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Hi P>* Asstra i Poor Doi.lakw abd Ptyry
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MbboM, and Aren Goods,
tnl Balmoral,,
mil WUt« Good*.
■i 8m broideries.
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illts to Us larftsuortißMtof
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ir ih» preunt wtaott.
' Of 1-TIJBD WIDI
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of*
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at maos >b»* th«
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and i
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« Qrl
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io Will autkioate tbetr wants wUifladdt*
iwuree in tfea ab«rr« stoo*. . .
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rsnob Popllnu and HerUoos.
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id Fit tu rd Mofcatw, Poll 4« Chovroe, and
food* o( every variety. (.-out 4<ic to $.l.
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every vaitvty, at LOW PBICK3-
li every variety, at LOW PRli’
m m prices
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ARATORY TO TAKING STOCK.
log good sal low JJjffurea: _
hwj red twrUlwl Fianasl at 63H «nts.
nnbleached Cut too. Flannel at 69 oeati.
\% unbUaelM* Muslin at tfi.caau.
c&bleaahed Muslin at 99 cents
lead-colorod Canton Flannel at 89 amts,
Kinoes, and Brass Goods closing out loss
mportatloa. Wo are selling the last bale
tted lak-ceni Crash
>jKS* lb
Whites, fce
id hnn Plain i-tlki.
BlMk uotdsd 811k*.
Plain Black Silk*,
i of T&rionß gtflas,
loire Antiuno*.
red Silk*.
-ln*l Pur*Btik YalYste fat Cloak*, tail
VmM Bmt«t Cloths.
flue atuflitr* tor $1
i&dBO&l beauty, at $3.
d® plaid Poplins, $1.%
iohalr*, and Mennoas.
st unique American Delaine*. lomt
* end neat, others very day »mp*.
, Amerttaaprint*, 3i,96,3ivau44Q«tt,
i and Alpacas, 65 oU to $1.15.
ih lo*f&raai*M*,inaid®***d matroas,
vwla la Cloak room. .. -'
■’IHTH ud
FOR THE WEAK.
BIOKRBNE;
■bit, _ ■
E BE J 0 VEST ATOB.
thla powerful tnylgorent may to rammed
»di, it relieves, wttb absolute certainty,
tiatilttUs s rare* aervoift debility ofevery
i the exhausted animal power* after lona
:ksesa; prevents and arrests premature de
laliaing, strength-renewln a cordial to tin
' railed npon by woman In all bar phyalcal
t harmleaa and ran restorative la aa aa
nuaqnoßoas of early Indtsoretion la both
ailed npon aa a specific for paralyaU, par
baa bo equal aa a atomaeluc, 1b caaoa of
‘Ulna not only the physical strength. bat
>n itself, end is In all respects the best
re and anti* billons cordial in eadstenoe,
ISTON, HOLLOWAY, ft GOWSIH, Ho.
ITH Street, Philadelphia.
jer Bottis. or »ii Bottles for |3. Bold by
nally. *
'« anywhere, by »ddre«»lii*
HEATING APPARATUS
fa jam tbstoatiho pjjbmo
JM> PEI VATS BSSIDSKOfiS,
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STEWARD WATEB-HlATIie
COMfAKI
PBHKBTLVAHIA,
p. wood ae .co.,
«1 SOUTH rOUBTH BTRBBT.
M. FELT WELL, Sup>t.
MINOR STKEET,
I. agents, and wholbsam
DBALBBBIN
AND GREEN GLASS WARE,
/« a. fall assortment of the above foods*
at the lowest market rates. ' *
igenb! for the BiLEM OBBBX GLASB
in prepired to make and work pririto
;INERIL, and WHII BOTTLBB, of a
ndflnifth. '
CHIMNEYS, APOTHJCARIBB’ SHOP
SHOW BOTTLES, SYBINGSS. HOMOS
ALB, uil DmxKiets SlaMwum generally.
B. H. SLEEPER,
:w w. campion.
:as gifts.—
iKJi
TOE HOMES OF TASTE :
OASES, HAHOiaa TASE3,
IVY VABKS.
W »IH Km *nd OholM Plant*.
8 POTB, ' OBaNQB POTS.
*TH Pots, FLOWS a POTB,
Jtunerona Style* and .Pattern*.
„ BOCDOIS.
Imported and for salt by
. _ '
tBISOW,
'T Street
.’EE I! I
of goon . it 80, to families
f&ViJWSLSXJhJH tbo PATSHT ABO*
AMILT COFFEBBOABTKR, which will
a its float In six months, and always in
>ln Its parity and, fragranee. As thoy are
■traction, and sully and quickly operated,
to burn either Ungers or coffee, no
rlthont one.
. ■«sajwa t ,*im
distance, by elnbbing and sending their
'as than three, to be fprwardedto one
entitled tPAalsconntofaooer cent,
ending Hardware, House Famishing,
and by the undersigned., „
trietore. Grocers, Hospital Hans rare,
tnrers, Be., we beg tossy mneh or the
layor of coffee Is wasted by Imperfect
core by the addition of water to bring an
ijjm
*”BH Is. the only machine by watch Itle
•t coffee In quantities, as It skotud be,and
■roma,
>r cent. Is pared bribe bh ofttw*# ma
te well snbßt&Emata by fteitimonUle
. aoielst mad from many boapUau ud
FHIGBS
from 20 to SO poands.... 8 40
Po-er, oapeolty from 43 to 70 pound*. 00
Wposity (non K W MOpound*.... -™ US
*' lfiOto2Bo ' 260
1 aublßM caa ttrh mmttt be eoaverted
or dose store for heMtn* or other pur
'U.rroithT the »>t<vnttoo of xrooore-ee
for hesttng their stores.
-rtrywhere. •
totals sad rejasU. by
HYDB * BtrSPM,
... Sole M&nafaotnrsr*,
'ISBTH Bad Witte'» Streets, •
'ilphia. :
VOL. B.—NO. 147.
W. w» Xffftts,
J # E. WALRAYEN,
■ _■ MASONIC HAIIj, '
’ -s.-
■»10 CHEBTIIJT STREET,
OFFERS A liASOE ASSORTMENT OF
WINDOW SHADES,
PIANO AM) TABLE COVERS,
PICTURE TASSELS AND CORDS,
LACE CURTAINS,
/
: BOID UTB WAISBT COBSICJBI), -
BBOCATELU; CPBTADfS,
furnished ifi latest Parisian designs.
WALRAVEN,
l«3-tf TI9 CBEBTNOT gtrret.
GALLERIES.
JAMES B. EAR LIE & SONS,
Have just recsivtd tie followlnx KoTeltiw, per “Sax
onta:”
HEW PAINTINGS,
'ER dSIsS
_By Von Sfben, Da BsMl.'-Meyenhelm, Eagslhardt,
Dfflema, Paul Weber, and others.
HEW ENGRAVINGS.
Choice fcubjectß In Line, Mezzotint, and Siippl*.
After Mrireonler. Merle, and other dlntismlahed Ar*
Hats, superbly finished In oil colors, fao slraUss of the
origin ala.
PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE OIL BBGTOHS.
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IN GKBAT VABISrT.
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WATCHES AND JEWELRY.
H. MUHR, 160 N. SECOND ST.,
JLIM Wholesale Dealer In Watches and Jewelry. Full
if gortaaeat of American, Euglteii asd Swiss
Watches j s!7- tatheMt* •
Jg. PINE WATCHES, JEWELRY,
■* SILVER ANDPLATED WARE,
' GOBHXB ABGH AN D TENTH BTBEBTB.
jlrooehea. Sleeve Button*, Armlets, BrxoelsU, gear!
Pia* and Bluchffea Set*, lee Pitshsis,
• ' Walters, Soblotz, Fork*. .
Spoon*, ft*. ’
WWatehss repaired and Warranted. Old Cold.
Diamonds, and Sllrer bought.
noJO-tEi 'HABBIBOy JARPHH. ■
-j£WARD V. KELLY,
JOHN KELLY,
v
. 'X' 9 9 9~Cl^f,
618 CHESTNUT BTRKKT,
Hava just received a lot of
NEW STYLE CHOICE GOODS,
. voa
PANTS AND VESTS.
jaM-tf : . ■ , "
6ENTS* rVBNISHDIO 60001.
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FOK GENTLE
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- GLOVES,
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SUSPENDERS,
MUFFLERS,
- HDKFSq
ill every deeerlption of
SENTLEMEN’S FURNISHING HOODS,
gUITANLI TOR PRESENTS.
LINFORD LIKENS,
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TONE SHIRT MANUFACTORY.
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* IMPROVED CUT OF BHBITS,
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•oastaatly TeceiYing
» BOVBLTIS3 FOB GEBTTLKMBIf’S WBAB*
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deSl-ly Tom doors below the Continental.
_______
COTTON YARN HOUSE ,
TO TBS LARGE AND COMMODIOUS STORE,
No. 237 Market Street, and
TorGeraisof Cotton, linen, and Jute Tarn*. Wad
din X, Wlek, Twines, and Carpets.
On band, a fine assortment of Cotton Yam, from 6 to
90. Also, agent for tke sals of Union A, B, and C Grets
Bets. jal3-6t
OOAL OIL LAMPS.
EVERY VABIBTY OF
COAL OIL LAMPS,
LANTERNS,
BURNERS,
CHIMNEYS,
ABB GENERAL LAMP FIXTURES, '
Always on hand, and for aals by
H. COULTER,
56 and 58 South SECOND Street.»
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GOAL OIL. UaM-stathlm
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PACNIBY, TBHTH AMD BASMH.
jpw BUCKWHEAT FLOUR.
WHITE CLOVER HONEY.
HEW FARED FEIGHES.
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ALBERT O. ROBERTS.
Dealer In Tine Groceries,
no9-tf : Corner ELEVKHTH and VIHB Streets.
henry huody,
JJL ■ njnOUsrand Wholesale Dealer la
“tube old boubbon.
MONOMGAHBLA, RYE, AND WHEAT
.WHISKIES,
1M HOBTH SKOND STREET.
re«S>.*ml IHAAO J, EVAME.
DEWARS THE NORTHEASTER I—
BROWNE’S PATENT METALLIC WEATHER
STRIP* sod WINDOW BANDS totally exclude COLD,
W ind; BAIN, and DOlr from doors and windows
Th.y ,top the ratU n«of sasluu, ssts on* hall the fuel,
and are warranted tor are rears.
got 6 5>AVID *2; SoB^T, 38 South FIFTH Street.
. ■ Sole Agent for PeonsylvinlA.
Lciwl Agents wwftd throughoutthe State. iaia-lm*
’ * ■ . ' : T'T 1 y- . ' - .. . - „_ .
SEWING MACHINES.
SEWING MACHINES.
m CHESTNUT OT.
CERTAIN 00008.
THE FINE ARTS.
NO. 816 CHESTNUT STREET,
NEW PHOTOGRAPHS,
MERCHANT TAILORS.
a J. • • W JtUL JL JBU S 9
WHOLESALE COMMISSION
Removed from No. »4» N. Third Street , ~
No. 226 Control! Alley.
TABLE TOPS, &0., <&o..
THTLADHTiPHIA.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 19. 186 S.
The Anderson Cavalry.
The following private letter ha* been handed to
on, and w# gladly give It a place In onr columns. It
Is a simple, na premeditated narration of the olrcitm
stunecs attendant opon an eight days' wild gallop
of a brigade ot Union cavalry, led by one'of Phila
delphia's boldest and most discreet commanders,
, among the scattering detachments of Hood’s army.
The story shows how fearfully destrootive, and yet
how secure from loss, a body of armed men, rapidly
and skil/ully he, even when surrounded
by superior numbered an active enemy;
llkcatuk, Ala., Jan. 7.1805.
