The New York Herald Newspaper, June 26, 1863, Page 1

WHOLE NO. 9781. THE NEW YORK al NEW YORK, FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 1863. ERALD. PRICE THREE CENTS INVASION. Movements of the Rebel Forces inthe Virginia Valley, Mary- land apd Pennsylvania, Tho Enemy Within Four Miles of Carlisle. General Ewell’s Headquarters ‘at Shippensburg. ‘THE A Rebel Division En Route for Chambersburg. Nearly All the Rebel Army in Maryland. Gen. Lee and Staff Reported to Have Crossed the Potomac on Wednesday. The Country Ravaged in All Directions. The People Flocking Across the Sus- quehanna for Safety. PREPARATIONS TO MEET THE ENEMY, &., &. &e. The Harrisburg Telegrams, Harrispura, June 25, 1863. The Coatesville cavairy, of Chester county, received -orders to proceed to Carlisle immediately. Mr. Fisher has arrived here from Chambersburg, and ives an entirely different version to the eensation intelli- gevee received from there. He states that he saw no rebel infantry there up to four o’clock on Tuesday after- ‘oon, Colonel Lemuel Todd arrived here to-day from Carlisle. He feels confident that there is no rebel infantry this side of Chambersburg. He urges the immediate seoding of re- inforvements to General Knipe. Strong, able bodied men are arriving bere hourly from the border. They do not care about enlisting to defend ‘their homes, but make quite a loud talk about what the ‘authorities and government ought to do. Parties of respectability have called upon the Governor ‘aad urged him to declare martial law. He refers them to General Couch, That officer declines resorting to extreme ‘measures as yet. A band of minstrele—Carncross & Dixey’s—fled from ‘Gere at noon to-day. Their scare led them to flee towards Lancaster, They were advertisea to stay all of this Correspondents are flocking in from ail quarters. Nose ‘ef them have any intelligence of @ reliable character to weport. Major 0. W. Sees, the attentive head of the Gelegraphic department here, has Gtted up a complete set ‘f rooms in the Capitol buildings for the use of corre- epondents. bd Our telegraphic operator at Grayson’s arrivea at Car. Uasle at eleven o'clock A. M., and, after stopping a short ‘Sime at the latter place, went back a few miles to observe ‘the enemy. He has nothing to report but that the rebels are still advancing. ‘The Mayor bas issued @ proclamation forbidding the Petailing of liquors, &c. Colonel Coffee is here, assisting General Couch with his advice, and giving him the benefit of his large expe- rience. Newspaper correspondents have been restricted in the freedom heretofore’given to their despatches. General Couch, though, bas 00 complaints to. make of the Hznatp ‘corps. Large droves of horses are arriving from the border, Some of them would make excellent cavalry animals. A despatch received here this morning states that Gen. Jenkins’ force was crossing Cave Mountain and entering { f McConnelisburg. The operator bad left, but he heard distinctly the voices of the rebel officors giving their orders A very beautiful stk Gag was presented to the Heary » Guard this afternoon by Mr, John Davis Watson, on bo- | balf of their brethrea of the police force of Philadelphia. Hanwusnuna, Pa., June 26, 1863. ‘There je an apparent pause in the rebel advance upon | Harrisburg. The rebels bave not advanced further to. wards Carlisle than where they were when I sent my last despatch. They maintain their position, however, and seem to be endeavoring to. oncircle Carliele to ascertain ‘the force defending it. They are now at Grayeon’s Sta- tion, @ town six miles weet of Carlisle. They say they ‘will destroy the crops in the Cumberland valley, and they bave already carriedwut the threat to a considera. Dieextent. It is reported that our forces have met their Advance guard beyond Carlisle and repulsed it with loan, aod that the pursuit wae successfully continued four miles towards Newville. I will probably be able to jet you know to-night how mech truth there és im this re. ‘\ port. Two rebel officers taken prisoners im the valley wero brought in to-day. Ewell bas his headquarters be- tween © -sencastic and Hagerstown, While | was visiting the camp of the ‘Herald Guard,” Fourth Sow York artilery, to-day, a cannomade in the direction of Mount Union was audible. I have not yot Jee Poed.