The New York Herald Newspaper, June 8, 1862, Page 4

NEW YORK HERALD, Progress of the Union Sentiment in the South—Conventions of the People. On another page we publish two highly inte- resting political documents. One is the address of the late convention of citizens at Nashville to the people of Tennessee. The other is the message of Governor Gamble to the State Con- vention of Missouri. 5 The address to the people of Tennessee is very eloquent and full of instructive matter. Truly do the committee say that for a period of sixty-five years the State of Tennessee was blessed with all the elements of prosperity, and no people were ever better satisfied with their government. During its connection with the federal Union the population increased more than fourfold. Now the State is steeped to the lips in misery. What is the cause? A vote of “separation,” which its authors feared to call “secession,” that word being detested in Tennessee, was forced upon an unwilling people. The various false pretences by which this consummation was brought about are well and truly stated in the address. The fal- lacy of one of these—the assertion that if Ten- nessee would unite with the cotton States there would be “peaceable secession” and no war— is effectually disposed of by the solemn warn- ings quoted from the speeches of Henry Clay and Daniel Webster. Tennessee has only reap- ed the consequences foretold by these great statesmén. But she is now returning to reason and a renewal of her prosperity. Missouri, unlike Tennessee, was forced by the violence and treachery of her Governor and her other State and military authoritios into open rebellion, contrary to the voice of the Conven™ tion of the people which had assembled for the purpose of considering the question of seces- sion. The State was committed to war with the federal authorities without the consent of the people in any shape or form. But the activity of General Lyon soon put the traitors to flight, and the Convention took charge of the govern- 4 NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. a te Charleston Invested—The Five Most Im- portant Cities to This Rebellion, and Their Fate, It will be seen by the news from Charleston, given in the Heratp a week ago, and a con- firmation of which is published this morning, that the Union forces in that quarter are virtually investing the city. The broad bay and the several creeks from the sea com- munieating with the city, and the chain of sandy islands which lead to it, afford so many advan~ tages for our light draught gunboats and their supporting land troops that we confidently ex- pect before the lapse of many days to report to our readers the restoration of the “old flag” to Fort Sumter, and the capture of the hotbed in which this great but hopeless rebellion was hatched. , . The five cities of the South which have been most conspicuous and serviceable to this rebellion are Charleston, Norfolk, New Orleans, Nashville and Richmond. The work of a pre- meditated Southern revolution was initiated at Charleston in the rupture there, in 1860, of the Presidential Convention of the late great democratic party; and the game of a Southern confederacy was there practically inaugurated, with South Carolina’s ordinance of secession of December 20 of the same year, 1860, upon the pretext of Abraham Lincoln's election. There, too, the gauntlet ef war was thrown down in the face of our national government in April, 1861, in the bombardment of Fort Sumter. In brief, we may truly say that in the work of concocting, arranging, precipitat- ing and directing the elements of this terrible rebellion to the South, Charleston, among all the cities of the South, stands pre-eminent as Lucifer among his rebellious confederates of the infernal regions. Next in order come the city of Norfolk and its dependencies. The loss of a powerful squadron there in the spring of 1861, including the frigate Merrimac: the seizure by the rebels OFFICE N. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU STS, TERMS cash nadvance, Money sent hy mail will be at the isk a/ the sender, Nowe but Bonk bilie current in New York THE DAILY HERALD. two cent |. ST per annum. PH WEEKLY HEEALD, cry Sturdy cents or aunuem ; ropea it ¢ 5 PEE ie erties mee cameos or $6 ato drake Continent, bot Mpetares ch i ir allidom om the st, VIM anid Bhat af each thonth a obs ane copy, or $2 75 per annian. FAMILY HELALD, on Wedneeday, at four cents per opy, oF $2 per annum. »-No, 157 —= ee AMUSEMENTS TO-MORROW EVENING, NIBLO'S GARDEN, Broadway.— —Tue Srrev. WALLACK’S THEATI w—LiTtLe TREA- sombreeean Passcare eo Deontnes tare LAURA KEENE’S THEATRE, Broadway.—Fancuon, OR Tus CaicKer. or GARDEN, Broadway.—Tas Wizanp's Tem- 2. 1. 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Gamble, in order to prevent ? “ cluding some twenty-five hundred pieces of anarchy. It has continued to do so ever since ; . Wednesday, June 4, - - - = 120,960 | artillery of all dezcriptions, and the loss of | and'now it is summoned, upon the call of the Thursday, June 5, - - + = 120,726 | those military workshops, involved to the Union | provisional Governor, to take action about the Friday, June 6, - - = = 121,320] cause @n aggregate loss which cannot be | Congressional districts and elections. In re- Baturday, “June 7, <= - 126,240 | Computed in money. The rebels, on the ‘other viewing the history of the State since the com- mencement of the civil war; Governor Gamble states that twelve thousand troops were raised in that State for the service of the United States Volunteers, and that Missouri has more than thirty thousand volunteers in the field, but mostly in other States. This proves that the population of Missouri are loyal to the Union, and that she was drawn