The New York Herald Newspaper, June 30, 1863, Page 4

IMPORTANT FROM DIX’S DEPARTMENT. COCURATION. OF WHITE HOUSE, VIRGINIA. Successful Expedition to Hanever Ceurt House by Coleone) Spear’s Pennsylvania Cavalry. Capture of Goneral Fitzhugh Lee and Other Important Officers. Over Two Hundred Prisoners Taken, &e., &e., &e. Our White House Correspondence, Wutre sous, Va., Jung 27, 1863. OUR ARRIVAL AT WHITE HOUSE—OUR ESCORT, On tho morning of the 26th our forces came up the ramunkey river and landed at this point. The weather was hazy, anddull in the extreme appeared everything by the wayside, Four gunboats accompanied the expedition, which consisted of any number of trans ports, containing thousands of troops.- The Morse, Cap- tain Babcock in command, was followed by the Commo- dore Morris, the Smith B izgs and the General Jessup. ‘THE KEDELS SURPRISED. | smno rebels did not appear to have the slightest idea of our approaching them, The first sign of living beings existing on the Vamunkey banks was a group of colored! ‘women and children, flaunting a flag of truce and cheering our forcea most lustily as they passed, They begged to ‘be taken on board. Poor, deluded people, they are better, ‘whore they are. « ‘THE RRARL CAVALRY SKEDADD! On turning the last bend, just es the bridge at White House {s oponed to the sizht, a smoke, and then a blazing fire burst and filled the air, ‘The men on board the Morse scon disecvered some rebel cavalry, who were mounting ther horses in the most disorderly manner, evidently in- teoding a skedaddle The gutis wore opened on them, but appeared to serve only as a stimulus for them to hasten their rotreat, which, to do them justice, they managed most adrottly. OUR LANDING —WS RAT THE REBELS’ BREAKFAST. On landing we captured an old’man who has been serv- ing as'a rebel commissary, he not having any good means of getting away. They did not discover us until we were very near them, ani as they were going to broak(ast "the latter was not thrown away, but well digested by many of our men, It consisted chiefly of ham and ergs and “slap jacks." ‘The latrer is a very popular dish in both armies. But little information could be obtained from tho old Commissary, who might as well have ‘played the part of “deaf asa post.’ The negroes in the vicinity appeared to be in perfect ignorance of anything going on. ‘Tuey say the cavalry numbered about fifty men, and were guarding the bridge which spans the Pamunkey. ‘MME RRBEL COMMISSARY TRAIN—REORL REDOUBT. It is well known that a train came daily to this point from Richmond, a distanee of twenty-three miles, and carried back stores, grain, &c., from the farmers here abouts, ‘They had mounted on a car a one hundred pounder ried gun, which was calculated to onable them to Oghe their way through if necessary. Near the bridge 8 little redoubt was thrown up, in the centre of which was laid a revoiving platform. The car, containing the gun could be ran in ina few s2conds, and would shus hive proved a formidabie antagonist, Near it was an ex- tensive rifle pit. The whole work displayed both. skill and ingenuity, and. Iam very glad, indeod, it was not finished before our arrival, ‘ THY CAVALRY LANDED SOUR FIRST CAPTURE —=RECONNOSBANCE. ‘olynel Spoar’s Eleventh Pennsylvania cavalry was the first !anded, and a detachmentof men sent out to chese the Silying rebs” they sueceede:t in capturing four privates. In the a’terroon Colonel Spear took his command out on a scance; at the time I am writing we are anxiously wling his return, NDED-—ARRIVAL OF GRNKRAL DIX AND STAFP. ty’s division was landed in a very short General Dix and st! came up Jast evening on the Thomas, where he bas bis headquarters. ARRIVAL OF THE FOURTH ARMY CORPS. Major General Hayes arrived bere from Williamsburg, this morning, coming up with bis forces by way of the His corps came up in splendid condition. Gordon's division was in the advance, having left 0 Mile Ordinary”? yesterday afternoon. ‘THR SCRE AROUND the whole plain bordering the.river is one of life and ex ciement. The shelter tents of our troops stud the round as faras human range of vision extends. The plice belongs (nominally now) to General Fitzhugh Lee. “he meaare in the highest spirits. There is a healthful glew about their countenances “which tells one plainly they will do their duty and are sanguine of success, I must say I Lice to see it, COLONEL 8. M. ALVORD, OF THR THIKD'KEW YORK VOLUNTEERS, is now commanding the Firstybrigade in General Getty’s division, As soon as his troops were landed he invested the woods in our front with skirmishers, and gave them such sound instructions that they could do their duty o“ectively without running the risk of being gobbled up by theenemy. If this precaution bad been taken by many of our other gencrais, many good men who were golbled up would not have beon away from their poats at this time, We have three medical directors bere to take care of our mon—Doctors 8. 