BEDFORD GAZETTE. -BEDFORD, l'a- FRIDJiV ::::::::: NOV, 22, IS6I B.F.Meyers, Editor & Proprietor. New Terms. All Orphans' Court printing including Administra tor's and Executor's notices, a!! Auditor's Notices, Protbonotary's printing, occasional advertisements, ifc., must hereafter be paid for in advance. Executors and Administrators owing us at pres ent will please come forward and settle. INFORMATION WANTED. If the relatives of John Adams, a cooper by trade who removed from Bedford county to Mercer coun ty , about 20 years ago, will call on the subscribers , they will hear of something to their advantage. S. H TATE, JOHN MOWER. The Cloven Foot, The organ of the Republican parly of this county —minus the Householder wing—lias an article in its last issue, which, if viewed by the Administration in the same light in which it has chosen to look upon some independent Dem ocratic newspapers , would be amply sufficient to procure the editor his boarding and lodging tor an indefinite length ol time in Fort Lafay ette. To the utter astonishment of every sen sible man in the community, the Bedford Inqui rer has come out flat-footed against " Honest Old Abe," and says that •' it was very unfortu nate" for iiirn to remove John C. Fremont, the corrupt and dishonest Abolition general ; that the removal of this gallant military mountebank, " fell like a thunderbolt on the gallant army which he raised in so incredibly a short spice of time;" and that he appears to have done more ' for the cause of the Union, in the short space of time lie has been in command than any other of our Generals." Besides, bitter articles from the N. Y. Tribune , Pittsburg Dispatch, and oth pr Abolition newspapers, savagely attacking the Administration, are copied into its columns.— Every reasonable man asks what in the name of "sense can all thi mean? The mystery is easily solved. The Inquirer is an out-and-out John Brown Aboli'ion paper and it is ready at any time to befoul the nest it made for itself, hist fall, with splinters from Lincoln's rails, if so be that the Abolition buzzard can't be allow was to be the great Abolition camel ] from the Woolly Horse of 1856) on whose back the sectionalists of the North were to be trotted ; over the Presidential race-couise to the White j House. Hence his decapitation by the " Presi dent" is so galling to such spoils-mongers ol the anti-slavery party as the clique who manage ihe Bedford Inquirer. The cloven foot is plainly visible. It wears the shoe of interest for the public good, and stock ings "knit out of pure pa triotism," as our correspondent, •' Zentyhoffen," would say ; but the split claws of lurking dev ilishness within, will, nevertheless, slightly pro trude. The Abolitionism with which we charged that paper is now plain!) discet ruble. It is so bold and undisguised that it even strikes at an Administration of its own making, because con servative counsels prevailed to remove from of fice a representative of Abolitionism. Are the Republicans of Bedford county in favor of sus taining the President, or will they follow their would-be organ and become woishippers of the fallen hero of " Grasshopper Pies" and " Mule Beef." We shall see. . PETERSON'S MAGAZINE. —We are in receipt of this excellent and very popular Lady's Mag azine for December. It is a capital number.— the title page for 1861 is a beautiful engraving —in fact, the prettiest of the kind we have ev er seen. The publisher promises great improve ment for the coming year. The work, for 1862, wiil contain 1000 pages of double column read ing matter , I t steel plates ; 12 colored fashion plates ; 12 colored patterns in Berlin work, and 800 wood engravings—proportionate!)