The New York Herald Newspaper, April 25, 1864, Page 1

\ NEW YORK, MONDAY, APRIL 25, 1864.—-WITH SUPPLEMENT. WHOLE NO. 10,082. OCULISTS AND AURISTS. £88, DEAFNESS, IMPAIRED BIGHT, NOI8E8 IN THB HEAD, OATARRHAL AFFECTIONS inte THROAT, OWRONIO OATARRL, caTARRG OF THE TYMPANIC MUCOUS MEMBRANB, a ; OBSTRUCTION OF THE BUSTAOFAAN TUBB, ouReD, CROSSEYE STRAFGHTSNED - IN ONE MINUTE, overy disoase ef the Bye and Bex requiring elther medt- oF surgical eid attended to <s DR. VON BISBNBERG, DR VON MISENSERG, DR VON EISENBERG, DR. VON EISENBERG, of “Sargléal and Peactical Observatious.on the Di» of the Bar, with thepivew tod of Treatment,” at ais | 8 D' N 10. | = ‘AY, W YORE PRESS URED, OPINIONS OF TiN OSCAR (From PaeJeurnal of Commerce.] 1B OASE OF H¥PORINGS, THE “LIGHTNING CaL- CULATOR.” was publiehed in these columus a few days since remarkable gure'of Hutonincs, the “Lightning alculs .” so well kwoven t the public during the maay years he hibited hie-womderful arithmetical powers at Baroum’s um, by the velebrated Quulist aud Aurist, Dr, Vou nberg, of tiiacity., Hutchings is represented to have at the point ef death, and but for the timely inter- nee cf the sector, would now be resting in bis grave. te @ remetkable case, and worthy ef the attention of similarly afficted. fe think it fe Dut just to Dr. Von Bisenberg to call blic attention to thia €ise, ‘There are hundreds in the rauntty-euffering from eatarrh, who, like the ““ight- Catcumtor,” it not acwnal'y praying for death, -are to accopt of anything that promises to relieve them theirdistressea, To such we would aay trifle not with pperienced men, but consult. without unnecessary delay, . Von Binenberg, who, at least, hasthe honesty to assure patients whether it is within his power ‘to make them ornet, ¢ DEAFNESS CURED. DEAFNESS CURED, DEAFNESS CURED. . {From the Triewme.] EARS.T0 THE DEAR, man, and especially every woman, beileres in his fer physician, There are philosophical minds which 40 an abstract faith im Allopathy, or Homeopaihy, or pathy, or some.other farm of acientific cura; but with world at large the belief is not in the aystem, but in the Especially is thia trie es regarde aurists and ecu: ‘The patient who bas recovered hiwsight or bishear. 4s sure that the blessing could have been restored to him wo other practitioner than that particular one by whom eyes or ears were opened. Dr. Von Euenberg is ¢ our best known surista. He hae not lent us ears e-brother practitioner has eyes, and in whose skill, there. wo believe above ali others. But we-hear of bim those who esteem him bot merely asa surgeon, but as tor. A recont case has beon related to us, for the ulness of which wecan vouch, though we can name no ‘The patient was a lady who had been deaf from , as A consequence of some of the ailments to whic are liable. Latterly the disease had taken an acnte . and the patient was subject to Intense suffering. The ness was rapidly becoming complete, and the general b breaking down under the physical exhaustion attend- upon constant pala, Ordinary remedies and ordinary co were useless, and Dr, Von Eisenberg was called in. ced not repeat his diagnosis; for that would be ouly a of hard names to the general reader. But he detectad at {he seut of diseaso, first in one portion of the organisin, 4m another, and with manipulation ae skilfol ab his pht was nconrate, he removed the causes. and sho who, infancy, had heard with dificalty, and latterly hardly I, was restored, first to perfect hearing and then to per. health. Dr. Von Bisenberg's advertisement reminds vs thin cane, which we thus briedy relate, though not.at bie tion, Let him that hath net ears, hear. {From tho Christian Times.) SIGHT RESTORED, CONCERNING EYES AND OOULISTS. tio fre sensos, that whieh we call secing is the most art and most valued. Tm proportion as this rence a ve, we are reduced to helplessness, If entirely dosti. of sight, bow slow would be our progress in knowledge how limited our sphere of action and msefulness. En ‘evith it, the universe beeomes @ now creation, clothed Jb beauty and diversified by that Infinite variety which fails to attract the mind and heart. several months past this has been a practical subject ua, An inflamed condition of the eyelids, communicating jeif to the pripil, rendered the diecharge.of daily duties oa'y pelnful, but dangerods, attrivuting tt to tho ef: of wool, we endured it through the epring, with the pe (hat with the return Of warm weather it would en. | iy disappear, But to this we were doomed to disap Gummer returned, but not out wonted aight, Inet might have been the result, either of further moglect of-incomepotent treat ment, wo cannot say. ing our case fo a friend, he assured usthal's similar etn hte own family bad recontly been treated with entire by De. Van Bisenberg, of this city, Satisfying oure ves by moro particular inquiries that the doctor is no em: but a soigatific eculist and anrigt, we concluded to the benedis of his treatment, which we hare aow rea- to acknowledge as-rory great. Though but a few woeks der hia care, she appearance of our éyes bas totally ‘The pupét is now ful and clear, and the lide are nely free frome Inflammation. The doctor says. the optic merro bas teen weakencd. and the iva assumed ® ehronjo” Inflammatory wate, af. ting more oF team all dhe other tidsues, and ealeniag. 