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Old Quarters taken at par on nil kinds of ac
counts.
In the last Gazette is an editorial article
intended to disparage the cause of the Union,
and keep up bitter partizan feeling, by charg
ing the cause of the war upon the Republi
cans. The editor also states that if in six
months the retell ion is not put down we should
"eudeavor to change the course of the Gov
ernment"— by making peace with tbe rebels,
and acknoialcdging tbe cotton and slave con
federacy—we presume.
Now, wc deny that the Republicans were
the cause of the war. Wo can trace it back
to the election of James K. Polk; the war
with Mexico; the annaxatiou of Texas: tbe at
tempt ol the Southern and part of the North
ern Denioeracy to keep California out of the
Union, in 1850, because she desired to come
into tho Union as a free State; the repeal of
the Missouriun compromise in 1854; and the
attempt to fasten slavery on Kansas against
tho often expressed will of her people. No.
It was the Southern Democracy, aided by ber
Northern doughface allies that caused the war.
It was the same parties, by their aggressions,
that caused the rise of the Republican party.
Hut let all partyism, at least until the war is
over, he dropped, and then, we as Republicans,
are willing to debate the cause of the war,
with any who desire to do so.
Tho war njay not bo ovet for six months,
and possibly for six years. II id we not too
miny like the ed:tor of the Gazette, in the
North, who were willing to aid and comfort the
enemy, it might have been over ere this; and
if thev keep on and pursue tho same traitorous
course, wc inßy never be abl to overpower
this infamous rebellion. Too many like the
editor of the Gazette held aloof beoause they
"did not know which tide might be victorious!"
Ho honest, Gazette, stop your treasonable course,
come cot for the Union as is yaur duty, and if
all in tbe loyal States do their duty, the war will
he over much sooner, and leave our glorious
Union on a more enduring bisis thaD before.
We have received s letter from our old
ftiend, Henry Bridenthal, F.>.q., of Capt Geo.
B. Mulliu's company, rn which ho compliments
the people of Sohollsburg and vicinity, for their
iriod treatment and sympathies. lie speaks
very favorblyof Camp Conio and the officers
in command there, nod pai ticularly the officers
of Lis own compiny. Ho thinks that the fam
ilies of the soldiers and others, should remem
ber tbeia, and send them any nice delicaoios,
tuch ns butter, eggs, cabbage, &e., which tbey
might have on hand. We arc sorry we eould
not publish the letter of our friend entire.
OFF TO THE WAR.
('apt. Alex. Comphor, and Lieuts. Beegla and
1/ongeucekcr, left with their company for
Harrisburg on Tuesday last. The company
numbers aboat 65, as good and healthy look
ing set of uien as have yet left our County.—
Success to the *'AU Hazard Boys," and a safe
return t) their homes and friends.
'Bedford County has now in the neighbor
hood; isc supposo, of 900 men ia (he service.
We publish some glorious news ia this
week's from Missouri, where Gro. Fro*
moat.is after the rebels with a sharp stick, also
from Kentucky and Western Virginia. Those
victories are owe than an offset to the u:i'
fortunate occuraoec at Bill's Bluff.
FAT llOG.— John J. Cessna, -Esq., killed a
fat Logon Tuesday last, weighing 422 lbs.—
Pretty good pcrkcr, that
Garibaldi soys ho will come to the United
trtiteu, if his services are needed, to aid in
putting down the rebellion.
Hyde County, N. C<, has seceded from seces
sion .
The great naval expedition has sailed.
OHUROfi OONsieRATiO.V.
The St. Mirk's Er. Luthiran Oau-oh iu
Friend's Cove, near Bowser's Mill, will be con
secrated, by Divine permission, on the lOcb of
Nov. next, at 10 o'clock, A. M. Ministers from
a distauoe ara expected. The public generally
are invited to attend.
Building Committee.
have you seen Prof. Wood's ad
vertisement i one paper. Read it-, it will in
,teres! you.
Roll of Members of (he Taylor
Guards.
Captain—Joseph Filler,
Ist Lieut—Edward Bedell,
2d •' —Frank D. Saupp.
j • Orderly Sergeant—Wtn. L. Martin,
tat Sergeant—George E. Leech,
2d " Joseph M. Lehman,
3d '> John Di'oert,
4th Wm. A. Mock.
Ist Corporal—lTonry G. Drenning,
2d " Isaac linler,
Sd " Wm. Muull,
4th " Washington Ilerrir.g,
6th < Isaac Flegel,
Cth " Andrew Turner,
7th Moses F. Marshall,
Bth < Joseph Tewell.
