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News from Richmond-The
capstal to be Defended-Operations Of
General Burnside.

NORFOLK, Va, May 30.-Two fugi.
tlVes arrived here yesterday, direct from
Richmond. They report an army of
200 900 mel. in the vicinity, among whom
both officers and men, dissatisfaction was
very general. They were living upon
half rations of bacon and hard bread.
The fugitives state that JEFF Davis has
been heard to say that he would. make the
streets run with blood before surrendering
Col. Hawkins, of the Ninth New York
regiment, with twenty men, arrived here
in the Port Royal last night, having left
Roanoke Island yesterday morning and
passed up by way of Carricko SQUAD,
and thence by canal to Elizabeth River.
Thus the inland route is open, by which
General Burnside's department may com.
municate with the Capital without the
risk Of the passage outside of Hatteras.
Several sloops and schooners flying the
American flag have come through and al.
lowed to proceed to; Baltimore. fs
By the special Invitation of the officers
of the British war steamer Rinaldo, Gen.
Viele, Military Governor of this city, paid
visit to that vessel yesterday. He was
received with the greatest kindness and
courtesy, and with the honors of salute
Oh seventeen guns, and the manning of
the yards. The American ensign was
displayed. at the fore. The Rinaldo left
this morning and will proceed to sea.
Preparations are making on an extern
sive scale for q grand Union demonstra-
tion, to take place shortly.
The oath of allegiance has been ad.
ministered to nearly two thousand citi-
zens They offer themselves in large num-
bers, every day, to take it voluntarily. II
is not made compulsory upon any one.
Ii the sentiment of the proposed meet
ing should be satisfactory to Gen. Wool,
it would probably induce the President to
open the port. %s-
A report comes in from our scouts, who
are advanced some miles beyond Suffolk
that the city Of Petersburg is to be, OF
has been, evacuated by the rebels.
The Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad
it has been asserted is in good order a.
far as the Blackwater River s
When Craney Island was evacuated
the sutler loaded his goods on slool
and endeavored to save them. The slool
was found to-day with the goods, al fe,
miles below the island. upon the beach
The property is supposed to be wort
So, ,00o or $4,000, aud was taken charg
of by the Provost Marshal.
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Army Correspondence.
LEwIsBuRG, Va, May %, 1869.

LEwIsBuRG, Va, May %, 1862.
DEAR Sp1RIr:-We were attacked this
morning by $500 rebels under General
Heath. They drove in our pickets lit.
tile after daylight, and took very ad-
vantageous position on the hill on the
opposite side of town. They planted
their canuon--6 pieces--immed ediately in
| front of our camp.
| Our. forces were formed at once, and
proceeded to attack them in their posi-.
tion, or rather to meet the attack. The
seth on the left and 44th on the right.
Being very unwell myself l was compel
led to remain in camp and be a mere look
er on in this fight. Never did two regi-
meuts behave more gallantly. The enc
my were posted behind fences, and every
possible cover by which they could profit.
Our men moved steadily to the attack
under a most tremendous fire of cannon
ball, shell aud musketry, nor did they
ever falter or waver, but retarned the Gre
with telling effect.
After fight of about I of an hour,
the enemy gave way and retreath in
great confusion. 1t is impossible now TO
give a full account In my company
Andrew G. Aut is missing He was on
picket duty at Greeubrier bridge and is
most likely prisoner. None were killed
in my company. james Barker, Elijah
Hupp, Wm A. Goliher, Jno- Fl, Sole,
and Edmund A. Brown are wounded,
though none of them very seriously As
ne IT as | can learn. all told, we have lost
IL men killed, and from 40 to SO wound
ed, most of them slightly. We have lost
some 6 or taken prisoner who were on
picket. We have. captured 4 elegant
ield pieces, the bslance they threw iEto
the river as they retreated. We have 81
prisoners, and they are being still brought
in. We have 76 dead rebels layi in
one OF the churches. and hospital foil
of them badly wounded. The rebel loss
will be little if any short of 800. 10
their retreat they burned the bridge across
Greenbrer River.
| 1t is astonishing to see the number of
bullet holes through the blouse, caps,
| pauts aud boots of our boys. Another
remar kable fact is, that most of our men
are wounded in the feet and legs; while
most of the rt bells are shot through the
body from the breast up, and a great
many are shot in the head. The citizens
of Lewisburgh acted most rascally on the
occasion, shooting a number of oul
wounded as they returned from the field
aud firing on the rear of our forces al
they passed out to engage in the fight
4 Among the captured rebels is one Colonel
one Lieut.. Colonel, ore Msjor, one Cap
tain and several Lieutenants. We hay
$50 or 3O0sta of arms. 1t was mos
brilliant victory over three times our mum
Der. Yours in haste,
W.. HOLLISTER.
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Faom MClellan's Department
A DESPERATE BATTLE ON THE
CHICAHOMINY.
FROM THE FIELD OF BATTLE, !
June lst. 12 M.

