The New York Herald Newspaper, March 28, 1863, Page 3

3 id { i i Hy F Hi Fiz tl at] i 5 : j A FA u é : 5 E & < i s ahd h =f Lis 5 Fe ES z 3 5 z we His association with the citizens hae, in many instances, been of the most pleasing nature: for a moment iw goa) the henor and dignity of ingion, endeavoring at all times to convince thom ‘that their interest, as well as duty, rested with the Union, ead that reparation could never be eutertained. Tundersiand that Dr. Zacharie, of New York, who has for some time in New Orleana, has been renderiug portant service tothe government in more ways than s appears to enjoy the entire confidence of ine wailitary authorities, especially that of the Commanding Weneral, and he leaves on Sunday next in the steamer ‘Marion with important despatcbes, tue purport of which Tam at present unable to mention, but which will @eubt be made public soon after hia arrival. Dr. Zacha- vie day before y entertained General Banks ond Collector , ithbert Bullitt, ata smali, but very Ginnor party, It was a very elegant affair, and up ip the usual style of the St. Chariés Hotel. HOOKER’S ARMY. ' Splendid Candition of the Army of the ’ Petomac. Heapquarrers, ARMY OF C, ‘The weatber to-day is fine, with a drying breeve. There ‘gfe some indications of a change in the weather to-night. ¥ On Tus Rarranaxnock, March 25, 1863. | Whatever may be said to the contrary, General Hooker eertainiy hes this army well in hand. Its condition to- @y ‘s tn every respect a great way ahoad of what it has ever been since I have known it, It te well clothed, well fed, well disciplined and in most exoolient health. Every one attends to his duty with the that the army has # head, and that if there ® any delinquency somebody will be held respousible. ‘This conse of a strong hand at the bead was the one thing ‘that the army needed, and this one ‘thing has made it 4 4 Magnificent army. 1 speak thin to you here as my sincere conviction of the great change in the condition of this ard, and i think ¥ way safely tell you to expect a great success when the -@ for movement comes. ‘Harnisvuns, Pa., March 27, 1863. | @overnor Curtin tolegraphe to-day from the army of {,%@ Potomac that be finds the army in admirable condi “ftom and good spirits, with fall confidence in their chic ‘aelect, gotten Py ‘\ she army. * Our Stafford Correspondence. Sravypory Count Hoven, Va,, March 20, 1866 . & Raat Cavatry on Our Right—Capture of 4 Guerilla Party— Our Fickets Pired Upon—Suppression of Guerillas, de. Ms has been rumored fora day or two past that a , @mmaiderable body of rebel cavalry is again on our right “ @eak. Last night an attack upon the tines of this corps ‘was apprehended, and dispositions were made acco; din, Jy. No such attack was made upon us; but it is reported that at other points there was skirmishing with the eve ‘my, who was driven of. Some forty rebels, disguived as civilians, wero dis eovered yesterday hovering near our lineof sentinels, and were captured. They were nearly all armed with ro. volvers; but whether they were regular Oomfederate aol. % Dapded together for some special purpuse ‘March 24, in charge of Prize Master kverson, captured uff ¢ Wilmington, N, C., March 21, by the United States gun- yout Victoria, while trying to ran the blockade. She had attempted to enter Chaticston, but was uasue Te Sci a about one thou © (ed tune burthen, and is said t0 have beon a prize to the jm the Crimean war. Sbe left Mngland bark |, aad put into Nassau, where ber main and mizven were taken down. Wheu taken she bad but # por- ‘WH of her foremast standing. bins & very valuable cargo, consisting in part of tone of gunpowder and ove hundred and seventy of rifles, ‘would leave for New York on the 96th of March Union Meeting at Baffalo. Borravo, March 26, 1869. A lige and enthusiastic meeting of those in favor of the government was held to-night. A resolu. oe yo pte me | presery: ts ave ae ana s promt Seow ea pose a | of river, that mast be filled wp according Mi natural laws. | Artival of Porter's Gunboats at Groen- “wood, i the Yazoo, ¥ Admiral Farragut’s Fight with the Grand Guif Batteries. The Tallshatchic Expedition Not Abandoned. ensinentilbasiidinnane Opening of the Lake Providence Canal, dey Ren ae Camo, March 27, 1863. Last Gatarday night another barge, containing one thousand busbels of coal, floated past the batreries at Vickaburg safely, for the use of Admiral Farragut’s fect. ‘The Memphiw Bulletin of Wednesday says three of Ad- miral Porter's gunboats have reached the Yazoo river by the Sunfiower route and seeched Greenwood, ‘The Bulletin turthe®i'eays that our forces above Greenwood had abandoned the ‘taking to force a passage, and were returning,- when they met Goucral Quimby’s division on route to reinforce them. A oonfe- Fence was had, the result of which is unknown, but it is Unought that in consequonce of the sucotas of the new route the whole force would retern. Interesting from Lake Providence. OUR LAKE FROVIDRNCE ODRRRSPONDENOK, Laas Paovipanes, La., March 17, 1863. Cottem and Colton Dealers—Shrewd Dodge of Distressed Redels-Sanvtary—Joining. of the Mississippi to the Ou- chila and Black Rivera—Scrimmaye at Shirt Tart Bena, he. tc. Cotton dealers hereabonts are really to be pitied. They come here with visions of wealth, aud depart with empty pockets. Gen. Graat has issued orders that a0 cotton shall be purchased untsl after the fall of Vicksburg, and long nosed geatry, Israelites, cotton buyers and other vagrants wax exccedingly wroth thereat, The government as Seived ali the covon in this region and contracted (or the gathering of a) in the ilelds, Two gentlemen have taken the job, picking, ginniog and baling (or one half of the crop. The government farnishes