§f BEDFORD, PA, FRIDAY, DEC. 2, 1864. A Great Victory in the West. The following fragment of a dispatch passed over the wires in tliie place, Thursday noon. It undoubtedly refers to a great battle in Tennessee between Generals Thomas and Hood ; and a great victory over the latter: This is what was taken from the wires; "Repulsed with a loss of six thousand killed and wounded. Our loss is known to be only about five hundred. During the battle wc took one thousand prisoners. The action took place at Franklin, Tennessee. SHERMAN'S GRAND MARCH. All eyes are turned and aE interest centres up on the grand march of General Sherman through the heart of the nearly exploded Southern Con-1 fedracy—the grandest and most daring expedition of the war. Its ultimate destination is a mystery, but the fact that it has already penetrated far into the enemy's country, is published far and wide on both sides of the lines. It is understood that this splendid army of tried veterans left Atlanta, Ga., on the 15th inst; that it comprises four Army Corps, with Cavalry, Ar tillery, and all the appointmentsof a well organized Army; that its purpose was to move in four par allel columns, within supporting distance of each other; that is to forage upon the country, and that all foraging is to be done by regularly author ized details for the purpose. No soldier is to en ter a dwelling or commit any kind of trespass; — If dwellings, mills, factories or cotton gins are to be destroyed, that is to be attended to by the corps commanders; and no such destruction is to order ed in any place where the Army is unmolested by the inhabitants. But if they burn bridges, ob struct the roads, or if the Army is annoyed by bushwhackers, then the Corps Commanders are at liberty to order devastation more or leas relent less, according to the measure of the local hostility shown. The columns are to take up their line of march habitually at seven o'clock in the morning, and are to make fifteen miles a day. This will be most ex cellent marching, and from what we know thus far the programme has been strictly carried out—; The .Army moved out from Atlanta on the 15th of November, and the 17th, as we learn from the Macon papers of the 18tb, it was below Griffin, which place is just forty-three miles from the star ting point It was therefore making its full fif teen miles a day. Later than that, the Richmond papers state that on Sunday previous (the 20th) Gen. Sherman was within eighteen miles of that town. He had therefore marched about eigh'y miles in five dai's, or at the rate of sixteen miles a day, a little more than the pro gramme called for. The main purpose of the Expedition seems to be. to assert the power and majesty of the Nation al Government over the insurgent States; to re unfurl the glorious "Stars and Stripes in their chief towns and cities; to rescue and succor our captive soldiers, and to impress upon the mis guided people cf the South that it is the fixed de termination of the loyal masses, as enunciated at the. roc/mt Presidential election, —that "The Fi> F-HAT. AUTHORITY OVER THE EM TIRE UNION MUST AND SHALL BE MAINTAINED." As the Expedition has cut loose from its former base, all information of its progress until it reach es our military posts on the seaboard, must come to us through Rebel sources. These accounts go to show that the Expedition has been thus far a brilliant success. A "FAST" THANKSGIVING. Rev. Mr. Essick preached a sermon in the Pres byterian Church in this place, on Thanksgiving day. His text was taken from 2d Chronicles, Sev enth Chapter, Fourteenth Verse. "If my people, whiK are called by my name ahatl humble tbemieivea, and pray and seek my lace, and turn from their wieked wayi; then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land." He prefaced his discourse by saying he recog nized the proclamation of the President setting apart this, as a day of thanksgiving and praise to Almighty God. The proclamation enumerates some of the causes for thanksgiving, such as. It has pleased Almighty God to prolong our national life another year, defending n with His guardian care against unfriendly designs from abroad, and vouchsafing us in His mercy many and signal victories over the ene my who is of our household. Favoring our citisens in their homes as our soldiers in their camps, and our sailors on the rivers and seas, with unusual health. He has largely augmented our free population by emancipation and by immigration, while lie has opened fo us now resources of wealth, and has crowned the labor of our working men in every department of industry with abundant reward. Moreover, He has been pleased to animate and in spire our minds and hearts [with fortitude, and resolution sufficient for the great trial of civil war into which we have been brought by our adherence as a na tion to the cause of freedom and humanity, and to afford to us reasonable hopes of an ultimate and happy deliver ance from all our dangers and afflictions. The Proclamation was not read as is usual elsewhere on such occasions, and its letter and spir it entirely disregarded, and a sermon was preached suited only to a nation of the vilest sinners on a day of humiliation and