The New York Herald Newspaper, May 14, 1863, Page 4

NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, EDITOR AND PKOPRIEIOR. Vobume XXVIEE ............-+ AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. NIBLO'S GARDEN, Broadway.—Lxan. WALLACK'S THEAT! Broadway.—Tux St2ANGER. R GARDEN, Broadway.~Bavas uf Tus WooD— WINTE! ‘He's Jack Suxrranp. LAURA KEENE’S THEATRE, Rovce—Le Squacerre—Ticur Kore. Broadway.—Maison NEW BOWERY THEATRE. Bowery.—Tux OoLieen Bawn—Man Anour Towx—Atice May, BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery.—Devit's Ruvo—Mao- ‘BETH—SEOKBT. BARNUM’S AMERICAN MUSEUM, Broadway. —Banr Suow, 4c, at ail bour&—OLp House at Homa—Sixmgortt- on. Afternoon and Evening. BRYANTS' MINSTRELS, Mechanics’ Hall, 472 Broad- j= Brul0riaM SONGS, BunLesquas, Daxces. &0.—Down uy Ovp K-y-ar. WOOD'6 MIN HALL, 64 Broadway.—Ermioriuan Somos, Daxous, A0.—Rituoad Exrrosion. : AMBRIOAN 7! N wl Fi —— ma Be. 444 Broadway.—Barezts, PARIGIAN CABINET OF WONDERS, 663 Broadway. Open daily irom 0A. M. i119P. M. ana pears OPERA HOU! \. jak a rag Brooklyn.—Brasorias New York, Thursday, May 14, 1863. THE SITUATION. ‘We have some important news from the South- west. General Grant had a severe action on Wed- nesday last, at Clinton, ten miles from Jackson, on the railroad, with a rebel force under General Bowen. The fight lasted all day, and the rebela ” were defeated. Reports are said to have reached General Grant that large reinforcements of rebels are coming up from Mobile and Charleston to pro- teot Vicksburg and Jackson, and that he (Grant) has accordingly fallen back to the river to await further support. The stories circulated by the rebel authorities at Jackson, Miss., that our forces were beaten, after a@ severe battle of four hours duration, on the 4th inst., on the Big Black river, prove to be entirely without foundation. A telegraphic despatch from General Grant, dated the 6th, two days later than the reported fight, was received in Washington yesterday, and it makes no mention whatever of any battle at Anderson's ferry on the 4th inst. A skirmish between a party of sixty mounted rebels and a detachment of Union troops occurred On Tuesday between Franklin and Woodburn, Ky., On the railroad, in which the former were routed and driven back, our forces still pursuing them at last accounts on that night. ‘The rebels in front of Murfreesboro, Tenn., .con- tinue to exhibit symptoms of activity which keep the army pf Gen. Rosecrans on the qui vive., The cavalry of the enemy is constantly changing its Position. The rebel Generals Morgan and Wheeler areasid to be at Liberty and Alexandria, with & force of 5,000 cavalry, and are supposed to be Meditating an attack on Nashville. Rumors ,prevailed in the city yesterday to the effect that General Longstreet fought a battle with General Keyes, at West Point, Va., in which the latter bad been beaten. It was said that ex-Gov- ernor Morgan was the recipient of a telegram to that effect, bnt we’ believe that there is no truth whatever in the statement. A large number of Union prisoners, now in Rich- mond, and recently captured in Fredericksburg, are about to be sent down to Newport’s News, transports having been sent up to City Point on Tuesday to receive them. The rebel Commission- er Ould visited Newport's. News on Monday, and made arrangeménts with Celonel Ludlow, United States Commissioner, for an exchange. Accord- ingly nine hundred rebel prisoners, also taken at Fredericksburg, were sent up to City Poiat. With regard to the case of the Hon. Clement L. Vall:ndigham, recently on, trial ‘by court martial at Cincinnati, on a charge of using ‘‘treasonable”’ language at a public meeting, at which two mili- tary officers, disguised as civilians, reported his speech, and testified against him,a report was circulated and published ina Washington paper that the decision of the Court condemned him to two years’ imprisonment and hard labor at the Dry Tortugas off the coast of Florida. Now, as the proceedings of a court martial are necessarily secret, until promulgated by the Com- manding General who orders the trial, and as all the members of the court are solemnly sworn not to reveal any portion of what transpires, and inas- much as General Burnside has neither approved nor disapproved of the finding of the Court up to this time, it is difficult to imagine how the vote of the majority or the minority of the Court, as stated, could be made known. It is fair, therefore, to conclude that the story is premature, to say the least of it. We have some interesting news from General Foster's command at Newbern, N.C., to the 7th inst. The nine months soldiers are about to return home, but many of them have accepteda furlough of thirty days, and are willing to re-enliat after that time, provided they are again permitted to serve with General Foster. The General high'y compliments them on their bravery while under his command. The rebels, it. is said,”"refuse to receive the disloyal citizens sent outside our lines, unless they can give a guarantee of their ability to maintain themselves. Our Havana correspondence to the 9th instant brings some further interesting details relative to the position of the Freach at Puebla. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. We publish in another colamn to-day a call for “@ mass State Convention for Peace and Re- union,” signed by two representatives of the de- mocratic party from each of the thirty-two Sena- torial districts of the State of New York—the meeting to be held in this city, on the 34 of June. The object of the convention is “ a vigorous pro- secution of peace,” and therefore it is proposed “to take measures in favor of a speedy scttle- ment of our unnatural sectional war—to restore, if possible, the unity, harmony and prosperity of our beloved common country, and such other Moasures for the welfare of the democratic party as may bo deemed necessary.”’ Our correspondent in British Honduras, dating at Belize on the 29d of April, states that the trade of the colony was at a complete stand, in conse- qpence of the agitation caused by the war in Hon- Gures, Central America, and the war in Mexico, Commercial communication was thus cut off on ™ Gemcral Campaigu—The Splendid both sides from the settlers. The inhabitants of Belize were just recovering from the effects of the late fire in the city. A cargo of pitch pine—tho first—had been shipped for New York. The weather was very fine. The provision market was overstocked, and purchases could be made at less than the cost of the articles in New York. We have files from British Guiana, dated at De- marara to the 11th of April; bat the news is entire- ly of focal interest, A masse meeting of the people of Brooklyn was held last evening in their Academy of Music, for the purpose of collecting funds to aid the distress now prevailing in Ireland. Addresses were de- livered by Mayor Kalbfleisch, Right Rev. Bishop Loughlin, Hon. Judge Daly, Rev. Matthew Hale Smith and others. A telegraphic message was re- ceived from General MoClellan, excusing his ab- sence, and read amid much applause. A collection, amounting to about four thousand dollars was taken up before the audience disporsed. The President's last proclamation in relation to the drafting of foreigners was issued in accordance with a recommendation made by Earl John Russell. The British’ Minister informed the President that he did not mean to exercise.official control over foreigners who had renounced thetr allegiance to her Britannic Majesty, but it:would only be in con- formity to the comity and law of nations. to allow such pereons a certain time to leave the country. The American Anti-Slavery Society, whose re- gular enniversary meeting closed on Tuesday evening last, at the Cogper Institute, held their final busineas meoting yesterday, at Dr. Cheever’s church, for the settlement of accounts, &c., and to make provisions for the next annual meeting. The proceedings of the Business Committee were almost altogether of a financial nature. It was announced that the Women’s Convention would begin in the Church of the Puritans at ten A. M. to-day. The American Tract Society held its thirty-eighth annual meeting yesterday morning at Irving Hall. The Treasurer's report showed the following re- sult:—Received in donations and legacies, $91,722 46; sales, $159,197 60—making, with balance in the treasury, $251,446 19. Expended in the manufac- ture and issuing, $162,327 89; colportage and the army, $35,528 67; cash for foreign lands, $7,000; aH other expenses, as by the Treasurer’s report, $34,227 23—total, $239,083 88. Balance in the trea- ‘sury, $12,362 31. The annual report was read, showing that over $60,000 had been expended in distributing tracts to the army and navy. The work of the society had also been extended to the negroes, of whom 4,000 in the Vicinity of Washing- ton were’ furnished with spiritual consolation, &c. Addresses were delivered by several clergymen, including Bishop McIlvaine, and several reports made on foreign missions, &c., after whioh the proceedings terminated. » The American Tract Society of Boston held its anniversary meeting at three o’clock yesterday afternoon, at Irving Hall, which was about half filled on the occasion. The exercises were of the usual stereotyped character. From the state- ments read by the secretaries and others, it ap- pears that thearmy and navy have had a large share of attention from the society. There were thirty-three millions of tract pages distributed, thus involving an expenditure of $24,547 61; more than 13,000,000 of pages were besides inted to missionary and charitable institutions, &c. There was granted in cash, to aid the press abroad, $1,000,000; total valne of grant, $30,705 39; ex- penditures for colportage, &c., $9,838 17; for Sec- retary of Charitable Department and expenses of office, $2,804 48—total disbursements in this de- partment, $44,345 04. Donations were given to the amount of $37,377 03; legacies, $17,458 92. Total, $54,535 95. 46,269,895 pages of tracts were print- ed during the year, and 2,872,800 copies of pa- pers. The total cost of publications for the year ‘was $67,793 86; the total receipta were $82,854 58; total disbursements in publication department, $80,001 51. Rev. J. W. Alvord, lately returned from the Army of the Potomac, delivered an ad- dress, in the course of which he stated that in the midst of starvation, defeat and disaster the con- stant cry of the soldiers was for ‘‘ tracts, tracts.’ In the case of the writ of habeas corpus issued by Judge McCunn in favor of James Hambleton, who was arrested by the military authorities in this city on suspicion of being a spy fromthe rebel States, counsel for the government failed to appear before Judge McCunn in the Court of Ses- sions yesterday. Captain Armstrong, keeper of the Park Barracks, in whose custody Hambleton was placed by General Wool, also failed to appear and produce his prisoner. Mr. Wm. Traphagen, counsel for the prisoner, sued out a writ of at- tachment against Captain Armstrong for contempt of court in disregarding the writ of habeas corpus. It is rumored that since the writ of habeas corpus was issued Hambleton has been removed to Fort Lafayette. The thirty-seventh anniversary of the American Home Missionary Society was held at Irving Hall last evening, the Rev. Leonard Bacon, Vice Presi- dent, in the chair. In consequence of the in- clemency of the weather the attendance was not so numerous as usual. The receipts for the past year were $164,884, and the expenditures $134,991, Feaving a balance oM@35,429 on hand. The Methodist Episcopal Laymen’s Convention and the American Female Guardian Society held meetings yesterday, which wero very well at- tended. The United States Circuit Court Grand Jury yesterday rendered a bill of indictment against John M. Griffin and Thomas Lees for the murder of Israel 8. Bunce, by administering to him poison on board the American bark Betsey Williams, then lying in @ port of the island of Cuba. In the Court of General Sessions yesterday, be- fore City Judge MeCunn, George Hettrick was al- lowed to plead guilty of an agsault with a danger- ous weapon witli intent to do bodily harm to Wil- liam Ross, on the 2d of April last. John Riorden, a police officer, pleaded guilty of assault and bat- tery on an indictment charging him with having discharged a pistol at Martin Waters, on the 11th of November last. From testimonials laid before the Court it appears that Riorden is one of the best officers on the force, and that the assault’ com- plained of was justifiable. He waa discharged on paying a nominal fine of six cents. ‘In the case in which Edward Jones pleaded guilty to having assaulted John Conolly, we are happy to state that hting Qualitics of Our Armies, and ‘Their Cheering Prospects. From General Heoker’s congratulatory order to his army, we are assured that it retired from the south side of the Rappahannock for reasons “which could not be foreseen or prevented by human eagacity,” and that, “profoundly loyal and conecious of its etrength, the Army of the Po- tomac will give or decline battle whenever its interest or honor may demand.” From all! our other sources of information this testimony of the splendid condition of this hereic army is confirmed, The general results of the late bat- tles being greatly in its favor, it does not recog- nize a defeat; but, confident of its capabilities to crush the enemy in a general engagement, it is not only ready, but eager, for.another advance. That the rebel General Lee was only too happy to get the Rappahannock again between bim and our army is abundantly evident, from the suggestive fact that in the difficult and danger- ous work to General Hooker of recrossing the flooded river “aot a rebel returned to follow” and harass him. i A very important;object. has been achieved by this late advance. We refer to the brilliant operations of General Stoneman’s cavalry, be- tween the rebel army and its base of supplies, to the very doors of the rebel capital. That important city of the government, principal army depots, cannon foundries, magazines, fac- tories and mills of the rebelfion, only escaped a destructive raid from the ignorance of Gen. Stoneman of the defenceless condition in which the place had been™left by Lee in order to strengthen his army on the Rappahannock. The lesson thus taught him (the rebel leader) is, that hereafter he must provide for the security of Richmond, whatever may be the necessities of his army, if only two days march away; for our command of the York river puts our forces on the peninsula within an easy distance of the city. Thus we have at length, by the skilful employment of an efficient body of cavalry, improved upon the lessons of the enemy, and have compelled them to maintain a considera- ble stationary force at Richmond tosguard against the possible contingencies of a Yankeo surprise. Various other incursions of our cavalry into Alabama, Georgia, and across and down ‘through the heart of Mississippi, will still further operate to weaken the main rebel armies, by drafts upon them, or their reserves, to protect their railway lines of communication, depots and stores of provisions. For the pur- pose of following up, on a still larger scale, those important diversions in the rear of the enemy, the cavalry of every branch of our armies should be immediately and liberally strengthened. Twenty thousand enterprising soldiers thus engaged gay give employment to a hundred thousand of the enemy, and with ten thousand horsemen at Wasbington thirty thou- sand infantry may be spared from those fortifi- cations for active operations in’the field. We were speaking, however, of the good con- dition for active service, at a momont’s warning, of the Army of the Potomac, notwithstanding its late severe campaign against the rebel army and the elements. We can say the same of all our other armies in active service, from Fortress Monroe to the Georgia coast, from the Potomac to the Mississippi, and thence to the borders of Texas. The little army of General Banks, in the difficult, half submerged country of Western Louisiana, has conquered a fertile region in a brief cam- paign which more than doubly reimburses him for all