M*al 
NEWS 2DEI 5 A.nXlVTEISrT. 
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Leaveb fall, but lo, the young hud* peep I 
Flowers die, but still tlieir seed shall bloom I 
From death the quick young life will leap, 
When Bpring shall come and touch the tomb. 
The splendid shiver of brave blood 
Is thrilling through our country now, 
And she who In old times withstood 
The tyrant, lifts again her brow. 
God's precious ehurge we sternly keep 
Unto the final victory; 
With freedom we will live, or sleep 
With our great dead who Bet us free, 
God forget us when we forget 
To keep the old flag flying yet. 
ROCHESTER, N. Y., APRIL 18, 1863. 
Department of tho South. 
For some time a brigade of Federal troops 
has occupied Little Washington, N. C. On the 
5th inst. a large body of rebels, under Gen. Ilill, 
appeared before the town and demanded its sur¬ 
render. Gen. Foster declined. Gen. Hill then 
demanded the removal of the women and chil¬ 
dren previous to shelling the town. This, also. 
Gen. Foster refused. The Richmond Dutpalch 
of the 9th inst. says:—“ Our troops hud captured 
the batteries at Hills, situated on the banks of 
Tar river, seven miles below the town, which 
position gives us an open field and a fair fight 
with the Yankee shipping. Two gunboats, fol¬ 
lowed by several large transports, loaded with 
troops from Newborn, to rc-enforce Washington, 
attempted to run our blockade at Hill’s Point, 
on Friday, when they were fired upon by our 
batteries, and so badly damaged as to be forced 
to put back. They could not puss our guns, and 
at last accounts the enemy were lauding troops 
below our works at Hill's Point. In the attempt 
to go by the steamer Louisiana was sunk by our 
guns. There are about 2 000 negroes in Little 
Washington, whom the enemy tried to got out, but 
failed.” 
The Philadelphia Unite,tin, of tho 10th, learns 
from a passenger just arrived in the steamer 
Emollo, the following facts in reference to Gen. 
Foster’s position at Little Washington: 
One vessel hud reached Gen. Foster since the 
rebels had surrounded his camp. Two of our 
gunboats, the Hunchback and the Smithfield, had 
for some days been stationed just below a rebel 
battery, and bad kept the rebels busy in replying 
to their shots. As the Emellc left Newborn, two 
Union gunboats had arrived, and were about 
starting up lo the relief of Gen. Foster. Land 
re-enforcements are also on their way to relieve 
Gen. Foster, but none had readied Little Wash¬ 
ington at last advices. It was the opinion of our 
informant that Gen. Foster could hold out some 
seven or eight days from date of the sailing of the 
Emelic, as communication by means of small 
boats, had been made with him during the siege. 
ironclads to enter the harbor. The order was to 
proceed in single file. 
The Wehawken was the leading vessel, having 
in front of her a scow and Ericcsorrs torpedo ex¬ 
ploder, or “ Devil” as it has been called. The 
Ironsides was the fifth in line, and the Keokuk 
was the last In this order the bar was passed 
in safety, without deteulion. 
The order given to the' commanders of the va¬ 
rious vessels was to keep right on straight 
up the harbor to within 1.000 yards of the forts, 
directing their efforts principally against Fort 
Sumter. lu this order the fleet moved on gal¬ 
lantly toward Forts Sumter and Moultrie, tho 
rebels withholding their lire until well up the 
harbor. The Ironsides stopped in front of Fort 
Moultrie, and then slipped her anchor, it being 
dangerous to take her further up as she drew 
over fifteen feet of water. At this moment there 
seemed to be a temporary misunderstanding, and 
all the other ironclads, except one or two, gather- 
are said to be so hedged in that escape is diffi- infantry regiments in town, with the cavalry I.IST OF NEW A1 )V Fit risi vtt 
cult. Three cotton laden schooners were cap- pickets, held him at hay until their ammunition J *UNt$, 
tured near Panchatoula. 
Scouting parties sent out into Armite county 
met a small force of rebel cavalry, with whom 
they had a short skirmish. Ten rebels killed. 17 
wounded, and 5 captured. Our loss 4 wounded. 
