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How General Grnnt First Entered the
Service for the Present War.

How General Grnnt First Entered the
Service for tho Present War.
Never was the quotation "Msn proposes
but God disposes," more strikingly exem-
pli6ed than in the following auecdote Of
General Grant; at the commencement Of
the rebellion an Illinois Representative
called upon Governor Yates to recommend
to him Mr.. Grant as fit person for some
military position. The Governor had re-
ceiVed applications from some men over
six feet In height and Of muscular frames
and, therefore, curiously eyed the small
man, sttired in homespun, that stood be-
fore him as an sppliesn'. He then asked
his grounds for making the application.
~ was educated at West Point" said
Grant, 6" at the country's expense"
served in Mexico, and when l went out to
Oregon l thought had returned to the
country an equivalent for my education ;
so resigned. The country is now in
trouble, and wish to serve her in her
needr Governor Yates hsd no appoint
ment for him, and he, therefore, left. eome
short time after this occurrence the Gov
ernor was much distressed in regard to the
raising Of the State. He had plenty Of
offers for officers positions but he per-
sonally did not know the minutise Of regi-
mental rgsnizstions-hoW many priVates
composed q company or how many sab
ordinate officers there should be in 8 regi-
ment. In his distress he asked the Represen-
tative if that plain little man to whom he
had been introduced knew anything Of
those matters. The Representative replied
by bringing Grant into the Governor's g
presence aDo you understand the or
gsniEstion Of troops p inquired the Gov
ernor. The reply was in the affirmative.
"Will you accept desk in my office for
that purpose ?" was the next question:
"Any thing to serve my country" was
Grants reply. And towcrk be ct once
went. And but for this Grant might still
be unknown TO the world By his energy
Illinois became noted for the speed with
which she glled her quota.
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RICHmnNn NEWS.

New YoRK, May II.
The Worlds Washington special says:
A person from Richmond 9Th, says
the streets are full Of people speculsting
on Lees retreat, but seemed confident Of
he Notifications being successfully de-
Tended.
The garrison inside the city amounted
to about {, 900, but can be increased in a
few houra tn dnnhla that nnmhsp-
Men and boys between the sges Of
twelve and sixty have been incorporated
in the militia.
Soldiers were arriving from all parts,
principally North and South Carolina.
1t was expected they would easily be
dislodged from the position, when it was
believed our forces would be West Of all
Notifications with clear road open to
Richmond, which is only eight miles off.
Petersburg papers are quite despondent,
though claiming victories.
The loss Of seven Brigsdiers and forty
Oolonels is admitted, indicating heavy
loss Of enlisted men. Prisoners say, 90
cording to Richmond gossip, that Lees
loss was terrible.
Besuregsrd, it is said, had, by shreWd
strategy, got his force by ours and went
into Richmond, perhaps to Lee.
The Herald's Washington dispatch of
the l6th-midnight-ssys
General Grant had everything in resdi-
ness last night for an early assault to.
day, and there is, no doubt, another severe
fight will soon occur. raFF
General Lee has been msssing his men
on his right, and the engagement, when it
OCCURS, must take place east of SpottsylVs-
mia Court House.
Captured officers say that General Lee
had to run to escape teing captured when
General Hancock attacked Generals EWell
and Johnson, on Friday.
Richmond papers Ofthe 10Th arc receiv-
ed.
The city was greatly excited and the
Home Guard were ell out.
General Lee in q dispatch Of the I1th
claims victory. and adds that Generals
s. Hoyes and R. b. Walker were wounded.
The Richmond Dispatch says that the
damage done to the railroad by General
Sheridan, is repaired.
The rebel force in southwestern Virgin.
ia, have retreated from Chreshsnsburg,
eighty miles west of tLynchburg.
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NO. III.
FROM sT,LOUIs.

ST.. LOUIS, May Is.
Vicksburg sdvices Of the 10th say that
an expedition under General Macarthur,
sent out by General SIocum, had captured
Yazoo City with but little resistance.
A messenger en- route to Kirby Smiths
army was captured, with q dispatch from
General Lee to Adjutsnt General Cooper,
saying that Grants army had been re-
pulsed and driven back towards Washing
ton.
Raids by the rebels on plantations con-
tinued, and the most fendish brutalities
were committed. Even infants were car
ried off and killed to terrify the women.
General slooum's orders produced great
CONSERVATION among the traders and
speculators. Stores bsVs been closed and
commerce with the enemy stopped.
Late sdVices from Alexandris, Louisi-
ana, indicate that General A. ]. Smith
will be compelled to march overland to the
Mississippi river fighting his way cut.
1t is reported that Forrest and Roddy,
with 10000 rebels we're threatening Hunts.
Vile, Alabama, last Saturday. General
Smith, in command Of the former place,
had ordered sll the citizens to work on
fOrtihcations.
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FROnI NEW YORK..