the negroes, the contractors feeding, clothing aud payiug them at the ri of a dollar 4 hundréd for all they pick. ‘The negroes are thriving. Five hundred pounds of cotton ana five dot lare is pO auusuil yield for a old band’s labog. ‘The @isappointed doaiors say there is the ordinary amowat of stealing going on and collusions between off care BDU Contractors; bat I have seen no evidence of it, and don’t @ it. . There is @ dodge, which looks as if iv might be sucecesful, if officers were not known to be incorruptible. For instance, a citizen ‘takes the oath,” pro tempore, procures an officer to certify to bis loyalty, and then obtains permission to ghip the cotton he bas grown Onbis Own account, and diviies with that oiticer, whose acnisitivencss ontruus his patriotisin. There were xevéral Hundred bales of the fibre on tne Jevon when'l arrived; ut yestorday It wan al! removed, being intended Ww be uxed as @ protection for our guu- boat. ‘The peaith of this portion of the will show fayora, ‘Diy with that ot aay ogo forces nc fela. ist wight the water was let ‘oto Lake Providence. Laborers were digging all day long, and jus: at sundown Lie last shoveliul of garth was removed, and the Mixgis- fippt began to seck the head waters of Bayou Macon, Tue morning the litte sirena haa swdilep ity a mighty river The break is now 8 han@red feet wide, and the water tumbles’ and foams like . Hv in inmpparible to majeate the end. “How this water, rolling over their well cultivated plantasion» and lifting from their foundatisus thelr splendid mansionn, must astonish the Rip Van Winkles who hve in the inte- rior, ‘This morning » ekit’, in which were four or tive @pilors, went Lirougts the crevasse, creating as mich ax. eltement os Washi should pass over Niagara Wher the little eraft entered the break where the current boils and rages the Gercest, dhe reeled like a drunkes man, and We expected every moment tw see Ber eugnifed in the treacherous wators. For two hundred feet she suo. ahead like an arrow on the surface of the water, Arst on ‘the crest of the billow, then out of wight in the yawning depths below, nutit, like % spaniel emorging from the stream, she # her sites aud sought a safe haven in the stil! water betow. ritavle tragedy. ‘The spectators tesu the eso pe of the jigtie crait by There was ssctiipmage which was of »apertance enough Met to send a gouple of ts to troops thers, The Chancetior, which brought the intolli- gtuce and the demand fer ruinforcements, also brought several prisoners. There are @ thourxnd bales of cotton there, which the enemy are trying to burn. Exciting rumors are current bere, 10 the effect that tie Unioa oops have possession of Haines’ Bia, The pilot of the Panbina, which arrived late last pight from before: Vicksburg, Lrings the intelligence that the enemy bave evacuated that well known position. He says that before yesterday the gunboats went up the river to that pout, and, faiing to receive any reply, sent a boat awhord, and learued euomy had departed, leaving no ign bibind them. I do not believe it true. ere are thirty pine steamers and gunboats in the Yavow and up the Sunflower, all of which should fall inw our hands. Haiwes’ Biuif is the key to Vieksburg, and it it ghowd be abandoned jt would indicate the abandon ment of Vicksburg. Heavy firing “was beard below Jast vight abont sun aown, Oar Helena Correspowsien: Hunan, Ark., March 23, 1863. Inportant Desyatches—Cewation of Active Operations—Re infercemsnts Brpecteh—The Ribela to be Drowned Out— How This is to Be Accomplished—G@ucrilla Atacks—Gen Wiighman’s Ferces—Lees of @ Transport, with Rations ond Ammunition, dc. The despatch steamer Wenona has just arrived from General Ross’ headquarters on the Tallabatcnie river, near Fort Greenwood (or Fort Pemberton, ag the rebels at Gret desigpaied the place), having left thereon the moruing of Thursday, (he 19th inst. She brings important denpatches, and siso some interesting sews gathered on the trip. The substance of her news, relating te the operations and prospects of the expedition, is doubties given in the detters of your special expeditionary corres- pondent, which were brought up by the Wenona. kvery- ‘thing was quiet at Fort Greenwood when the Wenova Jeft, and the prospects were that sotbing further would be dove at proeout in that direction, Our army ovcupies good Cay UK. ~ well Mound Placegon the planta thon of Ir, Gui avd a bait miles above the rebel foriificapionr au ve bab'y'remain there until re inforcements am! suyycies shold reach them to enable them to resume tae ote sive, there ts me danger of Use being aiackod, a the «une obsiacies that exist to pre” vent their operating agaist the enemy will prevent the enemy from operating against them Lieutenant Colonet Wilson, the engineer of the expedi tow, hay devised a scheine which may result tn the cay ture of the rebel postion without another straggle. The scheme was submitted to General Rors, and approved by Bim, and forwarded to General Prentiss, commanding at Uuis port, Who has at once set it io progrese. The scheme of water tay the Varco Vase, and thus ewoll the Cold water and Tullabatchie rivers se as to overflow all the lands tm (he bottoms. The fall of water through the pase ie cow about eight feet; that fe, the Mississippi river ix eight feet bigher at the bead of the Vass than the Goldwater river at the foot of the Pass. The water wow flows ‘through the Pass with such violence that \( Simost impossible for an ordinary steamboat vw stent the current, At first the rent Mistiqnipp) levee wae only cut for « width of about eighty feot——jurt suificient to let a steambout through mio the Pass, This gap hae been widened by the wearing of the water, aud # vow about two hundred