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111 h- iht'ff-0): ll Vs El; I' 1 I II; i I Wfet pfo-goxn gamxarn! 11, i86a it i TOE ISDIAH EIECimOKS. Interesting Account, from oar Special i i'. 1 Correspondent. is if Blob Easts CocsttJ MKiajr, vac. aw, low.

To-tlajf. has been aa eventful oiije for hitherto rfuiet little town and a scene has been Tiere'enacted the like of of us who ncancd it, desire to sec again nevermore. I allude to the execution of thirty-eight of the condemned: Indian, ordered by President LiNcoiJi to be ex-t ecu ted lor participation in the late massacres Jn; thia State, i 8ooi after noon on the 2 2d instant, Col. ill, of the Seventh Regiment Minnesota yolupteers, t02ether with his buff, some clergymen. "a few citizen of place, visited the condemned in their cells, and iuforuied tbem ortneir late Rev.

Mr. Riog3 (well known to the Indians in his missionary capacity) Interpreted Col, Mit-t-tB tnl.lhe miserable men their Great Father at Washington had ratified the action of the Military Court, and sentenced them to be hang on the following Friday, Dec. 1 26. They were informed that spiritual Protestant and Catholic, were present, and would fjo all in their power to minister to their comfort during the few day of life still remaining for them. The letter of tbo President, ordering their execution, was then read in English by Adjt.

Arnold, and reoeate 1 In the Sioux or Dacotah language by Rev. Mr. Riggb. These 'communi cations were received with grunt oi approval, and most of the party to whom they ere ad dressed manifested little or no interest in the mat ter: the half breeds cave some indications of emotion, but so slight as scarcely to be noticed. With few, exceptions the whole party continued 'their smoking, or rubbed their killikinick between their palms, as a preparatory exercise to inserting it into their little red clay pipes.

It is presumed by many that the condemned had been previously informed of the fate awaiting them, and this may, In a measure, account for their unconcern at the official announcement. INTERYIXWS BKTWKEH THI COXDKlfXeD AKD THEIR "RELATIVES. if Wednesday, the 24th, was set apartfor the )at meeting between" the condemned ant) those pf their relatives who were confined in the adjoining and main prison. These belonged to the original 304, found guilty.upon trial by the Military Court, and were of the number from which Uhe Pres-drnt had selected, thirty-nine to be executed. These latter had been selected out, and kept jin separate and more secure quarters from the Unie when the order came for their execution.

I ws not present at this interview, but im informed that it was very affecting. Each Indian sent some parting word or blessing to his- friends pr family, and bequeathed to each some little memento, as his pipe, a little tobacco, a lock pf hair; generally much feeling was exhibited In these leave-takings, although one pr two seemed perfectly 'hardened and indifferent. Pn Chriit-roas Day another scene was similar jto the one just "related. The cooks and others employed to provide for the prisoners during their confinement, came to say their last good-by to them. Here again parting words were: said, and blankets and trinkets were once more sent jto relatives, overlooked in the hurry and excitement of the day before.

In the evening the sacrament ot baptism was solemnized by Rev. Father Bavoox, and the other priests in change. Many of the Indians availed themselves of the opportunity to receive this Christian rite. IKTERTIIW WITH THE COHDXMNID. jf On Friday morning we were permitted to visit the condemned.

They were lying around tfce floor chained together in pairs, and aa some sue-piciocs had been aroused in the minds of the keepers, oy reason certain singular movements on Thursday nuht, each pair had bean -firmly chained to the fljor. Consequently there was no moving about, their locomotion being entirely obstructed. It was a sad, a sickening sight, to see that group of miserable dirty savages, chained to theVoor, and awaiting with apparent unconcern the terrible fate toward which they were then so rapidly approaching. As the hour appointed for the execution drew near, the clergymen in attendance addressed the prisoners in fueling and eloquent terms. They bade them nerve themselves for the terrible ordeal through which in a few brief hours they were to pasa, and looking to the Great Spirit for aid to make a tirmi resolve to be brave and.

die nobly, like men. In themidi-t of the remark of Father Ratopx, old PTAX-noo-Tin broke out in a most lamentable and unearthly wail one by one took lip the lay, and ere long the walls resounded withhe mournful death-song." The song seemed tp quiet and soothe them, and, resuming their pipes, they all eat in sullen silence awhile, until Rev.) Mr. Williamson began Lis address, upon which came another outburst of passionate feeling, cn ted in ja style it has not bceniqy lot to hear before, and to which it is impossible to do justice jon paper. Boon after the addresses were concluded, the irons wore removed fron the limbs of the prisoners, and their arms tied behind them previous to which they expressed a wish (which we all gratified) to shake hands with the clergy and reporters The white caps were then placed upon their heads and pulled down over their faces, after which they were rolled up again so as to leave the face exposed, and now the culprits stand ner vously awaiting the moment of their removal to the scaffold. THX SCAFFOLD, The instrument upon which the 1 extreme sen tence of the law was to be performed, was con strncted in a very simple yet most ingenious manner.

