i
prayer to Him iu whose presence they!
were shortly to appear. This solemn
ceremony having been finished, the prisoners
knelt on their coffins, the white
bandage was adjusted to their eyes, the ,
detachment of the 6th Conn, compris-.
ing twen ty-four men was drawn up ten [
paces to the front, and as the Provost,
Marshal gave silent orders with hisj
sword, the soldiers with their pieces j
made ready, aimed, fired, and all was'
over. Stark fell on his face pierced with (
eight bullets. He was also struck square |
in the breast with a heavy wad?the only
contents together with powder of one
of the guns. Shumacher fell over on
his back hit with eight bullets.
After the firing the band struck up a
dirge, while the soldiers, and the throng !
of citizens who had assembled passed
around the bodies to view them as they j
lay. In a short time thereafter the bod- j
ies were removed for interment and the
field was clear.
I
-Aji Eraeute in Hutlei-'x Row.
A few days since the colored patrol
performing duty on Sutlers' Bow were
considerably annoyed by a few white
soldiers who had come temporarily to
Hilton Head. The soldiers had obtained
liquor from some source, which was
the cause of their insulting the patrol.
At night while the same patrol, commanded
by this white officer, were passing
down their beat, they were again
beset upon by the same party of white
soldieis. The officer commanding the
patrol gave the order to his men to fire
upon the crowd, which resulted in the!
wounding of two men of the 100th N. Y. ?-??A
THo mmmnnr ti-ov nf '
xtegimeuu ?j ,.-j ?
ing with the rioters had the effect to '
quickly disperse them and doubtless
"^saSF^^SrSrrc^^Rue that They frill
be likely to remember.
.A.flairs at Morris Island.
Mckbis Island, April 15, 1864. ,
For some time previous to the 13th j
inst., there had been very little of inter-!
est going on in this District On the day j
mentioned, however, the rebels thought j
they would get up a little excitement on i
their own account by firing a few shells
from the old worn-out Fort Sumter, j
rri>? was the anniversary dav on
O.UO ? ?
which- the rebels captured the Fort, by
bombarding it from Cumming's Point I
an 1 several other places. They had but j
a mere handful of men to resist them,
and what brave and chivalrous act they
thas desired to celebrate is certainly a
gr.?at mystery. But we suppose they did
it for want of some better achievement, j
On the 13th they fired thirteen mortar
shells at Fort Gregg and Fort Chatfield. i
Not one (f the shells did a particle of
damage. Our men immediately opened
from Fort Gregg and jn a very r' rt:
?m ice of time the enemy was completely;
~? silenced.
The fact that the enemy has guns in
Fort Sumter is not doubted, but we are
?i^fiffclent he will never be able to make
my practicable use of them.
i The 30-pounder Parrott gun which did
/ suih admirable execution in shelling !
/ Charleston, and which exploded on the
j 4,615th round, has been replaced by a
: gun equally as effective. Shells are nowtossed
into the city at points the rebels
i smposed we would not be able to reach.
Tae inhabitants who supposed themselves
comparatively ?afe in the middle of the
city, have been compelled to take another
journey toward the nerthern limits.
For the past few days the tides have
been unprecedented high so that the 1
banks along the beach have been leveled
for a distance of several yards inland.
At Fort Wagner, near the sally-port two
1 3 ? ^ A Anf ean/3
lorpeuues were wwuicu uu? ui mv. ?iuu
by the water. One of the topedoes contained
powder in a dry state, the powder
in the other was moist and unexplosive*
Several bodies have also been exhumed
by the tide near the Fort. In one place
seventeen and in another eight bodies
were exposed to view. They were reinterred
farther inland
Deserters and contrabands come in
every little while from Charleston and i
vicinity. The intelligence they bring
confirms that which we already know
concerning the force and position of the
enemy 8 troops. Beauregard is traveling
continually between Charleston and Savannah,
and manifests considerable uneasiness
at our supposed intention to
strike a blow in the neighborhood 01 one
or the other place.
