BEDFORD GAZETTE; —BEDFOKU, Pa.— "tgs "~~r FRIDAY : : : : : DEC. 6, 18C.I 3. F. Meyers, Editor & Proprietor. View Terms. All Orphans' Court printing including Admiuistra tor'a and Executor's notices, all Auditor's Notices, Prothonotary's printing, occasional advertisements, must hereafter be paid for in advance. Executors and Administrators owing us at pres ent will please come forward and settle. Lost! —On Monday, December 2nd, in Bedford or on the road leading to the Springs, a pair of gold rimmed EYE GLASSES, fhe finder will be suitably rewarded by leaving them at this office. Meeting of Congress. The annual meeting of Congress took place on Mondav last, but we have thus lar had but meagre reports of its proceedings. We pre sume that the session will be occupied princi pally with legislation in regard to the prosecu tion of the war, and questions growing out ot events, circumstances and probabilities connect ed therewith. Doubtless, there will be but lit tle difference of opinion among members on subjects of vital importance to the nation. Con gress has become a " happy family," since the opportunity to feed at Uncle Sam s crib lias been made so free, full and general that a!l can beseived without one treading on another's corn. There is no danger that any nice little jobs of a hundred thousand, in which members are mutual stockholders, wilt be exposed to light by that body. Every thing in that iin" will be conducted on the mutual-joinl-stock company principle, and investigating commit tees wilt have conscience-keepers in those who hold the biggest hands am! longest purses.— True, there may be a little bit of a row on the Fremont case, should that, or any part of it, be brought before Congress, but we doubt whether the ketn scent of Covode, or the wonderful •elf-sacrificing honesty of John Sherman, will be very actively exercised in ferreting out the fraud and cor iption of the Abolition ex-gener al. But wl : a field wonld the speculations and pecula ons of that notorious army pirate, in all hiL nefarious operations, did not equal present or the display of the peculiar abilities of Covqde and that ilk ! Floyd, the cannon thief, Fremont in his nefarious operation,did not equal Fremont in his Government robberies in Mis souri, if Adjutant General Thomas' report oe correct. Floyd bad the color of law to cover his rheft3, but F'remout had neither color of law, civil or milita.y, nor color of anything else, except that of the negro, to extenuate his bold and unblushing thieving. Why, then,(as Floyd cannot be reached by Covode's proboscis, and Fremont can) should not the great smeiling commitlee-man turn his attention to the opera tions of the " Wooliy Horse ?" Will he now doit! The A mericau people expect it. John -should do it, by all means, if he desires to main tain his high reputation as a smeller. Should he be successful in making a damning exposi tion, bis chances for Governor would be vastly improved. Indeed, lie might possibly receive a dispatch in 1863, trom some enthusiastic disci ple, in grammar as well as in the science of smelling, in such ejaculalory phraseology, as, " Glory to God ! Covode are elected !" But we caunot hope lor Covode under the present Administration, and, we cannot hope much lor the present Congress. Nevertheless, let us be patient. Gen. Sherman. There is quite a storm of wrath blow ing through the columns of the 'Republican'jour nals, against the gallant Gen. Sherman, who, in conjunction with the brave Dupont, re planted the stars and stripes upon the soil of South Carolina. Gen Sherman is oce of the best officers in the service, aod on many a gory battle-field has proved his courage and skill and his fidelity to his country's cause. The life-long disunjoias's who are hounding him now, can say nothing against his military prowess, nor dare they attempt to impeach his faithfulness to the Union and the Gag under which he has fought from his youth. Hut be cause, after the capture of Fort Royal, lie is sued a proclemation to the people of South Carolina, assuring them of protection to their fives nnd property, if they returned to their allegiance to the Union, he is denounced and condemned by these incorrigible fanatics. Their idea of a Union general is that he must be another Attila, and that he must lay waste with fire and sword, and plunder like the veriest Vandal that ever drew bow in the dark ages. Shame upon such patriotism as theirs ! Coc, CHARLES J. BIDDLE.—WE publish an able letter from this distinguished Democrat and soldier, in to-day's issue. Col. Biddle com manded the Ist Remanent, P. which marched through this place lastsummer. IAT HOGS.