MAJOR-GENERAL HALLECK, 
of the former slave and the signature of the General 
Commanding who emancipates him. The following 
is a copy of the first: 
It having been proven, to the entire satisfaction of 
the General Commanding the Department of the 
booth, that the bearer, William Jenkins, heretofore 
held in involutary servitude, has been directly em- 
ployed to aid and assist, those in rebellion against 
the United States of America: 
Now, be it known to all that, agreeably to the 
laws, I declare the said person free, and forever ab¬ 
solved from all claims to his services. Both he and 
hm wife, and his children, have full right to go north, 
south, east, or west, as they may decide. 
Given under my hand, at the headquarters of the 
Department of the South, this nineteenth day 
of April, A. D., 1862. I). Hunter, 
Major-General Commanding. 
That document passes into history an the first 
act of Emancipation on the soil of South Carolina 
by the General Government of the United States. 
Its perfect lawfulness and conclusive effect are 
beyond question, for it is based on a law of Con¬ 
gress, put in operation by a Major-General Com¬ 
manding the Department, and the bearer of it is on 
board the steamer Atlantic, on his way to the North. 
He is a negro of intelligence and excellent charac¬ 
ter. His name is rightly given as William Jenkins, 
but. those who have known him as a servant in the 
Chief Quartermaster’s office will more readily re- 
Hkxry \\ aoer Halleck, one of the tour Major- 
Generals of the United States army, was born in 
Oneida county, New York, and entered the military 
aeademyas a West Point cadet in 1835. He stood 
third in the class, and was breveted Second Lieut, of 
Engineers, J uly l, 1839. 
Ho was acting Assist- f |t| 
ant Professor of Engi- 
neering at the Military 
Academy from July, 
1339, to June, 1840. In # 
1841, was the author of 
a military work on G jKv 
“Bitumen and its uses,” ^ y&J Tfljp 
etc. Appointed First 
Lieutenant in January, 
1845. in 1846 he wrote V ” 
a work entitled the 
“ Elements o! Military 
lain, for gallant con¬ 
duct in affairs with the ^ 
enemy on the 19th and . 
20t.h days of November, 
1847, and for meritori- / A 
ous service in Califor- 
nia. Was Secretary of 
State of the province 
of California in the mil- N' N '' 
itary governments of Y\ 
Gens. Kearney, Mason, 
and Riley, from 1S47 to ? c,r **- se 
the end of 1849. He was Chief of the Statf to 
Commodore Shubrick, in naval and military 
operations on the Pacific coast, in 1,847 and 1848; 
and was a member of the convention in 1.849 
to form, and of the committee to draft, the con¬ 
stitution of the State of California. In July, 1863, 
he was appointed. Captain of Engineers, and 
resigned on August 1, 1854. Shortly alter the out¬ 
break of the present rebellion, the Government 
called upon Ilalleck, he responded, was made a 
Major-General August 19, 1,861, and superceded 
Gen. Fremont in the command of the “ Department 
of Missouri.” Subsequently his department was 
enlarged, embracing portions of Kentucky, Tcn- 
erto accomplished, asks: —Will he attain equal 
success io the field? A graduate of West Point, 
and a military writer of recognized authority, there 
is no doubt that he 
has ample science; but 
he retired from the 
army too early to gain 
""IwBml any experience by act- 
• ive service, and his 
practical abilities in 
d* rei!t i°n are yet 
to be tested. Neverthe- 
vf toss can hardly be 
doubted. The whole 
cast ot his mind and 
Ijiraffif Sl character, as n 
exhibited 
Lkt bells in every tower he rung, 
And bon fires blaze abroad; 
Let thanks from every loyal tongue 
In thunder rise to (Jon. 
The doom of Rebellion! is scaled, 
Tiie conquering sword of Mars 
Alone the patriot can wield— 
Gon bless the Stripes and Stars.” 
ecently 
t infallibly 
P promise a successful 
commander. We know 
that he has unceasing 
watchfulness, untiring 
energy, power of con¬ 
centration, a quick and 
sure perception, and 
the great faculty of 
immediate and unerr¬ 
ing decision on sudden 
emergencies. It would 
f} be strange indeed If he 
does not come up to 
the very highest re¬ 
quirements of his new line of action. He takes the 
field at a momentous period. The rebel armies of 
the West, by the late blows at Island No. 10 and at 
Pittsburg Landing, have been driven to extremity. 
