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rOh0sxu VOHuW seUShnB VuoSsSo'
Z New YoRK, June 9.-The Fortress Monroe
correspondent of the Philadelphia Enquirer,
gives as passengers on board the Stepping
Stone, among others who had came down with
the rebel flag Of truce from Richmond, Mons J.
De Pruyn Helps, Vice Consul Of the Neither.
lands at Charleston, and, his family, and L.
Compile De Chieui,, French Consul at Charles.
ton, accompanied by his wife, child and servant.
Inquiries as to the reason of their leaving their
posts at this present moment when they are 30
much needed to look after the interests Of their
countrymen in Secessis, but could not obtain
any satisfaction. Two things are pretty Ger.
tain. First, they did not leave the Confederate
ship until she IVES sinking. Secondly, they did
not leave without Instructions from their respec-
tive governments, and it may yet appear that
N. Mercier's visit to Richmond had something
tn do with IT, ~ ~
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The Missouri Comventlon ..8ebels Dis.
frnnchlDo6.

fe1nn n gno6
JEyyEasoH CirY, June 0.-In the Convention
to-day, the bill defining the qualifications of vo-
tiers, was reported back BY the Committee on
Elections, being before the Convention
NJ. Moss substitute postponing all elections
till 1864, was withdrawn to allow direct vote
on disfranchising Rebels
Mr.. Breckenridge moved an amendment, In
substance, the same 10 the provision struck out
by Mr. Orr's amendment last week, upon which
! lengthy discussion ensued, finally resulting in
the adoption of the amendment. Yeas IS.
nays, 81 .qat- 20
This result shows great change since Friday
last, when the same provision was stricken out
by vote Of A against "a. Ei5
On the adoption Of the section of the bill as
amended by Mr.. Breckenridge, disfranchising
Rebels, the vote stood-ayes SO, nays 81, Mr..
Orr voting in the affirmative.
Mr.. Breckenridge amendment disfranchises
oil persons engaged in the rebellion since the
18th of December.
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SRoM GEN. HALLKCk,s AaMr.

R8OW GEN. MAkbBCksS A0MHs
LounviIIs, yuns 9th. -HalIecAs Hesdquar-
tsrs, June S.--Tbs Fsdsnis nov occupy Bad.
win, Guntown, and Bolivia. . - fsS@f ''sH2 l3'
Railroad repairs are progressing rapidly Ga 2
The enemy passed Gantorn lasl night, re-
treating sosshward from Baldwin. ~ . 81
Il Il estimAted that &, 900 have deserted since
they len CosintA -nostly from Tennessee, Ken.
lucky end Arkansas regiments. All regiments
from thoss States passed dovA closely guarded
on both sides By Nisgissippi and Alabama troops
Il b believed By the people that Besuregard
cannot entsr Columbus with bah the troops he
bsou(At away from Cosinth. Is = Esss 80
ThA,Whels oonaisy east and north Of Baldwin
u fsil Of armed soldiers returning from Teanss
80 saA xentucky. 81 .7s !. q ggss as
Gsa. Yeos telegsaphs fsoo the advance that
psisoass Who lBve dedred 10 be exchanged now
want y tsks - ossh. .,slas . = = l.,ls =,
fhe enemy drove and carried or eyssything
for nils around, The wealthy families arc
dsstitsts and staytpG Women and childssa,
sn crying IT. Sssd. The males srs forced into
~ army. .s1s1ASA -A0s
h 10y y sspsssssssd y saSsriag greatly
" 49, ~ ~ acts ~ sses 81 .sfss f. ss~
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aJus,lce 70 Ger. LRoyIes. a'o,

Justice TO cen. D0yleo. !.
d LoulsviLLF, June s.-The Journal has just
received the following ~ e.sral .
gaa 81 elt2 BooHrviLLE, Miss, June 8.
To the Edit,r of tie Louisville Journal !,
5isIn Gen. Buel's report "a published. in the
journal Of the Goth ult., Gen. Boyles' name
does not appear. This is mistake. II should
be mentioned with the names Of the other Gen.
erals for gallaEtry on the field. .s- -
300 [Signed 9-5 th+,9- J. B. FRY,
IL $50 s5ai Colonel and Chief Of STAFF.
Gen. Buell. also telegraphs to Gen. Boyles to
the same effect a7# ail i5ist tA''i5o.'-
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soUTHIiRaN NEWS.