NEW YORK, May II.
The sum OF one million dollars was
handed over to the Sanitary Commission
to-day by the Chairman Of the Metropol-
itan Fair Finance Committee, as the first
instslment Of the results of the Fair.
Passengers by the Fulton state that the
engagement off Charleston was Of ter
rife character.
Ths bstterie on Morris Island were d.
rected against Sumter, as was also the fire
Of several monitors.
The attack was to have been made
week earlier, but requisite preparations
had not then been completed
Sumter had been effectuslly repaired,
and it was thought the strongest FIRE came
from it.
A Baltimore letter reports the passage
through there during the week of a great
number of troops to reinforce Grant.
Six or eight thousand passed through
yesterday.
There is not the slightest truth in the
rumor that Stusrts cavalry has made 6
raid within our lines.
The draft in the Second Congressional
District and the balance Of Kings County,
is fixed for Thursday.
HoOker's Ferry Bridge on the B. & o.
R. R., was washed away by freshet. The
repairs will consume several days.
A NeWbern letter states that Lee is
drawing all the rebel forces in North
Carolina to his relief, and that rebel troops
from the South are continually passing
over the North Carolina railroads to rein
force him.
The Hersld's correspondence from above
Chester Junction, Virginia, May 18th,
gives an account of the advance Of our
forces, under Generals Smith and Gill
more, upon Richmond. A well conceived
vancouver was executed, which placed Gil
more in position to flank and take q line
Of rebel entertainments, stretching from
west Of the Richmond and Petersburg
Railroad to the James River. A second
line, into which the rebels retrested, was
the next day attacked, and found to be
much stronger. 1t was finally carried by
storming, and the rebels driven into sn
enclosed work at the left.
The Posts Belle Plain correspondent
n
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going steadily forward. To day Eve
steamers loaded with troops have arrived
at this point Among the regiments are
the 10th Pennsylvania Veterans, the
l1lth Vermont Heavy Artillery, 2,28O
strong, and the Sd New Jersey battery of
10 men with six guns. During the week
fifteen batteries have left Washington for
the front and others are coming, including
one with $500 men from the west.
Steamers loaded with wounded are con-
stsntly leaving here; probably 10000
have left since Friday last.
From to o'clock this afternoon very
heavy firing was heard in the direction Of
the field, but it has now subsided.
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4 pI.nproInrment Abaut sIseI.

Instead of Sigel cutting the East Ten
nessee Railroad near Charlottesville, es the
mendsoious Washington Star so positively
asserted, we learn from 3 dispatch from
Stanton that at latest advie he was at
Woodstock And yet how oirouTstantisl
this vsrlet Of the Star was. Alter detail
ing the destruction Of lheroad at Keswick,
he adds: "When returning, cur forces
encountered body Of rebel cavalry, who
came from the direction of Csrter's Noun
tain, and skirmish ensued, and ended in
the repulse Of the rebels, VINO fed in the
direction they had come. This was the
only rebel force met with during the raid.
While the imaginary Sigel was doing all
these wonderful things, the real Sigel was
quietly resting st Woodstock, watching
the Shenandoah Valley, and awaiting the
turn Of events and the time Of advance.
Woodstock is only twelve miles south Of
Strasbury, twenty-five south Of Winches-
ter, and over. sixty from Gordonsville
We presume Sigel must be in motion RoV.
II, as is said with improbsbility, Lee is re-
treating towards Gordonsville, Sigel " Il
have his hands full. Had the report Of
els operations, however, been true, Lee
could not have gone to Gordousville at all,
but would have been absolutely compelled
to retire to or beyond Richmond.
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General BanI1s, Admini.tratIou.

