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"a hrglehman, ;eri.wingBravr cglris
s7my iIst summed. observed some o. our
careless soldiers with white flags n the
seat of their hrecches, and be saito Reaur,.
gard, that the Yankees would angh if they
-.w such sights 90, SAID mr Gcnerai,
'rhc Yankees u.yct see the back af our
m,n
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RnrficuIar Noticc.

Cash viii DO required for all Job Work hen
called for
Cash wil, also hc required for all Advertise
snents when fhc time FOR which they E,ay be
ordered 10 be publishcd expires.
This rule will be strictly adltercd to.
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NO. Az
NCiafms for. Payments Dac ts
Deceased Soldiers.

Claims for. Payments Due te
Deceased Soldiers.
The following circular viii be Of interess
20 the fsptllies and reprsscn.tiye. a
she deceased sol Tiers Of tho confeder,te
army
EEasuRT DSaARrMEsr.
sycc:;S ArRITcrs. OFE1cs,
December 30, ls6l.
Re3ufasIons for the Payment OF Claims for
arreafs cf fay Due to Deeeo.-d Sol.
citers
ls. Nhen an administrator is ia,.lIv
appointed, the p.ymsat must be. made 70
such administrators, upon his fling in thi.
once the proper certificates Of the Clerk
under seal of the Court.
I'd Where the amoant due exceeds one
hundred doiisrs, admin istrat:ou will be 70
quired. otherwise not.
3. When there is nc a6iuie:strst5. ;;.s
rient will be mate--frst, to tie v,dov.
second. 20 the child or children 10, q
minor, to the guar.lian producing the pro.
per certificate under .he seal ofthe (,o,,r,.,
third, TO the father; fourth, TO tho mothsr.
NTH, to the brothers aud sisters: aud la...
iy, to the general heirs.
4th. The claiming heir mast produce
his or her affidavit, and that of two d;sin.
terested persons, stating :she relationships.
and that there is no other person entitled
to ciaim For instance, if the claimant be
mether, the affidavit must state ths. there
is living neither wife, child nor f.ther ~
the deceased. The magistrate adminis,er.
ne the oath should certify to the crSesa,.
ty of the -ieress, and the Clerk Of lie
Court should certify, under seal, ths, he
is such magistrate.
Claims. prepared in sompilskcs v ith the
foregoing ins'rhotions, and transmitted 10
this Office by mail or ,herwise. viii receive
as prompt attention as the press Of bu.i.
ness will allow.
W III. 5. TAYLOR, Auditor
j ccnctr in and approve the above.
LEWIS GRUGER, Cemttroiler
December 80. 1861.
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The Cott.nat Port RoyaI

The Gotten at Port Royal.
The Port Royal correspondent of the
New York Commercial Advertiser gives
the following account of the Yankee ope
rltiors In tie Cotton business at Port Roy.
al
The negroes everywhere IN two districts
* work collecting, beling aud rolling cot,
ton Thousands of them have been set at
their task for which they are paid at the
rate of Il dollar Tor every hundred pounds
They deliver They labor with ;.lacritv
under this unwuutcuLStimulus: various a..
sist,t.s ard clerks have been appointed
to- oversee their performances, aud though
they need 20 te Consistently directed and
,killiully managed, w.. good degree Of
work j. really gotten out of them. This
Is rcv"u l., the f.ut tha., N les than
three d,tvs over $4,000 H~urti # cuttul;
va. put aboard the steamboat which ac.
cor panied Col MOBILES all this cotton lad
been ha,cd by the negroes Themselves, and
The bags III ,de bv them it was then con
ycycd to the various landings. at NO one 81
whio' .-rcre i i Nyitart gEfr supp o.
bags having been incomplete some thou
sand sand bags were supplied item, and
tics, hal :, bc .be frst ,,accJ in a.,
b,,,s tL,n r,w.d an, >, ,l,, st.,,..r md
,,.,iu re,,svr,, q tb, s.cl. l.for. - !,
bor- of th,. blacks were cnmpl,t,I Thc
old drivers were pco,r,lIy rat,i,.i ;, find
ont H.. l,,u,l. ,;.,..! |,ris,, thor, A., =, ,.i
places where .i,eir labor ~,gs r.,,,ir.<3
The a1nocnt Of cation. taken from c,cl,
plantation j. carefully asc,rt,in,J each h,,.
i marked with the iorrnar owners ;nit;,j.
and AN account kent both with the. estate
aud with the negroes. 50 that a, any time
the Government will he able 10 cnpr.n
safe any OF the owners who shall proyn To-
have been Loyal The cotton found ON
these ;slaf is -, as is veil k,.owu. Of g. su.
pcror quality; Il is worth 30 cents a nou,.d
on the island and - cents in New York
. II l. in ordinary times sent almost cxclu
sivcly to trauce. where it i mixed with
silk ana c',tor goods; its texture is of the
/ finest gnaiity, auj is culture requires he
creates; and most constant care. There
are immcoso quantities of it yot-srrcl in
the cotton houses of thcsa i-au,!s; more
even las been discovered than was autici
patcd; At l"as: S3,0oooUp worth are BE-
iieyed 70 have been aIre'dy secured
Slncc the negroes have discorcrci that
they wiz be paid for their eNertlunS. they
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SIICl CoNJNrKuM We hAr, Aecu
fcrnishcd With the following 'rG,hfrl som-
tjon of the conundrum pubhshcd in las,
Fridays F"rric, the conundrem Serg
re.publshed that the answer MAY be az
jrcciatcd
Why Is seward liho restless sle,nor2
GIVE itup,
because aNer ..t5 up lne s.ts. ". tIrrl
and iss on 'he rth,r
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!. 3uMsolNg eal.r .-@Ta. s,o,;,,,ll.

