Evening Star Newspaper, June 9, 1863, Page 2

THE EVENING STAR, | TH¢ Stowe of Vickeburs- WASHINGTON CITY: | TUESDAY. ..004.......0000+0eJUNE 9, 1963, | G7 READING MATTER ON EVBRY PAGE. SEE OUTSIDR FOR INTERESTING TELE- GRAPHLIO AND OTHER MATTER. Washington Money Market. Quotations for stocks, coin and uacurrent money, furnished by Lewis Johnson & Oo., Bankers: Ba; » Wiis New 00s EAT. Sales Coupon @s, 181, 105 ,; 7-%"s, 107, New - tificates of Indebtedness, 93%: Gold, 1424. Gold dull and lower. Government stocks better. OUR MILITARY BUDGET. LOS8 OF THE U.S SHIP SHEPHERD KNAPP. The Navy Department received information this morning of the loss of the U. S. ship Shepherd Knapp, by running upon & shoal in entering the harbor of Cape Haytien, W.1. Her battery (11 guns) and appointments, ordnance, yeoman’s and master’s stores, instruments and charts, provisions and clothing, spars, sails, running and standing rigging, anchors, chains, and éverything portable and of value to the Government, we are happy to say, were saved —the only loss being the hull of the ship, which bas been surveyed and recommended to be seld for the benefit of the Government. The dispatch fails to give the date of the occurrence. A YEAR IN THE WOODS | During the late raid of Stoneman’s cavalry they were joined in Louisa county by a Union refugee who had been lurking in the woods to eseape the Confederate authority an entire year tacking one day. He says there are numbers ot Unionists ali through the South hiding them- selves in caves and mountain fastnesses until they can escape the Confederate thrall. . H SENT TO THE OLD CAPITOL. i The rebel officers brought up from the lower Potomac on Sunday night—noticed by us yes- terday—have been seni to the Old Capitol. LATE TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. LATER FROM NEW ORLEANS. | sidelines H REBEL GENERAL KIRBY SMITH REPORTED AT FRANKLIN, LO IANA, soreeg bie <2 PORT HUDSON BOMBARDED ON MAY 29TH | WITHOUT A RESPONSE. ' -——.— i THE REBEL GENERAL GARDINER OFFERS | TO SURRENDER THE PLACE CONDITIONALLY. aegis GEN. BANKS DECLINES THE TERMS. pais arse New Yorx, June 9.—Gen. Stone, who is at New Orleans, will probably be appointed to the command of Sherman’s division. The rebel Kirby Smith is reported at Frank- | lin, Louisiana. The gunboats bombarded Port Hudson day | @nd nightor the 29th of May, without a re- | 6pone. * It is reported that Gen. Gardiner offered to | surrender the place, if allowed to march ont with guns, provisions, eic., but that Gen. Banks declined theee terms, FURTHER FROM PORT HUDSON. Se THE PLACE CLOSELY INVESTED, AND THE | ESCAPE OF THE REBEL FORCES IMPOSSIBLE, - ese Sas GEN. MONTGOMERY MAKES A SUCCESSFUL RAID WITH HIS NEGRO TROOPS, BRINGING IN A THOUSAND CONTRABANDS. New Yours. Tne The Tribune of this morning says: From a gentleman fully con- ver-ant with affairs at Port Hudson and inthe | Departinent of the Gulf, we learn some inter- i esting facts of the situation of General Banks’ | army. | Our informant left Port Hudson late on the ; evening of the ist of May. | There has been no fighting of consequence since the 27th, but General Banks was indus- | triously and rapidly contracting his lines and Approaching the rebel works. The wings of our army rested on or very | near the river, both above and below, and there Was no possibility of reinforcements reeching the beleagured garrison. Gen- Banks had made up his mind to take the place and he had men «nd means to do it. Gen. Sherman is hardly expected to live. New York, June 9.—A Hilton Head letter i reports the total loss of the gunbeat Shepperd Knapp, which went ashore at Nassau. Col. Montgomery had made araid with his negro regiment, bringing in @ thousand con- “trabands. 2 On Monday morning, the members of the family of Wm. Steele, of East Hartford, Conn., @n going tohis room, found his chamber deluged. wrh blood, dud Mr. Steele lying dead on the foor with his throat horribly cut, His wife ‘was on the bed with her throat cut from ear to ear, and an infant, six months old, had its head | almost cut ef. All were dead—the child still | warm. Steele’s hand grasped a razor, and it | { was perfectly evident that he had murdered is wife and child and then killed himself. ‘The coroner’s jury rendered a verdict of insan- aty. Mr. Stecie had been an inmate of an in- | sane asylum at different times during the last | twenty years. Masonic Parex ts WasHINGTON.—The | «*Nationa] Free Mason” -is the name of a monthly publication devoted to the interests of Masonry, just started in this city by the Rey. Dr. McMurdy, of Ky., Grand Prelate of the General Grand Encampment of the United | States. Dr. McMurdy is well known through- { out the country as an eloquent, clear-headed | divine, and this initial number of the “Free | Mason” shows abundant evidences of his in- | dustry, scholarship and writing ability. | &7 The Richmond papers state that gold is _ selling there at six dolfars premiam—fourteen dollars in Confederate money buying two in goid. This premium, they say, is not on ac- count of the depreciation of their paper, but » the searcity of goid! ————$——_____ 7 Mrs. Lincoln left Washington by the three o'clock train yesterday afternoon for Philadel- phia. She was accompanied tothe cars by the President, who caw her pleasantly accommo- dated in a special car, with her little son, and then left her. Ske returns next Monday. New Evening Parer.