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NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 1864.—WITH SUPPLEMENT, : | : - came time to meet his old and irrepressible an- | acknowledges the revolution that this JAMES GORDON BENNETR ‘strength than he hes ever encountered | The frigate built in France has made a speed heretofore. We suspect that he has dis-| of thirteea knots an hour. Recently, whea the Somos AMD PROPRIETOR covered that a division of bis forces | Re de Italia made the camo rate, we glorified to save Richmond will entail upon himself a | ourselves 4 little on the fact, as that was then certain defeat in standing for a battle on the | a better rate than had been made by any Eu- Rapidan, and that, on the other band, without | ropeaa built iron-clad. France has now come detaching a considerable force to Richmond the | up to us. Let England try, and when England city will fall into the hands of “Baldy Smith.” | also comes up we will show both England and In this dilemma, what is the line of strategy | France, in another attempt, that thirteen knots which common sense would suggest to General | is not our best, Leet What safer course caa he adopt thao} phe seate Legislature and Its Record. to fall back upon Richmond, gather up Joff.| The session of tho lawmakers of this State Davis and his Cabinet, his eorip and archives, | which was brought to a close less than a week artillery, machinery, ammunition and military | ago furnishes in many instances a atrikingcon- stores, cross over the James river, and, d¢-} trast with most of its predecessors. Its record stroying its bridges behind him, push down | ig not blemished by those violent proceedings into North Carolina, carry Newbern by storm, | which frequently mark the career and decide and then, with its ample stores of artillery, 4m- | the character of the wholesession. No invosti- munition and provisions, establish himself on @ | gating commiltoes, police justice inquiries or new defensive position, in easy communication | grand jury indictments bagtened the depar- with Joe Johnston, in Georgia. ture of the members or forced outsiders to seek If Loe is eo situated that by giving battle in| q refuge within the bounds of a foreign gov- Virginia he will not only lose Richmond, but} ernment. Tho class ef bills known as jobs, his army to boot, what elae oan he do (ban | as 9 goneral thing, wore given the go by, and abandon Richmond to. save his army? And} but a few, comparatively, aucceeded in pasa- At the door of » certsin savant, recently de- ceased, three hundred dollars were paid for two tons of old paper—memoranda aad «craps. Perhaps, like the transaction of the Bagdad merchant, it is a plot to get hold of the pro- jects, plans and ideas of some lately departed genius, We hope that this excitement may continue, and go through the whole country, as it has gone through this city. If it should, it will bring out an immense amount of the material whereof paper is made, and will be of great publio benofit in bringing down the prieo of that necessary article. |The Lyric Stage Contre! American republics. President Mosquera, of Colombia, ts causing Gomme excitement by recommending that ail priests who refuse to take an oath to obey the constitution and laws be expoiled from the country, A party of engineers bave arrived at Panama after @ 6u0- cessful exploration of the Isthmus of Darien. ‘The Board of Aldermen mot yesterday afteracon, Presi- dent Henry tn the chair. A resolution was adopted in- structing the Comptrolier to furnish @ list of all judg- ments now @anding against the city. The trustecs of the Colored Orphan Asylum were authorized to sell the land on which the buildiag formerly stood and purchase a location elsewhere. Alderman Ottiwell offered a reso- lution calling for the appointment of a joint committes of both boards to consider the expediency of ‘selling at auc- tion the privilege to run stage coaches through the city; also to consider the’ propriety of restricting omnibuses from running below Chambers street. After disposing of a large batch of papers from the Board of Counctimon, the Board adjourned until Monday noxt, at two o'clock. The Councilmen met at two o'clock yesterday, Presi- dent Hayes in the chair. Mr. Healy offored a redblution authorizing the Comptroller to confer with the proprie- tors of the la® Sanitary Fair for the purpose.of secur- ig the buildings lately occupied by them on Union square, to be used as @ temporary hospital or receiving depot for sick and wounded soldiers, in accordance with the communication from Major General Dix, Adopted. A resolution of concurrence wits adopted giving permis- Sion to the trustees of the Coiored Orphan Asylum to pel the land on which was erected the asylum, destroyed Reported Capture of Shreve- port by Gen. Steele. Gen. Banks Said to be Moving to Co-operate. OFFICE N. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU STS. Wolume XXIX Ne. 119 AMUSEMENTS THIS a BIBLO'S GARDEN, Bros¢way.—Cormm S00Gan WALLACK'S THEATRE, Broadway.—Loxpen Assv- Bavon The Attack Upon: the Steamer Black Hawk, WINTER GARDEN, Broadway.—Soncensss. OLYMPIC THBATRE, Broadway.—Ovs Wire—Lora- Na, ; EW EATRE, Bowery.—Dox Cmsar De Bisan—Peowie oF aia PatsinsoWisan BAiE—FAY's Buunver's. .B, Bowery—Werr or tae Wisn-rox a nimie, DuimeOnDoFBLOWs ” Duxan—Vanen oursp Dorcuxan. "4 USEUM, Broadway.