1862.
.AtrtfleiCall..Yr,*.gittit,;i4 4
GENEtEII -EirklittELlST.
ZORN W. IiEEARS,
THURSDAY, DEOVIRER,"gi'*2
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Presbyterhtn,
Church Debt Paid,—The, Refermed pita),
Church in Brooklyn, formerly wider the *Oral,
care of the fate Rev. Dr. Bethune,. has been for seyi
oral, years laboring under attincrubutiof'dObt amount:
ing, in alt Ito $ 21 ,074,424:. 1 1 0843 r evening,
November 25th, fifty members of tiurcongregation
1464 to consider the aubjeot.' 'Their deliberations re,
suited in a subscription for the Whole amoant,.]pay
able on theist of December. The number of :eat-,
acriPtions was just fifty, making an average of $541,
esoh. This is a 41.0,1. *054 of Pa 544 off Church,
•
debts.
Coiigregittio nand.,
qiebuplein. turned Oatitein.Rev. Wet .11 . .
Collins having resigned, the chaplainey of theloth
Illinois Volunteers, mita , a company fl:Ir the: 104th
Illinois Volunteers, and is now serving:as Captain:
There are two ordained ministers in his eemPaeb:
.ohe a sergeant, the other a imitate. There' are,
eleven ministers in, , ,the regiment, three Congrega
tional, three ttaPtist, an five. Methodist. The
regiment voted almost unanimously in approval of
the Eresidentliat'roolimation. •
•
Death of Dr, Osgood. 7 4loy; Samuel Osgood,
DD., of Springfieldi Massachusetts, died at his
rapidence, Decemherlst,:ht the tl9th year of hisage.
Ete , w as born in FrYatitirB, Februfri.4774,
graduate& ati Dartioatnith !College 'inl.Bos, and set
ttpa pastor of the. il9retieotigregaticht4 •01turch in
SPringllekt M itaiillW, rctiiedt.Ooni
tine service in 1854, bat *resiainedisenior, pastor till
tea death. The Springfield R epstblicala thus speaks
"The death of Dr osiis i r a
pu l e
strongest link that united' tiveolitpringfield of to-day
with the Sprineleld 'of:the 'pada - Hates gope in
an out before us so Tarty years, he had'okingled in
,our social and, religious lire so long, and in such
Portant caPaeitilet4W 7(1, ,c 0 0 1 ,0 , - Put mt6o l his
departure without profound asukesk, . if! we take
the files of the local newsPapen s slicing back fifty
years, we shall find the Aims of 'pr. ..4?s g o o d, eon. :
netted with nearly every puldio tuninenaent!.
MethodlMt.
Decrease of Members dist
7 Are*o
Church. The New cormapoUdent' of the
Western Christian Ativocate Says lkf rhe annuat'rer
turns of all the Conferende have jiligt ea*t i. hind,
and while in some. mir,ve feints they are encoura
ging, in the chief feature, the. number of Church
members, they are quite the .reverse."' 'He states
that the membership 4 theehumh hwit l e o re ased
45,000, which is about five nereent...on aggre,
gate of last 'year. New England , Confer=
epees,the loss has been about three and p, litaf per
cent. The largeat;lossettlare Western Virginiai
Kentucky, Millis:mil; and some other ' Western
States. The Writer elms his lima* on the subject
as f0110w5.,, .:
"Of the aggregate lois a hide mote there half b 3
in the list of,,ptollatieo„ which, Ott an off.near
ly twenty 'Per cent. „tineeAle nai)Prfi :fir. a year
ago, while the nuinbet, c of inetnixiss in..full. eon.-
neation hasidedirld leis than , three per ceio. - Au
equal aggregate annual loss for twenty years would
exhaust the entire church, and the'eame rate Of loss
if tontinued'for fifteen years,Wonld reduce its sum=
ber one half. But no doubt there are much letter
things in store for us."
Revivals.—The fethodist of December ;20th,
hat accounts of revivals from tWelie or more &lira
ea, to which about three hundred and seventy per
sons have been added. In one,church. almost the
"sigirltifitittliath fatibittoing one huadre4 and
ilfty fies.kn'ade a prof*ou. 1
1118Cel '•
/Moan Churches in St. Istrais.--Thera are 6
colored Churchei here ;, the Kist sintitit,„„tlie eldest
church, of which Rev. Emanuel Cartwright is pas
t'or. It bas 700 memb6rs. •Welate not heard the
oratory of. he pastO, ihnt, fst corresponds With his
stature, the rAmgreimtion. frost - have mammoth ser
mons, for he stands sir feet and six hiches, and
weighs upwards of 400 Oimds., ,The Second Bap
tist, Rev. Richard Anderson, rater. This society
numbers 630 members. Mr. A. is a pulpit orator,
crud the church flourishes under; Ilia 'fffinistfy. The
rich attire and intelligent, Aril entMeifi.af,t l 4great
congregation, and the finely furnished Auroh, would
remind 'you of old Zion or Shiloh' 111,4 0 1 i; meet
palmy days. • •
The Troy University bought by the Roman
Catholies.—Arehbishop 'Hughes publishes ,itt the.
Metropolitan ,Reeeoct £lie following ` oftet4 l statd
mentit regard to the purchase and proposed use
of this'property : ' • •
The buikling r andArounds heretofore known as
the Troy University, m, the City of Troy, hitherto
belonging, it is said, tiotheltethodist denomination,
have been sold, and thit undersigned, through the
agency of"the Itev. Father *tnverraana, : has become
the purchaser. •
Our intention is, that the new place ihall`be the
central, if not the only Theologiest Seminary in the
Ecclesiastical Province ,of New York.a The only
drawback is, that the property is mot in roar Dioeese
of New York. But,' after, air, this is a con,
sideration for one who, through lif,e, has ignored
civil or eoelesiastical beundaries in the sense of im
pediments to any good work that could pretnote the
glory of tiod r and •the diffusion of His grace and
mereV through the 'medium of, the One,. Holy,
Catholic, - ApOstolic,,tind Amen Church.
