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THE PRESS,
oiILISEED DAILY (SUNDAYS EXCEPTED,)
DV JOEIN W. FORNEY,
otFi r •
-& No. in SOUTR FOURTH STREET
Tiff DAILY PRESS,
E..6(iPRN CRNTB Psx Wsek, payable to the Carrier,
yr,l±d to
! finbzcriberx out of the City at Eioirr DoLGasu
0 o vox, Faint Dor.r.acis 7011. gm ?do errliti, Two DOL.
yOR THREE Morras—invariably in advance forth.
bo OraBTild.
agra Adverttaements inserted 'at the clonal rates. Biz
. 34 4 c onatitute a square,
mflE Till-WEEKLY PRESS,
!piled to Subscribers out of the City at Puna Dor,
Psa Assurer. in advarioe.
COMMISSION HOUSES.
'ASES BLEACHED 34 PORTLAND
11?strrie.
c 10.04 Bleached X HANOVER UMW%
Do. do. X WARINGTON • do. -
Do. do. 28-Inult WARWICK do.
Do. StandardiDrowu CANTON . PLANNELS.
pa. Farmers' LINEN DRILLS, all grades.
Do. Boakfold cold CORSET JEANS,
Do. Black CAMBIUM
BA le , 4-I People's Brown MEETINGS.
do. Atlantic Brown DRILLS, &c., &o.
i!Jr Sall at low figures net cash on delivery.
GEO. GRIGG; •
210 and 2111..CHUR64 - ALLEY
•
300 pozEN
nsAvr MIXED RIBBED SHIRTS.
HEAVY MIXED PLAIN SHIRTS.
A....t1et1 qualities, for army purposes.
ALSO,
eases 10-4 Poporell Brown Shootings.
Co , es 10-4 Heavy White Blankets.
Fa Mlle at low figures, for not cash on delivery.
GEO. GRIGG,
ja1:44 , 1 thsat ' . 5110 and 221 CHURCH ALLEY.
FRIL ADELPHI A
" BAG "
MANUFACTORY.
vuELAPB A. G B , OF ALL SIZES,
FOR CORN, OATS, COFFEE, BONE DUST, &c.
ALSO,.
SEAMLESS BAGS.
:ot,i.nlard makes, ALL SIZES, for sale cheap; foi net
ll=
GEO. GRIGG.
No. 210 and 221 CHURCH ALLEY,
BAGS. •
2,000 CANADA A, all Cotten, 17 miaow , .
3,000 OZARK'S,
600 KELLY'S, "
1,0 N) AMOSKEACI . C., "
3,M0 HAMPDEN k.., half Cotton.
•
For sale low by
GRIGG..db: EIARMSTEAD,
NJULONANDIZE BROKERS,
jatSal . No. al STE A W Fißar:Street
COTTON :YARN.
ItN'ERIOR COTT9I Ural, NO. la,
YOB SALK BY
YROTEIINGRAM di WELLS.
SHIPLE &
Y, HAZARD,
IFUT.OHINSON,
40.112 CHESTNUT STREET,
0 SIM /441I•ON MERCHANTS
FORAM SALE CT
PSILADELPHIA-MADE GOODS.
laN-6ra
ITLANTIC COTTON MILLS.
SHEETINGS•AND SHIRTINGS.
;;HART Xl6 AMORY, JR., & CO.,
AGENTS,
205 CHURCH ALLEY,
PIIMADRI4PII7A.
.j&.3•tf
•OLOTHES-WRINGERS.
THE GREAT CLOTHES WRINGER.
" PUTNAM
~S ELF-AI)3VSTING OLOTH,ES WRINGER"
Ie watlanted to , be auperior to any other in use.
I.7.:VERq, TAMMY SHOULD POSSESS A
, OLOTHES WRINGER.
BROATTSB,
it. It is a relief to the hardest part of washing-day.
1, It enables the washing to be.done to ono•third less
47.1.1
.1k1::It ec.ves clothes from the injury always given by
17risting.
4th. It helps to wash the clothes as well as dry them.
VE BELIEVE IT ADVISABLE TO PROCURE
ONE OF THIS KIND,
vicoAusE,
FIRST. • , The _rolls being of vulcanized rubber, will
'fear hot and cold water, and will neither break nor tear
buttons.
Bacomn, The frame being of iron, thoroughly gal.
-erased, all danger from rust is removed, and the lie,—
Any to shrink, swell, spilt, &c., so unavoidable in
wooden machines, is prevented.
THIRD, The spiral springs over the rolls render this ma,
Ades self.apisting, so that small and large articles, as
,cell as articles uneven in thickness, are certain to rei
• A!lve uniform pressiire,
FOURTH. The patent fastening by which 'the machine
of tightened to the tub, we believe to be superior In elm
and efficiency to any yet Ofted.
Tara, rt Nun - 116 ally - tun, round or sonare, from one•
tit to one-and-a -quarter inches in thickness, without
is least alteration.
RETATIA PRICE
No.l, $6.00 No, 2, $15.00.
Slif - Agents wanted in every county.
ilell&ble•and energetic men will be liberally dealt
Jith:
For Sale , at the
WOODENWARB ESTABLISHMENT"
'FRANCISCUS,
N 0.423 MARKET St. and No. 5 North FIFTH St.,
Jel&tutlas 411103 Wholesale agent for Pennsylvania.
WILLIAM. YARNALL,
DEALER IN ROUStEURITISRING GOODS,
No. 1020 CHESTNUT STREET,
'gent for the eale of HALEY, MORSE, Sc BOYDEN'S
PATENT SELF-ADJUSTING
CLOTIAEB-WRINGER,
Believed to be the best CLOTHES-WRINGER in use.
It will wring the largest Bed Quilt or smallest Hand
scrchief drier than can possibly be done b . * hand. in
'kn. much less time.
B,—A. liberal discount will be made to dealers.
u.0.:31a
CABINET FURNITURE.
,CAI3INEY FURNITURE AND BIL
LIARD TABLES.
MOORE & CAMPION,
No. 2161 South SECOND Street,
In connection with their extensive Cabinet BraineSlS, are
"JOW manufacturing a suPerior article of
BILLIARD TABLES,
dad have now on hand a full supply, finished with the
MOORE & CAMPION'S IMPROVED CUSHIONS, which
arc pronounced by all who have used them to be sups
ior to all others, s.
For the quality and finish of these Tables the mania
facturers refer to their naraerous patrons throughout
the Union, who are familiar with the character of their
work. an2l43m
DRUGS " AND CHEMICALS.
ROBERT SHOEMAKER tt CO.,
Northeast Corner Fourth and RACE Streets,
PHILADELPHIA,
WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS,
IMPORTERS AND DEALERS
` FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC
WINDOW AND PLATE GLASS,
MANUFACTIMFAB OF
WRITE LEAD AND ZINO PAINTS, PUTTY, are.
AGENTS ?OR THE OBLEBRAT'ED
FRENCH ZINC PAINTS.
Dealers and consumers supplied at
VERY LOW PEICES FOR CASH
SEWING- MACHINES.
SIN GEE'S'
SE WING MACHINES,
Far Family Sewing and Manufacturing Parpokma
810 CHESTNUT STREET.
iala am
WHEELER & WILSON
SEWING,'MACHINES,
638 QIIESTNIIT STREET,
THE WILCOX tir GIBBS
PANT LT
811'0111G MACIFII-NES
Lave been greatii i fil t rir i id.if6ticatit ss.
Dyd with Self-adinsting IlpfirrAWArgipligtor gals
ge274 , 715 CHESTNUT . Street
,o CASES 30•INOH BLACKSTONE
UMBRELLA CLOTHS.
For Fate by MATTHEW BINREiIS SONS,
BOSTON. MMR.
BOWEN & CO., =LITHOGRAPHERS
AND PRINT COLORISTS, Southwest corner of
'CHESTNUT and ELEVENTH Streets are prepared to ex
-tate any , deecription of Portrait, Landscape, Natural
- History, Architectural, Autograph, Map, or other Litho-
Phy, in the most superior manner, and the most res.
iowthle term% ' -
Photographs, Portraits, Natural History, and Medical
Plates Maps, and any other description ornate% colored
LP the' best Style, and warranted to give satisfaction.
r articular attention to Coloring Photographs. oiaZi-tf
MA. () KERE L, HERRING, Sri An,
&c.
2,600 B &c., ble Mass. Nos. 1,8, and 8 Mackerel, late -caught
':st fish, in assorted pftekageß.
2,soe Bbi e , N ew Neetport, Fortune Bay, and Sant=
%boo Boxes Law, Sealed, and No, 1 Herring.
Ito Bbls. new Mese &lad,
2N) Boxes Herkimer County Cheese, &c.
Is store and for sale by
MURPHY, 8i HOONS
N 0.14 6 North WIIARVKIL
'OB EVANS & WATSON'S "
STORE , SALAMANDER, SAJI
116 SOUTH YOURI I II STREET,
h , 4 , l l . aise varist, P y ll o il iVili P 4 ll .llo 4 bctiAPES always OJ
CFIAMPAGNE.—GOLD LAO OHAIst•
PAO ti la (mute ailigtigrizabWerAnts,
4120 Sole Agent, 1i0.120 WALNUT Street,
VOL. 6.-NO. 142.
POmIE(A)SY ;
• Or, The Phantom Trowsors.
In my cosy little attic,
Where I write in mood ecstatic—
Write both funny things and solemn
Nor my poverty and bread
When the rain and snow were flying,
•
And a little youngster crying,
There appeared a pair of trowsers
• Then they hovered o'er my bed,
And they quoth, "You little varmint!
Am I not a splendid garment ?"
"Well you are :" I quickly said.
Never 411(11 see such breeches!
Studend color, cut and stitches,
All were of the highest •linish—
Were they made on earth at all?
And that music voice of thunder
Horrified and filled with wonder
While I cried " Yon vocal beauty!
Did vou from a planet WI?
Should I want a pair to equal
kindly tell too where to cell?" •-• • •
thiotli the tremors, "At OAK HALL!"
And away they went.
Thousands of Pants, Coats, and Vests, the best and
cheapest in the city, at
WA.NAMAKER & BROWN'S.. '
It S. B. Corner SIXTH and MAID ET Streets.
UP•'STAIRS -DEPARTMENT.
Ja6-tfel 8. E. COIL. NINTH and MARKET St..
JAMES R. CAMPBELL & CO.,
Have Just received, and are now ofiaring. magnificent
Ines of
ESPECIALLY ADAPTED TO THIS SEASON
nol-3m
E. M. NEEDLES,
;LINENS, WHITE GOODS, LACES,
•
AND
EMBROIDERIES:...
•
•
A full assortment always on hand at LOW
PRICES.
Mourning i r n e r i git i n ac ;:c t .fy i s mi :g ilenctlic'er.,ll.lll
house and street. Also, all-linen Herhetitched
handkerchiefs, at 115 cents.
Also, all descriptions of Linen Ilandkovehieb,
for Ladies, Gents, and Children, at
WHOLESALE PRICES. .ifte4tf
. AND CANTON - P LAN ,
it /lUSLIMS NELS.—My stock of these Goods it still very taro'
and of every kind. Good Bleached Muslin at Handl 114
real first-rate at Wand ni full yard-wide at 23; several
cases of Williamsville; Wamsutta, Torresdale's. Home
keeper's, and New York Mills, at prices lower than
others are selling them kj good Bleached Sheeting, 2,Yr
yards wide, at fill ; heavy' Utica, at 623'; flirt- rate Pit IoW
Casing,l4 wide, at 25: linbleached 3 Mnslins in every ,
quality, trom 15 cents up. to the very best; good Cis.
bleached Canton Flannel, at W; finer do.. at' 25; and
the heaviest, at 31M; 2 eases nearly yard wide, and ve
heavy ; Bleached do., at 251 , 1 envy Hamilton at 31
worth in the market 37341. one lot heavy colored at 91%.
the cheapest assortment ofiflannels in the city, for Aid ,
Societies and others; White,at 28; all-wool, at &I; and'
very heavy, Ring.