Fifer—James Hughes.
Diummer—Josiah Haley.
Allison, John Earnest, Alexander
| Allen, William Mock, Josiah B
Allison, David Mock. Anthony
Corle, Michael S. Mock, Malachi
j Christ, John Moran, Thomas
1 Claycombe, Frodk. Marshall, lleury
j Coffey, John Miller, John W.
Gable, Tlenrv Miller, Nelson B.
Corle, Cbauncy Byerly, James F.
Corle, Eli Mausburr,, John
Cohltr, John May, Joseph C.
Chycotnbe, John Rollins, Andrew
Dannaker, John Reese, George L.
Dibert, Jacob Robb, John
Kxline, Jacob Kitchr, Jonas
1 Frazer, William Kitehey Ferdinand
! Gonden, John Ritchey, Daniel
! Gondon, William Radebaogh, Jacob
Detweiler, Joseph Sbull, Henry R.
llallar, James Smith, Jeremiah
I Bloom, Jacob Sams, Fredrick
Bloom, John Stingle, Jacob
Hyde, Abraham Saupp, John
j Hammer, Ilezekiah Wentz, John
Butter, Andrew Wcntz, Henry
i Iniler, John Wentz, Adam
Kipp, Jonas Wentz, Isaac
Kinsey, Pet<jr Wysong, Samuel
Kinsey, Peter Jr. Ilarh iugh , Zti
Leopold. John Hileman, John
! Leiteh, Thomas Rineloy, Jacob
Leitch, William Bowser, Nicholas
I Ling, David
THE EDWARD'S FERRY BATTLE
Furliier Details of (he Affair.
WASHINGTON, Thursday, Oct. 24.
FURTHER DETAILS OF THE ED
WARD'S FERRY AFFAIR.
; Capt. \V. G. Young, who was with Go!.
. Baker when he fell, was in the funeral proees
' siou to-day, with the men of Oapt literal's
■ Company, who helped to carry Col. Baker's
body from the field. All are New Yorkers,
as i 9 their brave Captain, who shot the rebel
who killed Col. Baker. Capt. Young states
that the field and staff officers, assisted by
' privates from the California Regiment, workod
artillery. All tho gunners fell early in the
i engagement.
An impression is being created that Col.
Baker exceeded his instructions, and did not
, retreat, as ordered, vvheu he found the enemy
in overwhelming strength, (Dpt. Young says
i there was no possible retreat, savo by swim-
I raiug the Potonno. The only ihtboat by
which they got over was sunk. Tbe disaster
to the want of transportation.
; The order given by Geo. .Stone to Col. Baker
was picked up with his hat, out of which it
| had fallen, covered with blood and brains. It
' is io the city.
The following acoount of the battle, its be
ginniog and its consequonce, is derived from
i Col Colburn, Gen- McClellan's Aid, who ae
i compaaieJ hiui to Edward'? Ferry, and re
! turned with him to-uigut.
On Saturday afternoon, a Captain and 18
men of Col. Deveos's 15th Massachusetts
Regiment were ordered by Gen Stone to cross
the river at Harrison's Island, follow a bridclo
path which had been discovered, to the vioinitv
|of Leesburg, and report what was seen. The
Captain thought lie saw 30 ltcboi tents, and
brought back word to that effect. Acting up
■ on the report, GeD. Stone seat five companies
of Col. Devon's Regiment, supported by five
j companies of Col. Lee's Massachusetts 20tb,
;to capture tho supposed Rebel oamp. ()u or
j riving at tbe spot, they found no tents and saw
! no enemy. They fell back a short distance,
, took position, and seDt word baok.
GAD. Stone, having information that the
I rebel Gon. Evans Lad 5,000 men near Lees
burg, and that he bad sent his baggage over
i Goose Creek to the South, that he might not
; be impeded in retiring to Manassas if attacked
I by a superior force, and perceiving that tbe
coast was clear, oonoluded to attempt the oip
; ture of Evan's whole force. Col. Baker took
! command. Gen. Stone give him 7,500 men,
being Col. Baker's own brigade an-l the Tam
many Regiment, with cavalry and as much
artillery as tho enemy had, and the residue of
| the 15:h and 20th Massachusetts, beiag the
I best regiments be had. Now begios the con
fiiet of statements. According to Col. Col
burn, Col. Baker's orders were to cross at
Harrison's Island; not to go beyond tbe island,
unless his means of transportation wero ample;
not to move from the Virginia bank of the
rivor until the whole force WBS over; when he
advanced, to be careful in sending out scouts
and skirmishers; io protecting his flanks and
guarding his rear; and on no account to make
a demonstration unless so posted as to feel
sure of success.
