Evening Star Newspaper, June 9, 1863, Page 4

IRTERESTING DETAILS OF THE OP» ERATIONS BEFORE VICKSBURG. ete The Rebel Works Beiag Undermined on an Extensive Scale—The Rebels Hard at Work on their Side—Eight Mortar Boats | Censtantly Throwing Shell i Doomed City—Heavy Keinfercem Keute to Grant, Nar Vicksrune, May 26.—At present we are silent, except in artillery. I passed along the lines yesterday, where our onter forts con- tend with theirs; I believe I told you we oc- eupy the forts from which they fied. ‘There is a@ net work of rific-pits, bastions, forts, and ditches from ® distance of tea miles above to the eame distance below the city.. As we get SS of one of these, and are able to hold . they must retreat from the one connected with itor risk the chances of being flanked. othe s En In this way we advance slowly; charges are | ont of the question; no force can take them by storm for this reason: A distance of abont two miles intervenes between our forces and the city. In that space there ara in all probability more than fifwy gullies—depths that- seem to have been washed out by rains. These are often fitty feet deep, perpendicular, and per- hapsas many wide. The rifie-pits and forts are upon these. As weil might yea think of ecaling ashottower. Our men gét into these gullies in the night, with a day’s rations, and ‘woe be theone who shows himseif upon the earthworks of the foe. In this way they ren- der the artillery of the enemy ueeless at close range. Inthe meantime our batteries play #imost unceasingly upon them; not heeding & rebel battery that playe on us front a.mile dis- tant. That will be Attended to after this is silenced. It is impossible to imagine 2 more dificult country to fightin. In going 2 distance of one mile one will cross perhaps twenty hills, short and steep as the roof of a honse. To draw a twenty-four pounder it will require at some of them twenty horses; and to descend them all wheels must be locked; then they slide down like a sled. Our men are confident of success. Theskir- tmishers converse from the bushes; they ask for papers and coffee. Sometimes each lays down is gun where he was in ambush, and they meet with as much sang froid as ifno war was raging. In Steele’s division they can talk with ease; the@fistance is not over two hundred yerds. You need not be surprised to hear of the capture of the place any day; nor must ou be impatient if it is not done for a month. There is a world of digging and mining to be done before it is taken, unless they get short of ammonition or supplies. They boast of a year’s supplies—that is folly. They willmake a gallant defense. In a noble canse they would merit the admiration of the world. The health of our army is still excellent. They are buoy- ant beyond everything. It is folly to question the bravery of either friend or toe—doth will fight; we have the advantage and will keep it. ‘There is a rebel torce of some four or five thou- sand in our rear. They sare harmless—nor have they come nearer than thirty miles. From Walnut Hills, Vicksburg, the corres- pondent of the Cincinnati Gazette writes as follows: Our line has fallen back to give room for encampment, and the condition of the soldiers eonld not be better. Supplies are abundant and water plenty, as the springs around us abound with not unhealthy water. The pickax and spade are plied with vigor, and already the face of the hills presents a different aspect to the eye of the beholder. ‘The mortar boats are pounding away and dropping shell into the city, which now wears a very battered appearance, but still bids us defiance. The rebel programme seems to be an attack on Memphis, the possession of which wonld give them an advantage too great to be disre- garded. Joe Johnston’s movements are mys- terious, but if he should succeed in passing ovr rear with the nucleus of bis force at Canton, form 4 junction with Brags, end either.take and hold Memphis, or attack our rear, the posses- son of Vicksburg by us would become a mutter | of some doubt, or at least of some delay. They hope to do this, but with the immense adyan- tages we have already gained, I can see success | only on our side. ‘ Patience must be exercised tor a season, for, if rumor be true, Gen. Grant gave himself until the Istot Juiy to make his headquarters in | Vicksburg. The rebels are hard at work also, and al- though they have made afeint of extending their lines, they are in reality drawing them closer and making their defences more impreg- nable. Several of their heavy cuns haye been removed from the batteries in front of the city tobe mounted as siege gunsin the rear, and the lower part of the city toward Warrenton is being placed in @ state of defence which will defy assault. TNE NINTH ARMY CORPS REINFORCING GEN. Gu T. A Lexington (Ky.) letter to the Times, dated June 5, say Fer the last forty-eight hours there has been one incessant line of cavalry aud_artillery passing through town on the way to Vicksburg : by the way of Louisville. Itis said that the whole army has been ordered in that direction. Gen. Bur: le is here, und had intended to make Hickroin Bridge his headquarte: think on account of the recent moyen will remain for the present. Gen. Harisutf is in command of the post, having just superse- | ded Gen. Wilcox. another comes .n. of Michigan come. As one regiment goes ont THE SHELLING. The correspondent of the New York Times sa) Vicksburg must be an unpleasantiy werm place at present. Eight mortar boats, prot» ed effectually by the high banks of the ri are