Shaker Flannel, unshrinkable, and full yard wide.
Plain Gray, at 40 .
Plain Red,3s, 3736, and 40.
Red Twilled, at 3731, 40, 40, and 50.
Gray Twilled, at 45 and 50.
These goods are remarkably low, being considerably
:ens than the wholesale prices.
GRANTILLB B. HAYNES,
101.3 MARKET Street, above Tenth.
MEN'S AND .B 0 YS' WEAR.
Cassimeres for Bust .iess Suits.
Cassimeres for Dress Suits.
Cassimeres for Boys' wear.
Cloths adapted to every use,
•
Boys' Clothing, ready made.
Men's and Boys' Salts made to order. •
BLANKETS.
•
A tiptop lot at 64.
Damaged Gray Blankets at (62 50 and $3.50.
Horse Blankets—Army Blankets. •
Domestic Goods at lowest prices.
TABLE LINENS.
. . ... •
Pine Table Damasks and Cloths. • • ' '
The famous Linens.
power-loom Table
in •
Bargains Na_pkins Sto. •
DRESS O . OODS.
• 2,631 yards newest styles Delslas% at 2,5 c.
Blue Reps, Blue Poplins, Blue Par'stilettos.
Brown Reps, Brown Piylins, Brown Cobnrga
nt
• Belmo's at $2.15,48. 25 and $3.60. •
C OPER & cumuli),
B. E. corner NINTH and MARKET Stream
EDWIN HALL & BRO.,
26 Soon; SECOND Street,
Have redt'ced the prlces]of
Fan oy Silks,
Rich - Printed Dress Goods, . •
Choice Shades of •Merinoes,
Beautiful Colors of Reps or Poplins.
All-Wool De Laines,
All kinds of dark dress goods reduced.
Also,
Fine Long Broche Shawls,
Open Centre Long Cashmere Shawls,
Rich new styles of Blanket Shawls.
4-4 Lyons Silk velvets. pure Silk.
DRY GOODS FOR WINTER.
Rep. Poplins,
r zt eh Merinos,
Colored Mousselines,
Poult De Soies,
Foulard Silks,
Blanket Shawls.
Balmoral Skirts.
Black Silks,
Fancy Silks,
Black Bombazines,
Worsted Plaids,
Cheap Delaines,
French Chintzes,
- Shirting Flannels,
Broche Shawls,
Fine Blankets.
Crib Blankets.
SHARPLEES BROTHERS,
noll-tf CHESTNUT and EIGHTH Streets.
11Cri STEEL & SON HAVE A LARGE
A4-* assortment of DRESS GOODS, suitable for HO
LIDAY PRESENTS,
Rich Fancy Silks ; Plain Silks, choice colors.
• Plain and Figured Black Silks,
Plain and Figured Rep Poplins.
Plain and Fig - used Mermoes.
Plain Solferino Cashmeres, at 37*, worth 82.
WINTER SHAWLS, in great variety,
MERINO SCARFS, BROCHE BORDERS.
CLOAKS—Of New and Fashionable Styles, made of
Black Beaver. Frosted Beaver, and Black Cloth.
Call and examine our stock. We guaranty to give sa
tisfaction, as we sell nothing but good articles, and. at
lower prices than they can be bought elsewhere.
del3 Noe. 713 and 715 North TENTH street.
CRIB AND CRADLE BLANKETS.
Large Crib Blanketi,
Fine Cradle Blankets.
jai EYRE & LANDELL, FOURTH and ARCH
"VYRE & LANDELL, FOURTH AND
"a- 4 ARCH, have a fine stock of
• GOODS FOR FAMILY CUSTOM.
Good Large Blankets,
Good Linen Sheeting's.
Good Muslin by the piece.
Good Unshrinking Flannels.
Good Fast. Colored Prints.
Good Table Linen and Towels.
_Good Quality Black Silks.
Good Assortment Colored Silks.
GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS.
606. ARCH STREET. 606.
FINE SHIRT AND WRAPPER EMPORIU.SI.
SUPERIOR QIJA_LIIT, AND AT MODERATE PRICES
G. A. HOFFIVIANN,
Successlor to W. W. KNIGHT.
3t3-stitth 3m • 606 ARCH STREET. 606.
HOLIDAY PRESENTS.
GENTLEMEN' S WRAPPERS,
PHIL'ADELPECIA,
617 'ARCH STREET. .
C. A. VANKIRK & CO.
Have on hand a fine assortment of
CHANDELIERS
AND OTHER -
GAS FIXTURES.
Also, French Bronze Figures and Ornaments, Porcelain
and Mica Shades, and a variety of
FANCY GOODS
•WHOLESALE AND 'RETAIL.
Please call and examine goods. del3.lp
1 , 000 DOZEN HICKORY SHIRTS
1:,000 d o . SGRAY, RED, ,AND BLUE
FLANNEL SHIRTS.
„„„„ ~„ SASSORTED FANCY _
SOO - "'' / TRAVELING SHIRTS.
SLOW PRICED SOO do. WHITE MUSLIN SHIRTS
1,000 do. DENIM OVERALLS
ItiAKH), PAIRS COTTONADE PANTALOONS:
For sale bY
BENNETT, RUCH, &
Of '
Jalnm -Manufacturers. 217 CHURCH' ALLEY.
PHAMPAGNE INVOICE
of "Yin Royal" and Green Seal"`kObatapaifne
Wine, to arrive, and
ITatit
far sale tAvErtoNE.
JO 303 mid 30* srilOW %rod.
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RETAIL DRY GOODS.
BOYS' CLOTHING
LADIES' CLOAKS,
READY MADE OR 'MADE TO ORDER.
COOPER• OONARD,
IMPORTERS AND . CASE DEALERS IN
DRY 4:100DS,
AT WHOLESALE AND RETAIL,
727 CHESTNUT STREET,
SILKS, SHAWLS, AND DRESS GOODS.
cay-p wili:',44Nl Pie azio 01M
1024 CHESTNUT STREET
Full Assortment nt
GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS,
IN GREAT VARIETY
Nos. 1 AND 3 NORTH SIXTH STREET
JOHN. C. ARRISON,
(FORMERLY J. BURR, MOOR%)
Has now In store an elegant assortment of
MOPS, NECK TIES, OtOVES, &c..
In Gfeat Variety
SATURDAY, JANUARY 17, MN.
James Sheridan Knowles—Personal Re
collections, No. M.
[Three weeks ago I published in The Press some
personal reminiscences of Knowles, the dramatist.
These articles had the good fortune to come under
the eye of my friend, Park Benjamin—alike distin
guished as poet, critic—and who, with a kindness
which I gratefully acknowledge, has placed at my
disposal his recollections of our mutual:friend, with
extracts from hia correspondence. Itis_singular that
such a writer as Knowles should have passed away
with so very alight mention in British newspapers.
There has appeared only a very short notice in the
Loudon Atheneum; a sort of rambling record in the
Liverpool Albion; a still better biography in the
Belfast Newsletter, and one yet more in detail in the
Northern Whig, another Belfast journal of high
character. From this last came the abridged obitu
aries, which generally went through the British
press. It. S. Dl.]
ro R. S. M., of the Philadelphia Press:
I rend with a sad delight, like the me
mory of clays that are past, pleasant but
momnful to the soul, your reminiscences of
my dear old friend, James SheridanlCnowles.
In compliance with your request, I place at
your disposal such recollections and . re=
flectiots as your more interesting papers
have suggested. •
One or two years before Sheridan Knowles
came to this country, I edited a complete .
edition of his plays ; of which strange to
say !—I possess - no copy.. It was.,in prettY.
duodecimo volumes, manufactured,- unfortu
nately, at - my own cost.. I paid for printing,
paper, and binding some $5OO, .and placed
the books in the hands of certain publishers.
for sale,. who failed,efter having sold them •
all; without ever reimbursing .mon single
dollar of My investment.
and
being
pleased" with my preface,- and my youthful .
love of his plays, came .to son
after his arrival, was profuse.: in his. ex
pressions of gratitude, and COrdiallY prof.
.fered his eternal frieredertip. This I was .
proud and : happy to accepti r and We bacame
sworn brothein.••• •
I was living in Boston tbew r and 'was edi.
tor of the New England ifagcatino . —ft some
*lint famous periodicatin its Ayr in which
I was assisted by the- dietingrdshed. philhel
lenist and philanthropist, Dr. i g l .4flotre;
and: by . ' Mr. Joint 0. Sargent! In it,
Course, wrote an eulbgium on
KnoWlea; . ....To its pages he contributediaome
articles . .in . prose 'and verse, and promised
mare: But lie.was too busy with act hig•and
lecturing " . -te' write. Ido not remember. to
have heard him :lecture, but as a matter of.
duty and friendship, I went to 'tile Tref:pent
-Theatre every night he .performed. ASS I
dined •in his company of cry day,' it wee.
rather illeY to see and :hear him " frethis
hour,' .or three hours,:tn the stage in lite
evenings: • He was never "plows Bacelli,""
for he 111e5110 lover of wine, but his libations=.
to the patron of porter, irthe're ever Was:
Such a myth, were •eopiOus and frequent..
The consequence:was, he ~was • apt to be
heavy ; and, I remember, on , one occasion;
of his playing Magter TValter,"••that •
made to him precisely the remark,. which
you ascribe to another: " Well, .my dear
boy," said Knoties to me the.:dayfollciw.F •
frig, at dinner, "how did you like My Master:
Walter.?'*: •"Oh;:pretty well !" was inyre
ply-4!;Mily you don't. understand your an=: . .-
thor. TOr readings were sometimes incor 7
rect. I hal hall' laughed he, • that is
a capita jjoke.Net. understand myself, eh l e
my dear . boy ? ;Why,. didn't, - h write..! The
.11miChback ' myself?": When. I. explained
tehimthe passages which he had misread;•
he acknoWledged his own blUnders, and, in
reference to a particular, rendering, made
the stitnge but claaraoteiistic. 'reitark that:,
supposed that he had meant tb:a.ay so
and so, but he was now satisfied that he
didn't. . 4 •
Ilia audiences in Boston wore 'fit and few. - ..
They grew "fine' by. degreei;?:llll.E'•,pnblie
curiosity to see the a•uthor, of . " . yirglnins
being satiated, the manager, Mr. Thomas
Barry, who had 'already 't 'strained a point,"
declined w ftitttre engagement; or, - at, least,
did not at that moment encourage the 'hope
of another ; . and - so Knowles determined to
give his proposed lectures, writing to me as .
follows :. • •
PITTLADT:LPHIA, 15th January, 1835.
IVlany, many happy new years !
(Direct to New York.)
Mr DEAR. 13%.N.LVALTIC: I shall deliver- my course
of lectures whenever you think fit, but 1 think it
was as well to wait till - theweather becomes'inilder.
It would be a point to combine the theatre with the
class•room, and on this account I trouble you—na
pleasure—with this letter. I am astonished at never
having heard front Barry. I want to' know if he en
tertains any intention of' offering me an engage
ment. * * * * * Will you
ascertain-for me and let me know the result . ] If you
cannot take the matter up yourself let it lie; I
would not, on any account, that the assistance of any
other hands should be applied for. Verbwat sal.
