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VOLUME XXXIV.]
31 ILL ED SEVILLE, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, JUNE 1863.
[NUMBER J.
Correspondence of the Boston Gazette.
Vpiritnali.ua at tbe While Bunae.
President Lincoln /tax an intereieu- with the
Spiritual Rappers—Secretary Stanton
and Welles and John W. Forney pres
ent—iuterriew with the Spirits o/Napo-
hon, Lafayette, Franklin, Washington,
etc., -the President receives some wood
ad rice,
Washington, April *23(1, 1863.
A few evenings since, Abraham Lincoln,
President of the United Slates, wus in
duced to give a spiritual soiree in the crim
son room at the White House, to test the
wonderful alleged supernatural powers
ot Mr. Lhailes E. Shockle. It was my
good fortune, as a friend of the medium,
to he present, the party‘consisting of the
President, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Welles, Mr.
Stanton, Mr. L- of New York, and
Mr. 1 —, of Philadelphia. We took
our seats in the circle about S o’clock, but
the President was called away shortly
after the manifestations commenced, and
the spirits, which had apparently assem
bled to convince him of the power, gave
visible tokens of their displeasure at the
President’s absence by pinching Mr. Stan
ton’s cars and twitching Mr. Welles’ j
heard. He soon returned, hut it was |
sonic time before harmony was restored, I
tor the mishaps to the Secretary caused j
•such hursts of laughter that the influx [
was very unprojiitious. For some half I
hour the demonstrations were ota physical
character—the tables were moved, and
the picture of Henry Clay which hangs on
the wall was swayed more than a foot, and
two candelabras, presented by the Hey of
Algers to President Adams, were twice
raised nearly to the ceiling.
It was nearly 9 o’clock before Shockle
was fully under spiritual iuiluence, and so
powerful were the subsequent manifesta
tmns - , that twice during the evening restor
atives had to he applied, for he was much
weakened, and though 1 took no notes, 1
shall endeavor to give you av faithful an
account as possible of wbat took place.
Loud tappings about 9 o’clock were
heard directly beneath the President’s
feet, and Mr. Shockle stated that an In
dian desired to communicate.
“33 ell, sir,” said the President, “I
should he happy to hear what his Indian
majesty has to say. We have recently
had a visitation from our red brethren, and
it was the only delegation, black, white
or blue, which did not volunteer some ad
vice about the conduct of the war.”
The medium then called-for pencil and
paper and they were laid upon the table
in sight of all. A handkerchief was then
taken from Mr. Stanton, and the materials
were carefully concealed from sight. In
.ess space of time than it has required me
to write this, knocks were heard and the
paper was uncovered. To the surprise
of all present it read as lollows :
“Haste makes waste, hut delays cause
vexations. Give vitality by energy. Use
every means to subdue. Proclamations
are useless; make a bold front and fight
the enemy ; leave traitors at home to tbe
care of loyal men. Less note of prepara
eil by fire. The picture changed, and
the Alabama was seen to anchor under
the shadow of an English fort, from
which an English flag was waving.
The Alabama was floating idly, not a
soul on board, and no signs of life visi
ble about her. The picture vanished,
and in letters of purple appeared, “The
English people demanded tins of Eng
land’s aristocracy.”
“ So England is to seize the Alabama
finally ?” said the President. 4 * It may
he possible; hut, Mr. Welles, don’t let
one gunboat or monitor less he built.”
The spirits called for the alphabet,
and again, “ That’s what’s the matter,”
was spelt out.
“I see, I see,''’ said the President,
“Mother England thinks that what’s
sauce for the goose may be sauce for
the gander. It may be tit, tat, too,
hereafter. But it is not very compli-
remnant of those who started were huar-
rabiug over the possession of all the guns,
the crest of the hills and the total rout of
the infantry.' Iu this charge the Twenty-
fourth Iowa, a regiment made nr largely
of clergymen, and hence known as the
“preacher’s regiment”—were foremost,
and was nearly annihilated.
The rebels who on this occasion, were
commanded by General Pemberton in per
son, fought with the most reckless gallant
ry. They were mainly composed of Geor
gians and were it not that their efforts
were expended in the cause of treason,
Georgia would have reason to remember
with lasting pride the day upon which her
sons fought and died on Champion llill.—
Thousands were taken prisoners—muskets,
wagons, supplies of food and ammunition
were taken to an extent incredible.
