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, 1862-05-06

New YoRK, May 5.-The 15i61t0e's cores
pondenee says We have news from kichmond
via Fredericksburg, Of Importance. The peo-
pie Of the rebel capital Gre paufc-stricken.
The wealthy citizens are packing up their fur
niture and sending it into the country. An
apparently intoxicated person, the past week,
passing By the tobacco warehouses where our
soldiers are confined, cried ont to them,
uChccr up, boys, Mcclellan or McDowe1l will
be here IN few days!" The sentry shot him
dead.
Our commanding General galloping Into
Fredericksburg yesterday afternoon with his
staff. WAS received with closed doors. Not a
door was open Of either house or store, and
rot a face to be seen, except now aud then
that Of . curious da1nsel peeriug through hall
closed blinds at the caya1cade Of Yankees.
, 1862-05-06

r. 4 sp.cial election is to be held in the
9Th Congressional district, egypt, to-day
Tucsd the 9th inst.-fcr q successor to Gen.
John i. Logan. The candidates are all Dem
ocrats, and all seHnonlinated, as follows: Col.
Isham n. Haynie Of the 18th regiment, who
behaved sa!lantly al Donelsou and Shiloh ];
Hon. S. S. Marshall, former member; and
Judge Wesley Sloan.
, 1862-05-06

F The Connecticut Legislature met at
New Raven, yesterday-Monday the 5th
inst. Tie chief business will be the choice
Of L. s. Senator. and besides Mr Dixon, there
have been named Ex-Governor Baldwin,
Ex-Governor Ellsworth and James T. Pratt,
the hitter az war Democrat, aud out Of COM
pliment to his support Of the Republican
State ticket.
, 1862-05-06

E- otsithstanding General NcClellan's
order refusing passes to suttlets to bring up
few have 70: through, and are realizing
fabulous prices Tor their goods The com-
,niseary attached to the general stall furnishes
better goods al 3 moro reasonable price,
hut somehow the men will trade with the
6uttler.
, 1862-05-06
DETROIT AND CHICAGO


M HOKTGAGE SAt.E.-N Whereas,
NJ Cyrenius Beers and Mary his wife, do, on % tns
ts915h Is III 1
M az III s es zess
secu1e the pay ment OF certai1 bond for the penal
Els Besfs 1T Il
particularly menteaed aad desc!nss /, IN - ssad mort
eefs tce Of Cook County. IN Book 81 Of Mortgages,
Condition Q. The saa bond being that Ehersss re rs
saoSs fe4 En- fe3saa aos
q acs sa lS7 sc
sis @ Hi aafG1 h - o.
snes e. fof theqssna dears SaG Fitn
asas s senss Ssaa M
5s YIN @ a sso 70 III aosss s
to GEorge Gooa on note Ior theen hundred dona.s
tsossssa aas Z e5eis
I'd 70 bs "a II o 81 oI
or cause 10 be pad the afo1esAd notes sad interest
ssss
e. & 81 aaa o n ~ aa5 ~
asSef1ss & 6s nd fsR.d In fa i0fee and 71
ss ssss 8 sss Z 81 :a :s Bss
5sSsi s. PS' ss e tsass e ses
q Z ~ q sny e as
Governs - .,.x"t1 ehkTa <. - - nv me a,rne
ssa ns ta:s and ip t It should Se
Isr paY of II 10 condition
ss pR e5a Il e.
ID dab sSss o %
nad and 1etest th.reon Win al costs aad
b III rfss "a enut7 OF reoeuption Of the I'D
E.tTs snd Wife ther be1is sad assgps pub
@ T 1SE T II the hiehest tddtr for cash At tas
~ 1ne N mentioned il such no1ice-
| And Ehereas default b1s been Dade In the payment
.I Tatr n The Enjd Bofsfprd. Burety Aforesaid,
as IN cons oaence Ct such defaus ot The said 9cerA
, 1862-05-06
Danv111e, We, the Rebel Cliff Of Ref
uGe.
i1z.exr tf.. Tafrhtnn1ld nisDateh Anil q

