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our loss wss one killed. By ten o'clock,
the l1th corps had crossed and was encamp-
ed, and this morning started on the march
to Chanceliorville. On approaching the
wilderness, about five miles on the way,
Gen. Stephens column was fired upon by
artillery, which resulted harmlessly, and
did not check our advance.
In about half an hour afterwards in halt
ing TO rest, messenger reached us from
Gen. Meade, informing Gen. Slocum that
he had occupied Chancellorville, and was
waiting for him to form junction. The
order was given to advance on the receipt
ofthis cheering. Not long af-
terward the General and staff entered the
place, which consists of one large brick
house, occupied by lady by the name of
chancellor, and kept as tavern. Two
rebel brigades had been there the night
previous, and an attempt had been made
to throw up earth-works, but our sudden
appearance caused them to evacuate. We
move to Fredericksburgh tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, May 3.-The following
statement is derived from gentleman who
left the Rappahannock yesterday;
1t is already known that our troops have
crossed over with less opposition than was
at first anticipated. The rebels massed a
considerable force on the Railroad in our
front on Thursday, and at night there was
some artillery practice between ours and
rebels learned, on Wednesday, that our
forces had crossed above, they commenced
sending troops out to interceptour advance,
and continued all night and next day.
Trains have been running constantly
with troops from Richmond, and the enc
my had all the available force around
Fredericksburg.
, The latest news from Charlottesville is,
that Stoneman had cut the Railroad. This
is stated on the assertion of a General Of the
army, who arrived at Washington on Sat
urday morning. There is no doubt but
that our army was, at last accounts, in the
best of spirits, and in q hopeful condition
NEW YORK, May 3.-A correspondent of
the Herald with the first army corps writ
ing on the lst states the enemy made one
or two dashes yesterday, and drove in
our pickets. The rebels opened heavy
fire with shot and shell on our entrenching
forces, but received no special response
from our batteries. The rebels appear to
be concentrating to attack our left, and the
attack there was regarded as certain
Picket lines have been advanced conse-
quently, and the rebels had concentrated
theirs over the Bowling Green road.
NEW YORK, May 4th.-The correspond
ent Of the Philadelphia Press states it is re-
ported that Fredericksburgh is now occu-
pied by strong Union force, and that the
railroad thence toward Richmond is being
rapidly repaired. and also that Port Royal
is occupied and is being used as landing
place for stores. StOneman has advanced
to Culpepper Court House, and our rail-
road trains were running to that point
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COngratulatOry Order Of General
.. Hooker.

CHANCELLOR, Va, May 1.-The follow.
ing congratulatory order was read to the
troops, yesterday. The auspicious opening
of tho campaign has electrified them:
HEADQUARTES ARMY OF THE PUTOMAC,
NEAR FALMOUTH, April 80.
General Orders No. 47.-It is with hear4.
felt satisfaction that the commanding Gen.
eIa to the hear army that the
mined that our enemy must either inglori-
ously fly, or come out from behind his de-
fenses and give us battle on our ground,
where certain destruction awaits him. The
operations of the 9Th, 11th and 18th corps
have been succession of splendid achieve.
ments.
By command of Ma, Gen. HOOKER.
s. WILLIAMS, A. A. G.
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THE GREAT BATTLE ALFRED
ERICKSbURG.
The Rebels hard Pressed.