hurling tous of their massive projectiles into the very heart of the city, while all around | the rear, from the Mississippi above to the | Mis: every inch of the devoted place with shell, shrapnel and canister. A dense smoke hes like a pall over the city, in which cau be seen every instant the fierce flash of bursting shells, and heard the whistling rush of deadly projec- tiles. With such sights, sounds and surround- ings, Vicksburg is at present as undesirable a Tesidence us cin be selected. Deserters assure us that the stench arising from animals killed by our shells is horrible in the extreme; that the whole army is on miserable half rations, and only induced to continue the defense with the hope of relief from beyoud. It is impos- sible to say how long this hope will sustain them; butitis fair tw presume that within the night they will be forced to succumb m, pnless relieved. 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NOTIEY 80) oF ram Se. miots apo 7, woe: mapylvecia, ovense. os = po i nde Bel tises | mys Cera Bignth and Wetrenta, bogies Senos ean hata wna "| Dv Mana roach og as eat wen - ai ; oMmes, re Yard. pee ce my 8-im* mar}+fm” is, we eR AMOR TAYLOR, A splendid new Tegiment | ers has just arrived, aud are wel- | to | Price @1, or six hotties | | movos? MARSHAL Quxmnat’s OFFIC, j ¥ Wasuincron, Mey 2, mist | Borree.—The attention of all offers who have ern boneradly discharged op secount of wounds or dira bility, and who desire to re-enter the service } #2 the Emvalid Corps, ip ealled to the provisions of | Genera! Orders, No. 16, of 1863, from the War De- | partment, pabliabed in the papers throughout the | country. Buch officers sre requested to comply | promptiy with the provisions of that order, and to send their written spplications, aa therain pro- Vided, for poaitions in. the Invalid Gorps, (xtating | the character of their disability,) with as little de- lay a9 posible, to the Acting Assistant Prevost Diarshal General of ibe Btate in which they may de. Ruch Acting Assictant Provost Marsha! Gan- era} will at once forward the applications, with his endorsement, to the Provost Marshal Genera! at Washington. | Officers for the Invalid Corps will be appoi | immediately upon furnishing the papers require. | by General Orders No. 106, of 188, from War De part ment. Their pay and emeluments will commence from date of acceptanee of such appointments, and not from date of organization of the respective commands to whieh they may be assigned. JAMES B. FRY, Provost Marshal General. Provost Marsuat Guxwnat’s Orrice, Wasmxoros, D. C., May 22, 183. mys ment of Cavalry now in the field, are hereby antho- rized to present themselves any time during the uext thirty days to the Board ofenroliment in their respective Districts, The Board shall examine them and determine upon their fitness for the ser- vice, and if found to be fit, the Provost Marshal of the District ahall give them transportation tiekets to the general rendezvous, at the headquarters of the Acting Assistant Provost Marshal General of ' i i the Btate. As soon as they presentthemselves at | this general rendezvous they shall be duly mus- tered by & mustering and disbursing officer, and paid by him the bounty allowed by law. JAMES B, FRY, my Z-lm Provost Marshal Gonoral, WwW AB DEPARTMENT, ApsuTax? Guxexat’s Orrics, ASHINGTON, April 28, 1963. General Orders No. 106,—The organisation of an Invalid Corps is hereby authorized. This corps shall consist of companies, and if it shall hereafter be theught best, of battalions. ‘The companies shall be miade up from the follow- | Vig: First, By taking those officers and enlisted men of commands now in the field (whether actually | present or temporarily absent) who, from wounds received in action or disease contracted in the line of duty, are unSt for fieid service, buf are still | capable of effective garrison duty, or such other | light duty as may be required of an Invalid Corps. Regimental Commanders shall at once make out, from information received from their Medical and Company Officers, and from their own knowledge, rolls (according to the ferm furnished) of the names of all the officers and enlisted mon under their commands who fulfill the following condi- tions» 1, That they are unfit for active field service on » OF FICIAL. war DEPARTMENT, | 7 AbD axe Gannna:’s Orrice, 3 Wasuinerus, Muy 22, 1883,! Geaerad Orgera, No. 15%. 1, Admre&u is established in the AcittantGen- efal's Office for the récord of ali maciors relatingto the crg&nitation of Colered Troop-. 2 ofeer will de assigned to the charge of the Rnreat, withauch number of clerks as may be derignated by the Ad- jutant General. Il, Three or more field officerawiti be detailed as Inspeetors to npervice thé organization of colored trocps at such points as may be indicated by the War Department in the Northern and Western States. UI. Boarés will be eonvened at ench poste as may be decided upon by the War Department to examine applicants for commissions to command colored troeps, who, on application to the Adja General, may reecive authority to present etven to the Board for examination. . No persons shall be allowéd to reernit for eolored troops except specially authorized by the ‘ar Department; and no auch authority will be given to persons who have not been examined and passed by s Board; nor wil! such authority be given any one person to raise more than one rogiment. V. The reports of Boards will specify the grade of ecmmission ior which each candidate is fit,and authority to recruit