HONDA.?, MAY 13, 1863.
IKSRITKD EETBIBrnOV,
South Carolina has come to grief. The
iron has entered her soul The heavy
hand of retribution has been laid upon her.
Pallid with fear, she stands confronted by
the power she defied. She that sowed the
wind, is reaping the whirlwind. She that
brought war upon the land, is visited with
its desolating honors. She that brought
the Government to the verge of dissolu
tion, is held in its firm grasp as by a vice.
She that first struck down the noble em
blem of our nationality, finds it floating
above her guilty head, and flaunting de
fiance to her teeth. Sic hoped to make
Slavery the dominant power on this conti
nent ; and Slavery is threatened with des
truction within her own borders. She that
assumed to rule the nation with a rod of
iron, cannot, in the face of a few thousand
Pederal troops, rule her own chattels. She
that blustered so bravely, finds herself con
fronted at her own door by an enemy that
strikes her dumb with fear.
BOW TO COSTICT A TBAITOR.
When a Northern doughface asserts that
anti-slavery men caused the present war,
he means far more. than he seems to ex
press. He means that the rebels were
forced into the contest, that they are fight
ing in self-defence, and that their rebellion
is justifiable. Of course, those who
caused the war, arc responsible for its
consequences. If an anti-slavery man caused
it, the rebels should not be held accounta
ble ; for they are an abused people.defcnding
their rights. Such is their own plea for re
bellion ; and such, too, is the plain declara
tion of their Northern confederates. The
Chicago Times says that the “ Abolition-
Republicans precipitated the war.” It
boasts of having made this declaration
more than a year ago, and of persisting in
it ever since.
Ko w if these premises be true, if the war
\ras “ precipitated” on the South by anti
slavery men, the rebels are clearly in the
right, and we arc guilty of a monstrous
wrong. If they be true, they make us
guilty of the crime of crushing our unof
fending brethren because they refused to be
robbed of their just constitutional rights.
They make every Federal soldier a mur
derer, and every Federal victory a daughter
x>f innocents. They make of our com
manders bandit chiefs, and of President
Lincoln chief of all the bandits. They
make it the duty of foreign powers to in
terfere in behalf of the rebels. All these
conclusions are inevitable if It be true that
the “ Abolition-Republicans precipitated
the war,” and the Times distinctly indorses
them all when it declares that “ confisca
tion wonld be robbery”—that is, it would
be robbery to dispossess the rebels of their
propety for maintaining their constitutional
rights- And in order to leave no room for
misconstruction, that journal has called
the present Union a “iiastard,” Congress a
“ rump,” and the President an “usurper,”
Wc shall not waste words in arguing
these points. We simply state the case
fairly and impartially. VTe have allowed
the Times to explain its own position, and
the position of the disloyal men of whom it
is the 'mouth-piece. And this is the con
clusion of the whole matter: that those
who charge the cause of the war on anti
slavery men, are sympatliizcrs with the
rebels, enemies of the Republic, trait
ors to the Government, incendiaries,
hypocrites, liars. Many there are who re
peat the accusation without knowing what
they say. Too ignorant to know the mis
chief they do, and below the reach of ridi
cule, they may be pitied and forgiven.
But* there is no excuse for those who,
knowing the meaning of words, do
virtually pronounce Lincoln a grovelling
tyrant, and Davis an unselfish patriot—
Lyon ablood-slaincd murderer, and McCul
loch a champion of constitutional liberty.
There is no excuse fur the environed traitor
who pronounces the Federal Union a “ bas
tard” ruled by an l * usurper” and a u rump
Congress ” No loyal man. North or South,
charges the cause of the war on anti
slavery.
THE SUPPORTS OF REBELLION.
The foundation, on which the new order
of social life rested, in that magnificent po
litical structure that the leaders of this Re
bellion proclaimed to all the world their
purpose to erect, was Slavery. The im
pregnable defense of this new government
was to be found in the matchless valor of
the Southern people, and a challenge of the
most haughty defiance was flung out to all
mankind to cross their path, or wound
theix honor, if any people were ambitious
of biting the dust beneath the resistless
blows and gallant onset of the Chivalry.
The cxhaustlcss source of power to this
new empire was to be Cotton. And so
blindly confident were the chiefs and their
followers in Secessia, in the exhausllcss
resources and myriad dependents and
agents of this heaven-descended plant,
that they elevated U to the height and dig
nity of one of the Great Powers. They put
the puiple robe upon its shoulders, a
sceptre in his hand, a crown upon its head,
bowed the knee, and hailed it King of
the ‘World. ‘With such an inexhaustible
empire of wealth and material grandeur,
as expanded before their dancing eyes in
every cotton plantation, and with military
power so impregnable and all conquering,
as rose before their vision, in the irrepres
sible ardor and invincible chivalry of a I
noble people, inured to govern and prac
ticed in all the ways of undisputed power
and proud command over an inferior and
subject race: the master builders of this
imposing structure ofanewand imperial
power felt that their work would go for
ward.in ever increasing vastneas, widening
its foundations and earning up its lofty
walls, until it overshadowed the earth.
It is a pitiable instance of the fallacy of
human tore-sight, and of the sudden blight
ing of mortal hope?, to see what a delusive
and baseless castle in the air this mighty
temple is shown to be; how treacherous
and shifting the ground on which it was
built; how empty and hollow all the sem
blance of its grandeur, and all the sources of
its power. Kothing in all the history of
mankind, when brought to the bloody test
of real battle, has shown itself more utterly
unreliable and false than the vaunted,
dauntless valor and resistless chivalry that
was relied upon to surround this new do
minion with a wall of fire and steel; to |
whip the invader howling back; or enrich
slave-holding fields with his broken bones.
TTc all know that there are brave men in
the Confederate army; there is plenty
of the stuff in their rank and file of
which heroes are made; but no people
ever yet failed to show themselves
craven in spirit and faint of heart, when
they fought to extend slavery and trample
under foot human rights. Conscience
makes cowards of us all The noblest
people that the world ever saw would
strike feebly and fall back from the im
pious and atrocious task of beating down
and destroying the sacred work of their
Fathers, hallowed with their sufferings and
consecrated forever by their blood. So !
long as men have not gone mad, and arc
not possessed by infernal hate and fury,
they will become feeble and lose heart
when bid to aim deadly and foul blows at
the Constitution and the Union. When
the leaflets of this dark treason, rested so
confidently .on the valor of their followers,
they forgot, that the work they had to do,
the guilt and crime of their cause could
not fell to blast all their courage and par- 1
aly ze all their force.
And the much-honored grand Cot
ton with his splendid court and countless
retinue, whose wealth was thought so
boundless, and power so mighty, has also
turned out to be an illegitimate and fugi
tive monarch. Supposed to hold every
people, and kindred, and tongue on earth
* bound to his allegiance, and service
by innumerable fine-spun cords, fasten
ed to his throne by cotton thread.
a ftread that grows to cables, he is dle
( covered at lost to be the veriest adventurer
and merest charlatan known. He has lost
now even the dignity of a pretender to any
throne; and so far from.having scepters
wrapped up in his muslins, and crowns
hidden away in his drillings, he must wan
der over the Ibce of the earth to gather
means of rapport, or take refuge in the
isles of the sea, from the pursuit and power
of his rivals and foes.
Rebel valor and royal cotton were the
foundation and superstructure; the body
and blood, the life and soul of Secession.
How long the life of any creation of man’s
producing, made from such stuff, and sup
ported on such material, will probly en
dure, it is not worth while to ask. Is not
man’s life itself but a vapor that appeareth
fox a little time and then vanisheth away ?
EHIAK CXPATION
'WXfcXi SAVE
bloodshed/
If a rebel can justly claim any rights
under the Constitution, he can claim all
the rights of a loyal citizen, and our Gov
ernment cannot punish him forliis rebel
lion. This conclusion is unavoidable. If
the Government cannot take his slaves,
can it take his life? Is it lawful to shoot
down insurgents in arms, and if so, how is
it unconstitutional to deprive them of their
claim to property in men ? It is a principle
in law that he who is engaged in the com
mission of crime, forfeits every right winch
would interfere with the arrest of his act. If
a man’s goods are being stolen or destroy
ed, he may inflict on the miscreant any in
jmy that will prevent the deed. He is
bound to choose the readiest and most
effective method. Of two methods equally
effective, he is bound to choose the more
humane. So, also, our Government should
emancipate the slaves of a rebel rather
than take his life. And as there ore no
open rebels where there are no slaves, of
course emancipation would soon restore
peace and quiet. Surely no good man can
object to sparing the effusion of blood by
letting the oppressed go free.
ESfParty before country, and slavery
before both—this is the principle for which
Northern doughfaces of the Chicago Times
ilk dare the ridicule of the satirical, the
contempt of the honest, the reproaches of
conscience; this is the bond of national
unity which they have lived and lied for,
doated upon and debauched themselves to
sustain, served with a fidelity which true
men reserve for right and humanity, and
which, though purchased at the cost of all
that is sacred to man, they, would count
as purchased cheaply.
Those who prate about the Consti
tutional rights of the seceded States should
bear in mind that, so far as they are con
cerned, the authority of the Constitution is
wholly suspended. Within their limits,
except where Federal bayonets enforce
obedience, the laws of the United States
are powerless to give protection to life,
liberty, or property. A new authority has
been set up, which exercises the functions
of Government. Where there 'is no obe
dience to the Constitution, there is no
guaranty of Constitutional protection.
the breaking out of the rebell
ion, “conservatism,” notwithstanding all
its mouthings about the “ Union,” has not
produced a ballad with inspimtion, nor an
essay deserving reperusal, nor a word or
thought gifted with immortality. There is
no soul or generous enthusiasm in “ con
servatism ” which Is the cant name for
slaver}*. .
The Naval Revolution.
By the steamer Bremen, arrived at New
York, with European dates to the 10th ult.,
we learn some interesting details as to the
progress of the new principle of naval archi
tecture in France, England and elsewhere.
In France great activity prevails. Three
iroa-platcd floating batteries are about to be
constructed at Nantes, each of which arc t©
be provided with an engine of one hundred
and filly horse power, and to be armed with
fourteen guns. Their names are the Arro
gante, the Implacable, and the Opiniatre.
Orders have been received at TOriontto hasten
the completion of the iron-cased frigates He
roine, of forty guns, and Surveillance, of thir
ty-eight. The iron-cased frigate SoUerine, of
forty-two guns, will, it is said, be shortly
launched. As soon as the Solferino is off the
stocks an iron-cased frigate, carrying an
equal number of guns, and to be called
the Piiccc Imperial, is is to be commenced,
together with two floating batteries.
In England, the Admiralty have accepted
the tender of Messrs. Samuda Brothers for
the construction of the Captain Coles vessel
She is to be 280 feet long, nearly 2,600 tons,
will draw about twenty feet, will have engines
of 500 horse power, and will, according to the
present arrangement, have six cupolas, each
armed with two 100 pounder Armstrong
guns Besides this formidable vessel, the fol
; lowing other armor-plated vessels arc rapidly
approaching completion: The Achilles, ofso
guns; the Royal Oak, of 50; the Bulwark, 91;
the Belvldere, 50; the Black Prince, 50; the
Chesapeake, 01 ; the Resistance, 18. Orders
had also been forwarded to Portsmouth dock
yard, from the Admiralty, to suspend all fur
ther work on sails for ships of the line.
Austria is also moving, and a special com
mittee to study the question of the navy have
pronounced for the necessity of an Austrian
fleet equal to the Italian fleet, and for the con
struction of iron-plated vessels.
Tbe Conscription Act.
