Evening Star Newspaper, May 9, 1863, Page 2

THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON OITY: SATURDAY... .ss. MAY 9, 1863¢ 7 READING MATTER ON EVERY PAGE. BEB OUTSIDE FOR INTERESTING TELE- GBAPHIO AND OTHER MATTER, OFFICIAL. By the President of the United States ef America. A PROCLAMATION. Whereas the Congress of the United States, St its leat cession, enacted a law entitled « An act for enrolling and calling out the national forces and for other pi >” which was ap- proved en the 3d day of March last;and where- as itis recited in the eaid act that there now ~~ exists in the United Sistes an insurrection and rebellion against the authority thereof, and it | is under the Constitution of the United States the duty of the Government to suppress insur- rection and rebellion, to guaranty.to each State & republican form of government, and to pre- serve the public tranquility; and whoreas for these high purposes a military force is indis- pensable, to raise and support whieh all per- sons ought willingly to contribute;and whereas no service can be more praiseworthy and hon- | orable than that which is rendered for the maintenance of the Constitution and Union and the consequent preservation of tree govern- ment; and whereas, for the reasons ..us recited, it was enacted by thé said statute : iat all able- bodied male citizens of the Unit: . States and persons of foreign birth who sn il have de- clared their intention to become cii tens, under and in pusuance of the laws ther of, between | the ages of tWenty and forty-five ‘ears, (with certain exceptions not necessary to be here moeationed,) ate declared to constitute the na- tional forces, and shall be liable to perform military duty in the service of the United States when called out by the President for that purpose; and whereas it is claimed by and in bebalf of persons of foreign birth within the | “ ages specified in said act, who have heretofore declared on oath their intentions to become | citizens under and in pursuance of the lawsof | the United States, and who have not exercised the right of suffrage or any other political | franchiee under the laws of the United States, or of any of-the States thereof, are net absolute- | ly concluded by their aforesaid declaration of intention from renouncing their prrpose to be- come citizens,and that,on the co trary, such persone, under treaties or the lat of nations, zetain a right to renounce that pu ‘ose and to forego the privileges of citizenst.. and resi- | dence within the United States, under the ob- ligations imposed by the aforesaid act of Con- gress: Now, therefore, to avoid all misapprehen- sions concerning the liability of persons con- cerned to perform the service required by such enactment and to giveit full effect, I do hereby order and preclaim that no plea of alienage will be received orallowed to exempt from tha obligations imposed by the aforesaid act of Congress any pereon of fereign birth who shall have declared on oath his intention to become | & citizen of the United States under the laws thereof, and who shall be tound within the United States at any time during the contin- | uance of the present insurrection a:.d rebellion at or after the expiration of the period of sixty- | five days from the date of this proclamation, | nor shall any such plea of alienage be allowed ; in faver of any such person who has so, as aforesaid, declared his intention to become a citizen of the United States, and shall have ex- ercised at any time the right of suffrage, or any other political franchise, within the United States, under the laws thereof, or under the laws of any of the several States. In witness whereof, I have hereunto caused | ihe seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the city of Washington. this eighth day of May, in the year of our Lord one {t.8.] thousand eight hundred and sixty- three, and ef the Independence of the United States the eighty-seventh. ABRAHAM LINCOLN. By the President: Wittiam H. WARD, Secretary of State. WwW ington Meney Market. Quotations for stocks, coin and uncurrent money, furnished by Lewis Johnson & Ov., iss Buying. Selli a) a ing U. S. Coupon Bonds, 1681 5 W735 Do., 1881, 5.20’ 1 4 U.S. Demand Notes, American Gold... American Silver. New Yorn Rarzs. Coupon 6’s, 1881, 107 4; 7.30’s, 106; New Cer- tiflcates of Indebtedness, 99%; Gold, 149. lilies OUR MILITARY BUDGE®PF pa ee EXCHANGED. We learp that the following officers and men have beet duly declared as exchanged as prisoners of war since the announcement in i General Order No. 10, of January 10, 1863: 1st. All officers and enlisted men, and all persons whatever may have been their classifi. cation of character, who have been delivered a: City Point up to the 6th of May, 1962. 2d. All officers who haye been captured and released on parole up to April 1, 1963, where- ever they may have been captured. 