Cesrier of the 7th instxu. rays.
We ssasrs'and thai J arcs Hewitt, e,s.
s1ose Eistrkifty IS p.ovsrbiai, or Chris.
'nss day, presented every man in Col Ro-
80 Hsnson's I'd Kentucky regiment ri,k
a Asple.dis ovcrcoas Tie regiment il tot /,
ene thoasand strong. srd tbs presen, did
not cost Mi. Fe~ittt less .Asn from, kf,esu
to twenty thoasard do,lsrs Ala .he
wretehsd Yankees srs feols snoech u
think they can conquer and mbjuga.s a
people Of shotn James Hewitt Ia hrt fan
type.
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ne Number Of death. from aipA,hssi.
ia tie Cnltsd States, dering tae past eat,
- said 20 t'c ao less than 10 zoo.
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Stealing OF sIayes.

TIE Senate at Washington has raised =
ball IN relation TO the arrest Of slave, no
the''oGce-s oftk" United States aruv O,
navy. Original -: Contained The follow.
ing,
whereas ofts--s in. .he military service
OF the United States have, without ;hs
authority of IaV, against the pl.ine,t dc.
ta'esut t,stics ard humanity, caused n.r.
sons, claimed rs fueitives from ..ry;cs .,
LABOR 10 be - ned, held aud delivered No:
and whereas tach' conduct has brought die.
credit apos our arm., and reprosch VI.
Tn our Government.
The statement in .hs presmable va
said 20 ts untrue byst the .etcsison;.n and
was "snitte.t. The'sii: IL 'a.ssrs-s eont.is;
only che fcllc~tns P-crision:
That il shall be unlaYful for sSy ofb8sl
IN the nlihtary'cr naval service Of the I'm.
ited states to csGse any person, claimed Ia
be held to service or labo. by reason al
African descent, to be seized, held, detaip.
ed or delivered up TO, CT f.r xny per.os
ciaining such service or labor and any
officer so offending shall be aisoh .rysd from
service, and be Forever ineligible 70 any
sppoiatuen: IN tie military or naysl ser.
wee 'ot tie Z uitcd States.
-a<-sx-z-
An lRsEpkEssIBLI KxPoErkR-Al Let.
ter from Washington to the Cleveland
't'at"dea'e', gives the following incidsn,
'c illustrate tie desperate dseermin.,ioo
of reporters 20 oS.sin ..sll particulars Of .x
cry imrortsat evtat
Col Ddkss's 'ens..l eertS5hies .ooi
plsce at Mr.. Webbs. The friends 81.
hcno-abies sns the military faed the hous,
snc reporters were shut out Now came
The tug OF war One reporters efforts
alore wf.l give ss sample, selectinp ths
vietoF IN the case. Having fs.led in Ill
ether Efforts TO set in, he krassed Il mn %
General Mcclellan and asked a p-,. The
vas redfculots, of'course, az ;.>vas neith.,
sfcO iriian.s house nor funeral, ana report
-r VIZ. snsboed. Cfhe goes TO Gen. Mar.
c"y, Chief of McCisl!s.' s staff, and was "A
cavailerly treated ss he deserved. Round
'he horss he gees, sca finding the ousi
present eontrsband, gives hitna dollar "a
shoot him down the scUttie hole. when
rdond through harder and lobby he cre.ps
20 the sido of the psr.oa But he dare not
use ms pencil least it bring on q gentle
leading ort by the ear Dorn he sits with
one eye haF closed IN fuil funeral Gov.
aud the other on the parsons msnuscript
! The address over, down kn,lst the yeners.
biz sunderland to close with prayer, down
.kne.t reporter, meek, aud mousing, and
when all hearts were raeltisg, ard eli ewes
we's ctvsee sare reporter. only, he stois
the msnuscfipt and "sl.d canaie out
Long The weary psrson lookad .os hn tru.
an: atsrsss, bst shsa morning dawncd he
! ~ss erae'ed &c read 2; er.irs II the yspers
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The yeusg lady who burs, into tears has
been pat sagctaer sgain, and 1, nov wesr.
sng hoops TO prevent ,ae reeurreacs Of Il .
sroi4ent
, 1862-04-23
Gen. BURNSIDE AT ELIZABETH CITY.
RUMoRED REPULSE WITH LOSS,