ats q.f Inefei0o Opect1A 30 Aif.-s sAta
From the Richmond Enquirer, Jane 4th; Au-
gusta, Nay 3lst; the jackson Aississippian of the
goth, understands that q few shots were fired
from the Yankee squadron ct Vioksburg the
previous night. No injury was done. Gied ,sg.a
On the S0th the bombardmsnt was recon-
menced; it was supposed no serious damage had
been done. The best spirit prevails among tho
citizens aud soldiers f's,sa r.s4 f.fi1 aga1
An engagement had occurred near Grand
Junction between ons Of our companies and the
citizens and a force of the enemy. It is report
ed that 60 Of the enemy were killed. ~ a lea
The vicksburg Wing reports that Capt Has
transports at Grand Gulf, causing basty re-
treat Of the enemy, who subsequently shelled
the town. They said that they we're in no hurry
about Vieksburgh. 49,. ~ m, l,i..,
Gen. Lowell had received an Official dispatch,
dated 26th, which says that two Federal officers
and three men were killed at Baton Rouge The
enemy then shcled the city. No one killed. !,
Capt Haskins reports to Gen. Lowell that be
sunk one Federal transport and crippled another
on Saturday. On Sunday the enemy came up
to land troops at Grand Gulf, and marched thro'
Port Gibson. Our people drove them back with
considerable loss, killing and wounding about
lOO.s 30 !.ti,iss l.3ii o a'si sfe ~ .5siH
The Missssippiau learns that the Federals de.
manded the suresnder Of Haskins battery, threat
ening in case Of refusal to devastate the whole
country around Grand Gulf. s3asdi - @]it @i'e
A dispatch from Pors Gibson, dated 3ist,
says that all was quiet at Vicksburg. The Fed.
eral boats had retreated. :. Esig +7lli 5tli +s5lE
Baton Rouge, 2sth-The Fsderals attempted
to land troops A. the gsrrisoo yesterday morn
ing in small boats. Just - they were about to
land q Confederate company fred, when, with
out giving timely notice. the Federals comnsn.
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The bill was discussed q some length BY
nessrs. Wilkinron, PomsroY, Howe and others.
- A11n6ss 81 alI6ndments wsfe adopfSd and
the ssyt pesseA SFeas 81, mays Z. ~
The Vice. PRECEDENT presented memorial Aoda
ths citizens e kItaAt a.king admission a Stats
Under thu ute II TIE State Of Deeeret "a 81
! II. sHK2n1 Y iAysdt " print ths memorial
raAA ~ thtqae - gsusltths6 here Claimed to
% Sasatess Gem shso Rate be adnittsd 70 the
hs 81 $s az R.p... d. MOTTO.
pwasSsGsted u S6s conan Gee on Territories, I
nr.xHAUNBpLI.G odsselsA resolution, IN.
strpcting the Committee on Foreign Relations
70 enquire whether any further Legislation ID
necessary for the control Of the ccntingsnt e..
:peuss of the State Department. He said he Of
bill from the House like the following: Paid 70
Dudley A. Mann, for Diplomatic services to
Switzerland, g. 900. Another paid WIN. Cas-
more a. Special Agent, $500; and an item
for 81, 799, making ~ 600 fos special servics,
and to WIN. Creston, Minister 70 Spain, for ex.
traordinsry expenses following the Queen TO
Aranguex, "a, 900.
sA The resolution was adopted. ~
4. On notion of Mr. fESSRNDEN the bill
msking further appropriation for sundty civil
expenses Was taken up. seEs
xr. SUMNER oatred an Amendment eppfo.
pristing 81, 500 for commission and Coesul
General to Hayti, and a. 500 for the like once
to Liberia Adopted. Yeas 80, nays Carlisle,
Davis, Nismith, Powell, Saulsbery, Stsrke-6.
The bill then passed. aeA
NJ. FESsENDEN, from the Committee on
Finance, reported back the Naval Appropriation
Bill With amendments. sat.f4ssou
/ Nr. WILSON, of Mass., moved to take up the
bill making amendments to the Fugitive Slave
bill Agreed to-Yeas 20. Nays 81. Senate
Adjourned. "a 81 isss s.
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Released Prisoners.

