Mt. Vernon Republican (Mount Vernon, Ohio : 1854), 1862-06-05

              TUm-" TV V ' roL viii. Vino eartcS.. TOM NEW SETTLEMENT OF VINELAND. A REMEDY FORHARD TIMES. A Hare opportunity in the Rest Market, mil Moot Del jghtiul and Healthful Climate in the Unloj, Only Thirty Miles South of I'hlladelpriia.on a itatiroad, being ft won, Heavv Soil. and ft Highly Prodactiv- Wheat Land, Among tho Best in the Gar den State of New Jers-y It eoniist of 10.000 tarts of (rood Unit, divided into faro I of ditto run I rise to suit the purchaser from 20 tons and upwards and Is sold at the rate or from la to 20 per aore lor tne larm lana payable one-fourth eaah" and 'he balance byquarter-yearly instalment!, with legal interest, wlihln the term of four years. TUB ROIL It, In great part, a Rich Clay Loam, suitable fnr Wheat, Grass and Potatoes also a dark and rich sandy loam, mitabto for eorn . woot potatoes, to-baeon, all kinds of vegetables and root crops, and the finest rarietles of fruit, such as drapes, Pears, Coaches, Apricots, Nectarines, uiaokterrios, Melons and other fruits, host adapted to the Philadelphia and New York markets, fn rospeet to the soil and erops there con be no mistake, as visitors can examine both, and none are expected to buy before so doing; and Hading these statements correct under theso ciroumstanoet, unless there statements were correct, thore would be no use la their being made. It is covsidorod TITE BEST FKCIT SOIL IN TitR UNION. See Reports of Solon Robinson, Esq., of the N. V. Tribune, and the well-known agriculturist, Wm Parry of Cinuaminson, New Jersey, which will be furnished Inquirers. THE MARKET. Ity looking orer a map the reader will perceive that it enjoys the best narket in the Union, and has direct communication with New Tork and Philadelphia twice a day, being only thirty-two milos from the latter. Produce In this market brings double the price that it does in locations distant from the cities. In this locttion it can be put into market the same morning it is'gatherod, and for what the farmer sells he gets the highest price; whilst groceries and other articlos he purchases he gets at the lowest price. In the West, what he sells brings him a pittance, but for what he buys ho pays two prices. In locating here the ittlor?has many other advantages. He is within a w hours by railroad, of all the greatcities of New h agland and the Middle States. He is near his old friends and asocia ions. He has school for his ohildron, divine service, and all the advantages of civilisation, and he ia near a largo city. THE CLIMATE Is delightful: the winters being salubrious and open, whilst the summers aro no warmer than In tho North. Tho locttion is upon the line of latitude with Northern Virginia. Pnrfons wanting a change of climate for health, would he mnoh bonoflttod In Vinoland. The mildness oi tho climate and its bracing induenco,make8 itexoellont for nil pulmonary affections, dyspensia, or general debility. Visitor will notioo a differ-e.ioe in a fw dav. Thills and fevers re unknown. CONVENIENCES AT nAND. Ituiltlin; material is plenty. Fish and oysters re plontiful and ohoap. Vi"itor mnst exioct hnwernr to see a nnwpliee. WHY THE PROPERTY HAS NOT BEEN SET-TI ED BEFORE. This question the reader naturally asks. It is because it has boen hold in large tracts by families not disposed to sell, and being witho it. railroad facilities they had few inducements. The railroad lias just been opened through the property this season fnr the first time. Visitors are shown over tho land in n carriage, free of oxponse, an ' afTordod timo and opportunity for thorough investigation. Those who come with a viow to settle, should bring money to soenre their purchasrs, as locations aro not held upon refusal. The safest thing in hard tintes,whero penplo have been thrown out of employment or business, and possess some little means or small incomos.is to start themselves a home. Okeyoan buy a piece of land at a small price, and eaa more than wages in improving it; and when it is done It is a certain Independence and no lis?. A few acres in fruit trees will insure a comfortable living. The land is put down to hard time prices, and all improvements can be made at acheupor rate than most any other time. The whole tract with six milos front on the railroad, is being laid out with lino and spacious nven-uos with a town in the centre five aero lots in tho town sell at from $150 to $200; two and-a-half acre lots at from $30 to $120, and town lots $0 feet front by 150 feetdeep; at $100 payable one half cash and the balanco witnln a year. It is only upon farms of twenty acros, or more, that four years' time is given. TO MANUFACTURERS, the town affo-ds aline opening for the shoe manufacturing business, and other articles, being near Philadelphia, and the surrounding country has a large population, which affords a good market. This settlement In the course of a several year, will be one of the most boantiful places Id the country, and most agreeable tor a residence. It is Intended to make it a Vine and Fruit growing country, as this oultnre is the most pioAtable and the belt adapted to the market. Every advantage and convenience for settlers will be introduced which will insure the prosperity of the place The hard times throughout the country will be an advantage to the settlement, as it