Our dispatches brings us, through rebel
sources, intelligence Of q rumorcd repu1se
sustained by Gen. Burnside, in attempting to
effect landing at Elizabeth City. The rela-
tions Of that place to the approaches to Nor
folk from the rear, via. Pasqustauh River, and
the Dismal Swamp Canal system, would in
eTitably lead the enemy to make a strong
defence, and on the other hand TO induce
Gen. Burnside to efforts which will doubtless
shortly carry all before him.
WAsH1NaToS, April 222.-Richmond papers
Of Yesterday contain telegraphic reports of
the landing Of our forces at Elizabeth City, n.
c., and an engagement at that point, They
admit that their forces retreatcd to Dismal
Swamp Canal With loss Of SO killed and
wounded, and say the Federal loss was heaTi-
est.
FORTRESS MONROE, april 22.-Bo flag Of
truce, we received to-day Petersburg, Va,
paper Of yesterday, which says the Confeder-
ate Senate has refused to concur in the House
resolution for an adjournment.
The game paper also contains report Of .
repu1se of Federal force under Gen Burn
side at Elizabeth City, n. C. It is
said the Federals, five thousand strong, at
tenptedto to land there, but were repulsed with
q loss OF five hundred killed u by
Confederate force Of one thousand, includin g
Geofeia regiment. The rebel loss in killed
is stated at fifteen, including Capt McComm
ment.
a report of the same fight, to the same
effect, was current at Norfolk Sunday night.
Nothing new from Yorktown, except that
matters are progressing satisfactorily.
Weather still bad.
, 1862-04-23
FROM MEMPHIS AND THE
SOUTH.
Cen Prentiss and his Fellow
Prisoners.
WHAT THE REBELS SAY or the
PROSPECT.


ST. Lou1s, April 22-From a gentleman
w1.o left Memphis few days after the battle
Q. Pittsburg, We learn that the rebels, putting
both days Of the battle together, still claim
VICTORY. Their claim rests on the supposition
that more we're killed, wounded, and taken
prisoners on the Feders1 side than on their
Own. Our informant says that Prentiss made
a speech to his troops IN Memphis, in which
he endeayored to modify their complaints in
relation to their treatment, feed SC he told
them that they wonld be soon exchanged and
rallied them generally to keep up good spirits.
Premise vas in excellent temper. &c owned
up to defeat on Sunday but said ttaat the
rebels were badly whipped on Monday. The
prisoners were being sent to Richmond.
Our informant was IN Huntsville when
Mitchell reached there with his division The
seizure of that place Was complete surprise,
and the occupation Of the railroad between
hardest blow the rebels had yet received
perattE Stand at Corinth, and fresh troops we're
constantly arriving
When he left, business at Memphis was
almost entirelAstagnated and the people gen
orally eeem to believe that they are on the
eve OF events which will speedily decide the
wsr.
Rev. D. R, McAnally, editor Of the st.
Louis Christian Advocate, has been ar
rested and placed In military prison
and bis paper suppressed for pub.
1iehfng reasonable matter. This arrest causes
no surprise, as the course Of McAnallY' i
paper for some time past, has been very
obnoxious to the officers Of the Government.
, 1862-04-23
sKIRMISH AND LOSS OF LIFE.
List Of Casualties in the
Sth Michigan.