Our intention is toinvitelhe venerable Priests. of
St. Sulpice, in Paris to take charge. of it, when it
shall be fitted up suitably , for their reception. This
Society of Sulpitians is known especially. in Prance,
but, in pciint of fact; over the whole globe, as the
best educators.and i trainers, if we can so:e!e*oy the
term; of mpirants to the holy ministry., during their
preparation for. Priesthood. , Foc4tazW,Sectff/lk.:Ons
thdy have educated not merely the Priests, but even.
the Bishops of that noble count o . to which they be
long.
Rejoicing in West Virgir i da 7 -A. correspon
dent of the Lutlteran and 4Vissto' nary writes from.
Wheeling, December nth':
Our city is jubilant to-night. The . members of
the legislature, as well , as the citizens, are out in
crowds congratulating each other on beingfree.froin
the which for so many years, held, them
fast. Our people are rejoicing that they areatem
hers of a State which haS so nobly 'breasted the
waves of treason and oppression We feel that
our - patience, our labors, our sacrifices have now all
been repaid I We feel thai•the .blood of our,noble
"West Virginia" sons; has no been shed in vain
We rejoice that our Mapsh is onward,' and that our
energies are no longer bound'. • • '.'We praise God that
neni His Holy Word...can be sold and' circulated,
thin-ugh the length and, breadth: of !th.e'.Stete, and
religious truth 'purchased and read :Without fear of
arrl'ef,''. oi l er circulating incendiary documents I"
Our hills are echoing with the notes of freedom. and
progress.
Editor.
Moravian litisailms Atm,o4g . the ,Ch.crekees
,
broken. up.—The Cherokee ,Nation is divided; . a,
part holds to the Sonth, the other . Part to the led-,
eral Union. In the beginning of , Septeinber.
the. Federal Cherokees made tvraid uponthe,Mora
viatt Mission at,Siring Fla" and the neighbolmod.
At that time the following missionaries were en
gaged In the Nation.: Bishop . and wife,
from the North, and the Assistanti, Jatne&Ward
and wife, half Ch.erokees,, at, Spring 'Place, and;
Rev. B. tr. Mack and wife, frOM Oxlein, N. . C, at'
Canaan. In this raid. Dr: ..Ward lost his life ; Dr.
Biihop was earned off,.-ity' the. Federal Chernkees,_
and . finally brought to Fort 56:4,,, in Kansas ; and,
Mrs. Bishop and, ra.fWard withtheir families fled
tnArkansas. After a long detention, 'Dr. Bfshop
rejoined his family, and witloi the same succeeded in
leaving the country and reaching Bethlehem in
safety. Dr. Mack and his 41mily, .and Mrs. Ward
and. her children, remain' . in the ,neighborhood of
Maysville, Arkansas. Dr. Bishop moulders it int
ilossible to continue the Mission until the retmn.of
better times.-21te'Aferaviah. •
A Stgamil Blasphemer Struck
Dumlit.-H-A: startling instance of terrible punishment
fez+, a thoughtless oath is thus minted. s, cOrres:
pendent of the Salem 011io) Repnblicsn, writing
from the One Au:pared', and Fourth Ohio Regi , -,
Meta : -
N ude a strange Affair becurred in' Company K.
•
a few days ago, One of the; boys got out of, humor
because he had to prepare for dress parade: He,
swore about it a goed tleal, l andrdeelared he worildn'ty
gout; he hoped.C r ed would never let him speak
another word if he went' gut' on-drees Parade; and`
the 'next morning Wait utterly unable; to speak„ The=
poor fellow cried bitterly,. but it was . tee late.:. He
had prayed and,was , answered: Boum said bia)ao-,
gunge was, "I hope Semis Chiist Will strike me
dumb, if Igo on anothemlreas parade or battalion, ,
drill" Some saystliat he did not gu out that eve'
fling. Bata accounts agreeenthemain-point, that'
in, he wished'to be made a mute, atiais now a mute.
On what apparently slight contingencies do
battles and campaigns frequentlY turn 1 "Had the.
battle on James leland,resql„ted ip.' the gatOcess of
the Federal arms, as probably it would , have done
with a,little more skillful planning, or ,4 few, more
troops ; it seems lhat,: , Charlestot must. certainly
have fallen into our possession. , Had' Harper's,
Ferry only been held a little ionAp t .by Col Afiles;
or ; even had Gep,,Hooker notireceived.a ball , n his
foot at a critical moment, it is thought that alarge
iert of the rebel army must inevitably have been
qt:Ptured, arid - What a Change this "mow have made
in the resulte . I But let us notlorget that &ere is
4 Goa who governs , all'contingeuelm - Ho*, earn. ,
estly we should seek His fav l or and His airstiss
—Christion , :aivittVai '
Rev. E. P. Hammond in, lilontreal.r,The
Montreal Witne.ss of December 18th, says that Mr. -
Ijammond addressed a ,croWded audience of chil
dren in the Atherican'Presbyterienelitiiih` of that
city on the previous Sabbath., This was the eom
mencement of a seines ,of' eillirts' which. 1tir;..,11. is
making for the cause of religion hi lifontreal,.., The
Witness says:
A few Words regaiding Re;iy. Mr Elatimond may '
perhaps not be out of place. ge does not use .a
polpiti'but takes his stand upon a platform, and as
he add - teases artdierice„ Meves, from
,side toside.