The expedition feutli of tbe Tennessee river, under
command ot Gen. Steadman, returned ft day to
Deoatur. The troops lelt here at 10 p. M.. ou the
night of December 28th. The cavalry,consisting of
the 16th- Pennsylvania (Anderson Cavalry), under
Lieut. Col. Lamboro, with detachments oi the 2d
Tennessee, and the Ioih,i2th, and lsth Indiana,
under Lieut Col. Prosier, Of ‘ the 2u Tennessee, the
whole commanded by 001. Wm. J. Palmer, of the
Ibth tfae rirer on transports,
and poshing lornard struck the ad vanes or Roddy’s ‘
division six miles from Droatur, at midnight, routed
It, and captured two pieces of artillery andseveral
prisoners. On the day following—the 29th—we
ronted Patterson's rebel brigade, near UouriUu.i,
capturing 43 prisoners. On the Sdtb; the advance
reached Leighton, 33 mlies from Decatur, skirmish.;
logon tbe way with Roddy's fonts. At 3 A.M.-ou
the 31st the oavalry passed through Roddy’s Unos,'
to the rear ot his oommend, captured 001. Warren,
of the loth Mlabama, at breakfast, and some twenty
officers and men. and pushed rapidly on through
Busaelviile, in pursu it ofHen, Hood's pontoon train,
whioh Was moving from Balnbridge, the point of
crossing the river, toward Aberdeen, Miss, At
sunset weairhck the rear of the train, 31 miles from
: Lelghtpß, and by midnight the wagons and pontoons
wete in ashes. The train ehtiretell tdto our hands:
78 pontoon boats and wagons, and so army wagons,
with all the appliances of the engloeoral dopart
mentwere burned; 400 males were captured with
the train; 260 were led off by our oommand, and
200 killed. On the Ist of January the cavalry push*
ed on thirty miles toward Aberdeen, and destroyed
a supply-ffatn of 110 wagons belonging tb Hood's
army ; 600 mnles were captured with thi* train, the
best ot which were taken forward by par oav&iry,-
and the remainder killed. Oar oomntUod was now
in Itawamba bounty, Mlaslaslppl. slxty saven miles
from the iniantry supports ai Leighton, with 800
men tinder Reddy, as weU as’Armstrong’s brigade,
in our rear. Riffles’, brigade was. at FlkeviUe
on the left flsnk, and Fonrest’*-oafairy in front
at Okalona. Our total fdroe numbered 620 offi
cers apd men, all told. We commenced retrac
ing our steps with horses and .men, worn with
forty-sight hoars’ constant' eervloe,-an(l oar move
mchls were impeded by led mules and horses. We'
knew the enemy were gathering in force to inter.
’ cept our return, and that a number of regiments
were,in hot pursuit of us; four brigades were busily
weaving the net whioh was to entrap us. Our policy
was to avoid a fight with superior numbers, to move
rapidly rad Ughtly, and, if tho enemy interposed,
to charge with vigor, and-out oar way through.
Restand feed ter men and horses were the flf.it no*
oeaeitles; so we balled for a tow hours at tho plan.
t&Hon of a rioh widow living near the Mississippi
line, gave our worried animals a bountiful reed
of rebel corn, took a short nap, and .then pushed
southeast through the mouutaint ft endeavor
to pass Mound the flankof Roddy’s and Armstrong's
Commands, which were closing down on us from
the direction of Rear Creek and ftnseetvlUa. We
found everywhere ialtbtuj guides among the hardy
mountaineers. Sometimes they wen rebel soldiers
who had escaped from f heir regiments—always men
whose brothers, sons,or relations were In the rebel
army, but always they were loyal, and they gave,
their aid and information with an alacrity which
showed that they had our success at heart, Some
of Roddy’s own men were our most Intelligent and
trustworthy guides among the intrfcsto ffloantaln
paths. The first day. we met no enemy except strag
glers or furloughed men, whom' we picked up ; the
second, the scouting parties of the foe were encouu.
tered. Theadvancegnard capturing some of these,
we learned the exact position of the various hostile
troops between us and Decatur. By making a
.feint to attack, and following it by a rapid night
march to the right, we passed their flank, and wuen
the men arose we had Roddy, Armstrong, and
Biffitsagood fifteen miles in onr rear. 1 We felt
now that we were clear ot them, for. only by very
rapid marohes could they overtake us. Russell’*
brigade, of three hundred men only, was now
in onr front. On the morning ;of the 4th
we struck him before he knew that we were
within twenty miles, and in twenty miuutes.his
command was rented, most of them flying to the
woods, leaving sixty men and horses, and a number -
of dead, in our hands. We captured five wagons
here; with teams complete (all they had), with all
the stcrbß and private effects df the brigade head.
Quarters, besides official papers and a rebel mail,
wo released eight Union prisoners and eighty con
scripts, who immediately scattered; thence wo
marched, without molestation, through .* Mount
Hope to the vicinity of Leighton, having made
182 miles in fifty days and nights. From Leighton
we came to Decatur, having been absent eight days
(being the advance of the main body), and having
-mafobed during that period 266 miles. In the whole
expedition we lost but three men, one killed and two
wounaed ; captured two pieoes of artillery complete,
With horses and equipage; 220 prisoners, including
one colonel, two captains, and eight lleutonants;
destroyed nearly 300 pontoons and wagons, 800
stand of 'arms, and captorgd 800 horses and 1,200
mules. The movement wan epleSatdly' managod,
and its success is due entirely to the energy and
generalship of 001. Palmer, and to the valor and
enthusiasm ol those under his command. The An
dereon Oavalry behaved 1 throughout most admira-
- . Li~ ■ " ■ ' ft-'
Q3CBBB*
HOBTH CAROLINA, OUOKOIA, AMD BOUTHCAROLUIA
IK HO MOOD FOB TKIFEINQ—DAVIS’ VOOLKKY
HOT WAMTRD. ‘
[From the Charleston Mercury, Jan. IS ]
The condition of this military department, as em
braced,wlthlD the limits of Georgia and Sonth-Caro
lina, Is anything bat satisfactory to any man whs is
aware of facts, ana has capacity to understand their
bearing. We presume there Is no one lit this de
partment to whom the condition of onr present mili
tary organizations is tees satisfactory than to the gene
ral commanding . Probably, there is no one so
thoroughly aware of the lamentable disorganization
that prevails in certain corps and Motions of Ms com
mand. Yet it would scarcely be fair to hold him re
sponsible for this condition of things. His depart
ment has been newly turned into his bands, and
many of the troops are new to him and to this de
partment. They oame to him under the command
of imbeciles;-he has received them, a herd of
stragglers and outlaws. What has been done to
eraolcate this fatal evil we shall not stop to Inquire,
The time has been short to do mnoh, and the forces
have been much scattered. Bat the very last mo
ments are arriving, when all most be done that Is to
he dose; when ail most be done that oan be done.
The enemy does not Intend to wait upon our leisure.
And there la much to' do.
Before bringing ourselves to face the enemy, it is
absolutely essential that those in command bring
themselves to lace the vital evils existent within our
own lines. The path we now are travelling is straight
fo destruction. The crisis of the Confederacy has dr
rived in fatal earnest. The result of the next six
months will bring the Confederacy to las ■ ground, or
will reinstate Its power! Without reform wo ore
doomed. There Is more than one decartment of
government in which refbrm Is important. But re
joins in onr armies la essential, is vital. Without It
.the death-knell of the Confederacy is already toiled.
With the proper reforms made, he Is a coward who
carries his heart in his boots There are men In the
land; there is light in the land I It is the imbecile
that Is sick at heart; it is the coward whose sto
mach is weak. There is nothing before us that can
not he overcome; but to do it,tuere must be a new
State of things- instituted, we say again, there
must be nerve. Men In command most not bo afraid
to die; they must got be afraid to kill. Officers
must be killed, not mere privates. Reform must
. begin at the top, not at the bottom of the service!
To reach the private, captains must be shot. We
want no child’s play; we want an army.
What is a man’s life to the institutions and the
liberty of the country 1 Nothing. Let old things
pass away—let us have a new condition of things.
We want no more Jeff Davis foolery ; we want one
atom Of brains, one spark of nerve; we want no
more of Bnhamlsm; we want no mermaids with
heads of monkeys and fishy attachments at the ne
ther extremities—we want men, real men, earnest
men —North Carolina. Georgia, wad South Carolina
.ere in no mood for trifling. They have had enough
i.of this sort of thing. They don’t Intend to have
’much more. South Carolina don’t intend to be
conquered. She intends to fight. She don’t intend
to be hampered or turned over to the enemy. When
.she is thus dealt with there will be reckoning—a
reckoning where there will be no respecters of per
son. We want'implicit order and calm forecast.
South Carolina is a Commonwealth of order; we
expect order, and we demand order. Wo are aoeuß
. touted to order. We are not used to lawless ruffian
ism f we don’t intend to sufier it:
The General Uugommand of this department is a
.thorough soldier, trained and tried. We believe
that he will perform this-duty. We look to him to
do so, unflinchingly, without fear, favor, or affec
tion-regardless of pettifoggers and petticoats In
boots. This is a community of law. Just one. hun
dred and ninety-two years ago we began our poll!
tical existence under the authority of the Lords
Proprietors o) England, and the rule of the Cava
liers, with the good old English' code of laws, nn
emaacnlated by modern phllanthrophy and pseudo
humsnitarianlsm to guide us. With the blessing
of God we have still preserved but little
adulterated by demagogism. hang a,
villain, or shoot a ruffian,’ without laosraUng the
bowels of our humanity. We have novycupoiue to
have a nursery for scoundrels, called a penitentia
ry—nor public preachers ha the pulpit, who called
Christ *‘a good Galilean youth ’> Simple folks, we
have little improved upon our predecessors. Wears
still only as onr lathers left usinitßeSiguoranoo—
simply civilized ana Bimply OfirUifiSisr The law
of order and obedience is the law of habit here. All
toed citizens here look for the enforcement of it
ere, In the military as. in civil life. The Execu
tive of this state will support it, and will ohcerful
ly, gladly do so. -
we btaml to-day as gladiators, stripped to the
fight; we are ready and trained to enter the struggle
ior life or for death- South Carolina is ready to oe
come the arena of the republic. Her sons are ready
for the contest. Make of her whole soil a'military
camp—strip her to the waist—she will not shrink.
But give her her gauntlets and her sword, and sho
is ready to stand or fall where She is. «►!;-
• A most onerous but imperative duty#dbvolves
upon the commander of this depart men t;'iwhoe;-8r
he is. That duty—this first and most essential-duty*'
—is to oashier and to shoot. Without it nothing can
be done, And Sherman conquers ns.: Wltlfjit, ne is
a coward who succumbs at heart.'” Everything is at
stake—everything that is in the way must be -faced,
and trampled upon. The man who commands hero
must put his heart In his pocket, and his sword in
bis hand. He must know nothing but the good of
the Confederacy. That he must dSlregardless of
official weakness. The end must bOradloal reform.
Tt Is folly, to talk of red fipo now—we want the
thing—we must have It—reform, shooting, cashier
ing, order, subordination, soldiers—not runaways,
ragamuffins, ruffians. We want, and we must have,
brains and pluck In commanders, and .implicit obe
dience and order in snbordinates and soldiers.* Six
paces and a steady aim will business if
repeated sufficiently often, especially among the
commissioned officers.
• If, however, commanding officers will not do their
duty in ; tb!s matter, let all men shut their books, for
the end will have well nigh come. The time is skott
■—will it be improved 1 ~ ’
' Ah' Ahvid Jud„k.— ifi© Buffalo Express gives
the decision of a justice in that oity who went from
his blaoksmltblng shop to the bench, and who lays
down “ Iron-platea” law. The Justice made a
ruling in a case before him, and tlio lawysr, against
whose side the decisic n where such law
waste be found- He received- from the benoh the
loUowlsg reply : “ I have no law for ft. I give U
as the opinion of the court, based upon common
sense. lam no lawyer : I never read a law book in
my life, and I never will, for the reason that I see
somany fools wbo have read law that I dare net
venture the experiment”
Mammoth Mus—Au«i,cib and Salem counties,
N. J., are endeavoring to prove .that each has
the heaviest man. Atlantic has wilftia Its preolnotfl
s person-weigbtna three hundred pr-noris. and Salem
•has the honor ol'containing ono of three hundred
end forty pounds; but’old Cumberland does batter
i baa that. It is the blrttnplare and reside oca of a
man, who, when last weighed, reached tbe enornwm
weight odour hundred poqnds,. -
A TVail from Charleston.
PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 1865.
