The Beaver Argus. (Beaver, Pa.) 1862-1873, May 13, 1863, Image 2

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    daring the fightfßruciiijftnrßerry’o [enemy's lineJ
division. M.Su'aitrigatle made'fifteen across the gi
distinct charges.! and captured \ tmn , the bill side, i
of cd6r4 the Seventh New I and it them ;
Jersey. Col. Franoino.; alone captur- tnrojv shell. -
iiig four ataiida of colors aud five advanced to tl
d red.prisoners : ! the roads cat
, Gen. Coach’s Second Artof Corps, j become point
though only in part presents did' ex-. enemy sudden
cellent wort! It was Sen French jof grape aiidj
who charged and diove tnemyon very deslruct
the flank,-and it was the .indomitable i(
Hancock who gallantly went -to the _ ,
relicf-of the hard-pressed Sickles'. : The indetei
.(The engagement lasted without the tinned for soi
slightest intermission, from 5i a. tn. ing tho ienem
to 8:45 a. in , when ill ire was a tem- KdW&pfelt IV
pdrary cessation on our pi|t, ocea- j and Gibbon fi
. stoned by getting out of ammunition.! cult on the ri,
[ We helu'our position for nearly an | was determid
.hour with the bayonet, and "being re-j the Third an<
supplied, an order was given .to fall j General New
' hack to 'vicinity of the Chancellor | center In t
House. v.ln<jh wc did in good, order, j the. Io2d and
Here t!ie contest was maintained. for I Attempts to
an hour or more, not so sorereiy as i simultaneous!
before-,but-with groat havoc to the 1 llowe'qn the
enemy, and considerable loss to our- j Center,
.selves. 4 ! much ns. 3y
■ ' Tni engagement, whieh had l nsted ! attempt— as A<
six hours, terminated in ' the "repulse! the line, and
■of the vtieniy from our right, catling penetrated at
■liini io VnasH in force’on) cur jecidcr : tei&ible miyw
, which was 'slightiy retired. - .,, £ho appears to d.
right .wing, undgr F.eynoldsWiind j , The assaul
■ :51eado. (First and Fifth Corps) Was; against Mar
iiot engaged.; ;-sayo Humphrey's Di-J Chancellorsvi
jvisioh, which imight gallantly in .the [bill with ap
woods until its ammunition was ex- j the hill a roa
hassled, i <i ‘ ‘ ! villi road,- i
' .[across the fr
;' . - joxTßEir.fr wixe.' jati’its base.'
. Tbe Whole force left in front oti substantia' k
Fredericksburg on Saturday at noon | it, and there
was. the;Sixth Corps,'with one Di-1 sistance from
vision of the second Corps. This verted into
. force coycreJ the bridges and threat ; About the i
ened fhe'enemy, displaying iu lines to ■ was a little!
;tiie greatest advantage. _ ’ j position the
IflC rtRET ADVANCE. j only) the, Las
r- . 1 ry tiro could
Between dour aud five p. m.,: oh ‘ Was a sWuki
Saturday. Mat-2, t’u« light brigade 1 walls Weref
wss thrown forward—the 31st dVew |j n t [. c tieUa
Yorkrin the first.line, as skirmishers, surface.'
Hapjaj’Jjf.Wd- by the Gth Maine, the Sth batteries. lh(
and the 61st Pcnna. V 015.,; there. Bold
in line of battle. This ad— : rests the hil
directly from the the river,! runs a well c
UijS level open; plain just o\|cr i -which there
the pcliitfcal which the bridges Spanned ' p,,f 1, flaiiks
the stbqain, and lhi>i little field of bat-j ]y swept by
was hounded, on the right by the ruv- j Wame charac
ii.e tlpal runs tip frejm one Bernard’s I
hbuso?-; Across, the front;of the field} •This Gre'
ran the Bow|ing tirden road, and the;
possession-of tliat,road was the bb-'j- ,A Chanc
. ject of the‘presdbt advance.. Briskly | gives the f«f
received by, the enemy’s, pickets', our, lion of the •
line still went on, and in twenty niin-'iTlie enemy
nt-cs had possession of the road, where ; tno woods' t
ourflaen bivouacked. . ' -{'were'attack
'OEDER or tnt ADVANCE. ! P 5 , OUr ; ?
I woods with
; At half-past twelve o’clock ir. the : directions, b
; morning, on Sunday. May Sd, ,thc 1 cnemv cfov
cob)fun left ' the river’s hank anil they'were a
r - * matched to and up the Bowling Green i >ear bell,-'
. rodd. Shaler’s .-brigade had the ad-;;^going
j yabce ; -behind it became battery ' G,,j itimpamv;s
f U.niud States artillery. Lieut.l.They appci
J P.ittler, then Wheaton’s brigade, and | f ot - at least
of Newton’s di ; the entire
'niished
iue r in;‘rcir was: unmolested as i I? 1 '' ks ;' Jt j”
the advauco; w V on t.m descent pKa', w^o
■ I'tllo .in. jiißt-sonth of the town a fired b e s Wcnt -
ot pickets jwas opened upon them ! e (f, ir . ~
| iron, the opposite hill to the left.' By oi er in- a
tn;s tire s.everal men were k.mcki ■ Take the^^r^nl
.Mown, and Maj.jllealy, of the Übas 3 : and soS
CUTS was nangelousiy bounded. B,ut \ the canrids
i-.q Chsssecrs iwent on steadily,, and : to „row ■ lit
;at about lorce o clock - entered, the endurance 'l
. town of !• rederieksburg. and held it eousfn t exd
tmu] the lemainder of the .eolumti ! j
• caino up. , j j daWl ,
- ■ ! l^jf-ugglethi
the roxTooxs moved. ijor&ville wai
’Toward daylight the advance dis- | 0ili ; <,r 11,0 °
-covered the cnamy. in position, and ; .
