PRESS, Jr> PAH* (SOTM KOimD,) #‘fv JOHN W. FORNEY. . *1 ,11 SOUTH FOURTH STREET. rfiCfil »»‘ U - pilliT PBKSSf 1 nmttt PB * Wbbk, payable to the Carrier. p* I '.: bßO ribeie oat of the City at S« »ou.AiS jrooa BolUbs fob Biqhi Mokthb, t ,t job Si* Months— Invariably In tf l#* 1 * mahw o ordered. tiu-wkeki.y brkss, T Sabwribers oat of the City at Thbsh Doj.» &Sis£— - ' 1 Iy.GOODS JOBBERS. wa£. WESLBY KURTS* ; oS » & KWBTZ, P lSo itim to r,IT, Baker dtOo.) 1 FORMBBLY BUNK, 1AIQCBI.) * 00. JJ? NORTH third street, PHILADELPHIA, ItIP OBTERS AND JOBBERS BLACK and fancy silks, •rSJNOH, ENGLISH, AND ? American dbess goods, CiiOTUS) OASSIMBRBS, AND VESTINGS, tINENB AND WHITE GOODS, liAOBS and bMbboibbbies, JJIBBOHS, TBIMLMINGS, gOBIEBY, GLOVES, NOTIONB, *O. SHAWLS. , ; A complete assortment or JOI, LONG .AND SQUARE SHAWLS ? or the fallowing well-known makes. nnrKBEX, WASHINGTON, WATEBYLIET, #iPI PEACE DALE, &0. . ALSO, pQOfffi, LONG AND SQUARE; jj.ti- AHD THIBET, LONG AND SQUABE, . -Mr.h TO Invite tbs attention of OABH and BHOBT TIME BUXEES, ; a024-mwf 2m BRANSON, & Co., D . CORNER OF MARKET AND 411 FIFTH STREETS, ln?its tia attention of Casß Buyers to .jijirentiro Now Stock of pbess goods, shawls, etc. .3.MWSOH. O.BRAHSOSi, J. Q BOMOABDKBa, Miitln ; : - . jj L. HALLOWELL &00., HO, 615 CHESTNUT STREET, (JAYNB’B MAEBIK BIiQOK,) Ci ,;i3jioi»nod an entire new stook joO£ BILKS, from Auction, PBESB GOODS in great variety, SHAWLS, GLOVES, 81BBQNS, TRIMMINGS, &0., &0., ytlsfc h6TB HIBOHABB® EXOfjtJSIVK&Y fOB CASH, Jtjfili !>« 1014 «t CHEAP PiilOES, Hie sitoE'.ioti of city and country buyers Is IqyUoA* nhh 1862. f 1862. SIEGEL, WIEST, & ERVIN, IMPORTERS AND JOBBERS DRY &OU-TJb. m, 4T HOBfa THIBD.' STB* >V| raiu.Doi.rKiA. U«itats visiting thiB city to purchase D»t Goons will find our Stools large and admirably assorted, and at Low Fiqdke*. In certain classes of Goods we offer inducements to pwhtaers unequalled by any other house In Wsdelphla. sel6-2m JHOB. MELEOR & 00, ffiSMBH AND GERMAN IMPORTERS, V) AUDI 3 KOBTH THIBD BTBBKT. HOSIERY. GLOVES. Shirts and Drawers, 4-4 Linens. Jaooy Woolens, Linen 0. Hdkfs. Manufaoturers of Shirt Fronts. alMm 12. I A :“- JOHNEB. BERRY. * 00, (SMoessori to Abbott, Johne*, * Oo,,) ttl tUEKKT, AND lit CCHUXBOB BTBXBTi, KfOBTEBB AND JOBBEBB OF L K fancy dry goods. Stti mw opened its entirely HKW AND ATTRACTIVE STOCK, W SJISLISH, JTREWCH, GERMAN, AND AMERICAN DKESB GOODS. toll assortment In White goods, ribbons, gloves, SHAWLS, t!»r otter at the very lioweat Market Prloee, end tbs attention of the 'Trade, mlO-Sw & Go- Hsi. #l7 OHEBIHUT end 814 JAYNI Streets, Have now open thalr importation Of BIDS AND f ANCT GOODS, SHAWLS, WHITE GOODS, MININS, EMBROIDERIES, *«. Bought in Europe by ONE OF THE FIRM. Jj Weh the Mention ol the trade Ii partloolarly in- T* . . - *ol6-8n watches and jewelry. ELI HOLDEN, fa a MEBIOAN AND IMPORTED WATCHES, mi . _ iBWEDRI, AND CLOCKS, ='■ ’ 70S MARKET Street AMERICAN WATCHES, ®OLD and silver oases. JOB. H. WATSON. Ho, 338 CHESTNUT street gVATCHES, JEWELRY, Ac. A FRESH ASSORTMENT, at less THAH rOBMER PRICES, ttu.. EARS & BROTHER, Importers, d a B» CHESTNUT Street, below Fourth. & FANCY GOODS. & QUAYLIS’ BT4TIOHEUY, TOY, AND FANCY GOODS IMFOBIU M , «o. 1086 WALNUT BTBEUBT, tni-hu sawir ilitbktb, nj PHUiADKiPEU] TGL. 6-NO. BT. MILITARY GOODS. AND NAYAL.GOODS. PRESENTATION SWORDS, .. SWORD BELTS, SASHES, OFFICERS’ CANTEENS, PORTABLE WRITING DESKS, PASSANTS, EPAULETTES, AND ' MILITARY AND NAVAL GOODS IN GENEBAL. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. EVANS & lIASSALL, No. 418 ARCH STREET, CCBI-lZtfp PHILADELPHIA. fJIHE ARMY! SWORDS, RIFLES, PISTOLS, SASHES, BELTS, &o. No. 13 NORTH SIXTH STREET. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. ■ oof READY-MADE CLOTHING. TTERY DESIRABLE V IN STYLE AND PBIOJE, Suitable for the seaion. YTTANAMAKER & BROWN, al l POPTJIiAE CLOTHING HOUSE, OAK HADD, S. E. CORNER SIXTH AND MARKET STS. no3-tjal • - . ' JUNE READY-MADE CLOTHING. O. SOMERS ge SON, No. 625 CHESTNUT STREET, UNDER JAYNE’&_.HALL. _ ior sme areifnre new moog of FINE CLOTHING. a full assortment of OXfOTHSj OA.BBIMEIISIB, and VESTINGS, which they respectfully invite the pnblto to examine before purchasing elsewhere. leSTtdeSi YARNS, BATTS, & CARPET CHAIN, ! WADDING ! WADDING, BATTS, TWINES, WIOKING, COTTON TABUS, f OABPET CHAIN, &0„ 40, SHE LARGEST STOCK. IN THE CITY, • IN BTOBE, And 108 SALE, at MANUFAOTUBEBS’ FBIOES, by . . A. 11, FRANCISCOS,' ■ Ho. 433 MARKET and No. S North FIFTH -.Strati Be2l-2m - : v ■YEARNS, BATTS, AND OABPET CHAIN. The enbccriber Is prepared to sell when wanted: 50,000 15s. Carpet Chain—Cotton, Lin en, and Woolen. 50,000 lbs. Cotton Yam—Nos. from 5 to 20. IOjOOWbs. Single Jute and Tow Yam. 100,000 Sheets Black Wadding. 5,000 Bales all grades Cotton Batts, from 12 to 50 ots, per lb. 1,000 Bales all grades Wick. 1,000 Bales all grades Twine—Cotton and Linen. And a general ussortment of TWINES, TIDY COT ION, BOPBB, So., at the LARGE FOUR-STORY STORE, Ho. m NOBTH THIBD STREET, (Corner of New St) ■ ■ A* I am eolely to the Yam bnstaesa, X am prepared to toll the above goods lower than any other house in this %.arn R T. WHITE. 1862. YABNB, BATTS, CARPET-CHAIN. 2,000 Bales of Batting, of all grades. 1,000 Bales of Black Wadding. 800 Bales of Wicking. 1,000 Bales of Cotton Twine. 12,000 Pounds of Cotton Yarn. 20,000 Pounds of Colored and White Carpet Chain. 500 Coils of Manilla, Jute, and Cot ton Rope. Aleo, Coverlet Yarn., Bed Cords? Wash Lises? wad • (nil stock or Coeds ta tho above line, for sale by A. H. FRANCISCOS," •elfl-Sm 433 MABKET and S North FIFTH Street WOODEN AND WILLOW WARE. AND WILLOW WARE, A. EL. FRANCISCOS, 133 MARKET and 5 North FIPTH Street, WOODEN AND WILLOW WARE, 1088, BUCKETS, OHUBNB, MEASUBKB, BBOOMS, WHISKS? . ' FANCY BASKETS, WALL, SCRUB, and SWEEPING BRUSHES, looking- glasses am window paper. A FULL ASSORTMENT OP CLOCKS, Mats, Keelers, floor Buckets, Nest Boxes, BROOM CORN, HANDLES, AND WIRE, WASHBOARDS, ROLLING and CLOTHES PINS, FLOOR AND TABLE OIL CLOTHS, BOHOOL, MABKET, and DINNEB BASKETS, W#er Bftgftt Indigo, Blacking, Matches, Sleds? Barrows? Carriages, Hobby Horses? &o.? LOWEST NET GASH PRICES. LARGEST STOCK IN THE UNION. Btrangers visiting the oity are invited to look through tkb Jlstabllshment, which is the largest of the kind In thin oonntry. Also, the only Wholesale Agent for H. W. PUTNAM’S CLOTHES-WBINGEB in the State of Pennsylvania. ' ■■ 1 ■ selfl-ihn ■ OiBINET FURNITURE AND Bit LLABD TABLES. . MOORE a GAMMON. Ho. 961 Booth SECOND Bfcreot, b with their extensive Cabinet Bntine*, an ■ow mannfaotorln* s superior article of BILLIARD TABLES, era have new on hand i fall supply, * OAMpWb IMBBOTEA OUSEttONB, which an pronounced by aU who have used them to be npertor to all others. _., . . h . for tha onallty and finish of these Tables themeno hotnrerj refer to their numerous patronsithroWgOOl is Union, who are fatnlUsr vtlth the obaracter ottnetr fork. , 'riEKTLHMHN'S vJT WINTER CLOTHING, /YVERCOATS AND U BUSINESS SUITS, In great variety. (N. B.) ' QPECIAL DEPARTMENT IkJ FOB OUSTOMEB WOBK. W ADDINS! PHIiADJSIPHIA, WBOLBSALB DEALER IN Always oh hand, a foil Stock of All Qoods sold at CABINET FBRNITIW*. QL A R K ’ S ONE DOLLAR STOBE, 60S CHESTNUT STREET. BEver-plated Ware, Jewelry, ■photograph Albums, Travelling Bags, Pocket Books, Port Moonaies, Cabas, &c,, i for 50 to 100 per cent. less than the regular prices The following Is a partial list of articles which wo sell at ONE DOLLAR EACH. The same goods are soli at other placesfrom ®2 to 358 oaoh : VOUB CHOICE FOE ONE DOLLAR ! Ladles’ Bets, new and beautiful styles, - Do. Pins, Do. Ear Bings, Do. Sleeve Buttons, Do. Guard Chain, ■ Do. Neck do Do. Gold Thimbles, •Do. Finger Bings, Do. Pencils, . Do. Pens with case, Do. Bracelets, Do. Medallions, Do, Oh arms, Do. Pearl Port Monnaies, Do, Marooco do. Do, wire do do. Do. Purses, Do. Card Oases, ■ Infant's Armlets, Do. Neck Chains. Gents’ Vest Chains, different styles, Do. Bleeve Buttons, do. do. Do. . Studs, , do. do. Do. Pins, do. do. Do. Scarf Pins, do. do. Do. Bcatf Bings, do. do. Do. Finger Kings, do. do. Do. Pen and Case, Do. Pencil, revolving, Do. Tooth Pick, do. Do. Watch Keys, Do. Ohaia Hooks, Do. Chain Charms, Do, Pocket Books, Do. Bill Books, Do. Port Monnaies. &o. SILVER PLATED WAGE. YOUB CHOICE FOE ONE DOLLAR! gettß of Table Spoons, Do. Dessert do. ‘ Do. Tea do. ■ . ' . Do. Forks. - v. Pair.Belter Knives, Do Napkin Bings, Knife and Fork, ? , Goblets, Gnps, Bncar Bowir, Cream Gaps, SyrnpCnps, Batter Dishes, Castors with Bottlos, Sait Stands, Ac. YOUR CHOICE OF ANY OF THE ABOVE AR TICLES FOB ONE DOLL AB. NOTIJE.—In order to meet the wants of oar numer ous customers, we BhaJt keep a stock ot the finest Plated and all Gold Jewetrv, together with an assortment of heavy plated Silver "Ware, and a variety of Photograph Atboms and Fancy Hoods, which we will sell at ’ prices which will defy competition. Xiadies and Gentlemen are invited to call and examine onr stock. Every attention paid to visitors whether they wish to purchase or not Bemember OLA.UK’3 OHE DOMiIB BTOBE, 602 OHE9TKU C Street. noll-Sm RETAIL DRY GOODS. JjpDWIN HALL & BRG., 26 SOUTH SECOND STREET, HATE JUST BBOEIYED Two oases of Poplins or Beps ordered Eome time ago. ONE CASE FINE HAIB COBD, ONE CASE HEAVY CO BDED. THE OOLOBS ABE MODES, BBOWNS, HUMBOLDTS, GBEENS, One case solid-colored figures, very fine duality, same colors as the above. STBIPE BBOOHE SHAWLS, OPEN, OENTBE BBOOHE SHAWE3, VEBY FINE CHAIN LAINK SHAWLS, BLANKET SHAWLS, &o. ENGLISH BEAL WATEB-PBOOF OTiOAKINGg^ A liABGE ASSORTMENT OF BALMORAL SKIRTS. ko6- &8W St fILOAKING GLOTHS, ■ FROSTED BEAVERS, . FINE CASSIMEH.ES, VELOUR HEPS, BALMORALS, BLANKETS, x LADIES' CLOAKS, WOOLEN SHAWLS, _ BOYS’ CLOTHING. COOPER & COWARD, oc2B-t! S E. COB, NINTH and MARKET St*. OLOAKS! CLOAKS ! CLOAKS!, THE ONLY GENUINE WATEB-PBOOFS IN THE .CITY. OUR NEW STYLES THE OSBOBNE, . V ; ; -.