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011rYT ChErurgIen-fbeaaaiste
INST de retour Washington, dun voy-
MA age de certaines Villes du Sud, d'on il
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DENTS ARTIFICIELLES qui lui per-
mettront d'executer toutes sortes d'operati-
ons dentaires a la satisfaction de ceux qui
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d IN prlx eEs rapport au temps.
II SO rendra egalement a Opelousas lers-
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II est entendu queTces operations Sc pale-
ront toujours compliant.
Washington 10 Juliet 1862
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cpnstamment en- main nne quantlte dc hots
scie CHARLES YLOoE.
Paroisse ST. Landry, S,Decen bre 1860.
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age out from New York at Pilot Town his
boat capsized and he was nearly drowned, and
then his vessel was sunk at her anchorage.
Capt. Jacks temper is elastic, however, and he
don't seem to care about these things. Since
he has lost his command, he has displayed a
great deal of energy in rendering assistance
wherever his services were needed. The mortar
fleet, worn out by unceasing toll, had been
greatly dissatisfied for the past day or two, be-
cause the large vessels took no part in the ac-
ton The men were completely jaded with
their labors, without receiving much encourage
ment as to the advantage which bad resulted
thcrefrom. 1t was really pitiful sight to go
on board the schooners and look at them. |
have seen them when relieved from duty so ex-
hausted that they did not attemls to go below,
but dropping upon the deck, seek sleep amid
the internal din of the firing. At each disharge
the vessels shivered and vibrated as if each
plank and timber were hung upon hinges, maxi
ing everything movable dance and clatter, the
lateral conclusion Of the atmosphere being
forcibe enough to skater, as it did, bulwarks
and other light woodwork, and striking upon
the tympanum with painful ring, productive
OF headache and deafness. 1t required heroes
to endure this long. continued strain upon the
physical organization. and such l shall al
ways look upon these mortar men,"
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Mans Duty to WON en-.

Let him learn to be grateful to woman for
this undoubted achievement of her SEX that it
is She she for more than he, and she, too, in
spite of him, who has kept Christendom from
lasping into barbarism-kept mercy and truth
from being utterly overborne by those two gree
dy monsters, money and war. Let him be
grateful for this, that almost every great soul
that has led forward or lifted up the race, has
been furnished for each nobls deed and inspired
with each patriotic and holy aspiration, by the
retiring fortitude of some Spartan or more than
Spartan-some Christian mother.
Moses, the deiverer of his people, drawn out
of the Nile by the kings daughter, some one
has hinted, is only symbol of the way that
woman's better instinct always outwits the ty-
rannical diplomacy Of man. Let him cheerfully
remember that although the sinewy sex achieve
enterprises on public theatres, it is the nerve
and sensibity OF the other that arm the mind
and infame the soul in secret. "a man dis
covered America, but a woman equipped the
voyage" So everywhere man executes the
performance, but woman trains the man.
Every effectual person, leaving his mark on the
world, is but another Columbus, for whose fur
nishing some Isabella, in the form of his mother,
lays down her jewelry, her vanities, her COM
fort.
Above all, let not man practice on woman
perpetually the shameless falsehood of pretend
ing admiration, and acting contempt. Let them
not exhaust their kindness in adorning her per-
son and ask in return the humiliation OF her soul.
Let them not assent TO her every high opinion
as if she were not strong enough to maintain it
against opposition, nor yet manufacture opini-
on for her, and force it on her lips by dictation
Let them not cruelty her motives, nor ridicule
her frailty, nor crush her individuality, nor in
suit her Independence nor play mean jests
upon her honor in conviyial companies, nor
handy unclean doubts of her, as wretehed
substitute for wit nor whisper vulgar suspio-
ions of her purity, which, as compared with
their own, is like the immaculate whlteness OF
angels. Let them multiply her social adyanta-
ges, enhance her dignity, minister to her intel
ligence, and by manly genteness, be the champ
ions of her genius, the friends of her fortunes,
and the equals, if they can, of her heart-ReU.
r. D. Huntington.
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TIE CAPTURE or NEW ORLEANS.
Terrific Bombardmen of Fort Jackson.


INTERETTING FACTS AEp INCIDENTS.
