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SECONDHAND STATION CAsEs.-Pat Luaney,
fighting: dismissed. Jackson Diggs, violating
q city ordinance relating to scavengers; fined
Slo5S. Henry T.. Wilson, intoxicated fined
S1.5s. Mary T.. Garter, drunk; fined al. Ma
thaniel Acton, disorderiy At a theater W. Grif-
fifth, drunk: dismissed Henry OWN, dlsor-
derby; fined 81. Mr.. &. Weldon, charged with
an assault on p. Luaney, as stated in the Star
yesterday, gave security fer court
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BOARDING.
BALLS, PARTIES. &c.

4 MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL. The mem.
"A b. RS Of the HlAwATHA CLUB take "a
sr' at pleasure in announcing tn their mary -
lrirncs End the PUBLIC in general, Il at they
gsrance Hall on st between 9th and lth ON
WEDNESDAY EVENING Dec. -. Tho members
OF the Club pledgE themselves that neither tro ba
nor exper Sc win be spared to AXE this evening
OF Pleasure TO sll those who may honor them with
Their 7sence Tickets 81, admitting a &c ntleman
aLd ladies'.
Corrmitits Of ArraHsen,enis
Dan Perkins. Geo Funk
E1n' McMiliian, Chas. pewSen
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TUE ANDERSON BOYS IN THE FIELD
AGAIN The Anderson Club take p cas- n
ure in announcer q To The ir friends, ard the 81
public in gene raj, that they will give their 81
sixth GRAND BALL a. Tenn perance Hall on 80
MHNDAY, December 22d. Come one. come all 4 nd
enjoy you rself at the Andersr christmas Ball.
Tickets 81, admitting q gentleman aud lafies.
de
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ELECTION OF OFFICERs.-Washington Naval
Lodge No. 4, F. and A. Masons, have recently
elected the following officers TO serve the pres
ent term :-Wm. T.. Hutchinson, W. Master;
John A FoOse, Senior Warden; Isaac H. Nc.
Cathran, Secretary: John Bayne, Treasurer;
w. Wilkerson, Tyler. This Lodge, one of the
oldest in this section, having been chartered in
1895, is still in a prosperous condition, number
ing about 20 members
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-12-20

LARcENrEs IN THE SECOND WARp.-Yester-
day two soldiers entered the store of Mr. F.
Miller, on near Fourteenth street, and in
quirtd the prices Of shoes, and asked for No.
IS They We're about leaving, when the pro-
prietor noticed each TO take pair of callers,
and he attempted 10 arrest them as they started
of. One OF them resisted, and struck him in
the mouth Luckily, PatrolmAn Veighmyer
was at hand, and succeeded in arresting the
fighting one, named John kilroy, and from him
recovered par of patent leather CATERS
valued 81 SO. Kilroy was sent TO Jail for court
by Justice layton, but the other escaped
George Shafer was arrested by Officer
1roxall upon suspicion of larceny of a gold
watch and SIP IN money from Thornton Jones
Thomas Seadars WIS also arrested upon the
same charge, and each was held TO bail for
further hearing by Justice Clark. Tom Rice,
also respected, gave bail before Justice CLAY
ton. Ii appears from the statements made BY
the complainant that he had been drinking
Thursday night and went 10 his home in Shaf-
fer's hack, and Shaffer and the other parties
went into his house and remained some time
with him; and about an hour after their de.
parture he missed his watch and money, which
excited suspicion against them.
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PERSONAL.

All No IMPUSTTION
1FlADAME ROSS az just arYiy ID. Doctress and
Astroc gist. Was born with q natural gift. She
She can tell your very 'hou ghts cause SPEEDY mars
rag es, brpg 10 gether those long separated. Nc.
40 street. betweep 9th and eth. fhe only per-
tn It can show lii eness OF ,uture hnsbsni II
absent friend in reality. Ladies 50 cents; gentle.
men 81. de -1W-
WILL MIR. WILBRAHAM, late ef Culpeper
w CourtH ouse, Va, call As soon as possible a.
the Stsr Office, or st II Cameron street, Alexan-
dris, where he will find his wife, who has just ar
rived there. de l3-3t
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BURpprTE has just received one and red and IF y
Cloth and Frosted Beaver Cloth c. ats for adi S. ali
OF which are the very atest styles and designs of
tNiss.ason, RAJ sing In price from SIS up to SOS
w. W. BrRp7TrR
de IS st No ISL 9TH street het and Il
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SN PoI hss alre sdy sacrificed some Of our be It
and bTavest troops Soldiers ls.rn to the voice OF
rra.on, fu pPiy yourrelTes with Holloway Pills AID
Ointment The Pills purify the blood and siren 9Th
en- the stomach, viii the Ointment removes All
pain and prevents pit marks. Price 20 cents per
box or pot. 21I
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de 10 81

