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CHICAGO TRIBUNE. CAILY, TRI WEEKLY AND WEEKLY Office IV. SI Clark Street. rmis of ram Chicago tbjbcicb: IHOy, delivered In city, per year $10.00 rsiiy, delivered in city, per week. SO pally, to snail subscribers, per year Qm M.

IIENDERSOiTlfc BI AN UF ACT 17B Kit And Wholesale Dealers I IN- BOOTS SHOES, 32 lake Street, avenuo. tny-d4S38tStewT-netJ CHICAGO, THURSDAY; MAY 7, 1863. NUMBER 275 FROM VICKSBURQ AH3 BELOW The Field of Gen. Hooker's Operations. places in the southern part of the State, to the effect that rebel demonstrations are being made, the rebel flag raised, cheers given for Jeff.

Davis. The letters will in future be all referred to Gen. Animen. A delegation of te Indians is here on its way from Washington. They will visit the Capitol to pay their compliments to the Lien-tenant Governor to-morrow.

FROM INDIANAPOLIS, Special Dispatch to the Chicago TMbnne.l Indianapolis, May 6, 1363. United States Circuit Court convened yesterday, Hon. David Davids of Illinois, one of the Supreme Judges, and Hon. C. B.

Smith, District Judge, presiding. This will be the most important Court ever held in Indiana. A large number of cases of treason, conspiracy against the Government, confiscation of property, will be brought before this Court. Gen. Hascall, Military Commandant of the district, in concluding a letter to a prominent Copperhead Member of Congress in this State, which is published, concludes as follows It is a more serious thing than many are wont to suppose, to divide and distract our country, and prolong the war.

In putting a stop to such practices I shall hold the leaders principally responsible. As well might I establish a number of hospitals in the heart of the city, and then punish the people for becoming infected with that loathsome disease, as to allow newspapers and speakers to belch forth disloyal and treasonable doctrines, and blame the people for becotningcontaminated therewith. Such things will not do in these times. To kill the serpent speedily. It must be hit In the head.

General Order No. 9 has been approved by Maj. Gen. Barn-eidc, and the force placed at my disposal to enforce it. I Bhali do so in every case where a palpable violation comes to my knowledge.

The returnB from the various municipal elections held in this Stats on Tuesday indicate large Union gains. CoL Cyrus L. Dunham of the 50th Indiana, formanyyearsa leading Democratic politician in this State, recently made an able and thor oughgoing war speech at Lafayette. It will be published, and cannot bat be beneficial to our cause. The Butternut riot at Dayton, Ohio, and the destruction of the Journal office, caused considerable excitement here to-day.

FROM ST. LOUIS Special Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune. St. Louis, May 8, UB3. No further intelligence has been received ot guerilla outbreaks in northern Missouri.

The affairs in Lincoln and Pike counties, have been exaggerated. Gen. McKean is in charge of that district, with United States volunteers, and has the co-operation of the enrolled militia. Considerable commotion has been caused here by the arrest of several prominent seces sionists, who are to be sent south immedi ately. A large number have been arrested, but the names have not yet been made public The following is a partial list: Robert M.

Fnnkhonser. late Councilman, and member of the firm of Foukhouser, Burnett fc Co. nica-o ana tnis city. David H. Armstrong, late President of the St.

Lonis Railroad Company. Wm. N. Switzer, of the firm of Switzer, Piatt A Company. dames u.

junmiora, lawyer. James Edwards. ex-Prcsident of the Northern Missouri Railroad Co. Dr. Oratz Moses.

Nathaniel Cox. Lawyer. Mr. Kelly, of the firm of Garahard Kelly. Lewis cr Ganier.

Tlnnfhortv. ex-Rfirnirflr of PnMio Moneys for the United States. Horace D. Brady, trunk merchant, 4th and Pins streets. Dr.

H. J. B. McKellop, a writ known Dentist, on Olive between 5th and 6th streets. Wm.

Matthews, ot the firm or Wm. Matthews Co. Solomon H. Robbins. late member of the School Board, belonging to the firm of 8.

H. Bobbins Co. This is the gent whose infant son, as is al-ledged, was christened after Uen. Price, by Rev. Ieaac Pollnrd, real estate agent snd broker.

Henry N.JIsrt, lawver. Menry B. Belt, of the firm or Belt Priest, real estate agtmts. Ashtoji P. Johnson, notary public.

The above, with some twenty others, whose names we did not with certainty learn, were taken into custody yesterday and last night. St. Lotus. Mav 6. About 100 more of the most prominent and active secessionists of the city were arrested to day, and will probably be stnt South in a few days.

The li-t, which is said to number several hundred, embraces some ot our largest merchants, lawyers, doctors, and active business and pro-ftjEsirmal men. No favoritism will be shown to guilty disloyalists. They will have to go, together with their families. The wives and families of officers of the rebel sen-ice, it is aUo said, will be sent beyond the Several spies have been convicted by a Military Commission now in session here, and are awaiting sentence. FROM EQSECBANSr ARMY; SpeciaLDiBpatch to the Chicago Tribune, MrsrssssBOBO, May 6, 13S3.

There is no change in the position of the two armies since last night's dispatches. The 110th Illinois infantry, reduced by desertion and casualties to the number of 22-k, will be consolidated into four companies, and CoL Casey will be mustered out of service. These four companies of brave men will remain for duty at the headquarters of Gen. Palmer. Special Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.

CitoiHSA-n, May 6, Gen. Hart ruff, who is to command a portion of Gen. Turnside's corps in Kentucky, returned to-day from Murfreesboro, whither he had been to consult with Gen. Rosecrans. Nashville, May 6.

A number of disloyal residenfs were sent South to-day among them the Hon. Nelll M. Brown, formerly Governor of Tennessee. Gen. R.

S. Granger assumes command of Nashville to-morrow. Gen. Mitchell takes command of a cavalry division, having been ordered to active service at his own request. FROM ST.

PAUL Special Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune. St. Pacx, May 5, 186a-Midnight. More Indian depredations -are reported by messengers; from Fort Abercrombie, who arrived to-night. Four men, two being soldiers, were murdered last week, fifty miles this side of the fort.

They were driving cattle to that post when they were waylaid by Indians. Small parties of Indians have been seen within four miles of New TJlm." They are stealing horses in that neighborhood and have killed several persons on Cottonwood River. The Northerner took down the lasts of the Sioux this evening. FROM DESMOIMeS. Special Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune Dssaoraxs, Iowa, May 6, 1868.

The Chairman and Secretary of the Copperhead State Central Committee have sent out circulars announcing the postponement of the Copperhead State Convention which was called to be held in this city on the 30th of May. The object is to wait until after the Republican Convention, and see what ean be made by imitating the hypocritical professions of the Copperheads of the late New York Legislature. FKOJI SOITHEASTER-Ii Tilt- Fostbess Mokbob, May 6. The Nanse-mond River is cleared of the rebel batteries, and was opened to navigation yesterday. The ribel force have retreated.

Our are pursuing across Vte Blackwater. XIc iVatlomal Frinters I'nion. Cleveland, May 6. The National Typographical Union adjouned this evening, after Saving transacted a great amount of business of interest to the craft. Louisville, was selected as the place of meeting for the next session in May, Isaac B.

George, of Chicago, was elected Chairman of the Executive Committee for the ensuing ye; i-cm Bosecrau' Array. r. raiiy, toman suuBcnoers, per 6 months. IVi-Weekly. per year.

vYeekJy, single snbecribars (6 fLOO) 4 copies io copies, and 1 to getter Bp of Club. 7. i S.OO 6.00 2.00 T.OO 1S.OO 80.0O I Money in Registered Letters may be sent at srrlsk. BT The remittance for dobs must, in all eases. made at ohi time.