3d. All enlisted men who have been captured | in North Carolina, and released on parole upto the ist of March, 1863. UP AND AT THEM AGAIN! The Chronicle of this morning says: “We aave the best means of knowing that General Hooker will soon demonstrate both his capacity and his patriotism, and lead the army to vic- cory, thorough ard complete." ee Dxcisions —The Commissioner of Internal Revenne has made the following decisions: Manure purchased by farmers to maintain their lends in their present productive condi- tion will be considered as “repairs” in estimat- ing the ‘income of farmers. All silver of gold plate, (except that belong- ing to religious Societies,) not kept for sale, should be assessed as provided in schedule A Sud billierd iavies mept Tus PUUUC use are equally subject to the annual tax of $10 with these kept for private use, which is additional to the license tax. ‘Whenever income is derived partly from U. | S. securities and partly from other sources. it | wiil be proper that the deductions allowed by : law ehall, so far as practicable, be deducted | from the income derived from the latter sources, So as to give full effect to the provisions of law | that the income from the U. S. securities shall be taxed but 144 per cent. THE REBEL Rap in WESTEEN ViRGINIA— From West Virginia it is reported that the Rebels are at Weston, Jones and Imboden having united forces there. Another Rebs] | torce, under Gen. Walker, is reported near | Summerville, along the New River, acting in conjunction with Jenkins, and threatening | barleston, Kavawha county. The Baltimore aed Ohio Railroad iv now in ranning order | again. The passengers are transferred at Fair- mont, where the breakin the connection occurs. | When ‘he rebvis were in possession of Fair- -y burned the law and private libraries of Picrpont in the street; every horse in the (OWE, 8m{i surrounding country was taken; five hundred were taken from Marion | county atone 4 *7 Municipal elections were held in most of the cities of Tadiana on Monday, In Indian- apotts ‘he copperhead ticket was withdrawn, avd ao oppé@ition was made to the Union ticket Jot» Csven, for Mayor, received 2,880 yotes, Colynel Richard J. Ryan 2,590, and the other candidates about the same Bumber. The new Council etabds seyenteen Union to one butter- nur. In Terre Hante, Albert Lange, late Auditor of the Siate, was elected Mayor, and the whole Union ticket carried by a majority of about 490. Mi Yigan City and Shetby ville huye | siso zone Union. 7 | ——= | | EXTRA. | THE PROGRESS IN MISSISSIPPI. Brviincssere, Miss. April 90, via Bizu- puis, Tenn., May 4,7 & m.—The navy and i transperts passed Grand Gulf safely last eve- ning, and the trcops were marched across the | point of land opposite, embarked this morning ' and landed at this place, just below the mouth | of Bayou Pierre, unmolested. The advance, under General. McClernand, immediately pushed forw ard to occupy the heights. IMPORTANT FROM GEN. GRANT, poe Eada |. HE MASA BRILLIANT VICTORY OVER THE ENEMY AT PORT GIBSON. 2S Se | FIVE HUNDRED PRISONERS TAKEN; ALSO, j A LARGE NUMBER OF GUNS. pis ae Sa THOROUGHLY DEMORALIZED. SS aes | The following dispatch has been received at | headquarters: GRAND GULF, May 3, via Memphis, Tenn., | May 7.—Major General H. W. Halleck, General- ineChief: We landed at Brulingsburg April | goth; moved immediately on Port Gibson; met | the enemy, 11,000 strong, four miles south of | Port Gibeon at 2 o'clock a, m. on the Ist and \ engaged him all day, entirely routing him with the loss of many killed and about 500 pri- soners besides the wounded. Our loss is about | 100 killed and 500 wounded. The enemy re- treated towards Vicksburg, destroying the | bridges over two forks of Bayou Pierre. These | were rebuilt and pursuit continued until the | present time. Beside the heavy artillery at ; this place, four field pieces were captured, | THE ENEMY { some stores, and the enemy driven to destroy many more, The country is the most broken and difficult to operate in I ever saw. Our | victory has been most complete, and theenemy U.S. Grant, Maj. Gen. Comdg. THE FEDERAL RAID IN MISSISSIPPI. eueuals Led COL, GRIERSON’S SUCCESSFUL CAVALRY MOVEMENT. = | thoroughly demoralized. HE SPREADS EXCITEMENT THROUGHOUT THE STATE, DESTROYS RAILROADS AND | BRIDGES, CAPTURES MANY PRIs- ONERS, AND DESTROYS VALU- ABLE STORES OF ALL KINDs, ——— The following dispatches were receiyed at headquarters last night: GRAND GULF, May 6—via Cairo.— Major Gen. | H. W. Halleck, Commander-in-Chief: 1 learn that Col. Grierson, with his cavalry, has been heard of, first about ten days ago in northern Mississippi. He moved thence and struck the { i | railroad thirty miles east of Jackson, ata point i i | called Newton’s Station. He then moved seuth- ward towards Enterprise, demanded the sur- render of the place, gaye one hour's grace, du- | ring which Gen. Léunniey arrived. He left at | once and moved towards Hazlehurst, on the | New Orleans and Jackson Railroad. At this point he tore up the track; thence to Bahala, 10 | miles further south on the same road; thence } eastward or the Natchez road, where he had a fight with Adams’ cavalry. From this point he moved back to the New | Orleans and Jackson railroad to Brookhaven, | ten miles south of Bahala. When last heard | from he was three miles from Summit, ten | miles south of the last-named ‘point, supposed | to be making his way to Baton Rouge. State, destroyed railroads, trestle-works and bridges, burning locomotives and railway stocks, taking prisoners and destroying stores of all kinds. U.S. Grant, Maj. Gen. FURTHER OF ADMIRAL PORTER'S ATTACK ON GRAND GULF. pot ae THE GUNBOATS IN GOOD CONDITION. A MARCH ON VICKSBURG. cesarean The Secretary of the Navy last night received | the following, which is of earlier date than the one published yesterday from Admiral Porter, but contains the important intimation that the | movement upon Vicksburg from Grand Guif | has been entered upon. Fuiacsuir BENTON, LELOW GRAND GULF, | Miss, April 29, via Memphis, 9 p. m., May 4.