The Sun. — London, England, 1862-05-03 00:00:00

THE SUN LONDON, SAT URD .4, y THE CIVIL WAR IN AMERICA. The select committee appointed by the Senate to investigate the circumstances attending the surren der of Pensacola Navy-yard, the abandonment of the Norfolk Navy-yard, and the Harper's Ferry Armouty, had made their report. The following are the conclusions of the committe e " 1. The Administration of Buchanan was guilty of negligence, in not taking extraordinary care, and employing every possible means to protect and de fend this yard, after indications of danger had ma nifested themselves. " 2. The Administration of Mr. Lincoln cannot be held blameless for suffering 37 days to elapse after be came into power before making a move ment for the defence of the yard. " 3. Capt. M'Couley was highly censurable for ne glecting to send the Merrimac from the yard, as he was ordered, and also for scuttling the ships and preparing to abandon the yard before any attack was made or seriously threatened, when he should have defended it and the property intrusted to him, repelling force by force, as he was instructed to do, if the occasion should present itself. "4. Capt. Paulding was censurable for neglecting to consult with Capts. M'Cauley and Prendergast, while he was at the yard on April 17th, in regard to the course to be pursued in the event of an attack upon the yard on the 20th, ordering the property to be burnt and the yard abandoned before taking pro per means to satisfy himself that any necessity for such measures existed. " Capt. Prendergast, in command of the Cumber land, the flagship of the home squadron, made no suggestions as to the measures proper to be adopted, and seems to have taken no part in the transaction except to move his ship as he was directed." The progress of the siege of Yorktown is thus officially reported : " To THE HON. E. M. STANTON; SECRETARY OF WAR. "Near Yorktown, Thursday, April 17, " During Tue§day and Wednesday the gunboats amused themselves by shelling the woods below Glocester. One of them approached within two miles of Yorktown yesterday morning, when the rebels opened from a new battery concealed in the woods. The boat having obtained the position of their guns returned to her position without receiv ing any damage. " The firing to-day was renewed at long intervals. " The rebels yesterday morning, with 1,000 men, commenced to strengthen a battery located about three miles to the left of Yorktown, when a battery was brought to bear, causing them to beat a hasty retreat. The rebels opened with their heavy guns, when a second battery was brought forward. A brisk fire was now kept up for about four hours, during which three of the enemy's guns were dis mounted, when both parties ceased for a while, but firing was resumed on our part late in the after noon and continued till daylight this morning, effectually preventing the rebels from repairing the damages they had sustained. " The loss of the enemy must have been consider able, as the firing of our artillery was very accurate. " Our loss was Sergeant Baker, 2d Michigan, killed ; and F. Page, Company H , 3d Michigan Regiment, both feet slid off ; also four horses, which were killed. " Yesterday Richard Painter, of Berdan's Sharp shooters, was probably fatally shot while on picket. " Other engagements took place yesterday further to the left, and near James River, in which our troops showed very great gallantry. The results have not yet been fully ascertained. " WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, APRIL 17. " The following despatches were received to-day at the War Department from General M'Clellan : " ' Head-quarters of the Army of the Potomac, April 18. . . _ "" At about one half hour after midnight the enemy attacked Smith's position and attempted to carry his guns. Smith repulsed them handsomely and took some prisoners. I have no details. Will forward them as soon as my aide return. The firing was very heavy, All is now quiet. " A later Despatch.—My position, occupied yes terday by Smith, was intrenched last night, so that we have been able to prevent the enemy from work ing to-day, and kept his guns silent. Same result at the batteries at Hyam's Mills.' " Friday, April 18. " The following is issued by the War Department to-day " ' Yorktown was shelled by our gunboats and some of our barges to-day without effect. There has been a good deal of firing from the Yorktown land batteries.' co px. " The following was received at 6 50 this evening : " Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, April 18. " An official report has been received at head quarters, giving a list of the killed and wounded in the engagement between the 3d Vermont Regiment and the enemy on Wednesday, mention of which was made yesterday. The information, as far as received, puts the killed at 32, and the wounded at 90 ; 10 of the latter will probably prove fatal. The conduct of the Vermont troops on the occasion is spoken of in the highest terms, earning for the Green Mountain boys laurels only to be won by the brave. They drove a superior number of the enemy from their fortified position, but were forced to relinquish it on the rebels being reinforced. The loss of the enemy in this engagement must have been heavy, as the well directed fire of our artillery moved them down in numbers. Yesterday after noon, while Lieut. 0. B. Wagner, of the Topogra phical Engineers, in company with a squad of men, was making a survey of the enemy's works, a shell stratk the table on which lay the papers, and in stantly exploding the left arm of the lieutenant was shattered, and was afterwards amputated. He is comfortable this morning, and no fears are enter tained as to his recovery. James Luther, jun., of Bristol, belonging to the 2d Rhode Island Regi ment, was probably fatally injured. David Pain ter, of Berdan's Sharpshooters, mentioned yester day, is dead. About 1 o'clock this morning the enemy, in force, attempted to cross the dam in front of our lines, evidently with the vi ew o f capturing a battery of our artillery which had given them considerable trouble during the last few days. On the rebels making their appearance they were opened on by a well• directed fire from a' body of infantry acting as a reserve to the pickets, forcing them to beat a retreat, leaving the dead and wounded on the dam, which they succeeded is in recovering before daylight. Both parties then opened with artillery, which has continued at in tervals up to the present time. None of our men were killed.' A correspondent of the New York Times ob tained on the 12th a good observation of the Can federate position : " They seem to be wonderfully strong. The walls are high and thick, surrounded by a moat, and having sally -ports and draws. It seemed impos sible that any army could carry the fortifications by assault. They must be reduced by siege guns and mortars —making th em, by the flight of hot shot and shells over the ramparts,too hot to hold their defen ders. There are the usual d e f ences o f mas k e d bat teries and rifle pits outside of the works. Heavy 18 or 24-pound columbiads, placed en barbette, com mand the river and shore approach, while a water battery can rake the waters in any direction. York town stands on a bluff 30 or 40 feet high, appa rently. Glocester Point, opposite, is about on the same level. It has lately been crowned with strong earthworks, and has on the beach, immediately opposite the Yorktown wharf, a beautifully con structed water battery, with seven embrasures. Th e river just here is only about three-quarters of a mile wide. Glocester was the first place seized by General