It was erected upon the main rectly opposite the jail, and between it and, the' river. The shape of this structure was a perfect square, and not, as has been stated, a The, cause of this latter error bting made was because the sides of the structure was not parallel with the front line of the jail; but bting built on an obi lique across the" roadway presented a point Or angle to both the river and jail. The base of the gallows consisted of a square formed by four rough logs, one foot each in diameter, and tweiity feet long. From each corner Of this square rose a heavy round pole, ruining up to height of twenty feet, while from tho centre came another but heavier timber, rising to about the same height At an elevation of six fuct from the ground was platform, so constructed as to slide easily up knd down the corner pillars, and with a large opening in the-centre around the middle mast or post. From each corner of this platform a rope or able was fr.steD-d to a movable iron ring that slid.

up and down the middle mast by means of a rope fas-j i teiied to one of its sides. This rope was takeii to the top of tho mast, run through a pulley, and. re-j turned to a point bet ween tlie ground and the sec- end, frame or platform, and ulaue jfasC The mechanism of the thing fisted in rttisiag the platform meaiiS of the pulley, and then making the rope whett by "a Llow from aa ax by a man alaoid- TTTi ni "i log la die centre of the platform falls the I Urge opening in Us centre protettt the execatiotief from being crushed, by the fall. About eight feet above the platform, when in its raised KMitioai was another fraine similar to the groomd. Square morticed into: the corner' pillars.

Into these timbers were cut notches, ten on each side pf the' frame, ai equal distances, and a short piece bf rofte! was passed around the beam of each find tied Depending from this Sg.iirj jaS the 'fatal noose. And now having described the scaffold aa; it appeared when ready fur iim'-iietijat, we pasa td i TUK XXICCTION. At the appointed time for the execution, lere; were more people congregated at Mankato that) eve were, there before at one time. Every conveaten it place from which to view the tragic scene, ne, was I eve'rv at vas soon The street ft. the house toua were literally crowdel.

was ind evefV available place was occupied. There three to five thousand persons present. The reiQi't of a probable attempt 'by a mob to fvjcBiuu ui mo reniaimiig prisuiirra iai inflict fsummary punishment upon them, induced the authorities to provide; a large military forca for protection. jAccordingly the Sixth Minnesota, iAV xkill, the Seventh. Col.

Millkr. and Ninth, Col. WiLKiif. in all- aaout 1.500 men, were detailed for special dutv at the execution. Mai.

BriLti yith a company of cavalry, did efficient service keeping the crowd back from, too close to the awful scene. The ikfantry formed tbreej skies of a hollow square, planting from each aide of the jaiLj and inclosing the scaffold, the front of jihe jail thus forming the fourth side of foe sou From the door at the extreme north- am entrance to the place jwhere thb culprits were 6onfind--to the steps at the foot of the gallows. two companies were drawn up, 'one on either side, forming iaj gradual path through which the pris oners irjust pass to the sciffldd. Precisely at the time jaijnounced 10 A. jM.

a company, with Out entered the prisoners quarters, to escort them tq kheir doom. Instead of any shrinking or reaisinnqe, all were ready, and even see men eager jtej jmeet their fatd. Rudely they jostled against each other, as they rushed from the door- way, ran! the gauntlet of the troops, and clam bered Up the steps to the! treacherous drop. As they' jcarhe up and reached the platform, they filed rigt and left, and each one tdok his position as thojigh they had rehearsed the programme. Standing round the platform, they farmed a square, and each! one was directly under trie fatal noose.

Their, caps were now drawn over their eyes, and the haltar placed about their necks. Several of them uncomfortable, made severe efforts lo loosrn the jrope, and; some, after-' the most Ircaitfui; contortions, partially succeeded. The signal t. cut the rope was three taps of the drum. All things being ready, the first tap was given, when.

Me poor wretches made such frantic efforts to grasjjf each other's hands, that it was agony to behoM hem. Each one shouted iout his name. that iii comrades might know he was there. The second tap resounded on the alr. The vast multitude were breathless with the awful sur- breathless with roundirigs of this solemn occasion.

Again the doleful lap breaks on the stillness of the scene Click! goes the sharp ax, and the descending platfornjj leaves the bodies of thirty-eight hamnn beings dangling in the airt The greater part died instahtj some few struggled violently, and one of the rfopes broke, and sent its burden with a heavyi dull crash, to tho platform beneath. A lew- rope was procured, and the body again swung trp to its' place. It was an awful sieht to behold. I Thirty-eight human beings suspended in the the bank of the beautiful Minnesota above, th smiling, clear; blue sky; beneath and silent thousands, hushed to a deathly silence by the chilling scene before them, while the bayonets bfistling in the sunlight added to the importance of the occasion: i Arrxa the BHocxJ At first every one seemed stupified by the sight before them, but only a moment eUpsed before a low mninur ran through the crowd, and culmi nated in' a few cheers, in which many panic! pated whose cheeks were blanched, and eyes strained with terror but, it was the cheer of vic tory with for the murderers of their fathers. and mothers and children; had received their mer ited punishment.

One little Hungarian boy, by the gallpws, had lost his father and mother at the hands bt the savaires, and he shouted aloud Hur rah, hurrah for he saw the murderer among the t'. -L i pnsunerS) ina rejoicea an iaie. I neglected to say that pearly alj these Indiana were painted up in war style, and were hung in their tilnnket Th half.iiroH mnm VlbUtVII, I As they marched from the prison to the scaffold, all joined in wailing and ainglnjf, and ppcd aloug on one foot. Thosb professing to hi Christianized sang I'm on the Iron roadj to the spjrit land, while te "bucks" sang war' song. If THK BURIAL.

The physicians having announced life extinct, the bodjes were roughly cut riowni and all buried in one large hole in a sand-bar in the river. I if BKFRIXTB. I The order of the President condemned thirty-nine Indians to suffer the death penalty. Just previous to the; execution, however, Cen. Sibley reprieved, or rather respited the senteace of Ta- lor me loiiowmg reasons kirn was very old, and was convicted on the evidence of two Uerman boys, one of whom said the Indian shot hjf.

mother, and thej other that he killed a (jermart at Beaver creek while was on his knees In the act of prayer. JLt has since been proven to tne Uenerart satisfaction that the man who committed; these acts has hot Wen captured. out is now witn uittlk ubow at Uevu Lake. -nil I I 9aMR OF THB BXJCCTJTID! 1HMAHS. fl.

