Mt Caapaay, haa reacted him. It « a teanti » • merited tribute to -the worth Qt e good o&ear and a. brave man, and I can aMica the douora, that the Lieut, will never wijbOßor the gifton the.field of battle, or cease to abmili a food remembrance of thoie who hate anneed So much confidence in and respect for kim. For Mm, I return to them bis most ffatefoithank, for this much needed testimonial, wd which he trusts will be well used, if occa sion should require. I'have been informed that swords have also been ordered for Capt. Watnb and Lient. Gabdheb, but have not been receiv ed. The Captain, howmter, carries a rifle mnsfcet, with which he aspects to pick off the rebels, before begets to close quarters. He will -certainly make some of them bite the dust, if ha gets a ohanoe,' for he is a good shot. Two store arrests of rebels have been made, one by pickets of the Tilth Regiment, of a man byi the, name of He has been under guard in their camp for a few days past, and Ms offence consists in burning the bridges at Harper’a Ferry. The other, whose name I haire not learned, held a high position in the rebel army, and, of course, had taken the oath of iallegiance to rebel, authority. He was taken to Hagerstown, yesterday, under escort of U S. dragoons. Our scouts are getting a little too sharp for the secessionists, and once the beys liave eeen some further service, they will give the defenders of the nigger Confederacy no ■mall trouble. Our .camps are scattered at short distances from each other, and all the re giments can be be concentrated together in few hours, if emergency requires it. Consequently the Federal pickets are thrown out in every direction, Making it difficult for rebel spies to escape detection. The health of the boys is very good. David Cafaoe, James Arble and Andrew Houseman are at -Chambersburg where we left them on the 14th inst., being too ill to move them with us. Abraham Bowers is at Hagerstown, being left at our last encampment, with a sprained leg.— Sergeant Laffbbtt is also at Hagerstown, in the hospital, sick. This composes the disabled; in Company B, —ijbe rest being all able for ac tive doty. Ferguson and Davis “vamosed the rastehe,” at Camp Chambers. A. J. G. Camp Spbuiax, Maryland,) July 3,1861.; / Bmts. Editors :—Onths night of tho 27th our compwaa aroused three times by the firing of the guard. Muskets wen instantly seized by our company, and in a v few sec ure were formed In front of; the quarters. We sow keep oor firotrms loaded, so that we are prepared, in case of a sudden attack, to giro the enemy a very warm, reception. But. the alarms were, false, and all retired to bed, at 1 o’clock, A. M., and slept all the sounder until Old Sol lit up the horizon. Company F (from Johnstown,) was out on picket last night. During the night a party of fire horsemen were hailed by them, and commanded to halt; one of them paid no attention to the order, but pressed forward; lie was immediately shot down dead; Unfortu nately, he was a Uniqji man; but he had disregarded a command Which it was his duty to obey, and thus met a fote whkh cannot be regretted more by any than the Fed eral forces. Under the present state of affairs, it is ex tremely dangerous for persons, even friendly to the Gov ernment, to bo moving about at a late hour of ths night, ia citizens’ dress. On all occasions such persons, when ordered to halt, should obey, and thus avoid serious couse-. quencos. . This morning a deserter from the rebel camp at Falling Water made his appearance among us. He reports a force thereof 3,200 Secessionists, under Gen. Jackson. He is a native of Cbambcrsburg, Pa., and has been impressed into tba Confederate army. For throe weeks ho was kept, in camp, and not permitted, under any circumstances, to go' outsido of it. Finally ho was .permitted to pass out for a pail of water, and ho seized the opportunity to make good bis escape. He crawled through two wheat-fields on all fours. He reports considerable force in that neighborhood of Virginia. Falling Water is only miles from our camp, and your readers may not be surprised to hear of us crossing the Potomac some night, and giving battle to t&e enemy. On Thursday,the 27th, a man dressed in women's clothes, aa the narrative will show, was wrested in an adjoining camp. He passed by our oamp during 'the day, and made n neater of Inquiries of soldiers, concerning the number of troops here, how they were treated, and the supply of provisions. He then made *his appearance at the other camp, was suspected, captured and examined—an lo! the wriw Hini iif nifj .iimp-nfirriTiiiffTir masculine! I On,tho 28th, a meeting was hold by the officers at the General's headquarters, to make arrangements for tho ap propriate celebration of the 4th pf July in our camp. The purpose is to have seme refreshments besldes those I men tioned in my hist, a display of fire works and a fandango in the evening—provided the officers can raise sufficient