into the rebellion by the State authorities. i This is the reason why the President has noi appointed a military Governor for Missouri. The people themselves have done it in the in- terest of the Union. This discrimination of the President shows that he does not want to inter- fere with the State organizations of the South, or to meddle with its domestic institutions. Had the people acted in North Carolina and Tennessee as they did in Missouri, there would be no necessity for any Military Provisional Governor being appointed by the President. But it was a question between order and anarchy, and it was necessary to appoint some supreme authority to administer the affairs of those States till the people are entirely freed from the yoke of the rebellion and can take ac” tion for themselves. Johnson and Stanly are only provisional Governors for the transition state in which Tennessee and North Carolina now find themselves. Their business is, not to upturn, but to preserve, the local laws and the rights of property, so far as they are not incon- sistent with the constitution and the supremacy of the federal authority. By acting in this way they will reconcile the whole people to the Union. By adopting the course proposed by the abolition Jacobins they would repel the peo- ple, and render “confusion worse confounded,” instead of educing order from chaos. hand, in the seizure of Norfolk, secured not only the heavy ordnance and the munitions of war which enabled them to fortify the Missis- sippi river at various points from Columbus to New Orleans, and to arm Forts Donelson and Henry in Tennessee, and their batteries of Roanoke Island, Newbern, Norfolk. the James and York rivers, the peninsula between and various other places, but they also secured with Norfolk the means and materials for ex- temporizing a navy which, at one important crisis, threatened the destruction of our own. Norfolk, therefore, in its services to the re- bellion, stands second ofly to Charleston, and New Orleans, as the great financial and com- mercial metropolis of the South, comes next. It has been to the spurious government of Jeif. Davis, financially, what New York has Been to the government of the United States through all this war. Fourth in point of practical im- portance to the rebels, till they lost it, was the city of Nashville. It wasthe great ceatre of the subsistence which was drawn from the bread and meat producing districts of Ken- tucky, Tennessee and Arkansas, for the uses of the rebel armies of the Mississippi valley, and even of the Atlantic coast to a great extent, to say nothing of the military clothing, munitions of war and hospital supplies which were there fabricated or collected. The fifth of these important cities to the re- bellion was Richmond, while they were all working together; but to-day it stands as the last stronghold, the last reliance, the last hope, the “last ditch,” and the last extremity of Jeff. Davis and his confederates. Independ- ently of its distinction as the capital of the so-called “Confederate States," Richmond has done avast amount of service to the rebel Davis and his gang, from its great flour mills, its cannon foundries, its factories of small arms and percussion caps, clothing, &c., and from its depots of provisions, drained from the plains, valleys and mountains of Virginia. But now with the loss of Norfolk, Nashville and New Orleans, Richmond, as the rebel capital, and as the last ditch of the last remaining rebel army, is more important to Davis and his fel- lows than they regarded all the cities of the South six months ago. For then this rebellion was not reduced to a single army subsisting on half rations, nor enclosed in « corner from which there was no escape. ~ We have said that we expect before the lapse of many days to report the capture of Charles- ton. It* matters little, however, now, whether this event shall precede or follow our occupa- tion of Richmond; for that consummation will break up the rebellion, root and branch. The mischief within the capabilities of Charleston was accomplished in that bombardment which dragged the so-called border slave States of North Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee and Arkansas, and the secession ole- ments of Maryland, Kentucky and Mis- souri, into the Dismal Swamp of this re- bellion. Since that day Charleston has played no higher part than that of Nero fiddling while Rome was burning. Each of these five cities— Charleston, New Orleans, Nashville and Rich- mond—abandoned the Union rich, prosperous and beautiful. The three which have been rescued we have found in the wretched condi- tion of the prodigal son, with his substance wasted by his folly, and his body covered only with rage and wounds, and reduced to skin and bone. Richmond and Charleston we know are in the same condition, and that with their re- covery the bulk of their people must, for some time, be dependent upon the charity of that benign government which, to the ruin of them- selves, they have sought to destroy. ‘Thus draws to a close the most causeless, the most suicidal, the most formidable, and yet the most hopeless and impotent, rebellion in the history of mankind. And Charleston! What @ theme for the future historian of these times will be the reckless ambition and fatal folly of Charleston. Weighed in the balance and found wanting, her end is at hand as the Venice of a Sbuthern confederacy. Daily Average, - - 122,236 THE SITUATION. ‘The latest news from General McClellan's head- quarters received at the War Department reports q everything quiet in his vicinity. ‘The calm which precedes the storm is hanging above and around the grand Army of the Potomac. | From the West the glorious news reaches us that the Mississippi