BEDFORD GAZETTE.! B. F. MEYERS, EDITOR. FRIDAY, IVARCH 28. 1862. McCpLLAN MEETING. The citizens of Bedford and vicinity who feel that the attacks upon General McClellan by the Abolitionists and other fanatics are not only do ing that gallant officer great injustice, hut are thereby impairing the efficiency of our arms in the work of vindicating the Constitution and restoring the Union, are hereby requested to meet at the Court House, in Bedford, on SAT URDAY EVENING next, 29h inst., for the purpose of expressing their approbation of Gen. McClellan's policy and conduct sfflf the war, and giving expression to their disapprobation of the course of his opponents. MANY UNION MEN. March 27, 18fi2. ME. SHANNON'S VINDICATION. The Republican caucus which nominated the Borough ticket of that party, bowing to the dic tation of a few political leaders, repudiated the compromise off-red by the Democrats in regard to the election of School Directors and attempt ed to brand Mr. Shannon, one of the Democrat ic nominees, with the crime of treason to the Government. Upon this shameful conduct of these embittered partizans, '.he people have pass ed tfceir verdict, and O. E. Shannon, the "dis loyal," is elected School Director by 4b majority over one and 42 over the other of his Republi can "loyal" opponents. This is Mr. Shannon's vindication. Complete, is it not? The State Senate and Wendell Phillips. Tbe Senate of Pennsylvania is composed of 10 Democrats and *23 Republicans, giving the latter unlimited and unrestrained po*.ver in all matters of partisanship and political division. A few days ago, the "graveand reverend seign iors'' composing the Republican majority of this Qce dignified and respectable body, voted the use of the Senate Chamber to the notorious Abolition Disunionist and New England Trait or, WENDELL PHILLIPS, who proposed to deliv er a harangue against "the re-union with slave holders" for which brave Northerners are every day pouring out their life-blood, on the field of tattle. This wicked and infatuated panizan majority, does not scruple to take to its cmbra oes an original, straight-out Disunionist, who aaid but a few days ago, that he had often cursed the Constitution and had "labored nine teen years to take nineteen states out of this Union," and who declares that he would rath er that tbe National Capitol had been "shelled to ashes last July,'" than that the Union should be restored with slavery where it existed ante rior to the rebellion. Treason rank as that of Arnold, is a sweet-smelling savor to the Repub licans of the Senate, when it is the work of an Abolitionist. Yet the patriotsyxir excellence who constitute that body, are among the Jacobins —nay, some of them were leaders of the blood v crew, who demanded the lives, and gave to the flames the property, of Democrats who oppos ed the present civil war in-its earliest inception. Never, in all the history of parties, was there such blind and bigoted zealotry as that exhibi ted by this Senatorial band of Republican con spirators. From the least unto the greatest (if there can be any one greater than another where all are infinitesimal!)- small). From the reverend demagogue from Bradford (o the red and ruffled monomaniac from Erie, they arc all a set of illiberal, ungenerous, narrow-min ded, self-conceited, negro-loving, plunder-shar ing haters of Democrats, who stop at nothing (but their own pockets) to defraud their politi cal opponents of their rights, to elevate bad men of their own faith to office, and to persecute and outrage those who difler from them in o pinion. No Democrat ever uttered any sneh sentiments as those lately expressed by the arch-traitor Phillips, and yet the latter is al lowed to roam over the country ad libitum, to sow the seeds of his abominable treason, and is hugged an l caressed by the Republican leaden as though he were a very Revelator of tho true political gospel, whilst many of the former have been incarcerated in foul and health-destrov ing dungeons on tho mere suspicion of being half as guilty as he. Oh* Justice, when will thy scales, so long inclined, lw eqnally poised ? When will the populace see in thy balances the ! wheat weighing