foafe to defray the expenses. BuV unfortunately, the ma jority of them are like the privates—possessed of most wretchedly collapsed pocket-books. Should tho project in contemplation ba perfected, the gentlemen and ladies of the vicinity are to l>e invited to participate in the fcstlvp ties. Lieut. Clark is one of the Committee of arrange . moots. ; b- • i' The deserter from the rebels, mentioned previously, yesterday gave to Gen. Wynkoop a deplorable account of the condition of the Confederate troops from whom he bad escaped. Ue says that they bare many good rifles and mdskets, andlikew&o many t»oor ones, stolen, o' course* frost the Government. They have only 20 rounds of am munition, mid but few pieces of artillery, of light calibre, and are destitute of tents and camp equipments, cartridge boxes, bayonet-scabbards, Ac. They are also scarce of pro visions, and they plunder all the farm-houses, stores Ac., *that fill! in their path. Equally distressing is the fact that the standing crops are likely to be worthless to their own ers, for many of those who favor the rebel cause have been pressed into that service, and the Union men have been compelled to fly from their homes, through the terrorism the villiaus have inaugurated. Those who remain will be forced to convey, with their teams, the baggage cf their meet diabolical enemies,'and thus be diverted from gather ing the crop, which now requires their immediate atten tion. The corn remains on the ground Just as it sprung from the seed. Alasl for the bent-flu and blessings of se cession! All the evils foil upon Uuso who are made the victims of aspiring and ambitious demagogues, while the loyal people of the North are free from all terror, and are enjoying, undisturbed, the fruits of tbeir husbandry, com merce, the arts and the sciences. On Saturday, the 29th, it was whisperedthat we were not tOTemain long in our present camp. On Sunday wo were under marching orders; and that night orders were given lo;(he men to strip off their blouses, and take nothing ex- it* with thorn but their haversacks and canteens. This was tit dnee construed into warm work, and a.fight. At 1 1 o’clock A. M. we were off towards the Potoiqac, yrhich we reached,seme ten miles below Wll Hamsport, about 5 o’clock. W 1 a prospect of a fight, wc prefer to celebrate oar 1 National Anniversary in that style. Tho Altoona boya are in excel “lent spirits, and ore “spoiling for a fight” with the rebels, who may bo bravo enough, but they (the secessionists,) -have very cawurxUy Ugx! Pardon the reference. This morning 43 members of Company I, Isth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers, wero driven by the rebels, at the point of the bayonet, through this town. Their bauds wero tied behind their bocks, and they wero'forced to march at as rapid a gait as a horse could walk! Among the captured from Juniata Co., aro J. W. Reynolds, Mat thew Hyte, -"■ ■ Waldsmith, and all.the Lewistown boys in the Company. The Captain is very much censured by those who escaped; for. it is said, ho tworc ho would shoot the first man that would fire upon tho rebel cavalry, and he even caused one man to let down tho fence so that the enemy had more easy access to tho Company. Tho Cap tain’s name is Hess, and ho is universally condemned by all the Regiment*. 1 hope he may bo able to give a concise explanation of his conduct. Ttuire are about 30,000 troops, under the command of OcU.!pattorsop, concentrated here. Gen. McClellan, I anr now informed, has advanced so far that the retreating rebels are now being forced back upon us, and they will moot’with a very handsome reception. We are up to the and are as sharp os the rascals who oppose our mas sive force. / 6ut I must close. Wore I p continue, the Tribune wtm4uot Hds letter. Events are exciting; we are allia our glory; and if we return at the expiration of our tbis* months’:enlistment, it will be because there is no enCoby to fight. A. J. G. Maxttosdc&o, Ta., July 5,18C1 31K89X0. MbfcxcJf k Din*:—On the night of tho 3d last., a sentinel of Company F, 3d Regiment, shot Peter Sower, a member of Company C. An alarm wosr sounded from Pie 24th Regiment (Irish Brigade,) who were having a jol lification on tho head of a plenteous supply of fighting whiskey. This called in the picket'guard, of which Com pany C formed a part. The sentinel was intoxicated at tho timd, and fired upon Sower before he commanded a lialt. The shot took effect in the right breast, producing almost \lostaut death. lie was a native of Williamsburg, Clair County, and belonged to Capt. Neff’s company. On the occurring of this case, eight of the “ contraband*' noticed in my last, had tbeir heads Immediately “ caved in’* and their contents thrown qut. Like water spilled upon the ground it could not be gathered up again, and but jfor this might have spent a merry fourth in Camp* But it is a thousand times better to destroy the vile- stuff, rather, than jjt should