The New York Herald Newspaper, May 2, 1862, Page 8

3 a THE SIEGE OF YORKTOWN. er Gen. Pitsjotm Porter Selected by Gen. Meflellan to Conduct the Siege Operations. SKETCH OF THE MAN. QUR DESPATCHES FROM THE CAMP. Beouting, Incidents, Skirmishing, Pre- parations, Sharpshooting, a, - a ——— Sketch of General Fitzjohn Porter. Brigadier General Fitzjobn Porter, recently appointed tay Genora) MoClellan to conduct the siege of Yorktown, @ native of New Hampshire, and sbout forty years of age. He entered the Military Academy in 1841, Being one of the cadets at large appointed by the Prosi- @qat. He graduated on the 30th day of June, 1845, sanding number eight in bis class, conststing of forty ene members. In this clacg wo find the names of Generale ‘Wm. F. Smith, Thos. J. Wood, J. W. Davidson and others the Unicn army, and Barnard F. Boe, F. K. Smith, A. @oppes, T.G. Rhett and others in the revel forces. ‘haries P. Stone, the general recently sent to Fort Lafay- Ate, algo belonged to this class. On the Ist of July, 1845, Be was appointed from the District of Colambia a Drevet Becond lieutenant of the Feurth Uniied States artillery, ‘end on the 19th of June, 1846, received bis commission 88 foll segond ligutenant. He was madea first lieuten- ‘@Bt on the 20th of May, 1847, and took a very active part 8 the Mexiean war, in which he manifested great bra- ‘ery. Im July, 184, he was breveted captain, for galls eam meritorions conduct at the battle of Moline 3 ‘Bie Dreves dating from tbe Sth of Sepiember 1847. Le ected with almost extraordinary bravery at iro le Belen Game in the assault upon the city of Ne» Ware, on the 13th of September, 1847, bu \ ‘We was, during March, 1849, breveted a tox) ant conduct and meritorious eervices at the bail: @Mapoitepec, his brevet bearing date September 13, 1647. @m the 9th of July, 1849, he was appointed Assistant In- stroctor cf Artillery at the Military Aeademy at West Peit, which position he held until 1856, when he was ‘Sppolnted the Adjutant of the Academy. In 1854 he was Sppointed an Asristant Instructor of Cavalry and Artil- ‘ery at West Point, and held this position until 1856 when bo was, on the 27th of Jume, promoted to be an Assistant Adjutant General, with the rank of captain, aed ‘went to Utah with the expedition under Albert S. John- ton, who had such confidence in bim that he consulted ‘bim with others 2s to the movements of the troops. He was next appointed a captain in the army in October, 1856, and rejinguished his rank in the line, boidmg his pesttion tm the Adjutant General's department. This po- ition He et!) held at the breaking out of the present re- beMen. On the 14th of May, 1861, he was promoted to ‘the coloneicy of one ef the new regiments of regulars, (mown as the Fifteenth regiment of United Siates in- tantry, and was commissioned at the extra weesion of Gongress @ brigadier general of volunteers, with ‘Bie commission dating from May 17,1861. Smce the or- qanization of the army under General MeClellan, General ‘Porter bas always held a position in the Army or he Potomac, either as commander of a brigade or divi- ‘ion. At the latter end of last year he was in command @f Whe Third division of tirat army, then stationed in a @rreot line with the aqueduct leading into the capital Since then-he has been transferred to the peninsula, and ‘Nhas been for some time in command cf the advance guard @f the enemy, and bad, and still bas, the whole direction ‘@Paffairs. McClellan bas his headquarters three miles in Bie rear, anc General Porter, who has the keennces of a Daws, 19 vevor at reet. He truste nobody"seyes or im ‘Pressions but bis own, and exposes himself 10 the most @angerous places while supersntending the preparations Per the siege. While reconncstering the rebel works ao s@anmon shot killed the horse of one of his aids, and moro ‘than one sheil has burst before, over or behind him. He ‘was three times wp im a balloon in one day, carefully Weeonnoltering the position of the rebels. General McClellan has fal! confidence 16 General Porter, and has e@@trusied to him the execution of nis plans. ‘While alluding to hisfballoon reconnoissances, & very @xeiting Incident eccurred during one which be made on @e 11th day of April last. He that day made a balivon Weeonnoissance on a scale of rather larger magnitude than was intended. At fire o'clock in the morning General Porter took bis place in Professor Lowe's balloon. We supposed the ceva! number of ropes were attaches to %, whereas thers was only one, and @ piace in this, as wan afterwards ascertained, had been burned by vitric) | eeed tn generating gas. Taking bie erat in the car, un- eesompanied by any one, the rope was let out to nearly Me ful) jength—adout nine hundred yarde—when sud @enty snap went the cord and up went the ballcen, Thie ‘was an unexpected part of the programme. The med w looked up with astonishment, and the Genera! Booked down with equal bewilderment. “ Open the valve,’ shouted one of the men below. + PH manage it,” responded the Geveral. Up went the balloon, higher, higher. It rose with Wat rapidity, until it became a rpeck inthe sy. The ‘Wind was taking it in the direction of the encmy + ter Pitory. By this time every staff officer and hundreds of @there were locking at the moving epeck. 14 # impor). Bie to describe the anxiety felt and expressed for the fate of him, the contra! object of thought, in that moving @peck every moment becoming Jean viibie. Tt was at laet geen to move in the direction of the Union army, and Be countenances of the men brightened with hope. It Pasced over their heads. Soon it began to descend, but with a rapidity that aroused renewod apprehen- one. Quickiy & squad of cavalry, ied by officers of ‘the General's staf, plunged spore into their horses end dashed away in the direction of the descending Balloon. The rest of the story is received from the Genera’s own lips, While the repe was Boing)payed out be adjusted bie giaes in resdiners for Bis proposed view of the enemy's territory. A rudden bound of the balloon told him in a moment that the rope Bad given way. He dropped his glare, beard the , POpen tie vi made the reeporee given above and 004 adout looking for the valve. He was rensibie of Le fing flighty (the General loves a pun as well av the next ene), ‘Dut was cot at ail nervous. He saw the wind had taken bim over the line of the rebel intrenchments. Baving Ho wish to drop in among, them be let the valve Meme care of iteeif, aad proceeded to take advantage of bh poriion to note the aspect of rebel objects below Grows of soldiers rushed from the woods, and ho heard heir shoute distinctly. Lackily he was above the reach @f their bullets; so he wae not afraid on this score. The @ap of the country was (istinctly discernible. He saw ‘Borktown and it works, York river and ite wind fogs, and Norfolk end ite emoking chimueys. A @ounter current of air etruck the bailoon, aud ite @ourne was reversei. Its retreat from over Rebeldom ‘wae rapid. He opened the vaive, the as escaped, and @own be carne. He could not say how fact he come Gown, but it was with a rapidity be would not eare to Rave repented. The car struck the top of a shee, @ent—ander which, luckily, 50 one bappened to be at the fime—tnocked the tent into “pi,” and left him enveloped fim © mane of collapsed oi! sitk. Me crawied out and Pound himself in’the middie of a camp, not one hundred pede from Gen. MeCielian’s headquarters, 1 came mounted, you see,” woe hie remark to @eneral to whom he gave the di of his eerial voyage. “And you have come down safe, | reo,” remarked