We have destroyed his depots, filled with vast 
amounts of stores, damaged his communications, 
captured prisoners within the fortifications of his 
capita^ and filled his country with fear and con* 
sternation. 
We have no other regret than that caased by 
the loss of our brave companions, and in this we 
are consoled by the conviction that they have 
fallen in the holiest cause ever submitted to the 
arbitrament of battle. Maj.-Gen. Hooker, a 
S. Williams, A. A. G. 
~Gen. Lee also issued an address to the soldiers 
of his command, which reads thus: 
Hbadquartbrs Army of .Southern Virginia, ) 
May 7, 1863 5 
With heartfelt gratification, the General com¬ 
manding expresses to the army his sense of the 
heroic conduct displayed by officers and men 
during the arduous operations in which they 
have Been engaged. Under trying vicissitudes 
of heat and storm, you attacked the enemy 
strongly entrenched in the dentils of a tangled 
wilderness, and again on the hillR of Fredericks¬ 
burg, fifteen miles distant, and by the valor that 
has triumphed on so many fields, forced him 
once more to seek safety beyond the Rappahan¬ 
nock. While this glorious victory entitles you 
to the praise and gratitude ot the nation, we are 
especially called upon to return our grateful 
thanks to (In* only giver of victory for the signal 
deliverance he has brought. It is therefore earn¬ 
estly recommended that the troops unite on 
Sunday next in according to the Lord of IIoBta 
the glory due unto 11 is name. 
Let us not. forget in our rejoicing the brave 
soldiers who have fallen in defence of their coun¬ 
try. and while we mourn their loss, let us resolve 
to*emulate their noble example. The army and 
country alike lament the absence for a lime of 
one to whose bravery, energy and skill they are 
indebted fur success, 
The following letter from the President of the 
Confederate States is communicated to the army 
as an expression of its success: 
“ I have received your dispatch, and reverently 
unite with you in giving praise to God for the 
success with which he has crowned onranns. In 
the name of the people, I offer my cordial thanks 
to yourself and the troops under your command 
for this addition to the unprecedented series of 
great victories which your army has achieved. 
“ The universal rejoicing produced by this 
happy result will be mingled with the general 
regret for the good and brave who are numbered 
among the killed and wounded. 
K E, Lee, General Com’g. 
The following handsome tribute to the retiring 
troops is promulgated: 
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF TITS POTOMAC, ) 
Falmouth, Ma,v 12, 1863. y 
The Major-General commanding desires to 
express to the troops leaving the army, by reason 
of the expiration of their term of service, his 
appreciation of their efforts and devotion. The 
record of their deeds will live in history, 
and in the memory of their comrades who still 
continue to serve the country and its cause in the 
glorious profession of arms. 
Tl*e Major-General commanding directs that 
copies of this order be furnished to each regi¬ 
ment that has left or is about to leave the army, 
and he desires that the same be promulgated to 
the troops, with his be.Rt wishes for their welfare. 
May the same spirit which prompted them to 
respond to duty and honor remain forever in 
their hearts, ana be transmitted a proud legacy 
to their descend! nta. 
By command of Major-General Hooker. 
S. Williams, A. A. G. 
The following order relative to the recent 
siege of Suffolk by the rebels, was issued by 
Gen. Dix: 
Headquarters Dkp’t ok Virginia, ) 
Army Corps, Fort Monroe, May C, 1H63, j 
The Major-General commanding congratulates 
Maj.-Gen, Peck and the troops under his com¬ 
mand at Suffolk, on the sudden retreat of the 
enemy to the 15 lack water, after a close invest¬ 
ment of the place for more than three weeks by 
a superior force, led by some of the most distin¬ 
guished Generals of the insurgents. The enemy 
lias sustained a loss of five guns, and not less 
than ],f»00 men in prisoners, killed, wounded and 
deserters, while ours is limited to u compara¬ 
tively small number ol' killed and wounded. 
For this result, the highest praise is due to 
Maj.-Gen. Peck, through whose untiring industry 
and good judgment, during the last six months, 
the place has been strongly foriifled,and through 
whose watchfulness it has*been held during the 
investment. The same high praise is due to the 
troops under his command and to their officers. 