II they are followed up with proper skill and 
energy, they cannot possibly save themselves from 
total destruction. General Halleck will find all of 
his command in splendid order, and too numerous 
to feel materially the loss incurred in the late bloody 
battle. No commander ever had a grander object 
to work for, or more effective material to work with, 
and we are sure that he will prove every way equal 
to his work. The seat ot his operations will be so 
far South that to escape the fatal heats of summer 
he will have to move with great.energy. We antici¬ 
pate that within six weeks, at most, he will make 
an end forever of the rebel forces in the South-west, 
and plant the Federal flag, unchallenged, in every 
city from Memphis to the Gulf 
ROCHESTER, N. Y., MAY 24, 1862. 
The armies of the United States came here not to 
destroy, hut to restore order out of chaos, and to 
uphold the government and (he laws in the place of 
the passions of men. To this end. therefore, the 
efforts of all the well disposed are invited to have 
every species of disorder quelled; and if any soldier 
of the United States should so far forget his duty or 
his flag as to commit outrage upon any person or 
property, the Commanding General requests that 
his name be instantly reported to the Provost Mar¬ 
shal, so that he may be punished, and bis wrongful 
act redressed. 
The municipal authority is hereby suspended, 
except so far as the police of the city and crimes are 
concerned, and that power to extend, as before 
indicated. 
All assemblages of persona in the streets, either 
by day or night, Lead to disorder, and are forbidden. 
Various companies composing the Fire Depart¬ 
ment will be permitted to retain their organizations, 
They will report to the Provost Marshal their num¬ 
bers, Air... that they may be known, and not inter¬ 
fered with in their duties. 
Finally, it may be sufficient to add, without further 
enumeration, that all the requirements of martial 
law will be imposed so long as in the judgment of 
the United States authorities it may lie necessary; 
and while it is desired by these authorities to exer¬ 
cise this government mildly, and after the usages of 
the past., it. must not be supposed that it will not lie 
vigorously and firmly administered as the occasion 
calls for. By command of 
Major* General Butler, 
George B. Strong, Asst. Adj.-General, and 
THE WAR’S PROGRESS 
The Occupation of New Orleans. 
Ma.j.-Gkn. Butler has taken possession of New 
Orleans, and issued to the citizens a form of govern¬ 
ment. We give his proclamation, together with the 
incidents occurring at the date of occupation, 
obtaining our information through the rebel press: 
The Memphis Avalanche of the 7th iust. says we 
have advices from New Orleans up to Saturday, 11 
A. M. Gen. Butler has taken the St. Charles Hotel 
for his headquarters. The Evans House on Poy- 
dras has been converted into a hospital. The Jack- 
son Railroad Depot was taken possession of on 
Saturday morning. Several Federal regimeutshad 
been landed at New Orleans. 
The Federal pickets have been extended out as 
far as the crossing of the Jefferson and Jackson 
Railroad. Four gunboats and one transport started 
for Baton Rouge on Saturday morning. 
All the .newspapers in New Orleans are still pub¬ 
lished, though a Federal censor is placed over every 
office. A proclamation from General Butler was 
handed in to all the newspaper offices at New 
Orleans, but they refused to publish it, when a 
guard was sent to the True Della office, who took 
possession ot it. Northern printers were then sent 
for, the proclamation set up. and worked off’ in the 
edition. The following is the proclamation: 
IlEADQCAHTKItrt ()#CAKTM E.VT Q* Til K (JULP, } 
Nkw Orleans, Miy-1,1862. 5 
The city of New Orleans and its environs, with 
all its Interior and exterior defenses, having sur¬ 
rendered to the combined naval and land forces of 
the United States, and being now in the occupation 
of the force of the United States, who have come to 
restore order, maintain public tranquility, and en¬ 
force peace, and quiet under the laws and constitu¬ 
tion of the United States, the Major-General Com¬ 
manding hereby proclaims the object and purpose 
of the Government of the United States in thus 
takiug possession of New Orleans and the State of 
Louisiana, and the rules and regulations by which 
on the secession ot Virginia, and which belonged to 
the United States Treasury. There will be a lively 
time down South if all the Postmasters, Collectors, 
Marshals, Sub-Treasurers and Paymasters, &c., who 
stole the public money when the rebellion broke 
out, shall be called upon to replace it, as the States 
come back under the Federal Union. 
