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GP bea NOVELTY MUSIC 616 B a pid gay HaLL, roadway. —BUELESQUES TRIPLE SHEET. w York, Tuesday, April 22, 1862. THE SITUATION. ‘The siege of Yorktown is progressing with vigor, ‘but a glance at our splendid map of the entire pe- minsula and all the leading points thereabouts, to- gethor with a perfect picture of the three lines of defences which the rebels have constructed, will show the arduous task which General McClellan thas before him. But with @ large and valiant army and the skill which he brings into action the result ia not doubtful. It is hardly necessary to advise our readers to preserve the map which we give to-day as an invaluable auxiliary in following out the coming incidents of the siege: We learn from the Petersburg, (Va.) Express that a requisi- tion has been made upon the slaveowners of Prince George and Surrey counties for one half the ne- @roes between the ages of sixteen and fifty years to repair to Williamsburg, where the rebel General Magruder’s reserves are posted, to work on the fortifications there, which are designed to protect Yorktown in the rear. The news from the army of General Banks re- presents everything quiet near Sparta, the head- quarters of the division. The the nearest portion of the rebel Jackson's force is reported to be at McGaughteystown, near Harrisonburg, and still on the retreat, with Ashby's cavalry bringing up the rear. Our special correspondence from the scene of the late battle at Pittaburg L2nding, which will be foand in another column, contains details of that terrible action which will be read with intense interest. Never, perhaps, were the horrors of war more fearfully depicted than in the scenes there represented upon the field of battle. The natare of the wounds received and the sufferings of the victims are 30 minutely and vividly described a4tocause ashudder of horror inthe reader. The orders issued to bis soldiers by Beauregard in that vvnilict—and since repeated by Magruder at York- tuwn-—to fire low, had evidently been faithfully ‘cactic. out, as the condition of the killed and wounded verifies. Some of the operations per- formed are said to have beeu hitherto unknown to surgical science. The sufferings of one poor soldier were 90 acute that his cries rang through the hos- pital ship night and day. Many traits of heroism and patient suffering are here developed, while friend and foe were treated with one rule of affec- tion and one common sympathy. The determined stand of the soldiers of the Union has never been surpassed by any troops, and covers the whole army with glory. The mission of the French Minister to Rich- mond forms an exciting topic with the rebel press, from which we give several extracts to-day. The prevailing opinion expressed by the rebel papers is that he is offering to negotiate a commercial treaty with Jeff. Davis, and the object is hailed by them with great delight; but we need hardly say that whatever the purport of M. Mercier’s visit may be, it ia not what the Southern journals seem disposed to consider. From rebel sources we have an account of the opening of the bombardment by our troops on Fort Macon on Saturday week, and two days’ hard fight- ing there. The Richmond Dispatch says, that the fort will, no doubt, be able to hold out against the invaders. The same paper speaks of a skirmish near Savannah, in which the Union forces suffered « defeat. We publish to-day some interesting accounts of the late occupation of Falmouth, opposite Fredricks- burg, by our troops under General McDowell, logether with a map of the latter place. There is nothing new of importance from there up to a late honr this morning. The official report of Commander Steliwagen, describing the occupation of Apalachicola, is given to-day, and will be found to contain some highly ‘uteresting details and incidents of the terrors under which the inhabitants suffered on his approach. CONGRESS. tn the Senate yesterday, in addition to petitions iy favor of a bankrupt law, and a ship canal from J.ahe Michigan to the Mississippi river, and memo” rials in reference to the Tax bill, a petition was presented from free colored citizens of the United Btates, praying that territory may be acquired putside the national limita for their coloniza- tion, and suggesting Central America as a de. NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, APRIL 22, 1862—TRIPLE SHEET. sirable locality. It was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affira. Joint resolutions of the Wis- consin Legislature, tendering to the President an approval of his course, were read. A resolu- tion calling on the Secretary of State for the names of all Kentuckians who have been arrested and held as prisoners of State, and also the names of all who have been released, was offered by Mr, Powell, and laid over. The consideration of the resolution in regard to the arrest of Brigadier Gen- eral Stone was then resumed, and after a long and somewhat angry discussion the resolution offered by Mr. Wilson, requesting the President, if not incompatible with the public welfare, to