon. The officers and soldiers in this com mand have displayed such unusual gallantry, I hardly dare to make any distinction. I must, however, name all of my commanders of di visions: Gen. Slgcl, who gallantly carried the heights and drove hack the left wing of the enemy: Brigadier General Asboth, who was wounded in the arm in his gallant effort to reinforce the right; Colonel and Acting Brigadier General “Davis, who com manded the center, where McCulloch fell on the 7th, and pressed forward the center on the Bth: Colonel and Acting Brig. Gen. E. A. Sarr, who is also wounded in the arm, and was under the continuous fire of the enemy during the two hardest days of the straggle; also Commanders of Brigade Colonels Dodge, Ostcrhaus and Vandevcr, with that of Shaffer and Grensel, distinguished for theirgallantry; while that of others I must refer to reports of commanders. I must tender my thanks to my staff officers, Capt. J. 8. McKinney, A. A. A. G.; Capt. W. H. Stark, and Capt. John' Ahlcfield, and Lients. J. M. Adams and Stitts, all acting aids, and Lieut. N. Hooper, my only engineer officer. All the staff offiters dldgal lant service in carrying orders and aiding in their prompt execution. Illinois, Indiana, lowa, Ohio and Missouri may proudly share the honor of the victory which their gallant heroes won over the com binedforce ofVanDorn, Price and McCulloch, at Pea Ridge, in the Ozark mountains of Ar kansas. I nave the honor to he, General, Your obedient servant, Saxuel R. Curtis, Brigadier-General. A special to the St. Louis Democrat from Su gar Creek says: “Alter a contest of three days duration, we have beaten the enemy at Sugar Creek Hollow Their force consisted of Van Dorn’s, Price’s, McCulloch’s aud Frost’s commands, and were forced to retreat In wild confusion, with the loss of a considerable number of cannon, flour, mus kets, ammunition, caissons, &c, Their force is variously estimated at from 30,000 to 80,- 000. McCulloch is ascertained to be mortally wounded, as well as Mclntosh and Rector— the latter a son of the Governor of Arkansas. Mcßae and a number of other prominent men are prisoners in onr hands, besides a large number of the rank and file. GEN. SAMUEL R. CURTIS. Samuel R. Curtis, 54 years of age; is a na tive of Ohio, Ms parents having emigrated from Connecticut; was a resident of New York when, as a cadet, he, in 1827, entered West Point; he was brevetted second lieuten ant Seventh Infantry July 1,1831; resigned June SO, 1833. He devoted himself to the law and to civil engineering, and from April, 1837, to May, 1889, was chief engineer of the Mus kingum Improvement for slack water naviga tion. He was Adjutant-General of Ohio for 1846, In June of that year, having pre pared the military outfit of the Ohio forces, the volunteer contributions of OMo, he took the field himself as Colonel of the Third Ohio regiment twelve months 1 volunteers; after the dose of the war he acted as Assistant Ad jutant General to Brigadier General Wool; he was also civil and military Governor of Sal tillo, Mexico ; also of Matomoros, Camargo and Monterey, In 1847. When lowa deter mined on the project to remove the obstruc tions at the Des Moines rapids of the Missis river. he was chosen chief engineer, and took up his residence at Keokuk. He was several yean in Congress from lowa, and resigned to accept a commission as Brigadier General, BY LAST NIGHTS DISPATCHES. Spbikgfield, Mo. March 10.—A messenger who arrived this mornlngat 8 o’clock, reports that the battle lasted from Thursday morning tQi Saturday last, that our loss was about 456 killed and wounded. The rebelloss was about 1,000 killed and wounded and 1,000 taken pris oners, among them Col. Mcßae of an Arkan sas regiment, ’ The attack was made from the north and we st, our army being completely surrounded, ond VanDoro, Price. HcCullochand Mclntosh were present with about 35,000 men. McCul loch and Mclntosh are reported wounded, - The attack from tbe rear was made by Mc- Culloch, met by.Sigel, who worsted him completely. Hia corps scattered in wild con fiuionl We have also captured a large amount of stores, teams, camion, arms and ammu nition. . THE LATEST NEWS BY TBS RETIiEMEST OF «KSi M’CLELLAT. ,v | The Eehel Evacuation ofManaaaas Onr Troops Take -Teaeetal Possession. THE REBELS CROSSED THE RAPPA HANNOCK. Washington News ani Gossip. ACTIOS OH THE PMSIDESTg EJUSCIPA- TIOS MEISCUI. Bold Words and Strong Measures in the House. TEE NATIONAL FOUNDRY AT CHICAGO; [Special Dispatch to the CWcagaTribmi:] Washington, March 11, IMS. General McClellan will to-morrow cease ter be General in*Chie£ .i ; • { Secretary Stanton will issue a general order announcing the change. Five rebels were captured to-day, and thir teen yesterday, making the total captured by the grand army in Manassas. There was nothing valuable found but the huts. It is strongly believed that the rebels for months hack have been evacuating the place, and that they were never more than forty thousand strong. The emancipation resolution recommended by the President, passed the House by 88 to 3L Hr. Fisher of DcL was the only border State member who voted yea, by speech and vote. Mr. Olin of N. Y. in the course of a two-sided speech said rather than let the South go, he would have the country a wil- derness and a solitude. Mr. Hickman made a flaming speech, say ing that th c message was unworthya fall grown man, but it meant that the Border States seU out or take the consequence *, if they preferred slavery to Union, and were held in only by fear. Mr. Crittenden said it was introducing