Tuk Loss at Pittsburg Landing.—T he official 
returns of our losses at the battle of Shiloh show a 
terrible array of casualties, our loss having been 
nearly fourteen thousand , killed and wounded and 
missing. Tho following are the figures: 
Divisions. Killed. 
McCIenmnd’s.251 
W. D. L. Wallace’s,.., .228 
Lew. Wallace's.. 43 
Hurl hurt's,....313 
Sherman's,....437 
Prentiss’.......196 
Crittenden's,_ 80 
Ndsou's, .93 
McCook’s, ..94 
Total,..1,735 
.The total killed, wounded, and missing, is 13,661. 
About 300 of the wounded have since died. Our 
burial parties report between 2,500 and 3,000 rebels 
found dead on the field. Beauregard lost not less 
than 20,000 men in killed, wounded, and prisoners, 
and the sick, used up, and panic stricken, during his 
movement from Corinth upon Pittsburg Landing. 
The Battle of Pea Ridge.— The Missouri Dem¬ 
ocrat and Cincinnati Gazette publish the official 
reports of Gen. Curtis and officers commanding 
divisions in the battle of Pea Ridge, Arkansas. 
They are extremely lengthy. Tho following is the 
statement of killed, wounded, and missing: 
1st Day. 2d Day. 
Missing. 
236 
1,163 
of the nature of the criticisms of his management of 
the battle of Shiloh, writes a letter, of which the 
following is the most important part: 
“ I will go on and do my duty to the very best of 
my ability, without praise, and do all 1 can to bring 
the war to a speedy close. I am not un aspirant 
for anything at tho close of the war. There is one 
thing I feel well assured of—that is, I have confi¬ 
dence in every brave man in my command. Those 
who showed the white feather will do all in their 
power to attract attention from themselves. I had 
perhaps a dozen officers arrested lor cowardice on 
the first day's fight. These men are necessarily my 
enemies. As to the talk abou: a .-m prise bore, noth¬ 
ing could be more false. If the enemy had sent up 
word where and when they would attack us, we 
we could not, have been better prepared. Skirmish¬ 
ing had been going on for two days between our 
reeonuoitering parties and the enemy’s advunce. I 
did not believe, however, they intended to make a 
determined attack, but were simply making a recon- 
noissance in force. My headquarters were at Ha- 
| touched. Even the vandalism which has marked so 
many of the acts of the rebels during this war, 
shrunk from the sacrilege of firing this splendid 
structure. 
A good deal has been said in conversation here of 
the feeling of the citizens of Norfolk. All the pub¬ 
lic indications of sentiment in the city thus far have 
certainly been on the side of secession. Scarcely 
half-a-dozen men have ventured to come out boldly 
as Union men. The general tone of conversation, 
where you succeed in getting any, is dull, discon¬ 
tented. and sour. I do not regard this, however, as 
an infallible indication cd settled political sentiment. 
The people unquestionably feel that they have been 
abandoned by their friends and conquered by the 
North. This is never a pleasant feeling, and men 
must be pardoned for not being able to conquer it 
on the instant. 1 saw nothing during my stay in 
the city, which was, it is true, very short, to indicate 
that spiteful hatred of the Union and its friends 
which has been manifested In other quarters. 
