THE PRESS.
PUBLISHED DAILY, (SUNDAYS lIXOEPTED,)
BY JOHN W. FORNEY.
,OFFIOE NO. 417 CHESTNUT STREET
THE DAILY PRESS,
TWELVE CENTS PER WEEK, payable to the Carrier.
Mailed to Subscribers out of the City at Six DOLLARS
PER ANNUM, FOUR DOLLARS FOR EIGHT MONTHS, THREE
MARS FOR SIX htoßTßa—invariably in advance for
me ordered.
THE TRI-WEEKLY PRESS,
44ilvd to §abacrittera out of tin Cit 7 it Twill DOL.
RES PER RENEW, in advance.
MILITARY GOODS.
CAMP, OR
TRAVELLING
BED TRUNK.
For 101d0 by
W. A. ANDREWS,
(Patent applied for)
No. 612 CHESTNUT Street
nol6-2m
A RMY CONTRACTORS
AND BUTLERS
SUPPLIED WITH BRUSHES at the lowest rates.
Always on band, a large stock of
CAVALRY BRUSHES,
Governmext standard;
WAGON BRUSHES,
Government standard ;
And every Description of Brushes required for the Army
KEMBLE & VAN HORN,
ocl6-3m 321 MARKET Street s Philadelphia.
ARMY PLA.N NEILS%
WELLING, COFFIN, & CO.,
116 OIDESTNIIT HEMET,
Are prepared to make contracts, for immediate delivery,
WHITE DONET FIANNELS,
AND ALL WOOL
INDIGO BLUE FLANNELS,
et Clovorrumat ntayulArtlL etLef
CADET MUSKETS AND EQUIP
MENTS.—Wo havo just made to order a lot of su
perior MUSKETS snitnble for Pi.ll.lelptaa ndete. Th.y
are light and neat, such as every parent would wish to
place in the hands of their eons, affording healthful ex
ercise without being so heavy as to injure the spine.
Also, CADET EQUIPMENTS made to Mask° pate
tern. PHILIP WILSON & CO.,
no3o-lob 432 CHESTNUT Street.
COMMISSION 11011gEg.
& WELLS,
134 6QIITR FRONT AND 30 IaCTITLt OTBEETI
OFFER FOR BALI
BROWN AND BLEACHED SHEETINGS,
SKIRTINGS,
DRILLS, JEANS, SILECIAR,
CANTON FLANNELS,
TBQK VIM
MASSACHUSETTS, (MEAT FALLS
LACONIA, LYMAN,
EVERETT,
LOWELL, CABOT,
IPSWICH, CHICOPEE, and
ItAIirDENI BARTLET MILLS.
lIKEWL9B,
A FULL ASSORTMENT OF
SHAWLS, BEAVER CLOTHS, TRICOTS,
OASSTMERES, FLANNELS, TWEEDS,
BLANKETS, AND ARMY
GOODS,
/ROM THE WASHINGTON (LATZ STATIO
AND OTHER MILLS. ocl-3m
SLLIPLEY, HAZARD, &
HUTCHINSON,
No. 112 CTRESTNUT STREET,
02111IEISIOSI
FOR THI BALI OP
PHILADELPHIA-MADE
GOODS.
oe2B-13m
DRY -GOODS J &MR GRS.
1861 " CASH B"" 8. • 1861
H. C. LAUGHLIN &
No. 803 MARKET STREET,
Are receiving daily, from the PHILADELUHLS. and
NEW TORN AUCTIONS, a general assortment of
ILERCTIANDIB2, bonght for CAAilt.
CASH BUYERS are especially invited to call and ex
amine our Stock. sob-tf
FURS !
GEORGE F. WOMRATH,
NOS. 416 AND 417 MICH KUM,
HAS NOW OPEN
A FULL ASSORTMENT
OF
LADIES' FURS.
To which the attention of the Public is invited. no22tjal
MILLINERY GOODS.
KENNEDY'S
FRENCH
FLOWERS. FEATHERS.
AND GENERAL MILLINERY GOODS.
N 0.729 CHESTNUT STREET, BELOW EIGHTH.
oc6-3m
DRUGS AND CHEMICALS.
ROBERT SHOEMAKER
& CO.,
Northeast Corner FOURTH and RAOII Streets,
PHILADELPHIA,
WHOLESALE DRUGH3FISTS,
LIIPORTERS AND DEALERS
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC
WINDOW AND PLATE GLASS.
MANIIPAZTURPAS OP
WHITE LEAD AND ZINC PAINTS, PUTTY, &a
AGENTS TOR THE CELEBRATED
FRENCH ZINC PAINTS.
Dealers and consumers supplied at
VERY LOW PRICES FOR CASH.
6491.-3 co
ST RECEIVED, per Annie Kim
fe 44
ball," from Liverpool, Mender, Weaver, & Nan
deed preparations:
25 The Extract Anoniti, hi 1 SUM.
25 be Extract Hyosergand, in 1 fb jars.
60 lbs Extract Belladonna, in 1 id jars.
100 lbs Extract Taraxaci, in 1 lb jars.
59 lbe Vin Colobloi s in 1 lb bottle&
100 The Pl. Oucoini Root., in lib bottles.
boo lbs Calomel, in 1 lb bottles.
600 lbs Pn Hydrarg., in lib Jars.
WETHERILL dt BROTHER,
47 and 49 North SECOND Street.
LOOKING GLASSES.
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.111INEN8E REDUCTION
ri
LOOKING GLASSES,
OIL PAINTINGS, ENGRAVINGS,
rzoTusz AND PIIOTOGIIAPH FBANZa
JAMES B. EARLE & SON,
sio CIHE'STETJT STREET,
announce the reaction or 1.6 per cent. in the prime of all
the Manufactured Stock of Looking Glasses ; also, in
lln,gravings, Picture and Photofrafh Frames, Oil PiGitt-
Imp. The largest and most elegant ansorinient in the
country. A rare opportunity le now offered to make purl
shams In this line For Clash, at remarkably Low Price*
EARLE'S GALLERIES,
Jls-tf 816 OHESTNIIT Street.
COAL OIL! (JOALI OIL!
GEORGE Vir_ WOOTTEN,
38 SOUTH SECOND STREET,
AGENT FOR THE
NORTH AMERICAN OIL COMPANY.
2CIANIIFACTURERS OF 03AL OIL, AND BE
FINEDS OF COAL AND CARBON OILS.
WX. F. JOHNSTON, Preollyikt i ,
ONO. OODNIf, Secretary.
Also, Agent for BEERS, JUDSON, & BEERS, Patent
Glade Cones for Lamps, and wholesale dealer In Dlth
tiAse's Patent o , ral (ttro-proof) and Eastern Flint-Glaag
Chimneys, Lamps, Ac. Burners to burn Coal Oil with
out Chimneys.
Cub ',uyers or prompt payers are respectfully Invited
to examine our stock. n021.1m
VORTLAND KEROSENE
OIL.
We ere now prepared to mapply Ode
STANDARD MLIIMINATLEICt OIL
Ar
eREATLY REDUCED PRICES.
Z. LOCKE & • CO., SOLE AGENTS,
lOW MARKET esTBEIVL
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VOL. 5.-NO. 117.
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
A lIANDSOME
HOLIDAY PRESENT.
COL. SNOWDEN'S SPLENDID WORK,
on Om
WAOIINGTON AND - UNITED STATES
NATIONAL MEDALS.
Beautifully Illustrated. Price $5.
J. B. - LIPPINCOTT 46
Publishers, 22 and 24 North FOURTH. Street.
For sale by Loci:sellers generally. tlelB-4t
HAZARD'S BOOKSTORE.