compels people to resort to agriculture for a living. Large numbers of people are purchasing, and pen plo who desire the best location should visit the place at once. Improved land is also fnr sale. TIMBER Land ean be bought either with or without timber. The Timber at market valuation. The Title is Indisputable, Warrantee Deeds -given,clear of all incumbrance, when the money is paid. Boarding con voniencos at hand. Letters promptly answered, and Reports af Solon otobinson and Win Parr' sent, together wioh the A'ineland Rural. Route to the Land: Leave Walnnt street wharf oPhiladspuhia at 9 o'olock, A M anl 4 PM, unless there should be a change of hour for Vineland.on the Olassboro and Millville railroad. When you Heava the ears t Vineland Station, just opened, In pire for CHA3-K. LANDIS, Postmaster, Founder of the Colony, VlNFLlXD P. O.) CtJHRKSLAKB Co.. N J. P. 8. There is a change of can at Olassboro. Also beware of sharper on the ear from New York and Philadelphia to Vineland, inquiring your business, destination, Ac. 13 ly REPORT OF SOLON ROBINSON. OF THE NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Ur-ON TBI VINELAND SETTLEMENT t-jf"The following I an ei tract from the report of Solon Robinson, Esq., published In the New York Tribune, ii reference to Vineland. All per-eon oan read this report with interest. Advantages of Fai tning near nome Vine-land Remarks upon Marl Soil, its great Fertility The Cause of Fertility Amount o( Crops Produced Practical Evidence. - It is certainly one of the most extensive, fertile tracts, In an almost level position, and suitable condition for pleasant farmin? that we know of this side of the western prairie. W found soma of the oldest farms apparently lust a -profitably productive a when first cleared of forest Sfty r a hnndred years ago The geologist would soon discover the eause of this eontinned fertility. The whole country Is a marine deposit, aod all through the soil we found evidences of ealcaroous substances, generally In the form of indurated calcareous marl, showing many distinct forms of ancient shells, of the tertiary formatiomand this marly substance la soat'ered all through the soil. In a very comminuted form, and In the exact condition most easily assimilated by sueh plants as the farmer desire to cultivate. Marl in all its form, has teen used to fertilise erops in England, from the time it waa occupied br the Romans; and in France and Germany a marl j on ie euumeuun as m vaiuame oea oi manure,ioas ean be dug and carted and spread over the field. IIow much more valuable then It must be, when foua 1 already mixed through the (oil where new particles will be turned ap and exposed, and trans-era A to the owner as every time he itira tie erthi Having this f aUefied our a nil ef the esvit.lhty will not be excited with Wonder at aeeln Indub liable evidence of fertility la a soil which in other situations, having the tame general characteristics or at least appearances, la entirely uuremunerative except as unproductiveness is promoted by ertlfl cial fertilisation. A few words about the quality and value of this land for cultivation, of which we have strong proof. Our first visit was to William D. Wilson, Frank lin township, uiouoosier county; wno purohased some eight miles north of Millville, about throe voarsago, for tba purpose of establishing a steam mill to work up the tim er Into lumbar, to send off by me new ratiroaa, as wen as nrcwood and ooal, for which he bu .It a branch traok a mile and a half long. lie also rurnmnod sixteen miles of the road with ties, and has no doubt made the mill nrofi la-1 1 - i. i. . . i . . , 1 Die, tuuugu ins main oojtwfc was 10 open a farm having become oonrinced that the soil was valuable for cultivation. In this he has not been disappointed, ao some of bis crops prove. For instance, last year, the second time of cropping, 30B bushels oi potatoes os one acre, worm eu coots a bushel in the Held. This yoar seven acres ffitnout any manure produced 356 bushels of oats. In ono flold. the first eron was notatoes planted amonir tha mnid and yielded 75 bushels. Tho potatoes were dug, and wheat sowd, and yielded 16 bushels; and the tubhle turned and sown to buckwheat, which viold a . ' i . 1 1 1 .1 i ' -n 90 nuiuvii; una tuen turn ground was Sown to elover and timothy, which gave as a first crop 2lf tons per acre. The fertilisers applied to these orops; were first, ashes from clearings; second 225 pounds super-phosphate of lime; third .00 pounds Peruvian guano; then 60 bushels of slaked lime bos been spread npon the clover since it was mowed, aud turned in for wheat. Mr- Wilson's growing erops, and the wheat stubble of the presont season, all Indicate his land as being productive as any part of the State. At Mary Barrow's, an old style Jersey woman fanner, sevoral miles south of Mr. Wilson's, we wero so particularly struck with the fine appearance of a field of corn, that wo stoppod to inquire of a hired man how it was produced. We found that the Ian had been the year but one before in wheat, sown with clover, and this cut one season, and last sprint plowed onoe with 'one poor old nap' and planted with corn. i es, lut you manured high, we suppose? we said interrogatively, and got this reply v. aal, you see, we couldn't a done that, because we hadn't but forty one-horse loads altogether, for 2d