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out Commonwealth. ‘ pointincnt of Wm. Fitch. _ ‘ influences of our Goveririiieiit, lllllll the i L 11 ‘
While organizing the several Regiments,1 Your attention is called to the law provi- whple world shall feel their elevating],l lilcli , , . . .
was often assured that young men of pure ding compensation for this officer, which in , givmg })0“'el‘;.(l'1' whether treason SILIII ilo , M {3
patriotism and high moral character were case of death or resignation, is liableto more ._ the cause of civil liberty hack to the mil) .).1- ‘ ' 2,,“ .4” 733 ”i 2‘; _V, A?
‘ ill' ' 1' t until tl Com an ' Ofli- than one construction. 1 mm, despotism :tlltldnhtlellly of past .igts— . «i \ .- _, M a, .v I 7A (a .
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and Some idea Of the increased labor and res- depends,iindei (I()ti,lll a guest measuit. upt n ., . . ‘ , _ v '
cers were designated, as their comfort
efficiency depended very much upon the
Character of those in command. For the
purpose of removing this obstacle _to enlist»
ments, I appointed and commissmued, in
October and November, a number of Second
Lieutehants, with special authority to re-
cruit, and issued an order confining the
choice of the two higher ofiicers in any Com-
pany which might be organized by the con-
solidation of squads thus recruited, to those
Lieutenants. Contrary to my anticipations
volunteering very rapidly declined, untilI
returned to the former system and commis-
sioned those who presented themselves as ‘
officers of Companies which. they had been
the principal instruments in recruiting, and
thosewho were. nominated by the Compa-
niesfi'rEiceptions to this eneral rule were
made .- in; cases where a card of. Exam-
iners__appointed by the Commander-in-Chief
reported 'a'gainSt the candidates, and where
other satisfactory ev1dence of disqualification
was ‘presente .‘ . , . '
Two Companies of Cavalry have, Wit hout
expense to the State, been organized in the
usual‘manner, and the officers commissioned
by this Department. They united with and
form a ‘part of the Harris Light Cavalry, a
Regiment, recognized by the War Depart-
mentas‘sbelonging to New York. Several
vacancieshave occurred in their cflices,wh1ch
have been filled by men from other States,
but they have not been commissioned by
me. ' I ‘fear these appointments and com-
missions. from other authorities may go so
far that the Companies can no longer be rec-
ognized-as organizations of Connecticut, in
which event the men may not be able to se-
cure the payment allowed our volunteers.—
I have called the attention of the Colonel to
the subject, but have not been advised of any
ehan e in the course hitherto pursued.
The arms'and equipments for the two Com-
panies of Cavalry, already referred to, the
arms for? four thousand eight hundred and
fifty-six‘stands of arms for other Infantry,
and mostiof the appointments for the Twelfth
Regiment, were furnished by the general gov-
ernment. All other expenditures incrdent
to arming, equipping, and furnishing the
volunteera,includiug horses for the Artillery
and the Battalion of Cavalry, and the charge
for the transportation of three Regiments to
Washington, have been met from the State
Treasurer.
The account of the State
eral Government, made up t
1862, contained charges for
against the Gen-
he first of March,
' $202,017 99
gfliliiiigzge' 586,266 94
Transportation 66,910 58
Fuel, straw, and forage, 15,910 59
Ineid'entals, 25,826 07
Ordnance, and ordnance stores, 348,946 10
Subsistence, 61,904 33
Medical Department, 2,751 81
Pay Department, 191,585 31
Interest, 41,363 83
; .. $1,543,532 92
Fromwhich deduct charges for
equipments sold to Ohio, and
receipts for property sold,
amounting to
26,967 18
Leaving a balance of $1,516,565 74
due at, that time from the government. The
account with the vouchers, has been presen—
ted to“.the U, S. Treasury Department, but
has not-yet been audited. _
With the exception of extra compensation
allowed by the State, to her volunteers and
their, families, the account is intended to em-
brace all expenses incurred for arms, cloth-
ing, and all appointments, together with the
wages, paid from the time the troops entered
the service of the State, to the time they were
mustered into the service of the United States,
and an advance of about two months’ pay to
the Battalion of Cavalry. .
The property thus charged and not distrib-
uted, is held as belonging to the Government
of the United States, and subject to the order
of the War Department. There are, howev:
er, five thousand one hundred and thirty-one
rifles and muskets, as well as accoutrements
in the hands of the Quarter Master General,
which I trust may be retained for the use of
the State Militia, by accounting for them in
settling with the General Government.
The Paymaster General visited a number
of Regiments while on the Potomac, and
made the first and second payments due them
from the State. The expenses necessary to
meet these payments, the hazards incident to
the transmission of funds, the difficulty of
gaining access to Regiments, scattered in the
Southern part of the country, together with
the fact that the amount paid by the General
Government would meet all ordinary neces-
sities of the troops, induced the Commander-
in-Chief to order the Paymaster General to
suspend his visits for the above named ob-
ject, and to prescribe a form of draft on that
omcer, by which the amount due the vol-
unteer might without risk, be transmitted to
his family, or to any person, at his discretion.
Irregularity and delay in forwarding the
monthly Regimental returns to the Adjutant
General, which contain the evidence ofser-
vice for which the soldier is entitled to pay,
often postpones the payment of these orders,
occasions disappointment to the holder, and
increased labor to the Paymaster.
Elliot Beardsley of Winsted, and Charles
C. Johnson of Norwich, having been ap-
pointed by the President, Allotment Com-
missioners for this State, have entered upon
their unpaid labors, and are rendering valu-
able aid to many families of volunteers, by
securing to them wpartof the pay due from
the United States. .
The act to which I have referred authori-
zes the Governor to organize and officer the
volunteers, in such a. manner as he shall di-
rect.
Under this provision, and with the convic-
tion that an officer possessing proper quali-
fications, holding a position above the Cole-
nels of the Several Regiments, could render
important service to the State, the rank of
Brigadier General was offered to Daniel Ty-
ler of Norwich, a gentleman of large milita-
ry acquirements, and practically conversant
with the details of army appointments. The
oflfice was declined, except upon the condi-
tion dictated by them, that any duties to
which'he might be assigned should be per-
formed» without remuneration for services
rendered or expenses incurred. He was un-
tiriug in his devotion to the public interests,
and rendered efficient and valuable services
in organizing and. equipping the volunteers,
as well as in making up the accounts of the
State against the general government, from
the 19th day of November until about the
middle of March, when he was called by the
Secretary of War to fill the more important
position of Brigadier General of Volunteers:
in active service. Such an example of self-
denying patriotism contrasts, most pointedly
and tav‘Orably, with occasional instances 01
self advaircement at the expensa of the ne-
cessities of the Government.
John-H. Almy, residing temporarily in
the City of New York, has been appointed
Assistant Quartermaster-General, and has
devoted'much time and rendered highly im—
portant service to the State, by securing
from the GOVernment payment to disabled
volunteers while detained in that city, and
by aiding in the transportation of troops,aud
adding to their comfort, whether on their
way to the seat of war,or returning sick and
wounded to their friends. He has received
only the amount expended by him in the per-
formancebf his duties,his patriotism having
led him to _decline compensation for; services
rendered.
I would refer you to the able and interes-
ting report~of the, Adjutant General, which
exhibitsin detail, the organization 'Of the
several volunteer corps,the officers and num-
ber of men in each, the resignations and
promotions,‘the number killed and wounded
in battle”, and the number of privates and of-
ficers from each'town and city in the State.
It will be also seen that there are ten thou-
sand three hundred and forty-two privates
and non-commissioned oflicers, and two
thousand nine hundred and thirty-two fami-
lies entitled to pay from the State.
. The'report presents the number of active
and enrolled militia and valuable sugges-
tions gespecting a more perfect militia sys-
tem. M---“ '
John!Mt- Hathaway was appointed Quar-
termaster General June 4th, 1857, and con-
tinued in office until-his resignation, August
3lst, 1861'; Jonathan B. Bunce was com,»
missioned as his successor, but resigned his .
post on, the 16th day of January, when the
vacancy, was jfilled by the .appointment of
Win. A. , Aiken. His report very clearly
presents the' present conditiOn of his Depart:
ment, with 'an .‘inventory of property on!
hand, purchased for the volunteers in the
service of ,the United States, as well as an.
inventoryof arms, equipments, and other
military appointmentsowned *- by the State,
and specifies" the places‘Where they are ‘de-
positedi'ri-s » , ..