The negroes were out in full force, and were all 
in their most smiling holiday attire. Whether it 
was the military show, always so fascinating to the 
negro mind, or the equally strong passion for some¬ 
thing new. or a sanguine perception that all this 
conquest is for their behoof, I do not pretend to say, 
but they certainly seemed to be the parties most 
deeply interested in the pageant of to-day. Quite a 
number of Irismen were in the streets, and they 
were mainly quite free to proclaim their satisfaction 
at the changed aspect in affairs. 1 had quite a politi¬ 
cal talk with a dozen or so of plain, respectable 
people collected on the wharf. They deplore the 
existing* fate of things, but thought the Abolition¬ 
ists mainly to blame for it, and said they were glad 
no more blood had been shed, because it would only 
exasperate the feelings of the people, and it seemed 
alter all that we should b & obliged to live together 
•gain as friends by-atid-by. From what they could 
learn they thought the state of things very critical 
at Richmond. The understanding, when General 
linger withdrew the troops from Norfolk, was that 
they were to go direct by railroad to Petersburgb, 
and thence to Richmond, with a view to a general 
concentration of ail the Southern troops for the 
defense ot that city. But they expressed a good 
deal of apprehension lest McClellan should reach 
Richmond in advance of such a concentration, and 
there either frustrate it at once or form a junction 
with Banks and McDowell from the other side. 
They had advices from Richmond to Friday morn¬ 
ing, but they contained nothing very important. 
The Whig to the 9th continues to express the utmost 
confidence in their ability to repel the "invaders.” 
I believe I have thus given you all that is of 
special interest, (and more, perhaps, than you will 
care to read.) concerning the capture of Norfolk,— 
including the Gosport Navy Yard. Fort Norfolk, 
Craney Island, and all the batteries along the shore 
by which the approaches to the city were to be 
defended.—and last, but not least, the destruction 
of the dreaded monster Merrimae. It was a blood¬ 
less victory, but all the more precious on that 
account. Nor can any one doubt that it is a direct 
Commerce of New Orleans. 
The commercial importance of New Orleans 
is so patent that it will hardly require statistics to 
make the tact apparent, but they will prove interest¬ 
ing. It ranks next to New Yorkupon the American 
continent. It is (or has been) the great receiving 
and distributing point of the West and South-west. 
It was the most important market for cotton, sugar, 
and molasses, and held high rank in coffee, bread- 
stuffs, and provisions. Its banking capital at the 
time of secession amounted to about, twenty million 
—the insurance capital to about, nine million. 
The following will show the value of the foreign 
exports and imports at New Orleans lor six years: 
Exports. Imtmrh. 
1855...$ 65,IKK). 711 $12,923,608 
J*®®. 80,517,963 17,183,327 
1867. 91,514.286 24,981,150 
1866. 88.382.438 19,086.083 
1S5U. 101,634,852 19.349.6H 
1SW. 108,293,567 22.920,349 
COMMANDED BY 
l«t Division. Don. Sijrel,_ 4 -j il 89 38 i44 
2d Division, Geu. Asboth. 3 3 - 17 60 36 119 
3d Division, CoL Davis,. 4 18 - 42 256 9 329 
4th Division, Col, Carr,. 6 29 2 95 491 78 701 
3d Iowa Out., Col Hussey, ... - 1 - 24 18 9 62 
Bowen’s Bat., Msvj. Bowen, ... - 1-12 2 6 
Total,.....1,351 
The rebel officers taken prisoners have been set 
• to work digging up the torpedoes at Yorktown 
which themselves had planted. They groaned 
un<W their work, but the officer in charge told 
them that the planting of torpedoes was not a case 
laid down in the books of civilized warfare. Their 
next experience will be in their own magazines. 