Now, let melell you, t hat a wonder of a gizl ha's
been put under my care—a Miss Wheatley, an Ameri
can, and decidedly the greatest histrionic genius of
the time ; a creature who, at the age of only thir-.
teen, and with hardly any instruction hitherto; does
mighty, things ! She looks sixteen or seventeen, is.
taller than Fanny Kemble, and the very image of
her in countenance. She must accompany me,in.
any theatrical engagement that I may make. This
for your ear alone.
And now good bye I wish I could send you,
something, [alluding to an article for the N. E.
Magazine,' but at present it is out of , my power. I
am busily engaged in studying neWcharacters to act
with my pupil. • .
Love to old Chester; [meaning Chester- Harding,
the achniraLle portrait painter] ; long may he wave.
Kind and respectful compliments to your. sister.
Let me hear from you, Park 33enjamin, as' you loVe
me. Consult about the time of the class. iI can get
through, I suppose, in a fortnight, at three lectures
a week.
Yours, affectionately and sincerely so, indeed,
a - AMES S. KNOWLES.
P. S.—By the goddesses, this is the third letter I
SA'
have written to-day"!
Is notthis a characteristic epistle ? Yes,
you, : who know our dear old friend so .well,
will doubtleSS say "Bntit isjeas:aol:thart
the two following." 7 Prefatory to them; I
must, remark that made arrangements for
his course of lectures in Boston, but that,
knowing Mir public mitehlbetter than'he
I fixedflie eharge at abmit half his rate, aiid
even then it was too high. -.SO I-Wrote to,
him, and he answered me 'Curtly; that he
wOuldn't come. But IMMedittitelY after,
wards he explained, in this kind fashion :
PHILADELPHIA, 29th January, 1835.
IYIr DE Al 2 BENJAMIN If the briefness of my letter
of Wednesday morning gave youpain ordispleasure,
attribute the fact to extreme hurry. I had. literally
but three minutes to write it, and had I taken more
time, should have missed the boat. I seize the first
moment of leisure to address you more deliberately.
When nett this, with the view of proceeding with
all despatch for Boston, I had arranged for aeourse
of lectures here, making my terms the same as we
had agreed upon whenl had the happiness of being
with you. Had I not reached New York too late
for the Providence boat, I should have been with
you on the following'day. The boat had gone, and
I was obliged to remain till the next one. ";In .the
evening I got your letter, with some others which
Mr. Simpson (of the-Park Theatre) had been keep
ing for me. I confess I was taken aback when I
found what you had done, though .with the kindest
intention. You• will perceive at once that the
alteration you had made not only 'affected my ar
rangements In Philadelphia, but would affect any
subsequent one that I might enter into any where
else, and, I could not for the soul of me, bring my
self to lecture - upon the terms which you propose.
In my own country, I always received one guinea
for a single-course ticket, and one guinea and a half
for a course' ticket, - admitting a lady and gentleman,
in the poorest, narroWeit tciwn that ever
_visited;
and I would not, for the otene hundred Pounds,'
or for ten times the sum—nay, for the- gala: Alf any
sum—l would not have it told that I aeNpted
*ems so greatly inferior here; Now, do you
understand me I And are you angry with. me 1 I
hope not, for I value your love and esteem. This is
a very unfortunate occurrence; as for the present,
If not entirely, it prevents me from seeing my good
boon companions of Fenno's, and I had set my,
heart upon a repetition of those feasts. I •• cannon
tell. you with what impatience I looked for Ward to
our meeting, with what pain I have relinquished
the idea to which' I clung so long, that I should see
dear Boston again. Dear friend, do not blame me.
I undertook to come upon certairfeonditions. New
ones - being proposed, 'l' felenVielf 'atliberty to fore
go the thing. Let .me hear from, you, and don't
write crossly to me, for I am your warm and sincere
Mend; ' J. S. KNOWLES.
P. S.—l have been very Unfortunate all my
professional speculations. Fderything seems to go
wrong. Fortune never shows a smiling cheek to
me, but the very lava titOznent I see ttothteg but AOC
PHILA.DELPIITA,
.SATUADA.Y, JANUARY 171.1803.
frown. She has forsworn me. But never mind ;•I
have still a trusting at my heart, and anever-faillng
well-spring of hope besides. Clod bless youi
Now this letter indicates the man per "se,.
but the reader will understand his warm
and versatile disposition still better, when
informed that he did lecture on those very
terms, whiclrno "gain" would tempt him
to adopt! •
. .
• I succeeded, moreover, in getting for him
another engagement to act in Boston, as, is
shown by the following,' dated . •
Air Dean Benumunr: I commence with Barry
on the 13th of April. Whether I lecture or not now
depends on yoti and other friends. I have not a
quick perception of the politic, : and own I was, in
error in the late affairs.— You .musthave
good-naturedly, I'd be sworn—when you saw that r
was compelled to adopt In Philadelphia the terms--
the exact terms-,which you proposed for Boston. If .
I lecture, it must. be in the middle of the day—say
1 o'clock. This will not interfere with evening
parties, and I must
: conclude my" lectures with my'
theatrical engagenienf. And to obviate -all object •
tions, I shall change my course to one of elOcution
and oratory ; and I will give you at all events a
fleshing thing. • • •,. •
Tours in penitence ,
• . • ' ' • J. S. KNOWLES.
•
TERMS.', , . .
Lady and gentleman - 4 dollars.
Single ticket ' 3 do.
Ticket kir one lecture 76 cents:
I shall send-ti, should'. you day "Go it, my
N • e •
boy !" - • • • .
I forget whether did or did not say, "Go
it, ray boy !"—nor do I remember what sue;
cess attended his lectures ; 'brit :it is . funny
that, in the very home and shrine of lec
tures, Where there is one every night in the
week for eight' months in the year, it should
have been proposed to lecture in the middle
of days, so as not to interfere with:evening
amusements I ; Had the lecture system,.
which has since prevailed to So large. an gip
tent, and been- so universally popular, pre
vailed then, how lucrative might have lieen•
the engagements of, the great author.of Vir
ginius, and what `different story of lus
career In America migliehe hary_ez . kart() re : ;
lite to his friends in. England t He - would
lbaVe won literally golden 6011h:011v 'from all
sorts of people: • .
Those teams- at" Fenno's, a which
Knowles so warmly writes, were al nners
given every day, at the early Boston linnr ; of
o'clock;. by a said gentlemen mm' of
whom have since achieved' high Clistinetion
in politics,• arts, and letters. Franiblin:
Pierce, file late President; .was one of 011 T
occasional' guests ; and,"'in after year
Knowlei oust have recalled, with high cmtp:
tion; that, aad other illustrious names, which'
belonged to his " boon companions
,at
Fenno's." •
I had at of e. time a "heap"- of letters
written to me by Sheridan Knowles ; but,
from time to time , -I have given them away
to autograph-seekers. I hope , those letters
will now be priied by their owners, since
the writer is now consecrated and immor- -
talized by death—coven as. I prize the three
time-stained sheets which lie before me, and
which I have partly transcribed 'as charac
teristic of one of the warmest hearts that
ever beat, and one of the brightest minds
that ever Charmed the ears of likening- auJ
tienCes.' P.' Br '
FORT WASPCINGTOD,
New York City, Jeu..7, 1803..
P. 8.- 7 -In reference to what you sayabout
Knowles' pension and' sources Of liveliliood i
bi his latter days, .I would like to Icnowif any
.of . the great- tragediana, who :made...amnia*
money by'acting . pAikVir..tiver. grt4l4 . *l
anything, not a tithe, but:even tr-lituitliedth?:
191 d Charles Kemble, or "my daughter
Fanny," or Charles ..
.3rman, or Ids•wife, or
Macready, or. Forrest tit. If aiiy: one, ..I' am!
sure it must be Forrest ;: for - never kueW:
him refuse to do a generous . act if it was
suggested Whim.
. . By the by, I have in
.zny library;thaOreif
t e- P"ronotmeing and . Expranatmy Dictionary
of the English tangnage, founded
correct developement of the nature, the num , .
beri- and the-various properties of all its sini;:
pie and compouncl soundv.,, as conibined with
syllables and words ; to which is added a
vocabulary of Greek, Latin,. and Scripture
proper names, divided into syllables, with,
the accented, letters and vowel. sounds .
each, marked according - to their elaSsical
pronunciation,. by James -Knowles,
,teacher •
of .reading, elocution, grammar and compo
sition ; father of the author of Virginias,
Tell, the Hanehback, the TlTife;.
rephettrof Thomas •Sheridan,..author of
the art of reading prose and Vend ~...:Lectures
on elocution,. pronouncing dictionary, 4e.
The fourth:edition, London : -Shopkin, Mar
shall d; Co., Stationer's:Hall, 1337.;' A cli- .
rious title page, truly !
. The word Lithotriptist, about, which he
so gratefully. e.xpatiates.prefatorily, as
plicable to Baron Heurteloup, does not
ocenr, asyou.say, in the:body of the work,
but ,Litkotonaist- does, which. renders the
mistake still more Hibernian. :But what
is peculiarly humorous is.that .he apologises
for inserting so common a word as: " Pa
pist,"*and his adoption,of Johnson's. defini
tion, " one whkaclheres to the Chnrch of
Rome," beciktftsorue of his Roman: Catho
lic friends had' Objected to its use # P. B:
*Of the Dictionary, originally published In 'Au
gust, 1835, a fifth edition was published, byl3ohn of
London in 1847. The apology for giving the word
" Paptst " In his book, was appended by the elder
Knowles to the Preface, in which he boasts of his
eai'ly acquaintance with the Rev. Father O'Leary
(a Cork man,like himeelf,l and promises " that in
the second edition of my Dictionary, about to be
printed, one thousand copies of the first having
been subscribed for, or sold by my publishers, the
term Roman Catholic shall be substituted in room of
the offensive expression." As it happened, how
ever, such 'substitution was never made. •)n this
apology. Tames Knowles says that in 1792' or 1793,
as " Freeholder of a small property near the city
of Cork," he signed a petition to. George and
the Parliament, in favor of Catholic Emancipation.
The Dictionary is very old-fashioned in its spelling
—such words as critic, public , and•tiagic being put
crilick, }niblick, and tragick—this old way, however,
is better than Noah Webster's wholesale and inde
fensible changes in orthography. R. S. 141.
DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTHWEST.
Arrival orGorkernis at.blemphls—Corintli
Threatened—Vicksburg Reinforced—Af
lalr.at Holly SprlogszExpedition k from
Helena—Battle at Ilartsvillei Mo..
Omni:), Jan. 13, 1863.—The steamer White Oloud
arrived this morning from Memphis, and brings pa
pers to Sunday, the 11th.
Major General Grant and staff were in Memphis ;
also, General 0. Hamilton and staff', and General
Quimby and staff.
There was a rumor in the oity that Corinth had
been threatened, and. that General Ross' division
had been ordered there.
Large reinforcements, says the Bulletin, are to be
forwarded to Vicksburg.
Parties, late from Holly Springs, report:the place
eon'aiderably injured by the fire and shot. The con
flagration was in progreas when they left: It It is pre
sumed theplace is entirely destroyed before this.
Later intelligence says the above Is much exagge
rated: Many fires were actually in progress, but the
destruction of the town is probably not intended.
Passengers arriving from that point say , the place
•
is to be evacuated.