feet in extent, land yet the pressure of water secking am outlet causes @ torrent in this partioniar spot tbat bier the violent food a imile or two above Niagara. ‘The proposition now js to tear thia for a distance of several yards, or perhaps a mile, jet the water havea free course tarough. Gen, has already seat a detachment a troops dows to the works t it will be fully accomplished in a very days. fery reverring © the charts of Fort Gresmwood that veen sem) you, yon will observe’ a a =o the rete works are already submersed oooupy a very a. ridge of dry tand, which # at present not over three and a half few st any point abows the water. A rise of four feet in the water at thar most inevitably drown them all out. Lon before this cau reach you all tbat we can do 10 socom plich thir desirable object #i!) have been dene. We have then only to await the results. if the Miesiesipp! river retains i ie ‘aititade—and |i bot yet wo high within two ‘ag it War Ist apring—there is no doubt of the suc come of the sobeme. But |¢ wil! require some time—per- bape two oF three weeks—tor the food to reach Fort Greenwood, owing to the width of the bottom lands throughows «il thie extent of twe handred and Ofty mile The whole vailey of the Coldwater and (be ie muetet be filled by the overfiow before it can work ite re. ite at Fort Greenwood, But the results seem sure wo Al Ube present time guerilas are giving a deal of Lronbie to our despateh and supply oom ob the fas Tr i. 7 ib i ip f ESSEE SE OE halt ual of rebel cavalry, supposed ta be the advance of General Tighmap’s force, at the mouth of Coldwater river, She beg wate upon (hem and drove them away. iw probably at "that this time, and will donbtlows be able to ent the rebels from planting any batteries at that t. Within @ very few days they will find no dry lind there upon which to plant w battery. The more complete destraction of the great Mississippi levee will completely mundat that region, and frustrate any conceived to disturb commun! and this place. I’ wil! algo operate to swp the guerilia operations al the Taltahatchie, as there is wo land along the iate banks of that stream but that wild be ted, The steamer Luetla, Bound henge with thousand rations aud some ammdnition for General y com. mand, struck « aubken sag in the Pass last evering aud supk. The boat and cargo will ba nearly @ total juss. Rebel Accounts. Moun, March 23, 1863. ‘The App-at of the 21st says, the steamer Natchez, with 1,300 bales of cotton, was destroyed by fire on the 1th ou a trip up the Yano. The Hartford and Monongahela were allowed to ap. proach within four hun@red yards of our batteries at Oraud Gulf, when they opened fire upon them, the vee- wels replying with broadsides several times. A doven shots struck the vensels. Parties were seen carrying the wounded below, No dainage on our side. ‘The Natchez Courier says the Hartford, with Admiral Farragat on board ancherot in front of that city ou Tues- day afternoon, the 16th, and gent a smail boat with a flag of truce ashore, with a pote addressed to the Mayor, stating that the United States gunboats wore fired upon by the people of Natchez or by Hias, ho would bom. ‘bard the city, The lartford remained all night and left ‘witt the Monongahola in the moruing. THR ¥AZ00 EXPEDIVION AS BERN IN THE SOUTH. from the Richmond Sentinel, Maret 24.) ‘The Jast papers from the United States are jubilant over false reports of the sucuess of the Yaz00 «expedition. Our own reports are several days later ‘tyn theirs, and repre the eapeditiom as thoroughly whipped, and in full retreat by the wam they came. © far the enemy is udtevty foiled wa lee memes, Farragut was whipped at Port Hudson. Banks broke dowu before he got there, and fell back without a fight. The Yazoo Pass expedition ends in chastigement and flight. At Vicksburg they are drowned put, At Vort Royal there ix a wort of free fight betwoun their generals, and tho army waits to see the re- walt, At Fredericksburg Fighting Joe in as tame on a kit ten. Some of nis cavairy recently made a raid upou Fits Hogh Lee, but they came oue way aud wens back seven ways. Lincoin bas therefore had to live oo hope deferred, ict that does uot suit the temper of his people just now. We forgot Lo mention, however, some magnificent feat’of arin that must be put down to the credit of his accoun'. Ap Nalrfan. nary Hours & Urigade there stationed av 1” This writer testifies to of Mr. Ford and bis family, “although it is residents there, they were tabil that, like the most of unfriendly to the Union cauee.”” Lincoln rou af such soidéers! they are an thaalegthe pre of their race—the admiral Nor mast General Schenck be forgotten for his deeds in Baltimore, He has captured several pieces of secession muric, the shop windows of the portraits of Jetter- #00 Davia, and beroiwally planted the “g<t-lorious” flag in ‘one or two of worship, and pursued the retreating worshippers with hia maledictions. When brave men are nawed Jet Scbenck be remembere:. Repression of Treason in Indiana. BERCUTION OF A SPY---ARREST OF REBEL SYMPA- THIZERS, Isptasarorss, March 27, 1963. Robert Gay, « deserter of the Seventy-first Indiana Vo- lunteers, was shot here to day by order of court martial. He was taken prisoner at Richmond, Ky., paroled apd vo- luatarily went over te the enomy, and afterwards retorn od to our lines as a apy. He acknowledged the justice of hie sentenve. He exhorted his fellow soldiqn to take warping by bis example. Salem Hannigan, Depoty Auditor of the Siate, and Buylees W. Hane, member of the Legislature, were ar rested bere yesterday for cheering for Jeff. Davis. The Freshet at Albany, &c. Ausany, March 27, 1968. ‘The Southern mail was taken across the river in a yaw) last night. ‘The