Last evening he was laboring undersevere
gition, but nevertheless , tie inflised into his discthirse
t •
a geed deal of energy. lie is evidentlY a Man who
believes more in the' effect of earneitneas than of
eloquence upon an auditory", his readiness of speech,
his manner and self-possession, prove that= he has
been accustomed to address large assemblagei,
there is in what he says,a depth of feeling and pas
gionate sympathy - that. stint -Up' tit,e sensibilities of
his hearers, and'putethenten rappertith himself
in short, he seems to be,ai preacher peenlitniy gift
ed to arouse the careless and the Mart:wept and
his discourse , lase ehritrig, although contained
one or two illustrations which some might hickupon
as more homely than:necessary, was,one that ithonld
be heard to be duly'apPriciated
ostottr
OongTess.—ln the,Benate,on Monday the nth,
• .
a ,resolution was 'adopted i nquiring into the expe
4eney of allowing 1441 ,atiaens'wh,n have sustained
damage from the march of-our artily,. to set off such
damages against any claims against them, in any
1 4 1 1 8 by such rebellieus States: A resolutinu cen
suring James Buchanan for his complicity with
titasoi Wtalaid
'.ln the Hoose, the. Appropriation. Bill' for 1864
was repQrted.: l : , K,'seije:a of *la' resojntions, by
Mr. Conway of .Kansas, extreme in. tone-and 'ton
tradietory inetaiiieter; were 'rejected:. The kresi
ientivas asked 16 furnish 411.
pigs correspondenc(i.
On Tuesday, the Senate refused to pass the Bo
elienan vote-of censure. ' Mr."Trutabidl's motion on
the arrest of gtate prisoners,. Waapostpoped, and
that'in regard to the arrests, lapel : aware was laid
on the table.
In the House, Vallandinghine s resolntion*einst
sr war of subjugationVand :and iri
"*or' of the "Union it was and the.'Constitution
as it is," . were indefinitelyppatpentcl:4T4 'West
Point Academy appropriation bill passed without
debate or amendment.
. On WedneOuy, the Senate' gassed,OW amend ing the internal, revenue ,The League; Island
reports were presented. The bill, providing for the
discharge of Stittc t priOners was.roade tbe order for
Monday the 22d. In the House:abill amendatory
tif,the Confiscation, Act was reported.
On Thursday, the,Sennte adopted re.solntions of
inquiry in regard to the --recent battle at Fredericks , .
burg r andlhe chartering of, the, unseaworthy vessels
of General Banks% expedition. In the House, the
Army Bill, • appropriating '$ . 01 ) 000,000,
v passed.
The bill compensating loyal Men for,plaves ,wrong
fully taken was laid on the mble. •
On Friday, in the Senate, I'lr. MeDeugal
offered a resolution requesting the SeMetary of War
to inform the Senate whether any-triblinal hia been
Constituted to report upon thq operationi 'Major
General D. C Buell, in Kentucky and. Tetninssee,
and if so, to state the,charaeter of the said tribunal,
Whether' if, is ; a Court martial or a court of inquiry;
and if not,,rlder what law it' was instituted; and
whether that tribunal was in session in secret and
had attempted to exclude .froM its sessions Major
General Buell, whose conduct it:Was to investigate;
~....a.itt. , tX- , itaittf*:fteoltr.tttiti.ti . 4ll.il:- . l',f-10...-0-...t.fL:fr•AArggtio.t.
and, further, whether the said tribunal proposed to
the said Major General Buell to take an molt that,
he would not disclose any of the incidents of his
trial or any of the evidence. Qhjection being made,
the resolution was laid over.' Mr. Henderson (Mo. )
intrciduced a bill granting the aid of the United
St i ates to the State' of Missouri to emancipate the
slaves of the said State. Referred to the Committee
on the Judiciary.
n the House,.the bill to facilitate 'soldiers' die
charges was taken tAp and passel. It, provide that
,there,, shall be added to the present Medical Depart
ment eight medical inspectors, to be appointed by
and with the advice and consent, of the, President,
without regard to 'rank when , selected,. and with a
Bele 'regard to qualification:-"They shall be charged,
iti r addition to their duties unaer the existing laws,'
with making regular and frequent inspections of all
the 'military general hospitals and convalescent
carups, and designate to the 'Surgeon General all.
soldiers who, in their opinion, are fit, eaNects for
discharge from service, owing to wounds and Other
disabilities,and thttse wlM'are in a proper Onditiop
te;he returned to duty, and see, that these objects
are carried out. -
:Zabind, Changes.—lt canna yet be ascsrtamed
with any certainty what changes, if any at all, are,
to take place in , the CABINE : T. ' The reports are;
quite numerous andf`of a Sotnewho doubtful
,Char
•
actor. That a , capeu.s of tbellicpublican Senators ,
has insisted upon at least a pirtial reconstruction=-
by which Sacietariei 'Seward / and Blair should va-'
eate their places, and thetthe former in consequence' ,
has resigned, are facts which semi Undoubted: It„
is now stated*ls9 that Secretary Chase* resigned.
The - fraiiressiair keneralAmf. neither will be ac
cepted by the President We prefer, waiting for
reliable intelligenperatherthari give our 'readers the
various. contradieterY rumersiOtioiax9 hping
circu
lated'by the'seeular prem.
- The.Battle at Frederick:llmill, one of the most
disastrous of the war, has been. followed by a' re
&Awing of the Rappahannock, on the night - of
Tnesday the 16th. 'The movement, though a, per
-Botta one, was accomplished during a storm of wind
aid'rain, without the loss of property or mut. - All
thew punded were removed at the, ithe This.
act 'ol General Burnside is generally approvied
the !best ; that could-be dene in'the circumstances.
