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PEROT COLORED IitAERR CLOAREI,
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%Which t replete wish every dateable Apia and deocrip ,
etion, will be open to impaction at prices corresponding
gto the general redUction; particularization ' among soca
ran infinity of qualities, being, if not Impossible, at all
-eventainnaatiaractorp. deal.lm
COWPERTHWAIT & CO.,
Nave now on hand
A LAME sroox
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Wldeb will be stadia. crime
EGWER THAN THE MARKET RATES.
Also, GREAT BARGAINS IN PRINTS,
2,000 yards of which will be sold eery tow.
MONDAY DRESS CK)ODS.
The following goods are desirable for
Chrtsimag Mita
Low priced DeLakes and Calicoes.
Wide Brief& and French Mantles.
Brilliant Figures new American De Lakes.
Dressing Gown Staffs of Gay Cashinems.
-French Figured De Lakes and Fancy Merinos.
Plain Poplins and Rich Styles of 804 41 0 01 4
Plaid flamelN Bright Droohe Dreier Goods
Blankets, Table and Plano Corers, Quilts.
Rid Gloves, Worm Silk and Cloth Gloves.
Embroidered Collars and Lace Goods. •
Silk Handkerchiefs French Linen Cambric Hdkts.
Black Silk Cravats, !karts, and Neck Ties.
Plain and Fancy 88ke, Dinh Black Silk&
Blanket Shawls,-Broche Morino Shawl..
- SHARPLDBB DROTHIBJ3,
OIIRSTNUT and WORTH Streets.
HOLIDAY PRESENTS.
Wainer, at IEIX cents; Calicoes, 12,4* cents.
Black end fancy Silk Handkerchiefs.
lieck-Ties, Gloves. Ostia' Shawls.
Misses' and Ladies' Shawls in v wkly.
lice assortment of Brass Hoods.
Balmoral Skirts is areal variety, at
J. H. STORMS',
702 ALOE Street.
N. B.—On band, Jack-straws and Solitaires, mado by
.and sold for an Invalid. They are nice Pram as well na
AjrionentS, and any one would confer a favor by purchaa.
toy the slams. , del.2-tt
WAVY CLOAKINGS.
Brown and Black Sealskin, no to $1.5(1.
Cheap haavY Coatings and Cloaklngs
lino Black Cloths and Beware.
Good stock Osaainoroa at old prices.
COOVBB k OONABD,
del.4 S. E cor. tilliTH and MABKIIT
ftOUSE FURNISHING- DRY
GOODB.--SEDZITABD, TAD EIMILIDGEN,
ADRISOR, Importers said Dealers hi Linen, and Home
Tarnishing Dry Goods. et,
Have sow on hand a full assortment or Linen Shealy&
Table Cloths, Napkins, Table, Diaper Towelling, eto.,
.etc., imported tinder the old tariff, or bought a great ma.
ice.
Der cent. allowed on yardmen so above, it
*aid for on delivery. Tient
TILL CONTINUE TO SELL UN
TIL JANUARY let, our entire stock of
, T.IL AUXINS at the old wines.
Will open THIS DAY a large stock of all Wool Flan.
vela.
Our 25 cent Virhlts Flannels are the best in the city.
Ycry handsome neat styles DeLattice at 18Xo i hand.
some dark Bounds, all Wool, at 31 and 37 cents.
00WPEHTI4WAIT & 00.,
des-tf N. W. corner EIGHTH and MARMOT.
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CLOTHS AND CASSIMDRES.
SELLING- OFF,
808 CASH OR SHORT OBRDIT,
STOOK OP
CLOTHS, CASSIMERES.
VESTINGS,
Formerly Owned by 3. W. GIBBS & SONS, to be sold
DEWLEDLESS OF COST
A. H. GIbBS,
631 MARKET Street.
CLOAKS AND MANTILLAS.
CLOAKS! CLOAKS! CLOAKS!
WATER PROOF CLOTH ()LOAM,
tD endless varier, ;
LIGHT AND DARN CLOTH CLOAKS,
of every shade
BLACK CLOTH OL b LKS,
of oven quiSSY;
BLACK SILR.YELVET CLOSES.
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EVERY NEW MATERIAL;
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ments. 'fbe beet made, the beat fitting, sad the beet
material for the price. A large stook from which to
advt. COOPER. a, 001(ABD,
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Smelt. Franklin Market.
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TRAVELLING
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W. A. ANDREWS.
aollS•Sre ' No. 619 ORKSTNITT Street.
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CAVALRY BRUSHES.
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WAGON BRUSHES.
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VOL. 5.-NO. 137.
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MONDAY, JANUARY 13, 1862
French Bank-Note Forgery
The Newgate Calendar is dull reading com
pared with the Causes CCfares ; the novelist's
imagined 'adventures of Jack Sheppard are
tame alongside of the actual events in the life of
Louis Dominique Cartoucho; and Mr. Matsell's
Police Gazette is commonplace when contrast
ed with the autobiographical revelations of
Vidocq, the French thief-catcher.
Notwithstanding one or two such lively epi
sodes as Claude Du Val allowing ladies to re-,
tain their watches and earrings when he robbed
them, or of insisting on a gouty peer dancing
on the green sward by moonlight while he
played the flute, and of Dick Turpin riding
from London to York on Black Bess is an in
credibly short space of time, the criminal
annuli of England are very dull. Rob Roy,
who was more of a predatory chief than of a
robber, does credit to his native Scotland, and
has been Immortalized in the poetry of Words
worth and the prose of Scott. Freney and
Brennan, celebrated on the Irish highway,
(their adventures are recorded in a curious, ill
printed volume, called tg History of the Irish
Rogues and Rappareea," which was a Hi
bernian hand-book in our younger clays,) were
commonplace criminals, though the manner of
Brennan's death had a touch of romance in it.
Nor, in this country, where there aro quick
wits and light hands, has there been great in
genuity in law-breaking, at all on a par with
that exhibited in France--though, now and
then, the tact of somerof our confidence-men
shows considerable promise, which would
doubtless conduct these professors to a final
elevation, if swindling, robbery, and forgery
continued on the statute-book as capital of
fences.'
• Time Wad when the offence of forgery was
punishable with death in this country as well
as in England and France. The first time a
man was banged for forgery, in England, was
in 1634. Bank-note forgery grow to such a
head, in London, net long after the Bank of
England was established, that a terrible
example was made in 1731. The crime in
creased until, in September, 1818, thirty-eight
true bills were found by the Grand Jury,
at the Old Bailey Sessions, and over twenty
convicted forgers were hanged in that month.
This drew public attention to it ; and, in De
cember, 1818, two common, juries refused to
convict, though the offence was proved.
Romilly, Mackintosh, and others brought in
bills to mitigate the law, but Parliament re
fused to change the Draconian code. At last,
the late Lord Denman (then Attorney
General) succeeded in having the capital
punishment changed into transportation.
Among the remarkable English executions for
forgery were the Brothers Perreau, in 1776 ; the
Rev. Dr. Dodd, a popular London preacher, for
forging Lord Chesterfield's name to a bond of
$21,000, in 1777 ; Henry Fauntleroy, a banker,
in 1824 ; and Joseph Bunton, a Quaker mer
chant, in 1828. The last man executed in
England for forgery was Thomas Maynard, at
Newgate, in 1829. In this country, forgery
is punishable with imprisonment. In France,
the forger is subjected to hard labor at the
bulks for life.
It is singular enough that though Bank
of England notes are very plain and simple in
their design and engraving, a forgery of one of
them is now extremely rare. The notes of the
Bank of France are considerably more ornate,
and imitations of them are less rare. It would
seem, indeed, that the more complex the de
sign and the more elaborate the execution of a
bank-note the less difficult is its imitation. On
the same principle, in imitating baud-writing—
a plain signature will often baffle the forger,
while an involved one, with the addition of a
rubrica, is readily copied. So, we dare say,
a painter could more readily present the lines
and wrinkles of an old than the, roundness and
freshness and grace of a blooming young
face.
We have to relate an anecdote, connected
with this subject, which lately reached us from
Paris, and will give some idea of the real
manner in which artists (in the criminal line)
execute their work.