hig @talf officer; TI came with this cavairy company to look you up.” “You onght to bave sent fying artillery after me,” re- seined Gen. Porter. Our Special Army Correspondence, Camp Wixrueun Scorr, Nean Yoretown, April 27, 1862. f Rainy Weether—Indifference of the Proops wo Rebel Shells The Union Qunboate and Revel Baticries Bachange Shols— Preparations of State Authorities to Take Care of the Wounded—Faceliont Sanitary Condition of the Arny— General McClellan's Strategie Plans and Uneeasing Labore—Paymasters Dietrurning Puniis w the Seidiers— Shelling tha Rebel Works—Jurilance of Our Proops Ove? he Late Victories, de. ‘This te the fourth Sunday our army bas passod in front @ Yorktown, and excepting our first Sabbath here, Geb day bas been rainy, cold ani dismal to 8 dperee Boh would be dolefully dieagreouvie anywhere, se@zeept to venders of umbreling and dealers in gough empounda and cofling, Hut this is te souson of spring Bhowers, and the sorivengr ef the sky is to be doall gently f@ith, except perlaps fof an uncomfortable admixture of jAretio ebilliners in aimosplere, rain and wind tbat would Dardly be Jooked for bt this ecavon south of Groeniand’s ae., ae was pded 1 NEW YORK HERALD, fey mourtaine.” tn coneeqwance of the condition of | en alec at the performance of a good day’s work tn front ‘the weather, thy cay has got ouly Regn gull +6 COP, Dut aur out of ff. ‘There has been but little Gring, no skir. mishes, no battle, me one killed and no one wounded, either by rebel rifts or fault of Union soldier. About claven O’cipek shis forenoon, as some of Our re gtments were returning from fatigue duty, the rebels sent some half dozen shells in quick succession towards them. All the shots fell ghort but one, which passed clear over their beads, and buret with terrifie violence immediately, in front of a New York regiment, These hostile demonstrations, hich, whey our army first came here, might possibly Mave disturbed slightly the tran- quillity of our men, did fot throw them into the least confusion, but they camé on as sleadily and self-possexsed an if, instead of te of Murderous sbells, bouquets were being showered upon them from fair fen hends. Along towards night.the rebels,.in like manner, wasted a quantity of valuable powder and shel! in endeavoring to hit another detachment of our men, aso returning from fatigue work. The latter shots were as teflective as (Pg poe and the meg fem os tle heed wo their fying vig. piles, + ae ’ various intervals during the day fring was t¢aumed between our gunboats and the rebel) batteriey on their left. From the gunboats the firing showed ‘tho usual rei the Duge Whelig thrown from the aah Weht Lisking miv.iy throogh the as if ynderstandine v' vat was expected theft death Aealiy.s contents behind the earthworks of the beleaguered “foe. It is believed that our gunboats have lessened yoaterially the number of rebels. Jt is & mystery, however, that the enemy should ge perseveringly coulinve to respond, in view of the well known scarcity amoryy them of ammunition, aud their not having yet, with Jl their fring, succeeded in doing further iniscbief thn to put a eingle shot through tho upper part of sn wuWaded canal boat, A doiegation from Dvtroit—Dr, Clark ¢nd Mr. Howard, ex-member of Congress Sud present postmaster of the city—arrived | @@-d2y ; tgs carry out the instrectiong of @ recent publi¢ meeting in that city, regarding the tick and killed nnd weudded in batts of members of Michigan regiments. ‘This show of regard in their be- half elicits warya and appreciative gratiiude. ‘The gentle men named fe stopping with « Michigan coignel, and expect in a day ox s¥0.$0 perffet. their arrangements. The initiatory step taken by Penneylvana hing after the kilied and wyyndeg beionggmé to reg me that State has doubt ees resu'ed i delegation. It is W be presvenc States will follow ube eaamplesé b y thus nobly set them. No, er cale pon the BOMB. of see exhi! t i eo there takes from death relatives end frionc " bur knowledge that be wi balf x eting: Dr, Lyman, Division, Surgeon, of whom Ivas making Wqeiries to-day of to health of our ireope, assures me Wiat the general health of the Army ef the Potomac was fever better than it is now, and this notwithstanding he sudden changes of the weather we ave experienced, ‘be ‘atiguing hardships and exposures.of the men and ak Jeged unhealihfelness of this climate. This will be news that will carry joy and comfort to many anxious tiresiGes at the North and West, ‘The presenter centage of #wk- nese of the army ig about eight percent, which if Lo higher than tho average per contage in time of peace. The superior mlalligence and diecretionof our soldiers no doubt go a good way towaré producing this reeu! Dut tho efficiency of the wedsoel contro! of the army, and good and wholereme food furnished by tho com- missary ‘department, have abetied largely in keeping tho statas of health up to its present high point, As Ihave had oceasion to write herefofore. so virita- tion of uafavorable weather dampens tho zeal and euergy of General McClellan.’ I saw him to-day walking through the rain along cur outposts. He not only directs, but hasan eye on everything—nothing escapes bis siten tive and vigilant supervision. His eplendid for the coming tiege are fast developing th selves, and each day officers and soldiers find the confidence increasing, and the carrying out thece plaus i@ eure to be erowned with ultimate and Uriltiant success, By and by, when tho seal of secresy is removed [UU we yrows. and our army has marched vicwriourly to Richmond, 8s ‘t Will do, the aepen ur military sagacity, and prudence and strategic geniue displayed m these plans will be Conclusively shown, and the stutesuents of mendacious editors and upscrapuious politicians loom up inal) the bideousuess of their bold biazonry. e Brigade Commisrary McKelvey has:been promoted as commisrary of B44 aarme Hig sucerssor is Quartermaster Grannis, of & Michigan regiment. Both are thoroughly energetic men. A number of pay masters arrived this evening, to pay off al} the troops hore that have not yot received their pay. Their advent -will be greatly appreciated, as most of the boys have been pecuniarity jow for along time. In two weeke the entire army will doubtiess be paid? ‘The bulk of the money received, a# heretofore, will be sent home. This evening the gunboat Tobago sent over a few shells bebind the enemy's intrenchments. The rebels did not respond. Captarn Randolph of a Michigan regi- ment, who has just come in from the advance pickets, tolls me that shel) exploded in the rear of the ene- mys works, He rebel ollicer call out te & ter vant, ‘Put out every light here, or eise those damued Faakee cusses will sbell'us out.” Ishould have etated Defore this, but it is & mort fitung topic with which to close up my letter, that tb: afternoon apd evening there has been agood deal of ¢: thusiasm aud jubilance in camp, more (han compensat ing for the prior dulnese, caused by news reaching us that New Orieane bas been taken by cur troops. The Bews is said tobe authentic, and, if so, has of couree before this time been announced to the readers of the Hera. § our arms §\ Our troops to beevme participante im these glorious vic tories, And there is another joyous feature connected with such news, Each new victory ie a new prociama- tion that the rebellion .s approach: Caur Wixraiy Sct, Naan Youerows, April 28, 1862 } The Immennty of McCielan's Preparatens—Strength of the Rebel Povition— Visti of the Paymasters, dc. ‘The army under McCiclian se still