The New York Herald Newspaper, April 22, 1864, Page 1

THE NEW YORK HERALD. —— WHOLE NO. 10,079. HPORTANT FRG NOBTH CAROLINA. ~ e ck on Plymouth by Ten Thousand Rebels. Atta THE ENEMY REPULSED. Attempt of the Rebels to Take Fort Gray. Ballant Conduct of Captain Brown, of the Bighty-fifth New York, Four Rebel Gunbeats and a Ram Moving Bown the River to Cooperate. Activity of General Wessells, the Union Commander, ae, a. Mr. Wm, H. Stiner’s Despatch. Fortress Monnor, April 20, 1864. AN ASBAULT ON PLYMOUTH, N. C., wih ® Werce variously estimated at from five to ten Wousaw) mon, was made by the rebels on Sunday after- 8000, while General Wessels’ troops were at drees parade. ‘The alarm was frst given by a little boy, who was out- wide of our line, and who came running in to the pickets with the startling information that the ‘rebels are coming.” Almost immodiately picket firing commenced; Dut our outposts were driven in by overwhelming num- ders. A equadron of the Twelfth New York cavalry ‘wag cent eut to meet the rebel advance guard. After S short but serious engagement the enemy’s cavalry was Pepelved with great Joss. A lieutenant of the Twelfth ‘New York cavalry was killed and several men severely ‘wounded. PREPARATIONS POR A DESPERATE DEFENCE ‘were made by the veteran General Weseclis, commanding ‘he district, on a large scale. The troops were assembled ‘without delay, the forts all manned, and in this state ‘she advance of the rebel horde awaited. GENERAL WESSELIA, . General Wessells was born in Litchfield, Conn., on Feb- vuary 20, 1609. At the ago of nineteen he entered a mil! ‘tary schoo} at Middletown, and in 1829 was admitted into ‘West Point as acadet. He graduated on June 30, 1833, and was breveted second lieutenant in the Second United Mates iofantry. During 1835 he was engaged in the ‘Oreck war in Georgia, and was promoted to second lieu- fenanton Jane 28, 1836. During 1837-8 he participated athe Seminole war in Florida, and on July 7,1838, be- amo a first lieutenant. After that war had ended the Tegiment was stationed in different parts of New York Mate. after which it was ordered to Mex- oo, under General Scott, and participated im the gampaign from Vera Cruz to the capital. On Feb- reary 16, 1847, be was promoted to captain, and gawed a brevet of major for gallantry, &€., at Contreras end Churubusco, August 20, 1847. In the former contest he was severety wounded, but {did not leave the fleld. After the close of the Mexican war be went with his Fegiment to California, and thence, in 1854, to Kansas and Nebraska. In 1858 he bad charge of Fort Randall, in the Aatter Territory, and in 2860-0f Fort Riley, in Kansas. On Jane 6, 1861, he was promoted to major of the Sixth United States infantry, and during the winter of 1861-2 ecceptea the colonelcy of the Eighth Kansas Volunteers, 1 which joimedthe army of the Potomac before Yorktown. On the 29th of April, 1862, he was promoted to brigadier geverai, aod commanded the Second brigade of Casey’s @ivision during the battles of Seven Pines, May 31, and Fair Oaks, June 1, 1862, He commanded the rear guard ofthe Potomac army during the seven days battles, and ‘was nominated for a brevet of lieutenant colonel for ‘dis tinguished services at Fair Oaks, and during ‘the operations of the army from the Chickabominy to the James river.” Ho commanded a brigade under @enera! Peck at Suffolk, and joiaed General Foster in North Carolina during November, 1862. He participated to the engagements at Southwest creek, Kinston, Mount Olive and Goldsboro Bridge, and duriug the campaign of December 12 to 18, 1862. Ho was, in December 20, 2862, placed temporarily in command of tho Department of North Carolina, during the absence of General Foster; ‘amd when the army was reorgavized, during April, 1863, Be was placed in command of District No. 2 of the de- partment, subsequently denominated the District of Al- Demarle, with headquarters at Plymouth. He still nolds tbis command. a THE STORMING OF FORT CRAY, situated some two miles from Plymouth, on the Roanoke river, was momentarily expected, and as General Wes- sella. expected this rebel movement to be merely a cover to allow the Kinston rams to come down on our fleet, Captain Flueser, commanding the naval squadron on the Rosnoke, ¢ as cabled into coanci! by the General, and it was decided to send several gunboats up the river, Accordingly the Miami (flagship), with Captain Flusser on board; the Gores, Whitehead and Bombebell, at once got underweigh, and before rewching Fort Gray were fired on from the bore. Our gunboats returned shot for shot with inter est, and soon made the neighborhood too hot to hold the rebel artillery. The rebels, however, made a determined ‘attack on FortGray, and in no less than three several ageauite they wero repulsed in the most gallant and de’ ‘mined manner by Captdin Brown, commanding the fort. CAPTAIN BROWN. Captain Jobn A. Brown bas been in the service of the @ountry since 1861, when, on September 6, he commenced be organization of his company. The regiment was first sent to Washington, thence to Norfolk, and afterwards to North Carolina, where it hag been stationed during the principal part of its time. Captain Brown certainly now deserves & promotion, which appears to have been so Jong out-of his reach. IMMENSE SLAUGUTER OF REPELS wae made by our brave garrison of Fort Gray. The