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BY N. tS. MORSE & CO. « oniric & Sentinel terms'. THE WEEKLY c.IIfoiNICLE 6c SENTINEL Is rublisbed Every TUEBDIY AT Fiiri MI,LABd I*EK ANNUM * AIRWAY* IN ADVANCE. HEEKLY ADVERTISING RATES. 0: uijuet AnvFßtttEniWTS published in the • y will be charged twenty-five cent* a line ,' e • . l Notici* will be charged thirty oents a tii e lor i>»:sh insertion. •i Deaths and 1 i'.vihal Noticed one < i..i i Notjoes twenty cents per line for one lit hui ii either Dally or Weekly. Where o .ry • ohicea are published in both Daily aud We -kI v -thirty oen’a per line. (mu n or Tmsms i» Mihbouri—From an I,i. \S ir • The it chmond i xaminer bus just reive r ii-i Sou burn gintleman in Missouri . ' o tbe lamentable condition ot ailana i a S.file, li.ro mrl Is completely under the c ii i r and jui ■ f the Federals. Outrages and t ci. f.v ry durription it practiced, and ’• oi‘ mi i prirooi-rs uia subje;ted to inhuman '1 h >rrib e treatment. Tho writer, »»yg : B, i e w .iidrawal of our army, Miggouri fell t' li-'oy ol a brunt and remorseless foe. The t>h<leS.at *os ut onoe put uuler the thraldom i a in ii ry oeg ot t-n, and, bound haud and It, .t . i.iodeil o*i r 10 u radical nod revolti n' a i mob lie- constitution aud laws were no in i rjj 'del than if trey had never ex ited Ii O'er unlit ul the State wag se zed upon in a in ck pruvigioi none substituted; her ,1a f iiui )' torn do t u and military mock Iribuuaig h- 1 up iii iid pa> ; her people ihot down in cold t'lMM'Jj h pi 'l■ a need , tree speech loi bidden; i •' i .clvo (ram hue abolished; a Legislature i lee id Oy thi punt of the bayonet that would a " c i o .logo aits; the right* o the people to tn i, ~am uni and enjoyment of property and lii and IU wi hout ouu process ot law utter yig m - ■ i ; a uu.itury i,.x > xioned coder the threats < t ih. i uy met; u«r peaceable cilixeng seized at lid I our ol and brutally tom trom .It ii i ui 1 1- io dura uud loalfigome prisons wi h o h i g; toeir property burned and dea lt y i , in luicfi aid iiaughterg subjected to the ip insults and outrages ot a brutal goldiery -au U uro anue ol the gnevuneos to whioh the pto,i'e imve o in Buoj.de J. .v ,il i ol tire Wuik ot opposition goes on. The b ui. i m .nny ol lue enemy continues. Contis c.-. inim aid u .aeg meutr by auilliary order are be ng I'm i" an ov r the Htute, and thousands are p .. ,m' aed uud mprisoued witliout oharge or The iutuin.ua deeds that uie being ; al.-'l by liio miuiour of power ara never , . . , . me martial taw prevails all over . . . i, . ..d the papers are muzzled by tho fear Oi sup,.re .ou and linprironment. The voice of tin ~i cun .ol bn hour i. Taey dure not utter n i oru t : eouii'i uni ut their wrongs We are ns mi i ih ii .uu tics of citizens have suffered de nii, m iKNell murdered the ton citizens at ii-. iiu iu m tS-. te, mid that many of our poor in--., me i ei liuwn l Ue doge, without arresting |u r. a ii heyonh the nelghb ilhood. It is ici i i.p. .he wrotou .McNeil openly boasts that be nit . . iov rtr t.Uiuliod Missourians, besides in in .. . i»o Hu- lei, mid laugh; with deflauoe o' a n O.l retaliation ot mir Uovernaieni. ■ ii. *si i ul.io treat the threat of retaliation with .ut cute, md say mat it is a mere “paper p.i mi .u ’ - lh it our Government has not the fiMve io carry it out. Our friends in Mi: soun cimp u . ih t the Guvermnont bag submitted so t ly iu me outrages commuted upon them, and a" h ‘ •* when Pope invaded Viigmiaa tempest ■ <1 in uu bom and the enemy deterred tr n inn b.ubiiriiy, although not a tythe was . perpetrated by him that has b , . i ul in Missouri any day since the war .-mi ’ r icy Oiuik iliut a tew ezuinplea made of ..... . u.. | i c,out VD taken by ws would have a , . : .me iff o.,anil that the (governmentshould at i- tuuktt some retaliation for the hundreds ths. h .ro tie. a murdered by such demons us Me .i.t a counts wo got of the treatment of our prit. ar* have ull the authenticity of on eye-tvit ii * . , . < '‘hi lie eoeptea eo without exaggeration. Tli. u atuuni of our men is beyond oruml—it is mu .1 iutil. They are crowded and huddled into pri ii . w mull urn lo rdly more thuu post houses, uud w .ere de i.i com la as surely as by tbo gur rutiii r (Kg gar. Oaii of their own surgeons, uio e luiui i... than the rest, who hud examined t pit ..in, a iot ito the Sanitary Commission tha in* ilia si Hole ol C.Ueuta, was nothing com pel. ito ttic in. lie hud computed the air allowed to «,io i muo, and it war only übont bo cable feet, w.j .i it is gaaerally estimated that 800 or 1,000 tine u c njaiy 'O heal h. But this torture of our m ii ih n Ciougti. ISlnHi.ll liomthe world, in a.i .uni i h r» b > vitiated that it is poison to the brut s, a i luierconrse with them is denied. So kino .y is th<« rule enforced that wives are not u . » i .i roe their hnsbuud, mothers their child ly. i, , .and rot ti e align est coiumumcatiou with the outer word 'a ulmwe , except in cases of severe il. i«, ivuen ig oriel interview, in the presence of utt other s all that is grouted. Not even the e . wo te ihat the patient would die it not re l.o o.m been able to Brcnre (or lbetn the mel on; my com ort m oloaing their eves in the bouse Si rigid is the rule over the pris .ii.a nil tut- liim s before us tell us t at to cases ' i. ■ gria M era hare been sick and shivering w ii ui and, our friends in St Louis have hod to leg, u.a u .or UK lives, to pass a gurmenl into ii.ia vstaui of cruelty aud tortnre over our p: a;. .a kept up by the notorious Frank Blair, w f’ vo. t General ol Si Louis—a man ut i ii . .1 f all bunianity. Be.ore the war he ud was known by the ock” —a perfect index of his c i It lone da had searched the world ci.-r, ■ a.u .1 .. I haie found a filter tool for his pu t'Ucie is not a spark of manly feeling . u rous -.itu LULSot in his oomposiiion. Hois and. ui ins “u man who would sell his deW n o .i. i's bones if you hcli a copper where us giuo.ir oouid reach his eye.” An instance is re .i«r t oi h » that snows his depravity and heart lcs u -a Soma friends, hearing that two of our p. l*, . r» >4 ire ill and expected to die, applied to Blair or permes on to remove th«m to their c s ..d lug ihat the Burg-ou end that they m -ii c »er f they were r moved to a private , , a ropa.eair and cure oonli be given tli m .1 uu 8.-d wih attention. The api l.oa- U* ua ie in the most modest and impressive - . i a'he wrtdoin the most indifferent t l.ed '“Let th m die. There is room i u o d.e in the prison,”—and it was uot uu * lat i r p • t and app i;attons and entreating, an t. gi-ei 'or ihe r removal. ju»t a tew ■ r o de»lh. b-t in lime for them to close 1 a iu a q net room, suiroanded by a oircle 1 » -* rends. One was Captain Green, G a Cli.'eu; the other a Contain Mills, i .. .. mis i St. L uis think out Government . a too.n and indiscriminate in its ex ■ • pi s.n re the en ray as not observed the i ran* .1 ih- oartel, and tee prisoners teat - g and have, iu rnauy inetaucee, ■m .I ate t t ki-o up arms agoia. A. Federal of fin r % i.a just resigned, says that Gen. Grant o .... t*v rv mat ot the Federal armv v.!.. a* j .1 oled at Murfreesboro’ and Vicksburg i. o the rants again, without any regard v. v r io h.a pinole. The etory is firmly bo liiicil i St Loins. I T ;c• • • pr.' tiers that bar* rearhed St. I 1 s ’ r e ‘-an. history of the battle ot Vicks I ■ ea not us-.'o n the papsr*. The Yankees I 'i w .» s mot*’. disastrous defeat to thorn P : i was iinaienee A son of Geu. I "■ . wl o pieced through St Lone with the I h . admitted to bis friends that I -* 3 chj-jj•> a one, in winch tbsir forces I > t.v the rebels," I'■ T.ie Ccionisls were greatly de I '’v t . itsa t nd-ed we may say almost P tiue " •• maaoity, ” ’ - ' ■ were t rely applied to their gen ■ erals Ou .ha other band, our friend* were jnbi Ii Pro Tides oe *u with u* in ■ : mae and liberties. 1 -> ‘ • h p ironed Si. L'msare said to oak ot the «»r. There are a grent U«. ot tttri.ttSS coinpaa es sta * li 10 ■ ba'r.iehe awa-ting orders, not 1 or * answer don roll call—so ■ i 'h' o »and are t e c jui panic* by deser letheaewe. Most ot the Yi* * .i have H-TTed out tbeir time Hu i,r t\, nil i.'dare that they will go back to K r.. e . .is lur than oonunua in the armr. W \ »i M * griadieg despotism over Mts i«n> , i ere tightened evey day and hour. ■Ad * 3.1113 dislrnaled are made to swear allegi lam- t.> ttie I- e teral power or be thrown in prison ■ the L-itiidaiure wh oh sits over a peo ■pl: is e-eu and soossing the propnety ot maaiog it ■a pc ii unary i ft.-hot to correspond with any one Hla •' rep-.iiODS.” Poor, do»B-trcddet Missouri— our noble, gallant, hetoie, lone-suffering, self stcrifioing ester ! AH honor to her people, whose devotion to our cause has defied the arts and blacd ishmenta of the North to briDg about an estrange ment between her end aod the South —all praiee to her noble gens now in our army fighting our canse of liberty and right. Fourteen ‘Months in ths Bastilbs or Amerj ca.