furnish all the information in his possession relative to the arrest and imprisonment of General Stone, was adopted. The Confiscation bill was taken up, and Mr. Davis, of Kentucky, obtained the floor, but the Senate went into executive session and subse- quently adjourned. In the House of Representatives, a bill making appropriations for a bounty to the widows and legal heirs of volunteers who may die or be killed» was referred to the Ways and Means Committee. The Secretary of War was requested to furnish a statement of the appointments of Brigadier Gene- rals from April 1, 1861, to Aprill, 1862. The Secretary of War was also directed to cause blank forms to be printed and distributed among the sick and wounded soldiers and their relatives, im order that they may obtain the back pay and bounty due to said soldiers. The Committee on Pensions was instructed to report a bill providing pensions for dis- abled soldiers of the present war. The resolution offered by Mr. Diven, of New York, requesting the Attorney General to take proceedings to recover from John C, Fremont and E. L. Beard the sum of money obtained from the Treasury on the order of said Fremont, payable to said Beard, as set forth in the report of the Select Committee on Govern- ment Contracts, came up, and elicited an interest- ing debate, which terminated in laying the resolu- tion on the table. A resolution, directing the Judiciary Committee to report back the bill pro- viding for the trial and punishment of military officers charged with swindling, was adopted, and the House adjourned. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. The Senate of our State Legislature was occu- pied @ great portion of yesterday in discussing and perfecting the Supply bill, which was finally pass- ed. A special committee of three on the Con- gressional Apportionment bill was appointed by the President. In the Assembly several bilis were passed, among which were those for the en- largement of the canals sufficiently to permit the passage of guaboats, to confirm certain acts of the Corporation of New York, and to amend the act consolidating the several acts relative to the District Courts of this city. “A number of other bills were acted upon, and the thanks of the House were voted to the Speaker and Speaker pro tem- re. The telegraph announces the death by drowning of Governor Louis P. Harvey, of Wisconsin. The accident happened while the deceased was@assing from one boat to another on the Tennessee river, at Savannah, whither he had gone to sdminister to the necessities of our soldiers wounded in the bat- tle at Pittsburg Landing. Mr. Harvey was elected Governor of Wisconsin by the republicans on the 5th November, 1861, and assumed the duties of the office in January last. His first message, delivered tothe Legislature on the 10th of January, was a most elaborate document, in which he reviewed the condition of the State in a masterly manner, and exhibited a disposition to hold the reins of government with a just and fearless hand. The Richmond Dispatch has the following no- tice of the Hon. R. K. Meade:—‘She public will be deeply grieved to learn the death of this distin- guished Virginian. He had served with decided reputation in the old United States Congress, and subsequently filled with distinction the important position of Minister at Brazil. He was a gentle- man of the most pure and elevated character, and his loas will be deeply deplored by all who know how to value exalted intellect and unspotted mora} worth.” A partial list of the Union commissioned officers who were killed and wounded in the battle of Pittsburg show the following figures:— Killed. Wounded. General officers....... eee 5 8 Regimental officers. . 2 41 Captains. . - 38 62 Lieutenants. rey Ag ay Sapa el 84 186 The Tammany Society, or Columbian Order, had a grand pow-wow at the Old Wigwam last evening, the occasion being the annual election of Sachems and other officers. After some preliminary pala- ver, # ballot was had, resulting in the election of the following ticket:—For Sachems, John A. Dix, E. F. Purdy, John Kelly, Isaac Bell, Thos. Dunlap, Ed. Cooper,John E. Develin, R. B. Connolly, Daniel E. Delavan, Jas. B. Nicholson, Peter B. Sweeney, Douglas Taylor and Henry Vandewater; for Trea- surer, George E. Baldwin; for Secretary, Casper C. Childs; for Sagamore, George S. Messeroe; for Wiskinskie, Stephen (’. Duryea. The Board of Aldermen did not organize last evening, for want of a quorum. The Board of Councilmen met last evening, but the session was occupied in the transaction of rou- tine business. A communication was received from the Mayor, calling upon the Common Coun- jl to relieve the necessities of the loyal citizens of Florida who arrived in this city last Friday, and also suggesting the propriety of making prepara- tions for the care of our soldiers who may be wounded in the impending battle at Yorktown. A resolution was adopted, appropriating $1,000 for the relief of the loyal refugees from Florida. The Comptroller transmitted a certified copy of the act recently passed by the Legislature to provide for