Their courage and vigilance, their firmness in 
resisting the enemy's attacks, their gallantry In 
assaulting him in his works on repeated occa¬ 
sions, deserve the heartfelt thanks winch the 
Major-General commanding hereby tenders. 
The Major-General commanding avails himself 
of this occasion to acknowledge the gallant and 
efficient co-operation of the gunboats sent by 
Admiral Leo into the Nansemopd, under Lients. 
Cushing and Samson, in silencing the enemy’s 
batteries, in resisting the enemy’s attempts to 
cross the river, and especially the assistance lent 
V _ I .G... /A_ rx ' _l - r* 
killed. We lost no men and had a horse killed. 
Col. Breckinridge, after this exploit, reached our 
vessel in safety, recrossing the river. I will send 
the prisoners to camp. 
S. L. Phelps, Commanding. 
Rebel reports from Chattanooga say that a 
force sent from Ibis army, under Col. Strait, of 
the 51st Indiana, bad been captured near Rome, 
Ga., after five battles with the enemy. Col. 
Strait left Tuscumbia on the 26th ult, 'going to 
Blountsville. He there whipped the rebels 
badly. He then marched toward Rome. Rebel 
statements subsequent to this say that an over¬ 
whelming force surrounded Strait and captured 
him. He had destroyed some large iron works 
on the Coosa River. 
Thu Chattanooga Rebel of the 7th gives an 
account of t.be capture of Col Strait’s forces. It 
says Forrest and CoL Roddy attacked Gen. 
Dodge neai Tugcumbiaon the 28th ult, and after 
a fight of several hours Forrest fell back to Cort¬ 
land. Col. Strait made a detour round Cortland 
and moved toward Georgia. Forrest pursued 
aDd overtook him at Daybn's Gap. A battle 
ensued and Strait was driven forward with a loss 
of forty men. Six miles further on Strait was 
again driven forward with a loss of two pieces of 
artillery, formerly taken from Roddy. Fifteen 
miles further south Strait was again attacked, 
ambushing the rebels The next day Forrest 
overtook him at Blountsville, driving him, with 
a loss of three killed and twelve wounded. The 
bridge near the town of Gadsden was destroyed. 
Nine miles beyond Gadsden aoolher skirmish 
occurred, and CoL Hathaway was reported 
killed. Strait was finally overtaken about two 
miles from Cedar Bluff and twenty-six from 
Rome. An advance of two hundred had gone 
toward Rome, and were checked about two 
miles from the city by armed citizens, Forrest 
demanded Strait's surrender, and Strait complied. 
Mississippi.—O ne thousand of Grant’s cavalry 
entered and burned Crystal Springs on the New 
Orleans railroad on the 11th inst 
The Jackson Appeal (Rebel) Bays Gen. 
Bowen's loss at Bayou Pierre was about 1,000. 
The Rebel killed and wounded were left on the 
field. Gen. Tracy, LieuL-Col. I’ettus and Major 
Tuckerman were killed, and CoL Earnest and 
Major Hurley severely wounded. 
The Vicksburg correspondent of the Appeal 
takes a gloomy view of matters. He says Gen. 
Grant’s movement deceived both our people and 
military men. 
By a gentleman just arrived from the scene of 
Gen. Grant's operations, the Missouri Democrat 
has the following interesting, and, in many par¬ 
ticulars, highly satisfactory intelligence: 
On Thursday, 31st ult, at 8 o'clock A. M., 
Admiral Porter-began the bombardment upon 
the enemy >• works at Grand Gulf. His forces 
consisted of five gunboats — Tuscumbia, Lafay¬ 
ette, Louisville, Cincinnati and Benton — the 
latter flag-ship. The action continued for five 
hours. 
Admiral Porter commanded in person on the , 
Benton. The scene is described as a magnifi¬ 
cent one; the gunboats moving iu a circle for the 
attack upon the enemy’s works, discharging 
their bow guns as they were advanced, giving 
them a broadside as they were passing, and fir¬ 
ing their stern guns as they retired. The boats 
advanced to within about fifty yards of the 
enemy's batteries. By noon all the guns of the 
rebels, except three, were silenced. The works 
were defended by a brigade in command of Gen. 
J ohu S. Bowen. 