penitence. Gibbon with additions, may have furnished the catalogue of the enormities charged .upon this nation, as he has portrayed the crimes and corruptions of Rome Under the Emperors. The people, our rulers, the clergy, the press, both religious and socular, were all characterized as swayed by the vfest passions. Not a word of hope or thanksgiving or praise did we hear uttered for our country. Need we say that such a discourse, on such a day, was received with disapprobation by nearly every one who heard it. Whatever may have been its purpose, its effect was to favor and comfort only our enemhsi. GIN. GRANT. —The account on our first page of Gen. Grant's movements, from the Philadelphia Evening Telegraph , is as interesting as a romance, with the ad-vantage in its favor of being true. — Speaking of the Tdgraph reminds us that we ought to tell our readers a fact, that many of them isa.y not havethe opportunity of knowing, as we do, via:-- that the Philadelphia Evening Telegraph is becom - ing one of the ablest and most enterprising journal s in the whole country. Though only a year before the pubEc, it has a very generally accredited positioi i far abed of the Evening Bulletin in all the esßen - , tials of a good newspaper. \ THBPITTSBURGH DAILY GAZETTE comes out 1 in a new dress, very much improved in appear - ance. The Gazette is the oldest and ablest daily J in Pittsburgh. \ -r Ladies' Fars. The largest assortment at CHARLES QAKEORD ♦ SONS, Continental Hotel, Philadelphia. ~ H SHERMAN'S MOVEMENTS. From the Baltimore American we learn that the news from late Southern papers in refer ence to General Sherman's movements in vague and im jterfect but highly interesting. It is certain from these accounts that he was pushing rapidly forward and without serious opposition from the enemy, and that on Saturday the 26th ult., he was within a few miles of Macon. The excite ment in the South, particularly in Richmond, Ma con, Savannah and Augusta is most intense. The Augusta^Chronicle ofthe 19th contains several ad vertisements, calling on different military organi zations to meet for drill, to receive their equip ments, etc. All passes to leave that city are in voked, and all men absent or furloughed are or dered to report to the Provost Marshal, or be con sidered as deserters. Senator Hill, of Georgia, issues a proclamation from Richmond —a safe dis tance from the seat of operations in his own State —appealing to the people to retard the march of the invader in every possible way, removing all provisions, etc. The Macon Intelligencer contains some particu lars of the advance on that city, which it says is in two columns. According to the Rebel accounts their troops have been repulsed at J onesboro' and Griffin, Georgia. At|the latter point Wheeler was badly whipped. The residence of Governor Brown, of Georgia, in Canton, Cherokee county, has been burned, and also about two-thirds of the town. — The Augusta Chroniclv of the 18th, in comment ing on capture of Jonesboro', Griffin and other towns by Sherman, says: "We give these "facts not to alarm the public, but rather "to prepare them for any emergency," and also that "it is thought Sherman's march "will be in the direc tion of Savannah." The latest intelligence from General Sherman is given in a despatch from Savannah on the 21st instant, Monday. Our forces the previous day crossed the Ocmulgee river at Planter's Factory, about fifteen miles north of Macon, from which fact the despatch infers that Augusta was threat ened. Our cavalry, however, were evidently far in advance of the main body of the army. The Central Railroad was cut on the 20th at Gris woldville, a point nine miles east of Macon, and between that city and Milledgeville, The telegraph wires were also cut between Gordon, twenty miles east of Macon, and Milledgeville, thu.s destroying communication between Macon and Savannah.— These facts show that Sherman is steadily advan cing, destroying the Rebel communications and leaving them in doubt as to what direction he moves forward. His position at the date of this despatch threatened equally Macon, Milledgeville and Augusta. The intensity of excitement pre vading at the South is shown by the appeals of Gen eral Reauregard, and of the Georgia delegation in the Rebel Congress, urging the people of Georgia to fly to arms, obstructs the roads, destroy their provisions, and remove their slaves. Beauregard on the 18th was at Corinth, Mississippi, but prom ises to be soon in Georgia. The .Richmond Sentinel of the 22d in discussing the news, abandons the "five to one theory," and looks to the rain and the condition of the roads, together with "the blackjack," to retard Sherman, and advises the people to pray for the destruction of his army. All the Richmond journals seem to despair of successful resistance by their troops, and cry out that the roads be obstructed by felling trees, destroying bridges and burning stores which might fall into our hands, The fields of Georgia teeming with corn should be burned, and the En advises that the "Government" authorities see to it themselves, less the people should not be willing to do it. We think that the advice will cripple the Rebel armies, should it