.. William .0. Irish, Paymaster General, re-
signedhippositionon'the18th davof Janu- i
ponsibility of this l.)epartment, may be
formed from the fact that it is subject. to
over thirty thousand orders per iiiinuin,irom
the present number of volunteers now in the
service. That the duties of the ofliccrsm
the other military Departments- liave in-
creased as largely, in. be a reason why the
law regulating their compensation should al-
so be reviewed.
It is my duty to acknbwledge, in this pub-
lic manner, the receipt of a Steel Cannon, a
gift from the Hon. Henry S. Sanford, Minis-
ter of the United States to Belgium, which,
for the calibre, is unequalled in lightness and
durability by any other ordnance, prized not
only for its excellence of workmanship, its
superior finish and intrinsic value, but as an
offering of a loyal son Of Connecticut, .ten-
dered as a substitute for personal serv1ces,_
while detained abroad in the performance of
official duties.
' On the twenty-seventh day of November,
I sent notice by mail to the Secretary of‘the
Treasury of the United States, that the Gen-
eral Assembly of this State had resolved to
assume and pay her quota of the direct tax,
laid by Congress, on or before the. time re-
quired by the Statute. ‘ '
A communication was soon received from
that officer, evidently written before the re-
ceipt of my letter, enquiring whether the
State of Connecticut would assume and pay
such tax, and also whether, in case of any
change in the law by which a different and
perhaps larger amount should be apportion-
ed to the State, the authorities would proba-
bly pay it.
On the 4th day of December I sent that
officer a certified copy of the Resolution
passed by the General Assembly at its spec-
ial session, by which our Senators and Rep-
resentatives in Congress were instructed to
use their efforts to procure the repeal of that
part of the act of Congress, relating to a tax
on incomes, approved August 5th, 1861, con-
firmed the notiee previously given of the in-
tention of this State to assume and pay her
own quota of the direct tax already imposed
by Congress, and stated that we would as»
sume and pay our quota. of any speCific tax
which Congress might impose upon the sev-
eral States, and also that “Connecticut has
adopted a system of taxation in accordance
with the views, usages and business inter
ests of her citizens, a system altogether bet-
ter for her people than any which may be
adopted by the General Government, and
she will ever prefer meeting her pecuniary
obligations to the Government through her
own oflicers rather than through assessors
andfollectors appointed by Federal authori-
ties.
The arrest of Mason and Slidell, bearers
of despatches from the rebel confederaey to
foreign powers, by the Captain of an armed
United States ship, while they were on board
an English vessel; led the British . Govern-
ment to assume a threatening attitude to-
wards this nation, and make a demand for
the immediate and unconditional surrender
of the prisoners. . _
The event excited among ourCitizens some
interest for the defense of the Southern part
of our State, to which my attention was
specially called by the authorities of the
city of New Haven. _ _
As the duty of providing defenses against
a common enemy, devolves upon the na-
tional government, I brought the subject to
the notice of the Secretary of War, and at
an interview with that Officer, represented
the exposure ,Of our territory lying nearly
one‘ hundred miles on Long Island Sound,
and the evident necessity of some action by
the government. Assurance was given that
the whole subject of national coast defense
had been committed to a Board of compe-
tent engineers, with instructions to examine
and report some plan or system for protec-
ting the entire line, and that in that plan the
interests of Connecticut would be properly
regarded. The subject is now before Con-
gress, and through the influence of our Sen-
ators and Representatives, wrll undoubtedly
receive due attention.
That such a pressing demand as has been
stated, connected with extensive warlike
preparations at home, and the gathering of a
large Naval force upon our shores; unac-
companied by any indication that an amica-
ble adjustment of questions at issue might
be secured,or was even desired ; should have
been made by an enlightened, powerful and
magnanimous nation, at a period in which
all our energies were 1' ,uircd to grapple
successfully with a most ormidable and ex-
tended internal rebellion ; upon the suppres-
sion of which depended not only the very
existence of our national government, but
the highests interests of civilization and hit-
ind’gnant astonishment.
We shall learn a valuable lesson from the
more rigid policy to protect our own labor,
and stimulate our own skill, so as to develop
our resources to the full production Of what-
ever will make as independent of the clamor
of foreign commerce, and fearless of the
menaces of foreign power.
Our National Constitution was founded
upon the divine right of mm to self-govern-
ment, and adopted by the people under a
solemn pledge of submission and Obetnence
to the will of the majority.
these pledges by the minority, and the claim
that the superior and more intelligent class
has a right, based upon the importance of a
more perfect development of our socml con-
dition, to the control and servrce of the m-
ferior class, are the causes of the present re-
bellion against our national government.
It originates, not in a deprivation of con-
stitutional rights, not in well founded com-
plaints and grievances which can beproper-
1y rcdressed, but in the arrogant alums of
of the government.
A refusal to yie
mantis is the ground upon which the rebels
justify their renunciation of allegiance to
Federal authority. . .
The people, acting asacourt of appeals,
have passed sentence Of condemnation upon
every rebel. A determination tocxccute the
judgment leads the convict to cry outagainst
coercion,while disloyal citizens stimulate his
gle by tendering him their sympathies and
dilating upon the horrors of civil war.
Who shall be sustained, the criminal or
the court? Which shall be successful, the
rebellion or the Government?
These questions are no longer 6 an to the
ordinary modes of adjustment, or reason
has given place to passion, the form-s of low
ist, appealing to high Heaven, leave the
questions at issue to the arbitratement of the
sword.
While the sword may not determine the
constitutionality or morclity of questions at
issue, may establish the conditions upon
which it shall be administered.
The war may determine whether the Gov-
ernment, which shall continue in being after
this revolution, shell recognize Slavery as a
divine institution, nourish and foster the sys-'
tem as though it were sacred, and give its
supporters increased and undue influence and
power; or whether it shall continue to rest
tect the rights of the citizen by the enforce-
ment of constitutional law. '
The sword may determine whether this
«National Union,which Washington declared
was of immense value to our collective and
individual happiness, and which he urged us
to think and speak of as the palladium of
our political safety and prosperity, shall be
preserved in its integrity, or whether it shall
be dismembered by rebellion.
Physical power may not be able to force -'
loyalty into the hearts of insurgents, nor in- ,
spire them with love for 10 Union; but it
can res/train outbursts of oleuce which en-
dangernnd destroy the liberties of a people,
and command respect, even from rebels, for
a government which exercises its power to
maintain its own sppremacy. ‘
For these reasons we should, to the force
of these right arms, add that moral power
which is drawn from the ,d, o conviction
that our cause rests upon the same pillars of
justice and equity whichuphold the goqern-
ment of Jehovah. ~‘ '
The decision will not be one of .bijud
chance, but will be directed by God to ac-
cemplish his purposes, which, we trust, will
be the advancement and more perfect devel-
opmentcf such principles of government as
are essential ,to the well-being of our race,
If it is true that empires lie between a bat-
tle lost and a bat ie won, it is equally true
that there is a great distance between anar-
chy on the one hand, and a Constitutional
Government on the other; not the interests
of civil liberty, humanity, and Christiacity
lie between. ,
Whether these interests, so vital to our
race, shall be secured, and the blessings
man libtrty; overwhelms us with grief and ‘
occurrence, if we rely less upon professions ,
of amity and philanthropy, and adopt a .
Adenial of this principle, a violation .of .
.an oligarcliy to dictate in the administratiGfi :
id to such imperious dc-'
powers of resistance, and prolong his strug- I
to anarchy, and both the rebel and the loyal- .
upon the principles of liberty as embodied .
in the Declaration of Independence,and pro- ,
whichthey bring shaliincreasayear .by year ..
the vigor with which we fight. this battle for .
freedom. _
The rebellion derives significance froln its ‘
development at this period of' our history. ,
It" in tlic Spring-time of our national ans 1
tcnce, the seeds of popular liberty had not
germinated, or if the tender blade had early
withered and died, another form of govern-
ment might have been substituted,aiul neitli- ,
or we nor the world had known the loss.
