The New York Herald Newspaper, June 11, 1863, Page 1

THE NEW YORK Tf WHOLE NO. 9766. ri HOOKER’S ARMY. The Cavalry Fight on the Rappahannock. Partial List of the Killed and Wounded. SKETCH OF ACTING GENERAL DAVIS, dey den ue. Colonel Davis, of the Eighth New York cavalry; Captain Canfield, of the Second United States cavalry, and Captain Davis, of the Sixth Pennsylvania cavalry, and private Supple, of the Sixth Pennsylvania cavalry, reached this city this morning, and will be for- warded to their friends. Among the officers wounded are Lieutenant Leissene, of Captain Charles Seiper, of the Sixth Pennsylvania, was beaten on the head with a pistol stock, and was twice taken a prisoner, but escaped in the charges made by our ‘own men. Lieutenant R. Ellis, of Philadelphia, Adjutant of the Sixth Pennsylvania regiment, received a painful wound in his left leg, partially ehattering the bone. ‘Theee officers represent this as the flercest and bloodiest cavalry fight of tile war. ‘They are both in Washington. ‘Wasurrcton, June 10, 1863. ‘Yesterday our cavalry force crossed the Rappahan- nock—Gen, Buford at four A. M., near Rappahannock Sta tion; Gen, Gregg at seven A. M.,and Gen. Dufler at eight A.M. at Kelly’s Ford. One brigade of infantry (Rus- sell’s) accompanied the cavalry. As s00n as Gen. Buford crossed he encountered the ene- my, and sharp hand to hand fighting occurred. Genera Buford succeeded in driving the portion of the enemy's forces he engaged two miles. Gencrals Gregg and Dufer were sent as flanking forces. It soom became apparent that the forces of the enemy, ‘both in cavalry, artillery and infantry, outnumbered our own, being nearly two to one, with the advantage of position. The force of the enemy in cavalry alone is eati- mated at quite 50.000. General Dufler was ordered to get in the rear of the evemy, and advanced fr that purpose; but was recalled when the true state of the enemy’s position and force be- came known. then our forces attacked the enemy ftnme- dixtely in his front. Colonel Percy Wyndham, command- ing the Second‘ brigade of General Gregg's division, made three successive and successful charges on Brandy Station and the heights adjacent, where the headquarters of Gen. Stuart were situated. On account of the reserves of the onemy being handled so expeditiously he was compelled wretire. He captured, howaver, a large quantity of pa- pers of the rebel General Stuart, containing valuable in- formation as to the intentions of the rebels, and many prisoners. While retiring before a superior force, and during the three dashes upon Rrandy Station afd the headquarters of Stuart. Colonel Wyndham’s brigade suf- tered severely. Our infuntry suffered but little. General Buford, who was on the extreme right, was engaged heavily ail day, and must have sustained con- siderable loss. The fighting in the centre was not severe; Colonel Kilpatrick loet but a handful of mev. The Second brigade, General Gregg’s division, lost pretty heavily in killed, wonnded and missing. General Dufler’s brigade suffered stigntly. The First New Jersey cavairy lost several of its officers. Ali of our forces are now on thie gide of the Rappahannock, having crossed without loss at six o’clock yesterday afternocn, 1 have obtained the following additional names of killed and wounded :— Captain Sawyer, reported killed. Lient. Brooks, First Pennsylvania cavalry, wounded. Major MeEwen, slightly wounded. Lieutenant Lucas, slightly wounded. Licutenant Greenby, slightly wounded. Major Ruseel, First Indiana cavalry, prisoner. Captain Frank Craeger, Co, I, First Maryland cavalry, Teported killed, missing. iy ‘WOUNDED OF THK FIRST REGIMENT MARYLAND CAVALRY, Jas. Anthony. private Company 1, gunshot wound in dreast, reported killed, missing. Daniel Cassie, private, Company 1, head. Martin Private, Company T, head. Barnet, So (o. ‘Wasmsxeton , June 10, 1863. ‘The cavairy engagement in the vicinity of Beverly Ford, on the Rappabannock (a brief sketch of which we published yesterday), was a desperate hand to hand en- @ounier, both during the advance and retreat of our forces. The cnemy’s cavalry was driven back upon their reserve of infantry and artillery, strongly posted. No ‘eficial advices have yet been received, but the following statement from wounded participants in the fight now here is probably the most correct and detailed at present ‘accessible:— From an officer who participated in the fight it is ascer- tained that yesterday morning two brigades of General Pleseant.n’s cavalry , under the command of General Bu- ‘Sord, made an important reeonnoissance towards Culpep- per, and had one’ of the moet obstinate cavalry tights that ‘Bas cccarred during the war. ‘The force was composed of General Buford’s brigade and ‘another cavalry brigade, under the command of Colonel B. B. Davis, supported by two batteries of artillery and two wegiments of infantry as a reserve. At balf-past twelve o’clock on Mondey night the caval- wy Divouscked near Beverly Ford, on the Rappabannock. At three o'clock in the morning the men were called, the Dorece fod and saddled, and at four o'clock they crossed ‘the ford. Beyord the ford was a semi-circular belt of woods, ‘with a range of rife pits near the edge of the timber, and @ Moe of pickets guarded the ford and the southern bank @f tho river. ‘The Fighth New York regiment of cavalry crossed first, ‘and drove the pickets back to the rifle pits, and after a desperate combat cleared the wonds, the enemy falling Deck upon their artillery and maintaining their position ‘util twelve o’clock, when our artillery came up, and ‘thoy were driven back six miles in the direotion of Cul- pepper Court House, when our forces returned and re- ‘@ronsed the ford ip good order. Nearly all the