called the Ashley. This increases the rebel 
iron-clad fleet in Charleston harbor to seven 
vessels. She is a formidable vessel, with many 
improvements on the former efforts of the Con¬ 
federacy. 
The rebels have mounted six rifled guns on 
the casemates of Fort Sumter, bearing on the 
channel, to prevent the advance of Union guu- 
boats. 
The Raleigh Progress announces Gen. D. II. 
Hill assumes command of Charleston and Beau¬ 
regard goes to the Northwest. 
conscript law is repealed, he regarding its pas¬ 
sage a violation of the plighted faith of the 
Confederacy. ■’ 
Louisiana. —Fort De Bussey, on Red River, 
was captured on the loth by our forces under 
command of Gen. A. J. Smith. The expedi¬ 
tion left Vicksburg on the 10th. landed at Som¬ 
erset, La., on the 18th, and marched to Bayou 
Glace, where Gen. Scurris" rebel brigade bad 
been encamped, whirl) lied on the approach of 
our transports, leaving considerable Oatnp equip¬ 
age and commissary stores. Gen. Smith pushed 
forward to Yellow Bayou, where strong fortifi¬ 
cations had been erected, but the rebels again 
fled as we came up. The enemy was pressed 
and some skirmishing occurred, resulting in the 
capture of several prisoners and a small wagon 
train. 
At daylight on the loth the entire command 
started for Fort De Bussey, twenty-eight miles 
distant, reaching it at4 P. M. 
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SPECIAL NOTICES. 
No Better Proof Required—J> B DeLand A Co. 
The Great Eastern has been sold for £80,000. 
The Mexicans have recaptured San Luis Potosi. 
The colored population of Kansas numbers over 
ROCHESTER, N. Y., APRIL 2, 1864. 
The Army in Virginia. 
The World's special from Washington 
states that preparations for the projected expe¬ 
dition of Gens. Burnside and Hancock will be 
directed to cease by Gen. Grant, and both com¬ 
mands be placed in coudition for active co-oper¬ 
ation with the Army of the Potomac. 
On the 24th ult. the following orders were re¬ 
ceived from the War Department: 
1st. By direction of the President of the 
United States, the number of army corps com¬ 
posing the Army of the Potomac will be re¬ 
duced to three, viz: tbe 3d, 5th and 6th corps. 
The troops of the other two corps, viz.. 1st and 
3d, will be reorganized and distributed among 
the 2d, 5th and 6th, by the Commanding Gen¬ 
eral, who will determine what organizations 
will retain the corps' badges. The staff’ officers 
of the two corps which are temporarily broken 
up will be assigned to vacancies in the other 
corps, so far as such vacancies exist. Those for 
w hom there are no vacancies will cease to be 
considered officers of the general staff of the 
army corps, se- *>'■ 
2d. Maj.-Gen. G, W. Warren is assigned bv 
the President to the command of the 5th army 
corps. 
3d. The following general officers are de¬ 
tached from the Army of the Polomae. and 
will report for orders to the Adjutant General 
of the army, viz.Maj.-Gen. Geo. Sykes, U. S. 
Vols.; Maj.-Gen. W. 8. French, U. S. Yols. ; 
Maj.-Gen. John Newton, U. 8. Vols.; Brig.- 
Gen. J. R. Canby, U. 8. Vote.; Brig.-Gen. F. 
Spinola, U, 8. Vols,; Brig.-Gen. Solomon Mere¬ 
dith, U. S. Yols. 
By order of the Secretary of War. 
E. D. Townsend, A. A. G. 
The following arrangements are made to 
carry out the provisions of the foregoing or¬ 
ders: 
The 2d, 5th and 0th army corps will be con¬ 
solidated iuto two divisions. The 1st and 2d 
divisions of the 3d corps are transferred to the 
2d corps, preserving their badges and distinctive 
marks. The 3d division of "the 3d corps is 
transferred permanently to the 0th corps. The 
three divisions now forming the 1st corps arc 
transferred to the 5th corps, preserving their 
badges, and on joining the 5th corps they will 
be consolidated into two divisions. 
The commanders of divisions transferred to 
the 2d, 5th and Gth corps will at once report to 
the commanders of their respective corps. 
Brig.-Gen. Carr will report to Gen. Hancock, 
commanding the 2d corps, and Brig.-Gen. 11. 