@ ything farther cowcerning it. All thon’rinking saloons ta the city were cloved to-day ®y prociamatioa from the Mayor, ‘The military authori ties have mot yet taken control of the town, the are gradimily approaching martial law. ++ Copeiderable reinforcements of infantry, cavairy and artillery baw) marched to the aeaistance of Goueral Knipe since yostenday. Fresh arrivals to some extent suppl y theie pices here. Among those gone are Company v, of the Fourth artillery, and a Buifale company , consolidated with #. Gemeeal Knipe will defead what we now hold of Cumberiand valley The aitizens he ve abandoned Coriisie in great numbers Many of them ere here, while most are gone further north, The enemy will find a desolate ovuntry 40 advance Shrouxh far the future. There we many eneetings called to arrange military or. EAvizations of oltiwens this evening, The colored men have als cain! one, and purpose offeriay their services 40 the Govervor. Most of the aiores are still open, though some timid persona have suaght eecurity in meant in. “Let the rebels ovine on." a Govire for vengeance agh we Alaris gives way to Harninca, Jane 26~2.30 P.M Ducing the whate of last night and up to the proseus » tine hung tratos of wayons, laden with goods and house. hold furniture, have entered the city. The farmers a flocking with their Gortes also any namver of eoutra bands, of all ages and #exe8, There are wbout siz hum dred contrabands between here and Carlisle, on the way ‘The Jews aad, many others are packing wy | ready for shipanent, ‘The matter of declaring martial aw is ander considera trop to prevent alftthe able bodied men from teaving ihe eity, Thin is considered as the only mode of compelling bundreds % persons whose ouby desire i to make money | of the misfortanes of their fellow creatures, tore. in and de’end the city. We Dave railroad communication up to this time. The citizens are arming themselves to protect the town, and all business 16 suspended. The evemy te still advancing very slowly. At this time the best of order prevails in the town, and the citizens are not indulging in any of that wild excite- ment that may be imaginable as incident to the occasion. Hanewseora, June 25—10 P. M. ‘The enemy appears to have come toa standstill. Our troops are advantageously posted to receive him i he should dare a further advance. ‘Tho firing at Mount Union is supposed to have been Practice, as nO reporte of fighting have come from that direction. . ‘Thero ie no report of Agbiting in the Cumberland Valley at headquarters to-night. : Telegraphic communication is only open to Carlisle now. The enemy is foraging ail over the country he occupies and destroying the crops. Harnrispuna, Pa., June 25—Midnight- At last accounts the enemy was within four miles of Carlisle. General Knipe had his little band, comprising ‘the Fighth and Seventy-first New York infantry, anda portion of the First New York and Sixth Maryland caval- Ty, drawn up in line of battle a short distance west of tho town, Every one expected an attack would be made be- fore night, but for some reason the rebels have kept their distance. A train of cars came down thie afternoon. It was filled with people escaping from Carlisle. among the collection was a large number of contrabands. Through- out the entire day wagons of all descriptions loaded with furniture and other property, have been coming into town. It is enough to touch the most obdurate heart to see the poor blacks as they come to this common asylum. Several of them walked the entire distance from Carlisle, and the feet of many were swollen and bleeding. ‘The Mayor has issued an order calling upon the people to stand firm in this crisis, and probibiting the saleof all liquors until further notice, A regiment of infantry and another of cavalry passed to the opposite side of the Susquehanna this afternoon. The rebels are advancing slewjy from their position, and if they do not appear in too heavy numbers, General Knipe will certainly resist them at Carbiale. At McCon- nellsburg the militia ran precipitately. It is hoped they will do better hereafter. ‘The latest advices from Carlisle state that the telegraph company’s operator left there this morning, but the mili. tary operaior 1s still there maintaining communications, ‘The rebels are within four miles in force. Their encamp- ment is in view of the city. Our troops were drawn up in line of battle nearly all day, expecting an attack. General Knipe is eaid to be throwing up éntrenchments there, General Couch to-day issued an order-appointing Colo- nel Coppee, formerly Professor of Girard College, to col- lect from official despatches all the information that is not contraband. He is to make up two despatches each day for the use of reporters. Colonel Coppee has not at- tended to his duties, and consequently there is not a word of official news by telegraph brought from this department. ‘There is important mews which ought to be sent, Dut it cannet be got at. Tne