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The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-05-22
Our Gun.Boats Repulsed.

The public will be surprised to learn
that our gun boats, the Monitor, Gale
ma, Aroostook, Naugatuck and Port
Royal were repulsed from Fort Darling,
seven miles below Richmond, on Fri
day last. The opinion which has al
mostuniversallyp prevailed since the trial
of the monitor in Hampton Roads, of
the invincible character of these boats
will be greatly weakened by this sud-
den, unexpected check. Seventeen of
of the crew are said to have been killed
with large number wounded, includ-
ing Lieut. Morris who commanded the
Monitor. The particulars of the en-
grgement thus far received are meaore.
1t appears that at this point. the river
is entirely INSTRUCTED with sunken YES
sells and battery strongly stationed on
high bluff opening a destructive fire
on our iron-clad warriors, which could
not be returned on account of the I'M
practicabIity of elevating the guns of
the Monitor to reach it. They were
forced to retire after an engagement,
which lasted four hours. The Monitor
was hit three times, bnt uninjured.
Sharpshooters manned the rifle pits,
which like the fort, commanded the
river, which at that point was very mar
row. Two barbados across this river
were found of sunken vessels, among
them the jamestown and Yorktown,
and piles fastened with chains. The
river is, however, open to within eight
miles of Richmond.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-05-22
Pensacola Evacuated.
The Mobile AdUertiser and Reqist

The Mobile Advertiser and Register
contains the following special:
Pensacola, May lO.-At IL o'clock
last night Pensacola Navy Yard and
the forts were set on fire and destroyed.
When the enemy discovered what was
going on, Fort Pickens opened furi-
Gus bombardment, and kept it up du-
ring the confagration, but without do
ing damage to anybody at Pensacola.
All public property, excepting the Gus
tom House, which is incapable of be-
ing burned was moved !; but all move
able Confederate property has been
saved. The railroad track leading out
of the city towards Montgomery was
torn up. This morning Federal ves-
sci with flag of truce came up to the
city demanding surrender. Major
Balbee refused to comply with the de-
mand, but as all the military force had
left, he had no power to oppose. The
Federal officer replied they would oc-
cupy the city tomorrow, but that the
inhabitants need not be alarmed.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-05-22

INDUSTRIOUS !-Two different army
correspondents of the New York
Tribune bear testimony to the following
fact:
That when the rebels evacuated
Williamsburg Gen. Magruder brought
away six women who were suspected
of being friendly to the Union cause,
in order to guard against their giving
After being held cap!ives
two or three days they were set at lib
erty, and arrived at West Point on
Saturday morning, where they stated
to Gen. Franklin that their persons had
been violated by General Magruder and
other officers high in rank!!
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-05-22
Gen. Mcclellan OH Michigan Troops.

Gen. Hamilton, late commander of a
division containing four Michigan regi-
ments, has been censured and super
seeded by Gen. Mcclellan because he
complained that our brave boys had
been overworked, and had borne more
than their fair share of ditch digging
and Undertaking. After being moved
to Yorktown. the Michigan regiments
were worked in the swamps, getting
out timber all day and lying in the wet
all night, till hundreds were sick and
unfit for duty. There are two reasons
for this. One is because the Michigan
men can do so much work in a given
time; another because Michigan is an
"Abolition State" aud the regular Off
GERS are SHOWN" on that kind of people.
We don't suppose Mcclellan felt any
thing of this kind; but other officers
who do, have entrapped him into super
seding Gen. Hamilton, for the crime of
trying to be kind to his men and careful
of their lives and health that is if the
accounts of correspondents are true.
The correspondent of the New York
Tribune, speaking of this matter, says:
"ln response to an order. by the
Commander in Chief, detailing the regi-
ments under General Hamilton for
fatigue and picket duty, that gentleman
first obeyed, and then dispatched a note
to Gen. Mcclellan, representing that all
his men had been, from the time of their
arrival before Yorktown, VIGOROUSLY
overworked, TO the serious detriment of
their health and efficiency; that other
divisions had been comparatively alb
solved from such labor. For this note
an apology was demanded. While
disclaiming any intention of discour.
tesy, Gen. Hamilton persisted in his re-
The result is his removal
and the substitution of Gen. Kearney.
know no officer who was more de-
servedly popular with the men, as among
those Of bis own rank, than Gen. Ham
ilton, aud his dismissal has assuredly
not diminished his popularity"
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-05-22
Correspondence of the New York Tribune. }
Battle of WILLIAMSBURG.