——John NelsoD killed a hog a few weeks ago that weighed 562 lbs., and twp oth. rs each weighing 455; Sher.fF Cessna, one 422 lbs.; I. .Mengel, jr., one 418J lbs.; S. Shuck cne 411 lbs.; Maj. Rupp, one 410 lbs.; Dr. Har ry, one 410 lbs. Pretty good porkers these ' Local and Miscellaneous. . .. .Very scarce—locals and money. . .. .Gratified—the boys who wanted ice. ....Plenty about here —refrigerated na sal appendages. . .. ."Piiunny"—that select poetry in a cer tain country newspaper. ....Very cold—the weather for several days past. December has come in "like a roaring lion." ... .Moved—the Rev. John Lyon has mov ed his school into the new brick building, on Pitt Street, erected for that purpose. ... .The Mexican expedition comprises fit teen vessels, three hundred and thirty guns, five thousand sailors and three thousand troops. . .. ."Can keep a hotel"—the proprietors of lbs 'Barnet House' and 'Ross House,' Somerset. The editor knows from personal experience. . .. .Lucky.—We were called a 'Secession ist' but once, during our recent absence. The 'feeling' is improving. ... .Shot—a number of wild turkeys, on the mountain near town. Quit that, boys, or you'll induce us to call our faithful 'dorg' for a grand hunt. ....Eloped—Mrs. McFarland, with Mr. College, Irom St. Clair township. She went to College, against the will of her 'liege lord.' No doubt she'll learn a 'lesson.' ... .The place of holding the audit of the military accounts, has been changed from Bloody Run to Hafer's Hotel, in this —See advertisement in another column. ... .Great slaughter—of hogs. All week the piercing shrieks of the expiring porcines have "grated harshly on the ear." Now is the time for buckwheat cakes, sausages, "or any other man." ....It has been officially ascertained that the Government has now in the field aud camp,, and in process o( enlistment 600,000 volunteers; ; and the enlistments for the regular service are mare numerous than heretofore. ... .It is said that the officers of the blocka- i ding fleet at New Orleans, receive late news by bottle express, floated down the Mississippi, which some of their Union friends in New Or leans and up the Mississippi send down to them, sealed. 1 I ....Legal.—See the card of A. H. CofF ; roth, Esq., in our advertising columns. Gen. | Coffroth formerly practised regularly in our i Courts, and now that he proposes to resume J his professional visits to our place, we cordially | recommend him to those who get into the j 'clutches of the law.' ... .The following quotation occurs in Gen. ; Price's grandiloquent proclamation: "Strike till each aimed ioe expires, Strike for vow altars and your fires, Stride for the green graves of your sires!" The rebel General evidently wants the people of Missouri to 'strike' for a great Price, but we are of the opinion that even the present Price will be put down. ... .Lieut. Russell, of the United States na i vy, who is just from Pensacola, expresses the ! opinion that the late fight there was not deci jsive ,n its results, as the frigate Niagara could not get within two miles of Fort Mcßae, nor j had Gen. Brown a sufficient force to land and rout Gen. Bragg, who has batteries plaited for . miles on the road to Pensacola. Nor could the ! latfer attack Fort Pickens on the land side, as ! an attacking column could easily be shelled by I the fleet. NOTICE TO THE LADIES OF BEDFORD. 1 The committees appointed to receive dona ! lions and distribute materials for manufacturing i clothing for the soldiers of the Union, will at tend at the Grand Jury room in the Court House, on Saturday, Dec. 7, 1851, irom the hour of 2 o'clock, P. M. until the hour of 5 ; o'clock, p. M of said day. All persons hav ' ing subscribed, or feeling desirous to give, will ! please deliver their contributions to the com i imttee, at that time and place. All persons Willing to assist by sewing, knitting, Sic. will please call at the same time and place, and re ceive the materials for that purpose. BY ORDER OF THE COMMITTEES. THE DEMOCRATS AND THE UNION.