Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 1 May 1862 — Page 1

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FROM THE TE5TH REGDIEST.

PITTSBURG' LANDING,

8 MILES ABOVE SAVANNAH, TENN., April 17 th, 1862.

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pondence has become so common a kind of literature, and in the absencc of anything very exciting, I do not know that I can make my letter very interesting. In regard to the great battle, your readers doubtless know more about it by this time than we do ourselves, as we were not here in time to tako part in it.- The Sunday morning on which the battle commenced we were nearly fifty miles distant from the scene of action, but we could distinctly hear the booming of the heavy guns all day, and in the evening received dispatches to hurry on, as we would probabiy be ncedc

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ing we started very eailv, taking tiing but our rations and blankets, expecting to go on without our wagons. We stopped about dark, and our teams succeoded in getting up, though late.

We lay down to rest a short time, and at 1 o'clock started again. The night was dark, mud deep, and rain pouring down in torrents, wetting us completely. We marched this way for some distance, but were compelled to halt, th?

road

being.completely block

ed by some artillery, which had got off the track. As soon as it was light enough to see, we moved onward, wading branches and creeks, which were swollen by the recent rains.

a wearisome march we arriv

ed at Savannah, and immediately went aboard a steamboat, and in a short time arrived at tho scene of the great battle. Wo went on shore a little after dark made our beds on tho ground, bat about midnight it commenced raining, and we had to seek places of shelter as best we could.

Wednesday morning we moved out about a mile from the Landing, built up large fires in the woods and made ourselves as comfortable as possible in the absence of tents, cooking utensils, &c. Our team3 have not arrived up to this timo, and we do not know when they will get here,-. .-

As soon "as I could get the opportunity I started out and spent most of the days Wednesday and Thursday looking over the battle-field, and I shall not attempt to describe the scenes that met ray eye in every direction. «-A great many bodies still remained unfurled, though a large forco has been engaged in burying the dead ever since the battle. The way in which the trees and bushes were torn and cut to pieces shows that' the conflict must have been terrific. One place I noticed whore a great many rebels had fallen, the leaves had caught fire from the bursting sheila, burning the clothes off their bodies, and doubtless burning some

wounded. But such aro some of the horrors of war. May God spare me from other such scenes.

Last Saturda}* evening about dark wc received orders to be ready to go aboard the boat immediately, and in a few minutes our brigade was on tho march for the river, and we were soon aboard two boats, and it was rumored we were going up the river to destroy some bridges. In a short timo we got undeV way, proceeding slowly up the

river, one gunboat in the advance and

another following in tho rear. In the morning about sunrise we landed at a small town just in tho edge 7^001 Alabama, called Chickasaw, and as

soon as we could form wo proceeded 10,0(1 I

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into tho country, about one rnin-

•"g'jjg dred and fifty of the 4th Illinois cavaiio!oo 13^00 scouts. Wo proceeded about 9 miles, i^jjjwhen wo were stopped by tho rebel u'oo pickets burning a bridge on our road, IS'OO

There is a vast army concentrated at this point now, but when they will move forward I cannot pretend to say. The weather for some da3-s has been dry and warm, and the roads are getting in a tolerably good condition.— Tho amount of business doue at the Pittsburg Landing now is immense a great many steamers constantly going and coming, and tho shore at all times, for a considerable distance up and down, is lined with them.

Agood many citizens are here, doubtless looking after tho safety of relatives and friends, and I notice that a great many of them carry away bunches of canes and other relics from the battlefield.

The health of our regiment is tolerably good at present. Drs. Allen and Williamson are active in the discharge of their duties. Capt. Yanarsdall and Lieut. Goben havo been sick for seve.al weeks and absent from the company, but Lieut. Colwell is equal to the emergency.

The rebels are reported to be concentrating a largo force at Corinth, and our forces are anticipating a great fight at that place. We will probably move in that direction soon, and ere you get this letter the telegraph may bring to your ears startling news from that quarter. The rebels may fight desperately, but our boys aro prepared for the struggle, and although many of them may fall, the result cannot be doubtful. ,•: .But my letter has grown too long already, and I must close.4

Yours truly W. C. POAGUE.

