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THE MEMPHIS NAVY YARD

II Dispatches from the Mountain Depart
ment state that the advance Of Gen. Fremont,s
Division pursued the Rebels through Harrison.
burg, on the 9Th, Friday last. The New Jersey
Cavalry, under Gel. Wysham, were ambu,hed
oy the Rebels and In a skirmish lost thirty i've
In killed, wounded and missing. The Infantry
reserves af'eTwsrd drove the enemy back, but a
PORTION Of the Pennsylvania BucktaiI regiment
IVES outnanked and suffered very severely.
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ImRsrtant from CharIe,tan.

Ihs BaH oPsHing TAas-TAs Csisx Gs,boa,,
nTs5neesI Reports " Ftgat az James
tsteHe-hamove1 Captrys Of Yaaksssn- A,
4deases on CAarissscr ImrIinsnf.
me following dispatches are taken from the
southern Papers received In Baltimore:
CAARIEsToS, June 3.-The Federal eunboats
are moving up a. IL 10 engage on, batteries The
ffestest excitement prevails as the gunbosu are
in sight al times. Every confidence Il expressrd
IN Gen Gists ability TO drive the Invader OF
CHARLESTON, June IA m The .nernv -, -,
ms moLnlng, Zoo strong, At James Island. CD
posie tne city. battle took place; the enemy
were fepulseds and twenty men taken nrisons,,
~ The forces uader Gen Gist
The prisoners win be sent 10 Selma. Ala Inn.
mediatsly. -r. ->'1' IN
There Is still heavy firing In the direction q,
James Island, and II In fumored that hund,ed
more yankees had been cut OF ana captured.
CH.hLEsIos, June 4, p. m.-Sen Gist,s i.s,
dispatch says: |" The prisoners taken this MON
ing report that the enemy landed ,7OO strong on
Battery Island and John Island The enemy a.
now In front Of me In force end under eovey az
Runooats Ansdvsnee o immiDent.n
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u There are now confined In Fort McHenrv.
by order Of the War Department, txenty-nine per-
sons, all of whom are Marylapders excep, six
The oldest date Of entry is Marsh 29th The prls-
oners are supplied with the usual garrison rstions
and most Of them are permitted to see their friends
upon permit from the commandant of the de-
r+u
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report an upward tendency In stock tra5ssefion.
we quote nom sales Of the second Board Ii =
5, Of 1881, coupons, 1o6H; U. s. SIS, of 1874.
1ouPons' 20 Ss9oH; 20 Treasury notes, los; Min.
hsssee 6s, 6OAsslk; Missouri 6's, 55X. Amer.
ican gold, loa SalOi4t decline Of x. Foreign
exchange IL frm. tsu
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QUA MILITARY BUOoET.