Ordnance Captured since the Commence¬ 
ment op the War.— Since the rebellion broke out 
there have been captured from the Federate, at 
Manassas and elsewhere, thirty pieces of artillery 
The following is a statement of the number of guns 
taken from the rebels: 
Mill Springs intri'nehmenta. 10 
Fort Henry,... ....j j]] 77 
Ulmnoke Island... YYYYYYYYY. 42 
Elizabeth City. ..”.””.1 5 
Bowling Green. 49 
Fort Donelson,. !!."!.!!” 65 
Near Bird's Point, Mo.,.” 0 
Columbus. __....______3. 15 
Fort Clinch, .. 14 
Pea Ridge. ... ..I...1.1 13 
New Madrid, ..’. 57 
Batteries on Potomac... YY. 10 
Shipping Point buttery, .. *_ 6 
Evansport battery. . __ 7 
Other Potomac batteries,. *' 10 
Newborn, N. C.,...,. YYYYYYYYYYYY.Y 61 
Island No. 10 and shore batteries.. 110 
Fort Pulaski___ 47 
Fort Mat-on._ 50 
Yorktown .. 71 
Norfolk, Craney Island, Sew all’s Point. Pigs Point, 
etc. .. .182 
Fort Jackson, New Orleans..150 
Fort St. Philip, New Orleans.[ .135 
Miscellaneous,.. 10 
On vessels,_ 6 
his further orders, by martial taw, 
All persons in arms against the United States are 
required to surrender themselves, with their arms, 
equipments, and munitions of war. The body 
known as the European Legion, not being under¬ 
stood to be in arms against the United States, but, 
organized to protect the lives and property of the 
citizens, are invited still to co-operate with the forces 
of the l mted States, to that end, and so acting will 
not he Included in the terms of this order, blit will 
report to these heailquartei .s. 
All ensigns, flags, devices, tending to uphold any 
authority whatever, save the flags’of the United 
fetates and those of foreign consulates, must not. be 
exhibited, but. suppressed. The American ensign, 
the onIIdem ot the t uited States, must be treated 
with the utmost deference aud respect t.y all persons. 
rinin nf dini/iM.t .1__. 
Interesting Intelligence from Norfolk. 
Tiie correspondent of the New York Times , 
under date of the 11th inst., writes as follows: 
I seized the first opportunity, to-day, to take a look 
at the fortifications by which Norfolk has been so 
long defended against our fleet. It is easy to see 
that their strength has not been exaggerated. The 
works on Sewall's Point are quite extensive, in¬ 
tended for forty guns, only twenty-three ot which, 
however, have ever been mounted, and ot these 
only seven now remain. Craney Island—long, low 
and level — stands just at the entrance of the chan¬ 
nel. and has upon it a very formidule series of 
skillfully constructed earth works, intended for fifty 
guns, of which thirty-nine had been mounted,— 
mostly nine and ten-inch Dahlgrens, though there 
were also rifled and Parrot guns among them. 
There were also nine finished casemates on the 
north bastion, and five unfinished. The works are 
all admirably constructed. 
Next beyond Crauey Island, on the right, is a 
most beautiful seiui-circular water battery, with 11 
casemates, and finished in as fine style as any works 
of a similar kind I have ever seen. Still fun her on, 
upon the same side, is still another battery, while on 
the opposite shore stands Fort Norfolk. All these 
works together constitute a gantlet which it cer¬ 
tainly would not be prudent in auy but the most 
powerful vessels of war to attempt to run. Then, 
too, just below these batteries, directly across the 
channel, has been driven a line of piles, an opening 
being left iu the middle for the passage of vessels, 
intended, however, to be closed iu an emergency by 
sinking the immense hulk of the old United States, 
which lies close by for preparation. Upon these 
piles the San Jacinto, as she was going in to-day, 
stuck fast for a couple of hours, but finally extricated 
herself without injury. 
The rebels succeeded in almost completely 
destroying the Navy Yard last night. Hundreds 
of them were busy in setting fire to all the build¬ 
ings and all the vessels, and this morning little 
remains but smoking ruins aud a dismal desolation. 
The great eastern and western ship-houses, the 
marine barracks, officers’ quarters, smiths' shops, 
engine houses, &c.. were all consumed. The rebels 
Our Army in front of Corinth. 
The correspondent of the N. Y. World gives us 
the following interesting intelligence from his field 
of observation: 
The national forces now in this region are under 
the immediate command of Major-General Halleck. 
They are divided into three corps »/’ armee ,—the 
Army ot the Ohio, the Army of the Tennessee, and 
the Army of the Mississippi, The Army of the Ten¬ 
nessee is divided into two grand divisions, com¬ 
manded by Maj.-Generals Thomas and MeClernand, 
and into divisions, commanded by Major-General 
Lew. Wallace, Brigadier-Generals Davies, T. \V. 
