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4 NEW YGRK HERALD. JACKS GURDON BEANSPT, % AND PKOPRIEIOR. + O# FULTON AND NASSAU STS, 's Morro. ‘o Mauer ox " Wives oF } 1 » b HEATRE, Bowery. —!'x:0n's Baano— y ux Dan BOWERY TIT Bowery. Tux Sixes—Tue Duee's Wiad Dens THN OND RARNUM'S AMERICAN MUSSUM, Broadway —Gae, Tate axe Wiee Com. Nure ayn Minnis Warne, At sli hours Duwk s bagu Aticrnoon and Byoning BEYANTS’ MINSTRELS, Mechunics' Hall.” 472 Broad. Mri Konioram SONGS, BUMLMSQuMd, DANCES £0.—0uAW Boer Paw Me) foxus, Day AC. SILK Taumrer, THK NEW IDEA. 48 Broad Perrts, &¢.—Rovent Moan Songs. Buaiesques, AMERICAN THEATRE, 444° Broadway.—Batcera, Varionimes, BuRLESQUES, NEW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY, 614 Broadway.— Ccmontmm aNp Lyorunys, from 9 A. M, ‘ull 10 P.M. HOOLEY'S OPERA HOUSE, Brooklyn.—B: Sones, DANCES, BURLESQUKS, AC. LS Noam New York, Monday, J THE SITUATION. Our news to-day from the different scenes of ac- tion where the contending armies are employed ia exceedingly full and interesting. Our correspon- deut at Monocacy Station states that the rebels occupied Frederick C.ty last evening. Itis certain, at least, that a force of them passed through it. Tucy were attacked and dispersed by our troops under Major Cole, but another force reoccupied it, and were there, though in very small num- bors, last night. A despatch from Chambers- burg last night says that a battle may be ex- pected there to-morrow, if the rebels do not scatter into small bodies and roam through the mountains, They have already carried off 2,000 head of cattle and a; many horses out of Franklin county, They Keep so much on the move in the direction of Greencastle, Hagerstown and Wil- liamsport thattheir exact position or intentions are not known from hour to hour. Gen. Jenk‘'ns appears to be moving with a force of 1,100 munted infantry in the direction of Gettysburg or the Northern Central Railroad. He is commit- ting great @epredations upon the horses of the farmers and in the mountains. We publish to-day a brilliant account in full de- tail, from ot correspondent in the field, of the late desperate two days’ battle at Winchester be- tween General, Mi'roy and General Ewell, which terminated in a disastrous retreat of the Union forces to Martinsburg and Harper's Ferry, with ouly two thousand men out of seven thousand, and having lost all the artillery, stores, baggage and everything except what the men carried on their persons. Three entire batteries of field artillery. and one battery of siege guns, about two hundred and eighty wagons, over twelve hundred horses and mules, all the commissary and quarter. master’s stores and ammunition of all kinds, ‘over six thousand muskets and small arms without stint, the private baggage of the officers and men, YS MINSTREL HALL. 6M Broadway.—Etmiortas | | editorial, the right of England to furnish war con- | our cruisers to search suspicious vessels. Earl Russell indicated to Parliament that the English Cabinet had adopted a very liberal ye the subject of ‘the Polish revolution and the rights of Poland. A German journal publishes the official text of 5 's despatch, announced by the Jounal Petersburg, an@ an analysis of Prince | Gortchakof"s reply to the Cabinet of Washington. The Russian Minister, in order to be able to give his reply as early as possible, has addressed it, not | to the Russian Minister at Washington, but to Mr. | Clay, Minister of the United Stutes at St. Poters- burg. Prince Gortchakoff expresses the Czar's sentiments of affection and gratitude at the atti- tude of the federal government under the grave * | ciroumstances in which Russis is placed. One paragraph of this documeut is devoted to the rebellion, France was disappointed and considerably agitated by the news from Mexico. The Moniteur confesses that the resistance of the Mexicans was “unexpected.’’ MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. Bermuda papers to June 10, by the Eliza Barss, contain no news. The rebel steamers Columbia and R. E. Lee sailed on the 5th for Nassau. While the Pennsylvania troops who were sent for the defence of the State are clamoring about the prospect of pay, the duration of service, and the personal qualities of their commanders, and even insisting already to be sent back to their homes, the New York soldiera are quietly taking their places in the trenches and fortifications around Harrisburg, and are prepared to meet the invaders and drive them back to their desolated land. Ex-Senator Pugh, the democratic nominee for voys to hor neutral merchautmen, trading with lawiul papers, off or near. the blockaded ports. built @ substantial bridge over the oanal and Tho Gazette, at the same time, admits the right of | firm attitude Hoth towards Russia