THE PRESS.
'PUBLISHED DAILY, (SUNDAYS EXCEPTED,)
BY JOHN W. FORNEY,
OFYICB No. 11T CHESTNUT STBKKT.
DULY PRESS,
'‘IWMVn dins Psk Wxxx, payable to the Carrier
Mailed to Subscribers out of the City at Six Pollabs
PH ASHDIIi Pool DOLLABa rOSKIQHT MOSTHS.THRH
iDOLLAtS IDS SIX MOUTHS—invari&by In advance Cel
"the time ordered.
THE TRI-WEEKLY PRESS,
Hailed ta Snhserib&w ant at the City at Tuna DOL.
Labs Psx Axhum, In advance
DRY-qOOPS JOBBERS. _
1861. F o 186 L
R O
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H S.
IRIEGKEL, BAIRD, & CO. t
IMPOSTERS AND JOBBERS
or
DRY GOODS,
CTO 4T NORTH THIRD BBEET. PHILADELPHIA.
Prompt-paying merchants are respectfully
-nvited to examine our large and carcfully-se
ected stock of desirable goods, which will be
-x>ld at prices to suit the times.
se2B-2m
JAMES, KENT,
SANTEE, & 00,
IMPORTERS AND JOBBERS
DRY GOODS.
230 ut 241 North THIRD Street, ibovo Pace,
Have sow open their usual
AND COMPLETE STOCK OF VOBEION
AND DOMESTIC GOODS,
AUIOUA),!rIi trill ha foiii'd n general uurlmwi o!
\HILADELPHIA-MADE GOODS.
•y c* buyers specially invited.
sel7-2nr
IggJJO CASH BUYERS.
H * C - .AU<3HrILIN & Co,
No-D8 MARKET STREET,
A« th<J PHILADELPHIA and
YOBK ACTIONS, a general assortment of
for CASH.
CASH E u lAR we especially invited to call and ox.
name our Stock. '
C^IFETINGS.
I'oiibtb.stelet ~
CAXPET stoke,
No. 4T, AB>VK CHESTNUT,
T ftna now offering my sLgk of
znglish Carpetings,
embracing eveby variety and style.
imported expressly for City Retail Salos, at Pricoe
THAN PBESENT COST OF IMPORTATION.
_na-2m J ’ T * 3DELAGKOIX.
CARPETINGS.
J * *. & E. B. ORNE,
80. Sl9 STREET—OPPOSITE STATE
HOUSE,
Are now opening from Custom House Stores, their
FAL. IMPORTATIONS
NEW CARPETINGS
1,000 pieces J. OBOSvley ft SONS’ TAPESTBY
CARPETS, irons
CTS. TO $1 PER YARD.
M TApbstby yslybt ;
French aubusson-
PINK AXMINSTEB:
Royal wilton;
®s*®A ENGLISH BRUSSELS;
HENDERSON * 00,’s YENITIAN;
ENGLISH INGRAIN CARPETS;
ALL or HEW CHOICE STYLES.
**T>
HAYING BEEN INVOICED BEFQRB THB liATB
ADVAKUfi VS TARIFF,
, Will be sold at
MODERATE PRICES.
«n2B-3m
MILITARY GOODS.
f£K) ARMY CONTRACTORS.
OTJCKS,
BLANKETS,
AND DRILLS.
For gale by
SIMONS & GARSED, Agents,
No. 106 CHESTNUT STREET,
Army contractors
AND SUTLERS
SUPPLIED WITH BRUSHES at tlia lowest rates.
Always on hand, a large stock of
CAVALRY BRUSHES,
Government standard;
WAGON BRUSHES,
Government standard;
And every Description of Broshes required for the Army.
TTEiyTRUE & VAN HORN,
9CW-?m §2l MARKET Stroet, Philadelphia,
WOOLLENS.
WELLIN'G, COFFIN, & Co.,
116 CHESTNUT STREET,
Are prepared to deliver on contract 3-1 and S-t Dark and
‘ Sky Blue
-CLOTHS AND KERSEYS.
eoS-Sm
JNDIGO BLUE KERSEYS.
INDIGO BLUE CLOTHS,
inii every variety of Goods adapted to Military Clothing*
for sale at the lowest prices
BEGIMENTS EQUIPPED AT SHOBT NOTICE.
BENJ. L. BERRY,
house, so south second stbeet.
oco-tf
FLANNELS. i
WELLING, COFFIN, & CO.,
116 CHESTNUT STBEET,
. Ar. prepared to make contracts, for immediate delivery,
WHITE DOMET FLANNELS,
AND ALL WOOL
INDIGO BLUE FLANNELS,
of Government standard. od-tf
LOOKING GLASSES.
JMMENSE REDUCTION
LOOKING GLASSES.
OIL PAINTINGS, ENGRAVINGS,
PICTURE AND PHOTOGRAPH FRAUDS.
JAMES S. EARLE & SON,
810 CHESTNUT STREET,
Announce the reduction of 2& per cent, in the price, of all
the Manufactured Stock of Looking Glasses; also, In
Engravings, Picture and Photograph Frames, Oil Paint
ings, The largest and nest elegant assortment In tha
country. A rare opportunity ia now offered to make purj|
chases In this line For Cash, at remarkably Low Price.
EARLE’S GALLERIES.
Jyß-tf BIS CHESTNUT Street.
BUSINESS NOTICES.
PRACTICAL AND ANALYTICAL
CHEMISTKT.—The Laboratory of the subscriber.
Is open daily, from 0 A. M. to 6P. M., for Analyses of
-Ores, Guanos, Waters, Ac. Also, for the Instruction of
-Students iu Chemistry, Mineralogy, and Geology.
'Opinions given in Chemical questions.
Special Instruction In MEDICAL CHEMISTRY.
JAMES 0. BOOTH,
THOS. H. GABBETT,
JNO. J. BEESE, M. D.,
-t>c4-3m No. 10 CHANT Street, Tenth, below Market.
JOHN WELSH, Practical SLATE
BOOFEBi THIED Street and GERMANTOWH
Bead, u prepared to put on any amount of BOOFINGi
on the moat MODERATE TEBMB. Will guaranty to
■ate every Building perfectly Water-tight
■Sf Orders promptly attended to.
■ EVANS $ WATSON’S
SALAMANDER SAFES.
BTOBE,
16 SOUTH FOUBTH STREET,
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
A lmrc« nrlstjr of FIRE-PROOF SAFES #lwaj«
DQ fowl.
F:ne shirt manufactory.—
J. W. SCOTT, 814 CHESTNUT Btreet, a few
doora below the ** ContinentaL” The attention of the
Wholesale Dealer! la invited to hie IMPROVED OUT
OF BHIBTB, or inperior St, make, and material, on
band and made to order at ihortert notice Jri-tt
FLANNELS,
PHILADELPHIA.
YOL. 5. —IST 0. 87.
IMPORTERS AND JOBBERS.
HEAVY MERINO
SHIRTS
AND
DRAWERS.
THOS; MELLOR & CO.,
40 AND 43 NORTH THIRD STREET.
no4-12t
COMMISSION HOUSES.
■JELLING, COFFIN, & CO.,
No. 116 CHESTNUT STREET,
Offer, by the Package, the following Makea and Descrip
tions of Gouda:
PRINTS.
DUNNELL MFG. CO. GBEENE MFG. CO.
BLEACHED QQTTQNS.
Bay Mill* Lansdal©, Hope, Blaekntono* Greene Mfg. Co.,
Bed Batik, Maripoßa, Jamestown, Slatersville, Belvidere,
Centrcdale, Ac,
BROWN COTTONS.
Fredonia, Ohio, Groton, Silver Spring, Glenville, Eagle,
Mechanics’ and Fanners* Union, Ac.
GOBSET JEANS.—Glasgow, Manchester.
DENIMS AMD STRIPES,—Grafton, Jewett City.
Madison, Slatersville, Agawam, Keystone, Choctaw.
CANTON FLANNELS.—Slatersville, Agawam, Shop*
pard’s.
BlliKSlAS.—Smith’s, Lonsdale, Diamond Hill.
WOOLENS.
ABMY BLUE CLOTHS AND KEB9EYS.
BROAD CLOTHS.—Bottomley’s, Pomeroy’s, Glenham
Cwnpanyi
CASSIMERES AND DOESKINS.-Greenfield, Gay’g,
Steamß’.