gun Doate materially assisted the siege guus of the fort, and Poured their broadsides into the rebel column repeatediy, making hago winrows in their ranks. This engagement was only equalled In its execution and slaughter by the great battle at Malvern Hill, where the navy poured such Faking volloys of grape and shell into the enemy's lines. After the third repulse tho enemy retired, and up to Sweive o'clook on Sunday night, when my in‘ormant left, severything wos quiet ANOTHER ATTACK wan expected by Brigadier General Wessells, and, to be @ntrammelied by all possible contingencies that might aries, ho at once ordered all the non-combatants, women and children, to leave the town. The guards were doubled, dhe guns shotied.and cast loose, while tbe gunboats lying ff the tows made-similar preparations to shell the woods Beyond Fkymouth; on cho first signal made of a hostile approach, Captain Flagser remained above Fort Gray, 4s reliable imeiligence was brought to him that the rebel | rams from Kinston bad really come out, and were ex- | pected to make an attack oa bis sag Tue CASUALTI | qu our side were very light. The officer above mentioned, ‘a lieutenant of the Twolfth New York cavalry, anda | aaval officer, wore Killed also some five or six privates of tho cavairy and garrison at Fort Gray. A few wounded ) qore brought to the General Hospital at Plymonth, and 61. } ammans, ARMY AND Distct or Nortm CaRoiina, ae Newiuan, N.C. Aprit6, 1868.’ f y Sxpotitin agaiont ihe enemy in whch om enem} whi Soin ihe milkary ‘and naval forces of Norv Caroline g the honors equally. Colonel J. Jourdan, commander of the yohand trans, and NEW YORK, FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 1864.-WITH SUPPLEMENT. also to capture a body of cavalry reported to be as Swaceboro. Nearing the iniets, ® portion of the command was trans- ferred to small boats, and am effort made to effect # land: ‘ng and move on Swansboro. All night long in the break. ers and storm these little boats, with their patient crews, ‘were tossed about. Several craft, in the violence of the gale, were dashed to pieces; but through tho energetic exertions of Galaga! soardes, and Ce of the On ere host, although one officer, a} wid, Di fan- o and Fifty-eighth Now York Voluntcerg, was severe. Foe ‘the morning the storm abated, and another attempt was made. As tho boats moved up, instead of seeing the expected cavalry, they were saluted by heavy volleys of musketry from the river banks, The enemy proving too strong, the party were obliged to return to the vessel. ‘At the same time Lieutenant King, of Colonel Jour @an’s stat, with a body of men in boats, moved up Bear Inlet, He found and burned one of the vessels sought, togetder with its cargo of salt and leather. He returued ae gunboat, bringing with nim forty-three negro 008, The whole expedition arrived at Beaufort on the morn- ing of the 26th ult., without the loss of a man. Great credit is due Colonel Jourdan and the officers and army, and to Commander Dove and Lieutenants Huse Cai of the A command of ea mavy: Piscior General JOHN J. PECK, J. A, Jupgon, Amintane hajetant General. The General Newspaper Despatch. Norvo.x, Va., April 19, 1864, Refogees from Plymouth, N.C., report that fighting commenced there on Sunday afternoon. ‘The rebels in force attacked Fort Gray, which is about @ mile from the town, on the Roanoke river. ‘They planted a heavy battery on Polk’s Island, about half a mile distant, and kept up a continuous fire, dur- ing which they succeeded in cutting away tbe flagetat? at the fort, This was replaced, and the Stars and Stripes again floated deflantly in the face of the foe. The rebels then advanced slowly forward, up to within @ short distance of the fort, when they made ao im- petaous charge. * They were received with a galling fire, which thinned their ranks and caused them to fall buck. Again and again they rallied to the charge, and endeay- ored to take the citadel, but to no purpose. + Each time they were repulsed with fearful slaughter. They retired with their artillery, still keeping up a fre. Their iron ram and four rebel gunboats had moved down the river to the obstructions, within six miles of the town, to co-operate with the land forces. The rebel force ig from ten thousand to fifteen thousand strong. The rebel cavalry are under command of General Ransom. General Weesells is in command of the Union forces. He bas Plymouth well fortified, and pronounces it im- pregnable, Jn front of the town are stationed several of our gun- boats. They have done good service, and will continue to do more. ‘The gunboats have had to stand already much of the Drunt of the engagement. The fire of the rebel artillery has been directed on them, and it is said that on the gunboat Bombshell several have been killed and wounded, All the citizens of Plymouth have left the place, and ‘most of them are quartered on Roanoke Island. ‘Several of the rebel shells had falien in the town. During the engagement the rebels captured a member of the Second North Carolina loyal regiment, who form- erly deserted, they allege, from the Seventh North Caro- Jima rebel regiment, and it js reported that ho was hung on the spot, without even so much ag the form of a trial. It ig rumored that the rebels bave also made a demon- stration simultaneous with this in the vicinity of New- Dern. The