The New York Herald Newspaper, May 3, 1862, Page 4

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Our news from Yorktown to-day is interesting. esterday morning the rebels opened fire on our butteries with a riffed sixty-eight pound colum- biad from the heights. Our battery of one bundred and two hundred-pounder Parrott guns wesponded, and after a brisk fire the rebel gx» exploded on the twenty-third discharge, Beattering destruction among the enemy on the parapet. This accident seemed to put the battery completely hors du combat, while our fire continued, throwing shells into the Yown. A rebel steamer made an attempt to land some troops at Yorktown, but our Parrots ns prevented her from accomplishing her pur poze. Deserters from Yorktown report that Gene- tals Johuston and Magruder made speeches last week to all their troops, calling on them to use every exertion to defeat the Northern invaders; that they-should never surrender so long as there was a man left; that if they were defeated at York- town the cause of the confederacy was gone, as they were determined te rest their cause on this their last battle. We have received despatches from Pittsburg Landing to the effect that important operations are going on there, whick, however, wo are not permitted to publish, and hence we shall enter inte no speculation upon the nature of the pro- ceedings progressing in that vicinity. A despatch from General Mitchel tothe War De- partment yesterday, from Huntaville, Ala., an- nounces that his troops on Wednesday last crossed from the island to the main land and captured two six-pounder cannon and their ammunition. The inhabitants reported the enemy to have retreated in grest confusion on his approach. ~ The Chicago Times has taken great pains to cir- culate # report through their special oorrespond- ents to the effect that ‘one half of General Hal- leck’s army are ona bed of sickness,” and that out of the whole force not more than ‘‘ten regi- ments could muster six hundred effective men, and that these were weak and illy prepared to combat with the enemy.’ In contradiction to this, we have the official report of the principal medical officer under General Halleck, that ‘‘all the sick and wounded have been removed from the fleld, with the exception ef about two hundred, who are in the regimental hospitals, and are expected to take up arms in a few days at latest.” The particulars of the capture of Fort Macon by General Barnside’s force are given to-day. The fort stood a heavy bombardment of eleven hours on Friday last. Four hundred prisoners were taken. Colonel White, the commandant of the fort, and all his officers, were permitted to leave on perole, and the surrender of the fort was ac- cepted subject to these conditions—no doubt be- cause General Burnside had important work be fore him, in connection with other combinations, which did not admit of any delay more than was Bbsolately necessary for the immediate occupation of Fort Macon. The occupation of Wilmington by Gen. Burnside is announced by the rebel jour- nal, the Petersburg Express, but we have no con- firmation of the fact from any other source. From other Southern papers received at Fortres Monroe yesterday we learn that Commodore Far ragut’s propositions to surrender New Orleans had been accepted by the Mayor, Mr. Monroe, and the city of New Orleans was at last accounts held Dy @ battalion of marines from the squadron. The fame authority states that Gen. Butler's forces ore within @ few miles of the city, baving landed on Lake Pontchartrain. Rumors were in circulation In the South that Beauregard was evacuating Memphis and Corinth, wonsequent, most probably, upon the information of the fall of New Orleans. It may be that he hae frudefor the Grand Junction, at the intersection of the Memphis and Charleston Railroad with the Grand Trank road to New Orleans, with the hope’ of making @ connection with General Lovell’s » ny. Our map on another page will give a good 5 3 of the localities in question. The inhabitants of Memphis at the last accounts wore in momentary expectation of an attack by oar fleet, and it was decided at & public meeting to destroy the city by fire rather than it should Call into the hands of the Union forces. Commodore Foote's bombardment of Fort Wright @ontinues to progress, and o goneral attack was in gontomplation. It was expected that the rebo; Gunboate would have made an attack on Foote’s Potille on Tuesday, and the Geet was drawn up in Line of battle to moot them, but they made no @omonatration, A dospatoh tecoived at Chicago yeatorday nays that Baton Rouge, the eagttal of Leutsians, and the arsenai, stolen from eurgevernment, Gere boon occupied by the Unien @eeps. Mf this beérue, it is probable that Oommedewe Farragut seni * few mortar boats up the réver amd redmeed the place. as coneawea, In the Senate yeotentag, GM was introduced limiting the number of majer gemeeala of the army to twenty, and the nemaber ef brigadier generals to two hundred. We have new mearty three hun- dred brigadiers. ‘The bil was referred to the Military Committee, The bill