will be given in accordance. | Commissions will be issued from the Adjutant Gen- All men who desire to join any particular regi- | eral's Office when the prescribed namber of men is ready for muster into service. LIVI. Colored troops may be aeceptad by companies, to be afterwatds consolidated in battalions and reg- iments by the Adjntant Generel. Tre regimonts will be numbered seréatim, in the order in which they are raised. the numbers to be determined by the Adjutant General. They wiil be designated: “ —__. Regiment of U. 8. Colored Troops.” VII. Recruiting stations and depots will bo es- tablished by the Adjatant General as circumstances shall require, and officers will be detailed to muster and inapect the troops. VIII, The non-commissioned offieers of colored troops may be selected and appointed from the best men of their number in the usual mode of ap- pointing non-commissiened officers. Meritorious commissioned officers will be entitled to promotion to higher rank if they prove. themselves equal to it. IX. All personal applications for appointmenta colored regiments, or for information concern- ing them, must be made to the Chief of the Bureau; all written communications should be addressed to the Chief of the Bureau, to the care of the Adjutant General, Ly order of the Secretary of War. E. D. TOWNSEND, my23-eolm Assistant Adjutant General, Was DEPARTMENT, ADJUTANT GeNwRaL’s Orrice, WASHINGTON, May 2, 1863. General Orders, No. 144. The following rules are prescribed for tho ' guidance of Bogrds in examining applicants for | commissions in regiments of colored troops: 1. The Board will cit every day, except Sunday, | from 9 o'clock a.m. to 5o’clock p.m. The placo of account of wounds or disease contracted in the , line of duty ; this fact being certified by a Medical Officer in the service, after personal examination. | 3, That they are fit for garrison duty; this fact being likewise certified by the Medical Officer, as above, after personal examination. 8. That they are, in the opinion of their Com: manding Officers, meritorious and deserving. These rolls shall be certified by the Examining Surgeon and Regimental Commander, and trans- mitted, through the regular channels of military correspondence, to the Provost Marshal General of the United States, | The Regimental Commander shall enter into the eolumn of remarks opposite cach officer’s name ! the roll, a statement as to the general character of the officer for intelligemce, industry. sobriety, and attention to duty; and all intermediate Com- manders shall indorse thereon such facta as they | may possess in the case, or if they have none, they | j shall state how far they are willing to indorse the opinion of the officer or officers making the recom- | menéation. Similar relia shall be forwarded from time to. time, whenever the number of men falfill- | | ing the conditions enumerated or the exigencies of | | ‘the service may renier it expedient. | Second. By taking those officers and enlisted men | | still in service and borne on the rolls, but who are | | absent from duty, in hospitals or convalescent | | camp or are otherwise under the control of Medical | | Officers. In these cases the Medical Officer in at- Hl | tendance shall prepare the roiis according to | | form entering the namesof officersand men from | the same regimenton a roll by themssives, aad | | ecnd them, with the certificate of the Surgeon, | | | 1 | | duly signed, to the proper Regimental Commander, | who will forward them, as heretofore specified, sub | Ject to the same conditions and requirements. If, | in any case, the Regimental Commander shall think | an officer unfit,in point of character, te curtinue in aud certified by the Surgeon, he will state his ob- jection in the column of remarks, and note the ex- | eeption before sicning the certificate. If any absent and beyond the reach of a Medical Officer in charge of @ hospital cr convalescent camp, derires to enter this corps, he will take tne course indicated below for those who have been ouorably | dischsrged the service. Third. By accepting thore officers and enlistad men who hare been hoxorably discharged on ac- count of wounds or disease contracted in the line | of duty, and who desire to re-enter the services. ! In the case of an officer, application for appoint- | ment must be made to ibe Provost Marshal Genere! of the United States through the officer | detailed as Acting Assistant Provost Marshal Gen- | eral ofthe State. No apptication of this kind wil] be considered unless the following conditions are completely fulfilled: 5 1, That the applicant produce the certificate of sthe Eurgeon of the Board of Enro!lment fer the District in which he resides that he is unfit for active field duty on account of wounds or disease and is not lisble to draft, but is fit for garrison duty. 2, That he furnish evidenee of honor able dia. charge on accoun’ of wounds or disability con- tracted in the line of duty. 3. That he produce recommendations from the Regimental, Brigade, and Division Commanders under whom he formerly served, that he ia worthy of being thus provided for and capable ofreturning adequate service to the Government, In case it shall be impr: cable to get this last evidence, he may, having establishd the first two points above, satisfy the Board of Enroliment that he is deser- ving, and present its certificate of the fact. This evidence must all be obtained by the applicant, and must be transmitted with bis application for ap- pointment. If there be no Acting