There will be no deviation bom tie fore-foing scale of rates. Address CHICAGO TRIBOTE, Chicago, IO. (Eljicager tribune. THURSDAY, MAT 7, 186a CTTE SITrlTION IN VIR6IXIA. Deferring our comments upon yesterday's news unta a late hour, our Philadelphia special dispatch, received long after midnight, puts a phase upon the situation in Virginia which changes, happily, the previous aspects, and would have rendered out of place all comments based upon pre-Tioua dispatches.

TTe can now write it that all goes well with Hooker. The evidences are that hia magnificent plans are working nobly. If entire sue- eees is not now reached, it is because the undertaking is an immense one, and its yesult, If won as in the manner planned by our Genera, will be crushing to the rebel plans and hopes. The rebel papers confess to heavy losses i the battles at ChancellorsvDle, and give us the eagerly awaited proof ol the whereabouts of Stoneman and AveriH's cavalry If our readers ynH study out the dispatches on the map we give in this issue, they will need to be assured that henceforth in the war the past raids of Stonewall Jack-Eon and Stuart will shine with diminished lustre. It is our Federal troopers that tare executed a movement that will enjoy imperishable fame in military annals.

From their own showing the rebels must be in a bad way for lack of leaders. At the outset Lee himself was sick, and the command devolved on Stonewall Jack-ton. Now the latter is reported dangerously wounded, Beauregard has been lurried 'up from Charleston to command-in Richmond, while Longstreet is called Hip from Suffolk. If our reinforcements are pushed forward promptly, and the material of our army does not disappoint its noble leader, the poets of the Republic may as wftl be preparing their pecans for Gen. Hooker.

THE SEW EXODFS. There is a homely little story reproduced often to the delight of audiences of sable to the effect that a certain Swain was making his visit memorable to the lady of his choice by singing Home, Sweet Home" in a dulcet and sentimental Style. The unkind male parent of the object of his devotions interrupted the harmony by a sudden raid into the apartment with the exclamation as he escorted the Vocalist into the street, "Young man, you are making a great deal of noise here about your home. You declare it is your Eweet Home. Sow be pleased to go to your Sweet Home." The print of a number ten boot sole was, next morning tearfully brushed away from his coat Skirts by the injured lover.

We find no better parallel for the case of the unwilling parties to the new exodus under Gen. Burnside's order. The secesh have swarmed into our Northern communities, and have bred their kind here. Of too little stomach to fight with their fellow rebels, they have the rather fattened and sheltered themselves in loyal neighborhoods, and profited by our healthy and full channels of life and trade. We' have thus been favoi ed with all classes and styles of secesh.

Wives of rebel pirate captains, families of rebel Generals, small fry Southern politicians, and barristers, have all come swarming into our Northern communities. To these have been added our own natural and long practised sympathisers with Slavery and Negro breeding. And in the mouths of all these there has been but one song, Ilome, sweet Home," the pleasures of life in the sunny South, the delights of the institution that sells babies by the pound, and tickets womanhood, charm by charm, at the shambles. They have chanted loud and long the praises and prowess of the rebellion, flaunted their treason in the faces of loyal men, msulted our soldiers, our cause, and our flag. This is all to end.

The exodus is beginning, and win reach every infected spot. These ardent admirers of their Sweet home," will be sent to it. A large delegation from St. Louis, our dispatches announce as already in store for shipment within the rebel lines. Let the loyal North be purified, and all who lore treason and rebellion be sent Where its hottest fires can reach them.

Gen. Burnride, Gen. Curtis, and their ofacers have begun the work thoroughly and well FILL rPTHE AUJir. Quite timely with the senous suggestions inseparable from either result to the great battles in Eastern Virginia, comes the announcement in the dispatches of the first installment of appointments under the new Conscription law. The Government is preparing rapidly to fill up the army.

If Hooker is forced to withdraw his battered forces and retire on Washington, manifest ly our cause will be in peril, unless a large force of fresh recruits are thrown into the skeleton regiments. The army must be filled up, in that unhappy contingency, for the preservation of the nation. But there Is no prospect that the can win assume such a shape. We rely upon Gen. Hook er's success, and in that event, he must have more men and a new army, with as little delay as possible.

The work he will thus have well begun must not pause. The conscription is now near at hand, and cannot come a day too soon for the ex igencies of the nation. We may indeed regret that it was not among the earliest completed acts of the late session of Congress, that the winter might have been given to the preliminaries that since the adjournment of Congress has consumed so much tune. But the machinery will soon move. This time we are to have none, of the misplaced zeal of State officers to throw new regiments, fresh military skeletons, into the field but the old regi ments are to be filled up, their worn and broken ranks are to be infoaed with new life and material, fresh from the people.

IFBOTI CKN. COJIH1SD. The news reaches us of a recent unsuc cessful attack by our gunboats upon the rebel stronghold at Haines Bluff, on the Yazoo, protecting the approach to from that direction. The dispatches are exceedingly meagre. It would seem that a land force was to co-operate, but the misadventures of the gunboats did not encourage or enable them them to land, and -the whole force was withdrawn and the attempt added to the unsuccessful essays upon the rebel position by our forces.

The account of some one hi that part of the field of war is rerv i mil, and amons the earliest news from that quarter we may expect ar change of commanders. There Is a habit of ill-success will not do to eneouxagc ooiueuung decisive in tttat Hvtim roust mark tlw nAvt fv, WCTJKS. (IT our trTops will have other deadly elements beside rebel shells to contend with. These are not palatable facts, but they are facta, and palates are not to be pleased when remedies are necessary. VOLUME XVI.

FROM GEN. HOOKER'S ARMY. ADVICES TO TTJES: DAY NOOHV Terrible Fighting. The Situation Hopeful. WE HAVE 10,000 PRISONERS.

The Rebels Confess Heavy Losses. SEDGWICK PIERCES THE REBEL LINE. HE JOINS HOOKER'S FORCE. Splendid and Thorough Work of our Cavalry. A GENERAL HOWL FROM THE REBEL PAPERS.

Stoneman Within Five Miles of Ricnmond- Kcbel Railroad and Telegraph Communications Extensively Cut. Special Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune. Philadelphia, May 6, 1553. The New York Timet of to-day gives additional accounts of the battles in Eastern Virginia. In speaking of the capture of Fredericksburg, it says Among the prisoners taken are the 16th and 18th Mississippi, of Barks-dale's brigade, who have usually defended the river passages during the past winter.

There is also one whole company of the famous Washington artillery of New Orleans. A more aristocratic and intelligent lot of Southern chivalry I hare never seen. The officers are Capt. Squiers, Lieut. Galbreath, and Lieut.

Edward Owen, formerly of Cincinnati. Host of them appeared mach chagriaed at their captnre.and said it was their first misfortune of the kind. Four of their guns were taken, also two of Alexander's battery. These were all the guns captured, I believe. The Philadelphia Inquirer says Fredericksburg has been re-occupied by the rebels.

The tights below are jointly occupied by Union and rebel troops. A portion of them, occupied on Sunday morning by oar forces. were retaken, after a desperate resistance, by frech reinforcements from Longstreet's corps. An enfilading fire was commenced on positions of other redoubts occupied by our troops, which was, however, promptly checked by the expulsion ot the rebels from the entrenchments, taken with reference to the re-occupation of Fredericksburg the It argues that the movement oi their part was in accordance with Gen. Hooker's plan.

It is stated that everything i3 in readiness for the immediate removal of stores, ftc. from Acquia Creek, if by any possible chance the fortunes of war should turn against us, aiid an advance be made in that direction by the rebels. It further says that the number of rebel prisoners already taken is upwards of 5,000. The Philadelphia Evening Bulletin, of to-day, says no dispatches for the press have been sent from Washington by telegraph to day, but we know of a private dispatch received at noon to-day from a perfectly trustworthy source, the tenor of which is as follows: The authori ties at Washington are perfectly con Men of Gen. Hooker" success.