A SUPERB STOCK
or
ILLUSTRATED. BOOKS,
PIIOTOGRAPH ALBUMS,
BIBLES AND PRAYER BOONS,
CHILDREN'S BOOKS, do.,
Elegantly Bound and Illustrated ;
ALSO,
AMBROTYPE PICTURES
AND
CARTES DE VISITE PHOTOGRAPHS,
Are now dindayed on our Counters and forming an un
rivalled display of CHOICE BOOKS for
HOLIDAY PRESENTS,
AT MODERATE PRICES,
HAZARD'S
aeuma vat CEIVETICLYT STACEY_
CHRISTMAS BOOK CLUB-1861.
FEINT YEAR,
GIBBONS' PFCLINE AND FALL, 6 vols $7 50
311ILMAN'S LATIN ' CIIRISTIANITIr, S v 015... 12 00
MACAULAY'S ESSAYS, O eels 000
Vill/TE•B 81TAMF1•;A1IB1 1 TOl,l 18 00
.
COOPER'S, NOVELS, Parley's Edition,Mlvols.. 48 00
Br. R. eBELTON MACKENZIE'S WORKS, Ori
ginal and Edited, (including the Noctes Ambro
sianae,) 14 vole 16 25
BUCKLE'S CIVILIZATION, 2 vole 5 00
LOSSING'B FOLD BOOK, 8 00
A CLLR of 12 is forming for the above works, each
utember to be supplied at 25 per cent. discount. Each
member may take one or more of the works as it suits
him, or he may substitute any other work or works for
those muntil above, The list will close en tho let of
January, 1502, atter which u 0 names will be received for
supply at the above discount. Apply to
JOHN MeFARLAN,
Office of A pvlsiQu'is NeW Cyclopmdia l ,
South SINTII Street, Second Floor,
Booltscllers hare an opportunity of buying at lower
rates than the usual prices twice a year by means of
Trade Sales, and the publishers are content with the
lower rtes Abduct! In of the qnnxitlileothat are
"knocked off." 'Why should not the public: have a simi
lar opportunity at least as often 1 If this att. mpt by
Illealts of dubbin, to supply the DOT MUTE) n' of
standard works at low prices, meets with patronage and
suptort, it 'sill be continued semi-annually.
del4-stuthllt
FOR SALE AT THE
PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL
BOOK SOCIETY,
An increased stock of Books, suitable for CLERGY.
'EN, FAMILY LIBRARIES, SUNDAY SCHOOL
LIBRARIES, and HOLIDAY PRESENTS.
MINIATURE PRAYER BOOK. Bound flexible,
ribbon edge, $1.50.
MINIATURE PRAYER BOOK. Bevelled boards,
very elegant, $2.
MINIATURE PRAYER BOOK. Torkay susses,
32m0. PRAYER BOOK. Arabesque, red, or black,
40 cents.
32m0. PRAYER BOOK. Roan limp 50 cents.
41. 44 Imitation, 75 ,1
ct 'Tor. mor. $1.25
g 4 fa Ribbon edge $1.50.
The above 32m0. PRAYER BOOK iS printed in the
largest type for neat-size book to be Found in the coun
try. It is particularly well adapted for the use of
CHILDREN.
A very handsome new edition of
CHURCH SERVICE.
MAWR BERNICE. Turkey unorrocco,
Imitation, 1.50
RACHEL W. GREEN. A new and enlarged edition.
Price 40 cents.
BERM ON COVERS of different sizes.
PHOTOROAPH ALBUMS.
PIIOTOGIIAPII ALBUMS, all sizes.
"CART DE YISTE" of most of the EPISCOPAL
BISHOPS and CLERGYMEN.
Also, a supply of new SUNDAY SCHOOL ROOKS,
SUNDAY SCHOOL REWARD CARDS, &c., &c.
F URS I
BOOKS FOR PRESENTS_
ALL THE NEW ROOKS RECEIVED AS SOON AS
PUBLISHED.
The Store of the Society will be kept open digit% the
evening till after Ohristmae. to give Sunday Sonool
Teachers an opportunity to select Books for their classes
at their leisure. del4-7t
BOOKS ; LAW AND MISCELLA
NEOUS, new and old, bought, sold, and ex
changed, at the PHILADELPHIA-BANN. 8008
STORE, No. 419 CHESTNUT Street. Libraries at •
distance purchased. Those having Books to sell, if a *
dints:nee, Will state their names, sizes, bindings, dates,
editions, prices, and conditions. WANTED—Books
printed by Benjamin Franklin, as well as early Books
printed in and upon America. Autograph Letters awl
Port-Alta purchased. Pamphlet taws of Pennsylvania
for sale. Catalogues, in press, sent free. Libraries ap
praised by ffe2s-tfl JOAN CAMPBELL.
GROCERIES.
MATERIALS FOR
• MINCE PIES.
BUNCH - AND LATER RAISINS,
ALBERT C. ROBERTS,
DEALER IN FINE GROCERIES,
! de6-tf Corner of ELEVNNTII and VINE Streets
MACKEREL, HERRING., SHAD,
SALMON, &c.-8.000 bble Mese Noe. 1,2, and 8
LACKEREL, large, medium, and small, in assorted
azkages of choice, late-caught, fat fish.
6,000 bide. New Halifax, Eastport, and Labrador Her ,
Inn, of choice Qualities.
8,000 boxes extra new sealed Herrings.
8,000 boxes extra new No. 1 Herrings.
8,000 boxes large Magdaline Herrings.
960 bbis. Mackinac White Flab.
60 bbls. new Economy Mess Shad.
- 25 bble. new Halifax Salmon,
1,000 quintals Grand Bank Codfish.
500 boxes Herkimer County Cheese.
In store and landing, for sale by
MURPHY & MOONS,
nob No. 148 NORTH WHARVES.
CABINET FURNITURE AND BIL.
LLABD TABLES.
MOORE. 86 OAMPIoN,'
No. 281 South SECOND Street,
in connection with their exteneive Cabinet BUOino6ll are
ihrr manufacturing a enperior article of
xillaIdAISD TABLES,
And have now on band a full euDDiy, finithed with the
MOORE & CAMPION'S IMPROVED CUSHIONS,
which are pronounced, by all who have need thew, to be
taporior to all othore.
For the quality and Ilnish of these Tables the mann
lacturere refer to their numerous patrons throughout the
Union, who are familiar with the character of their work.
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COPARTNERSHIP NOTICES.
PPE PARTNERSHIP HERETO
_E FORE existing between JAMES F. WILLCOX
and 'MICHAEL BOUVIER expired on (this) the 25th
day of November, A. D. 1561, by limitation. V rig
We, the subscribers, have formed a Limited rartner
ship agreeably to the provisions of the act of Assembly
Of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania entitled Au act
relative to Litnitcd Partnerships," passed the 21st day of
March, a. D. lase, and its supplements, and do hereby
certify that the name under which said partnership is to
be conducted is JAMES F. 'WILLCOX. That the
general nature of the business to be transacted is the
packing of butter and lard for shipping and the manu
facture of lard otl, said business to be carried on in the
city of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania. That the
name of the general partner is JAMES F. WILLCOX,
residing at No. 528 MARSHALL street, in the said city
of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, And the name o f
the special partner it MICHAEL BOUVIER, residing
at No. 1240 North BROAD Street, in said city and
State. That the amount of capital contributed by said
MICHAEL BOUVIER, special partner, is Eight
Thousand Dollars. That the partnership is to cone
=Elmo on the 25th day of November, A. D. 1861, and is
to expire on the 25th day of November, A. D. 1864.
