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Death Of Col. Wrn. G. Murray.
Our community was thrown into a
heat of excitement last evening, by a
telegraphic) despatch to us from John
Scott, Esq., that CoL. Wm. G. litonnAy,
of the 84th Regiment Pennsylvania
Volunteers, bad fallen at, the head of
his regiment ; in the battle ht Winches
ter, Va., ia4i, Sunday. Ctcptainliiit
nr.t.,_ o'f HAidaysburg, is ;also among
the - killed. Aecording — to' a despatch
from ,the quartermaster of the regi
ritent.tit; Gov. curtin,_" the 84th is cut
badly." ,We have its) means.of know
ing particulars, and will he unable
to giro them in this issue. A corres
portilen't writing to us from Harrisburg,
says:thitt '`when_ the statement_ was
made In the House, that Cot. lifthin:Ay
had been killed while gallantly leading
his command in battle, a resolution
was phased 'appointing a committee of
members, in conjunction with a like
committee from the Senate, to go for
his body and accompany it home, and
then the House, in respect to the mem
ory of the deceased, immediately ad
journed."
-Cot,. MURRAY served in the Mexican
war, and distinguished himself in more
than one hotly, contested battle in that
country. On his return after the close
of the Iva; he Settled in Hollidaysburg,
where he resided until the present re
bellion broke out. " When his country
called her loyal sons to arms, ho quick
ly responded by raising the regiment
at the hesid.or which-be fell, gallantly
defending the honor of his country
against a treacherous foe."
The- Colonel was - a • widower, but
leaves two small children, a widowed
mother and several sisters, to mourn
the loss of a kind and indulgent father,
a dutiful son and a loving brother.
THE BATTLE 0.8 PEA RIDGE.—The
rebel reports of the great battle of
Pea Ridge, Arkansas, claim it as a vic
tory for them. At the same time they
admit that G-onerals McCulloch and Mc-
Intosh were both killed, that their loss
in officers was very great, and that
their killed and wounded amounted to
about two thousand. They pretend to
think that the Federal loss was much
heavier. But we' have Gen. Curtis'
official statement that it amounted to
two hundred and twelve killed, nine
hundred and twenty-six wounded, and
one hundred and seventy-four missing.
We also know that he completely
routed and dispersed the rebel army,
capturing artillery and other valuable
military property, and taking about
sixteen hundred prisoners. All things
considered, the battle of Pea Ridge
was one of the hardest-fought and most
brilliant of the war.
WE itAvE renewed complaints, of
late, at several Post Offices, that our
paper is mislaid, and—or, when receiv
ed by its owner, is so defaced and torn
as to be illegible. We have lost pa
trons on that account. Now, it should
be distinctly known, that no Post 'Mas
ter has any'right to give out a Paper,
to be read by any one but the one
named upon it, 'without special leave.
And surely, at the low price of our pa
per, any MAN can afford to pay for it,
without defrauding the Printer, or an
noying his neighbor, by purloining the
reading of it. But if this wrong is
not abated in certain quarters, we shall
be obliged, in self-defence, to make
public a few examples, and inform the
p, Al.. General of the over-indulgent
offieer,
Tun WRITING of letters by soldiers
in the army of the Potomac, now ad
vanced in Virginia, isprobibited by an
order issued from headquarters. now
long this rule will ho enforced it is im
poaslble to say. Those who have
friends in the army, and receive no let
ters will understnnd the reason.
READ A. B. Cunningham's new ad.
vertisement—it speaks for itself. Give
him a Vail,
THE COURSE of some of the Demo
cratic papers of this State is inexplica
ble. While they denounce the rebel
lion and its leaders, they also denounce
the Administration, and every measure
put forth by it to crush the same.—
Such a course, we say, is inexplicable.
A man is no man at all, who will not
come out openly and boldly, and de
clare his preference for one party or
the other. We are of those who be
lieve " honesty to be the best policy,"
and those whose sympathies aro with
the rebels will be found out sooner or
later. While they profess to be in fa
vor of a vigorous, prosecution of the
war to its" bitter end, they deny the
Administration the power and means
to carry it on. They denounce, and
labor hard, to prove that the President
and his Cabinet are abolitionists, and
in the prosecution of the war, only de
sire the abolition of slavery. They
find fault and criticise our Generals;
exult over a Federal defeat; declare
our Generals unequal to the times and
ask for their removal, and others less
competent, (but their friends) to be
appointed in their stead; complain of
the heavy tax that will be levied in
consequence of the continued struggle;
suggest compromise; anything, that
the traitors may. be "let alone" to
destroy our Government and usurp
the power once invested in the people.