an clement of discord. He was instructed by the Border State Caucus this morning to ask a postponement until they could have further time to consider. The hill which Ben Wood prevented Mr. "Wilson of lowa from introducing, provides that no person who has held or shall hold of fice in the civil, military or naval rebel service,after having been in that of the U. S. or any State which required an oath to support the Constitution of the United States, shall ever be Senator orßcprcscntativcin Congress, and no such person shall be eligible to any of fice under the United States Government. Mr. Baker of New York introduced a bill to-day,and referred to Commilteeof the Whole, providing for national foundries at Chicago, Pittsburgh and Poughkeepsie; appropriating for each half a million of dollars; also for on armory and arsenal at Columbia,- Ohio, and powder factories at Indianapolis; and Trenton, N. J., appropriation for each two hundred thousand dollars. ' It proposes that three ordnance officers and. three civilians be selected by the Secre tary of War to make preparations. The Senate Finance Committee finally re ported the House bill for tiisj>orcliase of coin to-day, with the provision ,'sakibg notes of the old issue legal tender! vThe Secretary of the Treasury is authorizely o purchase coin with bonds or notes, and it also authorizes him to receive temporary; deposits to the amount of $50,000,000. Flag Officer Dupont writes in a private let ter that the rifled l£o-potci£er captured at Fernandina was a finer cannon than any we have. I loam at headquarters that our cavalry are at Manassas. They found no enemy there, and the rebel stores and Vamp equipage had been removed. Nothing is sold about the number of guns abandoned, or the enemy’s line of re treat. It is believed at headquarters, however, that he is behind Rappahannock, and is now at or near Gordoaavflle Junction. The roads are still very bad; and the splendid baggage wagons of headquarters didn’t catchup with McClellan (on horseback) in the run to Manas sas last night. Mr. Grimes told the Senate this morning, that the blame of the Merrimac’s success lies with the government, because it did’nt organ ize a military expedition to capture Norfolk long ago. Ho mentioned that repeatedly the Department had offered to clean out the Poto mac batteries, and twice tbe flotilla waited 36 hours for the* army, when “superior military authority” forbade the attack. Senator Latham will soon introduce a bill repealing the laws forbidding foreign vessels to cany malls to Panama and AspinwalL The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad will be opened in ten days. High water has retarded the works. Gen, Magruder (rebel) has taken command at Weldon, North Carolina, Prof. Lowe, appointed “Colonel Aeronaut” of the army, is at Fohick with his balloon. Alexandria papers state that the prisoners recently arrested refused the release tendered them on condition of taking the oath of alle giance. The Navy Department has a dispatch sta ting that the frigate Vermont passed 16th inst., drafting two knots the hour, at the mercy of the wind and sea, entirely helpless, her rudder and sales gone. A vessel was Im mediately dispatched to her assistance, with or ders to tow her to Port Royal or the nearest port. Not more than6Bo cannon were captured by the rebels at Norfolk, and the most of them greatly damaged. Among them were only 52 Dahlgren guns. The House is debating the President’s emancipation resolution. It will be passed to-day. The Border States oppose it, and Wlckliffe prefers the underground railroad. [To the Associated Press.] Washington. March IL—The National ih idHfffncer af this morning asserts in positive terms that we occupy CentreriUe, and that the rebels hare evacuated Manassas. The In tdligencer adds; “ This news was confirmed by intelligence received at headquarters last night.” The Supreme .Court will the argu ment of any case after Thursday, the 3Dth inst, or any motion after Friday, the Sat. The Court intends to adjourn on the 35th of March. 4 *~ The whole fortifications of Manassas were abandoned and everything possible homed. Full particulars will he sent' as soon as re ceived. •• A telegram from Fort Monroe , this morning announces that everything is quiet there, and at Newport News. The Secretary of War has informed a friend of General Fremont that no Court of Inquixy would be ordered in bis case, as there, was nothing on which to base it. Washington, March 11.—Official informa tion to-day reports that the enemy, formerly encamped hack and below* Occoquan, have re treated,^ destroying everything they could not carry on their backs. They left on Saturday. Our troops took possession this morning, and were welcomed by a part of the inhabitants with neat joy. Every boat in the vicinity and everything that wonldfloat had been destroyed. The rebels told the villagers they were going to fall back to the Rappahannock. A call from the Governor of Virginia on the ynflltia of the State for 1,000 men, was pro claimed on the streets of Ocaquan on the 9th inst, by an official who immediately departed. Nearly all the able bodied men of the village left with the rebel army. A few refused to go. The rebel force which has thus retreated was composed of 8 Texas one Georgia and one Mlsalsslppiregimcntnnd the Hampton Legion. Com. Vanderbilt gave notice to the Post master General to-day that he would cany the Central American and the South Pacific moos on his line of steamers,'provided hecould be protected against parties who were smuggling thc Califorma