—A pamphlet has jußt been issued at the North bearing the above title. The Cincinnati Enquirer in speaking of it remarks thus : Its author is Mr. F. K. Howard, of Baltimore, late editor of the Baltimore Exchange. It is a very valuable contribution to the annals of these times, and will be referred to in the future ae an interesting memorial of ihe “ Reign of Terror ’ in the United States in IS6I and 1862. Its sugges tive title would Lave astonished our ancestors ol 1776 and 178 ft, who as soon expected to see the feudal system come to life in i is land as the in auguration of Bastiles, to punish men lor their opinions and sentiments. They suw the ponder ous key of toe Bastile in France, in Parts, sent to Washington by Lafayette, because he believed that in tbs land tyrants aid despots would never be able to regain it, and that it would be consid - ered as a relict amply of an extinct despotism. It may now be taktn from the tomb of Washing ton ot Mount Vernon, for who cares about look ing at a key that has become oorumou in ail part3 of t e United States. Strange to say, the princi pal leadtr in the movements which destroyed the i- renoh Bustile, and who sent the key to Wash ipgton, has been insulted in bis memory by hav ing a meaner Bastile culled by his name—the patriotic Lafayette. Not one stone was left upon another to tell of the e. ormiiit-B of Vie French Bastile, and we hope to live <o see the day when an indignant people will level ihe American one* to the earth, and build monuments to liberty upon the spots which mark their ruins 1 The party pledged to a free press in its party platform, made it its first business after i’B as sumption ot power to destro its liberty. More •ban for y papers it destroyed by violence, aud the rest it put under a French and Austrian cen sorship. The friends of free speech out of power made free speech a crime when in power, to be punishedby incarceration inadungeon. It throws its thousands ol victims into the filthy prisons for the same reason that the heathen Roman Emper ors cast the Christians lDto the dens of wild beasts and into devouring flames—-because it disagreed witti their own opinion. In malice its heart was as black and as full of hate to every one that d.s seated fiom its views as was the Roman Emper ors ; and if its powers had been as absolute, it would probably have detained them to a worse fate. The faction that inaugurated the reign of terror in the United States, winch embarked so earnestly in a domestic war that has cost the nation hun dreds of thousands of valuable !v-s and seas of blood, and appalled the world by i a horrors, was the peace humanitarian philanthropic party when out of power. Like the leaders ol the French Jacobins, who were opposed to capital puuiah ment, and who created the guillotine, upon which was shed the be t blooa iu France, our Jac bins were professed philanthropists and urged forward the most oruel scheme of persecution they could devise in the name of humanity, just us they des troyed free speech and a free press la the name ol liberty. No deepo( was ever so dangerous to lib erty and its prolesaed fi ends; no tyrants were ever so cruel us our humanitarian philanthro pists. A Provision Choi- —Tne Tallahassee Floridian has some timely and appropriate remarks about the ‘‘Provision crop ” The editor of that sheet talks in a practical comm in sense way about the matter, thus : The Planters of our country have done much to sustain the Government, in the gigantic struggle iu which it is now eitguged. Next to the soldiers they have evinced u pctriot-sm unsurpassed a rnidst the mighty throes ol the present war. They abandoned the selliuh idea ol personal gain, aud by increasing the grain crop enabled us to feed t ic thousands thal.iiro nobly con .ending lor South ern rights aud Southern independence. Two years have elapsed, and the minions o' Lincoln despot st o still hover upon t e outskirts ol our Confederacy, unable to p letrate the briet liug buyosetH that "weloomu ihem to hoHpuab.e graves.” Such has been our wonderful success teat many are looking confidently for an early peace. Among this -number we find many—very many—of the planters of our couniry, who, look iog to such a result as speedy, arc preparing io plant large crops of cotton. No course more ruinous to cur prosperity and fatal to our final success could be adopted. We trust that the patriotism of our planters is of a sterner staff than to yield the welfare of their country for sel fish gain, after ihe example which they set last Vt-ar. But they will tell .us they have large a* mounts of corn p i hand and find uo sule. They must remember that the pressing season for corn has not yet arrived, still it is now worth f1 to #1,25 per bushed—in Georgia and other .States it has gone up to over #2. The Government and individuals will have need for all our oorn bi fore another crop is made— and this idea of peace should be abandoned as a fatal delusion." Let ns go to work as though the war would last twenty years ; let us plant largely in grain and use cveiy effort ti sustum our Govern ment, as the only means, with God’s favor, of procuring our independence. % The season will soon be upon us for platting purposes, and it is with great regret that we hear ol many planters who are pn paring to plant large orops of o itton. Each thinks that what little he plants will not alltet the general result, and thus we fear many are unconsciously crdeitvoriug to starve our noble army 'ut > subjection to Linooln hirelings. We believe the war will go on us long sb the Abolition party cun prosecute it—we see no hope of peace while they <’ iu ruis • men and mon ey. Wi h such signs before us, it is amusing to see planters using their test efforts for our tailure when that failure necesrari.y involves their own destruction. At present this section of country has nothing to entice the money loving Yaukaes —let us, however, plant large cotton crops, and we otter a bait almost irres stible to his cupidi ty. We hope that a just public sentiment and a laudable spirit noon the pa t ot our planters will not allow them to beggar our soldiers and imperil our saltty for a few bales of cotton. Thk N skulk a>d thk Bayonkt.— lt is not all of war to fight. The bayonet and its kindred weap ons are not the only ones by which battles may be won, and a nation saved. Undoubtedly it is one of the essential, indispensible instrumentali ties for the achievement of triumphs, but for its efficiency it is dependant upon agencies. In re marking upon tbe “Needle and the Bayonet,” the I’etersburg Express pays tbe patriotic ladies of the„South the annexed compliment: Wo have a few words to sjy about the services wh eb have beeu rendered by the noble army of Southern women who have, since the commence m<.nt of bostihlies, contributed oy their patriotic aud indefatigable labors to the work erf c.oihing our troops. Never was a ooiyitry, in us hours oi trouble aud peril, mere mdebte l to the energies of its daughters than ours has been, iu this dark aud terubie sirugqle. Never did female industry and sell sacrifices merit higher admuauou aud appreciation tbau in the present case. Tue need.s in their hands has been incessantly employed m promoting in its way the bodily comfort of the soldier—aud without this devotion of theirs to our sacred cause, what would have beeu the con dition of our army? * * * * * * How many bayouets would have beeu useless but Torthe needles? To tbe ladies of ihe Bouih, then, do tbe Government aud army owe a debt ot grati tude hat cun never be forgotten. It is oniy to express britfly and imperfectly our sense cf the lnest.mable value os their contributions to the cause of Southern independence in the assistance they have voluntarily and lreeiy reucered io cu arms, that we write ibis article. In the bn-tory of tbe war nena of its pages will be brighter taon those which record their services, and their brews will be wreaihcd with laurels as green an* as vo ading as any whioh will be eatwineif arou and the heaas ot those who tangle in the bioedy scenes of tbe battle field. Alt praise and honor wui be tbe.rs for ages to come, aud generations yet to be oorn will bless their memories. Th* SvrßEiit Cocrt Bill—The Confederate Senate has agreed to the amendment proposed by Mr. Clay of Ala., to the Supreme Court Bill, in the shape ol aa additional section, repealing tbe 4tth uud 4 >th sections of 'be Judiciary hot of the Frovisionat Congress, giving appellate jurisdio tion to the Supreme Court over decisions of the Btate Courts. The Lull, as amended, was passed. It provides: 1. That the Court shall consist of a Chief Jus tice, at and Associate Justices, any three of whom Bfcal! constitute a quorum, and shai! hold aauuat ly at the seat ot Government two session* 2 The Chief J usiioe shall be the presiding judge of the Court and the Associate Justices shait have prtc deuce uccoruing to ag. . 8. Tbe Justices shall lake oaths prescribed for the Judges of the District Courts. 4. Each Justice shall receive an annual salary of $5,000. 6. All papers and judicial proceedings of any kind pending in or returnable to the Provisional Supreme Court, are hereby transferred to the Supreme Court created by this act. 6 Repeals the 45th and 46th sections of the Judiciary Act of the Provisional Congres*- The Richmond papers tuiok a battle will take ptaoe on the coast before the Federal army of tbe Potomac will ad vanes again. AUGUSTA, GA., TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 31, 1863. 