The New York Herald Newspaper, April 14, 1862, Page 1

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Beaurégard. 7 THE ADVANCE OF OPERATIONS. wre Completeness of Gen. McClellan’s Despatch from General Banks te ° Secretary Stanton, Arrangements. dey Ree Boo ar Nene Woonncos, Va, apri 18,1602, | a0 Member and Mquipment of the ‘To Hon, E. M. Sranron, Secretary of War:— ‘We learn from Jackson’s camp this merning thet Ge. era} Beauregard is dead. ‘The report comes direct from rebe) sourecs near Mound Jack oe Impressive services were bela to-doy im all the brigades. © ; There is Dothing Dew te report in regard to she enemy. N. P, BANKS, Major General. INTERESTING FROM FORTRESS MONROE, The Merrimac Still Lying Off Craney Island. 18 SUPPOSED TO BE AGROUND. No Farther Demonstration by the Rebel Gunboats, ae OFFICIAL ORDER OF CENERAL BAOGRIDER, day Ben ae Cour Bavoap Yousvows, April 13, 1662. On Friday, while the Twelfth New York Vohuntecrs, is command of Major Barnum, were on picket io front of tbe enemy's worke near York river, # regiment of rebels came cut from ander cover and advanced in line of battic. ‘The Major rallied about three hundred of his men to receive them at musket range, pouring im # deadly fre of Minnie balls, when the rebels retired; leaving their dead and wounded, which they afterwards removed ip ambulances. Later in the cay the rebels advanced in considerable force from another point, driving in our entire pickets, and burned a dwelling used by the Union troops. During both these skirmishes we had three men slightly wounded, ‘The Fifty-seventh and Sixty-third Pennsylvania regi- ments bad a brisk skirmish with ‘the enomy on Friday, in which we had two men killed and four wounded. Killed—E. Cross, Company K, and James Thompeon , Com- pany A, both belonging to the Sixty-third Pennsylvania regiment, Wounded—Thomas Brooks, Company C, Sixty. third Pemnsylvapia; D.R. Lynch, Company EF, Sixty-third Pennsylvania; Sergeant Samne) Mervine, Company F, Fifty-seventh Pennsylvania, and John Cochrane, Com- pany F, Fifty-seventh Pennsylvania. A balloon was sent up from the rebe) lines this morn. betes kee Barrmons, April 13,1362, ‘Tho Old Point jetter brings nothing later than the de" spatch of General Wool last night, excopt that, asthe Merrimac remained stationary off Sewall’s Point, it was thought she was aground. The letier-closes thus :— Four P, M.—The Merrimac still lies in the position she assumed early this morning. The other vessels of the rebel fleet move about; but she remains quict, and it is tho opinion of some that she is aground, as the tide is quite low; but this is only a matter of surmise. Five P, M.—The Merrimac stil] remains off Craney Ia- Jand, and, from the cluster of tugs about her, it is pretty certain she is aground. The Suwanee came in this morning from Hatteras. She brings no news. The Rhode Island, from Key West and the blockading squadrons in the Gulf, also came in this morning, and left again for New York. No news has transpired. Wasmunoron, April 18, 1862. A gentleman just returned from Fortress Monroe de- scribes the scene on Friday, when the Merrimac came. down aa if to make an attack, agfull of ex¢itement, The housetops and casemates of the fortress were crowded with people anxiously watching the movement. When Lieutenant Jeffers, who was on the tower of the Monitor, gave the order to the pumerous steamers, schooners, sloops and other vessels in the vicitity to clear the Roads, ag the armed vessels needed all the room for their opera- tions, the scampering of the various craft is described as extremely ludicrous. A report from General Woos to the Secretary of War at fiveo’clock P, M., states that all is quiet and the weather fr ‘The last despatch, received at half-past eight P. M., is to the following effect:— To Hon. E. M. Stanton, Secretary of War:— u The Merrimac bag not made ber appearance to-day, Her oe 1 think, is simply to provent any interference with reinforcements beiwwg sent from Norfolk to Yorktown. Two deserters came in last evening from the robel camp, who reported constant reinforcements to the rebels from the direction of Richmond and tho Rappahannock, JOHN £. WOOL, Major General. THE WAR IN THE SOUTHWEST. Union Sentiment Among the Peopie= Their Destitute and Suffering Condi- tion—Condition of our Wounded—A Cavairy Reconnolssance, &c., dc. ®r. Louis, Apri! 13, 1862. The correspondent of the St. Louis Democrat writes a8 follows:— Roce House Cremx, Mo., April 6, 1862. The advance guard of our army, under Genera) Uuster- house, encamped at this point last evening, having marched twenty miles from their old camp at Cross Timbers. The people in this vicinity are mostly for the Union. ing for the first time. The weatber stil) continues pleasant, much improving the roads. The storn-whee) steamboat Wissahickon, of Philade}- pbia, while entering a creek yesterday, was Ored upon by the rebcl’s water battery, one abot passing very clos® t her cabin. Tocre was no fring of artillery yesterday by oither parties of any moment. The army is busily occupied in pushing forward the necessary preparations for an advance. There are no sutlers bere. The