Gens. Weitzel's and Grover's forces are with- 
was exhausted. The dense smoke and atmos¬ 
phere favored their operations, enabling them lo 
approach very near without our being enabled to 
observe them. Our siege guns and our light 
batteries opened upon them with murderous 
effect, literally strewing the ground with men 
and horses. 1 had halted Stanley four miles out 
on the Murfreesboro road, lie at once crossed 
in supporting distance of each other. General forces over to Haight's Mills, vigorously at- 
Emory's division had been sent to join them. It Foster s division, capturing six pieces of 
. . „ p . artillery, and some 200 prisoners, but owing to 
is believed that Gen. Emory writ command a the unfavorable nature of the oountrr, was una- 
Btrong movement up the Atcbafalqua. hie to hold them, being attacked liy greatly 
Business at New Orleans is rather on the in- superior numbers, outflanked, and nearly sur- 
c-paj-o rounded. Our Iobs in killed and wounded is 
is believed that Gen. Emory will command a 
Btrong movement up the Atcbafalqua. 
Business at New Orleans is rather on the in¬ 
crease. 
It is said by the people from Dixie that there 
is a large quantity of cotton hidden away by the 
country people, until Government gets posses¬ 
sion, when it will be exposed. Much of this cot¬ 
ton lias been reported burned by the rebel Gov¬ 
ernment, The receipt entitling the bolder to so 
much per pound out of the Confederate treasury 
ASHi.-nee B Sale of Pnteut Ri K bt*. 
Smooth Cana Blackherrc—H H Doolittle. 
Si'tiPcA f'o. Numeric, K Tsvlor. 
tthoice Fear and Ap f do Trees -T G Yeomans 
Tobacco Seed—.Diliox Risinc. 
Flkx Seed—F. W BUtchford. 
Agents Wanton K G Storke. 
Tobacco tor Sale-3 Henderson. 
Cranberry Plante—Geo A Bates. 
Rpctlnl Not teen. 
The best Macftr.lne— Tieknor & Fields. 
Coughs, Coles—Brown's Bronchial Trachea 
Use Caution—D B De Land & Co. 
less than 100, while the enemy’s cannot be less 
than three times that number. Vo 
They were repnlsed on all sides, and driven 
until darkness prevented the pursuit - 
CapL McIntyre, of the 4th regulars, took the -si 
battery and prisoners, bringing off thirty of the V( . ar 
latt«r. G. Granger, Maj.-Gen. 
W. S. RosecraxsJ Maj-Gen. — T 
®f)C (lonbcnset 
— Ship building in Maine promises to bo brisk ttb 
year. 
A special dispatch fo the Cincinnati Commer¬ 
ce about the Ironsides, supposing she had is not very highly prized by any one; but the cictl from Murfreesboro on the 12th, says Colonel 
r. /I e.el nAAit/.#! ... ITb,. t. * 1 1 - . i . I !_• .1 . 1 . . ..... , > J 
grounded and needed their assistance. The hidden staple is considered as good as so much 
Keokuk had kept along until she led the line, 
and had advanced to within 400 yards of Sumter, 
against whose granite walls she hurled her shot 
with all the rapidity that the energy of her brave 
crew could command. 
The rebels immediately concentrated their fire 
on the Keokuk, which assumed to lead in the 
attack. From smarter, Moultrie, Beauregard, 
and from a fort erected on middle ground, the 
gold whenever the market is open. A schooner 
load or two finds its way occasionally to the city, 
much to tho discomfiture of the blufent rebels of 
the city, who would rather see the Confederacy 
and all it contains destroyed than that it should 
Wilder has returned from his expedition via 
Lebanon and Goodrich. He captured 29 rebels, 
destroyed 5.000 bushels of wheat, as much corn, 
and a large quantity of bacon. Col. Wilder also 
brought in 360 negroes. Several rebels in Con¬ 
federate uniforms were shot during the past 
come again under the stars and stripes. Of week. This expedition recently captured 700 
course, in their patriotic aspirations they very 
generally preserved themselves and their friends 
from the general destruction, being careful to 
fire of 400 or 500 guns were concentrated upon keep in sight of our starry flag to prevent being 
The situation of Gen. Foster was. however, crit¬ 
ical, and everything depended on succor reach¬ 
ing him quickly, as tho rebel force was very 
heavy. 
An officer who arrived at Fortress Monroe on 
the 11th, from the North Carolina coast, says that 
it is believed among our forces, the information 
coming from what was believed a reliable source, 
that Gen. Lougstreet some time ago made appli¬ 
cation to .Jeff. Davis for 60,000 troops for the pur¬ 
pose of clearing Albemarle Sound, and he was 
informed that he could have 30,000 of the army 
of tho Rappahannock, but must obtain the bal¬ 
ance of Gov. Vance, of North Carolina. It is 
further reported that one of the Mills is in com¬ 
mand. 