* more than any other periodica! gives. The stones and novelets will be by the best writeis. In 186*2, four original copyright novels will be given. The price of " Peterson," is but|s2.oo per annum, a dollar less than that of other mag azines. To clubs it will be furnished at the rate of 3 copies for $5.00, 5 for $7.50, or 8 for $lO. To every person getting up a club, the publish er Til! send an extra copy gratis as a premium. V. ressC. J. PETERSON, 306 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. DEATH OF CORNELIUS Devore, ESQ. —Our readers will be pained at the announcement of the death of this highly esteemed and excel lent citizen. A good and useful man has pass ed from our midst, and we mourn as those who have lost a true and steadfast friend. Mr. De vore was a generous, noble hearted man. strong and devoted in his friendships, losing and kind in his lamily relations, upright and straight forward in his dealings, liberal in his Jiospitaii and open-handed in his benefactions to the poor and distressed. He lived a frugal, simple, unobtrusive life, respected and beloved by all who knew him thoroughly. Alter life's fit ful fever, may bis rest be that of the peaceful and blessed. HON. F. M. KIMMELL. —The session of Court, just ended, finishes the official term of His Hon or, Judge Kimmell. We shall iniss very much ihe rotund form and jolly countenance of the Judge in his old place on the bench, as well as ! his legal lore and the able manner in which he I administered the duties of his office. During his tetrn of office, Judge Kimmell has made many warm friends tfiroughout the district, and has become specially celebrated for quickness i and action in the trial of causes. Our best wishes go with him in his retirement. A Hoax. —The battle reported to have taken: ' place at Pikeville, Ky.. in which it was repre sented that 1000 rebels had been killed and 4-000 taken prisoners, and concerning which we expressed some doubt in our last, turns out to be a hoax. It was not —but a tH a-whopper. PENNSYLVANIA Senom, JOURNAL. — We have received the back no obers of this work, from July to December, for which the Editor will j.hox ■ accept our thanks We are so delighted with the numbers before us, that we will not be without the Journal, hereafter, if we can help it. Every teacher who has the interests of his calling at heart, should be a subscriber to this "organ of the School Department." It is conducted with great ability, and every 4r| 'icle in it contains som* matter of interest t|> the friends of education. Its contents are, rigina! Articles by the Editor; Hame Eveati, giving ai> account of'meetings and literary in stitutions of. each county; Jottings from the Journals; -Book Nqtices, Official conducted by the State Superintendent; O.igi nal communications from I admg teachers and educators throughout the Slate; Lectures and Addresses, etc. Address T. H. Burrowes, Lan caster, Pa. f Local and Miscellaneous, i p . .. .The Douglas mooument at Chicago sslto cost about one hundred and fifty thousand dol lars. ....To telegraph to California, for ten words or under, $6 35 is charged, and 52 cents for each additonal word. ... .As an important improvement upoo the barbarous word "tel?giam," the more expressive one of "tell-a-whopper" has been suggested. ....Why do women like stays? Because they feel so-faced by them. [Boston Post.. Also, perhaps, because stays make less waist (waste) in the family. [Prov. Post. ....Court is in session during the present week , and our town wa£ pretty full of people for a few days. A number oi important trials came off*. . .. .The A lleghany mountain has been cov ered with snow for some days past. The con sequences are cold nights and an increased de mand foi hed-CQVera and atoad rhnnnurt ... .The Kimmell supper at the Bedford Ho tel, on Wednesday evening last, was gotten up in Col. Hafer'a best style. Hafer is " a host in himself.*' . .. .Lieut. Gen. Scott sailed for Europe on Saturday week in the Arago. He was accom panied bv Col. H. L. Scott, his sou-iu-law, and family, Thnrlow Weed, Col. John Winthrop, W. H. Appleton and other noted persons. ....Oar subscribers at Ray's Hill, St.- Clairsville, Dry Ridge and Schelisborg, com plain that they do not receive the Gazette. We mad the packages regularly. Who is blamable? ... .A little child of David Dibert, of Red ford township, was burned to death a few days ago, by its clothes taking fire, it is supposed, from some matches with which the lit tie unfortunate was playing. ....OFF TO THE WARS. —A fine-looking hand of men, under Capt. D. W. Mullin, left this place for Camp Curtin, on Tuesday last. They hail principally from the Western end of the county. Success to our gallant young Captain and his brave soldiers! . .. .IT WILL WELL FAY any one who has a taste for the beautiful in ART, or the useful in SCIENCE, to send 25 cents in stamps to the IRON