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AFFAIRS ON THE LOWER POTOMAC.

Explorations Mt Aquia and Potomac
Crceks-Rebel Parties ScOuting-COn-
frmatfon OF the Reported Retreat Of
the Rebels from the Rappahannock.
WASHINGTON. April IL, 1862.
On Friday afternoon the steamer Jacob Bell, Lieu
tenant Commanding McCrea, visited Aqua creek.
boats crew was sent ashore, and landed at the water
battery which was found abandoned. The long wharf
had been destroyed but the railroad depot was unn
jured The track had been torn up and the rails and
carried away The quarters Of the rebel troops were
standing All stores Of every description had been re-
moved. Tho battery 10 admirably constructed II con-
tains Eve embrasures with convenences for mounting
pivot gun, and q bombproof and magazine. The guns
had been removed None Of the rebels we're seen in the
neghborhood.
On leaving Aqua creek the Jacob Bell proceeded 10
Potomac creek, where another landing was made
The best battery yet the banks Of the river was
thore discovered It Of large size constructed without
embrasures for sweeping guns The nrenchmsnts were
formidable. The landing party encountered some Of the
rebel pickets The gave chase TO them but nd
ing they being drawn beyond tho range Of the
jacob Bells guns they we're ordered to return.
On Saturday morning the Jacob Bell anchor within
cannon shot OF the water battery at Potomac creek
Another battery was seen in the roar, high hill
When the landing party little than half way
10 the battery largo barge, with about twenty in
t was seen pulling the creek towards the point
on which the battery 10 erected, furthest from the
steamer The whistle was sounded as q signal for the
return Of tho party Subsequently . boats crew
went ashore at farm house lower down
They were joined by several negroes, who escorted
them 10 the farm buildings, which were found charge
Of negro man and woman. The blacks said they had
seen three rebel pickets, one Of whom mounted,
little back in tho woods, q short time before.
while they were talking some more negroes came in,
reporting that they were from the neghborhood OF
Fredericksburg They confirmed the various reports Of
the rebel troops beng beyond that place, and said the
bridge leading thereto had not been destroyed They
further stated that there Arc rebel troops at King
Georges Court Housc These were In great fear Of
being taken alleging that thoy had been threatened 10
be sent TO the mines and kept sndcr ground They
wanted TO be taken board the steamer but Mr. Street
Acting Master, was not authorized 10 take tbem
While the party was on shore several or the rebel
pickes wore seen standing on tho brow Of hill Can
tain McCrca sent shell from his s2pounder after them
which made them fall as II struck by lightning
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deep, with q gentle current setting across the
peninsula. In the East Bayou the current was ire
mendous, and the boats had 70 be checked down with
heavy head lines Here found some distractions,
caused by drift heaps but cutting on two logs
would start all down the current.
This rs the hardest job have seen undertaken,
but Colonel Bsse 10 far down as 10 call IL sue
csssfu we are in sight Of the fences on tother side
Of Jordan" f.I
The sag OF the gives the correct Of the circle
Al each end Of the saw rope thirty feet in length is
fastened and carried TO boats upon which men are sta
toned. Ten men man and work each rope
When the right We have cut on stump two
feet in diameter fourteen minutes Often IL pnched
and ran crooked; then gang would be two or three
hours Of the size. there happened 70 be
any brush under water il added much TO the labor it all
had 70 be fshsd up and got out Of the way.
Below give You rough sketch Of the stump cutting
machins-the tree having been first elled and cleared
out q the way-and the manner Of It's OPERATION
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Aprvate despatch dated Fortress Monroe last night
at O'Clock. received here this morning. represents
that there clear moonlight and all quiet that
vicinity
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IMPORTANT FROM ALABAMA.
One Hundred Miles Of the Memphis and Charles.
Ton Railroad Held by Union Troops.
.~~~>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~>>~~.
FLIGHT OF THE REBELS ALONG THE ROUTE
The Rebel Communication Between the
South and Southwest Eject
ual]y Cut OF,
&C., &C., &c.
IMPORTANT FROM ALABAMA.

WASHINGTON, April u, 1862
The following despatch been received by the secre
NASHVILLE, Tenn, April II, 1862.
On Saturday morning two expeditions were started
from Huntsville in the One. under Colonel Sill, OF
the Thirty third Ohio went east to Stevenson the juno
Of the Chattanooga with the Memphis and Charleston
Railroad which point they seized, two thousand Of the
enemy rctresting without firing shot. Colonel Sill
captured i've locomotives and large amount Of rolling
stock
The other expedition, under Colonel Turchn Of the
Nineteenth Illinois. went west and arrived at Decatur
time 70 save the railroad bridge which was in flames
Memphis and Charleston Railrood.
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NEWS FROM GENERAL BANKS ARMY.