The military conscription act just passed
by the Confederate Congress is the most dam
aging proceeding yet taken by the leaders of
the secession movement. Heretofore they
have asserted that that movement secur
ed the almost unanimous adhesion of the
Southern People, and yet, la palpable contra
diction of this assertion, they have found
themselves driven to adopt the method
of ibe most despotic Governments in or
der to provide recruits for their armies. As U
well said by a cotemporary, « Revolution
“presupposes a spontaneous and universal
“ lit lug ot a people. The resort to conscrip-
“ tion is the best possible evidence that the
“Southern movement has all the while lacked
“the essential element of revolution. It is
“tbe best possible evidence that the movc
“ meut was a conspiracy of leaders in the out
let, and that It has not risen to any higher
“dignity in its progress.**
Another Herald Man in Trouble.
The Boston ibrt says a letter from Ship
Island, March 6th, contains the following par
agraph about Mr. Glenn, one of the corres
pondents of the New York Herald,:
A Mr. Glenn, who came down with us from
Fortress Monroe, and who professed to be
Private Secretary to Gen. Butler, correspond
ent with some Northern paper, ®c., bus been
suspected for some time of being a spy. He
was placed under surveillance, and shortly
alter Gen. Butler’s arrival mysteriously disap
peared from the Island
The ibrt thinks the above statement cannot
be correct Mr. Glenn was formerly connect
ed with the old Boston Times, and for
several years past been employed as a special
correspondent of the New York Serald. It
will be recollected that early in the rebellion
he was arrested by the rebels at Pensacola,
again at Mobile, and again at New Orleans, on
account of his connection with the Serald and
the supposition that he was a Federal spy.
After having been-kept in prison at New Or
leans for a time he was released and came
North.
St* Paul and. Pacific Hallway*
TVe learn from a gentleman recently from
Minnesota, that the work is so far advanced
on the railroad between St Paul and St. An
thony—a part of the Bt Paul and Pacific Rail
way—that it win be completed between the
two cities by the first of July, There is iron
enough at LaCroesc, .we learn, to connect St
Paul with the Falls City, and it is now going
up tbe Mississippi, and there is no doubt that
the contractors will be able to fulfill all they
promise. A further section of eighteen miles
above St. Anthony, reaching to Anoka, at the
mouth of Bum River, is to be finished by the
first of January. Thus & definite commence
ment of a most important line of railway has
been made, and it is hoped that the anticipa
tions of Its friends and projectors may be more
than realized.
!3y“Tho will of Alex. B. Barret, a wealthy
Kentuckian, proved first in 'Richmond two
years ago,has sow been proved in London, on
account of property valued at $600,000 in Eng
land. The Londoners express considerable
surprise at the peculiar “ Americanisms” in
the will—such as instructions bow to use the
property. Ho leaves SIOO,OOO and a “ liberal
annuity’’ to his widow, for a residence In Ire
land ; his Virginia estates to bis son, by a for
mer wife; and his Kentucky estates to his
daughter, also by & former wife; sad to both
of them ibe summer residence on Staten Isl
and as a pleasure retreat. He requests that
his daughter be protected from “ the fortuoe
nunting crew.”
SUPREME COURT OF ILLINOIS.
Third Grand Division
Held at Ottawa.
THE STATE TAX CASE OPENED.
Matteson's Stolen Scrip in Court.
[Special Correspondence of the Chicago Tribune.]
Ottawa, HI., May 9, 18GL
The Court met pursuant to adjournment.
Present all the Justices.
The following cases were disposed of to*
day;—
311. Chestcrandwifeve. J.S.Rmnsey; rehear
ingovemilcd.
220- Hinda vs Hopkins; motion to strike bill of
exceptions from flies sustained.
S3f. G. W. Ins. Co. T3 Staadea; motion for re
hearing allowed, on condition that Staaden pays
the costs.
BP. D., G. W. Brown vs The People; motion
for rehearing refused.
276. Taylor vs Pennington; reversed for non
joinder in error.
148 Ball vs Killer; motion to set aside dismis
sal of writ of error.
847. Cassell ve Berry; appeal dismissed with 10
per cent damages.
151. Robinson, et al, ve Magarity; submitted by
plaintiff on arguments on file and taken under ad
visement.
78. Wardcll vs McDowell, ct al,; hill of excep
tions made part of the record by agreement of
parties.
6 P.D , Reims ts The People; rule for ab
stracts and points by to-morrow morning.
- 96. Hinds et al, vs Hopkins; Argued by defen
dant and taken under adrls> ment.
97. Marshall ct al, vs Moses; continued with
alias.
110. Jaffray. et al, vs Hoyt; Argued for appellee
and taken nnaeradrisement.
134. Lot tb Steamboat T. H. Aubrey; Argued
by plaintiff and taken under advisement.
H6. Gardner vs Hall, et al; submitted for appel
lee and taken under advisement.
11T. Jamison et al, vs Pease ct al; continued on
call of docket, neither party appearing.
118, Hurd et al. vs. Eaton et al. Haying been
heretofore submitted by appellant, the cause is
row taken under advisement.
119. Dunham ct al. vs. Heaton. Argued for
plaintiff and taken under advisement.
124. Applebee ve. Sumery- Argued for plaintiff
in error and taken under advisement.
343, James vs. Bashnell et al. Submitted for ap
pellant and taken on call.
ISO. Smith ve. Lind. Argued for defendant and
plaintiff, and taken under advisement.
146. Richardson ct al. vs. Thompson et al. Con
tinued with alias.
149. Orne vs. Cook. Continued with alias.
153. Hibbard el al. vs. MeKindley ct aL Having
been heretofore submitted, the cause is now taken
under advisement.
ISS. Searles vs. Crombie. Same as in 163.
158. The Chicago South Branch Dock Company
vs. George W. Dunlap et al. Continued on of
docket, neither party appearing
172. Laughlin vs. Casey et al. Dismissed as per
stipulation on file.
173. Fosgate vs. Gantier. Continned on call of
docket, neither party appearing.
178. Harris & Co. vs. Miner. Argued for defend
ant, and taken under advisement.
157. Baker vs. Days. Order continuing set aside
and motion to strike bill of exceptions from files
withdrawn, and cause submitted for appellant on
printed arguments, to be filed and taken under ad
visement.
SM3. Strawn et a!, vs. Cogeswcll. Argued for ap
pellant. and taken under advisement.
236. Loomis vs. Dickenson. Dismissed on cal],
for want of prosecution; no counsel marked fur
cither party.
131—Smith et al. vs. Nelson. Argued by appel
lant, and taken under advisement.
280—Hinds vs. Hopkins. Submitted for de
fendant, and taken under advisement.
229—Foy vs. Blacketone Continued on call of
the docket, neither party appearing.
2Go—Chickering et al. vs. Failc. Argued for ap
pellant, and taken under advisement.
294—Leslcr ve. Stephens et aL Submitted bv
appellant, and taken under advisement.
806—Barger et al. vs. Potter et al. Continued
on call of docket, neither party appearing.
332—Mills vs. Hemcy et al. Same as in 38G.
334 G. W. Ins. Co. vs. Sraadcn. Argued by
Wiadett for petitioner, and submitted by Cook for
defendant, and taken under advisement.
342—Corvan vs. Morgan, &c. Appeal dismissed.
292. Keney vs. Bush et al. Submission set
aside and cause continued on motion.
348. Butler va. Wright; submitted. To be
taken under advisement when printed points and
briefs have been filed by applicant.
This is the case taken by appeal from the
Circuit Court of Sangamon county, by the
consent of both parties, t© determine whether
the State Treasurer shall receive other than
gold and silver for State taxes. Appellant’s
counsel presents his case without oral argu
ment, as follows;
“ And the plaintiff in error comes and says, that
in the record and proceedings of the mani
fest error has intervened to his prejudice, in this,
that said Court erred in ordering a peremptory
mandamus to be issued, saia order and judg
ment of said Court is specified. Wherefore lie
prays that said judgment and order be reversed.*’
Stephen T. Logan, for Appellant.
The Court stated that as the case was one of
much importance, they must have the
points in the case presented before they could
take it into consideration. S. M. Cullom,
on behalf of Judge Logan, counsel for the
Slate Treasurer, answered that he would im-
mediately proceed to Springfield, have the
points written out, and forwarded immediate
ly to the Court. After this has been done, it
is understood the case will receive the prompt
consideration of the Court.
William Butler, State Treasurer, vs. Jesac K.
Dubois, Auditor of Public Accounts. Submitted
without argument.
This is the celebrated stolen (a “shoe box”)
Illinois and Michigan Canal Bond case, in
which Joel A Matleson, formerly a Governor
of this State, figures conspicuously If nut
honorably. The circumstances of the trans
action are familiar to our readers, and need
not be recapitulated. The present action is
an appeal from the Circuit Court of Sanga
mon county, in which a mandamus was grant
ed [requiring William Butler, State Treasurer,
to deliver to Jesse K. Dubois, Auditor of Pub
lic Accounts, certain State Bonds, known as
the Illinois and Michigan Canal Bonds, num
bering from 900 to 992 inclusive; deposited
with the State Treasurer by the Bank of the
State of Illinois as security for the circulating
notes of said Bank. These bonds, it will be
understood, were redeemed by the State,
and in 1854 fraudulently re-issued by
Matteson, then Governor, and * depo-ited
by him as security for the issues of the State
of Illinois. Ax agreed case was made up for
this appeal as follows:
It is agreed by the parties in this cause that the
State Bank has been duly put in liquidation for
the M. nre of the eaid bank to furnish additional
gfecnniy for the redemption of the circulating
notes of the bank, as it was required to do h y the
Bank Commissioners, and that on application to
the court, it was found that all the securities
filed by eaid bank were insufficient to redeem its
circulating notes, and that thereupon an order
was granted by the court for the delivery of all
the securities deposited by said bant, subject to
the right of the Treasurer to set up a claim that
certain bonds, being pan of the securities depos
ited by said bank, viz; ninety-three bonds, called
the Illinois and Michigan Canal bonds—(better
known as thej'*£h - :e-Box Bonds”]—were in truth
the property of tie State of Illinois, and that he
bad a right to hold them as such.
The parties farther agree that these bonds arc
iheeameas specified In a certain act of the Gen
eral Ateeinbly of this State, entitled “An act to
indemnify the State.of Illinois against loss by rea
son of unlawful funding of canai indebtedness,”
approved February 19, The first section of
the act is as follows: “That the bonds of the
State of DUnoir. numbered from 900 to 992 inclu
sive, and one half of 993 of Illinois and Michigan
Canal Bonds, and now deposited with the Auditor
as security for the redemption of the bills or note?,
and payment of other liabilities of the Stale Bank
of Illinois, at Shawneetown, shall remain with
said Auditor, and when the security hereinafter
mentioned shall have been given, said bonds shall
be held as security, for the purposes for which they
were deposited with him, and be disposed of hr
him in the samcmanner as is now by law provided
for the disposition of bonds in similar cases.”
It is further agreed and admitted that within
Mxty day* after the passage of said act, Joel A.
Matteeon furnished to the Governor, Auditor and
Treasurer of tie State, security satisfactory to
them, to lr.A» mmfr the state for all liability on ac
count of the eaid bonds, and a so bonds of said
Slate cambered 806 to 599 inclusive—also canal
bonds—or for moneys or ini ere at tbal may be paid
Ibcreoti, Ac.
It was further submitted and agreed that the
teenriw thus famished bv Joel A, atatiesou con
sisted of a bond executed bv Joel A. Hatteson,
with three sureties, and also several mortgage
deeds conveying to the people of the State a large
amount of real estate, which eaid bond and mort
gage# were approved by the Governor, Auditor
and Treasurer of the State, and suffered to go into
the Treasurer's hands as security for the circula
tion of the said State Bank of Illinois; and that
the bank was never required by the Bank Com
missioners to famish any other security.