Such a course must be most disastrous.
If the Administration is to be thwart
ed in every effort to restore the Union,
and every Moans whereby such an end
is to be effected, is withheld, why not
come out boldly, like men—like Amer
icans, and say so, that the loyal por
tion of the country may know who and
what your real sentiments are, and
treat you accordingly. This thing of
talking about the unconstitutionality
of this and that, and of floe press and
free speech, is not treason, but traitors
use it as a pretext, so that they can
preach treason, and yet claim that
they have done nothing that is uncon
stitutional. They do not care any
thing about saving the country so that
they can succeed in defeating the Ad
ministration in all its Herculean efforts
to crush rebellion, and by that means
ride into political power and line their
pockets with the gold, robbed from
the honest and unsophisticated yeo
manry of the country. • No, no, such
men are not traitors, but they want to
defeat the measures adopted by those
in authority, that the rebels may suc
ceed in making cur homes desolate,
robbing us of our property, usurping
the power of kings and emperors, and
making slaves of all who are not born
of Southern blood, or who do not hap
pen to belong to the family who create
themselves the royal heirs to the crown
of the Western Hemisphere. If you
are not men enough to come out on
the side of the rebels and the rebellion,
show your sincerity to the cause of
the Union and the Constitution, by
denouncing everybody and everything
opposed to them, and your love for
our Republican form of Government,
first, last, and all the time.
TO CORRESPONDENTS-Our friend D.
R. R. will notice that we have a letter
from his Regiment, of a later date, giv
ing additional items of - interest. We
-give the following from D.R..,lirs let
ter
"This evening, (March 14,) some fif
teen rebel prisoners passed here for
Martinsburg, among whom was Charles
Givens, formerly from Traugh Creek
Valley. His story is, that he came
here to harvest, and was drafted into
the service. His face was familiar to
some of our boys."
Mr. M. also says that a poor article
of letter paper is hard to get at ten
cents a sheet. The sample sent us
costs, at wholesale, about $1 per ream
—and as there are four hundred and
eighty sheets in a ream—at ten cents
a sheet, there is $47 profit on a ream.
THE appointment of Gen. Fremont
to another command in the army, calls
forth quite a difference of opinion In
regard to that gentleman. We have
never bad much confidence in the man,
yet, as we wish justice done every
one, we are willing that ho should
have an opportunity of proving him
self all that his friends claim for him,
and should he be successful, no one will
more cheerfully award him praise for
his ability than we. - Where honor is
due, we are of those who hesitate not
in rewarding it.
THE Bowman ELECTION.—The elec
tion on Friday last, went off very quiet
ly. There was no party feeling In the
contest. The following named gentle
men were elected to fill the several of
fices :
School Directors—Rev. S. H. Reid,
Dr. J. B. Lucien.
Justice of the Peace—Pctor C. Swoop)
Const able—Kamedy M. King.
Judge of Elections—John Read,Drug
gist.
Inspectors—Robt. McDivitt, Henry
Africa.
Assessor—John Simpson
D-1,14.1311R0US COUNTERFET.T.—Thomp
son's Bank Note Reporter, for March
Ist, warns the public against the inge
nious and very dangerous counterfeit
of ten dollar gold pieces, which are cir
culated extensively, and almost defy
detection from an expert, The gen
uine coin is opened, fully ono half the
gold taken out, then filled In with pla
tina, or some other equally heavy sub
stance, and then closed up; the coin
itself to all appearances, remaining the
gains.
FIRST OP APRIL CnANOES.—Subscri
bore to the Globe who intend to change
their places of residence on or about
the Ist of April, will please give us
timely notice thereof, always stating
the place from, as well as the place to,
which thoy remove. This will enable
us to continue the delivery of their pa
pers, either by mail or by our Carrier
without interruption.
Iter We take pleasure in calling the
attention of Milliners, &c., to the Mil
linery and Straw Goods house of 11.
Ward, Nos. 103, 105 & 107 North Sec
ond St., Philada., whose advertisement
appears in this issue.
ANOTHER. HUNTINGDON COUNTY BOY
AT FORT DONELSON.—We learn that
Matthew C. Stewart, oldest son of
Robert and Amanda Stewart, formerly
of this county, was killed in the charge
at Fort Donelson, on the 15th of Feb
ruary. He was a member of Compa
ny D, Seventh Regiment lowa Volun
teers. He was about 22 years of age.