heavier than the chaff? Alas! j alas! the "people doth not consider!" Democratic Victory in Harrisburg. The Democrats of Harrisburg won a splen- ! did victory, on Friday last. The Democratic j candidate for City Treasurer, John T. Wilson, was elected by a majority of *245! Tho Dem- I ocrats also elected five out of the six council- | men, carrying every ward except one, which ' mvc about a dozen of a majority for the "lie- \ üblican" candidates. Good for the State Cap- , d ! Damocratio Viotory in York. he Democracy of the borough of York, a ed a signal victory over Republicanism at e spring election. David Small, Esq., the of that able and gallant Democratic jour ' • York Gazette, was elected Burgess by a ; *cf 64. York borough has always he re y . _ en Wrongly opposition. McClellan Meeting. The meeting called for the purpose of doing ; justice to the gallant commander of the Army of the Potomac, the master spirit of the war against the rebellion, assembled at the Court House on Saturday evening last. DR. F. C. REAMER was chosen President; Samuel Von dersmith and John A. Mo wry, Vice Presidents; and A. J. Sansora and Thomas Jamison Secre taries. After some remarks by Messrs. W. I*. Scbell, G. 11. Spang and S. 11. Tate, a motion was adopted authorizing the chair to appoint a committee of five to draft resolution expressive of the sense of the meeting. The chair ap pointed the following persons: B. F. Meyers, Samuel Vondersmith, Jos. W. Tate, Jacob Reed, and. Thomas Jamison. On motion, it was Resolved that the meeting adjourn to meet again on next Saturday evening and that the j committee on resolutions have time til! then to \ report. ! We hope that there will be a good turn-out i to the meeting on Saturday evening next, and that the citizens of lied ford will not be fearful or backward to express their admiration tor and approval of the conduct of the gallant young General to whose skilful and wisely con certed plans we owe whatever of success we have achieved in the desperate struggle in which our government is at present engaged. BURGLARY. —On Saturday evening last, the dwelling of Miss Ann Pierson, in the IV cs tern part of town, was entered and the sum of one hundred and sixty dollars in money taken therefrom. We are told that the burglary was committed whilst Miss Pierson was visiting a j neighbor's house, and whilst a light was burn j ing in one of the rooms. This was certainly a j bold exploit, and shows that the daring and da.sk j ing thieves are not quite ali in office at Wash j ington or employed as Government contractors. $3" Advices from Fort Smith, Ark., confirm ; the tidings of the death of the Reltel Generals | McCulloch, Mcintosh and llerl>ertat the recent battle of Pea Ri lge. Gen. Slack, of the Miss ouri troops, was also mortally wounded. Old St. Glair. The whole Democratic ticket has been elected ( in St. C'lair township. The conservative old line Whigs deserve great praise for their conduct at the lute election, and whilst we do not desire to "crow" over the Fort Doneison defeat sus tained by the Republican nominees we are thank ful to all who have not heretofore voted the Democratic ticket in St. Clair, for the patriotic assistance they rendered the Democracy on this occasion. We give the vote ih full below: Justice of the Peace, Jacob Walter, Dem., 161 Henry Ickcs, Rep., 107 Constable, George Yeager, Dem-, 145 Thomas W. McCreary, R., 112 Judge, Thomas Allison, D., 139 J. M. Smith, R, 132 Inspector, S. M. Sleek, Dem., 138 Samuel Clark, R., 112 Assessor, Thomas B. Wisegarver, D., 138 11. Whitakcr, R., 130 School Directors, Joseph Griffith, Dem., 151 Isaiah Morris, Dem., 153 Win. Osier, R, 131 Thomas Holsinger, R. f 99 Supervisors, Solomon Shrader, Dem., 143 Robert Kurtz, Dem., 192 George Harbaugh, R., 113 Conrad lekes, R., 92 Auditor, Andrew M. Horn, Dem., 147 George C. Davis, R, 123 Township Clerk, John Aldstadt, Dem., 127 St. Clair township gave Lincoln 111 major ity. Bedford Township Election. The entire Democratic ticket was elected,in Bedford township, on Friday last, with the ex ception of the nominee for Constable, who was defeated by a small majority, by an independent candidate. The party majority, as