Our losses in the attack 'upon the enemy's works on
Saturday are variously estimated from ten to fifteen
thousand men in killed;'wounded; and missing: The
lesSes of the enemy are:Much less t -,as they Were pro
tected by their, defenceS. ,These,,ao will be seen by
the following account of them from a secular paper,
were of a formidable eberaeler. ")rt his left,•
above• Fredericksburg, towards the height, krifie
pit, near two hundred yardslong, , ,ran between two
reads. Adjoining this, behind the• city, was a read
extending to Deep,Run, borderediby a stonewall,
on the top of which heavy stones were laid, leaving,
liefween them loop-holes for muskets.
a ßeyond Beep
Run a rifle-pit extendedfor athird of mile towards
Franklin's right, and then ran up . to certabibat
teries on a bill, and beyond these again descended
to the base of the same hill, running - eking for about
two hundred yards, where it re ascended more
batteries on the crest. From these it, , descended
into a battery in front of Franklin's right, where it
was apparentlylost ityt swamp, covered with woods.
Beyond this wood is a road below:the surface of the
field. perhaps three or four feet - deep; filled with
men, and extending along - the whole lie& of Frank
lin's command. All these represented• the first line
of 'defences. Behind, at the 1 ':4lck of the 'town, at a
distance of fifty feet, were twe two; qf breaativorks,
each about fifty feet apait, and b'eyond these a range
of batteries fronting the Crest of the hill Oppesite
Fr4dclin's command there appearo to be bat one
range of rifle-pito ,in• front • of 4.Anepiy's earth
viorks. The range of hills formed a seniicircle, from
each side of which cannon enfiladed our fa-tees."
The secession sympathisers ascribe Burnside'a
advance and attack , on the rebels to the pressure, of
the , politicians. In reply to this, the ifiress‘,says :
• "The fact is, General Burnside took the respon
sibility,' crossed the riitivand ',hat he could to
dislodge the rebels. His moiteciwot `and manage-,
meat of the army demonstilated.-that the position
could not be taken without great sacrifice of-life,
and he therefore wisely aeterrilined to recross the
river • and we , Veiny to the'creditable execution of
Otthe retrograde moveroeotNrith pride, as an indis
putable evidence that our young N teneral can wield
t,4 Ip,rgest, army in ' . the world in a satisfactory -Man
tier.' 'The future veip. slihw the importance : of this
movement in a
,nAlitary point of. view. 4. vigorous
prosecution of the war will be continueditind the
army will not hesitate,iniVirginia for niuddy,roads,
epl&weather, repulses; or anything. else. lEtow; good
the condition of the army may be at present will be
shown when the inoVelitents' now 'under '.cotkaidera-
tiOn by gena, HEtileek,,llurnAclo, ,Sumner, Hooker,
Franklin, Sigel; and others, are execute:l. < The
rebels, ill not be allowed time to repair losses'
,or to
hold the advantage of a strong' position 'much
longer.". ; . • •
We give
i from various sources, a somewhat de
tailed account of the ,attack upori the rebel works
at Fredericksburg, which : was merely announced in
qui last week'S issue. After the crossinghad been
effected, an artillery duel was up untOutur- ,
day the 12th, when,..in: a ',dense .fog, Genera
nolds advanced on the left and engaged akiiii , early,
hour the puemyls,iffiut. T.l*3 was succeeded on
their part by a heavy fire of,artillery, to which our
heavy guns rapidly replied.
The fog began to disappear, earlyin,,the forenoon;
affording-an unobstructed vieirof out 'own. and, the
rebel position& It being evident that the first ridge
Of t hillsan the rear.of the, city, On which the enemy
had their guns posted behind , Woiiis, could not be
carried except by_ a charge of itifantrY; General
Simmer assigned that duty to•General-Frermic,s Di
which was supported by ,General,Howard's;
The troops advanced tothelr works et ten - minutes
Wore 12 o'clock At a brisk runt the enemy's - guns
opening upon :theta at a very .rapid,,fire., When
within musket-range, at the, base of , the rhlge,, our
h '
trops were met by a" terriblefirefr Qui t ere)* : in
.
fantry, who were., posted' behind a stone wall and
some houses on the right:of the 'This,checked
the advance of our men, and they fell back to a
small ravine, but not out of musket, range.
'"At this time another body' of troops moved "to"
their assistance in splendid style,, notwithstanding
large gaps were made in theirranks,,by,thelebel ar
tillery :When our troops 'arrived 'at - the first
of the rebel, defences, they 41001e-4uicko," and
with "fixed bayoneti," . endcarorad . lo dislodge the
rebels fremi, their hiding places, The .coneentrated
fire of the rebel artillery and infintry, which our
Men were forced
.to face, was too inuelJ'forOem;
and the centre gave way in disorder, but afterirards
they were rallied and :brought, bacic, From that
time fire was spiritedly carried on, .and never ceased
until after dark. -
Gen. Franklin, who commanded. the attack on
the left, met with better success. He .sue.ceeded,
after a hard day's fight, in driving .0n rebels about
one mile. At one time the rebels advanced to at=
tank him, but were •handsomely repulsed, with , ter
rible slaughter and loss of beiwgen 400 and ~ 500 pris
oners belonging to *Gen. A. p. Hill's command.
gen. Franklin's "movement was 'directed down the
river, and his troopiftre encampedlo r night not far
from the Massaponax Cieek. • • .
Our forces behatied with the greatest heroism and
sere only preventedfiom accomplishing their ob
ject by the number and strength of the rebel ford-,
&cations, which had impro*ed a naturally strong
Position, is that it was really impregnable..
Many officers who have ,participated in inaby
fights say that Saturday's fight' , willte recorded Li
the hottest day 4 Of 'the 'war.' It. was =a perfect
slaughter :Ixouse,:alid so- ;
fire'that had. the Union
and then - fallow back
praise. It was like (as of
ber of men huddled toge ,
funnel, all tending t o a. ,
hundreds of batteries pla
and on either side.