The Benton was pierced in thirteen places — 
once through the pilothouse; her boat cranes 
were swept away, eight of her men were killed 
and some fifteen wounded. In the whole fleet, 
only about twenty were killed, and twenty-five 
were wounded—the casualties on the Benton 
much exeeoditig those on any of the remaining 
vessels. The Tuscumbia was temporarily dis¬ 
abled, in consequence of a shot cutting her bog- 
chain; she then floated below, out of range of 
the batteries, near the Louisiana shore. By this 
time she is thoroughly repaired, and prepared 
for action. Of the other boats two escaped in¬ 
jury, the third being slightly damaged. 
On board the little tug Rumsey, witnessing 
the attack, were Major-General Grant, Adjutant- 
General Thomas, U. S. A., General Grant’s stuff, 
Governor Richard Yates, of llliuois, and his 
staff. The tug was frequently in range of the 
enemy’s guns. On Thursday night Gen. Grant 
concluded to run the transports—seven in num¬ 
ber—below the batteries, under cover of the 
gunboats. 
At dusk the gunboats dropped down and re¬ 
newed the attack -upon the batteries, while the 
transports passed down in safety. They were 
loaded with horses only. Five horses were 
killed on the steamer Chesseman, aud the hull 
of the Forest Queen was penetrated above the 
water line, no other injury being sustained on 
the transports. The boats moved three miles 
below Grand Gulf. At li o’clock P M. the gun¬ 
boats moved below the batteries, the entire 
fleet, gunboats and transports, moving towards 
Rodney, and anchored at Broughton’s Landing, 
ten miles below Grand Gulf. In the meantime 
the troops hail been passing down to that point, 
on the Louisiana shore. The transports at once 
began ferrying them to the Mississippi shore, 
under cover of the gunboats, all of which was 
effected without any opposition. General Mc- 
Clernand's army corps passed over first, moved 
northeastwardly eight miles, toward Port Gib- 
Bon, and took possession of a range of hills 
about ten miles distant from that place. The 
main body followed in the same direction. 
At 2 o'clock Saturday morning the enemy ad¬ 
vanced from Port Gibson in force, and opened 
fire upon McClernaud with artillery. 0ur forces 
pressed forward, driving the rebels from their 
position with little difficulty, and moved slowly 
and cautiously on to Port Gibson, which the 
rebels abandoned, leaving in our handH a bat¬ 
tery and a number of prisoners. When within 
three miles of Port Gibson a severe engagement 
occurred, the enemy having planted several bat¬ 
teries at this point While McClernaDd was 
moving on Port Gibson, McPherson was ad¬ 
vancing on Grand Gulf, within eight miles of 
which he met Bowen’s rebel brigade strongly 
posted. 
After a brief period of skirmishing, Gen. John 
A. Smith’s brigade charged the rebels, capturing 
three hundred prisoners, together with two bat¬ 
teries, killing the rebel General Tracy, and a 
large nnmber of other officers. General Bow¬ 
en’s horse was shot under him. The enemy fled 
to the swamps in great disorder, and crossed 
Bayon Pierre, swiftly pursued by our gallant 
troops. 
At four o’clock, Saturday afternoon, onr 
troops moved to the Bayou, Gen. Logan’s divi¬ 
sion taking the advance, skirmishing with the 
enemy who had erected breastworks, behind 
which they bad placed their remaining batteries. 
Meanwhile, the rebels were moving off their 
trains laden with troops and stores from Grand 
Gulf. McClernand’s and a portion of McPher¬ 
son’s corps proceeded eight or nine miles above, 
where they constructed a bridge over the Bayou, 
enabling our troops to cross before morning. 
On Sunday tbe enemy’s works at Grand Gulf 
were occupied by our forces, with slight resist¬ 
ance, the enemy having abandoned the post, 
destroying their magazine and spiking two siege 
guns, leaving two siege guns unspiked. At 5 
o'clock Sunday A. M., at which time our inform¬ 
ant left, McClernand was still forcing the enemy 
in the direction of Vicksburg. 
At Grand Gulf we captured fifty prisoners. 
Two of the abandoned gnns found there had 
been taken from the Indianola. Our troops 
also captured four additional siege guns, posted 
on the bank of Black River about two miles from 
its mouth. 