'J he Eight at Jacksonville. Fla. We publish below, from the pen of a reliable eye-witness, a full account of the recent skirmish near Jacksonville, Florida, about which so many reports have found their way to the pablic, some of them to the disparagement of our brave troops in that quarter. The idea of even a handful of our men being backed down by a negro regiment, is a slander on freemen. It is hoped that Gen. Finnegan will adopt a vigorous policy towards these black scoundrels, and either capture or drive them from the State. Their white leaders should be forthwith hung whenever they may fall into our hands. The facts concerning the fight are taken from a letter published in the Savannah Republican, under date of March 18: On Sunday night, March 15, Gen. Finnegan, with his lorces, bivouacked on the old Panama road, within half a mile of Jacksonville. Dctacb meats were tak-n from the different compani -s aud placed in oharge of Et. Hill, of Cap.. Bird’s oompany, and a detachment from Capt. Wescott’s “ Swamp Marines” under himself, and went to w thin sixty yards of the enemy’s pickets. The day and night’s rcconnoissance discovered to Ma jor Brevard that the enemy had burnt the suburbs of the town, t&d barricaded all the streets with sullen trees, the tops outward, making it almost impossible to get over them, and wills masked batterAs bthma to sweep every man as he mount i-d ths b rncude. Col. ii'gginson, of the “ First Sputh Carolina Volunieeis,” is Commandant, while the notorious Kansas JuLg Montgomery is second in command. There were also three gun boats in front of the town. Monday, about 10 a. m, Major Brevard sen: Capta n Diokinvon, wuh about tineeu of h s cav alrymen, to anniy tho enemy and induce them to capture him. Us succeeded iu drawing out as far a-i tho old brick yard about two hunored cl'the black scamps, but could get them no further.— Captat i Dickineou, beir.giuthe rear ot his men, was partially cu eff, when tenor twelve dusky orms made for h:m, crying: “iitap dah I hole on dab!” He gave his hone the spar, and leaped down the hill, through tho old graveyard, across the marsh, cl ared two fences and was soon out ol reach. Major Brtvard, who was at the Haddock House with his infantry, sent Capt. Wescott to the right to come in on their rear when he should advance, captain Qu ncy ritewart’s com pany were deployed as skirmishers, is order to give them the appearance ct oot pickets, end af ter becoming eng-g and to fall back before their fire and druw them out to where Captains West, May’s and Bird's companies were cone saled and get them betwo-n them and bag the whole. Bui instead o s aiding and showing fight, us goon as Capt. StewarTs company b came Vis.ble they de livered one fire ana put towards town as last as their jty bit and heels could curry them, skulking behind fences and hillocks to keep ont'ol the way of our boys’ peisuhsive mils. Major Br-vard or dered Capt idiewait to push forward as skirmish ers, going wiih them biuiaeit, uct 1 he got beyond ihe brickyard t> a laig-. opening woicb t-t », had cleared off fa trout ot the to n. The skirmishers rdvanced down the railroad aud through the fields, to the right and 1 ft, where they became engaged with ihe enemy, who wore remurced.— They tr'ed to thro » Mujor Brtv.a and in range of the ; r marked batterie.-, bui he uxirmished with tbo enemy until eveuing, when, tinting they would ooi coino cut to rn-et mm, he witudrew. On Tuesday Major Brevard moved his battalion to the trout, putting Cupiaiu Biru’s company out us skirmishers. The euemy got the rai go end position Ol his troops, and 3behed him ten. iicaliy, but his i eu were him a. and steady, aud ob yed bis orders with alacrity. V m lookout reported t‘ e enemy lauding trm ps from transports ab ut S o’clock they catue w tn a to co oi about 1,000 or 1,200 white meu mid negroes, ftirsu ciuipauies of white men Cams up uu the le t ot the railroad, where Alaj B. had p V-eil Capt. Q Stewart’s com pany ; the b'lanos came up ou tue right of the railroad with tie and artillery meuaitd on a car.— Capt Bird engaged thorn wi’-U Uis bkirmishers and tell back on the main body, who were poasted iu a ravine at the hr.ck chuico, whole the action be came general. jShortly oiler Wer '. i courier came Irani hie right and repnrteo that the enemy ware crossing the ravine btdoto £1 is ' ■ , whereupon iie ordered his command to iad i- -,k <ui %he hdl to prevent the threatened movement. In the menu tune the eLcmy were pouring a heavy fire of email arms, grape, can -, r a.;d shell into his mm. He throw ih-m into line oi battle on the edge of a pine thicket, nod disposed his rnen in such a manner that that they could not be flanked, and from this position turned loose on the enemy, drove them back and forc -d them to retreat with their ariillery. In failing back they set fire to the houses on either side of the iu iroi.d. The ioss of the enemy ia not known ; as fast ss they fell they were carried to the i ear. That of our buttai on was six wounded, none seriously, noue killed. The coolness aud bravery: of tho men, aud the promptness wiih which they obeyed orders, were commendable, Capt. E. West, J. Wescott, S. Mays, J. Stewart, R. B. Bird, aud their tomoany oflicets, deserve much praise for the energetic assistance which they rendered Mfjor Brevard, who proved himself a soldier of ability, and handled his men handsomely With his small force ot five Companies he diove back a greatly superior number ot the enemy’s infantry and artillery. Distress Ahono ths Workino Classics in Franck —The Opinion Nationals of the 29th of February, contains a communication growing out of a petition of five hundred inhabitants of Ciig nancourt to the Senate for relief in their destitute condition. The article alluded to is quits lengthy as to the evils to which the workmen are subject in their spinning and weaving occupations, and we make only a short cx ract to show the deep distress, debasement and degradation to which they have been redut id by the want ol the great staple—cotton—which hithmo has not on y fur nished them employment and tubsistence, but has been in its various ramifications the source of commerce to a large but now suffering popula tion. It is easy to see that if the conflict between the North and South coif ones muo'u longer, and France is still d-prived of the staples and mar kets of this country, ths must either find some new and discovered path to relief, or else submit to the fate which a revolution will eutaii. The following is the extract; As td the actual condition of the workmen, what sha 1 be said of it which is not already known? The weavers of some parts of Normandy eat the leaves of the co'za or rape seed. At Ecu □ a sin gle parish, at Vivien, contains 1 370 famil es in a state of destitution, and iher- 1,170 families Lave their most iodi-peusable eiltc.s, to the amouut of one hundred thousand francs, iu pledge with thr pawnbrokers. Mothers inscribe their daughters’ names npun the public registers for viie purposes, and wh-n ihe Registrar endeavors to turn thtm from their fngh fal intentions, they - nswer, “We have no bread!” The peasants, iu the middle ag s, gave their children to the wolves, and we have now fedvanced one decree farther in misery and shame. We are only yet in the beginning of this doleful condition, and moss await tbs development of this “immense process." A Pun and Ink Fkktce or Lincoln. — From tbe mass o' rubbisd in the “Diary” o; Russell, the London Times’ coneipon tent, we extract the fol lowing pen and ink sketches ot Lincoln : “Sooq afterwards there entered, with a shatn bimg, trr- guiar, almost unsteady gait, a tail, lank, lean man, consfde &hiy over s x tee : . <n begin, with stooping shoulders, ong pendulous arms, terminating in hands o fX < aodioary demengioua, which, ho *ever, were by isr suce ded iu propor tion of his teet. wa- dr.s.-ei iu ai ill fit ing wrinkled suit of bl c :, which pa our- iu mind of an an uudei taker-, un f > mat a iu .oral : round Lis neck a rope of oLck s-. k vno led lu a large buib, with flying ends, pn j-oting b-yond tbs collar of his coat j big turned down s i--t cjllnr ditclosed » siuewy, muscular ci'OV ue. k, and abu? ib it, nest ing m a great rams of hia. k bar, brisUiDg and compact like a tuff ol mourning p n rore, the strange qua Lt sac and L-ad, c. ve td w.ih it thatch ot wlid repub-ic .n iu-r, ot X‘i\sifeut Lu coin. The l iipies- ju produ- -«1 bf~ Ilia eixs o. big t-xtremitics, acd b> his flipping and w:de ' proiec.ing oars, u.uy be r«j uhh o» tuo appear I nnee o' kiodiessn.s* sap .c ty, and the awkward ' bonhoramim es Lio tuce ; ihe month is absolutely | prodigious; the Ups, straggling aud ext Hiding | almost from oac 1 ne of black b ara to -he other, i ere on y kept in eider by two deep lu rows Uo a I the nostril lo the chin ; ihe novo i-eif—a prooai i nent organ—stands ont from the !*ce, wub an i .nqnir.L'g, -nx.uu* u.r, us -.i. il ... ;t were sniffu for some good things in tue wuid ; the etc* cark, l and deeply set, are pane .at t g, mi full ot an ex’ I presaioa which almost a . ants to tenderness • and above them pr j-cw t: - shaggy brow, run i oieg into '.he sma.i t -.re trout.. *'p c % the devsl i opulent of wh en can scarcely he estimated acca j rately, owing to the irregular flocks of thick La.r ; careLss y brushed across it. ” |- ; A gentleman from Arkansas, who states that * the appointment cf Gerer..; Kubv Smith to the j command of the irso*-M.ss ssipui Department, in j place of General Holmes, and' he sobstitntion of i General Price lor General U ndmau who has been ! ordered to report at Jackson, Mississip. i. Las been highly gratifying to to troops, ad there is every - leason to expect that be ua*at>s’Lotory condition of tilings which has prevailed in that department for several months past, wifi now be terminated. A Graphic Account of Van Barn’* Retreat. A correspondent of the Savannah Republican, writing from Columbia, Tenn., under date of March IS, gives the annexed graphic description of Van Dorn’s retreat, and the manner in which he successfully eluded the Federate : On the 10th we had retired from Spring Hfll be fore a large force of the enemy, and taken an ad vantageous position and expected on the 11th to have an engagement of short duration and retire across Duck river to this point on a pontcon bridge, which was then constructed aud about to be launched. * * * o ar position was at the head of the peninsula formed by the junction of Carter’s Creek end Duck river, while the enemy’s position was upon another peninsula directly opposite, formed by the junction of Ruth erfotd and Carter’s creeks, all of which streams were unusually high and well nigh impas3abie.