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now seeing no prospect before them of being

relieved of their burdens, they have raieed/in tts vieinity to be well guarded. We have | an agitation which may resalt ih evii coa-/ lost a few men to-day on the skirmish line. | 1 Six deserters came im on General Smyth's Dear Sir :—

sequences.—( To be continued )

THE WAR IN THE STATES. |

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OPERATIONS BEFUKE RICHMOND AND

PEPERSBURG PREVIOUS Te THEIR EVACUATION.

[Correspondence of the New York World ]

lisapgvarters Generat Wricst, Warren Srarion,

W epnusvay, 29th March.

The army in great part moved to the this morning, jeaving as great forces as belore to man the entrenchments around Petersburg The main column woved out on the Vaughan road, which leads southwest towards Din- widdle Court House; but auziliary detach- ments kept acruss the open country, which has been almost entirely cleared of timber. Cavalry in considerable foree preceded thise They all crossed Hatcher's Run, the enerny falling back and skiemishing dispirrted'y, and so parsed to the right of the late battle- tield, relics of which, in the shapes of cust- away blankets and boots, dead horses, and scattered graves, yet sprinkle the waste fied with the retreating Confederates, though @ eufficient namber held their bleak and ruined homes to give us novices the geogray hy of the region. War here, as every where, |ias left its blighting testimonies: there are nei- ther fences, nor fields, nor household goods, nor auything which makes a land worth living for. Now and then we could see a hastily thrown-up heap of earth, marking where a few ears of corn or sweet potatoes were in- terred, but these our stragylers resurrected and roasted in their dinner faggots. | he

country to the south seems to be richer and |

better settled than that above Hatcher's Run. Our troops moved in close and cheery order, very litile loitering prevailing. Now and then a squad of prisoners, veluatary or otherwise, came in and dropped to the rear, and less frequently a solitary stretcher, borne upon men’s shoublers, carried some bleeding martyr to the advance. Amon

these was a captain of the 4th Michigan, shot dead. General Meade was among the foremost, and kept well in front. General Grant came up from City Point close before neon, and, with bis handsome escort, rode across Hatcher's Run, and stopped for che aiternoon in a curn-field, short of Gravelley Rua. The troops faced from this position to the north and west, lying about a mile out and covering the Quaker read, which runs

ot ' stumpandsrcrub. Mostof the country. pec ple |

reports all the approaches to Southside Road

front last night. They knew nothisg of what was tranepiring in their army. a Il sapQvarRTERS ARMIES OPERATING 2 AGAINST RicumonD, Fripay, March 31.

Again I have to report, through the yal- lantry of our troops and the energy of their command rs, & successiul day tv our arms.— We have, alter, asit were, snatching victory }from the very jaws of severe reverse, guine: the position for which we attacked the enemy this morning. Our objective point on this j occasion was @ thoroughfare known as the White Owk Road) This pike, which formsa junction on the Boydton road, between the | point where our line crossed it at the Quaker | Road junction and Petersburg, rans direetly | westward atan acute angle with the Boydten | plank, and connecting with a road appreach- ing the Southside Railroad known as the | Claiborne road. ‘To the Filth corps was the | task of winning the position allotted. The disposition of the day was as fullow :-—-Gene- ral Warren (Fifth Cerps), whose troops were massed on the west side of the Boydton | plank, and covered it, were to advance across the country in a north-westerly direction, j and strike the White Oak road near a resi jdence known as the Dabney House. Gene- j}ral Mile’s division of the Seeond eorps, | which had lain to the right of the Boydton |road, moved to the left and held the vacant position of Warren. About daylight this | morning General Warren commenced massing | his column for the advance, General Ayers’s division holding the right, General Craw ford ‘the eentre, and General Griffia the left. At 8 o'clock all was in readiness, and in the above order they started ahead, keeping the |advance well covered with skirmishers. The enemy had been keeping a sharp eye on our | movements, however, and was awaiting our fapproach at no great distance from our late | position. The result was that Warren had pro- | ceeded but a short distance ere the dripping shets from our skirmish line announced the presence of an opposition. No delay was oc- casioned by this circumstance, as the enemy | proved to be in small force, and fell buck, slowly skirmishing all the while.