be the instrument of the death of our men. A sqaad oftho 2d cavalry killed a rebel captain and six man, the same night Both were out on picket. They stripped them of their arms, equipments and horses and brought them as trophies into tbeir camp, Their firing also aroused the comps around, and soon all Pie Brigades war* drawuytp in battle But no enemy made their appearance i The W was celebrated by tbo troops appearing upon tJn> ground and giving throe cheers for the “Day we Celebrate.” Perkins* battery fired a National salute of thirty-four guns. About 12 o’clock BL a company of riflemen, headed by the 2d Regiment'bond, proceeded to the Court. House in town, and Jn the presence of a large number of soldiers and citi zens, the M Star Spangled Banner” was raised upon tbo dome,'amid itho applause of the multitude, and it now flaunts proudly toltae breese. The day passed off without the result of accidents common to tho celebration of our Nation’s birib-day. In the evening the Rhode Island Ma rine battery came in from Williamsport, and baited in front of our rogimoat’a quarters. The battery consists of tlx brass, rijfted 12-pounders, The 13th Peon's Regiment follow®^as a guard, hnd encamped to tho oast of us. Copt. Dbnihleday’B battary, consisting of ono eight-inch Colum balid and two largo 24-ponnders, is- here. Tlicso are the largest pieces of artillery I have ever seen, 1 and our Irish man (Dolaidy) Is of the opinion that they might hurt a person at (lie dktahee of fifty yarcU) The Captain i» yol j to receive three addition*! pieces of rifled cannon of heavy calibre. His guns are calculated for siege operation*, rather than for field service. We have besides those already men tioned several other batteries, and more is yet to come.— It is impossible to gtve the number of troops encamped in and around Hartinsbnrg; regiment sifter regiment con* tlnuee to come forward, and tho force under Oen. Patter eon’s command, is rapidly approximating 40,000., From our Camp, tbo whole of this vast force' Uee before y?u, and it is the most grand sight your correspondent hafl ever witnessed. Xerxes, when he sutveyed his thonsacdsmus tered for the Invasion of Greece, his heart swelled with pride and exaltation; but suddenly tho proud monarch’s feelings phased away at the remembrance of the fact that in one hundred yean not one of his countless myriads would be alive, hike the Persian monarch, no citizen of the Keystone State could view this sublime display made by heFuous, In connection with those of tho loyal States of Wisconsin,^Rhode Island and Connecticut, without a ■thrill of joy vibrating every pulse of Us heart. What though one hundred years hence none of us are Upon the earth, if only the object of our mission is accomplished’ and the government preserved and handed down, unim paired, to posterity at the end of that period. What though it bo a Tbermopola to us oil, in th* defence of the over glorious Stars and Stripes, it should not depress the proud, patriotic emotions of any man’s heart. Evidences are daily coming to light, which prove the terrible slaughter the rebels sustained at Falling Waters. Their actual loss in killed is known to be 123, and an equal number in wounded. Those who witnessed the effects of Perkins’ battery, say they were terrific. The rebels, when by the grape and canister shot, would jump almost as high os a man’s head. Had the whole U. S. force been 'engaged, tho rebels would have been cut to pieces; but their rapid flight alone saved their bacon. It is now cer tain that, but for the unfortunate command to halt, given by Qcn. Patterson, thoretreating Confederates would have been captured, witb all tboir baggage and artillery, by the 11st Wisconsin and the 2d and 3d Pennsylvania Regiments- What Is a more solemn spectacle than a soldier's fune ral. Yesterday tho mortal remains of,Peter Sower were conveyed to their last resting place by bis comrades of Company C. The mournful precession was headed by tbo Regiment baud, playiug the “ Dead March,” and the mem bers with arms reversed. After being placed In the grave the usual ceremonies connected witha soldier's burial were gone through with. He met a melancholy death, but in bis death and burial the sympathies and respect of his fol low-soldiers followed him. To-day a number of citizens of M&rtiosburg went out to bury the dead rebels who were found between this and the battle near Falling Water, and those shot by oar cavalry pickets at night around this neighborhood. The Secession ists, in their flight, threw their dead into shallow pits, and in several instances their hands and feet were exposed.