He can maintain his position, and reinforcements to the number of 30,000 men, under Gen. Heintzelman, have been cent him. Nothing definite has been heard of Gen. Stoneman, bnt he is believed to have aceom. plished the work assigned to him.

Wajhtsgto, May 5. Since Saturday near ly 3,000 rebel prisoners have been brought here. Seven hundred and eighty arrived here at 2 o'clock to-day, and were marched to safe quarters. The number is already too large for convenient accommodation. Additional prisoners are to be sent up from the Rappahannock in all, over 4,000.

New York, May 8. From various publish ed sources the following is compiled: Longstreet forces are not with Lee, but are between Richmond and Suffolk. General Hooker, in answer to a question from the President on Monday night, said the matter of the retaking of Fredericksburg by the re bels, was of no consequence. Hooker keeps his lines of communication clear. Am munition and rations go forward freely, not withstanding the desperate attempts of the rebels to take Bank's Ford and cut our line of supplies.

Beauregard reached Richmond with some forces from Charleston, and has taken com mand of the defences around Richmond. SECOND DISPATCH. -Special Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune. Philadelphia, Hay 8 11 p. The N.

Y. Herald of this morning issues an extra, with the following account of the fight of Gen. Sedgwick's corps with the enemy It appears that after the great struggle of Sunday, Gen. Lee detached a large body of his rebels to meet Sedgwick. It is known that Longstreet was rapidly getting In Sedgwick's rear.

At the same time, early on Monday morn irg, large masses of rebels appeared on the bights east of Fredericksburg, where we had but a small force, having sent a large portion to strengthen Sedgwick. This position was relinquished alter a stout resistance, having first removed all the guns. Some fiehtin" oc curred above redencksbnrg, which is be lieved to have been an unsuccessful attempt to prevent from moving. Gen. Sedgwick was hotly engaged all day Monday, the rebels pressing him at all points.

His men were obliged to give way before the overwhelming masses of the rebels, and his dis comfiture seemed certain, when a Vermont brigade made a ferocious charge, repulsing them and securing the safety of this portion of the army. The slaughter of the enemy near Ricks' Ford was perfectly horrible, whole brigades of rebels being literally wiped out. Gen. Sedgwick, however, recrossed the river in the face of the enemy after midnight, the enemy raking our brigades with artillery. causing great loss of life.

He succeeded in getting across in comparatively good order. and marched immediately to the nited tates Ford, to join Hooker's main army. THIRD DISPATCH. Special Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune. Philadelphia, May 7, 18631 a.

m. The Washington Star of this evening, Just received here, contains the following: We have positive information fnm Gen. armv no to yesterday noon. The Richmond papers of yesterday, the 5th, contain various dieTatches from Lee's army. One of them claims victories for the rebels on Saturday and Sunday last, when they really efiected nothing, as we know well, from a dozen different Union sources, though losing enormously in killed and wounded, as the tuebmond nanera admit.

This rebel dispatch says that oa Saturday gers from Aquia ureejt was that uooker womo noia ma own. The news is very Indefinite, up to Tuesday at 3 p. beyond the fact that many toon- sands on both sides had been tided and wounded, and that the fight had been in pro gress since last Wednesday. It is also thought that, although the rebels have re-occupied Fredericksburg, it was a part of Hooker's plan, and that they would either be bagged or re am ui iated. HILAPEL1 bxa.

May 63 p. m. The Bulle tin savs A private dispatch has been received at noon- to-day from a perfectly trustworthy source. me tenor 01 wmcn is as rouows The authorities at Washington are perfectly confident of Hooker's success. He can maintain his position.

Beinfrcemens to the number of 80,000, under Heintzelman, have been sent him. The Inquirer contains the following from Washington: The news from Hooker is conflicting and meagre, the Government not permitting the news to De divulged. The news from the extreme right is satisfactory. Heintzelman is said to be near with reinforcements from Washington. FROM WASHlffSTGN.

Special Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune. Washington, May 1963. Recruiting has been commenced for the colored regiments designed to be raised in this district. A beginning was made of contrabands, thirty of them responding to. the call last night.

There was a public meeting at Ashbury (colored) chapeL Speeches were made by white persons, and the resnlt of the effort thus far is the number of 150 names on the rolL Special Correspondence Chicago Tribune. Washington, Monday, May 4 Op. Unless, before this can reach you by mail, you receive dispatches announcing the final success of Hooker's operations, you are not likely to get any news whatever of the movement, save what the mail affords. The Government has positively forbidden the transmission of a line about the battle by telegraph, whether good or bad. You cannot even telegraph to an inquiring mother that her son is safe, or that he is killed.

Hooker sends no reports here, and the Government tries to prevent any from going out from here. To give them justice, It must be added that they have at last stopped the shameless outrage of permitting the Washington papers to publish what Northern papers were refused to eend by telegraph. For the first time in the war, Washington papers are compelled to remain absolutely barren of news. New York papers, however, are smuggling their correspondents up from the army, and Bending them through direct to New York, with accounts which are published immediately on their arrivaL This news is then telegraphed West to the afternoon papers, from New York; though not a word of it can be sent from here. The news, up to this hour, may be summed up thus: The serious fighting began on the right near Chancellorsville, on Saturday.

There was heavy skirmishing all day, but about four in the afternoon two rebel Corps made a sudden onset on the portion of our front held by Howard's Division, putting it to rout almost immediately. Hooker reformed the lines and the ground was contested obstinately, but on the whole, the action may be set down as somewhat in the nature of a reverse to ns. It continued till eight at night, some accounts say even later still. Sunday morning the action was renewed at Chancellorsville, the rebels violently attacking our extreme right, at or before daylight. It raged all day, with results on the whole favorable to us, but not decisive of the final result.

Meantime at daybreak our other two Corps took Fredericksburg with little or no opposition, and almost immediately charged on the fortifications beyond, using nothing but the bayonet. These fortifications were held by a rebel force only strong enough to man the guns. They kept up a destructive fire till onr men were almost inside the intrench-ments. We however carried the works with a whirl, and Instantly deployed ont into the plains beyond, bnt without meeting any serious force. The rebels had partially dismantled their works by taking the guus to use in their attack on Hooker at Chancellorsville.

So matters stood last night, as nearly as facts can be sifted from the myriad rumors that every hour convulse the CapitaL To-day it is understood that the fight began again at an early hour; and the latest arrivals say that this must prove a decisive day. Kebel prisoners say that Gen. Early was to move this morning, against our force jn the entrenchments at Fredericksburg, and, if possible, drive us out again. On our side we have innumerable stories of Generals and other officers killed but none are as yet well enough established to be worth repeating. The feeling here is confident, but not buoyant.

The President is believed to have gone down this morning. Later. I have just learned on authority I think good, that an intercepted dispatch from Lee, to Richmond, is just received, Baying that he has bnt 35,000 men, and that if he is not reinforced speedily, he must surrender. The President is jubilant, and is praising Hooker extra vagantlv and Stanton said within half an hour, that Hooker is the great man of the age. Prisoners are arriving all the time.

TV feeling has been getting better all after-f neon. Washington, May 6, 1S63. The following Is part of the official list of the Provost Marshals, appointed under the law for enrolling and organizing the militia MICHIGAN. 1st District, J. 8.

Newbury, Detroit; 2d R. C. Dennison, Kalamazoo; 3d, Robt. J. Berry; 4th, Norman Bailey; 5th, Chas.

M. Wilkes. INDIANA. 1st, Blvthe Hynes; 2d, J. B.

Merreweather; 3d, Stamfor; 4th, J. W. McGainton; 5th, Isaac Kinley 6th, David Brevdon 7th, Richard W. Thompson; 8th, J. A.

Park; 9th, W. W. Wallace; 10th, Hiram Jadnys; 11th, Thos.B. McCarty; 6th, Randolph Stricland. OHIO.

lst.C.H. Sergeant; 2d, Thos. S. Roberts; Sd, Jno Mills 4th, A. C.

