The New York Herald Newspaper, June 11, 1864, Page 1

The Rebels Cross the Atchafalaya and are Repulsed. The Mississippi Blockaded at Greenville. EXCHANGE OF .PRISONERS. SKIRMISH AT MORGANZIA, ae. ho, ko. ‘The United States mail steamship George Washington, 8 V. Gager ovtamending, arrived at this port yesterday, Web ttolligence from that city to the 4th inat., which will b@ found detailed im the lettera of eur corres- pemdeute, Purser J. Magna has our thanks for the delivery of peowa and dexpatches, Mr. Heary Thompson's Despa‘eh. o New Onuaana, June 4, 1804. ‘TS8 EXEMY REPULZED. Ou Tuesday last the enemy attempted to surprise our Pleveis a ehors distance above Morgauzia, crossing ® por- \sou ef their army over the Atchafalaya, but General Em ory was promptly aotified of the movement, and seat a force sufficiently strong to drive them back with consider- abie loss. The enemy destroyed a large quantity of rebel eiothing and commiasary stores to prevent them falling tate our bunds, Our loss was between ten and twelve killed and weanded, Capigin Fall, of the [weuty-fourth lowa, was tapeng the killed, Ov Gunday last a band of guerillas attacked the pest bouse. situated above Port Hudson, on the opposite side ef taeriver, The sick had timely notice of their ap- Preach, ao that all escaped to this side of the river in wafety except the assistant surgeon of the Sixth Michigan bevy artillery, who was taken prisecer. He was in feebie bealth at the time, A flag of truce was sent to Tecover bi; but the rebels could not be found. They ev.eeotly expected that a force would be sent in pursuit @ them. The medicines in the pest house were all de- wreyed. ‘THR MISSISSIFP! BLOCKADED, . Yesterday afteraoon the Joseph Pierce arrived. She reports that the Mississippi is biockaded by the enemy at Greenville, aviilage above Vicksburg, on the east bank. Your readers will remember that this town was almost @irety destroyed by our forces about a year ago, as bearcely a transport was allowed to pass up or down the wiver without being fired upon. Batteries have again been plinted there by the euemy,and also across the river. The@dnbdoate have been engaging them for some ‘me; but the revels Deld their ground at last accounts, or rather they have for the present blockaded the Missis- Sipppi, a8 no boat can pass up or down the river without Pwnning a desperate risk. Several steaners are lying both above and below the Datteries, waiting the reault of the engagement, It ts, of @ource, merely a temporary blockade. THK @UERILLAS AGAIN. The cold blooded murders which the guerillas are daily eommitting are literally horrible, A party recently at (aeked the government piantation worked by Mr, Thos. 4, Bevacrson, on the Opelousas Railroad, Four white meo were taken prisoners. One of them, named Victor Abuer, was marched about two hundred yards from where be was captured, aud deliberately shot in the head , kiting bim instantly. The poor fellow’s wife and child: reside opposite this city, in Algiers, or KXOHAN@S OP PRIONERS. ‘The secessionists of New Orleans bad a busy time yoo terday. men shaking hands and women bugging and kiss- mg ‘fty three rebel prigovers who lo't for Pascagoula edout three o’cleck for exchange. Fify-nine were regis- tered, but ooly fifty-three reported themselves. Caron- diet street, around the Provost Marshal's headquarters, douse y packed with men, women and children, who bad sasembled to cheer them, bid them adieu and load Wen witb presents, Some had two pairs of new boots oe their backs (the rebels I mean), and an extra pair on ‘Smeir feet. Otbers bad bran new, shiny patent leatber beversacks, fascy biue and red blankets, and ope! no feed with @ pair of saddiebage that s major general might baveenvied Several were dressed in new suite @ gray, avd pearly ali bad a nice tin saucepan with ly flting iid. Toa map they looked hale and hearty, , little thinking of two things which might oom over hat probably few would wer see Now Vricans ud the other that all their Rivey "traps aod -fixine,” ‘wow boots, patent leather sacks, saddiebags, and tue nice’ tin savcepans, 1 be taken from them, as the Provost Marshal me, a(ter usking the queation whother they wouid be 10 Sake these things with them, ‘No; the prinon- bot e dilowed'y soytbing with them except thes upon their bucks ” A. T. B, Merritt, @ noted rebel, and Mr, Condon, editor of the yune, were ordered to be sent be- the lines by the same boat; but, for some reasun, bp! be @ obtained @ reprieve until the next dag of truce en! NCIPATION . The nogeage jo this city arp waking great reracatroos : ese Ceres A GooD toRA. The secessionists in this city are just now greatly ox persiad at anoher *Yaukes notion.” United States Pom iesioner Shyonop recently seat a circalar to all the fagnerreotype establishments in New Orleans, request jng ‘hera @ remove trom thetr show cases and rooms all Dutures © notorious rebels—civil wad military—Dinting ap ceouy @8 possible that all partes refusing to do 90 wi! be “prosecuted ” If Mrs. Partington bad anything fo soy 0 the matter, sho would probably have said guied, and the rebels would bave agreed with hoF. obnoxious Hkenesses removed was a fine one “ ndigvam, The action of Mr. shannon has been approved by ever, Union man in the department, art ROY OONTRADaND. A portion of the cavalry, Brigadier