Later news from Gen. Sherman?s locality, below
Napoleon, says he has arrived at Memphis by the
steamer Benton.
The rebel loss from the shells of our gunboats and
batteries Is reported to be five times as large as ours.
Mook them three days to bury their dead. The
gunboat Lexington is favorably mentioned in the
above connection, the lieutenant commanding direct
ing all her movements on the quarterdecic.
The obstructions on the river beloW Helena, the
battery at Cypress Bend, has beeri destroyed.
Gen. Gorman had left. Helena on a visit to the
fleet. , A 'movement in the vicinity.of Helena may
soon put a new face upon affairs in that partof tne
country. News is contraband.
• ,Two hundred and forty contrabands—men, women
and. children- r arriyed there last „night. from Colum
bus. 'They are to go Northfoi distribution as ser
vants and laborers..,. _ " -
Gen. Morgan L. Smitlrhasarrived at Memphis,
whither his wife had gone to meet His iiroliqd,
is not considered dangerous. " , .
The City of Memphis arrived with 600 wonnded
from Vicksburg. They are' from the 22d, 6th, 31st,
and 23d Kentucky, and 4th lowa. • -
Four hundred of them will be taken to . Paducah ,
and the remainder to lidoundCity.
In addition to large reinforcements received at
VicksbUrg,:the rebels have erected formidable bat
terl4- ' for six or eight miles along the Mississippi'
*lien to prevent shelling the town.
u'Every hill has a battery, and works of defence are
being vigorously prosecuted. ,
The following important despatch has been re
ceived at headquarters from Lebanon,lgisiOnri :
Lig)altpx,'Mo:, Jan. ii.
To Major General Curtis: • - •
Severe' fighting at . t.lirartsville. Seven hundied
Federal" engaged the. rebels 'under Marmadulre and
Porter, four thousand strong, with five pieces of
artillery. •At 3A. M. (Saturday) we attacked the
enemy in force, and drove them off five miles south.
They then circled and' came back to Hartsville.
Fighting commenced ag ain at ten o'clock, and con
tinued ti ll sundown. oss on our side—killed 'and
wounded—about thirty-five. The enemy's lobs was
one hundred and fifty, perhaps , more..
JOHN E. COLLINS,
Major Commanding Post.
OPENING THE 'MISSISSIPPL—A oonterope•
rarymentiona a curious fact, that Gen: Scott, at the
opening of the mar, predicted that the decisive' hat- .
ties of the'rebellion would be fought in: opening up
the 'Mississippi, and of there he judged there, would
be about eight.
NEW Yth:E, March 14, 1836
THE BANKS EXPEDITION' TRANETOViSe
Report of the Senstle, I.tiver9ttiggitingr Cc;ori-,
E=S
The select committee of the Senwte, appointed' tb ,
inquire into the chartering.of traneport•vessels' foe
the Banks expedition, and also in regard to the coil'
ployment of transports generally, reporrin part; to'
wit, as to the"Banks.expedition.
,The follo wing are
the resolutions of the Senate : .
.Resolred,,That a Select :committee of three-mem ,
bets be appointed to inquire into and report.td the:
Senate the facts, including brokerage; in regard to
the chartering of transport vessels for the Banks'
expeditiony:the' seaworthiness of Mich vessels and . :
the , . character of the 'men 'employed to navigate'
them; and that they be empowered. to send for pet-
sons end papers.
Resolved, That the select committee of the Senate;
appointed on the 22d inst.,to inquire into the mat.
ter of chartering transport vessels for the Banks ex.
pedition, be also instructed to inquire into the man,
ner of the employment of transports generally
the quartermasters of 'the army, or by-the agents Of.
the War Department, the rates at which they were
engaged, by wham, fat what purpose, and for how
long fit time. •
Acting uporathe - precedence apparently , given in
the resolutioiteto'the subjcct-niatter of inqulry, the
committee at once *proceeded to New York,where
the"eimedition'referred to was fttted oat, as the place
most favorable for despatch in•the discharge of their
• The enterprise was cempleted in the months of
November and December last, and the expedition
sailed frorri New York on the 14th of the latter
Ittonth, the - fleet comprising twenty-six steam-vessels
of all descriptions and twenty-five sail-vessels, char
feral end fitted for the voyage at New York.
The vessels were selected and chartered, under the
authbriti of the Secretary of 'War, by Cornelius
• Vanderbilt, of New :York, 'lre Stipulating, as a con
dition of. ateepting the: trust, that he was not
expected to receive compebention therefor. Com
modore Van Brunt, of the united States navy, was
ordered by the" Secretary of the Navy to report to
Geireralßanks. at New York, "for special service la
the einasrvisiort and outfit of the transport fleet of
the..expedition,'" and was authorized by. General
Banks to tivailliiinselfof the• assistance of Charles
IfasWell, of New- York an' engineer by profession
and surveyor of steamers for theunderwriters in the
• cifiee of New York, Boston, and Philadelphia, and
Lendon- These persons are regarded by
the committee as the responsible p s rties and autho
rized agents of the Government for the fitting out of
thetransport fleet of the expedition. • The scope, of
their combined, authority comprehended the charter-
J og, inspecting, fitting, supervising,• and ail needful
preparations for the safe embarkation of the troops.
• It,will be noticed that the twee donee of vessels—
steam and sail—Were employed in•nearly equal num
bers: It's believed that•both economy and safety
Would hate dietated'the employment of a larger pro
' portion Of thelatter - ; but it is not improbable that
these considerations were held to lie subordinate to
sommextent; at least, to areal or eupposednecessity
for despatch in the movement of the expedition, and
to that extent Nveuld abate the force'of the criticism
other Wise deemed not unjust.
"sail•veseels were generally of , the' first class;
' said, were chartered at fair •rates -,•such, under the
terms of. their charters, as would be regarded ma
! Sonable - for thb 'merchant service, andi•in this latter
respect, are understood to contrast favorably with
similar charters theretofore made in , behalf of the
Government. .
• The ateam vessels divide into two or threeclasses :
1. the steamship, or seagoing, and the steairatog, and
those suited and designed for' inland , navigation.
The former were doubtless well adapted , to the ser
vice centeraplated ; of this class were the steamers
Illhioiti„ Empire City, North Star, - itc: Thelatter, -
it iti clear, were not well suited to the service re
quited.;- of this class were the Niagara, MI Sanford,
&e. In reply to our inquiry whether this , class of
vessels were fit for an expedition beyond Cape - fiat
teras„Bar. Haswell. stated that they would be under
very favosable circumstances, -if they should' not
meet with had weather, and he so skilfully' managed
as to take advantage of lulls between blows- and
smooth Neater: - Commodore Van Brunt stated: "I
told' Mr.,Vanderbilt that these small vessels , were-.
not such siaVtivenld have selected. If I hadthad•the
tilting out of.these teasels I would not have' takem
any. of these small vessels or river steamers."
, The selection of such vessels for such service' ap
parently implies a want of that skill and forecast
Whictifthe Government had - rt right to expect in•those•
Who sijare its confidence and acceptplaces of respon
silbillty...Only one explanation at all relieving, this
view.of the easels suggested, and that springer from , :
the supposed divided responsibilities and duties-of
the agents - under the circumstances. Mr. Vanderbilt
undertook to select and charter the vessels, the " an
pert igen and • outfit " was confided to Commodore'
Van Brunt; he-to assail hiniself of 'the assistance of
ilir. Haswell. • '
It needgtobererevarked that the destination'oftlie•
fleet •was- known. only 11Ir.• Vanderbilt and • the
-oordinsinding•general• It would seeni to follow that
the selecting andobertering of the vessels woutd:.be:
done with that knowledge which would - qiiiilify; for*
if it did not naturally suggest an inquiry into their'
~ fitneee endadaptatioii,while the.inspecting and super-=
vising would taNe• - place, under circumstances less
favbrable to such inquiry, and not calculated to pro--
tot; e it. Mr-Vanderbilt seems to lia - Ve acted upon,
the supposition Visit hie duties were performed when.
a sufficient numbee of transports. had been secured,
to meet the demands-aa they arose, leaving the plea- ,
tion of sea-worthiness, fitness, &c., to those whose
duty it was to inspect thein quite forgetful of. the•
essential fact, that,pen-worthiness ankfitnesa wouldi.
- depend, in good dergee, iipan.thqserviee - ,requiree4 a
'fact Important - foie - nein fo Ithi the other
hand, Conimodere7an Brunt - appears' tb have' dim,
tented himself witliperforming hie duty with the •
light he had, upon the supposition that the vessels •
. had been selected with reference to the service for
.which they were fitted, without inquiring into the:
character of _that service. Thus it is not difficultto •
unfieretand how the :selection of that class of vessels
.occuried:
Whetlier' s it were not incumbent On Mr. Vander- •
.bilt,„;who possessed the information, to exercise his
tjudgmeut of.-the-fstseia el - the vesselesiof -the Service
•liesigned, or to iffipart that knowledge to those .
whose duty it was tad:aspect, &c., and whether Corn,.
modOre_Nan.Brunt..seeing those two classes em-•
Apyril one of whieh was unsuited to sea-going,
• shouldhaVe applied to the commanding general for.
the necessary information to enable him to deter
mine the question of fitness, is worthy of serious
consideration for future guidance, at least.
"Whatever of disaster may be disclosed or peril in
volved, attributable to this supposed - omission, it is
but just to say that no suspicion rests upon the rec
titude of the intentions of either party. The coin
niittee deem it important to call attention to the
fact, lisclosed by this Inquiry, and which is not un
derstood to be peculiar to this expedition, that the
number of troops placed-on board these transports
was peatly dispropontioned to the number-permitted.
bylaw in the case of passenger or emigrant vessels..
Upon the siippositionthat the provisionsef the law;
referred to were based upon rules necessary to be ob
served for the health of persons under such circum
stances, it is believed that greater precautions.
should be obtained bythose having the supervision:
of this , branch of the service. In the case of the-
Niagara other questions arose; touching the condi
tion of the vessel, the responsibility of the owner for•
it„.the inspection, supervision, and outfit. She was.
built fei the Northern lake service, in 1815, and re--
bhilt in 1g49 ; was. employed there aii-a passenger.,
boat until within the last•two or threayears, when.
she was regarded as unfit for use and laid by.. In
this condition she was purchased by' her pres,ent
owner, for about ten thousand dollars, and brought
to New York the !past season.
In July last Mr. Haswell made an oxamination.of
her, found some of her timbers soft, reported.her
accordingly to the vmderwriters. She was chartered
-by Mr. V anderbilt on the representation of the
'owner that she was "a first-quality vessel," he-pay
ing,the price for such vessel. •
Mr. Haswell states that he made but a partial in
spection of her, - relying upon - the statement of the
owner that "he . had repaired her; to all necessary
extent." She left New York on the afternoon of
the ldth .of December, having on board 459anen of
the 50th Massachusetts Regiment, with commissary
stores and baggage of the regiment, and on, the fol
lowing day, in the forenoon, put into the Delaware
Breakwater, having encountered during,the night
some difficulty - in her smoke-pipe and in.the plank
ing of her deck, and the military officers. on, board
- protesting against her proceeding 'on her voyage.