Derel 5th, Daniel 8 Brown: 6 thujas. K. Marley; 7th, Jas. A. Wilcox 8th, Wm.

Shank 9th, J. J. Steiner; 10th, Chas. Kent 11th, Benj. F.

Corey; 12th, Geo. Roby; ISth, Jno. A. Larvett; 11th. Jas.

L. Drake; 15th, Levi Barber; 16th, David McCortney; 17th, Jno. 8. Oliver; 18th, Fred, A. Nash 19th, Darius Cad welL The appointments for Illinois have not been reached.

WISCONSIN. 1st; Jas.N. TiUapaugh: 2d, a J. N. Put nam: Sd, Jno.

G. Clarke; 4th, E. L. Phillips; 5th, C. R.

Merrill F. Cooper. MINNESOTA. 1st, Chas. H.

Lee 2d, Geo. H. Keith. IOWA. 1st, R.

B. Rutlege 2d, Jas. Harrington S3, s. 1 aqiudb; ti 11, tj ah. maiwews; otn, A.

j. Brownell; 6th, Warren H. Curtisa. KANSA. 1st, Alexander Lauds.

OREGON. 1st, Julius N. Keeler. Nevada Territory 1st. Jacob Van Bok-kelen.

Dacotah Territory George P. Waldron. Colorado Territory Jno. Wanlesa. Idaho Territory Byron M.

Smith. Nebraska Territory Oscar F. Dairs. THE VALLAKD13HAM TRIAL Energetic Measures of General Earnside. Special Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.

Cincinnati, May 6, 1863. Vallandigham was put on trial belore a Court Martial. He refused to plead guilty to the charges which were read to him, a copy of which had been famished him in advance. The Court proceeded with the evidence, but will not allow its publication. Vallandigham was allowed, to remain at the Court House to-night under guard.

The charges are based on his Mount Ver non speech. Gen. Bnrnside has issued the following order to-day: In consequence of the outrages committed by a mob hiDayton, Montgomery county, Ohio, on the evening of the 5th by which the office or the Dayton Journal and various other buildings were destroyed, the county of Montgomery, State of Ohio, is hereby declared to under martial law. Major Keith, 117th Ohio volunteer Infantry, is ap pointed Provost Marshal 01 Montgomery county. and will proceed at once to aasume command and take such steps as he may deem necessary.

He has also ordered the Dayton Empire. Vallandigham's organ, to be suppressed and the Editor arrested, IMPORTANT FROM EUR0PF. New York, May 6. The steamship Australian, from Liverpool April 25th, and Queenstown the S6th, has arrived. The Norwegian took out brief advices of important debates in both houses of Parliament, eoncerningthe seizures of British ships in neutral waters, and the protection- granted by Minister Adams to Mexican- traders.

Many speakers urged that such proceedings cannot be tolerated. Roebuck declared himself for war, to put down upstart insolence. The Ministers and their supporters counseled moderation, and deprecated the violence of some of the speakers. Palmerston eimply said the matters were being considered, but Russell said the seizure of the Dolphin and the conduct of Mr. Adams would be represented at Washington for redress.

Many journals argue that the American Government should learn a lesson from the Irritation evinced, unless it desires to increase the Ill-feeling. The English Pacific squadron is to be strengthened. The Polish insurgents continue active. From Fortress Fortress Mosroe. May 5.

The steamer Spanlding arrived this afternoon. She left Hilton Head on Saturday, the Sd, and Beaufort, North Carolina, yesterday. She brings no news, and reports all quiet in both departments. The steamer Ericsson arrived this morning with two in tow. Front Davenpert, Davenport, May 6.

The steamer Davenport, Capt. Buford, has arrived with 703 Indians, composed chiefly of the squaws and children of the Sioux tribe, from Minnesota, bound for Dacotah. The Northerner is expected to-morrow evening, with 800 more. From SKeKupttls. Cairo, May 6 The Union people of Memphis are preparing to celebrate the 6th of uae, the anniversary of the taking of that place by the Federals I'nion Triumph at Laportc.

Laporte, May 6. In the charter election yesterday, Whitehead, the Union candidate, was elected Mayor. Nero WARE CHANCE FOR BTJSI- At NESS. The entire etock aad fixtures of an Old Established Retail Boot and Shoe Store, In onr of the best and most central locations laths city, will be Sold at wl XSarAixi, An tlie advertiser 1b aonf to ctivee his rmntnenn. Win tell nxiuren alone, with gxd will of tie place.

If ds frtrpil. A eood pavlne business established. AdrtTOt "LL Lock Box f. Chtnaro my! 1K30 Sti A CARD To Persons tuffering from of the Eyev Ear, or Air Passages. In I bvg to pt that I cannot Bourne the rnpooi-ibility of treating ppramitt nflprlE f-om of the Eve or Er, without peroonaTiEterrli'W.

The Eye 1 more than two hundred di-eaea. tr any of tiidmcl welvreftoiubliair each other. requiring different treatment, and to prescribe, witfcout an accurate knowledge of wtiat ta am is. Is an prmtlc. The Kr ispobjeet to a lahre numher of aenspa.

maoT or tnem very co-cure tlie structure of the Far t't-t Intricate, ard it la only by a careful examination, witn aratns. dHigntKi Hr the par-pof. that we ran determine wtit portion of t-e is diffused. I alto And, on inspection, that detWitlve eight or hrarlcls freqnertfy dppendwnt oa iod" dlsu order of the digestive organs, or nervous system, out on aiij Uif eae or Ueiect of the eye. or ear.

J. B. WALKER. M. Operatlnp and ConraltiDic Punreon tor Tte-ase of the Eye, Ear and Taroat.

Office 117 South Clark Chicago. mr7 dai lt "VTORTIIERN TRANSPOltTA- TION COMPANY. For Ogd-nsonnrn In-termrdlsia Ports. The now Propeller CLEVELAND will leave as above, on Thursday Evening, ftfay 7tnu At 6 'clock. For passage apply to N.

J. HdWKAeent, foot of North I.a-al;e street, or J. U. GiiKKN Fapsen ger Agent. 11 Wells tsrect.

ht7 dwl lt TVJORTHERN TRANSPOltTA- -L TIOW COMPANY For Ogdenmixgtt and Intermediate ToiU The firht citfw PKOPELLKU EMPIRE, win as above, on FRmvr Ktkxtx. Mat 8th, atfi o'clock. For pnssaire applv to X. J. HOWTC.

A sent, foot of North LtnaUe street, or J. H. J-KEE I PArt-ger Agent. 15 street. P3y7-dM-2t C'OPAKTXERSHIP NOTICE.

The vine formed a copa-tnersMp to erry on the rio the ram? and etTle of llAKNE rT A PKLA.T M. ut 73 North Clark etrcet. 217 Randolph street, 91 well t-t. nod ARRIIM RRXErr. m75.7-4t MPRK1S PFLM'M.

rOODKICII LAWSON, Manufacturers of Linen Collars and French Toke Shirt. TU Randolph street, op tatrs. Shirts and Col'are made to order. Collars IfcUJidrlcd at RC conU per dozen. my7 TO BROOM HANDLE MANU-FACTFRER8.

A parry washes us to contract for the munnfacture of two hundred thousand prime Broom Handles. AdUreas J. B. BUIGGS A CO. in 7- dfela-1 DRS.

E. A. BOGUE AND C. F. XTES.

DENTISTS. 141 Lake Street, Chicago. Drs. ne and Ive are prepared to attndtOaU frorer-oral cail both for artulciHt teeth and f-r operations upon the natural once. nv7 d-lm PROPOSALS FOR ARMY HOKSE8.

