The New York Herald Newspaper, June 2, 1863, Page 5

4 " NEWS FROM HILTON HEAD. Arrival of the Steam Trans- port Arago. The Blockade Runner Destroy- ed Off Charleston, &e,, &e., &e. Too United States stoam trausport Arago, Henry A fatsden commanding, from Port Royal, 3. C., at moon 9. consigt toy Stewart Van Viiet, United States Army, arrived at this port Time, sixty-four vu Vriday, May Quovtermaste At four o'clock y rday morning, ours. Our thanks are due to Mr. ¥. Grantegetn, the Purser of the Arago, for the prompt delivery of our parcels, Our Hilton Head Correspondence. Hivos Heap, 8. C., May 28, 1863. All Quiet-—General Order Drafting Cwwitians—Eazcitemen Among the Vraternity—Furlowghs Suspended—Departure of Coast Survey Oficers—Adjutant General Sealy—The Signal Corps— Resignations, dc., fe. No active operations have been carried on during the past weck. Everything remains unchanged, and no pros- pect of any aiteration in the state of adaira for some time to come. The camps are filled with rumors of all sorts of movements; but It is not believed that there is any truth im the reports. The noble army of sutlers are in @ terrible state of ox- oitoment and consternation. Terror bas seized their souls and fearful dreams disturb their slumbers. They dream of bloody battle fields; of dreadful sieges and imminent deuly breach instead of breeches; of sorties instead of Sugar; of coiling instead of coffee, and stirrups instead of syrups. They tremble when they think of cl of in-antry, aud forget the charges found only in - books. In short, they see before them a change of life. The gleam of bayonets and the rush and confusion of the army take the place of the shopkeoper's life, where one hundred per cot profit moved their patriotic labors. The hotel keepers, who havo charged first class prices. for the filthiest, commonest and scantiest entertain- ments, shivor to think that their career is likely to end at the different posts in this department. The grateful thanks of hundreds ‘of poor fellows who hive been compelled to pay extortionately for the most nuserable accommodations and fare will go forth when these hostelries are closed, or the system upon whigh they are carried on is reformed. Tue following is the text of the general order which has created such a terrible sensation among the ranks of civilians in this dey iment, and we may safely charac- terize it a8 being the most brilliant coup dea! yet brought to public notice, It will certainly have the oltect to drive forth a large amumber of persons who baye no visible means of support, and who may gain # livelihood in a questionable manner:— GENERAL ORDERS—NO, 41, TIRADQUARTERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH, Fitrox Heap, Port Koyat, 8. ©., May 26, 1863. _I, Numerous persons having recently been brought in United States transports to this department, without any ‘apparent or legitimate business, or claim to be furuished with public transportation, and’ amon,st those thus sent there having been found oue known rebel spy, soveral professions! garablers, with the cheating imploments of their trade, and others equally objectionable, it is ordered that herca!ter no persons will be allowed to land in this er ny United States transport or other ne from a port not within the limits of at pe longing to the army or navy of the United Sta: veh other persons 4s may have with them at the time they attempt to land the permit or pass of bis Excclieney Ube President, the honor- ab'e the Seere! United States Army, or the Major General commanding this dej artment, or cortitied copies of the same, duly attested. Il. Many hundreds of able bodied men liable to the drait and pot in the employ of the goverument, being now within the limits of this department, pursuing of Private ; rotit and speculativns based on the necessities of ths service, it 13 hereby Unterod- that, aft sack persons who may be found withia the limits of this department withingwenty days from tlie dite of this general order shali be drafted to fill up the weakened regiments from the :e-pective States to whi¢b they belong, nuw serving m this department; aud all such persons, be to ‘States not represented here by regiments, will be drafted to serve in the regiment numericaily the weakest. From this draft no exemptions will be allowed oxcept by spe cial orders from the Provost Marshal General, approved by these head juarters, such special or: ‘to be based on evidence that the party seexing to be exempted is one whore services or usefulness in his civil capacity are such ‘as to justity bis claim. lll, The Provost Marshal General of the de) it will geo that the provisions of this order are bey - ly enforced. By command of lajor General D. ‘HUNTER, c Lieutenant Colonel and Assistant Ad- army corps and Department of the Oficial—tsrant R. Seary, First Lieutenant Forty-sev- enth New York Volunteers, Acting Assistant Adjatent General. By a general order from headquarters of the post, Licutenant Colone! George 8. Bacheller, One Hundred and Fifteenth New York Volunteers, is appointed Provost Mursbul,to relieve Major Z. H. Robinson, Ninth Maino Volunteers, Colonel Chatfield also ordors that the meu be required to batho at least twice a week, and bathing parties will go by compan‘es, under the charge of com missioncd officers. This is @ sanitary measure of the £ it Importance, and we are glad to learn that Colonel weld is determined to carry this order out to the letter. A goort deal of disappoiutment 13 expressed by the off. cers and soldiers because General Hunter has ordered thoir furloughs t) be saspended for the time being, and transportati .n North forbidden A large number of offi- cors and 8 ldiers cam ere from various parts of the Gopartment to g . They naturally enough (elt a Hutto sore when they learned that they could wot get off. The order, as generally understood, simply holds iv aboyauce the furloughs granted, to await the ayrival of thy Cosmopolitan, which is expected to bring inv, ortant despatehes from the War Department. It is likely thas the next steamer will carry away a ber of men on fariough. » H Deouts, sub assistant of the coast survey, and Mr. laieott, his aid, both of the United States Const vey, ad Mr. N Ptwards, sub assistant, com jug Utoe b over Arego, having completed the soa u eave by the Arago to-day for New York. med Have spent the better part of the winter r ound, compl their roars ‘and hy- ra; hic] surveys—a like val forthe navy {mariagts and tothe mi wards wilf'resume bis bydrographic lavors in the Con- peclicut Fer during the will protfibly go to the I the mer seasim, and in the fall ritie, to pertorm duties in ww survey im that department. Mr, Deunis will Aine, t