V. A GOOD OWE. Jim. Grew, son of Mrs. Maria Grew, of this place, has won the respect of Gen. McClellan by his rough way of doing his duty. The General was lately riding along the lines, seeing how the:boys were getting along. Jim. was on guard when McClellan rode up. He demaded'the countersign. "I am the Commander-in-Chief, George B. McClellan." "Well, then, Commander-in-Chief George B. McClellan, get down from your horse and give the countersign, or I will seo what kind of a hole the muskets which J. Iv. Morehead procured for us will make in the body of the Commander-in-Chief, George B. McClellan." The General dismounted', gave the word, and praised Jim. for a good and faithful soldieiy iahd told him whenever he wanted a favor to let him know.—Monongehela Republican.

Arm? Operations. Spccial to the Chicago Tribune. CAIRO,

April 27.

.The Memphis Avalanche of tho 23d says: "On tho 11th, eighty federal cavalry took possession of Pocahoutas. Ark. There are 10,000 federal troops at Doniphan, Mo., engaged in building flat boats on Current river,, with which to descend Black and Whito rivers. The Federal steamer Montgomery burnt the schooner Columbia, loifded with cotton, inside of the St Louis pass, west of Galveston. A dispatch from Richmond on the 22dsays Fremont left Eastern Kentucky with his whole foroe rtfon nnn

VOL. XIV.-NO. 33.1- CEAWFORDSVILLE, INDIANA, MAY 1, 1862.

ry being in the advance and acting as cases the wounds will form the basis of a lingering illness, from which there will bo little hope of recovery. The scenes through which I have passed during and since the battle, the many severe professional labors urgently called for, havo so wrought uj)on both mind and body as to render me inca. pable of either dictating or writing a letter—even now it is difficult to keep up a consecutive train of thought.

foiled in our undertaking

the cavalry and part of the 14th Ohio proceeded up the creek and succeeded in reaching and destroying the bridge on the Memphis & Charleston .Railroad, killed several of the rebel guards and taking several prisoners.

As soon as they returned we marcli-

ed a little after dark, tired and hungry but in our absence our friends Johnny Scott and Corporal Nicholson, who had remained at the boat to take care of our things, had thoughtfully prepared a quantity of hot coffee and fried ham, which was quite refreshing. Wc soon turned in to sleep anjJ enjoyed a quiet night's repose, and in tho morningfound our boats lying at the Pittsburg Landing went on shore, where we havo remained inactive ever since.

ed back to the boats, where we arriv- it is now called, will stand out promi.

LETTER FROM SR. T. W. FRY.

From tho Lafayette Courier!] ... STEAMER CRESCENT CITY,

April 18, 1862.

EDITOR COURIER

This day ono week

ago I left Pittsburg Landing on this boat, with 400 wounded soldiers, for St. Louis, Mo. Tho boat was in charge of Surgeon Smith, of Gen. Thomas' division Fivo died on tho way.— Twelve amputations abovo tho knee

and one at the hip joint were perform-

ed,

some five or six arms taken off and many fingers removed, balls extracted, &c. Most of the wounded will ultimately recover, and a great many will be able to proceed home immediatelyThey were all promptly removed from the boat and kindl}* cared for in the various hospitals of the city. In some

Tho battle of Pittsburg, or Shiloli as

nent among the great battles of the world: The objects of the contending forces—the prestige of their respective leaders—tho numbers, the artillery, the fierceness and confidence of the attacking party—the stern defiance and indomitable courage with which it was met, will impart to it historic importance inferior to nono in the annals of war. It is doubtless true that the Confederate outnumbered tho Federal army by several thousand, the}^ brought into action the flower of all the Southern troops, who were led on by their ablest and most experienced Generals. They selected the time and place of attack, tho passions of their men were excited to the highest pitch by inflammatory appeals and confident predictions of victory and a total rout of the federal army—their physical passions were also stimulated by the free use of rum, which rendered them careless of life, regardless of dangor, and flushed thern only with the spirit of a bloody rovengo.