OFFIGM OF ABelSTAlTTQTrARTBUMASTKB XT. S. Chicago 111., Mavfi. 1S3. Fcaled proposal will be receiTed at ttiis otflce until FRIDAT.

the at 12 iurBlsiUiLg One Thcusacd first-clas Cavalry Horsea. The horses inurt be ail dark colore bay, brown, black or chestnut not under six or orar nine years of aee.scutd In evbry particular, not leas than fifteen bards Mgh. of aood action, and well adapted to the cavalry perrice, Kach Wd must be acoomnanled by tb written obligation cf two responsible sureties, oblieatfrz tbemsf Ive? to enter info bords wiih tiie bidders should he obtain the contract, as follow We. the undersigned, aeree to enter Into benjds with for faithful performance of the contract should his bid be acwptei. and bo'd oursw-lv- reron-sihle to the nited States for any damaged auiahig from hia non -fulfillment of the same irnrt be sealed and endorsed "Proposals for Cavalry Horses." Bidder? are requested to be present at the opening of the proposals, and be prepared to enter Into bonds AT ONCH.

The subscriber reserves the right to reject any or alt nip's should ther not be in compliance with i he above, or In any other way unsatisfactory. Proposals to be directed to CAPT. A. POTTER. U.S.

Army.A.Q TTHi'Ot? 6taats 7ettnnf flmse copy. my? -sS-td PROPOSALS FOR HAY, BTKAW AND U-KATW. Assistant 4r ABncmcAflTn Omoi, FORAOK DSPARTMKJfT. 1 Corner and Twenty-second streets, Washington, April 16. isil.

Written Proposals are Invited tor famlshlne HAT. BTKAW. OATS and COKN. for the use of this Depot, to be delivered at tbe Railroad Depot, or at any of the Govei nnent wharves to this city. The proposals to be addressed to the tindersined.

aca sney eoonia scare tne quantity oi earn article oi-fe: ed. also the price and the Ute of delivery. "PrmvifMiIa will be reeeived for five Ion sand f5 000) bushels of torn or Oats, and fifty (Ml! tons of Hay or Straw, and up wards, unless it should be for the Interest Ol ne uovemmeni to contract. lor a reae ihuudi. All 0-t-sln tn he ont nn la trond ofanout two f21 bushels each, which are to be furnished at the cost of ue contractor.

The Hav and Straw to be securely baled. Ail Grain and Uav offered to be subject to rigid in t.wiinn hv the linvRmment Intnector. Coe tracts will be awarded from time to time to the lower-t sponrf me Didders, aa cue interests ox tne service may require. fznnA KArmifT rennlred fbr tbe faithful fulfill mens of anv contract made under this adverrisettent. Pavmeit'lo be made ac the completion of the eoav tract.

8. I. BROWS, n.yT-da5-3m Captain snd A. Q. S.

A. EDICAL ELECTRICITY. DR. THOTf AS TTACKINNIS In t-appr to tnform the public thst Ms KLSCTRO MEDK aLIBTIH7TE Is novln successful operation for tne trtatment of all Chronic Diseases. D.

wMcb have lasted for year, and dene the mort skll fal phvBiclani. are row entirely relieved bytaUwosDaa OKK i SV, AGENT Dr Mackinnts treat with the bappltrealf. DeafiieM. Epilepsy. St.

Vitus' Doce. Paralvsis. yervou Affections. Klienmafism. Obstinate Constipation.

Neora'fuv akd ill onui ouxaskb which kc SIST alldsen60 and oostrnctloas of Lftdie raeeessfnllT treated. Spkkmatierh.f, and ail Seminal Weakness cj- juosx bi cored by EicciriUiy. Au OTHsanii.5,8 PTL. D'. Mackii nls earnestly entreats-any sufferer from PpyFM A TFRRH.K.

NOT TO IKPAIR bnt to Come to h'lTl ana a cute will be obtained. Electro Medical Macuiuea of the nost approved marnrAptare are for tale, and in-etmctions (riven in the use of Medical Blectrtcitv. Elecrro Institute. 1S6 Lake sfet. ohieaffo.

r. O. Box 367. my "-dSBO-st rra-rnet LECTRICITY. XH.

IRONS Has devoted ten years to the investigation and employment of Electricity in curing disease, and cnes many that have-ret-isted all otner remedies, such as Paralysis, Rheutr.atlfn, Asthma Bronchitis, otstinate Const na tion. Mental Depression, Seminal Weatness. Uterine Weakness. ImpoteiAce. and all those casS of weakness in the backer loins.

Dr. Iron rasfor sale the most ImproTed electrical instruments, and will impart Instruction in taeir proper edical apniicaTion. Ottce IS: 4. over the Bank of Montreal. No.

44 aad 46Lasalle-6. P.O. Drawer 6333 Hours from 9 A. M. to 8 P.

M. ap2-dl66 it-TT9-net THOS- F. BEARD, Miller, will near of sometHne to his advantage hj art Irejnit J. Box SSiS Chicago Post statins where be can be found, or where to address aim. wiy daa gtnet DR.

JAMES would most respect-fnilT Intimate fo stranff-rs and elttiens who nSon themselves disease in its roost ap-mt. that they can obtain the eonaolattrm of Som and enro'ptyof a speedy core withoot loSlde TPotaBeii. Arwnie. or any of the never did and never will core old recent blood diseases, bnt a XentraiUer. the sac as med in Dr.

James; practice la Sew Orleans for ftten jears. Seroiral Waknet bronghl on bv exees entailed hereditarily. c. prodacineimbeclllty and Ur'nc tence. with all its deplorable train of svrop-toms.

treated and radically enred bv a new luMflilile method, savins; both time and expense, by Dr. Ja-nes. formely of New Orleans, and now of 86 Randolph street. Obleefo. Ill Offces open from i A.

M. until 8 M. Consultations Inviolable. myS d571-St-net QIUCAGO TO, LIVERPOOL. THE IITEEPOOL, HXW Y0SK AND -rtlltADELPniA STSATSSXaXP Have a steamer leaving New York XSrery Saturday for Liverpool and Cork Tot rates of passage apply at tte offlre.

pya-dSSt-tawt Corner el Clark aaa Eua jlpk M. A SERIOUS FEDEEAL REPULSE AT HAINES' BLUFF. AFFAIRS ON THE MIS-" SISSIPPI. Special Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune. Caiko, May 8, 1961 The steamer Hannibal City arrived from below to-day.

She left Young's Point on Friday morning. Her pilot reports that in the attack on Haines' Bluff on Thursday last, the gunboats were repulsed with more or less damage to several of them. The Choctaw was crippled inherwheel, and her turret was penetrated by a sixty-four pound shot. Our loss in killed and wounded is reported at eighty. Our infantry force was not landed, and the whole fleet was coming out of the Yazoo River, when the Hannibal City left on Satur day.

Special Dispatch to the Chicago Caibo, May 6. 1853. The steamer Era was fired into by a body of rebels at Greenville, Miss with two pieces of artillery, one twelve and one six-pounder. She was 6truck seven times out of twenty-eight shots fired. She, however, ran by the battery, and reported to the Mosquito boat, which was at anchor above.

Before the gunboat could get down, the steamer Duke of Argyle came up, having a twelve-pounder on board. With this, she greatly surprised the rebels, who took to their scrapers. The gunboat afterwards came down and threw a shell in the direction the rebels had taken. Gen. Steele's brigade was in Greenville not more than a week ago.

As soon as he moved out the rebels moved in. In a skirmish back of Helena, last Thursday, the 3d Iowa lost Sergeants Riggs and Ewing, company and John Macy, and another private, company killed; mortally wounded, Corps. Hill and Brownley, and five elightly of company A. Twenty-nine were taken prisoners. Adjutant Lowe, eon of the ex-Governor, was slightly wonnded in the leg, and taken prisoner, but subsequently retaken.

A foraging party of Federals from German-town, on Saturday, brought in fifty head of cattle, and sixty mules. The hands captured on the gravel train near Grand Junction, have been retaken by a squad of Federals. Provisions in abundance are going down to Memphis. THE DAYTOH RIOT. Special Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.

