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Female Diseases and other interesting matter Of the
Importance the married and those contemplating
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On A NEW VI Z I HOD OF
treating venerlal Diseases, inclu-
ding syphilis in all its stages;
Gonorrhea, elect, Structure, Vari-
cocile, and Hydrocele, Diseases Of
the Kidneys, Bladder &c, with
out mercury! containing a VAL
liable treatise on thatwide-spread
malsdy of youth, Seminal Weak
ness, Nocturnal Emissions, Sexual
Debility, lmpotency, &C., the Sc
cret inhrmities Of youth and ma
turity arising from the baneful
, 1862-05-05

Our city readers well snow the excitement
caused by the suppression OF news a. CA1ro
from tue arruy of Gen. l1alleck Oh Friday
night, Eyr3 body Was sure that desperate
work was already brsup, and that disasters
yerr torrEpsGuEcd and even infinitely de-
scrisnd. 1t io~ tElu:rres that it vas Ill the
xurl. Of !: ba-clve ruu.or. Tue corTesponI-
cucc We rrveivcd from our Cairo reporter on
Saturday ,,igl:, dated on the previous cvc-
nirg. clears up h. mystery It seczn5 th2t
I'll Criro waE iu 8 state Of excitement on Fri
day afternoon and evening over report tn II
q battle was il progress ut Pi:ts5urg, hid
been raging thirt. six hours with frlghtful
loss IN both sides, ami that .975 rebel prison
crs we're on their way up thu river. This in
tcl}Iscuce Gen. Strong, wisely distrastIn5
forr.,orr to aiIoxT 70 he scat in the dispatches
and 1nop.l: tie Is.ul,le we're LIFT III doubt, i
was bitter that, 1h..: they should tced thei
fanci,.s OVER an tls-hodiad Cairo Tu1nor O
tie lar.cst proportions, sent ont ny tela
gr4i; Cur diss,4;chcs in another coium
slo" ;ha: up ~ Saturday morning. all nd
4unt n IL. u-44. and that there had been Il
tith' 'irN.
, 1862-05-05
FROM hIcCLELLAN'S ARMY.
FOUR FEDERAL BALLOONS FOR
OBSERVATION.
Terrible Explosion Of a Rebel Gun.

BEFORE YORKTOWN, May 2.--Prof. Lowe
has brought up huge balloon, called the In
t1.pid. It was built to carry up from iour to
six PERSONS ard from its position in the ed &c
of1he woods and towers up above the lof]y
pines. It lies nj auchor, ready at all times
u make al ascension. Gen. Barnard Went up
4 5eT days ago, and remained Ut anchor over
yorktown for nearly four hpurs, This is the
fourth balloon We now have here between the
York and James rivers.
The rebels opened this morning with their
ritled columbiads, tSpouudcFs, placed on tue
heights of Yorktown. Our No. battery Of
1C6 and ECO FOUNDER Parrotts Was then brought
to bear upon the only gun Wbirh has given u3
any trouble, our shots fllliny over and around
it with escry prospect Of its being very soon
dismounted, when, on its t|enty-third dis,
charge, the enemy's gun burst into Z thousand
pieces, tearing up inc p4rApet and m liking
havoc With the crowd who wcru collected as
usual around it at the tine. No less thlu ten
persons were standing on the pArapct within
SIX +. It Of it, besides those who were hid from
view By the works. The obstruction in loss
Of life must Mlyc been con-ilerahle. This ia
the only gun which the rebels have shown
capable OF doing No. battery any harm. All
firing On their eidc ceased, while our guns
vert nlannrd with renewed riyor, directing
their Ehells iuto the town. About 100 sio's
were tired By our guns up to ? O'Clock this
afternoon, Whtn all firing ceascd.
a rebel Steamboat came down the river aud
attempted to laud at yorktown, but WIS pre-.
vented By q few shots from our lO0-pounde1
Parrott gun.
The rebels kept up continuous fire all las'
night on our men III the trenches The onlJ
casualties were the wounding Of TWO.
| The weather is again pleasant. 1fit shon!t
| continue. you can look ont for startling new:
| from this quarter. The work laid cut is up
| preaching completion.
Jos. Decker, Co G, Berdan's sharp=hoot
err, was wounded last night and taken prisoner
, 1862-05-05
THE BOMBARDMENT OF TT.
MACON.
IMPORTANCE OF The CAPTU Z Z,