—The worn I out story that Democrats are sympathizers with j secession has received its quietus Irom the re i suits of the fall elections thus far. New Jer i sey, Pennsylvania. Wisconsin, Connecticut and i New York disprove the accusation. The De- I mocratic party, as such, remains strong and | united, sustaining the President, furnishing men I and money, and quietly, actively, and firmly advocating and fighting for the Union. The ; Republican party i<> scattered, the respectable • portion of it adhering to the Union cause, the radical portion arrayed in open rebellion against tire Administration. No Democratic newspa per has uttered such furious diatribes against the President and Administration as have filled | the columns of some ol the Republican and Ad j ministration, now opposition papers, lor weeks | pa-t. Party organization is of little conse quence in times like the preseut, unless there be such organizations to oppose and put down. 1 he remains of the Republican party, so far as it is existant as an organization, either refuses to endorse the President, or actually opposes him, and the Democratic organizations are now needed to overcome that radical remnant. It is well known ihat Mr. Lincoln has expressed himself hopeful and confident of" tne future, in ! all respects, except for the fretful, quarrelsome ; conduct of some ol the N'orthern papers, sup porting generals who are removed for incom ! [>etency, and advocating a policy which he has over and over again rejected, lie regards this as the only obstacle to the Union cause. The strongest hopes of the Union rest with the Democracy and the conservative Republicans who have joined them and are daily joining them. Henceforth no man can command the confidence of the country, who is not as sternly op|osed to Noithern fanaticism, as to Southern ' rebellion Both are inimical to American in stitutions. f Jour, of Commerce. Letter from Colonel Cbarles J- Diddle. The following letter was written by Col. Biddle, Member of Congress from Philadelphia, in reply to au invitation from prominent citi zens of Philadelphia, to partake of a public dinr.er : To the Honorable GEORGE M. DALLAS, CHARLES J. INGERSOLL, PETER M'CALL, JOUN CAD WALADER, GEORGE SHARSWOOD, A. V. PAR SONS, FREDERICK FRALEY, HENRY M. PHIL LIPS, Esqrs. and others. Gentlemen: —l have had the pleasure to re ceive, to-day, your communication, and beg you to accept my thanks for '.he flattering terms in which vou have expressed your views upon what has been, to me, a subject of anxious re flection. It has been my earnest desire, at this great juncture iti our National affairs, to gtve my hum hie services vy'iivre they may be most u§?lul to my country. With this purpose I took the field; and holding, during the period of the Ex tra Session, a separate and important command, I did not feel at liberty to quit it to take the seat in Congress to which you had, in my ab sence, elected me. I have come, for a day or two, from the grea< camp in front of Washington, where I com mand a regiment that has been to me a source of the highest pride and satisfaction, and I shall leave it with feelings of regret that I will not attempt to express here. But, I yield to the representations of the wishes of rny constitu ents, conveyed to me in your letter and in oth er forms. I shall, therefore, tender, through the proper authorities, the resignation of my military commission from the State, and as your representative, will return to Washington. It is true that, according to high authorities, 1 might at once hold the two positions; but it is plain that f could not perforin the duties of both, and, waiving the bare legal question,, it seems to me to be incompatible with the char acter of a representative and a legislator to be a paid officer, subject to the orders of the Ex ecutive, and present in his place only by the revocable leave of a military superior. I have therefore, reached the conclusion that your re presentative must not now be thus trammeled ; yet, should the tide of war, indeed, roll around the National capital, 1 hope that my brethren in arms will find room in their ranks for one soldi-r more. My political opinions are what they have al ways been, Jam a Democrat—never more one than at this hour. I rejoice that it was with my name upon your banners you overthrew the Republican party in this city. tVhen 1 say I am a Democrat, I do not mean that I beioQg to any knot of politicians. When I say I am a Democrat, I mean that i have ever maintained those national principles which, un der God, made and preserved us a nation; those 2ieat national principles of justice and equality for all the States which, >o long as they were practiced, made our various institutions and in terchangeable commodities bonds of strength and union rather than grounds lor strife. This, at least, we may say for the Democrat ic parly —it rated at their true value the fantas tic theories, the whimsies, the "isms," the ques tions o! mere phraseology, that me:,, calling themselves statesmen, have preferred to peace, to union, to the gradual progress and develop ment ol each section, and all races in duq rela tion to natural causes. This, too, we may Say lor the Democratic party—while it maintained its sway, "Secession" was a little, baliled clique; as the Republican party rose, "Secession be came an army with banners." Nor was the foresight of the Republican leaders wider than their patriotism. 