losses and expenses. That indefatiga- ble army of General Grant, after achieving miracles of labor in clearing away forests, in opening canals and bayous, in building army Toads across bottomless quagmires, in running the gauntlet of’ miles of rebel batteries, has at length boldly penetrated to the centre of Mis- sissippi, in the rear of Vicksburg on the west, and of Jackson on the east, and between the two rebel armies occupying those cities. For either or both Grant and his army are ready for battle, and are not disposed to give General Pemberton a longer indulgence in determining whether he will play the game of Lee or the game of Beauregard—fight or retreat. That Grant and bis Western veterans will givea good report of their campaign there is no reason to doubt. We hope soon to hear such intelli- gence from him as will instantly move the Army of the Potomac forwafd again. As for General Rosecrans and his heroes of Murfreesboro, Corinth and I-u-k-a, we know that, assailants or assailed, they may be relied upon. Rosecrans is only waiting bis opportu- nity. So long as Bragg’s army is in his front he can bide- his time; but @ decisive blow in Mis- sissippi will be the signal for a blow in Tennes- see, Thus the general view of the field is en- couraging. We ave made immense advances in the Southwest, and our losses in the East are confined to the brave soldiers cut down in their recent battles; but even these losses are more than counterbalanced by the losses of the ene- my. The decisive battles of the campsign are yet to come; and, East and West, with even or- dinary generalship, all the elements of suecess are with us. The decisive turn of the tide now depends upon the army of General Grant, and we hope that our next news from him will be tee ballet See Stowness or Our Prize Courts—Groumarines FRoM Aproap.—We see that the Marquis of Clan- ricarde has brought forward in the House of Lords the grievances to which British owners are subjected by the unaccountable prolixity of the proceedings in the American prize courts. We ourselves have on several occasions remon- the complainant is alive and in perfect health, not | strated against the impolicy of such tediousness, dead, as reported. The Western cities and towns of this State have made great preparations for the reception of the two years regiments. The crowd of boats which has filled the canal through the city of Rochester for some days past has at length got away. From that city to Syra- cuse there was © vast fleet of boats; ybut the fore- most were moving along, the lovels being full and in good order. ‘The stock market was again very much excited yester day, and the indications were that the public were carry- ing the market out of the hands of the street speculators, Kvery thing was very much higher; but the principal ex. citomont appears for the time to be on Frie and Canton, Gold was dull at 14034 @ 160. Exchange sold at 164 165 for bankers’ bills, Money was aetive, call loans, 5 a 6 per cont. Cotton was doll and unsettled yesterday. Heavier sales of flour were offected, partioularly of common ship. ping brands, at about previous prices, Wheat was in. active. Liberal transactions were reported in corn, but At clightly easier figures, Provisions eold to a moderate extent. Prices of pork, lard and bacon were lower. In grocerics the main business was ip sugars and green teas, which were very Grm. Tho sales of whiskey wero moderate, and the market was tending downward, Ofls in better request, A nim! Sales took place ; but the sales ‘were tpirties and orton in favor er The freight eneazemente were less extensty: inasmuch as it tends to damp the zeal of the officers and men of our blockading force. The statement made by Lord Clanricarde, that quite a number of vessels which had been seized and brought into port as far back as fifteen months ago had not as,yet been adjudicated upon, is unfortunately quite true. It is impossible to obtain a satisfactory explanation of the causes of such procrastination. When captured ves- eels aresent into port all the evidence that is necessary to their condemnation is sent with them. The usual plea for delay in legal suite— the difficulty of procuring testimony—does not | therefore hold good in their regard. If in their | papers and cargo sufficient cannot be found to proceed upon, then the case is at an end, and | they should be promptly released. If, on the. still less excuse for delay. It is unjust and op- pressive towards all concerned, and is the more inexcusable from the fact that the public inte- rests suffer from it. We t that the inqul- ries which are being prosecuted into the conduct of certain officials with these courts will furnish a clue to it. Unless an explanation to be found in the ¢vidénce thus gin, we Soatomn We are at @ lose where toneek for it, | contrary, the evidence is conclusive, there is | NEW YORK HERALD, THUKSDAY, MAY 14, 1863. Deata or Sronewatt Jacxson.