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, 1863-06-02
COMMERCE o.: CHICAGO.
The Grain Trade--Comparatiye
Receipts for the Past Five
Months,
LIVE STOCK, LUMBER, PRO-
VISIONS, ETC.
Comparative Prices
of Produce.

rs we have now entered upon the sixth
month of the year 1868, we lay before our
readers 3 few facts relative to the trade and
commerce Of Chicago, during the past five
months from January 1st till May 81
with comparative statistics:
THE GRAIN TRADE.
During the past two years the grain
trade Of Chicago attained such vast pro-
PORTIONS that even the most sanguinc did
not expect an increase during the present
year: By the tables which follow, how
ever, it will be seen that in the five months
Of 1868, just closed, the receipts of flour
and grain show an increase on those Of the
same period in 1862, of about fre millions
Of bushels. Of Corn alone the receipts
foot up nearly nine millions of bushels,
against only 4,603,77G bushels during the
corresponding five months of 1862. The
receipts Of Oats are upwards of two mill
lions Of bushels, against only 552 ,G29 busl-
els in 1862, and 20G,037 bushels in 1861.
Should the crops Of 1868 prove as large in
yield as is expected, the receipts Of grain
at Chicago during the present year will
probably foot up close on seventy-fve
millions ofbushcls,
The following table shows the weekly
receipts Of flour from January till June
l, for three years:
, 1863-06-02

cI The burden of the present CITY of the
Coprerheads, is Free Speech They fear
the Constitution u,uy be violated, and their
privilege Of free speech curtailed.
How much more " free speech" 10 they
want than that which they now enjoy
From morning I'LL night they pour forth
4 flood of abuse and SANDER upon the GOV
crnmcnt, oppose the war, clamor for peace,
discourage cnlistmcn,s, hide descrtcrs.
threaten to resist the draft, and say and do
everything that that can help the rebels,
except taking up arms in their behalf And
still they cry out for the right OF free speech,
and whine about IN invasion Of their con
Etitutional rights We ask again how
much free speech do they want? Have
none but rebel sympathizcrs any coustitu-
iona1 rights: Is the Constitution an instru.
mcnt framed expressly 10 promote rebel1-
ion. and shield and protect those who give
aid and comfort to rebe1ss This is the
construction put On it l,y the Copperheads.
, 1863-06-02

Next in importance to the grain trade
comes that Of provisions, and it will be seen
from the figures which follow that Chicago
still maintains supremacy in Beet, Pork,
and Live Stock. For many years this has
been the greatest Bccf-packing point in
the United States, and for two years past
we have outstrippcd even Cincinnati in
Pork-packing-the last season By nearly
100000 head.
The table which follows shows the re-
ccirts Of Pork, Beet, Cut Meats, Lard, Tai
low, and Live Stock, from the 1st Of Jauu-
ary till July 1st for three years:
RECEIPTS OF 11oy1s1oSs AND LIVE STOCK AT CHI
CAGo FI:0at JANUARY TILL. JUNE j, FOX THREE
, 1863-06-02
FROM GRANTS ARMY,
From Batteries Il and q, Chicago Ar.
ttllcFy.