Burning with such rage, inflamed with such passions, goaded with sweet appliances and animated with such hopes, they rushed forward as if no power could stay their onward march and no strategy pluck from their grasp the long looked for victory. In and through the federal camp they came like a fiery floodj nor were they checked until regiment after regiment and company after company were swept from existenco, and lay dead upon the field, thick as leaves in autumn. On Wednesday duty called me over much of the field and to many of the hospitals formerly occupied by the rebel surgeons this was previous to any burials, and judging from tho numbers of dead then to be seen, the Confederate loss in killed could not have been less than two to our one. Somo'of their dead were at least a mile or a mile and a half within our encampment. I saw many hundreds from halfto three quarters of a mile on this side of our lines. There were several thousand of our troops who fled, some from necessity, others, doubtless, from cowardice,, and from this fact many have expressed the assertion that our men did not fight with that determined bravery which was looked for. To this I only reply that the dead on the field will attest in all tinie the couragc with which our troops received the tremendous shock. They fought against overwhelming numbers—they retreated, it is true, but the path of the foe was lined with his dead, and his bright hope of victory turned into the bitterness of defeat. Beauregard promised the annihilation or the capture of the whole federal army he would water his horse in the Tennessee river on Monday, at twelve o'clock. His predictions have not been realized he was driven to retreat. Ho may claim a victory and still delude some Of his followers, but his prestige is gone, his ability will henceforward be questioned, and he will never lead another army to battle with such confidence as that he led to Shiloh. None of our tents were injured excepting those riddled by .shot or set on 'fire, .by shell, the rebels concluding to save them for their own use, for which our soldiers were very thankful.: As they came in on Sunday morning the tents might have been destroyed, but as they wont out on Monday, i-hfi£-4&.qPf?ht'

The Union, in any event.

of burning tents. Much has been said of tho surprise, and many are disposed to blame severely tho General in command. That some are in fault for permitting the surpriso must be admitted, but on whom it rests it is at present difficult to say. On Friday previous the whole army was called out in battle array. General Wallace's division moved out to Adamsville and bivouacked until Saturday, when he was ordered to return. Friday night Gen. Grant was on horseback around through tho army, and returned late Saturday even ing to Savannah. The battle commenced early Sunday morning. Pick ets were out, scouts were employed, and wherefore the surprise? how could so large a force bo approached so near without the knowledge of some one? Many officers say they knew of their approach and firmly believed tho attack would be made, and yet the foe came down "like a wolf on tho fold," with their approach unheralded save by the deadly shots striking through the bod ies of our unsuspecting soldiers. Again we ask whore rests the blame? who is responsible? were the pickets asleep did they engage in games of cards instead of watching the approach of the enemy? I greatly fear that many and easy victories had lulled them into false security. Th'o idea that tho rebels would never come out of en trenchmeats to attack had been assiduously taught and readily believed, and this idea is the bloody atlas on which many brave hearts-have been sacrificed.

Your readers have no doubt read many details of the battle, which renders it unnecessary for me to enter into their discussion but allow mo to say that the best and most accurate account which has fallen under my observation is that of the Cincinnati Gazette, by their regular correspondent, "Agate." His statements aro made aftor careful investigation and a thorough examination of the whole field.

My impression is that Gen. Lew. Wallace's division is the only ono of Grant's army that did not givo back one inch from the time it entered the field until the last, shot was fired at the retreating rebels—others, doubtless, fought as bravely, but being less perfectly drilled Jost more men and knew not so well how to escape the deadly missiles of the enemv. From Monday at early dawn till night they were engaged in sovero ana unceasing battle, moving slowly but steadily on, driving the rebel army before theni and leaving the field strewn with the wounded and the dead. Gen. Buell. at the head of two of his regiments, charged two batteries and took them. His presence vvas a moving, animating power to his men his words of cheer gave strong and lofty courage to his troops. "Hold them in check, boys, for half an hour, and the day is ours," sung with .electric charm from rank to rank. The rebels were held in check, and the day won. The largo number of officers killed may be accounted for in two ways—the proximity of the two armies, and tho unerring aim of the sharpshooters.. Our sharpshooters have guns of the finest quality, and possess great power. They move slowly and cautiously, take their own position, look out for their own safety, and generally fire with a deadly aim. Rebel gunners are picked off with unerring certainty.

Whatever may be said or thought of Gen. Grant in being surprised, his bravery aud gallantry on the battle field Can never be questioned. Mounted on his noble cream-colored steed, he was ever in tho thickest of the fight, where ball and shot and shell flew thick and fast, giving words of cheer to the men, and ordering regimeuts and divisions where most neoded. And now our friends at home, having onco more breathed freely after this terrible conflict, are anxiously looking and inquiring where will be the next bloody field? I can only say that from my observation the day and place aro not far distant. Already the lino of tho contending forces aro rapidly nearing. Pea Ridge or Corinth will, in all probability, be tho place.' -Tho rebels are now cut off from the ekst by Gen. Mitchell neither Memphis nor New Orleans can spare their troops, and their fortunes will doubtless be decided by the coming battle hence the necessity of our engaging theni with a force which no power th ey have can resifit. JRo th there and the way to Mobile, New Orleans and Memphis is open no opposition to either place will be met the Mississippi will be free, and

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though the approaching hour is big with peril, yet my faith in tho justice of our cause and the valor and triumph of our ami}-, flags not nor fails, but, borne up and onward, will, within a brief period, find full and perfect realization. Truly,

T.W.FRY.