INDIA RGBBER Doors AND sHoRs-The above ar
tieles are sold ehsaper at Fl. A. Halls India Rub.
Der Warehouse, $40 P0. vCnuo, than at any other
store in this city vicinity This is so Call and
satisfy yourselves. $40 Pa avenue no 1i-tf
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u ALBANY LUMBkH YARD.
Il x. FIREMAN, No 2l North GAY street, Balti-
more, Md, dealer ia Walnut, All, Oak, Hickory
PorlAr, h ahoEsny aud Rosewood Boards and
Plank Also Cabinet Makers and Untertsker.
Purrithins Store; al Of which oiier For sale 81
tho lowest prices. a-Sn'
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"A SRRIoCs CHARaB.-Y esterday, Sergeant
Cronin arrested Anton Nickel upon a Oh urge of
opening private letter directed II Charles A
Nestler'and using ii for his own ,nefit. The
case was laid before Justice Walter, and rs the
parties Were Germans the preliminary hearin =
was had In their native tongue. Ii appeared
they had tren engaged III business aliks-sut-
lers stores-and the letter which Meakel il
charged With opening had reference TO Mes tier q
business. The case was not concluded, and
Menkel was required TO give bail in $500 for q
further hearing.
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FOUR WARD STATION CAsKa-3eo MIL
Ter, suspicion OF stealing $25 from John Nc.
dinniss; dismissed. John McGinniss, con.
tsmpt; do Edward Farrell. drunk; do Ellen
Smith, orunk and disordeFiy; fined 81. Isabel
George ard IA zabeth Tyler, disorderly do s9
each. Henry Walsh, indecent exposure; dis
missed
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piss!ssRD..Wm- Jones, color a, who was
Irrehd hy om"er j. +. Kelley, a few DAYS
Rinee, on suspicion Of having SET n :. e.
H0use OF William Beckett and the stable -, %
<&larke, Resr the corner Of Seventeen N ~,
frrreis, on The 9th inst. brought pnt n To-.
nsnce Barnaclo on Thursday, and he proved
IA abb and Xa3 dismissed ~
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PERsohAL--Hon. Portus Baxter, m nmber Of
IonPrPss from third d. irict of Vermont ~
s-riously all &C his lodgings ia this city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-12-20