complete the topographic y Y¥ ling between the British posses sions dvd sho United States, Both these gentlemen leave bere with the warmest wishes of ail who have knowa them lor their future welfare e-tenant Israel R. Sealy, of the Forty seventh New Volunteers, long acting in the eapacity of assistant adjutant general, is likely to be made an assistant adju- tant geve al by the Secretary of War. No geutleman is better deserving (his promotion in the department. He hae prove | most effict-nt and faithful in the important position be has held, wud it will be a proper recognition of u a leaf to his shoulder straps the northeast has been blo the past three days, raising a tren keeping a large nuinber of vessels within the harbor, this we took for fotensely bot weather, innumerable es and mosquitoes aud abundant discomfort aM, chief signal officer of the department, Reynolds, 8. J. Sawyer, Jr., H. C. Sny der ai ofcers attached to the signal department, go North ty day on forioughs, and will report for exami: nation at Wasbington at its termination, All of these goutlem n have perform da service in the depart Mont, oid \t is to be hoped that they will be appointe! to the regulor corps, as a reward for a faithful performance of the f duties Amoug the resignations in this department are Colonel Rich, o! the Ninth Maine; Lieutenant Colonel Robert F. Campbell, Hleve 'th Maine; Lieutenant Colonel George F. Goodwin, Seventh (onnecticut, avd Licutenant Haas, of the Volunteer Engineers. Brigadier General Saxton gees bome by the Arago to report to Washington. Your Washington ¢ irrespondeut will probably be able to state the object of his mission to the capital, 1 donot care to give pablicity to the rumors afloat ip roga 20 of his suddon doparture North, |) eard tthe Ish mp will bo mich healthier, oqually as ee Veniont, and on & safer and smoother harbor and, ' eat all seasons thin Hilton Mead. The prootet pele which kes the roadstead almost too rough for oaviga’ Kon, is only another evidence of the imperative necessity of this most important change. Or course Hilton Head and its defences Lt ‘be held; but the main depot of sup- plies, as woll as headquarters, will @ i rans. ferred tot Helena. bimuriit, Our Port Koyal Co: pondvence, Torr Rovat, 8. C., May 28, 1863 Blockasle News—Detrucsion of Another Steamer oF Charies tomn— New Iron-Clads in Charlesion—Nava' Affairs, de, Vor blockading force oi Charleston have been Successful in (herr efforts to keep a rigid and of biockado of that port, In my correspondence of the 24th I gave an account of the attempted escape of an Angio. Febel stoaner from Charleston, on the mighs of the ‘20th, and her disappearance im eight fathoms of water, in con Sequence of the sharp and most successful practice of the Powbaian, Fing and other blockading vessels off Maifit's channet Kyuai ill fortune attondod the attempt to run tho blockade by another Anglo-rebel steamor, of large quite atuval ‘size and evidently deeply laden with a large and va'uable | cargy of cotton and tob.oco, on the night of the 23d inst, She came cautiously out of Lawforg’s Shanne!, but when discovered dashed gygr and attempled to rush past the Dlockaders, regdfess of consequences, ‘The Cansndaigua, Housatonic, the senior ship Now Irousides, and othor gunboats, opened a brisk fire on th? fugacious steamer. It became too hot for the rebels, comfort , and tho sto.iner turned quickly around, and recrossed the bar under « heayy fio. The next morning the topmasts of & steamer were seen just above the wator, ia the main ship channel, off Morris Island, about two miles to tho east ward of Fort Sumter. It was quite evident that the veasel that had ossayed to force the cordon of blockaders the previous night was now quietly resting on the bottom of the channel from the eilects of the well directed shots of the blockaders. A little rebel tug was observed eagazed in the most ear- nest manuer in attempting to save some of the cargo of this “one more unfortunate.” The results will hardly justify any great outlay in attempting to save the cargo of the wreck. The northeast gale now blowing will break up both steamers, and perhaps throw up a portion of the cargo upon the Morris Island beach. A few balos of damaged cotton will be the only roturn for an outlay im fine ships and large and valuable cargoes, worth a half million dollars. The success attend ing the efforts of blockade runners recently canaot bo very encouraging to our neutral (riends in honest England Or to the rebels in Charleston. From information reqgived through pretty reliable ‘sources, well touuded apprehensions have been felt of an attack on the part of the rebel iron-dlads, with the Isao Smith (gunboat), captured from us, aad protected by cotton bales, upon our of Charleston, Such disposition of our forces has made and stops taken which aro more than liko'y te turn tho tables on ~ pollenens rebels should thoy attempt to carry out fet it cannot be denied that an attack by tho Febel ene ‘ ete: aces ay night during the coming er. hope able Teport a more encouragii Fesult than that of the last raid. : It is certain that three additional trom-clads are build- ing in Charleston of formidable character. One of them 4s designed for sea service, to destroy our blockading fleet and clear the const of oar cruisers; the second is intend: to pi erate off the bar, where it will lay in smooth wo} r, if their efforts to drive away our forces and to raise the biockade are successful ; and tho third is designed for harbor defences. They are already launched, with enginos in, but are not yet plated. fe have reason to rane some danger from these fellows, if they can it. An int deserter informs us that one of the huge torpedoes which the robels attempted to explode when the frigate New Ironsides was directly over it could not be le to work, in uence of some derangement tp the ga'vanic battery or wires connecting with it, They were deoply disappointed on the failure of their im- mense engine ot destruction, ag they expected toutterly destroy our fleet, or at all evonts one of our vessels, by its explosion. Fortnnately for the ship New Iro_- sides, the petard did. not: explode, all cecaped a te". Commander Rhind, late of the Keokuk, arrived in the Arago, and has assumed command of the Paul Jones. Commander Schufeldt, late Consul General to Cuba, has arrived, and assumed command of the Cimmerone. ‘Tho United States coast survey schooner Caswell, Cap- tain J. B. Blatchford, sailing master, sailed for New York on the 25th. The coast survey schooner Arago, Captain J_R. Malcolm, with a portion of the coast survey corps, leaves in a day or two for New York. THE NAVY. The court of inquiry in the case of