,Ezamining a Flag o
crins- recently overhaule
some Imlies who sought,
of truce, to paw to the
vehicles had been dravni.
eral,MeCook's quarters,
military escort, when the
emnB approached and a se
ladies were removed from'
bite the quarters of Gener,
then underwent a caref
disgust of the ladies and•
tions were momentous an.
shoes were' never claimed
own , baggage, and they hi
assortment of those artiel
United, States blankets
as ladies have never found
tal' as wearing apparel, th
t,hat those found in the
own individual wardrobe.
co and laces, and argned t
14 often charged nponithe
was sufficient excnselfer
articles through: Letters
numerable were b
under seats, IR eushions,
where. The party a n d the
smuggled were taken:, , into
flag: f truce sent-out.'
Capture of Kingston,
Des: 16. —General Poster's
ton,'N. C., capturing five
eleven pieces of artillery.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.
the 16th contains a lelegya
of 'Kingston bir General P
Rebel General Evans.
:The. Richmond Dispatch
despatch from Goldsboro',
sand Rebels fought the
previous; from 8 t
driving.the Abolitionists p,
Was :compelled to retire, lea
the l town ( There is no re.
The town was greutly inja
birdment. Later reports s
bY,the Union forces,
"There are Rumors of t
rotary Seward, and of a I
the - Cabinet, yet they h.
Washington Star'of 'Dec.
which probably has given F
"A majority'of the Sena ;
instant, adopted a resoluti
pared, declared a want, of r,
in the Secretary of State,
so as to express to the Piesi
ommendation of a partial re
inet. A committee was-app
President and communicate
informed of 'the fact, the S
same day sent tcbgte Pre§id
requested that it might 1 4 .
The ,Assistant . Secretary of
nation at the same time a
The. Secretary and Assistan
'their desks awaiting the
successors."
.In the South-West, not
have taken place. ,eenc
Helena; Ark., and She
Grant at last advice,s
weather and roads from .
ere:ns'is ready to "move a;
to Chattanooga, whiolh
control of the railroads
the Valley of the :Mil
issued an order exempti‘
authority, as a loyal49Mi
loyal men to fill .the Stat
The New Naval Dept
jOrity report upon The s(
yard and naval depot,.
Striughani, Co.mmodoie
BrMA, and Engineer SI
New London in preferem
raginseit Bay being +Ago
It claims for- N:.43nr
off, access, security fiom,.i
anchorage, adaptation to
docks, grading tl
pidity of currents, and. I
The" report makes Leagm
equal in facility for obtt
and: supplies, cost of, site,
depth of water, and suPpl.
League Island the saPerion
coal and iron; and fresh vu
thelmttoms of vessels.
The minority:-report,
Lieutenant-Commander
League Island the .Prefer(
exposure to violent winds,
Mtion of site, ifacilitifor
differing from New Lon(
and' expos health and expos
Star of the Stin%
in New York frotn,the
the week prior to its depa_i
belonging to the ex`pedition
pot into Port Royal,fer yai)
Thames, with. the 114th
board, was towed in in db.
nation by a board of ziaival
Her troopswere to be
.
Veltigeor.. (2i/I*k ;
4d Massachusetts
, regtnj
the 28th Connecticut
pairs to her boilers: Thy
the 110th New Yorle;
New Yrok ; and the .4r
and water. The Eriesstyn
ly,to rejoin the fleet.
Items. Generals Wool
believed of the eotemand
,ukents.--The House of
that the interest on'
laid in coin. The rebel
more their position heyor
Rebel Raid in Telma)
body of :Rebel vari
2000 to 8000; - made rai - 1
es this suie of 44 . 89 n,
lug. After firing into.a
G.& fora considerable di
trestle-work. ."
The operator it Trenton,
attack on that place. • '
There has been oonsiderai
bus in anticipation of a Eel
We are still in doubt
injuries done to the MoV
Beheld juSt made ibreak
then moped this way, so
hear from the territory
They have taken Cerro'
Trenton, and Kentmrtatia
moving on Unitirr City. ,•..
At Trenton large van!)
station-houEe and s, other
andint Kenton, two loecanot
The strength of the'Regel
e rrehle was the - enemy's
.o rceifired hut one volley
would have deserved
I: officer remarks) a num
,er in the small end of a
'! i umon centre, and with
jag upon them in front
Truce.--GeneraVgase.
the vehicles containing
der the cover of a Rag
enfederate lines. The
in front of Major Gen
.& were waiting for the
dficers of General Anse
,th was institutk-, The
lie coaches-and marched
iklePook. The carriages
aspection, muck . to the
to drivers. The revela
iatereSting. Boots; and
y ladies as part of their
lied soviet when a fine'
was raiealed to view.
104 ha. their. way, but
lean useful or ornamen
ladies could not insist
aches lieloriged.tO their
hey, confessed the call
t the vanity..of woman,
r. by the, ePpeeite, 4ex,
tempting to take those
plent7 and papers in
den, ; •in ' the carriages,
their persons eirery
tides attempted to be.
cstodp . There was no
FoRTEns-MOpTROE,
aces have tiYen Kings
candred Daimlers' and
Richmond paper of,
,nouncing the catiture
ter, who ';defeated the,
• , .
the loth contains a
ring that 'three thou=
aitionists day:
iP. IVI. 1 that - after*
once, Gentral Evans
ig the vandals occupy;
of the loaseAllkiven.,
I by the Unidn ' , barn- •
a a coutpleto victory
ItesigAgi;owof See- 1
iat retonstruetion of
corroboration..
,The'
11 has the following,
to then
canons, on the 17th ;
whieh;' as first
Hence on their;part
which was <modified
it an unanimous rue
i-truetion of tile Cab
,ted. to wait upcm.the
eir action. On - heing
„tary . of :t i ate , on the
this mitigation and
mallately . accepted.
te sent in his resig-
iin the game manner,
cretary still remain
i ppointment - -et their
'portant' mOye,ments
-him 'returned to,
mph* General
oral VrOventiii• - by•
Gewni Ron
&tea annd*ee
1, 704 1 % 4 'Nal.
/4449Miltrld .
