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THE LY TK DELTA. )Ai JQ1IV MAGIXXIS, Proprietor. OFFICE IS ST. CHARLES STREET. TERMSTEX DOLLARS PER VOLUME XXYIL NEW ORLEANS, THURSDAY MORNING.

MAY 21. 1863. NUMBER 153 I Movements or Cohpxdkba tb Prisoners. lV .1 lav I aa.T'AaAA I ed and the Coolie of California, the negro GEO. RULEFF.

The Southern Account THE BATTLE OF CHANCELLORSVILLE. eh fall the enemy had begun to prepare for JtSI EECEIYKD, Per timers, and In (tore, the folia wing 139 flrkai choice Goshen BUTTER. 50 cun aseoned Freeh FRUITS. 50 cases Fresh PEACHES. 5 do.

TOMATOES. do. STRAWBERRIES. do. DAMSONS.

20 do. BLACKBERRIES. 30 do. WOKTLEBKBHIES. St do.

RASPBERRIES. do. PISE APPLE. cases Preserved do. I cum Fresh GREEN" CORN.

I tb. cans. 30 do. do. i lb.

cans. do. GREEN PEAS. lib. can, ja cases Assorted JELLIES quarts.

do. do. pint. 3) cases BRANDY PEARS, do. CHERRIES, cms LOBSTERS.

1 lb. cans. 3 do. 2 lb. cm 9 cases Fresh OYSTERS.

1 cans. cases Condensed MILK. 2 cases BOAST TC.RKEY. do. CHICKEN.

25 do. BEEF. do. MCTTOW is cases SARDINES, lb. 2" do.

lb. 50 cases TOMATO KETCHUP. cas WALNUT do. WO cases PEPPER SAUCE. 50 cases WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE.

0 cases PIK FRUITS. 50 cases PICKLES pints. do. quart. do.

34 do. gal. PICOLLILI. cases SWEET OIL, larce SIMS' da. small size.

4 cases Blackberry BRANDT. 51 cases Otard do. casts Monotmahela WHISKY. 90 cases Old Rye do. case Old Bourbon do.

iw cases Hostetter's BITTERS. 11 cases Wolfe's Scheidatn SCHNAPPS. I i cases Falkirk's ALE. cases Brass' London PORTER. MO cases CLARET WINE.

cases Madeira WINE. 5 cases "Golden Spray" CHAMPAGNE. 30 cases Old WHISKY. tierces St re's new S. C.

HAMS. 41 tierces Rawson's do. 40 casks new SHOrLDEBS. 2" casks RIB SIDES. 2f btj.

BACON SIDES. 1 ME PORK-full weight. 1 bb'A. CLEAR PORK. -i tbls.

PIG POKE. bi s. do. 2 bbls. Fulton Market BEEF Halsteal 4 Criaberiaiu.

terces choice LEAF LARD. in kii do. do. c.rj do. do.

50 I bis. COAL OIL. gi.s. do. In cases.

Twelve hundred and sixty Confederate prisoners, captured in tha recent battles on the Rappahannock, arrived in Philadelphia on tha Sth. The Ledger sayi They belonged chiefly to Georgia. Mississippi. Alabama and Louisiana regiment, and Washington battery. Mast of them had very rough appearance, being poorly clothed, and showing an utter contempt for tha cleanliness of their persons.

As a substitute for blankets, some of them had pieoei of ingrain carpets thrown over their shoulders. They were taken to the foot of Washington avenue the cars, and transferred to a steamboat, oat which they were conveyed to Fort Delawai. the boat lert the wharf, they gave three) cheers for Jeff. Davis. It would have been a rather dangerous experiment for them to hava attempted it while on the wharf, as a considerable number of persons had assembled to see them.

The Baltimore Sun's Washington correspondent writes on the 7 th Some five hundred of the Confederate prisoners leave here this morning on their way to Fort Delaware. They are those mostly who had been temporarily quartered at the Soldier's Rest. Otbe. it is expected, will follow to the same placei. Five female prisoners arrived this city yesterday afternoon from Camp Chase, Ohio, and were tent by Capt.

