above and below Richmond opens auspiciously; all the advantages of the situation are with us, while the disadvantages entailed upon the enemy by three years of exhausted war are tenfold greater than in any previous campaign. The same contrast will apply with equal force to the campaign in Georgia. Richmond and Atlanta will surely be gained, and with the dispersion of the rebel armies defending these two vital points, the war will be substantially at an end. We believe that the dying struggles of the rebellion cannot be protracted beyond the month of July, and we are not without the hope that they will cease, or be reduced to a petty and short-lived guerilla warfare, before the close of this brightly opening month of May Barnum's American Museum. IMMENSE ATTRAOTIONS.-Colossal Glante, Dimi. utive Dwarfe, Albino Children, Japanese Hog. Skatina Pond, Wax Figures, etc., etc., Aquarta, DRAMATIO PERFORMANCES daily at 3 and 7 1-2 o'clock P. M. Admission to all only 25 cents. Children under tan, 15 conte. Every Soldier should supply himself with a remedy to counteract all the Tils, Diseases, Scratches and Bruises that he will be subjected to on his tiresome marches, and unhealthy localities. DAVIS'S PAIN KILLER is the remedy, sold by all dealers in medioinee. Oscanyan's Oriental Album. The gift of a copy of this Album to newspapers advertising It is withdrawn for the present, in congoquence of the great demand for this unique and popular collection of Photographs. Costs only $9. Sent free by mail, on receipt of price. N.B.To prevent counterfeiting, each package 18 accompanied by the proprietor's own autograph in four different languages, viz. : Turkish, Armenian, Greek and English. C. OSOANYAN, New York, FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED NEWSPAPER, 087 Pearl Street, Now York. NEW YORK, NAY 21, 1864. All Communications, Books for Review, eto, must be addressed to YBANK LEALIE, 597 Pearl street, New York. TERMS: Ono copy one year - - - - $4 00 Two copies" to one address 7 50 Tour" 16 " 1 . - 15 00 Magazine and paper one yoor . 600 Paper, quarterly . . . . . 1 00 Ono extra oopy to each olub of four copies. TERMS FOR ADVERTISING. One Dollar a line on the outside or last page. Sixty Oents a line on the 14th and 10th pages. NOTICE. The Office of this paper is removed to No. 597 Pearl Street, a few doors from Broadway. To Correspondents. Stories of a high character, poems, and sketches for comio illustration are received. They will be read promptly, and returned if not accepted. Care should be taken to write legibly, and give the address especially with all distinctness. Our New Type. We need scarcely call the attention of our readers to our new and trim dress. The paper this week is printed entirely from new type, and cannot fail to please by its general beauty and interest, independent of its surpassing pictorial illustrations. It is but another proof that the proprietor will spare no expense to retain the position which his Illustrated Paper has so long and justly held. Frank Leslie's Artists in the War. THE Executive Committee of the New York Historical Society, in a recent Report, employ expressions which are, so far as FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED NEWSPAPER and “History of the War" are concerned, grossly unjust. “It is true," say the gentlemen of the Historical Society," that the illustrated newspapers are full of sketches purporting to be pictures of important scenes, but the testimony of parties engaged shows that these representations, when they are not taken from photographs, are not always reliable.” Whatever poverty or a want of enterprise may have induced other papers to do, FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED NEWSPAPER has always hadits numerous Artists in the field. A selection of 200 of their sketches, made often amid the rattling shot and shell of the battlefield, were sent to the recent Metropolitan Fair, and if the New York Historical Society failed to secure them it committed an over. sight. Private collectors readily purchased them happy to be able to add to their albums such relics of the war. These sketches were made by Artists well known in the army, and though not sent to us or contributed by us to the Fair as finished works of art, are often of great merit even in this point of view. Their accuracy has been spontaneously attested by Generals in the highest command, as our readers are aware. Nor have our Artists performed their duties and won this approval without risk. Those who fought at Roanoke island recollect the Artist sketching in the forefront of the battle; the soldiers who fought at Chicamauga and Chattanooga remember the Artist who, with a