Quartermaster and Subsistence Departments are rapidly perfecting their ar- rangements to keep the army supplied with everything Beedfal for the comfort of the troops. ‘Wasmrxcron, April 13, 1862. An intelligent observer who left the scene of operations a fromtof Yorktown late yesterday afternoon, and ar- rived bere to-day , furnishes the. latest details from that | region, where the most terrible conflict om Jand and wa ter is hourly expocted. It in evident, from the movements of the rebel monster Merrimac, that it is not the intention to engage the Monitor and the other vesrele of Commodore Goldsboreugh’s ficet outside of the bar, It it Delieved that the object of the rebels is to draw the Monitor out of her position, 80 as to enable the two rebel iron-clad steamers Jamestown and Yorktown to page the blockade. ‘The preparations of Genera) MoClellan are vigorourly prosecuted. His vigilawie is sleeplees and bis arrange ments complete. ‘The force of the enemy has been rather underrated vhan ov mated, There ig reason to believe that the rebel strength ie over one hundred thousand, and that a large number of the best cannon in their poesession are, in position, and the rebel troops there are the best Gridied and the beet armed in the r service. The deserters and prisovers tbat have fallen into our tines are armed with improved rifles. THE REBFL GENERAL MAGRUDER'S ORDER YOR FURIOUS FIGHTING. {From the Richmond Examiner. } GENBKAL ORDER NO. 160. HRADQUARTERS AKMY OF THE PRNINEULA, Barrier Rance, March 13, 1862. All the arrangements having been made for the defence Of the peninsula and the Commanding General, whobe troops are stationed at different points, not having it in his power to be at the same time with each division of troops, the following directions are given for the gov ernment of al), viz — When any beay of our troops, large or small, meet with any body of the enemys treops jowever largo, the commanding officer of our troops will cause the same to be immediately attacked, and the men will aldack at once, and furiously, This is an order easily understood by off cers and men, and doubtless will be obeyed with alacrity by both. There being but three secessionists here on this road ‘rhe al inatrnotions are not intended for those who from Casaville to Fiat creek. T stopped with & good | pave special orders wnler certain named circumdances Union man last night, and found several of his neigh- | not to fight. . bore present, all anxious to be informed whether our Ry order of Major Genera) MAGRUDER. army was going to leave them to the tender mercies of | JH Dornmis Sum, Acting Aid-ie-Camp. the secessionists. They eaid no money could hire them to endure the constant annoyance submitted to last summer. They were obliged to leave their families and crope suffering, and shelter themeclves for weeke to get out of the reach of the rebels. Bands of outlaws frequently came down from Caseyville, and would rob Union men of everything ip the house= Diankets, bacon, &c. If they caught the owner, be would be taken to Cassville under a atfong guard. Ip consequence of the uncertainties of the future and the unsottied state of the country, there are Dut few making any preparations to put in crops. Farms are laid waste and fenees burned up sloug the road, and Union men are disoouraged. The rebels have mostly gone south, with thoir negroes. fome Union men have not only abandoped the idca of making crops, but are getting their wagons out wmtendiog to forsake al], and emigrate to a place of aafety The wounded are doing we!) at Caeeville. The court. house end ai] (be prominent stores are being used as bos: Pitale, it Deing » fortunate circumstance for them that the owners of the principal buildings having etampeded the town. 08 the 30th uitime a expedition, consisting of cavalry and (wo mountain bew itzere, reconnoitered the country Sbout Mentsvilie, At the latter place it was found that The Wounded Pennsylvanians, Harnwavne, Aprill3, 1862. Arrangements to facilitate the prompt removal to Phila- delpbia of aj) the Pennsylvanians wounded in the coming battle at Yorktown bas been made, and Surgeon General Smith, with extra surgeons and medieal stores, will pro- ceed to Fortress Monroe, ready to render any aid and as- tintance, and-remove the wounded to veesels conveyed to Baltimore, thence by rail to Philadelphia. The President of the Bay Line of steamers gonerourly offered to convey the surgeons, medical stores and wounded soldiers between Fortrees Monroe and Balt), more free of charge, ‘The plan of removing our wounded soldiers was practically carried out at Winchester. The result is a strong evidence of its utility and humanity. The credit for origibality is due f Governor Curtin. Similar ae. tion is being taken by the executive officers of other States. FROM GEN. FREMONT’S DEPARTMENT. Skirmish with the Rebels—They are Pat to Flight with Considerable Loss—Gal- lant Conduct of the Union Soldiers, &c. Wareiivo , Va., April 13, 1862, ‘To Hon. F. M. Sraxrow, Secretary of War:— a foree of revel cavalry whom we intended to bag bad twele good their retreat ‘The Hag planted by Genoral Curtis at Kitesville was Futhlersly