NEW YORK, May 4.-The ISnses' CORES
pondence dated on the field near Chancel-
lorsville, 10 p. m. May LIST, states that the
Ind army corps took q position the night
previous on heleft, and the Sd corps reach
ed the front about noon. The position
there occupied is thus described: We hold
the Gordonsville road leading to Spottsyl-
vania Court House, and another road four
miles in the rear of that, the enemy's
flank is thus dangerously exposed, and if
they fight it must be in open field.
A dispatch captured yesterday from Gen.
Lee to an Engineer officer dated April 18th
says he is much surprised at this move
ment-had not anticipated it-and was not
prepared, and gives Instructions.
About noon movement was made to
endeavor to bring out the enemy and COM
pei him to develop his strength. Our men
entered the field with much enthusiasm.
Only one regiment Of cavalry first charg-
ing on the rebels, the infantry of the lat
ter driving our men back repeatedly, when
a small force of infantry supported by ar
tillery checked the rebels, and one division
under Sykes, and rebel division under
Anderson became engaged. Our troops
with the Rappahannock, gaining mile,
and taking fifty prisoners, when General
Hooker ordered them to retire, not wish
ing to bring on a general engagement.
The rebels mistook our retreat for check
and formed rapidly on the top of the first
ridge. The rebels halted a moment, gave a
yell, and came down on double quick,
but were metby Sykes division, who pour
ed in terrible fire of artillery at short
range. The contest lasted three-quarters
of an hour and ended at the crossroads
where were twenty-five of our guns which
shelled the woods effectually, and the reb-
els ignominiouay retired. #.rg
During the afternoon the rebels made
several attempts on our lines, but were re-
pulsed. At $50 P. NJ, they made despe-
manding the plank road leading to Freder-
icksburg, butwere handsomely repulsed by
Geary, assisted by Knapps and Hough-
tons batteries, who double-shotted their
guns with grape and canister. During the
night both ours and the rebel forces built
earth works and abattis, and the battle on
Saturday on the right would be surely
opened by the rebels. a5.a
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From Mexico.

New YORK, May 9.-The French steam
transport Allior from Vera Cruz April ed,
has arrived here. Her commander reports
that dispatches had been received from
progressing and the French were then in
possession of half of the city. The com'dr
also states that the reports of repulse Of the
French are entirely without foundation.
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News from Cincinnati Papers.

CINCINNATI, May 2.-Gen. Carr crossed
the Cumberland below Somerset, Ky.. yes
terday, with 5000 men, attacked the rebels
at Monticello, and after a severe fight, he
drove them from the town.
The Charleston Mercury admits the loss,
at Grand Lake, of 1000 prisoners, 2 rams,
transports and 3 gunboats. .slglall !
A large force of Federals was within 12
miles of Fulton, Miss, on the 10Th, design
ing to destroy the Mississippi Central rail
road.
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Specials to the New York Papers.

The Times gives the following as por-
ton Of the casualties: Capt. Germaine, 7th
Wis.,, dead; Lieut.. Ryan, do, severely
wounded; ii. j. Shields, 9th Wisconsin. do;
Corp. Plumer, do. hand and leg Charles
andrews, do: back; Lieut.. Topping, 7th
Wisconsin, killed; N. Strong, 9Th Wiscon-
sin, foot; Chas. Andrews, killed; Lieut..
Birchell, Oath Mich. foot j. Kirby 24th
Mich. right hand Capt. Alexander Cad
din, 9TH Wisconsin, chest; Lieut.. George
Hiaght, oath Mich. head; j. Munson, 9Th
Wisconsin, chest; Rawson Coon, 9th Wis,
arm; w. Jameson, oath Mich. left foot; 1t.
Howard do. do; Thos. Woodworth do. do.
L: B. Hill, do. forearm; Capt w. 8. Ford,
7th Indiana, right leg; Chas. Conners 4th
Pently, 18th Ind. left leg; J. Corset, 24th
Mich. head; NJ. S. Snodgrass, I'd Wis. hand;
]. s. Wooler, 10Th Ind. left leg; Jas. Mckee
4th Mich. forearm.
Especial to Herald.]
FRANKLIN, Tenn, May IA detach-
ment of Granger's Cavalry, under Colonel
Campbell, Of the I'd Michigan, dashed
among Van Dorn's rebel pickets, near
Thompson's Station, this morning. The
prise, and were prepared to run. Four
teen rebels were killed, twenty wounded,
and eleven prisoners taken, including one
officer, all Of the 4th Mississippi. No Fed
erals hurt.
Especial to Tribune.
MURFREEsBORo', May 1.-Dispatches to
Hon. John Forsythe, of Mobile, from citi-
zens of Brookville, Va, dated April I'D,
states that the Unionists captured More
head on the Mobile and Ohio railroad, II
miles from Columbus, Miss. Twenty miles
of the Central Mississippi road from Duck
town to Winona has been destroyed by the
Unionists from Corinth. Great excitement
caused by the raid of the Unionists. Scouts
report that General johnson is preparing
for a speedy attack on Nashville and Muir
freeSbOro. e
NEW YORK, May 2-The Harald learns
that Col. Robert M. Wescott from Fort Ma
gruder made an attack with infantry and
cavalry on the enemy at Williamsburg and
succeeded in driving the rebels two miles
beyond town. Our pickets are at present
stationed there, and are ordered to main
tain their position at all hazards. sg
By arrival of the transport Escort from
Newbern, N. c., we have information from
that region up to the 10Th ult. Gen. Palmer
Kingston, and returned after driving the
rebels from their position behind the earth
works within miles of that place. The
chief parties engaged in the affair were the
45th Massachusetts and 5sth PENNSYLVANIA.
NEW York, May g. A special to the
Tribune dated Memphis, April 80, says the
jackson appeal says Yankee expedition
of cavalry to central Mississippi is now
threatening Columbus and Grenada, and
excels in daring all former raids.
The Appeal has intelligence from Arkan.
sas that the rebels are rapidly strengthen.
ing under Kirby Smith and Sterling Price
and will soon give the Unionists trouble ir
Missouri. -.6 H.
Gen. D. II. Maurey is transferred to the
rebel army in Tennessee.
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From SuGoIk.