Todd to the Old Capitol Prison. They are charged with having assisted the prisoners in tbe Ohio State Prison in escaping furnishing them with files, Ac, done up in pies and other edibles. A New York letter of the Sth states that twenty-five Confederates, captured near Suffolk, took the oath of allegiance at Governor's Island that morning. Three female prisoners from Western Virginia reached Baltimore on the 6th, and were delivered into the hands of the Federal author ities. The Sun says Mary Jane Green was arrested in May cf last year on the charge of being a spy, and with cutting the wires of the government telegraph.

Maria Murphy was arrested about the first of April last in the neighborhood of Clarksburg, charged with being a spy, and also with cutting telegraph wires. She is charged with having several times traveled from Wheeling to Pittsburg and conveyed important information for the Con'ederatea. Jennie De Hart was arrested about tbe first of April near Fayetteville, and acted in the capacity of an orderly sergeant in Jenkins's eavalry. She was regularly enlisted in the service, having presented herself in mail attire. They are held subject to the order of Gen.

Schecek. A Washington letter-writer, noticitg the arrival cf prisoners, says Though attracting many to look at them, their passage along the streets is conducted quietly, and generally without interruption. Wuen, however, Col. Griffin and CoL Luse, of the Eighteenth Mississippi, were allowed, in company with a guardsman cr two, to visit stores on the avenue to buy clothing, various individuals, including Federal o3L-ers, siught conversation with them, and when the lieutenant colonel opinions on th war were asked for, he simply indicated his ptesutnption that they were quite different from those of bis questioners. The Baltimore Sun of the Sth states that one hundred and thirty deserters reached the city the day previous from Old Point, and adds The men state that they belonged to Long-street's division and deserted from the neighborhood of the Blaekwater river.

They took the oath of allegiance to the United States before reaching Baltimore. They were escorted to the ofEee of Col. Fish, by whose order they will be provided for. Seventy-five others, a part of whom were captured in Western Virginia, also reached the city yesterday and took the oath. Th Wae im Louisiana The Situation" In and Around Alexandria.

Correspondence from Alexandria, noting the movements, Ac, of Gen. Banks's army, are published. From a letter of the 9th we quote This morning all but one of the numerous gunboats that lay in front of the tow a have disappeared, the ram Lafayette alone remaining to protect the citizens from their friends on the Webb, etc. From what I can 'earn of the strength of the Webb, and from my own opinion of the capabilities of the Lafayette, the place would be safe eneugh if the rebels had a hundred Webbs. Tbe Lafayette is a terrible looking customer.

What tbe balance of the fleet are gone for, and where to, I can oniy "guess," like other Yankees around me. Some say a raid up the Ouachita, others think operations on the Mississippi draw them away, while one or two knowing ones think it is because the river is falling, and they are afraid of being caught here. All our troops have arrived, and General Banks will, doubtless, make some movement as soon as tbey have got over the effects of their severe marches. Rumors that Gen. Monton and a thousand men have got between us and Opelouas are rife but I hardly think it possible.

Orderlies are continually passing over the route, and I have not heard of their meeting any enemy. Should it prove true, they can do very little damage. Iiarre Landing is tbe only place we have concentrated supplies, and Colonel Chickering can defend that against twice their number. From a letter of the 12th we make the annexed extracts On tbe march to this place, three men of the Ifii'th New York regiment, (CoL C. C.

I) eight's.) were taken sick, and Dr. Armstrong, being unabio to obtain med'eines otherwise, the meiifil wagons not havingcome up, procured somii quinine from drug store in this place. Shortly after administering the medicines, two of the men died, showing symptoms similar to those where poison has been given. The third man is in a very precarious situation, but it is tboagbt may recover. The matter will be investigated by Col.

