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jfHURSDAjfr, MAY 19, 1864.
- T.tjj isn ReacREQAKD TIfE HOPE OI THB
South ucd avoeIts of Heaven. TjTe hope
there isf no presumption cr impiety in the
..' entimat placed ftthehead of this article.
Neither-do we think there-can be supers tir
tion'. That.theyare under God, the hope of
the Scftb, We will not resort to argument to
prove, Ihe univerifal voice of their country
men sejpTOclaim; and throughput this blood y
Straggler with tyranny and wickedhess from
the.batjle of Manassas, in 1861V to the battles
.. of Spotlylvania Courthouse, and of Chester,
in 1 854 all their Acts have responded to the
voice and expectations of their countrymen.
The hoe of the Sosith, under God, is centered
in thejpi and it isr allbut morally im
p03sibl that that hope should be ultimately
disappimied or taffled. i : ,;'; . v
Thatthey are favorites of Heaven let facts
-testify J The3e falls ivre have - not, time to
" enumelate ; nor ii 41 necessary. . ' The propoi
gition receiver tlie universal assent,' of the
popufal idind quiver than it can be written.
"Whereler they have gone, from field to post,
or fronl post to field, tho popular heart over
flowing with gratitude and hope, ( has ' been
with tScm. . Wherever they have planned or
a " - - 'a -
fought retired cf advanced, fought or re
treated;, God has blessed them.
Confessedly thej greatest military chief tayis
of the age, they are no less distinguished as
soldiers of the crass, than as soldief s of their
country. The one a pious Protestant, the
ftther devout Catholic, they worship the
same Glod, seek the sam3 Heaven, fight in the"
same cause, defend' the same people, van
quish the same eiremy. In days yet to come,
"when our countryVindependcnce shall have
' been -established:! and:. our, people free and
happyjlet it not be said, as it ha3 been said
. .4ieretofbre, tbat;the Catholic, as such, was
untruelt o his country in its hour of peril.
Rathctt let Protestant and' Catholic, in. noble
imltatiln of Lee and Beauregard, study to
emulate each other's virtues, and standing
eide hi sideband shoulder to shoulder in the
defeucl of righ.'t, jeach allow the other to sit
in peal c under hp own vine and fig tree, and
. worship God according to the dictates of his
own cqn3cienco. i -
Eutlhoughts new and different from -those
. whiclj I were in jour Wind, when we com
meno'ed this artidle, have controlled our pen
and eans'ed a digression. 'l Oar dispatches
State Ligislatueb. We learn from the
Confederate that the two Houses of thefiene
ralJAEsemblymet in the Capitol, in adjourned
session on Tuesday. A. quorum or Dotn
Houses being present, the usual joint Com
mittee was raised in both Houses to wait
.upon the Governor, and inform him that
both the Hotises were ready to receive any
communication which he had to maker. The
Governor Message was ent in at 12. o'oclck,
the reading of which and, accompanying.
documents, occupied- the residue of Ihe session-.
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. We give notice in advance, that we will not
treuble our readets with .anything that may
be said or done in the Legislature, unless
when the public interest may. specially de
mand it. When any measure of importance
i consumated.. wer will la'y it before our.
'readers, this they may judge of it for them
selves. ' . ' . ? ': ' 4 ' .
WAR NEWS.
when all the country was buried in gloom,
and wcrei wearing long faces,mnnoupced the
gladsome news that Lee was victorious at
Spott.lvania Cofirt House, and Beauregard
at, Chester. We have said that the people
. w?re Year'n2 !?Bg Caces, but this is to be
ascribed to the, cutting o our communica,
tion, with" both 'armies, by Yankee -raiders ;
and nct to any fears' of the ultimate issues
then ob the eve ojf being tried by the contend
ing armies Where Xee .and Beauregard
. From Xioe's Glorious Army.
Through thekindness of Col. S. D". Poole,
commandant of this Post, we have before us
a copy, of tiie Petersburg Register of tho 17th.
'We glean the following from its tele'graphic
column, concerning the
GREAT BATTLE OP LAST THURSDAY
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To which great , victory, allusion was made
in our telegraphic column yesterday.