Ta-he-do-ne-eha, (One who forbids his house.) V2. Plaa-doo-ta, (Red otter.) I 3. Wy-a-tah-u-wa, (His People.) A. Utn-hau-shooe-koyair-rpa-ne, (Oae who walks i- cioiaea in an ui i au.j 4. Masa-oom-doo, (Iron Blower.) je.

Wak-pa-doo-ta, (Red Leaf I i T. Wa-he-hua, Sua4na-ne, fTinkling Walker.) 1 9. Ta-tay-me-ma, (Round Wiitdl-t-resDlted. JO. Rda4n-yan-ka.

(Rattling Runner.) It. loo-au-a, (The Singer.) i i liL Ha-pau, (Second child of a son.) I la. iioen-ka-ska, (White Dog.) I 14. (One walks by his Grandfather.) I 15. E-tay-doo-tay, (Red Face.) i 19.

Ama-cha, (Biokea to Pieces.) Iiav-ne-Dau. fTalrd child of a man A Ifi. Mh-ix-o-ke-na-jui, (Who stands on the Clouds.) I. Harry Milord, (Half Breed.) i i has-iayian. (First born of a son.) -Baptist C.mpbey, j-.

i of E--. wto Maker.) I iThe Tips of tne Horn.) 24. HypoUte i i iif--'htOne who not frlee.) I 2fi. a.kau-Uu-an. (Great Spirit.) lOnei who stands' I clothed with his Grmadia'her.) i i 2H.

W.ka-u-e-a-jui, (One who stands on the earth.) XL waq walks prepared to i sttoot) i i i Ta-M-adeau. (Wndi comes hoaae.) i JI. Washe-choon. (Frencl.niaii.) Aietcha-gai To eriw upon.) I 33. Hortan-io-feop, (Voi.e ttixt appears comlne.) 1 31.

Klwy-tan-fiHfn-ka, (TbePareiA Hnwk.) 3-i. the Wo.t.) i' jti. Udt-hui-nday. (T.i irke a rattling voice.) 37. Cemii Peapie.) 38.

Ma-bou-way-ma, (tie 6mea ir me.) Ill, Y-kia-yaAra, (iuule Tliunver oejL botlsrh recall. Oea. Bailer it the Kerch A Review of Hie Adsslaletrauloa mf the Oe- 1atrtMat stftlse CSatf. I STCAHsnrr S. R.

SrAoxerna, Da rss at raoa Msw-OaLaAas to w-Yok, I i Jc.34to31, lafii The steamship Ericsson, of pen. Bams Expe-drtton, pouirjg into Port Royal on be way to the Gulf of Mexico, I availed myself of the opportunity thus afforded to join the movement. The troops oa board were the Oae Hundred ana: Tenth R2glroent of New-York; Volunteers, under Col. D. C.

Littls- john, formerly. Speaker of the State Assembly, and now member of Congress el ct. Arriving at Ship Island there were found other ves sels of the Expedition which bad come from New- i. i York, and here the tint intimation of the ultimate of Gen. Barks' iforce was riven.

The troops I were ordered up the Mississippi Aslbe Baltic Atlantic Eriewo were of too heavy draft to to to New-Orleans, their troops were transshipped to vessels of lighter draft.jand the remaining: transports! as aooo as they came straggling to the ren'ezvoas. were dispatched up the river. Why there should have been so; much seereev re- spec ting the destination of expadiuoa Is some thing of which most people are profoundly ignorant. and I am of the number. The secret was certainly better preserved than any similar! one where secrecy would bave been more advantageous.

Unquestiona bly; therej would bave been a vast saving; of money, a great immunity from hardship on the part of the troops, if the transports had been dispatched singly, as in that case proper arrangements conld have been made for the reception of the force. But on the best authority I am informed that Orn. Basks kimttlf was not aicart until tks 1st Ultimo, two daps for hxs departure from Au YwJi, of the tevrk wktrh ths War Department had assigne-i him to accomplish The first knowledge which flu tie had of the coming of; the expedition to bis department, was on Buhday, the 14th of December, when Gen. Bakks ar rived in the Mississippi with the jadvance vessels of bis fleet, and his removal from command of the De partment of the Gulf took him entirely by surprise Tnis surprise may not be thought altogether inex usable, when a few facts are taken into considers- Uon. In the first place.

Gen. BcTLis bad, from the be- g'aning, been allowed to administer the affairs of bis Department without interference Ifrorrr Washington and had been led to understand that his course at New-Orleans met the entire approbation of the Gov err) ment, as It certainly gave hearty satislaction to the loyal people of the country The few official communications which were received from the War Department, with one single exception of an unimport ant character, expressed an indorsement and com mendation of all his official acts, i he order for Gen. llurxsa a recall was dated as early as the 7th of November, tne same day on which the fiat for Gen. McClcuas's removal went forth, and on the; 1st of December this order was put into the hands of Gen. Baxks.

This also was the very day on which Mr. Secretary Stamok presented his re port to Cong reps, setting forth the operations in the various military departments, and; particularizing the Department of the Gulf as one in which affairs were conducted! with extraordinary Vigor and ability and on the day. before the presentation of this report. Mr. tahtos.

in reply to repeatedly-urged requests for reinforcements to Gen. Bcrtxa, assured a distinguished member of the Senate that a large number of troops were then on their way io New-Orleans for at purpose. At the time these Words were uttered, Gen. Bimia. as far as tne order of removal was con eernea, had already been relieved of his command twenty-two days.

