BEDFORD GAZETTE. B. F. MEYERS, EDITOR. FRIDAY, i i i i i i J MARCH 98, 1869. McCLELLAN 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, but arc 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, 29th inst., for the Surpose of expressing their approbation of Gen. IcClcllan's policy and conduct of the war, and giving expression to their disapprobation of the course of his opponents. MANY UNION MEN. March 27, 18G2. MB. 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 offered 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, the people have pass ed their verdict, and O. E. Shannon, the "dis loyal," is elected School Director by 46 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. The Senate of Pennsylvania is composed of 10 Democrats and 23 Republicans, giving the latter unlimited and unrestrained power in all matters of partiz&nship and political division. A few days ago, the "grave and reverend seign iors" composing the Republican majority of this once 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 battle. This wicked and infatuated partisan majority, does not scruple to take to Its eraDra • oes an original, straight-out Disunionist, who said 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 the 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 patriots par excellence who constitute that body, are among the Jacobins —nay, some of them were leaders of the bloody crew, who demanded the lives, and gave to the flames the property, of Democrats who oppos ed the present civil war in its earliest inceplion. Never, in all the history of parties, was there irach 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 to the red and ruffled monomaniac from Erie, they are alia set of illiberal, ungenerous, narrow-min ded, aelf-conceited, negro-loving, plunder-shar ing haters of Democrats, who stop at nothing (but their own pockets) to defraud their politic cal opponents of their rights, to elevate bad men of their own faith to office, and to persecute and outrage thoso who differ from them in o pinion. No Democrat ever uttered any such 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 tho seeds of his abominable treason, and is hugged and caressed by the Republican leaders an though he were a very Rcvelatorof the true tJofitical go-pel, whilst many of the former have boon incarcerated in foul and health-destroy ing dungeons on the mere suspicion of being half as guilty as he. Oh! Justice, when will thy scales, so long inclined, bo equally poised.? When will the populaco see in thy balances the wheat weighing heavier than the chaff? Alas! a.asl the "people doth not consider!" Dsmocratio Yiotory in Harrisburg. Tho Democrats of Harrisburg won a splen did victory, on Friday lust. Tho Democratic candidate for City Treasurer, John T. Wilson, was elected by a majority of 245! The Dem ocrats also elected flvo out of the six council man, carrying every ward except one, which gave about ft dozen of a majority for the "Re publican" candidates. Good for the State Cap ital! Damocratic Viotory in York. The Democracy of the borough of York, a eirieyed a Signal victory over Republicanism at ♦bo late f pring olootion. David Small, Esq., the editor of that abla and gallant Democratic jour ivt, the York QaistUy was elected Burgess by a ; eajorttyof 64. York borough has always he re tofora been strongly apposition. McGlellan 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 dcrsmith and John A. Mowry, Vice Presidents j and A. J. Sansom and Thomas Jamison Secre taries. After some remarks by Messrs. W. P. Schell, G. H. Spang and S. H. 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 committee on resolutions have time till then to report. We hope that there will be a go oil turn-out to the meeting on Saturday evening next, and that the citizens of Bedford will not be fearful or backward to express their admiration for 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. ST BURGLARY.