Dwiftht, and wee to the guilty ones, if guilt shouii be discovered. In eos-'eqnence of the extent of the country occupi'd by our troops, a large increaje of cavai-y has been found necessary. en. Weitzel, on the evening of the 10th, lad reached Cane river, where his cavalry came up with the rear guard of the enemy. So sudden and unexpected was the arrival of our men, that the rebels offered no resistance, though superior in numbers to the cavalry, and all that could fled.

Twenty-five men and two (Stern fell into our hands, about one a piece for the attacking party. riews to last night nays the general and his brigade are fifty six miles from Alexandria, and although marching men have seldom maichei before, they have as yet been unable to overtake the flying foe. A fine lot of horses were brought across the river to-day. They were found on a plantation a few miles back. A squad ha also CONTTHSED 09 fOCRTH PA8I.

of these Etatee, the peon of Mexico eome to have recognized rights for his proteetici as well as unavoidable duties which he could not nd would not be allowed to evade the performance of. The Union of these States, if reaccomplishable by foroa, eannot be cemented the blood of its own children hence it is, our mind, above all things desirable, that attention of our statesmen should be directed to eome other plan of settlement of our troubles than the thunder of cannon supplies. The greatest blessing we could confer npon Mexico would be to offer her incorporation with ns the greatest boon we could at this moment have presented to ourselves would be the offer the finest country under heaven as a place refuge for all the restless, aspiring and dis appointed spirits this war has called into necessary but dangerous activity. In carry ing out this policy we do not, it seems to us, give the least just umbrage to the people or government of any other country but, whether or not, it is our duty to do it if we can persuade ourselves that it presents a safety valve for the escape of restless thousands, and is essential to the future greatness, prosperity and domination of our race upon this continent. The Late Battles iii Virginia.

ioi'-ianiant Killed and Wo'tnded. Surgeon Semmes, under date of May forwards to the Mobile Register the subjoined list of casualties among Louisianians in the late battles in Virginia. Fiftrrnth Iswinaii Ruimtnt. Field and Surf Wounded Col. E.

Pnileton and Ltut. CI. Goodwin. Company Wouni.d Second Lieutenant F. F.rwin.

Company Woonded F.rst Lieutenant Powi-r, Lteut. W. M. Lovkwood. Cotnpay Killel First Lieutenant C.

Hays, CoiupanV Killed Sergeant T. L. Mi Eitves P-ivate- li ii-ring (supposed) and Durdn (-uppose-i). Wounded Captain Michel. First Lieutenant J.

D. Bowman, S-rs'-ant R. A. Wynes, Corporals P. H.

Tucker and Aidrilse, Priva'e Rraddock. lawson, Krclinl, a. Lot. Memtuiihan and W'armuck. Ccm-pan" UWoun led Lieutenants J.

F. Witherupand H. Ba'ksione. Company 1 Wounded Lieut. Brown ieir amputated.

First IsnsttTHi Second Iswlstana Jiri.j'1 Neliistan, Cpt. A. X. Cuoirums, Lieut. Gill.

Killed Lieut. Kerwau. Lwisi'ina V-lun-'rs, Ifijg'g First. Ltn't-t ifia A' -ixd-. Taken prisoner bn ut.

Col. Han-lon. Kthert Dr. T. M.

fralor. a-s surgeon. Woundel ('apt. Ctark: fapt. Bucfner.

Co. D. V-tiurtt'rr. Ftnt IjOHitianc hriyi'i Missing Lieut. Col.

Terry. Wounoed Ll-nt. Saav. Figth Louisiana First Lmtinana 7i'-i-jii'. Prisoners Col.

I'. D. Lewis, AlciMa-ie- DtB.anc. Wounded Capt. Lester, Co.

Lieut. Oliver. Co. Lteul. San her.

Co. Lieut. l-ar. Co. eut.

Sims. Co. Ser' Jones. Co. A Se-z'ts Mouvn.

T. Pr tel. Privates C. Dupiy. T.

Brousard. J. Co. Private C. K.

Killed Privates E. Breau, A. In.iice. N. Co.

