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.VOLUME-XV.u.



Again Peoria is called upon to mourn the
loss OF another Of her gallant SONS. Lieut.
Col. Ieandcr r. Webb, Of the 77th Illinois,
has fallen sacrifice to this unho}y rebellion.
&c iell while calamity leading big tt msn ,; in
Rgnsn1 4Dt ct ater fns ePe a s dsV % 'ns
Lieut.. Col. Webb WAS born In Berkshire
county, Mass. He came to Illinois In 1857,
and for year or SO was connected editorial
II with the Waukegnn Guxetle- In 1855, he
accompanied the late n. G. Geer to PeoriA--
Alr. Geer purch aeing the Traascrtps, and Col.
this capacity until 1859, when lie entered the
Office Of Judge Williamson as a student at
law. In 16C0 he was admitted to the bar,
and continued the practice Of Law until the
nth was organized. He raised q company
tor this regiment, mud upon its organization
was chosen Lieutenant Colonel BE accom-
Ianied the regiment through nearly its entire
career in the field, was with it et Arkan-
Eos Post and thu memorable Vicksbnrg cam
pnign. When the regiment went to New Or
leans, being reduced By disease, Col Webb
for 4 time WAS ont on detached service
having charge Of the consalesccnt camp in
In June, 1855, Col Webb was married to
Virginia, eldest daughter Of Charles Balance,
Esq, Of this city, WHO returned only f.
been spending portion Of the past winter
Will her hdapand. Int DloW uaa peeu saQ
and terrible one TO ler. It Is sud that she
has been haunted With presentiment of evil
for some DAYS, and when the frat news OF the
battle reached here, declared that her hus-
band WIS killed: Her anguish when the sad
truth Wis impaired to her, was truly heart
1ending. The sJmpathies of an entire COM
munity will 20 out to the widowed onc.
The nge Of the deceased Was about thirty,
An intimate. acquaintance Of several year,
allows us TO speak in the highest terms o.
his character. He WINS f1l1 Of lie and energy,
and wue rapidly making Ills Way to fame and
fortune. Had he lived bright hoaors were Ii
waiting tor him. His death is chargca5le tt
blunderiug incompetencY. a private lettel
from him to the writer of this, only few
weeks ago, complained bitterly Of the milf
ter, prononncing Gen. Banks simply m in
trigu.ng politician and no General. Events
we fear, have proved poor Wehb's words TOT
uearly true. Alas! that it Is SO.
, 1864-04-24

Organization Of the 11th and 18th
Army Corps.

Correspondence Of the Chicago Trihune7
HEADQUARTERS 201H ARMY conrs,
LOOKOUT VALLEY, DEPT. or THE CuHnERI'p. I
General Order No.1.l " " ~
The 1tth and 18th Corps having been consolidated
With 1he .0th Corps, the undsreigned IN compli-
ance with osders from Department Headquarters
assumes command.
Liept. Col. G. ": Asmueson, Assistant Inapcc-
Z Cpl: =. ". Perkins, Asst. ms. Gen.
Col. james D. essendep, a. D. G.
Major william Il. Lawrence, a. d..
iiaat saanel v. ;Fa Tayloi. aeth "a, 4. b. q
gs {s So 4 e. Saes Sas' 9sIs
MaierJ. A. Reynolds, lit New York ARTILLERY,
Surgeon /: i: Hnrsto1n. Medical Director.
e:s%R Vt seRoasa & Ss1ns! "a 1fs oso 9ddaa2ss
Yost Marshal, ~" -:
Capt. j. y. Roe, esd Massachusetts volunteers,
Thcy vii be obeyed md respected accordingly.
JosEPn HooHn, Major General.
0tacsal: II. y: PEEKEss, A. 4. G.
Major General Butterfe1d commands the Sd nate
1et) division, I'd corps. The following officers are
announced on bis etaE:
Capt John Speed, 2. 9. Y, Asst Adj. General
Capt. L. ". Stuart, U: s. v, Com. Of Sub.
Capt: Henry A. Lacey, q. s. v, Division Quar-
CAPT" d. N. Scott. 10th Ind Y. l., D1v. ms.
Capt Robert q. Mcdowell, Typographical Oi1ccr.
lient. JAMES &. GeKeil, :ad Ohio Vols. ordnance
Lieu.. + ?: Thomson, ssd Mass. Vols, Division
Lieut.. 4 +. Beeche., It'd Ohio Y. DI-ision Com.
mandcr of Mustess.
Mnjor Gen. Carl Schurx commands another di7is.
Of this {s0th) corps.
Brig Gen. Ward goes back to his former brigade,
which Is the 1st brigade, Sd division. q. ". B.
, 1864-04-24
FROM WASHINGTON


