American voice, prudently calling, might awaken an universal echo.

-MARTIAL law was proclaimed in the cities of Norfolk and Portsmouth, Va., by order of Brig.General E. L. Viele, Military Governor.

Peace," when they retreated with great loss, leaving the Unionists in the position desired. The loss of the Union army was about two hundred in killed and wounded. This battle was the first of a series of conflicts, lasting over seven days, and resulting in the retreat of the Army of the Potomac, under the command of Major-General McClellan, to the James River, under the protection of the fleet of Union gunboats.—(Docs. 77 and 78.)

-BRIGADIER - GENERAL SCHOFIELD, Military Commandant District of Missouri, this day is sued a General Order from his headquarters, St. Louis, warning the rebels and rebel sympathizers in Missouri that he would hold them re- -YESTERDAY the United States steamer Montisponsible in their property and persons for any cello, Lieut. Commanding D. L. Braine, picked up damages that might thereafter be committed by at sea, in an open boat, eight contrabands from Litthe lawless bands of armed men which they had tle River Inlet, South-Carolina, from whom inforbrought into existence, subsisted, encouraged, mation was obtained that two schooners were and sustained up to that time. preparing to run the blockade, laden with cotton -THE Third battalion, Fifth Pennsylvania and turpentine, and that the cargo was already cavalry, Col. Campbell, stationed at Gloucester in the warehouse, near the wharf, ready for shipPoint, made a reconnoissance under the commandment. This evening Captain Glisson ordered an of Major Wilson, into the counties of Gloucester expedition to be fitted out, to consist of an armed and Mathews, Va., for the purpose of capturing boat from each vessel, and ordered Lieutenant a body of rebel cavalry, who were overrunning Braine, of the Monticello, to proceed to the Inlet those counties, arresting deserters, and impress-with the boats and send the expedition in. ing others into their service who were unwilling to volunteer.

On arriving at Mathews's Court-House, Major Wilson found he was a day too late. The rebel cavalry had been there, and arrested twenty-four men as being deserters from their army.

The duty was ably performed by Lieutenants Braine and Bunce, with the officers and men under them, the reports of whom show that the town was entirely deserted. The schooners were found at the wharf, and were not considered worth the trouble of bringing away. They found at the wharf and in warehouses two hundred barrels of turpentine, sixty bales of cotton, and fiftythree barrels rosin, the whole of which was de

June 24. — Earl Van Dorn, rebel General, at Jackson, Miss., issued an order assuming the command over the "Department of Louisiana," and recommending "that all persons living with-stroyed by fire.-Capt. Glisson's Report. in eight miles of the Mississippi River remove their families and servants to the interior, as it was the intention to defend the Department to the last extremity."

-PRESIDENT Lincoln visited West-Point, NewYork.-Captain Jocknick of the Third New-York cavalry, made a successful reconnoissance from Washington, N. C., to Tranter's Creek.-(Doc.

140.)

- MAJOR-GENERAL J. C. HINDMAN, of the rebel army issued a proclamation to the people of Arkansas, calling upon them to assist him in preventing General Curtis from joining the Union fleet on the Mississippi.

GENERAL BUTLER ordered, that "all the property in New-Orleans belonging to General D. E. Twiggs, and of his minor son, the income of which he has received, and under the charge of his agent, H. W. Palfrey, Esq., consisting of real estate, bonds, notes of hand, treasury notes of the United States, slaves, household furniture, etc., is hereby sequestered, to be held to await

the action of the United States Government."

THE Union ram fleet arrived off Vicksburgh, Miss., yesterday, and to-day communicated with Commodore Farragut, commanding fleet of gunboats.

A LARGE body of rebel cavalry under JackJune 25.-The division of the army of the Po-son, this day visited number of plantations in tomac under command of General Hooker, this the vicinity of Memphis, Tenn., on the line of day advanced in the vicinity of the Chickahominy the Memphis and Charleston Railroad, burning River, with a view of occupying a new position. great quantities of cotton and arresting all perThe advance was resisted with great determina- sons found purchasing that staple. - Memphis tion by the rebels. They fought for seven hours, Avalanche, June 27.