A CARD.
MESSRS. EDlTORS:—.Tustice to myself
and family, calls me to discharge a
duty which, though unpleasant, is yet
imperative. There are times when si
lence would work injustice, and so I
feel it is with me now.
Engaged in business in Philadelphia,
a few months since, I took my wife
end one child there to pass the winter
with me. Some weeks ago, the child,
a little girl, was attacked with a mild
form of small pox. She bad regular
medical attention and speedily recov
ered., Illy-wife desiring to return to
Huntingdon, I inqUired of my physi
cian, Dr: Guernsey, who had an exten
sive practice in the vicinity of my
place of boarding, whether there would
be any danger of persons taking the
small pox from the child. He assured
me that there would not—:that every;,
vestige of the disease bad departed,
and that she could be taken home with
safety. Having adopted every pre
caution that professional skill could
suggest, my wife returned, with the
child, to Huntingdon.
A short time after her return, I was
surprised and pained, to learn that her
grandmother had taken the small pox,
and that her neighbors were greatly
alarmed. Censure, of course, at once
fell upon me. I was charged with
criminal negligence, in permitting my
wife and child to leave the city, and
the fears of the people readily inven
ted accusations, wholly unjust, because
wholly false. The result has proved
that the physician erred in directing
me as ho did, but sure, no blame can
attach to me. Upon him, if upon any
one, censure should rest. What mo
tive or desire could I have, to expose
my relations and friends to a loath
some and, frequently, fatal disease ?
The thought is horrid and the charge
monstrous !
The person who took the disease
bore, died, and, 1 believe, from want
of medical attention. The circumstan
ces attending her sickness and burial,
are surely note -creditable -to many of
her relatives in Huntingdon. She had
been a woman of Christian kindness,
and had won, by a spotless life, the
poor tribute of a decent burial. Ru
mor had surrounded her condition with
unutterable horrors, and those who
should have heeded the calls of a com
mon humanity—if not of kindred
blood—neither visited her dying bed
nor approached her grave. I leave
them to their own reflections.
Exaggerated stories of other cases
of the small pox, originating from my
family, have been industriously circu
lated. I pronounce them all false.—
There was but the one case above men
tioned, and that it proved fatal, is not
at all surprising, under the circum
stances. I have used every precaution
that was possible, to insure the safety
of all whom I have been compelled to
meet, and charges to the contrary are
neither generous nor just.
By some inattention of the clerks in
the post office at this plane, I knew
nothing of the fatal result of that ease,
until after the victim had been buried.
Had I known it, I would have been
here, to pay to a departed friend, the
last tribute of duty and of love.
Wm. J. GEISSINGER.
Huntingdon, March 24, 1862.
le' Will Mr. Lewis oblige the ladies
of the " Soldiers' Aid " by publishing
the following recipe recently obtained
from the "Ladies' Aid" of Philada.:—
CONCENTRATED SOUP.
Cut the meat into small pieces;
crack the bones, and put all into a close
ly covered vessel, with but little water,
and simmer over a slow fire for 8 or 10
hours; then strain the liquor while hot,
remove the fat, season well and boil
till reduced to a rich jelly. Seal up
hot in cans. The soup can be made of
beef, veal, mutton, chickens, or several
mixed together. When preparing it
as broth for the sick, take a small tea
cup full of the concentrated jelly to a
quart of water. Rusk, split and toast
ed, or fresh crackers, should go with
the soup.
Huntingdon, March 20, '62.
OUR CORRESPONDENCE,
COFFEE RUN, March 18, 1862.
FRIEND LEWIS :—As epistolaries aro
all the go, I thought to communicate
something which will be of a literary
bearing. - I. W. Lytle's celebrated ex
hibition Caine off on the 17th, and was
considered by those capable of judging,
as a splendid affair. The programme
consisted of selected dialogues and
patriotic speeches. The pieces were
performed in a masterly manner,
which solicited the attention and plau
dits of a large audience. The opin
ions of the citizens are diversified, and
some have Dome to the conclusion that
those exhibitions have an evil tenden
cy; while others believe that good
declamations, and the power of orato
ry, is the great part of a good educa
tion. At the close of the exercises, the
teacher delivered an excellent address,
which was listened to with marked at
tention. But suffice it to say, that all
were pleased with tho entertainment,
Yours, ‘Czc.,
SPECTATOR.
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sale at Limn' Book Store,
Our Army Correspondence.