New Iouk. April -.
Capt Elder, who reached this city this after
room, states that on the 10th, as q recon-
noiteriDg party of the Sth Regiment, Michigan
Volunteers went ont under command Of Col.
Fenton, to acc ompany Leut. Wilson, Of the
Engineer Corps, to Wilmington Island, for
the purpose Of erecting fortidcations, they
encountered regiment Of Georgia troops 10
ambush, and skirmish ensued which ended
il the complete route Of the rebels, leaving
their dead on the field.
Our troops pursued them for two miles
As it vas dark when they returned, our in-
fornant could not ascertain the number Of
rebels Killed and taken prisoners
The following is list OF killed aud wound
cd Of the Michigan 8th regiment
K1E1ED-N. Minor Pratt, Adjutant; F. II.
Bad ger, I'd Lieut.. Prlyates Timothy Condor
AID A. Shesiou, Co. A; Geo. SpearUalk, Chas.
4. Bailey, A. Vardantack aud Derkie kapple,
10. D; JAS. Barton, Co. II Edwin Ayres, Co.
I; Ely Myers and Richard Patzie, Co. Z.
WorSpnp-Capt. D. B. Church, left thigh,
slight; Capt. A. A. Guild, left leg, Slight !;
I'd Lieut.. Geo. Jennings, Co. 4, serious.
1t4stlNS-S 9NA1pIN7 w. W 1NAh 3S63 ES&1Nuo ,
Silas Gunner, Co. c, side and back, Serious :;
Chester Walker, Co. C, right leg, serious; Au-
drew Colborne, Co. D, serious Nicholas Cas-
lin, ditto; Warren Cole, Co. A, mortal; A.
Jennings, Co. A, left thigh, serious; Fred.
Sc1ul]!nger, Co. a, left hip, serious; Lyman
a. Andrews, Co. G, right hip, serious; Chas.
swcdrick, Co. Z, slight; John r, Bunting,
Co. I, serious; Walter Pynes, left hip, seri
Gus, James Casper, Co. D, serious; Barney
Cullen, Co. 4, right hand, serious; Richard
Hankcrman, Co. D, right hand, serious; Ross
| Campbell, Co. Z. left side, serious; Stephen
Waters, Co. D, left foot, slight; Samuel s.
Eabrius, Co. D. right side OF head, slight;
/ r. B. Coli, Co. I, right shoulder back, serious
Thos. Preston, Co. 7, left hand, slight.
New YoKK, April 22.-AdTices per the
/ Marion state that surveying party OF 500 O.
| Of the Sth Michigan, landing at Wilmington
Island, before Savannah, were sur
pristd by six TO eight hundred rebels
| who poured on them IN effective fire, killing
aud Toundipg several FedeFals, who returned
the fire and went gallantly into the fight Tht
| rebels, after short stand, rctreated. Al
Adjutant in the Sth Michigan regiment va;
| Killed, and II or Is Others - or 80 wounded
Tic dead were taken to Fort Pulaski, ant
the wounded were carried to the hospital a
| Hilton Head. The rebel loss is unknown.
Fort Pulaski is so much injured as to b.
t wholly unfit for work of defcnse
, 1862-04-23
FOUR DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE
Arrival Of the "City Of New York"