The present appearance Of Danrille reminds
onc ycry fnrci1,ly OF the cities Of refuge spoken
of in t}e Old Testament Scriptures. From all
parts Of the frontier and ecacoast Of this State
refugees are aockiDg to this point. Already
the hotels and private boarding houses are
crowded. Mt having anticipated snch an &C
cession 10 their population, the resident citi-
zene Ind not laid in such 8 supply OF prom.
sions Us would be sufficient in order that all
may have enough. Thus eatab}es sei1 very
high, and the prices have an upward tendency:
But the country around is rich and fertile, and
tobacco: which has thus far answered all pur-
poses with the farmers, will give place to
corn, pork, pens, potatoes and other articles
mort easily disestcd than the weed
, 1862-05-06
PROGRESS OF THE PURSUIT.
An attack at WIuinnsburE.-Th
Yorktown ToFpedoes.

HEADQUARTERS ahAa u
Hon. E. H. Stanton:
Our cavalry and horse artillery came up with
the enemYfs rrar guard in their lntrenchment5
about two miles this side Of Williamsburg.
a brisk fight ensued- Just as my aid lett,
ground, and suppose carried his works,
though have not get heard. The enemy's
rear Is strong, hut have force enough up
there to ensure all purposes.
All along the lines their works prove to
have been most formidable, and I am now
fully satisfied ct the s correctness Of the course
and you may rest assured that its effects will
he al the greatest importance, There shall
be no dela5 in following up the rebels.
The rebels have been guilty Of the most
murderous aud barbarous conduct in placing
torpedoes within the abandoned works, near
wells and springs, and near flag Stats, maga-
Zines, telegraph Offices, in carpet bags, barrels
! If fIour. sc. Fortunately We have not lost
! many men in this manner. Some four or five
! we're killed, and perhaps q dozen wounded.
| I sbnll make the prisoners remove them at
their own peril GEO: s1SnSa2 ): %tcrrn1As,
HEADQUARTERS, NEAR WILLIAMSBURG
! MaF4-The advance. under Gen. Stonemau
| reached this place, two and arhalf miles from
VII iamsbutg, at ? O'Clock this a1tetnoon
! As we appruachId the GltHlyS H0rhS reH1
| mept OF cavalry was seen coming in line Q
hattie about mile of Capt, Gibbons bat
tery opened on the rebels a very effective fire
but didnot change their course The rebel
onened on as from behind entertainments. 1
portion Of the 1st and 9Th cavalry then chare
| Sd On the advancing foe, and haud-to-han
fight ensued.
None Of our men were captured, but y
tnnk number Of rebel prisoners. Gibbons
hotferY had fourteen horses killed. Liena
DsWoIf was morta11y wounded. One gu
was lost bx sticking fast in the mud. Lieu
Benton, 1st cavalry, and 10 men were wouut
, ed. Lieut. Mcclellan and II ethers Of the ct
cavalry, were also slightly wounded.
The rebel cavalry Was forced to abando
their position, but our want Of infantry pr
vented us from advancing on their work
We thtn fell back to await the coming Of OF
: fn{aprv. Hancock's brigade soon arrsTes
but it was concluded to defer operations tt
Phe enemy is still retreatlng beyond W
liamebu1g, but their rear guard is We
strong. ,.rrn
MONDAY, Msy 5th.-lt is raining heavil
We viii occupy Williamsburg carly tt
q morning.
, 1862-05-06

= 3A1G131310X4VkS
washington Correspondence Of the n 7. Woes.3
The rebel Government have this week hung
a man n k1Ghnoud, loyal citizen Of she
United States, charged With being national
Spy. The Cnit-d States GoverSment, last
winter, arrested one Srittson, Washington
CITY barker, on the most induhitahle evi-
derce that he WIS g Confederate spy aud com
munlcated treasonable matter daily to JEFF.
fayette, but since The rebel Government has
set the example Of hanging such offenders,
Mr. bmfthson's friends II the South will rot
be surprised, perhaps, to learn that he is made
to suffer the same DOOM The subject has re-
ceived the attention of cur Government, but
fts decision is not anuounceG-
, 1862-05-06

@ Property is selling at Dubuque for
about 20 per cent Of the ruling prices FIVE or
sH 5ears ago, for the same property. In
Davenport IS per cent Of former prices are
shout the ruling figures.
, 1862-05-06