WAsnMo!ox, April 23.-A special to the New
morning contains an authoritative dcnial Of the
story TINT Gen, Grant and the Secretary of, War
The voteg ia the Houso last night upon items Of
inereate tie ta1 on ,ese nrtc1es, viii bs ADHERED
to-. Other items will also be raised. The Housete
The New York 1Ynses' Washington dispatch
saye: The House judiciary t'om1nfttec is 1eady to
report the Senate bill aboehtu. e1nTery by consti
tutional amendment They VIII sndeavor to get
two-thlrda can be found in favor oflt.
It Is believed that the Missouri contested election
case of Blnr against Knox, Will be referred back to
the people.
Gays: Blair has been ordered by the President to
resume the conmand OF hts corps, and he will de-
part tomorrow.
The report Of tho massacre at Fort Pillow has
gtsen An impetus to colored enltstments both hero
and tn Baltimore. Servants are eyen leavino their
brethren. meeting was held In HeorgetoHn for
the came purpose.
General Butler, in agcnesa1 order lately issued,
says:
As many men seem to hare enlisted with the
T3ewof obtaining the large bountics now being
charged tbe service Of tho United statc:, ind il Tie
hope that they would Immediately upon jo1niu.
their commands be oealn DISCHARGED, 1t ID hereby
ordered That the names Of all such men, as well as
such who have not been In the service, but who
obviously must have been aWrrc Of their disability,
before entering the ecrr,ce, be reported to these
headquarters In order that charges may be prsfer-
red against them fer defrardinS the goyernncnt' -
a Conservative lecture on politics in tho Senate
asn 1om @ senstor Tsnmsu Yesterday and another TO-;
OF anxiety and feeling among the men who eulea.
yor to ehoulder this WnI.
, 1864-04-24


Co7IoS-1e better and il tair demand 1t Sic; mid.
d!ioE rplands DoF Ee1d higher; &c for low udllu&.
fLoua-state snd inferior Irregular and nnsct:ca,
Hsd CLOSES dull &t x9loc advance, at $7.;o37.s3
1of ems fsls8s.:o for extra q. Il. o.; $SS{1s.st
fol tEAde bfxndS,
WA1aKy-EereIt4h. irregular md unsett.ed, and
MEefat u zs9l2S: chiefly at $1x5.
GhA!S-Wheat Il regular, unsettled an& closes fully
20 MFneT: El.'StlV for Chicago fpringt *l.eSH1.SS
ioE A4wAuk.e club: s1,.pal 81 for winter red VEST
en- Com Shat tEncE. 8l.3le1S3 for old mixed
1e ~ 1smSr =. c for western. including
GKccEK1Is-suea4 and uaolasses qrfea.
rKIEn11rx-Unsctted: crude quoted At Istas.c:
refncd Ia boud. 5e3s7c do ftee, s3aS0cs
= Rool-Fitmer ~ltt fir demand ...
1Ibvia1oEs-Potl higher h1t less actlve 1t 4.6 o.
&2t1e f9r I'D Ed new Esme: - :ha27e1 for prlme
uop. 1t sesS1. Beef quiet and steady. Beof hsn1s
ieaIce and qute, but cnt meats shade eAler; ilKa
aaita Lard shaac higher. 1talio. later "a e1-
sellers option. q 154c. Butter dall snd iossf:
EGste Tor State; Ohio noml1Al Cheese Qu1et and m
CHARGED.
, 1864-04-24

Meeting Of the Republican Union Com
VentiOu.

Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Trlbune.1
GENEVA, H., April 2a, 1861.
The Republican Union Convention Of Kane
county met here to-day, and passed resolutions en-
dorstrg the National and State Administrations,
aid instructed their delegates to vote for Adjt.
Gen. Fuller for Governor, and adopted the follow.
Ing resolutions In relation to the JndIccl election
R<fa1ted, Tint tue dlAtracted and peculiar con-
ditic1 Of tie country renders the approaching Ju-
thar the crnve ieeues to be decided by our State
and United statcs Courts. in tho near future, i'm
Eoec solemn obligation upon the people to select
judges Uniting profound legal talent With incor-
rupzible bonc11y and thorouch reliability On tho
great question OF human rights.
!, Reso|red, That my man whose position on ,na-
tlonal affairs during the three dreadful years inst
past needs to be defined OF vouched for by personal
friends. cannot be acceptable to the Union men OF
lbs Third Grand Division Of Illinois.
tnhis is the first time NE have learned that there
waf anything Improper in q candidates defining
Ills position In advance OF nomination, laying
down bis political views in plain language, and
pedginE himself to abide By the result OF the Con-
ven,Ion.-EDs.]
, 1864-04-24

j. LOUISVILLE, Ky, April sa-E1Shty mounted rcb-
sls came Into Kentucky yesterday. through Pound
Ecut Of the 35th Kentucky mounted ineautry.
Gen. Hobsou reports that Eastern Eeut1cky is
EoT free from seGcie.
cent one eornp1ny from B1cksvilIe In pursuit Of 3
guerrilla band Of about one hundred ind twenty.
diEl,,ing Mem tnto Mason county. Tenn. killing
e1ght aaa capturing ten prisoners and fity horses:
night, eu route Tor New York-
, 1864-04-24

tTe1egrsphed Exclusively to the chta.go Tribu

ITeltgf7phed Exclusively 70 the Chasgo TFibun I
ALnAHT, II. T.. April -.
BexF cATrLE-Beeres again advanced, although
tho market opened duh. Tcsy 1Ittle WAS done until
this morning, when the New 3oskezs entered tho
yards, and starting spirited competition, sent prices
mp nc T. and taa nn.Fitbstandlng tners IL mark.
cd falling oil in the sverige quality Of tho STOCK The
heaviest SELLERS were Chicago men, who report m ad'
vance a. compArd With last weak Of ]Slh9a.oo =
head Prices range from 1ashc R,n Tor light ordI-
nAr9 to extta fat and hne Included in receipts weze
500 eu1!e1s fro this State antnols. Theso brought
from &c 10 exc Total 1eceips asto. Taken foceast-
ern markets 6to leaving 7Io for New York. Market
closes 1ym.
Hcos-Hogs arc less &C ttre than last wetk-pslces
raging about the 6ane-sh@sxe for stilitra; s3sHc
for state and western fed. Dcnand for eastern
market EEas. Lecsipts II, 50 sh,ppedto Nev York
r
, 1864-04-24
Il Hcmfniscence OF the Late nIr. Rivcs.
The Washington correspondent Of the New
Vnrl- Eora1,A A%,-f1T " r{taa.