shown by the following vote, is larger than wc have ever known it to be at any previous Spring election: Constable, Boegic Dem., 122 Dibert, Jnd., 140 Barnhurt, Rep., 000 Justices of the Peace, Wisegarver, Dcin., 163 Koontz, Dem., 142 Cowan, R., 89 Wolf, 106 Judge, HeltaeQ, Dem., 157 Gcphart, R, 109 Inspector, Holderbaum, Dem., 159 Keeffe, R., 106 Supxnnsors, Gilson, Dora., 161 Fetter, Dem., 150 Dibert, R, 103 Naugle, R, 103 Assessor, Gephart, Dem., 150 Smith, R, 98 School Directors, Walter, Dem., 164 McGirr, Dem., 137 Weisel, R., 120 Phillips, R., 11l " Auditor, Rcighard, Dem., 157 Bea, R, 106 Township Clerk, Brown, Dem., 156 Barn hart, R, 106 Borough Election. The election on Friday last resulted in the suc cess of the whole Democratic Ticket, with the exception of the nominee for High Constable, who was defeated by James A. 1 Icnderson, he (Henderson) getting the oilice annually as a pre cious gift from soma thirty-five good-natured •Democrats who can't find it in their hearts to defeat the whole Republican ticket. But the grand contest was for School Directors, the Re publican leaders straining every nerve to defeat Messrs. Shannon, Shoemaker and Blypaire, three of the Democratic candidates. The triumph ant election of all the straight Democratic can didates for School Directors, is due to the good sense of the people of both parties of the bor ough, and is a trimrqJi indeed for those gentle men. The vote stands as follows : Chief litirgess, John 11. Rush, Dem., 00 John Mpwer, 74 A sxistant Burgess, Ilenry Delibaugh, Dem., 07 John Arnold Hep., 73 Coundlmen, William Hartley, Dem., 92 A. J. Sansom, Dem., 97 Alexander King, Rep., 73 John L. Lessig, Rep., 08 High Constable, John Border, Dem , , 03 Jas. A. Henderson, Rep., 108 A mlit or, Daniel Beard, Dem., 85 W. P. Mower, Rep., 82 Judge, John Boor, Dem., 104 Jonathan Brightbill, Rep., 82 Inejxetor, John A. Mown.', Dem., 105 Jacob Over, Rep., 85 Assessor, Hiram Lentz, Dem., 102 John R. Jordan, Rep., 80 Constable, A. Wqyne Mower, Dem., 98 Milton Spidle, Rep., 89 School. Directors, , George Blymire, Dem., 133 O. E. Shannon, Dem., 120 Job M. Shoemaker, Dem., 98 Job Mann, Dem., 152 John Taylor, liep., 83 S. L. Russell, Rep., 87 Val. Stockman,* 13 Toicn Clerk, P. 11. Pensyl, Dem., 107 E. G. McMullin, Rep., 77 Supervisors, John Miller, Dem., 80 John Rcmby, Dem., 88 "Mr. Stockman was placed upon the Repub lican ticket, without his knowledge or consent, and was no candidate for School Director. £3" As we go to press we learn the sad intel ligence of the death of Col. W. G. MERRAY, of Hollidaysburg, who fell in the late battle near Winchester. It is aiso reported that GencWtJ Shields has died of his wound. Another rumor prevails that Capt. I'risbin, of Woodberry, was killed in the battle. <3l" The Allegany Semihary at Rainsburg, which will soon open a new session, affords un usual advantages to its students. We can .rec ommend it as an excellent institution. See Ad vertisement. "Some" Notices. THE BEDFORD GAZETTE. —This staunch and reliable old Democratic journal comes to us the week in an entire new dress and greatlv impro ved. We are pleased to observe this evidence of prosperity and success on the part of our val ued cotemporary, and hope the addition of ma ny paying subsi "u, rs Jo Friend Meyers' list will soon nmkc up for ..is recent outlay. Fidelity to party and principle such as has characteri zed this journal I roth in sunshine and in shade, for many years, certainly deserves continued en couragement and success.—[ York Gazette. for The Bedford Gazette has donned a new suit. The Gazette is an ablv conducted Demo cratic journal and deserves success.— '^ll arm burg Patriot and Union. 63" That fearless and ably conducted Demo cratic journal, the Bedford Gazette , has donned a new dress—always a sure indication, and more especially so these hard times, that it is in a flourishing condition. Long may it and its ac complished editor wave.—/ loUvlaysbu> <j Stand ard. for The Bedford "Gazette" comes to us in a new dress, an indication that it is in a flourish ing condition. Rather neat, Frank. Hope you II be amply repaid for your outlav.