rested. At daybreak the 27th i’enn- !‘ CtM . ll
sviyanin were discovered by the reb : l ' ors ‘ s '* , hoa l
els, lying in range of the rifle pits on ■ lt f. rnad t 0"
the crest ct the bill, and sulletvd con- ot r r T*
Sideratny from iheir lire. BaltervG °' 0 ' JjO,, S
. 2d U. S. Artillerv, with M’CaVtj.v.’J 'W'^vonstni
■ Holnks and Hexameter’s batteWes ■ {
opened upon the ei-.-my-. and silenced ™
■M.o .musketry. , The rebel blilWics y ' 6ttC
then began to shell the town, where 1 t e ' OOC
qur troops were massed. .As the
troops moved nj. into Fi'etlei'icksbiii-.r h,1,1t l *‘V 1 "
the pontoon- b.’ulges w, re taker, . 1
and reiaiu in front of'the town sectir- ’° Sl ‘ . not
mg a line u^i-client.'; .necessitate' 1
' * , .. : , for who
.UE MAIN AIIACK. -| hobbling ail-
Another .n-e was also' ma'ie- of thisstoutest heal
' for in ‘a sb or; time after; tlicl
cm ps liiuf occupied the totvii,-! " AN Pi.? '
<jibboi. s ciiVi-;;.ii of tiio iSecond corps i It was n
crossed to participate in the struggle, i o’clock that
and that also was in the .streets in the of musket t'v
lowcrpart of the town. Brooks’ do and 11.0 lon
vsion oi the Sixth had not ,/ome" rhr.nor, sent
M tlh us He ban ..e. c > ciVlo;,’s di-. w distance
s : sion.-llo\ve>i'divi.sion, the light di- nn.-'. And'
visa a ..i.n_ Gibbon s divisie'n. of the i-p./si tion. (
it'- 1 , 0 / 1 . t ' Ol l ,s all massed in the town j stand more?
idiiu fairly in. limit of
that Stumner had vainly t-udea-' i ,mv. becatis
. vored tp cawy lust winter.. ra'r.ks-wcie -
Gen. Fir.tii; AVheuton’s brigade was; past nine t
now j thrown forward to ihtf left, ai.-J'l growjng w,
bKinii„:-.;rc; before ihc enemy’s posi-iwork of dc
uon yti that direction. The enemy i thousand bia
was -found to bo thei4. Still lunl.ci-’eyes in del;
to the left General Jlowdo did tbc. hours Twt
same, and the enemy was there.—[Ten thoasiwi
-Arllep some examination a |K>ir.t iar to 1 glefl ana crii
oar i jght was picked out. It was dc- 1 Xne ratio
tcr.mn.ed that there were neither ar-iwounded wi
itllsry nor, men at that point. GenfOim to one.
Gibbon was sent there with the coup I down bv-bri
mand.- First a ,battery was placed <,v. by dozens a
at ..^ U i I,U L,la, ‘k range opposite a dure the exc
'v o,l ii°‘ < ' nvUl .V>i so that guns though the
should not be brought there . Scarce- ber us wo si
Ir • was the., .battery-the 3d Hhode But oar men
alld > Lupt. Hazard-in posiiioii be- past ten o’el
-pro .two guns opened upon it Ire mi ken. - From
Ige. woj-k, ko winch Cnpt Hazard, on j i.avc riven
- tbo open field, responded hi-nnsonely.; tik-s-j rifle
‘ “v I ,* battery Wip, supported by | masses bf tl:
Rhode ihlann. j work of de
while Gcnctah .Gibbon’s in, i repuUcd S
I Lika vetkiJ
Far away to the right,
een plain, and towaids
they booked in ’column,
ilso the enemy began to
■ As Gibbon’s line thus,
he right a bad place in
sed the ' 29tb Mass. to
what massed, and the
ily opened upon it a fire
canister, which proved
ive. .
:S ASSAULT.
•hiinatfr Kkirraishingicon
me lime, ourjtroops feel
,y alor.ghis entire line.—
: r a chance bn ttho left,
bund every equally, diffi
;bl. A plant of. assault :
®d upon, to be made by
(I Eighth divisions under
.on against the enf toy's
ihe the -3d dt vsjou wer^
1 139ih Pa. regiments.—V
storm were to be made!
iy by Gibbon on lire Vight, |
IclVand Newton bn the ;
cere sofmade ; but jinus- i
clou's ‘teas the successful,
r ims ttie first to penetrate
as llie lino when once
: one point was no longer
i hero—Newton's assault
:servo the special 1 honor, i
, was made on the center
Ui 11 The road to.
ille, winds around It his
•city : Ficp‘'asoenti Near
id leaves; the Chancellors
tuns towards the south
L>nt and right.bl ithe hill
The latter road has a,
Lone wall on each side of
roads, w.th a little as
i the spade j had been con
iscellent breastworks. —•
renter of the firsjt wall
heiise which made the
stronger., and tfc'.a was
inf tho bill. No artille
i touch those walls, for it
■n road. and, though the
our feet high in the road,
heir tops were level with
’ , Thus, as (teen iby our
re were]actually no walls
nd the second line of pita
11, and around the crest
sonstrucled earthwork, in
wasjoiiß large howitzer,
if this hill wcre complcfe
the fire ot works ol the
:or «ii either side.
it Battle of Sunday
silorsvillo correspondent
[lowing jgraphic descnp
reat battle on Sunday :
hud advanced through
lose up to our lines, and
in’g us in great, force, des
•tillery. j We -filled the
shell, crossing fires in nil
ut still the niassos of the
aed on. ' It seemed as if
dense -mob, .those in the
ignorant of the carnage
n front;-, crowding! their
»n to sure destruction.—
nred in iront of! out lines
a mile, along tile Tropt of
Third and Second corps,
jII tlnnrn - L f JiH
response brolte fromr our
t as frightful to contemplate
;lt to which these j'men
1. Whole brigades \iou!d
'way in the determined
•cc our lii.es, and; still
:would spring up lo
lai’es. And Vo they tduglit
|e continued to fight, until
[fj boxes ot oiir men began
lit, and | tlieir powers of
>ogan to flag under the
rtion. j
rightful Life and Death
-whole* plain! of Chancel
1 swept by the missiles of
!,hc-r parly, and bejjrt si:k
)t witnessing such sacri
man life, 1 turned my
i away] and -moved , down
ards thy ford. Ancf. here
equnHy' affecting met my
. trains lof ambulances
,ly coining down tiie road
heir loads of suffering,
n at: impromptu .hospitals
1 up- beneath the shelter
s, where huge gangs yf
s occupied to the .utmost
r ability in dressing tile
bo road swarmed- with
sufficiently wounded to
arringe in an ambulance,
c suffering-. as they went
d grrfauiiig -along the
rlcd must bleed.