Here •she was inspected in her hull by Mr.. Zane, in
spector for the Eastern district Of Pennsylvania,
who considered her unseaworthy,' condemned her as
unsafe, and notified the captain net to. attempt to
proceed on her voyage' With the troops. Upon fur
ther examination, Mr. Zane Stated "he found her
main deck beams and carlines in bad• - condition and
rotten." The troops were finally disembarked. '
The committee can but regard the transaction on
the part of the owner of the Niagara as unjustifi
able. Of the unseaworthiness of the -Niagara, and
her unfitness for the service for which she was
chertered,there is little room for doubt. Theknow-.
ledge of her history, price paid, the particular re
pairs, the representations of her "quality" when
• securing a charter, the 'probable knowledge of the
report of the inspect& to the underwriters in July,
tend strongly to show the owner. conscious of the
character of the vessel as • subsequently disclosed,
.and a failure on his part to remember his duty to his
country, and .especially to the. troops who were
imperiled in his avidity for the profits of a charter.
I It is difficult to perceive how this vessel could
I have passed the ordeal designed for the protection
' of the public,' consistent with that alacrity and
faithfulness in the discharge of duty which the Go
verranent has a right to expect from those to whom
important trusts are confided. The duty of the
general supervision and outfit was devolved upon
Con. Van Brunt, assisted by Mr. Haswell. [He con
fided theinspection of the vessels to Dlr.Haswell, and
he, confiding in the representatiens of her o enter as
to her condition and state of repairs, made but par
tial inspection of her.- It may well be doubted
whether the responifibility.that attached to the spe
.
cial trust of Commodore,-Van Brunt could be wholly
devolved upon another, and also whether the duty
implied in the,employment of Mr. Haswell could. be
properly waived on the representations of the owner
of the vessel. That there was in that case a mis
conception of duty, at least, in allowing the Niagara
to proceed on her voyage, with a large number of
troops and stores on board, is quite apparent, also,
from the character,of the report of her by Mr. Has
well to Commodore Van Brunt, in which the word
"fair" is used in relation to her " condition and sea
worthiness," in contradistinction to "good" in other
cases. • The net of Congress, of 12th of February last,
contemplates the detailing of" three competent na ,
val officers for the service of the War Department in'
the inspection of transport vessels." it was obvi
ously the design of this enactment to secure to the
Government the services of persona responsible to-it
by official relation. Its importance is illustrated
in this instance, in the employment of Mr. Haswell,
instead of detailing an engineer and constructor in
the naval service, who would share the responsi
bility with Commodore Van Brunt. Although ab
solved from the - obligations of the charter, the Go
vernment may, not be indifferent to a transaction so
detrimental to the public service, the tendency of
which is so Walt() the success of the efforts it is
making to vindicate its authority against the as
saults of open enemies.
The owner, it cannot be doubted, is fairly otiarg
able by the Government with the damages conse
quent upon delay; disembarkation of troops, &c., -
not to mention the • more weighty consideration of.
the exposure of the troops and hazard to the expedi
tion. ' •
There is discoverable, from the facts elicited in this
inquiry,. aquacticeolupposed to have obtained to .
Bone extent in this class of transactions; greatly to
the prejudice bf the Government, detrimental to the
service and of evil tendency every way—namely, the
intervention of 'middlemen—sort of - self-constituted ,
and officially unrecognized agentsbetween'the Go-
Vernment agents and the.pw.ners of vessels, by which:
competition is prevented;and a commission imposed . '
upon the owner. , In"all such cases the Governmen
sutlers in two Ways; by being deprived of - the compe
tition;without Which the rates must always be more
or less arbitrary; and by being compelled to bear - a
portion ..at least of such imposition as the owner:
All needful'precautions seem .to have been ob
served.% this instance by the Government for. its
"own protection and that of the shipowners. The
contracts for transport vessels were to be. effected by
,Mr..:Vanderbilt, who voluntarily, undertook this Ser.'
VieieW:ithout compensation, actuated by a deiire to
'aid the 'Government. Re states that "he did .not .
employ any broker, but endeavored in' every Case
to deal directly with the parties. , ? To. aid him, he
employed Mr. T. J. Southard r recOmmended to him
as " hailing had experience in fitting up horse
ships," and who had an interest in several. ships
which he' veils desirous of chartering:" In regard to
'-Mr. Southerd>s employment, Mr. VanderbAt state
"I•said, to .hirn,. want youto.undenitsnk.that
feel a strong interest in this controversy, that we
have got into, and I feel it to be alluty tckniy country
to do it,.ali the service I can. I ani„going to do it
voluntarily, without any pay. Row. do you fool on
' that 1 We ought to find patriotism enough fu our
countrpto do something for Itt . , without everybody
making money out of the funds of the Government.
He says, ' I will give my time to Government With
out any pay, to help To,tl with this thing. There
iv dssion, nor anything of the kind,
h
N 'Thether he' has conformed to that
, .
m How,c'arg be el noao 1
element of his employment is in
is for him to anewt.v." - •
Mr, Southard's et
Harmony with the al \ ove.
Now it wilrbe sea% from the testimony of Mr.
Southard, and that of ,)is son, that acommiersion of
five per cent. In mod cares,„ and of six and a quarter
in the other cases,
was ea acted from the owners of
the Vessels chartered. It ‘tal assumed that it was a
cpmralbstok'to the firm "Southard, Wright Ss
Brlssey, elip-brokeis er but 'Mr. Southard, of- that
.firm,.the son of T. J. Southal .-13 , states that the.own
tooltithem through 'us ; don't - know why rhea!' op .
ere offered their vessels throt 'gh mylather, and' he'
done.. I reverted the commiea, l on money and'gave
. •
receipts, in the name of my fathe,'7•''' , • •. .•
There is little' evidence to justi
t such assumption,
and the committee are compered, to, regard the
transaction in relation to the commissioners, as the:
act Of T.. J. Southard . ; in no esseLltial 'particular
reliever!' by. the•Arranner in which' itt‘. was .effected:
lie diust be regarded . as the agent of • * ,the Goyerwc
rnent, hound to - respect its, faith and. h r?nor, and tp
deal With those who - had business with it '..awhcebmea
the charneter of the nation. It is nee(..`lros to add
that to reqUire the payment of commission a Dy thoie,
who offered their vessels was to violate the. \_express
Stipulation of his employment, and wou.V have
been equally a• violation of the policy of the= Go.
vernment•in the•atisence of such. stipulation. ‘.
imposition of; the•commission was wholly unaitflio;
rired by any-facts-known to exist, paid without Wm; •
sideration, and , should be refunded to the owners!.
where reeeived; . • and'retained by the Government;-
for the owners ro cases-wherepayment has not beerts
made. The transaction it-clearly within the intent
of the act of (longreesuf 18t% July, 1862, to prevent
officers of the Government from taking considera:”
Lions for procuring contmota
The terms of the charters-of the steam vessels are •
understood' to contras:re , faVorably.vt•ith those offered . _
by the Governmen tin similar transactions. But it
le undoubtedly_ true, as a :general proposition, that
higher rates are demandetßandpaid for Government
service than are received lathe ordinary employment
•of such vessels. `This ivattributsble,.doubtless,
part to the character and' conditions of 'the serviCe, •
and , the-demand -created byythe - new and additional
employment, but in ,the, main:is- the resnit of the
method - pursued for procuring:Alia charters, -which
has had the effect to;shut' oat competition.- The
remedy suggested, and to which much importance is,
attached, is that of inviting competition, giving the
ihin-owners of tho country an opportUnity to make -
propos*, without instruction of Government agents,
and an enforcement of the law‘which•iesposes fine
and Imprisonment 'upon those in the employment of
the Government,. who, for a_consideratum, procure
contracts of any description. .
STATES 'IN REBELLION.
Rebel Ness's from Fredericksburg.— Vino
lotion of a Flag of Truce—Expectilog ass.
A rmisticcS tun rt nd the Telegraphs-Tes
timossial to Stonewall—Virginia Legneann
ture—The question of Peace.
- REPORTS FROM FREDERICKSBT.TRGrt.
Worynpondence of the Richmond Enconvey)
Fnemtniensituno, Va., Jan. 10, Mfrs ~
The night is (lark and a steady rain has been Ml's'
ing ever since mid-day. It is opportune to us, for it''
will, in some measure, cleanse the streets of the
town, which look more as if they were the haunts off
wild beasts than the abode of civilized men. They.
are filthy beyond expression or description: It seems'
that a dceent regard for public health, if not personal•
comfort, ought long since to have invited attention
to this matter. Shall it be longer delayed? We shall
• see.
• Yesterday was marked by several flags of truce.
In the evening, two ladies of this section, who had
gone to Washington on• passes granted by General
- Sumner, recrossed the river at this point, bringing
with them the following spoils, which they were
allowed to purchase and bring • over, viz four sacks.
salt, two barrels sugar, two sacks of coffee, two kegs
molasses, five trunks and two large goods boxes,
contents to your correspondent unknown.; The sight
of so many goods passing under }ingot truce from
the enemy's dominions and every article strictly
"contraband," was gate novel s and led to many
conjectures as to the strategy or influence brought
to bear by the ladies in effecting so successful a lift
ing of the blOckade, inasmuch as they are staunch
in their loyalty to our cause. All, agreed that the
ladies had been quite fortunate, and deserved what
they got
. Rumor has it that there lea strong feeling at Wash- •
ingten in favor of an' armistice; and some believe that ,
hostilities in this quarter/are suspended. For my
. part, l believe another battle on this line is inevita- •
ble; and at no distant day. It is not improbable that
the first news that shall greet your ears will be the '
•announeement that the fortunes of war are being ear-s
sa yed on the banks of the Rappahannock: The enemy
have been defeated—they are by no means disheart
'ened. .
The balloon "reconnoissances" go on -by night
and by day. The "professor." was up on Thursday
night for an hOur or more. There is scarcely a day
'that these lineal voyages are not undertaken.
I saw a note yesterday, from George Grot ,s pray
ing permission:to crossover from Falmouth, whither
he repaired' n the oenasion of the recent bembard
ment. His application stated that there were now
over one hundred loyal citizens across the riner,who
desire to return to our lines. Mayor' Slaughter in
forms me that Gen,. Lee has expressed his willing
ness to allow all loyal citizens to return, upon a cer
_ tificateto. that elfect from the Mayor, provided the
• consent of the commanding general of the United
States forces can•be obtained.
• • - RETALIATION. .
trrom,tlis Savanuab Republican.)
. The Jaekson Appeal suggests two Methods of re `t.. n
salation. The first of these is thet, after the, first of
•January, all commissioned officers captured oq slave
territory be Summarily executed, and the other - is that'.
such officers be turned over by the Confederate Go
vernment to the State authorities, to be dealt with •
as felons. ' The adoption of either one of these mea-. •
sures-would, no doubt, exercise a very beneficial in
fluence upon these minions of Lincoln, who carry '
their commissions in their pockets for the purpose .
of inciting the slaves to rebellion and _insurrection.."
kor •seteh fiends' no punishment* is 100 severe, add
they should he made to feel and know in advance
that the death penalty awnitithemsif they are cap
:lured on Southern soil after the-proclamation of
Lincoln. shall have made its appearance.
s The same suggestion was made in this journalim
mediately on the receipt of Lincoln's preliminary
proolamation; showing that this was to be an Aboli
tion war. The presence of such men on our soil is a
violation of a State law which inflicts the penalty of
death. Their purpose is not a war in the civilized
acceptation of the term, and hence they are entitled
to none of the privileges of belligerents. Every Stale
should make-a demand for all Abolition officers captured
wilhinits limits, and they should lie tried and hung as in;•
surrectionists. 'Such a course would be both legal and
just, and we hope Congress will, on reassembling,
give its sanction to the proceeding and obviate all
danger of collision.' •
GEN. STUART AS A TELEGRAPHER.
rProyi the Ilichnuind Whist,
We saw l'esterday, at the office of the Southern
Telegraph Company, in this city, the superior tele- '
grapbie operating instrument which General Stuart •
used in his late expedition to communicate with
quartermaster General Meigs, at Washington. Since
. the Yankee papers have had a good deal to say
about this.achievement of our Virginia cavalier;-we
append his letter to Dr. Morris, giving a correct
statement of-the capture:
Dr. W. S. Morris ' President Southern Telegraph Corn
yang, Richmond:
Sin : I have the honor to send, through the cour
tesy of Major 'John Pelham, my chief of artillery,
an instrument captured at Burke's Station, Orange
and Alexandria Railroad, during my late expedition.