Washington in his celebrated siege and capture of the British army at Yorktown in the It volution. It was also a part of General M.Clel lan's plan to have seized it also; b u t th e re markable change of the limits of his depart ment, and the diversion of the troops to another field, after he went forth to consummate his campaign, is said here to have thwarted hi s purpose. With our glasses from the Farmholt house we could easily trace the old earthworks built by the British, now covered with the smooth, green sod. We could see the soldiers and the con abands lazily lounging on the sandbags of the water battery, or loitering on the wharf, gazing down the river at four of the gunboats, lying like black watchdogs below. There were two schooners at the wharf, that had apparently just been dis charged, whether of men or food we could not tell. There were in all 25 schooners and other water craft in sight, the majority of which had no doubt been used to bring reinforcements of rebels to Yorktown." A letter dated Fortress Monroe, April 16, states that the Confederates had been actively engaged building large fortifications on the Glocester side of York River, about two miles from Yorktown, and within sight of the Federal gunboats, but at such a distance that they could not be interrupted. On the 15th, however, a 100 pounder Parrott was brought to bear upon the working parties with success. The Confederate guns on the Yorktown side of the river were fifty in number, bearing on the bar. Skir mishing was constantly going on in front of the city, and the Federal riflemen were doing consider able execution. Sorties were frequent. The following is Beauregard's request to bury the dead to Gen. Grant : " Headquarters, Department of Alissistipi , i, Monterey, April 8, 1862. " Sir,—At the close of the conflict yesterday, my forces being exhausted by the extraordinary length of the time during which they were engaged with yours on that and the preceding day, and it being apparent that you had received, and were still re ceiving, reinforcements, I felt it my duty to withdraw my troops from the immediate scene of the conflict. Under these circumstances, in accordance with the usages of war, I shall transmit this under a flag of truce, to ask permission to send a mounted party to the battle field of Shiloah, for the purpose of giving decent interment to my dead. Certain gentlemen wishing to avail themselves of this opportunity to remove the remains of their sons and friends, I must request for them the privilege of accompanying the burial party; and in this connection I deem it proper to say I am asking what I have extended to your own countrymen under similar circumstances. "Respectfully, General, your obedient servant, "P. G. T. BEAUREGARD, General Commanding, GENERAL GRANT'S REPLY. " Head Quarters, Army in Field, Pittsburgh, April 9. "Sir,--Your despatch of yesterday is just re ceived. Owing to the warmth of the weather, I deemed it advisable to have all the dead of both parties buried immediately. Heavy details were made for this purpose, and it is now accom plished. There cannot, therefore, be any necessity of admitting within our lines the parties you desired to send on the ground asked. I shall always be glad to extend any courtesy consistent with duty, and especially so when dictated by humanity.—l am, General, respectfully, your obedient servant, "To Major-General U. S. Grant, Commanding United States Forces, Pittsburgh Landing." " U. S. GRANT, Major-General Commanding. "General P. G. T. Beauregard, Commanding Confederate Army on Mississippi, Mon terey, Tenn." REPORT OP GENERAL SHERMAN. " Head•quarters Fifth Division, April 1. " Sir,—With the cavalry placed at my command, the two brigades of my fatigued troops, I went this morning out on the Corinth road. The abandoned camps of the enemy lined the road with hospital flags for their protection. At all of these we found more or less wounded and dead. At the forks of the road I found the head of General Wood's divi sion. At that point, I ordered cavalry to examine both roads, and found the enemy's cavalry. Colonel Dickey, of the Illinois cavalry, asked for reinforce ments. I ordered General Wood to advance the head of his column cautiously on the left hand road while I conducted the head of the third brigade of the fifth division up the right hand road. About half a mile from the forks was a clear field, through which the road passed, and immediately beyond it a spade of 200 yards of fallen timber; and beyond thct an extensive camp of the enemy's cavalry could be seen. After a reconnoissance, I ordered that two advance companies of the Ohio 77th, Colonel Ailde brand, to deploy as skirmishers, and the regiment itself to move forward into line within intervals of 100 yards. In this order I advanced cautiously until the skirmishers were engaged. Taking it for granted that this disposition would clear the camp, I held Colonel Dickey's 40th Illinois cavalry ready to charge. The enemy's cavalry came down boldly to the charge, breaking through the line of skir mishers, when the regiment of infantry, without cause, broke, threw away their guns, and fled. The ground was admirably adapted to a defence of in fantry against cavalry, it being miry and covered with fallen timber. As the regiment of infantry broke, Col. Dickey's cavalry began to charge with their carbines, and fell into disorder. I instantly sent orders to the rear for the brigade to form in line of battle, which was promptly executed. The broken infantry and cavalry rallied on this line, and as the enemy's cavalry came up to it, our cavalry is turn charged and drove them from the line. I then ad vanced the entire brigade upon the same ground, and sent Col.'Dickey's cavalry a mile further on the road. On examining the ground which had been occipied by the 77th Ohio, we found 15 dead and 25 wounded. I sent for waggons, and had all the wounded carried back to the camp, and the dead buried. I also ordered the whole camp to be de stroyed. Here we found much ammunition for field pieces, which was destroyed; also two caissons, and a general hospital, with about 230 Confederates wounded, and about 50 of our own troops. Not having the means of bringing them off, Col. Dickey, by order, took a surrend( r, signed by the medical director Lyle, and all the attending surgeons, and a pledge to report themselves to you as prisoners of war, and also another pledge that our wounded would be carefully attended to, and surrendered to us to-morrow, as soon as ambulances could go out. I enclose the within document, and request you to cause to be sent our waggons or ambulances for the wounded of ours to-morrow ; also, that waggons be sent out to bring in the many tents belonging to us which are pitched all along the road for miles. I did not destroy them, as 1 knew the enemy would not move them. The roads are very bad, and are strewn with abandoned waggons, ambulances, and limber-boxes. The enemy has succeeded in carrying off the guns, but has crippled his batteries by abandoning the hind limber-boxes of at least 20 guns. lam satisfied that the enemy's infantry and cavalry passed Lick-creek this morning, travelling all night, and that he left behind all his cavalry, which has protected his retreat. But the signs of confusion and disorder mark the whole road. The check sustained by us at the fallen timbers delayed our advance, and night came upon us b e f ore th e wounded were provided for and the dead buried, and our troops being fogg e d out by their three days hard fighting, exposure, and privation, I ordered them back to camp, where all now are. " I have the honour to be your obedient servant, "Brigadier-General W. T. SHERMAN, Commanding Division. "To Maj.