{n this manner they had proceeded about two miles, when our skirmishere were sud- i'denly checked and thrown back on the main llise, which, continuing its advance, soon |found it was confronted by a heavy force. 'No impediment of this natare could cause Varren to falter for an instant, and he dash- his men ahead. The enemy counter charged,

i » . . — on the Posse Comitatus, in last Mon-

| It is undoubtedly a fact that the Sheriff

| On the complications to which this depl.r-|

able occurrence may give rise, we will not)

at present speculate further than to roentas |

our readers that all history goes to show that

CORRESPONDENCE, Arne rn rent NLL ALANA ANAM ARN pete | To tue Epiror or tas Examiner.

_ In your able and humourously sargastic military despotism will arise, as Minerva,

ready armed, issued from the head of Jove. Who will be the American Cromwell, it is not yet for us to surmise.

day's paper, you make use of the following language : *“We have no reason to blame Me. Sheriff Morris for the part he tuek in it. Me acted under | the express authority of the Government.” ae pa ‘we _ | 7 - ,y,a400 7 ow y » D ENT Now, Sir, had you been summoned (as the ASSASSINATION OF FR ms : | writer of this was) to form one of the Posse LINCOLN IN WASHINGTON !! | Comitatus, 1 think you would have found ivery great ‘reason to blame Mr. Sheriff! | Morris for the part he took in it.’’

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DESPERATE ATTEMPT ON THE LIFE OF SECRETARY ‘SEWARD!!' — As- i SASINATLON OF HIS SON?! | was authorised by the Governomert to call —— , . = jout the Posse; yet 1 am firmly impressed) GREAT CONSTERNATION THROUGHOUT | with the idea that 16 was congenial work in THE REPUBLIC !! which Sheriff Morris engaged. He could not, in this enlightened age, have acted more artitrarily and partially than he did, as | will endeavor briefly to show. While the Government bad the power to authorise the Sheriff to cull out the Posse, yet they could jnot dictate the manner in which the whole uffair should be conducted. This lay alroge- ther within the provinee of the Sheriff, and} then leaped upon the stage, and made his escape he alone is responsible for the method be! in the rear of the theatre. The President died |chose to acopt in earrying the matter to | |a conclusion. -[n the outset Sherif Morvis is- | gue 0 ¢ gentlemen who f : j ia le 4 ays eh Teese Unten Fund, 1 Seward’s house ender pretence ol Laving a pre- amongst whom were several fureigners. For | scription tor him. After mortally wounding Mr. weeks previous to the issuing of the summons, Seward’s son, and disabling four persons in at- jt had been hinted that the gentlemen men-| ton qance, he stabbed the latter, who was in bed,

: te + 2a ly leete ‘ a | a , | tioned were particularly seleeted for se | two or three times on the throat aud oa the face,

(By Telegraph to the Examiner. ) New Yorn, April 15. President Lincoln was assassinated last evening at Forda’s Theatre while sitting in a private box with Mrs. Lincoln. The assassin suddenly entered the bex and shot the President! through the bead,

| this morning at ight o'clock. About the same hour an assassin entered Mr.

| Posse. In addition tv these, and to make a | show of impartiality, a tew Proprietors’ | ‘led left the house and escaped..... J. Wilkes | Agents were also summoned. And to swell | Booth, an actor, was the murderer of the Presi- the Posse to the required dimensiens, other | dent..... Mr. Seward still lives. His son died

gentlemen were summoned, who covfidentiy | this morning..... There is universal mourning all pepiene a a ade oO SOR Ie | over the country. No business transacted to-day. | was aictate versonal pi : i | 1 ao: ——— +a | dual—not a subscriber to the Tenant Union| a . j Ep > > A ” Fund-——was summoned because * it was un-| IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT | derstood”’ that he wrote for a certain journal. I contend, Sir, that Sheriff Morris has no! s # : | rigtit to pronounce jadgment upon persons in, Pert of speeches delivered during the de bate in | this commuinty for their acgs. We are all! the House of Commons, on the evening of the 13th _as free-born as he is, and have a right to/ ultimo, upon the Defences of Canada and the _contribute our means to any institution or | relations of Great Britain and the U. S.:— —— me shoencane ne ONG. OP ert The hea. member for Horsham (Seymour Fitz- | whieh is iawiul, that we may select. hen | gerald) told us that he did not see any evidence | applied a, fo ont aside the arbitrary man- of hostility in the course pursued by the Ameri- | date of the Sheriff, on the ground that there can Government with regard to the arrangemeut | wus no necessity for resorting to so obpoxious| as to the number of vessels to be kept on the ; and obsolete 4 practice as culling out a Posse| Lakes ir tinesof peace. With regard to the j Comitatus, the Government officially an- | Reciprocity Treaty, when noice shall have been |nouneed that the Sheriff is supreme ja the} given hee U.S. Her ae s eee . a 1 2 » . ae » y . matter, and there can be no interference on| Will not lose a moment in endeavoring to renew