—We have the first number of a Democratic evening paper started here by Col. Thomas B. Florence, entitled the «Constitutional Union.” it has a decidedly meat appearance. 7 The court-martia) of Vol. Beiger, late U. S. quartermaster at Baltimore, met at Anaap- | oils yesterday morning, but was postponed on eeount of the absence of material witnesses | Cor the defence. =A * Mr. Fernando Wood, in « card to the | ‘Mew oYovk Times, denies that he heard any | soldiers hooting bim iu Baltimore. The Pienee’ sypiies that they did It lustily in Camden. a7 The Ninth Army Corps, which accom. ganied Gon. Darnpide to Kentucky, hae been | seut, with other troops, to reiniorce Gea. Graat a3 Vicksburg. Usb | 71s is now denied that aay portion of the | Rebel divisions under Breckiaridge aud Mc- | Gowaa hare gone to reinforce Joe Johnson. — 87> Fight thousand bales of cotioa and a large foun: of sugar was captured by our forces me | Brasmear City, LA, sad eent to New Orteaas, | ‘ + comes into the Mississippi. | Washington. A General Assault to be Made om the 41a of June—Gen. Blair's Expedition up te BIC nivte mst sateoaae Bete ack ver Bridge. Osterhans and Jcbnston—The Rebels Hanging Negroes 2 ‘ Cinctysatt, June &.—The ‘cial pab- lishes a letter dated Memphis, June 3, eh | repeats Pemberton’s intercepted dispatch: to | Johnston about being able to hold out ten days, &ec. It adds the following: Gen. Osterhaus is on the west side of Black | River Bridge, with his entire division, watch- ing Johnston, who appeared on the first and second with 5,000 infantry and some artillery. Shots were exchanged and the rebels retired. Johnston is said to have 15,v00 men, poorly armed and deficient in artillery, There is, then, no probability of his being able to relieve Pemberton. The expedition under Gen. Blair proceeded northward as far as Mechanicsburg, forty-five miles, without meeting the rebels in force. A few guérillas fired on our cayalry. wounding several. The crops were found in a promising condition, and the country well supplied with live stock. A large amount of cotton was de- stroyed, and many cattle and negroes were brought away. The gunboats ran up to Yazoo City several days ago, and destroyed much property, in- cluding a gunboat on the stocks. Several rebel transports were seen further up the Sun Flow- er and Tallahatchie, which escaped tempo- rarily. Communication with Gen. Ranks is kept up on the Louisiana shore. Guerillas infest the region between Lake Providence and Grand Gulf, and commit dep- Tedations with impunity. The Government plantations are selected for ateack. A_hun- dred negroes were driven off or hung. ‘Every negro with a United States uniform on is mer- cilessly suspended to the nearest tree. Siege operations at Vicksburg are pressed with increased vigor. The siege guns com- menced a general bombardment on the third in- stant. Result unknown. The two armies are close together—within talking distance. A eneral attack was to be made on the Sth inst. ‘he formidable batteries along the Mississippi, on the first line above the water batteries, are all silenced; save one at the extreme upper part of Vicksburg, where the Chickasaw Bayou It mounts two heavy guns, and two 28-pounders. The Rebel battery on Fort Hill is composed of six guns of very heavy caliber. The Unionists have mounted six heavy guns in front and a battery diagonally at that point. The Rebel rumor from Richmond that Kirby Smith has attacked Gen. Banks at Port Hudson is hardly credited, though seme uneasiaess is felt. A rumor from down the riyer says that Smith has arriyed at Carthage, La. This is { very doubtful. | FROM THE ARMY OF THE PoTOMAC. > | Talk Among tne Reb 's of a Raid Towards Washingtou—Our Advance Posts yet Be- yond the Rappahannock—The Main Body of the Enemy yet at Fredericksburg—A Large Force of Confederate Cavaly near Culpeper Court House. June s.—The reports from the Army of the Potomac, to-night, represent matters as very ; Quiet there. The rebel forces were seen yesterday in large numbers returning to the fortifications in the tear of and below Fredericksburg. It is reported that there was a review of the forces of Fitzhugh Lee and Wade: Hampton by Gen. Lee, at Culpeper, yesterday. They | numbered from tweive to fifteen ‘thousand. One of the prisoners captured on Friday evening below Fredericksburg, stated that it was intended soon to make a raid towards 1f such a design should beenter- tained they will find ample preparations made for their proper reception. The object of the reconnoissance across the Rappahannock was fully accomplished. The late movement of the rebels on the south side of the Rappahannock induced the belief that they had retired a:together from their late lines of defense, and officers and others who came to Washington confidently announced this as afact. The crossing by some of onr troops on Friday was in the way of a recon- moiseance, to understand the actual condition of affairs; and, although on Sunday morning they had not returned, they probably