tern down, but was recently brought in, and ‘when laet geen was floating over the Provost Mirsbal’s Of ce at Carville. Oar Key West Co ee Key Waer, April 2, 1862. Sasting of he Water Witch—Arrival and Departure of the Saxen—Deoth of Lieutenant Bush, Forty-seventh Penn. tyloania Regiment, dc ‘The United States steamer Water Witeh, Lieutenant Commanding Aaron R Hughes, leaves this afternoon for Fhimlelphia, via Fernandina, The Water Witch goos North for repairs, as she is much out of condition, This i Co be regretted, as Captain Rughes and bis officers are Moat cealous inthe good cause, and are much chagrined + beving to leave tho Guif just at the time when active operations are commencing. The Water Witch has been mort active daring the past year, and one of the moet efficient vessels in the equadrop. May her officers and row bo trangverred to a vessel worthy of them, vane rm ea seo Mohawk yesterday nothing of wine inter: ranapired. The Saxon, steamer? Bevoring sated for oni Talat ba arsed rome iment Penn. 1a wi vd jeaterday with military Mouors, being followed ca ihe 7 grave by two companies of Lis own rogiment and the two i ir companion now ai this post. 1 Mo re| ia Culsceqes, Pa por Joutenant Bush fever Oe wished dete; General Rosecrans, of the Mountars 1+ oneral Saxon, from Port Royal; 0. 8. Farry, of Connectiout (recently Jonel Cordon, Lieutenant Colonel Gard. fer, ‘wutenant Colonel Newbridge, and Captain Crags. man, of the Britieh Army) asp ip Washington A despatch just reecived from General Milroy, at Mon torey, under date of yesterday, states as follows — The rebole, about one thousand strong, with cavalry companies and two pieces of artillery, attacked my pickets this morning, about ten o’clock, ald drove them fome two tiles. Ifent out reinforcements consirting of two companies of the Seventy-fifth Ohio, two companice of the Second Virginia, two companies of the Thirty second Obio, one gun of Captain Hyman’s battery, and one company of cavalry, all under Major Webster” The skirmishing was brisk for a ebort time, but the rebels were put to flight with considerable tees. The casualtion on our side w threo men of the Seventy-fifth badly ‘The mon behaved nobly. 2 © FREMONT, Major General Command ing Waxeuna, April 18, 1862, Intelligence bas just arrived that transportation, long since asked for this department, bas at last been ordered; alno that reinforcements under General Bleuker are coming—when and what number is not stated, A telegram from General Schenck, district of Cumber- land, givesa rumor that the rebel General Jackéon hag ordered his Groon Brier force, four thousand , to Moor. field, not yet in sight General Milroy, at Monterey, reports organized bands of thieves and murdorers, ander commissions from Ex- Governor Letoher, in that vicinity, and bis prompt moa- sures to exterminate them, General Cox sends encouraging news from the Kanawha but epeake of bottomless roads and rivers over the bauks, and a week of terrific storme. From Gen. Shields’ Division, Fomyauro, Va,, April 13, 1862 Aroviow of his whole division has been mato by General Shields, who rode in 4 carriage, with his etait, Amid the most onthusiaatio applause of the soldiers, ‘Tho appaaranco of tho whole command was quite notice. able IMPORTANT FROM THE WEST INDIES. British Steamships at Bermada with Military Stores for the Southern Rebels—Avowal of an Intention te Run the Blockade—The British Fleet and Dochyard—Sad Result cf the English Expedition to Mexieo, &e., a. ‘The steamebip Baltic, J. J. Comstock, commander, ar- rived yesterday at this port from a cruiso, in seareb of ‘the missing United States snip Vermont. She learned at Bermuda that the Vermont was in good Condition and had proceeded on her way to Port Royal. ‘The steamers Bermuda and Herald, under English colors, were loaling at Bermuda for Nassau,or to run the Dicekade at some Southern rebel port. The cargo for the steamers being brought from England in sailing vessels, and there transferred to steamers, one of which had lately Joft that port. , ‘The autborities at Bermuda being under the impression that the Baltic was an armed abip, notice was served upon: ber \o depart in twenty-four hours. ‘The Baltic brings twelve seamen from the lost ship Oveap Monarch, received at Bermuda from the schooner 0. B. Booth. @ur Bermuda Correspondence. Sr. Georogs, Bermuda, Apri} 9, 1862. Arrival of the British Steamers Bermuda and Herald Loaded with Military Stores, Waiting to Run the Blockade—Open Avowal of the Intention— Arrival of the Steamship Baltic— Drive to Hamilton— Visit to the Go- verhor—Sail to the Dock Yasd—Jolly Igrs Viste lo the British Gunboat Landrail—Return “of the English Meet from Mexico with Yellow Fever on Board, de. ée. Within two weeks past two British steamers, the Ber- muda and the Herald, have arrived at this port, loaded with military stores, which it is the intention to ran imto@ Southern port. The thing is perfect)y understood and openly avowed in the streets of St. Georges. It has already been twice successfully accomplished by the Bermuda, The authorities here are perfectly cognizant of it, but they cannot interfere. Ob, not