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e g g * lit-*- I LONG- ISLAND FABIEE, TUESDAY, m a y is, tm . I3T ■“ L et us m Y je kjaTH THAT » j « ht makes M I G H T ; A N D J N T H A T P A I T H L E T US, TO T H E END. D A R E TO DO O p E D U T Y , A S W E UNDERSTAND I T . ” — A b r a h a m M n c o h t , Forever float that Standard Sheet! W here breathes the foe but falls before us ? With Freedom’s soil beneath our feet. And Freedom's Banner streaming o’er n s ! Spurious Democracy. ' A feto of the “ Democratic members o f Congress” have sent out an “ Address to the Democracy o f the United States,” calling for and urging a re-jnvigora- tion of their party. The partizan organ o f this village w ilt publish this curious document, of course, and rec ommend it as the very essence of political sagacity . and wisdom. We hope it will not neglect to mention that the said Address is not signed by a single Demo crat from the states o f New York and New Jersey, nor from any of the New England states. The Address is, most likely, the product of the dis tempered brain -of Vallandigham, o f Ohio, who is known, all over the country, as the persistent friend o f Secession— who has not y d t ventured to espouse his colmtry’s cause against rebellion, and who, undertak ing to be the loader o f the Peace Democracy, finds out that his influence does not control even all the old party hacks, much less, beguile the honest, patriotic sentiment o f loyal Democrats/ This Address is a singular compound-made up o fa little truth, a largo amount of falsehood, ond tnucli malice. The heading of it will stir up reflection, and before one Is half through such a document, he will feel inclined to ask a great many questions. “When reading this Address we could not but notice that it contains n o t one word o f rebuke or reprehen sion for the traitors and conspirators who are tryiDg to disrupt nnd destroy .the Republic; and the question arose. Are the authors of this document traitors in disguise! After the recent glorious successes ©f the national arms, such an Address, directed “Fellow C itizen s ,” should contain a t least a few words of “ con gratulation on this unbroken series o f triumphs;” but not one word of those who are fighting to preserve the life of the nation; tfiequesflon'Oricesy \Would not suchm en rejoice in the success o f their former allies, \Jeff. Davis &> Co. ? This Address arraigns tlie present administration for its energy and necessary expenditure in order to defeat the purposes o f thieves, perjurers and assassins, without a single reference to the perils o f the coun- t ry, when the present administration was inaugurated — not a word is said rebuking the plot to overthrow ‘ the government, and the rebellion is dignified by the \ name “ Confederate Government,” but the few acts o f a loyal‘administration, which may have leaped the doubtful boundaries o f tlie law In a strenuous effort to rescue the nation, are branded by these pretended Democrats a s despotism. The defende-s o f the Con stitution are sneered at end maligned, while those ^ Who have taken up arms to annul it ave addressed a s “ Fellow Citizens” and passed by with “ distinguished consideration.” The quest ion arises, Can these men h e sincere in their wish to restore tnd perpetuate such dynasties as that of Buchanan, Floyd, Thompson and Toucey 1 In this Address, these members of Congress seek to gain an advantage over loyal men by branding them as “ Abolitionists,” but that game is “ played out.”— A ll true Union men, Republicans and Democrats, are unmoved by such ifts of malice and falsehood, and, regardless o f the false cry, “ You are Abolitionists,’\ they will stand and fight together until this monstrous rebellion is crushed, even i f Slavery is crushed with i t . . They do not ask, nor will they heed the advice o f men who would make Slavery national and Jeff. Da vis President, if they could. The falsehoods of this Address are-loo glaring—for instance, “that the pub lic debt now amounts to one thousand millions o f dol lars.” \We have space only for one gem tatsen from this remarkable document. Examine i t : “ .But it is said tbat you must disband the Dcmo- support the Government.’ W e an- fw i i * ' -On Thursday morning last Cur citizens were ed by the cry of “ Fire” resounding through lh a streets, it having been discovered that the building* between Conger & VanderToort’s and Edwards fc BrfnckerhofFa stores, were in flames, One o f fh e buildings was occupied by Andrew Cheshire as e ba. kery and dwelling, and the other was b eing fitted up by John H. Hendrickson for a blacksmith's shop and Theodore R. Pettit a s a harness maker’s shop. At about 3 o’clock the alarm was started; and in five minutes thereafter, two powerful streams pf wa ter were pouring on the burning buildings, the firemen working with the zeal .and, energy which has over been characteristic o f our Jamaica Fire Department, Two other-' buildings—that occupied by Conger & Vandervoort, and that by Edwardsfc Brinckerhoff— neither more than six feet distant from the burning houses, were in the utmost danger] but by the well- directed streams from the engines, the omnipresent buckets o f water liberally dispensed by the members of Continental Bucket Company, and the skillful con duct of Atlantic Hook and Ladder Company, they were preserved from conflagration,—though it must be confessed, ft was only by a miracle. The wind was very favorable the while, biowing from tke nor’- west, whereas i f it had been a little farther to the west, the remainder of the block, facing on Fulton street, must surely have perished. At noonthjefire was greatly subdued. The loss sustained by Cheshire is heavy, he having estimated it at $1,000 (including money, furniture, breakage, &c.) over and above the insurance. Insured as follows: Stock of bakery, in N, Y . Equitable Ins. Co. for $200; furniture, in Firemen’s Ins. Co. for $100. The shop and bakery, owned by Gouverneur Edwards, were insured for $1,500 id Citizens’ Ins. Co. The shop was entirely destroyed, and bakery much damaged. Jolm H. Hendrickson estimates liis loss at $700; and Theo. H . Pettit estimates his at about $150. A horse-slioer, lately employed by Hendrick son, wlio had removed from Now York to tho upper part of Hendrickson’s house only the evening previ ous, also lost considerable. There was no insurance ou either of the latter. Chief Engnineer Hagner and his Assistant Keeler, merit the gratitude of all for their excellent and judi cious management of affhirs, and wo believe their praises are on all tongues. The firemen, also, de serve the thanks of all for their untiring exertions on this occasion. Tho promptness with which they ar rived nt the scene, together with their extraordinary efforts while there, attest full well the efficiency of our Fire Department, to which many now look with pride—more so than heretofore, although numerous instances o f g sllantryof late might be recorded). W e think that in honor o f this victory over the “ fiery e l ement,” (of which it has been remarked, “ It could not have been done better by the most efficient Fire Department iu America,”) they should be rewarded with a collation, or something of that sort—something more substanfiaf than “ My thanks are hereby ten dered,” &c. T h e re are some doubts as to the Origin of the fire, some saying it caught from Cheshire’s bake-house, and others arguing that it caught from Hendrickson’s blacksmith shop; but tho general belief is that it started in Cheshire's, though from wlmt cause is un known. During tlio whole progress o f the fire, some of the persons living in the immediate vicinity were engaged in preputing and dispensing hot coffee and edibles to the firemen and others. Among these we may men tion Mrs. Hewlett Smith, Mr. James Herriman, John J. Armstrong aud Richard Brush. They have the heartfelt thanks o f a ll for their