- ■ THE OELEBBATED CASTILIAN, - THE L& GILET AND PBINOKS3. These are beantifnl and oxanisite styles, and oan only bo found in perfection at IVENS & Go., 23 BOUTH NIHTH BTBEET. CILOAKS! CLOAKS! Kj An Immense Stocfeof NEW & FASHIONABLE STYLES. Oht Garments to style, duality, and marnfacture Are gnarantled equal to any In the City. Ladles will please examine before purchasing. RAMS STORE, EIGHTH AND WALNUT BTBBETB. -IyiSSIS AND CHILDRENS IYJL CLOAKS! The largest Assortment, Latest and-Most Approved Styles,; At Exceedingly Low Prices. No. 137 SOUTH EIGHTH STREET. r. oc3o-loa •. JAS. R. CAMPBELL & GO., IMPORTERS AND CASH DIALERS IN CRY GOODS, AT WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, 727 CHESTNUT STREET, Have just received, and are now offering, magnificent Hues of ‘ BILKS, SHAWLS, & DRESS GOODS, ESPECIALLY ADAPTED TO THIS SEASON. ocS-tr . . 1024 OBBSTHUT STREET. E. M. NEEDLES. fi © <§ . : LACES, . £ 3 WHITE GOODS, § l LINENS,.- t g EMBROIDERIES. I a m 66 ■ a CO . v - " ' .. H A. fall assortment of the above on iuvnd X»0 W || § PBICEB, to which additions are made of all § * NOVEDTIES. se26 tr 1024 CHESTNUT STBEET. S STEEL & SON HAVE JUST • received, from New York, a few choice lota of FINE IMPOBT'ED 88E39 GOODS. Wide fancy Silks, very rich styles. Bich fignred Brown Silks, a great variety of these Tery corco anil desirable Silks. A great variety of Fancy Silk*, at low prices. Bich Btnicrl Black Silks, from 81 to -S2. Yard'wide Plain Black Silks, at SI. Black Bilks, all widths ana qualities, at : YBBY BOW PEIOES. Bich shades, Brown, Bine and Green. PLAIN IBfSB POPDINS. Bilk and wool and all-wool French Poplins. A choice lot of now Plaid Alpacas- _ Eliß PBINTEB MERTNOE9. BIOH FBIBTBDMAGENTA CLOTH. ■■■■ ■ Bich printed all-wool Delaines, worLh 870. SHAWLS. SOABFS, AND CLOAKS. Broche and FiaM Blanket Shards. Bich Chains Laine Broche Shawls. Striped Shawls of every variety. Merino Scarfs, Broche and Chains Laine Border*. Habit and Water-proof Oloth Cloaks. 500 SHEPHEBD PLAID LONG SHAWLS, at $4.25, worth $6. 713 North TENTH Street, above Coates. riHOICIS DRY GOODS—Just re celved. Brown Polling, Plain and Figured. % Brown Wool Poplins, Double Width. Merinoe* of all Shades. Wool D’LalneSjPlaln and Figured. Cotton and Wool D’Laines—a nice Un«. Figured Merinoes. A. full line of Plain Shawls. A fall line of Gar Shawls. One lot of Black Figured Mohairs, at ÜBo. Six lots of Brown Alpacas, ohoioe. A fall line of Oasslmerea A full line of ‘Vesting. riOTTON, WOOL, AND CARPET \J MAHOTAOTOBEBS, Hardware Merchants, Lamp Manufacturers, Plumbers, &0., TAKE NOTIOE, that svery description of Tin Work, Brasß Oastlags, Stamp ing (including til military work), of Bnperlor manafao twa> can be obtained on order, of JOSEPH LENNIO, Manu&ctnrer, 1616, 1817, and 1619 JBAHOIB Btreet andBIDQE Avenue. ooM-lm* PHILADELPHIA. WEDN BLUES, AND BLAOKB. rJOHH H. STOKES, 702 ABOH Street. ® HXiB S .♦ WEDNESDAY, NOT. 12, 1862. The Siege of Richmond.* The war has produced among ourselves an j army of writers, whose business it is to lire, in j camp and in conflict, with the military forces who j battle for the maintenance of the Constitution and the Union. " This class, imperfectly developed duriDg the Mexican war, is now .in full force— sufficiently numerous, we suspect, to form two full companies capable, pen in hand, of resisting at tacks from any side, and probably good soldiers from tbeir practice in the columns of—the news • papers.. During the great foreign wars of the last . decade, (Crimean, Chinese, Indian, and Italian,) , special correspondents made themselves- a public necessity, and it is only due to W. H. Russel!,the J Napoleon of this'class, who found his Waterloo in this country, that he was the first to unite groat talent and unceasing observation in graphic narra tives of the striking events of which he ,wa3 an eye witness in the Crimea and India. The employment of suoh writers has necessarily involved competing journals in large extraordinary expense, but their labors, most amid difficulties and even personal pe ril, have kept the public fully “posted up” on ail points of the present gigantic and unprecedented conflict wbich Patriotism is waging against Rebel lion, Of course, industry in collecting, tact in condensing, and talent in recording intelligence are not equal in the war-reporters. Some have been graphic, where others have been dull; some have intuitively.viewed occurrences with the eyes of a military commander, while more have blun- ) ,dered indesoribirg the most ordinary movemsnte: | a few have wisely studied brevity, while others have been verbose and prosy, occasionally indulging in ponderous jocosity and scattering slang through their pages ns plentifully as the plums were distri buted in the Christmas pie with which/.little Jack Horner, of nursery notoriety, retired into his corner to pull out and greedily discuss, with memorable self complacence.’ , , , Mr. Cook, whose volume is under consideration, was war correspondent of during the siege of Richmond, this year, and performed that duty with discretion and ability. He writes flu ently, sometimes forcibly, and usually v correctly. Such vulgar word-coinings as “skedaddle,” “ zoo zoos,” “bush-whackers,” Ac., he whb!ly\schews. : He has written a narrative, plain and full, without? being tedious, which the future historian of the war may safely and largely use. for our part, w« wi|l ( sav that, until we read it, our general idea of tbs - siege of Richmond was comparatively vague aql feeble. Mr. Cook evidently has mastered his iul ject, and a writer who does this rarely fails, i'l The preliminary description of what occuml. including the battle of Fair Oaks, before the actiil investment of Richmond, (which extended frju the 2d to 25m of June,) occupies twe-thirds of tb volume. From this portion we quota a goncri description of a battle. It will enable our readet somewhat to realize what war is : •)• ‘ Sieges vary often give rise :to bathes. SmaV skirmishes, or artillery duels, or sorties, may rapidly increase in proportion, until the numbei engaged, and the ferocity of the contest; welt de-S serve the name of a battle. It is at such time* that.wax rises to its highest sublimity, and those fortunat.concs who happen to be in a safe place •where the progress of the fight, or some parts of it, can be seen, are vouchsafed a boon that any one might envy. Very few men have ever seen the whole of a battle A thousand obstacles inter vene to prevent it. Hills obstruct the view of what j Is passing upon their opposite sides, rand hide thef more distant vail ys. Woods—always a favorite! place for combatants, into which one or the other,' of the opposing forces will always .go—prevent a! view of what is passing within them. Houses,! usually-garrisoned, are often .fiercely fought, around, yet the shrubbery and shade-trees sur- i founding them allow but an occasional glimmering ’ of the military operations. And then this great distance P-t which an observer must be .to be safe from tne death-dealing shells so freely distributed on a battle-field, is quite an obstacle to hisr- dis-. eerning individuals or obscure All these things intervene to nroventa.view hf .an i-n.!. jtitiihn bloody carnage, are a fair index of the whole. . Soldiers in battle see very little of the great work which is in progress around them. Bachman is too - earnestly engaged in performing his own' duties to waste any time in idle gazing. Usually lying flat upon the ground, with a fence or a tree before him, he loads bis musket, picks out his yuan, and Ores at him, doing all as quickly as possible. Men so busily engaged scarcely heed the whistling bullets which fly past their ears or strike against the tree or fence in front of them. Shells, however, they always notice. Those deadly missiles rush through the air with a noise like a rocket, and, until fighting bat tles becomes a confirmed; habit, the soldier is," as it were, compelled to follow them.in their course, dreading the instant at which they burst and scat ter tbeir deadly fragments around him. . In battle there is one moment when every man’s heart is in his mouth, and during which the cowards, if there are any, will alwaysshow themselves.; The. , enemy’s. volleys of musketry .come .tod feat resisted by like musket-shooting;. or thegare as- 5 sembling for a’-oharge; or some of their batteries have too deadly a range to be allowed any longer to work unmolested. In'all of these cases the remedy is to be administered at the bayonet's point. A charge is ordered, sometimes of a regiment, some times a brigade, sometimes a whole division. The men are ordered to form in line of battle. In such a case there is always a mement or two of delay. Then, exposed to the deadly fire of the enemy, with nothing to occupy his mind but thoughts of the fhousandsofbuilets fly ing past him, each insta ll some of them striking his brethren, whose groans are heard even above the din of battle, the bravest will falter. Those moments ef delay are the ones to test true corrage. On some occasions the mental agony has been too awful to bear; whole regiments bave"bioken and run to cover, all the reproaches of their officers failing to have any effect. Experienced commanders dread thos t idle moments, for no man is proof aga'nst the effects of that terrible agony I which the suspense gives him. But the delay is over. « Trail arms! Double quick! March!” is shouted by a dozen prancing horsemen. Off starts the line, and, before ten feet of ground is passed over every manhas forgotten the torturing trial of the previous moment. An earnest, all-absorbiDg attention to the work be fore him has supplanted it. The charge proceeds; the enemy’s fire becomes more deadly; the artille rists work faster; the infantry fire with greater precision. Dozens of soldiers, drop, killed or wounded, from the rapidly-advancing ranks. Still they approach the enemy, each man looking in tently before him, avoiding snares and pitfalls, and endeavoring to single ont an opponent from the tbick-clusteriDg groups of the foe. The charge proceeds; it is within fifty feet of the enemy’s cannon. “Charge bayonets!” shouts the com mander. “ Charge bayonets!” is echoed by every officer, and, with a yell which can he heard for miles.