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Thursday afternoon, Oct. 10, 1661
Our Flag Forever
The Star-Spangled Banner
Ohl soy, can you see, by the dawn's early light,
What co proudly we !laird at the twilight's last 'learn
ing/
Whose Woad stripes and bright stars through the perilous
fight,
O'er the ramparts we watcled, were so gallantly stream
ing!
And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting In air.
Oars proof through the night that our flag cos Still there!
Ohl say, does that star-spangled banner yet cave,
O'er the land of the free, and the home of the brave?
On the elude, dimly aeon through the smuts of the deep,
Where the foes haughty host in dread silence reposes,
What is that us blob the breeze, o'er the ton °ring steep,
As it fttfully blows. half couccalE, b k/ f di selos.l
Now it catches the glean, of the morning's Riot beam;
Su full glory reflected, now shines on the stream—
'Tis the star spangled banner: Oh, long may it ware,
O'er the land of the Lee, and the home of the blare)
Amid where is that band olio no vauntingly swots
That the havoc of trot., and the battle's confusion,
A home and a cottony SWIM tear e its no more
Their blood has wasted out their foul footstep's pollution;
No tefuge could save the hireling and slave,
From the terror of flight or the gloom of the gravel
And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave,
O'er the land of the free, amid tho home of the brave!
Oh! time he it over, alien freemen shall stand
Between their loved home and star's desolation I
messed with victory and peace, may the lleasen-rescued
loud
Posies the Potter that halls made and preserved um a na
tion!
Then co:faller eve must, tarn oar rause it is just,
dud this be our motto—'• lit God in our tract I"
And the star-spangled banner in ti ininpli shall wale,
O'er the land of the free, and the limo of the lame!
Red, White, and Blue
Oh Colombia, the gem of the ocean,
The home of the bravo and the free,
The ;brine of each patriot's des °Owl,
A world offete homage to thee.
Thy mandates make helot, assemble,
When Itbert3's form stands in tmw,
Thv banners niche 1301010) tremble.
When borne by the red, white, and blue.
Winn her ne by the rod, whitn, andithts,
When borne by the led. white, end blue)
Thy banners make tytanny tremlne.
When borne by the lad, 'white, and blue.
When war wagtd its nide desolation,
And threaten'd mar land to deform,
The ark then of freedom's foundation,
Columbia rode safe through the storm.
With her 'garland of victory o'er her,
When so proudly she bore her bold crew,
With her flag proudly floating before her,
The 'lout of the rod, white, and blue.
The beast of; Le
the nine cup, the ulna cup bring hither,
And fill ion it up to the brim,
May the wreath they base non never wither,
Nor the star of their glory grow dim,
May the service united floor sever,
And hold to their colors su true,
The army and nary forever,
Three cheers for the red, white, and
Threo cheers for, Se
The Election.---The Result.
The election on Tuesday last, passed
off very quietly in every district, in
the county. The vote was small—
falling at least two thousand short of
the usual number polled. The whole
Union Ticket was elected—President
Judge, Assembly, County Commis
tor, without opposition. Patton, for
Associate Judge, and Nash, for Tread
urer, had opposition and made a nar
row escape from defeat. The votes
against them in this place, were about
equally divided between Democrats
and Republicans, and we suppose the
opposition to them in other districts
came equally from both parties.—
We know that in this place the Dem
ocratic party was as loyal to the Union
Ticket as the Republican.
The election is over, and a good
ticket elected without inflicting upon
the people the usual political strife.
We will not venture to speak for any
number of the voters of the county,
but we speak for ourself, when we say
we are well satisfied with the result.
We advocated the Union of parties
upon one ticket, that party strife might
be avoided. We accomplished our ob
ject, and at the same time made cer
tain the election of good men from the
Democratic party who could not have
been elected as party nominees. If
those Democrats who have shown dis
satisfaction with the Union Ticket or
the manner of its nomination, will of
fer any other plan by which a better,
or as good a ticket can be elected next
fall, we pledge ourself in advance to
give it a favorable crnsideration.
The official vote will be published in
our next.
Ems' The guard established in town
is doing good service. The more we
see of them, the more we are convinced
that they are all gentleman, and de
serve the kind remembrance of our
citizens. We are informed that the
Burgess and Town Council, at their
meeting on Monday night, passed a
resolution recognizing the guard as a
police, and giving them authority to
arrest all unruly persons found on the
streets behaving in an unruly manner.
The Lieutenant of the Guard is an in
defatigable worker, and will always
be found at his post.
From Washington,
WASIUNGTON, October 7
With a good field glass in your hand,
from the dome of the Capitol you will
enjoy a most exhilarating prospect. I
have frequently described the splendid
basin in which Washington is situated
—the rampart of hills that seem to
surround it, the river pursuing its tran
quil course, the luxuriant foliage in
summer, and the - palatial edifices aich
adorn the city itself, and crown the
adjacent eminences. In peaceful times
there could be no more inspiring view;
but now, "when trenchant war chan
nels our fields, and bruises our fiowrets
with the armed hoofs of hostile paces,"
a new and an exciting interest is ad
ded to the scene. October is just be
ginning to hang her splendid robes
upon the neighboring heights, and
soon the gaudy tresses in which she
adorns the dying season will outdazzlo
the gay uniforms and the bright colors
of the two hundred regiments that
cluster hereaway in fort and in camp.