1f neglected, ¢@ ond (n Amaurosis, Opthalmitis, bolieve, is thé ternewhieh Ooullete apply to eyes affected vero ours, Maving ottaloed the mach denred reliet, we e great pleasure io acktnowledging ear Indebtedncss to talent of Dr, ton Bisenberg. and Of calling to it the at tion of others wha may be sufering from a similar or ‘a -woree condition of thelr eyes. “Tt 46 mata that Provi. hee provides an antidote fee every bane, 14 ie certain it the eye Ia, tn these times’ subject to severor rials than erly, Let us be thamifal, spon, that a8 we Inerenea the Hencion which destray the of vision, the progress ince keeps pace with thesd Lendencies, if Bot Im ade ee of them, ih OFFICE NO. 8 BROADWAY, THE VICTORY IN LOUISIANA Additional Details of the Battles. Our Firet Repulse at Sabine Cross Roads. Arrival of the First Division on the Field. BANDS PLAYING AND COLORS FLYING. Gaitantry of the Ox: Hundred and Sixty-dirst New York Regiment. Check and Terrible Slaughter ef the Rebels, Fifteen Hundred Rebels Killed and Wounded. The Battle and Victory of Eleasant Hill. ADMIRAL PORTER ON THE RED RIVER, &e., &o. Ge. Our Westcrn Loutsinna Correspondence. In THe Frecp, GRAND Foore, April 14, 1864. GENERAL BANKS AT GRAND %CORR—THE ADVANCE. On the 4tlrof April General Banks and staff arrived at the Grand Koore landing and went iuto camp. “The Sih passed with a reylew of the army, which concentrated during these two days at Natchitoches, and on the morn- ing of the 6th the army took up the tine of march for Shreveport, by the Mansfield read, This, the shortest practicable road, runs throngh the piney woods and a bar Ten, seudy country, in which there is little water and Jess forage to be found, Brigadier General Lee, commanding the cavalry, led the advance, followed by the Ihirteenth army corps, nnder Brigadier General Ransom; this was fol- lowed by the First division of the Nineteenth army corps, Brigadier General Emory commaniting, and the rear was closed by ous brigade of colored troops from the Corps a’ Afrique, under command of Colonel Dickey. A divi. sion of the Sixteenth »rmy corps followed two days after- wards Avbeavy supply train and ine of artillery ac- companied the army, The/army arrived at Pleasant Hilbon the evening of the 7th, after encamping on the road, and was joined by General Banks, who left Natchi- toches the same moraing. SKIMMING WITR THB ENEMY. During this march General Jce, with bis cavalry, had several light skirmishes with the cnemy, and on the evening of the 7th avked for infantry support, which was farnisvea by sending him one brigade of the Thirteenth Army corps on the enemy's opposition becoming more formidable. On the morning of the 8th Ceveral Leo deemed the opposition of the euemy sufficient to demand * stil greater infantry support, which was furnished by additional troops from the same corps General Leo, however, anticipated no ecrio:s opposition by the enemy, much less the proximity of @ gencral ongagoment, for his reports from the front indicated uothing of the kind, and bis confidence was shown by nis currying with bim his supply end artillery tra ve GRYRRAL BAYES IN THF PRONT. At about two o'clock in the day Gencrol Banks 2nd staff rode to the front to eco how matters were pro gtessing, but with no antic/pation of finding afairs as they existed. General Lee was found to haye become seriously engaged with the en- emy, in which engogemert the infantry bad become fovolved, and his bagg2ce. artitery ard supply trains, encumberiog the toad, which was bordered by dense woods, were threatened with capture. FAR HIRST ORNYRAL, LN AT—OUR ERPCLSE The engigemont became ¢ 078 02 OnE side being the cavalry, nude and the in fantry, under General Rawson, with artillery, which, however, from the natare of the ground, was aimost use- lee2, Orders were sent eariy m_ this enzegement to Geveral Franklin, commending the Nineteenth army corps, for the divicton under Brigadier Ceneral Emory to be sont forward immediat ars 4 touk place previous to t ‘will appew fully im the efiicial ‘3 the result was the complete rout ond utter den of tho eaval- ry, under Genera! Lee, and the infantry of the Thirteenth army corps, with 2 considerahte loss af saprlics. Inclnd- ing the cavalry traja and several pieces 0, artillery. Many brave mean fell or word tuk and among the woun was the a Ransom. The rout end pane ineveased until the Darrow = ro" filles with flyiag cavalrymen injontiy wagooe, horses and negro humiliating spectacie which beggars description, and which was only relieved by the instances of ini courage #nd coolness which stood m the tompost of panic t ying to turn the tide which ¢verwhelmed and bore Abem on, ARRIVAL OF THR FIRST DIVISION ON THE RRL. Tn the imidst o: this confusion, at about hull-past four o'clock in the afternoon, with bands playing and eolors flyma, the Virst division of the Nineteenth army eorps, led by Gen. hmory, was heard approaching. Aa it presented a Beared the secne of action, straggiers with ther rumors: of dieaster in front, e: Uy met them avd were as constant!y turned back; but on rising the hill, ata point know: as Peach Orchard, the full force of the panic ‘met aud pressed upon them. GALLANTRY OF THE ONE MONPRED AND SIXTY 11ST NEW YORK aint dead i far Gprpanis othe ne Landed joy ‘companies a and sa ‘Now York ‘Volunteers, which formed his advanced guard as skirmishers, and, urging the flying, pa- ic atricken crowd to halt ordercd bisakirmtshors through itto meet the enemy, who were coming on in the flush of victory, ond tocheck if ible his furtbor advance. Toeve brave men res promptly to every demand, and the check they gave the enemy allowed time to de- pig Se division, and to enable it to meet the attack. was m Dwight. commanding First drigade of Emory’s division, and es face of this flyin; ‘mare of fugitivor, who were constantly breaking throug! pan by ome Fe nd troops of this command, they steadily obeyed ever: hee women oo to their places Jo the racks, uetil 'y formed the line which changed the fortune of the day. ‘This line consisted of the three Brigades of Fmory’s division—the First under General Dwight, the Second under General MeMillan, and Third under Colonel Penodi the crest of ¥ , with two of regiments on right, with the Third brigade and MeMi'lane’ regiments on the loft, General t's admirab'e disposition of these troops and thelr heroia bearmg tBrouchout cauntt be too highly ‘Tho — throagh of our stragglers, thanks to the adm ira. 1° conduct ot General Emory and tho few hey pen) of the One Handred ond Sixty-first which ho had deployed, ‘was more safely accomplishod than could have been ex- pooted; bat it brought the enemy suddenly and close}, ‘upon we, First brigide, which, nde General Dwight’s, Orders to rererve their fire till Wey could see the enemy's: eR, with a deadly and withering volley of sane ‘that ebecked and threw him back. THR ENEMY DRFRATRD AT ALt, POINTS: The enemy then re-formed and attacked simultaneously the righttionk ond centre, and, meeting the deadly yol- ann meh, was again repuleed, sever, epomy » attacked our left flank and contro bub alter a the enémy during this attack woa most teat, in which our foe Hd not move, he was again 3 Tho again re-formed, and, with and fina! 