eight hundred citizens. Of these, there remained on hand at the date of the report twenty-nine thousand two hundred and twenty-nine officers and men, among whom were one major-general and seven brigadiers. There had been one hundred and twenty-one thousand nine hundred and thirty-seven rebels exchanged against one hundred and ten thousand eight hundred and sixtysix Union men returned.

Prussian batteries, and may derive great comfort hundred and fifty-six privates, and five thousand from the severe punishment she has received by guns far inferior to those we hold in readiness. For we also have not been idle, and both afloat and on shore all is prepared to resist attack and to meet the foe on his own terms. Our rivers also will have less to fear, for repeated triumphs and captures have taught us the value of horseartillery and light movable batteries against the best-armed boats. Still, the conflict will be fierce and full of interest, not only to those who are engaged in it, but to all observers. Our fate is at stake; but we may, in all probability, have to perform the rehearsal of a fearful tragedy soon to be enacted on a still vaster stage, amid the crash of ancient empires and the uprising of powerful races in the old world.

River.-THE English schooner Lily was captured by the gunboat Owasco, off Velasco, Texas.

-A RIOT Occurred in Savannah, Georgia, this

April 17.-Fort Gray, near Plymouth, NorthCarolina, garrisoned by National troops under the New-York regiment, was attacked by a force of command of Captain Brown, of the Eighty-fifth rebels belonging to the command of General Pickett, who was repulsed after having made several "The other new feature likely to give a strange unsuccessful attempt to capture the steamer Luattempts to carry the position by assault.-AN coloring to the summer's campaign is the large force of armed blacks which our enemy is prac-five miles below Memphis, on the Mississippi minary was made by the rebels at a point thirtytising to employ. They have apparently reconsidered their first plan of using them mainly for garrison duty, and we see them, in Virginia and other points of attack, place them in the van, or send them, well mounted, on foraging expeditions, day. Women collected in a body, with arms, in order thus to harden them for war. Whilst it cannot be expected that they will ever fight with the bravery or gallantry of our own men, we are disposed to believe that they will be as soldiers but little inferior to the riff-raff of Germany and Ireland, which enters so largely into the composition of the Northern army. The history of war teaches us that the most indifferent material may be made useful by careful association, and it is a maxim of common experience that those who will not fight alone and by themselves, will stand their ground, if properly supported and surrounded by large numbers. It is never wise to despise an enemy, least of all when he is as yet untried."

and marched the streets in a procession, demanding bread or blood. They seized food wherever it could be found. The soldiers were called out, and, after a brief conflict, the most active and prominent leaders were put in jail.

April 18.-This day at noon, three guerrillas were discovered in the town of Hunneville, on the Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad, forty miles west of Hannibal, Mo. A dozen of the citizens, some armed, mustered to capture them. They had been purchasing stores, and were then at the saloon of a Union citizen, Mr. Dieman. On the approach of the squad, the guerrillas drew in defence, closed doors, and fired upon the citizens, wounding a militia captain, but not dangerously. April 16.-The report of the United States They also fired upon Dieman, inflicting a severe Commissary of Prisoners was made public. It wound. The citizens fired, killing two of the showed that the number of rebel officers and men guerrillas, and wounding the third, who succeedcaptured by the National troops since the begin- ed in escaping from the house and the vicinity. ning of the war was one lieutenant-general, five-THE Maryland State Fair, for the benefit of the major-generals, twenty-five brigadier-generals, one Sanitary and Christian Commissions, was opened hundred and eighty-six colonels, one hundred and forty-six lieutenant-colonels, two hundred and forty-four majors, two thousand four hundred and ninety-seven captains, five thousand eight hundred and eleven lieutenants, sixteen thousand five hundred and sixty-three non-commissioned officers, one hundred and twenty-one thousand one

with appropriate ceremonies at Baltimore. A speech was made by President Lincoln, in which he referred to the changes that had taken place in Baltimore during the past three years, and to the Fort Pillow massacre, which he said should be amply retaliated.-THE rebel schooner Good Hope was captured and destroyed at sea, by the