J. F. WILLCOX, General Partner.
M. BOUVIER, Special Partner.
Philadelphia, November 25, 1861. no2S-th6t
ALLBUTT'S ALE VAULTS.—The
old and Millar Eetitbliehment, No. 214 STRAW
BERRY SUM, below Market, having been thoroughly
renovated and improved, is REOPENED to the public
by the undersigned, who invites the patronage of all his
old friends and tho community at large- He IMMO"
them that at ALLBUTT'S ALE VAULTS they will
always find
The Best Ales, The Beet Ales,
The Beet Brandies, The Best Brandies,
The Beet Wines, The Bed Win%
The BMA Lluiieee of eli kinds.
W OLD ENGLISH LUNCHES DAILY, at TEN
o'clock.
del6.6t STEPHEN• ALLBUTT.
SKATERS'HEADQUARI7.4S,__. - w e
have just received a full amok of anporior MATES
of the latest patterns.
rskAto vie Tory Toriuty.
Cadet lituakets and Bquipmenta, Cricket and Base Ball
Implements, Camp Cots, Army Chaste, Guns, Pistols,
Rifles, dc. PHILIP WIL6ON it Co.,
no3o-1m 432 CHESTNUT Street
AFULL AND SPLENDID AS
SORTMENT of Scarfs, Ties, Gloves, and Gents'
Furnishing Goods, just received and for sale. Also, a
variety of Travelling Shirts. J. W. SCOTT, 814 011INT
VITT Street, below Continental Hotel. no.Bo-tt
PAMPHLET PRINTING, AND
every other description of Printing, of the meet
superior quality, at the moot - manual') rates, at SING.
WAtt & BEDW - W3, Douro DuiMugs 34 Nutt!
TH/13D Street. non
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1224 CIIESTNUT Street, Philadelphia
JUST RECEIVED,
A NEW EDITION OF THE
ELEGANTLY BOUND
SULTANA AND SEEDLESS RAISLVS,
CITRON. CURRANTS, SPICES,
S WEE T CIDER, WINZAY, EtC,
CABINET FURNITURE.
LADIES' SKATES, MISSES' SKATES,
GENT'S SKATES, PATENT SKATES,
STEEL SKATES, BOOKER, SKATES,
DUMP MATES.
RETAIL DRY GOODS.
U SEFUL PRESENTS.
THOS, W, EVAN QQ,
ARE NOW OFFERING A
LARGE VARIETY OF
GOODS SUITABLE FOR
HOLIDXY PRESENTS.
EMBRACING
DRESS GOODS,
SILKS,
CLOAKS,
EMBROIDERIES,
lIDKFS.,
AN ASSORTMENT OF ARTICLES FOR
GENTLEMEN'S WEAR,
WRAPPERS, SCARFS,
CRAVATS, GLOVES, &c
ALL AT
REDUCED PR WES,
Nos. 818 and 820 CHESTNUT STREET.
aer.st
3M. HAFEEIGH,
•
SUCCESSOR - TO
L. J. LEVY & CO.,
723 CHESTNUT STREET,
WILL OFFER,
AND
DURING THE HOLIDAYS,
MS ENTIRE STOCK OF
WINTER DRESS GOODS
AT
GREATLY REPUCEP PRICES.
ALSO,
GREAT BARGAINS
IN
LINEN CAMBRIC HDKFS.
EMB'D a It
AND
NYERY VARIETY OF LACE GOODS AND VEILS,
r:x JUST RECEIVED,
CstotOt ASSoP.SSSENT OF
BA - lAMOR ALS,
OF
SCOTCH MANUFACTURE.
del6-6t
CLOAKS ! CLOAKS !
MAGNIFICENT
FRENCH SILK PLUSH CLOAKS
JUST RECEIVED PER LAST MAX=
FROSTED BEAVER CLOAKS
In endless variety. Also, the largest and beat assorted
stock of
SEAL SKIN CLOAKS
In the City.
EVERY NEW STYLE; EVERY NEWIMERIAL.
The very best work, at
PRICES THAT ASTONISH EVERY ONE.
IVENS%
(19-Ira E0...13 SOUTH NINTH STREET.
ARTICLES SUITABLE FOR
CH RIF_ FRESENTS.
THREAD LACE VEILS
VALENCIEIi NE LCLQES
VALENCIENNE COLLARS
TALVNC/ENNS SETTS;
POINT LACE 'AND COLLARS
FRENCH EMBROIDERIES, of all kinds,
LINEN CAMBRIC HANDKERCHIEFS
LINEN TABLE oLpTILS AND NAPKINS,
VELVET CLOAKS AND BASQUES, M $lO and $l5
PRICE, FERRIS, &
No. 726 CHESTNUT STREET,
day-tf
HOLIDAY DRESS GOODS.
The folloWillg polo ftro deairablefor
Christmas Gifts :
Low priced DeLaineg and Calicoes.
Wide English and French Chintzes.
Brilliant Figures new American De Lailles.
Dressing Gown Stuffs of Gay Cashmeres.
French Figured De Laines and Fancy MerinM.
Plain Poplins and Rich Styles of Rpinglines.
Plaid Flannels, Bright Broche Dress Goods.
Blankets, Table and Piano Covers, Quilts.
Kid Gloves, Warm Silk and Cloth Gloves.
Embroidered Collars and Lace Goods.
Silk Handkerchief., French Linen Cambric mu*,
Black Silk Cravats, Scarts, and Neck Tim.
Plain and Fancy Silks, Rich Black Silks.
Blanket Shawls, Broche Morino Shawls.
SHARPLESS BROTHERS,
delB CHESTNUT and EIGHTH Streets.
NAPOLEON BLUE FRENCH
MERINO.
Dark Brown Merinoes.
Garnet Blue and Green Reps,
Magenta Vlgnred Merinoes.
EYRE & LANDELL,
delB FOURTH and ARCH.
ALL -WOOL FIGURED DE
4 7 1. LAINES.
Magenta FiguredDe Dairies.
Polka Spot De Laines.
Reserve Printed De Dailies.
BYRE it LAIMELL.
dein '''',;K;:t FOURTH and ARCH.
GARNET -BLUE AND GREEN
REPS.
All-Wool Fine Repko.
Rich Printed Repko.
Solferino Figured Repko.
EIRE nlc LANDELL,
den FOURIR & ARCH
HOLIDAY PRESENTS.
Detainee ' at 18X cents; Calicoes, 12) cents.
Black and fancy Silk Handkerchiefs.
Neck-Tien, Gloves, Gents' Shawls,
Mee& oed Ladtsss Shawle in variety.
Nice assortment of Dress Goode.
Balmoral Skirts in great variety, at
J. H. STOKES',
702 ARCH Street.
N. B.—On band, Jack-gime and Solitairam, 111D1.110 by
and cold for an invalid. They aro nice garnet afl wall
prseente, and any one would confer a favor by purchas
ing the mama. del2.tf
HEAVY CLOAKINGS.
Brown and Black Sealskin, 75c to $1.50.
Cheap heavy Coatings and Cloakings
Fine Black Clothe and Beavers.
Qood dock Camlmam at old idiom
COOPER it CONARD,
deli S. E cor. NINTH and MARKET
18 3 -CENT DEL AINES.
pima beet grim just received, at DIX,
suitable for cbrietteas Presents.
00 pieces beet American Prints at 1.2.)i ots.; neat pat
terns for Presents. COOPER & COWARD,
debt S. E, cor NINTH and MARKET.
GLOAKB—
Handsome styles of well-made, serviceable gar
ments. The beet made, the beet fitting, and the beet
materials for the price. A large qtqck f rom w hi c h t o
COOPER do OONABD,
del4 S. E. cor. NINTH and MARKET.
A OUSE FURNISHING D ftY
GOODS.—SHEPPARD, VAN HARLINGEN, &
tißl3/130N9 Importers and Dealers in Linen, and Hone
Furnishing Dry Goode, etc.