Advance of the Rebels on Carlisie. CaRuisix, Pa., June 25—Noon. T left Gleason’s Station at half-past ten o’clock to.day. ‘The enemy was then abreast of us on the pike. The enemy’s drum beat this morning at half-past eight o’clock. At half-past nine the enemy commenced to move, and charged our cavalry, whe then commenced to fall back slowly, in good order, the enemy following up cautiously. ‘The slowness with which the rebels advance is ac counted for from the fact that the enemy is mounting his infantry as he goes along, #0 as to facilitate @ retreat in case Of disaster. If the rebels remain ten days longer in the valley, the detriment to the crops will be very great, consequent upon the Inactivity of the fermers there remaining and the ab- sence of their horses. ‘Last night the roads were literally covered With citi- 2008 skedaddling from various towns. General Knipe’s command is here. Canuste, June 25—5 P.M. ‘The enemy’s advance is within five miles of here. Canuimz, Pa., June 25—10 P. M. ‘We do not expect the enemy here to-night. General Ewoll’s headquarters are at Shippensburg. General Knipe is oboying instructions, and making the ‘Dest disposition of bis forces that can be made under the circumstances. The enemy's force is very strong. General Ewell, when at Chatabersburg, issued a printed Proctamation to the citizens not to sell liquor to his sobliers under certain penalties.. We have a copy of this procia- matory order, dated on the 22d inst. : ‘The enemy is feeling along very cautiously. His ca- vairy may annoy us here before morning; but this is doubtful. Hannisnvna, Pa., June 25, 1963. Captain Barton, late of the One Hundred and Twenty- fourth Pennsylvania Volunteers, who lett Carlisle at haif- past two P. M., states that no rebels were in sight when he left. We had about one thousand men in the intrench- ments, four hundred of whom were citizens. The Kighth and Seventy-firss New York regiments were there. The rebels were in sight of our pickets. There was great ox- citement and @ large number of residents leaving, parti- calarty contrabands in charge of horses. Mr. 8. Ogilby, of Hagerstown, who left Carlisle at twen- ty minutes past three P. M., informa me that our troops had ioft the rifle pits, and were out in the Walnut Troe road cutting down fences, trees, isc., barricading the roads. Occupation of McCongelishbarg by the Rebelo—Skirmish and Retreat of the Union Treop: nite. FOURTEEN Mites Waser or MoUoxwaiuawuns, June 25. } The rebels in force entered MoConnelleburg last night at eight.o’clock. The telegraph operator, after a perilous Journey through the mountaime, reached thie piace aod establinhed an office, The rebel advance was met by the Twelfth Pennsylvania cavalry, and a brisk skirmish ensued. The Twelfth was finally compelled to retreat before the seperior numbers with a lone of three wounded. A regiment of militia, under Colonel Zink, fell back at the advance of the enemy, but an independent company, under Captain Wallace, took ite position in the mountains, berhwhacking the rebela with great success. Numbers of rebels are. known to have been killed, but the oxtent of the Jons is unknown. Fears are entertained for the safety of Captain Wallace and his company. As be has oot made his appearance, it \e believed bej bas retreated to the other side of the mountain, The rebels had wagon trains, and from appearamess they intend that their occupation of the valley shail bo permanent. ys The Movements of the Rebel Forces. A letter in town, dated Washington, Wednesday after- DOU, saysi—' Twenty thourand of Bragg’s army are ate! Richond doing garrison duty."” The lettor ald says:—'General Lee hae bis whole army, ope huxdred and twenty-five thousand, is the immediate | vieinuy of the Potomac. Bragg is to take care of Rich- moud while Lee takes care of Washingtom, Richenond was re-mforced on (he 19(h inetant.’” Broopr Rum, Jume 24, 1869 THE EXPEDITION TO EAST TENNESSEE. Scene of Colonel Saunders’ Operations--The Railroad and Bridges Destroyed by Union Troops. ' Ye ZA creek, Sir John’s run, Green Spring run and South Branch Dave beeo destroyed. One span of the North Branch bridge has also been destro; It is generaily believed that the greater part of Gene- ral Lee’s army crossed over into Maryland since Friday, at Antietam, Shepherdstown and Williamsport. Batrimore, June 25, 1863. ‘The information received here this morning (rom Weat- ‘ern Maryland is to the following purport:— General Lee is said to have passed through Winchester on Friday. The entire rebel army was then in motion, claiming to be one hundred thousand strong. Ewell was at Hagerstown on Monday, and his corps