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The national Republican., 1862-03-10

Cha,iestopn, Va, March 9.-Ycsterday, for
the nrst tinao since our arrival. country car
riages came into town, and the occupants hold
social intercourse with our ofliyors and soldiers
Suits Of secession grey, are gradually giving
way TO other hues. and the ladies begiuning 10
frequent ths streets on business and pleasure
DR.. william Alexander, an eminent physician
and unflnching Unionist, died at his country
residence in'thts vicinity last month. His son
yesterday returned home from ChArottesvlle
College, deeply imbued with secess ion, aud has
been sent to W Wsshngtop.,
Hundreds OF contrabands are arriving from
the cnuntry.. The course adopted With regard
to them is--lf they have been employed by 80
cession authorities, they are turned over TO
the division quartermsster, TO be employed BY
the Federal Government; but If proven other.
wise they are returned TO their owners.
On Friday noon, Captain Goles's company Of
Maryland cavalry, forty in number, pursued H
scout Of Ashby's cavalry TOR two M les betwe en-
Bunker's Hill and Winchester, when he came
upon about u hundred and fortysof the latter.
A skirmIsh ensued, .lastipg an hour, resulting
In killing ak Of Ashby's aen and " ounding FIVE
others. Cole had three men wounded. A, sec.
tion Of Mattbews battery came TO Cjles's sup.
port, when Adjutaut wilkins Of General viii
liams'Astad. had his horse shot under him.
t9eIth believed generally at Bunker Hill that
the furCe at Winchester has bsen greatly re.
duced, leaving not over three to ,lx th housand
men there. Others say that Jackson'sf force
has been str ngthened by tho regiments from
Leesburg. ~ .'-s'.'
The national Republican., 1862-03-10
sBY TELlERAPH.
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A1k Rspsrtsd ~ stvhN
and Moving % Nsriblk.
why sAs Csnfsasrasss Rsrased 10 Civ,
ap 0osoasl Core0ramt
&.lg.rA0I u

arssess xsssd Vx..ssyNN Bpeu !,
hsfc6 81 ).TH9 sd cntuss Xsiall(i6 and Fskda.
lum, from PHILADELPHIA. came into the Roads
this morning. The Pendulum sunk while pass.
ing the light snip; oil hends saySdsiTO0 mi
The flag OF truce, from Nofi6ik to-day /,
brought, down the commsndant Qf the French
steamer. tIneofmAtion fsosltod by her repre-
sents great excitement ut Norfolk. The hotels
there ara. swAy4ing with olRcsyss s1ostly from
the Gulf Stated, the vifetnix troops being all
The pscpls dread the desttdc,ion of their
city In 0ae4pfIs9 Aqlck.
4 sttcbg fort6 is Concentrating at Suffolk I'd
cheek Burnstde, who b reported N have ooou-
ptad wintou In force, and TO be moving On Suf!
folk.r - ., -r y--
turning Col. Corooran is, that maps and draw
ings have heen found on his person.
No further communicate has beer received
as to the release Of Federal prisoners at Riohi
mond. 7HM'lh1 y
The Richmond papers Of to- day (rriday) con.
tain no military news. .e1cept notices Of the
arrest Of Q netnlef of U1ion nea, prfncipally I
Germans. Detectives broke into the room ol
tho GernsL Turner's, and found two Amerioal
days, 2ithia painting ofths Goddess Of Liberty
on tho wall with Union colors and Shield with
the words underneath BATS Of" The paint
ing shd Il sgs were isejzod and confiscated.
The national Republican., 1862-03-10
Colonel Geary in Possession Sf
Leesburg.
CAPTURE OF FORTS JOHNSTON, BEAU
REGARD, AND EVANS.