We make the following selections from the re-

out of the ruins of @ shattered democracy 4| of jealousy or vindictiveness, because epithets!

hon. gentlemen may say about the character of rights ef the South—an adrnission which va the gen aang a phe na » and not of choice; I will not the U.S. to conceal that there is a feeling among | result of necessity an : : " ; those influentia! landowners, to w bow the hon.gen- | follow him into the diseussion of the 2 ri f tleman the member for Bradford referred with re- tion, which I thought had nee aoa : ; yard to Europe, of a peculiar character. 1 will aud inte the questions whieh ar cee not say that they look toold Europe with feelings the Government, or rather, ; oo ie ws :

; ple of some parts of ( anada and the t S.. because, te he adunited himself, the conduet of the Cana- dian Government bas been such as to be acknow- ledged gratefully by the Government of the U.S. as a full and complete fulfilment of the duties o! friendly neighborhood. (Hear, hear.) The hon gentleman says there exists inthis country a jeal- onsy of the United States. Sir, I utterly deny that assertion. (Cheers.) We feel no jealousy of the U.S. Ou the contrary, I am sure that every Englishiwan must feel proud at seeing upon the other side of the Atlanhe a community sprung trom the same ancestry as ourselves, rising 1 the scale of civilization, and attaining every degree o! prosperity—aye, and of power, a8 well as wealth (Hear, bear.) 1 therefore entirely deny that there has been in this country any feeling of jeal ousy as regards the U. 8. Undoubtedly thers are nen who, differing from the bon. gentlemar in their theory of govesnment, cannot see with the same apprebation wich he feels the trial o1 the other side of the Atlantic of a system of go verpment which we do not think is the best o the most conducive to the happiness of those for whom it was established. (Hear.) But-that is an entirely different thing from the ieeling whiel the hon. gentleman bas supposed. [ Hear, hear.) No doubt, during this contest in Anierica, there has been experienced, and probably felt, both in the North and in the South, some irritation agains! this country. But that irritation was caused by the natural feeling which two parties in a quarre! have, that a third party, who does not espouse either side, is to a certain degree dving both sides an injury, er giving them some causes of com plaint or of jealousy. [ ear, hear.] The Nort! wished us to declare on their side; the Soutl wished us to declare on theirs: and. as we main tained a perfect neutrality between the two, some slight degree of irritation arese on both sides against us. [Hear, hear.] But I am equally persuaded, with the hon. gentleman, that among the great bulk of the people.of the U. 8. there are feelings deeper than that irritation — feelings of good will towards the conntry with whieh their aucestors were connected { hear, hear]; andI am satisfied that when this unfortunate contest. shal! have ceased, whatever its termination, the natural feeling of good will and relationship, which ought to prevail between the two nations, will take the place of any temporary irritation which the wa! muy have oevasioned. [ Hear, hear.} I am quite satisfied also that England will not give to America any just cause of compleint — that war will not proceed from us; and if war does not proceed from our side, and if, as the hon. gentle- man thinks, it does not proceed from theirs, then we may have a well-founded expectation that in spite of adverse appearances for the momeny, and in spite of the prognostications of many, the friendly relations between this country and the U. 8. will not incur anv real danger of interrup- tion. (Hear, hear) But that is no reason why we should not use the means in our power to

and words of that kind ought act to be unneces- sarily used with respect to the relations between I nations; but it i undeniable that the U.S

look to.old Europe with a want of sympathy. They have no sympathy with a country that, 's created and sustained by tradition; and the only

