_._-———-- --—— -— - g *5!“ ._.._ :‘v THEGAZETTE. .‘I 1* .4 Taffeta ~ as 2.1a ‘d Norwalk, Tuesday, June 3, 1862. THE WAR. We devote nearly our entire space to the reports of the stirring events of the past week at the seat. of war, culminating with the opening of the grand ball at Richmond. We hope to be able before going to press to give some more definite account of our prospects before the rebel capitol. We give also sev- eral very interesting letters and accounts con- cerning our own Conn. 5th, in its recent retreat under Gen. Banks, and hope to give a definite account of all their casualties in our next. The reported loss of that Regi- ment was at first much exaggerated,as is ev- ident from the official report received by Adjt.-Gen. Williams, from 001. Chapman, on Saturday afternoon last. The Col. reports the total loss at 14 killed and wounded, and 89 missing, with stragglers still coming in.— That it escaped utter destruction or cap— ture seems almost miraculous. Sergeant Frye has arrived at home, and gives a very graphic account of the affair, and we have the letter of Lieut. Chinery to his wife, which we shall publish in our next. The Fifth came out of the fight with great honor to themselves and the State. The Fifth received orders to return to Vir- ginia on Wednesday night. -o.<.>. Harbor Improvement. We are requested to state that there will be a meeting held at the Depot of the Dan- bury & N orwalk Railroad this Tuesday evo- m'ng, at 7 1-2 o’clock, of all in favor of dredging out the harbor. A good move, and we hope there will be a full attendance. .‘.>. _ Hillside Seminary. We are rejoiced to learn, as we do from the Principal, that the musical caperls of Hill- side Seminary liave in contemplation, a. con- cert, similar to the one given in aid of Trin— ity Chapel, last season, the proceeds of which are to be devoted to the sick and wounded soldiers at our own State Hospital at New Haven. It is a noble charity, and the young ladies but honor themselves by their patriotic action. .<.p. Parson Brownlow! The probabilities are that Parson Brown- low, will address our citizens sometime within the next two weeks. He will speak in Stamford and probably in Danbury, also. ' N.» Temperance Meeting. There is to be another of those Mass Tem- perance Meetings at Lockwood’s Hall, Tues- day evening, when the Rev. Messrs. Gates and Woolley will address the audience; inu- sic by the Choir included. .~g.>. Another Call for Gen. Rodgers. We have several times in refer ing to this exile from his home in Tennessee, expressed a wish thatlie might address the people of Norwalk and give some account of his per- sonal experiences and of what it costs to be a Union man, where the tyrany and barbar- ism of Secession has sway. The simple fact, that there are, right here 2'72. our mullet. men, who, through want of information, or from depravity of heart, do sympathize, more or less, with the plotters of this rebellion, we hope will be a sufficient excuse on our part for making as we now do, a more. imperative call on Gen. Rodgers for a public address. We learn that he has just received from President Lincoln the appointment of mili- tary visitor to the academy at West Point to represent the State of Tennessee, and that he will be absent from Norwalk some days hence on that duty, but on his return, and at a time to suit his own convenience, we do hope he will give our citizens the oppor- tunity of hearing from an eye witness some account of the atrocities perpetrated upon peaceable Union men and women in the South, for simply reverencing the old flan. Oh» Our Burying Grounds. We condole with the Norwal zelte in its many appeals to the citizens for “ cl gup” the "yard" and otherwise improving the ground known as Nor- walk Cemetery, for there is no more cheerless and unchristian sight than a neglected burying-ground. If our friend would see the perfection of a rural ccin- etery let him on his next living visit to these parts take a drive through our “ Woodland“ and see how sacredly and beautifully Stamford has provided for the repose of her dead. Forty acres laid out in plots and crossed With a net-work of roads, the whole im- roved and embellished by the hand of taste—this is ndecd “ God’s acre.”—Stamfo1'd Advocate. m" We rejoice with our neighbor that in Stam— ford there are men whose avarice does not extend to an insatiate thirst for dividends on the bones of the dead, but it isn’t quite so here, and our only hope for anything better is the prospect that popu- lar indignation will culminate in the opening of an— other Cemetery under the controil of a more liberal set of men. —. . «no.» - -— W‘ We are under obligations to Capt. Conistock of the Sharp Shooters, 13th Regiment, C. V., for a copy of the New Orleans Della, May 18th. N.» The Sedgwicks. This little band of musicians came among us “an- heralded aiid unsung,“ and as a natural consequence received but indifferent. patronage, nevertheless they gave us about one of the best entertainments we ever had here. There will be more out to hear them the next time they come. -—>~—-—0-<0>~ .—__._.- Editorial Amenities. We insist that “FATHER COOKE.” the nes- tor of the Connecticut press, call an Editori- al Convention lnstanler to consider the cases of the Dove of W insted and the Lamb of Litchfield! Such intensityof‘lovc, and fer- vid glows of endearment, as weekly emanate from the one and the other, are absolutely fearful even in that liyperborcan region, in view of the thermometrical possibilities of the next sixty days! .«» \~ Where are the Borough‘- Olli- cers? We think if our Borough Conservators will\ give an eye to the improvements going on in Main street, they will be very apt to observe how greatly the public convenience can be augmented or restricted, in the contemplated arrangements of a future side-walk. “ A word to the wise," &c. - .‘o... .____. W Affairs in New Orleans are decidedly brightening, under the admirable manage- ment of Gen. Butler. . A perceptible change is noticed in the news papers, for the better. There are symptoms of reviving trade, at least two boat loads of cotton having come in. Gen. Butler had issued an order prom- ising protection to the cargoes of cotton, su- gar or provisions that might be forwarded.— ‘The Delta publishes “at the desire and re- ‘ fight of Maj. Gen. Butler," :1 letter from P. A. ost, in Madrid, dated March 22,, to W. L. Yancey, in Richmond, which despairs of aid from Europe,and is generally desponding. i I News from Richmond.§ A GREAT BATTLE! Wasiiixc'rox, June I. The following dispatch was received at the War Department. this afternoon : “FIELD on BATTLE, June. 1—12 M. We have had a desperate battle, in which the corps of Gens. Sumner, I-Ieiiitzlenian and Keys have been engaged against gi‘eatly'su- perior numbers. . Yesterday at one o’clock the enemy, taking advantage of a terrible storm which had flooded the Valley of the Cliicahominy, at- tacked our troops on the right flank. General Casey’s Division, which was in the first line gave way unaccountably and dis- unitedly. This caused a temporary confu- sion, during which the guns and baggage were lost, but Gens. Heintzleman and Kear- ney most gallantly brought up their troops, which checked the enemy. At the same time we succeedad by great exertipns, in bringing acrossGeus.Sedgewick and Richard son’s Divisions, who drove. back the enemy at the point of the bayonet, covering the ground with his dead. This morning the enemy attempted to re- new the conflict, but was everywhere re- pulsed. We have taken many prisoners, among whom are Gen. Pettigrew and Colonel Long. Our loss is heavy, but that of the enemy must be enormous. \Vitli the exception of Gen. Casey’s Divis- ion, the men behaved splendidly. Several fine bayonet charges have been made, of which the Second Excelsior regiment made two to-day. I[Signed] GEO. . MCCLELLLTN, Major-General Commanding. A Novel Telegraph Station. WASHINGTON, June 1. During the whole battle of this morning, Professor Lowe’s balloon was overlooking the terrific scene, from an altitude of about two thousand feet. Telegraphiccommunica- tion