Datton, Ohio, May, 6, 1893. Before this you are probably aware of the arrest of C. L. Vallandigham yesterday morn by a force of 150 soldiers. He was brought to Cincinnati and placed in the care of the military authorities.

His friends at this place felt somewhat sore over the performance, and in the afternoon every horse and buggy belonging to the sympathizing gang were occupied in ferrying in fresh recruits to aid in setting the city on fire and tearing down the State Prison, in order to make away with Brown, who murdered Bollmeyer and the recent editor of the Empire. At 8- o'clock the mob gathered around the Journal office and fired at least two hundred shots into the building. Fortunately there was no one in the office when the firing commenced, else, perhaps, there might have been a severe loss of life. At half-past 8 o'clock the building was set on fire, and the flames spread rapidly to adjoining buildings, causing a great de. struction of property.

All the city bells then commenced to peaL The city was all in an uproar, and for a time one would suppose that the army of the Potomac had been here, men, women and children having lined the streets and sidewalks in all directions. At half-past nine the telegraph wires were cut down and obstructions placed upon the railroad tracks running from this city to Cin cinnati and Columbus, in order to stop the passage of troops to this place, but ail to no effect, for the troops arrived, but at a very late hour; 115 from Cincinnati and 100 from Columbus, which arrival immediately put a stop to all further disaster. Wm. T. Logan, editor of the Vallandigham organ here, was arrested at Philadelphia and sent to Cincinnati, there to abide the same fate with the chief conspirator himself.

The soldiers are performing the work of reformation rapidly, and have succeeded to-day In capturing some ten of the ringleaders.besidea several others strongly imbued in sympathizing with the work of treason. The loss of property Is variously estimated, but snppo-posed to be somewhere in the neighborhood of 250,000. The butternuts concerned in the riot are to be taxed, each equivalent to his means, until a sum is raised to defray the loss connected with their hellish impunity a term in the penitentiary. FROM MADISON. Special Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.

Madison, May 6, 1S63. Gov. Salomon, with his usual promptness in matters pertaining to the relief of our wounded soldiers, has ordered Surgeon General Wolcott to proceed with two assistants to the great battle-field near Fredericksburg, to care for wounded Wisconsin troops, five regi ments of which were engaged. Gov. Salomon offers a reward of $300 for the arrest of the murderer of Edward A.

Hale of Milwaukee. All physicians now desiring commissions in Wisconsin regiments are required, by an or der from Adjt. Gen. Gaylord, to report imme dlately to Surgeon General Wolcott at Milwaukee, FROM SFEiNSrlELD. Special Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.

Sprxngtteld, Msy 8. 1363. Lieut. Col. Oakes of the United States reg ular army, has come here as Superintendent of the United States Marshals and Enrolling Beards under the Conscription act, which it is stated will be enforced in the State as soon as Marshals, ic, are appointed.

CoL Dougherty, who was so terribly wound ed at Belmont, having lost a leg, suffering double amputation, has been ordered to the field by Gen. Grant. He will have to resign, as he is unfit for field duty. He is now in command at Paducah. The Colonel's friends assert that the order has been issued at the request of Kentucky secessionists, and that the intention is to compel Col.

Dougherty to resign. Governor Yates will not be home for two or three weeks. He is visiting all the Illinois troops. Great preparations were made everywhere to receive him. He was to review and address the troops at Helena yesterday.

The release of Senator Green and George W. Wall, late of the Constitutional Convention at Cairo, has caused quite a sensation here. If the dispatch from Cairo be correct, these men have placed themselves in a most humiliating position. The affair, however, proves that the order of Gen. Bnrnside is haying a most salutary effect.

A gentleman from that part of the State, in forms me, however, that he fears the release of these men will have a bad effect there; that it will encourage the Copperhead wing of the Democratic party in their opposition to the Government, and especially to the conscription, which in that case, will have to be enforced at the point of the bayonet. Hon. Washington Bnshnell, of Ottawa, has been instructed by Lieutenant Governor Hoff man, to at once apply to the Supreme Court at Ottawa, for a mandamut directed to the State Treasurer, ordering him to pay drafts drawn by the Auditor on the appropriation of the late Legislature, for State purposes, or to bow cause why he does not pay said drafts. Accounts are being received from, various. BURLEY TYRRELL, 48 43 CHICAGO, Importers and Jobbers, of CHINA, GLASS, AND QUEEN'S WARE! Assorted Packages of Common and White Granite Ware ALWATS OTt Il.Vn.

apl4-e471-10t T-Taa-net BARRETT, KING C0.r 27 Lake Street, Invite tbe attention of the. Trade to their atock of Eeady-Made 010111121 -AJMTJ FURNISHING GOODS. Onr Stock Is by far the larreat ta tbfcs market, and we offer lams rar. OAIINS, even La those dava of fcirt prices. QHAS.

L. NOBLE, WHOLESALE DRALER nt Xj -A-ZMZ DP Carbon and Kerosene Oil, X7S LAS STREET. aplT-cWBlynet 'pUTTLE, HTBBARD CO tMPOETKUSOT HARDWARE A.D Til PLATE, SHEET IRON, COPPER. Wire, Nails, GLASS AND FARMING TOOLS, Xver offered in this market. in also KAjruTAOTcxana or nra ZOZE3ST JXIIES 19 AMEBIC.

Pnr goe4s were purciaahed befbra the recent aa Tance. and we chall se thein aa low as they can be purchased East, and many articles without addauZ transportation. TrTTLF, HIBTIARD Ic nvlttp at Lake street. Chicago, IROM AUCTION We bousht 1. at the Great Panic Anrtton In New York within the past few days, and ara now recelvicc.

aoa bave In stocK. over SOO AUCTTOX LOTS OF French, English and German, Spring and Summer Cress Goods, Mary of rem bonebt. and win be sold 80 per et be low the Importing cost. Th se goods are all or tola seasons Impoitatioss, comprlalig many ol tha 112)1 novelties In PARIS DRESS GOODS. BBaiTw or01 of mm DOMESTIC GOODS bCOght PrtC9- 20 and 30 per cent, below prices of few daya ago.

rapid In'seTf WM. Rni 17 and 19 Lake Street. Chicasre. CMcagO. April 18 lsag.

fesiTT-taMiei QEO. G. POPE, late POPE HL.OCUM, 122 Clark Street, 122 Wholesale and Retail dealer In best brands CARHOP OIL. AX IIEAZOUE. Bole Agent for BldwelTi Coal Oil ArTe ap32 cfBt-iiw ran net laa STREET.

UNTINaTON WADSWOSTH A CO, X0BBESI IV CLOTHiira-, IND Gents' FurnisTiirig Goods, 34 36 LAKE STREET, Corner Wabash avenne, Chicago, IJU Manofacrarers and Jobbers at 95 Devonshire St Boston, Mass. We bave tfce largest and best assorted stack (Street from onr mannfitctoirl to be found west of New York, to which we invite the attention ot Western mer chants. Having bonghtenr goods early last ran. we are enabled to sell at a larre percentage less than the same goods can now be mannractured. mfa iO-asaa-nem 1863STlMBOATS.1gG3 A First Clas Boat will leave Goodrich's Dock, first above Basb.

Street Bridge, Every (Sundays Excepted At 8 O'clock. FOB MOWAT-REE. KFVOSHA. BArmrB, PORT WASHtVGToy. SHEHOROAN.

MAKf. TOWOC AND TWO RIVERS. Extending their trips to Kewannee and Wolf Rlvee every Friday. Dnrtng the season of navigation, passengers and freight carried cheaper than by any other line. BATES OF FABI FOB PASSBNGER3.