CITY COLLEGE of Pittsburg, Pa., now the most distinguished Commercial School in the Union, for specimens of their magnificent Penmanship, the beautiful Engraving of the College Buildings, and their large Catalogue. Try it, and see if it does not pay, ... .A queer state of affairs—things in Mis souri. The Federal troops, having taken Springfield after a fierce and bloody struggle, are now on the retreat from that place toward : St. L mis. The strangest part of this business, t is, that the enemy are not within fifty miles of Springfield, and they will only return to that place when our troops have evacuated it. ... .We learn from the Harrisburg Patriot and Union that Col. Powers' Zouaves, to which Capt. Ryce's company, of this placp, is attached and Col. White's Regiment, in which are Capt. Lyons' and Capt. Filler's Companies, both from this county, have left for South Carolina. . May they he soon successful in bruising the head of that old snake thai coils so defiantly i about 'he Palmetto Tree on the flag of South Carolina. ....Our subscribers in the country com plain very much in regard to the non-receipt iof their papers. We can assure them that wre mail the Gazette regularly to their address,and we believe ihat the Postmasleg at this place ■ forwards our packages punctually. But there must be a "screw loose" somewhere among the P. M's, and we are determined to find out where it is. We shall not hesitate a moment to report to the Department any wilful mis conduct or careless negligence ... .The Greensburg Republuxui is perfect ly welcome to our editorials, and may apprcy priate them to its own iue without the erasure of a single letter, nor need it follow the vulgar fashin of giving the "usual credit." Under the circumstances, however, it might not be asking 100 much of our fri*nd Graham to re quest him to place our name at the fmad of his paper, as Assistant Editor, whenever he copies an editorial from the Gazette without credit. . .. .With the present session of Court, the official term of Judge Sntvelv expires. He has made an excellent Associate. He will be suc ceeded by Gen. Jas. Burns, who will fill tiie of ficp, we doubt not, with great credit. ... .The Union School will open on Monday next, under the supervision of Prof. J. W. Dickerson, Principal. ... .Our coi respondent, "Z*mtyhoffen," rais ed quite a Dreeze by bis cummunicati Q of last yeet-k. He desires us to assure his readers, that vihen he talks about fat people be does not mean ones, and when h speaks of the " Confed eracy of Spnnklesbtirg," he refers neither to The Mills," nor Borough of Bedford. MUSTER ROLL OF CAPT. WISH ARTS COMPANY, composed ot volunteers Irotn Bedfotd, Fu!too 4 Huntingdon, and Franklin counties, now in Stumbaugh's Regiment stationed in Kentucky, Captain —H. S. VVisliart Ist Lieut. —Jacob West 2nd " —Jatn°( Wishart Ist Sergeant—J. W. Johnson 2nd " J. S. McDowell) 3rd " Christian Burkholder 4th " Daniel Manspeaker 3th " J. W. Skinner Ist Corporal — Cooper 2nd " Wilbur F. Sharrer 3rd " Ezra Iz**r 4th " Emanuel Rinard 3th " Wm. H. Willed 6th '' Geo. W. Butts 7th " Jonathan Horton Bth *' Hubert S. Kerr v Qr. Master K. A. Xloore Musician, Geo. Biglev " Joseph Veilis PRIVATES, [Alexander James IM. Lightner Jdm A Her Jacob Ltppenc <r.>'.J<sr:n-s Antrim Samuel McE!w Thomas E. ' Angermiller Henry M< Fl.vee Jsn-s, Barton Asa Mi La ugh In David N- Bayies Samuel F. .'•■!> **in liny Farnett Robert W. M )*i .1 i'iio A. Beck Samuel M i<-r ' -nistian Beck Hcz-kiah Mni.it, k tuff John Biven William M uii.tam Richard Bigger S. Murry EI ward s Bowman John VV. Nonti Conrad Brown Jeremiah Norris Harrison Brown Jolrtl O'Neal Job Bricker Daniel Ramsey Samuel S. Butts Henry A. Reneberger John Buzzard Daniel S. Rooinson Calvin Childers Randle Ross Jacob Davis Daniel C. Short Michael Doll Jacob K. Sherornam Ph-tin Fraker Jofin W. SaldkeTd James Ffaker Jacob Sill hammer George i Fisher Joseph Sis Joseph Decker Isaiah Snow Wm. J. Green Joho Snow Andrew J Giffin Peter Stoller Isaac Heavner George Seiberl Luther Horlon Milton M. StClair Samuel Houser George YV. StClair Martin Hockensmith Wm. H. Sullivan Timthy Hassenstop John Vellis Jeremia^t Hill YY'illiam Winters j Keybaugh John Woodcock /Wsi. L. 1 j Ketfer Barnard Woy George ] Kerlin Cyrus C. Public Entertainment to Judge