—On Saturday evening last, the dwelling of Miss Ann Picrson, in the Wes tern part of town, was entered and the sura of one hundred and sixty dollars in money taken therefrom. We are told that the burglary was commUtcd whilst Miss Pierson was visiting a neighbor's house, and whilst a light was burn ing in one of the rooms. This was certainly a bold exploit, and shows that the daring and dash ing thieves arc not quite all in office at Wash ington or employed as Government contractors. W Advices from Fort Smith, Ark., confirm the tidings of the death of the Rebel Generals MeCulloeh, Mcintosh and Herbert at the recent battle of Pea Ridge. Gen. Slack, of the Miss ouri troops, was also mortally wounded. Old St. Clair. The whole Democrat!.; ticket has been elected in St. Clair township.' The conservative old line Whigs deserve great praise for their conduct at the late election, and whilst we do not desire to "crow" over the Fort Donclson 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 in full below: Justice of the Peace, Jacob Walter, Dem., 161 Henry Telrru, , lOT Constable, George Ycagcr, Dem., 14.5 Thomas W. McCreaty, R., 112 Judge, Thomas Allison, D., 189 J. M. Smith, R., 132 Inspector, S. M. Sleek, Dem., 138 Samuel Clark, R., 112 Assessor, Thomas B. Wisogarvcr, D., 138 H. Whitaker, R., 130 School Directors, Joseph Griffith, Dem., 154 Isaiah Morris, Dem., 153 Wm*. Oster, R., 131 Thomas Holsinger, R., 99 Supervisors, Solomon Shrader, Dem., 143 Robort Kurtz, Dem., 192 George Ilarbaugh, R., 113 Conrad Ickcs, R., 92 Auditor, Andrew M. Horn, Dem., 147 George C. Davis, R., 123 Township Clerk, John Aldstadt, Dem., 127 St. Clair township give 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 we have ever known it to be at any previous Spring election: Constable, Beegle Dem., 122 Dibcrt, Ind., 140 Barnhart, Rep., 000 Justices of the Peace, Wiscgarvor, Dem., 163 Koontz, Dem., 142 Cowan, R., 89 Wolf, ' 106 Judge, Hellaell, Dem., 1.67 Gephart, R., 109 Inspector, Holderbaum, Dem., 159 Kecffe, R., 106 Supervisors, Gilson, Dem., 161 Fetter, Dem., 156 Dibcrt, R., 103 Nuugle, R, 103 Assessor, Gephart, Dem., 156 * .Smith, R., 98 School Directors, Walter, Dem., 164 McGirr, * Dem., 137 Weisel, R, 120 Phillips, R., 11l Auditor, Reighard, Dem., 157 Rea, R., 106 Township Clerk, Brown, Dem., 156 Barnhart, R, 106 Borough Election. Th J 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. Henderson, he (Henderson) getting the office annually as a pre cious gift from soiuo 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 Blymire, 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 n triumph indeed for those gentle men. The vote stunds as follows : Chief Burgess, John H. Rush, Dcm., 90 John Mower, 7-1 Assistant Burgess, Henry Deiibaugh, Dcm., 97 John Arnold l Rep., 73 Councilmen, William Hartley, Dem., 92 A. J. Sansom, Dcm., 97 Alexander King, Rep., 73 John L. Lessig, Rep., 68 High Countable, John Border, Dem., 03 Jas. A. Henderson, Rep., 108 Auditor, Daniel Beard, Dcm., 85 W. P. Mower, Rep., 82 i Judge, John Boor, Dem., 104 Jonathan Brightbill, Rep., 82 Inspector, John A. Mowry, Dcm., 103 Jacob Over, Rep., 85 Assessor, Iliram Lcntz, Dem., 102 John R. Jordan, Rep., 80 Constable, A. Wayne Mower, Dem., 98 Milton Spidlc, Rep', 89 School Directors, George Blymire, Dem., 133 O. E. Shannon, Job M. Shoemaker, Dem., 98 Job Mann, Dem., 152 John Taylor, Rep., 83 S. 1.. Russell, liep., 87 Vol. Stockman,* 43 Town Clerk, P. 11. Pensyl, Dem., 107 E. G. McMullin, Rep., 77 Supervisors, John Miller. Dem., 89 John Rcmby, Dem., 88 *Mr. Steckman was placed upon the Repub lican ticket, without his knowledge or consent, and was no candidate for School Director. C3*AS we go to press we leant the sad intel ligence of the dentil uf Col. W. Fx. Ml HIiAl, of Ilollidaysbqrg, who fell in the late battle near Winchester. It is also reported that General Shields has died of his wound. Another rumor prevails thatCapt. Brisbin, of Woodberry, was killed in the battle. (ST The Alleganv Seminary 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. Sec Ad vertisement. "Some" Notices. THE BF.OFOKD GAZETTE.—This staunch .and reliable old Democratic journal comes to us this week in an entire new dress and greatly 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 subscribers to Friend Meyers' list will soon make up for this recent outlay. Fidelity to party and principle, such as has characteri zed this journal both in sunshine and in shade, for many years, certainly deserves continued en couragement and success.—[ York Gazette. 83T The Bedford Gazette has .donned a new suit. The Gazette is aa ably conducted Demo cratic journal and deserves success.—[lfariis burg Patriot and Union. HOT 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.-— [lJolliiUn/Jairg Stand ard. * ts* The Bedford "Gazette" conies to us in a new dress, an indication that it is in a flourish ing condition. Rather neat, Frank. Hope you'll be amply repaid for your outlay.—[Som erset Democrat. W That gallant old Democratic orgau, the Bedford Gazette, comes to us in a suit of new and licnntiful type. Good for you, friend MKV EHSI Glad to see your prosperity, and hope it will ever be continued you.