For the last ten years a number of forged
notes have been presented to the Bank of
Franco for payment—the imitation en well
executed that it required the practised eye
and touch of a very experienced clerk to de
tect the fraud. Year after year, the bank in
troduced modifications in the design of their
notes ; but, after a little tithe, each of these
was noticed and accurately copied by the
forger—in fact, the tole means of detection
was by the capital letter making the series not
agreeing with the number of the note.
French, unlike English bank notes, aro
numbered in the corner in small figures, so
that on receiving them as payment few per
sons notice the number. The forged notes
were invariably of 200 francs denomination,
(equal to $4O each), and not more than $l,OOO
worth was issued annually. The genie was
played so long that the bank cashed an amount
of about $35,000 without gaining any clue as
to the identity or whereabouts of their expert
competitor.
The Bank of France, interested in not
throwing discredit upon its small notes-100
francs being the smallest legal denomination—
always cashed the forged ones. The Secre
tary General of the Bank, greatly end con
stantly annoyed by the pertinacity of the
fraud, the non-prevention of which wounded
his amour propre, talked about it, not long
ago, to a Commissary df the Parisian police,
and asked him whether ho knew any ono able
to suggest a modification in the form or de
sign of the notes, so as to render it impossible
to imitate them. The police officer answered
that he believed he knew such a man. "110
is an old friend of mine," he said, " and lives
on his property in the country. He amuses
himself by engraving, quite en amateur, and is
as skilful as a regular artist. Ho will be
charmed at the opportunity of being of service
to the Bank. When next he comes to town,
I shall make a point of bringing him to you."
In a short time, the "amateur " visited
Paris and was introduced to the Secretary of
the Bank. They had a very long conversa
tion, in which the country gentleman ex
hibited a particular and curious acquaintance
with the various changes which had been
made in the bank-notes, for several years, to
baffle imitation.' Ile showed himself so tho
roughly acquainted with all the processes of
bank-note manufacture as to awaken sus
picion in the mind of the Secretary, who,
however, did not let him observe it, as be
politely entertained him at dinner.
The "amateur" left the table early, desiring
to go to the Opera, and the Secretary and the
Commissary of Police remained tetc-a-tite.
While engaged In the operation of malting
cafe-it-gloria, previous to breaking up the sit
ting, the Bank-Secretary quietly said to his
friend of the Police, "I am much indebted to
you for snaking me acquainted with your clover
friend from the country. I think I have a clue
to the author of the forgeries, and could lay
my hand upon the man. In one word, if these
forged notes are made in France, your friend
is the manufacturer." The Police officer
laughed at the idea, and said "You are wholly
mistaken. Monsieur Meunier is a most respect
able man. 110, lives in the country, on his
own estate, in the environs of Angouleme.
Ito receives . all the authorities—the bishop,
the prefect, the Imperial precursor, all the
officials, in fact." " That may be," the shrewd
Secretary retorted, "but it strengthens my
conviction. Know that all the forged notes
reach us from Angouleme."
Nothing more was done at the time. M.
Moonier' was permitted to return to Angell
lane without knowing that he was spotted as
an object of suspicion. The Bank• Secretary,
who bad no idea of letting him escape, bad
Inquiries secretly made at Angouleme, and
found that he really did Jive, in a respectable
manner, on an estate near Angouleme, worth
about $2,600 a year—a comparatively large
income for a gentleman in the rural parts of
France. But it came out that, though cot
thinly living within his income in the country,
M. 'Meunier frequently visited Paris, and
lived there in great style.
The Bank-Secretary arranged with the.
Commissary of Police that he should accept
an invitation from M. Mounter to spend part
of his annual holiday-month with him near
Angouleme. The visit, nominally under the
pretext of shooting, was actually for espion
age. lie had his effort, and was hospitably
entertained. One day, while they were out in
the fields, the Commissary artfully suggested
some improvements in the grounds. His friend
shrugged his shoulders and objected to the
expense. "Nonsense I" said the Commissary,
steadily fixing his eyes on Mounier's face.
"When a man bas the power of coining money,
as you have "—at which his host's counte
nance flushed all over.
Nothing more was said, and, at the end of
the week, the Commissary took leave of his
friend, who was in some doubt whether any
thing was meant by the allusion to coining
money. The Commissary returned to Paris,
fully persuaded of his friend's guilt, and re
solved to arrest him. Two clever detectives
were despatched to Angouleme to study the
ground, and pick up information—for it was a
very serious thing to arrest a wealthy gentle
man who was on intimate terms with the
bishop, the prefect, the prosecuting attorney,
and all the other magnates of the capital of the
department of Charente.
These detectives, gentlemen of address and
education, managed to become acquainted with
M. Mounter, at the Prefect's table, and were
favored with an invitation to have a day's
shooting on his grounds. He gave them an
excekent breakfast, and accompanied them to
the field, where several birds were killed.
While thus engaged, the officer commanding
the gendarmerie of the department, one of
M. lionnier's most particular friends, acci
dentally joined the party. After some con
versation, as they walked along, the officer
expressed himself struck with the beauty of
his friend's fowling-piece, and admired it the
more when he learned that it was a chef
d'aurre of his own manufacture, asking per
mission to examine it. The moment it was in
his bands, the worthy gendarme pulled a ivar
rant out of his pocket, and arrested M.
Mounter, whom he had so adroitly disarmed.
M. Mounier conducted himself with coolness
and propriety in this unpleasant situation,
accompanying his captors back to his house
without any resistance, and calmly submitting
to have his pockets searched. His house was
very closely examined from top to bottom, but
nothing was discovered there having the
slightest tendency to warrant the suspicion
against him. In all probability he would have
escaped, from want of proof against him,
but just as he was quitting his house for the
prison, one of the detectives caught a furtive
glance at a sofa which had already been
searched. It was broken to pieces, and in one
of the massive legs, which had been hollowed
out, a roll of forged notes was found. Stricter
search being made, the plate from which they
had been printed was found embedded in the
thick lees at the bottom of an old wine barrel.
The result was unfortunate for the ingenious
M. Moulder, who has been brought to trial,
convicted, and sentenced to hard labor at the
hulks for life. There is a report, however,
that this extremity of punishment was com
muted in consequence of the convict's giving
the fullest information to the Bank as to his
modus operandi. What they wanted to know,
was—bow be had contrived to imitate the
water-mark of the real notes. His confession
was that, having purchased paper as nearly as
possible resembling that used by the Bank,
he used pumice-stone to reduce it to the re
quired degree of thinness, which produced
an excellent imitation of the water-mark,
"Banque de la France."
New .Pubheatione
From Mr. S. C. Upham, 510 Chestnut street, wo
have the Illustrated London News, and Illustrated
News of the World, both of the 28th ult., and
filled, as usual, with engravings and intelligence.
These pictorials will supply an immense quantity or
materiels to nature nutmeg 'and Enflame, Smollette
and Alisone, Grotes and Macaulays. From Mr.
Upham, we also have the Cornhill Magazine, and
its able rival, Mr. Sala's Temple Bar. In the
former, the best thing, by far, is Thackeray's own
story, "The Adventures of Philip." Every other
article possesses merit, except "The Struggles of
Brown, Jones, and Robinson," by Anthony Trol
lope, which is curious as showing how badly a very
able novelist can write. It is commonplace, and
uninteresting to a degree. Mr. Sala commences a
now story in Temple Bar. The time of action is
mirth the last century, and the tale professes to
have eenwritten in the year 1780, Its title is " The
Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous," who
was a soldier, a pirate, a merchant, a spy, a slave
among the Moors, a heehaw in the service of the
Great Turk, and died at last on his own house in
lianover Square." It promises well, as far as
three chapters enable us to judge. Among other
notiaeable articles, are "A Heart Struggle," and
"Aurora Floyd." These Magazines are at once
low-priced and good.
The public, and particularly those who aro now
fighting for their country, ought to bo grateful to
J. B. Lippincott th Co., the well-known publishers
of this city, for the admirable books connected with
the military profession, which they have issued
during the last ten months. They have published
General McClellan's various works, including his
" Armies of Europe," whiek has a world-wide re
nown, and announces as nearly ready, translations
of Ambit's Art of War, and Marmont's Spirit of
Military Institutions. They have just issued two
highly important books. viz: Guthrie's Common
tarns on the Surgery of the War in Portugal, Spain,
Prance, and the Netherlands, front the battle of
Bolin, in 1808, to that of Waterloo, in 1815, with
additionerelating to those in the Crimea, in 1851-55;
showing the improvements made during and oince
that period in the great art and science of Surgery on
ell the subjects to which they relate, and Maclood's
Notes on the Surgery of the War in the Crimea,
with remarks on the Treatment of Gunshot Wounds.