C. 'rnr't Wounded silcM-ly Powell. F'i 171-7 Wounded slightly Lieut. Col. Mdller.

Gen. comman'iitSeconi Louisiana br'e-a-le. Jacksou'i-c rps, -everely wounte In tnele; Col. Lrgett, of it g.xtevma kUeu. Fru rp the River.

A correspondent of the World, dating from Young's Pcint, April 31), writes The rapid fall of the Mississippi just at the crittcai time when its high stage was most essential to the Iuckport canal project is greatly to be regretted, since i. necessarily in volves the hazardous undertaking of running transports laiea with supplies past the bat teries at Vicksburg. When the water was let into the canal its bottom was seven feet eight inches at some points below the surface of the river, and promised a realization cf the hope that the artificial channel would serve the temporary purpose of supplying the army at Carthage but lust as the last touches were put on the work the river commenced to fall at the rate of three feet per day, and continued to fall until the bottom of the canal was on a level with the surface of tbe river. The failure of this, the most promising of ail the canal enterprises, amply proves the utter futility of attempting to circumvent the enemy, who means not to be dag, starved or washed out of lcksburg. Gen.

Sullivan is in command at Milliken's Bend, which will be occupied as the chief quartermaster depot for the army, the intention being to erect large warehouses for military stores. The removal of troops from the point belo emboldened the rebel pickets on the extreme portion, and on Saturday last an attempt to extend their lines resulted in the killing of two or three and the wounding of six or seven The rebels not unnaturally concluded that by the removal of the battery opposite, the Union forces were entirely withdrawn, but their at' tempt to extend their very limited possession proved more fatal than successful. Adjutant General Thomas went to Rich mnnd, yesterday to address the troops transierred to that place previous to his ar rival, but his stay is limited, as almost all the business intrusted to him has been finished. The gathering together and transportation of contrabands from tbe abandoned plantations to the different points along the river already rented out under the United States commissioners appointed by Gen. Thoma.

forms a featuiy in the operations above Vicksburg. There are now at this place over two thousand negroes, chiefly voung, who have bei landed on the shore without any shelter, although tbe rain pcurs down upon their helpless heads with a violence peculiar to the lower country. Much surin, sitkness and death muJt necessarily ensue, leaving one to inter that it would have been vastly preferable to have allowed those creatures to remain where they were to dragcic? thcra from the shelter i such homes as they had and exposing them t.i all tte chances of wind and weather. Iv port ah Rchor. The annexed is an extract from a Jackson (Mist.) letter of the t'th inst.

to the Mobile News We are Fomswhat reassured by the street rumor tbat the peerless Beauregard is ha-ten-ing to the rescue witd large reinforcements from Charleston, and from Hill's army in North Carolina. God grant this be so. The name of Beauregard will thrill to the Vfy marrow of our bones. Ilia peculiar skill and genius are grea'Iy needed now at Vicksburg, tbe enemy are preparing to invest the place by regular process, and the judgment is required to make good use of our means of defence and offense. For New York via Havaha.

Thesieam-ehip Creole, Capt. Couch, is advertised to leave for York via Havana to-morrow, 21st, at 9 o'clock a. from the foot of St. Joseph street. Brig.

Gen. S. S. Fry, of the army of Midiile Tennessee, is in Cincinnati at present, consulting with Gen. Barnside in reference to the tew volunteer regiments to be raised in this State.

It is proposed to raise twenty regiments in Kentucky for not less than sixteea months, and efforts will be made to enlist them for the wr. Louitnlle Courier, Sth. OF a in third and last time to evacuate Fredericks burg and by daybreak our pickets were in town, which is once again in the hands of Barksdale men. Though the enemy at Chancellorsville did not recross the river at the I sited btates ford until to-day, there has been no general engagement since Sunday only some occa sional skirmishing and feints of attack to cover up their retreat across the river. Hooker, though having the choice of posi tions, did not act offensively after crossing.