benevolent action. Here, again, we havo another proof o f the necessi ty of numerous and well-situated cisterns from one end of our villiige to the other, and through all tbe by streets. W t do not say this because there Was any destitution o f water en Thursday last—on the con trary, there was enough and to spare; we say it be cause it shows what can be done when water is plen ty. For ar instance or two o f tlio lack of water at fires, let us go back to the years 1857 and ’60, in the cases of the Dutch Church and the adjoining buildings, and Conklin’s hotel aud Mr. James S. Re rr. Sen’s house. In each of these ins' mces there was a lamentable de ficiency of water, - i, consequently, great’destruction of property. We hope the authorities will see to this matter at once, for, without sufficient water, firetnen with a il their engines, would be o f little avail. W e might cite innumerable places near which cisterns might b e constructed to great advantage; but the list might frighten some of our “ old fogies” oi|t o f their wits; so we will refrain. Only one instance o f bodily injury received has been brought to our notice: A little son of Air. Silas Gar- mad, while standing near one o f ‘the buildings which were in danger from the fire, was hit upon the head by a pail thrown by some careless hand from an up per window, amongst a crowd which had assembled below, and with the result stated. The boy Was, o f course, considerably stunned, but after an examiqa- cratlc party ‘to swer that the Democratic party has always support<■ d th e G o v e r n m e n t; and while it was in po vcr ed the Government in all its vigor and integrity, not bon, tho wound proved to be of not a verj serious by force and arm's, b ut by wisdom, sound policy, and character, peace,\ Read that last serttenc* in fo e light of all that tlie last administration did, o f failed to do » and refrain from smiling, if you can, a t the expression, “ while it was C h i c k e n T h i e f C a u g h t . — On Friday last Marga ret Malone, was arrested by John Doughty, one of tlie Metropolitan Police in tho city of Brooklyn, on a in power preserved tbe Government in nil its vigor of stealing poultry It appears tlmt M a p r e t j • . -2-.. ii .i , ii | bus carried on a wholesale business in poultry during th fo* e° f i b T ih wia A It'tnself if h e ! past winter which she stole from different persons he face of that matchless th v f , FiOyd J u ^ e lf , if h e ^ m ^ ^ has hppn lives to see it, T h e whole Address will b e especially gratifying to such Democrats as J eff Da viz ft»d Floyd- for whose comfort and encouragement it wjM, no doubt, especially prepared. It will make no other im pression upon a people true to Liberty asd Union, th i n exciting within them feel'ngs o f disgust and eOn- tem p t foMhose who confess that “ if they cOuld only have phliUeal power. they would be willing to perpet uate Slavery forever.\ . ______ P arson B r OTTNLOW in accepting an invitation to deliver a leetur* before the New York Union Associa tion, sayi:— Southern man, as I ani, i f the South, in her madness mild folly, will force fife Issue tipon the country, o f slavery and no Union, or b'tfaijn and no slavery, / a m f o r the Union, th o u g h t v e f y other in s titu tio n i n the, country perish! I otti for sustaining this Jffkut, i f it shall require “ coercion” h f “ subjugation” •or Wh*t is worse the a n n ihilation o f th e Rebel pop- v}*tit># * f t h i la n d • Thnzzpeftk aU the true Union men o f the South.