The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1862-05-20

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turn of the President and Secretary Of War
from Fortress Monroe is not now expecte
until the operations on James River are com.
pleted. The visit Of the President is under.
stood to have been for the purpose Of direct.
ing in persons, as Commander in Chief, the
cooperation Of the ravy with the execution OF
the plans of Gen. Mcclellan.
A shell, thrown by the Merrimac in the
great engagement Of Hampton Roads, and
which fell in the camp Of the Indian l4th
regiment without exploding, was sent 10 the
editor of the Lafayette Courier as trophy oi
war; but it was SO much an object of dread
that the editor, instead of having the stuffiuc
pulled out, buried it deep in the ground
Col. MuIigan has several schools among
the 5000 rebel prisoners under bis charge at
Camp Douglas, Chicago setting the educated
secessionists to teaching the ignorant breth-
rem.
General Lowell, who abandoned the de.
fense Of New Orleans on tho approach of our
forces on that city, has reinforced Bcauregard
with 80 900 men.
Fort Morgan, at the entrance of Mobile,
and Fort Sumter at Charleston harbor. There
is an insignificant Fort at Wilmington, and
another at Galveston, it is true, but they arc
of no account, and will Of course. ultimately
fall. and then our Government will have re
gained all tEo coast defenses.
The number Of civilians with the army of
tho Potomac, hunting relics, is so large, and
the prices paid 80 liberal, that the soldiers are
said to be doing good business u selling az.
tcles which they get up by very simple pro.
cess. a letter from n "Pennsy lvauia Re-
serve,' stationed near Manassas, says: "Old,
worn out tive dollar pistols, preserved in vine
gar, sell readily at irom SIS TO $50. Knives
which originally cost from 81 to 50, com
mand from S5 to $40.
The Mr.. Schuable, somewhat notorious
Pennsylvania Democratic politician, has turn
ed up since his Liberation from Fort Lafayette
AS Colonel Of an Arkansas force Of nineteen
hundred rebels
The official report of the killed and woun.
dcd of the Federal fleet in passing the tcrts
below New Orleans, makes the total killed
so, total wounded ll9. \ few vessels had
not yet reported.
Tho Pttsburg correspondent Of The n. y.
Tribune says: "a great many reports have
gone forth about the capture Of Gen. Prentiss
with his entire division on Sunday morning
The truth is, that division is now the strongest
in our outuc army. General Prentiss was not
captured until after four in the afternoon, and
less than 1000 men were taken with him.
Major General Hunter has issued an order
to the Colonies e the regiments in his De.
partment 10 report to him the number of &C.
tive, intelligent non.comnissoned officers, an !
even priyates, that can bc selected from each
regiment who are competent to instruct aud
drill negroes in military exercises. 1t is evi'
dent from this that if tic war be protracted
so long, the brave old General intends toh have
some volunteer regiments that can eudure the
Southern climate during the summer months,
The Philadelphia Inquirer says the re-
markabie prediction OF the lsts iane9ted Coz.
Z. ID. Baker, made ut the Continental Hotel
publicly, last September, that the flag ot 'he
Union would float over New Orleans 10y the
25th of April, has met with remarkaDIe 'ui' W
flment. AS the very day coinclces with ms
prediction. Many prominent citizens can voucn
ior the truth OF the statement, aDd lhe CoIo'
mel spoke not doubtinglv, but a" certainty
Mayor SHARP of Columbus, Kentucky, " no
was carried away Gy the rebels some time AL
ter the evacuation Of that place, has escaped
snd tella most pi, ful stories Of the Htiairs y,
Memphis. H. pointed out place where the
rebels buried 80 pieces Of cannon at Colum.
bus, all cf which have been eyhumed, oni are
now in the possession oi the lederss.