EDISTO ISLAND, March 10, 1862
DEARGLOM—We have again shifted
our position. We loft Camp Welles on
the 25th of February, and embarked
on the steam transport Cabawba, and
were about to go up towards Savan
nah, having taken on the Tybee Island
mail, find some members of the Ninth
Maine Regiment, who had been left at
the fort, sic when the regiment went
away. On ihe morning of tbo 27th,
we were all on board, and about throe
o'clock in the evening, we stetted out;
got through the blockade, and lay till
morning, when we wore ordered back.
The mails and Maine soldiers were ta
ken off, and we then lay in the inlet
until the stll of March, when we got
orders to move. We started for Edis
to Island, where we arrived on the 6th
and disembarked, havin. , been ten days
on board. The 47th New York Regt.
has been in' this place about three
weeks. -The' rebels are in largo 'lim
bers across on the main land, but as
yet, they halo given Ilia no trouble.—
This morning our colonel gave us or
ders to take rations for the day, and
prepare to march, as he was going to
take us around the' island to see things:
We moved off at half.past nine, and,
after going some distance, the right
wing was divided into companies and
sent off in different directions. The
left wing of the regiment was marched
to Legeres plantation and allowed to
look around for some time; in this
house there is a magnificent piano, and
in fact, almost all the furniture that
was in it when the rebels left. The
colored folks. are in full possession;
they are engaged in picking cotton, for
which they receive their rations from
the Provost Marshall. From this we
went to Seabrook; this is one of the
most beautiful places I ever beheld.—
The house and grounds surrounding
it, far surpasses anything of the kind
I have ever had the pleasure to view.
The Provost guard is stationed at this
place, and have charge of two rebel
prisoners, taken on Saturday last while
trying to get hold of some of the ne
groes.
The cotton at all of these plantations
was burnt by the rebels about the last
of December. • I was told by an old
negro woman that her marster, Ed
ward Seabrook, gave orders to leave
everythingjust as it was, but the sol
diers came back afterwards, and say
de governor toll them burn all de cot
ton to keep do Yankees from getting it.
From this we wont to another planta
tion where there was a large church,
a Free Mason lodge and a public libra
ry, worth several thousand dollars;
here we again rested and were allowed
to look around at everything. We got
leave to get such books as we might
wish to read, and such other articles
as would have been useful in camp;
but some person or persons, not con
tent with this, broke some part of the
church, for which the colonel ordered
us to replace everything where we got
it, and said if he could find out who
the offenders wore, they would not
serve much longer under the stars
and stripes.
We again took up the line of march,
and, after visiting several otherplaces,
we returned to camp about 4 o'clock,
well - pleased With our journey.
We hear rumor of the taking of Ma
nassas and other places, by the grand
Army of the Potomac, but have noth
ing reliable.
The last numbers ofyour paper came
to hand while we were on board the
Cahawba. I was very glad to receive
them, for it had boon so long since I
got them that I feared you had forgot
ten me. Our address is still Port Roy
al, S. C. More anon. A. J. P.
Co. If, 55th Regt.
CAMP SIHEL, NEAR WINCHESTER, I
March 17, 1862.
DEAR GLOBE :—Thinking a sketch
of the travels of the 110th Regiment . of
our old State, would not prove unac
ceptable to a, portion of your numer
ous readers, some of whom have a deep
interest in us, I have seized this oppor
tunity of furnishing you with a limited
history of our proceedings since we
left Pawpaw Tunnel; from which
point, I think, was written the lastar
tide pertaining to the regiment. On
the 9th we lefeour camp at Pawpaw,
and took passage in the oars towards
Martinsburg. It being nearly eight
o'clock before we started, shortly atter
getting in the train we composed our
selves to sleep, as far as circumstances
permitted, and most of our company
were soon producing those nasal dis
turbances, which belong to unhealthy
slumber; for the rest of the night we
lost consciousness, and about 7 o'clock
the next morning , we found ourselves
Creel;
at Back Creebridge. This bridge
had been blown up by the rebels, and
part of our troops were rebuilding and
within a day's completion of it at the
time of our arrival, On the same day
it was finished, and we had the pleasure
of seeing the cars pass safely over.—
The same afternoon a heavy rain visi
ted us, rendering the ground very
damp and unfit to sleep on. We had
not our tents with us, and thus we
were forced to lose a night's sleep, or
to rest ourselves in the mud; for my
self, the mud was too soft and inviting
to be refused, so spreading a blanket
beneath me, I lay close to a fire and
passed the night with . great reetless
ness. The next morning we awoke
and prepared our breakfasts with all
possible expedition. Immediately suc
ceeding the last mouthful, came the
roll of the drum and the "fall in"
from the captains. We not only fell
into line, but into mudholos, &e., on
the march. We marched on the ties
of the railroad, which, more fortunate
than the track, had not been disturbed.