and Poland on | NEW, YORK HARALD, MONDAY, JUNE 2% WO That he imtends to remain on this side of the The Battle of Winchester—Cause Of the citizens of the Nort; but he ae male the Potomac river at Williamsport, and also a | pontoon bridge across the river at Shepherds- town, opposite Sharpsburg. And this explains | a statement in our Baltimore correspondence that Lee had pontoons in his train when setting out on his march. Our correspondent, at the time | of writing, supposed the pontoons were collect- | ed to cross the Lower Potomac by acorpa which | Lee had left behind him at Fredericksburg and | which subsequently moved towards Dumfries | and Occoquan. But it is more likely that Lee desires to have a pontoon bridge to connect bis new base of operations at Sharpsburg with Gordonsville and Richmond, whence he must derive at least his supplies of ammunition. Suppose, too, that a heavy rain should so swell the Potomac that his forces on the south side might be severed from those on the north, or in the event of losing a battle on the northern aide and desiring to retreat, ho would be placed in a serious predicament if left without a bridge. What Hooker’s army is now doing it ig contraband to tell. Suffice it to say that at any moment we may hear of a terrible qollision, which will probably: prove a decisive battle for or against the federal arms. If Lee should be badly defeated in a general action in Mary- land or Pennsylvania he would hardly be able to effect a retreat, and if not, that would be @ fatal blow from which the rebellion could Not recover. But, on the other hand, if Hooker should now give battle and be utterly routed, the fate of Washington would be sealed; and what, after that, would be the probable destiny of the republic is a prospect which we do not wish to contemplate, Potomac, if he can, is evidentenough. He has | Disustrous Defeat. For the first time is laid before the public this morning in the Heavy an accurate nxtrative of the battle of Winchester, concerning wibich there had been 60 many conflicting accounti, | most of them of an unfavorable nature, but some giving the Union Genera! extraordinary credit for his performances, The retiable report which we publish to-day shows that nothing which has hitherto seen the light reaches the full amount of the disaster. Accompanying a detailed description of the battle is a correct map of the locality, including the roads, the town, the fortifications and the positions of the contending forces at various stages of the battle. It will be seen that the fortifications are situ- ated on two hills to the northwest’ of the town, consisting of “the main work” nearest to Winchester, and “the star fort” further north, both being connected with each other by aroad. The position is evidently strong, and ought to have been held, as it certainly could have been if there had been generalship and pluck at the head. The attacking force has been estimated at from 15,000 to 18,000, Mil- roy had 7,000 in the battle, and could have con- centrated 15,000 from the adjoining posts. The Confederates advanced by two roads—the Front Lieutenant Governor of Ohio, has announced his | Importamt from Mexico—Facts Comeern- intention to take the stump after the 13th of July. ing the Fall of Pucbia. Rev. J. Donnelly, a Catholic priest was arrest- | We publish in another column information ed at St. Joseph, Missouri, on the 13th inst., and | Obtained from a reliable source as to. the cap- sent to St. Louis. It is supposed that he has been | ture by the French of the city of Puebla. We carrying on“®& secret correspondence with the rebels. The Memphis Appeal has had quite an eventful history. Just before the Unionists took possession of Memphis it packed up and moved to Grenada, Mississippi, where it located for awhile. The Unionists came to Grenada some months after; but the Appeal heard of their coming, and went to Jackson, Mississippi. A short time since General Grant visited Jackson, and it packed its carpet bag and kit, and went to Meridian, Mississippi, where itissued one or two numbers, and then started for Atlanta, Georgia. The new Catholic church of St. Teresa, situated on the corner of Rutgers and Henry streets, was formally dedicated to the service of the Catholic doctrine yesterday by Archbishop Hughes, as- sisted by other dignitaries of the church. The services were very interesting. The stock market on Saturday was dull and irrogular, closing, however, with rather a better focling, ospecially in Erie, Hudson and Pacific Mail, The Wester shares wore beayy throughout the day. Gold rose as high as 144, closing at 1434;. Exchange was 156140157. Mo- ney wasactige in the morning, but at a late hour it be- came very easy indeed, | whe Theatre of War in Vir Latest