Evening Star Newspaper, June 11, 1863, Page 2

THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON CITY: i THURSDAY....0.........¢ JUNE 11, 1863.” S7° READING MATTER ON EVERY PAGE. BEEK OUTSIDE FOR INTERESTING TELE- GRAPHIC AND OTHER MATTER, Washington Meney Market. { Quotations for stocks, coim and uncurrent money, furnished by Lewis Johston & Co., | 108 | ed New ed pe. 10% rare Con! TSS1, 10°; 7.308, ;, New Cer- bag Gold, 141. tificates of Indebtedness, 9974; OUR MILITARY BUDGET. ~~» ++ ' THE ENEMY CROSSED OVER INTO MARYLAND. {Per Telegraph.) PoorxeviLix, June 1i—The enemy crossed the riverinto Ma da this morning at day- break, at Muddy Branch, a point three miles ‘below Seneea. : His force Iam pnable to ascertain-so far. | About 0 of his cavalry drove inthe pickets of Gol. A. B. Jewett, wae commands in that vicinity. (Norz.—We haveevery reason to believe that. the invading force is Go larger than that which attacked Col. Jewett’s pickets, and that the affair probably amounts to nothing more than | an independent raid, undertaken by Moseby, on asmall scale. An ample force of Union @ cavalry is already on his heels. The Potomac is just now fordable almost anywhere between the Great Falls and Harper's Ferry: so it will be a diflicult task to catch bim ere he jumps back again into Loudon.— Fd. Star.] . NOT SO. The eurrent rumor that the Government this j morning received dispatches announcing the | surrender ot Vicksburg, and embracing full particulars concerning that event, is without toundation. FROM VICKSBURG. ———>—— AFFAIRS AND OPERATIONS ABOUT THAT OITY. ating From a private letter received in this city from a soldier in Gen. Grant’s army, at Vicks- burg, we are permitted to make the following extracts: bd Camr Nzar Younc’s Pornt, May 31, 1863. x * # The siege of Vicksburg is still in Progress. We have takep ell the outposts and | about ten thousand prisoners, who have been sent North. Our lines rest on the river above | and below the city at a distance of near two miles, and press the rear about as close. We re not exposing the infantry much, but are | using artillery ard sharpshooters mosily. The | enemy is within his last tier of works, very | strong, but Grant hasan army that can hold | him until he staryes if necessary, and we are | shelling them from the front with mortar boats | and gunboats. Fromall appearances they can- not hold out much longer. * We gave two chances for the women and children to leave the city, and they would not | accept the offer; but since we have pressed them. so closely, and shelled the city, they came with a flag of truce and asked to pass our lines, but | Grant told them that they were too late. He only wished that there were fifty thousand more of them, ard they would then surrender. Unless they are reinforced soon we will speed- ily wind up the struggie on this side of the river. Our Josses have been small so far: our regiment has not lost a man killed, and only a few wounded asyet. Ispent four days and nights in front ot the city, just across the river, Opposite the court-house, doing picket duty | and helping to run the mortars. The conya- Jescents of our division held the point, and bombarded the city three days and nights alone, I was close enough to tell a white man froma black man, and heard them talk in their streets | and yards. The whole tront is covered with | heavy guns. They shelled us some, but did not bit any of us. * * * * Vicksburg is quite a fine city, and we are desirous to take it without destroying it if pos- sible, as we shall garrison the heights for years, no doubt, it being a strong position—the strong- est I haye seen by odds on theriver, * ¥* * We have the city so surrounded that our lines cannot be run without being caught, as we keep three lines of pickets and lines of bat- tle all the time. * = * * COL. WYNDHAM. Col. Percy Wyndham arrived at Willard’s | last night. He was shot through the leg on , Tuesday, and rode forty miles afterwards, | never leaving bis command until yesterday morning. He led the left wing, and captured Brandy Station and the hill on which Gen. Stuart’s headquarters were located, and then got orders to fall back, which he did in good order, the enemy noi attempting to follow. He will be fit for duty in a short time, his wound | not being serious. He considers the enemy much demoralized by the attack upon them» ard has no idea that they will attempt any advance, at present, northward. —t0e + LATE TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. IMPORTANT FROM THE SOUTHWEST FEDERAL VICTORY ON THE YAZOO, BELOW YAZOO CITY. pS SSE NO PERCEPTIBLE CHANGE BEFORE THE EN- EMY’S WORKS AT VICKSBURG. Pa JOE JOHNSTON'S MOVEMENTS. i CxIcaGo, June 11th.—A special Memphis dis- patch, dated Sth inst., states the steamer Lumi- | nary from Young's Point, at eight o’clock p.m. On Tuesday, brings the fcllowing: Gen. Kimball with three thousand men who ‘Were sent up the Yazoo river to Satara, thirty miles below Yazoo city, arrived there on the 4th inst. They learned thata rebel force, under Gen. | ‘West Adams, was not far off, and marched | ‘Thursday morning they came up with the | pickets of the enemy, and a brisk fight ensued, fasting thirty minutes. The enemy gave way, , and a total rout ensued. Qur loss was one killed and seventeen | wounded. We captured a hundred prison- ers. Their loss in killed and wounded was | considerable, * The rebels were 2,000 strong. There is no perceptible change before the enemy’s works at Vicksburg. Gen. Jobuston is still reported at Big Black, | endeavoring to cross below the bridge, with an | army of 20,000 men. Gen. Osterhaus is watching his movements ‘with a sufficient force to checkmate any dem- ‘onstration he might make. ~ t 7 A rumor is in cireulation that Pemberton has requested Grant to permit the women and children to pass through the lines. ; Over three hundred head of cattle and males aye been turned loose, on account of the THE ILLiNOIS LEGISLATURE PRoO- q ROGUED. New York, June 11.