AN EXPEDITION TO GEORGETOWN s c.
Commander Prentiss, OF the Albatross, recently
sailed up the interior waters Of South Carolina TO
Georgetown. He crossed the bar on the 2lst with
his own vessel, and the Norwich, Lieut. Com'dg
Duncan, and entered Winyan bay. After pass
Ing small deserted redoubt near the liz 1T house,
an extensive fertilization was observed on South
Island, with apparently several large guns
mounted, which turned out to be quakers. This
fort was found deserted. Another abandoned
forti6cston was found on Cat Island.
On the I'D be stood up the bay for Georgetown,
entered swampit Greek, and steamed past the
city's wharves Not being prepared to hold the
place, he abstained from landing, knowing that a
contest with the artillery and cavalry in the place
would compel him TO destroy the town. He after
wards ascended the W acaman Iivtr to a point ten
miles above Georgetown, through ine country,
and meeting no resistance. He brough of els hty
contraoands. The rebels were leaving their
plantations (drIviDg their negroes before thsml in
ali directions.
NAVY YARD
The gunboat Satellite left the yard yesterday
afternoon to join Com. Gold borough's division
She has had thorough overhauling, and has had
q new armament placed on board, making her
one Of the finest boats in the eTVice.
The Baltimore arrived at O'Clock this morn
Ing, bringing back the party Of members Of Con-
gress and ladies that left On Friday night last
The party visited Norfolk, Old Point, White
House and Yorktown, and supplied themselves
with nsmberless relics, leaving the latter place
ei O'Clock yesterday.
This morning quite q number of wo,kmen at
the yard, mostly hands lately put on, took the
oath Of allegiance.
THE MEMPHIS NAVY YARD.
Commando Pennock (cf Commodore Davis's
1sep tslegraPhs to the Navy Department that the
buildings and machinery Of the late Memphis
Navy Yard were found unIpjured when our forces
occupied the tow.
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SEALED PROPOSALS win Be rsossvee srnl
~ the I1sh cay Of June for the parehsse Of yhst
hloes end Taiov the 6overnmslt may have IRON
nHs 70 tune % dispose Of ~ wsss,ngson. ssd
BID mat state ihs price PEI pound fer rsss @
~ 49, Hides and the prios Der pound fos koush
The oonfrssor must be prepared 10 take away tbs
Hides and Tsli0v vhsnver the Government MAJ
reQnire -
Blds diresssa % Msjer A. BSCKwITH Q g..
Us A. Warrington. ID. & and endorsed Propo-
No 6.d Win be snter,slsi un-ss the bidder u
present 10 respon 10 i've had
CoplAnies 0ld ding Will state TIE IanS o. each
membsr Of the firm. mis
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,,UCCommodore Gold.borough has on board
DIS nag ship, the Minnesota, a complete printing
press and apparatus, by means Of which he strikes
on copies Of all his orders, letters and dispatches
for the seventy vessels Of his feet theirby ecopo.
MIXING time and labor
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w The New York CORES posdent Of the Boston
DahY journal SAYS :--ome of our most pronsi.
het1 Clergyman are Of 10 the war Rev mr.
eston, ef TIihity Church, has gone with the
an hsv DR.. Wiley, % the Flfth Avenue Epis-
corsi Chuicb, has gone with the 7isf; Rsv John
las gone with NE new 22d '"A'
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PEEsosAL.-Hon. Alexander Henry, Mayor Of
FhiladelPhia, is on visit to this city, and is the
guest Of William L. Hodge, Esq.
Gen Perrire, N. J.; Gen Herran, Mexico. and
c. B Hoard, N. Z, are al wiuardl
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Lord Lyons ON LEAVE OF ABsEScE.-It Is
.tstea that Lord Lyon received by The last
visit his home in England. He win sail In the
Cteamer leaving New York a week from q.
morrow. In has absence, the duties OF embassv
%iI De performed by Hon. Mr.. stewart, Secretary
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u From FIanck Taylor we have Part le of
Frank Moore's "RebeIlion r eoord )" embelIished
with portraits Of General sig-I and Rev. MIR. Bel
lows
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=, W The Comptroller of New York has adyer.
usoa Iof state loan Of $500, 900, at 8 per cent
interest," TO pay the last instalent of the old Erie
Railroad dotation. The Evening PoSt saws thai
the state this year pays Of - 600 Icc Of iu ndebt
edness The financial policy Of the present STATE
oEeers, carried out rigidly, will extinguish the
entire State debt In sixteen years
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-06-10

u From Hudson Taylor, the agent for Wash.
ing'on OF Leonard Scott & Co.'S reprint of tn,
foreign magazines, we have the Edinburgh Re.
view for April
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ID There were 20 deaths In Baltimore Iss,
Wells males and a females. Forty four of
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FUTURE DAYS.

