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The national Republican., 1862-03-21
SpsCLnl Orders,

The following special orders have been issued
from the office Of the Adjutant General;
Brig Gen. H. w. Benham, United States vol
untaers, is relieved from the operations OF the
Instructions OF March I, 1862, to report to The
Cbist Of the Engineer Corps, and will report
without delay to Major General Hunter, United
States volunteers.
Surgeon J. +. Hammond, United States army
will relieve Surgeon q. G. KesDy from duty In
the Army of the Potomac Surgeon Keeny viii
report to the Surgeon General for orders.
Capt John p. Sherburne, First Unlteds tate'
infantry, will report for DUTY to Brigadier Gen
eral Wadsworth, military governor of the Dis
trict OF Columbia.
The national Republican., 1862-03-21

"TuE NEw SOUTH We have received No
l Of publication which rejoices 10 the above
title. It's weekly paper, printed and pub
llshcd at Port Royal, South Carolina. 1t is an
interesting little interesting in ITSELF and
in the associations which it calls up A free
aud uutrameled newspaper on the soil of South
Carolina! What progress in the tide Of events
Since the 7th OF November last, quite town
has sprung up on Hilton Head, where at least
. thousand people must now be employed in the
peaceful occupations Of civil ile-we arc told
that teamsters, carpenters, machinists, aborers
postlnasters, reporters. and editors, may now
be seen engaged in their various professions
with all the activity displayed in Northern
cities. And Of late, even women and children
have been seen In their streets.
The national Republican., 1862-03-21

Nix. GO0DELLs LECTURE o-SIGHr.--.Mr.
Goodell, who will lecture at the Smithsonian
before the Washington Lecture Association
tonight, is one Of the pioneers of the anti
slavery cause, and has devoted long life tc
is great interests, lie Is at present the editor
of the Principin, sterling Auti.slavery paper
published In New York. Among all the gres
men who are laboring in The cause Of emanci
patton, Mr.. Goodcll has no superior, but II
everywhere regarded as an intellectual giant
He is vigorous writer, a bold, original, ant
deep thinker, a profound and logical ressoner
and will give his audience, in brief lecture
more knowledge Of the American Constitution
than they eau acquire in any other way.
The national Republican., 1862-03-21

GEN. AcCLELLAN.--If not toe old TO be sur
prised at anything we should be surprised al
thp suggestion that we have been attacking
Gen. kcClellan. If pretty good memory
serves US, we have not edi'orially alluded to
him personally, by way Of either censure or
praise, for several months. We never saw him
and have neither private or political objects to
serve, by doing him either Justice or injustice.
We have steady denouced the policy Of in'
action, which, until recently, prevailed here
on the Potomac, but have not charged thai
policy upon Gen. Mcclellan, or anybody else
It will be time enough, when the war is over
TO settle the questions, as TO who is responsible
for the two campaigns, terminating at Bull
Run and at the wooden guns in Csntreville.
The national Republican., 1862-03-21

COMPENSATION ron SLAvEs.-There is no doubt
that Congress will abolish slavery in this Dis
trict If there is any doubt that compensation
will be mad, to the owners OF slaves, it arises
from the resistance made by the city officials 10
the pending bill, which provides for compen'
sation. The rbald attacks made upon Congress
by the Star, which Is the organ Of the pro-sa
very party, tend 10 produce the fame result
Members Of Congress FAY that il the slavehold
ers aud their organ receive with auch an III
grace a bill really SO favorable 10 them, th'
consequence may be abolition eithou co'"pen
sdlton. A word 10 the wise.
The national Republican., 1862-03-21
Camp Correspon dc nee.

