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much faci ° runnia : thegiilock: Mr. Howell exorcised (boul Che obtaipiug @f hardwood tinier, ca padie jurtng Gurtoegh tobe, and @& resigting tho tus operation: of the Worms itrsalt water. NEWS FROM JAMAICA. Our Kingston Correspondence. Kixasron, Ja., June 6, 1863. Trip from Nassau to Port Royal—Call at Inagua and Visit tothe Umited States Consul—The British War Ships in Port Royat Harbor—“tringent Orders from England— ‘The Vort tobe Portified and an Tumense Depot of War “White and Negro Troops—Public of the Rebettion—=What the Negroes t Blockade Breaking— Captain Semmes’ spliom, die. , ée. RUN FROM NASBAU, » oss time than seventeen days reaching this ltook passage from the latter place > schooner Delaware. We were detained tue dys in Grand Harbor, Long Island, where we bad pat in for ballast, as none could be had in Nassau. While there it came on to blew, which compelled us to remata in port till the weather moderated, and after leaving we bad a constant succession of caims and head winds til! we reached Inagua, place fromm Nassax on the, tit Ar INAGUA. (On agaring the port 1 was struck with the appearance ©: soveral heaps of some white stuff, in form like ecues aad color like snow, Of oourse it would have been ab- ‘sur to suppose these heaps to be snow; but I was a little ashamed to display my ignorance by asking what they t last, bowever,I made tho. inquiry, when, to prise, 1 learved that they were composed of salt. » remained thirty-six hours at Inagua, taking ina cirgo of salt, fish aud tobaccothe two latter articles haying boea taken out of a wrecked vessel. During my stay ot a L partook of the hospitality of Mr, Sarjent tieman wili pardon me if I have misspe't 4 his amiable wife. Mr. Sarjeat is the United os Consul at Inagua, has long been a resident aod owns considerable property in the > salt ponds of the place, During the day he took me out in his buggy to the sult works, and poluted out to me several improvements he had intro- duced, Ga inquiring whether he expected a good crop acason, he said be did not, thas he had commenced caking'’ only Uhat morning, and that the war had com- oly spoit the business, cutting off the trade not cnly ds the south but with New York aod Nova Scotia, in wnaquence of the difficulty of obtaining vessels, few jer United States colers being willing to run the risk © capture, ‘THR RNGLIAA FLEET AT PORT ROYAL, On. entering the barbor of Fort Royal the first thing that struck me was the old seventy-four gun ship Imaum, formeriy the guardship of the-port, being broken up, In her stead is the poworful three-lecker serew propeller Hine-of-battio ship Aboukit. This monster h»s not been io Port Royal long. On her arrival she was dismantied, and pearly ali her guas taken ontiand placed in the dock yard. They bavesince been taken on board again, ard her apars and rigging so disposed as to make ready lor sea, even a3 a sailing vossel, in twenty-four hours. More than that, three hundred tons of coal have been placed on board to meet the emorgoney of her having to go to sea without hor proper rigging. In company with her is the fine steam sloop.of-war Ariadoe, carrying twenty-"our smooth bore eighty four- pounders on her broadsides, and two one hundred and trenty-pounder Armstrongs as pivot guns. I have just Jearnod of the arrival of two or three more ¥eszels of war, which I will name at the conctusion~ of this letter on the receipt of accurate information. Furthermore, orders have beet recetvedifrom the Ad- Miralty that never at any time mast there'be fewer than two vessels of-war ia Port Royal.” . ‘Still more, the British (goverment is about to fortity Port Roya! at an expense of half @ million pounds storing. Nor is this alls) A namber of heavy Armstrong guns have been already mounted at Port Royal, and such an enormous amount of abot, shell and other ammunition has been poured ints the same place that the Apostics’ battery opposite Port Henderson, Fort Augusta, the ordnance whar! at Kingston, Stoney Hill barracks, up Park camp and other places,as bas not been known in the history of the istand. STRENGTH O7 THE POSITION Port Royal, properly fortified, can, in my opinion, defy all (he armies and navies of the world, and this secures the aa‘ety of Kingston, Before you enter Port Royal you pass several quays, on each side of which ‘ormidable batteries can be placed. Between Port Royal itself and tho Apoaties’ battery is a distance of ‘four milos—good shelling distance on both sides. But the great danger is opposite Fort Augusta, even supposing a hostile fleet can pass Port Royal. There you must run under the very muzzlea of the guns or ground on a dst gerons shoal opposite. Then you cannot shell Kingston from the sen across the Palisadves, as the distance is too great, besides which, a battery is to be erected near Plumb Point lighthouse, on these same Palmudoes; and perbaps a‘ along the same spit of land to Harbor Head fortifications will be erected. ‘The expenditure of guch 4 Jarze amount of money as noarly two and a baif millions of dolfara exnnet Dut have the effect of benefitting the masses, if oply for a time, aad there are cousultations aiready going oa in re gard to who are likely to reap the richost portion: of the harvest. Tue YOUTNTHERS. lo connection with all this warlike news it would be unpardonsbie ia me were I to omit mention of the volun toors. Tn Kingeton there are two infantry companies and ono of cavalry. 