SATINETS.—Bass River, Crystal Springs, Oonvera
ville, Hope, Staffordville, Converse and Hyde, Oon-
Tone Brothers' Bridgewater.
ALSO,
Flannels, Linseys, Kentucky Jeans, Nankeens, Tickings,
Colored Cambrics, Printed Cloakings, Ac. au9fmw3m
FLANNELS
ANGOLA, MEBINO, SAXONY, ElO.
VARIOUS WIDTHS AND QUALITIES.
For solo bj
WELLING, COFFIN, &'Go.
au9-fmw3m
JIKOTHINGHAM & WELLS,
34 SOUTH FRONT AND 35 LETITLA STREET,
OTTER TOR BALE
BROWN AND BLEACHED SHEETINGS,
SHIRTINGS,
DRILLS, JEANS, SILECIAS,
CANTON FLANNELS,
rnoii txes
MASSACHUSETTS, GREAT FALLS
LACONIA,
EVERETT,
LOWELL.
IPSWICH,
HAMPDEN,
LIKEWISE,
A FULL ASSORTMKN'iroF
SHAWLS, BEATER CLOTHS, TRICOTS,
CASSIMERES, FLANNELS, TWEEDS,
BLANKETS, AND ARMY
GOODS,
FBOM THE WASHINGTON (lam Bat Siam,)
AND OTHER MILLS. ocl-Sm
OHIPLEY, HAZARD, &
O HUTCHINSON,
Fo. 113 CHESTNUT STREET,
COMMISSION M BO HARTS
von TH* BALB Of
PHILADELPHIA-MADE
GOODS*
fle2B-6m
CABINET FURNITURE.
CABINET FURNITURE AND BIL
\J LIARD TABLES.
MOORE & CAMPION,
No. 261 South SECOND Street,
In connection with their extensive Cabinet Bosinose are
bov manufacturing a snporior article of
BILLIARD TABLES,
And have now on hand a full supply, flnlßhod with the
MOORE A CAMPION’S IMPROVED CUSHIONS,
which are pronounced, by all who have used them, to bo
superior to all others.
For the duality and finish of these Tables the mantu
fectarers refer to their numerous patrons throughout the
Union, who are familiar with the character of their work.
au26-6m
HARDWARE.
Hardware.
MOORE, HENSZET, A 00.
Have how on hand, and are constantly receiving, a
targe assortment of HARDWARE, CUTLERY, GUNS,
Ac.} to which they inyito tho ff ftp
cash or short credit. ’
No. 42T MARKET Street, and
ocB-2m No. 416 COMMERCE Street, Philada.
PROPOSALS.
CLOTHS.
Quartermaster General’s Office,
Washiugton, October 31,1861.
Proposals arc invited and will be received by the
United States Quartermaster uttfi*hiladclpliia, Pennsyl
vania, until 12 o’clock at noon ou the 15th day of No
vember next, for furnishing CLOTHS FOR ARMY
CLOTHING.
Each proposal must be accompanied by samples of the,
doth which It is proposed to furnish. The cloth Bhould
be three-quarters le si£-quarters yards wide* Light or
dark blue will be preferred, aud light grays will uot be
considered.
Bidders must state the number of yards they will be
prepared to furnish iu each month, and for how many
months, at the clothing depots in Now York or Phila
delphia, or both, and the price per yard for each duality
and width.
Proposals and samples will be plainly marked, and ad
dressed to the United States Quartermaster, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania.
Each bid must be accompanied by a proper guarantee,
Setting Forth ik&t, If the contract is awarded to the party
named therein, he will .at once execute the same, and
give bonds in double the amount of the contract for the
faithful performance thereof. H. G. MEIGS,
no9-6t Quartermaster General U. S. Army.
mEKKAPIHS, OYSTEKS STEWED
X AND PRIED, AND CHICKEN SALAD.—lnvi
tation Cards and other notices will be distributed in aU
parts of the city, with punctuality.
The undersigned ie at all times prepared to present; for
the inspection of Ladies and Gentlemen, a list of the
things necessary for a large or small entertainment, as the
case may be, thereby avoiding all unnecessary profusion
and waste; and flatters himself, that by his long expe
rience in business, he will be able at all times to give, as
beretofore, entire satisfaction to nil who furor him with
their patronage. HENRY JONES, Caterer,
No. 250 South TWELFTH Street, above SPRUCE.
ocl-Cm
Drain pipe.—steam-pressed
STONEWARE DRAIN PIPE.
PRICE LIST.
2-inch bore, per yard 25 cents.
3 « “ “ 30 “
1 “ •* •• ' 40 n
6 <« « « . 50 «
6 ** «* ♦* 65 **
7 >' “ “ ~5............. 85 «
8 » “ “ *.,110 ««
9 « «• « .....125 •«
10 •« ** «» 150 «
12 « u «» 200 «
A liberal discount allowed to Dealers, and to those or
dering in large Quantities,
FACTORY—SEYENTH and Germantown road.
S. A. HARRISON,
ocls-tf Warehouse 1010 CHESTNUT Street.
COAL-OIL LAM P
WITHOUT A CHIMNEY.
TRITTINS’ PATENT COAL-OIL LAMP bums aU
kinds of coal oil without the use of a chimney. Burners
and Lamps, wholesale and retail, by *
R. H. WEEKS, General Agent,
l6 North SEQQlfPjftWtft
"\TO MORE HARPER’S FERRY
J-i FLOUR—But our arrangements are now com
plete for procuring equally good brands from St.
Louis, Missouri, and EUlcott Mills, Maryland, of which
we invite a trial. Also, MOUNTAIN BUCKWHEAT
MEAL, of superior quality, by the pound or half barrel,
for sale at lowest cash prices.
ALLMAN ft ZEHNDER,
FOURTH and VINE Streets.
HIDES AND GOAT SKINS—An in
voica par nhesnee Stamaa't Priit, fMa at.
Barte, for sale by JAUBETCHE & OABSTAIBS, 20,
and 204 South FRONT Street. . 001-tf
Mackerel, herring, shad,
SALMON, Ac.—3.000 bbls Mess Nos. 1,2, and 8
CACKEREIj, lftTfie, medium, and aia&ll, Ie agufted
ackages of choice, late-caught, fat fish.
6,000 hbls. New Halifax, Eastport, and Labrador Her
lngs, of choice qualities.
6,000 boxeß extra new scaled Herrings.
8,000 boxes extra new No. 1 Herrings.
8,000 boxes large Magdalina Herrings.
260 bbls. Mackinac White Fish.
60 bbls. new Economy Mess Shad.
25 bbls. new Halifax Salmon.
1,000 quintals Grand Bank Codfish.
600 boxes Herkimer County Cheese.
In store and landing, fee sale by
MURPHY ft KOONB,
nos No. 148 NOBTH WHARVES.
LYMAN,
DWIGHT,
CABOT,
CHICOPEE, and
BARTLET MILLS.
RETAIL DRY GOODS.
Fall— 186 L
SPLENDID GOODS,
CHEAP POR CASH,
SHAWUB AND CLOAKB,
The Cheapest oyer Offered.
Tliirty Per Cent, under Regular Prices.
SILKS AND DRESS GOODS.
Great Variety.
DOMESTIC AND STAPLE GOODS.
Most of our Muslins still at
OLD PRICES
Flannels, Cloths, and Cassimeres.
LinenH of our own Importation.
Blankets, all sizes.
Balmoral Skirts, Ac., Ac.
A tbs Old Established Stars sf
THORNLFY ft CHISM,
se2o N. E. cor. EIGHTH and SPRING GARDEN.
Fancy cassimeres-
Of every grade and style, from 62c to BLBO per yard.
Block u&BSimeres* some extra fine lots.
COOFKR A CONARD,
no 7 NINTH and MARKET Streets
LADIES’ BLACK CLOTHS.
MM, 1 * lisavy OvsmaMliisa
Men’s tine Dress Cloths.
COOPER A CONARD,
nc.7 NINTH and MARKET Streets.
’C'LANNELS —
JJ Yard -with*, fino wliStu extra at 38 cents.
Shaker Flannels, warranted genuine.
OOOPER A CONARD,
nti? NINTH and MARKET dtroota.
TYRESS GOODS.
..1 7 Reps. Mariners* Poplin?, Dclainos, Ac.
Black I’opliUß, Merinocs, Delaines, Bombazines, Ac.
COOPER A CONARD,
no 7 NINTH and MARKET.
pLOAKS—
Ready made or made to order,
COOPER A CONARD,
no 7 NINTH and MARKET Streets.