SUFFOLK, Va, May "a force of infan-
try, cavalry and artillery went across the
Nansemond river on reconnaissance.
When two miles out they charged on and
took the enemy's rife-pits, and some pris-
oners. Our loss was small, and the enc
my's much greater. Skirmishing has been
kept upall day.
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Rebel Raid into western Va.

New YORK, May 1.-The latest Informal
ton from Western Virginia is to Friday
Mulligan was repulsed near Paramount,
and the b. Il o. Railroad bridge at that
point entirely destroyed. A large force OF
rebels now occupy MorgantoWn. the %.
Il o. Railroad suffered severely. The bridges
at Fairmount and Cheat river were blown
I'M 4tttE.a sts.Et
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Car Factory Burned.

PHILADELPHIA, May 2.-Murphy u Al
lison' S immense Car factory was destroyed
by fire this morning. The valuable MA
chinery ofthe factory and two Cars We're
consumed. Loss 500, 900, of which Sl5,eU
was insured.
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Cairo Budget.

CAIRO, May 3.-The rebel account of
running the batteries at Vicksburg by the
transports, differs in no essential point
from that already given.
The Vicksburg correspondent of the
Jackson Appeal, says it is stimulating that
these transports should run our batteries
at pleasure. / cannot help but get discour-
ments here to repulse the enemy.
Col. Grierson's raid into the heart of
Mississippi, had spread CONSERVATION
through that State.
The Jackson Appeal is terribly incensed
at the Federal plan of employing negroes.
1t says the wages provided are but nomi-
nal, and that the whole thing is scheme
to put money into the Yankees pockets.
The rebel General Taylor is above Ope
lousas and back toward Alexandria. This
leaves the route to the mouth of the RED
river open to Gen. Banks. Gen. Prentiss
is strengthening and adding to the fortifca-
tions at Helena. On Wednesday last a
body of rebel cavalry captured a construc-
ton train on the Memphis and Charleston
railroad, a few miles from Grand Junction.
Part of it was burned, and the throttle of
the engine pulled open and part of the train
sent to Grand Junction, without any one
on board.
CAIRO, May 4.-Gen'l Buford issued the
following order to-day: w. III. Greer, of
Metropolis, Massac county, and g. w.
Wall, of Duquoin county, Illinois, who
were arrested by the Provost Marsha, on
the 22d of April, having each been required
to take the oath of allegiance to the United
States, and each having written letter to
the Commander of this Post, confessine the
acts for which they were arrested, with an
expression Of regret for the same, and the
promise in future to conduct themselv@ as
loyal citizens, and also have filed at these
Headquarters, letters giving evidence hat
they have not aided deserters, but on the
contrary of having encouraged enlistments,
are hereby released from arrest.
The construction train captured on last
Thursday, on the Memphis q Charleston
road, was engaged in repairing the road be-
rebels who captured it, wore Federal uni
forms. They hailed the train and the En-
gineer supposing all was right stopped.
Commissioner Graham came up today,
from Young's Point, having left there on
Thursday. Nothing Of Importance that
may be transmitted by telegraph has trans
Dirod ..s..-E .r..f.
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washington Items.