8, Mulford, Edward Dalton and Gil- Lert, from Fortress Monroe. ‘MOVEMENTS OF TICK KEREIS, ‘ho has not been in the field during this war form any idea of the difficulty in obtaining the slightest information of the enomy’s movements. Every person through the country appears to be under sone solemn obligation not to answer any question put to thom relative to rebel movements, They sre certainly true to thetr instincts, and thoroughly believe they are rizbt im that which they are aoing. THR GUARD AT RICHMOND. A prisoner brought in fto-day saya that he "left Rich- mond six days ago, and then {General Pickett’s division and old Wise’s Legion were the ouly forces in Rich. mond. Idoubt it. Of course we hope to gain the capital bs this m it. o one Whrre Hovss, Va., June 28, 1863. Suypay Mor: |, 5 O’ouveR. RPTURN OF COLONEL SPRAR'S COMMAND—ROUTE TAKEN. Color ol Spear returned with his command last night, | bringing with jim some baggage of no. mean order. He Started (rom bere and struck out immediately for Tun. stalls Station, and thence took a northwesterly direction, whieh brought him ip Pamonky CAYTORY OF GRNRRAL PITENCGN LEB mong bie pumnerous friends who returned with him, ts (he rebel General Fitzhugh Leo, who was captured while stopping at a frieud’s, at Hanover Court House, He Says he had no idea our forces would have penetrated thus far into the country at this time, aud he felt that he might remain thie with perfect safety until be had re | covered from his wound, which be received during the | lost skirmish at Kelly's Ford. He was shot through the thih, but is doting well, He came in a very comfortable car ‘ago ond-four which belonged to his friend. He has 4)! (be bearing o! « refined and courteous yentieman. He i ‘iri looking, and cateulated to produce the most favo- rable «pinen cf his ebilities aa a leader. At the time! sw Lim he was reading the Henan, and appeared to be much intererted in an article on the editorial page. Ido | bt know what it was, To the many questions that were aked bim he gave the mort courteous answers, and 1 as. ® 1 wade no small pumber of friends by his man- ners. Ho goes down on the Thomas A. Morgan to Fortress Menrre (8 monntrg. € ) CAPTAIN LEWIS HOTOHINS, TH NOTED LOCKALR RUNNER. \t-O'd Chareh,’’ about sixteen miles from the capital, tof ormotion was obtained of @ large baggage trainpro- cooling to Richmond,and which it was thougat advisable to xo after, In the meantime, by examin ing the hotel at the piace, the noved Captain Hutchina, {asa blockade runner, was captured, Ho is now @ master tn rebel pavy, and wore the wuiform whop taken, He says that he was on bis way to Rich mond from Maryland, aud the weathor being bad and bie horse pretty tired ho asked the landiord. whether there was any risk in bis staying there over night. Boniface, ‘bf course, replied there was not; and if even the Yanks” ‘came be could lot him kfow in time to side away. It ‘proved otherwise, He is pleasant in manner, converses fron, but affords no information, |. @APTURE OF 4 BACGAGE TRAIN—RENT. STORES DEF TROTED, * Nour Hianover (ourt House the Laggage train was met, wh was done, ‘rom the West Point side of the | Consisting of over one hundred wagons and’an oseort. it contained stores of every kind. ‘Tue best, consisting of ‘about sixty of the,toams, were brought te, and will useful. The balk remaining was al! piled up Over a thousand saddies and bridles was among the de- ‘stroved property. It was on ite way to Richmond, and ‘will prove as severe a logs to them as did the train cap- tured at this place Jast winter by an expedition sent out by General Keyes. On hearing the'news of. the loss of his train 0» that occasion General Wise swore that he would hang ‘he Uhieves—{f be caught them, What wilt he say. | now? The guard consisted of a number of men from the Forty-fourth North Carolina infantry. FIGHT AT HANOVER COURT BOUBE. On nearing Hanover Court House our adyance discover: ed an earthwork-thrown up, and some rifle missiles were thrown in amongst thom, The work’ was held by sixty mon, under the command of a colonel, alsa belonging to the Forty-fourth North Carolina troops. The order was given to charge, and most gallantly did our men ao 60. The rebels fought like tigers, and even after our men had Scaled the work the ‘“rebs/?*attempted to leap out on the other side and fight on. Some persons who have seen much fighting remarked last night that they mever be‘ore Saw such resistance made before go large a body of troops a8 we had. ‘ ‘THE CASUALTIES. ‘The rebel colonel, whose name I could not ascertain, was in among them fighting hand to hand, and was severely wounded, losing ono of his fingers in & sabre on- counters "Thy last so ver [ own loss was two Killed and brought back to am further news to-day. OUR Gams. Against this loss we have on our hands from the expe- dition, besides the general, colonel and blockade captain, over two hubdred prisoners of other grades; This will mako a very good balance sheet in our favor. RAPID MARCHING. ‘The troops rode over sixty miles in one day. They had many interesting little meetings on the road. The ro- mance and dash connected with a cavairyman’s service isnot met with in any other branch of the service. fy) axcwmers! similar to those your readers are in the habit of reading, occurred all along the Jine of mareb, and however inclined I might be’ td place them before you, the time will not permit. four wounded ‘WHY GENERAL LES WAS NOT PAROLED, Taking it all in all the expedition was most excellently well . Colonel Spear might have paroled General Leo and Other Wounded officers, but the dastardly tone the rebel teaders have taken, Que own officers captured in actual conflict, and their refusal to surrender certain ones on account of this,and account of that (doubt- less wore bluster), still prevented him from displaying {co much charity. They will possibly by-and-by find out that we cin’ play the gamé ‘they have ated 5 very well. Fleet Captain Crosby arrived here yesterday in) the Commodore Barney, to take command of the gunboats in the river. The Admiral disp!ayea good judgment in send- ing him up for that purpose. Our Fortress Monroe Correspondence. i , Fortress Mowros, June 27, 1863. The flag of truce steamer Monitor left for City Point this afternoon with six hundred rebel prisoners, in charge of Major John E. Mulford, general flag of truce officer. These prisoners wero all recently captured at Beverly’ Ford and Aldie. The United States gunboat Young Rover, which has ‘Deen out on a cruise, returned to Hampton Roads to day. Arrangements have been made by Commissioners Lud- low and Ould that all captures of officers and men shall ‘be reduced to possession, and delivered at City Point, on the James’ river, and'at a couyenient point on ithe Mis. sisaippi. 5 No more paroles will be acknowledged, and if any are given by either officers or mon they will be null and void , and the parties to. whom they aro given ordered to duty. Exooptions to this rulo offh only be made by commanders of opposing armies, who can exchange or release prison. ers at other points mutually agreed on by said command. ers, This rule will prevent surrenders for the purpoze of being paroled. The issue between Commissioners Ludlow and Ould has been made upon the subject of the recent act of the Tebel Congress which declares punishment upon all our officers and men commanding megro or mi Togi- ments, and upon such troops themselves. ‘The rebel ‘ities. who have used the services of negroes and halfbreeds—indians and negroes—have been notified by Colonel Ludiow that the iether govern. =e wil sinew 18 ayn 8 Fo Rene rd and men, withou jo oolor, will prompt! retaliate for all of the cartel and the laws pag ae in t that the rebels are strongly Tortitying Ghy Point, Whore ithe navy? Fortaess Mownox, June 28, 1868. Activity in the Department of Virginia—The Seventh Army Corps in Motion=-Diversion in Favor of the Army of the Potomac—General Diz and Staff Take the Wela—The ‘Army atthe White Houre—Spear’s Cavalry Capture two Rebels on the Advance and Year wp the Tracks of the Rait road—A Modal Intrenchment Rendered Useless~Affairs at Suffolk—More Released Prisoners En Route for Dixie The Weather, dc., de, General Leé’s movements into Maryland and Pennsyl- vania have wrought a great change in the siatus of the command under Major General Dix, and at the present moment the Seventh Army corps and other troops com- posing the Department of Virginia are playing an active role ip the drama of the rebellion. Whether the move- ments of General Dix are for a vigorous campaign or merely the diversion of Lee's hosts, the fact is that the commander of this department has taken a decided stand, and is intent upon a successful result. On Tresday Inst the Major General and staff left here to take the fleld and supervise the movements of his corps in person, He was accampanied by the following gentlemen, compuring the gx: GENERAL DIx’s BrAvy. Colonel D. T. Van Buren, Assistant Adjutant General. ‘Lieutenant Colonel C. W. Thomas, Chief Quartermaster. Surgeon Rufus H. GHbert, Medical Director. Major Charles rart, Chief 5 x, Atd-de-Camp, Major Charles Temple Dt: Captain G. Vou Bickstodt Aid de-Camp. + Captain Charles'S. Davia, Chief Signal . Lieutenant F. R. Kent, Acting Chief Ordvance OMcer, Lieutenant Charles Worrett, Topograybical Engineer. ‘The General and staff embarked on the handsome little steamer C. W. Thomas, Captain Charles G. Baker, upon which they remained until they took to the tents. A fow days ago our troops took possession of the White House, and completely surprised the rebels, Colovel Spear, with bia regiment (the Eleventh Pennsylvanis cavalry) and other mounted troops placed in his com: maud was the first to appear at the place. Hero he found two companies of rebel cavalry doing picket duty, and vory soon dispersed them, ‘Iwo of the number were made prisoners. The railroad bridge over the Pamunkey wT was saved, and also a schooner left by the rebels, which is now ia the hands of the Quartermaster. At the White House janding the enemy had erected a very formidable intrenchment, in the shape of a circ e, Ddedng about forty fect in diameter. Inside of it wase turntable, similar to those used for turning locomotives around, Avoroashing to the entrance of the fortifica | tion was ap opening large enough to admit a railroad car | to run in, Aéwitch about five hundred yards in length conmected the fort with the York river and Richmond ratiroad. From captured prisoners we learned that the rebels constructed @ platiorm car, upoo which they mounted nine-inch gun. This piece of ordnance was run into the fort, and as soon as the car became steady on the turntable it could be used in any direction. | Colonel Spear. on