The Cuban Herald, copies of which were re-
ceived at New York on Wednesday, by the
steamer Columbia, from Havana May 9TH says
-"By the arrival of the bomb-boat Daniel
Smith, which came into our pert on Wednesday
last, bringing dispatches for the United States
government, we have been furnished with in
formation relative to the bombardment Of Forts
Jackson and st. Philip, which had been carried
on with unabated fury for six days and five
nights. The Daniel Smith left the scene of
action on Saturday, the Goth. The chain which
was placed across the Mississippi was broken
By two Of the gunboats. Twenty one mortar
boats and three gunboats have been engaged
In this attack upoh the forts, and succeeded on
Friday last, the 25th instant, in silencing the
tortiications and securing safe passage up
the river OF fourteen war steamers, which are
bound for New Orleans, which is about eighty
miles above. The Hartford was set on fire by
coming in contact with one of the fire ships,
but the fire was extinguished before much dam
age was done. The federal forces have de-
stroyed eleven confederate gunboats. The fed
eral gunboat Naruna and the confederate
steamer Webster had an engagement, and the
Webster ran into the Varuna, injuring her so
severely that she, the Naruna was in sinking
condition; the Verona, while in this despeyat
state, discharged eight guns into the Webster
with such destructive and crashing effect, that
they both went down together. The federal
gunboat Maria j. Carlton was sunk by the guns
Of the forts. General Butler had landed four
thousand men above the forts. On the 25th q
flag of truce was sent on board the Commodore
Porter, asking what terms would be demanded
in the surrender? The reply of the commo-
dore was unconditional and the arrangements
for the surrender were to be made on the 9th
1t is said that the contest has been a very hard
one, many of the men on the mortar boats fall
ing at their posts with fatigue, so necessarily
have they been kept at work. The floating
battery Manassas was sunk by the steamship
Mississippi. Fire ships have been sent dowr
the river every night by the confederates, hui
force was detailed with small boats for the
purpose of towing them off where they could
do no harm. The loss on the part of the fed
erals is said to be Ia, while that of the con
federates is not known. Four hundred con-
tederate prisoners have been taken"
The Mississippi Clear to Memphis.
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Conhscation.

The members of congress are haggling over
sundry propositions touching the property and
StaUes Of persons engaged in rebellion and trea
son against the government. The old spirit of
conseryatism-ot pure putocracy-is there in
its full force, or congress would not waste its
time and power in legislation which seems to
us worse than useless. A disinterested spec
tator of this kind of legislation would draw the
inference that congress is either anxious to put
down the rebellion in such way as not to harm
the rebels, or that the North is first of all soli-
citous to save, in some way, some three or four
hundred Millions Of debt due from the South.
The passage of a Confiscaton Act by con-
gress, is not only unnecessary, but will be mis-
chievous in its effects. The war power, as it is
called, is amply sufficient to put down rebellion.
First comes martial law and then follows a
vigorous prosecution of war against rebels
even to righttul destruction of their lives and
all they possess; and those possessions embrace
all which they hold as property, whether il be
houses and lands, cattle or negroes, or whatever
rebels hold or use as property. Whatever pro-
perly our armies take from the rebels, as mat
Yer OF course, is contiscated for the government.
II the government can hold it and use ii in the
prosecution of the war, it rightfully holds and
uses It but il it cannot hold and use it, then it
hngs 1t aside, or emdneipdtes it by military
power and action. The army can make short
work with the rebels and whatever they hold as
property But the introduction of the c'rH
power Of the government to dispose OF the ree-
els and their property, will be virtually a nut-
ifcation Of the icar po'oer, and 'om en'6arrdss
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greatly ovmpowered by the numbers, superior
position, and earthworks of the enemy. The
approaches to their works were series Of ra-
vines and swamps, whilst rain fell in torrents
all day. The men had also been lying on their
arms all the night previous, and were soaked
with rain and chilled with cold. The battle rn-
ged from early in the morning till 3 o'clock p.
M. when Mcclellan arrived with fresh troops,
relieving Hooker's division, who were nearly
Frustrated with fatigue and exposure, while the
third regiment of Sickles' brigade had its ranks
badly thinned by the balls of the enemy. They
are represented as having fought with such I'M
prudent bravery that not less than 200 were
killed and wounded. AAer the arrival of Nc
Clellan the enemy was fercely charged by Han
cocks brigade, and were driven within their
works before nightfal with heavy loss. Near
ly 700 of their dead were left on the field, with
many wounded, though most of the latter were
carried Williamsburg. Our loss is less than
300 in killed, about 700 wounded. Night hav-
ing come on we occupied the battle field, the
rebels having been driven within their works,
and our forces laid on their arms, prepared to
storm their works in the morning at daylight.