Chief Engineer Alban C. Btimers, United States Navy, was organized yes: terday, and consists of Admirals Stringham and Gregory. and Commodore Nicholson. Mr. Stimers is charged with having used disrespectful language towards Admiral Du- pont and the commanding officers of the iron-clads who participated in the attack upon Charleston, and of fur- nishing the correspondent of the Baltimore American with tacts prejudicial to the Admiral and the officers in question. Admiral Dupont bas requested that Mr. Stimers be sent t> the South Atlantic squadron for trial, as neurly all the witnesses are in that vicinity. The department, however, have decided that a court of inquiry shall first be held here. It is the first trial of tho kind since the war, and will create a sepsation among naval officers in general. The Connecticut 1s hourly expected at this port, where she will undergo repairs. She has been employed for some months in convoying our treasure steamers from Aspinwall towards Now York. | Commander R. N. Stembel, one of the pioncers in the Daval service on the Western waters, is in town. He is slowly recovering from his wounds received in the defence of his country’s flag. It seems strange that he should not have been promoted for his gallant and meritorious deeds. But no, he is simply placed ip charge of @ naval rendezvous, and allowed to be forgotten, as it were. But, despite the in- Gratitude of the government, be is beloved and esteemed Dy thousands of his fellow citizens, and they will be gra- tified to know that his life, eo long despaired of, is por- baps yet to be made more glorious than in days past. Commander Stembel has just returned from a visit to his son, who is at the Naval Academy. This young mab was with his father as aid, and bas seen much of the realities of war, and bids fair to become @ good officer. For the want of something else to do, and to acquiesce io the taste of certain fancy gentlemen and water color artists in the department at Washington, the beads of the Navy Department are about to make another change in the uniform of naval officers, and that, too, without in the least consulting thetr tastes and wishes. From every quarter can be heard the complainings of our officers, who are about to be subjected to this ridicu- lous and needless change, und these murmurings are not without justice. But little was said when an increase of grades was established; for it then became a mattor of necessity; but atthe presont time there is no proper reason to mako ancther alteration. In the new uniform our officers are to have shoulder straps of diffe.eut colors—viz: purple, light blue, dark blue, red, green, and perhaps youow. ‘The band on the cap is to be dispensed with and a stripe on the arm for cach grade, and im some cases a star, are to be added to the decorations on the coat s.coves. Tn the first place it is useless; secondly it is very ex- pensive, and third'y at a Iittle distance one can hardly count the nutaber of them. ‘Suppose an oflicer is coming alongside of a vessel, and the quartermaster, whose duty it is to report the grade of the officer approaching to the deck officer, is obliged to count the number of stripes on bis arm, he will have something to do that is new and iMcult, Hence a com- modore will be reported as an admiral and the guard ‘turned out to receive him. We could. goon and’givo.a dozen instances which would occur where it would create not only unpleasantness, but trouble. In feet, it would soon become a nuisance to all concerned. Our off'cers in the majority are satisfied with the amount of gold lace they are now obliged to woar, and do not want any more tucked upon them. The Navy Department could flnd better employment at the present time than changing officers’ uniforms. It is childish and unbecoming in them to do so, But perhaps the prime movers are interested in some gold lace factory, and that may seem to explain the reason why they are 80 anxious to make the change. If gold lace is au incentive to bravery, skillor anything which will tend to promote the good of the navy or husten the end of this rebellion, then let our officers have it; ovber wise it is best to forego the change. GENBRAL ORDERS OF MARINE CORES. The following general ordors baye been promulgated in the Marine corps ro‘ative to this agation:— Capt. P. R. Fendall, who commanded the United States @teamor Susquehanna, has been grauted two months’ leave of absence, and ordered to report for duty in Washington, D.C. Lieut. W. B. Kerney ts also Sacred to Washington. Lieut. ©. H. Nye bas been ordered to the Norfolk, Va. Navy Yard for duty. Lieut. H. J. Bishop has boon detached from the United States frigate Sabine, and ordered back to the Brooklyn Navy Yard for duty. a Lient. KE. B. Sturgeon is ordered to relieve Lieut. Harris, in command of the United States ship Peusacoia guard. Lie tenant D. M. Selies is ordered to command the Ma- = guard orate sareaten, Roanoke. Navy Yasd for duty on that — warn DEATH OF CAPTAIN ALLEN OF sTORRSHIP ROMA, Captain Allen, of the storeship Roma, died on Sunday last at Fortress Monroe after a short illness. PRESENTATION TO CHIKF ENGINEER GARVIN, Chief Engineer B. F. Garvin, who was lately detached from the Brooklyn } Yard, was presented on Satur. day evexing last with a handsome sword and watch the workmen connected with the department of whisk he was the head. The ailair took pineo at the Minsion a 7 klyo, and parsed of very pleasantly to all conearned. DEVARTURR OF THR UNITED STATES SHIP INO. The United States ship Ino, ton guns, Acting Master Wilitams. commanding, satled trom the Navy Yard Wed. neoday about noon, The following ta a Ilet of hor otf. Acting Masters—J. M. Williams, commanding ; 8. Curtts. Acting Enyineers—R. W. Parker, Hoary Wele, Julius Acting Assistant Surgeon—W. H, Mitchell Acting Assisant Paymaster—J. 1. G. Strong, r Acting Madere—Robert Joues, C, J, Hedge, G. W. Rich, F. NEWS FROM OIX’S DEPARTMENT. Our Fortress Monroe Correspondence, Fortaess Moxos, May 20, 1563. The Prospect of Active Movements at Carrsville— Why Gen. Pek Did Not Pursue Longstreet ant Capture Peters- burg—Did Longstreet's Forces Join General Lee?