Richmond Palladium (Weekly), Volume 32, Number 16, 12 April 1862 — Page 2

110LL0WAY & DAVIS, Editor s Publishers' ICIchmond. Intl., April 12lli, 18C5I1.

"Was iisotos bequeathed the flag of the Re public to us in tru-t for our children' children to the latest posteiity.'' "Our nation1 banner Streams upon the wind, The harbinger of hope to all mankind The weight's hues were blended in it dies, And all its stars were limited ii the skies. It wares in triumph over land and s a; Our Father's b'lon thi symbol of the free!Vain U the strifo that w ould its glory dim While it remind his countrymen of Hilt." A lrocl;iui;itiou fly the President of the United Stilet A iter ten : Washington, April 10, 1SG2. It has pleased Almighty God to vouchsofe Mgnal victoiios to the land and naval forces engnpd in suppressinir an internal rebellion and at the (sine time Avert from our country tho dangers of foreign intervention and invasion: It is therefore recommended to the people ol the United States that at their next weekly assemblages in their accustomed places of worship, which shall occur aftirj the notice of ilii proclamation nhall have 1 been received, they specially acknowledge and rendt-r thank to our Heavenly F-tther1 for these irestimahle blessing; that they; then nnd t'ntre implore tipiritual conscdution ' in behalf of BlIthoo who have been brought ( to affliction by the casualties and ctUmi- ' ties of sdi ion nnd civil war, and that they ! reverently invoke divine guid inco fr o:ir national council, ihit they may speedily ! result in the rtstoration of pence, harmony, and unity throughout our borders, ar.d hast-! en tho etab!irhment of fraternal relations among all the countries of the earth. , In witness whereof, I have hereunto set ' my band, and caue 1 the seal of the Lui'e I States to be affixed. j Done at the Ci'y of Washington, this 10th day of April, in the year of our Lord, 102. A Bit A HAM LINCOLN. ; CilixciiV Itlrt'tiux j The citizens of Richmond and vicinity met at Starr Hall on Thursday evening the lOihinst. On motion. Iewi- Burk was appointed Pre't.,Biid M. E. McMeans Sej'y. ! The objects of the meeting being Muted by the Pres't. and J. P. SidJulI. On motion hy i J. P. Siddall, that ncornmiltee of seven b appointed as a Mutiding Sanitary Uoiumittee for tho tity ol Richmond and Wnyne townhip, and amended by Judge Perry, that Lewis Burk be one of uti'ul Committee. The Chair appointed John M. Paxson, John VV. UrubbH. John M. ttarr. Jon Roberta. John 1. Smiili and S. R. Wiggins the balance of said committee. On motion, by .lud 40 Perry, that we pro ceed immediately to Uke up a subscription j to be placed in the bauds of the Sanitary 1 Committee for tho relief of our sick audi wounded so'diers 852 50 were Kubsori J bed. ! On motion, that all the other townships j in Wayne Co,, bo invited to appoini tiiui!ar j Sanitary Committees and to co operate with us, and that our committee correspond with ' them ia regard to the matter. j On motion, adjourned. j LEWIS BURK. Tres't. M. E. McMiass, Sec'y. I To the iolller' rrlnd. i The Richmond Sanitary Committee. rp-" pointed by a public inectirg at Starr Hal!, on Tuesday evening, April lOih, desitej JaiJy contributions ot the following nrlicieir for the rise of our brave wounded and sick J soldiers Measures have been taken which: will ensure the faithful application of all 1 contribution n to tho benefit of those who' need them, and who are sufleting from wound received or sickness incurred, while! gallantly upholding the honor of our country j and State, 10 this great struggle lor me oi.i Constitution. Let all remember their duty to them by endincr daily fso ther may be forwarded and used while fresh,) some one or more of the follow log articles, prepared as lotiows: Essence of Btrf An excellent aud necessary nourishment.) prepared thus. Take a pound of ban beef, free from skin, bone and fat, chop it np. put it into a larg earthen jar covered, cement the edges with flour paste, tie it up tightly with a cloth, place the jnr ia a yessel of water and let it boil for two hours foam off the liquid essence from the coagulated muscle, let it tand till cold, skim off the fat." The quantity may be Increased indefinitely when ready it should be heated again and put to cans or bottles and sealed while hot a table-spoonfull will make a bowl of beef lea. Content reitttl Ckicken Prepared thus: 'Preparo the chieken as for slewing put it into cold water inst enough to keep from burnioir and boil until the rlesh can be stripped from the bones; to the flesh add some water and fait and a little peper, but 00 butter, aad let it simmer slowly lor a long time or until reduced as much as poaaible; teal it op in cans. Mattou can be put un in the same war." Good Wheat HrenJ. The gn at desire of the sick soldier, after using army pilot bread for months, is for home bread. It may readily be prepared so s to keep sweet many days by attention to the following suggestions: Use new, fresh and sweet yeast and good floor; make the bread in the ordinary way, baking it in separate loaves of the nsaal ise so as to have a light brown crust all over the loaf; let it stand in the oven ball an hour after it is baked, to dry; then set it away oncorered in a cool dry place twentyfoor hours; wrap each loaf in paper and send it to tbe Committee's depository. It will keep tweet, tad when (00 dry to eat it will be raluable for toast, panada, f,-c. Contributing are also solicited of canned

r- -spa. na iruii, especially currants ana sucn r -v. f .! 1 1

driaks for fercrishu patients; also, good wlaee. brejrfy and whisky in bottles; cur-

rant, grape, and other jellies; Bos'on crackers are a very deshable article; cranbeny jura or prunes, corn starch, tapicco, &c ;

