The New York Herald Newspaper, May 28, 1863, Page 4

4 JAMES GURDON BENNETT? EDITOR AND PROPRIBLOR. OFFICE N, W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU STS, Volame AXVIME. AMUSEMENTS THIS BVENING, NIBLO'S GARDEN, Broa Walla THEATRE, Broadway.—Tas Wire. WINTER GARDEN, Brondway.—Exousu Orena—On- ‘OS THEATRE, Broadway.—Kine oF a Boquerieny. LAURA Or vas— be THEA TRE, Bowery.—Monte ORist0— ost iN Seats OF HissRLy. ROWERY THE Wiur—MsoneTH—S Bowery. —Biacksmiet OF Ant. ome AMERICAN MUSRUM, Broadway —G » Wire, Com. Nucr and Minnie Wa) Okwviioms ov VALyEIGE—Afternoom-and BV. SRYANTS’ MINSTRELS, Mechanics’ Hall, 472 Broad- Way.) THtOPIAN SONGS, BURLESQUES, DANCES &0,°BLACK |, \OOD's MINSTREL HALL, 51¢ Broadwav.—Etmioriam | SCNGo, DiNCES, &C.—RUNMING Tax BLOCKADE. | cipated by the advices of the Asia. The mails of the Hibernian reached ‘this city from Quebec yesterday evening, The mails of the Asia reached this city from Boston last night. The news was telegraphed | from Halifax, and published in the HexaLp on Tuesday morning. General Forey’s report of the siege operations of the French army at Pucbla tothe 2d of April was published in Paris, The Generali says that Ortega undertook the defence of the place in op- position to the wishes of the majority of the inha- bitants; .but acknowledges that he conducted it with great obstinacy and much bravery, aided by Englishmen, Americans and, deserters from General Prim’s Spanish force lately in the country. The French had five officers and fifty-six soldiers killed and thirty, officers and four hundred and forty-three soldiers wounded to the above- mentioned date, Of the wounded men only two eundred and fifty entered the ambulances. The | houses in Puebla were coated and fronted with earth, so that the French had to throw a good deal of ammunition against the forts which they reduced. The plan of Forey was to capture Orte- ga’s army and then advance on Mexico City, which it was thought would be’ easily taken after the fall THE NEW IDEA, 485 Broadway.—Sonas. Buarxsques, Parsons, Kc. UN CHMACK—SOUTHREN REFUGEE. AMERICAN THEATRE, No, 444 Broadway.—Battera, Tartouimes, Borsesquas, a6. MUSEUM OF ANATOMY, 618 Broadway.—Curiosit Wosoeus and Lxcrvuas, from 9A. Met lOP. Mee HOOLEY’S OPERA HOUSB, Brooklyn.—Ermrorus Sones, Dances, Burcesauns, &o, BROOKLYN ATHEN£UM.—Camenuny’s Mivagrzcs. New York, THE SITUATION. The latest mews which the government has. received from Vicksburg is by way of Mem- phis, up» to four o’clock on the morning of the 2tth inst. Vicksburg was then holding out, and Grant was hopeful of success. It is said that @ storm interrupted telegraphic communication between Memphis and Cairo yesterday. Rumors by way of Cincinnati from Murfreesboro state— bat without any confirmation—that Vicks- burg had fallen on Sunday, {and that Gene- ril Pemberton had got his ‘army away safely,’ losing ‘all his ‘artillery. Another despatch from Chicago suys thit on Friday morning last General Pemberton sent a flag of truce to General Grant |, olvring to surrender Vicksburg if General Grant would allow the rebels to lay down their arms and We march out, and that the offer was refused. give all these stories for what they are worth. We have considerable news upon the subject Their tone with re- gard to the state of affairs at Vicksburg is not very cheerful, though a little more confident than it days ago. General Forrest is said to have arrived at Shel- byville, Tenn., from Murfreesboro, and will take command of Van Dorn’s division. A Savan- oah journal says that as General Bragg and Gene- ral Rosecrans are both afraid of provoking a bat- tle at Murfreesboro it is quite probable that they ire both sending off portions of their armies west~ ward, Rosecrans to reinforce Grant, and Bragg to seinforce Pemberton. This would imply the ad- anission on the part of the rebel journal that Bragg, at all events, was sending his troops towards Vicksburg. Richmond papers of the 25th state that an offi- sial despatch from General Johnston, dated the 43d, says an officer who left Vicksburg on Tuesday reports that an assault near the Yazoo ‘oad on Pemberton’s intrenchments had been re- celled. It is said that another assault was made ear the Jackson road, and .was also repulsed. Confidence in Pemberton’s ability to maintain his sosition is expressed, and hopes are given of final success, : Despatcheafrom Atlanta, Ga., say that Vicks- aurg has five months’ supplies “of every kind, and san be taken only when the force defending it have sxhausted their supplies. Tie cavalry of the rebel Colonel Breckinridge were pounced upon in their camp, within twelve niles of McMinnville, near Murfreesboro, a few jays ago, by General Wilder, with a force of Onion infantry, mounted. The camp was de- stroyed, and nine prisoners and twenty-five horses taptared. Some of the prisoners stated that all ‘he cavalry ander Wheeler and Morgan are ordered ‘o report at Columbia within five days; that the ‘orces at Liberty, under Harrison, comprising five “egiments, were preparing to move, and that Mor- gan is falling back to Sparta to join General Wharton's forces, which are also preparing to nove. A despatch from Cincinnati yesterday says that the repom through rebel sources of the capture of Helena, Arkansas, by General Price, is false. Our