'e division duri thie « Yam Md etoct oct w ithe ering, a8 wae at {a the quiet of the night, from Ot6 end of oUF line to the other, the moans and cries of hele wounded and:dying told of ‘the feartnt sacrifice rod kilied and wounded tw thee’. senne The oon. uot of this divi a " le contest ks wor- thy of tha ara 16 the dela to sm an army Corps and ‘ cavalry, with their ‘teaine, tn full, panio retreat, presorved their Coolness, re-formed broken under a heavy tre, o Dat Coett wer: ode nea by hanged ma +48 : $ econ Mrative vlolory, and the “rmy vee an bor before was threatened with destruction was saved Witt such troops, disciplined to obey direotions under 81) clroumetauces, viotory ic eure: and the Dumiliation of the previous rout is alleviated by the conscionsners that we Baro =n After deliberation it wus determined to fall Deck to the better ion of Pleasant Hill. Tho complete disorgani: and demoralization of the cavalry command, and of the army corps, and their temporary loss to the an troops, except so far aa they were a barthen. made necessary. while cer- 4 of veinioremmans by the marge Army corps, w Suntth, made it expedient, as st became ev dent that the evemy was roceivimg rei ments. ‘TH® ARMY FALLS BACK PO PLEASANT HILL, To yetire from the face of the enem: were in constant conversation with our own, wi ment of much dificully and delicacy; but it was detor- mined upon, and the conduct of the retreat and the de- fence of tho rear was entrusted to Brigadior Geners! Dwight, with the First brigade of Emo- ry’s division. The army baving silently moved off at midnight, General Dwight’s brigade closed the rear, the pickete slowly and silently withdrawing; apd thie move Ment was 60 quietly and safely performed that the enemy ‘was unaware of our retreat, and supposed us to be in po- sition until after sunrise the next morning, when he com- menoed shelling the place wo bad abandoned. The march bo Pleasant Hill was alow and fatiguing, involving as it did the collection of Ne Degroes, most of whom were sa’ely brought it at nine o'clock the next morn- ing General Dwight’s guard marched up Pleasant Hill, aud at this moment were threatened with a force of the enemy’s cavalry, which was tho first notico wo bad re ceived of hig co.scionsness of our movements. Thes ended the battle of Sabine Cross Roads, with its mingled story of bumfation and of gory. The result sbows that our humiliation was the result of that mismanagement which we havo 30 often had occasivn to deplore, but that we had the means of glory and success in our own bande. Where tho blame lies will probably be determined by that final Committee on theg/onducl of the War which is to set all things right. arpryy Gannantny. ‘The instances of ‘idual bravery were covstant, from thoyoung artillery officer who stood alone by bis gun atter all bad fled, and fired bis revolver at the ad- vanct g enemy until he was sh t down, to the Commanit i Re al, who cheored aud rallied bis men and heiped vs vision to save the day, ween, under a wy fire, he assured thew thay coulddo it, At Ploasant Fill Geverai Smith, with bis division, relioved Emory's civi- sion, which rested for a time from the Inbors of the Inst twenty four hours, in whieh they had marehed forty miles, fonght successfully and accomplished a succesato! retreat TRRUARATIONS FOR THR PATILE OF PLEASANT IMI~ The trains had beon sent to the rear, and all were pre- pared for an engagement sbonid the enemy incline 10 apother contest, Geveral Smith’s commnd was con stantly skirmishing withthe enemy during the day,and the whole army was arranged and ready for battle at a moment's notice. About three o'clock in the afternoon the caunonading tn our fropt indicated the ap- proach of the enemy in force, and it seen became evident that he bad determined to press the matter toa goueral engagement, under the impression that, with considera. dle reinforcciments, he should be able, bya sudden and overpowering attack, to wrest a victory from a foe he knew to be tired and boped to find dispirite: Gene- ral*micb’s division received bis fit attack, General Fmory’s diviston tormiug the inuer lHue, the. strength of General Smith's division forming our leit flank, and the strength of Kmory’s division form'ng our right. The Aisposition for this battle, with the many elements that ita complete ar and must be minutely tion of ove of the most remarks which the figating avd minwuvring of both armies were Nout, od in which the resat was doubt{ul to the ‘THR BATTLE—VIOTORY, The evemy commenced by a vigorons and somewhat succeasfal attack on our left and centro, the fighting be- ‘mz much in an open ilold. where the coptestanta could seo each other and be distinctly seen by the looker on, Our outer line wavered, was broken in places and fell back, end the day looked gloomy when the enemy struck it3 inner liney received 1s heavy volleys, fell back and mass. ed bis forces on the unshaken rizht, was wet and hurled back, and again retired before the stubborn re sistanco of the veterans of the Nineteonth army corps, acknowledging the bal of Pleasant as ours. With ne, however, the question of ater and rations had become serious, while the disas- ters of the previous aay were yet unrepaired, and it was decided to fall back to our original position at Natchito. ches, there to reorganize, The low stato of the Red river aleo made it unwise for us to trust for supplies'at a point higher up than this, In view of thw siate o° facts, the army | fell back to ils old camping ground at Natchitocbes, — proparatory to resuming active operations, in which, with a pepe use of its eves and eara in the form of cavalry, it hag shown vy what it has dene in the battles of the Sth and 9th of Apri! that suecoss fs certain, ADMIRAL PORTER'S ENCOUNTER WITH THE REBELS. ‘To this point Admira! Porter. after @ contest with a battery of the evemy, im which the rebel