country to whiel they look with sympathy is that) i part of old Earepe which is new. Ihave alwaye | observed this in their conduet. (Hear.) It is quite clear, them, Ub is impossible: to kuow what relation may exist between the U.S., this country, and H. M.'s dependencies on the other side of the Atlantic. ‘Taking these larger views, then, we ought to consider that--not to-morrow ornext yeal —but that we areon the eve of events of very great importance. ‘The question we have to ask our- selves is, is this country prepared fe renounce her American dependencies and colonies, or are we to retain that tie?” Now, if these colonies ex- pressed a wish to separate the conneetion, aud it they preferred to be absorbed by the United States, we might terminate our eonnection with Fdignity and without disaster. ~ Batif, on theotiter hand, those viewsare just which are more gene- rally accepted—if there should be on the ‘part of Canada and the other North American colonies a sincere and deep desive to form: a considerable State and develope its resources, and to preserve the patronage and aid of Envland wntil that oma- ture hour when we shalidose our dependency, (but gain a permanent ally and iriend—then 1 | would be the greatest political blunder that ean be conceived for us to rehouyce, relinquish aud avoid the responsibility ef maintaining our in- terests in Canada at the present amenient. (Hear. hear.) If, from considerations of expense, we were te quit the possessions that we new oécupy in North Ameria, it would be ultintately, as re- gards our resources and wealth, as fatal, and dis- astrous a step ds could possibly be taken. Our prosperity woud wot long remain a consolation to us, and we might then prepare for the invasion of our country aud the subjugation ef our peepie. I infer that bon. gentlemen opposite do not ex- press these views, which have, however, found utterance in other quarters ; but that they take a truly patriotic and English view of this subject —namely, not to force our connection on any dependency; but if, at a moment of revolution in North America, we find our colonies asserting the principle of their vationality, and if, foreseeing a glorious future, -we find them still depending on the faithful and_affectionate assistance of Eug- land, it would. be the most short sighted and suicidal policy, to shrink trem the duty that Pro- videnee has called upon us to fulfile (Hear, hear.) What is the course which we ougit to take under these circumstances ? —I cannot doubt that it is our duty to place our North American colonies in a state of proper defence.—Mr. Disraeli.

The difficulty now before usis that there is an extensive coleny or dependency of this country

their part. Therefore, [ repeat, the respon-

negotiations ona subject of such inportance to

| both the U.S. and this country.. The hon. gen- | tlemau has referred in just terms to the cancel- | ling by President Lincola of the order issued by | General Dix, and to the uniform courtesy maui-

; ; : | attacking on the front and on both flanks of Sut side | = irom Sarhertang ¢ waren, on the Buutheide! the two fest advancing columnssimultuneous Railway, to Dinwiddie Court House. Gra. | , a : veliey Ran, whieh dows between headquar-|'¥: The result was the same as it has been! yropcig fad he reluctantly carried out the . * ‘ t > | i? - ° ; ja .

‘ , instance efore. A zener: treat | aa : + = a ters and the front, is a toleratle creek. ruan- | '" Saat an adae « or A a nara a ks | wishes of the Government. he would not, fested towards this country by the U. S. Minister ing between sandy, wooded hills, Quar wen | O54 1 es vee ae . ' Tt oe ar at ee pertially selected the gentlemen for the| in Landon. I cordially agree with him in respect lay on their arms in the woods, and for two) "°*™ the Boydton road, the enemy pursuing Posse that he did. With two or three ex-| of what e has said of the excellent conduct of

: 1 rapidly, and, as the sequel will show, most} ~ ° ig ayy eee t say that in seleeting their or three hours there wag no firing. That) - ‘ . ewe Neg ale : |ceptions, they were all from the business | Mr. Adams, and i must say that in selecting their ominous silence, which seems all the pro. cautiously. Griffin's division, which, bring- portions of the town — the back-boue of the | representative. iu this country the Goverment

t j le Tei i } ec angie . | » 1) . i ‘ate ave alway al ? founder before e fight, was as marked as|'"6 °P the rear, had not b come entangled, commanity—and te whom the loss of a day |! the United C'ates have always paid us the ever. | Was, by some means, manceuvered to a new Lene, wrecks woald be.of serious consequence to | compliment of chu sing from aiuiong their first At two o'clock, Gen. Grant, who was) !o!tvn from which they could hinder the | themselves and their business. Sherif Morris | @t!4°"8- (Hear, heer.) The hon. gentleman, yp 7 “90 4; movements of the enemy. At this juncture./.) .,) : a a vafterspeaking in this mode in the early part of