'Yhe false prophets of the party promised their followers that three months should see th end of all the trouble; and when war came upon them, even then they wanted only three rriontl* volunteers to end it. They created and fostered that in toxicating self-confidence that was the cause of our earlier reverses. They had so persistently abused that part of the American people that lived across a geographical line, that they had come, at la3t, to underrate and despise them, and Republican oratory summoned its hearers I not to stern encounters, but only to pays and i pillage. VVben the national flag was struck down at [ Charleston, and the national capital was threal -1 ene-j f'j" Secession, the North rose like one man. The world saw will; Astonishment the great up rising of the people; Europe prejudged the is sue in our favor; yet, as if smitten with blind ness, the Republican leaders seemed striving to wasie and dissipate, instead of to seize and Use, the noble material for great armies, which was, with scarcely any limit, placed at (heir dispo sal. Th* soldier who offered himself' far the public service faund that he must ear-wig some politician before he could he allowed the privi lege to fight or die tox his country. Men be gan to say that the war was to be made "a Black Republican job." Politicians were put at the head of troops— politicians who thought that to wear an.i feathers, and to pocket pay, was the whole du ty erf the officer feasting and lrolicking and epeechrmkieg took the place of training and discipline; and, while the officer spouted and revelled, the rank and file were robbed of their first right—the right to skillful guidance and instruction. The reins were nominally put in ! to the hands of a venerable chieftain; but every politician, ever} "able editor," took a pull at them, till they upset the coach. Amid shouts of "On to Ricumond," the North with its teeming population, found itself out numbered at every point of contlict, and the battle of Hull Run proved that the Administra tion had known neither its own strength nor the enemy's. "Where then were our legions?" we may ask of it. But the battle of Bull Run was not without its fruits lor us. Panic-strick en selfishness, seeking self-preservation, lighted on those who could save it. The direction of the army passed into the hands A General, horn here among us, restored to their due supremacy the martial virtues that insure success in war; trained and competent officers seconded Ins efforts, scores of imbeciles have been pushed out of service; and this*good work still progresses. * The Democratic party will sustain the men— the McClellans, the Duponts—who have in charge Jhe honor of our flag on land and sea. Let. everywhere, the people put in office men who will not see the war become "a party job;" let the administration of the Government be such as to attract, not repel, the doubtful States. Then the contest may be continued with success and ended with honor. We may yet see the authors of our national troubles, those twin fo mentors of discord—the Abolitionist of the North and the St*cessionist of the South—redu ced again to the harmless insignificance in which Democracy long held them. And if the event baffles these hopes, the government that embraces Ihe great, rich and populous States of the North, must sink to no humble, no degraded place among the nations. National prosperity is too nearly allied to national dignity to suffer us to stand in the relation ol the vanquished to those who never can secede from geographical connection; with whom close relation®, warlike or amicable, must continue always. The Democratic party sought to keep the peace among the States with honor to them all; .hot while the war lasts, into which the Aboli tionists of the North and the "precipitationists" of the South have hurried us, let us demand that a firm and wise administration of the Gov ernment shall evoke and honestly apply our military resources, in wnich the nations most famous in arms have not surpassed nor equalled us. In conclusion, gentlemen, let me say that I am deeplj' sensible of the