Wooprocx, Va, April IA, 1862.
Aparty Of Ashbys cavalry, said 70 number two COM
panies attacked body Of infantry OF the railroad bridge
yesterday, east Of strasburs. squadron Of the Yer
mont cavalry were called out, but no enemy was seen
and they returned
one hundred rebel cavalry have been seen across tho
mountain, near this place. ~,
t EpKsprRc, April II, 1862
Al an old iron furnace seven miles from the "rnpsho
vnere bodv Of cavalry infantry and artillery are sta
toned 10 protect oragng parties two rebel cavalry and
infantry men have been captured and broush. in
The rebels are firing pickets constantly, but
not replied to- rho Provost Marshal at Edcnous came
very near being shot by them this morning.
nrisad,cr General Hatch and his star Of cavary nsvs
jus, arrived from Warren
salute has been ordered in celebration OF the recent
vic tories to-day.
The chapains observed tho events In an appropriate
manner on the sabbath ia their droront regiments.
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on picket.
Information was received that our pickets had
beaten back the enemy on the left, but that he ad
vancs on our centre While troops wero going 70 their
assistance ascertained that they were able TO
hold their position. Then the enemy pressing our
left again and General Hamilton ordered Gen Jameson
10 despatch regiments TO that locality Two regi.
ments were Immediately the march across the pla
teau Presently General Hamilton told General jameson
to take his other regiment and command Of the
whole in support Of the pokets which be did sue
cessully. detachment sent our left along the
woods which skirt the wawick road, from which the
rebel batteries visible The Fifty seventh PennsyI
vania Colonel Campbell, and Eighty seventh New York,
Colonel Dodge were deploysd the line Of the same
road under cover Of the woods. General Jameson then
dismounsed and made personal reconnaissance Of our
line 70 the left. He evidently soon became convinced
that the pckss able TO bold their ground and that
the enemy intended demonstration somewhere else
Shortly sharp fusado Of muskctry heard and then
followed several well fred voloys 70 the right which
Indicated that that the place where the rebeis in
tended making their principal attack Berdans sharp.
shooters and Of pckets Of the Sixty third wer
driven in. The rebels were advancing, firing sharply
and yelling loudly they came. The Fifty seventh
regiment was ordered down the Yorktown turnpike in
double quick Sin companesaled OF int the woods 10
the left and four Cempanss headed BY Colonel Camp.
bell dashed down the road TO meet tho rebels At eight
Of men tho rebels cut Of the upon which
they advancing and sought shelter in the poach
orchard and along road TO the lsf There were six or
hundred Of tho enemy, volley succeeded voley
and there was every indication Of hot engagement.
therefore tho Eighty seventh New York regiment was
ordered down as reserve, Tho firing became genera,
for half hour more when the rebels were bcaton
back, retiring, however, in good order They burned a
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Loss or the Schooner Helen.

B0sroN, April II, 1862
The schooner Helen, from Msssina for PHILADELPHIA
abandoned at sea on the 1ith ult Her CROW were
taken OF by tho ship Marshaeld, and andcd a, Bath
Me-. on the 18th inst
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FiRsr BRIGADE, FIRST DIvn1oS, I

NEwPoRrs NEWS, Va, April IL, 1852.
The Rebel Steamers Lying All Day Quidly or S~saWs
Point, &C..
At eight O'Clock this morning the rebel steamers
reported moving from Craney Island and at nine they
had again taken up their old position between that island
and Sewas Point, tho Merrmac being in the advance.
Up 10 the present writing (ssven p. N.Y. there are no
signs Of any forward-or bsokward-movcment their
part II s evident that their real intention 70 Tho
blockade and 60 up York river to destroy feet %
Yorktown; and We understand what tho proba.
BILE reason was that the Monitor did not interfere when
tho Patrick Henry took the three vessels out Of Hamp
ton creek Yesterday The the Monitor had gone
over towards Hampton creek the Merrimac, which
lying near Fort Wool would have tried 70 run into the
channel that leads out Of the R0Ads.
We have established daily overland mail 10
Fortress Monroe the roads rapidly improving
during these fine spring days. the absence Of commun
cation by water In not felt very severely.
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HEFERENCBS.

