The New York herald., 1862-04-23

reached some time to-day
Samuel Engler, the St. Louis merchant who
kicked against General Halleck's assessment on
the secessionists of that city. for the benefit Of
Union refugees. and received pressing invitation
from the commanding officer to leave Missouri
forthwith, has repented. and promises, I'M letter
from this city, to take the oath of allegiance, give
bonds for his future good behavior. curse the re-
bells, and pray for restoration of the Union, on
condition that he be allowed to return to his home
and family. Permission has been granted him.
The Frankfort Yeomon-the organ of Governor
Magofin-is, We believe, the only secession paper
now published in Kentucky, and it has dwindled
down to miserable half sheet Of extracts.
The gunboat Eastport, which was captured from
the rebels at Fort Henry, is receiving her guns at
Mound City and will soon be ready for service.
The freshets have disarranged nearly all the
Northern and Eastern mails.
In the Court of Oyer and Terminer yesterday,
Colonel Chauncey Larkin, with three or four
aliases, was tried before Judge Barnard for false
pretences. The prisoner is well known on the cri-
mnal records of the city; for. though man of on
y forty-two years of age he has passed seventeen
summers and winters in the State Prison for yari-
GUS frauds and impersonations. He is the indiyi-
dual who obtained military sword from Ball
Black Co.. changed off forged check to another
firm, and so on. He was tried on the latter charge,
and found guilty. Mr. Whitehead, the Assistant
District Attorney, asked for the judgment of the
Court. The prisoner pressed hard for postpone
ment of the sentence; but the Judge, firm, yet hui
name, said that his judgment could not be altered
by postponement; and he thereupon sentenced
the Colonel, who was dressed in blue coat and
brass buttons, to five years and two months in Sing
Sing prison, at hard labor. The prisoner is
doctor by profession.
The Grand Jury of the General Sessions were
empanelled yesterday, when Recorder Hoffman
delivered brief charge. Seward Olsen, physi-
clan by profession. was tried and convicted of OBJ.
tanning thirty-two dollars and gold watch from
Charles G. Van Quilfeldt, by falsely representing
that he had certain valuable patent rights and al
so that he had 81, 900 deposited with II. Waldorf,
druggist in the Bowery. He was sentenced to
two years Imprisonment in the State Prison.
Stocks 6rm yesterday, and governnsnt SKIES al
vanced a per cent. There was not much business in
the Western railway shares, but Erie active at the
best price Of Monday. Money was abundant at per
cent The deposits at the Sub Treasury at exceeded
million and hail.. Exchange was quiet at 1121s q.
The exports for the week amounted to 81, ,s31 500.
The cotton market Arm yesterday, while the sales
embraced about 900 bales closing the basis Of 29Xc
Soc per lb for middng uplauds. part Of the sales
made 90 OF market In consequence OF ntor
ruption in places Of inland transportation along
railroad nos and especially Of the New York Central
from the effect Of the foods, combined with the news
from Liverpool the market for -four was more active
and prices hrmer. Some descriptions improved Sc.
10c. per Dbl. Wheat was in light supply, especially
~; ~.t>~ and
prices irregular Corn without change OF moment,
and sales fair at 5sc e0c FOR Western mixed, in
store and delivered Pork steady with sales OF
mess at $l2 25 $l2 37i, and of new primo at $40
$40 20. Sugars steady and in fair demand, with
sales Of about 900 hhds and 25 boxes Coffee quiet
while prices firm. The stock Of Rio and santos
embraced about 103 800 bags and $40 packages all
kinds. Freighs were firm. with moderate engagements.
The Siege Of Yorktown-The Prepara-
tions Of the Enemy.
Our readers will have noticed, from the care
fully prepared map which we published yester-
day of the rebel defensive works at Yorktown,
that they consist Of three successive lines of in
trenchments, redoubts and batteries stretching
entirely across the peninsula, five or six miles,
between the York and James rivers, so that
their aggregate armament embraces some five
hundred pieces Of heavy artillery. From these
impediments, it is apparent that the task before
General Mcclellan is anything but child's
play
The inquisitive reader, however, may here
interpose the question, How does it happen that
General Mcclellan finds himself near Yorktown,
in front of such labyrinth of rife pits, forts
and batteries, held by the rebel Army Of the Po-
tomac, with that army only two or three weeks
on this new ground: This question may be
readily answered. 1t will be remembered that
nearly year ago, when eur troops from
General Buffers army at Newport's News
moved upon Big Bethel, they found the rebel
batteries there too hot to hold them. From
that day down to the evacuation Of Manassas
by the army of 10. Johnston, General Ma
gruder was employed upon the defences Of the
York peninsula, with body Of troops varying
from fifteen 10 twenty-five thousand Our oc-
eupation of Fortress Monroe, and our encamp-
constant menace OF an intended movement up
that peninsula to Richmond which fully justi-
fed these extensive preparations Of resistance.
Discovering in some way, or shrewdly guessing,
the plans of General Mcclellan, we have no
doubt that 10. Johnston and Magruder worked
together, and that when the defences Of
Magruder on the York peninsula were ready
for his reception Johnston moved down and
occupied them having first satisfied himself
that Mcclellan was preparing to move the
bulk Of his army into said peninsula.
Upon this point we have some testimony
from Mr.. Day, the secesh cockney, detailed
from London year go as the special Ameri-
can war correspondent Of the Morning Herald,
of that city. Day, after playing the funkey in
the South to JEFF Davis and bis satellites, pro-
ceeded to Washington; but finding its political
climate too cold for him, he left for London,
and since his arrival there be has published his