The battle ; lasted all day, and late into
night.
Our men after temporary repose in front
to Johnston's Division, successfully resisted
every effort of the enemy whQ repeatedl3T as
saulted our lines with troops masse'd, rs, bo
some Bay, in as nlany as ten columns. " Our
. boys stood nobly to their work, piling the
eiemy's dead thick before our breastworks-
At 1 he lowest estimate the enemy's loss
in the battle yesterday, reaches iv-tnty, thou
sand. These figures are corroborated by a
Yankee Colonel wounded and in our hands.
The Yankee General Stevenson wa3 killed
- a
on'tltc 10th. '
Our loss yesterday (Thursday) in killed
and wounded is estimated at two thousand.
Among the casualties on outside are Gen.
Gordon slightly woundjed ; Col. Baker, 16th
Miss., killed ; Lt. Col, Fetters same regi
ment, killed ; Col. Harding 19th Miss., killed;
Lt. Col. Neile, 1st Viuginia, killed.
The fighting was continuous for ten hours
on one poiut, and so severe was the musketry
fire that trees were cut down by it, ' "
1'risoners say mat urani expressea a ac-
termination not to recross the river, while
Jr?p3afHiQfr
enemy are arresting all white male citizens
as hostages for prisoners alleged to have
been captured by citizens on Sunday last.
It is slso stated that the enemy . had a force
of a thousand men on Monday (the 9ih),
busy in putting the Railroad between Frede
ricksburg and Acquia creek'in running order.
Yankee prisoners say that Grant.is issuing
whiskey' rations, to his troops.
Ogr troops fought with more tuan usual
bravery and gaJlaut ry ; and the enemy fought
more stubbornly than ever thus far.
It is supposed that this will be called the
battle of Spottsylvania Court-house.,
Our men are as resolute as ever, whilst-
all accounts from the Yankees say their
troops are growing more digpirited. (We
shouldn't be surprised ! Eds.
' LATER. .;
. A dispatch of the 4th, last.Friday,3 from
driving the enemy baek and capturing about
one hundred ptisone
Brig. Gens, McGwah j and B. T:. John
ston are i sHgUly!" vandedt in addition to
those previously reported. Gen. Girdon,
erroneously repot ted wounded, is not hurt
thus far.". ".' ' ' ' . -.f," .
We have lost seventeen General "officersi
killed, wounded and -captured, and about
thirty-five.field ofBcers.
A dispatch from Gen. Lee to the President,
dated Sunday night,. say sj. 'The "enemy .-.has
retired his fight and extended his left to
wards. Mattapbrax Chureh,':eccupying the
line of the Ny (?) river. His main force b6
;ing, apparently, east 6T that stream. .
GLORIOUS NEWS FttOM THE VALLEY- -THE
ENEilt WHIPPED.
The following official dispatch was received
at the tfar. Department in ..-Richmond, last
.Sunday night ) ' . . . -
New SIaiiic:T, May 15. f p. m.
This morning, two lailes above' New.Mar
ket, my command mev the enemy, under Sei
gel, ad van cing up he Valley and ' defeat
ed; him j with f heavj; loss. The action
baa iast closed at the Shenandoah rivr
er." The enemy, ficBtrrcss - the north fork
of the Shenandoah, iburning the bridgee
hind him. ., ' r
(Signed) v! Jko. C. Bksckismdge,
' Maj Gen. Commanding.
ANOTHER V16TORY A VERILL's ' RAID
ERS DISPERSED. ; !j
OS.cial'news from : South-Western Virginia
received in Richmond tays: "Ayerill's com
mand was routed at J-'eport, Giles county
by Gehs. Jackson and French and were scat-
!ct;
are, the people and the -army can afford to
eicrcise.patienci and. live on hope, forlhey
know ihat both these beloved chieftains fight
only from necessity andin the cause of. right,
and - that --the -God of battles -is ever with
'the'mJ . : . .
What is morel the news reached us bv a
. rout least expelted It came direct fi'o'm
i ii
Richmond, via Pet ersburg and Weldon, there'
by shdwing thai the damage done by the.
