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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-06-05

The steamship City of New York, from Queens
town on the 22d of May, reached this port yester-
day evening. Our files are dated in London on the
2lst ultimo, and contain some very important de-
tails of her news report at Cape Race, telegraphed
from Newfoundland, and published in the HERALD
last Sunday and Monday mornings.
Where is Beauregard's rebel army This ques-
ton seems somewhat difficult to answer; but
reliable" gentleman has informed cores
pendent Of q Chicago paper that twenty-five
thousand of his force may be found at Grand
Junction, on the Memphis and Charleston Railroad
ten thousand are at Kossuth, and fifty thousand
made their way to Okolona, on the Mobile and
Ohio Railroad.
The Chicago Tribune says there are thousands
of soldiers in the West who were sent home SICK
but are now well, who do not intend to return to
their regiments until the war is over, when they
will report to draw their pay.
The Kansas papers say that the President has
nromsed TO appoint Colonel Jennison Brigadier
General Of Jayhawksrs, and to send him to the
Indian country.
All persons holding military claims against the
State Of New York are notified to send them, with
all necessary vouchers to Silas W. Burt, Assistant
Inspector General, at the Capitol in Albany.
| All the printing materials, including the types,
machinery and presses. together with the build
ings which contain them, Of the Nashville Patriot,
Nashville Banner, Nashville Union, Nashville
Gazette, Tennessee Baptist, and the Southern Me-
thodist Publishing House, and the Baptist Pub.
fishing House in that city, have been lbelled by
the United States Attorney.
The Republican State Convention Of Maine will
meet to-day in Portland, to nominate candidate
for Governor and to TAKE. q look over the political
| field.
Tho rain storm yesterday probably checked the
fire in the Adirondack Mountains in this state. and
ssyed The Clinton CouRtx state Prison. some of
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The FIeet-The Panic.

The true position and ultimate object of the Huls
side feet Is now one of the greatest mysteries
most difficult problems that this nation has 10 sdS
ern papers, it would seem that even the Nofthena
people are uncertain as to its purpose, and are d
much or more concerned for its safety dt hasinE
encountered heavy gale off Cape Henry1 naA
we are about its destination. Thisis quite nasus1
inasmuch as upon its success depends their futaRe
salvation as q Government to avery large extents
Several reports have reached ua recently, 10 the
effect that large quantities Of gunhoats were IL t
sound, and that q simultaneous attack would -
made at four or five important points, thin bsfnx
one of the places, at the same time, the fegitimx
result of which has been panic here. We, hsqt-i
ever, are not exactly prepared to call it psuSss
for it resembles more a coo1taud deliberate detsE-
mination on the part of our male ctzeua to plaeo
their wives and children in safer position ont ue
town, preparatory to giving the vandais q fight -
desperate az they may choose to make il,
No man has been idle here for q few days, and
every man seems determined to dispute the nd
vance Of the enemy inch BY inch to the very laat
extremity. should he venture to set footupon lan6.
There is a fxedness and Discrimination on thc
countenance Of every one that seems to say, III he
comes we will kill as many Of him as he can ef
us.n q
We have said but little heretofore abaut rHnGra
that have reached u.s. not knowing whether theF
were true not, and not wishing to cause any M
necessary alarm Up to this writing ne are M.
sure whether there is now, or ever has been, q
Yankee gunboat over the swash at Hatteraa -
not.
The latest news we have is through Capt. I'M
who arrived here yesterday from sfa.taniuskeee
Hyde county, through the sound, and says he skx:
nothing in the sound in the shape OF 3 gunhall.
We shall probably hear more before going % pEesz
as Col. G. B. Singletary sought and obtained pee-
mission from the Commanding General to 60 on
q accommodating expedition down the river. Hs
left Tuesday evening and will probably return i'm
time for us to give the result of his rip. 5
P.S. Col. Singtetary had not arrived when We
went to press and we are still in doubt.
+Y-.s tNewbern (N. o. Progress Jan. q. N
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The Battle of Fishing Creek.