— How such lojsguago should make Northern Doughfo , cpe bluihf in this village and vicinity. She has been in the habit of going down to the city on. the Brooklyn Central and Jamaica Railroad with her ill-gotten gains In a large; basket, representing that she bought them. A f e # /Kprnings Since She got on the cars a t Van Wyek Av enue, .pud on being questioned as t6 where she pur chased hef. poultry she stated that she bought them; from Mr. HawJdns living in that vicinity. Air. H, was in tlie cars a t tfeetrfiie, and when the subject was r e ferred t o he denied having sold any chickens and laid they must have been stolon. Air. II. had her arrested on reaching Brooklyn,** above stated and brought to this village. The prisoner was takes before Justice Bradlee on her arrival In. this- place, and after heating’ evidence was-convicted and zeutehced to the County Jtni for G months. She confessed f o Officer Remsen; who had her in Charge after conviction ;.that she had ;. Ch'apnian L e e , Mr. Hawk- •session at the tim e o f her ar- Wm. La Strange At tb* Head been in jail scvw a b tUhei “Dtenced her fo the,full«x- time o f her arrest »Jb* had basket u ttd p n h w a r tt^ / , t 4 stolen poultry froth ins. and thoso in t ' rest she stole from of the Fly. Phe before, and the Just tept o f fhe law. At tea full grown fowlin' ttiv . , <'pa#by*t*t fow*,' aiccieiiMM hot* * * I M mips #?*» M drunken it ftrepqrtdd j hazbeen < going i » tls ihoufSetof.4) turn* lev i N o r f o lk Yards nrebM The Merrfh themselves,, roe, HamptoaJ Stripes^and.tl by the direct ^ army o f Sfioil i deted,- ‘tN o l From th* of t he MiSli*, fe # d a y s lf n “ bantam ” * n 4 t he Is running make a stftha t | Beauregard h* . NewOrieans j and Fbrragut,'! insolent rebels i Farragot’s dlspAjj preparing to intends'tokeeps AlcDowell, successfaliy tb* the government] work goes oH u | j McCllellan j s ] qiralled skill i s b now confess, at menta silence'all] McClellan” is en we happen’fo •, President|d»Qoj] tbe man, who I Singled Out t o j the most wickhd] The end Is als, Soldiera, a ll | goes pn gloriousl] involved by tbizT shed On the soli ] other and i down thoir o f ail prill live 1 fula for] -North 1B62, drawm May l0tb,18G2 Abraham A.,He * AukwUiM.' L f U ' Kebettto^ is heibg m q m m c m N m ' & ? o r k be s i f o t t # ZnSeogrageof Gen. ive trzepz, tfow upim biow b ss **h staggering ‘like r forfoz axe ««ar Ricomond, ahd r. Davit *»d his misenibfe efow CapM»- :'ttb* wtiple ptrnlmiula t foe Wimyr • O w gtw boatt a re 1 Jamw Rivers and “ Old F ir- s deltverej ftom the imtstjinfa.. thafo eves' etteuipfod. f o over- 1 enb ; in ani tfce Gosport, Dock and iessio**f tl»e rightful owners.— I’ beed ’«? by the rebel* (bp leB d ii^ b P r a t F b vtfets Mon- “ f9tc.f it; under the Slam and is king, »Een, Wool, '/the President, fo person, sent nn EUrlolk, and the plaee was surren- rt.” . - new* I* cheering. The Whole Jver aiidt Valley w ill be oufs In a iffy sc* Beauregard, the French ■ is in danger ftqwf Halleck and ^ffdwn f o 0 i x i e ” where he will row ,. W e hope to see Jeff and i the same gulfow*, * . t in the bands o fth e government \ and Bntier are instructing the e city fo the art e f civilization.— the gpvforimeiit says, “ he is | descent upon M obile-Yhat he i stampede.” I' snd Fremont gre actively and ■in carrying 0 » t foe designs of ■ in each department the good ht.” eepding gloriously. H is vne- ng results; that even his enemies prious.; apd hi* niasteriy move- Mpiteful foes. W e believe “ Our fie greatest living General*:; and “ that not for a moment has ised to put entire confidence in so young, Providence clearly (overthrow o fth e greatest and ellion fo the; world’s history, ,: The President, Cabinet, Gener- r intensely earnest, and the work | W e feel sad over the loss o f life but the Mood o f these Patriots aitors will fee productive of an- ,,-crop of men. They have laid i tho noblest cause, and the names icmories o f those wbj^lre mind- rebeious Freedom. ir o r s la and for the coun- ^ I s e , in thetow'n o f iltlrday o f June, l o f tho Clerk o f said county, lAtiAicA,,;';, ■ ■ Hendrick Brinckerhoff. ■ , i , w j g . j i j w u nl.. - H M w i g J i T i e 8H« a 0 m i . V.' A f**ri»fola*t w#ek,jth* wbolojim a w * * fo*at«te of fentaeat, *i*d a**(f* prcp«*tio» |o v a o foforMidne strife.] May ty Gfou ButlZr oe*uifi*d theRelayH p u ie. Moy G, Vfrgbfotyra* alm ittedhifo th e Sfotfo m Con- federacy fo secret zessfon; tbe Arkansas Couve*ti*n passed a session ordinance, aud the rebel «ct r«cogniz- fog the existence tg War betWeCu tim UMfod ltn tes a * i the .Rebel States, and authorizing the issuing o f letter# of marque and” reprisal, waa mad* public.