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<e halted a short time when given to coun
termarch, and again we were beading for camp. After
jpirtaking of some coffee, etc., UnU were struck, and our
course was changed West, towards Williamsport, some six
mile* from our tamp. When In sight of the town, owing
to ithebunglingof the guide, we had passed the locality
where we were to form-our encampment for the night, and
another countermarch was made through a drenebtng rain,.
ThU was calculated aomewhat to depress the spirits of the
pan, but nevertheless wo slept soundly; and the next
morning the 2d and 3d Regiment* crossed the Potomac at
Williamsport; and for the first time, set foot upon the sar
prbd soil of the Motlier of States. Our Regiment led the
advance. The fording of the river was easy, and the water
was hot over knee deep. / After gaining the shore cheers
ware given, and the Band struck up "Dixie” and another
popular air. We then took up our march towards falling
Waters, on the main road leading to Martlnsburg. About
' the river, the booming of artillery came to
joor ears, and la the distance smoke was- plainly seen. Indi
cating that we were near the scene of conflict. We pushed
‘forward rapidly, but ere we arrived at the spot the rebels
won fo foU gight, and our forces In hot pursuit. For
' OSes we followed in chase, at a very rapid but were
usable to Overtake the flying rebels. There were between
Vm and's,ooo of than, with four pieces of artillery, one
of whl&was captured by the Wisconsin troops. Their
loss In tclUed and wounded may be safoly set down 150,
TheyCarriod off, In wagons, all the killed and wounded
thejrcwridgather upj but,after the battle, 13 secession
irtsWeretounddsad in the adjacent fieUs and woods. Three
prisoners were captured. ■ Our loss waa seven killed and
wounded. However, scouting partisareport a largo
lumber of newly mode graves In the woods, thus showing
that the secessionists’ loss was very heavy. Only two or
three of our Regiments were actively in the fight, and, bad
the rebels stood thdr ground thirty mhratet loader, they
would have been surrounded, and their retreat wholly cat
off; bat after firing three rounds they commenced to
gather up their fallen comrade, and run! The scans all
along the rood beggars description—knapsack*, haversacks,
overcoats* blankets, canteens, cards, Ac n were abundantly
strewed upon the groundl Captain Wayne has a secession
coverlet, <nrercoat,;*nd pipe, captured in the skirmish, and
LleqL Clark bos a most excellent white blanket and a
which belonged to a member of the Ist Regi
ment of Virginia Volunteers—trophies of the M Battle of
the Falling Waters.” Others of the Altoona boys have va
rious; memorials Of the fight—such as bullets, cannon
baUs,Ac.
The reason of the fording being so easy at Williamsport,
was in the fact that the rebels had cut the belew, on
Monday, with the design of drowning os, in case we should
attempt to cross the Potomac. But their diabolical plans
were frostrated, and all their toil worked to ?ur advantage.
The enemy were well posted, being sheltered behind a
farm-house and a clump of fruit-trees, right in the bend of
the road, but the grape-shot and shell of oar batteries soon
put them to flight. About 30 rebels were stationed opder
a pine tree, when a ehel! was thrown into the top of it, and
you may judge that the u chivalry” made themselves scarce.
A running fight was kept up for about a mile, as the torn
down fences, fragments of shell, cannon and musket-balls,
testify. Some of "the houses, as well as fences, trees, Ac.,
.in the neighborhood of the fight, bear marks of the Ifc*-
tillery. But time forbids farther elaboration.
Company I of the 15th Regiment of Gen. Negley’s Bri
gade, being the advance, was attacked yesterday by rebel
cpvalty, and 45 o|T them are missing. Gen. N. was on the
right of the main body of Gen. Patterson’s command.
BntJ must close, as wo arc packing up, this morning,
preparatory to moving down upon Martinaburg. For the
present, adieu. A. J. G.
Ok TOR Maech.— We are halted outside of Martinaburg,
and see ijo sign of the enemy. They must be in fall re
treat towards Winchester. The battle yesterday mast have
proved disastrous to thejp, as we were told by a farmer to
day ttyat 75 dead and wounded rebels were lying, a short
distance from I write, and that this morning they
carried away font wagon-loads of wounded and~dying from
their camp on his property.
The crops remain uncut, and in a groat measure will go
to loss, fur want bl hands to harvest It. Everywhere the
country seems deserted, and the glories (?) Wf this secession
humbug are SUling upon Virginia with fearful force.—
Your readers can form no idea of the desolation that will
mark.the oraofiho war, again*t the Government, inaugu
rated by the scoundrels who ru!o the hour in ths Southern
States.
A member of Company G (of Johnstown.) was accident
ally shot while in charge of the baggage of his company.
He was riding on the wagon at the time, haring his arm
in front of the uiuzzlo of his gun, when it was discharged,
bio whig his arm off. His name is Weigcrt. A.J.O.