Movements. The scene has been continually shifting for the last few days on the theatre of war on either side of the Potomac. But the tendency is northward. The Confederate strength is hourly accumu- lating on the Upper Potomac in the same region where Lee and McClellan contended in deadly conflict last September. What Lee is capable of all know; but after the failure of Hooker at Chancellorsville, and his now permitting Lee to deliberately outflank him, the country can- nia=—The were not inclined, when the news of this victo- ry first reached here, to credit the astounding details. We could not understand why General Ortega, with so large a force, should have sur- rendered at discretion, instead of cutting his way through the attacking forces, or at any rate making the attempt. It had been con- ceded by the French that the Mexicans were defending Puebla with the greatest courage and determination, when suddenly we heard that in large numbers they had most unaccount- ably surrendered. It now appears, upon the testimony of Judge Lane, our Consul at Vera Cruz, who has just returned here, that the capture of Puebla was but a barren victory. The French got the city; but its defenders were gone, Co- monfort did not relieve the starving garrison of Puebla. Hence they were forced to abandon the city; but the French did not capture the seven- teen thousand troops and nine hundred officers, as they reported. These all escaped, after de- stroying all the munitions and small arms they could not take with them, and spiking all the cannon. The French, when they first reported the capture of Puebla, made a great flourish of their intention of sending to Martinique the sol- diers captured, while the officers were to be forwarded to France. A month elapsed with- out their arrival at Vera Cruz, and then the French accounted for this by asserting that General Ortega, his officers and the troops had violated their parole and escaped. It is evi- dent that there is no foundation for such an ac- cusation. Had the French really captured the Mexican army they would have held them and all fell into the hands of the enemy. We give a | not but feel the deepest anxiety for the result. | ..deayored to make terms with the Mexican map in connection with this account, showihg the line of advance of the rebels on the town and the positions of both armies during the fight. The only news from General Hooker’s army is a positive contradiction of the reports about a battle at Centreville. The rebels are said to have no in- @ntry east of the Bull Run Mountains, Our ca- valry and artillery had two pretty brisk skir- mishes with the rebels in the vicinity of Aldie and |, Middleburg on Friday, in which our troops had the best of it, repulsing the rebels and captur- ing several prisoners. Our loss was small, but iicluded three or four officers. The rebel news which we give to-day concerning Vicksburg and Port Hudson is interesting. The garrison at the former place is said to be in fine spirils and in possession of plenty of subsistence. General Lee officially claims a grand victory at Winchester, and thanks God for the same. Our own despatches from Memphis to Vicksburg to the 19th, state that the siege is progressing surely though slowly; that the chances of an attack from Johnston are lessening every day, and that our totai loss for the preceding week was only fifty , of whom twelve were killed. The Richmond papers of Saturday say that seven Union iron-clads were at Brunswick, Ga., on the 12th inst., and that a large force had been landed The same authority states that Mr. Val- landigham has ran the blockade from Wilmington, N. C., for Nassau, whence he will sail for Canada, Our blockading squadron has diminished the rebel fleet of privateers by one very valuable and there. dangerous steamer, the Atlanta, formerly known asthe Clyde built vessel Fingal. She was cap- tured after a fight of half an hour by the Monitors Weehawken and Montauk, in the neighborhood of Warsaw Sound, while evident!y proparing to at- tack Fort Seymour, commanding the entrance of Ogecchee river. The three masted schooner seen off Nantucket looking after our fishing boats has probably burned a large vessel, a8 one was seen on fire on Raturday night, thirty-five miles south of that point, A new privateer, rij ged wa a brig, also made an attack upon the brig George, of New Haven, noar St. Croix, on the 30th ult.; but sie made her oncape and reached port next day. The Twenty-second Connecticut regiment, nine months men, whose term of service han expired, will remain at Fortress Monroe for the present, EUROPEAN WEWS. The steamship City of New York, from Queens: town on the 11th of June, rerched this port yeu terday aftornoon. Her financial and commercial reports were fully