— May 7, M a m G. Harris, Goreraor o f Tennessee, am aouneed the formation o f a military league between the Sfote o f Tennessee *hd the Southerp Govern- mmjt. May®, -Baltimore was occupied by the United foates forces. May 10, Gen, Robert E, L e e was as signed to the command o f tfee Rebel forces-in Vir ginia,, and «m the n t h the M^yfowd ifodMftfofo pasaed a resolution te^uestiPg thfeFzesideritfo eefo* th* Vain endeavor fo coerce the rebellious States. How.how Changed. The war has gone on, and Mary- land is now in ioyal hands. Missouri has been snatched from the grasp of. its Would-be-betrayers. The last armed foe has-been driven from the soil o f Kenfocky, leksan, . . . ,v: ofoi'ERfoY,..-.- James At; Ludlam^ ‘,if‘ *]Daniel V, Weeks, Dan’l. UiXterfailMof Salajb) Sfoionson Snydam, Richard lailerson,' iRohert G. Gillespie. . o 1 4 , 1 ■ Jacob S. J . Johes, Olivet S m ith .; ’ • ' • \'•li' NORTttYlEMftJTEAD.' * Wiliiam M. V a len t in e ,’ Andrew J; Hegeman, Thomas Meaaenger, ’ jlsaao Rushmore. Isaac Hicks, HfiJJPSTEAD. jEibert Jackson. Owen Lowerrp. Charles R. LlnCofo, Richard Nuifo' John Prestoi^ rtva n m o . t /Benjamin P . Allen, |Lendal F . Pratt. NEWTOIVW. lEdwardHoyt, I Benjamin Strong. J u r o r s . for a County Court a ll l Got>rt o f Sessions to be held in and for the county of Queens, at the Court Hqqse, in the town of. North Hempetead. on Tuesday, June 17th, 1862, drawn at the office, of -tbo Clerk of said Couuty, Moy 10th, 18G2: - iABIAlCA, - James Lott. > |, , oforEBBAY. t*} V Richard W, Titus, Abraham D. Covert, ’ Samuel W illis (of Henry). jessb-.C. W h itney. Oliver Seaman, Samuel YY'Ludlam, John J , ‘Plummer, Thomas. F. tfoderhlfo Nathaniel Retcham. xiaartrEAj), - J e s e Bedell . 5i ‘ iHobertMott (Of Elijah)! J os Carman (Umofofofo), J . N O R ttt UKOTITEAD Alordeofti M S Smitfo iSamuel T Taber. , Benjamin R Smith, Jri» tHenry G«ck Elbert H Bogart, , j * giWBlNG- William C Sfoolhoff IotmC V , A. PayntaT, j HfenryCfotefent, Mac Rafrriyea. Thomas Whitson, Charles KnOeiaod, • ROhefo Brown, Andrew DeBevoise, Abraham Nafis, George Burling, Jacob Whitson, John Hicks (of Thomas), George Van JSTostrand, J«h a * WiUatta 2 Joi^a Heaton. JtZWTOWN, 1 /John J Vatt Alst, IHeary Searlei, iRtehard W. Spragg. 'tS T At the annual <l*eeti*# ami election of the momifor* Ofthe JaUjfoHt Gifwifortfog LttMrary ,• held on tbe 6th lo s t, the folfowing persona were chosenTrus- for th* ensuing ywar GUbert Sayre*, : R, C McCormick, B e fo J.B r e n ton. Jno G Lambeno*, Jno 1 JurmstroMhV, Jae. lS.Gnuie, A t « iaeftfog « f tifo& u m l foW on,ttfomdbi$fo|i»f the 7 th hMk Ja*. G, XsBpfomna W*a r**iactid Pfofo dent, JfoyH. T m w m i m i i k 4 Ijg o r, f l e e f o m y Cot Conshfoiy i . spectlng'tb* I lion and thia / man and !‘have been: wfcofo wax fp n U lsya f Qfoens, ^ fllv . Wfoiu, k « a M » f : k e * « bereft o f a n t m M m n M b a v e r e a d f k t o S | M f o f o f i v e . M Th*. *a|'fo WMN p * New York The final struggle for Virginia is now in progress, the result o f which cannot be doubtful, The North Caro lina coast is fo onr possession, and .the interior, and East Tennessee, are overwhelmingly loyal. Middle Tennessee is redeemed, and the crushed Union senti ment is reviving. The northern portion o f West T en nessee is again' free, and the Rebels fold but a nar row strip iu its southwest corner. Louisiana has .been given up by the traitors, and the whole Gulf coast is now either under our control or within our gftsp. The Atlantic coast is nearly all redeemed.