Tbe latest intelligence from below is, that our 
army was still pushing on towards Vicksburg, 
the troops being in tbe highest spirits, and con¬ 
fident of victory. Gen. Grant’s force is amply 
sufficient, the strength of the enemy is approxi¬ 
mately known, and the nature of his defences in 
the rear of Vicksburg well ascertained. The 
speedy capture of that important place and a 
large number of prisoners is considered certain. 
The Chattanooga Rebel of tbe iGth says:—Gen. 
Grant has taken Jackson, Miss. Hetook it after 
a hard day’s fighting. 
The following was received on the 18th at the 
headquarters of the army: 
To Major-Gciwrul Ualleck :—Papers of the 11th 
from VickBiburg and Jackson report that Grant 
defeated Gregg 8 brigade at Ruymoud, on Tues¬ 
day the 29th. The rebel loss is admitted in the 
papers to be 7(H). The next day Gregg was re¬ 
enforced by Gen. W. H. T. Walker, when he was 
attacked at Mississippi Springs, and driven to¬ 
ward JackEOn on Thursday. A telegram from 
Canton says the Federate hud taken Jackson 
from the east, probably by a cavalry movement, 
Gen. Joe Johnson arrived at Jackson on the 
13th, and went out toward Vicksburg with three 
brigades. He must, have been west, of Jackson 
when the capture was made by our forces. The 
force which fought Gregg’s brigade was from 
Port Hudson, and Walker’s was from Jordan. 
Every horse fit for service in mess is claimed by 
the rebel government to mount their troops. 
Gen. Grant, has struck the railroad near Edwards 
station. S. A. IIlklhut, 
Major-General. 
L.IST OF NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. 
Attention, Bee-Keepers—K P Kidder. 
New Patent Churn—Jacoh Biinkerhoff. 
Pure Sheep Tohawo Wash—.las F T.evin 
For Nurserymen and Tree Agents—I) M newer. 
Pure Italian Queens for Sale-K P Kidder. 
Western Sew Vo-It Patent A?Cncy-J Fraser A Co. 
Tree TV anted—R K Scbxoeder. 
Special Notice*. 
The Atlantic Monthly—Ticknor & Felds. 
Coughs, Colds-Brown’d Bropcbial Troches. 
Truth wit I Succeed—D B I)e Land & Co- 
Bee-Culture—K P Kidder. 
<£l)e Needs (Jlonftcnscr 
— The Supreme Court at Cincinnati has decided that 
greenbacks are a legal tender. 
— During their late raid in Western Va. the rebels burnt 
the library of Gov. Pierpont. 
— At Cooperstown, N. Y., on Wednesday week a snow 
storm prevailed for several hours. 
— The rebel papers contain advertisements offering 
from $3,000 to $ 5,000 for substitutes. 
— Twenty two divorces were granted by the Supreme 
Court of Connecticut at its April sitting. 
— The celebrated horse Ethan Allen has been sold to 
Frank Baker, of San Francisco, for $16,000. 
— The amount of public land unsold in the loyal 
States and Territories is one billion and nineteen million 
acres. 
— Several regiments of Ohio troops have been sent 
from different points in Ohio to Wheeling to protect that 
place. 
— The Talley of the Connecticut river will this season 
be appropriated almost exclusively to the culture of to¬ 
bacco. . 
— The London Times sold 130,000 copies of its issue 
containing an account of the marriage of the Prince of 
WaleR. 
— A Southern paper manufacturer complains that no 
r ags are to be bad. The rebel soldiers monopolize the 
article. 
— The Chaplain of the Twelfth Maine regiment speaks 
of grass growing in the middle of the streets of New 
Orleans. 
— The Directors of the Susqueh&nnah Railroad have 
purchased a site for their depot in Albany, for the sum of 
$76,000, 
— The gun with which Jackson killed Col. Ellsworth 
has been received at the bureau of military statistics in 
Albany. 
— Randolph Rogers, the sculptor, has left Cincinnati for 
Italy, taking with him orders for work to the amount of 
$22,000. 
— Gov Pettna (rebel) of Mississippi issues a proclama¬ 
tion calling on every man capable of bearing arms to take 
the field. 
— Tbe donations to the Sanitary Commission, from Bos¬ 
ton and vicinity, for the month ending April 12, amounted 
to $3,240 
— A woman named Ellen Murray died in Boston a 
few day* since at the advanced age of one hundred and 
four years 
— Nearly forty thousand persons have been burned 
alive or scalded to death in England during the last four¬ 
teen years. 