to faoliftate the dis: charge of enlisted mom fee phywloal dizabMity ws reported back by the Cemnifttee on Military Af fairs. A resolution directing inquiry as to the ¢<: pediency of providing for eppetntaents to the Ma- rine Corps in the same manner aa te tbe Naval Academy was adopted. _m. Samsner gave notice of a bil abolishing the inter-Btete ‘and ooastwiee slave traffic, The Homestead bill was taken up, snd an amendment agepted “enainding from its benefits all persons whe, have Despeerms against the United States, or gtwem gti apd egmafort to the enemy. Mr. Carlile, ot ijaginia, efered 2 pubati- tute for the bill, wiving eiGeqraend seliiere of the army and officers ofthe gawy eme hangred sod sixty acres of land at ene delfer and twenty-five cents per acre, or eighty eres at two dollar: and fifty cents per acre, im Mou ef ene handred dollars bounty in cash; but witheut farther action the bill was laid aside tl Mondey next. A message was received frem the Prosident rea tive to the arrest of Gemowal Steme, The )reei dent says General Stome was arrested upon ¢vi- dence which, whether he was guilty or ianoceni, required that such preceedings sheald be hai against him for the public safety, and that he deems it incompatible with the pablo intercs!, a= well as unjust to General Steme, te make a more perticulur statement. Gemeral Stone will, be ai- lowed o trial without wmmeccssary déley. ‘hic consideration of the Confiscation bil waa then re sumed, Messrs. Doolittle, Wade, Oollamer «nd Saulsbury participating im the debate. In the House of Representatives, a bill pranting additional powers to the Seoretary of the Treasury was passcd. Tlais measure is ome of importance to merchants and shipowners, as i i tatroduced to put @ stop to trafic with the rebels by wa) of Nassau and Cuba. We refer our readers to our report of the Congressional procecting: fur @ synopsis of the providens ef the bill. The Gom mittee of Ways and‘ Means, reported & bil! making sppropriations fer the support of the army for the year ending wiih June, 1863. The appropristiems amount to the enormous sum of $996,268,000. < The Lill granting pensions to soldiers apd -salior: dis- abled or wounded since the 4th of Marob, 156i, or hereafter while in the publie service, wis dis- cussed, and then postponed ti Tuesday next. Mr. Morrill made explanations relating te the oharye of intoxication preferred against Qoemeral W. f. Srit!i. while in command of t8® teqepe im the fight at Lee's Mill, near Yorktown, gm the f@tk ult., from which it appears that the Gemeral is entirely cuilt- less of the accusation. Mr. Washbarne, of 1!li- nois, defended General Grant frem the acpi rsion which he said had been cast apem that brave and successful oflicer; and Mr. Qox d@eolared thai the charges brought against certain Okie regin that participated in the victory at Pittaburs 1. ing were groundless. MISCELLANEOUS NEWB. ¢ Our European files by the Morth Amc” reached this city from Quebeo yesterday evenin: ‘The papers are dated om the 17th of Apri!, ani contain details of news ome day later than that received by the Bremen and @tty of Wazhington. ‘The address of the British and Foreign Anti--': very Society to the United States Minister at J.or- | don, with the reply of Mr. Adams, is given in {ull from the journals. The Paris Patric of the 16th of April, peaking | of the policy of Napoleem in Mexico, says: -\\: have reason to believe that the French goveri- ment has not in any way medified its opinion respecting the Mexican question. It is thouzht that an assembly of the members of the monar- chical party would meet at Peebla towarils the end of April, and that ite resoletions would be submitted to the approval of the Mexican peop!:. Ex-Governor Pratt, of Maryland, a rebel «;mpa- thizer, recently wrote to the begus Secretary of War, telling him that if the traitors could ‘iad out until the middle of April or the lst of Mey, the Lincoln dynasty would cramble ander its ow u corruption and indebtedmess.” The middle of April has past, and so has the lst of May,"cnl the “Lincoln dynasty’? is more vigorous then it ws | on the day Governor Pratt wrote his letter General Sterling Price, of Missouri, has resigned his commission intherebelarmy. Whatever micht have been said of ox-Governor Price, he La ehown more sagacity in the presemt rebellion than any other officer in Jeff. Davis’ army. If he had re- mained loyal to his country’s flag “he mig).: have been an ornament that the govermment would have felt proud of. i Some of the Southern papers, in bemoaning: the loss of the Cresent City, say that Texas aie year | will produce three million bushels surplus of | | wheat, tea million bushels surplus of corn, and large quantities of pork, not a bushel nor s pound of which can come North if the Yankees retain possession of New Orleans. The Washington Times fa the title of a new paper published at the federal capital, ti. fir-t number of which was issued on Thureday. 1: is to Le independent in politics, “advocating the p tuation of the American Union and the « out of the rebellion by which the institutio.