newly end handsomely attired, but quict und G Ailes of the! ies ‘dition "Sad eorke jshould have drawn the Posse from the com-| grave as usual, lay down awhile, covered) “CO: SAUCs of the Bret Oy eee

| sibility of conducting the affair of the Posse |to @ termination rests solely with Sherif

| his speech, then passed, with a rapid transition

‘ ” . - . . att f, on an Hy ' , a aware of the situ: jmunity by lot, and the gentlemen who ac-| through which I was unable to follow him, to a | upen-te talk folly and to act folly. : with lie india rubber, while Gen. Meade ot) Geo Wi x "5 bbb, ha ved Pr rrgeo Hing |tually composed it would -bave been only) consideration of the dangers which he sees inthe| ” * I rest in the ‘most perteet security that : ra: ’ . arren's oops, ove ‘ 8 assist-) (a cs ? x ; oe gE jiaean i ot sae oe ‘ i i aaa te ided to the disposition of bis columns. fhe} 7°": aed Deatulr aC cal aut : | liable to serve with others of the town. Had|tuture. He thinks that after the present civil | #8 the war in America draws to a close, it bappi ambulances and teams, for the moet part | ance. Ile arrived just at the right moment. ly we shall become more generous te them, thes

The elated Séhanic : nhséd’ wader" Sheriff pursued this course he would have | war is over there is imminent danger of hostili-

stopped on the north bank of Hateher’skun | 4"° elated Junnuice, SWeeping alive ony escaped much odium. | ties between the U.S. and this country. (“ No, Late in the day a portion of Gen. Warren's! the een 4 fn ee oat bad, | Another arbitrary proceeding lay in the fno!”) LT don’t beheva’ that in using the expres-

command, pushing up the Quaker road to- | oe nk oa r aaa a Gen aditde fall manner in which the Posse were summoned | ‘ns to — Lon = ys ene _—

ward the Southede Wailway, wos attocies! thi let dank, opyo which Gon. Miles fll gas eotend, aniumenly treated. We) (2 A hixeactin to fhe dewtds made by the

i . l wv 3 main t 3 t , ‘ 5 * ‘ C o ‘ sihe OL ie ‘ ite 7 —— — J OO» @ 3 vale ” ae ye

»y rebel force longing to Porter's and were summarily ordered to meet the Sheriff) Bradford and every one else in England disap-

} : ; ; : a ; Ts, ,,; mob, and sweeping them from the ficld in| ‘un . ae scommands. The engagement wa. | }in front of his residence on Friday merning. | proves; but I understood him to say that the U ehort, decisive, S. complained, net without reason, that their

and attended with | tle | Confusion. The err of M ijor Minks | 4 pei 7th, without one word of explanation

bloodshed. A bundred rebels or more {cll | ore ws ges: Sree: 7 ele ue ae | as to why or wherefore except that we were | commerce bad been interfered with. (‘No!") into cur hands, and these Gen. Griffin sent) °°?*** ieEe ti thoie ueilh ¢ ti oma: NE hasty form a Pesse Comitatus to en‘oree Ler! Well, whatever may be the hon. gentleman's tothe rear. With Hamphrey to second lim. rebels rr be wee, Segre aan and | Majesty's laws.’ When, how, where, or! opinion on that point, 1 will adwmit with him that the advance column of Griffiia pusbed alead, | for o while, Wi} ? the exception of heavy skir- | against whom we were to proceed, were left! Whatever may be the prospects—and I hope the Seon up to this writing (9 p.m) ne more mishing, nothing was dene.

alfnaert / a ne ll » T@ § ese *alook bh , } 5th af nym ne | to conjecture. We met at the appointed | prospect of relations between the U.S. and Great fighting bas ensued. To-morrow | expec: to) 0P° 0 CUCS, However, the oth corps started

