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The Missouri State Convention.

jefferson Q@, July 1.-The following
ordinance Of emancipation was passed by
the Convention this morning by vote oi
81 ayes against 80 nays.
See. /. The first and second Clauses OF
the twenty.sixth section of the third arti-
Gle Of the Constitution is hereby abro-
gated.
Sec. 2. That slavery or involuntary SER
vitude, except in punishment Of crime.
shall cease 10 exist in Missouri on the 4th
Of ,IGly, 1870, and all slaves within the
/ State on that day are hereby declared 10
be free; provided, however, that all per
Sons emancipated by this ordinance shal!
reme'n under the control and be subject
20 -h3r late owners, their legal represen-
! tatives, rs servants during the following
period. to wit: Those over forty years
| Of a0e, for and during their lives those
iund5r ,Wllre until thar arrive at jua H.
I oi uoeAn. tAf,e and those q ai of.ar
/ Jges Wl taq ath &. Jolly, ietl. lnc
iPFsous ol -lei- isEa, folfe' aatatges,
'ho. W'fc a u0mlu.o. eualop.. 1-
. during tle nr0i iarW3 aat4t Services
OF such ira linen Uero Ies-n 20 iheuE
have the same authority and control over
the said free nen, ior the pun ose of &c
ceiying the possessions and services of The
same that are now held by tine mostor in
respect to hi: slaves provided, however
that after the sad 4.h Of July, $50, no
person so held TO service shall he odd %
non-residents or removed from the e,3t
by authority Of bis late owner or -al
representative.
Sec. 8. All slaves hereafter br0uEh into
the State and not now belonging To citi-
zens of the State shall thereupon be free.
Sec 4. All slaves removed by consent
Of their owners to any seeded State after
the passage by such State Of an act or
ordinance of secession, and thereafter
brought into the State by their owners,
shall thereupon be free.
Sec. 5. The General Assembly shall
have no power to pass laws to emancipate
slaves without the consent Of their own.
ers.
Sec. G. After the passage of this ordi-
nance no slave in this State shall b. sub
ject to State, county or municipal taxes.
Governor Gamble announced the with
drawal OF bis resignation. He will, there
fore, continue 70 serve as Governor until
the election of his successor, ON the 18th
of August, 1861.
The Convention then adjourned sine
die.
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Naval Movements.

Preparation, are being III, do at the Il. ooslyu SAvy
Ya.d TO receive the iron sd battery Lrhigh, which
hs, been ord,red h'fe by tho Navy Department. Size
willie retain d here un II ber b, tom , ceaued,aLd
a ne. IL ncn sun substituted for that which burst
dur < the n.h. on Jams T. y.r,
The Navy Department has pn'oh,sed from the pIiye
eour, the iron D 20 s,smcr y puur which vas cap
tured By one Of our -ooie, We 'e', while At emp ing
torunthe b ock.i,. she vas turned over 70 Admiral
Psud!ns yesterday Thi's one Of tn" most tItF
dnArv looking craft bro ish 10 hs pJIt. while
,hs tpsaurcs no !ess thsn 20 Il IN length, 'hr 10
only II feet wiie, or about lib of her ,nEh. Tho
ave are proper, Of s'cn i'st steamers being ABOUT
- IIcrsA,.eisu q cour,e vsry novel, p'Tsou 10 l.
ins alens her derk sinlus hat she WAS an er1rge
rai.c canoe She will be converted INTO man OF var
st.onos.
AT O'Clock on wednesday morning n,Ht, the
Qu ntAri Bat ory onondssa will be isuaehed from
RowlAnd's Yaid, Cireeppoint. The vessel Is Low fin
uhsd but uot sE tho original pIaH, the G0veTGIa.ni
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Important Cavalry Expedition.