—Two Gtaxts, Two prin Acewog, Wuaz Is It, 80, 84 all hours, Cinso's Cave—At 3 and 7% P.M. BRYANTS' MINSTRELS, Mechanics’ Hall, 473 Broad. waj.—Brmorias Sones, Dances, BuRtesques, 4c.—How Ane Fou Gxamwnacus ! WOOD'S MINSTREL HALL, 514 Broadway.—Ernroriai Boncs, Dances, det unnanwomcorauancmauansaty On Monday next Max Maretzok begins a new operatic season with the Huguenots—provided be can previously subdue a lot of revolted choristers—and puts his prices up. On tho game day the Broadway stage companies turn over :@ new loaf and put their .prices down. There may be some quidnuncs who see in the failure of the stage companies to make money at advanced fares @ premonition of the fate of the gallant Maretzek; but there is a distinction with a difference between the lyrip stage and WIEBE MAGRUDER IS SUPPOSED TO SE, as. &. Ge, ‘We are in receipt of lator news, from the Red river, op the arrival of the ateamer America at this port yesterday, trom New Orleans. An expedition under General Kilby Smith, which, with @ portion of Admiral Porter’s foot, went up the Reg uiver previous to the three days’ battles, returned saleige on the 13th instant, ‘The greater portion of the rebel army ts at Mansfiel@ SALON DIABOLIQUE, 585 Broadway.—Rosert Heirs, 5 iT > oh . based fa bused a4 besa caning like rnd aie this ia bis exRot situation. He may plant bim-| ing. In: national - politics they out loose | the Broadway stages, and this distinotion is | %4% ‘Be ‘ver opposite that place. pAMERIOAN, THRATEE, No 44¢ Brondway.—Batcers, | until Monday noxt, at two o'olock. self behind impregnable intrenchments; but if | from the will-o'-wisp abstractions of tho times, | very readily apparent from tho consideration | , “* "wali ogni otal aspen bad about ‘een guns in a battery along the rivet banks, Our’ gunboats in returning were obliged to.wam the gauntlet of these guns. In the fighting which followed the attempt of the gua. beats to pass the rebel battery, the rebels were comp polled ¢o fall back from the river, giving the transperts @ocloar passage. The boats suffered very little, come. sepliatered woodwork betng all the iajury sustained. As goon as this expedition arrived at Grand Eoore pre parations were at once made for another advance of the army. . It is stated in New Orieans thet good reasons omist fot Dolioving that Gen. Banks is again on rotite to Shrevoper’s A portion of our army is known gare gyi gaia moving out towards the rebel position. The roturn the fleet from above furnished tbe army with 2 full supply. of ammunition, the laok of which was the principal cause of its return to Grand Eoore and tho delay at that point, Our goldiors had entirely recovered from the fatigues inold thoir late marches and severo fighting, an@ ‘were in @ position to atrike a telling blow upon the ome. mica of tho Union, Arobol battory had been planted at Compte, a few miles above Grand Eoore, in consequence of which Gene- ral Kilby Smith burned the town. ‘The captain of the despatch boat Diligent was killed te running the battorics at Sonshatta Shute. The steamer Polar Star, with nearly four hundred rewet Prisoners on board, passed New Orleans undor fing of trace, ‘The boat was stopped by Captains Fauatiory and Ayres, ‘belonging to the robel General Turchin’s staff, but alter. wards allowed to proceed, the instructions under whiek, tho commanding officer was acting having been approved. by General Taylor proviously. ‘The prisoners, who wero to be exchanged, were under the control of Major J. M. Bradley, of Gen. Bowen's etal. At not being-possible to carry out the provisions of the cartel at presont, the prisoners were brought to New Orleans. General Grover’s diviettn ts still at Alexandria, an@ ‘will probably remain to protect the country and peogte of that rogion from incursions of guorilla and raiding ‘The auction sales continued yesterday at the Fairebulld- ing, when @ large number of articles were disposed of. Some twenty-five thousand dollars were realized. The articles sold coosisted of statuary, engravings, stationery, &c. Today a quantity of crockery and china will be guctioned off. Toe Union Lincoln Aesociation held a mecting at Hope Chapel inst night and adopted a resolution adverse to the postpone nent of the Presidential Convention. In the matter of the Groeiey contempt, Judgo Barnard decided to discharge the defendant yesterday, on the ground that bis answer to the interrogatories was satis. factory aud showed that no disrespect was meaut to the Court, Judge Barbour was engeged yeeterdag in trying tho case of Margaret Feony against the Brookiyn Ferry Com. pany. The plaintiff sucs for damages ip consoquence of the loss of bor husbaud, who was ran down while in a small boat by the ferryboat Nobraska and drowped. The plaintiff claims that deceased was the sole support of ber family, aud that since his death she has been in comparative poverty. The damages are laid at $5,000. The case is still on. bs In the case of Gatharine Jenkins against Daniel RF. Wheeler, whoro the plaintiff sued to recover for services rendered by her husband as master of the ship Peytona, on @ voyage to Australia and back, the jury yosterday rendered a verdict for the plaintiff of $8,404. In the case of Charics Merrill against Bornaraus Hon- drickson, where the plaintiff’ ues to recover for the loss of $600, which was stolen from bis elothing while occu- Ppying one of defendant’s bathing boxes at Coney Island last summer, @ motion was made yesterday, before