from the balloon to Gen. McClellan, and in direct connection with the military wires, was successfully maintained, Mr. Park Spring of Philadelphia, acting as operator. Every movement of the enemy was obvious and iii- stantly reported. This is believed the first time which a balloon reconnoissance has been successfully made during a battle and certainly the first time ' i which a telegraph station has been establis wt] in the air to re- port the movements of the enemy and the pro ress of a battle! The advantage to Gen. Me lellan must have been immense. THE REBELS DRIVEN FROM FRONT ROYAL. WASHINGTON, May 31. A despatch received this morning at the war department,,states that a brigade of our troops preceded by four companies Rhode Island cavalry under Major Nelson, entered Front Royal yesterday morning at 11 o’clock and drove out the enemy, consisting Of the Eighth Louisiana, four companies of the 12th Georgia, and a body of cavalry. Our loss is eight killed, five wounded, one missing, All of the R. I. cavalry. We captured six officers and 150 privates. We recaptured eighteen of our own troops taken by the enemy at Front Royal a week ago, among whom were Major W. F. Collins of the First Vermont cavalry; George H. Griffin, Adjutant of the Fifth New York cav- alry; Lieutenant Duryea, of the Fifth New York cavarl ', and Frederic Farr, Adjutant of the first It aryland infantry. We captured a lar e amount of transpor- tation wagons, and a so engines and eleven railroad cars. Our advance was stuapid that the enemy was surpised and was therefore not enabled to burn the bridges across the Shenandoah. The loss of the enemy is not yet ascertain» ed but is said to be large, as our cavalry cut in among,r them in splendid style. .<.>.._______ A Dispatch from Banks. WASHINGTON, May 31. A dispatch from Gen. Banks to the secre- tary of war states that the 5th New York cavalry, Col. Deforcst commanding entered Martinsburg this morning. They passed several miles beyond where they encountered the enemy’s cavalry, cap- tured several prisoners, a wagon, niuskets, ammunition and an American flag. Col. De- forest report. that Cr.l.Kenly is at Winchester wounded. -._.....———-o < <.>. o FRONT ROYAL, May 31.——A reconnoisance made this afternoon discovered a large force of the enemy, consisting of infantry and ar- tillery, some six miles from here, on the Wine cliester road. Our troops opened fire on them, and drove them some distance, taking seven prisoners and one 11-pounder cannon, and 12 wagons, several horses and mules, and recapturing six men of the Maryland regi- ment who had been left in the vicinity. Q«>O*— Jackson attacked by Gen. Fre- mont. EREMONT’s HEADQUARTERS, NEAR ) ,STnasBURG, June lst, 1862. ~ ' General Fremont with a strong column, left Franklin last Sunday, and by rapid forced marches has crossed the Shenandoah Mountain range, marching nearly one hun- dred miles over difficult roads, with little means of transportation, and no supplies in the country. This morning, five miles from Sti‘asburg, he overtook Gen. Jackson in full retreat, with his whole force, on the road from Winchester to Strasburg. Col. Closerut, commanding the advance brigade, came upon the enemy, strongly posted with artillery, which opened as soon as the head .of his column appeared. Gen. Fremont rapidly brought his main col- nmii up and formed in line of battle. Gen. Jackson declined to'figlit, and while holding Col. Cluserut in c ck with a por- tion of his troops, withdre_ his main forces and continued his retreat. Twenty-five prisoners were taken by our cavalry. GEN. Fiumox'r‘s Hmoqnx’rnus, Srnasnuno, June 2. Gen. Freniont’s advance brigade, under Colonel Closerut, occupied Strasburg last night, without resistance. Jackson rapidly retreating before our forces, A midnight reconnissaiice, three miles be- yond Strasourg, came upon a rope barricade and ambush of Jackson’s rear guard, and re- tired sccccssf‘ully, with the loss of only three wounded. In all probability Jackson will be overta- ken to day, and a great battle fought. ¢‘.‘-. egg“. Gen. Pope reports to Gen. Halleck that Col. Eliot in his trip to the Mobile and Ohio Railroad, destroyed at Bonneville 10,- 000 stands of arms, 3 pieces of artillery, a great quantity of clothing and ammunition, and paroled 2,000 prisoners, whom he could not keep with his cavalry, and destroyed the railroad bridge. __._.———-.. "a... w...— W’We are desired to call the attention of farmers to the advertisement of a Weeding Machine, which Marvan d: Prowitt have the agency for. . 4...“-.-— FOR THE FOURTEENTH ! Henry Allen, an employee of‘ the Gazette Office, who served with the 715: Regt. N. Y. S. M., during their three months’ campaign, has been commissioned by the Adjutant Gen- eral to recruit for the new Regiment in this part of Fairfield County,and has taken a room in the Gazette Building and is now ready to enroll all able-bodied applicants; pay and in tions commence on enlistment. . -----.°.—.-_ , _.. THE CONTINENTAL M ETHLY for June is a good number. The publishers say the magazine is now firmly established. b‘ --. .«.g~ v v--~_.._. Resigned. We understand that Mr. Isaac C. Stock, the well known and popular conductor on the New York and New Haven Railroad, has re- signed his oflice, and retired for the present, at least, from all connection with the road. There are none who have traveled on his train but have been recipients of his cour- tesy, and none but that. will regret his absence. Subject to occasional attacks of ill health, he has at last taken the advice of physicians and abandoned the arduous duties of his calling. One of the most popular officials of this popular road, he has enjoyed the good will and confidence of the commu- nity to an extent equaled by few in the busi-‘ Hess—New Haven Courier. if?” There are hundreds, liereabouts, who will add a silent amen,to all of the above A more courteous, obliging and faithful ser- vant, never blessed the service of any Corpo- ration, surroundcd on all sides. .4 . Y The Connecticut Fifth Safe, 'l‘lic llzirii‘oi'il Commit of Hiuu'iiziy List, says that Adjutant General Williams M'- (roivei'l, )‘(frlt‘lKlli)’, a belief from Ailji. Blake, ofthc 51h ltvgiiii:_-iif,ilziic(l May‘Jli, Monday, with a pustsci‘ipt Tuesday morning, when it was mailed at Williuinspoi'i, Md. Adjutant Blake says : In passing through the town [Winchester] the people'(e'vcn the women fired on us from the houses. The orderly of Co. D, (W in. Fuller of West Haven) was wounded in this way. We left our dead on the field, and our sick and wounded in the hespitals, thelattcr being captured. No commissioned officers are known to be killed or wounded, Capt. Bett’s wound (re- ported) excepted. Though the result of this action has been most fatal to the troops concerned, in de- moralization and loss of equipments, yet no part of it can be charged on this regimen t, which has received much praise from offi- cers and men of the neighboring regiments. Doctors Bissel and Babcock, hospital stew- ards, staid behind with the wounded, and are probably taken. it * * Knapsacks, left behind under a giiard,were all burnt by the guard, they being taken pris- oners.” ' The following is the list of casualties, as far as reported, in the Fifth : Company A—Capt. James A. Belts, Jr., Danbury, wounded in the groin; Win. A. Langdon, Waterbury, in the leg; John Ri- -ley, Thompsonuillc, in the stomach, mortal- ly; Chas. B. Rodgers, Bridgeport, and Alex- ander Cook, Simsbury, taken prisoners. Company B—Alfred Goodrich, Hartford, wounded in the right breast; Eleazer Bordo, Moosup, abdomen, probably fatal. Company O—Corporal Kelly, wounded in the right breast; Corporal Wm. E. Plumb, New Haven, shot through the wrist; Daniel Ayres, Salisbury, taken prisoner. Company D—Sel'geaut Wm. Fuller, West Haven, wounded; James Kilian, Southing- ton, and Jas. Keefe, New Haven, taken pris- oners. Company E—Chas. W. Johnson, W est- port, taken prisoner. - Company F—Janies Higgins, Rockville, shotin the head, killed; Corporal Wm. Cof- frcy, Rockville, shot in the stomach, killed; James Hooran, Seymour, wounded twice in the arm, and once