Cinc7nnir, jtly - A cavalry expedition under
Col .nd, OF the Ith Ohio Mounted Infantry, aud
Col POWELL of the 20 Nirrini. Cavalry cent by B-g.
6cu scamiuon, f.om Charleston, Va, to cut the Viz
siui. and Tennessee Rii,road NJ Wytheville has
b.sn ,ucees-tul. They rap uted wythev.lle sitr =
syer, iie took ls0 prisoner tao pieces Of artillery,
lD r.a. VI arms. Oar .o.s About G5 killed and
soInj.d Col Toilsnd aud Capt de Law, Of Cir.
Ntnni,, werv Killed and Col. Powell syeltIy voLnd,
re sEomy !o-' 70 Killed and q lars, numb r
.,l our troor- fred on b. the cit rcns
hluses. The town totally destroy, a.
Hpsni reached Fayetteville yesterday, Gf,er I.
l.sch
..tlcv'li. ia stho C-p'sl of Wvthe Co, In tho =
80 n tn, : at, AD D''t "iu milrr from Richmond
.t.' ton & ' ~h nee t'r eEp 'f'i1u 81 rted, = IL
I...N ~. OF Wy.A-, i,l,, hut the cavslry must
Lt.. .afrs side d,t,ut IL oush Gifcult and
dn'a nous couutr, = ssin heir dcctinAi ion Tho
sbect At cu'tng tAe 7 unts.'I Aud Vlrrinia nl-
toad ~ tins point u ucntlv h the view Of pre-
venting irNg '.lu ssudins .'inforc ments 10 Les
army Tine tlwu cont Ail',i about Loo inhabii O.
sCourI Iiou'c, jail, tour churches, about a dozen
bfO.,-, a lttuou VI he tsrmei-' al Of Virginia a
bAN.Gg, Bank, ~ , ue--pHp o.hcs.-Ep. SIsl
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Navins remod'od her. This Navy Department has
o-ie I'D C-psin We sue'o II Saith TO command the
onondssa. This OIL, er vs.. born IN New York.
Asmioafc al l,t;er from the L. 2. steamer Ia
donna, OF the South At,ntic il-ct, states that
that vessel bc M all iron. 10 uushs to make thr
rni',s hou, nr to tn" fouinrr- Of her BOTTOM
Admira, p,hlsou is ~ to have determined on or
d.riur the hon vc'.cl, h me- A. they are pcrfcctb
worthless for ehs.ius vr.'cl', number. of shieh 80
csrei hroush ,ne't inability TO catch them.
detachment of blue iack, to lett the receiving .h p
Nor'h Calo,ius on Thu ,ds, for rh,isdc phiN. The
% he conveyed from there IN tran ,s..'c in tho
different ves.els II she South Al,n.!, sIdf' ron.
III. ue- ifon sinlos. Gertrude eA,ctsi to leave
the brooklyn NA,y Yard st ANY moment, d,sinaton
~ known. It vss expected she would ~ to New
Orleans
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The Ohio Wandering Jew"

C,nrinu1f, JutL "a Shortly after Morgan cros.eI
the Nuas urGin yesterday, he We STACKED b. Militia
und.r Col Hal with t- piece artillery. Fittaen
r,ts. wero killed and several -ounded. His rore,,
va, checked b. Col NA. ire, but he finally csc p
81, ra C1u,Leilaul, H.e uioy, which place he left
la, night.
A,sevru O'Clock this morning. Morgan crossed the
Ccoirs Ohio R,,lroad At campo lr, tut WAS 70
closely pursued by Gen 'ral snackcliord, hat he had
no tins 20 do any damage, beyond the burning Of
track
Wellington, guernsey County, where he did deal
punder. General shs, ke!ford Is closely chaias him
NJ.
cc' rier arrived from the vicinity q Tayloryile
u noon, reports hat .ad q about fifty go,
ietacAed from Ao5g,l'. couin I'D, vhcn he crossed
The Autkils4u, aud ae p!,~ Il. around tn Country
blrn.ns hou,,, aud VII ~ ttack, sud Iii ing stock
JA..e hundGcd lloun,cd men have teen cent alter
L,n.
CtrTnUa', July "a Aal'r Krouss had = stir
urh viii tha rebels At "a o lock thia morning, and
drove them out u Ws-hluct.n. when lsst b. Art
kom, Moissn -as at Wiuchcster, u miles north d
k,t Cs.ietr.tg moving towards the suuhenvill,
snd lu.iAuA Ea.iload, cO,cl pursued by our forces.
b. Wat
A Cine nnau oore.pIud mt svsa tho follow NJ &c
count Of the pur.ul aud capt4re Of portion OF Aot
ran. band IN OAio'
oIxty hour, esp,'d from he time cur forces, unde
Gen JIIlh, eIt Porism nth to the morning II Sun
Say last, VIII thel e-ite upon the ent my and en-
i,s-d sheI4. iicL4ns Alvn6 rhat called the Rive
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Starting RumOr.