—A dispatch to the World, dated Springfield, [11 announces the proregation ef the Legislature by the Goy- “Te te, st the Demoert | continued in sete Se session until the afternoon of yesterday, when finding it usclegs to attempt to do business, they informally left their seats | ston’s army, and report as speedily as | the enemy’s works. | near Ninth,on THUR-DayY, FRIVA} | the erection of a pew sunday school room | and agreeable it of tne school who will give their attendance during | iy Je 8-6t* after entering a protest arraigning the Gover- nor for us urpation and unconstitutional acts. | RESEL REPORT OF THE DEFEAT OF EQNKS AT PORT HUDSON. New York, June 11.—A letter te the Tribune fiom the army of the Potomac, 9th inst... says a Richmond paper of the @th contains a Mobile dispatch of the ith, announcing the de- feat of Gen. Banks at Port Hudson, wit the | loss of an arm. FROM VICKSBURG. The Despatches from Pemberton to John- si Their Extraerdivary Contents— urg Provisioved for Thirty Days Meal per Diem—Havec of the bardment. The Vickshurg correspondent of the Chicago Tribune gives details of the capture of the des- | patches from Pemberton to Joe Johnston, which | were entrusted for delivery to the hands of | Green S. Douglass, formerly of Illinois, who, ‘when well out of the rebel lines, gave hitnselt up to our skirmishers. Douglass was turned over to Gen. Lauman, who, after a little ques- tioning, handed him over to Gen. Grant, and tohim he vewye'cd his mission, and gave the precious mc" .eB. The substance of the letter was:—An ur- gent demand upon Johnston forhelp. Num- ber of reinforcements required, 30,000—ad- vising retreat if he could not bring that number upon General Grant’s rear with- in ten days; number of troops in Vicksburg, 18,000; on hand thirty days ratiotie for the gar- ricon, ene meal aday; ammunition scarce, par- ticularly gan cay Douglass was further in- structed to ascertain the exact number of John- possible. He says there are 19,000 fighting men in Vicks- burg, commanded by Gens, Pemberton, Ste- yenson, Reynolds, Bowen, Forney, Morris, Lee, and_ M. L. Smith. Pemberion is chiet in command, and exceedingly unpopular. It is surmised that he thinks of sutrender. Referring to this, Bowen said in his (Douglass) hearing, “that if Pemberton made the first movement towards giving up the city ha would hang him as high as Haman.” The evident policy of Pemberton will be, when he is satis- fied tiat all hopes of succor from Johnston are gone, to break out through onr lines on the left, and endeavor to cut bis way through to Big Black. The damage to Vicksburg, occasioned by the fire of our guns and mortars is im- mense. He estimates that at least one-firth of the city is destroyed. Up to Wednesday, at i2 o'clock, the names of one hundred women aud children were reported at the Provost Mar- shal's office who were killed by the explosion of our missiles in different parts of the city. Among these is said to haye been the wite of Pemberton himself. The depot and Court House are but slightly injured; the jail is nearly destroyed. ‘ihe largest magazine, containing three quarters of the shot and shell in Vicksburg, is blown up; horses, cattle and mules are killed, and a large number of houses burned. On the day of the assault 2,000 were killed and wounded, including eighteen colonels and lieutenant colonels. The day after (Saturday) Col. T. N. Wal), Col. Lee Willis, Vol. Regley, Major Cameron, Adjutant Williams, Adjutant Parker, Captain Hoge and Captain Stabl—all officers of the Texas Legion—were seated chatting pleasantly in the shade atthe angle of the fort, opposite Logan’s Heavy Battery, when a shell from it burst in their midst, and killed them all. Wall and Willis were literally blown into frag- ments. There are seven forts from the railroad to Warrenton, of which Douglass could re- member the names of but three: Fort Pember- ton, monnting nine guns; Fort McCullough, five guns: and Fort Pulaski, four guns. Fort Beauregard is on the right (our right) of the railroad, and conttins but asingle gun not disabled. The cannonade of the 23d disa- bied thirteen gnns, and killed and wounded many Rebel soldiers. On the 23d inst., eight Georgia and Teunessee regiments refused -> fight, and fell buck into the rifle-pits; Louisi- ana. Texas and Missouri soldierg are consid- ered reliable, ITEMS 5 BURG. A letter from Vicksburg, Stk ult., tothe Mis- souri Democrat, furnishes the 1ollowing items: ++ We have made us a breast work on the brow of a hill by digging in the solid hill; it makes a good shelter, and is three hundred yards trom We do some of the nicest shooting that. is done in the army—havye di meunted eight rebel guns, and our shooting i so accurate that they dare not mount a gun within a thousand yards ef us. “Saturday there was an armistice of two hours to bury the dead, and both armies came | out without arms, and many came together and | had a long talk. I went up within twenty | yards of their works and shook hands with a rebel] artillery captain, and hada long talk with | Pa: him; he said ‘that rifled battery on the hill was | rep a | too much for him; it would not let hi: i gun within a half a mile of the works; that he had to keep his caissons down in a hollow: his guns having all been dismounted by our shot; | that we had him caged;’ and so we have. «The rebel captain told us that one of their brigades lost 500 men in one day behind a stock- | ade that is in front of us. “There is a notion in the minds ‘of our Gen- | erals that the rebels will break out some night, | and the troops consequently sleep on their arms. | ‘We sleep around our guns when we have a ; chance; for the last two nights we have not sleptany. We sleep in the day time, when the guns are cooling. have been writing while they are cooling, and the captain has called all hands to guns.” A GRAND STRAWBERRY WEBTIVAL will be held at Temperance Hal UHRDAY EVENINGS, June ilth, 12.) commencing at 7’. o'clock, by the Sons of Tem- perance of the D: tof Columbia. Good music Admission 10 cents. je 10-4t* = = Sek eA se RRY AND ICE CREAM ¥ES.