Tho S. li. Spaulding arrived at Fortress Mon¬ 
roe on the 12th, from More head City. Nocommu- 
nication has been received at Newborn from Gen. 
Foster since Wednesday. Men, women and 
Children are leaving New hern. 7,000 troops, at¬ 
tempting to reach Little Washington from New- 
bern, were driven back 8 miles on Wednesday, 
with a loss of 50 men. The last accounts from 
Gem Foster state that the rebels had sent him 
three flags of truce for him to surrender Little 
Washington. Fosters reply to the last was to 
send no more Hag.*, if they did he would capture 
them, aud if they wanted Little Washington they 
must come and take it. 
bombardment of charleston. 
The gunboat Flambeau arrived at Old Point 
on Saturday afternoon, 11th inst,, bringing the 
officers of the ironclad Keokuk, disabled in the 
engagement at Charleston and sunk next day. 
From the participants in the engagement we 
gather the following interesting particulars: 
The fleet, after leaving Ilillon Head, rendez¬ 
voused in the waters of the Kdisio several days, 
and were occupied in gathering the vessels, issu¬ 
ing orders, and otherwise organizing for the 
great combat All being completed, the fleet 
left in detachments and assembled off Charleston 
on Sunday, 5th inst. The ironclad fleet crossed 
the bar and entered the harbor on Monday. The 
Keokuk, drawing less water than any ot the 
others, was sent in ahead to find the channel and 
replace the buoys. Proceeding up the main 
channel, the Keokuk found an easy entrance with 
18 feetof water in the shallowest place—more than 
has ever before been found on Charleston Bar. 
The buoys were replaced without opposition. 
The Keokuk returned to the fleet, and on the 
morning of the 7th the order was given to the 
s the devoted vessel. Such a lire had never in the 
j history of the world been equaled. It was met 
, by the officers of the Keokuk with heroic l’orti- 
. tude. Her guns were worked with vigor and 
i precision, and their weight and force were mak- 
. ing their mark upon the Avails of Sunder. It 
, soon, however, became apparent that she had 
i. none of the impregnabiliiy of Kriccson'a nioui- 
I itors, and that as an Ironclad she was a failure. 
I The rebel balls seemed to penetrate her as easily 
i as if she had been a wooden vessel. The port 
i holes were shattered and became jammed, and 
. her guns practically unmanageable. During the 
\ thirty minute* she remained under fire 100 shots 
struck her, 90 of which were water-line shots, 
, such as would make her leak. In fact, she was 
perfectly riddled. Her flag was shot into tatters, 
her whole sides were battered and bruised aud 
pierced. Perceiving the injuries she had receiv- 
i ed, the Admiral signaled her to retire out of 
, range. This she did in safety. Meantime the 
■ monitor Nabant and CV.skill had moved up to 
the support of the Keokuk, and engaged Fort 
Bumler. The Ironsides and other vessels with 
longer range were div iding the range with Moul¬ 
trie and Sumter, and upon the latter fort a heavy 
fire was directed, and it is believed not without 
effect The tight wus kept up from 1 to 5 o’clock, 
when, in obedience to the Admiral's signal, the 
fleet returned slowly, receiving and returning 
tho rebel lire until they had gone over the bar. 
The Wehawken was assigned the important 
duty to examine, and, if possible, to fire the ob¬ 
structions which the rebels have placed across 
between Sumter and Moultrie. Protected by Ihe 
scow and tf devil” in front of her, she pushed 
straight up to the obstructions, which were found 
to be a net-work of chains and cables, stretching 
across the harbor, which she found it was impos¬ 
sible to run without foundering her propeller. 
To this network the rebels arc supposed to have 
suspended torpedoes and other explosives. 
Having completed the examination and tested 
the impossibility of working up the harbor until 
means arc devised for the removal of these ob¬ 
structions, the Wehawken retired and reported 
to Admiral Dupont, who ordered a cessation of 
the conflict 
The loss of life and damage inside of the fort 
is not known, but it is believed to have been con¬ 
siderable. Fort Moultrie was also much ham¬ 
mered, and at least one gun was dismounted. It 
is believed that the damage caused to Fort Sum¬ 
ter by our fire was serious. Bo far as it showed 
externally, it consisted of two embrazures being 
knocked into one. and numerous Indentalions 
into the wall, which a few hours pounding would 
convert into a serious breach. Beyond the sink * 
ing of the Keokuk, the damage to the ironclads 
is very slight, not more than it would take 24 hours 
to repair. They all came out of the contest in fight¬ 
ing trim. The Ironsides w r as hit frequently, but 
beside having one port shutter injured, was un¬ 
harmed. 