rebels havea great anxiety to redeem the State, ‘as they see that it is fast receding from their grasp. ‘Though they may use exertions almost saperhumat they will find that the Union arms can cope successfally ‘with any force that they may bring. Another Account. Wasmncton, April 20, 1864, ‘The following account of the recent attack on Plymouth, N. C., may be rehed on:— On Sunday last @ jarge body of .rebols moved down the Roanoke river spon Plymouth, accompanied by a flotilla consisting of sram and four ether gunboats. Of these two were river boats which escaped our forces when Plymouth was taken. The rest have been built since. The rebel force is variously estimated at from three to ive brigades, consisting of between fifteen and twenty-five thousand men, As the fleet came to the line of obstructions which forms 4 part of the protection of Plymouth, it engaged the Union gunboat Whitcbead, and it is eaid sunk her. At the same time a land attack was made on Fort Gray, our farthest defensive work, about a mile above the town, This fort is under the command of Captain Brown, of the Rigbty-fifth New York. His force is one company of that regiment and one of Massachusetts heavy artillery. The exemy attacked him three times, and were repelled with logs on each oceasion, The Bomb- shel!, Union gunboat, which was in communication with bim, was fired on as she brought down his last despatch to Plymouth, and had three men wounded, Genera! Weasels, an experienced officer, is in command at Plymouth, He was not taken by surprise, bav- ing been informed of the probable attack for some days, and, with General Peck, the commander of that department, having taken measures to rosist it. \y, and was ap advance by bis cavalry, who lost several men in killed and brought in ten wounded in their skirmisaing with the enemy's advance. Our force on the water consisted of the Whitebead (tin- clad), four guns; Miami and Eutaw, each eight guns; Bomb- shell four, and the Lockwood three, The rebels were said to have thirty pieces of artillery, including a battery of thirty two pounders from Lee’s army. ‘The last advices are to eleven o'clock on Sunday night. No fears were entertained from the land attack. If our gunboate were driven off by the rebel iron-clads the rebel flotilla would command the town from the river. But it will be seen that our naval force in guns is superior to the enemy's. Reported Loss of the Gunmboat Whitehead. The above news states that during the rebel attack upon Plymonth on Sunday last the United States gunboat Whitehead, Acting Ensign @. W. Barrett commanding, was sunk, The gunboat Whitehead w: screw steam mounting three guns, and was 136 tons rogister. She was purchaeed in 1861, and was of the following dimen- sions:—Length ninety-three feet, beam twenty feet, depth eight fect. She cost $12,000 without any altera- tions, She has been actively employed since the break. jing out of the rebellion, and has seen plenty of service in the waters of North Carolina, participating im the en- gagemonts at Roanoke Island, Winton, Elizabeth City, &o. The following is a list of ber officers: — Acting Ensign Commanding—George W. Barrett. Acting Master's Mates—Tbonas E, Quayle, Thomas M. Nelson, W, 8. Baldwin. kngineers—Acting Second Assistant, Moses Peterson; Acting Third Assietants, Robert H. Ryan, George B. Mo- Dermott. Her crew consisted of about thirty men. ‘The crew of the gunboat Bombsbell, of the Marine Ar. tillery corps, is raid 40 have suffered considerably. The Bombshell was one of the vessels used in the Burnside ex- pedition, and is simply a floating one guv battery, andaot @ regular naval vessel. The City Intelligence. Accipmnt on SmProany.—J. J. Lewis, one of the officers ‘ofthe steamebip Havana, lying at the Atlantic Dock, fell from the deck to.tbe lower hold of the vessel on Wed- nesday last. Ho was seriously injured by bis;head coming jo contact with » box of sugar. Mr, Huertas, the purser of the ship—among the many eccomplishments he pos- weeses being that of & medical graduate from the College of Vienna—was assiduous in his attentions to the man, and after restoring him to consciousness be carefuliy reanoved to tho City Hospital. Fras in Ease Twarpy-minn Sraget.— About seveo o'chek Inst evening © fire occurred in the carpenter's shop owned by Cooper & Wade, No. 1467 Bast Twenty-third street, Tbe ‘ yt LOR Sear emieanted_ to stout 9600; enld Boerow, April 21, 1864. sta, ert tar ot, pes Het a ‘wool thousand dallare.. Tho buildings were considerably dats. nan be water, THE NEWS FROM NORTH CAROLINA. Scene of the Recent Rebel Repulse at Plymouth, N. C $4 ‘ OR POINT MPEG: LR THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC. Sick Soldiers Sent to Washington—Re- ports of Rebel Deserters—Stremath of Lee’s Army—Longstrect at Orange Court House, &c- ‘Wasnictom, April 21, 1864. ‘The following information was received to-night from the Army of the Potomac:— Five deserters from the Forty-eighth Virginia regi- ment came into our lines yesterday. They positively assert that Longstreet’s army is at Orange Court House, and that Lee’s entire force is nos more than forty-five thousand or fifty thousand strong. ‘The rebels are very vigilant, and have strictly forbidden sbeir pickets to bold communication witb our own, A deserter from the Forty-third North Carolina regi- ment also came in yesterday. He