— Thus your readers may form some idea of tbeirprecipitate retreat, and their efforts to conceal their actual loss. The regulars, in their march here on the 3d inst.,Rap tured 140 of the rebels’ tents, which they set on fire and reduced to ashes. They were equal in quality to thoeo in use by the Federal troops. Company JC (Capt. Sziuk.) being out on picket on Thurs day night, brought into Camp this moaning four horned secessionists—beef cattle. Being of that class called u con traband,” they were slaughtered for the use of tbo regi ment, and that evening we had for our supper good steak, and bread made from tho captured flour noticed before. It wafc rather an improvement upon our Coro for the past ton days. The effects of secession are plainly vlaiblo in Martins burg, from the scarcity of groceries,'Ac., and many arc destitute of the means to purchase articles necessary for their comfort. The destruction of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad by the rebel vandals, baa thrown lar&o numbers of persons out of employment, who depended upon that improvement for a livelihood. Many of the employees have boeb comjHdleU to leave their families and seek an asylum elsewhere from the despotism of the leaders of this rebellion. The families left behind are destitute, and oven if husbands could send them hid, it would run the risk, nine times out of ton, of never reaching them. In my rambles about the town, I observe a largo number of houses unoc cupied—tlie result of the destruction of the Railroad pro perty. The sight of the burnt locomotives, bridges, cars, Ac., is sickening, and produces in the minds of the troops universal scorn and hatred for the perpetrators of so das tard an outrage. Those engines, built at Taunton, Mass., seemed to inflame the passions of tbeso devils Incarnate, more than any of the others—on three of which they had attempted to deface the builder’s name, the town and State from whence they came, by breaking the cast iron plate between the driving wheels. I noticed one engine a moss of ruins, which had just been rebuilt, and had not yet made a trip over the road. It will bo some time before can be put in operation; but the evil follow ‘ . x , , < *n Southern, ■*■'ol Northern men, and * l ikjli votxSwnltS' o*» OTJUimcrce. The rebels commit many outrages upon the people of* Virginia, in their marauding expeditions, and then coolly attempt to throw the onus upon the Federal troops, or as they delight to cull us “[tho Abolitionists.” They resort to many expedients to inflame the prejudices of the iiants against us, and invent all sorts of Munchausen sto ries. Tbsy have led the pooplo to believe that wo were a divided people at the North, in a political sonsc, and that portion opposed to the present' Administration would not assist in putting down this rebellion; but the imposing force present hero has dispelled that illusion, and they think wo are a queer people. So wo are when tho country is jeopardized by traitors. But 1 must close, as a chnnco to send this presents itself. A. J. O. C|e Jpwnra Crikne. ALTOONA, PA. MONDAY, JULY 11. 1861 #5, Whore parties are unknown to as, onr rule lor ad vertising is to require payment in advance, or a guaranies from known persons. It is therefore useless for all such to send as advertisements offering to pay at the end of three or six months. Where advertisements are accompanied with themoney, whether one, five dr ten dollars, wo will give the advertiser the foil benefit of cash rates. S. M. PETTING lIX & CO., Advertising Agents, 119 Nassau street, New Xp l ** aD< * 10 State street, Boston, are the Agents for the Altoona Tfoun£ t and the moat influential and largest circulating Newspapers in the United States and the Canadas. They are authorised to contract Ibr us at our Jowut rata . Fight in Missouri. —We have news by telegraph this (Thursday) morning of a desperate fight between 18,000 Missouri State troops under Gov. Jackson, and 1500 United States troops under Col. Seigel, near Carthage in that State. The United States forces were driven back by the over powering force of the enemy.' TJte latest despatch says that the United States troops lost from 300 to 1,000 in killed, wounded and prisoners, and that the loss of the se cessionists'was between 1,000 and 2,00.0 in killed and wounded. Reinforcements from Illinois are on their way to Col. Sci gol. Gov. Jackson is also being reinforced, and more desperate fighting will yet be done in that part of Missouri. Governor Jackson appears determined to hold the State, but he will have a warm, time of it if he docs. t Message and Documents. i The President’s message to Congress is too long for: insertion in our paper this week, but the following, which we clip from the Harrisburg Patriot ahd Union, refers to the main features of the. message,', j and reports of the Secretaries of War and ; I the Treasury. The message of the Presi dent is admitted by all to be a plaiS com mon sense document, and is confined ex clusively to those matters which now agi tates the public mind: The President recommends that Congress pro vide for raising an army of 400,000 men and 400,000,000 of dollars, for the purpose of sup pressing the rebellion by- vigorous ahd active measures, and without unnecessary