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OF the 9TH corps, and Martindale's 0lvl
sion. The 9th corps swept up to Within
half mile Of town. One more line ant
we have the town, which we now semi
Col. Chamberlain, commanding brigade
In the 6th corps, was badly wounded in the
hip. Col. Beam, of the 148th Pennsylva.
mia, was wounded in the side.
NEW YORK, June 21.-The Times special
says: The exploit of small partyof But.
ler's force on the Richmond and Peters.
burg Railroad was q brilliant affair. A
force Of 4, 900 advanced three or four miles
directly in the teeth Of Lees army, and
ing three miles of railroad, upon which
troops were passing as fast Is trains could
rum. and In taking the almost vacated
rebe! works and capturing 200 prisoners.
While the mon were destroying the rail-
road picket force Of rebels came down.
A mere handful Of men held them at bay
till tho work was accomplished. The
picket force was reinforced heavily and our
mon retired.
The Times special Of the 18th says the
rebels on Friday night made q furious at
tack on Burnside's front, aud after con-
test re-occupied the fort he had taken the
previous morning. This change in the line
has counteracted Beauregard's force, while
It enables our troops to cover important
approaches to our LEFT and right, and places
the City within range of our guns-about
ia O0yards.
At about Ave p. m. an advance was made
on the rebel lines to develop his position,
which was accomplished with considerable
less in wounded. Birneys division suf-
fered most.
Prisoners state that Beaureeard COM
mands the City with his army and por-
ton Of Long.treets, Wilcox's and Ewell's.
There - no decisive evidence Of the pres
ence Of more than small portion Of Lees
army.
The HeralEs correspondent Of the 18th
says Gen. Brooks has been relieved from
the command Of his division, and assigned
to the command Of the 18TH corps,-succes-
sor to Gen. Gilmore.
The Herald special Of the 10th, dated at
four o'clock this .. M, says Burnside's
corps attacked the enemys works on the
LETT OF our line, and carried them after q
severe and protracted struggle, capturing
about sou prisoners, six excellent brass
deld pieces and two that were spiked.
NEW YORK, June 2l.-Secretary Stanton
In dispatch last night says: Up to ten
o'clock Sunday night no later operations on
James river has been reported. Our losses
on Saturday are said to be very heavy,
though no Official returns have yet been
made.
Stanton further announces that Sherman
was premature in proclaiming the fight Of
the rebels from their position. The enemy
hold KensaW mountain.
Gen. Foster reports that he has been in.
formed by the rebel Gen. Jones at Charles
ton that i've Of our general officers in the
hands Of the enemy are kept under our
fro - retaliation. He asks permission to
place like number of rebel officers of the
same grade under rebel Ere. Stanton gives
u0rmfasfO0 AncOrf3i0Oiv 90
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New HAVEN, June 2O.-The New Yorl
cypress train for Boston, via Springfield
this noon, when about mile north OF Ser
lin, met with an accident. The two req
cars of the train were thrown frors tn
track down an embankment and baii,
broken up. Some IS persons are rercrtei
to have been injured, mostly by bruises.
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Bermuda HUNDRED, June Is, via Bal
timore June 2O.)eIn all, 81 pieces of artil-
lery have been captured from the enemy
in eur assaults on the werks At Petersburg,
When the enemy withdrew his forces in
front Of Gen. Butler to reinforce Peters
burg, Gen. Butler Immediately sent out q
force under Generals Terry and Hunter,
which succeeded in destroying an impor-
tant bridge and four miles ofrailrcad track
near Waltham Junction.
Early's Qate L0ngstreets) corps CROSSED
the James River near Drury's Bluff, in
strong force, and was seen moving down
the Petersburg Turnpike as Gen. Buffers
forces entered their works.
Last evening the dispatch steamer
Amanda Winans, while passing Wilcox q
Wharf, was fred into from the north side
Of the James River by rebel battery
Ten shots were fred ct her, one Of which
passed through he hull near the water line.
No ono was injured.
The James River il block AIDED below
Drurys Bluff to prevent surprise from
the rebel rams.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY or TIE Potomac.