— the honor to inform you that, by an arrange- ment with Gen. Grant, I attacked the batteries at Grand Gulf this morning, which were very formidable. Aftera fight of five hours and thirty min- utes we silenced the lower batteries, but failed to silence the upper one, which was high, strongly built, had guns of very heavy calibre, | and the vessels were unmanageable in the heayy | current. i It fired but feebly toward the last, ard the } { i | | veesels ali laid by and enfladed it while I went | | up a@short distance to communicate with Gen. i Grant, who concluded to land the troops and march over toa point two miles below Grand Gulf. Teent ihe Lafayette back to engage the upper | sons outofthem. As it did not respond, after 8 few fires, at 6 p. m. we attacked the batteries again, and under cover of the all the trans- ports passed by in good condition. ; The Benton, Tuscumbia, and Pittsburg, were i much cut up, haying twenty-four killed and fifty-six wounded, but they are all ready for service. ‘We land the army in the morning on the other side, and march on Vicksburg. Davi D. Porrer, Acting Rear Admiral. {Grand Gulf, the point from which the new advance upon Vicksburg is now commenced, is about thirty miles from Vicksburg.—Ep. Sraz.) THE RAID OF GEN. STONEMAN, pas Exploits of the Harris Light Cavalry— They Penetrate within the Intrench- ments Around Richmond—Immense De- t struction of Bridg Rebel Property. pai The following was received at headquarters of the army yesterday afternoon: Yortown, May 7.—To Major General Hal- leck: Col. Kilpatrick, with his regiment, the | Harris Light Cavalry, and the rest of the Illi- uois 12th Regiment haye just arrived at Glou- cester Point, opposite this fort. They burned | | | batteries (which she did) and drive the per- i | i | | i i i } | the bridges over the Chickahominy, destroyed |. three large trains of provisions in the rear of ; Lee's army, drove in the rebel pickets to with. in two miles of Richmond, and have lost only one licntenant and thirty men, haying captured and puroled 360 prisoners. Among the prisoners was an Aid to Gen. Winder, who was captured with his escort far within the entrenchments cutside of Richmond. This cavalry have marched nearly 200 miles since the 3d of May, They. were inside of the fortifications of Rich- moud on the {th, and burned all the stores at Ayless’ Station on the Mattapony. On the Sth they destroyed all the bridges over the Pamua- He had spread excitement throughout the | Hon. Gideon Welizs, Secretary of the Navy: Lhaye | ky and Mattapony,and a large depot of corn and stores near and above the Rappahannock, and came in here in good condition. They de- serve great credit for what they have done. It is one of the finest feats of the war. Kurus Kiye, Brigadier General Commanding Post. POLES AND THKEIB TENDS ARK ft 3 earner tly invited to attend a meeting on the str in:tant.in the European Hotel, corner Penn. grenn a dir at. it" —oef. PaUL’S LUTHRHAN CHURCH—Rer. Mr. Butier's, corner H and 11th sts Services ENDBATI ‘aitancers end seldlerstuvited: ee" (elie tence and Cig Ret Sets SKBIER, of Haltimore, will preach TO-MORROW, at hl o’clock . Beate free and strangers earn- estly invited. 1t* AT CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH, Fifth street, vetween D aad Matrests, the rhaular services are held every BABBATH DAY at lla m, and 4p m. Th: pasto:. Rev T. R. Howxerr, will presch to-morrow. Oitizens and strangers are soralaily invited to aifenc, i ‘an or the Man for er O 1 M. BE. Churoh avenue and 4th atreet, on next lock Rev. JNo. ."F Con- pneas will be thedrt eae oe W. A. oes WILL DELIVER A | se 7 at corner? of New Yor BuNDAY, at 110’ LINS Will preach at Shapel attend | (Ce ingot the BEG OLAR MONTHLY MEET- 100) are respectfully peguestod to i f the Board of Trustees of Publi 1s wi'l be bela on TORBDAY APLERNOON, May sth. at 435 o'clock. my 9-3¢ FOR CITY SURVEYOR © . H. DONEGAN, : The Regular Nominee of the Unconditional Union | _Comvention of all the Wards, 18* (Cr 70F SURV EKER —Ixvarenoser Txoor- i pItioNaL Uxion Oanpipars, WILLIAM DEMAINE. my9-1w* - mEsOuU TONE oe a, the oe Wa ington ssoeiation,on the dea of Sheir late memb: r, Louis SHRYER, ‘hevea’, il-wise Providense, death has idet and borne away in his icy embrace our lats friend and associate, Lovts Surrer: Therefore Be it Resolved, That by his death this Assosiat'on has sustained a severe leas, he being endeared to us by bis many good traits of character, his kind and affectionate disposition, ‘‘ making all who knew him to love him ’’ a solred, That we bow in submission to this severe stroke of Divine Justice. andare reminded by his untimely death of the uncertainty of humen life, apd, as in his case, that ‘death loves a shining mark. Resolved, That wo tender to the family of the deceased oar heartfelt sympathy, especially to the aged parents. and would encourage them ‘“‘not to mourn as those that have no hope,’ the iast hours of the di sed bearing wituess to the fact that be is gone to his rest in Heaven. Kesoli That this Association will attend to. his fuzeral in a bocy, and wear tse usual badge of mourning, for the syaco of thirts days Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be forwarded to the parants of the deceased, and that they be published in the Evening Star, .H. MARKS, Jr, JAS. B PEAKE, { Committas, JAMES R. COOK 1t* PHRENOLOGY, PHYSIOLOGY AND HY- GIENE! ODD FELLOWS’ HALL, NAVY YARD. iV. 8. M. LANDI8,.M. D. is the aujhor of the New and acknowledga: plified S¥atem of the Etudy of the Human System, is | will commence a Popular Course of Lectures on | the above topics and place,on TURSDAY EVE- NING. at 8 o'clock, May W2th—Finst Lectves ¥ and continue Wednesday, a nsaay, Fri¢ay