General Arnold ae at Carrolton yesterday from jorgkuza. Tne Forty-mxth Indians algo arrived at Greenville from the same placo, on Monday, They will proceed Deas on a furlough tn a few days. On (he eame éay the New York Twenty-fifth battery, {seutonant Southworth, arrived on the steamer Pioneer, THB CONSTITUTION At. Ld ‘i coptinnes in session, The members have beon very way for the last ton dnyaon the judiciary question, and Tesulted in xiving power to tho Governor to elect judges Acring the existence of the rebellion and two years after sa close, When this time expires the supromo judges are to be olected by the Legislature, and district jadges Dy the electors of the several districts. BSOGAL PARTY AT GENGRAL RANKS’ RERIDENCE. On Tuesday evening Insta plersant party of gentlemen ssvembied at the residence of Major General Banks, torver of Prytania and Fourth streets, The members Pre Constitutional Convention, cow in eoesion, responded to the invitation almost to a man, Goveroor Hahn, Mejor General Reynolds, General Birge, Major Hoyt, Hon. Pootamin F. Fianters, A.C; Grabuin, Heq., Cashier of the National Bank, and sevarai other distinguished gentie- mea Were present, About ten o’dlock a Tine oollation was werved, At eleven o'clock the guests returned to thelr Romer, MARINE NEWS, Captain McCormick, of the schooner Robert Cald- ork, ‘god — . jal Lil on North Bemimt island,’ biiged and full of 1 whatever net ee been saved irom her had been 0 to Nassau by ‘The versol k maw also two other t wes Movormiel foe ven rgoee bid reatly abasdoned, having been stripped of their 3 jug. Master of ship Oswego bonued to be reported, hha Foe becaimed on the Bemimi isi for some time; also brig Tubal Cain bound to Havana. ‘ ‘MORD INCRNDIARION IN NATCHTS. jhe Ratohes Cowrier. of the Sist uitimo bas the folto wing ‘Tne alarm of fire on Sunday evening last proceeded oma the residence of A. M. Griffin, Fxq., om Main street. fro fire was pirced under a in his parlor, This ie the seoond time of bie promises have been dred; but oe i Was discovered carly and very prom, a ae attempt wae nlvo made the same evening to fire the oot boildings jn the rear of W. @, Graham & Co,’s store, eo Mam street, Burely the demone of destruction canes muoh longer 0 ot large in our oity, PRRSOW AL. Prigndier General Willan Dwight, chief of stall, ie YORK CAVALRY, PAROLED AND EXOMANGED. In my previous letter mention was made of the capture .Of Lieatenant Colonel Stryker, of the Corning light cav- alry,'wbo was cut off from the rearguard at Bayou Gluis by the Filth Texas rebel cavalry. The Colonel was suc- Cesslul io saving that day the house of a Frenobman Bamed Coco, who, through gratitude, made influence with Genera! Taylor for bis unconditional release, The Genera) regretted that he could not consest, but allowed him to subsequently allowed to visit General Banks is order to make arrangements for his'‘exchangé, and to re- Porthimeelf again to the headquarters of Taylor if he could succeeed. General Banks consented, and sent the rebel Oolonel J. D. Bluer, of the Second Louisiana cavalry, under escort to the outpost of thewsemy, On the ex- change being thus satiefactorily effected, Colonel Stryker received the congratulations of the General and his many attached Iriends ‘THE OONFLAGRATION OF ALEXAWPRIA—TWENTY-B1X SQUARES IW asuEe, By the destructive fire at Alexandria the buildings co- ver ing twenty-six squareg were burat, with moat of the Dousehold furniture that was in them. Several handred families were thus rendered houseless and homeless. Two houses were known to have been set on fire by pillagers who follow the army, and the flames spread with such rapidity that every building in the progress of the fire was destroyed. HOW THe PROFLE LIVE. ‘The homeless people live under the ehelter of boughs and brushwood, and in other temporary habitatlops,, The houses cannot be. robuilt for want of the material and labor, ANUNDANT SUPPLIES IN THE COUNTRY. Steam transports have already come down the Red river from Shreveport to Alexandria with bacon and corn meal for the destitute inhabitants of that town. The transports are all small enough to come over the falls. NRGROKS RETURNING PROM TEXAS, Hundreds of negroes, who were run off into Texas on the approach of our army towards Alexandria, are now returning and come jn on ox and mule teams, They will be por pet Gaal to work in the cultivation of corn, as ‘BO cotton will be raised in that whole rogion this year. COTTON TRANSPORTS SENT TO THE WARHITA, ‘The rebels are sending transports from Alexandria to the Washita river. They propose to sell the cottoa to the buyers who manage to get through the lines, will succeed in pushing the cottoa through to leans or some other point. ‘There are some five thousand Uuton ‘pefeouets t Tyler, a Jere Raps wal epi a pratense i are 80} wi 18 | Chiedy of jon and corn meal, rite ieee ae COWAN’S LONG MARCH, Mejor Cowan, of the cavalry division staff, whose cap- ture near Alexandria hos been already mentioned, was compelied to walk nearly all the way from Alexandria to Shreveport and the entire distanos from Shreveport to Tyler. aajéer Oy ang elma rg area nt ylor is the fortunate possessor of Gouaral Lee's mesa chest. apd Colonel aie bad the pleasure of eating and drinking at the table where Gon- eral Lee’s crockery was used. GRNBRAL