Kimmell. Th members ol the* Bedford Bar and some of the numerous personal friends of Judge Kim mell, deeming it proper that the occasion of his retirement from the Bench, should be madt? an opportunity for expressing their appreciation of his merits as a judge and his qualities as a inan, invited His Honor to a public entertainment. The invitation having been accepted by Judge Kimmell, the entertainment came off at the Fed ford Hotel,on Wednesday evening, Nov. 20th. The cloth having been removed, on motion, Hon. Alex. King was chosen Chairman and* Col. J.YV. Tate acted as Secretary. Maj. S. H. Tate then arose and stated that it was deemed appropriate that resolutions expressive of the es teem in 'which fudge Kimmell was held hv those assembled should be passed by the meeting. The following were then presented by B. F. Meyers and unanimously adopted: Resolved , That in the retirement from the bench, of bis Honor, Judge Kimtnell, the Ju- j diciary of our Commonwealth loses a brilliant ! ornament and our judicial district, an upright 1 capable and worthy Judge. Resolved, That during the past ten years, i Judge Kimmell has discharged the arduous and responsible duties of his office, riot only with i great credit to himself, but with strict fidelity to the legal rights and the common good of the i people of our county. Resolved , That whilst we part regretfully < with Judge Kimmell as the presiding officer of, our Courts, we bid him farewell with the hope that in his retirement from the Bench Ins life, may be as peaceful and happy as his administra tion of his office has been just and honorable. Speeches were made by Messrs. Mower, King, Russell, Forward, Spang, Hall, Palmer, and Col. Tate, approving the resolutions. On motion, Resolved, that the proceedings be published in the county papers, and that the press of the district be respectfully reques ted to copy them. ALEX. KING, J. W. TATE, Pres't. Sec'y. RATHM&U BAD PRACTICE.—A traveler stop ped at a fjjvern, and was much taken with the landlady, a neat, pretty and agreeable qua keress. When about to depart, he declared be could not go without a kiss. The pretty quaker ess blushed, as she replied with a great circum spection: "Friend, thee must not do so impudent a thing." "By heavens I will !" exclaimed the traveler. "Well as thee has sworn, I will not be the cause of breaking thine oath, naively answered the blushing landlady, "but thee must Dot make a practice of it Letter from Illlsßoari. following interesting letter from a worthy afi.l Intelligent yosng gentleman formerly of this ' cfunty, should have appeared in our columns at an 1 earlier day. It will richly repay perusal. Cniu.icoTrtß, Mo., Sept. 23d, ISGI. DEAR.PARENTS: Once more I am permitted lo take my pen and write you a few lines, some thing a few days since I hardly expected. YVe had quite a serions trip the last week. I may asjwell eivp you the particulars. We were! at Macon City when I received your letter, f iiad i but l ime to answer Eliza's and we were order ed away again. On last Sunday morning we were ordered on the cars as far as Cameron, thirty-five miles this side of " St. Jo." There | we trot off the cars and got dinner and breakfast i together, after which we started on a march | South. It commenced raining after we got off [ the cars, and continued nearly all afternoon.— We all got as wet as could he. YVe marched ten miles and then put up in an open field.— We were very glad to stop any where. YVe got plenty ol hay to iie upon, so we did well. The next morning we started again and march ed some twenty miles. On the third morning sve started about two o'clock and arrived at Lib erty about six o'clock. Liberty is a pretty good sized town, very wealthy and secession to a man. There we learned that three thousand Of the enemy had passed through the evening .br fore. We sent out our scouts and were m | firmed they were cossing the Missouri River with a largo amount ol stoies taken at " St. Jo." We held a position above town on a lid!, with a good view ol the surrounding country. More of our scouts coming in fold us the Kansas boys were engaged with them and wanted us to re inforce them. YVe immediately started on quick time, and marched threp miles, then hailed and rested for we were nearly all worn out, having