mails over his line for which he receives no payment, A dispatch from Fortress Monroe this eve ning states all quiet there." No information has been obtained about tbe Menrimac in ju ries. She' reached Norfolk Sunday evening. There is evidence that the main body of the rebel army left Manassas nearly two weeks loads in Virginia are improving., . ~ It is believed that a portion of tee rebels who evacuated Ccntrcviile,' were Orderedtb . reinforce Winchesters r : • The forces under; Generals QamOtdn and * , MB 'Williams, 1 constituting a reconnolsaance, -readied, iiere tliis evening iritlioat serious op position. ‘ [via. hew toek.3 New York, March IL—The Tribune's Wash ington dispatch last night says: Light caval ryhave been sent-in pursuit to harass and trade the' rebel retreat. It is supposed to be their design to fell back first upon Fredericks burg,: and then upon Richmond. Our troops occupy Centreville and Fairfax: Court House to-night. Two* companies, under Maj. Hatfield, were ordered yesterday morn ing to go to Fairfax Court House by the Brad dock road. ‘Whenwithm a mile ot the placa they met the'enemy, who retreated before them. At five o’clock last evening, they entered the Court House, followed by a fall regiment. The two companies under Major Hatfield were then ordered back to Farr’s Cross-Roads, where they met the body of the regiment and bivouacked for the night.- At 13 noon to-day Hatfield’s company were within sight of the village and found that It hod been evacuated in the night,' leaving tents and other property behind in large quantities. Lieut. Alexander, of the Lincoln Cavalry, arrived soon after with a detachment of men, and passed on as far as Cab’s Ran, three miles above Centerville, where he discovered a vast number of tents left standing. The Jbsf’s Washington special of the 11 th says the President will probably sign the bill establishing the new article of war, to-day. It forbids officers of the army and navy to return fugitive slaves to their masters. Lieut. Worden, the gallant commander of the Monitor, is here, and la rapidly recovering from his wounds. TEE REBELS SURROUNDED AT HEW MADRID. Hatters at Cairo—Gen. Coliom . Resigns. [Special Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.] Caxbo, March 11,1863. A brigade of our troops went around New Madrid on Saturday last, and arrived on Sun day at a small settlement on the Mississippi, called Point Pleasant, about ten miles below the former place, and took possession of a rebel transport loaded with flour, and scut tled her. The occupation of this place by our troops, cuts off the communication of the rebels at New Madrid, and will eventually bag them. The bridges upon the Cairo and Fallon rail road are repaired, and trains ran regularly from Bird’s Point to Sikeston. A large number of sick from, the 51st Illinois regiment arrived last night. This regionut is now with Gen. Pope. Waterhouse’s Chicago Battery is now en camped just north of the city, with twenty eight on the sick list. Two of its members, Millikin and Caldwell, died at Mound City Hospital lost week. Brigadier General CuDnm, Chief of General HaUeck’s Stas'and Chief Engineer of the De partment of Missouri, returns to Sfc Louis Im mediately. The ardous labors attendant upon his position, and Impaired health, rendering a change necessary. General Strong relieves him.'" Authentic news received at headquarters says the rebels arc strongly fortifying Island No. 10. The gunboats are thoroughly prepared for any emergency. The mortars also arc in readiness. The transport Hiawatha arrived this afternoon, laden down with lowa troops, destination up the Tennessee. TBE ILLINOIS STATE CONSTITU TIONAL CONVENTION. [Special Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.] .SramapiELD, March 11,1862. A section was adopted, giving all white in habitants who may have been residents of the State at the * time of the adoption of the Constitution the right of suffrage, The Judiciary article was taken up. The Su preme Court is made to consist of three Judges, to hold their offices for nine years!! Section one of the Bill of Rights was altered so as to read more in consonance with the Declaration of Independence. Mr. Joslyn of fered an amendment to section 80 of the Bill of Rights, against any right of secession. Itwas,debated at length but finally adopted. Some Democratic members claimed a sorb of revolutionary right of secession. News of the evacuation of Manassas having been received, the Conventon adjourned with aixebeera. - The apportionment causes much dlssatis-” faction Wentworth, Muhlke and Anthony hare put in an ultimatum that the natural di visions of North, South and West sides in Cook county, he not disturbed, and that the West side shall have one Senator and three Representatives. The Democrats will proba bly hack down. The Democrats have offered the Republi cans to apportion the State, congresslonally, as follows: They will divide the State in two line tailing along the south lines of Vermillion, Champaign, Piatt, DeWitt and Logan coun ties; along the east and northlines of Tazewell and Peoria counties, and along the south lines of Stark, Knox, Marion and Henderson coun ties. The Democrats are to apportion their part of the State into seven and the Republi cans their’s into seven districts—each party to suit itself. The Democrats claim that they have 80,000 more population in the south than the Republicans have in the north part of the State. FROM FORTRESS MONROE. The Merrimac Severely Damaged, THREE BALLS PASS THROUGH HER. Performance of the