You have already been informed of the manner in which the official announcement of Gen. Butler' removal was received by the people of New-Orleans, Without referring to the matter in detail, I will simply add my indorsement, made aftwj- personal observa tion, wai me secessionist oi ine juiiy were exultant at the. prospect of a relaxation of that iron grasp which for months had held their malignant natures In abeyanee. They exhibited- their gladness by openly uttering treason at the street corners and in places of public resort, la issuing obscene ani offensive posters reflecting upon Gen. Btmia and his Staff, and in making the nort appalling charges of corruption against Get.

Bptlsa personally. The audacity of the traitors waa anally rebuked by a threat of punishment on the part of Gen. Basis. On the other hand, the poor people of the City, the vast majority of the lnhabttants-j-persons who had been succored by Gen. Butlsb's wise and energetic measures.

In furnishing them with work and supply ing them with! food, from the miserable condition In which they had been left by the Confederate authorities at the Surrender of the city regretted his recall the loss of a benefactor and friend. This was shown at the time of his embarkation on the several hundred working-men assembled on the levee to bid him Goa-epeed and waft their grateful benisons. And here It may not be inappropriate to pass In review some of the prominent features of his operations from the time of the organization of his expedition, His force was originally intended for Texas, the proposition being to rendeztous at Ship Island, as that place offered the best location for such purpose to be had in the Gulf. Here fifteen thousand men could be encamped, threatening! at the same time Mobile, New Pensacola, and all other, ports important or unimportant, upon the coast of the Gulf of Mexico, After the expedition was planned, and one portion o' it was already on its way to the rendezvous, while another portion was on board the steamship Constitution on the eve of departure, the complication with Englaad arose respecting the Mason and Slidell affair, and it was thought best by Gen. McClsllasj not to allow the expedition to proceed until that matter should be decided, as, sion with England, It would be move and bring back from Ship in case of colli-necessary to re-Island the troops rhich were already there.

In the meantime, the Navy Department had planned aa attack upocthe forts on the Mississippi River below New-Orleans, expecting the cooperation of a strong land force. But Gen. McClxu.au reported adversely to tks expedi tion, on tks ground tkat it teouM take fifty tkousand men, avae could not he spared from tks Arm of tks Potmruac. Mr. Secretary Stastos, however, had just then come into ti Cabinet.aad in view of the fact that the navy had nude ail their preparations for the attack, it was decided by him that Gen.

Bunas should go forward with fifteen thousand men. This deci sion was finally made on the 21t of February, and on the 24th, three days afterward. Gen. Bimxa left Fortress Monroe on the steamer Mississippi, By the misfortune of going on shore off Cape Fear, he did not reach Ship Island until the 22d of March, and waa prevented from landing by storm until the 24th. His force consisted of the Twelfth.

Thirteenth. Fourteenth and Fifteenth Maine Regiments, the Eighth New-Hampshire, the Ninth, Twelfth and Thirteenth Connecticut, the Twenty-sixth, Thirtieth and Thirty-first Massachusetts, and the Seventh and Eighth Yersaont, with five batteries of field artillery, the Fourth and Sixth Massachusetts, the First and Second Vermont, and the First Maine, and three companies of Massachusetts cavalry, unattached. These were all new troops, more than half of them having been raised by Gen. Butlxa within the prior three months; and the remainder jof the forced composed of the Fourth Wisconsin. Sixth Michigan and Twenty-first Indiana RegiuienuJ and Nws' Massa chusetts Battery, was drawn from the Department of Maryland Dix's It will be sees, therefore, that not a single Mkiier of this expedition, whose giaitd aggregate was less than 11.000- men, was driwa fiom the Army of the Poionvtc, and during the whole' time that Gen.jEcTLsa was command of the Department of the Gulf, he rer i but 61 additional men from the North.

On the 4th of April all this force had landed at Ship IlUid; but, in consequence of the delay of Gen. qua A ia we Una; sis gomma ml, Falts seat away from the rehdexveus the steamers Const-tutisn and Flo, the two vessels apoa whirh Gen. Bcrus mainly relied for transportation, leaving- aim only the Mississippi the Matanzus, (which was loaned hiua by Gen. SasaaAa at Port and the small propeller Son, which could! only accommodate one-third of the force, while the remainder had to be conveyed on sailing shioa. On the 3th of April, Gen.

Bcrua iwas notified by Flag-Officer Fasjlasut, that the aavyj were almost, ia reaiiues to commence the attack, when he at once emoarked on three sailing ships and three steamers. eight thousand of his troops, to cooperate with toe aayal forces. Owingj however, to the! delay la fettling tlie frigates Mississippi and Pensacold over the bar at tne Southwest Pass, it became i) disera- birk the toldiers. and they waited at Ship Irland en til he 17th! of Aprili when they relmbarked for th Mississippi, going up to the head Of the Passes, where they lay during the bombardment of 'the forts, which commenced on the morning of the lfrth. The plan of attack agreed upon was this The mor tar fleet to commence the bombardment and attempt the reduction of Fort Jackson, for which a week's time was given.

At the expiration oi that in rase of failure, Flag-Officer squadron wu to attempt the passage, and. having reduced the naval vessels were to take the1 army transports la tow and proceed directly op the river to New Orleans. If. however, the fleet should pass the forts without reducing them, and jet succeed in destroy, ins the enemy's gunboats above, a sufficient force; of the army was to proceed to the rear of Fort St. Philip, oa; the Galf side, and press through the marshes to the river, a portion of th troops intend tag to cross, sad thus both forts were to bej invested, and an attempi was to be made to reduce Fort St," Philip by assault, For that purpose', scaling ladders were prepared and other dispositions made, and surf and other to th4 number of sixty got in readiness, with a light drift steamer, which had been captured from the enemy and repaired at Ship Island, to tow them, it being necessary to carry the troops In small boats a distance of seven miles from the nearest approach by any transport to the point of debrkatiorj, at the Quarantine Grounds.