— [Gettysburg Compiler. H3*TIIE BEDFORD G AZETTF.. —'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 sec.— [Genius of Liberty. Burnside to McClellan. Th'c splendid achievements of Burnsido are the theme of universal praise. In the midst of our congratulations it is gratifying to the friends of Gen. McClellan, as it is honorable to Gen. Burnside, that the latter thus ascribes the honor of the plans to the young chief, and expresses hia own pleasure that the military sagacity of liis commanding officer has been proved by the results of his own brave fulfilment of instruc tions. Burnside says: "I l>eg to say to the General commanding that I have endeavored to carry out the very nunnte instructions given me by him before leaving Annap olis, and thus far events hen t been singularly eoin esdent with his anticipations. I only hope that wc may in future be .aide to carry out in dctoii the i remaining plans of the campaign.'-—The only J thing I have to regret, is the delay •erused hg the j elements." From the PhiUdelpbis Inquirer. The Treason and Slander of Wendell Philips—A Pioture for the Constituents of the Pennsylvania Senate. Encouragement and protection of free speecli is certainly carried to a degree bordering upon folly in the grant of the use of the Senate Cham ber to WENIJKU. PHILLIPS by the accommoda ting Senators of the State of Pennsylvania.— This man is at best but on a par witii BUECK KNRIDGE as an utterer of "polished treason," and why he should be petted, aided and comfort ed 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 Pim.urs would clamor for the immediate incarceration of his adversary in Fort Warren or Fort 'Lafayette. Yet we see a party majority in the Senate of our loyal and conservative Commonwealth patroni zing this preacher of discord and disunion. What is 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 110 full report of the recent ha rangue of PHILLIPS in this 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 show 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:— "Now, I love the Constitution, though my "friend (Dr. Pi Fit FONT,) who sits beside me, has "heard ine curse it a hundred times, and I shall "again if it does not mean justice. I hare labor "ed nineteen years to take nineteen States out of this "Union, and if I have spent any nineteen years "to the satisfaction of my Puritan conscience, it "was those nineteen years." "Unless within twelve months or twenty-four, "Maryland is a free State, Delaware and hall "Virginia, would to God that building (the Cap "itol,) with this city of Washington, hud been "shelled to ashes hist July." Speaking of the ufligin of the rebellion, PHIL LIPS declares that "it was nobody's fault," but that "it is the inevitable result of the seeds our "fathers planted seventy years ago and in an other plnceJMiut on this same subject, in his flip pant and impious style of remark concerning the Deity and the venerated founders of the Repub lic, he says of the hitter that they "dare not trust God." Referring to W.M. LLOYD GAKKISOX, the. in veterate disunionist—who kept standing, time out of mind, at the heatl of his paper, the infa mous sentiment that the venerable men who fra med the Constitution had made "an agreement with death and a covenant with hell"—this pro toge of the Senators of Pennsylvania character ized him as "a man who had done more, in the "providence of God, to shape the fate of this "generation than any other one," and that ho (Pnii.ui's,) was "proud to sit at his (GARRISON'S) feet." • *•* He characterized MCCLELLAN as one who "had never fired a caqnon" and as a "Quaker General," as if he had no practical experience as a soldier under fire, and as if Pennsylvaniitns \ were "Quakers" and that "Quakers" were cow- j ards. The falsehood about MCCI.KI.I.AN 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 np the sink ing heart of the. nation in the early months of this wicked Rebellion—and the order, organiza tion, confidence and success which he brought out of the chaos, and dismay, and defeat that lie found in Washington—need only to be reci ted to stamp J his slander of PHILLIPS' as it de serves. But this is not enough. Ills atrocious I insult to the Pennsylvanians, 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 Ball'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 commnnd who stood by a deserted gun to the last in that tierce death shower, and who now carries his good right arm disabled for life, was another of these mime "Quakers," of 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 while such men as