Prince to Gen. Sedgwick, commanding the 6th 
corps. The Chief of Artillery will assign eitrht 
batteries to the 2d, 6th and 6th corps: these 
batteries to be taken from those now with the 
1st and 3d corps. The batteries with tbe sev- 
oral corps in excess of the above allowance will 
join the artillery reserve. The consolidation of 
divisions called for in this order will be made 
by the corps commanders concerned, who are 
authorized to re-arrange the brigades of their 
respective commands in such manner as thev 
may think best for the. service. The re-as-igii- 
ment of officers of the staff’ consequent upon 
the re-organization of the army, will be made 
on the nomination of the chiefs of staff depart¬ 
ments at these headquarters. Special instruc- 
— Tennessee, so far. has furnished about 12,000 negro 
troops. 
— There has been 904,000 hogs packed in Chicago this 
season. 
— Counterfeit twenty dollar Treasury notes are in 
circulation. 
— The Atlanta Confederacy is paying $2.50 a pound 
for its paper. 
— The planters of Natchez, Miss., are taking the oath 
of allegiance. 
— Jersey city has voted one hundred thonsand dollars 
for recruiting. 
— The census records among other trades. Ac., 110,- 
469 speculators. 
— Idaho is an Indian name signifying “the Gem of 
the Mountains.” 
— Petroleum has been discovered in small quantities 
in Ontario Co.. N. V. 
— Ground was broken for the Lake Tunnel at Chi¬ 
cago Thursday week. 
— The city of Philadelphia has paid $2,419,750 in 
bounties to volunteers. 
— Admiral Lee has ordered all his prizes sent to Bos¬ 
ton for adjudication. 
— The receipts of the Home Missionary Society for 
January were $ 13,874 S3. 
— The receipts of the Board of Foreign Missions for 
January were $ 28.073 85, 
— There arethirty thousand troops ready for tbe field 
in various parts of Indiana. 
— The value of linen goods exported from England 
last year amounted tn $26,046,260. 
— Sec. Stanton has changed the name of tbe Invalid 
Corps to the Veteran Reserve Corps. 
— Mr. E. Men am, celebrated as a meteorologist- of 
Brooklyn Heights, died Sunday week. 
— The number of applications for patents for 1863 
was 0,014. The number granted 4,170. 
— An auxiliary department in the U. S. Sanitary 
Commission is organized in London, Eng. 
— A beggar in Richmond, recently, in asking for char 
tty, petitioned for food, clothing—or even money. 
— Mazzini has been indicted at Paris as an accom- 
Department of tbe Guff 
By recent arrivals from New Orleans, we 
obtain the following items of interest: 
Gen. Banks took the field on the 19tb, leaving 
for Franklin to direct operations. The force is 
composed of 13,000 cavalry, twenty-four light, 
gnus in four brigades under Gen. Lee, and will 
sweep across the country and thence into Texas. 
Tbe prisoners captured at Fort De Bussey bad 
arrived at New Orleans. 
The gunboat Octorora. one of tbe partic ipants 
in the attack on Fort Powell, had arrived at 
New Orleans for repairs. 
The army of Western Louisiana is moving. 
Gen. Lee’s cavalry advance bad occupied New 
Iberia. 
Two of our gunboats bad crossed Berwick 
Bay and Grand Lake, and ascended Grand River 
nearly to Bute a la Rose, which place they re- 
conuoitered. Before reaching Bute a la Rose, 
they discovered a rebel camp and opened lire 
upon it. The rebqls ran, and the gunboats 
landed a squad of men. who burned the tents 
and camp equipments and captured the 
and ammunition of the entire force. 
Guerrillas have made their appearance in the 
vicinity of Baton Rouge, and had had several 
skirmishes with the 4th Wisconsin mounted 
infantry, resulting invariably in our favor. 
Several prisoners were taken. 
MadisonvUle, a small town ou Lake Ponehar- 
train, opposite New Orleans, lias been evacu¬ 
ated. It was occupied by our forces under Geu. 
Drover on the 13th of January, and extensive 
fortifications were thrown up on the land side. 
These works were left intact, but add nothing to 
the strength of the place for the rebels, as it is 
easily approached by water. The object sought 
by occupying the place was to open communica¬ 
tion with Baton Rouge. Gen. Grover's whole 
force has been ordered to concentrate at the 
latter place. 
The N. Y. 11 raid's Key West letter reports 
the English blockade runner, steamer Norman, 
in attempting to run the blockade off Swanee 
River, was run ashore, and to prevent her fall¬ 
ing into our hands, was burned by her crew. 
Some fifty-five bales of cotton was saved by our 
vessels. 
The Navy Department has received informa¬ 
tion of the capture by tbe U. S. steamer .San 
Jacinto of a schooner laden with one hundred 
and thirty-two bales of cotton, and two barrels 
of turpentine. Her master, Edward J. Narville, 
is a citizen of Maryland, and acknowledges hav¬ 
ing run the blockade. She has no name. 