is clear of the rebels from Cairo to New Orleans. Memphis is in our posses- ion; Forts Wright and Randolph are evacuated ‘jnd held by our troops. General Halleck sends a ‘despatch to the War Department to the effect that deserters from the enemy who arrived at Corinth report that the forts were evacuated on Saturday last, and that Captain Daviw fiotilla reached Memphis on Sunday. He found the city al- most abandoned by the inhabitants, and many buildings destroyed. This intelligence is confirmed by the arrival of the steamer Platte Valley at Cairo, direct from Memphis yes- terday. She reports that the city surrendered without resistance, and that everything was quiet there. It is not many days ago since the Memphis 4. Papers were more loud in their protestations than : any other rebel journals against surrendering to the Union army. They declared in the most em- Phatic terms that Memphis would never yield. Yet Memphis is lying qufetly to-day under the protec- tiom of the old flag, and the commerce of the whole Mississippi is opened to the world. {| What Halleck and Pope have been accomplish- fing on the river General Mitchel has been finishing in the interior of Tennessee. Despatches receiv- ed from him at the War Department yesterday, Gated at Huntsville, Ala., state that General Neg- Yey; with a portion of the forces under his ‘(Qfitchel’s) command, had driven the rebels under Sonera! Adams from Winchester to Chattanooga, and, at that place, had utterly routed them and captured all*their baggage wagons, supplies and ammunition. Things look bright in the West. { The United States guuboat Bicnville arrived at Philadelphia on Friday night, bringing in tow Pree schooners, which were captured off Charles- fon in attempting to run the blockade—namely, the La Croilla, Providence and Bebecea—from ®asean, New Providence, the main entrepot for febel vessels. The Bienville reports that the Union forces were virtually investing Charleston. {A brisk engagement had occurred with the rebel batteries at Stono Inlet. General Stevens, with an expedition, went from Port Royal to Pocotaglio, a railway station on the road between Charleston and Savannah, and tore pp the track, thus cutting off communication be- ‘tween those two cities. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. The North American, from Liverpool 29th and Londonderry 80th ult., arrived off Cape Race at noon yesterday, en rete for New York. Her ad- vices are one day later than those brought by the City of Washington, published in yesterday's Hisnarv. Consols for money were quoted at 935. American securities were unchanged. Cotton and Dreadstaffs had an upward tendency. The former bad advanced one-quarter of a penny per pound. Jadge McCunn set down the argument on the ‘motion to quash the indictments against parties for violating the Sunday liquor iaw for Friday, the ‘2oth inst., at 10 o'clock, in the Court of General Bessions. ‘The stock market opened weak yestertay, but closed @rm at an advance over the morning prices. Money wae fwery abundant; call loans 304. Exchangellsy. The Botton market yesterday, as usual on the last day of the rcek, was lose buoyant and active, while prices wore ithout change Of moment. Spinners were also inclinod hold off antil the government sale comes off this week. Whe transactions émbraced about 500 bales, closing on lene basie of Sic. m 3130. per Ib. for middling uplands, ‘Phe flour market was steady, especially for common Prands of State and Westera, while medium grades were Aull, ‘Th higher class of extra grades wore firm, while ‘.lox were made to a fair extent. Wheat was steady, os. Cinily for prime qual j, though not quotably higher, Pisile low and mogiaN grades were irregular and less Pctive. Corn was fitm, but sales wore lees freely made, Wbiie prices were : sales of new Western © cod were made at 460! a 480., and old do. at 50c. a Sle. Rye was uctive and firm st 660. a 68c. for Western, and ‘Wt Tic. for State. Pork was easior, but active at the Soncession, with anies of mess at $11 25 a G11 60, and Prime ai 29 080 60. Sugars wore stoady and prices un- Phanged, while the sales embraced about 860 bhds., . Coffee was quiet int steady, while sales { to small lots of Maracaibo, St. Domingo, Rio and Jamelca. Freighis were without chenga of mo, Ment, Corw ant wheat were engaged for Liverpool at Improvep Tactics or Narotgox Unimay.— Ullman, the great Napoleon of the Opera, has returned from Elba, and has collected together immense forces for the coming campaign. He came out yesterday with a manifesto of his highly attractive programme, and will open the Irving Place Opera House to the public of New York on Wednesday next. This campaign isto be conducted upon the most improved principles of modern operatic tactics. It will be short, but brilliant and magnificent. The General opens on Wednesday evening with Madame Comte Borchard, a lady of considera- ble European fame, and who has hitherto been a star of the first magnitude in the New Orleans Opera. Following immediately after this splen- did move, Napoleon offers Madame Herrmann, the wife of the celebrated prestidigitateur, in the beautiful opera, “The Child of the Regi- ment.” This ia this lady’s first appearance on any stage, and the operagoing folks will con- sequently be on the tiptoe of oxpectation. That these two moves will cause great sensa- tion there can be no doubt. In addition to such attractions, Uilman has secured the ser- vices of Gottschalk, the renowned pianist, as well as those of Herrmann, the prestidigitateur. ‘The operas will be produced in the most effect- ive style, as the artists engaged are of the high- est order of talent. But the greatest idea of Napoleon in this matter is that of bringing these varied performances within the reach of all classes. The soirces of Herrmann have hitherto cost from half dollar to a dollar for admission; those of Gottschalk one dollar to one dollar and a half, and the Opera itself generally about the same figure. Now, by a grand coup, Usman combines ‘all these bril- liancies fn one, and for half @ dollar he gives the public the whole of those advantages for which they have heretofore bad to pay some four dollars or more. This isa decidedly Napole- onic move; and, with the experience that this great operatic director has gained during bis European tour, and the admirable management he is displaying, we feel convinced that he will successfully avoid that Waterloo which has an- nihilated so many of his predecessors, Everrrme tx Coror.