Judge Peckham, to change the venue to Queens county, on the ground that it was inconvenient for the witnesses to attend in this city. Tho Judge denied the motion, In the cago of the United States against Thomas Keech, tried in the,United States Circuit Court, before Judge Hall, and on which the jury bad been all Wednesday night in deliberation, a verdict waa returned yesterday in favor Of the defendant. The question raisod was with regard to who should be considered the party.liable to the pay- ‘ment of the Internal Revenue tax upon the manufacture of goods, The defendant procured @ contract for. the supply of seventy-five thousand military kuapsacks, end be employed the firm of Stevens & Karpies te make them, supplying for the purpose, according to his contract with the latter, the necessary materials and¢funds during the ‘progross of the work. Tho Coroners’ investigation in the oase of the Chenango explosion was resumed yesterday afternoon, and lasted until about eleven o'clock last night, Mr, Dickerson’s testimony, which waa concluded, occupying the greater partof the time. Mr. D.'s evidence throughout was dep- recatory ef the use of the Martain boilers on board vessels of the clams to which the Chenango be- longed. On the conclusion of bis examination Mr. Sewall, ope of the government inspectors of boilers, took the stand. The intter Jeman testified as to the ef. ciency of the Martin bo! for the requirements of the double-ender gunboats, and ted that be bad never heard any complaiate made, previous to the disaster, of those on board the Chenango, No other witnesses were examined, and the matter was further postponed till three o'clock this afternoon. Asmal! business was done in stocks yesterday, and prices were again off tro to five per cout. The gold mar. ket was woil attended by speculators, who dealt in email! Parcels, mostly on time. The premium started ip the morning at 78¢, but afterwards fell to 17%, from which it went up to 70%. Government securities were inac- tive. The five-twenty coupons were quoted at 111, tbe Tegistered sixes of 3881 at 114}, and tho soven-thir- ties at 11134. There was not muph variation in commerciat matters yesterday from the day before. Merchandise of foreign production was irregalar, and the views of even the dif. ferent holders varied considerably. The business was consequently on a mederate scale on all except a few com- modities. Cotton was steady. Petroleum was lower for both crude and refined, with considerable sales for ox- port. On ’Change the leading staples operated ia were ull and depressed, except corn and bog products, which were sustaived by the smallness of supply. Fiour was 0c. @ 1c. off. Wheat was nominally Ic. a 2c. lower. Oats dull. Beef firm. ‘Tallow steady. Froights un- changed but dull. Whiskey @ littlo of. An adjourned meeting was held at the close of busioess by the commer. cial brokers, and a commitree of six appointed to proceed to Washington to protest their interests against any op- pressive taxation which way be imposed by the bill now pending . ecerenieees HOPE OFAPEL. 718 Broadway.— Sreenoscorricos mR oF Universe. Afternoon and Evening. * MEW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY, 618 Broadway.— Ovniositms arp Lecrunss, from 9 A. M. till 10P. M. HOOLEY’S OPERA HOUSE, Brootlyn.—! Gonos, Danozs, Buriasqurs, ra seizes his supplies are cut off his army must come | which have turned the heads and bewildered out or surrender: Here is a diffioulty which | the brains of so many of the politiciens at must be as embarrassing to Lee.as the strategy | Washington, and looked at questions of the of Grant. Vinginia bas for some timo been ex- § day more in a practical way. hausted of its provisions for army purposes, Many of the Legislatures of the past ten and North Carolina is nearly eaten out. The} years have run wild upon various jobs and city of Richmond and the rebel forces ia Vit-| schomes from this city, and paid no regard to ginia draw their supplies day by day over the] the rights of tho. clty or the interests Carolina railroads from Georgia. The necessi- | of the people, excepting the handful of ties of subsistence are thus daily operating | jobbers who filled their pockets with more and more to render his gloomy capital | money for the privilege of carrying off untenable to Jeff. Davis, and this trouble only | the prizes they coveted. The session of increases with the increase of his bread and | 1864 has been in thia respect a marked im- bacon consuming soldiers. provement over many of its predecessors. Tho We shall not, therefore, be surprised if our | Police Commission, which had been ia an un- anticipations of-a eanguinary campaign in Vir- | settled condition for a year, and mixed up in ginia are soon quicted by the news of the he- | the muddy pool of politios, was straightened gira of Jeff. Davis and his Cabinot and General | out and settled to the satisfaction of every Lee and hia army into North Carolina. What] body. The happy conclusion in regard to the then? The moral effect of this abandonment of | Metropolitan Commission was also secured Richmond will, we believe, be as fatal to the | upon many other measures. rebellion as if lost only after a desperate and dis- We cannot, however, but condemn the action astrous struggle to hold it. In cithergevent, | in the adoption of the resolution to pay we have no doubt that the so-called Southern | foreign creditors