— The northern portion o f the Gulf States, then, is all that is left them in the W est, and the result her* is based on Corinth. There can be blit one issue. Com. Farragut and Com. F oote will doubtless act in concert on tbe river. Gen. Butler will push on and secure the base o f Beauregard’s operations, and the sources of his supplies, Their navy, except a few boats on the Mississippi, has been entirely destroyed. To sum up, fo One year the Rebels have been de prived of everything hut Corinth and Memphis, Rich mond and the York Peninsula. In both sections they are surrounded by immense armies. Surely, their fate trembles in the balance. I m p o r t a n t t o E v e r y b o d y . —The Legislature has passed a bill to prevent “ cattle, horses, sheep or swine,” from running at large, in any public highway in this State. -The bill makes it lawful for any per son to seize any animals which may bo in any public highway, a n d opposite to a n y la n d owned or occu pied by him , and also any animal which may be trespassing upon hi# premises. The bill further pro vides for the sole of all animals seized, in the follow ing manner: Notice of seizure must be given to a Justice of the Peace or Highway Commissioner of the town, who shall give notice of the sale in not .less than fifteen, and not over thirty day?, at public auc tion, for cash, and out o f the proceeds thereof shall, in the first place, retain the followiug fee and charges for his services, ia giving such notice and making sucb sale, via: Fob every horse sold one dollar; for .every caw or c a lf or other cattle one half dollar; ancl for overy sheep or swine twenty, five cents; aiid shall then pay t o tho person who shall have seized the said , animal or animals the sum fol lowing, that is fo say—for every horse so seized or sold, one dollar; for every cow or caif or other cattle, pne. half-dollar; and for every sheep or swine, twen ty-five cents; together with a reasonable compensa tion, to be estimated by Such justice or commissioner, for the care and keeping of Said animal or animals, from the seizure thereof to the time o f sale. The owner o f any animal seized shall be entitled to regain possession, o f it prior fo the day o f sale by paying the above fees. Animals that have been stolen or turned loose by persons other than the owners shall not he liable to such seizure. G r e a t F i r e s . —On Friday last the woods in Suffolk county, L/I.jbetw een Deer Park and Babylon caught fire, inid‘burned furiously until Saturday evening,— We are informed that bosidesran immense destruction of standing, living trees, tbe' loss to different parties in Oord wood is very heavy—one man loosing 168 fords,'and others greater or less amounts. The dry Weather and high winds hastened the conflagration. The city of Troy, New-York,. suffered on Saturday last from a wide spread Conflagration. The covered Railroad bridge over the Hudson took; fire, and was nearly destroyed. Jn consequence of the high wind, the fire extended to the city and. across it in a south easterly direction, burning hotels, churches, splendid dwellings; seminary buildings and the great Union Depot. The loss is supposed to be three millions of dollars. The fire extended over about 50 acre*, some 600 buildings were burned, and saddeBt o f all a number o f valuable live* were lost. The New York, Boston and other Insurance companies in the country suffer severely hy this fire. J. G. U n d e r h i l l is fo the service-of the govern ment, going from this village we feel an especial In terest in bis welfare. Letters, have been received from him and to-day we give an acoount from, h is own pen o f what he has seeA and knows. Underhill be longs to Cool. Forter’s fleet, and foe is probably now fo New Orleans. Joe is on&af the brave spirits, who are ready to act, and he i i .now dofog his country* service in the gallant Navy, W e hope, i f he meets any o f hia awjuaintabces froirt Jamaica living in New Orleans, that he wHl convince them of their error, and make *‘K0W old flag.” . X S T t h e battle o f Wilfiamsforgh, four miles frdfti Yorktowa, V«n which