did so by night, Friday evening, in crossing, we lost about thirty in killed and wounded, and took about sixty prisoners in rifle pits on the river bank. They have been brought to Washington. Capt Crose, of the regular engineers, was killed. The entire loss on our side was by the engineer brigade in crossing. Although. yesterday, skirmishers of both parties were represented to be in line of battle atsome points, there seemed to be no appre- hension of ageneral engagement. Both armies, however, seem to be wide awake. Fredericksburg is still held by the enemy, and no atiempt has been made by our troops to take it. Our advanced posts beyond the Rappahan- nock were held up to this morning by the 32d | and 23d Pennsylvania regiments. Rebel pick- e's confront ours at a short distance, but up to this morning not a shot had been fired by either party for twenty-four hours. Just below Fred- ericksburg, and between the lines, lay the bodies | of three dead rebels killed by our shells on Friday. They do not offer to come dowr and remove them. They are, however, leisurely cutting grass all day inside their picket lines and on the battle-ground of last December, and carrying itto the rear tor their horses. Our picket lines do not run over three-quarters of a | mile from the riyer. The enemy has been drawn up in tine ot bat- tle for two days toprevent our further move- ment. Evidence, considered reliable by some rnilitary men, has been received that the main body of Lee’s army is still hovering around Fredericksburg, but that there is a large force of cavalry, perhaps ten or twelve thousand, at or near Culpeper Court House. Lue’s AGGRESSIVE MOVEWENT.—The Wheel- ing InteNigencer is in receipt of a letter from Winchester from very high authority, which | says: “All is quiet in this vicinity, but everything indicates a tremendous concentration of the Rebel forces against Hooker. Lee is about to assume the aggressive, and it appears he has determined to stake the issue of the war upon the next battle, which will take place goon.” The writer adds: «Jones has been ordered to Richmond in ar- Test, for some failure in West Virginia, has been sucgeeded by Jenkins in command” fix > TNaANCIAL.—New Yor of yesterday evening say there is a continued ‘de yression in the stock market. The Government stocks ure anexceptiop. Missouri six per cents. are steady. The price of gold opened on the street at 14434, (tke same as at the close on Saturday,) and soon fell to 1434 per cent. At the board, the quotation closed 14333143 per cent. Bills on London are about 157 per cent. On Paris, 5 france 60 centimes on the dollar. NOTICH—Tho Ladies of the Freemen’s q J Association witicontinos thas Pectient wt The 6th street rresbyterian Ohurek. The friends of the cause and the public’ generally are respeat- fully invited to attend. e 1t* OARNOROSS & DIXEY 8 MINSTRELS, DG" OARS Acts BoNGS LAST NIGH BAMOHS. $0. te At ODD ¥BLLOWS’ HALL. 1° THS CHRISTIAN vRADITIONS OF PAL- 4S. INE AND JBBUSALEM.—At the con- clusion 6f Ur. Samson's course of lectures on the Bible Lands on Friday evening last, the lar; intelligent audience unanimously requested that Rew ouls give an additional lecture on tae above ct. This lecture wi}! be gi ‘BRN. mentee matinee sobre sr ight, at the Firs “"Kaxaission 25 cents, to be paid nt the doors 309 MEDICAL ASSOCIATION —Thero will bo an adjourned meaiine of the Medical Asso- Cistion of the vistrict of Columbia, at the Medical Departinent of Georgetown Collegé,on WEDNES- DaY,?*« ith inst. at one o’e! 1. jea'n 3. W. if. LOVEJOY, M. D.,.Bee, THE LADIES OF WESLEY OHAPEL M. ¥. Church, corner 5th and P streets, will old @ Strawberry and Ble: i room of the Church, for five Monday, June 8th, i 15 cents; ckildren 10 cents; season, CHRIST CHUROH SUNDAY 80HOOL.— lem iy Bestival wilt be opened’ DAY KVBMING, June Sth, 1968, at : Navy Yard. He Proceeds erecting a Sa! bath hoo! House. Tee and perpen atpauTp phir ey aes and agreeable ovenius is promised to thive frie of tue school who will give their attendance during the continuance of the festival. fo 8-60 <j Ves ERSTIVAL or OITS A I E 3 1 OWMRS —A bi EME Ni ait for thabeaaae” #2 be omitted yy it PU WSDAY, wD aoa eats Hein et nase wi bieet a most worthy ofths chari inat one of this Diririch, Westies a bean! ore. apply of hort tery ries, lee a fit'be fuppiied. Flowers, ke, will be ant ORDER iN RELATION TO Passes. Ware Deragrucer, Wasgaixetos, D. C., June 8, 838. Tadies desiting passes tego to or return from the rebel States, can reteive.permita under the follow- ing regulations eon First, All applications for passes to go South must be made fe writing, and verified by oath, ad- dressed to Major L. C. Turner, Judge Advocate, Washiagton, D. C., as follows: “*s, & B, applicant fora to go to City Poiat, Va., and now residing at do solemnly swear that, if said pers be granted, I will not take any property excepting my wearing apparel, and that all the articles to be taken with me are contained in the trunk or package delivered or to be deliv- ered to the quartermaster on tte transport steamer onwhich Iam to go to City Point. That I have not been in any insurgent State, nor beyond the “military lines of the United States witbin thirty days last past. That I will not return within the military lims of the United States during the present war, and that I have not im my trunk, nor on my person, any papers or writings whatsoever, ner any cont aband articles.”’ No person will be allowed to take more than one trunk or package of female wear'ng apparel, we gh - ing not over one hundred pounds snd subject to inspection, and if anything contraband be found in the trank or on ‘the person, the property will be forfeited and the pase revoked. Second, A passenger boat will leave Annapolis, Md..on the first day ef July next, to deliver those permitted to go Sonth, at City Point|and the bag- gage of each applicant must be delivered to the quartermaster on said boat at least twenty-four hours previous to the day of departure for igspec- ti jon. % Third, Children will be allowed to accompany their mothers and relatives, and take their usual | wearing apparel, but the name and age of each child must be given iu the application.” Fourth. Ladies and childron desiring te come North will be received on the boat’ at City Point and taken to Annapolis, and every adult person coming North will be required to take and sab- scribe the oath of allegiance to the Government of the United States before the boat leaves Fortress Monroe. L. C. TORNER, jen 4at Judge Advocate. AWBERRY FESTIVAL.—The Ladies of Ryland Chapel will commence a Straw- Dery Festival at Island Hall, corner of Virginia avenue and Sixth street werxt,on WEDNESDAY EVENING, tho 10th iustant, to continue several ever ings. je 9-30" ("he NEXT REGULAR MONTHLY MEET a ing of the Board of Trustees of Public ‘chools will be held on TUBBDAY AFTERNOON, June 9th, at 4/5 o'clock, je 6-3t WM. B. DAYTON, See. Lecture R commencing TU during the week, ay Flo are offered at reasonable prices. 10 cen eason tickets W centr. Je 5-3t <=> GRAND STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL.— Cho i ladies connected with the Calvary Baptist Church will hold a STRAWBERRY AND M CAL FESTIVAL in the O11 Trinity Hall, on Fi street, between Dand E, next MONDAY snd TUES- DAY, the sth and 9th inst., at 7 ock hee Be- i awberries,creain and flowersin abundance, vocal and instrumental musi a new feature will be the w: Fevies of Dissolving Views. tival isa benevolent one, of course anticipated, Tickets 10 oy emer OREAM, AT WHOLESALE AND RE- ‘A! tai 1L.—Families, Boarding Houser, Hotels, ers, Excursionists, &c , supplied & wea Oorner lath and F sta, Tai my 11-1m* FUBNIsBED PARLOR AND BED RO)M ON firat Hoor to let, three blocks from Treasury ‘Depaxtueat, Address “*Rooms,’”’ Box 15 Fost Of ice. je9-3t® “OR 8ALB—HOUSE AND LOT.—A two story | Frame House, with basement. oontaining six rooms, situated lith street. between L aad ats.,No. 368. Inquire of RICHARD REEDM#R, N street north, bet, 12th and I3th sts. Je9-6t* I OST. —On the 12d of May. between the depot 4 and #eminary in Washington,» red STEKH, Marked on the leit bank with tar. FERDINAND MELCHER. Jeo 3t* 27 Prince at. Alexandr a, Va. } ERMONT HORSE FUR 3ALB.—A hig spirited. dark dapple yrey, Hamblero ian HORSE. s years old ; purchased in Ve: ment by the owner ; suitable for a Gen-ral, staffor lield officer. Apply at 322 G at. je 9 3t" C-ABNOROSS & DIX BY’S MINSTRSLS. IN NEW ACTS EW SONGS. DANCHS, &c , ke. | LAST NIGHT BUT ONE. AT ODD FELLOWS’ HALL. It” Fo SALE—Oheap for cash, a grocery and con- feetionery STOKE, on‘F street, near 21st, with or without the stock. It is very suitable for 2 resteurspt or clothing store’ The present o~ pout is obliged to go to New York, and eonseqnont - th Je 9-2t ( ‘AME TO THE SUBSORIBER’S premises, one / mil- above Tennallytown on the Rockvil'eroad, onthe f May.two COWS ; one whiteand the otterred and white. The white cow is about6 years old; the other, l0or Il yea‘seld Thoeowner i d to come forward, prove property, pay nd take them away. I8A4AC SHOEMAKER. COMS AND BOARD IN A PRIVATE FAMILY. Two rooms connected by folding doors on the ‘st floor and three rooms on the second floor, specious ard pleasant apartments, (furnished,) can be had with board in an agrevable neighborhood, free from the heat und dust of the city, in George- town, pear the hichcw. References exchang-d. Apply at 165 West street. de 9-38" McCORKELL & 00'S LONDONDERRY, NEW YORE, PHIL- ADELTHIAAND BALTIMORE PACKET SHIPS regularly from Londonderry, offer un- jucements for parties in this country de- siringto secure passage for their friends from the North of Irelana. The splendid Al British ship “MINNBHAHA,” 2,000 tons, Car?. McGRaTH, will sail from London- derry for New York, between the 15th and 30th of July. Early application for tickets is necessary, as the emigration to this country from Ire, ignew very large. Passengers by this line, landing either in New York or Philadelphiv. will be brought through to Baltimore, if ¢esired, promptly on ur- Sailin usual i | rival, ata very small additional charge. may be secured and money orders fer | remittances obtained from KNOX & CO., 125 Smith’s wharf, j09-3Sw Baltimore, Md. ‘RBAT NEW G ABBIVAL OF FRUITS, 1,0°0 boxes splendid spring ORANGES, Hee “LE HON best this season, 10,090 drams FIGS, * 350 OOOUANUTS, 500 bags ed JONES & 00.'8, eorner 8th and D ats,, Washington. UTTER, cH " phaser srt mt ipo} boxer No. 1 new OHERSE. At JONES & C0.'3, corner 8th and.D sts., Washington. esses DEMERRING MACKEREL. Arrived fresh at eg % Joo st JONBS & CO.’S. B4Atearye: BARGAINS!! BABGALNS!t! LARGE STOOK OF CHOICE DRESS COODS, MOURNING GOODS, LINEN Goons, DOMESTIC COTFON GOODS, BLACK SILKS, dq dc. Just in from LARGE AUCTION SALNS IN NNW YORK. ‘Phese Geods were bought vazr OmmAP, and we are now ready to sell them at a small advance on the Auction cost ror OasH. i. JO8. 