landing, immediately proceeded to tear up the track on this switch to prevent the de- fender,’’ as the gum and carriage is styled, from running down and getting the range of ou boats and shipping. | Finding that the Yankee troops really eviected a Took: hoid at the White House, the rebois skeduddied back to Richmond with ali possible hasic, and at last accounts Colone! Spear was hurriedly foliewing them up. So far we bave established a base of yous which | ts to be held at all egg AR the present | General Dix the navy is jing bim material support. | A fleet of gunboats is patrolling the Pamunkey river to | keep the water communication open, Comi jer Pierce | Crosby, Fleot Captain of the Sorth' Atlantic Blockading | Squudroa, is ia command of the fleet, apd Beskies the regular payal gunboats, the army gunboats General Jesup and Smith iiriggs havo been under bis com- mand by Gen. Mix. Of coutre, to chrouiciethe movement of woul Betonly be igh, wotetens but very injodictous at this time. T am, however, authorized to say that 1 most vigorous and effective measures will be adopted to ensure the success oS ton proven ge ge troops: are enjoying excellent and spirits, are cager to ‘ve led into batt, hi At Suifoik «: ‘thing i@ quiet, and no movements are made from this direction. —» Major Jobn FE. Mulfordy flag of truce officer, left here to-day for City Point in’ cha paroled rebel prisoners for exc! 5 e The) weather for the post week has been raw and | Stormy. Call of Governor Tod on the Ohio Mititia, CINNAT!, JNO 28, 1868, Governor Tod, in answer an urgent letter from General Burnside, bas made a strong My a to the Of Ubio to orgatize for the defence of that State. He Fecommends all places of business to be clored at three in the afternoon, and the rest of the di be devoted to the rajsing Of volutiteers, The various independent military Companies of this city are rapid'y completing their organization under the new militia td co | Strmnion Court, this court will be held | second story, brow: ing’ ( from June 49 to 4th of July, court opens at ton o'clock. Cale jar=This Day. - Special Term and Chambers of rief, J. 1 tone by ih inclusive, The NEW YORK HERALD, TU soverdl in kilied end wounded, Our! | . were movement of | Id | of about two hundred | ESDAY, The Proceedings or the State Convention. SETTLEMENT OF THE SLAVERY QUESTION MILITARY: MOVEMENT 4 | 82, Lous, Jane 16, 1863. 4 Otsids Conant ackieerdle Afi, te. order was labued agooes vibe tom conenaet « from commandof the St, Louls district, and ap- jt apa Brigadier Genera) W. K. Strong, of New York, what ‘lao, extensive cayalry expedition organized recently at Knob, w] White river; but their intentions are: ments, as w eee on the but, wi ‘are confident V! a quatters that Price is velba in salieri sl be impiieitiy relied ‘The Missouri guerillag have hit upon a, y are now ki prominent vol can eatch them. fe unless guarded ag the rebels regularly 0} prizes are on board. Last ‘Midwapping joutenaut Colonel’ Staul tured Colonel W. A. Okeson, of tI enrolled militia, by surprising bim in bed at midnight. This is a bold proceeding; but with the interior full of rob9l sympathizers, wbd io to give warning when thore is any dangér ahd infofrintion When # process’ may be executed. it is not strange that the rebel guerilias have do fair a chance of success. These villains are still plun- unprotected towlis and robbing Union farmers in North Missouri with comparative impunigy. Weatern Missouri is the worst guerilig’ secsion of the: State. The topography of that country j@ favorable to the eonconlment of bushwhackers, and they profit by it. The leaders of the gangs whose outrages have beon noticod are (Jobin) Gordon, Bill Parker, Dan Livingston and Quantrell. Tho lattotts'the'chief one of the lot, ‘but has not seen any personal service én the fold for nearly a year, haying re- ceived a sorious-injary ina skirmish near Harrison- ville. A raid was lately made into the town of Shawnee- town, Kansas, by the |Missourl rebels, in retaliation for the outrages of the Logs. Ewing bad suo. cetled General Blunt Ju command of tho rebel-ridden counties Spoken of, and bad a hard job belore him to drive thegarene the sui} entrustell to his gare. ‘The Staté™Convention met at Jefferson-City yesterday, sand the pi are already inarked by considorabie wrangling. The vi oushe ground — furnish Bo. e aoe & F they occur. The message o! Governor conveys ation, to take effect at the clos@of the seasion of the new expedient. or militia ‘Mail stages in 7 an officer of bor ie At will Rees to find a man who can 8 le 80 clear soya sees. rocks and abolitk 4 (3 as Governor Gam! radi- cals claim his resi as tbe ete result of ‘their he cgee van ie er - this is a fallacy. ver man event, old, Prior to the war was Tetra retire from his a country gentieman,. prefer the retirement of el m1 vind! ‘Of the Es puoi - prisouers gent to the Gratiot streas prison in St. Lous, and finally excl for our soldiers. - The Invalid. corps, now organized here, sum! some: ‘thirteen hundred men, who may be made here. after in ruarding depots camp grounds, tho Arsenal, &c , which now absorb a regiment of mem who ought to de In active service elsewhere Efforteare in to revive the martial spirit of the enrolled