but fortified and threw himself on the defensive, thus forcing our men to contend against him in thii fight against vastly superior numbers, aided by breastworks, fortifications and obstructions of all sorts. But they were of little avail Jackson turned their flank and fell upon their rear. And Jackson's boys did their work with all their might and main. They charged faster over the battle-field than they marched to it, and their cheering, as they drove the enemy colore them, broke upon the air with fine, inspiring effect, and told too plainly that our men were terribly in earnest, The bravery, fortitude and endurance ot our men in all of these engagements cannot be too highly praised or too gratefully remembered bv the country. It would seem invidious to make special allusions where all fought so well, but it is due to candor and truth to say that the troops of McLaws and Anderson were oftener engaged than any other troops, they being engaged in fighting and marching almost without intermission for rest or refresh ment from Thursday night until Tuesday morning, a period of four days and nights.

While to I. H. Hill's old division, commanded by General Rodes, and Trimble's division, led by General Colston, Early's division, led by Early himself, and A. P. Hill's men, under their favorite leader, the country is indebted.

The cavalry, too, claim a share of this glorious work, for while the infantry were thus being engaged, one brigade under Fitz-hugh Lee met the enemy near Spotsylvania Court-house and succeeded mwhippirg and driving back to certainly two brigades of cavalry, and, perhaps, four, killing the colonel of tbe 6th New York cavalry and two captains, and taking some sixty prisoners. It is with sincere regret that I am unable to speak to the praise of all the artillery engaged, but I hear the First company of Richmond Howitzers and Maney's battery highly commended for their elective and steady firing. All that I can do is to pay tribute to them all by stating that CoL Crutchfield's battalion and Col. Alexander's, ia Jackson's corps, and Col. Cabell's in McLaws's division, all acquitted themselves with skill and bravery that re eels the highest credit upon this arm of the service.

The battle-field, which reached Iron Fredericksburg to a point above Wilderness, some twelve miles up from town, and out to the river, with the exception ot" about two miles between Salem an 1 Zoar churches, attests the skillful aiming and deadly destruction of our artillery. The Federal dead and wounded are strewn over the entire country. Yet, had it not been one of the most thicklv wooded sections of land in Virginia, the Federal ss would have been far greater. Over this same field of battle are scattered an immense quantity of overcoats, canteens, haversacks, knapsacks, cartridge-boxes, and any quantity of ritl muskets, and various other equipments it the soldier. Our boys, however, found but little to eat.

The Federal" had well nigh devoured the commissariat, still a good quantity of hard wih igmf C9okei mMt3 n(J ff Wfn founiJ in their h.Terslcks. 1 ommissariat, still a good quantity of hard We also captured some freshly slaugh'ered meats and some corn and oa's all of which are quite valuable, and just the articles we needed. Fredericksburg, on this occasion, did not suffer severely as before, though the enemy managed to steal a good deal. Private houses, I believe, were in no instance entered, where the families were present, and the town was not shelled, nor were any citizens arrested or carried off in the town. A few were arrested outside, but in every instance I believe they were rescued by our own soldiery.

Affairs is Kestuckt. A special in the Cincinnati Gazette states that nothing new had been heard at Lexington from Gen. Carter, except that he is in quiet possession of the rich bottom lands south of the Cumberland, waiting events. The army cf Central Kentucky is not yet in motion, but in momentary expectancy. Capt.

Latham, quartermaster-in-chief, is preparing to erect, at Nicholas ville and below, immense store houses. The government shops and stables wdl also be removed there from Lexington. The captain is purchasing a very excellent quality of horses, and the cavalry and mounted infantry will shortly have nothing to complain of. The order requiring the return of silk soldiers to hospitals nearest their respective homes, has c'osed up the hospitals at Frankfort, Danville, Harrodsburg and Richmond, and reduced the number to one at Lexington. Gen.