new York, Nay s.-A special to the New
York Ttit'zf.,<, giving An account Of the cap
ture Of Fort Macpu, says the fire. of our bat
terirs dislnounsed thirteen guns and tore up
the guns in the most effective manner. Out
of l, lou shot and shell thrown by them at the
Fort, ESQ struck the works. The guns
Of the Fort were worked with skill
and courage, but the sand hills OF Imposition
afforded complete protection to the men. The
: hoistipg Of the white flag was followed by 3
conference with Gen. Parks and suspension
Of hosti'itiee nrtil the folio wing morning,
During the night the proposition to surrender
wss communicated to Gen. Burnside, and in
the morning art!cles Of agreement were signed.
The cx,7ison surrendered az prisoners of war,
we're released on parole, aud we're allowed to
txke leeir private rtcc.s with them. The ofl~
Gers retained their eide arms. These were the
| terms origipally proposed by General Parks,
but refused By Colonel White. commandant
| Of ihe tort.
| The surrender Of Fort Macon gives General
Burnside port Of entry, With secure anchoE'
Government another Of the stolen fortifca'
tione, with 50 guns, x, 900 pounds Of powder
shot and shell, 400 etand Of arms, lar:ye stort
of provisions, 10 prisoners, and 80 horses
It releases portion Of the blocSadiog tee
fpr service elsewhere, and ensures the reten
tion OF this district.
Gen. Burnside, In general order congcatu
lattng Gen. Park on his victory, command
| that the nnme Of Fort Macon be Inscribed O.
the 8th Connecticut Regiment,
The command of the Fort was offered t
Capt. Lewis o. Morris, 1st Artillery, aft.
the surrender, but had been declined, aud Co
Rodmap, Of the 4th Rhode Island, Was place
. | in charge,
, 1862-05-05
THE LATEST NEWS
BY TELEGRAP PHI.
FROM GEN, HALLEcK'S ARMY. Y.
NO BATTLE YET.
Yesterdays Dispatches From
Pittsburg.
Reported Decentralization
Of the Rebels.

Pr11sBrne LANDING, May 3, 9p..-
6ix deserters arrived yesterday and ten to-
day. They all confirm the capture of New
Orleans. A few days ago one Tennessee and
one Mississippi regiment stacked their arms,
their time having expired, and refused to
eerre any longer, though go required by the
conscription law.
Beauregard put two regiments to gnasd
them. Twenty deserted yesterday, and nun
bcrs are leaving daily
All rumors Of battle here or in vicinity
arc urfounded In fact.
The weather is clear. The roads will be
passablc in day or two, so that the army
Tan advance.
The Hospital boats and stores arriving
daily. Gen. Finnell, Of Kentucky, and 4 host
Of surgeons and nurses arrived to-day
Tie War Department has received dis
patches from General Hallcck, dated to-day
{SIay 81 from Pittsburg Landing. The army
Was well, in high spirits, and eager to NEE
the enemy.
, 1862-05-05
FROM GEN. BURNSlDE'S DE-
PARTRAENT.
The Affair at C0bb'S Point.

On the 18th ult., the army forces under Gen.
Reno debarkcd at Cubb's Point, N. c., for
the purpose Of destroying the locks of the
Dismal Swamp Canal. Having retired with
out accomplishing the object, Comm ander
Rowan determined to destroy the canal with
the naval forces under lis command. Thefol-
loving is the report Of tho successful accom-.
plishment Of the work:
L. S. Steamer Commodore Perry, OF Elisabeth
City. y. c., April 26th:
SIR-In obedience to TOUT orders I left this
place On the I'D inat,, in the Lockwood, will
ile Whitehead and Putnam, in company each
with IN officer and detachment OF men on
board, the Lockwood towing the wreekiny
schooner Emma Slade, with the apparatus Tor
bio~ ing up the banks to block up the Albe-
marie and Chesapeake canal At tho North
River We we're Joined by tho Sha4Fsheer,
having iu tow schooner which had been sent
thu cay before to Roanoke Islnnd to be tiled
with sand.
On the afternoon Of the Esd 500 men vert
| lunded On each bank while launch with j
heavy 12-pouuder was sent up the canal With
| this force VIC moved up two miles examining
| the banks to lind tht best place for opera,
| tions. 1 concluded to place the obstructions
| near the mouth that the men Willie at WORK
might he under the cover Of the guns Of the
STEAMERS and the enemy prevented IRON
| 1nOflHS IT,
canal, and with brush, stu,nps, rails, trunks
Of trees and earth. The p.ssayc was o55truct
I'd from THE schooner about fifty yards above
We ncre occupied from noon till saaset Q
the esd, and from 7:30 H. ri. Of the 24Eh til
half IN hour after sunset. Earth WAS throw
in b, hand as far us could be, but VIC had nj
wheelhar1owe to carry it to the middle.
Prof. Maillrfort Of tue New York Su5ma
rine Engineering Company, and bis assistant
were Of til. greatest assistance to 1ne indeed
WAS merely governed by his adyiees: HI i
more familiar with this sorl Of work than
am. He is Of the opiuioa that it will =
Quirc two OF three months labor wit
8 dredging mnchioc to remove what Y
have placed in day and half. Il
eays it will be easier and cheaper to gut ne
o,1slet Than remove thu Instructions: IT.
rebels, think, have no thought Of using tt
; canal, 80 thty baye themselves been oostruc
| lug 1t above and below the bridge. 1t wou
:. | be we'll to send steamer there daily until II
: lumber ie well water soaked aud sunk
9 Very respectfully. your obedient serv't,
!. C. ". FLrss Lieut. Com.
To s. c. Rowan, Commanding Z. 8. Na7
| fnrr.es inntr 1ut.rS nf N C.
, 1862-05-05