-Gen. Grant, Commanding Army in Field." " REPORT OF LIEUTENANT GIVIN. "United States' gunboat Tyler, Pittsburgh, Tennessee, April 8. " Sir,—l have the honour to inform you that the enemy attacked our lines on our left, the morning of the 6th, at half-past 6 o'clock, and by his over whelming numbers forced our men to fall back in some confusion. At 9 25, finding that the rebels were still driving our left wing back, [ steamed up to a point one mile above Pittsburgh, taking a good position to support our troops. At quarter past 10 the Lexington, Lieutenant-Commanding Shirk, joined me, having c me up from Crump's Landing. After a short time she returned for the purpose of supporting the command of Gen. Wallace, which occupied that point. Not having received any in structions from the Commanding General in regard to the service to be rendered by the gunboats, I awaited them patiently, although for an hour or more shot and shell were falling all around us. Feeling that, could some system of cor/munication be established, the Tyler would be of great advan tage to our left wing, at 1 25 p.m. I sent an officer requesting that I might be allowed to open on the woods in the direction of the batteries and advanc ing forces of the rebels. General llueibut, who °remanded our left, sent me word to do so, giving me directions how to fire, that I might do it with no damage to our troops, expressing himself grate- ful for this offer of support, and saying that with out reinforcements he would not be able to main tain the position he then occupied for on hour. Therefore, at 2 50, I opened fire in the line directed with good effect, silencing their bat teries on our left. At 350 I ceased firing, and dropping down opposite the landing at Pittsburgh, sent Mr. Peters, gunner, on shore to communicate with General Grant for further instructions. His response was to use my own judgment in the mat ter. At 4 p.m., the Lexington, Lieutenant-Com manding Shirk, having arrived from Crump's Land ing, the Tyler, in company with the Lexington, took position three-quarters of a mile above Pitts burgh, end opened a heavy fire in the direction of the rebel batteries on their right, the missiles of which were falling all around us. We silenced them in 35 minutes. At 5.35, the rebels having succeeded in gaining a position on the left of our line, an eighth of a mile above the landing at Pitts burgh, and half a mile from the river, both vessels opened a heavy and well-directed fire on them, and in a short time, in conjunction with our artillery on shore, succeeded in silencing their artillery, driving faun back in confusion. At six p.m. the Tyler opened deliberate fire in the direction of the rebels' right wing, throw ing five and ten second shells, and at 6 25 ceased firing. At 9 p.m. the Tyler again opened fire by direction of General Nelson, who greatly distinguished himself in yesterday's engagement, throwing five, ten, and fifteen second shells, and an occasional sharpnel shell from the howitzer, at in tervals of ten minutes, in the direction of the rebel right wing until 1 a.m. At this juneture the Lexingen relieved us, and continued the fire at in tervals of fifteen minutes until 5 a.m., when, our land forces having attacked the enemy, forcing them gradually back, it made it dangerous for the gunboats to fire. At 7 I received a communication from General Grant ,which prevented the gun boats from taking an active part during the rest of the day. Lieutenant-Commanding Shirk de serves the greatest praise for the efficient man ner in which the battery of the Lexington was served. At 5.35 p.m. the enemy were forced to retreat in haste, having contested every inch of ground with great stubbornness throughout the entire day. The officers and men of this vessel displayed their usual gallantry and en thusiasm during the entire day and night. Your ' old wooden boats,' I feel confident, rendered invalu able service on the 6th inst. to the land forces. Gunner Herman Peters deserves great credit for the prompt and courageous manner in which he tra versed our lines, conveying communications from this vessel to the commanding Generals. The re bels had a force of 100,000 men ; A. S. Johnston killed—body found on the field; Beauregard, Hardee, Bragg, and Polk being their command ing Generals. Governor Johnson, Provisional Governor of Kentucky, is a prisoner in our hands, mortally wounded. Loss severe on both sides —ours probably 10,000. The rebels suffered a much greater one; I think this has been a crushing blow to the rebellion. I am happy to state no casualties occurred on either of the gunboats, The Tyler expended 188 shells, four solid shots, two stand of grape, and six shrapnel. Enclosed 1 send you the report of Lieutenant-Commanding Shirk. " Your obedient servant, " WILLIAM GWIN, Lieutenant-Commanding Divi- sion of Gunboats on the Tennessee River. "To Flag-officer A. H. Foote, commanding Naval Forces on Western Waters." LIEUTENANT SHIRK'S REPORT. " United States gunboat Lexington, Pitts burgh, Tennessee, April 8. "Sir,--On the morning of the 6th inst., while lying at Crump's Landing,' I heard severe can nonading in the direction of Pittsburgh. I got under way, and stood up the river to communicate with Lieutenant-Commanding Gwin, of the Tyler. Upon my reaching this place I found that an attack had been made upon our army by the rebels in force. I returned to Crump's Landing, to support the division under the command of General L. Wallace, when I found that his division had proceeded to join the main force, back to Pittsburgh Landing. I then steamed back to this place, and no instructions reaching the gunboats from the commanding-gene ral on shore, we were forced to remain inactive hearers of the desperate fight until, the left wing of our forces having been forced back and com pletely turned, and the rebels getting so near the river that the missiles from their batteries fell thick and fast round us, we were enabled to use our great guns with such effect that the fire of the enemy was silenced in 30 minutes. This was between 4 10 and 440 p.m. Again, at 535 the enemy having gained a position on the left of our; lines, within an eighth of a mile of the landing and of the transports, we again with the Tyler opened fire upon them, silencing the enemy, and, as I hearfrom many officers on the field, totally demoralising his forces, and driving them from their position in a perfect rout in the space of ten minutes. The firing on the part of the land forces then ceased. At eight o'clock I went down to Crump's Landing, and finding that everything was quiet there, re turned to this place. At 1 o'clock a.m. on the 7th, I relieved the Tyler, Lieutenant Commanding Gwin in a position immediately above the landing, and fired, until daylight, a shell every 15 minutes into the enemy's camp. Yesterday at daylight the fight commenced between the two parties on shore, and c)ntinued until 5 o'clock p.m., when the enemy left in a hurried retreat. The gunboats occupying a position on the left of our lines, and not being al lowed to fire, he spent the morning and a part of the afternoon in the acts of mercy, picking up the wounded who had found their way to the river, and conveying them to the hospital boats. I must say that the gallantry and good conduct of the offi cers and men whom I had the honour to command, as displayed upon this occasion, and often before, are beyond all praise.