Monitor. Fortress Monroe, March XL—The Min nesota on Sunday returned to hernsnal station at the entrance to the Roads. She is again ready for action. The Monitor came down early yesterday morning, and was greeted with enthusiastic cheers by tbe various vessels in the harbor. Gen. Wool and staff, and Assistant Secretary of the* Navy Fox went on hoard this morn ing. Sbe was found not to be damaged in the slightest degree, and is as well prepared as ever she could be for another conflict Her performance was perfectly satisfactory to her officers and men, and they all speak of her in the highest terms of praise. The gunboat Whitehall took fire at 3 o’clock yesteniay afternoon and was totally destroyed. The British sloop-of-war Rinaldo arrived here yesterday. She is from off Charleston. No news. . The latest estimate of the number killed on the Congress is 50, including three officers— 'Lient. Jo. Smith, commanding, Acting-Master Thomas Moor, and Coast-Pilot Wm/Rhodes. Captain William Smith commanded the Con gress until recently transferred. Twenty-sev en are repotted wounded, and forty were taken prisoners—none of them officers. On board tbe Cumberland, the Rev. Mr. Banhardt, the Chaplain,. was drowned, and Master’s Mate Harrington was killed. But few of the wounded escaped to the whore. The number of killed and wounded is about 150. On the Whitehall, Third Assistant Engineer AndrewNesbit, and Robert Waagh and Chas. O’Connor, seamen, were killed, and two or three wounded. On the Dragon, which re ceived a shot in her boiler, three men were wounded—no officers. The Wn. Weldon re ' ceived a shot in her boiler, and the Rescue was damaged in her machinery. The former was towed to Baltimore by the Adelaide. The Minnesota lost six men killed and sev enteen wounded, not including any officers. So far as is known, she Is said to have re ceived quite a numberof shots. The Roanoke received but two shots, and little damage was occasioned by them. No casualty occurred on board, except the falling of a man from aloft. It is generally believed now that the Merri nmc must have received serious damage. It is the testimony of some that she was considera bly listed on one side as she went behind Sew qil’s Point. Washington, March IL—The following is copied from ah official report of Gen. Wool, dated yesterday: of importance has occurred to day. The Chief Engineer of the Monitor says that three balls from that vessel paased through the Merrimac. The Monitor suffered very little, although she was struck twenty three times.” The officers and men of the Monitor speak In the highest terms of her performance, and think they might have destroyed the Merrimac without much difficulty If they had been al lowed the opportunity. * FOBTBXSB MONBOB, March IL—All papers 'belonging to the frigate Cumberland haring goneoown in her, it la impossible to obtain a correct list of the killed, wounded and lost. - Xieut. Belfiidge of the Cumberland has been ordered to the command of the Monitor. A flag of truce was sent to Craney Island to day. Rebel officers say the Merrimac, or, as they call-her, the Virginia, was damaged, bat noth ' isg serious. They admit the loss of four killed and several wounded on her. .. Capt.’Buchanan,'who commanded, was se riously [wounded in. Saturday 1 ! fight. Capt. ‘Jones commanded her on Sunday. The rebel gunboat -Torktown received a ehotinher boiler. ~ The Norfolk Day Stok of yesterday gives a glowing account of' the affair, and gives the total rebel loss at sine killed and twelve wounded. Twenty-three prisoners arrived at Norfolk,: taken from the Congress. The .Day Utah also bujs the Monitor was seriously injured, and some of onr gunboats sunk, and report our loss at 600 to 1,300. It also says: “ Having accomplished the object of the expedition, and having no more material to work upon, our vessels returned to the Navy Yard, and are awaiting another opportunity.’* In the rebel Congress, yesterday, the opera* lions of Gen. A. S. Johnston in Tennessee, were discussed. Mr. Adkins said that nearly every member of the Tennessee -Legislature had signed a petition for Ms removal from that Department. THE PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS. Washington, March 11,1863. SENATE. Mr. SUMNER of Mass, presented petitions for emancipation. Mr. LATHAM of CaL gave notice that he should introduce a hill to repeal all acts pro hibiting fordgu vessels carrying the mails to Panama and Asp inwall. ■ ; ■ Mr. WILSONof Mass., offered a resolution that the Committee on Naval Affairs he in structed to inquire into the late engagement with rebel steamers near Fort Monroe, and the destruction of property there, and all the circumstances. • * Mr. HALE of N. H. add he did not wish to make any objection, but so far as he knew, or had reason to believe, since the commence ment of the rebellion, no matter what disas ter occurred bn sea or land, that neither the War or Navy Departments, except in a single instance, had made the least inquiry in regard to the matter. Mr. WILSON of Maas, said from his abso lute knowledge the attention of the Depart ment has been called to the rebel ship. It has been known for months that she has been fil ing out, and merchants and underwriters ev erywhere felt anxious, and the attention of the Government was called to it over and over again, and he thought the matter ought to be looked into. Mr. GRIMES of lowa said In regard to the disaster at the mouth of the Mississippi, that the Government had done all it could. The responsibility of the late disaster rests on the Government, for not long