1 attended ae inspection of the small foree on Saturday evening, at the race course near this city. The inspector was Colonel iteynolds, adjutant gene- rai to the Major General commanding the troops in th's island. The several companies went through their dri jo (he most creditable manner, 80 much so as to eleit great commendation Crom Culonel Reynolds for their prof ciency NEGRO TROOPS. White on tho m:bjoct of military matiors | may as weil apoai of the Fourth West India rogiment—a new rogiment + (blacks nearly competed here, The men are composed entirely of West "odicn negroes, and the very best of them are soloctet, ‘The mon seem to mo to be very strong and able bodied A very jrdicious conrme folioaod by tho military authorities im the traiuing of thease mem is to inetitute conrses of flue trated lectures, at which the mep are instructed to what have beea cot tyeppropriately calied common tags. The vegimen! has boon partiil'y formed out more Tan (ar fronths, aud airesty are the widiors ut onl very profletent jn drill, but the imprbeAtent oF ihe has beon wonderful. The discipline is very rigid. For natance, @ company at an evening drill committed a giaring orror, Whon tho drill was over, and tho rest of the regiment wee going (o the barracks, the un‘orta. aiaa ware ordered to remain bebiad, and were not only put through a rathér disagrceble ‘course of #pro ta’ for tbat afternoon, bit for & week ater Uy had to undergo the delights of heavy knapsack drM ‘or two hours. fy this course of treatment a very awkward agro i¢ soon disciplined jnto a Bright soldier, Connet some of the generals of the United States (ake the hint if ik wo ldie. 3? FEELING ON THB WAR. On my arcival here my first inquiries were directed to- wards ascertaining the current of popular opimion relative to the rebellion, To my surprise, vot to eny disguaty, found It ran strongly in favor of the Somth. Stee thee 1 have conversed with men of all shades of complexioa, and among them I bave met very few indeed who have aot exprovaed a the strongest manner their sympathies to- wards tho South, All this greatly surprised me, As & matter of course I was prepared for afew of the white inbabitants being in favor of the rebellion; vat ‘vig fooling on the part of colored man took me quite sa0K, [ so0n learned, however, that they were quite sioformed in respect (o the objects of the Southerners ne war they have wage’. Thy have been taught '( the Southern rebels will liberate ai! their slaves as o as they have achieved ther ot; » Crom the North. And this solution of ume aim. > thoy firmly believe to be in the course of rapia smmation, Indeed, so nearly universal is this belier ti. : Toxgmot resist the fm, om (hit, evem im thes un. b tooling community, secret emisearies from the South me. work diffosing false Information snd Induetog the. ‘Va\*.6 (bat the robela are successful in every engagement. Ove adividaal actaally oballenged me to point ont a single batclo in which the loyal troops have been victorious, or @ sinulo place they have captured. ( timidiy ventured to suggest New Orleans; but I was mot with @ laugh of derision, amd a declaration that no battle bad been fought there. un (ct that, theugh the beqle was not exactly fought In frogt of New Orleans, because tue cebo! General Lovel would mot remein to fight, but teat aveety sit battle, Insting six daye, was fought saManty mites blow, in passing Che forty This faok was actualy i ph What bed theway of argument with sagh peopte? | [ ‘My only course was to quit their company, but HOt be fore I administered a rebuke to one of the lot, who had the iimpertineace to tell me that 1 must not come here with any of my Northern proclivities. In answer, I made him distinetly understand that 1 hadyas much right en this soil as himself, and that if I chose T would ‘come hero with Goitentot proclivities, aad openly proglaim them, In meutioning theso facts T do go with great celuctance. 1 cannot pass over in silence the melancholy fact that Persons whose parents were slaves a quarter of a century ago should now be advocating the formation of a ropubdlio or an empiro based on the corner stone of slavery, Stil Jess can I understand upon what priaciple Jamaicans can sympathize with the founders of that ropublic or empire who have boldiy proclaimed their intention of making their frontiors extend from the Potomac to the Orinoco, embracing all the West Indian {slands, aa slave States, Teil them that and with a laugh of derision thoy will ‘answer that it cannot be done. BLOCKADE BREAKING. Of course a people who sympathize with the South, aa the Jamaicans do, think running the blockade rather One fun it anything is to be mado out of it; and though this island ig far out of the track, soveral cargoes of cotton have arrived bere from blockaded ports, and have been travsshipped to Liverpool. The principal map in this busineas