It is also admitted and agreed that since said
bond and mortgages were accepted, the sureties to
said bond have become much less sufficient than
they were believed to be at the time they were re
ceived, and that (he property embraced in the
mortgages has become greatly depreciated, and
this before proceedings had been entered to put
said bank into liquidation.
This was the case agreed upon by both par
ties, and submitted to the Circuit Court of
Sangamon county, Judge Rice, who granted a
peremptory mandamus, and an appeal was
taken to the Supreme Court, third grand di
vision.
The case was submitted to the Court to-day
by Hay & Cullom for the appellant, and S. T.
Logan for the Auditor, without oral argument,
but simply on the following points:
FOISTS BVBaiTTBD BT HAT & CTXLO2I FOR ATPSt-
Whether said act of tho Legislature referred to
in said agreement contemplated that said oonda
under any circumstances should again be pat in cir
culatiotwmd the State made liable thereon; wheth
cradmittiog that said act so contemplated, was it
or not the true intent and meaning of said act
that said bonds should be retained by the State in
the hands o£ the Treasurer until foil and adequate
security was given by Matteson for the Indemnifi
cation of tbe State; and whether notwithstanding
security at first deemed sufficient and satisfactory
had been given, yet If It subsequentlyturnedout
that the security was insufficient, and was so
deemed by the proper officers, and a notice and re
quirement thereupon made for further aecaritv,
which was not given, upon an application, for the
bonds as a fund for the bank subsequently made,
the right of retaining the bonds does not exist on
the part of the Stale until fall security is given.
Hst & CtTUiOit, for Appellant.
JTOOE LOSaa’s POINTS IS BEHAI.!* OP TH* AUDITOR.
Stephen T. Logan, for the Auditor of Public
Accounts, insists that the order of the Court below
ought to bo affirmed, without entering into tbe
question of the obligation of the State to pay the
bends for tbe benefit of tbe innocent holders of the
circulating notes of tbe State of Illinois, as the
question would have stood before tbe passage of
the act of tbe 19th of February, 1859. He contends
that by the first section pf that act no
room is left for dojdbt that the Legislature intend
ed and enacted that the bonds in the agreement
mentioned were to be sold topsylhe circulating
notes of the State Bank of Illinois, if the secure
ty owned should be given aa provided in said act.
It is fully admitted m the agreed cate, that the
security mentioned in said act has been given.
StrpPBRSSKD, —Day before yesterday the Chi2
cago Tribchb failed to reach Dalton & Dib
ble’s news depot as’usual, and there were
manifest symptoms of an insurrection for a
time. Yesterday morning some suggestive
genius ventured the supposition that it was
v* suppressed.” Pshaw! It is irrigmwrtbfe.—
Bloomington BfA»
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FULL DETAILS FROM FED
ERAL SOURCES.
A SIX DAYS’ BOMBARD
MENT.
The Forts Finally Passed and
Surrendeerd.
Desperate Conflict Between the
Vaitma and William H. Webb,
[Special Correspondence New York Times.]
United States Babkenttse Horace Beales, /
Miss. Biter, Wednesday, April 33,1862- f
The siege of Forts Jackson- and St. Philip
has been in progress almost uninterruptedly
during the past six days and five nights, and
still they arc not reduced. All this time I have
been patiently waiting the end, convinced
that a succinct narrative of operations after
success had been achieved would be far more
acceptable to you than a diffused statement
of events in the order of their occurrence.
But it is impossible to conjecture how long
the rebels will remain at bay, and meanwhile
my note-book is becoming fearfully tall.
Therefore, if 1 would send the news in detail,
I must write it now at the risk of Its appear
ing a tissue of shreds, patches and fragments.
I will premise with the statement that to
day—the 23d day of April—will henceforth be
remembered as the date of one of the most
desperate of naval battles. At 3 o’clock in
the morning the greater part of Commodore
Farragut’s squadron, consisting of five sloops
of-war and nine gunboats, successfully passed
up the river, running through a fearful fire,
and are now above the forts. The mortar
flotilla and eight armed steamers are still be
low the enemy, who is thus planed between
two fires, with bis supplies from New Orleans
cut oil', and rendering his surrender merely a
question of lime. uf the damage that has
resulted to either side, I have at present little
knowledge. From my position on the mortar
vessels I can see the masts of our fleet, appar
ently three or four miles beyond the forts, and
the flag of the Union is Hying from the top of
ever}* tpar. The burning hulls of three rebel
steamers have passed by us down the river,
and that famous bug-bear, the ram Manassas,
is destroyed. I saw it sinking, a burning
wreck, its two smoke-stacks tottering, its
cylindrical sides pierced with yawningholcs
made by rilled shot; and in the cabin where I
now am writing is a log-slate, taken from her
deck just before she sank br Mr. George W.
Sumner, the Executive Officer of this ves
sel. The edges and frame of the slate are
charred, hut not so badly as to prevent our
reading on the outride these words: “Mas
ter’s Jog, C. S. steamer Manassas.” On the
inside is written: “ From 6to 8 evening, kept
up fires. At 7:30, steamer Di ma passed up.”
Signed “R. T. W ,” which are probably the
initials of the name of the officer who had the
watch. Although the loss of the rebels could
not have been otherwise than severe, they re
fuse to surrender. Communication has been
had with them by means of a flag of truce,
when Capt. Porter demanded that they should
3 ield themselves up unconditionally. Their
reply was that the terms were inadmissible,
and until the last man fell they should fight.
In another place I shall write fully ol to
day’s proceedings, and will now enter upon a
d« scrlplion of the bombardment by the mor
tar schooners and the scenes and incidents at
tendant thereupon. Fire was opened on the
morning of Good Friday, April 18. At au
early hour the twenty bomb-vessels were tow
ed by the steamers Westfield, Clifton and
Miami to the positions which had been select
ed for them. Fourteen of the schooners were
moored to the western side ol the river, close
to the bank, where they were hidden by the
trees from the enemy’s' observation, and the
remaining six, Instead of three only as was at
first intended, were placed in a more exposed
?oriiicn on the opposite side of the stream,
he first schooner in line on the western side
was stationed a little less than a mile and
I-rcc quarters from Fort Jackson, and the
thirteen otht-is lay astern of her, with the
bowsprit of each overlapping the taffrail of
the one immediately in advance. The vessels
across the river were in lull view of Fort St.
Philip, whence they were distant nearly two
miles and a half.
.A—Guuboats engaged.
B—Mortar schooners.
C—Hertford.
3>—Ont-liJa
F—Richmond.
F—Brooklyn.
G—PeLSvrola.
H—Miftie-fcipni.
I—l'cngmontn.
I—OrtlMixo mpjilv fcbips
The engagement was opened by Fort Jack
son a few minutes before 9 o’clock, and the
gunboat Owasco, which had gone a length or
is o ahead of the mortar vessels, was the first
to reply. Presently the bomb flotilla com
menced throwing its shells, somewhat slowly
at first, but with increasing rapidity as the
jailors became accustomed to their work, un
til a bomb was sent from each vessel, on an
average, once in live minutes. Before the
fight began, I was lucky enough to obtain a
piece in the forctop of the frigate Mississippi,
where the entire field of strife could be taken
in at a glance. From this point I saw the cf
fict of the firing. There were seventy-nine
shots fired from the forts duringthe first hour
ar.n a half, the larger number of which came
f:om Fort Jackson. Most of them passed over
the masts cf the schooners on the left, drop
ping in range of those ou the other shore, but
fiom 120 to COO yards short. After a while,
howvu-r. the rvK-U got the range of these six
accurately,aud the balls fell about them,
especially from Fort Phillip, terribly thick and
fas-t. In n turn, the bomb? were directed spirit
edly upon the fort, and with such effect
tbM the enemy slackened his fire. It is won
derful that our vessels were not smashed to
pieces. Solid shot struck the water close be
tide them, wetting the men with the spray, or
lodging in the soft mud of the river bank, di
rectly between the schooncrs,throwinga thick
column cf earth high np above their masts.
These vessel? all belonged to the second di
vision of the flctilU.*Lieuteuant Commanding
Queen's. The danger to which these vessels
were exposed £»r outweighed the advantages
which might result from retaining the posi
tion. and in the evening Captain rorter or
dered them to retreat. The next morning
they were lowed into the rear of the line of
vessels ou the left, where they remained until
the end of the bombardment. Only three of
them were struck, and not a soul was injured
on board of them.
That it was intensely grand and animated
nobody will question. The Hartford, Pen
sacola, Richmond, Brooklyn, and Mississippi,
had come up close to the rear line of mortar
vessels, just without the range of the enemy’s
nuns, and were steaming only enough to keep
their relative positions against the force of the
current. A dozen smaller steam vessels dotted
the smooth surface of the river, like the chess
men upon a board when the game is nearly
finished. Of these gunboats the 0 wasco. Ken
nebec, Wlssachicon, Cayuga and Sciota, were
at the head of our lines, belching out shell
upon the enemy from their 11-iuch pivot guns
with furious rapidity, and with them the stoop
of-war Iroquois, Capt. De Camp, whose gal
lantry is everywhere admitted. The Iroquois
seemed to be a special target for the enemy,
and shells plowed up the water ail around
her, but she escaped with only two of the
crew slightly wounded.
Over the woods, beyond the forts, we can
count seven or eight moving columns of
smoke, which indicate that the rebel steamers
are passing about, probably plotting some
mischief sgalost ns. Soon one and then an
other, und afterwards a third,appear In view,
steering toward the forts. Before reaching
them, however, the steamers dash to cover
again, and we see that three huge burning
rails have been set adrift. 'The swift current
sweeps them toward us, below they arc a bril
liant blaze, and rising from the flames is a spi
ral, funnel-shaped cloud of grayish black
smoke, so dense as to shut from sight the fort
and all else in that direction. Nearer and
nearer these seemingly formidable rafts ap
proach, but they occasion very little anxiety.
We knew how to dispose of them. The sail
ors from the huge ships are called out of the
rigging, which they nave been permitted to
occupy as interested spectators of the battle,
and in a short time the boats have the rafts in
tow, and they are landed on the river bank to
bum away. We all confess to an admiration
of these pyrotechnic displays, Thcyndd vast
ly to the pictnreequeness of our surroundings,
and are perfectly harmless.
The brave fellows on the schooners did not
relax their fire during this exciting interlude.
The quick, sharp bark of the mortars were in
cessant. The practice was pronounced to be
excellent. Every bomb plunged in and about
the forts, marking the place of its fall by
throwing up columns of gray earth which
looked like fountains of muddy water, or, if
exploding in the air, by the splashes which the
scattered fragments made as they dropped into
the river, or R*nV deep into the .oozy soil of
itsbanks. _ . ;
The war waged In this way all day. At In
tervals the fire of the enemy was brisker than
at others. Ai nearly as we could judge the
rebels were unable to stand long under our
fire at their barbette guns,' but retreated to
their casemates, where,having gained restand
a fresh supply of courage, they would return
only to he driven away again after firing a few
rounds. About 5 o’clock p. m., wc observed
flames apparently in the centre of Fort Jack
eon, ana after it "broke out there was no fur
ther firing from either fort. At nightfall a
signal wag made from the Harriet Lane for the
schooners to cease operations, and the night
was passed in quiet, without even a fire-raft
appearing to disturb our repose.
Capt. Porter informed me that there were
1,500 shells expended by the bomb schooners
ontbe first day of the siege, in addition to
which the gunboats must have fired at least
500. The Owasco alone sent 100 from her 11-
inch gun, and 37 from her rifle, and only re
tired when her supply of ammunition was ex
hausted.
arrival or butler’s troops below.