acres, and we wanted the most on it for the truck." The truck consisted of beets.carrot, cabbage, cu-jurabers, melons, Ac, and a very productive patch -if Lima Beans, grown for marketing. So we were satisfied that tho soil was not infertile, ovan unaid ed by clover, which bad fod the corn, because the truck patch had not boon olovored. and had been In cultivation long enough to obliterate all signs of the resi" Our next visit was to the farm of Andrew Sharp five miles north of Millville, from half to a mile east of the railroad, and just about iu the centre of Vineland. Mr. Sharp commenced work here in uccemDer, 1803, upon ZiU acres. In loss than three years he has -ol 231 acres cleared and in crops this season, all well inelosod and dividod into several fields, with oedarrail or polefonce; has built a two story dwelling, nbou 1 3d by 40 foot, and a smaller house for farm laborers, and a stable or eranarv and some other outbuildings. uoasmoraolo part of the land was cleared for the plow at $9por aero, and on some of it the first erop was buckwheat, limed with 50 busholsin powdor per acre. This crop ma bo put in Julv 4th to 20th and yields 20 to 30 bushels per aero, harvested in November; whon the land being sowed with 100 lbs of Peruvian guano and socdwl with rye.yioldod 12 to 15bushols per aore and $10 Worth of straw. The rye stubble turnod, after knooking off a largo growth of oak sprouts, and dressod jiguin with gu ano anu aeouoq to wnoai, gave la te 10 oushuls. Tho crop which he was threshing while we wore there promises moro, of a vory plump grain, and the straw1 is very hoavy. We wont over tho stubble, and found the olover end timothy from seod sowed lost sprinir. on the wheat wilhoat harrowing, looking a well as wo evor saw it Uin any oldoultivatud farm, and with a little work clone In the winter to clour off some roots und rotten stomps, and setting stakes to mark pormancnt ones, ho will be ablo to cut tho crop tho next yoar with a mowing machine, and we will guarantee two tons per aore, if ho will give tho over ..).., ir i A..A .... ,u . 1'nrtot the land was planted with potatoes for a first crop! which yielded 120 bushels nor acre. It was then limed with 50 busho per acre, and sood- ou wun wnoac anu olover, yielding an avoraga of over id ousncis per aero, and tho clover now looks bonittiful. Other portions have boen planted with eorn a a a first crop, which yielded 30 bushels of vollnw flint. corn, mid the second oroporty bushels, ana the third crop, troatod ISO ;bs of guano, we are sure no one would estiuiote bel ow 40 bushols por aere. The roadcr will recollect that the writer is now specking of land entirely new. and which ean scarcely be considered in good urublo condition. CP In other cases tho corn oron of last vear was fnl lowed with oats this season, not yet thrashed, but win average pr 'Dimly 411 to oo bushels. Wweot potatoes, beans, melons and in fact all garden vegetables, as woll as young peach and other fruit trees planted this year show very plai .ly that this long leglected tract of land should remain so no longor, and there is now a strong probability that it will not; foi under the auspices of Mr. Landis.it will be divided into small lots, with roods located to accommodate all the surveyor is now busy at this work.. and all purchasers will be required to build neat eomfortablo houses, and eithor fence their lot in uniformity, or agree to live without fence, which would be preferable, by which means a good population will be scoured, who will eitablish churches, schools, stores-mills, meshanio shops and homes homes of American farmers, surlounded by gardens, orchards, fields and comforts ef eivil ixod life. If any one, from any derangement of business, la desirous of changing his pursuits of life, or who is from any cause desirous to find a new location and cheap home in the oountry, aud who may read and believe what we have truly stated, be will do well to go and see for himself what may be seen within a two houjs' rldo out of Philadelphia. . SOLON ROBINSON. JAMES BLANCIIAUD. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALEB IU MEDICINES, PAINTS, OILS, DTE-3TUFFS, CHEMICALS, PERFUMERY, And all miscellaneous articles usually kept in Westerr Drug 8tores Also CHOICE AND PUKE LIQUORS fob MEOICAU PURPOSES ONIY, PHYSICIANS PRESCRIPTIONS Carefully compounded. Recipes of til kinds carefully put op. EAST RIDE MAIN, Three Doors North of Gambler Street, 1IT. VERNON, O. February 13 noli ly - D. O. MONTGOMERY, ATTCHBEY AT LJLWa IN BOOTH BUILDINO OVER MU8IC STORE Mount Vernon, Ohio. r'peclal attention given to the Collecting of '. Inims, and the purchase and sale of real Estate. b ive for sale animproved lands as follows, 040 lies ia Osage County, Missouri, 605 acre in V rren County, Missouri, 802 acre in St. Fran- uisCeunty, Missouri, also 115 acre and one 40 terelotin Hardin County, Ohio, and 8J acres in lrrcer uoumy.vnio. March l.'ev.lo-tr, EXECUTOR'S NOTICEi Notice is hereby given tlut the undersigned baibeea appointed and duly qualified a Executor of th Estate of VeUey Allen (.deo'd) late or Knox County. A. QKEEHLEE. JJ.Jw. MOUNT VERNON, OHIO THURSDAY, JUNE 5. 