be followed, as much as it would Sherman, for, as they do not know what direction he will take, the destruction will have to be wide-spread to prevent him from getting supplies. But it seems that the fear that Georgia will not be equal to the sacrifices demand ed rests on anotherbasis. The Richmond Sentinel accuses Governor Brown of disaffection towards the Rebel Government, and says that he diligently assails it at all points and sows the seeds of dis satisfaction and distrust. It calls upon "Heaven to forgive Governor Brown and Mr. Stephens for the mischief they have done." The "reserves" of all the States in the "Confederacy" are being hurried to Georgia, but they will meet the fate of Howell's Cobb,s militia at Jonesboro'. PLOT TO BURN THE CITY OF NEW YORK. A most diabolical attempt was last night made to fire this city at many difierent points, ranging from the Belmont Hotel, in Fulton street, as far up as the St. James Hotel, in Broadway, above its intersection with the .fifth avenue. At the present writing, happily, no loss of life and no se rious damage to property has crowned the fiendish hopes of the perpetrators of these crimes. But the heart sickens at the thought of the scene of horror which must certainly, but for the presence of mind and coolness of a few persons, have resul ted from the mere alarm of "fire" given at nine o'clock in the evening to the crowded audience in the lecturs-room of the Museum. At this point, while the theatrical performances of the night were going on, a bottle of phosphorous was emp tied in the rear of the gallery, and at once ignited. In the various hotels, including the St. Nicho las, the Metropolitan, the Lafarge, and other large and crowded houses, beds were found saturated with phosphorus, and the fire in all these cases seems to have been set by persons acting in con cert, and of course under one definite and devilish inspiration. Who those persons were or what their aims, it were permature now to inquire. The matter de mands and must receive immediate and most searching examination at the hands of our munici pal and police authorities.-— New York World, Friday 25 th ult. THE PLOT AGAINST THE CITY. We waste no words this morning in arguring that the plot to burn New-York which failed on Friday night was a Rebel plot The evidence in possession of the police and military authorities, the facts recited in our columns this morning, and the conviction of every intelligent person, establish the fact of the plot and the fact of its birth in Richmond. Six weeks ago the Richmond press threatened and foretold just such an attempt, de fended it as justifiable warfare, and chuckled in advance over its anticipated success. Their sole chagrin will be to hear that it has been tried and has failed; and they will discover with rage, but without one emotion of shame, that it is not so easy as they thought to burn a city that holds a million of people, and that is protected by the safeguard of a civilization unkuown to their bar barous society. We owe our safety to the promptness of the Police and of the fire Department, and not less to the incredible stupidity of the agents who were hired to carry out a scheme which in itself was ingeniously conceived and carefully premediated. Bat let that pass ; for the event, like every event, oontains a lesson for the future. — N. Y, Tribune. Death of Prof. Benjamin Silliman, Sr. Prof. Benjamin Silliman, Sr. widely known in Europe and in America as a physcian of eminent learning and genious, died Saturday morning at New Haven, at the ripe age of eighty-four. Mr. Silliman was the eon of General Gold Sellick Silli man, who rendered his country important service during the Revolutionary War. He graduated at Yale in 1768, afterward studied law. and was ivdmitted to the bar in 1802. He afterward ac cepted the chair of chemistry in Yale College, and visited Europe to prosecute his studies in a sci ence which was at that time almost unknown in America. He returned after an absence of four teen months, and published an interesting ac count of his travels. In 1807 he made a chemical analysis of a mete orite of great size and brilliancy which had burst in the town of Western Connecticut. He after ward assisted Dr. Hare in his experiments with the oxhydrogen blowpipe, to which he gave the name of "compound blow-pipe," by which it is commonly known. In 1818 Professor Silliman founded the "American Journal of Science and Art." better known in Europe and America as '' Silliman's Journal, '' of which he remained se nior editor till 1846. He was one of the earliest Americans to give popular lectures on scientific subjects. In 1830 he visited Europe a second time. He resigned his Professorship in 1853, but continued to give lectures for two years longer. He was a man of simple tastes and active habits and his old age was remarkably free from mental or modily infirmity, and to the very last he took a deep interest in the progress of science, humani ty and freedom all over the world. • Gentlemen's Hats. All the latest styles at CHARLES OAKPORD A SONS Continental Hotel, Philadelphia. AGAIN A UNITED NORTH. —We agree with the Philadelphia Inquirer that it gratifying to observe that