Sxa’s TENTS, General Lee’s headquarters tents are bap gh wen A General Taylor, who, ber with bis staff, enore sed in the ‘transportation’ depart it of General tr departmen| lene! Taylor's beaquariors. ‘THE CHICAGO MERCANTILE AND MIMS’ BATTERIES are very ly prized by the rebels, and they Fecaptored, but to Taflet the greateat” possible. damoge . a possible damage ‘upon the Union forces by hurling shot and shell from theso batteries, GENERAL TAYLOR NOT FAVORABLE TO COTTON. General Taylor opposes the selling or raising of cotton, and declares that the transactions in it “‘mako more damned rascals on both sides than everything else.’” ‘THS REAKLS JUBILANT OVER LER’S VIRGINIA VICTORIES. The rebel officers at General Taylor’s head- quarters were very jubilant at the reported victories of General Lee over General Grant in Virginia, and drank the heaith of Genoral Robert E. Lee,in copious libations of commissary whiskey, captured with Geuveral A. L. Leo’s cavairy train. ‘THR CAPTURED OFFICERS in Colonel Stryker’s commatid are Captain Gara Haratz- sthy, Lieutenant Payne and Lieutenant Glass, who will probably be exchanged before a long time and without being seut beyond Alexandria, Captain Haratzsthy is a gon of the gentieman bearing that name whose vineyard, in California was made the subject of an extended article fo @ late number of Harper's Monthly. STAFF OFFICERS 10 ER EXCHANGED, Colonel Dwight, Commissioner of Exchange, has gone up the Red river to Alexandria, on a flag of truce boat, with three officers of General Taylor’s staff, to be ox: changed for Captain Hal) and Lieutenant Simpson, of Gen- eral Banks’ stalf, Major Geueral cavalry aivitoa'vat, ; by ‘MAJOR Renu, paving Fbso; ‘W5urid in the late Red river pds Hi rath of corps. the Nivetcouth army MORE CHANGES AT BATON ROUGR. General Birge was relieved from the command of the Baton Rouge milit district, and was succeeded by General Benton, of the Thirteenth army . General Fitz Henry Warren has succeeded tenoral Bngon in the same command. General resumes oom: ja the Nineteenth corps, and G Benton will take command of the Thirteenth oorps, at Carroliton. THE RECORD OF A KENTUCKY REGIMENT. The Nineteenth Kentucky rogiment, which suffered worse than any other regiment at the battle of Sabine Crogs Roads, was mustered into the State service Decem- ber 12, 1862, and accepted by tho United States | stpwind ment at that time as a three 4 it. Grst ‘and only golonel is Colonel William J. Landram. The Ninoteonth nga Je the battles of Chickasaw hey eo kansas 4 Gibson, Champies Hills, Black River bridge, siege of Vicksburg (forty-seven ddya), slége of Jackacn aud battle of Sabine Cross Roads, tenant Colonel Cowan, Major Mano and upwards of two huudred privates of the Nineteenth are now prisoners of war, ‘THE RROORD OF A MERTIORIOUS OFFICER. Colone! wale &, as at sparen 4 tuck: ‘ment, is & ry » 4 ore tbe old line whig party in politics, and when war commenced was clerk of the Cireuit and County Courtsy of Garrard county, en In the Mexican war he served as an orderly sergeant in Humphrey Mar- ebail’s cavalry regiment. After the present war come monced dir, Landrum war aepoaee by General William Nelgon to the command of Woodiord’s cavalry, He was subsequently commissioned as colonel of the Nineteenth Renney infantry, aud has been in all the batties in But he haa only tions for promotion from Generals 1» McPherson, Hovey, WT. Sherman, Burbridge and A.J. Smith. For his galiant services at the battle of Sabine Cross his jon was Foe govern a. = hel compll- lary paper. rn yy Gener ni wi Came Poor a3 ealih, MeClornaid and Frankia, THE GUNS AT GREENVILLE. Arebel was captured by our cavairy near Morganzia a week since, who bauled two six-pound Sawyer ne Sig ear a oe ue net obstrnoting the navigat 188! guns that bave ‘ur steamers and sunk @ ti0-clad near Greonville, RESIGNATION AND PREFRNTATION, ‘Lientenant Colonel Horace 0. Whittemore, tloth Massachusetts regiment, has resigned. that command the officers of the Thirtieth ith a costiy and elegant service te hittemore was 000 ey fire Seen commissioned ited States Volunteer serv 1 Aeregus be. imagined he hag done fall juatioe to hie pon aa yournaliaty, pe e as the editorial profession military experience him to write more intotligibly than he otherwise could do Conceraing ‘the situation.”” ie that General Diek Tayior brought on the premature en- bm roy bad avian Orion Roada, They mxintain tbat if - been advance Mana. field, the rebdeie would have Nien sertowety roa, wie their reinforcemente whole of General If thie be the case, tho slit disaster which wo a; ned om ahe Bth of April Sioiaelstnues whiok would bave occurred at a later per! GARR OF CRROLE Pomme, A quartermaster’s gale of crevie ponies and a few oon- Thir- leaving bim i i i i | b G Atchafalaya two or thrée days since Times. they were repulsed and driven bac! tures were quito a quantity of new robel uniforms, whici were Sukebquetniy terned, ‘email portion of their The re! got more than they bar- Our cal SF The influence of the dicial to the Union cause its suspension will proba- ly be permanent. Mr. Condon, its editor, who is also the correspondent of the London Index, bas been ordered Out of the department—so it was stated yesterday. REBEL ACCOUNTS. Ca) o ec! Um Mobtic—Blockade © Greenville by G o—Destruction of