Strong Position of the Rebels-Despe-
rate Fighting on Both Siaes.-Fed-
eral loss ,5OO-Re6eIl loss s,0OO-He-
roisns Of the Michigan Boys.
WILLIAMSBURG, Va, May 10, 1862.
Brady should instantly send corps
of photographers here, to take the ac-
tual likeness of the vestlunette of for.
esttree chevauc de: trise, in which over
25, 900 of the rebels, in ambush, and
under the protection of rear line OF
forts, of vast strength, with heavy can
non in position, awaited the advance of
the Union troops. For no description
with the pen, no painting with words,
no use by artist of pencil or brush, can
possibly convey even an approximate
ly accurate idea of the nature of the
ground, which the rebels first picked
out, and then ingeniously prepared with
axes, welded by the slaves, and d.
rected by West Point Engineers. No
Imagination of the densely thicketed
and wooded pens in which Braddock
was defeated and st. Clair lost his
army and his reputation, can prepare
the mind for the realization Of the diff.
ficulties of the rebel defeDses before
Williamsburg. Standing upon the par
apets of Fort Magruder-a Fashioned
work as large as Fortress Monroe, with
wide moat, filled with water, and
having a sweep of the plains at every
point of the compass-and, looking TO-
wards Yorktown, you see horseshoe
shaped sweep of forest, mile or more
around-you see it fringed on the in
side with gigantic ahattis of fallen
timber, against which the eyes fairly
ache, in their sweep of mile and more
of look-you see for part OF the way,
beginning at the end nearest to Will
Iiamsburg, a deep, wide ravine, OBJ
structed but little by stumps, and hav-
ing hard bottom, and you say instant
ly "there reserves, could be held secure
from the fire of a million rifles"-you
look to the left and you see upon the
plain one fort, two forts, three forts
forts away to damned up body of
water, bounded next an impossible ra-
vine-swamp by high and narrow mill
dam, commanded bv battery over
looking it, and the passage of which
would be labor that the worriors that
crossed the bridge of Lodi would have
been swept from like chat. Sumner,
who ranks Heintzelman in the date of
his commission. had in his pocket an
order from Mcclellan, which in it's sub
stance and effect was to halt on the left.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-05-22

az The career of the Merrimac is
fifty ended by an act of suicide on the
very spot rendered historic by the com
bat two months ago. The wonderful
drama, then left incomplete, has now
reached its catastrophe. If her career
has been brief and it has not been
glorious, she has at least lived long
enough to make an epoch in naval
warfare, and the Merrimac must always
be surrounded with historic interest,
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-05-22