« ed and perfected by the wisdom of the lieroc: of '76 are endangered.” Froe negro nurses are called for by the rebel | army officers. They are informed that ‘ if they | go willingly good wages will be paid; if they do | not volunteer they will be impressed.”” The Richmond Dispatch mentions two instances | where the rebels in that city have buried their sick soldiers bofore they were dead. | A novel nfode of giving the rebels newer was re- | ntly practised bysome of the soldiers of tho Sixty-second Pennsylvania regiment, before York- town. They caught a secesh dog eutside of tle enemy's lines, and, fastening a New Yorx lignarp containing an account of the taking of ‘ort Pu- laski around his neek, they ted # tin kettle to his tail, and started him back to hie brethren, whither he went st an Eclipse pace. Mr. Monroe, tho rebel Mayor of New Orieaus, says to Flag Officer Harragut that he took tho city ‘by the power of brutal foros.” He makes no ‘eforence, however, as to the kind of force that Was employed in stealing the United States Mint, Custom House and Post Office in that city, and the Arsenal at Baton Rouge. Probably he thinks thoee buildings and thoir contents, together with al! the government fortifications in Lowiaians, wors taken by the force of circumstances. New Orleans was really retaken by the force of habit. A train of cers, which was conveying thy \iq0. teonth South Carolina regimant from Mobiis «. | Corinth, ran off the om the 25th ult., by | which accident six wore instantly killed and twen | ty wounded. | General Sturgis has omfered that no Indtane -1,/) be mustered imto servies tm the Doparuuwent of | a. Tho Major of the Seventeomth MiMneis rev imeni | ‘um | or other, a very dangerous tnfucnce over the | tion, and they wish to postpone, ff they cannos | lenoy,”’ so “full of sound and fury | nothi | the letter of Buckner when aurrendering Vort | Donelson | Beauregard down to (he drummer boy. | better for Mayor Souree, on hit own part aad | in behalf of the city, quietly and with « NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, MAY 3, 1862. ——— is Mra. Reynolds, wife of Lieutenant Reynolds, Corspany A of the same regiment. Bhe was com- mirsioned by Governor Yates for hoxpi¢ conduct at the @attle of Pittsburg Lauding. The law passed by the bogus Congress, legalizing the formation of guerilla bands, or bushwackers, calls them “partisan range: They are amthor- ized to steal and rob to their hearts’ contené, and the rebel government promises to purchase their plunder. Thomas C, Fitzpatrick, a prisoner of Stato, Fas Yesterday sent to Baltimore to answer a charge of manslaughter. He was taken charge of by officer Sampson, whe is to deliver him to the Provost Marshal. The prize eases are progressing before the courts, the government being represent.’ "ost cases ky the United States District Atte his assistant, Mr, 8.1. Woodford, and Mr. Willinm M. Bwarts. The case of the British bark Hiawatha aud her cargo has been finally submitted to the Cirouit Court; that of the Empress ané cargo is still pending before the United States District Court. Wali strcet was agai very active yo: Stocks were ali higher. the largest Pacific Mail, which rose 4%, por cent. Go 8 Vg ATK, aBdrailway sharesabous an averageot cue percent, The public are buying with fresiom, M: has fallen tod per cont on eall, the regular ques beiogda 6. Kxchange rose yosterday w 115% aud gold to 102%. ‘ihe Sub-Treasurer oxchanged a million of 7.20 notes for gold at pai Tho cotton market yesterday continued 40 be some- what tregular, aud spinners, during the prevailing in. cloment weather, were pu ne only (o iees iramo. diate and pres-ing wants, hoping, as has been the oase more of leas for ments, “that something might turn Up ‘The sales siabraved about 750.4 800 bales, chiefly for shipment to Raltimore for manufac We quote middling uplands ap 27 sales reported at a fraction abs figures. Flour firm, with moderate aaiss, closing lL un advance of full Gc. per pound. The scanty supplies of wheat checked sales, while ho era wero firm aud quotations nominal. Gorm was firm with gales of Westorn mixed, in store audatloal, at $7? ze. ments at Wi fion Ageim Agitated. When M. M visit 4o Richmond was first annonseed, we stated,~on authority that we deemed reliable, that is had a grave political signifieance. This view of iB wes rejected by the majority of our contemporaries, who professed to see in it only a purely mimisicrial interference for the pro- tection of the cotton and tobacco belonging to French citivens which is now lying stered at Richmond. We publist this morning, from threo different correspondents a¢ Weshingtes, statements of a very curious and importaat q@haracter, and which bear ond the information that we haé previously received. In one of these it ir affitimed that an awnesty, excluding all but the prominent leaders of the rebellion, i now, and has been for some time past, under tho con- sideration of our gorernment, the period of its issue depending merely on the reselt of the great attic about to be fought befere York- town. Jn another ii is stated that om