Tr: a [From the Richmond Examiner, June 7. Adespatoh from Mobile, dated June 6, says that the steamer Daregan was captured this morning while at- tempting torun the blockade. She had an assorted cargo, ‘The operator at Jackson on the Sthof June r ted, on the authority of a scout, that General ke is Diookading the Mississipp! below and above Greenville His force is large. He destroyed three transporte, securing two of their cargoes. He also crippled three gunboats and some other transports. Four transporte are between his batteries, and cannot go either up or down, THE REBEL RAID INTO KENTUCKY. Rebel Attack on an Ordnance Train—A Member of the Legislature Killed, &c, Lovmyiis, Jone 9, 1864. A train from Frankfort to Louisville, said to contain the State ordnance, due here early this morving, is several hours behind time, and is supposed to have been captured, ‘Telegraphic communication with Frankfort bas been interrupted most of the afternoon, and nothing reliable can be ascertained to-night. Our military au- thorities, from the limited information attainable, con- clade that the magnitude of recent guerilla movements has been greatly exaggerated. Lovmviniz, Ky., Juve 10, 1864. ‘The ordnance train from Frankfort yesterday was attacked near Bagdad by a rebel force under Jenkins. Mr. Shanks, a Union member of the Kentucky Legisle- ture, was killed in the encounter. “ Rajlroad-men think that the train may Bave returned safely to Frankfort, as its engine was reversed imme- diately upon the attack, and the cars proceeded towards Frankfort. A car of armed soldiers, which proceeded up the roaa Inst night to learn the extent of the disaster, hus not returned, and we have had no telegraphic communica- tion with Frankfort slace yesterday afternoon. Corcrmxans, June 10, 1864. One of Morgan’s men, captured at Maysville, reports that the force in Kentucky is immediately under the command of General Morgan, Colonel Alston and Colonel Smith; that the total force is about three thousand, a large portion of them dismounted cavalry. * ‘They entered the State at Pound Gap, preceded by @ scouting party under Everelle, to pick up horses for their dismounted men, passed Harel Green, Owings- ville and Fiemingsburg, took Maysville without restatance, robbing its citizens of money and ether valu ables. The farms of Union men were stripped of horses, while those of rebel ottigens were protected. Everelle left Maysville on Wednesday for Mount ster- Nog, at ich place it is thought Morgan’s men are concontrating, with the imention of attacking Lexington. ‘The position of affairs in the central part of the State to-day ts not Known, as communications are broken with Lexington. It is thought that tne intention of the rebels ig to destroy all the railroads possible, and make their exit through Central Kentucky and Middle Tennesseo. The Kentucky Central Railroad is being repaired. ‘Trains will run to Cynthiana to-morrow. General Hobson left Covington to-day to open commu- Bication with Léxington. SRCOND DESPATCH, Cincirnati, June 10, 1864. General Burbridge, who has been following the rebels since they left Pound Gap, came up with them yesterday at Mount Sterling, and whipped them handsomely. A portion of Morgan’s command entered Lexington at two o'clock this morning, burned the Kentucky Central Railroad depot, robbed a number of stores, and left at ten o'clock , in the direction of Georgetown and Frankfort. Burbridge followed them, REBEL ACCOUNTS FROM GEORGIA. The Rebel OMicial Telegram: GENERAL JOB JOBNSTON TO GRNERAL BRAGG. New Hors Cuvacu, June 1, 1864 To General Braco:— To-day the enemy is moving his forces from his right to bis left. Prisoners and cit resent his cavalry ‘and transportation animals in a suffering condition in every respect. This army is in a healthy condition, In partial engacements it bas had great advantage, and the sum of all the combats amouuts to a batile. Reports from sevoral sources représent rein! of sevon or eight thousand men on thelr ae | var, Ala., to General Sherman. aaa to be of the ‘est. J. E. JOHNSTON, Forees—Hooker At Seventeenth army corps from the state si? Union army aro — x latoona, rer’s corps are Ackworth and Aiea eery roe for two days had made the roads almost impassable for artillery Sole tarded their movements considerably. Some aii skirmishing occurred near Lost Mountain on the Sth. Alt was qat 1g of the 6tb. Later acoounts say that the Union army bad crossed the railroad near Ackworth, and Hooker was said to bo Age millon east of ston, the old Allatoona road, Joe Jobnston’s headquarters were west of Marietia, and his ioft wing at lost Mountain. Hardee commanded the bt, Polk the left, Ce Yankee cavalry dashed joto Big Shanty at ten A. M. on the 6th of June, and were fighting Williams’ brigade whea our reportei The New Ha: NOMINATION OF AARON STATES SENATOR FROM NEW HAMPSHIRS, Coxconp, N. H., June 10, 1864. ‘The republican members of the Legislature met in caucus last night and nominated Aaron H. Cragin, of Lebanon, for United States Senator, in place of Mr. Hale. There wore four batlote. Ou the first ballot @, M. Mars- ton had 60; A. H. Cragin, 68; Amos Tuck, 87; John P. Hale, 27; J. M. Edwards, 19, and & scattering, On the fourth ballot the wholo number was 201 Mr, A, H. Dulidings and caused damage to the amount of 810.000, JUNE J), 