By WALL & BARNARD. Auotioreers
u SIIssg ar ,hrciIoN..on iHnRs6kY
We i eel 81 soVse New Jersey sSsSSs.
between and III streets ct. north, Sssr toe Ss,.Ln-
WHICH have been Only abort time IN use, and In
handsome BTooateiIe Ps-lor Suit. consistfns Of
1 large handsome GIT french plate Mirror. fssi
M.rSle ios .nd oil er Tables.
h..s.cm. Psih,ns saG o Gsast sabso
2 rp.endId msao.a1r Chamber cults, oonnstins
MsfSie- TOP Bureau. washstani.
Jenny Lind Be-rtesd.
PAINTED cottage SET. Hair and shuok Mattresses.
Spring nstt,esses, Feather Pillows and Bolss<rs,
p.psst and see Curtain. and Shades.
eotssss: .5S 9tss
On eicth; Star GaryeSs, Roos 40,
Tsb,e.. CIookeEyv.re. 6a..ge
j. 10 Wall BAkSA AID Asc..
SAfE. of II TssME 6w Sa LkkiSeP'f sSuss
sb sS I9T sIn Sess Y III
JSns lsts ats 2'o., oh on tae premises, We .h.l
No SIS. fontins % feet on north o erect. 90 the
corner OF Ioh stree, vest rn1niss b,eI 90 fe,, %
ing q nsst and well bullt tvo-story fame Dwell
The location Of thus propsy msSss il dssisbls
Terms: one half osssi the remainder IN q, Q ind
-i.IS.d j. 8: McsuIRE . CO.. Arcs..
H:5s;SsSo sEssiDPSs 81 Asi,si;
,si Z Los No S. IN .sg.Is Ne; os.lss % e
pfovsmsnts. consfstlns Of hand soms Briez Gotta.
s 80 oo fses .ids dressing s'd bath rooms WITH hot
aatioa 10 oonveni ut 70 81. AIo,s1ss shurcs and
ne Sovssam.nt prInting estselishment, and 10 m
re e. oesinnt may exam ne the property &C
@s s. So n &c Ss sas t 4:
li isisa n' o. 05eN z. MCGUIRE & CO.. Auo..
u,R R{yJc; N, MSsuIRE = CO; A,ote.ss!!..;;
y NC HousE AMP Lof on FouRTI1srH srISSr
& %6sI sSrTEE tsP JIM. 81
.ss, dated October -. SIS. ana reoorass u libsf
i ssss Z, s Il
he ipProye .enis, oopsisiinG Of two s'o1y Brief
iiiIt II s Si,i; $::
By THOMAS DOWNING, Asotionesr.
q the 6i1oal. Uosrt q Il. psssss 81 co Gun.
pts, settint a. Court Of ESu ity. made in q osuss
IN vhieh James Wsrde /. 10 complainant, ana
undsrslgned, 81 Trestse, Will Offer sc DC bic sale
on "WEDNESDAY, the 25th day Of June next, sal
O'Clock, IN The rncon, 70 lovinr piece or BAR
PEI OF Eroand, With the two story Brick Dwelling
eeHss thereon nov oeeslied b. MIs vanselyeI,E
seaiaon 70 SeorSetovn. beTinning for the sane on
So .o.sSsfs rsn The soesS S s.si s ss1 q
so.thsrly vith the vcst aide Of Green strsst IS
- Ieet: thence northery sad parallel with Green
sgsst. . feet. thence ssstery and parallel with
Term; One tklrd essk; rendue In 8 ane
m sonta ne psroAasst Eivips b. bond. viii
interest nom the day o. ne.
Al oonveyancing q the exDsnse Of the purchaser.
na-dts THOMAS DoWfiN6. Asct
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PROPOSALS FOR MULES.