The Keokuk sunk next morning about 1,000 
yards from Morris island beach. She had thir¬ 
teen wounded, two of which will probably die. 
The affair might be summed up thus. We 
have entered Charleston harbor, engaged the 
rebel forts three hours, damaged Sumter severely, 
and had a crowning proof of the invulnerability 
of the Monitor fleet. 
Department of the Galt 
Col. Dudley's brigade had made an expe¬ 
dition to a point on the west side of the Missis¬ 
sippi, half way between Port Hudson and Point 
Coupee, and burned the rebel steamer Hope, 
with COO barrels of molasses, and at Ilennilage 
Landing destroyed 1 600 barrels of molasses, a 
rebel machine shop, and granary containing 15,- 
000 bushels of corn, besides several buildings, in¬ 
cluding the Post- Office. 
Our expedition to Panchatoula and Pass Man- 
chae, was completely successful. The troops 
consisted of the 6th Michigan battalion, of the 
165th N. Y., and a part of tho 177th N. Y,, and 
24th Maine, with two pieces of artillery com¬ 
manded by men from the 9th Connecticut. The 
gunboat Baratariaand yacht Cornypheus accom¬ 
panied them. Panchatoula was occupied after 
some skirmishing with the rebel cavalry, some 
300 strong, aud the railroad bridge two miles be¬ 
yond was destroyed after the rebels bad been 1 
driven from it by a detachment of the 6th Michi¬ 
gan. The bridge was 500 feet long. A large 
amount of flour, tobacco and stores fell into our 
hands. Our forces occupy Panchatoula, Spring- 
field and Pass Manchac, and the rebel cavalry < 
id. Such a lire bad never in the drafted into the rebel army. But as soon as the 
m id been equaled. It was met cat succeeds in drawing the chestnut from the 
[ the Keokuk with heroic lord- (ire these watchful monkeys will be ready to 
■ wore worked with vigor and come and share in the eating, 
eir weight aud force were mak- Texas advices, through rebel sources, say Mc- 
upon the Avails of Bumler. It Gruder issued orders, granting all persons per- 
became apparent that she had mission to transport cotton lo the Mexican fron- 
regnabiliiy of KricCfeon a moui- tier. He says il is impossible to sustain the army 
s an ironclad she was a failure, without purchasing with cotton supplies brought 
teemed to penetrate her as easily f rom foreign countries. 
•on a wooden vessel. The port __ 
eied and became jammed, and ^ , 
illy unmanageable. During the Mov ® mcnt8 1,1 the We8t and South-West 
ie remained under fire 100 shots KKNTiCKY.-Gen. Mitchell, with 350 cavalry, 
if which were water-line shots. '™ Dl ' ou i?" 1,ie 6fJj )nst -> on the Lc,jan< >n pike to 
ake her leak. In fact, she was C ; m ' n n,U » da8,lin 8 '»<« a rebel camp where 
. Her flag was shot into tatters, thero was a number of conscripts. He 
veic battered and bruised and took md klU ? d flve > Wld ^ptured all their 
ving the injuries she had receiv- arm8 ’ equipments, *c. The rebels were 
signaled her to retire out of composed of parts of Morgan's and McCulloch's 
i did in safety. Meantime the , A ™° n « 110 P! lfouer8 Capt. Bradley, 
and CV.skill had moved up to ? tbe 1 , Slh ru jd r< - lnu ' nt ' aud a Lieutenant of 
lie Keokuk, and engaged Fort M ^an’B Cavalry. A still-house, containing 100 
•onsides anil other vessels with <:askR ol 1 | < i uor ’ WaS d <^oyed. The place bad 
•e dividing the range with Moul- beeD »'^d as a conscription rendezvous, One 
and upon the latter fort a heavy man " a8 wou " dcd 0,1 0,,r eide ’ Gen ' Shell's 
, and it is believed not without command uiade a ,narch of 65 ffiiles in ™ hours, 
was kept up from 1 to 5 o'clock, Missouri.— The following has been received 
ce to the Admiral’s signal, the- ft t headquarters of the army: 
Oivly, receiving and returning 8t - Lotus, April 7, 
il they bad gone Over the bar. W? lL , W ' General 
. , . Llunt telegraphs from Leavenworth as follows: 
n Auis assigned the important Major Bauson, of I lie 6lh Kansas, informs me that 
and, if possible, to fire the ob- he has destroyed Hick's band of guerrillas in 
the rebels have placed across -Liclcson Co.. Missouri, killing 17, and hanging 
and Moultrie. Protected bv the f« a « ed Iu ^ robb «7. «»' "«c Bam Gaily. 