Fuss ABoUT A STovE-PIPB-A colsred bar
Der, who calls himself Mister Elijah Clark,
rents part Of n house situated at the corner OF
L and Four and-a-half streets, wherein he
practices the tonsorial art on his numerous
customers; and another colored gemman, named
GsorRe Cole, rents the entrance and the back
part of the same house, for the purpose Of pPac-
ncing the art ''cnlinaire" and feasting the inner
man. Mister Clark, fearing that with no fire
IN his apartment his profits would be light re-
solved TO put up stove; but finding no Chin
ney or pipe-hole in his room, he obtained con-
sent TO run a pipe through Coles rooms, and
the stove was at once erected, benefiting "Mis-
Or Elijah Clark" but smoking out Coles Gus
tomrrs-that portion of the pipe in Coles room
being leaky. Cole requested Clark 70 get . new
pipe, but be refused; and At last Cole, fe0ng If
all his customers remained that they would be
made bacon, resolved to remedy the evil; and
TINS morning he took dow the pips i'm his room
and filled the end with paper, thereby smoking
nist~r Elijah Clark out of his shop. Clark
Immediately procured pistol and entered
Coles room and beat him, menacing him with
fhe pistol meanwhile Cole went TO the Tenth
precinct station and had Clark arrested, and he
was taken before Justice Stratton, who, litter
bearing the evidence, held him 70 bail for his
appearance at court.
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DIsMssED.-Yesterday, rou ndsman Kelley,
q hr Fonrth Ward, arrested Geo. Hobbs upon
charge Of passing counterfeit money Of tn
description published In the STIR Of Yesterday
He was taken before Justice Walter, who diSR
mhsed the case, the evidence no, being sufficient
70 sustain the charge
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A DIsGRACEFUL SCENE Yesterday after
noon, as number of officers who were more
or less intoxicated, were riding near the North
ern Market, the horse of one became un nan =
aeeable, or the rider was too drunk TO ride and
he was thrown off on one of the stalls. striking
his head and knocking him senseless. Son D
bystanders FASTENED to him, and found him
wearing the shoulder straps of q lieutenant
colonel. He was at length able 10 SD ak but
was so full OF the ardent that he had % be Ii fled
bodily into his saddle. Is ii q wonder that SOL
dlers VIII get drunk when it. is a daily occur
renee for officers TO thus disgrace themselves
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EN0R sALE.-Eslusble PROPERTY, recently
l. built, and centrally located, being in the vi
cnity Of Patent and Post Ofices Any person de-
sirous Of investing, the present is favorable OPP
poTluDity. Said property ia situate en- Sth street
between G and H Nos. 400, 4O2, 4O4 400
Would prefer to sell entire block: Inquire at No.
307 Pa ave, between 9Th and 10th sta.
de l6:Tu ,Th.&Sd l.. NJ. BERGMAN
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GENESAr i'orr's HEADQUARTERS IN THE Fir1p. \
NEAR CoRiNTH, MISE. Nav 8. 1862