Pdidieip phid, july ga prvs'e letter from q
pubic officer. wit, ~ at Warrington day before yes
,crday, end received in this city on Ihusd,y .vsn-
lug stat,d that Lee again north Of che P.tumao,
a.uvy reinforced and threatening rcnn.ylvsria,
\, cont nation or contradiction Of this port ha.
been gIoecd n ,oue 10y to egr pa from W-,Lt gon,
but II cannot le tne, 40 should have hoard OF It
r. ~ the lord.r.
Llrrs,.ry, 'uly 81 No information whatever
las bcaf sc. ivcd here to confirm the rumored I'd
vance Of otu. Ise.
Ldlt.u.or, July 24.-The rurnor Of Lees return
into Maryland is ridiculous. II any such thing had
occurred We should know IL here. Trains regular
ly to IArper's Ferry.
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expedition w. ht~d on under corumNnd o. L .u'ep
an navenuprt We then steamed up the coAs, fe
miles, -hcu The esp d, ion aud { on tho tesoh.
crosel The main land, Aud ma ched 'osn 60 sL.re
tn vessel. we're anchored. They seC be, ond the
p ot ION Of our runs. bu' We coull zee I'm from
the head. Roth vessels were crp dtei. With trc
loss utb.n ~ one tl,d and QUE wounded. \ there
10, not nd en- ush TO get the ,esttl. th, b,t
and run the ebcl batteries, q o. vtr' me- aud
destroyed. A, We were i.avius the Vc..cs with our
pfiroust., Li,ui. psvcupOr's tihe ~ accid,n
diGtNscd. tn han pssstf hfo ~ h.. n @tm md
rish se n,kins serious and ptohtt 'Vtsl woun q,
a. both imh. Ale being sniputa'cd Tt, ,e,sels vcr
al ioAded With cot on, aud valued A. -l1f,pN act
uisht .e bad short engagement VI tue batteri'
o. ArAn,n PAS. bu no lo,s on olr ude.
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Highly Important.
Capture OF Morris Island,



hesrb>-H, y e., Jui. 90. a di.pat,h ~.s received
her indrJ fron BeAuf.rt, 'tstins tns. our forces
had q. t'iu'd entfr ,',es'on Il Noits lt.sud.
The lltr,t iaitl - nee received from tho cs.slry
siPd t,'l Wh,h lot here on the morning Of the lsh
Inst under Command Of Gtu Potter sats th>t the
srteniiye A.rosd bridge At Rocky Mount, OH the
'"im.uston aud Weldon Railroad, vas destroyed, to-
sab, -i'h several u.iir- Of tho failsOsd
he .,ti.tsncc to tie dIaf In NsS Yort and else
~he'e by thu C'yp,ghead', had aiog,od the iudsna-
Zion OF the veteran tto - Ia thus Department 20 an
ss1cns Nh'ch suo"t no hoands, and were 1t poas bic
AR Il ON 10 b. At 'he ,ccne Of shame and anNohy,
nHy pouid laughter inoao im nately all Who ~tre
Sne'srd IN this attempt to overthrow the Govern
nL4ut-
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Another r bel Wall.

P,r're,, Non Or, Juiy q Tie Richmond VINO.
o. IA I'D, ys
"Ihe ,ysct'fon - Jackson, Mis.., lcft In the
. uds OF ~ ,Jeray rolling stock OF the New Or
ban., - ssson A. ,frlt Northern, tho M,is. ssppi
Ceuual and Ns.lsppl and i nnes.ee Railroads.
Tho motive power alone oon.ifted Of over forty en-
gne. The loss !. .ncAlculahlc, import ant and wholly
hrparshc. Nofhias SOC. well IN the Southr-,t.
The Federal eavsry riid from Nes bern, C., reach
sd Rnrky Noun, on he line Of the Wilmington aud
weldon Railroad on tho 2o'h and destroyed '~o
sii.s tae track The isidee ever Tie N.u,e River,
Thousand feet long, wss burned, ther By cutting
eli comm lunestioa Tor some seeks"
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A Naval Engagement.