Prussian batteries, and may derive great comfort hundred and fifty-six privates, and five thousand from the severe punishment she has received by eight hundred citizens. Of these, there remained guns far inferior to those we hold in readiness. on hand at the date of the report twenty-nine For we also have not been idle, and both afloat thousand two hundred and twenty-nine officers and on shore all is prepared to resist attack and and men, among whom were one major-general to meet the foe on his own terms. Our rivers and seven brigadiers. There had been one hunalso will have less to fear, for repeated triumphs dred and twenty-one thousand nine hundred and and captures have taught us the value of horse-thirty-seven rebels exchanged against one hunartillery and light movable batteries against the best-armed boats. Still, the conflict will be fierce and full of interest, not only to those who are engaged in it, but to all observers. Our fate is at stake; but we may, in all probability, have to perform the rehearsal of a fearful tragedy soon

to be enacted on a still vaster stage, amid the crash of ancient empires and the uprising of powerful races in the old world.

dred and ten thousand eight hundred and sixtysix Union men returned.

April 17.-Fort Gray, near Plymouth, NorthCarolina, garrisoned by National troops under the command of Captain Brown, of the Eighty-fifth New-York regiment, was attacked by a force of

They seized food
The soldiers were

rebels belonging to the command of General Pickett, who was repulsed after having made several "The other new feature likely to give a strange unsuccessful attempt to capture the steamer Luattempts to carry the position by assault.-AN coloring to the summer's campaign is the large force of armed blacks which our enemy is prac-five miles below Memphis, on the Mississippi minary was made by the rebels at a point thirtytising to employ. They have apparently reconRiver. THE English schooner Lily was captured sidered their first plan of using them mainly for garrison duty, and we see them, in Virginia and by the gunboat Owasco, off Velasco, Texas. other points of attack, place them in the van, or -A RIOT Occurred in Savannah, Georgia, this send them, well mounted, on foraging expeditions, day. Women collected in a body, with arms, in order thus to harden them for war. Whilst and marched the streets in a procession, deit cannot be expected that they will ever fight with the bravery or gallantry of our own men, we are disposed to believe that they will be as soldiers but little inferior to the riff-raff of Germany and Ireland, which enters so largely into the composition of the Northern army. The history of war teaches us that the most indifferent material may be made useful by careful association, and it is a maxim of common experience that those who will not fight alone and by themselves, will stand their ground, if properly supported and surrounded by large numbers. It is never wise to despise an enemy, least of all when he is as yet untried."

manding bread or blood.
wherever it could be found.
called out, and, after a brief conflict, the most
active and prominent leaders were put in jail.

April 18.-This day at noon, three guerrillas were discovered in the town of Hunneville, on the Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad, forty miles west of Hannibal, Mo. A dozen of the citizens, some armed, mustered to capture them. They had been purchasing stores, and were then at the saloon of a Union citizen, Mr. Dieman. On the approach of the squad, the guerrillas drew in defence, closed doors, and fired upon the citizens, wounding a militia captain, but not dangerously. April 16.-The report of the United States They also fired upon Dieman, inflicting a severe Commissary of Prisoners was made public. It wound. The citizens fired, killing two of the showed that the number of rebel officers and men guerrillas, and wounding the third, who succeedcaptured by the National troops since the begin- ed in escaping from the house and the vicinity. ning of the war was one lieutenant-general, five-THE Maryland State Fair, for the benefit of the major-generals, twenty-five brigadier-generals, one Sanitary and Christian Commissions, was opened hundred and eighty-six colonels, one hundred and forty-six lieutenant-colonels, two hundred and forty-four majors, two thousand four hundred and ninety-seven captains, five thousand eight hundred and eleven lieutenants, sixteen thousand five hundred and sixty-three non-commissioned officers, one hundred and twenty-one thousand one

with appropriate ceremonies at Baltimore. A speech was made by President Lincoln, in which he referred to the changes that had taken place in Baltimore during the past three years, and to the Fort Pillow massacre, which he said should be amply retaliated.—THE rebel schooner Good Hope was captured and destroyed at sea, by the

-MAJOR-GENERAL J. G. TOTTEN died at Wash

Borden, who accompanied him on shore. In Par
rot's Creek, eight seamen, led by Acting Ensign |ington City this day.
Nelson, chased six of the rebel cavalry.