—a yell never heard off the battle field, so demoniac and horrid that men in peace ful times cannot imitate it,—every musket is raised to the breast, and a long row of glit tering bayonets appals the foe. Among the can non the troops rush, still yelling and shouting, and the artillerists who are not bayonetted, or do' not escape, are shot by‘officers’ revolvers. Past the cannon the line goes with headlong speed; the file closers spiking or breaking them. The troops rush on at the enemy’s infantry All firing of musketry from it has ceased: other things are thought of; offence is forgotten in the anxiety for defence. The officers endeavor to rally it for a charge! but the avalanche of glittering bayonets and terrific shout 3 swiftly coming upon it is too much; the soldiers cannot'- stand quietly and meet the attack; -they break and flee; and, whilst they are ignominiously running away, the word “ Halt ” stops the progress of the victorious charge. It has done its share of the work; the enemy has been put to flight, and it remains for ihe artillery to complete the victory. “About face!” and “ double-quick ! mayoh soon clear the ground, and Federal shells, rapidly sent after the retreating foe, decide the .contest. An observer may sec all this, if obstacles do not intervene, and many have done so. But, if distant gazers do not see all, they have a correct idea, of thegeneral scope of a battle, and are always better able to give a description than those who' take part in It. From their point of view, they may see the whole Federal line of battle, with ail its movements, or the entire rebel line; or thoy-may observe the progress of affairs on portions of both. To thern the sight is far more impressive than to the so’dier, whose duties so engross hiß attention that he scarcriy has time for a mo ment’s thought. They see the lines advance or recede, and know all the strategy of the contest. How often have they witnessed a well-contested fight, where neither party seems to have the ad vantage, or where one is gradually defeating and driving the other, when a stealthy column is disco vered eautiorsly marching along some;hidden road, to take one ortho other on the Hank, and thus de cide the battle! Hebei flanking parties seldom eaugbt Federal soldiers; their lynx-eyed signal men were perched about on too many hill-tops. They gave the generals warning. At other times, perhaps, these gazers would see the secret planting, by one or the other army, of masked batteries, com manding places to which their opponents wocld be drawn by well arranged flights or retreats, when a deadly fire would,for a nioment, stagger and break the lines.' Many strategic movements could be ob served by distant sight-seers, whose circle of vision commanded a great extent of country. The progrefs of the battle, however, usually engrossed every one’s attention. Bursting shells could all be traced, and their effects in many caseß plainly seen. A continuous roar of musketry fill d the ears, and the frequent discharges of cannon, as grape and canister, solid- shot or shell, wero launched at the opposing parties, constantly varied the sound. Shell after shell would rise above the carnage, swiftly pass in its curve, and burst, leav ing its mark in smoke floating in the air, and scat tering its frogiDt'nts upon all below it. The moving of the sound of the musketry, and the cheers of the victorious armies, indicated the advances and re treats.. The spots from, which cannon were fired were changed also. They would advance or rec-de, or, if spiked, become silent.. Thus would the view be during the whole time of the battle. Gradually increasing Bmoke, curling up from all parts of the field, usually obscured it, but cannon-shot and mus ketry could always be heard, and bursting .shells seen. Approaching night ended all battles. It stopped the pursuit by victorious armies, and closed all doubtful contests. Mr. Cook, who evidently had his eyeß and ears * The Siege of Richmond: a Narrative of the Military Operations of Major General George B. MctJlelta-a dn ring the months ofMay and 1862. By Joel Oook, Special Correspondent of the Philadelphia Press with the Army of the Potomac. One vol. 12m0., pp, 358 Philadelphia: George W. Childs. SDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1862. busy in camp, thus discusses a subjeot of infinite impoitanee’to the army. His description of and sug gestions regarding the profits and exactions of sutlers are worthy of attention in headquarters; By military law a sutler is allowed to each regi ment,, being appointed by the colonel. Many regi ments, however, had.no sutlers, they either having been sent away for malpractice, or the eolonol ro- Eusing to name any! 'Noposition in theiarmyebuld have been'made more useful, and was at the same time mere abused, than that of-the sutler. Con gress, at the solicitation of Hon. Henry Wilson, of Massachusetts, reoently passed a taw .-stating the | list of articles sutlers would be permitted to sell, and prescribing; the regulations under wbjoh they Were to * transact their'business, so that the sutler nets as it "wer e by. legislative sanction. These men took their Stocks of goods to'White House by.aur pority of clearances granted at some Northern port, and made, oath that they only brought such articles as-were allowed by law; When the sutler f cached the camp, ho erected his tent, and! the Inited States guarantied him payment for goods purchased by the troops to the amount of oner third ,tof This he collectedas the, troops were' paid, abet,‘in case .of - a dispute, the aoconnt, [ Verified -Jby oath, could be collected from the pay .jinaster,,! 7 ' " ; ‘ ■: If aysgiment so decided, a tax of ten cents per ncnlh for each officer and soldier contained in it quid; b| collected from the sutler. This would vorage&omo sixty or seventy' dollars. When ool ccted, the money is made up into a fund for the upporifof a band, the education of ohildren born p the regiment, and to stook a library.' If was very eldom: eolleeted in the volunteer service, though here was full authority for doing so. i .Aery, few sutlers charged what may be called ■easonable prices for their goods. Jive times as much as the worth of an article wss the usual :harge for it... Even, at this . exorbitant rate they disposed of their, stocks in an exceedingly short time.' A sutler arriving at camp early in the morn ing with fivo thousand dollars’ (at tho selling price) worth of .goods, by noon will Have sold three fourths; of it;>; and- before sunset wili have nothing | left but that dead stook which is the loss of every I store. ' Some sutlers brought their stocks, disposed 'f them, and then went North? to'invest 1 their ? profits and purchase ? a second. . Others remained onstantly with the army, having wagons running ackland forth to White House to transport the ne w , Jupplijs.their assistants brpught.there, • .... < . These men, taking advantage of the monopoly boy'enjoyed, -acted, -most unjustly towards? tho . loops. There, were a hundred little articles fteded by tho soldier and not furnished by the ffiverhmont, which ho purchased of tho sutler, ffipre'being no competition, he could not go from !o to another and buy of the cheapest, but was reed'to pay the price asked,.and in many cases ■oenfe a most indifferent article. A fsw of these iceswill astonish the oheap buyers and sellers of ie North, Penny gingerbreads were from tvrenty fve Wtbirty cents a dozen. The poorest crackers trougit twenty-five cents, a pound. , Eour-cent s|ddi pies commanded twenty-five and thirty cents Emery, and sand paper, and sweet oil, ex-- ffinsitely used for cleansing muskets and accoutre- Price in the North, wftfnj&s, so poor that, ttoytioMi if -„ n .-awa)* - were sixty cents a dozen.- ? A poundor amsfr in&Sda sold for thirty cents. Twenty cents? was theMwest price for an eighth of a giU of ink. If ageiirous- officer wished to “treat” a friend, he had. io pay dearly for the privilege. Fifty cents paid-or two glasses of porter or ale, provided he furnihed his own glassware and drew .hi 3; own corki Forty cents would buy two glasses of heer-i; H he*' wished to take lighter stimu isnls' ard had’-a piece of ico to cool it, fifty ceuts.wonld pay for two glasses of soda-water. Two mint-juleps were sold for a dollar and a half. A bottle of brandy cost from five to tan dollars; and then it was only sold to favored ones, who procured ibafjer as much diplomacy and red tape as were requited to secure a public appointment None of these liquors were ever sold to the'privates. ■h These higli charges were nearly all profit; It costs but little more to take a stock of goods to the army than it does a country storekeeper to trans port : his from a commercial centre One. of these sutlers, whose'prices endorsed the statement, told die author that from one-half io two-thirds more than' Northern rates would- amply pay for any J-sutler's risk and trouble. Two-thirds at least of the prices- usually charged in the army were profit, and were transferred from the scant purse of the soldier to the greedy? maw of the su ler. Such being the case, it was seldom : that the ,sutlers bad the good will of the troops. All sorts of diffi culties were thrown in their way, and an aooident happening .to any one in the business was-hailed i with universal delight. A tariff of prices of arti cles 'sold slioiiltfrbe established by law , and every ■sutler iriaiie to ctmfdrin tott. . ■ In their journeying to and from White House, '{he sutler* suffered some risk of capture by the TBD®® vv ibe moTe honesKof - them to give both m- profit. When Smart’s cavalry raid, on June 11, crossed ; the White House road, it en countered a heavily-laden sutler’s wagon. The enemy took the horses, drank the liquors,: car ried- off a lot of shoes the sutler''had, and then spilled the remainder of his stock by the road side. .. ... ........ The sutler Who carried on his monopoly at Gen. McClellen’s headquarters, afraid his’ wagon could not keep up with the others in the great march to the James river, threw every hing out as it drove along, a hundred soldiers scrambling after to pick, up the broken pieces. Sutlers at .White House were always in a most unenviable state of mind. All sorts of stories of reverses to the army in ad vance constantly reached them, and they were terribly afraid.they would lose the'trash they ex pected; to: sell at so high a rate. Stuart’s raid ca - ped'the climax. After that the slightest rumor hurried them on board the boats, and, until the. great destruction, their goods were daily afloat and ashore. The .breaking up of the United States post .upon .June. 27th, cause'd the; •JteM33*iEhin^fi*i®y. ; wretched class of swindlers, and well deserved all their troubles. 4 Our readers may desire to know what sort of toads are in the Peninsula—they fairly tried the strength and endurance of our bravs soldiers : - '! Very few streams, either large or Small, ran to the three largo rivers of the Peninsula. Springs were .unusually scarce, and every stream had its Contents discolored with Virginia, mud. The slight est rains dislodged this mud -in immenss quanti ties,“and the running water of the stream at ways lid it. The water, therefore, was always marred. The Janies river for a great part of the year is the color of light coffee. Such liquids were almost batbsomo to Northerners, used to cold, sparkling: water in every brook, and accustomed to finding springs under the roots of almost every tree.i In a min the' first hour sufficed to saturate the‘ground, id then every guliy became a roaring cataract. The water from a thunder storm would pour off trough every opening, carrying bushels of mud with i, tearing up fences and fields, bursting through woods, and reaching the .first stream, over whose ied it would rush in the wildest confusion. By the time the clouds of a storm had cleared away, its Surplus water would all hive ran down from the ligh grounds, and could be heard roaring through me valleys as it drove its onward course to the groups. * ' * . * ; * : * The effect of these rains upon the roads was host horrible. During and for several hours after tie storm, most of them were converted into an im jassahle mire. After the deluge, a day or two was ignited. to insure safe travelling, and usually, hhg before that time had elapsed, another rain would pu,t. them into as bad a condition as before, if course, from these.:imp ; ediments, militarymove jbents were constantly delayed: A broken wagon n a miry road necessitated theconstruction ofa lew passage around the obstruction through thead yining fields or woods. Such labor required time, lad, of course, everything had to be delayed until iwas terformed. The .miserable roads of the Pe nnsula are to blame for half the time spent by the imy upon it. A Virginia road was generally made with hut sight reference to the .points between which it was itended to run. It turned, and twisted almost as pdly as the rivers. Usually passing through the foods, no sheep or cow path ever .was laid out with iss idea of the laws regulating straight lines. The tads were' made a hundred years ago, and their urses have not been altered since. In a country •f horsemen, whore a half dozen donkey-carts and he er two' carriages are all the vehicles ■in a !'Untry, very wide, roads are not needed. These ere exceedingly narrow, and in many places had he widened to allow a passage for the Federal ■lillery and-wagons.' The roadsoffenran between eep banks and sometimes, in gullies. -Nowhere kt on the level ground could two wagons pass. Some of-the roads were styled “turnpikes,” and ipon thkin V'ero the remnants of gates and toll iouses. These, howevor, were just like the rest— ' uite-as narrow'and crooked and as easily eon urte’d into mud. The Old Bomidion seemed sadly a want of instruction in the art of road-making ; • nd blen. McClellan hBS left there some evidences f Northern skill in that business which will give It. Woodbury bridge and its 'approaches, Grape ' ibe bridge, the road to Sayage Station from Wood ury bridge, : aiid the one across White-Oak Swamp, re monuments of free Northern labor which it is o be hoped rebel yandalism never will deface, I Many spirited episodes, particularly that of an fttillery duel, on Juno 1, at Mbchanicsville, and t e review of artillery practice on the visit of Ge nial Prim, the Spanish commander, might be c ioted,"but our space will not permit us to give i ire specimen-bricks Mr. Cook states that the cange of General McClellan’s policy from offen s e to dt fensive arose from his obtaining: kno w -1 Ige of reinforcements having largely arrived at I cbmond, which made the rebel trmy (already < sonsiderably more than one-third larger than fit of their opponents”), more than double the s ength of the Federal. He Bays : “ From all the r iable information which can be procured, the t lops who came into the city during the few days b tween the 15th*and 20th of June numbered fifty t ousnnd ; and this force, added to the army al retdy there, increased its strength to about one ln\drcd and seventy-five thousand. To meet this rai multitude General McClellan could not muster mole than eighty-six thousand troops.” Itbut remains for us to add. while commending this Volume as a reliable and prompt contribution ito tm history of the war, that it is favorably intro jduoek by Mr, Benson J. Dossing, himself a military iwritf of repute and success, that it is neatly brought out ly Mr. Childs, and that its chief deficiency is thewant of an index, to facilitate references This must pe supplied in future editions, ; | Passenger Railroads, To Editor of The Frett : gin,| Can- you inform mo. what has become of - the chatter of the * Lombard and-South Streets Railroad 1” I presume the charter will expire, if some action be not .taken.! It was stated at theitime that they- would run for thiee cents, and jao exchanges. It is believed that the roil inauguraling this reform will do an immense businck As tkpgnajority of persons do not ride more thab hllf a mil*, atone Brno, the company would receive six ce&s per mile and make money. | Respectfully, - B. 1 LETTER FROM FARSOSr BROWN LOW. The Town of;Mount Pleasant, lowa—He Visits . th e lunatic Asylum at that Place—The Town of Burlington—The State of lowa, its Rapid Growth, and the Energy, of its Citizens— Meeting with Tennesseans and Virginians. JiORMKOTON, lowa, Nov. 8,-1862. • To the Editor of The Press: 7 T Bm: I am, as I have been for several days east, west of the great “Bather of Waters,” in the new and grow ing State of lowa. Hy first appearance in.thc State was in flic beautiful town of Mount Pleasant, Borne,twenty five miles west of the Mississippi river, I spake in that town to en audience of 1,500, crowded into a ball which, for size and finish, would bo creditable to Philadelphia. The town is one cf 5,000 inhabitants, the place of Senator Harlan s residcuco, and filled with a people thoroughly loyal. I spoke in the day time, and spoke two hours and ;SMIC The audience'was composed of the best class of people in the' town and the surrounding country, and was enthusiastic-in the highest degree. ,■ The day after speaking I spent a few hours mort agree ably at the house of Bishop Hemline, The Bishop is In a comfortable home, and, although his health li feeble, his clojr and strong, and he converses very fluently. He feels deeply for the country, and is ardently attached, to the Union. A native of Connecticut, ho is in his 65th year, and, In mf judgment,.has about run his race. ... , , The after part of the day I spent at .the Lunatic Asy lum, and was shown through that institution by the gen tlemanly superintendent, Dr. Patterson, and afterwards treated to a fine dinner. The tory editor of the Chisago Times having published mo as a fit subject for anch an institution, I concluded to visit thia one, and sea how I would like that sort eflife! The accominodationj ate splendid, the apartments clean and comfortable, and oro ry reasonable want of tbe patient is met; bnttho oocie'.y of the inmatea ia anything bnt agreeable. If forced to choose between this asylum and ths'Knsxville jail, I would choose the former, but I should hate to be con fined in either af this ssaeonof the year. Xhodiylumis said to be the beat arranged inatitution of the kind in America, and is eqnal in extent of its capacity. Itmsa tures a half a mile around the foundation, follow ing al! its windings, and has twelve miles of ateam and. water pipes through the building. It ia built of native stone, an ariiclo between lime, stone aEd" granite', It was put up with leas cost to the State than any public building in the country o! euch magnitude. The superintendent of the building hired the hands, and there was no letting of it out to ccnllrect, as is usual. The cost, all told, has baon but four hundred tboueand dollars The next day I went, by rail, to Fairfield, a town of several tbonsand inhabitants, and apoke two hours and a iinartor to an audience of eleven hundred, crowded into a town hail—hundreds having to leave, not being able to get into tbe building.