—£.SA//i --crsct Democrat. for That gallant old D cmocratic organ, the! Bedford Gazette , conies to us in a suit of new and beautiful type. Good for you, friend M EY ERS. Glad to see. your prosperity, and hope it wil I ever be cont ill ucd you. —{ Gettysburg (Compiler. CS*THE BEDFORD GAZETTE. —This paper comes to us in an entire new dress, which is an evi dence of substantial prosperity that our friend Meyers richly deserves, and which we most hear tily rejoice to see.—[ Genius of liberty. Burnside to McClellan. The splendid • achievements of Burnside are the tlieme of universal praise. In the midst of our congratulations it is gratifying to the friend of G-en. McClellan, as it is honorable to Gen. Burnside, that the latter thus ascribes the honor of the plans to the young chief, and expresses his own pleasure that the military sagacity of his commanding officer has been proved by the results cf his own bravo fulfilment of instruc tions. Bumside says: "I beg to say to thaGeneral cnramaii'Ting that I have endeavored to carry out the very minute instructions given me by Kim before lea>nr,g ' Annap olis, and thus fur event* have been si.f/uiar/y coin ' cident with his anticipations. I -only hope that we may in future be able to carry out in detail the remaining plans of the campaign.—The only tiling I have to regret is the delay caused by the elements.'" From the Philadelphia Inquirer. The Treason and Slander of Wendell Philips—A Picture for the Constituents of the Pennsylvania Senate. Encouragement and protection of free speech is certainly carried to a degree bordering upon folly in the grant of the use of the Senate Cham ber to WENDELL PHILLIPS by the accommoda ting Senators of the State of Pennsylvania.— This mail is at best but on a par with BREOK- F.XRIDUE as an utterer of "polished treason," and why he should be petted, aided and coin for t j cd by the State Senate of this Commonwealth | is a mystery to all but those who know how far the blind infatuation of party will compel its subservient adherents to go. If a tithe of what has been recently uttered by this itinerant mis chief maker had been spoken by any champion of treason on the opposite side, the whole tribe who follow, applaud and idolize PHILLIPS would clamor for the immediate incarceration of i.i adversary in Fort Warren or Fort Lafayette. Yet we ce a party majority in the Senate of our loyal and conservative Commonwealth patroni zing this preacher of discord and disunion. What i.- the probable character of his proposed speech in the Senate it is very well the public should know, and we design to devote some space to their enlightenment. We have seen no full report of the recent ha rangue of PuiLi.irs in iLis city, but the Tribune of March 18th furnishes a six column report of the speech he made, in Washington on the previ ous Friday, and from this we extract sufficient to how the people of this latitude what char acter of man and what quality of sentiment their Senators have taken under their encouragement, patronage and protection. What follows is quo ted from PHILLIPS:— ".Voir, I love the Constitution, though my "friend (Dr. I'IEIIPONT,) who sits beside me, has "heard me curse it a hundred times, and I shall '•again if it does not mean justice. 1 have labor 'W nineteen gears to fake nine teen States out of this "I :non , and if 1 have spent any nineteen years "to the satisfaction of my Puritan conscience, it "was those nineteen gears.'" "I "nless within twelve months or twenty-four, "Maryland is a free State, Delaware and half "Virginia, would to God that building (the Cap "itol,) with this city of Washington, had been "shelled to ashes last Julv." Speaking of t!ii? origin of tlso rebellion, I*illl Mi's declares that "it was nobody's fault," but tlial "it is the inevitable result of tlie seeds our "fathers planted seventy years ago and in an other place, but on this same subject, in his flip pant and impious style of remark concerning the Deity and the venerated founders of the Repub lic, lie says of the latter that they "dare not trust God." Referring to WM. LLOYD GARRISON, the in veterate disunionist—who kept standing, lini" out of mind, at the head of his paper, the infa mous sentiment that the venerable men who fra