been on a forced march for the last six weeks. YVe rested and got a drink of water; then our company and one other were sent in front as right and left skirmishers. YVe were on the' left and company J were on the right. YVe marched through the Missouri bottom where j J the bushes and under brush was so thick we j could not see a man ten feel from us. We had j only marched about I mile, when our Captain i spoke to the Colonel and said he thought he | heard orders given by the enemy. The Colo- | oel thought not, and continued on. YVe had ; not gone ten yards when we were fired upon i from a concealed enemy. YVe immediately fell | down and concealed ourseives. The battle then j j commenced. YVe had but one piece of Artil-i ; iery, which was immediately put in a position ' ' and fired twice, when the horses were killed, [ j also the cannonier and two of his men. YVe i got onlso close that their old shot guns took tre- ; | rnendous eflVct on our men. Y\ 7 e fought them | One hour and forty minutes. YVe were corn- i jtjjletely taken in, but our boys fought like tigers. | There were only five hundred of our men and jpnly half ot them engaged, as those in the rear j ion Id {not get up. YVe fought four thousand. Jour hundred of the pnemy. YVe never expect ed to get out alive and we determined to fight ! to the last. They were in a position to cut us 1 to pieces. They had us all in the road and ; were flanking us on three sides, intending to surround us, but our Major saw the movement j #nd stationed some of our men on our right, they j > tired into them, killed their leader and caused j •thV w \ us to fall back and gain a new position. We 1 .did so, hauling our cannon with us by hand a mid an incessant shower of bullets and grape. , YV e retreated tr tolerable order and as the}' came Tup we poured into them a heavy fire which ]rnade them retreat for good. I was in the hot ifljrst of the engagement but did not recieve a jjecratch. Our men were a good deal cut up.— V\ e lost eighty six, killed wounded and missing | including home guards. Only eight or nine of lour regiment were killed, about sixty-eight I wounded. None of our company were killed, i eight were wounded, five seriously, hut all will i [recover with care. At least half of our oifkers ' fwere wounded. Our Second Lieut, was shot through the arm, our Captain had five holes shot [ through bis clothes. YVe left ail our dead and I nine of our wounded on the field. The enemy ' I took our wounded prisoners, and took them a- i | cross the river. We killed and wounded one 1 hundred arid seventy-two of the enemy, over (one hundred were killed. They had so many I of their own to attend to, that they sent us word ito go and get our wounded. We did so. YVe I-YVe also got our dead. It was said to be the 1 hottest battle considering the number engaged ' that has been fought in this State. I got four | shots at them—those were the only times I "could get a sight of the enemy. YVe secured a large college for a Hospital and carried our wounded to it. I never saw such a sight ; it was wonderful how the poor fellows bore up under their afflictions. It was a sight to stir up the hardest heart. YVe were compelled to leave our severest wounded there and tuarch towards " St. Jo." We got to Piattsburg, when we re ceived a message from Gen. Sturgis, who was at Liberty, and wanted our men to go back ; al so the Illinois 16th, who were nine miles west of us. The Col. chose out ail who were woun ded and sick, and sent them back to camp, and took the rest to Liberty. I was not well the day of the battle but would go and consequent ly was completely used up. I have been un well ever since. We arrived at Cameron on Saturday night, and remained all night. Yes terday morning we came on to this place where we stopped for a few minutes and found a lot of home guards stationed here, among them a lot of my old friends of Knoxville. They would would have me get off and stay with them all night. * * • Who Is the Next Governor? Ferguson aad Hirvty Meek and Meek!