Air. Guthrie, long known as a loading surgeon in
London, served in the Peninsular War, from the
first battle of Relies, in 1808, to the last in Belgium,
of Waterloo, in 1815. Be published the first edi
tints of this book at the close of 1815, and in the
last edition (the sixth, from which this is reprinted)
added observations on the surgery of the Crimean
War. Thus the hook covers a period of nearly
half a century. Mr. Macleod, a Scotch surgeon,
who served in the Crimean War, also gives the re
sults of his personal experience—being the only
detailed account of the surgical practice there yet
published. These two books ale indispensable to
military surgeons, being full and complete, as
well as practical, in all respects. In order that
they shall occupy as little space as possible, they
are printed upon thin paper of fine finality. It
would be a further improvement, we suggest, if
they were bound in flexible covers, the bettor to
adapt them for the pocket.
Ono of the neatest illustrations of the war is
" Scott and his Generals," containing a group of
admirable portraits. In the centre General Scott
appears, his portrait appropriately surrounded with
military and national emblems. Around him aro
placed striking likenesses of the following Gene.
rale : McClellan, Banks, Wool, Dlx, McCall, Rose.
crane, Anderson, Butler, Fremont, Sigel, Lyon, and
Sherman. In every instance a fao•similo of the
signature accompaniee the portrait engraved by
John Rogers. This plate is published by Cowan
and Rogers, Now York; and Mr. T. B. Pugh,
Sixth and Chestnut street, is their sole agent
here.
ADJUTANT GENERAL.—Tho resignation of Ad
jutant General Biddle has made it necessary im
mediately to appoint a successor, and Gov. Curtin
has been most fortunate in his selection of Col. A.
L. Russel, of Pittsburg. Col. Russel has been
connected with the military operations of the Com
monwealth since the organization of troops, in nu
'ewer to the requisition of tho President, com
menced. While his position did not bring him
prominently before the public, bis services wore of
a character to render him deservedly popular with
the eoldiorm, and therefore he carries with him into
hie new'potatlon not only the confidence of the Go.
vernor and Commander-in• Chief, but also the
friendship and reliance of the volunteers of Penn
sylvania. We congratulate General Russel in the
new position and increased honors he has so fairly
won.—Harrisburg Telegraph.
LOYAL 124D1A118 FIGHTINO FOR VIE UNION
Intelligence hee been received at Leavenworth
(Kansas) that two battles have recently taken place
between the loyal and rebel Indians in the Chero
kee country—one of which we have already pub-
Halted an account of. The loyal men wore led byold
John Rosa, and aucceeded in winning two victo r ies.
They have emit to Leavenworth for ammunition,
and it is understood that it will be forwarded to
theta immediately.
Hon. Jona G. DANIS.—The lion. John G. Davis
publishea a card in the Terre Haute Journal de
nying that be has been, ia. about to be, or ever ex
pects to be, at Hopkinsville, en route for Blob
mond. He further states that he has not been out
side of Parke county for two months. It will be
remembered that Mr. Davis was charged with hav
ing loft for the Oeutlaern Confederaey,
PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, JANUARY 13, 1862.
THE REBELLION.
LETTERS FROM THE CAMPS.
A Bloodless Victory in ko4ncky.
HUMPHREY MARSHALL'S 'REBEL
FORCE DISBANDED.
TEE FEDERAL TROOPS TN HOT MINTZ
OENER4L FLOYD AT BOWLING GREEN
Position of Gen. Buell's Advance
AFFAIRS AT CAIRO.
ANOTXIEE GUNBOAT ENGAGEMENT
NO FURTHER MOVEMENT OF THE EXPEDITION,
THE PRIVATEER SIIMPTIM, HEARD PRON.',
&C, &C., &C.
OUR ARMY CORRESPONDENCE.
The Expedition Against Port Royal Ferry
(Special Correapondence of The Pree3.3
PORT norm., Jan. 6, 1862
A very skilfully planned and skilfully exeouted
little movement has juat occurred, here, which be
gins the new year in the pleasantest manner pos
sible. Beaufort lies on the eastern side of Port
Royal Island, and about ten miles north of it, on
the Coosaw river, is Port Royal Ferry, which
affords the best means of crossing from the island
to the main. The principal road in this part of the
country leads across this ferry; towards which
causeways are built on both sides of the Coosaw.
The Ferry can be approached from Hilton Head,
by water, in two ways : by the Bread river on the
Western side of the island, and through the Port
Royal river, and its 'arm, Briok Yard tpreek 7 -which
form the eastern boundary of the same island.
Almost immediately after the battle at, Lfiltou
Head, the rebels began entrenching themselves on
the farther aide of the Ferry ; hero they crossed
whenever they visited Beaufort, previous to its oc
cupation by;otar troops, and, since this has been pre
vented, they have established themselves conspi
cuously, in sight of our pickets, and attempted to
command the navigation of the Coosaw river. Some
two weeks ago they fired into the little steamer
Ilia: Owen used for transporting purposes, and one
man, in her convoy of small boats, was killed.'
It was determined to instruct tho rebels that no
ouch demonstrations could bo made by them with
impunity.
On Tuesday, December M., the gunboats Ottawa . ,
Captain Stevens; Pembina, Captain Bankhead ;
and armed transport Bale, temporarily under
command of Lieutenant Barnes, of the Wabash,
won despatched to Beaufort, and thence through
Brickyard creek to its junction with the Coosaw.
Captain C. P. R. Rodgers, of the Wabash, had
entire command of the naval forces of tho little
expedition, including the Seneca, Captain Ammon;
and the Ellen, Captain Budd; which wore to go
up through the Broad river, on the other side of the
island. At three o'clock on New Year's morning, ;
Captain Rodgers took four of the armed launches of
the Wabash, which bad accompanied him under
command of Lieutenant Upshur, and proceeded by
a narrow arm of Brickyard creek to its entrance
into the Coosaw, some two miles nearer the Ferry
than the mouth of the Brickyard itself. Hero six
companies of the Seventy-ninth Now Fork, and
five of the Fiftieth Pennsylvania, were ready in
flats to be rowed across the river to Colonel Hay
ward's plantation, under cover of the guns of the
launches. This tuancouvre was executed under the
personal supervision of General Stevens and Capt.
Rodgers, and was completely successful. The
troops worn gotten across without either delay or
accident, or interruption of any sort. Imrnodiately
after landing, they proceeded to a place somewhat
on their right, where negroes informed them of
force of rebels. Only tents ware found, about
sufficient for four hundred men; they were de
atroyed, and the pavvihility °rutty ommyanee being
caused to the rear of General Stevens' larger force,
about to be landed further down the Coosaw, woe
prevented.
Meanwhile, the three gunboats, Ottawa, Pm-
Una, and Bale, had come out of the Brickyard
creek, higher up the stream, passed the troops
landing at Hayward's, and proceeded to Adams'
plantation, two miles further towards the ferry,
and remained there to corer the crossing and land
ing of the Michigan Eighth, under Col. Fenton, and
the other five companies of the Fiftieth Pennsylva
nia, Col. Crist. During the night, the gunboats
bad also been joined by the two steamers from
Hilton Read, Delaware and Cosmopolitan, which
carried the Forty-seventh New York, Lieutenant
Colonel Frazier, and the Forty-eighth New York,
Col. Perry. These two regiments were also landed
At Adams' plantation, and the first detachment
having by this time arrived from Hayward's, the
whole body, five regiments, was ready to proceed
towards the ferry. Thus far they had mot with no
extraordinary delays or contretemps. The combi
nations and connections were all made in time—the
whole plan was carried out according to pro
arrengementa.