Portland, Ne, Julv eih--A special dispatch to
The CouRIEE iom Cherryheld this morning says that
Captain Hasken, OF the sohoon'r Visin.s, -Lo ar
rived At Steuben yesterday ON Boston, reports see
ing about half pa,t ten O'Clock yesterday morning a
heavy .tesmer oG Petit Aennn, tri.s heavy guns at
come craft low In thr ~ater, which retuIniu. the
fire. Both crais appeared t. b. steering southwest.
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Operations on the Gulf OF Mexico.
The following is a letter pub i,hed ia the 9hilade
uliA lsgVIREK:

pAiA lsqvIgER;
I'ut.d S'1'ss GtnbOd' SciO'a, az CAR 'ston, Ids
Juig luWr ieit Ga v ston on tn .3'L u,. mo, un-
d.rr' I'd ord r, nd v,d AT lampicp. xi,o, on
the q n,,Iut ard rcmiin,d un n d. J,A aid pro
~, Rio 'rsu4e, hele arrived VI 'hc I'm
instant, took sUuIs s. stores iToui ne. chan
and prts'e de up the coast, The next DAY di-co-
verd tso -caoonels cos Ia shorc, N w. pui g. al
steam and save ,NA-e u'hL VII ca me OF ,m tept
oIe and contiEued the chass until she nun the
b IA, wheu ~ srut airnrd toats after h aul set
b on FIRE. We I'D mo- lytt IA ch time n her. and
w. pa after th- OtLvT schooner immediately, Lud
owe hiuleu her Just sbu' d'r~, when iOuI.d sha
wa bca- he'd $50. Any heI eIIe,it0u Of ma, bpAts
r'On iinished her, uut as LitateHant Cpmuendrr T..
", heuIy " no had cha g. OF the cap ditionJ VA
le ug tEc bl vessel h ',ll through n cabin
has Iva severely bat LOT dAnsercully
bulntd ab u, the face api bJdy,
W Leu We Ariyrd at Corpus Chrstl, We dlseoy 81,
. large schooner AMI soop wing inside OF the bar,
snd ~ our vessel could uoI ~ tne bar, sa0thsf
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Drafting IA phiiudelynia.

FhildteiIl1a, juIy Q, The df,f Tor tn Fourth
District w. completed this mo. Lins The dIaft for
the 18th Ward Sd District, /, also hni'h 4. The
Provost Marsha woe l1ollsr, aud lind man Who
drew the .ns opes ron the wheel, were all dawn
creating -.uoh good humor among the cTO.d All
LAA.sd oil luirtlY.
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The .c,r,'h Grorr. CtomNcll, from New or
irsu. in . day-, % h'ur., with merchandise sod r'
.rnrrr-. and s.uo,0OO 50 on itcl.h Ariysd last
Li,ht. she bsiug. no II va 4 !myv-tanJ..
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INTERESTING CITY NEWS.
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Pennsylvania to be Invaded Again.
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MORRIS ISLAND OURS.
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HISTORY or Ms DOiNGS.
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The Movement on Charleston.
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THE CAPTURE OF JACKSON.
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Startling Report About Gen. Lee.
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LATEST FROM OHIO.
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Morgan @iiii at Large.
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THE ". CAROLINA EXPEDITION.
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Arrival of Drtiicd ,,cn.
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Rebel Tears Over the Loss.
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EJshm TN. Julv 9S Tie touc 10, in,ers,ins
tab. has h~sn compiled In one OF the p4nne depart
meuts
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En- Snc"c>s Confirmed.
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Military MOyementS---Riot Arrests.
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90 LOCOMOTIVES GONE.
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IMPORTANT RAILROAD CUT.
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Succe SO in w stem Virginia
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--latest NeWs
BI TALAGrIFH TO T.IBSHw YORK Sun


The MDtcmsnt on Charleston.
MORRIS ISLAND OURS.
THE N. CAROLINA E iPEDlTIoN.
EG. sssIc"c~s Confirmed.
Succe SO in w stem Virginia.
IMPORTANT RAILROAD CUT
THE CAPTURE OF JACKSON.
Rebel Tears Over the Loss.
90. LOCOMOTIVES GONE.
LATEST FROM OHIO.
Morgan ~ii,I at Large.
HISTORY or HIS DONGS,
Startling Report About Gen. Lee.
Pennsylvania 70 be Invaded Again.
INTERESTING CITY NEWS.
Arrival of Drmiicd ,scn.
Military MOyemenl>---Riot Arrests.
&C., DC. 90.
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sse., DC. 90.
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5,sy1- .ttop'lu 100 20 IA.
us On Il srtielo. the ,er1fe pric' . gr~ er q
Ki, amond than IA Nv lolk. IS luu g. l.Jli.
, 1863-02-19