honor of represent ing this old city; for our District is the old city that our fathers knew and loved. As y6sf representative, I will exercise the right ol free speech, anu strive to maintain, for all, the cherished rights, the enjoyttietu p(. which constitute civil liberty. My stay here does not allow me to accept | the compliment of a public dinner, to which | you do me the honor to invite me. To see you and other valued friends will at all times afford the greatest pleasure to Respectfully and truly your ob't. servant, CHARLES J. BIDDLE. IN PERESTLNG FROM FORT PICKENS. BALTIMORE, N0v.30. The Old Point boat has arrived, and the pas sengers furnish a variety ol Turners of the most contradictory character in relation to the fight at Pensacola. One reports that Fort Pickens had been taken, and another that the Federal j forces had been victorious, and that Gen. Bragg was killed, while a third report is, tbaf after two days' fighting a great storm came on, which rendereil a cessation of hostilities necessary. [SECOND DISPATCH ] BALTIMORE, NOV. 30.—The American has J received the following intelligence from the J South: Nhe Richmond Dispatch of the 29th, gives the following paiticulart of the fight at ] Pensacola: From the Pensacola Observer of the 22J and ! 23d inst.—The fighting commenced on Fiiday, and the Observer of the 22J thus announces | the beginning of the fight, "At five minutes j past ten o'clock this morning heavy and con- , tionuous filing commenced on the forts below. What it is, or on which side commenced, we are yet ur.able to say. Up to this writing (one o'clock) the firing still conAinues, and we can only give it, aud hops tfiatthe bombarpment has j opened in good earnest. We shall give the . news as fast as Vve get it. "LATER. —We learn from a person just 'POM the Navy Yard that the lire was op' ne ,j Fort I'ickens upon the confedefj, e gtra n er Tin:, pp. and was returned by on ~ batter.es "and forts. TheU. S. frigate Ni-r, ara is Irving to cross the bar, for the pur' (K>se T Q | Pnterin* the ha.bor. The exc.teme nt in t0 . vn h imm ; n3e> The business houses are closed, and the house tops are covered r/ith exceed populace." Th o>J ( f e f v '- r ot tlie 23d has the following: " the fir' , I gr ) a s stated yesterday, began from tor* Picket,s. The whole of their firing, u '2," 1,1c ,rrt> *> Jireripd at the steam . lmesj but with very little effect.— the .. ime3 came up last night, and with the excep tion of tivo or three little holes made with rifle shot, she is unhurt. This shows that their guns are very inferior quality, or that Brown and his yankees are all drunk—very probably the latter. "The steamer Nelms was also in the engage ment, with the steamer Times, at the begin ning of the fire, but only one shot struck her, | and that did not do much damage: j "The Nelms went over to the main land, and found the Florida regimen! all right. In" passing Billy Wilson's batteries she gave them a concha of shots, which were returned. The U. SiSfigate Niagara tried hard to come in, but the reception was too warm, and she had to back out. The only loss of life we can hear of was a private of the Louisiana regulars, and the wife of the sergeant of the marine corps. Both killed by tile ex-plosion of a shell in the navy yard. A great many shot and shell fell in the navy yard, but did very little damage lo the buildings. Our guns were worked all day, and must have told with terrible effect upon the other side. We think teat the greatest damage done was lo one of the ships of war which ventured tao near our batteries.' The editor proceeds with a tirade ol abuse against the Yankees in general, and Colonel Brown in particular. He speaks of Brown as follows: "But the meanest and most contemptible act was the execution of the threats made some time ago by That prince of hardened scoundrels, Harvy Brown, that he would not respect the hospital. One shot was so well aimed at the building, that it went through it, but did no damage. The baseness ot this act places this blackguard below the lowest cut-throat and vagabond of New York." The account continues: "At thirteen minutes tc eleven o'clock this morning the fire was re opened, and still continues at a very brisk rate. The people are not so much excited as they were yesterday, and we car, see every appear ance of a determination to resist to the last extremity, if need be; hut every one seems to place unlimited confidence in our success. We hope now that it will continue till the con flict is settled. Hurrah for the Southern Con fedeiacy, and