Is a Southerner ) Bamed Sanderson, Tho firm of Davidson, Colthirst & Co. fs also largely implicated, It is ono of the largoat and | most respectable houses in Kingston, Mr. James David: son, the principal,.was for many yeara an influontial momber of the House of Assembly, Mr: Henry F. Co;thirst bas always borne the character of a modest, unassiming man, He, was, however, a principal party in the reception given to the pirate Sommos, at the Ex- change. CAPTAIN SEMOIRS’ RECKPTION. Speaking of this reception, I hayo found it abso Tntely impossible to ascertain the truth in Togard. to what Semmes really enid on the occasion. Ihe majority, who favor tho South, and who wero present on the occasion,. roundly assert that ho uever uttered a word that, with tho most illiberal conatr.ction, a colored man ought to take offence at, ‘On the other band, others, who suy they, too, were prosent, and who ‘sympathise with the North, asseverate that Semmes lauded slavery te the echo, and that ho was loudly cheered therefor by men as black asacoal. Semmes,is. regarded hore as auite ahoro. It fs in wain to challenge a single act of heroism bo has ever perform. ed, The burning of harmless merchant vegsels at sea is considered sufficient to entitle him to rank with) the Blakea, the Rodneys, the Nelsons and the Collingwoods of British naval history, WOOD FROM THE ALABAMA, sXe Tsend you some specimens of the Alabama's wood, $ukon from the wouad.in her stern. I have.had a portion tmade-into two crosses, which you will receive by the Plantagenet. The other portion | send just as 1 receivéa it. You will perceive that a part has beem turn into shreds, showing the immense momcntem of the sho! that perpetrated the mischiof, THE KEY WEST PRIZE CASES. THE LATE: DECISIONS OF THE COURT. One. Hundred and. Sixty-six Vessels Condemned. ‘The Proceeds of Cargoes and | " Vessels. ‘ The Activity of Our Blockaders Demonstrated. The Loss of the United States Bark Amanda, NAVAL NEWS IN THE QULF, ee. ae. ee. Oar Key West Correspondence. Kur Waar, June 6, 1863. The United States guobvoat Sonoma, Commander T H. Stevons, leaves this port today tor Now York, going North for the aoubie purpose of repairing ber bviler aud machmery (damaged and deranged during her famoxs thirty-eight hours’ chase of the rebel vessel Florida) and convoy ing the ship 8. R. Maliory, witha valuable cargo of prizo goods, a3 far as tho Martinelli reof, in tho vicinity of our blockaders. Tue & R. Mallory (built at Key West, and named afer the rebel Secretary of the Navy) has beeu chartered to taka tho cargoes of forty four prize vesanls to Now York, and she his & most misceliancous assortment of goods, just the kind they most want in Dixie lend. Tne Marshal of this district goes on in tho Sonoma to superintend tho sale of this property, which, under the new prize law, must be sold by auctioneers anpointed by the Secrotary of the Navy and under the direction of the Marshal. Wo understaud the cargo is appraizod at the sum of $300,000. Somo two hundred and fifty bales of cotton, sent on in the steam transport McCiellan, will be added to this cargo, and all sold together. The squadrons ia the Guif— Wilkes’, Batloy’s and Farragut's—havo tately been doing & damaging Ddusincss to tho Con’odera:os. They havo swopt the Gulf of noarly every rebel era‘t that has darod to attompt to ovade the blockade. Tho arrivals at Key West ia May were as many as one a day—from steamers with valusvle cargoes down to boats of ten tons—all full of cotton, turpentine, dey goods, salt, sugar, munitions of war aod every conceivable artiste that the rebola anxiously desire for thoir exhausted markets. On one day in the latter part ‘of May oo less than eigut prizes eutered our harbor, Ove of them captured by one stesmor—the De Soto. The cap- ture of 90 many vessels must do very dam ging to the rebeis. ‘Tao sale of vo:sels at Havana—iuch veasels as are sult able for blockade running parposer— has almost entirely ceased. Enormous pricis wore paid for light dranght schooners, and quite a trade up between this port se] Bavesa, ( Rarshat ‘easels of all descrip. tions to parties bore at public sale, taking Treasury notes fa payment, end the purchaser sending them across to Cuba, where they were resold at great advances for gold, realizing in many cass, with the exchange, full 100 per cent profit. Bat the capture of late of eo many vessels has Drought this traMe t0 A de2t lock, and sales cannot now be made excopt at a loss, Td cv traband trade is 4 losing business. Over forty vesseis hay vou taken by our oratsors in as y8, and the dexitpd at Havana for brockade ranners onaned. Ths ship&, B. Maflory bas on board the ca,,7003 Of the foliow tg p. vessels, all comdetmmed at this ¢ “ttt by Jiigo ares, A thom {$ the cargo of the faui"ue first care each two this loaded adie syace devoted to a Bo Poop fel Ratare of the Dolphin's ) ‘The cargo eae Jobo Williams, loaded at saw ostensibly for Bewutort, N C., was placed on board the Mallory. She was bound from a neutral to one of our own; but an examination of hor gargo wo light @ Ed Td 108, Kixteon fect in h, rixtoon fn w two inches im thicknes@, fortunate capture by the Votorara