fighting was done by the cavalry, apd it ‘was of the Dieodiest character, mostly hand to band with sabre aud pistol, and in the woods. The heavy timber ‘was not very dense, 80 that horses could advance through %; Dut the underbrush was thick, and when a trooper @ropped he was effectually concealed. Our own loss was considerable, and the slaughter of the rebels fearfat. ‘The proximate number of the casualties on both sides ta not yet reported. ‘The following are reported among our casuaities:— Colonel, 8, F. Davis, Eighth New York cavalry, killea. Colonel Wyndham, First New Jersey cavalry, wounded. Lieut. Colone? V. Broderick, Firet New Jereey cavalry, ‘wounded and prisonor. Lleat. Col. Wm, Irvin, Tenth New York cavalry, killed. ‘Major Morris, Rush’s Lancers, wounded and missing, Mejor, Joba Sbelmire, First New Jersey cavalry, weported killed. ‘Capt. Davis, Sixth Pennsylvania cavalry, killed. Capt. Benj. F. Foote, Eighth New York cavalry, killed. Captain Canfield, ef the regular cavalry, killed. Lieut. Cutler, Eighth New York cavalry, killed, Lieutenant Reaves, Eighth New York cavalry, mor- iy. ag By thie sudde brilliant dash of our cavalry into the enemy's their plane -beve been frestrated and ‘tho intended rahi of Stuart’s forces prevented. Wasuiweron, June 10, 1863. General Lee, it was pretty wel! known, had assembled ‘Ble cavalry, supported by artillery and infantry, between ‘Culpepper Court House and Beverly Ford, with a design @ send them upon a raid; and this fact is further sub- @tantiated from a document that fell into Pleasanton’s Mands, hy which it was ascertained that Stuart was to have started%a his journey within an hour or two of the ime our force came up with him. General Pleasanton, in view of the information above stated, was despatched ‘with portions of the divisions of our cavalry, commanded ‘by Generals Buford and Greggs respectively, to prevent ‘the consummation of the programme. ‘The force under General Buford consisted of portions of ‘the First, Second, Fifth, and Sixth regular cavalry, and severely. Sergeunt Andrew Dost, Co. B, side. John G. Campbell, Co. C, abdomen. Corporal Jas. A. Campbell, Co. C, hip and leg. Frapk T. McKenzie, Co. C, sabre out in face. Jobo Eik. Co. D, gunshot in side, missing. First Liewtenant Errick. Co. D, gunshot in log, slightly. Second Lieutenant Thos. Good. Co. K, missing. ‘The following is a list of the wounded in the engagoment at Beverly Ford yesterday who have reached this city and are-at the Lincoln Hospital:— SECOND NEW YORK CAVALRY Horace Pike, Co. H. James Nillor, Co, H. George Sill, Co. 1. Sergt. Michael Mullins,Co.C. SIXTH NEW YORK CAVALRY. Sergt. W. L. Colt, Co. G. Patrick Kelly, Co. M. RIGHTH NEW YORK CAVALRY. Wilson Caruthers, Co. M. Riley Lowe, Oo. A. Corp. Milton Culbert, Co. M. Sergt Harmon Burroughs, les G Co, H. sary. the firth Pnmairaniccrary and tat under Ganra | See atin cay gel DM ay ‘Gregg of portions of the Eighth and Ninth New York, the | Charles Minor, Co. G. John Schroever, Co. A. Zighth Iinojs and the Third fndiana cavalry, General | CoTP.Geo. B. Soott, Co.K. Faw. H. Cox, Co. K Bafora’s force, which was on the right, first met the Ser. Daniel H. Haskeli,Co.F. Corp. Henry Schmidt,Co.B. Sergt. John J. Brown, Co.B. Elijah Walton, Co. B NINTH NEW YORK CAVALRY. David McGregor, Co. Maifred Arnold, Co. A. . Mortimer Summy, Co. A. ‘Sgt. Spencer ty Sg na . 0. Being in heavy force, and resisting the advance of our C. W. VanNess, Co. A jenry Gibbs, a troops with continuous hand to hand fighting. When Grogg brought his force up to the fight and became en- ae ft tet 4 0. H. john ¥, Dixon, Co. M. john Enston, Co. K. gaged, the enemy gradually gave way, disputing every ‘TRNTH NEW YORK CAVALRY." os doch of the ground desperately, g* however. Lr cea ana Ae Co, — Jonn H, Watkins, 3m this way our men made more than a dozen . a eae, FIRST NEW JERSEY CAVALRY. ‘charges into. the midst of the rebel ranks, | Sorgt. Robt. Tuthill, Co. K. Jobn M. Hondershot, Oo. K. welying almost entirely upon the sabre, which they usea MH MAINO CAVATIG, | M. H. Shurtlett Co. 3. Geo. Mills, Co. F. Geo. Fiera . ing, Co. K. Corp. Silas D. Wesson, Co.K. Geo. A. Woodraff, Co. C. Sergt. Geo. Hupp. Co. K. Nich. Cosman, Co. A. John Knapp, Co. G. FIR®T MAINE CAVALRY. ‘Thos, J. Whitney, Co. A. ¢ FIRST PENNSYLVANIA CAVALRY. Jas, Rumble, Co. F. Chief Bugler Jas, Candie, SIXTH PENNSYLVANIA CAVALRY, ihos. C. Ewart, Co. F. Henry Clineff, Co. H. ‘SECOND ‘with terrible effect. The enemy,-on the other hand, re peatedly charged, also relying on their revolvers for the ‘qost part, however, Both sides were repeatedly driven ‘back in the course of the battle, though we sacceeded in Giiving the rebels—Fitzhugh Lee's and Wade Hampton's ivisions of cavalry, with artillery, all commanded by ‘Major General J. FE. B. Stuart—back to a point about six miles southwest of where their pickets were first encoun tered, where Pleasanton found the-enemy so heavily re- taforced with infantry and artillery as to make it prudent Jas. O’Brien, Co. C, Luman W. Grant, Co. M. UNIFED STATES CAVALRY. ‘to return to this side of the river. Saeie Martin Good, Co. M. ‘This commenced at about four P. M., General Pleasan. bo Lae gpg G. ‘ton ‘bringing off about two hundred prisoners, his own ped On bey ‘wounded, and the of his officers ywho had been keilied in the t. The Sixth Pennsylvania caval ty, which was in the advance, under Buford, lost hea- vily, including six officers killed, wounded and missing Of the Sixth Pennsytvania cavalry, Captain Davis was Patrick Horr! Jas. Butler, Jos. Swart, WITH UNITED STATES CAVALRY. ‘killed by & shell, Major Robt. Morris is missing, and | 9°08 Golding, Co. A. enittony Spingle, €0. K. ap od renting tiga owas out with @ sabre, Seekers pes oes, WyThe'Eighth New York had the advance under General | Herman Goff, Co. Corp. John Nobie, Co. M. (Qrogg, and, under the immediate command of Colonel ealeeate dg <4 any On’ avis, who was killed on the field, after slightly waver- tng, acquitted themselves with much gallantry. Among @hecasvalties of that reziment were Captain Foote, Com.