NEW YORK, april 22.-The steamship CIT:
Of New York, with four days later European |
news, has arrived
The new var steamer O9ieto, built for war
purpoees, left Liverpool for Palermo It is
believed she goes to Bermuda for armament,
and takes tie Atlantic as 4 Southern priya-
teeF.
The schooner Sophia ran the Charleston
blockade, and arrived at Liverpool with line
hundred bales Of cotton.
Politics unimportant.
Manchester market i1mer, tending upward.
Breadstuffs steady and unchanged Provisions
quiet and steady.
Consols closed Tne=day at 9s:4@93j;s.
The Sumter was still Mt GibFalter aud the
TuEcarora at Algesiras on the Sd. The sloop
Of war Kea1sage, after TWO days visit to
Gibralter, left for the West.
In Parliament D'Israeli made an attack on
G}adstone's financial policy and Budget. Tue
latter spoke stron1y in defense. A general DE-
bate ensued, in the course Of which Bentick
attributed the distress Of the country to its
incompetent and inhuman policy in refusing
to recognize the Confederate States.
The question Of shielded ships and floating
batteries continues to occupy tue attention Of
the Government The shipwright5 hlTe all
been transferred from the wooden to iron yes
sels in the course of construction.
a proposition Was before the Common
! Council Of London to confer the freedom Of
the city in gold box on Mr.. Peabody, for his
| munifcence-
The crops of England and France are report-
| cd as most favorable. French manufacturing
| also show more animation.
The latest rumors assert that General Gulon
t will not be recalled from Rome.
The Paris Bourse was flat at 69f 90c.
The Italian Ministry had ordered an Increase
in i1on-plated ships The question o1
brigandagc, and the removal OF the cx-king ol
Naples from Rome, WIS debated in the Italian
| Chamber. Ratazzi said the Italian Govern.
| ment persisted in pointing out that the pres
| ercc OF Francis II. 1t Rome is the source o1
! disorders, and he believed Napoleon also
[ sharcs the conviction and peTceive5 the neces
eity for providing against its continuance
! but difficulties cannot all be vanquished ut {
Tie Spanish Government had again reiterat
ed its firm determination to abstain from AM
demonstration prejudlcial to the independence
Of Mexico.
The Danish Risziald voted an extraordi
nary credit Of one million rigsdalers for iron
plated vessels.
QUEENSTOWN, April 10.-Tbe goyer1men
has contracted for IN Iron Cupola ship uude
! Capt. Coles invention to be ready for SC:
June 1st., 1868. Experim ent5 with guns Of
large size showed the best, and hitherto COZ
eidered inyulnerable forms Of Iron sides wer
so to speak, almost as easily penetrable b.
shot IS if The target had been made Of tim
Of 12 tons weight fired with charge Of >
pounds Of powder, viii break through th
sides Of the Warrior or the strongest ship
af1oat. 4 target like the Warriors side va
shattered to crumbs at the trial.
The Times says: "No weapon Of offenc
OF defense seems left us nov, SO efdcacious a
large armor-clad and very swift steam rims.
, 1862-04-23
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS-.


EENalE.
Several petitions tor emancipation and q
bankrupt law we're presented.
Mr.. CLARK, from the Select Committee on
the case Of Senator Stark Of Oregon, made
report, but whether adverse or not Vas not
stated Ordered to be printed.
Mr.. ANTHONY presented q resolution call
ing on the President for copies OF all orders Of
the commanding GeneralE, instructions, tEc-
given to Gen. Sherman, lately commanding
the South Carolina Department. ME. Anthony
raid that the credit Of taking Fort Pulaski be-
longed to Gen. Sherman, and he believed that
the Correspondence could or would sho~ th1t
he had discharged al1 the duties required of
him. If Savannah had not been taken, it WAS
tecausc he lad acted in accordance with or
ders. He did not desire to disparage the mer-
its Of any one.
The bill for tue establishment OF Depart
ment of Agriculture was taken up. aud tile
substitute Of Mr.. Wright for tho bill was re-
jeeted.
Mr.. FOSTER moved to amend the bill by q
substitute providing for Statistical and Ag-
rlculturM Bureau.
Pending vote, the bill to conflEeate the
property and free the Slaves OF rebels VAS
Nj: DAVIS of Ky. addressed the Senate on
the bill
51r. Davis spoke two and q half hours
against the bill without concluding.
Mr.. MCPHERSON presented six petitions
IL LAW VI Lie cStaullSlAHtlL u p4b4esSp1-
ship Of German in the West Point Military
Accadcmy on the ground. OF the value Of the
study and its practical utility, in view Of the
number Of Germans in the Army and the
richness Of German literature in military sci
encc.
On motion Of Afr. MORRILL, Of Vermont,
it was resolved that the President should be
! requested to strike from the rolls the name Of
any army officer who has been known to
be habitually intoxicated by the use
| Of spirituous liquors while in the service.
Mr. bo1rll stated that he had been assured
| that the commanding General who failed to
! reinforce the two Vermont companies who
| suffered so severely at Yorktown was drunk,
| and had fallen Oft his horse into the mud. Mr..
| Merrill was asked for but declined to give the
| name of tne General.
AN unsuccessful motion vas made to lay
| the fifteen or sixteen confscation bills on the
table, but the motion Was lost-yeas 81, nays
! 60.
| Mr. BINGHA3I'S substitute providing for
the capture and condemnation Of the enemy !
property, and to indemnify the United States
Tor expenses incurred in the suppression O
tue rebellion was agreed to--62 against IS
Adjourned.
, 1862-04-23