., •’ He ali»o recovered some of the contrabands, and 
l in front of her, she pushed captured 21 of the bushwhacker’s horses and 
• obstructions, which were found seven guerrilla caiups. S. R. Curtis. 
of chains and cables, stretching Tennessee. — Dispatches from Murfreesboro 
which she found it was impos- give the following accountof the light near Bnow 
lout foundering her propeller. Hill: 
the rebels are supposed to have On the 2d inst., Gen. Stanley, with 200 cav- 
i'does and other explosives, airy and Col. Mathews’ infantry brigade, started 
•d the examination and tested to capture Morgan's and Wharton’s 8th regiment 
ot working up the harbor until of iniautry and cavalry, at Snow Hill. Beyond 
d for the reinov al ol these ob- Auber they drove in the rebel pickets. The 7th 
ehawken retired and reported Pennsylvania cavalry turned the rebel right, 
mt, who ordered a cessation of while Mimby’s and-’s cavalry brigade and 
Newell’s battery moved up in front The enemy 
and damage itisidu of the fort fled. 
it is believed to have been con- Their pickets were next encountered west of 
Moultrie avos also much ham* Liberty, and a considerable force of rebels were 
st one gun ivas dismounted. It posted on tbe bluffs on the opposite side of 
io damage caused fo Fort Sum- Smith’s Ford. They resisted aud were driven 
s serious. So tar as it showed back, and formed again on Dry Fork, from 
risted of two embrazures being whence they were again driven. ’ 
p. and numerous Indentations The rebels then formed a third and stronger 
ih a few hours pounding would line on Snow Hill. The 2d and 4th Ohio cavalry 
ioua breach. Beyond the sink * were sent to the enemy’s rear. They charged 
k, the damage to the irouclads with saber in band, and broke the enemy’s lines, 
uore than it would take 24 hours when the fight ended in the flight of the rebels. 
I came out of the contest in fight- The rebel loss was from fifteen fo twenty killed, 
ausides was bit frequently, but a number wounded, and sixty prisoners. Gen. 
1 I’ 01 '* shutter injured, was uu- Stanley also captured 300 horses and mules, a 
quantity of bacon and wheat, and destroyed con- 
ink next morning about 1,000 siderable forage. 
i Island beach. She had tliir- Our loss was cue private of the 7tli Penn, cav- 
<i ot which will probably die. airy killed, and two slightly wounded. General 
lit lie summed up thus, be Stanley returned fo Murfreesboro by way of Leba- 
mleston harbor, engaged the non, capturing six prisoners at the latter point, 
)urs, damaged Sumter severely, Mvrvrkksboko, Apr il 6. 
lg proof of the invulnerability To Mojor-Gcmrcd II. \V. HuUerJr , Washing- 
d. ton: — General Stanley bus returned from bis 
__ scout, bringing in some lo or 50 prisoners and 
,, 3U0 serviceable horses and mules, lie drove 
horses and mulep, 200 prisoners, 200 negroes, and 
has destroyed much rebel forage and subsistence, 
Mississippi — A special dispatch to the Chi¬ 
cago Tunes, from Helena, Ark., April 9th, says 
the entire Tallabatclrie fleet, consisting of trans¬ 
ports under Ross and Quinby, aud numerous 
gunboats, arrived last night. The expedition, 
which hail been absent about forty-three days, 
left. Fort Greenwood Sunday. Ah soon as the 
hustle was observed by the enemy, they opened 
a brisk fire upon the woods where the batteries 
had been planted, which continued till the last 
boat steamed up the river. On the passage the 
boats were frequently fired on by the rebels. A 
number of soldiers were wounded, and 25 or 30 
killed. The divisions under Quinby and Ilovey 
were ordered fo Vicksburg. 
The first reconnoissance at Haines’ Bluff 
was made by Admiral Porter. The object was 
one of reconnoissance only. They proceeded 
within range of the rebel batteries and fired sev- j 
erul shots at them, but the shots were not re : 
turned. 
There is nothing new from Vicksburg. The 
health of our army was improving rapidly. 