BAKER,WtsrrAit, and MCCI.EU.AN arc periling ami sacrificing life and limb in the eause of the country, such a man as PHILLIPS 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 insult the people by lending their halls of legislation to such a man for such a purpose. A Confederate Account of the Fight at FortDonelson and of the Causes Which Led to it. The following information in regard to the surrender of Fort DoneUon, is received from a correspondent in Kentucky. Although touch ing only upon the do ing scenes of that bloody struggle, it will nevertheless be found remark ably interesting: * * * The resistenee made by the Confederates was mast gallant, although they fought under every disadvantage. On Wednesday, the gunboats were entirely defeated and rendered useless. The strength of the 011101" defences, as given in the Northern journals, has been greatly exag gerated, there being in fact nothing but earthwork and "rifle pits— which were the labor 0/ u single night■ —outside of the fort proper. The position Iteing considered untenable in the presence of so large a force, it was deter mined on Saturday to evacuate the fort, and, cutting away through the enemy, to fall hack upon Nashville. One division icd by General Pillow was thrown forward fos this purpose, andadvancinggallantly to open field, and against large odds, drove the Federal troops before them, and succeeded in throwing them into confusion. Tbe roiid to Clarksville was thus perfectly c lear ed of the enemy. Buckner, 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 ordcts from Pillow to fall l back again to tho trenches Tbe *mpty-badcd vanity of Pillow induced | liitn to believe that 111 the brilliant victory he had gained, he had not merely defeated but had actually routed (lie Federal forces, and he insis ted on returning and holding the position. As Floyd agreed with him, Duci-.uer of cour.se yiel ded. Elated with his success, Pillow immedi ately despatched Southward the news of what he then believed to be the triumphant result of the day's light; but on returning to the trenches ho discovered that the Federal forces 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, utterly worn out with three days' hard fighting, and disgusted at finding the battle-ground they had so lately won re-occupied by reinforcements of fresh troops, had but little hope of cutting their way through the opposing host, although Pillow urged Unit the uttcmpl should again be made, liuckner took ground against it, as a rash waste of life. Floyd and Pillow then determined tot' Ac their escape, and transferal the command to Guckiicr, leaving him at liberty to enter upon negotations for a surrender. Floyd succeeded in getting off with a portion of his command. Pillow went alone, Doing thus abandoned by their princi pal officers, the troops, many of whom were six ty days volunteers, became dispirited and dem oralized, and liuckner, instead of making, the following morning, the best fight he could, and tints obtaining favorable terms of capitulation, found himself obliged to surrender mifonlition Malignity of the Abolitionists toward the Border States. [From the Louisvilie Journ d.] The abolitionists hate the IJorder States as good people hate the Devil. This is manifest enough. As ail amusing illustration of the Tact, a vary distinguished member of the 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 the -com munities which, with a strong rcniinisctnca of his native Down East, lie styled the "JJ-a-r-il-e-r States,"' and which lie served up for the delecta tion of his mainly abolition audience with areck ! less pungency not surpassed even by that which, j in the days of "Deacon Giles's Distillery," won j l'or this reverend libeller a cell in the jail of Sa- I lem. Mr. Chccver, herein at least, is a fair lvp i resentutive of his class. They all hate the IS-a-r- I d-e-r States'' with a rancor unchecked by hones ty or truth. And the reason is plain. We have already stated it. The abolitionists hate (he Constitu tion, and would gladly let the Union slide rather than have its preservation attended by the pres ervation of the Constitution likewise. They want to abolish the constitution, regardless of consequence, under the pretext of saving the U nion. The IJorder States, on the contrary, Want to save the Union by saving the Constitu ion, which they believe the only effoctuul method possible. The IJorder States, being a unit in fa vor of this policy, naturally form the head of the great body of patriots who rally around the Administration that declares and carries out