lie declares Martial Lao in Georgia,
Florida and South Carolina.
Gen. David Hunter, commanding
the Department of the South, having
ascertained that the Rebel authorities
in his department were impressing
slaves, arming them, and organizing
them into brigade, has issued the fol-
lowing important order:
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE SourH
''HILroS HEAD, s. e., May 9, 1862. ! 4
GENERAL ORDERS, No. 1.-THE
three States of Georgia, Florida and
South Carolina, comprising the military
Department of the South, having de-
liberately declared themselves no long
er under the protection of the United
States of America, and having taken
up arms against the said United States,
it became a military necessity to de-
clare them under martial law. This
was accordingly done on the 25 day of
April, 1862. &aUery and martial lao
in a free country are altogether incona-
patible. The persons IN these three
States. Georgia, Florida, and South
Carolina, heretofore held as slaves, are
therefore declared 70 5ore ere } free;
"Major-General Commanding.
LED. w. SMITH, Acting Assistant Adjt. -Gen'l."
As will be seen by the Proclamation
in another column, the President has
felt constrained to "modify" this absurd
proclamation,-we say absurd for the
reason, that as much as we should like
to see this judgment visited upon these
slave. holding traitors, it is clearly evil
dent that Gen. Hunter has not military
force sufficient to execute his martial
law proclamation, freeing all the slaves
of three States, even had he the au-
thoritv which we believe rests wholly
with the Executive, and it is, therefore
an absurdity to suppose that it can have
the least legal effect.
1t also seems strange that after the
course of the President in regard to
Fremont's proclamation, General Hun
ter would be guilty of the folly OF issu-
ing one still more sweeping without
first knowing that it would be sus-
tanned by the Government. Every
general in the army has the intelligence
to know that while slaves may be set
free in several states, by military pow
err, the act Of emancipation must also
have p ,litical significance, and hence
it seems to us, to be at once the re-
quirement of duty and sound policy for
a general, when meditating such an
act, as that of Gen. Hunter, to advise
with the President, as to its seeming
necessity, ascertain the views of the
civil authority and act accordingly.
While we do not believe that a rebel
has right to own slave or anything
else, we are not prepared to say that a
man who obeys the Constitution as far
as he can, and claims its protection,
should he treated rs a rebel, and in
this respect General Hunters proclaim
alton fails to make any distinction as
that of Gen. Fremont did.
Much as we might admire the intent
of Gen. Hunter, we think he has done
a very absurd and impudent thing in
taking so important step without first
obtaining the Presidents approval.
He had no right to bring this new en-
barrassment upon the Cabinet and the
Pesident at this time.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-05-22

THE HOMESTEAD BILL.-The Home
stead bill, as passed by both Houses,
extends to soldiers or sailors, whether
naturalized and of age or not. The
settler may locate a quarter, half or
two thirds of a section.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-05-22

~ General Nc Clellan, in dispatch
to the Secretary of War, bears testi-
mony to the splendid conduct and
gallantry of Generals Hooker and
Kearnev's divisions in the battle Of
Williamsburg.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-05-22

cw-Several of the vessels found at
New Orleans bore the British flag and
were loaded with cotton with which
they designed runiDg the blockade, the
question of relief under the circumstan-
ces of loss viii be curious one. -
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-05-22

Two OF THE MICHIGAN CAVALRY
CAPTURED. "A Geographic dispatch
dated Strasburg, Va, May goth, says
that last night the guerrillas killed one
and captured two pickets belonging to
the first battalion Michigan cavalry
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-05-22

RIPE SrRAwEERRIEs.- The Nashville
Crenn.) papers report fhas ripe straw
berries are selling there at twenty Eve
cents per quart.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-05-22

~ The Secretary of War has or
dered the release of Colonel w. F.
Baldwin, of Va, prisoner Of war, to
be exchanged for Colonel Corcoran.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-05-22

~A brigade of colored soldiers
to be Differed by white men, is now
being raised in New York city. The.
brigade is to consist of Eve regiments,
and is to be commanded by Lieut.. Col.
John Creighton. The colored folks Of
New York are vastly pleased with the
idea.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-05-22

ALL ExPLAINED.-The reason why
JEFF. Davis allows his troops to 90 bare
foot is. said to be that they can run
better in this condition.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1862-06-27
FROM NEW ORLEANS.