also, very dry dried beef. ii ...n suitable room can be obtained) will be received at the oflce of the undersigned. Lewis Blew. President Sanitary Com Richmond, April 12. 1SC2. IcknowlcdBinent. At a regular meeting of "The Soldiers' o -'in .society ei xuci.ruona, me luiwwing rcsola'ion was unaniaunaly adopted: . 1 ry T- i I . r 11 ? Iiet'j'veJ. That this S-wieiy tender a vote ! ol tba-uks to the Leil Uan J, Mi chcli s Cornel Band, Prof. Kuchmn and others laiics and gentlemen for the proceeds of a concert given by them for the 'Soldiers' Aid Socie'y," amounting to Sixty nine dollars. Alo to Mr. George P. Brown for I'oitv five dollars, the proceeds of LU School Exhibition, given for tho same be cevilcnt purpose. L. J. SEYMOUR, Fres't. L. A. iVeiglet, Sec'y. MoldlcrV AM Exhibition. Rrccived for the sale of tickets. . . .805 51 Paid for Hall 8 5 00 Paid for Printing 10 50 IVid for Sundries. . , 5 05 $20 5 Ililanci! placed in the hands of the Sanilary Comuiittee S45 00. Gp. P. Brows. THE GREAT HaTTLE. Cairo Apiil 10. We arc just beginning to get soma reliable details from the great bat'.la at Pi'tbarg. From several gentlemen who were in the fight, or on the field afterward, ihe following aro gathered and sent without reference to their agreement or otherwise with dispatches heretofore given you. Ojt h;forinan's left the battle-field on Wednesday morning, at five o'clock. The rebels attacked Prentiss' brigade &t six o'clock on Sunday morning, whilo eating breakfast. It consisted of the 61st Illinois, Col. Fry, 16th Wisconsin. 2 l:h Indiana, and 71st Ohio. The rtbels were said to be 120.0JO strong. Gen. Prentiss hal no artillery. His brigade wa cut to piece, an i forced to retire wi h PientUs and many other prisoners. At twelve M. the entire line was fiercely engaged, but in full retreat. At four o'clock the enemy had taken Swart's battery, six guns; Dresden's Battery, four gun; Waterhome's Battery, two rifled guns fiftieth Ohio, six guns ; and another Ohio battery, name not given. Thousindsof our sold'ers had sought refuge under the bank of the river, anl utterly iefu-e I to fiht. In fct, they could not, h-r oflk-ers and men were in extricnhle confusion. Tr.e nrmy seemed ut'erly de moralized. Gen. B lull's division, about this timo nrlived on tho opposite ba'ik, with fifteen thousand men, and were ferried a-.-ros du ing the eveni!.(j an ! uiht. Thi gunboats Lexington and Taj lor opened a tremendous lire of shell upon tho enemy, a-.d kept it up ' every half hour d jrtng the night, saving tha , .. . 3 m, " . .. 0 , nrmy lioni utter ruin. They set the woods on fire, and many of the dead rebels were burned. At 7 tho firing generally ceased. At midnight the rebels attempted to plant r . . mn 1. . umrrry wumn yarasoj our siege guns, uui itiy wero urtvea uack -j iiio Lfimboats and the seiire eruns. sunoorted bv

three regiments of Nelson's division. Our j Tribune that if it hai any fa-ts warm'i ig informants persist in estimating our loss on(so serious ati imputation it ought to produce Sunday at 3,000 k died 5.000 wounded as a ,heQ1. if ;t uaJ n,.lc,it i a jiing the part of

1 jw ngure. 11 was un'iouu.eji ireiueii iyus. MOND A V Dur'ng night the rebels were re enforced by Price and Van Doren, from Arkansas, with a very large force. Gen. Lew. Wallace came up from Crump's Landing with tho 1 1th and 231 Indiana. 44. h Illinois, 8ih Missouri, and Wi! lard's batterr, and ia the morting attacked fiercely the left win of tho enemy. They went into the fight on the double quick, with tremendous shouts, and did terrible execution. By tea o'clock they had driven the rebels back to miles. The battery performed prodigies of valor. About ten the rebels were re enforced.

uiu tuc m ie iiwuuv.es our tzauniv uuyj were ; , - . . r. c : u, : 1 . . , , . . , , b 1 - , 1 who ara Us obi-jcts. Mr. smith s friends urge forced to jield. The other division of.,- . , J 1 i r ,1 ,,, 3 ii. 1 ! him to make a signal example of ihe Iicen-

. ,, J .' v . . ' . ,, the destructive eleracLts of earth seemed striving for the raa.stery. rt ma. una K.'Ub4ir 1 uvoit4.lVL'lvv-t no match for the unaincl.iug courage of( the armv of freedom, and the rebels tied I