lint that, which will most attract
your attention is the marvellous change
that has been wrought in this land
scape since the genius of General Mc-
Clellan took possession of our military
department. You will see that whole
acres of trees have been levelled and
cleared by the vigorous axe of the pi
oneers, so as to give a broad. uninter
rupted sweep to the guns that have
been mounted upon numbers of newly
erected fortifications. Away off in the
distance a dense column of smoke is
rising, giving proof that our soldiers
are engaged- in destroying the thick
brush and tangled undergrowth. Mun
son's Hill looks like a military hive.
swarming with busy troops, while, in
the remoter distance, !ono. and lum
bering trains are carrying forward pro
visions, ammunition, and arms. Every
scene is an assurance of effective prep
aration. If you change your position
and look to the Maryland side, you
will see enough to convince you that
the same unsleeping intellect that is
pushing our fortifications and our
fighting men forward, even into the
bowels of Virginia, is actively at work
there.
But you will ask, why is not some
thing done ? Why does not General
McClellan advance ? might reply
by asking why does not the enemy at
tack ? It is not for him to advance,
especially in view of the fact that he
can afford to stand where he is, or so
to move as to press his adversary back,
so that when the wager of batt'e is of
fered by the latter it may be accepted
with due courtesy and promptitude.—
I know that our people are longing
for a victory—nervous at delay—and
apt to break out into petulent com
plaints, because a blow has not sooner
been struck , but they ought to recol
lect that it is better not to be too pre
eipitate, and that our youthful gener
al, while fully sympathizing with all
their hopes, haspledged himself against
another retreat, and is so engaged in
seasoning his forces as that when the
blow is given, it will fall like an ava
lanche, crushing out treason even in
this stronghold.
A theory has lately been - started, to
the effect that the enemy is by no
means so anxious for a battle in Vir
ginia as he has professed to be; that
he is looking now to Missouri and
Kentucky, and may suddenly turn his
back upon McClellan and throw into
these two States the troops he has been
feeding with promises of an attack
upon Washington. The fact is, he
must fight somewhere—either in Vir•
ginin, or along the farthest bank of
the Ohio—or starve. It is contended,
on the one hand, that if Virginia is
abandoned to the Federal troops, they
will find nothing but desolated fields
and deserted homesteads ; but those
who argue in this wise should recol
lect that if Eastern Virginia is occu
pied by the Federal army, there is a
practical end to the rebellion in this
quarter, and that the Old Dominion
will be as thoroughly held in the iron
vice of the Government as Maryland
is to-day.
A word about General McClellan.—
No man could be more industrious,
and no man more patriotic. If he has
been flattered heretofore, he is abun
dantly criticised now. He is watched,
4.1, p. 1_
itieians of his own section—the men
who swarm around him with gratui
tous advice every hour of the day.—
When everybody has his own notion
of the war, and his own idea how it
ought to be managed, and when every
movement is eagerly scanned by thous
ands of sensitive men and women all
over the loyal States, it is easy to see
that Gen. McClellan has no "primrose
path of dalliance" to walk in. Of
course he realizes all these things, and
is, therefore, in no mood to risk equal
ly- his country and himself by hasty
action. - I am told that he answered
an impetuous partisan the other day,
who was anxious to know when a fight
would take place : "I cannot tell my
self. I can only say that, when it does
come, I am ready." Davy Crocket
expressed it in another way: "Be sure
you're right, then go ahead."
The Latest News.
From Fortress Monroe
FORTRESS MoNytoE, Oct. 7, via Balti
more.—The steamer Express met this
morning by agreement the rebel
steamer Northumberland, with a flag
of truce, 12 miles above Newport News
and brought down 57 wounded prison
ers released at Richmond. They were
captured at Bull Run. They report
that there are about 5,000 troops in
Richmond and that the rebel army on
the Potomac is supposed to number
150,000. The apprehensions of at
tacks on the seaboard cause the great
est anxiety.
Powerful batteries have been erect
ed along the James river, in anticipa
tion of an advance of the Federal army
in that direction.
The troops at Richmond were com
posed of North Carolinians and Geor
gians. Coy. Brown, of Georgia, has
recalled five regiments to defend that
State.
The rebel troops were suffering
greatly from the want of medicines,
clothing, and certain kinds of food.—
The articles cut off by the blockade
were bringing fitbulous prices.
The wounded prisoners were re
leased for the reason that their wants
could not be supplied. They have
been obliged to Bleep on the floor dur
ing their imprisonment.
Gen. Beauregard was at Manassas,
and Jeff Davis returned from Manassas
to Richmond on Saturday last, in fee
ble health. Speculation is rife as to
his successor.
Seventeen of the released prisoners,
who are unable to go home, have been
sent to the Old Point Hospital; the
others go North to-night.
Mr. Ely has been declared a prison
er of war by the rebel Congress, and
is still confined in Richmond.
Col. Devilliers, of the 7th Ohio regi
ment, escaped by stratagem and was
nearly six weeks (?) in making his way
to Norfolk.
Brig. Gen. Williams arrived at Old
Point this morning, and will proceed
to Hatteras Inlet by the first boat, to
assume the command.
From Washington
WASHINGTON, Oct. B.—Mr. Dale, the
Commissioner of Indian Affairs, has
returned from his official visit to the
Indian tribes in Kansas and Nebraska.