Have now on hand a full assortment of Linen Sheeting,
Table Clothe Napkins, ' Table, Diaper Towelling, etc.,
etc., imported under the old tariff, or bought a great sac
rifice.
Itl3,—Five per cent. allowed on pnrehemee as &have. If
➢aid for on delivery. n 02741
'FILL CONTINUE TO SELL UN
TIL JANUARY Ist, our entire stock of
BLANKETS at the old rim
Will open THIS DAY a large stock of all Wool Flan
nels.
Our 25 cent White Flannels are the beet in the city.
Very handsome neat styles DeLaines at /BXO hand-
NOM dark Wanda, all Wool. at 31 and 37 coda.
COWPERTRWAIT & 00.,
des-tf N. W. corner EIGHTH and MARKET.
nLD LEAD-8 barrelo just received
NJ Der schooner Antaliq, fee eels by
JAUItETORE dc CAMTAIRS,
203 and 20i 800tb. rucialT titre.*
PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1861.
GOODS FOR THE HOLIDAYS !
A choice and varied assortment of articles, suited to
the coming season, which have been selected with much
care from the !Meet importations, comprising:
WRITING AND FOLIO DESKS,
WORE, GLOVE, JEWEL, AND DRESSING BOXES,
WWI
FORTE.MON - NAIES,
CARD CASES,
WATCH STANDS,
THERMOMETERS,
PARIAN, GLASS, LAVA, AND CHINA. ARTICLES,
FANS IN CRAPE, SILK, AND LINEN,
DOLLS,
Speaking, Sleeping, Model, China, Wax, and Patent.
DOLLS' SHOES,
HOSE,
MITTS,
CARAS,
JEWELRY,
PARASOLS,
AND RATTLES.
DOLLS' FURNITURE IN EVERY VARIETY.
THEATRES. THEATRES.
STAPLES.
SOLDIER EQUIPMENTS.
PANORAMAS, BOX AND BELLOWS TOYS.
Qrpgmenl.s for ckri,slma; Trees, Faiqes, Balls, Fruit 7
PERFUMERY AND TOILET ARTICLES
HERBARIUMS, SCRAP AND TOY BOOKS
600➢ ASSORTMENT Or DIMES IND PIPS& DOLLS
All the above articles can be had, at Reduced Prices, at
MARTIN k QUAYLE'S
Stationery, Toy, and Fancy Goods Emporium,
1035 WALNUT STREET, •
Dolow
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1861.
Edwin Forrest, as " King Lear."
The representation of Lear, on Monday eve
ning, has never-been approached in Philadelphia.
The large audience that congregated on that oC-
C9.9iAtk g 601150, to contradict the oft-repeated re
mark that legitimacy has no patronage in our age.
The facts are, that we seldom see the legitimate
drama legitimately delineated. Few of the in.
telligent and the appreciative will attend a
wretched performance of Hamlet or Lear ; when
upon ordinary imaginations those characters aro at
once impressed by perusal. Both, indeed, have
been denominated reading playa, because only
the finest genius can fully conceive and satisfacto
rily delineate them. Thus it is, that Lear is often
raid to make a wearying, dragging performance,
but a rare book for the closet ; whereas, of all the
productions of Shakspeare, it is the most intensely
dramatic. The incidents follow each other natu
rally; There is a pleasant underplot that is nicely
connected with the main story ; the interest pro
gresses from scene to scene ; the personages are
strongly contrasted ; their fortunes are rapidly
changed; -and the test is, by turns, terse,
trenchant, and poetical. With these advantages,
the tragedy is seldom produced ; for few actors
have the physical power to perform, the leisure
and persistence to study, and the judgment to un
derstand it.
With gantlet the difference among actors has
been as to the reality of his madness. None doubt
that Lear was deranged, but few have entered so
far into the mysteries of derangement that they
can exhibit its characteristics. It is, in reality, no
wonder that a theme about which so much has been
written by medical men ? with conclusions so vague,
doubtful, and conflicting, should be above the
ken of cc poor players," whose daily impersonations
of common parts are sufficiently difficult. If years
of debate have failed to interpret passages of Ham
let, spohon by sane personages, in calm moments,
shall we fail to see the embarrassment of explaining
the vagaries of a lunatic. Sentences in the last
three ode of Isar have never been explained. The
trains of thought are broken, and the keenest per
ceptions have been unable to trace out the connec
tihllg, And spat 011ch,ccitific.Qtion4 exist, none arc so
well satisfied as those students of Shakspearo who
are also conversant with the study of In
sanity. Mr. Forrest is the great exponent
of Lear in that he has been a Moo student of
the one, and a keen observer of the other. Proba
bly no tragedian has done so much to reconcile
conflicting editions of Lear, or to explain doubtful
texts ; certainly none has so investigated the causes
of insanity, and watched its development and
manifestations. He bag boon to Shakspeare what
some of the fathers have been to Holy Writ. lie
has been to insanity like a Howard, a Wood, or a
KirkbrlZte. If the mad king had been his content
et
thoughhi s Boswell h eh a s
aered a : : A.
e Yao' L srMteu e altdbiree.aTlok:nfolah6 any
p i lM g o w sttr a il t n n a n d i l s i elr r a iD e h el gl ai'l3 B r t e a t s er devoted through
him
selfytl p as e
n
mind, ha has haunted the lunatic asylums, and in
the last public appearances of a remarkable life,
applied their lessons to the development of this
character.
His performance of Monday evening has, there
fore, never been approached. He dressed as Lear,
in the , first act, magnificently. The distribution of
his kingdt,m was gravely made, and the outburst of
indignation that followed his daughter's frank
rejoinder was in accordance with the spirit of
Lear's barbarous age. At the same time, its
cruelly was beautifully relieved in the passage :
loved her most, and thought to set my rest
On hex kind nursery."
With the sane impetuous grandeur, his sword
half drawn, the banishment of Kent WM pro
nounced. The curse of Goneril, in the same act,
was exclaimed with a wild intensity of manner that
thrilled the house. Throwing aside his hat, with
bare arms lifted, and his white hair streaming, the
eyefull of rage, the great figure quivering, and his
utterances broken, Mr. Forrest made still more
fearful the fearfullest of Shakspearo malodicklow :
If she must teem,
Create her child of spleen ; Outfit may lire,
And be a thwart, disnatured torment to liar 1
"Let it getup wrinkles in her brow of youth ;
With cadent tears, fret channels in her cheeka;
Tarn all her mother's pains and benefits
- _..161.e.u.et17 and contempt; that ehen47 fed
ilow sharper than a aaripenea Tooth it A
To have a thankless child I"
The subsequent ingratitude of Regan, upon
whom Dar had east his hope--
"let have I left a daughter"—
had the effect of grieving, rather than enraging, the
King. Few can forget the pathos of Feigest's
reading
"You see me here, you gods, a poor, old man,
Asfull of grief as age; wretched in both."
He left the stage, at the end of the second act, as
if broken hearted. The third act was marked by
the gradual transition from sanity to madness,
wherein Forrest's observation was marked at every
line. Edgar, personated, in a remarkable manner,
by John McCullough, was here introduced.
The difference between the counterfeit madman
and the actual madman was here finely delineated.
Mr. Forrest made a fine point of the sentence :
dllteatb, traitor ! Nothing could have subdued nature,
To etch a footless, but his unkind daughter !"
The manifestations of lunacy, en which we cannot
at this time fully enlarge, were faithful and im
pressire beyond all precedent. They were, indeed,
the perfection of art. IA the broken paragraphs
relative to the bow and the brown-bills, Mr. For
rest:used his wisp of straw with fine effect, illus
trating the meaning as it has seldom reached us.
The recovering of sanity in the last act wag very
touching and beautiful. Many auditors looked
upon the scene through their tears. In its parts,
and as a whole, the representation was sublime.