Assistant Provost Marshal General for the State, the application may be for- warded through the Adjutant Ceneral of the State, whois desired to enderse thereon such facts in the military history of the applicant as he may know, or asaré afforded by his records, and forward the eame to the Provost Marshal General of the United Btates. Enlisted men, honorably discharged on account of disability, desiring’ to re-enlistin this corps, will present themselves to the Board of En- roliment for the District in which they reside, for examination of the Surgeon thereof, who shall examine them and report the result tothe Board of Evrollment. The Boar@shall then conrider each case, and if the appiicant is found to fulfill the conditions spe- cified belew, the Board shall give him a certifi- | eate to that effect, viz: | “1, That he is unfit for service in the field, 2. That he is fit for garrison duty. 8. That heis meritorious and deserving. 4, That he was honorably discharged from the ‘The Provost Marshal for the District shall then send the application, with this certificate of the Board, tothe Acting Assistant Provost Marshal General of the State, who shall procure such evi- dence of service and eharacter as the records of the eompany to which he belonged, on file at the headquarters of the State, may show, and if satis- fied thatit isa meritorious case, and that the man is deserving, he will enlist him in accordance with such special rules as the Provost Marshal General | may establish. Medical Inspectors, Surgeons in charge of hospi- tals, Military Commanders, and all others having authority to discharge, under existing laws and Yegulations, are forbidden to grant discharges to any men under their control who may be fit for service in the Invalid Corps. 4 The Prevost Marshal General is charged with the execution of this order, and the troops orgs- nized under it will be under the control of his Bu- reaa. By order of the Secretary of War: v EB. D. TOWNSEND, Assistant Adjutant G: my I-dim ~ officer or enlisted man now in the service, but | | the service of the Invalid Corps, though disabled | sitting to be provided by the Quartermaster De- partment, and public notice given, 2. The Board will make to the Adjutant General, fer record in the Bureau for Colored Troops, reports of all persons examined, whether approved or rejected; the reports will be made weekly, or oftener when specially esiled for. 8. Each applicent must exhibit tothe Board authority from the Adjutant General to appear before it, Such autherity will be given upon aatis- factory recommendnti of good moral character g in the comm in which the appli- if in the recommendations will Colored Troops. 4, Each spplicant shall be subjected toa fair but rigorous exsinination as to physical, mental, and mora! fitness to command troops, 5. The Boerd shall specify for what grade of com- ¢ filed in the Bureau | mission the several applicants are fit; and shall also clessify and number them according to merit cr proficiency. 6. Appointments to each grade saallonly be made ota the candidates approved by the Board,and in the order of merit recommended by it. 7. The report of the Board, if adverse, shall be col sive;and no person rejected Ly it shall be re-examined §. Otner instructions will be communicated to Boards, f required. By order of the Secretary of War, E. D. TOWNSEND, my 28 coim Assistant Adjutant General, V 7AR DEPARTMENT, AbsUTANT GawRRa ASHI —Under General Orders, » session at No, 469 Fourteenth atree ashington, Applicants for examination are re- ferred to the General Orders, Nu. 14, for informa tion how to get authority to appscr before it. TOWNSEND, ant General. 3ALS FOR STATIONERY. Treasvry DepagtMent. June 3, 1863. ent until the 6th day of les in clarsj will be furnished s to bid, onapplication at the De- t reserves to itself the right to ing papec plaim or friai-lined to any order the wr required pactern, Belives: f all articles in the several elaszes must compiy with thew itten specifieations,which will be furpiohed to bidders, with the samples of articles in class } S Alla ee will be an bject to inspection by an expert detailed for that purpose by the Secretary of the Trearury,and the de.ivery of any inferior article bé deemed sufficient cause to annul the contract. Delire enry Departm t ke free ofcharge, at the Trea- Washington ati Each prope st be signed by the indiyidual or firm mak d he ace: manied by a satis fsetory gu nt tae bi will execute a contract, with good snd sui bonds, if his bid be acceptes. : ‘The failure to comply with any one order under a contract. to operate to the forfeitura of the en- tire nalty ¢f the bond; or the Secretary of the Treaxury say direct’the purchase in open market of such quantities of any articles as shall be necefsary to supply tue deficiency cai such failure, and charge to the contractor tifty per centnm 07 the price which it shall be foand necersary to pay for such articles. Proposals uraccompanied with satisfactory eua- Fanteea will not be considered. and contracts will be awarded only to established manufacturers of or dealers in the articles. 7 Ciasss No.1. White Leva Cay P ite Lega! 