Lsesburg, Va, March s. via Point Of Rocks
CPL, Geary has taken l.eesburg and driven Gen.
Hill with his whole command from the town
and surrounding forts. The stars and stripes
now wave over all. ibUJ
Hills army fell back towards Middleburg.
Last night, Col, ,Gsary left Loyeitsvils with his
com mand, marched through Wheatland ard
Waterford, taking prisoners, at both places, and
putting the scTtered forcos q the enemy TO
flight. Shortly after sunrise. this morning, he
took possession of Fori Johnston, which was
rs.ohris,eped by the officers. Fort .Gsary. He
then entered the town With nag flying and bay.
onets hxsd.
Tho rebel troops, who had thought this on g
OF their greatest strongh0lds could be disco IN
ed through = glass retreatIng. The command
took many prisoners and stOres, and are IN
possession Of the bank, post office, aud public
buildings, .aLet '' .FA4s.H " . . f'0i NJ!
Forts Beauregard and Evans were alsn taken.
This brilliant achievement by ~ we'll timed
blow and skllful maneuvriny, is Of vast inpor.
tance. The, command Is we'll and in, good
spirits. A detachment Of tho First Michigan
cavalry did much service under Col. Gsary ID
this movement. a
(Sgned) THos. II. ELLIOTT,
." First Lieu Tenant Go, III.
The national Republican., 1862-03-10
FROM CRARLes10WN.
,ytnp ss--Sb To'i
CAPTURE OEREBEL PROP
Y S9Rs ERzHs. ,nk.I M
seixins Of Confederate Scrip.

Charlestolon, March s.rGES NGCLELLAN To.
day. a Nj. Garter, a mSfnSer"f BsSlor's caval.
ry, together With three valuable horses, car.
riages, and 0thbr srticles,, wsrb captured and
turned over to tho division quartermastar. A
SSns!dsy:s's S;an ss, amount ef cop;f'i"s
Private whitney, OF tho Michigan cavalry
u TsS rOunded pr Friday night
Col. Brodhesd, Of the Michigan cavalry, has
been sppotnted chief of cavalry for tbtq diyi-
sion. Va Iii n - Siti -'%'IAp
During n visit to tho residence Of Col. Lewis
Washington, 1hear Hallstowusyo correspon-
dent was Informed that subsequent TO tho de-
parture OF the proprietor, IN August last, the
Confederates paid b visit add appropriated a
large collection Of tho p0rtraits OF Gen. Wash.
ingt0n ard ms family, being probably the only
collection Of the kind extant.
1t ~ 20 be regretted that previous TO tho
order ofGen. Banks. tome wantOn dspredati0ns
we're committed oA private property in this
vicinity; but 1t 10 probable that the perpetra7
tors WIN be d1teoteA aivd seSsfeiy spuuisLed.
There has nothing Of All important character
transpired tc-dAy.-
The national Republican., 1862-03-10

STRENorH Or rBE CoNFEDERATEs AT AAkAs-
sAs.--The following special dispatch from
Washington, dated March 9Th, was ublished 10
the New York Tribune We give 1t for what u
is worth:
The following statement Of the strength and
disposition Of the rebel forces opposed to the
Union army Of the Potomac, have the bes,
reason for saying. was perfectly accurate four
days ago. Changes have very probably &C.
Cured since, but the main facts must still cor
respond With the figures which proceed to
give you.
At Centreville. which is now the strong point
Of the rebels, there are So 900, infantry, ii 900
cavalry. and l20 pieces Of cannon, light and
heavy. Behind fhe batteries along the Poto-
mac there are from II 900 TO IL, 600 men. a.,
At Gum Spring, between Leesburg and Cen.
treville, there sre three regiments OF infantry,
with squadron of cavalry
At Leesburg there are three regiments Of in
fantry, one battery, and four bur drea cavalry.
At q point five miles south Of Brentseille,
that Is to say, some ten miles son,h Of Manas
sas, there Is ooe brigade Of infantry Of $500
men.
These forces do not include any part oil
Jackson's army, forming the rebel lett wing.
The national Republican., 1862-03-10

