night.

eral Ullman's division marched several miles out- ing them, the party conveyed the wounded the side, but on the approach of the infantry the reb-long distance to the river, and taking the steamer els left without hazarding a fight. The rebel Darling, returned to quarters at New-Madrid toforce was the Wirt Adains's cavalry from up the river, numbering nearly a thousand. They were well mounted and equipped.— THE rebel schooner Spunky was captured by the National schooner Beauregard, off Cape Canaveral.

-By a general order, issued this day from the headquarters of the army of the Potomac, all civilians, sutlers, and their employés, were ordered to the rear by the sixteenth. Members of the Sanitary or Christian Commissions, and registered news correspondents only, were allowed to remain. All property for which there was no transportation, also was ordered to the rear, and the authority of corps commanders to grant furloughs was revoked, and none to be granted save in extreme cases, or in case of reenlisted veterans.

The

April 8.—Last night, a scouting-party of one hundred men of the Second Missouri volunteers, from New-Madrid, was surprised in camp and in bed by guerrillas, at a point sixteen miles northwest of Osceola, in Arkansas. A member of the attacked band gives the following detailed account of the expedition and surprise. He says: "The rebels demanded a surrender, firing on our men in their beds, before they could get up, and as they sprang up, the assailants fired a dreadful volley from double-barreled shot-guns. Lieutenant Phillips, springing up, and calling to his men to rally, discharged one shot with revolver, and was struck in the left temple by a ball, and killed instantly. Major Rabb called to the men to rally, but they were so tightly pressed for the moment, that they fell back to a house at which was company K. The combat-a ants were so close, that it was dangerous to our own men for those at the house to fire. The firing on our part was thus much curtailed for the moment. But all was soon over; the rebels have fallen back, and taken covering in the darkness of the night. But they were not all as fortunate as they might have wished; for at the close of the fray, some of them were heard to call out: 'Don't leave us, for we are wounded.' The fact of finding some arms on the ground, twenty or thirty feet off, where Lieutenant Phillips lay, proved that some of them had got their rights, (Federal lead.) In a few minutes after the fray, Sergeant Reese was ordered to take eight men and carry the wounded to the house, which was done immediately. Here is Twenty-eighth Iowa) were ordered into line, and the list of the unfortunate-Lieutenant Phillips, killed: Lieutenant Orr, severely wounded; Sergeant Handy, killed; Sergeant Millhouse, severely wounded; Sergeant Claypool, slightly, in arm; William Julian, slightly; Thomas Jump, slightly, in leg; Joseph W. Davis, slightly; Milton R. Hardie, mortally, (has since died;) Able Benny, slightly, in leg; William Chasteen, mortally, (has since died in hospital.) Total-four killed, seven wounded, all of company I, Second Missouri."

Ky., at one o'clock A.M., this day, stole seven
-A PARTY of guerrillas entered Shelbyville,
horses, and broke open the Branch Bank of Ash-
land; but before they could rifle it of its con-
tents, they became alarmed at the proximity of
the Twelfth Ohio cavalry, and decamped.
rest of them were arrested, and confined in Tay-
lorsville jail.-Tuis evening, the National cavalry, .
under the command of General Grierson, made
descent upon a bridge over Wolf River, Tenn.,
which had just been completed by the rebel
General Forrest, and succeeded in capturing and
destroying it, with a loss of eight killed and
wounded, and the capture of two rebel prisoners.

The dead were necessarily left, and after bury

-THE battle of Sabine Cross-Roads, La., took place this day. A participant in the fight gives the following account of it: "On the morning of the eighth of April, the regiment broke up camp at Pleasant Hill, and with the Twenty-fourth Iowa, Fifty-sixth Ohio, Forty-sixth Indiana, and Twenty-ninth Wisconsin, which composed the Third division, moved in the direction of Mansfield. After marching ten miles, the division halted and went into camp, as was supposed, for the night. At half-past two o'clock P.M., we (the

forward with the division, to support General Lee's cavalry and the Fourth division of the Thirteenth army corps, then engaging the enemy. A rapid march of an hour brought us to the scene of action. The Twenty-eighth Iowa was formed on the extreme left, supported by four companies of the Twenty-fourth Iowa, and advanced into an open field to meet the enemy. Here the regiment (the Twenty-eighth) halted, and was ordered to fire. After a spirited contest of about fifteen minutes, being exposed to a ter