First lata. Second Class. Chicago to Kenosha (l.oo ao.so Cblrairo to Racine 1 23 7S Chicgo to Milwankee. Is 1S Chicago to Port 2.0. l.se Chicago to Sbebovesn S.oe Chicago to Manitowoc and Two Rivers SOU JJ Chicago to Grand Haven First Class includes Meals and Berths- For frehiUt or passage apply on board orto 600TRTC1T ap-aaUni TT-net and 8 River street.

ERRING'S PatentCIIAMPION FIBE PROOF SAFES. HERRING'S CHAMPION Iil laCI.AB PROOF SAFES, WITH HERRING AND FLOYD'S PATENT CKTSTALIZED ntOTfs WBTATB ST. Chicago. TIRE AND BURGLAR PROOF -L BATES. Manufactured by Dlebold, Banmann Ac Co Cincinnati, rerlvalled by any others in the world for neatness and elegance of finish, strength and durability of material, ana perfect security against Fire and Burglars.

It Is. thereiore. with the fnllret confidence In our goods, that we Invite those who are In want of Sates to loot at our assortment, which will be furntahed at tka lowest prices that good Safes can be sold for. ttjidtla 6tnet t. W.

PK ATT. IS LaaaUe street. gECOXD-HAND SAFES. One" WBdert. cost r-r sale atSSS.

One Herring's, cost tlSO-fbr sale at u. One Little's Cast Iron, cost l-for sals at t. One Li'lie's (Bark Safe) cost tl5-for sale at -All taken la part payment fnr onr new and elo-an Sales of Siebald, Bain, ana Co. For aaieoy V. W.

PBiTT, WtSMSaet ISLsaajWggL, BATONS BURGLAR PROOF Tirana TABLE OF RAILROAD DISTANCES. From To XUe. Richmond Fredericksburg 61 Richmond Gordoneville 7 Richmond Stannton 1 Richmond Culpepper 10 Richmond Charleston, 8. C. 457 phmnnri ChattanoosaaTenn 6u3 Fredericksburg -The location of ChanceUorrille, Lee drove Hooker out of the little wilderness back of Chancellorsville, and on Sunday drove him from Chancellorsville to a position in the Immediate vicinity.

So far as Sunday's change of position is concerned, it was simply a concentration of Hooker's force in a far better position than "at Chancellorsville, though very near it. It was affected with small loss to us, when compared with the Iobs sustained by the rebels assailing us daring the movement. On Monday afternoon, the rebels attacked onr left (Howard's corps), and after a desperate engagement, were completely repulsed, with great loss. Yesterday (Tuesday) forenoon, they again advanced against the same point, bnt were able to stand the contest bnt for fifteen minutes, when they again fell back, repulsed, with heavy loss. Stoneman's expedition proved a great success, indeed.

The Richmond papers of the 5th (yesterday) say that his forces played sad havoc with their railroad at Hanover Junction and other points, destroying locomotives and a large amount of other valdable property, and all tlie railroad bridje to within Jive milet of Richmond. In the Richmond papers alluded to above is a dispatch from Gen. Lee to Jeff. Davis, saving that the rebel Gen. Paxton is killed, Stonewall Jackson seriously wounded, and Gens.

Heath and A. P. Hill also badly, wounded Another rebel dispatch states that the rebel loss in killed and wounded has been very heavy. We may add that it is understood here (Washington) that the position which Gen. Hooker has occupied 6ince moving a short distance from Chancellorsville on Sunday last, is impregnable.

He and his whole Army Corps were yesterday morning in the best spirits, and the sentiment of entire confidence in the entire result of his admirable strategy and tactics was universal. The following is a partial list of officers reported killed daring the battles at Chancellorsville Major Gen. Berry, of Maine, while gallantly flshtirjgr. "Col. McKnlcht, lnsth Pa.

Col. Lancaster, 175th Pa. Col. Stainrook, lOoth Pa, Col. Stevens, 4th Excelsior Brigade.

Lieut. Col. Scott. 3d Wis. Lieut.

Col. Setapin. 86th N. Y. nj.

Keenan. 8th Pa. Cav. Sfaj. Srnire, 4th Pa.

Capt. Ellsworth, 8)th N. Y. Since the 1st edition of to-day's atar went to press we have farther important news. Stoneman's force was divided into three columns, one of which, that going in the direc tion of the Richmond and Fredericksburg Railroad, he conducted in person, though the havoc worked from Hanover Junction down to within five miles of Richmond was made by a sub-division under the command of CoL Davis.

One of the three columns commanded by Brig. General Averill, after crossing the Rap pahannock at Kelly's Ford, pushed to Brandy Station near Culpepper, where he met the en-emys pickets and drove them back in short metre. It then pushed on In the direction of Cul pepper Court House, where General Fitzhuch Lee and Wm. Henry Lee were found with a rebel force of perhaps 500 cavalry, which fled precipitately back across Cedar Mountain. At Culpepper Court House Gen.

Averul captured a lot of rebel government fl.ar, and then pushed on after the retreating Lees, following them to Rapidan Station, where they bnrned the railroad bridge over which they retreated after a smart fight, in which they lost Col. Basser, late of the United States Army, who commanded one of their brigades. Onr loss there was inconsiderable, and they lost several killed besides CoL Basser; also thirty-one prisoners whom Gen. Averill brought bach home. According to the Richmond papers of yes terday, Longstreet in person Joined Lee some days ago, bnt was accompanied by none of the troops with which he had been operating before Suffolk.

Brig. Gen. A. W. Whipple, who was wounded in the recent engagement In which Gen.

Berry was killed, died yesterday at 12 o'clock m. By way of illustrating the wildness of rebel newspapers concerning the recent events, we may mention they claimed yesterday that Lee had actually driven Hooker's army across the Rappahannock on Sunday. The latest Information from the battle-field states that the aggregate rebel loss in the four days' fighting has been far larger than ours, which is natural enough, as they were necessarily in every case the attacking party, and followed their old practice of massing their troops very heavily against the points they selected to assail, thus presenting nume rous opportunities for onr artillery to mow them down in great numbers. The Richmond papers of yesterday claim that Lee took in the engagement of Saturday took 5,000 of the 11 th army corps aa prisoners. This is the corps that behaved so badly on Saturday.

The object of Averill' expedition seems to have been to destroy this Rapidan bridge. which the enemy in their panic did for him. After proceeding as far as Orange Court House, he returned with his force to the main army, joining It at Chncellorsville on Sunday last. Another column of Stoneman's force. under command of Gen.

Buford, which left the Rappahannock at the same time, pushed on directjy towards Gordonsville, and positive Information has Just been received, annouuc ing its success in cutting the Central railroad between Gordonsville and Richmond, and also between Gordonsville and Charlottesville, thus with the achievements of the column in destroying the railroad between Fredericks burg and Richmond, completely stopping the railroad communication in any direction out from Lee's main army, and breaking np for the time being, enemy's facilit'ea for for warding supplies or reinforcements for it from any direction. A steamer arrived this forenoon at Wash ington, with 460 rebel prisoners, taken In the late engagements. Most of them were in the fight of Saturday. Among them are about fifty officers, several of them being Colonels. They mostly belong to North Carolina and Alabama regiments.

About 1 o'clock a detachment of Pennsylvania reserves took them in charge and marched them to the Soldiers' Rest, There are a few wounded among them, who wc taken on ambulances to the bar racks. Many of them were taken by General Sickles, In his brilliant dash upon the rebel lines. Gen. Mott, wounded in the late battles, ar rived In this city to-day. Gen, Sickles, we learn, was slightly wound ed in the arm, on Sunday morning.

Gen. Gray was also slightly wounded. Among the rebel prisoners brought up yes terday, is a son of Ex Senator A. G. Brown, of Mississippi, and a few others who are well known about Washington.

Capt. E. B. Rob inson, well known here aa Bull" Robinson, who took an active part in the National Vol untcer Associaton, about the time of the in coming ot this Administration, la reported among tne uwnner. DISTANCES FROM "WASHINGTON.