many of the leading Democratic journals, such as the National Intelligencer , the New York Journal of Commerce , and the Boston Past yield a prompt and graceful acquiescence to the popular verdict in favor of Mr. Lincoln. The tone of the leading articles of some of them do credit to the charcter of American journalism, and to the wanly and patriotic sense of duty impelling their editors. This is as it should be, and it is to be hoped that their course will be emulated by all others—and have its influence upon the masses of the Demo cratic party. The issue was distinctly made and the people have given an unmistakeable deeis ion. What has been decided as to the policy of the future, in their strong indorsement of the poli cy of the past, should be respected as the decision of the body of the American people; and every thing like factious opposition should be conscien tiously forborne for the future. — Miner's Journal. Ladies' and Children's lints. Latest styles at CHARLES OAKFORD <fc SONS, Continental Hotel, Philadelphia. DEATH OP SENATOR HAMMOND. —The Rich mond Whig records the death, on the 13th inst., of ex-Gov. James Hamilton Hammond, of South Carolina, at thc_age of fifty-seven years. He had been a prominent nullifier in youth, and was a life-long advocate of slavery. To his writings and speeches the country owes much of the bad feel ing which brought the rebellion. His famous speecn wherein he declared that free laborers of all classes were "the mudsills of society," will long be remembered, and its influence in stirring up the indignation of all the sons of toil, will not soon cease He had been Governor of South Carolina, and a Representative and Senator at Washington. Since the opening of the war, which he helped to bring about, he has remained in retirement, and his voice has not been raised in support of the causless rebellion which he had been threatening all his life before. Ladies' and Children's Ilats. The latest styles at, CHARLES OAKFORB A SONS ont inental Hotel, Philadelphia. THE NEW YORK Tribune declares its belief that the Union party was cheated out of thirty thousand votes in that State, at the late election, and de mands an investigation, in which all parties are invited to'assist, in order that the guilty be brought to punishment. At Albany suits have been com menced for forcibly obstructing the polls against Union voters, by which an opposition member of Assembly was returned as elected, but whose seat will be contested. In Philadelphia, all the officers of the eighth precinct of the notorious Fourth ward, have been arrested on the allegation of fraud connected with the election. THE PIRATE FLORIDA, recently captured in the waters of Brazil, and which has for some time been lying near Fortress Monroe, has been sunk in fifty fourfeet of water, having been run into by an army transport. Admiral Porter communicates the fact of her sinking, but we have no particulars of the affair and presume it was the result of a collision at night. For some days past it has been rumored that our Government was about to return the ves sel to the waters of Brazil, her capture having been in violation of the law of nations. However this may be, she will have to be "taken up" before she is "given up" and as she lies in nine fathoms of water, we presume it will be a task attended with considerable difficulty. All the officers of the pi rate have been transferred to Fort Warren. Gentlemen's Hats. All the latest styles at CHARLES OAKFORD <k SONS Continental Hotel, Philadelphia. THE Washington Star says: "Richmond papers of Saturday last (the 20th) let out as little as pos sible about Sherman's movements, but virtually admit that he is successfully making his way to wards the sea coast, and give as a reason for their reticence in regard to his line of march, that they do not wish to give the Yankees information as to what point on the seaboard he is aiming at, lest they should send supplies to meet him there, and they (the Rebels) hope to starve him before he receives such iupplies. The tone of the Rebel papers is very blue for the Confederate Cause." [SPECIAL DESPATCHES TO THE INQUIRER.] WASHINGTON, NOV. 27, 1804. Attempt to Barn the War Department. Information having reached the War Depart ment that an attempt was te be made to fire simul taneously the war buildings aud some adjacent ones, the regiment of the War Department Rifles were called out and put on special patrol duty, and the conspiracy was baffled for the present. Watchmen and natroles are now doing duty on all public buildings, and any one detected in any suspicious conduct will be summarily dealt with. "No pris oners will be taken." So guerrillas hed better beware." Ladies' Furs. Purchasers mav rely upon getting the best Furs at CHARLES OAKFORD & SONS, Continental Hotel, Philadelphia. GENERAL NEWS. Only fouT towns in Massachusetts voted for McCkllan. Eighteen clergymen were elected to the Legisla ture at the late election in Vermont. Mrs. Joshua R. Giddings died at Jefferson, Ashtabula county, 0., ou the 15th inst Hon. Thomas M. Ilowe, of Pittsburgh, has written a letter to the Harrisburgh Tdegraph, declining to be a candidate for State Treasurer. It is said that upwards