FROM THE FIELD OF BATTLE, I
June lst. IL NJ.
To Hon. E. M. Stanton, Sec'y Of Var:
We have had a desperate battle, in
which the corps of Gems. Sumner, Heint-
zeman and Keyes have been engaged
against greatly superior numbers.
Yesterday at one o'clock, the enemy,
taking advantage of terrible storm
which had flooded the valley of the Chick
ahominy, attacked our troops in the right
flank Casey's division, which was in
the first line gave way unaccountably and
this caused temporary confusion, during
which the guns and baggage were left,
but Gen1 Heintzleman and Karney most
gallantly brought up their troops, which
checked the enemy, and at the same time,
however, succeeded by great exertions in
bringing across Sedgewick,s and Richard
sons divisions, who drove back the enemy
at the point of the bayonet, covering The
ground with his dead. This morning the
enemy attempted to renew the conflict,
but vas everywhere repulsed. We have
taken many prisoners, among whom is
Gen. Petligrew aud Col. Long. Our
loss is heavy, but that of the enemy must
be enormous.
With the exception of Casey's division,
the men behaved splendidly. Several
fine bayonet charges have been made.
The Second Excelsior made two to day
Signed, GEORGE 3. MCCLELLAN.
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British Sympathy with The Rebels.
From the London Correspondent of the Phil.
adelphia Inquirer, 10th.
ARMS FOR THE SOUTH.

20 I'D
From the London Correspondent of the Phil
adelphia Inquirer, 10th.
ARMS FOR THE SOUTH.
I wrote you lately that numerous yes
sells had been recently fitted out in this
country, and had either sailed from or
were loading at the various ports, with
arms and ammunition designed for the
Southern army-all insured against the,
blockade. This is not SO bad specula,
tion for the insurance companies as one
might imagine. Of course, the rates are
very high. but the boast is made that out
of thirty seven cargces thus insured. only
seven have been lost, and those not heavy
ones. The Birmingham makers are
working almost exclusively on Southern
orders-a fact that will be we'll to re,
member hereafter. SIS
VESSELS FOR THE BLOCKADE.
am now able to furnish you with q
pretty complete list of the vessels men
toned, and it would be well that it could
be placed in the possession Of every U.
States citizen on the coast, that they may
keep watch for them. Ny information is
thoroughly reliable. though am not at
liberty to mention its source, and no fear
need bo entertained of getting into an
other Trent difficulty by overhauling any
one of them. They were all fitted out in
England for the express purpose on which
they are engaged, aud are laden only with
contraband articles. They have cleared
and will clear for Nassau, Bermuda,
Tampico, &c. Those which have sailed
did so within the last month, and are as
follows:
+. Steamers sailed from Liverpool-H Her.
aid, Bermuda (she has sun the blockade
before). Oreto Gan armed privateer, and
known to be such by the English authori.
ties), Cambria, Tubal Cain and Mimic.
/ Steamers sailed from Queenstown and
Falmouth-Modern Greece, Hero, Adela
Pacific Gifted oat at London, under the
very eyes of the Ministry. and Patfos.
Sailing vessels clearing from Liverpool
Shooting Star. Fanny Lewis, Mary
Beaufeld, Ella and Philanthropist.
Steamers now loading at Liverpool
and soon-t to elear-Jnlia Usher 0ate the
Annie Childs.) Memphis, Somaphore
Anglia and Scotia.
Sailing vessels now loading at Liver,
pool, and soon 20 clear-Adelaide, South
erner. Mary Wright, (now changed te
Lilla-the former was the maiden nam,
of the wife of Robert Priolean, of Soutl
4 Carolina, now of the firm of Frazer
4 Trenholm Il Co., of Liverpool, the lead
ing Secession house in that city, Princes
:. Royal (now changed to Rosaline.) an,
Sophia.
Here there are no less than eleve
, steamers and five sailing vessels on thei
lway with valuable stores for the Souther
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iSTRAsBuRG, June /.