THE CAPTURE OF TOUT FISHER
GRAPHIC DESCRIPTION OP THH
SCENES AND INCIDENTS;
Tte Fart Attacked en Two^Sides Simultaneously
TUB eABIUSOjf COMPLETELY HKOKIVKO AMD THEIR
LKAJJLBS OUT-.OftVKBALLED. .
Repulse of tift Naval Forces and Suooess of
the Soldiers under Terry.
Bloody Hand-to-hand Fight
ing inside tho Port—A Straggle of
Seven Hours results in the Bur
render, of the .Work.
Preparations to take Advantage of our Victory—
An Adranft on the Oily intended.
'■/ •• ■■■'. i •
OFFICIAL REPORT OF ADMIRAL PORTER,
CCorrespondence of the Baltimore American. 3
- OunsoA? SaNTiaeo, off Foht Fisukr, Jan. 16,
1865.—After Urree days of the most fearful and stub,
bom fighting in the.naval or military expeirienos of.
this wer, I have the gratification of annouuelag
that Fort Fisher has been compelled to succumb,
with all the outlying batteries, and. that the flag of
the Union now, floats from this, re,bel stronghold.
Opr victory, is complete. The bombardment .wo*
commenced by tho navy on Friday morning, and
was continued night and day nine o’clock on
Sunday night, a period of sixty hours, with little or
no cessation,
£ The storming of the fort by themilitary and naval
brigades was a most bloody affair, and it may be
doubted whether there has been anything equal to it
for persiatent assault and stubborn resistance. ’ The
assault was made on the-tort at three o'clock oa
Sunday afternoon, and a lodgment effected oa U«
west angle by the military. The assault on the
north sice by the naval brigade was repulsed'With
fearful slaughter; but it served as-an important di
version, enabling the military to obtain a footuold.
The fight lasted six bourn, being a hand-to-baud
conflict. Bach of the seventeen mounds and embra
sures were captured In succession after'fierce en
counters, in which catacombs of dead and wounded
were added to those that already lined the fdrt from
the effects of the naval bombardment.
Buffioe It to say, by way c ! preface to a detailed
aocount, that, notwithstanding the fort had boon’
strengthened and reinforced to treble the garetsou
it had when General Butler decided that ft could
not be takes, it is now ia our-possession with
sevenly-lour cannon, two thousand living prisoners,
and seven hundred- dead, and that our gunboats
have to-day sailed up the Cape Fear river, driving
beiore them the pirates Ohiokamauga and Talla
hassee, effectually closing It to rebel blockade
-running, and stopping the. only channel the reoels
had leu for the importation of munitions of war.
The elements seemed to favor us in the great and
glorious undertaking. For seven days.tho wind has
town from the west, giving us a ealin and quiet
sea. uninterrupted clear sky and mild temperature,
with blight moonlight nights.
Sunday, Jan 16.—A clear aud brilliant moonlight
bight ia succeeded tiffs morning by a olouutess sky,
a bright and warm sun, and the ocean is almost as
calm as a mill-pond, A combined effort ia to be
made on the part of Admiral porter aud General
Terry to plant our flag on the walla of Fort Fisher
at three o’clock this afternoon. The monitors and
Hew Ironsides, together with the Brooklyn, Bhenan
uosh, and the several gunboats, have barn steadily
at woik since daybreak shelling Fort Fisher. They
tbrewa shall Into it every five mfuutes during the
nlpht,:and will continue their present task until
the balance ol the fleet joins them.
There has not been a shot bred from the fort slnae
five o’clock last evening, although , the wooden
vessels have been lying under its guns all night.
There has been ho hag visible on the ramparts for
two days, though there Is one Hying from the
Mound Battery, which is a mile south of Fort
Fisher. They may possibly be husbanding their
energies to resist the assault, I learn from the
shore this morning that Gen. Terry’a artillerists
have had some warm w-»k during the night with
the Ohiokamauga and Tallahassee (rebel) gun
boats. Onr batteries have been planted to com
mand the wharf, to which we have moored a rebel
steamer captured by ns. The rebel gunboats run
up and shell thq steamer occasionally, when our
artillerisis open upon them. Both or thein'have
been struck several times, and any attempt on their
part to run up to Wilmington when the fort falls
will be resisted. We have ten 80-pounder rifles in
our batteries.
Our storming party, three thousand- strong, are
now in the woods, within a mile of Fort Fisher.
They report that the fort was rearorced last night
by eight hundred men bom Fort Caswell. . Tho sai
lors and marines from ■ the fleet, two thousand,
strong, are aIBO to join in the assault, and endeavor
to scale the sea wall of- the fort. They are in high
glee. this morning,- and buckling on their armor
with the alarlty of veterans,
THU BOMBAHDXIEHT.
At ten o’docfc the frigates Wabash, Minnesota,
Powhatan, and Colorado took position in Una, and
joined in the bombard meat,, whtoh may be regarded
as the grand dual attempt to take thbfort, ■
10.16 A; M.—The boats from the ships, with ma
rines and sailors to join in the assault, were oalled
awayw toe tog-ahlp. Thsre-wra about 100 boats
■with 20 men each. They Btartofi in MgirspTrits, all
contending for theopportutlcy.. The little gas boat
Montioelto, oommanded by Lieut. Gushing, is close
to the fort, and has sent out a boat to take sound
ings. He is getting in position to protect tho as
saulting party, and has snoceeded in shelling the
rebel gunboats In Cape Fear river.
10 20 A. M.—The rebel gunboats OMokamanga
and Tallahassee can be .seen, from the masthead,
coming down Cape Fear river, shelling the woods
•where our soldiers are®aembied preparatory to the
assault.
Our army , battery on toe river is engaging the
rebel boats,,but with whn success could not be as
certained.
lo.sft a. M.~The firing of toe Iron-dads, frigates,
and gunboats is getting quite brisk. The fort re
mains silent, except some rifle shots Bred at too
daring. Gushing, who seems brave to reoklassness.
The only shots fired by the rebels are from toe mound
and water batteries South of the fort. It is believed
that toe seventeen parapet guns on the'uorth-wall
of Fort Fisher are disabled. ,
11 A. M.—The boats’ crews are landing on the
beach, about a mile from the fort. They number
about two thousand sailors and marines. Shells are
exploding in and around toe-fort at the rate of sixty
per minute, although not more than half of toe ves
sels are yet In position; The firing is deliberate and
the aim most accurate. -
11.16.—The Admiralslgnals to Captain Glisson to.
take his division of gunboats into action, and take
his position in-front of the water batteries and
Mound Battery, south of Fort Fisher. The view of
toe throng of boats going to the beach with sailors
is most inspiriting. About one-half of thorn have
already landed, and are forming in four divisions
on the beach, their.bright sabres glistening in the
Bun. - The bombardment is Increasing in volume,-
and bursting shells over Fort Fisher keep it almost
enveloped in smoke and flying saad. It would
seem impossible for mortals to exist in it, though
its bomb-proois are said to bo very capacious. The'
Admiral’s flag-ship is moving rapidly from one
.point to another In the thickest of the fight, bril
liant with signal-flags, giving orders to the various
divisions as to their movements.
*ll,Bo.—The sailors and marines have all landed
and are marching along the beach in regular mili
tary style. A number of small gnnboats are ar
ranged along toe beach, throwing shells across toe
Peninsula at rebel gnnboats on Gape Fear river.
The men are out on the monitors’ decks and turrets
watching the course of their shells.
1148 A. M.—The naval assaulting party form
eight lines of boats on the beach, there being about
two hundred and fifty men in each. They now move
forward, each boat’s crew carrying its flag. Their
advance skirmish line are throwing up light rifle
pits about ahalf mile from toe fore. The firing of
musketry can bo distinctly heard In the woods
towards toe river, where the military assaulting
party are under cover, waiting the signal for attack;
12.40 P. M.—The bombardment progresses. Oapt.
Gllsson’s division of gnnboats have just reached the
point assigned them, south ef Fort Fisher. Whilst
getting Into position the mound and water batteries
opened a furious cannonade on the Santiago de
Cuba and toe gunboat Fort Jackson. Sever albugo
shells came ncochtt towards us, and the; two first
bounded over us, one of them passing just over the
heads of Gaptaln Glisson and his son, a scale of
one slightlydnjurihg Acting Master Wilkes in the
eye. A third shell entered toe tali, just in advance
of toe wheel-house, and exploded on toe other-side
of the vessel, slightly bruising and entting two of
the gunners on the lower deck. A fourth shell
passed through the wheel-house, within a few
feet of where your correspondent was standing.
For about half an hoar the heavy guns on Mound.
Battery continued to rattle shelis over and around
ns until toe Fort Jackson got into position, when
she divided toe' honors with ns. The double ender
Sassaons,; which was moving along behind us,
caught one of toe shells passing over, which carried
away tbe skylight cabin. Other vessels of the divi
sion are now in position, and all of them are re
ceiving tbe fire of the rebel batteries.
110 P. M.—The cannonading during the past-forty
minutes,has been mbßt furious, the only response
being from the water batteries on Oaptalh Gils
son's division.-- The Mound'batteries continued to
paly special attention to the Santiago, doubtless re
cognizing her as the captor of so many blockade
runners* ■ ■ * ■ ■
2 SOP. of the - naval brigade ean,Jp
seen abontlhalf'a mile from the .fort, lying down
and awalting'the order for assault* Cannonading
by the fleet is-stUl going on quite furiously on FOrt
Fisher, while that of our division Is alternatlugito
the Mound and water batteries; We can nowjgSo
that the MotmdUai water batteries are changing,
the position of tnmr guns so as tosweep the beaOh
and apprpaehes to Fort Fisher, In anticipation of
an ' r * ' .
2 60.—'There hss.been no ohangaln operations
duringthepast balffhqnr.Some of the vessels are
movlngTrom north to squth of'-Haher, so as to assist
the attack on the Monnd. wMegSan rake the sterDo
ing parties. In a few mtnutofftSe hour for assault
will arrive. God grantithajSJtmay be successful,
and that the lives of oufSKallant men may not he
sacrificed. ** . W
THBUBCBKBB OF TJKPtrCOBBSFtrt ASSATTtT BY THS .
IgT -MAVAXj BEIOADB.
aP. M.—A signal from the Admiral directed the
vessels to change their front from Fort Fisher to the
water batteries, and in an instant thenaval brigade
on the beach was observed moving forward toward
the front. They had about a mile to go to reach
the abattls, They had . scarcely get In motion
before shells from the mound and water batteries
were poured upon thorn. Numbers of them wen
seen to fall, and soores-of others to-start back, limp
ing or crawling on their hands and knees. Onward,
however, the main body pressed at a double quick,
the Are momentarily Increasing la Its fatal effects,
until the whole line of beach over which they, had
travelled was Btrewn with dead and wounded.
Some had fallen so near the rolling -surf that
their bodies could be seen tossing up ana down the
beach with the advancing tide. The ditch and
abattls was about one hundred yards from the
ramparts, and into this they poured until it was
oiled to overflowing, when two guns were opened
upon them with grape and .canister from the rani
parts, tearing the abattis In front of them-and add- ■
ing largely to their casualties. The rebrl gunboats
Oblekamauge and Lilian were.also shelling them
from Cape Fear river, and altogether it was a mo
ment of frightful Interest. It soohbeoatne evident
ihat these gallant men must retire or all be sacri
ficed, The abattls and ditch formed a slight pro
tection, but the raising of a head or the slightest
, exposure was sine to bring a shot from the uuer-.
1 ring rifles of sharpshooters, who were seen stand
ing on the ramparts with piles or loaded
nflee, and were taking them up and firing
I hem, and bandit g them back to be reloaded. Their
whole advance could be no ioed from the fort, and
it wasevlcent that the greater portion of the garrl
-on had rushed to that side to resist them. -We
hoped that In asßaultlrg the sailors won d have left
ihe west end of the fort more easy of access to the
olderB. T'o.get through the abattls. udder heavy
fire was next tolmpossible, and’ they were seen to
•■etreat In order, leaving their dead and some of l
■btlr wounded cn the ground, but oarrjfog most of
the latter iriththem, These being ofightiy wound-
ea limped or crawled along on the beady «ht of the
range of Are, and one g&Ua&t follow was seen to fall
dead whilst struggling along after the main body
had got out of range, with a wouttded'offlesr oh his
back. ; -
TB» BThUOdIB-BT COIttHASD IBBIDS THS
»'OBT--KEBSI. DEBPjfBATION AND OOtftt4o&»
B.BU P. M.—At this moment three A'oicrlCAri flags
freeted our-anxlouß visions on the.rear walls of
isher, showing that the assault by General Terry
•on that Bide bad been at lefeat partially successful.