hurah for 'A little more Grape.' " The Montgomery Advertiser, of the 2-tlh, saxs: " For more than six months past the gar risjjps of Fort Pickens and Pensacola have faced eawi other, making preparations for the desper atefetruggle which might be commenced at anv moment, but the suspense is now over. The day so long wished for by our gallant volunteers, who have been compelled to pass the summer in comparative inactivity, has arrived, the for tifications on-each side are very likelv to be fully tested before eitfcar party will acknowledge a defeat. TtK: Ji-ug-ks erected by the Confederate fl/rces have been constructed with great skill, afid we *iould judge by this time are in a condition to withstand the combined assaults ot the fort and the Yankee fleet. This will be no child's play on either side ; it will be no Halteras affair. The Confederates are too strongly entrenched to entertain the idea of suc cumbing to anything like a.i equal force. How long it will continue no one can tell, but when it is announced that there is a cessation of hos tilites we hope to be able to announce that the flag of the South waves in triumph over the walls of Fort Pickens. [STILL LATRR.) The Richmond Dispotcb says, "an official flis patch receiver! on Tuesday night, lroui Ge.'i. Bragg, states that every thing was quiet about Pensacola, and that the federal fleet keeps at a safe distance from hu guns—he is fully prepa red for a renewal of the fight." The editor adds: "We have every confidence ; that Gen. B:agg will give Harvey Brown and his ruffians more grape than they can digest." [The above is all the information that can be, gleaned from the rebels. No result of the fight is given ] | Governor Tod and the Newspapers The people of Ohio elected David Tod Gov- I ernor of the State, last October, in entire good faith, and with the confident hope that lie would prove worthy of the great tru.st. They awake now with the very unpleasant suspicion, in ad-] vance of his assumption of the gubernatorial robes, that Ihey have "caught a Tartar." Gov ernor Tod's persistent hunting down ol the Cleveland Herald, which lie still pursues as a houri'i would a rabbit, is the first act in the dra ma he marks out for iniu? a ." 43 CJllef Execu tive ot trie State, As President of the Maho ning Railroad, he forbids that it be can'!"-' even as express matter ; and inasmuch as the corpo ration once refused to carry the United States mail®, it may be they will refuse them again unless the Herald is excluded. Governor Tod writes that the Herald is "dangerous, and that the "public good" requires him to attempt to suppress it. Who made him censor* Certainly not the people. They would not even have made him Governor, had they suspected such things a week before the election. The press of the entire State—excppt the local rivals of the Herald, who reap a temporary benefit by its short sales—denounces this act of Governor Tod, and well they may. When he is Gover nor, the Lord only knows what newspaper press in the state wilf be safe.— Chicago Tribune. The above illustrates the manner in which j our Republican friends tak tire business of sup j pressing the freedom of the press. The Cleve-> land Herald, a Republican sheet, is considered i/numerous , because of its factious opposition to the Administration on the Fremont question. We are not in favor of stopping any newspa pers, unless aclualfy treasonable, and tben only by regular process of law. The principle, heretofore highly commended bv some papers, slrikes them in a n-w light when aop'ied to themselves. Governor TS { ls doubtless a sin- • ere Union man, and w\|j stand by 'he Presi- 1 dent against abolition revolutionists. Journal of Commerce. j Gcu Fremont. We trust that the Republicans will not '■ave the audacity to twit Democrats about the • i rascality of Floyd any longer, now that Fremont i j hs/t been completely exposed. The latter so j much excels the former in consummate rogu- ry ] that bv unanimous consent he must be pennit > tedjto wailt up to the "head of the heap." Floyd a house at a cost to the nation of ! $5,000 a year, —he never kept a steamboat (or his own special use the expense of which was paid out ol Uncle Sam's pocket, he never gave out heavy contracts at astounding prices ■to his friends with the promise to recieve a share of the profits himself, —he never employ ed reporters to cover up his faults end iaud his actions. Dear knows he was bad enough, but in the shadow of Fremont he stands completely eclipsed! And this is the man whom the \.epub iicans would have chosen President four years ago. No wonder that his lather-in-law, Honed Tom Benton, who knew him best, was his strongest noposer.