DICH PRINTED POPLINS
JAI New designs in flue Qualities,
Large tot yard wide, 37 }£ cents.
no 2 SHARPLESS BROTHERS.
PLAIN EPINGLINEB—
dttrk colore, desirable shades*
Various qualities Bibbed Poplins.
no 2 SHAKPLESS BROTHERS.
WINTER SHAWLS—
iAhff Bl&bkei Shawls, hi checks.
New fancy designs, fine goods.
no 2 SHAKPLESS BROTHERS.
CLOAKING CLOTHS—
Water- proof Frosted Denvers,
Ribbed Tricots, plain Beavers,
SHARPLESS BROTHERS,
no 2 CHESTNUT and EIGHTH Streets.
SPRING SKIRTS—THE LATEST
BTVLK.Wiifit received the now Spring Skirt* of
improved shape, in 18, 20, 25, 30, 35 springs, at reduced
prices.
SHEPPARD, VAN HARLINGEN, A ARRISON,
ocl2-rptf 1008 CHESTNUT Street.
Dry goods reduced—bar
gains.
One lot Satin Fracouia, 31 % c; usual price, 50c.
One lot Printed Cashmere, 3?)£c; übuul price, 62}£c.
Oik* lot riaid Valencia, usual price, 62}£c.
One lot Printed Kens, c; usual prine, 62n.
One lot riaiu Reps, 31#c; usual price*, 37)£c.
One lot Figured Cashmeres, scarlet ground, 75c; worth
SI .25.
One lot De Laities, 22c ] usual price, 25c.
One lot Gems’ L. C. Handkerchiefs* 2dc ; usual price,
S7^e.
One lot Ladies’ L. C. Handkerchiefs, very
cheap. JOHN H. STOKES,
nol 702 ARCH Street.
JOSNEY’S
“WAB PRESS.”
The intense intorest everywhere fait in the minhty non*
tost in which tlie Armies and Fleets of the Nation are
eiegaged,
ON THE POTOMAC,
IN WESTERN VIRGINIA,
IN KENTUCKY,
IN MISSOURI,
QN TUB SEA COAST,
and elsewhere, and the existing demand for a Weekly
Journal that will furnish a full and accurate account of
the* thrilling events of this exciting and over-memorable
rarinil, acccmuUe alike to Soldiers in Gamp, to Peaceful
Firesides, to thoBC who wish to ooiaiu a*. ——
news, and to those wlio desire to preserve in a convenient
form, for future reference, a correct History of the
Great Rebellion, has induced me to commence, on
SATURDAY. NOV. 16.1861.
the publication of a GREAT WAR PAPER, (in lieu of
tho present issue of the Weekly Press,) to be called
'tJ’OBSEY’B WAR PRESS.” It will bft printed in
superior style, on a large quarto sheet of eight pages, and
each number will present the following ATTRACTIVE
FEATURES, viz :
A BEAUTIFUL ENGRAVING,
Illustrating an event of the War, or a MAP of some lo
cality where important operations are in contemplation;
A RECORD OF THE LATEST WAR MW
from all parts of Hie couutry, received during each week
by Mail and by Telegraph, from numerous SPECIAL
CORRESPONDENTS, and all otlior reliable sources of
information;
THE LETTERS OF “OCCASIONAL,”
whose epistles from Washington during tho last threo
years have been singularly correct in their statements
and pradietione, and whose mmbhkU upon public affairs
have been copied and read with deep interest through
out the whole couutry;
A THRILLING SKETCH OR TALE,
illustrative of the romantic incidents connected with tho
War; GLEANINGS FROM TliE RICH TREASURES
OF WAR-WIT AND WAR-POETRY, that are elicited
by the mighty events now transpiring;
ABLE EDITORIALS ON THE GREAT QUESTIONS
OF THE DAY;
THE LATEST LOCAL AKD GENERAL NEWS;
A SUMMARY OE RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE,
interesting to all Denominations;
IMPORTANT ARTICLES FROM FIRST-CLASS
WBITEBS;
ACCURATE MARKET REPORTS,
Including the Cattle Markets of Philadelphia, New York,
and other places, the Money Market, and Reports of the
Prices of Produce and Merchandise.
Efforts will constantly be made to introduce such new
features as will render the “WAR PRESS 11 due 6f the
most popular aud attractive Journals of the country. If,
contrary to general expectations, the war should be sud
denly brought to a close, its columns will be filled with
articles that will prove deeply interesting to its readers.
T E RM S :
One copy, one year... ..$2 00
Three copies, ono year. 5 OO
Five copie b, one year...., 8 OO
Larger Clubs will be charged at the same {ijipj i
20 copies will cost 924; 50 copies will cost 960; and 100
copies, $l2O. We also offer the following
EXTRAORDINARY INDUCEMENTS!
To every Subscriber remitting us $2 we will forward
by mail a first-rate, new, large COLORED MAP of the
Southern States, which gives the most useful and com
prehensive view of the Seat of War ? and qf
the important localities of the South, that has yet been
published. Its retail price is fifty cents, and it is well
worth double that Bum.
We will also forward one copy of this Map to any per
son who sends .us a club of tliree, of five, or of ten sub
scribers.
Any person sending us a club of twenty subscribers,
accompanied with $24, will be entitled to an extra copy
(for the getter of the club,) and alßo to a copy of the
above-mentioned Map.
In order to fillftiUl&te individual exertion to ex
tend the circulation of the “WAR PRESS,” we offer
the following liberal premiums:
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS IN CASH 1 ,
will be presented to the person or persons who may pro
cure the largest list of subscribers by the lßt of April,
1862;
FIFTY DOLLARS
to the person forwarding the Bccond highest number by
the same period, and
TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS
to (lie person forwarding the third Urgoit nUhfttf up to
that time.
The conditions of the foregoing premiums require all
subscriptions to be paid in advance for ONE YEAR, at
the rates published above.
ALL POSTMASTERS,
and other loyal citizens, are earnestly solicited to assist
in extending the circulation of the “ WAR PRESS.’
They may rest assured that they will thereby not only
secure to subscribers a first-rate journal, but one which
will be an earnest champion of the vigorous prosecution
of the war and the restoration of the Union.
SPECIMEN COPIES will be furnished to those who
requcßt them.
Subscriptions nmy commence at any time* Torniß
ALWAYS CASH, iu advance.
All Letters to be addressed to
JOHN W. FORNEY.
“PRESS” Office, 4IT CHESTNUT STREET.
phiIaPEIiPIIIAi
SO* All Journals which republish this Prospectus will
be entitled to an Efcchange/or one Pc«r.
PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1861.
%\t ftfS3.
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 13, 1861.
Speculations on a Probable Future.
The Conservative party in England make no
secret of their desire and intention to turn out
the Palmerston Administration, and putthem-
SeIVAA into office. In iho present situation of
affairs, here and abroad, such a change would
probably materially affect our relations with
Foreign Powers. Let ns consider tlie proba
bilities.
The British Parliament will meet, for the
despatch of business, in tlie first week in
February. The leading Ministerialists arc
Lord Palmerston and Mr. Gladstone in the
House of Commons; Lords Granville and
Russell in tlie House of Lords. Lord Pal
merston is a surprising man—for his years.
But a Prime Minister who has entered into his
seventy-eighth year cannot be expected to last
long, however “ well preserved” he may be.
At that advanced period of life, so long past
“ the three-score years and ten,” mentioned
by the Psalmist as the usual limit of human
existence, Lord Palmerston cannot be expect
ed to last long. lie is six years younger than
Brougham, and twelve years younger than
Lyndhurst, but theirs are exceptional cases,
and the two cx-Cbanceilors—one of whom was
horn in Massachusetts four years before the
Declaration of Independence was signed in
Philadelphia—are tlio Methuselahs of the Bor
and the Senate. It would not surprise any
one to hear, any day, that Lord Palmerston
had died suddenly; at his advanced age, life
may be said to bang upon a thread.