Products CAPTURED at New Orleans.
ST.. LOUIS, May "a refugee from the
South who was at New Orleans when our
deet arrived, sayB our forces captured large
quantity Of cotton, sugar, aud other property.
, 1862-05-06

Great Arrival OF Grain Ak Buffalo.
BUFFALO, May 5.-The largest arrival Of
grain eyer kn9wn asrs BE- has cone II since Fri;
to oyeT two millions OF bushels
, 1862-05-06

E The soldiers Of South Carolina arc SO
tenacious Of thr traditions Of State Rights" :"
that they refuse 10 leave the State, alleging
ts,at they were enlisted for her dsfeuse.
, 1862-05-06

Our readers should bear in mind that the
Hutchinson Family will give their concert at
Bryou Hall tomorrow "wednesday evening.
Among the novelties will be given, "We
wait beneath the furnace blast,'' known as
the prohibited song in the Camp Of the Po-
tomac-
-sands's Circus is attracting crowd. It
is we'll worth seeing. 1t is located on Wash
| ington street, opposite the Court House,
, 1862-05-06

BALTIMORE, May 5.-The regular news-let-
ter FROM Old Point is received. The Mer1i-
mae remained out It'll four o'clock on the 4th
Inst, and then disappeared behind Sewalrs
Point. Since her last appearance she has had
= ran twenty feet in length added to her bow.
, 1862-05-06
Arrival from Europe

New YoaK, May 5.-Steamer Hammonia
has arrived from Southampton 23d-
Cousols steady at a3M@94 III. Cen. and
Erie advanced.
, 1862-05-06

WANTED-A small Store in a
w EuItable location for retailing Dry Goods Ad-
drefa for two DAYS. Post CHfce Box 2lI4. uJ5f912t
, 1862-05-06

DUBUQUE, May 5.-The river has fallen two
Inches In the last tWenty-four hours, and Is
stu falling.
, 1862-05-06

f| 4 call for Peoples State Convention,
to be held at Harrisburg, Pa, on the I7th Of
June, has been issued. All the supporters Of
the National Administration and ofa vigorous
war policy are invited to send representatives.
, 1862-05-06

w ANTED~-A gentleman aud
email rriyttf fa:nlIy where there are NO oae1 board
ErE- Address -. 4, Tabune Ofce. nayb1101t
, 1862-05-06

WANTED-By a young girl Of
w tidy bssita, 3 situation to DO ChamoerWo1E and
Sewing IN pirate family Can gi'e good reference
duIh street. nT6-r92lt
, 1862-05-06

NFANTED.-A Situation wanted
~ By competent widow 1adv IN Widowess
farul!f Addresa E Z r TE1buue U1ice. mfkg95 Il
, 1862-05-06
Arrival Of California Treasure-Newx
Of our Victories at Panamn-The Pl-
rate Nashville.

NEW 6Rk, May 5,-lnE BteAnEh1p N0Fth-
ern Light, from Aspinwatl, hriugs $8l5, 600 in
California treasure.
Our recent victories we're celebrated at PAN
ANA on the 22d by the reception Of the friends
Of the Union by Consul Mckee The U. 8.
steamer Saranac. Commander Lanman, fired
thirty -four guns the eame day.
Advtces from Jamaica report the American
schooner Gildl1an, from Philadelphia for ia
rnaica, burnt at sea, February Is, By the pirate
Nashville.
, 1862-05-06

NTANTED-A good Second-H Hand
w Open Buggy. Name lowest cash price snd
where It can be ieen- Addtesa Post Ufca Boz 307i-
myf fflkn3t
, 1862-05-06
FURTHER ABOUT york KT0WlN N.
ARetreat upon Richmond.
The Rebel Army Dem0ralized
CUE CAVALRY STILL PURSUING.