I had almost forgotten to mention an inci
dent ot the first day’s fight, which had an in
spiring effect upon the men. The steam yacht
dispatch boat belonging to Gen. But
ler’s Expedition, arrived with information
that the General was below with 8,000 troops
for the purpose of occupying the forts after
the navy had takes them. She brought news
which we were all credulous enough to be
lieve without a grain of salt, to the effect that
Burnside had captured Norfolk, and the Mer
rimac had been sunk by the Monitor, Com
modore Farraguttelegraphedthe statement to
the entire fleet, and its circulation occasioned
such an outburst of enthusiasm, which found
vent In cheeri»g-of the kind that man-of-war’s
men only know how to give, as I have never
before witnessed.
Following is a list of the troops now In the
river:
On the steam-transport Mississippi—Major
General Bullerand Staff. Twenty-sixth Mas
sachusetts Regiment, Col. Jones; Thirty-first
Massachusetts..CoL Gooding; Everett’s Sixth
Massachusetts" Battery.
On the steam transport Matanzas—Brigadier
General Phelpward Stall- Ninth Connecticut
Regiment, Cok Cahill, and Holcomb’s Second
"Vermont Batterv.
On the Bailing transport Great Republic,
towed hither by the United States gunboat J.
P. Jackson—Brigadier General Williams and
Staff. Twenty-first Indiana Regiment, Colonel
McMillan; Fourth Wisconsin Regiment, Cok
Paine, and the Sixth Michigan Regiment, Col.
Curtenlne.
On the sailing transport North America,
towed hither by the steamer Mississippi—
Thirtieth Massachusetts Regiment, Col. Dud
ley ; one company Reed’s and one company of
Durivage’s Cavalrv.
On the transporf ship E. Wilde Farley, to ved
hither by the —Twelfth Connecticut
Regiment, Col. Doming.
These troops left Ship Island on the IGth
inst.,and arrived off Pass a I’Outre on the
morning of theTTth, but there not being suf
ficient water large ships to cross the
bar, Gen, Sutler sent them down to the
Southwest Pass. All these vessels are now at
the head of the Passes, save the Great Repub
lic, whose great draught prevented her pas
sage of the bar. These" soldiers are in nigh
spirits at the prospect of having something to
do. Anything in the way of a change from
their desolate encampment at Ship Island
proves acceptable.
SECOND LETTER.
Tlie Gauntlet Ran*—Farragut’s Fleet
Pass the Fort—Gallantry of the Ve
rona.-—Return of the Mortar Boats
to Pilot Town—better from Flag-
Officer Farragnt.
United States Schooner Dan Sinth, 1
Off Pilot Town, Mississippi River, v
Friday Evening, April 25,1862. )
When I closed my letter yesterday I had no
idea that I ehould be dbwn here at PUot-
Town, in my old quarters, more than twenty
miles from the scene of the bombardment.
But such is the fact. The mortar flotilla,
with which I have been more specially con
nected, was ordered suddenly, about 5 o’clock
in the afternoon, to get under way and repair
to this place, wliere most of the vessels arc
now at anchor. The mortar licet, worn out by
unceasing toil, bad been greatly dissatisfied
for the past day or two, because the large ves
sels took no part in the action. The men
were completely jaded with their labors, with
out receiving much encouragement as to the
advantage which had resulted therefrom. It
was really a pitiful sight to go on board the
schooners and look at them. 1 have seen
them when relieved from duty so exhausted
that they did not attempt to go below, but,
dropping upon the deck, seek sleep amid the
Infernal din of the firing. At each discharge,
the vessels shivered and vibrated us if each
plank and timber were hung upon hinges,
making everything moveable dance and clut
ter, the latteral concussion of the atmosphere
being forcible enough to shatter, as it did,
bulwarks and other light woodwork, and
striking upon the tinpanum with' a painful
ring, productive of headache and deafness.
It required herocstto support this long-con
tinued strain upon the physical organization,
and as such I shall always look upon these
mortar-men.
The chain harrier bad been cut three nights
before, and the old hulks which supported it
were trailing the river bank, where the tide
had swept them. “When it became known,
positively on Wednesday night that Com
modore Farragut would certainly move
his squadron at 2 o’clock the next mominir,
everybody was made happy, and the wearied
men looked eagerly for the moment which
was to bring them relief. The night was calm
and starlight; the serenity of the scene being
rudely broken upon every ten minutes by the
bang of a mortar from, each of the vessels of
the division on watch, which awakened echoes
and rolled the sound in reverberating waves
far down the river. The rebels all day had
preserved an ominous silcce. Not a single gun
had been fired from either fort, and tbc fact
argued that they had cither evacuated their
position, or wore* reserving their ammunition
in anticipation of the grand attack. For myself
I conld not think of sleep, because of my
anxiety for the succrta of the momentous ua- |
dcitaking which was soon to commence. I i
passed the slow hours in gazing at the dark
outlines of the vessels. A death-like stillness
hung over every ship, unrelieved by the Mut
est glimmer of lamplight. There were no
warm colors in the pictnre, and its cold, dreary'
aspect was suggestive of any but pleasant
thoughts. Precisely at two o’clock two sig
nal lauters were hoisted upon the Hartford’s
ruizzL-n peak, and in a few moments the voices
of the boatswains rang clearly over the river,
‘*np all hammocks,” which meant that the
men were to forego their sleep and get the
ships underweigh. There was some delay in
getting up anchors, and ranging into position,
and it was not until Z}4 o’clock that the ves
sels began to meve, which they did In three
divisions, in order as follows;
The steam sloops Hartford, Brooklyn and
Richmond, and the gunboats Sciota, Iroquois,
Kennebec, Pinola, Itasca and Winona. These
verscls were especially under the direction of
Commodore Farwgnt, and were to fire upon
Jackson.
The steam-sloops Pensacola, Mississippi,
Oneida and Vanina, and the gunboats Kath
din, Kinco, Wlssachicon and Cayuga, under
Capt. Bailey, of the Colorado, composed tho
second division, to operate against Fort Philip.
The Harriet Lane, Westheld, Owasco, Mi
ami, Clifton and comprised the
third division, under Captain Porter. These
were to take a position from which they
conld ponr an enfilading fire of grape and
shrapnel into Fort Jackson, and they were
joined by the Portsmouth, sloop-of-war, a
sailing vessel, which only could reach her po
sition in spite of the exertions of her officers
and crew, in time to deliver one broadside.
As soon as the vessels got under headway a
furious fire was thrown in the direction of
the forts from the whole line of mortar ves
sels, which seemed to shake the very waters,
and at times I conld count nine bombs at
once in their flight as they twinkled through
the air, radiantly as falling stars. The reb els
seemed cognizant of our coming, for the
foremost of the fleetfhad scarcely got abreast
of the line of fire from the forts when signal
rockets were made from St. Phllio, and shot
began to fall rapidly upon them. "For a time
tin rc was no reply; but soon wc could hear
the noise of the broadsides, which
iu comparason to the bombs, like a pack oi
Chinese fire-crackers let off together.
I bad got a boat’s crew, and ventured along
the river bank as near to the forts as was pru
dent, in order to get a fair sight of the en
gagement ; bnt I conld make out nothing dis
tinctly. Broad flashes of light momentarily
burst through the bonks of clouds on the
horizon, which resembled sheet lightning on
a sultry day. A fire raft cast a lurid glare
near Fort St.’ Philip, and for half an hour the
din was terrible. Pandemonium, could
scarcely be more awe-inspiring. At the end
of that time it began to grow lighter, and I
soon saw the Harriet Lane, with Capt. Porter,
a °d _all the vessels of his division, coming
rapidly down the river. Behind them wore
the gtmbo&fs Kennebec, Winona and Itasca,
which had been unable to pass beyond the
forts. The Itasca at the time was under a
shower of shell from Fort St. Philip. I after
wards ascertained that when she was directly
under the guns of the fort a shot passed,
through her boiler, and this rendered her una
ble to proceed. On ter way down she was
exposed to a raking fire, and received thirteen
shots below her water line. Singularly
enough, only two men were injured on board
of her. The Kennebec was struck several
limes, but none on board were hurt.
It was now about 5 o’clock, and the mor
tars, which had kept up their fixe incessantly,
were signalised to cease. Then a report was
spread that the larger part of the squadron
had passed beyend the torts, and cheers upon
cheers of exaltation made the welkin ring.
Between 6 and 7 o’clock, I went on board
the Owasco, with Capt, Guest, who had been
commissioned by Capt. Porter to go with a
flag of trace up to the forts and demand their
unconditional surrender, "We approached
Fort St. Philip within a mile, when w© were
fired upon rapidly five times. I confess that
I had anticipated something of this sort, and
was not, therefore, unprepared. We immedi
ately hauled down our flag of truce, returned,
but in half an hour afterward a gig came down,
from the rebel fort, flying the rebel flog astern
and a white flag in the bow, and containing a
pale young man, with bushy hair, in the uni- '
form coat of a First Lieutenant of artillery,
with a somewhat seedy cap and pantaloons of
coarse corduroy. Capt Guest went to meet
our visitor, and their conference lasted a few
minutes. , The crew of the rebel boat was of
more motley appearance than X can describe.
Their clothes were soiled and ragged. One
wore a red shirt, one a white, ana the other
two gray shirts. One had a black slouched
bat, and the others violet colored military
caps. We waited after the rebels went back
to the fort until they came back with an
answer to. our demand .for surrender. On
returning, the rebel was invited on
board the Owasco, and delivered his
message there. Of course he was the
cynosure oi all eyes, and he appeared to be
greatly abashed at the positionin which he
found himself. He brought word that Colonel
Higgle son, the corfimander at Fort Philip,
considered our terms wholly inadmissable,
. and that the fort would never surrender. He
also offered an apology in behalf of his superior
officer, for firing upon the flag of truce, as
suring us that Tt was done by mistake—the
. color of the flag having been indistinguish
able, When tne young Lieutenant, whose
came, I believe, is Kennedy, of the First
Louisiana Artillery, left the vessel, he allowed
his boat to drop down a considerable distance
into oar lines, pretending that his men were
unable to row against the current. Cndoobt
' edly his object was to make a reconnolssaace
of our forces, and as soon as hto shrewdness'
was observed, weiua toward him. Captain
Guest remarked, “I must give yon a tow,”
and passing a rope to the boat, wc soon took
him nearly np to the fort. In this way wc ob
served as much as he, the river being strewed
with wrecks of steamers and half consumed
fire-rafts. It was not long after the rebel
answer had been returned to Captain Porter,
before the bombs were again howling in the
direction of the forts, and the firing continued
until the mortar-fleet was ordered down the
river.
Our retreat was decided upon particularly
because there is really no need, under existing
circumstances, of keeping up the siege of the
forts. We have the rebel garrison in a trap,
from which it is impossible to extricate them
selves, and a few days more or less for them
to hold the forts is of no material conse-
quence. Here the mortar vessels are perfectly
secure.
Since we came down I have learned that this
schooner (the Pan. Smith) has been selected
to convey dispatches from Capt. Porter to our
Consul at Havana, whence they will be for
warded to the Government. She is to leave
early in the morning, and availing myself of
the courtesy of her commander, who has
yielded his cabin for my accommodation, I
shall write as frilly as possible concerning eur
affaire. Skipping over the details of the five
days and nights^bombardment, which in any
case would be wearisome to peruse, I shall
narrate the events connected with yesterday’s
movements, as far as I know them from per
sonal observation and from the statements of
others.
There vs no doußf that Commodore Faragut
with a large squadron, is now at Few Orleans.
Bead the following letter, a copy of which I
was permitted to make. It was written when
the flag-officer was warm from the conflict,
and the words have the ring of true metal in
them;
Dear Porter : We had a rough time of it as
Boggs v ill tell yon, but, thank God, the number of
killed and wounded was very small, considering.