— Erie Ob? trver. LATEST WAR MS. Peiisacola and the Savy lard Beatroycd. FEDERAL RIDDLED WITH SHOT. PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 29. The Inquirer's Fortress Monroe correspon dent says that rebel reports state that Pensa colr has been evacuated, and Navy Yard entirely destroyed by the fire of Tort Pickens. Gen. Bragg had sent for reinforcem enls. The five federal vessels assisting Col Brown (commanding Fort Pickens,) are said to .have been all riddled with shot. Important Official Dispatch front Cnmmodo re Dupont—Tybee Island in Possession of i \e Federal Forces i nnd all Communication bi v tween Savannah and the Sea Cut Of. WASHINGTON, Nov. 29.—Despatches have been received at the Navy Department from flag officer Dupon?, dated Port Royal, Nov. 25, giving jhe gratifying intelligence that the flag of the United States is now flying over the territory of the State of Georgia. Tvbee Is land, which he says is within easy morf ir dis tance of Fort Pulaski has been taken possession of, and the approaches ol Savannah ar- com pletely cut off. On the island is a strong martello-tower, with a battery at its base. FROM KENTUCKY. Rebel Declaration of Independence. LOUISVILLE, Ky., Nov. 27. The Bowling Green Coui ier, of the 21st inst., says that the rebel Brigadier-General George K. Crittenden, brother of Thomas T. Critten j den, a general in the Federal army, has been j promoted to a Major-Generalship, and assigned j to the department of the Cumberland Gap.' j The Rebel Slate Convention at Rus9ellville, Ky., have made a declaration of independence, I passed an ordinance of secession, and adopted i the laws and constitution of Kentuckj, where j not inconsistent with the acts of the r-be! m>v j ernment. j Richmond advices say that, the British steam sloop-of-vvar Racer is expected there soon. CAPTURE OF THE RRITISH SCHOONER MABEL—HER CARGO. In giving an account of the capture of the British schooner Mabel, by commander Yard of the sloop-of-war Dale, Capt. Dupont says I hat she has been brought into Port Royal harbor i he purported to be Iron Havana and bound |to New lork, but at the time of her capture | she was heading lor St. Catharine's Sound Her crigo consisted of 7 bales of blankets, T cases of cloth, .1 boxes of starch, 25 boxes of tin, 120 dags of coffee, 201, bis. of potatoes, 350 pigs ot lead, 30 bags of shot, 1 box of shoe, b bags of arrow root, 1 case of pistols 'revol vers), casts of cavalsy swords and 2 cases of 1 h eS 'w * e f Was for,l,erl y named the John V\. Anderson, of Baltimore, amJ n,ere IS i rong of her intention to run the ! adjudication^ 1 * * """ '° *>, j LATER FROM PORT R(#AL Tybeeltland being Fortified—Beaufort tltll L noccupLd— J\ o Engagement Yet. JV'<> Reb els Seen. The United States transport Ocean Queen, Captain Seabury, from Port K >yal Nov. '27 th, at 1,30 Pj M , arrived Saturday. She haano passengers, and but a small mai 1. As h came out of Port Rival Harbor, the steamship Bienville, hence, was going in. Commodore Dupont had transferred his flag from the Wa bash to the Susqu-'bannah. H-, loge'her with Gen. Sherman, had just retnrned to Hilton Head, in the steamer McCiellan, having lan ded a force of United States marines on Tvbee Tiland, and ha i commenced repairing the forti fncations and constructing new noes. A fleet of eight gunboats was at anchor off Tvbee, to cover the troops in case of necessity. The rebels had sunk two vessels between Tybee Island and fort Pukuki, in the narrow part of the Savannah river channel, to prevent the fleet from getting to that city, A small schooner had been sent up toone-o? '!:* i:iands above Hilton Head to lead cotton, and would ,2il ;u a few divs by order of the ft avai The fleet fitting out at Hii'.G.l H**ad, for anoth er expedition, was ready, and wading orders/ which were expected by the Bienville, just ar rived. Beaufort was s!ill unoccupied and was not considered of importance at present, Tvn gun boats were still at anchor off that place. The city was visited daily by officers of 'he army and navy. There had been no engagement between the federals and rebels. Nor had any of the tatter been seen at Hilton Head or Beaufoit. The Western Virginia ConveaUuu WHEELING, NOV. 27. The full organization of the Western Virginia Convention was perfected to day. The work ■jt forming a Stale constitution has been assign 'ed to nine committees. There is no division .f sentiment on the