The New York Herald Newspaper, April 7, 1862, Page 1

“WHOLE NO. 9341. NEWS FROM FORTRESS MONROE. Heavy Cannonading in the Direction of Yorktown. The Merrimac Making Ready for Another Contest. Intelligence from the North . Carolina Expedition. A Bepert Current that General Burn- ido Had Been Ordered by the HIS BEPLY T0 THE REBEL COMMANDER. Telegraphic Communication Between Mobile and New Orleans Cut Off by Union Troops, Ree &e., bee Forrauss Mornog, April 6, 1862. Cammonading has been heard all the morning from the of Yorkte\p. Ne official reports have been re- eeived bere, but it is rumored that the town has been ‘burned. Thie is probably incorrect, however. Another report saya as a fight is Laking-place there this afternoon. ‘The Jatesy intelligence that.we have In relation tothe ‘Virginia (Merrimac); is, dated at Norfolk last night. At ‘that time she was coaling op at the Navy Yard, and w: expected to come out to-day. She has two new guns on. Doard. : : ‘tba deep reported that Commodore Hollins would the Virginia ¢nRer next trip, but the name of pe ‘Pegram is the latest mentioned in‘that eonnec- ‘The Yorktown, Teaser, Jamestown and four other gun- Dosteare at Nerfolk, A déwerter came in this morning from the vicinity of ‘Barred’s Mills. ‘The enewy’sforce on the peninsula is mot Feperted so large as has been supposed. Mggruder’s headquarters are at present at near Williemaburg. eay. Z ‘@ largo mail for the North, and de_ ts ep aymy and naval commanders. There. ‘Vey little Hews Of interest from General Burnside’s ‘was current that General Burnside bad been @rdered to evacuate Newbern witfiln six days, and that BE had retumed the reply that he would meet the rebel eommandgr t Goldsboro and at Raleigh. ‘There ia litsle.chango in the state of affairs at Beaufort. Fort Macon bil) holde out, and ts to be besieged. Exten- sive preparations are going on, and operations will be eommenced in @ fewdays. A few shells have already ‘Deen thrown into the fort. ‘The steamer George Peabody arrived from New York to-day, and proceeds to Hatter: ‘We were visited bya thunder storm last wight. The ‘weather stil! cont inues pleasant to-day, A Gag of truce this afternoon brought down the follow {ng released prisoners of war from Richmond :—Colonel ‘Beauford, Lieutenant Van Horn, Captain Bliss, United Axmy, taken in Texas last summer, and Colonel First Kentucky regiment, taken in Kentucky. ‘The papers mention that two men named peg he sg and John Qoully have been convicted as spies, and to have been hung yesterday, but that a short respite had been granted. The men claim to be Britich subjects, and loyal. Momne, April 4, 1862. ‘The Advertiser has & special message from Memphis, Stating that General Buell’s army had reached Savannah, om the Tennesage river, from Columbia, There had been brisk skirmishing and great activity on both sides for ‘the great struggle. Mosng, April 4, 1862. On Wednesday » Yankee force two thousana strong landed at Biloxj, from three vessels, and cut the tcle- graph line between Mobile and New Orleans. THE WAR IN THE NORTHWEST, Cmicago, April 6, 1862. A special tothe Chicago Tribune, dated at Cairo, Sth, eays:— A teamgter,who has just returned from Commerce, says that 8. J. Kitchen, one of Jeff, Thompson’s Colonels, 4s im the swamps back of that place, with a squad. fon of cavalry estimated at two hundred, and feare are entertained that Union men in that vicinity wili be subject to fresh persecutions, and the report is current ‘to-night that Jeff Thompson has assembled a force of con. siderable strength at Alcomb’s Island, twelve’ miles west of New Madrid. His position is represented by scouts as ‘very strong. Rebel gunboats and transports pars our batteries at Riddle’s Point without difficulty. None have come above Point Pleasant. A special to the Cairo Post says that Daniel Wright, pore 4 @aailor at Oswego, arrived hore to-day, having Geserted from General Beauregard’s army a week since. ‘He says there wore about sixty thousand troops at Co- rinth, but no heavy guns around the works. One regiment was under arrost, being disloyal and re- Pellious. Their army presented a state bordering on in- eubdordipation. Our informant thinks there will be a stampede if at- tacked. A special to the Chicago Times, dated New Madrid, 5th, enye:— ‘The gunboat Carondelet arrived last night, having run ‘ghe biocgede at Island No. 10 without damage. She had im tow, on the side exposed to the rebel batteries, \a barge loaded with hay, arranged in such o @anner as to protect her, The night was in- ‘tensoly dark and stormy. She passed the first ‘Wattery before being discovered. Tne second fired on ier as n00n as its guns could be brought to Bear, but ‘Yowing to the darkness and the speed with which she smeved, the fire was totally harmless. A third battery also rated its fireon her, but not a shot struck the boat. passed the fourth and fifth batteries with the same Wartunate result. Fifty-three shots were fired at her 4 miles below the island the rebol floating battery ry on her and continued firing until the Caroudelet @ out of range. All through the passage qontinuous {fire of musketry wse kept up fro’ the shore, and many bullets struck the boat; Dut @ hands being below nobody was hurt. The Caron. Golet \did not discharge a gun during the ontire passage, She p Wesed the last battery within an hour after leaving the floc ©. A despatch from the Island, at six o’clock last evening, very heavy firing was heard in the direc- tion of ' New Madrid. It is supposed that the Caro Ylolet was engaged with some of the rebel gun From one to eight heavy reports were heard every \minute. Hor escape from injury in running the blockade Vs attributable to the fact that she hugged the shore of t Qe island so closely that it was nearly im- possible for dels to depress their guns sufficiently to bit her, ‘There ie Fejoiding throughout tho fleet at this signal au 5 Death of Licutenant Fits James O' Bri. Bauer, Apeil 6, 18 Lieutenant Fite. James O’Brien, of General Lander’s Prat co At of loekjaw, in donsequence of a irmish some two months since, Whe Killed in thy Fifth Ohio Regiment. c Cincrexatt, April 6, 1862, \ ge killed of tpavitth CBio at the battle of Winchas- a 10 dhs «are here yesterday, and lay fn st tho Guthrie Grays’ Mmory, where they wore Pisited tye large wimber of cit'ens. ‘The funeral cere. smonion 100% place to-day, ta i tured, together enter: eripgion ‘island, on the Savanuah tier “Cobace Runa took noissgnee or what not, on Wiimington Isiand, orders or knowledge of ves are surrounded by a superior fo: ce of the re his mon captured. Al! pho officers aod the balance of the wee NEWS FROM PORT ROYAL. Arrival of the United States Transport Atlantic. General Hunter in Command of the Department of the South. bd : A BATTLE EXPECTED AT JACKSONVILLE, FLA., &e., &e., &o. ‘The United States transport Atlantic, Captain Eldridge, ‘a6 this port last evening from Port Royal, 8. C., the government mails and passengers. ‘Among tho passengers by the Atlantic aro Brigadier General Hunter and