The Knoxville Register, of Saturday, January
25th furnishes the following:
We have received but few additional details of
the Fishing Creek battle. Several of the fagitives
reached this city to-day, but they mostly from
the hopsitas on this side of the river, and were
licting. Col. Cummings and Capt. John Miller
were seen on this side Of Monticello.
All accounts concur in awarding to Col. Cum
mngs the highest praise for his courage and gal-
lantry in the action. He is said to have charged
on the enemy, after the fell Of Gen. Zocotfer,
with terrible effect. There was q rumor that he
was appointed Brigadier upon the field. The loss
in his regiment is rumored to be twenty-five.
The Fifteenth Mississippi Regiment, commanded
by Lieut.-C Walthall, covered itself with glory.
They were engaged with Byrd's regiment of
renegade Tennesseeans, and nearly annihilated
them. S@ I G -1 "a -
been rallied, though one report states that they
had made stand at Wolf river. Areport that the
enemy's cavalry had crossed the Cumberland, and
were pursuing our retreating forces lacks confr-
nation, as also the rumor of Gen. Crittenden's
capture by the Federals at Monticello.
We have no reliable account of the casualties
Col. Sam. Powell was badly wounded in the arm
Col: Battle is reported slightly wounded, and his
regiment suffered great loss. ~ .s.sa
Below we give the statement of Capt. Shlala, Of
the engineer corps, who reached Loudon yester
day, on his way, with dispatches, to Bowling
Green. ED ..54s.ssyN ! rs s s7
CAPT. SHLAIA's STATEMESr.--Capt. Shlaa, o.
the engineers, bearing dispatches to- Gen. Sidney
Johnston arrived at Loudon on Thursday, directly
from the field of battle at Fishing Creek. He was
| in the engagement, and his account is therefore
reliable. The substance of his statement is thus
given by friend who conyersed with him at Lou
| don:
| On last Saturday night at 10 O'Clock Gen. Crit
| tenden and forces marched out to meet the enemy
on Fishing Creek, eleven miles distant. The!
met the enemy lying in ambqsh, Just at the dawn
| front, gave the order for an attack. Col. Staun
ton cried out, "for Gods sake don't fire--they ar
our friends.n The ShGpfies hallooed Justify 70
JEFF. Davis. simultaneously the enemy free
shooting Gen. zollicofer in the heart and KILN
him instantly. He spoke but twiee-his las
words were, Go on, go on, my brave boysi 4 al
killed!'' On parting with his trusty servants 6
midnight he shook hands and remarked that the
would probably meet no more.
Col. Battles and Cummings and the 18th Mi
sissippi regiments fought bravely, saving OF
forces from humiliation. Gems Crittenden al
Carol were in the engagement the whole tim
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The Change In the Federal Cabinet.