Tuesday evening last an fifomnal conmitatiea took place batween the Cabiet and the dipfomatic corps, at which the question of an avmistice with the rebel government was mooted, M. Mercicr believing that the time has: come when, urder the instrections of tho Em- perer, he may siep forward as a smedia- The third of these communications throws light on the motives that prompted sit of the French Ambassador to the re- bel capital. From conversations which he. has had with (he best informed of the French rasi- dents Washington an@& Baltimore, the writer is convinced thats the Emperos'’s designs on Mexico are at tho boitem of this movement. They state their belief that M. Mercicr has concluded with the Confederate and under these wan in 8 5G, Pork was tn fair demand, with sales of mess ay 212 SOM ste BziZ, and of prime at $1Oagi0 2. Asale | government & iveaty which i both political of 1,008 Lbis. erable in June, w deat | and commercial in its character. It may scem $18. Sagara ve din good demand, with saic inconsistent thut such a step should be takea Of 4.4100 bhds., 140 box eke - now, when the Unien arms are everywhere tri- d 10,000 bigs Manila as Prices given in another culumu. Coffee was q se pale of 2,250 baxs of Lage an wuphant. This view our correspondent meets Porton privace terms, and ly the statement that the impression, both in the: voderate en, Trench Legution and at the ‘Puilerics, is that the turning point in the war has now been reached, that the tide of success on our side will be arvested, and that the summer cain- paign will result disasirowsly to the federal arms. ‘This conviction is derived partly from the fact that the Union forces will for the fu- ture have to operate at long disiances from their base of eperations, and where our gun- bouis cannot penetrate, avd partly from the: adverse climate influences that our troops will have te contend with. We do noi, of course, vouch fer the accuracy eof all the statements set forth ih theso comimur DrveLorwisys at Yorxrow cobin edizer of a republ journal ia this city writes and publishes a let- ter from Yorkiown, in which there ie conside rable information given te the enemy about the range and effect of bis guns, and the suture and leeation of the Unier works. Bui this letter contains besides some exiraordinay velopments about the carapaign, which de- serve ihe atiention of the people. Saya: Two thinga | (high | es rany The writer fret, that Genera! McCle tack antl he ds compley nicatic Theic corroboratiomof each other in iu twelve hours from to re ken Yorkioy the main, and their confirmatica of the charac_ sage Bi ter given by our previous infermetion to the French Ambassador mond, leave, | however, no doubt that diplor nave Leen set on foot in Washington with ec view to b about @ compr 2 involy- ing a recognition of ihe politisal independence of the South. A retrospect f the course of lish wad French governmnenis in con nection with the war will show that, if they have delayed thus far in carrying out their preseni design, it was only because they ene teriained the conviction that the triumph of the rebela would render interference on their part unnecessary. T'rom the first they set oat with the notion that the North would not swe- ceedin restoring the revoligd States to tho Union. To this conclusion they were led, not merely by their wishes, but by the fact that there war no example in history of a rebellion of similar magnitude having been enceessfully put down. hey did not take into account that this is a democratic and not a despotic government, and that wo are not to be judged by the same rules and principles that apply to other nations. That they enter- tained an overpowering desire to see us di- vided and permanently weakened could not, however, be mistaken, The English arisioc- racy, through their organs, openly avowed it, whilst ibe French Emperor, more crafiy, con- tented himself with secretly urging the Pal- merston Cabinet te take the initiative in recog- nizing the independence of the South. Lt was only the unwillingness of England to antici- visit to feat arriving here, eudden dash, @ lic movements very me choice t to tah 6 ubinost Aillicalty. ident from this that the inove menis of our army on the York peninsula lave beea too much under the conirol ef the Jaco- biws, and that the safery ef t compromised by it, Anosher thing appears that is thas the caine meddlers whe caused the jull run panic are now on hand at Yorktown, and unless they are arrested or driven out of the camp thoy may cause a sitnilar disasice now. Uhe radicals have gained, by seme means War Department, and an end cannot be put to & moment too soon. General McClellan’ an was to capture the army of the enciny with as little loss of life as possible, by which several objects would be secured. Lirai, the war would be shortened; second, the blood of our ows troops would be spared: third, the useless effusion of the bicod of the misguided rebols would be saved; fourth, the resicration of the Union would be more speeds, and mu- tual amity be sooner esiablished. Every friend of humanity desi sires