The following letter from member Of
Battery B, Chicago Artillery, to his f.tl.sr iu
this city, has just been received:
REAR or ElcEsBCEG. May - 1863.
DEAR FATHER: We have been five days be-
fore |icksburg. Two ge1tral assaults have
been made along the whole line. Ono by the
right ard another by the left wing. terri
bic loss Of life AMI no result III our favor
Thus far. On Tuesday, our division had Il
severe fight. during the first general attack.
Lieut.. William McClintoclS, u the Eth Illi-
nois, is among the killed. He was an old ac-
quairtancc Of mine, and Young man of more
than ordinary ability. Hcliyed 1T Lyonsyillc.
| attended the funeral of his brother at
1oung's Point, q few months since. He and
bis brother were the only sons Of the family.
One half hour ago, George Whittier, Of our
have just sent his body down the hill. Our bat
teryis in position in point blank range, S.0sards
cfthe enemy. No other accident has hapfeaed
to our battery. Battery has lad two men
Killed, Newell and Thompson, Daniel Young
severely wounded. Capt. John Williams Of
the 1S'th Illinois led his company brave1y in
the assault Of Tuesday. 4 yonug German be-
longing 10 the Ionrs Nuns Christian Aszo.
cia,ion, q Lieutenant in the Sth Missouri, who
Is acquainted with you, 4 member Of Clark
Street Methodist Episcopal Church, volun-
ieefea nf IN the stnIm.pg PaFIE and was wounded,
Hto n"AiI l oSANaGt 10 leoLhlAIuu. / hILlA-
I'd tie battle from, the top of our hill, a very
high one, good part Of the day: The storm:
ing party Of $50. crossed the ditch on this side
Of the enenys tort, and planted i United
States flag on the outer slope Of the parapet,
where it remained all day. i second 1sg vas
afterwa1ds planted alongside Of the f1rst, but
both had TO be brought back at night, The
charge Yesterday was made in columns, the
front of plotoon-nu order of battle very
successful under Napoleon. But the positi N
q the enemy is one of snch great natural
strength, and their ditch outside SO wide aud
deep, that thu assault proved 4 failure. Min
iug and blasting are to be tried today.
believe no land force has ever beseiged SO
strong position since the commencement Of
the.war, as Tieksburg. Gen. Sherman, whose
military yalor and skill has been underrAtcd
By some journals. is ono Of the ablcst Gen
ernls we have, and The most frequently con-
suited BY Gen. Grant. Vickshurg. must fill,
but it may be weeks before this end Is accom-
plishcd.
l conclude By saying, if you had seen what
have seen during the past fnur days, you
would realizc what deyilinspired iniqnity tho
South will have to answer for. ]. n. M.
, 1863-06-02

We yesterday gave an account Of 4 tragedy
which occurred at Kokomo, Indiana, on
Thursday last, By which = horse thief SHOT
and Eilled two citizens of that place. The Sc
r.11o the afair is contained in the following
letter to the indianapolis Journal:
koKoso, HOWARD Co 1sp.,l
May 18th, 1868.
EDITOR JOURNAL: You will sec an &C.
count in the Howard 7ribune," which l
ssnd with this, Of II double murder committed
here last Monday.
give you, as an eye witness, the retribu-
tive Justice meted out to the murderer last
Light:
At about o'clock P. NJ, the people COM
mcnced assembling on ihe east side of the pub
lie sqHarc, and in an hour thereafter marched
to the Jail. The Sheriff and his deputies re-
sisted the crowd until overcome By superior
force. To the praise Of the Sheriff, no force
cunld compel him to give up the key to the jail
Then commenced th. work Of opening tie
jul by force. The work commenced, and, in
:le meantime, Mr. Eaile, DR.. Weaver aud an-
nther gentleman made very eloquent speeches
i'll order to have the crowd desist. But it
WAS Of no avail.
III IN hour and half the Jail was broken
open and the crowd outside waited with pa
'itrce i'll the prisoner confessed all he wished
70. clergyman was in attendance. When
the confession was over, he was carefully and
kindly carried to the public square, where, in
the meantime, a gallows lad been erected,
and, in the presence Of the assembled multi
tudc Of men. women and children, huug BY
the neck until he was dead. He was hung st
about half past ten, and remained suspended
till six this morning. The citizens give him
4 decent burial, and while write, the corpse
is being taken to the grave.
have seen many mobs, but the entire pro-
cccdipgs of this would f;tyorably compare
with an assembly Of persons going to and from
church. ". r. S.
The other horse thief, who escaped at the
time Of the tragedy has been taken, and Is
now in Jail at indianapolis. His name is Joel
Sutton. When about to be taken, he drew his
revolver, but the man who took him was too
quick for him, and the rascal surrendered. As
lie took no part in the murder at hokomo, he
is only held for horse stealing.
, 1863-06-02

started for Boston. ue came from Cincin-
natl. Will Cincinnati attend to his
case? :? We could not learn his name. It
ahould be added, to relieve the case Of nnde-
served weight, that the death in the party was
Of an unhappy subject Of ds'irians trtmeas,
not die oi exposure.
, 1863-06-02

q Ne knew that Vallandigham would
eel a' nome among the rebels. lie has
occn the honorcd guest Of Gen. Bragg. and
is the pct Of the rcbel officers. liz sta-ts IN
q 1e" days Tor hiclmond to see Jeff. Davis
and the other magnatcs Of sccessia Al,
ready the rebel 1'apers are bringing him ont
for high office. The Chattanooga Rt1e,
calls On the Copperheads Of Ohio to elect
Linn Governor, and proposes lin for Pres.
ldcnt in 1864. 1t thinks if he were Presi.
dent Of the North, peace could be made
and the independence Of the Confedcrates
knc,1ra1
, 1863-06-02