Juna I8.-Gen. Pierce was wounded while
CALAMITY leading his brigade in . charge.
Gen. Martindale, on the right, attacked
the enemy and succeeded in advancing his
lines and taking few prisoners: his loss
is reported at about 500.
The 5th corps did not lose heavily il
their advance in the morning, but their
loss was considerable in the afternoon.
in their attack on the left. Our losses dur
ing the past two day will reach 5000 killed
and wounded. The loss Of the enemy at
some points was greater than ours, but be-
ing generally behind their entertainments,
were not 80 much exposed and Of course
suffered less on the whole. All the prison
ers taken so far, some 1900, Of whom about
200 came in yesterday, representing them
selves as being in Beauregard's army. It
is not believed that such resistance could
be made without his presence and the aid
Of his troops.
There is no reliable news from Gen. But
Ter up to the present time.
Gen. ingalls, has been designated Chief
quartermaster Of the combined armies in
this vicinity, to be stationed at City Point
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WAsHTNaToN, June 20.-Th0 result Of
the Senate action tonight In the bill
amenditory Of he Enrolment Act was .
refusal by three majority to strike out the
make draft for one year was retained and
the bill recommitted to the Military Com
mittee, who will have q meeting on the
subject tomorrow.
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WAsHINaToN, June 1S.-The general BE-
lief among members is that Congress viii
adjourn in about ten days.
The House will sit for business every
night, and probably the Senate also.
The Tariff and Internal 6evonue bills
are the most important pending.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has &C.
cepted all bids for the bonds Of 1851, 1t four
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NEW YORK, June 20.-The Richmond
Sentinel, of the 18th, has accounts OF Hun
ter's operations. 1t appears that his say
airy have raided through Wilson county !,
road, and also on Concord, 1S miles east Of
Lynchburg, and up to Campbell Court
House. The purpose seems to be to isolate
Lynchburg, and. possibly, to lay sieSe 70 1t.
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NEW YORK, June 2t.-Goid was atricIr.
en- from the Board List this mornine.-
Gold At o'clock was oos. Cotton arm.
LATER.-An important meeting of Bank.
ers and Brokers viii be held onYyVednea..
day to urge the repeal 81 the gold bill
BUSINESS in foreign exchange il suspended.
~ % il now asked for gold.
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Arrival Of the Wouuaea.

BALTIMORE. JUNE 2l.-The American has
following:
ANNAPOLIS, Juue 21.--The steamer Con-
necticut has just arrived here with over 500
wounded, including 60 officers. Thew are
principally from the Eth and 9th CORPS
They were wounded en- the nth and 18th
insts., while charging the rebel works
around Petersburg. They confirm the
news that Burnside gained decided "a.
vantage on saturday and that P9tersbvrgh
would soon be in our hands,
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WAsHINaToN, june M-Tho President
has approved and signed the bill regula-
ting the coastiug trade, By which y % pro-
vided that any Boat, sloop or othst' vessel Or
the United states navigating tbs waters o.
our northern, nor.hw eetern ana north-.
eastern frontiers. otherwise than bv -.
shall beenroiled and licensed in such forrS
as other vessels. IT.
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ExplNsiOn.

occurred in the Brideeburg Arsena! this
morning, through the cssrelessness Of boy
Three boys were horribly but not danger
ously wounded. The building was not
damaged
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ATLANTA, Ga, June l6.-A telegram
from Gen. Forrest to Capt Adatrs dated
Tupelo, June 18th, says: There arc No
Georgian hurt: The victory We. c2m q e:
enemy exceeds the total Of my troops en-
gagged. Ihave sent forward |, 500 prisoners
and there were more vt behind.
Three miles from Mar1elta junction, 18th
inst.-There was but little skir0iahing
yesterday. Sharpshootses were going al
Major Massie, Of the 10th Mississippi,
was Killed ct i've O'Clock, yesterday.