ago sending an ex pedition against Norfolk. Officers of the na vy had been ready at all times to break the Potomac blockade, and the flotilla was under orders for several days for that purpose, but the superior military officer who had com mand of all the forces forbid the expedition, and the responsibility did not rest with the Navy Deparment. The bill for the purchase of coin was then resumed. Mr. Fessenden’s amendment, in creasing the amount to fifty millions, was adopted and the hill passed. The report of the Conference Committee on the Legislative appropriations, was then agreed to.' The hill reducing the expenses of the sales of public lands passed. The follow ing amendment to the confiscation bill was ordered printed: Strike out the first section and insert the’personal property, money,stock, credits and effects of every kind and nature, wheresoever situated, belonging to persons who heretofore have held office under Govern ment or State, and all persons who now or may hereafter hold office under the so-called Confederate States or any State in rebellion or may be engaged in resisting the Federal Gov ernment, shall be confiscated; such confisca tion to take immediate effect on commission ol the act, and the right and title to personal property of such persons shall cease and vest in the Ueited States, Adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Mr. BAKER of New York introduced a bill, which was referred to the Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union, for the establishment of a National Foundry at Chi- cago, HI., and Pittsburgh, Pa., and Pough keepsie, N. Y., for the fabrication of cannon and projectiles for the Government. It pro poses the appropriation of a half million dol lars for each foundry. It also provides for the establishment of an armory and arsenal at Columbus, Ohio, and appropriating half a million dollars therefor. Mr. KELLOGG of Mich, introduced a bill for the establishment of a Naval Depot and Naval Yard on the lakes. Referred to the Se lect Committee on Lake Defenses. The House concurred 'in the report of the Committee of Conference on the disagreeing amendments to the Legislative, Executive and Judicial appropriation bill. Mr. STEVENS reported backfromtheCom mittcconWays and Means the bill to estab lish a branch mint at Denver City. Referred to the Committee of the Whole. The SPEAKER announced the next busi ness in order to be the motion te postpone until Thursday the resolution introduced yes terday providing for co-operation with any State forthe aboution of slaves with pecuniary compensation. Mr. CRITTENDEN of Kentucky asked permission to make a statement. Mr- STEVENS of Pennsylvania and Mr. LOVE JOY of Illinois objected. Mr. Stevens said if consent was given to Mr. Crittenden the House would have to give similar consent to others. • The House refused to postpone the resolu tion mi wimTtnifcy Vy-onu majority The House by a majority ov two rcruaca to postpone the resolutions till Monday next. The resolutions now being open to debate* Mr. BLAIR of Ya. offered the following pro viso: That nothing herein shall he construed to imply that Congress will consent to any >artit!on -of the territory now held by the Jnited States, but that ou the contrary, it is again affirmed as the unalterable resolution of of this House to prosecute the war until the Constitution is restored to its ancient suprem acy over every State rightfully a part of this Union. ■Mr. PENDLETON of Ohio suggested an amendment, which was read for information, as follows; That Congress, in order to re deem this pledge at the present session, ought to pass a bill for the levying and collec tion of a tax within the current year, for the payment of the pecuniary aid so tendered to the State. Mr. WICKLITFE of Kentucky opposed the pending resolution as unwise and uncon stitutional. Mr. CRITTENDEN of Kentucky addressed the House In opposition to the resolution, and Mr. FISHER of Delaware favored the resolution. Mr. HICKMAN of Pennsylvania did not ■consider the resolution of any great practical importance, hat would vote for it. After farther debate the question was put, and the resolution passed—Bß against 31, Adjourned, ONE DAT LATER FROM EUROPE, By Steamship North American. Portland. March IL—The North Ameri can, from Liverpool the 37th, via London derry tbe 28th, arrived here this morning. Great Britain. —The papers relative to the blockade of the Southern ports had been submitted to Parliament. Earl Rnssell, in a letter to Lord Lyons, dated tbe 15th nit, says that the fact of ships having successfully ran the blockade dees not prevent the blockade from being effective, and he argues that a na tional State ought to exercise great caution in regard te the de facto blockade, and ought not to disregard it, unless the power of the block ade should be abused. The unemployed laborers in Liverpool were making demonstrations, but had been peace ably dispersed by the police. Italy.— The Opinion Rationale says that a reactionary movement is being prepared, in Southern Italy for next spring. Reactionary bonds are now being organized at Trieste, Malta and Rome. They will disembark sim ultaneously at several points on the Neopoli tan territory Trieste, Feb. 27.—The garrison at Tripo litz, following the example of the garrison at Nauppa, has revolted. It is believed that the insurrectionists at Nanppa will hold out. Many Greeks now staying at Genoa, Leghorn, and Ancona are preparing to return to Greece. The number of insurgents will soon be con siderably increased. The insurrection is con sidered Important, as It might influence a new state of things in Turkey. ; The iron frigate Warrior has arrived at Plymouth. It Is reported that she steers well and has no. leakage. The Herald asserts that Sir Robert Peel and Hon. Wm. Cowper were, about exchanging offices. London, Feb. 28.