—l have the honour to be, Sir, your most obedient servant, " JAMES W. SHlRK,Lieutenant Commanding. " To Flag-officer A. H. Foote, United States Navy, commanding United States naval forces on Western Waters, Cairo, Illinois." From Port Royal we have advices to the 14th ult., which contain the following particulars of the fall of Port Pulaski : " On the morning of the 10th the preparatians for the bombardment of the fort, under Brigadier- General Gilmore, were completed, and a communi cation, under a flag of truce, was forwarded to Col. Olmstead, the commander of Pulaski, demanding the unconditional surrender of the fort. To this Col. Olmstead replied in a very gentlemanly and witty note, stating that he was placed there 'to defend, not to surrender, the fort.' Upon receipt of this, at 52 minutes past 7 a.m. of the 10th, the batteries on Tybee opened fire. After firing a few rounds from the several batteries a chance shot carried away the halliards on Pulaski, End the Confederate flag kissed mother earth.' At this point cur fire slackened, our people not knowing but that the occupants of the fort were tiring of their sport . , and had con- eluded to succumb. Presently, instead of the white flag, the stars and bars were once more seen waiving from a temporary flagstaff on the parapet. The batteries on Tybee recommenced with redoubled vigour, and the firing continued without cessation during the remainder of the day. Towards night, General Gilmore, being satisfied (from the effects of the Parrott guns and James projectiles during the day) of the practicability of breaching th e wa ll s , again slackened the firing, in order to make ar rangements for the planting of more guns at the Goat Point butteries, that point being nearest to Pulaski-1,685 yards. From sunset till 12 mid night there was no firing heard. From then until daylight an occasional shot was fired, and on the morning of the 11th two small breaches were visible to us at the distance of two miles, on the south east face of the fort. By 12 noon these, under the heavy and well-directed firing from the Goat Point batterie3 had assumed most wonderful proportions, and at 18 minutes past 2 p.m. the rebel flag was hauled down, and a white flag displayed. A boat was then sent to Pulaski, and a surrender of the fort was made. Colonel Olmstead stated that it was impossible to hold out any longer, as the rifle shots were fast working their way into the maga= zines, and a goodly number of his guns were dis abled, and he was therefore compelled to comply EVE NING, MAY 3, 1862, with General Hunter's demand. Accordingly, the same night, the 7th Connecticut, Colonel Terry, was thrown into the fort, and the munitions of war, provisions, &c., were turned over to the credit of the Union. Union loss—one killed, one wounded slightly. Rebel loss—three wounded (amputation necessary and performed in each case) ; prisoners, 385, including officers." From Fort Pillow the following official advices had been received : " Cairo, Illinois, April 16. " The mortars opened on Fort Pillow on the 14th inst. and soon cleared the river of all vessels. Our shells fell in the rebel camp. The rebel works are strong and extensive. Two deserters came on board the gunboats, and say that ex-Lieutenant Thomas Huger, late of the United States navy, is in command at Fort Pillow and that Gen. Pillow and Commodore Hollins had gone below." A correspondent describes the effect of the rifled shot on the walls of the fort I " What is that a cloud of white smoke wreaths up over Battery Halleck ; presently a sullen boom comes struggling to our ears against the wind. It is the first gun. We watch eagerly for the explo• sion ; the shell bursts high in the air, and evidently innocent of mischief. in a few seconds, we hoar the sound of the explosion, This is at 20 minutes before 8 o'clock, and the shot is followed by others in rapid succession. Five minutes later, a sharp jet of smoke shoots out from the side of Fort Pul aski, near the ground ; It is an answer to our fire from one of her casemate guns. She follows it pre sently by a shot from a barbette gun, and the fight is fairly in progress. At first the firing upon nei ther side is rapid nor true. Gradually the dis charges grow more frequent, particularly from ►ile National batteries, and the aim is getting some what less wild. A sharp, whistling sound, suc ceeding a shot from the fort, indicates the discharge of a rifled gun. This is speedily answered from our own guns in kind. Presently a cloud of yellow dust, rising from the side of the fort, shows that one of our shots has taken effect, on her brickwork. Our glasses are instantly turned to the point, and reveal a jagged dent, where the shot from ono of our rifled guns had struck. At half-past 9 o'clock we are able to count ten of these fractures, mostly near the south east corner of the fort, and know that numerous others must be hidden from oar sight by the angle. At 10 o'clock we learn from Major Hough, who has come on board from the island, that our men or works have as yet sustained no damage, except that one of our mortars has been dismounted by its own recoil. . So the firing goes on. Our mortars seem now to be doing better; the shells often burst over the fort, and sometimes fairly inside. As for the rifled guns, aimed at the walls with a view of making a breach, their service is admirable. Scarce a moment elapses but a cloud of brickdust tells of a shot planted near the fractures made by its predecessors. At one time we think one of the enemy's barbette guns is dis mounted, but a more careful scrutiny convinces us that this is not the fact. . . . He led the way into the fortress. The entrance was through an arched gateway; and stumbling over a mass of rubbish, composed of fragments of timber and brick from the works, we presently stood inside the walls of the fort. The scene was one that beggars description. The light was ample to show the outlines of the structure, with the guns and transverses on the walls, the bomb proofs (which were timbers stand ing on end all around, nearly vertical in position, the tops leaning against the walls, forming a wooden defence inside the brick one), and the ditches cut in the area, the dirt from which had been thrown up against the timbers. On every side the walls were scarred by bomb shells and rifled shot, and the ground torn up in all directions. Masses of fallen masonry and splintered timbers lay thickly strewn around." In a subsequent letter the correspondent says : " Our shells, it seemed, had done absolutely no effective damage ; even the round shot from the columbiads had not effected perceptible injury. Still more strangely, the Parrott guns had been comparatively harmless, the work being done almost entirely by the James projectiles, which cams whizzing through the air, making a noise like the whir of a circular saw at high speed, and which, from its peculiar shape and openings, the men had learned to denominate the ' wheel-lub.' This testi mony is to us of the greatest value, and is unani mous on the part of the officers and men. It proves that the only really effective artillery we had against the fort were our five James's guns—one 24- pounder, two 32-pounders, and two 42-poUnders." The following despatches had been received from General Banks : " Mount Jackson, Thursday, April 17, a.m. " Our troops occupied Mount Jackson at seven o'clock this morning, and are now in front of Rude's Hill, where the enemy appears to be in force. The people report that they intend giving battle there. They resisted our advance in order to gain time for the burning of the bridges and railway cars, engines, &c., which had accumulated at the terminus of the road; but our movement was so sudden, and the retreat of the rebels so precipitate, that we were