The New York Post of Saturday, pub,
fishes long letter to the President ~
as part of the secret history Of the rebel.
lion, reviewing the history Of General
Banks administration, and concluding IS
follows: -
The conclusions forced upon the dispas-
siOnste On-looker in the Gulf Department
are:
1. That General Banks administration,
in oiVil as well as military affairs, has
been s Ismentsble and prolonged failure.
2. That he dses not comprehend the
plain, simple and honest principles Of
craftsmanship; or, if be does, he fabs in
their application. In other words, hedOes
not show promptness or e44EIs ~
in either civil or military matters.
g. That he is q superior rhetorical me-
dioority, who should as speedily as pOssi-
BILE find his place.
The Post admits his military career 10
be failure, but does not adopt the writer's
statements or conclusions snd'only pub
fishes the letter ss 3 specimen Of the
charges made against the administration
Of General Banks.
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straIehtened In Inc FInnrcs..

The Philadelphia Press thus sets forth
the financial prospects Of the Emperor
Maximilisn of Mexico, the automaton of
Louis Napoleon, and prospective ally of
the rebel COnfederacy, if it should happen
to escape from Grant:
"By NspOleons Influence q
lean will he raised from Euro
pean capitalists. The amount
will be $S7 $4,000. Out of this,
for the expenses Of the French in Mexico,
up to July, 1864, Napoleon will deduct
So. 100000. There are now some 10000
French troops in Mexico, whose numberis
to be reduced, as early as possible to 25, 900,
and for eaohiof these men-besides subsis-
tenoe, clothing and psy-Mexico must pay
5000 to France, making an annual dis
bursement, literally for blood money, Of
SIS 100000 Moreover, q German legion
Of 5000 men will also proceed TO Mexico,
and tke cost of maintsining them has to be
added to the other expenses. After pay
ing the war indemnity to France, there
will remain, of the European loan to Mexi-
co, only $25 100000, a sum wholly insde-
quate to commence business with as En-
peror, with the further yearly drain Of
S., 100000 to France, and also the pay,
AID subsistence of $4,000 French
soldiers.
ain fact, Macmillan has little chance
Of getting on, in Mexico, witbouts more
meney. A second loan can scarcely be
obtained in Europe. His only chance,
against that impeouniosity which is as
unpleasant to crowned heads as to less
pretentiOus individuals, soon will be, to
seize the church property, which is Of i'm
mense value in Mexico, and if be attempt
this, the consequent opposition from the
powerful Catholic clergy will be found
perplexing, if not fatal. ALI things con-
sidered, the United States have nothing
to spprehend from the Emperor of Mexico,
should he be SO in-sdvised as enter in
to hostility with ms"
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FROm sOUrH CARoLINA.

NEW YORK, May IL.
The steamer Fulton, from Port Royal
the 18th, has arrived.
General Gordon has been ordered to
Florida to relieve General Birney, denoling
that the court martial in his case had re-.
suited in Gordon's favor.
A mass State Convention wss called at
Beaufort, South Carolina, for the 18th of
May, to select delegates to the Baltimore
Convention.
A similar movement is reported on foot
in Florida
The armed steam transport, Harriet
Weed, was blown up by the explosion Of
two torpedoes at once, on st. John River,
Florida, The second engineer, cabin boy
and one of the crew were killed. A large
number Of other persons we're wounded,
some severely.
The steamer Plato got aground in Ss-
vannRh River, when large steamer, sup
posed to be ram, came down from the
direction Of Savannah, but returned after
reconnoitering.
The Fulton reports when off Charles
ton bar the 18th, general engage
ment was going on between our feet un-
der Admiral Dshlgren aud the rebel forts
and batteries on James and sullivan's
Islands. Allthe monitors appeared to be
engaged, as slFo the New IrOnsides. Fort
Putnam, on Greggs Point, seemed to be
directing her FIRE principally on Sumter,
which WAS replied to by Fort MOultrie, on
SulliVan's Island, and battery Simpkins,
on James Island. The contest was spirit
ed, and seemed as general as has trans
pired since last autumn.
The Fulton chased blockade runner
bound from Wilmington on the morning
Of the 18th, five and half hours, then
abandoned it.
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Science.

It is most remarkable that the red eoI-
oring matter Of the blood eorpuscles in
different animals should crystalliEe in
different forms. The red coloring matter
Of those Of the guinea pig assumes
3 tetrshedsl farm, while that Of the SOUR
rel crystsllizss in six-sided plates, and
that Of the msrmot assumes the rhsmboi.
dsl form. In man and in msmmslis there
are circular eolsred corpuscles without .
nucleus, so called white or colorless cor
puseles, and the eolorless corpuscles which
sre spherical 1t is believed by natural
lists that the colorless nuclei Of the red
eorpuscles consist Of matter in living
state; that the oolorless oorpuscles, and
those small corpuscles which are gradually
undergoing conversion into red corpusoles,
are in q living state; while the old red
blood corpuscles consist Of inanimste mat
ter.
To set up single page Of the London
Times takes six men eight hours, and theRss
are sixteen pages. From the time that 3
form is finished till it is reproduced, is
twenty-five minutes. Sixteen tons OF
paper are consumed each day; and each
day are sent out 10000 sheets. Two Of
,he presses used are those Of R. Hoe 4 CO..
Of New York. .s..f y
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FRpHI NEW YOKK.
NNlWIIN N. y NVII n
NEW YORK, May II.