The weather is very fine. General Grant has 
removed his headquarters to M illiken's Bend. A 
flag of truce went to Vicksburg on tbe 4th inst, 
accompanied by Gen. Grant in person. His 
mission is a secret one. 
Rebel advices from Fort Pemberton fo the 5th 
inst,, pay the Federal troops commenced retiring 
on the night of the 4th, and are rapidly retreat¬ 
ing. We shelled their camps and transports 
and disabled one of their boats. 
AFFAIRS 
WASHINGTON. 
It is understood that dispatches just prepared GazectU', a,ter « Brief illness, on the 2d inst., aged 
by Secretary Seward to Minister Adams in Lon- 
don, lake decided grounds against the fitting out ' with the exce i ,tion of 100 in hospitals, the ia*t of the 
in English porta of piratical vessels fo prey upon rcl>cl prif0ner8 llt Cttm P Douglas, Chicago, have left for 
our commerce. The English Government is in thcSonth - 
formed that its course in not endeavoring to pre- — ° f lhe 20,139 men of w h ( >m tills state is deficient io 
_. w , , , , . _ . . auNwering the call for troops. 18,523 are duo from New 
vent their fitting out, is regurded as unfriendly to _ k cit 
this Government, and a solemn protest is entered ' ' 
against a continuance of its policy in this respect f n< f Ncw Legislature will have 
The Indian Bureau lias entered info a treaty Democrats, 
of friendship with the representatives of the . .. . . 
,, , . . , ,, , , — During the ten days prior to April 1, over 38,000,000 
Kansas and Apache Indians,by which they are to of money was issued by the for the payment of 
— The prospects of a large fruit yield in Ohio are said 
to be encouraging. 
— Four-fifths of the adult population of California 
men without wives. 
— There are 183,856 white men in California, and on]. 
18,149 white women. 
— A man in Manchester, N. H., offers to insure persons 
from the draft for $200. 
— The only States in the Union which have no tanks 
are California and Oregon. 
— Four out of every five white men are bachelors in 
California, aud from necessity. 
— Hon Ezra Cornell has given $50,000 to the village of 
Ithaca, to found a public library. 
— The Government receipts from taxes, &c., reached 
two millions on Wednesday week. 
— Diphtheria is said to he carrying off many victims in 
the central portion of Lower Canada. 
— AVilliam A. Buckingham, Rep , has been elected 
Governor of Connecticut for the sixth time. 
— Lafayette's daughter died in Turin a short time since. 
She was the Countess de la Tour Maubourg. 
— The latest story about the rebel capital is that it is to 
be removed from Richmond to Chattanooga. 
— Accounts from the West generally concur in repre¬ 
senting the growing wheat in fine condition. 
— There are in the present California Lagislature 113 
members, 36 of whom were born hi New England. 
— There are, it is said, 50,001) barrels of crude oil up the 
Alleghany, Fa , awaiting the first, rise to come down. 
— News from the Gulf states that yellow fever is assum¬ 
ing a malignant, form in the extreme Southern States. 
— The Lexington (Ky.) Observer announces that John 
J. Crittenden is a candidate for re election to Congress. 
— Iri Richmond, according to the papers of that city, the 
price of a bushel of corn is $7 50; of a barrel of flour 
$31. 
— Ex-Assistant Secretary of War, Wolcott, died on 
Monday week. He was formerly Attorney General of 
Oliio. 
— John Marshall, a survivor of the first battle of York- 
town, died in Warren, N. Y., on the 20th March, aged 98 
years. 
— Asparagus, tomatoes, green peas and new potatoes 
were in the San Francisco markets us early as the 10th of 
March. 
— A Turin letter of March 16th, in the London Times, 
announces that the career of Pope I'ius is fast drawing to 
a close. 
— Mr. Milton M. Powers, editor of the Columbus, (O.,) 
Gazeette, died after u brief illness, on the 2d inst., aged 
30 yearn. 
— With the exception of 100 in hospitals, the last of the 
rebel prisoners at Cump Douglas, Chicago, have left for 
the South. 
— Of the 29,139 men of whom tills State is deficient in 
answering ihe call for troops, 18,523 are duo frura New 
York city. 