Genoral Green is said to have been killed, retarned with the transports ofthe army. The losts on both sides in thie short cam- pa'gn aro considerable, the prisoners teken in the panic of the first day being our main loss, while the loss ‘of the enemy in killed and woumded they acknowledge to be much in excees of our own, including, aecording to the report of tho prisoners, Generals Mooton and Greeo. Our army js 10 fine spirits ‘and will ‘000 be heard from snovessfa! mot ro brigade aid geod service ta guarding onr tratn, Dat, from. its positions did not bo- come engaged with the enemy. Coiovel Benedict, com- manding the Third brig: Emory’s division, was killed, avd the returns witl show the joss«{ many brave men that we cannot well afford to lose; but thoy fell in two of the most gallent fights the world bas known, which in- a the final destruction of the rebel power wost of the ie sippi. Uur New Orie Correspond:nce. New ORUBANS, April 17, 1864 LATEST FROM THE RED RIVER. The Obio Pelle arrived here late last night with wound- ed aoldiors and rebel prisoners. ‘There bas been no engagement since the 9th. very quiet INTERESTING REBEL NEWS. Burnsite’s Expedition Neported Advance ing up the Ra ppahannock—Sixty Gun- boats nnd Transports in the Fleet— Surgeon Mary Waitker in ‘Richmond— The Rebel Treasury Notes, &., &c. BR. N. DAVIDSON'S DESPATCH. Anur or tHe Porowac, April 24, 1864, 1 have received Richmond papers to the 22d instant. From the Lower Taypshannock a citi: Richmond Ser/inet information of the advance up the Rappabannock,on Wednesday, as far as Rouiware’s wharf, of eight gunboats and one transport. They landed tree hundred men at Poulware's wharf, which is teu miles be low Tappahapnock, in Lesex county. ‘Thia ig supposed to be the advance of Burpside's expe dition, 98 it was reported in Fredericksburg yesterday that fleet of eixty vessels, gunboats aud transports, were at the mouth of (he Rappahannock, It was aleo rumored that the onomy were landing pon- toon bridges at Aquia creek. ‘The vessels advanciog up the river are reported to be feeling their way very carefully, havivg a wholesome dread of torpedces. ‘The arrival of Surgeon Mary F. Walker, tately cap- tured by the Army of Tennessee, in Richmond, 1s an- Bounced in the same paper as having exciied much curi. Osity as she pacsed through the streets, bavited in male costume, on her way to Castle Thunder, The Register of the rebel Treasury reports the whole amount of the issues of nun-interest bearing notes since the formation of the government at nine hundred and seventy-cight millions two hundred aud seventy seven thousand eight hundred and sixty-three doliars, and the whole amount now outstending at seven hundred and ninety etx million two bundred and fifty-four thousand four bundred and three dol! n News from Hayts. OUR TORT AU PRINCE CORRESPONDENCE. Port av Prive, April 10, 1864. Destruction of Gonaives ty Fire—Loss of Life—Pro- gress of (he War in St. Domingo—-The Natives Reported Beerywhere Successful, de. Information just received from Gonatyos states that Dearly the whole town was destroyed by firo on the Tih inet: Only three or four storca werd saved—namoly: Mhoke Of Mosars, Osler & Go., Jas, 31. McQuile & Sons and One or two others. Two lives wore lost. No further par. toulars bave yet been received. The advices from tho other side of the falaad—St. Do- ‘Mingo—are oocouraging for the Dominicans, with whom he populdtion hero warmly sympathize. They boat the Pee ty abd they mect them, antopished to evacuate the island ove of those dave, risti on Kogliah echooner has arrived, pelasion 6 of for the mi despatched from Veneguéla. Some cargos prewet from the latter government to the Do An Made opon Monte Christi by a Spanish man. of-war in it or “— rt of last month was repulsod. Retura Home td the All is Tweitth Maine L-—- S a BRoowisy R BLA Auction ayia be given In the Brooklyo nwem this evening, for the bonetit of the widow and ebiidrer of thet co Str, George Kéa, basso of the Fnglish opera troupe. Several distinguished artivtes hava voluntecred their servicer, and the afair promises oll shat 1h¢ benevolent proieasore of it anticipate, horaw enocrra Pita JIHTA .) f ! } THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC. Review. of the Second Corps by General Grant. SPLENDID MARTIAL DISPLAY. PREPARATIONS FOR AN RARLY ADVANCB, @ho Review of Hancock's Corps. — ‘MR. FINLSY ANDERSON’S DESPATUR, ARMY oF THE Poromad, April 23, 1664, Yesterday afternoon Lieutenant General Grant review- ed the Seoond army corps. Soon after having established his headquarters in this vicinity ho reviewed a part of the Fifth corps and of the cavalry. On Monday Inst he reviewed the whole of the Sixth corps, and yesterday the second, 80 that tho design of these reviews has now been attained in affording the General-in-Chicf a fair oppor- tunity ‘of formibg an jotolligont opinion of tho grand Army of the Potomic, 4:3 organization, material and espirit du corps, Tlo is highly pleased with the appear ance of thetroops in this heroic army. Tho vetoran sol dierg in all the corp: have won imperishable honors on the battle fields whose names are inscribed upon their banners. The review of Gener.1 sock’ s magnificept command wasa fitting finale to those field displ.ys, His troops were first formed in division lines of battalions, closed en massr, wih the colors to the fromt, the artillery, under Colonet Tidbal!, on the risht of the First division The Third division of cavalry, Geveral Wilson commanding, was formed on the right of the artillery, and followed the batteries when passing in roview, The travsportation Cor the corps was displayed in an adjzcent Meld, ‘Tho troops were then disposed in magoificont array, forming four imposing lines ot battle, when Lieutenant General Grant, accou pinied by a brilliant crowd of off cers, rode upon the ground. He was met by Major Gene ral Meade, aceompanied by his staif, and, after a cordial greeting, both distinguished generals proceeded to the apot whore Major General Hancock, surrounded by his splendid stati’, was awaitiag thelr arrival, General Han- cock saluted them in the most