3. MAY, > Hew York Dry Goods Hore, Je9-8tif 806 Pe. avenne, bet, 9th and Nth ete, Fassx gannikeron one the eathor of Bat- 81.25. Fae daliy' Sacks By the eathor of John Hail : 339 Pa. avence. JOE 84 ‘This day received two large (or open Osr- Da errant rh AINS. T octave, ae eran! eR ee way s wor Bole Agent el Bists would give the purchaser a bargain. Inquire at « e Colombia House, corner of Twenty-first and F. | TS = . a a STIRRING NEWS FROM THE “RAPPAHANNOCK. A SEVERE BATTLE FOUGHT AT BEVERLY'S FORD, THIS ; MORNING ! The Union Troops Succeed in Crossing the River! A severe engagement took place this morning between our cavalry and that of the rebels, under General Stuart. The locality at which it occurred was Beverly’s Ford, of the Rap- | pahannock, five miles above Rappahannock Station, and about the same distance below the Sulphur Springs. @@gIt will be recollected that Stuart has been massing a large body of rebel cavalry around { Culpeper Court-Honse of Jate, evidently for a Taid north andeast. Gen. Mooker hasof course j kept his eye on him, and this engagement is the | resplt. Stuart made an obstinate fight to cross | the river, in which purpose he was not only foiled, but our troops drove him from the south | bank, which they now hold. Our belief is that the engagement is progress- ing, as our foree engaged is now on the south side of the river. No turther details of the battle had reached here up to3p.m., but we believe that weare strong enough there to drive Stuart out of Cul- Peper across the Rapidan. Cars have already been sent up from Kettle | Run to Rappahannock Station to bring our wounded to the rear. \« Tae EXPEDITION TO BREAK UP TRANS- PORTATION ON THE YAZOO RIVER. . i ~~ | ITS SUCCESS: NINE STREAMERS DESTROYED, VALUED AT SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS. ESS Sa After the return of the expedition under Lt. Commander Walker, up the Yazoo, and the destruction of the rams and navy yard, noticed ky us heretofore, Admiral Porter dispatched the same officer up again, with instructions to capture transports. Below we give Comman- der Walker's report. Beside the steamers burned by order of Lieut. ; Walker, the rebele burned two of their best ‘transports—the Acadia and Margereta. The object of the expedition was to break up } the transportation on the Yazoo. As the result, the rebels haye no means, with the exception of a few steamers beyond Fort Pemberton, to transport anything by water on that river. The expedition destroyed nine steamers, in all valued at $700,000. Admiral Porter in his report of the affair con- cludes as follows: «The Star of the West has sunk, blockading completely the Yallabusha river and the gunboat Oyy was found sunk near Liverpool landins.” | U.S. S. Baron DeKarx, Mouth of Yazoo | River, June 1, 1563.—Sir: 1 have the honor to | report that I left this place on the morning of | the 24th May, with the DeKalk, Forest Rose, | Linden, Signal and Petrel. I pushed up the | Yuzoo as speedily as possible, for the purpose | of destroying the enemy’s transports on that jriver: * * © * © & «© | I pushed on with the Forest Rose, Linden, | and Petrel to within about fifteen miles of | Fort Pemberton, when I found the-steamers John Walsh, R. J. Sackland, Golden Age and cotland sunk on @ bar, completely blocking it up. * * * * I remained at that point during the night and | the next morning at day light was attacked by | a force of the enemy, but after a sharp fire of a few minutes; they beata hasty retreat. Our only loss was 2 men wounded. Returning down the Yazoo, I burned a large saw mill, 25 miles aboye Yazoo City. At Yazoo City I landed and brought away a large quantity of bar, round and flat iron from the Navy Yard. * * * * * * At Indian Shoot I sent Volunteer Lientenant Brown, of the Forest Rose, with boats through to Rolling Fork. He found a quantity of corn belonging to the rebels, which h® burned. Atthe mouth of Bayou Quirer, hearing of steamers, I sent Lieut. Brown with the boats of the Forest Rose and Linden up after them. Ascending 10 miles, he burned the Dew Drop | and Emma Bett. The Linden burned the Argo in a small bayon about 75 miles up Sunflower. I also found the Cotton Plant sunk in Lake | George, with nothing out ot the water but the tops of her smoke-stacks. At Gaines Landing, on the Sunflower, I found and brought away a cutter, which was loaton the Deer Creek expedition, * * I have as prisoners, two engineers, and a pilotin the service of the rebels, and several desertera and refugees. Joun G. WALKER, Lt. Com’g U.S. N. Acting Rear Admiral D. D. Porter, Com- imanding Mississippi Squadron. eee WORK OF ADMIRAL PORTER'S FLEET. From a report ef Admiral Porter to the Navy Department, received to-day, it appears that, trom the 25th of March to the Isth of May, the fieet under his command has captured sixteen blockade runners and driven four in shore. TELEGRAPHIC. FURTHER FROM NEW ORLEARS. SS CASUALTIES IN THE BATPLE AT T HUDSON. es gee New York, Jane 9.