-A UNION force, under the command of Gen. It was ascertained that the rebels had blocked it Williams, consisting of four regiments of infan- up, about seven miles from its mouth, with sunktry and nearly two batteries of artillery, left en vessels laden with stone, etc. -New-Haven Baton Rouge, La., on the twentieth, and arrived Palladium. at Vicksburgh, Miss., this day.-(Doc. 142.)

A TRAIN of cars on the Memphis and Ohio Railroad, laden with a company of Union troops, eighty mule-teams with provender, etc., was this day captured by a large force of rebel cavalry, in -THE battle of Mechanicsville, Va., was fought

of Virginia, in place of General Fremont, relieved. ville, Tenn., by order of Andrew Johnson, Gov-Secretary Stanton's Order. ernor of the State.

-THE battle of the Chickahominy, Va., took place this day.-(Doc. 78.)

-THE British steamer Modern Greece, laden with arms and other munitions of war, ran aground three quarters of a mile east of Fort -FLAG-OFFICER D. G. FARRAGUT reported to the Fisher, N. C. The blockading fleet fired on her Secretary of the Navy that the Union fleet passed with a view of destroying her, but the fort open-up above Vicksburgh, silencing the shore bated fire on them, when they retired. - Mobile teries while passing, and that he had communiEvening News, June 30.

cated with Gen. Halleck and Commodore Davis.

-A SMALL Skirmish occurred at Swift Creek-Official Despatch.-(Doc. 143.)

bridge, N. C., between a body of Union troops June 29.-The British steamer Ann was cut and marine artillery under the command of Col. out from under the guns of Fort Morgan, at the Howard, and a force of the rebels, which result-mouth of Mobile Bay, by the United States ed in the complete rout of the latter.

-G. F. SHEPLEY, Military Commandant of NewOrleans, by order and approval of Gen. Butler, suspended the municipal government of that city, until such time as there should be a sufficient number of the citizens of New-Orleans loyal to their country and their Constitution to entitle them to resume the right of self-government. In the mean time he appointed two bodies to perform the duties of Aldermen and Assistant-Aldermen; the one to be known as the "Bureau of Finances," and the other the "Bureau of Streets and Landings," while he, the Military Commandant, would act in the capacity of Mayor.

-THE battle of Gaines's Mills, Va., one of the "seven days' contests," was fought this day.White-House, Va., was evacuated by the Union forces under General McClellan.-(Doc. 78.)

steamer Kanawha. She ran in during the night, passed the blockading fleet, and as it was very dark, she could not be seen by the vessels.

Lights had been kept burning on the fort alı night, so that she had no trouble in finding the channel. This morning she was discovered by the Susquehanna, within a half-mile of the fort, unloading her cargo into a rebel steamer alongside. The Susquehanna, accompanied by the Kanawha, then got under weigh, and steamed within gunshot and opened fire, which was returned by the fort, and kept up for an hour on both sides. In the mean time the crew deserted the steamer. She was soon discovered to be adrift, and dropped down with the current about a mile, when the Kanawha was ordered to go in and bring her out, which she did under a heavy fire from the fort.

-THE battles of Peach Orchard and Savage's Station, Va., were fought this day.-(Doc. 78 and Supplement.)

-A SEVERE fight took place near Village Creek, Arkansas, between two battalions of the Ninth Illinois cavalry, commanded by Colonel Albert G. Brackett, and a considerable body of -A FIGHT took place at Henderson, Ky., berebel troops. The rebels had chosen a position tween a company of the Louisville Provost-Guard, of great strength, and Colonel Brackett, although supported by a detachment of Captain Andrew's repeatedly making the attempt, found it impossi-Michigan battery, and a force of rebel guerrillas, ble to dislodge them. He fought them until which resulted in the complete rout of the latter. dark, when he withdrew his men, having two killed and thirty-one wounded.—(Doc. 141.)

-Moorefield, Va., was this day captured by a body of Ashby's cavalry, eighty-six in number, June 28.-A small party of Union troops un- under the command of Colonel Harris. A large der the command of Lieutenant Glenn, was this company of the Maryland Home Guard occupied day attacked by a body of Indians near Rocky the place at the time, but they made no defence, Ridge, Utah. Two white men and one Indian having been informed that the rebel force was were killed.--The rebel General Hindman burned four thousand strong. They were taken prisonthe railroad bridge at Madison, Arkansas, fear-ers, and were released next day. ing that General Curtis would pass that way to the Mississippi.