HEFERENCBS.
A-Stump Of tree.
b and C-Plank fastened upon the stump, in which q
pivot is set for tho saw frame 10 work upon
DSaW
E-Water line. art
KBottom.
HH-rrame Of saw.
The Next Point OF Attack ON the Mis-
sissippi.
We have no knowledge Of any formidable works of the
enemy on the Mississippi river between Island No. 10 and
Fort Randolph, which will probably be the next place
that will command the attention Of Commodore Foote,
with his feet Of gun and mortar boats.
Fort Randolph 10 the east bank Of the Nisss sppi
river the town Of Randolph Upton county, Tenn
about sixty miles above Memphis hundred and sixty
below Columbus, and hundred aud eighty below
CARO- The position is naturally strong Tho
10 rough and incomplete earthwork, constructed last
fall is built upon the Second Chickasaw bluffs,
diately south Of Island No. 34 The lower part
commando the three mouths Of the Hatchie river
that empties into the Mississippi Just above
the town Of Randolph ct the upper edge OF tho bluffs
These blus form natural parapes Of batteries and
this point command view Of the Mississippi river for
BY sencing whatever guns may be placed Island No
a. might enter the northern mouth OF the Hatchio out
ofthe range Of Fort Randolph The town Of Randolph
near which the fort stands consists Of half
dapated frame houses, and Is approached in the
~ several good roads, but the country behind it, being
full OF ravines and gorges capable Of being fortified to
An almost indefinite extent. The position, however, is
really 0 no manner OF use benefit, except dispute
the navigation Of the river Il has railroad commun
cation, and as an army stationed there would have de-
cuppsss would not require long 70 cns y on and starve
Il out. i.fD
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FORTRESS N0NR0B, April I5, IbB2.
The Merrimac remained in the same position all day
yesterday until evening" when together with the rest Of
the rebel feet, she returned TO Norfolk She was
generally supposed TO have been aground.
None Of the rebel feet have shown themselves to-day
Several captains Of vessels port testify in relation to
the three vessels captured by the rebel steamer James
town. that they ordered 10 either outside Of
Fortress Monroe or inside Of Hampton bar.
The United States schooner Haze sails for Hatteras this
afternoon, with the mails and passengers.
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MILWAUKEE CITY REIMBURSEMENT BONDS.
M CRY CoNPrEoLfkxk Oajcp

MILWAUKEE, March 26, 1S62.
The Commissioners Of The Public Debt Of the City of Nil
wsukee ready 10 receive bids proposals
holders q bonds FOR the purchass Of .uch
twelve thousand dolars in Of section 10 of
act 10 enable the city OF Milwaukee TO readu It's corpo-
rate debt Such bids specify the numbers OF the
bonds proposed to be retired and be accompanied by the
schn Co. OF New York CITY, that tho bonds depositsd
with such bank said Schal Co., 10 be delivered for
proposals may b: delivered to the City Comrtrcler q
any before the LIST day OF June A. d. 1852 which
day, ten O'Clock A. M at the office OF the City Comp
troer tho bids proposals. will be opened and hr lowca1
bidder be tiled the preference. Those who
ceiycd payment Of the next june coupons must state in
their BY order OF The Commissioners
Public Debt Of the City OF Mlivauke.
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IJOTEL TO LEASE-THE STEVENS HOUSE. LATE
III Delmoncos, No. Is Broadway, New York, having
put in thorough repair painted and supplied with the
venenccs OF n modern hrst hotel, is offered
upon favorable suitable tenant The furn
ture may DO purchased reasonable terns Apply
HEWLETT 4 TORRANCE,
No. Bowling Green.
to HOMER MORGAN.
No. 8 Pine street.
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UNFINISHED BROWN STONE HOUSE ON EAST FIr.
tieh street to let and rent taken in board by small
family; house and furniture both new, and the
hood s gentec references exchanged Address NJ B. A.,
box Herald Office.
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TDHOTO0RAPH1C ART 0AILERY
tIi Btosdway, two door. below Canal street,
CsrS rhotssnpss eesusisli ausNed for cr u for vs
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FINE ARTS.