—Port Hudson advices state that neither Gen. Nickerson; Col. Clark, of the 6th Michigan; Col. Bullock, of the 30th Massachusetts, nor Uol. Paine, 2d Louisiana regiment, is in the least injured. Col. Luhl, 6th N. H.; Col. Bean, 4th Wiscon- sin, and Capt. Wrotanaski, of Gen. Weitzel’s ataff, are killed. Capts. Cragon and Henan, and Lieut. Chis- tenden, of the 4th Wisconsin, were badly wounded. That regiment lost 70 killed and wounded Ooi. Chapin, of the 116th New York regiment, was killed at Port Hudson. The Union Association of the first district of New Orleans has tendered Gen. Banks the services for sixty days, whenever necessary, of the uncenditional Unionists ef New Orleans. The 5ith (colered) Mase. regiment has arrived at Port Royal. REBEL TROOPS SENT FROM SOUTH CAROLINA Lod oreene AGAINST New Yours, June 0.—A letter from Folly j Island, near Charleston, dated 1st inst., states that a few days previously it having been ob- served from the lookout that James Island hada deserted appearance, a reconnolsssace ‘was ordered, whieh reenited im the demonstra. tion ‘that there were lees than one thousand rebel troops there. Their n had hitherto been ectimated at from tém to twelve thousand. ‘The inference among-our men is that the bulk of the rebel force had been sent to operate ORGANIZATION OF ED - MENTS IN MISSOURI. ga Se. Lov, June 0,—By epecial anthority from Adjutant General Thomas, Gen. Prea- court regiment, tosuperintend | of colored regiments in this department. ‘Tho order has beem fully indorsed by Gea. "| toaste, Schofield, who has directed ail officers in the Gepartment to afford all proper facilities for the dischazge of this duty. Col. Price has. alse obtained permission from Gov. Gamble to enrol and remove from tue State Gl negroes desiring to enlist, excepting ‘those belonging to loyal owners. » LOOAL NEWS. i RANSPEBRED.—The stat boat Elia arrived yesterday atternoon trom the Lower Potomac, bringing up Lieut. Com'r E. P. McCrea, who has for some months been in command of the second division of the flotilla, and who is now ordered to the new three-turreted iron-ciad Roanoke, at New York, as the executive officer. Lieut. Mc. on Saturday took leave of the of- ficers of the flotilla, giving asuperb dinner to them on board the Ella, which was attended by quite a number of his friends from the lower part of Maryland. Several speeches were made during the affair, and quite a3 number of atriotic and sentimental, were drank As the Ena passed up the men on the various boats of the flotilla gave the lieutenant a part- ing cheer. Lieut. Com'r Samuel Magaw, who has for. long time commanded the first division, is now the senior officer of the flotilla, Lt. Ives, of the Yankee, being the fleet captain. pees: Latest QuoraTions—W asEIneron Mon- BY Marxker.—Furnished by Lewis Johnson Oo., Bankers. « Buying Selling. U.S. Coupon Bonds, 1881 ....-.l'7% 108% U. 8. 5'°20's par —_ U.S. 7.30. 107% ¥ BA OOLOOK FP, Mt. Coupon 6's, 1981, 1024; 7-30's, 107; New Oer- tificates of Indebtedness, 95%; Gold, 142. denarii Criminat Court, Judge Olin.—This morn- ing, Sarah‘A. Baily, colored, was convicted of the Iarceny of #55 from Marcellas Holtzman, and sentenced to the Albany penitentiary for one year. Samuel Roberts, a soldier, was tried for the larceny of a coat from Rudolph Negle—found guilty and sentenced to jail for one week, after which he is to be sent tohis regiment. Mary Boston, colored, indicted for stealing a cloakand twe dressef valued at $21, was found guilty and sentenced to one year in the Albany penitentiary. THIRD EDITION. 44% O'CLOCK P.M. TREMENDOUS EXPLOSION. The Magazine at Fort Lyons Blown Up! Se About 24 o'clock this afternoon a heavy ex- plosion, making a smart concussion in Alex- andria, and even in this city, took place across the river, and as we go to press with this Third Edition, we hear that the magazine at Fort Lyons exploded at that time through the carelessness of some of the soldiers sta- tioned at the fort. It was occupied by a company of German soldiers. ‘We have no report yet of casualties from the explosion. ¥ GEN. BANKS’ OFFICIAL REPORT OF HIS OPERATIONS BEFORE PORT HUDSON. The following official report by Gen. Banks was recelyed this afternoon: * HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THEGTLY, 19TH ARMY Corrs, BEPoRE Port Hupsox, May Sth, 1863.—Mojor General Halleck. Com- mander-in-Chief U. S. A. Washington, D. C.