Gen. Stevens now threw out skirmishers from all
his regiments along the right of his lino ho had
between four and five miles to march, and great
part of the way across broken fields, over two
creeks, maid bushes and thickets, and probably in
the face of an enemy. Ilia skirmishers soon drew
fire from the rebels concealed in 'woods, about a
mile to his right. Nearly the whole Michigan
Eighth Regiment, under Col. Fenton, was thus en
gaged, when a heavy fire from field artillery was
opined upon them. Under this fire, the regiment
still advanced as skirmishers, and were fired into
at last by musketry, which was not a hundred
yards off, but completely undercover. The 'litchi
ganders returned the fire, scrambled through
bushes, and tore their faces and hands with briers,
dared the enemy to come out in the open field and
show fight, and finally, when nobody came, retired
in good order, but rapidly. They had lost ono man
killed and twelve wounded, including Major Wet.
son. Their behavior was the subject of universal
admiration from the navy and their own comrades
in other regiments. No attempt was made to pur
sue them. Meanwhile, the Fiftieth Pennsylvania
was pushing on in advance of the Michigan people,
and, in consequence of information afforded to Gen.
Stevens by a negro, deviated from the route origi
nally proposed. It seems a trap had been pre
pared for them. A small body of about 400
rebels showed themselves outside of the woods,
and endeavored to decoy the Fiftieth; be
hind them, and in the woods, could he aeon, from
the mastheads of the gunboats, as many as 2,000
troops drawn up in lino. Had it not been for the
negroes, Stevena would have known nothing of this
force ; as it wee, he allowed the Fiftieth Pennsyl
vania to drive back the decoying party, but before
it reached the larger force, lying in ambush, a well
aimed shell, from the vessels, buret in the advance
party of the rebels, who broke and fled at once.
After this, the gunboats proceeded to shell the
Woods, signals being constantly made them from
shore of the progress of the skirmishing, and of the
direction to be given to their guns. Every compa
ny of Federal troops carried flags, so that there was
no danger of injuring our own men. The force of
rebels in tho woods was effectually dispersed by
this shelling, which was remarkably accurate, and
Must have done great damage to the enemy. When
the field was visited next day by some of our offi
cera, it was covered with fragments of human
bodice, end blood stood around in puddles, as if it
bad been a slaughter yard. No other opposition
was offered to the advance of our troops, and the
Seventy-ninth Now York was sent on to the fort.
They advanced without flinching; meanwhile,
however, the gunboats had been pouring a heavy
fire into the battery; but it was still uncertain
whether it had been abandoned, when the Seventy
ninth ,entered and ran up the American flag. Ins.
mediately two companies of pioneers and the whole
Roundhead Cl'enneylvardtp regiment, Col. Leasure,
crossed Port Royal Ferry on the lorry boats, as had
been previously arranged, and sot to work destroy
ing the fort. They completely levelled the earth
walls, burned the wood work, aeized the solitary
gun left behind, a bronze eighteen-pounder marked
Georgius Rex, and fired the buildings which Iced
been used by the rebels for military purposes. Tho
enemy's force had been entirely withdrawn at an
early hour in tho'morning, and five gnus removed.
This was reported by the negroes.
While all this was occurring, the two gunboats,
Seneca and Ellen, had come up from Broad river
through a short out, the Whale branch, into the
COOFHW, and shelled an incomplete work of the
enemy at Seabrook, two miles beyond Port Royal
Ferry. After this was accomplished a body of 200
troops crossed under cover of their guns, from the
island, and destroyed the work. The Seneca and
Ellen then joined their consorts, and all fl,e of
our gunboats closed around our land force at the
ferry while the complete destruction of the rebel,
battery was consummated.
It was long after nightfall before this was com
pleted, and the flames of the burning buildings
Were answered in twenty 'different directions by
the blazing cotton-houses, fired by the rebels, who
thus proved that they expected to be driven still
farther hack, and were making preparations for
defeat. Before midnight, General Stevens received
a flag of truoo, asking permission for the enemy to
bury his dead. Ono hour was granted ; but before
the reply resoled the rebel officer who bore the
flag, he hod galloped off. Whether the whole affair
was a ruse or not, it is impossible to say. If. in
earnest, the loss of the enemy must have been
largo, or he would not have deemed it necessary to
make the request. Some four or five bodies of the
rebels wore found and interred by our troops, and
many morn fragments of bodies seen lying on the
fields.
In the morning of the 2d, Gen. Stevens recrossed
his troops at Port Royal Ferry ; the gunboats open
ing a heavy cannonade, so that the operation should
not be disturbed. The troops wore all taken across
in two hours andlt half, and, as the number of fiats
was not greater than twenty, the celerity and pi*.
fection of the movement aro manifest. The two
regiments from General Viola's brigade at Hilton
Bead went aboard the transports, and returned as
they had come; two others, tho Roundheads and
Fiftieth Pennsylvania, remained on the Port Royal
islendidde of fhe ferry, with a section of Captain
Hamilton's light battery, which had been placed
here during all the movements of the two preceding
days, but bad no opportunity to take any part.
The remaining portion of Gen. Stevens' brigade
marched across the island to Beaufort. The gun
boats, after everything had been accomplished, re
turned to Port Royal harbor, on Friday, the 3d, by
the way of Brick 'Yard creek and the Beaufort or
Port Royal river.
On the 3d of January, a reconnoissance was made
across the river, and it was discovered that the
enemy had withdrawn his entire force five miles
back into the interior, to a place known as Garden's
Corners.
. „ ,
There were several points made manifest by this
demonstration, as well as several objects thoroughly
',accomplished. The two batteries; were completely
demolished, the enemy driven back five mites, the
navigation of the Broad and Coosaw rivers rendered
secure for our gunboats or transports, and a salutary
lesson administered to the rebels for their Now
ITear's consideration; these were the objects ac
complished. What was ascertained was that oar
men were full of nerve and coolness, ready to fight
troops that wore under cover, ready to attack bat
teries in front, ready to scale forts, or do whatever
else they were ordered to; also, that the enemy—
although in at least as large force as ourselves,
although on his own soil—refused to come out from
under cover, would not fight except upon the old
plan of lying in ambush and skulking under woods
and masked batteries. The fact that he removed
his guns from the fort shows that he expected to bo
beaten, and the fact that he was still retracting two
days after his discomfiture proves how severe that
discomfiture must have been. 'VAGABOND.
REPORT OF THE KILLED AND 'WOUNDED OF THE
MOOED DEIGADE, E. C., JAN. 1, 1862.
Anna& Watson, major, Eighth Michigan, gun
shot wound in loft thigh.
Ira Armstrong, private, company A, Eighth Mi
chigan, gunshot wound in right thigh.
A. B. Miller, private, company A, Eighth Michi
gan, gunshot wound in right thigh.
John it. Adams, corporal, company A, Eighth
Michigan, killed,
Edward Brooks, private, company A, Eighth
blichfgan, wounded and missing.
AMOS Wotherby, private, eampany B, Eighth
Michigan, gunshot wound loft thigh.
Eathaniel if. Thayer, private, company, C, Eighth
Michigan, gunshot wound left thigh.
William Woad,. private, company I, Eighth
lilichigan, gunshot wound right thigh.
John W. Rich, sergeant, company I, Eighth
Michigan, gunshot wound right thigh.
John Weidenhoimer, private, company A, Fiftieth
Pennsylvania, gunshot wound right foot.
A. Barbed, ensign, company A, Fiftieth Penn
sylvania, wounded in leg by shell.
The cases were merely flesh wounds, the balls
passing through the limbs without injuring the
bone. The patients aro doing well. Water draw
ings used, Ozonise S. lismat,n,
Brigade Surgeon, U. S. N.
To Burgeon Ciro. E. Coma, Medical Director,
E. C.
The Battle of Port Royal Ferry.
[Correepondence of The Prece.)
POW/ . ROYAL FEnnr, S. C., Jan. 2, 1882.
The rebels at this point, the poiht of crossing
from .Beaufort Island to the main land, having
accumulated in strong force end erected fortillca
tiona with a view of driving our troops from the I
Beaufort side, and protecting the transfer of their'
own, in a projected attack on the city, it was
deemed necessary to dislodge them. To do this
effectually, required a joint attack by a strong and
reliable forge. New year's day was selected for
the combimid.naval and military demonstration.
Early on _Tuesday moralag, the dist nit, the war
steamers and transports started from Hilton Read.