—The Paris correspondent of the Tima says that the excitement conse quent upon Prince Napoleon’s speech is in creasing. Gen. CutVs TlcterT"'HeJolcliiti at Balia over use Hews. Eolla,Mo., March 10.—A victoiy equaled only by that at Fort Donelson has just been achieved by the Union army which*has pur sued Price’s fleeing horde into Arkansas. Alter three days 1 hard fighting on Sugar Creek, Ark.,' we have gained the most signal victory yet acMeved- Price, McCulloch and Van Dom have been vanquished and. com pletely routed by our victorious arms under. Mai. Generals Curtis and SlgeL The guns of Fort Wyman, at Bolla, are booming out the glad tidings of victory, and the city of Rolls 1s glowing—illuminated to e reports are that there has been terrific fighting, that the losses are very heavy on both sides. The rebel loss is about 3,000.in. killed and wounded, and we have taken a large number of them prisoners, and captured some ot their best guns. The fireatEnesattoß* Csntbbviixb, March IL—Yesterday after noon our forces proceeded to Mimifiß from here. The rebels bad destroyed everything thevvcouldnot carry away, Jiclnding railroad tracks, bridges, Ac. • Lzzsbubo, V a., March XL—Colonel Geary made personal reconnoisance yesterday as fir as Carter’s Mills. The enemy have com-. plctcly fallen back. Thler path was blacken ed with ruins of hay and grain stacks. CoL Geary and officers went to Ball 1 s Bluff and buried whatever bones they could find there. : The Ohio Senatonhiy. Columbus, 0., March IL—ln the Senatori al caucus to-night, the vote stood on the Oth ballot—Wade 46, Delano 34, Groesbeck 5, scatteringtL .18th ballot—Wade 40, Delano 83, Ewingd, OdUnfi. Qvoesbeck IS, scattering B—necessary to choice 59. Adjourned tm to morrow night.,: . NUMBER 209. DIMBTilil FHOJI TEIffIESSSK, The Rebels !■ Fall Retreat fnm Her* ftesbsro. Louisville, Kvl, March IL—Humphrey Marshall is at Gladesville, eight miles from the Kentucky line near Paunding Gap, with the few un&cattercd, demoralized forces belong ing to Col. WUliamß’B regiment- Marshall first attempted to conciliate the people cf that region but since Ms defeat has become irreta ble and overbearing. Tennessee advices say that the citizens of Sbelbyville, Bedford county, horned, on Sun day night, a large qnantitiy of Confederate stores, to prevent their falling into the hands of rebel troops under Gen. A. Sydney John son, who were in full retreat from Murfrees boro. From New Tork, New York, March 11.—The bark Edmond Dwight, from Trinidad, Cuba, reports that on the oth inst, latitude 35 and longitude 74, she spoke the United States gtmboat Saxon, hav ing in tow the British schooner British Queen, captured off Wilmington, North Carolina, while attempting to run the blockade. The Saxon was in—search of the United States frigate Vermont. The brig Isabel Buernan, Captain Tawsa, arrived at this port to-day from Port au Prince, reports that a severe shock of earth quake was felt at that place on 29th of Febru ary, at 4 o’clock a. m. The Disabled Frigate Vermont. Boston, March 11.—The schooner J. W. Chapman, which arrived from New Tork last evening, reports that on the 2d inst she fell in with the frigate Vermont She lay by her till the 6th, and left her in latitude 35 deg.4s min., longitude 68 deg. 8 nun., drifting southeast two knots per hour, with rudder, sails and an chor gone, and entirely helpless. She wants powerful tugs at once.' Neto afchettismeuts. VV ANTED.—A furnished house or V » ccttage.bya good tenant, the South Side pre ferred. Would board owner for rent if wished. Ad dress S. G., Tribune Office. mhl24>tdh \\j ANTED.—A Situation by a V T young nan. In a wholesale Grocery or Com mission noose. Bas had two Tears experience in an Eastern noose. Call on or address H. A. Bezar<!us.S9 Sown Water street. mhll-n*SHE \v/AJTTED to borrow. 8400 for * * one or two years on real estate security worth from to H.SW. Address Poet Office Box 71. c«n ga El, mhJ2-n3S-3t \\f ANTED.—The undersigned v t havinga small capital (in cash), woaldufcc to engage in some established boslnesawhere h s services ana money would be a consideration. Address M. K, Bos particulars, boiineae, Ac, mhl2-n461-3t T\T ANTED.—The name and ad * T dress of some well educated and respectable person In every township In Illinois, lowa mid Wiscon sin, to whom a circular will be sent explanatory of an object worthy their attention Countrv clergymen and schoolteachers wilt do well to give the matter their attention While this does not hold one great pe cuniary inducements to a person it is no humbug, bat will richly reward any one for the slight labor requir ed. Addrea* Box &tta. Chicago, Ids. mh!2 n!6S-St WANTED.