— General: Leaving Semmesport, on tke Atcha- falaya, where my command was at the date of my last dispatch, I landed at Bayou Sara at 2o’clock on the morning of the 2Ist. A portion of the infantry were transported in steamers, and the balance of the infantry, artillery, cav- alry and wagon train, moving down on the west bank of the river, and from this to Bayou Sara. On the 23d a junction was effected with the advance of Major Gen. Augur and Brig. Gen- Sherman, our line occupying the Bayou Sara road at a distance ot five miles trom Port Hudson. Major Gen. Augur had an encounter with a portion of the enemy on the Bayou Sara road, in the direction of Baton Rouge, which resulted in the repulse of the enemy with heavy loss. On the 25th the enemy was compelled to abandon his first liueof works. Gen. Weitzel’s brigade, which had covered our reer in the march from Alexandria, joined us on the 26th, and on the morning of the 27th a general as- sault was made upon the fortifileations. The artillery opened fire between five and six o’clock, which was continued with animation during the day. At ten o’clock, Weizel's brigade, with the division of General Grover, reduced to about two brigades, and the division of General Emory, temporarily reduced by detachments to about a brigade, under command of Colonel Paine, with two regiments of colored troops, made an assault upon the right of the enemy’s works, crossing Sandy Creek, and driving them through the woods inte hie fortifications. The fight lasted on this line until 4 o’clock, and was very severely contested. On the left the infantry did not come up until later in the day; but at 2 o’clock an assault was opened on the works on the center and left of center by the divisions under Major Gen. Augur and Brig. Gen. Sherman. ‘Theenemy was driven Into his works,andour troops moved up to the fortifications, holding the opposite sides of the parapet with the ene- my. On the right our troops still hold this po- sition. On the left after dark, the main body being exposed toa flank fire, withdrew to a belt ot woods, theskirmishers remaining close upon the fortifications. In the assault of the 27th, the behavior of the officers and men was most gallant, and left nothing to be desired. Our limited acquaint- ance of the ground, and the character of the works, which were almost hidden from our observation until the moment of approach, slone prevented the capture of the post. On the extreme right of our line I posted the first and third regiments ef negro troops. The first regiment of Louisiana Engineers, com- posed exclusively ef colored men, excepting the officers, was also engaged in the operations of the day. The position occupied by these troops was one of importance, and called for the utmost steadiness and bravery in those te whom it was confided. It gives me pleasure to report that they an- swered every expectation. In many respects their conduct was heroic. No troops could be more determined or more daring. They made during the day three charges upon the batteries of the enemy, suffering very heavy losses and holding their position at nightfall with the other troops on the right of our line. Thehigh- est commendation is bestowed upon them by all the officers in command on thé right. ‘Whatever doubt may hafe existed heretofare as to the efficiency of organizations of this character, the history of this day proves con- clusively to those who were in condition to observe the conduct of these regiments, that the Government will find in this class of troops effective supporters and defenders. ‘The severe test to which they ‘were enbject- ed, and the determined manner in which they encountered the enemy, leaves wpou my mind no doubt of their ultimate success. They re- quire only good officers, commands of limited numbers, and careful discipline, to make them ont soldiers. |, excellent Our losses from the 23d to this date, in killéd, wounded and missing, are nearly one and, including, I deeply regret to say, some of the ablest officers of the Corps. Iam maabie yet to: them in detail... 3 13. highly i and hard calendered. Brscn sruKst . BEAOK SILKSU 0. Wo invite particular attention te our stock of BLACK SILK&, just received from Austlon. 50 PIBORS BLAOK SILKS, ranging from @1 te @8 por yard. All the qualities warranted cheaper than Gay Biles in the city. DRESS GOODS. We do nof hesitate to cay that we have the most exteasive pad cheapest STOOK OF DRESS GOORS to be found im this part of the countey. We have atyles that are not te be had elsewhere, end offer them very cheap. . J08. J. MAY, Mew York Dry Goods Stere, je 9 3tif 306 Pa. av., bet. 9th and 10th ots. prorosars FOR STATIONBRY. Orrice ov Taz Becartany oF THe Sewars., In pursuance of the “act anicios and meh appropriations for such ve been usually included in the general priation bills without authority of law. and to tx ad pro- vide for certain @xponses of ‘Depart paprone angio eet aver aeeene pur] 8, BPRT oO’ ¥ 01 uguet, Teas” ‘Senlea’ Proposals ved at this office until 190’closk m., on 's, the first Gay of July, 1863, for furmishing the iolbowing articles of Stationery for the use oftke Uni Btates Senate, such articles to be of the very best qual- ity, and to be approved by the + Via: Crass. Xo. 1. 50 reams cartrid, very tough. and with very smooth surface, 28 by St inches square, and alee not less than 42 pounds to the ream, per m. 2. 100 reams cartrid ir, very tough. and vit very smooth surface, dy 30 i chee square, = igh not less than $2 pounde to the ream, with vei th iD by Wineneect oe very smooth sur aere and to weigh not less than 33 pounds to the ream, per Team. 4. 100 reame soft paper per ream. 12 reams white. law- Spstecronta finish, raled; of the very best quality, per ream. 5. 