party, was captured, and escaped by sending their captors down the rocky heights; the papers of a week back tell how another, at Pleasant hill, lost all his sketches of the line of march and incidents of campaign. The sketches contributed to the Fair are but a few amid a host. If the Executive Committee of the Historical Society did not see those when open to all, we shall be happy to show the remainder to them, to convince them of their injustice to us at least. We may also bring to their notice "Frank Leslie's History of the War," every sketch of which was not only real but accurate and well studied. The Report closes with a blank form of bequest, but it inserts the word dollars. We shall bear it in mind, however, and if other counsels do not prevail, or some more upright Historical Society tempt us, make use of the clause one of these days and bequeath some of our remaining sketches to the venerable Society. But be that as it may, and laying all joking aside, we aggure our readers that our past enterprise has not exhausted or discouraged us. Other great army movements are at hand, and we have not been idle. Our Artists are with every important army; and not a movement of consequence in this, we trust, decisive campaign of the war shall take place without our receiving from our corps of Artists full, accurate and vigorous sketches, which we shall, as far as our limits allow, present to our readers, engraved in our best style. Our only difficulty will be to make the best selection; the sketches will be too numerous and valuable to give us even a temptation to invent. In the campaign of 1864, as in those of the three preceding years, FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED NEWSPAPER will contain the most prompt, truthful, graphic illustrations of the war, from the valley of Virginia, from the Peninsula, from Tennessee, from Charleston, from North Carolina, the Mississippi, Louisiana or Texas. Summary of the Week. VIRGINIA. The fourth annual advance of the Army of the Potomac has been made. Three times has it recoiled in disaster from the rebel army; three times have the hopes of the country been blasted. The grand Army of the Potomac crossed the Rapidan on Wednesday, May 4th. The 2d corps moved on Tuesday to the Mills, opposite Ely's ford. On Wednesday morning, at 4 o'clook, the cavalry crossed and drove the Rebel pickets from opposite heights, meeting with no opposition. A position was gained, and the corps moved on at 7 o'clock, taking the road to Chancellorsville, at which place Gen, Hancock would establish his headquarters. The 5th and 6th corps crossed at Germania ford in the course of the day, taking the road to the Wilderness. On Wednesday night Gen. Warren's headquarters were at the Wilderness, Gen. Sedgwick on his right, and the general headquarters at Germania ford. On Thursday morning the rebels pressed our pickets, and appeared to be in strong force on our right. The 5th New York cavalry, skirmishing on the Orange Court House road, near Perkins's tavern, were driven in with a severe logs, leaving many wounded on the field. Gen. Grifitha's division was marched forward on our right about 11 o'clock to feel the enemy's position, and were met by the rebel Gen. A. P. Hill, supported by Gen. Ewell. A severe action took place, in which we captured about 300 prisoners, though it is reported that we lost two guns. Meantime, Gen. Hancock marched his corps to the right to connect with Warren, and had hardly got into position, his left resting on or near Chancellorsville, when he was attacked by Longstreet with his full corps, and a part of Ewell's. Gen. Hancock, with the assistance of Getty's division of the 6th corps, held his position under musketed fire of two-and-a-half-hours duration, in which his command suffered severely, inflicting much injury upon the rebels. Other developments showed Lee to have his whole force in our front. It not being the purpose of Gen. Meade to advance upon the enemy, he ordered the line of battle to be held till morning. The position of our troops on Thursday night was parallel with and a little in advance of the road from Germania ford to Chancellorsville, the two flanks resting on those points, and general headquarters at the Wilderness.. Meanwhile, in the afternoon the advance of the 9th corps crossed Germania ford, taking position on our right flank. General Burnside drove the rebels through Thoroughfare gap, and came up in Meade's rear by forced marches from Warrenton Junction, On Friday morning the battle opened with our line nearly parallel to the road between Germania ford and Chancellorsville. The