1861. jlitjmMH zgmtytttm —AND— GENESEE EVANGELIST. JOHN W. MEARS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1861. THE AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN, A WEEKLY RELIGIOUS AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER, IN THE INTEREST OF THE Constitutional Presbyterian Church, Published every Thursday, at TSfa, 1334 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. TERMS—(in advance). By mail, * ", By carriers, m the city, * PREMIUMS. Any clergyman procuring us two new subscribers, # ith the pay in advance, & entitled to a third copy one year, free. Any person procuring three new subscribers, with the pay in advance, can have a fourth copy free, for one year. For Five Dollars we will send two eopies of the paper and a copy of the Quarterly, Review, for one year, to new subscribers. Any one procuring new subscribers is entitled to Fifty cents for each one secured and prepaid. PRESBYTERIAN. Suspensioafor Disorderly Conduct.— The Pres bytery of Nassau recently met at. Rosdyn, L. I. Among its acts was the adoption of the following resolutions;— Whereas, Rev. J. B. Finlay, after a fair and im partial trial, has been unanimously found guilty of disorderly conduct— Resolved , That he be, and is hereby, suspended from the Gospel ministry. Rrnlued , That the Stated Clerk furnish J. B. Finlay, and the Clerk of the Presbytery of Salta bury with a copy of the above decision, and publish the same in the Presbyterian and New York Ob serve)'. Trouble with Secession Elders.— The Rov. James A. Rage, 4 of the Park Avenue Church, St. Louis, Mo., has resigned his charge. He was compelled to take this step because some of his elders were sympathizers with secession and could not bear his prayers for the success of our arms and the well are of our country. The Second Reformed Dutch Churoh of Phi ladelphia has called the Rev. T. DeWitt Talmage, of Syraouse, N. Y., to supply the place of Dr. Berg, who has been, called to. the Professorship of Didactic Theology in the Seminary a t New Bruns wick, N. J, Rev. James S. Barr and wife and Miss Marston sailed from Boston for India on Monday, November 4th—the former to join the U. P-. Presbyterian mission, and Miss Marston as a teacher at the Bap tist mission at Rangoon. Thb Rev, Thomas M, Cunningham was in stalled pastor of the Alexander Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, by the Central Presbytery of Phila delphia, on the evening of Thursday, 31st ultimo. Congregationalism in Minnesota.— A corres pondent of of a late Congregational Conference at Anoka, Min nesota, says:—“About twenty of our sixty or more churches were goodly number con sidering our widely extended domain. The different churches of the State were spoken of as doing their full proportion to diffuse true Christian faith and order among our heterogeneous population, and to improve the civil, literary, and religious character of our new State. The most of them are statedly served by faithful and well-educated preachers, though not all every Sabbath day. This is a pleasing fact in the great Northwest, where there is so much professional quackery and pretension.” Referring to the desire for change in some of the churches, he further says:—ltching ears’ are set in some heads—affecting to bo heads of our village churches —that give a ministry of a year’s standing no peace, until it give place to something newer. Some of our infant churches, in places regarding themselves as ‘smart,’ scarcely out of their swaddling clothes, dependent on charity for the ‘milk of the word’ to support them, affect to be as independent, and they certainly are as difficult in choosing and dealing with their ministers, as a cosmopolitan church could well be. One such church, not long since, obtained a preaeher from an eastern State, whom, in the flash of the novelty, they were bold to proclaim, ‘the smartest man wbo ever crossed the Mississippi, sur passing any talent Minnesota could produce.’ When their time came around to vote on the good man the second time, they could scarcely obtain ten votes for him, in a church of some forty members. But bet ter things can be written of the majority of our fee ble churches.” ’ . ‘ General Association of California,— We learn from The Pacific that this Association met at Sacra mento on the 3d of last month, and was organized by the election of Bev. E. S. Lacy as Moderator, fifteen ministers and thirteen delegates were pre sent. Decided action was taken upon the state of the country, Sabbath law, Home Missionary work, Sabbath Schools, and kindred subjects. Two new churches and one missionary station were reported. Friday afternoon, the Association took a recess to Rive a council, called by the church -in Grass Talley, opportunity to examine and ordain to the ministry of the Gospel Bev. John Kimball. The Lord’s Supper was celebrated jointly with the Synod of Alta California. The meetings were marine! with a Chicago Churohes and Seminary.— The West ern correspondent of the Independent, referring to religious matters in Chicago,' says:—“The seven Congregational churches of this city find no exemp tion from the hard times which prevail throughout (lUr country, Two of them are strong and able; two offn no house of worship; one owes more than its eburch property would bring; three receive Home Missionary aid, two of which need pastors who will take the rest of their pay in the apostle’s glorying : fhese hands have ministered to my necessities. 