Col. Baker, however, according to 001. Col
burn'H statement, moved forward before tuoro
than 700 or 800 had crossed. With that num
ber, ieaving no guard at the river, and keep
ing up no communication with it, so that throa
companies which subsequently crossed, were
unable to join him. After lie had been joined
by the nine Massachusetts companies, under
command of Col. Devens, he, with about 1,
800 men, was attacked by Gen. Evana'9 whole
force, with tbe oneptiou of his battory, which
remained oti a hill opposite Edward's Ferry,
' being threatened by Geo. Stone, who made a
feint of crossing in order to keep it there.
During tbe fight, our men, although out
numbered three to one, fought with the utmost
1 bravery throughout, as bravely after tho fall
of officers as before, and ta tho last of their
ammunition. Gradually retreating to tho riv
er, they were there ordered hy their officers to
throw their guns into the water, to save thorn
from the eueuiy, and all that could to swim
for tho Island. Tho boats were not to be
found. They had been swamped in carrying
! over the wounded, how many of whom were
' drowned is not known, as swimmers were
shot ia the water.
Gen MeCtellan is delighted with the beha
vior of the troops thioughoot, and is in excel-,
lent heart at knowing that such men are in his
; command. He fouud neither those that were
in nor those that were out of the ougagjtnjut
mmm® m
[-demoralized iu the slightest, but eager to
i fight-
On hearing the disaster be telegraphed
Gen. Banks to take command, and to cross a
i portion of bis force immediately. According
| iy, on Monday night, 4,400 men were taken
! across at Edward's Ferry. Geo. MeClellan
found tho in on the Virginia bank of tbo riser
on Tuesday nigbt.
i Oq Wednesday, a report earno from tbe
other bide that the enemy was about to attack
' our position. Preparations were made to re
inforce. It was, however, blowing a gale,
aud tbo river wus very high, seven feet was
an average. Tbe first to crone w9 foiled, ah
! though iho boat was taken a mile up stream.—
, Luckily the ibreait-tted attack turued out to be
a false alarm.
1 Tbe loss in killed, wounded, and missing
Iwas estimated this morning, when Gen. Mo-
Clellau .'eft, at 625 meo, of whom 79 are
. thought to have been killed, sod 120 wouDd
j ed. Gen. Stone telegraphs this evening, how
; ever, that mauy of the missing are coming in.
; The Sergeant-Major nnd a Captain of the Mas
i sachusctts 15th, at first reported lost, bare
! returned.
While our 4,400 men were on the Virginia
bank of Edward's Ferry, Gen. Lander, who
was here wbco the engagement was reported,
but rode up the river immediately, made a re
coDnoisanee towards Leesburg with 400 or 500
men. He encouutered a body of rebels esti
mated et 2,000, nnJ put thorn to flight, taking
! possession of the field, on which eight bodies
were found. Tho only cesuality ou our side
! was Gen. Lander, who received a severe flesh
wound in (he calf of his log.
THE BLOCKADE OF THE POTOMAC.
The Potomac is blockaded at Quantico and
( Mathias Point. Tbe interval between these
is 40 miles long. The rebel steamer Page is
out from ber old lair in Acquia Creek, aud on
the rampage among tho forage vessels. She
varies toragiog with shell and shot praotiee on
tbe (Sickles brigado on the Maryland aido, and
with over rebel uurnudsrs. This
; blockade causes anxiety.
SHORT ALLOWANCE OF FORAGE.
The horses and mules of tbe army around
Washington are oa short allowance. It is uot
possible for the milroad to keep the forage
dcpartiuiiut supplied. Already a remedy is
; talked of for the fhreateaiug evil of a short
| supply o.' hy aud oats, cheaper aui maro effi
cacious, if not more glorious, thsu arms can
supply. The construction of a railroad from
here to Nottingham, on the Potuxest,2o miles
of rails and silis borrowed from some unused
road, would lay tho track speedily.
TUK FUNERAL OF COL. BAKER.
'i'he funerai of Col. Baker to-day was a
I grand and imposing affair. It took place from
the residence of CM. Webb, tbe Colonel's late
quarters. None but offiiers of the aruiy, the
uuvy, and the relatives o/ tlm deceased, were
admitted to tho room where the corpse lay.—
Among the visitors at the house we uoticed
the veuetabla Geu. Scott, who, during the
funeral services, couducted by the ltev. Byron
Sundcrlaud, D. D., Cbaplaiuto the Senate, sat
ou a lounge at the head of the coffin.