THE CAKSAGE WEST OS
no o’clock. Since five
deafening, horrible roar
had known no cessation;
i booming oT a hundred'
the sound onlj to a great
viihoul adding.to its vel-
vet our men bald their
ould. human endurance
They, too, were suffer
n so lavishly as link cue
r. sheltered; jbut their
lensl'ldy thinning.- Hulf-
J’tW-k : oa r toiumu is
|.ik.-- Tori o’clock—the
:plh stiH goes on. Ten
*ve raen'have closeJ 1 their
hh I'hrihg.l 1 1:v». past five
. thousand an hour slain 1
1 more have bee» man.
»ph*d for life.
1 ol dealing to the simply
iis never equalled rn war.
We mowed the enemy
gades; I hex* wmi nxted us
id score*. ” Co«W We en
riion long enough ? Ereu
' did. so'greatly, dntnuni
ould finally destroy them.
were exhausted. Half
iek. Our ranks pur bro
shecr fatigue our men
xvaj’. One entrance [into
|pits and the still dense
[6 enemy make but short
aring them. But though
i - e are cot disordered.
*, evorv column tails lack
3 tho Tine, it, re est « Wished
' | t
at the old biick L'trase Chancellors*
villa. 1 . 1 ; j ■ ;■ . '
NARROW EMAFC or out HOOFER.
And bore thejCommandlng peneral
met with a Very narrow escape.- Bo
was -standing fipon the porch of the
old brick house, leaning against one
of (he pillars, when a shell struck the
pillar; shattering it io-Splinters. The
Genera) was thrown down and some*
what stunned; but otherwise was
unhurt. It was not his fate to be in
jured in this battle. He had been on
the field throughout its continuance,
everywhere present where the fight
was, the hottest, encouraging his men
to renewed; efforts, ar.d escaped with
|cut a scratch. His safety .was most
miraculous.
DBA VERT OF GENERAL BOOKER.
Whatever may be tbe issue of the
present fighting, one thing is certain;
that General Hooker has. made 1 him
self known to tbe army ns one of the
bravest and most daring men i that
over was on a , field, of bottle. There
is no fear in liitn. Tie rides any Where
and everywhere, and at all times of!
the day, ahti right, Having occasion|
to visit Ins headquarters shorty after;
my return tins morning, and learning!
that hehadchangcd them from where!
they had beer.;-I asjeed Lieutenant Col.!
AV»UI, of GeheralJ Meade’s’staff;: his j
present locality*, "( “Go to the very j
frqt#,” said .the Lieutenant Colonel, j
“then §o io the ijne of skirmishers, i
and from there advance to the fir j t |
house further ir fWut, and you; will
find Genl Hooker’s headquarters'
' .-•■ I —ri- ■ ■ \ '
Retreat of the Whole Army |
Over; the Rappahannock. .
Nkw YpßK.jMay 7.-f-Tho Tribunt |
publishes an extract with dates from!!
the army of the Potomac to the Cth.!
which states that the army bad re. j
crossed the Rappahannock at' United’;
Stales and Banks Ford. - . ' I
fcy the President
Washisgton, May. !BljlB6S. |
, Whereas, The Congress of the Uni
ted Stales at its'last session] enacted a; j
law i entitled Act for | Enrolling j
and Casing Out the National | Forces, j
ami for oilier purposes/,’ which was;
approved on Ibo |3d dayof March last;
and- • -i 4 ;• : i .. !
JTAmvis, It is recited in the said
act that there how exists in the Unit- ;
cG States an insurrection and rebellion j
i against the authority thereof,-and it '
! is, under the Consfltulion ol the’ Uni-
I ted Slates, the'-duty of the Govern-,
I inciit to suppress; insurrection and rp
! billion,: !t(j guarantee to cach,StateJa {
llepubifcah form of Government, .and !
to preserve the public tranquility-; km!
TF/tci-eds, For the e high purposes a }
military-^forcc 1 is indispensable.td.raise J
jam! support Which all persons ought j
.WiJlingjly,: contribute; and | !: |
]j ■ Wiiri ?ns, No service can bo more ■
i: jimismvorthy and honorable; than that j
! wl icb is rendered for the maintenance ;
jof the Constitution Umd the Union,!