IMPORTANT ORDER FROM CES. IIALLEC'K.

He Thanks Grant and Buell, and their Men—Rotli Generals Retain their respective Commands in the Field—Grant not Under

Arre'ft.

GENERAL ORDERS, NO. 16.

HEADQUARTERS DEP'T

OP THE Miss

PITTSBURG,

April 13, 1S62.

1. The Major-General commanding this Department thanks Major-General Grant and Major-General Buell, ar.d the officers and men of their respective commands, for the bravery and endurance with which they sustained the general attacks of the enemy on the 6th, and for the heroic manner in which on the7th ir.st., they defeated and routed the entire rebel army. The soldiers of the great West have added new laurels to those which they had already won on numerous fields. 2. While congratulating the troops on their glorious successes, the commanding General desires to impress upon all, officers as well as men, the necessity of greater discipline and order. These are as essential to the success as to the health of the army, and without them, we cannot long expect to be victorious but with them, we can march forward to new fields of honor and glory, till this wicked rebellion is completely crushed out and peace restored to our country.

Majf-r-Generals Grant and Buell will retain the immediate command of their respective armies in the field.

By command of .Major-General Hallcck. N. H.

MCLEAN,

Assistant Adjt.-Gen.

What arc They Fighting for. As action after action results in victory to the right, and the mortifying defeat to the arms of the rebellion, the question must constantly recur to the rebels themselves, "What are we fighting for?" Let us look again at some of their reasons.

I. The immediate object of battle is success, and this they cannot achieve.— Every day's intelligence brings to them the saddoning certainty that if they dre fighting for success, the war is one horrid failure that tho despair of yesterday will bo ten times more hopeless to-morrow.

II. The leaders are fighting for power. This many of them had under our government so much indeed that it spoiled them and opened to their morbid and heated imaginations visions of an omnipotence at once impossible and intensely unjust if attainable. The power they had is gone forever, and all attempts to crcato a new field for their dominion are beaten down and destroyed b}* the iron armies of the Republic, which move on like an avenging Nemesis that will not spare the guilty.

III. The planters are fighting for slavery, its increase and its recognition, as among tho great and civilizing blessings of the time. But they have struck it with their own hands a mortal blow. Foreign powers will not recognize the institution the slave trade is forever dead, and the slave trader has the example of a felon's death to warn him against the temptations of tho slave coast.

IV. The high-souled—for such there still are, and even in tho ranks of the rebellion—-are fighting for what thoj call honor, the shadow of a shade. Too proud to submit to a government which they were not the first to assault, and from which they seceded with great regret because "their State did," or because their friends were so urgent, or because "bright e}-es rained (malevolent) influence," they must fight to the end, tho victims of that sin "by-which the angels foil," and succumb at last, sadder but wiser men. Thoir pride is that which, .comes bqfo.ro destruction.

Y. And last in the category—for what aro the masses fighting?—those most to bo pitied and least to be reproached? They are fighting for a false causo, in ignorance of its entire falsity. Lying proclamations from men who know that they lie representations of the people of the North as barbarous and cruel, as lustful,selfish and unpitying as beasts undesorving the name of men as so low born as to merit only the scorn of the "'chivalry as cowards who could bo driven back by the fiery glance of the "Southron a3 people to hato and despise, now and forever—such are the incentives to battle which carry tho ignorant Southern masses into the field. The day is near when they will bo undeceived, and then woe betide their deceivers./

Alas how chimerical are all thenreasons and all their hopes. They are fighting for a phantom purpose, which mocks them as it flies, and is fast to bo dissipated into thin

BAY.—Philadelphia

Inquirer. -a.