Inboring assiduously to promote the grand schemes of its chief. Your corree- pondent yesterday rode through the entire course of our line of stack. Those who suppose (hat nothing in being done In thie depagtment would soon Lave reasou to think otherwise could they be permitted (as! have becn) to see the vart preparations already mgde Lo insure suceers when the final blow is etruck, when the full storm of re tributive justice ig meted out to the Loartful aud defiant rebely now epscouced behind the earthworks before and around Yorktown. When the busy hum of preparation shall cease, then nove will raise higher the shout, ‘On. ward,” than our glorious army in Camp Winfleld Scott Your correspondent had a moet excellent view of the outer line of rebel fotrenchments \mimediately before our forces, and they appeared to be of vast proportions ‘of the picket the First California reg me yesterday a most finished and graphh sketebof the line of reDel works in front of one of cur corpe. It wag \aken at a distance of baif a mile, with the aid of a field elage. The rebels in thie whole contest have shown extracr- dinary shrewdness in the rélection of nature's siren holds, ou which to build works mounted with guns of heavy calibre and jong range. Your correspondent was peculiarly *truck with this fact op an examination of the works at Big Bethel, ‘The earthworks there, ae spec\- mons of engineoring talent or @uisb, would not comparn with the poorest specimen of thowe before Washington being nothing, in fact, but dirt hills, to be washed away by Moods; but the strength of situation was the source of terror to our army for mouths. Yorkwwn ie Big Bethel multiplied by tene—aye, hundreds. But greater tho deed greater the laurels that will cluster around ou, young General, who purtues the even tenor of his way, regardiess of everything thrown in his path by tis op posers North and South, intent only upon the groat, lead. ing object of this juet war—the suppresmon of the rebel. hon, From conversations heid in nearly every regiment, your correspondent assures you the army McClellan commands are with him heart and soni, come weal or woe, in life or death. This is a joyous season with ‘ie grand armee.”’ Not rithstanding the threatening clouds whieh darkly bang above, een their showers, waghing the poor soldier ofttimes from his shelter tent, the heart ie firm: and, ob, untold wealth for poor sotdier, the “wpondulix ’ shine brightly in the pocket. in those rogiments where the pay master has dispensed Uncie Sauw's arrears, ihe sut ler'e booth i# the centre of attraction, and the email homber now with the army in this vieinity will reap « harvest indeed. In the portion of the army from which thie is written nothing of inportance hae Gecurred that [ could safety give you an aceountof. The enemy ove: send a sbelior Wwo over as @ geutle r ive .@ of oUF guNboate shelled the enemy at Gloucester Point Inst night for an hour or two--with what effect is hot Known, but doul/tlees with some injury to the foe, a the practice was fine, Nant aree of the Firgt Massachusetts, .ed by Welle, is the theme of great praise. A weil sion officer remarked that it was one of the it Httle episodes of the war, Thore was but one company, ‘Chelsea, Company a.) 1 be who made thocharge proper, the rest cf he comune deplog- ing on ite Hauke, right ‘and jet howor to the old A Bay State. Haanquantens Focrm Anwy Conve, April 2, 1862. What the“ Straggling” Ofiecrs May Have Dome Vigk- lance of the Union Troops—A Reconnekssance and Shir. mith—A Visit from Two Rebel Gunboats—Gue of Them Hoists the Black Piag—A Dying Soldter's Las: Request, de., de We have good reason t believe that the enemy se fi miliar with the organization of at lonst one division of this corps; and it was stated by @ person who recenty.¥ secompanied & flag of truce from the enemy's lines that ghis luformation was given by one of boin of the officers who were recently " captured,” or wont over Yoetorday General —— was particularly active along hie front, perhaps in view of tho porribie harm that might grow owt of the enemy's knowledge. He looked Of ong of the brigades. The enemy bad even crected on ide soni@ mall Works to cover bis men in case of & our side “cower alte all this 9 saat . ® brigave, and sudden advance, TArgugh connoissance was made with tle force tempted by the enemy, and an ofiicer a d of g small force af one, point endeavored to bring his men to charge @ body of ours, They Tore from their cover for the purpoke: bat our men peuléd a volley into them as they stood expored, which closed tbat little account, and knocked, over half a doze No -more was seep or beard of charge. Our loss in the whole affair was two killed and three wounded—s staal! loss, certainly, for wWiat our General characterizes as ‘a good day's work.” Mesterday, also, the Teaser, aecompauied by the York- Vown, paid our lefts visit and shelled it. Between the ‘two eighteen projectiles were thrown, fifteen of which were sheli, Several of the shells fell blind, and have kept very ‘‘dark” up to the present time. But vigilance ig the order of the day aud night in that direction, and not even the Teaser can stir up those who are kept pared up to the utmost possible limit. Nobody was art. Both the Yorktown end the Teaser now make their ap- pearance reguisriy in the river, and the former has indulged in a joke down there by the dispiay of a Diack flag. As we know exactly what they mean by that ensign, how Tong they will keep it up, and on whaj very easy terms they will bring it down, we keep oF fears under control, and digest in quiet ‘and comfort uch ‘corn dodgers” and other alimentary curicsitlos as we can get. Solemn old Virginia, How melancholy it must seem to the more seneibie of her sons to seg ber thug draggled through tho “last ditch’! af thé heels oe erky Caroliha, Both vessels fayor us with an ocoasional shot, thrown with great prerision in very safe places. No- body hit and ‘“‘nebody to biame’’ is the nsual verdict. seomn that the rubel shell in that direction were peculiarly innocuous. Oue thrown 4 few daye since from a rifled piece parsed throigila bath butt firet and did not explode. Seiaiéfs alwag amuse thomsolves with the shetle {hey thus obtain, and they generally, 1 delieve, play with them around the fize. Suoner or later they always oxploie there, So, therefore, a soliter did on this occasion. He thought that he bad’ taken all the powder out, aud, in order to be sure, he put in some fire to try whether there was any poweor there. ‘There was powder there, and picves of the thell were thrown by the explosion through wail thirty feet distant, but ihe soldier escaped with a skinned kauckie, r cavalry im tho movement of 4 ta : von, Lights, rate: —lug endeavors 60 tne interrupted, wat tor the lame ‘autire'y sbolb from Ver ide, whieh burns to 4 thp piece. ‘Baveraleslatera have reconty died of congestive fever. ‘This malagy bas been superiduced by the miasma aris- ing from the swampy croand near which some of our troops diave been encamped, joined with the prostrating effects of excessive labor in the trenches. Achill suc- ceeds exliaustion, and m those cases which teve proven fatal it was demonstrated that the system had not sufti- cient Hervous power tv counteract the intlzence of the chil. Hence the congestion, and a speedy termi- mation cf the woldier’s life. A few days sitico Jaines D. Frawyton, Company K, Fighty-soventh New York regiment, and Samuel Gist, Company G, One Houn- dred ant Filth Pennsylvania, died of this disease. Yes- terday afternoon a fine young feliow