He was received by them with glad-
ness. They sought every opportunity
to express to him their friendliness to
the United States. lie conversed with
returned Kansas officers who took part
in the battle of Springfield, and who
informed him that no separately or
ganized Indian forces were with the
rebeiF.. , on that occasion, but that a
contaratively few of the half-breeds
only, were in the ranks of the enemy.
The efforts of the rebels to array
the Indians against the United States,
as Ihr as the commissioner could learn,
were attended with only partial suc
cess.
The Indians as a class are disposed
to be friendly, hut those who are in
hostility have been coerced to this
coarse by the rebels.
•_
No doubt is entertained that it would
require no persuasion to raise a large
Indian force in Kansas and Neln'aska
to operate against those who may be
brought into the field by the rebels.
Reports from our advanced lines in
dicate a gradual retiring of the rebel
forces toward Manassas Junction.
General Spinner, United States
Treasurer, Colonel Harry Longworth,
of Pennsylvania, Colonel Sherman,
and a number of ladies, went out to
Fall's Church yesterday. Advancing
past the village half' a mile to our out
er pickets, Gen. Spinner and the ladies
halted. Col. Sherman went on till he
was saluted with a volley of musket
bullets, sonic of which whizzed past
the horse's head, while others struck
the ground at his feet. The Colonel
beat a sudden retreat, but not before
he discovered a very large oven built
iu a field by the enemy, which indica
ted, from its size and superior structure,
an intention to remain there some
considerable time. It had not been
used.
There are 29 forts and 3 batteries
in the vicinity of Washington, all of
recent construction. Our soldiers have
not been idle. Others arc now in
course of construction.
The main body of the rebels are at
Fairfax Court House, whence a broad
belt of camps almost unbroken, are
seen from our balloons, stretching
northward toward Leesburg, where
there arc nearly 31),0UO men. On the
Lower Potomac is a strong force, 12,-
00 or 15,UUu back of Eransport. At
and near Manassas there are compara
tively few troops. All information re
ceived at headquarters tends to the
conclusion that the enemy is prodigotts
ly strong, numbering nearly 200,00,
and that no offensive movement is at
present intended. Johnston, however,
titvors an active policy; as also does,
probably Smith. But Beauregard,
more cautious, insists on standing on
the defensive.
[St,c'ool D,solch to filo Bath:tin ]
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9.—The rebel
pickets came up this morning to their
old position on our advance, but were
driven in several miles by our forces.
Intelligence has reached our lines
that the rebels have only ten regiments
at Fairfax Court, House and Fairthx
Station, and are ready to tall back on
Manasses the moment our forces ad
vance.
Encouraging aciviecs have been re
ceived here to-day from General Fre
mont's army. The rebels were still in
retreat in Missouri, with Ftement in
Impottaut from Hatteras Inlet
FoantEss noslion, Oct. S—via Bal
thnore.—The United States Steam
Frigate. Susquehanna, has arrived from
Hatteras Inlet, bringing inwt interes
ting intelligence.
the day after the capture of the Fan
ny by the rebels,the Ceres and Putnam,
having one of the launches of the Sus
quehanna in tow, went up to Chicami
comico and landed seven days' provis
ions returning the same evening with
out flaying seen anything of the rebels.
On Friday, however, word reached
Hatteras Inlet, by the Stars and Stripes,
that 2,500 rebels, consisting of a Geor
gia, South Carolina and Virginia regi
ment, had come over from the main
land in six small steamers and schoon
ers, with flat boats, and had attacked
tl - e Indiana Regiment, which was
obliged to retreat.
The Susquehanna and Monticello
steamed up outside, while Col. Haw
kins marched up with six companies,
and reached Hatteras Light by night
fall. a distance of thirteen miles, and
during the night Col. Hawkins was
joined by the Twentieth Indiana Reg
hnent, who had passed in the darkness
a large body of the rebels landed for
the purpose of cutting them off.
Colonel Brown reported a loss of 50
men as prisoners, comprising his sick
and wounded, and 20 men out on pick
et duty who could not be recalled.
He succeeded in saving his tents, pro
visions, &e.
OCCASIONAL
On Saturday morning the Monti
cello steamed around the cape, and
a few miles up the coast met the reb
els marching down the narrow neck
of land to attack our troops. The reb
el steamers were also landing men to
co-operate with them.
They were in an easy range, and
the Monticello opened upon them with
shells of five second Inses, 21S of which
were fired from three guns in three
hours and thirty minutes, doing great
execution.
The rebels at first tried to shelter
themselves behind a sand hill, and then
in a narrow copse, but soon broke in
every direction, and took refuge on
their vessels.
A shell passed through the - wheel
house of the steamer Fanny, which
was already employed against us. It
is supposed that their loss must have
reached between 200 and 300 in killed
and wounded.
During the engagement, a member
of the Indiana regiment, who had been
taken prisoner, managed to break the
rope with which he was tied, and es
caped. He took to the surf and was
picked up by a boat from the Monti
cello.
He reports that the first shell from
her killed Col. Bartow, of the Georgia
regiment, and that the havoc among
the rebel troops was frightful. He also
reports that when he escaped lie killed
a rebel captain with his revolver.
Upon the withdrawal of the rebels,
the Monticello, Susquehanna and the
land forces returned to Hatteras Inlet.