Rvenings, May 13th, 14th and 15th, Thurs- day Afternoon, at 8 o'clock, May Ith. a Lecture to Ladies exelus Gentlemen exclusively, Will be given. Admission 25 cents; five tickets for GL A Splendid Leciurine Gigoks will be used. The city cars run past the all, PROFESSIONAL CONSULTATIONS. Dr, Landis will give phrenological charts of char- acter, a8 well as @ Verbal Examinations, in which the best advic> for healthful training ‘and adaptability to avocation will be set forth. &e., &c. He will siso Examine and. Prescrite Jor all Disases. Office in the Hall dueing the Lectura daye—hours from 334 to 7 o’clock p. m.; or he can, any week-day. be consulted on the above topics at and 12th, from 9a. m. te 3 p.m. jiies also. Bee emall bills. my 9-3t* CHAS. W. CUNNINGHAM, Act. emi WILL BE A MEETING OF THE BATU. Master Bakers at the European Hotel on RDAY EVENING, atZo’clock. my7-3t* 1S akoot FAIR FOR ST MATTHEW'S ‘a PAROCHIAL SCIOOLS.—A sale usefuland ned on MONDAY BVEN- ie ss inst., in the basement story of St. i Matthew's Ohurch, corner 15th and H streets, to i | ncy articles will be o Ge. aid in paying the debt on tho schoo property of said church, Music and refreshments, Admittanca | 0cents. Children half price. SEVENTH WARD UNCONDITIONAL UNION TICKET For Alderman, i JOHN R. ELVANS { For Common Council. i AUGUSTUS EDSON | WM. J. MURTAUGH CHARLES W, MITOHBLL, mi-lm* Pema and after the 30th day of ri may 1-dtf April, the Office of Glenwood Cemetery will emoved to No 405 F street north, between Oth and 7th streets west, near the Post Office, ap 13-dtJunel Fo SALE—A CIGAR WINDOW in a restaurant ov Pa. avenue and the fixtures of a cigar stand for . Inquire at No. 46s Pa. avenue my9-3t* W ANTED- Ten active and industrious BOYS, to whom lib-ral wages will be given Apply inn ediatoly 1 t tha oftce of the Sunday Times. 35 Dstreei. rear Ieth, UARTERMASTERS AND COMMISSARIES wishing their accounts adjueted can havo them promptly attended to by an experienced and | Competent hand by addressing Box No. 96% City j Port Office, Washington. my 9-3t* i) JOSEPH PEC. USTICE OF TH&® PEACE 'AND NOTARY PUBLIC, is srcperes to Administer Uaths and Af. firmations, to take Acknowledgments of Deeds, and other Instruments of Writing streets north, my 9-3c* Ms WILLIAMS’S SCHOOL FOR YOUNG | VE DADIES, Wo. 2* K, bertecen Th anil 8th sts — | Instruction in the bigher mag ise braachee of ed | ucation, French and Music, Also, a Junior Class, { and one of little girls The second quarter of the Summer Session will commence on Monday, May 15th, 1803. my 9 eolw™ RELAND, LIVERPOOL, CALIFORNIA AND I a 1 RUBERALYA. { DANIEL A. BROSNAN. Sexton St, Patrick’s, Agent for P. Sheahan, of New York, my 9-lw* T MATTERS NOT! I? MATTERS NOT! Whether the bair is red, gray or white, BOS- WELL & WARNER'S COLOHIFIC will gradually and certainly change it without loss of time nud without any wash or preparation. It never fails to orior exceedls all others in quality, durability Be eauty. . BE Vpbolonale and rotall at BOSWHLL'S Milita. ry and Fan re, street, near Mth—! Reent for Washington and the Disttin, err ee iINOFTOS. Orrick oF ComMm’xs oF Iuprovemexts, . City Hall, May 7, 1543. In compliance with an ordinance of the Cerpora tion entitled “‘An act for the remo: of offal. slope,” &e.. the public are hereby notified that ali kitchen offal will be remeved from their respective dwellings once a day until the Ist of October next; andall housekeepers are hereby notified to place vessels sufficient to contain such offal,and easily handled, in the rear of their respective premises, when accessible to the garbage carts, and, when ‘shoe ecommerce ad Ward, sOEN es ad Ward, let el Ae 4th Ward. ees! Gennaio ath Ward, W. A. FLETCHER, : JAS. noon rey Po 6th Ward, may 9-3t Commissioner 7th Wa: STATION HOUSE FOR METROPOLI 2 S LICE. Saree Se SuALED Proposats will be received at th: of the Superintendent uf Metropolitan Polfte eiG Kleventh street west, until Fuipay, May 22d,'at 12 o'clock noon, for the erestion of one Station House, (in accordance with the act approved March 4, 163,) to be located on South K strect, between Kast Fifth and Sixth streets. Prope: will be endorsed peda Committee on Btati and will include all work and materia’ necessary for completion of the building, 'y for occupancy, and name the shortest time required for such completien, according to the plans and Specifications. which can be seen at the office of the Superintendent of Police from this date, When a bid is made in the name of a firm, the name of each person composing ssid firm, or inter> asted therein, must be signed to the bid, otherwise it ea at ; sidere ae oat Le accompany cach The Committce renerves the rent, shaterted by the * to reject auch bids rantageous’ to the intercney ae Fecurity te the amount of double tl pithy entar: eprcenen ited meuri : Kuown to be ndautly responsible for the fave pected, and tie CxActice at teal a eee it! ® 101 sack a day'afaling to complete the ball erent © ape ified . RICHARD WALLACH, : sa iM pO 183 le’ ALEX. R SHECHERD Prest. Board Common Gouneil, Washington, May 8, 1363. 