of eighteen years— Jaines $. Sweitzer, in Company K, of the same regi- ment—was @ victim tothe malsdy. Ho went to tho hospital in the morning and died early im the after- noon, He wai it wae hard tode before Yorktown was taken, and away from home; but after making a request that big remaius chonl4, if possible, be sent home to his mother, ‘he also requested his captain to inform ber that he died in front of Yorktown. Some time before the re giment came on this peninsuis bo aud four of bie com- rades entered into @ covenant that if any one of them should die inthe ital, or fail om the baitie field, thoee Air. gy faturegpeue ai as me ie i was at | FRIDAY, MAY 2, 1862. they mast come and get it, Colonel Crocker, I learn, is ‘ native of Virginia, and at the breaking out of the re- Deliion was a mpathiser with the South, has two brothers in ihe samo yoximont with himself = was highly esteemed in his otkears men. the Cassi regiment by both Cassidy is from ‘Albany, and a brother of @ reconnoissance on their own hook. ey jhown themselves for the position they eccupied. Mu dignation are 6 here at th charge brought against one of our gene! of Congress recently, ‘The genera refqited to is one of the best we have m our whole army, and has the confidence of General Mc- Ciellan to @ great extent, and, as far as! could see, was not in the slightest degree intoxicated at the time refer- i. I was present at the engagement, and conversed ni nothing drinking. He had the misfortune to be mounted upon a very unmanageable horse, unused to Ore, and during the heavy caunonading by our batterics was thrown twice— once by the breaking of the girth of his saddle, and once by the rearing and plunging of hie horse—and, although stunned and considerabjy injured by the (all, immedi- ately remouated and was pregent on the flold, direeting the movements of his troops till darkness jut a stop to the engagement. T visited him at his heatquarters soon after dark, to ioquire the moet direct road to Warwick Court House, in order to get my dorpateh through that night, and conversed with him for fifteen er twenty mi-- nutes, and the firet intimation I bad of his being intoxicat ‘ed was from the remarké made jp Co ngrests Jt io aaay for those Bho are comfortable at he cise the ac: tiotis of our generals, who are exposing their lives in the field for the protection of the constitution and fighting for our glorious Union; but they ought to be very careful how they rob thei of their reputation—far dearer than life—without being fully satisfied of the truth of their accusations. In this instance { am satisfied that when the truth is known the author of the base slander wil! be found to be either a personal or political enemy of the general referred to, unqualified surprise and in- jong and unjust by a member Canty WINFiKLD Scort, Nea YORKTOWN, APY 4 a6, 1869. Criinued Cannonading by the RebagmCooiness of a Michigan Reginunt Unde Firee Hatrtreadth Escapes of Many of the Men—Gfeus lish for the Herald in Camp— Berdan’s Sharpstooters Returning Rebel Comylimente—~ Paying off the Preops—Sudden Change in the Weather. The cannouaging vn the right of our lines, whieh 1 alteded to in the vffising of my lettor at noon yesterday as having then (st commenced, was kept up with a good deal of vigor ail the afters Neavly ail the firing came from the rebel side, only a fow shi ts being sent in erturn from our xunbeats, Why there was no more bheoting on our side was probably from a desire not to interrupt the rdvels in @ practice that i evidently Fo pleasing to them, and, fortunately, so harinioss to us. At in most of the ehooting for days past, the enemy dirceted their gone and-shells at our working parties, doubtles® intending to impress our white soldiers with the nnber comingness of manual employment, and the danger o dirt digging under the scorching rays of a meridian sun. Major Cole, of a Michigan regiment, aud a large detach ment of men under him, found themselves the principal target for a while of the enemy's projectiles. But the men had their work to do, and they did it, despite the flywg fragments of scattering sbelis and the torn up dirt about them, that at times seemed suffering the agitation of the sands‘of Sahara under @ simoom visitation. Ove maa war compietety buried up to the neck im the dirt, The head, visible above the ground, and the rotary motion ho gave to it, looked like a scene in a pantomime. “Why didn’t you lide your bead, too?” culled out Ma- who might survi mid do all in their power to seo him buried decently. The might before his death, when he felt the first symptoms of the dixease, and be- fcra be went to the ‘hospital, he woko up iu the middie of the night and reminded bis comrades of their covenant. It seeme that he had some premoni- tions of bis death, Put be was anxious to have his mother know, since he could not engage in the antici- paced battle, that he died in front of rktown. His body wili probably be embalmed and seat home to his * Fans y Daniel Manshon, of Corepany F, Sterkton’s Independ- ent Michigan remmuent, was. accidentally shot this morn. ing. He was cleaning bis musket, when the gan went off avd the bali inflicted a feyere wound im his knee, He was immediately taken to the hospital. Just a8 I close my letter sharp fring has commenced on the right of our line by fome of our batteries of field artillery. The rebels have responded rather briskly; but it is not expected that any general engagement will be sbegun today. Come Winvitte Scort Newan Yountown, Va., April 20, 1862. Brisk Shelling by the Pneny—Taferior Ammunition of the Retels—Bold Ruse of a Michigan Regivcnt—Quietus Given the Darkey Sharpshooler , ke ‘The enemy kept up a brisk cannonading nearly all last night, firing on our fatigue parties. They fired cyer one bundred shelle, scattering a perfect hurricane of trop hail over the heads of our men, Notwithstanding this territe artillery onslaught, ony one of our men was Lit— Sergeant Plowman, Company ©, Fourth (regular) in fangy. A fragment of a shell strock him on the left thigh, causing a severe fierh wound. He was with the relief in the woods when hit. The firmy cid not prevent our men prosecuting their work. So wnivertally in- effective bas the enemy artillery firing shown iteelf that our men pay but little heed now to their flying ebelis. There is this circomstance, no doubt, that con- tributes to the fearlessness of on the fagt that but asmall per centage of their shells explode. The enemy's shells apd ammunition generally arc undoubtedly of in terior quality. The only response on our side to ihe revel firing was a few shots from our gunbeate Lieutepant Colonel Childe, of a Michigan regiment, with a detatehment of Kix hundred men, execoted a bold piece of work in the bight. Taking advantage of the ab- scnceef the rebel sbarpshooters from their ritte pite— rifle pit ehooting is exciuswely a daylight avocation—he had pits dug for our sharpshosters, ia advance of those heretofore occupied by tbe ox Ab daylight our sbarpshooters were in their new eady for their <ay's work. A good deal of astonishment in facial expression and cf ng vemicircles ix wos exbibited by the rebes rift posserrion of their old hiding places. Severa! iaid them. Felves ont at astonishing lengths on the ground, never to Tise again the crack ap jets rovres and reaul. mates ther. Our sh. hooters esy they killed some dozen of Lhe enemy before they bocame fully aware of their presence and could get out of the way. The best work of the morning was reducing to a state of permanent inutility in this