There is nothing new to report of
the fleet
-A. Worthy Act.
Rev. William Howell Taylo* of
the Christian Commission, and who volunteered
his services as Chaplain to the
115th New York Regiment, daring the
Florida campaign, has been presented by
the non-commissioned officers and privates
of that regiment with a purse of
$200, in token of their high appreciation
of his unremitting attentions. He has
also been presented with an elegant Gold
Pea and case from Company B, and now
long since he was made the recipient of
a costly Meerschaum Pipe, by the memhers
of the lloth.
The following communication accompanied
the purse :?
Hiltox Head, a C, April 17,186*.
Rev. TTm. IIowll Taylor,
Deas Sin .?This draft Is presented to you by
the non-commissioned officers and privates of
the 115th Regiment N. Y. Vols., as a token of
their kind regards and high esteem which you
won from them by the many acts of kindness
dating the late campaign in Florida.
Co. A, 115th Regiment N. Y, S. Vols., $34,00
.. B> .. .. .. 17>00
" c, " " " 12,00
? D ? ? 17,00
? E, " " " 43,00
? y .? < .. 15 00
" G. " " " J. IO
II, " " " 11,75
" I, " " " 14,35
K, " " " 23,00
$196,85
Tours, truly.
Soldiers of the IIjth N. Y. Vols.
The following admirable letter has
been received by Mr. Taylob from Brig.Gen.
Seymour:
Headquarters Dist. of Florida, )
JackaonvUle, Fla., Mar. 8th, 1S64. J
Mv Dear Sib I should do injustice to my
own sentiments and to those of iny command,
were 1 to fail to communicate to you our strong i
?r>ni-f>HsUinii of the excellent and highly honor-)
able part borue by you iu the late movement into j
Florida.
You exertions for, and constant attentions to '
the wounded and suffering wi 1 not only bo remembered
by them, but will be affectionately and i
gratefully cherished by many who did not require j
that care.
On behalf of all I heartily thank you for your j
christian courtesy and zeal, and none will moro
sincerely pray that he to whom you look for your j
reward may bestow it, iu this world and the next, 1
than yours, very resj e :tl'ully and sincerely,
T. .VEYHOUR,
Brig.-Goa. Commanding.
Rev. Wm. II. Taylob,
Christian Commission.
Mr. ^Taylob is in hopes that the congregation
of which he is Pastor will ex*
* * .--u. r 1 1. ^.ncl
tend ins six mouuis mnuugu, ?uitu (
now expired, in order to admit of his |
acting as Chaplain to the 48th New York
Regiment for a certain length of time. J
Mr. Taylor has received commendatory I
letters from all the commanding officers '
in the Brigade.
4
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NORTHERN NEWS.
Order Relating to Newspaper CorrespondentsLieut.
Gen. Grant's Staff?The Damaged
Railroads Repaired, etc.
* Headqcabtebs, Abmy or the Potomac, )
April 12, 1864. J
The following is the order promulgated
in relation to correspondents to Northern
newspapers :?
CIBCTJIAB.
Headquarter*, Army of Ike Polo mac, \
Office Proved Marshal General, April 9, 1864. /
I.?All newspaper correspondents now with
the army, or who shall join the army previous
to April 16, 1864, will report to this office for renewal
of their registry endpapers.
IL?When any of the above named class of
persons shall change their place of living from
one command to that of another, notice of such
change will be sent to the Provost Marshal General
as soon as made.
IIL?Any correspondent leaving the lines, to
be absent for mors than twenty-four hours, will
report at this office by letter or in person the
time of his return.
The following is a complete list of
? ? ^ ?nl>A awa 4a /\r? n nff
uiubv umucra wuu mc wu nci ? ? vu uig ?v?u
of Lieutenant General U. S. Grant:?
gkxebal obdees, so. 155.
April 6,1664.
The General-in-Chief anoonces the following
named officers as comprising his Staff in the
field:?
Brigadier General John A. Rawlins, Chief o
Stall.
Lieutenant Colontl C. B. Coma took, Senior Aidde-Camp.