3 De of special sermons for the benefit of the | ‘The yublio at and | rly, and the same Evening to | his MeDicaL OrFick, 321 D street, between lith | we are now in a position to make a landing He will visit fam- | not accessible in the rear, then ata place n on- | semostson- | aespotism—a war fot the freedom of the blacks ! NECOND EDITION, THREE O’OLOGK P. M. GEN. HOOKER'S ARMY. We apprehend that those who imagine that the events of the past week upon the Rappa- hannock have materially damaged the efficien- cy of Gen. Hooker’s army, will ere long find themselves much mistaken. It will not be very long before the rebels will find that what they now claim asa victory, has damaged them vastly more than it damaged the Union army of the Potomac for what will follow in this epring’s campaign in that quarter. ADMIRAL PORTER'S OFFICIAL RE- PORT OF THE ACTION AT GRAND GULF. MississipP1 SquaDROM, Flag Ship Benton, Below Grand Gulf, April29, 1863.—Sir: I had the honor of sending you a telegraph announc- ing that that we had fought the batteries at Grand Gulf for 5 hours and 35 minutes, with partial success. Grand Gulf has been very strongly fortified since Admiral Farragut went down to prevent his coming up again, and four (some of very heavy guns) are placed at the distance of a quarter-of-a-mile apart, on high points, and completely commands the river. I ordered the Louis vifle, Carondelet, Mound City, and Pittsburg, to lead the way and attack the lower batteries, while the Tuscum- bia, Benton and Lafayette, attacked the upper ones. The Lafayette lying in an eddy, and fighting sterm down stream. The yeasels below silenced the lower batteries, and then closed upon the upper one, which had been hotly engaged by the Benton and Tuscumbia, both ships suffering severely in killed and wounded. The Pittsburg came up just at the moment when a large shell passed through the Benton's pWot-house, wounding ‘he pilot, Mr. Williams, and disabling the wheel. This made the yes- sel unmanageable for a short time, and she drifted down to the lower batteries, which she opened upon while repairing damages. The Pittsburg, Act. Vol. Lt. Hor!, for a short time bore the brunt of the fire, and lost § killed and 16 wounded. The Tuscumbia was cut up & great deal. As the fire of the upper battery slackened, (I presume frea want ef ammuni- tion,) I passed up ashort distance above the fort to communicate with Gen. Grant, to see whether he thought proper to send the troops in the transports by the battery tinder what was rather a feeble return to our fire. He concluded to land the troops and march | them across by a road twe miles long, coming | out below the batteries. REV. . D., The Practical Physiologist of Philadeiphia (ifaw 1 Sim- | As tere was a pros- pect of expending a good deal of ammunition on the upper battery, without being able to occupy itif it was silenced, the vessels moved up stream again by signal without being much fired at or receiving any damage while the enemy had a raking fire on them. I then sent down Capt. Walker in the Lafay, ette, to preyent them from repairing damages, which they were doing with great diligence. He opened on them, to which they responded a | few times, and finally left the fort, waen he fired at intervals of five minutes until dark, At 6 o’clock p.m. I again got under way (with the transports following us), and at- tacked the batteries again, the transports all passing down safely under cover of our fire— | where the General pleases. I should have preferred this latter course in the first instance, it would haye sayed many lives and many hard knocks The Benton received 47 shots in her hull alone, not count- ing the damage done above her rail, but she was justas good for a fight when she got | through as when she commenced. Office—No 379 E street, between 9th and loth | All the vessels did well, though it was the most difficult portion of the river in which to | manage an iron-clad—strong currents (run- ning 81x knots) and strong eddies, turning them | round and round, making them fair targets, * * * * * It was «1 hard fight and a long one on both sides, The enemy fought his upper battery with a desperation I have never yet witnessed, for though we engaged him at a distance of 50 yards, We never fairly succeeded in stopping his fire but for a short time. It was remarka- ble that we did not disable his guns, butthough we knocked the parapets pretty much to pieces the guns were apparently uninjured. * * # & ££ % # * The squadron has been six hours and a half to-day under a not and well-directed fire, and are ready to commence at daylight in the morn- ing. I will send a list of killed and wounded the first opportunity. No Naval officere were killed or severely wounded. In our attack to-night only one man killed— he was on the Mound City. Davip Porrer, Act’g R. A. Com’g Miss Squadron. Hon. GIDEON WELLES, Secretary of Navy. STONBMAN REJOINS HOOKER. Stoneman in his return from his late brilliant cavalry raid, recrossed the Rappahannock at Kelly’s Ford, and has rejoined Gen. Hgoker at Falmonth. The distances traversed and the amount of ; Work accomplished by the different columns of | Stoneman’s cavalry on their late mission, es- tablishes the feat as quite beyond the most | a@aring and successiul achievements of the | Rebel cavalry durit the war. NOT KILLED. ‘We learn that Gen. Martindale received a telegram to-day, announcing that his brothe: Lieut. Col. Martindale, was not killed in the late battles, as reported. THE N BER OF WOUNDED, The total number of wounded arriving here from Hooker’s army up to 3 p. m. ot yesterday, Was 2,200. Tue OrvictaL CHARGES AGAINST VALLAN- DIGHAM.