in all c'irectioaa. Journal, writing fom Washington City, . With some 12.000 troops, mostly cavalry. I unJr Jae of A -j 4 ,ays. ; Uen. Id jell followed the fugitive tee, taking 1 " j thousands of prisoners, and smiting with I " A groun Hess and in'arn us cala f!ny in. out mercy those who would not surrender, j -V" York WorU has just started new j lie was reported to have taken Cornith, tl eiaes in the vicious and mischievous c;r ( with all its immense stores ol arms and am- ,cles of gossip about Washington, and with ; muuition. Carson, the scout, had his head!l' e characteristic celerity of a lie's flight it torn oil ou Monday by a round shot. The , has traveled over the country, with its bias:rebel troops were mostly from Louisana, ,ing f .rce upon a man's lair fame. Ia'.'uJej Texas. Mississippi, with many from Georg ,to the charge of "impioper speculations and : ia and Alabama. They fought like tigers, j malfeasance in office" on the part of Secre-' Our informant could ride through the bat-; tory Smith. A viler ca!umny, a more ma-' field where our forces were posted, but tbe lioious slander and libel upon an officer of deal were so thick in the enemy's line, that) the Government, was never uttered nor! they could not do it. They assure u that ', printed. At no moment since tha inaugu-,' the leb-ls occupied pnr camps, on Sunday . ration of President Lincoln and the choice' night and tok care of our kick and wound- 0I" his Cabinet has even a whisper of dl3-' ed, bat destroyed nothing, eipecting coofi-, honesty been heard before, among tha vis -J dently, to have our entire army the next ' itors or residents of this city, concerning this day." On Sunday Gen. McClernand cut j Department. Oa the contrary, ia every' his way through tho enem that bad ur-; circle, with all classes when every other C ibrounded him. X'ost of l.isnieu behaved wi h!ioet ofScsr but two. Mr. Seward and the' great gallantry, but tha Fifty-third Ohio Attorn ey General, have been charged with ! was ordered in the rear in disgrace for re- frauds upon the Government, that of t!:e; fusing to fight. j Iu'erior has been mentioned as a shining; Capi. Harvey of Bloomington. 111., is exemption from any thing like peculation or among the killed. (dishonesty, There has. at no time, among Our informant were asured by those who! those most familiar with the operations of knew Lim, that John C. Breckinridge was ! the various Departments, b.en the slightest taken prisoner. They saw him pass to the 'suspicion against that of Mr. Smith. Whilst general quarters. he has beet, manifestly scrupulous and It is impossible as yet to get lists of kill-! g'Jrded in all his own affairs and duties' ed aud wounded. jhe has hell a vigilant eye over the opera-! The Chicago delegation of physieiaas and lions of bis subordinates from the Comtnis- j nurses arrived this murning, and have gone 'sioners down to his Messengers, suffering, to Pittburg ia the hospital steamer Louts-1 D0 ct l be done, not strictly jast and bon-'

tana. "

Dr. M'Vicker is here awaiting the ani-. ernment. In all the laborious administra-i val of Got. Yates cn the steamer from J do his dudes the Secretary might nnd Quincy, to see especially to his wounded , fill challenge the severest scrutiny. There soldiers. He will establish a depot bospit-; perhaps, no Department of the Govern-. al here for our sick and wounded. j tnent so pressed with claim agents as this.' Jfo official dispatches have been reeejred : Jet laa nnifonn testimony of these men has here this morniag. J been that the Secretary waa uselessly J watchful over these matters, and gave them Frm atcClrllan's Army . J a burthensome amount of labor to perform Nkab Yostow, April 9. The weather jiti rigid exactions of proofs, and otherwise, still continues unfavorable for military op-, that was unprecedented in the history of the erations. It has been raising fur nearly two! Government. Conscious of bis integrity as ( days. The creeks are very much swollea ,an officer and close surveillance over all the' and tbe low grounds covered with water, fcpera'ions of those associated with him iaj makiog tbe roads almost impassible for .'the administration of his department, he has . emctr waeons. I taken stetta to clear himself of this malic ;

Information received shows the rebels have a force of 60,000, which is rapidly being added to by troop3 from the neighborhooj'of Richmond, which is one day from

Yorktown by tte river, mey nrnviug - I - . . I - - M - ers and IG transports in use. dj ire wme ihe roads are ia condition for the Union army to move, the rebels may be able to meet them with 100,000. Tl.e flower 1 their army, wMi the best arms, are in a strongly entrenched position. lrevious to uur ...0 .... prcxfmp-..", " ' f . Lmuii i r.f mscerLaicicsr tae ex. em oi me ' v a , recj wprfcs. j Infoimation obtained through deserters 'and other sources show that the enemy tas nearly 500 guns, some ot ihem of the largest calibre. The rebel Gen. Johnston with some of hid forces has arrived and taken command in person, showing that they intend rnaki: g a desperate resistance to our advance. Ttieir entrenchments extend from ilia ; Jam. s to the 1 cik nvers, entirely across tuc peninsula. Trouble l:i the lc-partuieut Interior. ot the V ar nainad to learn oa authority we can hardly discredit, that grave and probably val d charges are urged against the Secretary of the Interior for improper speculations and other malfeasance 111 office; and that there id a strong likelihood that a general chaag-j in the chief oincers of the Interior Drpartmeut will be necessary, including, the heads of the Pa ent and Pension offices. Such develop-ncnts are peculiarly uopiopiiious at the present time, but if the guilt actually exists, it will be impossible to overlook it. It n9Ver was so necessa. as in this time of dial, that the people should have absolute coiifilenoe in the integrity of ev ery member of the Adiuitiistraiion. Ihe The Tribune is not in possessi n of facts that warrant any such accusations as the above, an I until otherwise advised, we are inclined t discredit them utterly. We happen to know "the head of the Pntent Of fiee."Mr. David P. Hollowav fia'e JJ. C. t I ..I..-.., 1.1 1 n ,n.,nal our fiiL inhuman nature must surTer considerably. Andif Joseph H.Birre'.t, Commissioner of Pensions, is the gautlemn of like name to us as a citizen of Ohio, it will require something more tha 1 rumors to destroy our faith in his integrity. If The H'orlJ is in possesion of facts justifying the terrible imputations above. thav ouht to place those facts at onco before the public. If they have no such facts at command, their b'asting imputations seam to us culpably unjustifiable. Those journals have recently made themselves conspicuous in ur'iti tli it no person whom the President sees fit to keep ia ofiiss should bo subjected to damaging newspaper criticism. We disient from this doctrine, b it we insist that such criticism should be based on and justified by i:idisputed facts. .V. I". Tribune. What the rumors afTdctiag Mr. S.nit'.s integri;y maybe we d njt kaoiv, bat we shallhivo to see sonjihin' ra ra thai a sensation dispatch of a Wahiogt ja cor raJdnt oa9 oi a tribj of raalor ln ,Rg?rs. r .. , , . , ... coaurmin' them, bofore we give thetn eit ier " c.-edenca or currency. Mr. S nith has baen i "clear in his high otu ji" as any man who ever held it, aal we hava no fear that tho lWo,lVa Ul-natureJ aid unfouaddd saspicWi nraa with the j ibbllng staader to giva currency to such re. orts. Since tho above wa written wa have received tha Tribune oi Friday, in whi';h wa find the following: IJianz Jovrnal. TUB LIBEL. OS SKC ET ART SMITH. Secretary Ca'eb Smith, promptly upon j tho appearance of the libel on him in the j U orld, demanded of its New York rnana- ' gers the name of his defatner, and a specification of his convert charges. Tha partisan source of this scandalous attack is well I known here. It will wholly fail to shake 1 .u 1 1:. c 1 ; ,1. . I V1 'tious press that has ventured to try to make a vacancy in the Cabinet with a libel. Exj tended inquiries in every quarter have failed !to elioit a sin 'lo sincirid allegation a'aiast 3 Ca5 A cjrre?03:i 3e it of tl3 Iiliana loraoie ceiween individuals and the lov