took place oa the 5(h lust., waa a/ « foH blfoffy cm«i *nd a large num ber d f bur soldiers «rfo* ,%ttl*i and wounded. In the 5th regiment Ez;- o*Wo*-Brigade, were quite a numher o f M a g IslSbd- OTMMg w * «** by the pubfohed iisti t f o t Capt-G- R, Quarterman, Benj. Turner, «nd several ether# from Flushing are among the wounded, t h e naifo o f Wm, N fotrit published as among the killed, h u t wfother.it is a mistake and meant for M ichael Bhaw o f this vil lage, Is not known. Michael belonged to Gapt. Qusr- terrnan’s company, ahd ft ls possible thai i t is hlm that is killed, bOT w e tiust thirt i t ia not t f o case. Ip foiling attentton fo the udvaetifotnent o f JfofoAAJto**, . . . . <“ * 4 f o r r « * f o * S i ' v i t m m t n i . . . . . . , o f th& v. t All foil to th* nwa * f vlg*rcui ftattl^ Who rally t* oppoaa tha devouring flam*! Lo 1 both lifoaad, llmh tfoyholdir dare, ■, Losses o f lifo sndprbperty to sparej T h * fog* o f the w»-flend fo restrain,: ?' ::, And check the spread o f hls f o t domaifo| With what maoly zeal and fourage vast, > - A ^ m e * t f o t ^ » * » d daugfo vrfth foafo*!Wid«; The oonsaming efoment ia prompt oantroUedi By the voiunteera o f iroa infold; • • 4 v1 Receive, Q y « hfov* Rpisditsoffire; The plaudits o f each maiden, wife and sir*,. Jamaica, N. Y„ May, 186$, N e a r ly Ready.—A new History of tha Rreafeyte. /rfofo Church \of Jamaica, together wjth the pto. ceedings the two fofodredth anniversary'of; % church, which m s foleWated foltfoiayiifo^ i# Jann. ary last, i# fo press and w^itt lmyeadyiu. a f * # ^ * .'' Considerable important matter has been added to. the history of the church, and it Will make a tery iiterest. fog and useful booir. The wrork has h*en conducted in part by the Rev, Dr.Macdonald, •f Prlncefoj^ N, jI( aUd formerly of this village. \ r : V . S. Schooner T . A. W a rd, P i l o t Tow n , ) Mississippi R iver, April $6,1802.' j T b th e E d itor o f t h e Jt, J. F a r m e r : W* hnT* several reporter* for the Press atnoag ur •nd scarcely anything can .escape their notice, They have the curiosity o f women, th e inquisitir*ne*f*f the down easter, end th* shrewdness o f * lawyert sowhat the Press don’t g et, will not he their. fault.: Yet, t do not think their pens will fully describe the contest of the morning o f the 24th inst. I will now give you a brief sketch.of the bombardment. . . . On the morping. o f the 18th, a rebel steamer camo down from the, Forts (Jackson and St. Philjfo) gfereast ofthe point, where most of the mortar vessels were at anchor, Our gunboats attaeked. them. ; At thl# time the mortar schooners Ward, Yasser and Maugham, were tewed up t o take stationat the bead • f t h e riv er, in full view of the forts and' batterfow tfoj* gun boats proving too much for the rebels, (whe hsd now tiiree gunhoats) the forts opened with rifled cannon on th* mortar schooner? at the bend.-' W e forthwith returned the compliment with i3-inefo ?hell, *ur dis tance being some 3,500. yards. With, their,rifledguns tb e / soon got the range of the Wards,. W* jifo* hit three times—first a shroud shot away ; then an 84- pound rifle missile passed through, th* Cabin, down through the deck a few inches above the lower maga zine, through the\ upper magazine, and otit tjirbugh the vessel’s side, a few inches above \water lin e ; an other exploded with tremendous force under Oqr coun ter, but being under water, did us h e damage. At thia time the rifle shots were humming in abundance above and around us, and we would have heea-blown up or sunk, but we were ordered to fail lower dowa the river. Aft®1 the first shell had been fired by the mortar vessel, the action becam* general, Ip mortar schooners pouring into the forts and batteries 13-inch shells. W e kept up the fire until about six o’clock, P. M., when we were ordered tq stop'firing, Forts St. Phillip and Jackson not returning the fire, aad the lat ter being one living sheet o f flame, • The