delay. A shotjt war in consequence of the immense preponderance of men and means on the part of the Government would certainly be more satis factory to the people, and in the end more eco nomical, than a contest protracted through years on account of deficient preparations to prose cute it with vigor. Congress will no doubt respond to the sug gestions of the President, which express the almost unanimous wishes of the people, by per fecting the measures necessary to carry {them into execution without loss of tithe. It is use less to waste precious moments in discussing projects for pence and adjustment—and while it is the undoubted privilege of the representatives of the people to propose and discuss any meas ures deemed essential to the public welfare without restraint or fear of violence, no single member or combination of members forming a small minority. Lave the mpral right to impede the conclusions of Congress by factious opposi tion to the well-known will of tlic majority. Both men and money can be procured to the extent suggested in the message. By the report of the Secretary of War we learn that after the discharge of the three month’s volunteers there will still remain an available force of volunteers amounting to 188,000, which, added to the reg ular army alrcaly in the field and in progress of organization, will constitute a total force of 230- 000—leaving but 170,000 men to be raised in order to make up the full number of 400,000. Many of the States, like- Pennsylvania, have contingent or reserved corps that would go far towards completing the whole number required. Beside this a direct appeal to the people would supply the Government with more volunteers than necessary to'complete the full number of four hundred thousand. So much for the men; As to money, the Secretary of the Treasury estimates the whole amount required for th? present fiscal year at over $318,000,000. Of this sum hc.proposes.to raise by taxation 000,000 and $240,000,000. by loans. It is re commended that the tariiT be modified in such particulars as to provide increased revenue, that a special duty bo imposed upon coffee, sugar and tea, and that the deficiency—estimated at twenty millions—be raised by direct taxes oria ternal duties, or by both. In additon to this sum of $80,000,000 re quired for ordinary expenditures the sum of $240,000,000 must be raised by loans. To accomplish this purpose the Secretary proposes to open subscriptions for a national loan of $100,000,000 to be issued in the form of Treiir sury notes bearing seven and three-tenths per cunt, interest, in sums ranging from $5O up wards. And in case it should be deemed inex pedient to raise the whole amount needed by this means tbat.money be borrowed in this and foreign countries on boards of the United States bearing 7 percent, interest, redeemable in thirty years. It will bo observed that there is a discrepancy between the amounts recommended by the Pres ident and the Secretary of the Treasury, the former calling for $400,000,000 purpose of making this contest a short and decisive one, while the latter estimates the extraordinary ex penditures at only $340,000,000. This may to" the longest supposable duration of the war, while the Secretary confines his estimates to tho present fiscal year ending June 30, 18G2. BQt. We give much space in tins issiie to the letters of our ever welcome army correspondent, “A. J. G.” They arc very interesting, and will be the more accepta ble to our readers when it is known that our correspondent belongs to' Captain Wayne’s company, from this place, aiid all who have gone from this neighborhood arc in camp with him. Beal Condition of the South. The New York Evening Post of Saturday publishes the result of a long interview with a prominent Southerner, who has just arrived in Now York for medical treatment. The gist of the whole may be given as follows:—It appears that the Southern States are overwhelmed with debt, have no trade or money, no cotton on hand, except in very limited quantity, and will gather but half a crop this year. They are with out materials fbr clothing either soldiers or civilians, beyond a few months’ consumption.*— The usual channels of trade, and even of inter nal traffic, are closed, as, for example, the communication between Mobile and New Or leans is all carried oivby round-about and tedi ous railway lines, and flour is now selling at the latter place at eighteen dollars a barrel, notwithstanding the good crop, because there is no convenient way of transporting it TJio Mississippi is effectually blockaded. The pop ulation of the most flourishing towns is dimin ishing by absenteeism; as for example, there are at this moment one thousand throe hundred. deserted houses in Memphis, and the last and only hopes of the Confederates is that England will become their ally without delay. If this is not done they confins themselves lost With regard to the number of troops in’ Vir ginia, this informant says there cannot be less than 100,000. and the largest body of them is at and about Richmond. Their hope is to pur sue a system of ambuscades, and masked bat teries, the mountains and defiles of that State being well adapted to such a plan of defence.!