1 let all these churches are well located, and much "ceded, and all, save possibly one, have a glorious future before them, which sheds sunlight into our ?loom, if it does not send bread and butter to our tables, "Our Theological Seminary, which has already accomplished a noble work, is still living, and will lve : ulthough during these hard times it will be de bendeut on the voluntary contributions of the churches, It has fifteen students. The educational ’’‘[remittee have matured a plan by which provision ttill be made for those students, who need aid. This "m'k is committed to the ladies of our churches, who "■ill enter upon it with zeal and efficiency. This *ame plan been - for some time tried by our Bap brethren, and with entire success.” ARMY. . Iraots for the Army and Navy—An interest - "reeling of the American Tract Society was held, 1 "'ember 3d, in Bev. Dr. Rice’s church. It was stated by the Secretary that' the Society had- pub lished one thousand sets of the “ Soldier’s Camp Library,” and seven hundred sets of the “Soldier’s Pocket Library,” comprising 42,500 volumes, nearly all of which were in the hands of the soldiers or on board ships of war. Besides these libraries, the army and navy have been supplied with other hooks, tracts, handbills, and periodicals to the amount of about 5,000,000 pages; making the whole amount supplied to them by the Society nearly 14,000,000 pages, at an expense of $9,b00, whieh is double the amount contributed by the churches for the purpose. Editor. Rev. M. E. Harmstead, chaplain 0 f the Fourth Regiment, gave an account of his experience in the field, showing how eager were the soldiers to read and how susceptible they are to religious imprest sions. Rev. Mr. Ganse said the success of those who go forth will be our success and our children’s. They go at the risk of life, of character, of soul. From the true Christian heart one, prayer goes up, “O Lord, convert the soul,” if they die, or if they re turn. Such facilities for furnishing our armies with religious truth never before existed. While in" the machine shop, at the expense of millions to the-Go vernment, cannon are being east and the lathe is slowly turning and turning, our presses are rapidly printing the le&vfes of truth, and will continue- the supply if we will give money. ' $2 00 per annum. 2 60 “ - Officer’s ti# Fulton Street* Meeting a young man, a captain, in the army, stood up, and after referring to the wretchedness of his life, and his frequent exposure to sudden death, sa^: 1 1 was m the battle of Manassas, and when I saw many, around me falling, and many others getting under cover, I lifted up my 1 heart, and voice too, to the only Refuge, saying:—,,, . * And there I stood unmoved, and feeling safe amid the cannon’s roar and the iron hail, which was poured in one remorseless showei; upon us. Inever, in all my life, felt more quietness and security. I trusted in God through Jesus Christ that He would keep me or take me, and whichever He did, I thought, would be for the best for me. lam going again—going in the same trust and confidence. My great desire is to win some of my dear fellow-soldiers to Jesus Christ. I have confidence in a soldier, when he has confidence in Jesus Christ as a Saviour and sanctuary .from all the evils and i'ts which may fall to our lot. For me and my men, I ask all my friends to pray. ” ' Sabbath Services.—A correspondent of the N. W. Christian Advocate, writing from the camp of an Illinois Regimeqt, thus “The army re gulations, and the interests of the men' and country, demand regular attendance on Sabbath services. In the Thirty-sixth Illinois the alternatives are church or guard-house, butthereehasbeen no necessity thus far to enforce the former by the latter. And, by the way, the colonel of this superior regiment seems to be as solicitous for the morals as for the discipline of the men. To him we are indebted for a large tent to be used exclusively for religious purposes. It is pamed ’The Chapel,’ and is being fitted up for prayer, class and 4ther meetings, by that indefatiga ble church-builder of Dundee, I. N. Buck; our quartermaster. If he succeeds as well in arranging the chapel as he does in securing the escape of fugi tive contrabands, we will have a convenient place for meeting,-and the only .‘chapel’, in the encamp ed army that I have heard , of. The religious inte rest in the camp of the Thirty-sixth continues una bated. All the means of grace are well attended. There are conversions every week, and many are se rious, and inquiring what they shall do to gain eter nal life. May God graciously grant the Pentecostal shower!” Religious Interest at Fortress Monroe.—The hospital chaplain-of Fortrcss-Monroo stated,-in the Boston daily prayer meeting, that there were one hundred and twenty invalids in the hospital, some wounded, and otherr afflicted with various diseases. He has one service for the invalids, and one for peo ple of color every Sabbath. Some of the sick have died in the triumphs of faith, and some have been converted. In and about the Fortress there are, at present, twelve thousand soldiers. : In all the regi ments, prayer -meetings are frequently held in the tents and in the barracks. The Minnesota is lying in the harbor, aboard of which are fifty converted men. Captain Bartlett reported several conversions among seamen last week. .* • A Regimental Church. —The Indiana Ame rican says that Rov. B. M, Barnes, chaplain of the Sixth Indiana Regiment, has organized a Regimental Church. The first Sabbath one.hundred and nine joined who had previously been connected with churches, as follows:—Methodists, .48; United Brethren, 8; Christian, 6; Baptist, 15; Presbyte rian, 2; Cumberland Presbyterian, 1; Freewill Bap tist, 1; Universalist, 2; not members previously, 28. Bev. James Dwight, (son of Bev. Dr. Dwight,} the Missionary to Turkey, who has just arrived in this country,) has accepted the appointment of chaplain of the Sixty-Sixth Begiment of New York Volunteers, Colonel Pinckney commanding, which leaves for Washington this week. ‘ New York Evangelical Lutheran Synod The Sixty-sixth Annual Meeting of this Synod was recently held in Rochester. The N. Y. Evan gelist gives the following items of interest: “ About ninety delegates were present, and the Synod is spoken oi ‘as taking a new start in the career of church extension and development’ A very pa triotic paper was adopted in view of the present crisis. The president of the Ministerium, Rev. H. N.Pohlman, D.D.. in the course ofhisAnnuual Re port said ‘ I rejoice in the expressions which have been already given by the different Synods, which convened since this matter has been brought to the arbitrament of the sword; and I glory in the fact, that the descendants of Luther’s countrymen have borne no mean part in the battle for the Union, the Constitution, and the Laws.—Of the * College at Gettysburg. Pa., we-learn that about thirty new students were on the ground. The Theological Seminary is also more largely attended than was expected.—At the late Convention of the East Pennsylvania Synod, infant baptism was recom mended to be performed hereafter, unless in excep tional cases, in the church, as axe the other sacra ments, and not in private.” ' Bible Women in New York.