TEE CROPS IN THE ESoCTu.-.According to the
Augusta (Ga.) Cu.sstitufionolist the talk about
a 1nrge grain crop in the South is not true
The report has bern got up by spectators for
their own advantage. They have purchased the
crops fiom the farmers ut low price. with
the view of selling at fa1nne rates, as 1t Is the
fact that the whole crop will not furnish nine
months supply. Farmers, the Con>tit"fiona'i>t
tsys, will be hnmbugged, speculatnrs. en-
pay the old high psices, OF perhaps more.
, 1863-06-02

3EA1.@.
LElnher, S1,irc1es

a careful pcrusal Of the above tables
cannot f1il 10 convince every well informed
mind that Chicago still maintains her posi-
tion Of being the greatest primary grain
moTA<', the greatest Pork and Btefpaeking
potnf, and The greatest Lumber market in
The trQf}d!t
, 1863-06-02
Postal.

A's1 ot postoflices established, and post
nas1efs appointed in Illinois for the week
tnding may Esd 1sG3:
RE-EsTABI1sHEp.
ing p. II. '''At >o'' H. L. hunt
FosrAAsTERs APPOINTED,
Woody. Pope CO., John H. ui}nan
Union foint, mon Co, Samuel Sprinos
PaloIa Ststion, Woodfort. CO. Jamea " >,-
hiu1rhyehozoush, jackson c., EdWin \; n,nsTn Tsrs.
Winfield. DnPase Co., M. Dieter
Normal, McLcan Co. J. R. Dunn
Oscecla, Stark Co., Geo. Curricr,
, 1863-06-02
From TIC Sword to The E4uHaD.

From Tic Sword to the Stump.
'Fitz John Porter, Esq., having f4llcd as
= General, is going to try his hand as politi-
clan, and essays his llrst effort in the ranks Of
lie Coppcrheads, who have been lis natural
allies from the start. He Is announced to ad-
dress meeting Of the Copperhcads of New
ark, IN. j. called to sympathlzc with Val
landisham. We predict that Squire Porter
VII fill as politician even worse than he did
rs general, aid that is as bad as bis worst en-
al,.. could wish. 1t Is metc tlat his first ef-
f.: s1.'.nld Ut n.aie Us tue a?ol"sist for The
LII. 1t:ltuined Litter of the North.
, 1863-06-02

From the above table it will be seen that
the trade in Live Stock and Provisions has
greatly increased during the present year.
The increasc in the receipts Of Beef Cattle
is over 100per cent. on those of the cores
ponding period in 1861, and above rs per
cent. increase on the receipts Of 1862.
Tic following table shows the Beef pack
inn ut Chicasro fnr the ta.,st 10 ranrs.
, 1863-06-02
TIE GRAIN TRADE OF CHICAGO Fon TEN YEARS
PAST,
The following table shows the total re-
ccipts Of flour (reduced to wheat) and
grim during the past eleven years:

rR1cEs OF GRAIN FOR THREE TEARS.
The following tables show the weekly
prices OF, wheat, corn and oats in this mar
ket from the 1st Of January till June 1st,
for three years:
WEEKLY rls1cEs OF NO. / STRING WHEAT IN sroRE
E1QN IAN. 1sr TO JUNE 1sT ZOE THREE rEAns
, 1863-06-02

I 11C 1o11"ft1f1Es5 t41p1V E110"a t11C 11t*E11UCI
Of Hogs packed in Chicago for Il series o1

The packing in Cincinnati during the
past season was Cos ,457, or 3G1 ,707 less Than
were packed in Chicago, anil yet Cincin-
natl packed more than ever before.
To give our readers some idea of the
magnitude Of the trade in beef cattle and
hogs in this city, VIC append the following
table, showing the receipts and shipments
fer a series ot years;
RECEIPTS OF HOGS AND BEET CATTLE IN CHICAGO,
Hogs. Hecyce.
, 1863-06-02
The Pirate "Japnns' or Tir-
triuila