med tiie Constitution had made "an agreement with death and a covenant with hell" —this pro tryr of the Senators of Pennsylvania character ized him as "a man who had done more, in tic "providence of God, to shape the fate of this "generation than any other one," and that lie (PHILLIPS,) was "proud to sit at his (GARRISON'S) ieet." *•** He characterized MCCLELLAN as one who "had never fired a cannon" and as a "Quaker General," as if lie had no practical experience as a soldier under fire, and as if iVntisylvunian werc "Quakers" and that "Quakers" were cow ards. The falsehood about MCCLELLAN in this pas sage needs no reply. His whole history as a soldier—his "gallant and meritorious conduct" on the battle field which won him his promotion in Mexico—his brilliant campaign in Western Virginia, which was all that buoyed up the sink ing heart of the nation in the early months of this wicked Rebellion—an l the order, organiza tion, confidence and success which he brought out of the chaos, anil dismay, and defeat that lie found in Washington—need only to La reci ted to stamp this slander of PHILLIPS' as if de serves. Bui this is not enough. Ilisatrocious insult to the Pcniwylvamaii*. the "Quakers," as he calls them, should be held up to public rep robation. The brave and noble spirit who was the most conspicuous victim of the martyrdom of Bail's Bluff-—the most noble heart that was pierced in that terrible conflict—was that of one of these same "Quaker Generals." And his de voted friend and second in command who stoo l by a deserted gun to the last in that fierce death shower, and who now carries his good right arm disabled for life, was another of these same "Quakers," oi whom PHILLIPS is encouraged by the Senate of Pennsylvania to speak with such flippant contempt. Oh! what a commentary it is upon the pass to which this nation has been brought, that w(ii!e such men as BAKER,WISTAR, and MCCLELLAN are periling and sacrificing life and limb in the cause of the country, such a man as PHILLIES should be allowed to perambu late our cities, preaching disunion and treason, and defaming them with his "silver-tongued" slander and abuse! Above all. what humilia tion is in the thought that a reckless party ma jority in the Pennsylvania Senate should in -uit the people by lending their halls of legislation to such a man for such a purpose. A Confederate Account of the Fight at I'ort Doneison and of the Causes Which Led to it. The following information in regard to the surrender of Fort Doneison, is received from a correspondent in Kentucky. Although touch ing only upon the closing scenes of that bloody struggle, it will nevertheless be found remark ably interesting : * * * The resistance ramie I>y the Confederates was most gallant, although they fought under every disadvantage. On Wednesday, the gunboats were entirely defeated and rendered useless. 'The strength of the outer defences, as given in the. Northern journals, Las been greatly exag gerated, there being iu fact nothing but earthwork and rifle pits — which were the labor of a tingle night. —on*side of the fort proper. The position being considered untenable in the presence of so large a force, it was deter mined 011 Saturday to evacuate the fort, and, cutting away through die enemy, to fall back upon Nashville. One division led by General Pillow was thrown forward for this purpose, andadvauciaggallantly to open field, and against large odds, drove the Federal troops before them, and succeeded iu throwing them imo confusion. The road to Claiksv ille was thus perfectly clear ed of t lie enemy. Buck nor, who was in com mand of the reserve, and who was stationed in a position which would have enabled him to protect the retreat, had everything in readiness, when he received orders from Pillow to fail back again to the trenches. The empty-headed vanity of Pillow induced him to believe that in the brilliant victory he had gained, he hail not merely defeated but had actually routed the Federal forced, and he insis ted on returning.and holding the position. As Floyd agreed with hint, Buckner of course yiel ded. Fluted with his success, Pillow itnuicdi ately despatched Southward the news of what he