anticipated, as was her pows in ite main features, by the telegraphic report of the ‘Were McClellan at the head of the Army of the Potomac there would be little room for doubt or fear. As it is, the fate of the capltal and of the nation trembles in the balance. Our telegraphic despatch from Harrisburg throws some light upon the movements of Lee. It appears that en Saturday evening Jenkins, with his mounted infantry, passed through Greencastle, in the direction of Waynesboro, which suggests Gettysburg and the Northern Central Railroad as the destination, or a circuit around by Fayetteville to the rear of the two New York regiments sent to Scotland and Ship- pensbufy to drive the rebels from that part of the State. The troops of Jenkins bad ambu- lances and three or four days’ rations with them, and that looks like fighting. But if his object be to cut the Northern Central and the Wilmington and Baltimore roads, and if he should be successful, then, it is anticipated that the column at Hagerstown and the large force at Sharpsburg may move acrosa to Frederick and join Lee, crossing at the lower fords of the Potomac, so that thus united the whole rebel army may assail Washington in the rear, or perhaps march on Bakimore, so as to draw out Hooker for its defence. Indeed, from a later despatch, we learn that Frederick is already occupied by a rebel force. It seems that in official circles at Harrisburg fears are entertained for the Monumental City, and that the rebel movements do threaten it, There can be no doubt that Lee is massing his troops on the Upper Potomac. Our Harrisburg despatch says he has 20,000 at Williamsport, and one of our letters from Harper’s Ferry states | that he has 25,000 concentrated at Sharpsburg | under Ewell; while another despatch states | that there are 40,000 rebels between Hagers- town and Williamsport; and we further learn that Confederate troops are in possession of South Mountain, Antietam, Sharpsburg and Fre- | derick. Whether these movements of Lee are de- signed merely to capture the Union force occu- pying Maryland Heights, opposite Harper's Ferry, 08 similar operations last fall in the same localities were successful in bagging the whole federal force both at Harper's Ferry and on Maryland Heights, or whether it is a bona fide movement on Baltimore or a feint on that city, in order to induce Hooker to move to its protection and to fight at a distance from the fortifications of Washington, or whether Lee expects to reach the national capital on the northern side with the greater part of his army, and capture it by @ coup, storming some of t the fortifications before can arrive | In force, It fe difficult to determine. Lee is too | good a genoral not to leave in doubt his plan, | If he has any, until it is too Tate to frustrate hin | object by anticipating him. | But It is very possible that Lee has no fixed government. The whole affair was evidently grosaly misrepresented for the purpose of affect- ing the public mind in France. The truth, however, will soon overthrow the subterfuge, ‘and the French people will learn that the cap- ture of Puebla was but the advance of one step on 8 most difficult and dangerous road. To capture the city of Mexico and keep their communication open with Vera Cruz the French will require a large force—not less than one hundred thousand. Napoleon will find it a hard matter to continue this Mexican expedition, now that so many of the opposition have been elected to the French Chambers. The people have always been averse to this expedition, which they had the good sense to esteem in its proper light—that is, a, grand filibustering at- tempt to rob the Mexicans of money and land if possible, Its non-suecess has rendered it all the more unpalatable to the French people, and the Emperor will find it a hard matter now to carry on this war. It will be seen by our European advices to- day that unfavorable reports from Mexico had produced a marked sensation in France. Na- poleon was sending out large reinforcements of men and heavy supplies of war material to Forey. Five Mexican Consuls, living in France, had been arrested and brought to trial for spreading falre news about the war. One of them offered to go to the Tuilleries and prove to the Emperor that he had been deceived respecting Mexico, and was losing both men and money in that country. The prosecution went on notwithstanding, and the court acquitted all the prisoners. Srrawperry Pants anp Tae Weexty Hx- RaLD.