to see the object in view accomplished with as little bloodshed as possi- ble. Such is not the desire of the blood. thirsiy Jacobins, who inherit the principles of the Robespierrcs and Dantent ond Marate of the French Revolution, Notbing will satisfy them but catoage. They want to hare the war prolonged, too, because that will enable them to continue their bevefaced, shameless plunder of the people by fraudulent contracts, similar ewhich have been already dragged to the light ofday, Mence, nothing would delight them more than the overthrow of McClellan's ‘They know that the restoration of the death knell of theie fac- pate & result that she deemed ceriain from the formidable character of the stand made by the rebcis that prevented boib goveriacnts from taking that step. Theic real disposition was, however, made manifest to us by the insulé put upon us by England in the Trent affair, and by France in that of Mexioo. Now that a rapid succession of overwhelming victories on our part has convinced thom thas we are in a fair way to crush out the rebellion, they are gelting scared at the consequences to them- to army Union would he the ultimately prevent, the destiny that ovvails | selves. Lhey know that they lave deeply them insulted and injured us, and they hare no rea- LE MERITS SoM gon to count ou our forbearance. When we Bowwasr ov Tae Mayon or New Ontu css. 3 ‘i cue 6601; baud iN i let A end this war we shall have the largest 0) prisines Kt ROdELATC oti e I + ‘ : , See esr shea and best equipped army in the world, and Commodore Purragal, flag officer of the naval . ‘ the recent soa fight in Hampton Roads bas shown the world that in point of navat strength we are now not inferior to England herself. As wrongdoers, both Logland and France are specuduting with anx as to red New Orleans, ad- that city. :prevenia ® cel- signifying This bombastic affwle is very like expedition which capt dressed to the Mayor 0 striking contrast to the reply “of Lis “1 ty tary force that will be liberated by the ex- netion of the rebellion. und they are making this last effort to prevent ite consmamation. Tt has the air of exaggeration and slily extravagance which characterizes the | leaders of secession throughout the South, from ro Our government hae but one duty to per-, foria in the premises, Under no circumstances must it consent lo any negotiation or arrange. ment which will stop short of an unconditional surrender by the rebel We will allow ro na- tion to step in between us and the vindication of that authority which we aro constitutionally en- titled to exercise over the revolted States. The matter of an amnesty we are not as yet called upon to discuss; but, while wo are on the sub- ject, ic may aa woll be distinctly waderstood that the country will tolerate no act of grace towards the prominont fomenters and leaders of the re- bollion. They have got to pay the penalty of their crime~the greatest, without @ question, that has evor beon committed against humanity. Should foreign govornments attempt to dictate to us the manner of their treatment, we shall know how to assert our dignity and our rights. ood grace to submit to destiny and the superierity of Northern arms. It is humiliating, no doubt; but that ought to have becn considered in time. Newsraven Coaxcns--The Tribune an. nounces that the World iz about to change tts political comploxion and come out a*demo- cratic paper. This, we understand, is not cor- reat; but there are important changes going on in regard t that paper. Some time sinoo, when Cummings wes expending governmont monoy at the World office, and dealing in army ale, porter, straw bats and linen pantaloons, and mixed up in joba generally, he became in- debted to Thurlow Weed, and was obliged to pay him off in stock of the World concern. Weod has about concluded his tour in Europe, and is now, or soon to be, on his route home, Tia friends*here are negotiating to obtain full contro! of the World, and immediately upon hia return to place Dana, late of the Trilune, at its head as inside manager, while Weed takes Tan Reve. Krxa—The rebole used to boast, that Cotton was King. They have changed thoir allegiance now, and declare that Yellow Vever is King. This is @ very fit monarch for such subjects, to be sure; but we shall dethrone him as easily as we did King Cotton. Negro (ha position of general outside manager | brigades, dressed in red trowsers and armed nild these negotiations be fully consum-, | with guns from the Kagle Manufactory of the mated, Massa Greoley may look out for a few | Tribune Association, are to be propared to man broadsides from this combination between his | all the recovered forts iu yellow fever districts, te partners. Lrigadi early ana land wo can thus def: the fover. er's-—the French Ambassador— how we shall employ the immense naval and | | Highly Importan€ Diplomatic Move | General Groclay hington—French Media- | army. _diers, Senator Sumner inve “flalleck. Buell, MeCock and other generdis perposes to take the feld in person with these eoutzebtnds, and we wild buck Greeley against Yellow Jack any day, There is nothing im the conetiiwtion to forbid the employment ef negroce es coldiers any more than as boot-blacks, and, besides disposing of Greeley’s guns, we mey find thie au excellent mode of disposing of the contrebands and the contraband question. Whe Great Coming Bettie im the Sowth- wert. We perceive, from telegraphic despatches which we published gecterdey, that it is stated General Beanregard is evecuating Corinth and falling bagke on Memphis. We doubt this intei- ligeuce. Me samo news ha@ been circulated provious to his attack or @ur army at Pittsburg Landing. 