graceful manner, and then dashed off 0 get his corps in motion. ‘The moment he gave the'orddr all the troops changed direction by the dank, and immediately the whole of she immonse com- mand was marching in revisw by battalions ea nt ssse, and the artillery by batteries, all ia one res)'endent colnimn. Each of the fonr divicious passed,in, regular order, the ands Aiccour-ing patriotic music. Tho regimental and nation il vs wore lowered as cach organization Marched past the Geveral-in Chief. During the yeview General Grant wis supported om tue right by General Hance k, and on the left by Geral Meado. Immediately im the rear o’ them there was ® grand array of rflicors, among whon were Mojor General Sedgwick, commanding the Sixth corps; M.jor Goncral Warren, commanding the Fifth ¢orps; Major General Sheridan, commanding the cavalry corps; Genoral Seth Williams, Adjutant Geueral of this army; Generai Hant, Chief of Artillery; General Ingalls, Chief Quertermaster; Goneral Patrick, Provost Marshal General; Generals Wadsvorth and Robinson, generals of division; Gezerals Bartlett and Nev', generats of Yrigade, aod several others, most of whom were at tended by members of their respective staffs. All the ollicers appeared i their elegaut uniforms, aad were magnificcntly mouuied, many of the hrses being richly caparisoned with trappings of yellow and housings of Dine and gold. As the troops marche! past it was particularly observed that the corps is commanded by young and gallant officers Most of them have shown their courage on our bioodicst battle flelds, and many bear the marks of honorable wounds, It fs an.versally belicved that this element of youthful vigor, impelled by tho determination to sustain the exalted roputition they have already won, will bo remarkably «!:p!:yed ‘in the next campaign. Gonoral Hancock bimse!f bas won his present proud position by his heroic conduct, Altuough the wound he received at Gettysburg is stil! open, it does not provent him attend- ing to the duties impoved by his command. The names of Major General Birney and Brigadier Genera's Gib von, Barlow and Carr, division commanders, are all mesocinted with the scenes of fra and blood they have pacced throvgh. Al the brigade commanders are promieivg young mev, ‘There are only five gene ral ol s acsigned to brigates—Webb, Owen, Mott, Rays and Wa vhile other brigades are commanded by colonels hey ave so.ng and gallant, having also ais- tinguished themselves in many battles, Among these are tue nm of Colonels Miles, Pronk, Brook, Curroll, Brewster, swith, of the First Dalaware, and Tidball, of the artillory. They bave borne their exzles wo proudly , that they are justly As ft is they bive through co many sanguinary stragaie entitied to-sbine omong the stars. } } 1 the ¢ mmnuds without the rank of brigadiers, 1 the troops proventet @ splendid appearance when pass | ing in roviow. ‘They @re all com‘ortably clothed, weit equipped, wad realy to take the feldatany moment The new récenit. 1 ed alton <side the war-worn veterans in the same regi Oveasion tly and costly ¢lo’s { were born 2 Damuers whica hava boea carried j tr ugh whe shock of battle. As those torn and tat tered standards wore lowered before tia General Graut cob! form sora: evtimate of the service keen by the vot. evons of the Army of u@ Potomac, and could not bat fool confidence iu ie conduct tu the coming conflict. After the troops uad passed, the whole party of distin. guished officers rode to Gaveral Webb's headquarters, on the ores: of the ne \ghboring bMll, where they witnessed the Niuetoouth Massachusetts, under Major Rice, and the ‘Twentieth, uuter Maj ABbOte, exeente fleld movements fneuperior # The Nineteenth went through the -mapval of art with tewatkab’e precision, aud the Twentieth I:kewice elicited the admiration of everybody present by tue great celerity with which it eifected {re- quent changes of frout by breaking rapke and (orming oo its colors. The party then proc ded to corps headquarters, whore General Hancock ontetiained the generals, and his sta the other officers, (x a |fberal and waadsome manuer. Gowers! Bencook war justly complimented upon the aplendid appearance of bis flow command Oar Special Atetan dria Despatoh. Aaxaspura, Va., April 24, 1864. PrRetir oF GRRRL CAVALRY A froa!l force of rebel cxvalty, supposed to be a portion of the Fificenta Virzinia, bawe for some days been ma- rauding th the vicinity of the Occaquan, a few miles from this city. Tacy had become go bold in their dom: a- atrations thet General Slough determined to hunt them. Colonel Weil: Prove t Marshal General, wno was ontrust- ed with the detal's oi the matter, last night despatched a ‘quad of thirty men of (he First Michigan cavairy, uader | Lievtenon! Jackson, with instructions to eradicate the intruders from the neighborhood. ¢ Lieutenant Juck.on proceeded as far as Accotink, where be dismounted bie men and left bis» horses under guard. He then took to (he thick pin@-woods,an@ proceeded to- wards the Occoqusa er Rarly this morning the rebels attacked the guard who | had-charge of the burees, but wore repulsed, losing ono } man killed acd three overly Wounded. The defeated 1 rebels loft in the direction taken by Lieut, Jackson. Tula aftornoon ebarp firing Bas “been hoard in that vicinity, avd {tio reported that our forces ha a coded in capturios nearly the eutire rebel fore ‘Two mon of tno Firet Michixom Dave arrived here, se- vorely wounded, one of thom 5 CAPEC NR OF ONE OF MOSHY'S OF ioER ‘The rebel Lieatenant W. I. Hunter, of Mosby's oom- mand, was captured yeaterday near Aldie, while in com- ‘mand of Company A, !orty-third Virginta cavalry, by detachment of the Second Massachusetts cavalry, CAVIURE OF THE NREL MAJOR BRAGG, Major Bragg, of the rebel army, Was captured yoster- gy also, near Warrenton, by a squad of General Grogg’s eavalry. Bragy was formerly Mayor of Wartenton, and is av importunt perzovage te the confederacy. ATIUVALS OF REPEL PRISONERS, Revel prisoners are again coming over quite . Fifteen arrived ot Mitehell Station during three days of last wook, C1 T1AN8 NOT ALLOWED FO CO TO THR FRONT, All eivilians were to day