"THE capture of Richmond," said the Co"Yesterday afternoon, as the Eureka got with-lumbus, Ga., Times, of this day, "would prove in thirty yards of the shore, just below Urbanna, of greater importance to our enemies, in a politiwhere I had sent her to capture two boats hauled cal point of view, than any other sense. With up there, a large number of rebels, lying in am- our capital in their possession, we would find bush, most unexpectedly opened upon her with additional influence brought to bear against us rifles, and a piece of light artillery. Thus taken abroad; but as a material loss, its fall would in by surprise, Acting Ensign Hallock displayed ad- no manner compare with the disadvantages which mirable presence of mind, and I think not more would result from a defeat of General Johnston, than five seconds had elapsed before he returned and the occupation of Georgia that would follow. the fire from his light twelve-pounder, and with The first point is near our boundary lines; the To lose the one small-arms; and, although the little Eureka, second is our great centre. with officers and men, has but sixteen souls on would be as the loss of a limb; should we be board, for some ten minutes (during which time driven from the other, it would be a terrible the fight lasted) she was one sheet of flame, the blow at our most vital point. This we must adtwelve-pounder being fired about as fast as a man mit, and our enemy knows it."-A PARTY of six would discharge a pocket-pistol. The rebels were rebel guerrillas were captured near Morrisville, well thrashed, and I think must have suffered Va. They had attacked a National picket-staconsiderably. They fortunately fired too high, tion, and killed one man a short time previous. so that their shells and bullets passed over the April 23.-This morning a party of rebels atEureka without injury to the vessel or crew. It tacked the National pickets at Nickajack Trace, was quite a gallant affair, and reflects a great deal and after compelling them to surrender, commitof credit upon both officers and men of the Eu-ted the most flagrant outrages upon them. A reka, a list of whom I herewith inclose.

correspondent at Chattanooga, Tenn., gives the

men, detailed from the Ninety-second Illinois, Lieutenant-Colonel D. F. Sheets, commanding, were doing picket-duty near Lyle's farm, under command of Lieutenant Horace C. Scoville, company K. Eighteen of the men were placed in reserve near the farm, the rest were distributed at seven different posts.

"This morning, April twenty-second, observ- following particulars of the affair: "Sixty-four ing a party of eighteen men at a distance of about two miles from this ship, with muskets slung over their backs, crawling on their hands and knees to get a shot at some of our men then on shore, I directed a shell to be thrown at them from a one-hundred pounder Parrott gun, which struck and exploded right in their midst, killing and wounding, I think, a large number of them, as only four were seen after the explosion, who were, as might be supposed, running inland at the top of their speed.

"Lieutenant Commander Eastman, who had the detailing of the various expeditions, well sustained, in the performance of this duty, the reputation which he had already acquired as an officer of marked energy and ability.

Another regiment

"The supposition is, that a regiment of rebel infantry crossed Taylor's Ridge during the night, about five miles from Ringgold, and formed a line, extending from the base of the ridge to the Alabama road. This line faced south, being in the rear of our pickets. crossed the ridge higher up the valley, and faced west. A body of cavalry (probably two companies) came on our pickets from the south, and a "I have it from the best authority that the re- smaller body advanced from the direction of bels have placed torpedoes in the Rappahannock, Leet's farm. Thus were our men nearly surjust above Bohler's Rocks, where this flotilla rounded by the wily enemy, before the attack was anchored; off Fort Lowry, off Brooks's Barn, commenced, and the assault was made simultanopposite the first house above Leedstown, and at eously upon all the posts. The enemy's cavalry Layton's, somewhat higher up. All these are on first assailed our videttes, who retired, fighting the port hand going up. Others are said to be desperately, until reënforced from the reserve, placed at various points in the river, from Fort when the rebels were temporarily repulsed. AdLowry to Fredericksburgh. They have also been | vancing again in still larger numbers, they forced placed in the Piankatank River, and in many our men to fall back. But the latter soon found of the creeks emptying into Chesapeake Bay." their retreat cut off by the infantry which had

“William Chattannach, or Chattnach, a private in company B, after surrendering, was marched off with several others upon the double-menquick, until totally unable to go further. A rebel April 24.-The steamer John J. Roe was lieutenant then came up to him, and shot him burned by the rebels at a point below Natchez, twice, the first time inflicting a slight, the second on the Mississippi.-A SCOUTING-PARTY of the a mortal wound. He then left him, supposing First Michigan cavalry, sent out from Alexanhe had killed him. Shortly after, two rebels dria, Va., under command of Lieutenant Jackcame up to him and robbed him of his pocket-son, came across a band of rebel guerrillas, about book and boots. One of them said, 'Let's nine miles up the Occoquan road, when a brisk scalp the Yankee!' but did not execute the skirmish ensued. Four of the rebels were