The Washington correspondent Of the New
York Commercial writes:
Mr. Rives was worshipper Of Gen. Ja.k-
sop, With whom he Was on the most insiu1ute
1erIrs, ~ publisher Of the 9iobe, then edited
hy Mr. Blair, and the acknowledged t'organ''
OF Old Hickory. No mau was better acquaint-
ed with the cventful administration OF Gen,
jackson, than Mr. RtVes was, and I have eat
In his Office, hour afaer hour, listening to his
"reminiscences: Among these were the nt-
tempts made nt different times by Mr.. Van
Buren, Attorney General B. F. Butler, md
others, to tone down aud modify Jackson's 8
messages md proclanaatione:. On one occa-
eion-it Ras the message of December 8,
1885, on the French indemuitJ-Geu. jackson
had written:
..The honor Of my country shall never be
stunned by an apology from me, for the state
,nent Of truth and the performance Of duty; !;
= nor can give any explanation Of my official
justice, and consistent with the principle on
~Lich our institutions have been framed,n.
II was waiting for the Globe's copy of the
metsage," said Mr. Riyes, "chatting with
.hc General, who WAS smoking his pipe,
tten Major Donclson, his Private Secretary,
SCRIPT which the Cabinet had substituted for
this sentence
ut was late on Sunday night, and Congress
Nns to meet the next morning. When Major
Vone1son lad read the substituted sentence,
ihe General said 10" read It, again. Il
2aced the noor, stopped, and said Strike
all that out, cir; and put back what I wrote.
shat my message slali sa5.' lie i sItei;utions o1
were made, and have the original copy to
bow TINT Ibis WIS SO. The words omitted"
III: iaFes want On to remark, "Were milk
and wafer, hut those retained Aad tn bark
-
, 1864-04-24

ST.. Lor1=, april e2.--Edwa-d B. Benton, na-
live Or " Wal11aun: It, for nearly two years past
[estdent Of Fort Pillow. who Was In the fort durtnE
FoIcss'e attack. Was examined at Gen. Rosccransf
htadGuarters Tuctcay. and fully conoboratcd all
f!cs:oue reports or the rebel h3rh1rltles thcrc
makingff TIE additional statement that 1looihourds
were used TO discover the hiding places OF those
Who efcorcd the tnnsearrc. He eass reliable r.
ports state that Major Bradford was eho. md hung
near CosInEton.
, 1864-04-24

report The eyacration Of Pilatk1 Florida, by our
lofcce, who brought away everything In tho shape
Of ofEllitary stores. They were not molested by tho
them.
The transport steamer General Hunter was des-
tzoyed BY atorpeo In St John's river, on the 18th
Instant, twelve miles nboTa Jacksonville. The
Quatte1maater Of the steamer was killed. Others
aboard were eared. She had neither cargo nor
passengers.
, 1864-04-24
From the Army Of the Potomac.

NEw 1oRK, April as.-The Ho,Ed's special from
Washington, says:. There is no iouaddtion
whatever for the sumors that Grants army Is on
the advance. Direct arrivals from the army to-
night state that all IL quiet and, go fur as known
Lee is making no deuoastrations.''
!, The Hera!ds Alexandrla (Va.l dispatch reports
ne capture Of twenty-one Of aoscby's man and
Our loss Was one man killed and two wounded.
The New York 1hnes' Washington dlspatch
that the rebels are buaiy strengthening teir for-
tlncatIonE at Richmond. Tha opinion preyuiIs
there that Lee will fall back there when Grant nd
made along the line Of the Rapidan."
W4su1S0roN. April IA special to thn Gom-
9'e M9fTe1at Adfe;2tker says: People who are pre-
less be disappointed, unless Gen Lee 'cIher ad-
Tancet II force or else makes demonstration to-
, 1864-04-24

NEw fonK, April e8.-The steamer Evening Star
from New Ofleana nth, Havana 18th, has arrived,
PoeItive Information had reached New Orleans
tbct shelc had Eecn more fighting since the ac-
counts already telreraphed. Betwecn $40 and 900
wounded had arrived at New Orleans.
Cotton dull. Sales on tho 10th, at TBAc for
strtct middltnE. Sugar active and higher, Sales
at 1eGSeSHc. EAolasses eearce md held at B3ls9c
, 1864-04-24
news BY TELEGRAPH
The War in Virginia--Lee
Reported Falling Back
on Richmond.
UNION VICTORY IN ARKAA.
SkS---TRREE HUNDRED
AND FIFTY PRISON.
ERS TAKEN.
pi|atka, Fla, Evacuated by the
Federal Troops.
KENTUCKY FREE FRoM REBELS
CAPTURE OF CUERIlLAs.
Important Military and Con-
!. gressional News from
Washington.
another Steamer Destroyed by a
Torredo in St. Johns River.
FULL DETAILS OF THE DISASTER
AND VICTORY IN WESTERN
: LfulslkAA---1HE EXPE-
0ITi0h- At AN end.
Tho wnr on the wildcats.