intorest in greenbacks, look- confederacy will be substantially demolished | ing upon it, as we do, as striking a blow at before the end of May; that we sliall have | the credit of the State, and also on other quos- peace dawning brightly upon us by the} tions where a like false fdea of economy “gtorious Fourth” of July, and that, with a} governed the members. But, whilst this Legis- relief to the Treasury to the extent of five | lature may have failed to pursue the true hundred millions of its war expenditures, the | course on all matters in regard to State or local prices of ail the netessaries of life will go | interests, its record on the absorbing political down, and the masses of the people of the } issues—slavery aud Preatdential candidates— loyal and the rebellious States will soon realize } will compare favorably with that of any other the benefits of the change. State Legislature in the Union. Several of the We do not count now upon another year or } State Legislatures, under the lead of tho ma- half a year of war, but upon the breaking up | nipulating politicians and sharpers who are of the rebel armfos and the dissolution*of the | constantly vibrating between the capitals of Davis confederacy, and upon a great rovolu-{ their own States and Washington, have tion against speculators and in favor of the | wildly endorsed Mr. Lincoln aod proclaimed people, in the brief interval to July. The | him the candidate of the republicans, and that, armies under Genoral Grant in Virginia, when | too, in the face of his gonorally acknowledged they advanoe, will move with a force and | unfitness for any position except telling smutty momentum which will sweep away all im- | stories and jokes. Not only did every effort to pediments. His position on going to the relief | secure the passage of resolutions endorsing Mr. of Chattanooga was extremely critical com-} Lincoln at Albany prove a failure, but also pared with the advantages which he now com- { were the resolutions approving of the Presi- mands. dent’s emancipation proclamation declared by the report of a committee, which was adopted, an impracticable measure. The adoption by the House of the resolution recommending Congress to adopt an amend- of a few etriking facta. The reduction of the atage fares to six conts 4s the result of @ practical popular protest. The people declined to ride at ten cents a head, and either beught private carriages for themselves or improved their health by walk- ing, and developed their muscles by hanging on to the straps of the railway cars and pay- ing five cents for the privilege. Those pedes- trian and gymnastic exercises have had pre- cisely the effect intended, and the stage managers, finding that the more they charged the less profits accrued to them, have resolved to return to the old rates, and get rich more slowly and surely. .The fact is that six cents is onough for a ride in a stage, and the people know it. In ordinary times, when money is money, and not paper, six cents is rather more than enough, and the people know that also. Tt was this knowledge which gave such doter- mination to the popular opposition to increased fares, and now, that the passengers feel their power, it is by no means certain that they will consent to pay even six cents for a stage ride, and will not insist that the stages ought to carry passengers for the same fare as the street cars. Thus it is that vaulting ambition often overleaps itself, and an attempt to raise prices often results in a general reduotion of the same. If the stage companies lose money by the operation let them learn wisdom from their gad experience, make up their losses from their past profits, and “average” the matter, like the stock gamblers in Wall street. But a rie in operatic prices is as'populer as arise in omnibus prices is unpopular. This may be seen by a glance at the audiences of any of our theatres or a visit to any of our dry goods stores. Almost all of the theatres havé quietly increased their prices of admission by adding twenty-five cents here and fifty cents there to the fees for reserved seats. Yet these seats are always the first taken at all of the first olasa theatres. Indeed, it is no uncommon thing to find the dollar seats and the dollar and a quar- ter seats filled and extra camp stools obstruct- ing the orchestra aisles, while but few people are in the fifty cent part of the house, and none at all in the twenty-five cent gallery. So atthe dry goods stores, where cheap goods—if any- thing may be called cheap now-a-days—are suffered to lie unmolested on the shelf, like the canteen of old John Brown, while the do- mand for the dearest silks and laces is incessant. Applying this principle to the Opera, wo deduce the corollary that the not extravagant increase in the rates of the Academy will prove as agreeable to the public as we wish them to be remunerative to the manager. We live in extravagant times, and are willing to pay extravagant prices for luxu- ties, provided these luxuries be of the best quality and the right sort. If Maretzek offered us bad music at high prices he would fail as suddenly as former impressarios have done; but, since his artists are superb and his manage- ment excelient, we do not hesitate to predict for bim all the success he deserves, and a for- tune greater than that which Maximilian hopes to secure in the Mexican mines. That he may do this, and that, as a preliminary step, he may soon bring to reason the rebellious choris- ters—who, chock-full of notes, have often struck for higher wages, and ought now to be willing to strike up tho music without further bother—is the sincere desire of the musical public. WITH SUPPLEMENT. New York, Friday, April 29. 