CoLunus.-.The extraordinary success Of The
rebels 10 evacuating Colunbus without the lose
of man, provokes many critioians upon the
management Of General Hslleck. la order 10
give him the benefit Of the defence made BY bis
irien I'VE copy the following account Of hh
arrangements 70 capture the rebel force, from
the Chicago Tribune, . paper In hls interest:
Gen. Pope, in Missouri, left Commerce, but u
few miles above Cairo, and marched his strong
column to New Madrid. = point on the hisgis.
sippi river due east Of Union City, on the Ms.
souri side. A large force from Psducah, and
withdrawn from the Cumberland, proceeded
to MayHeld, and thence the advance directly
westward upon Columbus. Nor was this all
for a third strong column Of troops, flushed
with victory on tho Tennessee and Cumberland,
seized. or were about 10 seize, Union City. cut
ting of retreat by railroad TO hsmphis. Thus
II will be seen that the rebels we're oooped like
rats IN trap, and had they remained, could
have been ovorhauled at leisure. They wisely
withdrew ' 20 H
II, 10 addition to these arrangements q force
Of gunboats had been on the spot, the enemy's
retreat by the river, without great loss, would
seem to have been impossible.
The national Republican., 1862-03-10
Mr.. vantlerbiIrs RsSassl 10 take the
hspinWall Mail.

The following is copy Of the letter Of Post
master General Blair 10 tho Post Office Com.
nittes Of both House. =" regard to Mr.. Van.
dsrbilts refusal to carry tho mails to Aspin.
wall:
WASHINGTON, March ), 1862.
GEsTLEHEE: have received formal notice
from Cornelius Vanderbilt, controlling the
steamship liue to Aspinwsll, that be will no,
take the South Pacific or any other mails after
the 2lst instant This Is an attempt to ceerce
Congress to contract with BIN on his own terms
for carrying these malls. called the attention
Of Congress to the coercve system exercised BY
the railroad conpauies upon the Government.
In my annual report.
I trust suitable measures will be ndoptgd to
maintain the public interests in that behalf.
But this steamboat coercion requires immediate
attention. UnlePs something is dcne at once,
vast mercantile interests will be seriously af-
iected My own opinion IL. that this and every
other line Of sts amars leaving our ports should
be required to take mails to their ports Of des-
tinati0n upon fuch terms as are now or may
hereafter b. allowed by Congress, Us the con-
dillon OF clearance. II is not pretended that
the compensation now given il not sufficient
for the service rendered. No private persons
pay them for any kind OF transportation at the
same rate paid by the Government Tor mail
matter. We give all and more than We make
out oft, And no persons are so much bsne
dted incidentally as the owners of the ships |;
for the bulk OF the correspondence relates to
the trade carried on by their vessels .....
N. BLAIR, Postmaster General.
The national Republican., 1862-03-10

BURNING CorroN, &c. An adjourned meeting
of planters was holden at Richmond on the
2stb Of February, largely attended, aud quite
filling that iavorts gathering place, the African
Caurch. Resolutions were unanimously and
enthusiastically adopted, to burn ell cotton and
tobacco likely to fall into the hands Of the
" Yankees" and 10 Indemnify the sufferers out
Of particularly roomy and empty chest, known
a. The public chest OF the Confederate Statee.
The Richmond papers exult greatly over
these resolutions. They say that If the South
must fall, IL will drag down the whole world
and oil civilization in its fall. not doubling
that Christendom would forthwith relspse into
the berbarism Of tho Middle Ages, ii deprived
Of the cotton and tobacco grown by Southern
negroes.
The national Republican., 1862-03-10

Orlxnso o. rn TElsoRArH knn 10 Fokpnps
NoxnoE.-Ths telegraph line 70 Fortress -
roe was built BY ordsr Of Ne Ssestary Of hr.
und.e{A ANetiss ~ ssq6 Anaaasssc cf
nln;s .SsrspI = NJ .ioa q )
70 Q lrls. Ksuess in =. 4,
thfss sdsye Thirty - kshSs1 blS
was manufactured ise channel crossing in
twenty days from the S6ss Of the order. BY 8.
Q, Bi.Aop, pi New York city: The sixteen
miles tIat wss'laid before tie recent gale wss
recovered I'm gsed pSodtS4 NJ osSisss
replace The portion lost OF Cape Henry was
t6rnished BY M. BlSSCP lK Hve ds5s. IL
sbeesena wis lspdsl at or Oarlss'at four
O'Clock dis, Sunday, atSrnoon BY Nr. ". H.
Heiss, Assistant Aapasaf Government 2els.
graphs, who had the immediate charge otthe
work. ID completion at This opportuue mo.
ment 10 bring he nsws Of the splendid victory
Of the Monitor, and the disabling Of the herri.
mac. has saved the country from great anxiety
and eHpeuss. U.Iu'r1qp Hn Pep lfi 20 (
|. The delay 10 coupie.ins the cable couhec-
tion has bees owing entirely to the continued
boistefous weather. Z
The national Republican., 1862-03-10