-- -A few upper rooms convenient for a small family. In or near the business pan of the city, on reasonable terms, to be paid monthly in advance if desired. Possession want ed Immediately. Address to-day, J. V. V„ Chicago JA 0„ and state where an Interview may be had, mhl2-n473-lt WANTED. —A partner with a i T cash capital of ssor, to take an Interest In a Law and Patent Bight Soliciting office, in one ol the large cities of the west, with the view of extending the business to the prosecution of claims against the Gov emmect growmgjout of the war. A young mun of good habits and education, or a student wishing to read :aw. can enter at once upon a paying and oenna rcut business. Adorers, with references, J. P. IL. Post Office Box 15U, Chicago, mhU-nfll-U TXTANTED—To exchange for half T t cash, balance In city property, (10.003 worth of Dry Goods, Boots and Shoes. Olothme. Crockery and Hardware. The goods are very desirable, only bought about a year ago, and purchased for cash when goods were cheap, exprtssly lora first class country store. For particulars. Inquire of GILBERT, SAMPSON & WARNER, fe2E-n122-2w-net Auctioneers, 82 LaSc 5L T'VAKEN UP on Sunday, the 9th JL Inst, o red Heifer, between eight andten months old. The owner can have her by applying to Samuel Boomer, in the rear ofSSii Madison street, east of bridge, by paying charges. mh 2-0372-3tQ JJODGER’S SCISSORS, EXTRA. UUALITY, A.t J. H. REED £s CO.’S. [mhl2-nlis.lt] PITTSBURGH GLASSWARE. A Brandy Bottles—s and 6e. Square Schnapps—quarts at d plats. Beck Bottles. Common Flasks—pint sand half plats. Demijohns all sists. For sale at trade prices hv JuJUS-niSl-lir A. F. CROSKtr, 51S. Water St. P OYAL HAYANNA LOTTERY. MX Conducted by the Spanish Government. In Drawing Fob. SBd, 1332. No. 24,?!«5dr6W5100.£C0: No. 6117 drew $50,0(0; No 18,166 drew *S/.0U); No.SS drew *10,000; No. 12.579 drew *5.0C0. being the fire Capital Frizes. Prizes cashed ana information famished br TAYLOR & CO„ Bunkers, 16 Wall st, N.Y’.mhl2-D4S3-iw FILTERING CHARCOAL— A' For sale In large or small quantities by r A. F. CKOSK.Es, mhl2-E«sC*lw 61 South Water street, 4 4 WE’RE MARCHING DOWN II TO DIXIE'S LAND”—A new National Song aid Chores, as sung by the Union Volunteers on their way to Dixie. Copies sentbymaU on receipt of 25 cents. S. P. T. GORDON, 7.6 Broadway, Sew York. mhl2-hSBMt T7OR SALE,—One of Evert’s Pa- A? tent Shingle Machines, new and In good order, for sale at a very low price lor cash at Thomas Hez malhalch’s iron fonndrv, comer o£ Hahtead and Way* man streets, Chicago. mii 22 ni5S-2w CITUATION WANTED.—By a voung man of attire business habits, in a whole sale grocery, transportation or commission bouse, as general or ont-door clerk. He is willing to devote the whole of bis lime to the interest of his employers. Un exceptionable reference given. Salary noseomuch of &n object as a permanent situation. A line addressed to 8. T., Fort Office 80x95, will meet wife prompt at tention. mhl3%i»-2w eod FDR SALE, —A store braiding and s“*!Sl stock of goods. Any person desirous of en gaging in a country store can secure on eligible and long established standby making application before the first of April next. Apply to T-ILMER BALD WIN, Fannßldge, wsalle county, lIL mhUnlSWt /GROCERIES.—Any one carrying on a retail Grocery establishment and wishing to sell out for part cash and part real estate, will please address F. O. Box 3806. mhl2-n 160-3 C Y^OAL! COAL! 1 Pure Blossburg V_y 'Warranted as good as the best. Also. Brier HiU and Erie for sale by BLANCHABD & BDELAND.iI Cor. Market and Washington sts T WANT TO BUY, FOR CASH, J. a bouse and lot worth about $2 SGO, or an unim proved lot between Peoria and Lomls and Jackson and Randolph sts. WM. BLANCHARD. mh!2 nlO St-net Cor. Market and Washington sts. JPOR A DOUBLE ACTING WATER FILTER, CAlili AT No. 428 lAKB STREET. [mL!3alsMl] Xf'Oß SALE.—Very cheap, for JL Cash, a large book case, new and elegantly built Inquire at 128 Claik street. mll2-afe-lt T>OTTLED LAGER BEER!!! r A From, the celebrated brewery o! Busch A Brand. Also. Pittsburgh Ale and Porter. Best quality of Ohio Catawba Wine and Cider. FanlUerpromptlysapplied free of charge. THEODOR SCHROKDER, mh£-c4G3-2w 59 North (Satfc, cor, Michigan at T OST.- -A Chestnut colored horse, \-J about? year* old, with saddle and bridle on. The finder win be suitably rewarded by addressing Box 11. Chicago F.O. mhl23t FDR SALE.—A fine toned Piano Forte, very cheap. It Is one of Stoddard A Dun ham’s best It can be sesnat No. IS Wert Randolph streeT mhtt-nlTVlt ■HOARDING. —Board, with pleas -_U act frost coast, nibble Car trollies or single gentlemen, may be obtained at S3 and S3 8. Clark atreet, onjy a few moment* 1 walk from the Post Oflce or Court Houae. Day boarders cast also be accommo dated. Termsmoderate. nhtt-niTACt QARD. DBS. B. * JT. HTNTBK, PkjsUUii ftt DiseuM «f tie Luge, Heart udlkrate CHICAGO OFFICE—So. 124 Clark street, near "WlihlBZlOIL NEW TORE OFFICE—No. 57 East 12th street Honrs af Consultation—9 a. cl to sp. m. Kois —Parties at a distance, unable to come to the CUv, aadLdaironaof consulting. can do so by letter. ohlfrS&lw Biekner and TOebraan in Clowe Con flaeßftent. ' oston, March IL—lnformation from. Fort Warren states that Generals Buckner and TUghman were pnt in close confinement yes terday. The cause forthia Is not stated. fjy IMPROVE THE BLOOD, TO GIVE TONE TO THE STOMACH, FOR GENERAL DEBILITY, Use the Great Tonic sad lavigo'ator, BITTER WINE OF IRON. Prepared only and sold by SMITH & DWYER. DRUGGISTS AND CHEMISTS, OPPOSITE IBK TBBHOaT HOU9S. DANE OP i MONTREAL. Chicago. February 37th. ise. lam advancing la store. ON SHORT OR LONG TIME, , rayiKaUCilc*g3 o?S*aters.Ct!l£3, H'.reyrre*. Bieht ul ttoa WUa os potato it.Cw.ii, etthtA os fiToraDla term*. - , TT 'W- WIM-iaD, itut. £*Sf-ii9tSwlslp -*■ • • '• ■ RATSSpFADYERnSIKtt XXTSB-. i. OHIGAGa PAIETiTBIBffIfJS? fP One S-pare* dlinea sgtte) one iMartton.,.* ,a» - ; OaeSqcare,eacSaSbsemiciifflar.