—The Dach of the Troops in General Dix's Depar.ment—Long street's Poltey—Hon. L. A. Chandler's Specch—Colonet » Kinggold's Successor, dc. Affairs on the Blackwater are assuming @ most threat: ening uspect, and the probability is that ima very fow d»ys wo shall have @ brisk engagement in the vicinity of Carrsville. When Longstrect left the strong position he had chosen opposite General Peck's lines on tho Nanse mond river, he retired slowly, marched ¢he main column of his army to reinforce Lee, and loft a force of no less than from twenty to thirty thousand on the gouth side of Richmond to dispute the passage of the Blackwater with our troops. A great deal bas been said by the nows- paper and others, commenting on the late failure of the Army of the Potomac, relative to tho inactivity of General Dix's command in not following Longstreet up, capturing | Petersburg and eventually Richmond, while Lee ong:ged General Hooker. As there are always two sides to pic ture, there are also two versions to this etory, Ta the firat place, Longstreet bad a force of nearly, i uct quite, sixty thousand men, which was consid erably more thau we then had. Secondly, he had possession of the most prominent and commanding posi- tions, and, had we oven succeeded in dislodgivg him from his first and subsequent intrenchments from the Nangemond to the Blackwater, the of that stream. could not have been cifected by eas than one hundred of the rebels folk ; but at the same time they know also that only asmall co, baring ‘all tho advautage’ of, posit force, baving al ‘adv u knowledge of the country, was left teh'nd to guard against the event of a movement on Richn.on |. It bas been ascertaimed on the best authority Sea Long, Street's corps rever was with Loo, the statemont of tl Richmond papers to the contrary notwithstanding; ana in view of these facts Generals Dix and Peck ought to be honorably exonerated from all blame in not participating tn the movement of tho Army of the mac, In one res) thie department ts most singularly un- fortunate. hevever @ horse is captured or a of fe taken by our troups out West the telegra;-h flashes the intelligence over the wires in capitel letters,and the War Department makes a great fuss about it. Hut when- ever anything hundscme is dope in this command, unless the few correspoudents connected with this depart- ment mention it in their. the public would be Srprobsbly Angel Gabriel proclaimed the’ same, through or proba gel Gabriel pro same So teumper. be'ore the War Office thought it of import- unco suilicient to give it to the . Yet there are many dashing and heroic exploits enacted 4n this corps which deserve & be in the annals bf this most wicked’ rebellion. ‘ y_@ sharp fight occurred on our lines with the enemy. ier General Getty brought out bis artillery and m< as ear the front as was deemed advisable. The rebels ‘were, as usual, fighting as _bushwhackers, concealed bo. hind trees, and moved their artillery within canister pee ashanti their fire tether ope a ee forces , under icious managemen' jeneral Getty, only lost two.1n. and nino wounded. The onemy, however, it has been ascertained, suffered a logs of fliteen killed and thirty-tivo wounded. Thus almost every day we have a brush with the enemy, and | can safely say that the Commanding General always communicates the particulars thereof to. the goneral headquarters, and if the correspondents chance to miss the facta are consigned to oblivion and never come to light. ‘The policy of Longstreet in his new position at Frank- lin and other places on the Blackwater seems to be cleniy a8. intention of oy inresiieg. ‘Suffolk. Ute 4 signs, however, are not simply get possession that ’ insignificant town, but the fronclads now ready at Richmond are to co-operate with the rebel troops in a demonstration on our fleet at the mouth of the James river, and, by destroying that,run up the Elizabeth river, aud again place Norfolk under rebel rule. The plan is weil laid; but the rebels are not so foolhardy as to risk a socond battle between their tron- clads and oOr Monjtors. But I remember well that not quite one year ago, in fact just before New Year, 1863, \ General Dix issued a cireular to the iuhabitants of Norfolk that, come what may, the city of Norfolk should never be given up to the Confederates, and, as his word is a pl ‘of the United States government, our authorities at Washington have no way of getting over it, aiid be is compelled by his promise to use all means in his power to prevent such a disaster. Last evening a very large and enthusiastic mecting of the Union citizens of Noriolk was beld at the Opera House in that city for the purpose of listening toa speech by the Chandler, ex-Consul to Matanzas, and can- of Virginia. Atan early hour the house was filled from pit to dome with ladies ‘and ete and no inconsid- erable portion of the latter bel to the creed of | Jeff, Davis & Co., who, however, out of respect for bir. Chana- Jer, as a thorough gentleman, eminent statesman and “tere friend in days of yore, were present to bear is siueita Nes: of the present euenitat period, ong, possil converted to his principles... These par wore desirous of haaring Mr. define the position be on the —— floor, and 68 towards the opponents of constitution. ir. ‘was int to the sesembly, in a neat and jato address, b; W. Webb, Enq., President of the Union jon, and received with rap- turous Tho speaker reviewed the rebellion from its to the present day, and in the course of bis the copperheads and disunionists » gloves. In stating the course he iatends to pur sue, provided he was olected, he said that in no case forget the duties he owed to his country and secure F. Watson, of Drummondtown. Mr. Chandler has been speaking on the Eastern shore iu favor of Mr. Segar, an‘! taken the people of that section by storm with his eloquence. ‘Tho gallant Colonel Ringgold, lately commanding the One Hundred and Third regiment New York Volunteers, who fell at the bead of his regiment, has been replaced by the appointment of Captain Wilhelm Heine, formerly at- tached to ‘theo boadquarters as Topographical Engi-ecr. Colonel Heine was formerly on the staffof Major General Heintzelman, and on ono occasion, while making a recvn- Rolssance on the Chickahominy river, he was taken pri- bis Tesiecticn. He opponent is Dr. under bim, and by its fall was severely injured. however, dotmg well, and will soon be able to take the eld again. Interesting from Suffolk. OUR SUFFOLK CORRESPONDENCE. Survore, Va., May 25, 1863. Interesting from Suffolk—A Correction— What the Mi-takes Originated from—Latest from the Front—Prisoners Captured—* Where's Corcoran ?”