We marched about 13 miles and maw.'
Martinsburg about an hour before sun
down. We expected to stop in town,
of which I had a most fitvorable opinion,
from its external looks. It is sur
rounded on every side by beautiful
and extensive farms, and formed a per
fect paradise of contrast to the moun
tainous country to which we had just
said Farewell. We were disappointed
about remaining in town over night,
but instead, wo marched 3 miles out
on the pike towards Winchester and
pitched ourselves, as we had no tents.
The next morning we arose, but all
we could do for five minutes, was to
open our mouths, we were that hun
gry;
for, by the way, let mo tell you
that we had run short of provision on
the preceding morning . at breakfast,
and had ate nothing since. At eight
o'clock that morning, our noble and
gallant Gem Tyler addressed our regi
merit as follows: "Men of the 110th:
I have not come here to make a speech;
but I learned this morning, by three
o'clock, that you were here without
anything to eat. I know not who is
in the fault, but, as sure as there is a
God in Israel, I will ascertain, and ho I
shall go up as high as Haman. You.
aro here, I repeat, without rations and
the enemy within 20 miles. The Gen
eral requires my brigade to be present
at the attack of Winchester, but I am
not the man to compel you to follow
me, in your present condition. Win
chester is to be attacked to-day by 3
o'clock, and I am going with the rest
of my brigade." Hardly had he fin
ished, when he was almost deafened by
the shouts of "Go! GO! Go ! We will
follow you,
rations or no rations."—,
Taking off his cap the General said:—
" Men, I thank you; you may go if
you wish, and I will do the best I - can
for you." Without another word, off
went our regiment with high sririts,
and stomachs which .might have been
more full, and walked' quickly along
the pike till within three mile 9 of Win
chester, where we learned of the evac
uation of the town by the rebels, which
had taken place in the morning. The
disappointment of the troops was great
when the news spread, for wo had mr ,
pected an opportunity of destroying
the whole force under General Jack
son. 'Between starvation and travel
and disappointment in the purpose for
which we bore them, there was pretty
sour grub on the table that night, but,
for which the cook made ample atone
ment, by permitting us ono of the
soundest sleeps which ever visited mor
tal. The next morning , the mouths
wore again distended, and at 8 o'clock
manna came from Winchester. We
had done on 3 crackers and a small
ration of, pork for two and a half days,
hardships inclusive, and therefore the
reception of provision at that time,
may better be imagined than described;
and the provision itself , being better
when eaten than when thought of, or
talked about. After having recruited
ourselves - we fell to work pitching our
tents for it short stay, and soon had
the pleasure of seeing the plain dotted
with the grandeur which canvas tents
possess in the eyes of our regiment.--
It is proper to state that the delay of
the teams in which our provision and
baggage wore placed, was occasioned
by the cars having run off the track,
thus rendering our lack of rations un
avoidable.
Some of us haVe visited Winchester.
We found it to be a very finely built
town, the houses being most of brick
and stone. The stores are nearly all
open and mostly any article may be
purchased; this surprises me very
much, as the money which has the
largest currency there, is the scrip,
with which the rebel soldiers are paid
off.
I have offered a half dollar in silver
for an article hero, and, would you bb
lieve it, the money has been refused
and scrip required, and I have conie to
the conclusion that, with few excep
tions, the interior arrangements of the
place are conducted on the secession
scale. No gentle smile illumines the
countenances of the young ladies as
the Union soldiers pass, but all is darlc
as a frowning heaven, which, alas! is
more than we have earned, and seems
to convey an idea that the core of the
southern families is tainted, and that
this war has not arisen merely from
the too exuberant sentiments of politi
cians, and the frowardness ofstatesmen.
If such be the ease, we are afraid,
though certain, that extermination is a
word not too harsh to be used in ap
plication to the primary causes of the
war. But as this is not the question
we will pass on. We are now enjoy
ing perfect health; many of our men
returning from the hospital and few
replacing them. Soldiering seems to
agree with us very well. Hitherto
we have been very unfortunate in not
being able to contribute to our coun
try's immediate benefit; several oppor
tunities whioh we had thought were
ours have been frustrated. The men
are all eager to pitch in, and seem de
jected when they have lost an oppor
tunity.