1864—WITH SUPPLEMENT. GRANT! Continued Skirmishing Along the Union Lines. Appearance of Guerillas Near White House. The Town of Bowling Green Burned. REBEL ACCOUNTS 70 THR 77H INSTANT, Ree, Rew ae Sccretary Stanton to Major General Dix. Waa Peranncerr, Wastuncron, June 10—7 A.M ‘Major General Dix: Owing to the break in the telegraph line, no despatches ‘were received yesterday from the army of the Potomac. Despatches have arrived this morning, with dates to nine o'clock. last night. ‘There was no firing on Wednesday except by pickets. An arrangement bad been offected by which the killed and wounded were gathered'in. ‘Thore were no movements yesterday. EDWIN M. STANTON, ‘ Secretary of War. Our Army Correspondence. HRADQUARTERS OF THR ARMY OF THE PoTowAC, June 8, 1864, Nothing of interest has transpired to-day. Along the greater part of the line the utmost qpiet pre- vailéd until about five P.M., when some skirmishing took place on the left. Captain McEwen, of General Hancock’s staff, who lost bis leg by ashell on Sunday evening, is still alive, al- though no hopes are entertained of his recovery, Disratcn Station, Va. , Jane 8, 1864, ‘The First and Fourth divisions of the ——th corps Feaohed here this morning. It was three o’clock m the morning when the men began the march. When day dawned the rebels on the south side of the Chickahominy observed the moving column, and opered on it with two guns of very heavy calibre, Several men were injured while marching in the ranks. Colone! Hoffman's brigade, of the Fourth division, tmme- diately took possession of this side of the railroad bridge. A barricade was thrown across the railroad about half a mile below this station. Botweon us and the rebels flows the Chickahominy, a sluggish stream, bounded on either side by jungles and morasses, from which are continually arising dampness and noxious vapors, At this point the stream is not more than one bundred yards in width; the bridge is three times as long. All the track is im excellent running order, Jhough a little rusty from long disuse. It is still quite complete, with the switches and side tracks in good repair. During the afternoon the rebels moved a heavy piece Of ordnance on @ truck and approached within « short distance of the bridge, whence they threw some six- inch shells over our men, eliciting considerable criticiam from those who happened to make narrow escapes, Riflo pits were dug and a long live of fortifications Degun. Fora long time tho skirmishers wero {riendly and conversed with each other across the river. Before dark they were using every species of finesse to cause one another to expose thoir bodies for e mark. The Washington Telegrams. Wasmxctom, June 10, 1666. Passengers arriving here to-day state, on the authority ofa captain in a New Jersey regiment, that information ef the burning of Bowling Green, the county seat of Caroline county, Va., by our forces, had boen received at_ the front, I appears that a train of ours was fired upon from tho houses; tn consequence of which the cavalry escort took the citizens and placed them in two houses standing away from the town; after which the town was set on fre and completely destroyed. * Guortlias have made their appearance on the road !ead ing from Old church to White House, and on Wednesday last they captured several of our ambulances, The bodies of the feliowing deceased officers have been brought up from White House:—Colonel 4. B. McKeen, Eighty-first Pennsylvania; Major W. Hubbell, Sixty- second New York; Captain W. W. Ballard, Bighty-first New York; Licutenant Charles Demott, First New Jersey artillery ; Lieutenant James G. Willlamson, Twenty- third Pennsylvania; Lieutenavt J. M, Nooter, One Han- dred and Twenty-second New York; Lieutenant James Johnson, Twenty-third Pennsylvania; Lieutenant James Burke, Eighty-first New York; Lioutonant D. H. Wilson, First Pennsylvania cavalry. REBEL ACCOUNTS, The Rebel Oficial Telegrains. GENERAL LEE TO THE SECRETARY OF WAR. JUARTERS, ARMY Norrnern ie} June 1—P. M. Hoxosanie Secrerany or Wan:— There has been akirmishiug — the lines to dgy. General Anderton and General Hoke attacked the enemy in their front this forenoon, and drove themto their intrenchments, This afternoon the enemy attacked Gen, Heth, and wore hahdsomely lsed by Cooke’s and Kirkland’s brigades. Genorais einridge and Mahoue 4 woemy, from their front, taking about one hundred fit precaere. i ree of infantry in reported to have arrived at Tun- stall’s Station, from the White House, and to be eztend- ing up the York River Railroad. They state that they to Butler's fc » Res iH SE ar tan omen GEN. BEAUREGARD TO G§N. BRAGG. Haxcoce, June 2, 1864. To Gen, Braxtoy Bricc:— The enemy's advanced line of rife pits, near Ware Rot- tom eburch, taken this morning, with about one hundred prisoners from the Seventh Connecticut. Our Joss ia trifling. @. T. BEAURBGARD, Reported Fall: m—A Noth: k Mov d—His Pi Reported as F , do, [From the Richmond F: or, June 7.) It was reported here that Grant's army was falling Dack to the White Houee, “a despatch from Leo's army, dated 6ch Inst., seven P, ., aye Last evening the enemy abandoned our left and part of our centre in great haste, Gen, Karly followed them ten miles to-day, capturing sixty prisoners, who say that Grant bis gone to the White House becvuse his men will