- pany E, and Lieutenant Cutler, Company A, killed; Lieu- tenant Reeves,Company 0, and Lieutenant Elper, Compa my I,anortally wounded. On the return to thie-side of the river the enemy ekir- mished frequently with oar rear guard, doing us no dam. ‘age to npeak of, hewever. -Our loss has not been definite Ay sacertained. The proportion of norses killed on ‘both sides in this almost unexampled hand to hand cavairy Wattle was very large. The field from where General Bu- ford and Gen. Gregg Srat{became engaged, throughout the Wim. Leotsinger, Co. C. Srgt. Bean D. Hoghes,0o. A. ‘Bugler Jas. 5. x. Baier John Kelwen, 60. G.” Rdtauvd Berry, Co, ea ‘SIXTH NEW YORK INDEPENDENT BATTERY. Robert H. Folle, Sergt. W. H. Bishop. WHITR'S BATTERY. Chapman B. Sillett,Co. H. David 8. Doggett, Co. B. ViNeT UNITED STATES INFANTRY. ‘Thomas Day, Co. K. FIRST UNITED STATRS ARTILLERY. Dennis McGroarty, Co. K. GRVENTEENTH PENNSYLVANLA CAVALRY. Jos. Keeper, Co. G. KIGHTY-SIXTH NEW YORK VOLUNTEERS. Christian Katz, Co. A. Lewin, E. Warren, Co. F. Sergt.'K. B. Kent, Co. B. Charles L. Odell, whole distance of five miles, over which the enemy were anes nee, OD g C2. B, driven before getting back to their reinforcements, was | . . E. lorome B. Howland, Co. F. strewn with dead and wounded revels. F Jeremiah fiyan,Oo.A. leases. La We had two batteries of artitiery engaged, and the = pn Co, es radon, et fe wo, \. Ca. L. pro. hones ropa atnth oe mem te . Che, R. Chapple, Co. . “A. J. Marvin, Co. B bravery and efficiency. train arrived here to-day bringing About one hundred and seventy wounded officers and mea\from the engage- Adjutant G. 8. ‘84 Indiana caval hit leg. font. F. W. Dickinask Suh United States etn ty, hoed. Lieut. ‘us Urban, ited States cava.'ry , thigh. thigh. Captain A. Clark, 8th Iitinots “ Major W. 8. Marien, Suh N. Y--cayetty right shouiter Capt, J. G. Smith, 8th {Mindi «hott thigh. 2 Lieut. 0. eek, Maha aide, W. Steten, vane, Go. Biout. BB. fy ADDITIONAL HANES OF KILLED, Tout: D. P- Bath ialry. Heme Nt ury Hol, Co. Ac 86th Row Wen Volunteers. Pook B onnon, 34,0. 8, ouvalry, Uedey knee, Sorgeant Alon A, Nutting, Oo. D, 24 Mamaohusetts, ¥. Quirk, $4 States cavalry. left lee. Tt. has been asscertained from the order books captured ‘bis gallont withdrawal of the cavalry from Harper's NEW YORK, THURSDAY, JUNE Il, 1863. OUR DIRTY STREETS. at the rebel General J. E. B. Stuart's headquarters, and from prisoners captured, that the rebel fore® im the re- cent battle at Beverley Ford consisted of twelve thourand cavalry, nine thousand infantry aud twenty-six pieces of artillery. The orders also show that Stuart was di- rected to cross the Rappahannock with this force to-day, and assume the offensive. Staart’s adjutant general was among the prisoners taken. The rebel generale ia the field were J. E. B. Stuart, the two Lees; Wade Hampton and Jones, who had moved down the valley. Genera) Buford formed his brigade by regiments, and made ten successive charges, each regiment charging and wheeling right and left to make room for the pext. In this way the enemy was driven for two or three miles ‘The charges were made with splendid effect. Genera! Pleasanton is justified by tbe military author ‘tes in returning to this side of the river. It is believed | that the object, in arresting the contemplated attack of the rebels, has been accomplished, at least for the pre- pent. ‘The brigade of regulars lost in killed and wounded twenty-one out of ninety officers present. In the Second United States cavalry seven officers were killed aud wounded. The horse of Captain 0’Keefe, of General Bu- fords staff, having been shot down, feil upon and fastened him tothe ground, and while in that position Captain O'Keefe was wounded by a pistol shot from a rebel and subsequently taken prisoner. Lieutenants Stahl and Ward , of the Sixth United States cavalry, were both killed. General Ames’ infantry brigade was engaged. "The cavalry fight opened at 4:30 A. M. and closed at six P.M. Important Conference of the Mayor, Comp troller, City Inspector and Corpora- tion Counsel. THDY ADOPT A FLAN. MEETING OF THE COMMON COUNCIL. The Aldermen in Faver, but a Snarl im the Lower House. Who Is Responsible for the Dirty Streets? Something About Councilman Jones and Alderman Walsh. Probability ef the Project Succeed- Judging from tbe number of their dead-and wounded om ing Finally To-day, the field the rebel los must have been quite heavy, Ne a acourate estimate can be formed of it. The slaughter of ae, ae, horses was immense, and unlike anything ever before seen on any battle field during the war. ‘The city appears to be in a fair way of getting cleaned ‘at lant, owing to the prompt action taken by the Mayor, Comptroller, City Inspector and Counsel to the Corpora- tion. It will be remembered that the Boara of Alder- ‘men, at a meeting on Monday last, instructed the four ‘officials mentioned above to adopt plans tmmediately ‘whereby the stroots might be cleaned with as little delay ‘ee'possible, Pursuant to this request the four officials met at the Mayor's office on Tuesday afternoon, and after @eoussing the subject thoroughly in all its bearings, and considering a variety of plans for overcoming the diffi- oulties surrounding the matter, it was finally agreed ‘that they should draw up a paper recommending the following measures to the attention of the Goanci:— ~ ent aires tac eaten a Ne fae ‘cleaning from the 15th of May tothe 