We could hear the rattle of ortlllery ogihe west
Bide of the fort and the cannonading of ddr troon'
by the rebel gunboats, but the whole movement of
the men was tovialblo from the ocean, and the drat
evidence we h'ad,of thecharactcrof the. struggle
going on there was theappe&fanee'bf our flag over
, the ramparts, with the' bine hair of General Terry.
' It weanglorlone andlnspirltlngllght. thoSgh Hwas
evident that we only held one portion ofxhe fort,
and that a severe strugglowasin progress Inside.
Hebei reinforcements' from the Monad Bid water
batteries to the numberof six or sevenlhnndred
conld be observed marching-down to Fort-Fisher
and climbing orey the ramparts, whilst the Mound
and water batterles'poured shell Into oh* side of the
fort, and the Ironsides and thfe monitors ramed their
ponderous'shells in on the other-side; s’* '
5 P.M.—For the last hour and a half were; has
been every evidence, of a treihehdons struggle pro
gressing In Fort Usher, duHngwkibh ouf F fflgsen.
Jlrely disappeared from-the ramparts, and thusketry
firing can be seen and heard on all sWBs op tho fort.
Itwasatimeof Intense auifety’ln the feet. We
conld do nothing bat fire on the mound and the re
bel batteries, to the south, which Were pouring Shelf
Into the west side of The_fort7 vfhlCh’ lt wid evident
wnsstlll held by our troops. „, ,
5.30' F. M.—Darkness to now 'closing- bver the
scene, but tiomonitors and Ironsides, with Captain
GUeson’s division, arostlll shelling the water batte
ries and the mound, but can do nothihCTor our
gallant men In the tort. “
8.40 p. M.~Flrlng of musketry In and around the
fort still continues, but- wo are In. uncertainty as' to
the progrets of tbcoontest. It Is ftpefioa Of intense
anxiety throughout the.fleet, but we cam only hope
torthe, best. F
-T.BO F-. M.—The firing of musketry now'Seems-to
be to the south oi tbe: nut, indicating that tturo
hels are retreating-towards the mound; ' -
BP; M During the past hour and a half there
has been no Cessation In the musketry tlflng, butthe
rebel batteries south-of the fort aronow-alkslient.
FOKT FISUBIt OUBS.’ ' S ,
8X P. M.—Our ears were greeted a few moments
ago by loud and enthusiastic cflooring from, Fort
Fisher.' For a few moments we were la doObt as to
whether they were rebel cheers" or loyal rjdoloiugs,
though wtf Unagined'-they were too hearty and lree
to cuine from rebel throats. Our doubts wore soon
removed by the appearance on -the apwt.of the
ramparts of the fort of one of General slg
nal officers,‘with, his flaming torches, communica
ting with Admiral PSrtor’s flag-ship.- In a few
minutes lights flickered all ovarthatortianii cheers
were repeated with a heartiness thatleto no doubt
in our mlndsthat i t had changed, owneri ...
10 F. H.—The Admiral commenced to’throw np'
rockets from the flag=«hlp, whlott wore lhstatitlv un
derstood-ae evldeuoo of the character of the glorious
news that had bran -communicated to htm. Every
vessel in thelieeClu mediately respoudepW burhing
Homan candles, fltobing-of iJoatar'a Nghhls. and
throwing up of rockets—a- regular Fonrth-ol July
scene on thejsoean— tho: hearty oheera of-sailors on
thd ships responded to by tha..soldiers lgiike cap
torfO
11 P. M.—hU is now silent on land and sea. The
Siena I officers are oommnnloatlDg on the beach.
7flohi>AV, Jan. IT.—We retired last night over,
joyed with the glad tidings of the snaceiioef Our gal
lant soldiers, and at the break of day thuimornlng
were gratified with* the sight of the FeCerSl-troops,
white and colored, strolling on ‘ the ramparts of
Fort Fisher, examining the guns of the water batte
ries, and -even explaining the myscOftes of the’
mound, evidently examining their ncw possesslons,
'with ‘•none to molest and make them afrtftd." up
end down the beach, In all directions, the Ipvincioie
Yankee conld be seen, and all was peace aSd quiet
ness where the Storm of war was so lately .raging.
TUB TKBMBNBOUK BXPtOSiqH.^.
■Whilst looking at Fort. Fisher under; thg, Federal
flag, and rejoicing over its downfall, a tremendaue
explosion took place In Its very centre, SOundlng
louder than the boom of a iirteen-inoh- gun. A
volume of smoke and sand rose fifty feet jn the air.
enveloping and hiding from view the whole of Che
Immense work for four or ftVc minutes. It wag at
once apparent that the magazine had exploded, and
that It mnst Gave been accompanied wlthgreat loss
ot life. We soon after learned that the- destruction
of life was not less than 200, Including many sailors
from the fleet, who hafl .not yet returned' to their
ships. It was occasioned by the carelessness of some
of the colored troops. Various rumors ard afloat in
regard to this t.rriblo catastrophe, some attributing
it to the workof a torpedo, but on inquiry I learn
that it was undoubtedly the result of carelessness.
The loss of life by the explosion, I-iearn, Ujabout two
hundred,' besides quite a number wounded. The
magazine that exploded was in the vertf centra of
the parade, and it has scooped out theaarth to a
great depth for fllty feet around, and added to the
desolation that reigns In this vast monument of en
gineering skill, finite a number of sallofs from the
fleet and some officers also suitered from this explo
sion. They had gone ashore to examine the work,
and fell victims to their excusable curiosity. The
paymasters of the Gettysburg anfl the Tioondoroga,.
aiid an ensign from the Gettysburg, are reported
among tbe victims.
TBB SAY All ASS-Atrr.T—lTS' COL'KAGK -AND : Tins
From Lieut. Farquhar, of the Santiago de Cuba,
. who accompanied the landing party from the navy,
I have come interesting particulars of the repulse of
these gallant -men. FiagCaptaln Breese accom
panied the expedition, with Cleat. Preston, asslstant
flug captain; Lieut. Beni. H. Porter, commander of
the flag-ship Malvern; Lieut Coin. Lampion, of the
Gettysburg; Mint. Gushing, and a large number of
acting maatersienslgns, add mastersganates. The
sailors were In three divisions, under command of
Lieutenant dfcamander Cushman, LietUfSelfridge,
and Lieut. Banter, whilst'the oon
a-0,1 ICIUJUTUg a poiubtlir&o^
quarters of a mile from the fort, wen opened upon
with grape and canister from two of the embra- -
sures, whilst the main portion of the garrison ap-'
peered on the parapet with muskets and rifles, and
mowed down our men. The flrst division coming
last they could not get into the ditch, and, conse
quently, had no cover or protection.. They were
thus compelled to order a retreat, and a large por
tion of the other divisions obeyed the order, leaving
only about two hundred under cover. They wore
still under this tremendous lire as they retreated,
and their .bodies were left strewn along the beach, *
together with many of the wounded, the rebel
sharpshooters afterwards amusing themselves by
firing at these unfortunate creatures. They
also hilled a number of the wounded in this
wav, who fell-near toe'dltchf Those who remained
under cover behind the palisades, about two hun
dred in number, borrowed into the sand and thus
protected themselves from the volleys that were
constantly ponred npon them. Among these were
Fieg-CaptaJn Breese, Lieut. Farquhar, of the
Santiago de Cuba, and others, who made their
escape after dark. £ns!gn Dayton, of the Nerens,
who had been for eleven months a prisoner, along
with Lient. Preston and Llent. Porter, at Charles
ton, observing his ftwo comrades fall, seized.a rifle
and devoted himself to revenge for the outrages
inflicted on him; and then, when 001. Lamb, the
rebel conc.mander.of the fort, was observed standing
on one of the ramparts with his Bword drawn and
cheering on his men to resist the assault of the
military, Dayton leveled at him and saw him Ml,
apparently dead, bat he was found to be mortally
wounded, and-is now in. our hands. Thus toel
naval storming parties failed, not, however,
through toy want of bravery on the part of the
gallant fellows, but owing to the fact that they had
to march over a level, Unobstructed beach, without
the slightest shelter, and bod thus concentrated
upbn them the whole power of-the garrison. The
moment the signal was given by Admiral Porter to
he fleet to change the fire from Fort Fisher to the
water batteries, the whole garrison rushed to the
northern ramparts to resist the assaulting party.
They knew there were soldiers under cover in the
woods; but they thought they were to follow in sup
port of the naval brigade. They evidently,had no
idea that whilst resisting the assault on the north
side, an army was approaching, on the West side.
The losses or the naval brigade were not lessthan
twohundred and fifty In killed and wounded. Flag-
Lieutenant Samuel W. Preston, and Lieutenant
Porter, oommander of the Malvern, wenOmth shot
dead, the former by a ball through tbs gtoln, and
- the latter by a ball entering his right-breast. They
both died in the trench, and their bodies were not
recovered until after the fort fell, when they were
■ brought to the flag-ship. Assistant Surgeon Win.
Longshaw, Jr., of the Minnesota, who volunteered
td accompany the,assaulting party, persisted In
exposing himself to relieve the necessities of his
wounded comrades, and was Bhot down and died in
the trenches. He is the surgeon who volunteered
to carry a hawser to the Weehawkeni when
she was aground under toe walla of Fort Mom
trie and subjected to a severe fire. The num
ber of officers wounded is unprecedented. Lieut.;
Wallace, of the Marine Corps; from on board
the Susquehanna, received a shot in toe thigh;
causing a oompound fracture; Lieut. Cushman, of
the Wabash, wounded In the leg;.Lieut. Com.
Allen, ol the Tusoarora, In the arm ; Lieut. Barke, '
of the Powhatan;- in arm-; Ensign Harris, of the
Powhatan, in leg; Ensign Evans, of the Powhatan,
In both legs; Lieut. Cbm. Lamdson, of the Gettys
burg, slight wound in arm; Captain Dawson, who
commanded the marines, was also slightly wounded;
Arthur T. Aldrich, master’s mate’of the Tuscarora,
in right thigh .and back; E. E. Chester, acting en
sign, from the Fontoosuc, in right thigh; John J."
Merry, noting ensign, or the Osceola, in both thighs;
Joseph M. Simms, master’s mate, of toe Minnesota,
in right thigh. These are only a portion of the
wounded officers.
HOW TUB KrtITABY BOHaHT'yOB. Tarn-yOBT, Aim
How THBT BTJOOEKDto. -
, -We eoffid see from the fleet bat Uttle'of what was
<golng on west of the fort, further than an occasion
al glimpse of toe prolonged-contest whloh had not
closed when daijkness aet in, and could then only
be inferred from flashes of musketry observable
on the ramparts and in the interior of toe work.
Acting Master’s Mate W. Kempton, of the Santia
go de Cuba, was sent on shore in charge of aboat
placed at the service of General Terry, and being
invited by one of the staff to join them in- toe as
sault, entered toe fort with General Cur-*
itlsgaoUng as hu aid. He represents that tteaeiault
ing-jiafty had advanced vthile.the garrUon ware re
.pell\gg}lhe.naiidl tmavtt, and had succeeded by sad
denjy;capturing the guard of thirtj men at thesal
ly-eSrtj'marmlng two howitsers. ioaded with grape,
anagShooting down and drivingfback toe sharp
ahdßors on toe ramparts, in gaining an entrance
andga footing In three of toe 'mounds, before the
genKal attention of the garrison was directed to
thenff The gallant fellows engaged in this bold and
hazardous'work snatched toe flag from the ramparts
under Butler, and have now secured toe fort itself.