militia of this State. Regular drills are Made compulsory by orders from headquarters, and to- day thero is a grand muster in Lucas square of about twelve regiments belonging to this city. Our Jefferson City Corresponde: . Jurrensow Crry, Mo., June 19, 1863. The Convention—The Special ‘iat Jour- nal of Bheir Proceedings—What Trey Will Report Chances of the New Plan—The Conuntion Labors—A Missourt Commissioner at Washington—Deaths of Dele- gales, dc., de. ‘The Convention is approaching slowly towards the mo- mentous question on which the members are toact. In my last, written day before yesterday, I gave you asum- mary of the proceedings up © that time. The various Proposition: “a1 been submitted to the Committee on Emancipation, and that body was working in the mass of matter before it to draw ap some plan that should be satisfactory to all. Of course this would be practically impossible, when the nine men thus called together re- presented nine diferent shades of opinion. Yoaterday, while Lwas taking av after dinner nap be. fore tho evening eession of the Convention, a member of the committee seated himself near me, and was soon joined by a friend, This friend did not belong to the com- | mittee, and wished to know how that body was gotting | along. Thereupon the committeeman gave a brief detail of what bad transpired. As | was asleep it was impossible for me to hear a word, at least such was the supposition of the two familiar friends. Therefore what I say about the labors of the committee the reader must imagine was not drawn from the above conversation. At the first meeting proposition after read, none of which were satisfactory. propositions thus far had proved satisfactory. ‘The com. sional district. One of these—the member from St. Louls—was @ radical,one from North Missouri was an anti-emancipationist, while the remaining seven wore vention, though small in number, bad not been modest, as is evident from the fact that most of the propositions came from them. The committee, being largely conserva. tive, could not consider these radical propositions. Con- sequently they were quietly laid aside. After the committee had consigned these matters to Oblivion, the members of it began the production of schemes from their own brains, The single radical mem- ber, like @ sclitary soldier charging & battery, rose and proposed an emancipation of all slaves in the State by the lst of January next. Figuratively ho met the fate of the solitary soldier aforesaid. The ‘per. petual” man followed his example, and proposed the enactments. This man met the fate of his predecessor. A conservative member, Hon. J. B. Henderson, pro- posed a plan fixing the time at 1967; Dut this was voted fon this by & majority, Governor Gamble seen on + . % at 187; but thie did not meet with mach favor. }, With six years appren- | tieeabip. thereafter, wae |, in the hope | should ot be’ too apecdiy-dopeived. oc their propor ir a | Susi Ste teagan eared bo tr osx oun ot the fies ous: | mitteemen; but it was until there could be another Yesterday morning there anot! Moat of the members of the committee are aiavohoiders, avd after due deliberation, in their own minds, (by co cluded that the apprenticeship systom of the committee BMANCIPATION,: » = boos ia as yet ascoret, Theseareet | robes of iapertases ee haganieg os Seskoraparhf aah One by ‘were consigned to the waste baskei, and the like Oliver Twist, looked around for more, Nothing in the , mittee consisted of nine members—one from each Congres- _ conservative chaps, The radical members of the Con- | down on the ground that the time was too short. Lieu. | elephan it be held over | stormy ‘ing. | a Bome es thetr coutrot as over change in their condition’ till they are timally @et treo. remtive Lae eacies Vv muck streazth in plow. e1 tion, and, ‘De expected nd two mon agreed upon this point. The } opinions of the momb.rs ran from three to twenty years, he even advocating the year 1900 as the proper one for ‘emancipation to take piace. ~ Another question wi Drought up whether negroes lowed to come \nppibe during the time slavery still oxiated. i pe measure All Slaves Over Twenty aud Under Forty Years |,¥ore,monsuro alter meusure; snwaised_ te: time (ils of-Age to be Free in Five Years. I yr Sh t j ‘These refreshments oe wananeneey end, a The Others to be, Gradual | trata sien oomramemme NN Bmancipated. Uorhny consideration be dovived: "A'probisitie to pisood immigration of ®laves ¥ to slaves being taken the Convention is Sec ‘Thore is vassed, for bor of the tion a ‘d day of for am election ul it wasi voted? dow BY ¢ large wanjority ow Beans tho shoes time, lat Tao fea & Me veesunte Governor Gamble to withdraw his C aigrengiragee retain his seat until November. It is possible that it will suc- ceed. The mext regular election for Governor and State officers is in November, 1864. Missouri elects its Covi ‘once i years, ena ‘esterday ihe tion ‘passed’ most o? ithe forenoon ‘upon @ qdestion" ie 8 cortain delegate to hold his seat. It scoms that the seat of tho momber from Cole county--had--bocome-vacant-by.the. the incumbent from the State. Governor Gambie did not ‘order anew eléction, and the peop'e accordingly came Aogether and held an election of their