turned back as Alemandgig. by | order of the Commander-in-Chief, and refused transit to the Army of the Potomac, The Priss Despatch. Wasusncrow, April 21, 1864, There ig a general impression in this city that active Movements iv Virgtoia will not be much jouger de'ayed hy the armies on botn sides. Rumors provailed to-day in relation to a fight at Warrentoo, Va.; but the one ea- titled to the moat edit ig that our troops merely fell for proper purposes, a Conspiracy to Murder. IMPORTANT PARTICULARS—APFI+ DAVIIS IN THE CASR, KTC. ‘The publication in yesterday’s HeRatp of the arrest of Mr. John D, Lewis, the wealthy Chambers streot mer- chant, Jobn McCarty, Jeremiah Galvin and Joseph Ackerman, charged with conspiring to murder Joba U1. Anderson, Ksq, doing business at No. 87 Chambers street, croxted much excitement in the city, but pir Ueularly among the respective trienda of Lewis and Mr. Aaderson, The affidavits iv tho case were perfected before Jus.ice. Shaadiey yesterday afternoon, and the facts go to show that either Mr. lewis, or some ove strougly resembiing bina; called at Pateey Morley’s porter house, No, 68 "Oliver street, two or three weeks ago, with the view of engaging somo bold, bad men to punish FURTHER @ man who bad abused some of his friends Tho applicant bad been recommended to Morley a8 & man more likely thay any — other one in the city to ondertake the job which it was go desirable to accomplish: but Morley’s barkeeper informed the individual charged with being Mr Lewis that Morley was no such may, and would do nothing of the sort, Other parties were then sought for, and after negotiating with various persons a bargain was closed with Ackerman, McCarty and Jeremiah Galvin These men, however, were cuequal to the blondy work zm, and before the time arrived to strica led to be fatal, and while near the houre of their intended victim, the minor conspirators. for fear of dotcetion and punisbment resultirg therefrom, forfeited tude part of the contract and fled, one of them having fifiy duliars biood inoney in his pocket. Jd order that the facts may be properly presented to tho public we publish the afflaavits in the case, now on fhie bet-wre Justice Shandley:— John H. Anderson, of No 15 Niath street, in said city, being duly sworn, gwys that he charges Jotn D. Lowis, merebant, of No. 101 Chambers street, with hiring one Ackerman and one Jolin McCarty and one Galvin to take the Info ot this depovent: that he is informed by an officer of the Thirteenth prectoct that ho overheard said McCar- ty abd Ackerinan conversing upon said plot and quarrel ing about the blo-d money paid, and that both said Ackerman aod McCarty have coufessed to deponent that they were so hired. John MeCarty, of No 63 Oliver street, being duly sworn, says that ubout three weeks since Joba D, Lewis came to 18 Oliver street, in the ev "g, ond stated that a friend ot his bad been ivsuited by a man and be wishea him ivjured; that said Lewia saw depo- nent the same evening, 2nd said that if deponent would eat aman for him he would give him fifty dollars; and dyponent was to meet one orman nt twelve o’elock tho subseqnent friday, in Oliver strect, at the number atoreaaid; that depovent did meet Ackerman at aaid time and plice, vad arrange: to meet the parties, Galvin ond Ackerman , in Ninth street, opposite a houze in which John H. An resides, and npon the signal of a hand ‘Deing raised, whenever in the evening said Andorson ea tered or je't the house, he was to cross, and, with said rman and Galvin, bert said Aodorson;’ that sald Ackerman was armed with a chub; that Jase Sunday said Tewis again ¢iled on deponont, at sid 63 Oliver stroet, aud sajd that deponent had beaaved meanty in not meet. ing svid parties at said time and piace, and that be would give him fi ty dollars and a suit of clothes to get a man and beat said enemy of his; that deponent said he wou'd g0.and-on Moaday night last, having been paid one dollar to bind the bargain, met Ackertai: on the corner of Grand street and the Bowery; that conversation was hed about the money, how it was to be divided, and it was agreed to put the money in tho hands of # bartender coruer of Baxter and Chotham sirects, and it was done, the money to be given ap wheu the two called for i afterwards: on Tuesday night last 1 and deponent wont, about eight aetock, to Alida.son’s house with Ac kermian: Ackerman asked deponent if bo had aciub; de> ponent said po; Ackerman poiated ont a ol some crockery, und deponent took rt; the part about f'ty yards trom Anderson's place, al Galvin and deponent refused to go uny further, home; that Ackerman and Galv ad doyonent met ayain on thorsdey night last,oa the corner of Grand street and the Hosery, when the they would not co further in the 1 to draw the money. and it was drawn: the parties then @isputed ag to how the money was to be divided. and while disputing officers arrested all parties, and then de. ponent discovercd ail the facts; (be money was found on Ackerman by the officers Jeremiah Galvin, of the House of Letention, being duly sworn, ays that hehas heard read the ajfidavit of Jobn urty, made in the matter of the complaint against ho D. Lewis.and others for conspiracy, and that tho ‘Atemeots in Said allidavit made are to deponent’s per- ul kuowledre trae ag far as they relate to deponent and his connection with said matter, Patrick Burke, of No, 68 Oliver street, boing sworn, and ways:—-Lam @ bartender at ‘No. 63 Oli Stroet; am acquninted with both McCarty Jeremiuh Galvin; was present wheu MeCarty was spoken to about eating somebody; this was. about two weeks since; it wis at No. 68 Olivor strect; the person who spoke | to rty was a dark complexioned man, about five fect eight inches in beight, had biack hair mixed with gray, and wavy; saw bim again the same day; saw bim yester- day in O iver street; he asked me what was the matter; 1 siid I did not know; be said “There wust be something the matter,” | told Bim I had not geen tae young man who weut out with bis friend;a man came to me to-day and asked me if I knew anything about Lewis’ case; ho said Lewis thought | was net to be found; nothiog was