, 1862-05-07
HOMESTEAD BILL PASSED.
Union Prospects in the
Border States.
ANATIONAL 4 FOUNDRY AT
CHICAGO.


my IN their retreat. Very few small arms
were left in the works; no kuapsacks were
thrown awey on the road; blankets and tents
with ammunition and cannon we're left be- |
cause they were too cumbrous to carry away.
It vas we'll ordered retreat-a change Of
position doubtless in consequence ofa recent
determination.
A stand is likely to be made on Chickahom-
jny to delay our advance rather than to fight.
The country into which our army moves is
higher, more healthy, and better in all res
poets than the swamp before Yorktown. |
Among the rebel spoils were cannon cart
ridges covered with pieces Of Bay State shawl, |
which Assistant Secretary Fox recognized as !
made when he was in charge Of the Bay State
Mills.
It is ascertained that when Fitz john Porter
made reconnaissance to Big Bethel with
2,C00 men, there were no rebels between there
and Yorktown, Gen. Magruder With his small
force having gone towards the James River to
surprise wood chopp'ng party, and that on
Sunday when Mcclellan landed, there were
but Is, 900 men between him and Richmond.
The Homestead bill has just passed, by the
ollowing vote:
yeus-MessrE. Anthony, Browning, Chandler,
Clark Co}]amer, Cowan, DIXON, Doolitt1e, Fcs-
eenden, Foote, Fo:ter, Grimes, Hale Harrfs, Ben
| dcrEon, Howe, Kennedy, King, Lane, Und.l Lane,
| Gaansasl Mcdowell, Morrill,, Pomeroy, Sherman,
| Simmons, Sumner, Trumbull, Wade, Wilkinson,
| Tilzon, CLASSY Wilson, {Mo.} Wright-aa.
| Says-Mestrs. Bsyard, Carlile, Davis, Powell,
| saulsbury, Stark, Willey-7.
Lieut.. Worden was on the floor Of the Sen
| ate to-day with his eyes still bandagcd.
The Pennsylvania Avenue Railroad bill Is
| under discussion in the Senate.
Thirty.f four claimants have thus far present.
cd clsims to the emancipation commissioners
for seycnty-cight slayes. 4 bill has been in
troduced by Senator Wade, appropEating
$1,000 acres for each Congressman, the funds
| derived from the eales Of the same to be in
| vested in Government or OTHER safe stock,
yielding at least five per cent. interest to
enGow aud support at least one agricultural
college in each State.
Senator Garlic introduced a bill prescrib-
irg that arrests for disloya1ty may only be
made up, :!.e oath ofsome persons ofknown
loyalty, with particular description Of the act
Of d!sloyalty, or other CAUSE for which
such person is arrested. The second
section imposes 8 fine Of ten thousand
dollars upon any one who shall contrayeue
theproyi5ions Of the first section, Or i,npris
onmcnt in the Penitentiary for not less thar
: five years. Such arrested persons may ha7t
: privileges with habeas corpus, which cannot bt
suspended. This act is not to prevent the Ut
rest Of persons in disloyal States if made q
here prescribed. The disposition Of the on,
hundred thousand dollars appropriated TO
colonizing the freed men in the District is ii
: ready quarrc]ed for by agents Representing
: Eayti, Liberia and Central America.
Judge Cooper, ,of Shelbyviuc, Ky, now here
reports that the Union cause is gaining groun
3 in Tennessee. County Officers are taking th
T. oath Of allegiance. Everything begins t
wear business aspect. ExGoT. Neil s
IS Brown, is advising citizens Of Nashville t
It abandon the fortunes Of JEFF. Davis.
Il Mr. Arnold, from the Select Committee o
t. Lake and River defences, reported bill II
l. day establishing national foundry at Chic;
go On condition that land be donated by IL
h city, and for the purposes Of nayy-yards an
i, depots Oh lakes Michigan, Eric and Ontari'
n on sites selected. a Commission has bee
u ! appointed by the President, with an appr'
ID priation Of one hundred thousand dolla
q apiece except on Ontario, where the sum
" fifty thousand.