Their approaches were conducted gelentifiaally, and
they bung each armed, with'nine-shooters, swept
-down their opponents as-theyadvanced, who,ha
ving to t top to load, were virtually disarmed. Their
supports rushed on as soon as toe flag was raised,
and then commenced one ol the severest contests
that toe war has furnished for, the possession of a
fort. Reappeared to have been constructed espe
cially &r suoh -a contest as was now pro
gressing; and each of tor seventeen mounds was
successfully fought for and straggled over with des
perate perseverance and bravery, both by the as
saulting party and toe garrison. Mound after mound
was captured, untlrnlne of the seventeen wen -in
our possession, at So’olack fitnight, when -General.
Curtis, who led the assaulting party, determined to,
make one more charge on. the enemy, and If.that
failed, to hold on to half that was in our possession
until morning. Just as he was about to make the
.charge a white Sag was raised by the garrison, and
possession given pfitbe-enttre work.
The prisoners were at once plaoed in toe bomb;
proofs and kept under guard until this morning,
-when they were marched out and numbered with
those Who escaped-apd were subsequently.reoap-,
tured. - Over eighteen hundred privates and one
hundred officers,JnolndlcgJUajorGeneral Whiting,
commander of all the works on the coast, and Bri
gadier General Lambyedmmander of Fort Fisher,
both of whom are wounded, the latter, it-Is
: thought, mortally. The loss of toe army in .this
assault, and the-subsequent contest for the pos
session of toe work, is-seven hundred and fifty ,
killed anc wounded. The gallant General Curtis,
who accompanied General . Butler,; bat who,
disagreed with him that toe fort could not
be taken, led the assault, and has a painful
wound over toe eye. - The number of guns captured
in the fort and adjacent works, Inducing toe batte
ries on Zeek’s island and mound, is IS ; they were
all in good condition, none of toem beingsplked,
though fourteen out of sevtinteeh on toe north Mot
were dismounted. Thevariety of gone is remark
able, ombraoingaU the most-famed varieties of Eng
lish manufacture, inoludlng a.lpo-poundar Arm-,
sin eg gun. ertqted on a solid mahogany carriage.
When itiis remembered that to# assault 1 was com
nuuf&ftt? «&4
poKesslonoftMfmrt.wag hot obtained until after 9
o clooSe is the eveirtnft- a period of raf 1 hnon, gome
of the fieroesesv of the enoouatefmeT.be
Imagined. Both they .and the retfel soldierv
longht a* men never fought before. Shot and
shell Horn the mound a»d water battoflos were
pouring into the elde or the fort ‘ that tbeisi&fl olh
tailed possession of, and they fought wltjPa'garrf
sonof two thousand men familiar with evxtynotdt.
and oerneroi this vast work. The fleet coalri rfo
nothing further to assist them. The rebels, Kalvitrg
been driven from one monnd to another, flaalSfr-'shr
rondered at half pest nineo’clock, the time of’the
firit cheer we heßrd from the gallant victors.
OFBBATIOHH AFTBB TBJS VIOVOBY. "
This (Monday) morning Admiral Porter, on
certalnlng that the Zcck’s Island, battery wins-'
abandoned, sent fivaoT the dodblo-eSder gnnbo&tti'
Into Oape Fear river, following the little tngboat
. Wilderness, from' wiiSeh grapnels-;were, hung to.
search lor torpedoes. They nad'ponnded the mound
snd dlrappeared behind the woods on their way up ‘
the river before the Santiago de Cuba sailed. .
The first objeot will be to establish a base on the
river for the landing of supplies for the army on the.
peninsula and the garrison of Fort Fisher. A small
pier is already there, and an extensive wharf will
;be immediately built. The supplies now flora will
be carried Into the river, and landed, probably,
sometime to day. APptesent evorythinghaa to be'
landed in small boats, througha-roughsurf, and the.
advantage wfill be very great. The Coast Survey
were also relaying aU buoys' or the channel, and
. all vessels.of the fleet thav-do.-.not draw-, too mnch
water will go Into the safe and locate harbor In
side. ;
The following'is a list of seamen and marinas
wounded on 'the Santiago de Cuba and la the naval
assault, She was’ taken Into' the thickest of the 4
fight by Oaptoln Gllsson, and was struck roar times
bv shells: Wm. H. Cross, seaman, ‘killed ; James:
Sherry,- marine, wounded In neck ami thiga, re
ported dead'; Alvtne Warren, coxswain, wounded
through lungs; Charles MoOarty, marine, wounded
in hand;. John Mahen’, marine, wounded in hand;
I’atrlck lVfcOarty, captain of alter guard, wou a.ted
In thigh an n, leg; John Esther, captain of the after
guard, wounded In abdomen '..'Fratjols Monshed,
landsman, wonnded In leg; George S. Fisher,-
.seaman, contusion of thigh; Thomas Bldell, lands
man, wounded m .eye. .
A2OMIBAZ,; Eohißß’e OBVIOIAt ESPOBT OF TUB
r OAEtUBB—OUB PnOBABUn I.OSSBS,
Washinotok, Jan. 18.—The following was .re
celved at Die Navy Department' this morning:
U.' S. FhAO-saiP MAhYBBtr,
Off Fokt .Fihhbb, Jab. IS, 1805.
*:. St» i I have the honor to inform yon that we have
poEseßsion of Fort Fisher, and the toll of tue sur
rounding works will soon inflow.
As I informed yon In my last, we had commenced
operations with the' iron vessels, which bombarded
white wo landed the troops.-' On theUth' I ordered
all ,the vessel* carrying ll.gnns to bombard, with ,
the Ironsides, the-Brooklyn taking the lead. By
snnset the fott. was reduced, and all the guns
were silenced by being injured or covered with earth
so that, they would not .wink. On the 15th
General Terry andmyself arranged for the assaalt,
and I orderedl,4(o sailors and marines to par*
ttetpate. - At daylight the iron vessels, .'.the Itruok
lyn, aud the h)even inch gunboat, oommenccd bat;
teribg the work, while the troops made a lodgment
within one hundred and fifty y ards of the fort. At
'lO o'clock all the vessels Steamed In and took their
stations, opeffing a heavy fire, which was kept
up until 3 o'olcck F. ■ M., When the'signal was
made to assault, the soldiers taking the-land side,
and the sailors the sea face—the shlps-ehanglng,
“ but not stopping," their lire to* the other works.
The Rbolß-met ns with a courage worthy of a
better cause; and fought desperately. -About thirty
of the sailers and- offioers succeeded in getting to
the top V>f the parapet amidst a murderous drew
grape, canister, and musketry. They had planted
the flag there, but were swept away in a moment.
Olliers tried to get up the steep parcoupe. The ma
rines would have cleared the parapet by keeping up
a ete.ady lire, but they toiled to do so, and toe a All
ots whre repulsed
Many a gallant fellow fell whUe'trylngto emulate
their brothers m arms, who were fighting to obtain
an entrance on the northeast amrlgt as It appears on
. oor chart. The enemy mistook the seamen’s attack
for ‘the main body of troops, and opposed a most
vigorous resistance there, but I witnessed it all, and
think the mariners conld have made the assault suc
cwiully. In the meantime our gallant soldiers
had gained a foothold on the northeastcorner of the
fort, lighting like lions, and contesting every inch
of ground. The Ironsides and monitors kept throw- -
ing their shells into the traverses not occupied by
our men but occupied by the rebels. In this way
onr troops fought from traverse to traverse, from 3
o’olook In the afternoon until TO at night, when the
joyful tidings were signalled to the fleet.
We stepped our fire and gave them throe of the
heartiest cheers 1 ever heard, It has been the most
terrific Btrnggle I ever saw, and much'hard labor.
The troops have covered thetnsblves with glory, and
Gen. Terry is my bean ideal of. a soldier and a gene
ral. Our co-operation has been most harmonious,
and I think the General-will do the navy the credit
to say that, tblß'tlme, at least, we "substantially
injured the fdrt as a defensive work";” General
Terry had only a few, more troops than we had
on the-last bccasidn—jrhen the enemy had only
150 men lb the works, Tils time the works were
- tally manned, and contained about FOO men at the
time of the assault. It is a matter of deep regret to
me to see my gallant officers-and men so out up;
but I was unwilling to let the troops undertake the
Capture of the works without the navy sharing with
them the peril all were anglons to undergo; and we
should have had the honor of meeting oor brothers
in-arm's’in the work had .the sailors been properly,
supported. We have lost about two.hundred in
.billed and wonnded, and among-them -some gallant
officers;-. ; »
I regret to announce the death of XdeafcTS. W.
Preston and Lieut, B H. Porter., They.were bath
captured together in toe attack on Fort Sumpter,
and died together in endeavoring to pull down the
flag that has so-long, flaunted iuour.faoe. Lieut.
B. H. Samson was severely.wounded. He was lately
associated with-Lient..Preston in his perilous ad-,
venture of toe powder-bont. - LieuL Geo. ill, Bache
and a number of -otoere-were-wounded, toe former
hot dangerously. The assault only tookplace a few
-hours; ago, aud l amunablo to inform you of onr'
casualtles.;'Tliey are. qalteeevere from tbo assault,
bnt we had no casualties from the. enemy’s cannon.
Knowing, the impatience of the Department' to
receive news from Fort Fisher, X have, written these'
honied lines., Ko one oan conceive what toe army
and navy have gone through to achieve thisviotory,
which should nave been ours on. Christmas-day,
without the loss of a dozen men.. This has beena
day of terrlfio straggle, and not surpassed by any
events of toe war. We are* all nearly worn out,
and yon most excuse this brief and unsatisfactory
account. I will write fully by the Santiago de
Cuba, which goes North to-morrow, to carry the
wounded.- Besides the men. In Fort Fisher,'there
were 600 In toe upper forts, and a relief of about
1,600 men brought down by steamers this morning.
So far I believe we have only captured toe garrison
of Fort Fisher.
I don’t suppose there ever was a work subjected
to such a terrific bombardment, or where the ap
pearance of a fort was more altered. There is not
a spot of earth aboat toe fort that has not been torn
up by our shells. I don’t know yet toe number of
killed and wounded by our fire, but one 16-inoh shell
alone pierced a bomb-proof, killing sixteen and
wounding severely twenty-five.
I presume we are in possession of all toe forts, as
Fort Fisher commands them all. It is so late now
that I oan learn nothing more until morning.'
lam, sir, very respectfully, your obedient servant,
David D, Pout be, Bear Admiral.
Hon. Gideon Wbulhs, Secretary or the Navy,
Washington,D. O. - . . -
Tbe New York Tax-List.
nrooira bstcbws of hoted oitizkhs—bbmabk-
ABLE IHBTAHCK6 OF UHEXPBCTBD PAUCITY OF
The list of income-tax-payers of New York city is
published in toe' World, to toe great disgust of many
of them, and notwithstanding toe opinion ol toe
coileotor, Mr. Putnam, who thinks the law requlr
ing the tax books to be open to the inspection of the
public more honored-in the breach than the obser
vance, -.'
Some of the large lncomte are: A. T. Stewart, toe
great dry goods merchant, #1,843.637; Moses Taylor,
*673,434 ;T. ffi. Taylor, *106,200; G. L. Tiffany, the
jeweller, *63,908; W. H. Appleton, photograph
album manufacturer, $66,147; John Jacob Astor,
Jr., *20,604; Bolus T. Andrews, United States sur
veyor, *22,016; Isaac Bell, *18,000; George Bliss,
*149 980; George Bliss, Jr., formerly of tnls city,
*7,879; Bobert Bonner, publisher of the ledger,
$26,000; Birr. W. H. Bellows, *6,292; Hiram Bar
ney, United States coileotor, *30,026; August Bel
mont, banker and leader of the Democratic party,
$100,980 ; Leonard W. Jerome, broker, *100,000; G.
Delmonico,_toe restaurant man, *70,663; John J.
Cisco, late assistant United States treasurer,
$12,622; General Dix, *4,266; William E. Dodge,
*392,717; -Fletcher Harper, publisher, *9,000; Jos.
W. Harper, *3,089; James Low, *77,313; Clara
Louise Kellogg, the prtma donna, *2 400; George
Law, *68,444; H. T. Morgan, $134,708 ;ex-Governor
Morgan, *U0,000; B. B. Mlntura, *30,560; Edward
Minturn, $67,899; ex-Mayor George Opdyke, sil2,-
800; W. Vermllye, banker; $78,178; D. A. William
son, *4,824; Calvert Vaux, the architect, $3,827;
Jervis McEntee, artist, *2,128.