6th of June inclu- sive, under direction of City Inspector Delavan. fe casee rd authorization of the City Inspector to ‘take the work of cleaning the street, in accordance with the resolution adopted by the Board of Aldermen om the 16th day of May last. Thira—The abrogation of the Hackley contrect; and Fourth—The foe) ed & new contract or some other permanent provision for cleaning the streets. After agreeing upon this programme the Mayor, Comp- troller, City Inspector and Corporation Counsel separated for the day, but met again yesterday, when each of them signed his name to the following document, embodying tho plan briefly announced above:— Mayor’s Orrick, New York, June 9, 1863. ‘To Tax Honorante THR Common CounciL:— GxntLeuey—We, the Mayor, Comptroller, City Inspector and Counse! to the Corporation, acknow! the Of your resolution adopted yeaterday, in, the following words Rerolt That jonor the Mayor, the uw city I a pat Ba me Ba ‘Counsel’ be, eye reunested to moat 1av' plan to hi arrests cleaned ‘end aad moved: and that they.ajeq sures as they tay deen sary funds to pay the: Sketch of Acting General Davia, Colonel Benjamin F. Davis, reported killed while im command of a brigade during the above recorded fight, ‘was a native of Mississippi, and was appointed a cadet at ‘West Point from the State of Alabama inthe year 1850, He graduated om tho 30th of June, 1854, in the same class with the Union Generals Howard, Gordon, the rebel Gene- rals Villepigne, Pegram,J.E. B. Stuart and others. On the lst of July, 1854, he was appointed brevet second. Meutenant of Fifth infantry, and on the 3d of March, 1865, was transferred to the First dragoons, with the full rank. He became distinguished in the conflict with Coyotero and Mngolion Apaches in New Mexico on the 27th of June, 1857, in which engagement he was wounded. On the 9th of January, 1860, he was promoted to a first lieutenancy, and, having remained loyal when his State went into ro- dellion, was, on the 30th of July, 1861, further promoted to a captaincy in the First dragoons, now First cavalry. During the battle of Williamsburg, May 5, 1862, he was in command of a sqnadron of the First regular cavalry, aud 80 distinguished himself that he was nominated for a bre- vet of lieutenant colonel for ‘distinguished services.” This brevet was not confirmed. On the 6th of June, 1862, he was placed in command by General McClellan of the Eighth regiment New York cavalry, formerly under Colo- nel, now General Crook, and on tho 15th of September, 1862, was breveted major (appointment confirmed) for Ferry at the surrender of that place on that day. It will ‘de remembered that the cavalry cut their way through the rebel ranks and escaped. During this Inst cavairy engagement he commanded ‘p brigade under General Bufora. Despatch of Mr. Geo. H. Hart. Camp Harms, Bristow Srarion, Juno 9, 1863. Despatches received at Major General Stahi’s head- quarters from Captain Hanson, of the Second Penvaylva- ‘We have given the yaya in L% tid and nia cavalry, state that the Cantain, who left Fairfax | intended by it, ; adopted, ‘@ plan which we Court House Jone 6 with a squadron of cavalry on 8 once at Bhar ‘ scouting expedition, traversed the country through to | gs mexmuns Cg tad anh gan otn rete Middleburg, via Aldio, Upperville, to Barbour's and War- | in the ina rf of the owner of reaton. the contract to perform the duties reyuired by He captured eight prisoners and fifteen horses. Among the duty of cleaning the streets and removing the privoners secured was the notorious spy, Miner , Ace. ; Dut from the fact that there were under his Thompson, who was captured not long since by another | © funde to pay the workmen and purchase mate- party audicnnficedwjalat Fairfax Court House, from ‘whence be made Ris escape by bribing the guard with $50. ‘This is an important capture, Another despatch to Gen. Stahl states that Mayor Brown, of the First Michigan cavalry, just returned from a scout, reports that he visited Gainesville, New Baltimore, Water. loo, Warrenton, Barbor'’s, Chester Gap and Front Royal. He met a force of ene hundred and fitty rebels at Water. loo and skirmished with them, killing and wounding several. He found a small equad of rebels at Barbor's and a force of three hundred at Front Royal. He crossed the run at Front Royal aud routed and drove off the de- tachment, capturing one who was on guard at the ford. It ts reported that the train coming from Warrenton Junction to-day was fired upon by bustiwackers. overcome best in mode which we submit for your consideration, It will be noticed that under the charters and laws re- gulating the government of this municipality we have no power, nor can any be conferred upon us, to raise or ob- tain the necessary means to defray the expenses of clean- ig the city. These have boen provided for by the tax levy, but the action of your Board is necessary in the way of appropriating before the Comptrolier is authorized to disburse 5 ‘The present practical difficulties, which bi rerulted. in an uncleanliness of the streets and an accumulation of garbage to an extent almost, if not quite, unparalleled ‘and exceedingly dangerous to the health of the citizens, are twotold:— Firt—The necessity of providing means to pay the mon employed by the City Inspector from the 16th day of May Jast to the 6th day of June inst., as reported by bim to ux. Second—The further necessity of providing means to y the workmen, cartmen, material men, &c.. in the ture, and thus, by showing ability to pay promptly, enabling the City Inspector to secure such assistance a8 he may deem necessary to purge the city. We propose to remove these difficulties by recommend ing to your Boards— Firsi—That your hevorable bodies pass @ resolution