I will add nothing more at present,
merely assuring you that our old
friends in Huntingdon will always be
remembered by us, in whatever situa
tion we may be placed,
Yours, &c., W. E. C.
Co. A, 110th Regt. P. V.
3d Brigade, Shiel's Division.
The Plana of the Campaign.
It has been part of the game of the
Politicians who are mixing up their
residential aspirations with war mat
ters, to declare that General McClellan
has not, and never has bad, a plan of a
campaign. This has been assorted by
Senators and Representatives who have
had long interviews with him, and it
has been industriously repeated by the
malevolent, the envious, the suspicious
and the ignorant. 'lt has been paraded
in the papers and the speeches of the
violent abolitionists, who wish General
Fremont to be put at the head of the
whole army; and even the second of
ficer of the Government has not scru
pled to give theweight of his sanction
to the injurious charge against the
General in whose hands is placed the
heaviest duty that has ever boon as
signed to an American General.
The simple truth is that Gen, McClel
lan has not chosen to confide his plans
to any politicians, Congressmen, edi
tors or civilians of any kind, They are
leaky vessels, all of them, and in a day
after be had disclosed them to either
of them, they would have boon known
in Richmond; fbr the spiesswarm still
in Washington, and watch and listen
in hotels, in committee rooms and iu
private quarters. General McClellan,
with the admirable patience that has
characterized him through all this war,
has not chosen to reply to any of the
assaults or insults heaped upon him.
Ire has not condescended to deny the
charge that he had no plan of cam
paign. Re has pursued his own course
steadily and quietly, trusting to events
and the people's sense of justice to vin
dicate him. But a vindication is of
fered in a new and unexpected quar
ter, and it is so complete, that this slan
der about his having no plan—a slan
der only believed by people of weak
judgment—must be set at rest forever.
General Burnside, in his admirable
and modest report of the battle of
Newborn, says : " I bog to say to the
General commanding the army that ,L
have endeavored to carry out thevorymin
ute instructions given me by him before leav
ing 4nnapolis, and thus far events have
been singularly coincident with his antic
ipations. „only hope that we may in
future be able to carry out in detail
the roniaining plans of the campaign.
The only thing r
have to regret is the
delay caused by the elements." liwas
not to the politicians, but to the Gen
erals that were to do the fighting, and
to them alone, that General McClellan
confided his plans of campaign: Burn
side says distinctly that he has been:
simply executing " the very minute in
structions given by lain before leaving
Annapolis," and to give further weight
to this important statement and
strengthen the vindication embodied
in it, be adds that " thus far events
have been singularly coincident with,
his (McClellan ' s) anticipations," con. :
eluding with the expression of a hope
that "_we may in future be able to car
ry out the remaining plans of the cam
paign. .
So much of solid fact and argument',
was hardly ever contained in any elab 7 :
orate defence of an assailed man, as is
given in the few lines of Burnside's re-,
port. They utterly wipe out - whole
columns of malignant editorials Band
hours of Congressional oratory. If
the confidence of any portion of the
people in McClellan has been shaken,
by the wicked charges made: against
him, it should now be fully re-estab
lished. We have never been among
the great panegyrists of Gen..McClel
len. We have often condemned the
heaping honors on. hiul, the presenta:-
tion of•awords,- and the.elaborate en
logjams of him, before he bad done
any of the great work assigned to him.
But we equally condemn unjust attacks
on him, and insist that the good of the
country, as well as simple justice, re
quires that he bo supported by the
people, and especially at a time when
the politicians are assailing him and
trying to use this fearful war we are
engaged in is au agerioy in4arty poli
tics, without reference to the great
work of crushing the rebellion.—Even
ing
WAR NEWS.
The Capture of Newbenr-Offioial Re
port of Commander Rowan.
U. S. FLAG-STEAMER PHILADELPHIA,
OFF NEWBERN, N. 0., March 16, '621
To Flag Officer L. M. HoLospormuon,
• commanding the North 'Atlantic
Blockading Squadron, Hampton
Roads, Virginia.
SIR: T have the honor to report the
capture of all the rebel batteries, upon
the Neuse river, the complete defeat
and rout of the enemy's forces in this
vicinity, and the occupation of the oity
of ,Newbern by the combined forces of
the army and navy of the United States,
on yesterday, (Friday,) at noon.
.The incidents of the expedition,
briefly stated, are these:
The fleet under my command, and
that of the army, left liattfiras Inlet at
7.30 on Wednesday morning 12th inst.,
and arrived without accident or delay
at the point which had been selected
for disembarking the troops, and with
in sight of the city of Newborn, at
sunset on the evening of the same day,
where we anchored for the night.