DEroT QuARTEsMAsTzR's OFFICE.
coTHD of1sfh dad streets, Washinstor.
sI.LsD PRoPos.Ls. will be received q, this cfos
Is., Sat a. Issy: June 1st g y 0Socl faIn
Mules, to CONFORM TO the following
SPECIFICATIONS.
ALL 10 be IA fourteen hands and over n height.
FIVE $ KRIS to be over tsI taree and under al
oNi SIXTH to b over ta) two and under 90 years
All to be sound servlos.ble Mules FOR drsurht
TIE full name and Post Ofioe address Of the bid
der mus. appear In the proposal
fsll tbs parties must ppeaT or the BID will os con-
sldeied as The individual proposal OF the partner
froeoss!Is from disioyai partis, rin Not b.
esnndsrsd, and an oath o! allegiance mus! accom-
:, Proposals must be addressed to Cclonsl d n.
RGCkER, QusIterms.t,r U. s. Army, 'WssE-
R..G. o. FL snt should b' plainly marked PRO
GUARANTEE
The ability Of the bidder to FIJI the contra ot
be appended to ihe susIaotee ' '"'"e' "'''
81 the c.TP
nsaIest District court or Of the United Stat.s dis
Bidders mus, be present in person when the blts
aS osened or thru proposal will not be corsId .re1
signed b the cont .Oor and both Of hi. susrsn
toTs VII be required of the successful bidder upon
As the bond must accompany ths contract, it
VIII be neo sssary FIR bidders to have their bonds
men with them. or to have bonds sig ned in anticl-
is signed. Blanks for bonds can be procured bon
application being made n this office, either person
ally, BY letter, or by telegraph.
Form Of Gpasaafss.
we, OF the county Of. and State OF
=, and -. of the county Of, and state
Of. do hereby guarantee that 10 able TO
fnshl contract IN sooOTdalce With the terms of
his proposition, and that. should HIS proposition be
accepted, he " IL at once enter into q contract In
accordance herewith. Shouid the contract be
IItIes.
CTo this guarantee must bs appended the oHeiaI
certificates above mentioned
INSPECTION. DELIVERY.
Al mules 90 ut acted for under this advertise
ment VII be subj ectcd to rIsid inspection, and
those not conforming 10 the specifications will be
rejeoted-
The mulrs must all be delivered In this city
within t25l twenty i've days from the Day Of sign
Ing the contract.
Paymsnt to be maize upon the completion of each
contract, or SO soon thereafter tie Depot Quar-
tcrmaster shall be In funds.
AM lnfOfU aIty IN me bid. or non oonformance
with the terms Of this Overt cement, will ensure
ghese mules Will be awarded in lots Of (5cOI Eve
hund, ed each. unlets The Depot Qusrtermaster
may deem 1t for the interest of the Government 10
vary the number.
The Depot Qustermaster reserves to himself
ths light to reject any or al BIDS that may be
je lO-dt2Oth Colonel and Depo. Quartermaster.
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Tor SALE-A black He RISE, shout II Hmm
4 dreu, years Old. serfectly sound and n
- s19 AZ nsrDess, warranted Can be SEN IN
p m from s 20 O'Clock. is 10 81.
TOR SALE-A dark bro.n HORSE, seven
u YEAR, old, fue animal for an officer, "A
Win SADDLE and Birdie Apply az the Ser In
lie lO-Sts
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Braxilsn Pebble and PsrIsooplo sPECTACLEs
And EYEHLAsrEss mo9atsd "a gold; s,iysI or
compasss, Opera glasses, Microscopes, Mathe-
maeosi lhstesmeats, SteIeoscopss. and Views,
and SurveyofS Instruments in q great variety, 81
he lowest Eastern prices. IN e. eo6
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- tbs "6iss EHsa FaYn,n u. c., o1t IL males
seovs S:o,sno,s.. trsar NJ. Loxshbor9sstsSSA
hne water, 30, with stsbling, carrisg O. houses,
&C., 60 The attention Of Members Of the Cabi-
il ESPECIALLY Invited to this advertsemsnt FoII
examination Of the yfemises sDllJ 70 the manager
spon the hrm lMI:. James o, BtisnD and for fur
DOX, D. q. NJ. 1870 Spruce street, Philadelphia,
Pa mh 81 3IDs
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Bv BONTZ 6kIFFITH. Aucroussrs
PSovIs kpva ne " Z b AZ
the Arc ION Rooms, No. see tn street, ne Wi
eel for soo3unt O. whom IL NAV concern, 20 oowr
Is 1850 Ted Bsdstesds, OF different patterns.
Terms cash. ,ovrz eptrr1ru .n.,.
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SEALED PROPOSALS are invited until the
- 18th of yuue, 1861, % u o'cock, m for the sale
of al the Chucks, shin and Tongues, Of all the
animals killed In the Government Slaughter House
o. Washington and Alexandria.
Bids should state the amount 70 be given for each
animal. "
BIdi e ?. ali dirsS,sd 70 M.G5 BEcKwI!s
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-04-09
COM N E RCIAL.

New YORK, April 8.
Flour receipts 1862 bbls. Market dull
and prices favorable. Sales 5000 bbls. ;
$5,lO@$5,l5 sup. state; S5,2O@S5,3O
extra state; S5,lO@S5,l5 sup. western ;
$5,2O@$5,5O common to medium extra
western; S5,7o@S5,75 shipping brands
extra r. IL. o. Canada fiour-sales 900
bbls. $5.20@$6,5O extra. Rye -four
quiet, sS,25@S4,25.
Receipts Of wheat $685. bush. Market
quiet and scarcely SO firm.
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4ate5t Mews.
TELEGRAPHIC.
ADVANCE OF GEN.
eMcCLELLaT!
T Reported for the North Iowa TINE