The coffin was enveloped in tho American
j flag, the Bides untbtop of it boiog festooned
with fragrant flowers. President Lincoln, See
j rctarios Cameron, Seward and other memOora
| of the cabinet were present, and Senator La-
I tkaiu ot California; Capt. Biker, a sou of the
! deceased; the Colonel's brother, a .surgeuu iu
j the California refliment, uud several of bis fe
male friends' The body was interred in it
. vault at the Congressional Cemetery, from
{ which it will bo takou to California.
GOOD {Sti\lS i'UOM MISSOURI.
ST. LOEIK, Oct 27. — The following des
| patch was received here this eveniug:
HEADQUARTERS IS TUE FIELD, NF.AR )
HUMANSVILLK, M 0.., Oct 26, 1861. J
"To Capt. MCKEKVKR, Assistant Aajataui-
Gencral;
"iesterday afternoon Major Zigoui, at the
head of my body guard, undo a most brilliant
charge on a body of tbe enemy drawn up in
line of battle in tbeir camp at Springfield,
• 2,000 or 2,200 strong. He completely routed
j them, and cleared theru from the town, hoisted
I the National flag on tbe Court House, & retired
; on a rcinforoeuieut which he has already joined,
j Our loss is not great.
"l'tiia successful charge against such very
j largo odds i® a uoble example to tho army,
i "Our advance will occupy Springfield to
! night.
"J. C. FREMONT,
"Major General Co-iJtßuoding."
Gen. Fremont'® body guard number® but
! 300 men.
Hie-recapture of Lexington.
Major Frank White, who recaptured Lexing
ton recently, at tho head of 180 men, and re
leased our siek und wounded soldiers, after
driviog out some 500 rebels, is the son of a
promiuent lawyer of New York.
j . The battle at Frederlcktown.
Fifty prisoners, tsken at tho battle of Fredo
riektown, havo been put to wotk in the trendi
es at Cape Girsideau. The report of Major
I Sehotield, who commanded the battery in tbe
: action, shows that this victory W3b the most
; oomple'e of aDy yet achieved by our army
; during the war. Jeff. Thompson essaped on
foot, after having hi® horse killed under him.
| Tbe rebel force was about 6,000, our
i own force was only 4,000.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 27. [Special to the St.
Lout® RepubIican] —HEADQUARTERS WES
TERN DEPARTMENT, YORTZ STATION, MO.,
Oct. 26 —The followtog despatch has been
received, announcing a brilliant victory at
Springfield by General Fremont's body guard,
numbering 150 men.
FIVE MILES OUT OF BOLIVAR, 10 A.M.,
Oct. 25.
General—i report respoctfully that yester
day, at 4 o'clock, P. M., I mat tn Springfield
about two thousand rebel® formed in lino of
battle. They gave mo a very warm reception,
but your Guard with one feeiiog made a charge
and in less than three minutes the enemy was
i completely routed by 180 mcu. We cleared
; the city of every rebel, aud retired, it being
j near night and not feeling ablo to keep the
i plaoew:tli so small a force. Major White's
| command did not participate in tbe charge. I
| hivo seen charges, but such brilliant unauim
i ity and bravery 1 have naver seen, and did uot
expect. Their war cry, "Fremont and the
j Union," broke forth like thuuffer.
CHARLES ZAGONI,
Major Commanding Body Guard.
Col. .Jotn M. Richardson, who rode over to
the vicinity of Springfield last evening, avs
that Major Z.gooi was guided to the town from
fhe Jefferson to the Mount by
Judge Owens. The rebel camp was just out
side of tho oity. Major Zigoui was compell
led to pass through a lane, and let down a
number of fences and rails, before he could
i charge on the foe, thus drawing their fire.—
There was a good deal of street firing in
Springfield and from the houses. Two rebels,
who ran out of their dwellings and fired at
the body guard, were killed.
Major Zagoni was advised of the force of
rebels, but he was determined to have a fight.
Colonel Pearee, 9aid to be from Arkansas,
commanded one of the rebel regiments.
It is thought that tho cause of tho increased
rebel force at Springfield was tbo largo amount
| of plunder gathered rhero for sonic weeks past,
which it is stated they intend to take South
with them, hut which will, of course, cow fall
into our hands.
The loss of either side is not stated.-
Brilliant Victory at Roniney, Va.
NEW CREEK, Vs., Oct. 27.—Brigadier Gen:
| B. F. Kelly marched from this point on Fri
! day night, nod attacked the rebels entrenched
'at Rnriiney yesterday afternoon. He ronted
; the enemy, capturing many prisoners, three
! pieces of cannon, and all their wagons and
j camp euuipage. Tho rebels retreated to
wards Winchester.