llEADQuARrERs, HARRis LIGHT CAVALRY.
Camp al CentreriQc, Va. March 10, 1862
EIaor National Republican:
In one Of your recent issues all erroneous
statement appeared In regard TO the Lincoln
Cavalry being the first to enter and take pos.
session OF the Notifications at Centreville and
Manassas Junction, and also in regard to the
cspture Of the five prisoners mentioned in said
issue.
The order Of march, in the movement Of
Monday last, was as follows: From Fairfax 10
Centrevills, the Third Pennsylvania cavalry,
followed by the Eighth Pennsylvania and the
Harris Light Cavalry, led the way at Centre,
vile. The first squadron OF the second battal
ion of The Harris Light Cavalry, comma ndsd
by Capt. Mayor, was thrown ahead as the ad.
vanced guerd OF the whole force, and al eight
O'Clock in the evening, the skirmshers, chosen
from the four companies Of this second batlal
ion, and commanded by Lieut.. Poughkecpss
we're the first TO enter the burning town oI
Manassas Junction, and see, by the light Of the
flames, the rebels retrcating from one eide as
they advanced on the other.
The capture Of the Ave prisoners, on the fol
lowing Tuesday, was also made by a portion
OF these same skirmishers. Where the Lincoln
Cavalry were, on Monday and Tuesday last, |
know not, but do know that the regiment Or
any portion thereof, was not in or around
Centrevills and Manassas Junction, and that il
was 10 no wsy concerned in the capture Of the
Eve prisoners.
| h '..' Lieut. II. H. MASON,
Company |, Second Battalion,
Harris Light Cavalry.
The national Republican., 1862-03-21
sLAvERy IN TINE DIsTRICT.

In his remarks 10 the Senate on Tuesday,
after observing that the act Of Congress Of 1901
continued in operation over the present Dis
trict Of Columbia only the then eristing laws Of
Maryland, Mr.. PoxERor proceeded to maintain
that those laws limited the condition Of slavery
TO the children Of slaves imported into the
State, and did not fasten II upon the third gen.
Grafton.
He quoted the following law Of Maryland,
l7l5:
"All negroes and other slaves already i'm
ported or hereafter to be imported into this
province, and all children now born or hereai
Ter TO be born of such negroes and slaves, shall
be slaves during their natural lives"
To show the construction Of this law to have
been what the words literally import, he quoted
the following language Of q delegate from
MARYLAND in the convention which framed the
Constitution OF the United States, in reference
to the clsuse in respect to the importation Of
slaves from abroad:
eff you stop the importation in 1908, slavery
will die out because we have confined II in our
State to two generations"
Between that date Q7sI) and 1901, Mary.
land, according to Mr.. PoxERoY, passed no law
extending the condition Of slavery 10 the issue
of slaves indefinitely. He therefore argued that
there were few CT no slaves here, righHully
held % such, even under the laws Of Mary
land.
II money was to be appropriated at all. h
proposed different disposition Of 1t, embodied
in the following section, which be moved as al
amendment Of the pending bill:
And be il further enacted That the commits
sioners aforesaid, appointed under the pro
visions Of this act, shall be, and they are here
By, authorized to make and eject An equitable
and lust settlement Of all demands exstin
between the master or owner and the sO.calle'
slave, allowing the master reasonable com
pensation for all supplies OF food, clothing, o
money he may have paid the slave, and for al
quence of his sickness or disability, AZ we'll
also, for all the master may have expended il
bis mental and intellectual education; and a
the same time, 10 settle and adjust the account
the said commissioners shall allow the slave
and charge the same against the account Of hi
master, 4 Just and fair compensation for al
service rendered and labor performed; ant
such balances ss said commissioners may nm,
to be actually due either master or slave shal
be paid to each. respectively, out OF any none.
hereby appropriated for carrying into ehec
the provisions Of this act. All persons unde
the age Of twenty-one years appearing befor
said commi ssioners shan be represented b.
their parents, II living and within the Distric
and adjudged competent and responsible to nc
in behalf and in trust for others; II nOn.resi
dents, or adjudgsd incompetent, guardian
shall be appointed for Them who shall act an
alDdus, That in no event shall the amour
found to be due either master or slave excee
the average sum of $500 for each person lit
Grated by the provisions of this act.
The national Republican., 1862-03-21
MEs,ns. JOHNSON, ErHERrpoE, AND MAYSARl