enabled to save the bridges, two loco motives, and some cars. All these had been pre pared with combustible material for instant con flagration. Many prisoners have been taken, and several horses captured from the enemy. The troops have acted admirably. They were in motion at one o'clock in the morning. Colonel Carroll's brigade of General Shields' division led the advance on the back road to the rear of Mount Jackson, and Gen. M'Call on the turnpike. General Williams, with his main division, brought up the reserved column. " We shall occupy Newmarket to-night. General Shields has so far recovered as to com mand his division i❑ person. " HEAD-QUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE SHENAN- DOAII, April 17, 9 p.m. " Hon. E. M. Stanton, Secretary of War. " Our troops will occupy Newmarket to-night. There has been some artillery skirmishing, but no loss on our side. We have many prisoners. " N. P. BANKS, Major-General Commanding.' A party of Ashby's Confederate cavalry were captured on the 15th, while at breakfast in a church at Woodstock, Virginia. On the previous day the Confederates skirmished with the Federals at Edenburg, firing shells from a Blakely gun. On the 14th a portion of the Potomac flotilla passed up the Rappahannock as far as Tappahan nook, 50 miles below Fredericksburg. At Urbaha the Federals on attempting to land were fired upon. Two miles from Tappahannock the expedition was fired upon from a battery, from which after a sharp encounter the Confederates had to retire, It was reported that the Confederates had obstructed the channel a few miles from Fredericksburg by sink ing veesels. The Federal fleet returned down the river on the 15'.h, The Merrimac had not again appeared before Fortress Monroe. On the 18th the weather was fine there. The Richmond Dispatch of the 15th states that the Merrimac spent two days in Hampton Road "bantering the Monitor and the Yankee fleet to come up from the shelter of the batteries. Considering it not worth while to waste any more coal to entice the Monitor into a conflict the Merri mac has returned to her anchorage. On the 16th 40 or 50 men and several officers of the 76th Pensylvanit Regimenn were drowned at Castlemans Ferry, Shenandoah River, by the cap sizing of a boat. From New Mexico the following official intelli gence had been received at Washington : Kansas City, Monday, April 14. "The Fort Union mail brings a confirmation of the battle of Apache Pass. Our loss is 150 killed wounded, and missing. The enemy acknowledge their loss to be from 30 to 400 killed and wounded; 93 rebels were taken prisoners, 13 of whom are offi cers. Our forces captured and burnt 64 waggons, laden with provisions and ammunition, and killed 200 mules. The Texans attacked our battery four times, the last time coming within 40ft. of our guns, but were repulsed with heavy loss. Col. Slough is encamped at Bernal's Springs, 40 miles from Fort Union. The Texans fell back to Santa Fe. Col. Canby, with 1,000 regulars and Kit Carson's regi ment, is reported to be within three days' march of Col. Slough, and Col. Slate is on the Journida, with reinforcements for the enemy. The report, copied from Southern papers, that Col. Canby had surren dered Fort Craig and his entire force is untrue. Later advices from that vicinity have been re ceived at the War Department, and are to the effect that Colonel Canby had obtained a success over the enemy, and is now in pursuit." In the Confederate Congress, on the Bth, Mr. Haynes, of Tennessee, moved that the resolutions touching the victory near Corinth, and lamenting the death of Albert Sydney Johnston, be taken up, so that he could offer resolutions in lieu. Resolu tions were then presented by the Senator expressive of the joy of Congress on hearing of the great vic tory of their army in Tennessee, paying a glowing tribute of respect to the memory of the Commander in -Chief, and conveying the thanks of Congress to Gen. Beauregard and the officers under his com mand for their services in that memorable battle. Mr. Haynes stated that he was one of the Tennes see delegation who requested the President to trans fer Gen. Johnston's command to some other officer after the retreat from Nashville. Subsequently information had caused him to alter his opinion, and he therefore felt it his duty to offer the resolu tions named. Mr. Yancey, of Alabama, moved that the resolu tions be so amended as to designate the place of the battle as indicated by Gen. Beauregard—viz., the battle-field of Shiloh. He moved, also, that the resolutions be so amended as to tender the thanks of Congress to Gen. Beauregard and the surviving officers and soldiers for their gallantry and skill ou that memorable field. The following message was received from Prey: dent Davis:— "To the Simate and House of Reptesentativeso: the Confederate States of America : a The great importance of the news just nceived from Tennessee induces me to depart from the esta blished usages, and to make to you this communi• cation in advance of official reports. From official telegraphic despatches, taken from official sources, I am able to announce to you, with entire confi dence, that it has pleased Almighty God to crown the Confederate arms with a glorious and decisive victory over our invaders. "On the morning of the 6th the converging co lumns of our army were combined by its Comman der-in-Chief, Gen. A. Sydney Johnston,in an assault on the Federal army then encamped near Pittsburgh, on the Tennessee river. " After a hard-fought battle of 10 hours the enemy was driven in disorder from his position, and pursued to the Tennessee river, where, under the cover of the gunboats, he was at the last accounts endeavouring to effect his retreat by aid of his transports. The details of this great battle are yet too few and incomplete to enable me to distinguish with merited praise all of those who may have con spicuously earned the right to such distinction, and I prefer to delay our own gratification in recom mending them to your especial notice, rather than incur the risk of wounding the feelings of any by failing to include them in the list. When such a victory has been won over troops as numerous, well disciplined, armed, and appointed as those which have just been so signally routed, we may well con clude that one common spirit of unflinching bravery and devotion to oar country's cause must have animated every breast, from that of the Command ing General to that of the humblest patriot who served in the ranks. There is enough in the con tinued presence of invaders on our soil to chasten our exultation over this brilliant success, and to remind us of the grave duty of continued exertion until we shall extort from a proud and vainglorious enemy the reluctant acknowledgment of our right to self-government. " But an all-wise Creator has been pleased, while vouchsafing to us His countenance in battle, to afflict with a severe dispensation, to which we must bow in humble submission. The last long, lingering hope, has disappeared, and it is but too true that General Albert Sydney Johnston is no more. The tale of his death is simply narrated in a despatch from Colonel W. Preston in the following words : " General Johnston fell yesterday at half-past two o'clock while leading a successful charge, turning the enemy's right and gaining a brilliant victory. A Minie ball cut the artery of his leg, but he rode on until from loss of blood he fell ex hausted, and died without pain in a few moments. His body has been intrusted to me by General Beauregard, to be taken to New Orleans, and remain until directions are received from his family.' "My