IEpccia1 Dispatch 70 the Chicago Tr.bunc.1
DEs MONIES, April -.
Lieut.. Col Potter. who Is now in town, credits
the account Of the killing OF his brother Fred. and
.he t1apper Yeaores on the Big Sioux rrer, BY the
Indians. as recited In my dispatch OF the 9Th.
The banks here have thrown out all Pe2nsyiva-
mia, New Jersey, Michigan aud Maryland money,
End bills OF the Ohis. and Indiana rec banks. The
Dubuque banks hare given notice that they not
receive anything but greeubacks, National and
Iowa State Bank bills amer th { f.Bt Of May.
Major John Bruce Of the Nineteenth Infantry
has been promoted to the eLicrtenant-ColouelcJ OF
OF the Te.yiMeut.
, 1864-04-24
0NE THOUSAND MEN

For II. v. wright. Colonel and CHIEF ENGINEER MS
VI. EaI.osa ni!tsiSn Dc eaf q ;as Mtsss.a.ipei.
Division Of the Mississippi. =.
Five Hundred L&boEe1s At one doIar and ATTY 1eas1
ard tntol per day. -
! F,ve Hundted Track !syers At tuo dollars md any
ecnts and d rnttou per day.
caKo to Tho work. and return honorary discharged
The men are allowed for their time Wills travelling
to the work T. honcfably discharged, but Hot when
The Gove.nme.s furn,sh tents, camp utecslis md
! Men fnInish their oxn provisions while travelling.
Tht men wl0 Be sent forward tn parties Of ry aad
'9I Hpriy attss cssce 4 /. D. BOOMER I. Dearborn
st1tet, up s.aax!-:: .c'':-i. ,kRA Ad3s&lfass,
, 1864-04-24


TIE great Victor Hugo, who entertains the
most ptoionnd sympathy with the cause In
!. mnlGa M We are Engaged, has, through TREND
N ne" IoEk eitya transmitted to the Metro
p9altan sanitary Fair sketch made By him.
S1el', many ye4fs ago, OF tue house which our
'hn ranasn occupasd shen in France md which
aar snsnt asn; aaInof highly valued for Its ten.
accompanying this drawing is an autograph
:. .o.., ~, feaaung LIE circumstances under which
- ~ Ia n'aoe. Inis 1n1tfesting souvenir Of
So -. ~ W eAntolIon ana lot sale At the
~, tpgelner WIN NUMBER OF autographs
- - ottstlng9isnea frenchmen, transmitted By
NJ. consul bigeloW, through the me gentle
" nau, emolae1nE among them those Of Niche
les, GaspaF1n and Martin. The following is
the hugo autograph:
n 1876 happened to be one day at Passy,
at ~ ka. noWard's, the author Of the tragcdv
OF the knight TcmplarB. Hc wore his white
hat1 Streaming on his shoulders, and l said
10 hlm:.
on wear your. hair as franklin used, and
yon look like him."
lie said to me-, smiling, This may come
from the ne'ghborhood, !" and lie pointed to
house that could be seen from his garden.
1T Is tAeIe, :" said he to me, s'that franklin
llEed IN l!5a"
dreW that house1 now pulled down. This
is the sketch believe that this picture Of
the house of franklin, ut Passy, Is the only
one IN existence. ~oier 1t to tie United
States Sanitary Commission.
an happy that the sauitarF Commission
Lave done NE the honor to call upon ne, and
, 1864-04-24

NEW YorK, Apr,l @3.-1ho He7atd'3 Newbern
letter OF the Eth states Detachments Of the 1sih
New ork cavalry yesterday drove IN the enenG's
p1tketa at Beayer Greek, fifteen miles from King-
aton, and destroyed good sized cotton mill. with
a large smount Of cotton. The object Of the expo
Gition YVES accomplished without loss"
, 1864-04-24