ions arraignment before the country, on these base fabrications and fa'sehoods. and to make the authors of it retract in shame their charges, or suffer for ihe injustice they hftve done. The men who are coupled with Mr. Smith in these slanders, are David P. Hallo way and Joseph II. Barrett, the first long and honorably known in Indiana as a

man ol Puritan solidity of integiity and un 1 ....r..v.w-. "'6" Uk.c - bending honor The latter, long associasinna'i Gazette, hi s all the ted with the Cincinna

qualities of a pure patriot and ibe att'ibutes -Ashby 'a cavalry and artiilerj!" The of an honest man. The pe pie of Cmcln j Tjuioa i0l-er4 sm,iei inble coateiupt; the nati who know him, and the men of Indiana ; ,r - . , , . - 1 , a -,1 x it 11 ,'Luion haters could scarcely cocceal their who know Mr. Smith and Ilolloway, and j J Lae ever honored and trusted them, w ill, triumphant anticipations. Fair Virgiuians never be made to believe these slanders, hav-, looked fai.tr in the flash uf hope and their ing their origin in the malicious and malig- beat attire. Many a mirror reflected the

j nant brain of some disappointed seeker of omcs, or S0013 iratvor wao nas rurnea oui of the Department; but indiguandr rebuke men who s'.nve M drag down the honor of the dutingui-ht-d Hen of the S e, and through them the honor ol tha State Itself.' Injustice to Mr. Smith mid Mr. Hjllowav ' 1 , e o. , t . " ' will find space for this tumble vindication ! of the corrcotiiis and lunes.Iy of tha al Uiiitistration of affa rs m the latarior DePa:Inei,

We invite the atteu ion of our readers to , tlon to 1-M. t retreating pickeU slowan Address oa first page, delivered bofcre the ( lJ but undoubtedly receded before the suRichmond Library Association, by Elder A. J. perior force of the euterprUing rebel. Soon Ilobhs, tf this city. Several important errors the bursting shells began to fall upon the escaped corre-t ion in proof; the most im porta t vary verge of the town, and timid citizens a e: in the s ntenca While freedom of thought fdl back from those dwellings which seemand discussion should bjjja'ously guarded' it 'ed too near the fatal vicinity. A few of e roneously reads "generally guarded." J our coaipaaies only were upon the field or "Yet they seam to ba a kin 1 of uan cessary the neighboring hills awaiting the tardy orevil;' should read "necessary evil' J der to advance. "Still we kaoe to boast,"' should real "lor,- to J Spectators thronged the 1,111 tops until boast." Ia spewing of tha "common herd," e wL,ZIlnfe' sheila ploughed up the ground . . . . . . .'iu uncomfortable vieimtv. ir.n r, ,u'nt

an a crept into the herd, and mates itself heard contrary to the intention of its author. Asidj from these typographical errors, we think it an excellent practical lesson, and will well repay a careful perusal. Is IJrowiilow to in i ii g! fr-'T 'Parson IJrownlow ." as he is fami iarlv i

ca led, s goifhid to a commi:te of our citize s, I But sooa lue star spangled banner apthat he would bs in r ur city in a short titna-! PeareJ at the north side of town, (the side , k:k i . .- n , ; i PPosltu ' the attack,) whilst the uot en

uuo irjin-rui wmiu . will give the ratriottc Brownlow a hearty greet The surrender of Island No. 10, . ., r ,t . it , . places in the possession of the Union troops v r f. four r.bel Gecerals Macka'l, Marshad. Gantt, and Schaumm ; C000 rebel prisoners; 10.) pieces of aitiller . ; stores and amunition to the value of 82,000,000, See. with - , , . . , , , oat the loss of a man on the side of the Lmionis's. Uver IOU lebels were killed by the shells from the mortars during the bombardment of ihe Island. LOST AveryfiniGdd Chain anJ L.-c'.iet the finder will be lib rally rewarded by leaving it at Strattan & S-n's Store, or at thii office. FOUND A Gold Bre;Stpi i tha losar ai have it by call ng at this office describing it an 1 paying for this notic '. Z-if Thi Ar nenian Minstnls are preparing to give a Cmce.t for the benefit of the Soldiers Aid Society. The Nomination. We received from C nterville the following result of the "nominating election' on Monday last: Whole No. of" Republicans, Union men, and all who an in favor of a vigorous prosecution of the war,'" who voted at the nomination, 3260 Oat of this mixed vote, Gjorge Washington Julian receivel for Congress, 1523 Two years a.p tha Republican vote in the county, was 3783, or this numbsr Julian received 2i07; Mr. Trusler 1 t'J.) No of those voting fjr other candidates anJ njt for Julian, ... 1742 Majority against Julian, - - 214 We had expected th it Giorge would have received a much larger vote at this 'ima. For Senate, Othniel Bee-son recsivel 1135; W. McLauhlii 8S3; Jacob Vor-, 6SI. representatives: O. T. Jones 1423; E. B. Newman 1125; Israel Woodruff 1123: Thompson Harris l-i'Jo; .Moses 1). u eson 5Oi ; Nathan Harlan 531; John Haines 420; B. F. Morgan 301. (Ia consequence of Morgan's defea. I it is supposed that neither the School Law or n-.4uor law win reoeivj any air.. ration at nis hands for a season!)