news from North Carolina is interesting. The schooner Sca Bird, of Philadelphia, was cap- bused and burnt by the’ rebela, on the 20th inst., while ground at the mouth of the Neuse river. Fler captain and crew were taken prisoners. Yhe rebels boarded her in small boats from the It is reported that all the rebel troops in North Carolina, including even the new conscripts are moving to Virginia. Our corres- pondence from Newbern to-day by the United States transport Emelie, which has arrived at Nor- folk, coutains a fine account of the attack of Col. J. R. Jones, of the Bighth Pennsylvania Volantecrs, upon the enemy in their intrenchments at Gum Swamp, in which he captured their artillery, ammunition and over two hundred prisoners, com- pletely destroying their works, and, for atime, dispersing them. They rallied, however, and fol- lowing in the rear of our troops barrassed them considerably until they reached their own iinos. Hove the fire of the enemy became very severe, and unfortunately Colonel Jones was shot dead behin1 his own breastworks. MISCELLANEOUS NEWs. The Union Loyal Leagues, in the interest ef Sec- retary Seward, held their convention at Utica yes- terday. The proceedings, of which we give a full report, were exceedingly harmonious. Among the attractions of the occasion was the entertain- ral hund returned volunteers by of tye city. The soldiers were, no " cted to fraternize with the leaguers, but, to the disgust of the politicians, the volun- teors persistod in vociferously cheering for McClel- Jan and Fitz John Porter,and some of thom declar- od that the mecting was nothing but an abolition “sol.” The steamship Groat Eastern, from Liverpool on the 16th of May, arrived in Flushing Bay yes- terday afternoon. She landed over nine hundred Rrsongers, and bas about one thowand tons of from the Southern journals. was a few shore. of Puebla. The health of the French army in Vera Craz and before Puebla was excellent and provi- sions abundant, The Mexican prisoners captured wished to fight under Marquez, with the French, against Juarez. It was said in Paris that a new government. would bo established in Mexico, and the executive protected by an allied army of French, British and Spanish soldiers. A meeting of the Swiss’ residents of this city was held Iast night at Pythagoras Hall, Canal street, for the purpose of devising the best means to relieve the wants of the orphans and widows of those of their country who have fallen, or who may yet fall, in defence of the Union. »A good dealiof enthnsiasm prevailed, and several speeches wera made in the vernacular, after which those present resolved themselves into a permanent association to raise funds for the required purpose. It was also resolved to get up a grand target excursion in September, after the fashion of the exhibitions of this character gotten up in Switzerland every two years, andthat each member solicit’ subscriptions for the widows and orphans above referred to. The United States District Attorney filed @ libel yesterday for the condemnation of the rebel, ship Emmeline and her cargo, captured in May last by the blockading squadron off the harbor of Charleston, 4 The Quakers have been holding their annual convention in this city, ina very quiet manner, since last Sunday, at their two large meeting- houses in Sixteenth and Twenty-seventh streets, It was expected that the Friends would holda grand public meeting yesterday, for the purpose of taking into consideration the, affairs of the nation; but the business transacted was not of a nature interesting to the public, and the subject of the war was not touched while out reporter was pre- sent. In fact, the proceedings were of a private character altogether, the men meeting in one build- ing and the women in another. Five rebel spies and one Union soldier will suffer death to-morrow, under the sentence of courts martial. The folowing are their names:—William B. Compton, belonging to the rebel army, con- victed as a spy, will be hung at Fort McHenry, Baltimore; Thomas Perkins, alias Hawkins, rebel army, spy, to be. hung on Johnson’s Island, Lake Erie, near Sandusky City, Ohio; John R, Lyle, rebel army, spy, to be hung on Johnson’s Island; George P. Sims,’ rebel spy, to be hung on) Johnson’s Island; George -S, Burgess, rebel spy, to be hung on Johnson’s Island; John C, Shore, of Company F, One Hundred and Ninth Mlinois regi- ment, for mutiny and insubordination, to be shot on Johnson's Island. The Democratic State Central Committee will, meet to-day at the Delavan House in Albany, by order of Richmond and Cagger. ‘The stock market was lower, and very feverish at one time yesterday—the apparent cause being the rumors of the fall of Vicksburg. Gold sold down to 1423;, then at 14334, 144, 14434, and closed af five o'clock P, M. at al 14434. Exchange was cove at 1682168. Money was easy: call loans 5 a 6 per cent, ‘The cotton market was a shade firmer yesterday, with a better inquiry. The demand for breadstuffs was brisker; flour advanced slightly; wheat and corn were lo. a 2c. higher. Provisions were in good request; pork again im- proved, while other leading products were declining. Light ‘sales of groceries, olls, motale, hops, sceds and naval stores transpired, thongh buyers had any existing advan- tage. The inquiry