Lieut. Durkhead, of the steamer
Susquehanna, from whom I have ob
tained the above account, thinks that
no advance can be made from the In
let without the support of a fleet of
light draught vessels, and that our
force at the Inlet should be speedily
increased.
Too much praise cannot be accorded
to Lieut. Braine of the Monticello. for
this brilliant achievement, which has
caused great exultation at Old Point.
Col. Brown narrowly escaped the
capture of all his force. He was
shelled from the rebel vessels, and
troops were landed both above and
below him, and yet ho managed to es
cape with comparatively a small loss.
The particulars of his masterly retreat
have not been received.
Another Surrender in Missouri
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., Oct. B.—Col.
Matthews telegraphed to Gov. Gamble,
this morning, that he had been com
pelled to surrender his camp, with 3
pieces of cannon, to a superior force.
Cul. Matthews' camp was 20 miles
from Hermann, and is said to have
contained about 400 Home Guards.—
The rebels numbered some 2,000, and
their design is to burn the Gasconade
bridge in that vicinity.
Reinforcements have been sent both
to Hermann and the bridge. On hear
ing of the approach of this force, our
troops at the bridge began erecting
palisades for its detnee.
Gen. Price's army "was on Grand
river, in Henry county, at the last ac
counts to Wednesday last, marching
Southward.
A rebel, named Widemyer, is rais
ing a regiment at Oceola, for the pur
pose of making a foray into Kansas.
The Union men from the neighbor
hood of Lexington deny that any ses
sion of the bogus Legislature was held
there. Efforts are being made here to
organize companies of rangers to carry
on a guerilla warfare, after the style
of the rebels.
Generals Sturgis and' Lane are un
derstood to have received orders to
march from .Kansas City, and join
Gen. Sigel at Sedalia. General Sigel
sent out a detachment of 300 men on
Sunday last to cut oil' a rebel supply
train.
The War in Western Virginia.
The Late Engagements in this Quarter---
How Lee was Outgeneraled—Coward
ice of the Tennessee Rebels—How
Mount Vernon Washington met his
Death—Gen. Reynolda---Capt.Loomis.
[srea,o Col t evoutlenco of the linden ti 'ranee.]
U. S. CAMP ON ELIiCREEK, Sept.2o.
Late events in this quarter have not
been as fully given to the country as
their importance demands. The ob
ject of Lee was to get into Tygart
rind once there, with a large force,
he could have advanced without much
trouble to Grafton and Clarksburg,
the principal military depots in West
ern Virginia. Ho advanced with an
army variously estimated from 15,000
to 25,000. Ile marched up the Staun
ton pike, and once in the vicinity of
Cheat Mountain had two roads, both
of which lead into the valley. These
were the Staunton and Beverly turn
pike and the Huttonsville road, the
fbrmer descending the mountains, and
the other running through Elkwater
valley and Huttonsville. At both these
roads General Reynolds disputed Lee's
passage. His obstructions to Cheat
Mountain Pass were formidable forti
fications on the top of the mountain.
Lee's military eye at once saw he could
not pass there.
Ho made an effort to take the works
by a stealthy night-march up a steep
side or the mountain. Two regiments
were thrown through the dense thrests,
a dark, stormy night, on the side of the
mountain, to an available point of at
tack. It is now supposed that Lee's
purpose was to sacrifice those two reg
iments by drawing upon them the en
tire fire of our forces, while his main
column stormed the opposite side. His
movement was detected by a trifling
incident. Gen. Reynolds, at Elkwater,
was in telegraphic communication with
the mountain. The rebels out the wire
early in the evening, and their opera
tor, attaching his machine, inquired
the force at Elkwater. Gen. Reynolds
was at the time, in the telegraph of
fice, and immediately suspected the
truth, and at once ordered two regi
ments to the mountain, with instruc
tions to cut their way through. In
the meantime, the rebels had met a
wagon train on its way to the moun
tains, and immediately murdered sev
eral teamsters, and endeavored to cap
ture the rest. Some escaped however,
and carried the alarm to the moun
tains.
The force ordered up made their
way over the mountains in a drench
ing storm, encountered the enemy and
drove them back with great slaughter,
with little loss on our hide.
111 the meantime Lee, while mena
cing Elkwater in the front, made an
effort to outflank the force at Elkwa
ter. lie succeeded in capturing Bense's
company of the Sixth (through the
negligence, i am satisfied of the cap
tain), and succeeded in throwing a
force of their regiments into a valley
which leads to the rear of the fortifi
cations. They were Tennessee regi
ments. The pickets gave the alarm ;
three companies rallied, gave fight. ankl
sent the rebels flying out of the valley.
They were pursued some distance, and
ran like race-horses, throwing away
coats, blankets, and knapsacks to ac
celerate their fight.
Our troops lay in the entrenchments
three days and nights, at Elkwater,
momentarily expecting an attack.
The rebels, however, did not advance
in force nearer than two miles. When
ever our picket companies could get a
shot at them, they let them have it,
and they" - whacked" it to them at every
Capt. Loomis, of the Michigan ar
tillery, had charge of that branch of
the service at-these fortifications. He
is a splendid artillerist, and a soldier
all over. lie ordered a few light pie
ces to a knoll at the elbow of the val
ley, whore with a glass he could ob
serve occasionally the enemy above.
At every favorable opportunity he
threw a shell among them, making sad
havoc with almost every shot. The
residents of the neighborhood state
that one shell fell within five feet of
General Leo. but did not explode.