But we have nourished and cherished the
Federal Union for nearly a century,and held
tip our prosperity, power and free institu-
tions as the genuine fruits of popular gov-
ernment, until the oppressed, under every
form of tyranny, have looked with hope to-
wards this nation, and have cherished. great
anticipations of a ”lick harvest of liberty,
from our labors and our example. , “
The magnitude of interests involved, and
the period in our history in which they are
are considerations which press the issue upon
the immediate attention Of the American
people, with an importance which duty to
God and to man requires us to meet, what-
ever the cost, whatever the hazard. ‘
In the execution of the high responsibili-
ties committed to our charge, we need not
be careful to take counsel of our enemies, or
be guided by their opinions. _ .
If plighted faith restrains us from interfe-
ring with Slavery, we are under no obliga-
tions to strengthen and uphold that institu-
tion.
Slavery has forced us into a civil war, but
insists that we have no right to use the war
power against her interests. . _
Slavery has repudiated her obligations to
the Constitution, and yet claims protection
by virtue of its provisions.
Let us not be deceived by such fallacy.—
The Constitution was adopted for the mutu-
al interest of the citizen, on the one part, and
the public on the other. He who refuses _to
obey its requirements, must not expect. its
benefits. Slavery, by denying her obliga~
tions to the Constitution, has opened the
doo’r for the operation of principles of right-
eousness and justice, which dictated that in-
strument, and-if in pressing those principles
to their legitimate results, Slavery shall be
undermined and perish, let us rejoice that
the life of the suicide is of no importance, to
enlarged and universal liberty.
The voice of Connecticut may well be ut—
tered at such a crisis as this. Think not that
it is feeble; its strength depends upon the
sentiments spoken. Resolutions for the pur-
pose of laying down party platforms, oraf-
f'ecting party interests may be of no practical
advantage to the public, but resolutions
which embody sound principles of liber_ly,
may, like all truth, he often reiterated wnli
benefit.
The GrOV’ernment rests upon the popular
will, and timely and truthful manifestations
of that will, upon questions of national poli-
cy and duty, may cheer the Administration,
uphold the arm of the President and his con-
Stitutional advisers, give direction to con-
gressional legislation, send a thrill of joy
through the hearts of our patriotic voltm—
teers, and materially aid in re-establishrng
the peace and liberties of the people.
To press this contest to a. final settlement,
more prolonged and vigorous efforts may be
required, and more costly sacrifices deman-
ed.
Other years of anxiety, and labor, and pe-
cuniary embarrassment may intervene. The
burdens of taxation may be still llCEVlei‘.-.r
The battle of Roanoke Island, Donelson and
Pittsburg Landing, may be again fought on
the mountains ofVirginia and in the valleys
of the Mississippi, Blood, which has been
the price of liberty, may et flow more com-
ously, on new fields of ii: and carnage.
The lives of other sons,.e,vien the life of
Benjamin, may be required on the altar of
our common country. .
These penalties so severe, these sacrifices
so heart rending;—the results of this unholy
rebellion against constitutional liberty ~;—arc .
monuments established by the providence of
God, as a warning to all coming generations
against a repetition of the demanding crime. -
But by such efforts and such sacrifices the
sword, under Divine guidance, will render a
just decision, and return to its scabbard. .
The Union,as a centralpontrollingidea,w111
have a stronger hold upon the affections of
the popular heart. Democracy, new scoffed
at and despised by the aristocracy in (every
influence through the race, and subvert the '
foundations of monarchy and despotism.—
Emancipation, so successfully commenced
at the Capital, may, by the cooperation
of the State and National Governments, be
constitutionally and eacefully extended.
Institutions incons stent with and antago-
‘ nistic to liberty, will be weakened and left to
theirowp destiny. ~
The nation which in one short year has
created a nauy,:..—.completely revolutionizmg
the laws of marine warfare-and organized,
furnished and equipped an army of 600,000
volunteers; who, with ,theinbquld, are now
baptising and reconsccraiting the, and ;to Inb-
city, has a recuperative *‘ war and .a .vital
energy, which will carry it through |the fiery ;
ordeai strengthened and purified. _
The people, aroused by this rebellion,
will rescue the nation from _a destruction,
threatened before it has reached the meridian
of its glory; and in clearly and fatty (demon-
strating the problem of self—government, S'lll
reinstate national authority over every cap-
tured fortress _g. “establish its supremacy
over every revoltcd State; and .cause the
Republic to rise in greatness, dignity and
grandeur; until she shall command the re-
spect and fear of nations now QXLVJQRRS .Of her
prosperity, and jealous ofber 0.Wel'- fl
WILLIAM A. BUG INGHA’M.
NEW HAVEN. May 7, 1862. ‘ -,
_. .‘ceip.._..___
The Galena & other Gun-boats
moving.
FORTREss MONROE, May 8.
The iron-elect chi -of.war Galena and the
gunboats Aroosto ‘ and Port Royal, started
up James Riverait six o’clock this morning.
They' have passed Day’s Point batbcry, and
heav"y firing has been heard u Steiner; attics
their departure. They cut 0 the rivercpm- .
munication with the rebel army south of {
Chickahomania. .
Instantlv after the gunboats started, the
Newport News, having left Norfolk this
morning with a crew and two citizens on
board, on a mission ioTangiery: Pomt. By
previous consent they ran over ,to Newport
News, and surrendered to Gen. Mpnfifiejd,
This is the third time they have attempted:
to escape, and they are now most happy gin-l
dirislizals. ,
0‘.»
PHILADELPHIA, May 10.
The new ironclad steamer IronSides was
launched tliis‘inorningat Remington, in the
presence of an immense crowd. '
M.
The Hartford (Iowan! suggests the noble;
of Gen. Pratt for the Speakership. Candi- .
dates multiply as the opening of the session
approaches, and we shouldn’t be sorry to see
the “Old war horse” in the position suggest-
ed. But, asave understand it, Mr. Catlin is
still the first choice of Iiitchficld County.
Enquirer.
Well, “the first choice of :Litoirficid ,Coun-
ty” received just seven (votes. .CAIrrnu,,i‘iiie ;
man we said would be Speaker, received 81
votes on the first ballot, a large majority
over all, and was duly elected. '
lfinqfied [167-41ch
018” At the Caucus the vote stood, we he- ,
licve, Mr. Carter 81, Gen. Pratt 36, J. S. Rice ‘
9, Abijali Catlin 7', A. S. Treat 1, and two
blank.
swine—~—
Mij. ,fi‘pnucr, of New York, late] y
drove 'his gray mare half a mile on the Fash-
ion Course, wagon and ,uriver three hundred
and forty pounds in 1 min, 12.334 seconds,—
The time was taken by Alderman Genetlgi‘nd
James McMann. . '
‘<.uvv- .
mPeraons visiting New York £9i1‘it'he
purpose of purchasing Dry Goods, will do
well to call at LORD 0'5 TAYLOR’S, where they
can make selections from one of the most
,complgc assortments to be found in the city.
Their Stqq’igig immense, their facilities for
conducting the b' slang: superior, and their
~ "‘ Hm. I '. .
prices low. _See Advertrmy‘ent of their
Namath, Tuesday
Eiist'Havcn, Fair Haven, (fie, turned out
and received His Excellency, Gov. Bucking-
submitted to the dread arbitratement of war, ham, from the cars at East Haven, and es-
corted him in to his Headquarters at the
New Haven Hotel.
for the election parade was formed, and was
one of the most imposing pageants of the
kind we ever witnessed in this State.
pro tempore.
land, will be the lcaveu to infuse its vitalizing ,
e . Assistant do.
rebel tug J. B. White came out in front of _
, May 13, 1862..