land the consequent; preservation 6f|
i free'.gorcrnniciit; and ■ i ■ ;
IFAcieas, For the reasons thus re-
Icited, i . Was enacted by tb-o sai.d slat-
Into Unit all able bodied male citizens
lot’ the United States and persons of
: foreign birth who. shall have .declared
on oath their -intentions' 16 become;
• cilizcin under and -iii pursuaneb of tlie
1 laws thereof, (between the ages of 20,
1 and 45 years, With certain exceptions
I not n’ccessiary to be hero mentioned, 1
tand declared to constitute!; tboiNal
i tiona' forces. and shall i be liable to
!.perform military duty in the service
jof the United Slates, when called out
: by the President for that purpose}and
I • Whnens, It is claimed and iii behalf
■ of persons of foreign birth within the I
! agcs’Fspecified in sat(T act /who/hayb|
heretofore declared on oath their iiy |
■tenlioris to become citizens umlei* anil
I iii pursuance of the laws ol tlie Uni -
ted States, and who have not excrcis-
I od the right of suffrage or any other
| political franchise undci-i tlie of
j the United Slates, or of any of the
! States thereof, ire not absolutely- cnii
! cludec by tbcif aforesaid declaration
I of intention frd|u renouncing their puy
1 pose to become eUfcons, and that, on
i the contrary.sucl/porsona under treat-"
| gb’ tri[* L pnvilegc of cTttwm!Lip”anj;
j residence within the United Slides nh
dor the. obligations imposed, by? the
|dfiire»|»id act ol,Cotjgrcss/ ! ' '
I Now, therefore, to avoid all' misap
prehensions .concerning' the liability
of persons concerned to perform, the
serviclfc required by {such' chactinenls,
and to give it full effect, I do hereby'
order and proclaim that no pica of
alienate will be,received or! allowed to
exempt from the obligations imposed
by tlieaforosaid act of Congress, any
STOXEMAN DID ALL HE WEXT TO DO. f
. i J , have declared on' oath bis intention to
New 1 York, April* 7.~T.tic World become a citizen of the! United States
has issued an extra with the follow- under tlie laws thereof, rind who shajl
ing newi} :,Tho Richmond papei-s of! be found within the |Uinted! States at
the Sth stute] that Stouemau's CaCul- : an y time during the "continuance of
• y huvo/destroyed all the bridges he-j the prpsent insurrection and rebellion,
tween Richmond and the liappahaii-j at or after the expiration of the pCrn
nock, toijnmp the railroads, cut doWn !pd .of [sixty-five days from the date of
phe telegraph wires, had ventured jEroclainaiion.’nor shall any such I
Vithin » few miles of Richmond —! P ,ea 9 1 ' alienage bo allowed in'favor]
Consequently- no, communication can ] Any] such person who bas so as]
be Imd with Gen. Lt-e’s army. , j aforesaid declared bis intention to be
Official intelligence from Gen. Slone- Uome a citizen of the United States:
man slates that utter the albove]uiuhshall ‘have exercised at any time
achievements, he t; deployed' his! iin-jri'c right of.suffcrngc, or any other
inimse cavalry force many-/ miles,! political franchise w-ithin the United
forming a line of observation to delect! "»der the laws f hereof, or under the
tue approaching rebel reinforcements.' laws of any of the several States.
Remtorceinents urc down In'witness whefeotl 1 have heroun- *
to Gen Rookcr,. who will rjlus out- toset iny seal, and Cqussd the seal of!
nnmbcr any forccsij brought against the United Slates to be affixed, v
h' l * l - I Done at the City of "Washington.
It i» rumored that’Leo massed -hw eighth dav of Mar, in the year of
army on cmr right.and that Gen. liook-|t" 1 ' - J-ord 1803. and of tho Iridbpend
m- waii immediately change his bits* of i of the. United States the' Eighty
opera tuiuj?, but where is unknown. (seventh. ABRAUAM LIN CORN-
I I .'.By the President. J
i-i ' ' ' i AVilmam iI.SEWARD.Sec’y of State.
Qen. Hooker’s Army Reported to * __
RaP * " i. AnnESTED;—The
• ' P _ (hold traitor yuljuiidigliam syas hr-
The following, published in extras? roB . lo< l I ) ,V Governnn-nl odicials al. his
in Philadelphia op Saturday, was ielo- i: ris '^ ei l L ‘ O ' n Ihiyton. Ohio f f>n Toes-,
gtaphed to Pittsburg on Suniliiv: I 511 ' h ‘ s V Immeaiately upon bis ar-‘;
On-Friilnx- \r^., o,t x. . 1 made ktio\m, K; Piiiity crfl
Hooker ilrcrnasn 11 1 Gen./five or six hundred Copperheads tin/
A" VCP ’ WUh • te “ to roeouo him, lit mthdtrt/ef
iTriKdnnl-rr ,rrr ter --i M ln a ** «; C BgMhS tb™
uuburi^ 1 Columbus to disp.-rso the rioters
. During the day -the entwe army i time!” 5n ”doaWe * quick
crossed the river with sixteen dave’ : ■ i I
The crossing commenced at ten 1
o’clock on Ttiesuuy nig lit. At three!
o’clock ojn 'Wednesday all the wagon j
and mule trains' and had ]
crossed, and the intajntrywiSn crossing j
on two-bridges at United Slates Ford
—General Coucbs’dorps in advance. |
The retreat was covered by General I
Meade’s fifth corps, Lee’s sharpshoot- 1
era picked ofl, tbejarlillcry horses,
any mounted officers soon. The ivbel j
balteriesjoccupied all the advantageous 1
positions and'fired vigorouslyupon
General:! Hooker’s camp, but disap
peared us soon as our batteries were,
opened on them. 1 : n.
AV asilisotos, May 7. —The follow
ing appeiars in the National Intelligen
cer of tiiis morning Oflic ial infor
mation received at the war department
last evening authorizes us' to state
that General Hooker, after waiting on,
I the rainincar Cancellorsvillc on Tues
! day for k rcucAval ,of Abe battle by the
! enemy, fo-erossed 1 the: Rappahannock
I on the evening of that day influenced
by prudential motives.springing doubt
less in part from the groat and midden
rise of (ho Virginia rivers, in conse
quence i of- the recent heavy rains,
Ibreateniqg oucsuntdies mure
meat, of the success which -is alleged
to have attended the operations of
Gen. Stoneman in cutting tho rebel
eonimuiiicatioiis with Richmond;
Iftthil? fact had been known to. bjm, j
assuming at to ybe a iact, it may. be I
doubted tfbethcr Gen. Hooker would |
have] decided necessary to take a stop
which niust tend to deprive him of ]
some, least, of 1,10 advantages re -i
suiting from Gen. Sls co operative i
expedition. y j
rations and moved forward, and de;-
ployed right and loft in search of ibc!
enemy, who was found, not to bo in
force to eigbl-p. m. [
. 'A large number of stragglers have
come our outposts since and giv?!
en themselves up. after oxprbfkir.t I
their disgust with the rule of Urn'rob
eTloadom. • . .! i
The men confirm the published ac
count of] the consteroaiioii in- Bicb-i
mond by Gen. Stoueman's raid.