1 he fs moving from Corinth it is probably witi the design of giving bettle again, and to prevers IMeleck edvancing: on Memphis, seas to cut off life retreat coroes the Missis- elypi, as that gemepal perkape may have given indications of suothw movement, with the dou- ix object of fovpling Becuvegerd to abandon his Sortifications. at Copicti:, and come oat to give’battlo on a faiétfiteld, 2c to conspel him to fight on this side affthe Iircissippi; ov as to capture his army, or fellow i up to & point be- yond which retreat would be impossible: If Beauregard bes resljy cone to Mémphx, his objées is to cross the Miscicctppi andeseape into Ar4ansas, with @ view te movo upon: Mis- souri, otrun away to Teac. If Halleck choad ovortaks hita before heckec eroesed, his whote army would be begge® Tio leaders might escape across the inex, but net’ the Ie is mot liitely, therefore, that Reauregumit is falling back ou Memphis, with the intention of defending Bimeclf there; forthe gunboats which captured Rew Orleans would soon be upon him, while Heleck’s army would press him iato their fatal fica. If he has mude a flank movement towarde Kemaphis, it is pro- dbable he will only procecéto Grand Junction, by which he-would gain time. It is about haf way to Memphis, end et the iiutersection of tWe Charleston emd Memphis Refiread with the great trunk railroad from New Orleans, by which Lovell was moving reeth wid. bis army. It ix a very important reilaocd* strategic centre equally valuable with Covirti:, while it would enable Beauregard to choites. and strengthen: his line. Tho-regien ef Greug Junction, too, is more defensive than Coricti,snd abounds with biuits, By the time Falisel: could arrive there, without railroad care, the position would be well fortified. Whether be remaire at Cormth or moves tw Grand Junction, Memphis ex elsewhere, he must fight. Mow thet New Orieans is capturedy and the contro of the whaloef the Mississippi is in the hands of the Unio: aval force, above and below, he has ro option but to give battle, and that very. soon, Hellcc'ais in bis front, on his left flank is animpecs.Lte river, on his right is Mitehel, while in his reer is the army of Bue ler, in pursuit of Levell foom New Orleans, with tho fiftcen millionc of cpecie, who by this. time has probably joincd (2% camp of Beaurs- gard. The terrible Unicr geubosts of Farragut and Porter sve probebly coizing up the Missis- sippi, while those of Foote arc coming down. Thus Beauregard is Lem=od ia on every side. He must give battle. If Le lores the fight, hia whole army,.bag end beryagc, end the spesie to boot, with be ceptured, sad nothing will be left for him but to eecepe i: & ckiff across the Micsissippi, and thence, br wey of Texas, to Mexico, where he mey turn up a4 8 gueriHa chief, on the-side of the chrre! party, or on the side of anarchy. Buazes Iconstsrexcy mm Goxernss..—In pass ing the resolution cencrriig Cameron for em- ploying Cumminge, cud refucing to consure Secretary Welles for emzloying Morgan, the House of Representatives have been guilty of the most braven incomcirtency. Such action has no parallel in tke records of Congress. Cameron appointed Cumain: es & government agent. Secretary Welles cppointod Morgan as a government agent. (¢ spent the money with which he wee cutrusted very fool- ishly, buying linen partelcons (act yet used), straw hats (not yet uccd), sad er ale and porter (altogether used vy.): he uandonbt- edly purchased geome ue: clee. Morgan spent the government ‘worn out shipsend few good vos- sels. Now, if Cemer ‘ong in unlaw- fully appointing Cumicio cc, % was nob Welles wrong®in unlewit y eppo gant Besides this, Cari ft his pickings for his pains, «=¢ | his pickings and his two-12¢ » buying nothing but n had both £ per centage; . fo appoint an * was it not agent with Let the fact that ot, aad may have ther agents to t of the Cabinet, x contracts or with this incon- ops another raver, and that ‘nists ia Con- rurer dcfenders Ws and, if it was wrong fer Coico nt without compere wrong for Wolles to * compensation? Wo a Welles is still in the Can other contracts to give © appoint, while Camerez is o and can no longer contec! & agents, has a great deal (eo «< sistent action, The vote curious and interesting fac:, is that the most viclert ol gress are contract jchlw of contract jobbers. fy Seven on Genre securely in a capital 1s, : yutetiy and Vaion sol- © bitterly against uetéle fleld the ovoke. The fusal of the ceoeelves with Our generals filing to al- ef the inevi- who are fighting ont ti the quarrel he has done co i motive of this atinol iz the Western gonerela to iol aegroes and the negro Cuestion mean fighting, and exe portcctly low Sumner a perfect ror table negro he co lovee. “he difference be- tween Halleck and Surcner accme to be that Halleck caves more for the Unior than for the negro, and Sumner carca mere vor the negro than for the Union. Halicolk nover interferes with Sumner’s negro, and why should Sumner distress himself about Lellccic’s business! Syrrows or tan Exp or ren Wan.