Opening of the Legislature;
On Tuesday, the citizens of New Haven,
On Wednesday morning, the procession
The Senate was called to order at 10 o’clk
by the Secretary of State, and, on ballot,
Cyrus Northrop of South Norwalk was unan-
imously elected Clerk, and Hon. Hiram
Goodwin, of the. 15th District, President
The various other officers of
the Senate, put in nomination the evenin g
before, were then chosen.
The House was called to order by Walker
Bates, Esq, of Redding, the oldest member,
having served in 1832. After roll-call a bal-
lot for Speaker was had with the following
result:
Josiah M. Carter, Norwalk, 16%
, Alvan P. Hyde, Tollaud, 45
The oath was administered to the Speaker
elect by Judge Butler of Norwalk. 0n ta-
king the chair, Mr. Carter made a neat and
pertinent address, as follows:
GENTLEMEN—FOI‘ the honor conferred on
me in electing me to preside over your de-
liberations, you will please accept my most
grateful acknowledgments. .
Deeply sensible of the responsibility of the
position to which you have called me, I
should feel much greater diflidence in accep-
ting it, were I not persuaded from the well
known character and dignity of this House,
that you will do everything in your power
to diminish, instead of increasing its difilcul-
ties. -
You hardly need be told that I sliall,doubt-
less, commit many errors. But, for all such,
I am sure I do not mistake your character
for generosity, when I venture to bespeak
for them your kindest indulgence.
We are assembled as the representatives of
the people, and of the whole people, to leg-
islate for tee common good—not to advance
party or sectional interests. Ma I'not,
rather, express the hope that the noise of
party strife and contention will not be heard
within these walls, while we unite with one
heart and one voice, and one mind, to
strengthen the hands of the Government in
suppressing this wicked rebellion. One year
ago found us wholly unpreparedfor such an
unexpected and unnatural contest; but such
has been the energy of our people, the ex-
tent of our resources, and the determination
to maintain our glorious Union in all its
parts and in all its power, that-we have com-
pelled foreign nations, however ngnwilling, to
respect us, and have given, as 1- verily be-
lieve, a death-blow to the rebellion itself.—
To this end, I need hardly add, nothing can
be more conducive than united, harmonic us
action on our part.
The opinion is quite prevalent,gentlemen,
- that onéci the evils of our times is that of
too much and ,too hastylegislation. Wheth-
er this opinion is well founded or not,no (lan-
ger certainly can result from hearing it in
mind while in the discharge ._of the ddtiesde-
volving upon us. I trust. we shall 1.10% _110W‘
ever, be deterred by any such considerations
from enacting new laws, or applying the cor-
recting hand to old ones, in all cases where,
in our judgment, the best interests of our
constituents require it.
“The subjects which will come before us as
Legislators are multifarious, and constantly.
increasing. Hence it is that the ordinary
sessions of the General Assetanv, have come
to be prolonged much beyond ,what they were
within the recollection of the yo‘u'ngeSt mem-
ber of £11593 Rouse. But within thé'Same' ti'me
there have sprung pp among uslargc and va-
ried interests, empio ‘gg 2?..e amounts of
capital and labor,an(i/iu‘rni ' {Egg on}: citizens
with sources of comfort and wealthS'JWiiléich
were formerly nearly or quite unknown
among us. In so far then, as the necessity
for more legislation is at once the evidence
and the result of the increasing prosperity
of our beloved Commonwealth, it can hard-
ly boa 80.111108 of regret.» At the same time,
while remem erino- that one of the greatest
of all evils-is that of legislation without due
dsii'oemtion, let us enter upon our labors
with a fixed {thermination to bring [them to
a close at the caniest‘piacticablé inoui‘eut.
And while in the t' '
'~ trusts, let us continually implore in; who
is the fountain of all wisdom, and who alone
is able to guide and direct us, to be with us,
and to preside overall 91.1,! deliberations.
Cooke Louusbury of Hartford was chosen
Clerk, and H. Lynde Harrison, of Brszord,
At ,twclo‘clock the Senate united with the
b
. C. S. A. will be a thing of the past.
v
isehai'fie of . ' use .highi
THE PRESIDENT IN THE FIELD.
Proudly and more proudly has tfie star
wemme’d flag of the Union floated on day
of the past. week, as victory succeeded victory
in rapid succession, commencing with the
success of McClellan’s gallant army at Wil-
lianisburgh, on Monday, and another over
Gen. Lee at West Pomt on Wednesday, fol-.
lowed by the defeat of Morgan’s rebel caval-
ry in Tennessee; the capture of Norfolk and
Portsmouth by Gen. Wool, and the Navy
Yard and other puplic property there “rc-
possessed ;” the suicide of the famous mons-
ter, “ Merrimac”; and winding up with a de-
cided victory by six vessels of‘ Com. Foote’s
Flotilla overciglit of the rebel iron-clad gun-
boats and rams, and the sinking and capture
of the Merrimacs consorts, up the James
River, by the Galena.
Tints bravely does the war for the Union
press steadily on. A few more such blows
as it has received the past two weeks and the
President Lincoln Was at Fortress Monroe
and accompanied the expedition to Norfolk,
he selected the place for disembarking, and
is said to have been one of the first to land.
0n the approach of our troops to the city,
the enemy evacuated, and the notorious Mer-
rimac, without daring to make an effort to
run the blockade and save herself, was des-
troyed on the spot where but two short
months before she had won her notoriety.
a.-.
ANOTHER FIRE.
About one o’clock on Monday night last,
flames were seen issuing from the rear south-
west corner of the wooden store of S. 8; L.
Curtis, and so far had the fire gained head-
way, that before the engines, which were
promptly on the ground,eould get thorough-
ly at mrk, the bullding was nearly des~
troyed, and it was soon entirely consumed.
The wind was blowing a gale at the time,
and showers of burning cinders floated in its
course, but owing to the recent rains and
the vigilance of our citizens, no injury was
caused by them to other buildings. The
firemen, by their prompt and energetic la-
bors, prevented the flames from crossing to
the wooden block on the other side of the
street.
This store was the only wooden tenement
in the block saved at the last fire, The loss
of the Messrs. Curtis in stock, over and
above insurance, must be quite heavy,
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Chaplain’s Aid Society.
This most worthy and patriotic cause will
be presented at the First Congregational
Church on Sunday evening, May 18th, by
Rev. J. J. Woollcy, recently Chaplain of our
Conn. 8th. He will give incidents of the
battles of Roanoke Island, Newborn, the,
together with statements of the condition,
religious, moral, &c., of our troops at the
seat of war, and their temporal and spiritu-
al needs. The well known ‘popularity of
the speaker, and his patriotic zeal in what-
ever tcpds to promote the welfare of the sol-
dier, will draw out a full house.
“UL
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01u- Sick and Wounded Heroes.
The steamer Eastern Queen, which at-
rived in New York, on Friday last, from
Newborn, brought the following sick and
wounded Connecticut men 2—Wm. Cockefur
of Norwalk,.(mp:_uber of 9th N. Y. V.,) se-
verely wounded in chowder; Capt. J. L.
Russell of Norwalk, Co. ,G, Sth 1005111., gene-
ral prostration caused by measles; Capt, J.
D. Sheffield, Co. H; Chas. B. Hoyt, private
Co. H, 8th Conn. Reg.
00nn.10th—R. G. Palmer-tion, Co/D; G.
L. Cowley, Co. F; J. T. Ham, Co. D; Wm.
J arneau, Co. I; G. H. Dayton, corporal Co.
I; S. I. Sales, _Co, I} ; G. S. Saxton, Co. A;
W. N_. Seaton, colt-porn} Co. I; ,0. II. Sears,
Co. 0; Henry ltIl\G_1'a_nt, Co. K; Silas A.
‘1219.l}q9n“CQ-.I§ .C. L. Taylor, Co, C, C. E.
Northropfio. G; Geo. R. WOodward,Co. K.
002m. triage L. Lfv'aggous, _corporalfio.
i
Taylor, corporal 00. K; Abel Webber,
teamster Cb, K; Eugene Duval, teamster,
Co. K.
Those who were able to proceed were for-
warded to their homes, and the remainder
“tenderly-"~’ cared for at the Ladies New Eng-
' lard Soldiers Home is New York- Capt:
Epsselg Iegched home Friday evqning.