— He thinks they will fight desperately at least one great battle, counting on a snspess to help them abroad and at heme. Finally, this in formant thinks if the North could make known to the South, in some unmistakable way, that it docs not make war to abolish s. slavery, .the war might be considered as almost over. The Secessionists feel and know they have entirely ‘mistaken their ease and their remedy, and t|ie leaders tremble for their Own personal safety. I@“ News from Western Missouri to the 28th says.* Governor Jackson’s secretorycalled a 80s sion of the'Missonri Legislature, to meet at Sar caxie, seventy miles Souiheostof Fort Scott, for the purpose of passing on ordinance of secession. The rebels in Western Missouri were concen trating at that point. Fugitives from Jasper county were hourly arriving at Fort Scott, and report a terrible state of affairs in that section. It is reported that Dr. Wilson, Dr. Clman, and other leading Union men, have been huitg. In some cases escaping fugitives had been follow ed into Kansas by secessionists. Copt Mont gomery, with four hundred men, entered Mis souri on the morning of the 27th, hut his object Las not transpired. pen and scissors. Igl, Ice is selling in the streets of Richmond at $C tOjsB per 100 lbs. gjf An English' gcntlerdan who lately trav eled through Virginia, says that when he pitt ed through MwneMds, the rebels were drilling with pikes end Mtea It is to be hoped the report that Beau regard, Lee and Davis are quarreling is not true: for loyrl people are anxious to see the rebel chiefs kang iogelher. |gy- A Theatrical performance was recently given in Charleston for the benefit of the family of the assassin Jackson. ’ The expenses slightly exceeded the receipts. £ Kg. Such a violent storm raged around Rice Lake, Upper Canada, daring the last week, that one of the most beautiful islands, called Riord an’s Island, has disappeared. ggy Gen. Lee’s wife formerly Mary Custis, remarked a few days ago that her husband “had sweated great drops of blood because of the fatal step he had taken” in joining the rebels. .. fggr A young Woman recently fell dead while dancing at a ball in Birmingham, England.— The Coroner’s jury brought in a verdietthat she' died of apoplexy, arising in a great measure from right lacing. gyp- The British Government is haying can non made, of puddled steel, consolidated by being beaten under a steam-hammer. They weigh four and a half tuns, and although only six and a half inch bore are intended for 100 pound shot. ; The Norfolk papers say that “nests of traitors” —which means Union men—have been discovered in that city and Portsmouth, and that some of them have already been arrested and turned over to the tender mercies of the mili tary authorities. Mr. Yallandigham, who represents the Third district of Ohio in Congress, and who, it has been reported, is in the confidence of the bogus Confederacy Cabinet, has declared in Washington -that he knows Jeff. Davis is willing to make a compromise, and remain in the Union. j(®“ Vallandigham, the recreant Ohio Con gressman, visited the Ohio regiments across.the Potomac on Saturday, and was received witli such decided marks of disfavor that he was forc ed to leave for fear of violence. lie was hung ju effigy, and on taking his departure was pel ted with onions and. other missiles. ggy* A position has at length been assigned to Major-General Fremont. A new military de partment has been created and placed under his command, consisting of the State of Illinois, and the States and Territories West of the Mississippi river and on this side of the Rocky Mountains, including New Mexico. General Fremont’s headquarters will be at St. Louis.' Corporal Hayes', the hero of the late skirmish near Cumberland, is a native of York county, in this State, and lived for several years in Harrisburg, where ho worked with Sped and Bollinger. Ha was severely wounded in this tight, having pne ball through the shoulder, another through the thigh, and a sabre cut over the head. Being a man of powerful frame and .excellent constitution, ho makes light of his wounds, and hopes soon to have another brush with the rebels. Under the beading “the enemy at our door,” the New Orleans “Picayune” says: “While we arc remaining ia fancied security, and boasting of the impossibility of the inva sion of our shores by the enemy, a fleet takes possession pf Ship Island and the Sound, and cues otf-our communication with Mobile, while another of the enemy’s ships blockades the mouth of the Atchafaiaya. Where is our fleet of gunboats, and why are they permitted to lie idle when there is plenty of opportunity for them to exercise their skill