Markets, Commerce, 
The boats opened 
on the fort, which replied vigorously with the 
liealfifst guns. The cannonade continued an 
hour, when Gen. Smith ordered the 1st and 2d 
Illinois regiments. 16th corps, under Gen. 
Moore, to charge the rifle pit and storm the 
fort. The 119th and 8th Indiana, aud 24th Mis¬ 
souri regiments, charged over deep ditches and 
a thick abattis, in the face of a galling fire, and 
within twenty minutes after the ofider was 
given, the color sergeant planted the American 
flag on the enemy's works. The victory was 
complete, and resulted in the capture of 325 
prisoners, including twenty-four commissioned 
officers; two 4-incli Dahlgren guns, two 4- 
pounders, two 6-pounders, a lot of small arms, 
2,000 barrels of fine powder, an immense quan¬ 
tity of assorted ammunition, and several thou¬ 
sand dollars worth of commissary stores. 
Among the cannon captured are two guns 
belonging to the "Morning Light," two rifled 
guns from the “Harriet Lane,’’ aud one heavy 
gun from the “ Indiauola,’* sunk last year. 
The rebels boast that their iron-plated ram 
Missouri, now in this river, can sink any boat 
in our navy. Tbe Webb and Mary Jane are 
still considered impregnable. 
Two days following the capture of Fort De 
Russey, Admiral Porter's fleet appeared off 
Alexandria, La., and demanded the surrender, 
which was complied with without opposition. 
arms 
THE PROVISION MARKETS. 
NEW YORK, March 25.— ASHES — (Jiilot and Steady 
sales at 58.S7.G lor pots. ami SlU.su |' ( ,r pmrls. 
r Lot K— Market may he quoted Icrs aetlvuand searcel v 
so linn, tales ai tti,5.Yc£«.75 lor superfine State: $d.9a& 
pvfi fi-r extra state: ti.uu for superfine western* 
91 .Vi •( - A‘.'> lor eoiiiiiiuiUci luedtiiKi extra Western • $7 25 
®7,4trfor shipping brand* extra round hoopSl Ohio, and 
lor trade brands the market closing quiet. 
S:Ue* choice extra State at $7,Ut..i7,2S. Canadian 
Flour Ui;ty he quoted quiet and steady: sales at 
motor common, and kijkgs.uofor good to choice extra. 
Rye Flour rules unchanged : sales at #6,*U7r'5,S9 Mrln- 
£rlor to Choice. Core meal ruled quiet; sale* at 
6^0 tor Brandywine: $ 5 , 51151*450 for Jersey; Ss.95 lor com¬ 
mon State and $6,15 for Marsh's calorie. 
, GRAIN-W heat market may t„- quoted <i u ll and easier. 
IrJce.Miiiwtmil a t $ lAVGdkl for Chicago shrli i g; $ l.tfccg.] 
0 , 6 >r Mmvnukce club; Sl.SWa 1> tor amU-r Milwaukee; 
$1 6 \i i,73 for muter red V, extern: *1,74.1,76 for amber 
Ml, ihmn. Rye rules quiet and UliCiiangod; -.ah, at $i,- 
SVG-i-U Harley is In rnn.ler.ttc re-fUe-t; sales, Canada 
AFFAIRS AT WASHINGTON. 
Movements in the West and South-West 
Kentucky.— On the 25th ult,, the rebels 
under Forrest attacked Paducah and burned 
part of the town. Gen. Forrest’s force was 
estimated at 5,000. Col. Hicks, commanding 
the post, occupied the fort below’ the city with 
about 800 men. The rebels made four assaults 
on the fort, and were repulsed each time. 
Three of our gunboats opened on the city 
during its occupation by the enemy, much of 
which was burned, including the ruariue rail¬ 
way and the steamer Arizonia, About three 
thousand of the inhabitants moved across the 
river upon learning of the approach of the 
rebels. Three hundred rebels were killed at 
Paducah, and over 1,000 wounded. 
A dispatch from Columbus, Kv., on the 27th, 
says Forrest and Franklin are between that 
place aud Mayfield. Their forces are in a crip- 
pled condition. Their strength is greater than 
was at first estimated. From 1,200 to 1,500 
KtEFALO, March as — FijOOk—T he market ntilet, 
with a fair demand. 5 .il<q. SC.OO for extra State; 
6,75 for ordinary to choice Uliuol*. Wisconsin and Cana¬ 
dian Spring; $4,75@7,25 for fall- to choice extra red 
wheat; and$7,74 tor choice while wheat. 