—The official charges against Vallan- digham set forth that on or about the first of May, at Mount Vernon, Ohio, he publicly ad- dreesed a large meeting of citizens, declaring that the present war is an injurious, cruel, and unnecessary war—a war not being waged for the preservation of the Union, but for the pur- pose of crushing out liberty and establishing a and the enslaving of the whites; and that, if the Administration had so wished, the war could have been honorably terminated ; that peace might have been honorably obtained by listening to the proposed intermediation of France; that propositions by which the South- ern States could be won back, and be guarantied their rights under the constitution, were re- jected the day before the battle of Fredericks- burg. He is also charged with having said that Order No. 38 of Gen. Burnside was a base ; usurpation of arbitrary authority, and the sooner the people inform the minions of usur- pated pewer that they will not submit to such restrictions the better. He declared also his purpose to defeat any attempt to build up a monarchy upon the ruins of a free government, and that he believed the menin power were trying to establish a despotism. GRanDd GuL¥, on the Mississippi, captured by Admiral Porter, is a post village of Ulai- borne county, Mississippi. It is located two miles below the mouth of Black River, and some sixty miles above Natchez. Its popula- tion, before the war, was about 1,500. The place used to boast of a town hall, three or four churches, a market house, and a masonie lodge. Grand Gulf was ot the ship. ing port for the cotton trade of that part of ississippi. : New Counrerreit.—Twenties on the Mer- chants’ Bank of New Haven, Conneticut, Vignetje, three females in centre, very good: heavy lettering, excellent; stipple work on four corners, rather inferior; engravers names’ poor; paper coarse, and of a yellowish tinge an greasy appearance. a AN ADVARON on PerursBURG PRosasLe. A special Washiagton dispatch to the Philda- delphia Press says: «Major General Dix is said to have left Fortress Monroe, and, in company with General Peck (who Is under him), ordered an advaaoe, so you need not be sufprised if, at any moment, you should hear that Petersburg has been attacked.” PxrrsowalL.—Among the most graphic and Accurate letters descriptive of the late battles, are those of Mr. S. M. Uarpenter, of this city, for the New York Herald. §7 Gen. Carter's late victory near Monticello was much more complete than was at first supposed. It has caused the rebels to retreat entirely from Eastern Kentucky. TELEGRAPHIC. patos FROM THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC. ALL OUR WOUNDED PROPERLY CARED FOR. —>——_ THE PRESENCE OF STATE AGENTS NOT RE- QUISITE OR DESIRABLE. .., ——— HeEapquanters Army Potomac, May 9.— General Hooker directs, on the information of the Medical Director of this army, that all the wounded within our lines are properly carad for and have everything they need. Those of our wounded ‘within the enemy’s lines the enemy will not permit any person to visit, but they are all to be sent over to us. If any aid is required it will be telegraphed for. The effect of the presence of State Agents has been to interfere with the necessary and propersystem. The Medical Director does not desire them to be here at this time. LATE FROM MEXICO. gee THE FRENCH NOT YET IN POSSESSION OF PUEBLA, aes OUR FLEET NEAR HAVANA IN A MUSS THE SPANISH AUTHORITIES, ois Bae Ss New York, May 9—The steamer Morning Star, from New Orleans om the 30th ult., via Havana on the ith inst., has arrived. A portion of General Banks’ staff,and Mr. Tucker, his private secretary, are passengers. The latter with despatches to the Government. Col. Thorpe, and several other wounded offi- cers, are also passengers. The gunboat Huntsville was spoken on the 2d inst. off Moro Castle. All were well, and she reported having taken three prizes. A Havana letter to the Times, states that news had been received from the French head- quarters in Mexico to the 12th inst. saying that the French were in possession of all but a small portion of Puebla The U S. schooner Annie had overhauled three or four suspicious vessels, which fact had created great excitement at Havana, and a Spanish steamer had been sent to inyestigate matters. | OUR IRON CLADS OFF CHARLESTON ALL READY FOR ANOTHER ATTACK. en OF THE REBEL COMMANDER FORBES AT NEW YORK, —— New York, May 9.—The steamer Circassian from Wilmington Bar on the 4th inst., has ar- rived. She has been along the coast from Sa- bine Pass to Fortress Monroe. ‘She has on board the rebel commander Forbes, captured on the steamer New London, off Sa- bine Pass, and anumber of prisoners captured on the rebel steamer Chattahoochie. She reports the iron-clads off Charlesten, all ready for another attack. ARRIVAL MORE STIRRING NEWS FROM VICKS- BURG. ———__. GEN. GRANT 30 MILES UP BIG BLACK RIVER, MARCHING IN THE REAR OF VICKSBURG. a THE CITY DOOMED. pnilgra Liea os Crxcinwati, May 9.—A special dispatch to the Gazette, dated Memphis, May 7th, states that Gen. Grant has captured Grand Gulf; . Port Gibson, and Willard Valley. On Wed- nesday Grant's main army was thirty miles up the Big Black River, marching in the rear of Vicksburg. The army is enthusiastic at the speedy prospect of victory. FROM PORT ROYAL. oe NOTHING NEW AT CHARLESTON, ——— New York, May 9.—The steamer Tillis, from Port “Royal on the 2d, has arrived. There is nothing new at Charleston. The ship Monarch of the Sea, from Liver- pool, brings a thousand passengers. SALE OF FIVE-TWENTIES. PHILADELPHIA, May 9.—Jay Cook, U.S, general subscription agent, announced the sales of the five-twenties, yesterday, to be $1,000,000, distributed as follows: New York, $300,000; Boston, $250,000; Philadelphia, $105,L00; Penn- sylvania, $66,000; Ohio, $126,000; Kentucky, $100,000; Michigan, $50,000; Baltimore and Maryland, $35,000;sundry States, $10,000. To- tal, $1,042,000, THE REBEL GENERAL VAN DORN SH®T DEAD. NASHVILLE, May 9.