I beg that you will accept it as a token of regard ap
propriate to your position. We surprised the opera
tor, and my operator, Shepperd, • took his plane.
sat an the office some time while Shepperd read the wild
alarms flashing Orel' the wire about oar operations, and
ascertained the steps taken and means at hilid of resist
ing me, and then shaped my course accordingly. Very
respectfully, your obedient servant, 1. • • '
. J. E,B. STUART,'Major General of Cavalry.'
A TESTIMONIAL TO GEN. JACKSON.
Some of tlfe citizens of Augusta county, Virginia.,
A. H. Stuart • among -the number, presented
"Stonewall" Jackson with a splendid horse and
equipments. He acknowledged the gift as follows :
CAROLINE COUNTY, Dec. 30, 1862.
To the Bon. Alex. H. H. Stuart, and others:
GENTLEMEN : I have this day received the beau
tiful horse and equipments which have, been present
ed to me by , you on the part of citizens of Augusta
county. I hasten to express my grateful appreciation
of the honor you have thus conferred upon me.
This evidence of regard will continue to be ap
preciated, not only for its intrinsic worth, but as
the kind testimonial of the patriotic people of Au
gusta.
. In reply to.-the complimentary manner in which
you speak of my sersicesi, spermit me to say that
they have fallen far short of' my desires.
I trust that God, who has thus far protected your
honies, may continue' to do so, and soon bless our
country with ari honorable and lasting peace.
With sentiments of high regard, I am, gentlemen,
your obedientnervant, T. J. JACKSON.
THE VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
In the Virginia Senate,' on January 10th,. Mr.
Armstrong presented a lengthy preamble and reso
lutions in reference to the' barbarities of the enemy
under command of General Milroy, in Western YR.-,
ginia. ' They recommend the issuing of a proclama
lion by the Executive outlawing Milroy, and cons
signing him to the fate of a felon if captured ; also,
recommending retaliatory measures against the rank
and file of his command. Referred to Committee on
Federal Relations. .
In the House of Delegates, on the same day, on
motion of Mr-Bradford, the resolution offered by
himself on.thepreceding day, instructing our Sena
tors and requesting our Representatives in Con
gress to secure the passage of a bill providing com
pensation for
the loss of slaves impressed in the
Service of the. Confederate States, not returned to
their owners by reason of escape to or, : captureby
the public enemy, was called up, and, .after a short
discussion, WAS adopted.
On motion of Mr. Bouldin, the resolution just
passed was reconsidered for the purpose. of amend
ment so as to provide compensation s for slaves so
impressed, not returned to their owners from any
cause whatever. This was discussed at some length,
and the whole matter was finally referred to , the
Committee on Courts of Justice.
TEE QUESTION OF PEACE.
The Richmond Dig - etch of January 10 discusses
Mr. James Brooks' peace propositions., It says :
Mr. Brooks appears to be in earnestin these ex- •
trevaglust propositions, strange wit, may, appear to
any man who has possession of his - senses .; for s upon
the occasion of presenting them,, he made a long
speech, and expressed. himself confident of theinsuc
cess. Are the Northern people all, natuaal-born
fools, or are they only stricken, with. that judicial
madness which we are told the gods always inflict:
upon the victims of their wratkpreparatory to their.
.ruin? Can they suppose that the South Mae galless
and as lily-livered as themselyes s and that they are
willing, for mere considerations of interest, to forget
the nnheard-of outrages under which they have suf
fered during this warl Can they believe them capa
ble of so soon burying in oblivion. all that theyhave
done and all that they have suffered' *
If the whole Yankee race should fall down in the dust'
to-morrow, and pray us to be their masters, we would.
spurn them even as slaves. Our only wish is to be se
panted tfrom them finally. and forever—never to see
..the face of one of them. again—never to hear the
Voice of another Yankee on the south side of the
Potomac, or tbenorth—lo have no traffic and no in
tercounte Of any descriptipn whatever with them.
We are - fighting for separation, and Ire will have il, if It
cost the life of every man in the Confederate Stales.
• .We are aware that many personsbelieve that the
partyof Which Brooks and Van Buren are the repre
sentatives,
desire and design to restore peace, Esnd
' that at present, they dare not speak out their real
sentiments, which are in favor of separation. We
de not believe they are in favor of any such thin .
They would-like p ace on condition of Our return to the
Union, and they ars fools enough to believe that a majority,
of the people in the Confedo acy are in favor of reunion.
They. would like, peace on these terms, because it
would restore the .commercial supremacy of the
North, . and, especially .of of the city of. New, York,
which is gone forever if the Union be not restored:-
Bill they are , as bitterly opposed to separation, as
• Lincoln is, bimself, or any of the thieves ananmur
, derers who lead his armies.
In the event of a 'refusal to return to the Union,
they would, to a man, unite in hounding, on, the as
sassins who aredesolating our country mail morder
..ing our- people as fiercely as they have. ever been
hounded .on by. Beecher and Hale.. They look only
to llickspockets when they preach of reconciliation
and restoration, 'lf the Same objeeSebuld be effbeted
by entirely destroying the people of the Santliern
States, find they.thonght ft fOrenay to do, they woad,
recommend it as the best of ail possible policy. Let
them be -satisfied, however. 'resident Davie ex
pressed the sentiment of the entire Confederacy, in
his - speech the other night, wken he said the people
-would sooner unite with a nation of hyoursa than
. with the, detestable arid detested Yankee nation.
Anything but that. E.siglish colonization, 'French:-
vassalage Russian iterfilom-L•all, all are etorahltbr
any association with the Yankees.
THREE CENTS.
3E:ItT
• •• • • • . .
The Cotton Supply-7-Addrese of the Opera
tives of Manchester to the Peesident of
the United States-n The Pirate "Alabama"
—Where - and •Rovr she was Bull:4oßleer
ed, and Manned .. . . • .
,
From our English files, try . the steamer China, we
make the following interesting extracts:
THE COTTON SUPPLY.
The Liverpool cotton brokers had made up .their
annual return on the 2d Met.; finding the stock on
hand to be 304,000 bales, over 100,000 more than they
had previously anticipated. The consequence was
that-the market was very. dull. The stock on hand
now is 393,000, against 62.2,000 in' 1861 and 348,000 in
1858. 'At a consumption of 30,000 bales a week, the
present stock 4,in ,; Great Brltain-sniahnly, 440,000'
baleswonld last about three months. • •
ADDRESS 'OF . THE OPERATIVES Op' Prei.N.: -
' CIIESTIM TO PRESIDENT - LINE. ~
To Abraham Lincoln, President of tiietliited Slat:'
• Ao citizens of. Manchester, assembled* at the Free
-Trade' Hall, we Deg to express our fraternal sentin
ments towards you and your country. We rejoice* in
your greatness as , an outgrowth of E4and, whom'
blood and language you share, whose' orderly and
• legal freedom you have applied to new circumstances'
over a region immeasurably greater thateour 'own.
"We honer yeurfreeStat ea as a singularly happy abode'
for the worning millions, where industry ifillonored.
One thing alone:has, Mike past, lessened ofeeyanpa-'
thy with yourcmuitry, and our confidence /tilt—we
Mean the ascendency of politicians who not Merely*
• maintained negro slavery, but desired to extendund
•
root it more firmly. .Since we have discerned, hew:- •
ever, that the vittoryeof the free North in the 'aetir
Which has so sorely distreseed us as well as afffieted
yen, will strike off the tette:not the slave, you hare'
attneicted oirwarantiria•earneet sympathy. Wejoyn
sully
_loner , ycne: as ' , the the' President,. and the.
Congress with you;for many, , cisiire steps toward '
praetteally.exemplieying your belief in the words of I
youegtelit founders s: "All memare cleated free and
cqueb.." You have prtiatiled tfieliberation of the
slavetin the clistrict ar null d Wfisliesigton, and thereby
.made the centre of y - titir' federation visibly Free.
Yon fifsee enforced the ntiviragaineethe slave trade, •
and kept' up your fleet" against it, even while
every ship was wanted fee serried na your terrible
war. Yen have nobly decided - ti receive ambas
sadors from the negro rep - ate/ea of Hayti and Libes •
ria, thus forever renouncingthat unworthyprejudide
which reseed the rights cr humanity to •men l and
• women on-account of their - color. order more
effectually to stop the slave niarde, you( hare 'Made
with our gneen a treaty, which', our Senate has ra
-1 tifled, for tits right of mutual search: Your Oongress
has decreed freedom as the law forever in the vast
unoccupied 07 half-settled Teinifdriefewnsichiere Ai=
reetly subject to its legislativepower: It - bee:offered
pecuniary aid to. all States Whteh. will' enact
,emancipation locally, and liar forbiddenyour
generals to sestore fugitive elayes- who seek
their protection. You have entreated. the slave-
Masters to accept these moderate offers;: and after
long and patient waiting, you, as-commander-in
chief of the army, have appointed tomorrow, the'
Ist of January, 1863, as the day off uncoaditional
freedom for the slaves of the rebel States: - Heartily
ado we congratulate you and your country on this
humaneand righteous course.' We assume that you
cannot now atop short .of. a complete uprooting of
slavery. It would not become us to. dictate any de
tails, but there are broad principles of humanity
which must guide you. If complete emancipation in•
some States be deferred, though only to tvgrefleter
mined day, still, in the in tervalshum an beinge should
not be counted chattels: 'Women must haverights
of chastity and of xnaternity, men the rightsof hus
bands, masters the liberty of manumission. ilia.
lice demands for the black, no less than for the
White, the protection of law, that his Voice 'beheard
in your courts. Nor must any such abomination be
tolerated as slave-breeding States and a slave met
ket—if you are to earn the high reward of 'all
your sacrifices, in the approval of the universal
brotherhood and of :the Divine Father. It is. or
roue free country to decide whether anything
but immediate and total emancipation can' secure
the moat indispensable: rights of hutnanity
against the inveterate wickedness of local laws
and local executives. , We implore you, 'for - your.
own boner and welfare, not to faint in your • prci
vidential mission. While your enthusiasm is a flame
and the tide of. events runs high; letthe worlr. , be
finished, effectually. Leareno root of bitternese to ,
spring up and work fresh misery to your children:.lt
% a mighty task, indeed; to 'reorganize the industry
Met only of four millions of the colored race," but - of
Ave millions of whites. Neirertheless, the vast pro
, gress you: helve made in the short space of twenty
months Miens with hope that every stain on your
freedom wilkseortly be rembved, and that •the. era
sure of that foul blot upon civilization and Chris
' tianit y - --bh attel slavery—during your presidency will
cause the name of Abraham Lincoln to be honored
and revered by posterity.. We•are certain that such
a glorious osnsummation will cement Great Britain,
to the United States in close and enduring regards..