This ship h«tl two killed and eight wounded, we
destroyed the ram in a single combat between her
and the old Mississippi but the ram backed out
when she saw the Mississippi coming at him so
rampantly, and he dodged her and ran on shore,
whereupon Smith put two or three broadsides
through him and knocked him all to pieces. The
ram pushed a fire-raT. on to me, and In trying to
avoid it I ran the ship on shore. He again pushed
the fire raft on me, and got ‘ the ship
on fire al! along one side. I thought _it
was all up with ns, but we put it out and got off
a«ain, proceeding up the river, fighting our way.
We have destroyed all but two of tbc gunboats,
and these will have to surrender with the forts. I
intend to follow up my success and push for New
Orleans and then come down and attend to the
forts, so you hold them in statu quo until I coma
back. I think if you send a flag of truce and de
mand their surrender they will yield, for their in
tercourse with the city la cutoff. We have cut
the wires above the Quarantine and are now go
to c ahead. I took three hundred or four hundred
frisoners at Quarantine. They surrendered and
paroled them not to take up arms again. I con'd
not slop to take care of them. If the General
will come np to the bayou and land a few men, or
as many as he pleases, he will find two of our
gunboats there to protect him from the gunboats
that are at the forts. I wish to get to the English
Turn, where they say they have not placed a bat
tery yet, but have two above nearer New Orleans.
They trill not be idle and neither will I. You sup
ported us most noblv. Very truly yours,
D. G. FARRAGUT.
To. Capt. D. D. Porter, Commanding Mortar
Flo*ma.
This dispatch was brought to Capt. Porter
this afternoon by Capt. Boggs, late Command
er of the Yanina, whose vessel was sunk in
the action. From Capt. Boggs I obtained
some further information. He stated that,
before the Yanina sank, she destroyed alone
sis of the rebel steamers, of which he learned
the names of four, viz: The William H,
Webb, Palmetto, Phenix and Jackson, As he
gassed the forts, Capt. Boggs, as well as ail
ie other vessels, received their fire. The
Richmond, and one or two more of the large
steam sloops, slowed down and poured three
or four broadsides each into the enemy. The
Vanina did not- wait after delivering two
: broadsides, but pressed directly into a hornet’s
nest of rebel gunboats which were a mile or
two above. She was assailed by them two or
three at a time, ram fashion, outting at her
with their iron-cased- prows, and sev
eral large holes were made in her. Aslongas
his vessel floated Capt. Boggs fought gallantly
with his guns, and drove the enemy’s steam
ers ashore where they were fired by their own
crews. One of the Vanina’s shot disabled
still another steamer hy making a hole in her
boiler, and this vessel surrendered to the
Oneida, who took her officers and crew pris-
oners. The Vanina’s last guns were fired
when her decks were under water, and no clo
thing or other property was saved by a soul
on board. There were three of the Varnna’s
crew killed in the action, and seven wounded,
two of whom are not expected to survive
their injuries. Including the ram, there were
eleven of the rebel steamers destroyed, and
tbe Captain of the ram is a prisoner on board
the Mississippi.
After the fight, the whole squadron repaired
to the quarantine anchorage, which is seven
miles above the forts. There the dead were
buried, and the wounded made as com
fortable as circumstances would permit.
The number of our killed and wounded is
estimated by Capt. Boggs at about 325, and 17
of these belonged to the Richmond. He thinks
that the loss on- the side of the rebels was
enormous. The chain cables which were fas
tened on the outside of our vessels
proved an admirable protection to their ma
chinery, as In every case where the shot struck
them it bounded off without penetrating. A
great deal of damage was done to us by the
iloating dock of the rebels, to which I have
before adverted; and although many broad
sides were fired at it, they hud no effect what
ever upon its iron sides.
At Quarantine Station our squadron found
a large quantity of coal, aulScient for their use
for a long time. All the vessels, save two
gunboats, started for New Orleans at 12 o’-
clock, at which hour they had repaired dama
ges and made themselves ready loranothercn
connter.
Captain Boggs came down from the squad
ron in a small boat, having picked his way
through a bayou out of the river and pulled
along Back Bay, in the rear of Fort St. Philip.
He was guarded by a soldier whom he took
prisoner, and was” twenty-six hours making
the passage. This soldier, like almost all who
have been taken prisoners, said that he had
been forced to enlist. He does not believe
that there are any batteries above the forts to
impede the progress of our fleet to New Or
leans. Above tho city, at Lafayette, is a
heavy battciy on the river, to prevent Com.
Foote coming down.
The causalties in the mortar-fleet daring this
siege have been remarkably few; one killed
and six wounded covers all. One of the
schooners, the Maria J. Carlton, was sunk by
a round shot the second day of the bombard
ment-, but nobody was hurt.
We have had more collisions amongthe gun
boats during the past few days than I could
count on the ends of my fingers. The Sclota
and Miami have each lost a mast, and anchors,
boats and bulwarks have been rendered scarce
generally. These misfortunes are of a minor
sort, ana aredue entirely to the hazardous nav
igation, in a strong tideway, among so vast a
fleet. As far as losing the masts is concerned,
that makes no very great difference, fornearly
all the gunboats have been deprived of tbeir
spars on purpose in order that they may not
prove so good a mark to fire at The gun
boats look alike, apparently having been cast
in the same mould The better to distinguish,
large numbers are painted in white on their
smoke stacks, thus: 1, Scioto; 2, Winona; 3,
Kinco• 4, Wissahicon; 5, Kennebec; 6, PI
nola; t. Itasch; 8, Katahdin; 9, Cayuga.
Tho sloop Oneida, Capt. Lee, has had some
rough experience. On the second day of the
bombardment she was struck on the starboard
Bide forward by a solid 32-ponnder, which
lodged in her water-ways, where it is firmly
imbedded. The same day a 10-inch solid shot
struck her in the after-pivot port, carrying
sway the stancheons ; injuring the after-pivot
carnage, and bounding along the deck, seri
ously injuring nine men.
/Seventy Rounded.—-J. A. Miller, seaman,
band amputated; Chas. D. Morphy, ordinary
seaman, contusion and fracture; John Moir,
seaman, contusion and internal injuries; Geo.
Scott, ordinary seaman, contusion; Richard
Graham, seaman, extensive contusion; Edwd.
Ferry, seaman, contusion.
Slightly Wounded. —Henry Cooper, marine;
Robert Woodruff, landsman; John A. Martin,
landsman.
The very next day a shell passed through
the Oneida’s smoke-stack, taking off the right
arm and right legg of John Winn of Brooklyn,
signal quartermaster. Winn will probably re
cover, although he is maimed shockingly.
PBBCBITTIOK OF THE POUTS.
Fort Jackson, which is by far the stronger
work, is a regular pentagonal bastioned forti
fication, having two fronts hearing on the
river, and three on the land side. The land
fronts have each a glacis and covered way, and
the channel is commanded by a battery of
twenty-five gnns, A wet ditch, from forty to
seventy feet wide, and six feet deep, surrounds
the main work on the river, and a similar
ditch, one hundred and fifty feet wide, the
hmd fronts. There is also a wet ditch, six feet
deep and thirty feet wide, around the channel
bearing battery. The two channel-bearing
frontsnave each eight casemate guns, which
are the only casemated ones in the work. The
ditches are defended by 34-ponnder howitzers
at cither flank. The parapet is carried across
the gorge of the bastion, so that there is no
flank parapet defense. The bastions are only
arranged for musketry fire from the walls.
The main work of the lower battery mounts
in the aggregate one hundred and twenty-five
gnns, of which one hundred bear on the chan
nel. There was a one-story brick citadel with-.
in the fort, having two tiers of loop-holes for
musketry defense, the walls of which are five
feet thick. The entrance to the work is by a
wooden bridge on the west aide, connected
with a draw-bridge ten feet wide.
Fort St. Phillip consists of a main work and
two attached batteries, which bear respec
tively up and down the river. The principal
work is irregular in form, having seventeen
feces. It is surrounded by a wet ditch six
feet deep and from twenty to thirty feet wide.
At the foot of the glacis is a ditch from sev
enty to one hundred and forty feet wide.
There is a glacis and covered way entirely
around the fort. Outside the principal ditch
is another, which was dug to furnish earth
for the levee, and this is twenty feet wide and
four Bt. Philip mount* one
hundred guns, of which seventy-five bear on
the channel. All of the guns are mounted en
barbetU. The scrap works have been strength
ened by relief arches, which are pierced with
loop-holes for musketry.
Both forts are hnllt of brick. Tbs guns of
Fort Jackson are 25 feet above the level of
the river, and those of St. Philip 19 feet. The
guns of the Older batteries on both forts are
feet above the river. When the rebels took
possession of these forts there were only 36
gnns mounted, none of which were of larger
calibre than 83-pounden. All the carriages
were poor. The plans for completing these
forts were stolen from the Custom House at
New Orleans, just after the rebellion broke
out, and the works were finished in accord
ance with the original intention. From centre
to centre of the forts the distance, is three
quarters of a mile, and the river between
them half 's mile in width.
Johnson K. Duncan, who commanded these
strongholds, was born in Pennaylvaniajand
appointed to the Military Academy at West
Point, from Ohio. He graduated in 1349, fourth
In his riftsa He was - appointed to the artil
lery corps and-stationedat Eastport,Maine,
afterwards in Texas. He received his commis
sion. and accepted a position as Chief of Ar
tillery in Wall’s liberating army fax North
. era Mexico. Afterwards he became connected
with Major General G. W. Smith, of the
rebel army, ex-Street Commissioner of New
York, and Brigadier General Mansfield
Lovell, also rebel. In Quitman's fiffibusteriug
expedition. Next he became Smith’s clerk
during his superintendence of the Marine
Hospital at New Orleans, and when Smith
vacated the office he succeeded him. In 185S,
when New Orleans attempted to reform her
municipal affairs by establishing a Vigilance
Committee, Duncan was chosen leader of the
organization. Subsequently, he was appoint
ed ’State Engineer of Louisiana, and he held
this position up to the time when he accepted
his General’s commission.
THE TWO LOST SHIPS.
Our naval loss at the battle on the Lower Mis
sissippi was but two boats, the Yaruoa and Maria
J. Canton.
The Yanina was a new vessel mounting twelve
32-potmders and two rifled pivot eun<«. She was
bunt at the Westervc't Yard, in New York City,
and is commanded by Commander J. L. Boggs, a
native of New Jersey, and formerly in command
oftbe mail steamship Illinois. The Yarunahad a
crew 0f348 men.
The Maria J. Carlton was a schooner of 178
tons, built of white oak and chestnut,
in 1856, in East Haddam, Conn., and run
formerly as a packet between Boston and New
York. She was purchased by the Government
last fell, and altered into a mortar-boat, C. E.
Jack, Acting Master Command : ng. Before
entering the navy, Capt. Jack was engaged in
the ship brokerage business in New York.
Freedom National-Slavery Sectional.
The following is the bill introduced by Hon.
Mr. Arnold of Chicago:
A Bill [To render freedom national and
slavery sectional.] To secure freedom to <dl
persons within the exclusive jurisdiction of the
Federal Government.
To the end that freedom may be, and remain
forever, the fundamental law of the land in
all places whatsoever, so lar as it lies within
the powers or depends npon the action of
the government of the United States to
make it so: Therefore
Be it enacted by the Senate and Souse of Rep
resentatives of the United States of America in
Congress assembled. That slavery and involun
tary servitude, in all cases whatsoever, (other
than in the punishment of crime, whereof the
party shall have been duly convicted, ) shall
henceforth cease, and he prohibited forever in
all the following places, viz :
First. In all the Territories of the United
States now existing, or hereafter to be formed
or acquired in any way.