.eneral Grant has
icky froin military
h has- lately chosen
Yard,----The;, ma
_ a, site, fora navy
by? Rear: Admiral
, Commodore;
lakes a choice
of,
Narl
account of: the
inerioritYin ease
moving:ices safe
ion of dry- i p
tge'nf ra
iss Of Igimtion.
auf New London
Hiuce; worknien,
at - whist attack,.
water, and gives
ility of Ohtaining
i)dtter
li , Bache' and
T yhelkS, gives
feAitilitragOnst
lehorage,
suiplies, and
only *Ko, points,
. ,
recall* arrived
arts. that .during
Inatrs#rßTS,
ral 114tilcs, lad
Th e : st,eamer
rrk ifegitne.rit on
I. after in:ei,atai
wee. eop ieroned.
to the..barque
nkanies kof the
one go pany of
put
=Eforre
kn.- Old; ;with
with 'the 1100
pat;* . for coal
leftinitnediate:,
:ton have been
ipeotive depart
ives has Aecide.d
)t shall still be
•engthenbig still
kabur,g.,
18th, a
tbuated . •it'from
e railroad; Oirfe
4terdey
tore up , the
id burned a loni
nin‘g, rePortian
latent ateoluta•
to that place.
to extent of the .
Railroad. 'The
'Jacksen, and
is na chance to
Humboldt,;
accounts_ vier()
cotton, end the
`were ljariled
3om e
Yet knowil!
~ ' ooy
~ry y ~
j~~~ ~V
,~ o y F ,p~a~~
Acknowledgement.—The - undersigned acknow
ledges 'the receipt of the following contributions to
the Freedmen *.Mission:—From Friends in Trenton,
$2.50 ; do. in Philadelphia, $B.OO ; John Gullifer,
Philadelphia, $20.00; Coll. in Commissioner's Hall,
Philadelphia; $2 . 1.00 ; total $51.50. '
•;.' '.• • • •-• ' L. •C. LocacwooD.:' •
•
Resoldlle - church.—ON 1316 PEPiNEITLIVINIA.
Ramtpeo, Seventeen miles from the City. _The ; Ser
vices connected with the Dedication of thc;itisereville
Presbyterian church, will be held on TuesdaY
noon, Dec. aOtb,'at 2} o'clock. Rev. Thomas Brairi
•erd, D.D. ' of Philadelphia, will' preach the Sermon''
and other Ministers will be_ present and take part
the exereises. The .Public" are cordially invitid to
attend. The' .cars will leave the: elation; corner . of
Eighteenth and Market streets, at 14 P.M:, return
ing, reach the city at, 7 P.M. Tickets, half-fare.
The Presbytery ! of Ontario wi ll hold their
next Annual meeting. in. East Eloomfield, on the Firot .
Tuesday in January next,,(6ih) at 4 o'clock,' P.M. '
Records of the Churches and Statistical Reports
should Oleo be,presented. • . t . Joni BARNARD, •. 1 . ,
declB.3t • . Statcd Clerk '
Notice. The ` Annual Meeting of the LriBRARt
IND I:tumorous Aisooi:triex will be held'in dui:l l mi- •
byterian House,. op 'the' First •Tuesdayt of-jiurriaiisr
next, (the 6th), at 7,} o'clock ; P.M., to : elect :Threw
members of the. Executive Committee, and to tran
sact any business that may be brought before the
Body..' • S. T. BODINE,
d6,tf • • -. • . . President.
Manz eld-s Pul_
peps atory says dint most of the
Sarsaparilla•cifthe.Shops i s inert and worthless., Dr.
Ayer in "his' writings on this drug states that not only
is it inert as found in the shops, 'brit so.also are moat
of the preparations from it, or bearing name. He
shows, however, that this fact arises from the use•cif,
Worthless varieties or unskillful ',reparations by in=
competent men ; that'the true Medicinal SaisaParilla.
(Sarsa Smilax off.) of the tropics, iiherifreshly•gatti-,
ered brid, is one of the most, effectual altera-,..
tires we possess. Combined, with other substances of
great alterative power, like lodine, Stillingie Dock,
etc., it makes Ayer's. CoMp. Eat. of Sarsp., which we
have reason to believe is one of•the most efectual re
medies for humors, skin diseases, and-for INrifyirtg
the 'blood, Whict, has ever yet been' found hy,any_body...
-Altwoon•(Me) MEnconv. • • ••: • .
, Imptirtibit Facts: -- Constant,' 'Writing for six
months dime cheaper our •Gold Pens than with
steel ; therefore, it is economy to use Gold Pens.
The Gold Pen remains unchanged by years Of cola,
tiniiea Use; while the. Steel Pen is ever changing by
corrosion and wear ; therefore r perfect uniformity of
-writing', is obtained only by the use of the Gold Pen.
The Gold Ten is always ready and reliable, while '
the Steel Pen must be often condemned and anew "
one selected ; therefore, in the. use of the Gold Pen
there is great saAring - of time. • ' . •
is
-• Gold• capable of receiving - any..degree of ibt..4l-
oity,.so that the Gold Pen is exactly adapted to the
hand of the writer ; therefore, the nerves of the
hand and arm are not injured, ais known to. be the
case by' the use of Steel:Pens: '
- See • if;The Pen is mightier than the Sivoid," in
Another column. , , mar2o 6ra
a .. .4g . i0.v - I-i..#t . '1....i......,)011:.:*,,
B.i 8.. • •R . • .1) a• I D E
0 .11' `G•
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unatiozi)
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-FOREIGN. AND .201:E8/10 HARDWARE,
cutl er y ; Tool; Looking Enemies, ete.,
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(Opposite the Mai:that, Wait Side;]; Philadelphia.
The American.Sulday-School Union
AYE provide 4 their ustial beautiful Una bountiful
H
stock of
Booka for the Holiday Beason,
in every variety of size, style . , anti:price. ,
• Catalogues' araishedtratuttoadylicatiOit to
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' Superior Crackers, Pilot and Ship Bread,
Soda, Sugar and Wine Biscuits, Pic-IVIO, 'Jun
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• • A.PEE'S, .SCOTCH AND OiSER. CAKES..