In the services at Fredericksburg last SUI
1e day, al1 the clergYmen prayed for JEFF. Davis
y a letter from member Of Gustayus Smith
Is staff, to bis wife, states that his br1gade hE
Of left Yorktown for the South on the 9th III
~ The Richmond Examiner Of the I'd ms!
e he says the merchants Of Richmond are in gre
lg CONSERVATION; stores are closing and se1lit
out. Governor Letcher has called out all b
~ tween IS and IS at Fredericksburg, and t!
d rebels say Burnside and Mcdowell will
ns beaten.
The reference of the Coudscatiou b
no to Committee is regarded as a virtual d
on feat Of my stringent measure, although Sc
'ls eral friends Of Trumbu1l's bill voted for
10 The Tax Bill was reported to the Senate t
Eat day with two hundred and fifty amendment
~ many, however, to the machinery Of the
= for confscation having been refused
,r' 10 will be taken up soon as printed.
,ur WASHINGTON, May 6.-An interest here
IN cebtered in Gen. mcClellan's pursuit of t
al rebel army, the city being full Of bascless !
mors all day.
It is supposed that the rebels have fall
back Of the Chickahominy river, where it
reported new defepses have been erected.
4 test yote in the House today shows
IN c1ear majority in favor Of the Pacific Railro
~ bill.
4 new confscation bill, introduced in t
Heuse to-day, increases the penalties of tn
con by forfeiture Of property, aud pun1shine
by fine and imprisonment.
The fumOfed statements of foreign int,
10 vention to induce the Government to ce1
AZ. its efforts to put down the rebellion as II
of as those about projected arrangements g
av compromises with the rebels are withn
Al; fouDdation.
~ NEW York, May 6-The HeralTs Was
~ ington dispatches say the Administration
a. fully satisfied that the road to Richmond
es. opened, and the rebel army Of the East utt'
i.}!! Il! The New York Times dispatch from Was
1at fDg1on says that Gen. Franklia's diEisic
~ which Gen. Mcclellan has ordered to w
Point, at the head of York river, was
to board Of transports when the rebels abando
Of ed YorlSro*n. They were kept on board
performing, and will doubtless be able to
: tercep+ the rebel retreat to Richmond, co
pe}lpg them to give battle OF surrender.
rs. The main aoad Of retreat up the peninss
is close on the bank Of York river, which w
1n bring the rebel army within range Of our Ct
1E boats that are conducting Fra1k1in's trl1
porta to the1 rear. There arc four gu1bo:
in this service Mcclellan has transports 81
IT, hcient 10 forward twenty thousand addition
u.s. eoldiers from Yorktown to West Point imn
as" dtately. It will not be surprising If he c;
ch- lures the bulk of the rebel army and tai
ror Richmond In week.
5 The Washington dispatch to the New Yc
auo Tribune states that the Select Committee Of
IT'S, House on Conf1scation aud Emancipation |
OF Instructed It's chairman Mr. Elliott, to rep
OF two bills. the first, which is agreed to b7 4
lriy Noel Of Missouri, IS well as by Messr5. E
Is . OFT, Hutchins, Beaman aud Sedgwick but ,
OF posed BY Mallory Of Kentucky, aud Co
ION Of New Jersey, condecatea al1 the Or
1e1r erty, real and personal, Of leading cias
ury Of rebels, embracing somewhat more Il
!ur- are covered by Senator sherman's blu. =
han shall continue In rebellion after the passage
'ort the bill By another section the property
aeir a]l other rebels who continue such sixty d
90 after It's passage shsres the same fate I
an. President Ia to SEIZE the property, but
ore, courts are to institute proceedingB- 7
hey claims Of loyal creditors are made liens ~
l1ce the property takeu-
, Of The other bill, which only the Repub1i
members of the Committee, bare major
approve, immediately upon ita passage c
fscates the s1aves Of all rebels =
stes Two additional sections to the first
of | were discussed, bnt not acted on, Nj. N
ION, being opposed to them. By Que It Ia decla
9ho that under this bill slaves shall not BE- heti
With be property. By the other, provision Is m
rces fer the enrolment OF all loyal parsons wit
Fero ! the rebel districts, who shall become ftee