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. p. _.
Tun BRIGADE or any. Fgmgr.—§rigadier T
General Ferry has been assigned by General .-
Eanks to the 2d brigade of Gen. Shield‘s Di-
vision, imposed of the following regiments,
an Ohio, 62d cilia, fici Indiana, 39th nit-
Housciu joint @opyeption, to receive the
Governor’s Message,
On the entrance of the GOWJ‘QW '3‘“:
suite, prayer was offered by Rev. Dr. Button
and the oath was administered by Judge
Dutton, when the Governor proceeded to de-
liver his Annual Message, which will be
found commenced on our outside. The
highest eulogy we can pronounce upon it
will he simplyto urge any one to read it for
themselves, .wjtliom pots or comment.
At the wirelusiou of the Message both
Houses adjourned to Tuesday morning. [The ,
various Committees in both branches were ‘-
announced. ,Those from this County are, in i
Senate, on Banks, Mr. Biingtou, Augustus
M. Pepk. In the House, Judiciary, Treat of
Bifidgepoizt; Sachpol Fund, Tweedy of Dan-
bury; Banks, Millpi Norwalk; State Pris-
on, Smith of Ridgefield; New towns and
Probate Districts, Head of Gmi’a‘i‘i’éth 5
Roads and Bridges, Olmstesd of Ridgefieidsi
Incorporatious, Alvord of Fairfield; Claims, ?
Illiradley of Easton; Education, Bates of
Beddipg; Sale of Lands,'J ones of’ Stamford ;
Finance; Qtflkliiig _of Fairfield. Railroads,
Morgans (sf-Stamford; Military Afl'airs,Cro-
fut of Bethel; Agriculture, Geo. .c'livsberpe of
Bedding; Humane Institutions, Hoyt of,
New. Canaan.
The preliminaries for work were all ar-
ranged by Friday noon.' Everything seems
.i.o apggralghorf and pleasant session;
_...i‘n.~-m“
. .
WThe report of the Committzce appoin-
' Led to select a site for a .SChOIOl 'Hous'e in f
the Over River District, and who selected?
the property of Fredgrick Dimon, Esq.,,
came before the‘Court for acceptance on,
Tuesday of last week. J. W. Wilson up!
peared for Mr. Dimon, and Beardsley and
Woodward for the- District: Judge Scy-
mour reserved the case and itis yet undeci-
deg}. We understand that if the decision in
:adverseéo Mr pinion, he will carry the case
_to the Courtpi‘nErrors plug}; set-s next Oc-
inleil- I ' .. H
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W An immense crowd convened at New 3
Haven, on Thursday last, to attend the first ‘
great trades sale in this State. Some 350
Carriages were sold, in the main at fair pri-
ces. Quite alarge number were present
three Stores.
‘iek‘bfi-N
l
MORMONs.--A vessel, the John J. Boyd, i
has sailed from Liverpool to New York, with i
seven hundred Mormons on board. ,
0".»c :
WOO]. Harland of the Eighth C. V.. has
requveredfromhis,illnesa,.andreeumed com-
mand ofhis regimgnt.
and NewYork, see advertisement.
from this section of the State, and some half
‘ dozen Carriages purchased by our citizens
hidquixoups.
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Ear.anx°-s~ LINE 6's Twinks—Toi- the
time of sailing of the difiierent ' ve's-séls'r’mf
this old established line between N orwalk
A
nois, 66th Ohio. Gen. Ferry hag gpgpmed
command of his brigade, and his staff so far .
as gpppiuted, is as follows: Dr. John;
B. Lewisbnigado surgeon, with rank of ma— -
K; Ed. H. Boyce, corporal Co. $3.; {31.1 es ,‘
The Capture of New (Dr-leans.
The capture of New Orleans, the particu-
1“flan-1 of which were received last week, adds
‘new and everlasting laurels to our glorious
avy. Probably no naval engagement of an-
fient or modern times can show anything to
tomparc with what our brave sailors over-
rizome at thrit place. it. seems that the defen-
ces of the place were truly formidable, and
Iliad not be an overestimated. It is said that
before the : iction commenced, Com. Farragut
was told by' the captains of French and Eng-
lish war vet isels that it was useless to attempt
to capture the city—that it could not be
done. But the gallant Commodore replied
that his “orders were to take New Orleans,
and he. should try it on.” The result is prob-
ablysatislactory to him, at least. But well
might be have been fearful of the result,
knowing the preparations which had been
made for his reception. FOits and batteries,
mounting large numbers of heavy guns, lined
the river’s banks; a heavy chain stretched
across the river, under the guns of the forts,
which had to be broken before our vessels
could advance; fire-rafts, always fearfully
dreaded, were floated down the river every
night; gumboats and the “ terrible iron-clad
battering-rams” were in profusion; and after
all these obstacles should be overcome, there
was the valiant army of Gen. Lovell to be en-
countered. But Farragut and Porter proved
themselves equal to the emergency. For six
days the mortar-boats rained shells upon the
forts, and then the gun-boats ran the gaunt-
let of the forts, and engaged the secesh rams
and gun-boats with splendid success.
In passing the forts the steamer Varuna
was sunk, but not till she had destroyed six
of the rebel steamers. She did not wait af-
ter delivering two broadsides, but pressed di-
rectly on into a hornet’s nest of rebel gun-
boats, which were a mile or two above. She
was assailed by these, two or three at a time
in ram fashion, butting at her with their
iron-cased prows, and several large holes
were made in her. As long as his vessel
floated, Captain Boggs fought most gallant-
ly with his guns, and drove he enemy’s
steamers ashore, where they were fired by
their own crews. One of the Varuna’s
shot disabled still another steamer by ma-
king a hole in her boiler, and this vessel sui-
rendercd to the Oneida, who took her offi-
cers and crew prisoners. The Varnna‘s
last gun was fired when her decks were'un-
der water, and no clothing or other property
was saved by a soul on board. There were
three of the Varuna’s crew killed in the ac-
tion, and seven wounded, two of whom are
not expected to survive their injuries. In-
cluding the ram, there Were 11 of the rebel
steamers destroyed, and the captain of the
our killed and wounded is estimated at 125.
The loss on the rebel side must have been
enormous. The chain cables which .were
fastened on the outside of our vessels,proved
an admirable protection to their machinery,
as in every case where the shot struck them
it bounded off without penetrating.
The rebels in _tlie forts must have verily
thought that .‘5 Birnan wood had come to
Dunsinane," as Porter had disguised his ves-
masts and 'spars, thereby rendering their po-
the forts.
The city was surrendered to Com. Farra-
gut, qu is now occupied by Gen. Butler’s
forces. The 9th and fit}; Conn, Regiments
are in the Expedition. I '
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Mr. Gould’s Reading.
We call attention to the advertisement in another
column, of Mr. Gould’s reading of MACBETH, at
Westport, on Thursday Evening next. Our object
in so doing is twofold: partly to further the .purpo-
see of tli'c‘lcdies of 'that parish, who are raising a
fund to complete the furnishing-of their new and
beautiful church; and partly to express our approba-
tion of this method of popularlztng the works of the
great dramatist.