next m orningwe were ordered: over totheop. posite side o f the river wTiere the rest, o f tfoff foertar vessels were moored under, cover o f some tr*es and bushes; the hemh vessels eut hushes, and fostened them to the mast and digging so that they reierobled tree*. This morning wo commenced again, and kept up the firefor nineteen hours, when an order came to firo by division so that the crew# might g e tw r n e rest nnd not be exhausted, On the night of the 20th, two gunboats went up to* eat the chain. ,We were then. ordered .to, pfoy fast ball. We made it so hot for them on the forts that both boats returned uninjured, liaving accomplished their , object. We kept up divisional fire until two. o’clock on the morning o f the 24tb, w h » n .all tho bombers were ordered to fast work. The large ves sels which had taken no part in the action tpns far were now to move up past tbe forts and cut o ff com munication with New OrleanSi The word wa*givea and off started the large vessels, consisting o f the sloops Hartford, Brooklyn, Pensacola, Richmond and Mississippi, apd tlie gunboats Iroquois, Oneida, Vero na, Kennebec, Winona; and Itasca, The Westfield ran up and brought down the news that the fleet had passed the schooners ai Clifton, Jackson, sahicken, Nebraska and Kineo, a'pd stoop Portsmouth. After th* first named vessels had started Oeine little time tlie bomb vessels were ordered to . open quick hre, and at it we went, and such, a sight is seldom, if it has ever before been witnessed, A perfect avalanche- of shells, euch Weighing 230 ponnd? or more, cforged seven pounds o f Dupont’s best. propelied by. 2(1 pounds Of the same, lit up the. darkness of the night—tho burning fuses like rockets flying through the air—but now the moment has ntrived when desfirilftibii fouse- less. The fort# opentbeir firo on the ailvancing fleet and are answered by broadsld , after broadside a? fast as th* gun? Can foe plied ; t’.e rebel beats With'’rifled guns, two iron clad ram», o n e iroa cased floating bat tery, two heavy forts with theft rifled hatterie#,' all pealing forth f o e .havoa af-war. Yet our-Afot got. through thi# deluge o f destruction. - A t ddyJ “* * thesignal was giveu.for th* bomber?to stop theim .m g . The firstobjecfc that came to tell us o f success w*» the iyon rttm Manassas driftiag down with firo peuritig forth ftom every opening. Their- river fleet W#z completely: destroye^ and pi* Uaiou boat Veron# was, sunk above to* forto h y the i # |u e - The captain and a boat’s ereW h#ve come down. Out whole loss win not exceed 100 mesu Reb*1 accounts put their loss in killedat 1,000, and wCsuided ifl proportio*. On fee morning o f foe «otfo*foegun' ooati Winona nnd Itasca were Compelled t e tctor* below, both being much damaged, h u t they arfi all right again. On* got aground aud* toe other fouled and they were delayed so long they could HotgOtpa** the forts. ” > * \ ■ ' Perhaps thi# uction w## the raort terrifele ond dfr termiaed ou record, The rebels fet a yeer lmd been strengthening' two already strong forts; tfoT kere and' a aum b erofsfeam ei^yetoiw w b o a ei dock) E'vee by to* AmeriOfo iwritoM jbi for*- ceasecutiv* year*. sels fought their way tofooghand^smrithis amnse‘ ment ofdeirfructiou! theyfodBf*la<rtfo noiafeiuf. , We hsiv* tost the Verona, & fin* boat-(«m^; yct the eawtod a name before toe went dwrm.-Blie'dS ttroyed, It iy said, fit* wbel armed tohafoenbtl^ rif Mitaisslpri de*tr*ttoJfe* row#anff, fiw.e# f a reb«i re»sel*of war; th* Wtob and #ev«(al’« t l^ i b?TJ foilen iatqaur hands. Thu# much # * ■the foat' from th* Verona. We atof iia# with toeUfodpowtor for flartiieroalMa; gunfoata yome navy cmffonui.wUril Jjoon atex- -< 8 n hto‘° i n t h a f r . i i M t o ' f o ^ gw y y ,: i t m m ‘ion for u» t o ,* t t t o * fM # « 0 iMg d n m tito # # * • - ' s s s i k B i t e and tend you the partkahuv. In haate, I # • #*“• I k ; - I* > • I s ’■ .11 •/;.- ■ '.. ■> ■ ' . \ y ' ' . d - M l