PHILADELPHIA, May 5.-The Inquirer has
special dispatch from Fort Monroe, ,giyingatha
following particulars IN regard to the eyarua-
tion Of YorktpTn:
, 1862-05-06

ITO RENT-To a good and respon-
L EiD3e tenant. residence No, 50 North H.sted
house has twelve ROOMS. with gas water. bath roo1a
eel c.stern. Tie E1euncs are large and stocked
asucAs6 to ne p5snses and ~ N gersecr osssr a..
streets None but good pa5tns tenant need apply.
, 1862-05-06

BOARD WANTED-By gentle
L tlaman and wife, in private family. where the
cog forts ct home c4n b. enjoyed, within conEe
fnIb1th our own r1oHe Flease aGd1es5f f. o. Box i4.
.E,1f
, 1862-05-06

ITO BROKERS SIN FLOUR,
j. GRAIN, AND PRODUCE GESERALLY.-- 7ou
wiEh to deaS room in Office, you Can have 81
nppo1trn1s3 IT. lev rate. | have COED office. vel
have room for eat1tfactorp party Address Coa
MISSION care OF box 11a4 my6F9e1t
, 1862-05-06

M A n TED-Book-K Z eeper.-A
W young man who is no novice N hia business.
and whose present situation !eavto him about st tha
rny rnoccuped wol!d like to r@e chsrEe OF set OF
AedreEs by letter sE. Il. r." Tribune omce.
B56 6rN93t
, 1862-05-06

WANTED.-Any family wishing
IT orpor tcity hy Addressing A. g.. at this Office,
Stating where an Interview caa ta hsd. my6 r:c63E
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1862-01-15
NUMBER 1l6

Marshal Lamou, we ought to say TO the
President that he has inaulted the Senate,
and must be removed. Z,
Mr.. Csrlile said the Senator could not
have heard what was said. He merely gave
expression to his own opinions that the time
should be devoted to measures connected
with the preservation of the Union.
Mr.. Sherman said he thought the time
had arrived for important actisn on fnan-
cial measures. De- ....-.
Mr.. FesseDden said there was an erroneous
impression in the country that the Senate
should act on these financial measures i'm
mediately, and pass a tax bill. These bills
all take time and deliberation, and the Sem
ators could not act till the bills come from
the House. He thought that the gentlemen
were not 10 be blamed because in the inter-
mediate time they attended TO other matters.
Mr.. Sherman said there was an extended
financial business much broader than tax
bills.
After further discussion, vote was taken
on Powelps amendment to except fugitive
slaves, which was lost-yeas 8; nays, 35.
Yess-MessTs. Bayard, Kennedy, Pearce,
Powell and Salisbury. ...
Mr.. Clark offered an amendment that no
person be hereafter confined in Jail without
a warrant from q magistrate or Court, or
order from one House Of Congress.
Agreed to.
The bill was passed. Yeas, 81; nays, A.
Nessrs. Csrlile, Kennedy, Powell and Sauls-
bury voted nay.
On motion of Mr.. Sumner, the bill for the
relief of the British ship Perthshire was
taken up and passed.
Adjourned
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1862-01-15
COMMUNICATED.

Some men impose upon the good nature of
the newspaper reading public, by thrusting
upon them, under vail of pretended mysti-
cism and real absurdity, the dead remains of
an idea brought into being long ago by one
capable Of endowing it with vitality enough
to penetrate q short way into very dull
comprehension, but which has there been
smothered. They envelop the poor carcass
in the dense fog arising from their stagnaut
brains; erect a barrier of unintelligiby-
strupg-together words between common
sense and it.; wrap it round and round with
impenetrable nonsense, until not trace OF
it's form and proportions remain, and then
spread it out upon a newspaper sheet to meet
the plying or contemptuous gaze of the
world. Well is it for mankind that all
knowledge, truths" &c, &c have not fallen
into such hands, else they would have been
80 buried in mud that no literary resurrec-
tionist would ever have had the hardihood
to attempt bringing them to light, and the
whole human race would still be groping in
darkness as profound as that which enshrouds
"The Coming Man."
[The communication referred to was paid
for as an advertisement
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1862-01-15