staff arrived at Hilton Head on the 27th of March, and assumed the command of the depart- ment. At Jacksonville our forces were momentarily expecting an attack from the rebels, consisting of two Mississippi regiments amf one of Florida guerillas, with a troop of horse and a battery of artillery. rigadier General Wright, commanding the Union forces at that place» ‘was confident of being able to sastain himself and protect the town and the inhabitants, the majority of whom are Northern men and loyal citizens. Deserters who come im daily represent the condition of the rebel forces as desperate, being entirely out of food and relying upon foraging for subsistence. ° At the request of Flag Officer Dupont, the Atlantic, on leaving Port Royal, passed around the stern of the United States frigate Wabash, in order that a passing salute might be given to Brig. Gen, Sherman, which was done by the crew of thefrigate manning the rigging and giving three hearty cheers, The following i# alist of the passengers brought by the to General Government Agent; + N. Crowell, do; Gaptain A G Orn 4 ene cecoptlin Peralta ns Het rhe i lew Ham} thire Voluntoerey Hi A'obbing, Now York ‘Colonel Nos: tieth and servant, Twenty-eighth Massachusetts Volunteers; Mr Blauvelt, Lieutenant G Brenen, Thirty-sisth New York Volunt \G.5 L White, New York; L Ha m, do; G Po Boston; 8 ‘Briggs, A VJ Taylor, New York; Gw iter, C D Green, Providence; aptain Bieglow, Forty-f Pennsylvania Volunteers; J L Stanger, One Pennsylvania Volunteers; Dr Wooster, Eighth olunteera; Lieutenant FH Shevirich, Massa- cavelry; Lieutenant J Devine, Twenty-eighth Mas- its Volunteer; WA Hardy, United Btates Navy; FH P "third Ruiode Island Volunteers; Surgeon G S Kemball, Capt.G@ F McDonald, Twen: ‘th Massachusetts; © W Hurd, Fourth New Hampshire junteers; Lieutenant’ H Taff; Lieutenant Leavenworth, ed States Army; Captain K Mathieson, Seventy-ninth New York Golunteers; Lieutenant §) Windsor, Seventy- ninth New York Volunteers; Captain Littey, Captain J J Wright, Capt ¢. Nichola R Hamilton, U SN: Dr EP Cummings, United States Hayy; Mt onald, U8 N; Rev. BL Agnew, Seventy-sixth Pennsylvania Volunteers; 8 W Bloomer, United Salen Navy 8 M_Dovle, Brooklyn; D w few York; Slater Novy; B Brown, U New York; Mrs’ A Hermans, I jen aud daughter, Mre MC Don. ‘ork; General A A'Lanee, Dr Bow- a ieee Aan o y, United States Navy; x“ lodard, Boston; Capt Philips, steainer Mayilower: Lev Sevent}-ninth New York Volun- J WG § Sannatt, New York; Don Amelid, Mrs t Bidridge, children and nurse; Mr ‘Moor, Quarietmas- ter t; John Ys J’ Grab: . Sowers Wiss LLobg, dewalce Plaine hse” ae: ‘The following vessels were at Port Royal and Fernan- dina when the Atlantic left:— United States steamer MeClellan, A. G. Gray; steame: Cahawba, Baker; Locust Point French ; Parkersburg, Hott Cosmopo! o i} ‘Camminge, heeler; steamer ball; schooners C, M. Neal, Henderson; A. H. Part- er 5-; Hazleton; by G — Creek, Mott. ‘At Jacksonvilie—Sieamer Belvidere, Sloan; schooners Ann Leverett and J. M. Sill, gunboats Ottawa, Pembina and Se- heca; captured steamer Darlington and the celebrated yacht Amer! raised by the United States naval forces. For the list of vessels at Fernandina and Jacksonville we are indebt- 3 te tg purser of the Cosmopolitan, who left Jacksoaville pril 1. Our Hilton Head Correspondence. Hirow xan, 8. C., April 3, 1862. Arrival of General Hunter and Staff—Changes in the De. Division—Capture of Union Pickets by the Secesh—Dis- cord Among the Missionaries at Beaufort, dc. , dc. . ec. Major General David Hunter and staff, and Brigadier General Benham and staff, arrived on Sunday last in the steamer Atlantic from Fortress Monroe, where the Atlan- tic touched. Their presence was not looked for by many in the command, and the change in the hoad of the de- partment took all by surprise. On Monday, in pursuance of orders from the War Department, General Hunter as- sumed command of the newly created Depart- ment of the South, which embraces within its limits the States of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida, and placed Brigadier General Benham, who relieves Brigadier Goneral T. W. Sherman, in com- mand of the northern district, which will comprise the States of South Carolina, Georgia and a part of Florida. Not only in the supreme command of this department bas a change been made, but in the subordinate dopart- ments as well. Captain Rufus Saxton, the Chief Quar- termaster, having been appointed Brigadior General of Volunteers, is of course relieved from command, and has been ordered to report to Washington for further in- structions. Colonel J. W. Shaffer, an active, experienced and talented officer, who has long been attached to Major General Hunter's staff, is appointed Chief Quartermaster of the Department of the South. Captain Fuller will act ag Post Quartermaster. Captain H. A. Hascall, who has performed the services of quartermaster since the organization of the expedi- tionary corps in @ most efficiont and creditable manner, and to the perfect satisfaction of all, is aiso relieved, and ordered to report at Washington. His departure is looked upon by all with great regret, as his courteous and genial manners, and prompt business like style, have impressed all with the conviction that he is the right man in the right place. May he be successful wherever he goes. Captain Michael Morgan, Chief Commissary of Sub- sistence, is also relieved by orders from Washington, and ordered to report there. Captain J. W. Turner, United States Army, is appointed in his stead, Captain Morgan leaves with the best wishos of all for his future welfare. He has been eminently successful in his department, performing his duties in a quiet, unos- ‘Ventatious manner, yet thoroughly and efficiently, ‘The appointment of Captain Saxton as Brigadior Geue. ral of Volunteers, affords tho liveliest eatisfaction to every one hore? No better appointment could be made and it is a graceful recognition by the President of the yong, faithful and efficiont service of Captain Saxton in the most important department of the army. His labors here, as well as these performed in organizing the expe- dition, were immense and of the most laborious cbaracter; and how well he has pertormed them may be seen in the success of the expedi- tion. His department is thoroughly organized and and in fine working order. In his new sphere of duties, if Genera) Saxton is as succesefal as he has been in con. ducting the Quartermaster’s business of the Expedition. ary corpe—and I feel sure that he will—ho will gain a high and enviable reputation and desorve weil of the republic, Your jal correspondent desires to acknow! the many favors which General Saxton has extended him, and to return his warmest thanks for the vuiform cour: tesy and kindness which Le has received at his hands, My Weis Taal for ep) go with him, man jorth in the Atlantic, to + to Major General Hafleck in the Department of the Mise. sept, wh command in the field. m North Edisto we have stirring intelligence. The robels come down