= * I was kindly and most hospitably • entertained by the Hon, Mr. Wilson, the Union member of Congress. His majority over ttao candidate of tho Democratic sympathizing party is 2.000, instead of 200, aspublfsbed. The men of lowa are made of Ilia tight sort of material—they vote right mid fight wail. , Last evening I spoke to something like eighteen han to iTSrmore is situaTidolF the west bank of the Mississippi, and its citizens claim to have twelve thousand inhabitants. Only forty-five miles distant are the Rapids, where Floya, the brother of the Secretary of War, had the contract from the Government to improve tho Rapids. Ho had some twelve or fifteen common laborers thoro, at SI per day, each, and a sort of big iron pestle, which 5 they raised jap and let fall info the water, ten feet, expecting, to bretk some of the shelving rocks; which- obstruct the navigation. They reported to the Government the using of 55200,000, when, in fact, they epent about *50,000. Thereat went into the pockets of the Floyd family, and ibe boatmen say the navigation was not improved. lowa is a great State, and is rapidly increasing ia po pulation, wealth, and every nationaL rojourco. Her ci tizens are exercising the wisdom and energy of the An glo-Saxon race, and seem to flourish as though thsre were no warß, or pestilence, or general - flood, or drought. I came here yesterday on a freight train, which looked to me like it was a quarter of a mile long, loaded down with fat-hogs and cattle, so as to re qnlic two locomclives to put the train through. Corn is abundant, and sells al fifteen cents.. Tbe population of the: State baa doubled itself in the last ten y ears, and until recently the products of the State , have been required to subsist; tho emigrants ooming in from other States, Whilßt much of the land ia prairie land, and aoarce of timber, Providence seems to have met the wants of man, by planting inexhaustible minea of bituminous coal throughout tho extensive prairies. InlBso, the .value of the real and-personal property in lowa was 823,714 638. In 1860, it was $217,338,265, having increased in ten years $223,623,627, or at the rats -mcfeiAsatq.Ofimirease higher by 100 per cent. lowa could to day buy out Florida, bag, baggage, and niggors, and have $175,006,000 of proparty left. Tbo somber of inhabitants in lowa, in 1850, was 192,124; in 1860, 674.948; a higher rate of inoreaae than that of any other State which was a member ot the Union when the census of 1850 was taken. Until the year 1855 lowa did not have one mile of rail way in operation. In June, 1860, she had 689 miles, whose construction bad cost $19,494,633. : She built, in five years ol the decade, moro than 100 miles of railroad ever and above what Kentucky built during the whole period. Her railroads) now constructed connect the in terior of the State at five different points on the'Mia sistippl river, a stream navigable for the first class gU amers ot all seasons of the year. The numbor of acres of improvod land In lowa in 1850, was 824,682; in 1860, the number was 3,780,253. The vaine of terms in 1860, was $10,657,567, and in iB6O the value was $llB 741,405. In conclusion, I have been struck with astonishment at meeting, at every point I have visited in lowa, with Tennesseans and Virginians, at,.whoso-Souses I had lodged in years gone by 1 I knew they had gone West, butl had lost eight of them, and did not know whore they had pitched their tents. They have received me with open srms, and some of them have offered to board me my life-time out, i I would take up my abode emoDgthem. lam, &c, AY. G. 11 itOVYZ7 G OW. The Transport Difficulty in Boston—The Troops Refused Admission to Fort ° Warren. ' On; Wednesday last, three Massachusetts regiments weie embark'd in two-transports at Boston, for Newborn, In consmuence of the storm prevailing, the troops wer, cnnpelled to endure the horrors of the ’tween decks, Which, not being over-cleanly, caused much sickness. Governor Andrew thereupon issued this order: - _ - “The 43d, 45th, and 48th Esgiments Massachusalts Voiuiteers on 'board the transports■■ Merrimack' and Mißßißslppi, now,in Boston harbor, will, be, at once taken , from these transports, and placed In Fort'Warren, Fort Independence,' and wherever accommodattea. can : ill 1 hsd for them, where they will remain uotil the ships are olearid of filth, and made ready to again receive th 3 troops.” : ■■ Induced by sanitary considerations to reraeve a portion of the troops from the steamers, and thoroughly purify them, the State officials attempted to obtain permission from Colonel Dimmlck to land them at Fort Wsrren, and for this purpose the Nan tasket. steamed down toward the . wheif just at dnsk, and slowed down outside the tugbsat Huron. - General Heed acted as spokesman, and as the Nantas ket, with Captain Bouell at the wheel, came within hail ing distance, the sentinel warned them to keep off. “ Officer cf the guard P’ exclaimed the General. ' •‘Well.” “ Will you receive a communication from the Adjutant General of this Slate !” • • “ Keep off or I’ll fira into you.” ;; ~ The steamer then backed wateir, and, after a short par ley on board, it was resolved to approach again, and as: they did so lie noise of wheels down the main entrance to the fort indicated that some species of ordnance'Was being brought into requisition. , •< Keep off or I’ll fire into you!” exclaimed the guard. - “ Officer of the gusrd 1” exclaimed the General. - “Weil”. , “ Will you receive a communication upon military mat ters from the Governor of this Commonwealth 7” “ Keep off or I’ll firo into you.” Diicretion induced the Goneral to order the Nantasket to about bead and return to the city, Colonel Dimmick having, as is appeared, the most decided objections to any intrusion,' which maybe explained partially by the remembrance of a certain writ of habeas corpus being in the hands of a sheriff to serve at the first favorable opportunity.., .... Adjutant General Schdulor and Surgeon General Dale visited the steamerß again yesterday, and, returning to the city, held an interview with the Governor, who issued , an order for the disembarkation, of the whole of the 46ih Begimint, who were broneht up to the city last night, and quartered in Faneiiil Hall. The: right wing of the 46th reached I’oneuil Hall about nine o’clock lajt eve ning, the Did Cradle having been thrown open by order of Mayor Wightman, and a collation provided for the troops. The men were full of gladness, and at once spread their blankets and “ went in ” for a good night’s rest. Several barrels of apples were brought up, where upon there was a generaT awaking of the Bloopers, who rushed like-hungry wolves after their, prey, and, with cheers, and shouts,. seized the ruddy, fruit. However much the men may have suffered on shipboard, and theT are emphatic in declaring that they “ will not be caught on that transport again,” they certainly displayed un bounded thankfulness at being again on terra flrma. The Situation in the West. Fiom the Missourißepublican.], ■Wo hear nothing special interesting from General BcboSeld’e Army of ,the Frontier, The rebqls do not ap pear, to have atteinpted'to regain their lost advantages, or to repossess themselves o! any ’ part of Missouri terri tory.! They have been pursued into Beaton Mountains, and will certainly be compelled to retreat. beyond the Arkansas. The Confederate column that was to take Pilot K Bob and Cape Girardeau from the southeast, by way of Pocahontas, Arfc, has not yet, by any means, achieved snch a result. On the contrary, they have been di iT6n below Pocshontas, and portions of General Steele’s forces are so disposed at Pitman’s Ferry, and other points, that it will be Impossible for the enemy to obtain a foothold in that quarter. In General Grant’s department there has been con siderable activity lately, and indications point to the re sumption of hostili'ies. Grand Junction is certainly now in possession of bur troops, and a movement is expected upon Pemberton’s army, now at Holly Springs. - N astvil'e has been relieved, and is no longer in anv dan-er, General Sill’s division has already arrived there. and this will be followed, we suppose, brothers. Generalßosecranshad, attest accounts,reached Bowling Green to command the movements going en there in Pe Rvery appearance points to active work in the West imn-edietolT. There will be no snch thing as winter qnerters, but the enemy will be attacked, pursued, and d> otrbyed wherever found. Push on the goedworkis the call of the people. Bet the Union boats move on ! CAPTURE OP GUGIULL AS —NEW MAIL BOTJTE, Advices from Gen. Merrill, dated Hudson, Mo., Nov. 6, state that Liont. Gleason, of the Monroe county en rolled militia, with fourteen men, had captured the gue rilla chief Williams and ten of Ms men, with their arms,, boreee, &c, They surrendered after some little show of reelstaoce. ... . . Quite an important report has been received fromOapt. John A. Thompeon, of the 4th Regular Cavalry, at Den ver City, concerning the new route of the Overland Mall. Company, and thebpot chosen by, him to erect a fort for tho pm pose of protecting travel against Indian depre dations. ' , .. The site eelectf dis on Elk creek, on the northern side of Medicine Bow mountain. It is equidistant from Den vis the brother-in-law of Senator and a Maunolx,Administration maiij axvd Mr* *odd was not. - - TWO CENTS. FROM THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC. AivAcctmnt of the Cavalry Engagement at Jiarbus Cross Roads—The Sashing Bravery of our Troops. A correspondent writing from the Barbas Cross Bonds, nenr Ofaester Gap,, under