rible fire of grape, shell, and shrapnel from the cavalry reported to be at Swansboro. Nearing enemy's batteries, causing sad havoc in our ranks, the inlets, a portion of the command was transwe were ordered to fall back a short distance ferred to small boats, and an effort made to effect to secure a better position. This was accom- a landing and move on Swansboro. All night plished in the best possible manner. Our sec long, in the breakers and storm, these little ond position was taken behind a fence, near a boats, with their patient crews, were tossed small ravine, and held two hours, receiving the about. Several craft, in the violence of the gale, constant fire of the enemy's infantry, and being were dashed to pieces; but, through the enerexposed to their artillery. At this time the ene-getic exertions of Colonel Jourdan and others, my had gained our left flank and rear, and were pouring a deadly fire upon us. Our ammunition being, in a great measure, exhausted, and having no support whatever, we were obliged to retreat with the rest of the division. After a running fight of three miles, in which we harassed the advance of the enemy, we were met by the Nineteenth army corps, and, with their assistance, succeeded in checking them. Night soon caused a cessation of hostilities."-(Doc. 131.)

no lives were lost, although one officer (Captain David, of the One Hundred and Fifty-eighth New-York volunteers) was seriously injured.

"In the morning the storm abated, and another attempt was made. As the boats moved up, instead of seeing the expected cavalry, they were saluted by heavy volleys of musketry from the river-banks. The enemy proving too strong, the party was obliged to return to the vessel. "At the same time, Lieutenant King, of Colo-COLONEL HOWELL, of the Eighty-fifth Penn- nel Jourdan's staff, with a body of men in boats, sylvania volunteers, continued his reconnois-moved up Bear Inlet: he found and burned one sances toward the rebel outposts, in the neigh- of the vessels sought, together with its cargo of borhood of Hilton Head, S. C. To-day, he salt and leather. He returned to the gunboat, advanced up the May River, in the patrol- bringing with him forty-three negro refugees. boats Foulk and Croton, guarded by the gun- The whole expedition arrived at Beaufort on the boat Chippewa. Detachments from the Seventy-morning of the twenty-sixth ultimo, without the sixth and Eighty-fifth Pennsylvania volunteers loss of a man. accompanied the expedition. Landing on Hunt"Great credit is due Colonel Jourdan and the ing Island, the forces drove in the rebel pickets, officers and men of his command, together with and skirmished with the force in their rear. the officers and men of the navy, for the efficient Captain Phillips, with some men of the Eighty-service performed. The Commanding General fifth, drove away the pickets in another locality, and regained the main body without casualty. Meanwhile, the Chippewa shelled the woods on and about the neighboring shores. Reembark ing, the force proceeded toward Bluffton, shelling that place and its vicinity.

-MAJOR-GENERAL JOHN J. PECK, in official orders, issued the following from his headquarters at Newbern, N. C.: "The Commanding General has the satisfaction of announcing another expedition against the enemy, in which both the military and naval forces of NorthCarolina took part, sharing the honors equally.

"On the twenty-fifth of March, Colonel J. Jourdan, commander of the sub-district of Beaufort, with two hundred men of the One Hundred and Fifty-eighth New-York volunteer infantry, embarked on board the United States gunboat Britannia, Lieutenant Huse commanding, and steamed for Bogue and Bear Inlets, for the purpose of capturing two of the enemy's vessels engaged in contraband trade, and also a body of

tenders his thanks especially to Colonel Jourdan, Captain Cuff, and Lieutenant King, of the army, and to Commander Dove and Lieutenants Huse and Cowie, of the navy."