NEW YoRK, June 9.-The steamer Guide Capt.
Vail, arrived this morning from Newberne, N.
Carolina, with $50 released Union prisoners from
Salisbury, N. c. On the 7th, ten miles north Of
Cape Hatteras, she passed the steamer Eastern
the steamer Albany, both bound for New York.
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From Gen. mcCllen.

s Headquarters Army Of tie Potomac
:, {. s5svfuos estes 10 June 9th, 1862. =
Coutr abands have arrived who left Richmond
this morning. No endorsements had been re-
ceiyed there. No signs Of evacuation. sla2o
captain, lieutenant and two privatss Of
Burns brigade were killed yesterday while e..
tablishing an advanced picket line. - tlai
Gen. Prim and staff visited the outposts and
had view Of the enemy. s4a3l III aCl'
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be received. 80 rc.s
(Signed) Gso. B. MCMILLAN
e Heado4arlxy. McCgARan's Army, June g. The
rebels opened with artillery yesterday upon the
pickets Of Gen. Sumner, who had advanced to
new position No harm done.
s The Richmond papers Of Friday give no de-
tails of the late battle, but claim it - brilliant
victory, and say that the Federals we're driven
into the Chickahominyi and swamps, and that
Mcclellan sent Gags Of truce for permission TO
bury his dead. Both statements are false.
Deserters state that there 10 great excitement
in Richmond, they fearing our gunboats would
pass the distractions in the James river. owing
10 the recent rise. Many citizens we're leaving
in consequence. Deserters CONFIRM the reports
that Gen Johnston is wounded.
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Hroo EOt Royal md ChaF1o0t0A.
PAHADlaRalA, June 1.-The q. s. gun boat
Bisnville arrived last night with three steamers
In TOW which were captured of Cbarleston at
tempting to run the blockade. Their names arc
the Prosidence, Lserailla and Rebirs, al from
Nassau. -,,9 49, 'bsa zErq.
The Presidents revocal Of General Hunters
Proclamation YES we'll received at Port Royal.
Gen. Hunter had organized brigade Of contra
bands and vas sbout 10 assign them to entreuch.
ments and Notifications
A sharp engagement had occurred with the
Rebel bsssssiss ct Stouo. 9 954tt<
The Union forces were virtually investing
Charieetoa. ~ {FtAY IS sFfsi ft.s9{3
A Rebel steamer was run ashore on William's
Island while being chased BY the bioekading
vessels. -,e..uv, sos sz.5 Isl
The schooner Cora, prize to the Keystone
9tata n hnloV.-----------
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GOOD NEWS
a.4sEss Il
FOR THE MILLION.

have been East attending the Trade and Auction
Sa and have purchased splendid stock Of goods com
prisng, In consequence Of my Increasing business much
larger assortment than have before had and adapted 10
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EAs1os, IPs, JUICE Reports from Naucb
Chunk and vicinity represent the damage in
that vicinity 10 the canal and railroads., private
property and destruction Of life. as greatly ex
cesding even the worst anticipations. The canal
10 represented a washed away for three miles
from xauch Chunk, four dams being washed
away. Several persons who resided at South
Bethel ere missing, and il 10 feared they are
drowned. All the islands in the river are Gov.
cred With valuable lumber and timber. IA
operations today i) generic ss9e
The Delaware and W. is now open to the
Delaware Water Gap. ti5 srssrss e,
The Lehigh Valley road will be IN operation
tomorrow, making connection from New York
to Harrisburg. The balance of the road will be
repaired IN 10 days lsI1es bse si.s
All the bridges on the Beaver Meadow Rail-
road ere washed away.
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also in the papers at Nashville, Tennessee, and
that this court stand adjoarned until Thursday,
the 26th Of juno. with notice by way Of pro.
clamaton to ". b. Humphreys, that he may
there aud then appear here before the court. to
answer the charges made against him by the
House Of Representatives. 49, s4s.s "a.
The Court then adjourned until the 2s.h Of
jane. N'- -ss sf8s.e.
The House bill prohibiting slavery 10 the ter.
ritories, and sssscsibisg additional oath to pc
tit jurors, was passed - s.si.z as
EXECUTIVE session. Adjourned. 's' IS
wAsHsssos, ysse 10 iIousr -Nr. THOH.
AS, of Masssci1lsettA reported from The Judi
ciary Committee petition to punish fraudulent
contractors furnishing supplies 70 the Govern
ment. - ,.,,e = a saais e.. ~ q
The bull for The sppointssntof anoshsr Indian
Agent In New Mexico wss, paved. There are
The ill to quiet land titles 10 yCalifosAit was
taken up and laid on the table. as',i 49,
The bill for establishing 4 German Professor.
ship at the West POi0t Academy VAS passed.
The hill transferring she western Gnnboat
Fleet fro6 Che. War TO the Navy Department,
was passed, Ir..54Y \ MS sITffi} gsgA ii; q
The Senate bill defining The pay and enrol.
ments of, certain ofacers Of the army yes amen
ded. - sguss ~ - sssss7s $50 tassss ~
/ SxnArE.--Mr.o MORRILL, oiSsrsd I resolutiou
asking the Secretary Of War 70 inform the Sen.
ats whether any claims havs bsen osds BY citi
asns Of the United Statss for ~ dsstsestios Of
property b esFe4erla afay. nd vhsehes ny
measures have been taken 70 ascsrtain the &C.
tual damages In each oasss, and Il %, what
NJ. WILSON, q, Ma, introduced . bur y
purchase The Hospital known -, The Deaglast
Hnl.s1sl 0AfnSesdb -. .sFsssa stsg 5000 "a
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All in a Nutshell.