rebel prisoners brought here to-day, in
Guiding one Colonel, making total of about
600 since Saturday. -"
The Post Master General has issued or
ders to discontinue the distributing offices
at Columbus and Toledo, Ohio, and at Du-
bnoue Iowa. ..'
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Another Raid into Dixie.

NEW YORK, May A schooner arrived
from Porto Rico reports that she was
boarded off Morrilps Inlet by boat from
Monticello, who reported that the light.
boat Day entered that Inlet and destroyed
two large warehouses filled with cotton,
also two large schooners with cargoes Of
boots and shoes, &C., for the rebels.
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The Escape of Marmaduke.

st. Louis advices from Cape Girardeau
say the rebels, under Marmaduke, after
having their rear assailed twice, and suffer-
ing severe loss, finally escaped across the
White Water, burning all bridges behind
them, and disappeared by various routes in
the direction of Chalk Bluffs, on the Ar
kansas line. The result of the raid is re-
peated humiliation, disasters ana cowardiy
flioht before greatly inferior numbers.
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Lees Army i'm Northern Virginia.

New YORK, May 3.-The Baltimore cor
respondent of the Herald, states that reb-
ell force is still north of the railroad with 20
pieces of artillery, probably near Browns
Vile, Pa. He says Gen. Schenck has ut
terly failed to exPel the rebels up to that
his disposal. The correspondent states that
the rebels were concentrating on Friday at
Bridgeport, and Bridgeport has no doubt
been taken. The greater part of Lees ar
my is in Northern Virginia, having left a
small force behind to hold Hooker in check.
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Arrest of Vallandigham,

CINCINNATI, May s.: vallandigham
this morning, by soldiers sent from here
by special train last night. An attempt to
rescue him failed. He has been brought to
this cifH - ~
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New York News.

New YORK, May 2.-Steamer Theodore
Kupp arrived to-day from Mattamora with
$50 bales of cotton. The cargo of the steam
er Peterhoff was partly examined to-day,
but nothing of contraband nature has yet
haon discoVarpd .t
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From Havana.

NEW YORK, May 1.-THE steemer Roam
oke, from Havana, April 10Th, has arrived.
The st. Jago reports she was spoken
by the pirate Alabama on the 10Th. : 7s
Vera Cruz dates of the l7th state that up
to that date Puebla had not been captured.
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Rebel Communication Cut.

NEW YORK, May 4.-The Cairo CORES
pondent of the Times states that the move
ment to cut off the rebel communications
between the Mobile & Ohio railroad, and
another in central Mississippi by which all
railroads connecting with Vicksburg were
to have been cut, were successful. EHy
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A New Rebel Gunboat.

NEW YORK, May 4.-The Mobile Te,e-
graph, on a half sheet, is received. 1t says
monster gunboat has been completed at
Montgomery and will soon leave for Mo-
bile to be plated and armed. .l-
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Marnadulke Escaped.

3 ST. LoUIs, May 3.--Gens. Vandever and
Mcneil have returned from the pursuit Of
Marmaduke and are now at Cape Girar-
dean. Reports Of q battle at Bloomfield
are unfounded,
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Pirate CAPTURED.