Assuming, however, that he does not speedi
ly “ shuffle off this mortal coil,” what arc the
chances of his being allowed to continue in
office? He is perfectly master of the situa
tion. He has ability and influence. English
men have got accustomed to his Administra
tion, and have brought themselves to take it
for granted that whatever ho does is for the
best. He has made them fancy him at once
Conservative and Liberal; the favored and
confidential adviser of the Crown, and the
faithful friend of the People. lle liaij belong
ed, in turn, to every party in England, and
almost to every division of party. He was a
rank Tory with Castlercagli and Liverpool; a
Liberal Whig with Canning and Goderich;
again a Tory with Wellington and Peel; an
ultra-Refonner with Grey and Melbourne; a
moderate Liberal with Russell; a Conserva
tive Liberal with Aberdeen’s Coalition Cabi
net ; and now, in fact, a sort of genial dicta
tor, neither Whig nor Tory, as Prime Minis
ter. Out of fifty-five years of parliamentary
life, Palmerston lias been forty-five years in
high office. Englishmen hate turncoat and
weathercock-statesmen, but somehow are fond
«?d even proud of Palmerston.
The Tory party calculate and declare that,
within a month after the next meeting of Par
liament, the Palmerston Administration must
and will bo broken up. We nre unable to
ascertain the grounds for sueh an assertion.
There are few debatable subjects upon which
a Ministry could be wrecked, and Reform,
which long was a dangerous reef in the angry
sea of party politics, has been quietly shelved.
Yet, there may he a dissolution of the Minis
try. If so, who is likely to succeed Palmer
ston ?
Next to him in talent, but very far below
him in tact, in the House of Commons, is Mr.
Gladstone,—a truly eloquent gentleman, a
s .,>a a—,„; 0 ) minister, a hard-working man
of business, but one of the unfortunate politi
cians who, being cold if not actually brusque
in their ordinary commerce with the world,
rarely achieve popularity—and get the cold
shoulder when they aspire to be leaders. Lord
Granville is an able man, and has managed
ministerial business with great tact in the
House of Lords; but he Las already declined
the Premiership, nor would it again bo offered
to him. Earl Russell, who was Prime Minis
ter from 1840 to 1852, has ambition and expe
rience, but is now about the last person whom
any one would speak of as likely to succeed
Palmerston. When lie was placed in the
House of Lords, last July, with the dignity of
an Earldom, it was understood that lie was
thereby shelved. Besides, he is in his seven
tieth year, and the world is becoming weary
of aged officials.
There would be no question of tlie succes
sion of Gladstone, Granville, or Russell, to
the Premiership, except in the event of Pal
merston’s dying in harness, as was the case
with Pitt and Fox, Poreivul and Canning. If
the Palmerston Cabinet be broken, by a hos
tile vote of the House of Commons, men of
different principles would probably succeed
them.
We do not say certainly. It is probable that
the Queen would call upon Lord Derby to
form a new administration, and that Disraeli
and the old Conservative politicians would
thereby get into office.
Wc have seen how ill-disposed towards the
Unionists in this country the Palmerston Cabi
net have shown themselves,=how Lord Rus
sell, the Foreign Secretary, has been playing
fast and loose with ns, —how he has been
coquetting alternately with North and South,
—hOW, in the face Of the Neutrality-publicly
proclaimed by Queen Victoria, the rebel pri
vateer Sumpter has repeatedly been allowed to
coal at Trinidad,—and how the British Consul
at the Havana, attired in full official uniform,
played the part of Master of the Ceremonies to
the rebel Commissioners, Mason and Slidell,
and introduced them to the Captain-Genera]
Of Cuba. . ClOArly, thcii, the past -hearing of
the Palmerstonians towards the Unionists of
the United States, affords not the slightest
hope that they will behave better in future.
Nor, let us candidly confess, can we reasona
bly anticipate better conduct from the Defby
ites, should they come into office ere oijr civil
war is done. Whig or Tory, the men who
govern England are rank aristocrats, and would
rejoice in the downfall of our Republican in
stitutions.
It is just possible, however, that, should
death or defeat remove Lord Palmerston from
office, Queen Victoria may baffle Both par
ties, and gratify the country by cawag upon
the Duke ef Newcastle to construct a Govern
ment, with himself as its chief. This step
would baffle and bewilder the speculative poli
ticians who look upon office aa their.heredita
iry inheritance. The Duke of Newcastle, who
is now Colonial Secretary, has had considera
ble experience in public life, and-was one of
Peel’s right-hand men. His influence with
the Queen ws? shown by her entrusting
the Prince of Wales to his care, when he vi
sited this country last year. He is a good
speaker; holds constitutional opinions; pos
sesses such high rank and ample fortune that
he can rise no higher; and is popular with the
masses. As Premier, were he to accept the
office, he could frame a very powerful Govern
ment, including able, tried men from all par
ties, as well as many who have not yet been in
office.
The Duke of Newcastle, who has visited
this country, studied its institutions and ad
mired its greatness, has cautiously kept him
self aloof from the crowd of post-prandial
speeches which certain lords and commoners
have lately inflicted upon various audiences in
England. Every one of them had his say upon
American affairs, and not one in twenty knew
anything of what he was speechifying about.
We entertain a thorough conviction that if the
Duke of Newcastle were at the head of the
British Government, one thing' would he
effected—the substitution of a real for the
mock neutrality of England in American af
fairs, In this respect, ho would materially
differ from the false conduct of Lords Pal
merston and Rußsell. They have promised
neutrality, hut have covertly aided the re
volted South, Lord Lyons cannot deny this
accusation.
A Canadian Compliment.— The Toronto
Globe , speaking of our naval expedition, says that
“ the assembling within a few weeks of the im
mense fleet, and storeß necessary for so large a
force, is creditable to the resources of the Ameri
can people. It has been done with very little pub
licity, and an absence of bragging truly wonderful
under the circumstances.”
THE REBELLION.
THE NAVAL EXPEDITION.
CAPTURE OF BEAUFORT CONFIRMED.
THE FLEET SEEN OFF CHARLESTON.
RiiMOSiD CAPTURE OF TIIE CITY.
GREAT EXCITEMENT THROUGHOUT THE SOUTH.
THE WAR IN KENTUCKY.
GLORIOUS VICTORY BY NELSON’S COLUMN.
Four Hundred Rebels Killed, and One
Thousand Taken Prisoners
MISCELLANEOUS WAR NEWS.
PENNSYLVANIA COAST DEFENCES.
IMPORTANT LETTER FROM GOV. CURTIN.
THE CUSTOM HOUSE AT NORFOLK (VA.) BURNED.
A Large Amount of Stores Destroyed.
THE LOYALISTS IN EAST TENNESSEE.
REPORTED CAPTURE OF THE SUMPTER.
Ate. &cc. Sec.
THE NAVAL EXPEDITION.
Further Reports of the Capture of Beau
fort.
Baltimore, Nov. 12.—Passengers by tbo Old
Point boat report that the flag of truce arrived yes
terday from Norfolk brought a number of reports.
One was, that after the capture of tbo batteries by
the United States troops, the rebels fell hack to
Beaufort, where a very severe struggle took place.
They also represent that the people ef Norfolk
were in a terrible state of excitement.
Further Rebel Accounts.
Baltimore, November 12.—The Norfolk Day
l)vo£ contains important particulars of tile move
ments Of the fleet. It reports that forty-two ves
sels Liable their appenrance at Port Royal on the
7tl> inst.
One despntcli says fifteen anil another seven ves
sels passed the batteries at ltilton Head and Island
Point. One despatch also says that one of the Fe
deral gunboats was burned-
The fleet hod succeeded in blocking all wate*
communication with Savannah.
The rebels say that all the guns in their batte
ries at Hilton Head and Island Point were dis
mounted.
The Charleston Merwry says tho guns were dis
mounted by tlieir recoil —a rather remarkable
statement.
The latest despatch is dated Thursday evening,
HoVi 7th, 0 oclock-F. M., and says, “the Federal
j vessels are now in sight of Beaufort. An attack is
, expected to-night/’
| 'The despatches in the Norfolk Day Book were
| iaostly from tho Charleston Meratry.
j Accounts wore also given from Eastern Tennes
| see, showing indications that the Union men there
j arjo moving. . They are accused of cutting down
trio telegraph wires und burning the bridges, to
j thwart the movements of the rebels.