The leaks in the Treasury can only be
stopped by bringing the war to an end. q
The war can only be brought to an end
by the people furnishing the Government
with all the men. means and moral sup-
port,required for that object.
Congress. as the representative of the
people are expected to devote themselves
to this great purpose with the siogIe aim
of preserving the Constitution from the
attacks Of its enemies. fs877gs zitasfa -
9, Congress has, no power to alter the
Constitution. aud will be held to stric.
accountability if they factiously attempt
to evade or override its written provisions.
Any attempt to make this war q war Of
emancipation iscoutrary to the provisions
Of the Constitution. and is treason.
Every day spent by Congress in trea.
sonable and factious debate, end thus i'm.
peding the President and Commander in.
chief in prosecuting the war. coats the
country between two and three millions
Of dollars. s.v... f,rsl..,. .,.s f.. :
The people demand of Congress imme.
diate.s prompt, united and decisive action
in support of the Government in crushing
ou, rebellion and treason, whether. South
or North, The President and the army
are ready; let Congress do its part, and
the war viii speedily be brought to glo-
rious termination, So may it bs.-Bos
ton fostt. fostt..i 8ezis 80 4.s G4w.l
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Il
dancing gaily at the balls. every one seems
to consider the present time especially
created for amusement. There is not the
slightest seriousness anywhere that Ihave
been able to discover5it it is all fun. And
any Que who looks or speaks earnestly Of
the critical condition of affairs, is regard
ed as bare by all but, some Of the few
older heads The mournful faces are all
at the homes that the war has made des-
oiate." io B .sTe33o g9T9lsl
We should be glad to believe that this
vas an oyerwrought picture. but private
advices leave rs no room to doubt Even
the White House is the scene of Her.
mann's wizard feats; and all the while
our soldiers are sick. suffering and dyiag
In the camps, the strength Of the army
wasting from inactiou, and the very pill
'ars Of the Republic made to trsmble by
the fearful blows of rebellion. 1t is q sad
picture. The Lord have mercy upon us!
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Arrest of an Episcopal Clergy
50 - g man IN the Pulpit. 0sel
WAsH1NaroN, February 10.

WASHINGTON, February 10.
Some little excitement was created in
Alexandria yesterday by the arrest Of an
Episcopal clergy man. named Stewart, in
the pulpit. During the service, as has
bern usual with this reverend gentleman,
he omitted that portion of the service
wherein be is called upon to s.biessi Thy
servant, the President Of the United
States, and all others In authority" An
army officer, with detective, was present
for the purpose Of enforcing the ritual Or
arrestiug the clergyman. The detective
requested him to give the service entire.
The reverend gentleman declined to do
so. whereupon the officer, assisted by
some members Of the Eighth Illinois
Cavalry, proceeded to the altar and ar.
rested him. The affair created quite Z
sensation in the church. It is reported
tnat the reverend gentleman is now il
prison here Correspondence aPhiladsl
phia Inquirer. go e 50
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Correspondence of the Baltimore Sun.
The Contra band Negroes,
WASHINGTON, Feb 8.