While Captain Loomis was thus play
ing with his shells, he discovered a
point at which skirmishes might be
useful. A company of Indianians was
sent out, and crept cautiously up the
hill.
They had scarcely reached the sum
mit, when they heard the approach of
mounted men. They dodged into the
bushes but were discovered. The
horsemen wheeled and put spurs to
their horses. The skirmishers knew
from the magnificent style of the dress,
that these officers did not belong to our
camp, and blazed away at them. One
fell from his horse, and another top
pled, but was held on his horse by his
comrades and escaped. It was thus
that the traitor Washington was killed.
Three shots went into his back, and all
passed through his breast. He was
killed with his back to the foe. lie
was dressed in a style of great rich
ness, so much so, that the men who
brought him, in supposed he was the
commander of the army. Everything
about his dress, down to his spurs, was
of the most costly character. The
wounded officer shot at the same time,
was Major Lee, son of the general. It
is almost certain the wound was fatal.
For three clays and nights our troops
lay in the entrenchments expecting an
attack. It would have been a sorry
day for the rebels when they entered
the valley. But they did not come.—
After vainly endeavoring to flank us,
Lee ordered a retreat, of the opinion,
no doubt, that our IToosier general is
a bard nut to crack. When the re
treat was announced. our troops were
more disappointed than rejoiced. Im
itating the spirit of the general, they
determined to hold the enemy in
check or die, and they felt they had
been cheated out of a little glory.
Since the retreat our scouts have
been on a sharp look-out for the ene
my, and it is reasonable to suppose
Gen. Reynolds knows where they are,
and will not, allow him to keep too far
away. There are movements to-night
which indicate that something is going
to happen, and probably bet - bre this
letter reaches you I may telegraph the
particulars of an engagement. Our
troops are " spilin' for a fight," and
the general is desirous to accommo
date them.
In company with Maj. Christopher,
I rode, this morning, up the valley,
past several of the encampments and
the fortifications. The view down the
valley, the white tents spotting the
sward, and moving regularly beside
the silvery water of the Tygart, is in
deed an inspiringseene. As we looked
down upon it, the strains of a regimen
tal band echoed and re-echoed through
the valleys, adding not a little to the
interest of the scene. This is about as
busy and as bustling a little camp as
you will find anywhere :
Gen. Reynolds, like his troops, is
camped out. A comfortable dwelling
house is used as head-quarters, but the
general is seldom there. His tent is
his dwelling and his business house.—
His usual dress is that of the common
soldier—blue blouse and felt hat.
A correspondent of the Herald, in
describing the above engagement, says:
I Will here state that Col. John A.
Washington was killed by a party of
ten men under command of Sergeant
John J. Weiler, of Co. E, 17th Indiana
regiment. In the same skirmish it is
almost certain that Weiler and his
party wounded some others of the
staff-officers of Gen. Leo. Here I will
give you sonic facts in detail in regard
to the engagements. Colonels Kim
ball, Ammen and Jones, of the 14th
Indiana, the 24th and 25th Ohio.
bravely defended Cheat Mountain
Summit, on the Staunton Pike, and
repulsed the enemy under Gen. An
derson with much loss of life, clothing,
knapsacks, &c. Colonels Waguer, of
the 15th Indiana regiment, Unseal!, of
the 17th Indiana regiment, Marrow, of
the 3d Ohio regiment, Anderson, of
the Uth Ohio regiment, together with
Lootai& - battery and Bracken's caval
ry, drove the rebels under Gen. Lee,
out of Tygart's Valley, while Cul. Sul
livan, of the Illth Indiana, and Col.
Moss, of the 2d Virginia, drove the
enemy out of the mountain between
our two positions, one on the Staunton
and the other on the Iluntersville
road, at Elk Water. Never was an
arrangement better made than that of
Gen. Reynolds to keep Lee out of this
valley (Tygart's Valley.) The.people
of Western Virginia will long remem
ber the efforts and success of General
Reynolds and the officers under his
cominand for their fitithfulness in
keeping Lee and his 20,00,1 rebels out
of this beautiful valley Never have
men and officers labored more faith-
fully than those under command of I
Gen. Reynolds. It would be wrong t o I
particularize any one, hence, let me
assure you that never have soldiers
behaved better than those engaged in
defending this part of Western Vir
ginia against rebel invasion. The
Union loss, killed, is comparatively
small, while that of the rebels was
heavy, if we take the admissions of
prisoners. The enemy have fled the
wrath to come in hot haste. Where
they are and where they will stop,
God only knows. One thing is cer
tain, I think, Jeff. Davis will not pit
Lee against Reynolds again—not soon,
at least.
Interesting from the South.
[From the Cincinnati Unzette, of Oct. btli.]
From Mr. Robert Morgan, a well
known power-pressman of this city,
who returned from Memphisyesterday
morning, we gather some interesting
particulars relative to the number and
condition of the rebel forces, and the
"situation" in Southwestern Sceessia.
Mr. Morgan left this city shortly af
ter the battle of Bull Run, to collect
some money due him in Memphis,
where he had been working in the book
and job establishment of Hutton &
Freleigh, for more than a year prior to
the breaking out of hostilities between
the North and South. The morning
after his arrival in that city, au anony
mous communication appeared in the
Avalanche, calling the attention of the
Vigilance Committee to his presence
in the city, and suggesting that it
might be well enough to look after
him. His former employers, Messrs.