—Important Siatemen's of Prisoners and Deserters—The Pall of Vickaburg— Effect of the News on the Enemy—An Incident of the War—Love and Gratitude—Over Thirty Miles of Rails Taken Up—The Sith Massachusells Regiment Returning Home, dc., de. Before I state what has occurred hore and at the front since writing my last letter, I must currect a serious mis- take which appeared in the columns of the Herat on Friday and Saturday last. 1 refer to the following:— NEWS FROM RASTERN VIRGINIA—GAD MILITARY MISTAKR, RTC. Purapenraia, May 21, 1863. A letter from Suffolk, Va., furnishes the particulars of a military mistake which occurred near there, by which the Hundred and Fifty socond New York regiment suffered severely. On Tuesday morning thore two regiments patrren rare to a given point by ‘afferent roads, when, mistaki other for rebels, a brisk fight was commonced, and con. tiqued with spirit until the fatal blunder was discovered. A uumber of each regiment are said to have been killed On" Mendy Jes of the New York Mounted ny two New Yor iy attacked by the rebele, and vatore Rifles were sudden!; they could be reiniorced were badly cut up. ‘THE MILITARY MISTAKE. Pur.aveurma, May 22, 1868. A letter from Suffolk says that it was the Tenth New Jorsey regiment and the “oventeonth New York that fired into each other by mistake. It is supposed that thirty or forty neu were kilied or wounded. Tam glad to state to the readers of tho Herat and the friends of the above mentioned regiments that there is not one word of truth in either of these statements, and DO two of our regiments whatever bave come into coilision with each other. The whole story no doubt originate! from the follow: tog — After the affair at Carrsville, and while the One Hundred and Seventioth New York were returning, this regiment was fired upon by a number of guerilias who were am- bushed imphe woods and undergrowth. The firo was at ones retarned by the One Hundred and Seventioth, and, part of tho Tenth New Jersey being bebind, the men of this regiment also discharge! thoir moskets into the woods. A captain and private of our party were wounded, The guerillas hastily left after firing, and this is the whole | true statement of the aifair. LATEST FROM THE SRONT—THR ENEMY'S SCOUTS OrEY FIRE. On Saturday night the Ninth Vermont were deployet as skirmishers at Barber's Crosa Rovds, three mites and a half from Windsor, when the onomy’s soouts approached and opened fire. The field officer of the day, Licutenant Colonel Murphy, was sent by General Corcoran to learn the force of the enemy i possible, and to repel their attack. He found that the Ninth were well posted and able to defend themselves against any force of infantry which was on this side of the Itlack water, Before } Murphy returned to report to General Core the firing had ceased, and there was no = trouble that night. Five prisoners were cip- ure. na ‘Ybe day previous (Friday) the Ove Hundred and Fitty- second New York, Thirteenth Indiapa und the Leveoth Rhode Island, under the command 0; General Doge, were sent to Zuni for the purpose of taking up the raiis on the Norfolk and letersburg Railroad, when, towards night, they were attacked by a body of the enemy's cavalry. ‘The latter were driven off by our men, and six prisone.6 captured, REIBL TORE AT ZUNE These prisoners report thal the rebels have a considera- ble (oreo at Zuni, consisting of two b igades of infaniy, Bix troops of cavairy and eight pieces o: artillery. Our pi ts and the enemy's were part of the time within speaking distence of cach other; b.t there was no firing by them, nor any attack beyond that of the cavalry. It was evident that neither party wished to bring ou @ general engagement. ‘CWHERE’S CORCORAN)? ‘The prisoners were all brought to General Corcoran’s beadquart Among them was a true blooded sou of the Emerald , Damed Mooney. The General asked several questions of the others before he inquired of Mr, Mooney :— eens sir, what made you fight against the Stars and ripes? “Where's Corcoran? They say Corcoran’s here, and bo dad yo'll get no word out o’ mo at all at alluil i've seen him,’ eaid Mr. Mooney, looking round amongst the oili- core. “Tf that is all you want,’’ said the General, “Iam tho man. “Tho divel ye are; ye don't come that now; try some- body else; ye re Gonera! Corcoran, hey?’” On being assured that General Corcoran satibefore him, he appeared to be perfectiy thunderstruck at his slight rormpedadl” oat he, “and I thought rh Adam, as savage baocerg ae bull, bute clane looking, dacent Irishman, afther all.’ STATEMENTS OF PRWONERS AND DAUR! Deserters are entering our lines, as I before siatet ina Previous letter , at tho rato of from two to five overy day, und it is probable that be‘ore this reaches you trum oue hundred to one hundred and filty will have come in. Two who gurrendered to General Dodge on Friday said that they belonged to the Forty second Mississippi: that tho wi regiment was demoralized; that sevofal had already dosorted to euter our lines; that they were all talking of doing the game, and that o:e hundred and fifty would enter our. lines on the first opportunity. This afternoon two more from the same regimont gave themselves up. Thoy stato that last night they, with almost one bundred others, started to enter our lines in ~ NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 1863—TRIPLE SHEET. | see whether ours was in good position and large enough | track was taken up by the active workmen at the rate of three miles per day. | Afver the ab taken up some two miles, orders | were received (rom Salivik to take up the track within | | two miles of the filackwator bridge, at wh point the rebels were posted iu force. cb Guenge, fou ry to ad.ance several regiment some foar miles tow! wkwater, This force wis put uader command of Gen. Dodge, It consisted of the Twenty-sixth Michigan, the Fieveoth Rhode Island and a brigade under command of Col, Drake. ‘The truck was taken up for two miles by the contra. ands, and carted off to the railway tain by wagons, hich Was a some shut ted cess, Oceupy ing some days. Meanwhile the FE je Island and nty-aixth Michigan were evgaged ia a gonstant and Kirmish with the Secoud aud Eloveuth Missiesippt , which were supp rted by two field pieces. prisoners were taken by the Eleventh Rhode ‘The road is now taken ap to wituin Ave mies of Sullu'kk, and the rou in the safe keeping ef Unie Sam The value of the iron which weghall havg in gur pos- session will! be aunost $290,000, the number o* miles which we are to take up boing about twenty-five. ‘The damage done to the enemy is vory great; for is is wel known thit the rollisg stock and track of tho Southerp roads ave rapidly approaching complete useless- ness. The troa which we hae tekoa would have boon of great value to them, as it was but very little used aud of an excvilent quality. Tam reliably insormed that there has been a rebel com Misiones scouring the country for the purpose of takia; ali the sti ex of any farmer, excopting two cows. At the sometime they have made a moet rigid oonscription ot almost evory malo inhabitant of the country, ‘here ave been, however, a great aumber 0; attompts to evade the conscri{)tion, tne mon fleeing ty the swamps. In such cases the rebel authorities bave threatened’ death