DESPERATION Oh PArER. rebel nswspa.
p.r., revolutions 10 Congress, and addresses of
governors aud gsherals all indicate determin.
alton to perish to the iast man and in the last
ditch, rather than submit TO the hated DONNA
tion OF the North This spiri, would be for
mdable, If 1t was Ina, NJ the rebel soldiery
which does not seem 10 bg the case. They have
attacked nothing -iace the war began, EXCEPT
Lexington, where their pumer,caI superiority
was six to one. In two or three instances ont
Of twenty they have defended themselves
braveiy, but nowhere with anything like the
desperate courage With which The Spaniards
defended Zaragossa. IA general rule, they
run or surrender, und frequently, an admitted
by themselves, under circumstances of great
isnominy. It is ouly the other day that at
Roanoke Island, with force equal to that with
which Gen. jackson defended New Orleans,
they yielded the strongest positions with loss
Of only eleven killed. To all appearances as
ct, the despela alton Of which We hear 90 much
is the desperation OF leaders. not of the popular
mssses Or Of the rank and lille OF the srmy.
The national Republican., 1862-03-10
From the St. Louis Democrat.
Our Present Danger.

There IL danger, insidious indeed, but for
that reason requiring to be guarded against
with vigilant care. Whenever piana of paoiH
cation and adjustment are proposed, we shall
fnd an sttempt to give to slavery new conces-
sions and new guarantees. Plausible appeals
will be made to the loyal Ststes, not TO press
the victory or to .humiliate the vanquished, but
to propitiate ..our misguided Southern breth.
rem" and WOO them back to loyalty and frater.
nal union. Something OF this kind has been
attempted In the conduct Of the war itself
There we e persons who urged that our military
offlcers should make II their prime duty 10 pur.
sue, catch and restore the slaves Of rebel mas
ters, order, forsooth, to demonstrate that this
was not an abolition war. So Whenever tie
day OF peace aud settlement CONES, the loyal
people Of the Union will be asked TO humble
themselves before the rebellious slaye power
and Offer u privileges, franchises and exepp.
tons which, with all its assurance, II did not
claim before the revolt .rr' s.
The end Of tue war will be the beginning of
adroit diplomacy. Tbs loyal States are TOO
powerful tor the seeding South to contend
with in the field, But the latter are skillful in
contests Il another sort Whether in framing
party platforms, or shaping measures Of lcgis.
lation to their own purpose, they have always
been an overmatch tor their slower and less
cunning opponents. Add 10 this the advantage
they possessed In having among ourselves q
considerable party, who value the Union In.
deed, and stand brmly by he Union. Their
conception Of both is that slavery Is their sole
end and object.-that the Union IL valuable,
because without it there would be no rendition
Of slaves, and that the Constitut on, h stead of
being designed to secure the blessing OF lib
srty" wa, framed solely to insure the master
against the po.Aibls loes Of his slaves. III oon.
sonance with this theory, they would make any
amendments which the interests Of slavery
might require. ..... .rn.,
Now, we imagine, the American people have
profited somewhat by the experience Of the pas,
year. They are not likely " raie 10 high thp
beuefits which the slave power has conferred
upon them as to be willing 10 offer It more po.
ltlical strength AND resources, to be employed
In another rebellion. They will be apt TO do
fire such settlement as may assoro them that
this battle between slavery and freedom is
not TO be fought over again ny their childre
The national Republican., 1862-03-10
The War in Arkansas.
Rebel accounts.