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Td | time, and were ordered to report to the She-| 3 ; ie he see { B 2 Ui ‘ “Seater > have more starting and glorious newn to) 'F the second re oe bite Oak toad, | vig at Southp rt. Stull there was no ex;la-| send you. The campaign in this quarter} *"4 this time, after some heavy fighting, ; may be considered fairly opened. Our wo ype | Succeeded in reaching it, having previously | wore noti

ca 4 ' : | aay other country, nor on the forbearance of any jpation. The roll wes: called, and thea we} other country, we are ty calculate for our self-de- Pn forced (he ehéiny (tom & Tieht | F work fied by the Sheriff to meet him at} are discreet and-cheerful. The enemy eevms | OPC*? He enemy trom ght line of works, | |berind which they fought, and-across the,

ae . ifenee. (Hear, bear.) Lt is on our own position,

Adams's, Vernon River; and he immediately lon ourown means of defence. (Cheers.)

no longer te fight with that beadieag und | , |jumped into his carriage and proceeded tu! * ‘

persistent courage which has so often dis Hote jae eRe oPy eo. orpagly entrenca- i'n, appointed rendezvous,

mayed us. Un the right the stillness of | ° ich mt: Wie 9 with our et line.) jowed one half minute to make preparation | to take coumand of the militia in time of euer-

night has all day prevailed; but L hear the | ¥"'° arete ne8 to that Ern*.o0d there 18 DQ! foe the journey. We were given to under-| gency; that the number of training places has

sound of teams and drum tape, and see that! probability that they will be dislodged Pwo stand that we should bear our own expenses | been increased, and is still being augmented; and

‘Quartermacters’ men go to bed early. So,| Hage have been captured—one from an Ala-| waite absent, and although the roads were | at other preparations are being made to bring a

good night, for I must do likewise to be 24™4 Fogemons by Miles’s divisidh ; the execrable, and we were human beings who /@?se Dumber of militra into a state of active effi-

awake betimes. jother by Major Glenn, 198th Pennsylvania | need audsichinehk et'we were ‘hobiciven a"? ‘This being the spiritin Canada, and the | Volunteers. Along the front of the brigades | moment to ehhein atin io . . i - aii 7 mother country acting iv unison with this spirit,

| mome 2 anes, or ih

hostilities—it is not on the justice or goodwill of

Britaia is not one in which we are obliged to see |

I have the satisfaction of stating that in | We were not al-| Canada large bodies of officers are being trained |

adjaceut-to the United States, and if there be a war party in the United States—a party hostile to this country, that cireumstances affords it a very strong temptation to enter witheut much hesita- ion into a war with England, because it feels that threugh Canada it can inflict a great humili ation on tiis country. At the same time, it is perfectly well kuown-to all intelligent men, and especially to all Statesmen and public men of the U. 5.—it is as well known to them as itis to us —that there is no power whatever in this United Kingdom to defend suecesstully the territory o Canada against the U. S. (Hear, beary We oughtto kuow that, in order te put ourselves righ! upon the question, and that we may net be called

Will becotne less irritated against us, aud when passions have cooled down, L don’t see why Lord Russell and Mr. Seward, Mr. Adams and, I hope, Sir F. Bruee, should not be able to settle these matters between the two nations. (Hear.) | have only oue more observation te make. TL ap- | prehend that the reot of all the ubfortanate cir cumstatices that have arisen is in a feeling of jealousy which we have cherished with regard t« the Ameriean Union. It was very niueh shown latthe beginning of this war, when an howamem-

place our fellow-citizens, if I may so call. them. in Canada and the Northern Provinces in a state of defence should they be attacked. (Hear,hear ) There is no better security for peace than strength toresist attack if attack should come. (Hear, hear.) . That is no provocation.

ritating the party against whem those precau- tions may be taken. (Hear, hear) If no ani

except that of inspiring confidence in the party in whose favor they are made. (Hear, hear.)— If, on the other hand, there be a disposition to attack, that disposition is sure ta be lessened in proportion as the chance of success is diminished (Hear, hear) Now, IT eannot agree with my right hon. friend (Mr. Lowe) in thinking that whatever are the difficulties—and difficulties un doubtedly there may be~in suecessfully resisting an attack, if it should be made by America, we should regard the defenee of Canada as an under- taking which we could not sueceed in accomplish- ing. I think, on the contrary, that Canada may he defended, and I also feel that the honor of England and the good faith which is dne to our loyal fellow-countrymen in these Northern Pro- vinees require that, at all events, we should make the attempt snecessfully to defend her. ( Hear.)