marched on Tuesday for Pennsylvania. Longstreet’s forces were about cros#ing tte Potomac, and were to be on this side by Wednesday. The rebel programme, according to the representations ofa highly intelligent sympathizer, just from Western Maryland, a that Hill’s forces were to occupy General Hooker’s attention until the main body of the rebel army were well on the way; that the rebel army would then move rapidly North, having in the meanwhile supplied themselves with fresh horsea from Maryland and Penp- Sylvania. The rebels expected to capture Harrisburg al- most without opposition, and move at once on Phila- delphia. This extravagant was seriously related by the gentleman in question to a loyal gentleman here, who was supposed by the relator to be rather indifferent to the success of the Union cause. ‘The relator further says that all the rebel officers have ‘Deen newly uniformed and equipped, and their advance forces made to present a very fine appearance. Ewell told his men to pay liberally for everything, and that al- though the people might turn up their noses at rebel money now, they would soon be glad to get it. ‘These representations are sentfor what they may be worth. However extravagant and sensational they may appear, they are a truthful sepresentation of the hopes and expectations of intelligent and thinking traitors, Barrimone, June 25—Evening It is reported through various channels that Gen. Lee and bis stat crossed the Potomac yesterday. There are various rumors in connection with rebel movements, but not sufficiently definite to be worth re- peatin, In regard to our own movements it is sufficient to say our authorities are not idle. Wasninctom, June 25, 1663. Advices received from Harper's Ferry to-night state that General Lee's whole force, or the greater portion of it, is evidently following General Ewell’s advance into Maryland and Pennsytvania, No dispositvon has as yet been manifested to attack our forces at Harper's Ferry or upon Maryland Heights. ‘There is a small rebel force at Charlestown; but there appears to be no considerable force this side of Wio- chester. The city has been filled with rumors to-day of the rebels baving established heavy batteries at points upon the Virginia side of the Potomac, with the intention of at- tempting to renew the blockade of that river. There no foundation or cause for these reports, other than the anticipation that such migbt be the case, and the appear ance of sinall rebel parties at Aquia creek, and the burn- ing of the government buildings and wharves at that place. ‘The Republican, in an extra to-day, saya. — A gentleman arrived here this morning, who left Hagerstown at six o'clock yesterday (Wednesday ) morn ing. He saw General Ewell’s forces, composing the left wing of General Lee's army, pees through that place. The head of the column entered Hagerstown on Tuesday Morning, and moved directly through to Pennsyivana. ‘The rear af the column, understood w belong to Ewell, @id not pass through the place until that night. This force was extimaved to be from twenty thousamt to twenty-five thousand strong. The troops did very litte | damage besides seizing all the borses they could find Our informant saye when he left Hagerstown yeeter. ay morning, it was understood that General Longstreet, in command of the right wing of Lee’sarmy, wax then crowning the Potomac below Williamsport. The main bedy of A. P. Hill's forces, comprising the centre of Leo's army, wae understood yesterday to be somewbere be. tween Winchester and Martiosbarg, moving towards the ver. Today we have no doubt, from all the information ‘we have gathered, that the whole of Eweill’s column i« in Penusyivania, net far from Chambersburg. The gon- Heman who saw Ewell's troops eays they lad with them a very large Bomber of wagons. From thin fact they ia tend gather ai! the supplies they can Sud. Pumsvecrma, June 25, 1663 A deapatch from Harrieburg « Imboiden's whole rebel force is concentrated at Man oek, “a. MeConvetiaburg, Pa., was occupied by rebel cavalry at erening. Prpomnex, Md., June 24, 1963 Geoerais Lae and Longstreet were both at Winchester | on Friday jast, with 100,000 meo. They intended to cross the Puromac io two daye. barge rebel teams, wagous, previsions, tents, ke. were moving orb throug Hlagerswown, Martingvurg and Boonsboro on Sunday bast General Rhodes’ rebel division. ten thoumand strong, loft Flagerstown ow Tuesday for Ch unbersburg | General Johason’s rede division, tweive thousand strong, with thirteen pieces of artiliery, crowed at Shep. herdatown on Bunday. Oue-balf of this fore» was at Boous bore on Monday, and left on Tuesday