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Orders promptly filled deelBly:
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- CIA.MILIES shout putting on MOURNING,'
l will o.nd it 'to their advantage- to examine,
our stock befurp purehasing elsewhere.
tr,llour7 : 4 l 311157WTY alway ,Ready.
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& MYERS .
No;. 2,6 Chestnut 3tkpet..
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0 FE"
for sale assortment.of best, FAMILY
GROCERIES, including a supply, of,,N * w
FuUITS. Faogit GUotrup, Si . lous, etc; Suitableferihs sea
son. 4ttention pc!id to TEASMiieh Sold
of better quality for the 'irks than can , be usually
oared. . • d •
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TIE PO SI TO.RY OF T. 11.8 PF,TWLV.4.N.TA
BIBLIi SOCIETY, N....W! pam . WAIIIIT
rSEYENTS intEirS,'VU:mibEL'iurk '
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published:by the
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v .
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. ,
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deOll,Btr , .Depositary,
,NOS.- 1 and 3'NORTH SIXTH STREET. t
,{Fiist above gaiket'stieetl} , ' • = • '
J R R:,
'SUCCESSOR TO
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dENLTEACEI47O. FITRNISHINq 000DS,
CIONSISTING OF
WRAPPEICS,
SILK UNDERSHIRTS,
MERINO UNDERSHIRTS,
, .
MERINO- PANTS,
f ilNEbil AND SILK RDEES
NECE-TIESq STOCKS,
HOSIERY: GLOVES,
. .
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..SUSPENDERS -ETC ETC
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Shirts and Dimmers.
Improved PATTERN SHIRTS, warranted to fit and
g:iteisatisfhotion.
Ccasintere'iind Flannel Over Sh . iits
in great variety.
eharantetof ihiS•Old Established House
is fully. sustained. „ tf
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weltand widely known, to need, a recital, and
the public can rest satisfied that no effort of science
and skill shall bb licking; to. render thi& Amu article
-equal to the-wants of -the ,X.nssioor Qrders
Addressed to, JOSEPH F. HOVER, Manufactu
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-Qr io: any Part of the Country:
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No 818 Chestnut street, - heloi; Fourth, Phila.
;404 A (NeiFt-dpor fo Acluuts'..Exßreus
.OfFee).,
The Western Stove and Tinware
Depot
PRESTON & MAHOOD,
1718 MARKET STREET PHILADELPHIA.
Manufacturers and Dealers in all kinds of
Stoves, Tinware, Hollow-ware and Helme
r, Xtepiaig Articles in-General.
WE keep on hand an assortment of the most Im-
Y _proved,Patterns such asSilver's Gas Burn
ers for a
Parlor, Store, nd:Office'use, and 'a variety of
patterns for Halls >and Bat-room. We also have 'a
large stock of Gas 7 buraing Cooking Stoves, with all
the latest improvements. Heater and Range work
attended to. • All kinds of repairing promptly atten
ded to. PRESTON & HOOD, ,
n 27 6m 1718. Market street, Philadelphia.
rpHE. present Terms of Sale," of the Presbl terian
Board 'of Publication", will be diicontinued at the
close of the "jeer - 1862. '
After January Ist,•1868, nd iliscoutt from the Ca
talogue Brices will, be allowed except to, Bookselleig,
to whom the Board is prepares offer liberal induce
ments' ,to Ministers, including their Families, and
`TheologicaFStudents; to whim 20 per cent, will be
given on purchases :for.theiy, own rise only. For fur
,tbes information s please address , SARGENT )
Phila. Nov. 1862', [n27 at] (Business Coirespondent.-
TWELVE DOLLAR
•
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Bound with, Cloth - Bodes,. Letterin:qs,
, xn a:Bax, .Catalogies;for
- ,T*ol.ve Do4ars.
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—are now prebend to supply a cheap Sabbath-Schaol
Library. The Set contains bOoks frOm 86 to 298
pages, bound unifornily, with muslin backs and paper
.aides, lettered in gilt, and numberelli. from 1 to 100.
Sixteen. Catalogues are'funtiSheil with each tibrin . y,
which ,is packed in a box, "suitable for d'Case in
Schools, not already supphed..Catalogues will be fur
nishe by applApg to WINTHROP.SARGENT„
n 27 6t . Business Correspend.ent.
Pennsylvani.a,
T WEST . CHESTER',
'(For Boarders Only) •
rprn Institution, which has" had emoit auspicious
opening,providesi , as required by its charter; a
P.rithary School, and. Collegiate, ,Scientific and :Mill
;Lary Departments of study, under the conduct of tried
and eonipetent - rofessore. Military system, order,
'and Precision are constantly obseryed.
A•gradiate. of the llinited.States Military Academy,
of high-class Standing a - nd large military experience,
devotes exclusive 'attention to the Mathematics,
Erigiiieering, and Military brariches. •
t • A biatte7 of six, brass.guns f lurnished bythe State,
is used in field practice.
The moral and religious traxning.and personal ha
Cadets are carefully attended
in 27 .3m Con. THEO.. HIATT, Tres.: P. - 21. A.
MEM
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0 - Watchmaker ankiewciert.'
, z\. f ),"?` - . .., Xo. 836 VINE STREET,
(Nnar Ninth) ' . r PECUADELPIEL
M. kinder 7of!rimapieees repaired, and warranted.
Ansnsaartmentrof Spada:ales on hand. n 2037
d(4l
LIA.MitiES ed with,tilebest I.;NHIGH and
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0611 . E e,r+lBlB Mt. Vernon str.aet t .will• be2741.0Y
attended t?.[n2O'Con AfiLLER.k gold - INS..