of nine hundred women arc going out to India to be employed on various telegraphic lines of communication. Twenty wild animals, including a royal Bengal tiger, arrived at Boston, on Saturday last, on the snip Golconda, from Calcutta. At Schenectady, New York, a man dressed in a black silk dress, black jockey-hat and white veil, has garrotted one man, robbed another of his watch, and frightened another into permanent fits. Of twenty-seven clergymen who voted at the re cent election iu Princeton, twenty-six voted for Lincoln and Johnson, and only one for McClellan and Pendleton. The Johnstown Democrat, the organ of the Copperhead Democracy in Cambria county, has bidden its readers farewell. Its last number was issued on Wednesday. Next year there will be four eclipses—two of the sun and two of the moon. The eclipses of the sun occur on the 25th of April and the 15th of October; those of the moon on the 11th of A pril and the 3d of October. A bill has been introduced in the Louisiana Senate declaring that all persons in the State not having more than one-fourth of negro blood shall be recognized as whites. The Chicago Journal reports over a foot of sriow between that city and Detroit. The Milwaukee Sentinel of Monday also states that large quanti ties of snow had also fallen in Western Wiscon sin. A St Louis paper says "there are not less than 200,000 persons in Missouri, this day, who are little better off than paupers not knowing where to get food to maintain them through the winter." Boston, according to a count made by the po lice, now contains 04,599 families, or 164,788 in habitants. This falls short of the last census, but it does not include those gone to the army or navy, or otherwise absent from home. John It. Davis, of Acushnot, Mass., a member of the society of Friends, aged about 9U years, voted on Tuesday last for the first time in his life, giving a full vote for the Union nominees. The Union ticket in Boston, on the 9th, had a beautifully engraved design printed in colors Lib erty on one side was breaking fetters, while Peace held to her bosom the symbolic dove. A cannon and flag in the centre were surmounted by the liberty-cap. In Cambria, Somerset, and the adjoining coun ties of Pennsylvania, a good quality of tar is man ufactured from theknotaofthe pitch pine. The man ufacture of this substitute for North Carolina tar is carried on extensively and has already, it is stated, considerably depreciated the price of the latter article. The tar thus produced, answers nearly all the requisites as a substitute for the original article. PENNSYLVANIA COTTON. —Excellent cotton hag been raised the past season in Bucks county, Pennsylvania, of which we have some full open pods from Mr. J. Burr Moore. The staple is not long, but the article is good, and the fact is thus clearly demonstrated that cottou can be sueces fully produced in Pensylvania. —-PkSL. N. Ameri can. A SILVER BRICK. —The Christian Commission has received a valuable contribution to its treasu ry, in the shaj>eof'a solid silver brick, virgin pure, from the mines-—contributed by citizens of Vir ginia and Gobi Hill, Nevada Territory, Its in trinsic value is about, three thousand dollars. It ought to be purchased at a high premium, and preserved sacred as a relic of the Christian munif of these times. HIGH VELOCITY.— There was a small model of turbine wheel on exibition at San Francisco Fair, which revolved at the enormous velocity of five thousand times a minute —a motion so rapid that it does not appear to move at all. till the fin ger is placed on the surface which creates a heat by the friction equal to a red-hot irion. Three or four more arrests have been made of persons suspected of being concerned in the late incendiarism. Gen. Dix's order for the registra tion of Southerners has alarmed that class of peo ple, and they are coining up to the Provost 31 ar shall's office pretty freely. There should be no escape forthem—everyone, male or female, should be made to face the order or suffer the consequen ces. If they are loyal, it will not hurt them; if not, it ought to rid us of their presence.—Trib nhe. WAR ITEMS. A rebel officer writes from Charleston: "We can have all the liquor we can drink for ninety five dollars per gallon, or two dollars per drink." Moseby, it is said, offers fifteen hundred dollars for Sheridan's head. It is the only way he can get a head of hiiu. A grimly humorous negro soldier captured a stalwart rebel in one of the recent skirmishes in Georgia, and compelled his prisoner to salute him by the title of "Massa," on pain of instant death. Accounts on file in the department at Washing ton show the singular fact that, since the rebellion began, forty thousand more Southern whites than blacks have received assistance from the Govern ment. SHERMAN'S FAREWELL TELEGRAM.