— A lake captain who left tbe month of Detroit river 
Thursday week, says he counted a fleet of 165 sail, all 
bound down. 
— Over 100 colored troops have been enlisted in Colum¬ 
bus, Ohio, for the 54th Mass, regiment, which now num¬ 
bers over 800 men. 
— One entire page (one half the paper) of the Charles¬ 
ton Mercury is filled with advertisements for auction sales 
of real estates. 
— The Massachusetts colored regiment is to proceed in 
a few days to active duty. A second regiment is to be at 
Ouce recruited. 
— Several engravers in Sheffield, England, have been 
arrested for the manufacture of spurious United States 
Treasury Notes. 
— A man at Bristol, R. I., advertised in a Providence 
paper for a wife, and found one who brought him a for¬ 
tune of $20,000. 
— John Bogue, of East Haddam, Conn., has four sons, 
two grandsons, one son in law, two brothers and five neph¬ 
ews in the army. 
— A new steamboat, the largest in the world, was 
launched at Albany last week. She measures 407 feet 
from stem to stem. 
— It is stated that upward of $30,000 have been collect¬ 
ed in the Rornau Catholic Churches in Massachusetts for 
the poor of Ireland. 
— The blockading fleet on the Florida coast has cap¬ 
tured twenty-five vessels—sloops, schooners and brigs— 
within a few weeks. 
— The Grand Rapids (Mich.) Eagle, of the 6th, speaks 
of a 6now storm there which lasted all the night previous, 
covering the ground. 
— The London correspondent of the N. Y. Times states 
that 14,000 Irish emigrants left Liverpool for onr shorn in 
a single week of April. 
— Bishop Otey, of Tennessee, one of the bright lights 
of the Protestant Episcopal Church, died at his residence 
in Memphis, April 23d. 
— The navigation of Lake Huron is now fully open. 
About forty vessels passed Goderich on Friday week, sup¬ 
posed to be for Chicago. 
— Capt. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., son of the poet, 
was wouuded for the third time, in the battle at Chancel- 
lorsville on Saturday week. 
— At the urgent request of Gov. Andrew, the line-of- 
battle ship Ohio is to be armed- equipped and ordered to 
Cruise off Boston Harbor 
— Several duels, a boree whipping and a lawsuit have 
arisen in Paris from a newspaper critic’s ridicule of an 
actor because he was fat. 
— Bishop Colenso is said to have already received over 
$30,000 from the publishers of his work on the Pentateuch 
as his share of the profits. 
the Cumber- 
Liavib fall, but lo, the young bnds peep I 
Flowers die, but still their seed shall bloom I 
From death the quick young life will leap, 
When spring shall come and touch the tomb. 
The splendid shiver of brave blood 
Is thrilling through our country now, 
And she who in old time* withstood 
The tyrant, Lilia again her brow 
God’s previous charge we stand} 1 keep 
Unto the final victory; 
With freedom we will live, or sleep 
With onr great dead who set ns free, 
God forget ns when we forget 
To keep the old flag flying yet. 
ROCHESTER, N. Y., MAY 23, 1863. 
The Army in Virginia. 
But little of importance has occurred during 
the week in Virginia. We give below such 
items as possess a general interest: 
Gen. Stahl’s cavalry have scouted the country 
about Warrenton and other directions pretty 
thoroughly. They report nothing but small 
squads of guerrillas, who continue to hover 
about our lines in tbe hope of doing mischief 
when occasion may offer. 
Forney's Press Washington correspondent 
Bays it is understood that Gen. Bn ford, with his 
light brigade, has penetrated to the Alleghany 
ridge in Western Virginia, and that be is now 
returning, having destroyed the Richmond and 
Tennessee railroad in several places, captured 
many prisoners, obtained important information, 
and burned large quantities of stores intended 
for the rebel armies in the South-west 
On the 12th, Gen. Pleasanton’s cavalry crossed 
the river and proceeded immediately to the 
front, for the purpose of reconnoitering the ene¬ 
my’s position. Two hours’ ride brought them to 
our old position about Cbaneellorsville. There 
were uo rebels discovered in this neighborhood, 
except killed and wounded. These were dis¬ 
posed of properly, as rapidly as possible. 