The Tribune, commenting upon the returns made,
makes toe following delicate allusions tooertain
distinguished Individuals :
We wish the gentlemen named in these lists, who
live in four-Btory brown-stone houses, or board at
the Fifth Avenue or Clarendon Hotel, on Inaomeß -
of *6OO to $1,700 each; would tell us how they oon
trive-to do It. There are evidently secrets In their
style of housekeeping which we have never mas
tered. Sp the eminent lawyer and financier, who is
Gen. McClellan’s next friend, and is popularly
esteemed a millionaire, has only, it seems, #lO 000 a
year, Instead of the $60,000 to $BO,OOO whloh has been
laid to his charge, while toe lawyer who has proba
bly toe largest admiralty .practice in -mar city
charges his clients so moderately that his lnoamerls
barely $2,614,per annum. This world is evidently
better than Its rbputatian.
Popular Instinct.
The World Indulges in toe annexed little essay on
popular instinct, as expressed in the songs of toe
day. .
The instincts ef toe people, as indicated in various
ways, respecting the actual Btate of public affairs, are
almost uniformly -'accurate,and olten past compre
hension to toe “statesmen,” so-called. The popular
songs, as they have ruled from time to. time -during
the progress of toe war, have been of. great slgnlfi
ounce. At the breaking out of the war everybody
sang. . •
“ John Brown’s body lies mouldering in the grave;
As we go marching on. ’ *
After Pope’s disasters, and toe.donbtful year tout
followed, when-the calls for men were heavy, and
toe battles murderous and indecisive, we heard
“ tehts this cruel war is over.■ ,
After tooMl of Yloksburg and the battle of Get
tysburg, tbe Importance of those achievements were
celebrated in ,
. - “Babylon is fallen ”
Tbe universal hope and desire for an early peace;
the belief that tonttme has some when It oen be
honorably made, permitting our brave soldiers to
be withdrawn from toe field, new find utterance to
the joyous notes of
'‘!w%on Jotasy mines.marching homo, hurrah!’’
"Who stall deny that thare ls, In toeae songs, a
dear indication not only ol toe popular feeling, but
of the true state of affairs, and of toe duty of toe
Administration respecting them l • .
The “ ibsunets of toe pocket” have; been often
,alluded to as. indicating toe approaah of war or
peace! But eould anything be to ore appropriate to
tbe time and occasion than the popular smeotloh of
' songs, at the various 'elites of the.past tour years t
' "What . A Toad Did bob a Soldibb —A friend
oonneoted with fhe.Gnlted States SanttaTyOommts-"
slim relates, for the American Agriculturist the fol
lowing Incident, whloh he witnessed, that ozhlblts
Mr. sjtid Mrs. Toad In a new ch&raoter:
. “Anumber of wounded from the battle of Peters
burg were lying In a hospltal tout, among whom
was g negro whose leg had been taken off. He was
on a mattress on the ground, and, the weatber be
.lngbot, the dressed stump of .his leg was,exposed,
aqd'a swaim of files were settling upon . it. Pre
sently! a large toad hopped into the tent, and
taking his station near the edge of the bed,
began gobbling up the blue bottids In double
quick. - The moment one alighted within six
tnehes of the spot, he would square him
self fra the attack, his eye twinkling with excle
meht. and then, with a flash of his tongue and a
smack of his mouth, the unlucky insect'would dis
appear. The boy was asleep when this commenced,
but soon awoke, and was at first frightened at the.
‘ugly load' so near him; bat our friend bado hips
be quiet, and pointed out . the serrioe the oreature.
whs tendering; .when, the negro and all present
voted him a member of the Oommlistoai-wlta many
thanks,-an4 Ua kindred were at onoe : la high
. " .. . - .
FOUR CENTS.
Ttl© Bonds of reunify I vnirifl.
OOS2MPOWDBBOB BETWBBW SIB HBBST JfOtt ,£3fb
ABB HOH. HKBBY D. MOOBk,STATS TBM£t7Bßaf
The following correspondexcbbetween Sir Henry
Hollaed, an English medical gentleman and biro*
, *•*» and Hoc. Henry ». Moore; tbe State Trea
surer of TeDneylvania, will-bwanrod Interesting.
Sir Henry is tie family phyatolkn or the Ctsses,
and accompanied the Prince of. Wales daring his
* American tear. ,We believe La wasso l much Im
| reeee.d with our State that he invnt&d some mo
. ney in Its securities. . Itwasof course tttw Intention
, « Oe Commonwealth to pay the..lntejaet upon her
Jodebtcdnets In gold, bot when the war evwWhelmed
t the country,and ft became necessary to’ husband
. rtronrees lor the great ftrngirie. Pennsylvania de
-1 tetmined to pay her interest In lawful Idgttf .ten
i ”* r ’ not be d'tren Into the market Jo* be the
a WSY ° r speculators In gold. v ■
M a 'Si r te ly ‘ 0 Slr H *“ T “
FKOM »XK H. MOLLAND, HART.
2dbaz>ov.Noir, '
ToJXB TWasurer c/lhe SMe of PennMvMia :
if bali Bo ‘ ■>» considered- as taking
snttn warrantable atop m rrspeotfuliy addressing
to yon, and through you to the Governor and
of p «uisslTant», -m; earnest ; protest
sgalnttffleaetof the Pennsylvania Legislature, of
the 8d ol May last, repealim? the' guarantee
to the holders el Pennsylvania state stock by
«ot or Jnnr, 1840, for tliepay »ent of taelr interest
In specie. . . „
' my owa frequent visits-to Pennsylvania. and
intimacy with many bf the -saost eminent m«n
there, had led me to mats Safae investments i&
the public stocks of the State;reeling the same coa*
fidenct In this security- and ic tteo aow of the Pann* ’
sylvania Lejria&tcre aslfelt in the pdbUc seoorK
tles.of England.
This conDdkßce, .moreover,. I communicated to
Marions friends, who were led by my suggestion to
similar investments, and who' how and cause to re
proach me. for theloss they sustain by this recant
act cf tie Legislature, In their name, and on their
behalf, I speak as- earnestly as on my own, in ap
pealing to the wisdom and justice of the Penosylra
nta Idegiai&tureTr.r'tfce recohdiheration and re vooi
tion of a;,messure involving. virtually, a repudia*
tlon of the obligations of a State which has hitherto
heW such high. place among the communlUes of the
world. Ire main, :
Yery respectfully, . Haahf Hottm.
TBBASUBY DsPABTOKT OF PBSSSYLTAIfU,
w OJ „ Habbisbitso, December 16,1861. '
To Sir Henry Holland, Ban:
' §*b i .1 am in receipt this morning of your pro
tost cf 16th November, against the action of tbe
Pennsylvania Legislature, In repealing the aatef
Jur e, IBtO, providing for the payment of oar State
interest In specie.
In order to show you what hai been my opinion
upon this subject, Therewith transmit to you a copy
of my report to the Legislature In January, 1863. In
which yon will And my eamefi tappeal to that bidy
in layorofaoontlnuanoeof the payment of our in
terest lncdln.
' 4 .In taking the position I did at that time,l had In
vttw the claims of our foreign bondholder* as well
as eomestie creditors, and the action of the Legisla
ture that year was in accordance with My recom
mendation, and the payment of our Interest was
continued in coin, notwithstanding It involved a
large ~ additional outlay and expense upon our
«Leg W atere, last year, saw fit to alter that
policy, and our Interest Is now paid laTThfted States
Bctes. > -
This action 01 onr Legislature was Induced by the
extraordinary circumstances tn whichthe nation was
placed, and lam ft ee to gtveltss my opinion, that al
though the Unlted States have made their notes a la
gal tender in all transactions, and wehave no State
revenue in coin tomeetourlnterest, thatourjastlflea
ilnn in a departure from paying it in coin can only
be found In one.of those State necessities which vin
dicate a nation In temporarily postponing Its obliga
tions, in order to preserve the power todlsohargi
them at,a future day.
. I am also tree to say, that my feelngsof sympathy
for the holders of our securities to your country have
been very much weakened by the action of your
people since the expression of my‘opinion to the
Legislature to which I have oalledyour attention.
For four ye lire our National Govern meat has been
Struggling to put down a most wicked and causeless
rebellion upon the part of some of the States of this
Union, and .the enoraouß expenses incident upon
this war In which we have been engaged to-preserve
tne life of the nation must be met- by the various
States of the Union, and the amount of those ex-'
penses which has thus been thrown upon theeiti
zer 6 of our State would have paid the entire amount
of our debt more than four times over.
In this struggle we looked for ho' assistance what
ever from your people or your Government, and
desired none; but we did hope and believe, and had
a right so to believe, that yonr people and yonr Go
vernment would give no ooantenanoe or assistance
to the rebels who were to arms against onr Govern
ment and its authority. In this we have been dis
appointed ; and I believe that but for the granting
of belligerent rights to the rebels by Great Britain,
and the aatistance and countenance which they
have received irom her people, we should have long
since put down this rebellion, and you would have
had no occasion to “ protest» against what yon term
“a repudiation of the obligations of a State.”
It Is true, we have no positive evidence that the
holders of our bonds to your, country are among
those who have given ala or countenance to our
enemy, but It Is also true that all the public expres
sions ol sympathy ln your oountry for one nation
to this, its hour of: trial, have come, .with a few
noble exceptions, from that class to your' midst who
- are unable,- from their position to lile, to own public
securities of any hind. - '
We have looked, to vain for any openly-expressed
sympathy for onr-nation from that alass lnyour
country who represent Its wealth and offloiat posi
tion, with the few exceptions I-have before admit
ted, while we do know that our enemy has received
so much aid, -assistance, and- sympathy from this'
class of yonr. people, and protection In many In
stances from yonr Government, that It hag need
lessly prolonged this rebellion, and added hundreds
of millions to the expense necessarily moaned by
the. States to Its suppression, besides largely In
creasing the sacrifice of life and the sufferings of the
people.. . ; ~ .
While Idonot offier these facts a* an •xous'efor.
our Btate for the adtlon Bhe has taken, as she needs
no exense at my lmjtds, 1 do allude -to themas rea
sons why the holders of, her secnrlrieg to yoor ooun
try have much less cause for complaint than they'
otherwise would have, and why your protest does
sot carry that weight and-force which, to my opin
ion, It wonld possess, did these facts not- exist.
Onr Legislature will convene to a few days, when
I wlll submtt your,protest for their, consideration
end action, and although they may- not yet feel at
liberty, to tbe present state of public affairs, to rein
state onr former .policy, yet I trust -the time Is not
far distant when this reoelllon shall be crushed out,
and it will be to tbelr power to tolu shch action.
I remain yotusj respectfully,
Huhky B. Moose,
State Treasurer..
Sttk MtnUiT’s Guerillas.—We learn that Sue
Handy and her (or Ms) guerillas have adopted a
new uniform recently, bne wean a red flannel salt
with a red cap, adorned with a long black leather
fastened to Its front, with, a $lOO greenback bill
pinned on with a magnificent diamond pin. The
men are also dressed in red flannel, with a black
stripe two inches wide down fcbelr pants, but their
caps unadorned with'feathers. AU .of them are.
<( flush 55 with greenbacks, diamond pins and rings,
and seem to «take things easy” in this world. Bluy
Magmder’s men are about to adopt a similar style
ofdms. 4
A French journal says that about the middle of
this month a m. do Groof will be prepared to at
tempt his serial flight, with the aid neither of a
Montgolfier nor a balloon* fcnt by means of an appa
ratus heavier than the atmospheric air, apd impelled
by human effort.