Hutton & Freleigh, promptly came to
his aid, and in a card to the Argus,
which the editors of that paper indor
sed vouched for his soundness on the
Soul hero question. This served him
every purpose, and instead of being
arrested as a spy, he was taken by the
hand and kindly treated.
Mr. Morgan's extensiveacquaintance
in the city daily intercourse with news
paper men and others who would like
ly to know something about the condi
tion of affairs. enabled him to obtain
much valuable information. He rep
resents that the slaves are deeply in
terested in the struggle now going on
between the two sections, but that
their sympathies are wholly and en
tirely with the South. More confidence
is placed in them than ever before,
and no fears of insurrections are en
tertained.
The precipitation of Kentucky is re
garded as disastrous, moot persons be
lieving that like an apple, she would
have dropped into their garden when
ripe. In the 111CandMC sho would have
answered_ their purpose better by re
maining neutral. Few persons in the
North, says our informant, have an
idea of the amount of goods and pro
visions sent'South over the Louisville
and Nashville railroad the past sum
mer.
Buckner's rashness is roundly de
flounced, and the stoppage Of supplies
from the North, which they attribute
mainly to his comte, is regarded as
more disastrous than the loss of a bat
tle. Coffee in Memphis is 6Ucts. a
pound, and tea $2. Boots, which for
merly sold for $5, now readily com
mand $l5, and nearly everything plsp
in the same proportion. Gold is at a
premium ofsixteen percent., and scarce
at that.
Polk, who succeeded Pillow in the
command of the rebel troops in the
West, has, as is generally known, been
himself succeeded by General Johnston,
of Utah memory. Polk and Pillow
had quarreled, and at one time the
hero of Mexican ditches was on the
point of being placed under arrest.
All the rebel forces in Southwestern
Missouri have been withdrawn and
arc concentrated at Columbus, Where
Johnston now has sixty thousand men,
in addition to a force of fifteen or twenty
thousand believed to be menacing Pa
ducah.
There are no entrenchments or bat
teries at Memphis, but a short distance
back of the city there is a camp of in
struction, containing five or six regi
ments. These would be sent off imme
diately but for the fact that they aro
unarmed, and no arms can be procured
fbr them. Mr. Morgan says he saw
but about four hundred - men in uni
form; the rest were clad in citizens'
dress. The troops arc armed with flint
lock muskets, old rifles and shot-guns,
and many go into the field with noth
ing but large knives, hoping to provide
themselves with good arms in case ofa
fight. Notwithstanding the disadvan
tages they labor under, all seem confi
dent of the ultimate triumph of their
cause.
Sometime ago a company calling
themselves the "Memphis Guerrillas,"
was formed to act as spies. These
men, our informant says, are scatter
ed throughout the Border Free States
of the West, traveling on steamboats
and railroads, stopping in cities, and
gathering information of our move
ments and intentions wherever they
can. Through the influence and by
the help of one of these men he was
enabled to return North without much
trouble . . He left Memphis. in company
with his friend, last Sunday, arriving
at the State lino Monday morning.
Here he took a private conveyance to
Hopkinsville, Ky., twenty-five miles
distant. Thence by the same means
to Henderson, and thence to Evans
ville, Ind., crossing the Ohio river in a
skiff.
Last Sunday night, a camp of about
800 Union troops or Home Guards,
which had been formed at Hopkins
ville, was fired upon by 200 rebel cav
alry, and broken up, the Union men
fearing that they were attacked in
force by Gen. Buckner. The next day
Buckner made his appearance with
7,000 men, whom our informant
watched for two hours marching by.
The retreating Home Guards were
pursued and 28 of them captured.—
Their leader, Cot. Buckner, a brother
of the Geriral, who had taken refuge
at Mrs. Ruby's, the half-way house be
tween llopkinsville and Madisonville,
was betrayed by Mrs. Ruby's son, and
fell into the hands of the rebels. le
was sent into Tennessee.
It is said in southern Kentucky-that
Zollicolfer has 25,000 Men, and it •is
confidently predicted that he will win
ter his forces in Cincinnati. Buckner
still has 10,000 men at Bowling Green,
in addition to the 7,000 at Hopkins-
We have omitted to say that our in
formant saw the blatherskite Jeff.
Thompson in Memphis, a few days ago.
For the benefit of our city readers,
we may add that J. Birney Marshall,
so well known here, is now in Mem
phis editing a magazine called the
Southern. Monthly.
MILN WOOD ACADEMY,
Shade Gap, Huntingdon Co., Pa.
A Solmol for Young Ladies & Gentlemen
Thu next session of this Institution will open the first
Wednesday of r. Dmiug the pa 4 (lewdest title
Instil:pion has turned out it class of nineteen te•acltett,
and its pi ovects. not. ithstmuli int the distracted state of
the country. bane nut been more flattering for sonic• years.
In future. there will be in Normal Department attached to
the In 'Motion, in .411101. those wishing to become teach.
eni, will leech, e practical instruction :0 the act of teach
ing. 'Pte odvan rages which )ilnwood Academy holds out
to those desii lug nil education, and to parents w•isltittg a
safe place to send their eons and daughters, cannot be
surpass. it, whilst its terms tine moileDite.
Terms per session of tire months. payable quarterly in
adrauce R'•s 00
. . .