Gen. Hooker informed Gen. Halted* |
that ho only needed the co-operation |
of Gens. Deck and Keyes, in a second ■
advance, to render the destruction of
the rebel army, and the' capture of
Richmond certain. j
The report that Btcbmond haa botn
captnred br Gen. Keyee f« nM credi
ted at tbe frte Department. ; i
7n«t prior to tbo departure of the
train, your correspondent learns from
an officer ol the War depannent that
Gen. Peck to-day entered Rich
mond. ; * : :
[ Dispatches of Tuesday morning
entirely discredit the report that
Peek has taken Richmond, and some
state that HookeF has not crossed to
tho South side of Happahannoek.-?-
There are so many conflicting stories
afloat that one hardly knows, what to
to believe; but we give the reports as
wo get them, leaving ottf [readers to
decide as their truthfulness them
selves]', ■ j- j
j? Using Neorois Agaiost Us. —4To
show with what effect the negroes
are tried against us, jwrites a corres
pondent, Twill state whata person told
mo who was in the fight a* Vicksburg,
Ho «aid that tho outer works were
almost wholly manned by negroes;
and that they da*l Sot retreat! for
mar that thofr masters in thoir roar
would Üboot them down—donscqnent
ly rnany of themfellinto our bands. r
2Teijr York. Slay 11.—The steamer
Orioiy, front Port Boyal on tie 6th
met., arrived at thi* port to day . All
the iron clad* bad left there forlfonh
The new Irdnaidea remained
at anchor off Cbarlretoo Bar.
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BEATER
I Wednesday, ISth» 1868.
J L ■■ i'l • !» ~ ; > .
D. L. IM&RIE, E&tor & Proprieto
'l' V ■ ■ -t-l ' *;■**' it / ■ -
Fotl Supreme judge,
N. D ANIEL AGNE
:•! O»iiM^!«L ; Cob»Tr, : y.
j ! 8. |M{ Pdnjbhglii & Co.,
j jfo. KT ritrk Jlov, iv. r, £6 Slate tt., Bcifot ,
ate our Agouti for tbe Aanos in those cities
•lid' are authorised to take Adrerllsiemeills »n 1
Subscriptions for ns at our Lowitl Satu. :
I-,; notice. , ; p v
•(TAinNO disposed of my interest in tbe
| | Bearer A rgn>, all those Indebted to m e
for subscription, job fwork, etc..- viß pleaie
call snd settle inuncdistely witliiJ. L. Andei■-
son. who is authorised to’ reccinj jin my name.
| Feb. 19,’65>.j - T.-C. 1 NICHOLSON.
j Notice |to / Candidates’.—No pti
|houncemeht|of tintnp ‘Willj|, hereafter
bo made without payment •of Twer
Dolt.ars excepting Coroner, And
itor,|&3., wh|ch will be One Dollar
ji jjguTHere] will bo a Paroweji Mh-
I'isionnry meeting. 'held in ithe Bridg.i
watdr Presbytei ian Ciiurch, on Tltiiri
ilay.evening the 14th ,snSt,.at 7fV
■iock, in behalf ot Rev._C. HIT. Maieer,
! who is about td leave for. China. The
■ lubiic are kindlv incited to altotid.
j_ • , • i• -. • . p i__ '' i 1 5 |' ■1 •
rofossor Smith,* Principal pf;
! jlho Uiiion'jSehlool of. this place, Ins
| been clcctcjj County Snperiiuendo it
i bf Cpmmonj Schrjol of Jefferson coun
' Iry; conseqaentl}-; not take Charge
jof our school this summer. Ourpcjo
i pin will regret tips very much, ns he
was an excellent teacher. . ' | v
Bfi^The‘‘lrwin Cavalry," command
r-d by Capti James - Q Anderson, of
this, place,: jbad several wounded in
the lutis* engagement. hfohn , Strijitr,
severely, blit| not dangerously-, wou|i ti
ed in lbo lclt leg; Joseph (•rroye,|ilesh
wound jin nglit side, . Eight hon es
were killed land lUteo w, bunded
‘ ffgU-XVp jliavei bean banded, byl 'a
friend, ] a fetter from his. son in hhe
140ili Keg.; Pa. Veils., giving a; lls't of
the Casualties in the companios. fi; atr.
this' county. The following is he
list eo far asjbe know:’ |
■’ ' . Company F. . .h ./j'; i
, Killed — A. Carson, Joseph
linker. Wounded Madison Moore.
, Jirtissinj— Edwin Sloan* * | ■'' '
■ j ■ Company | j
Jif’ssing- Andrew W.atiierson,
Phillips, Jpo. Baldwin. !
ii' l ■, Crri ‘•—-tr. “■ i'
, p , '■ j: Pay Your Taajea. ;
h Wo arc requested to state thaj
- a~fW piinj, u. £f. ; Cplleclor, will
at Beavcrj.pn the ISthlinst.; at Reel
ter on thojlijlh inst.; at Darlington
r the 20th iiififtl, to receive the taxes
j .soused fpr February and March, 1
, , 1 , Beaver Station, ,
1 B. Hi, is one of
best' points fur travel on the w
route; yet the accommodations
on tho whole, altogether unfit for
usc”.of thb community. A one-h
-shanty, up against the {,si.de)
tlio hill, is full that thoj Directors hi
hitherto bestowed upejn- the travoll
public. i.'Wo' nee(i, anld ought to ha
a goou Piifjsenger and Freight Dei
jlI this poijit, and we arc satisfied tt
■|i( the Directors pore Wconsult th
[own interests iu the 1 matter,'wi sho
[socln have a good Station house in jdi!