Gen. Hooker's corps made q charge on
Cleborn's division, three lines deep, and
was repulsed with great slaughter. a NV
prisoners were taken, who co1nIAo0 tho
above. Cleborn's division nrsd SIS times
with shot, shell and canister. The onemy
was not able to bring his artillery to bear
on u. IS, h sF -
The Richmond Enquirer says. A gem
tleman who left Lynchburg on Thursday.
says that Yankee force 5000 strong, UNI
der Generals Hunter, Crook and Averill,
we're At Forrest s Depot on the , Virginia ID. 4
miles from Lynchburg. They have done
q good deal Of damage to the railroad, .
was to have been expected, but We did not
learn the particulars Of their vandalism.
A train Of cars arrived from Danyille
last evening: The Yankee feat has not
been accomplished.
NEW YORK, June 2f.-The Richmond
Examiner Of June l3th8ivoD an account Of
operations by Gems. Crook and Averiu In
Southwestern Virginia. .,.
A force represented to be Il, 90 strong
formed . junction several miles Northeast
Of Lexington, and it was supposed that
they destroyed the Lexington Military In
stitute. Their advance was resisted by
Gen. McCausland, but he was unable to
check them.
A portion Of Averilrs forces then went
into Nelson county, where they made .
descent upon the Lyncbburg q Charlotts-
Vile Railroad at Tye River Bridge, when
they burned the bridge and committed 9TH
or excuses.
Yesterday evening, the 18th, od1cial in
formation was received that they burned
Arlington Depot and passed on to An
herst Court House, only II miles nom
Lynchburk.
Later information states that they were
within six miles Of Lynchburg.
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EoFelgn News.
New YORK, June 20.-The North Amer
lean has arrived here.

lean has arrived here.
--latest via Londondsrry.l
Latest Market News.-Liverpool June l1
Cotton has advanced Id for American.
and declining Id for common qualities. clos
ing quiet 1t 263d for midAling Orleans.
Breadstods dull with . downward t.
deney. Wheat easier. III. Central 49,
32@Ss; Erie 53@55.
In the House Of Commons, the o..-.,
Of Federal recruiting in Ireland w. Ssrsa-
ed. Strong remonstraaces w.re m"In
against II. A1'u0
A|arl Russell complained of H. : aor atsoa.-
ton, by the Washington Gtgvs -rrs@ot to
the representation nlade on The sukject By
Lord Lyons.
The Conference has been Ak teaded to thu
18th of June. No advance has been made
in the settlement Of the exist.ng difficulties
and IL Is feared that hostilities will be re-
sumed between the Danes and Germans.
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PIrrsBuRaH, June 19-The Sanitary mir
The nett profits will exceed 500, 900.
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The Board OF supervisors Of Warren
county, at their jane session, passed the
following resolutica:
I" Resolved, by tie Board Of Supervisors
Of Warren county. Iowa, That Wo aro
unanimously. aud irrespective Of political
prejudices, In favor of the reelection Of q.
Mckay to the Office o. Clerk az he DlstriCt
Court, At our next election. That Ne pre-
fer him 70 any othsr msa Of sny party u
this county,
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Corrc cliOn.

The railroad accAgent yeste -day OCCURRED
on the New HAYES 4 Hartford railroaS-
and not on the New Haven railroad ~
was stated in some journals.
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that the plcketS OF Ola DIVISION were COm-
ing down to prevent the taking of Cor
louisville. therefore. during the night
and next morning, withdrew my command
over the North Anna via Carpenter 5 Ford
near Miners Bridge. In addition to this,
the animals were for 20 days, the time in
which We were engaged, without forage,
the surrounding country affOrding nothing
but grazing OF very inferior quality, and
generally at such points as were inaccessi.
the 18th, was by far the most brilliant one
of the present campaign. The enemy's
loss was very heavy. They lost the fol-
lowing officers, viz: Col. McAllister, COM
mander, killed; Brig. Gen. Roster, COM
handing brigade wounded, and Colonel
Custer, commanding q regiment, wounded.
MY loss in killed and wounded will be
about SIS, Of this number 400 are wounded.
l brought off in my ambulances 81, all
that could be transported. The remainder
were. with q number Of rebel wounded
that fell into my hands, left behind. Sur
0eous and attendants were detailed and
remained in charge Of them. I captured,
and have low with me $40 rebel soldiers,
including 20 commissioned officers. Ny
loss in captured will not exceed 100. They
were principally from the 5th Michigan
cavalry. This regiment CALAMITY charged
down the Gordonsville road, capturing 100
horses and about 500 men, but we're finally
surrounded aud had to give them up
When the enemy broke they hurried be-
tween Gen'l Custar's command and Col.