Lieutenant Colonel O. E. Boca Babcock, Aidde-Camp.
Lieutenant Colonel F. T. Dent, Aid-de-Camp.
Lieutenant Colonel Koracs Porter, Aid-deCamp.
.
Lieutenant Colonel W. L. Dupp, Assistant
Inspector General.
Lieuteuant Colonel IF. R. Rowley, Secretary.
Lieutenant Colonel Adam Badeu, Secretary.
Chptam E, S. Parker, Assistant Adjutant General.
Chptain George K. Leet, Assistant Adjutant
General, in charge of office at Washington.
Captain P. T. Hudron, Aid-de-Camp.
Captain H. IF. Jones, Assistant Quartermaster,
on duty at headquarters.
First Lieutenant Win. Dunn, Jr., Eighty-third
Indiana Volunteers. Acting Aid-de-Ctmp.
By command of
Lieutenant General Gbaxt.
if tv tn?moan/1 a coiutanf lrlinfjttitgpnprtl
The breaks on the road are all repaired,
and the trains are running as usual.
* Cairo, April 11, 1864.
Memphis papers of the 9th contain
nothing important from below.
A woman, named Mary Simpson, was
recently arrested near Fort Pillow for
smuggling goods through the lines. An
order was found on her the rebel Colonel
Hicks for contraband articles, consisting
of ammunition, cavalry boots, etc. Important
facts have been obtained from
her, which will probably lead to the
arrest of several prominent traitors in
the vicinity of Fort Pillow.
The government steamer Key West
sank in Arkansas river, ten miles below
T!ul- 1of in of Tl>n lmaf
JUHUe UUV'IV, UU WC JkOI. uuu uv uv?.
was valued at ten thousand dollars.
The Memphis cotton market was unchanged.
Little offering. Receipts, one
hundred and eighty bales. Shipments,
four hundred bales.
Caibo, April 12, 1864.
Forrest, with a large force, was reported
advancing on Paducah again last
night, from the direction of Mayfield.
Reinforcements have been sent out
from here to meet him.
A prisoner who escaped from Forrest
at Jacksoutown, and had arrived at Memphis,
reports that at Forrest's headquarters
he heard the determination expreased
of holding West Tennessee and driving
out all Union men.
About twenty Unionists were taken
prisoners in the recent fight at Augusta.
Gen. Dixon, with a large rebel toroe,
has succeeded in crossing the Arkansas
river.
Last night guerillas burned two houses
and stole several horses on the opposite
side of the river from Cairo.
A squad is reported to have been seen
to-day on the Kentucky shore, between
here and Columbus, not more than ten
miles from Cairo.
Since Forrest's late operations a larger
number of refugees are flocking into
Memphis, awaiting transportation North,
than at any previous period daring the
war.
Memphis, April 9, 18G4.
Grierson's cavalry still hang aronnd
! Forrest, but are too weak to effect much.
Yesterday evening they made a sally
upon the bridge over Wolf river, which
Forrest had just completed, and sueceed,
ed in capturing and destroying the bridge
with the loss of eighf killed and wounded,
capturing two prisoners. This mor'
ning they had another fight, in which
Capi Harrington was badly wounded.
HryrsvTT.T.g, Ala., April 11,1864.
A caisson of Crosswell's Illinois battery
exploded this noon on the railroad
cros8incr in front of the depot, killing
instantly privates Jacob Englehart, John
Glsin, Wm. Humphrey, David Roach,
Wm. Mattison and Horace Allen, and
wounding George Barnes and Wm.
Began. Some of the bodies of the killed
were blown to atoms, and portions were
found five hundred feet distant. The
I horses attached to the caison were killed.
The railroad depot was badly shattered.
One citizen had his thigh broken, and
several others were slightly injured,
The news from Hampton Roads is important.