-farsn ~ w ~ ic Ors Square two *eeks, (Gw *T.06>... '* c*2a . : • r One Square, one month, (SmfS.QO) I SX Oae Sqwe, Ose Square, dxBOStkA, (fczrtSLQO)..3*.oO~ vaoSquare,one jetr .JOvOO ” ' * few" Schedule of Friceafot more space UuuiOne Sqaaro can be seen at ty* CoottiS2 Roma. W“ AH transient AdTertisemeats to be paid fot XHADTANCZ. •: BT An<±ai^chaz^thbtyeeßt»periNia*«. B4ISS or aOTEBTHDIe nrWBEKLT ibhohi ; sl.oo'per Square, each week, Cor fiist ««wity 2.00 per Square tor each. subsequent month. 26.00 per Square tor one year. Keto abbcrttsemenia; SPRING 1802. COOLEY, FAB WELL & CO:,. 42,44 ft 46 WftSUH ATITOE, Are now offering a large and attractive aaartmens of DOMESTICS, . Prints, Ginghams, 9e Lalnoi, NOTIONS, F-AJCCY GrOOX)3, WOOLESS, and a choice Klec.loa of DRESS GOODS. Most of onr heavy Cotton Goode haring been pur chased early in the £alL we can and will offer aaoeriot Inducements to the trade. We wHlgnarantae onr prices to tie the lowest made In this ranker, or In New York. adding freight, andln riie all dote buyer* to a carefol examtnattoa of oar stock before purchasing. COOLEY, 7AS WELL 4c CO. STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION Of the XT. S. BRANCH Of the UNITY FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY AT NEW TOKK, January Ist, 1863. ASSETS: United States 9 per cent stock....sUUK OS KewTcrkStateSand 6 per cent stock uisooco New Tork City 8 pereentstoek.. Cash loaned on collateral sto fid Cash in band and In hank. 10,54175 Cash in bands of Agents 8 035 93 All other Investments M.401 35 Ofllce Fnrnitnrc 49i 17 Interest accrued Sls 2B LIABILITIES. Loses ascertained and unpaid.... S2,OSt 20 Ail other claims j,tt§ 94 3,451 U 3Tet Assets. *•* Kotk.—The above statement show* the conditloa of the United States Branch alone. The tatal avaTahla assets or the Company, including its English securities, amount to $4)793)823 ; and this is entirely independent of the Life basin eai, which is a totally distinct Company. GEO. ADLABD, Manager, S3 Wall street, New York. New Tork Trastees* H. Macv, Pres. Leather Manufactlng Bank: James M Morrison, Ptfsl Manhattan Bank. Watts Sherman, firm of Duncan, Sherman A Co. A Special Fund of $150,50) is held by the New York: Trustees, In accordance with the laws of the State, for the benefit of polity holders, and cannot be withdraws while any policy is in force. The Unity Fire Insurance Company Insure against loss or damage by fire, on Bull die gs, Merchandise, Household FumUurc.&c., at the usual mt*s. Losses adjusted and promptly paid, without reference Co London. HILLER & WILLHAETH, Agent** 150 Sontb Water Street* [uihl2-n!56-3irj & W . MORGAN. GOVERNMENT SALE At St. Lotus, Missouri, Leaf and Manufactured Tobacco AND DRY HIDES, HOSDAY MORBIHG, MARCH 17, AT 10 O’CLOCK. At Auction Rooms. 107 Fourth aad33 vice streets, will be sold, by order of Captain HlUian Myers, 101 hhd* Leaf Tobacco, 51 hJbds Stem Tobacco, 201 boxes Chew ing Tobacco, choice brands. Also, about ICO Raw Hides. TEEMS—United States Treasury Kotes. E. & TF. MORGAN, Auctioneers. oM2-s4fiWt TjV & W..M O R * GOVERNMENT SALE AT JEFFERSON CITY, MO., Condemned and Captured Horses, MULES, TBNT6, WAGONS, SADDLES, &C. AC. FRIDAY MOBKINO, MARCH U, At 10 o'clock, we will sell at Jefferson City, Mo„ by or der ol Capt. Elnrck, A. Q. it, about 250 Horses, 20 Holes, 100 Tents, 100 Wagons, 100 Saddles. Together with a variety of other property. Terms of* Sale, U. S. Treasury Notes or sppreved Government Vouchers payable in the Departmeul of the Missouri* Purchasers paying in Government Voucher* will be re quired to make their own change. All purchasers will be required to pay fer property as sold, and take Imme diate possession of same. E.&W. MORGAN, Auctioneers. mhl2-n4CSSt TTNIGN AT HOME!—The queu tion with every housekeeper should not be Can I Afford to have a PEACE-MAKER COOKING STOVE? But can I afford to do without one? THE PEACE-HIKEB Occupies no more room than the common kind of cooking stove, with only fonr boiler holes, while ITS CAPACITY’IS ONE-HALF GREATER, anl contain* in the highest degree all the facilities for perfomiac the culinary work of a household with ECONOMY, CONVENIENCE AND DISPATCH. THE PEACE-MAKEB HAS A Boasting and Broiling Chamber, In which Boasting can be done on a tom spit, Dtaxea ltbejobetbkfis*; and Broiling be done over ltvs coals, without any fumes or smoke escaping into tbs room. VAN SHAACK, 4/7 State Street 4/7 1H« THIS POPEIAB SOTTE. tocu-tssutp] 1862. SfßDia TBADR 1863. TINNERS’ STOCK. PRICES REDUCED. IC-10x14 Tin *IO.BO Per Box. IX—lorl4 Tin .*13.80 “ “ IC—l4x3o Charcoal Terse, *IO,BB “ ,l AUother extra sizes In proportion to NEW YORK COST. The above prices are for flirt quality Charcoal Brands. Apply to TAN9ERTOOBT, DICKEBSON Sc CO* Metal *Wareh.ou.se, 189 A 301 Baadolpk Stmt, Chlage, mixail. ffihSnaßlylst? CHAS. li. NOBLE, WHOLESALE DEALER IN LAMPS AND OILS. CARBON OIL For sale at Manufacturer's Prices. 175 LAKE STREET. ■eTOW 3 000 STAVES PER Forridrbut’a light Stave S»w!n*aad Dreatia* Ha chine. fUrHarlbura Slack Stave Carter, and Sarre Machinery of superior workmanship. and for a aplea diiarUde) of tight staves and heading, every piece, warranted; address HTJRLBUT BROS. A CO, r.O. Box ssa. or call at 119 Monroe street, Chicago. mbl£)-a4OB-2w • TVTOTICS is hereby gives In that the Annual Election of Directors of the, Union Dispatch Company will be held at the OSce w tald Company, No. 85 Randolph street, la the city *aC Chicago, oathe Set Inst. The baUot box wiltclose at five o’clock p. a, LOUIS B. KEELST.- mhlO-nWi-lw TTLOTJR BARREL HOOPS AND JD STAVES. 506.000 moTell»s Flat Btoo^w, 500.000 MorelP»B«* Barrel Staves* For sale by . U'OX’S CBAUILfiRa CQK -17. gt*BUy oqMsl ■n4dellT»©dto ««& *' FKEE of ohaacm - ■ ■•Sfcs-aKWm - -ahT-aMMw .♦230,383 08 A 2sT