The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-05-31
WAR NEWS.

GKS. SIcKLEs took command II his brigade
ON the 2Sd. He wGs enthusiastically rece!vsd by
hs men.
THr Savannah Nrws of the 18th inst, say.
that two Yankee steamers opened Are with shot and
shell gu Daricn on Friday.
TuE President has fully assumed the functions
of Cor, r,mtnder-in- Chief of the army and navv No
movement IN made In either brsnch Of ths service
without his knowledge.
A SPECIAL. dispatch TO the Philadelphia Press
from Gen. wool's Division. Nay 2sth, says; "Our
forces have held communication overland with the
forces Of a. neral Burnside, but as what points ain
ut permitted u say"
CuhRLrSro~ papers of tho 22d inst, state
thst mnr f4lcrnl vessels shellcd Coles. Goat and
kiTwsh Islands On the morning Of the 1ist. The
tpniel "rntce retired after burning their quarters
&C.. Goes Island IL twelve OF fifteen niles from
Charleston.
A toNfHpnRArv picket near Richmond the
other day, inquired OF our men H. what Qirn,nt
they belonged, "Oue Hundred ard FOURTH New
jersey was I'll. answer. 90 To-" respond
cd Ge .."rti'al Confederate, 'phcro are not so
many mtn IN New jersey"
GES. llARNEY Il living very quiet and retired
IN st. Lo Is, having recently boughta hnc house IN
tho 80 additi n" and COMES into ~. city tccsson.
ally, attracting 1oi deal Of attention bv his flnr
so.dierly bearing, yet devoid Of all military trap
pings, his dr. 81 being plain suit of black
Tmr Federal soldiers in Fremont's Division
bsve very satisfactory way of disposino o. u.o reb
el s'ierrillas aud bush -whackers. When any OF
these gentry are taken prisoners tho guard ssner-
ally reports some norning thnt "the prisonei tried
to escape during the night and was dot" or that
- g'in accidentally went III nnd killed the pris.
oner," and tl.at ID TIE end OF the natter.
Two Of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
bridges we're destroyed by tho rebels on Wedpes-
day.-ths Opequsn bridge, wooden structure, 100
yards .ong, two miles east u .rtusbury, aud The
Pillow bridge, WOODEN structure, 300 yards long
on ths 'sst side of the roads entrance into Mar.
tnsburg.
THE Memphis ARGGs asks why, In the M tle
Of all thst Ia Infamous was the Marrinac IN. n,,i
OF the south anil the terror of tho North, and 4 a
wonder and admiration OF the wotd--dcrtroyed st
Cransy Island, when, u nothing more, she could
have run up ether tl,e james or York rivers, and
waited the Aiirotrh Ot tie Union giAboAtsy Her
obstruction looks Ike ioTrib!s b!ulder.
TuprE "a talk Of srming tbs negroes In the
south. To Go0rya COsYElEnAcY Hays: "w.
r.uN 'ngit Ne d.vI with Are ~ or,nhny our NJ.
yroes u Aghths fdnkess. rhcr. Is no 10 Iit that
In Georgia ne could pick up ten thousand
negroes hat would reJo.ls in meeting fteen ,hou.
sand Yankees IN deadly conflict. We would be
willing almost ~ risk H., fate of tho South i'm aucb
ALI encounter In an open field"
"WuAT SWAMP ?" is the reply Of the inbs,J-
tann in the vicinity Of Gaine.' Mn, 0 miles from
kchmond 70 the numerous inquire. Il soldiers rs
- how FAR II to the swamp" A correspondent
says there Is no swamp In that vicinity river, OF
no bridges. Tho OhckahomIny there il q mere
"brOpk," possibly 'rreek," twenty feet from bank
g. bank, fringed with willow, halked by meadows,
IN places ~" AMI Hlry water IN he stream two
AMI thrcs feet deep When ready, have no fear Of
our ability ~ cross AID reoross Aere with success
A YOUNG Lady in Winchester vas recently
ripping mp GLiun flag, " turn II into ''SeassL,"
when su oih'er male her give il up. IL wa. re-
raired and raised the dswsk OF tho Suryeon',
rouse whcre u was great trouble u the Winches-
Yer ladies', who cross the street rather than walk
underh The other day the Maine Tenth seeing
one or tnem coming down the pavement placed a
hs!gAt silver Union "qusr,er" directly under the
nag Miss Seccsh came up and st.pped off tie
curb s usual TO 60 round the ID rty rag," but o.!
seeing u. peoo Of money, she r.traced her steu.
aud while she was shopping To pick i up shs vas
greeted by TREMENDOUS shoiit sf lauyhter A. ~,
price Of chya.ry Is twenty-five cents
AnoS0 the more recent seizures at New Or
leans, are the State Arsenal nNed with ordnance
stores and ammunition, and tie residence u John
sAde!l. Al the latter ace Mrs, Beauregsrd and
her mother were found in occupation S.den Ire-
sentsd tue J. ace to Mrs, Besregard on his depar.
tgre fL England. Gen. II ttler speAks in term. Of
warm praise " the dignifed manner in which IL.
wife ofthe brave but misguided commander Of tie
rebel army trested the oicsr and s.iers who took
possession oi the house. A. r5ou az tho General
earned slAt Mrs. Be.uregard WA living In the
house lie withdrew tie guard.
THs extract from tho Toronto LEADER.
shows some people are just bosinning 10 realize the
magnitude oi oilI war; Whom one brushes away tho
hAis oi mteraes!on and the dsily details Of tie war
sha tne ori'ine NJ the prcpsrsticns on both S.dss
suowsd 70 stand out boldly In relief they mag.
nisaae simo* strikes oss with smszsunsnt All.
hundred thousand men pitssd aga,uss ssah oshsr Iu