and bravery by hav ing a small tea party with the light cruft of the enemy?” • SPECI A L N PJ.!G€S: To Consumptives. And those afilicted with DYSPEPSIA, NERVOUS DEBILITY*, HEART DISEASE. FEVER £ AGUE, Oil CONSTIPATION, The undersigned; now poventy-fivo years old, has for years devoted his. time to curing his Parishonors and the poor in New York, of these drcadfulcoiuphuiits. which carry thousands and thousands to an untimely grave; he has seldom failed toxuro all who have applied to him for re lief, and believing it to be a Christian's duty to relievo #thoe abroad, as well as athomo, he will send to those who require it, a copy of Prescriptions used, (Free of Cliarge), with directions for preparing and using the same. Also rules on Diet, Bathing, Ventilation, and Kxercisc for the Seik, they will find tbCso- remedies a sure cure for Consum tion, and all diseases of the Throat anij Lungs, Fever and Ague, Constipation, Heart Disease, Dyspepsia, Nervous Debility, and Female Complaints, and be hopes every one filleted will send for a copy, as it will cost nothing, and those Buffering before it is too late. These Prescription ars MB the most eminent Physicians in London, Paris, aud Xew York. ThoscfSviahiiig thorn will please address ■ REV. DR. CHAMBERLAIN, Nov. 15, , G0.-ly; WilUamsbnrgh, New York. Dr. Velpeau’s Cankerine. DR. VELPEAU’ii CANKERINE cures Putrid gpre Month, DU. VELPEAU'S CANKERINE cures Sore Nipples. DR. VELPEAU’S CANKERINE cures Ulcerated Sores, ’DR. VELPEAU’S CANKERINE cures Cuts. DR. VELPEAU’S CANKERINE cures,Burns. DR. VELPEAU’S CANKERINE ernes Soros. DR. VELPEAU’S CANKERINE cures Chapped Lips. DR. VELPEAU’S CANKERINE cures Ulcerated Gums. DIL VELPEAU’S CANKERINE is the best Purifier of the Breath of anything known. - Dlt. CANKERINE cures Canker in the .Mouth, Throat, or Sthotnaclj, resulting Broth Scarlatina or Typhus Fevers. k Ladies, if you (jelight in o white teeth, nso tho CAN KERINE, and your desires will be realized. We*pledge our word that It Is entirely from acids and all poiao ons substances, and can bo given to on infant with perfect safety. It will preserve tho teeth and keep the gums free from ulcers. IL is equally efficacious for nursing sore mouths. In all the thousands remedies tlmt have been forth for the euro of the various diseases above, none cam equal the Cankerine. Sold by Ml druggist*. Price 25 cents per bottle. BURRILL 4 CO., Proprietors, 93 Malden Lane, N. T. For sale in Altoona, G. W. KESSLER. WS. The following Is a sample of the nnmormis letters constantly receiving for Hostetler's Stomach Bitters. Casasdaoca, July 15,1859. Mam. Ucaittkr ole proprietor. Price—sl. Purchase of the above gentlemen* and you mu flud the genuine article, and one you may rely upon. J muary 31,1861.—ly. , To Consumptives. The advertiser, having been restored to health in a few weeks by ft very'sirnjdo remedy, after having suffered sev eral year* with a severe lung affection, and that dread d;> ease consumption—it* anxious to make known to hiaftlkV sufferers the means of cure. To all who desire it he will send a copy of the - tion used (free of charge,) with thfr directions for preparing and using the same, which they will find a sure cure f r CoxscMPnos. Astuxa, BaoNcams, &e. The only object >st tlie advertiser fc. sending tho Prescription is to benefit the afflicted, and spread information which he conceives to l c invaluable, add ho hopes every sufferer will try his rriiit ‘dy, :w it will cost them nothing, oml may prove a blwv-i—. Parties wishing tne prescription will please address. Rev. EDWARD A. WILSON, . ; Wilifxm.biir-h. Klnjp County. New V.ri Oct. 4, V»h—ly A Card to the Suffering. Thu Rev. Wm. Cosgrove, while laboring ns a mis«ioiury iu Japan, was cured of Consumption, whenall otlicr ;u.ar.< had failed, by a recipe obtained from a learn.! plivd-ian residing in the groat city of Jeddo. This rwipe has tnM great numbers who were suffering from Consumption, Bronchitis, Sore Throat. Coughs and Cold*, and the dtbiiity and nervous depression caused hy these disorders. Desirous of benefltting others, I . will send this r. rij.■ ■, which I brought home witli me, to all who need it, been' charge. . Address KEY. WM. COSGROVE, 400, Fulton Avenue, Brooklyn, .V. tt’u. Tua Great Cutbiso XmoitM or inc I'm. s - Philadelphia possesses the most splendid Clothing ih.ip rium in the country. It is splcndWas regards 1 1... tial structure iu wliich the immense business of tlie .'