—The Tribune remained silent over the statements of Parson Brownlow in reference to the sufferings of the white Union men who are imprisoned and shot down in Ton- nessee, but eulogizes the statements of Jim Lane {n regard to the negroes down South. Color is everything at the Tribune office. Tue Occupation or Mewpnrs—Ovn Map or Tue Misstsstrpt River.—For a bird’eeye view of the vast importance of our recovery of the Mississippi river, we sefer the reader to the map of that great continental artery which we publish this morning, a bond of the Union which cannot be broken asunder. The news Wartack’s Taearnt—Last Nicit—Bavart op Ma. Moss,—Tho last night of the #eagon at Wallack’s ts apart for the benefit, tomorrow (Monday) ovening, of that popular favorite in his capacity, Mr. Moss,the treasurer. Tho veteran proprietor, Mr. Waliack, be- toon two interesting plays, will anoounse the close of bins bay ‘ m f the occupation of Me: ived BGA. a Od., B ships bog: Ml On, 1344. ws. 34., | OF bry’ ts aodhy So mphis, recciyed last | 115 season in one of his pociliarly appropriate Apesches with a por 1 To Londen flour | Bight from General Halleck, gives increased undoubtedly, will bo full at an early hour was protty froely taken at Ye. Tig. a ae. OM. nterest to the map. SUNDAY, JUNE 8, 1862. IMPORTANT FROM CHARLESTON. Arrival at Philadelphia of Prizes Cap- tured Off Charleston The City Invested by the Union Forces. Railroad Communication Between Charles- ton and Savannah Cut Off, ky &e., &e. _— o Pamapeiraia , June 7, 1862. Tho United States gunboat Bienville arrived last nigh* with three schooners in tow, which were captured off Charleston in attempting to run the blockade. Their names are the Providence, La Crdilla and Reboces, all are loaded with provisions from Nassau. The Bienville saifed from this port some two months ago, with ammunition, &o., for the blockading squadron, also supplying the gunboats at Mosquito Inlet, since which time ahe has been on the blockade off Charleston. During her stay: there she captured the two English ecrew steamers Stettin and Patras,also three valuable schooners, while endeavoring to run the blockade. The steamers were sent to New York; the schooners she towed to this port. The aggregate estimated value of these prizes is about $400,000. ‘The Stettin is loaded with one thousand boxes of tes, two hundred cases of champagne, forty tons of brandy, and a large cargo of assorted stores, valued in all at be- tween $200,000 and $300,000. Tho Patras is loaded with arms and ammunition, coffee, liquors, &c. Among tho former are fifty cases of arms and seventy-five tons of powder. She brings to this port over 100 passengers—chiefly crews of prizes captured. The Bienville arrived off the Capes of the Delaware on the morning of the Sth. After vainly endeavoring to procure a pilot by signal guns, and the weather becom- ing thiok, thus obscuring the land, camo to auchor. The weather brightening up, Acting Master Dill, U.8..N., a passenger, kindly volunteered to bring ber in; anchoring off the Breakwator she again fired signal guns and rockets, but did not succeed in procuring a pilot until porning. ‘The following is the list of her officers and paszon- gers:— § Commander—). R. M. Mullaney. Lieutenant ani Fzecutive Office—A. BE. R. Benham. Acting Masteri—Frank Smith, John A..Rodgers, John A. Barclay and l'dward H. Sheffield. Palgmatie William Wallace Goodwin, a 1 of, William F. Wright, Second Assistant, Henry Hill; Third, Jarad Day, Jamos Fouatain and Ber- nard Kerley. Gunner—Josoph Smith. Paymaster's Cler:—Gideon P. Smith. wae’ Afaster’s Mates—William W. Braat aod Frank FE. > PASSENGERS J. W. King, Chief ngineer tlagsbip Wabash. Victor G. Clymer, Fleet Surgeon. Major Doughty, United States Marines. WJ. H. Dill, Acting Master United States Navy (on sick E. K. Harris, Aoting Master's Mate. Lieutenant Pratt, United States Army. thew Porter, Sergeant; William Corwin, Sergeant ; PB. Sullivan, Corporal Engineers; William Breaoaa, Steward. Mrs. Caverley, Captain John Fidridge, J. M. Syre, Mr. Sedgwick, Isaac Ames. Tnvalide—Hannon Carpenter, from United States steamer Alabama; Daniel Morse, from United States steamer Flaraveau; Wm. Linasgard, from United States steamer James Adger. ne Machinists from Port Royal—D. Leo, James Ewan and Patrick Connor. Thirty-one of the crew, discharged, of United States ship Vandalia. Als#, officers and crews of the following prizes :—Steamers Stettin, nineteen ; steamer Patras, olghteen ; steamer Elizaboth, seven ; schooner Cora, seventeen, and seventeen of the crews of the three schooners. ‘The Bienville loft Port Royal on Monday jast. Tho President's revocation of General Hunter's proclamation was well received at Port Royal. General Hunter had organized a brignde of contrabands, and was about to assign them to buildigg tutreachments and fortifications. = Asharp engagemont had occurred with tho rebel bat- terios at Stono. The Uniom forces were virtually investing Charleston . Arebel steamer was