the policy in defiance of abolitionism everywhere. Such is the offence of the IJorder States in the estimation of the abolitionists. The very head and front of their offending llath this extent, 110 more. It is for this, and nothing else, that they are : i denounced, decried, derided, and defamed, by every Abolition spoutcr and scribler in the coun try. In a word the abolitionists and secassionists hate the IJorder States for the same reason in different aspeets. The abolitionists hate the IJor der States, because they stand by the Constitu tion, just as the secessionists hate the IJorder) States, because they stand by the Union. The IJorder States as the steadfast upholders of both i the Union and the Constitution arc the equal and common enemies of both the abolitionists and the secessionists. And in this twofold en mity every true patriot must share. Let the true patriots of the North bear in mindthiscx planation, and the venomous railing of the ab olitionists against the IJorder States in general and Kentucky in particular, if it should be kept up, will do gooil rather than hurt. We hope it is doing no great hurt as the case is. THE WAR IN THE SOUTHWEST. News from Island No. 10. CHICAGO, March 21.—A special despatch to the Chicago Tribune from Cairo 20th, says that a report was received this morning from Syke ston, that Jeff". Thompson had landed at Cape Girurdeiyi. and was pressing nten and horses into the rebel service. A skirmish had taken place between the Union forces and his advance. Three of the enemy were killed and wounded. Iteinforccinents have been sent there. A gentleman who has been a contractor at Memphis, who left there on Thursday, arrived last evening. He reports that Gov. Harris I disappeared from Memphis the second day af ter tiie one to which the legislature adjourned I to, and hasn't since been heard from. 11c is) supposed to be at Corinth, Miss. The Legisla ture has adjourned, and gone no one knows whither. The subject of burning the city in case evacuation was necessary was still'be ing discussed. There has been no impressment of Union men into the rebel service to any ex-' tent, except for guard duty,*u'ntil since the fall of Fort Donelson. Since Gov. Harris' procla mation impressments have been general. Hun dreds have been picked up in the streets and taken from stores and dwellings, and marched off to the camps of instruction at the point of the bayonet. 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 Dahlgren guns. It was built for the pro- " tcction of Memphis, and has been sent to Island . No. 10. Ilollins' steanl ram was also sent there. The Union men are leaving Memphis in great num bers, leaving their property to lie and glad to escape with their lives. Quarrels in the streets are frequent occurrences between Union men and secessionists, and shots are hour-1 ly exchanged. The rebels greatly need iron, and have offered £25,000 to any artisan who will discover a process of making malleable iron. Ammunition is plenty; manufactories are irroperalion day and night in fhe vicinity of | Memphis. There are no mail facilities, except j along the railroad route:;; letters an 1 papoie era f carried from tc#n to town by private enter- i prise. Another correspondent, who left Island No. ! 10. yesterday noon Kays: —Firing is only mod- j ] erate Irom the Benton and Mound City at in-' tervalsof fifteen minutes each, the object lx-irp to reduce the upper batteries. Five guns were! ' dismounted, and two lull, from which oecjwr.n-i | ally shots were fired. Some of them : near the boats. The works on both H, .**? land and island are far more extensive thJ 1 """ generally supposed. There are at 1,.' T* guns, many of them of the largest si,'.' ■ of them rifled, and 20,010 troops j Wv * ral one time ton regiments on dross W ,' n the main land. Their quarters are out of the mortars. The island is pr>t tv ~An H ered with tents. Our shells reach afl J,,™*; i the works on the island. It is ©vide o.; the Sri Imtici iM liftve bomb proof ■ fort is reduced the gunboats will i take the others in detail. On Tuesday "i the Mound City kept up a steady tire on't! i upper fort, preventing the rebels from mtil, !? their usual nightly salutes. The result i ' that early in the morning tlicy commenced moving the dead and wounded from there mates of the fort. A large number were c nod out and taken back into the woods ii i Monday, 000 shots were fired from the can" f boats, mostly shell, besides 300 shell from tl " : mortars. On Tuesday, Com. Footc directed ■ the fuses to be wet, with a view to destroy the • works, and dismount the guns; the result wa „ • satisfactory. As yet but one man has been kill s ed by the enemy. Highly Important from Winchester. ANOTHER SUNDAY BATTLE. ' Confederates Under Gen. Jackson To tally Defeated. , FEDERAL LOSS ONE HUHDRED AND FIFTY KILLED AND WOUNDED. CONrEDERATE LOSS ONE HUNDRED KILLED AND TWO lINUDRED WO UN JED. WASHINGTON, March 23.