The last of our wounded left on the other side 
of the Rappahannock have been brought over 
the river. As good care was taken of them 
while they remained in the enemy’s lines as 
could be reasonably expected. Our surgeons 
have been with them since Geu. Hooker crossed 
the river. The medical stores sent over at the 
suggestion of Gen. Lee were taken possession of 
by the rebels, but were issued to onr surgeons. 
All tbe dead of both armies have been buried. 
Brig.-Gen. Meagher has tendered his resigna¬ 
tion as commandant of what he most justly 
styles his ouce known Irish Brigade. The battle 
of Fredericksburg under Gen. Burnside, he 
states, reduced the brigade to less than a mini¬ 
mum of one regiment, nevertheless it did its 
duty gallantly at the late light, led by Gen. 
Meagher, at Scott’s .Mills aud Cbaneellorsville, 
although a request was urgently made to the 
War Department to relieve the remnant of the 
brigade temporarily from duty iti the field. 
Decimated as it has been in repeated battles 
since its organization, until it has fallen below 
the numerical standard represented, Gen. Mea¬ 
gher declines to risk the lives of the remaining 
few, and therefore asks to be relieved of his 
command, offering his personal services to the 
government at the same time in any other mili¬ 
tary capacity. 
Tbe death of Gen. T. J. (‘’Stonewall”) Jack- 
son is fully confirmed. The rebel Gen. Lee has 
issued the following order in reference thereto: 
Headquarters Northern Virginia, > 
May 11, 1863. \ 
With deep grief the Commanding General 
announces to the army the death of Gen. T, J. 
Jackson, who expired on the 10lb insL, at 3 
P. M. The daring skill and energy of this great 
soldier, by the decree, of an All-Wise Providence, 
are now lost to us; but white we mourn his death 
we feel that his spirit still Jives, and will inspire 
the whole army with his indomitable 
Department of the South. 
Private advices received state that the iron¬ 
clad vessels of the South Carolina fleet were on 
the 10th of May thoroughly repaired, all the in¬ 
juries done by the forts having been remedied. 
The armor on thebull and turrets is now perfect. 
It was generally believed that the 15-inch guns 
would be replaced by others of smaller bore, and, 
indeed, iu two of the vessels preparations were 
in progress to ship away the pieces. Capt 
Rodgers was the senior officer in charge. 
Richmond papers of the 15th have been re¬ 
ceived, with dates from Charleston up to the 12th 
insl. One dispatch Bays the enemy are unusual¬ 
ly active. They have built formidable batteries 
on Creek Island. Five iron clads and numerous 
transports are at North Edisto. Several steam¬ 
ers bave arrived from Nassau, having run the 
blockade. Several steamers that are due are 
missing. 
It is said the rebels’refuse to .receive the dis¬ 
loyal citizens sent out of our lines at Newbern, 
except those who can give security of their abil¬ 
ity to take care of themselves. 
by the latter to Gen. Getty in capturing five of 
the enemy’s guns. Maj.-Gen. Dix. 
D. T. Va.\ Burkn, Asst Adj.-Gen. 
Movements in the West and South-West 
Kentucky.— A party of about sixty rebels, 
mounted, between Woodburn and Franklin, Ky., 
coming toward the railroad, on the 11th inst, 
were met by a detachment of Federal troops sent 
from Franklin, who defeated the rebels. Five 
are reported killed aud several wounded. The 
Federal force was still pursuing them at the time, 
the train left at 11 o’clock. A rebel Major, Sur¬ 
geon and four Lieutenants arrived from the front 
to-night, with six ambulance loads of wounded 
rebels. 
Portions of the 9t,h and 11th cavalry, under 
CoL Jacobs, on the 9th attacked a guerrilla 
camp near Horse Shoe Bend, on the Cumberland 
River, capturing eight prisoners. On the 10th 
Col. Jacobs’ camp was attacked by the guerrillas, 
and after two hours hard fighting the rebels 
were driven back in great coofusion, with heavy 
loss. 
Tennessee.— The following has been received 
by the Seeretaiy of the Navy: 
Paducah, Ky., May .16. 
1 am just down from the Tennessee River. I 
have on board prisoners captured at Linden on 
the night of the 12th. I took on board the gun¬ 
boat 55 men, and horses, of the 1st Western 
Tennessee Cavalry, under command of Col. W. 