in consideravle force and Succeeded fp cutting off the other night nearly au entire company belonging to the Fifty-fifth Pennsylvania regi- ment, which was on Little Kdisto Island aga picket. Strangely on they neglected to guard the bridge bo- tween them and the main force, and the enemy su ceed. ed in burning that, and thon surrounded the picket, kill- ing three and wounding ® dozon, andi capturing about thirty of our men. The balance escaped to North Edisto, Since then there havo been several ekirmisher, but with no result. Ample reinforcements will be sont’ to cokenel Moore directly by General Henham. No further particu- Jarg than the above have beon received. I aball p-oceod to North Edisto to: morrow, and will thea obtain full de- eon of the Forty-sixth New York yolvnte ors ith a fold piece, Wie responsibility leading thir moa OD A reon- General Gillmore, was there ‘8, and hal! of ndina—United States steamer Pawnee, steamer partment—General Sherman to Join General Hal'eck's NEW YORK, MONDAY, APRIL 7, 1862. men escaped in one way and another, The field piece was lost, and is doubtless now-on exhibition in the city of Savannah. That is one result of this cr: mode of conducting affaire. The lessons may be valuable to the officers in the department, and if they are, perhaps they may not in the end prove too expensive. Affairs on Tybee remain as quiet as usual. The rebels indulge in a little ry nearly every day in the shape of ten-inch , which they throw from Fort Pulaski on to Tybee Island, but which have not resulted in any damage to us as.yet. They are determined to hurt some one on our side Iam convinced, but they had better wait awhile before they burn more powder, as they Rg nor lyon it at present. __ From Flot there is little or no news. General ‘Wright's headquarters are now in Jacksonville. Every- thing is progressing quietly enough there, except now and then a skirmish between the Regulators and our pickets. We have lost two or three men by these scoundrels, and General Wright is determined to put a stop to it. missionaries are getting along rather unharmo- niously in Beaufort, Several return to New York in the Atlantic. Tne balance might as well go. NEWS FROM THE CUMBERLAND MOUNTAIN. The March of the Expedition—Details of the March-—Engagement at Big Creek Gap — Jackso: ro— Fincastle — Salt- tre—Reconno! nee=The Fight at jumberland Gap, &c. {From the Indianapolis Journal.) Cur Forp, March 24, 1862. On the 10th inst. a small force, under Col. Carter, started from camp on a trip to Big Crook Gap, Col. Car- ter commanding and Lieutenant Colonel Keigwin second incommand, The detachment earried five days’ pro- visions, and went without tents or transportation. At daybreak, 14th inst., after marching acroas the mountain during the night, the command attacked threo hundred rebels, resulting in a foot race primarily, e parte secesh, killing three, wounding six, and capturing all their tents and camp equipage, fifty-nine horses, six mules, six wagons and two hundred pairs of sho together with Lieutenant Colonel White, of the F Tennessee rebel cavalry; Captain Winston, of Sappers and Miners; Lieutenant Hoyle, Adjutant Firet Tennessee cavalry, and fifteen privates. Among the trophies were one hundred shot guns, one hundred sabres, three flags and a large quantity of com- miseary stores. The command then went to Jacksonboro, the county seat of Campbell county, Tennessee, where two hundred Tebel cavalry were stationed, and found that the rebels were, like their illustrious Tennessee Pillow, fleet of foot, agall ran save one—killed. At this place were taken tents for two and six huudred pounds of pow- der, all of which was royed, ag there was no trans- portation to tke the articles away. Jacksonboro is on'y raising the Stars and Stripes. The secesh postmaster and county clerk gave their parole, agreeing to vacate their Cape and bear true faith and allegiance to the United tes. The next point of attraction was Fincastle, where two bundre more rebel cavairy were stationed, who acted on the maxim ‘‘He that fights and runs away,” &¢. Here was found one thousand pounds of flour, company books, &c., which were duly appropriated to Uncle Sam’s boys. Our seventy- five cavalry pursued the fiying rebels to Powell’s river, but were unable to overtake them. However, we suc- ceeded in destroying all their camp equipage. A salt- petre establishment was next visited, and eight hundred pounds of that article and the entire fixtures went the way of all sinning secesb. Along the entire route our troops were hailed with de- light and greatenthusiasm. Old men cried with joy on the appreach of the army, and every possible attenti was paid by the people to this the vanguard of their de- liverers. It tsa burning shame that this government has so long delayed its action in behalf of these op- pressed East Tennesseans, There should be, to-day, prompt and enorgetic measures adopted to cleanse this entire section from the blasting curse of secession. Our boys were out fourteen days, sleeping every night but ome on the ground, and ‘oll sup- plied by the citizens with every article requisite toratisfy the ‘inner man.” The only injury to our force was one wounded by the enemy and two accidentally woun‘ed by our own men. So frightened were the rebels at Knoxville that every boat and canoe at the various ferries wag destroyed to p-event the advance of the command, Meanwhile s portion of the force went on a reconnois- sance totheGap. This place is held by a force of 5,000 men, strongly fortified and defended with sixteen guns. There are two 24-pounders, one 64-pounder and the rest 12 and 6-pounder guns, all well posted to com- mand the various avproaches to the north side of the Gap, We went within one mile of their works, and quietly examined them. The rebels crowded the fortifica:ions, and though every op; ortunity was offered, they would not fire or make auy movemont to attack. We started to camp about four P. M., oxeept a very small force, bivouacked for the night three miles from the Gap, our watch fires in full view. The next morning wo leisurely returned to camp. ENGAGEMENT AT CUMBERLAND AP Friday last, having failed to draw the enemy's fire on two occasions, part of the brigade slarted to the Gap, which we reached in the evening, reconuoitered tilldark, drove in their pickete, and bivouacked on the mountain spur in rain and snow. In tho morning a party of our skirmishers began work, and after a time drove the rebels about half a mile fcom their frst position. ‘The Ohioans, being armed with long range rifles, were very effective. A volunteer party suc: cooded in “settling tho accounts of two of the secesh, while some ten or fifteen others shared the same fate at the hands of the skirmishers. ‘Iho rebel guns opened on the skirmishers with grape, and ca: ister and shell, but hurt no one, although # “al narrowly escaped,” Col. Byrd was struck by a spent grape shot and stunned, Our regiment was ordered to aid in placing Capt. Wetmore’s guns in position and support the artillery. The