: Our loss is trifling. That of the enemy has
! not betiu ascertained, but is believed to be
i large.
Official Despatch of Gen Kclij
i WASHINGTON, October 27. Lieut. General
: Scott to-day received tho following despatch.
1 dated Romney, Va., Oct. 26, P M. :
"In obedience to your orders 1 moved on
this place ot 12 o'clock this afternoon, and
drove in their outposts, and, after a brilliant
action of two hours, completely routed them,
taking all their cannon and much of their
camp equipage, and manv prisoners. Oar 10-s
is but trifling, but cannot say to what extent.
"Brig. Gen- B. F. KELLY, commvnli tig."
GEN. KELLY'S COLUMN.
This gallant Virginian has not only recovs
j ered from his severe wound, iuflioted by the
treachery of rebels, last summer, but is again
, actively at work in the field. His headquar
ters have alternated lately between Grafton
and New Creek. He his bad six regiments
under his command and these have been stretch
ed in line from Cnmberlnnd (Maryland! to
Grafton. Tbeir principal business has been to
guard the lino of the Baltimore ard Ohio
Railroad between these points, and to keep the
Secessionists from making incursions out of
the valley of Virginia into the western part of
that State.
By his movement upon Romney, tho Seces
sion forces in the valley of the Shenandoah
: are outflanked, and Winchester, oniy 25 miles
j from this point, is seriously menaced. By
• bis route Manassas can be completely furued,
.or a inarch made upon' Richmond through
Staunton, without regard to Beauregard's
! army.
! It is doubtful, however, whether Kelly has
I sufficient force t> do more than maintain hirn
! self. If he has more than enough, there will
be a forward monument upon Winchester. The
• crossing of the river ot Edward's Ferry, by
-toue's column, was evidently intended 1► be
in concert with Genera! Kelly's advance, from
the northwest, in the same general direction.
Particulars of the, Victory over Zollieof
fer —The. Battle of Wild Cat.
A correspondent of the Cincinnati Commercial,
writing Ircm Camp Dick Robinson, Ky.,under date
of October 22, says :
The people at Camp Dick are sounding tho loud
j timbrel. Notwithstanding a lowering sky and
humid atmosphere, hilarity reigns. At aliout two
1 o'clock this morning, a courier with his escort
; dashed up the road on a foaming steed with tidings
jof a Union victory at "Wild Cat General
! Schapt announced, in a brief despatch to Brigadier
General Thomas, that Zollicotfer, with six thousand
infantry and fifteen hundred cavalry, attacked him
| in position yesterday morning at eleven o'clock'
and u-as repulsed. Atone o'clock P.M., he re
newed tho attack at another point, and was again
repulsed. At a later hour, ho made a thir l unsuc.
cessful attack, antl was again repulsed. The Fede
ral loss was four killed and twenty wounded. The
rebel loss was not ascertained, hecauao our men
did not leave their position.
Zollicotfer, no doubt, supposed that Col Garrard
liad not been reinforced. Ilia original force was
his own regiment and part of another. Subsequent
ly a battery (of six guns) reached him, and on
Saturday and Sunday the Seventeenth Ohio, Col.
Connell, and the Twenty-third Indiana arrived.—
The guns of the battery wore not brought into
play vigorously until tho second attack, when a
few rounds drove back the rebels. Tho despatch
from Geu. Schapt treats the affair as an "attack,"
not as a reconnoissance en force. I infer, however,
that the rebel general was end-avoring to feel his
position, which is represented to mc as capable of
formidable defence against great odds. The news
of the fight inspired tbe troops, and they manifest
much anxiety to press forward.
It is not known whether Zollicoffcr employed his
whole force in the-.attack, but tho inference is fair
that only one division was engaged. The Tennes
see regiments had uot reaelied Wild Cat whan the
tight took place, but they wiil probably arrive there
to-day. Capt. Kenny's battery is now deploying
into the pike, en loute for tho scene of actmn.
W. D. B.
The Despatch to Hon. Andy Johnson.
The following is the substance of a despatch re
ceived at Camp Dick Robinson and from there
transmitted to lion. Andy Johnson, at the Burnet
House, in Cincinnati:
CAMP WILD CAT, Oct. 21, 3 P. M.