date of November 6th, says: At Lindenv Stuart was joined.by three: thousand fresh cavalry, which came .through from Edgeville, and by A™m° U abnBaa6 ’ WhlCh fell ba <* after engaging This morning General Plea-anion led the advance again, Avorlll fol'owing in the rear; He Bashed oa from Pitdmont, passed Markham, and .on here to Barb ns Cross Bonds, nesr Chester Gap, where ho had a vary ex citing skirmish with tho enemy. Stuart’s command bivouacked In this vicinity laßt night,- and from tho pro paratit ns visible in ilie fields—as, for iuslanco, tho fact of fences having been carefully pulled down, and from the slatementa cf some of the residents—it is evident that this place was selected by him for a fight to-day. Stuart and Hampton both slept last night in the house in which Pleasanton has h!s headquarters this eveoing. Btuart had made his arrangements and awaited our ai vance. i The position is a magnificent one for a fight. The Blue Bidge, varied at this point with peats and netebea ard tae nch ftntncunal foliage, raca alon** cloio to the light. Approaching the position, a Hide hollow intervenes between the bsse of the mountain and a smooth clt ared bill which rises tom the right, and farms part ot tho high ground, intcruptrsod with fields and woods -that steel ch away, on the left towards Warrenton, while in fronl a Email belt of wood is seen, and the MU. slopes down into a basin, with the bottom or roiling laud where the road leading to Obestsr Gap runs off to the right. It was on this chared hill the rebel gang were planted. .: , . . - . _ AB ear cavalry, came in sight, ther'enamy opened on them. General PiMßanton, at the bead of the column, speedily trades Ids dispositions for the fight. Colonel Gregg, with tho Bth Pennsylvania, and the Glh Bsgnlars, Captain Sandera commanding, were ssnt away to tho left. : Oolonel;Pavis,;of tho Bth Hew York, went to the right, and Colonel Faroswortb, with the’3th liliaola, and tho 3d Indiana.; 1 Major Chapman commanding, operated on the centre. Fensington’s battery was placed in po sition by sections, and, offer tho rebel guns had bson driven frem tbe hill, lieutenant Pennington hlmse f com manded tho section in a field to. the right, Lieutenant Obapin the ono bn thejbiil, in the centre,.and Lieutenant Hamilton that on the high ground to the left This was the position of the brigade when one of the most magnificent cavalry engagements of the whole war took place. Mounted and dismounted men were deployed in front as skirmishers on the right, left, and centre. Gen. Pleasanton, with his aids, and a number of other officers, including Oapt Custer, of MoOlellaa’B staff,were on the hill, close by Lieut. Chapin’s section. At that moment columns of rebel envoi ry oame sweeping down the roads to the right and left, and formed in the fields, while other forces were already formed, hidden from onr view behind a number of knoUs. “ General, they aro making prepsrations to charge upon us.’ ’ “ Yery woll,’’ he raid,“ lot them come on; we are prepared to meet them oh any ground they choose.” The interest of every one was instantly awakened to the highest point, and the blood coursed quickly through ail our voins. A rebel regiment was soon seen rising from' a hollow. Dp it rose, and in amoment appeared in full view to the right, on the knoll behind which it had been concealed : instantly,, as If in obedience to; the’ flourish of a magi cian’s wand, thousands of swords and Sabres flashed,™ the sniiiight as they were unsheathed. “Ah! oh! there they are at close artillery range—now give it to ■ them, boys!”, and officers dashed about the hill, flourishing their swords and cheering to the utmost limits of their voiceß. GeneratePleasantanhimieif, who naturally dis plays an enthusiastic temporament when it is aroused, flourished h s sword and inspired increaied enthusiasm 4a.uaHL.ouo around. “ Ah! there they are, the rascals ; the rebel, regiment, and out flew b&elßtev'mfii’ariels -Ihe fire of the six pieces was concentrated on them, ■while at the same time Ihe rebel artillery, at short range, was pouring shot and shell at us, and deadly missiles of different des riptions were'fljtng and falling in all direc tions about the hill. . Under onr artillery fire the Morth Carolinians halted in the field, and paused a moment to form tho regiment in solid column previous to the grand assault. Col. Davis had taken his regiment on ths right, and placing two squadrons in a hollow, concealed from Eight, had dis mounted one squadron and placed the men behind a stone wall, where’there was a small detachment of the 6th Regulars, which had worked round from left to right, whiie he deployed the other squadroa as skirmishers near a piece of woods. Captain Houston led tho charge of the Korth Carolina regiment. It appears from his own stato. ment, for he is our prisoner, that he obeyed his orders, but charges against his judgment. But when he halted to form Ms regiment, seeing the squadron deployed, ha shouted; “ Only one f qaadron,” and then gave the com mand to charge. With afearful yell, the rebelsinasolid column, with sabres flourishing, and.pistols and carbines cocked, dashed at the squadron of 001. Davis’ regiment, expecting its speedy annihilation. The squadron rallied Sn a moment. Colonel Davis, who was watching the operations of the rebsis from the knoll, behind which his two squadrons were termed, dashed into the hollow, and, bringing them around to the right, first awaited the assault for a moment. At the ssme'instant the dismounted men from behind the wall, and the rallied skirmishers bn the left, opened fire as the Hcrlh Carolinians came near. Then 00l Davis, with Ms two squadrons, dashed at them. Babrea glistenod, carbiDes cracked, onr men rent the air with cheers. The rebel regiment, in a solid body still, hut more scattered than at first, wheeled about and fled away as fast as their horses could carry them, and screaming'like a troop of wild Indians, Col. Davis, with Ms squadrons, chasing them, and shouting and cheering as they went. Itw&3 the most exciting scene ihathas been witnessed since the commencement of the war. ‘From the hill in the centre we distinctly saw tho movements of every man. Several "ibonsrs'awAqnfittJvero sooffseen failing on the field, the iaSr oUll cioselv pursuing give it to themagai£*¥6yS%'tilf > sor''^SfiS , ponred a fresh fire into them aB they fled. Colonel Davis pursued them across the field, until ha came witMn sight of another rebel regiment which had been ordered to support them, when, his command being; so small, he prudently gave up the chare and retired to his original position. He reformed his squadron behind the belt of woods, and the 3d. Indiana was immediately sent down to his support, in csße the other rebel regiment should dash out, ea was for a time anticipated. He tick sixteen prisoners, including the leader of the charge.; A large cumber of the enemy were killed and wounded, most of whom are in our hands Our loss in the charge was about half a dozen wounded; one has Sines died from the effects of a fearful sabre cut in the head.. Colonel Havis had Ms own horse shot. - While this brilliant cavalry enconutpr was takingplace on tbe right. Colonel Gregg, with ihe Bih Pennsylvania, and Captain Sanders, with the G h Beiulars, were brisk ly engaged'with the enemy oh the left, and Colonel Farnsworth, with the; Bth- DUhr.isi, charged down the Warrenton road on a body of rebel cavalry bsyoud ;‘but when be bad proceeded.afew hundred yards his com mand was Mought to a halt by theroad balag barri caded; The rtbels stationed behind opmed fire, and a skirmish ensued; during'wbich-a-few of-his- men were wounded. The ,3d Indiana then went down the road to the right, under a sharp artiiUry fire, while OoloDete Davis worked around on the other aide of ths belt of woods., A rebel force, drawn np at the base of a picturesque elevation, called Mountain, then, moved off,: and after a little mote slight skirmishing ..the enemy fled in hot haste toward Chester Gap, in the mountain. Among tbe prisoners taken by Colonel Gregg on the left was Lieut. Talifero, adjutant of the 9th Virginia Begimrnt, a personal friend of the Colonel, and several other officers. He was severely wounded In both legs, one of which has been amputated. Immediately after these brilliant encounters. General Pleasanton pushed a body of cavalry down to Sandy Hook, near the month of the gap, and ascertained that Stuart passed down to either Flint Hill er Warrenton. Four guns, supported by.infantry, were found in position In the gap It w»s also ascertained that Longstreet, with his corps, passed Flint Hill on Thursday last on his way to Culpspor, and • that one of the Hills, with his command, was to have passed to-day from Front Boyal AFFAIRS IN GEN. SIGEL’S ARMY. A Gallant Cavalry Exploit at'Fredericksburg —A Three-hours Fight with, the Rebels— They are Driven off tlie Field. ' The Washington correspondent of -the Hew .York Tribune says that the following despatches were received in that city from its army, correspondent: Gainesville, November 10,1882. One of the most gallant exploits of the war occurred at Fredericksburg yesterday morning. Captain'.Eric Dahlgren, of Gen. Slgel’s staff, was Bent, on Saturday night with a detachment of Bixty men of the Ist Indiana Cavalry, belonging to the General’!) body-guard, to re connoitre in,the vicinity of Fredericksburg, and, if pos sible, to capture the.rebel cavalry, said to number about sixty. stationed at that placo. ' , At Warrenton Junction a detachment of the 6th Ohio ' Cavalry, rrader Major Stedman, was joined.to the party. ; The whole force, under Captain Dahlgren. proceeded towards Fredericksburg, stopping over night to feed. They reached Fredericksburg about 7# o’clock on Sun day morning,'crossing