— The Methodist of November 2d states that there is a little band of sevenßible women, who spend their time in visiting from house to house, in the destitute parts of the city, reading and conversing with the people, min istering td their necessities, and thus inducing them to come to Christ. Many interesting eases might be enumerated, to show the kind of work that .is accomplished by these devoted women, who can gain an access to homes which no other means can reach. A man was found in consumption, with a wife and three children in a destitute condition. The visitor reports: “I prayed and read with him, and told him of the Saviour dying for sinners. He had been brought up a Catholic, but had no enjoyment in his religion, and did not attend church. I sent our preacher to see him, and shortly after he found'the SaviSta-. ' On Thursday, when I visited hint, I forind him [dying—his wife stood beside him and aaid, ’Shall I send for the priest for yon?’ He look ed up and answered, ‘I have found a high priest who has saved my soul; it is Jesus, and I am going to live with him forever;’ he then turned to me and add ‘ God:bless you for coming to see me, and tell ing me of the way that makes me so happy ;’ be vm'P , “ ‘Rook of Ages, cleft for me, ' Let me hide myself in thee.’ MISCELLANEOUS. .§wmtan f xt stginiaii "mi tom* if Mpliist. Morisonian Conference in Scotland.— The Eighteenth Conference of the Evangelical Union or Morisonians, as they are sometimes called, was held in the city of Glasgow last week. The Rev. A. Davidson, of Glasgow, was unanimously elected President. . There were some thirty ministers pre sent, and about the same number of lay-delegates. The meetings were .well attended, and the reports from the various churches encouraging. But the principal event of the Conference was the, secession of one of its founders, the Rev. J. Guthrie, one of their Theological Professors. . “ most creditable to the Union that allitsmin lsters are abstainers from intoxicating drinks, but some of them also advocate the “ Maine Law,” while others -oppose -any-legislation o'n the matter. Mr. Guthrie has opposed the “ Maine Law” move ment, for which he has been taken to task by the C hristian News, and he now resigns -his position in the Union. Cor. of Wesleyan Jou-bnal. Pastor. Rev. A; Gibson, of River Balls, Wis,, has enlisted as a soldier in Capt. (Rev.) McLeod’s company, the Lyon Guards, Twelfth Re giment, . Wisconsin Volunteers, for the war. The captain is a Congregational minister, and the com pany contains many religious men. Mr. Gibson has been an efficient pastor, has organized two churches, and was mainly instrumental in the organization of the St. Croix Valley Baptist Association. Oiie of his ministerial brethren says of Mm that “he is a hard worker, a fearless man, and will make a brave soldier.” THE NORTH. Capture of Beaufort.-—Our great naval expedi tion numbering between 70 and 80 vessels in all, left Hampton Roads on Monday and Tuesday, Oct; 28th and 29th, expecting to reach their place of destination in five days.. They were met, however, by a terrible storm on Friday, the Ist of November, the. same, probably, that was encountered here on the following day. In tMs storm the fleet was dis persed, and on Saturday morning but one sail was in-sight from the deck of Com. Dupont’s vessel, the Wabash. The Commodore says: During the dis heartening events of Our passage my faith never gave way, but at some moments it seemed appalling. Eleven vessels are supposed to have been lost, all of those, however, which carried troops in large numbers, escaped. Some of these were in great peril, and 27 are reported as needing repairs. On Saturday the vessels began to reappear. On Mon day, the 4th, Commodore Dupont anchored off the bar of Port Royal entrance with twenty-five vessels, and others heaving in sight, and before dark all the ii gttnbba®'"’Vere securely anchored in the roadstead; chasing before them, what the Charleston papers call Commodore Tatnall’s “Mus quito fleet” of armed tugboats. On Tuesday, the nature of the rebel defences .was ascertained by a re connoisanse, consisting of three vessels. It was as certained that the rebels had three fieldworks of remarkable strength, garrisoned by three or four thousand troops under Gen. Drayton. One of the forts, and probably the strongest, was situated on Hilton Head, and the other two on Philip’s Island. The morning of the same day, the Wabash safely crossed the bar, followed by the Susquehanna and the larger transports, and the. day .was consumed in marking out .the Channel with buoys. The Com modore’s ship got aground on a shoal, but was re moved with no difficulty. Wednesday was rough and unfavorable for operations, and the attack did not commence until Thursday the 7th. Commo dore Dupont’s modest and succinct dispatch of the succeeding day tells the story of the victory : ■‘The recoimoistoce of yesterday made us ac quainted with the superiority of Fort Walker, arid to that I directed my special efforts, engaging it-afcfirefat-a distance of eight hundred and after wards six hundred yards ;, but-the plan of attack brought the squadron sufficiently near Fort Beaure gard to receive its fire, and the ships were frequently fighting the batteries on both sides at the same time. In truth, I never wjtnessed such a fire as that of this ship on her second turn, and I am told that its effect on the spectators outside of her was intense.. . 