RELICS OF WAsHINGToN.-CalebL Lyon, an
enthusiast in hanting up antiquities, has
found in a cellar of the Arlington House
some household articles identified as belong
ing to Washington. When the house was
deserted by General Lee and his family, Mrs.
Lee repeatedly Wr0te to General Mcdowell
that she had nothing at Arlington in any
way connected with the public or private
life of the Father of his country. General
Mcdowell was quartered on the grounds a
long time before he would consent to use
the house, and, when he did 30, he refused
to have the chambers or the cellars opened
to the gsze of the inquisitiVe. Mr.. Lyon,
however, has been permitted to search, and
he has found variety which once belonged
to Washington, and are now Of almost price
less value. Among these articles are num-
Der of pieces of the Martha Washington china,
which was presented by General Lafayette
and his brother officers. Two Of the rich
porcelain vases presented to Washington by
| Mr.. Waugh, were brought to light by Mr..
Lyon, as well ss about fifty pieces, more Of
| less perfect, of the set of china presented x
| Washington by the officers of the ReVolu
tionary army belonging to the Society 0
| the Cincinnati. The tea-table used b,
Washington and one bookcase remain, an
it is probable that all the articles will
placed in the Patent Office or the Smith
| sonian Institution.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1862-01-15
Congressional "Uharacters."

Rroscoe Conkling, whose recent speech
made such a stir in the House, is a young
man of fine appearance and slow, distinct
articulation, and is one of the best debaters
in the House. His brother, Frederick Conk-
ling, from the city of New York, sits on the
Democratic side of the House, but has not
yet taken position as speechmakerin in Con-
gress.
Vallandigham, of Ohio is another of the
"charscters" of the House. The entire coun-
try knows him by equation, for his opposi-
ton to The war has made him notorious. He
is a middle sized, forid-faced man, shows
fine set of teeth when he speaks, and is
really man of fine talents. He is very un-
popular in Congress, and when he COM
plained Of the conduct of the Government 10
surrendering the rebel ambassadors, his col
league, Mr.. Hutchins, did not hesitate to in
sinuate that the dissatisfaction with the con-
duct of the Government was caused by the
lack of genuine loyalty. This undoubtedly
was unparlamentary, and we must hope that
it was untrue.
Mr.. Crittenden, of Kentucky, is one of the
great men of the House, who always attract
the attention of strangers. When he speaks
the members all come around him to catch
up every word he utters. He is fluent and
impressive speaker, and the only fault to be
| found with his elocution is that he occasion
ally drops his voice to 30 low a tone that |
is impossible to hear him, unless sitting clos,
beside him. The old man looks very sad
and almost out of place in the noisy House
of Representatives.
Another new character in the House i!
Judge Kelly, of Philadelphia. He is already
called the Ned Forrest of the House, as il
voice and manner he is supposed to resemble
the great American actor. He has a splen
did voice and an impressive manner, anC
always has the attention of the House whel
he speaks. His speech, yesterday, was rathe
despondent in reference to the rebellion ant
the war against it. He fully justified tn
surrender of Mason and Shdell as a wise &C
on the part of the Government but he callet
most eloquently upon that Government +
strike the rebellion hard blows at once.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1862-01-15
DR.. Hayes, Arctic RxvedIrIOn.

Dr. Hayes recently delivered lecture in
Philadelphia, in which he gave a relation of
his own personal exposure to the vigor of the
polar cold.
The PHILOSOPHERS and difficulty of travelling
with dog. sleds in that latitude were next
amusingly dwelt upon. Their travelling
equipments, he said. had been of the most
simple character. Each man in the expedi-
ton carried with him buffalo robe, lamp
for cooking, and an extra pair each OF boots,
stockings and mittens-the boots of sealskin,
and the stockings and mittens of besrskin.
Thus equipped they had accomplished as
much as forty miles per day, the temperature
sometimes ranging from sixty to siKty-eight
degrees below zero. The Thermometer at
twenty degrees below zero, as it was on the
4th of April, when they were about to start
farther northward, was designated by the
lecturer as q bright, comparatively warm
dsy too warm for comfortable travelling,
and rendering it necessary for them to di-
vest themselves of their coats | DR.. Hayes
says there is no danger in travelling, prop
eIly clad, at the lowest temperature ever ex-
perienced in the Arctic regions, if persons
exposed TO it will keep in motion.
Their food while there consisted of beef,
beef soup, and potatoes, which they cooked
| in a compact, portable utensil of the lectur-
| ers own invention. DR.. Hayes description
of single days trsvel-which was type
of those which followed-and their mode of
| preparing quarters for the night was inter-
esting and graphic. When evening came
they dismounted from their sledge and pro-
ceeded to dig trench in the snow, eighteen
feet long by seven feet wide. This done,
their sledge was placed over it, covered with
tive feet of snow. Into this snow-hut, when
formed, an entrance was dug from one end.
The entire floor was next covered with a
sheet of gum cloth. Over this were spread
layer of buffalo robes, and three thick
nesses of blankets, when the party, consist
ing then of eleven, began to turn in" al
ternating in the direction Of their bodies
the head of the first being followed by the
feet of the second. Under this arrangement
after pArtaking of a hot meal prepared by
their cooks, the thermometer was seldom
below zero after the first hour.
The highest point made by the expedition
under DR.. Hayes was 80 degrees and 40 min.
utes. He is strongly impressed with the
evidence of an open sea toward the pole.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1862-01-15