— -The fare well telegram of the General to his wife is as fol lows, "I have received ah your letters up to the 13. I start to-morrow. Write no more, and don't ex pect to hoar from me, except through rebel sources, for some time to come. Goodbye." It is predicted in military cirles, that there will soon be a great battle on the line below Richmond. The time of battle will depend on the completion of Dutch Gap canal. It is highly probable that Grant will try another assault with the aid of the fleet. Hotel and boarding-house keepers at Richmond have taken advantago of the assembling of the rebel Congress to put up the prices of board. The rates at the hotels have been advanced to forty dollars, and the boarding house rates are equally high in proportion. ENLISTMENTS.— NearIy three thousand ntcn have been enlisted in Philadelphir since the quota under the last call for men was wholly filled. r l hese will be credited to us in case of any future draft. Fifty-one men enlisted on Monday, of whom forty seven enlisted for three years; three for two years, and one for one year. The steamer Greyhound, Gen. Butler's dispatch boat, was burned to the water's edge Thursday the 27th inst., near Hog island. Generals Butler and Scheriek and Admiral Porter were on the boat at the time, hut the Pioneer came up and took thcrn off. Another vessel received the pas sengers and crew. RAINS ON HIS MARCH.—The country through which Gen. Sherman is moving, has been visited recently by heavy rains. These do not appear, however, to have delayed his movements. In seven days he had marched to Macon, 104 miles which is nearly fifteen miles a day, the average rate of progress in an unobstructed march. At that rate the column which set out for Augusta on the 14 th must be now at that place. Ihe dis tance being about 170 miles. It would take a lit tle over the same length of time to march from Auguta to Savannah, the distance being 182 miles trow Augusta. THE WAR FOR THE UNION. The Advance Into Georgia- Sherman's Order for the March. SPECIAL FIEIJ) ORDERS— NO. 120. HEADQ'RS MILITARY DIV. OF THE MISSISSIPPI, IN THE FIELD, KINGTTON, Ga., Nov. 9, 1864. I. For the purpose of military operations this army is divided into two wings, via : The right wing. Major GeneralO. 0. Howard, commanding the 15th and 17th Corps; the left wing, Major General H. W. Slocuiu, commanding the 14th and 20th Corns. 11. The habitual order of inarch will be, when ever practicable, by four roads, as nearly parallel as possible, and converging at points hereafter to be indicated in orders. The cavalry, Brigadier General Kilpatriek commanding, will receive spe cial orders from the Commander-in-Chief. 111. There will be no general train of supplies, but each corps will have its ammunition and pro vision train distributed habitually as follows : Be hind each regiment should follow one wagon and one ambulance ; behind each brigade should follow a due proportion of ammunition wagons, provision wagons, and ambulances. In case of danger, each army corps should change this order of march by having the ad eance and rear brigade unencumbered by wheels. The separate columns will start habiti ually at seven A. M., and make about fifteen miles per day. unless otherwise fixed in orders. IV. The army will forage liberally on the coun try during the march. To this end, each brigade commander will organize a good and sufficient for aging party, under command of one or more dis creet officers, who will gather near the route trai led corn or forage of any kind, meat of any kind, vegetables, corn meal, or whatever is needed by the command, aiming at all times to keep in the wagon trains at least ten days' provisions for the command and three days' forage. Soldiers must not enter the dwellings of the inhabitants or com mit any trespass. During the halt or acamp they may be permitted to gather turnips, potatoes, and other vegetables, and drive in stock in front of their camps. To regular foraging parties must be entrusted the gathering of provisions and for age any distance from the roadjtravelled. \ . To army corps commanders is entrusted the power to destroy miils, houses, cotton gins, &c., and for them this general principle is laid down : In districts and neighborhoods where the army is unmolested, no destruction of such property should be permitted ; hut should guerillas or bushwhack ers molest our march, or should the inhabitants burn bridges, obstruct roads, or otherwise mani fest local hostility, then army corps commanders should order and enforce a devastation more or less relentless according to the measure of such hostility. . VI. As for horses, mules, wagons, &c., belong ing to the inhabitants, the cavalry and artillery may appropriate freely and without limit; discrim inating, however between the rsch, who are usual ly hostile, and thejxtoror industrious, usually neu tral or friendly. horaging parties may also take mules or horses to replace the jaded animals of their trains or to serve as naek mules for the regi ments or brigades. In all foraging, of whatever kind, the parties engagedwill refrain from abusive or threatening language, and may, when the offi cer in command thinks proper, give written certifi cates of the facts, but no receipts ; and they will endeavor to leave with each family a reasonable portion for their maintenance. 