The next day, Lawler, of McClernand’s
corps, made a charge upon the breastworks
that defended the cast end of the bridge,
in which he captured sixteen cannon and
a host of prisoners. The same morning we
| secured any quantity of prisoners—one
mentary to-our navy, anyhow.”
“ 33 e’vc done our best, Mr. I’resi- j Georgia regiment headed by its Colonel,
dent,” said 31r. Welles. “I’m matu- | rtrmein and surrendered. General Blair,
ring a plan which, when perfected, I j f ,)Ur ‘d about the same time twelve guns,
think, if it works well, will he a per | u itl ! ail their appurtenances and six wag-
, P e
feet trap for the Alabama.”
“ Well, 3Ir. Shockle,” remarked the
President, “ I have seen strange things
and heard rather odd remarks,hut noth
ing which convince me, except the pic
tures, that there is anything very lieav-
on loads of ammunition deserted in the
woods and soon after wo succeeded in
crossing Big Black, and gained a defensi
ble position an the other side without op
position.
Our entire loss in this fight was about
2,000 kiTled and wounded. Our entire
about all this. I should like, if! loss U P t0 die storming of tbe rebel works
Shockle ; “ hut it sometimes happens, j alization—is about 12,000, o”f which
JHebi
mm
as it did to-night iu the case of the In
dian, that though first impressed by one
spirit, I yield to another more power
ful. If perfect silence is maintained,
I will see if we cannot induce Gen.
Knox to send for Mr. Douglas.”
These raps, were given, signifying
assent to the proposition. Perfect si
lence was maintained, and after an in
terval of perhaps three minutes, Mr.
Shockle rose quickly from his chair
and stood up behind it, resting his left
arm on the back of it, his right thrust
into his bosom. In a voice such as no
one could mistake who had ever heard
Mr. Douglas, lie spoke. I shall not
•pretend to quote the language. It
was eloquent and choice. He urged
the President to throw aside all advi
sers who hesitate about the policy to
he pursued, and to listen to the wishes
of the people, who would sustain him
at all points if his aim was, as lie be
lieved it was, to restore the Union.
He said there were Burrs and Blenuer-
hassetts living, but that they would
wither before the popular approval
which would follow one or two victo
ries, sucii as he thought must take
place ere along. The turning point in
this war will he the proper use of these
tion, less parade and policy talk,and more victories—if wicked men in the first
hours of success think it time to devote
Shockle,”
is Henry
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“This is not Indian talk, Mr.
said the President. “Who
Knox ?
I suggested to the medium to ask who
Gen. Knox was, and before the words
were from my lips the medium spoke in
a strange voice, “The first Secretary of
War.”
“Oh, yes, Gen. Knox,’ 1 said the Presi
dent, who, tinning to the Secretary, said :
“Stanton, that message is for you ; it is
troin your pr^dt<.co<,«.. ”
Mr. Stanton made no reply.
“I should like to ask 4 Gen. Knox,’
said the President, “ if it is within the
scope of his ability to tell us when this
rebellion will he put down.”
In the same manner as before his
message was received :
their attention to party, the war will
he prolonged, but if victory is followed
up by energetic action, all will he well.
“ I believe that.” said the Presi
dent, “ whether it comes from spirit or
human.”
Mr. Shockle was much prostrated af
ter this, and at Mr. Lincoln’s request
it was thought best to adjunm *1.0
dance, which, if resumed, I shall give
jrnu an account of. Yours, as ever,
Melton.
Correspondence of tbe New York Times.
Tbe Anftanll on Vickftbiirg.
Northern Account—The plan of the Cam
paign.
A more audacious plan than that de-
6,UOO bavo been captured, and are being
sent up the river.
Operations of Tuesday, May 20. .
Oar troops having all taken up their re
spective positions the night before, it was
determined by General Grant to attempt
to force tbe enemy’s line before they fully
recovered from the demoralization conse
quent upon their many and rapid success
ive defeats across Big Black River. The.
plan fixed upon was that of a general as
sault along the entire length of the lebel
works, Steele went out on tho road ter
minating at Walnut Hills, then Blair be
low him, next Tuttle, then McPherson
(McArthur on the right, Logan center,
Quimby left) on his left, and occupying
the main road, with his center resting on
it, and lastly to McPherson’s left, McCler-
nand extending around the works to War-
renton.
At precisely two o’clock the various
regiments rose to their feet, and, with a
tremendous cheer, started at double quick
over the bill.