Abolitionists may write as much as they
please about the alacrity with which ne
groes work and learn their A B Cat Beau
fort, but the fact is that Botany Bay.
already exists there, which is o place
where negroes resort in large numbers
who are not willing to work. A. thor,
oughly posted person states that only
'fodr, hundred negroes. are at Fortress
Monroe. while four times that number are
hanging abou. the Federal lines, and fea.
to 60 within them, lest they should be
put to hard work, or be carried of. ). The
general testimony Of persons from the
North is. that no considerable number ol
fugitive slaves have fed thither since the
commencement oil the war. --gs1
These facts 60 to show what will be the
tendency Of negroes if they are emanci.
pated, aud how big job government wil
have on its hands to raise them to the
statue of white men, However, a prom
inent abolition paper has discovered .ha
the slaves 10 the western and southwes
tern border States are rather better tha,
the white men. about them State Legis
latures are entering in large way upol
the business of shaping or making Con
gressional legislation. aud therefore !
may be supposed that, after declaring 70
the amancipation Of slavee Gas has Maine
they win go on to recommend appropria
ltions for educating them. As one. Q
these States has been obliged to largel
increase the pay Of volunteers in order t
procure It's quota, it is supposed that, 9th
er expenditures will be cheerfully agree
TO.
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Florence, Alabama. !

-. t'~T -
4 Florsnes. Alabama, the towp. rsaehed
by our gunbosss on their excursion up
the Tennessee river. Il the county .seet' Il
Lsadsrdals eounty. Alabsma. Il. = -
the bead Of navigation, by large 1boats,
on the river, being immediately Ebelow'she
'muscle shosls.p Itwss laid out =. 1873.
and is situated on an elevated plain sas
hundred feet above II rsver, Thssstfepts
s-e one hundred feet wide aodgero ssch
other at right angles. = sAs.s :s~ ysuvse8o
it contained three churches. ons Epi0to-
pal, one Methodist and Que Prespyteri-
sn, and two female academies. A ssekiy
Newspaper i published thefe,o ThsYs ass
several cotton factories 10 the vicinity,
The popalation in 1850 wss eleven hda.
drsd ard seventy. no pss1uo1I sss's
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A rmy Correspondence,
CAMP Paw Paw Tunnel,
ala February 18th, 1862

Dear, Spirit:-Since, my last the 1st
Brigade. composed of the folio wing Reg.
iments, 18th and 14th Indiana, 7th Va.
s4th Pa. and 62nd Ohio. received orders
to pack up and tramp. The orde. was
received at L O'Clock on the evening of
the 5th, and against 2 o'clock we were
marching toward this place. We arriv-
ed here the 9th in the evening. we left our
tents at Camp Kelly, consequently were
obliged to "bunk'' on the ground with
nothing over or under us but little old
blanket. There was considerable cnssing
about bedtime that night, assure you
Our Camp is near the B & Q. R, R.
on farm owned by a "Secesh," who is
considerably out of humor at the liber-
ties Uncle Sans soldiers are taking with
his property. When the Brigade arrived
here there were vecy good rail fences, but
to-day there is not fence to be seen any
place No wonder he swears "a
Winchester, 80 miles from this Camp.
is where the main force of the enemy are
concentrated, the force that was at Rom
ney having retreated to that place. Our
pickets bring Secesh prisoners into Camp
almost every day -Four were brought in
last evening. and four to- day. Among
those brought in to-day was a youth ap.
parenty about Is, who wept as if his
heart would break while relating how be
came to be in the Secession army. The
tears rolled down many a soldiers cheek
while be was telling bis story, which it is
ne. necessary to repeat low. w.seod fge8
ia Gen. Banks' Division is encamped 80
miles from here at a place called Bath,
and between 90 and 80 miles from Win
chester. .lss1 s.sfg ,uoitaa2 si
, 81 IT any movement of Importance takes
place in this region, you shall be duly
notified Until then l remain II
g .Vaiaqen, siai a,laheA ours
.4aQ lf,:9 as,eq as-s} -, sgigsiu ~ l-s' H-s'
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w-qE. D. Mansfield, State Commits.

: t@ II. u. Mansfield, State Commits
sioner Of Statistics in Ohio, has submit
ted to the Legislature Of the State his
annual report for, 1851. 1t contains
some curious items. For instance: The
average height of Ohio men is given ss
four inches above that of the English
recruits, aud one and half inches above
that. of the Highlanders. The average
height per man is . fraction under Eve
feet ten and half inches. Highland
county showed the tallest and heaviest
men sTweuto, one who were weighed
bareraged one hupdred and eighty two
poupds.s! Fair oomplexiouse epredominste
lin Ohio. There are few Of olive brunette
or dark complexion. The eyes are ligh,
in the proportion Of three to stwo--in
Guiding blue lasd grey In the lish, class
black aud hazel iu the dark. The hair i
Ishs only feature. among Americans, On,
respectfully in Ohio, which approached II
charaoteristics Of the dark nations Eve
nj shiss the msjority have what meg b
fairly called light hair--iacluding most {
) The brown hair W