Washington has not been in such ferment since
the day after Bull Run as it was last night and to-
day. The crowds who are here for good or evil
still stand agape at the great change which has
darted across the political frmamentlike meteor.
The suddenness of the change, and its fitness,
are fruitful sources of discussion at every corner.
It is, of course, impossible to give all the i'm
probable and extrayagant stories that are afoat
from mouth to mouth, but the leading points as
they are carefully sifted, are these:
MIR. Lincoln has not been unmndful of the popu
lar dissatisfaction with the administration Of the
War Department during the nations struggle for
has been produced, and conviction forced on the
reluctant mind of the Executive that the War Office
was a quicksand that would absorb every dollar
that a PROSTATE and writbing nation could throw
to make the change. But the voice of the people
has at last forced change which is for the lasting
good Of the republic.
There are many who attempt to defend secre
tions which festered in his Department; but allow
ing him the most charitable eNculpaton from any
personal interest in such matters, the fact still ex
lists that he permitted horde of sharpers and
plundererS whose names had become infamous at
Harrisburg, to stand around his lobbies and fire.
quent his apartments with suspicious Intimacy,
ready to sell their own honor and the liberties OF
the nation.
Col A. Scott will be retained, having been urged
to do SO by Mr.. Lincoln. He was offered the Sec
retaryship of War, but positively declined it.
1t is now pretty we'll settled that Caleb H. Smith
of Indiana, will take a seat upon the Supreme
Bench, as soon as the bill for its Reorganization
| passes Congress. Schuyler Colfax will no doubt
take his place as the representative of Indiana il
the councils Of the nation. The selection will give
satisfaction to the people, and add to the conf
dence now felt in the Administration.
There seems to be no doubt of the departure o.
| Secretary Welles from the Cabinet, and the ap
| pointment OF Judge Holt, of Kentucky in hi!
| place. [Cor. Phil. Enquirer.
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F. CALLED TO PREACH.--The papers tell a story of a
member of the Primitive Baptist persuasion, who,
ambitious of ministerial honors, was praying in the
woods for some Divine manifestation OF a call to
preach. While so engaged John Donkey set up
one of those cries for which his racels peculiar,
which Walker mistook for an affirmative reply to
his appeal. Whereupon he applied for license,
when the following colloquy occurred between him
and the interrogating preacher:
Pastor-tDo you believe, brother Walker, that
you are called Of God to preach, as was Aaron?"
Walker-'Most sartainly does"
P.-"Gye the church, that is, the brethren, the
proof"
termned to 90 into tile woods and wrastle it out"
P-"That is it, brother Walker"
And while thar wrastlin', Jacob-like, l
hearn one ov the curiousest voices ever hearn in
my borned days"
p" You are on the right track, Brother " ak.
er. Go on with the noration.
W.-"I couldn't tell, for the life o. me, whether
the voice was up in the air or down in the sky, it
sounded so curious.'
Poor creetur! how he was diffikilted. Go
on to norrate, Brother Walker How did it appear
to sound unto youH'
W." Why, this away 'Waw wwaw-ker! Waw.
| waw.ker! Go preach, go preach, go preach, 60
preach, go preach-ee, go preach-ah, so preach-ah-
ee-uh-ahh-ee pa ~ 3.
P.LiBruthering and sisters, that's the right sort
of call. Enough said, Brother Walker. That's
| none of your college calls, nor money calls. Nc
doctor ov divinity ever got such call as that
Brother Walker must have a license fur sartin ant
| fur sure" -5TsyE. ~ sss-e ia.
The license was granted, the story goes, ant
| Walker is now, doubtless, making the mountain:
ring with his stentorian lungs. +. ~ 15a -=
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From Cairo and pataacaI,.
The Cairo correspondent of the st. Louis Renasa-
lican, on the 18th, sent the following dispatch
VERY INTERESTING NEWS.

The Cairo correspondent of the st. Louis Repass-
lican, on the 18th, sent The following dispatchs
a gentleman whocame down on the steaus.
from Padlcah this evening, states shat at noon sp-
day, heavy firing was heard in the direction WhsaG
Gen. Smiths column should be. These troops, i.
will be remembered, left Padncah day before EaE-
terday, by land, accompanied BY the gunbdzaa
Conestoga and Lexington, on the Tennessee rfgsE.
The commander at Paducah said the firing Easa
been for several hours very heavy. It was uE-
doubtedly at Fort Henry, as it is understood thae
Gen. Smith was to attack that post, 8 ! s. IN
Your correspondent arrived here this eVeni1@
direct from Gen. Grants army, and leaves again q
join it in the morning. It is impossible to give aM9
idea of what will be done or where the troops via
march to. Some are at Camp Jefferson yet on Tie
river; others are at Bandyille, eight miles diatan
and Gen. McClernand's division marched YesteE-
day morning in the direction Of Mibnrn. II wan
rumored at late hour in the evening that thay
had reached the Mobile and Ohio RAILROAD and
torn up some Of the track. There was I'd enemy
in any position to be attacked when I left, baG
Gen. Grant has issued orderS for all the hoapitals
at these points to be prepared for the reception Of
any wounded, and the surgeons 70 hold themselves
in readiness for duty, which would seem to indScas
q battle. 1t will take q day or two for the tCoasa
to assemble sufficiently for united demonstratism
in any quarter. Every attempt has been made 60
prevent any plundering by the soldiers on the
road. passed one man lashed to tree and EaE
behind by his comrades for stealing at q house hY
the roadside.
A party of soldiers had been fred Of, by SOME dE
the inmates, and the latter were ARRESTED. +, E,
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FEDERAL OFFICERS ON ONO STEAMERS. - The
Cincinnati Gazette of the Goth has the following:
The Government has established new order of
officers for duty on our river steamers, in conse
quence Of the system Of smuggling contraband
goods which has been successfully carried on for
some time past between this point and Cairo.
E. H. Samuels, of Covington, has been detailed
for duty on board the Lancaster No. 4. which
runs to Mt. Vernon Ind, Captain Butler, for the
Commercial to ST. Louis, and others, Whosen ames
we did not learn, for the Argonaut to same the
place and the Henry Fitzhugh to Cairo.
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A correspondent Of the Petersburg Wing write