We hold that Shakspeare is to literature what the
Bible is to theology—namely, the test-book and
ground-work of the whole system. And the former,
like the latter, needs to be intelligently expounded
in order to be thoroughly understood and apprecia-
ted. They who 585‘; Shakspeare as theyread a news-
paper o'ra novel. gain comparatively lat}; pptiop of
his marvellous po'wér,"bé'tiuty' 'an'd c’ciinprehcnsive-
: ness. Indeed, those qualities cannot be‘fully devel-
‘ oped except on the stage, 'or at the hands of an ac-
complished dramatic reud'cr ;‘ and since all the great
actors have passed away, the'drdmatic reader alone
can new‘g'isfet. myopia“; jpsight ' into what Shak-
speare really is. But when'th‘ac insight ’13 ouze giv-
en, the previously undiscovered qualities of file {feet
are revealed and the student can gather them at his
leisure. Shakspeare is not an author to be read
once and laid aside, like those who produce our cur-
rent light literature. He needs to be studied; and
the more he is studied the more will his students be
instructed and delighted by his inexhaustible wit,
pathos'an‘tl‘prcfounii-kiibivledge of the human heart.
one is _(he best ; because, whileino two are alike, a‘.‘
most evéry'cne is ,best if i'ts‘ki'ad.“ MAcnnrn eni-
bodies chiefly the sunninntural‘md thaliérrible. de-
veloping guilty ambition and its fitting reward in,
perhaps, the most. impressive manner they could be
presented; yet the prominent teaching is accompa-
nied, a; the lessons of this great master always are,
by nun‘ib‘ an: incidental precepts applicable to the
minor and more-faiuifiai‘ adntiiiffenfl'éi of human life-
Mr. Gould is a son tarmac- Gmwivhe'wiis one
for; Capit- Earayton fine. assistant “distant
genernis Lien-«Greer Pinkie. trains assu-
tant quartermastev',‘ Meat. I). g. \ pnvefse,
acting assistant commissary of spheristance;
Lieut. Edward V. Preston, aid-de-camp..~.—-
All mail matter intended for Gen. Ferry or
any of his staff should be directed to the “2d
Brigade, Gen. Shields’ Division, Depart-
eyeing; the Shenandoah, Washington, D.
Q” ' Treatises 1M Regent at N ew Mar-
at We, but among.) 9.1.1 (.9 3,5 files-Flair 9.93
W The fir; on Lea-g fsdhnql', seen here on 3
Sunday, proved to be the woods new Manor
Station.
l
nu.»-
, DR. MOSMAN, Hommopathist, has re-
moyed his 05E?» to the rooms over the store
of C. _J. .Grtupgp.
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W “Artur MED NAVY MELOWJ’ fit
pamphlet of 64 paiiges, containing a selec-
tion of Songs, with music, is published by
J. P. Magee, 5 Cornhill, Boston, Mass.
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Woohs 9N gran—One day last week the
woods above Ridgnfi'e‘ld'fs‘igtion caught fire,
it is supposed from the locomotiiféfiahd guru,
ed over about 500 acres before it could bei
subdued. We do not know the extent of
damage, but it was mostly young wood that
was burned. Several young cattle that were
grazing in“ the. 09d; had a narrow escape,
but were gaved ,liyftieing“ SEJVQDfilig g. swamp.
‘ .<.>.’J_‘4_L ' ‘
DAILY Turns—M r. J Olin Gilbert, _lf’roprie- i
tor of the Reddi'n'g Ridge” arid ‘Norvvalki
Stage Line, announces his intention of run-‘
ning a Stage daily between the We 9.96095-
This will be a great convenience to the poo
ple on the route, and to the community gen-
erally, and we hope he will be hand-
somely supported the undertaking.
in
‘ Read the advertisement.
.1 I n: "Fr—ijr’i‘.$r~ ~
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W We .umlenitailtl 111“”. we 5‘33? to page a t
series of Temperance Meetings _ip NorwaIk, ‘
underihs auspices 0f Concord Division, .3
of T. The first one of the sprigs -will be
held, we believc,at their Hall in Gugetie
Building, on Tuesday evening next, at which '
there will be good Speaking, Singing, one.
Wu
W“ J. W. Newcomb, formerly of the NH.
Palladium, and now correspondent of the
Hamid, passed through New Haven, Satur-
fiiy, on 'h'isiway home from New Orleans.—
e‘reports‘lthe'flonneqticut troops in New
launch , -' . .
I... .. estnotnow, but thou shalt know hereafter.”
ot‘ the most eminent of the Supreme Court judges of
this State. and for (Wong period the principal of the
celebrated Litchfleld Law School. Mr. Gould has
occasionally given 1;; a drhnjatic readings to large and
inlélliiélit’efi'lfltfigti in 'the lecture-room of the Ab-
to issues are Aféeiéii‘ifir‘uéo mach! gath-
erings among his pfivam friehgfs ,i'u New’ifirkNew
Haven, and elsewhere- The into R. I}. Wifisnow
had several such assemblages at his residence in
Westpgrt, on which occasions his spacious rooms
were crowned by his friends from Bridgeport, Nor-
walk, Fairfleld. and other adjacent towns, to listen
to Mr. Gould’s illustrations of his favorite author.
Mr. Goal; ’6 sly? 9! reading differs essentially and
radicaliy"fl'om that of the “up; crane professional
rgadérs‘ of tilii Xda‘y. "llé"is ’eml'nen" yia'nd strictly
natural in his pater-prides} ' If‘é'iiiidiied, M328 the sev- 3‘
eral “WEE-EFF? Rfa play, but not at {I'll tlif‘ter the rash.
ion and conventioafiiiéféé 9f “wattage. His'is natu-
ral acting. It is in conformity to the sip-ghoul; of
HAMLET. He does not “ tear a passion to tattsrs,"
but, “ in the very tempest, torrent, and as one may
say whirlwind of his passion he begets atemperance
that gives it smoothness.“ He “ suits the action to
the word, the word to the action, and does not o'er-
“FR-(.11.? ii‘pod'csty of nature." His theory seems to
be to gen“; at]? 3,9121? e; 7; f 5f {eral characters of
a visuals! or those processes lléf'l’éflvéf? would _
themselves deliver them; and that, we _ta‘kev'i'tfis .
the true way to utter the language of Slisksrieare,
whether on the stage, or in the reading room. 1‘.
c“>~-
Railroad Meeting.
At the annual meeting of the Directors of
the New York and New Haven Railroad
Company, the anuinfl’rnpon. was 1'???» 9nd
adopted. The condition of the 'Ceriipany
elicited considerable discussion. Two'tick-
cts for Directors were presented, viz:
lst Ticket—Justus C. Bulkley, Geo. N.
Miller, Abraham R, Van Nest, Geo. B. Car-
lia‘i't, Wm. B. Astor, (in place of Dennis
Kimbe‘t’ly cf‘last‘ycam‘ John Bradley, John
W, Leeds; Jou'atlfn'n ' ‘GiidfrcyIE. C." Scran-
ton.
2d Ticket—Wm. S. Cliarnley, John Brad.-
ley, Wm. E. Sanford, Wm. A. Booth, Jona-
than Godfrey, David Clark, Howard Potter,
Geo. N. Miller, John T. Johnston.
The first named ticket was elected.
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Arrmcmyn hRnEAvnnnNT.—It was only
last'wélel‘r,‘ says iflltll ‘S'thmfmvl - Advocate, we
sadly recordgd the tipath'ornevf-Mr. Bdbtl'i’s
page Shannen and lQ-d‘ll’ if is With Uriel!
Dam artisan they serves-I for the afflicted
parents, that we record the (tenth of thpi;
only surviving child, Wm. A. Booth. For
such desolate hearts there is no consolation
save in God‘s promises, and Christ's Gospel,
"When tliou walkest through the wafers I
will be with thee." “What I do that: know-
»:svtrvw as "Mimi-Wm“.
_ram loam-isobar. The whole number of
sels by affixing branches of trees to their
sition undistinguishable to the artillerists of
It cannot‘be nun 'oi‘ snrkapéuéeiaipiavs: that any .
‘of Bridgeport exhibited their joy over the
"the Light Artillery Battery.
' Norfolk is Ours.
The Navy Yard Repossessed.
The Merrimacidwn up by the
Rebels !
, IVAsmNGTON, May 12.
The following was received at the War
Department this morning :
Fon’rnuss MONROE, May 11. I
_ 12 o’clock midnight. ‘
Norfolk is ours, and also Portsmouth and
the Navy Yard.
Gen Wool having completed the landing
of his forces at Willoughby Point about 9
o’clock this morning, commenced his march
on Norfolk With 5000 men. Secretary Chase
accompanied the General. .
About five miles from the landing place a
rebel battery was found on the opposite side
of the bridge over Tanner’s Creek, and after
a few dischm'ges upon two companies of in-
fantry that were in the advance, the rebels
burned the bridge. This compelled our for-
ces to march around five miles further.