1864. =— — NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS, The public will find it to their advantage to send in their advertisements before nine o'clock in the evening. All business notices, to be wholly useful and valuable, should be clearly and properly @rranged and classified. Advertisers, by having their notices in our office before nine o'clock, can acoomplish this desirable object. THE SITUATION. ‘The reinforcements for General Lee from South Caro- fina and Georgia are rapidly reaching him. General Boaurerard passed through Wilmington with a large * foree on Thursday last. All the troops in Augusta had {eft for Richmond. General Longetrect is ascertained to ‘De at Charlottesville, Va., where he holds his army as a weserve to General Lee. A flag of truce boat was sent te Plymouth, North Carolina, to look after the Union troops there; but she ‘would not be recoived by the rebels. General Graham, Gt ts eaid,.threw several shells into the town. An expe- ition from the steamer Niphoa went up to'Masonborough @n the 21st, and destroyed the rebel government salt ‘works there, and after a skirmish with the enemy re- @urned with seventy-five prisoners. “Ode news from the Red river is down to the 19th inst. General Stele was reported to have captured Shreve- ort, and it waseaid that Gencral Banks was about to ©o-operate with him. A portion of our army is known € have left Grand Ecore, moving out towards the rebel Position. The return of the feet from above furnished ho army with afull supply of ammunition, the want of ‘which was the principal cause of its return to Grand Boore previously. ‘The steamer Blackhawk had quite an adventure with Ghe rebel guerillas on the river banks. She proceeded Several miles up Red river to tow off the gunboat Eastport, ‘which had been bard aground for several days on a sand Dar. Sho failed to get the Eastport of the bar, and started to return, but had scarcely got away from the protec- tion of her guns when rebel riflemen opened upon her from the bank. The rebeis numbered several hundred, - pod their firing was very rapid; but, by putting on all the steam that could bo raised, the Blackhawk succeeded fn escaping. The rebels followed the boat for a consid- erable distance down the river, firing constantly. Her ‘apper works are perforated by musket balls. ‘Tho rebel Quantrell is reported to have crossed the Arkansas and Vordigris rivers on the night of the 26th, and to be moving into Kansas. By direction of the President the Indian Territory and gnilitary post of Fort Smith, included in the Department of Kansas, are transferred to the Department of Arkansas. Majer General Blunt, United States Volunteers, is about fo repair to Fort Leaveaworth, and report to the com- manding oMfcer of the Department of Kansas for orders. A despatch from Mobile says that on Wednesday, the 20th, General Wirt Adams repulsed one thousand five fhundred Union troopr near Mechanicsville, Misstestppi. We prim this morning the proclamations of the Gover- hors of Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, calling for volunteors from those States to serve onc hundred days, the troops to be clothed, armed, equipped, &c., the same as the fegular volunteers or three years men, and toserve ‘wherever their services may be required, within or without their respective States. f ‘We have files from Bermuda dated to the 19th of “prii. On the 16th instant the steamer Minnio, of two hundred end Ofty-three tons, from Wilmington, entered 8. Georges with seven hundred and thirty-two bales of cot- ton, three hundred and three boxes and thirty drams of tobacco, to J. Thorrold. The British war-ships Medea od Shannon had arrived at Nassau, N. P., from Ber. muda. Quite a oumbor of steamers had reached Bermuda from Rurope, inden with ‘merchandise,’ which designa- tion now covers a variety of articles contraband of war, Intended for the use os the Southern rebels. CONGRESS. ‘The proceedings of Congress yesterday were unusually Amportant ~ In the Benate the Joint resolution of ths Toure, adding, for the term of sixty days from its pabsage, ity per cent ©” the rate of duty mow paid to the duty levied on all im. Portations, except printing paper, was adopted, without amesdément, by & vote Of twenty-nine against eight. The Olber business transacted war devi td of general interest. ‘The session of the House of Representatives was main- ty cocupiod with the Tex bill, which was Gnally passed Dy 8 vote of one hundred and twe yeas against thirty. Chree nage. Among the amen! nents agreed to was one Providing (hat af epirite of domest). production end held for sale on the ist of May, 1864, 204 upop which go tax @hall have bess paid, shall be eubject tow duty of fifty Cmts por gallon, and all puch spirits on hand for sale oo which @ prior duty shall have bees paid, e duty of thirty fouls per gallon, provided that boos Ode retail dealers to Bpirite, duly licensed, shai not be tared on their stock on Band whose quantity ov hacd does pot exceed two barrels, Another emeotment providing that every person and Danking assooiation or corporation issuing’ notes or other obligations