the payment of the “Union Defence bonds,”’ which was confirmed by the Board. In the Court of Oyer and Terminer yesterday, Edward Mulvihill pleaded guilty to the manslaugh- ter of McKernan, and was sentenced by Judge Barnard to three years imprisonment, with hard labor, in the State prison. It appears that McKer- nan was a lieutenant and Mulvihill a private in the militia. Both went on a spree, and the lieutenant asked the soldier home to share his couch. In the night time McKernan heard his wife scream» and, on going to her room, found Mulvihill there, As a matter of course, the indignant husband fell upon the modern Tarquin without epaulettes, and jn the encounter the “ brave’’ soldier, who should have been engaged inshedding the blood of the enemy, plunged a knife into the vitals of his friend, the lieutenant, who soon afterwards expired. Michael Chiaremente and Andrea Federici were examined before Commissioner Betts yesterday, on a charge of being extensively engaged in coun. terfeiting. Mr. Andrews, United States Assistant District Attorney, appeared for the government, and prodaced witnesses to prove that a large quantity of spurious coin, and the implements for its manufactare, were found on the premises of the accused. They were committed for trial. In the long pending will case of E. G. Thompson, administrator, against Henry Evans, executor, which has been before Judge Smalley, in the Uni- ted States Circuit Court, for a few days, as already noticed in the Hemanp, the jury, under the direc- tion of the Court, rendered a verdict for plaintiff for $260,792 94. According to the City Inspector's report there were 395 deaths in the city during the past week— an increase of 2 as compared with the mortality of the week previous, and 23 less than occurred during the corresponding week last year. The recapitulation table gives 3 deaths of dis. eases of the bones, joints, + 84 of the brain and nerves, 6 of the geucrative organs, 12 of the heart and blood vessels, 140 of the lungs, throat, &c.; 7 of old age, 38 of diseases of the skin and eruptive fevers, 3 premature births, 45 of dis- eases of the stomach, bowels and other digestive organs; 21 of uncertain seat and general fevers, 8 of diseases of the urinary organs, and 28 from vio- lentcauses. There were 315 natives of the United States, 10 of England, 70 of Ireland, 6 of Scotland, 29 of Germany, and the balance of various foreigan countries. ‘There was @ much better feeling in the stock market yesterday, and prices advanced from 3 to }¢ per cent all round, there being quite an active demand for govern” ments, New York Central, Erie and Toledo at the second board. The market closed firm, Money was very oasy; rates 5 a 6 per cent. Exchange was dullatll2a \. The bank statement shows a decrease of $342,208 in loans and an increase of $76,860 in coin. The cotton market was firmer yesterday, and was about haifacent higher thanon Saturday. Including 200 bales sold late on Saturday afternoon, the trans- actions embraced about 800 bales, on the basis of 29},c. © 30c. for middling uplands. At the close there were few or nogellers under the outside figure. Flour was rather better, with more doing, and for common and medium brands the market recovered about Sc. per bbl. Wheat was heavy and easier, with moderate sales. Corn was heavy and dull, with sales of Western mixed, in Store and delivered, at $8c. a 59c., and new yellow Jersey and Delaware at 57}¢c. a S8c. Pork was dull and heavy, with sales of new moss at $12 25a $12 374;, chiefly at ‘he inside figure, Atthe close $12was bid,and $12 25 asked. New prime was at $10 $10 25c. Sugars were less active, owing in some degree to the inclemency of the ‘weather. The market was steady, with sales of 234 bhds, Cuba-at Sc. Asale of 1,850 bags of Maracaibo coffee was made, in bond, for export, on private terms. Freight engagements were moderate, while rates were without change of moment. The Rebellion Cornered in the South- ‘west—Beauregard in a Panic. We are gratified at length with the fullest conviction fhat, while the great rebel Army of the East at Yorktown is destined to suffer a dis- astrous defeat, if not the capitulation of Lord Cornwallis, the great rebel Army of the South- west is driven into a corner from which it can hardly escape. In support of this opinion we find the most Satisfactory evidence in the confidential de- spatch of General Beauregard to the War Office at Richmond, which we published yester- day, but which is so full of important admis- siops and suggestions that we reproduce it here as the text of our argument:— Conor, April 9, 1862. ‘To General Samu: Coorge, Richmond, Va.:— All present probabilities are, that whenever the enemy moves on this position he will do so with an overwhelm- ing foree of not less than 85,000 men. We can now muster only about 35,000 effectives. Van Dorn may pos- sibly join us in a few days with about 15,000 more. Can ‘we not be reinforced from Pemberton’s army? If defeated here we lose the Mississippi valley, and probably our cause. Whereas, we could even afford to lese, for a whilo, Charleston and Savannah, for