11 The action was begun on my part at twenty-six minutes after 9. o’clock, and at half past 2 the Ame rican ensign was hoisted on the flagstaff of Fort Walker, and this morning at sunrise, on Fort Beau regard. , “ The defeat of the enemy terminated in their utter rout and confusion. Their quartern and en campments were abandoned without any attempt on their part to carry away either public or private property. The ground over which they fled was strewn with arms of private soldiers, and the officers retired in too much haste to submit to the encumbrance of their swords. Landing my marines and a company of seamen, I took possession of the deserted ground, and held the forts on Hilton Head until the arrival of General Sherman, to whom T had the honor to, transfer its occupation. “We have captured forty-three pieces of cannon, most of them of the heaviest calibre and of the most improved description. - “The bearer of these despatches will have the honor to carry with him .the captured flags and two small brass field pieces, lately, belonging to the State of South Carolina, which we send home as suitable trophies of the success of the navy.” The forts thus captured were both new and splen did earthworks of great strength, constructed in the highest Style of military science, and pronounced by our engineers as impregnable against any assault by land forces. Among the papers seized was a telegram from Jeff Davis to the commander of the post, informing him of the sailing of the fleet, and that he knew their destination to be “Port Royal.” . [Query. Who was the traitor?] The whole surrounding country ,was seized with a perfect panic. The day after the fight ihe Seneca and two other gunboats, under the command of lieutenant Ammen, proceeded up to Beaufort, and found hut one man in the town, and he was drunk. • ATI the plantations up the river seemed to be de serted, except by th'e negroes, who were 1 seen in great numbers, and who, as the boats. passed, came down to tbe shore with their bundles in their hands, as if expecting to be taken off. From other sources we gather that the land force of the expedition took no part whatever in the ac tion. The loss or delay of the ferry-boats, and of several vessels carrying surf-boats,-betides the great strength of the fortifications, prevented. They were eager and enthusiastic spectators, however. The attack was made by the fleet in two columns led by the Wabash, which delivered a broadside at tbe fort on the right (Bay Point) as they steamed up, and on the left, Hilton Head, as they came down. At the latter fort, called Fort Walker, several consecu tive broadsides were delivered before turning, to pass up again. This circuit occupied'an bour, and was repeated three times. The correspondent of the New York Herald, who was- present, thus de scribes the scene: “ At about twenty minutes before 11 o’clock, the' Wabash commenced operations on the Hilton Head battery in good earnest, delivering a broadside at due command. All her gundeck armament is" nine-, inch‘shell guns, wMIC on her spardeck they are eight inch shell guns, with a ten inch pivot aft, and a sixty-eight rifled Dahlgren gun on the forecastle. If you can imagine the scene you can do more than. I can describe. The noise was terrific, while the bursting of the shells was as terrible as it was de structive. I counted no less than forty shells burst ing at one time, and that right in the battery and in the - woods where about eight hundred rebels lay. In addition to thfo the Susquehanna, with her tre xfiendous battery, aided'by the Bienville, the Psw pee, and half a dozep smaller gunboats, was making the air brown with the toad, while the iduejsnoke of the explosion went to make up a most magnifi cent sight. The troops tfere wild with enthusiasm, and with deafening. they applauded the bold ness and courage of the gallant naval officer. A moment or two elapse<%-just time enough to load the guns—and again was enacted afresh.” About noon the ceased firing. At ten minutes ofonetiitejlebel fleet winchhad also received a fair share or atentiou, disappeared. At half past two the guns of the Wabash received no response from Fort Walker, which had been de serted by the rebels. The same correspondent thus describes the landing: | “At twenty minutes of three o’clock the whale: boat of the Wabash was manned, and, with a white flag flying oyer the and Commander John Rodgers in the stem, started for the shore. l ean assure you that every stroke of the bars was'watched by thousands of anxious people. She strikes the beach, Captain Rodgersriborne on the backs of true and trusty tars, with thlf Stars and Stripes floating, over his head and a largs ensign,' goes on at three o’dock precisely jcAe Stars and Stripes wa in triumph over South Carolina soil and a sorted rebel battery. As soon as the flag/was seen from on [shipboard, our. Bop gave nine rousing cheers, snd they were taken up fromship.to ship, and [the hands saluted the flag with the ‘ ‘ Star Spangled' Banner” and ‘ ‘ Hail Co lumbia,” etc. Never ms such a-scene beheld, arid I confess that my peri lA'pot adequate to the plea sure as well as ttfri t&wNn. drisferibingit; Fqr hour the’ ehtters of the*, air resound.” ’ jfpv- ■ ■ • The artillery practice’pf the rebels is said to have been excellent, and tile battle a fair one. Many of our vessels were struck, but all were in a fighting condition when the conflict was over. Our loss is reported at eight killed, and twenty wounded. That of the . rebels is unknown. Ten dead bodies were found in Fort Walker'd Others had been hastily bu ried by the rebels. The captured cannon were not spiked. The tents found, both for the officers and men, and about eighty in number, were well fur nished, floored,’ and mdie comfortable in all respects, than those generally rised by our own men, and there was abundant evidence that the commissariat was well supplied. 1 The Charleston Meieury says, there are three mil lion dollars worth off cotton within reach of our troops. This is said to be false. No More Slave Territory.— The purpose of the Northern masses on this point is as determined as it is healthful. The correspondent of the Boston Watchman and Refactor thus speaks of a demon stration at a in “One of the most incidents occurred in connection with tin) Ipeedli of the Hon. Mr. Wolfe, of Kentucky. Herirai greeted with a tremendous welcome, and ‘three Cheers for Old Kerifcrick’. were, given with heart and soul. Mr. Wolfe bowed his thanks most gracefully, and as he proceeded in his speech, carried the audience with him, in a full tide of sympathy, until he struck upon the word ‘com promise’ as an expression of the policy with which Kentucky stood ready to arrest the war. That was unfortunate. He had no idea of the temper of the surging mass . before; him. That word called them forth in hisses and cries of‘No! No! No!’ ‘Will you hot let them take their slaves into the territo ries,’ said he; ‘wheiff’ydu know that by the laws of nature, those territories must be given to fr :edom?’ ‘Never! no-neverl’rivas the response from all parts of the hall. He could not get on. He seemed as if taken by surprise. Suddenly he changed his tone with the ery, 1 Well, let us go to topics on which we are better agreed;’ arid so proceeded to speak quite patriotically of the Ufaion and the determination of Kentucky. to defend jhe Government and the old ifegritallhaaaixlririjiysaerificos, ' *■' : - Losses on Both Sides. —The New York Com mercial Advertiser .calculates that the aggregate loss on each side, from the tall of Sumter to the taking of Romney, Oct. ,-25, is as follows:—National loss, killed 969, wounded 2043, prisoners 2374; Rebel loss, killed 4049, wounded 16(34, prisoners 2808. These figures, however, do not include the killed and wounded of scounting parties, of which there is ,no official return.' A Ml SOUTH. Results of the Capture of Port Royal.— The excitement atSavannah upon the receipt of the news from Beaufort is reported to have been intense. Crowds collected in the streets, families commenced packing up, and females and children were sent into the interior. THE SOUTHWEST Victory at Piketgp, Ky,— Official Report. Lexington, Nqy. 12.-I-A courier from Gen. Nelson’s brigade, with Adjutant Gem Thomas; < reports ‘fightihgt-at^^etcmfe two days.'' The're bels lost 400 killed and' 1,000 prisoners. Cincinnati, Nov. 15.—The battle at Piketon lasted during Fri day-and Saturday. The victory of our troops was complete. Gen. Williams and. Gen. Howes are among, the prisoners. Piketon, where the battle was fought, is the capital, of Pike county, and is situated on the wept Fork of Big Sandy River, one hundred and sixty miles B. S. B. from Frankfort. The river is navigable from this point downwards. The town eontains about seven hundred inhabitants. It is about twenty miles in a direct line beyond Pe tersburg, and is about, the, same distance from the borders of Western Virginia. (This account is much exaggerated; no prisoners were taken.) Bridge-burning is. found to be a game which two can play at. All f remember the serious incon venience caused to our early movements by the burning of bridges on the railroads from Philadelphia and Harrisburg to Baltimore. Just as serious and as threatening to the rebel forces in Kentucky and Virginia, is the simultaneous destruction of half a dozen railroad bridgeaj&jTenpessee. Five of these are pn thp MemphislMW- Ribhrapnd road; parts he-; mg near &^^eo^a , 'S&e and part near Virginia.' The sixth is'just above Nashville 011 the Louisville and Nashville road Cumberland River. Fremont’s Successor.— An army order recently issued says:— The Department of the Missouri, to include the Slates of Missouri, lowa, Minnesota, Wis consin, Illinois, Arkansas, and that portion of Ken tucky west of tße Cumberland river, to be com manded by Major Gen. H, W. HaUeek, IJ. S. A. NATAL. Arrest of Mason and Slidell. —These two lead ing rebels, who had got'away from our shores in a vessel which ran the bl6ekade, about a month ago, were captured from a British steam-packet, the “Trent,” in the channel jpf the Bahamas, by theU. S. steamer 1 ‘ San Jacinto.' ’. This exploit was per formed on the very, day of the taking of Portßoyal, the Bth of November,' and redoubles the blow on the head of the rebels. Mason and Slidell, promi nent Southern leaders, were on a mission to secure, if possible, the speedy recognition of the Southern Confederacy in France and England. They will probably spend' the wiipßrin Fort Lafayette. ';.JSAs a<precederit aetofiUapt. Wilkes;? which will add to tlieri&bjp of the explorer of the Pacific and Antarctic .Qceans, the Ledger refers to the capture, .in 1811, by an English man-of-war of Prince Lueien Bonaparte while on an American vessel in the Mediterranean; on which he was at tempting to escape from Italy. This act was never regarded by our Government, that we ever heard of, as a violation of any of our national or commercial rights, , and Great Britain,..never disavowed it that we are advised of. ~ : V' ITEMS. The Rebels are strongly fortifying Winchester and gathering a large force in the neighborhood. . . . Between 4 and 5,000 Union troops have entered the two counties of Virginia east of the Chesapeake, 15,000 more men are ready to embark at Annapolis for the South. . . . Nov. 10th, the rebels in West ern Virginia again made a hasty retreat before the advance of Roseoans. 2?Sey were pursued 25 miles. . . , It has been asoertained/ that therebels at the battle of Belmont lost 201 killed, =427 wounded, and 278 missing. LATEST—TUESDAY. Our forces in Missouri have again been withdrawn from Springfield to the railroad termini in the South west, principally to Rolla. There is a great gather ing of officers at St. Louis, where General Halleck has arrived. , Another landing on. Santa Rosa Island, 20 miles from Fort Pickens, was accomplished by the rebels, oh some date'before the 3th. They were discovered and dislodged, with great loss) by the vessels on the gtation. Why they were not all captured does not appear. The rebels admit a loss of six hundred Killed and wounded at Belmont. Our loss in killed wounded and missing is 300.' Our forces at Port Royal have seized Pinkney Island, with its sable inhabitants. Stnted Cler)cB, Secretaries,* and Others, take • ' ■ • '• ■ ■ • Kotice, f-i . -■ Hereafter, a charge will be. made of Five cents per line for the first, and Three cents per line for each sub sequent insertion, of Notices and Acknowledgements. A reduction of thirty-three per cent, when a quarter of a column or more is occupied, will be made. The Stated Meeting Of Buffalo Presbytery occurs at Fredonia, December 10th, 1861, at i o’clock, P. M. Dunkirk,Nov. 16,1861, adintrtiotintuto. LEWIS FAYETTE, GENERAL FURNISHING UNDERTAKER, No. 770 South Second street, above Catharine, WORLD respectfully inform the citizens of Phil adelphia, that he still continues at his old stand, 356 S. Second street, above Gatharine, where he will keep constantly on hand a large assortment mifiE Coffins,, 0f...a1l qualities together with the complete paraphernalia necessary fc r thdpfo per interment of the dead. His horses and carnages are unsurpassed, and his drivers among the most care ful. Charges moderate. Old stand, No. 856 8. Second street, New No. 770. nov2l ly NEW STORE. No. 133 South Eleventh street, above Walnut. G. W. CLARK, VENETIAN Blinds and Window Shades, Cords, Tassels and Trimmings. Best quality work at very low prices. Repairing promptly attended to. Branch Store and Manufactory, Second street, above Walnut. Blinds for Churches, Halls, and Libraries, made in the most substantial manner. nov2l PIANO FORTES. Messrs. LAME & CAIRL, OF the Philadelphia Company, in closing up their business, would call the attention of the public to their fine assortment of first class instruments, which for beauty of tone, and excellence of workman ship, cannot be surpassed—and at prices to suit the times. No. 122 North Sixth street, second story. nov2l 3m GEGRGE W. LOTT, " Geuferal Furnishing Undertaker, No. 609 South Thirteenth Street, - First house below Lombard street, Philadelphia. Every requisite furnished at shortest notice, and on iqost reasonable terms. Personal attendance at all hpurs. nov2l ly CLOAKS! CLOAKS! !