A series of pathetic pictures were presented in
the beautiful scene, where Lear, after a long sleep,
has recovered his mind and indulges in a few fee
ble eipressiong. There was a touch of nature iu
the iscredulous stare with which he staggered from
his much, making the pitiful utterance :
t , You do ins wrong, to take mo out of the grave ;
Thin art a soul in bliss ; but I am bound
Lion a NI heel of lire, that mine own tears
Dc scald like molten load!"
The effect was moving in the passages further on :
•% Pray, do not mock me :
I am a very foolish, fond old men,
Feorscore and upward; and to deal plainly,
I ftar lam not in my perfect mind."
Mr, Forrest rendered the humiliation of Leer,
his tpirit broken and his wits shattered, in a ;Amon
iy winner. We scarcely recognized the bowed
fern, submissive and humiliated, as the proud king,
who could admit no rival in his daughter's love.
The contrition was manifested in thelines
•• If you have poison for me, I will drink it ;
I know you do not love me ; for your sisters
slave, as I do remember, done me wrong;
You have some cause, they have not."
II we recur to the first act, we shall hear from
the same lips the passionate words :
"Here I disciaim all my pßternsl ore,
Propinquity and property of blood,
And as a stranger to my heart and me
Hold thee from this forever."
The manner, attitude, and utterance of these op
polite lines were ns different as the line s them
selves. We forgot the actor repeating his role and
say the scenes as Shakspeare had them in h's
mind's eye, when they were written three centu
ries ago. If some artist, annihilating time and
uniting ages, could paint Forrest in the character
of Lear, with Shakspeare Gazing upon lie embodi
ment, he would scarcely have forborne to paint the
greatplaywright wearing a delighted smile.
James Martin made a faithful and satisfactory
rendition of Mark Smith's part of Kent.
CIIHAS AT THE ACADEMY, — This evening iniori
ta Cubes appears at the Academy in some of her
characteristic dances. This lady came among us
entirely uriannouneed, and her gueeese has been un
precedented. Night after night the Academy has
been crowded, and she has given us the only rendi
tion of many of the most celebrated Spanish na•
tional dances. We have heretofore withheld a no
tice of Cuba& Iler excellences consist of a fault
less figure, an extraordinary flexibility of body,
and a face expressive of the dark eyes and beauti
ful features of the daughter of Spain. In the
dance she is at once light, supple, and individual.
As has been truly teinarked, she dames, not with
her limbs alone, but with her body—even her eyes.
Cubes has a charaoteriatiehistory. She is descend
ed from a race of actors, as her father, John Cabps,
was one of the first tOffiealatil h gpain. Her grand
father was likewise a renowned actor, and under
the patronage of these popular people, she made a
first appearance in the opera house at Madrid. She
NOV:lied in impressing the fastidious people of
that metropolis, and, after an uninterrupted popu
larity of two years, yielded to the solicitations of
certain managers, who took her to Paris. In the
principal towns of Franeei and through the several
principalities and kingdoms of germany, she con
tinued to infatuate thousands of people. Before
many crowned heads she gave private performances,
and has received numerous costly gifts, that have
remained with her till the present time. A rare
modesty envelopes Cubes. She dresses richly but
modestly, and bids fair during her American career
to attain a tiopnlarity akin to that of Fanny Mulder
and her renowned predecessors of the ballet. On
Saturday afternoon Cubits gives a concert for the
benefit of the Volunteer Refreehment Saloons, when
affirms will have en oisti.srturdty of encouragin g a
worthy charity, and of beholding one of the first
dancers that have yet appeared upon thin
THE REBELLION.
IMPORTANT FROM THE SOUTH.
More about the Cenftgratigp., in
Charleston
SENATORS FROM KENTUCKY SWORN INTO
THE CONFEDERATE CONGRESS.
Another Southern Account of the Battle
in Western Virginia.
THE WAR IN KENTUCKY.
Advance of General Buell's Army.
AFFAIRS IN COLUMBUS.
THE Bans AGAIN INVADING EMDEN
P.N4w041
THE WAR IN MISSOURI.
Affairs in LexingtQl and Sedalia,
THE RECENT MILITARY ORDER BEING ENFORCED,
MISCELLANEOUS WAR NEWS.
FORTIFICATIONS AROUND WASHINGTON
Our Sea and Lake Coast Defences
&c., &c., &c.
IMPORTANT FROM THE SOUTH.
Further Details of the Charleston rue,
BALTIMORE, Dec. 18.—The Norfolk Day Book,
of Tuesday, received by the Old Point boat, con
tains extracts from the Charleston Courier and
Mercury relative to the fire, but there is little ad
dititynal to -what has already been sent.
W. R. Russell 8,- CO. owners of the sash-factory
where the fire commenced, say that the establish
mot had been closed, and the furnace of the boiler
covered with water before the men left. The pro
prietor did nut leave for an hour and a half, or
more, after the workmen, and when he left every
thing vaS in order, and no signs of fire, In about
at flour and a half afterwards Mr. Russell heard
an alarm. From these circumstances he infers
that the fire was set, or was the result of c.;„ to i ess _
ness on the part of a number of aoun'cr y
who had been -
luartered
Ina tt:e titular an old shed adjoin
establishment, in allowing their campfires
to gtt the better of them.
After the breaking out of the fire the Samos con
tinued to increase in violence, and, with the
scarcity of water, seemed to defy all human ef
forts to arrest them. Keeping a southwesterly
course, the roaring element rushed through like
forked lightning to commence the work of de
struction. In King and Queen streets the scene
was truly terrible. Roof after roof fell hi; the
fire rushed cut of the windows, and leaped round
buildings with an awfully sublime appearance.
The flames spread right and left, destroying and
making clean sweep of the fine residences on Lo
gan, New, Savage, Mazyek, and the lower end of
Broad streets; nor could the work of destruction
and desolation have been stayed had it not been
that the fire exhausted itself for the want ofraatc4al,
in addition to the churches already mentioned as
destroyed, there was the Quaker Meeting House,
on Kirg street. The savings institutions wore
burned, mid also the large Southern Express build
ings. The Mills House was only saved through al
most superhuman exertions, and its blackened walls
attest the severe trial. The cathedral was rated as
one of the finest architectural ornaments of the city,
It was constructed of brown atone, in a very mass
ive and costly manner. The fine building of Hp)
Sisters of Mercy was saved, The extensive foundry
and machine shops of Cameron & Co., entirely de
stroyed, embraced eight buildings, the office, erect
ing shop, machine and fitting shop, foundry, black
smith shop, two boiler snaps, pattern store-room
and iron-room, the stock of materials on hand, in
cluding a large quantity for Government purposes,
valued at not less than £200,000, is all gene. The
insurance is net atated. Messrs. Mc Cabe & Narckels'
State cotton press was also destroyed. The value
of the building and machinery was $90,000. The
building contained three hundred thousand pounds
Sea 14nd cotton, in seed, worth $15,000, belong
ing to, Edisto & Johns, Island planters; no insu
rance.. On the cotton press there was an insurance
of $23,000. It contained, also, fifty-two bales of
Upland cotton.
Among the handsome residences destroyed are
those of Bishop Lynch, George M. Coffin, Mr. J. B.
Heyward, Postmaster Huger, Miss Bowman, John.
Laurens. Dr. Hawk, Captain Rutledge, John Ban
tle/I, Mean, Middleton, Maliaig, Gen,voiy, and
The Courier says, the most gratifying incident
of the fire was the zeal manifested by the slayes,
by their efforts as fireme4 awl Moron. The en
tire population, male and female, Worked most ear
nestly,
Subscriptions for the pooreufferers by tide terrible
conflagration had been opened at the Bank of
Charleston, and $2,000 had been subscribed.