then believed to be lite triumphant result of the day's light; but on returning to the trenches he discovered that the Federal torces were already in possession, They were driven out. but when night closed in they still occupied an outer work which commanded the fort proper. The Confederate troops, utt-rlv worn out with three days' hard lighting, and disgijsiel at Hading tin; battle-ground they Had si> lately won re-occupied by reinforcements of ire 'i troops, had but iittle hope of cutting th ur way through the opposing host, a! tad tig! i Pillow urge 1 that -the attempt should ilgaiu Is- made, Buckner took ground against ii. a- a rash waste of life. Floyd and Piitovv then d •te.iniu >d to make their escape, and transferal the command to Buekner, leaving him at liberty- to enter iq>.m n.-gotatiwns lor a surrender. Floyd suecee I-.-d ia getting of! with a portion of Ids command. Pi!tow went alone. 1 Icing thus abandoned by their princi pal oificers, the troops, many of whom were six ty days volunteers, became di piritcd and dem oralized, and Buckner, instead of making, the following morning, the liest fight he could, and thus obtaining favorable terms of capitulation, found idmseli obliged to surrender tin -oadition ally. Malignity of the Abolitionists toward the Border States. [Fiom the Louisville Jonrnil.] The abolitionists hate the Border States as good people hate the Devil. This is manifest enough. As an amusing illustration of the fact, a very distinguished inem'oer of t!is Ken tucky Legislature, who visited Washington sev eral weeks ago, tells us that the abolitionist C'heevr, in his abolition .discourse at the Capitol, reserved his "particular thunder ' for tl'.e com munities which, with a strong leuiinisoi nc • of his native Down F.ast, ho styled the "B-a-r-d-e-r States,'' and which he served up tor the del.- 11- t ion of* his mainly abolition audience with a reck less pungency not surpassed even by that which. In the days of "Deacon Giles's Distillery,"' won for this revcrcr.d libeller a cell in the jail of Ha le in. Mr. CSiscver, herein at least, is a fai. r.p -I*l • tentative of his class. They all hate the B-a-r --d-e-r States' witli a rancor un becked by hones ty or truth. And the reason is plain. We have already i stated it. The abolitionists hate the Constitu tion, and would gladly let the Union slide rather! than have il- preservation attended l>y the pres-- crvntion ot the Constitution likewise. They j ; want to abolish the constitution, regardiesi of - consequence, under the pretext ofsaving the U nion. The Border States, on tlie contrary, want to stive the Lnion by saving the Constitu ion, | which tliey believe the only effectual method possible. The Border States, bcinga unit in fa ' vor of this policy, naturally form the heal of the great body of patriots who rally around the ; Administration that declares aud carries out the policy in defiance of abolitionism everywhere.; Such is the offence of the Border States in the ; ; estimation of the abolitionists. The very head and front of their offending Hath this extent, 110 more. It is for this, and nothing else, that they are j deuounc d, dceri d, dcri led, aud defamed, by j every Abolition spouter and scriblcr in the coun ! try. ; In a word tlie abolitionists and sera3.-ioni.sta | hate tin- Border States for die same reason in j different aspects. abolitionists hate the Bor der States, because they stand by the C'onstilu-I ! turn, just as the secessionists hate the Border] ! States, liecause they stand by the I'nion. The' Border States as the steadfast upholders of both; the I nion and the Constitution are the equal! and common enemies of both tli" abolitionists ! j awl the secessionists. And in this twofold en- ' I mityevery true patriot must share. Let the! | true patriots of the North bear in mind this ex-! 1 pi. inatioii, and the venomous railing of the ah-! j olitionists against Ilie Bonier States in general! ] and Kentucky in particular, if it should be kept ! up, v.iil ilo good rather than hurt. We hope it! I is doing no great hurt as the cue is. THE WAR IN THE SOUTHWEST. News from Island No. 10. CHIC v(;o, March 21.