MEssRs. JOHNSON, ErHERIDGE, AND MAYNARD
IN TEsNEssEE.-A telegram 10 the Philadelphia
Press, from Nashville, Tennessee, announces
that a serenade was rendered TO Gov. johnson,
on the night of the 18th, to which that noble
patriot responded in speech Of an hour and a
hall, with his characteristic eloquence, cutter
ing words which amazed many and pleased all, y
as the dispatch says 10 conclusion, be called
upon the people Of Tennessee to oTce more
conform to the acquisitions Of the country's
laws, lay down their arms, and return to iheir
allegiance, remarking that treason must b
crushed, and traitors must be punished!
Messrs. Etheridge and Maynard also addrcssct
the crowd, and were enthusiastically received
II this account is reliable, the sentiment o
Nashville has changed with marvellous rapid
The national Republican., 1862-03-21

RELEASED. The following prisoners were RI.
leased by the commission yc'terday, on giving
their written parole 10 render no aid or com
fort 10 the enemies In hostility to the Govern
men Of the United States: A. J. Fleming, J. A,
English, W. A. Taylor, Snmmeraeld Ball, W
B. Price, J. W. Burke, W. N. Brown. S. S.
Hough, H. q. Field, L. J. Snowden, W. Cogan
and Jno. Weloh.
The following were rccommitted for further
confederation: II. o. Claughton, Henry Peel
and f. II. Mcknight, all of Alexandria.
The national Republican., 1862-03-21
pATtLr o. PEA RlDoE.

We publish 70 day = interesting sccouat oi
the baAls oERea Ridss, one Of ths most idcs-
psrste and bloody ever fought 10 NE opea seid
on this continent.
The national loss, as now ascertaincd and
ofncially reported by Gen. Curtis, was fourseeu
hundred In killed aud wounded That Of the
rebels was more than double that figure.
All correspondents IRON the field, attest 'ha
scalping and other barbarities Of the Indit /,
allies Of treason. Numbers Of National soldiers
,ohils yl alius, ,oers scolped The rage Of the
National soldiers at these enormities was un.
bounded, and wherever they obtained oppor'
tunities to revenge their comrades, they
slaughtered the Indians without mercy.
These red allies Of the traitors are reported
70 have been as cowardly as they were cruel
Albert Pike tried in vain to rally them against
our men, and II is even said that their coward
Ice had 50 much the appearance Of ,rsachery
at one part Of the battle Geld, that they were
attacked by one Of the rebel regiments. Upor
the whole, the traitors gained nothing, In I
military sense, by their employment Of toma.
hawkers.
1t is To be observed Of the brave men, vlcto
rious at Pea Ridge that they were, many o
them, raw troops, as at Donslson, Roanoke I,
land, and Newbern.
; At Donelson, regiment alter regiment wa
landed from our steamboats,, fresh from the re
cruitipg camp, and marched up to fight NOR
desperate than that at Mollno del Rey.
When Gen. Burnside's expedition sailed,
: was said that serious fighting could not be con
templated, as his troops were raw. The victc
ries Of Roanoke leland and Newbern won b.
the bayonet against bristling Notifications ei
fectually answer all suggestions Of that sort.
We hear great deal, in these days, abou
creating armies. Let us hold fast to the oil
idea Of the fathers, that an army always exist
in the stout arms aud stout hearts Of ireemen
The national Republican., 1862-03-21
MORE FIGHTING IN THE YVES
Further from Commodore Foois and Gen. .Po
THE REBELS HEyM.MED ~
Rebel Gun-Boat Sunk and 9th.
ers Damaged.