— The next New Hampshire Legislature will hare 
twelve members named Smith, seven Republicans and five 
Democrats. 
receive, unnually, $25,000 worth of agricultural the soldiers, 
implements, and agree to locate themselves re- _ Miyor Genenil Birney ha9 ordered one thousand 
mote from tbe line of emigrant travel. Tbe del- crosses of honor to be presented to the bravest soldiers of 
egation of Utes now in Washington, express a his command. 
friendly disposition, aud doubtless a treaty will — During the month of March 5,300,000 pennies were 
be made with that tribe next summer. coined at the Philadelphia Mint. [ By whom have they all 
Tho Post-Office Department has issued an been absorbed ? 
Order fo Post-Masters, directing them, from and —In New York Monday week “the weather was de- 
al ter the first Of May, fo collect iu specie, or its lightfully mild and spring like. Fires and overcoats were 
equivalent, all postage due on all unpaid letters ’A” 10 unnecessary ” 
from foreign countries in the mails dispatched to — A tetter from Quebec to the Montreal Herald in reia 
this country from Great Britain, France, Ireland, tion to <: ' a " adl,m finances, says the deficiency tills year will 
Prussia, Bremen or Belgium. The order at pres- be nparlj i3,(KK) > 000 
cut applies only to these mails. Under existing ' John Bri sK 11 ie cminentfriend of liberty and of tho 
postal arrangements postage collected on foreign Araen<an <auiit ' in E "S ,ftnd > proposes to visit this country 
letters must be accounted l’or to the foreign gov- S °° n ^ 1<!ace is rcttorf ' 1 ' 
ernmente in specie, or its equivalent, aud hence — The aniouut of mtmml avenue in Rhode island will 
... . . .. . .. be two millions of dollars per annum. This is pretty well 
this order by the authorization of Congress. for the smallest state in the Union. 
The President has issued the following procla- _ The Mal ^^ of Mi]wftuI<ee iu lgQ2 coinprig<d 
matfon amending that uf Aug. 16.1861: 17,440,926 bushels, while that of Chicago was but is, 834,- 
H /irreas, Experience has shown that (lie ex- 018 bushels— nearly 2,000,000 Imshels less 
ptions made 111 and by tbe proclamation of 
lg. 16, 1861, embarrass the due enforcement of “ II|C immigration from Europe promises to bo unu- 
> act of July 13th. 1861, and the proper legulu- slmll .' T groat mis spring. The low price of labor abroad, 
n of the commercial intercourse authorized by and the high price of it here, U the cause. 
’ I h C r i, P >n ? ofoaid States now _ A bill passed the Missouri Senate providing for cou¬ 
nted Slates, do hereby revoke tbe said excem ing 11 ,,c ' v Co " venUon ^ tu,lli i,lt0 consideration the 
ns, and declare that the inhabitants of the smdual emancipation of Slavery m Missouri, 
iteg Ol South Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, — The President informed the delegation of Quakers, 
'liiriana, Texas, Arkansas, Mississippi. !• loriiia, who waited on him, that he bus no discretion in the mat- 
•rib Carolina and \ irginia, except the forty- ter of exemptions under the Conscription Act. 
lit. counties ot \ irginia called West Virginia, 
4 excepting also ihe ports of New Orleans, — The number of applications for vridows’ and invalid 
,y West, Port Royal and Beaufort, in North pensions is enormous. Since the war began 17,600 of the 
rolina, are in tt state of insurrection against former and 11,000 of the latter have been received. 
'! lat ft L 1 C ^T U ' rCial irl ' er ; - In five towns in Western Va., iu which 1567 votes 
iffift iiot liOfitiRiid mid conducted ub provided „. c r .. ’, , 
said acts, between said State? and the inhabi T "° V cmanc, P“ tl0u clauae iathe 
its thereof, with the exceptions aforesaid, and Lonst.tution, only five were thrown iu opposition. 
1 citizens of other States and Other parts of the —John Trimmer, of Nashville, has made his slaves — 
l ted States, is unlawful, and will remain un- thirteen in number— a present of their freedom. Some 
► fill until Such insurrection Shull cease, or has other slave owners have alto liberated their slaves. 
■n suppressed, aud notice thereof has been . , 
ly given by proclamation; and all cotton, to- — «>thm sight of the city of St Louis there are w 
;co and other products coming from the said proceM of construction not less than six of the most com- 
les. with tbe exception, s aforesaid, into other plete, powerful and largest iron Monitors ever built. 