On Monday afternoon (ihe 7th) tbe telegraph an. nounced the arrival in tho offing of a !arge American war steamer, The little town of St. Georges was directly on the qui vive. It was currently reported and generally Delieved that the Nashville had arrived, and groat was the excitement thereat. The town is full of American secessionists; they swarm at every hotel and boarding house. The American Consul shortly boarded the newly arrived steamer, and Jearned that it was Bo rover of the seas, no #neaking firatical craft, } ekudking in anc out of harbors to sink, burn and destroy» having first plundered defencelees and helpless m: chaptmen; but the brave old steamer Baltic, on an ramlof mercy, in search of the missing lineof-battie, ship'Vermont. The Baltic had left New York on the 24th of March, and during the whole interval had been search- ing the Atlantic,as far eastward as thef59th degree of 10... gitude, and had carefully examined an area of 60,000 square miles, keopingaman at the foremast head all day, and vending up rockets frequently at night. Had spoken many vessels, only one of which, a Scotch bark from Dundeo,reported having seen a large vesse! disabled, about'sixty miles to thé nothward of where the Baltic then ‘was. She proceeded immediately to the spot indicated, ‘Dutfound no traces, The British gunboat Landrail, from New York, arrived here on the 3let, and reported having seen two men-of-war, apparently a Jine-of-battle.chip or a friggte, about sixty wiles to the nurthward, bot of that, er, more auch, next morning, that model steamship commander and prince of good fellows, Captain Joe Com- stock, accompanied by his surgeon and purser, ci to St. Georges. At the time of his arrival there wasdrawn up on the little plot of ground of about a half acre in ex. tont, dignified with the name cf Plaza, a detachment of the Thirty-ninth Britieb infantry, as a guard of honor fer Geveral Somebody, who bad just arrived in the steamer from Halifax and was then expected on shore. 1 looked with Curious eyee at these specimens of British red coate, The men wore gecerally Of good height; but their faces were without intelligence, and bad the peculiar English etolidity of expression. itber in morale nor phyique were they equal to our crack ters. But every partic! of steel and brass ebont their arms and equipments ehone like a mirror. Ther belte were pipe clayed to a most beatiful whitenees. In these respects they set an ex- ample wortby of imitation, The regimental colors were oo the ground, faded and torn, bearing the names of many a battle field—Albuera, the Pyrenees, and I kuow not how many besid The whole male population of the village had tur out to witness the parade, and formed au assembly of loafers, of all shades and colors, very like what may be seen ata militia muster in the States, with a considerable sprinkling of females of al) hues, from cream to ebony. After some diiflcuity and delay, we sueceeded in hiring a “team? vo convey us to Hamilton, some twelve n distant. The ‘*team’’ consisted of a decayed and seedy looking English phaeton, a small but good pair of borees, and negro driver. Driving through the etreets of St. Georges—so narrow as t admit only the passage of a single vebicie— uppaved and without sidewalks, we emerged upon a beautifal macadamived road, as smooth as a floor, over which we bowled rapidly along, baving the sea generally in view upon both sides. ‘The surface of the islands is broken and irregular, without any high ranges of bills, The soil is generally Lin and poor, ly ing upou a substratum of volcanic rocks, which frequently crop outon the surface. This rock is of a porous, spongy texture, 80 soft ag to be easily sawed into blocks and slabs, with which the house are built and roofed. They are then coated with cement, and whitewashed, roof and aj). These brilliantly white houres scattered about impart to the landscape a gay and cheerful aspect. The fields are divided by stove walls, laid up loosely with fr: ite of this same vol- canit rock. No herds of cattle browsing, nor flocks of sheep give life or variety to the landecape. Ovca- a a geet! ae tethered to -the biil side, seemed hard! to gtass cnough to keep the breath of life in her. Gecasionally, io the valleys, there are fertile spots where luxuriant crops of potatees and onions, the staple productions of Bermuda, were grow ‘The only tree grow ing naturaily op the islands: ie a dwarfieh kind of cedar, pot attaining a height gene- rally of more than twenty or thirty feet. In the are gecn occasionally fig trees, banana and other ot tropieal growth. Occasionally, about the houses, as or- namental trees, were rows of palmetioer, always to my eye an unsight!: 4; DoW, as the accursed emblewt of secession , doubly hideour. The want of flocks and herds gives a lonely t to the landscape, heightened by the absence of travellers or vebiclee of any description. During our whole ride from St. Georges to Hamilton, going returning, @ distance of twenly five miles, we Aid not meet or pags On the road a tingle vehicle of any dercription, nor man or womas on horreback , nor scarcely a foot pasrenger wave Occasionally pon