1862, MT.TOftQN REPUBLICAN. THURSDAY June 5. For the Republican, A Tribute. To the memory of Katy Kelsey. Gone; in tho bloom of life 'a spring hour), Gone; liko the fadiug of Sum jer flower, From the warmth aud the lightsome sheen of day To thy Ood and thy rest thou Last paused away Olil they knew as they eat around thy bid, By the holy light o'er thy young brow ahed Though the cheek was cold, aud the eye waa dim That thy heart had already gone to Him. Their watch waa done, thou'st paased away, God' comfort the Mother she needi thy stay, The darling light of her heart is ahaded, Katie i gone, the kweet rose faded. The Father look on his angel dead, Tho tears of thy Sister fast aro shed, And thy Brother sobbed o'er the beauteous clay, And wept in rain thou'st passed away. Gone, yet the flowers are still glowing bright, And the birds still sing in the golden light. Th e earth still knoweth its brilliunt dawn, And in the blue heaven the stars shine on. B ut the song whose musie at home was best, And your sweet flower has sunk to rest, Tho dawn liko smile will no more be met, And the sweet young ktar of heart has set. Sweet rest to her ne'er did Ood call home, A purer soul to his own bright dome. Yet so soon did he chide tby short delay, So soon to himself call thy heart away. That thou bast lost no trace of tby Eden birth, But wore an angel's look on earth . Away I away! to thy happy reign. Ere sin could blight the, or sorrow stain. From the care" and the ills of our hearts still past All pure all beautiful to thy rest. Light lie the earth on the sleep of thy clay, Farewell to thee Katie, thou'st passed away, MM. E. A. Wiioax- Message from the President The Commencement of the War. Washington, My 87. The Speaker laid before the house the following message from the President to the Senate and house: 'The Insurrection which is jel existing in the Uaiteu states, and aimed at the overthrow of the Federal Constitution and Union, was claddjsuiKiy prepared during he winter of 18C0 and Ititil, and assumed aa open organization h the lurm ol a treas onabie provisional government, at Mont- gomery, Alabima, on the 18ih day of February, 1861. Ou the 12th day ol April. 1861 the insurgents cotnamied the flagrant act of civil war by the bombard meat and capture ol foil aumter, i icu cut off the hope of immedi tte conciliation. immediately a.terwards ail the roads and avenues to this city were obstructed, and the Capital was put into a condition of a seige. ine mails in every uireciion were stopped, und the lines or military and naval forces whioh Lad been called out by the Uovernmeut lor lue delen e ol Washington, were prevented from reaching the city by organized ai.d combined treasonable resistance in the State of Maryland There was no adequate and effective or gaoization for the public defense. Congress had indefinitely adjourned, there was no lime to convene, it became necessary for me to choose whether, u iog only the existing means, agencies and processes wbich Congress hud provided, I should let the uovernment lau mto rum, or whetner, availing of the broader powers ccnlerred by the Constitution in ce ol iusurrectiou, I would make an tffjrt to save it, with all the blessings, lor the present age aud lor posterity. I tbeiefore summoned my constitutional advisers, the heads ef the Departments, to meet oa Sunday, the 20th day of Apiil, 1861, at the otii.e of the Navy Department, und then and there, with their unanimous con currence, 1 directed mat an armed revenue cultei should proceed to sea to afford protection to tLe commercial marine, especially to the California treasure ships iben on then way to this coast. I also directed the commandant of the iihvy yard at Boston to purchase or charter, and arm, as quickly as possible five steamships for purposes of public defense. I directed the command nt t the navy yard at mil-adelphia to purchase or charter an equal number, tor the 6a. a e purpose. I direct ed the commandant at ftew York to pur-onase or charter, and arm an equal num ber. I directed Commander trilies to pur chase or char er, and arai and put to sea, two other vessels. Similar directions were given to Commander Dupont, with a view to the opening of passages by water to and iioin tnecaritol. I diieoted the officers to lake the advice and obtain the aid and tfficient services iu the matu-r of tus Excellency, Edwin Morgan, of New York, or in bis absence, Geo. U: Morgan, Wm. Evarts, R. M. Blatcii-ford and Moses II. Orinnell, who were by my direction, especially empowered by the Secretarv of the Navy to act for his De partment in the crisis in matters perlain ng to the forwarding of troops and supplies for the publto defense. Un tbesame ooca aion I directed that Governor Mo: nan aod Alexander Cummings, of the city of New York, should be authorized by the secre tary of War, Simon Cameron, to make all necessary arrangements lor metrnu-pupation of troops and munitions of war in aid and assistance of the officers of ths army of the United States until oommumcatioa by mail and telegraph should be completely established between the cities of Washington and New York. No security was required to bo given by tbem, and either f them was authorized to act in ca e of inability to consult with the other. On ihe same occasion I suthorlzed and direct ed the Secretary of tbe i reasury to advance, without requiring securty, two mil.'i cs of dollars ui pubiio money to John A. Dix, Geo. Opdyku aud Richard W Bla'chior I, ol New York to be used b" tbem Jiu meeting euch leqqicitions as should