- tival will be held at the Hall of the Onion Hotel. Bridge street. Georgetown, by tre Ladies of 8t. John’s Church, for the purpose of aidiny in EVENINGS of WEDNESDAY and of this week. yeu x THE LEVY COURT OF WASHINGTON have authorized a deduction of 10 per cent. THURSDAY je 10. 2t* ; on sil County Taxes paid before the first of July ice Open on Tuesdays and Saturdays, | next, from la. m_until2 p.m, Office, west wing, thira floor, City Hall. jei0-gt* JAB. PILLING, County Collector. (Saavieas JOURNEYMEN PLUMBERS Panite AND GAS FITTESS —A meeting of the ed Piumbers’ and Gas fitters’ Society will be held at Temperence Hall, B street, between 9th and l0th'streetson #RIDAY EVENING June I2th, 1863,a8 0 clock. Punctual attendance is requested, as business of imporiarce will be laid fore the meeting. Plumbers and gas fitters who have not yet Joined th e socioty are i. vited to attend. FRED. SHULTZ, Pres. HENRY CRUIT, fec. Je wise em *RAWBERRY FESTIVAL.—The Ladies bery of Ryland Chapel will commence a Straw- Festival at Island Ball, corner of Virginia avenue and Bixth street west,on WEDNESDAY EVENING, the 10th instant, to continue several evepings. Je 9-3t* THE LADIES OF WESLEY CHAPEL M, %. Church, corner 5th and F streets, wili old @ Strawberry and Floral ble in the lecture room of the Church. for fivs hts, commencing Monday, June 8th, and close Friday, 12th. Tickets 15 cents; children 10 cents; season, 60 ote. je8-5t* CHRIST CHURCH SUNDAY SCHOOL.— A Sremborry Festival will be opened on MONDAY EV#NING, June sth, 1533, at Odd Fel lows’ Hall, Navy Yard. The proceeds to go for erecting a Sat bath Schooi House, Ice Cream and Confe_tionery willalso be furnished ,and a p evening is promised to thove friends the continuance ef the festival. GRAND FESTIVAL OF FRUITS AND FLOWERS —A Festival of Fruits an lowers will be held for the benefit of the Infant Asylum, on TUESDA W: Y, and THURSDAY of THIS WEBK, at the Asylum, near the Circle, in the First Ward. No efforts will be omitted to make this festival the most attractive of the season, avit is in aid of one of the noblest and it y oft uaritable instituti i i 4 ly to meet th Ms tenets on most worthy of he charitable institutions of this a bountiful supply of Strawber- fe and Flowers, a sumptuous 8 will be supplied. Donations of Cream. ¢ Flowers, &e., will be tefully received; and the generous and charitable from all parts of the Dis- trict are earnestly invited to rally to the support of an institution which is at once an ornament and blessing to the community. Admission 10 cents, Supper tickets.50 cents. je 6-4t* ® LADIES OF ST. PAUL'S ENGLISH Jutheran Church, c: f Kleventh and ‘ le reets, will give a STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL in the Lecture ‘oom of the Chureh. for five nights, commencing T CESDAY, June %th. and eontinuin: during the week. Cake, Cream, Straw jena Flower offered at reasonable prices. Tickets W cents; season tickets 5 cents. je 5-8t r SHUTTS’ ONG' 'T, Was BD To se a full set of WHIB- KERS 0. ST. in six weeks upon the smoo' |. Butire sal ion given or the money refonded nt postal for 3 ta. or 4 preiaees. 81. |. ¥. SHUTTS > (Troy. yust an oa je tt 1D COTTON, 15,20 and 260. ao a 'm titched H’DK'FS, | ELLE pte ie a Busevoldezed, tat Braiied &. - 8. & W, MBVESBERG, 48 Market fs and 9th ata., . seit 5 se oS the Avenue House. ESY eer . 1 pare ree eres ce eck of WA iL iF RB of every ie Bigg erie other TA fair Se He pant china 5 by a pon my a execu! the beat man. jot st" Bo, eae amen, ent | Dep partments Created. {orrmeiar. War DerantMent, ADJUTANT GENERAL'S Orrick, WAeH mt orasnet the W: Two New June 9, 1963—General Orders, No.4; Department of the Mo- pompebeud that Potter of the State of Pen: it of Johnstown and the Eaurel nge of mountains, and the counties ef Hancock, Brooke, and Ohio, in the State of Virginia, andthe counties of Colum- bey Jefferson and Belmont, in the of io. Major General William T. H. Brooks ts as- signed to the command of this department, headquarters at Pittsburg. II. The Department of the Susquehanna will embrace that portion of the State of Pennsyl- vania east of aeons and the Laurel Hill range of mountains. Major General Couch is assigned to the com- anand, et .this. department, headquarters at Cbambersbare. Ey order of the Secretary of War. E. D. TowNsEND, Assistant Adjutant General. ~ OFFICIAL. War DxeraRTMENT, Provost Marshal GENERAL’s OFFICE, Washington, June 8, 1863. ircular No. 20. ia The enrollment should include all able- bodied male citizens of the United States, and residents of foreign birth who shall have de- clared on oath their intention to become citi- zens, between the ages of 20 and 45 years. II. For the purpose of enrollment, all the above named persons who were not in the mil- itary service Oa the 3d of.March, 1663, shall be divided into two classes. ‘The first class, consisting of all between the | ‘ages of 20 and35 years, and a)l unmarried per- sons ebove the age of 35 and under 45. ‘The second class consisting of all married percors between the ages of 35 and 45 years. The persons whe were in the military ser- vice of the United States.on the 3d of March, 1863, ehould therefore appear in the Congolida- ted Enrollment Lists in class by themselves. The preparation of these lists should not be permitted to interfere with the earliest pos- sible completion of the Consolidated Lists of Classes 1 and 2. Men from the first.cless will be the first called into the service of the United States. Jamzs B. Fry, Jure 11-2w Provost Marshal General. War DEPARTMENT, Provost Marshal Gene- ral's