own. This irregular prooseding ‘was sustained by one member in a long spcech; at the proposition to refer to a special committes the claim of tho newly, elected indivi found, bu gine sup- porters in the entire Convention, : Altor this matter was Over, Mr. Hendersom pronounced ‘a fecling eulogy upon the iife and character of Hon. Goo. W. Zimmerman, a member of tho Convention, whose death just Deen avnounced. Out of respect to his memory tho vention adjourned until to day. This morning the rman of a committee to whom had been referred the communication of the State Auditor in relation to the establiabment at Washington cit} of » ‘conimisstoner to attend to the claims of our soldiers re- rie favorably, submitting an optlinance on the sub, jt gives the commissioner appointed by the Gover: a salary Of $3,000 per annum. An amendment was, and adopted authorizing the commissioner to a clerk at a salary of $1,500 per annum ‘Tho doath’or Judge Rondricks, a member of the ‘ onvention, was an- nounced, and an adjournment until: to-morrow, wag car- ried, j It is probable that the Convention will adj about weary the end of next week. The members are get of the slow progress that is made. Whetber by its ac- ‘tion Missouri will become a free State or continue in her present condition remains to be seen, Our St. Louls Correspondence. ‘St. Louis, June 21, 1863, Catholic Priest Arrested —Interesting News from Marma duke—Cotonel Stauber Estapel—A Female Military Prison—Guerilla affairs, de. de. fome rare information is occasianally obtiiinod by means of intercepted rebel mails, and important arrests are made on tho strength of the same. Copsiderable sorprise was manifested in St. Joseph a few nights since, on the arrest of a well known Catholic priest. The Officers making the arrest were unconscious of his of- fence; but the accused, in respovse to’am inquiry whethor he knew, promptly answered that he supposed he did ‘The arrest was made for communicating contr: io tolligence to the enemy, the proof of which was a lately intercepted rebel marl bag. ‘The packet from Uspe Girardeau yostorday brought,up 4 pian named Harkness, who claims to be @ deserter from the Sixth Missouri rebelcavalry, Colonel Colton Groen, He hag relatives there who vouch fog bis relia bility. Harkness says that about the 25tn of May he was sick in a hospital in Little Rock, and heard surgeons con versing about an order they-alloged had beon received by Price from Jeff. Davis, directing him to send cavalry ana artiliery to the river, to stop steamboats going down the river with troops. to reinforee Grant. The surgeons stat- ed that Marmaduke had been ordered to proceed toward the river for that purpos. The man further says bis re- giment loft Jacksonport in an eastward direction, on the Int of June, for the avowed object of closthg the uaviga- tion of the river, This he discovered after loaving the hospital. Being tired of the service, he deserted and came to Cape Girardeau. The recent fring into the Platte Val ley, Ruth and Alico Dean, steamers, above Memphis, par- tially Confirms this story. ? JLicutenant Cologel Stauber, whose capture by the gue- rilias was mentioned some time ago, has made his escape, ‘and is back at his post in Catioway county sdevising fresh ‘moasures $0 worry tho rebels and make them fea the ‘weight of the Uifom authority which they affect to’ de- epise. They told Stauber that ag soon as they roached their headquarters théy meant to hing him. They stripped him of Mis money, but missed bis pantaloons watch pe ket, where he had roll of -grcenbucks.”” He waa left in charge of two mon, whom he plied with ‘whig- key, and while they Bergen ‘asleep he stole their guns, shrew them inv and escaped, ‘Common rumor says that the éxile ‘business from this which has become quite an original institution, is con- tinued, It was removed a few days ago to « more retir spot than the first location. The women are allowed 1! freedom of the house and yard, excepting the cellars and front parlor, Ihe matron in charge is Mrs. Hicks, who says that the rebel women cut up awful shines. The — js detaile’ from the Silver Gray tegiment, the irty seventh Jowa. One of the men said a few days ‘ago that he Would rather guard crocodiles and wild } boars than secesh women, They sing the secession songs, and indulge ia a variety of rebel demonstrations. One of the women became so violent that sbe moved to the Gra ‘treet prigon and placed io a soli ‘tary coll, or rather @ room, as cell exists only in name. ‘seat ueritlas a fob St are still full of mischief. rogular campaign 1s now in progress against them in Boone, Howard, (alioway and Monroe counties, which may produce quiet for awhiie. The guerillas, it is ob: served, almost in¥ariably retreat in a westerly direction | whsn pursued, probably with © view of forming a junc- tion with the gangs who tafeet the Kansas border. General Oden Guitar, who is after the rebels in the counties first named, ‘has therefore plavued bia move- ments in columns, or rather squads, going from west to | east. Unieas they slip between tho troops in the night, | they will ultimately be gobbled. The story of recent guerilla outrages is the same now asa year ago. Busn- whacking bas its degrees of horror, but