run ashore on Williama Island while being chased by the blockading vessels, and is still aground. The schooner Cora, prize to the Keystone State, is below. OMcial Report of Commander Mallany. Waamnorton, Jane 7, 1362. Commander Mullany, of the United States steamer Bienville, of Port Royal, reports tothe Navy Department, under date of May 30, that he captured three schooners showing English colors, about twenty-five miles soutb- east of Charleston bar. He says in his report, “whon first discovered, two of the vessels were at anchor with their sails furled, and the third was under sail. Imme- diately afterwards all the vessels made sail and attempt- od toescape. The first vessel captured was called tho Providence, of Nassau, N. P. She c'eared at that port for Baltimore, Md.. and had a cargo of salt and segars. ‘Commander Mullany belioves the register to be spurious, as it had no official seal, which, conpled with her being entirely out of her course if bound north,and ber attempted es- cape, led him to capture her. ‘The second vessel captured was called the Rebecca, of Nassau, N.P. She cleared for St. John, N. B., and hada cargo ofsaitin sacks. Hor register is believei tobe spurious for the same reasons as that of the Providence. ‘The third veasol captured was cailed the Lacriolla, of Nassau, N.P. Shecleared from that port for St. John, fand has an assorted cargo of groceries, &c., such as soap, oi!, lard and matches. Hor register, like those of the two others is doubtless spurious, The crews of all these vessels freely admitted that they wore bound to Charleston. ‘Tho supercargo of the Lacriol!a informed Commander Mullany they came out of Charleston on the night of the 29th April, and that they had beon waiting for twoor three days for an opportunity to run in again, when we foll in with her, Acting master Frank Smith madea thorough report of the prizes, which was forwarded by Commander Mullany, in which it is said the master of the Providence stated in the presence of the boat's crew he bad tried for two nights to got into Charleston, but being vasuceessful he had determined to make for Baltimore; and further, he knew his register would condom him, The second vessel, the Revecoa, is au American vessel, built at Charleston, 8. C., in the year 1359. The third capture is a fine yacht schooner, built in one of the Northern States in 1857, and was named ¢he Nova. She sailed from Nassat at the same time with the for- mer meationed vessels, under assumed name of Lacroilla. Her superoargo and ownor, Antonio Salcedo, of Havana, admitted they had tried to get into Charios- ton, and he had urged the master to either go in or on- deavor to go away, as they would surely be captured. Oar Hilton Head Cor Hinrow Haan, 8. C., May 31, 1362. Railroad Communication between Charleston and Savannah Cut Of—General Stevens’ Expedition to Pocotatigo— Sharp Fighting with the Rebsis—Success of the Enter prise, de., de. Railroad communication between Charleston and Savannah has been cut off. On Wednesday night, the 28th instant, General Stevens obtained permission to ‘oxocute a plan which he long since formed, and which be has boon ready at any moment since the occupation of Beaufort to undertake, The Fiftieth Pennsylvania regi- ment, Colonel Crist, two companies of the First Massa chusetts cavalry, anda section of the First Connecticut, battery, comprising in alla force of about eight hundre@l men, were accordingly ordered to move at ouce, and stagted for Pcootaligo at midnight. At daybroak our forces reached the station—a small village on tho line of the Charleston and Savannah Rail- road—and were mot by nearly one thousand of the eno- my. A skirmish ensued, and after a few moments’ sharp fighting the rebols were driven from their posi* tion, carrying off their wounded, but leavingj seven dead bodies and two prisoners on our hands. Our loss was two killed and five wounded—all of the Fiftieth Pennayl- vania, One of the killed was Oaptain Charlos Parker, of Roading, who fell while leading his company into action, He was a fine officer, and a splendid speciman of a man. Tam unable to learn, in tine for the Bisnvilie’s mail, the names of the wounded. After the rebels had retired our forces tore up the neo on either sido of the rairond: of in und sturbed possession of the po- wat)! two o'eluek on Friday toring, when, tho enemy appear! cong forcd, he deomed it prudent me ici be aid once ivi to re did goceessfully, arriving at Beaufort y A¥ noon. Lieut. Bagh the Fiftieth Pemusylvania, was killed by the accidental discharge of his pistol while preparing for the march on Wednesday evevii ‘The revonue steamer Flora, Capt. turned from Stone, where she was aucho: just re- ngas, et Naat ee Seven miles of Charieston, last night. Capt. Fa gar re- ports that the in that vicinity ts about tea\ thou- sand strong. A battle is Jooked for s00n. The proclamation of the President, ing Gen. Hunter's abolition order, w: with profound satisfaction. It wil Oe ‘@ only. fo and associating with them as 8. ‘The negro brigade has been disbanded. You will probably have heard, before this reaches bit pag gauiure Pa soe Ragtish stoner Patras, Tagan: wi ») Powder, &c.. by the skading squadron Charleston, on the 26th inst, She was sont north. I en- clone a list of her officers:—Captain,E. Kiliot; first officer, W. R, Tols; second oficer, Henry Gowdy; third officer, Wm. Dowells; Chief Engineer, Thos. Bon: Purser, Thos. A. Abloroft. The Patras loft Loudon, om the 13th of April, with papers for St. Johns, and came toan anchor off Bull’s Island, abreast of Capo Roman Light- house, on ane of the 26th. At daylight her Captain discovered that he was surrounded by our ves- sels, and surrendered without attempting to escape. Bonner, the