Not concurting, therefore, in the argument of

| ber whom I will not naine, for he weuld not like lit now (a Jangh), spoke of “the bursting of the | bubble republic.” Well, I recollect that Lord J | Russell, as he then was,turned round and re

| buked him in language warthyef his same, char

jacter, and position. (Hear, hear.) Ibe to tell , g | that gentlemau and any one else that talks abeut

republics that I have a great suspicion thata great wany bubbles will burst before that bubble bursts. (‘‘Hear, hear,” aud Tadghter. )— | Why should we fear a great nation on the j American continent?” Some fear that a great na- itiey would be arregant aud aggressive, Lut that does not at all follow... Lt dues not depend alto- }gether upon the size of a nation, but upor its } qualities, and upon the intelligenee, insiruction,

};VUULGe |

You fancy that tin suyremacy of the sea will pass away trom you

Heaveuarters Army cr tur ) Potomac, Thursday, 30th. 4

The movement of this army initiated yes-|

terday, but remaining undeveloped at nig ht- fall, has been continued throughout to-cxy, notwithstanding a saturating rain, which ser in about midnight, and pelted down almost without cessation until a late hour this after noon. The country through which our troops have been forced to move is not, dur ng the dryest season, at all adapted to expedite marching—being not only swampy but thick- fy wooded. Hence, although the greater vart of the day haa been spent in manceuyre- ing, but iitide ground bas been gained Again, the enemy has been found in force, strongly iatrenched, cluse in front of some

portions of our front, and obstinately ins sts| on remaining, despite our desire to dislu:ige |

him. In fact, the advantages being all un

his side, no attempt has been made to eject!

T ; ‘ | . . Uuder such circumstances, our s<ir- | campward this evening, | met some of Sheri-

jdan’s cavalry, all wounded.

him. mishbers have been pushed well up to the enemy's works, where they are covered by light works, hastily constructed, while our main line throws up stronger and more ser- viceable protection against the enemy's shells

and attacks. The eurface of the ground once!

solid again, enables us to bring our artillery to our aid, and assaults will be more feasible. Last night, whea | closed my letter, our left wing was formed as follows: Two divisions of the 5th corps, on the extreme left of the infantey, resting their left flank near Gravel- Jey Ran, and crossing the Quaker’s Road running eastward!y, and connecting with the 21 corps. One division (Ayres s) deployed across the Vaughan road guarding againe: a flunk attack. The 2ad corps to the right of the Sth. connecting with our main line at

Uatcher’s Rec. The cavalry away to the|

jeft of the iafantty; locality not positively known, but su; posed to be somewhere in the vicinity of the Boydton Pike. Early this morning- Gen. Ayres’s division took its posi- tion, causing aa extension of our line to the left, and throwing the left flank completely across the Boydton road, all of which was accomplished without provoking any res st- ance. In fact but few of the enemy were to be seen during the morning. Such of

forces as were across the pike were now with- drawn. aud, to better cover the flank, were deployed along and facing the pike, with the left toward Dinwiddle. Communication was seon after opened with General Sheridan along this roud, and has continued without jaterruption. The 2nd corps has been sim ply moved torward abyut a are @ half wiles,

ing Dabney’s mills, and only haltin

a hahat y the enemy's fortificati an The movement of the 2nd corps leaving a sap

Gen. Turner's division of the 24th corps, which, with others, were lying in rese:ve, was employed to fill it and re-establish con- mection. Meanwhile, two brigades of (en. Birney’s culored division, 25th corps, and two brigades of 4ien, Foster's division, ith corps, were pushed forward on their im ue- diate fronts, when the enewy opened on tiem with great vigor, particularly o:. the eulured The fre did not check them for an instant, however; gallantly driving ahead, they foreyd back the enemy's pickets into their main works, and @etting tu work with shovel and pick, had svon secured themee! yes agepnst the annoying fire of the enemy. A few hours afterwards a strung lize of works were reared on the same ground vceupiesd by the rebel pickets. So far the movement bas resulted in our gatning full possession of the Boydion road; not much of a gain, to be eure, inasmuch us at the pot where we esized it we were not within seven miles of the Southeide road. When we commenced the movement, @ large pyréion of our |ine was facing west and northwest; at present the centre line faces about north; a vor huge right wheel having been eigen lesving our line almost straight. What to- morrow will bring forth it would be dificult to anticipate, but the wovewent is nut yet complete. The clonds thresten more rin,

acd bat little more will reader any furtuer

Ie official notification of the affair.