ST.. LOUIS, March THE following intelll-
senoe is derived from . late copy OF the Van
Buren, (Atkansas) Press: re-
Letters, have been received al Van Buren,,
from Richmond, stating The probability Of the
transfer OF General Bragg, now In command at
Pensacola, to the command Of the Ark ansas
department.
Col. sims's Texas regiment, which has been
acting with CoOpsr's command IN the Indian
country, has arrived at Fort Smith.
A new artillery company 10 organizing at
Little Rock.
The commandant at Fort Smith advert ses
for twelve gunsmiths. He also offers to buy
good arms.
Com PIics % getting along poorly in raising
the brigade " infantry ~htoh he called upon
Western Arkansas to supply, and the recruit
ing officers say q draft is inovitAble.
The national Republican., 1862-03-10

- Nisur Wright long distinguished ~
bis anti slavery zeal, Is now the, Secretary yot
The Board Of Issuranoe Commisslonsn Of Mss
sschusetts. Having occasion. to describe the
assets Of the State Fire Insurance Company Of
New Haven, he spoke Of part Of them a.
follows : ,-. .r ..,' n. Z
"What was leis We found consisted Of 3l38,.
100 of mortgages, nearly oil not on city prop
@ty, but on $1,000 acres d land lying ID the
mountainous wilderness Of Nor thern New
York. Of little other than historical value q,
holding the body Of that honored patriot wbos'
soul 10 now marchiog on, apd viii triumph q,
soon % The present war cesses to be wagel
wrong end foremost" .'r 90 .rt' h.7
The national Republican., 1862-03-10
The War on the Mississippi.
1HEREBELs AT NEW MADRID INVESTED
BY UNITED STATES FORCES. .

81. Louis, March IA spec dispatch to the
Democrat say Il gentleman who left General
Pupe's command yesterday, states that the
rebels at New Madrid have between hye and
ten thousand men and four gunboats anchored
off the town. 1t has been completely invested
by our forces
Some skirmishing has occurred, and several
Of our men have been killed by shells thrown
from the rebel guhboa's whom we came within
range.
Our officers are confident Of An easy and com
plete victory ifihe enemy 3 gunboats are driven
away.
1t ls reported that the enemy are fortifying
Savannah, on the Tennessee river. y
some Of the rebel anchors left at Columbus
have been appropriated to complete the equip.
ment Of the U. 5. gunboats.
The national Republican., 1862-03-10

0n. PnLow's Aocognf. .-Gse. Pillows ef
6cial report Of The defence an1 surrender
Fort Donslsoa does full Justice y the vslor
the nwsdal tfseps. He says th>t 49,
foreed back fof some dltapce ~ the s1ssie
ssausday, Feb. 10, they continued 10 nsnt ar
/, Ssn,G evsry inch Of Pound. He ss3s ~
IN ne s6ousuis6Aion ofleke rebsa genersaaasn
Saturday night, Gen. Buokusr declared bis men
10 be too much dsmoralisnd and exhausted TO
resist further, and that the national army, with
Its advantage of . lodgmsnt within the lines Of
the entrenchments, secured on Saturday even
ing, could hsye taken the fort on Sunday morn.
( Gen. :, Pillows ~ rspor. !. ai.asursd sy On.
glaring untruth, viz: that the total force Of the
garrison wss only $4,000 men. Ths people oi
the South, We suppose, will not Be permitted
to know that We took upwards Of $4,000 pris.
oners, after all the slaughter, and after the
withdrawal Of Floyd's force BY stsanboats,
aud Of considerable body Of cavalry BY
land. o.. ...... -trH Fr .7..g.. 81 !
The national Republican., 1862-03-10
letter nrom p. >. rr..ss ..a osA.r..