The Newark Mercury publishes note from
from the United States consul, Mr. Thomas
Il. Dudley, at Liverpool, denying that the pi-
rate japan escaped through b1under Of his
In mentioning the place whence she WAS
about to sail. Mr. Dudley confirms the state
ment made by our Liverpool correspondent,
in bis letter printed yesterday, that he never
sent any such telegraph as the one imputed,
TO Ar. Adams, OF any on the subject Of the
ssiiing Of this vessel and that the English
government, so far as he is aware, never 1ook
any steps whatever at Liverpool or else
where to stop her from sailing. The steamer
J'Ian was not fitted ont-indeed the vessel
Was never Within the jurisdiction Of tue Liv-
erpool consulate; she WIS built at Dunbar
ton, on the Clyde, in Scotland, and fitted ont
ut Gseenock, a. thc mouth Of that river, with
in the con. ular jurisdiction Of Glasgow. The
consul ut that port wrote Mr.. Dudley at the
lime that he had done all he could in the mt
ter, and Mr.: Dudley had no reason to doubt
what he said.
, 1863-06-02
/ AkGE SALE AT AUCTION
OF
First Class Residence Property,


VIII be sG!l at Aue'itn. OH ,T1'EF TENTH fs;s,
!a:Ec rnmhe. Of t1hSf CLASS LHke Shrre .,~i-
!ehce lots heated In the Of the
CITY. Ia t.hfrrhcot! rttr tue Dwellings arc
row f''l hnAt. II Is hcuatea ty Michigan Averua
On the est Like stcre on the ea1s. lns"ld street
u fnt.l. atd ,oH!iIt-ce s:tres On the no.th It
t,olts %:ch:an I.d'ana. rralrt, a7d c.'a7act Avea
nc. a1c nunc Of the lots four ninuts wak
fsoni ne state stE,tt ARD ce1tsse Grow ca;s Per-
stns wlo SaIrthr the property III thts the !a.i
IL higher and Aa,ut twice the width f.nm St1:e
foffe Like Shore thar It Il ccrth 4 Twelfth street,
Masking rom tor fine ueiEhbarhcod 1t -n:7,unL
ed with Churehes Erd Schools. nss the aIga1ta,c oc
tie rch &C lamps atr. ana The large t3r Il on
!:inG,1d a,sect-M largest and teeprst n ia city
Thereby e:Ab!E PERSONS fa lnye cellars OF a1y i+st-
sso'e ae?tn. M-Te r. od dive la;s arc now sas up
here than tn a:y OF i-r :a!L Of EhcH-n, and m.c
desi1?h s!Eahor:o1 can be fu:t my city, Lots
are Getp tat r1E from Gno hundred and stytv-pua
NOD 70 one hrLdrrd .a seventy rscas t19s, set it
- oEy Of OF line whether they shall sell
pIcse IT rates o. tkret Hre dollars pcr ,ut price
| vIct they sill br:,;- In very f-u yea1s.
At the t!u+. will hr ntfere! TIL square OF
gSausa upon the Lake Shore. bet wen com.rer and
E!igol1 t:Ecrfa. which commands .te7 OF the rntlr.
| itont f'et,
Ttnn-lla1f cash ha1arec In one year rtt1- re -f.ct
sd Fo- tHr5hc, i$FtfrulAss cali at office So.9 Ma-
RI Sale +, romnicnec at Il O'Clock 4. 81
81 .StfF4
, 1863-06-02

1s3 !sS .61.51. 13l.527
The receipts OF Barley during the five
months ending May 81, for three years,
were as follows:
WEEKLY RECEIPTS OF BARLEY, FROM jan 1sr TO
JUNE 1sT, FOR THREE YEARS.
, 1863-06-02

The following table shows the shipments
of all kinds Of grain and flour from Chi.
cago for twcnty-6y years:
sH1rHEsTs OF FLOUR (REDrCED TO wHEAT1 AND
GRAIN. fEoh CHICAGO ZOE TWENTY-FIVE TAAne.
, 1863-06-02

Total. ,s55, ,753 46o3,7.5 6,1a4,s ,s58
The following table shows the weekly
receipts Of Oats during the past five months,
with comparative figures:
WEEKLY l.EcE.r1s oF OATS FROM JAN. l TO JUNE
, 1863-06-02
The following table shows the weekly
receipts Of wheat during the same period:
WEEKLY RECEIPTS OF WHEAT FROM JAN, lsT TO
JUNE 1ST. FOR THREE YEARS

Total.....-.. .-...2, &C., 800 a.7i571G 3,aso,751
The weekly receipts Of Corn for the past
five months, with comparative statistics,
are as follows:
WEEKLY RECEIPTS OF CORN FROM JANUARY 1sT
TO IENE 1ST. EuIl THEE YEARS
, 1863-06-02
IMPORTANT FROM TaHE
Xf41PIsAIEAN ANNOC3S.