Jt ankles to tnaf line naa been repaired, the . fcpottsyivania (Jourt-llouse says :
raiders driven off, and the old channeV.oLii, . There has been only, slight, infantry skir
.communication estored; Thi relieved an J mishing to-day, with occasional ' discharges
the anxiety that had "prevailed for. several of artihery.
days bn that score, and, when to this was. - Grant shows no signs of falling:-' back
addedithe hews bf the double victory by Lee Scouts report him to be receiving.no rein
forcements; though prisoners say
and Beauresardi which reached us' just on
the huela of lhe news of Bank's surrender,
the general joy that prevailed cannot well
be described. ;
But we have again to remind our
readers that all the battles have not yet
been, fought. Grant is -eaid to fcs,Ve
lost nfty thousand,, but he is entrenching
and 1 peclares hie will not re-cross the.riv-
ile he has ' a man left. Tteinfqrce
will be jsent to his relief and then
another deadly jon to Richmond will be tried.
Uutllr has got behind his ; entrenchments to
1 eave himself frm the fury of his late pur
suers; but he too will likely be reinforced,
' and again mayjhe give battle to Beauregard.
In the meantime, the raiders, may again cut
our slines of -coimmunication, and again we
maybe cut off from the news, even at the
vers, mcinent when these battles ' are beine
, -.jpirifeeLy But ley ,all this conie, if God so
wills it, and lei the people, as for- the last
- weekbe patient ana hopefuj. We may be
. nllkerjt in i-EUsnense a few davs hn. as
lcretofore predicted, ' under GuJ, the goid
neicy will come.' Even at tne very moment when
we Hare least expecting it, and by a route that
wotregard as m the enemy's possession, may
ythe3 news of victory again reach us, as it did
last Tuesday night, vuth Lee and Beaure
gard to lead cur aimies, the ultimate tictory
will be with tie South. We deem it next to
morally impossible that, under God, and
fighting in such a jcause, they can be jcon-
. iered.
he is
expecting Sehenk . with trclops from Balti
more and other points. ,
It is believed that Grant , had '-Heintzleman'
with. troops from the fortifications at Wash
ington in the fight of Thursday. ' '
Johnston Division., in "the fight of Thurs
day, lost about two thousand prisoners and
sixtefeo; pieces of artillery, f-rincipally fr jin
Page's and Crenshaw's Battalions
Grant's dead yet remain in our front un
hurried. . . .
Brigadier Gen.. Daniel was wounded on
Thursday and died ne,xt day. Gen. Ramseur
was, wounded very slightly About 1500
prisoners were Captured. J -
Grant's losses, since the campaign beganj
put at thejowest figures will reach fifty thou
Janet -Our own losses in killed, wounded and
missing will not exceed, fifteen thousand.
' Fredericksburg is said. to be garrisoned by
negro troop?.-
O'r troops have been marching, fighting
and lyicgjiu line of battle twelve day 3, to.
day, Saturday J'ut their epirits.are fine
and their resolution in viucible. ; . -
J . STILL LATER.
A dispatch dated Guinea's Station, on the
.1.5th", last Sunday, saj-s : .
, " Yesterday evening Saturday there was
cavalry fight on our left wing A body of
infantry engaged Chamber a Brigade of cav.
airy who fought them some time. Our in
fantry came to the support of th cavalry,
tercd in' the mountait3,-J The mam body of
the raiders are -retreating .towards' Green,
brier. Little damage was done the; Virginia
and Tennessee Railroad, except the destruc
tion of the bridge over New River. The
ItrnA minw Jinu fia r. "WftrlcR are Sftte. -4
We now reverse the column" (which
movement our friend cf the fer'will un
derstand) and giVe our readers" the "Yankee
version of Grant's progress and situation,
which we do under the head of .'
' YANKEE LIES, . ,
s The Rejister sayls : ' " V ; i
We are indebted to Brig. Genl larliri,
through Capt. J. B. Reid, for a New York
Tribune of the 13th inst,,- for which .we ten
der our grateful acknowledgements..".."- The
pressure of telegraphic news upon our col
umns w i,ll not perrnitif1? to give more. than a
bynoppis ot the principal news ot yrnr news.