for the vorth. The | other hali went to Willmmaport. The aqueluct at Willtunaport hae been blows up by the revels, ana (he bridger pver Biuck oreek, Beau y | Fulton couaty The rebels have ton reginents, with artillery and caval Ty, 00 South Mountain, beyond Gettysburg Pratanmrna, Bumigons @ partially suspended m this eity to day ‘The Receipts and slipmente of goods by the Poonsylva nie Rasioond are temporary suspended. Govermer ¥ * Offers Teh The Democrai says that Governor Vote Mlered the Secrevary of War tan thowsan jmvanion, i The Twenty-Gret New York Ke Povouxearem, June 25, ineg ‘The Twenty firet regiment, New Yerk Natwoal Goard, + baw mea bo repel Gelone! Wright eormmanding, nevem buudred strong, joven | morrow iad) for Maltimore. Heer 9@ bbe Meeting The Eleventh New York Artillery En Route for Harr Burvaro, June 25, 1863, ‘The Eleventh New York artillery, which was recruited in Rochester, left thero last night for Harrisburg direct, the Cumberland ro THE ROUTE OF THE REBELS. ‘The following are the towns and distances on the Cum- Deriand Valley Railroad from Hagerstown, «1x miles north of Williamsport, on the Potomac, to Harrisburg, along which the rebels are advancing:— Miles. Table of Distances on vi y Ry OPERATIONS OF THE PRIVATEERS. | UNION RAID INTO EAST TENNESSEE. THE WORK OF THE TACONY.| Destruction of Railroads and Bridges. Capture of Artillery, Ammunition, Five Hundred Prisoners and One Thousand Stand of Arms. Ten Mfore Vessels Captured on Wednesday Wight. THE PIRATE OFF NO MAN'S LAND, ae, Ren ae. STORES DESTROYED, ae. LARGE AMOUNT OF &e., &e.. Nv wrort, R. I, June 25, 1863, ‘The schooner Sarah E. Snow bis just arrived, and ro- ports leaving schooner W tern Light off Wellfleet at ten o'clock this morning, with crows of ten fishing vessels, Principally of Gloucester, these vessels having been cap Paes en EN tured and burned last night off No Man’s Land (Vineyard | ‘rhe following despatch has becn received by Major fou’), the captain says by @ rebel steamer. This 8 | General Hurnside from the expediti a Kent into Kast Ten- doubtful—probably the Tacony. hewee — ereren®, Bemrox, Ky., June 28, 1863, Parther Ravages by the Pirate Tacony— farrived here with my comad ot eleven o'clock this Destruction of th: ship By them, | morning. I struck the railroad at Lonoir, destroyed Bark Goodspeed and #our Fishing | the road up to Knoxville, and made a demonstration * Schooners, &c. 7 Hivaroae, Cape Cod, June 25, 1863, A Wellfleet schooner arrived here lust night. She brings the crews of the fishing schooners Marengo, Eliza ‘bech Aon, Rufus Choate and Ripple, all burned by the Taoony. They report that on Sunday last the Tacony burned the ship Byzantium, Captain Robinson, from Tendon, May 15, of and for New York, and tho bark Goodspeed, Captain Danton, from London derry, May 20, for New York, Tho crews wore ali sent to New York in the schooner Florence. The Tacony has Durned seventeen vessels since the 12th inst. ‘The Bysantium rated Als, was built at Thomaston, Me., in 1856, and owned by Thomas Dunhain, Ksq. against Knoxville, so as to have the troops drawn from Above. [then destroyed the railroad track and started for Strawberry Piaing, I burned the State crock bridge, 812 feot long, and the Strawberry Piains bridge, 1,600 feet Jong: also the Mossy creck vridge, 325 (vet long I captured three pieces of artillery, tome 200 boxes of artillery ammunition, over 600 privoners aud 1,000 stand of arms I destroyed @ large amount of salt, sugar, flour, meal, saltpotre, and one saltpetre work and other stores My command are much fatigued, We have had bat two nights’ sleep wince leaving Wiiliamsbary. The rebel force jn East Tennossee in largor than I had supposed ‘The Goodapeod rated A1}4, was built at Kast Hadiiam , | 1 aii oy attack Foudon bridge, for reasons that! will Conn,, in 1854, aud was owned by Messrs. Sturgos, Clear- explain, man & Co, Our Noank Correspendenc: Noanx, Coon., June 24, 1863. ‘The crew of the smack 1. A. Macomber, Potter, of Noank, arrived here this afternoon. From one of the crow At Mossy creel J determined to return into the moun~ tains, [haa very great difficulties that were unexpected I found the gap through which [ intended to return strongly guarded with artillery and tafautry; forse was also following our rear. wo learn that their vessel was boarded June 20, at about | | then determined to cross at Smith's Gap, which T did. haif-past two o'clock P. M., by @ boat from the pl I will report more fully ax noon ax poesible rate bark Taconia—not Tacony—containing five men, uo Very respectfully, your obedient servant, dor command of the second officer. 