On Thursday morning I hoisted my
pennant on board the steamer_Pela
ware.
At 8.30 A. M. our gunboats commen
ced shelling the woods in the vicinity
of the proposed place of landing, ta
king stations at intervals along the
shore to pretest the. advance of the
troops.
At 9.30 A.' M. the troops commenced
landing, and at the same time six naval
boat howitzers, with their crews, under
the command of Lieut., A S. McCook,
of the Stars and Stripes, were put - on
shore to assist the attack.
The army commenced to move up
the beach at about 11 30 A. M., the de
barkation of troops still continuing.
In the meantime, our vessels were
slowly moving up, throwing shell in
the woods beyond.
At 4.15 P. M., the first of the ene
my's batteries opened fire on thci fore
most of our gunboats, which was re
turned by them at long range.
The troops were now all disembark
ed, and steadily advancing without re
sistance.
At sundown the firing was discon
tinued, and the fleet came to anchor
in position to cover the troops on shore.
At 6.30 A. M., on Friday the 14th
inst., we heard a continuous firing of
heavy guns and musketry-inland Land
immediately commenced,throwing our
shells in advance of the position sup
posed to be hold by our troops. The
fleet steadily moved up and gradually
closed in towards the batteries.
The lower fbrtlfications were dis
covered to have been abandoned by
the enemy, A boat was despatched
to it, and the stars and stripes planted
on the ramparts.
As we advanced, the upper batteries
opened fire upon us. The fire was re
turned with effect, the magazine ofono
exploding.
Having proceeded In an extended
line, as far as the obstructions In the
river would permit, the signal was
made to follow the movements of the
flagship, and the whole fleet advanced
in order, concentrating our fire on Ft.
Thompson, mounting thirteen guns, on
which rested the enemy's land defen
ces. The army having, with great
gallantry, driven them out of those de
fences, the lbrts were abandoned.
Several of our vessels were slightly
injured in passing the barricades of
piles and torpedoes, which had been
placed in the river. The upper bat
tery having been evacuated on the ap
proach of the combined forces, it was
abandoned and subsequently blew up.
We now steamed rapidly up to the
city. The enemy had fled, and the
place remained in our possession. Up
on our approach several points of the
city were fired by the enemy where
stores had been accumulated.
Two amall batteries constructed of
cotton bales, and mounting two guns
each, were also fired by them. Two
small steamers wore captured, another
having been burned.
A large raft composed of barrels of
pitch and bales of cotton, which had
been prepared to send down upon the
fleet, was fired, and, floating against
the railroad bridge, set it on fire and
destroyed it.
In addition to the prizes, a quantity
of cotton, pitch, tar, and a gunboat and
andher vessel on the stocks, several
schooners afloat, and an immense quan
tity of arms and munitions of war, fell
Into our hands.
At about 4 P. M., I sent several of
our vessels to the right bank of the
Trent river to carry Gon. Foster's bri ,
bade, to occupy the city of Newborn.
I am, respectfully, &c.,
S. C. ROWAN ,
Commandin g U. S. Naval forces in
Pamlico Sound.
REPORTS FROM CAIRO.
Jeff , Thompson Advancing on Cape Gi
rardeau. —News from Memphis.--4 The
Governor and Legislature .Disappear—
linpressment at the Point of the Btlyo
- net.—The. Floating °Battery and Hol
lins' Steam Fleet.—Progress of the:l3ont-•
batdment. r ,
CHICAGO, March 20.—Special, de,
spatches from Cairo to the Tribune
states that it is. reported. front Syketon,
that Jeff Thompson,: is,Marehing upon
Cape Girardeau, and•pressing men and"
horses into-the- Zebel service., A- skir
mish has. taken place 'between the.
- Union forcesand hmadvanee,in which,
three- of.:the , enetay„werb killed. and
wounded,' -Reinforcements have'beeri.
sent to Cape•Giriirdeali. .• • •
- A gentleman who has been con
tractor, and left there on -Tharsday i
arrived at Cairo last• evening, and 're
ports ,that Gov. •Harris disappeared
from Memphis on the second day after
the -adjournment of the Legislature,
and has not been heard from since. • . Ho
is supposed to.be at Corinth, Mississippi.