— A special despatch to j j the Chicago Tribune from C airo 20th, savs that j a report was re-rived this morning from Syke-; stoa, that Jeff. Thompson had landed at Cape ! Girardeau, and was pressing men and horses! into the rebel service. A skirmish had taken ; place between the Union forces and his advance, j Three of {he enemy were killed and wounded.! Reinforcements have beeu sent there. A gentleman who has been a contractor at; j Memphis, who left there 011 Thursday, arrived j j "last evening. He reports that Gov. Harris i I disappeared from Memphis the second day afi- j ter the one to which the Legislature adjourned • to, and hasn't since been heard from. He is j supposed to be at Corinth, Miss. The Legiala- j ' tuiv. has adjourned, and gone no Qne knows j ' whither. The subject of burning the city in j case evacuation was necessary was still be-j iug discussed. There has been no impressment ] ot Union men into the rebel service to any ex tent, except for guard duty, until since the fall of Fort Doneison. Since Gov. Harris' procla mation impressments have been general. Hun dreds have been picked up in the streets and 1 taken from stores and dwellings, and marched oft"to the camps of instruction at the point of the bayonet. i The floating battery is so constructed as to sink to the water's edge, leaving nothing ex-. posed except the armament, which consists of nine Dahlrron guns. It was built for the pro tection of Memphis, and lias been sent to Island i ( No. 10. 1 Hull ins' steam ram was also sent there. The Union men are leaving Memphis in great num bers, leaving their property to bo confiscated, ' and glad to escape with their lives. Quarrels in the streets are frequent occurrences between Union men and secessionists, and shots are hour- j ly exchanged. The rebels greatly need iron,! J atwl have offered £20,000 to any artisan who j, will discover a process of making malleable ! 1 iron. Ammunition is plenty; manufactories! are in operation day and night in the vicinity of; Memphis. i hero are no mail facilities, except' along the railroad routes; letters and papers are ' carted from town to towu by private enter-j prise. Another correspondent who left Island No. J j 10, yesterday noon says:— Firing is only mod- j ] crate from the Benton and Mound City at in tervalsof fifteen ininutca each, the object being ] to reduce tho upper batteries. Five guns worn .• 1 dismounted, and two left, from which occasion- i ally shots were fired. Some of tli m came verv near the holts. The work.! on both the main lam! and island are for more extensive than was generally supposed. There are at L-a.-t eighty gun*, many of them of t! lurjrrt Ay. >, avrra! of them rifled, and "2<>,o 0 troops. I saw at one time t-n regiments • n do* parade on thn the main land. Their rs are out of roach of the mortar*. The i ! 1:11 is pretty tvell cov er;-! with touts. Our shells rea -li ;tl! parts <? the works on the ieuu !. ft is ovi lent that ad iii- robe! battisri > have honth proof casemates, :t* the men can ho. so<ui to disnpp -jrwh.ri ashe'l talis into the l> after! ;s. A' s >J:i u the miner fold i* red need the gunb-ast.* will a Ivanee and fake ih • oiiier- i:i detail. On Tu s lav night t tit-; M<un i Ciiv I<<*{! up a .-t M.lv lire on the ; upper t'ii't. preventing lis ? mbis from making i their u-ua! night! salutes. The result was l!. :! early in th • morning they commenced r.- j moving th •d•id sm I wound from the case ■ mates of t!i.- fori. A large number were car l'ie 1 "i>t an i taken back int.) the wood-?. Oft j Monday, 900 shots were fired front the gun ! boat a, mostly shell, bcsi les o)l shell from the j mortmy. <)n To .lay, Com. I-'oot; directed j ! works, sin-l dismount the guns,- the result waa | satisfaetory. As yet but one man has bccnkitl . Ed by the enc-niy. Highly Important from Winchester. AKOTHEB SUNDAY BATTLE. Confederates Under Gen. Jackson To tally Defeated. FEDERAL LOSS ONE HUKDRED AND FIFTY KILLED AND WOUNDED. I COX rE DERATE LOSS OXE HUXDKED j KILLED AXD TWO IIXUDRED WO JN ED. W \SIUS;T.>N, March 2d.—Telegraphic' dis j patches received here from Winchester, dated i la-t night at half-past 10 o'clock, say a slight ; skirmish occurred this (Saturday) afternoon, a | bout a mile and a-half from Winchester, on the ; Strasburg road, between a portion of Gen. - Shields' troops and the rcb-i cavalry with four ' pieces of artillery. 