— Our forces were disposed on the ssuth side of Rutherford’s creek, our centre resting upon the Nashville pike, onr left extending to Carter’s creek, and our right, under Forrest, extending a a mile or two to the right of the pike and upon the border of Rutherford’s creek. The position was a very strong and commanding one, and King’s battery was put upon the highest hill commanding the approaches from ths pike. In front of our position, upon the oentre, open fields strttohed from Rutherford’s creek back a thous and yurds io a woody hill upon the left of the turnpike, upon which their enemy mounted their artillery, but which was perfectly commanded by King’s excellent position. From the top of this hill ilie movements of the enemy might plainly be described. On the 10th three brigades were plainly visible, and large wagon trains ware mov ing ’n alt directions. At 10 o’clock at night a council of war was held, of which Forrest, Jackson, Crosby and Van Dorn were members, and the plan of escape adopted In the morning our troops were ordered to make an unusual noise and keep up a cheering, while buglers were made to sound “reveille” aud “for ward” from many more points than whore we had troops. At 8 o’olock A. M., the enemy’s bat tery uoou the lelt of the turnpike opened fire upon Kmg’s battery and gave that officer the much desired opportunity to return fire and con vince tnem ot h s whereabouts just before his battery was withdrawn. Several sheila which he had t,ken from tbe battle field of Spring Bill were returned rapidly to the enemy to whom they originally belonged, and* our battery was then taken to tlu terry and crossed by the indefatiga ble exertions of the Captain, and the horses swam across. At 10 o’clock, A. M., everything was un der way, the artillery and wagon trains having been crossed upon the ferry and the animals swam, me position completely evacuated, save by tbe outposts and pickets, who were directed to with draw so soon as we got fairly under way or the cni my sbou and advance. W-i were now all upon the retreat, and the enc mv unaware of our having lett, and most of the command ignorant as to our destination At Han’s cross roads, where the Franklin and Mur Iretsboro’ roads come together, and within a few miles of which we passed a division of the enemy, under Sheridan, was reported, but we passed tbe critical point unobserved. As Crosby with his advance was about crossing Caney creek, a force app-artd iu sight end the fences were thrown uown to f rm in line aid meet tbe foe, but fortu nau-iy this foe proved ta be friendly and under Forrest; and tbe two oolumns now joined an 1 pussed in column upon the same road The en ure command was Better “closed up ; ” perhaps, than was any large number ot men before, lo' no matter how jaded tbe horse, hungry or wearied toe rider, the knowledge that tbe enemy were upon every hand, and to become a prisoner was iu bo sen to camps Douglas or Cha*e, tended to keep every laggard or s-ragßer in ranks. Con tinuing ou through this knotted forest of ced&is over rooks and into mud holes, wo passed com plotaly around the enemy’s right flank and with in three-quarters of a mile of toeir encampment, and rescued, at 3 o’clock on the morning of the 11th, White’s bridge, crossing Duck river thirty miles above Columbia, but which we had traveled more than that distance to Here we met Roddy’s foice, and once over the river and inlo our own territory, afeeliDg of safety was indulged iu, which it had before been impossible to appre ciate. The command had stopped two hours during the night to feed, but this was the only delay. Doyliglit revealed to us the Bewisburg pike, and the tiead ol the command reached I.ewisirarg dur ing the morning. At this point Van Dorn re ceived despatches from Polk, which should have reached him at his position before the enemy, in forming him that ou the night of the 10 b Jeff C. Davis, of the Yanke- army, marched with a divi sion Bom Eaglesville at midnight, and another from Versailles at the same time, with a view to cutting him off. We then left Lswisburg at noon, and reached Columbia at dark, March, 12 fully expecting to liud the enemy across the creek engaging our bat teries upon tbi3 side, ♦kich had been instructed to prevent the enemy from bridging the river and crossing. Upon arrival here it was found that the enemy moved cautiously forward, fully as sured that their trap was successful, until they reached the river at nightfall on the 11th, to find that their cage was not close enough to hold the golden bird. When they bscarne aware that Van Dorn had passed cut by their flank, they retraced their steps at a double quick to Franklin, df stroying fences, corn and fodder cs they went, and telling the citi zens that Vun Dorn had got out upon their rear and was attempting to capture Franklin and de stroy their trains, but they would catch him. When Vun Dorn arrived at Columbia, having passed so successfully around them, and traveled 76 miles in 8U hours, to reach a point only two miles dis tant, he learned that the enemy were not only de ceived in regard to catching him napping but concerning his whereabouts aud expecting him at Frankiiu. 1 have forgotten to state at the proper point, that before we evaouated our position the enemy had succ eded in crossing a fores over Ruther ford’s creek, upon our right, and this rendered our escape still more precarious. Forrest engag ed this torce and drove them back, killing seven of them Col. Ferguson's ExpKKITION IN T3K VICINITT OF Ghkenvillb, Miss. —The Yazoo Banner publishes the following letter giving an account of Col. Fer guson’s expedition in the vicinity of Greenville, Miss, t We presume it is generally known that a force of six pieces of artillery and a small oavaly sup port was sent from Vicksburg, about a month ago, to operale against the abolition transports at Greenville. It may interest some of your readers to know the result. Finding the river olosoly patroled by two gun boats, Lieut. Col. Furgerson found it difficult to keep a position on the river about Greenville, and bad to go up to Bo'ivar, where he opened upon two transports with considerable effect. One of them was towed off while the other s'owly made its w»y up the river by one wheel. The day this occurred, the abolitionists landed a force of 800 cavalry, 4 piroas of artillery and six regiments of infan'rv, under command of Brigadier-General Btrbr dje at Greenviiie for the purpose of cup turmg Col. Furgersenls command, which they thought was still on Deer Creek. They landed early in the morning and immediately removed out where they remained a day or two and then returned to Greenville or the purpose of toing up the rtver and capturing a battery on the Ar kansas sidß that had given them much trouble. Had the enemy kept the position on Deer Creek it would have been impossible for Colonel Fur gerson to escape, for his only road was down the creek. T.,e Yankees went up and run the Arkansas battery back eight miles, and on last Buaday re turned 'o Green vile. On Monday morning they j came down on us, tbe 'nfantry byway of Fist' j Lake br dge. the cavalry and artillery by the Biack | bayou bridge, both of which had neeu bnrned, but | the cavalry auada a dash a Sh lby’s bridge, : guard-d by about twenty pickets, whom they ran, i and q-i ckly repairing the bridge, crossed aid | gave chase to our pickets. Col. Ferg rson ban i received timely notice of the’r movements and had s-nt two piects of artillery to Fish Lake bridge .o check the infantry while hia wagons acd other ar ti lery escaped. Having ran away their infantry, he w thdr.w hi# two oteoes of cannon as fast as possible back to the road on Deer Cr -ek, and comm need his " trea 'f, enemy’s cavalry pressed on, and as the artillery wr-s passing round the bend of the creek at Bucsner’s place, they crossed through the field and got in advance of our artillery cap fur, g our caissons, ba-gage wagons and about tc-iy o. our men. Our caval y stampeded on the appearance ot the enemy, and with tbe exception ot eight or ten were Been no more that day. Oar f.rtUU ry, thus surrounded wth cavalry in (root, uitu heavy masses of infantry in the rear press- and on, advancing and firing, driving the enemy like chaff be ore them into the cane, re-took all our caissons, wagons and about forty of our men that he enemy ki&d taken, and made its way down tbe creek so inst tn&t neither ihe enemy’s artiii- ry, or infantry, were able to fire a gun. By night our arttu.rv had reached bayou Faliah, three mile* oeiow Col. rail -q and the enemy were at Samuel lay lor 8 two miles above. Col. Furgerson worked all night, ana by Tuesday at noon Lai put all the artillery and wagons in fiat boats, and started down the bogue, and I left them at Col. Latham’s on Sunflower on Thursday. Be Diligent.— lndustry is never un'ru’tfnl.- Action keeps the soul both sweet and souud, while slothtnlae?s rots it to noisomeness. There is a kind of good angel waiting upon diligence, always carrying a laurel to crown life ; whereas idleness for her reward, is ever attended with shame and poverty. Maeeiape of the Peincb of Walis.