Splendid Scout of the 8t1a Il1inoIx-92s
Prisoners. 1850 Contrabnnd., and
500 Horses CnptQred-SmuSsIIu
Routes Broken Up.
, 1863-06-02

IT K. PLIMPTON, Auctiouecr.
Hull OF Steamer City OF Buffalo.
WEDNESDAY, JrNE H. AT 10 l. NJ,
I. E. PLIEPToN & SON, so Main Street,
VIII sell. without reserve, The Hull OF the Sse.,a1:
City Of snHn1o sit how lie, i;.taeiis s!. Yard
Buffalo Greek.
Also six Rayuord's Lie roats
sa'f will fal.c place OF board. Terms Cash
Wyal -e6i1-lt
, 1863-06-02

1ts.all a1,9 l72Tta
REcAF1TCLATloS,
The following table shows the toto1 70.
eeipts OF flour (reduced to wheat) aud all
kinds Of grain, from the first of January
till the first Of June, for three wears.
, 1863-06-02

4 RLINGTON, LEON AND
"A pOSSIKERS AfNsTRELs.
Opera House, Randolph street between tie Mattcson
ant! She E,4n Houses
NQNDAl Et tEtlSG. Ju1c IL. auL eye-Y evening
dn'n. the week. Fist week OF the Etaopsaa After.
P!see ssasher and Czashet. tirst ~eek Of Johnny
Max aees under dllacnltl.s. Ti.:t week Of 5s,:s 5
99sss1pfe 9ss se MsEgy Mar J9y o'd Grow zala zaas.
s!ciiao yes2e.s. &c: -Ac pso,s opsa at II: con-
n3eEc'eG E ats!s o'e!.ekP: u MATINEE on saiuT!sy.
q ceEts. Children untisr T. Year, II age to MACtee
only Is cents. lm53i Gd36lwts r S. DlNGEsS Ayr.
, 1863-06-02

Total. 2O39S77 :S15aGs9 aa6
The following table shows the rcceipts
Of Rye since the LIST of January, for three
years:
WEEKLY EEcEtrTs OF RYE FNoN JAN. 1ST TO JrSE
1Sr
, 1863-06-02
An1ttG911lt11t1.

McVICKER'S THEATRE.
4f1- MadIsonst street. between State md Desrhorn.
CHANGE OF TINE.
Doors open at IL o'clock; Curtain rises at o'clock.
1tlsc And last week Of the talented young t:agedan
). " I L X ES BOOTH,
rrsG has ben tightly received during the past two
snna " !nfEe aEd fashionable audiences. u. will
aatlfg lh- week series Ct h4 most brilliant
stsohs supported bG the entire stock c3np41Y
Se"es can noT be secured for the entire week.
fo1 ths ": ~, EVENING Jnae d. wilt be presented
aos Sae 4Ass tit1e shaEsptares Tra:edy Of
RICHARD III.
Duke OF 61ostes. afterwards Richard III
1naTu
To conclude With the excellent Farce OF
THE ORSTINATE FAMILY
u Wednesday. THE MARBLE uEaI.c r.
day. ROMEO AND JULIET. Aoa's-
, 1863-06-02

WEEKLY PRICES OF MINED conn IN STORE PROM
JAN. 1Er 70 JUNE 1sT roE TMREH YEARs.
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-04-15
The Attack on Charleston.