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Steel Pen-handles Gold Pens Best Quills Best four-binded hand'e i Best F. . yory handles Scissora tu: c use Bhears for office ne ©vass No, 3, Giaes Inketands @utta Perens kolors Nineand twelve inct Letter Olipa Best qhality Sexting i : nivea, With peacl or stag fyory Folders mare entirely from ts Mot MenmMAcic in ¥ata Eyiet Machines French Es let« ragte>esrd Elastic Rives Glass Paper Weights Glass Sponge Caps Rrestog Gum TASID Mann's oF Bisson’ Patent Binders, The De bids for indivi iv Bidders will be the written svestio t ith the famples, and failure tu do po willeause the vejec Hen fr ah lch-comtarh tpi at petelor tes tice ids which contain items a jaa , fair cost of the artichen will be deemed Hananiout, Ls for Stationery will be re- ‘ 3 a. PROPOSALS | PROPOSALS. OBALS FOR STATIONERY, Duranruunt ov yuu Intenton, May 27, 1863. “FRALED PROrosaLs (for in aveh ata- Honey as may be Teaatred by this Department o .on curing the fi-ea! year endin, e #, 1864, witl bi racer ee clock M.ssa Wednseday, the let ofa ‘those unaccompanied efac- tory ter timopiais of ability to fall the contract will not be ecnsiderea, ard contracts, will only be yerces to catabilenod manufacturers of or dealsts Allartiecs required must be of i of their ind, and ‘nor lnferiog te" the atenice which will be exhibited at the Department. orfrmsuskion it ana, crest nes pious one priee i. 5 for <i one every article of the ia sor ot ihe must correspond The articles, when furnished, the saospler, or suy of them, ip po ease be interior in quality to th 5 and they mast doliveres 3 without delay tr oiderea muss be tat to the Saeretary: and & failure so to comply with this stipulation will be ceemed cause tor the abrogation of the CEU rn fornishe lowest m: the option of the Department, at the et prices, apd the right ia reserved of ordering @ greater or less quantity of each article contracted for as the public service may require, Sionde, with sppreved security, must be giv: by the persnn or firm obtaluing the eontrect; and in the event of the refuss! or neglect of th to jurn'sh any article or artic ee named in the oe ntract, on the crder of the superintendent clerk the same may be im o; tl ference ip prea pad therefor nt Gas ae i 5 for, an ie con- tract price shail be charged to th, * dedueted in the settlement of his account for the quarter during which such refaral or neglect may oeear. The subjoined schedule specifies, Resr! ean now be done, the amount. gor ae ind ace seripticn of each of the articles likely to be re- quired, The bids will be canvarsed for each of t! ciasves separately, and cortracts for one es ears of the classes awarded, as may be desmed most advantageous to the Department, Proporals to be addresned to the Seeretarr of the Interior and endorsed “Proyosals for Stationery.” tem, Class No. i— Paper. 1, 4Sroame white or blue (Bngiish or Amorican) d cap, heavy, ruled to stop pattern, to weigh not less than 18 Ibs. per ream, per Team 2. 30 reams folio post, heavy, satin or = ished, ruled and trimmed, per Eamets aS 3. 1reams'folio post, light, plain, anraled, for official seal, per ream 4. 907 reama cap, best quality, white or blne, ruled wile, medium, or close, and trimmed, to Weigh not less than 12{bs, per reain, ‘per ™ 5. 2 rensas legal cap, white or blue, tri tert sie per festa” on , trimmed and s Teams quarto post, white or blue, ruled va- rious widths, te weigh not less than 9 Ibs. per ream, per ream 2% reams white commercial or other note pa- per, bigbly glazed, hard calerdered, lined and gilt or plain, per ream Wrearistlateap, white or blue, unruled, per Team 9. 75reams envelope, yellow or buff, royal, per nT ren 10. 170 reams large brown envelope, & by 33 inches, per ream lh. dozen sheets war blotting, 19 by 24 inchos, dozen sheets ng paper, antiquarian, per sheet @ paper, double elephant, per 25 sheets drawing paper, elephant, por sheet Zaheots drawing paper. royal, per shear se sheets tracing: paper, Frepsh, large size, r shee! . 100 yards tracing eambric, per yard 5,100 binders’ boards,6% by 10% inches, per © 5 reams cloth lined baper royal, per ream 12 dosen press copy books, not less than 590 pages, per dezen. Class No. 1.—Paper Oontinued.—Envelopes. 21, 5,000 muslin lined, printed to order, 6 by 334 1,000 aunt in Woes, printed to order, 8} . 1,000 muslin lined, prin’ 0 order, 835 by 332 to 4 inches. per M BOs . 90 musiin lined, printed to order, 9!4 to 11 by 5 to 63¢ inches, per M 490,00 adhesive envelopes, white, yellow, or buff, heavy, 83: to by 332 tod inches, printedjto order. pe: 6,000 adhesive envelopes, white, heavy, 93; to 11 by 5 to 6 inches, printed te order, per M 28,000 adhesive envelopex white or pellow, beavy, etter ,@ by 3). inches, printed to Tt, per rdel jive envelopes, note, per M q te sizes ordered not to be charged higher taan bid for size next larger. Class No. 2.—Pens and Pencils, 100 gross Perry’s or Gillott’s barrel pens, per ‘ross 600 «rosa Perry’s, Gillott’s, or other good me- tallte pens, per gross 1/60 quill, No. 80, per M 42 dozen gold pena, silver caser, and pencils, a, best qual ty, Per doxan ozengcld pens, barrel or other, without canes, best quality, per dozen 10 dozen ivor: peneils, 19. 2. or gutta percha ever-pointed large or small, with leads, per dozen 425 aoren Faber’s No. 1 to 4, or graduated, per ozen 25 cases Paber’s polygrades, eraduated, per cate . 62 dozen Faber’s red and biue pencils, per dozen Class No. 3.—Ink, Inkstands, Wafers and Waz,- 4dozen Knox’s or any other pa’ i aviall inkstands. per doses toe eee OF . Sdozen cast-iron double or single inkstands, per dozen 1p paren Maynard & Noyes’s ink, quarts, per zen P) pee Arnold’s writing fiuid, quarts, per dozen : 5, 2 dozen copying ink, quarts, Arnold’s. per dozen 5 dozen best biue ink, quarts, per dozen i see Savin’ carmine ink, ounce, No. 1, per dozen 10 Meal wafers, best quality, red, No. 3, for office seai, per M i pounds bes: red wafers, Common size, per poun KO pounds bert extra super scarlet sealing wax, per pound s and Misceilancaus Articles. 