engineer, claims to bea relative of Robert r; the well known editor of the . ‘There is no change to note ia the affairs on this island. The weather is very warm and oppressive, the ther- mometer indicating in the shade a temperature of ninety degrees. NEWS FROM WASHINGTON. w the niggers ‘Wasmnaron, June 7, 1862. SATISFAQOTORY REPORTS FROM M’'CLELLAN AND HALLECK. The telegraphic news received at the War Department to-day from the armies of Gencral McClellan and Generat Halleck give assurances of great and decisive success soon to be achieved by the Union soldiers. EFFECTS OF THE STORM ON MILITARY OPERATIONS. It is not expected at the War Department that the pub- lic voracity for nows will be gratified to-morrow by its usual Sunday meal. The severe storms of last week have greatly embarrassed military operations either offensive or defensive. It is supposed that the thunder storm to- night will interfere with the transmission of despatches. ARRIVAL OF GENERAL M’DOWELL. General McDowell, accompanied by two of his staff, was im the city to-day. REPORTED SUPERSEDURE OF GENERAL HUNTER. It ia stated in military circles that an order has been sent for superseding General Hunter. In the same quar. ter the views of the Hrrarp as to tho expedieucy of re- iaforcing General McClellan are highly approved. THE ANNUAL FINANCIAL BUDGET. Senator Fessenden, in hia speech yesterday, estimated that the annual budget would be hereafter ono hundred and cighty millions of dollars, fitty millions of which would be for a permanent military establishmont of fifty thousand men. The navy would require twenty- five mitlous a year. An elaborate paper from a mili- tary source was published some time since showing that the expense of keoping’up a regiment of infantry of the regular army in the time of peace was about half a million of dollars a year. Considering the state of things that must for years require a military occupation of the South, fifty millions of dollars on army account is not an over estimate. But twenty-five mil- lions for the future navy is altogethor too low a figure, Asthe navy was before the war the appropriations were fifteen millions, more or less, Mr. Feaseuden’s ostimate of one hundred and eighty millions a year for govern- ment expenditures is not extravagant. Of this there will be about fifty millions in the shape of interost ov the public dept, should it mot exceed one thousand mil- fion dotlars. THE WORK BEFORE CONGRESS. Congress not being in session to-day there has been little political movement. Next week is expected to ben busy one in both houses. AU the important measures of the session bave been matured, and only await their turn for logistative action. There is work enough laid out to occupy another month, after which it will be difficult for the Senate to postpone an adjournment without an open avowal of a determination to continue in session, not to aid the government, but solely to embarrass the amin. istration in the vigorous prosecution of the war. With ordinary industry, by tho first of July every moasure required for the prosocution of the war,tho maintenance of the government and the promotion of tho public interests, can be acted upon. Tho seasion will bo a remarkable one on account of the great amount of work done by Congress in less time thaa used to be spent in doing nothing except making bun- combe speeches and working up immense lobby jobs. During this session very little time has been occupied in either house in speeches merely for buncombe, and the great attractions and more certain gains offered by the @vormous expenditures of the War aud Navy Depart. ments have drawn away from Congress nearly all of the horde of greedy speculators that were wont to in- fest the lobvy. Congress has been left to attend to legiti- mate business, and for this reason the business is neariy all done. The only delay has been occasioned by continu- al efforts in the Senate to fasten the irropressible negro upon every measure presented. BEAUREGARD CONCENTRATING HIS FORCES. It appears that the supposition mentioned in the correspondance yesterday in regard to the movements of Besuregard have been verified by intelligence from Corinth to-day. He is reported to be concentrating what is left of his army for another stand, but it is not provable that with half of bis army he can offer much resistal 9 the victorious Union forces which drove his whole command away from the strong fortifications at Coriath. ‘ THE CASE OF GENZRAL BIRNEY. The telegraphic announcemont, that General D. B. Bir- ney had been relieved of this command ou the field of battle, created no little surprise amopg his friends. It is alleged in bis behalf that on Saturday tast General Hointzelman, chief of the corps d’arme, ordered General Birney to take a position on the Richmond ang’ York River Railroad. Ceneral Birney complied, and had scarcely got his men in line of battle when General Kearney, Chief of Division, ordered him back to his origival position. This order General Birney also promptly oboyed, and for this was placed under arrest next morning for disobedience of orders. General Kearney at once addressed note to Goneral He atze!man, wherein he fully exculpates Goneral Birney of any intention to disobey orders, and says he looks upon him asa superior officer. He asks General Heiut- zoiman to accord General Birney a hearing, which he (General Kearney) is satisfied will rosult satisfactorily. AFFAIRS ON THE POTOMAC. The Baltimore left for below on yesterday afternoon, taking down @ largo number of members of Congress and their ladies. The King Philip wont down last night, ‘The Yankoo arrived last evening from the Lower Poto. mac, but reports nothing uew. The Wyandank and Re- liance arrived from off the Piantink