mandane arhere a pegro riflemen, who, throurh his skill aw a marks- roan, has dono more injury to our men than @ dozen of bis white compeers, in the attempted labor of aplement of Our sharpshootors. Our mg time have kept aneye him. Mis habit has beew to perch himself in @ big trea, and, keoping Bimself bid behind the body, anne men by firing upon ther. Tle climbed the tree this morping 1 advance of the eth rs coming out, smuggled himself in bis pevition, aud was anticipating bis urval day of quetude. Our men might have kili'd lim as he caine Out, but avoided shooting, no ax not to alarm the others. His treo was about twenty rode from one of our pite, Whenour men fred on the advancing redo! pickets, he, of course, saw the fix be wan ii—thatde was decidedly up a tree. ‘Tsay, bignigger,’”’ catied ont one of our men, “you better come down from there, “What for 7” resporiled the nigger “1 want you ae prisoner.” “Not ux this chile kuowe off” reptied the concealed Fthiop ‘Just as you say,” replied our sharpshooter, In about an leur the darkey peered tis bead cut. Our man war on the lock out for him. he had his rifle on the bead fine rendy—pulled the trigger—whiz went the bul- = - down came the negro, He wos shot through the rad. Carr Wixyiup Sort, ) Naw Warwien Coon? Hoven, Va., April 20, 180@.) f Continued Skirmishing—The “Straggiing’’ Officers from Us, Ninely third New York Regiment-the Charges Against General Smith— Pacts in the Case, de ‘The weather #(.l! coulinues unfavorable for active mili tary operations, and although our troope are kept con. stantly at work, preparing for the great battle soon to take place, and within shooting distanes of the euemy the fighting is at presoot confined principally to whe sharpshooters, who ere at thelr poste ag goon as it is daylight, ready with unerring aim to pick off any poor unfortunate rebel yentarous enough to show hie head above their breustworks. Our batteries aleo, during the dey and night, by an occasional abell, keep them in mind of what they may expoct wh n the bail is fairly opened. The enemy are no less active and vigilant than ourselves, ns new bat- tories and field works aro dixcovered every day, stow- ing that they mtond to make ® desperate stand at this point, and this the deoisive battle of the war. It ie gene rally believed bere that if we oan whip them at this, theip firenghold, the war is virtually ended. General MeClelian fully appreciates the diMicuities of bis porition and strength of the enemy, nud also the tro- mondous effect which a ¢ to the enemy here would produce, and will leave no stone unturned to bring about tho result so much desired, A few more days and every. thing will be in'readiners for the great bate Quite an excitement was occasioned in our camp a day 9 sinve by the capture or desertion of two officers ging w one of our New York regiments (Niwety third). A grent diversity of opinion prevaile in regard ome being of the opinion (bat they went over to y voluntarily, while othore, who ‘now ther beat, think that they Were taken priconers. The names of the officers are Colgnel Crocker aud Major Cassidy, both belonging to the game regwont. They visited our outposts juet at dusk, and althonghiwarned.by ourpickets tant they were within @ short distance of the rebel picket#, and thet it was unsafe to go further, perristed in doing 86, oud bave not eince been seen. A tremen- ous cheering was heard in the rebel camp ashort time ane The nert morning they rent over for their baggage un dor wiing OF truce, Dut were told that if @e wanted it Jor Cole, jocorely. * Because I wanted to see the sport as well as you aud the rest,”’ responded the tan in like appreciative vein ‘The top of the handle of one man’s shovei was knocked off by a piece of shell. He stooped as the shell exploded and this doubtless saved bis fe. He immodiately righted himself and resumed hie shovelling. The narrowest escape of the day was picking UP ah unexploded shell, supposing it to be around shot, At the intimation that it was a ehell and might explode, the man pickin, up war not long in getting it as far awey from as porsible. He threw it as far as he could: and, sure enough, it did explode, doing no harm. A moment more and a dozen might have beer! killed A Dinesa: setts and a New York regiment received like visitations of rebel shelir. Delos W. Gurnsly Com- pany H, Forty-fourth New York regiment, was bit on the back of the head by a of shell. He is now in the hospital, and hig reeovery is deemed very doubtful Lieut. Nerten, of the Synat Corps, was knocked sense les#;, but be oon recovered and resumed his dircetin the signal operators working under him, These aro the oniy casualties oceurring during the day, aithough 1 might record a good many hairbreath ercapes. ‘The news about the taking of New Orieans has been generally rumored through catup for two days past, but not generally credited, except at headqnarters. until the Hrrs.p arrived last eveni rueb, ‘Those fortunate ¢ toon be surrounded by @ Read about New Urleacs? Js New Oriears taken? news caused.great rejoicing throughout the entire army Turing the early part of last evening the reve's kept up a brisk fire on our pickets from their sharpehocters, when Rer‘an’s mon were sent to the front, to give them # fow ebots in return for their compliments. The rebe’ having @ great reepect for our sharpahooters, drew back y.d remained quietly concealed @aring the remainder of the night, after losing two men by the fire of our marks. men, It is said two or three of our pickets were injured, but we cannot learn the names in timo for thi letter. Our army peymasters are «till bury paying the men Yesterday several regiments were paid, and siready most of the money received iz on ite way to the familics of the soldiers. ‘To-day is @ bury one in camp, being the closing day of the month, and muster day for next pay of the troope. In this perverse climate the weather is bond to come in for aclosing paragraph. After pleasant weather yes terday, when the shade war sought for and light coats in Gemand, we to-day require fires and oyero-als. These sudden changes must, foonor or later, affect antayorably the health of cur trooy Our Poatmastor, Mr. Wakeman, has i:sxod the follow. ing order, making important changes in the city postal arrangements: — © to be opened at 6.30 A. M., and to re “M. Shey are jocated as follows, Ptation A, No. 129 Spring st Station B, No. 450 Grand atre oy Station C, corner of Troy and Fourth streets, Station D, Ne 32 Kible Houre. 