• CLOAKS !!! MRS. HENRY, No. 38 North Ninth Strf.et, Below Arch. IS now opening the largest and handsomest assort ment oi fashionable Cloaks in the city, at remark ably low prices. nov2l 2m THE SUNDAY SCOOL WORLD. A Monthly Periodical, 16 pp. 4to. Published by the American Sunday School Union, for teachers, parents and all others who are engaged or interested in religious, training of the young. Sin gle copies, SO cents; ten copies, $4 50; twenty co pies, $8 00' per year. > Sample copies furnished and subscriptions received at the Home Depository, No. 1122 Chestnut street, Philadelphia; New York, No. 599 Broadway; Boston, No. 141 Washington street. : ” nov2l 6t :• ' GOAL OIL LAMP WITHOUT A CHIM NEY. Tritten’s Patent Coal Oil Lamp BURNS all kinds of Coal Oil without the use of a Chimney. Housekeepers and others Will find it a safe, reliable portable and convenient desidera tum, avoiding entirely the expense or trouble of the lamp with chimney. Burners or Lamps wholesale and retail, by ROBERT H. WEEKS, Gen. Agt, No. 16 North Second street. N.B.—Coal Oil by the gallon or barrel. nov2l ly THE WEST CHESTER ACADEMY, At West Chester, Pennsylvania, "YTTTTfiIN two hours ride from Philadelphia, by YV the Pennsylvania Central or tbe West Chester and Philadelphia Direct Railroad, via Media, com menced its Winter Term of five months, on the first instant. Boys and young men prepared thoroughly for College or Business. German, French and Span ish taught by native resident teachers. Nine gentle man of ability and experience, constitute the corps of instructors. “Military Tactics” have been intro duced into the School for the benefit of those pupils who may DESiREto avail themselves of their advantages. Catalogues maybe obtained.at the office of the Ame rican Presbyterian, or on application to nov2l f-’-WM. F. WYEHjS, A.M:; Principal. BELVEDERE ACADEMY FOR BOYS. Thomson McGowan, B. A.. - - - Principal. “PARENTS desirous that their sons should be pre- JT pared for College, or possessed of a thorough English education, in view of-a mercantile course, or acquainted with the French and - German, under native teachers, of superior qualifications, and during their studies enjoy the conveniences and quiet of a very pleasant home, with every necessaryattention and aid, may find their wishes fully met. Pupils may be placed under the care of any one of the regular pastors of the place, and full weekly or monthly re ports be forwarded, at the option of parents. There are two daily communications with Philadelphia By railroad. Address' tlie .Principal, Belvidere, Warren county, N. J. Number limited to nine—four may be admitted im mediately. ’ : ’ noi-21 SCHOOL FOR PHYSICAL AND MEN- TAL EDUCATION, now open, for BOARDING A|TD DAY PUPILS. FTIHIS School has two peculiar features, viz.: Health, _L asaprimary object, and Instruction by Lecture's. Young ladies only are received as boarders. The school is designed to give them as complete and finished an education as can be had in any Seminary or Female 'College; BujHlATnay commence aaf time. Apply for terms,, at the School, No, 1432 S. Penn Square, or address, WM. M.. CORNELL, A.M., M.D., Principal. Miss Marion A. Slooum, late of- the Female Semi- nary at Harrisburg, Pa., is Assistant Principal.. • Dr. C. has also'a Department for Boys, in separate rooms, where they are fitted for Business, or College, or Military, or Naval Schools. Miss Clara F. Sher *-man, of Boston, is assistant teacher in the School for Boys. - Both Schools have a Primary Department, in which pupils are received at a reduced price. In strumental Music;’ Latin,.Greek, French, and German are; taught by- eojapetent instnietors. . - ; noy2l - SAMUEL STILLMAN. HORATIO S. HEL VERSON,, Begs leave to announce that he is conducting the UNDERTAKING BUSINESS, At the old established stand of his father: the late Nicholas Helverson, No. 225 Coates street, above St. John st., which has been in opera tion for over 40 years, and he assures the pub lic that the well earned reputation of the con eern will be kept up in every particular; his facilities are such as to enable him to guarah tee satisfection to -any and all that fevbr hfai with their patronage, and his long experience, and the personal attention given to every de partment, will ensure that everything in his uiie will be manufactured of the best material, and finest workmanship, at the very' lowest prices. . ; N.B.—Walnut, Mahogany and Cloth Coffihs, with plated and solid silver mountings, always on hand, ready to be delivered at the shortest notice. ~nov2l ly YNLOAKS! CLoAKS ! 1 The largest stock in the vy city. The newest styles, the finest qualities, the veiy best work and the most reasonable prices, at IVENS’, No. 23 South Ninth Street. Tee city cloak store, no. 142 n. Eighth . street. Every new style, every new material. An immense'stock at very low prices. ' PARIS CLOAK STORE, N. E. eornerWliglith and Walnut. The styles, quality, and prices can not be surpassed by. any establishment in the city. Ladies cannot fail being suited from our immense stoek. " Misses & children’s cloaks, and clo thing of-every description, the cheapest in the city, at ■ No. 137 South Eighth Street, novl4 2m Third door above Walnut. *& § § a{ w S <3 w & t-3 ■ W m “ & No. 1112 Market Street, Philadelphia. A small Church Organ, with separate Pedal pipes, on hand, and for-sale at a reasonable price. novl4 ARCH S - 1 . CARPET WAREHOUSE. OEDDEN & BICKNEB, No. 832 Abch Street, Two doors below Ninth street, South Side, PHILADELPHIA. Have now on hand a splendid stock of English and American . CARPETINGS, pf all