claims to bea good Union man, says be was conscripted three weeks ago, and being put on picket yesterday for the Gret time, made up bis mind to desert and swam over tbe rup during the night. ‘The artillery of the Second corps was reviewed yester- @ay by General Hancock. Private Riley, of Co. A, First Conmecticut cavairy, while on picket r Grove Church, was snatched up by guerillas on Tuesday. Pursuit wag given, but without avail. Upwards of fifteen bundred sick have been gent to Washington during the past two days. Pmvapetenia, April 21, 1964 Rebel deserters who have arrived in Washington #tate that Lee’s force on the Rapidan is eixty thousand strong. Longstreet was at Charlottesville, marching towards Staunton, for the purpose of advancing down the he- nandoab Valley. Lee's army had received seven days’ rations for a for- ward movement, NEWS FROM THE SOUTHWEST. The Rebels Under Forrest Retreating into Mississipp!. Munrnis, Tenn., April 19, 1864, Forrest ie retreating into Mississippi. Chalmers and McCullough have passed the Tallabatchie, Grierson is pressing near Forrest’s column General Hurlbut reviewed the negro troops under Gen. Cheitain here to-day. They made a fine appearance. The Army of the Cumberland. Rincoou, Ga,, April 20, 1864. The enemy is quiet, There is @ tacit understanding. Detween the pickets on both sides to keep quiet. Miss Mary E. Walker, acting assistant surgeon of Danio) McCook’s brigade, was captured by the enemy a day or two since, while visiting citizen patients outside of our Vines. Important Order f:0m Gen. Sherman. Crvcrnnani, April 21, 1864. Orders were received at Columbus yesterday, from General Sherman, probibiting the issue of passes to citizene to go beyond Nashville. Autbority has been received from the War Department to raise.one or more regiments of beavy artillery in this State, Interesting from Cairo, Cairo, D., Apri 21, 1864. The steamer City ef Alton bas arrived with a largo number of horres, mules and wagons for this place, and sixty bales of cotton for t. Louis ‘The review of the Memphis militia, on the 18th, was a very creditable affair. General Hurlbat delivered a fare- well address. Memphie ootton market firm, prices ranging from 65c. to 70c. General Washburne passed down for Memphis to-day Wo relieve General Hurlbut. ‘a upward tendency; Platteburg, Missourt, Destroyed by Firc— St. Loute Market. 8. Louis, Aptil 21, 1864. The town of Plattsburg, Mo., took fireon Saturday jinens portion ef the town wae destroy. Tosurance tight. te 340 balee. Flour, wheat, jing and prices ranging slightly higher. ‘The Op: La Traviata was produced Inst evening at the Academy of Music. Mme. Ortolani Brignoli was in excellent voice. Maszolen} fulfilled bis role jn a manner that elicited the ‘warmest plaudits of the audience, and the other charac. ters, with scarcely an exception, wore well and faithfully sustaioed, To-night Faust will be repeated for tbe Inst time thie @eason, at least in thie city. It is understood that Mrs. General Grant, who arrived Bere jast night, has accepted Aa invitation to be preecot. The performance is for the Ddeneit of Mile, Sulver, and there will doubtiess be a crowded house. (nm Saturday the great Shakespercan matines takes place. The of will embrace the whole of Bonnambula, the W Te from A Mid "a a Gee Otnello, the and Merry Wives of Windsor. Cmcaoo, April 21, 1864, General Dan. Sickles and staff arrived here jast night and visited the Board of Trade to-day. He also had a reception at the Fremont thie afternoon, and addressed a lareo concoarno of cHizene 1t Brvan Hall thie waning, THE SOLDIERS’ HOME. Another Contribution—Interesting Com- munications on the Subject, dic. The following communication throws some Hight upon the action of the Legislature upon this important sub 70 THE BDITOR OF THE NEWYORK HERALD. ‘New York, April 11, 1864. Permit me to draw the attention of the public, through the columns of your widespread jouroa!, to the fact that the ‘Soldiers’ finme,” of which you have frequently spoken, is de facto a State institution, Karly in 1863 T presented the ma‘ter to the Senate Committee on Mill- tary Affairs, of which General J, 0. Smith was chairman, and, at their request, drew and engrossed a bill, which was finally paeeed. It was drawn after the pian of the Hotel des Invalides, of Paris, modifea to suit our instivu- ‘The city of Aubur offered all the veceesary Jand, and how can the agers of the Metropolitan Fi Detter appropriate a portion of their funds than in erecting the building for ‘the Soldiers’ Home?” This charity will be, not one for temporary comfort of the wounded so} dier, but a refuge in the day of disability, or in after years of decrepit age It will be not on}; cordance With the intent of their noble effort, but will aiso be an enduring monument of their labor and the liberality of our citizens. Respectfully, H. 8. LANSING, LBITER FROM DR. AGREW. Unrrmo Stares SamrtaRY CoMMIS6I0N, New Youu AGRwcy, 623 BRoapway, New Yorke, April 9, 1864, Dear Mason—We read your letter in the Heratp and the accompanying editorial jn that paper at a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Sanitary Commission last evening. There is ouly one grave fault in it, and that is the proposition that we should erect s Chelsea” for New York State eridiers. Aga body, we have never felt the smallest interes origin of the