— D emocratic Gain in One Year Twenty Thousand. Returns from counties containing four-fifths of the entire vote of Ihe State of Wisconsin, leave the result of the election yet in doubt as to all the candidates upon the genera! ticket. A careful estimate of the vote of twenty-six counties as exhibited in our table this morniog, give Ferguson, Democrat, for Governor, a ma jority over Harvey of more than 500. In the same counties two years ago, Randall's majority was 2,149 —making a democratic gain thus far of between 2,600 and 2,700. In the remain ing counties, Randall received a majority of less than 1,300. Should the returns from the bal ance of the State continue of the same charac ter as those already received, nothing but the official canvass will definitely decide the ques tion. YVe are still of the opinion that the De mocratic candidates for Lieutenant Governor, Bank Comptroller, and State Prison Commis sioner, are elected by small majorities, and that the Democrats will have a small majority in the Assembly. But of this matter no man ran now definitely judge. In any event it is quite certain that the De mocracy of Wisconsin have gained since last vear in the vicinity of '20,000 votes, and have an even chance for a majority in the Assembly. MHwaukie Sentinel. LITEST WAR NEWS. FROM MISSOURI. SI'RINJFIEI.D, M.J., Nov. 13. Since the departure ot Gt*n. Hunter's, Pope's and Sturgis'divisions of the army, on Saturday last, for St. Louis, via Warsaw, nothing ol inter est has transpired here. Generals Sigel's and Asboth's divisions have returned from their position south of here, which was merely a feint to protect our with drawal, and will march for St. Louis via Rolla in a day or two. Springfield will be entirely evacuated, and large numbers of the Union men of the city and aunoutnling country have left and will continue to leave with the army, not being willing to risk their lives in the hands of the rebels. fiterlmg Price began to mave with hrs army, 27,000 men and twenty-five pieces of artillery, on Saturday morning, towards Pioeville, Mc- Donald county, ?n the extreme south western corner of the state. Ben. McCuiloch broke up his camp on Fiiday night, and the nest day his army was marching toward Perryvilie, Carroll county, Arkansas. A man recently a prisoner in a rebel camp, says that Price designs to go into winter quar ters at Cross Hollow, Washington county, Ar kansas—that ail his rebels who wish to go home havp already returned, and that those now with him intend to figiil outside of Missouri. FROM THE UPPER POTOMAC. Poi\'T OF ROCK*, NOV. 13. A skirmish occurred in Loudon county, Va. opposite this point yesterday. Col. Gear" had received information of an attempt of the reb els to erect fortifications in that neighborhood. H? crossed the river with Capt. Chapman and twenty-five picked men of the Twenty-eighth regiment of Pennsylvania volunteers, ami re connoitred the vicinity. He discovi red a force of tiie rebels upon whom he quietly closed, and surprised them with a volley ol shot. After filing two or three volleys the rebels were rout ed, leaving three men and one hotse dead upon the field. FROM GEN. STONE'S COMMAND. WASHINGTON, NOV. 15. A letter dated to-day at the camp at Muddy Branch, says that the rebel pickets have been visible for several nights past opposite th track lying between the Seneca and Muddy Branch, but the rebels are not to be seen during the day. It is believed that there are no strong bodies nearer than Leesburg. Every thing was quiet along G>-n. Stone's command yesterday and last nighi. The river pickets of the two contending armies have ap parently abated the bitter feeling aroused bv the Ball's Bluff affair, .and hold agreeable con versation with one another across the river. No leaden compliments have been exchanged for some time past. FROM PORT ROYAL, S. C. NEW YORK, Nov. 15. The steamer Coalzacoalcos arrived at mid night, and brings Port Royal dates to Ihe 11th. n was rumored at Fort Walker that the Federal pickets on the opposite side of the Island had been attacked by the rebels, and reinforcements were sent oot from the fort. The Federal troops were to fake formal pos session of Beaufort on Thursday'the 14-th. The Coatzacoalco6 passed th*> gunboats M n --tice2lo and Connecticut, on the 13th, off Fry m** Pan shoals, bound south. The French gunboat Catinet has arrived here FROM NEW YORK. NEW YORK, NOV. 13. Senator Gwin, Calhoun Benham and J. Brent, who were arrested by Gen. Sumner, have been released on parole not to leave the country with out permission