—It is reported by a gen- tleman who has just come through our lines that the rebel General Van Dorn was shot and instantly killed by Dr. Peters, ot Maury coun- ty, yesterday at the latter’s house. This in- formant states that Van Dorn was discovered in criminal intercourse with Peters’ wife. THE VALLANDIGHAM COURT-MAR- TIAL. Cincinnati, May 9—The court-martial in the case of ex-Representative Vallandigham’s case was submitted to Gen. Burnside yester- day. It will notbe made public until pub- lished in general orders. ARRIVAL OF A FRENCH GUNBOAT. NEw YorRK, May 9.—The French gunboat Marcean, trom Vera Cruz on the 2ist of April, bas arrived in port. The propeller Tillie, from Hilton Head and Port Royal, is below. THE NATIONAL LOAN, PHILADELPHIA, May 9.—It is ascertained that upwards of $1,500,000 have been invested in the five-twenties, by parties residing in Bal- timore, through Mesers. Jay Cook & Oo., che Government agents. LOCAL NEWS. — ‘WObNDED OFFIOERS.—The following officers have been reported to Dr. Olymer, No. 305 Pennsylvania avenue, for treatment: Col. H. W. Brown, 3d N. J. in hip; Lieut. T.S. Dun- ham, llth Mass. arm and sh; Capt. W. ©. Allen, 1ith Mass., shoulder; Capt. J. D. Pau- ling, 24th N. J., knee; Capt.P. Hambrick, 234.N. J. abdomen; Capt. R. Newbold, 23d N° Capt. L. B. Smith, 23d N. J., leg; Uapt. +H. Janton, ist N. J., leg and arm; Gapt. W. H. Callan, 2d N. J, Jeg; Lieut. B. 'k. Haines, 23a N. J. hip; Capt.’S. G: Blyth, ist N. J. arm; Capt. John Frantz, 3d N. J.,arm.; Lieut. Geo, Westcott, 3d N. J., neck; Lieut. R. Cooper, 7th ij r; Lieut.S.G. Savage, 16th Mass., av: 16th Mass., sida; shoulder; Capt. D. k. Field, vith N. J., Capi Ss. M. Stelle, 8th N. Hart, 7th N. J.; Lieut. T. hip; Gnpt, W. W. McOo: N.Y; Oapt! R. Silion, 15th Pa, arm; Lieut. W. J. Ashe, 115th Pa. leg; Lieut. Jos. Malloy, 115th Pa, shoulder and baek; Ng sd Phelan, 734 N. ¥., leg and ankle} Gol. ison, 25th Ohio, shoulder; Lieut. J. R. T, Noble, Lieat. Jos. McDanalds, 7th N. J., ©. 8. Preston, 74th N. Y¥., arm; Col. W. H. Irwin, 149th Pa., foot; Lieut. Jos. S, Hills, 16th Mazs., arm; Lieut. John R. Sith Pa; Lieut. W. O. Reed, 122d Pa., arm.; Lieut. H. H! Troast, 122d Pa., leg: Lieut. J.0. Brabnker, 122d Pa. arm; Lieut. T. Dinan, 1994 Pa., leg: tant W Bro: J2ith N. ¥., leg; Lieut. A " J Daniels, 7ist N. ¥., left ankle ¥ oO B.O. Tiguan, 26th Pa, <. sjtiet Onin, sbouliee Gage i eas ve Ast 3] - 5 EY I Pa, arm: Lieut. BM. Peck, fitst Pa. shoul- , Lieut, J Atkinson, l4ist Pa, elbew; Beeld ete tie ear tisa remarkable fact that @ majority of tae ion‘ ana ice "tho a ta cs predon 4 08 \- sane ‘which fact shows that the rebels fired ww. pieiiss awd Larast QvoraTtoNs—W AsErEeron ay mY Magxet.— ‘urnished Lewis Johnsea Oo., Bankers, nef Buying. Seitt U. S. Coupon Bonds, 1881 ......1 tor U.S. 5°20’s .... . par — 99% +0956 ~ 30 = K P.M. Coupon 6's, 1881, 107%: 7-30's, 106 x; New Oer- tificates of Indebtedness, 99%, Gol — Fourta Warp Station _Oases.—F. 8, Bangart, drank; dismissed. W. RB. Ounning- ham, do.; #1.55. C.M. Dowden, do.; military. Geo. McGuiness, do; do. Catnarige Si do.; dismiesed. J. O. Thornton, sleeping ta street; dismiszad. Sarah Maguire, drunk sag disorderly; workhouse. Mary Knight, disorder- ly; do. Patrick ‘Sullivan, sate keeping; dis- missed. Johm Brubns, disorderly? military. Frederick Shentz, do.; do. OK. ag Fonerat Escort.— fhe 122d Pennsylvania Tegiment, whose term of service expires in@ day or two, have been ordered from the Army of the Potomac to act as a funeral escort on the occasion of the interment of the remains of the lateGen. Whipple A detachment of “Scott's 900" will form a part of the escort. —_2—— Wovunpep Goring Norta.—To-day several of the street cars are ¢ din taking the wounded from the steamboat wharf tothe Bal- timore depot, and from whence they are being sent north, many of them to hospitals in and about Baltimore. ee ee eS THE Grand I. 0. O. F. Levee is to come off en. Monday night, tSth instant, we hear. Particulgrs hereafter, AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN. (Correspondence of the Star.] GxEoRGETOWN, D,C., May 9, 1963. The resolution duthorizing the sum of ten dollars to be paid per month to each of the Metropolitan Police stationed in Georgetowa ‘was passed last evening by the Common Coun- cil, but not without considerable opposition. It was argued by Mr. Marbury that the Coun- cil had not the right to spend the people's money in paying the debts of Uncle Sam, and that if the present police were to resign there would be 100 applicants for their pesitions be- fore three days, and also that the Corporation could not atford such an expenditure in addi- tion tothe many other additional expenses of building a new market-house, &c. Messrs. Tenney, Craig and Collins spoke in favor of the measure, and thought it true econ- omy; that this energetic police force had already saved or made for the Corporation large amounts by strictly enforcing the laws of the Corporation, thereby bringing in many more fines than usual, and that the people were now compelled to pay their licenses to do business, which also added much tothe treasury, and that the energy of the police had indeed been the true cause of our overflowing treasury. A note received at the collector’s office this morning states that the canal boats are s' at Big Slackwater in consequence of the high stage of the Potomac at that point. John Humbird and Luther Couch were ar- rested yesterday for stealing a buggy and