volunteer, We triven to induce a New England ¢ Dational suldier in need, irrespec- ‘igin. We bave never cousented to Gistribute one sbilling’s worth owt of the eighs or pine millions of our stores and money to & State soldier, per se. We have never accopted a package of goods con- Pigned,to a particular ri been done upon national pri ve been consider. ing for more Lhan a year the general subject of the care of permanently dicabled soldiers. We have made astudy of all the foreign systems ing had the services agent of great wisdom and energy We find very little to imitate in the establiehments of either England or the Continent. Gur social system is sui generis. We cannot as yet estimate the absorptive power of the homes of the land—that is to say, the lity of the people to assume iu private the care Of dis- lod horoes. Our rural population is largely ableto-provide at home for wounded brothers and sons, differing greatly in this respect from the peasantry of England. Now you observe that we cannot.as yet determine the foundation of an institution, We have some facts, however , that are leading. We made astudy a few months ago of two thousand men disebarged for disability. We (ound that fifty-eight per cent alleged that they had no home depen- dence or means of support. Whether a study of a targer number would not greatly reduce the percentage | am unable to say, It is estimated that there are now in private life avd civil eleemosynary in- ftitutions about 60,000 permanently dieabled men Of courge this uumber increases constantly. The bureaus charged with the settlement of pension, back pay and bounty claims are already clogged. — **100,000 pension claims are already on file."” 200,000 additions! men had been discharged for disability up to April 1, 1864, making in all 00,000 pension claims either forwarded or ele in & formative condition If the war continues until April, 1865, there will be at Teast 400,000 pension claims, Now, a considerable number of such made by candidates for permanent aayluins, How large a nomber can only be determined by experi ment. We are discussing the propriety of establishing three Sanitaria or Soldiers’ Homes. ‘The sites are to be de termined, not by any question of political topography, Dut bys classification of the diseases of the disabled, and the eelection of a climate favorable to life and beaith. A consumptive cannot be sent to the New Fog- jand seacoast, nor can a man satorated with malarial poison be subjected to fresh miasmatic influences without serious dettiment—without, in fact, making the ganita- rium a curse instead of & blessing. You see we are on deavoring to act wisely in this matter, and need advice from those who, by reason of military experience, have become familiar 'with the babits and condition of the men ym our armies, I write thee few lines im the bope of stimulating pablic interest and eliciting further dis cussion. Yours, very truly, Ra \ Major C. 6. HaLmy, It je, however, evident that the poople are determined to accomplish this grand object with their own means and by their own efforts, if the Sanitary Commission or the State refuse to act promptly in the matter. The ‘home’ must be built; for while the Commission bicker and evarl, ‘and Legislatures dilly-dally, the maimed soldier starves and dice, for bis peosion is far from sufficient for the pur- pose intended, unless it is assisted by such an inetitution as tbe one proposed. THE OFFRR OF A SITE. TO THE EDITOR OF TOR NERALD, @rare oy New YORe, Aveemmy Chawren, ALBANY, April 9, 1864 I notice that you are agitating the subject of rawing o fand for the building of # ‘Soldiers’ Home.’ Responsible citizens of Auburn last winter, when this project was discoesed in the Assembly, proposed to dovate to this object a farm of three hundred acres, within two miles of she city of Auburn, and valued at $50,000. This o‘fer, Twodorstand, still holds good, aod whenever a sufficient fund is contribated to build the “home,” and it sball be located upon this farm, the gift of the land wil! be forth- coming. Here isa basis for you to work upon, and we can wieh you al) success 0 thie grand undertaking. Re- spectfully, WM. P. ROBINSON, ———— Personal Intelligence. Mra. General Grant arrived in this city yeatenday even- ing, and is staying at the reeidenoe of Colonel Hillyer, the General's Chief of Staff when im the West, in Fifteenth street. The General's lady will be a4 the Metropolitan Fair about noon to-day. She will also be present at the ‘opera of Faust in the evening, at the Academy of Music by special invitation of Mr. Maretedk. hhiok Cmicaco, April 21, 1864. Since the report this afternoon high wines have ad. vanced 10 $1 17.8 $1 18, with Inrge salee, +94 Graber Aube; mig tO ee ee THE FAIR. CONTINUED SUCCESS AND POPULARITY. The Sword Contest Becoming Exciting. HEAVY VOTE YESTERDAY. McClellan Three Hundred and Bighty-five Ahead, VALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS FROM GERMANY, den Ree ae. ‘The Fatr was splendidly attended yesterday, and no @imunition whatever in the public interest seems to havo taken place. During the evening both buildings were filled, particularly Palace Garden, and the sale of goods on the Various stands was quite extensive, THE SWORD PLAY. A® the time for the closing of the polls appronches the excitement respecting the army sword seems to Werease in