ST. LOUIS, March 20.--On the 10th Instant
Lieut. j. D. Joak, of the First Iowa cavalry
with thirty men, encountered band Of ma
suders, posted in n log house and barn in La
fayette county, Missouri. The enemy were dc
feated after sharp engagement, In which they
had nine killed and three wounded.
Our loss was one killed and four wounded
The enemy's aotills, which is hemmed in be
tween Commodore Foote and General Pope
has made another attempt to escape down th'
river. Their gun-boats engaged Gen. Popei
batteries for an hour and half, but wer'
driven back with severe loss. Oae gunboa
was sunk and several badly damaged. The!
are completely hemmed ip, and can escap'
only by fighting their way out
The national Republican., 1862-03-21

gsS-We have received The Nashville Paario!
Of The l4th instant, which appears to be milk
and. water, halfway loyal, sece.h union sheet.
1t has an incomprehensibly muddy leading
editorial on the subject OF the Presidents
emancipation scheme. The outside 10 filed
with extracts from r, bel presses and speeches.
1t mentions the presence OF Messrs. Johnston,
Etheridge and Maynard, as also The Union sol.
dicrs, In a semi icontemptous style.
The national Republican., 1862-03-21

AQUA CREEK.-The rebels evacuated on
Tuesday. They were 1000 strong. They are
reported as having "dsuastated" everything
4aboua Ms cretk." As there was nothing
about there to "deuastats," ;" no great harm could
have been done. The rebels were even obliged
TO get railroad ties together in order to make O
bonfire.
The national Republican., 1862-03-21

LOYALTY IN TENNEssEE.-Th citizens Of Gal
latin, Tennessee, IA town which ha, been deci.
qedly dlsloyal,) met In town meeting recently,
we're addressed by Bailie Psytou, Eeq, "a loyal
man. and voted to petition for a post oface
there, and expressed willingness to return to
their allegiance. A post office will he estab.
lished there in a few days, according to their
petition.
The national Republican., 1862-03-21
lSLAND No. lO-A DlSPA CCll FNOM
COMMODORE FOOTE.

Much anxiety continues to be naturally mani
tested regarding the movements against Island
No. 10. Commodore Foote. on the 10Th, tels.
graphs that Island No. 10 is harder 70 con-
quer than Columbus, as the island shores are
lined with forts-each tort commanding the
one above it," He states that bis forces werc
gradually approaching it, aud that they were
firing day and night on the rebels, and that
they gain upon them. lie also speaks Of some
thing in contemplation which will "astonist
secesh." He concludes by saying, 'iwe are
having some Of the most beautiful rife practice
ever witnessed. The mortar shells have done
fine execution one shell was fairly landed OIL
the enemy's floating battery, and cleared thu
| concern in short metre"
This dispatch was read 10 the House yester
day,
The national Republican., 1862-03-21

BEN MoCuLLocH rebel general Was
married about Eve years since, and cbarac.
teristc story is told OF him when his first child,
boy, was born, that he insisted, TO Tbs great
horror Of his young wife, in having the young
ster christsned Buffalo Hump" in honor of a
particular friend, an old Indian chief Of thai
uniaue name.
The national Republican., 1862-03-21

WHY ExExrr BAYKs:-When almost every
thing else is to be taxed, why are banks ex'
emptsd from tax upon their small notes which
drive gold and silver out Of circulation.
The national Republican., 1862-03-21

III The Senate Is reported to have divided,
Il TO Is, 10 favor OF confirming General Nc.
| Dowel's nomination az Major.General
The national Republican., 1862-03-21

~ YOUR ATTENTION is CALLED TO OUR
newssosk Of Spriog Clio hing, Furnishing Goods,
lower rates than any Other store In the city, at
SMITHS, No. 400 Seventh street, near +,
The national Republican., 1862-03-21
ORDER RESPECTING CONTRACTS FOR ARMS.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
w.shinotnn Nit,,