battle continued all day, with but little intermission. The enemy failed in every attempt to break our ranks, and at night were driven behind their lines of intrenchment. Our losses during the two days engagements are estimated at not less than 6,000 killed and wounded, and may probably reach 8,000. The wounded were sent to the rear as promptly as possible, and dispatched to Rappahannock station. The enemy did not renew the attack on Saturday morning, and at noon were reported in full retreat, with our army pursuing. We have lost General Hays, of Pittsburg, General A. J. Webb, of New York, and General Wadsworth, killed; Generals Hancock, Getty, Gregs, Owens, Bartlett and Carroll, wounded. Contemporaneous with the advance of the Army t of the Potomac the operations began on the Peninsula. Gen. Butler ran up to West Point and » White House, and by landing troops and com mencing operations drew the rebels to that point, merely to re-embark, steam back and up James
river. Here the troops under Gen. Smith and Gen. Gillmore landed at City Point, and destroyed the southside railroad between Petersburg and Richmond. A sharp battle came off here, in which the rebels lost Generals Jones and Jenkins killed, and General Pickett wounded. The rebels succeeded, however, in blowing up by a torpedo the gunboat Commodore Jones near Turkey Bend. On the 5th instant the 1st and 2d regiments of colored cavalry, under Col. West, made a dash across the Chickabominy river, and two companies dismounted and charged into the camp of the 46th Va. cavalry, killing 30 men and capturing 35 horses. The horses were immediately mounted by our troops, who pursued the rebels to within ten miles of Richmond. WEST VIRGINIA. A party of 70 mounted men, under McNeil, made a raid on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad at Piedmont, 28 miles west of Charlestown, and captured three trains, doing great damage. NORTH CAROLINA. Little Washington, being no longer deemed tenable after the loss of Plymouth, was evacuated by our troops and set on fire by some of the stragglers. The loss, which is very severe, falls on the Union inhabitants, who can of course expect no sympathy or even mercy from the rebels. General Palmer has succeeded General Peck in this State. The rebel General Hoke has been made a MajorGeneral, and with Beauregard is preparing to attack Newberne. SOUTH CAROLINA. Gen. Gillmore has been relieved of the command of the Department of the South, and succeeded by Brigadier-General John P. Hatch. The latter is relieved in Florida by Brigadier-General Wm. Birney of the colored troops. In the northern district General Schimmelpfenning succeeds General Terry. The disastrous system of change is consequently in full force. GEORGIA General Sherman is pressing closer upon Dalton, and Tunnel Hill is already in the hands of Thomas. Therr are reports that Johnston has evacuated Dalton. KENTUCKY. Brigadier-General Prince has succeeded General | Brayman in command of the district of Cairo. The rebels again threaten Paducah, and the unfortunate inhabitants are chiefly encamped beyond the river. MISSISSIPPI. The gunboat Petrel was attacked by Wirt Adams's cavalry on April 230, two miles above Yazoo city. Adams had about 200 men and two pieces of artillery. He sent a ball through the boiler after a brisk fight, and many of her brave defenders were killed. A few escaped, others fell into the hands of the enemy, who hung Col. Wooster, the commander of one of the negro regiments. LOUISIANA. General Banks had fallen back to Alexandria, after having a sharp engagement with the enemy at the crossing of Cane river. Admiral Porter got all his gunboats down except the Eastport, which he endeavored to save by taking off her armament. This failing, he blew her up. Two transports were also destroyed, to prevent their capture by the rebels. In all, 13 transports and gunboats, it is stated, were blown up, to prevent them from falling into the hands of the enemy. Gen. Kirby Smith, in his official report of the Red river battles, claims to have taken from Gen. Banks 4,000 prisoners, 2,500 wounded, 8,000 stand of arms, 2,000 and odd mules, 250 wagons, 900 barrels of flour and 35 pieces of cannon. ARKANSAS. A skirmish took place recently between our cavalry and guerillas near Duvall's bluft. The enemy were routed and a number of prisoners taken. It is reported from Memphis that Gen. Steele's army has returned to Little Rock. He was followed by Price's army and continually harassed. At Sabine fork the rebels were turned upon and repulsed after a severe battle, in which the loss was about equal on both sides. NAVAL. The Kearsage is ashore off the port