I On the morning after the fleet ran by, Commode re FAxaAacTjjiaring, In pursuance of the arrangement, lefjt two ships to protect the proposed landing, a portion of three regiments the Fourm! Wisconsin, the Twenty-sixth Massachusetts, and the Twenty-first Indiana were disembarked, the men beinj; obliged to jwade far nearly 'a mile, sometimes up to their waists in the water, and the lorts were immediately inyestrd. This was accomplished on the 26th, anl on the sight of the 27th the garrison of Fort Jackson, fiudina themselves cutoff from all succor, mutinied, and turned their guns upon their officers, after hich the majority of thm carne to Gen. Bcxlxk. and begged to surrender themselves; prisoners of war. The next day the rebel officers, finding themselves without men, surrendered to Commodore Poster, first destroying every vessel lying at the torts, includ ing the formidable Iron-clad Louisiana.

On the 8th, Geh. Bctlkb ordered his transports arpund into the river from the rear lof the forts, and on the afternoon of jbe 29lh he landed with less than 3,000 men jat New-Orleans among malignant Jud turbulent population of over 130.000. His first act was to Issue a proclamation in dicative pf his vigorous and firm pulley, then he made terms with the arrogant City Government, caused the foreign 'legion to be: disbanded, fed ihe starving poor from she provisions of the Confederate army wklcb he had captured, took measures to open trade which soon brought sugar and cotton from fho plantations, found that snore than one half of ihe snecie of the banks Which was supposed to have been carried away was hidden within reach, and caused four millions of it to be brought back, besides dis covering and se'zing In the hands of I the Netherlands anil French Consuls two millions more belonging to the same corporations. Meantime the levee at Jefferson aboxe clfj had!) broken awy, overflowing a large portion of the pity of Jefferson, making a crevasse! 70 feet wide and 18 feet deep. This was repaired.

VJuar- antine was established, the shtoplastar nuisance was abated, the circulation of Confederate notes was pro hibited, and all deposits ordered to be paid in bank notes. The city officiate refusing to take the oath of allegiance; were displaced, and a new City Govern ment organized a force of 1,000 men was set to work st cleaning the streets more than ten miles; of above- grOund drains were cleansed and purified thoroughfares were put in order; the levees and wharves which had been, burned when FAKXAecr's fleet appeared off the city, were repaired sufficiently for commerce, and the batture and mud of the Mississippi which bad been threw up at high water, converted into new land ori the riverfront worth, by estimation, An average number of 34.000 while nan and women were fed daily 2,600 men were recruited into the va rious Northern regiments; two new reaiments 'of white men were raised, besides three companies of cavalry and three regiments of free colored men. I A system of free labor on i the part of negroes on the plantations as organized, and is now working admi rably. A quarter of a million of dollars belonging to the Confederate Government was seized and sent ito Washington; taxes and' confiscations were levied 'to th4 amounl of more than half a million, which was expended in feeding the poor and employing laborers 10,000 destitute blacks were fed and: clothed $1 vi.OOO wis put into the hands of toe Commissariat Department, and half a million of dollars worth of property was turned over io the Quartermaster's and ordnance Departments. On the 20th of Mat an expedition started, and Baton Rouge was occupied.

The expedition was sent' to Viksburgh to coSpe rate with the havy there, and unite with In reducing the place but re ceiving no aia, ana vicKsourgn neisz heavily rein forced by the addition of jBiAoaxo ass's army, which had left Corinth, no land attack was possible, and the expedition returned to Baton RougeJ Qn the 3th of A ugdst an attack was made npon Ba ton Rouge! by Baxcxisainaz's Division of the rebel army, numbering 8,000 men, and was resisted success fully by 2,500 under Williams. I of New- On the 11th of September, a surprise Orleans was admirably planned by the rebels, but prompt measures were takes to strengthen the de feacesi of the city, and Forts Jackson and Philip were reinforced, so that the attack was aban doned. The people of New-Orleans were disarmed, an more than 7,000 of all kinds of araos were taken from them. About 5,600 people were arrested and paroled upon testimony that they belonged to a secret society which aimed to cause an insurrection in the city. I In October, an expedition to 1 the Lafourche country was organized under Wxitxxl, and the battle! of Labadievllle was Brash-eai City was occupied.

Four jthoasahd negroes were capturea as tney were belns; driven into Texas, And 700 horses, mules, and three millions of dollars worth of sugar molasses and corn, came Into the possession of the United States, besides one-thlid-of the wealth and population of toulslana. i During all that time Gen. Burts never received ti order from Washington aa to the movement of troops, or a letter of 'instruction as! the administration of his government of that territory, nor a word of complaint of any act that he performed, kave are- jf 1.1 1 i.w quest loai ne wouhcuiuiuc irienuiy reiauona wiia the French Consul, whom, before had! received the letter he detected In being a banker for the rebel Government. Ii I I I Gen. BOTLxa caused the execution of dm roan.

who was tried by a pailitary commiislon, for pulling down the United States flag, at the i head of a mOb, trampling It in the street, and tearing It np jto Is tribal among! bis confederates the i flag being hoisted above the! Mint Bulloing, placed there byi the naty. after the Mayor of New-Orleans had acknowledged uu city 10 vc in possession 01 uur iuw.t,iucit uciiigii Confederale forces to possess tlx? plic ana to ho! no their own; flag. With even-hancled! justirle he Wlso hji b.mged three disrharsed soJdter and a sam in. i waa had w-asnixed t)emelyes laWja ecct s'iejr for tbo purpose of plunder, claiming to be United States soldiers. These mli-ereants had robbed nine veiling houses, la the nigbtrtlme, and their guilt waseonfessed.