Office, Washington, D. C.. June 6, 1863. The r1oilowing opinion of Hon William Whi- ting, Solicitor of the War Department, has been ordered to be published by the Secretary | of War: OPINION. I) 1s made the dgty of the Provost, Marshals ‘to obey all lawful orders and regulations of the Provost Marshal General, and such as shall be prescribed by law concerning the enrollment and calling into service the national forces.” Act March 3, 1863, section 7. The twenty-fifth section of the same act pro- vides “that if any person shall resist any draft of amen enroiled under this act into the service of the United Scates, or shall counsel oraid any person to resist any such draft, or shall assault or obstruct any officer in making such draft, or in the performance of any service in relation thereto, or shal] counsel any drafted men not to appear at the place of rendezvous, or will- fully dissuade tnem from the performance ot military duty as required by law, such person shal] be subject to summary arrest by the Pro- ' vost Marshal, and shall be forth with delivered to the civil authorities, and upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment not exceeding two years, or by both of those pun- ishments.” To do any act which will prevent or impede the enrollment of the national forces, (which | enrollment is preliminary and essential to the draft,) is to prevent or impede the draft itself. The enroliment is a “‘service to be performed by the Provost Marshal in relation to the draft.” It is not the act of drawing ballots out of a | ballot-box itself, but it is “in relation to it.’ | and is ihe first step that must be taken prepar- | atory to draft. It is therefore clearly within the duty of the Provost Marshal to subject all persons who obstruct the enrollment, the meet- ing of the board, or any other preceeding which is preliminary and eveential, summary orrest, according to the provisions of | THE ENEMY CROSSED AT SENECA THIS to the draft, to | THE REBEL RAID INTO MARYLAND. MOBNING 250 STBONG. OUR PICKETS DRIVEN IN AND PURSUED TO WITHIN THREE MILES OF POOLESVILLE, ee THE ENEMY RETREAT ACROSS THE RIVER AND REMAIN OPPOSITE MUDDY BRANCH, iS SES, The following bas been received ai head- quarters in this city: HEADQUARTERS BrigApE Camp HEUNTZLE- MAN, near Poolerrilie, June 11, 1863.—Lieu!- Col. J. H. Taylor, A. A, G.—The enemy's caval. Ty came across the river this morning, at day- break, about 250 strong. They dashed rapidly up the tow patch, driving in our patrols, and attacked company I, 6th Michigan cavalry, who were on picket at Seneca. Our forces gradually fell back, pursued by the enemy to within three miles of Poolesville. The enemy then retreated to Seneca, burned the camp of the Michigan company and returned down the towpath and recrossed. We lost 4 men killed, one badly and oné slightly wounded. Theen- emy left on the field 1 lieutenant and 1 man. A. B. Jewett, Col. Comd’g. LATER? “ The following is from the latest dispatch, and was received at 1.40 to-day: HeapquaRtzrs Brigapr, Camp HEIN. @LEMAN, xear Poolesvilie, June 11, 1963.—The | enemy remain on the opposite side of the river from Muddy Branch. * * * * A. B. JewErt, Col. Commanding. {It is evident this raid is over.—Eb. Srar.] Surrvan OF PRISONERS, One hundred and seventy-one prisoners of war, including six commissioned officers, ar- rived bere at 2.30 this morning, from the front. They were captured at Beverly Ford, and sent by Lieut. A, S. Baker, Acting Provost Mar. hai, to the Old Capitol, a TO BE TAKEN HOME. * Sergeant G. R. Achilles, of Co. E, Sth N. ¥. avalry, will leave this gyening for Rochester, Y., in charge of the bodies of ol. B. F. Davis, Capt. Fooie, Capi. McNair, Lieut. Cut- ler, and ovhers of the Sth N. Y¥. edvalry, who were killed in the late battle at Beverly Ford.’ TAKEN POSSESSION OF. The building No. 440 E street, the property ment. SENT TO THE OLD CAPITOL. This morning, about sixteen rebel prisoners who were wounded at the battle of Chancellor- ville, aud who have since been at Lincoln Hos- pital, were removed to the Old Capitol Prison. i LOSS OF OFFICERS. | In the late fight at Beverly’s Ford Gen. Bu- foid’s command suffered the loss of twenty officers in killed, wounded and missing. w@ The rebel loan clesed in London at 1% section 25. - There are many ways of obstructing officers in the performance of their “services or duties in making, or in relation to, the draft,” without employing pbysical force. The neglect or re- fusal to do an act required by law to be done | may itself be such au “obstruction” as to sub- jeci the offender to arrest. Suppoee a person to be found standing in a sage threngh which the drafting officers were required to enter into a place designated by Jaw us the place for draft, and suppose that his standing in that place would preventaccess | by_these officers to the place of draft. If they request him to move away, and he neglects or refuses so to do, for the purpose of | | Preventing the dratt, the non-performance of the act ot removal would be itself an “obstruc- tion of the draft, or of an officer in the per- formance of his duty in relation to it.” Standing mute, in civil courts, is, under cer- tain circumstances, a punishable offense: and so. if a person, with intent te prevent thedratt, | Tetuses to give his true name when lawiully requested so to do by an officer whose legal | duty is to escertain and enrol! it, itisan obstruc- on tke | | shal General, Washington City, June 9, 1565. | ry duty. include all able-bodie tion of that oflicer, in the performance of one j | his d ties in relation to the draft. So also of giving talse pames with the same illegal intent, and the offender will, in either case, be subject to summary arrest by the Provost Marshal. (Signed,) WItitam WuHit A Solicitor of the War Departinent. James B. Fry, June il Provost Marshal General. Wak Department, Office of Provost More