— Tuesday, March 10, was the day appointed for the marriage of the Prince of Wales. In anticipation of this event, ail England has been stirred fer weeks— every city, town and hamlet getting itself in holi day trim for the joyful occasion. From the many items of interest which crowd the oclumne of tho leadiug journals, we dip the following. The Lon don News say* : The bouquet-holder, in which the bouquet will be presented to the Princeas Alexandra, on her landing in England, by the lady of the Mayor of Gravesend, in form will resemble a cornucopia, and ii so arranged that by touching a spring in geniously contrived it may be rested in an up'right position. The ornamentation will consist of the armsol England and Denmark, surmount'd by the Prince of Wales feathers, issuing from a gold crown set with sapphires. On the reverse will be repr»s-:-i -ed the motto of tbe corporation of Gravesend. The gold work of the comuoopia will be enriched with pink, coral and pearls, being the national colors of Denmark. A Manchester paper says: Ths Princess Alexandra ig to be received in the city by a levy of blooming belles, the bn (l htest, gracefulest, and most fascinating of the beauties of the city; and the mode of the reception, and all the patty details belonging to it, w 11 be immedi ately arranged under the auspioss of a committee oi ladies. The Liverpool Town Council have adapted a resolution to place £2,50» at the disposal of the Mayor, for the pro vision ot outdoor amusements on the day and evening. The fetes will include dis plays of fireworks in three parts of the town, mu sical performances ut the Park, organ performances at Si. George’s Hall, and a treat to all the school children oi the town. There will be no illumina tion of the public buildings, but it is expected that the various tradesmen, <fco., will illumtuate their premisss. Ths Mayor will give a grand ball and b.inquet, for which ens thousand invitations have been already issu id. A number of toe ladies of the town have united to present a souvenir to the Princess Alexandra. Tne corporation intend to grant a holdiday to .heir servants in all depart ments. Similar festivities would mark the day in all the principal towns of England. Tho Princes* will be escorted through the different countries by the representatives of Great Britain from their respec tive capitals. A Copenhagen correspondent of the Boston Post thus alludes to the Princess: P'inoess Alexandria is a most accomplished young lady, and one.ot the fairest daughters of our little Denima k; her education has oten of the highest order ; she speaks fluently six living lan guages, nd is quite an artist m oil painting as well as an excellent performer ou tbe piano and harp. But better tbau all these things are tne noble qualities ot her heart and mind, her benevo lence io the poor, her unostentatious manners, unu lur sympathy withal that is Danish. Tub Kudhua .Uu .KXNCir—l baching j of the ' AtT—The Chicago Times talks very plainly about the depreciated Federal currency in this manner: History is of so avail if its teachings pass by unheeded. The history of the revolutionary war is full oi the ripest wisdom, if we but choose to adopt ;t lor the pießent guidauoe. It should be a u aiter of some moment to us that our tore lathers went thruUgn with tribulation and suffer ing, not only that we might thrive and grow .iow riul, but that we might leuro to shnn the rocks on which they split. It is in this regard that -he reooids of the past become a necessity. Ihe history of the continental currency is open »0 our view, so that we should study its lessons, aud catefnliy turn aside lrom tne path which led to repudiation and bankruptcy in those days, and which must just as certainly 1-ad to the same end now. Let us follow the events of that period briefly. When tbe continental money was first issued, in 1776, it held a value equal to that of gold, and pitbS-.a at par m commercial transactions. Lliug the same year, an issue of twenty-five millions was gain-d, and the currency depreciated five per cent. Twelve months after, the issue wag forty mil lions, uitd throe hundred dollars were uot equal to one hundred in specie At toe end of uvo years, one hundred millions hat been issued, and seven hundred and fifty dollars equaled the value of one hundred. At Hie close of 1779, when the issue was stop pod, at two honored and lorty-two millions, three ihou-iiirid dollars weie required to pay a debt of one hundred doliars. In 178 U, when ihe nation made s sacrifice of the sot-re amount by ceaaiDg to use it as money, seven thousand five hundrtd dollars equaled ouu hundred dollars of good money, and passed cur rent ut those rates. Bat one result could accrue from such a con dition of affairs. The nation went into bankrupt cy. Congress did all in its power to sustain the currency. Euactment after enactment went forth, threatening social proscription and criminal prose cution io those who refuted to take tbe money. Appeals were thrown out, in whicn it was shown that the enure ddot could be paid in a few years by an assessment on property, which would not become onerous. Lotteries were devised, under national saoclidn, to ra.se means and credit; and finally, abandoning State issues, the people rallied on the national currency, aud strove with all their might to sustain it until the war could be carried through. It was but a vain effort. Legislation, penalties, and the most fervent devotions could not combat the inevitable laws of co nmercial iu tercourse, and the vast tabrio ‘cme down with a crash. Two hundred millions,field bytbe people, were cast aside as one casts aside worthless rags, aud the country went back in its history scores of years and began anew. We are travelling, with magnificent strides, the same road over which our forefathers went with their feeble steps to financial ruin. And in pro portion as our progress is gigantic, so will our fall be terrible. -Will the lessons of history aid ns in solving the problem, or shall we still go on blind ly to tue end? Tne Revolution in Indiana —That a revolution is rapidly gatheiiog volume and thieatens soon to burst iu ti_e Northwest, no one, with even ordina ry inteil gence, now fora moment doubts. Draft have been resisted, deserters have been assisted it escaping. The Abolitionists in Illinois have become greatly alarmed, and are casting about for something to drown tbe clamor, lest any moment they may find themselves stifled with their milita ry supremacy overthrown. The following extract, which we clip from the Cincinnati Gazette, is from a lett.r written by a citizen of Indiana to his Rep resentative in Congress, trying to devise measures for ihe suppression of this home rebellion. The writer says : “ The people are alarmed at the measure now on loot and developed by rebel sympathizers. We greatly ne-d, in lorm ior distribution, a de tenoo of the President’s proolamat'on, and tbe refutation of the.cbargi that this is aa abolit'on war. bucb charges are educating t e public mind ter resistance to a draft, oe assured that there is great_ danger of their doing their work effict ially. No threat is even now teore com uion than that of resistance to any drait; and it ib no id .a one, either. It is inevitable, without a great change in pu lie sentiment, and it is use less to disguise it. Deserters already find armed pro.ec.iou in this eounty. It is so in almost every Dcm icrat c county in ladiana. A reaction Bee i..sicg place, bat unless stimulated it will be only euip irury. Under the dreaded apprehension that civil war i ut our doors, the people are ready to ao c. pi almost anything that wen and promise even temp iru v r lief from such calamities as that » uu.d inflict. faking advantage oi this, the DeLouci ais ar* propoß ug o circulate petitions for Siion ot Goagress, to propose some measures pi compromise —telling the people that it cficred and nfused by the rebels it will unite ue at home, and avert the orioles and horrors of civil war. Th nk ot it at we w 11, all men will ruck into such a peiicy. If the Pr.-sident, on alien application, shall refuse o call Congress to gether, they then intend to explode the magazine and precipitate us into revolution.” Prosperity and A dvarsity— Faith and friend ship arc seldom truly tried bat in extremes To find friends hen we huve no ueod of them, and to want taern when we have, are both alike easy and common. In prosperity who wifi not profess io love a man, in adversity how lew will show that they do~ it. When we re heppy in the soring-tide of abundance, and the rising flood of plenty, then the world will be our servants, then all around about ug with bowed beads, with bended bodies and protesting tongues. But when these pleasing wavers begin to ebb, when our w-.-alib beg ns to leave ns, then men look upon ns at a ai_--iu.ee Oar fortunes and ourselves are so closely linked, tba: w,i know not whioh is the cause of the love we find. When these two part company, we may then discern to which of them aSectioa will ciing. At a recent public meeting at Stamford, Conn , Fernando Wood is reported to have told the peo ple that the Conscription act was not only uncon stitutional, but that if he were elect.d (ioverncr of Connecticut, not a man should be forced from tbe State under its provision* without first walk ing over his dead body; and he was satisfied that I< Seymour, their candidate, held tbe same news, and if elected, would not shrink from reducing them to praenoe. VOL. LXXVII. —NEW SERIES VOL. XXVII. NO. 13. ! Ths Mercusr ako Sewxjd Difficulty.