263 Fightb avenue, Station F, No-4v6 Third avenue. Station G. No. 1,259 Broadway. ¢ wagona aud messengers of the Carriers’ Depart- ment leave this office for the stations at the following hoarr:— Th rive at (he upper station at 7.05 A. M. ive at the upper station at 9:50 A. M. 11 A. M., &crive at the upper etation at 12:30 P.M. 12M. arrive at tho upper station at 12:50) M. 22) P.M. arrive at the uppor station tf 5.107 M 3.50 P. M.. arrive at the upper station at 430°. M TP. M.,ar per station at 7:50 P.M, AU the mails that urrive at the’effice between the hours of6 FM. and 71 M. wil be despatcbed to the stations at 7 P. M., where letters can be obtained until the hoar of closing—9:30 B. M. The wagonsend messengers. leave the upper rtations for this office (stopping at the intermedliave stations) at the following hours:— . M.. arriving at this office at $45 A. M. 9 A. M., arriving At this office at 10-15 A. M, 10 A.M., arrivingat this office at LL A. M. P. is office at2 P.M. At the office at 3.15 P.M. at thin office at 4:20 P.M. jade from each and every lampport box r) five times a day, cominencing at tho secon, 10.A.M., third, 1 P. M.; fourth S16P. M Gn Suuday the last named (8:16 P.M.) collection only wil! be made, Thore aro four deliveries a day by carriers, com- mencing at the hours follow ing: — First, immediately after the distribution of the mails jn the morning; scoond, 11jg A. M., third, 2 P.M, aud fourth, 4:30 P.M. Th _ will be kept open continuously from 7 Po ML A Ac will De in attendance at the night window to answer all caile. By order ABRAM WAKEMAN, Postmaster. New Yora Post Urnce, May 1, 1862. The Prospects of the Atlantic Cable. ‘This in the title of an exceodingly interesting and im- portant paper read by Cyrus W. Field, Esq. before the Geographical and Statistical Society Jast evening, In it he shows, beyond the shadow of a doubt, the feasibility of revewing aud carrying out the great eutorprice of folegraphic communication between (his country and Europe jnitiated four years tince. Tis principal argu ment jn ite faver now i® that, frow (he rapitt strides which science hag made, the appliatce necessary for the fuceeneful Garrying out of the project can be easily touched. He exhibited some pieces of the old cable, and also of the proposed new one, aud pointed out the vngt superiority of the latter in many respects, expressing hie implicit belief that it could pe laid across to Valontia, in Ireland, in twelve months, When Mr. Field coneiaded & vole of thanks wae passed to bim, and a resolution was pursed referring (he ulyeect of the paper to a commitiee to report on at next mecting. Mr. Archibald Ruseo!| wished to aek Mr. Field, in ease the telegraph wore laid, what sort of provision was con d to be nado m the event of @ war between this ry and Bnginnd, ae to the vee of the telegraph, and what security woukl be given Mr. Hicld Feplied that thore eeerned to be no difficulty on that point, At least the Eaglish gorerament had made pon tr. Field here read Mr. Seward’s despatch to Mr. Adame, ovr Minister at London, matter, and which has been already publiehed real from an oficial document between the e parties, stating that “the cable shoul Into, unmolested, uninterrupted by country (n time of war. a full roport of Mr. Fiold’s interest ng ad A ip unavoidably crowded out ‘in relation to the He neo o NEWS FROM FORTRESS MONROE. Bane Barrimoun, May 1, 2662. ‘The regular letter from Old Point Je received; Bus i} of Aas and Argus celebrity. gemtains nothing excepi the announcgment of a new ar. ‘meamp, and can only be | singemens © Heivor Master there, by which all ds on the supposition that vy eS ee oe. 5 Pad ‘S whiskey, aud concluded | Merchant vessels’ até réquired'ts report on their arrival to the Captain of the Port, and they are not allowed to leaves without permission, or atall until after dark or before daylight. There is uot a word in the letter in 10- ference to anything else. Our Fortress Monroe Corresponden se Foutnee Monkor, April 20, 1862. M. Mercier's Lats Visit to Richmond—speculations as to the Nature of His Mission—His Inspection of the Merri- mac—Lhe Werther—Myterious Disappearance of a Union Oficer—Poul Play Suspected Presentation lo an Oficer—Barnum in the Fila, €e, The visit of M. Mercier, the French Minister resident in Washington, to Richmond, being earried to Norfolk in one of the French men-of-war (the Gassendi), is still a theme of conversation and speculation among the intolli- gent officers of both the army ond navy, The object thereof is argued pro and con., but no definite conclue is arrived at. Last evening I wae i company Bumber of military and naval wfficere, end frat Ject was introduced by ong of tun party, was eaid that the French, Toncut ay Richmond after being spprised of tho movgrent of Gene. ral MoClelian on “e§rktown, comB™anjeated with M. Mercier, and 1’ aquosted his pleas" e in regard to furtber ing and rording adequate proFection to the French resi ders and property locate’ in the midst of Rebeldom. M. Mervier, veing comp%lled to transmit bis despatches by flag of truce via Fortress Monroe, undoubtedly deem 4 this mode oF conveyance as somewhat hazardour, and, conchi@iyg to deliver his answer like Paddy bis ket- ‘er—i. ¢., tp’person—ordered the Gassendi from Hampton Roads t) Annapolis, and, benefitting by the usazes of natiens, availed himself of this priviloge to sail into the heart of Reboldom under the'French tricolor. On hie way to Norfolk he stopped at this place, and paid his compliments to General Wool, where he was received ju a manner befitting his rank, When the Gusseuds ¢ peared off Sowail’s Point, the robel gunrers stood at their pieces. with torches fighted, ng the ap proaching vessel au American man-of war uitonding b> shell out that 1 4. But the timely observance of the Froneh flag on the perk saved the Gaskenal from re ceiving a volley inher broadside ibe arrivalol the Frenchman at the Gosport Navy Yard was hailed by the rebels wah delicht, and a mass of powsler war burned on the ceMsion, the report of which wo ¢istinetly heard at this place, A copy of the Norfolk Day Hook, veoeived here the next day, devoted the “Header” to the arrival of the illustrious Visiter, which was replote with speculations ns to the object, intentions, iguring from that a speedy recognition of the deracy by Louis Napoieou. These facts, how ever, We Lave already conveyed to the readers of the Hivkaun, but the version given thereto by American oiteers has far more signilicance than i¢ generally credited, For the past eight months we have had severa! French vessels in port in Hampton Reads, Oves a week—aud even oftener—some of the officers attached to these vessels went to Norfolk, and on their return sent yoluminoux documents to Washington by special messen gers or by the mail. But the advent of our mvosting Yorktown cast a different aspect on afsirs, and the Frenchmen in Secessia demanded to bo assured by the direct representative of the French Emperor of safety to themselves and property. Honce tho visit of M. Mer cier to Richmond, Asa ciass the French are a very ob serving nation, The rapid defeats of the rebel armies following quekly in succcenion aroused their fears, and if any of them bad any confidence in the prowess of the bogus confoieracy the fail of Forts Henry and Donelson, the evacuation of Columbus aud Nashville, the surrender of Island No. 10 © impending surrender of Fort Polaskt, tended to shake every spark of remaiing faith in the rebel hordes to achieve anything eixe but disgrace. fui decoats bevore our advancing Victorious troops ‘Yhe well known desperate character of the rebels, in destroying everything before them as Foon as our gal ex compel them Ww retreat, alarmed the French mon, and the only remedy teft them was to apnly t theie home government for aid and protection. ‘This ap- yeal M. Mercier conid not withstand: and prompted by a curiosity to inspect the iron Mecritaac, be combined businces with pleasure, and on his way t the rebel capital; aid a visit to the Gosport Navy Yard, and while,there was shown ali the hollish it. ventions of the desperate rebels. Speaking of tue Merri- mae, reminds me of a little circumstance which occurred on her second advent in these Roads. Tat the time ad- vised you of the fact that the tvo French yesnols and the British sieamer Rinaldo, then iu port, proceoded nearly up bo Newport's News and remained there in a position to be beticr enabled to watch the proceedings between the Monitor and Merrimac. ‘The Fretch vessels, aftor laying there two days with- wiimrsing any fight, dropped down below Fortress