1 Our intereste,moreover, are identified swab yours, '
I :We are truly 0.110 people, though locally separate
And if you liove asy ill-wishers here, be assured they. - are
chiefly Most who oppose liberty at home, and 'Meg they
toill be powerloss.ts stir up quarrels. between us,from. the.
len, dayin which your country becomes, undeingbly.and"
• without exception, the home- of the free:: Accept our
high admiration of your firmness in upholding the
proclamation of freedom.
- '' THE •PIRA.TE ALABAMA..: •
A superseded'heanswain of the Alabama•makes. a
, .
statement of the building of the Alabama, published
in the English papers, from which we take the fel- •
lowing : -•- '
The "290" was. built' b ;Mr. Laird, the eminent
shipbuilder of Birka„nheatl under contract with a
Kr..Buteber. She was r egul arly contracted and paid
egii
for ; and as nothing transpired during her construe
' tion to *meant the supposition that she was destined
to.hoist the ensign. of the Southern Confederady, no
laws of neutrality were infringed (indeed, it was
Ipted that the vessel was intended for the service
*. ,the Emperor of , China.) :Her keel was laid in the
... eginning of thiiyear (166 e) and she-was launched
in-April thereafter,. though she wee not 'ready for
sea for the succeeding three months. ,
The "290" is. not„ REV is commonly sUpposed, en
armor-plated vessel: She is simply a large wooden
screw gunboat;'such a vessel as ia .in European
navies styled a corvette. She is very strongly built,
of the best materials,tind is conetrueted to carry ten
guns, viz : one rifled 100-pounder, one 68-pounder,
and eight 32 - pounders—t. e., four 3ipoundereoneach
broadside, throwing collectively 127 Its solid shot at
each discharge, and two pivot guns. She is bark
rigged; and is fitted with a pair of very powerful en
gines, by Penn, of London. At her launch,- her
owners not having finally decided on the name she
should bear, she was then, and tor some timesubse
quently, distinguished as the "290." She left Birk
enhead toward the end of July, ostensibly one trial
trip, having on board a large party of ladies and
gentlemen. On getting out of the Mersey this party
was sent back in a tug-boat, and the "ffii,n as had
been previously arranged, neglected to return to
- Birkenhead, but steamed direct for the island in
the Atlantic where she was to take in her guns,
ammunition, &c. On leaving England, the." 290 "
had a crew of ninety-three men, for the most part
belonging to the English Naval Reserve, all being. trained
gunners, and the majority old. men-of-war's-men.
She was temporarily commanded by Captain Bul
lock, (a strange coincidence,) who had under him . '
the proper complement of commissioned- •and
petty officers. Captain Bullock having learned
that a Federal man-of-war (the Tuscarora) lay in
wait. for him in St. George's Channel, took.his de
parture by what is known as the North Channel, .
thus eluding his Federal enemy ; • though, even had
be - been. intercepted, the Northerner would -have
found himself in a dilemma, as the "290" had a set
of English papers, and other presumptive .proofs of
her neutrality, in the face of which it might have
been difficult for her captor to have acted, The
"290" at this time carried no guns or-other warlike
stores, but consisted merely of the hull, spars, and
engines, excepting, of course, coal and other -requ t - .
sites, to enable her to reach her destination which
Islands,
belonging
Tarissa, one - of the Azores or Western
belonging to Portugal: ...This destination the "290"
duly reached, after a fine. run of eight days, and
came to an anchor in Teritein Roads, nothing.of any
Moment having .occurred to break the usual mono
tony of a sea voyage.. , -
-
Some time before the departure of the " 2901 , :fr0m
the Mersey, a large bark left the Thamesieleared
for Demerara, West Indies) to meet the "290" at
Tarissa, and then transfer to the latter vessel the
guns and stores destined' for her, and which•formed
the cargo of the bark. Some reason was required to
be assigned to the Portuguese authorities for the
"290" having anchored in their bay, and, accordnag
ly, the excuse furnished to them was 'that her
engines had broken down. ' This plea was accepted
as a valid one, and during the week that intervened
betwixt the arrival at Twins of the "290?' and
the bark, the crew of the former vessel were engaged,
ostensibly, in repairing 'her engines, but really: in '
preparing her to receive her' uns, &c. During this
interval large parties of the inhabitants of. Tarissa
made daily visits to the "290," their curiosity evi
dently excited by the warlike appearance of what
laid" claim to• be' an English merchant vessel.
Many pertinent questions were asked by the Portu
guese, and were as ingeniously evaded or met by the -
officers of the' " 250." Among other things, the
'Portuguese wanted to know why the vessel had- to
many ports, and were told that, as she Was _bound
to a warm climate,.they were necessary for, venni°,
lion,; and when they were asked why they had , such .
a numerous 'crew, the reply was that, as she was
going on a surveying expedition, she regeired to be
well manned. Many similar questions were put
and in like manner answered ; but it was alhimmiin
to attempt to undeceive the Portuguese, and .they ,
would persist in calling her a " Frigate Iriglesi.i l -
About the lapse of a week from the arrival of. the
"290," the bark above mentioned salled.l4, and an
chored, her captain alleging as a reason to the Portu
guese officials that his vessel had sprung a leak,
which would require to be repaired ere she could re
sume her voyage; and on this underetaffilinge•the
Portuguese at once placed her in quarantine (which
in the Azores lasts three days.)On the dayefter
the bark's arrival Capt. Bullock, Of the." 290," being
' anxious to get his guns on board, hauled'alongside of '
the bark, and erected a pair of large shears to effbct-,
the transfer - of her cargo from .the,•barles held to,
the "290's" deck. This brought out the Portuguese
in a fury that their rules should have been broken,
by the ' 290" having dared to commenicate with a .
vessel that had still 'two days' quarantine to sun,
and they angrily demanded .to knotv.the reason.why
their regulations had been infringed.. They. were told
that the bark was in a sinking state ; antithe crem
lion of the shears was accounted for by urglng•the
necessity for an immediate temporary transfer of
her cargo, that the leak might be reachediand, stop
ped, and Captain Bullock finally, succeetleetin bear
ing down all opposition by feigning to get in. a pas
sion, saying he was doing no . niere forrthebaelt than
any Englishman would do for -a. countryman in dis
tress. .The Portuguese left the vesselorrubthe tran
shipment proceeded without Atelier hindmoce from
those on shore.- - .
' About the afternoon of the second-day, and when
the:transfer was nearly complete, the• British screw
steamer Bahama came In, having on board Captain
Semmes and the other latenoieers, of tine Sumpter,
besides the remainder of the " 290's" armament, and
an addition of twenty odd Inen..to.her crew. On the
Bahama's arrival and aneltorage on a somewhat simk
lar pretext to those given, to her two, predecessors,
the _Portuguese fairly lost all panience,.and perempto
rily insisted on the instant departure of all three ves
sels. The Bahama at once communicated with the
"290," and having handed over to the latter •vesseL
everything destined for her got ur e steam and left,
followed by the "28,4 11 towtrig the now empty bark'.
All three went, n.otto.sea as they had been ordered
to do, but to 'Angry ISAY (a bay in the same island,
and only a few leagues distant from 'reline Romea).
Here they remained unmolested until noon thofol
lowing day (a Stodayn when, for the second lame,
all three vessels were ordered out of the Portuguese
waters. All the "1290 1 a" guns' being now nionnted,'
and the vesselptherwise readyfor a cruise, tbeorder
was obeyed, -and all took their degarture, thee bark
. as before in tow of the . "290," which, having con
voyed her, well out to sea, cast her off', and with
a favoring breeze she • steered for Cardiflno bring'
out a fnr.ther supply of coal for the "2Nies" future
use.
The "290'? and the Bahama now steamed round
the Salami, and Captain Semmes, comi,ag out of his
cabin, ordered his first lieutenant to muster the
crew aft. This having been done, and all the officers
assembled on the poop in 'their fOluniform—i. e.,
Confederate gray frock coat and ennvsers—Captain
Semmes enjoined silence, and read his commission
as post captain in the Confederate navy. It was a
. document duly attested at Iliehmond, and bore the •
signature of • "Jeff Davis, • president Confederate
States of America." He then opened and read his
sealed orders Irons the President, directing him to;
,assume command of. the. Confederate sloopaf-war
Al/thence, hitherto known as the "290," in which,
'havin been duly connelesioned, he was to, hoist the
Confederate -ensign and pendant; and "sink, burn,
and destroy- everything whioh flew the ensign- of
the ad-called 'United States of America." Captain
Semmes then . ordered the first lieutenant to tire a
Imin, and din up - the Confederate flag and pendant.
. The gun was tired by
.the second lieutenant, Arm
strong, ft telatiou Sit Vie,' thaa%lB illvOtor, and ere
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its smoke had cleared away, - the eters 'and bar*
of the • young Confederacy were floating on
the . breeze, and the ceremony was complete,
Captain Semmes declaring the vessel henceforth to
be kno*di its the Alabama to have been duly com
missioned. The neat step was fornially to engage
the crew to serve and fight under the Southern flag,
which having Been done, the men were addressed by
their captain Inlaneliiquent and stirring speech, in
the course of which he Mad there were only four
vessels in the - United Stales navy that were more
than a match for the Alababra ;. but, he said, that
. in an English-built.-heart of pak, as she was, and
surrounded, as he then. saw filmset!, by British
' hearts of oak, he WoUldb4 strike his newly-hoisted
• flag for any one of the' !Mir. Of course this eli
cited a hearty burst of eheerkag for President,
States, and captain,• and, When - it had attbsided,
.Captaln Semmes said the' Sahel= was., on the
'point of leaving for Eitlandi- and latiinated
that; if any of his crew' repented . 'of : the
step they. had taken, they Were free` re•
turn inher. This alternatrie. none would ac
eept, and Captain Bullock, and ' r:.!ew ofthe; other
oiticers who had taken the "260-` 4 ' , frbm Eagland to
the Azores, findingitheir occupation- gone,- through
the arrival of those whirluul apoint
mente in the_Sumpter, having gone" on board the
Babania, that Vessel and the Alabama, amid hearty
cheeringfrom the crews 'of poth, parted company
the forviter pursuing her ebtirse back': to' England,
the latter in ehaad . of a • Yankee whaler; whfeh- she'
captured and burned. ~This was'her flitif•prize., Mut
frer subse4uent career is now ackfamodsartcrrehder
a single remark thereupon superfuotili.• •
The Alatiamit's crew receive from the Garifiderate
Government half the value of every AMerican ship'
fint9Vargo they deatroy, and each Oberefevk is noW
worth aevera} hundred Pounds. All obligations to
them Pave hitherto' been: faithfully discharged isi
gold. The Alabama is supplied with coal froth' Wales`
by three sailing vessels thus ,constantlyerellibyed.
Tiro PM - SONE/RS:IN 1t1614M4-AnD;
.
List of Wounded who Nairn Died stride De- ,
cenalierill, in the Military Prison aiisPital.
• The following is allot Of wounded who•have
infthe Confederate States Military liospitAl, Rich
mend; since Dec. "1. : '
9. Cover Ca. D, • 93th Pennsylvania, We.' 1-ty
phoid pneulwJdia.
Allen 'Dartiev A, 76th New York, Dec"." la
anenrin:
S. 33iumphrey . , G,• 904th New York, Dee.' 17--
gunshot wbunol
Corp, G. A. Black, CO.D, 11th PennsYlvanta,'"Den.
17--;guashot wolmd.
Henry Gull, Co. F, 10th' Pennsylvania, Dec.
gunshot wound.
John Reyes. C 0:.% llttflPennitylvishia, Dec. 19-
gunshot wound.