On Tuesday Mcclellan sent out scouts whilst
preparing to move on the cnemys works, who
soon reported that the yobels had again taken
to fight. The works ofthe enemy and Williams
burg were then taken. Fort Magruder was a
most extensive work, capable of prolonged de-
Tense but the enemy abandoned it in the night
retreating in great alarm and confusion. A
large number Of wagons, munitions, considera-
BILE stores and provisions were found in the train
and roa]s, strown for many miles, with arms
and accoutrements A number Of deserters
made their escape and came within our lines,
who stated that they received Intelligence that
large numbers of federal troops were landing
on York river above Williamsburg, to flank
them.
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the gore,nmeH tcM endless litigation. Look
at 1t. The property of the rebel is to be turned
over to the District Colrts to decide whether it
shail be contscated. The case gets into the
docket OF the court where it "drags its slow
length. along" through motions and hearings,
exceptions and appeals, until at last it gets into
the supreme Court, wacre Mr. Justice Taney
or some one like him, pronouuces the whole
thing unconstitutional. In the meantime where
is the rebellionp Where the appliances for the
suppression of the rebellionp Where the rebels
themselves If it is through such acts of con-
gress that the rebellion is to be put dawn. the
war which ought to he closed up in a few
months will last as long as the siege of Troy
provided that the free states do not sink down
exhausted under the monstrous exactions that
will be made upon them.
By other MEANS if at all, this rebellion is to
be put down and crushed out. All tenderness
towards the rebels and whatever they hold as
property, is misapplied eniency. 1t is positive
cruelty to people who are loyal; for it proongs
the war, and piles up the burdens il creates.
Congress would best serve the country by fur
nshing the means for prosecuting the war, and
leaving it to the army to deal with the REBELLION
according 10 the admitted rules of war.-Wor-
cester Palladium.
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The Mississippi Clear to Memphis.
THE FIRST OFFICIAL D1spArAu.

FORTRESS MONROE, May Sth.-To Hon.
Gideon Wells, secretary of the navy IL have
the honor to announce that in the providence
of God, which smiles upon a Just cause, the
squadron under flag officer Farragut has been
vouchsafed a glorious victory and triumph in
the capture of New Orleans, forts Jackson, St.
Phillip, Livingston and Pike. the batteries be-
low and above New Orleans, as well as the total
destruction Of the enemys gunboats, steamers
floating batteries, ironclad, fire RATS, and OBJ
structions, booms and chains. The enemy with
their own hands destroyed from $S,000,000 to
Sl0,000,000 worth OF cotton and shipping.
Our loss is 81 killed aud 1913 wounded. The
enemy lost from 1000 to 1900, besides several
hundred prisoners. The way is clear and rebel
deienses destroyed from the Gulf to Baton
Rouge and probably to Memphis Our flag
waves triumphantly over them all. ! am the
bearer Of dispatches
THEoDoRUs BAILEY,
Captain and second in command of the attack
ing force of gunboat Cayuga.
UNION FLAGS ALL OVER THE CITY.
The steward of the steamer Columbia from
Havana, says the crew of q mortar boat from
the Mississippi river, stated to him that flag
of truce came from the city of New Orleans
with a request to know on what terms the city
should surrender. The reply sent back was
"uncondit onal." The mortar boat, it seems
left before the capitulation was effected, but the
crew stated that in two hours after, while still
in sight of New Orleans, they saw the Union
! flags displayed all over the city. News of the
| fall Of New Orleans at HAVANA, created the
greatest CONSERVATION among "secesh" in that
city.
Dispatches giving details of the operation,
of the fleet at New Orleans, are received al
Washington but contain no new points.
GREAT NAVAL BATTLE.
The New York Times has, from its specia
correspondent with Porter's mortar fleet, an ac,
count of the reduction of the forts below New
Orleans, and the passage of Com. Farragut W
the river, blipging events down to April 25
The bombarement of the forts continued for {
week, day and night. On Friday, the 25th
the fire of the forts was so much slackened q.
to allow of the passage up the river of mum,
ber of Com. Farragut's vessels, including frig,
ates and gunboats, which succeeded, after some
desperate fighting with the rebel gunboats, in
clearing the river to New DEMONSTRATING and
otherwise destroying eleven Of the onemy's
vessels, and demolshirg the famous ram Ma
nassas, which was completely riddled by broad,
sides from the steamer Mississippi The gun.
boat Varuna was especially active in these op.
erations, disposing of five Of the rebel vessels
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