In an official dbpatch from 'Gen;: Grant to
the Secretary of War, dated 8 o'clock, a. mV,
Wednesday, 11th of May, he sajs: .
' We have now ended the "sixth day . of
very heavy lighting. The result to this lime
h m our fayor -Wij
l' We have taken over 5,000 prisoners in tattle
while he has taken from us but. few . cyeept
stralecs. I PROPOSE TO FlGIITITOUT
ON THIS LINE, IF IT TAKES ALL SUM
MER." " ! '
A late dispatch frorn the Pres.! Corres
pondent same date marked 10 o'clock, says ;
Our position at sunrise en Tuesday morn
ing wa the arc of a. cirgie on th.e: north side
ot"p-ji?ylv.niit Courthouse Gettysburg over
again, but with' places reversed "".re being
situated as. the rebels were at that battle.
Nothing but skirmishing occurred during
the forenoon. Grant was in front' at the
iiiue examining positions,. And often on a
line with our. outer pickets. . ,
A general attack was ordered at 5 o'clock ;
but Lee wa3 ahead:of him, and; precipitated
the action by pouring ' heavy masses-of men
against Hancock and Warren. '. . ,
Shortly after 1 o'clock in thos afternoon
they were handsomely repulsedj and some
changes in the disposition of our forces were
made. I -
At o'c'ock a terrible charge was mada
"against our right centre. 1 was met by
Birney's Cutler'3, 1 Gibbfn's and Barlow'n
divisions, and under thsir terric fire it
melted, away jtnd war Anally driven iack in
broken mase. . ;
- This over, Hancock ordered an advance
His charge struck Heth's division ! of Long
" street's corps and -shatted it on the instant .
; ;. The slaughter here was terrible, and the
.advantage gained miht have been1,' jrapor-
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ant, but tne rest ot oar line tailing to ad
vance at the exact thae they were, ordered,
Hancock ha"d to fall back. The rebels' made
no further attempt on the 2d corps. -!
Just before sunset Burnside's and Wright's
(hue SedgwickLsLAD3niade a fierce attack.
Wright carried x the; vebol rifl e-.t(s on "his
front, and Burnsidg! pushed, forward, - with
very heavy, fighting, almost to Jhe Court
house itself. The nero troops were not in
T ' ll ;ti - I fCl mar 1 S m 1 n
PetersburgandVeJiavfr all the railroads cut
leading to that city", and forces jenaugh to
keep Beauregard there until he surrenders". .
'We shall, it is - reported, sooa ; commence.
& seige of ther place. . . . ' 4 -1" '
'There are four monitors and' several.gun
boata within four miles of FnTt Darling, ready
to co-operate with' our land forcesfa part of
them) abreast of the monitors, i Our f drees,
occupy a' strong position, and are strong
enough to hold it. arid, as soon 'as .Peters
burg is taken, to I advance on Fort Darling j
with land and water f.:rce; aa witnine.wiii
and determination exfsting in our ranks there :
is. little doubt of success. ..
jit is supposed that Gen Kautr is now to1
the south of Petersburg, aiming at the dea-1
truct ioh of railroads leading soutl from Rich'-'
mxmd. Correspondents have. -probably an
nounceel his defeat, many of his ! troops
captured, &c. Ii i? not believed here. Beaure
gard has txo cavalry. " . .
'Fortress 'Monroe, Wednesday, May 11.
The latest advice3 from the front state
that the. gunboat Brewster was blwn up - on
Appomattox' yesterday," by a rebel battpry.
No statement in regard "to the loss' of life.
-Figh'jug was going on aft day yesterday.