2% dozen Rogers ‘ives, four bludes, buck or pearl hendle, per dozen 18 dozen Rogers’a ivory handle erasers, per dozen 4 dozen office shears, extra, per dozen |. 4 Coten ollice scissors , per dozen 100 dozen silk taste, iv banka, per dozen oven red tape, assorted, per dozen oxen German tape, No. 32, red, per dozen ights, assoxted, per dozen im rubber, per pound pounce, per ponnd ) dozen best Chin: se India ink, per dozen 12. 2 dezen eamel’s Lair pencile, assorted, por dozen 18. 2¢ozen sable peneils, per dozen 14. 4 dozen Windsor & Newton’s best English water colors, per cak+ 15, 200 pounds linen. twine, per pound 16. 160 pounds best cotton twine, per pound 17. 9 dozen mahogany rulers, round or flat, 30 inches long. per dozen 18. 9 dozen India rubber rulers, round or flat, cod searie patent, 30 inches long, per ezen 19, 20 pounds best quality sponge, per pound , 2. reds uM arabic, per pound 21, WW dozen mucilage, large size glass jars, with brush and metallic tops, per dosen @. 10 dezen mucilage, pints, without brush or tops, per dozen 23. 120 dozen penho!dora, assorted, per dozen MM. 12dozen strong 9 inch ivory folders, per dozen Class No. 5.—Parckment and Parchment Paper. 1, 1,00 sheets of parchment, best quality, 15 by 2) inches per sheet 3,000 at eats of ch ent, best quality, 16 by 22 yoches. per shee’ 100 gheets of parchment, best quality, 23 by 32 iO feb shecian? corebment best qualit 70° (00 Bheete of parchment paper, best quali Ii by IG inebes, per shect ty? 100,000 sheets parchment paper, best quality, 9 y 2) inches, per she t 6. 1,060 sheets qercanes by 20 inches, per sh Form of r, beat quality, 15 sity er warantes. sive certify tha’ ha— proper facili- ties, and —— able to fuilil a contract for farniah- ing stationery for the Department of the Interior during the aed ending June 30, 186-, should bid be nocepted my 29 2awim PBorosas FOR COAL AND WOOD. DepanrsuEy TOF TB INTERIOR, June 5th, 133° ALS will be received xt thin Da- vclock M.. on tuesday, the 3oth ng for the use of this Depart- at branches thereof— » kind, and equal to the bess oai Co apany’s Coal, ‘sh Coal, Wood. OOF t _ mes and in such quan- ay be wanted." etight to require the s the abeye quantity rtinent ua Bistant, tor ment and t: 450 tona ©. quality, c BO tons a 300 corda best = W2cords t Tobe ties duri: e Oe partirent ré successful Bidder to i ong bait ot any t the sesson amples of th zhi to Thomas D, Bond, in cbaree of nd any delivery @f the above nob satis “sy te the person in a. nust be made for the Tmaince ef the con- ft he reqnited » the SECRETARY OF tied “Proposals for Coal Je 6 2uwd Tam sutherized ty the Secretary of War to raise s BATTALION OF CAVAURY ‘jor special “ser. eres ‘ _ Fach company will be organized a preseribed ia General Ordew No, 12), sacies of 1852. 6. ; All officers will %e ssloetag int yosointed by the ‘Polonel Comminniting, eudjest io the spproval of the Seeretary of War. = : From thy peculiar nature of the service Teduired of this Batteltion, pone but Kober, Lonest and in- telligent men will 6 sniisied! The bert, fectest and mort only will be used. + ie - This Battellion will be atged with the newecel- ebrated Repeating Wide, divcharging dfteen’ shots pon per mine, <e "9 # For further paftioulata ‘apply avNo. 217 ‘Pena, ave oe re Oe he Coa TER, my J}-Im Gelone! Commaating Battalion, not named in the schedule are to be | | PRoRosaLs FOR STATION. SRY. DErantMerr oF Sta’ Wasartmoton, Jun Exarap Prorosaus for farnianing | Semper eemeeting sears ari seal year ne | Receryed anti vceloce m.ron MOND. | Gay ef Jaly next. Those un mpanied by sa factsry terfimonials of ability to Telit: the oon: } tract will not be considered and contracta will oaly be awarded to established manufacturers of, or { Gesiors ins the articles. asi { oftheir aind and not inferior to the samples whied Will be €: Depariment. | "Baek proposal must be sieued by the indlyidual or firm mating it, and mui One prica for each and every articic Of the sehodu'e orofthe lass bic for. The articlen, when furnished, Stet carresrond with the-sazples, or any of them, if nd iB no ¢ase be inferior in quality to the sample; and they must be delivered #ithout delay when urdered, and they must be satisfactory tothe Secretary; and failare #0 to comply with this stipulation will be emed cause for the abrogation of the contract. Articles . ot named in the rchedule are to be far- | nished at the option of the Department, at the low: st market prices, and the right is reserved of ordering a greater or leas quantity of esch articie contracted for as the public service May require. Boncs, with apcroved security, must be given | bythe perso. or firm obmining the co! J and ; in the event of tie refusal or negleet of the con- tractor to furnish any artic e or artistes nained in tse contract on the order of the disbursing clerk, the same maybe purchased in open marker, aod the difference in price paid therefor, ana the con- rabatciedit ne ttiactatne, Case et jae! in the Settlement acconat = eamreneasing which auch refs oF neglect The subjeined schedule specifies, as nearly aa can now be done. the amount, quality, description of each of the articles likely to be required The bics will be canvasred for each of the three clansen separately, aud contracts for one or more of the classes awarded, as may be deemed must vantegeous to the Department. Proposals to be addressed to the Department of Btate, and indorsed “Proposals for Stationory.”” DESCRIPTION OF ARTICLES, Kem. Class No. 1—Pa; 1. 