The Commissary General had posted a notice that
food and shelter for those deprived or their /1011803
by the sad calamity might be obtained on applica
tion to F. S. Elolmes, at the Soldiers' Wayside De
pot, Ann and Mary streets.
The Mercury of Friday says : " Yesterday was d
gloomy day for Charleston. Business was univer
sally suspended, and with one impulse our coat
=unity bus united in giving sympathy and aid to
the victims of this great public calamity."
The Courier says : " The fearful conflagration
that has just passed over our city will cause the
eleventh and twelfth of December, 1861, hereafter
to be remembered as ono of those dark, trying
periods which, for a moment, seem to paralyze all
our long•cherished hopes and bright anticipations
of the future. • We have been visited by one el
those mysterious dispensations of Providence which
we cannot attempt to solve. Our city has received
a terrible blow, which it will take the work of
years to repair. Let us nerve ourselves, then, for
another start, thankful that we are still left with
the same bold spirit and strong arms to make new
and, perhaps, more substantial prosperity for our
beloved oity.2l
Rebel Account of the Fight at Camp Al
legheny.
FORTRESS MONROE, Dee. 17,—The Richmond
IYlcia has received a few additional particulars of
the attack upon Edward Johnson's forces on the
13th instant, at Camp Allegheny The Federals
were reported as 5,000 strong. The fight begat at
seven o'clock in the morning, and lasted seven
hours, when the Tederals were repulsed. The
Whig says that the Confederates lost twenty-five
hilled and eighty wounded, and that the Federals
carried away their wounded, and left ninety to ono
hundred dead on the field. Johnson's force was
1,500, and after the battle he was reinforced by two
additional reg,iments.
Miscellaneous
FOI , TREP Mom, Pus, 11. — The Richmond
papers of yesterday are received, but they contain
nothing very startling.
It was known (?) in Richmond this morning that
commissioners bad arrived in this country fe9o3 the
British Government in regard to the Mason and
Slidell difficulty.
Alwarrnis, December 13.—At Columbus, Ky.,
there was a great eontinotion yesterday.
More troops have been sent to General Bowen, at
Feliciano, Louisiana, and also a regiment to Union
City:
The Federals at Cairo have changed their policy;
none are allowed to leave there, and all communi
cation has ceased. The Government transports are
Idle all day, and busy at night. It is supposed by
those in high official quarters, that the Federals aro
moving an immense force to cutoff the communica
tion with Dowling Green.
In the rebel Congress, on the 10th, Henry C. Bur
nett and Judge Monroe were sworn in as Senators
from Kentucky, which State has just been admitted
Into the Confederacy.
The Richmond Whig calls upon all the farmers
of Virginia, near the lines of railroads, to build ice
houses and collect large supplies of ice, during the
present season, as the whole South will httite to get
its ice from Virginia, in the coming summer.
The General Assembly of Virginia on the 14th
adopted a resolution tendering ita sympathy to the
citizens of P-Mrlooton, and instructing the Coin•
mittee on 1111811C0t0 inquire into the expediency of
an appropriation for their relief.
A despatch from Augusta of the 14th says it is
reported that the Geergie Legislature has appro
priated $lOO,OOO for the relief of the sufferers by
the Charleston fire.
The Hon. Poroher Miles, of South Carolina, is
exceedingly ill with pneumonia, according to a
despatch from Richmond.
December 14.—Three thousand Federals, at Pa
ducah, marched to Vienna on Thursday, and
burned acme dweillags, lumber piles, eta. They
returned to Paducah, and made no attack on Fort
peauregar4,
TWO CENTS.
All is quiet at Columbus, 'Ky. Jeff Thompson
recently surroanded a party of Federals, guar:Mug
the bridgo between Charlestown and Bird's Point,
and killed four and captured two of the bridge.
guards
The Norfolk Day hook says that the Third
Georgia Regiment returned on Monday morning to
Partimouth from Remake Island.
THE WAR IN KENTUCKY.
The Rebel Advance in Eastern Kentucky.
The Mount Sterling (Ky.) Whig, of Friday, De
cember 13, says:
We have had many rumors and reports in the lest
week about the return of the rebels, and. their ad
vance upon this section of the State, all of which
we discredited, and treated lightly until yesterday.
We can now no longer treat these rumors as idle
and sensational. Four respeotable and creditable
citizens of Morgan and Wolf arrived here yester
day in great haste, several of them having travel
led all night, and report that there is no doubt of the
rebels having come back into the country above,
with inoreaSecl force. They bad seen and conversed
with a number of persons who had been taken pri
soners, and gave their names, who had, been re
leased on taking the Confederate oath, and these
asserted that the rebels were advancing from two
directions, one body coming by way of hatcher,
about 1,000 strong, and another body, nearly equal
ly strong, coming from Erestonburg, and lately
from Pound Gap, Virginia. The Union men in
Wolf and Morgan bad given the alarm to each
other, and nearly all fled, leaving everything be
hind. These men are perfectly'cociident what they
say is so, and that they are honest and sincere we
have no earthly doubt.
These are the simple facts we have concerning
the matter. They further say, that the Secession
ists around Ilsisle Green claim that the advancing
force has BIN cannon and between five and six thou
sand men. Of course, we don't believe a word of
this, and only give it to show the calculation of
the Secessionists.
P. 3.—Sinee the above was written, some twenty
other flying refugees have come in, all telling the
same tale—only that the number of the enemy is
much larger than at first supposed. Menifee took
possession of West Liberty, on Tuesday, with four
hundred men. In Owingsville, a self-appointed
committee warned the leading Union citizens they
bad better leave, if they wanted to save themselves,
as the rebel horde would have possession of that town
within the next few days. They accordingly lute
in every direction.
News from Columbus.
The Evansville (Indiana) Journal has had an in
terview with a gentleman, who within the last week
has been in the rebel camps at Columbus, and who
brought many interesting items of news relative to
the forces there, their condition, and the defences
of Columbus. The forces at Columbus consist of
about forty regiments, none of them eeplatiling
over 800 mon, and at least 2,000 of this number aro
sick, leaving an available force of about 30,000 men.
Very few of the regiments are ithiforthed ltif4
majority of the soldiers aro poorly clad, and SP,i69
even without shoes. At least one hundred gene
are mounted on the earthworks about Coles , '
many of 4.1 ,411 Si
tm of the heaviest ealibre, If oo roods
in e nryf" . ..den timber,
direction are obstructed by
aba masked batteries have been planted in the
I woods back of the town. T.' - .c, men composing
the rebel regiments era itepasefinted as the lowest
and ' - ,lest of the "poor whites., undisciplined. anti
I only kept under control by the promises daily
made to them by the rebelleaders,Whisky is
freely circulated' aint,44 Om by the 99141124114i11g
officers, and their courage is kept to the "shelling
point" by this means. The black flag has been
hoisted, and it is said in their camps that when the
Yankees" attack them no quizrter will be given
and no prisoners taken. Among the troops is one
I company of Indian cavalry from Arkansas, and
I hundreds of negroes are armed and the regi
ments with the whites. Two regimentg at least,
Who were in the battle of Bull Run, are now at
Columbus.
The officers and men express the greatest confi
dence in their ability to whip the " Yankees"
whenever they make their appearance, though it
is universally conceded by them that our artillerists
on the gunboats worked their pieces admirably at
the battle of Belmont.
There appeared to be no Commissary Department
at Columbus. Every few days a boat load of provi
sions and whisky taived front Memphis, which
Would be distributed as soon as it came. It fre
quently happened that there was nothing to eat in
the camp. No coffee is seen there. Everything
edible within thirty miles of Columbus has been
taken long 611 Me to feed the army, and it is now de
pendent upon Memphis for supplies. The men
have been supplied with blankets, comforts, and
quilts of all sizes and colors, contributed by the
citizens of the South and forwarded to Columbus
by steamers. The only money in circulation is the
notes of the Southern C-Zofederacy, which are as
thick as leaves in autumn.: The Journal's inform
ant thinks that Columbus' kill only be taken after a
desperate struggle. The . rialn defending the place
are resolved never to surrender as long as there is
the least hope of holding out.