—-The end of the war is evidently near a4 hand. “Our de- mestic troubles will be over, ee fer as military tactics and bloody battice ere concerned, by July noxt. Yorktown musi be taken and Beaurogard’s army bagged, and then the South will return to the Union, ‘This speedy con- summation is all the more welcome because the seceded States will rotern with thelr do- mostic institutions undisturbed and with our constitution unaltereé. Tho radical, Jacobin abolitionists perceive thie, and consequently they rave worse than ever, attack our generale, neglect to pass our Tax bill, equabble about confiscation bills, and in every possible way attempt torlinder the progrecs of the war, eo Ce tte | aw to got a liftle more time te carry ont-thel? achemes. It is too late, however. Phe sboli- thon party is dead, and it wilk be buried at the nent election, The men who are new fighting ovr battles will adinsinister thiy government when ihe war is over. The men whe are now assailing our goncrals and soldiers wit) reap. pear no niore in political life. They heve com> mitted snicide with their owo weapons, and their present ravings are bat the last bright flicker of the abolition eandle. Greuter’s Guns Srucep:-—-Poor Gresley adh the Tribune kave not a wordito say in reply ter our expose ef the jobbery ond gan contracts of the Tribune an@ Tribune Association, a paper and aasociativn of jobbers, We fear that since Greeley’s guas are spiked he will be obliged’ to arm his negro: brigade with those manufac tured by some sther firm than (ie Tribune As- sogiation Eagle Gun Manufactory, or else he will not be abe to be of any servive to the cemnatry. q Emicrestiny- trom New Moxivo. Sr. Lous, May I, 1668. Mr. Bitedeli, a morchantiof Bow Mexico, arrived in this city yesterday, Hoe confirms the abandonmedt of Sante Fo by tite rebels, who were votreating ag fast as thoy could frém the Territory. They are destitute offal) mae nitions antl provisions, ant there ts no hope of tnetr being supplie@ frome any quarter. At San.m¥e the rebels levistheavily on the orotate, fm some cases taking ag hig? bas $15,000 worth of yoods, paying in Gonfedorate sorip. Ib is Letioved that General Ctaby would now follow the revels and ‘drive them out ofthe Territory, No douse exiats of thomability of the Untom: troops to keep out tae invaders, tut am acccasion of twoor three regimes te oF troops is necenswry to keep the Apacives and Navajoomin subjection, Mey have been committing depredatione for mouths pest, stealing horse: ymuies, and everything that came in their way. Tho report of the formation cf Territorial govorm mont under rsbet authority has oefoundation, AM the Torritorial officers had returned to Banta Ie and resume@ the performancerof their duties. ief Justice Benedior w on bis warsto the States; there is no United Stats Judge bow in the Territory. The Death e#the Late Govormor Harvey,- of Wisconsire Maw.imwi, May 1, 1862 In accordance with tho proclamatiomot thevGuyernog, this day has boenageneraliy kept in this Btate, with ape propriate observances, in momory of*the late Governor Harvey, recentiysdrowned in the Teanesses river. In this city a numberof buildings woreclothod in mourn. ing. Business was in many cases canpended, minute guns were firsé, flags displayot at half mast /, and services held tim several churches. The sorrow ts « general and sincere. Private dospatezes to-night from Savaanah gay thas Governor Harvey's body hag boen recevored and on the way to Wisconsin. Lieut. W. W. Thayer, of the Math Michie gan Volunteers. Haapeuantnes Sixt Mioucss Recimwer, ‘SuHWLsLaN <Miss,, Marcil 20, 1862. Liver. W. W. Twaven:- ; Mi Drak Sim—No: one in our regions regrets your resigoation more than Ido, Your eonduct as an ofhoer has been such during the eine months which we have iated aa-comrades in arms am te win my con- ud hearty-approbati: a. y With you my asauranco of tho highest respead for your ohuracter as a gentleman and ewoiticer. toa whatever diteetion you may see ft to cali imto action your enargics,] trust your paatscecess will not desert you. Kespeatfully, yours, ¥. W. C¥RTENIUS, Colonel Sixth Mic gin rogiment, At @ meeting of the office.s of the above regim held at ship Islind on the 25éh of March last, Licuter Colonel Clarke prosiding, reaol:.tions were saaslnotaly adopied regretting that, in consequoucned the coutin +. W. W. Tharor, «SCompany A, he and that through kis resignat gouticinanty, beloved and a w they ficient brother officer. We are indebted to Lieutenant Thayer for his kindness and prompiitude im the delivery of impertant newspaper deapatchos gutrusted to his care, City Intellig: P Foren Dxowwep.