the river, and entering ths town from the further side, thus surprising the rebels who were there stationed. They found there five companies of the 15tb-Virginia and three companies of the 9th Vir ginia Cavalry. - . . Upon crossing the river Captain Dahlgren found the enemy hurriedly preparing to meet him. Without wait ing to give them time, Captain D , with thoilgt Indiana Cavalry, under Captain 1 Stein, and Lientenaffltd; Miller and Carr, dsßhed through the streets upon'the force. The 6th Ohio Cavalry, then crossing, were ordered to follow, but did not do so. The other cavalry, finding themselves in the presence of a. superior force, made every f xertion to keep the advantage they had gatn.ed. At the first dash they captured many. prisoners, who were sent to the rear. As the rebels so largely outnum bered them , the contest became desperate, the body guard fighting like heroes, hand to hand, and almost with their fists. After a fight of three hsnrs the rebels were driven bsck end ccmsletely rontod. ■ ■ Capt. Dahlgren lost; only one man killed, and three missing The body of ths dead man wasbrongbtoff by his valiant comrades In the town two rebel wagons were found loaded with army cloth, destined for the Southern army. They were immediately taken possession of, and are now on their way in. Cant. Dab'gren, after accomplishing the other results of his expedition, returned safely to night, bring ing in 39 prisoners) horses and accoutrements. Great credit is due Capf. Dahlgren and the officers of the body guard above named. Scouts returned from Snicker’s and Ashby’s Gaps re ported the enemy’s pickets at these places. Acting upon ffiMtnformaUon. Get oral Stahl, with bis cavalry, attacked ■PFSrove the'pickets back upon a large force; from .which he withdrew his troops without loss. The scouts learned, from some of the inhabitants, that A. F.,Hwl a corps was at; Snicker’s Gap on Friday last, and passed on to Front Royal, at which place they were reported in y< He»vy 7 heard during the day from the direction of the Rappahannock river. Itis reported to night that General Pleasanton and General Stuart wire engaged, at or near Pottaville. and the former sneoeedod in driving the latter from his position. It was thought that a general engagement would ensue botweeu the two forces in that vicinity. Arrival of General Cameron at Home. [From tbe HarriEbnrg Telegraph of Monday,! We announced on Saturday that Gen. Simon Cameron bad arrived, by tbe steamer Beotia, at New "Sorb, and, this morning, we have the pleasure to announce that on Saturday evening be arrived at liochlel. Gen. Cameron was accompanied by bis family, ail of whom, as well as himself, are in the very belt health. The passage over the Atlantic was exceedingly pleasant, and the distin guished party reaped the benefit of on eceah journey at this most propitious season of the year. . ■ ■■ At the depot of the Pennsylvania Bailroad General Cameron was received by a few personal friende, on Saturday evening, and at once proceeded to bis private residence. During yesterday he wat caled on by a large rumberof his personal friends and neighbors, all amn ions of congratulating ,bta on bis safe return. And all received with that cordial hospitality for which the pro prietor of tochiel is so diejrtnguisheJ. _ . The mission ofGenerel Cameron to Bussia has been an entire success- The bonds of friendship between that Power and this Bepnblic have'been increased ana strengthened;. and whatever may be the United Btates to maintain their nationality and vindicate their authority, by putting down the rebellion matJiaß so long disturbed the peace of connrir, and so severely interrupted tbe bußiDCss and Aommerce of the world, the Federal Government will always find in Bua sia an ally who cannot be swerved from her alliance by the blots or the blandishments of any of the courts ,of Europe The friendship which began between Bussia ■end this country, with our emerging into porielon among the nations of the world, must not and will never be In ttfruited- Civilization and religion alike demand its continuance and increase. : ' Gen. Cameron will immediately after the repose neces sary to the fatigue of his journey, go hence to Washing ton city, to report his. return officially to the Presi. dent. We repeat, for the benefit of his many friends through out the country, that the health of Gen. Cameron has been greatly. Jmprovedby his distant journey, and that he comes : back to bis native land, with bis loyalty and his patriotism strengthened, and ready to be devoted to ms country’s cause and service, THE WAR PRESS. (PUBLISHED WEEKLY.) Thb Wab Pbbsb will be gent to subscribers by mail (per annum la advance) at 82,00 .Three Copies « S.Ofi * lre “ « “ 8.00 Ten« n u aa on' _ c f r 2s, l>swUl be charged at the same rate—tbnj: C ° Bt WUI CoBt m ’ aai m _ 0t J? Cl ° b ° r Twenty-one or over, we wIU send an Extra Copy to the getter-np or the Club. BSr Poßtmaßtera are reaoested to aot as Agent* roc The Wae Pbess. W“ Advertisers enta Inserted at the usual rates. 8 lines pnstitnte a iguare. Hospital Abuses in the Army. HABrBB’a Fbrrt, November S. To Sie editor <2f ZTle Press : Bra i Yon will hot bs surprised to learn that we are at present in a hospital, if it may be so bailed, at this plane. What receptacles, and what attention, to weak, sick, and wounded men, who have risked everything in defenoa or their conntry! Here is a score or so of miserable, ema ciated looking beings, lying upon the damp, bare ground, without any fire,' in an oid, dilapidated, roofless stona foundry. There, from stables and out-housea, fifty or sixty more may be seen to crawl forth every morning, to beg the pittance of wretched food, doled'ont grndglngiy to them, by potty, insulting menials, employed from their capacity to insuit and heap ait kinds of abuse upon the sick soldier. - How long shall this continue ? Can these men, whom the Government hag commissioned as surgeons, and at large salaries, too, be indeed human ? The money seems »o be. all they wißh; and they endeavor to shirk the labor ana responsibilities of their position. There is no hope ; 5° H?? i tbore is no redress for aick soldiers, at theirnanos. Evemf there are better accommodations in our cibea for them, they are refused permission to enter them; while here and elsewhere they are ordered about from one place to - another, by surgeons and their assist ants, like so many brutea, more than reflective, and In the majority of instances, refined and sensitive human beings. Besides all this, too much whißky and brandy is iho bane rather ih«n an advantage to our hospitals. The medical corps of these institutions generally help themselves liberally to these stimulants, while the sick must, of necessity, do without, not, however, without feeling its influence in a reflected manner. Men—good, brave men—have died by hundreds in barns. stable?, and around straw sticks, who, with any thing like humiiio attention, might have nowbson living. Hundreds end thousands are now doomed to die, by an objectless and inexorable military law, who might be saved—saved to their country, saved to their families, saved to themselves. . Why are men entirely unfitted for service denied their discharges? Why are sick and wounded men denied even fuiioogbs ? To say netting of the inhumanity of keeping anything created in God’s image In the places called hospitals, the expense to Governmsat is very great in every way. In the first place, it is paying mil lions te those who are villainously squandering its re sources and rendering no service; in the second place, it Is creating a vast amount of anxiety and misery at home; lastly, it is losing thousands of brave men, who might, under kind care and treatment, be returned to duty, and thus be a continual source of augmentation to the army. . Why are our sick, now kept here in lingering agony, to live sgaintt hope, to die and be buried in a miserable manner, far away f.om heme and kindred ?—we ask why are I hey not permitted t o go home at once ? Not a com munity in our broad land but would rejoice to receive its tuffemg soldiery. There they would have some chance for life—there, if they lived, they would be the sooner fitted again to return, willingly and thankfully, to the arn'jv The soldier would be rejoiced; every home aad community would be happy and satisfied. . This course wculd remove one great cause of gloom and foreboding from the soldier’s hearfc--the continual dread of be coming tick, under the present regulations in regard to army hospitals and army treatment, God grant that tha war, audits concomitant evils and miseries, now deso lating our beloved country, may soon close,-upon suok a basis as may make us in all future truly a free, happy, and united people. H, '/.lndustrial' Home for Girfs. To the Editor of The Press : Sir: Five y ears ego this autumn, a few Christies ladies were led to regard the 'condition-.of a class of giris for whom they found no suitable provision in any of the in stitutions of this city—viz.: j»irbi-J»iiK»~»^t-~t——-/ .benevolent associations; out for the intermediate class the only reliance was individual effort in individual oases. The need for some united action in behalf of these girls was realized, a sufficient number of persons were enlist ed in the enterprise, and an institution was formed, and afterwards chartered, bearing the name of “ The Indus trial Home for- Girls ” For about eighteen months, a small house in Twelfth street, below Pine, was occupied, but in January, 1859. the Home was removed to Thir teenth Afreet,’ below Spruce, whore it has been located until the protect time. A variety of reasons have now induced the managers to make a second change of resi dence. The house had become too contracted for tha increasing demands