in the side, not fatal; Cor- poral \Vm. Griswold, Rockville, James E" Fenton, Coventry, AlexandeifiVliitefl‘liomp- son, Horace Hall, Thompson, Simon K. Tracy, Vernon, Curtis B. Wells, Deerficld, Mass, Sergeant Joseph Webster, Tolland, and -——- Healy, taken prisoners. Company G—David Buckman, Seymour, Michael Coudon, Seymour, Richard ColltiOil, Seymour, Horatio H. Pollard, Mystic river, Geo. B. Gray, Norwalk, taken prisoners, the last four while sick. Company I—Milton Gibbs, Colcbrook Riv- er, wounded in calf of the leg; John W. Sherwood, Salisbury, taken prisoner. To the above we would .udd the following letter from sergeantOLivua S.Bnanr of Co. E of the above regiment, to his relatives in this town immediately upon his arrival at \Villiamsport, Md, on the 27th of May. He says— CAMP NEAR VVILLiAnerirr, MD., l May 27th, 1862. j DEAR SISTEn:——-Your letter was duly re- ceived last Friday evening. Ever since last Friday we have been fighting and retreating with only a force of five thousand against five times that of the enemy. Last Friday we were cncampcd five miles beyond Stras- burg and during the night were ordered to strike tents and fall back to Strasburg, at which place we arrived early in the morn- ing and joined the rest of our division.— Tlien we heard that there was danger of our retreat to Winchester being cut off, so we, af- ter stopping to rest a few moments, were or- dered to take the advance and push on to Winchester as soon as we could, some eigh- teen miles fartlicr, at which place we arrived at 8 p. in. We took a position on the left of the town on what is called the Front Roy- al pike. We turned into a Mover field there and slept on our arms all night, expecting an attack before morning, as the rebels were pressing us hard. W'e had about three or four hours sleep and were then called out as the enemy were driving onr pickets. Our brigade was formed in the following order, —-the 46th Penn. on the right, the 5th Conn. on the centre, and the 28th N. Y. on theleft. About 5 a. in. the ball was opened by the enemy’s artillery on our right and left flank, bringing our brigade almost under a cross fire, while their infantry were pressing upon us with a force of about 10,000 against our three regiments. We waited until they came close to us, when we poured a murderous fire into them, mowing them down like wneat. We followed up our success until our right flank broke and our retreat was almost cut off when we were ordered to re- treat, which we did in as good order as though we were on a march and the enemy not within twenty miles of us. )Vc have lost a gieat many men (prob ably taken pris- oners), but. as every thing is in so much con- fusion now it is difficult to find out pinch.— I am uninjured, and I believe that all (if the Normalk boys are safe, and I am proud to st! y they all stood at their post like “old salmon."— Our General, during the battle, when a fog spread over the whole scene, made this re- mark ofiis,—sziys he, “The-46th have broken, and the 28tii—I can‘t see for the fog, but there «finals the OLD VETERANS of the Conn. 51h, and see them mow them [lore/t .’” I don‘t feel so much like writing as I do sleeping, so I will close this, hoping to give you some- thing lllOl'C definite in my next letter. I am all right, and ready to take the field as soon as we can get reinforcements and am in hopes we will be in Winchester again soon. 1 can assure you we will leave it in ashes next time, for, its citizens killed more ofour men than the soldiers did, and we are burn- ing with reieuge. O. S. B. ,’ The following is handed us by Jason Mer- rill, Esq., from his youngest son who is in the Norwalk company. All who know the lad will rejoice with his parents to learn that he is still “sound on the goose" :— CAMP mean WILLIAMsPORT. Mn, 9 May 28th, 1862. 5‘ Dean FATHER, MOTHER, AND ALL:——I am troll and alive, and sound on the goose! I sup- pose you have heard of the particulars, and I have not. time to write much now. But we are safe out of Virginia on this side of the river. I will give you a few lines and write the rest some other time. We left the camp from where I wrote last, and started for Sli'usburg. When We got between this place and Winchester oui wagons in front was attacked by the rebels and they all bad to go to the rear and then we found that we were surrounded. We got to Winchester and camped out for the night. .We got up in the morning and found the rebels coming on tons. Before we got info line the shot and shell came bounding through the lol ! —— We retreated back behind a stone wall and \ 'aiied fo' them to come up. Then We pour- ed shot in them and mowed them down like grain. There is great credit given the 5th here, although we were so overpowui-ed we had to retreat. All Gen. Banks had, was about 5,000—-two Brigades. The rebels were 25 or 30,000 strong. Our Brigade was the last out of Winchester, and when we come out on one street the rebels were coming in, double quick, on the other. We were very lucky in getting out‘of the town, for we were The town was on fire when we come away; burning the hon piifals with our sick in them .’ I cannot tell you how many we have lose-most of our men .were taken prisoners, as they could not keep up;niyfeetare swelled up as big as your head. It wasa regular “ Bull Run'.” The report is, that Gen. Dix is crossing at Har- per’s Ferry, and that We have to =_-,o back to Winchester; i hope so. The (ii-iit-i'als say they will burn the city to the ground. The [italics of this cily opened “it! window.u :iziil ' fired on our incii-tlic sick and wouii..cd! I think there are about three hundred of our , Regiment here. There was a Corporal on i the right of me, who was shot through the i breast. You better believe the bullets were 1 thick, and it was fun to see the boys dodge the shells! Wediavc lost all that we had.— Tliings are so exciting now, that I can‘t tell you much that is going on. There is great credit everywhere given our officers and men. W. H. M. -—~—-————o.—n.>uo—~-— . —- WThe following letter is from a member of the 12th C. V., previously employed in the Lock Factory, and addressed to H. II. Elwell. Esq. Superintendent of the Manufactory. NEW Onnnaxs, La, May 1st, 1862. FRIEND ELWELL.-—Hiirruh, hurrah! The Stars and Stripes flout proudly on the Custom House in New Orleans, and two of the most formidable forts in this country have been forced to succomb to the Federal forces, after one of the most brilliant naval engage- ments that ever took place. Who would have thought, that in nine weeks after our leaving home, we should have anchored in thewnters of the Mis- sissippi, opposite the proud City of New Orleans.— But Imust digress a little, and try and give you a description of our voyage from Ship Island to this place. We left Ship Island on Wednesday, April 16th, at 4 o'clock, P. M. The whole fleet consisted of "(0 vessels, of'all descriptions. The Gun Boats and Mortar Boats, which were to storm the forts, left several days before we (lid; the boats for the land force left in the following order: The steamer Mis- sissippi, with the 21st Indiana, 4th Wisconsin, and two Batteries of Artillery; the steamer Mantauzas, with the 9th Conn. and Vermont Battery, having in tow the ship E. W. Farley with the 12th Conn., the North America with the 30th and 31st Massachusetts and the Great Republic with the 26th Mass, 2 But- teries of Artillery and two of Cavalry. We proceed- ed iip the Gulf to the mouth of the Mississippi, crossed the bar in safety, and went on our way up the river. We soon are opposite asmall place called Pilot Town, so called from having been a rendezvous of the River Pilots, but now entirely deserted. We proceed on up the river to within about 6 miles of the Forts when we are ordered to come to an anchor and remain for further orders. The Forts are forty miles from the mouth of the River. The houses were very few, and had, to all appearances, been de- serted, and been left in a hurry. Cattle in large numbers, were seen on the banks of the River, but they were as poor as crows. In the morning I ob- tained permission from the Ceicncl, and