ed look ing Degro Woman going oF roturning from market. A most remarkable feature in the scenery i# the won- dorful transparency of the wi It ie as bine asthe eky and almort af clear ag the air, Boats look ae if sus- pended in mid ether. You ean tee under ax plainly as over them, Asortof tinh pond, or rather tank, on the roadside, which wo left Our carriage to 860, war a ouri- onity. It was a kind of pataral bow! or excavation about forty foet in diameter, and from twenty to thirty fect deo), fed by underground channels from the sea, and without any apparent outset, the water rning apd falling with the tide. You could #ee clearly the minutest otyect ‘on the bottom—only the pebbies and oysier shelie whieh covered’it, seomed tranemuted into peari# and diamonds Itseomed as if ib would be deitoious to bathe in there crystal waters: bat the temperature wae uninvitingly jow, and besides we had no time to spare. A drive of three miler broug! to St. Georges Ferry, connecting acroms an arm of the fea the i#land of ot George with that of Be-mada, The ferry boat ie a noow carrying but one vehicle at a time, propelled sometimes by oars and fomeatimes worked over by a line rtratched acroes—tho distance being only about @ hundred yardr This formes the only medium of connection between the islands. except by small boats, and confirms my prev ioos Ppa the smal! number of vehiies met or seen on the roa The appearance of the Inland of Bermuda # lest barren than St Georges, with more garden® ap! morenumerous fields of potatoes and onioos Mount Langton, the country residence of the Governor, is on the isiand of Bermuda, a little of trom the mam road between 8t.6 and Hamilton, the chief tewn of a eke care po from the latter. We cal Lae frag nnd , baving rent ap our carde were speedily admitted to an ence. Harry St. George Ord, Governor aud Commander.in Chief, Vieo Admiral, &o., &0., is an Ly about forty five years of ago, tail and well formed, with dark Bair, mustache and whiskers @ ta militaire; of @ command presence, with a face and head indicative of ability, fir nd intelligence, of dignified and cour- teous manners—a man assured of bis por rion and feel ing perfectly equal to it. The burthens of «Mee do not foe to sit Wily upon the Governor, nor does he seem worn ont with ruling over the 11,000 people which oon. stitute the population of the islands, aseled ashe is by a council and — assembly, He receives in compensation for hie arduous dubies the nice little sum of $25,000 per annum, besides a town aad country residence, & storm yacht, &e. Thus does tho British government, ever | true to its aristocratic instincts, compensate those potty colonial governors. They are kept as mung and comfortable berths for the junior branches, armtoeratic families, tho “petted and curled darlings’! while to the poor soldier who fights ber battles she doles out the paltry pittance of fourteen pence a day. ubernatorial residence ia spacious and comfort- able, without pretensions to el joe, surrounded by broad and deep verandabs. ibterior was as Plain as possivie, and the furniture of the office resembled that of a country attor) ‘The only excep- tions were two splendid engravings of Victoria and Al- bert, with an inscription on the frames indicating that they bad been presented by his Royal Highness Prince Alfred on hig recent visit. After a few minutes conver- tation in reference principally to the missing ship, we took our leave. A short driye brought us to Hamilton, the largest town on the island, and a very pretty village, with brilliantly white houses. It has one jong street, facing the harbor, on which most of the shops are situated. A number of small vessels jying at wharf indicated @ conskierable amount of trafic. ge here on a sail boat, which plies as a packet paleere Soria hey ibe Dockyard, carrying passengers and despatches. The skipper was & white man called Steve, who, with two ebony colored negroes, constituted the crew. We had for fellow paseen- gers about a dozen man-of-war's men, who had been ashore on liberty and were decidedly “jolly.” They were ail very good natured, except one truculent fellow who had had his noge bitten off in some previous drunken fray. He was quarreisome in his cups, and inelmed to make some hostile demonstrations; but his comrades hushed him. ‘They had bottles of “Old Tom”? with them, of which thoy took frequent po tations in which they woul ist On everybody joining them. Fortunately our criuse was very sbort, aud in half an hour §we were alongside their vessel. But al- ready ‘Old “ad been #0 potent that several of them had to be dragged up the gangway by main force, We succeeded aficr s)me trouble in finding the Lan- drail, the Engligh gunboat which was reported to haye secn the Vermont. The captain of the Landrai\ not being on board, wé asked for the officer of the deck, whea a smooth faced youth, probably a passed midshipman, sporting an astopisbing amountof gold wateh chain, with a double handful of Jockets and amulets attached, pre- sented himself, His hauds were thrust into the lowest depthe of big trousers}pockets, Altogother he was saob. Very. ‘Tho following dialogue occurred :— Captain C.