MILWAUKEE, April 8.
Gun boat Pittsburgh ran the blockade at
Island No. 10 on the night Of the 9TH, un.
der terrific fire from the rebel batteries.
Four steam transports, and five barges
were got through the slough from Phillips
Landing above Island No. 10 to New Mad.
rid.
Captains Lewis and Marshall crossed the
river Mt New Madrid and spiked rebel
battery. Another force took three batter
ics, spiked the guns and threw the ammu.
milton into the river.
Hamilton's and SANKEY'S Divisions have
crossed to the Kentucky shore also Gran.
gers cavalry. They are now strongly
posted and ready for any emergency.
1t is thought 4S hours will decide the fate
of Island No. TO-
The Carondolet is engaged with rebel
batteries OH the kentucky shore and doing
good service.
WAsnrNGToN, April Z.
Worlds Dispatch.-A correspondent Of
the Philadelphia Inquirer arrived to-day
from tho Rappahannock. lie reports all
having reached there.
luz TcOclS uIVc uSSlTOycO tue uisSpiu
cent bridge over the river, and all the
smaller bridges along the route. No signs
Of the enemy are observed on the opposite
bank of the river, although they are sup
posed to he lurking behind the hills.
Scouting parties Of rebel cavalry are
said to be roaming over the country plum
dcring and destroying all property within
their reach
New York, April 8.
The Tribnncs Tenn. correspondent writes
that the rebel army has been greatly over
rated--that its whole force in Northern
Miss. does not exceed $4,000
MILWAUKEE, April 8.
Special to Daily Observation-Disclosures No
10 surrendered to Commodore Pootc a
midnight last night, Internationally.
All sorts Of reports as to the number o
| prisoners, munitions Of war, &C., arc afloat
but it is supposed most Of the rebels cs
capped.
No authentic particulars.
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VuVHE CONFESSIONS and EXPERIENCE Of a sur
il FsagR.--Publi>hed as u warning, and for the
especial benefit OF Young Men aud those who suffer
With Nervous Debility, Loss OF emory, Premature
Decay, &c, &C. by one who has cured himself by
simple nsans after being put to great expense and
convenience, through the OF worthless medicn.
prescribed BY learned Dsctors.
single copies may be had of the author, c. A. LAM
bEKr, Ed, Greenpoint. Leng Island by euclosing
aMSEnr snssops
January 20th, lS62M2
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BEAUTIFUL COMPLEXION.

nOCTOK THOMAS +. CHAPMAN will send to all
~ whow IL Gree OF chxrge) the Recipe ami isil
directions tor masking and u>ng beautiful vegetable
Balm, that will effect ualiy remove rIMpLss BLoTcHxs
TAN, fMgcxLSS, &c.. &c., leaving the skin sniOoth,
clean sud beautiful also, full directions tor using
PsLArRBAU'S celebrated STIMULANT, warranted to
start full growth OF Wh,ker,, or Mu-tachs in less
thaa thirty days Either OF the above bs obtain
cd by ret urn mall by addressing (with stamps Tor
turn postage) Dr. THOMAS \. CHAPMAN, Practical
Chemist, S3l broadway, New York.
January 10th, lS62m?
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THE CONFESSIONS AND EXPERT
ENCE OF AN INVALID

DUBLISHED Tor the benefit and rs . warning and
i caution to young who suffer from Nervous
Debility. Premature Decay. &C.; supplying 1t the
same tune the means Of sseifcure. BY one who has
cured himself after being put to great expense
through medical imposition and Quackery. by en-
closing postpaid addressed envelope, single copies
Esq. Bedford, Kings Co., n r. sm2so
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Go TO Frellch's.

VrulOsE who wish any goods in line, will remem.
L Der that keep good stock buy Tor "a h keep
my EXPENSES iis ht-and aud will sell cheap or
cheaper than ANY hou in the wet
always engrave goods that admit Of it, free Of
charge
~ Remember the place directly opposite where
the great hre took place. AUGUSTUS FRENCH.
2A3tf
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TF YOUR watch is broken, or you desire any new
part inserted in your watch, a virge watch recon
structed into patent lever chronon,et or or any 9TH
ct kind,
Go 10 French's,
a. he has oil the expensive and complicated ma.
chimes such = "whecl cutting engine" .spiniop
Gu ter, grounding up" machine, aud "unversal
chuck lathes, )" for cutting out-from the raw mate.
rtal-a the various parts OF watch Jewel lathe"
Tor making aud setting jewels in warrhes These ma.
chimes positively, not OF thcm--s possessed by
any establishment west of Mwa ukce, aud not all,
eveu there.
Having had experience of twelve years the
most OF the time ia er CITIES having obtain.
ed oil the valuable and scienthc works upon clock
and watch making 70 indEpen able to the scisntihc
nschAnicl clam, in theory, practice aud in means
Of executing to BIZ master Of my profession.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-04-18
Correspondence Of the R.cnmond Enquirer.

