, 1863-05-30
Iaate Eastern News.
News of NAV 18th.


WASHINGTON May 15.-Gen Curtis has
been relieved of the command of the Depart
ment of Missouri. Gen. Schofeld has sue
ceeded him.
NEW YORK 15.-An emeute occurred
at Camp Sprague, State Island, on the 9Th:
some mutineers attacked the guard with
clubs, stones and pickaxes, but were finally
suppressed. One man was killed and sew
eral wounded, % were afterv ards cap
tured.
By general order just issued all officers
and men who have been delivered at City
Point up to May 9th. and captured and re-
leased on parole up to April lst, where ever
captured, and Eli captured in North Carolina
and Virginia, released on parole up to
March ist, are declared duly exchanged.
2 special dispatch to the Times says the
President received from headquarters Army
Of the Potomac an original letter from Jeff.
Davis addressed to one of his colonels, in
which he speaks very disparagingly of affairs
in the Southwest and on the Rappahan-
mock. A letter was found in a rebel camp
at Fredericksburg dated April ID Lees
headquarters are in Fredericksburg.
A dispatch received by the State Depart
ment from Minister Corwin shows that up
to the 21st of April the French had not OBJ
tanned possession of Puebla.
The HerGld's dispatch says that previous
to the falling back Of Hooker, council of
corps commanders was held, and four of the
six urged an advance upon the rebel army,
WAsHINGToN, May Ia dispatch from
Gen. Grant of the Sth inst, has been re-
ceived He expressed satisfaction With the
appearance of afairs in his vicinity, and
states that Port HuGsoa has undoubtedly
been evacuated, except by small garrisons
and their heavy artillery
CHICAGO, May 15.-The Springfield Jour
nal states that Kars, Steele & Co have
contracted to build $50 miles of railroad to
the Pacific This division lies within the
boundary of Kansas, beyond which the
Union Pacific road policy commences. 1t
is intended to hnve forty miles open during
the pre- sent year. The nails, spikes, &C.,
are all purchased, and the work will be
pushed on vigorously.
New YORK, May 15.-The last of our
wounded left on the other side of the Rap
pahannock have been across. As good care
was taken of them while they remained
within the enemy's lines as could be ex-
pected. Our surgeons have been with
them since Hooker crossed the river. The
medical stores sent over at the suggestion
of Gen. Lee were taken possession of by the
rebels, but were issued to our soldiers on
proper acquisitions. The dead of both ar
mics have been buried.
WASHINGTON May 15.- Evidence in
Gen. Buelps case has arrived here. There
is reson to believe that the finding of the
court is such as to show that the President
had ample cause for removing Buell. from
command, and that the Government erred
in postponing his removal so long
The general tenor of advices from Mexico
received at the War Department o-day, is
unfavorable to the French, who had, on the
2lst, made slight progress towards the cap
ture of Puebla. The Mexicans defended
the place with desperate courage Com
monfort had received reinforcoments and
was about to assume offensive operations.
News of May 18th.
New YORK, May l6th-The Post last
evening says, a serious disagreement exists
between GeAs Halleck and Hooker. 1t is
positively stated that Hookcr's new move
ment, planned before he left the south side
of the Rappahannock, has been counter
manded by Halleck
Richmond papers say that there is no
doubt but that Stonewall jackson was acci-
IDENTIFY shot by his own men. He received
three balls in the left arm and hand. This
occurred aftef dark on Saturday he having
given orders to fire on anything seen COM
ing up tie road, before he left the line. and
on seeing federal slirmishers before him he
having hurried to ret1eat and was shot by
his own men. Iiiis funeral was largely at
tended. Davis and the Rebel Cabinet were
present. His body was sent to Lexington
and statue of him is to be erected in the
yebel Capitol.
A Washington letter to the Commercial,
says it is certasn that the armyof the Poto-
mac lost large number of prisoners and
missing, and that its dead would exceed
the number heretofore published; that it
left on the south bank of the Rappahan-
mock "a pieces of artillery, "a quantity of arms
and ammunition, and that majority of the
Generals and officers desire new comman-
der Hooker frankly informed the Presi-
dent that he would resign, if the step was
considered desirable by the Government,
An official dispatch from Paducah KY,
to-day, says that on the night of the l2th
so men of the 1st Tennessee Cavalry were
up the Tennessee river in gunboats and
landed at Breckinridge They dashed
across the country to Linden, surprised a.
rebel force thrice their number, killed three,
captured Lieut.-Col with six other Off
Ger, 80 privates, 10 conscripts, a lot Of hor-
ses, arms, ETC., and burned the Court house,
which was the rebel depot, with quantity
of army supplies. We lost no men.
The report from Washington that Val
landigham was to be sent South is not
credited here 1t is understood that Burn
side will announce what disposition is to be
made of him.
The New YORK Tribune Of Thursday
criticizes very severely the operations of
General Stoneman, saying the damage in
ficted on the enemy is so slight as to have
caused the enemy no inconvenience. In
conclusion it says it is idle to deny that the
campaign Of General Hooker, which begun
so auspiciously, has come to a premature
and Intellectual end. His losses are consid-
erable heavier than heretofore published,
and the estimates will not amount to less
than 7 900, killed, wounded and missing /;
the actual per cent exceeds 1900, but
may be reduced little. Lee is said to
admit a loss of $4,000, which is far
greater than ours in proportion to the
strength ofhis army. Gen. Hooker's army
still largely Outnumbers the enemy; and is
,1ndnnin lnlu in mod snirits and cnnlitinn