Gen. .Fremont's advance brigade under
Col. Closenit occupied Strasburg last
night without resistance, jackson rapidly
retreatiLg before our forces. A midnight
reconnaissance three miles beyond Stsss-
burg, came upon o rope barricade aud
ambush of Jackson's rear guard, bat re-.
treated successfully with loss Of only
wounded. Col. Figgelmensi, of Free
mont's staff, with only fifteen men, bril-
iiantiy charged and put to flight : body
of cavalry commanded BY Ashby IN per.
son. IS -
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GENERAL MCCLELLAN, it was reported,
was struck by piece of shell at Wilt
amsburg, but escaped uninjured. PREN-
TIcE is not surprised at it. He says an
officer who can stand SO many attacks
from politicians as MCCLELLAN has done.
must be omb-proof. aa8 4sga,
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On Friday evening last. negro liv-
ing in St Mary's, committed fendish
outrage on the person of a lady-the
wife of volunteer now serving in the
Federal Army --and to conceal his
crime, attempted to kill her. We have
not learned the full particulars of this
shocking affair, but as near as we can
the circumstances are as fellows: The
negro saw the woman about dark start
| ing out of town to go to her residence,
which is situated some distance down
the canal from st. Mary's, followed
her, and when he supposed she had got
far enough to be beyond the hearing of
the citizens of the neighborhood, he
sprang upon her, choking her senseless.
and while she was in that condition, he
succeeded in accomplishing his devilish
and damnable design. When the poor
/ woman returned to consciousness, the
negro was standing over her. He ask ed
her if she would tell wha. had occurred,
and on her informing him that he would
surely do so, he drew large kuife, and
saying that dead people tell no tales,
stabbed her. She Immediately grappled
! with him, and during the cufle the
knife fell to the ground, and being or
the bank of the canal, she kicked it int
} the water. just at that moment, som,
one on the opposite side of the cana
heard the noise, and started to see twha
was the matter, when the negro strucl
for the woods. 1t was doubtless his in
: tention to kill the woman and throw he
body into the canal, and thus hide, al
evidence of his crime. The negro ha
since been caught, and is now conine'
in the Jail at our place, where he vii
e have to be boarded at the county's ex
!, pense for several months before he Cal
b be tried. A great many seem surprise,
S that the citizens of st. Mary's didn'
d hang him on the spot. @ yas3
The woman was but slightly injure
r with the knife, the blade having struc
o her side and glanced off.
Q We venture the prediction that if th
Il husband of the woman is permitted to re
IT turn home. the dusky form of this dew
n incarnate will not long disgrace the wal
: of the county Jail. The only wonder i
that his friends, who promised to pro
l. tect his wife and children in his absence
e didn't make fearful example of tn
IS wretch-an example that never would t
l. forgotten by a large number of lazy, THE,
7, ing and worthless niggers that are sea
J tered through this section of Ohio, VII
l. are ready at any time to steal anythin
It they can. lay their hands on, and comm
3 outrages upon the persons Of unprotecte
white women. fs,s 'rtsE- ,.s-
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d 0etrg 0
a RoMANoH OF THE WAR.

H-s+3f
.pi. rFrom Vanity Fair.] =
1t was wounded soldier, ese
From home and friends afar, .Na
Laid up in the Park Barracks,
With many an ugly scar.
It was beauteous maiden,
or all the nurses there a
tzr Some ten, perchance, or twenty,
Not one was half so fair!
40 soldier, wounded soldier!
How are YOU feeling nows
"a What shall do to help your
o let me lave your browr' 8
~Ne. thank you marm," he answered, 4-r
aI'm dom pretty fair:
NY hand is getting better,
For can comb my hair.
sssss She offered him some sponge cake,
s., A.glass of lemonade !.
Again he thanked her kindly,
But said he felt afraid
s<@ sssNot so. thou fearless soldier
know the reason why. -
i You'd rather have dough nut, R
And a glass of good old Rye.
ss1i 40 let me give you something!
.Well, if you must" 'swhat is 1t!
He gazed upon her beautAous face
s.(iivs me your cart de wisitl"
tu-r.4 - r4s = q
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do know that there are here U. States
troops collected from all those States,
and they are carefully taught that their
duty is to serve the United States hon.
estly and faithfully against all those who
set themselves in opposition to the Con-
stitution and laws of the United States,
whomsoever the opposers may be.
81 will merely add, for the satisfaction
which l know it will give to the Major
General Commanding, that 1 do not be-
lieve that in the instance of the officer re-
ferred to in the letter of the Governor,
lnclosed, nor ia any other instance, the
orders of the War Department in refer
ence to fugitive slaves, have been violated
by officers of the Division; and I am
equally happy to state, that in no instance
within my knowledge and recollection
with one exception) have the laws on the
same subject of the State in which we
are serving, been violated by the officers
of the Division IL that case the officer
offending promptly retired from the ser7.
Very respectfully, your most ob't serv't.
[Signed "CHAS. P. STONE,
"Brigadier General Commanding"
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rebels, while I've steamers and Gv6 SAijlng
vessels more are nearly ready to start on
the same mission. No lass than twenty
six vessels, nearly two -thirds Of wbich are
steamers, have thus been fitted ont and
loaded with arms and ammnnition, epder
the vsry noses of the Government author.
tiles, who. l have no hesitation il ssyisg,
have been perfectly aware Of their car.
goes and destination; and yet to this
hour this Government boasts Of its atsict
neutrality. -
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Particulars Of the Evacuation
i';-' of Corinth. EsssS'5