—'The correspondent cf the Philadelphia Inquirer, un der date of Feb. 28, writes thus concerning the Seward and Meroier .difficulty : “The ch'ef interest in American affairs, ou this sid % of the water, centers this week in .the bellig erent attitude of Mr. Seward and M. Merrier, and tbe general news sinks into siguficanace when compared with this. But one in view appears to be entertained upon the subj ;ct and its proba ble results, and tbe politicians and editors bave settled down into the conviction that Mr. Seward must speedily be dismissed in compliance with the peremptory demand of the French Govern ment. Tbe nnivenal sympathy seems to be on the French side of the question ; and th“ ‘leader’ writers of the various j >urnals have again over hauled their vocabularies in order to discover the scandalous and obnoxious epithets to apply to the American Secretary of State. No two statements could be more thoroughly an tagonistic than those made by the two high func tionaries in question, and, as’certainly, but one of them can by any possibility be true. An attempt has been made here to reconciliate the conflict ing statements and to apologize for Mr. Seward on tbe ground of h ; s probable ignorance of the French language, or ot‘ bis having been misled by the imperfect English of M. Msroier. This, however, is cheer nonsence, a sieve that will hold no water. Ido not know whether or not Mr. Seward is a French scholar, but it is clearly un reasonable to suppose that bo would have held such a conversation as the one datai'ed by M. Meroier, unless he both kuew what he himself was saying, aod what his interpreter intended tzsay “If you will recall to mind the chief contents of my last two letters you will, I imagine, ob tain the oiue to the whole mystery. There is not the least Bhadow of dm bt, ia my’.mind, that the result just now reached was part and parcel of the grand soheme long rgo concocted at the Tuil lerits, and that M. Mercier has, from the first, been merely following the instructions conveyed, to him by bis Imperial master. Intervention, ia Borne way, and at soy hazard, having been deter mined upon as ameasure of Fienchpolio*-, it was not enough that an army and navy should be concentrated in the Mexican Dominion, some pretext must be found for an event ul rupture with the American Government at Washington and to this end M. Mercier was doubtless di' reeled to bead hta utmost energies. How well he has succeeded in the portion of the general programme entrusted to his management, w- al ready see, and somewhat sooner tbuu I expected. That it bas been accomplished at the expense of truth and candor, personal as well as diplomatic, however, we may regard it, is a matter that will not trouble the Fre.ch conscience much, as, in their national politics, the end always justifies the means. “T ie only cause of apprehension, and I fear it is a serious one, is that tbe wily and smiling Freno iman has been too successful in hoodwink ing his stolid antagonist, and that Mr. Howard, and the Government generally, have failed to de toot in time the uuderplot, so that an opeu rupt ure cannot now be prevented without that sacri fice of the national honor aud diguily, which is now held as inevitable by the unfriendly British press.” Lirs in Yanksedou.—A prominent Massachu setts lawye has just beau arrested on the charge of endeavoring to take the life of a person iu Chi cago, against whom he had a spile, through the agency ot an infernal machine. The Chicago Times thus speaks of the matter : In the latter part of December, 1562, a box was forwarded rom North Ada ns, Mass., to New York, and iroui then .s to Chicago, 111. It was directed to a Mr. Whipple, of that city. As he was absent from towu when the box arrived, it remained in IDs express office for two oeeks unnoticed and unopened. Mr. Whipp.e returned from Chicago, and suspeoled that eometning was wio g about thisinysterioua box, which was about fifteen inches long, fourteen wide and ten high, enveloped in thick wrapping paper, tieu With a cord, while on the front side was a board tareo quarters oi an mch .hick covering the keyhole bud fastened by a eci’i w in e.oh corner. Between Mr. VV hippl.-, to whom the box was ad dressed, aud Nebemiuh Hodge,ot north Adams, a teeliug of enmity hid for u long time wis ed. Mr. Hodge is the inventor uad patentee oi u railroad bruke, which is in general use throughout the country. He has Several suits pending against corporations and individuals fer alleged lninsge meets on his pateut and improper use of nis brake, was for several years counseled with Hodge in the owuernhip of tine invention, but tins connect.on was severed a snort time ago, and Whippl ’s interest was trauslerred to several railroad companies. Hodge became greatly in censed, a ,and is said to have made threats to the effect that ‘ he would hung the powers of hell to beur against Whipple.” The mysterious box having been placed in the custody ot the person to whom .t was addressed, 0. F. Bradley, Ceief of Police of Chicago—whose reputation as a detective is national—was con sulted. He took the esse in hand, and prooeedrd to a reconnoissance ot the box. He became satis, tied that it contained an infernal macome. In or der to open it he effected un.ingenious mechanical arrangement. The box wag pluced between ledges of rocks —a wedg was inserted in the cover, and a fifty-tux pound weight was suspended over it, held by a rope over two hunmed leet long. Chief Bradley, at uie safe end ot tbe rope, gave a strong pull, the weight fell, the wedge aid its duty, ana the cover was removed. An envelope was tnen discovered in iront o! the key-hole, containing the key to tbe box and a description ot its contents— which were said to be new inventions, requiring the utnost secrecy in their removal. Still tue box was unopened. The maebau cal device wa3 re adjusted. Down came the weight, and as it struck ibe-box an explosion followed that was heard lor the distunoe ot many miles. The box proved to have contained about fifteen pounds of powder.— Un tbe inside ot the cover a spiral spring had been so arranged as to release a hammer and strike a percussion cap at the moment the box was open ed. There wag no possibility ot a failure in the murderous engine it un attempt was made to open it m tbe usual manner. Death was a certainty to every person in the vicinity of this terrible ma chine. To discover the person who had sent this box on its would be errand ot destruction was the tusk of Ohiet Bradley. To it ne devoted the energy of himselt and bis corps of assistants. About two weeks ago he came to this city, and consulted with detectives Walter L Kipp and Lemuel Hurl but, whose co operatioa wa3 secured in the im portant investigation. Chief Bradley procured ail tbe evidenoe that he could ootain and returned to Chicago, whereupon the United States Grand Jury touud bills of indictment agaiDst Nehemiah Hodge, of North Adams, for conspiracy aud as sault with intent to commit murder. Ths Lays Riot in Indiana.—The Chicago Times gives the annexed account of the late riot at Calu met, Indiana: At Oalnmet, a town of some five hundred in habitants, situated ou the Michigan Southern railroad, near tne crossing f the Michigan Cen tral railroad, in Porter county, Rev C ipt. Wm. Copp was announced to speak on Monday even ing, the 2d mat. Tue evening came and with it the speaker. The au lienee gathered. The speak r ‘ook tue stand; unbuttoned his coat; took from his Bide pocket a navy revolver, which he deitoe rateiy placed by the side of th* sacred Book, and announced t at his subject would be “ foe B bie and Bullets.” The audienc* was a large one for that place, and composed ot I)*mocrat4 and Re publicans, expecting, when they came together to hear tbe iru.h frem a d.v no who had Leen in the service. They t-xpec ed that Ik, at least, would deal justly to ait men—‘nithing extenuate or aught set dowo in ma ise;’ but woat was their astems imeut w: ea, at era oriel mtruduoi ry, to hear him propose to take a vote of ihe meeting to see hoar many of tfiose present would “assist in bangi g the o->pperh. ads ut that cuunfy.” At thi juncture the Democrats present w.t’jur 5 w to the street, .. here tbe Abolitionists followed them, as saulting them wrh pistuls, kmv s, blu geona and m i hort with everything available—in.-tuntly kill ing one ano wounding two otners. in the imme diete v cinity the moat intense excitement pro ve la,' and more bloodshed is an .icipated before the aflair is • tided. Bui this is not all. A few days previous to th's affray, this same demon Copp spexe at Valparai so, iu ihe same county, uunouucing the same subject, and hluutty asking how many of those present were ready aud wining to assist in hang ing five of the moat prominent aud wealthy cit zens of Valparaiso, whose oniy crime is that of Busiainirg tbe Oonatitaiion. Upon tbe vote be lnu put, about two-thirds of the audience arose tJ theii feet. It is ou'y the love o law and order entertained by the people o' Valparaiso this wbite-cravated missreant from ' uli . a limb of one of tne trees that adorn that “ fnl Court House square. Tbe Times, iu speaking of Copp s cou.se, uses the following mild language i • How long mast these tbe long will Ihe P«OP‘« crl £s and demagogues? canting Os sued Da e uTp *nn men, Upon wbat evil tfmee have we aod )r0 under the garb I S (<J Bnd i cc i t j nfr thr °U e kJt h ln«t«!d of TOODSehng love and mercy? freemeD gaat aut«?d bytbe rlnetAution, to he ba-ely trampled beneath the * 4aV Abolition erneaders, the laws of our conn and the pnipit and the Bible made inbservient to’ends and aims of despots and ty " tg f x* there no more protection to the rights of fre mti in this country f And must we tame lv rnbmittn beahot dfiwn in cold blood for dar lig to choose our ow» political faith ? Letter Trom fOUddie Tennessee. The correspondent of the Savannah Republican writing from Columbia, Tenn., under date of March 14th, says: Tbe entire cavalry command having arrived bere, is now resting in this vicinity, after the tiresome marches of the past two weeks. Tbe poutoou bridge being thrown across Duck river at this point will occupy several days, and