The main, portion appeared: to be cn, our
fight. -The troops were under command of
Gen. Smith. The turnpike Ibetweeu- Bich-
mond aud Petersburg was the bone of con
tention. , -'-V'-' : ' - -' -
The Rev. Mr. I riobbs, of "Norfolk, lately:
connected with the - Old JJonmnion, was sent
to the front to-day, to be sent into the rebel
lines as a confirmed rebel. ,
Petersburg has-not been abandoned, burn
ed, nor asyet beseiged Beauregard-is there
In -command. . Fort Darling is . still in the
hand3 of the rebels. - "i . '
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MONEY MARKET.
.' ' - nurtdaii Jf " 2 i. . M
Gold sold at the Slock Exchange at 174 'o
174J. Atnoon, i73 and ?lo".ed:V7i to 17 tg;
Upon the trte't .stocks were in demand ax
full prices. ( .. : ' ' "
'. j ' ' i NEWS ITEMS. ' .
The frihuri'e's special correspondent writes
from- Cairo, M.ay O'tli : -' "' ,
News of disaster and trouble c Cm e. from
below. Tbe rebels hope to control the;navi
gation of the Mississippi ; such is the nature
of the country roa Cairo to New Orleans,
.that its navigation is not secured by occupy
ing the banks. Tife party holding the banks
must also hold the " strategic poin's back of
the river At present we are threatened with
binor driven to the river bank. Marmaduke
captured an empty supply train,! and killed,
wounded end made prisoners of its escort
Th' re were 240 wagons ana 700 horses cap
tured. . ..!"' .; 5 ."- ' ' ' ' ' .
The Boston Jarunal gives 'the following
extract from a letter- dated off i New Inlet,
riear .Wilmington-, May 7 : ' ! . v
"ourvrebel steamers Qamc out last night.
One was the ironclad North Carolina, 'similar
T
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Report of .tlx Press Aoetftlion
Entered tccocdine to act of Congress in the ver-
1863, by J. S. Thbasker, inttre Clerk's officB of 4
the District Court of the Confederate StatesJ for
the Northern District of Georgia. - , f
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TrCva. ;.Gen Jblmiton's jtoayv :
;'"-,- -.'r -4NVIay '1:'' "'
The SaeHndtJ'pfeeH:Asgoi;iarv
tion returned froni the fnont this j mornings
having visited the armyl to arrange there -newal
of. the daily pres3 i reports, jinj conse
ouezce of recent fianli movements' cu their '
part...;.,'-..-',..' . ;'. .'. ' -''':; ., -t ' I
The Yankee force operating against
Jonnston Ladbcen; unlerestimated.
now well ascertained to be over one hundred
thousand. - There are flank .mevements in
force, on bch wings gleting bni ai the same-;
time-r-onc by LaFayetfcJ arriving at Resacap
one by Spring Place "afcd fhle old jFederaE -
road to Hast Tennejsee ihrriving at Carters
every at
every op
Bespect-
pur's about 2,-v
G eh.
It is
vfileT -Gen, Johnston fisT foliledi
tempt to.fiank him; an,d lembraced
portiuiity to punish thfcji enemy."
yiok,4rpo njiler
punished. At the came
ide at Borne an,d rep'
forceon the old Eedetal road -is reported
about fiiteen miles from
afteriioon. : ,
Our array meets every
of the enemy with admi
new development
able pirit:; There
is the most implicit coi44ence in Gen,' John-
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ston. no one entertaiRfcia d'ubt f the final
.result -f: .'
Yankee prisoners con
Banks. It is published;
papers received in Sherman's army. "j
fSreciaI ta Stafe JunrckK
. ' PETtR!RuJ, Mfty-18
Considerable fight roand: here to day
No definite result.
Capt. W. T. Robinson"
is among the wounded.
rious, though not- thofiiht to be mortal.
From tHe Trani iHississippi.
Moetle, llay J8
Warren Aaams 4-eleer'fKph; :;th.e ;B.cgwler
00 to 15,000
toyes--
ing casualties to, last nil
500; Yankee'sgabout Jj!
terday -aft erhoon, 1 1
Sharp skirmishing sX
above Ada irsville. The Yankees wefeeverelr
time an attach was:
used, f The Yankee?
Kingston! yesterday'
-i .
rm the surrender of
in Northern news-.