—" Will you be kind enough to give mie avy information you have respecting the Vermont.”’ Young Geot.—" Well, aw, aw, upon my wordaw, we did aw, see Lwo vessels, but really { aw, was not on deck at the time, and really law, donot know much about it.”” ‘This was highly satisfactory, to be a Captain C. Degged to see the officer who was on deck at the time. The Sailing Master was sent for, who appeared to stand himeelf, aud told us that on Sunday, z when about sixty miles to the north, and west of Ber- muda, they had socn two large vessels, evidently a frigate and ship of-the-line, but they were too far off to make out their colors. ‘There seems good reason to be- lieve they were the Vermont aud Sabine, and that the Vermont is safe. Withdrawal of the Rebels from Fredericksburg. Their Reported Retirement to Rieh- mond and Yorktown. DESPATCH FROM GEN. McDOWELL, deo, &e., dics ‘Waswixcton, April 13, 1862. The following Gespateb has been received from Major General McDowell: — Carmum’s Stanion, Va., April 18, 1862. Hon. FE. M, Stanton, Secretary of Ware Au intelligent negro bas just come in from Stafor@ county, and says bis master returned this morning from Fredericksburg to his home in Richmond, and told bis wale, in the megro’s presence, thet all the enemy's troopa had left Fredericksburg for Richmond and Yorktown, the last of them leaving on Saturday morning. This bag just been confirmed by another nogro. IRVIN McDOWELL, Major Genera}. NEWS FROM PORT ROYAL. Health of our Troops in Georgia, South Carolina and Florida. ‘The United States steam transport Parkersburg, Captain Hoffman, arrived on Saturday night from Port Royal sailing thence the 7th inst. She furnishes no further w- teligence. She brings the mails and fourteen passengers. Anvexed are (heir pames: — Captain Hepry Payne, of Seventy-eixth Pennsylvania regiment; Lewis J. Kate, Master’s Mate, U. 8 A.) Lieutenant Metealf, of First Connecticut Light Battery, Ni. C, Coffman, of Quartermaster’s Staff at Port Roya}; Mr. James Tanver, and nine in steerage. GENERAL ORDER IN REFERENCR TO SANITARY PRE> CAUTIONS. ‘We speut now a few moments in looking about the dockyard. ‘The works are ¢ nsive including mus. GrxxRAL cRDERS—wO, 5. nificent breakwater, built i rougbt from the at Der. States, fortifications, storehouses, barracks, &e. eapquanrane Deranraant OP THE ror} Fivg * one bundred-gon screw. ships ' were Hnvox ‘Hap, Pout Rovat, .C., April 7, 1862. lymmg. here, besides a dozen or more smaller 1. The Major Genera) commanding desires to call the vessels, frigates, corvottcs and gutbeats—a pretty con- siderable navy of itself—and all, or nearly all, steamers. Of this immense force, a portion way the English ¢on- tingent of the allied fleet operating against Mexivo. ‘they h ncountered at Vera Cruz an enemy far more ter- ible than the guus of San Jnan d’Ulloa, and which canse@ their sudden dispersion. The yellow fever was raging at Vera Cruz, and had broken out among the Freveh and English men-of-war. ‘Iho Sanspareil, one of the one hun- dred gun ships, had bad forty cases on board, and it was not contined to this ship by any means. But it was getting late in the day,and Captain C, ‘was impatient to rejoin his ship. We returned to our packet boat, but “Steve” was uowhere to be found. We despatched & meesouger after him, but still “Steve”? was nom inventus, It was already five o’clock, and we had ordered dinper in Hamilton at four. Atlast “steve” did come, and about six o'slock we reached Hamilton. Our dinner, ordered at four, bad still tobe ovoked. ‘When at last it did come, we were four very hungry wen, and not at all fastidious; but I must say the house, and everything about: it, including: the landlady, indi- vated either a great scarcity of et atm a Attention of all officers and men in this department the paramount necessity of obeerving rules for the pre scrvation of health during the yarm months upon whieD we have now entered, There is less to be apprehended from battle than from disease, the records of al) cam- Paigns tn climates euch as this showing many more vie, ms to the neglect of eanitary precautions than to the skill, endurance or courage of the enemy, With prope; care exercised, and certain simple rules of hygeine ob- served, the hardy soldiers of the Union, inured to toi} and fortified by babitsef industry, temperance and clean- liness, have nothing to fear from the climate of the de- partment in which it is their privilege to serve. During our war with Mexico the soldiers of New England, the Northwestern and Middle States, and the adopted citie zens serving in our army, suffered far less from the dip’ eases incident to @ semi-tropical climate ‘than the sad: diers from the States embraced in this department. ‘Though not 80 well accustomed to excetaive beat, theif physical energies had been more fully developed by hab. its of steady industry, and their constitations presented greator natural ebstacles to the inroads of malaria, Anxious that the men of bis command may be preserved in the full ‘enjoyment of healih to the service of the Union, and that only those who can leave the proud epitaph of having fallen on