—The Tribune, having nothing else to re- commend it, has again fallen back on its straw- berry plants, and puffed them extensively on Saturday last. The fact is that the Wrex.y Heratp, the cheapest and best newspaper of its clagwin the world, is pushing the poor weak- ly Tribune entirely out of circulation. Conse- quently poor Greeley is obliged to resort to all sorts of strawberry, gold pencil and slate pen- cil lotteries to keep his paper before the pub- lic. But the people want a good newspaper, not strawberry plants, and cannot be caught by any such silly dodge. The rapidly and largely increasing circulation of the Weexty Henan shows thatit is just what the masses desire fora family and literary newspaper. The strawberry season is nearly over, and #0 is the existence of the Weekly Tribune. Tun New Govannmmnt or Corouma.—The British government formally recognized the United States of Colombia (late New Grenada) on the 29th of May last. Senor Pradilla pre- sented his credentials as Minister Plenipoten- tiary from that country on that day and was re- ceived by the Queen. The trade of England Bohemian, off Cape Race, published in the Henao plan, and that he is waiting to see whether | with Colombis the last year was, in the aggre. on Saturday, Our European files by the City of | Hooker will make a false move, in order that | gate, about four inillions of dollars. Our own New York, dated on the 10th of June, sontain, however, very interesting details of the ad: vices to in day, which appear in our polunim | this morning. Tho London Herald, organ of the Deru yive arte focrats, utter one of Ita periodical cai. recognition of the rebel confederacy \ and France. The Loudva Sievping Govwity ma ataivs, ‘nan the whe ho may, by a rapid movement of bis places ov the chossboard, pounce upon hin and give him phockmatoe, If Hooker will not give him any | ohance, but hig the fortifications of Washtug- fon, then Leo will probably be content to live for the balwnce of the summer upon Southern aad Woatera Pounayleant: ad dominate over ot Voator. cele wa to the Gui, trade is abont five millions per annum, Mr, Cox ataied in the House of Representatives at the Iasi session that the President was taking stops for an early recognition of Columbia, and he now haa an opportunity of following the Eng, lish example wlihout dangor, which we hepa. palootple oP will npeedily bo done j Fight be altwetod Hheerby, Royal and tho Strasburg—from the south, driving in the pickets and carrying the outposts, at the same time working their way gradually around by the western side of the town, from which on the second day they assaulted the outer works of the main fortification, rushing into the ditch and up the. parapet, on which they plauted thelr flag, carrying the works at the point of the bayonet, and killing and capturing considerable numbers. The inner works were still in the possession of Milroy, also the star fort. Buta council of war was held after nightfall, and when the bat- tle had ceased, on Sunday. It was decided to take advantage of the darkness and evacuate the place during the night in slence, leaving behind all the cannon, ammunition and stores. Better far to have retreated before the battle or tohave fought it out. Milroy had not gone four miles when he found himself confronted by an overwhelming force, which the Confederates had sent ahead. Two regiments were taptured wholesale, and the slaughter of those who cut thelr way through was very considerable; while the cavalry pursued and captured great num- bers. The loss was terrible. Nothing was saved except what was carried upon the persons of the troops. Not a soldier had a change of clothing. ‘The officers were compelled to leave even their wives behind them in the hands of the enemy. Three entire batteries of field pieces and one battery of siege guns—in fact the whole of the artillery of the command—were lost, together with six thousand muskets, and small arms without stint, all the ammunition and commis- sary stores, two hundred and eighty wagons and one thousand two hundred horses, Out of seven thousdnd men only from one thousand six hundred to two thousand had turned up safe, leaving upwards of five thou- sand to be accounted for. The report in cir- culation that the train of Milroy had escaped turns out to be without foundation. Our cor- respondent, writing on the 20th, says nothing whatever belonging to Milroy’s command was saved, and the mistake originated from the fact that the trains from Jones’ brigade, at Martins- burg, and McReynolds’ brigade, from Berryville, escaped to Harrisburg. Thus the defeat of Mil- roy was most thorough and disastrous, and so much was he scared that he appears never to have stopped till he got to Baltimore. Now, his troops fought admirably, and they were well handled by the subordinate officers. What, then, is the cause of a disaster as need- Jess and as humiliating as that of Harper's Ferry last year? Nothing but the want of cool courage and capacity in the commanding gene- ral. Unfortunately, Milroy is one of the politi- cal