The gallant and intrepid Co!, .1en-
nison-tlAe victim Of pro-slayerE malice,
procccaelto Washington last night Ills
lus1s If friends were rejoicc1 to learn yes
tcrday. that his prosecutors lad been
promptly ordered to clear out Of Kansas,
bv thu Sccre1ary-cfW In tue terse
words Of OUT dispatch -" Gen. sturgIs has
been ordered to Washington 10 give IN ac-
count Of lis doiuEs. Gen. Denver is sent
TO New Mexico, and Gen. Mitchell is or
aercd out Of tia State
These gentlemen thus find their bcaut-
full game Of rro-slave1y harrassu1ent Of the
Fr.cncn If n:1nsas, suddenly blocked and
themselves Icief on their own pctard
Wien Slu1gcs gets to Washington he will
fnd .1rrnison not in chains in a dungeon
but there tQ confront him.
, 1862-05-05
FROM CAIRO.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.l
HlI1a Afar x-h n II

Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.l
C1Ro, May So r. II.
There is absolutely no news Of importance,
If ne except the thousand and one rumors
relative to matters on the Tennessee and
below. The former is declared contraband
and there is no truth In the latter.
a steamer arrived from Pittsburg this even
ing and reports that up to o'clock last night
there had been no fighting.
The river is falling.
The hospital steamer Louisiana arrived this
morning with four hundred sick from Pitts
burg for st. Louis.
Ito the Associated Prets.l
CAIRO, May 3.-No movemen: has taken
place at Fort Pillow since the last adTicee.
Deserters say that Hol1ins had reinforced the
rebel fleet with seyen gunboats, and that on
Sunday night an attack was to have been
made, but for some reason the rebels failed to
connect. Com. Footc was fully prepared to
give them tlatteriug reception.
Memphis papers Of April 18th confirm the
news Of the capture Of New Orleans, but give
no particulars. In view Of the supposed ap-
proach of The Federal fleet from bclo9, meet
ing had been held, at " hich it has been decided
shelter to damned Yankee.
The arrival Of large number Of steamers
from below is referred to, and intimations
made that they have gone to Fort Pillow.
It is generally believed here that the Miss
issippi will be open within 4 week.
Judge sharpless, lorncrly connected witt
| the steamer admiral, captured at Island No
| 10, and since in tue employ Of the Fedora
| Government Us clerk on steamboat, WAS IT
rested to-day by order Of Brig. General Strong
and placed in :. cell in the military prison f0
expressing dis1oyal sentiments
| The steamer Emma, from the fo:ftla, arrived
! last night. On Tuesda; night Commoaor
| Eoote received information Which led him t.
! anticipate an attack from the rebel gnnboat
which were below Memphis. and said to hly
| come up to Fort PILLOW. Commodore Foot
! has commenced the bombardment, the MOI
tars firing at intervals of ten minutes, and tn
rebel. replying With several long range gun:
| rendering it necessary for our gunb0a1s con
| tipually 10 change 1lleir positions. a genev;
attack on tic fort and rcbcl feet WIS momer
turily expected when the Emma left.
, 1862-05-05
WlY AW MaCHn1UlND.
Great News From
Yorktown.
The REBELS ON the q SKE-
DADDL E."
DUB ARMY OCCUPY TIE REB.
I'll WORKS.
GEN. M'CLELLAN'S OFFICIAL
DISPATCHES.
He WILL PUSH THEM TO THE
| WALL"
He " WILL PUSH THEM TO THE
WALL"