the purpose of defeating Buell’s army, which would not only insure us the valley of the Mississippi, but our independence. G. T. BEAUREGARD. Our copy of this despatch was received from one of our army correspondents in Tennessee,, and we have every reason to accept it as genu- ine. General Mitchel, in his despatch of April 11 to Secretary Stanton, says that his advance guard, “after a forced march of incredible diffi- culty,” &c., “entered Huntsville this morning at six o’clock;” that “the city was completely taken by surprise; that “we have captured about two hundred prisoners, fifteen locomo- tives, a large amount of passenger and box platform cars, the telegraph apparatus and office, and two Southern mails.” But here the ques- tion may be asked, How was this despatch of Beauregard of the 9th intercepted at Huntsville on the 11th? We answer, that the operator in the office at Huntsville must have taken a copy of it as it passed through, just as a despatch sent from here to Washington may be copied at every intermediate station; for the vibrations of the main wire are carried to all its branches. Thus satisfied of the truth of this despatch of Beauregard, the question next recurs, Can its representations of his weakness be true? Sub. stantially, we think they are. He is writing after his repulse from Shiloh, or Pittsburg Landing. Itis generally admitted that his ag- gregate force in this bloody two days’ struggle was at least sixty thousand men. His losses in killed, wounded and missing made a consid- erable reduction, which, with the demoraliza. tions of his defeat, and the expiring terms of ser- vice of his sixty and ninety days’ men, will ac- count for his setting down his “effective” force at thirty-five thousand. He expects fifteen thousand more with Van Dorn from Arkansas; but Van Dorn may be too late at the Mississippi river at Memphis to get over. Beauregard, anticipating an attack by eighty- five thousand men, under General Buell, wants something more than the reinforcements of Van Dorn. “Can we not be reinforced,” he asks, “from Pemberton’s army?” Where is Pember- ton? Whea’ last we heard of him he was at Orangeburg, South Carolina, and this hint of Beauregard indicates a considera- ble rebel force in that quarter. He says, furthermore, that “we could afford to lose, for a while, Charleston and Savannah, for the purpose of defeating Buell’s army, which would not only insure us the valley of the Mississip- pi, but our independence.” Here the supreme importance of that valley is very emphatically confessed; but we apprehend that the proposi- tion to abandon Savannah and Charleston, in order to secure said valley, will make a won- derful change among the South Carolina chival- ry as to the patriotism and military genius of Beauregard. He seems to have strangely for- gotten the facts that this rebellion was devised, arranged and precipitated upon the country by South Carolina, and for her particular benefit, and that she expects to be defended though all the other “Confederate States” may be abandoned. General Pemberton, of course, will find it utterly impossible to send any reinforcements to Corinth. There is no help for the rebel cause in the Mississippi valley. It is doomed. The army of General Halleck, with that accom- plished soldier in person at the head of it, will be too powerful to be resisted at Corinth or anywhere else, by all the forces which Beaure- gard can muster in the Southwest, supported as Halleck is by the splendid Mississippi army of the victorious General Pope, and the co-operat- ing gunboat flotilla of the fighting Commodore, Foote, who knows no ench word as fail. Co- rinth will be turned by our occupation of Mem- phis, or vice versa, and then our way ,will be opened to New Orleans, and this rebellion will be crushed in the Southwest. It is truly a desperate state of things which calls for the abandonment of Charleston and Savannah to save the valley of the Mississippi; but, whether this expedient shall be adopted by Jeff. Davis or rejected, the result will be all the same. The Mississippi valley will be wrested from this rebellion, and Savannah and Charles- , ton will be, and old Virginia and North Caro- lina, and every other hole and corner of the South. The only question is, Where will the great work be first accomplished’ It may be at Savannah, it may be at Yorktown; but, con- sidering the concentration of our onward West- ern forces near Corinth, and thetr doings along the Mississippi river, we rather incline to the opinion that Halleck, with e crushing blow in the Southwest, will give the sigaal for the final blow to the rebellion in the East. The Recent Cabinet Differences. The knowledge that there is a secret is al- ways provocative of interest and inquiry. About our Cabinet meetings, therefore, there is that delicate, piquant spice of mystery which excites curiosity and stimulates gossip. Pro- fessedly, the sessions of the Cabinet are as se- cret as the grave; but, practically, they are, like Mrs, Radcliffe’s novels, only mysterious enough to be interesting. Of all that is said, done and resolved