ap- propriating the sum of $31,933 71 to pay what is now owing for work done and material furnished in cleaning tho streets since the 15th day of May last under direction of the City Insyect r. econd—That the Foard of Councilmen concur in the resolution adopted by the Board of Aldermen on the 16th of May last in the following words:— Whereas, through the failure of the assignee of the con- tract for street cleanings and also of his sureties to clean the streets of our city, which now are in a dangeruusly unclean condition, the Cily Inspector ix Rroeweaing to perform the f ‘accordance work himself att 10 of the contract. ved, That the City Inspector be directed. as the bills for the work are presented, to demand payment thereof from the sureties ou the contract, and in case of refusal oF neglect to pay, that the City Inspector take the necessary steps to inatitute legal proceediny against such sureties for the amount of such bills; and that n til they are coll the Comptroller be directed o advance the amount required for the relief of the workmen from the funds appropriated for the purpose of street cleaning. We would further suggest that perhaps there will be no more proper or opportune time than the present for the Common Council to abrogate the Hackley contract by authorizing and directing the City Inspector, or such other officer as may seem prope: to your honorable bodies, to give notice to the in interest in’ that ovntract owing to their failure to perform its re- quirements, it is at an end, and that no more work sball De done under it, and also to arrange for making anew contract or some other permanent provision for cleaning the streets in the future. GEORGE OPDYKE, Mayor. MATIHEW T. BRENNAN, Comptroller. DAN’L E. DELAVAN , City Inspector. JOHN EF. DEVELIN, Counsel to,Corporation. Since the signing of the foregoing communication I have received from the City Inspector information he accidentally omitted from the estimate of $31,983 T1 above mentioned, the sum of $080 duo for twenty two nights cleaning of Broadway, which amount he requests may be added to the appropriation specified in the com- munication, making it $32,913 71. GEORGE UPDYKE, Mayor. In accordance with the recommendations contained in the programme of the Mayor, Comptroller, City Inspector, and Corporation Counsel, both Boards of the Common Council met yesterday afternoon to take the matter into consideration, In the higher Board Alderman Boole took the affair into his hands, and engineered it through with- out the slighest difficulty by mevns of the following reso lution:— Resolved, That in accordance with the recommendations contained in the communication received this day from the Mayor, Comptroller, City Inspector and Counsel to the poe’ ol the sum of thirty-two thousand nine hundred thirteen dollars and seventy-one couse be , and is here- en for the purpose of ing the amount now due for work dung and material Yo leant the streets from the 16th day of May up to the 6th day Jane, uoder the direction of the City Inspector ; which raid ‘amount the Comptroller is hereby authorized and directed to pay on the requisition of the City Inspector out of the jation for cleauing streets. ‘hich was carried ‘This resolution, taken in conjunction with the May rego- Tution of the Aldermen, clothes the City Inspector with all the powers he desires, so far as that Board in coucerned. In the “lower house,’ however, among the twenty-four civic representatives called the Councilmen, the project met with a decided check. Councilman Jones, the Proa\ xton Despatches. Wasurxcror, June 10, 1863. ‘There is no change in the relative position of our own and the rebel forces on the left at Fredericksburg. The rebel batteries opened with shell towards evening yes- terday, and continued to fire about fifteen minutes, Ubrowing one shell into General Sedgwick’s headquarters, on the north bank of the Rappabennock, but doing no other injury than killing one man of @ Maine regiment. ‘Twenty-eight pieces are visible in the rebel batteries opposite our left, some of them twenty-pounder Parrotts. ‘A deserter who came over yesterday states that the rebels have two grand divisions in front of the division of the Sixth corps which has crossed the river. The re- dels appear to be in full force in and about Fredericks burg. Our Special Wash debi sis with The Press Despatches. Wasmincron, June 10, 1868. ‘The intelligence from Fredericksburg by the arrivals last night is that all is quiet. No more of eur troops have crossed over. It would be improper to tell what our troops were do- ing; but the enemy were at work on intrenchments at the end of the woods skirting the plain. There was picket firing in that quarter; but nothing more serious bad taken place. ‘The latest new from the Rappahannock, is as follows: — ‘Yesterday afternoon the enemy opened several of their rest batteries upon our works and the forces on the piain west] of the river and south of Fredericksburg. ‘They also threw eeveral shells on this side of the river. Our batteries replied tothem. There was no loss on our side, The cannonnding lasted only a few minutes. This ‘was the first time the enemy had opened their guns on our new position. The respective lines remain the same ‘as yesterday morning. Itinsaid the enemy 4 but one ‘corps opposed to our front below the town. A gentleman connected the army, just returned from Martinsburg, Va., says a reconnoimance having been made as far as Strasburg no enemy was discovered. No apprehensions of a rebel rata existed there. Our troops, however, are awake to all contingencies. Return Home of the Forty-fourth Mase sachusetts Regiment. “ Boston, June 10, 1863. ‘The steamers Guide and George Peabody, with the Forty-fourth Massachusetts regiment, arrived this morn- ing from Newbern, N.C. ‘The return home of the Forty-fourth Massachusetts regi- ‘ment was the occasion of great and enthusiastic demon- strations of welcome, in which the entire population seemed to join. ‘The regiment disembarked from the steamer this morn- tog, aad marched to the Common, preceded by various milkary bodies as an escort. Public and private build. ings were gaily decorated. The crowd was immense and enthusiastic. The Navy. Count or Inquint.