WAX DEfAWTMENT,
Washington City, d. c.,
March Is. 1862.
Ordered, That the Hon. Joseph Holt, and
the Hon. Robert Dale Owen, be and they are
hereby appointed special commission to audit
and adjust all contracts, orders and claims on
the War Department In respect to ordnance,
arms and ammunition, their determination TO
be final and conclusive as respects this Depart
ment, on all questions touching the validity,
execution, and sum due or to become due upon
such contract, and upon all other questions
arising between contractors and the Government
upon taid contracts.
I'd. The ssid commission will proceed forth.
with 10 investigate all claims and contracts In
respect TO ordnance arms and ammunition, In
the War Department or pending settlement,
and final payment and adjudicale the came.
All persons interested in such contracts, may
appear in person, but not by Attorney before
said commissioners, and be heard respecting
their claims, at such time aud place as The com.
missioners shall appoint. The chief of ordnance
and all other officers in tho Department will
furnish such books and papers as the commits
sioners may require.
| Major Hagner, Of the Ordnance Department,
Is specially assigned to aid and assist the com
missioners In their Investigations. All claims
that they may award 10 favor of shall be
promptly paid. No application will be enter
tained by the Department respecting any claim
or contract which they shall adjudge to be in
valid.
Sd. II, 10 their inve tigation, they shall find
reason TO believe that any agent or employee
Of the War Department was directly or indi-
rectly interested In any contract for ordnance,
arms, or ammunition, or received any consid.
GRAFTON for It's procurement, they shall give no.
tice thereof to the claimant, and proceed to
investigate and determine the fact, taking such
testimony as they may deem proper, and If
the fact OF such interest be established, 1t shall
be good cause for adjudging the claim to be
fraudulent.
EDWIN N. STANTON,
mar ID 81 Secretary OF War.
The national Republican., 1862-03-21

CHIRTS SHIRTS SHIRTS AT OLD PRICE,
> at SMITHS, No 400 Seventh street, opposite
Post Once mar 2O-d3m
The national Republican., 1862-03-21
OF r I G Ia L.
CORCORAN's BUILDING, l5rH SIRE

OONCONANH DU1LDINE, 10TH OTKEET,
((ltee qf CnmiSon on Contrdrts and
Claims Jr Ordnance and Ordnance aores,)
March II, 1862.
Ordered, That all persons having contracts
and claims for invcstig gatior and decision, under
the letter oil appointment Of the Hon. Edwin H.
Stanton, Secretary Of War, dated the 18th of
March, 1862. and hereto subjoined, be, and ale
hereby, notified TO present the same. The com.
mssioners will continue iu session for their
reception, from day 10 day, from 10 a. IN. to
p. m. ]. WISE, Secretary.
The national Republican., 1862-03-21

From Fortress Monroe.
Newbern weekly progress., 1862-08-30
T'i,e H.ntesi from Gen. Pope's Arpay---
Rea.s OF Gen roLIen.
lFtom the PhiIaIelphia Inquirer, this morning.

From General Pope's command we learn that,
on friday night and Saturday, the rebels az ain
attempted to cross the Rappahamrock, but were
driven back. IL skirutIsh Friday night,
CaI&. G"ldirg, Brigade QUartermastrr, as taken
Prisoner with about five thousand dollars he had
in his possessiOn and on Saturday morning, we
regret 10 say. General Bohlen, OF this city, lille
g#antly leading his men against the enemy,
was killed.
General Bohlen left this city several months
since commander of the 75tl: Pennsylvania
iteIiment, and WAS subsequently promoted to
the position Il Bligadier General. He a well
known citizen of Philadelphia, and for many
years Il respected and prominent citizen.
lie distinguished tor his ga!antry at CT oss
Keys, where his brigade stood the whole brunt
OF the fight and acted nobly in other engage
nent III the Valley. He was Il pure patriot
and vas held in the highest esteem, not only by
his men but by his superiors.
Oar latest advlces gives us the pleasing intel
ligeHce that army is iii an inpregnable pos
tiuif and doubt exists Of inability to success
fully compete and drive back to the southward
The rebel hOrdes W no have ventured from the for
I.tica,ions before Richmond.
Newbern weekly progress., 1862-08-30
Er,,nrcsamemt OF SEmvcs.