in compa- iiy with Capt. Byxbee and several others, went on shore. We proceeded to a house, and on entering we found a family consisting of a man, his wife and two daughters, an old negro and two children. \Ve conversed with him, and found that he was worth some inoncy,but i was in New Orleans,whcre he had not. been since November. He had been told by se- ccsh that “ the d—d Yankees were coming to destroy his property and steal his negroes, and that the best thing he could do was to send his slaves to the Fort and go himself to New Orleans." He sent the ne- groes to the Fort, and lost them; while he remained at home and is safe. He had no food, and we sup- plied him next day with enough to last him three months. This is the general drift of stories told by scccsh to get men to help their cause. The firing at the Forts could be distinctly heard on board of our ship, and by going up into the rigging, the shot and shell could be seen; the sight was beautiful. In the evening, a light was seen, and voices could be heard exclaiming, “the Fort is on fire." All was excite- ment. The next morning we were ordered to drop down the river immediately, as the rebels were preparing fire rafts to send down the river upon us, in case our forces cut the chain which they had stretched from Fort to Fort. We dropped down to ~Pilot-town, where we remained four days, when news came that the Forts had surrendered, and such a shout as went up from our vessel; it was perfectly deafening. We were again ordered up the river, but in consequence of head winds, and being unable to procurca steam- er, it was some time before we got under way. The wind coming around favorable, we soon put on sail, and proceeded up the river at a very slow rate, the tide being against us. Towards night the steamer Jackson came alonside, and soon we are moving along quite lively, arriving opposite the Forts about dark. 0n coming abreast of the ship North Ameri- ca, we gave three cliecrs for the Mass. 30th, whom we learned held both of the Forts. which were re- turned with a will. We then came to anchor oppo- site the Forts awaiting further orders. The next morning I am up bright and early, and after getting my breakfast and getting permission from the Col- onel, I visited the Forts in company with Capt. Byx- bee. We first visited For Jackson, which is named after Old Hickory, and is almost entirely surrounded by water; it is built in the form of an octagon, the Fort proper mounting '70 guns of the heaviest calibre. There is also a water battery of eighteen guns, and a masked battery of ten guns, and it is said to be the most formidable Fort in the country ; it hardly seem- ed possible, from its position, that it could be taken. The bombardment lasted six days, during which over 600 shot and shell were thrown in and around the Fort. It was nearly destroyed, and it will take years to repair the damage. Things inside looked as if they had left in a hurry, if you should judge from the manner in which they were scattered about. Enough provisions, arms, amniuiiiti n and clothing were left behind to last a regimen month. The Rise on our side was one man killed and ten wound- ed; it is impossible to telvheirs : we took 250 pris- oners. We now proceed to Fort St. Phillip, which is on the opposite side of the river : it is not as large as the other, but is pretty much in the same situation, and mounts fifty guns. Here we saw the Captain of the steam-battery Louisiana, who is almost dead from wounds received by the explosion of his vessel; from him we learned that the vessel was a most for- midable affair, built entirely of iron, and carrying rifled guns of very large size; he blew her up, he told us with an oath. to prevent her falling into our hands. But we must go on board the vessel, and proceed to New Orleans, which is about 70 miles above the forts. The scenery on the river is beauti- ful—words cannot describe it. The land is a mini ber of' "c- oe ow the river, and strong levees are built to keep the river from overflowing. I never saw better land, and it is as level as a house floor.— Trces urein full bloom, and sugar-cane and other products in a high state of cultivation. The Houses are neat, and the grounds in front beautifully arran- ged. Negroes in large numbers are seen working on the plantations along the river. As we pass alongr the river, some Union incn come out, iiiggers and all, and waive their hats and shout to see the good old Flag. We have the Stars and Stripes, and the Flag of Old Connecticut floating in the breeze. We sometimes pass so near the shore that we can hear the people talking, and the negroes cxclainiiiig—“ I kiiow'd they‘d come,” *‘ that‘s Mussa Lincoln‘s men,” and expressions 0sz similar nature. At 4 O'clock, Wednesday. April 30th, we anchor abreast of the city, without firing a gun ; the levees are crowded with people, anxiously waiting for us to land. May lst—our fleet being all here We proceed- ed to land. We were ordered to lead our Rifles, as ' it was supposed there might be some trouble in pas- sing through the streets. We took up our line of march through several streets, our bands playing Yankce‘Doodle and other national airs. There was no demonstration on either side, our boys keeping perfectly quiet. the people generally doing the same, with the occasional exception of hearing one express himself by saying “ D—d Yankees, had to join the army to keep from starving,” “ Yellow Jack coming soon and take you fellows ofl'." .. Arriving at the Custom Iiouse, we found it occupied by a Massachu- setts Regiment, and we were obliged to go back to the levee and sleep in the open air. In the morning orders came to march to a cotton-press, a short. dis- tance off. We learned from people in the vicinity of the press, that over 20,000 bales of cotton, and large quantities of Sugar and Molasses, had been destroy- cd since the Forts were taken, to keep them from falling into our hands. They had been told by their leaders that we were “coming to plunder and de- stroy,“ but they soon found out the mistake, as we told them we came to save not destroy, to make peace not war, and to uphold the Constitution and Laws of the United States. May 2nd: we are now iii. the City Hall; I took :1 stroll around the City this afternoon, visiting the U. S. Mint, Post Oflice, Cus- tom House, Jackson Monument, &c. The people are very bitter against us, and it is with the greatest difficulty that the soldic‘rs and populace are kept from having a row. They insult us on every corner, calling us all sorts of names, which is hard for us to bear; but the better portion of the people tell us it is nothing but the rabble who do it. and admit we fairly whipped them and they are willing to back down. There is much Union feeling in the city, but it is kept in check from fear, but will show itself before a great while. as soon as the people get. a chance to show themselves and be heard. The stores are almost all closed, and business is at a stand.