NAH AVAA1 may IL
The Worlds special says:
It is reported that Besuregsrd, with a
large force, marched from Weldon and
Petersburg, reaching Richland, the way to
Lee. On the other hand, rebel Major,
who has been captured, says Butler has
Beauregsrd fastened in Petersburg, and he
cannot help Lee.
The general opinion is that under Gene
rails Gilmore and Smith, the operations
sgsinst Fort Darling will be short and
successful The ssppers were already
within 800 yards Of the fort.
Bragg commands the defences around
Richmond.
Besuregard is said to be in Richmond,
organising q reserve army for Lee.
The Worlds correspondent near Chester,
Virginia, 14th, says: ..v
Our infantry are gradually forcing the
first line Of bresstworks of Fort Darling.
The first and second lire Of defences bad
already been carried by assault.
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Associated Press Dispatches.
FROM WASHINGTON.

Il EAIOnA
WASHINGTON, May 17-IOl5 An
To Major General Dir:
We have no official intelligence Of mill
tsry operations since mp 1Ast disPsGch.
me Richmond papers Of Saturday state
that General Steele had surrendered at
Camden, with 1900 men, 70 Price. This
is known to be untrue. Gensral Steele,
with his whole command, withdrew some
two weeks ago from Camden, and is now
at Little Rock, having defeated Kirby
Smith on the way to Sabine River, as here
tofore stated.
General Sherman was in close pursuit
Of Johnston, having captured 1000 pris-
Oners and eight pieces Of artillery at
Ressccs.
(Signed) E. STANTON.
Some newspapers have erroneously
stated that the House yesterday passed o
bill granting lands to the Peoples Pacific
Railroad TO aid the construction Of Rail-
road by the Northern route. 1t was re-
jected by 10 majority.
The Alexandria (Virginia) Journal saws
that yesterday afternoon fifteen officers
and three hundred men, all of them ske-
dsddlers from General Grants army, we're
AOEWdEucu " Dbll6 AdAubr 10 nc returned
to their regiments. The officers we're
marched in the rear Of their men and some
of them were hsndcuffed together.
A dispatch from the Army Of the Poto-
mac, dated to-day noon, says it was very
quiet yesterday along the line, except
some skirmishiDg in the center by Burn
sides men, and the throwing of few
shells from Birpey's division to feel the
enemy, Whioh, however, elicited no re-
sponse. The rebel sharpshoOters, however,
held their ground. During this time
division Of the ID corps was sent to re-
take possession Of our hospitals which
we're abandoned on Saturday last, with
about 500 wounded in them.
The rebels had cen there and helped
themselves to such articles ss they want
ed, and had calculated on taking all the
occupants away ss prisoners, but We were
just in tine to prevent this, and our uag-
ons brought them all away with their tents,
supplies, SO.
A surgeon who was left in charge of the
hospitals on the Wilderness battlefield,
reports the capture Of 800 of our wounded
at that place, and their transportation to
the rebel lines, from which he succeeded
in making his escape. He says our wound
ed were suffering for the want Of every
thing, even bread, and no surgeons were
there to dress their wounds.
Reinforcem nts are rapidly ar living.
The roads are improving, and movements
Of importance may soon be expected.
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FROM SHERMAN.
Ney- W, n,

NEW YoRKI May IL.
The Herald's special, dated Nashville,
10th, has the folloWing:
We learn from reliable authority that
MCPHERSON captured on the 18th nine rail
road trains bslow Rsssces, laden with va
rious military stores for Dalton.
The enemy seems to be making prepsra-
tions to eVscuste.
Great advantages have bsen gained, and
hopes are entertained that our speedy
success will keep pace with operations in
Virginia.
General Fitzpatrick was wounded several
days since, but not dangerously.
Generals Willich and Marston have also
been slighsly wounded
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FROM WASHINGTON.