guns were stationed on top of @ridgg, in full, open view, without protection of any kind, except that best safeguard—brave, determined men. About half-past ten o'clock A.M. the rebels had a taste of Uucle Sam’s Union restoratives, administered by Capt, Wetmore, an excellent physician tor the times. Until five o'clock P.M. balls and shells flow thick and fast. The rebels fired near four hundred, and hurt nobody but the ordnance department of the C. 8. A. Our ‘guns werd? most admirably bandied, and no doubt did considerable injury. We are unable to tell the loss on the rebel side, but have heard that they reported sixteen killed at moon, and if that was true, they must have lost one hundred or more, for the work was only sport up to that time, Several times the shell from our guns caused the rebels to “‘skedaddle,”” and one battery was entirely silenced. About four o'clock P, M. we were ordered to skirmish ‘on the main road, leading to the Gap, and while so di wore fired onfrom five guns, four round shot ty sborta few yards, throwing dirt briskly; and one shell burst about twenty fect above the left wing, the pioves falling like haii among the men. Providentially not a man was hurt. When they began to fireon us our blood grew warm for the first tine during the day, but it soen gave place to mingled emotions of pity and contempt—pity for men who would suffer themselves to be deluded into the snares of rebellion, and contempt for the cowardly spirit. manifested, This was the first time we had been onder fire, and no Indianian would have blushed had every Hoosier eye been lookin, on. We quietly returned to the spur of the mountain and Jaid down, with Mother Earth for a bed, the clouds for covering, and soundly slept, couscious’ that rebeldom had no one near us to ‘molest or make us afraid.” On Sunday morning we started to camp, and to-day, for the first time in #ix weeks, the rebel scouts have ven. tured beyond two miles from their stronghold. ~ We will bag them yet, and trast the day of deliverauce for East Tennessee is not far off. CONDITION OF THE LOYALISTS AND REBELS, Since we came here about 3,000 Tennesseeans have come over and joined theariny, each one having been de. prived of his American birthright, freedom, by secesh tyranny. The people of Indiana can scarcely con. ceive the sad trials these true patriots havo en. dured. But the day of Joyal law-abiding yongean is at hand, The strong hand of power, always feared by bad men, is now upon the leaders, and soon the oppressed freemen of the South will enjoy the biexs- ings of constitutional rule. There is no uniformity in dress or arms with the rebel e sldiers; black, blue, brown and grayjsuits intermingle, and every style of arm, from Min!) rifles to flint lock muskets. No rebel volunteer I have seen would pass muster when compared with the inmates of our prisons, either for intelligence or houest countenances. Many good inen have been compelled to enter their ranks, or ¢:ffer imprisonment or d . Three have deserted from the Gap, who report there seven en- company tire companies to consist of pressed men. On how at the Gap ia reported to have only three rebela in its ranks. But still, the prover way is to treat them all as brave men, rmined enemies, and if they pro friends in disguise we will have less Inbor to overpow: thom, Iti very unpleasant, however, to reflect that may be compelled to kill some good Union meu who ai now, by force, in the rebel ranks, Cotton and the Katlroad Bridges in Ten- . nessee. A Nashville letter in the Chicago Times says:—Many Union people in Nashville, early in the history of the war, invested their surplus money in cotton, which was sent back from the river and stored beyond the reach of the rebel authorities. This cotton is now coming to light, and several boat loads have already been sont down the river. There is much more yet to follow. It was bought at cight and a half centa per pound, and will be sold at twenty-four or twenty-five, which makes to the specu- Jators & handsome profit, It is gratifying that this profit can only be earned by loyal citizens, none others being permitted to ship any kied of produce to market. An effort is being made to secure the restoration of the bridges destroyed by order of the rebel iloyd. Repre- sentations have been mde to Gorernor Johnson of the inconvenience suffered by the public at large by of the absence of theme means of crossing the river, ag well as by the government, which is obliged to ferry its troops and their baggage trains and supplies across in small and inconvenient ferry boats. The cost of the wire suspension bridge was about $250,000. As the stone columns which supported it are still left stanting, it is estimated that it can be restored for less than hati that sum. But this the directors claim not to be able to raise, The raiiroad bridge cost a much larger sum. Ite pers are stillstanding, but the wood work cau scarcely be ro- phowd for lesa than $200,000. ‘The Governor is o insider. ing the propricty of taxing tho property of secessionists to restore these works, THE NEW YORK HERALD. PRICE TWO CENTS. NEWS FROM THE SOUTH. THE PRESS AND CONSCRIPTION. “CHIVALRIC” TEXAN WOMEN. The Ladies’ Subscriptions to the Rebel Navy. MEANS OF PROCURING WAR MATERIALS. &., &e., &e. ‘Wan? of Confidence in the Rebel Causc. Endeavoring to inspire the rebels with bope for the future after the disasters of the past, the Memphis 4p- peal Bays:— There is nothing that can supply the place of confl- dence. Religion without faith, marriago without trust, t undertaking without confidence in its justice and ultimate success are as sounding brass and tinkling cymbals, Noah would never have finished the ark, nor Moses haye threaded the labyrinths of the wilderness but for their trust in God, nor would Columbus have dis covered America, or Washington have conducted us «+ ly through tho Revolution but for the resolute confidenc« that animated their hearts and enabled them togurmount every obstacle. Resolution, faith, hope, energy, are necessary to suiccess in a great contest like tho one ©. which we are now engaged, as armies and navies. No people ever won their independence who did not set out with the firm do- termination to be free, and who were not confident that en ene was just and their ultimate success beyond a joubt. Thrice is he armed who hath his quarrel just. Great undertakings call for the exercise of great ener- &Y; labor, hardship, perseverance. Uniess we have these it were wige to keep our frail barks near the shore, ant not venture oxt into mid ocean, to struggle with rushing tempests and heaving seas. Ne one ever succeeded in acquiring fame or wealth who started life with @ faint hoart, and no man ever suc- ceeded in peraonal combat who entered the fight with doubt irresolution. '$ nO impossibility to him ‘Who stands prepared to conquer every hazard; ‘The fearful are the failing. Skies Brightening. ‘From the Fayetteville (N. C.) Observer, March 17.) 