, Co. !D,. CGthK
His
wound' is
daylight, when we shall probably see some
warm work. -
A dispatch dated Cairo, May 11th, rcf-orts
the fTnst riKMi-in nf ibron fiirshots mid thri
transports by a - rebl battery twelve'- rai'es
belaw Alexandria, moimted with guiis tak-n
from 'Banks.. '. Admiral. .'Port er'a . .bopt,.iue
Criekot, MiiTered severely, both
were killed. v: '
. 4 A.I CI.- J . f
u, i T , -a , . ff t from Summit on the i it
VivvhaTuauer,; aau wus vitascu uu Mitre. :
At daylight the ironclad returned under the
guns of the fort. The Ilouqua and Nanse
mond were near,' and the JNiphoh was to the
northward. One'shotfrom the North Caro
lina wenfc' through the Ilonquals ?niokestack.
Cfff'fZT'1 tilree rebel steamer's did noi c "vao;
t erupt wrfeA 6 fif tie .ffiltZv. N P. 9k
getUnj; back. "Another visit is (expectf! by'
It contains nbtk-
:i . i. . i . '
lng aennitc irom canss. ,11 13 at; A cs-
andtia-unable to get aVay. j On the Il'
60,000 -men, landed at Mrs Av Cf Kland'
plantation and were giving! on1 the : riglil;
fntrlr nf tin nvsr t rr i tllkjfl" ' t -t
I The Ti-u milh payj ripmnf
Trac u-juici i uitcie n tnpiprwri tho ftutli
Si
tity
of a member of Congreea; who left Littl
Rock on the 5th cf Aprjl.
Congressional.
engineers
. JI.ORE. YANKEE LIES.
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The BaliimorGViSl'ra" of the-lOth, contains
otBcial and press' dispatches claiming a vic
tory over Lee. '-, ": ' .
Lincoln has issued a proclamation calling
upon all patriots to imite in a common
thanksgiving to jGod for the success-of the
army in the last five days. ,' V
Lincoln was serenaded on Friday night
and made a brief speech, saying he was ex
ceedingly 'grateful that Grant lias not' been -
Ijostlejl i'roai his plans, but while we may re
joice .t what has already been accomplished,
much m5re yet remains to be done.
' SECOND DISPATCIT
rvrciiMONo, May 15 Daltimore "paners-of
the 12rh puhl'sh extracts from New" York
and Washington paTpers: w'hxeh aye jubi
lant.' 'Sedgwick's death is confirmed The
Herald's correspondent estimates Grant's. to
taldoss to Monday at 7,000, not including
the stragglers
No leports from Tuesday's fight receive'd.
-Dispatches from Sherman at Tunnel Hill
state that McPhereon .had fallen, -b.ack lrora
Rcsaca, he finding the rebel ! position too
strongly fortified. ; ' v -
Hby a decided majority.
I.CHM9SD,: IV
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Senate t oday ad.;pt eel resolutions
thirty-firs' for the day of adjourn ment
die., xhey have been chtefiy occupie
ihe discussion of rcsoljaUon requiring
third vote to- go into cret jSessin
existing rute on the" subject was submitt
i
bnd
the charg-e.
Our troops are ia splendid spirits ; they
regard their six dajs fighting as a continued
series of successes. - i
We hae Jost. twelve Generals -Sedgwick,
Wadsworth, Stevenfon, Hay. and Rice killed:
rj3aftrett;:Getty, Roli'mson, Morris and Baxter
woundedand Seyniour and Shalerprisoners.
Our losses in men ire very heavy. - ,
Rebel prisoners report that theyjiave been
on half rations ; ttat the Rebel officers told
them they must depend henceforth on the
Yankee srpply traj is. :They hve got none
oftthem yet, but we' have taken 0 cf Lee's
wagon 8. 7 I ' - v' : ..
Our prisoners ntmber abwt 4fC00.
Gen. Rurnside advanced up to Spotsyl
vania Courthouses this (Wednesday) morning,
driv'rng Hill's Corps before him, and now
holds' the place. - .