descriptions, which are offered at. greatly re duced prices’for Cash. -English Brussels from 87c. to $1 per yard. nov!4 KOLLOCK’S IMPROVED DANDELION COF FEE. Made from the best Java Coffee, is recom mended by physicians as a superior, nutritious bever age for Genera! Debility, Dyspepsia, and all Bilious disorders. • Thousands who have been reluctantly compelled to. abandon the use of Coffee, will use this without inju rious effects. One can contains the strength of two pounds of ordinary coffee. For sale at the corner of Eighteenth and Spruce, and all Druggists and Gro cers, and by Dyott & Co., No. 232 North Second Street. Price 25 cents. novl4 ly , R.. S. WALTON, FASHIONABLE HAV ANB tJAFTSTOKE, No, 1024 Market Street, - ■ . ' PHILADELPHIA. Umbrellas always on hand. octlO TENNENT SCHOOL FOR BOYS. HARTSVILLE, BUCKS CO., FA. The next term will commence on WEDNESDAY, 6th day of November. - M. LONG, M. A., oct3l4t Principal. A CARD. THE undersigned takes pleasure in announcing to the patrons of the “American Presbyterian,” and the public in general, that the CLOTHING manufactured, either ready-made or special order, is from material of the • VERY BEST FABRICS, and warranted to give satisfaction. The prices are marked in PLAIN FIGURES, on each garment, and in all cases, uniformly low. TERMS CASH, .. • -EDWARD T. TAYLOB, 1 or Charles Stokes, oct3l No. 824 Chestnut street, Phila. • DR. CORNELL’S COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE FOR YOUNG LADIES. \\! ILL open at 1432 South Penh Square, Sep~ YV tember 9th. It has a primary departments Young ladies are prepared to teach. A competent one, who has. had experience, wishes a situation in a school or family. Apply as above to VVM. M. CORNELL, A.M., M,D.,Principal. MISS MARION A. SLOCUM, (Late of Harrisburg,) Asst. Principal. STEEL COMPOSITION BELLS •> FOR CHURCHES, SCHOOLS,. FARMS, FAC TORIES, Etc. THESE Hells are made, from an allot of steel, by a new process that enables the proprietors to sell them at one-half the price of others, and at the same time to furnish a very superior Bell. They are hot liable to break, and are warranted. For particulars relative to the Size, Keys, Hangings, Prices, and Warranty, send for circular to the manufacturers, - • : ' BROWN & WHITE, ly eow ; No. 2ft. Liberty street, N. Y. ONE HUNDRED AND' FIFTY DOL LARS'- YEAR! BELVIDERE SEMINARY, NEW JERSEY. ONE Hundred and -Fifty Dollars will pay for Board and Tuition a year, for a young Lady, in this Institution. Its location for advantages cannot be surpassed. The instruction is equal to that impapted in any School of,the highest order; ' A native French teacher resides in the family. Pupils are received, at any time, and charged accordingly. ' REV. J. ADDISON WHITAKER, A.M., Principal. MISS DELIA A. SLOCUM, Vice Principal. octlO ly REMOVAL. JAMES R. WEBB, •- dealer jn Fine Teas, Coffees, aral'Choice Family groceries. Has removed to the , - S. E. corner of Eighth and Walnut streets, Phila delphia, a few dpqrs from his former location, where he will be happy to see his friends.and customers. Goods carefully packed and forwarded "to the coun try. - ’ . ONE PRICE CLOTHING (604 Market Street) made in the lai est- styles and best .manner, expressly for retail sales. The lowest selling price is niarked in p;am figures on each article, slnd never varied from. All ' goods niade to order warranted satisfactory. art! jatthe samerate as ready-made. "Our one price system isaltictly adhered to, as we believe this to be the only fair way of dealing, as all are thereby-treated alike. - . JONES'& CO., «epl3 1y . GO4 Market st., Philadelphia. SILVER PLATING. SAMUEL SMYTH, No. 1336 Chestnut Street, op posite the U. S.- Mint, Philadelpliia. ■ • • . Electro Silver Plater on Albata and Nickel Silver Metals, Britannia, Copper, Brass, Steel or Iron, where all orders for Plating .will be promptly attended to.' ■ JCll Plating warranted ’to be doue according to order;' -Re-plating done for use of hotels and private families warraiiteCto.giveentire satisfaction. ... rapSO P 3 «f , » Pi EH W SZS S & P W Ah o ■» g 6 J. BUFFINGTON, ORGAN BUIEDER, NO. 131 S. ELEVENTH ST,, Above Walnut, PHILADELPHIA •■J#'?* fine GEOGEEIES AND TEAS. ” THOMPSON, H&4£fE & SON; ‘ N. W. corner of Broad and Chestnut Streets, PHILADELPHIA. YArEOLESALE and Retail dealers In fine Teas, Prp=or,-ii Ug „ ar ,’i CoffsG ’ Flour, .Fruit* Spices. Pickles, Preserves, ana every variety of choice Family- Groce- Goods delivered in any part of the city', or packed securely for the country. sept2o ly A BREBF SPECIAL NOTICE. 8 A VIT A%t'i V E ST TIL A TlO N. Leeds’ Air-refreshing Chamber and Wanner, The Household Fountain of Health, on'Nature’s simple plan. Gives every-.room a pure refreshing air, In constant circulation. Wholly free From dryness, dust, and all impurities. Safe, simple, economical and sure To warm in winter, and in summer cool, Leeds’ Ventilating Registers For beauty and effect are unsurpassed. Leeds’ Iron' Ventiduct Chimneys, To give perfect draught, prevent danger from fire, speed ventilation, largely save the heat. Leeds’ Direct Ventilators For tops of chimneys, buildings, out-buildings, ears, and ships. Well known, approved, and sure. All are in practical use with full approbation. Office No. 606 Chestnut street, second story. Best references given. JOSEPH LEEDS, 786 6mo Inventor and Patentee. OIL CLOTHS FOR SALE BT THE MANUFACTURER, AT No. 229 Arch Street, Philadelphia, AND No. 49 Cedar Street, New York. The Stock consists of Enamelled Leather Cloth. Carriage Floor Oil Cloth. Table and Stair Oil Cloths. s §* and Covers and Green Curtain Cloth. Floor Oil Cloths, from f to 6 yards wide. The style and quality of these goods are not ex celled. Will be sold to dealers at reasonable prices. Fob. 23-ly* THOMAS .POTTER, Manufacturer.. PATENT UNFEEMENTED AERATED BREAD. ABSOLUTELY PURE, made without Yeast, Al kalies, or Baking Powders of any kind! It is perfectly cleanly, as no human hands ever touch it till it is baked. By this new Process of raising bread, all the nutritious and palatable qualities of the Flour are preserved unimpaired. It is always light and sweet. It never sours, and will not dry up like Yeast Bread, and contains nothing but water, salt and flour. By this process we produce a more healthy and nutri tious —a sweeter and cheaper Bread than can be made by any other