jof -the mtserablb| apology tl at in
stands thc/o. •!-.■■
f! The con 111 ion ol the road
to tlio Station dte.ct'V?,-! the a
pf the Council, This, spring
partially jcl eared ot. the Rtoftes n
boulders;'but since the heavy irndhr
continued jrnins the road ■ lujs agt
got into n ifhbeking bad condition
|Wii| the pCity Fathers* please take
■prsilk-dpw.n t!q. the-Stiitifin so no fi
{evening jiind'; see the situation of i
fairs? IVu lire satisfied that tl
{would be sufficient. The street iea
ing to the Depot from theCoMr , Hod
is also too much cumbered t p wi
useless unit tor ? Can they not bod
;i pored 1 '■! ■ ■■',{• !
j A Copperhead -in Trouble
C.' L. Valfandigbam, the [pot of tl
: !jSf(o| has. lately coijie to grief j~{Gc
Burnsides, who commands the I>epar
ni.cnt of thb Ohio,-, "not seeing’’ tl e
patriotism of ‘•YitlV' spcceiie^ i
up a squad of'soldiers and tfrreste 4
|lho gentleman at In* homo at’Day ton,
p|iiio. Ho has since been taken lo
tried by Military Court
Martial; li I the sentence baa not yot
beonmalo public. The secession
{• '[ j * 1- , ' j ; I
sympathisers at Dayton got up amoh
bn a small {scale, burntdown the qfiico
of the Republican paper,- 4c. Aboit
thirty of them were aides ted and qn •
etlylodged in jail, where we hope
timfee will be speedily meted out to
them. 1 ; . h ’ • -.j j .)■' ib | |
: Look OQf far a wailing howl Iron
the Star this week over the arrest <f
jVallaOdigham, the nominee for Pres -
dentofthe Now Bewickjy Tovrnshi j
; paUbnaF. Democratic Convention.- -
I We hope ke may be banged as high ai
Hainan r ■ j, ■■ i .
r (| «Who'is the liUrjf
This question Ai> 'aVtiole ap- 1
.jp«i ingin tbe Star last week.. Our|
AnsWpr is tLat O. jSs Long is jtbe liar.l
&ut It4s uCAfCtly necessary for on to
make tbe assortim, for Lie propensity
in tbit direction is known iwhefpyeir
be n known.- He published j»n Article
«r week or tvpb denouncing all in
tho{|irmy who parsed loyal resolutions
oj and thicyfes.” For
this declaration iTq pror.oujieed jji.im
'#. ‘‘liar and .a tihitpr.' 1 } jWe jropoat'it.
He: hndef takes tp deny tHat hp is a iiak
But 1 by Lis Sdbnijc admilpthat he is ’a
traitor. He knowsihat it ivould .bo
too; narefcced to deny what is so - wiejl
known to all whb/ijead his dirt V‘sheet;
However, ho is to pc ckcHiKoll tb some
‘extent Ibr bis course fob he is up sip.
j.pid, that-ilia scarcely tvorllij w il!t io.
jdioljd bipj for iliiilliliig bp
j may say ort do ; besides hd is so nn
| principled that it is considered clis.'
to have ahything [whatever
to Ho with hiinJ We have; r.dl had
linio to,reply jTully to the abjpjro' nani
eel article this week on account of opr
absence a .d ; in disposition. But wlipn
coilvenienec suits us will publish
bisjarticle entire,and proveepiudusiVej-
I V f'roMi'iiik own language thiilt all we
f* i- .. 1
liaye miul is true*. j
The editor ti-ies to bolsp
slander by pretending to qu
i thd- letter of a soldii-f. -No
AXt&fcj
dicjr ,i*vbr made iipo of Uitj
sUtjribDtod to L’in hy tim. i
tho Star. Let the iSiarpivei
of. [his alleged correspondent ji
denounced nit a base -libtjßer.j
Aid to pur. Spidief.o. ,-j ,
: ilr. r&irctc: Tiic recjnl fcj»tl-«8 aii'i
t-IWf ■HHjipuhannbck 'afford rejusved. go
cation for theactive 1 .bpncyoletiei.vot ■
in k> furnish in U al;i- the sirje' i
pjii?s tJ.e\ u ■ can command • -con'nyi
tyilias adoep ihtdfeht hf t!i|e succ;b.ss
ot {ail such .efforts. • Jlanyi’td’ -those
who .now ho hic-ddlngj ’ front their
wounds, or sink frbtr. exposure and!
fatigue, are our kindred- Unlit friends,
wljosc sufferings appeal id.-' ctefy sen
|timent of .affection asj ypollj jfi bl'diud
sympathy. : Ii in’ therefore
iVojpdd that 'a full response willTbt«
I nrttde to the..effort UKiaise-the nctea
-1 >di'ry supplies for their allcyiation iitul'
their com fort . ;-j i . .
[The' movement .anxiliany. r t> the
O'-h r i st i a n Co thmissi'pn, [just fin it iii ted
here, is not tVfhomeiit t<|>o shop. and I;
ni.tr glnd ’t begins v'ith favorable :ins ;
pij-es. On the' night oflhu|firsnneei.
ing at Di, Melican’s church, Ihiriv
j Uyo dollars weitt liito-jlhelTreasuily,.'
I twenty-five by yolie.CNipn |>nd sevbn
'Handed oyer hy> the Ref! 51 r. Bracken,
taken np in his Church on the fast!
diiy. The Union Schep.l. 61 Roches, 1
ter, has, wilh great j
through 51 f. Riefsol, to the TVcSstireii.