long and close friendship with this de parted chieftain and patriot forbid me to trust my self in giving vent to the feelings which this intelligence has evoked. Without doing injustice to the living, it may safely be said that our loss is irreparable. Among the shining hosts of the great and good who now cluster around the banner of our country there exists no purer spirit, no more heroic soul, than that of the illustrious man whose death 'I join you in lamenting. " In his death he has illustrated the character for which through life he was conspicuous —that of singleness of purpose and devotion to duty with his whole energies. Bent on obtaining the victory, which he deemed so essential to his country's cause, he rode on to the accomplishment of his object, for getful of self, while his very life-blood was fast ebbing away. His last breath cheered his comrades on to victory. The last sound he heard was their shout of victory. His last thought was his coun try, and long and deeply will his country mourn his loss. " JEFFERSON DAVIS." M. Mercier, the French Ambassador, arrived at Norfolk on the 15th. According to the orfolk Daybook, he brought despatches for the French Consul at Richmond. From Bogota we have advices to the 16th of February, and Carthagena to the 2d ult. Senor Ignacio Gutierrez, as the oldest member of the Cabinet of Ospina, and his successor, Calvo, had asserted his claims as Executive chief of the nation, and by the aid of the Conservative leaders through out the States, with that of the forces of General Canal in Santander, of General Enao in Antioquia, and Colonel Arboleda in Cauca, he cherished strong hopes of success. General Canal had rallied his forces, and, by gaining some advantages over the forces of Mosquera in the northern part of Boyaca, had succeeded in reaching the vicinity of Bogota with 2,500 men, including 1,500 guerilleros. The Government forces in the city, 1,500 strong, immedi ately occupied the convent of San Augustin, where they defended themselves with the greatest bravery for nearly two days, until Canal, learning of the ap proach of Mosquera, with a large force, hastily with drew. He succeeded in crossing the Magdalena, with the larger part of his force, but during the re treat lost many men, and nearly all the spoils he had taken. The forces of Sanchez were badly cut up in attempting to cross the river to his assistance. In the State of Cacaa the Government forces under Payan had routed the revolutionists under Enao, taking that general prisoner, and killing some of his principal officers. Mosquera had issued a de cree dismissing General Herran from his post at Washington, depriving him of his rank as Com mander-in-Chief of the Forces of the Republic, and denouncing him as a traitor. Senor Manuel Murillo, the present Minister to France, had been accredited in his place. The Guardia-Murillo Convention, made in Aspinwall last September, had been disapproved by Mosquera. Ho.vannah letters of the 12th report that the Nashville, arrived at Nassau on the 30th of March in ballast, was rechristened the Thomas W. Wragg, and hoisted the British flag. When the last ad vices left she Ras alongside the Southwick steamer, which had arrived from London with an assorted cargo. Confederate schooners were frequently ar riving. Her Majesty's steamer Bulldog had left Nassau on a cruise. Her Majesty's ship Liffey was at Nassau. The British steamers Elizabeth and Fox had ar rived at Havant/ah from New Orleans with cotton. The Economist steamer had arrived from Charles ton with 1,100 bales of cotton. Advices from Nassau to the 11th ult. report that the Nashville left that port on the 6th with a cargo of arms which she had obtained from the British steamer Southwick. She cleared for St. John's, N.B. The Washington correspondent of the New York Tribune gives currency to a rumour that Secretary Stanton had resigned in consequence of differences of opinion between him and the President touching the movements of troops. Commodore Vanderbilt had presented the steamer Vanderbilt to President Lincoln, and had offered to sell his next best steamer to the Government, iron -clad, at a price to be fixed by its own apprais ers. In consideration of this generosity of Corn modore Vanderbilt, his willingness to carry the mails, and his contract with the Overland Mail Company to carry newspapers, the Conference Com mittee on the Post-office Appropriation Biil struck out the section requiring ocean steamers to carry mails under penalties, and the Bill was passed in this shape. The New York Tribune says:— " Certain English celebrities connected with the British army have been refused a pass to Fortress Monroe by Secretary Stanton, No pass to Fortress Monroe will hereafter be granted to any person not connected with the army or navy." Captain Jeffers, of the Monitor, is reported to have said to a visitor,— " Sir, if I knew as much of the Merrimac from newspaper descriptions and pictorial representations and diagrams as the rebels know of the Monitor .1 would go up to Norfolk and sink her before sun down." The Whitworth battery presented to the Federal Government by American citizens in England was among the artillery before Yorktown. LAW IMELL TGENCE..—May 2. VICE-CHANCELLORS' COURTS. (Before Sir J. Stuart.) SIR J. MORRIS V. THE SWANSEA HARiOUR TRUSTEES. In this case Sir John Morris claimed to be equit ably entitled to a leasehold interest in a wharf in the town of Swansea, which the defendants gave notice of taking under the power of their act. The amount. of purchase money was settled by arbitra tion. It appeared that a question arose as to the title which the defendants were entitled to require. It appeared that under a lease, dated in 1813, the Duke of Beaufort granted to Sir J. Morris and four other persons who were in partnership with him a lease of the wharf and other premises, of whom Sir J. Morris was now the surviving trustee. In 1853 he agreed to grant a lease to the plaintiff's trustees for the residue of the term, less a day. The plaintiff insisted that the defendants were not entitled to inquire into the title further than was disclosed by the original lease and this agreement. The defen dants insisted that it must be shown that Sir John Morris had acquired the whole of the equitable in terest, and to have a complete abstract. Mr. Bacon and Mr. Rasch appeared for the plain tiff; Mr. Malins and Mr. Bevis contra. THOWNTON AND DYSON V. RAMSDEN AND OTHERS TENANT RIGHT-SIR JOHN RAMSDEN AND THE TOWN OP HUDDERSFIELD. This case, in which Mr. Malins, Q.C., and Mr. Nalder appeared for the plaintiffs ; and Mr. Bacon, Q.C., and Mr. C. Barber for the defendants, was a bill filed by the plaintiffs against Sir John Ramsden, M.P. for the West Riding of Yorkshire, and tenant for life of nearly the whole of the borough of Hud dersfield, and it prayed that certain proceedings at law commenced on the part of Sir J. Ramsden might be restrained. Notice of a motion for an injunction in the terms of the prayer of the bill had been given on behalf of the plaintiff, but before it came on to be heard, Mr. Malins said he desired to mention to the Court that an agreement had been come to between himself and his learned friends to the effect that the motion for an injunction should be turned into a motion for a decree, Sir John Ramsden undertaking not to pursue any of his legal remedies against or otherwise act upon the notices to quit which had been given to the tenants (to whom notice to quit their holdings at Huddersfield on the 11th May inst. had been given) until this cause had been dis posed of, and the defendants also undertaking to file their answers to the plaintiffs' bill of complaint on or before the first day of Trinity Term next. The interrogatories had been filed seven weeks, and about 60 affidavits had been filed on behalf of the plain tiffs and in support of the allegations in the bill. For the plaintiffs he would undertake to give notice of a motion for a decree and of the affidavits which it was proposed to read at the hearing of the cause as soon as the answers of the defendants were filed, the plaintiffs being very desirous that the hearing of the cause (the matters relating to which were said to affect about 1,700 persons in Huddersfield and the neighbour hood) should be brought on and determined before the long vacation. The Vice Chancellor said if Mr. Bacon, who was not in court, bad consented to the arrangement there could be no objection to the registrar making a note of it. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. (Sittings in Banco, before the Lord Chief Justice Erle,and Justices Crompton, Blackburn,and Mellor.) EYRE V. FORBES. Mr. Bovill, Q C., said this was an action to recover money for the resignation of an office ; and the question for the court was whether, under the statute, it was a void bargain. The learned counsel said the case came within that of Graeme v. Wroughton, unless his learned friend could per suade the Court to the contrary. Mr. Garth, for the plaintiff, said this was a con tract to pay money for the resignation of an office. Whilst the plaintiff was a major in the East India service it was agreed between the plaintiff and de fendant that in consideration of the former's retir ing from the service the latter would pay or cause to be paid to him the sum of 40,000 rupees. The plaintiff according retired, but the defendant had paid no portion of the money agreed on between them. The learned counsel submitted that he was entitled to their lordships' judgment, because there was nothing to show on the pleas that the resigna tion was contrary to the East India Company's rules and regulations. The Lord Chief Justice said an officer of the East India Company was within the statute 49th Geo. 111., sec. 126, which act recited that of the sth and 6th Edward IV., cap. 16. Mr. Garth said the 9th section provided that the act should not extend to any office exempted by the statute of Edward, or any office legally saleable before the passing of the 49th Geo. 111. It was not shown that this office was not a legally saleable one. The Lord Chief Justice said that it' the company had resolved that every commission in their army was saleable, he was bound to tell them they were unsaleable. No regulation laid down by the com pany could contravene the statute. Judgment for the defendant. NEWTON AND ANOTHER V. CUBITT AND ANOTHER. Mr. Sergeant Pigott and Mr. Powell were coun sel fur the plaintiff; Mr. Lush, Q.C., Mr. Ray mond, and Mr. Humphreys, were counsel for the defendants. _ . . This was a special case for the opinion of Court. The question was whether the defendant had a right to ply from the Isle of Dogs to Greenwich. The defendant, Mr. Alderman Cubitt, the owner of Cubitt Town, Isle of Dogs, had put on a steamer from Cubitt Town to Greenwich, for th e conve nience of the inhabitants. The Court was asked to say whether the defendant had a right to convey them and others as against the plaintiffs who claim the exclusive right of ferry. The case had not concluded when the Court rose. The Lord Chief Justice suggested an arrangement between the parties. COURT OF EXCHEQUER. (Sittings in Banco, before the Lord Chief Baron, and Barons Bramwell and Martin.) MAYALL V. HIGLEY. This action was brought by Mr. Mayan, the photographer, for the improper detention of certain photographic portraits of eminent men, which plaintiff has lent to Mr. Tallis, the publisher of the Illustrated News of the World, with a view to en gravings from them being issued with that journal. Mr. Tanis became a bankrupt, and the defendant purchased the photographs from his assignees, and sold reduced copies of them for considerable sums. At the trial which took place before the Lord Chief Baron at Guildhall, the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff, but a rule was subsequently obtained to enter a verdict for the defendant. Mr. Vaughan Williams, in the absence of Mr. Lush, now appeared on the part of the plaintiff to show cause against the rule. The Lord Chief Baron said that when the Court granted the rule there was au impression that the case involved the question of copyright in photo grnpils, but it now appeared to him that it did not touch that question. It was really an action for using a man's property without his consent and to his disadvantage, which the defendant had no right to do. Mr. V. Williams admitted that the case was wholly independent of any point as to copyright, but said that if it were not it would come within the decision of Lord Cottenham in the case of "Prince Albert v. Strange," in which etchings by hc•r Majesty of the late and lamented Prince Con sort, sent to be printed for private use, were by s ome breach of trust or of confidence copied and ad• vertised to be sold. His lordship went through all the authorities upon the point, and held that no person had a right to make copies of drawings with out the consent of the proprietor, even though he had no knowledge of the manner in which they came into the posEossion of the party from whom he got them, and he granted an injunction restrain ing the pUblication. The Lord Chief Baron 'aid they were all of opi nion that the rule should be discharged, but it .o Uld be better in the first instance to hear counsel oft the other side. Mr. M. Smith was then heard on the other &de, but had not concluded when the Court rose. COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE. (Before Sir C. Cresswe, l. and a Special Jury.) BRANDRETII v. BRANDRETIE. This was n suit instituted to prove in solemn forma the will of INITr. Thos. Brandreth, late of Ormskirk, near Liverpool, who died on the 25th of February, 1857. The instrument in question consisted of a will dated the 11th of August, 1856, which was admitted to be genuine, and three codicils, bearing date respectively the 23d of August, the 19th a Sept., 1856, and 17th of Feb., 1857. The testator by the last codicil bequeathed his household furniture to his niece, Mrs. Mary Brandreth, wife of the Eel-. Canon Braudreth , and also named. her sole executor, with a power of appointment under a previous will. He left the whole of his. property, amounting to about .f.,1,400 a year, to be divided between his two nieces, the lady just men tioned, who is the plaintiff, and the other, Nvho is the defendant. The last mentioned codicil was alleged by the plaintiff not to have been duly exe-- cuted, and to have been made under undue in— fluence, and by means of fraud. Mr. Edward James, Q.C.,. Dr. Spinko, and Mr. Burnie, appeared for the plaintiff; and Mr . . Collin, Q.C., Dr. Wamby, and Mr. Jones, for the defetidant. The evidence w as ver y v o luminious, but con trined no feature of public interest, and the opposi tion to the disputed instrument was withdrawn. A compromise was then agreed to between the liti gants, with the understanding that the Court was not to make any order relative to costs. THE EPUCATIOII 7 GRANT. The vote about to be taken for public education in Great Britain during the current year (X 812,119) is the largest ever granted ; and the vote for Ireland will raise the entire grant this year to more than £1,100,000. The estimate - i 9 framed according to the old code, and every school ad mitted to aid before July next will receive its next grant as if the sy stem had remained unchanged ; but schools ad mitted to aid after July will fall under the revised code, and it is fair to add that this causes a charge of £13,600 which would, under the old code, have belonged to next year, because while the grants to pupil-teachers were not payable at the time of their admission, the new grants ob - tainable for the examination of the scholars in reading, writing, and arithmetic will have to be paid at once for the year ending at the date of inspection. In Great Britain. in 1861 the grants for building amounted to £99,506 to meet £207,043 voluntarily subscribed, and additional ochool accommodation was provided for 47,103 children. The pupil-teachers increased from 15,535 to 16,277, and the stnai of £301,826 was paid to them, or for their being taught—EL sum which brings the expenditure upon them since 1859 up to more than £2,000,000. The capitation grants, from 3s, to 6s. on children attending school 176 days, amounted in 1861 to £77,239, and the vote now to be taken is to be £86,000 ; the payment was made on 316,226 children, being 42 . 