— Provisions are‘very scarce and high; Flour $40 and $50 per barrel, Coffee 50 cents per pound, and Tea not to be had at any price. Money is very scarce, gold and silver none of any account, plenty of con- federate notes, shin-plasters, &c., with Omnibus and Railroad Tickets for small change. There are plenty of women here of all classes, not. very hand- some, but dressed in the gayest style. They have a great fashion of going bareheaded, the big fish as well as small, intermingling together, having a par- usol to keep the sun 06'. Butlmust close my sketch~ es and leave the rest for another time. ’ 1 remain, Yours, &c.. I VAN. from the sea about 12 miles was bombarded EVACUATION OI‘ CORINTH. NEAR Conix'i‘ii, May 2:0. General Pope’s advance—the 39m Ohio Regiiiicut—occupicd Corinth at 0:40 this morning, and planted our flag on the Court House. , The enemy evacuated the place last night [ retreating down the Mobile and Ohio Rail- road. ~ Wasuixorox, May 30. The following was received from Corinth this afternoon :— NEAR CORINTH, May 30, 1862. lion. E. M. STANTON, Secretary of War :— Gcn. Pope‘s heavy batteries opened on the enemy’s cuti'cnclimcnfs yesterday, and Major Gen. W. T. Sherman established another heavy battery yesterday afternoon within One thousand yards of their works, and skir- misliing parties advanced at daybreak this morning. Three of our divisions are alread “ii the enemy‘s advanced work, about three- arters of a mile from Corinth, which is in flames. The enemy has fallen back of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad. (Signed,) H. W. HALLECK, Major General. HALLECK’s HEADQUARTERS, May 30. During nearly all of last night, the moving of cars and suppressed whistles sounding bc— tokcned some movement going on, but it not being an extraordinary occurrence, it was not considered of an extraordinary nature. About five o’clock this morning several ex- plosions were distinctly lie-1rd. Immediately after skirmisliei‘s were thrown out, and a general advance commenced. A very large amount of railroad iron was untouched. There being some twelve or fif- tcn tracks of railroad from the depot to the enii'encliments, with side tracks and switches they were enabled to move troops with great rapidity. . From information gleaned from prisoners, it is thought the evacuation commenced at sundown of last night the enemy retreating in three directions—east, west and south. Beauregard stated to the citizens last night that he intended evacuating. and throw him- self on both our flanks. At this hour Corinth is held by our outposts and the cavalry is searching for the enemy. That sent by Gen. Pope came upon and dis- persed the enemy, eight miles below Corinth on the Mobile and Ohio Railroad, in the act of burning the bridge capturing forty pris- oners. ' The enemy’s rear guard destroyed the dc- pot, a few bales of cotton, and a church, and intended destroying the entire village, but the citizens saved some fifty houses. They also broke open stores and burned the con- 'tents. A large cavalry force, under Col. Eliot,was sent out on Wednesday morning, by a cir- cuitous route to destroy a bridge on the Mo- bile and Ohio Railroad, south of Corinth.— Although they have not returned, they have probably succeeded, as we learn from pris- oners that a large bridge had been destroyed, forty miles to the south, by a large body of our cavalry, and that Gen. Pope’s 20 pouuder Parrott’s yesterday enfiladed their camps, killing eighty men and one hundred horses; also, that a 30-pounder Pai‘rott shell thrown into Corinth, by Pope, as an experiment, de- stroyed a locomotive and killed the engineer. It is thought among military men that the destruction of bridges south, the uncomforta- ble proximity of onrqalling shells, and the possibility of Federal success on the Missis- sippi, Were the causes of the evacuation. The enemy’s works certainly were of very great strength and capable of making a stout resistance. .<.u» .— The Latest from Corinth. 2000 Prisoners Taken. CORINTH, May 30. It is now ascertained that the evacuation commenced night before last, the enemy re- treating southwardly until they reached the railroad bridge burned by a detachment Of our forces, whence they wentto Grand J unc- tion and thence southwardly on the Jackson Railroad. Some ladies and several citizens remain here. The citizens inform us that Richmond has been evacuated and that Mem- phis is almost entirely deserted, all the stores being closed with the exception of a few gro- ceries, It is ascertained that Van Dorn had a band of Indians under him. Col. Jackson reports finding the road for several miles strewn with knapsacks and haversacks, arms and canteens, showing great demoralization. The woods are full of stragglers, who re being brought in as fast as possible. Proba- bly between 2,000 and 3,000, including al- most the cntirc 13th Louisiana are in our lines now. Many of them are deserters, and the balance have been captured since the evacuation. A United States military tele- graph line was completed to this potnt to- night. -’.—--v.1‘._'..-————' W In addition to the capture of the cities in the Mississippi Valley, we have information from the Savannah News that the city of Da- rien, the capital of McIntosh county, Georgia on the banks of the Altamaha river, lying up recently by two “Yankee” steamers. Darien is located 60 miles south west of Savannah and 20 miles north of Binnswick,which point our forces have occupied for some time. a». The Connecticut Cavalry Dis- perse Guerillas. A special dispatch to the Nerv‘York Times dated Franklin Va., May 26, states that on Saturday, 24th, a body of our troops frmn the Fifth Virginia :1 company of Connecticut Cavali' ', Capt. Fish—«the whole under Licut.‘ Col. Latliam of the Fifth Virginia—surprised a guerilla band on Sheff‘s Mountain, Ran- dolph County, and dispersed them in disor- der, capturing everything left in the hurry of flight—guns camp equipage, &c., and wound- ing a number. —___*.<.>. General Butler’s Last Order. Our last information from New Orleans surprises the public by the confirmation of the rebel report that General Butler has ae- tually issued an order that our troops shall treat the women of New Orleans, who insult our soldiers by Tlililldl‘y and abuse, as they would “women of the imvn”-—-prostitlites.— VVc did not believe that such an order could have been issued by a Union General, be cause though when properly considered, it might be correct, yet the wording was so ambiguous as to subject it to two interpreta- tions; one of which, \‘as that the women of New Orleans should be given up lo the lust of' our soldiers, and the other, that they should be arrested and confined as the city laws require. Ofcoursc the latter, was But- ler’s idea, and equally, of course, the former in the interpretation the rebel Generals and their allies at the North put upon it. It. was as lamentably indiscreet an order as the fa- mous one of General Plielps’, and the treason hatcliers, South and North, will harp upon it to the best of'tlieir ability, for the purpose of encouraging the rebellion and injuring the nose of their country. Of course Gen. Butler‘s troops understand the ineauding of his order. It is explained by the last arrival from New Orleans to be the putting in force the municipal regulations of that city, for the protection of loyal citizens against the ribaldry of secession fe- males. 'lhc New Orleans code of laws, pro- vides that no lewd women shall be allowed in the streets after nightfall, and that none shall converse from their windows with pas- sci's through the streets. General Butler cx- teuds this wholesome provision to all disloyal fanatics of the female sex. He shuts up their own households, and prevents its nausea from prevailing the highways of the city.— None of his men imagine for a moment that he intended to grant them a license to attack female virtue, and seek the gratification of ‘ pussmus which are as much restrained by martial law as by the sentiment of all Chris- tian nations. Ilis purpose is 'clear, ut. his language in not sufficiently free from ambi- guity,aud fliei'ef'oreBeauregard vilely snatch- es at. the baser interpretation, and his allies at the North, including the Hartford Times and New Haven Register, cantingly set. up their howl over the obscenity of their late political leader, and spend ten times the ink and paper in denouncing liinitlian they ever have for the honor of their country, or the success of their flag in this dainnubie re- bellion—N. II. Courier. ._.. ‘--—--<~~v-‘ SOLOMON STURGEs, a well known and wealthy banker of'Chicugo, was taken to the Insane Retreat in Hartford on Tuesday. He has manifested such a deep and intense inter- est iii the rebellion and for the vigorous pros- ecution of the war, that his mind became diseased. A letter was written liiin ordering him to proceed to Hartford to buy a large quantity of rifles,which he iniediately started to do. Upon his arrival there the officers ofthc Institution were in waiting with a car- riage and he was hastened to the Asylum.— It is believed that he can be restored to sound health and his usual powers of mind. _ .........