chinged thé Witmninaton to New dai ‘ ve ‘The om board the Mallory are trom the following Schooner Royal Yacht, 100 bales cotton, appraised $22,300 5 “ tehooner Five Brothers, 94 bales Of Cotton, appraised at 63,000. ,Bchooner Justine, four bales of Sea Island cotton value |, he ehooner <aperior, capiared gunboat ville, 6 bates Inland tion, 1 bales haahing, voted ‘vy the gunboa Royat Apalach| cola, Bey) imiadlitg cotton ned coming Geman e reek. 1 16 packages Sea Island cotton, valued fy }) 1,953 poumts Sen Island cotton, va- 'eeocaer Charm, 94 bales Sea tsland cotton, valued at Pe scnooner Alabama, exptured by the Susguehanpa, NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, y ; rd cargo soda ash, liqtioray@oda, oil, GAs, GR, coo, PPP? sogars, &c., valu 149. * bi } jooner Hort with agi a ike. Uy fon? gin, shot, » Shogs aad Head, valtigd af) Schooner Florence Nightingale, capture’ by the Octo «, 64 bales middling cotton, valued at $17,890 Schooner Anna, sods aah, cards, coffee, dry goods, 8ap, &o., valued at $1,804. . ee thread, . medicines, coffee, &0., valued yd nt i } jooner Mattio, Bhiot, jiente, soap, coffee, gin, &o.. valued at 62,444. Bel nnle B,, 20 bales cotton, valued at $5 440. Schooner Ai » wines, starcia, Scbionor 8 foar, Ninig'add 14 bales Sea Inland cotton, valued at $16,106. Schooner Genoral Prim, 67 bales middling cotton, va- ned at $16,046, . | ri ag ‘Rapid, 27 bales middling “cotton, valued at ‘Steamer Eugenio, rifles, coffee tea, ahoos, ko, valued at $7,672. Schooner Jano Adelaide, prize to the De Soto, 28 bales cottons Reopen mang with 0 goods no olarak a ine, Saat fete ured at Indi:n River by the a dicnte, claret, shoes. » Lacie by the samo boat, value A lot of cotton, oa) more, and a lot at of br: assorted mer. valued at ee $1,500. Schooner Ida (2), of liquors and salt. chandiso, &c., liquors, Boat TF, CATED Schooner Maggie Fulton, cargo of aoap, tea, 3h0o8, Pep- per, coffee, &c. ; value $709. jonp Bright, captured *y the De Soto off Mobile, cargo * ohooner Cla tally at) Gargd agdAdiente, soda ann lara $ A . copperas, calico, eh esate 3, cotton cards, medicines, &c ; value $2,485 Pilot boat Joe Hanner, cargo of shovels, cotton cards, olive oil, cognac, goap, candies, coffe, faalher, asp poole. pa {sods ash, hardware, goods, paner, gt load, wine, &c,; value $10,000. Maia ‘Sohooner Theresa, cargo of pagne, brandy, chandiae, coffee, leather, nails, rum, tea, thread, cotton ‘foda ash, coffee, tea, gin, thread, Ronda, dec. ; valne, $23,118. Slonp F. Beck vith, cargo calfskins, coffee, pepper, ARUa-, diente, soda ngh, gin, salts, alym,, copperas, saltpetre, Bc; value $640, i Schooner John Williams, cargo shovels, bar iton, hard ware, copperas, salts, brushes, fey) breoms, spades, caustic, saltpetre and neila, value $9,000. ‘Sel meey Lion. 68 bales coticn y value $3.540. £el chen alban ote, wala 3,00 aya Schorpor, ry cards, brandy, can- dion, Zétfec, Trt ee fake $2,00. ' A Schooner Handy, carbotate soda; value 8240 Schooner By Brothers. cottou:; valus $1.00. ete Q Fashion, 49 bales pelle Island); value S jon, a [siandy ; sia The entire cargo is valued at $300,000. It will be sold in New York a3 soon as it can bo ar.anged after the arr}. val of the ship. p wn The'veshots inwhich tuebe dakccdy ware brought to Koy West have been sold in most cases. The Jobo Williams will take a cargo of cotton from other prize vessels, and be sent to New York, <eInndiitien to these prizes theté arenow in tho harbor Of Koy West — . vibe The prizo stcamor Fagio (Pritish ), captured by the Ocko- rara while on a voyage from “asaau w@Charicston. Sixteen hota, bad to be. fred Bihar Daigce she woud come to She has a small but vali cargo. She cann t escape condemnati:n. ; the prize steamer Victor, cavtited by the United States steamer Juniata afew miles outside of Havana, Sou 03- tepsibly to Mi 1 wibt dostined to rua {ib niieade 31-BRG) eeok eRe sara, coe, kc The prize ste. mer Upion, prize to the gun at Manta- vile, Capt. Rogors, for Havana, taken o!f hobile with w valuablo cirg: of ‘Havaus prc ied ‘Tho rchosner 0.8 Breeao, carge assorted from Havens for Mobile. ws) scho.ner Sea Bird, carga assorted, from Nuzaau for ie ~-Schvoner Clyde. cargo 100 bales cotton; voxse! roxtorad, but cargo, being Confederate, wiil be coudewued : captured by the Sonoma, Capt, Stewart. * "sehconer I , Havana, cargo assorted, ca; tured ry Jané. cottoa and turpoutinc,a good prizo a Liou, 235 bales cotton, part on tho Maltory, a Con‘ederato vessel aad curso. . . 