GAMA—Wheat market Is dull, hut holders are firm; 
Canada club is I..4-I at »!.*); No. 2 <'ldca.ro -tiring at 
$l,2ft£,l,3i: No. i Chicago ‘bring and No. 2 Milw aukee 
chit- at I!. 74 y;i.M: So. 1 Milwaukee cluh lit $ 1 ,| 0 ; red 
wlntci white Canadian ami Michigan $1.54. 1 1,65 
for ordinary to choice,and white Kciitu- k- SI.75iall.50. 
Corn—There Is no inquiry: prices nominally unchanged ; 
1 R-W held at SLA), amt old V\ c-iem mixed at $J.Z5, front 
store without *alc. Oats firmer wlrh rather more de¬ 
mand; wiles, Cana-ilau at 70c In store. Rve—No sales 
are reported: held at $1,iNaj.au. Barley—dull aud nom¬ 
inal; held at 1 1 JAfn'I.SJ for fair t<- prime Canadian. 
Peas—steady: sales at lie. 
SUB I- Inactive demand. Sale-tft<) hush Tlmothv at 
BAUflyAIl’ 1 , for prime Illinois ami Ml hush on private 
terms; 7ft hueh Clover at $7,00tai7-2ft t and mut-nth on pri¬ 
vate terou-. 
Department of the South. 
The recent raid on Richmond caused the 
rebel Gen. Picket to send several of his regiments 
from North Carolina to Virginia just as he was 
ready to commence operations in this direction. 
These regiments are returning, however, evi¬ 
dently with a view of carrying out their origi¬ 
nal intentions. 
Gov. 4 auce, in his recent speeches, stated 
that General Lee depends on North Carolina for 
the support of his army. He dwells on the Im¬ 
portance of keeping the railroads in good coudi¬ 
tion, on the ground that Lee could not remain in 
Virginia forty-eight hours after they should fail 
to perform their mission. 
The Wilmington (N. C.) Journal, in speaking 
of the success of blockade 
BRIGHTON, March At—B kef Cattlk —Extra, $11.00 
@11.50: 1st quality, $l‘AaJ0,5U; 2d do, $9,0tKa<i,50; 3d do, 
XtUOii-.75 fi OX) hit. Storo-—Vcxrllngs. SOOaHW; 2 rears 
old, fbAflCO; three year* old, J(W<aJLkV Wording Oxen— 
Sales at $1.V>. $I7U. SAM. Mllct, (Viwa—l’iIcon ranging 
from Hu ixi IS). Skwp and i.auibt—Prices lu lou at 
6- 1 *@8.'»c t> It: extra 9 Vc, Swine— *lmlesNlt*, tfiiaS'-c 
*) m; retail.x-j.j lie IS. Lambskins, SS-MWl—4;sfitei- 
skins, Hides, 10c V th. 'fallow at *c. 
Cambridge, March At— Heez Cattle—E xtra *ii@ 
11,60; 1st qnalltv $ ID.inVa^lOJO ; second, quail tv tu.MA:'4i,75, 
third quality $7..VV,i*Ji0. IVnrklUK t.lxcri—*7o. Bl's\.iJiiCN 
Cows ami Calves—S3U,OOjtB7,W. 4 varllnn. fiKt.iOO: 1 wo 
years Old $UO,(K)aOO,U) : tlnve yuars old $30JX\iUJ7’,06, Sheep 
nud Lambs $6.(Oi..fi50 otu h; extra $7.uufiukW, or from 
« to 18. Hides 9tsJ> ; ,e frith. Tallow 9t^,qc»Jb. 
I’elta f.’CM.'Ckd.W each, 
AI.ltAN V, March ts.—B levks—T hu market la belter 
till s week, lining fully rein vend from the depression 
Uiat marked the trade seven day* ago. Although their 
purchase* were comparatively light, the dealer* ad¬ 
vanced price- ■* .< it' o- 1 16, the rise bring ehlefly ou the 
fair to extra grades. The average quality is motleraiely 
fair. 
MlKtcl' Doing hotter this week, although the receipts 
are heavy. An advance of V@. 1 4C \ l b> was established, 
ami the u ark. i closed firm, 
HOOK- A few let* were sold as high as 5 V.-t the 
range, however, being 8@5" 4 c fr> lb. Receipts lor th*) 
week about 7,500. 
runners in getting 
into that port, says that the statistics the past 
year show that on an average only one out of 
twenty had been captured. In rough weather 
the blockaders were obliged to go to sea, which, 
with the exception of dark nights, is the most 
auspicious time for our skillful pilots, who, with 
the aid of cur perfect system of signal lights, 
seldom miss their mark. The report of Gov! 
Vauce, showing the amount of rebel supplies 
ibrough this blockaded port discloses a most 
iartiing state of things. Everything the enemy 