-.._-.._-._.... -——Gen. Butler, in his official report refers to the flag having been torn down and iii- sulted, and promises to make the chivalious mob fear the stripes if they do not reverence the stars. 0 COiinecticut Legislature", Tuexduy, .lli ( y 27. Si«:.\'.\'i‘i~;.-+l‘i'ayi-r by the Rev. Mr. Brew- ster. ‘ Various matters referred with the House. Resolution relative to the Norwalk Insu- raiicc Company; resolution incorporating the Gulf Stream Hose Company of Stain- ford; resolution paying John Murphy for military services; all referred. 0n favorable report of the com. on jut i- ciai'y the bill validating deeds acknowledged by a Justice of the Peace or a Commissioner of' the Superior Court out of the district where he may have jurisdiction; passed. On favorable report. of the Committee on Incorporations, favorable to the resolution amending the charter of the borough of Dan- bury by extending its limits, &c., passed. Adjourned. HOUSE—Prayer by the Rev. Dl'. Cleve- land. House concurred with the Senate in vari- ous matters. Resolution raising Joint Committee to in- quire into the expediency of holding bien- nial sessions of the Legislature, passed. Committee on railroads on petition of New Haven and Northampton railroad com- pany, to unite with the Fai'mingtori Valley Railroad, reported favorably; tabled, to be printed. Bill de insolvent debtors, and distribution of their effects, to Committee on Judiciary. Petition of Ira Sherman, et al., to stop trains at old railroad depot in Bridgeport to Committee on Railroads. Bill dc provision for the organization and equipment of a volunteer militia, reimburs- ing towns for money expended for the ben- efit of the families of volunteers, to Com. on Military Affairs. ‘ Messrs. Judd of Stamford and Foster of Cornwall were appointed on the Joint Com- mittee dc biennial sessions of the Legisla- turc. Resolution incorporatinga Hose Company in Stamford, to Committee on Incorpora- tions. . Adjourned. iii concurrence lir’oclnosday ilfay 2S. SENATE—Prayer by Rev. Mr. Atwater. Report of the Com. on Humane Institutions favorable to the acceptance of report of the missionary society of Conn; adopted. Of Com. on Incorporations favorable to resolu- tion changing time of holding the annual meeting of the Norwalk Insurance company; report adopted; resolution passed. 0f the Judiciary averse to bill relative to resigna- tion of conservators. Senator Platt stated that the bill provides that c0iiScrvators may in certain cases resign. The Com. did not think a bill of this kind necessary. The bill was finally recommitted. The same Com. reported adversely on pc- titition of Charles Mills of Norwalk; report adopted. Adjourned. HOUSE—Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Euslis. Sundry matters from the Senate were con- curred iii. 4 Bill dc assessment and collection of taxes; concurred with Senate in reference to Cum. on Finance. Bill prohibiting voting of stockholders of Fire and Life Insurance Companies of more than five proxies ; to Com. onjudiciary. Bill (lc assessment and collection of taxes, exempting taxation of bank stock; to Com. on Finance. Res. amending charter of the borough of Danbni'y, passed. Res. instructing Corn. on Education to report a bill de school teachers; to Com. on Education. Report of Bank Commissioners, accepted and ordered tiled. Bill de lauds relative to conveyances, vali- dating ackiimvledgemcnts of deeds by J usti- ces in other counties; amended by Senate to include “Commissioners of Superior Court,” verbally amended and bill passed. Mr. Bushnell of New Haven introduced the following resolutions : Resolved, That the Statcof' Conuecticutlias abundant reason to be proud of her heroes in the army and navy of the nation, and that while history cannot fail to do justice to our fallen martyrs, we witlioutinvidious motives do now accord to Commodore A. H. Foote, of the navy, from this State, our earnest and unqualified praise for the great energy, pei- severance and patience, which he has exhib- ited while in command of the fedpral flotilla on the Western rivers; and cspecmlly for the great bravery and skill with which he has fought and won his successive battles; and most cordially do we sympathize with him, while he is suffering from wounds received while battling for the Right. Resolved, That as a testimonial of our kind- est regard for him, the Clerks of the General Assembly be directed to prepare and trans- mit to him a. copy oftliese resolutions. Mr. Bushnell spoke, in substance, as fol- lows: MR. SPEAKER: In passing the resolutions before the House, we do not overlook the noble uicn from this State who have poured out their life’s blood on the altar of our C( an mon country, such as Winthrop, Ward, ly- On and Russell. Neither do we disparage the living heroes whose all is now at stake under the burning sun at N cw Orleans, Port Royal, North Car- olina and elsewhere. We but unite with the great multitude, in all parts of‘ the country, in expressing the feelings of joy and pleas- ure with which we contemplate his noble work. We but add the voice of this good old State to the many congratulations which her worthy son has justly merited and re- ceived. I take much satisfaction in believ- in g that the proposed resolution—passed, as I know it will be, by a most hearty and unanimous “yea"—when fbrwarded to him, will alleviate the pain of'liis wound in some measure, and increase his much exhausted strength. Mn. SPEAKER: I am proud of Commo- '(loi'c Footc; proud of the State that has for- nis'iicd him to the Union cause, to unite his ability With that of‘ilic dauntless men of the West, who are us proud of him as we can possibly be. I am proud of Connecticut’s representa- tion in the Cabinet of Abraham Lincoln, a man with sagacity to select the right man for the right place, such as Foote, Dupont, Por- tor and Farragut, and who has never yet planned a movement in his department that has failed of complete success. I refer to Gideon \Velles. Mr. Chapman of I-iarlf‘oril bore testimony to the gallantry of Commodore Footc. Mr. Adams of Norwich referred to Mr. \Vellcs and Com. Fooic—botli schoolmates ol'vliis, years ago, til. Cheshire—as men (le- serving of the fullest honor and praise. The resolution then passed unanimously. Adjourned. Thursday, May 29. SENATE.—Pi-ayer by the Rev. Mr. Max- Hell. Various matters heretofore referred were referred in concurrence. Bill exempting from taxation in this State, all bank stocks taxed in other states.» Report of Bank Committe, favorable to acceptance of the report of the Bank Cem- iiiissioncrs; accepted. Report. of" the Committee on Judiciary ad- verse. to bill providing flint counsel in atrial for an offense other than capital by the Superior Court, to defend the accused may receive the. same fee as an assistant at- torney for the State in similar cases. The bill was rejected ! Bill providing that money received under the military law during the draft, shall be refunded; passed. Res. uppi-oprialiug $3,000 to the Reform Hospital Aid Association ; passed. icport ol‘ilie Com. on Iiicorporations fa- vorable to the incorporation of the Gulf Stream Hose Company of Stamford ; moved by Mr. Calhoun to amend so that the mem- bers shall not thereby be exempt from militn~ i'y duty; carried, and the resolution thus passed and report thus accepted. Adjourned. Hutch—Prayer by Rev. Mr J. S. C. Ab- boll. Res. that the annual meeting of the Nor- walk Fire Insurance Coin puny, shall be bold- en in the month of May orJune in each year (the present year included) on a day fixed by the Direcrors of said Company; passed. Res. appointing Joseph Thompson, Geo. Osborn, and Stephen Hoyt, County Com~ inissiouei's for Fairfield County. Res. raising Joint Committee to investigate the expenses of the General Assembly, with a view to probing the matter of furnishing stationery to members and others; passed. Res. appointing Ebenezer Carpenter Gen- eral Bank Commissionerot‘tlie Slates—passed in concurrenm: with the Senate. Adjourned. It Friday, May 30. SENATE—Prayer by Rev. Mr. Smith. Report of Committee on Incorporalions, favorable to the incorporation of the “Relief Hook and Ladder Company" of Stamford, :iliiciidcd So