FUTAHOIAI ASU COMUEBGIAIu
Government loans, continue somewhat depressed, .
owing, it is said, to the introduction of new measures
in Congress 'authorizing further loans. The supple
mentary-loan bill,' which was reported by Mr. Stevens
on Monday, practically extends ihe power of the 8e
cretary of the Treasury, under the act of June 33,1861,
to the Issue of the 7-30 per cent notes (the present po*
polar loan), convertible , into a gold 6 20-bearing loan
at the end of three years, in place of the original issue
of gold-bearing stocks. The original act divided $lOO,-
000,000 between notes and stocks. The bill also con
tains a danse to strictly legalize $4,000,000 old 6>2oa
now understood to be In the hands of the London bank
ers of the Government, but not yet negotiated. The
bonds were sent abroad for a. contingency in our diplo
macy, which did not occur, a year or fifteen months
ago. Meat while the limit of the old 5-20 loan, was
filled up on this side. The bill also proposes to refund
about $60,C00 for i preliminary deposits made with Be
sretary Cobb in October, 1860, on fire per cent, loan
of 1871. Certain lakers In New York declined to take up
the last instalment of the loan oh account of our first se
cession troubles in November and. December of that
year. ThelO-401oandeollnedattheBosrdtol02X.tli9 ’Bls
tolllX. The fr 20s, however, were firm, and for certifi
cates of indebtedness 97X was obtained. State loans
meet with little or no Inquiry. City 6s are weak, the
tendency of prices being downward. Company bonds'
were Inactive, though at steady prices. Pennsylvania
Bailroad first mortgage bondsad vanced )i. There were
sales of Morris Canal 6a preferred at 125, Union Canal 6s
at 28, and CamdehandAinboy mortgage feat 106 X. The
share list, except for Sending, .was firm. Philadelphia
and Erie advanced 35—-selling at 27, and Gatawlssa pre
ferred at Sfi—anadvance of 1. Pennsylvania Bailroad
sold up to 6tX; Beading dosed at 54X * a decline of IX.
The oil stocks were moderately active, and for Walnut
Island there was considerable speculative inquiry, there
being so less , than 5,360 shares disposed of after 3)5
o’clock. The coal' and canal stocks wore very dull.
’There was a fair inquiry for bank shares at last prices.
There is much excitement here among the new oil
companies. The panic, or as some of bur friends would
say, the “ oil fever, * ’ is luUing,and men of capital are
awakening jo the necessity of developing the petroleum
Interest. The day when a few men around an office
table can arras ge an oil oompaay and pat it in the
market to be gobbled up by .a gullible public, is
past. The people who have a little money to
invest look eagerly and closely at the nature of
every stock that is presented to them. Among the.
new companiis, ,axdfrom what we can see in the terms
of thepgpspectus, one of the best is the Jersey Weil
Company, which our readers will see announced. The
Jersey Well itself is one of the mo(6 successful in the
oil district,'and any company based upon its resources
must be a great success.
The followlng were the closing quotations for the
, navigation, mining, and oflstooki:
Behuyllfav-*—Parrel
grtmyl Nav-pref- mi 33X- Franklin Oil.***.* IK if
Susa Canal.*.**•*. 14 15 Great Western**** 3. ..
Butler Coal.. U Germania-"******.. 1 1-16
Clinton Coal..—* 1 IX-Hoge Island IK ••
Connecticut Min*. X X Hyde Farm..*.... 2* i
Pulton Coal. 7. 7X Irwin 0i1... .- «*lfl
g Tit Middle Coal 9; M. Keystone Oil...*** 1* t
a Carboudale.... 3 1-16 VX- ftrotier.•~~.tr** lx IX-
Penn Mining-.l3XllXMaple Shade Oil.. Sfi 27K
SwataraFaUBCoal 634 MoGlintock 0i1... -6X 6X
Atlar..*..***..***. 1.63 IX-Mineral OH******. .. ax
BisTanh..'**>«*.«.2>l.X6 2X ffinto **•*.*•.****. 8X Sg
Brandon Island--. »« IX McwhenyOil.***. 5M fix'
B«aeon Oil...**** •• » ffoMe ADii.***** §x *•
Bruner 0f1.im,., l*tt 1X OUCreek.*.*.***«. •• gk
Bull Creek.*.'..*.. SB 2X OrgmalcOU. ..***. X I
Briggs OU Vi 4* Olmstead Oil. s 3X
Continental 0i1..» 2 2X,jfa*T 0i1...,.,,,. SX 4
Crescent City.*... 181 2 .Petroleum Centre. 3X SX
Curtin........*-*.. V&i 14 Philada. AQuCr. IK IX
Com Planter... ** 6m *X Bevenoe..*....***, *• 3
Caldwell.*..*.**** §K 6X Boberta Ofl **•.- 3.
Cow Creek*****... IX 5f Bock Oil. 8X 4X
Cherry Bun****.’.. 23 30' Sherman..*..*.*.* IX 135
Dnnkard Oil. X•• SenecaOU ..*..*** 4 5
DunkardCreek OU IX IX Story Fins 0i1..*- 2- tX
DensmoreOiil***. 6 -? 6X §* Nicholas....**. 4X 4X
Dalzell 9 SX TarrJnim.*...... 2X S •
Exeelsier Oil.**.. IX IXTar*Homestead.. 6 6
Egbert m SX TJui*n Petroleum- * *. %
Bldoradd.*~~~~ IX Vi Walnut Island**.* SX SX
The fallowing were the quotations fto gold- at tha
hoursnamed;. '-**■
10 jL M****»»♦.**•**« ....^*»*.***»..*****»**%».2lflX
U A M.......»*.»***w\*.»*~~ *<~.j>****.**.2l6X
12 M «..••*.« ............. **■*• -♦». »**»».« »216?fc
1 ;P„ K.mi>***•♦.***** .**.**• . .****•*.**. whiSU
4 p. M. ♦***•**•*•»•*•*• ****♦-•*.*♦•*******• ♦^**•2l4ss
At tbs annual meeting of the etookholders of the
Fpruce and Fine-etireets Ball way Comoaay, held on
Monday, the following officers were elected for the en-
Euingyear: President—S Orois Fry; Bl»otors-OUver
Bopkineon, WflUam M. Fprr, WiUlam Harbeeou, J. ff.
Hutchinson* dbhn P. MoFaddeat, and Israel ; Maulei
MoFadden, Jr The reparfsubmilled
to the. Moffrholders showed the gross receipt® tor the
be ! $61,78166,'m4 the tola! e»pMi«es
leaving the n«t earhteg* gif ISB.W, The
averege tfavel wefe perdaT'. The
iwoitwa;
" WHB WA» PBEBS,
tPUBIIBHKD WEEKLY.! ,
Tbs Was fseai will be egnt to saiMlWl by
■mil (pdr gnntus to advisee) It..—f*
Three coptei.—- •••
Five coptee.—*- ■■■...■■■■■..-w, 8
Teacoplee,,.., IS 99
titow Otebi this Tin will hi Iherred*! awmto
tite. 81.60 par copy.
_ nonet/ viiwt almost amompanp fhf turner, 9*9
Wt WO fnttanot edn'tMit"taint Be OriUtai
(turn afford very Utile raorefhtn file eort of fXHXr,
49‘Ftotowstem rt toqiwittea'to Wt’w wonts Mr
Tsa Was Faxsa.
fe-T«ti»*«tmr-hpof thecitnfofWh irtirtotri ••
exu-ieopydf ttdpmwrwajfcgiToE.
en>, and the lhaedirMfiont.bf road Whi approved to
re elMtlnsMr-Fryaipresident, .
The to sompirirtfW.atifttosutM'Bdf
fforth PonucirsalaSillriiaa Coni!Janw fir HtwaeaJiC
of December;:
Sdnlige to December,^
*" ssvto»etiMm«a*vM W>*»f w*
tho Hew Jeraer BaJlrciil »«4 Thunsfiortatlon CoM*-'
ratty have dwlaruj e dividend free otQor
verSroent tak, of Sts per cat payable lstrof February'.
, lie Mim-Uaad &>eei Be(ift*4,Compaßieli»a Uaa»t :
prcpoeafs for euhicrlptions to»:sl,3B:',(Wj ofito-atstinsr*-
gsge 7 j*r oent. bonds. The B»nda an (used far the"
piffote.ef complettiiK.dhe exVenslonofthe read fr>»
Haekettstowp, the pretext teitdinu*, to PhlHipahmrfc
for biii]din(pthe_ branch road fr. sm Benvilie. vii'Koon
toa, to Bewirk, and for,furnto.Wr'coed, freUht,' and :
-passenger ,os» andengines. Wh t» extended to Basted
the Morris and Essex Boad will co »*6hS with the Lsklgh l
Valley Hoad, the BeMth .Canal C. %fi>»ny> Bo id! Mi
tteßwi Pennsylvania EaUroad.wl |l*h.Tt k* propoeedto
entend from Allentown to Easton l
At tire a:,nna.i eleetion of the Kile i \n d Fiit'sbnrg Hall
way Company; h«<f on the 9th in « • xha ' following!
gentlemen wera elected: W. h Sooti h t9e*Mb“t Di
rectors, John'?. Vineeat. Job Hear,, - Jolla Jr. Traoy.
James Pierce, V Ml Thompson, and l 'earfKlohnttmdi
i JDrexel dr Co. quote: '
Waited States bonds. I*3l .h.—. \rzVM§WJ£ie.
I J&Sf" for C«>tiacat9B t,f isdebtednij**.. ?"• *
l !*o)« 8.... ~ , —-SJJ gnu*
■ Stortla* Exchange . —SR. @flY
2}' , *£** Bt * 80nd*.*..., —_ **2*t2?SS
Tear forty Bond rTT.”.?. ••WSE&’-ftSf
raatMUBU STOCK BXeHANfflb J. fS. i& IM.
, ~-•-... BEFOBB BOABDB.
lOWWafnwt Mand.lots 8* l ff» Walaufcfel* * d ;-v 3 ,?t
JKf' do..™ 3 aiiwjr d 077—.. -.lots *
MO- do—.lots.M 3«J iW JKhgV.."".'. V..WT 534
FlfiifT bajak i
S Sd-’Hconp.lts.lllx IWewiinutMica, '
0 »;6 Htaeonp.lts.U9Js H»> do..— vM *
ISS 4 U “-- lota.JoSK 1209' d 0.......... l»t» <,
KCO' do.e, —..DBVr.IMK gftft l An r.o. CSr
f6QoFßiO4oßwiU.—l*g » g ""T*; W ?£
»«' uS 7 30e..-.new m% SO* 5....... "' W »
IFfICS 1 J*M Csrtlt.. f73.f 2fo do , »h**,
lfO City fFftWe.ee.. 55 400 'frh - Tlfrf' ‘\i ft#
>s2l» r r™fe*“ |SSSS? ,3W » a4 V §£
vi 2so \ }»
2UO Union ClBs. Ite.bS M .69 d0......i,.„Ji *,15
5Pem0a8,....—... ME «00;MhCHa(*dt....feS l lf
eiJe, 650 d0. MH ....10ta IJR
SBOBeadta*:*-. ..... Mk 200 d0,.....10tab5* W
MU d 0...« .bso 65* 200 Mcßlhony ...« 15
dO.ee. O—.r fetH 65H' Phil* &4ftt CfftPt 1 Wf
SooC*ta-wi* BettftepKf m 3 260fitKicfoiaw.fiote # R
ICO Atlas Jk Utl r. V
lots 9 200 Bff bertt...... * .iota J? V
100CotaFUat«r..eW) t% *
««whTT . « BOABDfif
5£0__...... I^.jQOCCftro ygy
II I
100 Cherry Baa—..eS »8 12 w.°CT£. ahhU’ Jr 6
«60CenrPUittter..lote fg MorrlsCanSa ptof. 1i»
IS ■**!!«» HpSe *4
500 MeClintoek— bSO 9M* 10 It .ad'ng t& ........ we
SBCOBU BOA.BD
ISSPRI?^* 1 e™pr...ltt|d ]WSt Kichorss....S3o nr
IOOu ns ooap. ....»!§ » Peaaa JBhtaw .... 4»
®,SSISH’ s A 1 ' it 'S®^-' MiI I MOtaob eatCeisSater «£
100 Phils i Erie B. 86.27 ] WHowe's Bddtr. 1
MO d 0... ...1)6.27-! 100 Caldwell. IK
SOPeeaaß - 6154 100 do bSO M
I£o Catawleea pref:. b 6 86 j 100 Walnut M.lts .w fflt
eCiw Bank.oox so , do —bS isl
MOhCas... ..lots 1* 200 a>... “S-S
M 2«, ~~ b 5 1* SCO. do bi» 2
2(0Bt. Hicholas.. lote IB- : **
APTBh BCJBBB.