It was planned that the Ottawa, Captain Stevens;
Pembina, Captain Bankhcad (of South Carolina) ;
and E. B. Hale, Captain Foster, accompanied by
the transports Boston and Delaware (so well
known to Philadelphiane), should proceed via
Beaufort river and Brickyard creek, a broad
and beautiful, though tortuous branch of the
Comm river, while the 'Seneca and Ellen
would pass up Broad river and through Whale
branch, thus bringing our heavy guns to bear
on both sides of their earthworks. In addition
to the above, two launches and two cutters, with
full crows and officers fromitho IT'a/mh, were towed
up by the steamers Ottawa and Pembina ; all of
these carry howitzers, the former twenty-four
pounders, the latter twelve-pounders. They aro
smell but very effective, and CAD be used equally
as well on land as on water. The naval force woo
under command of Commodore Rodgers, of the
TT'Obash. The military branch of tho expedition,
under General Stevens, was composed of the Penn.
sylvania Roundheads, Now York Highlanders,
New York Forty-seventh and Forty-eighth, afield
gen Eighth, and Pennsylvania Fiftieth, in all about
three thousand men. A portion of this force (about
a thousand) were landed in surf-boats from the trans.
ports ; the remainder crossed from Beaufort Island,
or, as it is frequently called, Port Royal Island, to
the main land, three miles below the ferry, at day
light on Wednesday morning, in plantation flat
boats. They then marehed in three columns
towards the position supposed to bo occu
pied by the rebels, the intention being to flank,
hem in end capture the entire body. This project
was, however, frustrated by a series of skirmishes
and hindrances, in which the Eighth Michigan
Regiment was very conspicuous. The rebels, having
received intimation of our coining, (as usual,) had
prepared a-battery of several guns on a bend in the
road which they conceived would bo included in
the lino of march. General Stevens, suspecting
something of this kind, was on the gas vivo, and
discovered it in time to prevent serious damage,
although a portion of the Michigan regiment (com
panies A and B) received a discharge, which wounded
Major Watson severely in the thigh and placed
several others on the sick list. Upon this, the gun
boats Ottawa and Pembina commenced shelling
the woods in advance of the army with terrible
effect. One eleven-inch shell, exploding in their
midst, killed and wounded seventeen. The shell
ing was continued at intervals until four P. M.,
the steamers drawing nearer the Ferry, parallel
with the army, and about a mile distant. At
this limo ono of the junior officers of the
Pembina, who was searching the country from the
masthead with a pair of powerful opera-glasses, re
ported a large regiment drawn up in line-of-battle
in the edge of the woods to the right of the Ferry,
without colors of any kind, Being fearful of a re•
petition of the Potomac tragedies—firing on our
own troops—some of them having entered the woods
some distance below with the design of flanking the
enemy, the gunboats reserved their fire for some
time ; at length satisfied that they were rebels, those
immense Dahlgren guns again commenced their
deadly work. The havoc was perfectly awful,
scattering in all directions legs, arms, heads, mus
kets, bayonets, knapsacks, and pieces of human
flesh;
the enemy could not stand it, and filed
into the woods rapidly but very orderly. Soon
after the firing ceased, they sent a flag of truce
asking permission to bury their dead and carry off
the wounded. Gen. Stevens granted them one
hour. By this time, 0 P. DI , all oar forces had
come up to the Ferry. Their earthworks had been
deserted in the morning, and all the guns
removed but an old English twelve-pounder
bearing the crown and anchor and finely
mounted. Certainly, ordnance cannot be' so
very plenty, when they aro obliged to use such
ancient pieces against our rifled cannon, That
night our men slept ou their arms. Five hundred
pickets were thrown out, and every preparation
made, in anticipation of a night attack. All re
mained quiet, however, and, this morning, orders
were issued to rooms tho river. The work com
menced at 0.30 A. M., and continued until noon.
Before leaving, several houses, barns, and no,gro
quarters, that favored the approach and conceal
ment of the enemy, wore fired, and in one hour to
tally destroyed. Clumps of trees were also removed
for the name reasons. This was only done as a mi
litary necessity; doubtlessly they would have
destroyed them themselves, for they have been de
vastating the entire country for weeks White
the soldiers were recrossing the river, the whole
naval force again commenced shelling the
I woods from right to left. Reconnoitring parties
having reported a very largo force a few
miles back on the "shell road," leading to
the ‘ Charleston and Savannah Railroad, about
eleven miles distant, to this point especial atten
tion was given, and with such reunite that we hesi
tate to record the carnage From the Southern
papers you may learn a portion of their loss, but
never the whole. Many bodies were en mutilated
that it was impossible to identify them, while othors
were instantaneously annihilated. Among the
killed was a young lieutenant. Our loss was
trifling—four stragglers taken by the enemy, two
reported missing, none killed, and seven wounded.
Major Watson's wound, it is hoped, will not prove
fatal. The army has fallen back to Beaufort, and
the fleet to Port Royal, well satisfied with the first
day's work in the now year.
The weather is not so favorable to the health of
the army, many being sick, though comparatively
few deaths. Many of the northern trees are losing
their foliage, although the native shrubbery con
tinues verdant. The cotton orop is being collected
as expeditiously as possible, and will be forwarded
as soon as prepared. Postmasters, harbor masters,
collector of the port, Adams' Express agents, and
other functionaries are making their appearance
among us, and are performing their duties as regu
larly and promptly as if in a loyal district. The
mail closes in ten minutes. Pardon abruptness.
11.0.0.
Letter from the Twenty-eighth Regiment
(Correspondence of The Prose.]
ENCAMPIaNT or TWENTY-I:L(111M PA. V01.g.,
POINT or Rocas, Md., January 9, OM.
Often as wo see your paper down here, it is sel
dom that we have the pleasure of reading in it a
“Letter from the Twenty-Eighth;" not, I pre.
eume, your fault, but that, somehow or other, the
scribes of our regiment have been in the habit of
selecting other channels through which to communi
°ate with our friends at home.
Why this should be so, is more than I can ex
plain satisfactorily, even to myself; for surely, if
any of our Philadelphia papers may claim to be
the exponent " par excellence " of the principles
for which we are eghting, The Press should be the
one entitled to the honor. It represents the politi
eel bias of at least two-thirds of the officers and
men composing what you are• complimentary
enough to style at home "the gallant Twenty
eighth."
Our regiment still occupies, with but few minor
changes, the'poeition assigned to it by the major
general last August—that of guarding the line of
the Potomac from Nolan's Ferry, about four miles
below this point, to Sandy Hook, opposite Harper's
Ferry, about fifteen miles above us, We have our
headquarters at this place, wheresix companies aro
encamped, representing the regiment—Companies
B, K, M, and P. Three companies are at
Bandy Hook, under command of Major Tyndale,
and the rest do picket duty along the river, between
the two points. Our post is regarded most justly
as a very important one, and right faithfully has
Colonel Cleary fulfilled the trust confided to him.
"Comparisons," we know, "are odione," but we
cannot help sometimes comparing the devotion and
attention of our colonel to his duties with the ac
counts wo road of others, who seemito have entered
upon the performance of the most sacred duty
known to a freemen in the same spirit and with
about the same ideas that would have induced them
to go upon a pie-nie, or, still worse, engage in some
speculation because it would pay, and, perhaps, had
a little spice of romance in it.
Our lines for some days have bean comparatively
quiet, but we love, and have lived for months, in
that state of uncertainty and doubt that makes
constant, luceesent vigilance necessary and impera
tive. Seldom a week passes that the rebels do not
favor no with some little token of their regard at
some point along our lines, where they think we
may be a little unguarded. But though our camp
here bee been in full view from their aide since last
summer, they have never dared to offer any de
monstration against us until about three weeks ago.
It was a fine, bright morning, and our men were
busily engaged in building their leg-cabins for
winter quarters. The undersigned had just put on
the last finishing touch of the blacking-brush, and
MB getting himself up in complete holiday style for
guard mounting, when boom! boom! came the re
ports of artillery on the still morning air, and
simultaneously we could see, on the top of
Catoctin mountain, right opposite to us, on the
Virginia side of the river, the little cloud-like curls
of white smoke that told us too well the quarter
whence the Iron messengers came hurtling thick
and fast tight into our camp; our boys stopped their
work, end for a moment looked in silent astonish
ment; they could scarcely believe their senses, that
the cowardly scoundrels would have the audacity
to fire upon us in our own quarters in broad day ;
but it was only for a moment ; quicker than a flash
each man dropped shovel and pick and hammer
and axe, and rushed for his rifle and cartridge box;
without waiting for "long rolls" or " drummer's
calls," or any such nonsense. You would see com
panies " forming " themselves before their officers
could get near enough to command them, and with
yells and cheers, loud enough to wake the ghost of
Old John Brown, rushing toward the river, each
Man anxious 'only to be first in the fight ; it wasn't
in the flesh and blood of any,lifing man in the regi
ment to be a coward or a laggard that morning;
the doctor was surprised to see his hospital emptied
es if by magic, and mon who, an hour before, had
hardly felt themselves strong enough to draw their
last breath, were now showing their proficiency in
double quick (and in the right direction, too,) in a
manner that would have astonished the soul of Har
dee himself.