Greggs brigade, capturing five caissons Of
Pennington's battery, three Of which were
afterwards re-captured, leaving in their
hands two caissons. A more detailed re-
port will be made hereafter.
[Signedl +. NJ. STANTON.
WASHINGTON, June 10, a45 p. MO
MAJ. Gen. Dir:-This evening dispatch
from City Point, dated nine O'Clock this
morning, reached the Department. 1t re-
ports that our forces advanced yesterday
to within mile in front Of Petersburg
where they found the enemy occupying 9
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Specials @ New York Papers.


New YORK, June lathe Herald cor
lowing account Of . light near Long Bridge
across the Chickahominy: Crawf6rd's d.
vision had advanced, after crossing the
bridge, and pushed forward to the heights
on the other side, firmly establishing him
self. He remained there until daylight
when the other divisions Of the 5th corps
took position near by. Here the corps
remained all day but not without an indie
pendent and most brilliant fight by Craw-
ford's division. The cavalry still in his
advanced position was sent in the direc-
ton Of Turner's Ford across the Chicka-
hominy and some toward the White Oak
swamp. Crossing at Saline crossing the
cavalry came upon the LIST and End South
Carolina regiments and Hampt0n's brig
AIDE and being inferior in numbers sent
back for infantry support. Crawford sent
cavalry, get possession of the road and en-
trench. Very shortly after Tyler's brigade
went to their assistance, with the first brig
ade followed by Col. Carl and brigade. In
some of the redoubts thrown up by Nc
Clellan the enemy had placed three can
non from which they kept up vigorous
Smelling on our troops. Their object was
were all our trains. To silence the guns in
these redoubts and keep possession Of
the White Oak swamp bridge Barnes bat
terry, LIST N. Y. was located so as to COM
mand the bridge and prevent the enemy
crossing over from that direction. Mean
time other batteries directed their are on
these redoubts. Our cavalry got out Of
ammunition, and at this point being heav-
which they did in considerable confusion,
working through the infAntry line. The
infantry, Notwithstanding tho cavalry
panic, stnod their ground and punished the
pursuing cavalry severely as they came
within nlusketry range. The enemy's cav
airy numbering 5000, fell back and did
not show themselves again. From this
time the lighting was between Crawford's
division and the euemy's infantry. It was
half-past three, p. "a. when the enemy's in
fautry arrived brisk diminishing ensued,
and the enemy making the attack were 30
decidedly repulsed that they did not ven
ture to repeat it.
NEW YORK, June lathe Herald's cor
respondent with Hunter, Of the 18th inst,
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tae paper at their neighbcr door before he
gets up, while others lounge in the stores
and shops till they see tie paper laid down,
when they snatch it up and devour it's news
with the avidity Of an animal partaking 81
stolen provender. It is needless to say tina,
CHS class Of men belong almost exclusively
90 the genus Ctpperhend. -Muscaes'e JosfT'
Seventeen births are recorded in Benton
township. Fremont couHty, and nGfI girl
that's bad, suro!--Mascdtsne Journal.
No, sir, It's coed thing. The 'dofd is
determined that the Coppe-nead r&ee shall
s,s.rone extinct: hence these gal babies
The "Dads'' Of these poor "unfcrtunates''
are Cops. This looks little hard but
they are "obleeged'' to stand it. They
ought to be ssloyal," then their babies viii
he all right, and of q mixed race!
edwin Meredith, son Of Or. H. II. Mere
dth Of this place has Tine pad e
for there on Tuesday morning OF this week
Cedar Falls Gazette.