horse in Washington, which they drove over to Georgetown. The police recognized the for- mer, and supposed they had stolen the buggy. They promptly arrested him, when he ac- knowledged the fact. They are both about eleven years of age. ‘ Barge Excéisior, in omneny with five others, while on a passage from New York to this place, met with a severe gale off Aquia Creek, in which she, with her cargo was totally lost. The crew was all saved, including the captain. Arrived by river—Schr. Octavia Ellen, El- liot, Sapa Md., lumber to Jos. Libbey; barges Cedar Hill, Lauson, Belle Plain, light; icholas, Lynch, Aquia Creek, light: L. P. Gordariver, Silliman, do., do.; steamer Leslie, Sillaman, do. do.; barges F. T. Carrington, Buchly, N. Y., corn to Government; Ann But- terly, Philadelphia, hay to do.: Elias Treman, Graham, N. Y., corn, oats and hay to do.; sloop Anna Maria, 47.000 fish to J. A. Knight: ‘schrs. Sea Nymph, Cornwell, Alexandria, light; S. Eddy, Patton, Washington, do.; steamer Armi- tage, Breasly, Washington, do.: schrs. James- town, Lattourette, Alexanaria, light; Eliza- ee Brown, do., do.; Adell Felicia, Fargee, 10., do. Departed—Schr. Emma, Farbish, N. Y., coal from Borden Mining Co.; Samuel Eddy, Pat- ten, Fall River, Ma: do. do.; Adele Feticia, Faurgee, Norwich, Ct., coal from Agnew's dock; Salisbury, Hutchins, Providence, R. 1, coal from Cumberland Coal and Iron Co; Golden Eagle, Kelsey, Norwich, Ct., coal from Ray’s dock; E. T. Smith, Boston, do. do. Arrived by canal—Boats Jane Shaw, Gee. Lynn, coal to Ray’s dock; Jehn Vanlear, coal to Frostburg Co.; Dutch Hen, do. to Bordem Mining Co.: Mary Mertens, 104 tons coal. Business quiet. Markets unchanged; whole- sale quotations as follows: Flour, anpen 7.25; extra, $8; Darby’s fam- ily, $10; Welch’s, $10.50; Ray’s, $10.50. Wheat, Ted, $1.60; white, $1.75a$1.85; very choice, $2. Corn, 900.281. Oats, by measure, 60a65c., hay, ill stuff—middlings, 60a65c.; brown .; shorts, 35c.; potatoes, 60885¢.; ap- ples, $3.50a$3.75; cider, eommon, 1Sa2e.; ‘do. clarified, 20a25c.; champagne cider, #1a$5 per case; whisky, 49c.; salt, G. A, 81.57% a$1.90; fine, $2.75. Cumberland coal, $4.25485.50; an- thracite, $8.50; wood, pine, $1.50a85: oak, $5 50 486. Lumber, pine, $25 per M. Plaster, lump, $6086.50; ground, $10. Herring, $6 per M; shad, )0 per hundred. Cuna. a By epee! & CO. Auctioneers, UILD LOT AT AUCTION .—On TUESDAY BU AFTERNOON May teats ore ean sell, Lot 2,3,4,and 5,in square west of square 553, fronting respectively on New Jersey avenue and north P street, and ranning through to 3d street ‘west, J.C. McGURRE & 60., Aucts. my 9-dts ne ee Or Loans Auctioneer, . s AND DWELLIN Ln in Secestern eo verted foe the ah intone med on account of the weather. The sale en take place on WEDN BEDAY. 13th of May, at3 o’clock p.m , beginning on the lot on Congress street. below the canal, my 9-3t* M. V. BNOKEY, Auct. By W.L. WALL & CO , Auctioneers. Corner Pa avenue and 9th street, south side, JROCERIES, TOBACCO, CIGARS, LIQUORS AND SmaLt Stores, aT Al OTION—Om Ses ORG ar: sas at 10 o'clock, we Ww. sell, in front o! Boo: Of Groceries, embracing— ~~» Booms, a let Barrels White and Yellow Sugars Chests Tea and Ground Coffee, Tierces Hams and Bacon {00 Boxes Yellow and Oastile tad Olive Bo 0 e! Ln! ‘an ve Boxes Adamantine, Sperm, and Mould Oaedles 100 gross Matches and Cotton Twine, Oars Sateap, Sauces and Pickles, ‘and Brandiea ruil Cases Natural Preserves and Jellies Cases Mustard, Cinnamon, P: id Ginger % Boxes Bxtract and Concentrated Co! Barrels Dried Peaches and Apples P Boxes Canned Fruits, Meats, and Vegetables Boxes Navy Tobacco, = Kegs White Lead ik Smoking and Killikinnick Tobaceo A large assortment Cig: 187 Cases Claret and Ca‘ Baskets and cases Cham Cases bade Rt Barrels 6 s ye, Magnolia, Bourbon. and other Whiskeys, and 10 gales kegs Suit’s Whisk 13 barrels very fine old Bourbon Whisky, Beyd & x apa — old ¢ and }; Bran Aiko,a quantity of Sma'l Stores cash. Term z W.L. WALL & O0., Aucte. a my? By THOMAS DOWLING, Auctioneer, BUBHELS “PUTATORS AT Al 3,000 Foetoo PRIDAT APTERNODS, ath inst., at2 o'clock, I shall sell, the cargo of Schr. ‘Hfortensia” of 3,000 Bushels Jackson, White, &c., Potatoes, in prime order. Will be sold from vessel without reserve, for cash to the highes: bidders, in lots mut lews'than 166 Bushels, at the wharfof Jne. W. Lumedon, in the rear of warehouse, 103 Water street, Georgetown, my 6 THOMAS DOWLING, Auct- AZ THE £BOVE SALB 18 POSTPONED, ON Sisqunt of the rain, until WEDNESDAY APTS! next, ‘coc my 9 3° HOMAS DOWLING, Aust, By GREEN & WILLIAMB, Auctioneers. YWO BXCELLENT TWO-STORY BRIOK T Hovssgs aup Lor ar Avcriox.—On FRIDAY, the 1th instant, we shall sell in front of the remises; at 6 o’clock P. t No. 3in Bau Fro. fronting en the north side of New Yor avenu between Keventeenth and Eightecath streets wast, poarmne Paces oes public Departments. The provements are two and convenient arranged Brick Houses, No. 451 z ‘The lot occupied by the ‘sact honse ‘has a picer inches by ‘Badepth of 117 fact S inches tine has a back building, and contain: in all stent scoagety Mita tear Ghd hast bis acer vd re Veat pl en oon 9 x ger rooms, . avwell of excellent wi Toree pump io’ the yard, Terms for East House: $1,509 can remain ‘ deta pesenies megeee er a a : residue in 32-46 monthe # for ‘notes natitactorily i inter oat, ret atere, 4nd hereon page! wd resi ane saben nae conv eo of pure! le The above dectibed proparte’ is hesdsomety ited, and — —. teens Saeed resi LO Wel a sale, ma ee to OREN & WILLIAMS, Ancte, 2 i the and b: $