process. We have a great number of testimonials of its su perior qualities, from eminent chemists and physi cians, both in this country and Europe, but the best proof of the article is “ eating it” Please try it. Ladies and others interested are invited to call and see the process of making the (JJNfFERMEOTED AERATED BREAD, Corner of Buttonwood and Broad Streets, PHILADELPHIA. VAN RIPER & CAMP, Proprietors. AGENTS. Van Biper & Camp, Broad and Buttonwood streets. A. Ramage, S.W. cor. Spring Garden and Eighth sts. Serill Knight, S. E. corner Fourth and Willow streets. Boss & Co., No. 605 North Third street. Palmiter & Wilcox, No. 965 North Second street, J. E. Zoines, No. 1236 North Second street. C. H. Drury, No. 225 Richmond street. George Garvin, No. 1419 Lombard street. M. C. Campbell, No. 821 Locust street. Wlveatcraft. Lipman C. Camp, No. 12 South Tenth street. H. C. Baum, No. 1509 Callowhill street. Aug. Beimer, No. 420 Bace street. M. C. Campbell, (Henzy) No. 417 Pine street. Thomas B. Haines, No. 1207 Shippen street. John S. Shelmire, No. 1246 North Tenth street. David S. Coverdale, S. B. cor. Sixth and Redwood sts. Francis A. Culin, Nos. 3353 and 4208 Market street. E. R. Bancroft, No. 1334 South Second street. John Stein, S. E. comer Queen and Sixth streets. Thomas H. Lodge, No. 801 South. Eleventh street. Charles Norton, Tulip street, 3d door below Dauphin. William Coverdale, No. 1606 South street. W. H. Olphine. R. Porter, No. 1522 Ridge avenue. P. H. Campbell, cor. Armat & Germantown av., Gtn. John Heebner, Main st., (between Swede and Cherry) Dr. J. Cox, Manayunk and Roxborongh. Jackson, West Chester. Edward H. Clement, Bristol, Pa. AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE AND TRUST COMPANY. Compact’s Buildings, South-East Comer of Walnut and Fourth Streets. Open from 9, A. M., to 6, P. M. Incorporated 1850 by the Legislature of Pennsylvania. Capital, $500,000. Charter perpetual. Insures Lives during the natural life or' for short terms, grants annuities and endowments, and mates contracts of all kinds de* pending on the Issues of life. Acting also as Bxecutore, Trustees, and Guardians. Policies of Life Insurance issued at the usual mutual rates of other good companies—with profits to the assured—at Joint Stock rates, 20 per cent, less than above, or Total Abstinence rates 40 per eenC less than Mutual price. BATING FUND. Interest at 5 p»r cent, allowed for ever; day the Deposit remains, and paid back on demtnd in gold and silver, and Checks furnished as in a Bank, fi>r use of Depositors. This Company has First Mortgages) Real Estate, Ground Rents, and other first-class Investments, as well as the Gtpital Stock, tut the security of depositors in this old established Institution. ALEXANDER WHILLDIN, President. SAMUEL WORK, Vice-President. John C. Sims, Secretary., 1 John S. Wilson, Treasurer. BOARD OJF TRUSTEES. Alexander Whllldin, . J. Edgar Thomson, Samuel Work, Jooaa. Bcwuwv John C. Farr, i-VVillfam X Howard, John Aikman, R. H. Townsend, M. D., Samuel T. Bodtne, George Nugent, T. Esmonds Harper, Albert C. Roberts, H. H. Eldridge, R. H. Townsend, M. D. - *- MEDICAL EXAMINERS. J. F. Bird, M.D., J. Newton Walter, H. D. In attendance at the Company’s Office dally at one o’clock, p. U. Feb. 2fc-ly. DEW’S |S§ilaMpjna Cmnmmid N- E. corner Seventh and Chestnut Streets, PHILADELPHIA. An Institution designed to prepare young men for active bn«b Established September, 1844. Incorporated Jane 4th, 1855-. (BOARD OF TRUSTEES, B. B. Comegts, Divm S. Browk, Frascis Hoskixs, A. V. Pabsovs, Divro Miun, D. B.'Hixbjs, George ii. Stuart, Ikzdkp.ick Brown. Jobs Spardaw k, Joshua Liphncoit, Jr. Sakorl C. Mortok, Jobs Burst. FACULTY. S. HODGES CRITTENDEN, Attorney at Law, Piindpal, Con suit ing Accountant, and Instructor in Commercial Customs and Commercial Law. THOM AS W. MOORE,; Professor of Penmanship. JOHN GROKSBECK, ?rofdssorof Book-Keeping ami and Verbatim, Reporter. JAMES Ai, GARLAND, and H. A. WILTRERGER, Instructors In the Book-KeepinjpDepartment. ~ - At this Institution each, student 1b taught individually, and may attend as many, hours daily as be chooses. The Complete Counting Bouse coarse embraces thorough In struction iaPenmauship, Book-Keeping, Commercial Forms, and Mercantile Arithmetic; with the privilege of attending ail the Lectures on Political Economy, Commercial Law, the Duties cf Boldness Men, Ac., which are delivered at intervals during the year, In the Lecture Boom of the College. The Department of Commercial Law affords business men every facility for acquiring such an amount of lezai information as shall guide them with discretion in their business affairs. Full Course Law Student* also received. ..... Catalogues, containing fall particulars terms, manner of In struction, Ac., may be had on applying at the College, either in per ion or by letter- . - ’ 43"*Twentv-five nor cent, discount allowed to sons of Clergymen. ■ yg- CRITTENDEN’S BOOK-KEEPING for sale. tPriee $1.50. Key to the s»me.'soe(Mite.. Op*. -ELI HOLX> £ K*3 CVOOLD WHOLESALE AND BETAILp NSsJV establishmehi, Ness' No. 708 Market Street, bet. 7th & Bth, south side, PHii.anEi.FaiA. SrpKRTOR CLOCKS, WATCHER JEWELRY. GOLD PENS HJLDRKS. Etc. Every variety oF ALARM CLOCKS for MW*wl sleepers &f*d early risers. Ail at lowest cash prices. With » pra« ti‘-al rtXperi t >B<-e of £5 years —17 year* in bis present vurttion —mo Proprietor is at all fcimrs prepared to f«rm*b war noted Time-Keepers of the best quality and in all sfyn adov* mmed articles alt-o repaired wiih greatvaif, and warranted, nl-iy Boyd & bates, _ HANKERS AND DEALERS IN BILLS OF BXCHA9«V| *BA9B- NQTBS AND SPECIE- 18 SOUTH THIRD ST., PHILADELPHIA. TWO DOORS ABOVE M BpiANICS’BAKK. ' particular attention is given to the collection of Notes anti Drafts. Drafts on New York, Boston, Baltimore, for sale. Slocks and Bonds bought and sold on commission at the Board of Brokers. Business Paper, Loans on Collateral, Ac,, negotiated. feb. 10--lyr •SOLDIERS HYMNS WITH PSALMS. THE AMERICAN TRACT SOCIETT, New York, have issued a beautiful edition of their SOLDIER’S HYMNS, with thirty-four Psalms and Scripture Paraphrases ifrom the Scotch version. Price 6 cents single; So 50 Wr-hundred; -1650 per thousand. Depository, No. 829 ’Chestnut street, Philadelphia. octlO it
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