75 reams white cap paper, satin finished, ruled, of the very best quality. per ream. 6. 10 reams white cap paptr, second quality, ruled, ream. 7. 100 reams White quarto post ', high); aad to moee giaved and hard caleaderea, ruled, not less than 9 pounds to the ream, per rojm 8, 2) reams white ighly glazed and hard calendered, hata, aad to eigh not less than 9 poun4s te the ream, per ream. 9. reams small I-tter paper, white, highly eiazed and hard calendered, plain, per ream. 10. 20 reams white packet note paper, highly glazed and hard caiendered, ruled, per ream. 11.10 reams white packet note paper, highly glazed and hard calendered, plain, per ream. 13. 100 reams white Isid cot. morcial note paper, highly glazed and hard calendered, ruled, per am. Fe Teams white laid commercial mote paper, plain,per ream. a jozen cap portfolios, ‘without locks, per ozen ade 5 “dozen quarto portfolies, with locks, per oxen, 16. 6 dozen blank books, quarto size, morocco covers, containing 4 quires each, perdozen. _ 17. J0 dozen memorandum books, octavo size, moroceo covers, containing 2 quires each, per dozen 13,3 dozer’ small size memorandum books, Morocco covers, per dozen. A 19. 6 dozen improved ready reference files, per jozen. 20.30 dozen four-bladed bandles, silver tipped, assorted st yh H. 10 dozen emall two blade pe: handles, silver tip) assorted styles, per dozen. 8 dozen four-blade pen-knives, buck handles, + aezorted style; r dozen, 4doven ivory h: die razors, per dozen. 24. 11 cozem ivory folders 9inches long and | inch wide, to weigh not less than 9 ounces to the dozen, per dozen. 25. I2dosen paper weights, of bronze, cut glass, F dozen. rr and ofaesorted styles, em bronze let ips, assorted styles,por onen. 27. 19 pounds pure wax tapers, 40 to the pound, per pound. 3 38. 25,000 large tize wax matohes, in tin boxes, containing 500 each, per M. 29. 100 grossa matehes en wooden sticks, made without sulphur, in paper boxes, containing 100 mateheseach, per eo Sv, 12dozen propelling pencils, with box of leads lor each, per dozen. g 31, 24 donen black lead pencils, Faber’s No. land 2, or others of like quality, per de: $2. 4 dozen extra lacge size, cut glass inkstands, With glase tops. per dozen. < 38. ¢ @uzen inkstands of glas« er other material, styl sizes, per dozen. M. 6 dozen cut glass inkstands, 1% inchessquare, with metal hinge on for neeks, ir dozen. $5.6 dozen cut giass sand stande, 1% inches Square. with metal tops, for desxs, per dozen. 3B. 3 dozen wood sand- boxes, per dozen. ST. 6 dozen pieces silk taste, per dozen. 38. 1€0 dozen red tapes. No. 23, per dozen. 39 75 dozen red tapes, No. 19, per dozen. 40, 200 dozen red tapes, No. 18, per dozen, pal. 2 pounda white rubber, 10 pieces to the pound, T pound. GT pounds black rabber, 40 pieces to the pound, per pound. 43. 2 dozen pencil-rubbers, per dozen. 4 12.dozen cloth pen-wipers, per dozen. 45. 3 dozen iron or bronze pen-racks, per dozen. 46. 50 dozen Gillott’s black swan ‘auill steel pens, per dozen. 1 dozen Perry’s large, blue-barrei steei a pens, per dozen. Fs 48. 100 dozen Gillott’s small-barrel steel pons,per ozen. 49. 10 gross Perry's electro-gilt classical pens, per gross. 50. 25 gross Perry’s three-point steel pens, per Toss. eross. i 1. 50 gross of other steel pens, assorted styles, per gross. 52. 100 dozen steel-tipped and other styles pea- * holders. per dozen. 53. 90 dozen barrel penholders, rosewood, three sizes. per dozen, 5s: iaoeta Jarenned te seper Wold dozen, . 1 dozen Japanned tin paper folders.per. 56, 50 doven jet Diack ink in quart. pint and malt t bottles, very best quality, per dozem of each 5 dozen small bottles best carmine ink, per 59. 25 pounds red sealing wax, 2 sticks to the pound, in 4; pound bexes, per pound. @. Sdozen jars mucilage, with metal tops and brush foreach, perd@ren, ¢ Py 61. 6 doven morocco covered trunks, 15 inches by 922 inches square, and 4}. inches deep. with locks to re in a respects jike the sample at this office, F dozen. rae. dozen Sere Pon tye oh 13 inches by @ inches square, ncaes deep, per dozen. 63. 4 dozen rulers, round and flat, 12 and I6inches in a per dozen. 61. 6,000 white adhesive envelopes, for letters, very smooth and thick 93 inches by 4inches square, La 20,000 white adhesive envelopes, for letters, very smooth and thick, 8% inches -by 3% inches re ra. "Se. 150,000, white adhesive envelopes, for letters. yery smooth and thic! | in all respects to be of the highest quality, 5}: inches by $ inches square, r Pi 16,000 white adhesive envelopes of the highest uality to suit the amall sized note paper, per M. Ge. 10,000 white adhesive envelopes for cards, per 6. 50, buff colored enve! not adhesive very snooth and thick, Fy tacos by 3% inched fi Drench arti proposed for Gt en of e (of paper halfa quire, aad of envelopes 35) is to accompany , and tobe marked with the mame of and ef Borne gd rresm. The wholeof each ‘article, specified im 6 for: leomed a class; and the Qoweet price (quality considered) willreccive’s cont tract for the same on execu’ a bond, with twe or auare mareiion, No patiateee eye tan Senate, for 'the rmanoe thereof, bond is to be filed i ake oes of the exid within ten days after ‘the ‘proponal bas boon an.