The following despatch appears in the Charleston
Mercury of N<hr. 8 ;
Beaufort, Xev. 7, 5 P. M.—The enemy's skips,
which have passed our batteries, can be distinctly
from li earn fort forts- Walker and Beauregard
are still firing. The en.emy has lost one gunboat,
which was burned. Shells can he seen from here
bursting in the woods. Our lines of communica*
tion are completely cut off, unless more troops are
i sent here, with artillery and cavalry. Four ships
; are now in sight over the land, and up as far as
i Skull Creek. There is reason to believe that the [second despatch.]
i enemy are noW.malcing preparations to land a large Colonel Labe Moore attacked the rebels in the
I fOTce st Hilton Head, either to-night or tomorrow rear with 3,800 men, Colonel Harris, of the Ohio
s 3S«owiB? particulars are also from the Second Regiment in front with 600 men-Colonel
of Friday last: “With re- Hams falling back, and Colonel Moore pressing
gardto’tSeTlgsijug ojt_j«»terday, ttje accounts forward till the enemy. WMohrougty into the midst
which we have received var>_—nj£|Laaaterially as ; ~«f, Jirison’e brigade. 'when m»i| [iiim
to the time at which the cnnnonacffgffitifai
■ telegrams from the scene of action report the ene
! my’s fire upon our batteries at Hilton Head began tnoasan<l
i at half past nine o’clock in the morning, whereas rections. Ihe federal
| the bombardment is said to have been heard in the Official Report-
I city at a much earlier hour. Once began, however, T , T „ _
j there is no doubt about the cannonading haring I.LMS,GTOS, A courier from General
: been heavy and continnons until late in tho after- Nelson’s brigade, with despatches for Adjutant !
noon. The result thus far would seem, from our General Thomas, reports fighting at Pikesrille for
despatches, to be as follows : two days. The rebels lost 400 killed and 1,000
“ The enemy s fleet, consisting of forty-two res- prisoners
sols in all, approached our batteries between nine rusvu™.'
and ton o'clock yesterday morning, and, under ’Gens. WiUiams and Jlowes taken Pn.
cover of a tremendous fire, attempted to run the soners.
gauntlet of our batteries on either side of the en- Cincinnati, Not. 12.—Tho battle of Pikesrille
trnneo to Broad river. In this effort seven steam- lasted during Friday and Saturday.
erß—one account says fifteen=suceocded; and in,.„„
I gained a point in Broad river, out of'range of our ®“ e TI “ t ” of our tr ™P s was complete.
; guns at Bay Point and Hilton Head batteries. This, Gen. Williams and Gen. Howes are among tho
however, was only accomplished after a sharp fire prisoners,
i on both sides, by which one of the enemy’s gun
: boats was burned and several steamers crippled,
| while among the casualties on our side we hear of
twelve mon wounded at Fort Walker and Hilton
| Head. Once in, the Union steamers botook thern
; Selves to closing the creeks tributary to Broad river,
; and which hitherto have been convenient as inland
| passages, Id a promiscuous chase, they seem to
i nave driven Commodore Tatnall’s mosquito fleet
i up the creeks leading to Savannah, and have cut off
i all water communication with Charleston, by her
i metically sealing Skull Creek.
! “Although the Yankees have as yet effected no
! landing, ii is curtain that they have made some
i progress, and it behooves us immediately to send
i such reinforcements as may be needed to check
i mate any movements they may make towards
j gaining even the smallest foothold upon our soil.”
I GS6At preparations have undoubtedly been made
I at Charleston to repel any attack. The Mercury
j says, editorially: “If the invaders can take
< Charleston with twenty-five thousand men, let
] them have it: we are unworthy to possess It, and
i it will he a fit memorial laid In asheg of our own
Southern imbecility.”
From Fortress Monroe.
Fobtbess Mobboe, Nov. 11, via Baltimore.—
[ No intelligence has been received direct from tlje
! fleet.
A flag of truce from Norfolk brought down the
crew of the Frenoh corvette Pronna, wrecked last
Tuesday night near Oeracoke Inlet, North Carolina.
She had no pilot, and went ashore during heavy
Weather. The crew, one hundred in number, were
all saved and reached Norfolk via Charleston.
They also bring the report that two rebel bat
teries at Port Royal have been taken by our troops,
but nothing more.
Four fishermen who came in from across James
river, last night, also give the same story as the five
deserters yesterday from Yorktown, namely, that
onr troops had taken Charleston.
The Steamer Dawn arrived to-day from Wash
ington, having successfully run the rebel blockade
of the Potomae, Thirty-two shots wore fired at
her.
The Fleet Seen Off Charleston.
Form.and, Nov. 12.— The bark C. S. Hamil
ton reports that off Charleston she passed eight war
and transport steamers, and eight sailing vessels,
including the Great Republic The steamers were
heading westward, and the sailing vessels were ly
ing to, heading southward.
The same day sho passed a disabled steamer, with
a frigate lying by firing at her, it is supposed for
the purpose of sinking her, the wreck being in the
track of homeward-bound vessels. This wreok was
probably the ateamer Governor , before reported
disabled, The captain thinks that the fleet had
fine weather for landingon Monday of last week.
The Reckoning with South Carolina.
The iron is entering the soul of South Carolina,
and men rejoice, We!! say they, Not for revenge,
Revenge ia a passion fit for devils only. But be
cause there is a divine instinot in the human breast
that loves justice—that finds pleasure in righteous
retribution. The invasion of South Carolina causes
peculiar satisfaction, for the reason that it is the
guiltiest of ati the rebel States . It gave birth to tbe
master-traitor Calhoun—idolized him living, and ca
nonized him when dead. It plotted disunion for thir
ty years, twice made a desperate effort to compass it
by open and was the head and front of
the present yet more formidable movement, Itwaa
South Carolina that first began to arm; that first
shut up the Federal courts; that first withdrew
her members from Congress; that first passed an
ordinance of Secession; that first laid hands upon
the Federal property; that first fired upon the na
tional flag, and opened the war. Had it not been
for South Carolina, in all earthly probability, this
impious rebellion would have never existed at all.
As it is said of Satan that he “drew” one-third
of tho angels after him in foul revolt, so may it bo
said of this arch-apostate in tho family of American
Slates—she dmi- a third of them away by her own
original and devilish wickedness.
Of course all true men rejoice that retribution
now reaches her. The regret is that it has been
delayed so long. For seven months sincqshe
poured that StWSI of fire UPOB ft o devoted tittle
garrison, Bbehasremaineduntouched. Other States
who have followed, or been urged to follow, her
teachings and example—Virginia, Maryland, Mis
souri, Kentucky—have felt the soourge of war,
butshe has all the while been jubilant in her se
curity. Yet the punishment, though long de
ferred, will be all the more terrible, now that the
full time for it has comb. No general has yet
been invested with so large discretionary powers as
he who is atthc head of tho army just landed upon
her shores ; and neither he nor they arc in n tem
per to palter or temporize withhor blackest treason.
Nothing but speedy and BUOoatUUoiutl submission
win savo Booth Carolina from a loss of property
and a sacrifice of life before which all the calami
ties in this war thus far will shrink into insignifi
cance.—A r . I'. World.
The Beaufort District of South Carolina.
—lnteresting Statistics as Union Argu
ments.
The Beaufort district, or county, of South Caro
lina, now in the occupation of our land and naval
forces, literally swarms with negroes. According
to the census of 1850, which is not materially va
ried in this case by the returns of 1860, the popula
tion of this district was as follows:
Total white population
I'rne colored
Total free population
Slaves
This will give us an average in round numbers of
five slaves for every while inhabitant of Ihe district,
so that no bettor point than this district could be
selected at this crisis for a trial of tho temper of
this vital cotton State institution of slavery.
The agricultural returns of the census from this
district embrace the following very interesting
statistics, and the reader will bear it in mind that
the whole district or county is fiat and swampy,
end made up almost entirely of sen islands, sepa
rated from each other by a very remarkable net
work of inlets, estuaries, find bayous.
ItKATII’OUT (S. C.) DISTRICT.
Farms 842
Acres improved 239,289
Acres unimproved 637,469
Value, improvements, Ac $5,801,350
Horses, asses, and mules 5,028
Neat cattle 48,338
Sheep 16.892
Swino 37,855
WheaL bushels raised .. •. ■ •... .. ■..,.. 2,4(5;!
Rye.and oats. 29.913
Indian corn 492,671
Irish and sweet potatoes 435,209
Peas-and beans 76,353
Buckwheat' t.. .t Si
Butter and cbocso, pounds 83,421
Hay, tons 17
Cane sugar, pounds 20,000
Molasses, gallons 6,221
Rice, p0uud5t41.230,082
Cotton, ginned bales of 400 pounds each, ' 12,672
Wool, pounds 24,730
Beeswax and honey 7,975
.Animals slaughtered, value $121,317
Produce of market gardens 200
Orchard produce 2,185
Wine, gallons 300
MANL* FACTORIES.