75 per cent. of the children attending 5,199 schools—an increase of 54,220 children that year. The sum of £1,177 was paid in respect of 5,656 scholars above 12 years old attending night schools (connected with day schools under inspection) on 50 nights. The number of . certificated teachers in charge of schools at the end of 1861 was 8,698, an increase of 987 over the previous year; nearly £130,000 was paid in direct augmentation of their salaries, and the vote proposed this year is £142,000. The number of students in training colleges increased 21, and was 2,847 at the end of the year; the vote is £lOO,OOO, as before. Small grants are made (X 1,600 will now be voted) for in dustrial departments of common elementary schools having land, kitchens, laundries, or work rooms attached to them. Uncertified ragged schools are also aided, but the grant is to be reduced to £2,500. The total number at elementary day schools visited by her Majesty's in spectors in 1861 was 7,705, and school-rooms under sepa rate teachers 10,900; and there were present 1,028,690 children—an increase of 65,758 over 1860. Adding 32,481 children inspired in 442 Poor Law schools, and 5,226 in 67 of industrial schools, the total number of children was 1,066,207. Of the £813,441 expended from the public pue:s upon the schools of Great Britain in 1861, £195,471 went. to schools connected with the Church of England, £7B 358 to those connected with the British and Foreign School So ciety, £37,775 to Wesleyan scilools, £32,787 to Roman Ca tholic schools in England and Wales, and £2,408 in Scot land, which latter country also received £53,398 for schools connected with its Established Church, £Z8,829 for Free Church schools, and £6,052 for Episcopal Church schools. The establishment in London and the inspection tost, £67,185. COUNIBY MA RA", AS. WAKEFIELD-MAY 2 The wheat trade is very dull, and although a decline of is per quarter from the prices of last Friday would be con ceded, millers buy very sparingly. Barley in favour of the buyer. Beans, oats, and shelling fully as dear. DERBY--MAY 2. At our market this morning the show of wheat was moderate, and the attendance was middling. The tone of the trade ruled heavy, and the rates of last week declined about is. The show of barley was small, and sales were at fully late rates. Oats and beans scarce, and maintainci former prices. Super flour, 46s to 48s. LIVERPOOL-MAY 2. We had to-day a thin attendance of dealers and mil lers, and wheat met a slow sale at a slii:ht decline on last Tuesday's rates. Flour also rather lower, but good sam ples of Ohio and extra State met a fair sale. Oats id per bushel advance, and only a 7ery slow sale. Beans were 6d decline. Indian corn coml.-landed a fair sale—white, 32s Od to 335. EXETER.—M&y 2. Prices were about the same as last week. Wheat, white..7s Od to7s 6d Barley 4B Od to 4s 4d Ditto new .0s Od to Os Od I Oats .. 3s 3d to 3s 3cl Flour, fine, 43s to 46s ; seconds, 41sto —8 per sack. CATTLE. _ _ _ _ _ _ . The market to-day was largely supplieu with stock, assti much business was done. 1 Fat beef,p score,9s9d to 10s0d Ewes, per 11 .... 7d to 70 Pork carcases, 9s 6d to lOs 6d Wethers, do. .... 7d to 72d Lambs, per qr ..7s to 8s Fat calves, 6...5id to 6.1. Rough fat, 34d per lb. BRISTOL SUGAR—ArniL 30. The market is very quiet, and the sales erected have been at 6d per cwt. decline. Refined sells in moderato quantities. FOREIGN MAIL PACKET LIST. MAILS DUE. Aufe.ralia and Mauritius, via Southampton. Ma!, 19. via Marseilles May 13. Lirazil and Cape Verds, by British packet. Mayo, Capo of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena.. May 3. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton. May 2- via Marseilles —April 27. Falkland Islands .. Gibraltar, via Southampton India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton May 2. via Marseilles April 27. India (Bombay), via Southampton May 11. via Marseilles May 5. Lisbon May 1. Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton May 2. via Marseilles April 27. Newfoundland .. April 30. Oporto and Vigo . . May 1. U. S. and British N. America, by But. packet.... April 30, by U.S. packet.... ~.... by Canadian packet. April 30. W.C. of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe May 10. Bahamas, via New York ' May 8. Mexico.. All parts of West Indies, including Chili, Peru, 1 April 28 California, and British Columbia.. THE MURDER OF MR. THIEBAULT.—Thomas Halloran, one of the parties in custody, has been fully identified by a person mamed Woodlock, as being with the murdered gentleman immediately before the occurrence; and from further evidence the coroner's jury returned a, verdict of wilful murder against Halloran, who was com mitted for trial at the next assizes. —Dublin Freeman, BIRTHS. ALDERTON.—On the 2d inst , at 14, Paddington green, the wife of W. J. Alderton, Esq., of a daughter. DiciuNsoN.7on the 2d inst., at 33, Sloane• street, Mrs. Thomas Dickinson, of a son. ETHERIDGE.—On the Ist inst., at Stockwell, the wife of J. H. Etheridge, Esq., of a daughter. G ORE.—On The Ist inst., at Margate, the wife of T. lielmea Gore, Esq., of a daughter. MARRIAGES. B OURNE—BLECKLY—On the Ist inst., at Southport, Lan. cashire, Henry Richard Fox Bourne, Esq., of London, to Emma Deane, second daughter of Henry Bleckly, Esq., of Warrington. HATCHARD—HoPKINs.---On the Ist inst., at St. James's, Paddington, John Hatchard, Esq., of Gloucester-cres cent, Porchester-square, Bayswater, to Marian Hopkins, daughter of the late C. A. Hopkins, Esq,, of Newington, Surrey. DEATHS. CASTLE.—On the Ist inst., at Upper Tooting, Surrey, T. Castle, Esq., aged 83. DRY.—On the Ist inst., at Ampthill-square, William Tripp Dry, Esq., formerly of the Hon. E. I. Company's Ser, vice, aged 56. DURRANT.—On the Ist inst., Mr. Charles Durant, of the King's Head, Richmond, Surrey, aged 49. FLOWER.—On the 28th ult , at Hill-house, Tooting-com. mon, Hugh Philip, youngest sun of P. V . Flower, E s 4 ., aged 21. GUTCII.—On the 30th ult., at 33, Bloomsbury -square, J IV. G. Gutch, M.R.C.S., aged 53, , LEVY.—On the Ist inst., at 4, Albansuyd-terrace, :s ß lr e . g L , si en e t' ' fi ; park, the residence of his brother, Levy, of Monument Yard, city, aged 61. SCANLAN.—On the 30th ult., at his residence," 21, Upper Seymour-street, west, Dr. Edward Scanlan, aged 45. LONDON : Printed and Published by JOHN CHAPLIN, of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at THE SUN Office, N 0.112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the County of Niddlesext—Saturday,LMay 3, 1862, ._ ~~ r