Music. Painting. line lug, dc.. at the usual extra char.
gee. For further purlieu!). 8 ittldre,9
W. 11. WtiODS Principal,
or IV. M. WILLI AMS A.N't. Principal,
dhadu Onp, Huntingdon co., Pa.
0et.1.0,1861.
NOTICE.—
The Poet Office department tinting is,ned the new
Postage Stamp of all denotninationß, notice in hereby giv
en that on exchange of the now fee the old clamp., wdt be
made at this office for a period of mix dap; front (hie date,
otter %Ida thee the old stamps Will not be received nor
sent hom this office. SI3IOS COHN, P. M.
Con. Run, Oct. 7, 1861.
E.XECUTOR'S NOTICE.-
[Egglc of Wm. Arm:tow, decd.
Lettere Testamentary upon the last will and tcsternent
of Win. Armstrong. late of West township, Iluntingdon
county. deceased !rove been panted to the subset ther.—
All persona indebted are request"d to make immediate
p.s)ment, nod those haling claims will ineseut them
properly authenticated to me.
THOS. ARNISTRONII,
Oct. 7, 1501—Gte , Executer.
WAR -WAR TIMES.-
SIMON COM: about to quit burning, trill offer
at public sale, at Coffee Run, on
Saturday, 19th day of October, inst.,
at 10 o'clock. A. M., two 11001CP, one three Lm qe wagon,
one two home carriage, three setts limes& saddles, Wi
llies, two sleighs. two limiting mills. and a great rat iety
or other property too extentdre to eninnenitu.
ALEXANDRIA I OUNDItY.—
'too EH C. 3lcalLf.. manufacturer of all kinds of
castings, forge and rolling mill. grist and saw mill, thrash
ing machine. sled and sleigh soles, wagon besets, stoves of
various kinds, kettles. plough shears to suit all kinds of
ploughs; also, car wheels foul roilroad aerk, and has A
new and inspro, ed plough that renders satisfaction to all
farmers that have uswl theta. I will keep all kinds of
plough shears and plotighs at Messrs. Plotter & McMur.
tv le's, Huntingdon, and at Mr. George Eby's. Mill Creek,
nod still lilt all orders promptly. The farmers will save
money by getting shears and ploughs of Nleti I Lk. at the
foundry head-quarters, the place to buy Cheap. All kinds
of produce. old ntetnl end lumber, token its exehange.--,
l'ring the pay and have ten per cent.
JUST OPENED I Alexamisia, March 7, litGO.
Toi ma I eaguuablo. Conditions made known at Role.
SIMON COIIN
Coffee nun, Oct. 7, 1861
REMEMBER ELLSWORTH
FISHER & SON
CM
SPLENDID STOCK
NE TV GOODS.
TILE PUBLIC ARE INVITED TO GALL
and
EXAMINE OUR GOODS
FISHER & SON
n r. 7, IPRI
1861
CLOT 1801.
ROMAN. • •
NIdW
CLOTHING
•
FOR
FALL AND 'WINTER, '
JUST RECEIVED
H. ROMAN'S •
CHEAP CLOTHING STORE.
For fl ent lemon's Clothing of the beet material, ;tud midd
In the boat workmanlike manner, call at ' •
R M'A N'S. , •
opposite the Franklin Home in Minket Square. Hunting
don. [Oct. 7. 1861.1
THE WAR GOES ON I
AND
D. P. GWIN
HAS JUST OPENED
A , •
SPLENDID STOCK
OF
•
NE TV GOODS
FOR
FALL AND WINTER. , fie
CALL AND EXAMINE THEM.
Oa. 3, MI.
AD3IINTSTRATOR'S NOTICE.
[Estate of Benjamin Oswalt. deed.]
Letters of Adodnist.atlon upon the estate of Benjamin
Oswalt. late of Juniata tows ship. deed. baring been
granted to tho undersigned, all persons having claims
against the °Ante ore requested to present them to the
undersigned and all persons Indebted nill make immedb.
ate payuu•nt. JOIIN OsIVAL,T,
Oct. 3, 1861-6t* Administrator.
NOTICE.—
Ala pereom are hereby cautioned not to trust or
harbor my mire Mary. on my account. aim havb.g left my
bed and hoard otr bout came or provocation whatever, and
I am determined to pay no debts of her contracting.
Mtn tingdon, Oct. 1, 1861.-3 t
NriV NATIONAL LOAN.
Seven and Three-Tenths Per Cent.
TREASURY NOTES,
NOW READY FOR DELIVERY AT THE DYYIOII
or
JAY COOKE & CO.,
BANKERS,
No. 114 South Third Street,
PHILADELPHIA.
Dumont to instruction. from tho Fecretary of the
Treastity, the Suli,cription Book to tho NEW N ALTIoN AL
1, /AN of Trealmy Notes. hearing interest at the rite of
Octet, and threo-tenths per cent. par annum, will remain
open at my eMee,
NO. 114 S. THIRD STREET,
until figther notice, from S A. M. till 5 P. S.. and cm
Mondays till 9 P. M.