Sergt. Edward N. -Sehreimer, Co. IC, sth Permayt
vania.Dee.• 19-gunshot %mond.
Eccast; Co. B, Stir Peeneylvania, Dec. ao-gtiit- •
shot wound.
Charles ainiihn, Co: 0, 121OtPenbsyliania, Dee.
21-gurishot wound.
James Bolton, C0.1.T, 121st Pennsylvania, Dec. Ii '
-gunshot minim'. •
Sergt. Jainta 15.ontgonrery,, Co. K, lith Pennayt. - .
vania_,Dec.ll-.--gunshot wound.
S. Heekbeit, CO: A; 12.114 Pennsylvania, Dec. 21.-'• -
gunslintwound::.
Oirdistf 4 Siirimen:t R. Meredith, Co. G. 6th Pena..
sylvania, Mee. eitguitshot wound.
IsaacSinuiioMT Clb, Pennsylvania; Dec: 28 '
-gunshot Whundi •
Corporal C. .4th Maine, Dec. 22-
gunshot wbund.% ' •
Geo) ge E. Jacht MO; !UN:Pennsylvania, Dec: 2! ,
-gunshot wound.
D. Oribbs, Co. Fl , l22etTenrisylvania, Dec. 23-.
gunshot wound.
W. W. Davis, Ce..Ai.llth.Pennsylvanitt, Dec. 24-
gunshot Wound.
John Rosenberry,-06:•(), lithßennsylvania, Dee:
24-gunshot wound-
Thomas L. Pennington; Pennlylvania,
Dec. 24-gunshot wound:
Sergeant M. R. Young, Co: Ki.loth Pennsylvania,
Dec. 24 - gunshot wonnd:
G. W. Wise; Co. A, - -Itle.Permsylvania, Dec. 24-
gunshot wound. •
Corporal John H.i . Hi9;.Co. R, 40th New' York,.
Dec. 26-gunshot wound...
G. W. Bryant, 00. I,l2t3iMassashusetts, Dec.2s--
gunshot wound.•
D. W'. Blanton, 400.11i:11th Pennsylvania, Deo.
26-gunshotmound. • •
Joairth R.. Davis, Co', 7, leth Mane, Deo. 26- 7 gtur-
Shot wound` -• : • • •
,Sergt. J: W. Day, 00, Xi - 4th Pennsylvania, Dee.
27gunshot'wound_: - •
Thomas Btirits, CO:7, ethßennsylvania, Deo. 27-
gunshot wound.
David M. Allen, Co. R, 4th. Maine, Dec. 2.9-gun
shot wound.
H. A. Setley, D, Sdußennsylvania, Dec. 29- -
gunshot wound. •
E. P. Wade, bugler, oO..W.loBth.New York, Deo.
30-diarrhoea.'•
L. S. Newberry, .Co. K, filth Pennsylvania, Dec.
31---g.unshot wound.'
Alex: Carr; Co. o,sth Pennsylvania, Dec: 31--•-gun•
shot wound.
Maj: Frank Zentimeyer, .sth. Pennsylvania, Dec
-31-gunshot wound. •
Nicholas Smith, Ci;i.K, 141 ids Pennsylvania, Deo.
31-gunshot wound. - • '
James Moore, Co. H, OthEenrisylvania, Dec. at-.
gunshot wound.
C. H. P. Russelli Co. 0, 11th. Pennsylvania, • Dee.
31-gunshot.wound.
William Ladd, 00. X, 142 d Pennsylvania, Jan. •2,
.18-gunshotwound.
C. Kroudder . , .Co„, 4th:.Benneylvania, Jan. 2-
gunshot wound. •
Jerome C. Clark, Co. G, 4th. Maine, Jan. 3-gun
shot wound.
Jerah Fox, Co. I, 136th.- Ponnsytvaniai Jan. 4--•
gunshot wound.
C. W. Baker, Co. I, 38th Nero York, Tan. 6--gun
shot wound. • •
John F. Freeman , Co. 7:llth Pennsylvania, Jan.
6:Lgunshotird: ••• • •
• •
Victor Kneibelher, 191st Pennsylvania,
Jan. 6-gunshot wound.
Charles H. Coombe, Co. o,.26th.New Jersey, Jan.
7-gunshot wound.
- Royal L. Potter, Co. Fi .24th. Michigan, Jan. 8-
sick. ..
Corp. H. Dillman, Co. C, 7th. Pennsylvania, Jan.
8-gunshot wound.
Absalom Crawford, 12tip:Bennsylvania Reserve,
Deb:29-shot in hip.
'The above list is correct:. .
; • E .L. FARGO I .CIerk of Hospital.
..borausObrrED- omEacEßs IN LIBBY
; ~ • s . PRISON.
. The following in a listofithe commissioned officers .
ncriv..confliied /Abby Prison i .Richinond,
NitjOr. Henry 41. Withers,. intli Virginia Volun
teers, Patltersburga. -
Captain Charles W. Ovrston„ Co. A, 9th Pennsyl
vania Reserves, Pittsburg, Penna.
• Captain U. M. Over, Co, 0, ioth Pennsylvania Re
serves, Kittanning, Penna:.
Captain C. F. Rudgers, _Co.. 8,. 105th New York
Volunteers,Penn Tan, N. Y.
First Lieutenant John lh.gre2; Co. C, 105th New
York, Seneca Castle, N. Y.
First Lieutenants. N. Felton, Co. C, 3d Michigan,
Grand Rapids, Mich.
First Lieutenant V. D: Teddy, aid-de-camp to Gen.
Whipple, Bloomington, 111.
Second Lieutenant Wra..Burgess, Co. D, 6th Penn
sylvania Reserves, Loudon,,Pszna.
Second Lieutenant John P. Weise, Co. A, 1224
Pennsylvania, Lancaster , oity, Penna.
Second Lieut. John A. Willoughby, Co. G, 6th
Pennsylvania Reserves, An tin don Pa.
. Second .Lieut. A. M. Gilkey, Cm.K, 10th Pennsyl
•vania Reserves, Beaver county, 1%.
Second Lieut.' 0. D. Jenkins, Co. C, Ist Pennsyl- _
. venla Bucktails, Pottsville, Pa. •
Second Lieut. H. J. Howe, Co. I, 12th Pennsylva.-
- .nia Reserves, Royalaton,Mass.
• First Lieut. John. H Clybourn, Co. G, 12th llli
nois Cavalry, Chicago
Second Lieut. Paul. bucks, Co. G, Ist Maryland.
Cavalry, Pittsburg, Pa.
Capt. John K. Buckley, Co. K, Ist Maryland Ca
valry, Pittsburg, Pa.
Se and Lieut. J. E.. Bowers, Co- C, 3d Virginia ,
Cavalry, Lexington,' Ohio.
First Lieut. B. F. SWAM, CO. F, 10th New York,
Cavalry, New York. ,
First Lieut: W. G. Cummings, Co. D, Ist Vermont.,.
Cavalry, Barnett, Vt'.
NEW MEXICO.
Expected -Rebel.. iII'VIISSIMIN from Texas
and Arkansas—Fort Union in Danger;
&e., &.c.
WASHINGTON Jan...161863.--Privatelettetive...
calved in this city from Fort Union, New Mesme r
under date of December 22, 1862, bring important in- .
telligence that our troops at that fort are employed
In strengthening their position by mounting addi
tional guns on fortifleations thrown up in 'entielpa-_
tion of an-attack by the rebels. Informatiop /consi
dered trustworthy had been teceived that the rebels
were preparing an extensive - expedition gt San An
tonio, Texasintended to operate in the„southeni
pait of the New Mexican Territory, whAle A. Still
larger force was supposed to be on its way-from Ark .
ansas, for the especial purpose of capitUricig*Fort:
Union,'which is considered the key to theAduth.
Many of the regular troops, as well as,the Colicra
do volunteers, had left Fort Union for„the States,
so that considerable extra duty devolved upon the .
garzison. It was hoped, that assistance woldd
arrive from Fort Yuma, ' California, where the'Calt:
forma troops were reprted to haveAissembled in
large numbers ; . but there is a distance. of about
twelve hundred miles between Fort ilkdon and Fort
Yuma, and the travelling would be : 4.1.40328,5t this_
season of the year.
The troops at Fort 'Union are in good .health
spirits, and determined to do thgl heat,thott".,
they think that, in case of attack, they_'OM kayg,lo„
fight at a disadvantage.
Governor Olden on National Affairs.
Governor Olden, of New Jerecy, in his late vale
dictory message, thus , refera to pupiational affairaA
Reviewing the part . taken by z New Jersey during
the life struggle in which the nation has been en-.
gaged, her sons have cause_ for, gratulation and
thankfulness. Among , the first to respond when,
requisitions were made fcr : ivolunteers, no sooner.
was drafting ordered, when..dpare than, were need, .
ed of her gallant men promptly stepped forward„
"taking their lives in thaw, hands,", and maiehed
cheerfully. o the field, to battle for the right. Their
courage has been no meteurgash, glum' on adpiring
ly, beautiful to behold, yrMyruasecent and ball* of
results, but in every, engagement in which thaiwere
found they have steadily, and unflinchingly borne
their part in "the fora i front of. the hottest baltle,! ,
where, living or dying,ftheY have fully sustained. the
fairly -won and highlyzpAired,i:epittation of ".the t Jen.
sey. Blues." - • .
' At Roanoke, Nowkerii, and Kinston, Williams-.
bang, Gaines' Mill; and,l.lanassas, at Cedar Motui-.
lain, C'ramnton Paca,..Atitletam, and Frede4Pksburg,.
'wherever they Met,the..lhei the New 3 .er.e.W.Ter''
molts and br gadea,ho W
e. W 2 themsc)xes,wort y
descendants of honored' dive. Blood of„ Priceless.
value has been ponted'.ou, 4 4. the throbbing. nf.roble
hearts stilled, antl,w.e,leftt mourning cur t h, - ,“tke like.
of whom we scarce can. hope to look. upon again."
..
. Bravery and eaflprance. in this conleat Timbre been.
confined to no grsdeor, position ; fr -, ,m_thelataented.
Major Gen. "Kgarney.to the stripliag.ht,Whlfir;buy,
New .Tersey htuareastp to glory ir.. ,Thust.
far in the hirgemeif Ws war, her.receld *without
.
stain. So may, it e,ve.o.be!
It is not,.hoWever, enough that, out liNtthren
arias so ur i dauntedli perform their Aft 4ifethe con-.
test in whie4 we '4l.e ' engeged;%bufj,•hP4: Patriotism.
should bconanife4ed by an emest'wetetm,ination to
support the Government , representa.
tive 01(10 cougtry r even that Gen.vernment, in
the fearful orde.' p through vAllicirit'Aaa ben, anti is
still poaring l haa "done th.l44oghtnet to, have
done and lett.nradone thiAzga,ii ,it
: nilot to have done,"
still a • trne-herirted' lgill net„therefore,
desert it, but: will.strivetio • ' ita.poirdolketi with,
out weakening its power,. Q :mint npace, INta not
until - those in- anns 4 agNrist.- the. Goverrunent are
. overcome., ttnd let um sot: cause the thirty thousand
brave'warners' we have Bent to, tyre field to hesitate
in the ranks, neither. Vet no,weaken the moral power
ot.the cause for3v4ich they 9g st and die, by lending
our in la:ver of vain and fruitless efforta to
interpose pacific Ogees between the majest is
aim of a natiolfa Inv> and a wicked rebellion that
will be satistle
with nothing but the accoinplish
ment of its (Nee.
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