upon, whea the President gathers his advisers about him in solemn con- clave, no one outside the Cabinet is ever in. formed; but still, at least enough of detail and result always leaks out to whet the appetite of the public and élicit an anxious request for more, as the thin parish soup aggravated, but did not satisfy, Oliver Twist’s hunger. The meeting of President Lincoln’s Cabinet, hold last week, bas been the subject of just this curiosity, anxiety and gossip. The- meeting was held om Tuesday, and by the next morning it was generally known that the session had been stormy, and that wide differences of opinion were developed. Day after day since has given Madame Rumor new material for her busy tattle, and we have been informed that, in consequence of these differences, one of the Secretaries would resign; then, that he had told a friend he would not resign; then, that he would have resigned, but the President declared he could not afford to tose every Cabinet officer with whom he differed ; and, finally, that one of the Secre- taries was officially obnoxious, though person- ally agreeable, and would certainly leave the Cabinet. Just at this time the readiest cre- dence is given to any reports, however absurd and improbable. The public shrewdly suspects that somebody is humbugging it somehow; and, being uncertain by whom and in what man. ner this mystification is conducted, it believes nothing and everything by turns. The govern- ment censorship of the press has so confused, disturbed and irritated the minds of the people as to make them skeptical and suspicious, slow to believe what is revealed and feverishly apt to surmise, conjecture and suspect what is concealed. Consequently, the gossip about the Cabinet session has grown more exagge. rated daily. The newspapers have been filled with hints, guesses and inuendoes. The peo- ple, at street corners or on Change, repeated the latest rumor or discussed the last special, confidential intelligence received from Wash- ington. The money and stock markets have been affected, and a general and most unhappy feeling of uncertainty in regard to our ap- proaching battles has been the result of this public mistrust and curiosity. : For ourselves, we can see nothing to cause. doubt or alarm in the intelligence slready known to the public, through the Heratp, in regard to the Cabinet differences. The President has given usso many proofs of his patriotic good sense and firm conservatism that the public ought not to doubt the result of any Cabinet meeting over which he may preside. TheCabi- net officers are but the advisers, not the supe- riors, of the President, and we believe he would dismiss them all rather than be persuaded st his own convictions of right. This re- flection ought of itself to quiet the alarmist and give confidence to the most despondent. Fortunately, however, we are not left to reflec- tion and inference in this case. The meeting of the Cabinet was important, the discussion stormy; but the result was the triumph of the President and his popular policy over the pre- judices and passions of his advisers. Secretary Stanton declined to grant Gen. McClellan’s re- quest that certain troops should be sent to him, and also objected to the President's order that another divi8ion should join McClellan’s corps, although this order was issued in com- pliance with McClellan’s own desire. This was the subject under discussion, and it very natu- rally led to a general controversy about McClellan and his plans. The President de- fended McClellan, and was sustained by Secre- taries Seward and Blair—this singular coalition resulting rather from Seward’s coolness to- wards Stanton and Chase than from his admi- ration of McClellan. The discussion was earnest and warm, Secretary Stanton being especially impetuous and declamatory against the Presi- dent’s policy. At last the President declared that he had set his foot down firmly, that Gene- ral McClellan should not be interfered with, and should have anything he needed from the War Department, and that it was useless to attempt to modify his opinion of General McClellan and his plans. The result of this noble speech was the rumors of Stanton’s resig- nation, and the immediate rapid advance of the forces under McDowell, who had been waiting in Washington to have his destination decided. But good news never comes singly; and, in addition to this important decision in regard to the War Department. the Department of the Navy was also overhauled, and it is decided that Welles shall retire from the Cabinet. The only question now is, what to do with him or where to send him, as Cameron was sent to Russia, in order to relieve his retirement of any disgraceful odium. Surely some distant minis- try or consulship may be found for him in some tropical country, where he will have little to do but sleep. General Banks, Gover- nor Sprague, and Judge Davis, of Indiana, are spoken of as his successors; but Banks is more likely to be appointed to the War Depart- ment should Stanton resign, and then Sprague would be the more efficient of the remaining candidates. It is hardly