river this morning, bringing with them a fishing smack, called the Monitor, which was captured a day br two since attempting to run the blockade, On each occasion that a boat goos into the river now, it comes back with a number of arms given up by deserters from the Ltiservice, who are uow in their homes in that vicinity, peacefully employua at their respective pursuits. ONE OF THE NAVAL HEROES. Lieut. James Forney, of the Marine Corps, who, though avery young man, was, by the resignation of Capt. Bu- ch and Col. Terret, loft in temporary charge of the Washington Navy Yard the dark days of July last, has again signalized his courage. Capt. Craven, in his report to the Navy Department, states that he asaigned him two guns at the passage of the Mississippi, and that he fought them most gallantly. DESERTERS FROM THE REBEL CAUSE. Tho five mundred men noticed some time since as baving taken the oath of allegiance at the hands of Capt. Harris, of the Isiaad Bolle, have all givon up thelr armé, and are at work in that section of the country from which the most of them hailed. Some of the citizeus of the neighborhood informed our officers, @ day or two since, that last week a colonel, two captains and three licutenants, who had been serving in tho rebel army, returned to their homes in that vicinity, haviog become sick of the service. ARRIVAL OF GENERAL COOK. Brigadier General John Cook, of Illinois, and his Assis- tant Adjutant General, Capt. Benj. F. Smith, havo ar- rived, in obedience to orders. Gonoral Cook has boon assigned the command of a brigade. - Colonel Corcoran, of the Sixty-ninth New York regiment, is in this brigade, SOLDIERS IN THE PENITENTIARY. ‘There are now confined in the Ponitentiary abont ninety-five soldiers, including one captain, for mutiny, The crimos and misdomeanors for which the soldiors are confined are variout, ranging from attempts to shoot officers and mutiny to mere jusuits offered to offers, THE MINISTRR TO MAYTI. Mr. Whildon, who bas beon appointed Minister to Hayii, is a lawyer of Now Hampshire, Ip. doubted that tye'uvigeion will be reciprocated, The; vi t. a ene blacks here of consierabla ability, But tt had not Gta pired that they are candi for the position. DEATHS OF SO/.DIRRS. ‘Tho following deaths of soldiers in hospital here aré reported :— ‘ John Thompson, Co. C, Fifty-sixth Pennsylvania. John Stewart, Co. D, One Hundred énd First Pennsyt- vania. J. Stultz, Co. D, One Hundred and Third Pennsylvania. Sorgeant Horace Barnes, Co. D, Sixth Now York cav+ alry. NEWS FROM FORTRESS MONROE. Bavrmore,June 7, 1862) . ‘Tho OM Point boat arrived shortly after seven o'clock this morning. ‘Tho steamor Belvidere, from New York for Beasfort, put into Hamptom Roads on Thursday night, having broken some part of her machinery during tbe storm. ‘The stormer S. It. Spaulding arrived at Old Poimt Friday, forenvon from the Pammunkey river, with wounded, She proceeded to the Marine Hospital at Portsmouth, where about twenty-five of the worst cases were put of. It ip contemplated to sond her to New York with the ve- mainder. The Missouri State Convention. Javvunson City, Mo., June 6, 1862. * In the Convention to-day the Committee on Elections reported an ordinance to onabdle citizons of this State now in the military service to vole at the coming Auguss eloction. ks Tho special committee on the seats of absent members roported in favor of expelling Messrs. Price, Crawfords Thatchor, Wright and Turner, on the ground of active rebellion, andin favor of simply declaring vacant the seats of Messrs. Chouanit and Watkins, It wae moved to strike out the name of Mr. Watking for the reason that he had renounced the rebellion and been pardonod by the President, but after discussion the motion was lost, ag was also a motion to simply declare the seat of Mr. Wright vacant. ‘The report was adoptod. ‘The petition of seven hundred citizens of tho Fourth Senatorial District wae presented, asking for the expul- sion of Princo L. Hodgins from the convention as being unworthy to represent the Uuivn people of that district. No botter evidence was needed ofyhis traitorous aud temptiblo eonduct, than that he bas aided and abet the rebellion aud has not dared to show himself in said district since last September. Mr. Honcis asked for the appointment of a committee to investigate his cake, which was agreed to. ‘Tho disc:ssion on the ordiuance Jeflaing the qualifiers tions of voters and civil officers was then renowed, and, after several specches for and agaiust it, the motion of Mr. Orr, made yesterday, tos wt the clause disirame chising persous who have taken up arms. against the go~ vernment or given aid or encouragement to the rebellion, was carried by 44 against 24. On motion, the ordinance was recommitted to the committee. Mr. Howsta, moved to instruct the committee to report ap ordinance? ou the basis of his minority report—name- ly, deferring all elections till the next regular gubornate- rial sleetion, now that tho disfranchising clause was re- jectod. ‘There seemed to be a majority in favor of this propo! sition, but without a vote ou the motion, the coaventiom adjourned. Arrival of Discharged Soldiers. Tho ship Idaho, of Boston, Captain Hows, arrived at this port yesterday morning, from Ship Island May 1%, bringing sixty discharged soldiers from General Butler’s army. They belong to the following regiments: Twenty-sixth Massachusetts Volunteers, six mot ‘Thirtieth Massachusetts Volunteers, fvemen. ‘Thirty-lirst Massachusetts Volunteers, thirty mea. Twelfth Maine Volunteers, five men. ‘Thirteovth Maine Volunteors, ope man. Fourteenth Maine Volurteers, two mea. First Maine battery, two men. Second Indiana Volunteers, four men. Sixty-seventh Michigan Volunteers, four men Shealso brings anamber of sorvante and Quarter- master's men. Died on board,’ May 27,B.