Carter now occupies the fine foraging grounds of Wayne county. Gilbert is still in advance on the extreme left. The rebel Montgomery is pillaging up and down about Manchester and Barboursville, and if pursued will go out no doubt as Cluke did, through Sounding Gap. About 2000 rebels are sail to be at Rut-ledge, for the purpose of annojicg our left, and, if an opportunity occurs, enuring Kentucky. It is evident that Kentucky troops in the rebel service are cot able to relinquish the of reoccupying the State this sea-eon.

Mes. Seykes. A Fortress Monroe correspondent of the Rochester (X. Democrat, writing Mav announcing 'the arrival at that port cf Mrs. Serarnes, the wife of the commander cf the Alabama, says She is accompanied by three daughters and two sons.

Hiving a little curiosi'y to see the wife of so notorious a man as Ssmmes, and hear her talk, I accompanied thetu on the boat from the wharf to the steamer Express. Mrs. Semmes about fifty or fifty-five years of age, and by no means prepossessing in her manner, and very homely. She has no front teeth, and has a sarcas'is smile and look. She was very indignant about having her bsgzage searched, and said all sorts of hard things about the officers.

The officer that had her in charge informed me that although shi was a rank secessionist, her conduct in Cincinnati had been such that no fault could be found with her. She has two sons in the rebel army, and the letters that were intercepted by Ga. Barnside from them say that they had not beard from their mother for nearly two years. The three daughters are all very plain looking girls, but are very lady-like. It quite evilent from their manner and conversation thst tbey did not like the idea of being sent nto Sacessia.

jST" Wm. English, the grand master of the Order of Odd Fellows of Pennsylvania, and also a leading Mason, died in Philadelphia on th 6th. tha a in As deaeed Illstary the Whale Flcht. A correspondent of the P.ichrncnd Enquirer, writing on the 6th inst. from Fredericksburg, gives the following account of the lata battles Virginia The battle seems to be over, and from all I can gather a glorious victory has crowned the Confederate arms.

I propose to give you a history of the whole fight, beginning with the crossing bel'w town on Wednesday morning last and bnnging it down to the brilliant charge on Monday evening, when the enemy were drirec in confusion across the river, their midnight cry being 'retreat to Banks's ford." The first movement of the enemy that is, the crossing below town can hardly be said to hsve been a feint. It would be perhaps more proper to steak of it as a movement designed to co-orerate with the main attack at Chancellorsville, or it is possible that this foice was left in front of Fredericks ourg to prevent a rear movement on our part, which, it success! ul, and the river once crossed by our troops near town, their access to tbe railway could have been cut off and their base of sup plies rendered useless to them. To guard his rear and protect his base, the force which af terwards operated offensively, was at first intended to act defensively, in all probability. II ow it afterwards acted on the ofiensive, and succeeded in carrying by storm Marve's heights, can probably be explained by tbe fact that iiooker had been bard pressed and whipped in the fight of Saturday and Sunday morning at Chancellorsville, and made this in order to create a diversion, and enable him to cover his retreat. Chancellorsville having been the real point of battle, it will be most fitting to treat of it first On Thursday evening Gen.

Anderson, who as holding a position in front of the United states Mine ford, twelve miles above I red. ericksburg, ascertained that the Federals, numbering five army corps, with at least SO.Ovu men, crossed the Kapidan, at Kelly and Germanna fords, having previously crossed the north fork of the Rappahannock at taley ford, in Culpepper county, and were advancing down tbe plank road. Gen Anderson at once fell back to Chancellorsville, and took up a line of battle in front of the plank road, and extending to the river, and reaching over towards the old Catherine fur nace. Gen. Anderson, however, having too small a force to hold the enemy at this point, fell back to a position some four miles below Chancellorsville, and fronting the old mirie road.

On Friday morning Gen. Anderson was reinforced on the neat by t.en. McLaws, and on the le by Gen. A. P.

Hill. At this period Gen. Jarksnn took command, and or dered an advance, himself leading it, and sue ceeded durini the day in driving the enemy back, they but making Slight resistance. On Friday nijht our forces rested fully two miles beyond the ground occupied by the Federal forces on the previous evening. The forces principally eneazei thus fir in this quarter bel'ineed to Semmes's brigade, of McLaw's divisic.n, and Mahone's brigade of Anderson's division.