New YoEK+ April e3-The shipment Of gold TO-
tUG Per Virginia. -
Jno. w. Hunter has been honorably acqui.ted Of
The forgerles charged against him. He IL one Of
tie deputy collectors under Mr.. Barney.
, 1864-04-24

MnwArK1s, April .3--Thrcc propelIcrs arrived
Today, having pasted the Straits Of MackinsW al
RIGHT. navigation having been formally opened
6AEs1A, April e3-The Northern Trans2orta.
ttcn Company propeller Maine passed down to-
dny, being the FIRST OF this season. She reports the
SIaits clear OF Ice.
, 1864-04-24
Wl)tfago Wrtb1rue.


We print elsewhere, long aud graphic de-
tails OF the late battle In Western Louisiana,
derived from the New Orlaans papers, and
other Sources, They will bc.rcad with inter-
est as throwing additional light upon what
seems to be decided disaster, although our
troops behaved .gallantly and victory par
italy crowned our arms. There were In
reality three days Gghting-Thursday, spent
IN heavy slirmlkhing Of cavalry, Friday, Wit
messing disastrous repulse to our troops,
with heavy loss and Saturday the retreat OF the
rebels After Saturday comes the retreat Of
our forces and the abandoning Of the expedi-
ton. Hundreds Of weary miles were marched
and hundreds Of precians lives lost, and the
expedition is failure. We trust It is use
jul warning to let Western Louisiana and
Texas a1one-to keep away from the outskirts
OF the rebellion, aud fight it in its vital parts.
Advicea from Arkansas represent hand
some Union victory to have been achieved
by Col. Clayton over the rebels at Mount
Eiba and Brnnchville, on the Sabine River,
resulting in tic creditablc showing OF 81 dead
rebels, 400 wounded, $50 prisoners, besides
wagon trains, horses and mules ad N6ttan.
Pilatkz, Fa-, has been abandoned b. our
troops, who removed all their stores.
Query-Why was It occupied? The rebel tor
pcdo system seems to be working SUCCESS
1r1,v FIR another steamrr has heen destroy.
ca inst John,a ,Iver hr nno M thee~ inter.
ua1 machines,
Keo,xrE Inv, bas rooe Rcnph11can hv
oa7 maioIity. thc 1orpest ever ohta;ncd n
that c,t7 + NJ Hiatt was chos.n h1.ror.
1owa h.. oone IN 1vor,x In c,rnest a. ,oo+-
:. 7,,o ont the via cata The naoo1a avorv.
-vGrre oro In ~arncst ,vcr th;s m,ttcr Tav
the wildcat ant Of cx,sten., and rive MS a
<7ond -ey.nn~ hi; 1vh;c1, will virld something
s. +h15- mot+o so7r, ofthc lid c.ta win nm.
-,ortfe51v ,,,,re a terrible scratching. b1t the
1con1e hare determ}ned to 'emoke them ant
Il tley wont come ont q thei. own accord.
REPORTS fro,a tile army. Of tho Potomac are
conflicting. and our dispatches are fall Of all
eorta OF rumors. Grant keeps close mouth,
and the sensation correspondents are theirs
fore exercising their ingenuity, and ne there
fore learn from them t1lat our forces hsYe i'd
yanced, that they hare not ADVANCED, that all
5s Quiet, and that there are Indications Of a
move, that Lee is fortifslns still On the R.pt-
dan. and that Lee is going to Richmond i'm
1nedIately, and that he hiss gone up the
Shenandoah. and that there viii be no f1eht.
inr for some time TO come. uu1ess Lee thrrat /.
en-. Prnnsr1vnnia-a1,. ri which snrniana
mn nrob,h1r mt worth tho n,ner thev
we've T-,t+e,, ~, +, tha ,a.,+,!,a c-.n+ !.
vnor;ng s1onr nn,et1v wifi, NJ. h1,tor;ca1 rf,. :
n h;s 7o,n7h nn4+ino ~, ". f7r,r1f,,o,
+o,,oF.e ~ +1,o+ .11oasI5 .a, - ~, 49,. -
--+.;a-,7. q 49, -, Ea,,+,,,. n. :.
e,,are. ~ 1nst 1o,,ax
poth Tss+.r 49, 1ves+o,,, rsrt t,,.,-r
+o he free from r-he,s once ,nnre exneot +hoss s,
, 1864-04-24