THE WAR IN MISSOURI.
Affairs in Lexington and Sedalia
The St. Louis Republican of Monday says:
Passengers in the cars from Sedalia last evening
bring news from Sedalia and Lexington. At Se
-4100 end Otterville all was bustle and hurry in the
military line, but the commanding officers keep '
their own secrets, and outsiders can only guess at
what is going on ; but even these speculations.it is
prudent to withhold from the press.
Lexington was occupied by ;3,000 or 4,000 rebels,
collected there from the north side of the river,
with the intention of joining Price's army. Riot
ing and robbery ruled the hour ; and in the fumy
no Union man's life was safe. General Prentiss, at
the head of 3.500 men, appeared on the opposite
side of the river at Lexington on the 12th, and
threw a few shells into the town, which cauald
general scampering of the rebels. One shell ox ,
ploded on the house of a noted Secessionist, named
Bowman. Tho main object of General Prentiss
was to destroy the ferry boats at Lexington. and
when this was accomplished he retired to Rich
mond, in ittty county, where he can commend the
principal crossing places of the rebels—. Waverly
and Lexington—and keep the Secessionists of that
county quiet.
It was well ascertained that a division of three or
f o ,:r thousand men from Price's army, under Gene
rals and Slack, had arrived at Lexington with
aid and escort their recruits in their
a view
march 0 -t a junction with the main body of
" F T . is certain that the rebels will
the rebel army. a.
' Black Water. The rebels
not stay long north or -^Gins,and are taking
have immense transportation
with theta their Degrees, bale-rope,
The recruits at or near Lexington are. badly off
the
for arms, ammunition, dm., and rely upon
escort to get them through to Price's army.
There was a rumor that Price himself wag march
lug on Sedalia, with a design to capture the Go
vernment stores, but he will be disappointed in any
such attempt.
The Recent Military Order in Operation.
Gen, HaHeck's recent order relative to the occu
pation of the property of Secessionists has not, as
yet, been carried into effect, to any extent, but
probably will be enforced during the coming week,
as also the order to raise $lO,OOO. On Saturday,
however, a house belonging to 50aalor Polk, loca
ted on Sixth street, near the Lindell Hotel, at.
Louis, was taken possession of by the military au
thorities, and will, in future, be devoted to the use
of the ladies engaged in sewing for the soldiers.
MISCELLANEOUS WAR NEWS.
Appropriations tor Coast Defences.
The Secretary of War has submitted to Congress
the following estimates of the Engineer Depart
ment of amounts required for fortifications now eg
isting or in course of construction, and also for tem
porary and field fortifications and engineer opera
tions in the field, for bridge trains and, equipage,
and for tool and siege trains, for the second half of
the current fiscal year and all of the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1563, They are additional esti
mates to those heretofore submitted to Congress :
For fortifications on the Northern frontier, includina
fortilicativii* at vs» - cgo, Niagara. Buffalo, and De
troit 5750,000
Fort kluntgonlery, at outlet of Lake Champlain,
Nev. YOtk.
Fort Knox, at narrows of Penobscot rim,
thin` 150,000
Fort on Hog Island Ledge, Portland harbor,
Maine 150,000
Fort warreti) B9sica lansichntiatt6. i6 l OOO
Fort Winthrop unit exterior hanCrieSt Doao/1 . .
Fort at New Redford harbor, Maseachueetts. , 150,000
Fort AIIBIIIEI, Newport harbor, Rhode Island.. 50,000
Fort Schuyler, Nast river, New York 20,000
Fort at Wllkt'a Point, onoodito Fort Schuyler,
Now Twit ...... 250,000
Commencement of casemate at battery on
Staten Island, New York - 100,000
New battery at Fort Hamilton, at the Narrows,
Now York HOMO
Fort at Sandy Nook, entrance to New York
harbor, New Jersey 300000
Fort Mifflin, near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 20,000
Fcrt Pclmvore, vlt Delnwart , river, g 60,000
New fort, opposite Fort Delaware, on Dela..
ware shore. 200,000
Fort Carrot, Baltimore harbor, Maryland.... 200,000
Fort Calhoun, Hampton Roads, Virginia__ 200 000
Fort Mont oe, Hampton Roads, Virginiu„, 09,990
Port Tx) lor, key West, Florida. 300,000
Fort Jeffereon, Garden Rey, Tortugas, F1a.... 300,000
Additional fort at the Tortugas, Florida 200,000
Fort at Ship Island, coast of Mississippi..„
Port AL Port Voint, entrance of San Francisco
harbor . 200,000
- .
Fort at Alcatraz Island, San Francisco harbor 150,000
Contingencies of fortifications 100,000
Total "":",,,,,544710,000
The Defences of Washington.
The followirg report of General Barnard, chief
engineer of the army of the Potomac, in reference
to the completion of the defences of Washington,
has been submitted to Congress by Secretary Ca
meron, and referred to the Committee of Ways and
Means:
OFFICE CHIEF ENGINEER ARMY OF THE POTOMAC,
December 1861.
iloren_tt ! Ily letter of the 43111, I requested dant
an immediate appropriation of one hundred and
fifty thousand dollars be asked for completing the
defences of Washington. I mentioned in that let
ter that our defensive system thus far consisted of
about forty-eight works, mounting over three hon•
dred guns, some of which are of very large size,
and I may add that the actual defensive perimeter
occupied is about thirty-Eive miles, exceeding the
length of the lititulto the most ex
tensive fortified by extemporized field works—
lines of Torres Vedras by several miles. The
amountwhich has been expended will not, therefore,
considering the pressure under which the works have
bean built, appear extravagantl,- large. I now re
mark that in asking for the sum of one hundred
and fifty thousand dollars for completing the de-
Num of Washington, i have in mad the feet that
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array of the works have beer? thrown up in the
very face of the enemy, and toe deficient in pro
file; and in many other respects the system requires
auxiliary works to complete it, which it will proba
bly be deemed advisable to undertake early to the
spring. For this reason I have asked the seei or
one huadred and fifty thousand chdiars, but it is
likely that the works now in hand, and for which
payment must be wag a:MUM will require
More than the balance remainingavailabli. Renee
the neeercity of an immediate appropriation. I
am, very respectfully, your obedient servant,
J BARNARD,
Brig. C.m. Chief Engineer Army of the Potomac.
Maj. Gen. G. B.MoClellen, Commander-in-Chief
commanding army of the Potomac.
Respectfully referred to the Hon. Simon Came
ron, Secretary of War, with the urgent request
that the necessary steps may he taken to secure this
appropriation. CIRO. B, McChnt.mor,
Major General Commanding.
OUR ARMY CORRESPONDENCE.
Letter from the Savannah River.
INITED STATES GENBOAT PeAteLNA,"
AT ANCIMIL IN SAY ANNA/I RiVNSIIoo
December 5, 1661.
[Correspondence of The Press.]
Yesterday morning, at 8 o'clock, wo received.
ordera'from the flag officer to get underway, and,
in company with the gunboat Ottawa, steamed
out of Port Royal Roads, bound southward.
The sea, outside of the harbor, had been. very
rough for several days, owing to strong wegrorly
winds, and, as a consequence, quite a fleethad.aa
cumulated, waiting for pilots and a favorable. wind
to cross the bar.