III BOISE WILL REMAIN AT HIS PRESENT LocA-
II. ton, ls6 East Tnirtesh ssre.t-Banncrs porfrss
OF reeimenta hass and highly finished paintings
OF fgures and landscapes; also decorative
paintings executed In the highest style of ART
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Cnn be proaably madc by purchasing from US fun
10000 barrels Crude Petroleum,
Rock OIL In splendid order for shipment home consumy-
ton We prepared 30 sell chesp and inject the
all times Wecan impart useful Information this
70 purchs and viii furnish shp q! OF sdis insrsnes.
orders For bsreans apply TO American Petroleum Comps-
NY "' '"'' W W. CrARxR y,cs pr.,,asr,
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HOUSES, ROOMS, &C.. TO LET.

fNO LET-THE FACTORY NO. 35s AND $50 WEST
fwen'-iourth street. with steam engine, shsfng Tools
Ac cheap to responsible The locatiol ty
and the place We sdapted Tor purposes
DAILY l0l Front street.
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cESO RENT WANTED FOR THE ELEGANT THREE
UOCO morv high soop Houec, No 1888 West Forty nj M
reet between Broadway and Eighth The house is
0s50 feet three dop, contains all tho modern i'm
the is' OF May without charge Apply the preni-s
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E'OR SALE-ON SOUTHWEST sIDE OF SEVENTY.
u first street. lJ0 feet from Tnird frame Livery
Stable III good condition. l00x25 feet supplied with Croton
water and eligible for dois good Central Park business.
apply TO IT, BORCHEB, corner OF Seventeth street and
Third avenue.
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E,OR SALE-A BRIGHT SORREL SADDLE HORSE,
lis rds high OLD, sound kind, nigh spirited
and fasl Has ons Lowing tail, and very handsome. Ad-
dress W. H., Herald oillce.
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HOUSES, ROOMS, &C., TO LET.

TNO LEr-rHE THREE STORY AND BASEMRN
brick dwelling House No. H9 West Twentynft street
reat S4sl Also the dwelling House No. Isl Frankn street
rent 500 Apply 10 EDWARD TIhPSON, ITO West Fiit
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HORSES, CARRIAGES. &C.

STYLISH PARK PHAETON FOR SALE-BUr LIT
IA tie used and a. gooi built BY Brewster price
$500 Apply at Ricardo Eidrdges stable Thrteth street
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TNOR sALE-ONE ST RING CART AND TWO TRUCE
WAGONS, made to dump and suitable for oarne brick
tone bires Of kind Also three sets double harness
and sin gle harness. Will be sold low. Inquire o
4. n. DENMAN, loot of West Twentieth street.
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j ,fNARRIAGE HoRsES-FOR SALE. A PAIR OF HAND
rone Carriage Horses seven years old bay long tails
ectly kind and gentle In double single harness. price
500 The can be and further Information OBJ
tA'ied at No College place.
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L,OUNDRY TO LET FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE, AT
Sing Sing. n i:cWlth steam engine, &C; VIII be let
GAIN exchanged for city property. Address Foundry He
raid Office.
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ITO LET--A HOTEL NEAR THR SRA sHQRR, AT
Far noetawsy, L. l. With range m ics house Gi,ed ban
- Pearl street, n Apply % ,. NORTON, corusr Of
kShN sn4 0fand NseetA WOuAnsburga 4 l. .
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-05-06

We have information from New Orleans up 10
Friday last, derived rom persons who left there
on that day. A PARTON of Gen. Buffers
division, estimated At 10000 had arrived and
taken possession Of the city They marched
through the streets playing on their brass bands
the ancient air, "Picayune Buffers Coming"
As was expected, ons t their first outrages upon
the personal liberty OF prominent citizens was
the arrest Of the gallant MONROE, whose bold,
fearless and patriotic reply to FAaRAGUT rem
dersd him so peculiarly obnoxious 70 That vulgar
braggart When oar informant left, SO far as
was known, none Of the gunboats mad taken
their departure up she river
Great Indignation is felt in New Orleans at the
eowardly treason of the mutineers through whose
dereIiction OF duty the forts below were forced
to capitulate. The traitors knowing what they
had to expect, accordingly refused to return to
the city, and were carried to Ship Island where
they still remain. They were al foreigners, and
numbered three hundred and fifty When the
plot was discovered, the officers turned some Of
the guns upon the guilty parties to enforce obe.
dience, but found them spiked
II is also stated that the pickles who were sta
toned below to give the appointed signals on
approach Of the fleet, went over 10 the enemy,
and hence the mortar and gUnboats were en-
sbled to surprise the officers Of the garrison, and
thus succeeded in efecting what might other
wise have proved an impossible feat
In the whole history of this war We know Of
no incident which so deserves the execration OF
the nation, as this shameless and reasonable de-
fectiOn of the Fort jackson garrison. Certainly
none viii receive to greater extent the hearty
curses of posterity. Let them be branded with
the ear-marks of infamy,
and handed down through future time
Eternal beacons Of c0usuuuiate crime %
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Who is Gen. Buen.