Passing over the crest of the hill, be
hind which they lay, the charging column
saw in front of.them another hill about 500
yards distant. To reach this, it was nec
essary to descend-a slope for about 250
yards, the surface of which was broken
with deep gullies, and covered with fallen
timber. Down this our men rushed at
double quick, took a moment’s rest at tbe
bottom, and then commenced the steep
ascent beyond. This slope is covered
with an abattis of heavy timber, beyond
which is a high vail fence, then a ditch
ten feet in depth, then a nearly perpendic
ular ascent some twelve feet in height,
and then a parapet and rifle pit, protected
by a strong stockade ten feet high.
The ditches around the works were com
manded by an enfilading fire from guns
mounted upon traverses, while to the right
-**' 1 loft were works and buildings and
other objects, behind which rebel snarp-
sliooters could find protection and pour a
destructive tire upon an enemy, after as
well as before they had gained the interi
or of their main works.
The 13th infantry, 4th Virginia, 47tli
Ohio, 12?tli llliuois, 6th and Sth Missouri,
and possibly one or two other regiments
gained the ditch. The conflict was ‘short
and decisive.’ In twenty minutes the
brigades had ascended the hill, and return
j ed minus some eight hundred men. The
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mve held frequent consultations upon carried out, has scarcely ever been con- j re bels mowed our gallant fellows down
his point. There is something which ceived. It was, in brief, nothing else than xv i
“ Washington, Lafayettee, Frank-
iii, \\ ill lerforce, Xapoleou and myself 1 vised by the commander, and now bein
h - - ...
thispo— 0 . _ . 0 ..
our spiritual eves cannot detect.which gain firm ground on one of the enemy s were protected, wc had nothin
appear well formed. Evil has come at w f hlch ’ t0 . be d , 0D ° inv ° lv ® d a ina . r . ch j us fl 0in tlie deadly storm,
times by removal ot men from high po- through the enemy’s country, and in which
sitions, and there are those in retire- j communication with the base of supplies ^ v , 44i a* J c*..v.A,a, ..
ment whose abilities should be made was liable at any moment to be perma- ! wounded and taken prisoner; Captains
useful to hasten the end. Napoleon nently interrupted, in addition, a resist- j Y a ( es an d Ewing, Lieutenants, How, Lit-
says concentrate our forces upon one
point. Lafayette thinks that the rebel
lion will die of itself; Franklin sees
the end approaching,as the South must
give up for want of mechanical ability
to compete against Northern mechan
ics. Wilberforce sees hope only in a
negro army.—Jvnox.” the enemy were aware of our intention*
“Well, exclaimed the Pressident, I and then, before they had recovered from
“ opinions differ among the saints as ! die bewildering effects of this blow, our
‘ the sinners. They don’t! [°™es had swept past them, and a half
hundred miles lurther on, in nearly the
very heart of the Confederacy, were en
gaged in doing them irreparable damage
at Jackson. Tbe rebels in Vicksburg
were appeaicntly dumfounded at the co- _ ,, ,
lerity and audacity of our movements.— called out to
Supposing us moving on Jackson, they * 1IC U P 011 them as they were about to
sent out a formidable force to attack our carry in some of our wounded. At the
rear, but met our advance close upon their same time they built a fire upon the
stronghold, and were defeated and routed parapet of their works, stuck, up a
to an extent unparalleled in the history of small white flag by it and then called
tb ® T' ar -' . . ! to our men to come and carrv off the
I he importance of the present mimed.- woul)(]ed as they wquld not be'disturb-
atc attempt aga.nst\ , ck s bu r g i s so great j This was d J onc by the ambulance
which preceded it, yet an allusion to one ! cor P s ? gmded by the fire, they went
or two prior affairs will not be without iu- j a!l over the*ground covered by the
terest. • fight, even- in the ditches, before the
Battle of Champion Hills. I " Oi ks, and before morning bad se-
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seem to understand running the ma
chines among the celestials much bet
ter than we do. Their talk and advice
sound very much like the talk of my
Cabinet—don’t you think so Mr.
Welles ?”
“Well, I'don’t know—I will think
the matter over and see what conclu
sion to arrive at.”
Heavy raps were heard and the al
phabet was called for, when 44 That’s
what the matter” was spelt out.
There was a shout of laughter, and
Mr. Welles stroked his beard.