100 bates cotton, part onthe Mallory, 9 Confederate vesse! amd cargo, fet pri79, fchooner tch> (British af 50 bales colion, part of cargo Confedorate, and will bd candemnod Briz \Camet. Havana, bg emacpion § pewi nen i sagare, ugar, otive, ke. ;, Confodrato carco. Pei gaee Wisatss! pia caphired by De Bow.175 Dxtox Menmer (Cuba, veascl burnod, crow taken prisoners, yestol chased by the Huntaville and De Suto, $1,009 in apectd secured. r Alsé sthooner Diana, assorted cargo, from Havena, Bleop. Richard , agsorwd cargo, trom Havana. was ,Schoover Anna Amelia, asaorted cargo, from Havana. fobeoner Mart, No. 2, akaorted car,zo, from H:teana. |” Schooner Brothers, assoried . from Nasevw, Schooner W T. Leitch, aworted cargo, from Nassau. Schooner Linnett, asaorted cargo, from Havana, y Steamer Vearl, condemned. Steamer [olphin, condumned. WAVAL VESSRIS OW PORT. plnited Staton steamer Magnolia, flagship of Admiral Untied Rtaten stoamor Juniata, Capitain Culex. United £ tates steamer Getorara, ( ja Collins. United ~ tates steamer Tinga, ain Clary. United States steamer Huntey ille, Captain Rogers. United States stoamer De ote, Ca: tin Walker. Steam schooner Hendr:ck Hudson, Captain Cate. Schooner Chambers (three masted). P By the Hendrick Hudsov, Captain Sato, from Apalacht- conta, wo loarn of the tetul lors Of tho United stares bark Aranda in a territic burricane. at Nog leand, near Apia, chicola, on the 28th of Mey. The Henstrick Husson saved” the rigging, fai's, &e ,of tho wreck. Tho veasel. being driven high ap. was abandoned and subsejuently destroy - 4 «Tho guns, save tho huwitzers, wero all No lives iost, ‘ihe officers and crew ived at Key West on the Sth in the Hendrick Hudson. The Hevdrick Hudson bronght to Key Woat forty-nine ‘da:ea Sea istand cotton. captured furty mites up the Chat taliochie by an expedition fitted out irom tho Port Royal. The cotton ws on board the schoouer Fashion, and con- coa'od ins dark iagoon. The caviaiu wos takeu wih the vessol and cargo. The Fashion is now used as 9 tender to ty Port teyal. ‘The Circuit Curt of the United States for tho Southern district of Florida, at a into session, convicted the follow: ing porsons of revolt avd matiny om board the ship Svarkiing Sea when she was at auchuc ov the Florida root They were seufenced to the ponitentinry in tho Di triet of Colombia for two years at hid labor.) Their names are Ge ree Flower, Thomas Gtibert, Nich tvs Mar- toh, James Thompson, Avtuniv Germinow ick, Thomes 8. iamers are on board o Marstial of Florida, GROES AMOUNT OF BALES OF PRIZE VESHEIR AND OcRa~ms Crm DEMNED PY THR PRER COURT AND SOLD AT KEY WieT AND WRW YORK FI¥.8 THR LAST STATRMENT, PUBLISHED 19 ocronee, 1862, Vessel. Cargo. Pat Steamer Adela. $58,900 2,900 60,900 No 435 aw ad 6230 1164 220 0s aes 50 = 50 2 oe cae 200 ‘aa 12 1,31 4AT 6.469 550 18%6 + «(9426 1,850 1,707 i i a8 erga Mt aim a 2, ¢ ua ie 1,769 2,900 ‘197 aT 21316 a Re No cargo. al A08 coe idieiti ie dEas ei! Admiralty Court at Koy Woot has one bonteed pada 4 — ign S085 o ixty tz > {this number #iRtoon wore Reames, four barks, £60? fourtvon schooners, twenty loops, y condermoed at Key Went, cad at Now York, amounts to ox attend! per we ‘The axing sum 9.900 1, $2,210,309 09. Heated, or >e 332 i im place were wore yuite French wit svar aroused to such: 3 Senertl rodnoed to ek pone, tod mori vigorously by two ordinates. All in yattt; the ree an ile ore vere o fab te. sce ale sate oF. a aot Fs wanhed 4 JUNE 16, 1863—TRIPLE SHEET. « . a ‘ “took to gieeaiiars.” shortly: ovnsortng a bo ont . : vt SECRANG’: MY 4 | orca SoAoad. be cave meseithoat ie ss Hie a Ag bpeanmane tlhe opened _ vig t 5) army wir o: between tgealy thirty @ ‘ + ay President, by General Buell, January ye oeeerrr hy La = = Ll mont Halieck declined to pursue it. But o| “thy Mounrastasond, Juné 6, 1343. lthout advising or co operating with Iu The Hanging of the Two Pa Prnsconcpann oe have faied at ee eet eo, “eaaikoa, wont . “ 0 creates opinion Bragg “ _cBuckwor 4b eison, ¢| Rebel Spies. 8 preparing to'tan the moment Rosecrans advascos, ils | Pilwluled. not te Grant, whom he hn repeatedly rpaice ys Pin ee iu rT0y WIA Activity in nis front and bis proparations in bis rear are | ceiving” niger ran, hnant pipiorcomenie You are 5 A et werrevetinind 1 "1 | considered conclusive of this. Bridges have been pre | on = one pared across the Tennessee river at various points, bota — When will they be-made jublic, that the gre: THEIR POSITION IN. THE REBEL ARMY, | stove anc botow sridgeport, mis natural tine of retront, Tica dedopet oy Srentens. eatery cookie we ‘and atl bis sparo wagons Gave Seon sont to the rear.” Hiv | @ br gh hot ey ~ ay 4 eétivity in the front is for two purposos. One ts that he r ALS FROM THE Ansty ©] inay be easly aporsud ot out movenseula and rétira,and | Gaugrat tn Coal dames B. Bry, rovont Marsh The Son of Captain Williams, U. 8. A., Who | coconciy, tnat ho may hayoamplo time toget away what. | talls on the oMesrs of this caper A A ‘over rolling stock he may have at Shelbyville. The latter cranunen, are: eens, erly pepoent gene’ Fell at Monterey, Begging His Life ale of this sontenca may not be fully: understood {f tho | Ten whonehe ta chooblg. Amcng thetfrat yo. bo wax Rosecrans’ Hands~-Ne is Hang rondor doos not know that the tine of railroad which sup: | WAS Lloutodant Heory Stoas, of the Adjulapt Covers ; x! plies. Drage runs Gret vortboast from Shoibyyille | orme, gagiot dhe very best omens on Buolls or Ro Us to Wartrace, and thence due south to Bridgeport. | now he takes Major W, A ‘el Of the Fifteenth tuf , Wartrace is much nearer Murfreesboro than Shelbyvitie. | ry, who bas been made provost marshal of Kentu Bragg’s Position and Its Strategi- | tiesce it Brace is uot epprisod of our movoments |: TM? tele head ut ae ot the and ' 1 Valu ‘at.an early hour he casmot get out whatever roli- Tadustrigun and energetic oficors of tee seontar scty Setar eon ing stock he may have at Shelbyville, and wit! have tode- | isa most congental gentleman) and “his retfrowent, fro RAnnt stroy it; and rolling stock and railroad matoriat is growing | {bis stmy is the reset of i who have evor been thro . 