, 1863-05-18
m1SOR WAR ITEMS.

OUR DEAD AND Observation-Disclosures,
from the Army Of the POTOMAC states thnt m
wounded In the late battles who arc within
uua '''tes ule al oelnG admirably cared for.
ard that the enemy, willie they refuse tn 1,er''
init any person to visit our wounded in th..;,
hands, promise to send them over tn 10 a.
soon as possible. ~ a'
! The Secretary Of War has directed that
While the Army Of the Potomac remains in It's
present position, no passes shall be prante,1
TO persons to visit it with the view of obt,;n.
Ing the bodies Of deceased friends.
ExcuASG1SG PR1sosEns.-Rob,rt o,,,
the rebel commissioner for the rxchanrc ~
prisoners, came down the James riy,.r ~
Newport News on Monday. to conf.r ,r;tt'
Col. Ludlow, The United States comn,issi,r.,.
IN IN reference to the delivery to the Litter ~
-: ne Mige nuMber OF officers and men nov in
hlc4]honu, recently captured at Freder;cEs.
| burg Transports were sent M to CIV p,,1t
Tor fhcm on Tuesday. Suitable provision 11os
oeen made for the sick and wounded '1''S
:. a soldier In one Of the Massachusetts
regiments writes home curious incidcnt
az g; was ~ tue battle Of F1cdericksburr jnsf
1al' az in the hurry Of recrossing tic river
Last week crossed the Rappahannock at = XII. ~
lys ford (which, it will be remembered i
twenty-five miles above Fredericksbnrrl t',;s
same portfolio was found in a hastilv 1han.
doned Feocl camp, and by means Of the mama
Nf'llen on 1t, was returned to the owner
vi mho oil ionna t4e contents all safe, including
he writes, =" Photograph Of nv mothrT7'
.S Which, Of course, shall prize more dearlyr
MOST IMPORTANT MovEMEsrs.-A letter
from Fortress Monroe, in the Providence
JoaT"ns, says, "thc most important movo.
mcnts are on foot now, and when comn,,,ea
will be Of the most vital Importance ~ 49,
army o1 INC Potomac In defeating <and crush
l"s Tue 1eoei hosts- What these movements
are is not Tor the public to know at present.
as On OUT secrecy our success depends. But
the plan is deep laid aud well conncd ov,,
and cannot well fai1.''
HE NEW MERK1MAo AoA1S,-A Norf,,,-
letter, May 18th, says, sFrotn intcrccntoa |
rebel letters, Intended for citizens of Norfo1k
1t has been ascertained that the seccsb ;ntond
making raid with their new Merrimac h.
tween the middle Of June and the LAT of .1u1r
When their craft comes down the J,mea ~
81, 1neS may ind Yankee men o'-war there
fully capable Of giving her proper welcomen y
-Aojutant General Thomas, who had ar.
rived at Memphis from Grants army, reports
thc organization Of ten full regiments of nc.
gro troops, and recruiting was still in nro.
gress' with the prospect of adding ten more
regiments to this co1ored force, Twenty
thousand native soldiers will be IN import,nt
acquisition to the National army On the Low.
It Mississippi. N1'
ne EsL1s1iSG.-1t is said that nearly ons
hundred and fifty Of the Sd New York ro1nn-
eefs, at Fortress Monroe, had, up to the 10th
e'enllsted in the service, and many more
Sese expected to do so.
Letters from Port Royal, dated Nav sth
Dnounce the departure of the 7th Connect.
ut on an expedition to capture rebel force
Ihich had been prowling around s-,h,oot
sland' The rebels hive 4 large battery at
egreeFille, Just the other side Of Coles 1s1- :
nd, which adjoins Folly Island. This bate. .
can Just command the lower extremity of ]
oily Island. The other day the rebels
pened with this battery upon what thev snn.
osed to be Gen. Vodges' headouartera i
heir shots fell short, although within ranoe
i'd the PaWnee replied vigorously to the hos.
[c fire. :
EXCITEMENT AT CREsnNE.-The co1nn,-
Is 'oaruat says that copperhead named F
0oeias was arrested at Crest1ine and taken ;
Columbus. Manifestations Of disturb. I
&c cropping out at Crcstllne, detachment !
troops has been sent up there from colnm. 4
3 70 protect the property Of Union men. 4