Isaac Myer 470; Jonathan W.licutts 271; A.' j ,LMrs,,i1r' ,-,Wei UV lho'th: Tullidge 24'J; B. D. Iionebrake 228; R. j. scattering d-a;h and destruction far nnd

nuuuiw iv. tt imams 101: oas. ai.

llays ll; Jessa Meek 8; Itjnj. Perce 2. iquien-ig irf; nov a panting s;ra!gier exSherilT: J. M. Paxson 1)17; Jes.se T. Wil Unis iciaiaied to questioning groups, ";1 ey'rj d ri- j 612; J. II. Stearns 53J; Jas. Hammond 417; ' ving us back!'' tlu-ii a' smiling lip" would! Xorrii Jones 353. i !,,.r wr civin r ihnm fi!.f Finj.ll v. '

Commisioner: Edmund Lawrence 2tio. i Pros. Atfy: J. C. Whitndge 2489. llmnlv vi.rnirn,' W Ck..l. .J TT. :.V... I i,Kii i V, s i c. ih.r Mo j ... j . - - " - printed on the Ticket, excepting on a few for this township on the day of election. . . . T ...t-. . . i , . vaiiuui;!. ucssc otcvtii-, ben., We hopo tozive, nixt week, the vote bv town- i ships, so as to tcahle our readers to see the i grand result of the e 'oris of the little Julian ! clique, in operating on the people of Old Wayne with a perpetual-motijn-Cjmmi tee! CCT As a "public document,' 'we receive under frank of W. Julisn," the rhreaolor-c A Journal, containing his 'phrenological character ; anl biography.' We su pose he didn't jay j Fowler & Wells less than $0 fjr the 3, ace the ' li.eness, &3,tccap-:es ia tbeir Journal; but ha j njdubtex.ecw us to copy -frea-graas' he i shal.notbodLsa.p inted, b,rrri,g the pictur'; ' ... -.WJ.lj .V, see thi fa!l exte ;t of laaJiuon thxn can ba pi ed up on the head of one wh would trample upon tha Constitution of Lis country violatc hU oa h to support that Constitution ia dsr to cirr out his darling id-a of abolishing slavery from the States where it exists, by act of Congress! We heard a friend offering to bet a qiart of buttermllx that, as Ik had dabbled considerably ia phrenology, thxt he wrote that part, whilst George, himsidf, wrota out his own bijgraphy! They have all the ear-mar its of these twoprecio is ofif-shooU, aal the praise bestowed by W. T. Denni', Esq., on his celebrated EArlofSaham pure blood fiae hair superior bone and muscle, all traced bick to Hubback is completely tirowa ii thi thadj! He can outwork or outwa k almost any m cf Ms weight,' bis forbid U .ids. 1 .rgj conscieacuusness,' "can love Ii";e a womaa &e Ye gods! bat it's piquant, rich aad racy!! It U believed that Gen. Johnston ar;d Jeff. Davis are both at Yorktown, and that Gen. Johnston is in command. The number of R?lel troops there cannot be less than one hundred thousand.

FHO.TI GUI. BANKS' DIVISION.