'o have been greatly cheered within a day or two past by information of @ perfectly reliable nature, but which were not at liberty to detail to the public. Wo cannot withhoid this much, however, that a bright pros- pect openg in the near future of most important results jn our favor. Besides what we are not at liberty to tell, tho fact of the safe arrival of 40,000 guns is, of itself, of in importaace. News from Florida. (From the Savannah Republican.) Persons direct from Fiorida report that the enemy was about evacuating Jacksonville, their visit to that place having proved fruitless. Three gunboats had ascended the St. John as ‘far as Orange Mills, where one got aground, and at last accounts the other two were employed in efforts to relieve bh They will hardly attempt to progress further. St. Ai pene was occupied by the foderals some days ago. ‘© cannot hear that the enemy has met with any considerable amount of plunder in the courseof their expedition, except contrabands, whom they steal wherever thoy find thom. Nothing new from other towns on the coast. The War in the West. {From the Charleston Mercury, March 20.} From the latest Wostern papers that have come to hand, we glean the following interesting particulars with regard to the situation of affairs in the West:— ‘A connection is about to be made betwoen the railroads terminating at Memphis. Tne work is undertaken by the Confuderate goverument, as one of military necessity. Paris, Tennessee, was occupied by the federal {orces yesterday. About three thousand, it was thought, com- posed the ‘advance guard of the juvaders, All the pr.blic 4 Proper y had been removed. ‘The planters of the Southwest are responding nobly to the call of General Beauregard for bells. Un many of the Eugar and cotton plantations there are bells weighing from Thity wo five hundred pounds, msed for calling peopio toge- ther. ‘These, and ail other sizes that can be spared, are being rapidiy ent forward. ‘Among the New Orleans soldiery who have respon to the cnil of Gen. Peauregard is the Crescent regiment, le up mainly of youths, many of them coming irom schools w take ‘their places in the ranks. It is a Jenctidly equipped corps, of the Best blood of Louisiana, jbers nine hundred muskets. ‘The regiment ar: ‘enpesvee ,on the 7th. n who has just arrived from the Ten- information of the further movements of the enemy up the Tennessee river. At Reynoldsburg, Humphreys county, he witnessed the passage up of thirty two federal steamers, including one gunboat. Monday afternoon and early in the evening fourteen more transporte, Additional boats passed up on Tues- day, carrying cavalry, wagons, aruil mules, &e. ‘The number of vessels composing the last’ fleet was not known. ‘The cnemy is playing a high game at Columbus, Ky. Immediately upon taking possesion all the sugar, mo- laseer, tobacco, &e., in the hands of the citizeus, was seized. ‘The stock of sugar and molasses was large, and the seizure was made for the benefit of the federal trea- sury, a8 Was announced by Col, Buford, the commander. Some stores of the game character, that were held by the citizens of the surrounding country, were also taken, and private property and rights totally disre- garded. The declaratin was publicly made that the ex- penses of the war must be paid by the South, and that ail the property of the Confederate States, so’ far as it should come within their control, should be used for that purpore. ‘The womenof Nashville are treating the Yanke:s in that city with great contempt. When General MeCook, of the Lincoln army, a@crived in Nashville, ho eent up his card, with the request that he might renew his for- mer acquaintauce with Miss 8. McNairy, The tollowing was the patriotic reply of the noble and accomplished lady, writtex on the back of the card:— “Sim—I do not desire to renew my acquaintance with the invaders of my State.” Two other Hessian officers obtruded their presence in- to the parlor of Dr. Martin, and sent up their cards to his daughter, Miss Boitie Martin, an elegant and accomplished young lady, requesting also’ the renewal of an old ac. quaintanceship. Repairing to the parlor, with a look of ieffable scorn and contempt, she dashed the card iuto their faces, and said:—" Your absence, sirs, will be much better company to me than your presence.”’ THE FNEMY'S ADVANCE TOWARDS KNOXVILLE, [From the Charieetou Mercury, March 20.) Acorresyondent of the Atlanta Cunfideracy, writing from Cunberland Gap on the 11th inet., says:— Yesterday a Kentuckian who came ovir to join a com. pany hove, reported the enemy encamped within five miles, with six regiments, 5,000 strong, and others be yond the Cumberland, 7,000, making 12,000. To-day our cavalry went out ona’ rec ering’ expedition, and were fired on by the enemy's advanced guard, doing no damage, but threatening d-monstrations of cuttiug them off, A battalion was despatched immediately to their relief, and all have #afely returned. As T was sitting in tho cilice to-day, about twelve o'clock, I heard the long conti ued whir-r-r-r of the snare dram, and as I rightly Supposed, never having heard the sound before, it was the long roll, the signal of atarm. With yellsof defiance, shout ator shout of joy, every man was in arms in five minutes. The Fifth Georgia and our battalion sont up such tremendous hallelujahs as awakened the echces of these mountain fastnerses,and were anxious to be led on. This timo it was no false alarm, for, the enemy wero plainly in view. ‘Their movements from the top of the mountain could be plainly seen, and we surmised that there were two regi nents and aemal! force of cavalry. Glasses were in de- mand, and, with the aid of one, some three miles distant, 1 could count their numbers. It is now genorally co coded that it is the aivanced geard of a large force ‘They are now within a baif mile of our picketr, and you should see the rascals how stealthily they beam J up from tree to tree. I watched them long and anxiously as they deployed as skirmishers, and extended their lines from the top of one hill to another, peering here and there, to find if true Southerners were concealed, ready to let fly at them. I looked at these follows, not because I hi never seen Yankees before, but they were the firat Yankee enemies I ever saw, and of course our breast. works were lined with officers aod men gazing in ecstacy upon the mass of mortality. Their bayonets would listen in the strong sunlight, and their gleam- ing — “oO reflect he to | = Wo could gee them peering at us through lar; magnifiers, and now and thea collecting in groups gestict lating violently, waving their re) , and, no doubt, swearing vengeance upon those who had im, aaner others o| rogress into the land of Andy Johnson an Fis clase. Thave no doubt but that they are Western troops, and appear well uniformed and equi; i. Wo shal! all sleep upon our arms to-night, and God grant it may not be our last slumber. Shall the event wo are oxpecting terminate 80 that I can give you and your Toaders the news of @ glorious victory, or the aad news of another disaster? Wo foe! eonfident of succoss, and we say to all, therefore, **be of a cheer.”’ To-night their camp fires aro plaloly visible, and wo can evon soo ag they pass botween the ight ond us,s0 mich ing that we all have come to the couclusion that thay are holding an Indian corn dance, We shall await pa- rT ly the dawn of the morrow, and it vannut be sidered, surely, out of place if 1 tell you that we do ex- pect an attack, Letter from a Confederate Prisoner. [From the Nashville Came Dovoras, Ci oh 6, 1862. ‘The following letter was ved at this vilice yester- day , with a request to publish In behalf of the prisoners captured at Fort Donelson, composing the two companies from Dixon county, | ask permiesion, through your colutans, to say to thelr friend that they ‘are gonerally well and properly cared fo Only one—A. L. Cuaningham—has died since we have peen here, W.F. Winfrey and M. 1. Bakor, of Captata Grigsby’s company, were killed in the fight at the fort Ciptain Cording lost none. We want tosay to our wives, fathers, mothers and children not to run away from their homes and firesides,as others have done, even if the federal forers shou!d come in their midst, nor grieve ves unnecessarily on our account. We know not (if we are detained long) how our wives and children will live; but we are prisoners of hope, and have formed abetter opinion of the Northern people and the army than we were accustomed to hear. We aro short of clothing and particularly of money. | JACOB LEECH. News from Cumberland Gap. ComuseLanp GaP, March 16, 1862. The weather fer tho last ten days has boon decidedly spring like. Winter seems to be playing a Yankee trick, and has retreated. ‘The forests are budding, and the blue birds are calling to their mates from every sprig. After the recent hard weather the warm days are par- ticularly grateful to the sol The well look brighter and more cheerful, and U k are beginning to come from their beds into the sunshine. Measures Taken or the Destruction of Dor me {Krom the Memphis Appeal, March 27.) The Brownsville Fitg of the 20th of March states that the military commander at Fort Brown had ordered al the ‘cotton warehoused in Brownsville to be stored outside of the city limite, where it could be de- stroyed without er to the town, if the guerillas should attempt to land in force on that coast. In ac+ cordance, a small mountain of the fleecy product has been built outside of the town, and it will make a lively bonfire if the Yankecsever make a etart towards it in such strength as to require the troops to fall back. The Ladies’ Gunboat. {From the Charleston Mercury, March 22.] 5 We have received from Mrs. F. B.M. $10, and from Mrs. M. A. B. $5 for the ladies’ gunboat, and Ben sends us a small contribution to the same object. ‘The dressing case sent by Josephine will bo raffled fur tho sum she names. The fol- lowing contributions should have been acknowledged by us in our issue of yestorday:—s. T. C., a widow lady, $1; Miss Carlie and Marie Hay Barnwell, $2; Mrs. A. F.1., a Dutter knife; Miss M.A. L., a spoon; Miss F. A. Lia nm. PT retagoo of Beaufort district sends usan exquisite white wreath of artificial flowers (valued at $8), to be rafied for the gunboat fund. Four Carolina ladies send us $20, The Women of 'fcxas Want to Enlist. [From the Charleston Mereury, Mareh 22. } We find in a letter written by Colonel Daggett, of Texas, the following fact:—In Pinto county, a ca'l being made for volunteers, out of a crowd of men only five marcbed out, when ‘fifteen young daughters of ‘Texas marched out into iine, aud declared they would go into the service of their country if their places were not fillod by good mon. A perfect yell ensued, and fifteen men took their places. This is 60, The New Secretary of War. {From the Richmond Dispatch.) General George W. Randolph, the new Secretary of War, needs no introduction to our Virginia community. AFFAIRS AT THE STATE CAPITAL. Business Before the Assembly—More Re-= ports from Investigating Committees— Result of the Investigation on Charges Against Judge Gould—The A’ Rent- Fail in their Efforts to Break Him Down—Report of the Investigation om the Management of the Asylum for the Blind—Two of the Managers of the In- stitution Forced to Resign—Canal Com- mittee on Enlarging the Locks for Pablic Defence—Quarantine—Defeat of the Alien Bill, &c., dc. Auaany, April 6, 1862. There are in the Assembly upwards of one hundred billa ordered to @ third reading; iu fact, about all that has been done this week has been ordering bilis to a third reading. Notwithstanding the fact that there are so many bills ready for a third reading, that order of business was ” laid on the table and the reports of standing committees were taken up. A large number of bills were reported, covering all manner of subjects. Among the number was one relative to the Tax Commissioner’s office ip giving the Comptroller power to remove for cause. Alse the Concert Saloon bill—the latter complete and ordered to # third reading. Mr, Waterbury, from the Judiciary Committes of last session, empowered to investigate certain charges made againet Judge Gould for packing juries, presonted this morning, on behalf of that committes, a majority and minority report, one signed by three members of tho committee and the other by two members. Neither of these reports sustains the charges made against Judge Gould. The evidence shows that it is the custom of perso: having nothing to do but loaf around th siree.s to hang around the court room to obtain the privilege of serving cn the jury; and i. order to prov this class, not always reliabie, from being p aced the: when the panel was short, it been the habipot the Judge to suggest names of reliable persons to be placed in the boxgto be drawn from to prevent those who are there from design from beit on the jury. In accordance with this lon, Jnége Gould suggested the names of two persons on ‘one occasion, both of whom the testimony proves to be excellent men, and no person complains that any wrong was done by the act of the jury that these men wel placed upon; on the contrary, their verdict has be proven to be just and proper. ‘But Judge Gould, baying made decisions against the anti-renters—ag he was bound to do under the constitution and laws of the State—that class of men seized upon’this opportunity to ruin the reputation of an able Judge, preferring charges against him and getting upan investigation. Thecharges once having been made, Judge Gould demanded a thorough investigation. A partial report was made last winter, but the friends of the Judge demanded further hearing, and the coinmittee were empowered to sit during the recess. But that portion«f the committee who were A grandson of Thomas Jefferson, his public and proies- sional carecr has rellected no discredit even upon that jilustrious name. Asa lawyer he has no superior at the bar of Virginia, and in forensic or legal debate tho strongest of our statesmen and advocates would find in him ‘a foeman worthy of their steel.’’ We have listen- ed with great admiration to his simple, unadorned, ir- resistible current of thought and logic, which flows on as smoothly, quietly and powerfully as a great river. Dignity and simplicity are the characteristics of the getius both of the lawyer and the man. If these were all Mr, Kandolph’s Tecommendations, however, we should never think of his being peculiarly qualified for Secrotary of War, Mr. Randolph, how has received a military education, and during the present war has shown vast energy and aptitude in mili(ary organization, rising rapidly from the post of captain of artillery to that of general, until ho has now been honored with the present most responsible and ditflcult position. Mr. Randolph comes to the helm of the ship ina dark hour, with the ro rs of tho breakers im bearing, and the eager waves throwing the spray and foam over her decks. she has a stout hearted crew on board, and the man who can rightly collect and app'y their e1 @ the prow’ satisfaction of seeing her safe and afloat in the open sea, her broad flag kissed by favoring winds and his own name honored aud immortal. How to Collect War Material. TO THK EDITOR OF THE CHARLESTON MERCURY. Maysvitus, 8. C., March 15, 1862 I see in your paper of to-day on official call for lead ; a cali for sutphur and saltpotre had proviously appearod. T would respectfully suggest to the ordnance vilicer that some energetic man in each city, town and village@s tho Stato, if practicable, be requested to act as ageut in pro- curing each of th there essential art hundreds of citizens who would cheerfully giv for our dofence will be debarred the privilege. Cer- tainly any man who, at this critical period of our country’s history, would hold back from the government any property whatever which might aid in our defe: is infatuated beyond hope of redemption. Come up, fellow citizens, in every possible way to the rescue. Move withepeed and energy, and our country shall be free. Delay, and our cause is lost. SUMTER. The Privilege of the Press im South Ca- rolina, [From the Charieston Morcury ,March 22.) On the 18th inst. , the Governor and Exc cutive Council adopted the following resolution:— Resolved, That the edi:ors and ownerr of newspapers in this S.ale be informod, that if any of their employes shail fall under the conser ption, the Adjuta: t an | Ing -ec- tor General wiil bs instructed to withholt from Contede- rate ser ice auch of said conscripts as the editor or owner of such newspaper shall declare by affidavit to be abso- necessary to carry on their respective establish is,and that the work cannot be done by workmen within their command or otherwise exempt: Provided, The number withheld shall not exceed seven for the Charleston daily papers, five for the Columbia daily pa- pers and two for each country paper: And provided, The conscripts withheld from Confederate service shall be sub- ject to be detaied to such local and special duty as may not seriously interfere with the busi.ess of their respec- tive offices, WEEKLY PATER EDITORS EXEMPTED FROM SERVICE. (From the Charleston Mercury, March 22. ] The Dill in the Virginia Legislature exempting news paper men from military duty hax been m:dified go as to include the conductors of weekly papers. As finally passod, the bill exempts ‘one eliter of each newspaper now being published and such cmployes as the editor or proprietor may certify on bonor to bo indis; ensable for conducting the publication of the nes spaper so long as the game is regularly published at least once a week.’’ One of the Sad Effects of War. {From the Richmond Whig.] We hear of many large farmers in tho upper country who have left their beautiful estates, and, with their negroes, bave gone further in the interior. Families from Loudon, Fauquier and Culpepper havo boen impelled to there hasty retreats from hearthatones dear to them and their litte ones by the near approach of the ruthless invader. Value of Negrocs. [From the charleston Mercury, March 22.) Negro property hus not, it seems, depreciated ia valuc in Fast Teunessee, The Athens Jost of the 7th says:— a eile in this county, on the 27th of Febr prope ty brought tho following pri —Dark, aged twenty years, $1,500; Betty ana child, three mont! $1,131. A lotof five was fold at Knoxville, a few da: since, for the round sum of $6,000, and ai other pointe at correspondingly pito the war and other depreciating circumstances, negro property keeps up. Wilbur & Son made yesterday, at tho Brokers’ Ex. change, the following sa'¢ of negroes: — Four foliows, aged 17 to 28 years, brought $3,425; avo- rage $356. gp A Is, $1,405; average $702 50. One fellow, 26 years old, $925. One boy, 9 yea 8 old, $690. ‘Thirteen elderly negroes, aged from 45 vo 90, averaged $266 each. The Flag jestion. {From the Charleston Mercury, March 22.) AGeorgia gentiomen seus us avery elaborate mo- delfor a Confederate flag. It i# the “hattle fing’? of Beauregard, except that the blue cross, as well asthe border of the flag, are fringed with white. The model may be seen at our office. Disaster at Sea. {Spocial Despatch ww the Memptis Appeal) New O1 wan’, March 26, 1862. rhilt has foun iered at vana and this city or some other Southe y passengers and a valuable car. go. On thi ‘apt. Smith, five of the crew and eight paswengs ‘ive! eafely on the Florida coast, Another boat with soventecn men had not been beard from. ern port. Miscellaneous Items. The New Orleans banks su) , in exchange for noter, the volunteers who recently «ft that city for the seat of war, with the silver change they wanted, taking the currency at par. ‘Tho Rible Convention of the Confederate States mot at Augusta, Ga, March 10, ‘Thore were seven States repre gented. Col. J. M. Chambers, of Georgia, was cho von temporary chairman. After asecnon by Bishop | ivrce, Danijel Ravenel, of 8. C., was chosen permanent chairman, A fire occurred on Sunday night, about twelve o'clock, at the residence of Capt. Ts. Coles, Mdgelteld district, 8. hich destroyed his barn, two stables, two corn oribs ‘a quentity foor), twerty-six bales of ‘The fire the work of an incendiary. A fow days since about 500 Yar kees from Hilton Head landed on Coosa isimd, and finding it deserted, burned tho fine resiieave of Robert Chisvin, Esq. All the raitroa!: of Georgia have determin d not to re coive avy liquors for transportation, ia accordance with Gow. Jirown » request. Neithor furlongs, etlonsions sor diech irgo: are now gran\ tha War Department, ‘ifey aro tw be vad only of commend ng oflcors, fobn Andrew was shot ana & led by ‘Ome oknowe person in Tustombla, Ab’., a fow dayeo at the bottom of the movement against Judge Gould en- deavored to prevent his oilering testimony, and it was not until some time in November that he could obtain an opportunity to go before the.n, and then all the testi- mony that the committee had was that offered by the Judge, agaiost whom the charge was made, and tho point proven is that Judge Gould suggested to the the names of two reliabie and trustworthy citizens to be placed in the box instead of those of the rabble around the Court House; and in dcing