TAe Start from HambarsThs Aarch-gae Of HamJuyp
and he Rouae IF March, dc.
On Monday last column took up ITS line Of march
from Hamburg, and moved out on the Corinh road 70
our present camp ! need not describe tho march
hssr, for words would fail 70 do the subjscs justice
Such execrabls roads, ssnged timber, unfathomabs
mud holes, r.cketty bridges, stubborn mules steep
bins, preciptous guilss snd tall cursng were mover
before witnessed or experienced, except In a SINH.
lar march. Unclo Toby has made "our
army Flanders memorable for it's use Of basphsmous
expetives; but when, nfty or hundred years hence,
shall read Of the way "our army in Ham.
burg may be considered expressive Of tho most
expansive which double distilled profanity could
he uttered. Suffice IL TO cay that have got across
the slough and are here upon high and dry grou d.
in the~wcods, and in tho advance short topograph
cal shetch Of tie courNry nc sab.u will enable you and
your readers to appreciate present position AID tLo
obstacles htve bad to overcome IN getting here.
Hamburg situated the west bank OF tho Tennessee
river, abou, six m 10 above .sburg Landing, on
emipeGce perhaps ia feet above b. water mark
ntairs II - frame bings ami several log The
ara or the town plat probably two hundred acres,
amply suii1iont for much mOra extensive own, aid
vastly too large for the daOn OF all tho native
enterprise this section Of the state Leaving hosovn
hteroiy we ehcopnter tie three land sidcr, ios
Lilo OF miles, succession OF bayons, gsohs and
guchcs, amps, knobs and asses, peculiar to
o. her caiy and sufficiently extensive to account for
tie town Jssessing OF the elements Of great
Int gonoo and enterprise cannot GOT u and gno
and e, ness arc Kept cabaed, crbbed confn1dr
within this "uent-up Utica" In ordna times Of low
water, miserable road across the swamp enables tho
neig ag auers To bring III their stores OF cotton
the lau, lng; but AT such time as this, 1hens
10 use an expression natvo here, "tho river
IL n b min,N might az wsil undertake
to 60 IN army ambulance the styx tho
mae tom In leaky lager bier barrel ne to from
tho tow "a tho high grouul via the ordinary g. or
by means q. tho usual ways OF transportation. Eno gg
from Tho sgusp two miles west OF the landing the
tavele ters Hill Of perhaps hundred feet 10
height. srai ht the side OF which tho road
secpest ppt, if the cpusiiarats settler who had
slAattrd upjn it's sh dy c.uld rot aflJrd poter
hLICn - himself, bat had lni read " on
the ony ground ho could lnd that procipous to
be a. aDic. tiom The brow tha hill 20 this point the
r,ads 81, Alternating between bog holes and sin
pits, HRS aud gulcbea dd tib IL has been six days
saco GO l,ft iiiibnrr, st.i the srs
up TIL ad, and IL 10 Impossible 70 consstuie
Mneu al wiz
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One Hundred and Fifty OF ,rorgan's
bandit Captured and a Large Number
~ aii os the Rebel Horses and Arm.
Captured-itebcis In Fail Flight and
Gene iml Dum0nt i'm Hot Pursuit.
[fr, IN the ash' lie Unin, Way 6.1
We have Just rcceivci srou headqu Ihe following
hiEhly gratfyns W -'eIcrai i,m Mt ana this gal
X nucky and Penusylv auis cv,y have covered th,m-
selvs- wish glory. We will preface tho desp pachcs BY
stating that, tho nght Of he 4th int Sunday Nor.
lan ald Woods oanes, numbering go TO so0 avary.
made lGray into Isaanon, thir,y mis from this city,
ANA commenced oatiaging the Unrp ctzeIs General
Dumont hay ing been previously notile. OF movement
Ut Morgans in the d sction o this city and rightly
guesrug his destination had gone 10 Mu rsesboro
the triday night previous. taking with him portions
. Colones wooford's and smith : kentucky cavalry,
aud ynkoop pennsy lvnnia airy. part OF tn
roos were stationed hero and tho rest bstwsen hors
aud Mirtl eesbofo.
On Monday morning at four ocockl we pushed across
the country from Murressboro 10 Lebanon, and sur-
~ issd the ieboR that town. Ihc robes ert their
horses prscptatsy and he'd ~ The hous whence they
ar sodiers, being assisted in this work by the
inhabitants. Ihs suespstchss TIL The rest of the story.
We mp. that lesson will be tausht by General nj
the Lebanon rsbeiB which shall be forgotten.
The, are an infamous sct Of cowardly arsaesns and
rcny Geservo the hsngmaps . halter. severe rabuks
rs ely needed, and we trust u VIII bc promptly ad
mipsc.ea. IL would havsa wholesome effect somo
u the ed and ard traitors this city,
who ba, beea hoping for Morgan's approach that
they msht engage in sis assassination Of the I'm ION men
Tie lowing is an ex.ras, from Gen. Dumon.s official
Isport-
LfbhNoN may D, iSOZ.
alrp, sed and attacked the enemy under Colonsls
Morgan aud Wood thH morning at fcur O'Clock, at this
place, altci hafu fought battle VI one ha.f
hcus, ana running hight eighteen miles IN pursuit,
achieved compe,c .nd SUBSTANTIAL victory, My iolce
MAS about SIX hundred, composed OF detaenrenis frin
Cl, no, wynkoop seventh Pcansy lvaiia, Colouo u.
Cay su uh's ifh kentucky, ann Col. Wooio. ds vast
kcntatky cayaly that vi ts ouen, Us sttel by him.
sell, upwasGs Of elsht hundred Besides which, tho
Uiluy 4 mbubitaas, hot "A tho army, oIeucd mur.
tofuls sol 10 from tneif houses and kept IL
up ntn at the oisaila forces u tho enemy had He'd
wei slain captured
The ,urces eitnci silo exclusively mounted.
oaltuTcl say one hNl Gfed aud htY pr sVUe = among
wu,B ic tenant ui mel hvbvlt u. Woo lite og tho
Ino.d states Aimy. thfss CAPTAINS, four lie tenants,
n d a. wstes of GO h nurcd and Dty horses and ono
hhnu va StNu oi alms. uIr kn.ed exa ed sS
and wudadgu g. ,ht! i've. #.tnOuW tAe .ata.
s. LAY ,snh ard Wooiofd, tle former ths lot,
tao IA tsr IA the aDdOicn W. lost pris0no cpt
Mt tiyf a., teNcbtn toNuaS yant. oys0iry, wna teI
IN tho nan ~ the tucnlt Ou lng tho street nkh by
M lax IN ytcm .Or Vtr HNn tsuo 8.
u tns itt. alar intrepid aud personal DARN
We 10 cons ~ u .4 Oaghvat
49, feimb,y srpprcd oy messengers from i nv
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The siege or Fort Wright.