New BEDFORD, April 22.-The Captain
of the brig Leonidas, from st. Domingo
March 2sth reports the capture of the pi-
steamer Alabama, off the harbor.
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DEs MONIES, May AT the City cleo
ton to-day, Lease, Republican, was elect
ed Mayor, and ten Republican to four Cop
perhead Aldermen chosen.
IT ar rp>.-...
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-06-20

From The Charleston Ceurisr.
We resume the consideration of this topic in
order to correct = probable nisapprehsnsion, and
to supply additional information. In cur forMer
article re stated that the hagrsnt breach of Con
fsderate faith, contemplated or csuntsnsneed in
high quarters to be the reduction Of the interest
on Confederate eight and seven per cent. bonds
70 six per cent. We have been since informed
that the real project is 10 redsce the interest on
eight per cents to four per cent, and to compel
the acceptance Of four per cent in lieu Of eight
per cent. securities, within a limited Tina, under
pain Of the actual reputation of the lstter !
For the truth of such an snormity of fraud and
spofadon, we sre unable to voueh, but we give
whst we have heard that, if the truth be other
wise, the explanation may emarate from the
proper Official source.
Ia further elucidstion Of the subject gsner-
ally, we proceed to give a brief synopsis or
statement Of the present financial policy or ar
raBgsment.
By tbe funding set, the eight per cent. Con-
! faderats notes, issued prior to December lst,
/ 1852. were required to Be funded in eight per
cent stocks or bends by the 22d April, 1868.
Z From shat time TO the Ist Of August next, these
) notes sre fundable in seven per cent. stocks or
! bonds and, after that time, they viii not be
4 fundsble 4. all, but only receivable in payment
/ Of pablic dues (except the cottoa export duty.
Thev are not redeemsbls until peace shall have
4 been declared
NE second class Of Confederate treasury
notes. viz: those issued, after ths Is. December
/ last and prior 10. the 6sh OF April, 1865, are
| funds5ls, up 20 the lst AagGsl next, in seven
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-06-20


P. W A., the army correspondent of the Sa-
Vsnnah RePUbiiedH, gives the following pr0ph-
esyi in the form Of pleasantly, uttered by Gen.
Lee, few days previous to the late surprise Of
Stuart Little did the former think that il was
&c be fulfilled 50 sosn by surprise which cost
some Of the best blood Of the South 70 rescue
our army from destruction Il viii be observed
from the date Of the letter that It was written on
the day previous to the late engagement At
Brandy station;
CULPEPPER COURT HOUSE, Va, June g.
Gen. Lee and sta6 arrived yesterday, frou
Fredericksburg. The ruse of the enemy, who,
on Friday, threw an ineonsiderable force Of ten
thousand msn across the river, at the mouth OF
Deep run, did not deceive him, but confirmed
him in the belief thst Hooker was retiring his
army either in the direction Of Washington or
toward Manassas and the upper fords Of the
RapPRhsnnock. The parade Of artillery on the
hights, and the hesvy Ere kept up on our ride
pits along the river, were well understood.
Thsse and other harmless demonstrations formed
q part Of the programme BY which the adyer-
saTy hoped to throw dust into our eyes and con-
ceRl bis movements. At all events, Gen. Lee
did not deem il necessary to defer his departure
longer, though he left A P, Hill behind with
force quite eqaal to that with which he fought
the frstibatte of FTedeFicksburg
Whelher Gen. Hooker viii contest the cross
ing Of The river in our present front, or make a
stand behind our former werks at Manassas
or Csnterville, OF fall back upon Washington,
II were too early to say. Lees flank move
ment, like = coal Of fse upon the terrapinis
back, has had the effect to put hissPrny IN mo
ton, and this is al we do know, Oar cavalry
are at work, however, aud win probably h1sh
the game in a few days
Gen. Stuart has assembled heavy cavalry
1 force here, and his men and horses are in such
condition as to inspire the hops that he will be
asle to accomplish more ihsn he has been doi2e
lately. He was surprised ct Kely's i9ra lasi