to the Pevpio when captured. ‘the universal oxpression of every inbabitant within “a of twenty miles of Suffolk is, wo are tired of «© When will it cease? Wo nover’ oxpected it would last so lung. We never shall be so happy as when wo wore ip the Union, and nover shall be happy again un Jess it ig restored."” ‘Tuere are many bushwhackors prowling about the country. “Suitice it to say that when captured they re- ceive no mercy at our hads. They are murderers, and we deal summarily with theom—no quarter, but death at the moment. The rebels have threatoued to burn the houses of every Ugpion man in this section; but it appears that, despite the offorts of the officers of ‘our army, rebel habitati mn left, while those of the le:t in good conditiou. A large number of negroes are c»nstantly socking pro- tection within our lines, and say that, ‘*tsloss the Lord,” they arefree, The President's proclamation is having its Island Voluntoers, and a number of the Second Miasiasipph wore killed and wounded 1 mish, ‘ing some of | their dead bebina, as the rebe's we piily driven from tho fleld by the skirmishe biyh we had deployed. Our Sait Lake Correspondence. Guear =art Laxe Crry, May 13, 1863. | The Indians Reported Threatening the New Territory—A | Number of White Men and Indians Kilted— White Men | Alleged to be the Transgressors-The Immigration. to the Mines—Gencral News from Salt Lake, dc, deg A CALL FOR ARMED ASSISTANCE. For some days the immigration for the now mines of Id.ho was thrown into excitement by the arrival of ap express from Bannock City with the startling intelit- Bence of the opening of hostilities between the Indians in that Territory and the ininers who have resided there | during the past winter, As this city is now the rendez- vous for the immigrants from Colorado, Nevada, and | even from California, the news was listened to with great | interest, and nothing seemed more certain thane forth: | Coming war with the savages, and many looked ag if ald ‘thoir drowns of happiness wore fearfully cut | short im fullment. ‘Tho messenger made the j trip of four Dundged pee distance between tho two" cities over unmade road, in five days, without chango of animais till bé Gfriv8d to the settiements. He seemed to be unacquainted with the facts from personal observaticn, but was charged with @ s | message Ww General Connor, asking the immediate aid of the California Volunteers, The tales thas am Indian chief had beon killed by a White man, and that t= revenge tho Indians bad killed tweuty four miners, pear Bannock City, aud were giving evidences of propara- There is mo feason for doubling the tho messenger; but, as has becm the case times. ‘out of ten, there is undoubted evidence the ‘miners began the work of death. countries. where mea are attracted by ments of gold an utter disregard of life beon inscribed on the first pages of their history, and te this Idaho promises fairly to be no exception. The Arse the winter in this city, and are now preparing to returs there, say that there was not the slightest reason to ap- various directions. The nows of the fall of Vicksburg | ettect, especially in this section; for there ts scarcely an | prehend any hostile action from the Indians while they the enemy in this borhood last night. The Mississippi troops say that they have nothing left to fight for now Vicksburgjis taken, and that they are bea pap to a man, to desert on the frat oppor- tunity. The Fifteenth and Sixteenth he ayes regiments are mainly composed of men from 1 neighborhood (Suf- able bodied negro left ou any plantation in Nansemond ovunty. since the war commenced the land in this vicinity has docreased greatly in yalue. Tha average vaiue before the war was from $20 to $25 per_acre; now any quantity can be purchusid for from $5 vo $6 per acre. Large uumbers of deserters we constantly coming into wero there. Tho various expreasmen who have come down from there this spring have travelled without mo- lestation through the Indian country, and, with the ex- ception of the first tripa after the battle of Bear river, thoy experienced nothing like uneasiness. One of the folk). They were about being sent hore in the place of | our lines, Two days since about ono hundrod me: of the | Pannock chiefs now reported hostile even sent one of his the Mississippi regiments, when General Huger advised their remaining at Fredericksburg, bo satd that at Jeast nine out of ten would dosert,as fully that number had been beard to say so by «thers of the same ragi- ments., They wore accordingly retained at Fredericks- bu - ry number have also deserted from the Second and Eleventh Mississippi regiments. Before the last week or two a deserter from this State was a curiosity, all buing from ‘Virginia, North Carolipa and Alabama. The prisoners state that only two regimonts wore sent on this sido of the Blackwater at the late alfalr at Carrs- ville, Longstreet is yet at Frodoricksburg. When he retroxt- ed from here about two hundred and fifty prisonors were captured. Out ofthis number one hundred and thirty refused to return, and gladly took the oath of allegiance. Most of them went North. They stated that the robel soldiors are noarly starved. Thoy with the others were allowed per day a quarter 0! a pound of flour, half a pound of pork aud the half of an ear Of corn for roasting. One of the deserters the other day was given acup of coffee at the Provost Marshal's. He dravk it with avidity. He then said, pointing to the empty cup, **Boys, I wouldn’t have taken two dollars aud a half for that cup of coffee before 1 drank it; can you spare me balfa cup ey He was given that quantity, whon he appeired satisfied. Yesterday afternoon an old man named William White and his sou Daniel (the latter a youth about seventeen ‘ears of age) desorted from the enemy and entered our nos, The latter was conscripted about thirteen manths since from Mississippi. Eight woeks ago Mr. White went to the authorities at Jackson, and asked for a pass to visit bis son He wae instantly and almost insultinglg ro. fused one. “+Lhad no other intention, then,” hesaid, **but of going tosee him and return; but when (hey used me s0 rough 1 determined to entist and desert with him on the first uc- ‘Two weeks after he enlisted in the same company with Dis son. The first good chance of doserting ocourred yos- day. The old man and: his son, with others, werg de- jled to come on this side of the Hfackwater for the/pur- of performing fatigue duty, when, being dis. from the main body, the father gave a hint fo the doy to follow him, and y both quietly left the ethers, unnoticed, and entered our lines. { ‘Tho fathor said:—'*I have been a Union man some time, and what do think made