.• • •
•' • HENRY' O. BLAIR'S;
PRESCRIPTIO - N . '
da FILMITIZ r , MEDNINE STORE,
•
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_ - (E5t:a:M.41101829.)
. . .
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promptly execnied, matter how small. 'PhYsi
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paragons.. jnl2 tf
MBE
U „ ,
OAL I. ,COAL I- 1 -TO FANITZES AND MA.
NUFIDTIIVERS.— , Bug your. • Coal of A. S.
DOTTERtgBO4 -!BROAD street, above •Ir•INE, who
Irdtps the Vest, brands of Schuylkill and Lehigh Coal.
'For family use, buy the celebrated East Franklin, for
which he ra side agent. ' nov6 6in
• -N.8.-=-Dealers willplease leave orders,„with '
•
CAMP SONGS.—NEW EDITION, ENLARGED.
c . 4 O.ANT , solms
,i s
, a collection of NATICNAL,
.SENTIMENTAL - .AXO SOCIAL SONGS,
to many of which the music it attached,. designed to
relieve the•dull monotony of the Soldier's e, and,
lighten the hours of the . long and weary march. To
do this nothing has been 'found to Nualunisie,and no
collection can excel' eathp Songs in the'nitinber and
variety; of its pieces, comprising as they•do, - gomething
for every occasion. .The "old heroes..'.? should each
have ,a copy, i and the 3.",690,V00•mcie " be well sup
plied: The price " CamP'Bbn,,as "' is 'only-Ten
Cents, on receipt of which iv copy veill - be mailed to any
•address. • - • • • . 1 , • - r 2- tf
DITSOIT & CO., ;Publishers, Boston.
W. P. 0.14 .
• •
O.IIOEITAND 171TRULTIAS, 1.626 MARKET Sr.
)0 kindi' of 800 and Shoes of my own,mana
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1- , Gmo. Shoes. Umbrellas repaired. - in a va-,
• riety of stiles, it low prices. -n27,ffim
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tisfaction. .
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NOTICE
if You Wish to . Learn Piano Playing, or
,InoreaSe Your Present gnowledge. of it,
DO NOT FAIL TO irSE
g
-
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ERIMENT AFTER. FIVE YEARS.
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Thus avoiding the dilficulty heretofore' experienced
by requiring paYment in GOLD of the interest from
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F .Coat-Length
of rack from 1 to 2
and from,2 to 3. •
Leagth 'of . Sleeve
(ivith arm Crookea)
fiom 4 , to b', au
around the most,
prclnil4e,4 part of
the'chest and waist:
State whether erect
or,stooping.•
• For Vest,--same
as "Coat:. "
'For Pants In-`
aide'
aide seam, and ant- -
_aide from hip bone, 4
around, the = na.ist
'and hip. ' good.
fit guaranteed.
Offiders'ilirdforms ready-Made, always on han d,or
Made 'td 'order' . in 'the be 4 manner, and on the most
reasonable , terms. • -Having finished many hundred
Unifprtnethe peat year for Staff, Field and Line Offi
ceri, as Welt as fo,r the Navy, we are prepared to ei
ecite 'orders iri this line 'with correctness and des
patch
, The largest and most desirable stock of Ready-
Xacle'Clothing in Philadelphia always on hand. (The
price marked in Plain figurei'Ciril all of the goods.)
A department for Boys' Clothing is alio maintained
at this. establishment ! , and superintended by experi.
enced hands. Parents and others will find here a-most
'desirable 'assortment of Boys' Clothing, a lciw prices.
Hole Agent'fo'r the PFanMus Bullet Proof Vogt."
CHARLES STORES;.Proprietor.
E. 7TAYLOR,' PrincipaliSalesman. ,ul3 tf
Sacramental. - -;S?E,
E
, -
A .Pure "and' , rife
Undclulter' : ate d ""
'Especially; Suited for Comninnion Purposes.
For sale:hi. STAHL & sMILLRR,
8;1E. corner Tenth and _Arch atreet.4,
deo26th ly . Philadelphia.
' '
•,
TAR ATTENTION
OF MINISTERS' , AND LAYMEN ,
is requested tothe fact that we have published
,
TH E .NEW DIGEST.
IN A. HANDSOME
OCTAVO VOLUME OF 33 3,FAGES.
*3 volume forms
A 0:11113 1 1,741% XIISTPXY
bf allthe ACTS AND TESTIMONIES - of our
~ •
GE.N. ZRAtii .AASESIBItY,
including those - of Alm Original SYNOD,
which, previ
ous to the formation. 'of the. Oeneral Assembly, was
the highest Judicatory of.pro'Presbiterian Church.
THE DIGEST is so arranged - and indexed as to
afford every convenience for : reference. Our minis
ters aadlaymen-should ownn it. It has been, prepared
for them ,with great...labor . , and -should be in their
hands. Nowhere else can they get the information
here ;reduced' t 6 order. • '
• -
- - -- • $ 3 .00-
.
Sent:by.nrail, post-paid,for thin price. Order from
PRESBYTER] . AN PUBLICATION' COMMITTEE,
;,No.-133.4 Chestnut.street,,Philadelphia.
- For sale by A. D. F. -RANDOLPH, New York; Nyp..
Scorr, Cincinnati ; 1)-TXL - Tditi.rxsos, "Chicago. ' •
,Sarrifitvidorits, Teachers, and Com
mittees
A BOUT making aelsctions for Sabbath-School Li
.
brines,lehould send for the SELECT DESCRIk•
TINE . CATALOGUtof
• tr. GARRIGUES & CO.
148 South Fourth street,
• • .Ihlailelphia, Pennia.
The catidogue - will be sent free on application,
july 1y•
THOSE interesting CARD PHOTOGRAPHS are
made in great quantity; and ,of superior quality,
REIMER'S GA:LLEItY,
Second street, alias% Oraeu.
"dn2
BEM