—Telegraphic dis patches received here from Winchester, dated last night at half-past 10 o'clock, say aslioht skirmish occurred this (Saturday) afternoon,'V bout a mile and a-half from Winchester, on'the Strasburg road, between a portion of Gen. Shields' troops and the rebel cavalry with four pieces of artillery. The enemy retreated with loss as soon as our guns opened fire upon them. One man was killed on our side, and Gen. Shields suffered a slight injury in the left arm, above the elbow from the fragment of a shell whiclt burst near him. A prisoner brought in to-night says that the enemy were under the impression that our troops had left Winchester, and Jackson's forces were on the road from Strasburg, under the same impression. •j WiNuiiESTiiii, March 23—10 P. M.—We j have tlris day achieved a great victory over the l combined forces of the ltebels Jackson, Smith I and Longstrcet. The battle was fougiit to-day, I within four miles of this place. It raged from i half-past ten o'clock this (Sunday) morning un • til dark. The enemy's strength was about 15,- 'H), whilst our troops engaged did not number over S,ooil. Our loss in killed and wounded is not ascertained, but is quite heavy. The enemy's loss is at least double that of ours. We have captured a large number of priso ners some of their field pieces, and the ground I is strewn in every direction with the arms they have thrown away in their flight. Our cavalry are still in pursuit of the retreat ing enemy. Full particulars cannot be accu rately ascertained until daylight. THE LATEST FROM THE BATTLE "FIELD. WINCHESTER, March 23—1 have just coma in from the very front of the battle field—thrc© miles out. We have had a eomplcte victory over the combined forces of the enemy. W 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 does not exceed one hundred and fifty killed and wounded. Our men fought well, and have brought in a large numlicr of muskets. IMPORTANT FROM THE SOUTH. Yanccy Safe in Jeffdom. NAsnvu.t.E, March 21.—Southern ml vice© received here say that Yancey arrived at New Orleans, and made a speech, avowing that no help conld he procured from England or France, ami urging retaliation by stopping cotton culti vation. Parson Urownlow leaves for the North to-day. The rebel provisional government of Ken tucky is to assemble in a Sibley tent near th© headquarters of Gen. Crittenden at Hnnfsvilley, Ala., on the 21st. [This portion of the des patch is very blind, imt owing to a break h the line we have licrn unable to get it —Rh. Journal of' Commerce. lUn?., .J fathers and Sinters, whose Husbands, Sns • ami Brothers are serving in the Army, cannot put in their knapsack a more neressarr gift than a few boxes of HOLLO WAY'S PILLS. & OINTMENT. They insure health even un der the exposures of soldier's life. Only 25 cent© a Box or Pot. FT" cID 3. ti ucr 11 scmr nt & FRESH GARDEN &EEDS.kt Bfrmfr# andS>Vs. [Match 2Sth IS<. ri'URPENTINK. UNSEED* 0i1... amFOILS n4 I PAINTS IN GENERAL, lor sale at Blymirs anil Son's. [March 28th 1942. T-JASKRTS, BROOMS. TUBS. FttURNS, WIL "> LOW an;! WOODEN WARE of every dec.rip "ion, to be hail cheap at Hlymire n<f Son. [March 26th RRDSHF.S assortment, at Pdymire I'.i. Son's. [March 2Slh 1663. O ADDLF.RY & SHOE" FIN' ; INGs7 * oo' '** ij at BlynriU'e anil Son's. Match 23th 1832. T AMPS, LAMP CHIMNEYS, COAL OIL. th [ j first in groat variety, ami the lad of excellent quality, at Blymire am' Son s. March Mth DM \ unn oR s"NOTICE.—" " _ , \ In the matter t*t tkc.ua til ion of Mary C. Zimmtri oi Bedford township* the undersigned appointed Auditor to rejvt'" • * facts, <Vc-. w : '| attend to the dot is of ttt "Pi'j' n ", rner.t on the 7th day pf April next at his nißc the Borough of Bedford where a.I i.B3irig cin R tend. . ~, Jt. I). BARCLAY, M ireb 2Stb. tSflb or ' \ UfilTOR'S NOTfiCfb j The undersigned ap pointed A nil tor to make distribution of ha.-no in tlie hands of Aaron Reed, Kxo'r. ol Dr. Wi. m n Ree.l, of Middle Woo,lbsrrv township, dee'd, wil l attend to his duties at his o.'iice,.in the Borough o: Bedford, on the Bth day of April next, where * interested can attend. R. D. BARCL A .March 93th, IKS). A tr-t v.
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