Southern mai! jeft this morning by way of Schenec tady, aud will be duo in Now York at four o'clock this afternoon. ‘The freshet reached its highest point at five o'clock this morning. @ince then the water has fallen Afteen inches. ‘The weather is cold. Almany, March 27—Evmvino. ‘The water bas receded two feet , but is still several'feet over the docks. Between Albany and Stockport the ice is firm and formidable. The raliroads are ronning on time ad the mails are regular. News from Sam Francisce. ‘Ban FRaxewco, March 26, 1463. Sailed ships Starlight, Puget Sound; Avery, for Live poo}, carrying 33,060 sacks of wheat. ‘The ssivore of the treasure from the wreck of the Golden Gate offer to compromige with the original sbip: pers by paying them fifty per cent of all money reco vered, Some aecept and ethers will contend in the courts for more. The aalvors hope to recover nearly all the treasure lost, acknowledge having dan . ees et a Sth of Aprit, A proposition allow ing the poople of the couaties alon, lime of the Paoific Raiiraad to vote whether the shall be issued to the amount of $21 ,000 towards building the road within the State, SAN PRawcmeo, March 27, 1863 Sailer, ship Hornet (or Liverpool, carrying 28,000 secks of whent, At the auction gale to-day 4,000 kega East Howton syrup \ ase ean ease te: clared a third monthly agyosewaet Que por foun, veing $120,000 promt om the entire mine, or at the rate of pearly $1,600,000 per year. The stock is quoted $9,200 per (out, RE NTT ‘Theatrical. Mies Lucite Western gives an “Mast Lyune’’ matinee at owo o'clock to-day, at the Winter Garden. Handker- ehiets are 8 necesnity during the performance J. W. Wolleck, Jr, and EB. &. Davenport are pinying an amensely popular engagement at Grover's theatre, Workington, Secretary Seward angisted at (he perform." ance of Macbeth ' « (ew evenings ago. Daniel &. Kendmavu, the Germaa trage!iin, made hia debut at tho Hew Chestant #treot theatre, I’h:ladsiphia, on Wednesday evening, in Shylock. His snccem was de- cided. “Narcieve,” a new play, from the Uerman, will be produced next Wednesday. J. 1. Colima, the irish vocalist, will retorn to thu ony from Loudun in « few days.’ He haw purchased Jobo Broogham’s new play, ‘The Duke's Motto,’ written for Mr. Fetcher, and witl probably bring it out at Niblo'® Fetcher never played the piece a# Collins whi ‘Thestricals sre vory dol! in Bomtow. Our favorite hile Frecch eoimpany bes nut done weil at ibe Denton Aeade my, Benton calle iteelf the Atbone of America, aed don't understend Freneh. Greek in the vangne for Lorton. A sensation wivertisement in the Rietroond Dinpatrh Inform® os that Wm, Gilmore Stems je engeged on a tragely called “Benedict Arnelé."’ The play ought to taxe mang, robele. ! | | | | COLD COMFORT FOR THE COPPERHEADS, REBBL LARS PUBLICLY PROCLAINED. Inducements Made ‘an Alluring as Possible” to Gain the Northwest. ‘Phe Supposed Seward-Biercier-Wa- poleon @rouble, Bee a, me Rebel Movements im Toenmessce—Defeat of Morgan’s Serces. Cuarrancods, March 23, 1863. ‘There was no movement of the army of Tesnessee on Tuesday. ‘The enemy advanced on the road frem Frank- Jin towards Columbia, but om Saturday retreated to Frapkiin. Van Dorn is stil on the north side of Duck Fiver, Our forces occupy Florence and Tuscaloosa. ‘There bas been 0 movement of the enemy from Co- rinth im this direction. Morganhad a fight at Auburn, Canaan county, Tenn., ou Friday, witb an overwhelming force of the enemy. He fought gallantly and killed and wounded » number of the enemy, but was at Jast forced to retire, pice de ‘The Union Fleet off Oharieston. Cuancuston, March 26, 1863, We have enthentic reports that the enemy’s fleet as Port Royal har been increased to one hundred and iifty veasols, about thirty-five transports having been added ‘within the last two days, ‘The French war steamer Riondelet left bere to-day. Tho Fight at Kelly’s Ford. ‘The Richmond Wig contains a detailed account of the fight at Kelly's Ford, claiming that thetr force was but from Bite hundred to one thonsand cavalry, but subse- quently five roginents and one battery are enumerated. ‘They alain a victory, becuuse, as they state, the object of the raid was frustiated, The new Imprensment bil) has passed both houses of Congress. ds be The Rebcie still a Novthwest—Lhe Copperhe {From the Richmond Enquirer, Marc SIONS IN THE NORTIWEST. Although it is altogether out of the question while the whole North is engaged ina war for our subjugation or extermination tbat we should offer terms of alhance, etill less Haten to any word or bint about uuion with ther, Yet it is no lees tree that the aymptome of di tumwhich show themselves in the prerent (¢ Slates are of deep interest to us, and that we ought even to do all we Bonorably and joyaily may to give furtwer im to the force which promises at eome future time to break ‘ap the league of our enomies, Let ue oxamine the exact patore aud reasons of the impeuding quarrel. The materia! interest of the Northwestern States, from Obio westward, s*suredly ought to impel them rather to the formation of a separate confederation or an alliance with this Southera confederacy ,on the footing of a foreign pasion, than to niey with the East, hostile to us, Th is true they ought to have thoughe of this before. ‘y chose to make common cause with the Haslern Yaukoos agaivst us, and rushed blindly into a war for the destruction of our rights of State sovereicuty. They elected ciiuince with our enemies, war (o the knife with we; and they, amd we, ms! abide the insur. i auaierial imtoreste romain tbe same; res of nature on this continent remain hweet comtAves to bean Agricultural aud food producing eountry; protecti.e tariils, for the profite of Fastern