probable, however, that Secretary Stanton will resign now, or that President Lincoln would accept his resig- nation. Let this be as it may, and reserving mere probabilities for some future occasion, the nation may congratulate itself upon two important and decisive advantages resulting from this stormy Cabinet meeting. First, McClellan and his plans are to be no longer disturbed by the cowardly abolition fanatics who have dogged him so long. Second- ly, our navy is soon to be in the hands of a man able to conduct and manage it with energy, honesty and ability, and fully de- termined neither to be bullied by the Merri- mac nor robbed by shipbrokers. There is no loyal man who will not breathe more freely and feel more safe as he reads this news, which; fortunately, is not too good to be true. The President has relieved the public mind of a great weight, and again entitled himself to our gratitude and trust. The cause of the Union has been recently under a dark cloud of aboli- sation offered by Congress, the again brightens through the rifts of these recent Cabinet differences as glorious and invincible a the gun. Still Harping om the Nigger. The Tribune has the whole of its editorial page of yesterday filled with the everlasting nigger. In one article Greeley says “ the Union cannot be saved unless slavery sball be overthrown.” In another he admits that the negroes have evinced no disposition to take ad- vantage of the war to cut loose from their masters, much less to take up arms against them. But he says this is the fault of our army officers, particularly those of West Point. He is down on the educated officers. The man for him is the general who knows nothing. He says:—“Our army officers, with few exceptions, are bitterly pro-slavery. They scout the sug- gestion that the war for the Union is to inure in any manner to the damage of slavery or the advantage of the slaves.” Hence Greeley furiously assails them. They respect the con- stitution, which guarantees to all citizens of the United States the possession of their property, whatever may'be its nature, and more particu- ‘larly'the right of ‘the master to the service of his‘negro slave. They respect this provision of the constitution, because they desire to see the Union restored, and because they know that if they did not respect it the restoration ofthe Union would be a simple impossibility. Their business.is to put the rebellion down as speedily as possible by force of arms, and not to trouble themselves about negroes; and the sooner this is done the more likely is the Union to be restored and the constitution maintained intact. For instance, Governor Johnson, of Tennessee, is not changing the status of slavery; and go will it be in every other Southern State, thanks to the Union generals and the conserva- tive policy of the President. Hence Greeley and the radicals are enraged. Nothing they fear #0 much as the speedy termi- nation of the war; because that would restore the Union and the constitution, and leave the abolitionists on their beam ends. Hence every opportunity is seized to assail the President either openly or by covert attack. Mr. Lincoln respects his oath of office. It is true he signed the bill for the abolition of ‘slavery in the District of Columbia. This he had a right to do, because Congress is the only legislator provided for the District, and it has the same constitutional power to abolish slavery therein as the Legislature of South Carolina would have to abolish it in that State. In the States it is very different. The institu- tion is domestic, and the questiona purely local and municipal one, with which Congress has nothing to do. Hence slavery is not to be sbolished in Maryland, or Virginia, or Ken- tucky, or Missouri, or Tennessee, except by the fiat of the State Legislatures. In those, and other Southern States, the question remains for the. decision of the. people themselves; and,. probably, in view of the compen- time is not distant when gradual emancipation will take place, first in the border States, and after- wards in the others. It would be a‘great re- lief ,to the planters to be exonerated from the responsibility of feeding and clothing lazy negroes, no matter how little they may work. Better for them that the State should take charge of the matter, and compel the blacks to work, by the operation of vagrant laws. But let all things be done decently and in order. Let the people and the State Legislatures move in the matter if they think proper, and let the brawling leaders of the abolitionists, who have deluged the country with blood, keep silent, or be sent in a batch to one ot Uncle Sam’s strongholds till the war is over. Harrer’s WERKLY Tanoorp as ContRaBanp or War.