Is Martiksbcug. —Since writing the above wo are en
camped 6n a hill overlooking the town. This place is
strongly for-the Union. It is the county-seat of Berkley
county, which gave upwards of 900,majority on the side of
the supreme authority. The town is well located, and is
tolerably well built,and looks like on old inland Pennsyl
vania town; it contains a population of.about 4,000. Here
is an important point on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad,
and holds the same position that Altoona does to the Penn.,
sylvania Railroad. Hero, too, is the work of the Gotlia
and Vandals of secession plainly visible. Tho railroad
bridge, which was once a splendid structure, now lies a
mass of mins, together with 59 locomotives and a number
of “iron dumps.” 1 At tho western abutment of tho bridge
a locomotive hangs over, and is almost worthless, as ore
those already mentioned. Thousands have been thrown
out of employment by the devastation of those vagabonds,
and many of the employees been compelled to seek refuge
in Maryland from tho Keros of the rebellion, learing their
famiiiea npon the protection of as heartless a set of inen as
CTcrdisgthced tho soil of Virginia. My language is strong,
but it scarcely conveys to your readers an idea of tho vil
lainous work perpetrated by those in the interest of Davix
and Beauregard, and were such outrages committed in the
North by a Northern army, tho peaceful citizens would
instantly revolt Thank God I the brave end loyal North
are exempt from the horrors of this civil war, and wc are
only sorry that Union men in tho Sooth ore , among the
sufferers.
To-day our Regiment, in which Company B played an
important part, captured a large quantity of flour, grain
asd.|o%t*A'<y, at a grist-mill belonging to arebel. Of course,
the articles were confiscated os “ contraband of war”—par
ticularly the whiskey! The 3d Regiment has tan wagon
,.!n«dsuuytnlawyi<s ; xJtXTQSXUUi L 1 ... * ccio
»v^-wj*:j^^' t eir*paarSls of the “01 be joyful,” to ■'
brato the 4th, which comes off to-morrow. But if there h> 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
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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 <t Smith, Pittsburg, Pa.: —hentsr—
Aa wo are strangers, I herewith enclose yon twenty-eight
dollars for four dozen Hostetler's Stomach Bitters, Which
please forward Tilt Michigan Southern Railroad, Toledo,
Ohio, and Clay ton Station. I hare purchased Several doz
en bottles at Toledo this Summer, but the sale is on the in
crease so much that I wish to open a direct trade With you.
I was Induced toitry your Bittcrt by my physician, for
the Liver Complaint, and received such material aid that I
have recommended it to others and bare sold about two
dozen per week fir some time. I, have'all kindi of med
icine in my storo, bnt tbere ls nono that Ican so cheerfully
and truthfully recommend as your Bitters, fort know they
have helped me heyoid my expectation. Yours respectfully.
PHILO WILSON.
MBS. WINSLOW,
An experienced nurse and fetnalo physician, has a soothing
Syrnp for children feething, which greatly facilitates the
process of-tcetbing, bjr sotening the gums, reducing all in.
datamation—wiJJ allay alt pain, and b sure to regulate the
bowels.' Depend upon ii, mothers; It Win give rtstloyour
selves, and relief aad hoalth to your infants. Perfectly
safe in all cases, gee advertisement in another column
A Card to the-Ladies.
dr; ddpos.co’S golden pills for females..
Infallible in correcting, regelating, and removing alt C .V
front «Mtm J roiw. ffrf ahMUj*
tracer*fat a* a prm,aiS(vt
Then Is not a lady liTtnfe but what at seme period of h - r
life need* Jmt each a medicine tin “Dnponco’s Goidon
Pfflj.”' One of the first Chnter, told tho Agent
there that she haJireceivei So much benefit from the uso
of them, she wonM bo wiltthgto psiy fFsbox, rather than
be without them. If the - conld get theM no loss. n,o
gradients composing then pills are made knowh to overj
Agent. They will tell you they are perfectly harmless
gad yet will do all claimed for them. Full and explicit
directions accompany each box. l*rice fl.oo per bij
gold by O. W. KESSLER, Druggist, sole AgenHO t Al ,
toouo. Pa. i
LftiUra by sending bim $l.OO to tbc. Altoona Poet 0(Hc«
can hove tho pills- sent to any port of the country (confi
dentially) by moil, “ free of postage.” Sold alto by JOHN
RKAD. Hnntlugdon, and by one Druggist in every village
town and city in the State,
K. B.—Tho above Pills have been counterfeited, anil a :o
offered to Ladle* at price* ranging from 25 cents to :r* tt-.
dear at that.) . took out for thorn. The genuine, hercaf.
ter, will bear the signature of S. D. Ifowe,>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<?
deuces and saloons, three times a week.
NESDAT and FRIDAY AFTERNOONS. Terms, 1
per pound, or 62J£ cents per fiushel, deßtcred iu W
sired quantity. ■
„ Orderstofl at the Bankins House of Wra. M. Lid 1,
Co., will be promptly attended to.
Juno I3tli, 1861-lm,
A DMINISTRATQItfS NOTICK>
Notice U hereby given, thatLettcrs of Ato«-
•ration on the estate of UKJJJAHDI BACK, lata of L-? :i
township, Bluir county, <Jee’d, have been granted t IT " a
nndorsisned, reaiding Jr, Altoona. «1 persons »»•>*«
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] *«*
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Sargial and Mechanical Dentistry
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Sole Proprietor, Ni* York.
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