CorTMpenJeae of th PtlltiiiM 1 AT IIsiDQCABTSRS, C.EPSDAILS1I No 5,1 Gen. Banks Commanding', Winchester. March 24tb. ) Messrs. Editors: On Saturday, the 22d j inst.. the citizens and soldiery cf Wincheter wcre s:nIej at the nearer and nearer FP ot artillery in acdve operation. Soon from lip to lip sped the exc tiug words: j, . - of its e admirer as she ,,,, T , , iorneJ herse.f with the costly dress, tue dazzhcg gam. the locket wuh his bkeness, whilst full m.iny an eye brighter than any b,em iQanimate, sparkled wiih an excusable . ,. . . . , , , ceiight as toe prospect rose before them cf coming forms Gashed wiih an easy victory. ' For a long tiu.e the icaliy dashing Gun ilU Chief, Col. Ashby, pushed bis bat'ery j from hill to hill. Falling back from posi- . j r. J , . . , - j - . . ' V. . -. . V V . . J manding eminences. Gaily dri-ssrd laJies irom nousetops, windows and verandahs watched the unequal conflict with evident j delight, whilst many a spy, no doubt, under nave given worlds to have aSorded useful I luiuimauuu IK IUC cUtlllv. ;r,,-m..:.. . . 1 (,.; t,; .1 .i.:n . i .u !. .i . ,f h , . . r0!r:mflI1.st,iat to the scene of action. Oh! it was a sight to eiiiaptiue a soul truly a'tuned to the ma,ov.'i.,n- umuii, nru iiiab utrv mass 1 .. 1; ; , '. . . ;ot In in-r valjr. tolling on the oe and burn. ew .f .t.. ..IT. i .. I. . I , , i,;.,, iin.v" frnil.ri .i.i, i,a ;rrj. j hi tib.e seep of a mouutnin torrent upon j ihe Strasbnrg load, and received, with the 1 un ,aua:eJ, demea-ior U vctsran troops, a wed aimed shell ot the foe at very short T. , , , , 3 range, the next moment six consecutive jbhots from the Maryland bittery all honor to the lojal and the brave silenced the enemy's guns, and away, like fiigdtened chickens at the hawk s approach, th ay fled under the shel.ering wings of twilight and distant wood. Only one of our men was killed and Gen. Shie'ds arm was fractured by a piece cf a shell. Soon, from lip to lip, the question was passed, "where are the rebels?" ,and echo answered "where." All this passed so rapidly that it was tho opinion of some that ihe whole manoeuvre was one of Ashby 's notorious pranks; but others, who retained their judgment, saw the fact that no single regiment of men would have ventured so near unless supported by a reserve considerable . enough to witsuI a well founded hope of having its retieut covered, when, rx necesxitutc rei, their advance was co -pi-lled to retire. From tha dreamless sleep, consequent upon excessive excitement and langue, we , woke refreshed, on Sunday morning, 23d ,' ult , some of us in stoli J skepticism, but most j of us in ins-tant expectation of battle, or! of, at least, another preliminary skirmish. ! Soon, the news that -'ihe pickets were at it ' again," reached headquarters. There was, an ominous consultation. Now nnd iheo a! small wrinkle of red tape mada its appear-; ance, hut in quantity scared y percent. Lie to the naked ey.. Everything was soon con-j fusion. Preparation emerged full-panoplied j from the bustling scene. Away went the; stair and away went every one who could possibly bo spared from bead q carters. j As we neared the scene of conflict, the , rumors were numerous and contradictory. Messengers on fiet horses rushed like the wind to and fro; Ambulances slowly ap proached tf.e ton with their sufTerin" bur- i thens. '1 he artiilerv rolled its quick sue cessive thunders al..n the nuakW .,rth. - fWa nr.tfi, trml'm-nr,.,.. 1 i : ""' bell!gern"t hills helelihig tl i c s and imit'tering thunder at each otiier. lie br-U ' ... - ,,, , , ... ! ,lu.euly "au . 8 8J,l,ul!lS'! ul P"i'o:i. . their bill, besides pos3ssiog a greater eie yation, was well wooded, their Kua strongposted and their aim fearfully correct 1 mjst conf"ess f'-'1 7 heart failed me f..r f foment when I beheld the fn q ient .hells burst in dangerous pfoxiinity to the starspangled banner. But I was refreshed by the perfect intrepidity with which our glorions columns sus ained the murderous fire. By way of parenihe-is, let me btre inform you that, although still a private in the no ble 16. h Indiana, which, by the way. was on i is way to Cecterville when the fight took place, and njuy miles away, I have eec detailed to fill an unsolicited place in tbe Cietk's department at headquarters Bin3 without arms, I was reduced t, the of other men's deeds, or else of bjrrowing accoutrements of some wounded or otherwise incapacitated soldier. C loosing thi latter alternative, I approached Capt. Sohri-or-!ver, a young; and talented aide to Gen B.tnks, who assisted ma (vainly) in my quest. At lenz'.h, iuat as 1 was losing heart. i saw some Indiana boys aronnd a fire, ail with guns and none appareatly about to use them. Approaching the sombre group, I demanded, "boys, is it not a shame that everybody can have arms save myself on such a day?" To my astonishment they seemed to construe my remark iato a reproach. O.ie replied : We wobl 1 not be here, sir, if we were well enoujh l S At." "One of you lend me vour arms and I'll isunnlv VAnr r.l jro carj.t ba, because" ba..aa one; but j 6ieaced him with; "I know yoar objection. You are fearful of incurring responsibility. 111 give you a receipt for your .gun and aecoutremeats, and you will not then be responsible. After some more bargaining the f-tvor was accorded. Bv this time the 3d Brigade, under Gen. Tyler, had reached a inking pesitiou, ua I

seen by the enemy, and was pouring in a deadly volley upon their batteries. This masterly movement not only anticipated, the enemy's atwmpt to fltnk our right and then cut us off from the town; but even tamed their Sack and silenced tbeir battery at the same time. Faliicg in with some Indianians, away we went to the front, reached the scene of action and found the enerny very strongly posted behind a stone wall, from which be had repulsed, with terrible slaughter, our exposed colu.-i.ns; but by an oblique move, we soon routtd them from their formidable barricade, and p urirg in a tnurdeivus fire drove them iuto the next wood. At it we