11. Negroes who are able bodied and can be of service to the several columns, may be taken along; but each army commander will bear in mind that the question of supplies is a very important one, and that his first duty is to see to those who bear arms. The organization at once of good a pioneer battalion for each corps. composed, if possible of negroes, should be attended to. This battalion should follow the advance guard, should repair roads and double them if jmssihle, so that the col umns will not lie delayed after reaching bail places. Also, army commanders should study the habit of giving the artillery and wagons the road, and marching their troops on one side ; and also in struct their troops to assist wagons at steep hills or bad crossings of streams. IX. Captain O. M. Poe, chief engineer, will as sign to each wing of the army a pontoon train fully equipped and organized, and the command ers thereof will see to its being properly protected at all times. By order of Major General W. T Sherman. L. M. DAYTON, Aid de Camp. ORDERS TO THE LEFT WING. (CIRCULAR.) MEADQUARTEBS. TWENTIETH CORPS, ATLANTA, GA., NOV. 7, 1864. \\ hen the troops leave camp on the march about to commence they will carry in haversack two days rations salt meat, two days' hard bread, ten days coffee and salt, and five days' sugar. Each infantry soldier will carry sixty rounds of ammu nttion on his person. Every effort should be made by officers and men to save rations and ammuni tion ; not a round of ammunition should l-e lost or unnecessarily expended. It is expected t hat the command will be supplied with subsistence and forage mainly from the country. All foraging will be done by parties detailed for the purpose by bri gade commanders, under such rules as may be prescribed by brigade and division commanders. 1 Ringing, marauding, and every act of* cruelty or abuse of citizens will be severely punished. Each brigade commander will have a strong rear guard on every march, and will order the arrest of all stragglers. Jhe danger of st raggl ing on this march should be impressed upon the mind of every offi cer and man of the command. Not only the repu tation of the corps, but the personal safetv of ev ery man will be dependent, in a great measure, up on the rigid enforcement of discipline, and the care taken of the rations and ammunition. By command of .Major General Slocum. H. W PERKINS. Asst. Adj. Gen. Important from Savannali--The Arrival of Lmon Prisoners- -Sherman's Grand Pro gress— Onr Prisoners Probably All Released. ANAPOLIS, NOT. 27. The sran sports Hiram Livingston and Weybas set arrived with twelve hundred and fifty passen gers. All exchange has ceased. Sherman has cut off the railroads to Savannah. Our prisoners are supposed to be released he, being within a few hours' march of the stockades when the transports left. An effort was being maac by the llebels to send nour me to rlorida. Special Despatch to the Inquirer. FORTRESS MONROE, NOV. 24.—1 send in haste the following news from the Savannah papers, which 1 have just received : Georgians to the Kescne--Proclamation from General Beauregard. rorn the Savannah Daily ATomniy J\ctcs Nov* 121. CORINTH, NOV 19. -People of Georgia, arise tor trie defence of your native soil! Rally around your patriotic Governor and gallant soldiers! Ob struct and destroy all roads in Sherman's front flank and rear, and his army will soon starve in your midst. Be confident and resolute ! Trust in an overruling Providence and success will crown your efforts. I hasten to join you in the defense or your homes and firesides. (Signed) P. G. T. BEAT-REGARD. FORTRESS MONROE NOV. 24, 5 P. M.—The steamerer Arngo arrived here at 2. P. M., to-day. and a gentleman who accompanied the flag of truce to Savannah informs me that the people of Sa vannah are very lukewarm towards the Rebel cause, especially the women of Savannah who gave our soldiers refreshments whilst they waited for the tram to start. The further exchange of prisoners at Savannah will cease, on account of the panic produced by Sherman's advance. When the Arngo left it was believed that Sherman was at Gordon, s>xty rndes from Savannah, and that he had passed through Maeon without damaging _ Ladies' Purs. anS5? I**"* Msortment at CHARLES OAKFORD k sOhSj Continental Hotel, PfiU^lelpkU. rniItNPIKE ELECTION A The stockholder* in the 8c 'tiers eland Bedford Trim pike Road Company, will take no 'dec that an elrcq,.. be held at the house of perer R. h'Ulegaa, in Alb-- Township, on the SECOND DAY 0 F JAKUAItV to elect one President, Si* Managers and a Trear„ r ,. r J conduct the affairs of the said C"mpmr *he ensuing J Also, a dividend was declared on the 22, <"f N.,v- )ni " of one half per cent, on the capital stock of .'aid Con,*,', to lie paid by the Treasurer of the ('ompanv BENJAMIN KIM AIKL. Dec. 2, 18(14. Pre.'i-W. THE EAST NOTICE. Subscribers to Bedford Inquirer, Save Coats. IJIAVE placed my accounts in the band* of the folio* ing Justices of the Peace for collection: Th*c of persons indebted to me in Middle and South Voorfherrr with Jacob Brenneman, Woodberry ; those of H-.,„ Broad Top and Liberty with John Major, 11-.p w ,||! those of West Providence, Monroe and Bloody Rue with Dr. Jacob A. Maun; those of St. Clair and Hnbm with Thorna* OWham; those of and Napier wjtjj £?i. n HaH; those of Harrison and Juniata with JUvid Miller, and those of East Providence with Jftetm with orders to collect by due process of law. „ DURB6RHOW. Bedford, Dec. 2, 18fft-.lt. Information Fr©o j TO NERVOUS SUFFERERS. A GENTLEMAN, cured of Nervous Debility, I N ,W, B . petency, Premature Decay, and Youthful Error, actuated by a desire to benefit otho'rs, will be bappy to furnish t I all who need it, (free of charge,) the recipe and direction for making the simple remedy used in bis cane. Raffcreri wishing to profit by the advertisers bad experience, and possess a snre and valaable remedy, en do so by address ing him at once at bis place of business. The Recipe vnd full information—of vital importance to all—will be cheer fully sent by return mail. Address JOHN B. OGDE.V, No. 80 Nassau Street, New York. P. S.