WAsHrHaroE, Sunday Noon, May a.
The following report is just received from
Fortress Monroe:
yorktown was evacuated last night. We
now occupy the ene1uy's works. They Lett
large amount Of camp equippage and guns,
which they could not destroy, for fear Of be-
Ing EeeH:
The following is Gen. s1cClellan's official
dispatch:
HEADQUARTERS ARa1 OF 71E Po7oaac,
April 4 +
E. M sSanfon, Secretary cJ War:
We hare the rampar+s, guu=- ammunition,
camp equippage, &c, Of the eueuay- We hold
the entire rebel works, which our engineers
report yeTy strong.
/ bave thrown all my cavalry aud horse ar
tlllcTy in pursuit, supported by inflntry.
I move Franllin's division and il much
more as I can transport hy water to West
Point to-day. No time shall be lost.
Gunboats Laye gone up York River.
Gloucester also is in our possession.
shall push the enemy to the wall.
{Signtd), GEO. 3. MCCLELLAN.
The following is from the army correspond
ence Of the Associated Press at yorktown:
We entered tile enemy's works a. o'clock
| this morning, which thcir rear deserted four
| hours before Everything found in utter con-
| fusion. About fifty pieces OF heavy artillery
| were left, spiked. We found d 1nge amount
| OF MEDICAL stores, ammunition, camp equip
! age, tents aud private property Of o1iceEs-
Neeros found there say the rebels threw .
t 1lrGc amount Of ordnance stores into tho
| RIVER.
Several deeerter6 have come into our lines
! One states that the rebc}s evacuated owing to
| the near approach Of our parallels, that they
| feared the success Of our gunboats in York
ind James river, which would cut of thei1
I communication. GEN. johnson gave orders
to cyacuate on Thursday, to commence the
following morning, which was done. Gen.
Magruder is said to lave strenuously opposed
the ,yacuaton, saying if they couldn't whip
tue Fede1als here they couldn't anywhere ii
Virginia.
Gen. Lee, the rebel Commander Chief
! arrived at Yorktown on Wednesday, and ex
I ::s:ayd Ger. 3fcClc11an's works infinitely
after which it is supposed he recommends.
the evacuation, decming his works untenablc
Dcsertcrs agree that their troops were n,ucl
jenofalized and disheartened wh=n the o1de
to tsacuate was given, as Ill anticipated
fight there. The rebrls had 100, GOO nen o.
the penin=uia, also 40 pieces Of ted artillery
It is believed the rebels have fallen back t
| Ci.Ickaho1ning Crttk, beyond Williamsbur:
| wherc it is expected they will make q stan:
| Gen. Ston,man commands large force I
cavalry and artillery, aud is pursuing the Ell
emy; and will probably come up with the
r.ar before night, il they remain near wi
| lian1sburg.
The eunboats have passed Yorktown III
arc nnx ,hr31ine f1,c aborts On their Tay
, 1862-05-05
IMPORTANT FROM MEXICO.
THE FRENCH CHOOSE A SIDE AND
DECLARE WAR.
The Mezicans Accept the Issue.

NEW YORK, May 4-The steamer Roanoke,
t1nm Harauna, 10Th, his arrived.
A1vices from Mexico state that the frencn
Commits ion.F had stated that be would no
longer treat With the present Me1'caa Coy
eminent, which they sr51e an oppressive M
portg, and they sba!l aid and pEasssft At IT.
:ht Emperor. who expected open hostilltle5
between the Allies and Mexican troops.
The French have declared war which Mexi-
accept though Ju55 ea4e ssont h's -, g1oo
able and concilistor3 measures, but force
must be met by force
spanish troops are arriving II h, in EnSsh a Tss tss
vesee]s. Gen. Prin Was TO emoatk On 'ao
The prime motive for the French inteEyen-
finn IL .aid to be the establishment OF q GOV
r,nmen Who *ili psy 'he aty;taxo a.n,,naa millions
TheTr IL not shadow of foundation for the
zn1nor Of French Intervention oe aEmlatle*
With the rebels.
, 1862-05-05

a Foreign Imposter Kicked Out Of
the Service.
THE REBELS DISCUSS ARMIEG
THE BLACKS.
But Don't Know Who
They'd Shoot"
Capture Of a Rebel Steamer.