mansfacturers, are. ytill as oppressive to Western men ng shey were injurious (0 us in the days of the ol Culon ‘The great natural chonuel of trade far nished by the Missivsipp) river lf common t them with the contederacy , just as the Hhine js coumon to France, to Germany and Holland, it iy nos only thew natural out lot to the era, but also their bybway to the lucrative markets of the » h. All these consiieralions are naw At last preswng them. polves ul} the attention of thooghttul men in the coun try northwest of os; avd the depreciation of thar staple products, combined with the enormour war debt which the cumming Down kasiess induced them to ineur in the vain bope of our subjogation; failure in all their at tempts to command we whole atre. of the Missimippi by force; the terrible prospect of increased bardeos of taxation, with diniuivhed means to boar thoes burdens ; wll these things are evidently bringing about im their minds a groat change which: im the ful creeannet fail to be wholesome fur us, Not hat dean produce any fect of the slightest 0 race for the prescul, Huy this year, at any rate, insteal of any reaadtion of the airorious war which they have wideriaken, We may @ pert ty see it prove cued with redoubled cnenny, akin to den -ratean. The head. strong blockhead» among*t them (who are the vast majo rity and rule in the land) stili hope, by woe last tremendous effort, to crush the confed whole Mississippi clear with their flocts mi, pene. trate the heart of the cotton States, and provide, by uni- versal plander aod confiscation, fur the seourity of the great debt. Ifthe fail, why then ina year, or in two years, they will offer us friendship ard alliance, aud the vight hand of fellow: in the situation mnt be borne in Lion which aed to he called the de- party 1 federal States, is broken up. Uld gone by, and the great new issne is the war, and the conduet of the war, Northeastern dem or member just now that they were New Yorkers or Koglanders before they were democrats. that the in- terests of the Northwest, which may impel it to (orm a separate confederacy and seek alliance with the south, are no interesta of theirs, That if tie Union be jinaliy broven forewx, though the Northwest mai find sofey and profit im a confederacy of tts own, New York, Philadelphia and Boston are ruined at any rate. Hevce we can wnderstand the total revulsion of langage and of feeling atnong the democrats of New York. Al) their talk of amnesty or peace, all their lond asagrtions of State rights, all their ouilidea- tion of their President abd his Cabinet, and his ganerais, wos under the delusdon that we had not really seceded from them tn earnest, and that iiing to let our moral struggle eo. & democratic Presidenthal campaigo--a smewhst violent cdmpaign it is true— rather more stormy than the ‘‘sour cider’ one or the Know Nothing one, but still only an effort that would be amply rewart the spoils of office in Washiegton They appear only. tely (0 have found out that we we: serious all the time, and meant what we said, to their tense disgust, They have discovered that the prize we nought, and dost of our beat blood, was no less than absolute inaepen- ineves are which we thought worth the richest and red ways, & rise their society, and Degin to live our own full, strong, geuial life in aconrd with our iwetitutions and national character, They had been Orme oe SS aes peoenet gece omen, ame “democrate;” they had thought we valued the heart's blood of our children ag much as Ley value the Hessians they bire, and Anding ont their m=(ake they are naturally this discovery they have made in ibe country north of us, both east and west, operates very differ ently on the democrats of thosa two sections. Jn the vasern & makes them drop suddenly all tho Yrchas Weaern wen beth ve slaughier aiready, are now in for it, and must try it out, yet their evident policy will soon be to draw ont of it, if possible, and out of the Unon, and out of the debt, and out of the blunder, and ali the ow two sectiogs are pow separated, and it « Our secession and our troopa abd genera) that bave separated therm. Hi would Le wise, wndouthedsy, 10 encourage this break up and develop it far as we honorably way. And the frat apd bast way Lo do it # to maintain those troops and strength. of (see | on the hands of thove generals. Bot, as the Einguerer haw Leen accused of repelling Iriendly advances and discoursging or prevenuing the courve of Uuil pncelient rupture at the North shall try to make amends this very moment by saying sorthing ibings that any Coofederate properly can to halp rope | work, We think, then, tuat when the war ts once over, and when the Northwestern states shall have sepa rate: (bewselves {rom the federal Union and established a lengue for thomeeives and taken the initiative in reong. nizing (ho independence of the confederacy, then if } i Contederates ould enter into an the detevoe of tot eonsury , wane of the furious Yankee pation waging war to crush a second “rebellion.” Fur ther, we Unluk Use provisions of that act of oar Congres, prociaiming (he free macigaton of the Miarripps, shoud be more fuily made known among mur Northwestern enemies) order that they may see that the emd free anvigation is carefully limited to {thie citizens of any of the states on borders of ita | lg ny proper, Wurthor still, we Hieve it would be weil to eaprem to tive Northwestern evemies of ours the geveral (ocling thal, twon ax thal have coated (0 be our cnemics in war,’ ond Me things eden them ond Oe Yanks proper, posing the te and a ¢ the tevered Reston latter in the ory of touet, dealing with tne On the earient Lerms woowls te for our interest, and tis confederacy wil, be Of it mistaker, here # what Ik meant by of the Mimsiewippi.”’ 