—By intelli- gence we published yesterday from Richmond, via Hooker's army on the Rappahannock, our readers have learned that the celebrated Stone- wall Jackson died on Sunday last, partly from pneumonia and partly from tho effects of the amputation of his arm, rendered necessary by & wound he received in the battle on the Sun- day before. The interment was to bave taken place on Tuesday last. This event is a serious and an irreparable loss to the rebel army; for it is agreed on all hands that Jackson was the most brilliant rebel general developed by this war. From his coolness and sagacity, rapid move- ments and stubbornness in the fight, and his in- variable good fortune, he resembled Napoleon In his early career more than does any other general of modern times. According to the estimate formed of him by the Richmond En- quirer, the special organ of Jeff. Davis, the loss is greater to the rebels than if they had-lost a whole division of their army. Their victory at Chancellorsville is therefore dearly bought. To him was largely due the victory at the first fight at Bull run. ‘Here he received his nick-| ‘name of “Stonewall,” from the: firmness with through the valley of the Shenandoah was a masterly stroke of strategy; for, while be kept McDowell's and Banks’ corps ¢m- ployed and struck terror at Washington, by a rapid retrograde movement he appeared on the battio field, in the seven days’ fight on the Chickahominy, to turn the scale just at the critical moment, while McDowell was non est, like Patterson at Bull run. Again, when Pope was retreating from the Rapidan and the Rap- pahannock, Jackson, by forced marches, gained his flank, caused terrible confusion, and ob- tained vast spoil. Lastly, at the battle of An- tietam, after capturing Harper’s Ferry, he turned up dn the right flank of our army in time to repulse Hooker, save the remnant of Lee’s force and prevent the battlefrom becom- ing arout. Wherever Jackson appeared onany field victory seems to have perched upon his banners. In his demeanor he Is represented as having been extremely quiet and modest, plain and un- ostentatious in his dress, silent and thoughtful; in his habits temperate, in his conduct strictly moral, and in religion he is said to have been almost a fanatic. He was universal favorite in the rebel armies, and popular even in our own. Over his men he exercised the strictest discipline, and always moved them with the least possible quantity of baggage. Hence his rapid marches, and the soubriquet by which bis troops were known—“foot cavalry.”’ What is curious about the manner of his wound is that, according to the Richmond Enquirer, he was shet by some of his own men—which is very probable in the smoke and confusion of ao ter- rible a battle, with perbaps one part of hig line more advanced than another, and he, as he gene- rally was, in the front of thefight. His death is no doubt owing less to the wound than to his exposure in the rain storm, and by continu- ing in command in such a condition, superin- ducing pneumonia and a fatal termination. A New Puase or tHe Powisa ON. — The organ of Prince Napoleon—the Opinion Nationale—announces that, contrary to the ex- pectations of the friends of Poland, Austria has taken a different attitude upon the affairs of that unhappy country from that assumed by France. Whereas M. Drouyn de Lhuys, the French Minister of Foreign Affairs, demands from Russia rights and concessions for Poland more extended than those granted by the treaty of Vienna, Austria enters into the discussion, as a participator in the dismemberment of Po- land, and asks from Ruseia such concessions as will insure peace and the continued hold upon *Poland by Prussia, Austria and Russia. This proceeding on the part of Austria is to tally at variance with the previous assertions made by the French officialand semi official or- gans, which represented Austria as following in the wake of France. It is clear from the cem- plaints made by Prince Napoleon’s organ that Austria’s turn towards Russia in this matter has profoundly vexed-and mortified the French government. It accuses Austria of being blind to all ideas of progress, and says that she un- derstands naught save through the prejudices of the past, and warns her that her ruin will en- sue from a course so narrow and suicidal. It will readily be understood that this isa most important move on the part of Austria, changing, as it does, the whole aspect of the Polish question. If the Opinion Nationale is correct in its version ‘of the affair, France, or rather the Emperor Napoleon, will be sadly embarrassed by his present attitude towards Russia, which government he has some- what bullied, relying, as he did, upon the co- operation of Austria, and perhaps that of Eng- land, in forcing concessions to the Poles from the Czar. Unaided by Austria, which, it. is said, now favors Russia, and well knowing that he cannot depend upon England’s aid, Napo- leon will find himself forced to retract his threats against Russia, or run the risk of a war, in which he would have pitted against him Prussta and Russia. These are grave considera- tions for Napoleon, who is so seriously embar- raased by the failure of bis Mexican expedition. It may fairly be said that the alleged change in the attitude of the Austrian government alters entirely the aspect of affairs in Europe, aad complicates to a degree the position of the French Emperor. We shall await with anxiety the developments of the change announdéd by the organ of Prince Napoleon—a journal we have ever found well informed upon political affairs in Europe, and more than usually bold in announcing them. Mr. VaLtaxpiGaam—His Proposey Powtsn- meNT.