Monroe, while the Rinaldo kept at an anchorage in the t elected before the appearance of the reboi fleet. Seune of the French officers coming ashore reiaved some of their experience while in comurunication with the ebel fleet, and expressod their utmost disgust at the wardice of the rebels in not attacking the Moniter, and stigmatized them as cowardly to running under their versels whenever there appeared @ likelihood of any of our fleet firing & shot at them. The British ste mer Rinaldo was also a subiect of rebel abuse for refuring a pleasure (°) party from Nor.otk permission to Woard and inspect that vessel, and the same party vaiuly endeavored to thrust themselves upen the Frenchmen, after having been recused permission to board the Rinaido. If the rebeie, after having been shown the cold shoul. der by the representatives of the two Euro- pean governments in such @ plain manner, stil! imagine that the foreign Powers bayo one spark of sympathy for them or their unholy cause, then all the boasted houor and chivalry of Southern character was and js a mere idle boast, and their cause has been reduces (0 the drownig man’s ouly chance of safety by catebing at artraw. In the visitof the French Minister to Rebcldem there tay probably be more significance than we anticipate but no circumstances transpired to warrant us to appre- hend any (ears, aud Lam coutident that the construction and inspection of the Merrimac had more to do with it thau ail the tobacco owned by the French rosidents of Tinie, locking after the interest of French subjects ry comyeuient to be used to gain adiniseion under h ting to ik. Hada minor F ench otticer gene to the Gueport Navy ¥ard,ne guch courtesy would bave beou shown him as M. Mercier experienced, ‘The revolution going on in Furope as weil as inthis coun- try rebitive w ironselat wi induced the Freuck author ities to © mor into th mode of constructing iron-caged ships, inasn Power had taken the initiative in constructing such erat as La Gloire, &c., ahead of bugiand. M. Mer- cier, with hiv sarewunes, doubtless tock ab one gianco the proportiers of the Merrimac, her baild, arma- lent and safiing quaiities,and the firet thing we will hows fiom Frane will bo the razeoing of old French men of-war, and the rebuitding on (he Merrimac system: ‘Tho art of conetrncting irom ship is at this moment of a vast deal mofe importance to the French Emperor than ten yea &? revenue of wobren. ch wotild be estunated at $250,000,000. Ne Engiand in her navy tor and Merrimac woukl soon gain for him the desired reouit, This cb,ect, it is my confirmed iinpression, ac counts fully for the visit 0! M. Mercier 10 Richmond, and his naster watt ondonbed!y greatly, profitabereby. ‘The weather to day is reinarkably fine, and the water As Gaim 48a mirror. We confidentiy expected to see the Merrimac out this woruing; but she disappomted all hands. Captain Ward, of the First regiment Delaware Volun toors, hak been dalesing from bis regiment since last Fri cay.” When he left be bad about $200 about bis person, the Gulouel (J. W. Andrews) of the regiment fears that rome neeuient bas befallen bim. ‘The lnsi seen of ig at the ny I. of the Tenth re g ment Now York Volunteers, presented their First Lieu tenant, Geo. M. Dewey, with a superb #word, belt, samt and epaulets, as wmark of respect. The proweui was as unexpected ag it was handsume, and tok Lieutenant Lowey completely by surprise, The sword is one of the celebrated Solingen biados, riculy meunie!, and bears the following inser iption:— POOLE LOO EOEETOIDIEOODISE COLI TELE PODEEE DET Presented to Fuser Lrecrkwant Gronur M. Dewey, Company |, Tenth regiodnt Y. V., By the members of said comp: esteem. Fortress Monroe, CONSE ROL LOLIOE ON OLLIE IOTG PO LEEU OE 18 DO CEIOEE: sentation was Made in a neat epeoch by private lawiers. A singular circumstance connected with thir presentation was that the day on which it oo Girred vas the birthday ef Lioutemant Dewey, of whieh, howover, the company wae not aware. The weual eou- vivial time on such occaclons was indulged in by the officers of the regiment and the members of Company 1. Among the listef arrivals from Baltimore to-day is that of J, Warren Failer, agent of P. T. Parnum, of the American Museum. He visits the Army of the Potomac to procure rebet trophies for exhibition in New York. United States District Court. HEAVY RIZE CAUSE—CARGO OF COFFEE $200,000. Bevore Hon, Sudge Bette, May 1.— Phe United States vs. the bark Bmpress and car. po.—This cause came on for hoaring on Tuesday laet, from which day jt was adjourned to Thurrdsy. Mr. Evarte and Stewart i. Woodford, Assitaut Cuited ® Lietrict Attorney, uppeared for the governmer Mossie, Martin & Sinith aad William H. Sovtt, for the Britich claimants of vessel and cargo. Mr. Upton appeared for naval officnrs. ‘The vessel cleared from Kio de Janeiro on the 16th of Hoptember, 1861, under a clarter party, which directed the vessel (0 proceed to New Orleans, and in case eho waa warned off by the blockading Bquxdron to proceed to New York, Tho ovidewco shows that the blockade of New Orleans was well known by the shippers at Kio, ‘The claimants, however, allege that thoir bark sailed, hot to viowte the blockade, but sinply to ‘make an in: 4s to tte oxistence, and if notified t worTHt q hat i wae offve ti¥®, then to vo to a Notthorn port with the cargo, On the ith of November, and when the Empress was eb nine miles off Cape Antonio, the western polit of Gut she spoke a bark from New York, 0 New Yor payers up to October 26, and was informed Mat the blockade of New Orleans by ih aces forces Was naintained. Sh n hor way, and at midnight of November 26, ehe ron agrotd on the bar at the mouth of the Southoast Fase of the aise ise\j»p! uly, éhe fired | send fora cirenta' 7” a ‘® gun and showed lights during the night, and oo the morning of the 27th was lag ie X due oy 8 al ve were ia tb and claim interested in the capture. be whe The testimony of the officers and erew of the vesse! takec before the Commissioners in preparatorio, with thé ship's paps?® and the log entries and part of her mail, prodyced aud read to the court, Mr. Evarts open*4 ip bebalf of the pron ping ac ag conteuded first that the voyags WS illegal in ite 'P- tion, and therefore ‘juanided’ capture ‘sud condemnation, contending that any other view of the law would furnish, xeady and sure exouse for continual evasions of the blockade. A verso! could sail for the closed port, and if arresied show fictitious papers,claim her purpose to be one of mquiry, then receive @ courteous warning from the seizing officor, and haying been released frei pur ture, goon her way safely to apermitted ~ yep “Suen m view of the law wonld inyite viol-* 1on and destroy the Fe oe aed macckade why;ft would call vonsels ta bese bond E highs alll they would swarm there lke 1¥@ SC honey in summer time. But even if the vessel had a righ, to go and inquire. she madg all Us {uquiry she had a” ght te make wig he aioe hd S pr ve-sel Off Cape Antonio,on November 18. Th she loarned "rat the blockid® was stil! on. She wis then at the mouth of the Gulf and could have gone upoo Te! course to Now York, but instead and with als this giowindge, she turns and sails for Now Orleaus “Vue should then have sought nct the city, but the block Sling flvot, and made her proposed inquiry epenly and tively. This she did not do, but was caught under suspicions circumstances on a mud bank in ons of the mouths of the river, He commented at jength ou these circumstances and contended that the voyage was undertaken and conducted