for tallow, fish, bay and whiekoy was good. Freights were active; but rates were lower. The Rival Republican Factions at Utien=Necessity of President Lincoln for Amother Term. The two factions.of the republican camp— the Chase faction and the Seward faction—have been very busy during the last two days with their Loyal League and Union League conven- tions at Utica. We shall deal at present only with the Chase Convention of Tuesday, reserving | the Seward Convention of Wednesday for an- | other occasion. To the uninitiated reader there is nothing very remarkable in the proceedings of this Chase Convention, if we may except the very sensible war speech of Gerrit Smith. But such a speech from a man of his well known radical abolition ideas is, indeed, very remarkable. Dropping the abolition platform of “emanci- pation or separation,” he goes fairly and square- ly for the suppression of the rebellion and the | restoration of the Union under “the constitution as. it is,’ leaving slavery to take its chances. This is orthodox ground, and, together with some of the resolutions adopted, this speech is calculated to satisfy the innocent reader that this Utica Convention was a gathering of unalloyed . patriots, devoted only to the great cause of the Union. But if we take a peep behind the | scenes it will be discovered that these unal- loyed patriots, with a few exceptions, ave scheming politicians, and that they are working their wires for Mr. Secretary Chase as their favorite for the next Presidency. This Utica Convention was: the work of the Chase League of this city, and it was put a day ahead of the Seward assemblage in order to take the wind out of its sails and get the inside track. We see, too, the shabby trickery of mousing politicians in the manner in which the question of Vallandigham’s military arrest, condemnation and transportation was debated and shuffied off in this Chase assemblage. We all know that President Lincoln is » humane and exceedingly amiable man; tbat, left to his own judgment, we should hear of none of these arbitrary arrests. We know, therefore, that in supporting these late proceedings of his mili- tary subordinates in Ohio and Indiana—Burn- side and Hascall—he was influenced by the counsels of some of the leading members of his Cabinet; and we have no doubt that of all the Cabinet Messrs. Chase, of Olio, and Stanton are the most cordial haters of Vallandigham. We believe that, but for their influence with the President, these military proceedings against Vallandigham would not have taken place; and we believe, too, that they were in- tended to damage the unsuspecting President in the public estimation, and with the view of preparing the way for Mr. Secretary Chase for the Presidential succession. In thie ylow the reader can appreciate the \ his views. | merchandise on board. Her news had beenanti- , mischief that is covered up in these no-party State conventions of ‘our Loyal Leagues and Union Leagues, They are the tools of scheming Presidential politicians. In this “Chase faction and this Seward faction we see that they have already divided the administration, like a house divided against itself. Thus they are sowing broadcast the seéds of dissensions in the govern- ment and divisions and demoralizations among the people of the loyal States. The Chase fac- tion, in taking the lead in these disgraceful tricks, and in shirking their responsibility in re. gard to the case of Vallandigham,-and in cast- ing. the burden of it upon the shoulders of the President, deserve no further: confidence or countenance from Mr. Lincoln,’ ‘They are at ‘the same mischievous work as the copperheads, but in a more “sneak- ing and disreputable way. Messrs. Chase and Stanton, as an exemplary warning to their whole faction, should gf once be turned adrift; and, to relieve the Cabinet of the other Presi- dential clique, it would not be amiss to allow Mr. Seward to retire. We advise the President-to do these thiiigs, and to reorganize” his. Cabinet so that there shall be no Presidential aspirant,‘ candidate or apostle of any Presidential clique in it, except- ing old Mr. Welles, whose name for the Presi- dency; in or out of the Cabinet, can do no pos- sible harm. It is only men of established influ- ence, such as: Seward, and active, -intriguing, wide awake men, such as Chase and Stanton, who, as Presidential candidates of .the party in power, can damage the administration. We think the loyal league game between these re- publican cliques has gone beyond the line of party loyalty to the President, and; that he should pyt an end to it by cutting out all the obstructing Presidential timber from: his Cabi- net. We think, too, that inuorder to» the confusion of factions which, is threatened, and in order, to restore the unity of the people | of the loyal States of all parties in support of | the war, and in order to make sure work of the credit and good faith of the Treasury, and in | order to avoid a revolution in the government which may bring-upon ‘us all the evils of a financial convulsion, repudiation and universal bankruptcy and chaos, our honest, bona side Union conservatives of all parties “should pro- ceed at once to bring out and proclaim Abra- ham Lincoln as their candidate for “another term. We see no other way to avoid thé fear- ful revolutionary dangers that are threatened us by these reckless and conflicting Presidential factions. Give us Abrabam’ Lincoln for the next Presidency, and their powers of mischief are at an end—niggerheads, blockh eads, cop- perheads and all. Government Conrrot or tHe TeLeGrAra.