generale, appointed not for bis military abilities, but for his violent abolition opinions. Such men, being fanatical, have not the brains to lead armies. In the second battle of Bull run, in which Pope command- ed, Milroy’s frantic conduct showed that he had no presence of mind. in battle. He says himself, in his evidence before a court of inquiry:—“I told him (McDowell) that I was not fighting with General Sigel’s corps; that my brigade had got out of ammunition some time before and gone to the rear, and that I had been fighting with half a dozen different bri- gades, and that I had not inquired whose or to what particular corps they belonged.” It is evident he has no idea of order or subordina- tion, or command, and is totally unfit to lead troops. The evidence of Captain Cutting and Lieutenant Roebling shows the extraordinary state of mind in which he appeared at that battle. Brigadier General Buchanan bears similar testi- mony. He says:—“His mapner was very ex- cited, and every one inquired who that was rushing about so wildly. I left bim haranging and gesticulating most emphatically; but afterwards found bim giving orders to a por- tion of my brigade. His own brigade was not near there, and he seemed to be rushing about the field without any special aim or object, unless it was to assist in the performance of other officers’ duties.’ Lastly, General Me- Dowell says of him:—"“When he spoke to me he was in a frensy, not accountable scarcely for what he said, and attracted the attention of every one by his unseemly conduct.” His own report, indeed, written some time after, when his mind might be supposed to be in its normal | state, shows how extravagant and unmeasured | city of Darien, Ga., was burned by the Unionists on the he is in his language and how Mlogical his mind. Now, all this evidence is in print‘and before the War Department; and yet, since the disas- trous battle in which he played so strange a part, General Milroy bas been actually prone ed. He has been appointed a Major General, placed in command of a division, and entrusted with so important @ post as that of Winchester, from whose capture sad consequences have already flowed and more grave disasters may still follow. And now, again, instead of having him put under arrest, the War Department sends him into Western Virginia in command of other troops, which he will probably suffer to be gobbled up. Tt must be in the recollection of many of our readers that, in a letter to one of the meetings of the Loyal League held in this city, General Milroy proposed soon to crush freedom of speech and freedom of {he preas at the North, inasmuch as the rebels were now nearly conquered; and, Wat consum- qation baving been achieved, tha troops would be at liberty to attend to stich Northern trai | tore as dared to criticise the acts of the ad- wilalstration. He has been ahead of Burnside | gud every other gener) in bis crusade age .st the Liberties of De \wyal aad peacoat | little headway against the rebels. It is worthy of remark that the generals who are the great- + | est failures have distinguished themselves most | fn assalling the constitational rights of the | people. Aonvery or oon Buooxapens—Iavoxrant Car- | Ewell’s Troops TURK anp. Desravorion of Rasen Vesseis.— This morning we have information which shows that our navy is not idle, and that it is doing good service in its various duties: First, we have through rebel sources’ the news of the capture of the rebel_iron-clad Atlanga, better known aa the Fingal. From all that we have been able to learn she intended a raid upon Fort Seymour, and was met and captured by two.of our iron- clads after @ brisk engagement of about thirty minutes. The Atlanta gave promise of much trouble; but this capture not only weakens tho rebel defences of Georgia in particular, but will relieve quite a number of our blockaders, who for many months have been watching for her advent into active service. The official reports of Admiral Dupogt show that the blockaders off Charleston ore vigilant and active, and that two more steamers—one loaded with cotton, bound to a neutral port, and the other filled with valuable articles now much needed by tho rebels—have been entirely destroyed by our gunboats off the harbor of Charteston, These captures entail a severe loss upon the rebels. The Isaac Smith, the steamer loaded with cotton; was formerly a federal gunboat, and was captured in Stono Inlet last winter and used for some time as a rebel vessel-of- war; but her speed recommended her to the rebels, and she was dismantled to carry cotton, so that they might procure the necessaries they 80 much stand in need of. The Havelock was loaded with a cargo of incalculable value to the rebel army. : Admiral Dupont and his officers are entitled to much credit for their unceasing energy in breaking up the trade between England and the Confederate ports within their jurisdiction, and the number of vessels the South Atlantic Squad- ron has captured and destroyed since its or- ganization is numbered by scores. Important From EvropE—ENGLAND AND THE Unirep States.