Little Rock dates TO the 13th say the Legislature
met on the 1lth. hud tue Senate organized. For1y
three Representatives arrived. The number oi
votes easi for Free State Constitution wezo sir
than required By the Presidents Proclamation.
, 1864-04-24

WAsu1sdros, April 2..-General Totsen. Chia
Engineer Of the United states caya1ry. died yes
confirmed Ills nomination as Mnjor General by bre.
yet, title conferred In compliment for his long
, 1864-04-24

Bh1T1xoEE, April g3-The following returned
prisoners died at Jarvis Hospital to-day: Sergeant
private, Co. E, 18th kentucky, and II. I. osszan-
der, Co. B, 9Th Michigan cavalry.
, 1864-04-24
Tho Danish Iron-clad In Action


4 correspondent OF the London 1snet, de-
Ecribing the attack Of the Prugsians upon the
Danish position at Dupael, gives the follow
Ing account Of the part taken in tho fight By
the new Dauiah iron-clad EoM- -Krake:
The Roll.Krnke steamed in, took the as
saf1Ants In flank, md kept up sharp fire
upon them for about twenty minutes, throw
ing in shell and grape, and the Prussians
we're unable to effect their object In two
worde, they wanted to establish their paral
ii, and they failed, oring to the fire Of the
Ron-Krake. This ia the main fact
The unexpected revival Of the RoHK Krake,
60 long inactive, Das made quite sensation.
Gliding ghost-uke@ through the gloom, past
the a6tonistcd batteries, when she got to this
Inner end Of the VenninSbuud {whtre there is
still plenty Of Water), She went about, and
for departure at short notice. Theme, at q
distance Of about six hundred yards, she sent
grippe at the infantry, which stood, without
cover from her fire, on the ground south Of
the high road, in advance Of the Ruhsnborg
(otten mentiontd, and which appears to be
ard which slopes down towards the water.
The Prussians talk Of the peculiar noise made
by the rush Of the heavy shells she fired
The grape was Of u kind habitunlly used
only on board ship. When. she had
done her work, the Danish monitor SEN, a
north Of Broackcr, and about half mile
from the Water, and then she departed-prt-
baby uninjured, perhaps even untouched,
although 1t 1s reported that four shots from
the Gammelsmark batteries hit her. This
may or may not be, but In any case it Was a
dasbing thing to run into the very heart, it
may be said, of the enemy's lines, Drawing
such batteries Is those which now command
the entrance to the Venningbund, batteries
vastly superior in weight OF metal to those
Thich so maltreated her at Eckernsuud.
1t Is said that the Gammelsmark bate
Eies were not manned when the Rolf-Krake
came In; and that there Wns consequently no,
possibility Of firing at her. They did fire at
her going ont, but suspect the position of
the guns, taken with view to firing 0t
ntgn dietant object, il nucl. as to 1etdor it
difficult to bring them to bear on a low OBJ
ject upon the water. The whole fight on
land lasted from about three o'clock until
half-past SIX The PEussians, Of conrse, are
not very we'll satisfied with its results, and
suppose the fault is laid somewhere. although
l cannot say exactlY where. Perhaps too
little account had been taken OF the Rolf
Krake, who had been SO long quiet Us to
come to be considered Il sort OF eheyalier T1in,
cdnt, unlikely to figure again in conflict With
Prussian land batteries. She Inns certainly
found an opportunity Of resenting and dis
pelling the contempt with which she las
latt ~ been sometimes spoken Of for lying in
active oFer BY A1sen. This time she has
Occn active enough.