offered to mo to go'nway; he told me he would rather I would siay away; be was aman about five feet six inches fo height, baci long whiskers and a mustache: on the first occasion, when the dark compiexioned maa made the barcain with McCarty, he asked me if Mar'ey kept tuat place; I said yes; be then said “A man in the city envied a (riend, and he wanted to get satiefaction, and was told that Marley was the likellost rn ty togebaman to beat him;” I told him that Marley would do vo such thing; bo then osked me if 1 quuld get any one else; L told hiro I did not know—that 1 would poiat # man out to hitn, and be could ask him bin self, asl would have nothiag to do with it; | told him to come back to the house about six o'clock, and about that time be came: MeCarty was there; he told McCarty he would give him fifty doliars to beat this man; McCarty told num he would do it, and they parted at that; | saw tuts dark man about six or seven days afterwards at the honse 68 Oliver street; he said he wes willing to put the money in auy respect.ble man’s hands till i should be performed: he said he would as soon put the money in my bonds 93 any other's; I seid [would have nothing to do with it; McCarty was there algo; they went aside and taiked together, aud after taut | saw McCarty in company with «nother man: Josep Ackorman (now here) is tho said man; Ackerman told McCarty he would be rewarded he would beat this man: MeCarty said be would do it; there wore other conversations betwcou them. Robert Gray, of the Thirteenta preciuct, being duly sworn, says thaton Thursday vight last he ‘arrested two men, named Ackerman and McCarty, ou the oorner of suffolk and #roome streets; that deponent’s attention was attracted fe chasing the other: deponent inqnired imto the difficulty and ascertaived from them that they were disputing about geome money which they said had beea paid them for licking a man; deponent arrested them and fonnd fifty dollars oa Ackerman, which Ackerman ackuowledged was given him to beat a man, that be was to give the signal by holding up his hand, Roeewell G. Tompeon, of 118 Chatham street, corner of Raxter, being duly sworn, deposes and says tbat on Mon- dwy or Toesday last, to the best of doponent’s recoliee- tom, two men called cn deponent, corner of Baxter and Chatham streets; that depopent recognizes McCarty and Ackerman as said two men; that Ackorman said ‘* | have agreed to give this ego MeCarty) fifty dollars to form a ser and if we eome together and we are satisfied, you are to hand bim the Loony A said money was let, and on Vbureday evening Inst sald rtieg called tor the money; that Ackerman said * You ave not periormed the business you contracted to do, and have forfeitea all claim, and I want it,’ McCarty. said ** T want ten dollars of it—I have been up and down,’ that Ackerman said ‘The money belongs to another man;”” that McCarty ald ‘ I'l not take the chances to go toState Prison for four years for filty dollare;’ tbat MoCarty clinched Ackerman; that deponent handed the money to Ackerman and them and they left: and deponent further says, that y &@ genteel looking man, with black curly hayad hw ye dark complexion, whom he can idevtity if shown, catied at the corner of Chatham and Baxter streets; conversed with deponent’s father, Thomas Tempsca, and afterwards with deponent; that poneat stated substantially to said persott the fame ac. | connt of the said transaction given above, adding ‘If I had known the dirty business they were on I would have kicked them ont of the house,” that said party enid that one of the partics had not been home ail night, and bis wile was anxious, and also sald “You that sald MoCart; don’t know that is 50,’ said in it to Ackerman Wished =me to club @ man’s brains agai hours afterwards and you heard anything about that carol’? deponent said “Noy? that said party ¢7 da fear that one of the men wae killed; that deponent then suspecting the party, vereation, an a it Soap, of corner of Daxter Y nd Chatham ey au Chatham), being daly sworn, says, that on riday Hoc oume bout mine or ten o’e! in the moro! biack hal | A ae wat a dark comploxioned man, with fnto the store of the deponent; that sald ae is W hot Mhat said yon rougat Into his presence; tha person in waked this doponent whetber ho know anything about seme mousy two men had ‘oto his son’s hands ; that deponcnt answered “Yee, two men were horo, and got into a dispute about the ‘about the div ivion—and In course of the dispute them let out what the money was put up for; was to clab a man, and as soon as we found out ity—we ordered them out, ture of the business—its m8 whch waa ‘ree; toed m: missing, and his fam! aid on left, f aflidavite will be submitted to the magistrate ter day will. bo named for @ bearing, Io win, MeCarty and Ackerman are a8 witpostos Me. Lowia, the prinelpal defendant In this retion, is re. puted to be ‘worth $600,000 Tle is ® bachelor, about forty tive years of age, portly form, and of fue personal Avpearance. R YORK HERALD. = PRICE THREE CENTS. IMPORTANT FLOM NOQTH CAROLINA wi Rebel Report of the Capture of Plymouth. The Entire Union Garrison Taken Prisoners. Twenty-five Pieces of Artillery and Al! the Stores Claimed to be in the Hands of the Rebels, &e., te, Mr. N. Davidson's Despaten, ARMY OF THK PoToMAC, April 24, 1804. The Richmond Sentinel of April 22 says the following despatch has been received by General Br » April 20, 1804, co. Prymount, To General PRaxton PRacc:— Ihave stormed aud carried this place, capturing one brigadier, ope thousand six hundred men, stores and twenty-five pieces of artillery, RF. HOKE, Brigadier General, A telegram was alco received by the President from Celonel John Taylor. Wood, dated Rocky Moupt, 2iat inst, giving further particulars of the capture of Ply- mouth by the forces under General Hoke, w..) naval co operation. He says that about twenty five hundred prieoners were taken (three or four hundred_of thew nozroes), thirty pieces of artillery, one hundred thousand pounds of meat, one thoveand barrels of flour, and a full garrison outfit, Our lors was about three Lundred in a!. Colonel Merce was among tho killed. Two