Although Port Royal harbor will admit. the
largest vessels afloat, (and any number of them,)
the entrance is very long and tortuous, and.emsets
considerable skill and care from the dlffavoet co o ,_
wanders. This difficulty, however, is avidly be
ing obviated by replanting the buoys removed by
the rebels, some of Which W 0 found near Beaufort,
fully twenty miles from their. former anchoragee.
The light ships they have burned.
After steering a southerly course a chart time,
we sighted a large fleet to leeward, beating bate
Tybee Sound ; on coming up, found it composed of
nearly a score of old-fashioned whaling vessels, all
said to be heavily laden With stone and heavy bal.
last. These noble old shire. are intended to be
sunk in the channels leadiug into this principal,
Southern commercial cities, and, thereby prote.ote
the efficiency of the blookade. Thar staunch, N ew
England hulls, that have braved the pr ac il a an d
dangers of the Arctic. reg ions,
,
le n trjl rebel t4
d m e s u e d r . " a
lees ignominious fate than tallEd
Steaming on past than, 17 ': entered the Roads,
and at noon anchored - off Tybee Island, in felt
sight 01 the "Stars
and bars "—without' cavil a
beautiful flag—
, ° ..,oating defiantly from the flag-star
orf lcill ra.
F- saii, liars, we found the sloop.obwar
1 ' n-ai " - dab, the steamers Flag, Seneca, and Foca
-4' Alias, and the prize schooner F. ;Fetterman, of
1 Charleston, S. C
In the distance, dense columns of black smoke
attested the presence of a few insignificant little
black steamers, the vaunted fleet of "Admiral'
Tatnall, pre-eminent among the traitors that deem
prudence the bettor part of valor. How exceed.-
irtgly galling it must he for hire, with all his so
called patriotism, to view those noble frigates he
once eommai4.."s from the pilot•box of a piratical
l II
cotton trap, to think of the vast ocean, I, A I.a
crossed and recrossed, to close his career in pad-
Idling through the muddy bayous, creeks, and
estuaries of rebel swamps, seeking to pounce upon
some defenceless merchantman, disabled gunboat,
or grounded otransport! Deluded old man, he
i merits pity rather than punishment.
This morning we were under Way before day
light, and with the new gunboats Ottawa and
Seneca, proceeded to make a reconnoissance of
Warsaw Sound, a fine navigable inlet about six
miles south of the main entrance to Savannah. We
I steamed in several miles, examining the shores
Icarefully on either side, and, at length, were 'e
-1 warded by discovering several large batteries, three
1 small vessels, and a regiment of cavalry, drawn up
1 in line-of-battle under the " bars of the imitation."
Having orders not to attack them prior to reporting
to the flag officer, we were obliged to return to the
Walask s at Port Royal, with despatches from Com
mander John Rodgers, who had charge of the ex
pedition.
Reserve a column for Warsaw Sound. This is
not the end of the chapter ; it is doereed, and It
must "come down." When it does you shall hear
of it.
Since the battle tve have hen at Ileautert are
times. The town continuos deserted ; even Mr.
Allen, the old- man that we found there drunk on
our first trip, and kept aboard the Pembina until
sober, bustled. A few old darkies alone remain in
this beautiful place. As yet, no troops have been
permanently placed there ; nor will there be any
until reidorcemont3 arrive: The rebels hare
threaten= repute...," i 5..., th e town, bat very
sensibly refrain. A company of light' dragoons
(rebel) continue to visit the town as often as pru
dent IL Cl. Cl.
Letter front General Burnside's Expecta
tion.
[Cormsmdenetk of The Press.]
HEADQUARTERS FIFTY-FIRST REG. P. V.,
CAAID BURNSIDE,
ANNAPOLIS, Md., Des. MI, Mi.
It has been my pleasure, for the last six months,
to read the many interesting and instructive letters
from the different camps that have appeared in the
columns of your valuable paper; and not having semi
anything from Camp Burnside, and as many readers
of The Pr sss are interested in our movements, I
desire to contribute a few lines, and hope they may
not prMe uninteresting.
The Fifty-first Regiment, Pennsylvania Vo
lunteers, commanded by Colonel Tenn F. Hartrauft,
of Norristown, left Camp Curtin on Saturday, the
10th instant, at six o'clock P. M., and after a long
and tedious ride of fourteen hours, arrived at Balti
more. We then formed in line and marched to the
Vanaclen depot, when we were invited to partake of
refreshments, provided by the Union Relief Cont
i
mittee, for which we were very thankful. Our re
. °option by the citizens was very flattering, and they
did all they could to make us comfortable. As soon
as transportation could be furnished, we left the
"Monumental City," and arrived at this place
about /'; e 1:: p Mondayf the li6ihln
sta frregiment are quartered
in the Buildings, and the com
panyoBffit'efrlniensdCiltellegf: enento m omped about two
hundred yards to the rear.
The college stands on an eminence et the fermi
nation of Prince George's street, and is situated on
the bank of the Severn river, and commands, in
every point of view, the Meat interesting and beau.,
tiful objects. In front is the college green, which
was, in the Revolutionary war, used as the en
campment of the French army, and also by the
American troops assembled in the wiir of 1812,
Traces of these encampments still remain, and now
the same ground is used as the regimental parade
ground of the Fifty-first Regiment Pennsylvania
Volunteers ; whe have gone forth at the call of Muir
country to put down one of the most wicked and
unnatural rebellions ever conceived by man. These
facts may render it an object of touching interest
to every true American heart, when they think of
those who died in the service; and though " no
storied urn" may designate the spot where the re
mains of any distinguished warriors repose, yet the
interest of their fate will be undiminished, when we
reflect that they all died in the same glorious
cause—for our country. On the grounds stands a
large forest poplar, the age Of which is not known.
It is highly probable that it formed a part of the
forest which was growing when Annapolis was first
settled, in 1649. The tree is very valuable in the
estimation of the citizens of Annapolis. It is said,
several years since it was accidentally sot on fire,
and it excited as much interest in, and exertion on
the part of the citizens to extinguish the favorite
tree from destruction, as if it had been one of the
finest buildings in the city.
On Saturday General Foster inspected the regi
ment, and, after a very rigid Leetsdale. of aims,
accoutrements, etc., he expressed a very favorable
opinion of the efficiency of the drill, and soldier
like appearance of the ;nee gonerally, for which
Col. liartrauft is entitled to groat praise, eonsider
ing the length of time since the regiment was or
ganized. The colonel is an experienced officer, and
greatly beloved by hie men, He commanded the
Fourth Pennsylvania Regiment in the three-months
service, and was aid to Col. Franklin at Bull Run.
Lieut. Col. Thomas S. Bell, of Wed MOM is a
man of great ability and good judgment, and mili
tary experience, having received a military educa
tion, and is a great favorite with the officers and
men of the regiment. Major Schell, of Norristown,
is a man well suited for the position which he holds,
being a graduate of a military school, and having
been a major in 44 three - MentLlP Hula. Limit.
John J. Freedley, of Norristown, is our quarter
master, and a better selection could not have been
made. Adjutant Daniel P. Bible, of Bellefonte, is
a young man of high moral and intellectual attain
=eau, and, being an experienced soldier, is well
calculated for the position. Most of the officers and
men were members of the Fourth Pennsylvania Re
giment, who were so wantonly assailed by the New
York mese, and, I regret to saw-, some or our oyra
papers, and branded as cowards because they
chose to return to their homes at the expiration of
their enlistment in an orderly manner. And new,
as Pennsylvanians, who are always true to the Con
stitution, they have again left their homes and fire
sides, and are willing to endure the hardships and
fatigues of camp life f to sacrifice the comforts of
homes, and even their lives, for their country. We
feel the great responsibility that rests upon ours
Eboulders, and, depend upon it, when the proper
time arrives, we will net in anch n manner that it
will reflect credit, not only upon the regiment, but
the old Keystone State
Yours,
J. W. I.