never changes in obaracter. Active scouting operations are kept h with consider. abie vigor in the Lape ed by order of Colonel Cloud, who commands ia Spr! |. The at that post Pe oe ee et « le our commander to. Keep their horess fs fine order: “The roy reached Filas ‘ohowed one of and when our troops | ptroyed tt. This report lacks confirmation, | Sflords ove mere proof of the demoniacal spirit | spires tho rebels. Bloomfield | rebel town—its Union Un eo thi on Dundred votes Now Roametul if Atty of the original inhabitauts remain. latest mercantile sensation is the contest ay wi a8 and that there should be no of ‘At the second meeting {| was concluded to reconsider tbe Jast eee ee mae doe is fe a ‘The was 00 down to a should or should not be al- ates; but rh Saag is cubis nora ro about fhe suing) there; will: ‘be anal Hien State bas come to an end. The female military prison, | %, the ‘The Secretary of the Trea- bredite tt . H, T. Blow, M. C. elect would adhere to organizing hore to of Gon. ‘order, as already a ‘Wt goes on incroasing tbe corps be ree. “4. All tates’ remo:ed) by ele ee enEaay Gece Biae an eae " 425 daralio Smancipaie slaves without te consent of their” ‘The ol of the constitution referred tho whlon forbid legislation with viow to the aboli- tion Of slavery. It was necessary to set fore mata question could be reached. Helow 1 give the minority report. It is mark that this report is from * a glorious minority of one,’ Mr. Busch, the member from St. Louts. ‘The other me:jber of the min :rity was ia favor of making siavery perpetual. While reusing to join in either of these reports, he at the game time decii to make any report of bis own— * AX ORDIMANCE TO PROVIDE FOR CRRTAIN ANKNDMENTS TO THK CONSTITUTION FOR THR EMANCIPALION OF SLAVES. Bett ordained by the peovle of the State of Missouri, in convention assembied, as foilows:— S-ttion 1. The tivst and second clauses of the twenty-sixth sectibn o; the t..ird article of the constitution are hereby &b- = ; 4 8 ¢. 2, From and after the 4th pt ‘and inyoluntary servitu to re- of January, A. D. 1864 except for crime, or ad 4 he eattar provided. aro abolishd; ‘aud all persons w that day may be held in bondage in this State as slaves for life ‘are hereby declared forever free; provided, however, that they, and their issue thereatter bora, shall be and be- cove in’ entared apprentices to their former owners, their assigns or representatives, and, as ry we! or ‘Suly, 1376, and no Libor from tout date until the 4th day o. ner. ‘Sec. 3, It shalt. be the duty of the Legislature to pass laws reculatig the relatious belwcen raid apprentices and ticle masters: mistresses, respectively lO seoure the servic 6 ot treat ordinance, sndagainal the importation or immigration of any negro 6¢ mule bec. 4, Mo future assessment of slave property shall be col gt; nor Anil the right to the serviess Ot apprenticos under nance ut in. Nec. 5. That atthe election to be hutd on the frst Monday ‘A "ure several clerks of the county courts, or, taitto do so, then the ¢.erks of the fhe polt ‘books for the election, headed for emaver oriivence no effect; aud when tue result of said election esrtained tue Gi or of the State shail, by tion. announce the same. elect: to be held by (ot, and in all respects to contorm with the laws now in force regulating general elections, The diueroucé in ttie two roports canbe sot down as simply this:—The majority proposes to abolish siavery in 1876, but Bot to interfere with the relations of master and slave till that tame. ‘The minority. proposes to do away with slavery vow, and give instoad a system of iceship unt 1876. The minority proposes to sab- = its ordimance to the people, while majority does As 800n ag the report had been read it was moved to make it the special order for this afternoon. his motion ‘wag lost, and it was then decided to make jt the special order for to morrow ‘morning. 1 presume the afternoon will be taken up in discussions upon geveral topica The jlities are that the majority report will be jopted and passed in the form of an ordivance, with pos- sitly-oue or two amendments. Some of the friends of the Dill ate tm favor of would not be lly agreed be veral days will doubtless be in the de- mi thy the sub,ect. I doubs if the Con atlons u| ec ude U tou aapurcedeping inset iy Our St. Louis Correspondenec. ‘St. Louis, Jane 256, 1863. Camp—The Raid In‘o Indiana— More Rebel Exiles—How They the Ordere—Arvest of a Rebel Surgeon in St. Tria'—Mc Dowell Cotton Court—Labur on the Farms Extracts from a Vickaburg Paper, #¢. ‘Tne State Convention at Jeferson City, ‘like a wounded ‘Boake, drags its slow length along.” It is a perfect mar- vol. Barnum ought to have it. With but little apparent talent, it manages to wear away day after day in pccom- plishing nothing. It may possess an infinite quantity of ability, om the reasoning that {t has not yet lost any by «| letting it out. It is a wonder how such an immense ‘emount of talk can came {rom’so small s lot of brains. It is like « grain of musk, that diffuses a suffictent odor to f:1 a house, without any diminution of its original quantity, Day before yesterday I seat you the report of the Committee on Emancipation, the majority recommending the abolition