The enemy, under Zallicoffer, attacked us at 11
o'clock to-day. Their ibrce was—infantry 6,000,
cavalry 1,500, and one battery. They were repul
sed at two points, and retreated to their entrench
ments. They made another attack at IP. M., and
continued a scattering fire up to 3 P. M., whun the
firing subsided. Our troops all liebaved well; four
killed and twenty wounded ; of tbe wounded was
Captain Hanson, of the Indiana regiment, whose
finger was amputated immediately, and ho at on< e
resumed his command. Onr gallant troops, under
Colonels Garrard and Schapt, numbering 3,000,
deemed their position entirely secure, and rein
forcements coming up with a battery.
[Camp Wild Cat is forty miles beyond Camp
Dick Robinson.]
Baltic at Santa Rosa Island.
NEW YORK, Oct. 24.—The steamer Mc
C/ellan , formerly the Joseph Whitney , has ar
rived from Key West. She brings advices
frotn the Sonth-west Pass to the 14th, from
Fort Pickens to[the 15t J, Tortugas to the 18tu
and Key Wct to (he 19th.
O n ihe morning of the 9th inat., about half
past three o'eloek, tbe rebels attacked tJolonol
Wilson's position, on Santa in
i force. Company E, of the Third Infanvry,
Captain Hildt, and twenty-niae nun of Com
pany A, Firat Artillery, eighty-five rueu in
ail, under Major Vogdea, met the enemy aouoe
disteoee above Camp lirowo.
Major Vodges vw taken prisoner imtnedi*
i ately, and Capt. Hildt assumed the oommsnd
and engaged the enemy.
I The loss in this struggle was four killed,
twenty-one wonndod, and eight prisoners,
j The enemy's loss is much larger. Eleven
of the rebels were found dead iti one heap.
Major Arnold arrived after daylight to the
■ assistance- of Captain Hildt. The command
proceeded to the point where the rebels had
| disembarked. Their steamers were just leav
ing. A destructive fire was opened on the
rebels.
The rebels left behind them on the Island
! 22 killed, 6 wounded, and 33 prisoners. Many
of their wounded were carried away OD the
i boats.
j Captain Bradford and Lieutenant Eluis were
i killed. Three of their officers were captured;
one of thetn is Lieutenant Jaynes formerly of
the United States Marines. He is badly
wounded. General Anderson, who was in
command of the rebels, was wounded in the
arm after disembarking.
The enemy acknowledged their loss to be
orer one hundred.
In addition to the loss on our side above
j -ruled, the Zouaves lost nine killed io their
j camp aud eleven tsken prisoners.
FURTHER PAIITICULAIt3
! The details of the light at Santa Rosa ssy
the rebel forces. 1,500 stroDg, landed on the
i island fiorn three steamers, about four miles
! above Wilson's camp. Their landing was
! effected at abou two o'ct lock inthe morning.
The night was very dark.
They rapidly fottried iu three columns, and
proceeded silently towards ihc Zruaves' camp,
hoping to effect a total surprise. They were
but partially successful in this. The picket
guard, about six hundred yards off, discovered
and fired upon them, give the alum, and
saved the regiment from annihilation.
The attack by the enemy's columns was sim
ultaneous and a volley was aimedlupcn the Z u
aves, who were forcsJ to fail back, leaving the
camp iu the hands of the rebels.
The rebels then commenced burning the
j camp.
i Fort Pickens was by this time thotougbly
i aroused, and three companies of regulars came
to their assistance.
1 The rebels retreated fo the boats, closely
i followed by regulars and a small number of
volunteers, keeping up a destructive fire upon
Mieni killing and wounding a large number.
I i'he rot-els finally reached ;h-- boats, but the
steamers were over five hundred yards from the
I beach, and our meu poured repeated volicys
j into the crowded mass. Every Lullet t dd,
! and by the shouts and confusion of tbe'rebels,
j it was evident that wc had obialued ample
j isfaction for the insult to our flig.
The regulars behaved nobly. Great credit
j is due to Captain® Robertson and Hildt, and
I Licuts. Seely and Taylor.
The Ziuavcs were badly spoken of, aud
001. Wilson's is very mueb censured for inef
ficiency. He did uot reach the scene until all
was over. The camp was almost entirely de
stroyed, the ifiiiers and men loosing every
thing.
Major Newby had a narrow escape froincap
! ture, being coofiaed to bed from dangerous
I illness. One of his servants was killed, and
j another tsken prisoner. Major Newby shot
j cne rebel with his revolver, got out of the
j house, mounted his horse, aud evoaped through
: a storm of bullets.