At 5 o’clock in the afternoon our forces
were Within a short distance'of Norfolk, and
were met by a delegation of citizens. The
City was formally surrendered. Our troops
were marehedan, and now have possession.
General Vieleisin command as military gov-
ernor. _
The City and navy yard were not burned.
The fires which have been seen for seine
hours proved to be woods on fire.
Gen. Huger withdrew his force without a
battle.
General W001 with Secretary Chase re-
turned about 11 o’clock toynight. .
The Merrimac is still at Sewall’s Point.
from this afternoon, ascending the James
HVCI'.
Reports from McClellan are favorable.
EDWIN M. STANTON.
The Merrimac was blown up by the rebels
at two minutes before five o’clock this morn-
ing. She was set on fire about three O’clock.
The explosion took place at the time sta-
ted. It is said to have been a grand sight by
those who saw it. 0
The Monitor, E. A. Stevens (Naugatuclc)
and the gunboats have gone up towards
Norfolk.
LATER.
NORFOLK, Sunday morning—The Navy
Yard has been completely destroyed! together
With a very large number of steamboats and
other vessels.
Numerous Union flags are fl ing in Ports-
mouth. The place is Occupie by the Six-
teenth Massachusetts Regiment.
General Viele has established his head-
quarters in the Custom House formerly oc-
cupied]? Gen. Huger.
The ntional flag was raised for the first
time this morning at 10 o’clock. It was sa-
luted by the guard Yand enthusiastically
cheered. .
_ The Monitor and Naugatuck have just ar-
rived. A number of other vessels of the
fleet are also coming up.
The night has passed very quietly.
At present everything is perfectly quiet,
and order is entirely restored. All the pub-
lic property is occupied.
A general feeling of confidence seems to
prevail, and a Union sentiment begins to
show itself.
Fifty-twp guns were found at Craney Is-
land tlns mornin» by Capt, Cage, the fleet
captain, who lan ed there On the' passage of
the fleet up the river.
The naval vessels here are the Susquehan-
nah, Flag, Seminole, San JacintO,‘ Mount
Vernon, Dacotah, Monitor and Naugatuck.
WASHINGTON, May 12.-—The following
digpatch has just been received from Gen.
McClellanEs headquartegs;
Two AND A HALF Limes PROM KENT C, H. l
CUMBERLAND, VA, Sunday AM. May 11. j
A company of the Sixth cavalr pushed
on last night to White House, ve miles
from here, on the Pamunkey river, better
known as the Curtis estate, owned by a son
of General Robert E. Lee. The company
secured seven thousand bushels of wheat
and four thousand bushels of corn. The
~ rebels ha ‘ burn: the railroad bridge and
town. an" torn up the road: for some distance
towards Richmond. The distance from
White House to Richmond is twenty-three
miles.
The gunboats arrived here this morning,
and are now on their way to White House.
The rebels have blockaded the river two
miles below here by sinking vesselsbut they
were blown up without much troiib e.
The rear gpard‘of the cue 'y' ‘i at Tup-
nel’s depot, five miles from Whitealousc.
A contraband who left Riehmohd on Fri-
day, reports the city full of sick soldiers, and
that the citizens are flocking in from the sur-
rounding country.
PARKERSBURG, VA., May 10, via BALTI-
MORE, May 11.——The two guerrillas were
hung at Chester on the 9th, in spite of dem-
strations to prevent it.
‘ tar—2's? stern—T: 3.
Movements b’flrhe Galena.
The U. S. steam transport Jersey Blue,
Capt. Jackalow, arrived yesterday morning
from Newborn, N. C., whence she sailed on
the 7th inst. »
The Third Regiment of New York Cav-
alry arrived at gawk-era on the 7th instant
in good condition, ' Nothing new at New-
hero, but the Jersey Blue brings us’ the in-
tellivence from Fortress Monroe, which port
she left on the 9th at5 P. M., that the Uni-
ted States iron-clad gunboat Galena had
proceeded up James River, and sunk the
rebel steamer Yorktown, and captured the
Jamestown, also that the Union troops had
occupied!Scwall’sn‘Poinfq. : .
Naval Engagement on the lifts.-
slssippi. '
WAsmNe'ION, May 11.—The following
has been received:
FLAgsmP BENTON, (above Fort Pillow, Mis-
sissippi River.) May 10., via Coir? Man 11.
To Hon. Gideon- Welimv;flemetmpbf-Nivy :
The naval engagement for which the reb-
els have been preparing, took place this
morning.‘?-.The rebel fleet, consisting of eight
iron clad gunboats, four of which Were fitted
with rams,lcame,up handsomely. The action
lasted one hour. Two of the rebel gunboats
it'ere‘blggn‘uép and one sunfk, when the cue-
my retire, i1 gi‘ji‘ate 3; put 61' “thé’ tins of
the fort: P Pr ti, . ... {3
Only six vessels from my Squadron were
engaged. The Cincinnattl sustained some
injury from the rams, but will be in fighting
condition to-morrow, . ‘
Capt. Stemble distinguished himself, and
he is seriously wounded.
The éigtor. is uninjured, Mortar boat
No.-=16,- charge oi'Seaoud D. astey Grego-
ry behav’ed‘With gl‘ea't braver I" 5 l"
The rebel squadron is snppbsed to be com-
manded by ,Coin. I-Iollli‘ns. ‘» ' '
issued; ' '. , up. II. DAVIS.
Captain boui'iuaudtug Westé‘i‘n‘ Flotilla,
Mississippi River, gm) tam. ‘
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Battle on the Peninsula.
FORTREss MONROE, May 8—1 learn by
steamer from Yorktown that Gen. McClel-
. lan had advanced twelve miles beyond Wil-
liamshtitg, grid hag had several skirmishes
1mm the enemy. routiug‘tiism' vii-b heavy
08:,
The embarkation of troops for West Point
was progressing with great rapidity, and a
heavy battle had taken place on Wednesday
afternoon, between the troops under Gens.
Franklin and Scdgwick, and the rebels un-
der Gen. Lee, who were endeavoring to
make their way to Richmond.
It is said to have Eboén-th‘c :. severest battle
on the Peninsula, and the rebelswere totally
defeated and flanked, being driven back to-
wards the forces under Gen. Johnson on the
Chickahomania.
The whole number of the federals killed
and wounded was three hundred.
The enemy ware rlriven back [by our gun-
boats witll’crcar slaughtenwirliey .had not
less than thirty thousand misii'."‘ivliiié our
vlisle force was nor our twenty iliotisnnd.
lauded. ’
Commander Roger’s expedition was heard,
FROM NEW OnfEANs.
FORTRESS MONROE, May 8.
To Hon. Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Mary:
I have the honor to announce that in the
prevalence ofGod, which smiles upon ajust
cause, the squadron under Flag Officer Far-
ragut has been _vouclisaf‘etl a gluriOUS victory
1afnd triumph in the capture of the cit of
I .evv Orleans; Forts Jackson, St. Phi lip,
.AéVlllgSIOIl and Pike, the batteries below and
Show; New Orleans, as well as the total de-
uc l3!) of the enemy’s gunboats, steam
T911115, Odtlng batteries, iron clad fire rafts
Mfr Obstructions, booms and chains.
ed filianflizciipli’t :Vltll their own hands destroy-
. o ten ' '
shipping. ., millions of cotton and
Our loss is 39 killed and 123
wounded.
tee’iihle enéamy lost from one thousand to fif-
iun re ' '
oners. , besules several hundred pris-
Tlie way is clear and the
. t . , rebel defenses
destroyed from the Gulf to Baton Rouge and '
pigbabhy to Memphis. '
ur ag waves Over then all. -
ci;_of dispatches. ‘ I am bear
it???“ THEODORUS BAILEY, Captain
. ( econd in command of the attacking
force of gunboat Cayuga.
W Official Dispatches.
men tAlsniNexroN, May 9,—The Navy Depart-
ofii _ 1ias received the followin interesting
eta details of the capture of ew Orleans:
U. S. FLAG SHIP HARTFORD,
won on Tim. chv on NEW OR-
Sm . I am ifigggtitpril 29, 1862.