NHTAoU3 bIuy IVj l"VH'
special despatch from Cairo says
A report reached here last night that lieutenant
from the gunboat Benton yesterday approached the
works Fort Wright aud could see no signs Of u
there He used glass he approached nearer TO the
works and saw but few laoorers hore and although he
eos CD right the works not soldier could be sesn
special despatch from Fort Wright says
desorter arrived at tho feet yesterday who asserts
pcst vely that all the land forces have been withdrawn
from tho fort save bare y enough to work tho guns
JET. Thompson up yesterday under a flag OF
truce and exchanged couple of feIeral surgeons cap
tured at Belmont for rebel officers Of equal rank Flo
has command both aioat and ashore.
CAIRO, May 10, 1862
Commodore Foote arrived hero day, route 10
Gland leaving Captain Davis in charge Of tho iieet
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Secession Plot at Paaucah, Ky.

spcclal despatch from Cairo says:
Intelligence from Paducah states that secession plot
the part Of tho residents there has b en- dis
covered hand the town TO the rebos Steps have
been taken to punish the conspira,ors. For soNeta
wocks past they have nightly mot six hundred in nun.
bor, in largo hall in that place. But for tho informal n
given by one Of their number the plot would have bse
consummated within snothcr week. Tho military forco
has since been largely increased and every pocauon
taken to prevent IT, Tho largo Founders upon
the embankmcnts and around the marine hospital are
turned upon tho town be used Of outbreak
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NEWS FROM FORTRESS MONROE.

Sewun's Point Cannonnded by the Nom
itor and the Rip Raps battery.
. FoRrRnss MONROE, May 0, 1862
The Mcrrmac remained OF tho Point all night. Tae
Monitor went up this afternoon and fred few shots
into Sewall's Point
The Rip Raps battery also opened briskly, number
Of the shots striking in the woods.
Many comparison drawn between the enterprise
Of the nav al fleets hors and at New orleans.
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Destruction of Cotton. sugar and Molas-
ses mt Memphis.

CAIRO, May 10, 1862.
refugee from Memphis reports that large number
OF troops had arrived at Memphis from Arkansas aud
Texas and were Immediately sent 70 Corinth Tho Pro
voet Marshal commenced burning the cotton early
week Most OF the sugar aud moasscs thrown iato
the river The rebel government seized large
Of property and sent to Columbus Miss ard promised
10 pay for three months after treaty OF peace with
the United states.
JEFF. Thompson securing the country around Mem
phs with his gang enforcing the conscription act.
Descrtsrs from Beaarslard's army roIori that the
troo half rasons and that their provisions viii
not last forty days All the infantry which had been
stationed at Fort wright had been sent 70 Corinsh
number OF citi1sns of Memphis hal been imprisoned
for expressing doubts to the success Of the rebellion.
Most or IN, ciztps remained, but number Of the rebel
sympathzers were leaving for tho interior IN an.icipa
tion Of The arrival Of the Union ncet.
ihe dcstructh o Of property at Memphis Ia corrobo
rated hy tho Union prisoners exchanged yesterday We
40, lorrn from them that General vlepguo had OK
pros,od himse as thoroughly disgusted with the
nsr IN which his command had been taken away leacs
moaL
In tho general opinion among distinguished officers that
Fort Wright will TO evacuated within wcsk.
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that Morgan msef among ths killed. There is as
yet no Official confirmation of this report.
The following telegraphic despatch has been received
from Colonel Dullleld:--
MrRrREssBoRo, Tenn, Nay 8, 1859.
have this instant cd from Lebanon, ai ter
four days chase after Morgan. detachment Of the
Seventh Pennsylvania, and III st ard Fourth Kentucky
cavalry overlook Morgan at Lebanon this morning, al
i've o'clock and completely surprised and tho oughy
roated him. and captured large quantity n arms and
horses and l5O prisoners among the number Ilone ant
Colonel Robert &. weod, OF Adams cavilry, late an
officer In the United states Army. Tho enemy were pur
sled 10 tho Cumber land river.
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AUBtRS, May 10, 1902.
A fro broke out In tho cooper shop OF the Auburn
state pi at six oc ok last event r. destroying
b i.st md la 10 ant ~ OK and 10. .s beicnJ
~ 10 the ctrcg caai actu Moss s. ~. sil r i o..
hha y u Is but tie oam sed. Ths ~ 70 he sts'e
~ tho u ION &c Tho shop viii amuuat 10 about
~ ,etN.
in pss H. tho ulnt ctors is about 8 0 ,000
~ vtts IA tne rSon W. k.d IN nlui TO prevent
the from reaaug. There was 70 MS renee o. any
n IN s.t a.
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THE VICTORY NEAR coRIaTH.
The Late DasiainG Achievement OF Gem
Popo's Division.
orr ARMY CORRESPONDENCE.