not fight, The impreasion here, however, 1s that Grant te making for the James river to cross to the south side, Grant's P: ‘The Ezaminer, to an Grant's pol! and probable course he will puraue, says'—Grant’s fort! fications sigoified what was predicated—a retreat. He moves away from Lee's front, Whore is be going? if he cannot roach the ojty by Coal Harbor, he cannot come at all on that side, iter opinion is that he will now attempt the south side. But how ia he to reach it? Grant has gg own I Sae aw mad vn Cy may now try or's plan ‘chooses, wil find it bo Detter than ibe others,” . Arrival of Prisoners at Richmond, (From the Richmond Examiner, June ae Fifty prisovers arrived from Lee’s army on d ay. Among them are Second Lientenant 0, Campbell, of the Eighth New York, wounded; Firat Lieutensot B. B, Lothbary, of the oe Hundred and Righty-tbir@ Penn. n ‘cavalry, Captain D, Bacttie, one Hondred and Sixty seventh New York. Bince June 1, to the evenyng of June 6, one thousand ana fou? hundred privates and forty-six officers had arrived jo Riehmond, as prisoners from Gen. Las, Polley. — wounded; Pur.apenrras, June 10, 1864, ‘The Sanitary Fatr hae been crowded to excess all day, At the clone this even ng the sword vote stood as fol- Jows Hancock , 706; Meade, 619; Grant, 66; MeCiellan, 60; Sbermad, 4, and some scattering vetes, The receipe ave been larger than anticipated, fome *° q Dave dean Leben at one Labie, aw — we GENERAL BUTLER’S DEPARTMENT. My. William H. Stimer’s Despateh. Forrazes Moxnos, Juve 9, 1864. YROM WILMINGTON, ‘The United States gunboat Aries, Captain E. F, Devans, ‘arrived this morning from tbe blockade off Wilmington im a disabled condition. On Sunday night ast the aries ‘and Vietoria, Captain Everson, ran asbore and destroyed the rebe) steamer Georgianna MoCann, late the Dundalk, Of Liverpool, while attempting, to run into Wilmington. ‘Thie vessel bad been purchased for a war vessel, and was well calgulated for sach a purpose, being of great breadth of beam and having two porte oo each side, She was to Rave been iron plated, and fitted out with heavy guns. Her commander was an old blockade runner, named (or- dott, who was captured, with the entire crew, aud Drought to Beaufort by tho Aries. The enterprise of de- atroying this Anglo-rebel steamer was a most hazardous affair, The Aries and Victoria bad to do their work under @ hot fire from the robel batteries, but accom. plighed it ina moat thorough manner. The pilot of the MeCann escaped. On the 6th instant Captain Devane sighted the steamer City of Peteraburg endeavering to leave Wilmington with a load of cotton, &o. The Aries fired: a broadside into her, and must have badly crippled the blockade ruuner, ag she at once turned back and was afterwards, seen in tow of a steamtug, going up the river. ‘WOUNDED OFFICERS FROM THE FRONT, The following wounded officers were brought from Point Lookout by tho hospital steamer Wyoming, Oaptuin Lyttleton 8, Cropper, this morning, and transferred to the Chesapoake General Hospital, the receptacle for wounded oflicers:— Captain J. A. Tracy, Co. G, 6th Conneoticut, Captain 0. F, Mitchell, Co. F, 40th Massachusetts, Captain Wm, A, Smith, Co. C, 40th Massachaso(ts, First Lieut. H. 8. Libby, Go, C., lat Mags. cavalry, First Lieut. Jos. A. Steele, Co, M, 2d Pennsyivania cavalry, L, let Michigan cavalry, }. Provost, Co. T, 6th Connetticut, Me Licut. 8. W. Reynolds, Co, ¥, 4th U. 8. colored CASUALTING IN THE TWENTY-FIVTH MASSACHUBEITS, George Stone, a private of the Twenty-Ofth Masaachu- setts Volunteers, a regiment which was very badiy cut up in tho fights of the past few days, was badly wounded, states the casualties among the officers of his Tegiment as follows:— Co}, Josiah Pickett, wounded tn hip, Lient. Col, Mouitoa, kilied. Major Attwood, wounded, cap of elbow shot off, Adjutant MeConyille, sericusly wounded in head. Captain F, O'Neil, seriously wounded, Captain Foss, wounded in leg. Captain Emory, wounded in shoulder, Lieut, Besay, wounded in shoulder, Lieut, Peiton, killed, Lieut. Saul, missing, supposed dead. Lieut. Johnson, wounded ja ley and abdomea, Lieut. Woodward, wounded in wrist, Lieut. Daily, wounded in turee places. Lieut. Grabam, killed, And one other name not remembered. ‘The Twenty-fifth Massachusetts regiment now musters one hundred and twelve men and four officers. Lieutenant Johnson was wounded on Saturday in the fight at Coal Hambor, and describes that battie as a most fearful affair. We drove the enemy a number of times from their riffe pits with heavy loss, but suffered ia pro- tion, a AVENUE CUTIER FOR PORT ROYAL. The United States revenue steamer Nemeba, Captain S. §. Warner, hag been in Hampton Roads a few days, wea- ther bound. She is en route for Hilton Head, an ia aiternoon for her destination. ‘Ibe following is a tist of her officers:— LAeutenant Commanding—Samuel 8, Warner. Third Executive Officer—Howard L. Briggs. Third Lieutenant—§, Everett Webster. Pilot—Edward H. Cranmer. First Anistant Engineer in Chorge—James Howard, 2 Second Assistant Engincers—Horace A. Green and Alfred jawse A DESERVING OFFICER. In the bustle and excitement consequent upon army movements individual cases of merit amoug navy oill- cers bas been ontirely overlooked by mo Cup tain Dominick Lynch, naval ordnance officer for this station, is one of