CGsst3s u. Clay to hoge Command.
CINCINNATI, Aug. ga special dispatch
from Lexington, Ky, TO the Commercial of this
city, says:
An order was issued on Saturday, to impress
1900 slaves, to repair the railroad between here
and the Cumberland Gap.
An impressment made in Fayette and
Madison counties, and loyal owners were paid
laborers wages for their slaves, while rehel own
ers referred to the Department at W Washing-
ton for pay for their slaves. 1t was not found
necessary to take the negroes Of many loyalists
The rebels are in great distress in consequence
of the impressment, as many of their negroes
were taken while working in the hemp fields.
Loyalists commend the measure as just and
wise.
Otter roads in different parts of the State are
also to be repaired by impressing negroes in 9TH
ef counties.
Cassus NJ. Clay is here, and is to be assigned
to command i'll a few days, by Gen. Wallace,
commander of this post.
Newbern weekly progress., 1862-08-30

batants being as close as mob in a street
loT.
Sona one in command gave the word ssFire
the train, " Fire at the train," at which the
engineer and one of the conductors together
with some Of the passengers, fed in terror.
lay down the seat which bad been sit
ting SO as to be protected from the balls, which
were flying in all directions, and, at the same
time, to observe the fight through a window
of the car. Fortunately, one Of the brakes
men Of tue car had the presence of mind to
turn the switch and start the engine or We
should all have been killed, as portion of
the attacking party now directed their atten-
ton exclusively to US. We had not pro
ceeded far, when we were attacked again, in
much more terrific a,d murderous manner
than before by large troop of cavalry
This time We all lay down, and though per-
fec shower Of leaden hail greeted US, complete
ly riddling the car, W ali fortunately escaped
nninjurcd Shall not rapidly forget the ter
ror- or-stricken appearance of a lady and little
g:ll, about II years OF age, as flash of light
ming revealed their faces where they Law III
terror, the tenacity with which young
man lying beside me clasped me for protection.
My position was on the side OF the train which
attack ed.
After we had proceeded little farther on
cur way, and escaped one danger, a new one
awaited us. We were in danger OF being run
into 10y the down train. Most of the hands
had ran off and the brakesman, who was run
ming the engine, came back where a Major
Iaiiman, cf Philadelphia, and myself were
standing The brakeSuan tcld us that he was
afraid to go farther, he had no one to man
sthe brakes. Your correspondent ard the major
at once volunteered to perform that duty, which
we did accordin2lv and proceeded Cur way
10 Manassas Gap, junction, fortunately without
n.evting any impeachment.
Since the above WAS written I have learned
thai Lieut.. y. Z. Ellis. OF the 9th Wisconsin
Regiment, came mp to Washington from Cat
let's Station, bringing with him as prisoner
rebel lieutenant, j. Z. Hobbs, of Company X,
lst Virginia cavalry, Gate Ashby's) who was
captured during the attack OF Friday night at
Gatlett's Station. The attacking party con-
sisted Of sGuadrons of cavalry, who were
speedily driven from the ground by our forces
cucampcd at the station. Two Of our men were
Woun'icd, one mUrtalIy.
y large number of the rebels V ere, doubtless
killed and Wounded but borne away by their
corura des. Eeight dead horses. with all their
accoutrements, were left on the field. The
rebel cavalry, in addition 10 those at~ls.dv
nlcnt,oned were the Sta and 9th Vircinia,
hinder the command of BsigaIier General Lee
Of the rehel c0mmander-in chief The
prisoner Hobbs isa Marylander, whose family
resides about thirty miles from Washington
city. He was sent to the old capitol prison-
Correspondence Plata. Press.