—The court of inquiry in the case of Chief Engineer Stimers) met again yesterday at the usual time and place. The members-ef the court al! being pre- sent, Mr. W. C.C, Fulton, of the Baltimore American, was examined as & witness on behalf of the government. The evidence of fur. Fulton was very! interesting, and threw | dent, opposed it, offering the following pian as a substi- out a great many new idens respecting the abilities of | tute— the iron-clads in the engagement at Charleston. There | _ Resolyed, That the Comptroller of the City ot New | fare sora two or three more witnesses to be examined for | be, aud be is hereby, authorized and directed No take the government, when those for the defence will be ex- charge Of and employ the necessury labor to clean the ‘amined and the case breught speedily to a termination, | streets, a , bulkheads aud piers of aid city, ‘Commander T. ©. Harris has 8nd to remove all ashes, dirt and garbage, and all expense been ordered to the command of the screw steamer Chip- [pewa vice Bryson , detached. . — Explosion of Gia: incurred in such work to be paid by him aud ts appropriate account. - ea” Resolved, That the Superintendent of Sanitary tion ‘shall be, and he is hereby, directed to nsalet iho img Works. | Boston, June 10, . | Comptrolier in carrying out the bing resolution, » DesbemecRcometatass i ae eek | ght Cantonese }. C. * upat ir 1 at assiat tI | ‘hie morning. | ovelaek | roller in Carrying Out the tatentiin of thie rosolathns | er, Deing dissatisfied with his present Bonorable position as President of the Councilmen, . ‘The contest is very fierce between the rival Presidents. But that would be of small matter, were it not that the struggle affects ‘Reveral very important public measures in ® very detrimental manner. Alderman Waleb nata- rally desires all the patronage of his district for himself ‘and Das succeeded in having a political friewd appointed to the situation of Heelth Warden in bis This emp- dies him to give werk to a number of men, ate ex: pected to be of use to him in the hour of » eft election day, Whee~ of Health, some time ago, authorized Mr. Delavan to proceed with the street cleaning Independent of the coatriotors, Coiin- ctiman Jones waited upon the City Inspector and claimed the right to appoint all the sweepers, ashmen, cartmen, &e., in Walsh’s district. ‘There was a pretty pickle for the City Inspector to be- gin with. Mr. Delavan used the most convincing argu- ments te induce Jones to defer bis demands until such time as he could get the cleaning in good working order, Dut all to no purpose, Jones was inexorable. Jones was determined to. have hie way, and it is alleged that he Dluntly told the City Inspector that unless he could be accommodated he (Jones) would kick up a row, and give him (Delavan) oceans of trouble in the Board of Council- men, ‘There are wheels within wheels, it thus appears, re- specting the street cleaning business. The City Inspector bas been hugely abused, while the fault all the while should nave beon laid at the door of others, who allow their private interests to interfere with the public good. The effect of Coumoilman Jones’ action has deen to cause a Strike in several of the wards of the city among the laborers, who fear they will never receive their pay if they work. ‘This is the case in tho First, Second, Third, Fourth, Sixth, Seventh, Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, Thirteenth, Nine teenth and Twenty-second wards, where operations have Ind to be stopped in consequence of a strike by the labor- ers. Inall the other wards, however, Mr. Delavan bas been able to keep the men at work, though it is not gure they will long continue go unlese the Councilmen concur with the action taken by the Aldermen yesterday. Of this we are happy to be able to inform our readers that there is every probability. Though the plan desired by the Mayor and his colleagues did not succeed yesterday with the Councilmen, it was not absolutely defeated, but deferred for final action until today, when, we areas- sured by competent authority, a majority of the Board will vote for it,.in spite of anything that may be brought forward by Jones & Co. to dofeat it. The moment the Councilmen concur Mr. Delavan will proceed to operatfons with a dogree of vigor that will soon relieve the city {rom the piles of dirt, garbage, ashes, kc. ‘which at present threaten us with a terrible pestilence. ‘The Councilmen have a fearful reaponeibility upon their shoulders, and eanot hasten too quickly to cast it off To-day they will either earn the lasting gratitude of their constituents or cover themselves with eternal disgrace. Board of Counciim: ‘THE STRERT CLEANING AGAIN—SPICY LIB DIRECT, RTC. A spectat meeting of the Board of Councilmen was held at one o'clock yesterday, Morgan Jones, Fxq., Presi- dent, in the chair. ‘Tho meeting was called for the purpose Of taking action one plan ‘by the Mayor, Comptrpiiee, City In- spector and speedy cleaning of the streets and removal of the gar- \e DSBATE-—THE streets of the city. The communication from the Mayor will be found in substitute by Mr. Jones. Mr. Saxvonp said he thought the adoption of the last Terolution woul@ be to defeat the object they had in view, and would at the same time be giving