From To MUet. Washington Aqnia Creek 60 Washington 73 Washington Cnlpepper 73 Washington 93 Washington Richmond 13 Washington Stannton 143 the present battle field, is designated by a star The evening (Washington) Republican contains the following: The news from the army continues to be glorious, rumors to the contrary notwithstanding. There are reports in the city that Sedgwick, with his whole force, has r-crossed the Rappahannock. There is not a word of truth in the statement. Yesterday (Tuesday) Sedgwick moved againEt the rear of Lee's right, which was commanded by Stonewall Jackson before he was wounded, and pierced it, and formed a junction with Hooker's main army.

Severe fighting, with great loss to the enemy, was the result of the manoeuvre. By this movement, of course, abandoned the works of Fredericksburg, which are of no real value to Hooker in the execution of the programme he is evidently performing. The latter is satisfied with his position. We not only have positive information from Chancellorsville of the thoroughjexecution of Stonemanc's work, in cutting the railroad and telegraph wire between Lee's army and Rich- rootd, but also the common road bridges over the Psmnnky River. We bave the authority of distinguished officers who have arrived here from the field, that although the fighting has been severe thus far, that severe battles are yet to be fought.

Richmond papers of yesterday morning an nounce that the Yankees have cut all the railroad and telegraph lines, and destroyed all the bridges on the traveled roads between that city and Lee, and that in consequence they were without any other news than such as was brought by horsemen. At last accounts the fighting was terrible, and their losses severe. Gen. Paxton was killed. Stonewall Jackson was severely wounded, and Gen.

A. P. Hill was also badly wonnded. In addition to the above, there are many facts which we don't choose to state, going to show that the situation is decidedly to the advantage of Hooker. Those who came up from Falmouth, Frede ricksburg and Aquia Creek estimate the number of prisoners captured by our army, and seen at the different points around, to be be tween ten and twelve thousand.

They are wretchedly dressed and bt starv ed, and many of them are as young as sixteen and Eevectcen years of age, while many others are as old as fifty and eixty. They seem to be delighted to get where they can obtain some- hiiig to eat. Many of them ask for meat, de claring that they have not had any for a long time. They confirm the statement of Richmond papers, that the rebel losses in officers and men have been very great. New Youk, May 6.

The Tribune' pondent, writing from Falmouth, Tuesday morning, says: The rebels have regained Fredericksburg, but cannot hold it. The reb els are thought to have pontoons, bnt meas ures have been taken to prevent a raid across the river. A New York Times correspondent, with Sedgwick, gives further details of the Fredericksburg tight, but nothing new, except a a postscript of Monday forenoon, statin? that a considerable body ot rebels had made their anrjearauee below Frederick6bursr. msrnhinir on that place to gain a position in the rear. of etaswitK corps, itis lorce was judged to be Longstreet's, but his attempt to retake the hills was unsuccessfuL The orld correspondent.

datinarlOo'eloek i i iiivi ocugwitiv utu, ireseu on towards Hooker. Gibbon's division is left Mvwlnw mnminrr on-a 1. 1 to guard the Lights in the rear of Fredericks burg. They have been attacked by the rebels in large force, and are in danger of losing their position, ana auaiiaoning reaericKSDarg al- H'iiemcr. From Sedgwick's corps, the Herald nrints the following in substance it appears tnai atter tne great struggle or Bunaay, i.ee aeiacucu a large ooay to meet Sedgwick, and it was known that Longstreet a rotuuijr approacnuig, getting in Beag- day morning large masses of rebels anneared on the higbts, east of Fredericksburg, where we had but a small force, having sent a large force to The position was relinquished after short resistance, having first removed all our guns.

Some fighting occurred above Fredericksburg. believed to have been an nnRneeefiil ultomrit to Vrcvent Longstreet mo vine- no. The rebels interposed no objection to onr holding Fredericksburg, which we still retain. eeogwicK was notly eng.iged all day Mon- oay, tne reDeis pressing nun at all points, and uip ureu ncic uuucu in givo way to me overwhelming masses of the rebels. aDd his dis comfiture seemed certain, when a Vermont brigade made a ferocious charge, repulsing them, and securing the safety of that portion oi tne army, ine eiaugmer OI me enemy here and near Banks' Ford was perfectly ter rible, wbole brigades of rebels being wiped om.

oeogwicK, uowever, recrossea tne river in the face of the enemy, after midnis-ht. the enemy raking our brigades with artillery, causing great loss of life. He succeeded in across comparatively good order. and marched immediately to the LnitedStutea ford to join Hooker's main army. inertewxora 1 noune puDiisnes an extra with about the same account aa the above.

Regarding the operations about Fredericks burg, it is generally agreed' that the rebels have re-ocenpied and hold i. i turn iuu. tiicuiuia uuuware jtHULly occupied by us and the rebels. A portion of the nights occupied by us on Sunday morning were retaken after a desperate resistance, by fresh reinforcements from Longstreet's corps. FROM THB RIGHT WINQ.

Nsw York. May 6. The New York Trib- uueU correspondent with Hooker, writing at sunrise on Monday, says The gun. are already thundering on our left. It is believed that to-day will prove the most disastrous io the rebels.

Over six thousand rebel prisoners have been brought in. They report that Jackson is in comiuana oi tne reoel army, and that reinforcements have been sent 'them from North Carolina and the Peninsula. Our loss is heavy. The rebel General Hill was killed. Another correspondent witn Sedgwick's Army Corps, dating Monday morning, says The battle opened at dav light, and is still foing on, on the hill at the ext reme left.

Gib-on" division of the 2d Corps, returned to almoctn last nig ut, ana 111113 brigade has gone over. AH non combatants are leaving, except Surgeons. The cracking of musketry nears us, and rifle pits are even being erected on our side of the river to protect the bridges. The New York Timet correspondent with Hooker, writing Sunday night, says General Howard has been re-organizing the 11th Army Corps, which has- been placed on duty again. The headquarters or Hooker, to-night, are under a tree.

The Monday night, says: Heavy firing in the direction of Chancellorsville has been continued all the morn ing. There has been a great battle there. Large reinforcements had arrived to the enemy, apparently from Richmond. A Washington correspondent says that Hooker took from 6,000 to 15,000 prisoners, and lost about 6,000. Hooker is represented to be in a good position.

The following Is from the Herald1 extra: Onr messengers from Hooker's army bring details of his movement to Monday night, and the movements of Sedgwick to 2 o'clock Tuesday morning. Hooker maintained his new line on the edge of the and a short distanoe north of Chancellorsville.crosa-ing the main road leading to theCni'ed States Ford, without important change. There was no fighting there until late Monday atternoon, when a division of the 5th corps advanced towaids Fredericksburg, meeting the rebel skirmishers in the woods, and driving them back. The main body pushed on, meeting lTce bodies of rebels in double line of battle. Half an hour's fighting ensued, onr batteries comp-llirg the rebels to tall back in disorder.

The division then returned to our main line, and rested, having ascertained the enemy's position. Hooker, on Sunday night and Mondav, en trenched himself, and is abundantly able to resist anv rebel attack. The fighting on Monday wa not as general or samruinarv as was anticipated. It was thought that Tuesday's battle wonld be de int impniun auiuug uc passen -I Naw York, May 6. The Tribune has a special from Murfreesboro, dated the 5th, as follows Deserters report that the rebel communications between Vicksburg, Richmond, Charleston, and Tallahoma, have been cut.

Neither newspapers or telegrams have been received in Bragg's army from these places for several days. From the Isthmus. New Yokk, May TheNorthern Lishthas arrived from ABpinwalL 27th, She has $300,000 in treasure. A new line of steamers has been Laid on between Liverpool and Aspinwall, and will no doubt be successful. The last California steamer brought down 1,700 bales of co ton from Mexico, and a large adiitiQaal quantity is expected, i.

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