40 06 m grout considerasion with the rebels, elmoat aa im BRR) PS! et, ‘road ween SBRIERS’ STORIE. THE. AFFAIR. AT FRANKLIN, rain. tarving the rebels” rany all be, ant vory 1) Two desortore wore in to-Major Miles thia m Iixely it-isa wild idea, but deprive thom of the means of | {Mf The conversation which 1 had with them ¢ be, &e., &. peszapzrtalioa by paitroads and the; seyret Easels keen LL | pm naresting ia regard to the rebol ns @ bodies nlatt sued for any lon; imo Ta any one | 2 of Withor’s di ns Tee to’ Colonel district of country. We may be able to ‘‘atarve th m tn [oe Wision, yhoo commanded Me. W, F. G, Shank’s Letters. Spots." At any ruta, wore. sey deprived of raiiroads | Coeral Gardner, and then by is, of Muinenensnono, June #, 1863. | they could never concvatrate those Tusces at sirategio | Peony et Peas then given Arad Follows SKURMIBABI—ATTACK ON PRANKIIN. ‘After I had ofosed my letter of tuis morning [ tearned tho particulars of a alight skirmish on the Shelbyville } officers th the army to a forward moveucnt road, and sibsoquentiy f haa tnformatiog Of similar en- gagemenis at Franklin avd Triune, Tho rebela have grown excited and anxious.ovor the chauge. of our tine at | bave arid—an Franklin, Col, Board, of the Mighty-fitth Iadidaa, has beon"| omg: the loft ‘in command of the position, and garriaons the fort built thore by General Granger's command. The cul.ma under Genoral Granger. bad marched (rom Vravk!.o to Triune, It was: a movement diillcult to Mike, and-hence the rebels, fully awaro of It, supposed Frahklin had been ) entirely evacuated. On Wodnsadey oigtit they dashed iuto the towa and found thamaelyos mirtuken. Beuwd gave thom a warid rageption, and they retired (o renew tho ‘attack ‘this\evoning: ‘the infurmatioa of Granger's retiremen’ appears to hive been sent alung the entire rebel front, and yesterday the rebeis made determined | ¢d doce hotapprove any reconncirsances aiogg the whole line, The skirmishing at Franklio wis continded the whole day. The reveis may have gained dome information, bubwo advantage, Heavy: firing was heard at Triune Colonel McCook says be hoxrd over dn6 hiindred gts “th that direction, asbeen no report from Triume, though Captain Kelly has a Courier line and Captain. Mot ill @ eignal station contacting Triune witl) Murfreesboro, (ANON R, ATEACK. About six mites out, on the Shelbyville read, the eno- my, with cavalry and artillery, made an atiack oa ‘ths Second Indiana cavairy, on picket duty, anid were eheliod by asection of artitlory which was on duty with the cavalry. ‘The redeis'wito, 60! Persistent tn their recou- totaasico that the ‘Thirty-ninta Indiana, Colonel Thos,| stack, butrather anxious for ove, Withiay the fast two Harrisop waa gent to sho sagistaace of the cavairy. “About tho mine tiute « forge ‘a2; ou tho Middleton road atlacking tha Fourth United States cavalry. Carin’s brigade of the right wing was sent to the assistance of the two cavalry Tegimonts on the Shelbyville and Atiddte- ton road, ond th the afterioo Stokes’ Chitago Bomrd of ‘Trado-battery was sotit to the front at double quick. 1ho moagures wore mercly procautionary, a5 tittle uecesmty exisiad for tha reiniurce neyts, Che rebdoig were driven off without biving indicted or 6usteiwed serious tojury. A THRO ATTACK. On tho leftof our line on the east fork of Stone rivet, aa attack Was ago made yesterday, In tact, a general re: 86. ftissance Of ur entirs fromt was mado on rey to ieara what Wai moanl by amegt to They aged tok: ton of ite na mechan (ott & being souding tr Grant. or whether tte g Thero 4 pressure trom W: ths rebols, , "3 retire ephieince aur | asa area ener a aie + points and feed them convenieutly. ROAKCNANS’ CRENERALA OFTO-RD 10 A MOVEMENT. 4 Thore is a’singutar apatiny on the part of the Pp pie! i those wii have any opinion on the subject express it trooly. tt uw companies. and numbers men for duty, t others er met is nan tuinda COACTIPLS, . Seeaeee Best Le aroma 1 men aro very much dissat BA at they on ta bo sant wo defend ‘sod that they The rrojected movement ia talked of everywhere. ree snarls General Fhomas is Feporied to | HOt Chapa hed gv there the “rebel Jeaders this tao ‘authority is g.od—that we are | Hity wil donart, Dear sends Breck ldgo's divin rebele more’ injury by dy whero has not a single ippi, and: beCune’s,, whi wo aro, sustaining’ well. our fortified live, than | ls only two M esiasippt regiments, tr defend that Sta we can’ possibly. do by adyaneing. ifo | inks | TOlts@poli¢y which thesvebols Baye fyequentiy pr: upon any mivernent of our maio force as impolibic ab Cais bass the Fa Mee Sie leiyapion: of Kentucky, wb time, Tt lias long been conceded that the ‘long head of | Breckinridge was not allowed! to go thore with his K tocky troops. A sucrt time ago the regiment (Forty fi got mutinous and demanded to be sent to Mississippi, threatoned +; ‘A