-GENERAL HALLECK, at Corinth, Miss., issued an order authorizing the protection of the mail -FIVE clergymen, who refused to take the service in his department.—The bombardment of oath of allegiance to the Government of the Vicksburgh was continued to-day. The firing United States, were this day imprisoned in Nash- commenced at noon, and, with the exception of VOL. V.-DIARY 3

an intermission of an hour, did not cease until about twelve o'clock at night.

June 30.-C. C. Fulton, one of the proprietors and editors of the Baltimore American, was committed to Fort McHenry by order of the Secretary of War.

-GENERAL BUTLER, at New-Orleans, issued the following order: John W. Andrews exhibited a cross, the emblem of the sufferings of our blessed Saviour, fashioned for a personal ornament, which he said was made from the bones of a Yankee soldier, and having shown this, too, without rebuke, in the Louisiana Club, which claims to be composed of chivalric gentlemen :

—LORD BROUGHAM made a speech in the House It is therefore ordered, that for this desecration of Lords concerning the civil war in the United States. His lordship was informed that horri- of the dead, he be confined at hard labor for two ble cruelties and crimes were committed on both years on the fortifications at Ship Island, and sides; he deprecated these barbarities, but he that he be allowed no verbal or written commuthrew no imputation on the character of the nication to or with any one except through these American people, for it was incident to and in- headquarters.-Special Order, No. 152. separable from civil war that horrible crimes —A turnpike bridge between Harrodsburgh should occur. He thought that neither England and Ferryville, and another between Nicholasnor France should interfere. But all must have ville and Pekin, Ky., were burned, supposed by felt equally anxious that the conflict should cease.rebel guerrillas.-Louisville Journal, July 1. Those who were most friendly to America were the most anxious that this should take place, and he had ever been most friendly to her. If war was to go on, it would produce a state of things worse than American slavery. The whites would suffer more by the war than ever the negroes suffered under the most cruel masters. It was his lordship's opinion that the war was creating more mischief and misery, and would lay the foundation of more lasting animosity and injury than all that had been said against what was called the "domestic institution." If the Americans would only listen to their true friends, they would see the absolute necessity, if they regarded the continuance of their reputation in Great Britain, and the affection entertained for them there, of putting a speedy end to the civil war. This was what the truest and staunchest friends of America most ardently desired.

-GENERAL CRAWFORD, with a portion of his brigade and a cavalry force under Col. Tompkins, made a reconnoissance in force up the Valley of the Shenandoah, and entered Luray, Va., this morning, driving out the rebel picket-guard, and capturing one of them. Four companies of rebel cavalry which occupied the town fled on his approach. They were pursued a mile out on the New-Market road, when a skirmish ensued, the cavalry charging the rebels, wounding several of them, and capturing four prisoners. The Union loss was one killed and three wounded. The object of the reconnoissance was fully accomplished. -The bombardment of Vicksburgh was reopened to-day at two P.M., and continued all night.

-THE United States gunboat Sagamore made an attack upon the town of Tampa, Fla. After firing sixty or seventy shells, she succeeded in silencing the battery on shore, but finding it impossible to get near enough to the town to protect the boats that intended to land, she was obliged to retire without effecting the object for which she went.

-FIDEL KELLER and Mrs. Philip Phillips, of New-Orleans, were arrested by order of MajorGeneral Butler, and sent to Ship Island. The first for "exhibiting a human skeleton, labelled 'Chickahominy,' in his bookstore window," and the latter for laughing and mocking at the remains of Lieut. De Kay, during the passage of his funeral procession before her residence.

-THE battles of Glendale or White Oak Swamp, and Charles City Cross-Roads, Va., were fought this day. (Doc. 78 and Supplement.)

July 1.-At New-York City a meeting was held this evening at the Cooper Institute, in response

to a call addressed to "those who desired the Union as it was, and the Constitution as it is." Speeches were made by Mr. Wickliffe of Kentucky, Wm. A. Duer, James Brooks, and Fernando Wood.