2s defined in the Aiuressid & Of Congress —Vermineyn to freely wo the sea, without any doty OF other hindrance, except light money, plotage and other like charger i pane ireOy WO Any port ot entry on the Mintiesippt within Con’ederate limits, and t enter snd hed yoots cight. paying the cuties there! to the Coafederate government, and there to sell them and t* forward them, ‘under bond OF seul, a CURtOMMry i rach Caper, with coal (eguiakioon ax to Warehouring aed drawback. In Loh Cabertag WIKIO the Hiniin of the omfederacy, pom the rivera at of the Northwest woul! be reoiely bo the porith pe 90 better, aod no wor ree Avion proper, me bur! of theirs “free way hast e Mice aopye al all ero thick an array of prompertive sdvan Livcls righ emily Gmy remcpomedle prrple. Tt mmmaid goerrivment to mike them any further vidoe ang mete der ments © ireedy deme ail that or anme wi) the moet | : if i i i hi a f i i £ i f i i 4 i H i i i | i ? li j i £ g 5 3 i s 4 $ E i &' : E : ? i si iF Ft H z ‘ Fe it B ll igh Afuirs, France will soon be without lugton, to be the sport of Seward's of this country, and especially to such as been Observant of publie men, and more particularly auc have taken in public aftaira at Washington, the « impliedly brought against Soward’s veracity by the French Mintster creaiee no surprise He bas long been known as a false and tr@achcrons man—a bardened adopt in all the arts of diseimutation, Lis solemn pro mises have always boen roady, a8 bait to bis snares, no ing more, ‘To bind bim they aro as powerless as ropes In the iasue woich he has mado with the French Minis ter the hardihood of bis mendacity surprises all exeept those who kasw bim beet. Mercier sayy, in aubstanco, that Seward authorized him,*ou hia visit to Richmond, to he Confederate ‘u- with denying this, Seward, as if drives on by his evil genius, with purpose to confound him and to #ustain Meroier, goes beyond the occasion ,and chelares that never , directly or indirectly, has the artminns- ration of Lincoln held convey se with the rebel”? wwhor ilies, " r 6 on rovord, ing out of bis breach of frith in reference to engagements gutared into ty him throng the inlermediary —ayevoy of Judge Campbell, then of the Supreme Court of the United States, Judge Campbell opesly alleged the nexo- tintions, charged the treac hagt ‘and published the proofs. Seward, in his issue with Mercier, makes a deniai 50 broad as to. cover this notorious fact; and in so doing makes his depial worthlors, even aa to Mercier. Napo- Joon would be justified in fully astuming the cause of bis Minister, and in notifying the goverment at Washingion that he could not send any subject whom he respects to bold conference with Soward. We shall not be gurprised, therefore, if the retention of Seward shall prove the closing of’ the French embassy at Washington. That the whole cireumdance will tent to urge Napoleon onward in the course which he has alrandy indicated wuching American affasra is, we thinks, very certain, THE REBEL FORCE If KENTUCKY. Skirmishing and Capture of Rebels, A Large Force Under Genernl Longstreet Pushing Forward, a, Cincursart, March 27, 1863. ‘dhe rebel force in Kentucky is believed to be shout 6,000, ander Genera! Veyran. Jt is reparted that Woolford’ cavalry captured 200 rebels yosterday. Cluke's guerillas #ti!) hover around Mount Steriing. Over 200 of bis men have been captured wince Suniay. No apprehensions are felt for the safety of Let ‘Tho Union wagon trains, stores and exny oquipage from Danvilie and Richmond have reached Lexington im waioty. Among the prisouers tien are two majors—one » pay- maater with $15,000 in Confederate money Telegrams tn late rebel papern indicate that Cenernt Longetrect, with a large army, i purbing rapidly into Kentucky. * One hundred prisoners at Camp Chase have rignined their willingness to tako the oath of allegiance. ‘Two mon were arrested yestarday at Indisnapolix for cheering for Jed. Davie in the street, ae., a, of» French steamer entertog | COverr meet | benevolence he Rumored Retreat of the Rebels from Dan- ville—The Invasion Believed to be « Cavalry Raid, dé. Loomvnan, Ky., March 27, 1863, The Frankfort traip last night was delayed by » lovo- motive being thrown from the track, which took son time to remove ‘The train brough) the news of the retreat of the rebels from Dapyille towards Somerset; bat, ## tbe military au thorities bave not been advised thereof by telegrapy they ‘consider the report premature. Danville refugece are coming in, aad some excitement exints at Lexington, but popular opinion gains ground that the recont invasion of Kentucky was marely « gobo! cavalsy raid. The Frankfort train \s in The pansongers sito gree in their reports concerning the evacuation of Danville, some affirming and others deny. ing the fact ’ There ie 00 telegraphic imteltigence from that quarter e Lovesvnas, March 27—1". M bighty men of the Ninth Keotneky cavalry surprive: the rebel pickets in the vicinity of Danville laxt evening, | who retreated into Danville in great disorder. The rebel force im Danville was 2,500, inctuting the First Georgia Tegiment. Thix proves that the ramore of the rebel abandonment of Danville are incorrect. Lawmorow, Ky , March 97, 1#63. ‘Train passepgers say our forces bad reorosed fuck river im pursuit of the rebels, Other accounts insist that the rebels have left Dan ville. . Passengers from Mount Sterling, just arrived, report all quiet. ARREST OF A REBEL MILITARY OFFICER. Kievex o'CLocn A.M. re of Fert Darling Transferred to Fort La- fayette. ‘The War Department received \uformatiop on Thursdsy week that Colonel Talcott, euief engineer of the rebel de fences at Yorktown, constructur of Fort Darling and ia superintendent