Especial dispatch to the Chicago Tribanc.J
WASHINGTON, May i.
Taxes on raw cotton aud ON yachts and
steamers, have been taken out of the bill, By
the Finance Committee, which will probably
report by Tuesday. The House bill is per.
+, ctcd, the remaining qucstion being whether
to substitute a bill radically different, a.
Simmons urges. It will not be taken up in i
week, ard will probably continue for weeks
under discussion.
The tax on malt liquors, once raised to two
dollars per barrel, has been restored to ont
by The Committee.
Baron Schweintze, q foreign impo5ter, has
been 1nmasEed recently. He came here with
letter purporting to be from Gen. Schneider,
chief Of the Secret Bureau Of Arch Duke Max
amillian, to Hulsemann, the Austrian Minister,
who made him acquainted with Baron Gcor
oldt, the Prussian Minister, aud through
their agency he received an appointment il
the Union army, AID was assigned to the staff
Of Gta. Doubleday. Hulsemann, who paid him
some eight hundred dollars on account of his
salary On Ma4imillian'e staff, which General
Scbneider's letter stated Was to run on, his
suspicion having been aroused BY the absence
| Of the names Of both Schneider and Sch~intz,
! from the Austrian blue book, made inquiries
Of Connt Won Reicbburg, who said he never
| Ii. ard Of the former, and the latter had been
I dismissed from the service, and imprisoned
| for his Infamous conduct After an interview
I with Hu1semann and Georoldt, ending in his
bling kicked ont Of the house, the 1ncts werr
! made known to Stanton, who cashiered him
Intelligent fugitive blacks, who have CONS
within McDowell's lines, say tho rebe|s a:t
discussing the propriety OF arming the slaves
s,ut concluded not to do SO, not k,aowsng 1att
| Mty ,rou7d s1s:ot
The Murine Artillery Company, in thirty
six houre, with the aid of contra5auds, bull
| wharf at Belle Plain tor convenience in land
| Ing pontoon trafue.
News from Richmond says that the peopl
are panic stricken, aud arc moving out Q
town.
Yorktown is considered here secon
Manassas. Civilians thought ds5s ago tbs
evacuation was going on. Our works vel
not to be ready for three weeks
Fredericksburg Vnioninsts, male III
female, who have been driven o1t, go Il
! confiecatiop. Influential committees are hel
to urge It tomorrow.
ITO the Associated Press.1
: WASHINGTON, april 1.-The q. 8. steam
< Mercedita, on the s7lh nlt, near Hole in " w =,
captured the steamer Bermuda, having Il, q
pounds Of powder, : field carriages, numb
It Of cannon, swords, pistols, shells, fusees, ca
r tridges, saltpetre, saddles, tin, &c. She #:
T. taken to Phi1adelp phia for adjudication
After tho lEt Of juno, all letters mailed
the United States for Nova Scotia are requirs
It to be prepaid.
, 1862-05-05
Tbe Ttihun&.
Tho NeWB.

Our ncvs OF this morning, comprising Sat
,.7day nights ard Sundays dispatches Is Of
most important character, the leading feature
Of which is the cyasustion Of Yorktown, and
the occupation OF that second Manassas uy
our troops.
From Gen. EGlleck's army grca. events are
f'resE: dowed by the news up to Saturday al
tcrnocn with indie .tions that yesterday was
to be battle-Sunday. Gen. Pope's column
have had sharp little 6glt with the enemy's
.a3va1ccd position and carried it ut the poiut
Of the bayonet
Tht1e is nothing new from Com. Foote,
who is evidently waiting for something de-
cisiye at Pittsburg. The cap;tula.loa Of New
Orleans has filed the river towns with ap-
prehcnsion, and Vieksburg, Natchez and
other sweet Nests Of treason are being rapidly
deserted in fear Of the "Linkun gunboats.'
Gen. C:nby has achie7cd success in New
Mexico, with = prospect Of something more
general and conclusive lu lis train.
Our navy has been busy, and the fruits O.
their irdustry are shown IN the several hand
some prizes reported in our dispatches TIL:
morning
, 1862-05-05
From Gen. Fope>s COlUmN--A Fedora
Success--I4as Of1srial Dispatch.

From Gen. Pope's Column--A Federal
Succees--I4as Official DlHPatch.
LOUISVILLE, May 3.-Pittsburg Landing,
h]a, s. TIE following dispa'ch, dated n-Ar
Far1lington, has been received ut he.dluar-
tcre:
i reconnaissance sent towards Pennington,
found the ensmy 4,:700 strong, with four
PIECES Of artillery, and some cavalry, occupy
ing strong position near the town. Our
foiees advanced ut once to the assault, aud
after sharp skirmish, carried the position IT
t lardsomc style, Thu enemy lett thirty dead
! On the field, also tents and baggage. Our
The whole affair was ye:J handsome, our
/ regiments charging boldly oh their Aae OF OF
| infantry at double quick The enemy fed In
wild confusion. Regiments OF cavalry sent
| through 10 Booneril1u took possession Of that
town, tore up the 1ailroad track, and destroy
| orers, but cannot teli ho~ many yet. Our
loss was two killed, and twelve wounded
| {Signed,} JOHN POPE, Major ten.