The following opinion ct Hon. William Whi- ting, Solicitor of the War Department, has been ordered to be published by the Secretary of War: hg The national forces, liable to perferm milita- male citizens of the United States, and persons of foreign birth who have declared their intention to be- | come citizens according to law, being between | | 20 and 45 years of aze. Certain persons are excepted, divided jnto | | eight classes. No persons but such as are therein excepted shall be exempt. (Sec. ».) It is deciared the duty of the enroling officers to enrol all persons subject to military duty. (Sec. 9.) All persons thus enroled shall, be subject, for two years after July Ist succeed- ing the enrolment, to bp called into the mili- tary service. (Sec. 11.) ‘The national forces (not now in the military | service) enroled under the act shall be divided into two classes. (Sec. 3.) Those of the second class shall not be called out until those of the first class shall have been exhausted. Thus it seems, by the true construction of this act, that while all persons coming within its provisions are to be enroled in the national | Torees, nevertheless, under the first enrolment, those who were in the military service at the time the act went into effect are not to be in- cluded im that class which is subject to the first draft. Several provisions of the statute are incon- s‘stent with the idea that persons in the ser- vice were te be treated as liable to draft trom the first class. Thus, it is provided, in the seventh section, that regulars, volunteers, militia men, or per- sons called into the service under this or any other act of Congress, were to be arrested as deserters, wherever they might be found, by the Provest Marshal, and to be sent to the | nearest military post, thus admitting a plain distinction between these different classes of persons, viz: those who were then in the ser- vice, and those who were to be drafted in. The same distinction between those whe ‘were in the service and those who Were to be drafted in is recognised in section 18, which provides bounties to those who, being then in the service, should volunteer to re-enlist. The statute, in providing for the classifica- tion of from which drafts are to be made, enacts as follows (section 3): That the national forces of the United States, not now in the military service, enroled under this act, shall be divided into two clasees. Thus, those who are “now” (that ia to say, on the 3d of March, 1€63,) in the military service, are not to be in- cluded in either of these two classes. And as those then (March 3d) in the service ‘were not included in either of these two classes, they may be said to constitute a third class of eo to be enrolled under the provisions of @ Act, As between the first and second classes thé” law (Sec. 3) requires that the second class shall not in any district be called into the service of the United States until those of the first class shall have been thus. edin, . ‘¥olunteers or Bg who have been in the service, and who heen discharged there- from, or had Sen id Prier to the 3d day of March, 1663 are liable to be drafted in the same manner as if had never been in the service. Noregard ts'to be: totheir former orien of service, or to the “1 So or brevity of he period between the date of their discharge Gnd that of the draft. ‘Volunteers. who were inthe service of the United States on the third of March, 1963, and ehave since that time been discharged, are not, therefore, included in the fitst class from which the first dratt is intended to be made, and are therefore not now liable to be called on by a | drait which is tobe made from that class of e forces of the United States under the pro- Visions of this act. WILLiam Warrtna, Solicitor of the War Department. James B. Vey, Jane 1. Provost Marshai Generai. 4 end 2% discouat on May 30. The war in Poland continued. The insurgents defeated | the Russiags in a severe battle, and were again j thrcaselves defeated in another engagement. ‘Tue telegraph cemmunicating between the | Crimea and Turkey had been cut by order | of the Russian Government, and the Turkish Cabinet had protested azainst the act. @7 Richmond papers say that the exchange of prisoners has been stopped, owing to a breach | of cartel on the part of our Government. They claim an excess of 17,000 prisoners in their favor. We know that exchanges, except of | officers, has not been stopped, and guess the other <tatement of the Richmond papers has as | little of fact in it. Wa The Chattanooga H-bel says: “On the fate of Vicksburg hangs the fate of Middle and East Tennestee. If we play eternal smash w:th Grant. goodbye to poor Rosecrans; but if Grent gives Pemberion his quietus, tnen jarewell, a long farewell, to the proposed re- occupation of Nachyille and Southern Ken- tucky.” W7 President Lincoln, Secretary Stanton, and Gen. Heintzelman and staff yesterday p2id & quiet visit to Alexandria, and, in company with Gen. Slough, visited the fortifications thereabouts, and returned to this city last eve- ning. 87 A gentleman connected with the army, just returned from Martinsburg, Va., says that a reconnoisance had been made as far as Stras- burg, and noenemy was discovered. No ap- prehensions of a Rebel raid existed there. Our troops, however, are awake to all contingencies. &@ Major Gen. Herron with his staff and a large force of troops, left St. Louis on Taurs- ; day last for Vicksburg. Heavy reintorce- menis have also gone there trom other points. Apvrointeo.—Levi Bashford, ot Wisconsin, | bas been appointed Surveyor General for the ; Territory of Arizona. «#7 Rev. Dr. Gurley, ofthe New York avenue Presbyterian Church in this city, has been ap- | pointed visiter to West Point THE SIEGE OF VICKSBURG. Cairo, June 3.—{Despatch to Philadelphia Press.