Such is a inouare synopsis of what Gi n. Burua has accorn plU bed. The entire exoense of his departnient has beea defrayed from lu internal resources. The wagers of the war have been mad to par for ite support. The record proves Cea.

Bens a to be a man of intensity in everything, of boundleas mental and phyt aleal activity of unusual capacity for labor of large ideas, great liberality, of remarkable perceptivi powers, wonderful quickness of judgment, and sound executive ability. Thee tratts of character, added to his wide proleontl experience and great bu8ine4 tact, have led him brilliantly to the successful admlnf lstration of a department which has proved prolific of novel difficulties that would have perplexed any or dinary mind. i I ii. J. W.

OPERATIONS OF THE SANITARY COMMISSION, I -I Hepert sfDr. Dsaalas tne Operatlwan of the Inepeetors and Relief Aseate the Hanitary Cooimiasioa after the Iiattle mt Frederleksbarca. Dec. 13 1863. P.

L. Olbistkd, Esq. Sir: The report of th BatUe of Deo. 13, was brought to us by telegraph the night of the battle. The next noraing a propeller was chartered, laden with stores, and wish a special relief party, consisting of Dr.

1L G. Clark, Dr. S. C. Forrxa, Dr.

Swalm, Dr. Homist' tow. Mr. Elliott. Mr.

Abbott and Mr. Waltz, ad connected with the Commission, and, with Rev. Mr. Chahbiso, Mr. Pass, Mr.

Hall and Mr. Wzssrsa, volunteers, 1 started at evening for tne front. We reached Aqula, landing with our extra supplies at daybreak on Monday, and all of the party, with the exception of Mr. Abbott, Mr. Muss at and were immediately sent forward.

They arrived in Fredericksburgl) to assist in the removal of the wounded to the field hospitals, where they were all placed in tents, and, under the circumstances, were well cared for. Our camp haa been located near the Phillips House, by Dr. Akbbsw, as being the moat central position, and it was he that I found all of our corps, both those who had come forward the day before, and those who had preceded us. The scene at our field station was a busy one. Could the contributors to the stores and the treasury of the Commission have heard the fervent expressions of grateful relief could they have seen the comfort which their bounty afforded our brave wounded could, they realize by actual Intercourse with the wounded, for instance, the suffering from cold alleviated by the abundant supply of blankets which their bounty had provided could they bave observed the change produced when the soiled and bloody garments were replaced by clean and warm clothing which they had snt.

tney would be eager to replenish our storehouses and keep our hands filled with the means to accomplish these purposes. Early Tuesday morning the rain subsided, the son appeared, and the weather became clear and cold. The wounded were for the most part placed in hospital tents, upon a plentiful supply of hay. Blankets had to repair the absence of stoves, which some singular mistake had arrived in a condition not to be ued, the necessary stove-pipe not being included in the shipment. The supply in the hands oi the Purveyor oun became exhausted from the unusual de mands made noon mm on account ot mo severity 01 the weather.

Fortunately we were enabled to supplement his stores, and to answer his calls upon us from the reserve of 1,800 blankets and over 000 quilts. which we had sent forward. Many of these were employed in covering the wounded during the period of their transportation by car and steiuboat from the field hospitals to the general hospitals at Wash ington. The comfort of the wounded and the result of the treatment of their wounds were materially affected by the change of clothing provided by us. We had been able to get up 10 our field station woolen bins, 4.434 pairs woolen drawers, pairs socks, and over 2.600 towels, among other articles.

These were liberally distributed wherever ihe surgeons jt hospitals indicated that there was a need. Certain articles of hoipiui furniture, of which there was a comparatively greater want than of anything else. were freely obtained by ail sureeons at our station. Stimulant, 1 am happy to sav, were in great abundance among the purveyors' stores, 0 that the calis upon us were few. The same was generally true of food, and positively so of all kinds of medicinal articles, which at other battles have been furnished by us.

xsoihing or tue kino, wan asked lor. in the article of food alorie, we issued in one week solely to hospitals sixteen barrels of oried fruit, ten boxes of soda biscuit, six barrels of crackers, nearly one thousand pounds of concentrated milk. The beef stock we bad brought up was, 1 am ezata happy to sav. not needed, there being a bountiful provision among the nospiut stores, ar.u rresn oeei at command at all tirrus. and in any quantity.

As rapidly as the wounded were attendee to and put in a condition for safe transportation, they were removed from the field hospitals to the general hospitals in Washington and Point Lookout. The removal was effected by ambulance or stretcher to the cats, by cars to the ltrtduig at Aquia Creek, and Uience to Waaniugtou by steamboat. The principal battle occurred on the 13th December, ana on the 2Mh the last of the wounded were removed. The floors of both cars and boats weie well covered with fresh hav, and in addition to this, the severely wounded had inattrasKes or bed sacks. In order to meet whatever demands might arise for the proper sustenance of the wounded while on this trying journey, air.

ixat-p, our special relief naent.was dlipatched from Washington to Aquia Creek to provide suitable accommodation for furnishing food or shelter at that point. A kitchen was improv Ised upon the landing, and the first niaht meals were provided lor COO wounded brought down by the cars. Mr. Kif app was cordially aasisted In LbJa humane work by several members of the Christian Commission who were present at that place. Tniough tho cordial co oper a uon of the quartermaster of the Fort, Mr.