It was Da'.e's Rebel brigade, 2; 400 stron
captured in the" charge of the Vermont
brigade last night, but nearly one half after,
wards escaped. -" ! " .
The following dispatches from Gen. Butler
appears as the latest ncTS.- ' ,
Y Cermuda HrxoEEDs, Va., Tuesday. May
xu, loo. iioinig aennite has yet been ac
complished by pur forces,.in the way of cap
ture, but every thing looks favorable.
.; ru aorEAN news.
By the arrival of i"ie Africa, difc? to the
1st of May Have be"e.receiycd. The Eiigllsli
Government defines proposing a conference
on American affair.-'- In the House of Com
mons' on the 28th 'ult. , Mr. Peacock called
attention to .the case of the Tukcaioosa, and
ciiticLed the actioa of thGovernmcnt. Ile
moved a resolution that the instructions sent
out by the Duke of Newcastle relative to the
Tuscaloosa, were at variance with, the prin
ciples of , international law. X general de
bate ensued. :j ; t '
The Attqrney and Solicitor General defend ed
the Government. 'During the debate the
Government was charged 'with favtring the
Federals At the, esnense:ibf the 'Co'nfedwaf
Government, or theresof utioh 1 8Sin6t
... iucan laaiiQCity was Z-
ceivel with loud coers " I i - .
In the House of of Lords on the 29th, Earl
Gov. Br own -calls fdrtlia Militia
- CivU Cfflcers. J.
Millsdoevillb, May iS.
Gcvernor Brown 'issued a proclamation
calling out the civil - aU militia officers - in
Georgia, to report to G-en. Wayne at Atlanta
immediately to aid iri' rebelling the encmy.
Tae proclamation appears
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4 Escape of Eanks.
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Authentic news received from Blookl
ISth, cajw Banks 'ejed to New Or
wiih 5,000 men- - j h , j v. ; j
, Alexandria vsurrendiered. tio Taylor
S.0D0 'prisoners, 20 guns 1,200 mules
50 boats 2G in runniiiffl
but can be repaired, ul t
Baton Rouge has been!
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Confederates are in - possession.
' Natclipz.ia burning 4 two
and the fire-still ragihi
The. engines and hose. -destroyed;
ave;i
eans
with
and
order-rest damaged
evacuated and tho
squares : gotn
ri-
vJProni Petersburg and the iTorth.
iiezuvy BKirnusningt; along our imes
The Army correspondent of tbe New York
News of. tbe 1 t'h iay,iGrant was compell
ed to use his thirty thousand, reserves,.fn tho
scconu" day's fight. an4 now all are gond.
Me estimates Grant's Jioss at w,000.
Cold 176.; ' ' I rj I f I f ' ; : -
wrvy commented on ttwe cx rresponrence be
tween the Government and Messrs. Laird
relative to the seizure of the r.aniV trJ
T f L in!.
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maieu mat tne action. of Government was in
fluenced by the fact that. -VJessrV r.-:
; political opponents.. Earl Russell warmlv 'r-
pfaed that it was owing to the vigilance of
the GovemmenMhat Messrs. Laird had not
plunged England into a war with the United
States. He closed hs speech with the earn
est hope that the war would resalt in the fi
nal destruction of slavery. After a short de
bate the-Bubject was dropjd.
A ifUval f Yankee PAscmeT$.'X large b; itch
of Tankee prisoners: ctniuntinff to Unwnrds
j -of ono hundred and eighty, arrived yesterday
affernoon-uner a -cavalry escort. Thjoro'
werejao commissioner lomcers among itiera
except the. Surgeon' of the ,65th Pa. . There
are among them members of .the 81st. QCth
100th, 10:3d, 115th, 139th N. T.; Vols., 59th
Illinois, 5ath Penn., . 2Uf 40th Mass.,
and 4th New Hampshire Two negroes were
also taken, one wounded! in the head. The
Provost Marshal's accommodations are .tajted
ta their utmost capacity.? They were cap-
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vuicva uuiixig mc. aavattca ofi our iorces on
yesterday. One hundred and fifty were cap
ureu uwr ottiem unurch by the cavalry;
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