Jgr-The Nashville Banner, of Saturday learns from persons who arrived there Friday, from Maury, Williamson and the adjacent counties, that the grain and frait

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Gen. Leu'. Wallace. [From the Indianapolis Journal.] Gen. Lewis Wallace is a native of JBrookville, Franklin county, Ind., and a son of Gov. David Wallace, deceased. His father was educated at West Point, but never entered the active military service. Lewis from boyhood was imbued with a love of military life, and his bo}r associates of twenty years ago will rCeollcct his connection with a juvenile military company. Wc believe lie was always connected with some of our independent rnilitaiy organizations and in 1859 commanded tho famous Montgomery Guards of Crawfordsville, a-company that was thoroughly drilled in all the fancy Zouave movements before Ellsworth had accquired a reputation outside of Chicago. During tho Mexican war he served as a 2nd lieutenant. About a }'car ago while attending Court in a neighboring county, he received a summons from Gov. Morton to attond at the Capitol and assume the duties of Adjutant-General, lie left business and all, and at once entered upon his duties, of the office.— Previous to the fall of Sumter, however he had tendered a company for tho war that his foresight Irad told him was inevitable. It was the first accepted. Resigning his commission of Adj't-General ho was appointed Col., and immediately took command of the famous 11th Indiana, which, during the three months' service, fought at Komney, and aided in the protection of tho Upper Potomac. When Gen. Patterson's forces ignobly abandoned him because of the "expiration"of their terms of service, Col. Lew. Wallace marched his regiment up to headquarters and offered to go, with such others as might be sent, and attack Johnson, and thus prevent his re-inforcing Beauregard at Mannassas.

After the return of the three months' troops the gallant 11th was reorganized and placed in a brigade under command of Brig.-Gen. Wallace. The part which they and their General took at Donelson is well known. After this battle Wallace was promoted to be a Maj. General, and commanded the division which did much toward saving our army from total defeat on Monday of last week. Gen. Lew. Wallace is now 34 years of age, and ho is, perhaps, the youngest Major-Gen. in service. He is a lawyer b}" profession, and has been an active politician of the anti-Lecompton and Douglas school, but has hold no civil offices, we believe, save those of Prosecuting Attorney and State Senator. In civil life he was noted for his energy and promptness and as a military man lie i.° a rigid disciplinarian, a fine tactician, and well versed in all that pertains to the art of war. His courage has never been questioned, and wo shall hear more of him before this war is ended.

Knell's Sirategy—How the Rebels were Rrawn in and Desti'oyed.

A soldier, who was in the battle of Pittsburg Landing, writes to the St. Louis Democrat the following account of Gen. Bucll's strategy in the field:

On Monday morning, about 10 o'clock, Gen. Buell executed a maneuver that reflects great credit on him as a commander. The rebels were advancing in great force to turn our left and captureour transport-sand supplies: when Buell becoming awaro of their intentions made preparations to receive them. About half a mile from the landing are two litrge ridges runuing back from the river. The ridge next to the landing is the highest. Buell placed a battery on each of tho ridges and between them ho placed a brigade of infantry. The troops were ordered to lie down. He then ordered the lower battery to fire on the eiiemy and make a show of retreating in confusion so as to draw the rebels on. On came the rebels pell-mell, yelling at tho top of their voices "Bull's Run" "Bull's Run" .thinking, .1 suppose, frighten us. ..'

As soon as the rebels came in rango the lower battery, agreeable to orders, Opened fire, rotrcated, and took a position in rear of the upper battery. The rebels,' -seeing our men retreating, charged up the hill and took possession of the battery. The rebels in the meantime, were not awaro of our troops being in the hollow below them. At this moment the signal was sounded, and the

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feet, and poured a deadly fire of rifle balls into tho ranks of the rebels, cutting them down by scores. At this favorable moment, also the upper battery poured in a perfect storm of grape and cunnister shot. The rebels reeled and staggered like drunkeii men, and at last "broke and fled in -every direction leaving the ground strewn with dead and dying. „.5

A Good Joke on the Prcaclicr. When: men go a fishing for trout they take a light, tapering polo, with a fine silken line attached, and a sharp hook with a sweet morsel of worm on the end. They noiselessly drop the line on the water and let it float to the fish, who nibbles, and by a slight twitch is landed safely on the bank.

But when men go a fishing for souls, they tie a cable on a stick of timber, and an anchor is the hook. On this a great chunk of bait is stuck, and with this ponderous machine, grasped in both hands thej' walk up and down thrashing the wateivand bellowing at

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SI 50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE 2 00 WITHIN THE YEAR.