CoTrcsPoToeft0 u eIe
There is an underground mail train sent to us
occasionally from Newport News. To give you a
sketch of one of their letters, send you the copy
chirography was greatly disigured, having been
buried no doubt, in the mud for several days. 1t
is as fellows: .+s-.
p" SouLlerners THE Confederacy will certainly
be recognized an independent sovereignty in less
than six months. You have friends in the Federal
army that you know nothing of. We are whipped
already hut will not own it. ]. 81 II
NEWPORT NEWS, December 81, 1861. p '.' .s'
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The Burnside Expedition.
ysUBonmsAraos OF ogneras-lrs DESTINATION.
IGhrresnnnderna Of tie New York Tribnnel

Correspondence OF the New York Tribune
The promising state of the weather prompted
the sudden departure last night, and it is probable
that the fteet will reach its destination in safety.
As showing what men will do when brought to the
scratch" l will state that some half dozen Cap
taina of boats refused to CO. Their places were
Immediately supplied by others who were not the
slaves Of cowardice. One Captain was SO mu,
tnous that Captain Foster deemed it his duty to
place the fellow i'll irons. Others barely escaped
the same treatment because there were other mat
tiers TO attend to-. ..u.,o : u,,, ,,,o,,.o -
confidence if state, on common rumOr and belief,
that the expedition will rendezvous at Hatteras
inlet, and the Pamco and Albemarle sounds will
be the immediate field Of operations Or these
operations in detail it is not proper to speak any
further than that it is understood that the force,
whGu fairly ahoat on the waters OF Pamlico sound,
will address itself to Roanoke island, which is
strongly fortified. This is the key to Albemarle
sound, through Currituck, and IL is supposed that
the position is defended by from about two to
three thousand men. This taken, one of the faults
following the taking of Hatteras four or five months
ago, when one thousand men might have done the
same thing, will have been retrieved. presume
the clearing out of the Confederates from all the
sounds will follow, which might have been done
with thousand men and two or three gunboats at
the time referred to. 1t must not be supposed
that this is the whole work laid out for the eNpedi
ton. 1t will be but the clearing away the under
brush, and it will be time enough to record the
rest when it takes place.
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McCLELLAS F.SDeRsEs THE BRUTAL PoLIeF am
JIM LANE.-Gen. Lane has, in several interviews
with the President, discussed his plans, and in o
conversation with Gen. NJ cClelian, tho Commander
in Chief, thus addressed him: s#@
"Suppose you find no Union sentiment whatever
where you gom g Then, = replied Lane aE via
take good care to leave no rebel sansigaaI aeEMA
me- If Missouri, Arkansas, and tho TndiaR tsnzz~
try will not come peaceably under tho laws az afo
Government, my plan is to make them q wiaass-
ness. Iwond give the traitors twenty four hausaan
better. win kill of the white traitors and gED
their lands to the loyal black men Y, The irSenIn
of Lane assert that, upon hearing this reply Nza,
Clellan laughed heartily, and Raia, . YoH uluzss
work out your own plans. GO yonS way anu ssss
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MuRpER.-NIr. Cesaire Leblanc, in the Perish of
Lafayette, we learn, while at supper with his fam
lily, was shot and killed, during this week, by an un
known person. [Opelousas Patriot, Saturday.
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The Yankees, twenty thousand strong, marched
ed back again! Nashville Patriot, 27th inst.
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KUrTUEES