into the bands of the Comptroller power he did not ask for; and that the plan proposed by the Mayor was the best should be adopted in place of the resolution offered by the President. ‘Mr. Grose was then called to the cbair. ‘Mr. Jonrs, on taking the floor, sald he did not offer the Tesotuticn for the purpose of defeating the measures of the Mayor, but rather for the purpose of facilitating the cleaning of tho streets. He was decidedly opposed to giving the control of the streets into the honds of the City Inspector. On a former occasion he had stated — that Mr. Velavun had stultified himself, and he had again done so in the comma nieation just read, in which he said ‘that on the 16th May Inst he tormer occasion he informed the board that the work under the direction of the Board Sommiasioners of Health. He thought if a man per- formed (ne illegal act he would perform another; but he (Mr, Joues) did not wish to give,him a chance of doing so. He was not desirous of pressing the adoption of his reso- lution, and would be satisfied to have it referred to the Committee on Finance, where the other communication had gone. Mr. Sanronp said that a long time ago he bad learned that abuse was not argument, aud be thought any gentle- ‘man who stuod up in that Hoard and accused Mr. Delavan of atuitifying bimscif forgot the reapect due to him as the head of a department. matter before the Hoard d served immediate attention, and if the gentieman was us of having his resolution adopted be would offer as amendment that the name of the City Inspector be inserted in the place of the Sanitary Inspector Mr. Jong: said ,as the gentleman had thrown down’ the glove. ke should certainly accept the challenge, and wish. ed it to be understood that he did mot desire to shelter himeelf under the provisions of the charter for anything he might say in the Board. once bevore stated-that Mr. Delavan stultided bimeeif, and see the certificates which had been granted to the as- signee of the Hackley contract up to the 16th of May last. Mr. Jowes said it was but natural that the gentleman should spenk in favor of the ~ 9 thy rane as be held an office under him, and for which he drew pay every month, although his real name did pot appear vn the books He wished to say it again, and say it boldly, that Mr. Dela- van did stuitify himsel’, He hoped the mombers would yote for the resulution, even if they were to be brow. beaten. him: but he was not afraid. Mr. Bayvonn #1 name bad not been on the City Inspector’s pay roll #'nce the It of Januory last. i. JOE said the gentioman’s name might not havo eon on the pay roll, but he received the mney regularly all the same, as it was drawn under another name und handed to him. Mr. Sanronn said the assertion was a groen falsehood. Mr. Joxne snid he desired to hurl tt back in the gentle. ‘man’s teeth, ‘Mr. Grose (in the chair) said he really must call Coun climan Jones to order. Mr. Braxoow then spoke in favor of the Mayor's pro. position, and recommended its adoption as the speedicat pd gg feasible plan for getting the streets thoroughly ol 5 Mr, Wenerkr spoke in defence of the City Inspector, but ‘said he did not care who had charge of the work, provid ed it was dove thoroughly and the men were promptly paid. Mr. Saxroup said ‘communication from the Mayor was in soswer to a resolution adopted at the inst moot! of the Hoard, and thought it was entitled to respectful consideration. Mr. Jowxs said the only difference between the resolu- tion offered by bimself and the communication from the Mayor was, that the Comptrolier was substitated for tho City Inspector, Ir, Brick moved to postpone the entire matter and make it a special order fur to day. ‘After xome further unimportant disoussion, the motion of Mr. Brice was carried, and tho Board until this evening at four o'clock. Resistance to the Enrolment in Penn- sylivania. MoConnmuanund, Pa., June 10, 1963, ‘Tho enrolment meets with great resistaove among the ftympathizers with the rebellion in Fulton county, Some of the enrolling officers have been rotten-ogged, and threats have been freely made t their liver, In some instances they have been shot at by parties con Ip the woods, oficers from their work. The barn of William H, Powell, enroiling officer for Thompson township, was fired by a gang inst night, and entirely consumed, toge- ther with all the stock, farming utensils, &c. Anorunn Vier ov un Baxrem Sremer Frne.—John Bands, one of the occupants of the tenement house No. 15 Raxtor streot, who was so severely injured hy, the aed ‘or! fire on Tuesday morning, ‘led poy the Now Hospital, The Coroner wan notified to an Inauent. Counsel to the Corporation to effect a | bage and other nuisances which now encumber the another column, together with the resolution offered as a - Mr. SANVORD reiterated his assertion that Mr. Jones had | that any one, by going to the City Inspector's , office could | The gentleman was certainly a larger man than | Attempts are being mace to detor PRICE. THREE CENTS Vick S BURG. The Condition of Affairs Still Favorable. The Union Troops Confident of Capturing the City. The Union Losses Greatly Exaggerated, &., Cuwrcrnatt, June 20; 1868. The Commercial has advices from Vicksburg through am Officer of the Forty-cighth Ohio Volunteers. ‘The condition of aifairs thore was favorable. The troops were impressed with the idea that Vicks- ‘arg must fall, ond have vo idea of failure. Onr losses are greatly exaggerated. ‘The total loss since the crossing of tho Missisaippt will not exoced seven thousand. Grant Attends to his Rear. After General Grant had crossed the Big Black river be had a good defence in hia rear in the shapo of this water course; but as the enemy might have bridged the stream ‘and 60 attack his