HEADQUARTERS GENERAL poPs's ComMiNp,
BEfoU CoRlSru, May a, 1862.
Yesterday was busy and bloody day with this com.
maud or part OF II at least. Our forces had scercsy
Eos fairly into their new camp. midway between Ham
b,rg and Corinlh. before order 10 reconnors
10 orco tho route via Famngton 20 tho vicinity or the
xabel works. Gems Paine and Palmer were detailed for
sas work. and At ton O'Clock on the Sd instant were on
ths march 10 accomplish IL. The regiments selected
wore tho Tenth, sixteenth, Twsnty-second. Twenty.
20 enth Forty secoad and Fty rst Illinois Volunteers
T..lh and Sixieeath Michigan Volunteers, Yates
ehlTnsi.oo.ers, illinois; Hought iinss (Ilh ols) an
Hszcoc< q tChio) baterics, and the Second Michigan
~..ary Tho. lnmn proceeded OF on The
u alus,ou road about yo miles, whom 1t encountered
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Omcial Report Of Commodore Colds.
borough Of the Shclling Of sewelts
Point.
UNITED STATES FIAGsIlIp MINNESOTA, |
HAMproN RoApe, Va, Nay Q, 1862.


HAMPTON ROADS, Va, Nay Q, 1862
nis hSsTLESCv, the President OF the United statss-
sR-Agrcsably 70 a communication just received from
the Hon Edwin NJ Stanton, have the honor 10 repor.
the instructions gave yesterday to tho oacsrs
manding tho several vessels detailed open Ars upon
sewals Point wers.-That the OBJECT Of tho
ascertain the practcaby OF landing body Of troops
thercsbous reduce the works. II It could bc done
that tho wooden vessels should attack tho principal
works in epGado, and that tho Monitor. to be
panied by the should 20 up FAR tho works,
and thcrc operate IN 'front.' he ecrimacs appearance
outside OF tho works
The Monitor had orders fall back into fair channel
way and only to engage seriously in such position
hat this ship together with the merchant vessels In.
tended for the purpose could run her down. ifanop
portuny presented itself the other vessels to
hesitate her down, and tho Baltimore, lnarmed
steam Of light draueht, high speed and with acCryel
bow kept the direction OF tho Monitor, expressly
throw herself tho Mesrimac eitho lurwa
at or hor plated house but he Ne rin1c dil n,i
gage nor did sic place herself where sho could haze
been assailcd hy vessels 70 any adya.tag or
whore there any pro8pact whatever Of getting hef
Ny instruct necessarily verbal ara in siyi
them supposed that was carrying gu, your wishe l.
substance, il not 70 tho letlc. Tho demonstration
suited establishing Tho fact thai the number of guns
at the principal work on sewal's Point has been
TALLY re,ucod and Is greater than aoyen.
is comparatively quite limited The quarters connected
with this work were set fire by our shells, and no
doubt seriously injured.
j am, very respectfully, your obedient servant, y.
y. ". GOLpS3OROUGu
Nav al nli
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Capture of Union Cavalry.

CAIRO, May 10, 1862
The steamer Roc, from Pittsburg Landing yesterday
afternoon has arrived and reports that one hund cd Of
cavalry, while rcconnoiterug from the left wing on
Thursday night, surprissd by superior force Of
rebels and captlred.