K. N. Breckinridge, and landed them on the east 
side of the river, sending the gunboats to covier 
all the landings above and below. Col. Breck¬ 
inridge dashed across the conn try to Linden ailid 
surprised a rel>el force of more than twice His 
number, capturing Lieut.-Col. Frierson, one eat >- 
tain, one surgeon, four lieutenants, thirty veWil 
soldiers, teu conscripts, fifty horses, two arrnly 
wagons, arms, Ac. The Court House, whirjb 
was the reliel depot, was burned, with a quantify 
of army supplies. The enemy lost three mein 
AFFAIRS AT WASHINGTON. 
me wnoie army wuu ins indomitable courage 
and unshaken confidence in God as our hope 
and strength. R. E. Lee. 
The following order has been issued by Maj.- 
Gen. Hooker: 
Headquarters Army of the Potomac > 
May 6, 1863. J 
The Major-General Commanding tenders to 
his army his congratulations for its achievements 
during the last seven days. If it has not accom¬ 
plished all that was expected, the reasons are 
well known to the army. It is sufficient to sav 
they were uf a character not to be foreseen or 
prevented by human sagacity or resources. In 
withdrawing from the south of the Rappahan¬ 
nock before delivering a general battle to our 
adversaries, the army lias given renewed evi¬ 
dence of its confidence in itself, and its fidelity 
to the principles it represents. In fighting at a 
disadvantage, we would have beeu recreant to 
our trust, to ourselves, and to our country. 
Profoundly loyal and conscious of its strength, 
the Army of the Potoinac will give or decline 
battle whenever its interests or honor mav de¬ 
mand. It. will also be the guardian of its’own 
history and its own horior. 
By our celerity and secresy of movement, our 
advance and passage of the river was undis¬ 
puted. and on our withdrawal, not a rebel at¬ 
tempted to follow. 
The events of tbe past week may swell with 
pride the hearts of every officer and soldier of 
this army. 
We have added new laurels to its former re¬ 
nown. We have made long marches, crossed 
nvers. surprised the enemy in his entrenchments, 
and whenever we have fought, we have inflicted 
heavier blows than wo have received. 
We have taken from the enemy 5,000 prisoners 
and 15 colors, captured and brought off seven 
pieces of artillery, and placed hors-du-combat 
18,000 of his chosen troops. 
It is understood that Secretary Chase received 
by the last steamer official advices from Robert 
J. Walker, to the effect that he would probably 
negotiate within the ensuing week a loan of 
$ 100 , 000 , 000 , on satisfactory terms, interest pay¬ 
able in London. 
The 13th section of the Conscription Law has 
received an interpretation. On the representa¬ 
tion of influential citizens of Illinois, that tbe 
acceptance of $300 from drafted men, in lieu of 
service, throughout the West, would degenerate 
the enrollment measure and defeat the intent to 
raise an army, Secretary Stanton is understood 
to have decided that it is optional with him to 
receive or reject the money. Solicitor Whiting, 
of the War Department, is understood to concur 
in these views. The President is also under¬ 
stood to concur in their lawfulness. The clause 
of the act selling exemptions at $300 will, there¬ 
fore, practically be ignored. 
By order of the Secretary of War, officers of 
regiments going out of service by reason of the 
expiration of their term of service, may, with 
the consent of their respective Governors, re-eu- 
list their regiments within thirty days from the 
expiration of their original service, for a term of 
three years, unless sooner discharged, and upon 
the regiment being filled up within the thirty 
days aforesaid, the officers shall be restored to 
their rank as from the dates of their original 
commands. This, however, will give no claim 
to pay for the lime between muster out and 
re-entry into service. 
— The 27th N. J. regiment, in recrossing 
land River on the 2d inst., had one of their boats upset 
and 25 men were drowned. 
— — Spain is represented in New York harbor at present 
by one frigate; and France by two frigates, a steam cor¬ 
vette and two steam transports. 
— “ Onion Leagues” are being formed by the ladies m 
many places for the purpose of cultivating that fragrant 
bulb for the use of our soldiers. 
— It is estimated by competent judges that the total 
amount of improvements in Chicago this season will cost 
little less than two million dollars. 
— Posters in Carthage, Ill., announce the sale ot fix 
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