in frand of the blockade. | concluded by stating his proposition of law aud etting authorities in their support, This Board met last evening—President J. T. Funny, Esq. , 0 the chair, . ‘The petition of Stephen H. Branch, to be paid for ser vices rendered and expeises incurred in the Maisel! tn ing Committee, was received and referred. ‘The Corporation Counsel was, by resolution, requested to report to the Board the number of Commissioners of Deeds that can be legally appointed by the Common Council of this city. A communication was received from the Comptroller, transmitting copy of act from Legislature fending the Union Dereuco Committeo ‘A resolution by Councilman Trotter, appropriating $1,000 for the relief of the Hyyal refugees’ from Florida. Wwas calle ap, and referred to the Committee on National ire. A rose ition authorizing the Board of Managers of the stern Dispensary to teuder the use of ao eyolent Association efit of wounded s0! was le ‘A resolution was subinitted instructing the Counsel to the Corporation to take such meagures a8 he shall deem necessary to place the Corporation in the possession of the peopérty known as the ‘+ Fort Gansevoort property,’ alleged lo have improperly parsed into the possersion oF other parties. Referred to Committee ou Law. ‘The Board concurred with the Councilmen in adopting: an ordinance funding $1,000,000 worth of the Bion De- fence bonds. ‘A resolution tendering the Rey. Parson Brownlow the use of ihe Governor’s room, on his arrival in this oty, was referred to the Committeg on Arts aud Seionces The regolution confirming the election of Ane stant En gineérs, notwithstanding the veto of the Mayor, was: adopied, and the Board adjourned to Monday. City Intelligence. ‘Tae Srrexr SPRINKL®RS’ TROVULE.—A Paragraph ap peared in the edition of the Heranp of the 29th ult. in relation to the diMiculty which has recently ovearred be tween the strect sprinklers and the Croton Board. Seve~ ralof those representing the sprinklers’ interest contra. Gict the statements made in that paragraph. ‘They claim that the shortening of their water routes has been made. in order to mako place for cthors, and also claim that the Croton Board has no supervising power whatever over their iutorests, ‘Tho contracts iu thoir case they state tc be ontirely private, aad they are a'one answerable to private parties. The Croton Board, tkey also elaim, liver water t) them and charge for it, and that is only supervising capacity. Political purposes alone actuated the Croton Board, according tw statements mado by those sprinklers, thus ‘depriving the herd working man of his bread to make place for politicians, PReskxtanioy ov 4 Sworv, Saew, &¢,,70 CoLomm. FRa- #xn.—An elegant testimonial wae presented last night by the oflicers of the Forty-seventh New York Volunteers, now etationed at North Filisto, South Carolina, to Lieu tenant Colonel J, L. Fraser, of the Forty-seventh, as em evidence of their high regard for him as a gontiomanand soklier, The presentation was mado by Colonel Jack, of Brooklyn, at the residence of Captain A. B. Nicholson, 220 Thompson sirect, in the presence of a large number of disting ished military oMeers and ladiceand gentle men. The parlors were decorated with flags and yen- nants in excellent taste, and a fine band lent the charme of music to tho affair. The presentation remarks of Colo- nel Jack were eloquent and appropriete, and. Colone) Fraser the well. deserved iit. in a handsome speech. The crowded condition of our columns prevents us from _ offering them in full, The blade of the eword is of the: tinest: steel, finely chased sand encased in @ scabbard of mas- sive gold plate. The body belt and cross belt are of: the best bullion, while the sash is of silk of the mest: deli- cate texture. A pair of elegant spurs anda portable writing desk, constitute the balance of the gift. The whole was gotten up by Schuyler, Hartley & Graham, and reflects credit on their taste and skill. Tbe testimo- nisl eoald not have been presented to & more deserving: officer and genial gentleman. He will not disgrave tbe sword, and at the head of the Forty.seventh New York Volunteers will carry it on the advance, it is hoped, te: Charieston. After the presentation, the evening wav pleasantly spent in dancing, and was terminated by an elegant rapper. Erprox River Rattnoap.—Important cbanges in the: time tablo of this road will take effect on Monday next. ‘The through trains will make connections with roads ranping north and west. Excursion tickets, on local: trains, will be sold at reduced rates. See advertisement in to-morrow's edition. ji Personal Intelligence. Governor F. H. Pierepoint son, of Ohio; General D. di He was ab angerous condition, General Sigel is improving very rapidly. one time, it was suppored , t Calendar—This ce Scrneme Cornr—Creeuir.— art 2—Nos. 7217, 4108, 4066, , 5110, 5402, 6790, 6798, 7116, 7126, 7127, 7300,7464, 7498. Arrivals ana Departures. ARKIVA Manacaino—Bark Ilva—Jore 1. a ving Osorto, Jove Maria DEPARTURES. Catalan. Larenpoot—Steamship Cann in, itom Bosjon—Right Rew Biebup Hitpatriés, Ree WA Blenkinsop, Baznvel Durr, Mre- Sanit Dorr, Mr Freeman, Miss Prooman, Geo 1 Browne, Broiks, DeC D Cleveland, Gao Beigua, Wm Bunp, Don ald McKay, TM Devons, Hy Devens, W'S Appleton, Thomes Mewslt, JH Weeks ani wite, Johi Sorex, Jaco’ Norton, Mreant Mies Loudon, soseph Bracbarn and Edward Con. roy, of Boston; Patrick Denver, of Chartesown; Rev @ Ila ven, of Maiden; Dr Kpbraim Outter, of Woburn: Jobe Sag born, of Amerbury; Joseph 1 M Wade, WT Hatch, and Win Barker, of E Driver, Ji dale, wire an Lavell - ale, wire and son, 0! od tor’ Bon 8, rok Greenfield; Sar dene binson, of Andover; Rt R Ym Ewing, of Kelfast, Me; Mra iekemeyer, Johy Ewing and wife, J A bel 6 Manan, SAO Urey, Mr Macaulift, J eu? Kato M ws and A Bh HE Rev no Me onkey: Albany NS; Mee Charles McKie 0, Psladetpntas Wan zeun, of C vit of Iowa, at: disor Montreal; AW Ran hop 34 furnia: Dr Botstord and Mise Leith, of A of Liverp ol; Mra id Wile, wr, of C | ao A rio Cntinn HM & Gamerho, and) 3A Gougatez, of Mexicos Miae Kind Zehildret of Jamaica: TT Wateriious, of Ho- Brigham «nd Win Le if S'crandel ot ew Bedford: IP Ro ee ehhharens Wolo ‘of New ‘York, wi Neds and Dr Sie Wary D Tenner, of Hanmi, Toial 9. \ahip North Star—Rev Dennis F Demp Dulin Ty dohn 7 pie 3 W Dunean, G Bisin, of Now ult ot Patisdelphies aad’ about 60 tecrage, others, MISCELLAN SOUS. SQUIRE, PRETY WAITER GIRL BALLO A Bodtisu IN MOURNING. LOVERS’ LAMENTATIONS. rn SLY OLD FOX, # BEE NATIONAL POLICE GAZ R—OCORNS CURED FOR ONE CEN} AMEVIATC each, by using Dr, BRIGGS’ Gora and Bunion Allevs ator, anew, harmies and cerudn eure for corn, banlone caitosi dand biistered fret, &0. Warrantet to pro duce renuls eatinfactory snd and 50 cents pex pty box, Sent by all Bold by ‘irngasts. Br, J, tists proprletor, 212 Browdway, opposite St, Pa jew York. BRIOGS, et Y's dbureh YORNS © Inverted nails, &e, 85 Bowery, co fireet, by Dr. W. UK, Practical Chiropodt Ant bilawir ‘cures corms, ‘bunions, chilbains, Dlistered feet, 25e, and S00, p er b NO REMOVAL.—M. LARMONT, PAR (New York Physician and Surgeen, will \wriente ovtiven, 667 B siaire, MITH & BROTHER'S wew TORK PALE ars 3) ale ter casks, brewed from the ehole Jn whole, halt and quater caste and 160 Went Righroenit nd hey Bad beecn Be Tghth avenues, N.Y. Sr ae GREAT BELT.” Revure) by Intiors patent of the Walled Mate CO. 8 GALVANO-BLECTROV 7 besninraae AND ARMLET: A perfertly safe, crrian and for iti Ner: ous Affect Var 2 qu Dropey, Be riiplions, &¢ Ollce #2) Vrowdway.