— We should think that by this time the govern- ment has had sufficient‘evidence of the impolicy and folly of its arbitrary proceedings in con- nection with the telegraph. Since it has had control over the lines the rebels have not been less promptly, and accurately informed of the, projected movements of our troops, nor have. the facts of the reverses which we have én- countered ‘less ‘quickly succeeded in reaching) the public, All that government interference with the freedom of the telegraph has effected has been to further the interests of stock job- bers and to make the corrupt dependents and hangers on of the heads. of the departments rich. It is time that a stop should be put to ‘all thié.’ It is disgraceful that in’ a free coun- try such arbitrary powers should be claimed at all, and it is still worse when it is shown that they are exercised only for the benefit of indi- viduals. In the most despotic countries of Europe no attempt has as yet been made to ‘prevent the free use of the telegraph by the newspapers. It is deemed sufficient to hold each jonrnal responsible for what it chooses to publish of the matter thus obtained; and this ia the only legitimate way in which a check can be exercised by the authorities. It would ob- viously be unfair towards the press at large to punish it for the fault of one of its members, and it would be still more unfair towards the public, which would be thus cut off. from intel- ligence to which it is entitled. This latter course is the one which is being pursued by our government, in defiance of the dictates of good sense and policy, and notwithstanding that it has been abundantly demonstrated that the discretion and loyalty of our Northern jour- nals are to be relied upon. President Lineoln, the only man in the administration who has got any judgment, has resolutely set his face against all such arbitrary and silly restrictions, By communicating directly to the press an im- | portant telegraphic account which he received of General Grant’s operations at Vicksburg; he gave to the members of his Cabinet a lesson | which it is to be hoped will have its due effect. It has placed them in such a foolish position | that they will either have to renounce aito- gether their control over the telegraph or sub- | mit to be made the ‘laughing stock of the country every time the President chooses to resort to this emphatic method of reiterating | ! i} | | Tue Narvranizen Citizens axp tur Wan— The way in which the Secretary of War has treated General Meagher and General Sigel, representing the Germans and the Irish, is ! positively shameful. Those gentlemen ought to have active commands in the army, and that | they have not proves that Mr. Stanton fs tainted | with @ remnant of that detestable Know Nothing spirit which became rampant a few | years ago. Tur Free NeGrogs anv tue Wan.—We are glad to perceive that Governor Tod, of Obio, and Governor Andrew, of Massachusetts, and other individuals, are exerting themseives to raise negro troops to fill the places of the white men who are now returning home from the { South after two years’ hard fighting. The uni- versal freedom of the negro race is declared | by the radicals to be the main object of the | war. Itis but meet and right that the free negroes should lend a hand in such # work. The blood of white men bas been shed very copiously in the cause of the negroes. Let the negroes themselves now bleed a little, if only for eake of variety. Itis very hard to catch them; but let them be brought speedily under the constraints of the Conscription act, and we shall soon have a large ebony army to march Southward. We shall thus get rid of the blacks, and their Upoees will be well supplied by the etardy and more intelligent labor of healihy Irish and German emigrants, who will become citizens in five years. We have no need of n atthe North. Let the whole race be sent South, and let some thousands of mean whites of the stamp of Theodore Tilton go with them to take command. If these fellows will not fight, they will do well enongh to run away; but we hope they will be caught by the enemy, and never exchanyed. The conutry wiil bave @ good riddance of them, | Generals Burnside and Hascall. | would be greatly strengthened, National Taxation with a Vengeance. We have received a batch of very important documents marked “ Official’ Business,” ‘and dated at the Internal Revenue Office, Bightb Col- lection District, New York. ‘These documents purport to come from Mr, A. 8. Duncombe, or Buncombe, Assistant Agsessor. of the District aforesaid, of which Mt, Anthony J. Bleecker, our friend of forty years’ stapding, and @ highly.re- spectable old Knickerbocker, is. the Collector. We are.therein called upon to step up to the Collector's office, at 937 Broadway, and pay the taxes upon our carriages, yachts, billiard tables, silver plate, gold. plate; incomes’ and many other articles too numerous to’“mention. We should not have the slightest objecfion,to do this, were it not forthe fact that only a few days ago we were served with a similar ‘notice from Mr. Homér' Franklin, who is-alse afriend of ours, anda very respectable man. To Mr. Franklin we paid;the.sum of foir thousand dal- lars as taxes upon our carriages, yachts, billiard tables, gold-plate, silver plate, advértisementa, &c.; and yet, strange to say, alter this little transaction we have been honored with another notice from’ Mr: Franklin, summoning us to pay the tax upon our income, in addition to the one already mentioned from Mr. Duncombe, or Buacombe. “ \ Now it becomes a rather serious’ qnestion when this sort of thing will end.’ There is another collector down in Nassau street, who is also an extremely respectable man, and whose name may or may not be Buncombe, who. will probably favor us with still, another notice. If we pay these gentlemen four.thou- sand dollars each, thete will, undoubtedly, be a dozen other respectable assessors and collec- tors in the ‘city who will desire to be treated in the same handsome manner., What with Mr. Homer Franklin, Mr. Duncombe, or Buncombe, the Nassaw street man and the dozen other in- ternal revenue agents throughout the city’ we ean see no escape from our dilemma, unless by inviting them:to take possession of the entire Heratp office, with {ts carriages, yachts, billiard tables, silver plate, gold plate, adver- tisements, incomes and all other appurtenances, and to allow us merely enough money to pay our board at some reputable hotel. How many taxes myst the Heratp pay? How often must we increase the internal revenue by four thou- sand dollars? To whom shall we pay the taxes? Is it safficient to settle with Mr, Homer Frank- lin, or shall we also pay our old friend Anthony J. Bleecker and his assistant, Duncombe, or Buncombe? If the Nassau street man sends us a bundle of documents must we give him four thousand dollars also? Shall we hand the amount of our taxes to as many people as may choose to send us official notices, and as often as these notices are received? These are ques- tions in regard to which any detinite informa- tion will be very acceptable. In our present confused state of doubt and uncertainty we can do nothing but await. fur- ther developments. We are willing to pay our taxes once, and have already paid them to Mr. Homer Franklin. If we are to be required to’ pay them again to Mr. Duncombe, or Buncombe, or to the Nassau street man, ought not Mr. Franklin to refund ug the four thousand dollars we: have paid him? Or, if he fs unwilling to do this, ought he not to give us some guarantee against the demands of Mr. Duncombe, or Buncombe, and the rest? Certainly nothing could seem more righteous and reasonable. than this course, Anthony: J. Bleecker is an honorable man. Mr. Homer Franklin is an honorable man. Mr. Dancombe, or Buncombe, is undoubtedly an honorable man. The Nassau street individual must be an honorable man. Indeed it may be said of the internal. revenue agents in a body, as Mark Antony said of the Roman conspirators, “So are they all, all honorable men.” But would it mot be mofé proper and less bothersome if these gentlemen arranged among themselves who should collect the Heritp taxes? And would it not be more honorable, righteous and reasonable if they were satisfied with baving these taxes paid once a year? We may be wrong upon these points. The official notices which are pouring in’ upon us almost, convince us that ‘we are wrong. But’ if the collectors are right in having the taxes paid two or three times a day to different persons, let them take charge of the Heraty’ office, the carriages, the yachts, the billiard tables, the gold plate, the silver plate, the advertisements and the incomes, and find us a boarding place immediately. We want no- thing more to do with Duncombe, or Bunconibe, and his internal or infernal revenue taxes. Tar Recexr Aunests Unpsnt Maurian Law.— It is now ascertained that Mr. Lincoln was not | cognizant of, and consequently had nothing to. do with, the recent political arrests and other arbitrary measures carried out in Indiana, Ohio and Illinois by those pliant military tools They were originated, it appears, for election serving pur- poses.inthe War Department by Messrs. Stan- ton and Chase, and of course Mr. Lincoln was kept in the dark until it was too late to recall them. By establishing a reign of terror and intimidating oppdsition In the th States in question, it was expected that Chase's pros- pectain the approaching Presidential contest never any idea of a military necessity for these arrests; for the government has not been for a moment disquieted by the proceedings of the copperheads or by the antics of euch demagogues a8 Vallandigham. It | knows that the great heart of the North is sound, and that in reality there are but few, if any, traitors amongst us. There is no doubt that Burnside was sent to Ohio in view of his peculiar fitness to carry out this plan, The manner in which he sacrificed himself to shield his superiors of the War Department from cen- There was | sure in the affair of Fredericksburg indicated | him as just the man for their present purpose. As was expected, he bas assumed all the odium | of thee arreats, whilst their authors are covertly enjoying, or expect to enjoy, the benefits result- ing from them. These, however, are more than problematical. The country has taken up these and illegal measures in a spirit which bodes ill for the prospects of all con- cerned in them. Crnostries or Tae Urica Coxvention—The speech of General John Cochrane at the Utica Convention, of which he was elected President, was the best delivered on the occasion. He takes the true view of the war. He holds that all extrancous questions ought to be laid aside, and that all good citizens should unite for the common object till it is achieved. The letter of General Sickles was equally sensible and just. By union the loyal States will undoubt- aly. be papgeestel. 