that the roiiipiiny shall not be CNf‘llllll. Ii'oiii iiiililai'y , duty, and so passed. a . ? Substitute bill providing flint the interest of any nianufhctiii‘iiig busmcss shall be. set in the list in the town where the business is located, passed; resolution raising a coni- niittcc to investigate into the items of public fpi'iiitiiig, and report by bill or otlichisc. Adjourned. HOUSE—Prayer by Rev. Mr. Dewey. A motion of Mr. Bates of Redding, that the roll of the House be called ; carried, and tlic roll was called amid considerable merri— mcnt, members rising and responding to their names. Forty-seven :ibsciitecs were report- ed. The yeas and nays were called on the mo- iou to adjourn to Tuesday at 10 L2 0 clock, as follows: Yeas, 107; nays 83. The motion was carried. Various Senate matters were concurred in. Mr. Treat gave notice that the Committee on the J udicia would meet next Tuesday, at 2 o’clock RIM, to give attention to the bill known as the Flowage Bill. Resolution releasing Porter Kellogg from the State Prison. After discussion by Messrs. Hyde of Tol- land; Train of Milford ;' Osgood of Pomfret; Chapman of Hartford; Hastings of Frank— lin; Rice of Farmington; and Weaver of New London, the resolution passed, and Porter Kellogg is released frmn the State Prison. Petition for release of Henry Manasseth for release from State Prison, leave to with- draw. Petitiou of Charles Mills, el al. of Nor- walk, dc trespass of swine and cattle, recom- mitted to Com. on Judiciary. ' Bill de private ways and common fields, to Com. on Judiciary. Resolution appointing J. G. Minor, Wil- liam F. Baldwin, and J. P. Brewster, Coun- ty Commissioners for Litehfield County ; passed. Resolution appointing John J. Jacques of Waterbury, General Railroad Commissioner, passed. . Resolution that the roll of the House shall be called each morning, and members not present shall have their pay deducted for the time absent; tabled. Resolution appointing His IIonor, Roger Averill of Daiibury, and Stiles Stanton of Stoniiigton, Trustees of the State Normal School for the term of four years, passed. Resolution paving the Treasurer of the Connecticut State Agricultural Society the sum of $2,500; to Committee on Agricul- tlll‘C. Bill that the selectmen of the several towns in this State, who have received moneys from any person or persons drafted into th e militia, under and in pursuance of an Act entitled “An Act relating to the Militia," passed May Session, A. D., 1861, be and they are hereby required on demand to refund said money to the person or persons from whom they received the same. A debate sprung up relative to the action of the Governor in suspending the operation ofthc militia bill, and was carried on by Messrs. Hyde of Tolland, Merrill of South- ington, Gallup of Plainfield, Pratt of Rocky Hill, Chapman of Hartford, Rice of Farm- ton, and others. Mr. Adams moved to make the matter the special order for Wednesday next at 10 o‘clock, A. M., rejected after a long discus- sion, 65 to 63. Mr. Chapman moved that the question pending be made the special order for Wedv nesday next at 11 o’clock. Carried, 18 to 51'. Adjourned to Tuesday. ______ «.‘.p..—~_._... NEWS ITEMS. —Gen. Banks in his report of his retreat down the Shenandoah valley gives especial credit to Captains Holabird and Beckwith, both of Connecticut, officers of the regular army, for the safety of the train of five liun~ dred wagons which accompanied the army, anti which was especially exposed to loss in such a rapid retreat. ———Gov. Buckingham has lent that steel cannon presented to the State by Henry S. Sanford, to the Government, and it will be sent to Washington. It is useless for service until an especial kind of ammunition is made for it. ———Gen. Dix has required the Baltimore Corn Exchange to display the national flag from their building. ——TlielCliar1eston papers of the 21st state that four of our vessels had shelled three is- lands in the harbor on the day previous— namely, Colcs, Kiswah and Goat Islaiids- and that the rebels had retired after burning their quarters. Colcs Island is some 12 or 15 miles from Charleston. ——-Tlie official report of the rebel Commo~ dore Tatnall on the destruction of the “Mer~ rimac” charges treachery on the part of the pilots, who deceived him as to the depth of water, otherwise he would have gone up the James River to defend Richmond, at least he says he would. - —The announcement of the surrender of the cities of Natchez, Warrenton and Vicks- burg comes to us from the rebel journals in those quarters. Cur fleet, after pccomplisli- ing the capture of these three pomts, is said to be on its way to Memphis. ——Gen. Mitchell says that his position in Alabama is permanent, and reports every— thing quiet in Huntsville, and the Union. feeling increasing. —-—-Gov. Sprague was on Wednesday last. elected United States Senator from hodo Island for six years, from March 4, 1863.——- He received 92 out of 103 votes, there being; no regular candidate in opposition to tho Governor. —On the 15th inst, the U. S. steamer R. R. Cnyler captured an iron steamer loaded with cotton, and sent her to New York -so the captain of a barqne which arrived the other day reports. ——-\Irs. General Beauregard is in New 01'— leans, occupying the house of Mr. Slide“.— On ascertaining this fact, Gen. Butler with— drew the guard from her house, allowing her entire liberty, and directing her to be treated with distinguished consideration. ——Gen. Fremont, on Saturday last, had or» ders to fall back to the support of Gen. Banks, and the march was begun; how terminated is not yet stated. ——The name of Col. Josiah W. Bissel], the hero of the “cut direct“ at Island No. 10, has been sent into the Senate for confirmation as brigadier-general. He has handsomely carnd the promotion. ——Horace Greeley recently ofiicinted in. the pulpit of the Rev, Dr. Chapin of New York, during the absence of the latter. _. _._..‘.--.——— gig-Beauregard has spoken from Shiloh- a victory but he makes a bad job of it.-—- Among his heaviest losses he admits that the Coinmauder-iu-Chief, Gen. A. Sidney Johns stem, the Hon. George M. Johnston (Rebel Provisional Governor of Kentucky,) Brig. Gen. Hindman,were killed or died of wounds; Maj-Gen. Cheatham, Brig-Gen. Clark, Brig- Gen. Johnson and Brig-Gen. Bon'en were wounded; 1,728 men were killed on the field 8,013 were wounded, and 959 are missing—— total loss, 10,699. —-—-—-r—..i°DD’-—————— W The N. Y. Times correspondent with McClellan’s army, under date of May 22th, says : “\Vithiii the past three days the disposition ofthc whole rebel army before Richmond seems to have been changed. Instead ofthe rebels retreating, with all their supplies and camp equipage toward the city, they are coming from it in large numbers, and are ev1- dently determined to make a stand between it. and the Chickahominy River. It was as— certained beyond a doubt that five days ago, but a small force of the enemy—says six thousand men—occupied the ground between us and Richmond. It was then supposed that our march into the city would be easy and rapid, and that an opportunity would soon be given theUnion citizens of that place to demonstrate their delight at being libera~ ted from the secession yoke. But now the aspect is cOmpletely changed, and numerous indications favor the belief that our onward progress to Richmond is to be hotly disputed by the larger part of the rebel arm . Every hour troops are pouring out of ichinond and disposing themselves along the line of the Cliickaliominy, being at some points only a halfa mile from it. “A deserter, just arrived from a Georgia regiment states that between Richmond and 'Mechaiiicsville and about one and a half miles from the latter place, three Georgia regiments have encamped since morning.— He also says that Beauregard arrived in Rich- mond last Thursday, and that a most vigor- ous attempt will be made to save the city." ’—-¢ -<.>..——-———. WHunover Court House, which wasta- keii by McClellan on Monday, is _tlie capitol of Hanover county, Virginia; is situated one mile from the Painqu river, and 20 miles north from Richmond, and commands the railroad from Richmond to the Potomac.