By this time our battery began to answer theirs,
and like most of the other actions of these gallant
F. F.'s, wo had the rest of it all to ourselves; for
after our second shot they did not fire a gun; they
hadn't the manhood to face the enemy whom they
had provoked, after themselves challenging to the
fight; wo afterwards hoard that our second shot
fell full in their midst, dismounting one of their
guns end killing or wounding several of their mon.
For the past week or two, we have been in receipt,
almost doily, of refugees from the other Bide, most
ly from the neighborhood of Leesburg. They toll
us lamentable tales of the condition of affairs over
there; of the impressment of unwilling and peace
ful farmers into the ranks of their army, or into tho
trenches of their fortifications; of scarcity of food
and clothing ; of the outrages committed upon pro
perty of all men, friends or foes, spicing, upon it
without compensation for the use of the ‘, Grand
Army " of the Confederate States of America, who
have set themselves up at the tribunal of the world
as the impersonation of ehivalry, of generosity, of
magnanimity, of freedom and liberty in its most
exalted sense.
From the aticountsof these men, it is evident that
the enemy bas been expecting Colonel Geary to
visit them at any time, within the past three or four
weeks ; they seem to have a most wholesome dread
of us ; an opinion or idea not altogether illy founded,
for in all their mad attempts to make an impression
upon our regiment, they have never yet sucooodod
in killing a man ; this immunity front loss on our
side seems to have impressed them with an idea
that we are something a little different from any
thing else they have mot ; we hoar they have given
us a variety of names, some of them, to be sure, of
the equivocally complimentary style, but liko Dun
dreary, we don't mind it "—not a bit.
The health of the regiment is very good, and we
aro comfortably housed in our nice, warm, cony log
cabins; some few "Sibley" tents have boon dis
tributed, but the men do not like them so well as
the cabins. TASKER,
Interesting Letter from Hancock, Md
(Correspondence of The Press.]
iDatcoCK, Mn., January 8, 1862
As it may be interesting to your many readers to
know something of the doings of the Pennsylvania
troops, I take a spare moment to give you a few
items relative to the progress of tho Eighty-Fourth
Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, Colonel Win.
G. Murray, in this section.
We left Harrisburg, Pa., on the 31st Dos., 1801,
for Hagerstown, in the oars of the Cumberland Val
ley railroad, and
. arrived at Hagerstown about 7
P. M., remained in the cars over night, breakfasted
on coffee and hard broad, loaded up the wagons and
started our column on lino of march for Hancock,
Maryland, en route to Romney, Virginia. We
wore without arms as they had boon forwarded on
to Hancock. We bivouacked at Clear Spring,
twelve miles from Hagerstown, Now Year's night.
The weather was exceedingly unpleasant. The
wind blow hurrioane. Col. Murray, like a true
soldier, shared the dangers and storms of the night,
lying on the ground in the midst of the men, and
by his presence shaming any that would have been
disposed to grumble at the bard faro. Bright and
early in the morning, after breakfast, we again took
up our lino of march for Ilancoolc, where we arrived
at 4 P. M. The next day (Friday) our arms and
equipments arrived. Whilst we were fitting them,
on Col. Murray received a message from Lieut.
Col. Osborn, stating that they were threatened by
a heavy force of the rebels, and wore in sumer:do
ry expectation of being attacked. The Colonel un
usediately ordered the regiment to form, and in
half en hour they wore on their way across the Po
tomac in a fiat, carrying a company at a time,
(leaving one company as a guard) Tim night was
exceedingly stormy, the snow and sleet falling fast,
and the Iwo on each side of the river, to guide the
Ism men, gave to tho scone a truly romantic ap
pearance, reminding ono of the crossing of tho De
laware by the immortal Washington. On reporting
to Lieut. Col. Osborn, at Alpine Station, opposite
Hancock, we learned that the danger was at Bath,
some six mites above, where a detachment of the
Thirty-Ninth Illinois, 240 strong, and two pieces of
artillery, commanded by Lieutenant Muhlenburg,
a Pennsylvanian, were posted, all under the com
mand of Major Mann, Thirty-Ninth Illinois.
The colonel immediately ordered the column
forward, and arrived at Bath about twelve o'clock.
on Friday night. The men were then quartered
in the houses, to rest. Colonel Murray, Major
Mann, and Lieutenant Muhlonburg held a council,
which was illuminated by the camp-fires of the
enemy for miles around. In the morning early,
about four, the word was passed noiselessly around
to fall in. The men were marched to the summit
of a steep hill, on which the artillery was posted,
TWO CENTS.
The darling object of the enemy was to obtain pos.
session of these two guns ; and trulythey are beall.
ties. 'We understand that Colonel Murray was
ordered to protect and bring off these guns at all
hazards; and gallantly did he carry out the order.
An officer stated to him that he thought he could
not do it. His reply was: " Sir, it must be done ;
I have the order in my pocket." Company A, of
the Eighty•fourth Regiment, was posted on the ex
treme right, as skirmishers; in fact, the whole force
of 820 mon were acting as skirihishera. The ene
my's advance came upon them about eight o'clock,
endeavoring to turn our flank. They were driven
back by Company A with great slaughter. About
the same time a force of them were repulsed by
Company C. About two o'clock the main body
hove in sight. They were advancing in double
column by the Martinsburg, Winchester, and Han
cock road, and wore also Ming off to the left, on
the Capon road, for the purpose of crossing on to
the road to Sir John's run, thus matting off our re
treat. They soon found, however, that they were
well matched, as our colonel soon detected their
object and great strength, (sinee ascertained to be
sixteen thousand strong, with sixteen pieces of ar
tillery, one regiment of cavalry, and a full baggage
train and equipment.) He ordered Lieutenant
Mullenburg to play the shell into them, and it told
with dreadful effect. In the meantime he was
drawing in his skirmishers, and forming the column ;
then ordered the artillery into line, and struck a
bee-line for Hancock, via Sir John's run, on the
Potomac. At Sir John's run lie ordered the ar
tillery and baggage wagons to ford the river to the
Maryland Bide, and he marched with his men down
the railroad to opposite Hancock, (having sent his
horse across the river with his servant at Sir John's
run,) where we arrived about dark. We bad a
little skirmish with an advance guard of the rebel
cavalry, about a quarter of a mile from the station,
in which thirteen of them bit the dust. Nothing
more of moment occurred until we arrived at Han
cock, which we did by erosehig in a flat, and by
wading, in company with the Thlr
Volunteer*. :nig foss of
single man by the Ore of the enemy, and bet • one
roan was lost in the expedition, and he in crossing
.the river, on his own hook; was drowned. His
name was Pardee, of Company I, Eighty-fourth
Pennsylvania Volunteers, and was from near Hills
dale, Indiana county, Pa.
This is pronounced by military men to ba the
most daring expedition and brilliant retreat of the
war, the end for which it was started being carried
out far beyond the most sanguine expectations of
all concerned.
About an hour after our arrival, the enemy ap
peared in force over the river, and paid us their
respects by sending over shot and shell for three
hours. About midnight, General Lander arrived
to take command of the division, the War Depart
ment, hearing of our exposed condition, having sent
him on with a large reinforcement. In the morn
ing, a flag of trace was espied on the opposite
shore. Colonel Murray wee despatched to bring it
to headquarters. He met it at the ferry, blind
folded the bearer, who proved to be Colonel Ashby,
of the rebel cavalry, and escorted him to head
quarters. His message was to inform the mayor,
through the commanding officer, that ho—General
Jackson—intended to cross the river at this point;
and if the commandant of the United States forces
intended to use this town as a shelter, he would
bombard and shell the place, and would commence
doing so one hour after the return of Colonel
Ashby. The reply of General Lander was to the
point. Re declined acceding to his request. About
two hours afterwards, they commenced throwing
their compliments. 'Uncle Sam's heavier metal
soon decided the contest, and sent them back, like
whipped curs, to their coverts.