went in'o the woods, the flashes of our guns j illuminaung the incieasirg twilight and svundiog like a Texan catieb!e on fire. Suddenly the firirg ceased. 1 found myself s'anding in the center of an open pC3. the sounds of wee and acgush replacing ihe crack of tl.o rifle and the boom of the artillery. Here lay a poor fellow wiih the bck of his heal shot away by a bais'ing she'l, his br-iti a tickeniog sight protruJing the six-1 of a hen's egg; there a noble outh with Lis eys both t f them shot from his hesd by a cruel bullet. P hiod the stone wall piles tf rebel dcadlay iu beapf, nearly everyone of them bearing a mortal wound on the left temple theonly part tisi ble above the'r fancied barrier. The 13th Indiana, although badly cut np, occupied as a camp ground the very wood from which they had mainly contributed to drive the enemy. The 7th Ind ana, with which I acted, riven by a charge of our own troops through their center, was scattered through various regiments, companies and parts of companies, fighting wherever and whenever opportunity offered. A Mr. Gageby. of company G, iutrodjced me to bis c inrade, and away we trudged to find our baggage. An idea of the whirling exsitemcnt of such a scene may be obtained from the following fact: It took us just two and a half hours, and a tramp through field and flo-nl of about one acd a half miles to find our baggage. Some Pennsylvania regiments were encamped in our immediate vicinity. On the ground lay piles of overcoats, ert., which we had thrown ofV. Soon the noise and hubbub incident on a very spirited search subsided into the bum of genial conversation, broken at intervals by the cry of where's the 7th Indiana?" or "where's the ?ih Ohio?" and tho answer "hert!" Then some belated wanderer would approach to hear and retail news of the wounded and dead. From bivouac to bivouac, having stacked my arms with Gageby 's, Thompson's and others, I went, with a heart pained at the recital of the long list of dead aud wounded. In my meanderings 1 stumbled over a human form. It groaned uot, neither did it move. Thinking it was some wounded sufferer whether Unionist or Secessionist humanity paused not to inquire I stooped to minister to bis agony, ptrhaps to bear bis last messaga to some loyal friend or foe. Snatching a torch from a neighboring fire I hasted back to the ensanguined spot. Picking my way through crimson rivulets which flowed seemingly from bis shoulder, I stooped beside him he had on our uniform raised the tippet of his oveic oat, which was thrown upward over him, and gazed upon a beadless trunk! Staggering back a few paces, 1 leaned against a tree and shook with horrified emotion. The earth seemed to rock beneath tne. The real character of this internecine strife took cruel bold upon me. The ambition of a few cotton planters, seizing upon the fanaticism of a still smaller faction of negro-worshipers, as a pretext for lhair ambitious designs upon the liberty of the non-slaveholding "poor white trash" of tbe Southern States, and of the "mudsills" of the north, had "rreeioitated" first the cot ton States, then the old Dominion, into a revolution which is tearing out the vitals of the nation and McAdatnising our roads and fields with the bones of Washington's children! As 1 leaned, I seemed to bear tha hyena laugh of finds in the humid atmosphere, as they gathered around the accursed sp t to corronaui cotton King of Iltll; whilst the few drops of rain which began to fall, appeared like the tears of angel visitants as they took their everlasting flight from the desecra'ed earth. Returning with averted eyes to the place, T again threw its mantle over the revolting vouud, and, murmuring a prayer for bis foul aud for his family riot forgetting an j iculation for the ultimate preservation of be Unioii--l slowly and sadly retired from -he scene, and ultimately from the field of r-glory 1 To day, Tue-iday, 25th, comes the news to headquarters from our pursuing army hat the enemy ha not only beeu defeated ! ' 1 r, , i iui totally routea. lie nas nil nimseu oi j is dea l and wounded, and disencumbered himself of his wagon which latter are a Leap of a-hes. Boih armies baveorossed 1 r 1 J tl, , c, 1 . ,edar Creek and pushed beyond Stras-burg; .htliing tl. in at every step, our victorious! frooiis, unruindful of fatigue, are pressing . ' . ... , .. c . . 1 n '.he panic-Stricken foe from point to point, i.nd charging l im with cavalry and infan:ry to tuo very verge ol surrenor. With all its ten-fold horror, war is a great excitant of ardent na'urcs. During the march we forget the blood, the groan. the death grapp!e, and gaze only on onr flg. whilst invisible ba'tallions of departed heroes seem re-enforcing ns from the para - dUa into which they f-mnd ingress through the portals of Butiker's Hi. I, Fort Moultrie sani? ijira(r,'-f When we remember that Jackson led his invaiing legions fisty weary miles from Mt. Jackson to attack Winchester, that they fought will and indastri jusly all day Sunday ; that they have i eireattd already eighteen or Iwenty mile; that they are panicstricken and totally, yes, irremediably routed; it is not difficult to imagine an early capitulation unless-? which heaven forefend they receive re enforcements of fresh troops beyond S'.raburg. The moral effect of this victory will not fu'ly be rea'.izad utder thirty dajs. To my mind, cou.-iderirg the already demolished eondi ion of oor f je, and the stampede from Manassas, tht prettigewhich this open field fight band to hand, against odds of position and artillery and intimate knovcltdge oj topography will give if, can scarcely be estimated until, not only the pursuit be con cluded, but until the wily McClellan shall add advance to victory, and sit do ten before the already tottering vails of Richmond herself. We captured two pieces of artillery iaj the fight. Our loss ia killed, wounded and missing is very bevy, tboogh not so great as that of the enemy. We have taken about -three hundred prisoners of war. The citizens are going out to-day to bnry tbeir dead. It is a s-dt mn thing to reflect that tbe ambition of designing party leaders should chxhc their fellow countrymen in monrnicg! I will here conclude- If aews comes ia before this is mailed, I will iuslude a report of be pursuit. Alabama Pmorcois.

LIST OF PRC.Vir.HS To be aerr,lfd ly the Richmond Hortiemltural Society at their Spring Exhibition or ISC 2. KCLKS ASD HKGUHTIOKS. 1. Competi ion open to the World. t. All articles competing for prcmioms, must bave been produced by tbe exhibitor. 3. AH entries most be made, anJ articles be on exhibition before three o'clock the first day. 4. Cards of entry must be placed conspicuously on all aiiiclea exhibited. 5. No at tide shall eompee for more than one premium, except ia General Display. 6. The Committe ou Fruits and Vegetables shall take into comideraiion the known quality acd productiveness of varieties on exhibition. 7. S ngle tickets of admission ten cent. S. Family tickets fifty ceuts good for the eiitire Exhitidon. 9. Memb.-rs entitled to free admission for themslves and families. Membership 'ee one dollar. 10. All perse us wiLiog to compete for pieminms. who are not members, must purchase family tickets. LIST OF PREMIUMS. FRITITS. Best specimen Strawberries not less