—Our latest telegraphic advices from Fortress Monroe inform us that Harper's Weekly for the present week has been stopped in that quarter on account of the illustrations which it gives of the vicinity of Yorktown. It has been suggested to us that this despatch, perhaps, is only an ingenious device resorted to, “by and with the advice and consent” of the Harper Brothers, to create a sensation and to make that Weekly sell. We can discover nothing in the illustrations referred to calculated to be of the slightest service to the enemy. The princi- pal illustration in question, of the “lirst Day's Firing at Yorktown,” appears to us as_ nothing but a harmless modification of a recent Herat map of thesiege of Yorktown in 1781, with these differences, that the forces of Gen. McClellan in the Harper engraving are placed in the old positions of the - American and French armies, while the rebels are housed in the old defensive works of Lord‘ Corn- wallis, limited to a narrow circle. around the town. The more reliable and legitimate map which we publish to-day of those rebel defensive works shows that they differ as widely from those of Lord Cornwallis as does an army of one hundred thousand from a little eamp of seven thousand men. We cannot imagine, how- ever, what harm can possibly be done by the Harper engraving; for it is as wide of the mark as was another late illustration of said Weekly, representing the escape of the Nash- ville, with the Nashville fast at anchor by two chains, and Fort Macon flying in the air under an imaginary explosion. We presume that the real offence committed by the Harpers in their last Weekly is not the amusing adaptation of the siege of Yorktown of 1781 to a bird’s-eye view of the siege of 1862, but that it lies in the explanations of the view, which pretend to give a detailed arrangement of General McClellan's forces, by divisions, bri- gades, &c.—information calculated to be useful to the enemy. Butif the Harper Brothers— James, John and Fletcher—have thus violated the article of war upon the subject, let Mr, Secretary Stanton enforce the law as against spies and informers, and hang up James, John and Fletcher, all in a row, on Gibbet Island. The spectacle would make a capital subject for anotner bird's-eye view in Harper's Weekly for the next week after the hanging. Tax Pot Cate tue Kerrie Biack.—In yesterday's issue the World charges and proves that the Times plagiarizes its editorials—as it has always done its news—from other journals. Very naturally, the World is jocose over this expose; but, unfortunately, in the leading column of its own editorial page appears an article plagiarized by the World from the Her- ALD, with a few silly speculations about the Pope tacked on to it by the World people, as if to disguise the theft. We sorry that the World did not give its read: extra treat by copying our article verbatim, without spoiling by attempting to improve it. We hope the india-rubbery editors of that army ale and porter concern will attend to this little hint in tion intrigue and official inefficiency. Now it | all future atoatings. i ss. ggg gg Manomn’s Vusrr ro ras Russe Carrrate-‘Th¢ mysterious visit of the French Minister to Kioh- mond greatly exercises the ingenuity of the Southern papers, and speculation is as rife the rebel capital as it is in New York. We Publish some extracts from Richmond papers to-day, from one of which it will be seen ¢hat' “outside of his official communication (what is that?) Mr. Mercier has expressed great interest to ascertain what commercial treaties the Con- federate government is disposed to make with France.” Another goes a step further, and says the Minister has actually opened negotia- tions, and that this is “a perfect acknowledg- ment of the independence” of the Southern con- federacy. It is also stated that, pending the important negotiations, the rebel Congress has continued its sittings, instead of adjourning, as it had intended todo. We would advise it not to delay much longer; otherwise it may find itself in the capacious gamebag of General McClellan. As for the story about commercial treaties, it isall gammon. The wish is father to. the thought; for, as the Richmond Dispatch informs its readers, the rebels ate very badly off for arms and am- munition, without which modern warlare cannot bé carried to a successful issue. ' Louis Napoleon is not likely to espouse a sink- ing, desperate cause, but rather to give ita kick to hasten its fall. The real object of the French Minister’s visit is to put an end to the war by advising the rebel leaders to lay down their arms and abandon their hopeless cause before itis toolate. If they do it in time the good offices of the French government may be exert- ed to procure an amnesty. If they do not sue- cumb at once it may be impossible to save them from the penalty of their offence. The best thing they can do is to accept the media- tion of the French government. Tue Barrie Fev or rae Comme Strvee.e.