Wilson's regiment lost 10 killed, 16 wound*
j ed, aud 9 taken prisoners,
j The regulars lost 4 killod, 20 wounded, anu
' 10 taken prisoners-
The rebels' locs, by their own stateuiout, is
| 350 killed, woundei aud mi-sing. Wo took
! thirty prisoners, including three doctors, who
| wore released.
Aaral Battle at jfow Orleaus,
NEW Your, Git. 24. Tire ateaour .Mc
C let Inn brings a reliable account of the fight
at the mouth of the Mississippi.
The rebel fleet consisted of six gunboats,
the rain .Manassas , aud a 'large number of
fire-ship;, filling tic river from shore to shore.
Our squadron comprised the Richmond
HuntsvUte,Water Witch, Preble, and Viuccrmes
aud the storeship Nightingale. They were at
anchor inside of the Southwest Pass.
The .Manassas drifted foul of the Richmond
knocking a hole in her quarter aud stern, out
doing little damage.
To avoid the fire-ships the quidron got un
der weigh immediately and drifted dowu the
I river.
The Richmond, Preble, V'inctnnts aud
Nightingale got ashore on the bar, and while |
ashore were attacked by the rebels, but only i
cue of tiieir shots took effect, aud that struck i
the Richmond on the quarter. They were
beatsu off by the Vinccnnes with only two
guns, the rest of ber armament, with her chains,
anchors, etc., having been throwu over-board 1
to lighten her, she being much exposed to the •
rebel fire.
Not orii person uws Hilled or wonnded in '
the squadron.
The Richmond, Preble , and Vincenncs wore
lowed off the next day by the steamer .V/e ;
i Cle/lan. '
Tue J\ ightensnle was still ushore, but would
| probably get off tbo next diy.
The sto'un frigate Niagara arrived at tha
mouth of the Mississippi on th; 14;b iast.
The sloop of-war Dale was spoken on the ;
10th, cruising in tne Gulf 3:rem.
ANOTHER Milim TO LIBEiIT?.
The death of EDWARD D. BAKER is a nu
tjoiul calamity. He was the soldier-orator of
this great war. Profoundly attached to his
adopted country, ho sought every oocmion to
exhibit bis gratitude to it. He offered hit
sword and his life to a Democratic Administra
tion, daring our oonfliot with Mexioo, and in
the proacDt struggle was one of ilia first to of
fer the same sword, and the same life, to a lie,
publican Administration "OCCASIONAL" this
: morning refer® at length to his qualities as a
! statesman j and now, while every loyal heart
throbs at the portals of his tomb, Pennsylvania
claims theprivelego of being tho chief mouru
' or.
EDWARD I). BAKER was, in fact a Pennsyl
vamsc man. It was in Philadelphia that he
spent bis early years. It was io the neigh
boring county of Delaware that he educated
himself; and when ho called soldiers to bis
standard, bo looked first and always to our
great State. His own favorite rogimout was
composed of oor young men. and tlio otber
regimenta of bis brigade were nearly all Penn
sylvaniaca. Thus, while be represented Illi
nois in the popular branch of Cougre&s, and at
the time of bio death was a Senator from tbo
new State of Oregon—and when elected to tho
Senate he might have been called more a citi
zen of California than of Oregon—he Dever
forgot our pood old State; and when he fell,.
Pennsylvanians fell with hitn. Tbo bloody list,
when published, will attest bow bravely he
was supported; and the grief that has descend*
cd like a poll upon thousands of hearthstones
where the tidings of his death bate been re
i leived, will bo intensified at many a Philadcl
i phia and Pennsylvania fireside by tbc double
' blow that has stricken down alike the leader
i and the follower—the colonel and the private
: soldier.
A strange and melancholy comparison may
be drawn between the character of DAVID C.
i BRODERICK and the character of EDWARD D;
! BAKER; and wo cannot better illustrate tots
< thought than by repriotiDg the following para
graphs from BAKER'S magnificent eulogy pio
nounced over the dead body of his friend at
San Francisco, on the 18tb of September, 1859.
His delitoation of BRODERICK msy be used
as a picture of himself:
"A Senator lies deed in cur midst? He is
! wrrpped in a bloody shroud, and we, to whom
hi< toils and earcs were given, are about to
j bear him to the place appointed for.all the
living. It is not fit that such a man should
pass to the tomb unheralded; it is not fit that
such a life should steal unnoticed to its close,
i i:*is uot fit that such a death should call forth
no rebuke, or be surrounded by no public
lameutatiou. We are here of every station
and pursuit, of every creed and character,
! each in his capacity of citizen, to swell tho
inoutnfui tribute which the majesty of the
! pcopie t fFers to the unreplying dead. The
! hopes of high-hearted friends droop like fa
| ding flowers upon his breast, and the struggling
sigh compels the tear in eyes that seldom weep,
Around him 3re those who have known bira best,
and loved biro longest; who have shared the tri
umph and endured the defeat. Near him aro
the gravest snd noblest of the State, possessed
by a eriei at once earnest and sincere; while
bey ond, the masses* of the people that he loved
and for whom bis life was given, gather like
a thanuer-cloud of swelliog and indignant
grief.