-THE battle of Malvern Hill, Va., the last of the seven days' contests" during the retreat of General McClellan, was fought this day. The National troops were successful, repulsing the rebels at every point.—(Doc. 78 and Supplement.)

-A BATTLE was fought at Booneville, Miss., by a body of Union troops under Colonel Sheridan, of the Second Michigan cavalry, and a force

for three hundred thousand men.-At Clarendon, Ark., a party of Texas cavalry succeeded in capturing three men and six horses belonging to the National force near that place.

of the rebels consisting of parts of eight regi- or during the war, under the call of the President ments, numbering in all about four thousand seven hundred men. After seven hours' hard fighting, Colonel Sheridan succeeded in defeating the rebels with great loss. They left sixty-five dead on the field. The loss on the Union side was July 3.-The news of the retreat of the Union forty-one killed, wounded, and missing. army under the command of General McClellan, -PRESIDENT LINCOLN, in reply to seventeen from before Richmond to the James River, caused Governors of loyal States, who signed an address great excitement throughout the North. The derequesting him to call on the people of their re-tails of the repulse fell upon the community with spective States for more men for the Union army disheartening effect, and produced such a shock then in the field, informed them that he had de-as had not been felt since the commencement of cided to call into the service an additional force the war. Crowds of excited people were everyof three hundred thousand men."-(Doc. 143.) where to be seen discussing the matter, and all -C. C. FULTON was this day unconditionally sorts of inferences and conclusions were drawn released from Fort McHenry. therefrom.

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-A SKIRMISH Occurred near Morning Sun, Tenn., between the guard of a Union wagon-train of Gen. Sherman's command, and a body of rebel cavalry, resulting in the retreat of the rebels, with a loss of several killed and wounded.

-A FIGHT took place between the Union ram fleet, under Commodore Porter, and the forts and land batteries at Vicksburgh, Miss. The fleet dismounted one gun in the water-battery, and another "a big rifled piece"-in one of the forts. The rebels attempted to erect defences and drive off the fleet, but as often as they made the attempt they were driven off.—(Doc. 144.)

-GEN. BUTLER sent to President Lincoln, from New-Orleans, three swords, formerly belonging to the rebel General Twiggs, accompanied by a letter giving the history of their seizure, and suggestions as to their disposal.

-THE President, in accordance with the act for the collection of direct taxes in the insurrectionary districts within the United States, issued a proclamation declaring in what States and parts of States insurrection existed.-(Doc. 90.)

July 2.-The army of the Potomac, under the command of General McClellan, in their retreat from before Richmond, this day reached Harrison's Bar, on the James River, Va.-President Lincoln approved and signed the Pacific Railroad and internal tax bills.

-THE brig Delilah was captured off the Hole in the Wall, Abaco, by the United States steamer Quaker City.

-GOVERNORS TOD, of Ohio, and Buckingham, of Connecticut, issued proclamations calling upon the citizens of their States for their quota of troops, under the call of the President for three hundred thousand men.

-THE bombardment of Vicksburgh was continued at short intervals all day. The rebels made an attempt to capture the mortar vessels, which lay at the levee within rifle-shot of the rebel pickets, but without success.

-A SKIRMISH occurred between a brigade of the Union army of the Potomac, on the James River, Va., under the command of Gen. Davidson, and a force of rebels, resulting in the rout of the latter, the Unionists capturing six guns and a number of prisoners.

July 4.-The American flag waved in every State of the Union. Since she rebelled, Texas had not been visited by the emblem of freedom, but to-day a party of men from the steamer Rhode Island landed at Galveston and raised the old flag. They were subsequently driven off, but they had accomplished their purpose.

-THE anniversary of American independence. was celebrated with great enthusiasm in the Northern States. It was not celebrated as usual -A SCOUTING party of Union troops proceeded in Paris, France. There was a meeting of loyal from Catlett's Station to Warrenton, Va., and on Americans in London, England, but the proceedreaching that place found it occupied by five hun-ings were not reported. The London Times, in dred rebel cavalry. an editorial, satirized the anniversary, and pub-GOVERNOR MORGAN, of New-York, issued a lished a mock "oration" for Americans. At proclamation calling upon the citizens of the State Frankfort-on-the-Main, the day was celebrated in for their quota of troops, to serve for three years a very appropriate manner at the Forst Haus,