44 That means, Mr. Welles,” said the
President, “that you are apt to be
long-winded, and think that the ncui-
est way borne is the longest way round.
Short cuts in war times. I wish tbe
spirits could tell us bow to catch tbe
Alabama.”
The lights which bad been partially
lowered,almost instantaneously became
so dim that I could not see sufficiently
to distinguish the features ot any one
in the room, and on the large mirror
over the manteLpiece there appeared
the most beautiful though supeinatu
ral picture ever beheld. It represen
ted a sea view, the Alabama, with all
steam up, flying from th e pursuit of
another large steamer. Twomerchant-
th grape, canister and musketry ; they
to shield
The 13th infantry lost S3 killed and
wounded out of 20 L among whom was its
illant commander, Captain 3Vashington,
ance to our advance could be anticipated, : tie.Batesaudotherofiicerssevcrelywound'
of whose magnitude nothing was certainly ed . Every brigade in the charge bad
known, and which, for aught wo know, ; f rom three to five color bearers shot down
might at any time prove great euough to while advancing upon the rebel works,
annihilate onr entire army. j 'The brigade under General Thayer ad-
With a swiftness most remarkable, tbe vanccd and fell back after suffering some
army moved down tbe river, flanked and i loss. Had Mcdernand advanced,
obtained possession of Grand Gulf befoie as wa3 intended, the capture of Vicksburg
would undoubtedly have taken place at
lie time of this assault.
Rebel Courtesy.
Many of our wounded were left on
the field until after dark, particularly
those who were lying close to the re
bel works. About midnight tbe enemy
our skirmishers not to
37 tf.
On the morning of Saturday, May 16, | CU1 ' ed e y e ^ WOUnded man left U P 011
General Hovey, who was leading, was (
fired upon by a party of rebels, three miles
from Champion Hills. Skirmishers were
the field.
A Season of Quiet.
j *, li , , The next two days, Wednesday and
thiown out, and the rebels were slowly nu i • J .
driven back, until they reached the hills ! 1 hu,S ^ tjie mam .quiet,
when they developed themselves in force I «cept in Die case ot the batteries,
upon the crest. | Not less that fifty guns of sizes vary-
Tbe story can be soon told. Hovey j ing from six to thirty pounders, were
formed in line of battle and advanced mounted in the rear of the city, at
straight upon the rebel columns, crossing short distances from the enemy’s works
an open field and then ascending -tbe hills and these from daylight till dark, and
of them from . dart tm daylight,
six gi»n battery commanded the gorge, and
on both sides of it were massed heavy sup
ports of infantry. On went the storming
men in the distance partially destroy- party, and in twenty minutes tbe gallant
keep up a ceaseless “poundering”
against the rebel defences. On the
river side the gun and mortal boats
were also busy, thus fairly encircling
the rebels with thunder and fire; but
they seemed to care very little for it*
rarely replying to oyr fire* and seem-
ingly paying us no other attention
than keeping a vigilant watch upon
the movements of onr infantry.
Haines Liu]j Fortifications Destroyed. ■
Almost immediately after our ar
rival communication was established
with our forces at Young’s Point, and
the commissary and other supply boats
ordered up the Yazoo to Chikasaw
Buyou. The gunboats at once started
up to Haines’ Bluff and upon arriving
there found the place deserted.—The
guns, some eighteen in number, were
spiked; but the ammunition and much
other material, remaimed. The guns
were dismounted by .burning their
carriages the magazine blown up, and
then the boats pushed on up the river.
They went as far as Yazoo city which
place surrendered at sight, and after
completing the destruction of an im
mense ram wnich the rebels had left
in their haste, they returned to the
Mississippi.
Another Assault and Repulses.
Wednesday and Thursday were giv
en up to the artilery and to getting
our men ready for another attack,
which took place at 4 P. M., of Fri
day.
It is needless to»give particulars—it
was iu the main like the other, only
on a larger scale, and met with a re
pulse as decided as did that of Tuesday.
The usual character of assults pre
vailed in this—some gallant heroes
went up the hill into the very ditches,
others failed when halfway up, others
never started but sought safety from
the deadly storm behind logs and trees,
many started and went forward bravely
but never returned. Steele was repuls
ed, Iianson, Logan, McClcnand, every
body—we gained nothing of ground,
we lost iu killed and wounded in less
than half an hour twenty-five hundred
men.