of slavery in 1876, while the minority mate emancipation immediate, with apprenticeship to the abovementioned year. AS soon as the bill camo before | the Convention tiere were numerous amendments pro- posed. Mr. Smith, of St. Louis, moved to strike out 1876 | and insert 1870, so that slavery shall cease at that date. He withdrew bis amendment for the purpose of allowing Mr. Drake, of St. Louis, to offer an amendment substi | tuting January 1, 1864, in teu of all other dates. So | amendment after amendment was ‘offered, until every. body wa in a complete muddle. In the discussion the widest possible range was taken. Politics, the war, gunboats, Pacific Railroad, the ship canal, Gene | ral Butler, the rugged Russian bear and the Emperor of China are aiuoug the subjects that bear upon tho emancipation question in Missouri. It is impossible to judge of the result of all this; but! find = to above are iy i “pon. How long it may remain go it is diffoult from @ was received here yesterday 1 ta conecation ucky. At time deen im ion of ‘They hid wed them- 5 + fle i i itt £ &e Hele F i i ‘ebeusion &ypears to exist that the; By the. may te, time you they will either bo von into Keptocky iH i es ' i i i G ! L m & + i 2 i ES f g li i ij Ly #8 i i f § | i siz Hd ie i t i ti i i i q 3 | H i i i 3 i i i i il ‘He was prominent at Touelson and and hog enedit for i 1862, took A copy of the Vicksburg Citizen, of the 13th inst ., nad been received here. it 13 about eighteen by tweny- four inches, and is printed on a bad quality of wall pe per. I append extracts from it:— (From the Vicksbarg Citizen, June 13. We have at length gota little light from the outside world. We, who hive been circumyallated and cut off 5 & He paper. gence (the Miss Ddefore "us, bringing reminiscences of the days when the morning train in regularly the spirited datiies of our si-ter city son—days ere the fortunes of war surrounded with ine and black throated ii i begs A atl maiotain our until sucoor reaches vs ‘the outside. ayy tae wha arid hae | that have becn kee; incesanat vigil ‘Toole soome to. be no creaking outside, Ail i Wego and cheer with the and with the oo unflin bing to extricate us Tt day as possible from our present perilous sad. Seale i, gehen ee “Hope ‘maketh heart sick’’—and to our sel- . diera; yes, those gallant soldiers who have stood betweem crbmaamonaminnase aes eae ae. “rman See rtd eh mal.og of cman aod weaken wilt beheare from rape he that the invincible host marsballed by se, Johnston is close at hand. We are to be relieved. We will be freed again, aud Vicksburg’s name will stand bigh. er than ever before, and ber sacri end reso- Inte garrison, bedecked with the laurela valor hag ‘Won, will receive the bomage and obeisance always meted Se ae ‘This will 60,000 the siege Like tne ‘Yankee truth—the Tas Fs By dee * r., io ral MoClernand (1 him (1). Ot ¥. B., Jr.,@ late “The in ass sa TWO COMPANISS OF THE NINTH KANSAS ATTACKED— TEN KILLED AND SSVENTEEN WOUNDED AND mise- Oar troope it the prevailing opinion among the members and out siders of the Convention that the majority report will be | adopted, after shortening the time for emancipation. A ‘Measure similar in ite main features to the majority re- | part will be agreed upon, fixing the period when slavery im this State shall forever cease not later than 1870. The Question on submitting the ordinance to the people is trenuously opposed. e. | There is an extensive quarrel going on with reference to an election. ‘The rogular time for holding the election | ia in 1864. The present provisional government was selected by the Convention, and at the time of its inau- guration it was expected to hold only temporarily. Cir- | cumstances were auch that a fair election could not be | held im 1861, and thus the provisional government has | continued in power. The radicals demand an election the present yoar, while the conservative cloment opposes such S movement. The matter was brought up in Convention day . before yesterday, and that body decided that there should be no election until 1864. This would seem to decide it. ‘The Legislature hks power to order an election; but as it tice that it any more Caton the secoasion sy! morning. THE VERY LATEST, ‘The Missouri State Convention. Inevensos Crrr, June 27, 1963. A motion by Mr. Honderson to reconsider the vote of yesterday, by which it was agreed to submit the ordi- nance of emancipation to the people was carried—sixty-five to twenty-one, ‘The question then recurring oa adopting the report of the committee, Mr. Drake moved to amend by substitut - ing 1866 as the date of emancipation instead of 1676. Governor Gamble moved to amend by striking out the second section of the ordinance and substituting the fol- lowing : shall cease to exist in Missouri on the 4th of July, 1976, but ail slaves emancipated by this ordi - ‘nance shall remain under control and be subject to the aa. thority of their owners as servants during the following periods:—Those from and over forty years of ago during their lives; those under twelve until they arrive at twen- ty three; those of all other ages until the 4th of Ju Mr. Drake then moved to smond his amendment, but | still adhoring vo 1866 instead of 1876 as the date of eman-