8. H. SAUNDERS, pinanding After learning where the smack was from, the officer ; said:—"You aro ® prize to the Southern confederacy, I] olay soley gaa peep cindy give you fivo minutes to get into your boats and go on pec soloed oy board the bark.” After getting on board, ax ordered, | tye siinene of Admiral Foote left vacsut the command Captain Potter requested to be allowed co tako bin men | or tig cath Atlantic blockullng #juxiron, and the Navy and run the risk of gotting on board some vesel OF 108 | je crtmont bias deadguated \dmiral Daligren to fll that their lives. This was granted, and thoy loft, the pirate | ii oriant position. tile extensive Know ledge of gunnery captain giving them a basket of bread and some water. Sin’ apabhions, aval a ouip delibe’ he way be ‘They allowed the pirate, after ho had set the smack OD | osied wen to perform. J'erhapa ther ix no syuadeon om firo, &c., to get about five miles off, when they boarded | oe jist iy which a ovmmeard ie dowirable ax this one; the smack, hoping to put out the fire and remain Of | yur yy qoubt Admiral Dublgren will put forth tw utnost board until taken off; but they found Me deck gone, a0d, | grorvioy to carry out Lin instructions and gain a glorioum the pirate being observed,standing towarda them again, |v ciey fe a rats Apthon paps oh ype von Rear Admiral John +A, Dahigren eotered the United the South Shon! lightboat about #ix o'clock’ the following r having rowed # distance of twenty-eight milet. | States Navy February 1, 1826,an 4 midshipman He wa they were taken wie eo gg Esme ood mitive of Poonsyivania, and was appointed trom that | a Fg doin me bere. They report {he pirate | State He was ordered to the Macodonian, then attached to be a bark of about 350 tone, and think she bax not over thirty men—regular cutthroate. Nothing was saved | but the boats, quadrant and the clothes they stood in, ‘The nmack L.' A. Macomber wan a veasel of seventy tonn, | and owned in Noank. Capt. Potter owned ove haif, and feels his loan severely. | They also report that she had destroyed twelve more | veasels, and probably aho will destroy more. The smack | Frances Ellen, of thisjport, was in right when the L. A | Macomber was burned; but it is hoped abe hax escaped. In it not time that our governinent tovk this pirate in hand? to the Brazil equadron. In 1624 he wax granted a leave of absence until 1830, when he joined the sloopotwar Ontario In 1832 he was again on leave, and wan warranted ax ® Paned midshipman, and remained om leave unit 1886, when he was ordered t coast furvey duty. On the sth of March, 1837, he received hix commirrion ass jieuten Ant, and tho following year he was granted a leave of wb- sence, owing Wo bin eyenixht failing, and went to France ool Pe emeegpeememnnpiceniesiy The Capture of the Rebel Irom-Clad Atlanta. COMPLIMENTARY LETTER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY TO CAPTAIN JOHN RODGEKS, OF THB WEE- MAWEEN. ‘Warminatox , June 25, 1863. The following highly complimentary letter from the Seoretary of the Navy to Captain John Rodgers, com- manding the iron clad Weehawken, manifests the appre- ciation of the department of the services of the officers who furnish such satisfactory evidence of their fitness for important commands, and demonstrates the immense value of the Monkors and the heavy ordnance intended to operate against fortifications and armored vessels — Navy Deraktuxyt, June 25, 1863. Sm —Your despatch of the 17th inst., announcing the capture of the rebel iron clad steamer Fingal, alias Atian- ta, bas been received. Although gallantly sustained by Commander Jobn Downes, of the Nabant, the victory, owiug to the brevity of the contest, was yours, and it gives me unaffected pleasure to 4 te you upoo the result. Every contest in which the iron chods have been engaged against iron-clads has been instructive affords (ood for reflection. The lessons tw be drawn momentous. On the sth of March, 1862, there were lying at anchor in Hampton Roads the first class steam frigates Roanoke and Minnesota, the sailing frigates Congress and st Lawrence, the razee Cumberland and several gunboats. in the presence of this formidable force, representing the highest otasive Bower of the wooden navy, boldly the | ironclad = steamer rimac, the broadsides defence of these and, potwithstand): and the Cumberland, were easily destroyed, and the fate of the othersf was oniy reserved for the morrow, luring the night, however, the Monitor, the first veasol of ber clane, arrived, and on the 9th of March, when the morn- tog mista lifted and showed the « Merrimac and her wooden conserts ing to complete the work of destruction, our def