'i'lie enemy retreated with loss as soon as our guns opened .ire upon them. One man was kille I on our side, an 1 Gen. Shields suttered a slight injury in the left arm, above the elbow, i from the fragment of a shell which burst near ! him. A prisoner brought in to-night says that the c-n--my were under the irnprc.-sioa thai our i troops had left Winchester, and Jackson 3 forces were on the road from .Sir—s'ourg, un !er the 1 c same impression. WiN-jtiEtsTttit, March 23—10 P. AT.—Wo have this day achieved a great victory over the combined forces of the Kcbels Jackson, Smith and Lone street. The battle was fought to-day, within four miles of this place. It raged from half-past ten o'clock this (Sunday) morning un til dark. The enemy's strength was about 15.- 000, whilst our troops engage 1 di 1 not number over Our loss in kii!° 1 and wounded ! is not ascertained, bat is quite heavy. The enemy's loss is at least <loub!e taut of ! ours. We have captured a large number of priso i uers some of t!c ir field pieces, and the ground is strewn in even* direction with the arms tliev have thrown awav in their ilierht. Our cavalry are still in pursuit of the rctreat- I ing enemy. Full particulars cannot be accu rately ascertained until daylight, j THE LATEST FROM THE BATTLE FIELD. WIXCHESTKTT. March "23— 1 have just coma in from the very front of the battle ti l l—three miles out. We have had a complete victory ; ov. r the combined forces of. the enemy. Wo ! have captured two guns and caissons. The loss : of the enemy is at least one hundred killed and ■ two hundred wounded. Our loss is large hut i does not exceed one hundred an! fifty killed ■ and wounded. Our m a fought well, an ! have brought in a large number of muskets. IMPORTANT FROM THE SOUTH. Yancey Safo in JefFdom, N VSUVII.T.E, March 21.—'-'autism .advices received here say that Yancey arrived at New Orleans, and made .a speech, avowing that r.o help ecu! 1 be procured from England or France, and urging retaliation hy stopping cotton culti vation. Parsonßro-vnlow ] naves for th? North to-lav. The vcb d provisional government of Ken tucky is to assemble in. n .Sibley tent urar the headquarters of Gen. C'ri-tend. n at Iluntsville, Ala., on the 21st. [This portion of the -des patch is very blind, but owing to a break in the line we have he-n unable to get it rep at-od. —Kis. Journal of Commerce. iIW, ]ifothc:-sandßistert, ivliose}[n"hand.*. Son* am' Brothers are serving in the Arm v. cannot put in their knapsack a more necessary eift than a few boxes of IIOLLOW \Y"K PILLS & OINTMENT. They im ure heal tli even un der the exposures of soldier* life. Only 2d cento a Box or Pot. Xc to C3t> t> crtise mcu t s. T7RESH GARDEN SEEDS aid sY\. I [March ?9th ISG2. rpORTF.NTINE. LINSEED OIL. andYuLsY'H I PAINTS IN GENERAL, tor sale at Blynire and Son's. [March 28'h 1552. RASKETS, BROOMS, TUBS, CHURNS, WIL LOW and WOODEN WARE of *very descrip tion, to be had cheap a! Blymtre *ihd Son?. [.March 2Sih ISK?. ( THRUSHES, a large assortment, at Hlymire scd, I) Son's. [March 28th 18C3. Q ADDLF.RY & SHOE FI,\ n INGS.Y gooftYY, 0 t Blymire and Sou's. Match 23th JBC2. T AMPS, LAMP CHIMNEYS, COAL OIL. h --1 i first in great variety, nnd the list of excellent quality, at Ulymira and Son s. March QSth l £ o2v. I" cnrroß's NOTICE— t~\ In the matter of the Pe tition of Mary C. Ei n*nw o! Hal fori township, the undersign" 1 appoint? I Auii'or to r*j>*>-T the fact., (Vr., w.ll attend to the Cuti • of in-* nt meiit on the 7!b .lay of April n>-x" at his ofitce in the Borough of Bedford where a 1 i.esiring can at tend. R. D. BARCLAY March 2Sth. ISB3. Aud.tar, 4 UDITOR SNO ritJEH ~ j\ The undersigned ap pointed And tor to make distribution of biUnce in the hand- of Aaron Reed, Fx'r. of Dr. Wiliam Reed, of Mi llie Wojlbwrv t.paroshio, d-c'd, will attend to his duties at hn OiSce, in the Boroagh nt Bedford, on the Sth da> of April next, where elf interested can attend. it. D. BARCLAY, March 38th, 1933. Aurfitat,
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