}—We have news from Haines’ Bluff to date of June Ist. Though the enemy is strongly fortified, and though as yet we have failedin assault, we have the town entirely surrounded. Sherman commands the right wing, McPherson the cen- ter and McClernand the left. The rebels dare not use ary of their siege guns on this line of breastworks, from fear of our sharp-shooters. The latter are entrenched within trom forty to seventy yards of the rebel forts, along the whole circuit of the rebel de- fences. They have made ingenious shelters along the ravines and in the banks, and as soon as arebel gunner makes his appearance he is picked off. The rebels have not fired a shot in this direc- tion tor several days. They havea gun, how- ever, which domineers the river, and isa pes tilent bother tous. They call him «Whistling Dick.” No gunboat has wed business where this terrible gun can geta shot atit. It shoots a ball 2} feet long, steel pointed, weighing 250 pounds, can tear through our best iron-clads, and is thought to be the best gun of the war. Lately we got word that Gen. Jo. Johnston ‘was coming with 30,000 troops to reinforce Ste- js Nenson at Vicksburg. Gen. Grant sent Gen. Frank Blair with seven brigades, to go forth and reconnoitre. We went out between the Yaypo and Big Black to Benton, and before we got to the small town of Mcvarricksburg we it the enemy. : oar cavalry made a spirited skirmish, when the artillery and infantry came up. The Lith and 13th Iowa were deployed as skirmishers, and dashed into the thick woods. Captain Mc- Manus, 2d Missouri battery, pushed tothe front and his howitzers on them. Wehad @ running fight of. three miles, and at ast our fieet-footed foe disappeared beyoud Uiscovery. ; We camped for the night. and in the morniag started back to Vicksburg. Instead of 30,0, we learubd that the rebel force was from three to five thousend. Over the roughest kind of country we marched abont one hundred. miles maix. days. The water was scarce and poor. Tt wil be som time before Vieksbutg is taken; but if will be takea. When the rebels do surrender, they will surrender wholly and unconditionally. Pemberton would have oup- Tultted long ago, hut he is now uncer arrest, and Stevenson is in command. The works have been stormed with great bravery and de. | termination, but we haye only met with re- pulse. General Grant will besiege Vicksburg *ix months before he will again sttempt to stgim the works under the same circumstances, Mon's lives, he s@ys, “Te worth more tasa am- | nuuiition. of J. J. Warring, now in the rebel service, was { t_ken possession of yesterday by the Govern- | ‘Jars to release him. Justice Clayton held both TELEGRAPHIC MORE REW YORK CANARDS. , $<» REPORTED DISASTERS AT VICKSBURG AND TORR PORT HUDSON. Wew York, June/il._Rumors of disasters at Vicksburg ,Port Hudson have been pffoat to-day, but We are unable to obtain any toformation,ia the absence of which they may be set down as canards. The reported repulse of Banks at Port Hud- son, from Mobile on the 4th, via Richmond pa- pers on the 6th, undoubtedly refers to the action of May 29h, which is already known. It is quite unlikely that the rebels could have any later informatidn from Port Hudson than our own advices. = {Norx.—Richmond papers of the 6th, hereto- fore received, make ro mention of the above, and itis therefore evident that these canards are gotten up for stock-jobbing purposes.—Ep- Star.] MORE COPPERHEAD OUTRAGES IN INDIANA. : ———- FRDERAL OFFICERS MURDERED. pene SPE CINCINNATI, June 11.—Deputy Provost Mar-' shal Stevens and lay fieldy.a detective officer, accompanied by an enrolling offiter, was fired upon near Manvili¢, Rush county, Ind, yes- terday, by some men in a wheat field. Stevens was instantly inlled and Clayfield mortally ‘wounded, so that he died in a few hours after- wards. The enrolling officer was shot through the clothing, but was uninjured. Twocompanies of troops left Indianapolis yesterday for the scene of the murder. A soldier was shot by a deserter at Sheltby- ville, Ind., yesterday while attempting to arrest the latter. The Ohio Democratic State Convention meets at Columbus to-day. There is nothing later from Vicksburg. FROM TENNESSEE. eS er en SKIRMISH AT TRIUNE. See! ee eneee THE REBELS REPULSED. age Nasuvitye, June tt.—A skirmish occurred at Triune yesterday. About five hundred reb- els dashed into the Camp of the 6th Kentucky Cavalry. They were repulsed, hewever, and ! their commander shot from his horse, and is re- ported dead. Another rebel officer was woun- ded. Two Federal soldiers were slightly wounded, LOCAL NEWS. —_——o_ THE FUGITIVE SLAVE Case.— Yesterday the slayes Susanna, Martha , Frederick, Elizabeth and child, and Emily Ross ana child, arrested under the fugitive slave law and claimed by Mr. Samuel Crawford, as re- ceiver for the heirs of Col. Traman Cross, who was Killed during the Mexican war, were mmitted to jail by Walter S. Cox, the Com- sioner of the Court, in order to give Mr. Crawford an opportunity of proving his ap- poiniment as receiver, which Mr.G. E. Day, counse}) for the negroes demanded. Two slaves ot the estate, David and Eliza, have not been apprehended. Mr. Crawford yesterday afternoon produced a copy of his appointment by the Circuit Court of Prince George’s county, Md., certified by ¥. Sasser, Clerk, and dated August 4th, 1962. This morning, Mr. Day appeared, and con- tended thata receiver appointed by the court f not an sgent within the meaning of the acts of Congress of 1793 or 1850, and has therefore, no right to make the oath required by the tugi- tive slave law. Though regularly appointed by the court, the appointment gives no author- ity to make the oath provided for by the act of July 17, 1562, (Confiscation act,) because the trustee is not the owner, and the law requires thatthe lawful owner shall make the affidavit. The act of 1862 requires that the claimant must have @ real interest in the fugitives claimed, and that the owners