They drew ten thov4and of their men away on
Monday afternoon, and the balance, except a few
stragglers, are now in the neighborhood of Bath,
(Berkley Springs.) A detachment of our men,
under the command of Captains Russell and Mann,
went over today, under the cover of the artillery,
and brought off large quantities of provisions, eto.,
that the Secessionists were afraid to take, on as
count of those self-same guns of Uncle Sam's. Be
fore many days, we trill have ordiadted control of
Western and Middle Virginia, the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad, and 'Secessionism will be crashed
out in the region of country bordering on it. Se
mote it be. Moro anon. KEYSTONE.
THE WAR IN KENTUCKY.
A Bloodless Victory in eastern Kentucky
CINCINNATI, JAlL Gazette says:
w From the late editor of the Sandy Valley Ad—
vocate, now one of the proprietors of the Louisville
Democrat. who arrived here from Sandy Valley
yesterday, we learn that the second rebel invasion
of Eastern Kentucky has ended in a disgraceful
rout.
" On Monday last, Colonel Garfield's forces, in
cluding the rorty-second Ohio, Tenth Kentucky,
and 1,600 cavalry, had proceeded up the Big Gandy
to Painesville, within seven miles of the rebel en
campment, when they were met by a flag of trues
bearing a message from Humphrey Marshall, ask
ing if matters could not bo arranged without a
fight.
"Colonel Garfield immediately replied that ha
could offer no arrangements except either to fight
or to surrender unconditionally.
Iti arsh all then addressed hiamen, informing thero.
that they had no alternative except to surrender or
disband, and giving them their choice, they imme
diately collected and sot fire to all their wagons,
tents, camp equipage, supplies, eta., and then each ,
man was permitted to tako care of himself, the
whole force scattering in confusion. No attempt
was made to save anything except their cannon,
which were hauled off.
" Colonel Garfield despatched his cavalry in pur
suit. They expect to capture the guns, and per
haps pick up many of tho flying rebels.
" The rebels in Northeastern Kentucky, from.
the high estimation in which Humphrey Marshall's
military abilities vrere held, had strong hopes of
success under his leadership. A sufficient Federal
force will be left in that region to• secure its future
peace and safety."
The News Confirmed.
LOUISVILLE, January 11.—The Democrat of this
city received advices this evening, which corrobo
rate the Ream:int telegraphed from Cincinnati, of the
disbanding of limaphroy Marshall's forces near
No further particulars have beers received of the
Atfoir
General Floyd In Kentucky
LOUISVILLE, Jan. 11.—The Bowling Green.
Courier of the 2d says that General Floyd arrived
at Nashville on the Ist inst., eve route for Bowling
Green,
A correspondent writing from, Paducah, Ky.,. on
the rah inst., complains bitterly of the treatment of
the Union men there by the Federal General Smith . ,
and demands his iinmediatereaaoval. [Thefriends
of General Smith consider those charges unfound
ed.En
Rumors prevail at Lebancm that the Rodoral
troops have taken two steamers white they wore•
proceeding up the Cumberland river with munitions
of war, clothing, and provisions for Zollicoffer's
forces. Tho locality of the seizure is not stated.
From Buell's Advance
TILE POSITION ON GREEN RIVER—WILL THERE BE
A GENERAL ADVANC.R?'—THE TOPOGRAPHY OP
THE COUNTRY---SCHORPFF AND EOLL/COPPER—
PREPARATION OF TB& TROOPS-110HERIAN RR/.
GAPE ON NAND,
[Special correspondence Chicago Tribune.),
CANT Noon, MENNORDSVILLE, Jen. 7;1862.
I telegraphed on Saturday night that the railroad,
bridge across Green river would bo Enished,by the
Thursday next following; but for once it series
that the army has exceeded exportations, auk L
woke Monday morning to find the. cars running
across and penetrating Dixie land. tint it war...not
owing to any natural activity on the part of those
in charge of the work that hastened, the comple
tion of the structure.
We have sudden rises in the statam,at thinpoint,
and as the sky looked lowering. an Satttrar.y, and.
vented itself in a profusion of hail and &loot on the
night following, fear was entertained, that the in
complete structure would he. washed away. An
additional force •teas put to work upon it,..and when.
the flood came it the tressle.work fast and.
strongly conneeied with the southern pier. The
rails were soon laid, and, on Sunday, the trains
eromd for the first time, rttnaing a mile boyoretc to•
the turnpike crossing, wham the itiekets aro. Sta ,
tinned.
The completion of the bridge is by no measslntli
cativo of a forward ronimh. Lay. not. thattettor
ing unetien to your sally' or to the souls. of your
readers. Not that Baran no energy on the part
of those in command. It is- a grand. mistake to
think we have been idle hose. But a forward
movement at this time is-not probable. The topo
graphy of the country in this.vicinity,. to the south
and 031 the line of march to Bowling Green,.renders
it necessary to nave at least ten lades,. or encamp
ing north of a point at that distance, with the risk
of being shelled. out of any position._ they might
take. This wzold be uncomfortable at this time
of winter, and, utmost certain to result in compelling
ns to return to the present position. But you may
rest assures:, and if it is any consotition—it, is to
me—console yourselves. wink tits fact that the nost
movement of the ()Weisner ()want McCook brings
fighting. But if a movement in force isnot made
for a iertnight, or even a month, be not disap
pointed.
The gossips have had it that the army was going
into winter quarters shortly. Men, rarer; and
loungers, have got the story in all shapes and on all
authorities. It does not look like it, seeing SA many
and such superior tents coming into camp and being
distributed among the Sixth Indiana and the Nine
teenth Regulars. I have the very best authority
for saying that the army will remain in soave ser
vice throughout the winter. The brigades and di
visions NO fast filling up, and movements being made
whieh must Shortly result in important achieve
ments. If we aro idle hese, the divisions of Gene.
Nelson and Thomas are not. Gen. N. has moved
forward to Green river,
and is only ten miles east of .
Us. Communication between the two divisions ef
the moist or central army is daily, end a nisity o
Movement and purple is apparent, Gen. Thomast
THE WAR PRESS. -
Tits vv.& PUBEI will be sent to eubwrlbeti by
matt (per 63111IIttlitt advance) at 112.01'
Three tarbtee cc c c 45.01
live " c. If 8.01
Ten a 4 , cc 19.00
larger Clubs will be charged et the same rate, then
200001 es HW cost 824 dO Mew WU( 0 ' .3 0t SOO ;
100 teem 8120.
Tor a Club of Twenty-one or ever, we will send a i
litre Oopy to the getter-up of the Club.
Postmsaten aca mutated to act as Agisita got
TWA WAX Pixasa
left wing has advanced, as I previously advised you
to Columbus, and the right wing is not idle, though
I am unable to state definitely what particular
movements are being made.
The late movement of Gen. Thomas has attract
ed the attention of Gen. Zollicoffer, who, shut up
in bisd en near Somerset, has been paying little at
tention to the calls of Gen. Sehoepff who has seve
ral times dared him to deadly oonflict.r.' On Sa
turday last three regiments of rebels from Zolli
coffer's force retired from the Camberland south
west to Jinitown, evidently with the intention of
guarding the rear of that salt-making and pork
packing general. We have also other information
indicating an Intention on the part of Gen. Zolli
coffer to keep open the Cumberland river and work
the salt works at Fishing Creek as long as possible.
It is known that he has been heavily reinforced
during the past week. One regiment joined him,
which left Knoxville, Tenn., on the 23th of Decem
ber. Another regiment and a battalion were to
have left Nashville on the same day, and it is sup
' posed they did. 'This had a battery of six guns,
small calibre. Zollicoffor has had only about
twelve pieces heretofore. It may be that these
are the troops, or a part of them, which have oc
cupied Jimtown. I was assured to-day by an offi
cer high in command, that movements were on foot
which would undoubtedly dislodge Gen. Zollicoffer
from his position within the next week.
FROM CAIRO,
Another Spurted Gunboat Engagement—
Retreat , of the Rebels—No Further
Movement of the Expedition—Alarm
among the Rebell! at Columbus.