, Letter from p. D. French ana OsAsrs.
x =, ~. -tl...- ~, wAsuNGroN, D. G.;
Ma Stillman Moores has exhibited 70 M, o
copy OF the Washington Map of the United
Stafes, just published BY 8. Taiutor & Co.
have carefully examined II " tIs very bean.
tiful map, aud contains upon it, face more im-
portnnt information than any map I have seen
II seems to me to be worthy. Of the patronage
Of every Ons who desires correct Information
regarding the United States and the adjacent
territory. Il lie, too, very cheap. 'g'5
-ue spI.aayi B. B. French.
't = Commissioner Public Buildiugp.
We, the undersigned. havo also carefully ex.
apincdz the Washington, Nap Of the Urfited
StatessRp a. fllly ecneur In the foregoing
statement. ana sns6sb '6he6ffully recommend Il.
G. OSCAR THOMPSON, Interior Department.
z. RiostsDst JLsls Principal Of the Union
Hon. JOAN +. Potter. N. c. Chairman Of In,
vestigating Oomnittee. .r-,t
Hon. Tx ADDeps Stevens, N. O., Chairman Com
mittec Of Wsys and Means - W
LEWIS CLEPHiNE, City Postmaster. Z sR
NJ. LOOMS NJ. d.. and Dentist. y ne.N
JAMES M.Lovan'Sa, supt Folding Room, House
Mrs, G. RICHARDS. Principal Union Female
Academy. ,sf...
R. G. GREENE, Republican Office.
J. X, DoDGE, Senate Reporter National Repub.
j. c. ToDDARD, Inventor Of Patents.
J. b. brown, Capitol Policeman. -gf.
SAMUEL PHIIyIfs - l.'aa h7a Hr.r-sai. .a
u. KlSa, Warden City Prison, Keeper Ave.
.,t nnu House, 81 r.. 0-Fr OF
J. 8. KRLLooG, Messenger House Representa-.
lives. - ~ '-..a H 100 .n"f
J. WM WEsryAIL, Capitol Police. li7y an
J. Fl. HEKsEY, Messenger House Of Represent
atives. ~ -,
+. s, STRArToN, Clerk Ia Patent Ofice.
THE rnup may be procured Of Mr.. stillman
Mooree, M 365 First street east, between b
and c streets north, Capitol Hill., "a.
All orders and other Communications may be
addressed to Stillman Moores. Agent, - above,
or 10 Box No. 454, city post ofilce, which will
be promptly attended to. ..,
The national Republican., 1862-03-10
lot aacs srtaiued a, tho time IN ,

whssGncplt tsot ascsrtaiued at the time IN,
ds{ tts, the Delegate in Congress from
M PIE has received ofticlal advices from
tn xerfie up to tho nth Of February. from
w9h " 49, appear thero could not have
beog geroral engagement ut the time men.
tsesd ia the above dispatch. The intelligence
reltrredto eauBSa distance of over seven hun
dred pies-Aperhaps Ms u more report. con.
hict Of pickots, however, ia probable. A few
days willdetermiDe the truth Of the telegraphio
dispatch.1
The national Republican., 1862-03-10
The Occupation Of Leesburg by Our
Troops Confirmed.

Ctarlestoon, Va, March 0.--Tho reEprt OF
last night that our forces had occupied Lees
burg, is Officially confirmed. The enemy evacu.
ated the toHn on Friday morning, taking all
their supplies and baggage to Middlsburg, but
II is not known whether the troops retired
thther or started towards Winch ester. Col.
Gesry occupied the town unresisted yester day
m mJrning, capturing considerable property ac-
credited To the rebel army. All quiet on our
frontiers last night.
The national Republican., 1862-03-10
Highly Important from New
.r.f. r- Mexico. n.,.a.
n Desperate Hattie Ten .MiSes
So pSOMth Of Fort Craig.
GREAT Loss ON BOTH SIDES
A Regiment Of Now Mericans Run Away
Captain McRae and all His Command
J.. Killed, ..

Denuer City, March Z, via Julerburs, March
s.-The following news was received here to-
day by military express: ,. -.
A desperate ana terrible battle. lasting al
day, took place at Valverde, ten miles south OF
Fort Craig, On the 2lst of February.
The fight was probably resumed again on the
22d, ~, -.
The loss " great on both sides. .l .ar.,.
Both parties claim the victory n,.n
A regimen. Of New Mextoans, commanded by
Colonel Panthi,, ran away!
Captain McRae. who had charge Of our artil
lsry, and every one Of bis command were killed
ut their post, and their cannon was taken by
the rebels. iIt ' - ~ 4h -g rE " ~
Kit Carson.was' within fr,ecn mIIes Of For,
Craig. 8"."' h-.
Firing was heard from his direction, with