Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-05-31

become disgusted with the rebels and the re-
bellion, and will take the oath OF allegiance.
Gen. Butler, says New Orleans letter, baa
taken the wife Of Gen. Beauregard, who wai
found to be In New Orleans, under his care and
protection.
A letter from McClellan's army says that
three thousand Georgians, whose term OF en-
listment had expired in the rebel army, were
told that they must continue iu the SERVICE
They loaded their guns, and, officers and all
refused to obey the order, and no one dare at
tempt to make them do it. The result was, the
rebels have dsbanded and gone home.
NEW YoRK, May 29.-The Army and Navy
Gazette gives currency to q report that on the
29th ult., orders were given to the Federal chiet
OF ordnance to send fifty thousand stand OF arms
and as many old uniforms to Port Royal, Tor the
use of the slaves. This the Gazette regards as
scarcely credible, but has 1t from good author
ity.
Every member of the cabinet, and it is believ-
ed, every earnest friend OF the Government here,
deplores the hasty censures visited upon the
War Department by some Of the loyal papers
in the country. II has already been stated by
Mr.. Wilson in the Senate, upon the highest
authority, that the disposition Of our forces
which is censured, was sanctioned by the Presi-
dent; and il Ia equally true that 1t was approved
by the whole administration. Successes, such as
the country did not anticipate, have already at
tended Mr.. Stanton's conduct of the War De-
partment, and efforts are being made which
would seem to insure continuance Of them.
Occasional failures and reverses must happen;
but Mr.. Stanton is not more responsible for these
than he is entitled to the public gratitude for
the success of our arms.
The Navy Department has received informa-
tion that acting master A. W. Emerson desert
ed from the Galena on the 18th inst.
The Minnesota started for Norfolk this morn
ing, but got aground off Sewall's Point. Sew
were unsuccessful up to this evening.
All the rebel Notifications on Elizabeth river
and the navy yard, have been taken possession
of by the navy. The former are to be destroy
ed.
The blowing up OF the works on Sewall's
Point began to-day.
Upwards Of FIVE hundred rebel prisoners have
been received at headquarters from the scene
Of the late brilliant victory at Hanover Court
house. They left this morning for fortress
Monroe. More are coming in.
The Timess special says: The return to
Fortress Monroe Of Colonel Hanson, and the
report that General Huger declined TO effect the
exchange, has created considerable surprise
here. Letters from General Wool explain the
matter by giving the reply of General Huger,
which is, that no more exchanges will be made
till the privateersmen 10 our possession are de-
livered up 1t will be remembered that the
rebels kheld Colonels Corcoran, Wilcox and
others as hostages, to be treated as the priVa-
teersmen were, but 1t was not supposed that
they were to be exchanged only for them
Nice, however, as the requirement of the
rebels is, it will probably be speedily granted
The privateersmen are already at Fortress
Monroe, and Mr.. Oiel goes tbither to-mor-
row to see that they are promptly cent to Gen
eral Huger, and hoping to return In few days,
bringing Colones Corcoran and Wilcox and
Union prisoners to the number OF the pirates,
with him.
WAsHINaroN, May 30.-The Circuit Court
to-day formally refused writ of habeas corpus
for the discharge of an alleged fugitive slave.
Subscriptions of money are being pledged for
the employment of counsel to test the legality
Of the application Of the fugitive slave law to
the District Of Columbia, before the Supreme |
Court of the United States.
The claimant of the female slaVe recently |
arrested from Marshal Lamon by the military |
is about entering suit against him |
for the recovery Of the value of the woman.
A special to the Post ssys: Col Jennson |
has gone West, it is eaid, with The promise Of
Ills stated that the rebel forces uudsr Jack |
son still linger near MartinsbuTg or Harper's
Ferry
A large number OF members of Congress went
down to Fortress Monroe this morning on an ex.
cursion.
The news from Corinth is received here with |
much enthusiasm, and Il is believed that Gen. !
Halleck's cautious movements through an ex- |
tremely difficult country, are about to be crown
ed with success, 1t ia thought that BeauTegard
has been obliged to retreat because of stop
page OF supplies. When Com. Farragut got
up above the mouth of Red River of Texas,
the great source of Beauregard's supplies was
cut off, and as our feet advanced up the Mssis- |
sippi, the region from which the rebels could
Draw food for their great army became daily
eas, so that the position at Corinth became |
gradually but surely untenable.
John M. Brodhed, of the District of Colum- |
bis, has been appointed by the President one of
the commissioners under the act for the eman- |
cipation of slaves in this District.
The casualties in the Second Massachusetts,
regiment in the retreat Of Banks's army, are
nine killed, forty. three wounded, one hundred
and sixty-three missing, In the First Maine
cavalry, two officers and seventy.one rank and
fe missing; killed and wounded unknown. In
The Tpnth Maine infantry aix wnundnd