— This place is memorable as the scene of Pat- rick Henry’s early triumphs, and in more h:- cent times as the birth-place of Henry Clay. 5 iiicuibci's of ”H: said His effort is to show his defeat in the light of", jonm-cficllt Prisoners Ro- leased. Among the 1.4100prisoncrsrccc..tly released by the icbcls, and arrived at Nowherii, are the lbllowiiig Connecticut iiicii: David O‘- Connor, of Capt. Fowler's Company, 3d Reg- iment, who was sent to Tuscaloosa, then to Charleston and thence to Columbia, S. C.—- 110 arrived home on Saturday last, looking “as well as could be expected.” His narra- tive of the scenes and incidents through which he has passed is a veiy interesting one; also, C. E. Gnlpiii, Co. K, 3d rem; J Gilmore, Co. F, 3d mg; C. H. Hawkhurst, Corp. Co. D, 2 reg, ; Fisher, Wagon master, 7th reg; W. E. Rich, Corp. Co. A, 2d reg; A. H. Hoddinott, Co. E, lst reg. ; Mark Kill- brikge, Co. E, 3d reg. ; E. C. Lamb, Co. H, 2d reg; A. G. Monroe, Co. D, 2d reg. ; H Skatten, 7th reg; N. Singer, Co. B, lst reg. ; D. Rosenblatt, Co. B. 2d reg; P. F. wilkin- son, Co. B, 2d reg. ; G. Weed, Co. F. 3d reg. 5 Joseph Payte, Co. F, 3d reg; D. Wilmott, 7th reg. ; W. clchleim, Co. H, 3d rem; Edwin Arnold, 3d reg.; E. S. Blue, 2d 1‘82.; G. F. Brewer, 7th reg; A. L. BEiiedict, 3d reg; S. A. Cooper, 2d reg.; Silas Davis, 7th reg. ~.»F—-— . W Mr. W. A. Blackney of New Haven, the agent of the National Freedmen’s Relief Association proposes to visit the towns in Fairfield County, to solicit contributions and cost-off clothing for the relief of the destitute Freedman at Port Royal and Beaufort. He isa gentleman in whom our citizens may place entire reliance, that whatever donations are made to him will be faithfully appropri- ated. We hope he may meet with liberal encouragement. __._ _--o.-.--.o—— ._.__—.. General Headquarters, State of Connecticut. ADJUTANT GENERAL’s OFFICE, 3. Hartford, May 16th, 1862. 5 [General Orders, No. 17.] Upon a requisition of the Secretary of War, the Commander-in-Chief directs that Two Hundred Volunteers each, be enrolled for the 8th, 10th and 11th Regiments. - Those enrolled under these orders will be entitled to the pay and allowances of soldiers in the regular service, and .in addition the Bounty allowed by this State to Volunteers and their families. Officers detailed for the recruiting service will be required to report daily to this De- partmcnt. The Recruits will rendezvous at New Haven. By 01“.l£r of the Commander-in—Chief. J. D. WILLIAMS, Adjutant General. _._.._... .<.- .'______. General Headquarters, state 0 Connecticut. ' ADJUTANT GENERAL’s OFFICE, )_ Hartford, May 22d, 1862. 5 [GENERAL ORDERS, No. 23. 1. The President of the United States hav- ing made requisition for another Regiment of Infantry fioni this State, the Commander- in-Chief directs that Voluntreers be enrolled sufficient to organize one Regiment, to be de- signated the 14th Regiment of Infantry, to serve for three years or during the War, un- less sooner discharged. The plan of organi- zation will be the same as of those Regiments now in the field. 2. The Regiment will consist of ten com- panies, and each company will be organized as follows: MINIMUM. 1 Captain, 1 Captain, 1 First Lieutenant, 1 First Lieutenant, 1 Second Lieutenant, 1 Second Lieutenant, 1 First Sergeant, 1 First Sergeant, 4 Sergeants, 4 Sergeants, 8 Corporals, 8 Corporals, 2 Musicians, 2 Musicians, 1 Wagoner, 1 Wagoner, 64 Privates. S2 Privates. 83 Aggregate. 101 Aggregate. 3. The Regiment will be organized as fol- lows: MINIUM. MAXIMUM. » 830 Company Officers and 1010 Company Otlicers and Enlisted Men, Enlisted Men. 1 Colonel, 1 Colonel, 1 Lieutenant-Colonel, 1Lieutenant-Colonel 1 Major, 1 Major, , 1 Adjutant, (a Lieut.) 1Ad jutant (a Lieut.) 1 Regimental Q. M. 1 Regimental Q. M. (2). Lieutenant.) (a Lieutenant), .1 Surgeon, 1 Surgeon, 2 Assistant Surgeons, 2 Assistant Surgeons 1 Sergeant Major, 1 Sergeant Major, 1 Regimental Q. M. 1 Re imental Q. M. MAXIMUM. Sergeant, ergeant, 1 Regimental Com- 1 Regimental Com- missary Sergeant, missary Sergeant, 1 Hospital Steward, 1 Hospital Steward, 2 Principal Musicians. 2 Principal Musi. cians, ’ 844 Aggregate. 1024 Aggregate. 4. The several Companies, when full, may nominate their commissioned officers Squads of sixty-six may nominate two Lieutenants, and one of thirty-three men may nominate a 2d Lieutenant. The Commander-in-Chief reserves the right—when the interests of the service may require—to consolidate such squads, and the higher Officers in a Com- pany so consolidated will be nominated by the Company from the Lieutenants. _The Company non-commissioned Officers, until the Companies shall be embodied in a Regi- ment, will be appointed by the Captain; af- terward by the Colonel, on recommendation of the Captain. 5. The Field Officers will be appointed by the Commander in-Chief. 6. The Colonel will appointfroin the Com- pany subalterns, an Adjutant and aRegimen- ml Quarter-Master, who may be reassigned to his company at his pleasure. ‘7. The Surgeon and Assistant Surgeons will be appointed by the Commander-in- Cbief after they shall have passed an examin- ation by the Medical Board. 8. The non-commissioned Staff will be se- lected by the Colonel from the non-commis- sioned officers and privates of the Regiment; and vacancies so created will be filled by ap- pointment, as is prescribed above. 9. The Regimental Chaplain will be ap- pointed by lhc Regimental Commander, on the vote of tiic Field Officers and Company commanders on duty with the regiment at the time the appointmentis to be made. The Chaplain so appointed must be a regularly ordained minister of seine Christian denom- ination. and will receive the pay and allow- ances of Captains of Cavalry. 10. No man uhder the rank of commission- ed Officer, who is under eighteen or over forty~tive years of age, or who is not in phys- ical strength and vigor, will be received. ‘ 11. Persons nominated for Company Officers, will be examined in the school of the Soldier and Con'ipaii y, by a board of ex- aminers, appointed by the Commander-in- Cliief‘. ’l‘lie examiners willalso inquire into the moral character and habits of the persons examined, and report for the information of the Comniander-in-Chief. When a person designed as an officer shall be found not qualified, another nomination will be made instead. When no nomination shall bemade to the Commander-iii-Cliief, he will fill the vacancy. 12. Arms, equipments and uniforms will be furnished the troops, and when they are accepted into service, will receive the same pay and allowances as the regular army, and in addition from the State of Connecticut‘s bounty of Thirty Dollars a year and “Six dollars per month for a wife, if any there be, and two dollars per month for each child under fourteen years, provided the sum “1 the' aggregate does not exceed ten dollars per month. _ _ 13. i-Evfly volunteer non-commissmned officer, piivate, musician and artificer, who enters the service of the United States under this plan, Wm be paid by the United States, when honorably discharged, the sum of one hundred dollars in addition to the regular pay and allowances. . . “Any Volunteer who may be received into the service of the United States under this plan, and who may be wounded or otherwise (“aided in the service, shall be entitled to . the benefits which have been or may be con- ferred on persons disabled in the reguar ser- vice; and the legal heirs of such ’asdieormay be killed in service, in addition to all arrears of pay and allowances, shall receive the sum of one hundred dollars from the United States. “The Wiigoiiei's will receive the pay and allowances of Corporals of Cavalry. . “The Regimental Commissary Set, cant will receive the pay and allowances ofa eg- imental Sergeant-Major." 14. Tilt. Regiment will rendezvous at Hart- ford. 15. All applications in pursuance to these orders will he made direct to the Adjutant General. _ By order of the Comniaiidcr-in-Chit-f, ' JOSEPH D. W ILLIAMS, ' Adjutant Genet“
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