The rebels made a desperate attempt
to blow up Admiral Lee's flagship
Minnesota, off Newport News, on Saturday
night, with a torpedo. It did not
succeed, however, although the crew and
j officers received a terrible and untxpect'
ed shock, being knocked out of their
berths and tumbled promiscuously about
; the decks. It appears that the rebels approached
the Minnesota in a small boat?
with a torpedo attached, which, when
they reached tha frigate, exploded with a
report equal to twenty pieces of artillery.
An attempt was made to pursue the dar.
ing perpetrators ; but as the despatch
| tug of the Admiral had no steam up they
escaped unharmed, after running through
: all our picket boats. The vessel sustain1
ed very little damage.
St. Louis, April 11, 1864.
Little Rock advices say the only newt
from General Steele is that he was at
Arkadtlphia on the 28th. He had constant
skirmishing with the enemy on the
route; bat the progress of the expedition
was at no time impeded.
[From the N. T, Herald of the ltt*.]
Fort Pillow has been captured by the rebels,
and upon Wktaf peWWhKm of the ftn, which
had only a garrison of six hundred, tbf guerillas .
commenced an indiscriminate butchery, not on- *
ly of the soldiers?black and white?bet of the
women and children, killing in all some fonr
hundred persons, mutilating the dead, cruelly
bayoneting Ihe wounded on the field, and shoottng
E&ome of them in ths hospitals. This story
! maybe, and we trust it is, cxagerated. The ne1
groes became utterly demoralized, and fled to the
rear. Six guns were captured by the rebels and
carried off, including two ten-pounder Parrotts
and two twelve-pounder howitzers. A large
amount of stores was destroyed or carried away.
It was supposed that the intention of the rebels
was to evacuate the place, and move on or
J
luwArua iu^ui[/xu*?
MARINE INTELLIGENCEPORT
OF PORT ROYAL.
ARKIVLD.
' April 14, steamship H K Spaukling, Atkina; atr.
! Virgiuia, Snyder, Washington; atr. Arago, Gadsden,
New York; Apr. 15, str. Victar, fpieer, do;
| str. Northern LighL Terry, do; ship L. L. Stur!
ges, Willlama, do; sir. Blacksfooe, Berry, Alexandria;
April 16, atr. Cossack, Downing, JacksonI
ville; brig Mary Cobb, Duncan, New York; schr.
Quickstep, Avery, New London; April 17, schrs*
' \Vnnl^s_ Pli iki A. H. Manchester.
Nickersou, do; Mrry Haley, Haley, do; steamer
Patapsco, Neff, New York; brig C. V. Williams,
i Thompson, Phila; brig Joseph P. Elliott, Devereux,
Jo; schr. Restless, Vansant, do; schr. April
! 18, John M. Broomall, Douglass, do; steamer
Thames, Avery, New York; April 19, schr. Edwin
I U. Bennott, Inring, do; steamer Varuna, Pennington,
New York.
CLKAHtP,
April 14, brig Mystic, Berry, N Y; steamer
i Louisa Moore, I rioters, do., schr Richard 1C
i Denieli, Hendrickson, Phila; April 15, steamer
j A' K ipaulding, Atkins, Fortress Monroe; brig
Aired, Hafuagle, Phila; schr Edwin T Allen, Alj
leu, do; April t>, brigs Mountain Eagle, Jarvis.do;
I'D Wagner, Bergman, NY; Delment Locke,
! IPiswell, Phila; stmr City of Bath, Lincoln, For|
tress Monroe; schr Adelia Kelly, Chase, Phila;
brig John P U'itherell, Thompson, do; bark ExI
nruwa Hahrn. V Y: stmrs KLackstone. Berry.
Fortress Monroe; .valvo, chiceater, do; Arago, '
Gsddsden, do ; Lllie Knight, Graham, do; Virginia,
Shyder, do; Northern Light, Terry, do;
April 18, Nchr J ESimmons, >"mith, Jacksonville;
April 18, brig Forrester, Ma rv, Baltimore, atmr
j Victor, Spicer, Fortress Monroe, stmr Baltimore,
I Lewis, do, City of Richmond, Kelly, do, sloop
i Una, Gardner Jacksonville.
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largo and small sizes. Orders
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