AnRRsr or A MAIL RonBER.--A mar
s-,synai Rarker. stare driver on the route
from Iowa Fails to Mason City. has beer
arrested for robbing the mails, ana nao nl'
examination at Iowa Falls the lPresen
week. From certain occurrences, M. ar
saold, the postmaster ut the latter place sns
pectsd Barker Of rifing the man naes
while in transit on his route, ana ne iai0
rap to catch him. Marked letters wert
mailed, placea in the pouch in the presenc'
!. Of one or two other persons, ana tnen uc
aiyered to tha carried. After he nad ceel
gene short time he vas followed, and or
icing overtallen the rail was examined
VIXEN it was foand that the decoy letters
were misains. Portions Of the envelopes
were Afterwards found along fac roadside
Cedar FAT gqsstte,
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1864-12-15
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF THE
TREASURY.

Mr.. FEssENDEN, III his report has given
a thorough and intelligible report of the
condition of the national finances, and its
candor is not it's least value. In his intro
ductory remarks, the Secretary admits the
difficulties that still confront the Govern
ment, while his whole report furnishes evi-
dence that the resources of the nation,
properly used, are sufficient to remove them.
The Republic has now a debt of seventeen
hundred and forty millions six hundred and
ninety thousand four hundred and ninety
nine dollars and forty cents, the annual in
terest of which is, in round numbers, nine
ty-one millions. The reduction of this debt
is at present impossible. The daily eXpen-
diture is about two and a quarter millions,
while the daily receipts are not quite one
million and half Thus we are running
in debt at the rate of one million and three
quarters daily, fact which should ccr,ain-
ly have serious consideration The only
way to reduce this rate is by the imposition
of new taxes, by which the daily receipts,
according to Mr.. FEssENDEN's estimate, may
be raised to two millions. The system of
taxation he recommends will produce an
internal revenue of three hundred millions
yearly Yet, even with the additional rev.
enues from customs and other sources, the
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1864-12-15
gradford geporter,
Towanda, Thursday, December Is, 1854

pa- Our grateful Acknowledgements are
due those whose exertions have added sew
eral hundred names to our subscription list
since the lst day of December. We can
assure them that we shall spare no pains
nor expense to make the REPORTER such a
paper as they desire to see printed. We
trust that the disposition manifested to aid
our endeavor to publish an acceptable Coun-
ty paper will not be relaxed, but that they
will feel that its success depends upon their
continued efforts Without their co-opera-
ton, it must fail Our friends throughout
the County are equally interested with our
selves in the experiment we have underta-
ken, and while we shall endeavor to per-
form our part of the work, we shall
look to them for encouragement and sup
port.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1864-12-15
REPORT OF THE NAVY DEPARTMENT.

This document affords a fine picture of the
rapid progress and glorious achievements
of our navy during the past year. Of the
passages relating to the events of that pc
riod we have not space now to speak, were
it necessary. But the exhibit of the naval
force is something demanding attention.
We have now 67l vessels, carrying 46l0
guns, and of an aggregate tonnage of 5lO,-
396. Other navies may exceed these fig
ures, but in point of efficiency there is now
no navy surprising ours. We have no less
than IL iron-clad vessels of war, carrying
275 guns But the pride of our ocean navy
are undoubtedly our ll3 wooden steamers,
built especially for war, and carrying ], l,l26
guns of the ability whereof the kearsarge
has borne testimony. Secretary Wells again
repeats his urgent recommendation to Con-
gress to accept League Island from the city
of Philadelphia, and establish thereon a
great naval depot for iron-clad vessels We
trust that Congress will adopt the sugges-
ton, and thus relieve the department of
much of the embarrassment under which it
now iabors. The arguments he advances in
support of his suggestion are very impor-
tant. AS had been anticipated, Mr.. Wells
recommends the establishment of the grade
of vice-admiral in the navy, and that the
rank be conferred on Rear Admiral d. G.
Farragut, for his brilliant services in the
Mississippi river and in Mobile bay, in
which we think the loyal masses every
where will most heartily concur. The num-
ber of naval prizes captured since the COM
mencement Of the war is given at 1879, of
which 267 were steamers, and the gross
proceeds of sales thereof $14, 1862 the
nett proceeds above expenses being $l3,-
ie0,s4i, of which one-half goes to the
United States government as a naval pen
sion fund. The expenditures OF the Naval
Department during the fiscal year were