| morrow.

| the attack we are now waking.

jot Generals McAllister, Smyth, and DeTro- | briand, of the 2ud corps, heavy skirmishing | was mainteined during nearly the entire j;movement, but no serious collision was brought about. Further to the right of our defences, along the fronts of Gencrals Tur- | ber, Foster and Birney, the second formerly , of the 24th corps, and the latter of the 25th | heavy skirmishing bas been kept up during ; the greater part of the day, and attacks cun- j Stantly menaced by our troops. I saw Gene- j ral Grant at several points of the line during

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the day riding quietly along, and examining |

hastily, but, | have no doubt, minutely, the works and positions. We are now gradually nearing the Southside Railroad, but are yeta | long distance from it. | gone, however, we have maintained a con- tinuous line. ‘Taking into censideration the character of the fighting, our loss has not been teavy. Two thousand will, | should judge, certainly be an under-estimate. Riding

They tell me that a largesdorce of rebel infantry attacked them near Dinwiddle Court House this morn- ing, and drove them from every position they had taken through the town towards our ) lines on the boydtown road. Many. of the wounded were left in hospitals in the town. The enemy drove them furiously so long as they were able to follow them. How mach of this is true, 1 am not competent to assert. Prom a fragment of the Richmond Dispateh, of yesterday,! read that Johnson has repulsed an advance of Sherman towards that place from Goldsboro. The Dispatch has received We shali probably have more hard fighting to- Weather clearer. Ruads bad.

SUNDAY’'S FIGHTING.

Sunpay Moryine, April 2 —The great

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batele has opened in real earnest, and Peters.

| burg must be ours within twenty-four hours. | No treops in rebeldom at least can withetand of the utter denunciation of all right minded

The rebels jare fightung desperately, but they contend

} with giants who will not be overcome. Such

|@ cannonade as the Army of the Potomac|

/scareely ever before heard, was opered about | midnight along the who-e line, and for three

| hours there was one eontinuous blaze of four!

wiles ia extent. Our troops were pat in or- | der of attack about four o'clock, and at day-

| break of this beautiful Sabbath, forever to | be remembered, a general charge was ordered, )and four corps at once moved grandly on the jenemy’s works. I cannot as yet give any | detatis of the action, but it is understood at

| broken the enemy’s lines throughout their /tullery and thousands of prisoners. In the | Ninth Corps all is going on well. A part of | General Potter's division made a dash before daybreak on the enemy's pickets and cap- isured about d&e hundred and twenty-five | prisoners, including general offivers.” Tue | whole corps 18 more or lees hotly engaged.

| Write this 74 a. m., at whieh time we have ag oer three forts with most of their guus. | The fizbting on both sides is desperate. | General Potter, who commands one division {of this corps, is reported severely wounded. Our losses are already heavy. As 1 close this hurried dispatch, word comes giving as- surance of the great vietury won yesterday atternoon by Sheridan and Wasren. It is reported, om what appears good authority, that more troops have been sent to Sheridan this moroing. The navy is evidently doing something, tor there hus been heavy cannon- ading im their directiun tor three hours Our eae with the possibility that Porter and Weitzel mar be moving on Richmond. it is almost impossible to write or think calwly, but surely it does not seem wiid or enthusiastic to prophesy that Petersburg and Richmoad and a large part of Lee's army must be ours within tue present week, per- haps within two days.

——_—_-<- General Thomas Francis: Meagher was sus- pended (rom eommaud on the 10th inst. by Gen.

manguvreing hazardous for che present. A division o! cavalry, semt ous by General Due.

of he Uuited Siutes,

pete aateten

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So fatas we have}

| Gen. Parke’s headquarters that we have)

io our line ia the vicinity of Hatcher's Kan, whole length, capturing all their heavy ar.

Schefieid, uuder orders from tue War rs

[knapsack with provisious for the journey |My bumble opinion of the transaction is, that jthere is but one man on this Island who | could or would have perpetrated such an act } Of tyranny.

itis true that many of the Posse liberally | provided themselves with all necessaries fur | efficial intimation what the length of the | journey would be, or the time required for ) the performance of the requirements of the | Sheriff. Others, however, made no prepa- rations, considering the whole thing a farce, which would end at Southport. ONE OF THE POSSE. |

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