—We perceive that the majority of the | court who tried Mr. Vallandigham, of Ohio, | have sentenced him to two years’ imprisonment | at the Dry Tortugas. We do not see how the court could do anything of the sort, as their | duty was simply to find him guilty or not guilty, But we give the report as pub- lished in the official orgar. But the finding of the court is not yet approved by General Burnside; and, if evap he endorse it, the President must ratify it before it can be | carried into execution. Then a motion fora | writ of habeas corpus is pending, which may | have the effect, if General Burnside obeys the civil law, of taking the case out of the hands of the military and sen it for adjudication b; the civil pAbns wait ought to have bee sent in the first instance, if any | offence had been committed by Mr. Vall am. trying hard to be- That gentleman has been a come , and to carry out the vend exactly suit him. tls chances elevted Governor of Oblo was small till ndw; but let him be seat to the Island of Tortugas, and he is sure to be elected to that -dria, meditating an attack on Nashville. | @@ killed and éeveral wounded. 4 OBITUARY. O@icial Announcement of the Death Stonewall Jackson. Severe Battle at Clinton, Miss., on the 6th Instant. The Enemy Beatenand Driven Towards Jackson. @ret at the occurrence. Could I have directed should have chosen for the good of the country to ‘boon digabled in your stoad. I congratulate you upon victory which is due to your ekili and evergy. Most truly yours, Heavy Rebel Reinforcements Moving on Jackson and Vicksburg. ‘With deep grief the Commanding General announces the army the death of Lieutenant General T. J. who expired on the 10th inst. , at quarter-past three P. ‘The daring, ekill and energy of this great and good by an all wise Providence, are pow lost to us. “But wo mourn his death, we feel that dis spirit still lives, will inspire the whole army with bis indomitable and unabaken confidence in God as our hope and 61 Let his name bo @ watchword to bis corps, who have lowed bim to victory on so many flelds. Let the ‘and soldiers imitate his invincible dotormination vo everything in the defence of our beloved country. Gen. Grant Reported to Have Fallen Back to the Mississippi, they Ken ee ar mci _ Camo, May 18, 1863. Gen, Grant had «severe battic with Gon. Bowen, at: Clinton, tom miles from Jackson, on the Railroad, ‘last Wednceday, tasting all day. Gen. Bowen was beaten and driven back towards Jaok- ‘The women and chitdren are all leaving that place for Meridian, and the men ere preparing to hold the place. It is reported from rebel sources that a large force of Tebels is coming from Charleston and Mobile to prevent tho capture of Jackson and Vicksburg, and that Genoral Grant, apprized of the movement, bas fallen back to the river to await reinforcements, native of Lewis county, Virginia, and was, when bo under forty years of age. He was appointed a cadct the West Point Military Academy in the your 1842, his appointment was debited to his native State. Graduated on the 80th of June, 1646, standing No. 27 in class of fifty-nine members, among whom wo find games of Generals G. B. McClellan, J.@. Foster, J. L Reno (deed), D. N. Couch, T. Seymour, ©. 0. Gilbert, D. Sturgies, G. Stoneman, I. N. Palmer, G. H. Cordon, Colonels Magtiton, Rush, Boynton, and ‘other officers of Union army, and some few who have entored the of the rebels. BE ENTERED THE UNITED STATES ARMY—MRXIOO. On the lat of Jufiy, 1846, he entered tho United: Army as a brevet second Heutenant’of the First artillery, and reccived his fuil commission on the "Sd of 1847. He was attached to Magruder's battery, and, (t, was sent to Mexico, At this time the list of officers the First artillery bad upon it the following names: Prominent military mon associated with the war:—Justin Dimick (Union), J, H. Windor (rebel), J. B. Magruder (rebel), J. W. Mackall (rebel), W. H.| French (Union), J. Hooker (Union), I. McDowell (Union), J. B, Ricketts (Union), J. M. Bramnan (Union), Seth' ‘Williams (Union), Abner Doubleday (Union), E. C. Boynton (Union), T. Seymour (Union), A. P. Hill (rebel), &o. He fought bravely at the battles of Contreras and Cherubusco, and was promoted to @ lieutenancy August 20, 1847, with a brevet of captain bearing the samp date, for gallant and meritorious cond ict in those battles. Thie brevet was awarded in August, 1848. Ho was Curther Dreveted in March, 1849, for bis gallantry and mertte- rious conduct at the bagtie of Chapultepec, on the 13th of Beptember, 1847, from which date his brevet of major was dated, PROFESSOR OF MATHEMATICS—IS MARRIED. ‘On the 29th of February, 1852, he resigned bis oonnes- tion with the United States Army, and took upjis resi- dence in his native State. He then became a professor of tnathematics at the military institute of Lexington, Va., and bad a very fine class of scholars, He here became intimately acquainted with the family of the Rev. Mr. George Junkia (now preaching im this city), whose ‘Waeuwaron, May 13, 1863. A telegram was received here to day from Gon. Grant, datod the Oth inat., when his force was on the Big Biack river, which says nothing whatever of having had an engagement on the day when, according to@ rebel tole- gram, it waa alleged that he was repulsed. GENERAL ROSECRANS’ DEPARTMENT. The Rebels Meditating an Attack on Nashville. Puutapernia, May 13, 1863. A epecial despatch, dated Cincinnati, May 13, says tho rebel cavalry in front of Murfreesboro are constantly changing their position. The rebel Generals Wheeler and Morgan, with 6,000 cavairy, are at Liberty and Alexan- Sharp Skirmish and Defeat of the