during that time the entire command will be rested. The pontoon once completed, the “little dragon ’ will again be in the saddle and sparring the flanks of his horse and of the enemv. It is a somewhat remarkable fact, tbataßbough the enemy were not deleated and captured by Van Dorn until the 6th inst .aud although he hud no idea of fighting them so socn, the papers bad a full account of the fight on the 3d, three days before it occurred. Fortunately the prediction was verified, save that the enemy attacked us in stead of our haviqg attacked the enemy; and that we captured 2,200 instead of 3,000. I have before me a Nashville -Union of the 7th inst., whioh oontains an account of the recent Spring Hill fight. The Yankee forces that w re engaged were the 83d Indiana, lfttb Michigan, 22 t Wisconsin, 65th Indiana, 18th Ohio battery, aud 9th Pennsylvania and 2d Michigan oara'ry—all under command of Col. Coburn, of the 33d Indi ana. Ot these we captured tbe entir ■ 38d indtaaa, Ssth Indiana, 19th Michigau and £2d Wis onsm regiments, with 250 commissioned officers, includ ing Col. Coburn, commanding brig de. The Ohio regiment, the battery, and the two gavalry regi ments cleared out when they discovered Forrest moving around upon their rear, and succeeded in effecting tneir escape. About one hundred and fifty of our wounded are here, and an equal number of the Y'ank -ex are at the hospitals. The mortality among ihe Yaukee wounded bas been very great, most aii of whom had been severely wounded. When the Yankee prisoners arrived at Sbelby vilie, they were met by a large turn out ot Union ists at that place, who furnisued them with cakes, pies, and other delioaoies, telling them to cheer up, a blighter day was dawning ; aud at the Court House, were Coburn was on parole, a per ect ovation was paid him by the ladies, and it was difficult to get a glimpse of him through the many bonnets and skirts. Gen. Bragg has issued an order directing all officers, either sick or wounded, to report to and receive treatment at hospitals alone, for whica they will be charged one dollar per diem. We heve learned with sumo certainty that the two divisions under Jeff'. C. Davis and Sheridan, sent out by Rorencranz from Murfreesboro’, to aid iu the capture of Van Dorn, have returned to whence they orma, and Granger’s division has gone bacx to Franklin. Aa they fell back they i destroyed all tho bacon, fodder, fences and inrun : ing implements which came wi hin reach, and i heaped bitter imprecations on the noble Xeaneu- i Sbeans for having harbored and succored our i cavalry. ; From the fact of Uo3encranz having deiached two large divisions from bis command to pursue Van Dorn, I am led to b-lieve that, he duns not fear an atteck from Bragg, or he would not have dared to ruu such a risk, and his hav'ng detucaed this large force for several days leads me to be lieve that he himself does not intend an attack at an early day. The roads, too, are such as to for bid an esriy advance. T.io Cumberland has com mencsd falling and iu a short time Roeencracz c uu n« longer depend upon it lor the trau-' or.anon of his supplies. The railroad through Kentucky is not to be trusted, and I am at a loss to conjec ture what route he will be dependeut upon. I half fear the crossing of a part of Grant’s arm? up tho Tennessee. Rosencranz sends forage trains, of a hundred wagons at a time, fairly within our lines, uud<r escort of large infantry guards. Thus far tbe little command of Rodney bas been unable io pre vent this, as they can do nothing with tho “web foots,” aa the Yankee infantry are 6tyled. Tub Capture op the t euzral Bhip Jacob Bell. Tbe New York Herald’s Halifax correapoude.-oo gives the annexed particulars of the capture of the Federal ship Jacob Bell by the Confederate steamer Florida : The ship Jacob Ball, from Savatow, China, was bound to New York with a lull cargo of teas, cas sia, ctmphor, cissia oil, As., all British property, valued at #1,500,000. Wuen 100 miles from Som brero, Feb. 12‘.b, she discovered a steamer in pur suit, under full *ead of steam aud all sail set After six hours’ chase, the steamer fired a oho', striking twice the length of the ship astern, When the Captain ordered his ship hove to. The steam er carried the Federal flag. Atter sailing around the Jacob Bell three tmioS,she presented a hro-d --side, ran up the rebel flag, aud seat a boat’d crew aboard. Tbe steamer proved to be tne privateer Florida. Alter examining the Bell’s papers, she was de clared a prize to the Confederate States. Officers, trew ana passengers of the Bell were imm. diately transferred to the steamer, being allowed bait an hour to collect a few uecessar- articles, the prize crew appropriating whatever pleased their fancy of the remaining articlis. Tue Florida immedi ately started in pursuit of a schooner which es caped in the darkness, ordering the prize master to steer a certain course and meet the Florida io the morn ng. They met on the morning of the 19th, when the prize crew were taken off and the sh ; p fired. Tne Florida narrowly escaped be ing run down by the Bell, having banked her fires, and tae crew being so iuten'fy enguged in trans.erring plunder as to neglect the management of the ship, which, with sans set, bore down on the Florida, the rigging of which had to be manned and the Bell shoved off'. She war thin abandoned and burned to the water’s edge. The Florida carries six 68 pounders and two chasers, 120-pounders. The crew number 160, all told. The oificers are quite young, at and the crew principally Irish, some ot whom express a desire to leave her. Capt. Maffit and officers showfd th>m every attention, and seemed dtsirous oi mating them as comfortable as possible. Capt, Maffit mentioned having passed tue Vanderbi.t iu pursuit of him, but being night, and the Floridu lying so low, with sails tnrlei and smoke ttack down, she was not discovered. The U. B. men-of war Vanderbilt, and Shepherd Koapp, all carrying heavy batteries and ot great speed, left Bt. Thomas'on the 20th ult., in pursuit of the privateer Fiords A Proposed Remedy to Make Provisions Plenty. —The Miilsdgeville Union proposes a most excellent and effectual remedy tor the scar city of provisions, as iollows : There is an abundance of all kinds of provisions in the country. But those who owu t ecu will not sell even ut a price mat startles the mau who is neither a speculator nor an extortioner, 'ih y keep back provisions to make the scarcity grc.ti er, in hopes ot getting more mouey when hat-liy the death grasp of their palms loosens its icy clutch. Thousands of these avaricious in in, who have their barns full of corn, their smoke houses foil of meat, and tneir yards lull of poultry, owe a great deal of money to merchants auu otaers. — But not a bushel ht corn, nor flour, or a pound ol meat will they sell to a creditor. Now what is the remedy? Repeal the Stay Law. Put on a heavy iax, and compel the stingy souls who are making starvation in every com munity, io unhouse tneir grain aud unearth iheir bacon, if men were compelled to pay their debts, to the citizen ana to the goverumcul, We Suouiu hear no more of this tpeclre of starvation, which haunls our dreams until men are become deep* rate, and are ready to lay violent hxuas ou tue meat and bread whica their wives and chiidrtu must have to keep then, from actual waut. Wil. the Legislature apply the remeoy? We have no doubt.it will. A Good Judge or Metals—The “Government agent” mentioned in the following report should certainly be promoted. A correspondent of the Fayetteville Observer, describing a visit to Angus.a, writes : I witnessed there a rather amusing tejne aDd one from winch some oce ougtit to profit. A lot of wrought iron brnz*d cow bells were bi * • u by a Government agent—Gapt. f°“ d 7 " t North Carolinian who was present asaea nin what he was goiog >o do with them, tain replied tuat he intended e he did come gun metal »“ r f taS eoumi*r* from the wild* of “ * toid the oup bie reputation for be,D £ wrou>«ol iron bi»zed. tain that they "ere bei : m ul. or The Captain inr,t ® d o ££dVbet N. C a ilbOOoa at least copper, ' and offs re t uud woa hy flung the point, which bet «• w u.Aoousi. — .apt. Hudsm and *^of S tbe steamer Ueorgiana, with Mr Hope, a mate of tne boat > s crew, went down to Hahi- gaturdnr mo rn'ng, lor tbe purpo»e- If risitinß the steamer ano trying to save, and pos °Me a portion of the cargo. On ther ai rival th«v’we'e kindly proffered asaistaace by Captain Haskell, who joined them with a- detachment oi men from his battery an-i one gnn. 'lhe party proceeded along the beach and discovered f jar o the blockading vessels c o*e in and in such aposi t on as to be able to rake the stranded at*amer with their guns Upon seeing our men approach the blockaders steamed up and commenced fir ng, most of their shot and shell striking upon aud around tbe wreck. Captain Haskell replied, but was unable to reach them The enemy succeeded in completely nddiiog the Georgian*, and all hones ot goving anything, we believe, have been abandoned. A crew oi six men from Captain Haskell’s battery who left to *visit the wreck ou Friday night, are reported missiog, and it is fear ed have been captured by the enemy. CAarletton C uritr, 2Sd. Several Confederate blockade runners have ar rived at Nassau. FOR TBS CHROXJCL* AND SKNTIXU AsvbyxixiiuK Slit Is Against liv .i» Clads, Auousta, March 23, ibOJ, To Idtut.