FREDERICKSBURG, Va, April IL. 1862.
MEssks. EpIr5Ks :--Tnera is but lit,lo Of in>
teresL occurring here. We ba7e runors oil
.bo occasional appearance Of Federal pickets
ia he neighborho0d Of Jackets Mills but
since the advent OF Sickles' brigade al Stafford
Court Housc, thu. portion OF the county has
bccn exempt IruH tbs hated presence of the
energy.
a week Or ton days ago great alarm was
created among the people Of Prince William
and Stafford, oy the rcp,r;ei raia Of Fedora!
cick e,s, stealing Of horses, sc. 1t originated
thus: Thrue men gent to Mr.. Joshua 1aylor's,
on the road from Brcn.sville to Sta ford Cont
next appeared 1t night at Mrs. Nelson's, Il
Hiduw lady Of great responsibility, and de-
mandud admission. Sine told Lnem she would
open the door is soon as she had dressed her
self. With m oath, they told her TO be quick
or they you'd force tho door. They made her
get supper fer them, and mado tho servants
feed their horses. They Etonped at several other
places, sloslinga saddle from a gentleman near
Aqua. The sauc day cur pickcta stopped
three men OIL their way 70 Stafford Court House,
who represented themselves to be French Of
fcers Rho had deserted from the Lincoln army.
They we're taken to Col. Lie at Stafford Court
House, tre ted with consideration, their arms
returned to them, AID then sent with one
dragoon TO this place. Hero they were not
looked upon ~ prisoners. The horses the
thea Frerchnen rcde were identified here By
two rncmbcra Of SIR. TayIor's family as the
stolen horses. Nav tho question arises, are
these ION disorders, or were thsy endcsTora
ing 10 jim iSici,les' brigade Aud whether
thov should be treated as gentlemen or as horse
thieves?
In the ~ncighb,rhood Of B:entsvillc, The enc
my are supporting themselves off the people:
They stcls every horse and oil The corn and
bacon Of Mr.. Austin Wcelen, an aged and
respectable gen,lam.n living noar BrentaVille.
They killed every turkey the CID lady lad,
carried them 10 Brenlsriiie, and make toe citi-
zera cnok them.
They stole a valuable negro roman near
Durniric., from G ". q. DInnlng;on last week,
making nine slaves 'he has lost sine. tho var
seven having been conf sc .!od in Washington
CITY.
You caa form no idea Of the distress in the
Counties nverrun by the vandais. The condi-
ton Of the families Of those in our army is
truly piuable. Cultivation Of the land IS al
most suspended by tho absence Of volunteers,
and tho s,ealiI,g Of hurs,a aal negroes ny the
encmy. a REGu6EE'
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-04-18
rne New miluary ls.ll.

We publish in this issue an otnc'Si eo,'
rbo law lust. passed by Congress, and Ar
Yesterday approved by the President tt pro-
vide more perfectly for the public deence.
oae or W. important errors appear a mo
Act as published in some Of the Fapers'
which are corrected in the text as it appears
10 our columns.
We need only say that this bil,in tue
,resent condition Of our affairs, was judged
extremely advantageous, if not Indispensable
TO the public interests. That consideration
s~ilences all objections to it ~ a present po!'cy'
II has commanded tho scquiescence Oh many
otherxis opposed to it, and, ~e 'rus'' aha
doubt not, will be received in the aans splr''
-A@ I'D r~>.-int;" nnse;ers, oul
one business now is to ,caip car enemies ana
SAGE oar homes we can attend to qutst'one
Of theory afterwards.
This bill has certainly the msri: o! cquali2-
ing the burdens Of the war among the severa'
States. AL will have 20 contribute m equal
proportion, and c;;iZ ns enough Will every
whore be- left to carry on tbs business OF the
country, and look after the interests OF their
friends in the army.