than 1 quart Second best specimen strawberries not less than I quart 1 Best Display. 8 Best New Variety I I?tst specimen Goosberries not leu 00 00 00 00 -r than I pint Second best specimen Goosberries not less than 1 pint. Best display of Currants Best display ot Cherries Se'coud best display of Cherrie 1 00 60 00 00 00 Best display of Canned Fruits 1 00 Committee E. Y. Teas, Lewis Jones and Cornelius Ratlitf. ruwxas. Best G Roses in Pots Second best 6 Roses in Pota Best display Cut Roses Best 4 Fusias Second best 4 Fusias Best single specimen Fusia Best 6 Verbenas in Pots Second best G Verbenas in Pots.... Best Amaryllis Best display of Flowers both Cut and in Pots 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 60 50 3 00 Best large Bouquet 1 00 Second best large Bouquet. ........ 50 Best hand Bouquet. . 1 01 Seooni best hand Bouquet 60 Best 3 Pinks in Pots 50 Co-nmittee J. J. Conley, Benj. Strattan and William Pickering. VEGETABLES. Best 6 Cucumbers 2 Second best G Cucumbers 1 Best 6 heads Lettuce 1 Second best 6 heads Lettuce Best 6 Radishes .-. 1 Second best 6 Radishes .... Best 6 stalks Rhubarb 1 Scsond best 6 stalks Rhubarb 00 00 00 50 00 60 00 60 00 60 00 50 Best 6 Turnips Stcond best G Turnips Best 6 Beets Second best 6 Beets...... Best 6 Onions I'OO Second best 6 Onions 60 Best Half Peck Peas 63 Best 3 Heads Cauliflower 1 00 Best display of Vegetables 3 00 Committee W. L. Taylor, D.P. Graves and C. L. Mendenhail. Notice of the time and place will be given iu uue season . Jiiiipiiiin -Thl tropical root hat rapatklloa M a, th wotM, for curing ou claa of !lotSra that ttjlet mankind-a rrputatioo too which It dcfarvca aatba bt antidoia we poaM-aa fr srofatoaa complaints. Bat to lie brought Into ate. Iu Tirtuea mutt ba euneanirata4 anJ eoajbiord with otliar nadlciara tht Inereaaa It Rower, .'on, reliabla eompoauj of thia cbaraatw la Jiurh nre-lm) In the community. Read tha adf erilaeaaant ol Hi. Ami Sarw parti la la oar column,, and w. kaear it npi, ,10 encomium from a lo f ira our cliUanaeoa. (Hence in what he offers. organ, Syracaae, N. V. DIED On the 31st day of March last, after a lingering illness, Nathaniel McClcbk, aged 72 years, 3 inontlu, and 4 days. Surrender of Island No. 10. '"P"1"" eeraph krlnri at the welcome D af Iht car. 1 rrnd.r uf 1, 1. 04 J,,. 10 with all tha arma .od atoraa or tl.e rebel and a larce asmber tr nn.... Thi. 1. ..S-!." T.TJ'l.Tl Jbe'hh,'r1d i-y K r mr receiri tUHr Urge .lock of Spring and Summer Dry Goodi, Coo.ntinc m partof Ladic Dreee Ooode, F,mta, oiotJt"f' th,ln "J it.iru..ea. t ooueawiea, tiHe, Uiiianet, Ac, c, vlilck a-ill be e"ld a4ereatijrrejacej int jg-s gfg smzbVW jaFM. , . .., . ... " c" Dl '! etock aad f so vltl not rerret It, a r an e ouedollar In e.rj; See b lajini, ireadc a Vl'JZHV, hlt 'I,e" 'totk " c'rH'" KEW C1TTCA1I STOKE, ho. 7n, Mala irf-S. ia im Klchsoa4. apf.l II SOMETHING NEW AT ! CJA't'V" ! T II E Bools. Store 2 X ; 1 titmijr iaall. itm LOTH. Uahopauy C.4& lor Stand Store eel Bjm l vaater. Table and rtaae Ceeer. Alee beaafiirel sprevie fr Sttn.lfl . TJiee, ei. Cetera i l.iwn Mjr iNJUaicu tr tKiiLino waiaS-cAii-rut. tl'iklli, c icaoLsos Ban. BiebmonJ. Iih ae . liia. f IS SHOOTING AT tlichinosid, Fair MATCH Ground! I A Shotting- Match will roece r al the 7ei Oroooda, at aicaetoad ea la e lt ef Majr aext, lot th Benefit of No. 1 Fira Company ahe proe-ed to te applied te ih Maraaaea of a bell fvr the Kaciae Iloae it tai l CojAfaar. The eiijeet te be ehet HtulK, Ieat'le-Uea4e4 Wuwdea atrd. pimmwt ea a pole M or c feet hi(h. with rriee M.rk ea diSer ent poniocc of U Freeiiieaia of tree, Pm Oeataterie iJeliara a ill be aa-arded le (hoee he aaeeteS tae priM p.trtl'ja. )r r Tichrte of Adaaiaalea. sad Privilege af Shaetlag. SO Ceoia. Itcfcete of A4ellea fur theee era do awe a-teh to partac Ipete ia tbe ehoauac. la Ceata. La4lea aad Chlldrea, and mteri wt the .tSsreat firm Cm paaiee. tree. rieketa eaa be had at . Kerthaae' Oroceir Star. 1 Prottiiion sf the Fire rjunpaniei WHl tara aat al e'etoek. A. M. ea the day af the Sh sottoe Moua.elth MaaKbf MITCH KLL COE9 ST MAS Ml March thrvafh the rtoetaa eureata. Aprtt l IS ECO.HO.HY k BECIUITV. Tii LOEB-ILLiiD Til INSJI1S3 C'iPL'ir Of th Cllr 5lw TorlL. CASH CAPITAL, Z,QOO. PaoriTS Aaaaalle ttivUti. TS Par Cast. h the liealer. Thie C ajoaay iHTldra Three daartora af toe et areata la the aalicf bvMere. la arria, baarlag ta teecat.ahea mmw iiaUt to the I a oared WILLIAM SELL, if IS heooad, tat. NOTICE. WlhCIl SELLIS baetaf rraoeed te ladWaaaerlo haa lefthia oreoeate with at Cor collect I.e. w.aieh i.ii . .v wm oeo ajouaa. aaa I otlh aa little daiao ae aeoaiMe. ha aay. W ILLIAM ILU ea Ami. aiCMMOSTB, IAD.

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