the bardest working officers in this department, and through his hands pas the immense stores of naval ammauition used by our Scot, not only up, the James TiveE, bub Also vhe entire North Atiautic blockading squedres, Captaia Lyneb ts ‘n commana of the frigate Lawrence, anchored fm Hampton Roads, and fitted up asan ordaance ship. bas ulso an offive and depot on shore, Among the navy, and, in fact, ali wbo know him, Captain Lynch commands the respect of every ove, and his ia attestod by ail who bave dealings with him. YUE UNITED STATES SLOOP TICONDEROGA. Captain Charles Steedman bas been awaiting orders at Hampton for severa! weeks, and finally sailed this mora- ing for Boston, where the balance of officers needea for the cruise wilfjoin her, and thea start for a foreign sta- tion, which rumor designates Chiva. Captain Steeamsn ia a highly accomplished officer, and one of the few South- erners who have rewaiued loyal to the Stars and &tripes inds No, 29 om the list of post captains, registered as 4 native of South Carolina, entored the service, and ie & citizen of that State, Captain Stedman entered April, 1828, and received his proseut commission December 18, 1862, and has seen ulneteen years and nine months Dine years and nine montha shere service, six yoars a: two months unemployed, and altogether @ aval officer thirty-five years and two mouths, Mr. Charles H. Hannam’s Despatoh. In max Fretp, June 7, 1864. ‘(Nor 4 GUN was HEARD’? on our front to-day. It appears that quietness suits Boauregard, for his guns are remarkably silent, We have at present nothing to gain by ap expenditure of gunpowder, and consequently do not indulge in avy fancy shooting. ARTILLERY TIRING, in tho direction of Richmond, bas been heard during the whole day, sometimes faintly aud sometimes with great distinctness. We all expect to celebrate the Fourth of July in the rebel capital. The United States Ganboat Shawshe ‘The following ‘s a list of casualties on board of the gun- boat Shawsheen, destroyed by the rebels om the James river io the early part of May. It comes from robel sources:— wi Sas Caney coety Rae gv eat ie ts mi D, Swift, paymaster’s steward; W. Farley, officers’ steward; Thos, Colbert, seaman: kdward Fitzpatrick, landsman; Patrick Fitzgerald, landsman; D. Martland, landsman; George Granger, landaman; John Jackson, seaman; Wm. Hatchard, seaman; Jobo Waleh, ©, H,, Faward O'Donnell; second fireman; ‘Chas, Woods, 100 Kenedy, seaman; Richard Hrown, #ea- ©. Prichan, seaman; George Whittetouse, mos P, Crowell, quartermaster; L. Lar- wi Boecher, gunver’s mate; Joha Harrington and Mich phy wore killed on board, Tria! ice Headquarters. A CITIZEN REFUSES TO MOVE ON, AND 18 “TAKEN In’—A BURGLARY IN T FIFTH PRECINCT~A BEROBANT OF THE FIFTH 18 FOUND ASLESF BEMIND THE DESK, ETC. ‘Thore were only a few oases out of the many on trial da- Ting tho past week that contaived avytbing of special in- terest to the public. One of these was the case of officer Simms, of the Fifteenth preciuct, who was aljerged by Robert L. Armstrong, of Brooklyn, of baving ill treated him. It appears that citizen Armstrong was stand- fog in Woceter street, at about ten o'clock P. M., when tho offoer came up and told him to moye on. This he refused to do, and the officer took bim to the station house, This was the only til treatment he could com- plain of, President Acton explained to him the necessity of the officers performing their duty in compelling every one to move on in order to prevent dificulty; but citizen thought the officer should bave used more dis costa tiga eases He appeared to be, like many other ens who complain against policemen, very wi liib) ; Ma man; James quartermaster. Kin; ship's cool that rowdyism and corner loatlug sould be suppressed, but not 4 Niing to lend id iu the good work by obeying an officer’s request to move on. ‘Of course the officer was sustained, he baving dene no more thao bie duty. Sergeants Little and Lockwood and officers Green snd Bradley, ot the Filth precinct, were charged with negleot Of duty alow ag incr ives, occupied by Graham & uct, at No, 20.1 by the evidonoo of Ferdioand Bross. irgiata were in No, 20, and ‘Ubat the latter did not after another officer , whom he hat he then went to tho station thought, the sergeants did ov case ly. 1b ed in tl ea that the serguunta. were blaameleas, bat. that was highly censurable for not ing at once Brad to the buildi eg that if he had done so be would bave taken barglare. ‘There was a second charge against Sergeant Little for being asleep in the ‘tation house behind the desit Can. tain Petty stated that he went into the station ho .9e at night and raw the Sergeant, with his heels ~ desk, tafee ; that be m ® good ar, ‘tole and taked him «@ = Dut received no answer; lodger came {nr that « od for lodgings Dut that the “anke pl , and the door: a ‘stairs; that floally s prisoner wae rs ing im with him, 6 wd a crgen Sergent Lisle. the whole time aotee a8 to awaken Sorgen! Inte. were other witneases | yt 12 the Capua Ya statoment, aud it was very * ident that the Bergeant was actually esieed behind the desk. ~PRICB THREE CENTS. HUNTER. The Victory on Sun- day Last. Capture of Cannon, Prisoners; Stores and Railroad Property. Our Troops in Purst!: of the Enemy, Reported Occupation of Lr tington by Our Troops. Success of Crook and