Kxapp haa a auuaing erected adjoining our poitable storehouse, which affords shelter and a good bod to nearly 10U every nlghU Our field operations have gradually diminished with the removal ot the wounded. 1 ne details of the num ber of articles lecelved and Usued, the hospitals to which they were Isueo, with the quantity in each case, and the acknowledgment of the surgeon, together with the account of the stock on hand on the in 1 beg leave to prerent in the accompanying scneuoie. uui suiiiit-k were oruupui up irom -quia uiees: in evcrv case in cnargeoi a special messenger. Bv the schedule it will be seen that all the division' hosoitals were visited and supplies furnished to them on requisition. Beside this, supplies were also issued to a number 01 origaae nospuais, and to over fifty reelmental hospitals previous to my leaving on the 24th December.

The issue to regimental and brigade hospitals, was continued by Or. Akiecw alter rny de parture, an aecount of which will be hereafter fur nished. 1 cannot close my report without referring vou to the organization ol the Medical Corps of the army during and svbsequcnt to the last battle. The plan proposed by the Medical Director of the Army of the PoLomac. in his circular of Oct.

30. was first suc cessfully carried into operation at this time. I respectfully refer you to that circular. nespccuujiv, 4. iii uuiuiiASi Assoc.

Sec. Sanitary Commission. Obitaary. JACOB BAB5XIT, K. D.

Dr. Jacob Habsex died at nis Late residence, in Ninth-street, in this City, in the closing day of the old year. The deceased was widely known in all circles of New-York as a highly cultivated, liberal, and philanthropic gentleman. His age was 54 years, death coming to him while comparatively in the prime of life. Dr.

Haass was of anjold Knickerbocker family, in heriting from bis father and his grandfather a property of the value of a million or more, which, during bis life, he so far lncressed by judicious manage ment, as to make mm among the wealthiest men in the city. After passing through College, be commenced the study of mediclnef entering the office of the now venerable Dr. Aaxxaxb Stxtsks, the President of the College of Physicians and Surgeons, at which institution Dr. Hxasxa took his medical degree. Though he haa perfected himself in the study of medicine, he never undertook its practice, though always interested in ail that related to the progress of the science.

He established in the Col lege of Physicians and Surgeons, of which he was aa alumnus, the arse a prize for the best hospital reports, which is yesrly competed for in that institu tion. His large property orougntmim extensively Into association with our Urge financial institutions. He was one of the directors of tne tireenwicn feavinss Bank, of the United States Trust Company, of the Fi.e men's insurance company, ana 01 outer similar corporationa. I 'i 1 Dr. HAasaa waa aiso oeepiy inierestea in an eaoca- tional and benevolent enterprises.

He was one of tne Trustees of Columbia cotiegej ana also of the Medical College In Twenty-tntra-sueet, All charitable and philanthropic societies always found In him ready and cneeriui neiper. nen uw war oroae out he threw himself heart and soul Into the strug gle and gave freely 01 nis means to aid the cause i 01 i i tue i uuioo. cvoumuuoiis were more liberal aua constant man tnose 01 of many whose gifts and name were nor widely tierHioe). i As oae of the Union Defenre Committee 01 the Cltf Jie gave the country the benefit of fus clear bead. bi UrelesS energy aim uinD iuiemy.

l)r. Uarstn wan also in the in- a in very movement which looked to tue auHmiui1aitfug of philanthropic and pajcirtk yajs 4 1 Li tT I i.iarerlt? in. mf, To tie tMOor of th Ynrk Tunes i It is very true, as Jpu kuy in ju.r Ut huIMja-, issue, that tfici former intlHSIavery sr-firucnt of Kng-Iand was not iUv Cicre of hyoxii.icat dctlan bieskupthe But It is equally true that man not better conversant "with the cour" Vf European politics for the last fourteen years our maes are, or could jbe expected 10 be, may ndf naturally suspect It to have been something pf the sort. It Is also clear that The Ehjiiim. in chargui? us with insla-eerlty on the Slavery quesUon, are guilty of the gross-st instTutarito tkemtstUes In proof of tho first assertion, let us look at the superficial facts ot the rase.

For yea and years the English writers attack us on account of Slavery. AntI bo It remembered, it was not meneir tjie professed anti-Slavery papers which did this, Tne Tory Press, which had been pro-8lavery during the diseussloa about West-Indian emancipation, w. jut as loud ia iU Invectives nay, paradoxically enough, the very journals which attacked Americaa: AboUtionlsts U-velghed fiercely against American Slavery. Thus, the London Tones was never carried away by the Uncle Tom mania ii never pette4 Mrs. Stove, or any other American anti-Slavery man or woman yet at times, and la its own way.it abused us fbr tolerating Slavery as roundly aa any organ of any party.

When at length the North begins te esnancipaU itself from Southern control, the English Press, without exception, cheer sad encourage ilia Its efforts. Lucour's election fs hailed with applause. The first open efforts of the Secessionists are eeiided. The die Is cast. Secession becomes ja fixed fact, The Times, and all the semt-offieiaf Papers, veer directly rouatrj The slaveholders, formerly stigmatised as barbarous ruffians, are now tr trans-Atlantic representatives ft the! English aristocrats defending their freedom against a muu.

Tne North, formerly pralsedj as the scat of InteitlKf mcs and el villi ration, is transformed Into the scum; of, fighting for conquest This- negro, once suvh, an mbject of sympathy, is quietly heived. 'After tmcklng and filling for some si i months, the Tory jPii-is follows the Ministerial; to do the other weeklies the monthlies and quarterlies, Wnd majority of he leading public men. iven politicians ot the anti-U'r-ry antecedents, llikje Mr. Chajuxs llcxiux, take -Hat English substitute for the stump, dianer 1 tn'jlr. against us.