are good and loyal citizens, otherwise rebels may save their property from confiscation by having a loyal receiver or agent. Mr. Cox here said that Mr. Crawford had made an affidavit relative to the loyalty of the heirs. ia which he stated that Mrs. Elizabeth Maria Dexter, of Boston: Mrs. Reno, the widow of Gen. Reno, killed at South Mountain; Miss Eliza Cross and Truman Cross, haye not borne arms during the rebellion, and as to Wm. B. and Alexander Cross, he does not know otf their haying borne arms, but believes they have not. Mr. Day continued, asserting that a trustee has no right to make such an affidavit, but he should show the loyalty of every one of the heirs. The question was whether ail the heirs had been true and loyal, and until an affidavit ‘was made to that effect they could not be re- rsanded. He asked tnat the case be delayed. Mr. Cox remarked, the receiver appointed by the court is the custodian of the property, and that interfereace with him was treated as con- tempt of court, because he was loaked upon as an oificer of the court. He had not the shadow of doubt but that the receiver, representing the whole of the estate, was the proper claimant. The aflidavit shows that at least four of the six heirs are loyal, Mr. Day stated that he had heard that one of the heirs—W B. Cross—had taken part with the rebels. and thought that he could provethe allegation if allowed time. Mr. Cox said that he looked upon the receiver as being the only party to the case, he haying control of the estate, and being the party under the law to whom the service claimed was due; and even if it were proved that some of the heirs were disloyal, when it was also proved that two-thirds of them were loyal, and the receiver being the officer, he did not know how he could refuse the claim of Mr. Crawford. If the majority of the heirs were disloyal. he would be in doubis how to proceed, but would probably refuse to remand the fugitives. Mr. Day asked that the case be delayed in order that the slaves might be brought out under a writ of habeas us. Mr. Cox remanded the fugitives to the custo. dy of Mr. Crawford. ssp ES ASSAULT WITH INTENT TO ‘KILL.—Last night, as the lager beer gardens of Ernst Loeffler, on New York avenue, were being closed, several -soldiers went there and de- manded liquor, which was refused, where- upon they seized the barkeeper, George Schaf- fer, and dragged him from behind the bar, striking him over the head, and puiled him to the front door, when some of Mr. L.’s hands rescued him. The assailants then stoned the house, and Mr. L. went to his front window and asked them to leave, threatening them if they persisted in attacking the house that he would shoot, when a stone was thrown at him, and he shot in the air to frighten them. The patrol and police coming along, arrested Corporal Perry English, 52d New York, Cor- oral John Morgan, 107th New York, and Wm. Reynolds, who were taken to the central guardhouse, and this merning Justice Fergu- son heard the cases and committed the two first named to jail to answer the charge of as- sault and battery with intent to kill. rynolds ‘was with the party, but it was not proved that he was in the house. He was, however, recog- nised at the guardhonse as a soldier thief, and will probably be sent with the next batch of pickpockets out of the city. pa See Scspicron or Lanceny.—Last night officer McDonald, of the Second Ward, noticed sus- Picions movements en the part of two men who were driving about in a wagon. The officer arrested both of them and took them to the station-house. Uponsearching their wagon a barrel nearly fall of ground coffee, supposed to be Government property, was discovered. They gave their names as: . MeDonald and Wm. Johnson, and said they were keeping the coffee fcr a quartermaster, without giving the mame of the quartermaster. On the way to the station, one of them offered the officer five dol- for a further hearing. eo eee ANOTHER Bawpy House Case.—Yesterday evening the Second Ward patrol, by direction of Superintendent Webb, took possession of the house known as Lizzie Weldon’s, on Tenth, near 'G street, and arrested all. the inmates, Annie Douke, Mary Brown, Jennie Smith aad Julia West. The case was laid re Jastice Clayton, and Julia West was c keeping a bawdy house. The evidence not being s@fiicient, in the opinion of the Justice, to send the caze to court, all the parties were dismissed. The premises are in possession of the police. : ue 3 ———__- ; THe _Byr Row,—The.e tien, of G. WT on the charge Pan sesat and battery with intent to kil! + Hollis, on Friday last, was set for yestei afternoon, before Justice Fergusoar ; but before the trial commenced a bailiff of the court arrested Hoi- lis and wife on s bench warrant and took them to jail—thep.having been indicted for an assault ou Talbert. Lancxyy,—Yesterday, 8 contraband named Birdy Dani was arrested by offi- Bota traseag PA ea Y, & ’ Kenn: who comunitted her to jail. ms sides. Vandever, Alexa, light: schrs. ©} rged with f Buying Selling. U. 8. Coupon BonGs, 1981 ...0..17% 18 U. S. 5 20's. a = U.S. 7.30 Notes in« NEW YORK RATES—3 C CLOOK F. M. Coupon 6's, 1881, 105; 7-30’s, 106%; New Cer- tificates of Tadebiedness, os 98%; 141X. pa Cette sO Surrosep ATTEMPT TO SHOOT A GOVERN- MENT EMPLOYKR.