the battle feld in Pesce ccc shall fail to return to their hom Jamentadle indifference to ite-use. We hada t ride back to St. George's, where we arrived about nine o’elock, a little fatigued, but highly gratified with. the day’s ad- ‘ventures. The new crop of potatoes is in ively, They are already well grown and pe fit eS Bermudians, owever, cannot affurd to eat their own potatocs. ‘They send them to New York, where they are ‘worth at this season three or four dollars a bushel; while New York potatoes can be ht in Bermuda for about seventy-five cents, Bermuda thinks jt hag the best of the bargain. THE BATTLE OF PITTSBURG LANDING. rebellion, the Majo: commanding, with the excellent advice of Surgeon G E. Cooper, United States Army, Medical Director of the > hereby establishes the following rules for the sanitary overnmont of all tho troops at present serving, or ereafter to rerve, in Georgia, South Carolina da, and will hold all otheers nate Ra of f Sat Eee eS he responsib: fo — Il. Care will be taken in the selection of camping grounds to avoid as much as possible the vicinity of ma- Jarious morusses or swamps; and the tents, in so far a8 Wil be thoroughly policed twice each aay, moraing wi bo t] wi each aay evening, and all garbage or refuse matier will be col- ted and buried in the sinks. Arrivals of Wounded from the Battle Field=—The Report of General Prentiss’ Eacape Incorrect, d&ic., &e. Loussvitie; Apri! 19, 1862, ‘The steamer Minnehaba arrived here to-day with about two bundred and forty wounded from Pittsburg Landing, whereof one-fourth are rebels. A woundod officer reports that George W. Johnson, Provisional Governor of Kentucky, bad his horse shot under bim on Sunday, while acting on Breckinridge’s staff, and was himself killed on Monday, when fighting in Steele’s company of the Fourth Kentucky (rebel) re- giment. 5 Camo, April 12, 1862, The steamer Woodford, from Pittsburg, arrived here to-day, with two hundred to three hundred prisoners from that place. She also brought dowm the body of Genera! Wallace, The report that General Prentiss had escaped is ubtrae, cig! ground on s poles, supported by forked sticks, All quartermasters, to the extent of their ability, will fur- nish barrel staves to be placed across theee side poles, and coe ae the necessary lumber on receipt of proper requisitions, week, and every artic! ry elo! out and aired, the flooring and busks to be Cleansed before the tents are ro ereoted. which the tents are not struek the sides will be raised bere as the representative of the city, and considered AFFAIRS AT THE STATE CAPITAL. Mayor Opdyke Before the Committee on the Health Bill—The Amendments Sug- gested by Him—A Family Quarrel in the Republican Party—Concert Sa- loons«+Reorganization of the Militia, &e., dics, dice ALBANY, April 12, 1862. Mayor Opdyke appeared before the Scnate committee this morning on the Health bill. He did not believe in the Metropolitan system, although he was willing to yield that point sf others considered it necessary. Ho came ‘that he was authorized to speak for them, and he would state that the people desired that the Mayors of the two cities should be placed on the commission, in the place of gthe two Police Commissioners. The Mayors were elected by tho poople, and he considered that it would be more satisfactory to the people to place the Mayors on the Health Commission instead of the Police Commissioners. It was urged that the sani tary squad were to discharge the duties of inspection, ‘&c., and therefore it was-necorsary that the Police Commissioners should be named in the commission; but he held that the duties required by the sanitary squad of police could be accomplished just as well by the Mayor or commission ordering it through the Police Commission- ers as in any other way. This change in the cotnmis- sion was the only one made by Mr. Opdyke. Other parties wel e the committee to be heard, Further bearing was put down for this afternoon, and still an- other for Monday afiernodn. and kept raised for the purpose of ventilation; and during the nights free ventilation will be secured by having the centre seam in rear of the tent opened for the space of two feet, and kept open by the ineertion of stick. An officer of each company will inspect the tents of his men nightly, except during stormy weather, to see that this important provision is carried out. V. Sinks of the proper size, screened with brushwood or palmetto branches, shail be sunk at suitable distances: on different sides of each camp, and the bottoms of there will be covered each morning with a layer of clay about a foot thick. It will be the duty of police to see that only the sinks on ee cam) used. the are be VI. Freeh meat is to be issucd as often as practicable, aud commandi Pieces of water such of their men as are off duty or not on ployed A Cpa i 5 i E mot the of fresh meat those troops in the mort exposed up. healthy situations are te be first served—the troops ste- tioned in the batteries on the stance; and to all troops so placed a large share of tables, in addition to the ordinary rations, should sent. VII. Vegetables, fresh or prepared, must be