be directly consequent upon the military ndnTal measures for tho de- tense of ihe Government, rt quiring them only to act without compensation, and to report their transactions when duly called upon, Tbe several Departments of the Uovernment at that time containtd fo large a number of disloyal persons that it would have beon impossible to provide safely through official agents only for the performance of the duties thus confided to citizens favorably known for their ability, loyalty and patriotism. T ie several orders issued upon these occurrences were transmitte I oy private messengers, who pursued a circuitous way to the seabo.trd cities, inland, across the States of Mis8iinr)i and Ohio and tbe nor them lakes. I blieva that by these and other similar measures, taken without au thorily of law, the Government was saved Irorn overthrow. I am not aware that dollar of the public funis thus confided without authority of law to unofficial per sons was either loat or aasted, alhough apprehensions ol misdirections occurred 10 me a objections to these exlraerdinarv proceedings, and were necessarily t ver-ruled. I recall these transactions now be cause my attention has been directed to resolution which was passed br the House of Representative on t'e 30th of last month, whioh is ia these words: "Resolved, That Simon Cameron, late Secrttaiy of War, by investing, Alexander Uumminu-s with large sums of public money, i nd authority to purchase miliiary supplies without restriction, and without requiring of him guarantee of the faithful performance of his duties when the services of competent public offisrs were available and by involving the Government in a vast number of contracts with persons not le gitimately engaged in the business pertaif in to the subject m titer of suoh conlraots especially in the purchase of aims for iu-ture delivery has adopted a poiicy highly injurioi s to the public service, and deseryes tbe censure of the rlouss." Congress will see that I should be wanting, equally in candor and justice, if I should leave the censure expressed in this rerolution to rest exclusively, or chieQy, on Mr. Cameron. The same sentiment is unanimously entertained by the heads of the departments, who participated In the proceedings which tbe House of Keprenen tativi-8 has censured. It is dne to Mr. Ctmercn to say that although he fully ap proved the proceed nss, they were not moved or suggested by himself, nnd that not only the . resident, but all the o;hfir I eatis of departments were at least equally responsible with him for whatever error, wrong, or fault was oommit ed in the pre mises. (Signed) ABRAHAM LINCOLN. Washington, May 2G.h. 1862. Bcboi Treaohcry-Lattar from Captain forter. , Ia a letter from Captain D. D. Porter, United States Nary, to Senator Grimes, of Iowa, dated Su p Island, May 6th, he says: "Four rams and floating batteries, such as ihe world never before saw, have be'n destroyed in ths late attack. The Louisiana, an invincible steam battery, was set on fire and sent down on the vessels while I was engaged in drawing up a capitula tion for the surrender of the foi t a Hag of truce flying at the time She exploded within three hundred yards ol us and sunk in one minute her, splendid ba'.tery of rifle J guns being lost to us. "Her frajmen's fairly c.vered Fort St Philip and killed a man of theirs in the fort. ' There was Southern honor for you! Tba vessel was four thousand tons, two hundred and seventy feet long, and bad sixteen heavy rifled guns, all made in "Sccessia." Sue intended to take positio i that nigbt, when she would have driven off all our fl.'et, lor as a proof of her in vu nerabili y oue of our heaviest a n'pslaiil within ten ;e-t of her, and delivered her 'hole br aJsiJe, making no mure impression on hjr than it she was firing peas. The Louisiana's shot, on the contrary, went through and through the above mentioned sloop ol war, as if she was glass. "Ihe iron ram Manassas hit three vessels before ber commander ran her ashore and abandoned her. She has been a troublesome customer all through. In;New Orleans our naval officers found the most splendid specimen of a floating battery the world has rver seen (a seagoing affair,), and had she been finished and succeeded in getting to sea the whole American navy would have been destroyed. She was six thousond tons, two hundred and seventy feet long, sixty feet beam, has four engi.ies and three propellers, four inches (and n some places more) of iron, an 1 would (team eleven knots an hour. She cost 'Mr. Malbry dt Co.' two millions of dollars. "The b st one I saw floating by me was a dry dock turned into a floating battery, mounting sixteen guns, and the entire en gine, which was to propel it, hermetiical-ly sealed, by a thicket iron turret, sgainst shot. She was sunk, but floated down to 'South West Pass," and is now aground on the brfr acd can be easily raised." .'Besides these monsters, the naval part of the enemy's defences at the forts Consisted of six or seven ir jn-clad gunboats, almost impervious to shot, and certainly so against vessel coming bow on. We hive nothing there on ourside but twenty frail mortarboats, five sloops of-war, nine ar ten rjoor gunboats (in all ft little over one hundred and forty guns), to contend against two of the most impregnable forts in this or any other country, mouniinj , one hundred and twentyrseven heavy guns (many rifled), three iron piaied bat lenen, mouuica miny ouu g mo, ei ur sevea iron-plated gun boats, and nine or ten thintrs cot no for the occasion, soon destrov.d and their power never to be rf known. Allow ms to end you a perfectly cor reot tracinir of Fort Jackson, made oy ine coast survi-y p uty atuclied to the mortar floet.' They ticitd in tne same capacity as the typographical pariy held in the ar-mv. Without tbem our ork woul I have been tedious. They triangulated every position occupied by the mortor-vessela, and it is safe to say that we knew to a yard the exact distance of the mouth of the mortors from the centre of the fort. The enemy never saw us except for one day, wnuQ one oi six divisions ot six ve iscls was placed in siht, getting pretty tough ly handled. I moved them under a point oi woods, wd ere, wun tueir masts covered with green bushes and their rigging with vines, they were iu visible to the best glass es. Our firing was matter of calculation, and you may judge bow accurate it was when I tell you that 1,313 b itnbs struck in the centre and solid parts of the work-; 2,330 struck in the moat near th ; foundation, shaking the wholo fort to its bnse, nearly 1,600 exploded in and over the work, and 1.357 struck about the leeves, in the marsh close around and in the paths and near the water's edge, where ths steamers attempt ed to come. All -mall boats, scows end armed barges were sunk, and if the garrison had desired to get away they could not have done so easily. I never saw so perfect a scene of desolation and ruin , nor do 1 believe there ever was such perfect mortor practice. We could clear the batteries v henever the soldiers appeared n the ramporta. In fact, no guns there could be worked. "The sketch may interest your friends in the far West. It will remind them that the influence of the navy is felt everywhere over this great country, and when the vast riches of the Westi rn Slates are floating securely and peacetuny to tbe seabo rd in the swift waters of the Mississippi, let them remember that it was the navy whioh opened tbe doors to a commerce that might nave Deen snut up tor a qunrter of a century, and that they can dictate free trade now where they might have been obliged to pay tribute. "With my best wishes, I remain, dear sir, yours Tory truly. (Signed) "UAV1U D. PORTER, "Commanding Flotilla. Hon. Jas. W. Gbikss. United States Senator.' Th Abmt Post Offiob - A letter from Mo Clellacd's army toll us something about the Army post office. The writer aays: The army post offiice is a most unique and original structure. A sibley test is erected a short distance from tba tent of the commander, and a small sign bears in letters not the most srtistio, ths announcement "Post Office'" Thsoponingof the tent is closed up by some rough boards: to the right, through a slit in ths canvas, letters are poked, this being ths letter box. Further still around the tent, on ths right, when I viewed it, a signed board was leaning up, stating that tbe mail had closed' - his notice however, went for nothing; for when I poked uiy besrl between the boards to ask whetner or not the sign told the truth, a gruf voice answered: "No; what would the mail be closed lor?" The inside was a Dei feot chaos- Men were assorting letters, taking them from a bag wbich received the contr butions passed through the slit. A few camp-stools and a gieat many bags were the principal mm. ture of tbe twenty odd square feet for ming the camp post office. By means o this simple machinery tbe mails of a Urge army are received, mads, and delivered A Balloon Observation. Tbe correspondent ol the Philadelphia In. quirer, writing from Camp before Richmond, says: Before any movements were msds yester day, Lowe's mammoth balloon "Constitution" was inflated. and Ihe morning being unusually calm, three persons at a time were taken up, at an altitude 'of one thousand feet. Oen. Bernard of the Topographical Engineers. Major Webb, of tbe Artillery, Colonel A'.ex ander, of Pontoon bridge fame, three English officers and a namber of lesser lights. All were highly delighted at the view of 8' ce.-sia and some impoitant discoveries were made which sre unwise to make pubiio at preceat Suffice it, however, co say that the eiders s-tued afterwards were based on the knowedge obtained by the ascensions. Painted in large letters npen the side of the balloon was tbe word "Constitution," whioh was kept continually towards Richmond, to impress upon tbe Rebels there, that's what's tbe matter, and while 'hi artillery was firing in ths early part of the afternoon, Professor Lowe di rected from aloft their fi.e, tbe gunners not bJTng sblo to see where they where they were plating. Gen. Halleok'B Official Report. Washinetos. May 30 Ths following was just been received at tbe War Department: IIXADQDABTRBS DkFT.OF TUB MlSSISSm Camp in tub Cokiniu Road, May 28 To Hon E- Af. Slant t Secrttary of War: Three strong reconnoitering col-imns ad vanced this morning on the right, center and loft, to fee! tbe enemy and unmaJc batteries, The enemy hotly contests 1 bis ground at each point, but was driven back with con siderable loss. Tbe column on tho lelt encountered the strongest opposition. Our loss is 2o 'ki.lsd and woonded. Tie enemy lo't 30 dead on the field. Our losses at other points are