Second. In all places purchased or to be
purchased by the United States, with the con
sent of the Legislatures of the several States,
for the erection of forts, magazines, arsenals,
dock-yards, and other needful buildings.
Third. In all vessels on the high seas, and
on all national highways, beyond the territory
and jurisdiction of each of the several States
from which or to which the said vessels may
be going. .
Fourth. In all places whatsoever where the
national government is supreme, or has exclu
sive jurisdiction and power.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted , That any
person now held or attempted to be held here
after as a slave in any of the places above nam
ed is hereby declared to be free, and the right
of freedom hereby declared may be asserted in
any of the courts of the United States or of the
several States, in behalf of the party, or his or
her posterity, after any lapse of time, upon
the principle that a party once free is always
free.
Joy in Kansas—An Bad of Pro-Slavery
Military Rule—Gen. James G. Blunt
in Command.
[From the Leavenworth Conservative, 6th.]
On Sunday morning we received the follow
ing telegram :
WAsaiNGTOK, Slay 2,1862.
Coksebtattve ; The Department of Kansas is
reinstated. Gen. Blunt takes command. Denver
reports to Halleck; Sturgis here.
The news spread, through the town like
wildfire and every loyal heart rejoiced. It was
felt that this hellish despotism which has used
Us power to elect traitors to office, to tolerate
kidnappers, to arrest anti-slavery Union men
and release rebel desperadoes was at last at an
end and that loyal Kansas was to have a loyal*
commander. The following is the dispatch
giving the command to Gem Blunt;
Washington, May 2,1862,
Brig. Gen. James O. Brunt, V. X. Yds:
The Secretary of War has assigned you to the
command of the Department of Kansas, re-cstab
lirhtd as described in General Order No. 07, of last
year. L. Tuomas, Adj. Gcn.
General Order No. 97, referred to in the dis
patch to Gen. Biuut, was issued on the 9th of
November last. Wc copy two of Us provis
ions as having a present interest:
The following Departments arc formed from the
present Departments of the West, Cumberland and
Ohio :
I. The Department of New Mexi:o—to consist of
the Territory of New Mexico—to be commanded by
Colonel E. K. S. Canby, V. S. A.
J. The Department of Kansas—to include the
State of Kansas, the Indian Territory west of Ar
kansas, and the Territories of Nebraska, Colorado
and Dacotah—to be commanded by Major General
Hunter; Headquarters at Fort Leavenworth."
It will be seen that a very large and impor
tant command is given to Gen. Blunt. It is
believed that he will give particular attention
to the Indian country, restore the loyal Indi
ans, and blot out every trace of rebellion in
that Territory. General Sturgis refused to do
this and delayed obeying the order issued by
the War Department. The interests of Kan
sas and the country demand the “ cleaning
out” of this vast domain.
CES. ELfST's FIBST ORPEU.
The officers selected by Gen. Blunt for his
staff are eminently qualified to pcrfoim their
difficult duties. They are at present:
Captain Thomas Moonlight, Assistant Adju
jutant General.
First Lieutenant H. C. Loring, Aid-dc-Camp.
First Lieutenant J. Fin. Hill, Aid-de-Camp.
‘All these men have seen service in Kansas,
and have acquitted themselves with honor.
The posts of Quartermaster and Commissa
ry have not yet been filled. If the War De
partment would assign Capt. Insleyto the for
mer position, it would do an act which would
be hailed with universal satisfaction.
Last night wc received General Order No.
2, issued by Gen. Blunt. It relates to the In
dian service, and annuls order No. S of Gen,
Sturgis. That order said ‘‘no Indians will be
mustered into service in this district,” with
out an order from Gen. Halleck. It went far
ther, and asked for the arrest of any person
who attempted to raiselndians for the service.
In this Sturgis acted in direct violation of in
structions from the War Department. Gen.
Blunt has work, and he will do it
thoroughly and fearlessly.
COMMENTS OS THE CUXSQS.
This intelligence will be read with the liveli
est interest from. one end of the State to the
other. It means that wc are no longer under
rebel rule; it means that Union newspapers
can utter the whole truth without threats of
destruction; it means that corn can be bought
in Kansas even though raised bj Free State
farmers.
Wc firmly believe that a prolongation of the
Denver-Sturgis political generalship, aided sis
it was by the corrupt Governor of this State,
would have led to a revolution in Kansas.
Our people hare felt these outrages most
keenly and Were in no means disposed
to tamely submit to them. They could
not understand why Carl "Wood, the
rebel who was taken prisoner by the
Kansas' First at Lexington, was allow
ed to go free while Jcunison and Hoyt were
in jail. Or rather they did understand it.
Bat the dark days are over. The Depirt-
ment of Kansas is restored and a man is placed
in command ■who knows bis rights, and know*
mg, dare maintain.
Informal meeting; onTnlonlsts taNash
vllle—What Gov, Johnson said*
Last week Thursday there was an informal
meeting of loyal Tennesseeans in the Secre
tary of State’s office, Nashville, over which
ex-Gov. W. B. Campbell presided. Among
others present were Major Wm. B. Lewis, a
life-long friend of Gen. Jackson ; Col. Baillle
Peyton; John Trimble, the new U, S. District
Attorney; Hon. Wm. B. Stokes, late member
of Congress; bis brother, Hon. Wm. Jordan
Stokes; in fact, most of the gentlemen pres
ent were persons of mark, and ail had been
true to the ITnion through, the dark days of
tbc-ir State. The correspondent of the Cincin
nati Gazette writes:
During the cordial interchange of opinions
which took place, Qov. Andrew Johnson de
livered, in a calm, quiet style, the best address
I ever heard from his lips. In manner as well
as in matter, though entirely extemporaneous,
it was admirable. He appealed to the gentle
men present, as representatives of the loyal
men of Tennessee, to come forward promptly
and heartily, aud hold up the bauds of a kind,
paternal Government, which came among
them to rescue and protect, not to subjugate
Mid destroy. He urged, earnestly, that the
right position be taken promptly, without
hesitation, and with energetic boldness. He
confessed he felt ambitions that Tennessee
should set a noble example to the erring peo
ple in her sister Southern Suites in finding
her way back to the path of loyalty, peace
and happiness. Bis audience sympathized
with him in that ambition, he was confident.
This address, though spoken in a subdued,
conversational tone, was interrupted by sev
eral bursts of hearty applause. The meeting
agreed on a call for n public gathering la this
city, on the 13th instant, and a committee was
appointed to prepare .an address to the people,
to be offered for the ratification of the meet
ing.
E3f“ Where Achilles was vulnerable the
rebels are invincible—in their heels.
ISoartung.
HOARDING HOUSE—No. 19
X~* Michigan avenue, Some good rooms to rent
viffa board. Also, a few day boarders can be accom
modated- Terms modmate. mylßrffiWw
TJOARDING. —A few unfurnished
JD suites of toons, wttb board, (jnst suited for man
sod wife or etsele gentlemen.) are yet to be had tn the
sorra half of the Stewart House. A more qolet, sat
isfactory and delightful ■way of living cannot be found
than at this establishment. myS-rltt-tm
"DO ARCING.—Board and pleasant
XX rooms to be bad at 84 Lake street, between Wa
y>a>« and Michigan Also day boarder* can be
accommodated. my9-r2ft>-iw
T> CARDING A gentleman and
XX bis wife and a few single gentlemen coo be ac
commodated with board and pleasant rooms .at 84
Adas s street my>«»Ot
T> OAKDTN G—With pleasant suites
D trfroomr, suitable tor families or stole gentle
aen, at Ke t WaSilaktoa street, opposite Dearborn
Part, a few day boarders can be accommodated.
References reyalred. mj9r.96-lw
TJOARDING. —A gentleman and
I 1 Lady, or two single gentlemen eanbemce3mm>
d ated In aprt »*te family wHfe a front parlor and board
atPo-lAHarriaon st, Sontb tide, owner of Michigan
arenne. myfr-ri3MW
TJOARDING Board with two
XX plessaati ooms sdtablefor a eentSemaa ana him
wife, can be bad atCS Michigan arecne, corner of Lake
street. ap»4-p7P»lm
i \AT MEAL.—SO bbls superior
VXqnaUty, for sale by SOS 3 MoUnutAF,
ilUMhc street.
"VSTANTED. —Two first rate Dry
f V noota eatenaen* at FREEDMAN * goois
- Boneothera need apply. mylo-r22S3t
TAT"ANTED.—A good Colored Bar
»T bo—Qaa that C*a hare good recommendation*
wuorn I win giro goon wages. Adire-B
buque. lowa. royiu-ra&oc
TSTANTEDTOBENT—A Cottage
jf t rfint»iping 6 rooms, la the neighborhood of
BJneold Place, or on the West Side, Sou»h of Lake-st.
between Besplalnea and Green-sts CommnnljuiHOM,
stating rent, *c„ to ho addressed to B*x 6063. Chicago
Post Office. mylO-rfili-lw
T/ITANTED. —Customers for the
T 7 Little Beauty Plano Forte. Ko use looklngfbr
second-hand Pianos whenyoncanbnynewoneeatthe
price lam selling for. Call and see, or send for Circu
lar, at So. llSleJte street. myto-r2303t N. GAOLD,
"ITTANTED—IOO Agents, Local
« Y and Travelling, throughout the WEST, to sell
our 12 new articles ofBEAL MERIT, (warranted no
• Hombura." paying 100 per cent profit, and selfing
rapidly. tot circular enclose stamp. J. W. Eicß &
CO- Manufacturers azxd Wholesale Agents, cor. of
v*dlson and Bearhorn-ata-Chicago. rngiO-rSAStoet
r\r ANTE D—AGENTS—MaIe
T9 or Female.—Agents wasted in every town of the
United itates to sell J. Kohler’s new Improved method
for Cutting Ladles* Brasses, Boys Clothing, Shirts. Ac.
Secured by copy right. Agents making from U to (5
per day. For particulars Inquire at J. KOHLBSd
Office, Metropolitan Block, or address P. O.Boz
3532. three cent postage stamp, Chicago, XIL
WANTED. —Agents in every
town in the loyal States of the West, to circu
late our sew Illustrated Religious and Historical
Works, which have the highest testimonial* In their la
vor. and are adapted to toe wants of the people. Sold
only by subscription. Extra Inducements offered to
active men. For particulars call ea or address (with
stamp) E.B.&R.C.TKEET, *Ol Washington street,
Chicago. Box iTv>7. ay-0-tsiMa
WANTED.—A situation where a
9* young girl can IcAtTP tho-cent Ad.
dress ‘’Miss L. S. J„” Chicago p, o. my9-r>96sc
VST AN TED.—Any persors having
V T unsettled accounts with tne late Carlos Haven,
either of debt or credit, are requested to present them
at once to his widow, or the undersigned, at his his
old office 80. 69 Randolph-st Amo. any lawbooks
that may have been borrowed from bis library are re
quested to be returned without delay.
mj»riS£St F. A. SCOFIELD.
TAT ANTED.—A Foreign Lady who
T 9 understands all kinds ol sewing, embroidery
and millinery included, wishes a situation in a fbtnUy.
Eheis able to give music lessons. Reference given. Ad
d» ess P. O. Box S(sß. Hg9il7S-SG
VST ANTED.—Two good Restaur-
T f ant ’Waiters, at 53 Dearborn street. None but
those that understand the business are wauled.
myfirtte-st s. H- THOMSON.
SSTANTED. —Something that eve
» » rybody can engage in and make from SSO to
(150 per month, and no humbug. Males or Females
with small capital now have the opportunity to earn a
handsome competency. Every man or woman in busi
ness, however lucrative, ought to be possessed or the
information- Fn.l particulars of what the business lx
will be sent to all who enclose ten cents in coiner
stamps, and address HENKEL TUCKER &CO
ay 9 rISS-3t P. O. Box SStS, Chicago.