intevsity, Yesterday was by all odds the most exciting elnce tho commencement of this remarkable contest. ‘The rush around the stands in tho Arms and Trophies Depart. ment was truly astonishing. The entire room was packed go closely that locomotion was next to impossible, avd many were prevented {rom voting and compelled to #queeze themselves out of the room again into the fresh air. The crowd was a nuisance. Three-fourths of those who composed it were mere idle spectators, who pressed around the etands for the purpose of seeing how the votes went and of passing remarks upon the appearance of Indies and gentlemen who desired to resister their names on the books “Here comes a McClellan man; anybody could tell bim by his looks.” “That’s a Grant man; he wouldn’t trust his mother, that fellow.” ‘That's another copperhead, dead sure: he'll vote for Little Mac, of course.” Sich ex- pressions ware very frequent, and occasioned a good deal of merriment to the crowd, but a good deal more annoy- ictims of public criticism, The police eful hereafter in repressing this onyersation, or at least in keeping back the throng trom the stands. Last uight the vote was heavier than it bas ever yet bgen on any single eveuing. ‘the money flowed in like water, und the clerks had quite as much to do as they could well aitend to. ‘This was true nearly to the same extent in the Seventeenth street building as at Palace Garden. ere were many subscriptions —frow the army, and nearly all in favor of McClel- lap, The Tenth Massachusetts Volunteers sent twel ty-eight votes for Little Mac, and there were numerot amall subscriptions of tems and fives from the Army of the Potomic. Mayor Gunther made his appearance in the Arms‘and Trophies room during the evening, and paid for twenty-six votes for McClellan amid great applause, Mr Alfred Bliss registered his name for one hundred for Grant, G_ Bennett subscribed three hundred votes for General McClellan at the Union square jobp Jacob Astor took one hundred sword in favor of the Old Salamander, 3 before remarked, the voting rf two thousand dollars were rec the total vote on the arm, 156. The striking feature of the vote yesterday was the larve prepon dorance of female voters. Indies | .t im the heaviest votes, and indeed it may be remarked generally of the Farr that the ladies are its most liberal patrons. The desire to aid the objects of the Sani- tory Commission is by no meane, therelore, confined to the ladies whose names have appeared so prominently in the newspapers There are other Indies who have proved themselves equally entitied to praise by eoutributing in the most liberal manner {n money and valuable ‘At the closing of the polls the vote stood as follows:— McClellan 8,207 Farragut. was the most li Grant... 1,824 Scattoring.....++ . 18 MeClollan’s majority... ....e..eeseeeeeeeeeeee ++ 388 THE COMMITTEE ON ARMS AND TROPHIES. The Committee on arms and Trophies announce that the Executive Committee has nominated Mr. Wilson G. Hunt and Mr. William H. Webb to act with Mr. William Kembio, Mr. J. Butler Wright aod the Hon. Charles P. Daly, who have been nominated by the Committee on Arms and Trophies to superintend the opening of the bel- Jots and the entrance upon the subscription books of the votes for the army and navy swords at the Fair, which shall be deposited between the hours of two P.M. an eight P_ M.,on Saturday, the 28d inst,, after which bour last named no vote will be received from apy quarter, as heretofore announced. This mode of bringing the subscriptions toa close bas een adopted by the committee from the conviction that it will most surely attain order and perfect fairness in the recording of the votes given during’ the last hours of the Fair. WILLIAM T, BLODGETI, Chairman, THE ART DEPARTMENT SALES. The gale was continued last evening of the paintings, engravings, &c., in the Art Department at the Fair. Nearly a}! the exiles made were of engravings. There was as large a crowd of purchagers present as on previous even- ings; but all works sold brought rather small prices. The entire sale brought $2,294 50. THE “APFGHAN.”’ A splendid piece of crochet work is to be found at stand No. 4, which 18 devoted to contributions from the Episcopal Church of the Ressurection, This work ig un+ dergoing the game process es the army and navy swords, and will be presented to the genoral getting the largest number of votes, There have been about one bundred votes cast, which, at present, gives Granta slight ma- jority. "SALE OF CATTLE, ETC. At the cattle show in Fifteenth street a number of animals was disposed of at public jon yesterday after noon by Mr. Fdward Schenck, auctioneer, The prices brought were rather small. The following will show the reseult:— Four rabbits, s peacock and hex, bought by Mr. Senid for $1. A Newfoundiand dog, bought by Mr. Schenck for $15. A terrier, bloodhound ana one eheep, Ddoucht by Mr. Carmait for $23. A sheep, with five horns, presented by P. T. Barnum, bought by Mr. Levy for $11. Ddought by Mr. Devoo for $300. These were presented by Robert J. Livingston, Esq., of Rrunswick, N.J. A Shet- land pony, bought by Mr. Schenck for $70. A black An- dalusian stallion, presented by Mr. Wm. H. Aspinwall, bought by Mr. Irving for $200. PINB CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PARTMENT. Among the articles at the tables of the Swiss Depart. ment