So many of our readers have friends in
the 9TH and 9Th regiments, we take it for
granted that almost anything in relation
to them will be read with interest s. F..
allies who went from Cambridge, in the
:8th writes from New Orleans on the 26th
.ult.:
1.-The climate does not agree with my
health very we'll. I have had the dysen-
terry ever.since we landed here. I have
lost II pounds Of flesh since I left Camp
Holbrook, butI think | have stood it
we'll to what some. Of the boys have, for /
have done my share Of duty. / have
been on guard s days and 4 nights in
succession. So you can judge how / feel
to-day. / have had about 2 hours sleep
each day and night. and my eyes feel as
if they had weights hung to them. Our
regiment is all on police duty every day,
for Gen. Butler has taken off all the po-
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1862-06-27

The STORY OF A BRAVE BoY.-Capt.
Boggs of the Varuna, tells story of a
brave boy who was on board his vessel
during the bombardment of the forts on
Mississippi river. The lad, who answer
ed to the name of Oscar, is but thirteen
years of age, but has an old head on his
shoulders, and is alert and energetic.
During the hotties of the fire he was bus
silly engaged in passing ammunition to
the gunners, and narrowly escaped death
when one of the terrific broadsides of the
Varona's rebel antagonist was poured in.
Covered with dirt and begrimmed with
powder, he was met by Capt. Boggs, who
asked "where he was going in such hur.
ry." "To get passing-box, sir; the
other one was smashed by ball!" and
so through the fight, the brave lad held
his place and did his duty. When the
Varona went down Capt. Boggs missed
his boy, and thought he was among the
battle. But few minutes afterwards he
saw the lad gallantly swimming towards
the wreck. Clamhering on board of Capt
Boggs' boat, he threw his hands up to his
forehead, giving the usual salute, and ut
tering only the words, "All right, sir! l
report myself on board" passed cody to
his station. So young a lad so brave and
cool in danger will make himself known
as years 60 over his head.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1862-06-27

AN HEROIC OLD LADY.-In East Mont
pelier, on the 18th inst, a Mr.. Nathan
Parker was attacked by young bull
which he was leading to the water, knock
over, trampled upon, and so badly gored
that his life is despaired of. Mrs. Par
ker, a lady of 60 yerrs, seeing the dam
gerous situation of her husband, rushed
to the rescue. Seizing rail from the
fence, she beat off the infuriated beast,
and kept him at bay until Mr.. Parker
had crawled from the yard. Then, gal
lantly covered her own retreat by fire.
quent application of the rail to the head
of the maddened animal, she backed her.
self out of the yard, and was safe Such
presence of mind and heroic bravery are
worthy of all commendation.--Freeman.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1862-06-27

revenge. To substantiate the principle Of
their charge, the accusers proved that the
baron and baroness had occasional 'spats'
and that the baron had made his lady
murderously jealous by ogling another
woman. The latter story was strenuous
ly denied by the noble pair. Their coun-
sci and the public prosecutor having ad-
dressed the jury, the latter deliberated
for five minutes, and then unanimously
acquitted the prisoner.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1862-06-27

The officers go out in the yard to walk by
giving their parole that they will not es-
cape Guards are all around the yard
We have heard a report that an exchange
of prisoners was contemplated. 1t seems
to us high time, since there can be no
more recognition in exchanging than in
holding men as prisoners of war. We
are all anxious to try Manassas" over
again. But l must bring my letter to a
close and remain, Vinct,.s non utctus.
Yours, J. T. D.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1862-06-27

ARRESTED. Groover, James
Mattison, and Job E. Card, all of Pownal,
have been arrested for netting and spear
ing fish in pond in that town contrary
to law in such cases made and provided.
1t has been known for some time past
that the laws in relation to the fish in
this pond had been set aside by certain
individuals, and watchers were according
ly set, which on Saturday night resulted
in their detection, and subsequently, of
their arrest.--Benniagton Ba,s..sr.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1862-06-27
From the Free Press.
FROM A SOUTHERN MILITARY PRISON.