Capital employed $G3,300
Hands employed 75
Product. $50,030
Produced in families 10,690
Reduced to an analysis, these are exceedingly
interesting statistics. First, we find this district of
Beaufort divided into 842 farms ; or, in other
the whole district is divided among. 842 land
owners, allowing an average of nearly 3,000 acres
of improved land, forty negroes, and only six
horses, mules, and asses to each farm, all told.
This will give us an idea of the vast amount of
tabor performed by the negroes with the hoc, tho
spade, and shovel; and then it must lie remem
bered that, cut up as the district is with' islands,
boats discharge to a great extent the duties per
formed elsewhere by horsys, fisges, find mule?.
Tat nail’s Treason.
The Boston Transcript says that during the sum
mer of 1860, Commodore Tatnall, the reported rebel
commander at Port Royal, visited Boston, and while
there he improved the opportunity to call upon a
venerable friend and fellow-commander of the
navy, Capt. P., of D. They had not met for years.
The past and present were rehearsed. The foun
tains of sacred memories were stirred, and they
laiigbed and wept together. On taking leave o C
his friend, Tatnall remarked, “ I shall see you.
again, P,, next summer.” “ Before next summer
old Jack will be in his grave,” was tho earnest
and touching reply. Before that summer came,
at the first tap of tha Secession drum, the oath of
allegiance to traitors bad been pronounced by
the lips, if not by the heart, of Tatnall. When
news of this came to tho ears of his old friend in
the North, he exclaimed, “Would to God old Jack
had been in his grave before hearing such tidings as
this.” A few days brought a letter from bis friend
Tatnall, closing with these words: “ I little thought
when I last saw you, my dear P., that my old tried
friend and I were to serve under different flags —
but the politicians would hayeitso.” Qld Jftsk
sat down awhile amazed, scornful, and vexed.
“A traitor to his flag,”—“the politicians would
have it so,” —“Poor Tatnall.” Then rising reso
lutely from-his chair, he continued “He was a
noble fellow—but I’d hang him, dearly as I love
him. Yea, I’d send him to the yard arm if the
devil stood there to catch him.”
THE WAR IN KENTUCKY.
A Glorious Victory—4oo Rebels Killed
and 1,000 Taken Prisoners.
Paris, Ky., Nov. 12.—General Nelson met the
rebels under General Williams at PikesviUe, Pike
county, Kentucky, on Friday last, and gained a
glorious victory.
Pikesville,
Where the late battle was fought, is the capital
of. Pike county, and is situated on tho West Fork of
Big Sandy river, one hundred and sixty miles
E. S. E. from Frankfort. The river is navigable
from this point downwards. The town contains
about seven hundred inhabitants. Xt IS about
twenty miles in a direct line beyond Prestonburg,
and is about the same distance from the borders of
Western Virginia
The Contending Porees.
Nelson's whole force numbered about 5,000, most
of them new levies, but well armed. Williams’
force was nearly equal in numbers, but, for the
most part, poorly unned. Nelson will, as soou as
the pursuit is endod, join his forces to those of Glen.
Sehocpff, at Camp Wildcat. These united columns
trill prove too heavy for old “ Solly,” as tho moun
taineers call Gen. Zoiiicoficr, KnosTills may see
them ere the ides of December have come, and the
Virginia and Tennessee Railroad be seized and con
trolled —a matter of more vital importance than a
victory over fifty thousand men.
General Nelson,
The hero of the above fight, is a native of Mason
county, Ky. Having been eduoated in the" navy,
and having attained the rank of captain, he was de
tailed last spring to command the Ohio river fleet
of gunboats. His extensive acquaintance with the
people of Kentucky, and his large relationship in
that State, pointed to him aa a proper person during
the bad health of den. Anderson, to bo sent into
Kentucky to sound the loyal sentiment of that State,
and ter strengthen it. Accordingly, as early as
April, he went thither, and began the formation of
a 9 sep, gsd the recruiting of treep? at a point be
tween Garrardsville and Danville, since known as
“Camp Dick Robinson.”
Some time since, Col. George H. Thomas, of the
Second Cavalry, proceeded thither, having received
tbe appointment of brigadier general of volunteers,
and assumed the command- General Nelson at
once was ordered to form a camp at Washington,
Mason county, Kentucky, for the enlistment of
troops.
He is full forty years of age, with a massive
physique and commanding presence. To fine na
tural abilities, and large experience in arms, he
adds great energy of character and fine judgment
of men. Ho It was who recently ordered the ar
rest of Stanton, Casto, and Co., though they were
old friends and companions. He does not recog
nize any relationships in life when duty demands
their prostration or sacrifice. His brother, Thomas
Nelson, of Indiana, ia our present minister to Chili,
and his brother-in-law, J. Monroe Stockton, post
master at Maysville.
The rebel commander who was thus overwhelm
ingly defeated was described in The Press of No
vember 11, as follows;
General Williams
Formerly resided at Winchester, the county
seat of Clark county. Recent information indi
cates that his residence, before the present war
broke out, was at Mount Sterling, the county seat
of Montgomery . By profession he is a lawyer. In
1846 he raised an independent company and went to
Mexico. His first service was upon the line of the
Rio Grande. When a large portion of General
Taylor’s troops were transferred to General Scott’s
line of operations his company went with them. It
participated gallantly in tbe battle of Cerro Gordo.
Its term of service expired immediately after
wards, and he returned home.
Having taken an active part in politics as an old
line Whig, and haring achieved some military re
putation, be was regarded as a most promising
young man. But having failod several times to
secure the Whig nomination for Congress in his dis
trict, he became embittered, and was ripe for any
project which promised him a prospoot of personal
elevation. Henoe, when this war began, he em
braced extreme Southern views, and began to raise
men for the Confederate service. At first a colonel,
he has, since John C. Breckinridge ran away from
Frestonburg, booome anting brigadier general of
the rebel camp at that point.
In person he is full six feet high, of strong physi
cal powers and strong animal appetites. His age is
beyond forty, fo early life he was excessively ygin
of his personal appearance. His intellect is not of
a high order- Therefore, there is not much to b e
dreaded by tbe Udiod foroes, cither from his stra*
tegie qualities or his force of character. He is sim
ply a Cue animal, full of physical courage.
His father, a man of fine intellect and eharactor,
and of great age, is a devoted Union man.
Colonel Harris.
The colonel of the Ohio Second is a man in the
very prime of life, full of fire, energy, and grit. He
drove the Secessionists a way from one of their
strongholds in the Kentucky mountaius ere Gen.
Nelson joined him. He performed this feat after a
night march of twenty miles, over mountain roads
and amidit a terrible rata; The foe was numori<
cally superior to his force, hut he attacked them at
daylight, in the prevalence of the storm, drove in
their pickets, took their main eamp, and completely
routed them, This victory was the precursor of
that at Pikeville. Let Buckner and Zollicoffer
share the fate of Williams, and Tennessee will begin
to experience the blessings of Secession.
The following sketch of the officer who com*
manded the division which took Williams' force
in the rear, appeared in The Press nearly a month
ago :
.Laban T. Moore,
5,947
579
6,529
32,279
Of Morgan county, known familiarly by the so
briquet of the “ Mountain Boy.” He served as a
member of the Congress of 1858-GO. Though not
now over thirty-three years of age, he undertook,
tWO 5 , 0&fl ago, & most vigorous contest with a name
sake, Judge Moore, of Mount Sterling, an ardent
and devoted friend of John C. Breckinridge, for
Congress in a district casting, habitually, a Demo
cratic majority of foil two thousand) and beat
him badly. Judge Moore had been the presiding
judge of the circuit for full ten years, and was
deemed the ablest lawyer and most popular man in
the district.
At the end of his term, Laban T, Moore declined
a renomination, upon the ground that he did not
desire to return to congressional life. In person,
he is about five feet nine inches in height, of very
dark bronzed complexion, with dark hair, and de
cidedly dark eyes. Becently, his inclination to
stoutness cannot be doubted.
His proclivities for the practice of the law and
for politics have been overcome “by the pride,
pomp, and circumstance of glorious war.” Hence,
by stumping the mountain counties, he has raised a
regiment, and is now at its head awaiting the ap
proach of General Wm. Nelson to West Liberty to.
add its thousand mountaineers to the swelling co
lumn of “ the Admiral,” as he is familiarly called
among his Kentucky friends. He seems to have
noted prudently and bravely in thin his first battle
on land.