ot the Government. The ships Lydia aod John Cotlele were seiz ed to-day as rebel property. The steamship Edinburg brought a small quantity of arms, and her manifest shows an immense quantity of blankets and army cloth ing. A letter from Hilton Head, of the 11th, states that the entire Fresnel lightning appara tus, formerly used in the Hunting Island and Martin's Industry lighthouses, was discovered in excellent condition in the ars *n,il at Beaufort. They were taken aboard the Wabash, aDd will be placed in their old positions. Rebel Accounts of Affairs at and around Port Royal, 8 C. BALTIMORE, Nov. 15. By the Old Point boat, Charleston papers of the 12th inst. have been received. The follow ing are among their contents: Gen. Lee is making extensive preparations to defend Beaufort, which place has not been oc cupied by Gen. Sherman. The negroes are en gaged in removing the cotton and other proper ty. Two Yankee guuboats are aground near the village. The Charleston Courier stales that there is very little cot'on stored at or near Beaufort.— Messrs. Pope and Bayard, who reside on Hilton Island, set fire to every building on their prem ises, and also their crops, leaving a mass ot ru ins behind them. The guns of the Lady Davis and the Huntress have been placed in battery at Port Royal ferry, under command of Col. Dono vant, where a stand will be made. A large number of families nave left Savannah for the up-country. On Saturday last, according to Charleston papers, there were no signs of Gen. Sherman taking possessiou ol Beaufort. The Rutledge mounted riflemen started for Beaufort on Sunday morning, and also a detach ment of additional mounted riflemen of Col. Clingman s North Carolina regiment was on the way. T he Charleston Mercury Condemned the man ner in which the Confederates have neglected to prepare for the emergency. Two MORE GREAT EXPEDITIONS.—A corres pondent of R Boston paper says—we know not no what evidence—that the United Slates Gov ernment is fitting out two more expeditions a gainet the shores and strongholds ot the rebels. Botn the ships and men are to be dispatched as soon as possible. One ot these new expeditions is to be commanded by Gen Butler, and the othei by G.-n. Burnside. Thev are destined to crush out treason wherever they strike. Their destination is a profound secret, though prepa rations have been going on for some time past, and are now being more actively pressed for ward than ever. Capture of the 100 federate Ministers, .TKaMon nnd Slideil. They are Seised on a British Steamer PARTICULARS OP THE ARREST. The British. Car/tain {rivts them up under Protest. THE, Pruwrnits SENT TO New Yorte. The >'.i*am*r Adelaide, which arrived from Fortress Monroe on Saturday morning, brought us the. announrrm-'m that the United States steamship San Jacinto, Capt. WilVt-, arrived in Hampton Roads on Friday, having on hoard the Hon. John Slideil, r>{ Louisiana, and the Hon. James M. Mason, of Virginia, the Confederate Ministers to Europe, as prisoners. Lieut. Tay lor, bearer of dispatches, came up in the Ade laide, a id proceeded on to Washington, and the following from the Star, doubtless gives a cur lect account of the arrests: The Seizure of&Metsrs. Mason and Slideil. The United States steamer San Jacinto, cruis ing in the Bahama channel on the Bth*of Nov., in the forenoon, overhauled the English mail steamer Trent, and placed her under her (the Jacinto's) guns. Lieut. Fairfax was ordered on board the Tr-nt to ascertain if Messrs. Mason, Slideil, Mr Far land and Eustis were on hoard, with direction*, in case he found them there, to cause thern to be brought on board the San Jacinto. They were found there, and declined fo £<i onjbosrd !he U. 9. steamer unless force was ; used ; whereupon Lieut. Fairfax placed ht? t hand on Mason's shoulder, and with other assis ' lance, quietly took him to the "Trent's" gang way, and from thence into the San Jacinto's boat. Mr. Slideil, making a similar assertion of hi* purpose, was taken to the gangway and carried i on to the San Jacinto's boat in the same way. The rest of the party, including the females, and afl their baggage, were taken on board the bd.n!, and thence on board the ILf#. war steam er .San Jacinto, in the same way, also. Tliey were all well treated on Capt. Wilkw* ship, which