TXT ANTED—A Situation as Clerk
T » in a Produce aid Commission House, by a
young man who la familiar with book keeping, and
who has had several year’s experience in business.
Be hits no objection to hard work, and would expect
but a moderate salary. Satisfactory reierecce from
hislatsemployers. Address* A,” 80x3G07P.0.
mvS-rSHw
TXT ANTE® —Agents m every
» T ‘Western town. Active, industrious men make
from tS to sl2 per day. The articles are both new and
really u«cnii, sod where a merchant In any. town de
sires to sell them no other Agency will be established.
Address, with stamp, Wood ft GO., Tost Office Box
2711, Chicago, or call at Boom 9, No. lid South Clark st.
mj3rJ6-*2w
\\TANTED —Agents in every
» * Town throughout Illinois, Wisconsin. lowa
and Minnesota. Postmasters, Professional men, Teach
ers, and others having a large circle of acquintmce,
can make it very profitably fo act as Agents In intro
duclng new and valuable publications. which are sold
only by subscription. For farther information call on
or address O. F. GIBBS. IS4 South Clark street. Chicago.
Post Office Box 3CS. apti p'SvVim
Sidnzv Olabs.
TT7 ANTED— AGENTS— *loo—
V To gen J. T- LLOYD’S Great Military War
Maps of Soulhero States. Colored, In Counties, fiO
cents: colored lu States, 50 cents. United state* Hall
road Map 25 cents; Virginia Map 23 cents; Kentucky
Map 25 cents; btissouri Map 25 cents. Three of any of
the above maps, mail free, for t .CO. or separately for
retail price. Bond stamp and get circular, Ac. R. li,
LA IX)N. Agent, 120 Lake street. Chicago. HL
Bp2B-pS£Msi
T XT ANTED! WANTED i !—At
f T SIKS. BATES’ AGENCY OFFICE,
171 'Washington street, near Lasalle,
Situations for GOOD .RELIABLE HELP. Mrs. Bates
presumes, from past years of acquaintance with the
ladles ol Chicago, to be able to provide them with suit
able Servants. Orders from the country punctually a -
tended to. P. O Box. 3996. jqiv<q.|y
RANTED.
WATER 10T WARTED FOR CASK.
A low priced Water Lot, accessible by an improved
street. Apply at 43 Lake street. myT-riis-lw
V\T ANTED—Agents and Canvas-
T I se sin every County In the Northwest. Every
man seeking employment can learn Cull particulars for
propecutlng a pleasant and profitable business, bv en
closing a three cent stamp to F. A. TBOMAS.'Po3t
Office Box 4253, Chicago, Imuola. apijg-pTgr-lm
WANTED— We are Imyirg
Fritted Slates Certificates of Indebteonesaa,
QUABTEEHASIEB’S checks
On Unit* a tiates Treasuary, payable in Certificates of
Indebtedness and Quartermaster's Vouchers.
C. C. PARKS ft CO., Bankers,
sp2s-p753-lm 95 Lake street comer of Bearbora-st
WA N T E D—Employment for
American, English, Irish, Scotch, German and
colored servants, with good city reference*, at th«
Philadelphia Intelligence Oillca, Ko. 150 South Clark
street, between Monrcs and Madiscn etreetf. Coun
try orders punctuallv attended to. Pow> Office Box 1653.
MRB. D. PRATT in atteadaaca. cexs-kiy-iy
\\7 ANTED.—Purchasers for fif
f » teen NO. 4 WhF.bt.rk ft WILSON Sewing Mt
chines, the best for family use, nearly new. and in per
fect order. A good machine will save !ta cost la six
months. GILBEHT.HITBBAUI) ft CO..
Shin Chandlers aud Sail Makers.
mh26-n7BS3a 207 south Water st. cor. Wells.
T\T ANTE D—B EESWAX
it In large or small quantities,
TO FILL AN ORDER.
KINO & OWENS.
Commission Merchants.
ffihS No.II La Sadie street.
AGENTS -WANTED EVERY
-lA WHERE. —Day & Go’s Kerosene OU Burner for
Fluid Lamps, adapistho common fluid lamp foi burn
ing Eeroeenoor Coal Oil without smoke and without a
chimney. A sample dozen mailed post paid on receipt
of 60 cents, by the manufacturers. DAT & co
ni y9-tißs 3t Newark, New Jersey.
■CNVE HUNDRED MEN WANT-
X ED to work at Lumberihg and farming In Michi
gan, but fourteen hours’ sail from Chicago/ Both sin
gle and married men, with their wives, will And em
gloyment by applying to BALD ffTK & CO , Worth
iar. Chicago, 01- The same firm has 800 Kog* best
Oriental Rifle Powder for sale to the trade at great
bargains. myS-rZOozv.-
A GENTS WANTED.—Profitable
fi. Employment. fS3.net profit per grogs made by
Agents on the new patent Ixpsovxd Isnamiszx
Marking Pknotl. Agents have retailed from one to
two gross in one day. Over seventy thousand sold.
Samples sent by mail on receipt of 33 cents, or for aam
-Bl«ofmarked linen, terms, Anyone stamp. Addrew
i. r. GLARE. Northampton. Mass. mhiQ-n3Bl 3m
"\TILLINERY. —Three first class
-WA snillaera wanted Immediately. gXPKKI
ENCKD HANDS only need apply, at 154 Lake street.
myS-rTJI-iw W.K.STOW.
'T'O RENT.—A fine residence on
X on West Indiana, between Elizabeth and Rock
er streets—Twelve rooms, good large garden and sta
ble. Kent **lo per annum. Apply to ISAAC B HIT r,
at office of Bees & Slocum. rl*4-4t
TO RENT.—A Furnished House
on Michigan avenue, between Twelfth street and
the Burlington £ Quincy Railroad Crossing. For far
ther^particularsaddreaor apply to E. A-SCOFIELD,
Ho.69Randolph-at, my 9 r!3>3t
'J'O RENT.—The Brick Dwelling,
608 Wabash Avenue,
With all modem improvements. Apply to Jesse B.
Thomas. Attorney, Office No I Kingsbury Block, or to
L. C. Huntingdon, US S. Water street. my9-r.9T2w
'T'O RENT.—A fine residence, sur-
X rounded by e hade trees, fa the beautiful village
of Evanston. Kent can be paid la board or Improve
ments on the place. Inquire atßoomNo.s Kingsbury
Block, or of John A Pearson, of Evanston,
myT-r1634w
TO RENT—The dwelling house
No. 25S Wabaahwlllbe rented with or without
furniture. The bouse Is fitted up with all modem im
provements. Apply on the premises or at 70 Randolph
street. myS-ntS-lt
TO RENT—A beautiful Cottage,
twelve famished reoma. fine grounds, stable, hot
boose and cow, on Wert Aide. Emit $333 per annum.
Apply to WiL B. BTB YENS, No. IB Pole’s Ballaing.
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TO RENT—Two first-class Resi
deucei. Boa 836 and S3B Indiana streak with all
modem Improvemcnti. etc. etc, anfißrlcte Stables at
tached. Inquire of C. C. CLARKS, between 8 and 9
A. H-and 4 and 6 P. &L.at theofflteof Watte A Town,
100 Wwhinftoa street. Bent (600 pa annum.
Bdi29-n37S*w
'T'O RENT—By D. Walker, No.
A 68 Tbirdslvenue, a three story brick house, with
basement, stable, 4&. between You Boren and Harri
son btreets. mys-r632w
TO BENT—The Brick Store, No.
179 Randolph street Depth 175 feet, to Aliev.
Possession gtveu Immediately. WILLIAM BLAIR,
176 Lake street myl-p336-8w
r T''o RENT—At a reasonable rate, a
JL first-claaa dwelling boose. deiigiitftiHr situated is
the West Division In Be igrave Terrace, containing saa,
barbing room.etc. Horse Cars pass every five minutes.
Stable if fleaLrfrd, Inquire at No, 190 Washington Bt,
Boom No. 6. or at No. 50 May street. sp39-p37slm
T) RENT.—The lour story and
basement bride store No- 33 and 23 Market street,
in the north hal£ofLtal*B Block. Apply to P.GEDOEa,
Office Ho. s over 17 Wells street. applß-lm
TO HEKT—Brick Dwellings Nos.
59,285. 295 Michigan week
Brick: Dwelling northwest corner of
Michigan and Pine streets*
The Homes are in good order and conTSniaat to tonal*
nets. Coc talcs modern improvement*.
WM. H. SAMPSO4T,
Hook and Land Agent.
Room JTo. $ Metropolitan Hall.
apttpgatMlge
TX) RENT —New and second-hand
PIANOS.
A large aaortment of Flaaoa and Helodaoci at
■nnlrfai* *H retail. Orders from abroad promptly
attended to W. W. kimratt.
jalftWßMy Ko. 99 Clirt street.
'J'O rent and for sale,
PIANOS AND UmOSEONS
Allowance madetorhlre If parcbaaod. AH Bada of
inatnunents repaired. Toning promptly attended to.
I do not rent to go into die country.
%H. B. PSOSasB. ISO Clark street.
T 5 RENT—For three years from
May Ist, 1562. Dwelling House oa Michigan Are*
cue, with large grounds, fine shrubbery and ftult trdes
bar®, yard and shed. Tie House haying double pir
lonulfcrary.andtwo iamD» lr private rooms, chung
room, stz closets, pantry anc Sltchen. with coo sins
tasse. hot and cola water. baL, loom oa first floor, six
rooms with closeta and store roc T». ana hot ana cold
water with bath room on ps*nuif floor. Good basement
ah. with ftmucs, launder, hot and cold water
andsiore rooms. Coal grates and gas In cacnatory. In
abort combining all the modem the
sc*. wm not be rented for a boardinghouse, and nemo
but a reapontfble prompt paying tenant need apply.
Address Post Offioe-DravargSP. apS-p7*j£w
T7OR RENT.—Three NEW Dwell-
X InzHomea on the East Ado Of State street. Al
so. foraterm of years, at alow price, eighty CM) acre*
of nod land, notable for gardening In twenty
fire, adjoining Holstein. WMTaT* J. PTQBOVfiS,
l»Baadoiph«w«t, mjVHS&iK
©Kaniefl.
2To Umt.
ALBO,
jfsr Salt-
F)R SALE.—A Nichols So? 3
Fountain, complete, with two Fountain*, Coo’e*
Mercury Ou»ge, Ac. Also—Lot of Syrup* ana B»cisiL
era. Wilbc sold low. Apply to w.D. HARRIS. h
South Water street. myif)-r2i7.it
F3R SALE.—Five Metal Slim?
Cases (first-class.) Also—Blegant Counters to
match. Apply at Jewelry Store of A. H. MEier. lh
Lake street, comer of Clark. mylQ-r2ii 3*.
JOE SALE.
50 lb*. Onion Top Setts (Kentucky.)
In store and for sale by A.PBITGHET,
myS-riS-lm No. 2 BDJlard’s Block
FJR SALE—A 25 horse-power
stationary engine, with 7 foot drawing-wheel.
Cheap £Orcaßh,wUlDoeold.laqolreQf P.FALffiSR 112,
111 & llg Lake street mys-ig>-2w
'C'OR SALE —On the South Branch
1 A VHiBF,2II FEET FBOST,
Situated between Hafisted-et. Bridge and Hanlbrack &
&rclEUt*3 packing house. Apply Go A. MURRAY,
SoushLasaile street, near Lake. tayl-pQi'Um
F)E s ate at a bargain.—
One seven-fcorec powerßoi-erandEngine: on*
Iron mid, two run of stone, with shafting, belting, ,t<*.