Rebels Nasuvitis, May 18, 1868. A party of about sixty rebels, wounded, between Wood- burn and Franklin, Kentuoky, coming towards the rail- Toad, were met by a detachment of Union troops sent out from Franklin, who defeated the rebels. Five ar@roport- ‘Tho Union force was still pursuing at the time the train loft at eleven o'clock. ‘A rebel major, surgeon and’ four Houtenants arrived from the front to-night with six ambulance loads of wounded rebeis. General McCicllan and the Washington Common ‘Council. ‘The presentation of the complimentary resolu- tions regarding Major Genera! McClellan, recently adopted by the’ Washington city Common Council, did not take Place yesterday, as was expected, the General having left the olty before being notified of the intention of the com.” mittee to wait upon him. He returned at five o'clock yesterday afternoon, when arrangements were made to Present the resolutions this afternoon, at five o'clock, at the residence of General McClellan. The Washington de- putation are at present stopping at the Metropolitan Hotel. ‘The following is a correct list of the delegation;—Chas. H. Utermehie, Chairman; Thomas E. Licyd, Alderman; Wm. Rapley, C. C.; Thos. H. Donohue,-C. C.;@. W. Uter- meble, General Peter F. Bacon, Colonel J. Y. Davis, Major Rhinebart, Captain P.M. Dabant, Samuel R. Sylvester, ‘Wm. Spaulding, Fred. L. Harvey, Joseph C. Clayton, Joseph F. Hodgson, Chas. H. Anderson, Samuel Fowler, ‘Samuel Monnent, Wallace W. Kirby and Wm. Chandler. The resolutions to be presented to General McClellan are as follows:— JOINT RESOLUTIONS OF THANKS TO MAJOR GENERAL GRORGE B. MCLELLAN, U. 8 A. to have been an earnest member, and bold the position of an older, participating-in tho councils of thas bedy. After and President of Davidson College, N. C. wife is also reiated.to Gea. V. H. Hill, also of the rebel service. THR REBELLION—'“‘STONEWALL'’ JAUKSON. When the rebellion first broke out it is not reported that the subject of our eketoh took any active part in it until the State of V1 thought 'y likely to answered, like a stono wall?” and sland thoy did til ond of the ountest. From this answor he Rosolved, That we, the Board of Aldermen and Board OF wh of Common’ Council of the city of Washington fully apore- | Bim tone last. He’ lout 8 ‘horse duriug the, ba'tlo, i gate muliacy sorvice of aloe Gnnars, Gere 0, | ing abet wit bo was upon him and bullet ean wo horoby teoder to him the heartfelt eae ee ee citizens thereof. BRIGADIER GENERAL—WINCHESTER. Resolved furthor, That a copy of this resolution be for- From the date of this battle he became noted among hie warded by the Mayor to Geveral McClellan. fellows, and he was ia command of a bri He JOSEPH F. BROWN, President Poard of Aldermen. displayed such skill in its organization that he was al- ALEX. R. SHEPHERD, President Board of Common | lowed a separate command to operate in the Shenandoah Connell. pave regia. On the 22d and 23d of March, 1862, be ea- the forces of General Shields at Wincheater, aud 4 Jan. 17, 18963. — RICHARD WALLACH, Mayor. ‘The resolutions have been engrossed on parchment and handsomely framed, under the direction of Mr. C. H. An- derson. The penmanship is the work of Mr. Dennis Calla- han, civil engineer, and can scarcely be distinguished from copper plate, In the ceatre is a representation of the City Hall, and at the topancagle. The resolutions are ina heavy gilt frame, three and a half feet by two and a half in size. It is surmounted by an cagle, and on each side are crossed flags. At the bottom are erossedswords, witha soroll,pendant,eand olive wreath, and in cach of the corners a shield. This fine piece of work is inclosed in a handsome walnut case, lined with velvet. Tho resolutions are accompanied by the following letter from Mayor Wallach, of Washington:— Mavor’s Orrice, Wasmxatom, May 12, 1863. Geo. B. MoCLutLax, Ma or General, Ac. :- Sm—I bave the honor to transmit herewith, by the hands of Charles H. Utermehie, Esq., Chairman, &c., and others, resolutions adopted by the Board of Aldermeu and Common Council of the city of Washington, expressive ht thom from bebind a stone wall. On the first Geveral Shields ropaleed hima; bat being jackson again eng, shiel with redoubled vigor at sourise the next morning. General Shielis would have been beaten , 80 des} ‘was the onslaught, but for the timely arrival of a bri from Gi Williams’ division. Thus reinforced, General Shields attempted to turn his flank, but was met by a veritable stone wall, be- hind which the rebels p of numbers of our mea, Subsequently, by a desperate assault, the rebel forces were Hauly driven from the Position, but ot, con- Sdering the numbers engaged, until @ fearful slaughter had taken place on both sides. * FRONT ROYAL—PURSUIT OF GENERAL BANKS. For some time General Jackson was pent only ip trifling at the upper end of Shenandoah valley, in conxequenuce of the change of operations of McClellan's advancing army requiring him to be on the. vine for a movement to some other quarter of Virginia. the 8th of May he made a dash upop the advanced tong o1 Generals MUroy and Schenck, at the Dowell, east of the Alleghanies, afloat that he intended to attack of the appreciation of ite citizens of your military ser- | front, he eu 5 vices in the defence of Washington, and tendering you | Kenly, at Front ‘al, near one of the of the Blue their heartfelt thanks. I have the honor to be, very re- | Ridge.’ This was on the 23d of May, 1892, and the sue- spectfully, your obedient fiona ” cess of the movemwnt js too recent in the our it RD WALLACH, Mayor. eaders to need more than a passing notice. For the noxt ree days was jaged in pursuit of the weakened forces under “toneral Banks, whore mas. terly rotreat only saved that portion of his army from the same fate that befell those urder Col. Kenly, Banks’ forces being reinforced, Jackson steadily retreated Musical. “IONE” AT THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC. Spite of the drenching rain last evening a moet faabion- able audience assembled at the Academy of Music, at Frias opal Shioh eanyoeme yap og losing tracted by the reproduction of Petrella’s beautiful opera, Front al, wi! was retaken by Gen. Shiolds, On the *Jone.” The performance was most successful. The Tas Seca le gestae oaks, Palos og awn gi | artists wore called out at the end of each act, while dur- | rating from different directions, and it was then believed ing the entire opera the warmest applause was bestowed that he would be captured, with his whole force. upon the many gems which abound in this work, and CROSS KEY8—PORT REPUBLIC. man which are now familiar to the Rabitues of the Academy of Music. Mme. Guerrabella, who appeared for the first time as Tone, was & most beautiful and pleasing representation of the role. She sang with great effect, was much applauded, and, in fact, was very successful throughout the opera. In the first act she sang the “L'amo” with great spirit and effect, and was warmly applauded. In the second act, Crens Pe seene with Glanco,she both sang and admirably. We take St in recording rved success of this lady. s effective Me ir ae Tao well alse tolce of ibe ‘Tt was not understood what manner of had to be teat we fa this pursuit; but it°was shortly afterwards demonstrated; for on the 8th of June he turned upon his pursuers and engaged Fremont’s wing, Bienker. “thees forces he comspaiod to give, pe’ er. 7 “aktncked thoes under General MAJOR GRBNERAL—THE SEVEN DAYS’ CONTESTS, The rebels claimed this operation as a victory, and ’ jackson major favorite artiste was heard to unuseal advantage last oven. | General Ji was «made a general of fog. She was much applauded, and wont deservedly so. | the rebel yegular army. Leaving @ small por- the masterly, (ple which, dbtinguisbed his previous the Shenandoah valley, he removes es same erly #' Ly previ ’ ‘of this role. lis success was immense, | which was further roiforesd, to Mechanierville, Dear Rone ‘and continued applanse being showered upon him at | the Upper Chickahominy river. every moment. He ly obtained a strong bold | right wivg of General McClellan’ upon the pablic. Signore Bellini and Biachi were likewise most success. ful, and received a due share of the which the pleased audience bestowed 80 li ly upon all the Artists. The opera, a8 on previous occasions, was certaine ly a great success. To-morrow night “ Aroldo” will be given for tho last time. ‘On Saturday “ fone’’ will be given at the matinee. To-night Mme. de Lnssan’s gramd concert takes place at Dodworth’s Hall, Several most popular artists will as. sist on this occasion. CEDAI With a similar celerity of movement whi acterized all bis former operations, be leit his forces and ‘around Richmond, reorganized noe rail toon for the U; y operated pea @ forces of General Pope’s Army Virginia, and more ‘at Cox’s Mills and Bridge, early in Augus' was during these engayo- monte that General J. wounded, canioenstattanincenenseannssst ° Brvawts’ Mixereeis give @ matinee on Saturday after. it noon next, at their snug lite hall‘oa Broadway, ror tho | meats Ubat General J, Creihsdate the desperate bes. the benefit of the Irish Relief Fund. The performance | tle of in, where Genera! Banks so stub- will be espeéially excetient, and the audience should be | bornly resisted his onslaught, Fang rebel army @ dingly lary losa of nearly two men, Finally, as Gen. Pope, correspon: ly large during the of August, fel! back upon Wash. “pert ington, General Jackscn’s forces wero more or lees em. Strike at Buffalo. ‘od In the battles incident to that retroat, sapeciaty Bourrato, May 13, 1863. ot raid around the Union army, where he destroy: ‘a baggage and secured a large amount of pases od ute feaeyiene Dockon 's army advanced in wi apfeimted v0 along his old ground—the joah vailey—to clear the Union forces out of He made a demonstration upon Lytnger then andee Geno ral Julius White, causing that — to fall back upon rf ‘es Ferry, and then, by combination with forces vie fe Marylacd side of, the Potomac, besieged for seve- fal days the key of the valley—Harper's . Bis tho master mid in this siege, and ‘anally this j capitulated on the 16th day of September, 1 ne ‘uscleas here to consider whether it should or should aye been surrendered. Suilice it to apy it fell tate Jack. Business is algnost at & stand stili on the docks, &c., in | G0. Pope" consequence of a strike among the grain shovollers and stevedores. There bas been no disturbance as yet, Providence Munteipal Election. Provivence, R. 1., May 15, 1968. Mayor J.C. Knight and tho other candidates on the re- publican city ticket wert to-day re-elected without oppo- sition. Their supporters also elected six of the seven Aldermen and all the Councilmen bat two. It was also | voted to allow the Pawtucket Horse Railroad Comonny to | day raiip in our stceots,