-. -. CoRINTH. May 30.
It is now ascertained that the evacpe-
tiou commenced night before last, the
enemy retreating southwardly, patii the
railroad bridge was burned, whensthsy
went to Grand Junction, and thencs
southwardly. t-...vs - -, -
Some ladies and several citizens re-
main here, The citizens inform NJ that
Richmond is evacuated ard Memphis.is
almost wholly deserted --all stores being
closed with the exception Of =. few sgro-
ceries. se sss sr ;sxssso-as
1t is ascertained that Van Dorn hadss
band of Indians under him. Col. Jack
son reports finding the road for several
miles strewn with .knapsacks, hassrsaeks,
arms and canteens, showing great tademoe-
alization. The woods are fnll--of strag.
glers. who are being brouehtjn as fast a.
possible.
20 Probably between two and three chou
sand-almost the entire Thirtsenth Isoais.
lana Regiment---are in our lines novy de-
serters, and recently captured. The. Ma
tional Telegraph Line was completed
here tonight. 80
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sAaseasD: prploAsrD TO THE REBEL 1ousrAI'
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THE LIE-MAKINa MONOPOLY.
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serters, and recently captured. The Ma
tional Telegraph Line was completed
here tonight.
The Constitution as IL is-Tnet Unaon
as Il was. CD n.efsf iss
We fnd the following eloquent lftlcle
aHoat in the great newspaper sea. 9t
stirs one as if it it were s blast Of ;tfan.
pet: e -. - s - 80 .-. -.
vast Gibraltar rears its, rocky front.
against which the lightning and the tsm.
pest may play, still leaving its adapan-
tine strength mistaken, itseoloasal form
calmly and grandly looming abssssshe
wilderness of waters, q glAddening dght
TO the storm>tossed 'mariner--so' now the
CONSTRUCTION, the Gibraltar Of onr .fiber-
ties, against which the waves Of sectional
strife may moan In vain, aud around
which the fierce storms of civil war may
;harmlessly rage. begins to rear itself oyer
and above the, sea Of tumult aud bloody
strife, gladdening the bruised hearts end
the dying spirits of American citizens
with its magnificent perfection and the
grand promise of its anthoritative pro-
tection.s = s asszs E.zs.s $3.50
z Let US never defle this sacred deposi-
tory of human rights. The men who
made it were furnished at their time and
4 for that purpose BY the hand Of God him
4 self-great souls, planted on earth Ito
bloom for time and be garrsred in
Heaven century plants in the csfdth of
!, humanity. .
!, This Constitution. once destroyed. once
} Host, and the age of to day can 6nd no
. factors who shall form and restabligh pne
t to supply it's place.
' During the same century God viii moi
! furnish the same nation with.txo, genera
. tions of Washingtons, sFranklins, defer.
d sons and their cempeers. . ssSsa
! Let us fight bravelys then, both Ia th,
South aud the North, against the cohorts
: of secession and the hordes of. abolition
af--tor. tie Constitution as II IS, dssd II.
Uason as II Was. Fortune, life. happinesa
! and honor cannot bs pesiled in bette
cause.
I'll KEEP EN- AwAKE.-Neal
Newark, NJ j., lived avery pious fam
:. :. lily, who had taken an orphan to 1sise
who, by the way, was rather. underwit
ted. He had imhibed very striet visw
. on religious matters, howaver, ,sanasmc
: asked his adopted mother if sshe didn
u think it wrong for the old farmera I
: come to church and fall asleep, payin
: no better regard to the service. Sh
: replied she did. Accordingly, befor
:. going to church the next Sunday h
10 filed his pockets with apples. On
bald headed old man. who invariabl
!. went to sleep during the sermon, partic
= = ularly attracted his attention. ssScein
: him at last nodding and giving mas,
: evidence aof being in the .'lsnd {
: Dreams" he hauled off and took the rs
: founded sleeper, with an apple, squar
= on the top of his bald pate. The mir
10 ister and aroused congregation at ono
:, turned around and Indignantly gazed q
:, = the boy, who merely said to the preacher
! as he took another apple in his hand
/, with sober, honest expression of'coun
!, tenance:-s'Yoa preach, I'll keeper
:. awake x S seFss.G a
iSTRAsBURG, June l.
r Gen. Fremont's advance brigade ,upde
b. Col. Closenit occupied Strasburp Ia,
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The Slave Trade.
WASHINGTON, May SO