-Colonel Rains, Confederate {jlaCs Ordnance Cot ~, Sir : — ln common with rnauy others ut this cri sis, my mind has been exe upon the quo-, tion, How can we best provide measures ui no fence against the iron-ciad gunboats with which cur cities iu the Southern States ot tuis Confede racy are now threatened? I address to you ia this public way some observations upon t.ie sub ject, because tnat you aro engaged iu the maau faoture of military appliances lor our defence, and ii the hope, tbat it woul 1 may say docs not Contain suggestions willed you may useluily .m --prove.it umy at least aid iu setiiug your uund (perhaps the minds o! others) to work success fully m the direction indicated. Ot oourse, the best defence eg linst these “inou sters,” in the opinion ot ail ivou.d he jush thu.iu ing blows as taey received at Drewry a Bluff aa’J at Fort McAllister. But it is not always pjsiiOia to a iminisier these, anl we koo v ths. tuesc ves sels are regarded as so very lormidaole, and itun gerous, simpiy because that by means ol their iron mail, tuey are rendered more or less shot and euulf proof. Their impregnability is set at naught, wneusosver they crabs pou trated of an agency, wuich wiil des x*jy tueur inmate,or reader them incapable oi action. This being so, the problem tc be solved is: How cm succ in jurious agency be provided with facility an i-it reasonable cost in the presen emtrgeucy*; ami how sopioyed ia order to produce the desiied re sult ? ,J he suggestions which 1 submit may possibly contain tne kuy to a solution ol tne tirsi. Dr.m.:ii o. this lnquir, —me seeped om best be .otveu by miiit ry men, like youiseu, who are familiar w.ta ordnance service. Thtfre are two methods, to which I will cilt at tention, by whici the result iu question mu j produced—ins of a very Uusiiuo.ive u- pr , hi involving sjmewhatof danger to tii opt rawr wnb provides it; the oth.r not destiu .irc ol :i uur evolving so muua of risk in tue iabaraimy. yet psruaps, w .11 ni U us effective ia ov-ercom.a ; an tueuiy. The hr< t of these agencies may not be conve ni«n ly procure i at aujihiug n»e a reason aiis oust at present; the sec nd can be easily suppled, 1 think, aud suineieutiy cheap, i’us mpiuymeu: ot the titst Uiim htary pr. j etile is by no me-tud a ue.v idea. 1 was nuccessiuily submitted to.tlx pcrimsnt a number or years azo. vVe Were .a inrmed bf the Ei giish newspapers, ae la- baekas ihe year 1854, tu,»i, "Tae Gnm uutee of U. duaace save baa iu ir at.ention dr- mll a u w p ro) jo file, if 13 a sOeil Charged withal.qi and Wuioa when released by the eoucueei .nos me ball be comes a shoot o liquid hie, consuming alt ..ithiu its influence, tne smoke omitted also ues human life.” This 1 quu. is tho resuUOt ctuuncai processus nu-w wedcomprthjudsii.und wnioh may be provided withou much difficulty by taooe >vuo can command tae reqa s.te material, aud the lab oratory. ft pousetscs the proeerues of w at 13 known oy the chvinuts as kukody e. inis com pound is u c >mb na.ion cf aox-me wuh meauy<e. i'ne process of lormation is timple cnougu. Wu-o dry wood is distilled iu an iron retort, there courts over along wuh the tar water aui vinegar produced, a peculiar alii.,hoi, wb c.t is called metbylic alcohol, or wo>d spirit. vV'ion this wood spirit is distilled wita double u-bulk of sulphuric nc il, au ether comes over whiou is kuowu a3 wood-spirit ether, or woidetuer.or melbj lie eth ir Tue compound radical suosiuucc cal ed methyls is a dis'.iuou.s.nug feature oi inis ether, woicu is indeed au oXyde 01 meiL-yie. Now ia tins melbyie be diaiillea with arseuic, it seems that u volatile substaice is prouuced, tne smeil o: which is Ureudluiiy offensive and wmch is a dead ly poison. This is kakodyie. When it ii exposed to me a.r, it lake* hre, end as it Purus, me arsenic in it combines with oxygen, aau forms white ur seme, winch diffuitn-g itself through the air, and htlng oreauhed, is latai to life. Tips is the liquid which has been £ ucCt-'.-s .i y experimented with by the Board ut Ur..j.' tJC • iu Eagiaua. Arid a akodyie, or its c impound*, has been chief!v employed iu the waich have oeen made lor the purpose »f suppl/lug at, phyxiating eneiis. W.tu appi.aucej lor projecting this liquid, or the shell, iu winch it uiay be contained, upou the rungs ol th and ci, or into the-p irtholta of an lron-cl-d v , s I, there can be no a fficuity, 1 suppose, in ciusi. g i. to penetrate the inienor, where ito effects wou.d be overwhelming aud dee s:ve. There is uuuther compound of arsenic, > rea more iearial in its tffec s It is kuuvyn us A 1 ; • siu. When white ar.-.euic ij distilled with ac. tv. o', potash, a liquid comes o er, wh en it-p j,-. i Oils oei.il long a owu to CXtiuia.R us th ;iq i,r Oudet. It possesses a garlic I.tea »m.ul, volatile, terribly offena.ve, and mug continued, and its vapor acts aa a deadly poison, i bis co up uni may be also used in the way I have s-iggrct.-d. And So may other arsenical compounds ol this c.ass. Bee Bniiuian’u Jauruui, xv. p. llt>. There i j reason to believe, ibu, by co i-. heg ar senic with tnecompound radical etlivi* ( ‘ a -eh radical I snail say more presently) wh iS.oUau in the union of alcohol aud sulphur,c u, that n to say, iu wfiit is caned slut eih. ; or wila amyle, wmen ii louud in tue un. a oi pota.o biauuy with sulphur,c acid, that is id say to po tato ether (which is sometimes called Fusil o.i) other suotstauces like to kakodyle may bo lernied, and these in turn being oouibiued wuh.oxygen wul produce other* nke to Aikaisin—*ll being exceedingly fetid aud poisonou*. '1 hase substances, a* I nave suggested, may possibly be found at present, uot readily accessi ble, or too cott y. Toe second method oi deieucy to which 1 have leftirred may uot be obnoxious to these objections. Ita arainbiluy lor the purpose indicated, coosists in its ieii and ini L i able stench. When alcohol is mixed with iwie-; its oink oi Bulphur c acid, and Iseijtilied in »retort, eibor passes over, a* we know. The'qpmpeuod tudical substance called elhyle la the dislingn su ing spirit of this liquid—me «t ,er itself be ug un uxyde of e.,hyla. Now wnen e by le is combined artificially with sulphur, it forms suiphuret o: ethyle, as it is called; aud when this azamis comoned with sulphuretted hyurogen, it forms wont is kuown as mercaptan. This colml s *, volatile 1 q«id, i, is said, poks.sses something ot ihe odour of garhc, ad j r*s to .tie lu.r aud clothes, aDd is more r<-oulsive anil ov rpoweriug, it possible, iiiaa the a of the skua;. The oilier Compound radicals may a si be com bined with suipour end sulphuretted hydrogen, and thus form substances similar or aumgoua to mercaptan. There are several of vtn.se radicals, besides mHbyle and amyle, (to wLith i Lave ad verted,) and several sueti mercupt ns may thus be formed, differing from each other, yet ail ter ribly off naive. Uu this subject, tiie celib ated chemist Johnston, author ol ‘ L.mures on Agri cultural Ghemis ry,” “ihe Chemistry cf Common Late,” <Ste., tefis ua that “iu the compounds ol sui phur alone, tbe cuemigt has ut Uis command a very large number ot exceedingly lout a,cells”— And hs declares that “if we c.n.iot use such com pounds B-i means of sensual grauticitio. , it may not be lm .Ouibte to employ t v n ar weapon* ol offense or delence. ***** Squirted-rom tue Walls Ot u Desie ed city, piojected into tue h teriur o: a fortified fiu id ng, and tiueed through toe hold ot asbipot war, the Greek fire won and be no hiug to them ; and as tor me atiuk pots ot 'be Chin- se, they must be mere bag*telee to ’he s eocbes we ctn prepaie.’’— ('turn,, of Com. Lift, Vul. 2, V 233 i can add nothing to the pungent el' q irnce o> this pa.sage, nor to tbe important »ug 'nations thus maie by this prac cat and l;mai=u coe.n s aud ihmker; and lor the present t-*k« w y Sir, Iy- commending tuese suggestions to y . to those like YOU. who are charged With P|« f oaraiioa ol munitions aud sppnu J the delence ol ou, country. Respect ully , 7 —' J “ ? .* atar —O i Tuesday fKiaMisa °* , jjjn „ c d Y.us c aval mom up .rum Rud U io a r J» Uud- r • .P . e u^r 1 xflijltilu, ttU i riharged* upon two' compauie* o. Saulh ..aroi ua tl'i sbooier*. who wee support ug apieci ol *“* rV )hay were fire* mm oy cur uieu and «oon EOatteie 1 m every dir cuou, le .vn.g two m-udrad on be livid aud iwo otners mprta ly wounded Eigh.ot die m my Were prinou era—arnoog ihern a Captaiu. X uese insu report a large number of ttieir c.iinpaoious w,uu ed. Not a single maa on our sdi *« k.lied or se riously w.uaded. Tuis ckir.uish is regarUed by all as a very oriliiaut little ass air. It is also stated, from a uuect and reliable source, that tue euemy are bemf strongly ieiu forced at Buffoik.— lto.lt. hi p’liclt, H-tr.ih z-jtk. A SeirzißH in Florid* Ui i i->d»y last the Y*- kies, wist trim I.bOJ t- 1 200 ut ;■>, advaacel *nme two or three miKS f om J-:k*onvuie. I’u* obj ct was to ban down some iuu'diug t»eh od wh ch be Goofed rates We e Btßtioneu. M jir Brevard’s battalion attacked them, and the ogat lasted about an boar, durmg which we hai nva mtii wonn ted, bat uooe k llfe'" Duriog me smr in'Sh th* enemy’s wagons could b s e carrying off their dead aud wounded The enemy biiuj; in superior force, came near •snrruuiid'ug th uon itderates, who w re c n.pel.ed to retire to more favorable position. The centre it >h : Yauxe* forces was composed of walte t 'Ops, aod tneir •rig it ana left wine*of negroes cffiierid by whites. Iu a few days we look for more .motr ant.in or rnalion from tba' q arter. Tho Gocf -der-fe trot p m.ve been reinforce 1, and »r* anxious to meet tua enomy. —oi.’ Bv way of tne Nor*u ™e .- ..<u .uat ib* wrrk on the fa nous Federt canal at V.cksoorgha* been stopped in account of the bg i water. Tbe Northern ppe s claim tl’at Vazcq City has been captured, ac > it large curT.brr o i.'ocfed.-ra'a trausports dts.royed. It is wi.fl ii=s ot t .is k and that ihay stuff' their readers to keep up their courage.