—By an article which we pub- lish from the London Shipping Gazette it will be seen that in consequence of some captures of blockade runners by our cruisers, and the act of the British government in sending anarmed con- voy with their merchant vessels trading in the direction of the West Indies, a very interesting question of international law has arisen in Eng- land, which is soon to be brought before the House of Lords. There is a decision of Lord Stowell, the great English authority on maritime law and the rights of neutrals, to the effect that an armed convoy cannot lawfully interfere with the right of a belligerent to visit and search a merchant vessel. But the English journals say that is not the question, but whether a convoy cannot prevent the capture of such vessel. The question then recurs, of what value is the right of search, if the convoy decide that a capture is not to be made? If our cruisers should de- cide differently, would not the question then become one of force? If the convoy is to be made the judge of the legality of the papers of @ merchant vessel, then the right of the bellige- rent to board and search is 4 mockery and a delusion. This questiin is likely to lead to some international difficulties between England and the United States unless the British gov- ernment withdraws its claim to prejudge by ite Admirals the belligerent rights of thie republic. ® Tue Heratp aND THE Parermagens.—Tho Times made o great fuss somo time ago because it obtained paper from Europe cheaper than the papermakers’ combination would sell it here. The paper, with the duties upon it, cost the Times fifteen or sixteen cents apound. We did not see that anything could be gained by sending to Europe for our paper, and the result shows that we were rigbt. Having a good stock on band, and,the means of getting as much more as we wished, we bided our time, and can now buy our paper for twelve or even eleven and a half cents a pound. From present appearances it will fall still lower before long. ius the paper- makers have overreached themselves by their attempt at monopoly, and will soon be com- pelled to sell their stock at a much lower rate than they would if they bad pursued an honorable and straightforward course, and worked with their patrons, the newspapers, instead of against them. All things come right with time and patience. Prize Courts axp BLockapens.—The officers of our blockading vessels off Charleston an- nounce their intention of sinking instead of capturing the rebel blockade runners. This is the result of the mismanagement of our prize courts here, which often bring our officers in debtors instead of creditors when the prizes come to be settled up. There is a large screw loose somewhere. OPERATIONS ON THE SOUTHERN COAST. The Destruction of Da: Union Iron.Clads and a L Force Reported in the Vicinity of Brune- wick, Ga.—Vallandigham Gone to Nas. sau, dé. Fortrea’ Monzor, June 21, 1863. Richmond papers of the 20th received, say that the 11th instant, and is now one plain of ashes and blackeued ad pore Cat nea LEE CLAMS AWOTRER VICTORY. Intrenchnienis at Winchester. AFFAIRS AT VICKSBURG Magruder Said to be Marching on New Orleans. The Bovnbardment of Port Hudson. EXECUTION .OF REBEL OFFICERS, 4 &., &. t — The Affair at Winchester. 3 Ricamonp, June 16, 1668. A dogpatch from General, Lee, dated the 15t), says:— God has again erowned h'0 valor of our woops with success. Ewo..'s division ste ‘TMed*the iatrouchmonts at Winchester, capturing their m “tillory, &c. Lae, Rebel Advices fre m Vicksbarg. {From the Chattanoega Robel, Juno 16.) ‘Tne enemy has gotten within @three hundred yards of our outer works, mounted siege guna and opened fre ‘without doing any damage se far, yOur loss in the whole series of Grant's attacks has been si: thousand, and the enemy’s between forty and fifty them ‘and. Grant's pres- ent force does not exceed aixty thous wd, notwithstand. fog heavy remforcements havo reached. him. No fear is felt in regard to the subsistence of our garrison. Below is astatement of tho daily rations now} being issued:— Quarter of a pound of bacon, haif a peend of beef, Ave: cighths of a pound cf ymoal and aa allowance of pose, rice, sugar and molasses. An officet who left Vicksburg om Monday night ropertse ‘all working well. The garraion ave ia tino spirits, ama) well supplied with water and provisions. So far litde damage has been done by the enemy's fire. Grant ie still