and of the Nineteenth street Presbyterian church, are some two hundred phials of water, the greater quan- tity of which was bottled come two thousand miles up the Amazon river, from which stream the liqnia was all drawn This rare specimen bas been preseuted to the Fair by the Rev. T. C, Fletcher, who bas un more than one occasion treated ue to so many interesting details of Brazil. Mr. H. H. Swift, a merchant well known In tho Brazil trade, has also presented some costly feather flowers obtained from the plumage of some of the rare Brazilian birds, These flowers were prepared for exhibi- tion by M. Pourgel, the celebrated naturalist, was bas al- ready contributed so many specimens of natural bistory. ‘All the above will be disposed of at a fair price. TRE ONE FIGURE TOO MUCH, which was alluded to the otber day in connection with Brady's photograph of the Executive Committee, has been pleasantly vettled. It appears that tho g not belonging to the committes, hanpened to ent ‘At the time of the ‘‘taking,” and was “taken” by Brady io connection with the other members of the comiittee. ‘The matter has been sestied by electing the gentteman a member of the committee, £0 that thore is nu longer an intruder in the picture. There are more ways of getting over a ditch than jumping it. THE RECEIPTS. ‘The total receipts up to three P, M. yesterday were as follows $856,314 69.910 2, INTEANATIONAL DE- Union squ From the sales jn the Art from Germany. OUR HAMBURG CORRFSPONDENCR. Hampona, April 2, 1864, Shipment of Articles to the New York Sanitary Pair. In the steamer Hammonis, leaving to-day for New York, Measrs. James K. McDonald & Co, have shipped the contributions specified below to the New York Sanitary Fair Mesars. McDonald & Co, deserve muck praise for the services they have rendered in collecting and for- ‘warding articles contributed, not only in Hamburg, but also in Berlin, Dusseldort and other Btates, giving much of their timo and trouble without pay, They contributed dollars {0 money. “4 ihe manmser "fentonia, which sailed yy shirte and half « clothes, baif a dozen dosen drawers, made and contributed by the firm of Siurkeo Von Bargen & Co., of this place, which arti- cles, in work ip, are not to be surpassed. AD American gentleman who saw them said that if he were jn New York when they were sold he would pay @ hun- dred dollars for them. The above is one of the contri- butiows for which the Sanitary Commission may thank Colonel Julian Allen, who, UY, timely proposition at a mécting held in tho of the American Con- sul made the object known the citizess of Ham- burg. Ab @ meeting again held jn one of the rooms at the Exchange over oe tp toe oe Saeueres con- tributed, more will go nex! 5 The ammonia will only go ae far as Southampton; from there abe goo $0 Liverpool, The Saxonia takes her / 9336, a PRICE THREE CENTS. Place, as the Hammonia has been sold to the Quebec Steamship Company. PACKAGES SENT ROM HAMNURG TO THE KEW YORE vAIR Iv JAMES R. M’DONALD AND 00. One box of books and one painting, from W. W. Mur poy United States Consul oraiat Frankfort, to be delivered to the President of the Metropolitan Fair. Thirty paintings. from Joho R. Tait, of Dusseldorf—a part , and ® part loaned, One box paintings and drawings, from N. L, Lepke, of Berlin, donations of Berlin artists An embroidered altar, from M. D, Warburg & Oo., do- ‘One package from Dr. Ludwig Lenz, donated to the San}- tary Fair in St, Louie, 'wo lamp mats, from an unknown lady, donated. Three newspaper holders, from F, Neidlinger. OUB DUSSELDORF CORRESPONDENCE. Dvsserporr, March 26,1964. List of Oi Paintings Donated and Loaned tw the Pair by German Artists, de, Annoxed ig an inyoice of olf paintings donated by Due seldorf artists to the New York Sanitary Fair, including: ‘wo loaned for exhibition, collected and forwarded to Messrs, James R. Mconald & Co., Hamburg, by Jobo R, Tais, in Dusseldorf:— * One case containing one oi) painting, ‘God Save the Union,” by Prof. Car) Hubner, valued at four bundred Utalers. Ove cake containing nineteen oi! paintings. The Wedding (sketch), by A Kindier, seventy-five thalers. Froliche, forty thalers, y K. Volkers, seventy-five thalers pe, by |. V. Echenbrecher, fifty thaiers. Lion Hunt, by Lachnewitz, seventy-five thalere, Landscape, by H. Keatner, twenty-five thalers, Landscape, by G. Pulian, forty thalers Dog Portrait, by K. Bosch, seventy-five thalers. Genre picture, by 8, Waraenberg, forty thalers, Genre picture, by W. Hahn, seventy five thalers, Gonre picture, by A. Schmidt, forty thalers, — * Landscape, vy M. T, Bagge, twenty thalers. Genre picture, by R. Sohn, seventy-five thalers, Faster Kgus, by H. Saientin, seventy five thalers. Study Head, by Helander, twenty thalers. Swiss Landscape, by A. Schayannes, forty thalers. Genre picture, by Car! Hoff, fifty thalers. , ketch, by C. Kubingki, twenty-fivejthalers, ng three of! paimtings, davapo, by A. Aruz, One bundyed and twenty: jive thalers. Norwogian Landscape, by J. Duntze, one hundred f ‘ingen Landscape, by C, Harving, one hundred thalers. ‘One cnge containing three oil pictures. Kentucky Landscape, by John R. Tait, seventy-five Campagna, by Prof. 0. Achenbach, one hundred Study Head, by A. Ternberg, one hundred and fifty thalers, One case containing two oi) pictures Tbe Hell Founder, by R, T. Litschaner, two Dundred aud titty thalers. Rndegheim