caloulated or intended to circuiste as money, Bhall pay owe-fourth of ove per cent each month on such amount, or which, having been tesved, remain in cirtu. ation, was agreed to—fifty two against @liy-one. The President sont to the House two specia! messages; one Pelating to the euMfering loya!ieis of Kast Tennessee, and re. eommending the coustroetivs of @ railroad from Cweie- Mat! to Koorville; and the other explanatory of the way which Genera! Frank Bisir boids & commiasion of major goueral while retaining © seat as member of the (House MISCELLANECUS NEWS. "The eteamabip Champion, Captain Jones, from Aspin. Aarall 10th inet, with matte, pessengere snd $282,376 (a AFH LVM PodGoemtn, ecrired ah ale port renter day. parties. “We shall remain in daily expectation of hearing that General Banks and his gallant army have again met tha enomy, and that the overthrow of the rebel communion: tion in Louisiana is entiry: accomplished; ‘The transport steamer Blackhawk arrived et New" Orleans from Grand Eoore on the evening of the 16th, ana ber officers inform us that they have phrticipated in very exciting adventures since they were last here. » On returning to Grand Ecore, after bringing 6 aumber of wounded to this ality, the boat was ordered to process several miles further up Red river, and endeavor to pull out of a rather unpleasant situation the gunboat Bastport, which had been hard aground for several days on a sand bar. She failed to get the Eastport off the bar, and started toreturn, but had scarcely get away from the protes- tion of her guns when rebet riflemen opened upon her “from tho bank. fe Semmes ‘The rebels numbered aoveral hundrod, and Choir firing was vory rapid; but, by putting on all the stoam that could be raised, the officers of the Blackhawk succecde® inoscaping from the enomy’s clutches. Tho robels fol- lowed the boat for a considerable distance down the river, firing constantly, and there is scarcely a square ~ foot in her upper works that has not been perforated by a musket ball. The pilothouse was tho special object upon which the rebels vented their spite, and the escape of the pilot from death is scarcely beneath the miraculous. Had tt Bot been for sheets of boiler iron which were fastened to the sides of the pilothouse, he would inevitably have been alain. He (we did mot learn his mame) is de serving of the highest commendation for the courage he displayed in remaining at his post throughout the trying ordeal. ‘The piano, lookinggiasses, &c., {m the cabin of the Blackhawk are broken and ruined by the numerous shots which strutk them. ‘Thore were quite a mumber Of civilfans and the crew on board, about a dozen of whom ‘wereslightly wounded; but none seriously, we believe. There wore no soldiers on board; but for the fact that the rebels fired vory high, many moro casualties would in all probability have oe- curred, as the passengers and crew wore huddied together Pretty thickly on the lower deck. Mr. Wm. Young's Despatch. . Granp Econn, La. , Api 16, 1864. ‘THE LORSRA NEAR PLEASANT MILL, Tho official list of the entire losses in the Thirteenth Corps make an aggregate of one thousand seven bundred and twonty-three, In Emery’s division of the Nine teenth corps the oficial list is sixty-one killed and four hundred and eleven wounded. The missing will not swely the aggrogate to more than six hundred. General Lee's cavalry division lost six bundred in all. With these altorations the entire losses in this department , siuce the campaign openod, amount to three thousand four hundred. Our entire loss in killed will not exceed three hundred, probably, 4 MAGRUDER'S REPORTED POSTFION—THR ATTACK ON THE BLAOR HAWK. It is reported that Magruder is between Shroveport an@ General Steele, with eleven thousand men. ‘The steamer Biack Hawk, supposed by the robels to have been the ship on which General Banks bad bis headquas- tors, was badly riddled by sbot and shell in the encoun” tor betweon the rebel battery and mounted infantry with the transports and the gunboat above Grand Koore. ‘Strange to relate, the only person injured was one of the —s bro Hawk, who was w *| Srare Rervpution—Rervsiican Ipgas or Goop Farra.—In another column will be found @ circular from Governor Seymour to the bankers and merchants of New York, oalling 6 upon them to provide means by voluntary con- ment to the constitution so as to forever pro- tribution whereby so much of the interest on hibit slavery, thus putting an end at once to the State debt as belongs to non-resident credi- this constant and ruineus agitation, and the tors, If not the whole, may be promptly paid | ¥°!4 step of # majority of the republican Sena- in gold or its equivalent. The nocessity for | ‘8 im signing an appeal for the postponement this is thus explained» of the Baltimore Convention, all point to the In March, 1863, the Governor addressed | fact that they in a measure realized the & communication to the Assembly asking | importance of the present crisis. This it to provide for the payment in coin action of the republican members of our or its equivalent of the interest on the | St#te Senate also shows that the power public debt, amounting to $392,634, the | %f Weed, Seward and Company is not all premium of which, if paid in gold, would be | Potent in the councils of the republican party $177,000. Of the whole amount of interest | 10 the Empire State. The majority in both due about $25,000 was