.lr iisbmeut is conducted, and it is equally splendid in resp. to its great facilities and vast resources. But to it : pa. tr'ons its chief attractions are, first, the elegance e.f ib» garments for Gentlemen and Youths, manufactured thou secondly, the bc-anty and dnrahillty of the materials, in: the superior excellence of the fit, and lastly the ::■ ■■!.:.: prices at which the g-wsls are So id. Wo refer, in tilii Jt*. crlption, to none other than tbo Brown St.ni*> ClothnK Hall of Kocldull &. Wilson. Xos, 003 and GO3 Chc-tuu'. ?r ebuve Sixth, Philadelphia. . t-sv, \Vc inv»tc special attention to the advcrtisftnf-nt Prof. TVootPri Jicsivr&cc C-Tnlial ami 'Shod Kaiotaior, it another column. for general dobilitr thu is nothing lik*« it; it Will strengthen, eshiluratc. create r appftite at once, rcgnlato the biUonasystcm, aid tligt-ti* :. and in short, restore the weakened organs to-all tU-it ‘>ru inal vigor and strength. So valuable a Touic C-hull should Ik* in die hands of every invalid and is tv cry fits.- ily. Reader, try it. r What’s- thp News? Why this, tub sußscmm --b?-and opened a Urge and btmi'i iul stock of SEASONABLE GOODS among whUdi may be found the fallowing IFOR THB LADIES: Fancy and Plain, magnificent and brilliant slyl--* n f .Spring gilks, Black Silks. Norwich Poplin?, Hjalli- D: Lames, colored and figured Brilliants, French uml tnglith Chintzes, English and American Calicoes, &c. WHITE GOODS Wo have in this department. Linens. Lace?, K liiiu- Combrics, Brilliants, Nainsook*, Jaconetts. L'twa?, Muil Mu-slius, Ladles Fine French Ac-.aU of which w e respectfully ask a thorough examination in order to satisfy Lsdirs'thftt-wqhavo these goods better au-l lower in price than the lowest? Mourning Goods. This line of goods la very ample in every departin' H o s*i er if an d Glove t Silk, Woolen Cotton and Liuen Bose fin* bodies men, and an endless variety fbr Children. Ladies aiulg tlcmcu’s Kid, Kid Finishes, Silk and Li*le Thread Call and see our (Ur Suited ?Back Gloves.” DOMESTICS, Muslins, Flannels. Blankets, and every article in tl»-* I”. Tocstle line of Dry Goods, iir larger quantity and in mr r. complete assortment than can DO ’found hi any hou»>.‘ is the interior of Pennsylvania. We have also a fine assortment ?f CARPETS AND OIL CLOTHS, together yith a full stock of Groceries, Queensware, Hardware and nil the ot cameras of a country store. s!ayfi,lß6l. ~ ’ .J. B. IHLEMAN THE ROOT & HERB DOCTOB, FROM PHILADELPHIA. / WHO HAS HAD 30TSARS CO.V -STANT practice, can be consulted at the Altoon House, Mr. John Wood’s, viz.;— On the Ith of Jnve. SfA of July, and thelth qf August— ho will then rarate f -3 months. Notice will be given In this paper v hen b commences his Winter’s Term again. lie treats all diseases that flesh'is heir to. lie females who may bo suturing with diseases idealist ” their sex, to call and earn ml nun Is new mode of trcAtn*' 1 - as thousands have been restored to health who haro abandoned by others. Ue 1# in possession of perfect s.- struments for sounding the lungs and chest and fore aide to determine the 'exact condition of the guns—consequently can treat such complaints with grn: ? safety and certainty than it is p Hsible for those whor- ' at the dtseaaoaod experiment for Its cure. IIoM» T - that for every malady, there is {band in our soil >- t: ‘ find never-felling remedy. Patients can receive treatment for $5 per month, v in cases of Cancers and Tumors,. they vary from $lOO. Examination free. DR. W. LEYINQSTON „ N- B.—Boe Handbills. [M.iy Sjg^ Omcs AitoCxa Gas i IVatf.b Co-1 Altoowa. Jane 17,1581., ) TFHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS hav- JL declared a dirWeud of FOUR PER CKV on the Capital Stock of the Oompany, dear of Stato T**« payable on and after July Ist, 1861. v Powers of Attorney for collection af dividends can * had on application at tho office of tho Treasurer. , Transfer books win be Closed on the 27th of Jaae, remain closed until tho 6th of July, 1861. Jdao 20, *(XMt. B. F. ROSE* treasurr ICE! ICE 11—Th$ subscriber youM Inform the citixens of Altoona, who desire left dnriri the Summer, that fie will deliver H promptly at Uiftif r Notice U hereby given, thatLettcrs of Ato«- •ration on the estate of UKJJJAHDI BACK, lata of L-? :i township, Bluir county, *« themaelToa Indebted to said e£ata an-minoetnl to 0“ immediate payment; and thoeeh«iag claims will prw“' them, doty authenticated, for eettfeamic. j \ Altoona, May 83,1861.—Cfc] *«* ■ DENTISTRY. - J T mvIK STEEIt, I>. D. s., UAV JU li Altoona, rcspectfa.? | In tiMdtfoitßi 4eperttiidttta of j Sargial and Mechanical Dentistry 'J*"#* »W«»ita C. Jafsanlistaro. Virginia^ toona,P». Tt {May Ift f 1(1 s. D. HOWE, Sole Proprietor, Ni* York. H. B MAKTIK J »»• *T i r«i Halt Dm preml tm rut fp* Iwgb On i ley. D Ploek, Board : Spot Preaen Ilootet On prop« qairod and r imparl therefi The rend, « Hoi ry eitfc the tos hanrfo for the peace* in an i Axd some t WiU f the fit in Kqti there fb Buo consitit legally the fin 4r it it the pn to emb temple presen cripph etandii met Smyth Langfai The stable, Trout Consta usual On MOqda Mervii Two Tor rei lion h be tSa On: vma and’ YV tngai The to Da: niebed poiotet view at one to SXS.6Q M»loy labor c $B.OO, The etwet. On t Comps two wi nie, w 6c i Honda thiXh ten by Senat« phia,i “A Bi burg J 1861,” to the from t compli tell, tl after •mine; ■ wed i began Senate Hu E. Gi echo •ad to i Boed. •ad v cai> tion •toft •leott Mto-i fob.