upon the institution; it wa3 incon veniently arranged for the purpose, thereby adding mack to the labors of the matrOnß; and it was thought desira ble for the Home to be located, if possible, in a less thickly Inhabited part of the dry, further away from the former homes of the girls. Tha managers have therefore taken a house at the corner of Broad street and Columbia avenue, which is in every respect well sniisd to their wants. They deeiro to make these statements in reference to their new movement, earnestly hoping that, whfla there are so many claims upon the sympathies and chart ties of the public, tbeir humble effort to do good may not be forgotten. These girls m«s{ be provided for, or many of them will provide Dr themselves by sin, and their sod excuse will be that no ene cared for their souls. It is easier to take care of them now than to negleot them till they are women, and then try to reform or benefit tktm. Since this Home was first opened, about one hundred and forty girlß have shared its advantages. Upon soma the grasp of bad habits previously formed was too power ful to be ihakon off under gentle iufluen<»s*and they have returned to old haunts and old companions. But the cases have been more numerous where the managers have been cheered by the belief that their ihstrumenlal ; ity has rescued those whom Satan had hoped to claim foe his own, ana for these successes they heartily bless the Matter -whoso work they are trying to do. They hap* that tbe same kind assistance given them hitherto hy their friends and co- operators will follow them to their hew borne, and enable them, without embarrassment, to meet the additional expenses incident to the change. VCT-i i -qsb-'or mflr bo Bpllt to ttlS treasurer, Miss E. W. Lewis, No. 1712 Spruce street, to James T. Shinn, corner of Brood and Spruce streets, or to the institution. The Thirteenth and Fifteenth-street oars pass the door of the Home, and It Is open to visitors every day except Saturday and Sunday, The Calharme-strect Hospital. TJ. S ■ Abut Hospital, Catharine street, Philadelphia, Nov. 8,18J2. To the Editorof'The Press.- Sib : I see that in ysnr “ synopsis of the reports of the hospitals” in this city, yon make mention of one death, having occurred in this hospital during the month of 0»- tober.' I beg leave to state that no death has occurred tore tinco the 10th day of September. ! . Very respectfully yours, •* MITCHELL H. PIOOP, Acting Surgeon U. S. A , in charge of HospitaL MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. SIADAME GTtERRABELBA’S DEIiUT.—A fine face and figni e, a certain grace and distinction of bearing, and an entire freedom from stage conventionalities, era all features that we ’ook for, but generally fail to find In the personatora of Ft'olefta. Though fallen from the path of virtue; there is no reason why Alfred ft mis tress ebonid not retain the manners of a lady ;aiid the air cf delicacy and refinement with which they invest her nr questionably h»lp to work ont the design of the libret tist in representing her as a being of generous' and ele vated instincts. Po far as its dramatic features are con cerned, Madame Gnefrabeila amply realizes onr'ideal of the character. . There are indeed hut few lyrical artists on the stage who unite so many personal qualifications for it. As, however, there is nothing like perfection in this life, she has one weak spot, and that is her .voice, which is wanting in volume and Bomßwhat worn. Still- aha vocalizes beautifully, her phrasing boirg unexception able. and her trills and runsexecuted with brilliancy and precision. In the opening scene her voice was slightly veiled bom emotion, but this soon wore off, and in the graceful and delicate phrase of the first doo with Brig noii “ Ah se eio e ver,” sho displayed excellent taste and feeling, as, indeed, in all other passages of the same character throughout the opera. ‘‘The grand air,” *< Ah forse ini.” was given with much delicacy, and the cabaletta wbs brilliantly executed. The scene with Al fred, at the close of the second act, we liked less. The “ Addio del Passato ” and the “ Parigi 6 Cara" made, pet baps, the best impression of anything whlchahe sung dnring the evening- At the end. of the qpera Madame Ghfrrabeila was called before the curtain, and, in re sponse to theAeiriauds of the audience, delivered the few following senteroes of thanks: “You can hardly imagine bow deeply I feel this flattering, this kind re ceation in my native city. I can do no more than thank yen with all my heart.*’ —N Y. Herald REBEL ATROCITY THREE KEHTTFOKIAWS BUNG BY BBiGG—A correspondent' from Mount Yemen, under date of the 2d, says, to-day a wagon ar rived here with three coffins for the remains of Captain King. Tate of Crab Orchard, and his two eons, who ware banged at Cmrberisnd Ford, with thirteen others, by Bragg on his retreat. • were charged with bush whacking. Capt. King's brother Jaek and WBS Owsley, a relation of King’s, living at Btmtonviile. Lincoln county, with some of the Calyces of Bockcastle, were with the rebels, and gave sanction to the charge. The victims were mostly members of Capt. King’s company, raised for the defence of Crab OrchawJ, The charge of bushwhacking, saya our correspondent, was false. Capt. King wss taken prisoner in a charge, at the'head of his company, upon Kirby Smith’s pickets, in the Grab Or chard raid. He, with his'"sens, was confined in the --Danville jail until after the battle at Perry viiie. Some cf the citizens of Rockcastle, together with citizens from Lincoln arid Pnlaski counties, arrested a loyal citizen of Bockcastle; fennerlv of the Union army, and, ft la said, ha.was hnng with King. Our correspondent says, sig nificantly. that they will be attended to A NBW-FASBIOKED BAIL imong the new In ventions recently patented Is that of an improved fan shaped sail. The Scientific American says the inven tion consists of a sail to spread and forl by a movement about a contral point or points; also, fn.a certain novel construction of the truss which attaches the sail to ths mast, and further, is a novel combination of a yard, truss, and swinging arms for spreading-the sail. The objects of the invention are:First, to enable She sail to be conveniently reefed and furled from the deck; second, to enable the sail to he kept fiat, or prevented from belly ing : third, to distribute the strain more equally over ths different parts of the sail constructed and applied in the usual mßnner; fonrtb, to get the weivht of the sail as tow as possible, and enable the weight of the topmasts of ves sels to he reduced. CONDITION OF THE FOE.—The strength of the foe at Holly Springs is probably over estimated. He has not more than thirty-five thousand men, and they are poorly clothed and poorly fed. Considerable sickness prevails stnoufT them, and they are said -to be greatly demoralized since tbe battle of Corinth, which, more then almost any other engagement of tbe war. h»3 dis couraged and dispirited them The enemy, just now, is not prepared to figbt. unless his desperate condition may be regarded as a proper belligerent adaptation, and I do rot believe be will be for some weeks to come. Holly Springs is Dot so favorable as many other points he might (elect, and I have do doubt he has already moved eouth ward - Bolivar Utter. '■■■■■' " = WHO IS THE OBIGTNAL LOBD DUNDEEABTI —A correspondent of the Liverpool Mercury thus settles this question: Mr. Sothern was born in Liverpool, and is the eon of the late John Sothern, Esq , wbo.was elected for Great George ward in the Town Council, in tbe rear 1843, and Bat for three years as member for that ward. It was only tost week Mr. Sothern requested me to take an early opportunity of correcting the many rmnors respecting bis place of birth, and the **® bB ~ longed to, and I have ranch pleasure in doipg so now. . THE PAPEB MABKET IN THE SOUTH -The Jackson MissisHppian fays :“On* of in lonisiaua comes to us printed on the inside of ordi nary wall-paper. Tbe paper looks quite respectable on tbe printed side, but upon opening it yonreyes are greet ed with all Boris of figures, and what printers .typenever bed any hand in stamping. We presume the proprietor of this paper intends to furnish his subscribers with enough of wail paper to ornament their rooms, thus rendering his sheet doubly valuable ” THE LATEST SNAKE STOBY FBOH WHEEL ING —The Wheeling Intelligencer, which is quite an authority In snake stories, publishes the following: A few days ago a gentleman residing near the village of Newport, on, the Ohio .river, bolow this .City, ploughed up what be supposed to bo a common ! house ’snake, but upon attempting to kill the reptile ho discovered that it bad two distinct heads and necks, four eyes, two mouths, &c., all perfectly formed. The gentleman finally cap tured the snake, and it has attracted great attention m the neighborhood. THE EIGHTY. SEVENTH PENNSYLVANIA BE GIMENT.—A Beverly, October 5, letter says: Soma soldiers of the S7ih Penns?lvanla, now encamped attempted to force the guard, and struck-one or the. guards with a stone, when he Bred Ms gun, tne oaui pass* ing through the body of one and lodging in thatot an otber. The wounds proved died during the night and the olber names are Barnes, or Company H, and Fox, or Company E TOTrT? e pTr e ®ONS—The Hanover Spectator says: ViS bis ilready made Its appearance in rod country adjoining town, and. every day -i h -7Sm!bSs of our sportsmen can be seen wending IMrwwtWtherto play sad havoc amrag them. We iro'liiforaS that they sue very abundant Ou* year, and. they will afford fine sport to our gunners. . GAMBLING CONTBAOTOB -A despatch toaOta donatipeper says: 'A contractor gambled away 2T5,0« Sels of rots, belonging to tbe Government, lagt His securities are believed to be goon.