1 reams white laid eap, Tern, per ream FY, ruled to pat- 2. 10 reame cap, whitc, rnled to pattern, per ream 3: Io reams white raled to pattern, extra por ream 4. BO Tens Commuter cps Tule? to pattern, per 6. Sresms consular cap, white, double thick, superfine, per ream 6, Sreams legal cap, white, trimmed and ruled, per ream : A aeons quarto post, white, roled, super, per ream 8. 10reams white vellum note, highly glazed, hard calerdorea, por ream 9, 20 reams sommercial note pager, lined, super extra, per ream 10, 10 reams flat cap, white, unraled, ream ii] Wreame envelope, yellow er buff, royal, por ream 12, 10 reams large brown envelope. per ream 13, dozen shects patent blotting, per dozen sheets Class No. 2—Envelopes. 1, 1,0¢0 muslin lined, lithograped, and printed to order, it}: by Sinckes, per SL 2. 1,000 inusiia lined, lithographed. and printed toorder,9by4inches.per Mo 3, 500 muslin lined, lithograpa aad printed to order, 1] Dy 632 inches, per M 4, 190.00 adhesive envelopes, white. heavy litho- graphed, and printed to order and pat- terns, per 5. 100,000 adhesive envelopes, large and small, white, letter aud note, plain, per M Intermediates sizes ordered not to be charged higher than bid forsize next larger, Class No. 3—Pens, Pencils, &c, 1, 100 gross Perry’s, Gillot’s, er other good me- tullic pens, per gross 2. 3,000 quills, No. 8, per M 3. 10 gross Faber’a or other good, No.1 to4,or graduated, per grossa E 4. Sdozen Faber’s, &c.,red and blue pencils, per dozen . Class No. 3,continued—ZInk, Inkstands, Wafers and Wax. 5 dozen Draper’s inkstan r dozen 2. 6dozen Maynard & Noy dozen ink, pints, per . 6 dozen ink pints, Arnold’s, per dozen . 3dozen best Frenck carmine ink, ounce per Meal wafers, best quality, red, No. 3, f wafers, bes! Ted, No. Or “Office seal Moret ‘ per 5 2 wgunae ioe red wafers, common size, per rs 100 pounds best extra super starlet sealing waX, per pound Class No. 3, Continned—Cullery and Miscel- laneous Articles. . 1. 3dozen Roger’s or ether Knives, 4 blades, buck or pear! Rand mes? dozen 2. 6 dezen Roger’s ivory handie er Shaver’s patent erasers, per dozen 3. 1dozen ivory wafer stamps, per dozen 4. 2dozen office shears, extra. per dozen 5. 3 dozen office acissors, per dozen 6. 25 dozen silk taste. wide, par dozen 7. o grosared taps. assorted, per gross 8. 3dozea paper weights, assorted. per dozen 8. Sdozen Green’s ink efaser and paper cleaner, per dozen 10, 5 pounds pr+pared India rabber, per pound li. 3 peunds pounce. per pound 12, 50 pounds large twins for packing, per pound ) pounds linen twine per pound . 50 pounds dest cotton twine, par pound . $dozen rulers, round or fat, Ww inchos long, per dozen Ss. 5 pounds best quality sponge, per pound W0 pounds gum arabic, per ponn: F 4¢ozen mucilage small size glass jars, with brash and metallic tops, per doven 50 dozen penholdera, assorted, per dozen je Llas4w OLOTHING, &c. THE CLOTHIERS OF THE DISTRIOT) Fhe undersigned would most respectfully inform his friends, and the Trade geacraliy, that he is now prepared to offer one of the finest Spring Stocks o READY-MADE CLOTHING ever offerea in this city. of a stock that ikey will do well to give him a call. Respectfully, 8. HERZBERG, No. 2 Market Space, next to corner of Baltimore street, Baltimore, March, 1863. mar %3-$m* UBBRAH FOR SMITH! 460 BEVENTH SYRKET. He is selling Immense Bargains in GLOTHING, FURNISHING GOODS, HATS, CAPS, &., &. For = few days more we will offer our immense stock at great bargains to make room for oar SPRING STOCK, To those in want we say, now is the time to buy, Remember that SMITHS is Headquarters for Clothing—460 Seventh street, two doors above J Bruce & Co.'s, J. H. SMITH, Clothier, No. 460 Seventh etr: mar l7 and corner 2th st, and Pa. av. Gmmt DEOLINE IN GOLD! In orgar to reduce our present stock we have REDUCED THE PRICE OF OUR OLOTHING and are now selling off at rapid rates. The people find that J. BRUCE & CO,'8 is the place to buy GOOD OLOTHING at LOW RATES! Oall and secure some of the Great Bargains now offered at No. 464 SEVENTH STREBT, two doors below Smith’e. J. BBUCE & G0., mar 17 Olothiers, 464 Seventh #t.; nesr-¥, ISCHARGED SOLDIERS are all invited to cal at SMITH’S, No. 460 Suvanru Srausv, Opposite City Post Office, and get their CLOTHING AT LE38 THAN NEW YORK PRIOBS, Soidiers ean rely om Fair Dealing at SMITH’S, No, 460 SEVENTH STREET, and OCRNER 20TH STREET AND PA. AV, marl7 GAS FITTING, &. WH. T. BOVE & re Ban gree oeonath ty arin wt PLUMBING, GAS, oR FITTING BUSI: WP Sto Nin a @oors borth eects re Tem a eee aay Breaias warns ee mets ad Wo Bare in sere STORES. FIXTURES of entiraly New Patterns énigns Finish , superior in style to: ook ot GAS cua WRT . that we Rave the host mv A f ‘ br aes ‘Work in $! J hears: Se oneize intrusted to our |, 376 Datreet. Ww. . for from three iHing fo% nen , ator Recond Trae mae | | 6, Waskiag‘ton, D, 0. BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILRUAD. Mond: OR, TWO DAILY 1 THANE it be ran INGTON and i WASHINGTON iY aad HAR eh qwix between WASHINGTON and BALT! ae SOR i BLP! NEW YORK & BOSTON oe ei aaiarton até and Wile m. and 8 ead a. He assures those In want Fa tiundays at 69 p.m. only, POR parece en punt bs see ov Tun wie: 7: FOR ALL PAB’ 5 . t 60a. m. ands. 5 and 6. ve beraiete aie ais tors Taare Baltimore for Washington at 4.5, 5 and 0 a.m. 8, 3.50 and Leave Baltimore at 8s. m and 8p. Leave Washington at 80. m. $ No train