•te Of the United States, or proceeding to any _ The Nicholas 1, captured by the Victoria, was built 
said States, with the exceptions aforesaid, , „ w w „ r 
Lout license and permission of the President bjr ^ 7?*' ^ ebb fur ^ e Ru “ 1 ““ « 0Terninent ’ ^ 
imgh the Secretary of the Treasury, will, ‘-'“P^ed by the aliu-d fleet during tl.e Crimean war. 
ether with the vessel or vehicle conveying the — A number of Boston eoldiora have established a Sun- 
le, be forfeited to the United states. dav School at Newbero, M c., making Major Russell Stur- 
, r — c „ ABRAHAM Lincoln. giH, of the 4oth Mass, regiment, the Superintendent. 
V. H. Seward, Secretary of State. 
_ — The St. Louis Republican says tbe mercantile bouses 
. _ of that city are making preparations for a heavier spring 
'LL travel between Louisville and Nashville trade than before since the commencement of the war. 
been prohibited. Only those who reside in _ ^ Achille de Ve iB in Mftine BS 8gent of the 
Morgan’s cavalry from tho Peninsula, whipping e, , * tt ,. a c ,» rV . tne innabuants Of the 
them from ilicir stronghold—Snow’s Hill, nortu j K 0 ’ ^', U1 Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, 
of Smithvillo.— and but for ilicir precipitate Texas. Arkansas^Misrissippi. }• lorida, 
retreat and the difficult nature of the country r^vi .V , * ,nnM Vi m for, - y ‘ 
would have bud a force iri tlieir rear and can- ""j 11 } teginiu called We$t Virginia, 
retreat and the difficult nature of the country r vi- i • 1 Rri* ['/• • - y ‘ 
would have bud a force iri tlieir rear and can- ’’"j 11 counties of \ irgirnu called West Virginia, 
tured their artillery and animals. The enemy f? d ^» ce .P 11 [V < ’ 1 P°ri* "t New Orleans, 
left quite a number dead, and fled toward Me- Lov ^U cst, I ort Royal uod Beaufort, in North 
Miuneville, losing many liorsea, saddles and guns. ,, u l ,’. in -°‘ 1U tl 1,1 °* insurrection against 
VpR Roflvrif amS the United States, and that all commercial inter¬ 
course not licensed and conducted as provided 
A Special to tho Cincinnati Commercial from in said acts, between suid Stales and the inhabi- 
Murfreesboro, says that Van Dorn attacked AretB.thereof, with the exceptions aforesaid, and 
Granger on ,hr loth, with 15,000 m». Tho ba,. 
tie lasted neatly all day. The eoeiny was lawful until such insurrection shall cease, or has 
repulsed with a loss of 300. Our lose was about suppressed, uud notice thereof has been 
100. Gen. Stanley’s cavalry, led by him, fob ! lul ^ £ iu V ^ proclamation; and all cotton, fo- 
i i' , , . .. bacco and other products coming from the said 
low id in pin suit, chaiged and captured a battery States, with Ibe exceptions aforesaid, into other 
aud 200 prisoners, but being unsupported, were parts of the United States, or proceeding to any 
compelled to relinquish the battery, and all but of . 8ltld Sta tee, with the exceptions aforesaid, 
..rnlv of Uie prisoners. Tbe eoe my w p„r- ^ ™leSbKTlSS T^til’l' 
sued until datk. together with the vessel or vehicle conveying the 
The following has been received at the head- same » ^ ,e forfeited to the United Slates, 
quarters of the army: W . H . Seward, Secretory o“statec IXC ° LN ' 
Murfreesboro, April 11. -_ 
Maj.-Gemral llaUeck. Commander-in-Chief :— All travel between Louisville and Nashville 
The following dispatch was received from Gen. ,_ 
Granger on loth: 
ceptlons made iu and by tbe proclamation of 
Aug. 16, 1861, embarrass the due enforcement of 
the act of July 13th. 1661, and the proper regula¬ 
tion ot' the commercial intercourse authorized by 
s-ald act with the loyal citizens of said States, now 
therefore, 1. Abraham Lincoln. President of the 
United Slates, do hereby revoke the said excep¬ 
tions, and declare that the inhabitants of the 
wiinout license aim permission ot the President 
through the Secretory of the Treasury, will, 
together with tbe vessel or vehicle conveying the 
same, he forfeited to the United States. 
Abraham Lincoln. 
W. H. Seward, Secretary of State. 
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All travel between Louisville and Nashville 
has been prohibited. Only those who reside in 
Van Dorn made bis promised attack to-day at Nashville, or along the line of the railroad, are King of Italy, to procure and other animals pecu- 
le o clock, directly in front of the town. The 1 permitted to leave Louisville. I par to this country for the Zoological Gardens at Turin. 
Zoological Gardens i 