—About seven o'clock this morning @ pistol was discharged on the east side ct Fifteenth sireet, nearly opposite the State Department, the contents of w! passed through a pane of glass at the side of the door of that building. James Williamson, em- ployed as day watchman in the departmea:, had but a moment or two before presented himself at the door, and, as the ball strnck only some twelve inchits from his head, it is sup- posed that it was intended for him. AFFAIRS IN GEURGETOWN. [Correspondence Evening Star.) GuonaxTown, D.C. June tith, 1993. A few days since, Col. Baker's detectives captured a lot of goods on the canal hoat Key- stone, consisting in whiskey, ale, sal! tatoes: and some dry goods and groceries. Cap- tain of the boat had neglected to secure a pass for them, &nd consequently they were turned over to the Subsistence Department. The straw! festival to be given this eve- ning at the Odd Fellows’ Hall, on Congress Sunday School, ndsomely gotten up. and will doubfless be worthy the attention of all fa yorable to Sabbath schools. ‘The arrivals to-day are-as follows: Steamer Star, Curtis, Aquia Creek, ight; steamer Iron- Mashe: il’, coal to Dixon & King; Nancy L. Hagan, Redman, N. ¥., hay to Gov't; Tek Ruark, PhiPa, coal to S. Stover; Chesapeake, Perk, Phil’a, coal to W. Godey; H. CG. Purd, wood; Fergason, Minder, Balto. coal; ba: Our Filaz, Baker, Belle Pisin, light; Union, Connelly, Aquia Creek, wagons; Thos. O'Neil, Martin, Aquia k, artillery to Arsenal; F. H. Juckson, Smith, do., di lo garet Hagerty, do., wagons;,G. Mott, do.. do.: Fiag ef our Union, Paulagve, do., army rub- bish; Metropolitan, Moore, do., do. Business tair, Markets unchanged; whole- sale quotations as follows: Flour, super, $6.25a86.50; extra, $6.50a86. family, $8.25889.50: Darby's, 810; ann fe $10. ‘Welch's, $10.50. Wheat, red, $1.40a8i.45: white, $1.60a81.79. Corn, yellow, S5a90c.; white, %c. Oats, by measure, 60c. Hay, $25a30. Mili stuff, 35a:0c. Potatoes, 40ac0c. Apples, $1a85; lemons, per box, $5885.25: cider, common, 22c.: do., clarified, 35c.; Champagne cider, S$4a85 per case: whisky, 4ic.; sal, G. A., $1.3781.90; fine. 22. bulk, 75c. per bushel. Cumberland coal. $4.25a%5.50; anthracite, $2.50. Wood, pine, #4.50a85; oak, $5.50a86, Lumber, pine, 30 er M. Plaster, lump, #5aS6; ground, $9a810. URNO, €15a860. Ousa. & Bro., c THE LADIES OF THE DUNBABTON 87. M. E. Sunday School will hold a Strawberry ‘estival in the Odd Fellows’ , on Congress street, south of the Farmers’ and Mechanics’ Bank commencing this evening and continuing during the week, je Li 3t Let yellow Newfoundiand DOG; ears crop. ped and leather collar around his neck. Iw:l! cade epee = one RS ing him to ey 8 Ho’ Street, near a neler ‘ROBERT RAINEY. O8T OB MISLAID—The OZRTIFICATE No 238 of stock in Third Building Association of Georgetown, D.C. Allpersons are hereby fore- warned not to negotiate the aforesaid certificate, the yareens thereof having beea stopped. je 11-2t* ORSE BLANKET LOST.—The person who pirked upa fine Horse Blanket this morning, near the coruer of 5th and E str will be saiti bly rewarded by leaving itatthe National Mot, eee h street, between C and Louisian: je 1-st* . I O8T OR BTOLEN—On the 10th instant a GOLD 4 WATCH, cylinder escapement, with a second hand post broken off. A libers! reward and no questions asked if returned FREDERICK H. a st 4 D street, between Isth and 13+:. je 11-3t* = REWAED.—Strayed oz stolen, on the 9th J instant,.« valuable light red COW; smail wh: tripe on the back; on the eve of having a calf. The above reward will be given if returned to oD ENS No. 69 High st.,Georgetown, D.C. je U- F&, RENT—Two or three well furnished ROOMS, with gas and bath room, with or witheut board, in a private family; suitable for three or four gentlemen, Terms moderate. See Box 6, Star Office. 1t* Foe SALE—The HOUSE now occupied asa res taurant,on C street, one door west of Second street. The house is welladapted to any busi- ness,aniinan excellent iocation. Any one de- siring a good business stand will find a bargain in this by applying to D. HUW ELL, Our House, 452 Eighth street. Washington, D. 0. je 11-3t™ Ay CORSETS—CORSETS. RS. ROBERT WRIGHT. Pa. avenze, between igth and 13th strests, wishes to thank the ladies for their liberal patronsge for several years past, and would inform them that she retires from business in a few days, before which she would be glad to furnish anything needed in herline. je 11-e03t" EW GOODS N JUST RECEIVED. Gents’ fine SOFT HaTr, Gents’ STRAW GOODS, all styles and prices, Boys’ SOFT HATS, ell colors, Boya’ STRAW HATS in great variaty. Give us acail. BUBR & BRO. je 11-2t* 353 7th street, na ENTS’ FINE DRESS BOOTS, CONGRESS GAITERS. @X¥ORD TLKS, STRAP BHORS and GAITERS, Boys’ 8H OES, all styles, ae eee aes GAITERS, isses’ Congress i SHOES. BURR & BRO., Children’s SHOES. 383 7th street, near I. je 1i-2t* Ww A. GRAMBUSCH & CO. ILL Open for business on June ith, 1263, WSIS BEER BREWERY, aT 169 BEVENTH STREET, Between O ano? Brs. Their friends and the public generally are re- Spectiylly invited to call. je 1) 1w* By J.C MoGUIRE & CO.. Auctioneers. Fos: NEW BUGGY WAGONS AT AUG- TION.—On SATURDAY, June 13th. at 11 ck. in frentofthe Auction Rooms, we shall se 4 muke Terms cash. jel0-d_ (Rep.) J.C. McGUIRE & CO,, Aucte. Oe PAPER?. By Thomas W. Siggin- son; js ee eT La y the author o! at a 5 The Recreations ofa Country Farsonctegtn: e. The Weitings ot dir Thomas Browne; @1 50. Mill on Liberty; 75¢ Graver Fhoughts ef a Con! Parson; $1.50. Mrs, Frewo: Story of the 5 5c. Builer’s Good Thoughts ia Bad Times; 31,50, The Bvery Day Philocoyher; $1.50. Greater etalon hincolarsoiaesey gto ellicn 4 f the Revolution. Frank Moor ie we Diary Frank voters 86. NOK TAYLOR.” By W. L. WALL & 00. A: the Bazaar, 95 Lomisi Wh BALE OF HORSES, CARRIAGES : ‘NESS, held regularly every Thursday Mone ing, commencing at 19 o'clock, ARRIAGBS AND BUGGLES A Js Co MORNTRG Toso TION: eB. 2Bx ‘Wagons; | Sieleton W: . Botte Hacn-as, eddies, aud Bridles. With s variety oNew and Second Head Cerri- ages. . &c.. tay be tound at this Establish - Gectaaes toraannan storage Somme sk ae - cae 1 be g rd to weather. feted oUt Feenet OO Wale O0., Ancts. GPEat BXCITEMANT HEILBRUN'S BOOT AND SHOE STORE, 506 SEVENTH STREBT, Uspsar Opp Fuiurows’ Haut, i BOOTS of every description at such prices that you a help an tremendous low }. Bl to Ba, BEE ee. = es Boots, $2.50 to je 11-2w* WATEE LERS !! 2s, and at prices, New Leather-top Bugey Wagons ef Fairchild’s .