The Line of Retreat for the Rebels.
There can be no line of retreat for the defeated
rebels nave throngh Buchanan and Wine counties,
Virginia, or through Letcher county, Ky. The
latter seems to be the most natural. The first
point- then they would strike would be turough-
Whiteabnrg, the county neat of Letcher, only a
small post town, and thence to Gladesville, the
county seat of Wise. At the latter point they
would be within thirty miles of Zollicoffer’s column
at Cumberland Gap.
The country over which their line of retreat
passes is one of the wildest, most desolate, and
bleakest in America. Amid all the spurs of the
Allcghanics, there is-found no more irregular and
gloomy scenery than abounds in that whole region.
Its chilling, forbidding aspect and unfruitful soil
have caused it to be but very sparsely peopled.
Indeed, it is incapable of sustaining a heavy popu
lation.
General Nelson’s Mode of Dealing with
After West Liberty was taken the houses of the
Secessionists were surrounded, and where positive
proof was given o£ their active participation in
hostilities on the rebel side, they were held as pri
soners. and in all other oases they were promptly
released. ,
The editor of the Mayeville (Ky.) Eagle , who
was present, writes to that journal that—
The effect of taking, the turn upon the Seces
sionists, who, a short time ago, were belligerent to
wards the Union man,, is exceedingly amusing.
General Nelson in hiaaddress to-them, assured them,
of his conviction that they had been misled by mis
chievous demagogues, and the Secessionists, catch
ing the cue from him, now throng, in. crowds to take
the oath, all protesting that their credulity has
been played-upon, and Slat they are anxious to be
come true and loyal citizens. Without questioning
their sincerity, it is remarkable in wnat a short
time after the arrival of the Federal forces they
have found out their error. There are now no Se
cessionists here; they have all become Union men.
This afternoon we witnessed a scene between
Gen. Nelson andan old man 7 which will illustrate
his manner of dealing with such cases. The eld.
fellow came up to take the oath and surrender him
self, whining about his age, {he was net mere than
fifty-five.) The general abruptly told him. that he
did not wish to know his age, but what his antece
dents had been. He replied that he hod been,
both a Union man and a Secessionist. The general
Jlhen told him that he was old enough to, havemore
xchei .against the country of his far
v ams,ifrem wkich he hadnever received a. wrong;
'tKltWnihfhedi |ire of the Government to make'
war nponplamweopfe who will mind, their own af-
» -ami to 0111 e lm( t behave himself) and with
The people ih the town have suffered very little
from the presence of the soldiers. On yesterday a
committee was appointed to inquire whether any
depredations had been committed, and our excellent
friend, Joe Forman, reported that there had been
sustained no loss except "-two, beehives and a
chicken without any honey in if.” Sam Gwens
corrected the report so as to make it read: “ With
the exception of a chicken and two beehives, the
latter containing no honey.” Altogether, it issur
prisibg that so fewiustauoes of potty rascality have
occurred.
Baltimore, Nov. 12. —A report has been re
ceived by the Old Point boat that the custom
house at Norfolk was burned on Sunday night, with
a large amount of stores.
The bark Seraphim, of Baltimore, from Rio,
with a cargo of coffee, is wrecked on Cape Henry.
All hands were saved. Her cargo fell into the
hands of the rebels.
Editor The Press : If you think the following
extracts from a letter dated Baltimore, November
9,1861, would interest your readers, or stir them
up to emulate the spirited efforts of tho frleads of
the Union in that city, they are at your service.
The writer of the letter, speaking of the lady
whose hospitality she is enjoying, says “though a
Friend, Mrs, foe!? deeply interested in Jour
soldiers. Her husband has laid aside his plain
dress and donned the uniform of a captain, and is
now one of Gen. P—’s staff. * * * The Union
people here are very active, and muoh more nu
merous than I had supposed. Tho men have con
tributed liberally to the establishment and suste
nance of an association, whose business it is to pro
vide suitable refreshments for the regiments passing
through Baltimore. These refreshments, consist
ing of coffee, sandwiches, pies, Ac., Ac., are served
to the soldiers while seated in the cars. The sup
plies are abundant and of good quality.
The ladies have formed themselves into an asso
ciation, known as “The Radies’ Union Relief.”
Its object is, first, to make arrangements for the
comfort and health of the Maryland soldiers, raised
for the service of the United States; and, secondly,
to extend assistance to the soldiers of tho United
States, who "need it, without distinction, on the
march, in the camp, and especially in the hospitals.
The association has rented a house, with conve
niences for carrying oh their operations oh quite ah
extensive scale. Ladies meet every day, from 9
A. M. till 5 P. M., to receive donations, cut out
and prepare clothing, prepare food, and make dis
tributions. The hospitals are visited daily, the
camps tri-weekly, by committees appointed to this
duty. Much is done outside of this association to
promote the comfort of our sick soldiers. Indeed,
the Union people of Baltimore are above all praise,
for the liberal, self>deoying, and earnest spirit,
which characterizes their efforts in behalf of our
army. IVc, farther at the North, do not half ap
preciate tho labors and trials of our loyal brothers
and sisters in the Border States. I visited the
Adams House Hospital yesterday; found the men
generally comfortable, and doing well. Many of
the men, on hearing I was from Philadelphia, gave
hearty expressions of gratitude to the City of Bro
ftsriy Roy®) ft® g®s®m>? troatmeat they bad
received in passing through it.
Snow Hill, November 7,1861.
Mr. Editor : The triumph of the Union cause
in this county, heretofore strongly Secession, is
complete. The majority, on the average, for the
Union ticket is not less than 160. The whole Union
ticket is elected.
The Fourth "Wisconsin Regiment are hero, (Col.
Payne,) and a splendid body of men they are. A
Boston Flying Artillery, six guns, and 300 oavalry,
are also here. They are bound for Accomac and
Northampton counties, Virginia. Preceding them
were two companies of the Second Delaware Regi
ment, Captains MdfohOttse And Duke.
Several arrests have been made here of notorious
Secessionists; but just previous to our election,
yesterday, they altered Iheir views considerably,
no doubt from honest conviction of tho futility of
Recession.
The Army on the Potomac.
It is understood that the advance of the Federal
army of tbe Potomac will be expedited by intel
ligence of a successful diversion in favor of the
Federal COUS6 by tbe tiAval expedition. G&ttSroi
Beauregard has gone South, and, doubtless, for
the purpose of directing the operations against the
Federal armada. How many troops he may have
drawn from Virginia is a matter of conjecture ; hut
there can bo no doubt that some have hastened
from this quarter to the new scene of the war.
Comforts for the Prisoners.
The Government is about to Bend money, cloth
ing, and comforts to the Union prisoners in the
South, if the Confederates shall co.operate in the
measure. An answer to such proposition will ho
had from Richmond in ft few days.
TWO CENTS.
the Secessionists.
MISCELLANEOUS WAR NEWS.
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The Union Spirit in Baltimore
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Tn VfttaCH’ Pane.
The curare ol the' timte Sumpter.
Washington, Nov. Iff.—A family letter received
here, dated on the 25th «f Obtober, oh board tbe
United States frijfrata Santee, off Galveston, coq
firms the report of the capture ef the pli*ate,S>wrp
tcr. The writer sayir she was eaught in her own
trap.
It seems that she mistook on-r of the United
States gUhb&ats for a merchant vesrvi, and'etaTtoffe
in pursuit. When the gunboat had drawn her out
far enough, she turned and chased her ashore.'
Her officers and crciv arc prisoners on board' tho-
United States steam frigate
The Report not Ccmfirmed.
New York, Nov. 12.—Advices'from the frigate
Niagara, to the 24th of October, soy nothing gbffit
haying on board the prisoners from the pirate'
Sumpter. This renders the report of her capture
doubtful.
OUR COAST DEFENCES.
Gov. Curtin’s Reply to Secretary Seward.
The following is a copy of the letter addressed by
Gov. Gurtin to Secretary Seward in reply to Us re
cent circular on coast defences:
Pennsylvania Executive Chamber, i
Harrisburg, Nov. 2, 1801. )•
Hon. William H. Seward, Serretary of State,
Washington , D. C.:
Sir : 1 received, a few days since, an envelope,
apparently from the Department of State, at Wash
ington, enclosing a slip from n newspaDer, pur
porting (9 fee a sepy cf a letter from you to the Go.
vernor of New York. This mode of communicating
advice by the Government of the United States to
the State authorities is so unusual that I am, per
haps, not quite justified in assuming, as I do, that
the commnnication is authentic.