immediately started for the United Slates with her important prisoner?, reaching Hampton Roads Friday morning. Capt. Wilkes sends to the N&vv Department voluminous papers on the affair, including writ ten statements concerning their capture from all the male prisoners named above. It is presumed that they will be landed at N. York, and from thence be transferred to Fort Warren, Boston harbor, their papers being for warded to the government here. The officers of the English steamer slate that they took them aboard, not knowing who they were, their destination or business. Capt. Wilkes is understood to have acted on his own responsibility. Gen. Wool has granted Slideil and .Mason permission to send open letters to their friends. The captain of the British vessel delivered UpCMegars. Slideil and Mason under a prote.it. REBEL NEWS. [From the Norfolk Daybook.] THE INVASION OF SOUTH CAROLINA. There are no tidings of special interest, says the Norfolk Day Book oi Friday, from the i"n vatier* at Port Royal. They seem to be strength ening them selves for a permanent occupation of the islands skirting the harbor of Port Royal, but have as yet made no advance in force towards the main land Our forces are vigorously Bt work establishing a line of defenses across the low country, so as to confine the operations of the enemy to as narrow a compass as practica ble. The head, quarters of General Be# and Ripley are at Coosawhatchlp. These accom pli-died olhcers are now busily engaged in loca ting and building batteries at various points, so as to piotect the railroad communication be tween Charleston and Savannah. Troops are also rapidly cancentrating to support the batteries, and our military line along the coast is already ope of exceeding strength. The Rut ledge Mounted Riflemen were sent on Sunday to Beaufort, whch is now quite desarled, except ing negroes. This fine corps is charged with the preservation of order in the unfortunate town, and will, besides, perform scenting duty. Gen. Robert E Lee left Richmond as early as ihe 7th inst, for Beaulort, S. C M and will hearufter have fu!) command in that section. A LETTER FROM BEAUFORT—THF NEGROES. The Charlestbwn Courier of Tuesday has the following teller from Bvaufort, written on Sun day, the 10th inst-aut: 1 rode to Beaufort yesterday • Two Federal gunboats were aground Fort Littleton, (some two mires beiow Beaufort,} and one was lying at anchor a short distance below. The negroes were Socking in and out of the tow+.. laden with prog. Those whom I'spokejto an swered me with civility. Ham convinced that they have been led bv the desire of attaining, without cost, those arti cles commonly so dear to them. A youno man. whose perceptions of truth were not blunted t>v fear, as he turned and rode back with me, tolu me that the first boat came ashore with a white tlag, and the negroes ran to the wharf to ser the Yankees come up to the town. I saw negroes who had been entrusted with saving their roasters' property while the latter moved their families, faithfully executing their commissions—under the circumstances, I do not consider the state of things so bad— What can one expect when planters have left entirely to themselves a |eople who have never been ac customed to perform the smallest task without a direction ? The Yankees, 1 suspect, are only feeling their way up the streams, and will not land st any place except at the point where they intend to entrench themselves, (perhaps Colleton Neck) where their frigates would find a safe road stead. CAPTURE OF FIFTY WAGONS AND FIVE HUNDRED OXEN BY THE REBELS, <s-C. KANSAS CITY, NOV. 16. A wagon master just arrived here, givino- in formation of the capture by the rebels, at three o'clcck this morning, a mile and a half from 1 Jeasant Hill, Cass county, Mo., of fifty wag ons anu five hundred oateu, which were on their way to Sedalia. VYhen the wagon mas ter escaped the yokes of the oxen were being burned and preparations were also being to burn the wagons. The teamslera were all taken prisoners. Col. Jenntson will march tiarnediatelv for Pleasant Hill. THE REPORTED BURNING OF COTTON. The Charleston Courier says: We deeiu U due to later and more accurate information to correct the reports which fir-*
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