April 9.-In the National House of Reprosentatives, there was a very exciting discussion, in Committee of the Whole, on a resolution offered by Mr. Colfax to expel Mr. Alexander Long, of Ohio, for disloyal sentiments uttered in his speech on Friday last. During the discussion, Mr. Benjamin G. Harris, of Maryland, arose, and boldly avowed his gratification at the secession of the South, justifying it fully, and rebuking the Democratic party for not daring to come up to his standard of political morality. Mr. E. B. Washburne, of Illinois, instantly offered a resolution to expel Mr. Harris, which received eighty-one votes against fifty-eight; but two thirds being required, the resolution was not adopted. Mr. Schenck, of Ohio, then offered a resolution, severely censuring Mr. Harris, declaring him to be an unworthy member of the

House, which was adopted. The proceedings with them; you meet them wherever you go. Is were very turbulent, and the debates very sharp. -THE heaviest freshet known in Virginia for ten years occurred this night on the line of the Orange and Alexandria road. Several bridges were seriously damaged, and one was washed away entirely.

it that we, too, are as wild as our enemies, scoffing at God and at all rules of social morality? For heaven's sake, let us frown down this growing evil, unless all mothers and fathers would have their daughters grow up in a pestilential atmosphere, which but to breathe is death. Is not the hand of the enemy enough to send destruction to our homes, or must we have disgrace added to death? The evil can only be remedied by banishing the frail sisters from society, and putting no man in position who is not moral. Are not the bright and shining examples of Lee, Jackson, Johnston, Wheeler, Maury, and many others, enough to teach aspirants for office, that

-Tuis morning, about two o'clock, a small tug was discovered approaching the flag-ship Minnesota, lying off Newport News, Va. She was hailed, and answered in reply to the question, "What boat is that?" "The Roanoke." Still approaching, she was warned to keep off or she would be fired upon. Regardless of the warning, she came on, drifting with the tide, and when quite near, steamed straight at the port-pure and moral men can make generals? that it quarter, striking the Minnesota with a torpedo or infernal machine, which exploded, shaking the vessel with a terrible concussion from stem to stern, and throwing the tug several yards from the ship. Immediately steam was raised on the tug, and before any thing could be done by the people on board the flag-ship, the tug

was safe off in the darkness.

The Government tug, laying alongside the flag-ship, that should have had steam up and given chase, as she was ordered on the spot, danced up and down on the disturbed waves, powerless for harm to the unknown midnight

is not necessary to play lackey to fast women to gain their country's applause? Nor need they think they are not known. By their deeds we know them. Our President is a pure and moral man; were it not well for him to set an example, by discountenancing and refusing promotion

to this set of moths? We have no laws to reach

such a class but public opinion; then let that be used without mercy."-THE battle at Prairie D'Ann, Arkansas, took place this day.-(Doc. 130.)

April 11.-At Huntsville, Alabama, a caisson of Croswell's Illinois battery exploded, killing visitor. instantly privates Jacob Englehart, John Olsin, -THE battle of Pleasant Hill, Louisiana, was Wm. Humphrey, David Roach, Win. Mattison, fought this day.—(Doc. 131.)

April 10.-The transport steamer, General Hunter, was destroyed by torpedoes in St. John's River, twelve miles above Jacksonville, Florida.

The quartermaster of the steamer was killed. All others on board were saved.

and Horace Allen, and wounding George Barnes, and Wm. Regan. Several of the bodies of the killed were blown to atoms, and portions were found five hundred feet distant. The horses attached to the caisson were killed. The railroad dépôt was badly shattered. One citizen had his thigh broken, and several others were slightly -"WE can hope no good results from trivial injured.—LAST night a gang of guerrillas burned and light conduct on the part of our women," two houses, and stole several horses on the Kensays the Mobile News of this date. "Instead tucky side of the river, opposite Cairo, Ill. — of adorning their persons for seductive purposes, THE Mexican schooner Juanita, while attempting and tempting our officers to a course alike dis- to evade the blockade, was captured and destroygraceful and unworthy of women, whose hus-ed by the steamer Virginia, off San Luis Pass, bands and brothers are in our armies, they had Texas.-THE schooner Three Brothers was capbetter exhort them to well-doing, than act as tured in the Homasassa River, by the National instruments of destruction to both parties. The demoralization among our women is becoming fearful. Before the war, no woman dared to demean herself lightly; but now a refined and pure woman can scarcely travel without seeing some of our officers with fine-looking ladies as companions. You are forced to sit at the tables

Vessel Nita.

April 12.-The English steamer Alliance, while attempting to evade the blockade, was captured near Dawfuskie Island, in the Savannah River, Ga. Her cargo consisted of assorted stores for the rebel government.