--Au unknowa man, about twenty-five yeara of ago, wee found drowned at the foot of Bank. Btroet yesterday, Deceased was about five fect six inches in boivht, waa stout bull, and r ctably attired: ina ault of black cloth. Coroner Naume tthe te mains to the dead'house for identification. ‘A Casa ¥01 Cuanrraste.—The lato Captaia W. Bi Foster, formerly of the steamzhip Marion and a short time bofore his death Acting Master of the United States. gunboat E. B, Hale, haa left an aged mothor,« wife ané. three children, aliof whom stand grea'ty in need of ea- fistance from the cliaritably divposed public. Mra. Fester aad her children are situated in a peculiarly dis- treasing inapner, and wo are con‘ideat that were the par- ticulars of thair care known to those having means as their dispesal, thoy would reesive speedy aid. Any sud- scriptions for this affiicted family can be left at the office of the Messrs. Spofford, Tileston & Co., 29 Broadway. Annivat ov Wocsnen Soups rxom Yorxtowx.—One huadred and fifteen wounded Vermont soldiers, from Yorktowa, arrived in this city yesterday afternoon, by the steamer Richard Wiiliag from Philadeiphia, under tho special oharge cf Quartermaster General George of Vermont. The soldiers represent that they aost killed by the Iindness of the Philadelphisne, who made voluntary offerings of oysters, ke. Dr. L. M. Tuttlo, of the Sixth United States infantry, Georgs Cochrane, ot Brooklyn, were the pnysic charge of the wounded, and paid the greatost «: attwution to their comfort. Some of #he Vermonters were taken to the New Kngland Hospital for attondence, but others are to bo conveyed to Troy, iat thoy will bo mearar their native Slate of Vermont, ‘Tux Worwnrp Verxoxt Sorpns-—Conascrion —We wore called upon last evening by adeputation from the New England Soldier's Relief Association, and requested to contradict tho statement which appeared in several of noon newspapers, relative to the ill treatment of wounded Vermont soldiers, while on their way home fvem Fortress Mouroe, It iv denied in the most emphatie manner that the troops were treated with neglect or im- On the contrary, we areassurod that Quar- or Davis and his officers did everything im their power for the comfort und convenience Of the wounded; and that there was no foundation whatever for the com: plains of the “bongvolent gentieman” from Philadelphia, whose letter Mr. Dexter A. Hawkins was so thoughUess as to pubiteh. Pamang ov tas Seventy-rit-t Rearmmyt.—The Sevensy- firat regimont New York State Militia will parade in ful fatigue uniform on Sonday, for the purpose of co-ope- rating with the city authorities'in dedicating the asylum for the sick and wounded soldiers erected at the of Lexington avenue and Fifty first street. It isearne=tly hoped that on thi sion the Seventy-tirat will inake a4 fluo an eppearauce ag possible, and that the rauka will be weil filed, Sriciok.—A young man named Ralph Church comratts ted guicide at (he New England Motel, 80 Lowory, lags ovening, 2 short time after his arrival, The Coroner had lost an. ol wh weet held am inquest, and the jury failed to ferret out the cause of thie rash act, Fornry Yrane ox Preox.—Charles Donglass, aged sewenty-one years, was aont tothe Penitentiary yester. day for stealing somo clothing from the Globe Hotel. The an old offender, and is sald to have served for- GormcaALc's Concants concert at Niblo's Saloon jest evening was, if possible, better attended than ang of the preceding ones, The ealoon was filled with s fash. fonable and appreciativ: mee, Mr. Gottschalk play- ed in the same brilliant style that has characterized bie previous concert, each piece being deservedly sncored, and responded toby ® gem uot mentioned in the pro. gramme, [a consequence of the unexpected absence of Mr. Sanderson, to prevent disappointmont, Signor Murie, the conductor, took bis place in to performauce of the «¢Ropond’s mol Danza,” which is arranged for four hands, and Is generally played by the fornor gentieinan and Mr, Gottschalk. Although unprepared for to aud. den call, Mr. Muzio obtained rapturous encores, Signor Tombesi was in excellent voice, and om one ogcusion sang with great effeot, as an encore, the well known molody from Verdi's “ Rigoletto. Signor Muzio also intro. duced, for the first time, © sweetly pretty piece of musie entitied “ L/ Amour Polka,’ composed by limsolf. The effeet of the composition was greatly heighiened by the charming manner with which it was sung by Miss Car. lotta Patti, whose execution of the trilis, rune and stac eatn gained for her & most rapturous applause. Signor Forri was not tm ax good voice as usual, but othor- wise performed his part in his wal! known skilful manner ee Bannom’s Naronat Dod Saow,—Darnum's latest novet ty—the dog show—-will come off at the Museum on Mon day, May 12, and will continue during tho week. Upwards Of $2,000 will be paid for the best specimens of the canine race, 40 that the exhibition of Wloodhonnda, «paniela, torriore, beagles, Rovtorm, bulldogs, Mo » cannos fall to be quite intarosting