Averill’s Commands. The Herald’s Messengers and Des- patches Captured by Guerilias, Ren Ben Bee Secretary Stanton to Major Gemoral Diz. Wan Derantuent, Wasmixtow, June 10—7 A, M. Major General Dix:— A deserter who came into our lines reports ihe® Hunter’s victory near Staunton was much more complete than the Richmond papers reported. He saya thas Hunter took twenty cannon, many prisoners and a larg@ quantity of stores. ! ‘The deteated force was recently a part of Breckinridge’é commana, General Hunter’s report has not yet been received, EDWIN M, STANTON, Secretary of War, Mr. T. ©. Wil Sraunton, Samvawpoaw Vauny, J Our movements here have io every way been an ent| success, We have thoroughly whipped and driven bac! the enemy, who is rapidly retreatiug towards the ine Ridge. = In our movements s0 far wé have captured one bal! of six pieces, besides otber cannon of heavy calibre, Ov: 8 million dollars worth of stores fell into our hands. Th@ amount of railroad property which we bave deatroyed@ aud captured is large, We bave taken a large number prisoners, Some of them are mere boys, and one or tw I gaw were so young that they could oxardly use a muske®, Considering the extensive character of our combinay tions, and the important result we have attained, our logs is not large in either Eilled or wounded. Y Crook’s column and jAverill’s command met with de cided success, 1 In one action which we had the enemy attempted @ trick by trying to flank our left. In the end we tricked him, as we turned his left, and thereby brought abogg his defeat handsomely. t ‘Tnoburn’s brigade of infantry suffered the heaviest im Killed and wounded. Two special messengers, previcusly sent to the reag ‘with despatohos for the Hmraip, wero captured by Gil; mer’s and some of Mosby’s mee, who not only took despatches {rom them, but beld them ae prisoners, Ong of the messengers was a negro—a bright boy in every thing but color. Our forces are in hot pursuit of the evemy, ] Stabi’s division of céPulry, and Bullivan’s division of infantry, were botly énanged. ¥ ‘The brigades commanded by Colonel » Yokoop, a the First New York cavairy, and Colonel the Twentieth Pennsylvania, did their work, ‘The enemy’s retroat is « complete stampede—a rout. | On talking Staunton we found that every man and boy had been called out (or its defence, Staunton is well fortified; but if the enemy had only Temained to hold the place to the last extremity we bave captured the whole rebel command. We got m such positions as to secure that character of result. Aq one time our column was in @ great measure i the reag of Jones and Imbudea and the main rebel position. ? ‘The principal fight took place on the line of te Nort river ana Middle river, It ia very difficult gotting despatches to the rear, ar w@ arenow over ope handred and seveuteen miles ip @nemy’s country, or from Martinsburg and the Ime the Baltimore and Obio Railroad, the nearest aecesa| bia point of communication, and the road is liaed all the way, with guerillas of every stripe, (rom the wild bighway> man to the regular life taker, and no mercy. REBEL ACCOUNTS, Lexington mm Reported Taken and tho ary © ute Barned. [From the Richmond Examiner, June 7.) General Jones, commanding our forces in the valley, was defeated by Hunter on Sunday, sear Mount Crawford aud they retreaied on Way neabor Rumors aro current here of disaster, including the loeg of guns and trains; but the Secretary of War bas an- mounced that there was no truth im them; that all the gts and trains wore got off safely, General Jones was killed in the action, The withdrawal of Breckinridge was asad mintake, and the Yankeos took advantage of the weakness of the force ander Jones to overpowes them. f Rumors were also rife in thie oity that Lexington bad also been taken and the Military Institute there darned, &o. GENERAL SIGEL’S OPT Mr. T. C. Wilsom’s Despaton. Derartumnt or Weer Vincixia, J A @etachmert of the Twenty second Pennsylvaniq regimont had 4 severe skirmisn with enemy yester- day in the neighborhood of Moorfleld, Hardy county. im the company commanded by Captain Hart we lost four men killed and cighty-four wounded, and eventual Grove the enemy to the mountains, General Sigel has ® force sil la parsuit from General Kelley's command. NEWS FROM THE PACIFIC. Saw Francis, Jane 9, 1864, Alotter from Mazatlan, dated May 27, says that t} Mexicans are about to attick several cities held by the, French, Several regiments of the church party ave gone over to Juares, Groat attention ia being given to the culture of cotton Ja Sinaloa by American capitalists, The renomination of Mr. Lincoin by the Baltimore Cons, Yention excites the greatest enthusiast among hie (riend@ fm this city and throughout the Stare, Flags are dyn) from many houses, and @ mass meeting io in progress this evening to celebrate (he evént. Mining stockg are improving, Gculd & Curry fe hel to-day At $8,000 to $8,200. Another cargo of Chinese goods was seized to Many of the packages wore foand to contain ov iaeaee trea China 19 Aprit 22 say that the Chinese government has notided ite officers im the mariti Provinces to sdinit no rensele to thelr porte whiclt threaten American commerce, : aes the hands of ‘The loyalists had mot with ® severe Tebels near Soochow. Hong Kong and Keahahing bad fallen into the imverialiste, oe