pegging away from his parailels, but no mischief ie: done yet. It is rumored that Magruder was marching om New Orleans, but it is not credited in official circles. No firing was beard this afternoon, aod nothing bas beew geon of the enemy’s cavalry since the skirmiah of yoater- day. Since meeting Jackson he is thought to have givot’ up the idea of another raid. The Operations Against Port Hudson. (From the Mobile Advertiser, Juno 12.) ‘The latest nows from Port Hudson rays the bombard- ment still continues. Citizens of Horn Lake report thirty- seven transports, with troops and enpplica, going down the stississippi river. Passengers from Ponchatoula board heavy firing at Port Hudson. The Fssex ts reported captured by our forces, and several gunboats disabled. Agentioman from Woodville reports Sanks forti*ying on Tifompson creck, northwest of Port Hudson, and piast- ing heavy siege guns. Banks has mustered out several regiments. Shor- man’s left arm bas beea amputated, Movements of the Rebel Generals Mar- weduke and Price, * A despatch, dated Panola, June 12, says General Mar- — captured ope trausport end sunk another near Jelena. On the 11th instant three regiments were seut out from Holena against him, but were driven back. General Price ig murching on Old Town Peint, eighteen miles below Helena, Twenty-two companies reported for duty from North Mississippi, under the late call. Fall in the wyeome ne 04 An officer just frony Natebez reports that the gunboat Orizaba grounded ona bar four miles below the city, om « the 1ith, and the river has fallen three feet since. General Magra Consul in Matamoros. (From the Brownsville (Texas) Flag, June 8.) When Geuerals Magruder and Bell paid @ visit to the ties of Mate- from federate offtcers at Franklin, tacitly admit the justice: Of tbe banging. It wb Nome Hien was ‘one of the most hovorable officers te this service. He was Wasincton, June 31,1863. THE REBEL STORY ABOUT GENERAL BANKS’ RRPULSE AT PORT HUDSON. The statemont in the Riehmond pepers that General Banks had deen repulsed at Yort Hudson is regarded here- ag utterly without foundation. At last accounts from that quarter General Banks still had the town closely invested, and there bas been no opportunity for any mes- eenger to eecape. CONFIDENCE IN THE EARLY FALL OF VICKSBURG, The government is confident that Vicksburg must soem fall. GENERAL M’CLELLAN AND TBE ARMY OF THE PO-/ TOMAC. A very prominent republican Senator, now here, states that if Hooker was to be superseded there are twenty generals who would be designated to take bis a be. fore MeClellan THE PUBLICATION OF CONTRABAND INTRLLIGENCE. ‘There is sa:d to be a provision of law under which the papers that have violated the orders of the War Lepart- ment in publishing contraband news may be proceeded. against, and heavy penalties incurred. SENATOR HALR IN WASHINGTON. Senator Hale has arrived here News from Mexico. THE TAKING OF PUEBLA A BARREN VICTORY —OWm HALF THE FRENCH ARMY DESTROYED—THE CITY OF MEXICO TO BE DEFENDED, ‘ [Fron the Portiand (Me.) Argus, June so), Judge Lane, who resigned the ae of the Muniet- | Court of this city to take the consulship to Vera Crnz,. From him we learu, that although the French have. taken Puebla, it was but a barren v a city but the people were gone. nobly, holding out with great obstinacy, relieved forees under | lonz akter this disaster Ort | instead of the 17,000 men and nine hundred officers res io have jaid down their arms, there were three or four hundred. The rest bad escaped to the caj what *hey could, spiking the cannon, chimneys. ‘The fecerals also captured the schooner Pet, ready to sail for Nassau, with a cargo of cotton. Soveral federal iron-clads were at Brunswick,Ga., on the 12th, ead laroe forces bad landed from transports. priste aid toward an expedition for Arctic explorations ‘and making the Northwest Passage. A few days since 3 3s 04 0 American sciense, | Ra ised te tape LY ves. That the gum of —— dollars be coated 1 ald of the oljeot specified in ‘amount = is f $ rk i i if { if Pay Pp ever, thas they seme tee ‘on the o without Jarge reinforcements. bave sent i ~ PAS ood tie ae to about 90,000 20t enough ‘to take Mexico an beld the line of commani. ‘Tae Turf. are already OD the @pot, and im active trai for the difforent [Fin ee ave. ‘ ‘4 ol ‘i oy , Of tha raahion ‘Onur, op that . Ones | tera ae wth entered, and } "0a casera whieh tdle- eombie, Jerome, "fun | are iat Se. Ra ee era | Wo betiove @rery New Yorkor will say -+Awian'.j¢ q | two mile Des, * Byny rrp | vera! vum ‘ge served In tho DINK, 804 fhe MPT cpa, | SCG) "MMMMeomk viding one, Aad" ought to. Somuty tion aul aly made, 4 Jorge attendancn b Storm the Union ‘and the United States: {

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