Secessionists have story to the effect
that Buckner and Brsekinridge have
Joined Lee, and portion Of Johnston's
army had reinforced Besuregsrd at Pc
teysburg Buckner's junction is consid-
cred, in military circles, possible but not
probable.
A gentleman recently from Georgia,
whose statement can be relied on, furn-
ishes the following information as to the
relative strength Of the rebel armies:
Lees army, he says, is greatly underes-
timsted. There are near 100000 men in
the rebel service. The last CONSUMPTION
edded 5000 men to their armies
The troops Of the Mississippi amount to
$4,000 The force at Charleston is less
than 1000. Lee and Johnston have 2SO,-
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FROM THE BATTLE FIELD.

HEADQ'Rs ARMY, May 10 P. 4.
The enemy continues to strengthen his
works. 1t is fully expected, however, that
the vigorous turning movement will COM
plete the evacuation Of the rebel line with
out battle.
Yesterday evening the rebels suddenly
developed line Of battle on our left COM
ing through the woods and gobbGng up
several Of our piekets, and driving back
the reserve.
Generals Meade and Wright, with their
stats, were out beyond the front at the
time aud had an extremely narrow escape
from capture.
Immediately afterwards Wright threw
out force, under cover Of artillery fire
and retook the position which was an i'm
poFtsnt one.
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FROM WASHINGTON.

hAsHIHGroE, May IL.
A dispatch received at headquarters
here, dated yesterday morning, from Gen.
ersl Sherman, states that he had entered
Ressecs, Georgia, and established his
headquarters there. He captured 8 guns
and one thousand prisoners. Troops sre
in hot pursuit o; Johnston. The rebels
burned the railroad bridge to Resaoca, but
the road to that plsae was in running or
der.
A dispatch received from the Army of
the Potomse on the 10Th says, after ten
days fighting the army was allowed to rest
and recruit for another struggle.
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In the great desert Of Sahara, in the
year 1860, i've artesisn wells were opened,
around which vegetation thriVes luxu-
risntly. Thirty thousand palm trees and
900 fruit trees we're planted, and two
thriving villages established. At depth
o. little over 500 feet, an underground
river or lake was struck, and from two
wells live fish have been thrown up, show
ing .hst there is q large quantity Of water
underneath. .. .r ssy
The world contains Oue thousand mil,
lions Of inhabitants, who speak 3,O64 diff
ferent languages, and are Of GOO different
forms Of religion.
A new cure for hydrophobis has been
discovered in England, in the common
NJ rate of silver. Il is said TO decompoee
the saliva, and neutralize the virus. The
best form Of application is said to be to in
iroduee the solid substance into the wound
as soon IS possible after the bite
Sir William Temple said: 'eThe greatest
pleasure is love; the grestest ease is
sleep; the greatest medicine is true
friend"
Perhaps you did not know that had
oOrns," said 9 good -nstured man, as Q as
stranger set his bsg down on bis toes, in .
crowded car. HNo, stranger" said the car.
nat bag man, "but l think you cultivate
too much ground"
allow are you, JOhn2 Pm deuced glad
TO see you" avery well, Charley. Come
az 4 take drink, old fellow. 'Tisn't often
VIC meet" "Thst's fact, John-and when
VIC do it's meet and drink
It is funny to hear how the whole house,
hold and its visitors talk to the baby
A king in former times kept one fool
every baby has dozen. -.
We enjoy our gardens the more from
having had 3 little trouble in adorning
them, as we relish nuts that We crack
hnl4n- Ahnn ihnaa that va hnH nranZnd. -
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FROM BUTLER's COmmAND.
NEw YoRE Nav IT

The. World learns that large reinforce.
ments have gone to Butler.
His force amounts to sixty thousand,
divided into three columns, one menscing
Petersburg and keeping the rebel troops
there; another besieging Fort Darling, and
the third, larger than the others, march
ing on Richmond.
PrOminens officers predicted that the
city would be ours by the 18th.
In addition to the reinforcsmenls al
luded to, sheridau's cavalry is expected to
render great assistance to Butler.
Information has also been received that
General Kautz has cut the DanvilIe rail
road,
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wourDnD soIDrrns OF WEST pEprsrrvA.

DR.. Theodore Douglas Is here from Pitts
burg on behalf Of the Sanitary Comnis-
sion, to look after the wounded from West
ern Pennsylvania. He goes to the front
to morrow.
FremonPs paper recently started here,
has suspended.
The War Department has ordered iour
militsry posts in the West to be named re-
speOiively WsdswOrth, Hays, Stevenson
and Rice, in honor of the four Generals
killed in the recent battles.