Til.,{o notes trill ho of tho ilemonination of FIFTY'
DOLLARS, ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS, FIVE MIN—
D:MD DOLLARS, ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS. and
FIVE THOUSAND DOLLAIte nod ore all detail 19th of
August, 18111, pasable in g,bl, three years ; or converti-
Into a ',tents years' nix per cont. loan. at the option
et the holder. Each Trenstir3 Note has interact coupons
attached uhioh .111111 , cut off and collected In gold at the
Sint slimy six months. and at the rate of eon cent per
day ou oath tiny &tilers.-
Pay monis al iinbseriptions may he made in Gold or
Checks. or Notes of any of the Philadelphia Ranks. -
PAETIES AT A IabTANCE Can [emit by thoir friends thtongh
the moil. or II) exptess, or thr .ugli flank.. and the Trod.-
my Notes ails be mint:M.oo r &literati, or sent to each
snle.crib it
er try 11131/ Sorel:111y duvet.
Per ties remitting most add the interest from 19th or
August. tho dato of all tho nob-a, to the day tho remit
tance ;each, Philadelphia, at the nets of ono taut par
day on each fifty dollars.
Apply to or address
JAY roolim SUNsCRIPTIoN AGENT,
Care of dor Cooke A Co . Ikmkers,
No. 114 South Third Street, Dlutadelphie.
Oct. 7. -
MOIMEIIM
EVERYBODY'S LAWYER.
AND
COUNSELLOR IN BUSINESS
BY FRANK CROSBY,
1:311=IMI4I:IMI!13
II Tells Yon How to thaw tip PAIITNENSITIp PIPET, and/
gin, art. - ill toms tor AGREEMLNLY of all
kinds lIILLS of SALE. LEASES owl Parities&
II Tells You How to draw up UOOllO and MORTGAGES, AF
FIDAVITS. PUNIER? of ATToRNEY. NOTES and
1111.13 of EXeIiANGF, RECEIPTS and MLLE tBEs.
It Tells Ton The lows for the CoLLEcTioN of Mug, with
the STAMEN of LIIIITATIoN. and ainonnt
and hind of property BlLurr Iroin Eater
s-ion to esery State.
It Tells You How to slake an AiSIONAIENT properly, with
roi 1119 for COMPOSITIoN With CREDITORS, and
the INSOLVENT LAWS Of every State.
It Tells You The legal 'chiffons existing benison GUAR
DIAN and WARD. MASTER and APPRENTICE,
Rod LANOLonD and TENANT.
It Tells Tbu WliAt constant. Linn and SLANDER. and
the Imo ns to Msnettot: Dowse, the %Visa's
11T IN PROPERTY. DIVORCE and ALIMONY.
IC Tells You The Law for MECHANICS' LIENS in every Slate,
nod the NATURALIZATION LAWS of this Conn
try. out how to comply with the stone.
Ti Tag Tint Tim low something PENSIONS and bow tb ob
tain one,
owl tile PRE-Buenos Loses to
Punic LANDs.
It Tells Tots The Law for PATENT% with mode of proce
dime in obtain log one, with INTERFERENCES,
ASSIONMENTs 111111 TABLE. OF loon.
It Tells nu How to nodes. your War- and bow to ADM,-
Dins ON AN ESTATE, with the tow and the
rennlrelnents thereof in every State.
It Tells You The weaning of Low TERMS in general use,
and explains to pox the LEOLOATIVE, Ear,
001110 and 'JUDICIAL POners of both the
General and State Govenstresrs.
It Tells You Hon TO KELP OUT Or LAW. by showing how to
do yell) tteine99 legally, thus saving a
NMI ametlnt of Inoperty. and vexatious
litigation, by its timely consultation.
AM - Et eryboily . e Lawyer is for sole at Lewis' Book Store
EN VELO PES
'Wholesale and Retail.
50.000,
BEST QUALITY
WHITE,
BUFF,
ORANGE,
YELLOW,
AND FANCY
ENVELOPES,
Just received and Tor solo at
LEWIS' BOOK STORE.
&egi# 1( 11/ 1 Agifh
"lei von oo,oro: len itcm,.,...,„
BOOKS AND STATIONERY.—
A good nsiortment of ndecallancona and School
hooks--Foolscap, better. Commercial and Note Paper—
Plain and Fancy Envelopes—Red, Blue and Mick Inks—
Blank Books of numerous sizes—Penn, Pencils. Pocket and,
Desk Inkstands, and every other article usually,found in
a Book and Stationery Rot o. can be had at fair prices at
LEWIS' 1100 K, STATIONERY & MUSIC STORE.
ARBLI - 4; YARD. Me undersigned
_Tx lenpeetfull s call the attention of Ott citizens
of llnntinplon and the adjoining ensues to the stock of
beautiful marble non on band. Ile is pn °pared to famish
at the hborte•it notice. Monumental :%tat 1)1, Tomb. 'tables
and Stones of every deqited Are and form of Italian or
['astern Marble. highly Ilni lied. and cat ‘,41 pith appi °-
KIM° devices, at phdu, rt , uhf
Blinding Mai We. Loot and Window 5.1115, Aa, will be
furnished to order.
W. W. pledges nint.elf to fnrniolt material and wink
uinhilip Copal to nn) in the conntty. nt n fair pi lee. ('oil
.111.1 nett bog,re yon puolloso elwoubere. F.llop 011 i
:Moot, Huntingdon, Pa.
Huntingdon, May 10, 1855
r 1111 E best Tobacco iu town, at
D. P,I3ITIN'S
91HE largest stack of De - Laines in town
ESMNIM
B. C. McGILL.
WM. WILLIA3I9