I am glad To ieaxn that the prospect of a disturb
ance of onr amicable relations with foreign coun
tries is now less serious than it has been at any
period during tbe course of the insurrection. Tha
duty of takiug precaution against euph disturbance is
appropriate to ibe Government of the United States,
and as, when the prospect was more serious, it was
not thought fit to invite to the subject the attention
of Congress, which had authority to make suitabl.
pmieießi I dv net understand how the fact that it
is now less serious can afford a reason for calling
on individual States, which have no suoh authority.
What Congress has done or omitted you of course
must know, but it seems strange that general ap
propriations lor military purposes should render
lawful the expense of fortifying Washington, Cin
cinnati, St. Louis, and other places, and yet that
the Government should falter under an apprehen
sion of want of authority when the question is of
fortifying seaboard and lake ports.
The regular session of the Legislature of Penn
sylvania, as you may be aware, will not commence
until more than a month after the next meeting of
Congress. When you assure me that the prospect
of disturbance is now less serious than it has been
at any period since the insurrection began, I feel
that your letter would- not justify me in calling a
special session, and, without action by the Legisla
ture, I have less authority to act than the Execu
tive of the United States-, since the subject itself is
within the scope of the General Government, and is
not within that of a State Government.
State Governments have recently (in conformity
with tbe spirit of the constitutional provisions in
regard to the militia) acted as agents of the Gene
ral Government, and in raising volunteers for the
general defence, and. in clothing, arming, equip
ping, and supplying thorn ;:)>ut even in this matter,
not, it is believed, beyond their own people and
territory.
Some of the points ppjrtaßt for the maritime
defence of Pennsylvania are situated in other
States. It could not, of course, be expected that
the authorities of this Commonwealth should go
into New Jersey or Delaware to erect fortifications.
If they are to- be erected by tbe copcfiffent
action of the several States immediately concerned,
an agreement among them would be necessary to
determine what should be done, and what propor
tion of the expense of. doing it should be borne by
each.
NO SUCh agreement CCUId he lawfully made with
out the aotlon of the Severn!- state Legislatures, and
the Constitution expressly prohibits its being made
at ail without the assent of. Congress.
To pay the expensesof-tbe proposed fortifications,
tha States must, of course, resort to loans.
The effect produced by the competition of a
principal with his own agents baa already been
illustrated by the embarrassments attending that
system in the raising of volunteers, and in the pro
curing of clothing and other supplies for them.
To- throw several of the States on tbe money
market, in direct competition with the large loans
necessary to be made by the Goueral Government,
especially under the discouraging influence whioh
the publication of yeur letter may have on public
credit, is an experiment which must lead to embar
rassments of a similar kind, but probably more in-
jurious.
It is not doubted that provision for reimburse
ment would ba made by law, for Congress at its
last session promptly passed an act providing for
the reimbursement of expenses, incurred by tha
States in raising,. Ac., volunteers for tha defence of
the United States.
For that defence Pennsylvania has, in proportion
to her papulation, furnished a larger ana more ef
fective force, and- at-a greatly less expense, than
any other State, and her, people-are now freely con
tributing their money to the loans of the United
States-
Under the above-mentioned act of Congress, the
OoVßlEiiiof ihS United- States, throng its"pro
per department,, agreed to pay at onoototheseveral
States,, forte.. j>et cent, of. their expenditures, as
stated by their repetitive authorities, but this pay
ment has thus far been withheld from Pennsylvania
for the reasons aa- given, -that she is so wealthy a
State, and; has expended’ so little money in
proportion to. the large' material aid which
she nas furnished , that she can wait till a more con
venient season;: in other words, that tho economy
of her government and the liberality of her people
afford grounds furrofusiiig,U, her tne prompt, though
partial reimbursement which is made to other
States, and which she would seem to hnvadeserved
not less, but rather more than they.
In regard to the final- settlement of these ac
counts, I observe that a «WHSittßlsal{o& hat already
been received, (backed by u.certificate of a person
bolding a high official position at Washington,)
setting forth the necessity that the agent for settling
them should possess an intimate knowledge of ttll
tbe laws and precedents applioable to suon aaseaTa
be found in the past history of tbe Government,
and adding that this knowledge and proper con
sultations with the accounting officers will be ne
cessary to enable him to advise as to the best mode
of making up and proving the accounts, many of
which must otherwiso ba rejected by the account
ing officers.
These circumstances lead me to express the hope
that the next provision by Congress for the reim
bursement of the States may be so arranged that
sms faith may be reposed in the accounting de
partments of the several States, and that (at least
m caseswheretheamonntolaimedisso small, in com
parison with the services rendered, and with what
they would have cost the United States directly, as
to exclude the possibility pi estrßYßgflHs6 OT prodi
gality,) the actual expenditures made by the States
may be refunded to them, without the necessity of
resettling and revouching the aceounts under such
formidable conditions.
On the whole, I suggest that the best modo of at
taining the And which you propose would be for
the General Government itself to immediately un
dertake the fulfilment of its own duties in this re
gard, in whioh it will prove, if necessary, the
prompt, earnest, and zealous aid of the Government
and people of this CpffiHOßW.fialth,
if, however, this "course should not be assented to,
then I have to say that Pennsylvania, in any way
that may be required, will give her last man and.
her last dollar to. quell domestic treason or drive
bock foreign invasion, and will leave to a more
quiet season the discussion and decision of the va
rious questions that may arise from steps that have
been taken during the existing crisis.
In case, therefore, the General Government should
persist in the plan which yon suggest, I beg that the
President will, is you propose, forthwith send pro
per agents of that Government to Harrisburg, to
confer with me on the position and character of
the necessary fortifications, so that no‘delay may
occur-in adopting proper measures for their con
struction.
"Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
A. G. Curtin.
Adventure of a Spy.
[The following letter from one of the Ohio soldier
boys appears in the Cincinnati Commercial :
Camp Red House, Nov. 6,1861.
Wc left this place last week and started for Camp
Franklin, which is about twenty miles distant, leav
ing two companies here to guard the town.
I remained there about three days, when, as I
was eating supper on the evening of the third day,
the adjutant came to me and said the colonel wanted
to see me os goon os possible. I wont up to headquar
ters. The colonel asked if I would go to the rebel
camp as a spy? I told him yes. I then procured a
suit of Virginia clothes and a good revolver, and
was ready. The colonel passed me outside of the.
pickets. I travelled about six miles, when X
came to a big Cornfield. It was then about
three o’clock, and, as I was somewhat tired, D
concluded to toko a nap. I got some of the corzx ;
stalks and piled them together, whioh by the way.,
made a tolerably good but very cold bed. I got up.
early and gtarted off again, I travelled about four
miles when I came to a turn ki the road, and saw a
man directly ahead with a gun. My first move
ment was to take to the woods, but as I was abput
to do this two men enme oat of a house on the other
side of the road. I knew then my pnly sbftß?? 179?
to go into the house. So I went over and! asked if
I could get breakfast. They asked mo where I
wns from, and I tolA them I was a deserter from,
the Union camp. I sat down to breakfast, and. the
woman of the house said she believed- that I was.
a Yankee spy . The men told her they would taka,
care of me. My intention was to shoot the men,,
and then run and take my chances for my life.
But imagine my feelings when I got out on the
porch and found sixteen armed rebels there.. Tboy
took me up the road half a mile, and then into.the
Woods, where we ihCl twelve BJOV6. They kept mo
there till their captain came, and he questioned me.
They then took me to a cave, where their captain
ngain questioned me,and asked how I got away. I told
them I was on picket, and when it came my turn to,
stand watoh I left. They said they would send
some uiCil with me to look for tho gun,, as I told
them I hid it. Well, after being with them four
days, they finally concluded to send us for thegun.
But they told me if I docoived them they would
roast me alive. (Very pleasant, that). Well, I
got ratbsr thick with one cf them, sad told him I
had a brother is camp who wanted to get away
also, and if he would help wo I would give him my
revolver. To this he agreed. Luckily this was
the man they picked out to send with me to hunt
for the gun. Well, he went to look for the gun,
and I went to look for my brother, and (jot safely
back to camp, with some useful information. The
Colonel wns so glad to see me he would not lot me
leave bis quarters all day. They are fighting hard
at Gauley, but the report just oome in states that
Reseerans hes them surrounded, I hope It is so,
for if he whips them we will bo ordered to Ken
ucky.