forces from behind, ho took the precau- tlons of having that position well guarded. ‘The divisions of Generals Blair and Osterhaus were for some time ope rating in the country between thej¥azoo and Black rivers, ‘and pickets were thrown out on all sides for a sufficient. distance to prevent any surprise. Lieutenant Commander ‘Waiker’s gunboat fleet ascended the Yazoo river aa far aw Fort Pemberton on a reconnolssahce, so that it would be searcely possible that Jobnston’s rebel army could approach Grant without his having been warned im ime. &e., &e, Rebel Accounts. Cuncrnnats, June 10, 1868: ‘The Gazette publishes the following Southern items:— Jacknon, Miss., June 6, 1963. ‘There is not a rumor to day from Vicksburg or Port Hudsow. Heavy firing continues at the former place. Despatches from Jackson to the 8¢ inst. to the Mobile. ‘Tvibune say that Port Hudson is closely besieged. The news from that quarter is conflicting. It is believed that the accounts heretofore reported of fighting there are greatly exaggerated. ‘The Yankees bave abandoned the New Orleans and Jackson Railroad, They burned the Manchac bridge amd destroyed the fortifications there. Pascagoula despatches say that General Sherman ar- rived at New Urleans and bad his leg amputated, but that afterwards he died. ‘The election returns from Virginia indicate the clectiod of General William Smith as the Governor of thatState, INTERESTING FROM SOUTH CAROLINA. Phe Rebels Defeated at Pocotajigo by the fiecond Seuth Carolina Colored Negi- do., do. Pauaverrma, June 9, 1863. A letter from Port Royal, dated the 3d instant, saga:— Colonel Monigomery , of the Seoond South Carolina col- cred regiment, had defeated the rebels at Vocotaligo, ‘and was holding the railroad bridge between Savannat and Charleston. ‘The Fifty-fourth Maxanchusetts (colored) regiment wat to be sent to reinforce Col. Montgomery. | ARRIVAL OF THE CAHAWBA FROM NEW ORLEANS. i i Col. Wm. Wilson's Regiment on Board. | The United States transport Cahawba, from New Or: | ' \ i Jeans via Fortress Monroe, arrived at this port yesterday morning, bringing home the Sixth regiment of New York. Stato Volunteers, Colonel William Wilsou, seven hundred: strong, and the following rebel prisoners :— Colonel A. R.Wilto, Tenth Arkansas; Cuptain J. Atkin- son, G. B. Hart, Captain 1D. H, Croat Biller and Captain Captain G. 8. Fu- ‘aylor,ot General ioo’s stat; Captain E, Holmes, of Cresceut regiment; Captain Fuller, of Queen. Of the West: Captain Griesbe, Fourth Texne cavalry Halloway, Eleventh Loumiuna battery: Cap. Captain. ut | Captain G.W, {Captain J.B an J.P W. Matthedts, First tal rate States Fovrth Texas cavalry ; ve, Ninth Tennessee ; mth “Arkinsa®; Captain W. & Captaty’ Pd. battery; Captain F. ‘ Sas, ( KOO, Of Geveral bardver's stall; Licaten wt Samuel Alstein, Creseem regiment; Lieuten- ant W. H. Andrews. First Alabama; Lieut. i. F Hayles,. Seveuth Texas cavairy; Lieut A. Burgnios, Crescent regi ment: Lieut, F. W. Brown, Louisiana battery; Lient. F. | A. Camanebe, Fourth Louisiana; Lieut. 8, Comford, | Fourth Loursia out. J. Duleec | BW. Estes, Ninth Loutet Beauregard regiment: L Louisiana; Lieut J. Henson, Miles’ Legion: Lient, D, M | Hewes, sillen’ Legion: 1.tet Ith Louisiane, \ Fourth Touisiana, —— Kirkland, Nintty |W. Rilway, Tenth Arkansas; 8. D. Louisiana: WH. Lilly, Tenth sas; F. McGowan, Purser gunboat Diana; "J. M. First ( herokee; A. I’. Morse, Orderly Corporal; J. selman, Fourth Loutelia: W. Nelson, Crescent regiment; D, A. Natww , Fifteenth arkansas: Z M. Portor, Arona regiment; Chas. Russel. Thirteenth Louisiana: W. H. Rodgers, Crescont regiment; A. Schheh, Fourth Texas cavalry; Jno, Smith, Arizona regiment; GW. stafford, Fighth Lonisiana: J. ‘Weber, Twenty eichth Louisiana; W Welch, Arizona battalion; Fi. W. Wilkinson, steed's bat- talion, \ meee | IMPORTANT FROM KENTUCKY. | Whe Rebels Driven Out of Mon lo. Ciwornmans, June 10, 1863. | General Carter's forces, which for some weeks have | Deen guarding the north bank of the Cumberiand, crossed the river yesterday and drove the rebels under Pegram out of Monticetlo, | At the last accounts our forces were pursuing the fying rebels. A number of prisoners, horses and arms were captured. No Joss on our side. NEWS FROM TENNESSEE. AM Qu | at Murfreesboro, Civcinnan, June 10, 1868. The latest advices from Murfreesboro state that all je quiet there, Imprisonment of Valiandigham by the Rebels. Crewman, June 10, 1863. ‘The Gavette has a despatch from Murfreesboro dated the 9th inst., which says:— Refugees who haye arrived here from the South report ' that Mr. Vallandighatn has been imprisoned by the rebels. News from © THE BOARD OF TUADE AND TH OATH OF H GIANCE. H Crvcrmwats, June 10, 1863. At the regular quarterly meeting of the Chamber of Commeroe yesterday, the Board of Officers, in accordance with the resolution passed some time since, made are- port of those members, sixty in number, who have not taken the oath of allegiance. | After a warm discussion it was resolved that all mem- | ders who do not take the cath of allegiance be cited to appear bofore the Board of Officers and give the reason | why they have not complied with the resolution passed i by the Chamber ov the 18th of July. The result of the { ALLE- Investigation by the Board of Offeers will be reported | back to the Chamber (or final action. Vessels Captured and Des Blockadl Fk Assistant Secretary of the Navy Fox states that the whole number of vessels captured or destroyed by the blockading fleet up to June 1 is 865. ved by the News from San Francisco, San Fraxcison, June 9, 1863, As harvest time approaches the prosy ects that the yield of corenls will be larger this year than >ver before, the breadth of around under callure being much ereager .