strong: guard was placed arow their camp and mutiny guicted. The deserter says: heard many of the men say that they woulda’. ficht more, and ‘* aa it yearn 3 quit” ry ar row corn, a te ¥ imes getting 2 little (ret pork, but no beef. w the Fourteouth army corys,"’ as Thomas is called, has had much to do with keeping the Army of.the Cuinberiand for the past five months in its “‘notive state of inactivi ty." ‘Tho other corps commanders—Crittondea and Me Cook—pro emiugnt:y nogative men, havo no opivivn on [neautioot an wisid Le at ee lohnsepes I ae not tod J have nx ticular inquiry of a single division cow! ander ond ies of w forward movment. Singular aa it may seem, the division comman: der who ovigisated the plan I am assured isto be follow, action, and all Mise who c m- mended the | 11n counsel inaction on the part of the main army and the maintenance totact of its present admira- ) wie lites, Tho; tatk of the lines ax at present estabiished agadmirabie in tho extrome, avd gay boldly that it. is impenetrable to revel cavalry or mfantry, It bas never been broken by Outside pressure: how comes the i . Old *Rosey, is furcet to vr : Morereesnono, June 10, 1863. ‘T infortned you Last evening by. tolagraph of the si Jar ciroumstances comnocted with the hanging «f two sp! at Fidnktin.’ Ihave this’ morning obtained a copy the Adjutant Geperal’s office of this department of ¢ correspondence on the subject which passed bot Colonie! Patra, Commanding at Péanklin aud Gen. Ro crane, This telis the atory in language more graphic Tnow fave: tine to'fratnd it in, and wigs but fow p ashington. move—to disarrange lis I'nes—do what the rebels bave fated to dd by embarking upon @ campaign which pro- mises upcectain results. The whipping or catchitig of Bragg. ts ve thast uioertaia @ dhs raaay war, | faery remarks I send. you, the correspondenee Gertoou things under sho sun.” v The two mop wore in reality: firat, Col,Lawrence .} Williams, formerly Second United Stetes caval-y—{ Moxrnewzpono, June6—Midnight, . | cording to Whe Army Register. bd.qad Firdt Lioutensnt the Tenth thfantry, snid‘waw appointed by Presid Pr cde oie rt hone ch a 8 tember’ 7; “x86t!° He mast Raye deserted tho Uni States service since September, 1362, as his name pp in the register of that dave,.—Iop. Hrewarn/]—At ono ti seal ea peraly Leet, Dunap, wees 6ta, apd fi tom Is represented tb term Lae ee fee Auton, United States Army bie BRAGG REPORTED CHANGING T05 PORTION, We have this evening some strange news from Bragg, which would indicate that he ia not only prepared for an’ days it is sald he tas strongly reinforced the forces at Peech Grove ard Wartrarc, moving himself from his» quarters.al Shelbyville to one of the two, places named, ‘The movement, if it. has actually bees made, indicates that be anticipates an attack at Beech Grove. Ho assumes his only traty defensrbic position. ‘Tako tho occ.mpany- {ng diagram and you wili see it, Beech Grove, Manches- tor, Sholby vilie aod Tuliahoma aro the four points of the ecimpass.. Tulakoma (south) ia, the base of supplies, Buck’ river, from Shelbyville (the weet) lo Manchester is Bragg’a line of oporations, Beech Grove little advanced, ts midway between tho pone miler bis dase. ff wo } ‘Bn atyance ow Shelby ritic, tt oy t ‘thagths pian tor right) he from Beech end MS tn vue Iaceat ina Should bestoplay-as murh caarey see | directly. on Botch Grove bo Fup rifle piss Sud, bis x coe Sv eens ‘vigtlqneo as ho bas dono to-day tais witt boa duty car; ua there. If dofcated 3 ama, distant | +39) Colonel, Ud iy, and | " tiie cavalry wilt hardiy.be; capable. of Tins a a a new ay or nis eataeal tee | Danian? IC's eecrie weir know that 1 gavo ivthis morning’s tort railroad, ‘answer if /%. BAIRD, Erie pian Which it fe understood Rabe nd le going ‘bo | Of Sek er kor edad l= rent nding Fe eatin ma kyting Ee _ ne » lam Banari 8 few anys mst dovelop tt. Soeratekent Tas . i Loge MRRRUL, 8 PM. Ualed States Army, has N. ; pra Saictes ot ropepephical Gotee er Gen, jocgeeine hay see) Miohter ar ‘Woynn. bs chic awistamt, Dave Kile ayy ove to Washington W report for Guty Ih home ole tl made ON tary district. in Borr:!b w beon wish bye tn 3. OARTIELD, don Granger bereto'ore. | ‘ ior General and Chief of RETURN OF GENERAL WiLLs0h—ELd OFIION OF of Seened Baird app Goueral Willie, captured as Marirsesboro Dec SI, has Pr Siphe wwe roturned ta duty with General Johnson's division. "Mis grt hee mah rejort oF BI Arvaip and eibuletionn in «be you havo ee Sespatchs of Oo ~ ean san copneaesa With che Sorenioae Weetoe RAGES ingniry on to who wua.at ail tuierosted in the catiod at the Wer Oilice, and after eudeavdrins to got a hearinz from the dittorant Cabmet offecrs, aod thinking his operating BC onmctant importance (o merit attoa- ton, no req an interyiew with the Presidont. I. was immedi teiy: gr and tient, interested was falroly posted, according. to ordo.e, and tha: «nen the attack began he (Willich) was at hextquarters .pro- testing ayninst the p sition whrch the’ trovps hell. He computes the government and the rebel coufederacy to id clopbaut kicking and striking at 9 doz biting at hiv 8 aad and <irives de jog ote a corner and trample 40 ife