Camo, Jan. 11.—This morning three rebel boats,
from Columbus, attacked our gunboats—the Esiez,
Capt. Porter, and St. Louis—lying off Fort Jeffer
son. A brisk engagement ensued for a short time,
when the rebels retreated.
Our boats pursued them until they reached the,
batteries at Columbus.
It is believed thafone or the rebel boats was din
bled.
Four of our pickets were shot last night near
Bird's Point, it is supposed by some of Longwood's
rebel cavalry, which have been roving about own
inittptg Ogr!clatl.9nerfn that vlnitgl2r . Fomalays.
Gig:Vial it& riiiiiiieted toriWoreitiatry
in p;u
suit of ilarin,
Several deserters from the enemy's camp at Co
lumbria reached here this rooming. They report
that great alarm prevailed among the rebel troops
in apprehension of an attack by the Federal forces.
No movement has been made by our troops here
since yesterday.
[Correspondence of the St: Lonia Republican.]
Canto,,Jazinstry la, 1862.
The weather has been cool and cloudy today,
and to-night it has Cleared off beautifully. It is
to be hoped that we may now have some good clear
and cold weather, which will be a benefit to the
camps, and improve the health of the troops. •
Two deserters came inside our lines lest night--
one from Princeton, Kentucky, and the other from
Columbus. Another arrived this morning, who
hails from Pensacola. The man from Prinoeton
enlisted in an infantry company and deserted. Re
maining around his home to gather up his pro
perty, lie was sought for by the company, who
threatened to drive out his wife and child unless
they told where he could be found. They took
what little stock was around the house, and the few
articles be had in a grocery store. He was afterwards
caught, and says that he killed his former captain
and fled.
The man from Columbus was a private in Pillow's
army, and formed one of a scouting party that was
sent out to Baltimore, whence he escaped to Pa
ducah Of course, as a private, he had not much
opportunity to gain accurate information concern
ing affairs in and about the camp, and his state
ments must be taken with due allowance. Ile says
that there are between forty sad fifty amend Men
at Columbus, encamped all around the bluffs - and
in the bottom. Most of them have gone into whiter
quarters, having built log huts for that purpose.
lie sacra that they are all, well armed, and, whether
uniformed or not, have warm, COMO clothes, over
coats and blankets. He did not know the number
of guns, but estimated them at " any amount,"
heavy-batteries (in tiers) bearing on the river, to
ward the back country from the bluffs, and, in fact,
pointing in every direction. The woods back of the
biers have been felled, and the country cleared for
the space of a mile and a half.
The Confeds at Columbus appear confident of
success, and consider the position impregnable.
This ." reliable deserter" further states that there
are fear gunboats at Columbus, Willem the " Tur
tle" and a sloop-of-war. (!) Part of what he says
may be true. Another man from Columbus (not
deserter) estimates Pillow's army at twenty-ave or
thirty thousand. The Pensacola individual was
too much overcome by Cairb whisky to be interro
gated. All three are held in muted; for the-pre
sent.
MISCELLANEOUS WAR NEWS.
Letter from a Philadelphian at Richmond,
Sergeant Joseph B. Bryson, who was captured
between Bunter's Mille and Vienna, in Virginia,
in the unfortunate reconnoissance of the Third
Pennslivania Cavalry, on the 25th of November,
has been heard from by his brother, in this City,
and we copy a portion of his letter, which, n►
doubt, will be gratifying to hia friends: ' -
iiOSWITAL PRISON,
Bicamoxa, Va., U. S. A., Dec. 23,1881.
DEAR DROTRER I have stood., on every arrival
of the letter carrier, breathless with impatience,
expecting to have an answer to one, at least, of the
three I forwarded you; but at every arrival I was
doomed to disappointment. Tours, dated the 12th
instant, came to hand on the 21st, and my heart
beat with joy the moment it reached my hand, and
I read itseentents with eagerness and satisfaction.
I could conceive of no other reason of delay in
en answer than, perhaps, I had written something
that would not pass the eyes of the Southern cen
sors, who gloat over poor sick prisoners' letters,
fearful that some insight of their treasonable
schemes may be sent to the people of the North.
I do not know why thispolicy of inquisitionshould
be pursued in regard to prisoners; in fact, I fun
t se much in the light, nor do I now know as
touch of their proceedings here, though in the
citadel of their moaned.. C. S. A.,"as I did when
I was at home.
It seems Questionable to me wbether I shall be
exchanged soon as a prisoner of war; hence I have
DO idea where my destiny may be cast; it may be
further South. There is much I would like to
wxito you in regard temp first impressions of the
South and its people, but I must postpone that for
a slip skeet. I have been treated as well as lies
in the power of their Government teserve prisoners
of war. The day I left Camn Marcy I took the
precaution to lay aside my stripes, so I might peas
as a private; I had a presentiment that we were
going on serious-work ;_ the nest had been stirred,
and it fell to the lot of our squadron to fight the
hornets. Never, in all changes of my life, has
the protecting care of God, been so clearly mani
fested in my behalf as on the day I was taken,
when, overcome and. helpless, surrounded by six.
rebels, some of them pointing pistols, others car
bines, and ono of them-lifting a sabre in threaten
ing ;attitude, all with savage scowl crying Da
" Shoot the damn .Lincolnite.'" Two. of axes&
were oraveu.itearted enough to put into execution
the threat—one struck at, me with a sabre, the other
firedB , carbine ; I dodged. the sabre stroke, while
the sergeant, who had more honor than, to strike a
- vanquished foe, struck off the aim of a pistol, and
pleaded for my life. What seems more passing
strange, this same sergeant hoarded, four years
ago, in tho sense houso with me, for sin months.
Should I be permitted to return home again, I can
serve him with kindness,
I em very much delighted that Lieut., Lane
3enohed camp safe. It was through. his forethought
and steadiness that so many escaped on the unlucky
day, and had he had sole command, I believe that
ovary ono of uswould have-got off, and had the sa
tisfaotion of throwing the rebel ranks into confu
sion, and thus turned affairs vire versa- I cannot
use language strong enough. to. &amino% the cow
ardly conduce of some of the officers.
My arm is getting well r all soreness.% leaving it,
except a link at. my elbow, which prevents my
stretching it out at full length.. I eould pot reach
a reka-box so save my nook, but I hope, in time,
to have the original use of my arm. lam troubled,
with catarrh in the head. The unwholesome ton
flnement in a hospital prison has worried me to a,
mere shadow. I wish I were moulted, and riding,
over the hiller Richmond, on "Itc-auty" [the name.
of his horse] r with two hours' start, I should soon,
be in my own tamp, and give them another show.
4, Beauty" - is. a. spirited animal, but under the curb.
he is aagentio, an.a lamb, and as sagackious as horse
can be. When I was cut down he fell with row he
turned round and looked at sae ; I hook hold of the.
rein ; just as I did so, a ball came whizzing by and,
must have struck him, for he was unmanageable,
and started off at full speed.*
In lieu of all reading matter, and net, having
writing material, I have employed myself. the past
week in carving out a set of chessinctl and find.
them much admired by my fellow , p;isoners.
have oemnioneed to whittle at a smoking pipe.
Tobacco, in Richmond, is as plentiN as water, and,
here it is estimated as good as Northern wheat,
But I cannot see how they can make such as esti
mate of it. They cannot bake it, neither can they
make soup of it; nor can they ship it to starving
nations abroad. Will it feed their famishing Array
Will it cure their meat, or suror their food,? ,
P. G.—Since writing the above, I have boon re
moved from the Hospital Prison - to:Prism No. 2,
where I have a cordwood-sticla for a pillow, the
bard floor for my bed, the joist and, upper ADDY for
a cover'ng. Write toLieuterkant Lane and toll him
to make an effort to. ;end the ".boys" their blankets;
it can be easily done, for it is very bltterpold at
night, after thc,iires are all out I have-lust a good
bit of flesh *Aida a fortnight. The LOUIS parish,
and are 44. 1repaled." Will they not rise in judg
ment ag s4ast. the treatment of us? I try to be
patient,.
May God bless all my friends, and forgive our
enorp t es. Yours affectiarkately, Josara.
* The Muse referred to reacted camp next morning,
and had a wound. The squadron was seven miles inside
the rebel lines, and fourteen from their camp at Ifort,
Corcoran,
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