And now, as tie shadows turn towards the
east, and we prepare to bear these poor remains
to their silent restiDg-placc, let ua not seek to
repress the generous pride which prompts a
recital of noble deeds and lostHy virtues. He
rose unaided and alone; he beean his career
without family or fortuue, in the face of diffi
culties; he inherited poverty ud obscurity; he
died a Senator in Congress, having written his
name in the history of the great struggle for
the rights of the people against the despotism
of nrgauucitijn and tho coruption of power. —
He was honest, faithful; earnest, sincere, gen
erous, and brave, lie felt, in all the great
crisa of his life, that he was a leader iu the
ranks and for the rights of masses of men. snd
he could not faltor. When ho returned from
that fatal field, while the dsrk of the
Archmgel of death was casting his shadows
upon his brow, his greatest anxiety was as to
tho performance of his duty. He felt that all
his strength and all bis life belonged to the
cause to which he had devoted them, "lia
ker," said he—anl to me they were his last
words—"Baker, wbeu I was struck, I tried to
stand firm, bat the blow blinded nae, and I
could not." I trust it is no shame to my man
hood that tears blinded me as he said it.
But, fellow-citixsns, the voice of iamenu
tslion is not uttered by privnte friendship
alone—the blow that struck his manly breast
has touched the heart of a people, and, as the
ead tidings spread, a general gloom prevails.—
Who now shail speak for Oriifornia? Who be
the interpreter of tbc wants of the Pacific
coast? Who can appeal to tho communities of
the Atlantic who love free labor? Who con
speak for masses of men with a passionate love
for the classes from whence he sprung? Who
can defy the blandishments of power, the ioso<
lonee of office, the corruptions of Administra
tions! What hopes are buried with hitn in
the grave!
'Ah! who that giHant spirit shall resume,
Leap from Kurotas, bank,and call us lrom the tomb?'
But the last word must bo spoken, and the
imperious mandate of death must be fulfilled.
Thus, O brave heart! we boar thee to tby rest.
Thus, surrounded by tens of thousands, we
leave thee to tho equal grave. As in life, no
other voice among us so rung its trumpet blast
upon the ear of freemen, so in death its echoes
will reverberate amid our mountains and our
valleys, until truth and valor cease to appeal
to the human heart.
Good friend! true hero! hail and farewell!"
Like BRODERICK, BAKER sprung from com
parotivc obscurity. Like that great Senator,
he was chosen to the highest branch of the
National Legislature amid circumstances of
extraordinary interest. BRODERICK never
forgot the people who honored hitn. BAKEK
was at all times their fumcst advccate and
friend. The one opposed slavery because it
demoralized and destroyed the Democratic par
ty—;he other antagonized it because it is tho
source of all our present woes. BRODERICK
V IS a sacrifice to the fame great cause in which
BAKER fell; an 1 if the truth conld bo told, the
same malevolence that immolated the cao 'U
the prime of manhoed, selected the other as
its choicest victim. They were both unselfish
and both ambitions man. Regardless alike of
the alluieuieots aud emoluments of place, tbey
labored for the highest positions, less for thsdr
own sake than for the sake of the country, *nd
were emulous of djs'ioaliun only as it enablai
tbm to sustain great and andartog priucip.es.
But here we mast close the comparison.
BRODERICK died without a living relative. —
To use the expressive Uuguagc of his almost
inspired eulogist— "lie died the last of hi'
race; there was no kindred hand to emocth his
oouch, cr wipe the desth damp from his brow.
BAKER leaves behind bira a family, a widow
and children. Letitbs the first duty of the
Republio to cherish them as a part of the log"
acy he bae left.- Phtla. Press.
ItIAKRXWT>.
i Oct. 20th, at the M. K Parsonage in Pieas
antville, by the Kcv. N. W. Oolburo, Mr.
; JACOB Hitb t&Miaa SAR.vu A. CRIST, all of
! fJniou Township.
Ou the 24th ult. by Rev. D. Strayer, Mr.
j JOHN Bsrkuert to Miss Ana REBECCA
PORSON, both ef Millikens Cove.