Saturday morning wore away without important results. There was some artillery firing and a little skirmishing, but the engagement did nit become general until a'oout five o'clock in the afternoon, from which hour the fisht raged farious'y until about eight o'clock. v- hadfhrown himseif is driving them fast line, which in turn Jackson, at this time upon their flank and was and right upon our lower was pressing them back, rendering futile all their efforts to break through our lower lines, and making it necessary for them to give back towards the river. There was an intermission in the firing from eight o'clock until about nine. But from nine until long past midnight the sound of artillery and small arms was well-nigh deafening.

The explanation was ready. Jackson was pressing the enemy with a night attack. Our boys drove th Federals, who stoutly held their ground, until nearly day and at early dawn of the holy of holt tha fight begaa in both ends of the line, and by eleven o'clock the firing had ceased. On the upper end of the line, near Chancellorsville, the Federals were badly whipped, and were in full retreat towards the river. 0a the lower line, near Fredericksburg, however, they had succeeded in carrying Marye's heights, and were rioting in the wild excess of joy.

They had stormed, they said, the Gibraltar of America, and their route to Richmond was plain and easy little remetn'oerin; that they had hurled a column of full ten thousand upon one regiment in front, thus gaining the rear of the rest of Barksdale's brigade. AVhilst the federals were felicitating themselves upon their splendid successes, and imagining themselves to be in the rear of our army, Gen. Lee was so maneuvering as to meet the enemy, who were now throwing themselves forward from the town on the uiank road. Aboat 4 o'clock on Sunday morning, McLaws's division, including Wilson's brigade of Anderson's division, met the advance column of tbe Federals, under Gen. Sedirwick, at Salem Church, four miles beyond Fredericksenrtf, on the plank road, and our line of battle was formed at right angles with the plank road.

Tbe battle here raged fcr about two hours, but tbe Federals were repulsed with considerable loss, including from five to six hundred prisoners. Our line on the Telegraph road, meantime, had been formed at Smock's, about three and a half miles out from town. on Monday morning Lawton's brig ade, now Gen. Gordon's, supported by Gen. I Smith's and Gen.

ITayes', all of division, advanced towards marye's heights and charged tbeoi without the firing of a gun, driving the enemy from a position from which less than twenty-four hours bef re he hd dis-lodeed Barksdaln's gallant Miseissippians, after a most her. ic resistance, in which tha enemy's loss was quite considerable. In this condition matters remained until about five o'clock in tbe evening, when a general advance was ordered. At the firing of a signal gun, (ten. Early moved upon tin enemy from the right, and Gens.

Andersen and McLsws from the left. The enemy, who held a position on the plank road, extending up and down, were quickly di lodged and driven with great loss from the field. Their resistance was slight. The charge was grnd. Early's men, and especially the Louisianians under Hayes, walk-in over the enemy as giants over pigmies, while from above, Anderson and McLaws, who had been constantly marching and fighting for five days, showed no signs of relaxation, bat marched boldly and fearlessly up to their appointed work.

The result was, th enemy was driven in confusion towards Banks's ford, across which he succeeded ia making his way during the night not, however, without serious io--s in killed, wounded and prisoners. Gen. Hoke, of the Sorth Carolina brigade, in Early's division, was wounded in this charge. Whilst this was going on, Barks-dale's men were holding the stone wall, Marve's hill and heights commanding the plank road, so as to prevent a movement on our rear out from Fredericksburg. But this was hardly necessary.

Federal de.ire for a the the Feom ocb Etkkiss Editios op Tbbtekdat. OTJK F0BEIG5 EXLATI0N8. For partisan and sensational purposes undue importance attached to the opinions of Indmdaalf and journals in England, and immense stress is usually laid upon them by the journals of New York, more especially. Even the fulminations of the London Times, unless when actually based upon cffisial intimations and suggestions, are of small political moment, certainly of no greater weight or significance than the rant of an atrabilious member of Parliament without party influence and recognized party status. Unsupported by official countenance, therefore, the diatribes of Mr.