TIE E0PPEH1&EAD F8OIEST-
Tie Coppcrhcads, now forming detached
wrigs'ing portions Of the snake that was
scotcncd In the late Illinois Legislature,
are ant in protest more vcnemous than
RIGOROUS averring that the late Appropri-
alton Lill, as passed, was fraud, and &C.
crct|y t;pkcred unknown to them, especial
" tie portion setting aside $5o,030 as
contingent fund, foF the Governor TO use
in tic aid and behests Of our troops IN
The field. In this they make an allegation
wholly and gratritously false and rldic-
n1ous. We havc the statement, volunteered
1,y lille Fuller himself, on his way home
from Springfield, after having signed the
protest, that lie did know Ill about it, and
vet that the protest was necessary 10 set
him :ght with the party. That Is little
Fuller, and of the rest it may be said that
either they every one knew precisely WHIT
The Jill contained, OF we're too drunk to
know anything, q hindrance to their at
1cmI ted Legislation, Of which, now it is
over, numbers Of tue Copperhcads vigor'
ously complain, severely censuring the men
Nho gave themselves up TO rioting in bar
roor,s instead Of attending to their busl
ncss, as though TO be tuddled on Spring
field whisky was not better than the mad
ineb1iety Of CopperheadiEm~
But to the protest. The measure it pro
uouaccs obnoxious and a fraud, is what:
It rlsces fifty thousand dollars in GOV
Yates hands, to he used, how: Say that
a hattie occurs tomorrow. Thousands o
tie sons Of Illinois are engaged, and hund
reds OF them, wounded IN the conflict. arr
suffering for instant aid. Gov. Yates sum
moi:s physicians and nurses from al part
Of tic STATE, charters 4 hospital steamer
, 1863-02-19

and goes down to the scene as fast as
steam can bear him, to care for Illinois
scoundtd. THIS lie has done before, and
thousands Of soldiers and their families, to
whom they have thus been restored, bless
him for his noble promptncss But the
movement is expensive; means must be
had for present use, and the Contingent
Fund is set aside to meet it. For such no.
bic purpose, Ohio places at the disposal Of
Gov. Tod $122,00o, (one hundred and
twenty-five thousand dollars) and Iu-
1iara puts in Gov: hIorton's hands
$1co,0o0, lone hundred thousand dollars.)
Yet Illinois, foremost among her Western
sisters in the supply OF men and means
cuts down her Executive to halfallowancc,
and finds men mean enough to say with
little Fuller that they deem it necessary,
10 set them right with their party, to disa-
vow all knowledge oft. Mark these men,
! and note their party. 1t will shortly melt
away in the great heat Of renewed prepa-
raticns for this. war 4 part will sllnk
bcck into the ranks Of Unionism, the rest
may go on 10 be hung or shot as traitors
in TINT day Of reckoning between the
Government and Northern wretches who
| dare brave its power.
, 1863-02-19

4 8addenfng Picture
ff7ar n Tir1ha 1E1


t Is paiul,ll subject to dwell upon, but I
feel strongly moved to call the attention OF
the War Department to the condition Of these
freed people at Cairo
There are now !, 100 Of them gathered here,
quartcred in what is called the ''Corr,l," and
one Of the barracks built for them bY the
QunTtcrnlastcr. Their accommodations are
SO limited, however, that disease OF every
kind l. fast thinning their ranks. They are
so crowded that cleanliness is as much out Of
the question rs it would be ina barn yard or
pig-ety. Their quarters arr in the midst Of
mud, always from one to two feet in depth
during moist weather. Thosewho 50 ont are
| always obliged to hare wet feet. Pneumonia
is !. very common complaint among them,
| and last week OVER sixty died from this utld
| other complaints. This is about the weekly
average Of deaths. Humanity, dceency, civil
zation demand that these persons be removed
! from Cairo to some plnce where they can be
employed and made sclf-snrrorting. Strong
| women, who have been accustomed to hoe
| plow and split rails, and do all manner o
hard farm labor, arc obliged to sit down If
| these confined and filthy quarters, and grow
sick and die By the score for the want of excr
| else for body and mind
| This Aeathenish State Of Illinois, with LEI
| millions ofacres of uncultivatcd prairie land
has not the sense to offer these poor exilcs
home where they may lnnoccntly live, labol
and enrich the State. The shadow Of a blacE
man, woman or c0lla1 luTpNs ueT clI1cll:
into commissions, just as the sight Of cold wate
sets rabid dog to foaming at the mouth. Le
her perish in her folly; Tut let some civil
lied and Christian State, In Heavens name
invite them to home within its borders
| where disease, neglect and scorn will not bt
| permitted to waste their numbers, and out 0
| the reach Of the miserable slayc-driying creN
with which they arr surrounded. II thi
work the War Department should inmcdi
| ately cooperate. So shall the blessings 0
them that arc ready to perish come upo,
! them
The good man, Rev. Mr.. Rodgers, who h.,
fare, and the Quartermastcr, Capt. A. c. Wool
folk, is using his best exertions to improv
thejr condition; but both these worthy yen
tlemcn arc laboring under very great disad
vanta.cs, and..sec the necessity Of having then
removed to some more healthy location
speak flom personal observation
= De S0Tn
, 1863-02-19
FROM ST. LOUIS.

Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.1
ST. Louis, Feb. 49, 1853.
The great iron-cIad gunboat Ncosho was
launched to-dny ut i O'Clock. She is dcsign-
cd on the Monitor plan.
Gen. Dayidson's division has been Joined to
the army Of the frontier, and not attacked, as
the telegraph blunderingly said lately.
4 scouting party from Warrensburgh,
johnson county, returned on Monday with
seyenty-fiye rebels, including five commits
stoned officers, returning from the Southern
army. On their persons were found letters
to secession sympathizers in North Missouri,
counsclling guerilla uprising.
4 private note from Frank Blair, says that
Gen. Grant is sure to reopen tho Mississippi
River, in connection with the gunboats, i'll
spite Of the rebels ut Vfrksburp
, 1863-02-19
the FRENCH III MEXICO.
The Battles in Front of Puebia.


Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.]
WAsn1So7os, Feb. II, 1863
The DISPATCHES Of Gen. Rivers, giving full
reports Of tie battles In trout Of Puebla, Of the
18th and 10Th Of Dec, haycbcen'recelycd- The
first says that the French suffered terrible
surprise, adense fog having favored the attack,
which was made from line Of ambuscades
upon tue squares in length, by infantry and
cavalry. In the second engagement, all of
Riye1s' brigade was engaged, the contest
lasting three hours. The plan Of the attack
was to take the enemy's rear, which was COW
cred By 1,500 traitor Mcxicans, Several
charges were made By each side, and, finally,
the Mexicans made a countermarch, and the
French did not venture to pursue them. One
Incident, during the battle, was a duel be-
tween two Mexican Colonels, one Of whom
was fighting on the French side, aud was
killed.
The Mexicans captured sixteen horses. 4
large number Of arms, and five prisoners
trnitors, who were immediately put to death
Nothing about losses. It is evident, from thu
full reports, that the first accounts vert
greatly cxarrcrated
, 1863-02-19

From young man, a native Of this city,
who las Just effected bis escape from Arka-
lelpllia, Arkansas, and arrived home, c1carn
the following Interesting facts relative to
atGirs in that State:
The rebel ordnance department established
at ArIadelphia, about July last, Is at present
under the control Of Major George D, Alex
arder There are about $50 men employed In
manufacturing, powder: cartridges, shoes and
stockings, and repairing guns. The guns
manufactured here are Of q very Inferior
quality, and arc known as the Hindman rifle.
Since The establishment Of the ordnance de-
partment, which consists merely Of rough
sheds, up to the 10th Of January, the time
our Informant left, only = new rifles had been
made. The moulding OF bullets is all done By
hand, and Of course progresses about as ra-
pidIy as the stocking Of guns. About fifty
negro boys were engaged In moulding
bullets. but the lead running out the work
had to be suspended. The rebels had In the
ordnance department q patent bul1at mould
ing machine, but were unable to use it, rs
there was not q man in the whole State Of
Arkansas who could be found to place the
parts properly together. The gun stocks are
also made by hand as no one had ingenuity
enough to make turning lathe.
Families throughout the whole State OF Ar-
t kansas arc in great distress, the children il,
most instances going berefooted. Clothing is
| scarce; nothing but home spun can be obtain
| cd, aud that In small quantities. The soldiers
| we're al clothed IN these goods, Teao1 eqfiss