of Ostend, having been run ashore by a pilot. A blockade-runner, the schooner India, from Nassau, loaded with palm oil and cigars, and bound for Wilmington, was captured by the gunboat Vicksburg on the 30th April. A PIOUS widow lady living in Lake county, Ill., has a wild son, a lad of some sixteen years, who lately enlisted in Farnsworth's new cavalry regimont. The lady, after the first gush of grief was over, consoled herself that in one branch of a soldier's duty her son was proficient, and would not have to learn, and that was, he could swear like a trooper." He who goes through a land and scatters blown roses may be tracked next day by their withered petals that strew the ground; but he who goes through it and scatters rose-seed, a hundred years after leaves behind him a land full of fragrance and beauty for his monument and as a heritage for his daughters and sons. THE celebrated David Crockett, on visiting & menagerie, was comparing the countenance of a monkey to that of one of his fellow-members of Congress. Turning, he saw the gentleman had overheard his remarks; so, to make matters pleasant, he said, "I do not know which to apologise to, you or the monkey." LOVE is not love which alters when it alteration finde.
CONGRESS. IN the Senate, on the 2d May, after multifarious business, the joint resolution of the House, appropriating $25,000,000 for the payment of the 100 days' volunteers, recently called for by the Western Governors, was agreed to by 22 to 13. In the House, the resolution calling on the Secretary of the Treasury for information as to the amount of debts incurred by the several States to aid in suppressing the rebellion, and declaring that such indebtedness should be assumed by the National Government, was referred to the Military Committee. A resolution offered in December last by Mr. Harding, of Kentucky, declaring that, whenever any rebellious State shall be subdued or voluntarily submit to the National authorities, it shall be restored to all its original rights under the Constitution of the United States and its own constitution, including the right to regulate its domestic institutions, was taken up, discussed and laid on the table by 67 yeas to 56 nays. The Secretary of the Navy was called on, by resolution, for information relative to the building by the rebels in North Carolina of the ironclad ram Albemarle, and as to why it was not prevented. A Megsage from the President, giving the information called for relative to the assignment of Mr. Frank Blair, jun., to the command of the 17th Army Corps, was received, and referred to the Committee on Elections. In the Senate, on the 3d, the proceedings were of little public interest. In tho House, a bill was introduced to increase the pay of the army: the particulars we give in our Epitome, under the head Military." The Senate's amendments to the Nayal Appropriation bill were reported by the Ways and Means Committee. Those appropriating $7,200,000 for the completion of 16 screw bloops, $4,000, 000 for the purchase and repair of vessels for Western waters, and $3,000,000 for the purchase and charter of vessels for blockading purposes were concurred in. The Senate's amendment, striking out the appropriation for the purchase of land adjoining the Charlestown Navy Yard was also concurred in, as well as the proposition to remove the Naval Academy from Newport, Rhode Island, to Annapolis, Maryland. The House then concurred in the Senate's amendment providing that no money appropriated for the Naval Academy shall be applied in the support of any midshipman who shall not hereafter be appointed in strict conformity with law. The bill was then laid aside, and the debate on the bill providing for the establishment of republican governments in the revolted States was resumed, and continued till the adjournment. In the Senate, on the 4th, the resolutions of Mr. Sherman came up as the special order, that a quorum of the Senate consists of the majority of the Senators duly chosen; that, if a majority of the Presidential electors, duly appointed and qualified, vote for one person, he is President; that if the election of President devolves upon the House of Representatives, and the votes of a majority of the States represented in the House be cast for one person, he is the President. Adopted, 26 to 11. In the House, the consideration of the bill guaran. teeing a republican government to rebellious States was resumed. After a long discussion, the bill was passed -Yeas, 73; naye, 59. The bill provides for the appointment of Provisional Governors, and as soon as the military resistance shall be suppressed that measures shall be taken for