gunboats were sunk, another di:abicd, and @ sna ll steamer captured. Mr. Wm, HL. Suner’s Despite F ‘The rebel ram at Ply mouth, No shad the effect of not only doing great damage to ovr shipping there Dat bas precipitated movemen'’s materially. the o we receive from there ja conilicting yet paiafat. The” ram of which so mush bas been cai!, cut precqation: takon to guard against, ran past Nort oy Monday night, after the moon had disappeared, on thanpposite bank of the Ronnoke river, aad thug eluded (hy vigilance This rebel mousice bad no st ler on, 1 the vaand, of our gunboats, but floated down with the ourreut. range of Fort Gray her engiaes were so tv 1 bow on, she pushed for oar gunbouts, and suceeded tu tho SINKING OF THK GUNDOAT SOU SPIEL , aferryboat carrying a batiory of six hoary gins, The Senthdeld and Miami, flagship cf Captain Finsver, were chained together, to present a more formidabio front to tho ram, and to keep the other afloat in case enc was dis- abled. The‘ram shot past the Miami and bored hor prow into the quarter of the Southfield with great force. The crunching 0: the saw-like prow of tho rebel ram amovg the timber was fearfnl, and the orifice erested therehy was probably ten to twelve (vet Tho Southold sank im ten minutes aiter being atiacked. A LAST BHO ERORR BINKING wns fired by tbe crew of the Sxuthiivid ram, by running the one huvdred-peund ward—the storn of the beat baving sunk sides of the robel gur boat be! lashed’? wilh grease the shot hed1o effect, and rebounded back into (bo water earns Finding the South’ o ram mace for the Miam}, Captain Fh by the Jorge gam and + He #as answered & sholl, and he made the rem: ‘Tot us fre this, and afterwards we will give him a belter dogo, solid shot,’” Captain Flusser sighted tho gun himsel/, the ironclad being only bai a length from bim The sbell fired was a ten second fase, which struck the roof of \he ram, re bounded and bit Captain Flusser. In striking him, the shell exploded and killed the gullavt oflivor inctantly, almost tearing him to pieces MIAME MEYIRED below Plymouth. ha ceeded tn pickiivt up a num- a theofiicers avd crew of the Soutuile’ asked what charge it ber of 1. Cap Freneh. Jast named vessel, was alsoon board. The commanding officer of tho Miaw! coi red it beat to withdraw, ab the men were perfectly frantic of the fall of their commander, whom they doarly loved. Of cour: full sway for the time being, by steers clear of Genoral Wessels’ two buvdred-poonder Parrotts. PLYMOUTH REMECKD HY LAND FORERS. The attack of the ironclad on the TE. anvke river on forces by some ten to twolvo sand ra Jt i3. con. our fleet is connled with a simultaxcons one our lava fidently assorted that Longest ert's corps bas again come to North Caro! yd made the attack on Plymouth, and are nleo to ind 2 the capture of hington, Roanoke Island N bern. In my devpat h of the 20uh that oar pickets were driven in, ana an en- way ent might be anticipated at any moment; £0 it hasturned out, A DEMAND FOR Til was made by the rebel Brigadier Ceneral W SURRENDER OF PLY MOUTE umander, wader flag of trnee, to ela, giving bite half an bone to make up bis mind, and volunteering the iniormation that he (the rebel comma: had twelve thousand troops opposed to bim, General Wessels replied:-—"1 do vob need half a secomt; my mink ix sunte up; if yow want Poymouth come and tale i. Thia was the laat heard frow them, General Wersels is a fine soldier, and every one has the utmost conddence in him. He will bold out uotil reements can reach him, TH CASI ma, as far ascan be ascortaivot, ave very light, we having heard of no other loss of life excopt the gallant Flasser. Admiral Teo has been duly posted on allairs, and no doubt he bas do hing In bis power to check far. he rebel tron clad. resident at liymouth were sent away by General Weesoils on Sunday. ile bas mate every preparation for a grevt struguie, aud will nut give is position until completely overpowered. The General Press Detpaten. Newnenw, April 20, 1864, Our troops have been fighting day and night since Sun- day. General Wessells, who bas sixty days provisions, expresses his determination to hold the cnemy at bay until be is relieved. He and his troops were in good spirits, The enemy have made many assaults on our works of the most desperate character, and Lave been Tepuised with severe loss each time. Every house mn Plymonth is riddled by the onemy's shells, the inhabitants having been sent to Rownske Island. General Peck ordered reinforcements to Plymouth the moment he received news of the attack, They have @oudtiess fafled to reach tbat place, owing to the pre. fence of the ram at the mouth of the Roanoke This ram draws nine feet of water, Her bull te fifteen inches owt of water. She carries four guns. and is built much like the Merrimac. It is roported that she cam make seven knots, but this ‘The death of ives. "General Picket ie in command of the rebel force en- gaged at Plymouth, There is quite a force atK Inston, which, it Is belived, intends an attack on this point, im connection with their ram No. 2, now at Kineton, General ler the Department of Bauriwonn, April 24, 1864. The American, having copied from the New York World what was represented to be an extract from & let- ter from General Butlor, threatening to resign on account of the appointment of General Smith to the command of has received the following despatch from the General:— To THR RDITOR OF THR PALTIMORR AMERICAN. Fort Moxnom, April 23, 1864, My attention fs caved to an article in Jott paper Nenees «A Protest from General Butler,”’ which supposes that Ihave written the silly paragraph therein contained 1 have written no such letter. | Tt is not the ‘kind of letter Tam accustomed to write. There has been no shadow of occasion for it, All, and more than all, the consideration to which fam entitled has Deon shown mo by the gov. ernment fo relation to my present command. | should pot break my habit of contradicning newspaper re. ports, save if Rot contradicted it may affret than ingeelf, BF. BUTLER, Major Cou Commanding Department of Virginia and North Corolins. News from Fort: thirty-seven passengers