am Rbeip, by A. Von Willie, seventy-five thalers. ‘One cere containing one oil picture, loaned for exhibi- tion, and to be returned, if unsold, © Mesers. James Ry McDonald & Co. Dinner Time, by Ernest Basch, of Dusseldorf. Price. £52 sterling. One case containing one oll picture, loaned for exhibis tion, to be returned, if unsold, to Messrs. Jas. R. Mo Donald & Co., ‘he Sick Dog,’ by K. T, Litsebauer, of Dusseldorf. Price £60 sterling Value of twenty-eight gilt frames, purchased with funds afforded by Hon. W. W. Murphy, United States Consul im Frankfort, and by the Paris Committee of United States Yoko of oxen, | Sanitary Commission, one hundred and eight thalers. IMPORTANT FROM RED RIVER, The News of the Victory Confirmed. SEVERE LOSS OF THE ENEMY. Gallant Action Between the Gun- beats and Rebels. The Rebel Generals Morton, Parsons and Greene Killed, Rory Ree Carmo, April 21, 1864. Advices from Grand Ecore, Red river, up to tho morn- ing of the 15th iot., have been received. The battle of she 8th instant was fought at Sabine Crosa Roads. The enemy were commanded by Generale Ma- grader, Holmes and Tayior—all under Kirby Smith. The enemy’s loss on the first day is placed at fifteen hundred, The second day’s fighting was at Pleasant Hill, where, as previously stated, the enemy was most gtoriously routed and driven from the field by our forces under Gen, Avdrew Jackson Smith, Geueral Banks commanding-ia- chief. The enemy’s lore wee heavy—two to our one. their killed were Generals Morton and Parsons. Afte# the first day’s fight General Banks, being short of rations, eent word to the Admiral to return with the fleet, which had advanced to withia eighty miles of Shreveport and was preparing to blow up the steamer ab Now Falie City, which the rebels had suok in the chan- nq. On the reception of General Banks’ despateb the fleet turned back, and on the way down was attacked by large numbers of the enemy on both sides of the river, who: Attempted to captare the traneports. A‘fight ensued between the gunboats and rebele, in- which the latter were splendidly repulsed, with five or six hundred killed and a large number wounded, while none on the gunboats were injured. General Greene, commanding the rebels im this action, had his head blown off by a shell. A naval despatch bout from the mouth of the Red rive has arrived with three hundred bales of cotton, The steamer Golden Eaglo, from Memphis, bas eis hur, dred bales of cotton for Evansville and Cincinnat. General Corse has arrived bere. Ren Among The Presidency, GENERAL BUTLER. [From Washington corres;ondeuce Milwaukee Wisconsin. Quietly, but considerately and firmly, the friends General Butler are progressing with their arrangements for bringing bim out asa candidate for the nomination at Baltimore, They seem to be confident that Mr. Lit coin will not be renominated, and equally confident th Butler is the man who cun best harmonize all the con- flicting interests at that Convention. They say that he js the only man whom the friends of Mr. Lincoln’wilFac. capt, and at the same time will fully satisfy the radicals, who are in favor of Fremont’or some other candidate, Mi. LINCOLN. Tho Indiana Free Press, « German republican paper, thus raises the standard of revolt against Lincoln: — Lincoin’s administration has undermined the basis of our republican institutions, and accvstomed the people ta the ideas of a despotical government by violatin liberties undor circumetances which retext. We do solemnly condemn ‘of citizens of States notin insurrection oF nd its infringing upon the rights of press. ‘Duryport Herald (republican). ) The number of republican papers atvocating a post- Ponoment of the National Convention to. nominate can- didates for President and Vice President is increasing, All the Boston papers take that direction. This indicates afall inthe Lincoln stock. If the convention m post. poved be will not be nominated; there is no chance for Bim and if the Convention is not postponed, bis election will depend on two things—success in the adminisiration measures in finance and war between this and Novom- ber and the support of the Germans. The Monmouth (N. J.) Herald and Inquirer places at the head of ite columos the following Presidentiad ticket:—For President, Abrabam Lincoln; for Vie Prosi. dent, Wiiliam A. Newell. ‘The War Democrat, pudlisbed at Fairfeld, Ill , names a8 its candidates:—For President in 1864, Andrew Joho- fon, of Tennessee; for Viee President in 1864, Generar Jobe A, Logan, of Iilinols. The New York Ledger nominates Mr. Everett for the Presidency. Railroad Accid Hanniesera, Last night, at balf-past seven o'clock, @ passenger ? on the Lebanon Valley Railroad bad an aceident at 1 junction of the North Lebanon road, in comsequence of te malicious shifting of @ sw! The locomotive -wap broken up, aod the car and one car were thrown off the t1 The engineer, Gabriel, was badly scalded. No one else was injured, though ihe passengers were greatly alarmed. Court Calendar—This Day. Supreme Covrt—Ciaccit.—Part a Part 2—Short caw 1897, 1039, 2081, 1962, 2109, 69, 1! 813, 1360, 1623, 820, 273, 571, ust, 1873, 921, 1208, 1364, 1806, 1908, 1310, Surmmon Coort—Tarat. Trnw.—Part 1—Nos, 2631, 93665, 515, 3005, 2655, 4003, 4005, 4007, 4009, 4019, 4017, 4021, 4023, 4025, 4027. Part 2—Nos. 3370, 2730, 1780, 3960, 3160, 3396, 2208, 966, 2122,