E The rebel prisoners taken 8! Pittsburg,
confirm the previous statements that the 1eb-
tic Southern Confcderacy. The arms were
imported from England only last month bI
the iron steamer Economist, which ran the
blockade Ut Charleston with cargo valued at
$500, GOO. This is the same cargo
spoken Of By Fancey, and which has been
subject Of 20 much g1orifcation in Southern
Papers. 4 distribution Of Enfield rifles took
place ouly week before Beauregard left Cor
inth- In addition tc these arms, the best AZ
ti11cry manufactured ut New Orleans. Rirh-
mond and Memphis, were in their hands, so
that Beacrega1d evidently considercd his
troops equally as well armed as the Union
scldilrS,
, 1862-04-23

sr. Lou1s, april 2al-Hen1y /. Rsut, one Of
the parties indicted BY the Grand Jury Of the
conspiracy and treason, has been released
hom custody by order Of the President. ~ !:
= The difficulty at The culver Of the Ohio
and Mississippi RsIlroad, in East at- Louis,
has terminated Ne effort was made to inter-
fefe with the military guard left there Il Is
believed the opening. Of the cul7eEt: would
have inflicted lesa injury than was It first sup
supposed.
, 1862-04-23
Gbe Grihtt11e.;
WEDNESDAY. APRIL 29, 1869,


We give place elsewhere to q most COM
p]etc and comprehensive map of the battle
field of Pittsburg Landing copied faith
fully from one whose construction was Or
dercd by Gen. Sherman. Ii in point Of
t1slness Of detail and accuracy exceeds any
heretofore published, and we i've it place
for its historic value It shows how in the
fight Of Sunday the rebel zig-zag line
gradually pushed us towards the river, and
also gives the glorious record Of the recoy-
cred ground Of Monday. It will bear cure
Gil study.
, 1862-04-23

C1Ec1ssA7I, April .2.-The Gdzstfe's Hunts
Vile, Ala, correspondent says that Bcaure-
Cards dispatch to Gen Cooper calling for re-
Endorsements, was found in the telegraph
office, having passed over the wires before
Mitchelrs division reached Huntsville, md
about one third of the re-iaforcements called
for had already passed down to Corinth. The
remainder are collected at Chattanooga and
other points on the Tennessee river, being
unable to move forward on account Of the
distractions placed in their way BY General
Mitchell: Beaqzega5d's dispatch : Mas partially
by Gen. Mitchell The rolling stock captured
b. Mitchell has been sent to Nashville.
, 1862-04-23

seueral, and Col George s. Green, Of New

dEuEIaA1s AQu AUI4 0CNAS0 ~. o411AAs VI As1"
York,
The seuate Committee on Public Lands
have reported in favor Of taxing mineral lands
in the United States not now subject to tax
alton
Several vessels Of the river fotllla have been
up the RappahannocR, some Of them as tar IS
Frede11cksburgh. About nine miles above the
Rappahannock schooners had been sunk to
obstruct the channel; but Commander Wy
man, in the Yankee, with his consorts, push
ed,their way through. At one point the boats
were fred upon with musketry, to which, re-
sponse in kind was given. The banks being
too high TO admit Of the use of cannon no one
on board was injured. Twelve or thirteen
vessels, tTo OF them steamers, found in the
creek were seized and brought down stream.
Between Tappahannock and Fredericks-
burg the banks Of the Rappahannock are for
the most part high and wooded and the cur
rent is swift, The river is now considered
open for navigation, and timber for rebuild
ing the bridges burned By the rebels on their
retreat befor Gen. McDowelps advance, will
soon reach Falmouth.
Nothing is heard Of this rebel force, but it is
believed to be in some force not far back Of
fredericksburg.