WHOLE NO." 710

The Army of Gen. Ifialleck* Wc have known for several da}rsthat the army of Gen. Pope, which has been acting in concert with the fleet of Com. Footo, had returned up tho river to Paducah, and had proceeded thence to join Gen. Ilalleck. Wo thought this intelligence "contraband," and havo not even referred to it. But the journal which enjoys the confidence of tho administration, and therefore possibly understands Mr. Stanton's orders and Mr. Sanford's mysterious and confidential warnings to newspaper editors, last evening published the fact, and, once published, whatever mischief may result cannot with justice be attributed to us for repeating it. It should also be stated that Gen. Pope's army has been ere this replaced by another, and that the Mississippi river operations will go on as usual. Tho "hang fire" at Fort Pillow can be understood by our readers.

In the meantime, Gen. Halleck has his army again in order with fresh troops and increased artillery he is now in the field. His army is, we are informed, so arianged that it is impossible, except by a force of twice its numbers, to defeat him. Gradually he is preparing for the work, and if Beauregard proposes to water his horse in tho Tennessee river, he will have to make ti wide detour to accomplish that interesting deed. Skirmishes between the pickets are of daily occurrence and it is not violating any rule to say that our pickets never fall back tliey havo a force behind them always to maintain their advance. Further we dare not publish. Sufficient to say that another battle my soon occur, and when it does, the rout and permanent dispersion of the rebel army is inevitable.— Chicago Post.

Aspersions upon the Ohio Troops. We of Kentucky will never join in any aspersions upon the Ohio volunteers who faltered at Pittsburg Landing. Therouted regiments at Bull Run, then undisciplined, have sinco proved the best soldiers of our army, won imperishable laurels, and been pronounced the finest soldiers in the world. Ohio does not breed poltroons or cowards.— She has given to this war for the Union, McClellan, Buell, McDowell, Rosecrans, W. T. Sherman, Mitchel, Garfield, Woods, Schenck, the McCooks, Steadman Amnion, Fyffe, Yan Deaucer, Harris, Dicky, DeC'ourcy, Connoll, Stanley, Bcatty, Whittlesey, Norton, Walker, Sill, Brabley. Cranor, Gibson, Matthews, Appier, Forsythe, Hasker. and scores of others, many of whose noblo regiments havo been the saviors of Ken-tucl-y from the devestation of the Confederate armies. The brave men who boast the maternity of Ohio, or who are her aons by adopto-1, stood shoulder to shoulder with Kentuc-kians in the deadl}' conflict and recognized tho full cfl'ect of our State motto "United we stand, divided we fall." All honor to them, and all honor too to tho luckless 71st and 77th. The latter may bo censured bj' those to whom their defeat is certainly attributable, but they evinced tho right spirit when they volunteered under Col. Manson, at Troy, and Col. Hildcbrand, at Marietta. Give them a fair chance and a short period of discipline and we will engage that they will make as fine soldiers as tho country can produce. Shame on tho cravens who would seek to degrade them under the circumstances of their unpreparedness at Pittsburg Landing and their consequent panic. Retribution, speedy and deserved, upon those whose criminal carelessness brought upon them the horrors and the earn ago of the 6th of April.—Louisville Journal.

Bg^A man having his name as Goodrich, an Indiana dealer in counterfeit money, recentl}* visited the vicinity of Hiiledalc, Michigan, paid out somo of his currency and returned to Indiana supposing himself safe from tho laws of Michigan. A few days after tho "Regulators" got up a surpriso party and passed him back intothe Wolverino State, and is now in tho Hillsdale jail ruminating over tho sad fate of a dealer in counterfeit money. ...

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RUMOR COHTTRAWICTED. Special to the Post. The sensation story in tho Philadelphia Inquirer of this morning, to the effect that Secretary Welles is to be removed, is essentially untrue. This I learn on good authority. I learn that Mr. Welles, some time since tendered his resignation to the President, but.it was not accepted. Probably this circumstance has given rise to the rumor of an immediate change in tho Cabinet. All the current rumors of the removal of Mr-,. Welles are .destituto of foundation.

JtSTGcn. Scott, upon hearing of tho battle of Pittsburg Landing, is reported to have said that

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counters between large armies were likely to take place during the course of the present vyar that hereafter tho rebels would fight behind intronchmenct, or scattered in small partios, to harass the Union Armies*

'j8@f Steel shots aro now being mado for government juse.in the army and navy.I

S In the late Lattack upon Eort Pulaski solid balls were driven through walls 6 feet thick, from guns 700. feet distant. Experiments, iri tho use of new steel projectiles have succeeded