owing to foreign stook- | OWS appeared to act independently, and holdors, and the greater part of the remainder turned the cold shoulder to those who have here- to citizens of this State. He impressed upon tofore been considered powerful in the coun- the Legislature the importance of maintaining cils of their party at Albany. It also reveals to the letter the obligations contracted by the the fact that Weed and Seward, in taking State. The time might come when it would be upon their shoulders, in connection with Ca- compelled to rely upon its own resources, and 5 Meron and Forney, of Pennsylvania, the job it could not expect to be able again to go into ‘of securing the election of President Lincoln the market if it were to repudiate the condi- to another term, have taken a contract that tions on which it had obtained assistance. An} '® breaking them down, and that has already appropriation was made for the purchase of caused the Legislature of the Empire State to coin sufficient to enable the Comptroller to pay cree cog) - these pipelayers assert In gold tho interest on the stocks of New York | ‘B8t they care not for the Legisjat re, The held by persons residing abroad; but, no pre- Baltimore Convention is still in their hands, vision having been made for the payment in and that will not be postponed. Al! this may the same manner of the creditors. residing in be; but when the People’s National Conven- tion meets these gentlemen may possibly see —. the Comptroller wae compelled to | 1.4 which wit reveal to them what the State This year joint resolution bas been | Seuators meant in signing the petition to post- adopted by both houses declaring “that no dis- | pone the Baltimore Convention, and learn the tinction should be made between the foreign | causes of the refusal of the Legislature to en- and domestic heldere of State bonds as to the | deree President Lincoln, end that, too, when it currency in which the principal and interest | '# too late to save themselves, thereon should be paid.” The effect of this resolution, in the absence of any appropria- tion, will be that no part of the interest will be paid, as it was promised, in coin or ite equiva- lent. Had the resolution taken the form of a law the Governor could have branded it manuscripts—in short, for everything that is or with aveto. The republican managers, how- can be paper. Seven conts und were ever, took care not to afford him this Op- | omered for this old stu, portunity, and now be is compelled to appeal | ria column has created a Great sensation to the moneyed interests of New York tosave | is society and out of it. It has filled the the State from the disgraee which m quietest households with the spirit of specula- visited upon it by the repudiation of its obli tion and uproar. No greater excitement was tions to its foreign creditors. Principle and created in Bagdad by the announcement that policy, he says, unite te urge the necessity of } , coriain merchant desired to take old lamps in Keeping faith with the public creditor. Of this | sy benge for now ones. Every old garret in there can be no question town is suddenly found to teem with valuables, The bonds of the -Btates thet BAve tas our otald matrons are as eager an gold continued to pay the interest of their hunters in Eldorado or Wall street. All old debts in gold are everywhere above par, wardrobes, closets, garrgts, pantries, cupboards, and those of the city of Boston, which has drawers, trunks and pigeonboles are rai followed the same laudable example, are at | 4a coq and purged ruthlessly, and, since the from fifty to sixty premium. We have no doubt | goin must be told, even the bookshelves are that our banks and moneyed mon will at ence not sacred. Yes, within the past seven days respond to the Govornor’s appeal, end farnlsh F rors than fifty per cent of the bookcases have all the money required. They will feel, with } toon wooded, They have been freed of all him, that in a time like the present there ca0 } Patent Office reports and similar tomes classed be no greater blow to their individual inter- J 4. «pup, Doc, ;” Inflmite travels have come to an ests than any failure in our obligations to the untimely end, and the excellence of volumi- public creditor. nous authors hes been much in question. It Inox-CLavs IN Evrorr—Two Rassian fron- } bas beon calmly dobated whothor or no Ban- Clads, named the Latnfk and Bronenossets | oroft’s History was worth more than seven (which signify “olad in a cutrass” and “coat of } cents a pound. And if this price continues we mail”), “constructed on the American system, | tremble for Appletonjs Oyolepedia—it is ae improved by Ericason,” were leunched at St. I very heavy. Wo have heerd that an immense Petersburg carly in this month, and an iron- | number of tragedios have finally found » pur- Clad frigate, the Regina Maria Pia, for the | chaser, and that countless authors have gotten Italian government, bas just beon finished in | lanumorable novels off their hands. ‘Bohemia France, Barone shes all typ time qosizala Chee taney to nan, itv boned. end te radians aan Pa The War im Virginia—A Rebel Defeat or Retreat—The Prospect of Speedy Re- tief to the Treasury and the €ountry. Among our latest advices from “the front” in Virginia is the report that a division of Longstreet’s column had “been detached from the left of Lee’s army along the Rapidan to as- sist in the defence of Richmond against