-o : M cxiubition—s«3 ir contribu
tion !to the. good eiuiso. | ,
j A gentleman having the cdfrfroi of*
[a ; charitable thud hits also given 525. j
tej he expended' through he Radies’
’ Soldiers’ Aid Society c.f jibavcfhnd
vicinity, and has forwpydcd a siiiTSlar
Sum to two or throe Speiyties Of the!
neigh boring towns to beexpended'in I
like manner., in aid of the
’»»i‘d; in conjunction ay ; th ithe !
Committee. - ■ j I . i ■ ' ‘ ’p' i
I’Tliysc things are. encouraging and j
leftd’ to a beliefnihal jl.h.e fnoveineiit, j
i-lljus sneceftsfuily^begut, will go'for 'i.
Jward with n strong imjiMusr Certain-j
U| no cause efer appealed to any pied I
~pl,o wiflh stronger'ghiiinjj ujVon individ-j
dal 'feeling! and piihlig benerplehce.; i I
■; | . . j ' \VtLLIE <T(i6I>WJLL. ‘ | j
ME
n ?.
Vo,*
)Ot
mt
jV -|Moy - Ape
;‘pliKjoti on their bulletin boujd this at
i tehloon what pnrpoitod to! be a (fijjJ
j pa|ieli. !and had Bueli* head lincsi fts
1 ■•illegal Arresfc jby jthe I Govorin
I merit" Arbitrary sJleasnris,” &c!-
| Tlji’a teas upon one side of,)lho boaihjl
i and' updn the other tyas snmolliinglik v
"Sigel ffnubbed “ Also|dier eaineia
loii" abhul three o'clock!,and tore libth
Jpapera down. This created: sonic y,v
idil'einent and qui'to a erbjwd sooii gulh
| erid; in jlhoi street.Rqf jfiiteenj or 1
twenty minutes a was
j threatened. Such cricfr'fc* dceurtbcrv
itTOl,”- wcrs frequently lidard; and aoiiife
demcnihtratioiirt T ofcurrying out ihs
ibpent W|ts niadeJ Mayor Henry a(
pit-it red upon (he ground. However, air 1
briefly addressed the. asseintilage. H 3
soijd that Philadelphia is a loyal city,
j anti her citizens hav<! certain rights •
i’these must aml sltouklbci.rcjipecictb-i..
Ho then,called upon the citizens' to
disperse, and goquietiy to their homes.
Three rousing; cheers were tborr g.iy»dr
for Geii. Hooker, and' iyere qiuiefclt
foljowcd 7 "by three mote' for- ifiiyoV
Jlenry 1 . j The crowd r lhen moved yd>
ilojwly. without further trouble. ? •
1 1 . v **■ ~ r i- "]■_ ’
<ar"C.)starla" Rut Exterminator h
Wo simplest, safest, cheapest and -Mir;
feerrtedv; the most perfect ll.vri licit ion
meeiing wo have eyer/ aitctidcd. By
fcry.rat that can get it, prdporlj* pro
pared according tordifcntTontyvrill cal
it, and every one that ears it will die
gcivonilly at Homo place as distant a!
possible from where thehiedicinc wa
XriiAe Shore (Mich.) Mirror:
1' .9®® advertisement in thisi paper.-
Sold by I)r. (J. P. Sot
Beaver, Pa. !
;j jJ : ,-rtr' ■ ; °{y
I A Nqsiß Dees.—A number :ofgei
erous hpa.ribd gentlemen of Poston
have with noble lilr rality contributed
ph® mm of eleven thousand 1 dollars
.idr. the benefit of the widow' and cluU-
drew of the brave General Beno. who • PROPOSALS'
<WKm the jbEtUe ot Sootlr lilonntiMtft vreceived-dp to thcSaturdw-
T«B thousand dollar* hm been Id- yV 23d day of May, 18S3, hy. the
TMfcd Inaacuritiee.snd Qcd thousand! Directors of independent School i ) i
doUan placed at theimmediate dist 1 BorSugt Township; tor :t*-6 Trine;?■<* t;
poubef Mn Reno. -ft ta «ilaa«W to ®»*f*»»!•.Aiwatnat teacher, to n*‘ B cM *
’ i H P 1 T of tha Public achooU io ssid district.
recoM-Mjßebni tcibutento the memory j ; B v 0 { t h« Board-,
of • galumt officer axil. tmOmaa. aayW- : - ; V.? : -
Icjifli
tiunt
it w
r» .
of
the hfitn'e -
at ail'd
iU.
rficeiv.wf *uhe Le«Si
tere.of tLe army s. ,
■tyrahd Gvtf itky)- Bd„—-Mm I; Gen W
W. General-in-chief. w?
BouMnsbprg April 30ti,
jnoved immediately on Port GiL'n!
met the enemy 11,000 strong 4
from Port Gibs'dh, at 2 o'clock a
on the let and' biiaagod him all
*‘M» “* 'W'&
'j n P*y k,llc j r,‘ d abo,,t
prisoners,, besides wounded. Gin I (JS
is about one hundred killed and sw
hundred wounded, the.enemy rti^ a , 8
od towards Vickabui-u, dei'royi
bridges over two links 01-TJavob pT
errer- 1 These Were rebuilt iftul
continued until the present.timl- j>-
sides tile heavy arti lery. at this pi ac *’-
tour field pieces Were •cajuurcl 'Viitf
some stores., and the enemy driv’. n t ,
destroy many more. 1 The country i
difficult to'operate dh Ogr
has been (most i-ompleve, amlMhe
my thoroughly demoralized.
,■. ; I Very re-sueeitiillv, ,
:• TJ. S. Grant, '3laj; f Gen: b'omV '•
i Grand } Gulf, Miss., ;‘-Mny 16* h v ;v
Cairo..—-Major General '1!