—Nervous Sufferers of both sexses will find this information invaluable. dec.2,'B4-3in. PUBLIC ISALE ■OF ~~ REAL ESTATE. BY virtue of an order of the Orphans' Court of Fulton County, the subscriber will expose to sale bv public vendue or outcry, on the premises, On Tuesday the 27th Day of December, i%t, A tract of land situate in Taylor Township, in said Conn ty of Fulton,, adjoining lands of Ludwick Fisher, Abraham King, David Stephens' heirs and James Devcns, Containing 100 Acres and 8 Perches, about 50 acres cleared and under fence, of which about i acre* are meadow, with an apple orchard of young tress and a number of plum and cherry trees, and having there on erected a TWO STORY LOG HOUBE and Log Stable, with an abundance of good water. The land i* tbe bei't quality of Red Slate and is near the great drove Three Mountain Road. Terms Cash at confirmation of the sale. Rale will commence at Iff o'clock, A. M., of said day. DANIEL RAMS, Dec. 2,1881-ts Admr. of Jacob Weaverling, dee'D. NEW GOODS! FTYHE undersigned have just opened a large and varied A. assortment of WINTER C^OOI>B, Embracing many varieties of fabrics new and beautiful. Having on hand a large stock previous to the late ad vance, we arc enabled to offer Bargains that cannot be had Elsewhere, Our friends, customers, and public gcnerl.y are re spectfully invited to call and examine our stock and prices before purchasing, as wo are determined to so l at short profits, thereby ensuring large sales. Terms—Cash, produce, or four months credit to custo. tners who will pay us promptly. Interest charged on all accounts after maturity. Dec. 2, 2884. A. B. CRAMER A CO. NEW CARPETING. A LARGE supply—cheaper than you can make.— AJao Floor Oil Cloths, all width*, at dee.2,64. CRAMER A COS. Ladies Dress Goods. FRENCH Merinos, Thibet Cloth*, French AH Wool Reps and Wool Delaine*, all eelors, Poplin*. Mohairs, Cobergs, Alpacas, every fashionable color, cheap at dcc.2. CRAMER A CO'S. Important. BEFORE you spend your cash for winter clothing, eall at Cramer A Co'*., and see how low you can bay every description of good*. They have on hand a large stock and will sell at short proßts. dec.2 Bedford Insurance Agency. Insurance Company, WILKES-BARRE, PENNA. CAPITAL A SURPLUS, - - $150,000. ASSETS. Stcck not called in, IMI.OOP Pill* receivable, 4(1,00 IT.l T . S. 5—20 Bonds, 25. 00 Temporary and call loan*, 6,(H>O 10.> share* Wyoming Rank Stock, 6.180 50 shares First Nat. Bank at Wilkcs-linrrc, 5.000 50 shares Second Nat. Bank at Wilkes-Barrc, s,fto 46 shares Wilkes-Barrc Bridge Stock, 2.550 Real Estate, 1,519 Judgments, R'2 Due from Agent* and others, 7.414 Cash in hand and in Bank, 1,842 DIRECTORS: (1. M. Ilollenhack, L. D. Shoemaker, R. D. Lacoc, John Roichar l, D. G. Driesbach, Charles A. Miner, Samuel Wadhams, R. C. Smith. C. B. Fisher, Charles Dorraure, Wm. S. Ross, o. M. Harding. G. M. Hollkns ack, President 1.. D. SiiOEMAKv.it, Vice Pree't R. C. Smith, Secretary. .ETNA INSURANCE COMPANY, HARTFORD. Assets, $3,000,000. FULTON INSURANCE COMPANY, HE W YORK. Cash Capital, $300,000. ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY. Capital, $lu,000,00(1. LIVERPOOL A LONDON INSURANCE COMPANY, Capital $6,00,0fl0. iSS- Policie* issued and orders received for Insurance upon favorable terms. J. R. DURBORROW. Agent. P**- lflH-tf. Bedford. Pa. PUBLIC SALE OF VALUABLE REAL ESTATE. B\ virtue of an order of the Orphans' Court of Bedford County, there will sold at public out cry, on tb premises, on Friday, the 16th day of December, next. at 10 o'clock, a. m., the following deseribed valuable real estate, to wit: The one undivided half of a tract of land situate in Middle Woodberry township, Bedford county, adjoining land of John Eshelman, John Replogle. John Holsinger, Daniel Stair and Jacob Kongbnour, contain ing Sixty-Two Acres and Beventy One Perches, net measure, having thereon a new Two Story Log Frame House, Bank Barn and out buildings, and a Young Apple Orchard. Most of the land is cleared and under good fenoe and in a high state of cultivation. To bo sold the property of the minor children of Jacob Kauffman. Terms, ono half in hand on the Ist of April next, remain' dcr in two equal annual payments thereafter without in terest. Also, at the same time and place, the other one undivided half of same tract of land, on the same term', as the property of Jacob Kanffman. - FREDERICK KAITFFMAN, Guardian pf minor children of Jacob Kauffman. JACOB KAUFFMAN, nov2s 64-ts,
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