this he only followed o precedent long established by the action of the Judges long before Judge Gould occupied that but no objection was raised againes Judge Gould, however, in hie impartial decisions has crossed the path of prominent anti-rent politicians and lawyers,and they have seized upon this circumstance to injure ‘his reputation, for the sole pur- pose of benefiting anti-rentism, Te report signed by the three members of the committee shows more than the above. It is signed by Aarou Kingham, a proy mivent anti-rent lawyer of Albany; Mathew ql of Brooklyn, and Daniel Waterbury, of Delaware. The other report, which removes all blame or suspicion from the acts of Judge Gould, is signed by Francis Kernan, of Utica, and Robert C. Hutching,of New York. This sya tem of suggesting names is unquestionably Hable toa great abuse by designing men, but it certainly cannot prove any worse than taking men from the class that ‘usually bang about court rovms for that purpose. No evidence bas been brought out justifying the attempt ‘The right course to strike at any particular Judge. wo pursue in this mattér is to t some law pre venting the Sheriff from maki up hie ju- ries from the rabble, or the Ji from E xesting the names, but to provide aguinst the Deing exhausted in'sume othe: way. two reporta were very properly referred to the Judiciary Committee of the Assembly. The reporto. the comimittee did not come to any particular conciceion or recommend any definite action, showing conclusively that they had not obtained facts enough to justicy them in recommending any particular line of acti n. ‘The committee appointed to investigate the manage- ‘ment of the New York Inst.tute of the Blind also reported this morning. They have not found any facts showing a migapplication of funds, but in the negotiation for sale of a portion of the property two of tue mapagers ap- pear to be somewhat suspiciously mixed up with sid commission, &¢., Which being brought ty the attention the Board by this investigation, the two meinbers of the Board of Management implicated bave resigned. The committee further show that tho institution commenced ho management of the present . . Ogden, from the Committee on Canals, made ap important report on thd policy of lengthening and en- Jarging one Wier of locks, so that they wilfadmit the pas- sage of gunboats for the purpose of deteading the fron- tier, The report is au able aud important ove, and ij further consideration was made the special order ext Tuesday. Tho resolution attached to the report instructs our Senators and urges upon our representa- tives iu Congress to procure the passage of an appropria- tion for that purpose. During the debate on the Dill authorizing the sale of Quarautize jands on Staten Island to Richmond county at the same price which the State paid for it about sixty years age, the dis- cussion between Messrs. Ely and Phelps took some- what of a spicy turn. The latter charged the former with speculation, and Mr. Ely retaliated by sailing into the Chamber of Commerce. holding them up as fossils, and numerous other names of the kind, aud particolarly vindictive apon their representatives here. The bill was finally referred to the Judiciary Committee, with power to report complete. ‘The bill to allow aliens to hold real estate was sum- marily killed in the House this morning. Notwithstand- ing the noble deeds done by foreigners in our armies thie year, there still exists the same prejudice against liberal Jogislation in this respect, and the Legislature appears to be determined t continue to keep the same illiberal law upon our statute books. ‘There was quite a contest in the Senate this morning over the bill to extend the time for building the horse railroad, running from Harlem bridge to Fordham, Weat- chester county. This is one of the bilis of 1860, which the Legislature passed without inserting the clause ab lowing the Legislature to alter, amond repeal. Sena tor Ganson moved the insertion of a clause of that kind, and after a manly contest carried his point, City Intelligence. Fexenat or Mucttart, Davton,—The funeral of Michael Dalton, a well known and very popular member of the Fire Department, who died on Toursday last, after a few days’ illness, took place at one o'clock yesterday after- noon, and wasof quite an imposing and solemn cha- ract-r. The late residence of the deceased, No. 119 Sixth street, was crowded during the morning by han- dreds of sorrowing friends, among whom were all the members of Clinton Hose Company No, 17, of which Mr. Dalton was foreman for a long time. Ths New York Fire Dspartment, as a body, also visited the house of mourn ing, and took part in the funeral pr: cession. Shortly af- ter’ one o'clock the remains, deposited im am neat offin, were placed in the maguificent hearse provid od for the vecasion; the family of the deceased entered the carriages, and the corteg: moved off slowly towarda tho place of Burial, The procession ‘neve. ral of the streets of tho city, and attiacted groat atten. tion by its Jongth, a8 well as the solemn character of tho pageant. ‘Tux Contranaxp at Barkyum’s.—Not content with hay- ing the *What Is It’ at Barnum’s Mogeum during the week, the Christian Alliance sensation preacher, Mr. C, C. Goss, must unnecessariiv bring the “inevitabie gor’ mito his discourse yesterday evening, to the di © many of his hearera who had assembied in the room of the Musecm. As the preacher's subject—“The ‘War’ —was ove likely to bring a number of ‘to. ther to hear him, the introduction of the subject of Siscora (the nig xcited his audience with t . The abolitionists cheered vehementiy, while emainier either sy eTved-sience or greeted his re- marks with hisses. The speaker asserted that before tho war was ended the abolitionists would be triumph. act, and those who hai not already become of that party, would per force have to join their creed. Nous verrons. Coxp:t0x OF THR StREETs.—The dusty and uncomforta- bie condition of tho streets in this city during all last week bas drawn’ forth many public complaints. The r Fifth avenne, aud the upper part of the ony ery, crnplain thet they have been blinded clouds 0 cietng from. vogpriniled stroote., Gireeaet hig is sid to be the ump: tion of the ‘roton Bear! in r fusing ( alow the wai carts to get their usual supply os water, Thoy have, | nitiated some new and mysterious oraer of tangs, ‘depriving the «prinkling carts of thelr former Teinticiing a great nuisance on the people. tis matter will be locked into and fomelwd bef re wo have anwhes stormof wind and dust. If the‘ roton Board will nee give: permit: for wae tor, we net ty what virbu there is in the water of the North anv Bast rivers. Drowsen.—Charles W, Jackson, a young man eight yoars of age, belonging to Chathain, Magsachasetts, and employed n hoerd (he schooner James A. Stetson, now Ying a ple L Nort 1h ee, wos (towned last evening, at Hall past six o'clook, by Coiling overboard while ondea- vorkig (0 get on board (he vesiel ‘rom the yaw! along- ale. priv Sbe fh pod that tiie