2 Crinahp heat laruests cally t & question of time. ~ But-a~house differences, therefore, ought to be postpowed till the rebellion is put down and the authority of the federal government-is re-established over all the land, from the St. Lawrence to the Rio Grande: ‘The greatest curiosity of the Conven-- tion is the conservative speech of Gerrit Smith Vor once in his life he became a statesman. He has shown himself as mych superior to the smal! talk of Wendel! Phillips as was Chatham to sothe bigoted, ranting Covenihter in the South.of Scotland. The presence of so many soldiers, just returned from the battle fields, was another Curiosity. The sentiment’ ofthese herogs_ is a vigorous prosecution of the war, without regard to party or faction. Yet we fear that the wirepullers and managers who got | up the Conventién have strictly. party’ ends in view, and are looking forward to the next Pre- sidential election. This’ was the interpretation given by Forney of the Loyal Leagues when they first started. Whether it is true time will soon tell. IMPORTANT FROM ‘TENNESSEE. ” Defeat of the Rebel Cavalry Under Col. Breckinridge—Capture of Rebel Prison- ore and Documents, éo., de. * Muariturspono, May 26, 1863. Colonel ‘Wilder, with ‘his. mounted iofautry, returned this afternpoa fromia trip in the direction of ScMinpville, whither he bad gone in search of the rebel cavalry under Colonel Breckinridge. "4 ‘fhe onomiy’s pickets were encountered a short distange: beyond Woodbury.) ‘The firing attracted the rebels 1a the vicinity, who ‘dolleoted in’ considerable Corce,to, annoy and impede our advance. Arudning skirmish was kept up for several miles.” Twelve miles this side of McMinnville our forces came on the camp of Breckinridge's forces, who hastily de Prosaing them. closely, however, Wilder succeeded in capturing nine 'prisonets, twonty“five serviceable horses and thirty head of beef cattle. Having scoured whe pris: oners aud burhed the tens and baggageleft by tho rebel cavalry, our forces pushed rapidly forward, sicirmishing with and driviag the onemy until within soven miles of MoMiahvilie, when the pursuit was abandoned, and our forces returned to Murfreesboro, scouting the country on both flanks, aud capturing 3 number of soldiers who were at home on furlough. A “Among the papers captured was a general order, issued by Bragg on tho 17th inst., directing that sick and disa- bled Confederate soldiers, and wagons and baggage calcu- lated to retard the march, be removed to the rear. Pris- oners also say that all the cavalry under Wheeler and under Morgan are ordered to report at Colum- bia within five days; that the forces at Lib- erty, under Harrison, comprising five regiments, were preparing to move, and that Morgan is falling back to Sparta to join General Wharton's forces, which are also preparing to move. ‘The opinion is that Bragg will eyacu- ate. The railroad between Lullahoma and McMinnville is r¢ paired, with tho exception of the bridge, and trains are again arriving on the road. Bragg’s Forces Going to Vicksburg. Lovisvnas, Ky., May 27, 1863, Passengers from Nushyille report, that a large portion of the rebel army is leaving Tullahoma, it is supposed in the direction of Vicksburg. Correspondence of Mr. W. F. G. Shanks Mvrrrsesporo, Tenn., May 22, 1863. . INDICATIONS ‘OF MOVEMENTS, |” Thad strong hopes yesterday of writing you trom the field this morning and awnouncing that the army was on the march to mect Bragg. Thore was nolack of indi cations. Trains o baggage wagons and ambulances, wiih their loads 0” emaciated and fevered humans, were wond- ing their ‘slow and blockaded way from the different camps to the depot during the entire day, During the long delay here a vast amount of extra baggage bas acer mulated, Almost every private has as much as would sutficeforten. All this has tobe left behind, and General Rosecrans bas ordered it to be sedt to Nashville for storage. A CAVALRY RECONNOLBANCE. The result of a reconnoissance now being made by the cavalry will, in all probability, decide General Rose- crans. A movement on his part is anticipated; but no one knows that he has decided to move. Two of the corps commanders knew of co sach plan on his part. The re- coupoitering force alluded to is due in camp to-night, aud my despatches may contain something later and more interesting. BRAGG AND 11S COMMAND. Bragg still remains in bis old position at Guy's and Hoover’s gaps. Three of McCown’s brigades are reported to have gone to’ Vicksburg. An attack on our pact may be delayed until the imminent battle at Vicksburg is about taking place, when Pragg’s attention will doubt- Jess be occupied by Rosecrans to