?, C Sr, h Ui*® E^Bß:w - 27 ] 300 Franklin JSC
SuOHcClintocklotsiK BJ4 100 Wall at Blast ... S 3?
m d0......10ta b3O. 634 700 do . ...85.
*» do— lots. 6V 1800 McOllnlock %
&0_ do .....b5. 6)J: 800 d0..—...»..b6. 9t
BO HoWe i Dela lote. 9}j, k» Corn Planter. eg:
30WPaR2dmoit2dj«.10634 1» d0.....’ sp. §2
MOCora Plscter.-k. 6M 1000 flew Craek....—. *
«»Pf,”T£u —•* «K uoewdweu ob at
MOOil (.reek—tjj; 10(1 do ..bM- 88
IcOßetdlag 8....b50. 6tß I(Ckesaisc ;.. ..SIB
SO do. trans. K341«0 McCUatock... s>!». s 2
20 do. ....^ .trails- 6(34 lOOedago at
liopßßkard Crtek— 134 fiOO.iosead *
400yt>658.... ...... 9tß' 100PetrdeaiaCentre, sir
ISFenaa B 6t« ICOKeadiog s2g
HO Rail Creek SJ i SCO Story‘Farm... 1
JooSohßayprof...b6. 352 2(»9b&™..:. fg
2M; Crescent City.—. M 500 Watmit lalaad-eW 3tt
r- "i-ii .14 too McAllister OX
MO BrlKie—.. —.bSO 4% 2UO «i<nstea'>..,. a*
SS e-.s® 0 -; v— 503 Walnut Maud— 3 *
100ratawleaapref.... ?S JO Beadin* b6MB
lfluCbenryßna 2034 IOCOSt Hioholas b3O tx
200 llesdmi bunds.... 66|4 .100 Krotzer-—....... lY
. T OIJTBIDB BOOM SiißS.
WaJtHtt iaiand.— SS 100 Walnat laiand.... SX
SCO d0,.—.. ....aSO SB M 0 do »19 SX
f® d0.——,...—. 4 800 -do.— „b 5 Md.
JW 60 4M . 600 do— —... sir
we do ski m . d 0... s.a
Tbe Kew York Post of yesterday osya:
®Sj* £ at , 116®H7, elpsia* at. 11614. The loam
Barret is easy at 7 per coot. The broker* are well
aepelted, aad capitalisia offer easier terms in osrraia
esses rather tbaa allow their sarpiaß fords to ba antra.
Ployed. The heavy payments from the Sub treasury
have some Influence la iasreaslu* tbe ease in raoeay.
The stock market is drill Governments are quiet.
Coupons of 1881 are firmly held at 111B&112 hntafew
small transactions are reported at HlßiaiUß Ten
fortiee are wanted at 10134 Mew seven thiraes hasa
sold this mornißr at 9934. Certificates of indebtedaeaw
870 scarce at 97K@»7K.
Bailroad shares are irrernlar and lower. Worth,
western is ttlU favored with the attention of the hsS.
■But as It seenui gene rally beliered that the lawanlk
was commerced simply to depress the stock, thepnblla
se-m disuosed to-bny, and outtattons are rather bsner.
Before the first session geld was quoted at 216>f, sad
sCraKIuJU.
The following quotations were -made at the heard
compared irith ulocc of ywtortar a^ernooii;
wed, Ttu Aiv Bm.
gnUodSUte* Bs, 1881, coup llut Z
Stotac 6*» conp~.~~U 7BH 109%
FnitedSiatoss-20coiip»6w-..109?i jc9m X
Uiilted States 10>40 coupes. ioaS
gaited Staias cartiflcmcec. .«.►* 97X 97% %
jteadhtg Railroad r lllitf V. JX
Fittubiirf 8a11i0Ed«»e»...... M 913< Q\x M
After the Beard Pittshnrf declmtd to 9QM. **
Philadelphia JHorbett.
. , v JACTUBT IS—Bwiitwy
There la very little demand for Flour, either for ex'-
i>ort or homo use. and tile market continues Jell, at
ahoot fanner rates Sales comprise abont 1,8)0 bids'
satia fatally at #ll 50@12 fbttl for low grade ul
choice Western. The retailers and bakers are bnyiar
in a small way at prices ranging at from #9. So@ to for
wnperSne, #lO SO® 11.26 for extra, #ll 2i@12.25f0r extra
family and #12.6C@15.50 H bbl for fancy brands ast»
quality. Eye Floor is firmly held, with sales of 100
bbls at $8.26 3 hbl. Corn Heal is unchanged.
G BAIR.—The demand for Wheat Is limited, bntnrfoee
remain about the same a* last quoted, with sales 0?2. 70a
bns prime reds at 2700 % hn, and white at from 290©210b
Mho, 5 s Quality, Eye. is eellingtn a smalt way at
i B ?™,, l " l ' Corn is scarce and In demand, with sales of
S,tCO bns new yellow at 176 c 9 bn. o*.ts are in steady
n&SlSl &:
COl TOBT, -racw htTt decllned»-and the market con
.tißoes dullj sales to notice at from 93 to llOr
GfiOCBBIBb -—Sager and Coffee continue quiet, and
Tpe hear of nojwles of either worthy of no-ice:
FSTKQLBPM.—The market is dull and price* are u»-
.owing to the decline ia gold. WeqaoteOrude
Et fined In bond at and free at from
&2®9&0 i* gallon, according to quality? *
fcEBJDB rontinue limat foil prices, with sales of
?texteedat*4 V bu. Timothy Is held at $8.50@7, bn*
we hear ol so sales.. Cloyerceed is in good demands
Uu -•»«»»* «*»•■ **»
WIC3S »ton.
FBOTiEOhS —The market, aa we hare notice* for
»“ «inepa»t, contiauM firm, but the sales are limited.
Mess Fork is. qnoted at #44 ?! bbl. Dre aed Hoxs arw
coming in and telling freely at from #l7@i7 so the 10#
Ibm ? Bacon is scarce at former rales; small sales of
■E»ms we making at 20® Be *1 ft.
WHISKY. —Holders are Arm in their views, and
prices have advanced, with sales of MO bblsFennsyl.
ysnia and Ohio at $2.33@2 SS gallon.
The following are the receipts of flonr and grain a#
this port to* day:
Flour, •....•me-
Wheats as •« eaetw* e«. e • .see e >«•»...
Corn.
Oata.c. ..........
2,400 bW*.
6.100 baa.
3® &
Wew York Markets, lan. IS.
ISITRB continue <1 nil and nominal.
BnnADBTDP?a.—The market for State and Western
Hoar to dnUs rales S,<KObble at *9.70@9 85 for saver -
fine State; #lt@lo 10 tor extra State; *10.15010 25 fhr
t' c^n, sSsi?Jf , Mi*f d •».*«#.« for anperflne Western;
1010@10 HI tor common to medium extra Westerns
11@11.1S for common to good ehivvlns brands, extra
ronne>noop OoiOt and *11.26012 for fancr and extra
Canadian Floor la dull; sales SOO bbla at #lO M@lo.S*.
for common, and *lO 20@12 for rood to choice extra.
Southern Flonr le dnll; sales SCO bbls at 810. 65012 for
common, and $l2 IC@W. 75 for fancy and extra. *
Kje Flour Is qnlet.
Corn Meal ie nail.
Malt Is dulL Gatß are anie! at?Lo6@l.G7 for
Western.
The Corn market is dull and heavy, at *l.BB for mbc
ed tfajtern; sales I.tOO bushels bow yellow Southern
tot ploOle
Fioyisiosß.—The Pork market is lower, with nm»»
derate inqisiiy; sales 5.900 bbls atjs4L 75@*8 for n&w
76@4l for 68-4 mes«, wh and regular warr
and $BB 2* @39 for „p line anst
also. 2,600bb18 new meBB for February and MaTcbo b.
at «C.16@45.28; an 4 i.SQObbls prime mess for February,
same option, at s4!@4l 25.
Tbo Beef market to steady, with a fair demands sates
650 bfcU at about previous prices. Beef hams are ftrau
with sales of 225 bbls at $» 25@27.fi0. Gut meats are
dulland unchanged; rales I2ff pkgs at 17#@18K« v lbr:
•boulders* and i9@ilc for hams. v
The Lard market isquietaud wiihpat decided eh&mm
aalss I*ooo bbls at 2l@24j£c, the latter an outside price.
Boston Markets, Jan. 17.
_Floto.--The receipts sineeSaturday have been 5,11*
bbls. The market Is steady, with a fair demand. Bales “
of western superfine at slo@iO 50; common extant
lo°itt?^^l4 2 |S^ 11 bbl limd0 ® 11 ’- 6t^a; Kood «boiS- J
. Grain. “-The receipts since Saturday have been 5.50»
bus Corn* 5.260 do Oats* 400 do Shorts Corn is firm, out
the demand is moderate; sales of, Western mined at
$2.07; new Southern yellow $3 Off $ bus. Oats are firm
and in food demand; sales of fforthern and C*n%"&ai
9C@9Bd% bus. By« is steady at *1 9001 92 $ bus. Short*-
are rallijtg at ss*@ffff; Fine Feed ssff@so; Middlings SOB
@7oston. _ ' - 1
Provisions.—Fork is firm* with a fair demand; sales
of prime at sBB@39.fio; mess §43@44; clear s4Bs obi.
cash Bee’ is firm and in good demand; of Eastern. ■
and Western mess and extra m*ss at s2*@24s bbl.cash.
LETtEB BACK,
AT TSB MESOHAKTB’ BXO&AHSB, Hm.niw.wri.
Prig Anna. Morrow-. Bt. Thomas, soon.
Brig Herald, Havis .Havana. 8008.
PHILADELPHIA BOARD OP TRADE.
Jiß R.CAHPSB2.L, )
Saul W. Da CoDaaRT, > Committsuof the Mena;
das. C.lUnn, •' ) '
MARINE mmELLISEirca
PORT OF PHILADj
8n» Rises 7IS I gmr 8bt»...« 47 I Brag Watbb-.-T »
AKKIVXJ>.
Bohr Joseph Masefield, Hay , 7- dam from Beaufort, Im.-
ballast to csptsin. • ’ ' ■ .1.: ''
tebrßUiawande, Bogarl, t.daJia from Beaufort, hw .
ballast to TwellsACo. . ;
hchr RW Billon. Lndla**<daja from Morris
In ballast to captain. - r - ?"
OUISSR
Sblp Coburg, Gtbeon, Liverpool..'
Bebr £ P Pfiaro, Collin,. Dei* Tork.
Bchr ) L Leach. Grace, Bpß’ifort.
BehrT J Bill. Robbia?, Port Royal.
MRMORiSDA. •
Steamship Havnsa,Gre*uB,'from »w Tork foeSfo.
vana, was seen DMi lfith.inri. ofl: Case Loetout. " ' '
Ship Dorway, tCpombe,. at pSSiIMO 2JA ult. tor
Callao. ' . ; . _
SMpintwpid,. Hinson. sailed from San
ult foi Callao. , i , • ■
’ Ship Belvldere, Jachaon, for Deaton, lulled frowßa*
Franciscol4jhult •• • •*•
WW..
Bark Aimena..Swan, saliedj from Sam PTancisoe.lfith
ult, lor-Callao. ... ' „ . .
Bark. With Rose. Wajlingtoiw for Port Angelas, sailed
AtomSUnFmeforo 16th nit, forCaHao. -
- Brig aurate, Clark, henna al Rey lust.
' brio Clara P Gibbs, Taplay, from Crank Turk, Ti, "
for This poit. re»aii»d at JSoWportfl p M. IMh tn.«r
Bilk M,rthaWaAl»l.atow, Hard, sailed from Sau fitm* -
cleroH'h nltfor Tahua. . -
Bch-Heroine, OhnittpUn, at ProTidons? Mth, inat, frumf
Delaware City.
fc«n Boston for Port Momws»,
Steamship Pent,y’yania. formHrly running bskweeW
was tool tied thiinum dleobarse nip.a #adalcy«iup] tfca
gre w*, put outSifh. .8h» IwoltsW, "£or t£
her after eompartmeal, whtoh n» War, mmpod oat
ruHStis^.