General in 'Chief.—l'J-Wan, tijJ
CoK GricrSon, with . ‘cavalry nI
been liear.d'r of first about tun'itj’J!* \
ago in Northern Mississippi, lb-‘
ed tlicijee and struck the. i-sUn-i*
thirty miles east, of Jack-son,at aj,oiW
called Newton's Station; he tlnn
pioved south ward towards Enterprise,
demanded a surrender; of the; placel
and gave one hour's, grace. duniH
which time, Gen. Lonnnily tirmed.in.-.-
left at once and moved tOwaros H-h
zclhurt.,qD the New Orleans amljar k
son Jfuilroad, at which place lie tore
Up the track;' thence to . uO'T.
miles, "further I ‘south,- on Jsaiu- n:,'i ;
thence east ward on. tile Nklt-hez lb it,
where; ho hatL-ia fight wiili Adati.*’-
(Rivalryfrom ithis point; he ir.*>u-ii-'
.hack oh the NeWjOf’cans ajp.l Jack-Mi
jliu.ilrohd'fto Urooktiaveh, ten mil,-,
son thief I’alialiii When- last h'icl
from lu- was three miles troth Summit.,
teii miles tile last mamed
juifnt, isupyospil to be making his way
to Baton Riugh. Hi- hits Spread ex
citement throughout tli'c ‘Stay, de
stroyed | railroad trestle ; works, pud
bridges, burning locomotives am! ri.il-
Way stock, taking jirisoiicrs aid de
stroying stoics ,01 alikiiids,
C.?S. OuAS-lj, Maj Gen.
; r up ids
L'le
true
New Voak. May 11.,—The
contains the■'following ;l \ \,:
West Point, J r o.. 7. & -p, W; —
West Point is indisputably ixrour p.i.-i
- U. S.-- flteamsi- r o in..
Morris, Capt. .1. 11. ttihiis ay iho s.iigl
gestion df ,'laj. Gpu, £dyea;'ua;iie /,?>
to this point yesterday (Jn trunn,./,: .
sanco. This rrtorlilirig' 1 orkiov,,
all alive. The scenes Of. activity. sjv-;V •
as was enacted a year since. apiHareu
again; Seyerah transports. ami ev«.
So many . soldiers, ■( wO- (litre t.c; tell
liow- many) eavalry and nrtiikiy,
were ready for service; addifirtnal•gnn
bunts appeared and ivilliout ten mii:-
ute's’ delay the whole moved up this
way. and, occupied the Point; Gen.
Keyes,commanding.! inado the Morgan
hislflOirshil> , I ’
advance vr aa ; ma A* towards
Whjto House by a squadron of the
6th New York Cavalry, led -by Maj.
i -IV in. P.Hall, and a squadron h orn'
1 the sth Fehnsylvitina Cavalry, led' bv
: Cap* Paul. I
| jCenTKcres tfit/r;# purtio^oi l,(i
- staff. jhen rcconnoTtcijed iiic Jjdsdtini!,
and,, ’personally stipCri>itendcd > tl.o
lauding and dosposiliVja 01, the troi-ps,!
( .i diavc seen inach, <>♦' such''mat i. ; > |
during the war, btrt cieriaiidV'l
saw anything conducted so kly
and' elliciently as the .occupation' l,
this place, f,
. Erom -accounts '.re have of .the ..eiv?-
my|' 1 think, they have "but a iimai!
force in this vieinltjv•
'• 3iUsnvii.i.E,- Teim.. Mae ; ft —IT issi
re)iof(erl ly a gentleman wf»b h n • I last 'i
t'ome through, our lineslibit ffi-r.'oitil i
Yan.Dorn was shot anif'instaiille Idli
ml by Dr. Peters, of Maury eeuuly.;
yesterday, at'the latter’s liimse. ‘
Oar TntiJntiaiit stafcs that Gen.-YUa
Darn was (liscQvcml in enmie.b i i j
tercoase with the wife; of Dr; Pi ter-..
. 1 -p— —-—-
St. Lotas, May • 11—The safe *<
ilistrihinioii of the /'VeVrfirVs ./min’,
ami 'Caucasiani<>f New Yorlt • Cris
('a lii in bus, (Jh in 'Dcmnrrittii-
JerseyViile ; Chie’jiifo Time*, ami h.
'bnqne Ilcmld have been jil!itr<l :
tliislmilitary district by ftcu. Davy
soil-' i , ■
• Extensive pwparatfwiis ':»ro * behi
madia lor ol Ilu; ;itr
of Camp/a cl: so a to-dur
I ' ; I
■'Mvf. Ynmc. -Muy IL—The 1‘
lenrns that Gen. ILallork is to lake I
not to relievo' IlookeV, b::i
inr-better able to infliionee the .
iHfedtn'n -of events’. Goii.-;, i-i-'.ai
|'i id ihft ' execute liis r«tr<iguiio !mo
nu-nt till In- planned i»is
Jandl liiA'Oiiio satUiici'l loi‘ fts snp'-ii
■M' to iniy (‘tTnrl In- could !
lick! of ",
!. M.AfißiKl):— sl, ,y 6tli,
Kev. 1). A', Mr..(iiiai;i:
|-(t. MoouE.-aiiu' JUif-s AhauniJ, -Mw|
jIIEAP, both- of Bfidyowater t.
On the Till .jrirt.. By th.ej.Sriiv. J
Brown of- Freedom,, to }!r. S.i'yt
it. -Baker, of Kew 'SewlfKh;; i «!.
g . Mi*s CtARi'sPA.• .Mono ax. of J&M.-'j;-
g Bcaror coiitify. S
Otv.Friday-cijciiinjsi I4t. *ti/
- resilience of iho,liirsdijVfilter, li.v -
1 Rev. Geo. Purling, 1 Mir :
Cunt',’af Sowitifly. Pa.:-V 1 ’ .jSi---
; Lacr.C' A- of iliitlson. O; j
frltf)':— <5iV April 3ftTi, ISGJ, a*
ie«idofi«^ r r.ttov, - i
ItillOS. Mr CItjHSTOPHER' A.- VV :!*•?-?
ill!
A. 1