a.. KUrTUKEs TN
n RADICALLY ouREDi Cd %
1ssi 4 FROM Dr. W T. Mills 20 The Editor of the vle4seur.
NN''' Daily Sun.
ylcksHuRe, Miss, May 8. 1860.
hsn basa sssa Nssae Ss kps
painful disease make the following statement Negro
e Ct hra 1 sssa eosad Tl'9
Esq., M ee bs rw0 M hers wa snncs rem
opinion about treatment lne suggesting ,he Of
s NV sA I bnsd hs ass M sses
a na 5 sG ssa sss nnt he 's
Stored now perfectly we'll This in the fall Of rs
ng a If III s @ work. Sss fs hsa and ros oss
least give this for The benefit Of
hes nsa who have this d''s@s' and Tor M
Extract from Letter Written Three Years Previous ths
Above, in reference to the same boy.
IssAcuEEA Co., Miss, May 2, 1857.
Dr. Sherman, New Orleans:
boy ss Of 3 tine
much work as any man. W. 4. M1hiAo' M' ~
scais in The State Of Mississippi ~ ,,.,
Or. Sherman Sir send the boy Ben bs sto
M ena d to @ i'm pa am oesd s s am mot ss 5n
right and hat eu5em Peasow' 10 me by the re
'ui' u 'Ns pV''' A''i'''' THos. j. HARPER, MD.
RThis letter reference slave boy about II
od VINO .upured both Sides and who subsequently
returned sound. The following explains itself:
v1cKsBuRG, Mss, May 7, $780,
Dear SIT send You my James to apply to him snitsbt
Ee has been ms W. hsSs can hn ohn m
tie conhde but having confidence in your skill in such mat
'S''' THos. j. HARPER, NJ D.
DR.. BELDEN's OPINION. q
NEW ORLEANS, jan. 9, 1859.
pesr sr-it tfe that Dr. shegnans Truss applied By
nm will give relief more sfsctay than any other have
BY the use o il and mixture get one
Dr. Sherman himself applies it mneh depepdi
upon the fitting. II. bfSLbEN III. u.
ss-Dn SHERMAN respectfully informs rupured persons
m a s s b
fsts
ITIVE MIXTURE. 500 my6 ly6WsS
CoAh OIL AND LAMPS
DAVID HILL,
NO. 243 Camp street.
Between Joseph ard Delord streets, Orleans,
! GAS FILTER AND MBER,
And Dealer in
Gas Fixtures Pipe Fittings, Plumbing Materials etc. etc.
Dwellings, Stores, Ohees etc.. Fitted for Gas, Water
| short notice.
Constructs GAS WORKS, for COAL or Ros1N.
Orders left in bog 1853 Mechanics Exchange will promptly
| attended to.
ss-Reference-Mr. Artemon Hill. No. Chartres street.
| New Orleans. -. -....- -... fel ly
nYENG.........DY EIEa....."."DYEIE@
J.BoNTEMPs, DYER AND sOoUREH,
| No. 50 Bourbon street, ,..
a s hso f. ss s
and that hs VII sontnle he.etofore With the careful
which, for the lsst twelve yesr he has satis
asd he numerous customers Of his establishment Bourbes
fer sh''' H' H@' honor hin a Ea'
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FROM THE PoroMAe.-Fr recent nunhee ~
the Fredericksburg News We extract the foiIaE-

FROM THE PoroMAe.- From recent numbes IL
the Fredericksburg News We extract the foiIaE-
ing: se. 1s& is5gsz is3-3 &. $5.,ls s
Friday morning Capt Frobell at Cockpit Poiae
succeeded in forcing the Federas 10 abandon
large schooner by his wen directed FIRE. WithoM
boats he could not take possession.
On Saturday, we learn from one Of The Bomb
dodgers at Cockpit Point that one OF the largest
merchant steamers yet seen to pass up or dow&
fired at vigorously by the Eyausport batteries
lat least forty shot and shell and from this fact
he hardly thinks that anything is under arrestn
| there. As she approached, Cockpit thunderea-
and the face of the Bluff was circle Of fire. u
was admirably done, better than eVor. before.
| At the explosion of one of - shells great
many heard the exclamation, /" Oh God,,f rapidiY,
| repeated several times and in accents that insE
Gated great bodily pain and anguish. Our hat
| teres fired about forty shots and none were.
| Our diaboliea foes have fired nnraher OF eana
phene nine inch shells with The Bowman fuse, each
| charged with gallon of caJfepheae, at our hat
teries at Cockpit Point. Shall we take such crsas
lures prisoners except to burn them. .ss