§. Long, of Conticook, N. H. He belonged to the Quartermaster’s Department, The Floods in the Delaware and Lehigh Rivers, Easrow, June 6, 1862. Peports from Mauch Chunk and vicinity represent the damages :n that regicn to the canal, railroad and private property, and destruction of lifo, aa greatly exceeding even the worst anticipations. The canal is'roprosented a3 washed away for three miles from Mauch Chunk. Four dams have been washed away. Several persons resident at South Bethlehem are missing, and it is feared thoy have been drowne!. ” js All the ialands in the river are covered with valuable lumber and timber. The Belvidere and Delaware Rail- road resumed operations to-day. The Delaware, Lacka- wanna and Western is now open to the Dolaware Water Gap. The Lebigh Valley road will be. in operation te Allentown to-morrow, making a connection from New York to Harrisburg. The balance of the road will be re. paired in ten days. All the bridges on ths Beaver Meadow Railroad are washed iy: The Navy. CarrGa—five guns—steam gunboat—was tofhave sailed yesterday from the Navy Yard, Brooklyn, but will nee leave until to-morrow. She will goto New Orleans di- rect, and persons dosiring to send letters or papers te their friends in the squadron of the Mississippi can do ae by leaving their packages at the Naval Lyceum. The Cayuga bas undergone consideravie repairs, having been tolerably well shattered at the battle of New Oricana. Hor length at water line is 158 feet; breadth of boam 28 feet; depth of hold 12 feet, and draws 10 feet. Aunoxed 1s @ correct list of her office: Jeutenant Commanting®-| . Fairfax. TLieu'enan! and Executio: Officer—Goorge H. Perkins. Acting Mastere—¥. D. Percey, John Hanzon, Astisiani Surgeon—EAward S. Bogart. Acting Avwsisiant Paymaster—J. W! Whiffen, Erg ‘Assistant, J. M. Harris; Third As- sistants, J. Sydney, J. Chaffee, R. Aston. Acting Matr’s Mates—Robert O. Lanfere, Francis P. Stavens, Wm. A. Patting, James Gillon, Obituary. Died, at the battle of Fair Unks, Virginia, Captain ‘Tagovorr Ruvsei., of Company H, Sixty-frst regiment New York State Volunteors, aged about twouty-thres years. Captain Russell was well known to the literary public as the son of Joseph Russel!, the printer and pub- lisher, of John street, as a young man of rare talents aud promise, Having been a momber of the Seventh regi- ment, National Guard, at tho breaking out of the rebel- lion, ‘ho was among the first to volunteer in Luryeo’s Advance Guard, Fifth Now York State Volituteors, and was wounded at tho fight at ig Bethel. Upon his re- covery ho was called to thé command of Company H. im the Sixty-first New York stare Volunteors,and has now gloriously met his deat of bis men during the fiercest of the agement before Richmond. His courageous conduct and iutrepidity on tha extreme t of the line eiiciied warm commendation from ‘aj Howard, when be was unfortunately carried of rifle ball. Our City Shade Trees and Their Garre- ting Pavements—A Cry for Help. TO THR RPITOR OF THE MERALD. Srr:—-I ask the benofit of your columns through which to call the attention of our city authoritie, subordinates and all oibers concerned, to the garroting of our city shade trees by the paving stones of our sidowaiks. The pavements—since untouched—were laid when the trees wero planted, five, ton, or fifteen years ago, and the few inches of space originally ft them for the expansi-n of the troes, having years ago beon filled up, the peculiar consequences of this garroting process are as curious a@ they are painful to behold. In some cases, by inaim strength, the oppressive paving stones have been lifted up by the Ere of the trees thomaelves, and displaced, In athe a, however, the baso of the tree has been eom- from its natural circle lot ble wal!s of granite, ju fia Indian is mace fat and in a frame of wood. The circles of others of those rock bound trees have beoome as nsichtly as those of a Chi- nese beauty, swollen and bulging over around the top of those fron shoes which stop the growth of her culestial feet at five years old. ‘Against this gerroting and choking systom rolicf mast come soon, or many of our moat beautiful trocs, at or bee fore the end of the present soagon, will be strangled. Many have already thus been choked to de afraid if they should ail be killed im this way, that the hardy, clean, beantifel and thrifty sianthus will be su- percedod by & differont sot because of the tive or aie days of the unpleasant aroma of the alauthus io Ke looming season. Butas the alanshus isour only aity tree which is absolutely (rea from ali vermin, to have no more of it >» od trom this sill, square, botween ite the skull superseded by ets, i woods and oiler worm atrowts of Now York will eventaally begome, froa June to October, absolntely impassable to our women and children, on thoee horrid and nasty worms, To savo our from wort fifteon or t all concarned to city sidewalks, and to their ts, button. (osied trees, our tree shaded Ww. ————— Mixaro Laws @rits, Miarwa.—The enaccountadlo pe prearance of this gentleman has become causo of muctt surprise to his relatives and friends. Being the scenie artist of Laura Keene's the he fijied an importaat mig ‘An elaborate statement hint peared in the ‘ow York Times,to the effect that his body was due covered and Darted, Rinnephew Er. Fw asserts, that 1 oes not bear the slightest resergbl to that of the missing man tn features, or tn ang other, respect, and requosts this contradiction through due columns. The geatlomaa in (as Mattar. Corsner, to, Supporta (he aboye named — sac Mr. Behwracotor haa wht : tibia utterly untrue. Mr. Schwacofor hy j Sade exhumed for the purpose of Hdentifioati Ms ‘a