not yet ascertains J. Some five or six officii and a number oi privates were captured. The flghtinj will prjbably be renowsd to m rrow at daybreak. Tbe country is so thfcklyooded we are compeled to leel our way. Signed) II. W. HALLE3K, Mai or Genaral. Cntveiiy at Twenty-five Couta. A letter writer from Strasburg ssyS; Don't you want to know the price of dir. airy down bare? Col. heard that a young Lady in Winchester wm ripping up a Union flog to turn it into a seccsh. fie sent for her end nude her give it up. It was repaired, and now floats over tbe sidewalk of the suigsons house, where It is a great trouble to the Winchester ladies who cross tho street rather than walk under it The other day some of the sums of the Mai.n Tenth seeing one of theut coming down the pavement, placd a bright Union ''quarter" directly under the fljg. Miss Sjceoh 'came up and stepped off the curb iuto the street as usual to go round ths '!dirty rag" but on seeing the pei of money, she retra ced her steps, and whilo sa ww sfnpiug to pick it up, shs was greeted by a tremeouous shout of laughter. So the pries ot Cdiralry it twaentyoflve cents. Fnsuo 'T and McClbllan. It Is a fact which the public are not generally aware of, that Major Genera) Fremont, by the army regulations, ranks Qcn, McClellan. They both received the appointment of Majoi Gen eral oo the same day. McClellan was a rein td army Ciptain, and Fremont a retired Lieutenant Colonel ia the regular army, By tbe amy regulations, when two officers ate appointed to high rank fo the samo grade, at ihesama tim, the oae having the tighost previous rank, ranks ths other, and Qeneral Fremont having been a Lieutenant Cj.onel and Gen, MoClellsn only a Captain, Ferajn1 s of higher rank. CCThe Morrow County Herald gives tbe following particulars of ths capture of the rebel prisoners who recently attempted to escape by jumping from the cars while in transit to Johnson's Island: "John Hunt, John Geogin and Samuel Lawlcr, are tbe men who arre ted tbe rebel prisoner who jumped from the cars, two miles north of Cardington, recently. The rebel at-tempted to influence tin so lies (a ho tre all lUbinen) by pretending that his father, down in Dixie, is a great friend to the Irish em-ploying ihem in preference toall others. "Ah, we know bow you treat Corcoran." The prisoner then offered these men 140 apiece to let him go, but as they were not "Koights of the Golden Circle," but friends of the Gov ernment, hey u.ost iodignantly declined the tribe." A Sailobs Dssouiftiox or Tits Navai Em QAQtMIKT 11 FLOW Nbw OHLEANS.-OnS of the ctew of the Unitid States steamer Mississippi writing Irme a description of Ibe naval Ugbt below New Oilstns, describes tbe fall ot shot and shell around the vessel with the following quaint illustration: You must imagine yourself in a heavy bail storm, the roof off' your house, while somebody bad borrowed your umbrella, sod you will have a faint idea of the way tbe shot leil around us. Oue shot went through th shell-room of tbe vessel, killing two instantly, and wounding seven. Tbe Rebel Progi ammo. A correspondent of the Tribune, says that two deserters had arrived at Fort Mon roe from Richmond, who predicted the present move of Jackson, The corres pondent says. The number of troops within a day's call of Richmond was claimed to be upwards of two hundred thousand. Much confidence was felt in the intended opera-lions of Jackson, who had been strongly reinforced very late'y, and who, it was be lieved, would by a sudden movement soon enter Maryland, and ba n his way to Pennsylvania. This my explain tne per sistence with which the secessionists in Norfolk have clung to the rumor that Jack son had already beaten Banks and entered Maryland, and tbcro would teem to be good ground for the belief that the rumor was in rtr et accordance wun tbe actual programme 1 .id down for Jackson. The two men represent further that a panio has prey iled in Rxhmond since ihe evacus tion of the Torktown line of defense and Ihe battle of Williamsbnrgh. Th- general fear was tht the city would fall, either by temg evacuaUd or tbe defeat ol Johnson. frVIt seems that the State of Indiana has been made the v.ctim of an abominable fraud, which was perpetrated by tho agent of that State in New York, leagued with a wealthy banker and a Wall street bro- kJ. The fiaud consisted in the issuing of spurious 5 per ent. Stale bonds, to the amount of fl, 200,000, aboat 9700,- 000 of whioh have been voluntarily re deem d since the the discovery of the sv indie leaving half a million outstanding. The Richmond Dispatch says of tl rebels of the! National gunboats at Foil Daring: Our loss is slight ; but more than in some instances where important positions hive been surrendered. Washington, May 27 Notice is given by the War Depsr:mt nt that the further exhuming of bodies ol deceased soldiers in cases wheto pubiio means of transportation should have to be relied on cannot be permitted, and ha been prohibited. Onon Bullt! The Toledo Commeri- cal givei the following good retort: "The other dy as a number of rebel prisoners were being shipped at Sandusky for the traitor's homo on Johnson's Island, a little German made bimsolf quite rominent with his noisy remarks about the Sceosh. One of them a brawny sx f oter. turned savagely upon him and ssid, "We eat Du chmen down eonm. -ij w jr