A writer in the Richmond Vhig gives an an
swer to this question, from which the following
is extracted:
Gen. Buell. when we knew Of him from the account Of
our friends whom he visited some v SIS ago In Eastern
Virginia was not esteemed In that latitude very ele
giant and courteous gentleman but represented
to Us a remarkably plain person. With his wife we
were acquainted She was the widow Of Gen. Richrd
Mason He Gen. NJ q grandson Of old George
Mason of GunstOn, and Virginia gentleman. We
thought when she married him, that it a descent
Mrs Mason had made and this accounts for the curiosity
with which we questioned cur friends concerning this
then Major Buell.. Gen Masons widow was uncom-
monty handsome and her husband had left her in fee
simple the very snug little Of fifty thousand dollars
Buell. confessed great friendship for Gen. Mason, aud
BY way Of showing It, took OF his widow and the
money for him after his death And now that be is In.
vailng slave State it is to be hoped that he will re-
member his peTence with that institution" and
thereby be induced deal tendery with the rights OF
masters in general Mrs Buell. brought on with her from
Texas (yhere her husband had been sati0ne several
slaves. These were brought on to Virginia for safe
keeping as Major B. and wife anticipated al that time
soiourn in New York, where Of course Yankee major
or even general cannot carry slaves.
On remarkng upon the elegant training Of these
servants she gave account Of her beautiful house.
keeping in Texas saying in conclusion that she had not
the least trouble in the world everything carried
according to army discipline and for any omission or
disobsdence their part the major she informed Us
corrected them severely This statement accustomed A.
had always been, TO the lay government and kind
torbeaTanee OF the Virginia masters, confess made
disagreeable impression and it with less pleasure
thereafter that noticed the rapid movements and M
sequious manners of these sayesiof northern master
will here add. that the house in Eastern Virginia
where Mrs Buell. and her slaves were 30 hospiablv en-
tertaned old family residence surrounded bv al me
beauties Of nature handed down from generation 10 gen
eratiOn every brick of which is loved and veners;ed
burned to the ground by the ruthless invader
eight months ago. A valuable library was consumed
with IT, and many other relies and treasures which money
can never replace
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CORINTH. .

Advices from Corinth state what might have
been expected, that there are no prospects for an
immediate battle. A dispatch received by gen
tleman of this city yesterday, from sn officer,
says: The prospects Of an early fight have
vanished Oh account Of the heavy rains yesterday
and last night" So long as the reads continue
muddy within the vicinity of Corinth, we need
expect no battle, for the plaiuest of reasons
HALLECK will never advance upon BEAURE-
CARDS lines unless he can use his heavy siege
guns in the attack. Every Indication goes to
show that, relying upon these superior munitions
Of war, he will seek to make the next battle an
" artillery duel" Hence the correctness Of our
conviction that continued rain and bad roads is a
certain embargo on fighting. Until dry weather
comes on, the " situation al Coriuth will To-
main IN stGtu quo
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CEN. R. q. RUTERR.

General B. Z. BUTLER, the commander of ihe
division Of the Federal srmy now in occupation
of New Orleans, was lawyer of prominence in
Lowell, Massachusetts, who has also figured
conspicuoUsly as politician under the old or
gaHization Of parties in tie United States. Pre-
vioUs to the present revolution, he had been con
spicuOus in New England politics for his vigor-
Gus and constant hostility to the snti-slavory
parties in New England and for his general
concurrence with the southern OF national wing
of the Democratic party. He was also regarded
as an earnest State Rights Democrat Of the JET
fersouisn and Jacksonian school In the ma
tional Democratic conventions his course was
considered as national aud in accordance with
the views maintained by the southern branch OF
the party. In the convention Of 1856, he was a
warm supporter Of FRANKLIN PIERCE for the
Presidency, and in the Charleston convention he
voted TO the very last for JEFFERSON DAVIS.
Mr.. DAVIS held then the views upon which the
Southern States have based their right to secede
from the Union Gen BUTLER was regarded as
of the same school Of politics as Gen. PIERCE
and CALEB CUsH,!G Early ia the beginning
of this war be astonshed bis old party associates
by offering his services to maintain the govern
ment of ABRAHAM LINCOLN, whose politics
and party he had so long aud 50 bitterly opposed
and has been very sctWe and prominent iu CIV
ing his aid to prosecute this war
Being hypoerite and renegade, and man
violently ultra in his opinions, be wdl prove as
great q nuisance va fear ss couId possiblv have
been foisted upon the true and loyal freemen of
New Orleans. May they bear their humiliation
with fOrtitude