It was everywhere the same down a
broken hill under showers of grape
canister fragments of shells and mus
ket balls; up a'long ascent, covered
with almost impenetrable abattis
broken into hollows nearly inaccessi
ble to apedestraln in the most peacea
ble times, and searched in every corn
er by the deadly messengers from the
crest. Once up there, a wide ditch the
opposite, rising nearly perpendicular
ly twelve feet, then a high blockade
from whose double loop-holes death
was flashing forth unceasingly; upon
heights beyond, a fort mounted with
heavy guns, upon the right and left
works with cannon pouring a mur
derous enfilading fire along the very
ditch into which our advance were
crowding, vainly looking for some
place in front of them accessible. It
was in vain—they could not get over
if there was no enemy beyond, unless
they should first fall into the ditch,
batter down the stockades or mount
them with long ladders. And so the
gallant men who had gained tbe direct
line, regained the hill beyond aud the
second assault was ended.
Gen. Carr is reported mortally
wounded. Col. Dollings is killed. Col.
Stone of Iowa has an arm shot off.
Lieut. Cols., Captains and Lieuten
ants without number Lave gono down
killed or wounded in this charge which
General Sherman pronounced more
deadly than that which took Sebasto
pol.
Wo have now sent for spades and
hereafterthe work of reducing Vicks
burg will be done more by digging
than charging. To-day (Sunday) is
quiet everywhere. The main work go
ing on being the transferofour wound
ed to hospital boats on the river.
—
From the Richmond Dispatch, 4th.
Cheering New* from the North.
The dark cloud which hung for a while
over the theatre of war in the 3Vest is
rapidly disappearing, and a flood of light
is poured upon the hitherto confused his
tory of the seige of 3 T icksburg by the
glad tidings which come to us from the
North. Awakening from their short-lived
dream of conquest aud subjugation, the
deluded subjects of Abraham the First
have at last found out that Vicksburg is
not to he had except by hard fighting—by
such fighting as they have Dot done and
never will do so long asYcnkce courage aud
Yankee generalship remain unchanged.—
Whilst the heroic garrison of the Western
Gibraltar surrounded by an overwhelming
host, are mowing them down hy thousands
at every point of their lino of attack, John
ston, with retribution, disaster and death
in his train, is swiftly approaching in tlreir
flank nnd rear, aud may at auy moment
strike a blow that will reverberate through
all Yankeedom. and close by one single
thunderclap the campaigu of tho West.—
Meanwhile, Sterling Price is again on the
warpath, and the name of the old hero
resounds like the trumpet of judgment in
the ears of the cowardly oppressor.
The flames of insurrection, yet smould
ering in Missouri, will blaze out with re
doubled fury at his approach, and an army
of patriots will spring up from the soil un
der the martial tread of his patriot bands.
By the destruction of Grant’s army—ami
unless he escapes by availing himself of
the Yankee transports on the Mississippi,
we anticipate nothing less from the decis
ive battle which will be forced upon him
—Missouri, Arkansas, and Western Louis
iana will he at once freed trom the pollut
ing presence of the hybrid and multicolor
ed hordes by whom they are now over
run, and Banks, the hero of many retreats
will have to repeat on a grand scale his
strategic operation of last year when he
made such unprecedented first time nnder
the lash of Stonewall Jackson. When the
universal rout begins, as begin it must, let
every soldier of onr victorious host remem
ber “the long series of fiendish outrages
perpetrated by our savage foes, and let
the-watchword be—
‘•Lay on Macduff,
“And damned be he who first cries : Hold,
enough !”
* Despondency.
A recent article in the Richmond
Euquirer, urging the importance of
visiting upon the homes of the enemy
some of the horrors incident to raids,
was copied in a garbled shape, into
Northern papers to show that a des
pondent spirit is siezingupon the Con
federates. The Enquirer replies in most
scathing terms to the petty device of
the Northern editors to bolster up the
war spirit among their readers. From
the article we extract the following
paragraphs:
“Our admission that our people suffer
anything (by the horrors of war on our
soil) they call ‘despondency.’ Well,
we do admit—let them takewhatcom-
fort from it they can—that many hon
est families have been beggared by
them—that any one of their coward
Generals, after being beaten in the
iield, can often make himself terrible
enough to a peaceful -district whose
natural defenders have just driven him
iu disgrace before them. It is a sad
fate, and we do not deny it, for help
less women to be driven out from
their plundered homes and sent wan
dering into a world so wide and waste
with their fatherless children. We do
admit that it is an evil day for any laud
—the day that sees it Hooded by
hordes of such barbarians as tbe Yan
kees. Woe unto her that is with child
and to them that give suck, iu such a
dark and heavy laden time! We do
not give to the Yankee nation all
the credit that is its due for being
able to torture the innocent and bully
the unprotected; and, undoubtedly,
throughout Tennessee aud Missis
sippi, and Western Virginia, for ages
to come, mothers will clasp their lit
tle ones closer to their hearts at the
very name of Yankee. If this be fame
they will have it; if to avow it be
despondency let them make the most
of it!