me one? It was this: tho Contedersten bad Corinth (where! live), and coulda’t wees it, but the fedorals keep it, and support my wife children, sarees 1 Mt wae Tyee to negro who was injared the other day by a rail fall- ing upon his leg bas ‘De. Himes the quantiy 6 mes white msn to reaer bad the limb amputated by Dr. abe ire rete Ly e him Ingenstble. service ex: ana next. Kove Norfolk they will rors tren steamer &. for Boston, where they age The Recent Expedition to Carrsville and the Rebel Raliroads. PRIVATE LETTER TO A GENTLEMAN OF THIS CITY. Scrvoux, Va., May 26, 1863. Raid on the Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad, under Cot. Foster—Ano'her on the Norfol’: and Pdersburg Raitroad, under General Corcoran—Both Raids Successfu'—Twen- ty-five Miles of Rails Repossessed" by Uncle Sam, Valued @t Two Hundred Thousand Dollars—How the Contra- bands Workd—The One Hundred and Serentiar New York on Their “* Behavior" —\I Surrender" —The Brave Lieutenant, and How He Got His Sword Again—A Mis- tak: Corrected—The Horse of the Herald’s Correspondent Shot in the Disgraceful Affair—The Rebels Impressing alt the Stock and Enforcing the Cons-riplion—Th: Inhabi- tanta *Tired of the War’ —How Bushwhac'ers are TP. eat- ed —Contrabands Constanily Coming in—Numerous De- sertions from the Rebele—Their Force on the Biackws ter. dewde. , f We have lately bad sofhowhat stirring times in this do- fartment. fome ten Mays singe a grand waid, under Colonel Foster, was prg@octed and put into oxecu'iog. Its ‘ob, ect was to advancgon the Seaboard and Roanoke Ral road as far as Carrs’ until the track was tra up to a point within our lines at Suffolk. The whole‘cxpedition was an eminent success, the troops behaving themselves with great gallantry in an attack which the reb.ls made upon our lines at Carrs- ville, repulsing the enemy with considerable slaughter— 1 understand with @ loss on their side of fifteen killed and eighty wounded. This repulse being somewhat severe upon them, they were content to prevent a further ad- vance and allow us to carry off their railway track to Suffolk, which was done at the rate of about two and a halt miles per day. The object of the expedition being aceomplished, our forces were withdrawn to the Deserted House—a point some nine miles (rom Suffolk. From this point another raid was projected, which was to tear up the Norfolk and Petersburg Railway from Windsor to Suffolk. The new expedition being somewhat more hazardous | than the former, a large reinforcoment was joined to tho main force at Deserted House, and General Corcoran took command, leaving Colonel Wardrop, however, as com mander of all the infaniry forces. Here | should relate « disgraceful fray which took placo in the One Hundred and Soventicth New York, of the Corcoran Legion, while on the march from ‘arraville to Deserted House. It appears that they gt somewhuwt seperated during the march, and afterwards, coming in ‘contact with each other,» cry of ‘the rebois’”’ was raised, which, a8 it was quite dark and early in the morning of the 19th instant, occasioned a great deal of confusion,and Poe PRY ig Orn Sep ae Heth also fired into t ith New Jersey, wounding one map. Some timo after the Eleventh Pennsylvania caval. ry, bri ging up the rear, passed along the road and fownd a sergeant of the One Hundred and -eventieth, who orien hag Oe ‘on't shoot me. feliow. ‘The horse of the correspondent of the New York Hxrarn ges body wounded in the fight by a bullet through the reached Windsor, . towards the Black: water rivor, and the contrabands in our employ immedi- ately © om the track ‘8 point some twelve miles from and there hold tho rebelgim chock | Forty-second Mississippi regiment deserted, swimming the Blackwater river ‘scattering through the forests and ewamps near Suffulk. They are coming in ia squads of two aud three, there ure now on the opposite side of the Blackwator river some ton regiments of the onemy. Most'of the re- giments are larxe and lately drafted. Ihe Seovnd, Bioventh aud Forty-second Mississippi aro there, a Loui- gixna regiment and a North Carolina brigade. Thotr tions are a quarter of @ pound of meat, one pound of flour or bread and u little rice—just sufficient to keep them tn good condition for fighting. ‘Most of tbe prisoners aro comfortably clad in gray uni- forms and shirts of English manufacture. They represent that the soluters are tired of fizbting and at every oppor- tunity will desert in large bodies, Most of them canuot tell what they are fighting for, but say that tho great mon tell them that they are fighting for liberty. There is but fittle land under cultivation in this district, barely sufticivnt to sustain the inhabitants of the county. Much of the provision of the people is concealed in the woods, and in almost overy instance we aro informed of its whereabouts by the negroes who have assisted in con- cealing It. The One Hantred and Sixty-sixth Penn- sylvania Volunteers and the Rebel At- tack. ' TO fH EDITOR OF THE HERALD. Caur Surroix, Va , May 22, 1863 Jn justice to the One Hundred and Sixty.sixtn Poun- sylvania reginion’, whom your correspondont, in an arti- cle publisho in the Hxrann of the 20th, his misrepre- sented, I beg that you would publish this defence. ‘ihe simple story ts this: I vouch for its truth, as I only can; for none wore similarly placed between tho fire of the rebels and our own mon, as I was. I was resting a littie to the right and to the rear of the regiment, ag most of thom wore. A few moments previous I had been to the let of the regiment, and with a glass saw tho rebols sneaking along & fence towards us, and filing off to the right along the ik of a swamp. Tho rebels thus elnded our skirmishers in front by crossing the swamp far to the right of them, and, fallmg upon right flank this wumexpectedily, they dis- charged one gun, mortally wounding one man and alarming the rest. Three more shots and then a volley followed, whiGh started tho regiment, and they foil back about one hundred yards, firing part of the way as wont. they were thon halted by the Colonel and Lieutenant ‘tant, and the Colonel, with two companics skirmishers, ia in lors thin fifteen minutes after the attack of the enemy our men bad rallied, formed and charged. ‘Ihe Jett" ana the Une Hundred and Sixty-tifth Vennsylvania it wore on the othor side of the railroad, at least three hundred yards off, their skirmishers on a parallel with our regiment, and the regiment about two hundred ards in rearofthem. bey were not attacked, mee ‘hold their position,” except a few of their skir- mishers, who retreatod. As for the One Hundred ana Sixty sixth ‘breaking to the rear,” itis a fabrica- tion, base as it is