of the Tredegar Iroa Works at Kichmona, would arrive ia th city om Saturday Officers wore at once Aetailel by United Miatos Mar- shal Murray to look after him, aad that he had taken roome with No. 144 Went Twenty fvorth sirest. He left bis house at uine o'clock yesterday morning, in company with bus daughter, and was (ollowen by the ofcers, who were 4) rected to arrest him ax soon as they parted, Tui oecwr red about noon, near Barnum 's Moseum. He was at ones taken before General Wool, who made am examination the prisoner, and (hen trans @red bim to Fort JM custody of Deputies Lwyer and Young, the ofoere who | had arrested him. Two other ofcers searched bin bay gage, and found soveral papers. Amoog them was a pass from the Confederate Stator of America, parsing himeel’, Wife and dangbter beyond (he rebel lince, and ordering the military authorities to sid and owviet him with ail the force at (heir command 0 neckesory. Me travelled North by the way of Mazico, and hay been & long time making his way (rom Kichmond, Va Colonel Taloott ia upwards of sixty years of age, bas « fine military bearing, and 6 powenmed of a high order of talent aa an engiuenr, He Wile, on learning of tie ar rest, was suddenly Wirlokem with partial paralysia, « though the news was broken lo ber as gently ax pombe stent lay mg for Rarope New York Vol Ateeey, March 87, 1869. The following are promotions im volunteer regiments — One Hundred abd Forty-tret—Wm. L. Logie, Lieutennns Colousl, BAward L. Patrick, Major, Tweoty ninth— Alex, Vane wack, Maer a 4, Meron, Major. Forty senand—Wre. A. Lynch, Liewteunnt Ontene Baval. e ‘The United States ship Wachusett was at #1. Shomer Wen Indien , March ‘ta. Person: Ine following were ac + yesterday —Goveral Nwhobe ani oto tne my Corps, at the At Nicholas Lieviewast Colonel i Keene, trom North Carolina, abd tr 8 © at (pited Slates Army, at the Metropoiime Hew BF Rex ford, of Norwich, Conn, Cownr! 7. Ii. Beston, of Jeter son county, Captain Oliver Fidridge sod A. 1. Cashing and wile, of Baton, and Coins! Stover, 0 Mmiadet. | pia at ihe Astor Howse Jeckalorw, the Chinaman, who war diecharged from the Mount Helly (%. J.) jai, ie in Ne apmars to now very little of the Knglith langoange wien ad areemd be looks very greve and her ihe remark co memay" ever ready on bie tongur This he utters an Ubmgh be weal oniat yout sy nrpatbie ant awaken your An offer’ @ being mate to yrecure for bum age 0 Dim TRE MYSTERIES OF THE ON nee Curious Discoveries in the Graves of Two of Our City Churches. ie onan manana Extraordinary Preservation of « Women . Buried Over Thirty Years. THE BODY ALMOST PETRIFI CONJECTURES 48 TO YHE CAUSE, ae, ae, be —— The mania which seers to cxint just now for selling an tiquated church property, and removing the remainn of the dead from thoir old resting places to make room for the upward tendency of business, hag led to some curious developments which have startled ¢he community, and in many instances given rise to sumpicions not much to the credit of certain parties boldtpg high positions aa eburchgoing folks and virtuous members of society» The case of the Sullivan street church was the first that attracted the attention of the public, The disgraceful details of the mauner in which the bodies were removed from tbe vaulte of that church nut be still frost in the recollection of our readers, and therefore it (# unnecessary to allude to them more fully in thie connection, It will be remem- bered, however, that many coffing were discovered in « stato of perfeet preservation, white all that wag left of the mortal forms whieh they once contained was a litte dust, and in some instances a few pieces of bones, which, upon being handled, erambied into powder, But the most remarkable diteovery in the vaults of the Sullivan street chureh was a strong coifin which, upgp being opened, dis cloned noting but an immaculate white shroud, containing about a shovel full of dust, This singular fact naturally eveugh occapioued a suspicion that the body must have been sold to wome surgeon for par- poses of dissection, and it wax generally betleved at the time that certain parties bad carried on a very profitable Dusinoss in the bodies of the dead interred in the vaults under the fooring of the church. , But if the developments which were brought to hight by the removal of the reimaing from the Soilivan street charch are to be coneydered strange, they are nothing an compared with whet has st boen discovered in the graves of the old Baptist charch corner of Wooster and Amity streets. Abouta month ago the trastoes of the latier chureb concluded that it would be adviwable to re- move the remains Of tbe dead lo Oyprens taille Cometery , preliminary to selling the property. Men were hired to do the work. ‘The gyade was struck into tho earth, and tho dew, who bad glumbered there for over a Quarter of & CeDLuFy, Were again placed above the old ground where years Voore hey had moved as busy members of the congregation, — Here, a8 io tho Suliivan treet vaults, collins were found deprived of their tenants, In other cases the trawile wood had decayed completely uway, while the traces of humanity were atitt Joit, mugied with old mother earth, scarccly distinguimh- able from the soil. Ome day, w! the laborers were engaged in ther work, A Krave waa discovered which had once contained five or 8x cotluw, with their remains, AM bot one of Qrese comun were very nearly gaue. The two nearest the sur face of the eurth stilt bad their platen aitixed to them and from the dates eontalyed thereon was ascertained that they had been Init fn the earth about thirty youra nines. ‘The third coffin war «tilt ip ® good kiato of peetervation, while those below, as above it were Hite more than’ belle. The mont curious part of Ube story romaine to be told. The bodies io all the coffins excopt the third from the gurface, already alluded to, had wasted away inte undisAuguisbable coileotions of forbs and doves, “The body in the third comin was mil lett periect sm form, the etoek ings and elroud tn a good aha of preserva ud tho flesh hardened almont to petrif tion ‘Tnis wight eorprised the workmen to euch 9 degree that Ubey eovt for Mr. Wm Hi. Burger, the superintendent of Uw ground, who had the coftin carefully pat away until Colonel Delavan, ue Gity inspector, cou be notified of the discovery Upon hearing all the perticulars counected with the af- folr, Colwel Delavan caused the cotta to be boxed up and Preserved for (urthor examination Dr. Kayre, the rev dont physician, wax invited to view the body, and ox Progeod the greatent surprise at what be witnemed. The shroud Was Covered the entire length with a smooth white subsiaueh resembling wax, On examination the body proved w be thas of « About eieven o'clock yerterday morning, a party, con Sieting Of some dozen géntionen, tncliding one of oar re- porters aud twoor thioe physicians, visited 4he im, at the invitation of the City Inapeetor, for ths porpad i view ing. sbis peenemene, By permission of the sextou Mr. fi, Brownlow, the examination tork pince im one of paroume in the baxcment of the church, The pining the colin wes laid slow ond of the Mr. travers, the inspector ted by Cob Delay (0 superutend the removal of the from tue city init, conducted the ex mination, ‘The box was broken open, the Ny of (he coffin removed and there lay the body, cover ith ite shroud, im fall view of the spectator. The shroud Wan cowted witha thin, white Ynouldy mubstaoee, which igi have renoited from the deposit of the gases in the oof, OF ungit bave been the residue of ome ant septic @uatter sprinkled therein for the purpose of pre vorving the body, Ou removing the shroad the body was discovere| lo ve somewhat more altered than when wi flest viewed after dixintermont, The skia was of = dark reddigh color, resembling dirty leather of ihe covering Of okt cunene. The » sbdomen , chest, emt, bande, ip fact every portion of the body, excepting bead, whieh was de sorew fat, ton) approaching ver On being wtrock with an ow Wfter the body emited & sovad like that which would proceed (rom stone struck with = iw) lar inmtroment All tbe coltular and ac\pose tisenes were converted inky & subrtames resembling dried or tallow, The kin wee cat ih with some di , apd the teadoms and muscular were found to be about a» strong as tigy would be In aa ordinarily healthy body immediately afler @eath On exasnioing the abdomioa! region unmigtakeble eidencen that 2 post mortem saomuaation been formed were aiseyvered, WH " pe tween the sinbilicws and large ploce of the flesh, four by im bes ih extent, was cut out, Ged the track of the surgeon's Kuife was sti plainly’ vuible, The maternal organs consisting of the wterus, fallopian tobe, ovaries round Iyament bad rtp apm gy peer | iter death—lor dissection or wae by the medica! examiners that t nome wvtortanste cremtare who had pow, like Mrs, Stepbeos, whose body, it will be re- membered, wa: periectly saturated whe ereeetc, From the (act (hat the bair wee jetty black and that the eeeh were 1 a perfectly sound condi Wb comportured that the woman, whoever she was, cAMM wot have beew more than thirty or thirty Ove yourg. vid at the time of death bearly to petrifaction. i ot g ‘ However that may be, | is pretty certain that the re. Maine tauet have bee baterred over from the fact Unat contatoed ber bol Mbbowed iy the daten on thete that they ted Iatu beeato (be earth for that fh period The is tue umly way that tae length af time her remsine have been buried can be arrived ak, inasmuch as there was 00 plate on her colin io mperk for'itenf, It wa re mark. fect (hat there was not the slightest stench Ivotw the body. even from the heed, whol bad deouyed The disoovery bes cresied quite an exeitesmant te the peighbortiont at + 48o < “r revaiiing hon seers to be buat there wae wane foub play it te wrarenly wreemeary Ww add Chat it te qyiite pow ible the @atracriimary preservation may be doe \o mae bares which were Laken al the |mne Of the Iemnie's dette Aller st mierment @ over wid BA bea very Camy matter to aie emul in atterbes ue tnitty yours cover © Kdencte A (onl Play, M aay thong of the kind wan aver proctwed. suthoriies will ever the Verhaye the only conciumon Usat te ~ able C arrive at wil be aa moody Mimiet—that there ere wtranger things te vou and earth | (han pour ptrilosophy ever dreamt of The Kighth A Ahertion Cnee. ANOTHER INDIOTHENT FOUND AGAINET De. HOw, a Betore ity Judge Wetane Manew $7. The Grand Jury Came iote court (hte more ng, sod after banding im Purrber % indictments Judge Me oun thanked thous for their ot the court and @iseharged | bad Been takes by the [wiriet Atiorsey lo aver’ any inten aed Kewart, coonsel for Dr eee tee copeas frm the dec of Jedge Rar the Coort @ Oper sed Terminer. pote oa ew reed by toom ie thet thelr client A . 4y 4 te life be ¢ te jerome whe were and See te . wy' Abe came The Dietriot Agorney has sieo | evidence whirh warrants hie io talting thie course, | cimeme thet the sates. the qyvameet for the a ‘uot and Rlewart, bowerer, Ingles thet the yotnt flew rated by thom Bm wot on the part of Ue Dirtriet Attormey rate the wane by @ eyecial e shaingaie be put om teint cues ili bo for trial dorteg We April term of the Court of potore Recorder Htiman fhe eee inde iment Aeyeese the qaestion raued Monee Bear vnon ‘The (curt e@jourwed cnt Meoday morning st eleven eee _—" ——w and Departares. Amery ae feearen PO Lenetop. 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