“Despondency! Why, if a more in
tense hatred a»J scorn of cowards, a
fiercer resolution to endure all aud
dare all, and perish to the last man in
the last fastness of our country, rather
than submit to an association, upon
any terms whatever with a people so
base and brutal—if a more profound
abhorrence burned into the heart and
soul of every Confederate more and
more deeply every hour—a more sa
cred rage against them and all their
breed—if all this can be called despon-
denc)-, let them take comfort.
“We thank God that we are separa
ted front such a people at last, and
forever.”
From the Richmond Whig.
A Mystery fixpalined.
The public will readily recall the
capture some months ago, oft’the har
bor of Charleston, of a yacht, in which
Major Reid Sanders, C. S. A., was
endeavoring to run the blockade for
Nassau, and the obtaining by the ene
my of certain important dispatches
to our Commissioners in Europe, and
other correspondence, of which he was
the bearer: The wonder at the time
was universal that Major S. did not
throw the documents in his keeping
into the sea when he ascertained his
capture was inevitable. He was him
self immediately taken North and
closely imprisoned, and was thus cut
oft’from the opportunity of making an
explanation.—Not long since the New
York Tribune volunteered to tell how
the thing was done, but, as we had uo
means ot judging of the truthfulness of
its account, we did not publish it.
According to the Tribune, a certain
adroit rascal, named Arnold Harris,
well known to the habitues of Wash
ington, was tbe party through whom
it was managed* Harris, it will be rc-
colected, was taken prisoner on the
field of Manassas a few days after the
first battle there and was brought to
this city and imprisoned-. After some
time, he succeeded in obtaining his
release by throwing dust in the eyes
of our authorities, and through the
friendly interposition-of certain of his
old political associates and boon com
panions about Washington. The re
lease was unconditional, and lie was
allowed the freedom of the city and
country. We remember to have heard
tha[ courtesies and hospitalities were
very freely extended to him by par- 1
ties who knew all the secrets of tbe
Government, and who, in the unre
serve of convial occasions, uo doubt
made him as familiar with those secrets
as they were themsalves. After this
he went North, but subsequently reap-
j pea red here, and so fully was be ad-
| m it ted to the confidence of parties
1 connected with important secret plans
| and arrangements of the Government
that he was chosen to aid Ma jor San-
I ders in getting to Europe with dis
patches in which these plans aud ar-
I raugements were Jisscussed. The Tri-
| bune’s account, which we have not
! now the means of reproducing, ex-
{ plains fully how he led Major 8. into
J a trap aud betrayed lum into the hands
j of the enemy. The valuable service of
j the spy and traitor was liberally ap-
i plauded bv Greeley, and of course as
i liberally rewarded by Lincoln. It is
' to be hoped that this additional lesson
1 of being careful as to whom they trust
has not been lost upon our own au
thorities.
The following document, which has
been placed in our hands by a fri nd
of Major Sanders, shows that the Tri
bune’s account is true:
ICovv^ London, March o^, 1SG3.
This is to certify that I was mate
of the yateh “Mercury,” commanded
by Capt. Arnold Harris, and owned
b} Maj. Lied Zanders. Said vatcht
was capturedjby[the Yankeeblockading
squadron on the morning of tlio 5th
of January. The dispatch ov mail bag
with heavy weight was lowered into
the water by myself, and I saw it
until it disappeared into fourteen
fathoms of water. 3Iajor Sanders and
myself supposed that all the letters
and dispatches were in the bag thus
sunk, but to our amazement we after
wards found out that Captain Harris
had abstracted from the bag a tin case
containing some dispatches, which he
delivered to the captain of the Quaker
City. Capt, Harris manoeuvered the
yatch from the beginning in such a
manner as to ensure her capture. Af
ter the capture, Capt. Harris was se
parated from us and was sent North,
as we supposed, with his reward. Capt.