Now, when look for the cause of ibis, any man who has made European politics his tudy at home, or, being abroad has knowrf mercljj snuch of them as one cannot help knowing, from dally peicsal of the French and English! papers, sees fuij enou Sh that since 1649 (to go no furl jlo in pa rther back) England has had quite enough to rope and Atla, Alttout' going 4 i out of her way to meddle with America. It I was a physical and moral impossibility that she could be carrying on a gigantic conspiracy) us. But our masses, havhig only a rouijii gnnal knowle-fge of foreign affairs, and not unnaturrUiy! somewhat ws-aggerating the space which occtipy in the world's eye, do not appreciate the whiclji rendered such a conspiracy lmpoiltIcj tLvi only look at tfie sudden right-about-face movement of the Eug-lish Press aud oiMic, jwhich is mott, readily accounted for on the conspiracy theory. In searching fijir the real cause ofjthls Interesting phenomenon and "political as you ery justly call it, ivejEhalljj see tUecurreciiies of my ono assertion, mat tne. are inslw-ere wlien they accuse us Insincerity.

i i 1 The feelings of Eugllsbmen were not hypocritical, bu it is now manifest that they were less deep than th outride world, or they themselves shpposed. The cost of freeing tl.e West Indian sla ves was reallv but a flea-bite to snch nation, nnil sidered aa the pvchasi money of a rkttrmcfrr for principle and pkilantkrvpy, it was probacy the best investment that a aation ever Apart froiai thi Slavery was not ja practical (Where it night have been, as in case of Slave-grown C0U00, it was prudently et atone.) Declarations against it was the cheapest kind of philanthropy, and gave that. pleasure which it. always gives men to inveigh against '-such vices of their neighbors as are net also their Own. Virtually jl do not see that there was any more merit in it than ia what you or 1 might say against BaieaAM YocaVS polygamy, or the lloentlouanc of M.

Fxidxao's novels, or the Neapolitan saperttitlou about St. Janttarius. four indignation Is moved by these things, and it costs us nothing to revile them. But when our wsr broke out, England was. can lit In that sort of moral trap which frequently catches individuals, ss when a man who declares he would acorn to make anything out of his country.

Is sodden- ly tempted by a fat contract or a citizen, who. In quiet times avowed himself ready to die for his party. or I his religion, find himself, through unforeseen threatened with someUiiag considerably -short of death but si dl sufficiently disagreeable. The Anti-Slavery principles of the English were' unexpectedly, put to a stern test, They were called jupon for tks first time to suffer for them. When their philanthropy came home to In this shape, the jr found It an immease bore; and were too anxious to get via 'of iu But bow to gel rid of It? Could theyeat wolrown words, and lay theniJ-elves down at the feet ef the siaveuoiuing counpireiors, us mess iumtiiif prepKecied they would do In this perplexity, the wily rebel agents suggested that the war was not about Slavery, at all that the North waaiightlog for atarif and for dominion.

John Bull eagerly swallowed the suggestion, applied this salve to hi conscience, and gave himself up unreservedly to that patty wnose success he imagined woutu oe lor ue mtercst ei nis own immediate necessities. 1 It is a very unpleasant admi-tslon for any maato make, even to himself who is bound by so msny antecedents and associations to Enalcnd sa am, jbul I cannot avoid the conclusion that when jthe Eaglish' accose us of an Insincere and pretended opposition to Slavery, they do not 'believe what they say. Tkey know better or, if they1 do not, It is because they; bave shut their ear and obstinately refuse Ito know. If they bare not had light enough already, tney would not believe, though one roe from the dead. -T pass over all the writings of Americans residing! ta England at various times during the war.

though kjwrelr there is no reason hy these should, pot be deemed as worthy of consideration as the Secessionist publics- tlons. I throw out entirely everything wrltleaon this aide the Atlantic They have had the whole matter explained to them by their owe countrymen, ty Joan. Stvab Mils, and Didsr, by Caimbs: ana Atrynonr Tsollops, whose arguments remain nnknswered nsd unanswerable. t-j ilj.se44A Ii the popular mind of onr country sjsoclatch present insincerity with former fa, s-putatiott Is certainly untrue, but can we say, uadeythe circumstances, that Is either tmnatural or vnmcr- The Captarv af nelly Hrlaawtfi 'S From tks Cincinnati Commercial, Jam i We met gentleman last night just from llolly 8prings. The capture of that town was a deep-disc-race to Col.

Hcmpbast, who cotarnanded the post. He was three times warned by Gen. Gaaxt to, look out for the guerrillas, and was surprised at Vas Dean had between 3.000 and 400 vf JACxaeaTS tTae-nessee Cavalry and Texas Rangers. Two companies of the Second Illinois i Cavalry made the only fight. They cut their way out iaj good ii styles aos being disposed to i join tne night-cap.

ongaae. There were about ia doxen mea killed and muiMi on each sldeJ Va Dour naroted 1 J2 of ar men. There were 1,700 bales of cotton destroyed, a railroad train was caucht and destroyed. It 'eoa-alsted of one locomotive and seventy-five cars, leaned with eoramisaarv stores- The reuels took a eoairid- erable supply of medicines, which: tbey'i were eom-niied tn itrrtv. Thev also set fire to the maeaxinc.

and It blew up, shattering three churches standlag ia the vicinity, and settlnt fire to the tow destroying one-half of it, Ceaw GaairT fell hack from -Oxford, and sent a train of seven hundred wagons, nader aa escort of aix thousand men. to Memphis, for supplies. ThU train should have reacnea uasjira as ij iwtw- Oaj, with fifteen day falion- Poaes. He was a liberal patron ef alfnrvd leaves be-hae Mas a ft collection Of Plmln tr tw.a7ad f.Vi!2 had traveled kilned ob- lorta Iprdy.hlgh- 1 -1? i Ml 5 I- 1.

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