— We publish to-day a map of the field where the next great battle is to be fought. It is already classic ground, and it will be rendered doubly #0 by the result of the coming conflict. As the capture ef Yorktown was the final battle of the war of independence, so probably will it now be the closing contest of the war for the Union- Here the insurgents will have to fight or be captured. The anaconda is closing around them. Our recent intelligence shows that Banks and Burnside, McDowell and McClellan are gradually hemming them in, and they must soon fight or be encircled by a cordon of 200,000 men, from which they can never extri- cate themselves, but, on the contrary, will be assuredly captured, like Cornwallis and his army of old. And if they wait to fight, who can doubt the result? An impression has gone abroad that Eastern men.do.not fight as well.as Western. That is.a mistake. The rowdiesof our large cities do not fight as well; they ate the mep to produce Bull run panics. But the agricultural. population of. the States. of New York, New Jersey and New Engisnd will be found to fight as well as spy Western regiments in the army. A proof of this was given by the Green Mountain Boys at Lee’s Mill, near York- town, a few days ago; and soon similar proofs will be given when the battle itself shall come off, to which this was but a preliminary skir- mish. Neither can the Merrimac give the in- surgents any aid or comfort in the fight, nor can they obtain any reinforcements from the South. Beauregard, who says he has oaly thirty-five thousand effective men after the late battle at Shiloh, implores Jeff. Davis for rein- forcements; otherwise he is lost. Instead of sending any to him, the rebel President is in equal need of men himself. The struggle at Yorktown will, therefore, be the great and de- cisive battle of the war. If it is lost by the in- surgents—as it will be—the whole fabric of the rebellion tumbles to the ground. Greetey ABUSING THE GENERALS OF THR Armuy.—Field Marshal Greeley continues to abuse the generals of the army, finding fault with them all in turn. Why does he not take the field himself at the head of his nigger brigade, and show how battles are won? Being so good a military critic, he could avoid all the faults which he condemns in others, and make splendid work of it. Instead of wasting time in carping, let him buckle on his armor and hurl his black, woolly-headed regiments at the enemy, who will be sure to run at his approach. Clear the way for Massa Greeley and his ebony brigade! Suxpay Scuoot ov St. Axx’s Cucren.—This evening @ consert will be given at Irving Hall, by the children of tho above school, assisted by Miss Mina Geary, and Mr. Gustavus Geary. The programme is a well diversified one, and includes a number of recitations by the ebil- dren, Mr. Vanvexuore’s Reavinas.—Mr. George Vandenhot gives the second of his dramatic readings at Dod- worth’s Hall to-morrow evening, and will be assisted by his accomplished wife. In the course of the evening he will introduce a scene from ‘* Othello,” ia which he will repeat his imitations of the French actor, Fechter, which were received with so much applause at his opening en- tertainment. Somer Mvsicace.—Madame Louise Abel gives the first of her soirees musicale at Chickering’s warerooms this evening. She will be assisted by Mrs. J. Abbott, Signor F. Ridolfi and Mr. Theodore Tho Easter Service at St. Paren’s Cavrcn.—The musical services at St. Peter's Church, South Brooklyn, under the pastoral care of Father Fransioli, were very grand and effective. In the morning and evening a new picce, written for the occasion by the organist, Mr. J. M.Lo- retz, wag sung by the quartette choir and a full chorus of over fifty persons. The solos for bass and soprane were splendidly given. Madame Stephani was in excels yent voice, and the volunteer choir was exceedingly suc cessful. ‘ihe church was densely crowded. Les Evraxs Perpvs.—Two or three companies are yot to befilled, and Lieutenants Thaddeus C. Ferris, Roche fort and Magraw have been left in this city to continue recruiting. It is expected that the numbers required wih be comp.ete in two weeks. City Intelligence. A Conrmasann In WALL Street.—Yesterday afternoon @ very black individual, belonging to that class of beings commonly designated “contrabands,’’ made his appear ance atan office in Wall street, and tokt a very woful tale about bis troubles. He confessed that he was from Wilmington, N.C., which place he had been influencea to leave, and subsequently was induced, by plausible stories, to visit the North, as a paradise of freedom, where work was to be bad in abundance, and fabuloug sume would be given for labor, He made his way to thie city ina Udhagene ‘vessel or elegy bus estend of chi jenty and freedom, ool inaifvrence wherever he ied for assistance. He professed to be a ty es ony vty Gt ment was weary secking oon aoe the ‘posses’ told bim thas they dare not ive him work, because all their white hands would in- Sanu leave them in disgust. Coming to the conclusion that Northern freedom and equality were all gammon, h¢ only asked for @ little assistance to get back to Witmingy ton once more, where he expected at least to get enoug! to eat and drink. Kinin BY AN OvERDOSS OF Basn—-Ellen O'Neil, achilé about four years old, residing at No. 194 East Fleventt ebreet, was permitted to drink # quart of beer on Satur ight, which rendered her insensible and aey,ed her'dvath.. Drs. Hagan, the woman who charge of decea: as soverely reprimanded by Core: in for her gross carelessness in allowing the child feacune of the vile stuff; but there tha matter ended