calling & convention for the formation of a State Constitution. Certain classes of persons who voluntarily bore arms or held office under the Confederate usurpation are excluded from voting or being elected as delegates. The conditions on which such States shall be admitted include a provision that involuntary servitude shall be prohibited and freedom for ever guaranteed, and that no debts created under the sanction of the usurping power shall be recognised or paid by the newly created States. After some partisan speeches, the House adjourned. In the Senate, on the 5th, the Committee reported a bill to prevent smuggling. It provides that after the 18t of August next all baggage, and effects of passengers, and all other articles coming into the United States from any foreign country shall be inspected, and if any dutiable articles shall be found, the trunk, valise or other envelope shall be confiscated. The same provision applies to car or vessel, and also provides they may be released by the Secretary of the Navy upon payment of fine. The House bill establishing a line of mail steamers between the United States and Brazil was discussed, beveral amendments of the Senate Com. mittee on Post Offices adopted, and the subject was then laid aside. The report of the committee appoint. ed to investigate the facts regarding the horrible butchery of our troops by the rebels at Fort Pillow was presented, and 25,000 copies ordered to be printed. The House National Bank bill was then taken up. Mr. Sherman offered an amendment to the amendment of the clause affecting the Bank of Commerce, New York city. It allows the Comptroller to close the affairs 01 the bank if at any time the capital shall be less than $5,000,000, with a surplus of 20 per cent. This was adopted. Mr. Sumner moved a substituto for the Finance Committee's amendment. It provides that every association shall pay to the United States a duty of one per cent. upon its circulation, one-half of one per cent. on its deposite, and one-half of one per cent. on its capital stock above the amount invested in United States bonds each half year after January, 1864. After some debate, without coming to a vote on the proposition, the Senate adjourned. In the Senate, on the 6th, after some routine business, Mr. Sumner's proposition to increase the tax on banks, and urging that such institutions be subjected to national taxation exclusively, was rejected by 24 to 11; An amendment was adopted that every association may charge the rate of interest allowed by the laws of the State or Territory where the bank is located, and no more, except that where by the laws of any State a different rate is limited for banks of issue organized under State laws, the rates so limited shall be allowed for associations organized in any such States under this act. Another amendment, limiting the places for the redemption of the circulation of the banks to New York, Philadelphia and Boston, at a rate of discount not exceeding one-quarter of one per cent., was also adopted. Other amendments were offered, but without action on them the Senate adjourned. In the House, the session was mainly devoted to the consideration of the Missouri contested election cases. The Committee on Elections reported two resolutions, which lie over for the present-one declaring that F. P. Blair is not, and the other that Mr. Knox, the contestant, is entitled to a seat in the House as the Representative of the First Congressional District of Missouri. The resolution of the committee, declaring that neither Mr. Loan, the sitting member, nor Mr. Bruce, the contestant, is entitled to a seat as the Representative of the Seventh Congressional District of Missouri, was called up, and led to an interesting discussion on the subject of military interference in elections. A report from the Printing Committee in favor of printing 40,000 copies of the report on the Fort Pillow massacre wa3 agreed to. The House then adjourned till Monday. FOREIGN NEWS. GARIBALDI left London on April 22d, for the seat of the Dowager Duchess of Sutherland, and was to embark for Caprera on April 26th. On April 21st he was entertained by 200 members of the Reform Club. On April 22a he breakfasted with a party of American citizens at the residence of the United States Consul, and in emphatic terms expressed his regard for the United States, and his readiness to offer his services to President Lincoln against the Slave Power. Much dissatisfaction continued to be expressed at his sudden de. parturo, and political motives were generally imputed to Garibaldi's advisers. In the House of Commons, Mr. Gladstone had admitted that he had advised the