commiated not im the great ships that were still afloat and their pumervus heavy guns, bet in a single small iron-clad veasel, armed with two gue, Hiwtry bas ro. corded the courage and ekill of Commander Jobu L. Wor den, who, disappearing in the smoke of the advancing fleet, dispersed and put to flight thew wooden steamers, turned at bay the Merrimac, grappled with that formida. ble monster, and drove ber back into Norfolk aud kept her there until the eveauation of that place led the rebels to destroy their famous jron clad rather than encounter aud risk her capture by her puny autagoniat, ‘The lessons of that contest taught us the inadequacy of oden veesels abd OWT exiRLing OFdoAnE® Wo meet armored ships. FOr inland operations the Monitor turret was im: mediately adopted, and the fifteen-inch gu of Rodinan, bemg the only gun of greater weigin than the eleven inch yet tented, was ordered to be place! iu (he turret of tho Yensels that were constructing. The reeu!t of this policy i developed im the action through whien you have just passed. In fifteen minutes, and with five shots, you overpowered and captured a formuadie steamer, but «lightly inverior to the Merrimac—a yveoxol that the preceding year had battled, with not very seri ous injury to hervel’, against four (rigates, @ raree, and for a time with one Monitor armed with eleves ich guns, thus demonstrating he offensive power of the vew aod improved Moniturs, armed with guns of fifteen loch call- bre Your early connection with the Miseimipp flotilia, and your participation in tho projection apd cootruetion of the first iron clads oa the Western waters c conduct in the attack on Drury’® Bluff moral courage that ied you to put to in the Weehawken upoo the approach of @ violent storm, in order to test the sea on ot there bew craft, at the time when ewan Clone under your leo, the brave and daring manoer io JOU, With (our ARsoriAten, promod the iron cluds ihe concentrated tire of the be teries in ( bor, and there test and coer varienton hae ed the eudurance aud re. fisting power Of there veRtel®, aud your crowning fuccese ful achievement m the ptarect the Fingal, alia Atiauta, Are all proofe of & PRIN aed Courage and devothn to the country and the cause of the nv 1d lewe Of waif that annot De pertmiited Wo pare unre To your beroie | daring td pore +t wal courage, beyond that A any oher individes Coal y wdevte dt fox the dov ule ment Uyieg and variel cirenmmtaners ren Gre (rom evormmers batteries on ia in nucceat ah on © tormidebie intagon ict the casa qislitier of utters and Feai@avee of Abe \iouiior € Veownia und theif unavy armame t bor thee b <n viveaivle wot | have prone ted your hawe to he ident, requesting bim wo content them (« @ vote of theoke, im | © that you ee the grade of cota. | be Ane enpacteuliy. &« * ary of ihe Navy so Ke a Navy, command. Blatant when, Komi Avante The iinote Legtstatare, b won y paier Ave ls * oe tion of hoa The dee the Aneoen by ‘ arne at menbers of louse were present and two of woate A owt #4 wot etre to wacertain i be bed tomate, The Gowernen repiied | wed Ae pot easebeaseepsce.| to week the advice of wkilful oouliat Tm 1642 be had reported and awaited orders until the following your, when be wan attached Ww the receiving vousel at Philadelphia, where he remained until 1843, when be joined the frigate Cumberiand, forty four, Boston, an her third leutenast, This vensel was the tly sbip of the Mediterrancan equadrom, under Commod Joseph Sith. In 1844 be wae attached ta the slap Sa. ratoga, on the coast of Africa, and remained in ber during hor entire cruise. In 1867 he was ordered to npectsl vice, which consisted in translating from the Preneb works ou naval gunnery, and wan attached to the Ord- nance Department On the 14th of September, 1866, he was comimivrined as 8 commander, and was in charge of the ordnance ship PURSUIT OF THE PRIVATEERS. The Navy Departme Again Prompt— Four Steamers te Sail from this Port To-day—The Tacony's Chances Getting Small, d&c., &e. On Wednesday evening the Navy Department tele graphed to Admiral Paulding to charter, without regard to size, any vessels Mt to go in search of the Tacony, and send them to sea immediately. Yesterday Mr. McCready, the man of ali work for the Navy Agent, secured all the vessels that he deemed suived for the purporo aud that were ready coaled. Among others the Atlantic and Baltic were engaged, and up to noon it was rappored that they would go round to the Navy Yard tw be put into | Plymouth, commission. Bat at that hour it was ascertained that they On the 16th of July, 1842, he received hin cotmminsion anacaptain and wan chief of the Bareau