Also, elevators and kiln for drying, and ail in z:>oi
running order, with brick buCding, now occupied, at
low rent. Addrtw P. O. Box 3757, or apply at W» Kin
zla street. ap!3 i-SB-lm
I'OK SALE,
50 feet on Washington street.
Between Morgan and Elisabeth streets.
J. B. LEE, 33 Clark street.
XT OR SALE.—Wheeler & Wilson’s
X 1 Sewing Machines for sale very low.—We have
fifteen No. four Sewing Mad dues in perfect order.
These machines have paid for thsmselrea la ax
weeks in our buplnc®. bus having no further use for
them we will sell them very cheap. PTTRINGTON
A SCRANTON. 2i7 South. Water street. mhSS-nTta-aq
Fir sale or barter—a
good Grist and Saw Mil), situated on Black Far
tridsC Woo iford County, Illinois, on the road leading
from Lacen to Spring Bay. Those Hills are located on
a never failing of water. There is one hundred
acres of splendid timber land with the above Mill-.
For farther particulars address the subscriber,
in HcsaTiije, Peoria County. lIL |LJ „
my7-Tic9-2w G. W. SCHKE3L7.
C'OR SAXE—In consequence of
X owner being otherwise engaged—One of the be?*
Agricultural Patents ever Issuei irom which a fortune
can be realized in Illinois aloof*. Also, the copyright
of avery bcnntifui National Work of Art, toge’her
with a contract lor executing and furnishing any num
ber of copies required, at prices affjrdlng thcowm-r
2fo per cent, profit, wilt exchange any porslon or a-;
of either for western lands or othsr property. Address
WILLIAM BCSHNEi-L., Easton. Pa. my 9 r!3t:?I
FjR sale.—the merchant
and Grist MIL known as the
“COMO MILL,"
Situated on Rock River. In Whiteside Cotmtv. lUinoav.
near the Chicago and Fulton Railroad. la offered :o
sale.
The 51x11 I? in pood order: S driven by TVat-’r
Tower, Horn a steady stream; his six pairs
Merchant and Custom Bolts, and all the necessary
cleaning apparatus. For farther particulars apply to
Wji2ix.ee. KnBLY & Co, Chicago, or the sabscnberoa
the premises. S. LEHMAN SHITS.
Como, May Ist, 1P63. myl-pSSMm
F)R SALE.—One of the best Sin
gle Carriage Horses la Chicago, seven years old,
sound aid all right. One Horse six years old. ro-vj
size, and aa excellent saddle horse. Would be a gevv*
family or business horse. Two new open buggies'; one
light business buggy: ocenew topbugev; one second
hand open buggy; one new trotting sulkey; one 5,1*
cutter; three buggy poles; two setts second hsnd »i«-
gle harness; one sell light aecooo hand double harness.
Any person wishing to purchase any of the above
named article* will do weU to call and examine them
Before purchasing elsewhere, as chsv will be sold very
low for cash. Apply to D. S. POTTER, Waverty House
So. 223 Kenzle stieeL ap3 pssj-iw
QTEAM FLOURING MILL FOP.
Kj sale at a bargain.—This Mill is eligibly located In
Chicago, has four run of atone, and lu aiachiuery and
fixtures are nearly new. For further particulars apply
SO B.F.OGTiSBrftCO^
aplspCg7-lm isa South Water street.
Residence for sale.—
One of the most attractive residences la the
vicinity of Chicago, eubstantwily built of Highland
Park pressed brick, and just completed at a cost of
|ll.oto, 1» offered for sale at a great bargain.
It Is situated Ux the educational village of Evanston,
about twelve miles from Chicago, on the lake shore,
where railroad facilities are ouch as enable bDitnc.«*
men of the city to reside here and keep their regaur
bnsineaadioursand where three of thcbestendowcl
Institutions of the Northwest are located, which.with
good public echool#, make the location most desirable.
The Ecase Is two and a half stories In height, on a
commanding eminence, overlooks the village and lata.
Surrounding It are twentv acres of cultivated land,
with a good bam, excellent water, near 500 trees ot tn«
grafted fruits, large plats of strawberries, blackberry
entrants, ft<L, with a great variety of the
stationary manta usually cultivated lu gardens.
This property will be sold at a great sacrifice—em
half cash, with credit for the balance. For further par
ticulars, inquire at No. 242 South Water sh. Chicago,
HL aySp-Sl-Ga GEORGS F. FOSTflsi.
Scncral jSToticcs
SQA AAA —The seuioraml ;irt
t}\J • tiva Partner mat '4
importing Home, desires to meet with a special <v ; -n
era! partner with the above amount. AddntK X. V.
Z.** Box SlWdNcw vetk City. rajS-rill-’-;
ATFSIC.—A Lady of several yfars
XtJ. experience inEastern* institutes, UpreoarM ts
take a
LIMITED KttHBEB OF FUPHS
On the Plano Forte, Melodeim aad thorough ban.
Cultivation of the voice particularly attended to Ap
ply at 74 Adams street. South Side. my‘riti Iw
CLOAN & FEUKKLL.—Oorurnis
eloa Merchants for the sale of Flour. Orals and
Mill Stuffs, Pork. Hams. Lard. Salt, hoes*and all kiaii
of Produce. No. 325i»u*U Water sSjevt, Chicago
Cash advances niaic os conslgmr.vats. and onl'w* to
purchase solicited,
w. i*. sloan. frpj»rlg>ftl j. rr r*ap.ii.r,.
NOTICE.—The uniLTM^a-
JL Is anxious to know the whereabotxri of b;i
fauffhter, Barbara Gladl. 13 tears oM. she left a
place on Washington street some s !vt*a wcfkj a --> an.!
1 have not beard from her since. Anv eournnn!.ratio*
thankfully received auc suitably rewarded by heenut
ions father. PETER CLAIM, at 2*.7 Kast v>*s*bli;et »a
fit, between Franklin ami Market. mylO-riffi St
piTY HOSPITAL—This institu
\-J tloo, pleasantly located In t;><> 53oth< - -ra part of
the city, la constantly open for tiic r'.-!*<‘pvoa of pa
tients, both public and prlva‘o It!? t r it-'d br steam,
well ventilated, and affords all the comforia and cobti - -
nlencesofonr best modern Hospltslt. Foradmlidoa
apply at HospttaL [mjS-rIGQ-Sml A. H. CAHTER. Snpt.
"PERSONAL. —If tlio person who
A senta notcaigned“AFrieadofYoor3,’ , ttir»u i fi»
Floyd’s Benny Post. toa gentleman on Randolph rtrvt,
nearClark os the Ist ofMay, will call upon the one to
whom he addressed the note, the interview shall h»
strictly confidential. and he will ho liberally rewards!
for all informstioa he maj communicate
mySviCl-iw
44 ILLIE’S SAFES."
• THE BEST IS THE MARKET,
FKT & H JLME3, General Agents.
Removed to o. 53 State street mjs-rT?iw
QTEHEOSCOPTICOKS OF THE
k_ REBELLION.
FOE PUBLIC EXHIBITION'S,
With view*of all the principal battles, incident* ul
men. Full catalogue sent tree by J AMBi W. QUEER
A CO„ 924 Cheenct street. Philadelphia. my 2 p383-la
QPIRmJAIISM.—Miss Ada 1,.
KX Hoyt Test Medium, continues to give sittings foe
tbe Investigation of these phenomena, at the rewdocco
of her father. No. 154 South Madison aereat. from 9 A.
U- until 6P, M. Public Circle on Wednesday evening.
[mySrTSZw] 1
LOT FOR RENT,—
100x105 Feet on the South Branch,
West Side, at the foot of Mather street.
mylfl-r236-lw Apply to L. D. OLMB FED £ CO.
pHICAGO WATER WORKS.
V-/ All owners or occupants of buildings wtilch are
eicnated on lota adjoining any street, avenue or tiler
threoga which the Distributing Water Pipes of the
Chiraflp'Watcr Works are laid, are hcrebynotlfled Chat
tbe Board of Public Works hag assessed the amounts
to water rents or assessments for the hatf
warjtoaaneacin* May Ist, mas, and ending November
Ist, 'Sol, and that the same win be due andpayable oa
the first day of Mav next, at the office of the Board of
Public Works, room No. i?th, Court House.
By order of the Board.
. . A. W TINKHAH. Secretarr-
Chicago, April 13th. 1562. apD-ps3i-ta
"N OTICE.—AII persons indebted
li to Wm. D. Hoffman arc requested to call at tss
OFFICE OP WM. CUSQiTAS
aCd settle and saye coat and further trouble. Wm.
Cllngmaa Aatiguee fit Wm. D. Hoffman. myapTTS 8w
3S TI * G 0 HT TUGS.—After May Ist,
TUGS MONITOR AND UNION
Will nm alternately as tight boats. GEO. STUS3fi3
api9-p4>t-im
"JTEUG STORE FOE SALE.—
AX Located In a beautlfa! railroad town la Wiscon
sin. It has been established 6 years—always done a
large business, having a great extent of country to sap
ply. An excellent opportunity for a physician, there
being but one in the tows. Stoflc and fixtures valued
atflßOO. Terms. J4oj cadi, balance In good laai la
Booth part of Wbwootin or Ulinola. Address J. L.
MOHTTMKR. care of Box 1691 Chicago, Illinois.
ttlß-rXf72w
PARISIAN" PATTERNS.
MADAM CANFIELD,
146 CLARK STREET. announces to the Ladies and
Dress Makers generally, her opening of Spring and
Bummer FmMoqs. This House is under the sunerta
tendence of MILLS. CAVANAGH. who wUT tSts
pleasure In serving all former patrons, as maar
new ones as choose to give her a trial, wmr nTjf.
FIELD has no hesitation in saying. Ladles desiring
their rich and costly drere goods made up. ]q the latest
E F o« ?f , g l £f ,sM l ad not tall to pre MGIBEUS
CA\ANAGfi atriaLassoe has made dresses for **
first Ladles fa the Courts of Europe, and la every wt»
satlsfactloQ to the moat faatid(oaa.
VIEW
WATER CURE,
On the TCorili Side, Chicago, HI.
_PB- GHLLY. late of Senosfra. Galeahnrg. sad ether
Water Con? Establishments. la at Lake View. X>WL
lor one hundred patients and
l*>«dcrs. T£e hwt place In the west ior the treat-
Movement Cure,ETao-
Bathe, and all other Hygienic nzenotaL
Pasosm ana boarders can be accommodated witit
gjtwa of rooms lor families, one mij« from tha f»M of
Care. Connections made tarea
2™« a day with street cars. Beautifully situated o*
“▼oa acres of
land with beautiful drlrcaTwaSa. Ac- ra*irin T it a most
detirahleiodhealthy SummerSetidenceT Addrowtor
circular Or, orMrs. GULLT, ot the proprietors. Ptst
office Box si2s, Chicago. m. *.>**.
„ . G.W. STOjfE &J. B. GULLY, Proprietors,
apl3p4ssSw *
fsEWiNS
ißiap
T*TE prefer them for FAMILY
▼ » T7523— [Krr Tort Tribune
favootkj fob FAHttna-tir™
It hM NO American,
iottSq? 3 ** EBOFrCAffLE available «
It fa equal to TB* Seamstresaea.
An ANNUAL DIYfDBNU of f8 to *ttper ease
Usenet) may be obtained in n»e—by its possessor.
This is the only Vasina {a Ujo -vocli makfes
the LOCH-STITCH with the BOTATINO-HOOKTiS*
wine the SLABS-FOOT.
CEO. B. CHTITKfDBSr,
General Ageal tor lllfiutfa, Wisconsin. la’ra.SorthOßa
Tw<rt«a»Mwtartatfaar^
ISS mftd l£s LUe street. Ctdeen. HL
W Circular m»y be had oatpphcaSton or by port.
i Kt&h2LanMy*Tti