Harris had nut the power to take the
entire bag. or no doubt he would have
done so. 3Iajor .Sanders had not the
slightest suspicion of his fidelity, hence
his ability to abstract a part of the
dispatches, which besides, lie must
have done while we were all asleep
on the night of the 3d of January'.
Except for the foul play of Captain
Harris in the manoeuvering of the
yacht, there is scarcely a doubt that
we would have successfully run the
blockade.
3Villam Rensiiaw,
Mate of the “Mercury.”
Witness to signature of Mr. Renshaw:
J. Pharo,
J. P. Soiiier.
Late from Mexico.
Capture of Puebla by the French.
An arrival at New York from Ha-
vanna, mentions the receipt of impor
tant dispatches which announce the
the occupation of Puebla by the French
forces, preceded by the unconditional
surrender of Gen. Ortega, with 23
other Mexican Generals, aud 900 other
officers, and 17,000 men.
TheDiariode la Marina of 3Iay 27,
states that it is in possession of inform
ation, obtained through an authorized
channel, which not only confirms the
account of the occupation of the city
by the French troops, but gives also
interesting details, which the source
from which they arc received allows
it (the Dia.no) to call official.
On Saturday, May 10, the French
troops, which had opened a parallel
at ISO metres from the fort of Totime-
huacan, opened an artillery file, which
was well kept up against the fort, and
dismounted all its guns.
The besieged defended themselves
with valor.
The next day the parallels were ad
vanced to a short distance from the
works of defense. Then the Mexican
General Mendoza presented himself
to General Forey in his camjq and ask-
him to permit the Mexican troops to
leave Puebla with their arms and part
of their artillery; on this condition
the place would surrender. Gen.
Forey refused promptly to accept this
offer.
At 5 o’clock the bearer of a flag of
truce presented himself to General
Forey with a letter from General
Gonzales Ortega, communicating to
him that lie would surrender uncon
ditionally with all his troops. There
upon, Colonel Maneque, the second
chief of the staff’, proceeded to occupy
the place with the first battalions of
Chasseurs under the command of Con
roy, and a platoon of Hussars.
The surrender of the place was ef
fected peaceably. On May 19th, at
11 o’clock, the French troops contin
ued entering Puebla, and Gen. Gorey
likewise effected his entry. A salute
of 101 guns was fired at that moment.
On May 20th, Gen. Bazaiue, at the
head of a corps consisting of two di
visions, commenced the march upon
the City of Mexico.
OUR GLORIOUS SOLDIERS.
An intelligent gentleman, who was an _
eye witness of tho late battle near Fred
ericksburg, says that highly as tbe efficien
cy of Gen. Lee’s army had been bxtolled,
nothing he had heard .came nji to the im
pression produced on his mind by his own
observation ofttheir conduct. Their deeds
of v.ilor were not only magnificent beyond
all conception, but the cheerfulness with
which, after being for a great part of the
most terrific peril, they would as soon as
successful, march for miles tg some new
scene of danger, was absolutely marvell
ous. Their conduct when wounded was
even more admirable. Our informant has
seen groups of the wounded standing
around a well, each waiting patiently his
turn for water, bleeding, dusty, weak in'
body, yet as humble, modest, and unpre
tending as so many children. Wonder
ful men ! What age or country has pro
duced such ? Such lions m battle, and
yet so unconscious of their own greatness!
Such are the rank and file of the South
ern army, men whom it is an honor to
live iu the same aga with.—Rick Dis•.
patch.
Chased hy Ladies.—The following para
graph, which we clip from an army letter
oftlie Mobile Tribune, may contain some
truth ; but as we have before heard’uoth-
ing of tho affair, we cannot vouch for its
accuracy:
3Ve were driving Sedgwick’s infidels
across Banks’s ford, when a Yankee officer
was seen making his way through the
streets of Fredericksburg, where we had
uo troops at the time, in order to gain the
opposite side of the river. A number of
ladies standing on the porch at tbe time
saw the runaway, and cried out “stop him,
stop him,” when a Miss Philippa Barbonr,
a niece of Col. Phil. Barbour, of Va.,
with a dumber of other ladies,gave chase,
and ran the Yankee officer nearly down,
who, convulsed with laughter at the sport,
and tbe idea of being runned by ladies,
became nearly exhausted, and gave up
on being hemmed in at the confer of a
garden fence! The ladies took him
up in a room until our troops again enter-