new State question. The bu siness will be dispatched as fast as possible, and an application made to Congress early in the session for admittance into the Union. The genera! outside opinion is that a gradual eman cipation clause will be adopted in the coaslitu tioa. From the Chi ago J our no I. THE "FORWARD MOVEMENT" DOWN TUB I MISSISSIPPI. — We learn that Genera's G. ant and ! McClernanti are now vig rously at work at Cairo, getting read} for the important expedi tion down the river. They are up early and late, an I straining every nerve in torwarding the work of preparation, i Tne expedition is rapidly organizing, ft will consist of a fleet of eleven guti-bojt* mounting over a hundred heavy gun?, thirlv eigtit floating batteries ot a 61- columbiaJ each ami twenty-eight river steamboats. 'i There are already one hundred and six'y-four pieces c.f cannon at Cairo, n >ne a •* Jess than thirty-two pounders, ami over a hun dred tons of ammunition have arrived, and more "is still arriving. , i The military part of the expedition will, ir i is believed, be under the general command of i ; Major-General Hillecu, who is now organizing . i hi- grand army at St. Louis, which wili be j >in i ed by the columns under Grant, at Cairo, and ■ that of Gen. Smith, at Faducab. >' The naval part of the expedition will blun der the commind of Commodore Foote, who is > i now superintending the construction and arma : ment of the new gin-boats. There will prob | ably be between SO,OOO and 100,000 men io 1 the expedition. • We know nothing as to the exact time when the expedition will start, nor as to its destina tion—nor would it be proper to state these ' facts, and we publish the above facts only be- cause they are generally known to all the peo j pie in and around Cairo, and no concealment i* i | apparently attempted to be made. ) That a heavy and etTective blow will, <-re i many days, be struck at the heart of the rebel lion "in the Southwest, and that ,t will be equal • ly successful and important as that recently struck by the Naval Fieet on the South Caro lina coast, vve have the best of reasons u> t* lieve. Reassrn)bfiti£ uf Mngrcss- WASHINGTON, Dec. i,— I here is evident!; • less exciteiTivut than heretofore on the ve f i the reassembling of Congress, an i comparat * - '| ly fewer arrivals 0f members. Among the ar rivals is Senator Powell, of K_v. Xc to 3 c I U scmc 11 * 5 f>UBLIC SALE O ! i VALUABLE V ; in an order oi toe o* 'Vi ~ J,/, j B'edtord Count)*,there will be sold at u lit r.c of Sarah Sparks, dec',!., in West Pr„ n<- j to; vnship. coanty aforesaid, on Saturday, 2Sth j ecu iber, next tne following Real Estate, Vr -"<tw prop erty oi Sar th Sparks dec' 4, to wit : Go- : • of latKl, situate in the township aforesaid, w'Z>" two miles of the town of Hamilton at th; lun.-tio;; of the Plank road and Bedford Railroad, thr-. ; cf the SJorough oi Bloody Run, and one' mile of th- Cbambrsbarg turnpike, adjoining lands of Jo, . Rell iy, 1 bonas Ktcfacy, Joseph Sleigbttr, an 1 oil ers, containing 153 ACRES, more or iess', al-o it 35 aces cleared and unddr fence, with a two-s-o'.- FRAME DWKLLI.\<I HOUSE, double Log [ ~: i and other out-buildings tbereon erected. All thf j improvements have been made within eight vears, j and the .and, which is under a fine state oi culliri- I tion, has been recently cleared. A tine *pn g , of ne\er railing water is cn the premises, near tie bouse. Sale will commence at 10 o'cloc* on said fay. Terms made known on day ot Sale. For furthfr particulars address Col. Tosr ( ifi j IV. late, Bedford, or the undersigned, living ma i the premises- I JOSEPH FISHER, Tec. 6,1861. fijweutor. PUBLIC SALE OF REAL ESTATE— { °1" order of the OrphsrFs Court of ! Bedford county, I wifl expose to public sale on the j premises in St. Clairsville, on TUESDAY, 31st of i it I'.MBER, inst., the Real Estate oL Eve Ann j Little, dee'd., consisting of Two Lots of grounl numbered in plan of said town, 7 and S, adjoining 1 David VVetzell, (Jeorg** Heinsling, Peter Amiek ai l Sill s heirs, fronting on Main street, and having ; thereon erected a Two Story Frame House, a 1.e.: frame House and Stable. This property contains a never failing sprir; c" o. water, and has also good fruit on if. Terms made known on day of Sale. O, E. SHANNON Dec. C, IS6I. AdnjV A H. (OFFROTH, UX ATTORNEY AT LAW, SOMERSET, PA., M ill hereafter practice regularly in 'he several Courts of Bedford county. Business entrust?' ' r his care will be faithfully attended to. December 6, ISOL
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