Roebuck or the Times are of the least possible consequence, and can no more be taken as foreshadowing? of the policy of the government of Britain than the speculative balderdash of James Gordon Bennett, or the seditious incoherences of be regarded auhe solemn utterances of any respectable number of the American people. In saying this, however, we weuld not be understood at intimating that the Brit ish ministers are not gratified by such splenetis exhibitions as those Roebuck is represented as baring, in his place in Parliament, recently treated them to, in his ridiculous and obscene abuse of this country for nobody has a keener relish for such things, or better knows how to turn them to his own personal account, than the British premier unquestionably the most accomplished and unscrupulous scoundrel in Europe. Pal' merston will in all such modes nurture popu lar dislike to America he will himself, on pinch, when the out-of-doorexcitement against this country seems to flag, throw a few pine-knots on the dying embers: but it is by no meats inferrible from such stage trickery that he has any purpose more serious or suggestive in view than to maintain that nice balar.ce of opposing factions which secures him a permanent possession of the sweets and power of office. Incapable of comprehending great principles of administration or applying them, half a century's possession cf place, with a ciEscienee unburdened with principles, and a plasticity which never allowed him to eacrifiie his possession of to the promptings of honor, the ties of party, or the demands of consistency, Palmereton, at a time like the present, with Axerica distracted by civil war and Euope menaced by political ccnvul-hn, is in his element heace the countenance given tt the lambent Eillirgsgate of Roebuck and tha recognition of the Times by the Irish lord. Nor need we be surprised if he has some new scheme of humiliation in store for this Government.

Those who can recollect the expulsion of Cramptcn from his post as British minister at VasbinirtoD, for conduct unbecoming a gen tleman and an ambassador, and who are fami'iar with Pam's mode of doing business, will not be astonished if Mr. Adams should be compelled to withdraw as American minister at London. The thoughtless granting of a pass certificate to a vessel to carry arms and munitions of war for the use of the Mexican government, from London to Matamoros, is likely to be made the pretext for come such demand for Pam never forgivee, and this style of resenting his own past degradation is exactly in keeping with the feline nature of the man. There can be no doubt whatever that the action of Mr. Adams was performed from the highest sense of public duty, and the loftiest appreciation of what was due to the Mexican government and people at a time of severe trial to them.

As little doubt, to our mind, is there that the British ministers cordially approved what had been by Mr. Adams to aid in the discomfiture of the French, and their overthrow, before establishing a dangerous foothold in per ilous proximity to these States nevertheless, there is good reason to apprehend, looking to the character and antecedents of Palmerston, that he will found upon the recent proceeding of Mr. Adams a demand for that gentleman's withdrawal, or summarily dismiss him from his post. Even in such an event there is. in our opinion, no immediate danger of a rupture of the friendly relations between the two govern ments for Mr.

Seward is too sagacious, too too far seeing allow new complica tions, involving war with two of the most powerful monarchies of the world, to be rashly produced. We two monarchies, because in the event of a rupture and hostilities, there is to diu'otthat France atid Britain will be united in it. Tte probabilities, however, are tint prudential considerations wiil corrpel England to keep aloof from the invocation cf the sword; tut short if that, in all that is mortifying and exafperating, we may expect to be continually confronted offensively by her. In surveying, therefore, the whole ground of cur international relations in cilncess and ssbriety, we are still to return to the expres- sion cf our regret that the national government failed at the incsption of tbe French scheme of subjugation in Mexico to notify that in distinct and decisive language, that no permanent occupation of any portion of the territory of that nation by France cr any other European government can ever be r.ctioned, tolerated, or permitted by the American people. We regret this the more belteyiaj, Ss we do, that the cn'y feasible and practicable solution of our domestic afflictions is to Ve found in the outlet for our discontented population and disbanded armies, which the immense unpeopled regions of our neighbor presets for cur occupancy and development.

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