. o announce
our flag _waves over both forts J rigkysgili ‘aliiii
St. Phillip, and at New Orleans over the
Custom House. I am taking every means to
secure the occupation by Gen. Butler of all
the forts along the coast. Burwick’s Bay
and Fort Pike have been abandoned, in fact
there is a general stampede. I shall endeav:
or to follow it up. We have destroyed all
the_forts above the city, four 'in number
which are ‘ understood to be all the impedi:
ments between this and Memphis.
I am very respectfully your ob’t servant,
AT AN
Flag Officer GulfBlOckadin hadron
To. HON. GIDEON WELLES. g Sq
U. S. SHIP HARRIET LANE,
April 29, 1862. i
SIR: The morning after the ships passed
the fortsI sent a demand to Col. Hi gins for
a surrender of the forts. which was declined.
On the 27th, I sent a communication (here-
With enclosed,) asking again for the surren-
der._ His answer is enclosed. On the 28th,I
received a communication from: him stating
that he would surrender the forts, and I came
up and took possession, drew up articles of
capitulation, and hoisted the American flag
’over the torts. These men have defended
these forts with a bravery worthy of a better
cause: I treated them with all the consider-
ation that circumstances would admit. The
three steamers remaining ere under the
command of Commander K. Mitchell.
The_ofliceI of the fort acknowledges no con.
nection with them, and wished in no way to
be responsxble for their acts. While I had a
_flag of truce up they were em loyed in tow-
ing the iron floating battery 0 sixteen gun:
-—a most formidable affair, to a place above
the forts, and while drawing tip the articles
of caprtulation in the cabin of the Harriet
Lane, it was reported to me they had set fire . .
to the battery "Rd. turned it adrift up . trig-7 '
I asked the General if it had p‘uiilr‘” 'op
board, or guns loaded.’ He replie’ 'that hé
would not undertake to say what thé navy
oflicers would do. He seemed to have great
contempt for them. ' I told 'im we' could
stand the fire and blpw up if he could, and
went on with the conference, after directing
the officers to look out for their ships. While
drifting down on us, the one getting heated,
exploded, throwing the 3 0t about the river.
A few sulfates after; the misting halter)???
ploded With a terrific noise, throwing the
fragments all over the river, and woundln
one of their own men in Fort Philli . an
immediately. disappeared. Had she
up near the veSSels she would have destroy-
ed the whole of them. When 1 had finished
taking possession of the forts, I got under
weigh in the Harriet Lane and started for
the steamers, one of which was still flying
the Confederate flag, I fired a shot over I
and they surrendered. ‘ . here {limelight}?
of them}: number-of naval officers, an as
companies of marine artillery. I made‘thenf
surrender unconditionally, and for their infa-'
mous conduct in trying to blow us up'while
under a flag of truce. I conVeyed them to
close confinement as prisoners of war,"and
think they should be sent to the North and
kept in closeconfinement there until the “far
is over, or they should l e' tried leg'the'ir'ifi';
famous conduct. Iain a is to arrange them.
I turned over the force to Gen. Phelps. Fort
J ackson is a. erfect min. I am told that.
over 1800 she is fell in and burst over the
centre of the fort. The practice was beauti- ..
fill. The next fort we go at we will settle
sooner, as this has been hard to get at. The
naval Officers sunk one gunboat while the
capitulation was going on, but I have one of
the 0F9?F§‘—9 steamer—at work, and‘fea)
that wear; to be are l‘héivel's‘ pitwbb'c drill"
drawers of water‘f,‘but‘as the ~ soldiersfhi'tb‘d
nothipg tors in the shape of. motive power-
we W11 0 all we'can. I should have de-
manded an unconditional surrender, but with
such a force in your rear it was desirable to
get possession of these forts as soon as pos-
sible. The officers turned over ever thing
in goorl order, ,except the mils and building.
which are terribl shaneredhydie mortar-iii
cry respectfully you", i".
D. D. PORTER, Com’d flotilla.
To Flag Officer D. F. FARRAGUT. '
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A ifgttls 6}; Elli-smudge.
’Tjifzis‘rm_ver'rON,a Mdy'bfhfléflg.
The fellsuiss‘ 17a is ‘
Representativm to-day:
BtvOUAc BEFORE WILLIAMSBURG M
To the HON. E. M. STANTON, Sec'y 0}“ lair-.5.
SIR: After arranging for movements 1]
York River, I was urgently sent for here.
find General Joe_Johnston in front of me is
strong WISE. around)! greater} as gobd‘i‘i‘delt
than my-owm ’- '~' ‘i ‘
General Hancock has taken two redoubts,
and repulsed Early’s Rebel brigade b I a real
charge with the bayonet, taking one colonel
and a. hundred and fifty prisoners, and killing
at least two colonels and many privates.—
His conduct was brilliantin the extra. P?
I do not know cunexact loss but dear that
Gen.*Hooker has lost censideral‘.»lyl dam liitl
Ilcttrn'fr'gui the riseners faked that his
Rebels intent! dist) his stery'h‘lsp start?
meet}. .. " ‘ . . "
. .I. snail run the risk of at least holding them
If; check here, while I resume the original
p an.
My entire force is undoubtedly considera-
bly inferior to that of the Rebels, who will
fight Well—but ' can with the
2.6110. "the" HORSE" or?
u
#- wiil do all I
force at my‘disposiai‘. ‘ ‘ '*’ -' j
. “l.“ s. B. McCLELLAN,
Nominees! Commensur-
seu- 9.190191% lil‘sifislegnphs the fol:
lowing to the War Department, under high
of Williamsburg, May 6th : i
1_ have the pleasure to announce the occu-
pation of this place as the result of the hard
fought battle of yesterday. ‘
The effect of Hancock’s brilliant engage-
ment yesterday. afternoon was to turn the
left cfitucir line hf yours. He was etren lv
reinforced, and the eh’éiiiy ”abandoned-fab
entire position during the night, leaving in
his Sick and wounded in our hands.
We have some "300 uninjured prisoners
and more than 1,000 wounded.
Their loss in killed is very heavy.
The victory is complete. .
I have sent the cavalry in pursuit.
The oonductofour men has been excel»
lent, .with,scarcesaniexceptiOD.» ' l, l‘ Kill
The rebel worksnre. very extensive and
exceedingly strong, both in respect to- their
position and theworks.themselves. . ,
Our loss was heavy in ‘Hooker‘s division
but very little on the otheiiparts‘ofthe field:
Hancock’s sneeesrwas gran-cl, with addicts
of-not ever treaty Elias! set! also ' :2. is;
y, ’l‘)ut’= b;
The Wfifllilel‘ ls‘goo‘d'to:da e j;
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WA Washington dispatch says all lol-
ters for New Orleans should be sent. to the
New York Post Office, for transmission by
Government,steamers in the regular mails.
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@1731; Carmelita,“ Minister to ljiissiiiand
MnBayard Tfiylor, Segrctary of Legati‘on‘,
with their families, left for Europe on Wed;-
eesda‘o’. by the Persia.
«K.-.o——
BltIDGEPOR’l‘.—-Thc wide awake citizens
capture Of Norfolk yesterday by ringing the
church bells, and a salute of artillery fired by
sréiit difficulty instance “a .66 " :
team of the roads. ‘ ' q p“ 99
”m. 1'... sn~ “an: L.-. = ‘ . .. I ...
v my 1.x." wage... ....vc yet come up. Am
I authorized to follow the example ofother
Generals, and direct the names of battles to
be placed'on the colors of the regiments ?—
We have other battles to. light before reach-
ing Richmond.
[Signedl GEO. B. MCCLELLAN,
' Major General (lomtnalidillg-
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lgteyesting’l’fvrticplagp.
_ BALTIMORE, May $.--Thc Bgltimore Anter-
was s :iiscoiim omit: aims of Mondr' airs
it was a most warmly contested eaga 3mm
Omng to the roughness of the country, ahil
bad condition ot‘the roads, but a small por-
tion ot our troops could be brought into ac-
tion. Sickle’s brigade, Gen. Hooker’s divi-
snon, bore the great brunt of the battle, and
fought most valiantly, though greatly over-
OWII '-
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