The , , Legislature. had adjourned, and
gone no one knows whither. •
The subject of burning the city, in
case an evacuation.* necessamiestilf
openly discitSsed:'' -
There had been no impressment of
Union men into,the 'rehel service to
any extent, except for guard duty, un
til the fall of Donelson. Since Gov,
Harris' proclamation the impressment
has become general. Hundreds have
been picked up in , the streets, and ta
ken froin their stores ,and'dwellings,
and marched off to tbd, canip, of In
strfiction at' thd point of-the bayonet,
'A floating battery, SO constructed as
to be sunk to the water's ode, leaving
nothing exposed, except the armainent,
which eonsists'of nine Dahlgren guns,
built for the' protection of Memphis,
has beef} towed to Island No. 10, and
Hollins', steam 'lldet has also been sent
there.
The Union mon are leaving 'Mem
phis in great numbers, abandoning their
property to be coot:Seated, and only
glad to escape with their lives. Quar
rels.in the streets are of frequent, on
carrenno-betwoon Union'inen andlho
Secessionists, and shots were hourly
exchanged.
The rebels greatly need iron. They
have offered $25,000 to any artist 'for
the discovery of the process of making
malleable iron.
They have ammunition in plenty,
and tho manufactories are in operation
day and night in the vicinity of Mern
phis. .
There are no mail facilities, except
along the railroad routes. Letters and
papers are 'earried from town to town
by private enterprise.
Another correspondent at Cairo tel.'
egraphs that he left Island No. 10 yes
terday at noon. Tho firing was only
Moderate from' the Benton and Mound
City, at intervals of fifteen minutes
each, the' object being to reduce the
upper batteries. Five guns had been
dismounted, and there were_ two from
which occasional , ehets; were fired,
coming very,near ,uur gunboats.
The works on both the mainland and
island are far more extensive than was
generally supposed. There are at least
80 guns, many of them of the largest
size, and several rifled. -
I saw at one time ten regiments in a
dress parade on the mainland. Their
quarters are out of the reach of ; the
mortars. The .island is pretty well
covered with tents, ,but our shells reach
all parts of the land and the works on
the island. It is evident that all the
rebel batteries have bomb-proof ,case..
mates, as the men ,can be seen to dig.:
appear .when the shell fall into the bat,
terms. As soon as the upper fort, is re
duced, the gunboats will advance 011
the others in detail., On TUesday p telt
the Mound City kept up,a steady, ire
on the upper fort, preventing,tge reb
els from making their uSnal nightly
repairs—the result Was, that early,ln
the morning they commenced ren3o.
yin their dead and wounded from the
casemates of the fort. Large num•
hers were carried' out , and taken back .
into the woods ~ , .„
On Monday nine hundrectellots were
fired from the enbbats, mostly
beSidees - tlireo hg Mired' "shtilrfront the
mortars. „
TEE WO IN TENNESSEE.
Cmcikoo, Maroll 21.—A speoial
spateh to the Journal, from Cairo; da
ted the 2.14' says : '
Direct and positive information has
been received from General Grant. Ho
is at Savannah, Six Miles from Flor
ence. • ne; troops are in grip health
and spirits.
General Beauregard is in command
at Corinth; liffss.,-with 15,000 men from
Pensacola.
Generals Cheatham and Bragg have
divisions near by.
Abcint, 0,000 . mon; in the vicinity of
Savannah, have enlisted in the,Uniort
array recently. On the • night of the
15th a division of the Fifth Ohio'Cav,
airy put • &part of Oheatham's forces
tolligl4tolndlatirnedthorailroad,bridge,
The forces in that vicinty are divided
into five divisions, under the command
of Generals Sherman, Buriburt, 'Mc,
Olornand, 'Wallace, and Lawman.
The Bombardment of Island NO.:10,
Sr. LOUIS, March 21,—The
can has received a special dospatelaiida
ted Island No.-10, yesterday ; which
says : .
The eitnnonading. by the gun and
mortar boats vas continued all day on
'Wednesday. All the guns but one in
the upper battery, - on the" Tennessee
shore, have been sileneedoind one'gun
•
on the island dismounted.
• The shells from the mortars eon,
stantly fall in the rebel camp and bat,
teries, and numbers of the killed and
wounded eau be seen carried away on
litters.
A large number of loaded wagons
are leaving the Tennessee shore, from
which it is believed that preparations
4ro being made for the evacuation of
the works by the enemy.
The floating battery of the rebels
has been moved neater to the head of
the' island.
Gen, Vope allowed a rebel gunboat
to approach within fifty yards of 4
masked battery on Tuesday, and then
sunk her killing fifteen of those on