prevent the reinforce. ment of Johnston from our vis-a-vis. Rebel Accounts. Gen. Forrest, and staff arrived st Shelbyville, Tenn., on the 14th ipst. He is to take commandof Van Dorn’s division. TetLauoma, May 23, 1863, ‘The tumor of the captare of two of our regiments in front, with a piece of artiller, is not true. The enemy did surround and capture a smail post of some forty men. AlLis quiet in front. IMPORTANT FROM ARKANSAS, nine Usunted Capiaile.ob ile Movements of » Ark The report throngh rebel sources of the Helena, Ark., by Gen. Price, is false, The Gately publishes a letter from that place, dated May 20, stating thet General Price was threatening to make an agsault, but that it was merely @ (eint to caver ontemplated move on some other points. NEWS FROM MEXICO. The Siege of Pachia Not Abandoned The French Preparing for Another A + Be. Say Fraversoy, May 26, 1863. it is not believed hore that the French have abandoned the siege of Puebla. On the 30th of April Ortega, ip Puebla, advised Comon‘ort by special courier that the French continued the bombardment, aud’ were constructing ditches and mines preparatory to another assault. This appears to be later uewe thau any received from Puebla via Havana, and comey entirely through Mexican fouroes. Encounter with Mosby's Cavairy. Famrax Count House, May 27, 1863. ‘Yesterday a party of seven of Mosby's gang of gueril. Jag appreached our Ines and concealed themsclyes until the relief guard passed by, when they made a demonstra- tion upon the guard and ordered them to surrender. This demand was renewed, aud was answered by a volley from their revolver®, which started the rebels off on the doubie- quick, hotly pursued by our men; bot they succeeded in making their escape, except one, who \s now in jail here. City Intelligence. Cooragn Usion ror THe ADNANCEMENT OF SciEsce.—The fourth anual commeneement of the Cooper Union will be- gin this evening and continue until Saturday night. The reception of the female art department takes place to- night , and the male art to-morrow night, an@ ) i US nal Gopercnent ou atarasy nig in the large Banmaces at Rixse’s I6.axp Branep.—Yesterday after- noon, about four o'clock, the soldiers belonging to the Metropolitan cavalry regiment, stationed ut Riker's fireto the in eee ep ved four different places, Proresen Racurnion or Gew T. F, Mesuutn.—Tho Com- mon Council having tendered the hospitalities of the ciip to Gon. Meagher upon his expected return to this city in 0 fow days, we believe that a committee has gone to Falmouth to communicate with him upon that subject, We have heard that the Fire Department contemplates joining iw any padlic reception which may be given to the Geteral Will, no doubt, be received here very cordially. The tony Ao the reception, of course, will depend upon his own lings in the matter. vlic duanor bas been spoken of ts about being My turn which with from the War Department, have sentiment im this city, which appears (ented ina very prominent | rebels themselves, it Seema more likely that their dos ‘Wasuington,'May 27, 1838. ‘THE COUNCIL OF WAR. ‘The council of war held yesterday at tae White Hoyse was tho result of the last visit of Senators Wade aud Chandler to the Army of the Pototaac, and had reference to the offensive movemonts which tho rebels in Virginia bave been for some time threatening, General erage said to express‘the opinion that the cnomy aro bri up alt their forces from Charlestov, and probably North Carolina, for 4 deaperaté aggressive movement. Iu vi however, of thé publicity given to'there threats by! uh is-t6 provide for the defence f Richmond, and by their usual blvs.or tg detar, Hooker from: auaher immediate advance. PUBLIC OPINION OPAMERICAN APIAIRS 1N ENGLAND Aletter-has been roceived here from a gentleman in London who, as one of @ financial frm in (his country, bag special fessons forohserving public opinionio Hng- jand. He states that the universal sentiment "is ong of admiration of General McClellan, and astonishmeut at the Congressional’ reports, &¢., which are marked by’ gap: tiousness and partisanship. The tone of public opinion there has improved, since Mr. Evarta reached London, who, in conjunction with Mr. Adams, has succeeded ip {nspiring confidence fn business circles, and in improving the vatue of our securities, y FORGED TREASURY DRAFTS. c A bold swindling’operation was attempted hero to-day, by the presentation of forged Troasury drafts to's very large amount to.somo of the. prominent bankers, The banks had been fraudulently obtained, bat however adroit, the effort was uvsuccessful and ‘the fraud ae tected. = i i THE CORCORAN-KIMBALL INVESTIGATION. The following, is understood bere to be. the verdict of the Court’ ef Inquiry in the Corcoran-Kimbail affair, “That Lieutenant Colonel Kimball died ou the morning of the Lath of April, 1863, from the effects of a wound ia the neck produced by a pista! ball, said pistol having been firea by Brigadiar General Michael Corcoran. Thé' Court fusther Gad that, Lieutenant Colonel Kimball ‘baited Brigadier Generai, Corcoran and demanded the Coutiter- sign, refusing to allow him to pass umtili he shouldgive it, That Brigadicr General Corcoran refused to give countorsign ‘as ordered, that an altercation ensued, sulting in the’ death of ‘Licutenant Colonef’E. A. Kintball, ‘The Court further fiad that Lieutonant Colonel E. A. balt'was, at the'timo of halting General Corcoran, cated; and that-be was not authorized tn so hating hima.’ A PLAN OF OPBRATIONS PERVROTED. » 94) > ‘conferences of the radicalsare pretty much at as end, as the plans of operations in future are pertesied. EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS OF WAR. Nearly all the prisoners of war, with the exception ot ‘those recently captured in the West, have been sent te City Point and exchanged. | A few are stiff retained, prim. cipally those who have expressed the desire to take. the oath of allegiance aud be sent North. Heréafter it is’ un- derstood that this will be ullowed only in exceptional cases, ag it bys been found that many of those, who bavg heretofore been allowed this privilege Lave aftér @ while worked their way back into the rebel lines; and, besides, thé government lozes the benefit of their exchange for Union prisoners in the hands of the rebe's, ‘ THE CASE OF COLONEL D'UTASSY. Colonel D’Utassy, was to-day, by order of General Mar. tindale, remanded to the Old Capitol to await the pro mulgation of his sentence, which is understood to be’ se- vere, though its precise nature is not yet known. ‘B THE UONSCRIPTION EXEMPTION. Attorney General Bates has not, as stated, given am opinion respecting the $300 clause in the Conscription aot. ‘The subject has not even boen submitted to bim,as was ascertained on Inquiry to-day. a NAVAL ORDERS. Commander Kobert Townsend has been ordered to the command of the iron-clad steamer Essex, to relieve Com- mander Caldwell. Lieutenant Commander E.G. McCrea has been ordered to the Roanoke. i * Lteutengnt Commander Ralph Chandler has been order- ed to the command of the Owasco, to relieve Lieutenant Commander ‘Madigan. Acting Knsigns €. 1. Manter and Whitman Chase ‘bays ‘been ordered to the steamer Iron Age. Acting Assistant Paymaster Henry P. Brown has been ordered to the storeship Courier. Acting Assistant Paymaster W. W. Woodhull has bees ordered to the steamer Delaware. James E. N. Barbor bas been appointed acting assistané Burgeon and ordered to the steamer Irom Age. « 4 BEBBL PRISONER SHOT. It is understood that a rebel prisoner at the Oid Capit ‘bis been shot by a sentinel for attempting to-escape.. | ARREST OF REBEL SYMPATHIZERS. Siok Several citizens in Lower Maryland have been lately arrested on the charge of having aided and harbored per- sons who have been connected, with the rebel armies in Virginia, Many of the latter class have beea in the hab’ of coming back into Lower Maryland, and by calling upow old acquaintances or*relatives bave enforced, as it were, the rites of hospitality. The latter have: thus been sert- ously implicated by the heedless conduct of the former, ARRIVAL OF THE SECOND NEW HAMPSHIRE. ‘The Second New Hampshire arrived here to day afrer leave of absence since the election. They have doubled their numbers by recruits. ‘ AFFAIRS ON THE BLACKWATER. Officers who have feached here from Suffolk state tha’ the rebel fortifications on the Blackwater were tempora- rily abandoned when Stoneman neared Richmond. , Thag. are described as extensive and perfect in all forms, THE CAPITOL OPEN TO VISITORS. 7 The ha'ls and ante-rooms at the Capitol are open thig season to visitors, which bag not before been the case since the commencement of the war. r ARRIVAL OF CONTRADANDS, . About six hundred contrabands arrived here this after: noon from Aquia creek, consisting of men, women and children.” They were turued over to the Provost Marshal, APPOINTMENT. Ralph &, Dorr, of Californin, has becn appointed receiver of public monies for the district, of lands subject to sale at San Francisco. Precautionary ™ ures Against Invae . HAnnisecra, Pa., May 27, 1963. Governor Curtin, by appointment, will leave this even. ingdor Washington, where, in conjunction with General Schenek, he will consult with the President and authori« ties relative to the future protection of the State against sRvasion. ests. Svvrosep [DeaTH BY Viorexce.—Coroner Collin held aa inquest yesterday upon the body of an unknown man, about thirty-five years of age, who was found drowned off, Governor's Island under circumstances which warrant the bell@f that he was beaten to death by some parties: and then thrown overboard. The corpse was first disco- vered by the master of the brig Belle of the Seas, who no- | Uled the police and made the body fast until the arrival of the Coroner. Dr. Thomas Robiuson made ao examina Page an vedy and found couclusive evidence of violence in the region of the nead and face. The mouth was b: lacorated at both corners as if by kicks of @ heavy boot; the nose was broken and the eyes were contuged and out as if by some blunt showed evidence of violence, being very much swollem apt contueed. From the history of the case and the appearance of tho remains the physician gave jt as opimon, that deceased beaten toa state of sensibility aud then thrown overboard. The apd house for the been in the water Drows:xG Casvattum.—Barney Quinn, a resident of, MM street, Brooklyn, was accidentally drowned om ‘Tur bile board Tre Seek rk meee Rickard Smith, of West Troy, was drowned aoder similar circumstances at pier, 6 East river. Coroner Colin held an inquest.