an ap- prehended advance of “the Yankees” up the Peninsula. We have every reason to believe not only that this report is true, but that it foreshadows the stealing away, if possible, of the whole army of Lee from the enveloping columns of General Grant, first to Richmond, and next into the heart of North Carolina. In support of this opinton we have the infor- mation, in a Richmond despatch to the Peters- borg Zepress, that instructions have been given the First Auditor of the rebel Treasury “‘to re- move his bureau to Montgomery, Alabama,” and that “all the clerks, except four, have sig- aided their willingness to go.” This First Au- ditor, we presume, has charge of the books, Papers, presses, &c., connected with Memmin- ger's paper money system, and he is taking time by the forelock in gotting them off to a place of comparative safety. Thus the rebel government is preparing to fall back to the poiat from which it started, and there, we predict, it will be dissolved. On the other band, we learn from one of our own cor- respondents that Gen. Beauregard was push- ing forward through North Carolina to the res- cue of Richmogd with his Charleston reserves, and that the ls were resolved upon the ex- pulsion of the Yankees from both North Caro- lina and Virginia. Beauregard’s reinforce. ments, however, cannot amount to mich, unless he has concluded to turn over Charlesten to “the Yankees.” We dare say that ho comes with a emall ferce, to assist, with his engi- neering capacities, strengthening the de. fences of Ric! Inst the dangers of side attack, before Lee oan get away from the Ropidaa. It ls apparent that General Lee has made the discovery that the business of this campaign will require him to provide @ heavy force for the Gefence af Binhmond, oad ta orepare at the Ovr Postic anp Private Cuarirres.—It is o distinguishing feature of the American people that they are ever ready to contribute freely and most liberally to the alleviation of misery— that they are ever charitably inclined on a large and noble scale. We are impressed with this fact from the immense success of the great Metropolitan Fair, and the continued exertions of those who seem determined to aid the wounded soldiers. @n Monday evening last the Twelfth regiment gave a ball at the Aca- demy of Musio, having charity for its object. The affair was a very brilliant one, and re- flected credit upon all concerned. On Satur- day Signor Mazzoleni gives a matinee concert y at Irving Hall, for the purpose of relieving tho | TB? icru,0{, anspor bes now teamed down (o thie distresses of needy Italians in New York; and MILITARY NTELLIOTNCE, as an offgot to this the Italian Benevolent So- acca Rem Fo pte saya ante Corn gba clety gives on the evening of the same day, at | °*vélry, eipted ~ pues the same place, a vocal concert, the pte so Postaniog the ay of which are to be added to the fund of the f Ter? were ne casuaition on our side, Fair. Reported Capture of Shreveport. In no other country are there so many public Oe: Las, AGEN SS, 2008, y N. W. Thomas, from New Or! and private charitable institutions asin this. We nani win Gat bebtien 08 bet ay pestanrn have asyfims for the deaf, the dumb, the blind, soldiers, one-third of whom were from the Inte Red river tue inebriate and incurables. States, large and farloughed and on the way home. small towns, all alike show the same careful Robet prisonors taken at Pleasant Bil! confirm the for- attention to these matters, and make the -xme [ mer reports, generous outlay. Our public schools are car- } %e%>F#! Stoole hed taken Shroveport ried on at immense expense. We have calou-| Quantreti Raiding in Kansas Again. lated that not loss than fifty millions are an- Sr. Loum, April 28, 1866. nually expended in this country in charities, Advices from Colonel{Phillipa, commanding Fort Gibson, public and private, and it fs evident that these | in the Indian country, say Quantrell was going to Kansas, | baving crossed Vordogris and Arkansas rivers on the amounts are increasing during this period of sigh of the $008, warfare, It is gratifying to observe that, if we | jase, with three bundred asd twonty-five rebels , baw may be taxed with extravagance, it must be | hoon driven across the Illinois river above Tulfoguah (7). added that charity keeps pace with the move- | phittips has troops im pursuit, ment, and that in the general pursuit of show and pleasure the needy are not overlooked. af ao cae ‘ Bawevrt or Miss Harnawar at tun New Bowsny Trma- | Thursday, April 98, match for $500, mile hoate, in bmn yee res indletdeonyr eda bo on sites ea Now Bowery theatre. 10 ploces annoui . | J. Kelly mamos br. m. Walker frmanee are Don Crear do Tsao, Foi ofthe Fle, yd + A eaahaal Wisard Skiff and Pat's ilundors. A crowded house is @n- tho mare was the favorite previous ¢0 the wart at one hundred to forty. Time bets were numerous that 960 would not bo mado, The race was « one-sided alfeir, the Boston, April 28, 2604, | mare winning with the greatest ease. , ‘Tho Fifty-eight Massachusetts regiment and two com: A purse will be trovied for this afternoon at the Fashion: Of hagey artillery derive todaw Cag the Parle. Aurea, Thirtaan horessare antared far tha cae Tae Last Sensation.—One day last week we published the advertisement of a man in want of rubbish. This advertisement made one col- umn in our paper. It wasa rather loud call for all old books, blank books, newspapers and