of Ordnance were not coaled, and that the company wanted the gov- ernment to guarantee their rafe return and promise to | #t Washington, aud had char ard ot thet pay $300,000 for each if they were lost or destroyed. Ad. | Pisce during the carly part of the rebelion. larmg miral Paulding, of course, had no anthority to make there | the Lime be was in the Urdnance Depa: erected terms without consulting the Department. He did so, | the cannon Known a# the Dablgren gun, and lavented however, but ap toa late hour last evening no answer | the boat by zor, which in the best gun of it* kind in | that wo could hear of had been returned the world, He has received marked favurs for the eit ‘The different departments at the Navy Yard stand | C#ency of hit guur, which have done se mock weretee im ready to send the vessels away a# foun ax they arrive at | OUF Davy. He las been in the Uniiel States navel sor the yard. The guna, with their ammunition, shot, shell, | Fie thirty #even yeare, during which tune be hes been | ac., are all ready to go on board. The crewnare picked | * ight years and six months, over twenty out and the officers named to take charge of the vexsels, | Shore Rod other duty, and for seven years ad eight The only thing which causes any delay i# that the vee | Monihe be was woermpl yor The Admiral is bow in the city, and intends len | sels are in want of coal; but gangs of men were at work | all night in filling up their bunkers, and they will mail some time during the morning. Up toa late hour last evening the following versels were chartered and preparing for rea — the scene of bis future operations ae hoon as 8 multabie verse! can be obtained to carry him to Port Moy al The se WaT CITY InermoTon HAS DONK AND WILK TRA eee pe, . Tons , ‘ - a ve Pain | Othy Inapector Boote tha arated bit Of gl) eameg | Star of the South Geo | Wa very promleing macuer by alt¥n {ing 14 the civamog | fer Silica 570 | of the etrants of Our met “. The y he eutered | B eee a you hie duties b mwinimed it W be hin intention | Others, will be chartered during the day. wo doubt can ei Genuine Gora bc cee oe Untortunately rere are uo vensels at the Navy Yard that | °°" 1s *Y pte sai oh igs bees preragepad can be got ready in time to be of service erldsse bi CUA bo tals wok cal mpremckate The capabilities of the navy yards are well known, | and this second feet would have been off yenterday if ebony dnd nnd ingot the verseln could have been conied, The f 7 thes fable wo | the Liat of vosrein pent out last week in earch of tbe iy “¥ 7 Tacony — e | ROM THE WROOKLTS NATT TARD | vee chet ie | Steamer’. , | Tuscarora . | , ’ emivole | United States | reeulte i} ; y » lee Virginia | creditable to 6 ' y prrne vere Adela | im thie courre«¢ « tor? . a 40 | gree ot the weer | ie f oak Poturved mere 8 d the streets, 38 tne Reopina cf Sailing Wessels The system wt ’ sn inteisid'té uieenaeals debits Croieing ery bon on 8 tour of the . sReterned. | the operatvns © eb eyes, an every or , soe Crnleing ' , an tk | Kittatinny watt be . shores ie & ate Revenue teamer Cuyahoga Cremog f vigilane t . ohio yRow weetom, fab rd nator ty unceretl t be ‘ re Seamer ray ot bot (hae | Cherouee ‘ att S of neglect w ’ ” Moatgomery } Sasling Verte wlay be mwened Pend heath wardeng | awy and © ‘leat he enpeeted one's aud every H, Manton f thet to © thew | #\u earnest, by Bthan Adew . eal the be amir pectin the | Young Turk ” ‘ “ om the ony oe een soeares = a lo yerterday Young Ameria Tovearora (v0g) ron Four steamers, two of News from San Franeteco. an Fame ship Raitier, Alenay, tor thon teen row Rose ich have retorned ed *, carrymg we, An yet we have no reliable information that any std | biden and ST Sila Wiaiaaee {i nal vemele haws been chariered ta Bomew or Phila Meretunte contmas to ot Aeiptiia, OF Other porte, v go im search Of the pirste, bul | ines sacks, conmesntiy | POppone wotne wi) be rtapie ponte at old prime.» } It mere aiment smprotable that the Taowmy cam moon | artcies, Candler ond cum longer eacaye the # oh our craters, the Unined ore Fates aor Kittationy have beth eremed her track, | phe Vermont Demoe been in clone proxiwity to bet. We showid BA be Pov ined 0 bene of ber rapture at any moment lene | } Measerce Taken tn Mostom to Captare he Tacony, barron June 2 tneeting of (he omderwritert and come cha pyeried w purchase of charter veanaie Wo om privateern, A Wn tecredary rend, to the etek Ut weet wold eae oF versal that (he merchants anaht eeu) tue (bem at once ane farm ever yiming the Or ee, erg 9 Lg WY CREE mh s - «tor thew on he merchants «ould = w | eer Fi Nee ©), 1, a, Hi, 8, 18H, 11, tty avenee MaDguulery. It fc