WASHINGTON, May so.
The Secretary of the Interior responds
to resolution of the Senate for.informa-
tion relative to persons who have been
q arrested in the Southern District of New
81 York, from the Tst of May. 1852, to the
Ist of May. 1862, charged with being
~ engaged ia the slave trade, with the names
and number Of vessels arrested and bond.
ed charged with being engaged in that
traffic Forty. lone persons are named.
isanone of whom were convicted or their
bonds forfeited. which ranged from $3.50
TO sc, 900
% In some cases they were tried and ac'
sas4uitted One or two escaped. bat most
sdtcf the cases are marked: "Bond not for
-ss feited, eompiaint dismissed " Tie num-
ysber Of vessels is fofty-six sfse
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From the Wapakonetta CO., Democrat.
Fiendish Outrage A Negro

Commits a Rape ON White Woman
and attempts to Murder Her.
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VOL. s, No. WHOLE NO. 81.


W.-Ever Of one, who is the theme of eternal
and ceaseless praise.
H.-For some time already form moves about
there.
W.-Observe il more closely: and then cell
me, why il attracts thee 50.
H.-Pardon me, who am So lately called from
the earth, al earthly. childish com ,srison. At
the home where | VAS born-thou knoweet 10
~ell, though. at the time. thou VAS, no longef
upon esrth-l had planted q garden. As the
spring came, l devoted myself 60 its cultivation,
and enjoyed msself over NV plants and their
beautiful untoldings There we're manv trees
there, much shruooery, and many do~ers; vet
| knew every shoot; l had myself planted and
watered il; each in its turn came undcr nv in.
spection, and when il put on its bright green,
and blo-somed beautifully and grew ,hr,ftily. then
found a heart friend in it. Thus seems 10 me
that man is To be the gardener in this heavenly
garden. He moves hither AM thiIher quietly,
and in mdest radiance; but one can see that
everything here is familiar TO hm. He casts
around on all. besides, a satisfied and friendly
glance, and appears 10 iini JOY in all creation
here. My heart! tiil this moment l have ielt
within me only soft, soothing elaotions; but nox,
a tempest is rising in my breast l am dizzy !;
heaven with its glory vanshes from my sight; 1
see Him alone! Nov paia returns again To this
heart; vet in this p.,u there lives higher bies.
..aasse. My soul burns with longing 10 sp-
proach Him. Yes, He is indeed One knosn 10
me, though never before seen face TO face. Nov
he turns hither~ard, and looks upon us. Tie
appears To rejoice over His eyes glistea
With tears OF JOY. 1 can no longer restrain my
self. l must asay 10 HIM. | must say to Him
that love Him as never loved sught before I
He raises HIS hanGs-how? In those hands q
mark, and from the mark rsys darting forth -
Yes. those are the pierced, the blessed hands !
He blesses US! Deep in my heart l feel His
blessing Now know l that / am in heaven |!
Nov know that this is He.
N.-Away, then, to Himl
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By AND BY.
There's . little mischief maker,

There's little mischief maker,
That 10 stealing bali our bliss,
Sketchins pictures on = dream land
Which are never seen In this;
Dashing from our lips ths pleasure
Of the present. while We Sigh
You may know this mischief maker
For his name V" BY and by"
he in sitting BY our hearth stones,
With his sly bewitching glance,
Whispering Of the coming morrow,
A the social hours advance;
Lettering mid our cain reflections,
Hiding forms Of beauty nigh
Hes . smooth, deceitful fellow,
This enchanter, By and by"
You may know him by his minciAg,
BY his careless, sportive air,
By his ely, obtrusive presence
That il straying everywhere;
BY the trophies which be gathers,
Where his cheated victims iie,-
For . bold, determined felIew,
L this conqueror, By and by"
When the calls Of duty haunt %,
And the present seems 10 be
AL Of time that ever mortAls
Snatched from long eternity;
Then fairy hand seems painting
Pictures on distant sky,
For = cunning little artist,
Is fairy, By and by
By and by" the wind il singing,
BY and by" the heart replies,
But the phantom just before US,
Ere We grasp it, ever flies.
List not 70 the idle chArmer,
Scorn the very spscious lie;
Only In the fancy liveth
This deceiver, q By and BY"