out ob de dam oust.” Meevagknono, Sune 6, 1863. seats naam naar no fe Gon. Nogiry reports wo tafant rigades— Busbrod Jubuston of Cleburne, and Brown's Urigade or MoLown's division—advanced during the revel recon- BO-ssance This ts 1oformstiva obtained from RRINFORCED He thinks tne war caniet oad vat ‘ae rant Reconnomsanses made te day found the enemy in strong resouen ter COLONBL BAIRD EKPLADNS THB CAUBE OF 4:8 BUBPI IONE. . nal Faaxun, June 4-10-20 P. ‘To Brigadior General Culot of Sea Two men came intocamp ety ta dressed in uniforms, with horse |» 0a Major, Donlap, Assiataat an order from Adju ic A d Goueral Townseud.end a: their conduct be J alugulnr’ that have them. They that it was important to go to N. vite to ‘The ono ‘bithgelt as Colo dasee ia Feet. aroguiar officer of the old army; = 1868 tie oploioa sat rRAG@ JON STON? —DOTRTFLT. teh. ne wo force up to our very Ines, and upon evory road leading a 8, tor couth tewacda Manghostor, Meslianville aad Sbolbyilic. | signalled Govaral Go-don Uranger. 1 these.raca are ‘Tho reconnoitoring force found indubitable evidences of a | it seems to me important that [ should kaow it, boc: brigade of Brecktnridge’s division, reported sent South, Forrest must be awaiting their prc 4 - ‘and also of one o MoCown's, reported gone Seuth. Tuere General, 1 am your obedient , i vory good reason to believe that n0 (rovps other thaw J. P. BAIRD, Cotonot, Commanding Post. two bave gone to Misatszippl. I have written A DRUM YEBAD COCRT MAnTIAL. ou that it was poaitivoly known nt ters that Tho possession of the ordor said to havo been given gra: ockioridge, MoCown aad Forres. bad gone to Miasia- yest n dese. t hy took advantage of the feconnomsance sippi. [find that there is noth itive avout it. The | Resecraus’ mind that the men were spies, and he Scone fo vur lince, Tacos Drisadss have held theadeence | audndrities were. first,a lady why cams. taroogh shortly’ | siruoled hiv chief of staff to orders court martial of ERP Seedniac bess secee’ | mr annem res tearing mei on agen | are ete, € urg. 5 . tealt . et = = iy ‘ Atlanta, pon The fret authority is bow uadergolog, NS en eer y Mvnsneespono, June 6, 1963. trint by vue seprsiad ad 9 apt» be a yor Miles, Proveat | ae 5» Solin eetetnae nt Juve $--12 P. M. f Marabsi Genera: IP. — Heavy rains tayo provaitat for several days, and the | Yory conclusive. S) that Hees teainet bor i? | he twormon ars mo doubt spies. Call a drum troadg are decommag mors formidable barriers (0 any ac- | scripts are hold at present as prinowcraof war,and Tam not { Court martial tonight, and if they are found to be Know but what my antici .| Alowed to give thoir names, an it id yeb ainatcer of great | hang them dolore without fail. No such batt > pag tr lier im —_ Le * 1} Goubt as Ee snetier they’ arc spies ordeveriers. The ) havo been accredited . prtions olib:rately givon ia previous letters may prove | third authority is gone at all. The rebel payers do est jacana. false, and the topographical and meteorological dilieultiés | pubiish army movements. They haye boon detects in ‘Brigadier General and of Sta, the execution of tho plans and dosigas Lhaye | Pablishing alse nows to misioad us. It is now be avod ‘TMD RABELA CONVENE TURM-ELTU BPIR. gmigons Ihe ange la ths hows was of that character. Whr shonid they.| On lserming that thoy wore to -be court ‘martialed ‘heroin dotaicd. Tomvessac rosda sto, with this army,.| draw frei this region? There wee testy thin. | oder of Hasecrans “mbaid Md prove rbially good; but auch rains as we havo bad for four | #:nd idle at Charleston, fifteen thounaga 21 Savan- thoy - not or five days will soon destroy them. However, @ few | Ball, sumbers to, Spare at “out-—fuauy Mgt edn Shey ee ey rang og serge hours of sunshine restores tho solidity and makes them = commen 1s Ue Sane | J. kage SAAS ‘what follows! <= passable. No. fo wobtaay AxeciTiON rue Tum OF trurnan i’ bi .. . McCown's division, are in our immediate front. . 2m ia; took placd Felierfay utoraisa. The partorer box boon ‘To believe that the-rebels tok on the poass. ala or {hed arrested, tried and executed under peculiar circumstances. RT, as nearly H not quite as important as wheat ‘The murder was committed within the liges of the rebel | '8* Possession of farmy in ont fromt on or about the Otn of March fast. The murdored party was one Adam Weaver. seikirk was one of a party of three who seized Weaver and put him to the presence of the daughter of Mr. Weaver. Beikiric wae Atreated by the rébela nad conflndd fn WeWinny ie, Whea ‘Reyno'ds marte a deaent on Weidinavilig be fund Bellaric jail awalting bis triai—indeftoitely postgoned on-ec: count of (he wilnesses boing within our lines—atd Fi Se 5. ei e : He 38 25923 “3 iy I & fr i | f i ? &5 i i | fi il Es z zs i 3 iy t ia ; >: 3 2 cP ' 4 Hy i it cH oy a b abt 58s tee igi as not di During the sictoen bucdred strong, wus ‘ ot Ca wentey é ; 3 : i £33; 3 BP i if. Le 80 herd an’ sway his bgp gua ‘a 5 Fron | i CMA RACTERIST.C howe ged tae z have before mentioned Thom 6 ‘Gaverat Reseerans 16 the man the responsibility of ordering « mt of @ to to the ass! el in He i a |

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