frequently to all the troops, and an extra issue of furnished to the men on guard during the night, previous to their being marched to their respective tions. The Chief Comusiesary of Department wil that the estimates and requisitions necessary to these requirements are forwarded to the Gener.) without delay, and will report to quarters any failure of brigade or regimental oom: ries to make due requisition for the oon of the = their charge, in conformity with the termd of order. VIII. Breakfast will be ready for the men as they leave their tents, which must not be ety 4 : i Hd: Est Ht sunrise, Except when immediately in iaily ordered by the ‘The fate of this bill is considered doubtful. The friends hour do not feel very sanguine, nor do the opponents expross heat will have absorbed the miasma of the night dews. All the men sey great confidence in itsdefeat, As the matter now | ‘111 ye furnished with straw hate,and will be required etande it 18 in & peculiar position, and subject to a cross ti h thomselys thoraughly at leat twive tre from the republican party, and ie ikehy to fall ‘be Weeks, WERiAmaU SITY anaeee hin tame oa each week, and chango their underclot week twoen the two factions. The Seward and Morgan branch | or oftoner if practicable. ‘The hair and beard will be of the party are for the Health bill as it | Kept closely trimmed; and sentry boxes of lumber or fiends, 1 radicals or barnburner republicans | gmail shade arbors of brushwood will be erected at all Are against 16, unless amended so as to take in their side of the House. There in, in — Se @ worn out ex an “irrepressible conflic' ween the two of he party over the bealih of your city. It a developing a abbappy family, excelling that of the bard’ and rofte ‘athe old Cemcatatis party. points where sentries are permanently statined. Alb soldiers on night picket or sentry duty will ve provided with India rubber ponchos. IX. The proper cooking of provisions is a matter of teat importance, more especially in this climate, but bas not yet received from a majority of the officers in our volunteer service that attention which is paid to ib tn the regular army of the United States and by the armies of Hus . Hereafter, an officer of each com ‘will be detailed to superintend the cooking of provisions, taking care that all {ood prepared for the soldiers is suff ciently cooked, aud that the meats are boiled or roasted, there is certainly already « great deal of a neglect of duty on the partof the the party, and that gome system of | not fried. With a little care bestowed on this point, an erty samiieary pote to needed. the advantages both to health and comfort of The Concert Saloon bill pasned the BH to-day, ing explained to the men, much may be 5 was taken to the Senate, aod the amendinents concu ES All soldiers on duty in districts espec! mala- in by that body. rious, or on unavoidable fatigue duty daring hot ‘The bill to reorganize the Stato militia was considered io Committee of the Whole in the Senate, progress re- ported, and made the special order for uext Monday even. Nearty alt the morn seerion of the Houre wan taken ep in third reading of bills The Apportionment bill was taken from the table and the report of the committee agreed to. Ao effort was made to make it a special order, but the motion was lost. A motion was also madeto make the Passenger and bill a special order, and that, too, was lost. Dadiey ‘was before the Committee on the Heaith bill this afternoon. He tock the same position as that assumed by wy mad Opdyke in the morning, ant seemed to consider it best to have the bill defeated unless the Mayors of the two cities composed the Commirsion. Ho likewixe argued that the bill legalized the Hackloy contract, and would cause @ great deal of litigation. The advocates of this bill seem to look upon she course of Mayor Opdyke in coming up here at the eleventh hour opposing the bill, with some surprire, especially an his most itimate friends and supporters hwve hereto fore been the leading advocates of & measure of tat kind. Further argument will bo bad on Monday a/tor- boow hours of the day, should be given quinine in Naotia doses, each doze combined with ‘Tair a iter wileney every night and morning. The certificates of surgeons will be requisite to cover such issues. Officers of th eae ae * a the provisions der are complied with, and will promptly report = lect to the senior officers com: ‘ving with, and to the medical director of this department, Ry command of Major General D, HUNTER. Cime. G. Harrine, Assistant Adjutant General, hey a Ssow at tm Nonrm.—A ge who has just re- torned foom the vicinity of Bellows’ Falla, says the sow tore is fully three feet deep, and in most phices the fences are covered, with the exception of high stakes, The snow is crashed so bard that teams oan upon t any where except in the woods. The main role were almostimpagsable, the snow the track worn: down quite to the ground im many places, while apon cock se ft Hes three or four feet deep, The earth be. neath che suow is bat little frozen, having beon covered all winter, The prospect for the sugar crop is conse quently not very encouraging.