for Annapolis on Sundays. Th ird fourth trains only from Baltimore and the dst and Sfth trains from W. stop at way points, , +78 L. M. COLB, General ap M- § jet Agent see. SPRING AND SUMMER SCHEDULE or Tus BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD, FEOM WASHINGTON CITY! THE GREAT SHORT LINE TO THE WEST, SOUTH AND pie abl th ‘ickest Time. And the Onl; Ey yy eg Lg Gis Wits Lean ges Of nes iten onan? other Route, ané xo Omnibus e. AILY TRAINS FROM WASHINGTON mus CITY, (Bundays excepted,) making connections with Trains leaving BaHimore at 6.154. M. and 9 P.M. Two Trains at $3 and 6.50 P. u., eon- Relay with xu Train from Train lenving Weikington at ©) 4: M. makee 7 . M. eon: gtion at Washington Junction (Relay House) "Ee niactng Wenuineioe st i tot eam» x make eonneetion with Train leaving Baltimore ai P.M. “TO BUY YOUR TICKETS BY THE = ALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD. This is the Only Route by which Through Tickets or Through Baggage Checks oon be procured tn Washi Knight's Latest Improved SLEEPING CARS, of the sr superior finieh, attached tw Night Traine, THE SHORTEST AND MOST DIRECT ROUTE TO COLUMBUS, DAYTON, LOUISVILLE, CIN- CINNALI, INDIANAPOLIS, TERRA HAUTE, ST. LOUIS, CHICAGO, ce. dey dc, MO WITH LESS CHANCES OF CARS THAN BY ANT OTHER ROUTE.28 WI Special Notice to Passengers for the West from Washinston |—Pas it Hot b: be- sing thelr THROUGH TICKETS in Washing FOU, vo the priv ilege of viriting Baltimore (if desired) witeout additional charge. mmnections at the Ohio River with OLEVE- a7-0 LAND & PITPSBURG, CENTRAL OHIO and MARI STTA & CINCINNATI RAILROADS; and, rough them. with the whole Railway System of of the NORTH WEST, CENTRAL iT, and SOUTH WEST. For THROUGH TICKETS please apply at the Ticket Ofice, Waania fen otation. ee Master of Transportation M. COLE, General Ticket Agent. sp 21-tf 1863: THE 1863 PENNSYLVANIA CENTRAL RAH ROAD pith ita connections; IB A PIRST-OLASS ROUTE ‘ALL THE WESTERN OITIRS, SPEED RAPETY AND OOMFORTT STONE B. TxD BAGGAGE CHECKED THROUGH erie i. FROM BALTIMORE | THREE DAILY TRAINS FROM PHILADELPHIA TO PITTSBUBGT Two of them mi GLOSE CONNECTIONS AT HE. Une with Trains on NOBTHERN CENTRAL RAILROAD, and forming THE GREAT CENTRAL ROUTE ware roe ah ae al 1e WEST, NORTHWEST, AND SOUTHWEST. WZ For Through Tickets apply at the offices cf the Northern Oextral Kaitroad Company, northeas corner of Pennsylvania avenue and Sixth street, Washington, and Caivert Station, Baltimore. SPLENDID BERBERS CARS ON ALL NIGET SMOKING axp SALOON OARS ON ALL TRAINS FROM WASHINGTON, Passengers will take the 6.30 a.m, and 6.90 p.m, Wains connecting in Baltimore with the 9.15 a. m. and 9.15 p. m. trains on the Northern Gentral Rail- road, and arrive in Harrisburg atl p. m. sad 1.35 a. m.. there making close connections with the trains on the Pennsylvania Central Railroad for all parts of the West, FREIGHTS, By this route Freights of al! descriptions can be forwarde? to and frou any point ou the Railroeds of Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Towa, or Missonri, ty Railroad direct. The Pennsylvania Central Railroad also connects at geet with Steamers, by weich Goods can de forwarded to any port on the Ohio. Moskingam, Kentueky, Tennessee, Cumberland, Illinois, - Wisconsin, Missouri, sas, Arkansas, and vers; and at Cleveland, Sandusk’ and Ghi- cago with steamers to all jorthwestern 8. lerchants and 5! rs entrusting @ transpor- ent to Sais Company can rely ‘the Wost, by the RECHT es Solon ay? iy vi ent are at all times as rablaas are charscd by Batiroad as, Gnade ee are ‘WH. BROWN, Ag’t Northern Contra! R. K., 'o. 80 North street, Baltim: ENOCH LEWIS, Gen’l Superintendent, Alton 5-2, HOUPT, Geni Tieket Agent. F ahi -E HOEBTON, General Freight SEORET DISEASES! SECRET DISEASES i! SAMARITAN’S GIFT! SAMARITANS GIFT! THE MORE GRRTARS REMEDY EVER USED. _n.>1 yes. A Positive Cure” for GONORRHGA, GLFET, STRICTURES, §c. Contains no Mineral, no Balsam, no Mercury. Only Pills to be Taken to Effect a Cure. They are entirely vegetable, having no smell nor any unpleasant taste, and will not in any way in- jure the stomach or bowels of the most delicate. Cures in from two to four days, and recent cases in ‘twenty-four hours.” Prepared by a graduate of the University of Pe: rivania.one of most ie eminent Doctors and Chemists ef the present day. NO EXPOSURE. teghtesiny porss BO OHANGE WHATEVER. yt ve if gts are on gorged with Balsess Oonsiva ot bk a Peary s SY SAMARITANS GIFT. Sent by mail in « plain envelope. Price—Male packages, $2. Female, $3, BLOODI <BLOODI BLOODH soROnB EA, 'LOERS, SORES, BPOTS, TETTERS, BOILS. SYPHILIS OR VR- EREAL DISEASES 4c. SAMARITAN’S ROOT AND HERB JUICES SYPHILIS OR VENENEAT DISBASER the BA: MARITAN’S ROOT AND HERB JUICE, is the most and iyever : i 80 mae seat permanent, Sy akdlbe asco, sos dorsas test oe ree. terity that fer which you may re t in after youre: x ee, NOE DESPArR? AREF ers Erstem, as well as all the bed effects of a SAMARITAN MARINAS COANORS Was, Emo & GO., Box 151 Philadelphia Post id by 8, : proid by 5. CALVERT FORD, ¢ rner of Tith and HENRY COOK, Alexandria, ~ 388 Pa. avenue, the National Hote. ROCK Reso e per aailian Pebble) and IM- PROVED PERISOOPIO Be BOT AGLES. : yy Aud correctly suited to the proper’'oonditin presi ge foun cu wert seagate Roe TTERTES. MATH! TIO, ‘ORS? Ti) » Ree auae a el neeecaa ma Military elebrities, FeO sooo: fenebewty ea ¥ who! orretail. my 13-tf may 6-tr ~ A VIEWS, &e.. Jowest “gure®. arsortment of Prinse eae just been received at th ‘ZEBOT’ a7