The n. Y. Iribune's correspondent, who was
on Admiral Duponts flagship the IronSi es, and
spectator OF the attack upon the forts in Charles
ton harbor, thls sums up the results Of the short,
but terrific contest:
Upon coming out of range the hatchways Of the
Ironsides were opened, and we could once more
have full view OF things around US. As reach
ed the spar deck the heokuk was Just passing our
starboard side, with Capt Rhiud limping about
the forward turret. A sorry sight she presented.
Her sides and turrets show ed nnumerabIe no es.
She was evidently used up. The Nahanl, Pdtsps-
co and Nantucket also passed, and the command
.rs c each reported more or less damage. tie
po-houne of the former was badly shattered
But the full extent of tie Injuries to the IRON
clads was not known until their commanders per-
sonaly reported them to the Admiral III the
course OF the evening. The Keokuk had 80 shots
in all; 10 on the water liue az starboald, port j
Is in the after turret Give Of them through; a
Whitworth stee pointed shot remained sticking
in the wal j II in the forward turret g of them
through y 20 on the slipping sides (l5 slsrboard,
10 port; : through sheeting on alter turret;
I'D through smoke stack e through, 3 glanced j
4 through the boats, glanced Oft the deck |
cut signal staff; or 4 went through the flag.
The New lionsdes was hit between sixty and
seventy times, but sustained no material damage
One OF the shutters of port five, port side, was
knock ed off an eleven-inch she'll lodged IN the
bow between the sides and the sand-bags. A
shot passed through the smoke stack, aud hsr
bufwarks were much shattered.
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-04-15

The Weeh vixen was struck ffty-nine times.
Tie turret was badly dented and worked with
difficulty. Many bolts in the pilot house had
Ueen loosered and driven through.
The Montauk was hit twenty times the Pas
sale fity-eight times. In addition to the damage
already stated, h-r pilot house was much weaken
ed by the oosening aud driving through of the
bolts. I'll. Nantucket vas struck ffty-one times,
and had her turret stopped twice by shot. The
Catskill received about the same number of Shots
Both the latter had their decks almost tern open
by rted bolts.
The Patapsco waa hit between forty and fifty
times and bsside the disabling of her 200-pound-
er Parrot, had her turret much denied and pilot
house much weakened. The Nahant was struck
eighty times, and had her pilot house almost bro
ken into pieces. -Four men were wounded, one
moraly, In 1t, from flying bolts.
OF ammunition, the different vessels fired
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-04-15
ition, the different vessels fred ::

Assuming that one out of every ten rebel shots
struck-a very liberal aowance-it would appear
that the enemy fired over four thousand rounds.
Ihree-four rs of these, at least, we're discharged
while the Monitors and Keokuk were within the
converging ranges, that is, in less than three
quarters o! an hour, SO that it appears the forts
and batteries averaged almost two hundred dis
charges per minute. Their fire was excellentiy
directed. Their guns were all Of heavy caiibre
throwing s, g. 10, and ll-nch round shot and
she'll and 5 and G.inch rfed shot,
Tne enemy had few very eff ctive Whitworth
guns pl- ying upon US. Several OF the steel point.
ed bolts thrown by them were found inside the
Aeokuk and upon the decks of several of the IRON
cIads. The great force with which the rebe mis-.
slleS struck and dened, buged in and broke the
decks, Sides turreS and pilot houses, indicated
high veloclteS trom the heaviest practicable char
ges.
In spite OF the comparative weakness of our
lfe, considerable damage was done to the forts.
The northeast face of Fort Sumter was marked
WIN eleven holes, plainly visible at our distance
Of three miles. Some gaps were three feet wide,
anG Looked as though the shot had plowed right
through the wall. Two embrasureS were almost
knocked INTO ore. One of our first shot brough'
down the flag staff of Fort Moulgre.
conversed with all the Captains of the ilol
clads during their meeting en- board. Their
opinions had but one DRIFT; that it would be folly
and sure destruction to renew the attack aft r to-
days experience, resulting in the total disabling
of two (heokuk and PasSaic) and partial of three
more (>ahsnt, Nantucket and Patapsco). The
Admiral quietly received their reports but did
not ask for their opinions nor make bis decision
of the question oil the renewal or abandonment of
tie attack known.
When lett the flag ship, on Wednesday night,
the Patapsco had already started for Port Royal,
and the remainder Of the Monitors were expected
to follow on the following day. The lronsiies
was to return to her station among the blockadets
The Rear Admiral and staff were to re-estabish
themselves on the Wabash in Port Royal har5or
The land forces being numerically too small
for independent aggressive conquests, will not be
able to maintain themselves without the support
of the iron-clads on the islands between Stono
and Charleston, and probably will return soon
after the evacuation of the harbor to their en-
campmentS at Hilton Head nd St. Helena Up
on the whole, the loyal public had better accept
the abandonment of all offensive demonstrations
against Charleston as an accomplished fact