Sherman, Hurlbut, McKean, and Crittenden. The 
Army ot the Ohio is commanded in person by Maj,- 
General Buell, and the divisions commanded by 
Brigadier-Generals McCook, Nelson, Mitchell, and 
W oods. The Army of the Mississippi is commanded 
by Major-General Pope in person, and its divisions 
commanded by Brigadier-Generals Paine, Stanley, 
and Hamilton. 
Such are the general outlines of the present organi¬ 
zation ot tho army before Corinth, subject, of course, 
to changes from day to day. 
The order of succession is arranged so that Gen. 
Grant is second in command—that General being 
without auy special command—his late army being 
distributed between Gens. MeClernand aud Thomas. 
This distinction is a further mark of Gen. Ilulleck’s 
favor, which has been unmistakably shown on pre¬ 
vious occasions, while the slight of Major-General 
Wallace, who was confirmed at the same time with 
Grant, is construed iuto a mark of disapprobation. 
The order of attack has been one of the mpst 
fruitful themes for speculation during the past 
week. The line of battle, as it is called, or the line 
which our forces describe in approaching the enemy, 
is one that puzzles the heroes of a dozen battles. It 
is settled 
Total,.1,148 
This list is made up from newspaper sources. 
Could the facts be more accurately got at, it is 
probable that the entire number of cannon, large 
and small, captured from the enemy, would be con¬ 
siderably increased. 
Employment of Contrabands.—T he following 
instructions have been sent to the Flag Officer of 
each of the blockading squadrons: 
Navy Dei-artmk.vt, April 30, 1862 
Sir: The approach of the hot and sickly season 
upon the southern coast of the United States ren¬ 
ders it imperative that every precaution should be 
used by the officers commanding vessels to continue 
the excellent sanitary condition of their crews. The 
large number of persons known as “contrabands,” 
flocking to the protection of the United States flag, 
affords an opportunity to provide in every depart¬ 
ment of a snip, especially for boats’ crews, accli¬ 
mated labor. The Flag Officers are required to 
obtain the services of these persons for the country, 
by enlisting them freely in the navy, with their con¬ 
sent. rating them as buys, at $8, $9, or $10 per 
month, and one ration. Let a monthly return be 
made of the Dumber of this class of persons em¬ 
ployed on each vessel under your command. 
1 am, respectfully, your ob’t servant, 
Gideon Welles. 
A Stirring Inciden 
, we believe now. that to Gen. Pope has 
been assigned the left wing, to Gen. Buell the eeu- 
ter. and to General Thomas the right, while Geueral 
MeClernand has the reserve. Thus far all is clear 
and well defined. By some reason or other, proba¬ 
bly from his peculiar fitness for the position, aud 
from the metal ot which his army is composed, Gen. 
Pope has also the advance of the column. Within 
certain limits he seems to be the front of a piercing 
wedge, the corps of the rest falling in behind him, 
while he describes a half circuit round the enemy, 
the center and right falling more directly into line 
before the enemy’s position. 
General Grant, iu reply to a letter informing him 
ooni,,,., H, • is «iiv* wi'Y mu 
seen, their licenses, and will be held lot-good order 
m .respective places. 
force will be kept in the cits' to preserve 
0I ^ J « .maintain the laws. * 1 
Th our pt&m the laws. 
rii-t-Jme , A m crican soldiers by any disorderly 
L’l.fimi ' ,10 to is simply assassination and murder. 
The owner w ’V ,e *° regarded and punished, 
sh ill Iu. house in which such murder 
aud his linns 1 11 ''r Y! 1 ,Jt! hcM responsible therefor. 
cnwff S e f^2f t j is J uv h»nces of the peace, and 
forces or hwsof rl .. ua . t ' m '. Interfering with the 
to n u.n . 01 Y*® 1 n . u, ' tl States, will be referred 
aty court martial lor trial and punishment. 
A correspondent of the 
Tnhune. describing the battle at Williamsburg, at 
the moment when eight thousand of our brave 
fellows stood like a wall of rock to repel the assault 
of twenty-five thousand of the fresh troops of the 
enemy, narrates the following incident: 
“ Brigadier Berry, of the stout State of Maine, 
wading through the mud and rain at such speed 
that he actually overtook and passed three other 