no eat S gelT" whs the instant retort. Be cesh had no reply to give but passed sadly on. NO. 31 i'ROJl KENT UOKX J""" (Correspondence of tbe N. Y. Times.) Louisvjllc, Sit uday, My 24, 1862, The unuu 1 demand for gold, which "Ileal 3 premium is attributed to tbe move-men a for purchasing Cotton and other produce in TenneFsste and North Carolina, Reported sales yesterday of 252 hhds. Tobacco, averai'in $6 75 per hundred, and I.4C0 lbs to the hhd. Weight of Leaf Tobacco sold yesterday, 062 809 lb. Sales for over three mouth' have averaged ISO hhds daily, and amounted to noarly 8150, 000 per we'.k, netting in all nearly 82,000 , OuO for Kemucliiiins and Tennessee from the Ow n, Bairen. Cumberland and Tennessee Valleys. Real estate sales this week exceed 18,000 Rents for business houses, rising. Thirty -one soldiers died here this week three cf them rebels. Curutisn, next to the largest 6lavehoIding county in the State, is said to have 600 volunteer in the Union army. Rebels in Nichols. Bourbon, Harr!oa, Bracken, Bath aod Mason sre warned 'hat they make up their minds to return with Humphrey Marshall should he make another raid into Ea tern Kentucky. They have oonstant communication with Mar shall, and an Let uliy apprised of all List movement. X3T"I am known throughout th- lenith and breadth of tbe hoi as the 'Fightin r rarson, utiile l may sty, without incur ring the charge of egotism, that no roan ia more peaceable, as my neighbors will testify. Always por, and always oppressed with security debu, few men in my section, and of mv imi'.ed means, have givtn away more in the course of each year to charitable objects. I have never been arraigned in the Church for immorality. I never piayea a card, l never was a profane swearer. I never drank a diam of li quor i ntil wiliin a few years -when it was taken as a medicine. I never had a cigar or chew of tobacco in my mouth. I never at euifed a horse res. and never witnessed Ihiir running, save on the fair grounds of my own county. I never courted but one woman and her I married," Parson Browilow. Ficm Gen. Bank's Command. Special Despatch to the Iuquirer WiLUAMtPoar. Mav, 8. After three days and rigi is march, without rations or sleep, throttgii tie mountains, I havs rescued most of my brave men, who, act-ieg as rei.r-guaitl ntd tridge-burners, wtro three separaie ti ea cut off. They fought bravely but auffi-red severo y, Mo-Chain and Gilchrist killed. My men guard d tbe Qu .rter muster's stores and train, and have been brought by circuitous route safely to headquarters. They aro barefooted and well-Di.h dead. CHA3. H T. CCI.LI3, Captain Commanding Oen. Bank's Body Guard. iSyThere are two very ludicrous pastures presented by certain men North and South in this war. Oae is that of the fellow who : rither owns a la'e of cotton nor a barrel of sugar, brandishing his arms end talking vehemently and loudly of the expediency and patriotism of burn ing all "our pr iperty," rathe- than it should fall into tie rands of the federals. The other is the Northern patriot who believes the Government to be end ngered by an armed rebellion, but who strenu- ously attempts to put down the rebellion with that anicle of his creed which says, t'No interference with slavery in the Slates or Territoiies." tSTt flairs t Meuipbis continue to be in a roost deplorable s ate. Much snff.r ing exists from a lack of food. The supply of bncon is very scarce, and is being rapidly withdrawn for the use of the army at Corinth. Th te are 40.000 hogsheads of sugar on the levoe, most of which came from New Orleans before the surrender of that city. This w s all ready for destruction There was not a pound of coffee nor a sack of salt in town. Flour was very scarce and commnntltd from $16 to 820 per barrel: M.ny refuge. had goce southward from Memphis to New Orlesns All who seek to esope are shot when caught. 3Tlt is charged that the truslwoithy gentleman in Gen. HalUck's army, who . .. . . r . uas lor some lime since lurniauea news oi our movements to Beauregard, ia th brother of Gov. Yates, of Illinois, This brother Ml In love wim one or two sisters named Irwin, who pretended to be loyal, but were real'y rebels. Fascinated by them he was made to reveal the secrete of the army, wb;oh were at once cosTeyed to the wrong siire. 0unia vincit amor.r-Ofcoursn the r-por!ers otight U have beta sent tfll Path en r of thb Rbtcrsbd Umos Pw okirs. The eight hundecd returned Union prisnner' now here are being paid their l a tion money for lime of their captivity, namely, at the rate of 20 cents per day, and they will all be oaid t eir monthly dues within a very short period. The Government intends alio in each man to determine whether ho will take a discharge or return to tho service after a furlough or exchange. WaehiDgtin Repnblioaa. X-iyA veSM'lladon with orangtssrrfwd in New Y rk a frw day sn from Havana when the Fultoc ra 'kit mon sctired a wagon loud of the I acinus fru t, and tent it as a gift lo the wouuded soldiers et the Park Barrack's Emigrent runners at New York, probably Ihe moit devilish est of persons, npon the face of the car'.h, are p.aticing their srta upon wcun 'rd soldiers who arrive in that city. Tho poor soldiers unable to, 'help themselves, are glad to get a place of rest at any eost, and they are fiequ n'lj robbed of all tbe money they po'.es in a single .dght.