If the reader will open that excellent little
book called Self Help, written year or two
ego by an Englishman, he will find the fol-
lowing account of Wellington's canvass in
Spain. This extract, which may be found
on page 25o, may perhaps afford brief lesson
to us Of this day, who are so impatient of the
apparent tsrdiness Of our generals:
"After the battle Of Talavera, in 1909,
when he found himself encompsssed on ali
sides by superior forces Of French, he retired
into Portugal, there to carry out the settled
policy on which he had by this time deter
mined. II was to organize q Portuguese
army under British officers, and teach them
to act in combination with his own troops,
in the mean time avoiding the peril of defeat
by declining all engagements. He would
thus he conceived, destroy the morale of the
French, who could not exist without vic.
tories; and when his army was ripe for &C.
tion, and the enemy demoralized, he would
fall upon them with all his might. With
this fixed determination. he retired behind
the lines Of Torres Vedras, where he held
firmly to his purpose, and rested there,
though never for one moment idle, for the
space Of tOo gears. None but man Of iron
qciH could have stood the tGunts and abuse
aOhich 1UeJe heaped upon him during that
British press.
THE folly of thus attempting to make head
against the gigantic power OF Napoleon was
ridiculed and IL WGs even said that he t0ds
afraid to meet the enemy. A member of the
British Government in fear of the Parlia-
mentary opposition, wrote to him, urging
that something must be done, "any thing pro-
viding blood was split" Wellington, in his
adherence of so detestable policy, admin
istered o severe rebuke to the Minister in
reply, and from that day ceased all friendly
intercourse with him. Marshal Mdssens
taunted him, too, in his proclamations. Bul
Wellington was not to be provoked into &C.
ton until it suited himself. He
stood firm as a rock behind his lntreuched
lines, organizing his com missarist, seeing tC
the supply of fodder and horses, discplininl
the Portuguese, training his men, who
stung by the taunts which did not toucl
him, became vehement in their desire for tht
action at all risks. But he held them, liz,
greyhounds in the leash, straining to start
"His policy OF waiting had been successful
the French armies, heretofore victoriou:
throughout Europe, received their first grea
check at the hands of Wellington in Spain
afterward repeated by Russia, and tho Iror
Duke twice entered Paris as cOnqueror."
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1862-01-15

The UNION Nor TO BE REsToRED.-The
Boston correspondent of the Springfield Re-
publican scouts the idea that the Union is to
be restored, and mocks at the President for
appearing to believe it. We quote;
"The restoration of the old Union is i'm
possible, admitted to be so practically, by
every body, including Mr.. Lincoln himself,
Mr., Cameron proposes great changes in the
boundary of States, and ] do not understand
that Mr.. Lincoln objects to this part Of his
report. Virginia is already dismemberedi
Tennessee is liable to be cut in pieces at any
time; Delaware is to be enlarged and so on.
The exigencies of the war may make the
resolute extinguishment of halfa dozen rebel
States, as political organizations, as neces-
sary. Florida may yet be ceded back 70
Spain, and Texas 70 Mexico. The old Unionl
pobl pohl 1t is q thing of the past. To call
a man disunionist who is not in favor o.
allowing things to be restored TO the condi'
ton they were in before the election o.
1860 is very poor and cheap and harmless
nonsense"