FROM A SOUTHERN MILITARY PRISON.
LETTER FROM CAPTAIN DREW.
SALISBURY, N. c., May 80, 1862.
Dear Free Press Our wanderings
since we were compelled to accept the
hospitality of the South" have been
greater than those of Ulysses, and our
Imprisonment much more unpleasant, he
being detained by a goddess, we by
we'll, will call no names. From Charles
ton and Richmond we were hurried off to
the tune Of Yankee Guns. Had our feet
attacked Charleston, as the people there
expected, it would have fallen at once.
There was not 5000 there and the forts
were entirely unprepared. ! say this on
absolute knowledge. Again, had our
gunboats run up James river as soon as
the Merrimac was destroyed, they could
have come to Richmond, for no obstruc-
tions were in the channel of the river and
the ammunition had not gone down to
Bluffs Point Battery. This know to be
true. They would have found hundreds
in prison and out, and city glad to be
captured. Then what fall of "shin-
plaster" To show you how Confedcate
notes were regarded there, notice: sold.
on being ordered south, $40 in gold for
500 Confederate money, and $40 U. S.
treasury note for two $40 confederate
notes. This tells the confidence of the
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1862-06-27

A CALF MAKES A SAM PATCH LEAP
A calf belonging to Mr.. Cyrus Gage, of
South Newbury, recently jumped from
the abutment of the old bridge which for4
merly crossed the Connecticut at that
place into the river, distance of some
40 feet, and swan out again safely, meet
ing with no serious injury. There was a
large pile of rocks Immediately below
the place from where he jumped, but it
is supposed he jumped over them or he
would have been instantly killed. Brad
ford Telegraph. % aa @
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1862-06-27

liece that was in the city, and we are put
in their places until after election day,
which is the first Tuesday in June. Then
all the old poliece that have been in the
city, have got to take the oath of allie
glance. If they don't they will be con-
sidered rebels, and will be sent to Fort
jackson, and will have to wear chain
with cannon ball attached to it. think
the most Of them will take the oath. If
they do, it will releave us from the hard
task we have to perform now. | have
not been on poliece yet. The days and
nights, l was on guard over large block
of cotton-press houses, that are filled
with cotton and sugar, and goods that we
took from the rebels. We find contra
band goods every day; and all we find
we take and put guard over. So we have
so many places to guard that there are
not men enough in the regiment for a
change. But don't think it will last
long, and l hope it won't, for it will kill
the whole of us, for we can't stand it
with so little sleep-it is worse than
courting
"There are about 8 regiments stationed
in this place; SO guess we can hold the
city without any trouble. There are any
amount of ships and gun-boats stationed
here, and we can shell the city and burn
it in less than two hours any time if it
comes to that; but l don't think we shall
have any occasion to do it, for they are
very peaceable-more so than we expect
ed, and I think there will be no trouble
in settling the matter with the city, for if
they don't settle soon the poor will all
starve to death. There are twelve hun
dred families who are fed by Gen. But
Ter. They distri butte to them twice each
week but these are not half of them.
A great many women and children come
to us, and beg of us to give them some
thing to eat, and we give them all we can
spare of hard crackers, and they are tick
led almost to death with them. There is
not day passes but | give hungry chill
dren something to eat. Flour is $40 per
barrel; beef rs cts per pound, and hard
to be got at that. Their shin-plasters
are good for nothing and there is no 9TH
er money in the city that the poor can
get, and the rich won't take it; but they
pass it off on them for their labor.
al have been most all over the city.
1t is splendid place, and if it was not
so low in some parts, it would be the pref
tiest place | ever was in. The people are
all as civil as we could wish to be among.
There are all classes in the city. The
negroes appear to be thought the most of,
and there is large share Of them. I do
not wish to be used any better than I
have been used in New Orleans. There
are a good many secesh here, but the ma
jority Of the people are for the Union,
and ] think they will all be so in short
time" ef@
Mr.. Allies writes that he has been pro-
NOTED, and that he now rejoices in the IT,
tie of corporal"
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1862-06-27

gg Horace Greeley oficiated for Rev.
i. II. Chapin at the Broadway Univers-
alist Church in New York, on Sunday Of
last week. Horace for many years has
been member Of that society.