injurious. Nor were ‘‘our men” with. in two miles and a half of the on ment, Handred and Sixty-sixth t di time until the sholing of enemy for mfantry, without artillery, to be of any account. Theo they fei! back in as regular order as ever the Irish Le; marched when oi review. Only tif een of the skirmish- ers, who were prevented by the enemy’s sholls from reaching the roziment, came in yey ‘way than with the Fegingot. and one of them helped the wounded of ‘along the rafifond. ihe regiment are painfully conscious that thoy lost by their temporary cou‘usi n an opportunity to ponish rebels severely. At the same time they Grutae ny comparison the severest critics may make betwoon themselves and the Irish Legion. Where is there another rogiment who have never had a rd. a bala d hve had but one man pon! by colonel; e t mactials, no drunkegue-s, ca AS, Ue MB, grr me act of disobedience of orders upon the part of an officer of any grade, who have beeu invariably prompt on fatigue duty, and done a betier piece of work than the South Quay bat- tory, wh ee whole conduct, dril!, camp and field duty, | have been conducted in & soldieri.ke, quiet, uD tious way; whose only cause of regret ia thit they, were surpris d aud confused for a few moments when they should have been watching and ready for the rebels? D, J, L., Chaplain 166th Penssylvania regiment, Secretary Seward On the 29th ult., the Ninetwwenth New York State unteers were mustered out Of service at Auburn. They were addressed by Mr. Seward, who was making @ brief visit to his home, We quote a portion of bis speech: — | Civil war divides the community, even in Chose places where the government retains 8 accustomed sirengih and authority, into two classes. ‘ adequate 16 the crisis, the other that has not. Those that bave the courage, in other words the virtue, adequate to the crisis rush to the field Io this large ssesemblage which has come out to greet you, or to witness this solemn ceremony of | your discharge from the public service, both these classes | are found. We cannot distin; while to attempt to distinguish the one from the other. By their actious hereafter they shali be known. Those who are wise and virtaous will be found urging you to re- turn to the floid, and persevere until the battle is won, j — going (bemseives if possibie—to | which de-th honerably met has decima- ! ted. Those who are otherwise will be found stili caviling | about the canses of the war, about the responsibilities of | i's unavoidable defeats, about the distribution of hovors | oe y Vy Be freasigoes mu treasure stow’ } xan vw the eae ne may 6s. joy pate! heroism ter men than | Wi mietere hare eavtred the triumph which will saable them to enjoy ft in safety. To the young méh whom | seé around me | have to say, it is for you to choose to which of | Selves. "it you tre prepared bo osu ine former the sree solves. If you aro Cm greet. yn Give to these our brave neighbors returned id, are as honorable to you as gratify: life z z L3 aTLP BLE ne that has courage | wish, vor is it worth our | own sons with the expressmen thfough the country ta- habited by the ‘bad Indians,” as he culled them, to ta- torpret and assure the Indians that the express was mot carried by bad ‘Mcricats,’’ and not to touch thom. Win-ne-mucca, the chief of the Bannocks, made a treaty with the miners—if we may dignify a “talk” with diple- mutic parlanco—in the fall of 1862, and for the considera- tion of a few presente—some suzar, tobacco and a few biuukets—tho Indians agreed to keep out of the cities laid out by the miners and to fet property alone. In accord. ance, also, with agreement, Win-ne-mucca and his band spent the winter in the Buffalo country, and only returned again to tho vicinity of the diggings last month. Ihave scon more than a dozen men this spring from Idabe who speak as bere narrated. The call for the California Voluntoers is no doubt necessary at the present time; for once the Indian has resurrected the buried hatch.t the innocent falls as readily as the guilty. THK GUILTY warrss. A gevtioman, very recently from the mines, now. in the city, charges tho opening of this Indian affair to a band of unprincipled gamblers, who had attacked t! @ Indians for the double purpose of stealing a large amount of skins and furs which the Indians had brought with them from their winter’s hunt, and for procuring the Squiws—a not uncommon occurrence. My informant ays that the gamblers intended to surprise the Indians while in their lodges and to finish them off at a dash; but the Indians got to know of their coming, and, everything for the attack—sending sway their squawe ‘and papooses—were ready; but. and failed to appear. raid band of ee ee nee of the latter were killed. bsequentiy the at tacked the Indian in seventeen. There ts no gamblers who have sought to kill are of the m -rdering the whites who unfortunately fell in ft et niin | eat it ree sstch Mountains with stores for doubt prcesed to the high 10 price. uJ A Mormon b Indians last E s i s of ; and, findin: came into J a i f ! i 3 i Z iH ty be a fi ial leav! Drake wilt ——. 8.0n leave and cry will raised that Utab bas driven away berfederal Oren etareey ening the guns at Camp Douglas a in evi warm ealute for the taking of Vicksburg. = ind ‘most distinguished, in defence of bis congiry and our country’s rights,’” to tho Stato Library at Altfaoy, to be deporiicd among the archives of the State as an iavalua- bie relic. The box contains two inscriptions, On the | fromt side the following» Broce: Feu, 23, 1819.—Presented by the Mayor, Aldermen; \ snd Cominanalty of the city ot New to General Aadrew Jackson, With the: the city, | $as @ testimonial of respect for his eer: | 3 Vises. Oo. proreves sees reer ee, On the reverse side is the following inscription: > Penne rbLE Ronee ORE OD: Tus r4Gx, Tenn., August 17, 1850. Bequeathed by General Andrew Jacksun ‘to: that patriot of New York city who (should our happy country not be blessed with peace) shall be countrymen to have been the most di ence of his country and our country’s | Svoice of his "brothers | Logisiature an act was passed providing for the establish- ment of @ ‘Soldiers’ Home” for such yolunteor officers | and privates furnished by the State of New York as have | been, or may hereafter be, disabled by wounds or sick. ness contracted im the service of the United States. The, corporators named in the act held a meoting yesterday | afternoon at Senator Morgan’s office, and selected the } following gentlemen as trustees of the Home:—Fawin Morgan, William E. ) James B. Ni + Ag seats, Willan ‘A. Hall, of New York cian i Hood sn ony eas ng, ; Hileoues, Séseve’ ‘A. A. Low, Brooklyn; Dean Butialo. A suitable will |